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[[caption-width:300:Debatable claims, but still a great game.]]

The {{Sega}} CD console was starved for a handful of decent videogames, let alone {{RPG}}s, in the midst of the ConsoleWars between the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Along came a game called ''Lunar: The Silver Star'', developed by Game Arts (the company that would later go on to produce the ''{{Grandia}}'' series, and partake in the development of ''SuperSmashBros. Brawl''), and starring a young boy named Alex, a young musician who hoped to one day be like his idol, the late Dragonmaster Dyne, and Nall, his companion who happens to look like a winged cat. After [[JumpedAtTheCall jumping at the call to adventure]] from an ancient dragon named Quark, he finds himself dragged into a battle against the Vile Tribe and their leader, the Magic Emperor. The game was translated to North America by WorkingDesigns.

On the surface, ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' looks like any old role-playing game, but its blend of engaging characters, compelling plot, and occasional [[NoFourthWall fourth wall-breaking humor]] (Most courtesy of the signature WorkingDesigns [[{{Woolseyism}} dub work]]) have helped land it in a spot among the greats of RPG history. It became a sleeper hit despite the Sega CD's short lifespan, and was one of the best-selling games in the console's history in Japan and North America, paving the way for a sequel, entitled ''Lunar 2: Eternal Blue''. Heavily updated remakes of both games would surface on the [=PlayStation=] several years later, which included updated graphics, new characters, and clarifications to some plot points that weren't fully explored in the originals. ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' also received a GameboyAdvance remake called ''Lunar Legend'' early in that system's life. It was published by Ubisoft, of all people. The less said about it, the better.

''Lunar: The Silver Star'' focuses on the young Hero Alex. Alex dreams of becoming a Dragonmaster like his hero Dyne, and serving the goddess Althena. So, along with his [[NonHumanSidekick flying cat friend]] Nall, his [[MiserAdvisor greedy friend]] Ramus, and his [[MagicMusic not-special-in-any-way-but-boy-is-her-magic-voice-interesting]] female "[[JustFriends friend]]" Luna, Alex sets off to meet the four dragons and gain their powers. Along the way Alex meets more characters who join the party, and comes into conflict with the Magic Emperor who wants to rule Lunar.

''Lunar: Eternal Blue'' takes place a thousand years after the first game, and centers on Hiro, a young treasure hunter, and his companion Ruby, whom [[ItWasHisSled fans of the first game can by now guess]] [[spoiler: is a baby dragon]]. While escorting his grandfather up to a mysterious tower, he meets Lucia, a MysteriousWaif who claims to be from the Blue Star. Hiro takes it upon himself to take Lucia on a mission to see the Goddess Althena, who now rules from the holy city of Pentagulia. But as they make their journey, they find that things are not as they appear in the world.

There's been rumors of a third installment in the series since as far back as 1996. Almost a decade later, there was an attempt to revive the series with a prequel called ''Lunar: Dragon Song''.

A GaidenGame was also made for the series called ''Lunar: Walking School'', later remade into ''Magic School Lunar!'' However, this game was never released outside of Japan.

A new remake of ''Lunar: Silver Star'' called ''Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star'' was announced recently. It is scheduled for release in 2009.
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These games provide examples of:
* AccidentalPervert: Hiro, multiple times throughout ''Eternal Blue''.
** It's not so accidental in the Sega CD version
* ABoyAndHisX: Both ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' and ''Lunar 2: Eternal Blue'' have flying "cats" that follow the lead character around.
* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: Subverted in the first game. Just before the final confrontation, Ramus recognizes you as a true hero, and allows you to take any item you want from his shop for free.
* AdventurerArchaeologist: This is Hiro's "profession" at the beginning of ''Eternal Blue''; the introduction even features a long [[IndyEscape rolling boulder chase]].
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Vile Tribe was originally portrayed this way.
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Phacia in ''Silver Star Story Complete'' and Leo in ''Eternal Blue''. Ghaleon is an arguable case since despite [[WellIntentionedExtremist his noble intentions]], he acts like a CardCarryingVillain most of the time.]]
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: White Knight Leo]] and [[spoiler: Ghaleon]], both from ''Eternal Blue''.
* ATwinkleInTheSky: Ronfar and Hiro go flying off with one of these after the women catch them spying on Lucia while she's changing.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite all their fighting, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Kyle]] ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome breaks out of stone]]'' [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome to save Jessica]].
