History DarthWiki / FinalFantasyHomage

* '''Hammer:''' A wandering warrior known only by [[DropTheHammer the weapon he carries]].

* DropTheHammer: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Guess.]]

* PowerFist: Most of Jareth's weapons. [[spoiler:Until his Class Change, when he switches to [[BladeOnAStick spears]] after becoming a Dragoon.]]

* WhipItGood: Lorelei. Varies between leather bullwhips, chains, and {{Whip Sword}}s.

* AnAxeToGrind: Karish's main weapons, at first. She also favors [[BladeOnAStick spears and halberds]]. [[spoiler:Her strongest possible weapon, however, falls firmly into SinisterScythe.]]

* [[AGodAmI A Demon King Am I]]

* ShoutOut: [[Creator/HPLovecraft Mi(y)g(u)o]], Demon King of the Hive; the Glabrezu trio [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Jackal, Hyena, and Coyote]].

* '''Kenja:''' A [[InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja spy, scout, and assassin]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: Kenja and her clan.

* OneGenderRace: [[spoiler:Dragons - Tabaris and his successors [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy intentionally killed off all the females and young first, to prevent the race from reproducing to restore their lost numbers]]. The remaining handful of adult males, the Masters, are near-exinct and desperate as a result.]]

* '''Dagan Amakiir:''' [[TheObiWan Wizened Sage]] and servant of Asura, Goddess of Benevolence.

* TheObiWan: Dagan.

* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: Dalia at the Shrine of Asura in [[spoiler:Terresguard]] says this when she goes to face the Hatefiend alone. [[spoiler:It's then [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when [[TheObiWan Dagan]] shows up as a SpiritAdvisor to help in the battle.]]

* {{BFS}}: Tabaris was known for his: The [[ShoutOut Dragon]][[{{Berserk}} Slayer]].

What happens when [[{{Axioanarchist}} a bored amateur author]] decides ItsEasySoItSucks for every FinalFantasy game after [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Seven]] (VIII and IX had some touchy moments at least, but I digress) and decides to see how well he can do on his own.

* GenderFlip: Slightly different from standard: Cid in this game is short for Cidney, whereas all Cids in normal FinalFantasy stories have been male.

* CompleteMonster: All of the rulers of the various factions of Atlas, ranging from [[EvilChancellor Chancellor Ghirard]] and [[SinisterMinister High Priestess Cerian]] on the low end to [[{{Pirate}} Zanzibar the Pirate Lord]] and [[EvilOverlord Emperor Anhur]] on the high. The ONE exception would be Ghirard's puppet [[AChildShallLeadThem Child Queen, Alenn]], who's actually quite nice and [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething extremely helpful once no longer under the Chancellor's thumb]]. Oh, and let's NOT forget [[ManipulativeBastard Esmerelda]] [[TheChessmaster Taubokk]], the [[WickedWitch Wandering Witch]]. [[spoiler:Their villainy is justified, in a way... they all want to become [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Demon Kings]] after they die. And they DO.]] Obviously the Demon Kings in Part 2 qualify [[spoiler:except for [[NobleDemon Astaroth]] and [[DarkIsNotEvil Asmoday]], of course]].

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Though after a bit you may [[CompleteMonster wish they hadn't]].

What happens when [[{{Axioanarchist}} a bored amateur author]] decides ItsEasySoItSucks for every FinalFantasy game after [[FinalFantasyVII Seven]] (VIII and IX had some touchy moments at least, but I digress) and decides to see how well he can do on his own.

* DeadLittleSister: Winter is a widower who once had three children.

* [[TheThreeFacesOfEve The Three Faces Of Evil]]

* '''Zara Silverscale:''' A rogue [[LizardFolk Yuanti]] [[TheArcher ranger]] who is part of a clan rebelling against the rest of their kind.

* TheArcher: Zara, though she can use guns too eventually.

* WrenchWench: Marisol. Being an Engineer also grants her TheArcher, ChainsawGood, ThisIsADrill, and a few others... all in sharp contrast to her [[WhiteMagicianGirl gentle demeanor and affinity for White Magic]].

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Played straight, with most Yuanti being evil. Later subverted when the [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch Silverscale clan]] prove rebellious.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Played straight with most of the Yuanti, subverted by the [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch rebellious Silverscale clan]].

)

* ShoutOut: Much of Dalia's backstory and introduction story were inspired by ''TheCountOfMonteCristo''.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[EvilTowerOfOminousness The Crystalline Tower]]/[[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness The Shadow's Maw]].

* AChildShallLeadThem: "Queen" Alenn was born ''[[SomeoneToRememberHimBy after]]'' her father [[MeaningfulName Alexander]]'s death. [[EvilChancellor Ghirard]] has been running the country in the twelve years since.

* ShoutOut: [[HPLovecraft Mi(y)g(u)o]], Demon King of the Hive; the Glabrezu trio [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Jackal, Hyena, and Coyote]].

* '''Dalia Caldezhar:''' A young Baroness (and amateur alchemist) from the south.

* '''Kaylah Darshin:''' A [[KnightInShiningArmor Paladin]] of Alexander, God of Justice.

* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:Happens to Kaylah, causing her Fall, and also happened to [[GodIsEvil Leviathan]] eons ago.

* '''Karish:''' A young woman with [[LaserGuidedAmnesia no memories]], a fiendish appearance, and strange powers.

* ShoutOut: [[HPLovecraft Mi(y)g(u)o]], Demon King of the Hive; the Glabrezu trio [[{{Gargoyles}} Jackal, Hyena, and Coyote]].

The [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Age of Dragons]] came to an end not long ago, thanks to the now-legendary Tabaris the Dragonslayer and the Companies - teams of warriors working in units - that came in his wake, ushering in what scholars have begun to call the Age of Humanity. But some dragons are not so willing to [[StockQuotes go quietly into that dark night]], despite lingering on the edge of extinction - and one of those is Shaal'Runar the Black. One Company has been hired to deal with the threat: [[AmazonBrigade the Mazona Mercenary Corps]].

* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:Why is Mazona female-only? The Masters and [[TheMole Shelbey]] started it with the intent of weeding through humanity to find the strongest candidates to [[{{Squick}} mother the next generation of dragonkind]] now that [[MarsNeedsWomen Tabaris and the Companies killed off all the Dragon females]]. [[XanatosGambit When that falls through, they still have an ace to play...]] the [[ScaledUp Echidna Ritual]].]]

* '''Garion:''' A Druid of the Arbor Grove.

<<|DarthWiki/UnpublishedWorks|>>)

What happens when [[{{Axioanarchist}} a bored amateur author]] decides ItsEasySoItSucks for every FinalFantasy game after [[FinalFantasyVII Seven]] (YourMileageMayVary of course, VIII and IX had some touchy moments at least, but I digress) and decides to see how well he can do on his own.

* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Or more accurately, [[XanatosGambit that's the plan]].]]

* CompleteMonster: All of the rulers of the various factions of Atlas, ranging from [[EvilChancellor Chancellor Ghirard]] and [[SinisterMinister High Priestess Cerian]] on the low end to [[{{Pirate}} Zanzibar the Pirate Lord]] and [[EvilOverlord Emperor Anhur]] on the high. The ONE exception would be Ghirard's puppet [[AChildShallLeadThem Child Queen, Alenn]], who's actually quite nice and [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething extremely helpful once no longer under the Chancellor's thumb]]. Oh, and let's NOT forget [[ManipulativeBastard Esmerelda]] [[TheChessmaster Taubokk]], the [[WickedWitch Wandering Witch]]. [[spoiler:Their villainy is justified, in a way... they all want to become [[DemonLordsAndArchDevils Demon Kings]] after they die. [[XanatosGambit And they DO]].]] Obviously the Demon Kings in Part 2 qualify [[spoiler:except for [[NobleDemon Astaroth]] and [[DarkIsNotEvil Asmoday]], of course]].

* [[spoiler:XanatosRoulette: If you don't hate the various tyrants and lords in Part One enough, you '''will''' hate [[ManipulativeBastard Esmerelda]] by the time you reach Part Two.]]

* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler:Why is Mazona female-only? The Masters and [[TheMole Shelbey]] started it with the intent of weeding through humanity to find the strongest candidates to [[{{Squick}} mother the next generation of dragonkind]] now that [[MarsNeedsWomen Tabaris and the Companies killed off all the Dragon females]]. When that falls through, they still have an ace to play... the [[ScaledUp Echidna Ritual]].]]

* KnightInShiningArmor: Kaylah. [[spoiler:She ends up as a KnightInSourArmor for a while, then [[IGotBetter gets better]].]]

* MoreThanMindControl: [[spoiler:Happens to Kaylah, causing her Fall, and also happened to [[GodIsEvil Leviathan]] eons ago. [[IGotBetter He Gets Better]].]]

* YouAreTheDemons: [[spoiler:Or more accurately, [[XanatosGambit that's the plan]].]]

* LadyOfWar: Rebecca, Lorelei, Shelbey... heck with it, anyone in Mazona who's not a StaffChick.

* WrenchWench: Marisol. Being an Engineer also grants her TheArcher, ChainsawGood, ThisIsADrill, and a few others... all in sharp contrast to her [[StaffChick gentle demeanor and affinity for White Magic]].

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: [[spoiler:Played straight with Tabaris, subverted with [[SoYouWantToLiveForever Shelbey and the Masters]].]]

* [[spoiler:AreYouMyMummy: Harmony is Zara's.]]

* EvilOverlord: The various tyrants and rulers of Part One, with Emperor Anhur being the Evilest Over-est Lord of them all... [[spoiler:[[OrIsIt or so it appears at first]]]]; the Demon Kings in Part Two.

* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Yuanti use it as an alernative to MarsNeedsWomen. The body is changed first, [[MoreThanMindControl then the mental state]], leaving a small gap where they can be rescued from becoming AlwaysChaoticEvil but remain Yuanti physically. [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch The Silverscale clan]] is entirely made up of those who have been rescued at this point. (Rescue before that point causes them to shed their skins, reverting - painfully - back to humans, but beyond it is not reverseable save by powerful magic.)