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* SecondHourSuperpower - None of your characters starts with their Ra-Seru when they first join your party. Once that character does join with their Ra-Seru, their ATK shoots up, and they get access to magic.
** In ''Duel Saga'', Lang doesn't get the ability to use his Origin, Galea, until nearly a quarter of the way through the game.
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* OutsideTheBoxTactic - It's very easy to defeat the Berserker by using the ''Nighto'' spell. The Berserker is the only boss vulnerable to the spell, which causes confusion and has a chance of inflicting instant death.
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** Super Arts in ''Legend of''. They tend to be 6-8 commands long, and they're quite powerful, but the game only gives vague hints to their existence (and ''not'' their sequence), and if you discover one, ''it is not saved in your Arts list''. Better get out the pen and paper if you want to use it again. Oh, and each character has ''five''.
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** Super Arts in ''Legend of''. ''Legaia I''. They tend to be 6-8 are 7-9 commands long, and they're quite powerful, but the game only gives vague hints to their existence (and ''not'' their sequence), and if sequence). If you discover one, ''it is not saved in your Arts list''. Better get out the pen and paper if you want to use it again. Oh, and each character has ''five''.
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** Super Arts in ''Legend of''. They tend to be 6-8 commands long, and they're quite powerful, but the game only gives vague hints to their existence (and ''not'' their sequence), and if you discover one, ''it is not saved in your Arts list''. Better get out the pen and paper if you want to use it again. Oh, and each character has ''five''.
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* StandardStatusEffects - Several:
** Venom/Toxic - A poison effect that also reduces your attack. Toxic is a double-strength Venom.
** Curse - Affected player cannot use magic.
** Rot - Limits your ability to attack by blocking one or more of your up, down, left, or right attacks
** Stone (Petrifaction)
** Numb - Similar to paralysis, but naturally wears off over time or if said enemy/ally is attacked
** Venom/Toxic - A poison effect that also reduces your attack. Toxic is a double-strength Venom.
** Curse - Affected player cannot use magic.
** Rot - Limits your ability to attack by blocking one or more of your up, down, left, or right attacks
** Stone (Petrifaction)
** Numb - Similar to paralysis, but naturally wears off over time or if said enemy/ally is attacked
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* RareCandy - The various stat waters:
** Power Water, Guardian Water, Swift Water, and Wisdom Water permanently raise that character's ATK, DEF, SPD, or INT by +4.
** Life Water and Magic Water raise that characters HP or MP by +16 and +8, respectively.
** Miracle Water (and the Honey mentioned above) raises all of that character's stats by +4.
** There are similar items in ''Duel Saga''
** Power Water, Guardian Water, Swift Water, and Wisdom Water permanently raise that character's ATK, DEF, SPD, or INT by +4.
** Life Water and Magic Water raise that characters HP or MP by +16 and +8, respectively.
** Miracle Water (and the Honey mentioned above) raises all of that character's stats by +4.
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* [[spoiler:WhereItAllBegan: TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon, the Bio Castle, is overlaid on Vahn's hometown during the ending arc of the game; the Seru Juggernaut engulfs Rim Elm.]]
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* {{BFS}} - The Astral Sword. It is a massive weapon and has attack power second only to Vahn's ultimate weapon. Sadly, it's also a case of AwesomeButImpractical, as using it locks Vahn out of his [[GuideDangIt Miracle]] [[LimitBreak Art]], which is ''far'' more powerful than normal attacks while Astral Sword. Using a Miracle Art makes you useless for a few turns, but the damage is still superior to BoringButPractical setups with the Astral Sword.
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* {{BFS}} - The Astral Sword. It is a massive weapon and has attack power second only to Vahn's ultimate weapon. Sadly, it's also a case of AwesomeButImpractical, as using it locks Vahn out of his [[GuideDangIt Miracle]] [[LimitBreak Art]], which is ''far'' more powerful than normal attacks while using the Astral Sword. Using a Miracle Art makes you useless for a few turns, but the damage is still superior to BoringButPractical setups with the Astral Sword.
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* BossRush - The Delilas siblings, and then Koru- three one-on-one fights, and then a final timed fight, which if you don't win in five turns, you die, and the save point's at the beginning of the dungeon. Time to level up.
** The good thing is that you can save before the timed fight as the timer doesn't start until you approach it.
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* BossRush - The Delilas siblings, and then Koru- three one-on-one fights, and then a final timed fight, which if you don't win in five turns, you die, and the save point's at the beginning of the dungeon. Time to level up.
** The good thing is thatup. Thankfully, you can save before the timed fight as the timer doesn't start until you approach it.it.
** A lesser example in Rogue's Tower, where you must fight two upgraded forms each of Caruban and Berserker before then fighting the head Rogue.
** The good thing is that
** A lesser example in Rogue's Tower, where you must fight two upgraded forms each of Caruban and Berserker before then fighting the head Rogue.
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* AmateurPhotographer - A "camera stone" can be purchased at the hot springs resort in the first game. You can take pictures in several different locations, and if you won Noa a swimsuit, she's wearing it in the photographs.
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* FirstPersonSnapshooter - A "camera stone" can be purchased at the hot springs resort in the first game. You can take pictures in several different locations, and if you won Noa a swimsuit, she's wearing it in the photographs.
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** KillItWithFire - Lang's fiery Origin, Gallea.
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** There's also Velna's Origin Vastra, who seems to command Death powers, and Avalon's Origin Igohl, which is simply the Ultimate Origin with no limits to its power.
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* ConvectionSchmonvection - The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Fire Path]]. You travel over lava by riding on a small rock.
** In the sequel, you have to travel inside the volcanic isle of Drokonia.
** In the sequel, you have to travel inside the volcanic isle of Drokonia.
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** In the first game, Gala uses axes, as well as clubs and maces.
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* TimedMission - The fight against Koru. You have four turns to defeat him, and then... BOOM! Koru explodes, vaporizing half the region, dealing [[{{Cap}} 9999 damage]] to each of your characters, and killing you instantly.
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* TimedMission - The fight against Koru. You have four turns to defeat him, and then... BOOM! Koru explodes, vaporizing half the region, dealing [[{{Cap}} 9999 damage]] to each of your characters, and killing instantly giving you instantly.a Game Over.
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* TimedMission - The fight against Koru. You have four turns to defeat him, and then... BOOM! Koru explodes, vaporizing half the region, dealing [[{{Cap}} 9999 damage]] to each of your characters, and killing you instantly.
** Subverted in ''Duel Saga'' with the fight against the Mighty Balken. The fight is played up to be a timed fight against the drawbridge closing. When you defeat Balken, he collapses and the shock of his fall re-opens the drawbridge and allows for your escape.
** Subverted in ''Duel Saga'' with the fight against the Mighty Balken. The fight is played up to be a timed fight against the drawbridge closing. When you defeat Balken, he collapses and the shock of his fall re-opens the drawbridge and allows for your escape.
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* {{BFS}} - The Astral Sword. Both played straight and subverted with while it being the strongest sword under the strongest one on game, it's size takes it up space on attack gauge and limits ability to use arts.