* BagOfSharing, [[AvertedTrope averted]]: Each character can carry a set number of items, and only those can be accessed in battle. Any extras can be left with Nall/Ruby.
* BatmanGambit: The Magic Emperor uses the heroes' altruism to help him achieve his goals. [[spoiler: There's a bit of dramatic irony there because Ghaleon's introduction makes him damn close to ObviouslyEvil. But he ''is'' a VillainWithGoodPublicity who actually uses his [[TheDragon right-hand woman]] to deflect suspicion off of himself.]]
* BaseOnWheels: The Magic Emperor's Grindery.
* BettingMiniGame: The blackjack mini-game with Brett in Saith in the original ''Lunar''. Whatever you do, ''do not'' take up his offer for the double-or-nothing game if you should make any money from him. He's from Reza, a [[ViceCity city of thieves]], which makes him a [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard Cheating Bastard]] by default.
* {{BFS}}: Not a playable character, but Master/Hell Mel can wield an axe that is much larger and heavier than he is..with only ''one hand''.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: In Eternal Blue, in the "first" ending, Lucia must return to the Blue Star alone to continue her vigil in ensuring it becomes inhabitable again. In the Epilogue Hiro finds a way to the Blue Star to join her, but it comes with the suggestion that he may never come back to Lunar.]].
* BoisterousBruiser / BadassNormal: Kyle. In the remake, he fools other bandits with a considerably ugly and unconvincing WholesomeCrossdresser disguise. There's also the aforementioned Master Mel.
* BrattyHalfPint: Nash.
* BrokenBridge, [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]: It's an actual bridge, and your party members are the ones who do the breaking.
* ButNowIMustGo: Lucia, at the end of the second game. [[spoiler:Hiro finds a way to go with her in the PlayableEpilogue.]]
* ButThouMust: Occasionally LampShaded; one NPC that does this to you says that he can keep this up much longer than you can.
** Better still, it's a villain, asking you to let him go since he's [[DefeatMeansFriendship learned his lesson]]...
* CallingYourAttacks: Everyone yells different things for different attacks. Some characters call their attacks, others will spout a CatchPhrase.
* CapitalCity: Meribia, the largest city in the entire world, and home to one of the Four Heroes, to boot.
* CatchPhrase: In ''Eternal Blue'', Lemina loves to use the word "mega".
* CatGirl: The beastpeople, though it's hard to tell what kind of PettingZooPeople they're supposed to be sometimes. The animal traits are usually seen more in the men, with women looking more like elves. The prequel, ''Dragon Song'', features one as a much more typical catgirl.
* [=~Chekhov's Gun~=]: [[spoiler:The sword in Dyne's Monument.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: Ruby, at the beginning of ''Eternal Blue''.
* ClippedWingAngel
* CorruptChurch: Althena's Chosen in ''Lunar: Eternal Blue''
* CuteMonsterGirl: A lot of the Vile Tribe appear as goblin-like monsters. However, Xenobia, Phacia and Royce of the Vile Tribe are all hot women in {{Stripperiffic}} outfits...
* DanceBattler: Jean, [[spoiler:until she [[TookALevelInBadass switches to martial arts]].]]
** [[spoiler:This makes her a significantly less useful character, annoyingly enough. Ranged attacks are very helpful, and she loses hers after the switch.]]
** [[spoiler:YourMileageMayVary on that one, some people find battles easier with Jean's martial arts skills rather than with her throwing fan or her dance moves.]]
* DemiHuman: The beastpeople and the Vile Tribe both qualify as this, both with varying levels of humanity.
* DidNotDoTheResearch: Many fans believe Working Designs to be the creators of the game and not Game Arts, attributing various non-localization aspects of the games to them and in the past petitioning them to make another game in the series.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The defeat of Zophar by Hiro, Ronfar, Jean, Lemina, Leo, Lucia, and Ruby.
** The defeat of [[spoiler:Ghaleon]] by Alex and his party counts as well since [[spoiler:Ghaleon]] at that time had both the goddess's and his own powers.
* DistaffCounterpart: Female Ruby plays much the same role in ''Lunar 2: Eternal Blue'' as male Nall does in ''Lunar: the Silver Star''.
