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** Chapter 28, the stage where everyone make some {{incredibly lame pun}}s [[ItMakesSenseInContext because of Yoritomo's spell]]. Here, you face off against [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer Joker]], the Genji clan, the [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Lord Raptor]]-Black Bravo-Amazona team, and a ton of {{mook}}s. While you do get Sylphie as a back up, the only decent characters you have at your disposal at that point (unless you've been LevelGrinding) would be Morrigan & Lilith, Gilgamesh & Kai, and Bruce & Regina. ''And'' you're surrounded by all of your enemies on top of all this. Unless you abuse the fact that three characters have the +10 AP skill, which lets you slaughter the stage with ease, the enemies will gang up on you. The main problem with this stage is that your characters have low attack power, so they take a '''long time''' to kill all the enemies. Not helping matters is that Yoritomo is introduced properly here and he is the highest level rival unit in the game at this point, 5 levels higher than enemies when most rival units are 3 levels, who hits really hard even if you defend.

* EvilIsSexy: Saya, anyone? She's [[TheVamp overly flirtatious]], has produced [[TermsOfEndangerment pet names]] for Reiji ("boy") and Xiaomu ("little one"), and is even courteous enough to tell you her bust size.

* ShippingGoggles: An in-game example: the heroes believe that Saya is Reiji's ex and the two went through a really bad break-up, ''despite'' him outright telling them in the previous chapter that [[spoiler:Saya was responsible for [[ParentalAbandonment the murder of his parents]].]] Then again, all of that tension didn't exactly clear up much.

* HilariousInHindsight: Xiaomu's age is specified to be 765, a pun on how to pronounce Namco (na-mu-ko). Considering that this is the same company who made ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'' seeing the same pun there is either a coincidence or a funny little nod.
* LowTierLetdown: Mitsurugi, Heihachi, and Hideo & Kyoko are almost unusable in this game.

** Plenty from their respective series, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0pPGKrrs8Q Arisu in Wonderland/Fluxtown]], Reiji and Xiaomu's theme, is just made out of this, thanks to the intense start changing into something hopeful and heroic, inspiring players to turn the battle in their favor.
** The most well-known example from the game: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7klaxVgIQ The opening]] AnimeThemeSong, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtGmFFbc2-k Brave New World]], aided with SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome by Creator/ProductionIG for the opening movie.

** Stahn and Rutee, Gilgamesh and Kai, and Judas, are basically the ultimate tanks. They gain 5% mana from damage inflicted on them, and they can cast healing.
*** Stahn and Ruhtee can heal ALL allies for moderate cost. So, they're sort of unkillable. They eventually gain the ability to 2-hit branch with almost any 2 attacks combined. (with a gain items easier type item equipped) This means they can get Health and Mana bonuses while doing this trick. OR, if the enemy is really strong, they can try to stick to the attacks which he is elementally weak against. Their LimitBreak automatically does a 1-hit branch too. You can perform 2 LimitBreak on one opponent too...
*** Judas's healing spell also renders him invisible, which means he can't even be attacked by the enemy, including bosses.

* TierInducedScrappy: Mitsurugi, Heihachi, and, Hideo & Kyoko are almost unusable in this game.
** Mitsurugi and Heihachi. Both units are practically [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glaciers]] who have techniques that are almost unchainable, have really short movement, and don't really have any Branch Up skills.
** Hideo & Kyoko are more support characters than anything, but they're horribly outclassed by Rose who can practically do the same thing but more, plus Rose comes with the +10 AP skill and has a ''huge'' MP pool.

** ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' is represented by Bruce [=McGivern=] and Fong Ling, the protagonists of the obscure ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilGunSurvivor Dead Aim]]'', rather than anyone from the main games like Chris Redfield or Jill Valeninte. This is likely because the game was compatible with Namco's light gun, [=GunCon=].

* ShippingGoggles: An in-game example: the heroes believe that Saya is Reiji's ex and the two went through a really bad break-up, ''despite'' him outright telling them in the previous chapter that [[spoiler:Saya was responsible for [[ParentalAbandonment the murder of his parents]].]] Then again, all of that FoeYay didn't exactly clear up much.

** For Guy and Sho, it's ThatOneAttack: Smoke Bomb(Strong). That attack alone garners up to 9 hits and all you need to do is just use it twice for 2 hit branch, since it does combos for 9 hits off the ground. Oh, and for added insult, enter a battle with a full super, then use a smoke bomb followed by their [[LimitBreak Bushin Musou Renge]] right away, and then smoke bomb the enemy to oblivion. You're guaranteed to pull off ''TWO'' {{limit break}}s on just one opponent; assuming the opponent is strong enough to survive that long anyhow. Guy's 9 hit punch is also useful for the 2nd hit, since it's slightly stronger than smoke bomb.
** Kurino and Sabine do a 2-hit Branch with their spinning attack followed by spear attack. Their healing spell also renders them invisible.

