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The original game in the long-running ''Franchise/BreathOfFire'' series, released on the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in April 1993 in Japan and August 1994 for North America. It was later ported out to the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance in July 2001 in Japan and December 2001 in Europe and North America, with updated {{Character Portrait}}s, a dash button, graphical upgrades on the menu screen and a trade option between games (complete with a few new items as bonus).

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The original game in the long-running ''Franchise/BreathOfFire'' series, released on the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in April 1993 in Japan and August 1994 for North America. It was later ported out to the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance Platform/GameBoyAdvance in July 2001 in Japan and December 2001 in Europe and North America, with updated {{Character Portrait}}s, a dash button, graphical upgrades on the menu screen and a trade option between games (complete with a few new items as bonus).
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* MistakenForSpiesMistakenForSpies: As soon as Ryu and company walk into Auria, the guards arrest them. Even after breaking out, moving around carelessly will put the party in the line of sight of a guard and lead to being re-arrested.

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** Cursed pieces of armor. Early in the game, those [=WolfHT=] and [=SkullHTs=] really have nice defense. Too bad they also make you take double damage but give you no indication of such. The WakeUpCallBoss in the Stone Robot (and a few boss battles after) is so much easier if you 'didn't' equip Bo with the [=WolfHT=].

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** Cursed pieces of armor. Early in the game, those [=WolfHT=] and [=SkullHTs=] really have nice defense. defense against normal attacks. Too bad they also make you take double damage from special attacks but give you no indication of such. The WakeUpCallBoss in the Stone Robot (and a few boss battles after) is so much easier if you 'didn't' equip Bo with the [=WolfHT=].



* IrrelevantImportance: You can't really dispose of any "key" item, even if those are totally useless afterwards.
** You can deposit some of them in the bank, however, if you need to free some inventory space.

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* IrrelevantImportance: You can't really dispose of any "key" item, even if those are totally useless afterwards.
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afterwards. You can deposit some of them in the bank, however, if you need to free some inventory space.space.
* ItemFarming: An example that stands out from the sequels, in that most of the top-tier equipment isn't found as a RareRandomDrop from monsters, but instead ''bought in a flea market''. It can still take a ludicrously long time for someone willing to sell their Glow Cane or Mask Shield shows up (especially if you try to haggle them down on the price).



* PermanentlyMissableContent: Many of the characters' best equipment is actually bought in Gobi's flea market, and this is the ''only'' way to get it. [[GuideDangIt What the game doesn't tell you]] is that the list of items for sale changes after certain plot events, with a few of the items not being sold in the third (and final) inventory.



* PlotCouponThatDoesSomething: Out of the six Goddess Keys, only 3 can be used in-game: The Light and Dark Key switches daytime/nighttime, and the Earth Key mimics an earthquake attack. The Time Key isn't usable in battle, but [[spoiler: when Nina uses it, she undergoes her PlotRelevantAgeUp.]]

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Out of the six Goddess Keys, only 3 can be used in-game: The Light and Dark Key switches Keys switch daytime/nighttime, and the Earth Key mimics an earthquake attack. The Time Key isn't usable in battle, but [[spoiler: when Nina uses it, she undergoes her PlotRelevantAgeUp.]]



* SelfImposedChallenge: A good way to crank up the game's difficulty is to never use any of Ryu's dragon transformations [[spoiler: (until the final battle, which requires using the Agni form for the good ending)]] or Karn's fusion spells. Can be taken up to eleven by never using Nina's healing spells.
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* SelfImposedChallenge: A good way to crank up the game's difficulty is to never use any of Ryu's dragon transformations [[spoiler: (until the final battle, which requires using the Agni form for the good ending)]] or Karn's fusion spells. Can be taken UpToEleven by never using Nina's healing spells.

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* SelfImposedChallenge: A good way to crank up the game's difficulty is to never use any of Ryu's dragon transformations [[spoiler: (until the final battle, which requires using the Agni form for the good ending)]] or Karn's fusion spells. Can be taken UpToEleven up to eleven by never using Nina's healing spells.
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** Cursed pieces of armor. Early in the game, those [=WolfHT=] and [=SkullHTs=] really have nice defense. Too bad they also make you take double damage but give you no indication of such. The WakeUpCallBoss in the Stone Robot (and a few boss battles after) is so much easier if you 'didn't' equip Bo with the [=WolfHT=].