** Sadly AwesomeButImpractical, as putting it to use with Vahn (who is the only person who can actually use it) locks you out of his [[GuideDangIt Miracle]] [[LimitBreak Art]], which is ''far'' more powerful than using the Astral Sword. Of course, using a Miracle Art makes you useless for a few turns, but the damage you get out of it is vastly more than any amount of BoringButPractical setups with the Astral Sword.
** Sadly AwesomeButImpractical, as putting it to use with Vahn (who is the only person who can actually use it) locks you out of his [[GuideDangIt Miracle]] [[LimitBreak Art]], which is ''far'' more powerful than using the Astral Sword. Of course, using a Miracle Art makes you useless for a few turns, but the damage you get out of it is vastly more than any amount of BoringButPractical setups with the Astral Sword.
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* {{BFS}} - The Astral Sword. Both played straight It is a massive weapon and subverted with while it being the strongest sword under the strongest one on game, has attack power second only to Vahn's ultimate weapon. Sadly, it's size takes it up space on attack gauge and limits ability to use arts.
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* BoringButPractical - After you unlock Noa's [[GuideDangIt final Ra-Seru evolution]], her Ra-Seru punch strikes twice with each punch. Spamming her Ra-Seru punch outclasses every other attack combination, including her Miracle Art.
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* BoringButPractical - After you unlock Noa's [[GuideDangIt final Ra-Seru evolution]], her Ra-Seru punch strikes twice with each punch. Spamming her Ra-Seru punch outclasses every other attack combination, including her Miracle Art.
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* DoomedHometown - Vahn's hometown, Rim Elm, is hit by the Mist at the start of the game. [[spoiler: Later on, it's eaten by a gigantic Seru.]]
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* GuideDangIt - Berserker, one of the hardest bosses of the game, will die in a single usage of a leveled-up instant-death spell. He is the only boss susceptible to this attack.
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** Berserker, one of the hardest bosses of the game, will die in a single usage of a leveled-up instant-death spell. He is the only boss susceptible to this attack.
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* AGodAmI - [[spoiler: Songi, after unleashing [[TheJuggernaut Jugger]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin naut]] on Rim Elm and leaving to conquer the Seru world.]]
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--> [[spoiler: '''Maya:''']] I used to think that there was no such thing as a truly evil person. but... I guess I was wrong.
--> '''Kazan:''' I've never met anyone as rotten to the core... This is not a man, he's garbage.
--> [[spoiler: '''Maya:''']] I used to think that there was no such thing as a truly evil person. but... I guess I was wrong.
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* YouMonster - Bishop Doplin. [[spoiler: After you defeat Elliot and Marienne for the final time, the party confronts Doplin in order to obtain the [[CosmicKeystone Pyro]][[MacGuffin lith]] ]]. After he learns [[spoiler: that the duo is dead]], he remarks that he never cared about them, and was just using them for their power. The party goes ballistic on hearing this, and call him out for it.
--> [[spoiler: '''Maya:''']] I used to think that there was no such thing as a truly evil person. but... I guess I was wrong.
--> '''Kazan:''' I've never met anyone as rotten to the core... This is not a man, he's garbage.
--> [[spoiler: '''Maya:''']] I used to think that there was no such thing as a truly evil person. but... I guess I was wrong.
--> '''Kazan:''' I've never met anyone as rotten to the core... This is not a man, he's garbage.
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* DiscOneFinalDungeon - At least three times: [[spoiler: Zeto's Dungeon, Zora's Floating Castle, and Jette's Absolute Fortress. Dohati's Castle is a partial example, but by this point, it is clear that you still have to go to at least one more region.]]
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** An odd case in the sequel. Kazan joins fairly early literally 15 levels ahead of Lang and Maya, with a solid 3 more Art Blocks than Lang. He easily plows through all opponents for the next few dungeons, but levels up so slow that Lang and Maya will quickly catch up with him. However, he remains a viable fighter for the rest of the game.
** An odd case in the sequel. Kazan joins fairly early literally 15 levels ahead of Lang and Maya, with a solid 3 more Art Blocks than Lang. He easily plows through all opponents for the next few dungeons, but levels up so slow that Lang and Maya will quickly catch up with him. However, he remains a viable fighter for the rest of the game.
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** An odd case in the sequel. Kazan joins fairly early literally 15 levels ahead of Lang and Maya, with a solid 3 more Art Blocks than Lang. He easily plows through all opponents for the next few dungeons, but levels up so slow that Lang and Maya will quickly catch up with him. However, he remains a viable fighter for the rest of the game.battle.
** An odd case in the sequel. Kazan joins fairly early literally 15 levels ahead of Lang and Maya, with a solid 3 more Art Blocks than Lang. He easily plows through all opponents for the next few dungeons, but levels up so slow that Lang and Maya will quickly catch up with him. However, he remains a viable fighter for the rest of the game.
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''Legend of Legaia'' is a two game {{RPG}} series commissioned by Sony Computer Entertainment. The first was developed by Contrail, with its follow-up, ''Legaia II: Duel Saga'', moving to the PS2 and developed by Prokion. Despite similarities in gameplay and some character designs, they have next to nothing to do with each other.
The first ''Legend of Legaia'' takes place in a world where a mysterious substance called "the mist" has changed a good percentage of the population into monsters, caused by [[AndManGrewProud the symbiotic creatures (known as Seru) they were reliant upon fusing with them and hijacking their bodies]], and caused civilization to completely collapse. The game centers around Vahn, a blue haired KidHero from a small village, one of the few areas of the world not shrouded in Mist thanks to a giant wall, and also with no Seru there. After a servant of the mist attacks his village, he ends up merging with a Ra-Seru (A sapient Seru that can also absorb the essence of other Seru, and is also immune to the effects of Mist) named Meta that was hidden/resting within a dying tree that lay in the center of his village, known as a Genesis Tree. Upon being prayed to and infused with power, the tree grows again, banishing the Mist from the immediate area, and Vahn leaves his home to attempt to find others, in order to remove the Mist from the land. Eventually, he meets up with two other heroes - Noa, a feral girl raised by the Ra-Seru Terra, and Gala, a monk who eventually gains the service of the Ra-Seru Ozma.
The second game is based in a completely different world, with nothing carrying over from the first game. It centers around Lang, one of the exceedingly rare "Mystics" that have the power to summon elemental spirits that they contain within themselves. In most places, Mystics are shunned due to their strange powers, and strange tattoos that mark their bodies. Lang's friends and family don't have this prejudice; on his first day of work, the [[CosmicKeystone Aqualith]] is stolen from the village, and he is warned to be careful in the outside world, searching for it in order to restore the village's water supply. Along the way, he winds up gathering a group of fellow Mystics to himself, and begins finding the way to save the world from Avalon, the man that stole Aqualith.
