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** [[spoiler:Ashe]] and [[spoiler:Eald'narche]] are shown in flashbacks to previous cycles, when they were the hero and villain counterparts to [[spoiler:Gabranth]] and [[spoiler:Shantotto]], respectively.
** [[spoiler:Maduin]] appears to Terra when she recovers her Crystal, as her Crystal is actually [[spoiler:his Magicite shard]].
** [[spoiler:Aerith]] appears to Terra in a vision in Chapter 30, though Terra doesn't know who it is.



** [[spoiler:Aerith]] appears to Terra in a vision in Chapter 30, though Terra doesn't know who it is.



** The CombinationAttack Cloud and Terra uses to defeat [[spoiler:Gabranth]] is later used to defeat [[spoiler:Safer Sephiroth.]]

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** The CombinationAttack Cloud and Terra uses use to defeat [[spoiler:Gabranth]] is later used to defeat [[spoiler:Safer Sephiroth.]]
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* FoeYay[=/=]HoYay: [[invoked]] Lampshaded by Kefka.
-->"Cloud and Sephy need some alone time to work out their issues."
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Golbez]] says such about him and Terra. A major part of the earlier chapters is Terra and Cloud thinking the other has experienced similar hardships to theirs.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: [[spoiler:Golbez]] says such about him and Terra. A major part of the earlier chapters is Terra and Cloud thinking the other has experienced similar hardships to theirs.

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* BackFromTheDead: All the villains were dead in their respective worlds before Chaos revived them prior to the story's events.
** Later invoked by [[spoiler:Sephiroth, Ultimecia and Kuja]]
** And then by [[spoiler:Cloud.]]

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* BackFromTheDead: BackFromTheDead:
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All the villains were dead in their respective worlds before Chaos revived them prior to the story's events.
** Later invoked by [[spoiler:Sephiroth, Ultimecia and Kuja]]
Kuja, when the Emperor uses the Crystal of Darkness to revive them.]]
** And then by [[spoiler:Cloud.[[spoiler:Cloud, who is revived by the power of the Crystals.]]



* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Golbez]] loses [[spoiler:his]] powers in Chapter 25. While he eventually helps fight much later, he's limited to a sword.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Golbez]] loses [[spoiler:his]] his powers in Chapter 25. While he eventually helps fight much later, he's limited to a sword.


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* GoodCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler:When Golbez is stripped of his powers by Chaos, he loses his armor with it, reverting to his Man in Black costume from ''The After Years'', and later performing a HeelFaceTurn.]]
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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Terra delivers one in Chapter 21 to Kefka. However, he's expecting [[LampshadeHanging one]], so she combines it with ShutUpHannibal to explain her revelations about ''him'' too.

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** Zigzagged for [[spoiler:Cosmos and Cid]]. The final chapters reveal they were knowing participants in the cycles of war, just as in ''Dissidia 012''. But while in that game their goal was to return home, here they sought to [[spoiler:reactivate Omega and use it to attack Onrac in revenge for the war that got them sent to the Void]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:Cid]] came to regret [[spoiler:his]] actions in starting the cycles as in canon, and it is implied [[spoiler:he was the one that revived Golbez and Jecht and sent them home when the cycles ended]]. As for [[spoiler:Cosmos]], it is unclear if [[spoiler:she]] came to regret [[spoiler:her]] actions or not.

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** Chaos. In the canon he was [[spoiler:manipulated by Garland and Cid into starting the cycles of war, and then became an OrcusOnHisThrone who didn't care about them]]. In this fic he [[spoiler:goes along with the cycles from the start, and eventually decides to find a way to betray Cid and Cosmos and kill Cosmos to escape the cycles of war, and with his freedom he'll become a MultiversalConqueror. Fortunately, the heroes were able to kill him for the final time before that happened.]]
** Zigzagged for [[spoiler:Cosmos and Cid]]. The final chapters reveal they were knowing participants in the cycles of war, just as in ''Dissidia 012''. But while in that game their goal was to return home, here they sought to [[spoiler:reactivate Omega and use it to attack Onrac in revenge for the war that got them sent to the Void]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:Cid]] they still came to regret [[spoiler:his]] their actions in starting the cycles as in canon, cycles, and it is implied [[spoiler:he [[spoiler:Cid was the one force that revived Golbez and Jecht and sent them home when the cycles ended]]. As for [[spoiler:Cosmos]], it is unclear if [[spoiler:she]] came to regret [[spoiler:her]] actions or not.ended.]]

