History Awesome / SkiesOfArcadia

* The opening sequence complete with ship battle. [[http://jollyjack.deviantart.com/art/How-to-play-Skies-of-Arcadia-70712863 This comic]] summarizes it pretty nicely.
* Vyse and Aika's introductions makes for a pretty cool opening, but Dyne's introduction... *Bang* "That's funny, I only count four of you." This game made it clear from the start that even the secondary characters were going to be awesome.
* The game starts out by raiding [[TheEmpire Valuan]] ship, killing its [[{{Mooks}} guards]], defeating a war beast named Antonio, rescuing a MysteriousWaif named Fina, and bringing your ship home to its base [[ElaborateUndergroundBase IN A HOLLOWED OUT ISLAND]].

* Pick a storyline-based ship battle. Standouts include Belleza for strategy and Vigoro for ballsyness... multiple De Loco defeats. Watching that sadistic bugger go nuts and fall into the clouds, angrier each time, was always fun.

* Drachma's HeroicSacrifice.
* It's satisfying to kick Vigoro's ass considering he was trying to [[PrisonRape RAPE AIKA]]!

* Enrique's showing CruelMercy to Muraji as the latter begs for his life, and the subsequent game of Chicken with Vigoro.
* The pirate attack on Crescent Isle, many invasions of Valuan space, the amazing Colosseum rescue, the descent into the local equivalent of the deep ocean to search for Fina's ship, that first entrance into the Dark Rift... more awesome-for-your-buck than most [=RPGs=] out there.
* The Silvite elders blocking the enemy's [[EarthShatteringKaboom moon-shattering]] WaveMotionGun ''with their own space station.'' Which then crashes into the lost continent and makes the glowing panels comprising its force field fly up into space. Attacking the last of the Valuan Armada with an army composed of Blue Rogues, the entire Yafutoman navy, and ''all the Air Pirates of the world, both Blue Rogues and Black Pirates,'' is pretty damn awesome too.

* Honestly, pretty much every single boss fight. Because of the game's unique VariableMix feature, every time a boss reaches low health and the boss theme turns into a different, triumphant-sounding version manages to be an awesome moment. Especially so for the final boss.

--->'''Vyse:''' Moonstone Cannon, FIRE!

-->'''Vyse:''' If you lose sight of one dream, replace it with another. Think about how much you could have accomplished in the time that you've spent here. Just because you couldn't cross the Dark Rift, are you just going to sit here for the rest of your life? Because you tried something once and failed, are you going to throw the rest of your life away? There's a whole world out there to see! Don't you have any desire to sail again?

-->Vyse: If you lose sight of one dream, replace it with another. Think about how much you could have accomplished in the time that you've spent here. Just because you couldn't cross the Dark Rift, are you just going to sit here for the rest of your life? Because you tried something once and failed, are you going to throw the rest of your life away? There's a whole world out there to see! Don't you have any desire to sail again?

* Centime gets one for [[spoiler:disarming De Loco's deathtrap]].

* [[spoiler:Drachma's]] HeroicSacrifice.

* [[spoiler:The Silvite elders blocking the enemy's [[EarthShatteringKaboom moon-shattering]] WaveMotionGun ''with their own space station.'' Which then crashes into the lost continent and makes the glowing panels comprising its force field fly up into space.]] Attacking the last of the Valuan Armada with [[spoiler:an army composed of Blue Rogues, the entire Yafutoman navy, and ''all the Air Pirates of the world, both Blue Rogues and Black Pirates,'']] is pretty damn awesome too.

* [[spoiler:The ending gives closure to the game and has such crowners as: Air Pirates Fina and Cupil, Drachma dying a happy fisherman, and Enrique marrying Moegi and beginning a new Valuan Empire.]]
* Belleza [[spoiler: sacrificing herself to blow up Galcian, taking him out just when it seems like he's about to get away, and he can't do jack shit about it.]]

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* The game starts out by raiding [[TheEmpire Valuan]] ship, kill its [[{{Mooks}} guards]], defeat a war beast named Antonio, rescue a MysteriousWaif named Fina, and bring your ship home to its base [[ElaborateUndergroundBase IN A HOLLOWED OUT ISLAND]].

* Vyse infiltrates [[TheEmpire Valua]], sneakes in through the catacombs, kills an acid-spitting monster, rescues his friends and family and killed their would be executioner (without rest after the acid monster). He realizes Fina's not with them so he does the logical thing... jump on the train and beat up the guards to get to her. He's cornered by the toughest mofo in the game and escapes by [[BigDamnHeroes his friends blasting the train in half]].

