* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wWHZE14hP8 Battle #2.]] (Though, really, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt3XpBqhEyA Battle #1]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBnYGYa6l3M Battle #3]] are pretty great, too).
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eCPn1kAEX0&list=PL6BB4862ADAA12E48 "Tower".]] What more needs to be said? You'll be stuck listening to this one a lot, but somehow it never gets old.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gyiPK-8hko "Savior of Those on Earth"]] really gets the blood-pumping for Maxim's HeroicSacrifice. There's no battles or puzzles during this sequence, so it was important to get the player keyed up for the Fortress of Doom's imminent destruction.
* BestLevelEver: If the fact that it has it's own little section on the main page isn't a clue, the Ancient Cave is probably one of the most memorable dungeons in 16-bit role playing games.
* CompleteMonster: Daos; see [[YMMV/{{Lufia}} the series page]] for details.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: In spite of his thick-headedness, Dekar is pretty much unbridled awesome: from proclaiming himself the strongest man in the world in his introduction to [[YouShallNotPass his seeming death scene]] where he faces down Idura's ghost and vows to [[SeeYouInHell follow him to the ends of the earth]].
* EvenBetterSequel: When old-school gamers reminisce fondly about the classic ''Lufia'' series, what they're actually referring to is this game due being more deeper and polished thanks to its larger number of features, longer length, and better battle system compared to the original. Hardly anyone remembers the others.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Due to the PAL regions barely getting ''any'' of the classic SNES turn-based [=JRPGs=] like ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' or ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI VI]], VideoGame/BreathOfFireI, VideoGame/ChronoTrigger, VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG,'' or even the original ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom, Lufia II'' (released simply as ''[[MarketBasedTitle "Lufia"]]'') was considered by a lot of PAL gamers at the time to be ''the'' best traditional JRPG on the console.
* GoodBadBugs:
** If you have the money for it and sleep at an inn, they will charge you the normal price. If you don't, you stay for free.
** The Egg Dragon has its HP set at the {{Cap}}, but the programmers didn't set a maximum HP value. As a result, using any sort of healing on it will overflow its HP, leaving it weak enough to finish with a single hit.
** The other Bonus Boss, the Master Jelly, is a TimeLimitBoss. He can be more-easily "defeated" by killing your own party.
** Capsule Monsters were far, far easier to feed in the US Version than other English versions. The first upgrade could be reached with 11 Long Knives and 40 Shrieks, which is far cheaper than any other means. Just Feed them 1 knife, then 3 Shrieks, then 1 Knife, 3 Shrieks. The other versions seem to have fixed this "bug" (or at least tweaked the algorithms).
* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound:
** The sound effect when stunning an on-screen monster with the Hook or Hammer is different than when stunning them with Arrows, but is remarkably satisfying to listen to every time.
** The sound made when stepping on a Healing tile for either HP or MP in a dungeon, especially when finding a hidden HP tile in the Ancient Cave.
* SequelDisplacement: ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is unquestionably the high point of the ''Lufia'' series. It not only far-surpassed its predecessor, but none of the later sequels could live up to it, either.
* SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer: So much so that, after beating the game on NewGamePlus, you unlock a mode entirely dedicated to exploring the Ancient Cave.
* StrangledByTheRedString: Maxim and Selan falling in love for no reason other than him being an AmazonChaser. Maxim already had a lovestruck companion (Tia) who is willing to risk her life for him. All Selan has to do is to embrace Maxim and tell him she was worried about him not making it alive out of the previous dungeon, and Tia more or less throws her hands in the air and gives up on marrying Maxim; the very next image is his wedding to Selan.
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''VideoGame/LufiaAndTheFortressOfDoom'' was a solid if unspectacular JRPG. ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' is fondly remembered as one of the best non-[[Creator/SquareEnix SquareSoft]] [=JRPGs=] of the 16-bit era, and a big step-up in both depth and polish.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiIkw-DEGvU Iris' theme]] is a soundalike of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMg1upld0w the main theme]] from ''Film/TheTerminator''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUmw5Uk8SSE "Watchtowers of the Seal"]] is a high-tempo version of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_u7l5hK40 "Eternal Wind"]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''.
** The [[https://youtu.be/RBnYGYa6l3M?t=72 Sinistral battle theme]] lifts its climax from T-Square's [[https://youtu.be/cIbZVvdwACs?t=170 "Rodan"]].
* TearJerker: [[spoiler:The deaths of Maxim and Selan. Even though a savvy gamer knows they're screwed, it hurts because you've gotten to know them over the course of the game. The entire ending which follows is just as sad, with Tia crying for the first time since she was a child as she senses Maxim's death, and Selan's aunt telling their son Jeros that they'll be home soon after saving the world, unaware that he's now an orphan.]]
* ThatOneBoss: The Tarantula in the Ruby Cave, though weak to fire, can be a real pain due to the fact that it can inflict poison and paralysis. It can also summon spiders to assist in battle.
* ThatOneLevel: The Dankirk North Cave due to its length and being full of Ninjas and Shadows in the second half, both of which are capable of instant death on party members and the Ninjas are incredibly fast both on the map and in battle. Those who are uninitiated with the game will also usually go through it ''twice'' come time to learn about the passage to Gratze. The enemies may be easier the second time around, but all of the puzzles have to be re-solved.
* ThatOnePuzzle:
** In the non-Japanese versions, the third Reversi puzzle in the Treasure Sword shrine.
** That's to say nothing about the "World's Hardest Trick", the sliding block puzzle in one of the last mountain areas in the game.
** Also worth mentioning is the 'weak floor' puzzle in the Phantom Tree Mountain.
** The 3x3 bomb square grid in the dungeon near Dekar's castle.
* {{Woolseyism}}: An example of this gone wrong. Right before the final boss fight, Daos bellows, "You little hoochees! [sic]" In case you didn't know, a "hoochie" is a slang term for a woman who is promiscuous. It makes absolutely no sense in this context and provides the [[{{Narm}} biggest unintentional laugh]] in the game.
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