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* AdaptationalVillainy: Kuja's AntiVillain traits from ''Dissidia 012'' are left out since it was released after the fic was well underway. Sephiroth is much more obviously a villain and wants to conquer Cloud's world, as opposed to ''Dissidia's'' PunchClockVillain WarriorPoet interpretation.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: AdaptationalVillainy:
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Kuja's AntiVillain traits from ''Dissidia 012'' are left out since it was released after the fic was well underway. Sephiroth is much more obviously a villain and wants to conquer Cloud's world, as opposed to ''Dissidia's'' PunchClockVillain WarriorPoet interpretation.interpretation.
** Zigzagged for [[spoiler:Cosmos and Cid]]. The final chapters reveal they were knowing participants in the cycles of war, just as in ''Dissidia 012''. But while in that game their goal was to return home, here they sought to [[spoiler:reactivate Omega and use it to attack Onrac in revenge for the war that got them sent to the Void]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:Cid]] came to regret [[spoiler:his]] actions in starting the cycles as in canon, and it is implied [[spoiler:he was the one that revived Golbez and Jecht and sent them home when the cycles ended]]. As for [[spoiler:Cosmos]], it is unclear if [[spoiler:she]] came to regret [[spoiler:her]] actions or not.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:Shinryu]] was a definite antagonist in ''Dissidia'', but in the fic is relatively benevolent, though in a self-interested way. [[spoiler:Since Omega would destroy all existence including him if he wasn't keeping it sealed, he does so because naturally, he wants to live. He also shows genuine gratitude to the heroes for ending the cycle of war, since that means any risk of Omega powering up and breaking the seal is now gone.]]

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* AboveGoodAndEvil: [[spoiler:Shinryu is ancient and powerful beyond human comprehension, and it's spent untold eons wandering the multiverse doing as it likes. It casually comments that it has created and destroyed worlds many times just to have something to do, and WeAreAsMayflies to it.]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:Shinryu]] was a definite antagonist an antagonistic force in ''Dissidia'', but in the fic is relatively far more benevolent, though still self-interested. [[spoiler:While it doesn't care about any of the worlds or warriors in a self-interested way. [[spoiler:Since particular, it ''does'' keep Omega would sealed away in the Void because it's not about to let it destroy all existence including him if he wasn't keeping it sealed, he does so because naturally, he wants to live. He the multiverse. Shinryu also shows genuine gratitude to the heroes for ending the cycle of war, since that means any risk of Omega powering up and breaking the seal is now gone.]]

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* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Golbez]] loses [[spoiler:his]] powers in Chapter 25.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:Golbez]] loses [[spoiler:his]] powers in Chapter 25. While he eventually helps fight much later, he's limited to a sword.



** Cloud: HeartbrokenBadass-->TheDeterminator[[spoiler:-->TheChosenOne[=/=]TheLeader]]

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** Cloud: HeartbrokenBadass-->TheDeterminator[[spoiler:-->TheChosenOne[=/=]TheLeader]]HeartbrokenBadass-->TheDeterminator[[spoiler:-->TheLeader]]



** The CombinationAttack mentioned below.

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** The CombinationAttack mentioned below.Cloud and Terra uses to defeat [[spoiler:Gabranth]] is later used to defeat [[spoiler:Safer Sephiroth.]]



* DependingOnTheArtist: Justified with Terra's hair variably being blonde or green in different media. This story depicts her as naturally blonde, but her hair turns green when she first transforms into her Esper form. She explains that green is Maduin's hair color and it shifts when her powers well up. She returns to blonde when she gets her Crystal and full control over her powers again.



* EarnYourHappyEnding. By the time the final sentence ends, [[spoiler:Golbez and Jecht have a second chance at life with their families back home, everyone else is home again where they belong, and Cloud and Terra are together in the ''Final Fantasy VII'' world.]] The road to that final sentence was not an easy one for any of them.

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* EarnYourHappyEnding. By the time the final sentence epilogue ends, [[spoiler:Golbez and Jecht have a second chance at life with their families back home, everyone else is home again where they belong, and Cloud and Terra are together in the ''Final Fantasy VII'' world.]] The road to that final sentence there was not an easy one for any of them.them.
* EldritchLocation: The Void, which is briefly glimpsed when it swallows part of the world -- Terra's narration while looking at it describes it as being just simply ''wrong''. Squall claims that, even though he's never seen it before, he feels he recognizes it and it terrifies him for reasons he doesn't understand.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Chapter 27 is titled "Descend Heartless Angel", and the ArcWords are a translation of the OminousLatinChanting in Sephiroth's theme. You know, OneWingedAngel...
** And earlier in Chapter 23, as Sephiroth vanishes in a flurry of black feathers, [[spoiler:the last one to appear is white instead]].

