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* DarkestHour: Most of disc 2 is based around the various plot threads finally coming to fruition, and quickly becomes intensely dark and serious, with the narrative making it clear how seriously bad things are.
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All of this, of course, while battling the tyrannical [[TheEmpire Sacred Empire of Solaris]], run by [[BigBadEnsemble quite a lot villains]] who, on top of everything, have the distinct advantage of having more screen time than most party members and a fair shot at getting what they want: Kahran Ramsus, a [[WhiteHairBlackHeart sword-fighting bishonen]] general from the inner circles of Solaris surrounded by his [[AmazonBrigade beautiful bodyguards Miang and the Elements]]; the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Gazel Ministry]] which controls the [[PathOfInspiration the Ethos]], a mysterious church with [[BadassPreacher gunslingin' priests]] who have a stranglehold on the world's technology; and most notably, Grahf, a [[DarthVaderClone "Man in Black"]] piloting a gear full of weird components... essentially an upgraded copy of Fei's own Gear, Weltall. And atop them all is the [[BigBad supreme leader]], [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[NameOfCain Cain]], whom Ramsus [[BigBadDuumvirate is partnered with]].
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All of this, of course, while battling the tyrannical [[TheEmpire Sacred Empire of Solaris]], run by [[BigBadEnsemble quite a lot of villains]] who, on top of everything, have the distinct advantage of having more screen time than most party members and a fair shot at getting what they want: Kahran Ramsus, a [[WhiteHairBlackHeart sword-fighting bishonen]] general from the inner circles of Solaris surrounded by his [[AmazonBrigade beautiful bodyguards Miang and the Elements]]; the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Gazel Ministry]] which controls the [[PathOfInspiration the Ethos]], a mysterious church with [[BadassPreacher gunslingin' priests]] who have a stranglehold on the world's technology; and most notably, Grahf, a [[DarthVaderClone "Man in Black"]] piloting a gear full of weird components... essentially an upgraded copy of Fei's own Gear, Weltall. And atop them all is the [[BigBad supreme leader]], [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[NameOfCain Cain]], whom Ramsus [[BigBadDuumvirate is partnered with]].
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The game opens on a very mysterious note with a [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt well animated movie]] of a large spaceship being taken over and destroyed by ''something'' from within, [[KillEmAll killing any crew who attempt to escape]] while delivering a MadnessMantra of "You shall be as Gods". After the ship crashes on the planet where the game is set, a [[MysteriousWaif mysterious woman]] looks out from the wreckage at what seems to be shooting stars. Afterwards, the scene switches to a peaceful village out in the boonies where we are greeted by [[BareFistedMonk Fei Fong Wong]], a sensitive painter with [[EasyAmnesia a past he's conveniently forgotten]]. Fei's life becomes [[KudzuPlot extremely complicated]] when a stolen [[HumongousMecha mecha]] (or "[[AMechByAnyOtherName Gear]]") crashes into his village and [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed razes it to the ground]]. With his fate bound to the rather unique Gear, which is being hunted by the military, our reluctant hero has to [[GrandTheftPrototype flee inside it]].
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The game opens on a very mysterious note with a [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt well animated movie]] of a large spaceship being taken over and destroyed by ''something'' from within, [[KillEmAll killing any crew who attempt to escape]] while delivering a MadnessMantra of "You shall be as Gods". After the ship crashes on the planet where the game is set, a [[MysteriousWaif mysterious woman]] looks out from the wreckage at what seems to be shooting stars. Afterwards, the scene switches to a peaceful village out in the boonies where we are greeted by [[BareFistedMonk Fei Fong Wong]], a sensitive painter with [[EasyAmnesia a past he's conveniently forgotten]]. Fei's life becomes [[KudzuPlot extremely complicated]] when a stolen [[HumongousMecha mecha]] (or "[[AMechByAnyOtherName Gear]]") crashes into his village and [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed razes it to the ground]]. With his fate bound to the rather unique Gear, which is being hunted by the military, our reluctant hero has to [[GrandTheftPrototype flee inside it]].
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All of this, of course, while battling the tyrannical [[TheEmpire Sacred Empire of Solaris]], run by [[BigBadEnsemble some fairly well-written villains]] who, on top of everything, have the distinct advantage of having more screen time than most party members and a fair shot at getting what they want: Kahran Ramsus, a [[WhiteHairBlackHeart sword-fighting bishonen]] general from the inner circles of Solaris surrounded by his [[AmazonBrigade beautiful bodyguards Miang and the Elements]]; the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Gazel Ministry]] which controls the [[PathOfInspiration the Ethos]], a mysterious church with [[BadassPreacher gunslingin' priests]] who have a stranglehold on the world's technology; and most notably, Grahf, a [[DarthVaderClone "Man in Black"]] piloting a gear full of weird components... essentially an upgraded copy of Fei's own Gear, Weltall. And atop them all is the [[BigBad supreme leader]], [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[NameOfCain Cain]], whom Ramsus [[BigBadDuumvirate is partnered with]].
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All of this, of course, while battling the tyrannical [[TheEmpire Sacred Empire of Solaris]], run by [[BigBadEnsemble some fairly well-written quite a lot villains]] who, on top of everything, have the distinct advantage of having more screen time than most party members and a fair shot at getting what they want: Kahran Ramsus, a [[WhiteHairBlackHeart sword-fighting bishonen]] general from the inner circles of Solaris surrounded by his [[AmazonBrigade beautiful bodyguards Miang and the Elements]]; the [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Gazel Ministry]] which controls the [[PathOfInspiration the Ethos]], a mysterious church with [[BadassPreacher gunslingin' priests]] who have a stranglehold on the world's technology; and most notably, Grahf, a [[DarthVaderClone "Man in Black"]] piloting a gear full of weird components... essentially an upgraded copy of Fei's own Gear, Weltall. And atop them all is the [[BigBad supreme leader]], [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[NameOfCain Cain]], whom Ramsus [[BigBadDuumvirate is partnered with]].