** Aika's after battle ReasonYouSuckSpeech to him counts, too.

* The second escape from the capital of Valua. The first one, [[AlwaysClose squeezing out through the huge gates just as they close, trapping the Valuan ships inside was one thing]], blasting ''through'' the gate with your shiny new WaveMotionGun as you steal the very latest Valuan flagship was another altogether.
--->'''Vyse:''' Moonstone Cannon FIRE!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP5tKVj1-q8 The ''entirety'' of the Delphinus's first flight]] is amazing. From the moment you get your first look at the ship, to when it powers up and starts moving, to when the "battle" starts and you get a look at it's ''Stats'' (''4x as much health'' as the Little Jack!). At this point, the player is likely thinking: ''"Holy Shit! This ship is '''Awesome'''!! And I get to '''Use''' it!!!"''
* Enrique's showing CruelMercy to Muraji as the latter begs for his life and the subsequent game of Chicken with Vigoro.
* The pirate attack on Crescent Isle, many invasions of Valuan space, the amazing Colosseum rescue, descent into the local equivalent of the deep ocean to search for Fina's ship, that first entrance into the Dark Rift... more awesome-for-your-buck than most [=RPGs=] out there.
* [[spoiler:The Silvite elders blocking the enemy's [[EarthShatteringKaboom moon-shattering]] WaveMotionGun ''with their own space station.'' Which then crashes into the lost continent and makes the glowing panels comprising its force field fly up into space.]] Attacking the last of the Valuan Armada with [[spoiler:an army composed of Blue Rogues, the entire Yafutoman navy, and ''all the Air Pirates of the world, both Blue Rogues and Black Pirates'']] is pretty damn awesome too.

* Belleza [[spoiler: sacrificing herself to blow up Galcian, taking him out just when it seems like he's about to get away. and he can't do jack shit about it.]]

** Vyse's speech to the citizens of Esperanza shows him as an awesome HopeBringer. For context, Vyse questions them on how to get through the Dark Rift, a dark vortex in the skies nearby that has never been sailed through. The citizens, several of them retired sailors who tried previously and failed, proceed to laugh at Vyse and mock him. As Vyse prepares to leave, he proceeds to give ''one of '''the''' most'' awesome TheReasonYouSuckSpeech ever in a video game to everyone present, sending them into a shamed silence.

* Ramirez is attacking, the Little Jack is on fire, and Drachma leads the kids down to the lifeboats, but he's not getting on. He still has business to settle with Rhakham. No words, no dramatic build-up, he just gives them a last smirk and pushes them to safety.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP5tKVj1-q8 The ''entirety'' of the Delphinis's first flight]] is amazing. From the moment you get your first look at the ship, to when it powers up and starts moving, to when the "battle" starts and you get a look at it's ''Stats'' (''4x as much health'' as the Little Jack!). At this point, the player is likely thinking: ''"Holy Shit! This ship is '''Awesome'''!! And I get to '''Use''' it!!!"''

** The ''entirety'' of the Delphinis's first flight is amazing. From the moment you get your first look at the ship, to when it powers up and starts moving, to when the "battle" starts and you get a look at it's ''Stats'' (''4x as much health'' as the Little Jack!). At this point, the player is likely thinking: ''"Holy Shit! This ship is '''Awesome'''!! And I get to '''Use''' it!!!"''

** Vyse's speech to the citizens of Esperanza shows him as an awesome HopeBringer. For context, Vyse questions them on how to get through the Dark Rift, a dark vortex in the skies nearby that has never been sailed through. The citizens, several of them retired sailors who tried previously and failed, proceed to laugh at Vyse and mock him. As Vyse prepares to leave, he proceeds to give ''one of '''the''' most'' awesome TheReasonYouSuckSpeech ever in a video game to everyone present, sending them into a shamed silence. This line says it all;
-->Vyse: If you lose sight of one dream, replace it with another.

* Vyse infiltrates[[TheEmpire Valua]], sneakes in through the catacombs, kills an acid-spitting monster, rescues his friends and family and killed their would be executioner (without rest after the acid monster). He realizes Fina's not with them so he does the logical thing... jump on the train and beat up the guards to get to her. He's cornered by the toughest mofo in the game and escapes by [[BigDamnHeroes his friends blasting the train in half]].

* The opening sequence complete with ship battle.

* Okay, you start out raiding a [[TheEmpire Valuan]] ship, kill its [[{{Mooks}} guards]], defeat a war beast named Antonio, rescue a MysteriousWaif named Fina, and bring your ship home to its base [[ElaborateUndergroundBase IN A HOLLOWED OUT ISLAND]].

