History YMMV / LufiaTheLegendReturns

* MemeticMutation: THIS is what I would call [[BlindIdiotTranslation frue]] destruction!

* ThatOneAttack: Any ability that can cause confusion on multiple party members, since only up to three characters can be commanded per turn and the only item that can cure confusion from multiple characters is rare and hidden.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Jan's aforementioned HeroicSuicide has him bleeding out ''onscreen'', making this one of the few (if not only) instances of blood in the series. The game also has a few mild instances of swearing, including one from Seena after Jan's death and Daos' subsequent fight. Keep in mind that this game is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids rated "E" for everyone]].

* MageGoblins can hit the entire party with [[PlayingWithFire Fireball]], subvert SquishyWizard by having a surprisingly high amount of health, and will cast [[HealThyself Stronger]] when they or the other enemies in battle are low on HP. It doesn't help that they often appear with a group of 3 regular Goblins, which themselves are GoddamnedBats.

** [[PrettyPrincessPowerhouse Melphis]] isn't far behind, creating a subversion apocalypse of royalty stereotypes; she's not some distressed damsel who needs help, she's a pissed off Princess whose father was murdered by their advisor and she ''will'' have her vengeance. And the best part is, Wain and his gang don't do it for her; she joins the party and proves just how much she can kick ass.

* ThatOneLevel: [[spoiler:Leydock's Mansion]]. You lose all but two of your party members ([[spoiler:[[MightyGlacier Wain]] and [[FragileSpeedster Dei]]]]) while fighting the enemies from the previous dungeon. Including [[DemonicSpiders Dark Elves]], who can cast the aforementioned Destroy—and with only two party members on the receiving end instead of up to nine, there's a '''very''' good chance that it'll kill both characters together. Fortunately, [[spoiler:Leydock him]]self is a solid BreatherBoss.

** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny I have never been so insulted in my entire existence.]]

** Here's a fun trick. There are some rings that grant their holders the ability to use certain spells. Now, mages can equip them too, but at first glance, that seems useless; why give Melphis a ring that gives her ice magic when she can already do ice magic? Well, whether by glitch or by intention, wearing a ring that grants a character magic they already have ''doubles the damage of that magic.'' Giving one of these rings to Melphis, who has the highest natural magical power in the game, means you can rip through pretty much any enemy.

** Here's a fun trick. There are some rings that grant their holders to use certain spells. Now, mages can equip them too, but at first glance, that seems useless; why give Melphis a ring that gives her ice magic when she can already do ice magic? Well, whether by glitch or by intention, wearing a ring that grants a character magic they already have ''doubles the damage of that magic.'' Giving one of these rings to Melphis, who has the highest natural magical power in the game, means you can rip through pretty much any enemy.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Erim, when fought at the Tower of Twilight]]. Although it's undoubtedly the most [[TearJerker emotionally intense]] fight in the game according to the story, the boss has unexceptional stats and few dangerous attacks other than an instant-death move or two. Of course, given that this boss follows up a difficult dungeon and another [[ThatOneBoss much more deadly boss]] directly beforehand, along with the plot significance and [[AwesomeMusic killer theme music]], nobody seems to mind much.
* AwesomeMusic: Whether 8-bit or beyond, ''Lufia'' [[AwesomeMusic/{{Lufia}} always delivers in the soundtrack department]].

* CompleteMonster: Daos, [[ForTheEvulz for fun]], [[WidowedAtTheWedding crashes a wedding]] by casting a spell on the bride[[note]]Sammi[[/note]] so she sees the groom[[note]]Jan[[/note]] and the other attendants at the wedding as monsters. Worse, Daos [[SuperEmpowering makes her as strong as himself]], explaining the spell will only break until she or a victim is dead. This forces the groom [[HeroicSuicide to kill himself]] to stop the bride from killing her little sister. When Erim, [[DrivenToSuicide unable to live with the atrocities]] she, and the Sinistrals, have committed, arranges for the death of herself and the Sinistrals, a wounded Daos summons Zalbak, a Animalistic Abomination with the [[LastBreathBullet last of his power]]. Having the Monster fuse with Erim, Daos reveals that Zalbak won’t stop [[OmnicidalManiac until the world is ashes]], while Erim will be ForcedToWatch the world she loved be destroyed before she dies.
* DemonicSpiders: Sprites and Elves are fast as hell, making it unlikely that you'll put them down before they unleash powerful spells. Dark Elves can even cast the multi-target instant-death Destroy.