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* BiggerStick: The one time that Ramsus clearly beats Fei, it's after [[spoiler: he's received an Omnigear. Before the development of Weltall-2 and System-Id, Fei has no answer to that kind of power]].
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* AbusiveParents:
** Karen and Khan Wong: [[spoiler:Karen was possessed by an ancient spirit and began to conduct horrific experiments on her son, Fei, upon learning he was [[TheChosenOne the Contact]], and years later Khan stalked and psychologically tormented Fei under both the guise of the Wiseman and unwittingly as Grahf, though he did it as a StealthMentor in both cases]].
** Elly's parents, meanwhile, love her and want the best for her... they're just intractably linked to the EvilEmpire that wants her and her boyfriend dead.
** Karen and Khan Wong: [[spoiler:Karen was possessed by an ancient spirit and began to conduct horrific experiments on her son, Fei, upon learning he was [[TheChosenOne the Contact]], and years later Khan stalked and psychologically tormented Fei under both the guise of the Wiseman and unwittingly as Grahf, though he did it as a StealthMentor in both cases]].
** Elly's parents, meanwhile, love her and want the best for her... they're just intractably linked to the EvilEmpire that wants her and her boyfriend dead.
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* AbusiveParents:
**AbusiveParents: Karen and Khan Wong: [[spoiler:Karen was possessed by an ancient spirit and began to conduct horrific experiments on her son, Fei, upon learning he was [[TheChosenOne the Contact]], and Khan was just negligent and didn't believe Fei when he told him, then years later Khan stalked and psychologically tormented Fei under both the guise of the Wiseman and unwittingly as Grahf, though he did it as a StealthMentor in both cases]].
** Elly's parents, meanwhile, love her and want the best for her... they're just intractably linked to the EvilEmpire that wants her and her boyfriend dead.cases]].
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** Elly's parents, meanwhile, love her and want the best for her... they're just intractably linked to the EvilEmpire that wants her and her boyfriend dead.
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* DarkestHour: Most of disc 2.
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** Neither the Elements nor Ramsus suffer any repercussions, besides bruised egos, for being some of the main enforcers of a murderous empire built on slavery and bigotry.
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** Neither the Elements nor Ramsus suffer any repercussions, besides bruised egos, for being some of the main enforcers of a murderous empire built on slavery and bigotry. They do at least get beaten up several times, and so actively show signs of changing later, so it at least isn't totally out of no where.
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* ShownTheirWork: The developers were obviously familiar with UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} when they made the game, and it shows. This carries over to ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''.
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** The developers were obviously familiar with UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} when they made the game, and it shows. This carries over to ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''.
** The developers were obviously familiar with UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} when they made the game, and it shows. This carries over to ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''.
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* SplitPersonality: Make a guess.
* SplitPersonalityMerge: The climax of the "six hours of texts and boss fights" section of Disc Two is an internal battle for control between [[spoiler:Fei, Id, and The Coward.]] Unfortunately, this is NOT how Dissociative Identity Disorder works, again, and that creates FridgeHorror for anyone aware that this "fusion under trauma" is actually likely ''retraumatization.''
* SplitPersonalityMerge: The climax of the "six hours of texts and boss fights" section of Disc Two is an internal battle for control between [[spoiler:Fei, Id, and The Coward.]] Unfortunately, this is NOT how Dissociative Identity Disorder works, again, and that creates FridgeHorror for anyone aware that this "fusion under trauma" is actually likely ''retraumatization.''
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* StayInTheKitchen: After the party defeats [[spoiler:Hammer]], Fei convinces [[spoiler:Elly]] to stop fighting, citing her apparent (and never really explained before) [[ThouShallNotKill reluctance to kill]]. Pretty ironic as well, given Fei's pacifist leanings in the first third of the game.
** Played literally (possibly {{lampshaded}}) with Yui, whom you ONLY meet in kitchens and cooking.
** Played literally (possibly {{lampshaded}}) with Yui, whom you ONLY meet in kitchens and cooking.
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* StayInTheKitchen: After the party defeats [[spoiler:Hammer]], Fei convinces [[spoiler:Elly]] to stop fighting, citing her apparent (and never really explained before) [[ThouShallNotKill reluctance to kill]]. Pretty ironic as well, given Fei's pacifist leanings in the first third of the game.
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** Played literally (possibly {{lampshaded}}) with Yui, whom you ONLY meet in kitchens and cooking.
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* TechnicalPacifist: Citan refuses to use his sword...until he takes it up again.
** More a ReluctantWarrior, really. He points out to Fei that he swore never to use his sword but that times have grown so desperate that having the moral high ground doesn't mean much anymore.
* TheTeamBenefactor: Hammer is a straight example [[spoiler:until he betrays the team]]. He provides everyone with equipment, services and information nobody else has access to at the moment.
** More a ReluctantWarrior, really. He points out to Fei that he swore never to use his sword but that times have grown so desperate that having the moral high ground doesn't mean much anymore.
* TheTeamBenefactor: Hammer is a straight example [[spoiler:until he betrays the team]]. He provides everyone with equipment, services and information nobody else has access to at the moment.
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* TechnicalPacifist: Citan refuses to use his sword...until he takes it up again.
** More a ReluctantWarrior, really.sword. He points out to Fei that he swore never to use his sword but that again and instead primarily fights with his fists. He later takes it up as a relucatantly since times have grown so desperate that having the moral high ground doesn't mean much anymore.
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** Hammer is a straight example [[spoiler:until he betrays the team]]. He provides everyone with equipment, services and information nobody else has access to at the moment.
** More a ReluctantWarrior, really.
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** The three sages of Shevat are named [[Literature/TheBible Belthasar, Gaspar and Melchior]]. Compare ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
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** The three sages of Shevat are named [[Literature/TheBible Belthasar, Gaspar and Melchior]]. Compare ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
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* TitleDrop: "Xenogears" is the name of [[spoiler:the ultimate form of Weltall, Fei's gear]].
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** "Xenogears" is the name of [[spoiler:the ultimate form of Weltall, Fei's gear]].