** Only in the story. In battle, unlike Nall who revived, Ruby will sometimes fight. So no, not really, no.
* TheDragon: Xenobia of the Vile Tribe. In the remake, she is joined by her sisters Royce and Phacia. The skeletal Black Dragon also arguably counts, being the only one of the four that survived in the war against the Magic Emperor, but went crazy as a result.
** In ''Eternal Blue'', [[spoiler:Zophar brings Ghaleon BackFromTheDead to serve in this role.]]
* TheDulcineaEffect: Hiro's devotion to Lucia. So much so, in fact, that the TheGrandListOfConsoleRolePlayingGameCliches calls this trope [[ConsoleRPGCliches1To24 the Hiro Rule]].
* DynamicDifficulty: The bosses in the ''Lunar'' remake adjusted their statistics with Alex's level, making some boss battles harder than normal.
* EarthThatWas: The humans of Lunar all came from the Blue Star, which is now a frozen wasteland.
* ElementalPowers: Some characters will have elemental magic in their special abilities. Ghaleon has one of each, except for Lightning.
** [[PlayingWithFire Fire]] and [[AnIcePerson Ice]]: Mia Ausa and Lemina Ausa.
** [[ShockAndAwe Lighting]]: Nash
** [[BlowYouAway Wind]]: Hiro
** [[DishingOutDirt Earth]]: Leo
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Spelled out in ''Eternal Blue'' with five elements, and color-coded crests for each: Earth (orange), Fire (red), Lightning (yellow), Ice (blue) and Wind (green).
* EmotionlessGirl: Lucia, though she feels more as time passes.
* EternalEngine: The Grindery.
* EvilCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler: Luna]] in ''Silver Star''.
* EvilLaugh: The Magic Emperor [[spoiler: Ghaleon]] is one of the best at this. Zophar has his share of evil laughs as well.
* EvilOverlord: The Magic Emperor is this and CardCarryingVillain for the most part. There is some hidden moral ambiguity in his reason to conquer the world, though.
* {{Expy}}: A handful of characters from ''Eternal Blue'' appear to be simply re-tooled versions of characters from ''Silver Star''.
** It's also [[AvertedTrope averted]] to some degree, at least with Lemina. Despite being the direct descendant of Mia, having the same ElementalPowers and ''being a recolored version of her with a ribbon tied around her waist'', Lemina couldn't be more unlike Mia; she is an extremely pushy extrovert, while Mia was an extremely polite introvert.
** At the other end of the spectrum, there's Ramus, the descendant of the first game's Ramus, who is a perfect replica of his ancestor. The Grand List named a line item for ''him'', too.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Ghaleon in ''Silver Star Story'' and Leo in ''Eternal Blue''.]]
* FakeDefector: [[spoiler:Nash]], in the original ''Silver Star.'' This was changed to a genuine FaceHeelTurn in Complete.
* FakeKing: Xenobia replacing Lemia Ausa in ''Silver Star.''
* {{Fanservice}}: The various "bromides" (pictures) of the female cast members in the ''Silver Star Story'' remake. There's a purchasable version in the original, but you can't do anything with it, aside from equipping Nash with it (for +1 defense).
** ''Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete'' makes Lucia an InnocentFanserviceGirl, but it also adds one well-hidden, but rather impressive example of {{FanDisservice}}: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/16eb.jpg Borgan's Bromide]].
* FantasticRacism : Between the humans and the beastpeople in Dragon Song.
* FantasyPantheon: Althena and the four dragons.
* {{Feelies}}: The ''Complete'' remakes on the PlayStation came with mini-strategy guides, cloth maps of the overworld, and a life-sized replica of Lucia's pendant (in the case of ''Lunar 2'').
* FightingAShadow: [[spoiler: The first battle against "Ghaleon" in Silver Star Story.]]
* FiveBadBand: Played straight in both games.
** In ''Silver Star'' we have:
*** The BigBad - Magic Emperor [[spoiler: Ghaleon]]
*** TheDragon - Xenobia
*** The EvilGenius - Taben
*** The DarkChick - Royce
*** SixthColumn - Phacia and [[spoiler: Nash]]
** In ''Eternal Blue'' we have:
*** The BigBad - Zophar
*** TheDragon - [[spoiler: Ghaleon]]
*** TheBrute - [[spoiler:Master Lunn]]
*** The EvilGenius - Borgan. Not really genius compared to other examples of this character trope but the closest one that this game offers.