** Even worse are the Medusae line of enemies, especially the ones that start to appear around Amon's tower and parts of the Ancient Cave. They *love* to debilitate the party and are damn good at it before raining instant death spells on you, they're fast, and when they aren't raining instant death or debilitating spells, they're using Absorb to drain your mages of their magic; this is especially bad because X-Absorb, a magic spell Melphis and Seena can use, is basically the de facto method of killing them, since they're also incredibly resilient but have a weakness to that spell. About the only saving grace is that X-Absorb is almost certain to kill them due to their piss-poor HP, but you'll need the Cat Ring to make Melphis or Seena anywhere ''near'' fast enough to use the spell before the status effects start coming. The only other good method is X-Bombs, at a point in time where they aren't available in stores, meaning you'll run out of them fast.

** [[PrettyPrincessPowerful Melphis]] isn't far behind, creating a subversion apocalypse of royalty stereotypes; she's not some distressed damsel who needs help, she's a pissed off Princess whose father was murdered by their advisor and she ''will'' have her vengeance. And the best part is, Wain and his gang don't do it for her; she joins the party and proves just how much she can kick ass.

** Also Divine Weapon, which hits the party no less than ''seven times'' for heavy damage. Good news, it's exclusive to [[BonusBoss the Ancient Cave's final boss, and it's only used the moment the boss]] TurnsRed. Bad news, said boss can alternate between [[spoiler:her]] regular and powered forms every few turns.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[spoiler:Jan]]'s aforementioned HeroicSuicide has him bleeding out ''onscreen'', making this one of the few (if not only) instances of blood in the series.

* CompleteMonster: Daos, [[ForTheEvulz for fun]], [[WidowedAtTheWedding crashes a wedding]] by casting a spell on the bride so she sees the groom and the other attendants at the wedding as monsters. Worse, Daos [[SuperEmpowering makes her as strong as himself]], explaining the spell will only break until she or a victim is dead. This forces the groom [[HeroicSuicide to kill himself]] to stop the bride from killing her little sister. When Erim, [[DrivenToSuicide unable to live with the atrocities]] she, and the Sinistrals, have committed, arranges for the death of herself and the Sinistrals, a wounded Daos summons Zalbak, a Animalistic Abomination with the [[LastBreathBullet last of his power]]. Having the Monster fuse with Erim, Daos reveals that Zalbak won’t stop [[OmnicidalManiac until the world is ashes]], while Erim will be ForcedToWatch the world she loved be destroyed before she dies.

* CompleteMonster: Daos, [[ForTheEvulz for fun]], [[WidowedAtTheWedding crashes a wedding]] by casting a spell on the bride so she sees the groom and the other attendants at the wedding as monsters. Worse, Daos [[SuperEmpowering makes her as strong as himself]], explaining the spell will only break until she or a victim is dead. This forces the Groom [[HeroicSuicide to kill himself]] to stop the bride from killing her little sister. When Erim, [[DrivenToSuicide unable to live with the atrocities]] she, and the Sinistrals, have committed, arranges for the death of herself and the Sinistrals, a wounded Daos summons Zalbak, a Animalistic Abomination with the [[LastBreathBullet last of his power]]. Having the Monster fuse with Erim, Daos reveals that Zalbak won’t stop [[OmnicidalManiac until the world is ashes]], while Erim will be ForcedToWatch the world she loved be destroyed before she dies.

* CompleteMonster: Daos is as depraved as ever. Daos introduces himself by saving a man from a monster, [[BaitTheDog only to kill the man]] Purely for his [[ForTheEvulz amusement]], Daos [[WidowedAtTheWedding crashes a wedding]] by casting [[MindRape a spell]] on the bride [[KillTheOnesYouLove so she sees the groom]] and all the other attendants at the wedding [[MasterOfIllusion as monsters]]. To make matters worse, Daos [[GiveMeASword gives her]] a sword, [[SuperEmpowering makes her as inhumanly strong as himself]], explaining the spell will only break until she or a victim is dead. When the Groom [[HeroicSuicide kills himself]] to stop the bride from killing her little sister, breaking the spell, Daos [[KickTheDog mocks the brides grief]] over it. When Erim, [[DrivenToSuicide unable to live with]] the atrocities she, and the sinistral have committed, [[SuicideByCop arranges for the death of herself]], and the other Sinistrals, a mortally wounded Daos Summons Zalbak, a Mindless AnimalisticAbomination with the [[LastBreathBullet last of his power]]. Having the Monster fuse with the wounded Erim, Daos revealing that Zalbak won’t stop until [[OmnicidalManiac the world is covered in flames]], while Erim will be ForcedToWatch the World she loved be turned to ashes before she dies.

** Ruby's Double Up IP ability—a FixedDamageAttack that, with a little luck, can do thousands of damage when the rest of your party can only break 1000 with high-multiplier IP attacks.

** {{PercentBasedAttack}}s are ''not'' resisted by bosses, meaning that the humble Head Crush IP can significantly outdamage other abilities at the beginning of battle.

* ThatOneLevel: Leydock's Mansion. You lose all but two of your party members, and the enemies within are no weaker to compensate. Dark Elves in particular are hard to avoid and like to hit your small party with strong magic attacks.