History VideoGame / LostSaga

* WeaponsThatSuck: One legendary armor makes your character look like a servant or maid and gives you a vacuum that can drag your opponent towards you--or drag them off a platform and spiraling to their doom.

** To make it crazier, now Jin Kisaragi from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' is a Premium Hero in the Korean version game. And the female version of him is Noel Vermillion - two Cameos for the price of one!

* ComebackMechanic: When Ragna is low on health his weapon skill transforms from Inferno Divider into Black Onslaught.

** Now averted due to Peter Pan renamed as "Sprite", with Zorro possibly on the way under the name "Fencer".

* {{BFS}}: The Savage Berserker, Sol Badguy, Ragna, Hakumen, and the Death Knight all use one.

* GenderedOutfit: Most heroes. The least noticeable are the Crazy Sapper and Fire Mage, and the most noticeable are the Lost Samurai, Desert Blader, Smile Joker and the "Servant" outfit (the male and female outfits are almost completely different).

* NoExportForYou: Franchise/{{Zorro}} isn't coming to the North American version for copyright reasons.
** Now averted due to it possible to acquire Zorro via the crafting system.

* RainOfArrows: Robin Hood's Accessory skill. The same goes for Magic Lancer's Accessory.

* SpinAttack: The previously mentioned Tao's Wild Dance, Viking's Cleave, Defender's Tornado and Templar's Windmill Hammer. Spartacus also does this with his morningstar and Hawkeye does this with his secondary weapons--a pair of circular blades. The UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}}'s arsenal is made up of these. May's weapon and armor skills are two different kinds of spin attacks. Also, the Barbarian sports a spinning dash attack with his dual axes.

* BladeOnAStick: The Tao, Magic Lancer and Chieftain. The Dragon Rider utilizes one as well, when mounted on his dragon.

* HurricaneKick: One of the Xiao Long's skills. The Stiker Armor also allows one to perform this, drawing in nearby opponents.

* {{BFS}}: The Savage Berserker, Sol Badguy, Ragna, and the Death Knight all use one.

* HurricaneKick: One of the Xiao Long's skills.

One special aspect of the game is the fact that some heroes are actually based on characters from other media. Some more notable characters are [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Jin Kisaragi, Ragna the Bloodedge, Hazama]] and [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]]. These characters are given the title of "premium", and are [[BribingYourWayToVictory only obtainable through the game's purchasable currency, and usually have more powerful equipment]]. There are non-premium characters from other media, such as Franchise/{{Zorro}} and Capoeira (a {{capoeira}} dancer).

* {{Capoeira}}: [[CaptainObvious The Capoeira]].

* DanceBattler: The Capoeira of course. A less traditional example is found in the Puppeteer. They have an armor skill, "Waltz", where they force their foe to dance with them for a few moments before throwing them.

* DominoMask: Zorro, of course, wears one.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Tao Warrior's Wild Dance, the Viking Raider's Cleave, the Justice Defender's Tornado, and the Mighty Paladin's (Grand Templar in the US version) Windmill Hammer. The {{Capoeira}} takes this {{Up To Eleven}}

* MusicalAssassin: The {{Capoeira}} with his drum and, more blatantly, the Rockstar.

* SpinAttack: The previously mentioned Tao's Wild Dance, Viking's Cleave, Defender's Tornado and Templar's Windmill Hammer. Spartacus also does this with his morningstar and Hawkeye does this with his secondary weapons--a pair of circular blades. The {{Capoeira}}'s entire arsenal is made up of these. May's weapon and armor skills are two different kinds of spin attacks. Also, the Barbarian sports a spinning dash attack with his dual axes.

* AudibleSharpness: The Reaper is one of the last heroes that you can unlock. Swinging that scythe around makes a very satisfying "SHINK" sound. Since you have ImplausibleFencingPowers as well, you can rack up quite the combo with it.

* CoolMask: The Kage Ninja,Zorro, Pro Wrestler, Hawkeye and Devil Ranger all have one. The Justice Defender gets one in the epic version of his helm.

** Special mention to a few Legendary Gears (Epic Gear-like armor, hats, and trinkets without an associated hero) that seem to grant people [[BlowYouAway Wind Magic]]. There is also a legendary gear in the form of a fire orb that can summon flames that orbit around the hero.

* SwordAndGun: The Special Force heroes do this with a pistol and knife. The Priest does this with a shotgun and short sword.

* GunsAkimbo: The Mafia Boss hero.
* TheGunslinger: The Cowboy.

* HPToOne: Happens during several of the [=PvP=] gametypes when the timer runs out. Every player has their HP set to 0 and, unless it's Power Stone, respawning is disabled. If it's Power Stone you just rack up a longer respawn timer.

