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* \\\'\\\'FreeSpace\\\'\\\' has a gauge labeled \\\"Shield Status Indicator\\\" despite shields not actually being reverse-engineered until a third of the way through the game.
** Not actually true. The shield status indicator is a visual gauge of when your hull gets hit, so it is still relevant prior to shields. In addition, not only is the shield power bar not shown prior to shields being added, it doesn\\\'t have a space. The weapon and engine power indicators are centered in their slot as though they are the only indicators that will ever exist.
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* On the subject of \\\'\\\'FinalFantasyXIII\\\'\\\', how about [[spoiler:Vanille\\\'s ATB bar - three sections long at the beginning, before it\\\'s revealed she was already a l\\\'Cie?]]
** That\\\'s actually {{foreshadowing}}, with a little {{Fridge Brilliance}} thrown in for good measure. It\\\'s one of those things that are obvious in retrospect, but isn\\\'t really attention grabbing unless it\\\'s pointed out to you otherwise.
** There is no possible way to know that l\\\'Cie have three ATB slots at that point in the game without spoilers. So in and of itself, that isn\\\'t a spoiler.
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**Additionally, the game made it clear early on that magic was incredibly rare in the setting, implying that only Terra and Celes could hope to use it. But every character has a missing space for it in the command list.
*** The ability to learn spells naturally is rare, not magic in and of itself. Celes and Terra are the only characters in the game capable of learning spells purely by leveling up. However, even basic mooks can use magic through Magitek armor. In addition, Umaro has both of those, but he can\\\'t equip espers or use magic.

I deleted the following examples since they were more than 50 percent natter (and in the future please follow the editing tips and delete them yourselves rather than adding word cruft):
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* \\\'\\\'FreeSpace\\\'\\\' has a gauge labeled \\\"Shield Status Indicator\\\" despite shields not actually being reverse-engineered until a third of the way through the game.
** Not actually true. The shield status indicator is a visual gauge of when your hull gets hit, so it is still relevant prior to shields. In addition, not only is the shield power bar not shown prior to shields being added, it doesn\\\'t have a space. The weapon and engine power indicators are centered in their slot as though they are the only indicators that will ever exist.
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* On the subject of \\\'\\\'FinalFantasyXIII\\\'\\\', how about [[spoiler:Vanille\\\'s ATB bar - three sections long at the beginning, before it\\\'s revealed she was already a l\\\'Cie?]]
** That\\\'s actually {{foreshadowing}}, with a little {{Fridge Brilliance}} thrown in for good measure. It\\\'s one of those things that are obvious in retrospect, but isn\\\'t really attention grabbing unless it\\\'s pointed out to you otherwise.
** There is no possible way to know that l\\\'Cie have three ATB slots at that point in the game without spoilers. So in and of itself, that isn\\\'t a spoiler.
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**Additionally, the game made it clear early on that magic was incredibly rare in the setting, implying that only Terra and Celes could hope to use it. But every character has a missing space for it in the command list.
*** The ability to learn spells naturally is rare, not magic in and of itself. Celes and Terra are the only characters in the game capable of learning spells purely by leveling up. However, even basic mooks can use magic through Magitek armor. In addition, Umaro has both of those, but he can\\\'t equip espers or use magic.

Oops, Sorry >-<.