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** When you first recruit Bo, head west to where the you can get the Dragon Sword from the well, and you will battle enemies you are expected to fight during the 3rd act of the game. Although some enemies can be seen as demonic spiders at the time, it is a good source of experience points especially when you are soon to face one of the hardest bosses early in the game.


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** Another instance of taking advantage of the 'divide XP number of group members' mechanic can be found in Krypt. The aforementioned Poison Swamp near Scande gives 7,200xp for the best battles there, but at that point the player has 8 group members which comes out to 900 per character. In Krypt, the best two battles award 2,500 and 3,600 (two E.Chests and three G.Slimes respectively), and at that point, the player has 4 group members which yields 625 and 900 per character, but far earlier in the game. It is also possible to fight these before recruiting Karn (don't open the blue chest in the trap room) for even better XP-per-character, but given that Karn is such an important character, this is usually ill-advised.
** When you first recruit Bo, head west to where the you can get the Dragon Sword from the well, and you will battle enemies you are expected to fight during the 3rd act of the game. Although some enemies can be seen as demonic spiders at the time, it is a good source of experience points especially when you are soon to face one of the hardest bosses early in the game.

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* BrokenBridge: Everywhere! Literal cases includes the bridge following Tantar/Tuntar, the bridge from Gust to the west, and the small bridge before Scande. Other examples include a frozen waterfall and an underwater chasm.
** The worst would have to be arriving at the Big Bad's lair, Scande... Only to find that the [[BrokenBridge one working elevator]] is broken. Mind you, the Dark Dragons can simply fly up to Zog's tower if they wish, but it's still conspicuous how they don't just fix it themselves.

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* BrokenBridge: Everywhere! Literal cases includes the bridge following Tantar/Tuntar, the bridge from Gust to the west, and the small bridge before Scande. Other examples include a frozen waterfall and an underwater chasm.
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chasm. The worst would have to be arriving at the Big Bad's lair, Scande... Only to find that the [[BrokenBridge one working elevator]] is broken. Mind you, the Dark Dragons can simply fly up to Zog's tower if they wish, but it's still conspicuous how they don't just fix it themselves.



* TheCameo: One can spot [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li]] in one thief's act in Bleak, and she shows up in the ending if certain conditions are met. There are also [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Arthur]] pictures hanging inside houses.

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One can spot [[Franchise/StreetFighter Chun-Li]] in one thief's act in Bleak, and she shows up in the ending if certain conditions are met. There are also [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Arthur]] pictures hanging inside houses.



** CanonImmigrant: The two {{n|oNameGiven}}ameless guards on the game were given names in the GBA port, taken from two characters from ''Princess of the Wings'', Sieg and Raifel.

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** * CanonImmigrant: The two {{n|oNameGiven}}ameless guards on the game were given names in the GBA port, taken from two characters from ''Princess of the Wings'', Sieg and Raifel.


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* GoodMorningCrono: The game subverts this; the story starts with Ryu being awakened by his grandmother... because their village is ''on fire''.
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* DevelopersForesight: You're "meant" to use the Dragon Heart, a song that is extremely harmful to Dragon Clan members, against [[BigBad Zog]]. However, it works even better against [[spoiler:Sara, the main character's sister, since unlike Zog, she doesn't have a second wind]].

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* DevelopersForesight: You're "meant" to use the Dragon Heart, a song that is extremely harmful to Dragon Clan members, against [[BigBad Zog]]. However, it works even better against [[spoiler:Sara, the main character's sister, since unlike Zog, she doesn't have a second wind]].wind, and it outright takes her HP down to 1 instead of just half]].
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* AlwaysNight: The village of [[MeaningfulName Bleak]] has the Dark Key of the Goddesses, which means their entire town is held in perpetual nighttime. Not that the thieves of Bleak seem to mind at all. In fact, once the Dark Key is taken from the Light Keep and the sun can once again rise on the village, the thieves all seem kind of depressed.

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* AlwaysNight: The village of [[MeaningfulName Bleak]] has the Dark Key of the Goddesses, Goddess, which means their entire town is held in perpetual nighttime. Not that the thieves of Bleak seem to mind at all. In fact, once the Dark Key is taken from the Light Keep and the sun can once again rise on the village, the thieves all seem kind of depressed.
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* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Ryu.
** TheLancer: Bo.
** TheSmartGuy: Deis/Bleu.
** TheBigGuy: Ox.
** TheChick: Nina.
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* DummiedOut: Two notable examples include the Nanai Bar (who's off-limits during normal gameplay due to [[BrokenBridge guards blocking off the entrance]]) and the [=DrWarp=] (a development item that allows transportation to any location on the game, including within cutscenes and unfinished areas).
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* DevelopersForesight: You're "meant" to use the Dragon Heart, a song that is extremely harmful to Dragon Clan members, against [[BigBad Zog]]. However, it works just as well against [[spoiler:Sara, the main character's sister]].