*** The DarkChick - Mauri ([[spoiler: when she is under the influence of Zophar]]) and arguably [[spoiler: Fake Althena]]
*** SixthColumn - Leo
* FiveManBand: The games have a variation of this; TheChick is the MysteriousWaif, but ends up as a DistressedDamsel before the game is over. Instead, there's an extra spot for TheMedic.
** In ''Silver Star'' we have:
*** TheHero: Alex
*** TheLancer: Nash
*** TheSmartGuy: Mia
*** TheBigGuy: Kyle
*** TheMedic: Jessica
*** TeamPet: Nall
** In ''Eternal Blue'' we have:
*** TheHero: Hiro
*** TheLancer: [[spoiler: Leo]]
*** TheSmartGuy: Lemina
*** TheBigGuy: Jean
*** TheMedic: Ronfar
*** TeamPet: Ruby
* FloatingContinent: The magic city of Vane. The first time you go through, you have to pass through a large dungeon with enemies that are highly resistant to physical attacks. Once you make it to the end of the dungeon, you don't have to visit it again.
* FortuneTeller: Royce in ''Silver Star Story'', Lemina in ''Eternal Blue''.
* FuroScene: The sole reason why Althena's Spring exists.
* GaidenGame: ''Lunar: Walking School''.
* TheGambler: Ronfar, who swears by his dice.
* GenkiGirl: Jessica and Lemina.
* GenreBlindness: The main cast, when they initially meet him, have not the slightest hint of an idea that [[spoiler: Ghaleon]] is [[ObviouslyEvil eviler than evil]], despite all the [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy pretty silver hair]] and [[EvilEye evil eyes]] and such. Amusingly, as ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' was one of the first [=RPGs=] ever to land in the West, a lot of people actually fell for it.
** Let's be fair now, he's only a hero who protected the world from evil in very recent memory, and it's not like any of the other great heroes were evil.
* GenreSavvy: Despite all his [[WellIntentionedExtremist noble intentions]] and [[AntiVillain hidden moral ambiguity]], for most of the game the [[EvilOverlord Magic Emperor]] acts like an [[CardCarryingVillain utterly evil bastard]], complete with [[EvilLaugh evil laughs]], LargeHam moments and a worrying tendency to go out of his way to [[KickTheDog mock the hero]] when arguably he should be busy [[TakeOverTheWorld conquering the world]] or something. Why? Apparently only because he knows that that's what villains are ''supposed to do!'' Or it's just [[EvilFeelsGood that much fun]].
* GetOnTheBoat: From Caldor Island to the main continent and back. In the original game, Luna stays behind and wishes Alex good luck, but in the remake, she stays with you for quite a while...[[spoiler:just long enough to get kidnapped by Ghaleon.]]
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Some of the bosses only seem to exist for the sake of having a boss fight at the end of the dungeon.
** Subverted in the Sega CD version of Eternal Blue. The Phantom Sentry is a one time boss that appears out of nowhere, makes some cryptic statements, and disappears just as quickly, never to be seen again until the PlayableEpilogue, in which he becomes very important.
* GoodBadBug: In the [=GBA=] remake of the first game, saving and reloading the game ''completely restores the party's HP and MP.'' The game is dead easy even without the trick.
** There was a glitch that was actually worse from the same remake that allowed you to dupe accessories. This made it easy to get all the money you needed, and thus made the game EVEN easier.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Tempest, Laike and Ghaleon.
** And Gwyn in ''Eternal Blue''.
* HandsomeLech: Ronfar. He's a notorious womanizer, which wears on the nerves of his fellow party members.
** Don't forget Kyle, whom Ronfar is an {{Expy}} of.
* HealingHands: Jessica and Ronfar's magic.
* HeelFaceTurn: Apparently being [[spoiler:dead for a thousand years]] gave [[spoiler:Ghaleon]] a lot of time to reconsider his past actions. So when he's [[spoiler:resurrected]] and becomes Zophar's [[TheDragon Dragon]], he immediately began subverting the {{Big Bad}}'s plot. First subtly, and then overtly, despite knowing he's [[RedemptionEqualsDeath guaranteed to die]] [[spoiler:again]] as a result.