Both games are fairly standard turn based {{RPG}}s, but with some twists. Both games have the "Tactical Arts System", which revolves around selecting not just to make an attack, but forming combinations of attacks for efficiency and maximum damage, using specific limbs and heights for attacks - turning it into a similar feel as to a fighting game. By chaining together specific attacks, a character can use Arts - by chaining Arts together, a player can find his characters doing impressive amounts of damage without resorting to magic. This is made more complex in the sequel by the multiple types of Arts one has - Basic Arts build Art Points, allowing the character to use more powerful Super Arts, [[LimitBreak Hyper Arts]], [[CombinationAttack Variable Arts]], and [[DesperationAttack Mystic Arts]]. (In the original, Art Points were always consumed by any form of Art, and replenished by a small amount at the end of each turn, by taking damage, and by using the Spirit command, which also granted a significant extension to the combo bar, plus a temporary guard status - Spirit plus Miracle Art spam was ultimately the endgame tactic, with one party member relegated to healing.)
Both games sold moderately well, and are examples of YourMileageMayVary, accused of being dull {{Cliche Storm}}s, or enjoyed for their combat system.
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!! ''Legend of Legaia'' shows examples of:
* AfterTheEnd - The concept of the first game; the bad guys have already won when the game begins.
* AlternateCharacterReading - In Japanese, "Seru" is spelled with the kanji for "beast"; "Ra-Seru" is "holy beast". They have the same pronunciation as the English version.
* AmateurPhotographer - A "camera stone" can be purchased at the hot springs resort in the first game. You can take pictures in several different locations, and if you won Noa a swimsuit, she's wearing it in the photographs.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield - The final dungeon. Why so? [[spoiler: It takes place inside of a giant Seru.]]
* AndIMustScream - [[spoiler: The fate of the people of Conkram.]]
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent - After a couple hours of gameplay as Vahn... hey, where did he go, and who's this Noa person? Fortunately, it's only a short while before the two meet, and then you're controlling the party of both of them.
* AwesomeYetPractical - Miracle Arts. Their damage output is extremely high, and unlike magic, does not drain MP. Miracle Art spam is one of the best ways to defeat late-game bosses
* {{BFS}} - The Astral Sword. Both played straight and subverted with while it being the strongest sword under the strongest one on game, it's size takes it up space on attack gauge and limits ability to use arts.
** Sadly AwesomeButImpractical, as putting it to use with Vahn (who is the only person who can actually use it) locks you out of his [[GuideDangIt Miracle]] [[LimitBreak Art]], which is ''far'' more powerful than using the Astral Sword. Of course, using a Miracle Art makes you useless for a few turns, but the damage you get out of it is vastly more than any amount of BoringButPractical setups with the Astral Sword.
* BossRush - The Delilas siblings, and then Koru- three one-on-one fights, and then a final timed fight, which if you don't win in five turns, you die, and the save point's at the beginning of the dungeon. Time to level up.
** The good thing is that you can save before the timed fight as the timer doesn't start until you approach it.
* BraggingRightsReward - The talisman you get from defeating Lapis, not to mention [[ThatOneSidequest the Juggernaut spell]].
* ButThouMust - Early on in the first game, Meta asks Vahn to join with him. If you say no, he apologizes for forcing you but explains that you have no choice but to agree, and presents you with the choice again.
* CannotStandThemCannotLiveWithoutThem - Cara and Grantes, when you meet them, [[spoiler: although it's implied that they were much happier earlier on, when he still had his Seru wings]]. Later on, becomes AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther.
* ClassyCatBurglar - Cara
* DegradedBoss - Viguro and Kemaro.
* DemonicPossession - [[spoiler:Cort, being a MadScientist, managed to uncover a piece of Rogue ten years ago, and promptly got possessed by it.]] Everything went downhill from there.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything - The background conflict between Rogue and the other Ra-Seru should ping players for similarities to the fall of Lucifer for anyone versed in the Christian version of that story.
* DoomedHometown - Vahn's hometown, Rim Elm, is hit by the Mist at the start of the game. [[spoiler: Later on, it's eaten by a gigantic Seru.]]
* DungeonTown - Every town, except Underground Octam, goes through this at some point.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase - At least one Mist Generator is housed in one of these.
* EncounterRepellant[=/=]EncounterBait - The Good Luck Bell and Evil Talisman serve as repellent, while the Bad Luck Bell and Nemesis Gem are bait.
* EnemySummoner - A few different monsters.
* EvilPrince - Cort, although his intentions seem to have been good enough to start with.
* EvolvingAttack - Specifically, as you use your 'spells' (read: [[GottaCatchEmAll summon Seru to your aid]]), they (frustratingly slowly) level up, learning debuffs, damage boosts, buffs, or status-healing additional effects.
** Also, as your Ra-Seru level up, they grow and change (foreshadowed in the opening cutscene, but NeverTrustATrailer is in full force), dealing more damage with added effects (such as hitting multiple times) when you use the Ra-Seru command in an attack string.
* FightInTheNude - Averted- each weapon and piece of armor is shown on the characters during battle, although not during cutscenes or on the map. Many of the different variations were [[PaletteSwap Palette Swaps]] of each other, but given when the game was produced, it's still quite impressive. Of course, the characters aren't actually shown fighting in the nude- if you take off all of their armor, they'll just be wearing their default outfits.
* FishingMinigame - and a pretty good one, too!
* FogOfDoom - The Mist, [[CaptainObvious duh.]] Slightly subverted in that the Mist itself has no effect on humans. Instead, it turns the Serus that people use into insane, evil monsters that will either take control of your body and turn you into a mindless zombie, or simply kill you.
* FreudianTrio - Vahn as the Ego, Noa as the Id, and Gala as the Superego
* FusionDance - [[spoiler: The Delilases with Koru]].
* GenkiGirl - Noa.
* GoingThroughTheMotions - although fortunately, the gestures reflect the characters' individual personalities.
* {{Gosh Hornet}} - The hive of killer bees at the start of the game; it's not until much later that you can actually kill them. A lot of players died to these things before the story even started.
** And then your little sister steals your loot (the unique "Honey" item that increases the growth of a character's stats) if you talk to her after winning it! Fortunately, if this happens, you can fight the bees again to replace it.
* GuestStarPartyMember - [[spoiler:Gala]] starts off as this, but has a change of plans when [[spoiler:he]] gets a Ra-Seru.
** Terra plays it straight, though.
* GuideDangIt - Berserker, one of the hardest bosses of the game, will die in a single usage of a leveled-up instant-death spell. He is the only boss susceptible to this attack.
** The Miracle Arts as well. In order to use one, you must put in nine commands of "up", "down", "left", and "right" in an order specific to each character. The game does not give any hints as to what the proper order is, or even that they exist. By extension, the final Ra-Seru evolutions as well, which require each character to have learned his/her Miracle Art.
* HelloInsertNameHere - Each of the three player characters.
* HeroicMime - Vahn is this full-time. When you first get control of her, Noa is this way, too, but once Vahn is the party leader again, she starts talking and showing personality. A lot.
* HeyItsThatVoice - WataruTakagi voices Vahn and JurotaKosugi voices Cort. Not to mention that [[TakashiNagasako The Great King of Evil]] voices Songi.
* HotBlooded - Vahn, according to his battle dialogue.