** "Xenogears" is the name of [[spoiler:the ultimate form of Weltall, Fei's gear]].
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* TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior: ''Dan.'' He makes lewd remarks about how his ''sister'' is well-endowed at Fei when we first meet him, pursues a revenge quest all the way to a fighting tournament, and more.
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* TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior: TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior:
** ''Dan.'' He makes lewd remarks about how his ''sister'' is well-endowed at Fei when we first meet him, pursues a revenge quest all the way to a fighting tournament, and more.
** ''Dan.'' He makes lewd remarks about how his ''sister'' is well-endowed at Fei when we first meet him, pursues a revenge quest all the way to a fighting tournament, and more.
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** With this in mind, [[FridgeHorror look at how violent many of his deathblows get.]]
* WifeHusbandry: According to [[AllThereInTheManual Perfect Works]],[[spoiler: Abel was 7 years old when he crashed on the Xenogears planet and met the first Elly. As shown in an in-game video, this Elly is an adult when they first meet (though technically she is probably less than a month old). Since Abel and Elly are StarCrossedLovers... yeah.]] Hey, it's either this or implied LoliconAndShotacon.
* WifeHusbandry: According to [[AllThereInTheManual Perfect Works]],[[spoiler: Abel was 7 years old when he crashed on the Xenogears planet and met the first Elly. As shown in an in-game video, this Elly is an adult when they first meet (though technically she is probably less than a month old). Since Abel and Elly are StarCrossedLovers... yeah.]] Hey, it's either this or implied LoliconAndShotacon.
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* DestroyerDeity: Deus. Gains power and strength by assimilating its parts in GreyGoo fashion, is worshipped and treated as God by most of the population that it created, and is a literal DoomsdayDevice, being an interplanetary weapons system.
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** The Gaetia Key/Goetia Key. Its activation causes an effective ZombieApocalypse by mutating most of the planet's existing humans into -wels-.
** Combined with DestroyerDeity for Deus. Had Elly ''not'' gotten it out of the planet's atmosphere, the result would have been what little of humanity and the non-terraformed planet was left being consumed in a massive nuclear detonation.
** The Gaetia Key/Goetia Key. Its activation causes an effective ZombieApocalypse by mutating most of the planet's existing humans into -wels-.
** Combined with DestroyerDeity for Deus. Had Elly ''not'' gotten it out of the planet's atmosphere, the result would have been what little of humanity and the non-terraformed planet was left being consumed in a massive nuclear detonation.
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: TheEmpire of Solaris are [[RecycledInSpace Space Nazis]] with absolute power over an entire planet for centuries. Their cultural attributes and structure, and therefore so, ''so'' many of their atrocities from chattel slavery to extreme racism to human experimentation and [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]] to teenage soldiers on PsychoSerum, to establishing and bending religion to serve them, to total war, and ''more'' are inspired by real-life colonialist, fascist, and imperialist regimes.
** At least the Honeywood translation of Solarian has it have definite similarities to Germanic.
** At least the Honeywood translation of Solarian has it have definite similarities to Germanic.
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* AerithAndBob: Sophia, Maria, Billy, and Stone... meet Krelian, Seraphita, and Lacan.
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* AerithAndBob: Sophia, Maria, Billy, and Stone... meet Krelian, Seraphita, and Lacan. Elly van Houten is this trope by herself, as she has a normal Dutch name, but it's short for the very weird Elhaym rather than the more common Ellen. Fei Fong Wong's name is a zigzagging of this trope: it's not a normal name for a Western or Japanese audience, but is an actual name in China.
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* DeepCoverAgent:
** ''An entire religion of them in the Ethos / the Church,'' who pretend to be a SaintlyChurch interested in discovering the history of the world and progressing it culturally and scientifically. [[spoiler: they're an observation and resource extraction group for Solaris.]]
** [[spoiler: Citan]], who is actually one of the highest-placed individuals in Solaris.
** ''An entire religion of them in the Ethos / the Church,'' who pretend to be a SaintlyChurch interested in discovering the history of the world and progressing it culturally and scientifically. [[spoiler: they're an observation and resource extraction group for Solaris.]]
** [[spoiler: Citan]], who is actually one of the highest-placed individuals in Solaris.
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* GunNut: ''Jessie.'' The man who speaks in what would be NRA talking points if the planet had an NRA, who loves guns so much he literally ''becomes a part of a gun,'' who introduces himself with a ClickHello, who is ''very'' TriggerHappy. It's implied in his past in Solaris he fell under the PushyGunTotingVillain as well.
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** [[Spoiler: Fei system]] killing people almost before he was old enough to recognize that he was.
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** Billy qualifies for this: his first experiences with guns at three years old, his considering "selling his body" and being very blase and cynical about the concept rather than afraid despite only being sixteen, plus his being a parent in charge of an entire orphanage of younger children at sixteen. His overly serious and formal/studious manner also is such - and it's a clue to the sort of unsettled childhood he had.
** [[Spoiler: Fei system]] killing people almost before he was old enough to recognize that he was.
** Citan in the backstory: at 13, he is a ChildProdigy capable of inventing a plague vaccine (and possibly of having started said plague himself as an accident) and building/designing Gears.
** Arguably anyone in the Solaris military, as Jugend recruitment starts in the early teens.
** [[Spoiler: Fei system]] killing people almost before he was old enough to recognize that he was.
** Citan in the backstory: at 13, he is a ChildProdigy capable of inventing a plague vaccine (and possibly of having started said plague himself as an accident) and building/designing Gears.
** Arguably anyone in the Solaris military, as Jugend recruitment starts in the early teens.
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** [[Spoiler: Citan]], for Yui in the backstory, possibly for Fei in the main story, although that can be taken more platonically depending on your read of their friendship.
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* SplitPersonalityMerge: The climax of the "six hours of texts and boss fights" section of Disc Two is an internal battle for control between [[spoiler:Fei, Id, and The Coward.]]
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* SplitPersonalityMerge: The climax of the "six hours of texts and boss fights" section of Disc Two is an internal battle for control between [[spoiler:Fei, Id, and The Coward.]]]] Unfortunately, this is NOT how Dissociative Identity Disorder works, again, and that creates FridgeHorror for anyone aware that this "fusion under trauma" is actually likely ''retraumatization.''
