History Anime / FinalFantasyUnlimited

* IHaveTheHighGround: Kumo just ''adores'' this trope. So did Lisa's mother, apparently.

** The story is about [[spoiler:two kids who get caught in a conflict between {{La Resistance}} and {{The Empire}}, in which the latter is trying to collect crystals in order to become an unstoppable god-like entity, and who is also Chaos. In addition, it's directly stated that people's souls are energy that can be weaponized, similar (though still different) to Mako/the Lifestream.]] If that's not "''Final Fantasy''", then what exactly is?

** {{YMMV}} (At best). The story is about [[spoiler:two kids who get caught in a conflict between {{La Resistance}} and {{The Empire}}, in which the latter is trying to collect crystals in order to become an unstoppable god-like entity, and who is also Chaos. In addition, it's directly stated that people's souls are energy that can be weaponized, similar (though still different) to Mako/the Lifestream.]] If that's not "''Final Fantasy''", then what exactly is?

** What? The story is about [[spoiler:two kids who get caught in a conflict between {{La Resistance}} and {{The Empire}}, in which the latter is trying to collect crystals in order to become an unstoppable god-like entity, and who is also Chaos. In addition, it's directly stated that people's souls are energy that can be weaponized, similar (though still different) to Mako/the Lifestream.]] If that's not "''Final Fantasy''", then what exactly is?

** There is no character or race in ''Unlimited'' called "Mog". The character the original troper is refering to is a "Moogle", and his name is "Moogle Kupo" (though one English translation does have his name as "Mogli"). The only ''Final Fantasy'' game where their race are referred to as "Mogs" Is ''VII'', presumably because no one on the team played a ''Final Fantasy'' game before.

** What? The story is about [[spoiler: 2 kids who get caught in a conflict between {{La Resistance}} and {{The Empire}}, in which the latter is trying to collect crystals in order to become an unstoppable god-like entity, and who is also Chaos. In addition, it's directly stated that people's souls are energy that can be weaponized, similar (though still different) to Mako/the Lifestream.]] If that's not "''Final Fantasy''", then what exactly is?

** The show has virtually nothing to do with its namesake series aside from the presence of Chocobos, Moogle Kupo, a character named Cid, and the summons themselves.

* InNameOnly: The show has virtually nothing to do with its namesake series aside from the presence of Chocobos, Mog, a character named Cid, and the summons themselves.
** What? The story is about [[spoiler: 2 kids who get caught in a conflict between {{La Resistance}} and {{The Empire}}, in which the latter is trying to collect crystals in order to become an unstoppable god-like entity, and who is also Chaos. In addition, it's directly stated that people's souls are energy that can be weaponized, similar (though still different) to Mako/the Lifestream.]] If that's not "Final Fantasy" then what exactly is?
** There is no character or race in FFU called "Mog". The character the original troper is refering to is a "Moogle", and his name is "Moogle Kupo" (though one English translation does have his name as "Mogli"). The only FF game where their race are referred to as "Mogs" Is FF7, presumably because no one on the team played a FF game before.

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** What? The story is about [[spoiler: 2 kids who get caught in a conflict between {{La Résistance}} and {{The Empire}}, in which the latter is trying to collect crystals in order to become an unstoppable god-like entity, and who is also Chaos. In addition, it's directly stated that people's souls are energy that can be weaponized, similar (though still different) to Mako/the Lifestream.]] If that's not "Final Fantasy" then what exactly is?

* InNameOnly: The show has virtually nothing to do with its namesake series aside from the presence of Chocobos, Moogles, and a character named Cid.

* InNameOnly: The show has virtually nothing to do with its namesake series.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Kumo's]] entire fight against Chaos is eventually revealed to be one. And then there's [[spoiler:Kaze and Kumo's apparent deaths in episode 25]], which are actually something of a subversion, as they turned out to be [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Final Fantasy: Unlimited'']]

!!Tropes:

''Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' is, as the name implies, an anime series produced as part of the [[RunningGag mind-flayingly popular]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' franchise. It was produced by {{Creator/GONZO}}, and brought to the United States by Creator/ADVFilms; it's available to the Spanish-speaking audience in a subtitled version, and has also been dubbed in French and German. Like many Gonzo anime, ''Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' is often guilty of ConspicuousCG (though it uses said CG better than many other Gonzo productions) and varying art quality depending on which studio is working on each episode.

* ConspicuousCG: Some objects such as "Elizabeth" the train, The Magun, its loading and shooting sequence, and the summons.

** And [[AllThereInTheManual apparently]], [[spoiler:Kiri eventually gets over this. OffscreenMomentOfAwesome.
* CerebusSyndrome: Yikes.

* ConspicuousCG: The Magun loading sequence and the summons.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: "And when did you wake up?"

* {{Expy}}: The cast has got plenty in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' and ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'' thanks to the designer liking to recycle his designs; Fabula also has Cosmos in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''.
** Perhaps tellingly, her expy character in ''Legendia'' also happens to be a god. [[WildMassGuessing Hmm.]]

* FanService: Lisa gets some shots that show off her apparent abundance of breasts... And from the looks of it, without a bra on.

* LargeHam: Every one of the Lords of Gaudium, but Pist and Soljashy definitely take the cake here.

* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Lisa is also revealed to have suffered from this, between her mother's death and her father's complete disinterest in her aside from her powers.]]

* RuleOfCool: Arguably the entire point behind the show, going above plot and character development. Especially prevalent in the (egregiously long) summon sequences.
** To some degree, they started getting better about it towards the end of the series, focusing more on plot and no longer having Kaze pull out his Magun and summon in every episode. It's possible the series might have lasted longer if they had focused more on plot right from the very beginning and not so much on cool.

* BodyHorror: Poor, poor [[spoiler: Dolk]]...

** Soljashy just ''loves'' to use this, too. And gratuitous French, and gratuitous Russian... At least this is revealed to be SurprisinglyGoodEnglish in the drama CD ''After 2''.

* HeroicAlbino: Kumo.

** And [[AllThereInTheManual apparently]], [[spoiler:Kiri eventually gets over this. [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome Offscreen]] CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming ensues]].

* WhiteShirtOfDeath: So he didn't [[spoiler:stay dead]], but that episode was quite a wince-worthy change to the show's previous BloodlessCarnage. The especially {{egregious}} fact is that [[spoiler:Kumo is one of ''two'' characters ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice in that episode, and he's the only one who apparently bled at all--let alone so profusely]].

* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: In episode 25, [[spoiler:after being run through on his own sword by Earl Tyrant, Kumo regains consciousness in time to bind Chaos in a show of truly BadAss HeroicWillpower]].

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Oscha, Soljashy, and possibly Fabula.

* TransformationIsAFreeAction: played straight most of the time, but subverted by Pist, who seems to be the only one DangerouslyGenreSavvy enough to realize you ''can'' interrupt the montage.

* ThisIsADrill: The Magun. And Elizabeth the subway train. And Cid's electric-hammer-backpack-thing. Apparently to get the energy out of Soil [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann you have to move it in a spiral motion, so any device that uses it will tend to feature a drill somewhere]].