* IncrediblyDurableEnemies - Many enemies require borderline all-out tactics to defeat well after they have surpassed their capacity to give you significant EXP.
* KarmaHoudini - Given the kind of game it is [[spoiler: and that his sister has nothing resembling a family member left alive at this point]], one character's RaiseHimRightThisTime is somewhat reasonable (see below), but in a cast of equally or more sympathetic deaths, he's the ''only'' one who gets one.
* KidHero - Vahn (who is 14) and Noa (who is ''12'').
** Lampshaded hilariously in Sol Tower, where you're turned away by children running an item shop if you don't have enough money. They remark on how someone so young couldn't possibly pay; one of Vahn's possible responses is "I'm not a kid! I'm 14 years old!"
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold - Gala starts out this way, constantly insulting Vahn and Noa at first, demeaning their violent ways and their use of Seru, and quite openly displaying his disdain at being forced to help them. Eventually, he lightens up and becomes friendlier with the rest of your team, though he still occasionally argues with Noa.
* TheJuggernaut - Very, very, ''very'' literally.
* LethalLavaLand - The Fire Path.
** It's also ThatOneLevel.
* LetThemDieHappy - Averted, hard. [[spoiler: Instead of just letting Zora die of her injuries or the Floating Castle's collapse, Songi informs her that Cort didn't love her, her entire operation was a trap for the heroes and she didn't know it, and that if she hadn't succeeded in killing them, the plan involved her death. Then he kills her.]] Ouch.
* LevelGrinding - In multiple flavors, should you choose - use of spells would eventually level them up into better versions.
* MadLove - Zora is in love with Cort, and part of her motivation for becoming his follower in the first place was that LoveMakesYouEvil. She believes that he loves her, too- [[spoiler: until Songi shows up and tells her the truth once she's [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Outlived Her Usefulness]].]]
* MadScientist - Jette and Cort, although Jette more so.
* ManipulativeBastard - Songi
* MeaningfulName - Possibly Noa, who, according to the game's review at [=RPG=]amer.com, was supposed to be named "Noah", and has a Miracle Art known as [[IncrediblyLamePun "Noa's Arc"]]. If this is true, it's likely that this was to avoid a GenderBlenderName.
* MismatchedEyes - Cort has one green eye and one purple one.
* MosesInTheBullrushes - Noa.
* MultipleEndings - Sort of. The main plot is linear, but at the very end, the player can choose what Vahn does after the story's over.
* NintendoHard - The first game is not someplace to forget level grinding and battle tactics.
* NoEscapeButDown - During the escape from the final Mist Generator's self-destruction, if you don't just teleport out.
* OverlyLongFightingAnimation - The Juggernaut animation qualifies.
* ParentalSubstitute - Terra to Noa.
* ThePsychoRangers - Gi, Lu, and Che Delilas are the respective counterparts of Vahn, Noa, and Gala.
* RaisedByWolves - Noa, although there was only one wolf involved, which turned out to be a Ra-Seru. But she's still a pretty literal example of the trope.
* RaiseHimRightThisTime: [[spoiler: Cort]]
* RivalTurnedEvil - Songi.
* SoleEntertainmentOption - The only place with real entertainment is Sol, the town which was built on a tower that was partially above the Mist. There were several different activities people could do... but there isn't much in the way of recreation anywhere else.
* StockMonsters: Slimes, orcs, attack insects, etc.
* SummonMagic: Spells involve summoning the various Seru you have fought throughout your adventure.
* ThirdPersonPerson - Noa always talks like this in the Japanese version of the game. She doesn't in the English script, though.
* TrueCompanions - Comes up a lot in the story, especially in the bonds between a Ra-Seru (or other sentient Seru) and their partnered human. [[spoiler:The lengths to which Juggernaut goes to try to save Cort are just jaw-dropping. If [[DoomedHometown a bit unfortunate for Vahn and friends]].]]
* UnholyHolySword - As far as the backstory goes, the Seru themselves. They're not ''evil'' so much as easily [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]], but...
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend / FirstGirlWins - Mei, in the ending where Vahn chooses her. [[spoiler:And in the ending where Vahn chooses Noa, she's ''Ixis's'' VictoriousChildhoodFriend.]]
* VideogameCharacters:
** FantasyCharacterClasses: Semi-averted. All of the characters have access to the same types of skills, but their stat builds naturally lend better to certain styles of play.
** CuteBruiser, GlassCannon - Noa. She starts with a ''way'' larger combo gauge than most of your characters, starting off with the amazing Rushing Gale basic art (three hits after a four-hit string) that you can alternate indefinitely with Spirit and remain at maximum AP. She then upgrades to the even more powerful Tempest Break art (four hits after a five-hit string) by level ''three''. Because of this, she's your powerhouse until about the midpoint of the game, when Vahn and Gala have caught up. Even then, she remains useful because of the utterly-silly amount of hits her Miracle Art causes, and her high speed means that she (almost) always go first, letting her heal when you otherwise wouldn't be able to. If you grind enough, she makes god use of the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinite AP Gem]] because she delivers more hits and more damage than either Vahn or Gala. However, she lacks the defensive capabilities (both physical and magical) of a LightningBruiser, so many bosses can one-shot a normally levelled Noa easily.
** JackOfAllStats - Vahn.
** MightyGlacier - Gala.
** SquishyWizard - Notably averted, as the best magic-user in the game is Gala. The story makes it obvious that he has the best knowledge and discipline of the three.
** TheLoad: Gala, before he acquires Ozma. Granted, he's level 1 when your party is around level 8, but training him up to par is tedious when the man can't even piece together basic Arts without Spirit due to his low agility giving him few art blocks.
* WombLevel: The whole of TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.
!! ''Legaia II: Duel Saga'' shows examples of:
* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer
* AnAxeToGrind - Ayne uses an ax.
* BaconAddiction: As you can find out for yourself, the colossal cakes that Marienne, the resident FatBastard of a woman eats on a regular basis (and which you can learn the receipe to and cook for yourself, much to the party's dismay) contain unhealthy amounts of bacon.
* BareFistedMonk - Kazan
* BettyAndVeronica - Maya and Sharon. Coupled with how, depending on the choices you make in the game, you can make one or the other (or ''both'') fall for you. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: this doesn't affect the ending]].
* BigGuy - Ayne
* {{Bishonen}} - Elliot
* BottleFairy - Sharon
* CombinationAttack - Variable Arts.
* CompleteMonster - In-Universe example with Bishop Doplin. [[spoiler: After you defeat Elliot and Marienne for the final time, the party confronts Doplin in order to obtain the [[CosmicKeystone Pyro]][[MacGuffin lith]] ]]. After he learns [[spoiler: that the duo is dead]], he remarks that he never cared about them, and was just using them for their power.
--> [[spoiler: '''Maya:''']] I used to think that there was no such thing as a truly evil person. but... I guess I was wrong.
--> '''Kazan:''' I've never met anyone as rotten to the core... This is not a man, he's garbage.