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* TroublingUnchildhoodBehavior: ''Dan.'' He makes lewd remarks about how his ''sister'' is well-endowed at Fei when we first meet him, pursues a revenge quest all the way to a fighting tournament, and more.
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* HopelessBossFight: A few encounters with Grahf and Id. It ''is'' possible to defeat Grahf in his Weltall, but the odds are so stacked against you that it's nigh-impossible unless you're very lucky. Id is impossible to win against even if you cheat, as he'll start dealing damage much faster than you can heal.
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* HopelessBossFight: A few encounters with Grahf and Id. It ''is'' possible to defeat Grahf in his Weltall, but the odds are so stacked against you that it's nigh-impossible unless you're very lucky. Id is impossible to win against even if you cheat, as he'll start dealing damage much faster than you can heal.
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* UnfortunateNames: The nation of Nimrod, described only in Perfect Works. The name is yet another Biblical reference, from King Nimrod who resided over the place where the Tower of Babel was built.
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Citan, as he [[spoiler: alternately betrays every single side in the game, out of his need for creating balance and his obligations to all, but in the end sides with Fei above everyone else]]
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** Citan's [[spoiler: real surname when he's Hyuuga is properly spelled 'Rikudou'. For the reason why, it's best to look at the following URL.]][[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/six-states.shtml Ta-da.]]
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** Citan's [[spoiler: real surname when he's Hyuuga is properly spelled 'Rikudou'. For the reason why, it's best to look at the following URL.]][[http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/six-states.shtml Ta-da.]]]] The name Shitan/Citan itself is also a reference to how he plays the role of Lucifer to Deus/Solaris and to humanity by choosing to fight with it and for Fei.
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** Dr. Citan Uzuki, physician by trade; mechanic, physicist, psychologist, philosopher, historian, biologist, and GeniusBruiser by hobby.
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** Dr. Citan Uzuki, physician by trade; mechanic, physicist, ''very bad'' psychologist, philosopher, historian, biologist, and GeniusBruiser by hobby.
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* CommonKnowledge: ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' are NOT the same franchise. They are three separate [=IPs=], owned by three separate companies, with three separate narratives and continuities, not meant to be sharing any form of universe, or even multiverse. While it's true that they share many elements out of the fact that they were created by the same group of people, the connections are supposed to be only spiritual, and nothing more (a bit like the ''VideoGame/SystemShock'' and ''VideoGame/BioShock'' franchises, for instance). This is not helped by the fact that fans of Monolith's work like to lump them together anyway, even those who are 100% aware of this fact. Thus, they are called "the Xeno series" for the sake of brevity, which can be misleading for casual observers and newcomers (some fans have suggested to use "the Xeno games" or "the Xeno metaseries" instead, but with little avail).
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* CommonKnowledge: ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' are NOT the same franchise. They are three separate [=IPs=], owned by three separate companies, with three separate narratives and continuities, not meant to be sharing any form of universe, or even multiverse. While it's true that they share many elements out of the fact that they were created by the same group of people, the connections are supposed to be only spiritual, and nothing more (a bit like the ''VideoGame/SystemShock'' and ''VideoGame/BioShock'' franchises, for instance). This is not helped by the fact that fans of Monolith's work like to lump them together anyway, even those who are 100% aware of this fact. Thus, they are called "the Xeno series" for the sake of brevity, which can be misleading for casual observers and newcomers (some fans have suggested to use "the Xeno games" or "the Xeno metaseries" instead, but with little avail).
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It has long been suggested that the primary reason for sudden change in tone is due to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', which was released on the same day. Squaresoft would have supposedly yanked staff and resources away from the ''Xenogears'' team in order to get FFVIII out the door on schedule (which they did... barely), leaving the game only half-finished. However, this is wasn't completely accurate, as it was eventually revealed that Square's policy back then was that projects had to be completed in two years, and due to the Xenogears team consisting almost completely of new, inexperienced staff members who had to be mentored ([[UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames particularly where 3D rendering was concerned, as the technology was still very new and almost no programmers outside of the most experienced game developers on the planet had experience working with it]]), there were delays in the project making it impossible for them to meet their deadline. In addition, it was revealed later that both Final Fantasy VIII and Xenogears suffered heavily from Square's ill fated attempt to get into the film industry that sapped a huge amount of the company's money. Takahashi's inexperience at planning a large production combined with his inexperience at dealing with the team's emotional and physcial wellbeing doomed their chances of finishing the game's ambitious second half. The Square higher-ups wanted them to end the game at Disc 1, but because Takahashi felt that because of the way Square had behaved recently towards the teams not working on Final Fantasy that they would never allow a sequel to be made, a compromise was reached where they would work on Disc 2, but in such a way as to be able to finish the game with the remaining time, budget and staff members they had left, hence the final product. Fans consider it a flawed masterpiece; while it has [[ShownTheirWork a good deal of research]] put into it, an intricate plot, and a [[Creator/YasunoriMitsuda Mitsuda]] soundtrack (one of his best), it didn't "Stand Tall and Shake the Gaming Industry" in the way it was intended to, thanks largely to the second disc.
But despite the weakness of the second disc's delivery, Xenogears' story is widely regarded by those who played it as one of the greatest narratives to ever be told by a video game, partially because it was one of the first games to delve into the most uncomfortable aspects of human nature without avoiding the ugly details, especially considering how different the social atmospheres of 1998 were to the point where when looked at today the subjects the game addresses and the methods used to do this were FAR ahead of its time, and out of all of the complaints raised against the game it's very hard to find someone who finds the story and characters to be anything but a positive. The impact it had on the employees at Square at the time was so great that ''even people that weren't involved with making Xenogears left the company for Monolith Soft just because they wanted the chance to make a sequel to this game happen''. In addition, [=JRPGs=] made after frequently draw inspiration from things that were first attempted in this game, as well as Square and other developers adopting improved production and localization practices based on avoiding the rough process Xenogears went through to get to market, changing the Japanese game industry to the point where quite a few game historians consider this the game that marked the beginning of the modern age of [=JRPGs=] (or at least the second half of that movement, combined with FFVII). So in that regard, it did quite a bit of shaking.
