History WMG / TacticsOgre

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrypha Apocrypha]] - Apocrypha is commonly applied in Christian religious contexts involving certain disagreements about biblical canonicity. In Philaha monotheism, Philaha being part of the other gods is Apocrypha. This is why when you release the shrines, what really happens is the daughters of the head of the Order of Philaha become Shamans; Oracles for the other gods (which the servants in each shrine calls "Magnificent"); leading to a future rise of polytheism. (And while the spells you gain are powerful, they're hardly "nuke a city" powerful.)

* As Above, so Below. Anytime men war, the gods do too, in a LayeredWorld. The [[TitleDrop Ogre Battle]]. But this time, it was god against god; and the divine and the infernal fought side by side and against each other. In the spiritual world, the angels (Ethereal Visions) pretty much got their asses kicked (and they're ''very'' bitter about this); and Rodrick devastated their home in Valeria, San Brosa. But physically, humans supporting monotheism won. So they sealed the other gods power away in the shrines; the Apocrypha.

[[WMG: The True Form of the 12 Heavenly Generals are their weapons that share their name.]]

* As Above, so Below. Anytime men war, the gods do too, in a LayeredWorld. The [[TitleDrop Ogre Battle]]. But this time, it was god against god; and the divine and the infernal fought side by side and against each other. In the spiritual world, the angels (Ethereal Visions) pretty much got their asses kicked (and they're ''very'' bitter about this); and Rodrick devastated their home in Valeria, San Brosa. (even destroying their Shrine of Light.) But physically, humans supporting monotheism won. So they sealed the other gods power away in the shrines; the Apocrypha.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrypha Apocrypha]] - Apocrypha is commonly applied in Christian religious contexts involving certain disagreements about biblical canonicity. In Philaha monotheism, Philaha being part of the other gods is Apocrypha. This is why when you release the shrines, what really happens is the daughters of the head of the Order of Philaha become Shamans; Oracles for the other gods; leading to a future rise of polytheism.

* Now, in ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'', "Filaha" is the head of the Pantheon of gods, but in Lodis; "Filarh" is a monotheistic deity. For a time, it was both in Valeria. Then came the war between Dorgalua and Rodrick. Whatever their earthy policies, Dorgalua represented a form of monotheism similar to Lodis, and Rodrick represented polytheism.

* Now, in ''VideoGames/OgreBattle'', "Filaha" is the head of the Pantheon of gods, but in Lodis; "Filarh" is a monotheistic deity. For a time, it was both in Valeria. Then came the war between Dorgalua and Rodrick. Whatever their earthy policies, Dorgalua represented a form of monotheism similar to Lodis, and Rodrick represented polytheism.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrypha Apocrypha]] - Apocrypha is commonly applied in Christian religious contexts involving certain disagreements about biblical canonicity. In Philaha monotheism, Philaha being part of the other gods is Apocrypha. This is why when you release the shrines, what really happens is the daughters of the head of the Order of Philaha become Shamans; Oracles for the other gods; leading to a future rise of polytheism./

[[WMG: The Apocrypha was more than a FantasyNuke, it represented Polytheism Vs Monotheism. ]]
The official story is that Rodrick used the Apocrypha to destroy his enemies, but ended up destroying his own army with it. He also devastated the Tower of Law and the FloatingIsland of San Brosa.
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Now, in ''VideoGames/OgreBattle'', "Filaha" is the head of the Pantheon of gods, but in Lodis; "Filarh" is a monotheistic deity. For a time, it was both in Valeria. Then came the war between Dorgalua and Rodrick. Whatever their earthy policies, Dorgalua represented a form of monotheism similar to Lodis, and Rodrick represented polytheism.
As Above, so Below. Anytime men war, the gods do too, in a LayeredWorld. The [[TitleDrop Ogre Battle]]. But this time, it was god against god; and the divine and the infernal fought side by side and against each other. In the spiritual world, the angels (Ethereal Visions) pretty much got their asses kicked (and they're ''very'' bitter about this); and Rodrick devastated their home in Valeria, San Brosa. (even destroying their Shrine of Light.) But physically, humans supporting monotheism won. So they sealed the other gods power away in the shrines; the Apocrypha.
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[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrypha Apocrypha]] - Apocrypha is commonly applied in Christian religious contexts involving certain disagreements about biblical canonicity. In Philaha monotheism, Philaha being part of the other gods is Apocrypha. This is why when you release the shrines, what really happens is the daughters of the head of the Order of Philaha become Shamans; Oracles for the other gods; leading to a future rise of polytheism.