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Chapter 23, as Sephiroth vanishes in a flurry of black feathers, [[spoiler:the last one to appear is white instead]]. Chapter 27 is titled "Descend Heartless Angel", and the ArcWords are a translation of the OminousLatinChanting in Sephiroth's theme. You know, OneWingedAngel...
** And earlier in Chapter 23, as Sephiroth vanishes in a flurry of black feathers, [[spoiler:the last one to appear is white instead]].
theme, OneWingedAngel.



* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Terra to [[spoiler:Cloud when Sephiroth takes control of him.]]

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Cloud to [[spoiler:Terra when she transforms]], and Terra to [[spoiler:Cloud when Sephiroth takes control of him.]]]]
* InternalReveal: Cloud doesn't learn about Terra's ability to transform into her Esper state until Chapter 17.



* MagicKnight: Terra prefers her magic but uses her sword on occasion. [[spoiler:Cloud plays this straight as can be after he receives Hikari's power]].

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* MacGuffin: The Crystals, naturally. The story is explicit in each one being an object of importance from the original world it was taken from -- Cloud's Crystal is the White Materia and Terra's is Maduin's Magicite.
* MagicKnight: Terra prefers her magic but uses her sword on occasion. [[spoiler:Cloud plays this straight as can be after he receives Hikari's power]].power, and gains a FireIceLightning trio of spells, as well as using his magical Limit Breaks like Blade Beam and Meteorain.]]



** An unintentional one that came full circle, the Manikins are called "Crystelle", since they hadn't been given an English name yet when the story started. Crystelle is the name of a Crystal-like enemy encountered in the depths of the Interdimensional Rift in ''Final Fantasy V''. Then came ''Dissidia 012'', and look at the origin story they created for the Manikins.

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** An unintentional one that came full circle, the Manikins are called "Crystelle", since they hadn't been given an English name yet when the story started. Crystelle is the name of a Crystal-like enemy encountered in the depths of the Interdimensional Rift in ''Final Fantasy V''. Then came ''Dissidia 012'', and look at the origin story they Manikins are revealed to have been created for from living crystals found in the Manikins.Rift.



* PrecisionFStrike: Kefka specializes in them.

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* PrecisionFStrike: Kefka specializes in them. While the story contains minor cursing on occasion, the only F-bombs come from Kefka, and only three of them.



** Almost every line of dialogue [[spoiler:Gabranth]] has, though considering his home universe...

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** Almost every line of dialogue [[spoiler:Gabranth]] has, though considering his home universe...game it's tonally consistent.



* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Kefka sees [[spoiler:Terra's [[LimitBreak Riot]] [[SwordBeam Blade]] rushing at him]], his only response is to make a face and mutter "Oh ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]''."

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Kefka sees [[spoiler:Terra's [[LimitBreak Riot]] [[SwordBeam Riot Blade]] rushing coming at him]], his only response is to make a face and mutter "Oh ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]''."



* {{Troll}}: Kefka, increasingly so when he realizes Sephiroth hates him

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* {{Troll}}: Kefka, increasingly so This is Kefka's default state, but when he realizes figures out Sephiroth hates himhim, he starts going out of his way to annoy him on purpose.



* VillainousBreakdown: Mateus doesn't take it well when [[spoiler:Jecht goes OneWingedAngel and issues a CurbStompBattle against him. He responds in kind, going from SmugSnake to LargeHam in the process.]]
** Kefka at the climax of his battle with Terra goes outright berserk.

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* VillainousBreakdown: VillainousBreakdown:
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Mateus doesn't take it well when [[spoiler:Jecht goes OneWingedAngel and issues a CurbStompBattle against him. He responds in kind, going from SmugSnake to LargeHam in the process.]]
** Kefka goes outright berserk at the climax of his battle with Terra goes outright berserk.Terra.