* Now you have infiltrated [[TheEmpire Valua]], snuck in through the catacombs, killed an acid-spitting monster, rescued your friends and family and killed their would be executioner (without rest after the acid monster). You realize Fina's not with them so you do the logical thing... jump on the train and beat up the guards to get to her. You get cornered by the toughest mofo in the game and escape by [[BigDamnHeroes your friends blasting the train in half]].
* Pick a storyline-based ship battle. Standouts include Belleza for strategy and Vigoro for ballsyness... [[UnfortunateImplications wait]] [[ThatCameOutWrong that]] came [[FreudWasRight out]] [[{{Squick}} wrong]].
** Interestingly, both are... [[GagPenis oddly shaped]].
** Not to mention the multiple De Loco defeats. Watching that sadistic bugger go nuts and fall into the clouds, angrier each time, was always fun.
* Liberating a SlaveRace.

* Taking [[{{Golem}} Grendel]] out... [[EpicFail by making him fall over]]....
** For clarification, Grendel is a giant humanoid Gigas that breaks islands with its bare hands. I shudder to think what would happen if it found the "Giant's Hammer" Discovery.
* [[spoiler:Drachma's]] HeroicSacrifice, [[spoiler:He got better.]]
** Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfSadness.
* It's pretty satisfying to kick Vigoro's ass considering he was trying to [[PrisonRape RAPE]] [[TheLancer AIKA]]!

* Don't forget about [[spoiler:the Silvite elders blocking the enemy's [[EarthShatteringKaboom moon-shattering]] WaveMotionGun ''with their own space station.'' Which then crashes into the lost continent and makes the glowing panels comprising its force field fly up into space.]] Attacking the last of the Valuan Armada with [[spoiler:an army composed of Blue Rogues, the entire Yafutoman navy, and ''all the Air Pirates of the world, both Blue Rogues and Black Pirates'']] is pretty damn awesome too.
* The GondorCallsForAid moment is epic, as it shows how much of a Captain Vyse has become. To show how respected he has become, the [[InvertedTrope trope is actually inverted.]] That's right, in the world's moment of desperation, the aid unanimously calls for Gondor!
* The entire game is pretty much one big Crowning RPG Of Awesome. [[http://jollyjack.deviantart.com/art/How-to-play-Skies-of-Arcadia-70712863 This comic]] summarizes it pretty nicely.

* ''How'' has Vyse's speech to the citizens of Esperanza not been mentioned? For context, Vyse questions them on how to get through the Dark Rift, a dark vortex in the skies nearby that has never been sailed through. The citizens, several of them retired sailors who tried previously and failed, proceed to laugh at Vyse and mock him. As Vyse prepares to leave, he proceeds to give ''one of '''the''' most'' awesome TheReasonYouSuckSpeech ever in a video game to everyone present, sending them into a shamed silence. This line in particular says it all;

* Heck, most of Vyse's speeches are awesome. "Impossible is just a word people use to feel good about themselves when they quit."

** Watching the Delphinis taking off for the first time is also pretty memorable.

* [[spoiler:The ending gives closure to the game and has such crowners as: Air Pirates Fina and Cupil, Drachma dying a happy fisherman, and [[MeLoveYouLongTime Enrique marrying Moegi]] and beginning a new Valuan Empire.]]

* Belleza sacrificing herself to blow up Galcian, taking him out just when it seems like he's about to get away. and he can't do jack shit about it.

* Pick a storyline-based ship battle. Standouts include Belleza for strategy and Vigoro for ballsyness... [[UnfortunateImplications wait]] [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean that]] came [[FreudWasRight out]] [[{{Squick}} wrong]].

** Vyse's after battle ReasonYouSuckSpeech to him counts, too.

--->'''Vyse:''' On Pirate Isle, we have a saying. "A man doesn't make excuses for his shortcomings.'' And judging by that saying, you've got a ways to go.

** Aika's after battle ReasonYouSuckSpeech to him counts, too.

--->'''Aika:''' On Pirate Isle, we have a saying. "A man doesn't make excuses for his shortcomings.'' And judging by that saying, you've got a ways to go.

* Pick a storyline-based ship battle. Standouts include Belleza for strategy and Vigoro for ballsyness... [[UnfortunateImplications wait]] [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean that]] [[CompensatingForSomething came]] [[FreudWasRight out]] [[{{Squick}} wrong]].

--->'''Aika:''' On Pirate Isle, we have a saying. "A man doesn't make excuses for his [[CompensatingForSomething shortcomings.]]'' And judging by that saying, you've got a ways to go.

* The GondorCallsForAid moment is epic, as it shows how much of a Captain Vyse has become. To show how respected he has become, the [[InvertedTrope trope is actually inverted.]] That's right, in the world's moment of desperation, the aid unanimously calls For Gondor!