** If you read between the lines enough after having played both games, [[spoiler:there are implications (subtle, but there) that he had some indication about Zophar's revival and return, and that was what he was really working to guard against in the first place in Silver Star.]]
** Also, [[spoiler: Nash from ''Silver Star Story Complete'']] counts as well. [[spoiler: It takes a huge slap from his mistress and beatdown by the party to knock some sense into him.]]
** [[spoiler:Phacia]] from ''Silver Star Story Complete''.
** And let's not forget [[spoiler: Leo in ''Eternal Blue''... at least when he's not going back the other way. He ping-pongs back and forth, because he really does want to do good and fight for truth and justice, fight as a knight of Althena and defeat the Destroyer, but he can't figure out which side that is...]]
*HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:Leo,]] so much. [[spoiler:at least until he realizes how much he's been played and joins Hiro's side for good late in the game.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: White Knight Leo. The whole reason he flip-flops between Heel and Face. By the time he's mostly sided with Hiro, he's had to accept that the Althena he served was a fake, put into position by the real dark god, Zophar, that he's been trying to slay Lucia, 'the destroyer', who was actually a servant of the goddess Althena (or perhaps even her younger sister) and trying to protect the world from Zophar, and that he's probably slaughtered countless other innocents unquestioningly on the orders of his false goddess. It's a tough pill to swallow.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Dyne's [[spoiler:supposed]] death is one of the reasons [[spoiler:Ghaleon]] [[FaceHeelTurn turned to the side of evil]].
* HeroWorshipper: Alex really, ''really'' loves Dragonmaster Dyne...but [[HoYay not in that way, of course]]. He actually gets a chance to [[AscendedFanboy live out his dream]].
* HilariousOuttakes: In the "Complete" versions. They run after the credits.
* HoYay: The Working Designs translation had a RunningGag about Ruby willfully misinterpreting Leo's attempts to get Hiro to join him as come-ons. Also, some have managed to interpret Dyne and Ghaleon's friendship as [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean a bit more than friendship]], OrSoIHeard.
* HumanityEnsues: Nall, in ''Eternal Blue''. Ruby also had a human form drawn in the artbook, whether this was ever planned to be implemented in the plot at all is anyone's guess.
* IAmNotWeasel: Ruby.
* IAmWho: [[spoiler: Luna]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Jean, for the first portion of the game, fights with dancer fans. ''Bladed'' dancer fans.
* InspectorJavert: White Knight Leo, in ''Eternal Blue''.
* InterspeciesRomance: Kyle and Jessica in the first game, Ronfar and Mauri in the second.
* JeiganCharacter: Laike late in the first game, and Lucia early in the second.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kyle. Because of the way he is, Jessica can't decide if she loves him or hates his guts.
* JumpedAtTheCall (Both Alex and Hiro)
* JustLikeRobinHood
* KaizoTrap: So you just beat the Magic Emperor. Do remember to play the ocarina, mmkay?
* KnightInShiningArmor: The Dragonmasters. Also this is what White Knight Leo ''thinks'' he is...
** Don't forget '''Mystere'''!
* LargeHam: The Magic Emperor in ''Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete''. Also, in the same game, Hell Mel to the lesser extent.
** Again, don't forget '''Mystere'''!
* LighterAndSofter: Arguably, ''The Silver Star Story Complete'' is less dark and more on the idealistic side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism than its predecessor. Not that the original was [[ThePowerOfLove particularly grim to begin with]], but several of the traumatic events were scaled down or omitted entirely, as the villains were by-and-large [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope less extreme]] and [[AntiVillain more sympathetic]].
* MagicDance: Jean's first special attacks.
* MagicMusic: Luna's special attacks. Also [[spoiler:she can make people sick and raise [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon the fortress of Althena]] with her music.]]
* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:Ghaleon]] is one of gaming's earliest examples.
* MegumiHayashibara: Voiced Lemina in ''Lunar 2: Eternal Blue''.
* MemeticMutation: The internet-famous "Shii's Song" is a sped-up version of the Wind Nocturne from Silver Star Story.
* MetalSlime: The fluffy and rare Shiro Tail in the White Dragon Cave of Silver Star Story.
* MiserAdvisor: Lemina from ''Lunar 2: Eternal Blue''.
* MrViceGuy
* MusicForCourage: Luna and the other imprisoned girls in the Grindery when Alex is trying to raise the Blue Dragon Shrine.