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* DevelopersForesight: You're "meant" to use the Dragon Heart, a song that is extremely harmful to Dragon Clan members, against [[BigBad Zog]]. However, it works just as well even better against [[spoiler:Sara, the main character's sister]].sister, since unlike Zog, she doesn't have a second wind]].



** You can also use Karn to go to Agua and [[spoiler:get the LifeAR (second best armor for Ryu) and the IcyDR (very powerful weapon for Karn that can also be used in battle for 60 damage) by checking the two statues at the top. This can be done the very moment you exit Krypt after getting Karn.]]

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** You can also use Karn to go to Agua and [[spoiler:get the LifeAR [=LifeAR=] (second best armor for Ryu) and the IcyDR [=IcyDR=] (very powerful weapon for Karn that can also be used in battle for 60 damage) by checking the two statues at the top. This can be done the very moment you exit Krypt after getting Karn.]]

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* EncounterRepellant: The [=Mrbl3=] item completely eliminates all random encounters for a short while, wearing off after a certain number of steps are taken. They're also dirt-cheap and can be bought in the town you start the game in.



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* StableTimeLoop: Ryu meets [[spoiler: Nina's future self]] in Tunlan, not realizing it's her. After [[spoiler: Nina gets thrown backward through time, the older Nina promptly rejoins]].

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* StableTimeLoop: Ryu meets [[spoiler: Nina's future self]] in Tunlan, not realizing it's her. After [[spoiler: Nina gets thrown backward through time, the older Nina promptly rejoins]].rejoins once you help her get her memory back]].
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The original game in the long-running Franchise/BreathOfFire series, released on the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in April 1993 in Japan and August 1994 for North America. It was later ported out to the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance in July 2001 in Japan and December 2001 in Europe and North America, with updated {{Character Portrait}}s, a dash button, graphical upgrades on the menu screen and a trade option between games (complete with a few new items as bonus).

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The original game in the long-running Franchise/BreathOfFire ''Franchise/BreathOfFire'' series, released on the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] in April 1993 in Japan and August 1994 for North America. It was later ported out to the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance in July 2001 in Japan and December 2001 in Europe and North America, with updated {{Character Portrait}}s, a dash button, graphical upgrades on the menu screen and a trade option between games (complete with a few new items as bonus).

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* DevelopersForesight: You're "meant" to use the Dragon Heart, a song that is extremely harmful to Dragon Clan members, against [[BigBad Zog]]. However, it works just as well against [[spoiler:Sara, the main character's sister]].



* TheGrimReaper: Three {{Mini Boss}}es: Morte, Mortea and Morteo, the latter of which is named {{Shinigami}} in the original.

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* TheGrimReaper: Three {{Mini Boss}}es: Morte, Mortea and Morteo, the latter of which is named {{Shinigami}} in the original. Two of them are faced in the Wizard's tower, while the latter is fought when he tries to claim Ox's soul in the Prima inn.



* PaletteSwap: Like the Slime mentioned above, enemies from the random battles encountered early in the game may re-appear later-on in different colours, and more tougher than their cousins.

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* PaletteSwap: Like the Slime mentioned above, enemies from the random battles encountered early in the game may re-appear later-on in different colours, and more tougher than their cousins. Most bosses who aren't named characters have at least one palette swap counterpart, whether an enemy or a fellow boss (for example, the Frog, the first boss, has the Toad, who's fought midway through the game).



* TurnsRed: ''Almost every freaking boss'' has a secondary, '''[[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard invisible]]''' lifebar once the first one is depleted, often twice as large as the original.

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* TurnsRed: ''Almost every freaking boss'' has a secondary, '''[[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard invisible]]''' lifebar once the first one is depleted, often twice as large as the original. This essentially prevents you from realizing how close you are to killing them.
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* RougeAnglesOfSatin: The ''Angel'' Armor is hilariously abbreviated as ''Angle''AR.

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* GuideDangIt: To get Ryu's dragon forms, there are certain items which are required. The game makes no effort in telling you which ones, let alone where they are.