** Chapter 28, the stage where everyone make some {{incredibly lame pun}}s [[ItMakesSenseInContext because of Yoritomo's spell]]. Here, you face off against [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer]], the Genji clan, the [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Lord Raptor]]-Black Bravo-Amazona team, and a ton of {{mook}}s. While you do get Sylphie as a back up, the only decent characters you have at your disposal at that point (unless you've been LevelGrinding) would be Morrigan & Lilith, Gilgamesh & Kai, and Bruce & Regina. ''And'' you're surrounded by all of your enemies on top of all this. Unless you abuse the fact that three characters have the +10 AP skill, which lets you slaughter the stage with ease, the enemies will gang up on you. The main problem with this stage is that your characters have low attack power, so they take a '''long time''' to kill all the enemies. Not helping matters is that Yoritomo is introduced properly here and he is the highest level rival unit in the game at this point, 5 levels higher than enemies when most rival units are 3 levels, who hits really hard even if you defend.

** ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' is represented by Bruce [=McGivern=] and Fong Ling, the protagonists of the obscure ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilGunSurvivor Dead Aim]]'', rather than anyone from the main games like Chris Redfield or Jill Valeninte. This is likely because the game was compatible with Namco's light gun, [=GunCon=].

** Chapter 28, the stage where everyone make some {{incredibly lame pun}}s [[ItMakesSenseInContext because of Yoritomo's spell]]. Here, you face off against [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer]], the Genji clan, the [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Lord Raptor]]-Black Bravo-Amazona team, and a ton of {{mook}}s. While you do get Sylphie as a back up, the only decent characters you have at your disposal at that point (unless you've been LevelGrinding) would be Morrigan & Lilith, Gilgamesh & Kai, and Bruce & Regina. ''And'' you're surrounded by all of your enemies on top of all this. Unless you abuse the fact that three characters have the +10 AP skill, which lets you slaughter the stage with ease, the enemies will gang up on you. The main problem with this stage is that your characters have low attack power, so they take a '''long time''' to kill all the enemies. Not helping matters is that Yoritomo is introduced properly here and he is the highest level character in the game and hits really hard, even if you defend.

** The game features a stage where everyone make some {{incredibly lame pun}}s [[ItMakesSenseInContext because of some spell or something]]. You get tossed in a stage in which you face off against [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer]], the Genji clan, the [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Lord Raptor]]-Black Bravo-Amazona team, and a ton of {{mook}}s. While you do get Sylphie as a back up, the only decent characters you have at your disposal at that point (unless you've been LevelGrinding) would be Morrigan & Lilith, Gilgamesh & Kai, and Bruce & Regina. ''And'' you're surrounded by all of your enemies on top of all this. Unless you abuse the fact that three characters have the +10 AP skill, which lets you slaughter the stage with ease. The main problem with this stage is that your characters have low attack power, so they take a '''long time''' to kill all the enemies.
** The next stage is even harder: Their Shadaloo leader is rampaging the battlefield, he has insane attack power, and you cannot damage him at all until you defeat another enemy, who is not on the field at the beginning. And then there is Saya with bodyguards, all three of which can inflict poison. However, this level can also be classified as BestLevelEver, with all the awesome story moments that occur.

** ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' is represented by Bruce [=McGivern=] and Fong Ling, the protagonists of the obscure ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilGunSurvivor Dead Aim]]'' rather than anyone from the main games like Chris Redfield or Jill Valeninte. This is likely because the game was compatible with Namco's light gun, [=GunCon=].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} King and Armor King]]. Keep in mind, the other ''Tekken'' characters included in the game are the Mishimas.

** Mitsurugi is practically a MightyGlacier who has techniques that are almost unchainable, has really short movement, and doesn't really have any Branch Up skills. Same case with Heihachi.

** Meanwhile, on the higher end of the tiers, KOS-MOS [[GameBreaker dominates from start to finish]].
* UnexpectedCharacter: Many of the character choices, although it does make for quite the selection of variety and unpredictability. You can thank Capcom and Namco for catering to a fanbase ''other'' than primarily ''Franchise/StreetFighter''.

** Stahn and Rutee, Gilgamesh, and Kai and Judas, are basically the ultimate tanks. They gain 5% mana from damage inflicted on them, and they can cast healing.

** Plenty from their respective series, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0pPGKrrs8Q Arisu in Wonderland/Fluxtown]] is just made out of this.

** The next stage is even harder: Their Shadaloo leader is rampaging the battlefield, he has insane attack power, and you cannot damage him at all until you defeat another enemy, who is not on the field at the beginning. And then there is Saya with bodyguards, all three of which can inflict poison.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Many of the character choices, although it does make for quite the selection of variety and unpredictability. You can thank Capcom and Namco for catering to a fanbase ''other'' than primarily ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''.

