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''Agarest Senki'' (known as ''Record of Agarest War'' on consoles in North America and ''Agarest: Generations of War'' in Europe and on PC in North America) is a [[TurnBasedStrategy strategy RPG]] developed by Creator/IdeaFactory, Creator/CompileHeart, and Creator/RedEntertainment and released in North America by Aksys Games on 27 April 2010 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}}, and for the PC on 3rd of October 2013 through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} after getting Greenlit by users.

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''Agarest Senki'' (known as ''Record of Agarest War'' on consoles in North America and ''Agarest: Generations of War'' in Europe and on PC in North America) is a [[TurnBasedStrategy strategy RPG]] developed by Creator/IdeaFactory, Creator/CompileHeart, and Creator/RedEntertainment and released in North America by Aksys Games on 27 April 2010 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 Platform/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox Platform/{{Xbox 360}}, and for the PC on 3rd of October 2013 through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Platform/{{Steam}} after getting Greenlit by users.



There is a prequel called ''VideoGame/AgarestSenkiZERO'' and a sequel called ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2''. ''Agarest Senki ZERO'' got a PC release via Steam on 14th of April 2014. ''Agarest Senki 2'' followed on 19th of February, 2015. An additional sequel, ''VideoGame/RecordOfAgarestWarMarriage'', was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable with no international exports, but an international UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} version was later released in late January 2019.

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There is a prequel called ''VideoGame/AgarestSenkiZERO'' and a sequel called ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2''. ''Agarest Senki ZERO'' got a PC release via Steam on 14th of April 2014. ''Agarest Senki 2'' followed on 19th of February, 2015. An additional sequel, ''VideoGame/RecordOfAgarestWarMarriage'', was originally released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable Platform/PlayStationPortable with no international exports, but an international UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} Platform/{{Steam}} version was later released in late January 2019.
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* {{Bishonen}}: Many of the male characters are this, most notably Leonhardt, his descendants and Zerva.

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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Each and every love interest you choose in the True ending. (Yes, Even [[{{Older than he looks}} Plum]] and Dyshana)]]

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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: Each [[spoiler:Each and every love interest you choose in the True ending. (Yes, Even [[{{Older than he looks}} Plum]] and Dyshana)]]



* BrutalBonusLevel: The [[spoiler: Boundary Plane]] in the [[spoiler: True Ending route]]. [[spoiler: Which can be extended even further with '''much tougher''' variations of enemies/bosses if Hard Mode was selected for one's True Ending run.]]

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* BrutalBonusLevel: The [[spoiler: Boundary [[spoiler:Boundary Plane]] in the [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True Ending route]]. [[spoiler: Which [[spoiler:Which can be extended even further with '''much tougher''' variations of enemies/bosses if Hard Mode was selected for one's True Ending run.]]



* DegradedBoss: [[spoiler: The Dark Knight, at first he is like some kind of TheJuggernaut for the party, but when they realizes that he's just a GiantMook all along he becomes less threatening.]]

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* DegradedBoss: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Dark Knight, at first he is like some kind of TheJuggernaut for the party, but when they realizes that he's just a GiantMook all along he becomes less threatening.]]



** [[spoiler: Not just one of 'em. '''Six of them!''']]
** ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2'' also does this one '''in the opening!''' According to the gameplay however, it was a bad idea to punch out [[spoiler: [[FinalBoss Summerill]] and [[TrueFinalBoss Chaos]]]].

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** [[spoiler: Not [[spoiler:Not just one of 'em. '''Six of them!''']]
** ''VideoGame/AgarestSenki2'' also does this one '''in the opening!''' According to the gameplay however, it was a bad idea to punch out [[spoiler: [[FinalBoss [[spoiler:[[FinalBoss Summerill]] and [[TrueFinalBoss Chaos]]]].



* DoubleEntendre: The first boss is Jumbo Cock. [[spoiler: It's a giant evil chicken, you pervs!]]