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** The game is not very clear at giving the player hints where to go at times; the lack of map being especially bad. Even if you're good at remembering the names of major locations, these names are often given in very easy blink and you'll miss it dialogue boxes that are easy to skim over; or completely avoid by accident.
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To get Ryu's dragon forms, there are certain items which are required. The game makes no effort in telling you which ones, let alone where they are.
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** You can also use Karn to go to Agua and [[spoiler:get the LifeAR (second best armor for the Hero) and the IcyDR (very powerful weapon for Karn that can also be used in battle for 60 damage) by checking the two statues at the top. This can be done the very moment you exit Krypt after getting Karn.]]

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** You can also use Karn to go to Agua and [[spoiler:get the LifeAR (second best armor for the Hero) Ryu) and the IcyDR (very powerful weapon for Karn that can also be used in battle for 60 damage) by checking the two statues at the top. This can be done the very moment you exit Krypt after getting Karn.]]

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** At one point, the Hero gets separated from the rest of the group. If you carry some [=Mrbl3=] on you, you can use those to skip the nearby town (which forces you to rejoin your group) and go back to the ''previous'' town and save at the dragon shrine there, you can use the Hero's Tier 2 dragon transformations to wipe out everything nearby. Since the game divides XP by number of group members, the XP here will be far better than anywhere else in the game, including the aforementioned island. It will only level the Hero, though.

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**The Poison Swamp near Scande
** At one point, the Hero Ryu gets separated from the rest of the group. If you carry some [=Mrbl3=] on you, you can use those to skip the nearby town (which forces you to rejoin your group) and go back to the ''previous'' town and save at the dragon shrine there, you can use the Hero's Ryu's Tier 2 dragon transformations to wipe out everything nearby. Since the game divides XP by number of group members, the XP here will be far better than anywhere else in the game, including the aforementioned island. It will only level Ryu though.
**When you first recruit Bo, head west to where
the Hero, though.you can get the Dragon Sword from the well, and you will battle enemies you are expected to fight during the 3rd act of the game. Although some enemies can be seen as demonic spiders at the time, it is a good source of experience points especially when you are soon to face one of the hardest bosses early in the game.

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The battle with [[spoiler: Sara]], now BrainwashedAndCrazy.

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The battle with [[spoiler: Sara]], now BrainwashedAndCrazy. [[spoiler: It fails.]]



* MagikarpPower: Mogu to some extent (in the 40s, he gets huge boosts to Str and HP with every level), but by then everyone is so powerful that grinding for those levels isn't worth it.



* TheThreeTrials: There are [[RuleOfThree three]] shrines where Ryu is put to a test before having his dragon forms unsealed. [[spoiler: The fourth and final dragon form, interestingly, requires no such trial and is granted instantly.]]

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* TheThreeTrials: There are [[RuleOfThree three]] shrines where Ryu is put to a test before having his dragon forms unsealed. [[spoiler: The fourth and final dragon form, interestingly, requires no such trial and is granted instantly.instantly, as long as you have all the other forms.]]



* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Ryu and his dragon morphs, Karn and his FusionDance magic, plus [[spoiler: Gobi and Nina]] get special forms as well as the [[spoiler: GlobalAirship, or underwater ship in Gobi's case]].

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* VoluntaryShapeshifter: Ryu and his dragon morphs, Karn and his FusionDance magic, plus [[spoiler: Gobi Nina and Nina]] Gobi]] get special forms as well as the [[spoiler: GlobalAirship, or underwater ship in Gobi's case]].
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** The Water Jar. It's plot-related use is to acquire the sacred water from a spring at the bottom of a nearby dungeon in order to cleanse a town cursed with zombies. However, going back to the spring afterwards and filling it up ''again'' lets you use it in battle to fully heal the entire party. The only thing that keeps it from being a GameBreaker is that you have to refill it again after each use, and the spring isn't exactly convenient to get to.


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* PowerUpLetdown: Karn's second [[FusionDance fusion spell]] combines him with Ox and Gobi to create Debo. Debo is a pretty strong fighter in battle, but aside from the fact that he doesn't have ''ANY'' overworld special abilities, he can ''ONLY'' be used underwater, and you get the fusion spell ''AFTER'' you've already completed the underwater portion of the game.

