History FinalFantasy / TropesEToH

** In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII The Onion Knight]] learns this as AnAesop, as, though it went against his otherwise perfectly rational motto of not taking on any foe he wasn't confident about, he found he had to fight on regardless if it meant [[DistressedDamsel rescuing]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]].

** In ''Videogame/FinalFantasyIX'': [[BlackMage Vivi]]'s most powerful spell is Doomsday, which inflicts [[CastingAShadow shadow damage]] on all allies and enemies on the field. Equipping your characters with gear that absorbs shadow will cause them to be healed by the spell instead. The BonusBoss Ozma also tries this, but it's possible to invert it: it has Doomsday in its arsenal and normally absorbs shadow damage, but one sidequest rewards you by making it weak to shadow instead, so if it does use the spell, it'll harm itself.

** Gilgamesh. A LargeHam BoisterousBruiser with a ridiculous Noh theatre theme, multiple arms and high-top sneakers, he started out as a GoldfishPoopGang boss in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' but was banished to the Void between universes by the BigBad. Ever since, he's been popping up for silly cameos in other ''FF'' games, often as a BonusBoss or HiddenCharacter.

* GuideDangIt: Possibly the TropeCodifier; like many epic adventure games, certain parts are not easy to figure out without a guide, such as sidequests and how to find a BonusBoss.

FinalFantasy/TropesAToD | '''Tropes E To H''' | FinalFantasy/TropesIToR | FinalFantasy/TropesSToT | FinalFantasy/TropesUToZ

--->'''Lann''': [[UnusualEuphemism "What the honk?!"]]

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' - Mostly averted, since it's the only M-rated game in the franchise. There are plenty of "damns" and "hells" from various characters. But in a few jarring scenes, the word "frick" is used to replace all instances that "fuck" could be used.

* EliteFour: The series has a recurring group of enemies often referred to as the Four Fiends, sometimes the Four Elemental Fiends. They usually double as a FourElementEnsemble, since the individual members are often associated with the elements of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. The characters themselves vary, but some variant of the same "Four Fiends" team has appeared in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' (and its direct sequel, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears''), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest'', ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' (a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight''), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyDimensions'', ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyAllTheBravest''.

* FourElementEnsemble: The series frequently has four elemental crystals -- Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Often there's the [[FourIsDeath Four Fiends]] to go with them. Both pop up in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest''. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' brought the Four Fiends back but not the crystals, and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' has the crystals but not the Fiends.
** ''Final Fantasy IV'' has the FireIceLightning trio of Ifrit, Shiva, and Ramuh, with the Earth-elemental Titan as slightly stronger, but remakes and the sequel bump Titan down to their level of power and importance for a four-summon ensemble.
** Near the beginning of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', each of the four protagonists is associated with one of the four elemental crystals along with a personality trait associated with said element. Bartz gets wind and quest, Lenna gets water and kindness, Galuf gets to earth and hope, and Faris gets fire and courage.
** Like the four main characters of ''V'', the four main characters of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'''s party all correspond far too closely to a cardinal element for it to be coincidental, although unlike ''V'' it is never relevant to the plot or highlighted:
*** Cloud -- Wind. Wind-related name, uses a sword (associated with Air in tarot), wind-themed attacks, compelled to wander, introspective and strategic, acts detached and looks down on others.
*** Aerith -- Earth. Earth-related name ("[[SignificantAnagram I, Earth]]"), gardener, grew up in an underground slum, her magic is drawn from the Planet, practical, stubborn, nurturing, sensual. Cloud and Aeris's [[MeetCute first meeting]] even involves him falling down from the sky and landing in her flowerbed.
*** Tifa -- Water. A dolphin-themed hairstyle, uses water-themed attacks (both Waterkick and Dolphin Blow are in her Limit Breaks), a bartender who pours drinks for the rest of the cast, giving and kind, fluid and accommodating, likes to act as group peacemaker. Her [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind Journey To The Center Of Cloud's Mind]], where she gets him to see things her way, is caused when they both fall into (Lifestream-filled) sea. She is also associated with a Hearts motif (her surname is Lockhart, her ultimate weapon is the Premium Heart), the card suit analogous to the tarotic Cups/Water.
*** Barret -- Fire. Fire-themed tattoo, fire-themed attacks, associated with firearms, terrorist, HotBlooded, hot temper, impulsive, passionate, powerful.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' actually reduces the traditional series of elements down to just four (there had always been about eight or nine in previous games). Lightning and Ice replace Earth and Air. It also mixes up the strengths/weaknesses a little, with lightning and water being opposed to each other, and the same with fire and ice. There's also the fifth Holy element (Which is good against most things, but especially undead), but it's very rare and hardly ever used.

** ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' does this to several characters thanks to its higher-quality graphics allowing old concept art and low-quality sprites and models to be fully realized in PSP-level graphics. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]] is quite pretty in the face now and her outfits provide an escalation of fanservice, removing her tights to show off her legs, putting her in a leotard with her groin and butt on display, and putting her in a top and skirt that exposes her midriff. The [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]] is no longer a GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe, but looks like a normal human wearing nothing but a cape and a few strategically placed areas that cover her nipples and groin, otherwise, she's entirely nude and showing off a very shapely body. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ultimecia]] has a graphical update from her original game, allowing her to show off her fancy red evening gown [[NavelDeepNeckline cut down to below her belly button]] so she can show off some impressive cleavage. For the female fans, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior of Light]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Firion]] have become full {{Bishonen}} with silver hair and muscular builds, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane]] is quite handsome thanks to the more traditional art style, and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Kain]] is simply gorgeous with a head full of long, flowing blonde hair. ''And [[BadassBaritone that]] [[Creator/LiamOBrien voice]]''...

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' has this to some extent. Nearly the entire population of Cocoon have been raised in fear of invasion from the underworld of Gran Pulse. The depictions of Pulse as an uninhabitable and hostile wasteland are embedded into the minds of every Cocoon citizen, [[MetaphoricallyTrue even though there isn't any proof of this, nor is anyone allowed to prove or disprove these claims.]] Being branded a Pulse l'Cie is the equivalent of a death sentence -- for the Pulse l'Cie, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans and everyone else in their vicinity suspected to be one.]] No matter what the Pulse l'Cie's alignment or Focus is, they are immediately generalized as an enemy of Cocoon, and the likelihood is that the Sanctum will do everything in their power to kill them before the end of their Focus. [[UnacceptableTargets On the other hand, being a Sanctum l'Cie is perfectly fine.]]

* {{Homage}}: This series is famous for making allusions to ''StarWars'', even in the next-gen titles. (One half-expects Gabranth to jab his finger in Ba'Gamnan's chest and bark, "NO DISINTEGRATIONS"). The games contain a few nods to ''[[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]'' (VII's Jenova) and ''Film/BladeRunner'' (''IX'''s Genomes and Black Mages) as well.

* FiveManBand:
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV: The main heroes on a quest to save the world.
*** TheLeader: Bartz, chosen by the Wind Crystal, symbolizing passion. It turns out that his father Dorgann was one of the Warriors of Dawn, further linking his destiny to saving the world. He often speaks on the party's behalf even when he's not the overworld leader.
*** TheLancer: Faris, a PirateGirl chosen by the Fire Crystal, symbolizing courage. She's more on the ball than Bartz.
*** TheSmartGuy: Krile, Galuf's granddaughter, who takes up his Crystal. Her psychic powers give her a variety of unique skills to help the team.
*** TheBigGuy: Galuf is an amnesiac but gutsy old man, chosen by the Earth Crystal symbolizing hope. A MightyGlacier LargeHam that rescues the others singlehandedly more than once.
*** TheChick: Lenna, the princess and heir to the throne of Tycoon, chosen by the Water Crystal symbolizing devotion. A caring young woman who puts the lives of others before hers.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'': The main heroes on a quest to save the world. They are later joined by Fang, the SixthRanger whose allegiances were ambiguous for part of the story.
*** TheLeader: Lightning, a former Sergeant of Cocoon's Guardian Corps who resigned so she could be free to rescue her beloved sister Serah from the clutches of the Pulse fal'Cie. A KnightInSourArmor, who later becomes BigGood and TheChosenOne.
*** TheLancer: Hope, the KidSidekick foil to the old veteran Lightning, and holds a grudge against Snow, but eventually matures into a hero in his own right.
*** TheSmartGuy: Sazh, a professional airship pilot from Cocoon and the OnlySaneMan.
*** TheBigGuy: Snow, A FearlessFool BoisterousBruiser that thinks of himself as a [[ActionHero hero]].
*** TheChick: Vanille, a mysterious girl with red hair tied up in pigtails who, despite facing hardships, is an upbeat and caring person.