The game was written and directed by Tetsuya Takahashi, who later on would become the founder of the Creator/MonolithSoft studio. Interestingly enough, the game's creators have stated that in its [[DivorcedInstallment early development stages]], ''Xenogears'' was planned to be ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', and later, ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.
It has long been suggested that the primary reason for sudden change in tone is due to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', which was released on the same day. Squaresoft would have supposedly yanked staff and resources away from the ''Xenogears'' team in order to get FFVIII out the door on schedule (which they did... barely), leaving the game only half-finished. However, this is wasn't completely accurate, as it was eventually revealed that Square's policy back then was that projects had to be completed in two years, and due to the Xenogears team consisting almost completely of new, inexperienced staff members who had to be mentored ([[UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames particularly where 3D rendering was concerned, as the technology was still very new and almost no programmers outside of the most experienced game developers on the planet had experience working with it]]), there were delays in the project making it impossible for them to meet their deadline. In addition, it was revealed later that both Final Fantasy VIII and Xenogears suffered heavily from Square's ill fated attempt to get into the film industry that sapped a huge amount of the company's money. Takahashi's inexperience at planning a large production combined with his inexperience at dealing with the team's emotional and physcial wellbeing doomed their chances of finishing the game's ambitious second half. The Square higher-ups wanted them to end the game at Disc 1, but because Takahashi felt that because of the way Square had behaved recently towards the teams not working on Final Fantasy that they would never allow a sequel to be made, a compromise was reached where they would work on Disc 2, but in such a way as to be able to finish the game with the remaining time, budget and staff members they had left, hence the final product. Fans consider it a flawed masterpiece; while it has [[ShownTheirWork a good deal of research]] put into it, an intricate plot, and a [[Creator/YasunoriMitsuda Mitsuda]] soundtrack (one of his best), it didn't "Stand Tall and Shake the Gaming Industry" in the way it was intended to, thanks largely to the second disc.
But despite the weakness of the second disc's delivery, Xenogears' story is widely regarded by those who played it as one of the greatest narratives to ever be told by a video game, partially because it was one of the first games to delve into the most uncomfortable aspects of human nature without avoiding the ugly details, especially considering how different the social atmospheres of 1998 were to the point where when looked at today the subjects the game addresses and the methods used to do this were FAR ahead of its time, and out of all of the complaints raised against the game it's very hard to find someone who finds the story and characters to be anything but a positive. The impact it had on the employees at Square at the time was so great that ''even people that weren't involved with making Xenogears left the company for Monolith Soft just because they wanted the chance to make a sequel to this game happen''. In addition, [=JRPGs=] made after frequently draw inspiration from things that were first attempted in this game, as well as Square and other developers adopting improved production and localization practices based on avoiding the rough process Xenogears went through to get to market, changing the Japanese game industry to the point where quite a few game historians consider this the game that marked the beginning of the modern age of [=JRPGs=] (or at least the second half of that movement, combined with FFVII). So in that regard, it did quite a bit of shaking.
The game was written and directed by Tetsuya Takahashi, who later on would become the founder of the Creator/MonolithSoft studio. Interestingly enough, the game's creators have stated that in its [[DivorcedInstallment early development stages]], ''Xenogears'' was planned to be ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', and later, ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''.
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It has long been suggested that the primary reason for sudden change in tone is due to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', which was released on the same day. Squaresoft would have supposedly yanked staff and resources away from the ''Xenogears'' team in order to get FFVIII out the door on schedule (which they did... barely), leaving the game only half-finished. However, this is wasn't completely accurate, as it was eventually revealed that Square's policy back then was that projects had to be completed in two years, and due to the Xenogears team consisting almost completely of new, inexperienced staff members who had to be mentored ([[UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames particularly where 3D rendering was concerned, as the technology was still very new and almost no programmers outside of the most experienced game developers on the planet had experience working with it]]), there were delays in the project making it impossible for them to meet their deadline. In addition, it was revealed later that both Final Fantasy VIII and Xenogears suffered heavily from Square's ill fated attempt to get into the film industry that sapped a huge amount of the company's money. Takahashi's inexperience at planning a large production combined with his inexperience at dealing with the team's emotional and physcial wellbeing doomed their chances of finishing the game's ambitious second half. The Square higher-ups wanted them to end the game at Disc 1, but because Takahashi felt that because of the way Square had behaved recently towards the teams not working on Final Fantasy that they would never allow a sequel to be made, a compromise was reached where they would work on Disc 2, but in such a way as to be able to finish the game with the remaining time, budget and staff members they had left, hence the final product. Fans consider it a flawed masterpiece; while it has [[ShownTheirWork a good deal of research]] put into it, an intricate plot, and a [[Creator/YasunoriMitsuda Mitsuda]] soundtrack (one of his best), it didn't "Stand Tall and Shake the Gaming Industry" in the way it was intended to, thanks largely to the second disc.
But despite the weakness of the second disc's delivery, Xenogears' story is widely regarded by those who played it as one of the greatest narratives to ever be told by a video game, partially because it was one of the first games to delve into the most uncomfortable aspects of human nature without avoiding the ugly details, especially considering how different the social atmospheres of 1998 were to the point where when looked at today the subjects the game addresses and the methods used to do this were FAR ahead of its time, and out of all of the complaints raised against the game it's very hard to find someone who finds the story and characters to be anything but a positive. The impact it had on the employees at Square at the time was so great that ''even people that weren't involved with making Xenogears left the company for Monolith Soft just because they wanted the chance to make a sequel to this game happen''. In addition, [=JRPGs=] made after frequently draw inspiration from things that were first attempted in this game, as well as Square and other developers adopting improved production and localization practices based on avoiding the rough process Xenogears went through to get to market, changing the Japanese game industry to the point where quite a few game historians consider this the game that marked the beginning of the modern age of [=JRPGs=] (or at least the second half of that movement, combined with FFVII). So in that regard, it did quite a bit of shaking.