* CoolBigSis - Sharon
* CrutchCharacter - Both Kazan and Sharon when they join, for different reasons. Kazan joins at level 25 at a point when Lang and Maya are barely over 10, [[GameBreaker and can systematically destroy every encounter you get into for about two dungeons]], at which point the rest of the party, and the enemies, have caught up. Kazan never becomes useless, but he's never such a GameBreaker again, mostly because some of his arts are awkward to chain. Sharon joins at a high level herself, but not as comparatively high as Kazan. Her initial use comes from the speed at which she earns Art Blocks. If you play the game long enough for other characters to match her Art Blocks, she loses most of her niche, but she at least still have easily chain able arts.
* CuteMute - Maya for quite a bit of the game. [[spoiler: She eventually does get her voice back]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship - Dein finally gives up his grudge against Lang after being beat in sidejumping.
* DesperationAttack - To use a Mystic Art, that character must have, among other things, less than 50% HP.
* DirtyOldMan - Kazan, who is 60 years old, yet still tries to peep at the girls in the party when they're in hot springs.
* ElementalPowers - Each Origin associates with one:
** KillItWithFire - Lang's fiery Origin, Gallea.
** HealingHands[=/=]MakingASplash - Maya's life Origin, Rivas. While her powers are explicitly life-based, Rivas herself seems to be made of water, and the backgrounds of her attacks shows flowing water.
** DishingOutDirt - Kazan's earth Origin, Deva.
** ShockAndAwe - Sharon's electric Origin, Arrode.
** DarkIsEdgy[=/=]DarkIsEvil - Elliott's black Origin, Raskia.
** HolyHandGrenade[=/=]LightIsNotGood - Marienne's white Origin, Alvadis.
** There's also Velna's Origin Vastra, who seems to command Death powers, and Avalon's Origin Igohl, which is simply the Ultimate Origin with no limits to its power.
* EvilCounterpart - Velna, who can use the same magic as Maya, and indeed, casts it in a very similar way. [[spoiler: This is because she's the lone survivor of the civilization Maya descends from.]]
* EyesOfGold - The BigBad is known at first as "the man with the golden eyes."
* GentleGiant - Ayne
* GracefulLoser - After being defeat by the party, Bubba admits his defeat, and goes into an impressive speech about how ThatManIsDead and that he'll [[WalkingTheEarth wander the earth]] to find his own path. Then he hangs a [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] on it when he inner monologues that his speech was probably sufficient to save some face and that he should skedaddle now.
* GuideDangIt - You ''could'' keep randomly pressing combinations of three to six buttons until you stumble on a new Art by process of elimination. Or you could just look it up in a guide like everyone else does.
* HarmlessVillain - The bumbling hunter duo Phanta and Balzac. (Made funnier by how Lang can actually make Phanta ''fall for him'' [[RelationshipValues if he treats her nice]], despite Balzac liking her.)
* HotSpringsEpisode - Complete with peeping.
* InevitableTournament - Both games have a fighting arena, but only ''Duel Saga'' requires that you compete.
* ItemCrafting - A -lot- of this, especially the InfinityPlusOneSword.
* IWillWaitForYou - At the end of the game, [[spoiler: both Maya and Sharon are shown waiting for Lang as he goes off on more adventures]].
* KarmaMeter - Lang's personality changes depending on the dialog options you choose, into being brash, cowardly, gentlemanly..
* KamehameHadoken - Maya's [[CombinationAttack Variable Art]] finisher.
** And Lang's Hyper Art ''with a sword''.
* TheLadette - Sharon
* LevelGrinding - Titles and crafting involve massive amounts of grinding.
* LoveTriangle - Lang can get into one between Maya and Sharon. Most noticeably when they ask him if he likes older or younger women, and his answer affecting their mood and relationship with him.
* MaleGaze - Played with. One of a certain character's victory scenes shows a zoomed-in camera shot from her feet which quickly pans up to her face, while she poses. The character in question is Maya, who wears a baggy robe. [[{{Moe}} It's to show her cute side more than anything]].
* MinigameZone - Phorchoon Casino. Lots of mini games, with all sorts of desirable prizes.
** The name also doubles as StealthPun, considering it's just a weird way of spelling "fortune".
* NoodleIncident: Lang's PowerTattoo is easily viewable, and Sharon explains where hers is, but Maya shyly refuses to reveal where hers is located. Nobody bothers to ask Kazan where his is, much to his lamentation.
* PantyShot - Marienne's skirt is way too short, and you get a panty shot whenever the camera looks at her face-on. As she's apparently [[{{Lolicon}} a little girl]], seriously overweight ''and'' insane, this is concentrated FanDisservice.
* {{Pirate}} - Sharon
* PornStash - Interestingly, an optional cutscene Lang can have is with Sharon finding his stash at his house. Kind of averted in that Sharon seems to find it cute and funny instead of getting angry.
* PowerTattoo
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld - [[spoiler:Velna, she was alive at the time of the fall of Kabel, through the power of her Origin Vestra.]]
* RelationshipValues - Lang can make four different girls in the game fall for him (two of which are in the party): Maya, Sharon, Nancy, and Phanta (yes, the bumbling female partner of the game's HarmlessVillain duo). How Lang finds out his progress in his relationships is by talking with the Fortune Teller about his love life. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: this has no real effect on the ending of the game]], though it does affect the in-game cutscenes and convos.
* ShrinkingViolet - Maya appears this way for quite a while, though part of the reason is due to her being a CuteMute. Later, she arguably becomes less shy.
* SummonMagic - Origins.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil - Torture Avalon long enough, and he'll decide to KillAllHumans.
* {{Tsundere}} - Nancy towards Lang. She can be more on the dere dere side if you choose to be nicer, or she can be more on the tsun tsun side if you choose to be an asshole.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend - Nancy, if you choose not to be nice to her. Though [[spoiler: in the end she still ''is'' one, because Lang decides to go off on more adventures and not return to her]].
* WakeUpCallBoss[=/=]BeefGate: Elfin is cake if you're on Level 9, have four Art Blocks and [[GuideDangIt know the move to kill her with]], but she's designed to be essentially invincible before then. Getting killed by her is the game's way of saying "grind more."
* WhiteMagicianGirl - Maya is the primary source of healing in the game through Rivas.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair - Lang
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The first ''Legend of Legaia'' takes place in a world where a mysterious substance called "the mist" has changed a good percentage of the population into monsters, caused by [[AndManGrewProud the symbiotic creatures (known as Seru) they were reliant upon fusing with them and hijacking their bodies]], and caused civilization to completely collapse. The game centers around Vahn, a blue haired KidHero from a small village, one of the few areas of the world not shrouded in Mist thanks to a giant wall, and also with no Seru there. After a servant of the mist attacks his village, he ends up merging with a Ra-Seru (A sapient Seru that can also absorb the essence of other Seru, and is also immune to the effects of Mist) named Meta that was hidden/resting within a dying tree that lay in the center of his village, known as a Genesis Tree. Upon being prayed to and infused with power, the tree grows again, banishing the Mist from the immediate area, and Vahn leaves his home to attempt to find others, in order to remove the Mist from the land. Eventually, he meets up with two other heroes - Noa, a feral girl raised by the Ra-Seru Terra, and Gala, a monk who eventually gains the service of the Ra-Seru Ozma.