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* DoubleEntendre: The first boss is Jumbo Cock. [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's a giant evil chicken, you pervs!]]



* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Melchior, oh God Melchior! First he ordered the annihilation of all elves and the syriums, then wage war to the other countries and he also forms an alliance with some evil monsters, and if you read his profile you'll know that he and his father is also the one that killed Leonhardt's family before the game even begins, and yet everyone seems to gone all forgiving him in the end! Oh, and do I already mention that he has no [[FreudianExcuse sympathetic past]] and he [[MyMasterRightOrWrong just following his]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed king]]?]]
* EndgamePlus: Only available in the [[spoiler: True Ending route.]] After beating Summerill you unlock [[spoiler: access to the Boundary Plane and the fight against the [[TrueFinalBoss all six Dark Gods/Goddesses.]] And there are more things to do after beating them.]]

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* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Melchior, [[spoiler:Melchior, oh God Melchior! First he ordered the annihilation of all elves and the syriums, then wage war to the other countries and he also forms an alliance with some evil monsters, and if you read his profile you'll know that he and his father is also the one that killed Leonhardt's family before the game even begins, and yet everyone seems to gone all forgiving him in the end! Oh, and do I already mention that he has no [[FreudianExcuse sympathetic past]] and he [[MyMasterRightOrWrong just following his]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed king]]?]]
* EndgamePlus: Only available in the [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True Ending route.]] After beating Summerill you unlock [[spoiler: access [[spoiler:access to the Boundary Plane and the fight against the [[TrueFinalBoss all six Dark Gods/Goddesses.]] And there are more things to do after beating them.]]



* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: EVERY previous generation’s protagonists and heroines.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Vashtor.]]

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* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: EVERY [[spoiler:EVERY previous generation’s protagonists and heroines.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Vashtor.[[spoiler:Vashtor.]]



* FinalBossNewDimension: More like [[spoiler: [[TrueFinalBoss, New Dimension.]]]] The fight against [[spoiler:Chaos]] happens in [[spoiler: the Boundary Plane.]]

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* FinalBossNewDimension: More like [[spoiler: [[TrueFinalBoss, [[spoiler:[[TrueFinalBoss, New Dimension.]]]] The fight against [[spoiler:Chaos]] happens in [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the Boundary Plane.]]



* GambitPileup: Let's just say [[spoiler: Mobius, Chaos, and Summerill's plans collided with each other]] and go on from there.

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* GambitPileup: Let's just say [[spoiler: Mobius, [[spoiler:Mobius, Chaos, and Summerill's plans collided with each other]] and go on from there.



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** The [[spoiler: True Ending path]] is '''really''' easy to miss since you have to keep track of where the KarmaMeter is at and making sure you don't grind too much since a high "turn count" (battles fought) '''will''' lock you out of getting it. (Though exploiting an Exploration Point's random encounter will '''not''' add to the turn count, so one can exploit that without fear of raising the turn counter) It requires the player to be the player's morality to be in "Neutral" and have defeated the FinalBoss [[spoiler: (actually a DiscOneFinalBoss) before the turn counter reaches 500.]]

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** The [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True Ending path]] is '''really''' easy to miss since you have to keep track of where the KarmaMeter is at and making sure you don't grind too much since a high "turn count" (battles fought) '''will''' lock you out of getting it. (Though exploiting an Exploration Point's random encounter will '''not''' add to the turn count, so one can exploit that without fear of raising the turn counter) It requires the player to be the player's morality to be in "Neutral" and have defeated the FinalBoss [[spoiler: (actually [[spoiler:(actually a DiscOneFinalBoss) before the turn counter reaches 500.]]



* HappilyEverAfter: Certain endings for 5th generation girls. Here's an example: [[spoiler: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbTdZe8vUG0 Ellis's with Rex.]]]]
* TheHero: Leohardt and his descendants but with an interesting twist: [[spoiler: depending on who you choose as your [[LoveInterests girl to marry]], the descendants have different appearances; one could have blonde, black, or blue hair, long, short, etc..., or completely different appearances altogether.]]