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!![[ContinuityReboot Reboots]] and [[SpinOff spin-offs]]
Four years and one console generation later, the dev team took another crack at the property: ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', a splinter franchise released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. ''Xenosaga'' was developed by Monolith Soft, an indie company founded by ''Xenogears'' staff members who left Square following the completion of the first game. However, the reboot was also produced and published by Namco. [[ContestedSequel Many believe it didn't live up to the original game, although many others believe it surpassed it.]]
In 2010, it spawned yet another franchise, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Also developed by Tetsuya Takahashi and Monolith Soft, but this time produced and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} (due to Nintendo's acquisition of Monolith Soft), although this one was more faithful to the spirit of the original ''Xenogears''. There are more [[{{Expy}} expies]] of characters from ''Xenogears'' there too, along with other minor similarities but in a vastly different setting. This game later received a ({{thematic|Series}}) sequel for the UsefulNotes/WiiU called ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''. This game reunites Tetsuya Takahashi with original ''Xeno'' character designer Kunihiko Tanaka (who had been absent since ''Xenosaga Episode I''), brings back fuel-based mechs, and featured a logo early in development which, unlike previous games, was strikingly reminiscent of that of ''Xenogears'' before that was changed as it got further into development, it was released 2014 in Japan and 2015 internationally. A third game, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' was released in December 2017 and is a more direct sequel to the first ''Xenoblade'', with so many references, call-backs, and shared plot elements to ''Xenogears'' that many debates happen over if it was Takahashi's attempt to retell this game.
Four years and one console generation later, the dev team took another crack at the property: ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', a splinter franchise released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. ''Xenosaga'' was developed by Monolith Soft, an indie company founded by ''Xenogears'' staff members who left Square following the completion of the first game. However, the reboot was also produced and published by Namco. [[ContestedSequel Many believe it didn't live up to the original game, although many others believe it surpassed it.]]
In 2010, it spawned yet another franchise, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Also developed by Tetsuya Takahashi and Monolith Soft, but this time produced and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} (due to Nintendo's acquisition of Monolith Soft), although this one was more faithful to the spirit of the original ''Xenogears''. There are more [[{{Expy}} expies]] of characters from ''Xenogears'' there too, along with other minor similarities but in a vastly different setting. This game later received a ({{thematic|Series}}) sequel for the UsefulNotes/WiiU called ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''. This game reunites Tetsuya Takahashi with original ''Xeno'' character designer Kunihiko Tanaka (who had been absent since ''Xenosaga Episode I''), brings back fuel-based mechs, and featured a logo early in development which, unlike previous games, was strikingly reminiscent of that of ''Xenogears'' before that was changed as it got further into development, it was released 2014 in Japan and 2015 internationally. A third game, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' was released in December 2017 and is a more direct sequel to the first ''Xenoblade'', with so many references, call-backs, and shared plot elements to ''Xenogears'' that many debates happen over if it was Takahashi's attempt to retell this game.
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* FamousLastWords:
** "I'll kill all of you!" [[spoiler:Vanderkaum]]
** "Umph... ...Huh? Hmm... Must just be my imagination. What!!" [[spoiler:Heinrich Clive]]
** "What the!? Crap... this... monster's... St... stay away... Uwaahhhh" [[spoiler:Leonardo Sniper]]
** "Bi... lly...... Ugh." [[spoiler:Verlaine]]
** "!!! ... This voice...!!" [[spoiler:Isaac Stone]]
** "I may have lost my body, but my spirit is with [[spoiler:Seibzehn]], no, with you, [[spoiler:Maria]]. Now and forever!" [[spoiler:Nikolai Balthazar]]
** "What would you know, you throne born brat!?" [[spoiler:Shakhan]]
** "[[TemptingFate Not a problem. I used underground tech to re-write my ID]]." [[spoiler:Samson]]
** "It's alright, [[spoiler:Elly]]." [[spoiler:Medena van Houten]]
** "[[spoiler:Elly]]... You're [[spoiler:Medena]]'s daughter, my daughter, no matter what. So..." [[spoiler:Erich van Houten]]
** "For a bit player... like me... this is probably... the end... I deserve..." [[spoiler:Hammer]]
** "Krelian, what's got into you...!?" [[spoiler:Emperor Cain]]
** "At worst, death! Gah hah hah hah!!" [[spoiler:Mugwort]]
** "M, Mugwort!? Why you! Why you! How dare you do that to my partner!" [[spoiler:Rattan]]
** "K...re...li..." [[spoiler:The Gazel Ministry]]
** "Good... This is how I wanted it, [[spoiler:Kahr]]... I am fated so as not to be able to kill myself... Now... all... my... wishes have... come... true. Thanks... to... you...!" [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #998]]
** "Farewell...Fei. May you have a peaceful 'awakening'." [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #999]]
** "People support each other to live... It's what brings us happiness... So share that happiness, and please...Lacan! Live!" [[spoiler:Sophia]]
** "Know our identity...about who we are. Then figure out what ought to be done. Our integration is not yet complete." [[spoiler:Id]]
** "Fei, cut away all the binds on mankind... You should be able to do that now. Save her and all the other women bound with her! I'm begging you Fei..." [[spoiler:Grahf]]
** "Actually... I envy you two." [[spoiler:Krelian, before becoming one with the Wave Existence]]
** "I'll kill all of you!" [[spoiler:Vanderkaum]]
** "Umph... ...Huh? Hmm... Must just be my imagination. What!!" [[spoiler:Heinrich Clive]]
** "What the!? Crap... this... monster's... St... stay away... Uwaahhhh" [[spoiler:Leonardo Sniper]]
** "Bi... lly...... Ugh." [[spoiler:Verlaine]]
** "!!! ... This voice...!!" [[spoiler:Isaac Stone]]
** "I may have lost my body, but my spirit is with [[spoiler:Seibzehn]], no, with you, [[spoiler:Maria]]. Now and forever!" [[spoiler:Nikolai Balthazar]]
** "What would you know, you throne born brat!?" [[spoiler:Shakhan]]
** "[[TemptingFate Not a problem. I used underground tech to re-write my ID]]." [[spoiler:Samson]]
** "It's alright, [[spoiler:Elly]]." [[spoiler:Medena van Houten]]
** "[[spoiler:Elly]]... You're [[spoiler:Medena]]'s daughter, my daughter, no matter what. So..." [[spoiler:Erich van Houten]]
** "For a bit player... like me... this is probably... the end... I deserve..." [[spoiler:Hammer]]
** "Krelian, what's got into you...!?" [[spoiler:Emperor Cain]]
** "At worst, death! Gah hah hah hah!!" [[spoiler:Mugwort]]
** "M, Mugwort!? Why you! Why you! How dare you do that to my partner!" [[spoiler:Rattan]]
** "K...re...li..." [[spoiler:The Gazel Ministry]]
** "Good... This is how I wanted it, [[spoiler:Kahr]]... I am fated so as not to be able to kill myself... Now... all... my... wishes have... come... true. Thanks... to... you...!" [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #998]]
** "Farewell...Fei. May you have a peaceful 'awakening'." [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #999]]
** "People support each other to live... It's what brings us happiness... So share that happiness, and please...Lacan! Live!" [[spoiler:Sophia]]
** "Know our identity...about who we are. Then figure out what ought to be done. Our integration is not yet complete." [[spoiler:Id]]
** "Fei, cut away all the binds on mankind... You should be able to do that now. Save her and all the other women bound with her! I'm begging you Fei..." [[spoiler:Grahf]]
** "Actually... I envy you two." [[spoiler:Krelian, before becoming one with the Wave Existence]]
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* SmallAnnoyingCreature: the Team Pet Chu-Chu, one of the most reviled examples of this subtype.
