History YMMV / RecordofLodossWar

** The OP's, both for the OAV ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz9hQND5db4 Sherry's Adesso e Fortuna]]) and the TV series (Creator/MaayaSakamoto's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnv7cEA9hYM Kiseki no Umi]])

** The OAV's ending, [[https://youtu.be/EEWToCWTCdo "Kaze no Fantasia"]]

* NeutralEvil: Karla, who has spent 500 years propping up the weaker side or backstabbing the stronger side so that no faction can ever achieve supremacy in Lodoss, without doing anything that would make the on and off warfare actually ''stop''. This has resulted in more death and destruction than if she'd just done nothing and let one side, either one, actually win.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGu6kYtPwIg "Black Knight Ashram" theme]].
** Also the OP's, both for the OAV ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz9hQND5db4 Sherry's Adesso e Fortuna]]) and the TV series (Creator/MaayaSakamoto's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnv7cEA9hYM Kiseki no Umi]])
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZH6aKq9w9o Okoreru Kyousenshi/An Angered Berseker]]. OminousLatinChanting at it's finest.
** The OAV's ending, [[https://youtu.be/EEWToCWTCdo "Kaze no Fantasia"]]

* MagnificentBastard: Karla the Grey Witch.

** Barbas in the ''Legend of Crystania'' OVA is so ObviouslyEvil it's laughable, and becomes even more so after [[spoiler: possessing Ashram]].
** From the same OVA, Redon's father gets 20 arrows in his back and lasts long enough to deliver a FinalSpeech.
** The fact that the Royal Cavalry (itself a really bland name) went out of its way to kill Redon's dog for no reason reeks of [[CardCarryingVillain Card-Carrying Villainy]].
** The filmmakers try a ''bit'' too hard to establish Orville's badass cred by having him cut a horse and rider in half. ''In one swing''.
** The ridiculously blatant way that Lady Remina [[DroppedABridgeOnHim dies]].
** Piroutesse's attempt to take down a guard at Barbas's castle: a ridiculously long cartwheel.

** SubbingVersusDubbing: The English dub often divides a lot of people; there are fans of the dub, to the point where they admit it's a favorite of theirs, while some others find it detestable. Still others think that there's a certain NarmCharm to it. Either way, Creator/LisaOrtiz's Deedlit (her first role ever, incidentally) is considered one of its greatest assets. This is especially amusing given that WordOfGod is that they prefer the voices in the US dub of the OVA.

** The fact that the Royal Cavalry went out of its way to kill Redon's dog for no reason reeks of [[CardCarryingVillain CardCarryingVillainy]].
** The ridiculous way in which Lady Remina [[DroppedABridgeOnHim meets her end]].

* ReplacementScrappy: The OVA spinoff ''Legend Of Crystania'' introduced Redon, an {{Expy}} of Parn minus any of Parn's CharacterDevelopment or likeability. The fact that he takes ''most of the damn OVA'' to figure out that [[ObviouslyEvil Barbas]] shouldn't be trusted hardly helped his case.

* SubbingVersusDubbing: The English dub often divides a lot of people; there are fans of the dub, to the point where they admit it's a favorite of theirs, while some others find it detestable. Still others think that there's a certain NarmCharm to it. Either way, Creator/LisaOrtiz's Deedlit (her first role ever, incidentally) is considered one of its greatest assets. This is especially amusing given that WordOfGod is that they prefer the voices in the US dub of the OVA.

*** The fact that the Royal Cavalry went out of its way to kill Redon's dog for no reason reeks of [[CardCarryingVillain CardCarryingVillainy]].

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The Dreamcast game is a solid ActionRPG generally held in good regard.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Wagnard]] is an EvilSorcerer who was kicked out of his wizard's academy for practicing the black arts. As a result, the egotistical Wagnard has decided to awaken the destroyer Goddess Kardis and cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt largely out of nothing more than spite and a petty grudge. Wagnard uses many as pawns, leading to large scale battles and many deaths, to catch the pure-hearted priestess Neese, who is the reincarnation of Kardis' high priestess and potential avatar Naneel. Wagnard spares no effort in trying to murder her friends, and when he has Neese captive, subjects her to ColdBloodedTorture to awaken Kardis within her. At the end, Wagnard expresses sheer glee in awakening Kardis to [[OmnicidalManiac kill all that lives]], solely so he can reign supreme in a "Kingdom of the Dead."

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Wagnard]] is an EvilSorcerer who was kicked out of his wizard's academy for practicing the black arts. As a result, the egotistical Wagnard has decided to awaken the destroyer Goddess Kardis and cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt largely out of nothing more than spite and a petty grudge. Wagnard uses many as pawns, leading to large scale battles and many deaths, to catch the pure-hearted priestess Neese, who is the reincarnation of Kardis. Wagnard spares no effort in trying to murder her friends, and when he has Neese captive, subjects her to ColdBloodedTorture to awaken Kardis within her. At the end, Wagnard expresses sheer glee in awakening Kardis to [[OmnicidalManiac kill all that lives]], solely so he can reign supreme in a "Kingdom of the Dead."

* NightmareFuel: Narse. [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Be it his mouth full of fangs]], his connection with Kardis or the fact he's the size of Godzilla. Then there's his [[HellIsThatNoise roar]].