The second game is based in a completely different world, with nothing carrying over from the first game. It centers around Lang, one of the exceedingly rare "Mystics" that have the power to summon elemental spirits that they contain within themselves. In most places, Mystics are shunned due to their strange powers, and strange tattoos that mark their bodies. Lang's friends and family don't have this prejudice; on his first day of work, the [[CosmicKeystone Aqualith]] is stolen from the village, and he is warned to be careful in the outside world, searching for it in order to restore the village's water supply. Along the way, he winds up gathering a group of fellow Mystics to himself, and begins finding the way to save the world from Avalon, the man that stole Aqualith.
Both games are fairly standard turn based {{RPG}}s, but with some twists. Both games have the "Tactical Arts System", which revolves around selecting not just to make an attack, but forming combinations of attacks for efficiency and maximum damage, using specific limbs and heights for attacks - turning it into a similar feel as to a fighting game. By chaining together specific attacks, a character can use Arts - by chaining Arts together, a player can find his characters doing impressive amounts of damage without resorting to magic. This is made more complex in the sequel by the multiple types of Arts one has - Basic Arts build Art Points, allowing the character to use more powerful Super Arts, [[LimitBreak Hyper Arts]], [[CombinationAttack Variable Arts]], and [[DesperationAttack Mystic Arts]]. (In the original, Art Points were always consumed by any form of Art, and replenished by a small amount at the end of each turn, by taking damage, and by using the Spirit command, which also granted a significant extension to the combo bar, plus a temporary guard status - Spirit plus Miracle Art spam was ultimately the endgame tactic, with one party member relegated to healing.)
Both games sold moderately well, and are examples of YourMileageMayVary, accused of being dull {{Cliche Storm}}s, or enjoyed for their combat system.
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!! ''Legend of Legaia'' shows examples of:
* AfterTheEnd - The concept of the first game; the bad guys have already won when the game begins.
* AlternateCharacterReading - In Japanese, "Seru" is spelled with the kanji for "beast"; "Ra-Seru" is "holy beast". They have the same pronunciation as the English version.
* AmateurPhotographer - A "camera stone" can be purchased at the hot springs resort in the first game. You can take pictures in several different locations, and if you won Noa a swimsuit, she's wearing it in the photographs.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield - The final dungeon. Why so? [[spoiler: It takes place inside of a giant Seru.]]
* AndIMustScream - [[spoiler: The fate of the people of Conkram.]]
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent - After a couple hours of gameplay as Vahn... hey, where did he go, and who's this Noa person? Fortunately, it's only a short while before the two meet, and then you're controlling the party of both of them.
* AwesomeYetPractical - Miracle Arts. Their damage output is extremely high, and unlike magic, does not drain MP. Miracle Art spam is one of the best ways to defeat late-game bosses
* {{BFS}} - The Astral Sword. Both played straight and subverted with while it being the strongest sword under the strongest one on game, it's size takes it up space on attack gauge and limits ability to use arts.
** Sadly AwesomeButImpractical, as putting it to use with Vahn (who is the only person who can actually use it) locks you out of his [[GuideDangIt Miracle]] [[LimitBreak Art]], which is ''far'' more powerful than using the Astral Sword. Of course, using a Miracle Art makes you useless for a few turns, but the damage you get out of it is vastly more than any amount of BoringButPractical setups with the Astral Sword.
* BossRush - The Delilas siblings, and then Koru- three one-on-one fights, and then a final timed fight, which if you don't win in five turns, you die, and the save point's at the beginning of the dungeon. Time to level up.
** The good thing is that you can save before the timed fight as the timer doesn't start until you approach it.
* BraggingRightsReward - The talisman you get from defeating Lapis, not to mention [[ThatOneSidequest the Juggernaut spell]].
* ButThouMust - Early on in the first game, Meta asks Vahn to join with him. If you say no, he apologizes for forcing you but explains that you have no choice but to agree, and presents you with the choice again.
* CannotStandThemCannotLiveWithoutThem - Cara and Grantes, when you meet them, [[spoiler: although it's implied that they were much happier earlier on, when he still had his Seru wings]]. Later on, becomes AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther.
* ClassyCatBurglar - Cara
* DegradedBoss - Viguro and Kemaro.
* DemonicPossession - [[spoiler:Cort, being a MadScientist, managed to uncover a piece of Rogue ten years ago, and promptly got possessed by it.]] Everything went downhill from there.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything - The background conflict between Rogue and the other Ra-Seru should ping players for similarities to the fall of Lucifer for anyone versed in the Christian version of that story.
* DoomedHometown - Vahn's hometown, Rim Elm, is hit by the Mist at the start of the game. [[spoiler: Later on, it's eaten by a gigantic Seru.]]
* DungeonTown - Every town, except Underground Octam, goes through this at some point.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase - At least one Mist Generator is housed in one of these.
* EncounterRepellant[=/=]EncounterBait - The Good Luck Bell and Evil Talisman serve as repellent, while the Bad Luck Bell and Nemesis Gem are bait.
* EnemySummoner - A few different monsters.
* EvilPrince - Cort, although his intentions seem to have been good enough to start with.
* EvolvingAttack - Specifically, as you use your 'spells' (read: [[GottaCatchEmAll summon Seru to your aid]]), they (frustratingly slowly) level up, learning debuffs, damage boosts, buffs, or status-healing additional effects.
** Also, as your Ra-Seru level up, they grow and change (foreshadowed in the opening cutscene, but NeverTrustATrailer is in full force), dealing more damage with added effects (such as hitting multiple times) when you use the Ra-Seru command in an attack string.
* FightInTheNude - Averted- each weapon and piece of armor is shown on the characters during battle, although not during cutscenes or on the map. Many of the different variations were [[PaletteSwap Palette Swaps]] of each other, but given when the game was produced, it's still quite impressive. Of course, the characters aren't actually shown fighting in the nude- if you take off all of their armor, they'll just be wearing their default outfits.
* FishingMinigame - and a pretty good one, too!
* FogOfDoom - The Mist, [[CaptainObvious duh.]] Slightly subverted in that the Mist itself has no effect on humans. Instead, it turns the Serus that people use into insane, evil monsters that will either take control of your body and turn you into a mindless zombie, or simply kill you.
* FreudianTrio - Vahn as the Ego, Noa as the Id, and Gala as the Superego
* FusionDance - [[spoiler: The Delilases with Koru]].
* GenkiGirl - Noa.
* GoingThroughTheMotions - although fortunately, the gestures reflect the characters' individual personalities.
* {{Gosh Hornet}} - The hive of killer bees at the start of the game; it's not until much later that you can actually kill them. A lot of players died to these things before the story even started.
** And then your little sister steals your loot (the unique "Honey" item that increases the growth of a character's stats) if you talk to her after winning it! Fortunately, if this happens, you can fight the bees again to replace it.
* GuestStarPartyMember - [[spoiler:Gala]] starts off as this, but has a change of plans when [[spoiler:he]] gets a Ra-Seru.