* [[SmallGirlBigGun Small Girl Big Gear]]: Maria. Her Gear is so big it can't even fit in the [[CoolShip Yggdrasil's]] hangar.
* [[SmallGirlBigGun Small Girl Big Gear]]: Maria. Her Gear is so big it can't even fit in the [[CoolShip Yggdrasil's]] hangar.
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* SmallAnnoyingCreature: the Team Pet Chu-Chu, one of the most reviled examples of this subtype.
* [[SmallGirlBigGun Small Girl Big Gear]]:SmallGirlBigGun: Maria. Her Gear is so big it can't even fit in the [[CoolShip Yggdrasil's]] hangar.
* [[SmallGirlBigGun Small Girl Big Gear]]:
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In 2010, it spawned yet another franchise, ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' (''Xenoblade Chronicles'' [[MarketBasedTitle outside Japan]]) for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Also developed by Tetsuya Takahashi and Monolith Soft, but this time produced and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} (due to Nintendo's acquisition of Monolith Soft), although this one was more faithful to the spirit of the original ''Xenogears''. There are more [[{{Expy}} expies]] of characters from ''Xenogears'' there too, along with other minor similarities but in a vastly different setting. This game later received a ({{thematic|Series}}) sequel for the UsefulNotes/WiiU called ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''. This game reunites Tetsuya Takahashi with original ''Xeno'' character designer Kunihiko Tanaka (who had been absent since ''Xenosaga Episode I''), brings back fuel-based mechs, and featured a logo early in development which, unlike previous games, was strikingly reminiscent of that of ''Xenogears'' before that was changed as it got further into development, it was released 2014 in Japan and 2015 internationally. A third game, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' was released in December 2017 and is a more direct sequel to the first ''Xenoblade'', with so many references, call-backs, and shared plot elements to ''Xenogears'' that many debates happen over if it was Takahashi's attempt to retell this game.
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In 2010, it spawned yet another franchise, ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' (''Xenoblade Chronicles'' [[MarketBasedTitle outside Japan]]) ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Also developed by Tetsuya Takahashi and Monolith Soft, but this time produced and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} (due to Nintendo's acquisition of Monolith Soft), although this one was more faithful to the spirit of the original ''Xenogears''. There are more [[{{Expy}} expies]] of characters from ''Xenogears'' there too, along with other minor similarities but in a vastly different setting. This game later received a ({{thematic|Series}}) sequel for the UsefulNotes/WiiU called ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''. This game reunites Tetsuya Takahashi with original ''Xeno'' character designer Kunihiko Tanaka (who had been absent since ''Xenosaga Episode I''), brings back fuel-based mechs, and featured a logo early in development which, unlike previous games, was strikingly reminiscent of that of ''Xenogears'' before that was changed as it got further into development, it was released 2014 in Japan and 2015 internationally. A third game, ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' was released in December 2017 and is a more direct sequel to the first ''Xenoblade'', with so many references, call-backs, and shared plot elements to ''Xenogears'' that many debates happen over if it was Takahashi's attempt to retell this game.