* CounterpartComparison: In-universe. A major part in Cloud's character arc in the first part of the story is his confusion over recognizing Terra due to her similarities to Aerith.
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** In Chapter 9, Terra remarks [[KingdomHearts "There's so many worlds...and they all share the same sky..."]]. Chapter 25 is called "A World Without Light" after [[CallingYourAttacks Marluxia's attack call]].

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** In Chapter 9, Terra remarks [[KingdomHearts [[Franchise/KingdomHearts "There's so many worlds...and they all share the same sky..."]]. Chapter 25 is called "A World Without Light" after [[CallingYourAttacks Marluxia's attack call]].
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Shinryu is foreshadowed as such. [[spoiler:Turns out he's just so powerful, he's AboveGoodAndEvil and is unconcerned about mortals -- the ''actual'' Greater Scope Villain is Omega, who would destroy the multiverse if Shinryu wasn't keeping it sealed in the Void]].

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Shinryu is foreshadowed as such. [[spoiler:Turns out he's just so powerful, he's AboveGoodAndEvil and is unconcerned about mortals -- the ''actual'' Greater Scope Greater-Scope Villain is Omega, who would destroy the multiverse if Shinryu wasn't keeping it sealed in the Void]].

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* BiggerBad: Shinryu is foreshadowed as such. [[spoiler:Turns out he's just so powerful, he's AboveGoodAndEvil and is unconcerned about mortals -- the ''actual'' Bigger Bad is Omega, who would destroy the multiverse if Shinryu wasn't keeping it sealed in the Void]].


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* GreaterScopeVillain: Shinryu is foreshadowed as such. [[spoiler:Turns out he's just so powerful, he's AboveGoodAndEvil and is unconcerned about mortals -- the ''actual'' Greater Scope Villain is Omega, who would destroy the multiverse if Shinryu wasn't keeping it sealed in the Void]].
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Has nothing to do with familiarity with in-universe fiction.


* LampshadeHanging: Cloud and Terra both demonstrate some degree of [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]] with regards to their quests and their archenemies. Cloud for example is completely unsurprised when [[spoiler:Sephiroth comes back to life after their first battle.]]

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* LampshadeHanging: Cloud and Terra both demonstrate some degree of [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]] with regards to their quests and their archenemies. Cloud for example is completely unsurprised when [[spoiler:Sephiroth comes back to life after their first battle.]]



* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Terra delivers one in Chapter 21 to Kefka. However, he's [[GenreSavvy expecting]] [[LampshadeHanging one]], so she combines it with ShutUpHannibal to explain her revelations about ''him'' too.

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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Terra delivers one in Chapter 21 to Kefka. However, he's [[GenreSavvy expecting]] expecting [[LampshadeHanging one]], so she combines it with ShutUpHannibal to explain her revelations about ''him'' too.
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* ShooOutTheClowns: Aside from the occasional one-liner, a lot of the comic relief in the story ended once [[spoiler:Kefka got killed]].

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* ShooOutTheClowns: Aside from the occasional one-liner, a lot of the comic relief in the story ended once [[spoiler:Kefka got killed]].killed]], making it a more-or-less literal case.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: In Chapter 28 [[spoiler:when he has Cloud at his mercy, the first thing Sephiroth does is get rid of the Buster Sword. The second thing is anticipate Terra's sneak attack and stop her.]]
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->'''Terra''': "You want answers, I can't agree with you more. All I'm saying is that, maybe we can help each other."

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->'''Terra''': "You ->''"You want answers, I can't agree with you more. All I'm saying is that, maybe we can help each other."
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-->-- '''Terra'''
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Shards Of Memory is a ''FinalFantasy'' fanfiction written by Drake Clawfang. Set in the world of ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'', the core of the story is that it follows [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] on their quests for their [[MacGuffin Crystals]]. While they travel together and come to trust each other, the various Warriors of Chaos are still plotting against their respective heroic counterparts, Sephiroth and Kefka being those chosen to oppose Cloud and Terra. Thus Cloud deals with nightly MindRape courtesy of Sephiroth inflicting LaserGuidedAmnesia on him in his sleep to erase his memories of Aerith, with the ultimate intent of seizing control of Cloud's mind. Meanwhile Kefka uses his Crystal to play havoc with Terra's control over her powers. As a result the two are forced to confront their {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s, which they keep hidden from the other. This only causes problems down the road as Sephiroth and Kefka try to turn them against each other.