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* HappilyEverAfter: Certain endings for 5th generation girls. Here's an example: [[spoiler: [[https://www.[[spoiler:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbTdZe8vUG0 Ellis's with Rex.]]]]
* TheHero: Leohardt and his descendants but with an interesting twist: [[spoiler: depending [[spoiler:depending on who you choose as your [[LoveInterests girl to marry]], the descendants have different appearances; one could have blonde, black, or blue hair, long, short, etc..., or completely different appearances altogether.]]



** However, in the [[spoiler: True Ending route]] of the Digest mode of Record of Agarest War Zero, [[spoiler: while he does ask for forgiveness from his descendants, he never once regretted his decision on that day to become a Soul Vessel for Dyshana. And besides, if Dyshana never showed up, none of his descendants would be alive anyway.]]

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** However, in the [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True Ending route]] of the Digest mode of Record of Agarest War Zero, [[spoiler: while [[spoiler:while he does ask for forgiveness from his descendants, he never once regretted his decision on that day to become a Soul Vessel for Dyshana. And besides, if Dyshana never showed up, none of his descendants would be alive anyway.]]



* InfinityMinusOneSword: There's a sword named [[InfinityPlusOneSword Shining Light]], to get it you have to: 1) Get to the [[spoiler: True Ending route;]] 2) Have two swords that costs more than 300000 G combined; 3) Have an item that you get by beating a boss in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon; 4) Beat [[spoiler: five over-leveled Dark Gods/Goddesses.]] In the other side you have the less powerful [[spoiler: Leo's sword, which you automatically get by fulfilling the first step, though considering it has a good deal of combo-type skill slots, one can counter that the [[ImmortalBreaker Oathsworn]] is already an InfinityPlusOne sword, which it '''truly is'''.]]

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* InfinityMinusOneSword: There's a sword named [[InfinityPlusOneSword Shining Light]], to get it you have to: 1) Get to the [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True Ending route;]] 2) Have two swords that costs more than 300000 G combined; 3) Have an item that you get by beating a boss in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon; 4) Beat [[spoiler: five [[spoiler:five over-leveled Dark Gods/Goddesses.]] In the other side you have the less powerful [[spoiler: Leo's [[spoiler:Leo's sword, which you automatically get by fulfilling the first step, though considering it has a good deal of combo-type skill slots, one can counter that the [[ImmortalBreaker Oathsworn]] is already an InfinityPlusOne sword, which it '''truly is'''.]]



** [[spoiler: Midas]] in the Third Generation. [[spoiler: He asks Alberti to take care of his daughter.]]
** [[spoiler: Keith]] in the Fourth Generation. [[spoiler: He asks Silvi to lie to him but she denies the request. Keith understands her reasons to deny it though.]]

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** [[spoiler: Midas]] [[spoiler:Midas]] in the Third Generation. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He asks Alberti to take care of his daughter.]]
** [[spoiler: Keith]] [[spoiler:Keith]] in the Fourth Generation. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He asks Silvi to lie to him but she denies the request. Keith understands her reasons to deny it though.]]



* MultipleEndings: Four endings: [[spoiler: True]], two variations of Normal, and Bad.

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* MultipleEndings: Four endings: [[spoiler: True]], [[spoiler:True]], two variations of Normal, and Bad.



* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Leonhardt knocks the dark knight off a cliff at the end of the first generation. He's back in the second generation [[spoiler: as Vashtor]].

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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Leonhardt knocks the dark knight off a cliff at the end of the first generation. He's back in the second generation [[spoiler: as [[spoiler:as Vashtor]].



* PermanentlyMissableContent: Several events and even the [[spoiler: True Ending]] can be missable if you don't meet specific conditions which aren't hinted during the game.

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* PermanentlyMissableContent: Several events and even the [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True Ending]] can be missable if you don't meet specific conditions which aren't hinted during the game.