* MusicalSpoiler: In the UpdatedRerelease on the PSX, [[spoiler: you can select Alex's ocarina, which opens a song select menu. One of the tracks is titled "Magic Emperor Ghaleon". Yeah...]]
* MysteriousWaif: Luna in the first game, Lucia in the second.
* NakedOnArrival and NakedFirstImpression: Lucia, being an EmotionlessGirl, has a lot of these scenes and takes a long time to figure out what the big deal is about Hiro seeing her naked. By the time she gets it, she's not pleased.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Vile Tribe.
* {{Narrator}}: At the beginning of ''Eternal Blue'', Ghaleon (for some reason) opens the story by talking about the history of Althena, Lunar and the Blue Star.
* NonHumanSidekick: Nall, Alex's [[strike:pet]] friend, who provides most of the game's jokes when interacting with townsfolk. Ruby in the second game, who does pretty much the same, but also breathes fire [[MarsNeedsWomen and has a crush on Hiro]].
* NotBloodSiblings: Luna is Alex's adopted sister. Thankfully, this fact is not brought up much, and they are presented more as childhood friends than as brother and sister.
* [[NotHimself Not Herself]]: Lemia. She throws Alex and company into the dungeon upon their first meeting at the Vane magic guild. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that this Lemia was actually Xenobia, and the real Lemia was thrown in the dungeon and slapped with a crown that robbed her of most of her memory.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Kyle claims to do this in ''Silver Star Story'', but Ronfar in ''Eternal Blue'' is a better example. He uses this to try and duck out of helping Hiro, pretending to be a useless, HandsomeLech of a [[TheGambler Gambler]] and not responding to the name 'Ronfar', up until he notices how serious Lucia's condition is.
* OfficialCouple: Alex and Luna in the first game. Hiro and Lucia in the second.
* OmnicidalManiac: Zophar.
-->'''Zophar:''' "It's time to destroy... everything..."
* OneHitPointWonder: Lucia for a time, after she gets de-powered by Zophar. She also loses the ability to attack, and runs away at any chance she gets.
* OralFixationFixation: Ronfar
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: You could start a drinking game just based on how many times dragons are mentioned.
* PaperThinDisguise: Played (ahem) straight by Kyle in the first remake, but subverted by Leo in the second remake.
** Leo? Surely you mean '''Mystere!''' He knows not the "Leo" of whom you speak.
* PhysicalGod(dess): Althena. Also Lucia, when her power isn't drained.
* PlayableEpilogue: Hmm... {{Bonus Dungeon}}s!
* PortTown: Saith.
* PrettyInMink: Quite a few outfits have fur trim. And in the cover of the SegaCD version of the first game, Luna wears a silver fur cape.
* PsychicDreamsForEveryone: Right before his return voyage to Caldor Island, Alex has a dream that Luna gets taken away from him. Guess what happens when he actually goes back?
* RaisedByWolves: Lucia, in ''Eternal Blue''.
* RandomEncounters: Played straight in the original games, but completely averted in the remakes.
* RetCon: Seemingly averted, as ''Eternal Blue Complete'' ignored several of the new plot points introduced in ''Silver Star Story'' [[spoiler:such as Luna being the only time Althena ever incarnated as a human.]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Ghaleon in Eternal Blue. Well, re-death in his case.]]
* RetiredBadass: Laike.
* SarcasticClapping: The Magic Emperor, after Alex defeats the Black Dragon. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking the seal on Althena, hero.]]
* SensibleHeroesSkimpyVillains: Luna's outfits before and after her FaceHeelTurn.
* ShoutOut: Many of the Working Designs jokes consist of Shout Outs of various kinds.
* ShrinkingViolet: Mia.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Luna.
* SoBadItsHorrible: The general consensus on ''Lunar: Dragon Song'' for the Nintendo DS - the fan base is trying very, very hard [[{{Discontinuity}} to forget it ever existed]].
* SolidGoldPoop: What dragon diamonds are made.
* StandardStatusEffects: Nash and Jean have status-inflicting magic.
* StatusBuff: All characters with swords usually have a spell to boost their stats as well, while mages will usually have a spell to boost the stats of another character.
* StayWithTheAliens: Hiro goes to Earth to be with Lucia in the PlayableEpilogue.