Their descriptions state that they are {{avatar}}s. Cursed Weapons / Snapdragon / Snapshot was a dark reversal of this.

* Alternatively, it was Rudlum aka Albireo for similar reasons.

She says a "sage" taught her. His spirit is looking for a way to incarnate. Just taking a body like a Wicce wasn't enough for him, he wants to be able to manifest what he learned from the Underworld. (Most spirits who possess bodies in the Palace of the Dead can't leave) Punkin, the Crystal Pumpkins, and the Palace of the Dead just happened to grant her a perfect miracle. In a fit of PragmaticVillainy; he let her leave unmolested, since he learned what he wanted. (The exact method she used wouldn't work for him, but there were some esoteric information he learned.)

Yeah, she says she'll wait until a party of adventurers comes and then kill and possess them; but staying incorporeal is difficult (and there's no reason to tell Denam that.) She'll "soften" one of them and wait in it while waiting; they've been stone enough centuries that the bodies are substandard; and fresh bodies are better; but each one can last a little while.

My theory for the series was that episode I was the titular OgreBattle itself, and that the others were about how humans treated the world after they won it, with games dedicated to [[TheEmpire Lodis]]'s rise and fall amongst other countries such as Xenobia and Valeria. Andoras would have had one game about the Lodissian invasion of his homeland. Honestly, I think TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot or maybe [[WhatCouldHaveBeen they had plans with him]]. Then again though, there's also Volaq - while he didn't have much of a backstory, they really could have done more with him than they did.

Similar to Jowy from ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'' or Fuuma from ''Manga/X1999''. He loses his sanity if the Wheel forces him to be evil.

Similar to Jowy from ''{{Suikoden 2}}'' or Fuuma from ''Manga/{{X1999}}''. He loses his sanity if the Wheel forces him to be evil.

Similar to Jowy from ''{{Suikoden 2}}'' or Fuuma from ''{{X1999}}''. He loses his sanity if the Wheel forces him to be evil.

[[WMG: Eleanor took Shaher's place as the Lightbringer angel.]]
Once in Heaven; Philaha separated her soul from Shaher; and demoted him but had Shaher begin training Eleanor as Shaher's replacement. OgreBattle mechanics do have high alignment women who die able to turn into Angels; after all. However; this placed her in Philaha's "no political intervention" policy (the same one that prevents his angels from telling Lodis to knock it off); so she couldn't tell Lans. (Plus, "training" will take several centuries.)

Yeah, she says she'll wait until a party of adventurers comes and then possess them; but staying incorporeal is difficult (and there's no reason to tell Denam that.) She'll "soften" one of them and wait in it while waiting; they've been stone enough centuries that they're dead; and living bodies are better; but each one can last a little while.

[[WMG: The TakenForGranite Statees in the Palace of the Dead are backup bodies for Beelzebuth.]]

[[WMG: The TakenForGranite States in the Palace of the Dead are backup bodies for Beelzebuth.]]

Once in Heaven; Philaha separated her soul from Shaher; and demoted him but had him begin training her as Shaher's replacement. OgreBattle mechanics do have high alignment women who die able to turn into Angels; after all. However; this placed her in Philaha's "no political intervention" policy (the same one that prevents his angels from telling Lodis to knock it off); so she couldn't tell Lans. (Plus, "training" will take several centuries.)

Similar to Jowy from ''{{Suikoden 2}}'' or Fuuma from ''{{X1999}}''. He loses his sanity if the Wheel forces him to be evil.

'''Warning:''' this theory uses the Knight of Lodis.

* He is very willing to lay low and eventually leave Valeria when things go south, not very concerned about what Lodis will think.

Similar to Jowy from ''Suikoden2'' or Fuuma from ''{{X1999}}''. He loses his sanity if the Wheel forces him to be evil.

My theory for the series was that episode I was the titular OgreBattle itself, and that the others were about how humans treated the wolrd after they won it, with games dedicated to [[TheEmpire Lodis]]'s rise and fall amongst other countries such as Xenobia and Valeria. Andoras would have had one game about the Lodissian invasion of his homeland. Honestly, I think TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot or maybe [[WhatCouldHaveBeen they had plans with him]]. Then again though, there's also Volaq - while he didn't have much of a backstory, they really could have done more with him than they did.

Therefore, I theorize that Lans Tartare's real agenda is to find Eleanor and/or Shaher. His plan was to exchange Eleanor for Catiua.