*** The fact that the Royal Cavalry went out of its way to kill Redon's dog for no reason reeks of CardCarryingVillainy.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Listen to this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtYqh7VDEo score.]] Now listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i139Ew6mMFM one.]] If you're wondering which one came first the answer is ''Leviathan.'' (the TV series came out in 1990, the film came out in 1989. Do the math.)

* NeutralitySue: Karla the Grey Witch has a unique power set that lets her more or less cheat death using possession, and combining her overwhelming power and overbearing tendencies with the heavy emphasis of keeping a good/evil balance, this is possible. Given its ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' roots, Karla could easily be a ShoutOut or a more vicious {{Expy}} of [[CanonSue Mordenkainen]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonBadass: Deedlit in the OVA is regarded as useless because she doesn't have any shining moments in combat. However, she gets a lot of done with shamanistic magic outside of combat: finding a way out of a trap in the pilot, guiding the group through the Forest Of No Return, protecting them from the hot air vents in the ancient fire dragon's lair, and guiding the others to Parm's location after he gets his ass handed to him by Wagnard.

* NightmareFuel:
** Narse. OBe it his mouth full of fangs, his connection with Kardis or the fact he's the size of Godzilla. Then there's his [[HellIsThatNoise roar]].

* BadassDecay: More of an enforced example. Since the series itself is not long and the arc that it occurs in is only about eight episodes, we clearly see how the [[spoiler: regaining of Orson's emotions and the weakening influence that Hyuri had over him]] turned him from a cool, emotionless fighting juggernaut to a whiny, emotional prick. Though you have to give him credit: [[BadassNormal he can still handle himself with a sword pretty well]] without being a berserker.

* TearJerker: The death of Orson in the TV series was particularly sad, having made a HeroicSacrifice for Shiris with her [[PleaseWakeUp begging him to wake.]]

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Wagnard]] is an EvilSorcerer who was kicked out of his wizard's academy for practicing the black arts. As a result, the egotistical Wagnard has decided to awaken the destroyer Goddess Kardis and cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt largely out of nothing more than spite and a petty grudge. Wagnard uses many as pawns, leading to large scale battles and many deaths, to catch the pure-hearted priestess Neese, who is the reincarnation of Kardis. Wagnard spares no effort in trying to murder her friends, and when he has Neese captive, subjects her to ColdBloodedTorture to awaken Kardis within her. At the end, Wagnard expresses sheer glee in awakening Kardis to [[Omnicidal Maniac kill all that lives]], solely so he can reign supreme in a "Kingdom of the Dead."

* DesignatedHero: Some see Parn as this, seeing as how he's not very bright and never seems to learn from his mistakes. In fact some even see him as an IdiotHero.

** NeutralitySue: Possibly her too. She's got a unique power set that lets her more or less cheat death using possession, and combining her [[MarySue overwhelming power and overbearing tendencies]] with the heavy emphasis of keeping a good/evil balance, this is possible.
*** Given its ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' roots, Karla could easily be a ShoutOut or a more vicious {{Expy}} of [[CanonSue Mordenkainen]].

** Narse. Oh a thousand times Narse. Be it his mouth full of fangs, his connection with Kardis or the fact he's the size of Godzilla. Then there's his [[HellIsThatNoise roar]].
* SubbingVersusDubbing: The English dub often divides a lot of people; there are fans of the dub, to the point where they admit it's a favorite of theirs, while some others find it detestable. Still others think that there's a certain NarmCharm to it. Either way, Creator/LisaOrtiz's Deedlit (her first role ever, incidentally) is considered one of its greatest assets.
** This is especially amusing given that WordOfGod is that they prefer the voices in the US dub of the OVA...

* CompleteMonster: Wagnard is an EvilSorcerer who was kicked out of his wizard's academy for practice of the black arts. As a result, the egotistical Wagnard has decided to awaken the destroyer Goddess Kardis and cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt largely out of nothing more than spite and a petty grudge. Wagnard uses many as pawns, leading to large scale battles and many deaths to catch the pure-hearted priestess Neese, who is the reincarnation of Kardis. Wagnard spares no effort in trying to murder her friends, and when he has Neese captive, subjects her to ColdBloodedTorture to awaken Kardis within her. At the end, Wagnard expresses sheer glee in awakening Kardis to kill all that lives, solely so he can reign supreme in a 'Kingdom of the Dead.'

*** Given its [[DungeonsAndDragons D&D]] roots, Karla could easily be a ShoutOut or a more vicious {{Expy}} of [[CanonSue Mordenkainen]].

** "Kiseki no Umi", the TV series' opening theme, sound suspiciously similar to Karl Jenkins' "Adiemus".

* ItsBeenDone: Listen to this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtYqh7VDEo score.]] Now listen to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i139Ew6mMFM one.]] If you're wondering which one came first the answer is ''Leviathan.'' (the TV series came out in 1990, the film came out in 1989. Do the math.)

* EvilIsSexy: Leylia as [http://operationrainfall.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Record-of-Lodoss-War-Screen-1.png Karla]], and Leylia as [[http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110423224323/recordoflodosswar/images/a/a4/102599.jpg herself]].