* TimedMission: The [[spoiler: True Ending]] is locked out if you take more than 500 turns to get there.

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* TimedMission: The [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True Ending]] is locked out if you take more than 500 turns to get there.



* UpdatedRerelease: Reappearance added in more voicing, upgraded the visuals, added in the gallery, as well as new items and a new dungeon. Zero's Digest Mode for the first game cut out all non-story battles, locked onto the [[spoiler: True End]], and added in new scenes to the [[PlayableEpilogue post-game content]] that imply or outright state relations between characters in the two games [[spoiler: such as Shernini being the founder of Sharona's hometown and Alice being Ellis's ancestor or even mother.]]

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* UpdatedRerelease: Reappearance added in more voicing, upgraded the visuals, added in the gallery, as well as new items and a new dungeon. Zero's Digest Mode for the first game cut out all non-story battles, locked onto the [[spoiler: True [[spoiler:True End]], and added in new scenes to the [[PlayableEpilogue post-game content]] that imply or outright state relations between characters in the two games [[spoiler: such [[spoiler:such as Shernini being the founder of Sharona's hometown and Alice being Ellis's ancestor or even mother.]]



* WeHaveReserves: Have to [[spoiler: sacrifice your life to seal one of the five pillars in the world?]] No worry! [[spoiler: Make children and let them carry on your task!]]
* WhamEpisode: Sure, you can see [[spoiler: Vashtor's]] betrayal coming from a mile away. What you don't get to see is that [[spoiler: he kidnaps Ellis, one of your GameBreaker units, and now you have to contend with [[GoddamnedBoss Keith]] without her.]]

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* WeHaveReserves: Have to [[spoiler: sacrifice [[spoiler:sacrifice your life to seal one of the five pillars in the world?]] No worry! [[spoiler: Make [[spoiler:Make children and let them carry on your task!]]
* WhamEpisode: Sure, you can see [[spoiler: Vashtor's]] [[spoiler:Vashtor's]] betrayal coming from a mile away. What you don't get to see is that [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he kidnaps Ellis, one of your GameBreaker units, and now you have to contend with [[GoddamnedBoss Keith]] without her.]]
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* BladeOnAStick: Elaine (First Generation) and Valeria( Second Generation).
** Ganz (Third Generation) and Reverie (Fourth Generation).
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Not to be confused with ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' or ''LightNovel/RecordOfGrancrestWar''.

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Not to be confused with ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar'' or ''LightNovel/RecordOfGrancrestWar''.
''Literature/RecordOfGrancrestWar''.
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* ChristmasCake: Interesting example: basically the last generation descendant Rex gets to choose any single girl as his love and some of them [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld might have fought alongside his ''Ancestor'' Leonhardt]].
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* BadassFamily: The Raglan family.
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: In the Dark Ending.
* BattleHarem: Five generations' worth.

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* %%zce* BaitAndSwitchBoss: In the Dark Ending.
* %%zce* BattleHarem: Five generations' worth.



* ChasteHero: Ladius is pretty much the epitome of this trope.

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* %%zce* ChasteHero: Ladius is pretty much the epitome of this trope.
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* FiveManBand: To some extent present in all generations, though none work quite so well as the first generation's TrueCompanions with their [[CombinationAttack EX 3 Combo]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Absolute End]], excluding the love interests:
** TheHero: Leonhardt
** TheLancer: Zerva
** TheBigGuy: Borgnine
** TheSmartGuy: Vira-Lorr
** TheChick: Ellis
** SixthRanger: Winfield
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* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: THE TRUE ENDING TOO!]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: Leonhadt is on all promotional artwork, everyone thought he is the main character. He's not, it's his great-great grandson, Rex.

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* DecoyProtagonist: Leonhadt Leonhardt is on featured in all promotional artwork, everyone thought he is getting the main character. He's not, character’s spotlight. [[spoiler:He's not; it's his great-great grandson, Rex.]]



* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Hmm... [[spoiler:Did you just kick an evil god's ass?]]