** The most well-known example of the game: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7klaxVgIQ The opening music]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtGmFFbc2-k Brave New World]]. Helped with SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome from Creator/ProductionIG.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} King and Armor King.]] Take note, the other ''Tekken'' characters included in the game are the Mishimas.

** KOS-MOS has four skills that would be useful for anybody in this game: Mode A7, which increases her attack by 25%; a Move Again skill; and S-Chain, which would lower the defense of opponents by 25%; these skills costs are expensive to cast, but she has quite a large mana pool. Her ''real'' gamebreaking skill in this game is that her MP ''refills by attacking opponents'' by 5% of damage done. After attacking (assuming you used the 60 MP attack again skill) use Mode A7 and attack the opponent again. Not to mention that KOS-MOS has the highest attack and defence power in the game, meaning she's usually out on the front lines getting the majority of your team's attacks in, and therefore tends to level up quicker than your other characters. She can also 3-hit Branch. AND, whenever she gets hurt, she has a self-heal spell at her disposal too...

* HilariousInHindsight: Xiaomu's age is specified to be 765, a pun on how to pronounce Namco (na-mu-ko). Uhh, considering they were from the same company [[VideoGame/TheIdolmaster who uses the same pun again?]]
* OneSceneWonder: You only get to fight Grandmaster Meio ''once''. Contrast the other villains where you get to fight all of them more than one at a time.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Saya's]] AlasPoorVillain moment, followed by Reiji's ShootTheDog moment on her at the end.
* ThatOneLevel: The level that everyone was making some {{incredibly lame pun}}s [[ItMakesSenseInContext because of some spell or something.]] You get tossed in a level in which you're facing [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer]], the Genji clan, the [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Lord Raptor]]-Black Bravo-Amazona team, and a ton of mooks. While you do get Sylphie as a back up, the only decent characters you have at your disposal at that point (unless you've been LevelGrinding) would be Morrigan & Lilith, Gilgamesh & Kai, and Bruce & Regina. And you're surrounded by all of your enemies while you do this. Unless you abuse the fact that 3 characters have the +10 AP spell, which let's you slaughter the stage with ease. The main problem with that stage is that your characters have low attack power, so they take a LONG TIME to kill all the enemies.
** Next level is harder. There is Shadoloo head rampaging the battlefield, he has insane attack power, and you cannot damage him at all until you defeat another enemy, which is not on the field at the beginning. And there is Saya with bodyguards, all of the trio can inflict poison.
* TierInducedScrappy: Mitsurugi, Heihachi, and, Hideo&Kyoko are almost unusable in this game.
** Mitsurugi is practically a MightyGlacier that has moves that are almost unchainable, has a really short movement, and doesn't really have any Branch Up skills. Same case with Heihachi.
** Hideo and Kyoko are more of support characters but they're horribly outclassed by Rose who can practically do the same thing but more (plus Rose comes with the +10 AP spell and has a ''huge MP pool'')
** Meanwhile on the high-end of the tiers, KOS-MOS dominates from start to finish.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Many of the character choices, although it does make for variety and unpredictability. You can thank Capcom and Namco for catering to a fanbase ''other'' than primarily ''Street Fighter''.

* ShippingGoggles: An in-game example: the heroes believe that Saya is Reiji's ex and the two went through a really bad break-up, ''despite'' him outright telling them in the previous chapter that [[spoiler:Saya was responsible for [[ParentalAbandonment the murder of his parents]].]] Then again, all of that FoeYay didn't exactly clear up much.'
* TearJerker: [[spoiler: [[BigBad Saya's]] AlasPoorVillain moment, followed by Reiji's ShootTheDog moment on her at the end.]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Plenty from their respective series, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0pPGKrrs8Q Arisu in Wonderland/Fluxtown]] is just made out of this.
** The most well-known example of the game: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7klaxVgIQ The opening music]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtGmFFbc2-k Brave New World]]. Helped with VisualEffectsOfAwesome from Creator/ProductionIG.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[{{Tekken}} King and Armor King.]] Take note, the other ''Tekken'' characters included in the game are the Mishimas.

* {{Lolicon}}: Sure Sylphie, you're just interested in [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} M.O.M.O's abilities]], [[SarcasmMode that's all...]]

** Meanwhile on the high-end of the tiers, KOS-MOS dominates from start to finish.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler: [[BigBad Saya's]] AlasPoorVillain moment, followed by Reiji's ShootTheDog moment on her at the end. Fortunately for her, she gets better by ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', making a HeelFaceTurn in the latter game.]]

** Hideo and Kyoko are more of support characters but they're horribly outclassed by Rose who can practically do the same thing but more (plus Rose comes with the +10 AP spell and has a ''huge MP pool'')