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* BeastMan: Started the trend for the series. In this game there are:
** Dragon Clan: Looks human, but can turn into dragons.
** Wing Clan: Looks human except for the angel-like wings, can turn into giant birds.
** Forest Clan: Wolf people, hunters.
** Manillo Clan: Fish people, merchants.
** Iron Ogre Clan: Ox people, blacksmiths.
** Dirt Clan: Mole people, diggers.



* PettingZooPeople: Started the trend for the series. In this game there are:
** Dragon Clan: Looks human, but can turn into dragons.
** Wing Clan: Looks human except for the angel-like wings, can turn into giant birds.
** Forest Clan: Wolf people, hunters.
** Manillo Clan: Fish people, merchants.
** Iron Ogre Clan: Ox people, blacksmiths.
** Dirt Clan: Mole people, diggers.
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* Creator/YokoShimomura: Composed the melody used in Prima, the merchant town.

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* FiveBadBand:
** The BigBad: Zog.
** TheDragon: Jade [[spoiler: ([[TheStarscream at first]])]].
** EvilGenius: Both Cort ([[MadScientist Alchemically speaking]]) and Mote ([[PsychicPower psychologically speaking]]).
** TheBrute: Goda.
** DarkChick: Cerl [[spoiler: (Until her change of heart)]].



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** At one point, the Hero gets separated from the rest of the group. If you carry some Mrbl3 on you, you can use those to skip the nearby town (which forces you to rejoin your group) and go back to the ''previous'' town and save at the dragon shrine there, you can use the Hero's Tier 2 dragon transformations to wipe out everything nearby. Since the game divides XP by number of group members, the XP here will be far better than anywhere else in the game, including the aforementioned island. It will only level the Hero, though.

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** At one point, the Hero gets separated from the rest of the group. If you carry some Mrbl3 [=Mrbl3=] on you, you can use those to skip the nearby town (which forces you to rejoin your group) and go back to the ''previous'' town and save at the dragon shrine there, you can use the Hero's Tier 2 dragon transformations to wipe out everything nearby. Since the game divides XP by number of group members, the XP here will be far better than anywhere else in the game, including the aforementioned island. It will only level the Hero, though.
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** BiggerBad: Tyr.
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** There is also an EasterEgg where Chun-Li will appear in the ending credits in the panover of Drogan; but only the SNES version, not the GBA remake. To activate this EasterEgg, one must wield the [[WithThisHerring Broken Sword]] while fighting the final boss.

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** There is also an EasterEgg where Chun-Li will appear in the ending credits in the panover of Drogan; but only the SNES version, not the GBA remake.port. To activate this EasterEgg, one must wield the [[WithThisHerring Broken Sword]] while fighting the final boss.

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** You can also use Karn to go to Agua and get the LifeAR (second best armor for the Hero) and the IcyDR (very powerful weapon for Karn that can also be used in battle for 60 damage) by checking the two statues at the top. This can be done the very moment you exit Krypt after getting Karn.

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** You can also use Karn to go to Agua and get [[spoiler:get the LifeAR (second best armor for the Hero) and the IcyDR (very powerful weapon for Karn that can also be used in battle for 60 damage) by checking the two statues at the top. This can be done the very moment you exit Krypt after getting Karn.]]


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** At one point, the Hero gets separated from the rest of the group. If you carry some Mrbl3 on you, you can use those to skip the nearby town (which forces you to rejoin your group) and go back to the ''previous'' town and save at the dragon shrine there, you can use the Hero's Tier 2 dragon transformations to wipe out everything nearby. Since the game divides XP by number of group members, the XP here will be far better than anywhere else in the game, including the aforementioned island. It will only level the Hero, though.
** You can also do this with Gobi when you first recruit him, but trying to survive battles with him is near impossible at first due to how weak he is when he first joins you.
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** You can also use Karn to go to Agua and get the LifeAR (second best armor for the Hero) and the IcyDR (very powerful weapon for Karn that can also be used in battle for 60 damage) by checking the two statues at the top. This can be done the very moment you exit Krypt after getting Karn.
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* PlanetOfHats: Most of the tribes are overspecialized in one job: Gobi's clan is a ProudMerchantRace, Ox's clan is a [[TheBlacksmith tribe of blacksmiths]], Bo's clan is a [[TheHunter hunting clan]], etc...

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* PlanetOfHats: Most of the tribes are overspecialized in one job: Gobi's clan is a ProudMerchantRace, Ox's clan is a [[TheBlacksmith tribe of blacksmiths]], Bo's clan is a [[TheHunter hunting clan]], clan, etc...

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