* FamousLastWords:
** "I'll kill all of you!" [[spoiler:Vanderkaum]]
** "Umph... ...Huh? Hmm... Must just be my imagination. What!!" [[spoiler:Heinrich Clive]]
** "What the!? Crap... this... monster's... St... stay away... Uwaahhhh" [[spoiler:Leonardo Sniper]]
** "Bi... lly...... Ugh." [[spoiler:Verlaine]]
** "!!! ... This voice...!!" [[spoiler:Isaac Stone]]
** "I may have lost my body, but my spirit is with [[spoiler:Seibzehn]], no, with you, [[spoiler:Maria]]. Now and forever!" [[spoiler:Nikolai Balthazar]]
** "What would you know, you throne born brat!?" [[spoiler:Shakhan]]
** "[[TemptingFate Not a problem. I used underground tech to re-write my ID]]." [[spoiler:Samson]]
** "It's alright, [[spoiler:Elly]]." [[spoiler:Medena van Houten]]
** "[[spoiler:Elly]]... You're [[spoiler:Medena]]'s daughter, my daughter, no matter what. So..." [[spoiler:Erich van Houten]]
** "For a bit player... like me... this is probably... the end... I deserve..." [[spoiler:Hammer]]
** "Krelian, what's got into you...!?" [[spoiler:Emperor Cain]]
** "At worst, death! Gah hah hah hah!!" [[spoiler:Mugwort]]
** "M, Mugwort!? Why you! Why you! How dare you do that to my partner!" [[spoiler:Rattan]]
** "K...re...li..." [[spoiler:The Gazel Ministry]]
** "Good... This is how I wanted it, [[spoiler:Kahr]]... I am fated so as not to be able to kill myself... Now... all... my... wishes have... come... true. Thanks... to... you...!" [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #998]]
** "Farewell...Fei. May you have a peaceful 'awakening'." [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #999]]
** "People support each other to live... It's what brings us happiness... So share that happiness, and please...Lacan! Live!" [[spoiler:Sophia]]
** "Know our identity...about who we are. Then figure out what ought to be done. Our integration is not yet complete." [[spoiler:Id]]
** "Fei, cut away all the binds on mankind... You should be able to do that now. Save her and all the other women bound with her! I'm begging you Fei..." [[spoiler:Grahf]]
** "Actually... I envy you two." [[spoiler:Krelian, before becoming one with the Wave Existence]]
** "I'll kill all of you!" [[spoiler:Vanderkaum]]
** "Umph... ...Huh? Hmm... Must just be my imagination. What!!" [[spoiler:Heinrich Clive]]
** "What the!? Crap... this... monster's... St... stay away... Uwaahhhh" [[spoiler:Leonardo Sniper]]
** "Bi... lly...... Ugh." [[spoiler:Verlaine]]
** "!!! ... This voice...!!" [[spoiler:Isaac Stone]]
** "I may have lost my body, but my spirit is with [[spoiler:Seibzehn]], no, with you, [[spoiler:Maria]]. Now and forever!" [[spoiler:Nikolai Balthazar]]
** "What would you know, you throne born brat!?" [[spoiler:Shakhan]]
** "[[TemptingFate Not a problem. I used underground tech to re-write my ID]]." [[spoiler:Samson]]
** "It's alright, [[spoiler:Elly]]." [[spoiler:Medena van Houten]]
** "[[spoiler:Elly]]... You're [[spoiler:Medena]]'s daughter, my daughter, no matter what. So..." [[spoiler:Erich van Houten]]
** "For a bit player... like me... this is probably... the end... I deserve..." [[spoiler:Hammer]]
** "Krelian, what's got into you...!?" [[spoiler:Emperor Cain]]
** "At worst, death! Gah hah hah hah!!" [[spoiler:Mugwort]]
** "M, Mugwort!? Why you! Why you! How dare you do that to my partner!" [[spoiler:Rattan]]
** "K...re...li..." [[spoiler:The Gazel Ministry]]
** "Good... This is how I wanted it, [[spoiler:Kahr]]... I am fated so as not to be able to kill myself... Now... all... my... wishes have... come... true. Thanks... to... you...!" [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #998]]
** "Farewell...Fei. May you have a peaceful 'awakening'." [[spoiler:Miang Hawwa #999]]
** "People support each other to live... It's what brings us happiness... So share that happiness, and please...Lacan! Live!" [[spoiler:Sophia]]
** "Know our identity...about who we are. Then figure out what ought to be done. Our integration is not yet complete." [[spoiler:Id]]
** "Fei, cut away all the binds on mankind... You should be able to do that now. Save her and all the other women bound with her! I'm begging you Fei..." [[spoiler:Grahf]]
** "Actually... I envy you two." [[spoiler:Krelian, before becoming one with the Wave Existence]]
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* ShownTheirWork: The developers were obviously familiar with UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} when they made the game, and it shows. This carries over to ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}''.
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* ShownTheirWork: The developers were obviously familiar with UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} when they made the game, and it shows. This carries over to ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}''.''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''.
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* WhamLine: Towards the end of the game, after [[spoiler:Fei makes contact with the Wave Existence]]:
-->'''Khan:''' You and I...\\
[[spoiler:'''Grahf:''' ...must become one!]]
-->'''Khan:''' You and I...\\
[[spoiler:'''Grahf:''' ...must become one!]]
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-->'''Taura:''' [[spoiler:*To Grahf* Right, Lacan?]]
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* WhamShot: Overlaps with WhamLine. After Elly, Citan, and Fei leave Taura's house:
-->'''Taura:''' [[spoiler:*To Grahf* Right, Lacan?]]
-->'''Taura:''' [[spoiler:*To Grahf* Right, Lacan?]]
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Between the presence of several rather bloody cutscenes, subversive religious messages, and sporadic sexual content including at least one pixelated penis, (not to mention the game's overall dark tone) it's almost a wonder the game got away with a T rating in America. The game did ''not'' succeed in getting past the radar in Japan, where it got a '''''D rating''''' by CERO. This would be the Japanese equivalent of ESRB's M rating (17+).
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* FiveManBand: The first five characters to join the party fit this dynamic nicely:
** Fei - TheHero
** Bart - TheLancer
** Rico - TheBigGuy
** Citan - TheSmartGuy
** Elly - TheChick
*** And Billy - SixthRanger ?
** Fei - TheHero
** Bart - TheLancer
** Rico - TheBigGuy
** Citan - TheSmartGuy
** Elly - TheChick
*** And Billy - SixthRanger ?
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** Grahf shows up and beats the shit out the party aboard the Goliath. For emphasis, ''he's on foot'' and your party members are all in Gears, and even then, the only thing keeping him from being a nightmare of a boss fight is that [[spoiler:he won't attack Elly, and actually forfeits once she's the only one left standing]].
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** Grahf shows up and beats the shit out the party aboard the Goliath. For emphasis, ''he's on foot'' and your party members are all in Gear, and even then, the only thing keeping him from being that one boss is that [[spoiler: he won't attack Elly]].
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* TheCameo: Lucca from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' appears near the beginning to explain part of the game engine.
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* TheCameo: TheCameo:
** Lucca from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' appears near the beginning to explain part of the gameengine.engine.
** Tifa from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' appears on a poster in Etrenank.
** Lucca from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' appears near the beginning to explain part of the game
** Tifa from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' appears on a poster in Etrenank.