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Shards Of Memory is a ''FinalFantasy'' ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' fanfiction written by Drake Clawfang. Set in the world of ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'', ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', the core of the story is that it follows [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] on their quests for their [[MacGuffin Crystals]]. While they travel together and come to trust each other, the various Warriors of Chaos are still plotting against their respective heroic counterparts, Sephiroth and Kefka being those chosen to oppose Cloud and Terra. Thus Cloud deals with nightly MindRape courtesy of Sephiroth inflicting LaserGuidedAmnesia on him in his sleep to erase his memories of Aerith, with the ultimate intent of seizing control of Cloud's mind. Meanwhile Kefka uses his Crystal to play havoc with Terra's control over her powers. As a result the two are forced to confront their {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s, which they keep hidden from the other. This only causes problems down the road as Sephiroth and Kefka try to turn them against each other.

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* AntiVillain: Golbez and Jecht.
** [[spoiler:They upgrade to {{Anti Hero}}es after their {{Heel Face Turn}}s.]]

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* AntiVillain: Golbez and Jecht.
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Jecht. [[spoiler:They upgrade to {{Anti Hero}}es after their {{Heel Face Turn}}s.]]



* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Golbez.]]
* [[spoiler:BatmanGambit]]: [[spoiler:Golbez's betrayal of the villains? Mateus was counting on it.]]

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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Golbez.[[spoiler:Golbez's motivation is the restoration of the Lunarians. After his plan collapses Cecil convinces him to help them defeat Chaos to make amends.]]
* [[spoiler:BatmanGambit]]: BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:Golbez's betrayal of the villains? Mateus was counting on it.]]



* [[spoiler:TheBigDamnKiss]]: Chapter 19.

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* [[spoiler:TheBigDamnKiss]]: Chapter 19.BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Jecht intervenes to save Tidus during the battle with Mateus.]]
* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Chapter 19; Terra kisses Cloud to break Sephiroth's control over him.]]



* ChekhovsGun: It's mentioned early on that Cloud has Fire, Cure and Thunder Materia. The latter two don't come into use until Chapter 21.
** [[spoiler:His Fire Materia, once Terra picks it up.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: See under CombinationAttack.

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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsArmory:
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It's mentioned early on that Cloud has Fire, Cure and Thunder Materia. The latter two don't come into use until Chapter 21.
** [[spoiler:His Fire Materia, once Terra picks it up.[[spoiler:Mateus uses the Dark Crystal to revive the slain Warriors of Chaos. Hikari uses the Light Crystals to revive Cloud in the same manner.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: See under CombinationAttack.** The CombinationAttack mentioned below.
** [[spoiler:Jecht receives a power boost from Tidus's Crystal and enters his EX Mode to fight Mateus. In the battle with Chaos the heroes do the same with their respective Crystals.]]
** [[spoiler:Cloud's Fire Materia is dropped in the Forgotten City and found by Terra. In the Epilogue it's used by Aerith to transport Terra to Cloud's world.]]



* DeusExMachina: Several times in the final chapters thanks to RuleOfCool. [[spoiler:How does Cloud manifest the Buster Sword out of nothing? He just does.]]
** Possibly the same way as Sephiroth does in AdventChildren.

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* DeusExMachina: DeusExMachina:
** The group manages to find [[spoiler:an airship and an enchanted map]] that makes travelling between the final destinations a lot quicker compared to the earlier parts of the story.
**
Several times in the final chapters thanks to RuleOfCool. [[spoiler:How does Cloud manifest the Buster Sword out of nothing? He just does.]]
** Possibly the same way as Sephiroth
How did Golbez and Jecht make it home? How does in AdventChildren.Aerith use a Materia shard to transport Terra to the Sector 7 Church?]] Quiet, you're ruining the epic and happy ending!



* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Sephiroth seems to get a lot hammier when he [[spoiler:transforms into Safer Sephiroth]].

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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Sephiroth seems to get gets a lot hammier when he [[spoiler:transforms into Safer Sephiroth]].Sephiroth]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding. By the time the final sentence ends, [[spoiler:Golbez and Jecht have a second chance at life with their families back home, everyone else is home again where they belong, and Cloud and Terra are together in the ''Final Fantasy VII'' world.]] The road to that final sentence was not an easy one for any of them.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Sephiroth]].

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Sephiroth]].[[spoiler:Sephiroth fades away with a resolution that whatever awaits him on the other side, he will face it with his head held high.]]