** Terra plays it straight, though.
* GuideDangIt - Berserker, one of the hardest bosses of the game, will die in a single usage of a leveled-up instant-death spell. He is the only boss susceptible to this attack.
** The Miracle Arts as well. In order to use one, you must put in nine commands of "up", "down", "left", and "right" in an order specific to each character. The game does not give any hints as to what the proper order is, or even that they exist. By extension, the final Ra-Seru evolutions as well, which require each character to have learned his/her Miracle Art.
* HelloInsertNameHere - Each of the three player characters.
* HeroicMime - Vahn is this full-time. When you first get control of her, Noa is this way, too, but once Vahn is the party leader again, she starts talking and showing personality. A lot.
* HeyItsThatVoice - WataruTakagi voices Vahn and JurotaKosugi voices Cort. Not to mention that [[TakashiNagasako The Great King of Evil]] voices Songi.
* HotBlooded - Vahn, according to his battle dialogue.
* IncrediblyDurableEnemies - Many enemies require borderline all-out tactics to defeat well after they have surpassed their capacity to give you significant EXP.
* KarmaHoudini - Given the kind of game it is [[spoiler: and that his sister has nothing resembling a family member left alive at this point]], one character's RaiseHimRightThisTime is somewhat reasonable (see below), but in a cast of equally or more sympathetic deaths, he's the ''only'' one who gets one.
* KidHero - Vahn (who is 14) and Noa (who is ''12'').
** Lampshaded hilariously in Sol Tower, where you're turned away by children running an item shop if you don't have enough money. They remark on how someone so young couldn't possibly pay; one of Vahn's possible responses is "I'm not a kid! I'm 14 years old!"
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold - Gala starts out this way, constantly insulting Vahn and Noa at first, demeaning their violent ways and their use of Seru, and quite openly displaying his disdain at being forced to help them. Eventually, he lightens up and becomes friendlier with the rest of your team, though he still occasionally argues with Noa.
* TheJuggernaut - Very, very, ''very'' literally.
* LethalLavaLand - The Fire Path.
** It's also ThatOneLevel.
* LetThemDieHappy - Averted, hard. [[spoiler: Instead of just letting Zora die of her injuries or the Floating Castle's collapse, Songi informs her that Cort didn't love her, her entire operation was a trap for the heroes and she didn't know it, and that if she hadn't succeeded in killing them, the plan involved her death. Then he kills her.]] Ouch.
* LevelGrinding - In multiple flavors, should you choose - use of spells would eventually level them up into better versions.
* MadLove - Zora is in love with Cort, and part of her motivation for becoming his follower in the first place was that LoveMakesYouEvil. She believes that he loves her, too- [[spoiler: until Songi shows up and tells her the truth once she's [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Outlived Her Usefulness]].]]
* MadScientist - Jette and Cort, although Jette more so.
* ManipulativeBastard - Songi
* MeaningfulName - Possibly Noa, who, according to the game's review at [=RPG=]amer.com, was supposed to be named "Noah", and has a Miracle Art known as [[IncrediblyLamePun "Noa's Arc"]]. If this is true, it's likely that this was to avoid a GenderBlenderName.
* MismatchedEyes - Cort has one green eye and one purple one.
* MosesInTheBullrushes - Noa.
* MultipleEndings - Sort of. The main plot is linear, but at the very end, the player can choose what Vahn does after the story's over.
* NintendoHard - The first game is not someplace to forget level grinding and battle tactics.
* NoEscapeButDown - During the escape from the final Mist Generator's self-destruction, if you don't just teleport out.
* OverlyLongFightingAnimation - The Juggernaut animation qualifies.
* ParentalSubstitute - Terra to Noa.
* ThePsychoRangers - Gi, Lu, and Che Delilas are the respective counterparts of Vahn, Noa, and Gala.
* RaisedByWolves - Noa, although there was only one wolf involved, which turned out to be a Ra-Seru. But she's still a pretty literal example of the trope.
* RaiseHimRightThisTime: [[spoiler: Cort]]
* RivalTurnedEvil - Songi.
* SoleEntertainmentOption - The only place with real entertainment is Sol, the town which was built on a tower that was partially above the Mist. There were several different activities people could do... but there isn't much in the way of recreation anywhere else.
* StockMonsters: Slimes, orcs, attack insects, etc.
* SummonMagic: Spells involve summoning the various Seru you have fought throughout your adventure.
* ThirdPersonPerson - Noa always talks like this in the Japanese version of the game. She doesn't in the English script, though.
* TrueCompanions - Comes up a lot in the story, especially in the bonds between a Ra-Seru (or other sentient Seru) and their partnered human. [[spoiler:The lengths to which Juggernaut goes to try to save Cort are just jaw-dropping. If [[DoomedHometown a bit unfortunate for Vahn and friends]].]]
* UnholyHolySword - As far as the backstory goes, the Seru themselves. They're not ''evil'' so much as easily [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]], but...
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend / FirstGirlWins - Mei, in the ending where Vahn chooses her. [[spoiler:And in the ending where Vahn chooses Noa, she's ''Ixis's'' VictoriousChildhoodFriend.]]
* VideogameCharacters:
** FantasyCharacterClasses: Semi-averted. All of the characters have access to the same types of skills, but their stat builds naturally lend better to certain styles of play.
** CuteBruiser, GlassCannon - Noa. She starts with a ''way'' larger combo gauge than most of your characters, starting off with the amazing Rushing Gale basic art (three hits after a four-hit string) that you can alternate indefinitely with Spirit and remain at maximum AP. She then upgrades to the even more powerful Tempest Break art (four hits after a five-hit string) by level ''three''. Because of this, she's your powerhouse until about the midpoint of the game, when Vahn and Gala have caught up. Even then, she remains useful because of the utterly-silly amount of hits her Miracle Art causes, and her high speed means that she (almost) always go first, letting her heal when you otherwise wouldn't be able to. If you grind enough, she makes god use of the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinite AP Gem]] because she delivers more hits and more damage than either Vahn or Gala. However, she lacks the defensive capabilities (both physical and magical) of a LightningBruiser, so many bosses can one-shot a normally levelled Noa easily.
** JackOfAllStats - Vahn.
** MightyGlacier - Gala.
** SquishyWizard - Notably averted, as the best magic-user in the game is Gala. The story makes it obvious that he has the best knowledge and discipline of the three.
** TheLoad: Gala, before he acquires Ozma. Granted, he's level 1 when your party is around level 8, but training him up to par is tedious when the man can't even piece together basic Arts without Spirit due to his low agility giving him few art blocks.
* WombLevel: The whole of TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.
!! ''Legaia II: Duel Saga'' shows examples of:
* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer
* AnAxeToGrind - Ayne uses an ax.
* BaconAddiction: As you can find out for yourself, the colossal cakes that Marienne, the resident FatBastard of a woman eats on a regular basis (and which you can learn the receipe to and cook for yourself, much to the party's dismay) contain unhealthy amounts of bacon.
* BareFistedMonk - Kazan
* BettyAndVeronica - Maya and Sharon. Coupled with how, depending on the choices you make in the game, you can make one or the other (or ''both'') fall for you. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: this doesn't affect the ending]].