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Hmm... Hmm… [[spoiler:Did you just kick an evil god's ass?]]



* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Leonhardt dreams that he is killed by a BlackKnight, guess what happens three minutes later.

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* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Leonhardt dreams that he is killed by a BlackKnight, guess BlackKnight. Guess what happens three minutes later.



** Vira-Lorr's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLkFBsPMrGk&feature=related idea for curing hangovers]]
** Yayoi..see yumyum at the bottom for that.
** Luana [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKBbkmcW2-U&feature=related with new clothes]]
** Fiana's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHobfM_Vrm4 training ideas]]

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** Vira-Lorr's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLkFBsPMrGk&feature=related idea for curing hangovers]]
hangovers]].
** Yayoi..see Yayoi… See yumyum at the bottom for that.
** Luana [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKBbkmcW2-U&feature=related with new clothes]]
clothes]].
** Fiana's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHobfM_Vrm4 training ideas]]ideas]].



** A lot of the dating sim dialogues are built with {{double entendre}}s ''RIVALING VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' and ''[[VideoGame/ExaPico Ar tonelico]]''.

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** A lot of the dating sim dialogues are built with {{double entendre}}s ''RIVALING VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' rivaling ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' and ''[[VideoGame/ExaPico Ar tonelico]]''.



* EroticEating: Happens at least one in every game. Bananas, sausages and other things. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsCdtS8pVxM As seen here.]]
* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: EVERY previous generations protagonists and heroines.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Vashtor]]
* {{Expy}}: Rex (5th generation) is basically Leonhardt (First generation) with different hair.

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* EroticEating: Happens at least one once in every game. Bananas, game, involving bananas, sausages and other things. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsCdtS8pVxM As seen here.]]
* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: EVERY previous generations generation’s protagonists and heroines.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Vashtor]]
Vashtor.]]
* {{Expy}}: Rex (5th (fifth generation) is basically Leonhardt (First (first generation) with different hair.
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* BigEater: Faina, oh boy for an IllGirl she sure eats a lot.

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* BigEater: Faina, oh boy for an IllGirl ill girl she sure eats a lot.
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* SexSells: The US marketing campaign for the game actually managed to exaggerate the amount of {{Fanservice}} [[UpToEleven in the game]] -- there's a lot of it, but from the promotions, you'd think the game contained nothing else. This managed to backfire spectacularly -- at least one store was reported to sell the special edition wrapped in white paper with the warning that it is the "(Adult Only) Special Edition."

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* SexSells: The US marketing campaign for the game actually managed to exaggerate the amount of {{Fanservice}} [[UpToEleven in ''in the game]] game'' -- there's a lot of it, but from the promotions, you'd think the game contained nothing else. This managed to backfire spectacularly -- at least one store was reported to sell the special edition wrapped in white paper with the warning that it is the "(Adult Only) Special Edition."
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* BrutalBonusLevel: The [[spoiler: Boundary Plane]] in the [[spoiler: True Ending route]]. [[spoiler: Which can be [[UpToEleven extended]] even further with '''much more tougher''' variations of enemies/bosses if Hard Mode was selected for one's True Ending run.]]

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* BrutalBonusLevel: The [[spoiler: Boundary Plane]] in the [[spoiler: True Ending route]]. [[spoiler: Which can be [[UpToEleven extended]] extended even further with '''much more tougher''' variations of enemies/bosses if Hard Mode was selected for one's True Ending run.]]
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* CuteMonsterGirl: In the second generation, there's Sherufanir, the {{Kitsune}}-like daughter of a male neocollom and a god-blooded human woman (which may disqualify her from counting, as she's a HalfHumanHybrid). She's also a valid choice in the RomanceSidequest.

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* CuteMonsterGirl: In the second generation, there's Sherufanir, the {{Kitsune}}-like [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]]-like daughter of a male neocollom and a god-blooded human woman (which may disqualify her from counting, as she's a HalfHumanHybrid). She's also a valid choice in the RomanceSidequest.

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