* TheHeavy: The actual BigBad is Chaos with the Emperor and Garland acting as his main servants as in the source game, but Sephiroth is the villain of the main storylines, and grows into an antagonist role opposing Terra in addition to being Cloud's nemesis.
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]: Golbez and Jecht
* HesBack: [[spoiler:Cloud in Chapter 35.]]

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* GroundhogDayLoop: Just as in the game, the cycles of war between Cosmos and Chaos are constantly reset to be fought over and over. [[spoiler:The difference is in this fic, it's gone on for untold eons.]]
* TheHeavy: The actual BigBad is Chaos with the Emperor and Garland acting as his main servants as in the source game, but Sephiroth is the villain of the main storylines, storyline, and grows into an antagonist role opposing Terra in addition to being Cloud's nemesis.
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]]: HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Golbez and Jecht in Chapter 25, though Golbez and Jecht
was TheMole prior.]]
* HesBack: [[spoiler:Cloud is revived from death in Chapter 35.]]



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:All the villains save for Sephiroth, Ultimecia and Kuja stay dead after being killed.]]
** And then later, [[spoiler:Sephiroth is stated to die for the final time, Cloud's Sephiroth cells being purified and his last link to the living gone]].
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler:Gabranth]] not only provides Cloud and Terra with their strongest foe yet even with both of them fighting, but he also informs them of Shinryu's existence and the nature of the cycles of war.

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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:All the villains save for Sephiroth, Ultimecia and Kuja stay dead after being killed.]]
** And then later,
]] Later, [[spoiler:Sephiroth is stated to die for the final time, Cloud's Sephiroth cells being purified and his last link to the living gone]].
* KnightOfCerebus: KnightOfCerebus:
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[[spoiler:Gabranth]] not only provides Cloud and Terra with their strongest foe yet even with both of them fighting, but he also informs them of Shinryu's existence and the nature of the cycles of war.war.
** Chaos, as befitting the BigBad. His arrival on the scene triggers [[spoiler:the death of Cosmos, the splitting of the party, and the road to the final battle which includes Cloud's death and resurrection and Hikari's HeroicSacrifice.]]



* MythologyGag: In the spirit of the source game, numerous ''Final Fantasy'' references are dropped, some more subtle than others. Many are to ''Dissidia'' itself, such as various attacks used in fight scenes being based on attacks in the game, there snippets of dialogue are taken from the rest of the series, and many locations, though not directly named, are based on some location from a ''Final Fantasy'' game. Various other franchises get nods too.

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* MythologyGag: In the spirit of the source game, numerous ''Final Fantasy'' references are dropped, some more subtle than others. Many are to ''Dissidia'' itself, such as various attacks used in fight scenes being based on attacks in the game, there snippets of dialogue are taken from the rest of the series, and many locations, though not directly named, are based on some location from a ''Final Fantasy'' game. Various other franchises get nods too.



* OnlyICanKillHim: [[spoiler:Hikari and Garland are the Champions of Cosmos and Chaos, respectively, thus only they can defeat the other. Chaos later shifts the title to Mateus, but revokes it to invoke YouHaveFailedMe.]]
** LoopholeAbuse: As Jecht notes (and proves), just because you can't be ''killed'' except by that one person, doesn't mean you can't have the unholy snot beaten out of you.



* SayMyName: Used profusely.

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* SayMyName: Used profusely. profusely by Cloud and Terra.



* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Omega]].

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* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Omega]].[[spoiler:Omega, an OmnicidalManiac sealed in the Void.]]



* SinkOrSwimMentor: [[spoiler:Golbez tries to be a conventional mentor to Terra, but she's so wrapped up in various mental blocks that he loses his patience and begins using more forceful and direct methods. Starting by zapping her with a [[ShockAndAwe Cosmic Ray]].]]



* SpellBlade: Cloud's preferred usage for his Thunder Materia. [[spoiler:He destroys Chaos's Crystal using the White Materia for the same]].

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* SpellBlade: Cloud's preferred usage for his Thunder Materia. [[spoiler:He destroys Chaos's Dark Crystal using the White Materia for the same]].



* ThisIsGonnaSuck: [[spoiler:When Kefka sees Terra's [[LimitBreak Riot]] [[SwordBeam Blade]] rushing at him, his only response is to make a face and mutter "Oh ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]''."]]

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: [[spoiler:When When Kefka sees Terra's [[spoiler:Terra's [[LimitBreak Riot]] [[SwordBeam Blade]] rushing at him, him]], his only response is to make a face and mutter "Oh ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]''."]]"



* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Shinryu reveals that Cosmos and Chaos purposefully lied to the heroes about the cycles of the war, including the origins of the Crystelle, the nature of the Crystals, and the fates of their worlds. Thus, any exposition delivered from a character's viewpoint about such things may or may not be truthful.]]

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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Shinryu reveals that Cosmos and Chaos purposefully lied to the heroes about the cycles of the war, including the origins of the Crystelle, the nature of the Crystals, and the fates of their worlds.worlds, in order to encourage them to fight. Thus, any exposition delivered from a character's viewpoint about such things may or may not be truthful.]]
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Mateus let Golbez scheme and help the heroes so he would eventually meet with Cosmos in person and let Chaos into Order's Sanctuary. Jecht meanwhile was used to attain a Dark Crystal that he could use to resurrect his allies.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:Shinryu]] was a definite antagonist in ''Dissidia'', but in the fic is relatively benevolent, though in a self-interested way. [[spoiler:Since Omega would destroy all existence including him if he wasn't keeping it sealed, he does so because naturally, he wants to live. He also shows genuinely gratitude to the heroes for ending the cycle of war, since that means any risk of Omega powering up and breaking the seal is now gone.]]

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* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:Shinryu]] was a definite antagonist in ''Dissidia'', but in the fic is relatively benevolent, though in a self-interested way. [[spoiler:Since Omega would destroy all existence including him if he wasn't keeping it sealed, he does so because naturally, he wants to live. He also shows genuinely genuine gratitude to the heroes for ending the cycle of war, since that means any risk of Omega powering up and breaking the seal is now gone.]]
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* AIIsACrapshoot: [[spoiler:Omega was programmed with no objective but to destroy. Since it got cast into the Void, the hub of the ''Final Fantasy'' multiverse, its objective redefined as the destruction of all those worlds, turning it into an absolute OmnicidalManiac.]]
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* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:Shinryu]] was a definite antagonist in ''Dissidia'', but in the fic is relatively benevolent, though in a self-interested way. [[spoiler:Since Omega would destroy all existence including him if he wasn't keeping it sealed, he does so because naturally, he wants to live. He also shows genuinely gratitude to the heroes for ending the cycle of war, since that means any risk of Omega powering up and breaking the seal is now gone.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: Kuja's AntiVillain traits from ''Dissidia 012'' are left out since it was released after the fic was well underway. Sephiroth is much more obviously a villain and wants to conquer Cloud's world, as opposed to ''Dissidia's'' PunchClockVillain WarriorPoet interpretation.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: [[spoiler:It is revealed by Shinryu that the world of ''Dissidia'' makes the chosen warriors a collective FisherKing -- the landscape is shifted in patches to fit each character's memories of home, with parts of other worlds thrown in to create the sense of several worlds being merged as one when actually its an entirely separate world.]]
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* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Shinryu reveals that Cosmos and Chaos purposefully lied to the heroes about the cycles of the war, including the origins of the Crystelle, the nature of the Crystals, and the fates of their worlds. Thus, any exposition delivered from a character's viewpoint about such things may or may not be truthful.]]
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: [[spoiler:When Kefka sees Terra's [[LimitBreak Riot]] [[SwordBeam Blade]] rushing at him, his only response is to make a face and mutter "Oh ''[[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]''."]]
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* ChekhovsGun: It's mentioned early on that Cloud has Fire, Cure and Lightning Materia. The latter two don't come into use until Chapter 21.

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* ChekhovsGun: It's mentioned early on that Cloud has Fire, Cure and Lightning Thunder Materia. The latter two don't come into use until Chapter 21.
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* SpellBlade: Cloud's preferred usage for his Thunder Materia. [[spoiler:He destroys Chaos's Crystal using the White Materia for the same]].
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someday I\'ll get this right ;p


* KnightOfCerberus: [[spoiler:Gabranth]] not only provides Cloud and Terra with their strongest foe yet even with both of them fighting, but he also informs them of Shinryu's existence and the nature of the cycles of war.

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* KnightOfCerberus: KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler:Gabranth]] not only provides Cloud and Terra with their strongest foe yet even with both of them fighting, but he also informs them of Shinryu's existence and the nature of the cycles of war.
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* KnightOfCerberus: [[spoiler:Gabranth]] not only provides Cloud and Terra with their strongest foe yet even with both of them fighting, but he also informs them of Shinryu's existence and the nature of the cycles of war.

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