* BigGuy - Ayne
* {{Bishonen}} - Elliot
* BottleFairy - Sharon
* CombinationAttack - Variable Arts.
* CompleteMonster - In-Universe example with Bishop Doplin. [[spoiler: After you defeat Elliot and Marienne for the final time, the party confronts Doplin in order to obtain the [[CosmicKeystone Pyro]][[MacGuffin lith]] ]]. After he learns [[spoiler: that the duo is dead]], he remarks that he never cared about them, and was just using them for their power.
--> [[spoiler: '''Maya:''']] I used to think that there was no such thing as a truly evil person. but... I guess I was wrong.
--> '''Kazan:''' I've never met anyone as rotten to the core... This is not a man, he's garbage.
* CoolBigSis - Sharon
* CrutchCharacter - Both Kazan and Sharon when they join, for different reasons. Kazan joins at level 25 at a point when Lang and Maya are barely over 10, [[GameBreaker and can systematically destroy every encounter you get into for about two dungeons]], at which point the rest of the party, and the enemies, have caught up. Kazan never becomes useless, but he's never such a GameBreaker again, mostly because some of his arts are awkward to chain. Sharon joins at a high level herself, but not as comparatively high as Kazan. Her initial use comes from the speed at which she earns Art Blocks. If you play the game long enough for other characters to match her Art Blocks, she loses most of her niche, but she at least still have easily chain able arts.
* CuteMute - Maya for quite a bit of the game. [[spoiler: She eventually does get her voice back]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship - Dein finally gives up his grudge against Lang after being beat in sidejumping.
* DesperationAttack - To use a Mystic Art, that character must have, among other things, less than 50% HP.
* DirtyOldMan - Kazan, who is 60 years old, yet still tries to peep at the girls in the party when they're in hot springs.
* ElementalPowers - Each Origin associates with one:
** KillItWithFire - Lang's fiery Origin, Gallea.
** HealingHands[=/=]MakingASplash - Maya's life Origin, Rivas. While her powers are explicitly life-based, Rivas herself seems to be made of water, and the backgrounds of her attacks shows flowing water.
** DishingOutDirt - Kazan's earth Origin, Deva.
** ShockAndAwe - Sharon's electric Origin, Arrode.
** DarkIsEdgy[=/=]DarkIsEvil - Elliott's black Origin, Raskia.
** HolyHandGrenade[=/=]LightIsNotGood - Marienne's white Origin, Alvadis.
** There's also Velna's Origin Vastra, who seems to command Death powers, and Avalon's Origin Igohl, which is simply the Ultimate Origin with no limits to its power.
* EvilCounterpart - Velna, who can use the same magic as Maya, and indeed, casts it in a very similar way. [[spoiler: This is because she's the lone survivor of the civilization Maya descends from.]]
* EyesOfGold - The BigBad is known at first as "the man with the golden eyes."
* GentleGiant - Ayne
* GracefulLoser - After being defeat by the party, Bubba admits his defeat, and goes into an impressive speech about how ThatManIsDead and that he'll [[WalkingTheEarth wander the earth]] to find his own path. Then he hangs a [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] on it when he inner monologues that his speech was probably sufficient to save some face and that he should skedaddle now.
* GuideDangIt - You ''could'' keep randomly pressing combinations of three to six buttons until you stumble on a new Art by process of elimination. Or you could just look it up in a guide like everyone else does.
* HarmlessVillain - The bumbling hunter duo Phanta and Balzac. (Made funnier by how Lang can actually make Phanta ''fall for him'' [[RelationshipValues if he treats her nice]], despite Balzac liking her.)
* HotSpringsEpisode - Complete with peeping.
* InevitableTournament - Both games have a fighting arena, but only ''Duel Saga'' requires that you compete.
* ItemCrafting - A -lot- of this, especially the InfinityPlusOneSword.
* IWillWaitForYou - At the end of the game, [[spoiler: both Maya and Sharon are shown waiting for Lang as he goes off on more adventures]].
* KarmaMeter - Lang's personality changes depending on the dialog options you choose, into being brash, cowardly, gentlemanly..
* KamehameHadoken - Maya's [[CombinationAttack Variable Art]] finisher.
** And Lang's Hyper Art ''with a sword''.
* TheLadette - Sharon
* LevelGrinding - Titles and crafting involve massive amounts of grinding.
* LoveTriangle - Lang can get into one between Maya and Sharon. Most noticeably when they ask him if he likes older or younger women, and his answer affecting their mood and relationship with him.
* MaleGaze - Played with. One of a certain character's victory scenes shows a zoomed-in camera shot from her feet which quickly pans up to her face, while she poses. The character in question is Maya, who wears a baggy robe. [[{{Moe}} It's to show her cute side more than anything]].
* MinigameZone - Phorchoon Casino. Lots of mini games, with all sorts of desirable prizes.
** The name also doubles as StealthPun, considering it's just a weird way of spelling "fortune".
* NoodleIncident: Lang's PowerTattoo is easily viewable, and Sharon explains where hers is, but Maya shyly refuses to reveal where hers is located. Nobody bothers to ask Kazan where his is, much to his lamentation.
* PantyShot - Marienne's skirt is way too short, and you get a panty shot whenever the camera looks at her face-on. As she's apparently [[{{Lolicon}} a little girl]], seriously overweight ''and'' insane, this is concentrated FanDisservice.
* {{Pirate}} - Sharon
* PornStash - Interestingly, an optional cutscene Lang can have is with Sharon finding his stash at his house. Kind of averted in that Sharon seems to find it cute and funny instead of getting angry.
* PowerTattoo
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld - [[spoiler:Velna, she was alive at the time of the fall of Kabel, through the power of her Origin Vestra.]]
* RelationshipValues - Lang can make four different girls in the game fall for him (two of which are in the party): Maya, Sharon, Nancy, and Phanta (yes, the bumbling female partner of the game's HarmlessVillain duo). How Lang finds out his progress in his relationships is by talking with the Fortune Teller about his love life. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: this has no real effect on the ending of the game]], though it does affect the in-game cutscenes and convos.
* ShrinkingViolet - Maya appears this way for quite a while, though part of the reason is due to her being a CuteMute. Later, she arguably becomes less shy.
* SummonMagic - Origins.
* ThenLetMeBeEvil - Torture Avalon long enough, and he'll decide to KillAllHumans.
* {{Tsundere}} - Nancy towards Lang. She can be more on the dere dere side if you choose to be nicer, or she can be more on the tsun tsun side if you choose to be an asshole.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend - Nancy, if you choose not to be nice to her. Though [[spoiler: in the end she still ''is'' one, because Lang decides to go off on more adventures and not return to her]].
* WakeUpCallBoss[=/=]BeefGate: Elfin is cake if you're on Level 9, have four Art Blocks and [[GuideDangIt know the move to kill her with]], but she's designed to be essentially invincible before then. Getting killed by her is the game's way of saying "grind more."
* WhiteMagicianGirl - Maya is the primary source of healing in the game through Rivas.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair - Lang
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