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: The name of the hero in Lunar 2? Hiro.
* TheStinger: ''Eternal Blue''[='=]s "[[PlayableEpilogue Epilogue]]" mode.
* SummonMagic: The spells of the four dragons.
* SwordInTheStone: Althena's Sword. Right down to the stone.
* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: Several in the form of the Dragonmaster's equipment, collected piece by piece.
* TakahashiCouple: Jessica and Kyle.
* TakenForGranite: Hell Mel in ''Silver Star''.
* TearJerker: In ''Eternal Blue'' [[spoiler: the entire sequence at the top of the goddess tower qualifies, especially when Nall eulogizes the playable cast from the first game as well as Luna's sacrifice. Sure we KNEW they were dead, the game takes place a thousand years later, but considering how well written and likable the cast of the first game was, this sequence made ThisTroper realize how attached he had grown to them]].
** Luna's "La La" song. Every time.
** The entire scene where Ronfar saves Mauri.
* ThatOneBoss: Royce, in Silver Star Story. [[spoiler: She curses your party when you enter the dungeon, making you start every battle with two random characters asleep. Sleeping characters take double damage from attacks, and thus tend to almost instantly die in every battle. The curse doesn't end until you defeat her, and she's all the way at the end of a rather long dungeon. It's entirely possible that your main damage dealing character (Alex), and healer (Jessica) will be asleep at the beginning of the fight with her, get instantly killed, and then she'll immobilize your other characters for several turns while she kills them.]]
* ThreeAmigos: Alex, Ramus, and Luna.
* TomboyishName: Royce.
* {{Tsundere}}: Jessica, who as a priestess-in-training has a sensitive side, but also a very mean streak...especially when her boyfriend Kyle does something stupid.
** Which is rather often.
* UnusualEars: Name a beastperson, any beastperson. Both of the main types are seen in their species.
* UpdatedRerelease: ''Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete'' and ''Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete'' updated a lot of the plot points from the original games and added extra anime cutscenes to go with them. ''Lunar: Silver Star'' is getting another remake called ''Lunar: Harmony of Silver Star'' for PSP.
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Luna.
* VillainsOutShopping: Though he's never shown tending to it, the Magic Emperor keeps a garden. A garden full of pixies, to boot. Could count as a PetTheDog moment, since most of the pixies think he's a genuinely nice human.
** His Bromide shows it. To top it off, he's smiling a rather nice smile, not the evil kind.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Ghaleon milks this one as well as anyone, effectively turning the heroes into his minions.]]
* WeAreAsMayflies: In ''Eternal Blue'', Nall has been alive for the past thousand years, long after his friends from the first game are dead and gone. This is a major cornerstone for his friendship with Ruby, who has to come to terms that she'll long outlive her non-dragon friends, too...
* WellDoneSonGuy: Ramus' dad, the mayor of Burg, won't accept his son's insistence on leaving the continent for any reason.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Magic Emperor, albeit much more in ''Silver Star Story'' than the original.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Ghaleon.
* {{Woolseyism}}: Much of the humor was actually added by WorkingDesigns in the process of translation, especially the FourthWall jokes. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Not everyone ]][[{{Macekre}} liked the jokes]], though.
** Ubisoft, who translated ''Lunar: Legend'' and ''Lunar: Dragon Song'', were more faithful to the Japanese and added none of the distinctive humor. Many fans were not pleased.
* WutaiTheft: Partially subverted. Ghaleon and Laike only join your party for a single mission each. You can steal their starting equipment and sell it, but it isn't much better than the stuff you've bought at that point. They're both ridiculously powerful, and can usually beat whatever comes to them bare-handed.
* XanatosSucker: Alex's party in the first game. See also NiceJobBreakingItHero.
** Also, Hiro's party to certain degree. [[spoiler: Zophar allowed Hiro's party to humanize Lucia enough so that she could not bring herself to cast the ultimate spell on Zophar, which would have destroyed Lunar as well. Zophar took advantage of this and captured Lucia, stealing her power to make himself even stronger.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The first game practically wrote the book on the ShyBlueHairedGirl and the WhiteHairedPrettyBoy. Green and pink are seen in other games.
* YouShouldKnowThisAlready: [[spoiler:Ghaleon]] as the magic emperor. There is a book, which the player has access to within few minutes into the second game, that outlines the plot of the first game.
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