** [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]] also does this.

* BottomlessMagazines: Zig-zagged. Most Ranged heroes have a certain number of shots pre-loaded into their guns and have to reload after expending them all. However, neither the Space Trooper nor Robin hood need to reload their guns (or bows in the latter's case).

* BladeOnAStick: The Tao, Magic Lancer and Chieftain.

* ChineseVampire: These guys appear in the Ghost Tag mode, where one character starts out as one and must infect other players who in turn must go out and attempt to turn each human into one.

* AnAxeToGrind: The Viking Raider hero uses one.

''Lost Saga'' is a Korean MMO that, like many others is free to play. The American version, once hosted by Creator/OGPlanet, famous for other games it hosts such as ''VideoGame/LaTale'' and ''VideoGame/RumbleFighter'', is now hosted by WeMade Entertainment USA

''Lost Saga'' is a Korean MMO that, like many others is free to play. The American version is hosted by Creator/OGPlanet, famous for other games it hosts such as ''VideoGame/LaTale'' and ''VideoGame/RumbleFighter.''

* BeehiveBarrier: The Heavy Crasher and the Crazy Sapper both have this for a helmet ability.

* SidetrackedByTheGoldenSaucer: Sure, you could save the world by beating down the undead in Crusade mode...or you could [[HeroesGoneFishing go fishing for some]] very valuable VendorTrash. Or buy yourself a Relic Hunting Kit and dig up some free Epic Gears.

* SpinAttack: The previously mentioned Tao's Wild Dance, Viking's Cleave, Defender's Tornado and Templar's Windmill Hammer. Spartacus also does this with his morningstar and Hawkeye does this with his secondary weapons--a pair of circular blades. The {{Capoeira}}'s entire arsenal is made up of these. May's weapon and armor skills are two different kinds of spin attacks.

The basic premise of Lost Saga (subtitled "Fighting Action Heroes" for reasons that become blatantly obvious really quickly) is taking heroes from all parts time and having them beat the snot out of each other. It's a primarily PvP MMO, but a [[PlayerVersusEnvironment PvE]] mode, called "crusade", pits you against NPC skeletons. The game boasts a unique feature in that you are not bound to having only one character at a time. In fact, you can have several heroes at once. You even get an XP bonus for having at least 2, and having 5 effectively doubles your XP gained. Sadly, the heroes all run on a timer, so you have to continuously hire them (in 2 or 10 hour increments, with exceptions if you like BribingYourWayToVictory).

One special aspect of the game is the fact that some heroes are actually based on characters from other media. Some more notable characters are [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Jin Kisaragi, Ragna the Blood Edge, Hazama]] and [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Iori Yagami]]. These characters are given the title of "premium", and are [[BribingYourWayToVictory only obtainable through the game's purchasable currency, and usually have more powerful equipment]]. There are non-premium characters from other media, such as Franchise/{{Zorro}} and Capoeira (a {{capoeira}} dancer).

* AnchorsAway: [[GuiltyGear May.]]

* AnimalMotifs: [[BlazBlue Hazama's]] snake themed moves and [[GuiltyGear May]] has dolphins. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin And then there's the Wild Tiger and Unicorn Lancer.]]

* BadassInANiceSuit: The Mafia Boss and [[BlazBlue Hazama]].
* BadassLongcoat: Captain Hook, Mafia Boss, Exorcist, Priest and [[BlazBlue Hazama]] all have one.

* [[{{BossInMookClothing}} Boss in Hero's Gear]]: All of the enemies in Crusade mode. The mooks only have the weapons, but Bigger versions that act as actual Bosses have a full set equipped. Unless, of course, you're playing on Hard difficultly, then EVERYTHING you fight has the full set.

* TheCameo: Crazily enough, Sol Badguy from GuiltyGear is now a playable hero (listed as a Premium Mercenary) in both the Korean and North American versions.
** To make it crazier, now Jin Kisaragi from BlazBlue is a Premium Hero in the Korean version game. And the female version of him is Noel Vermillion - Two Cameos for the price of one!

*** Don't forget about Hazama. Also [[KingOfFighters Iori]]

* ChargedAttack: Melee-type Heroes can do a "Charge Attack" by holding down the attack key. Ranged Heroes will use their ranged weapon if you hold the attack key, and the Mage classes will let you aim their magic spells(as well as shorten the cooldown on their skills). The Skills themselves can count as well since they have to charge up between uses.
** Both the Grand Templar(Mighty Paladin in Korea) and the Death Knight have a more literal charge attack with their weapons, causing more damage the longer the charge is held.

* CuteBruiser: Due to the art style, all the heroes can be this. Or just the Female heroes

** The Mighty Paladin(Grand Templar in the US version) is equipped with a giant hammer.

** Both of those guys are outdone by Hawkeye, who wields a pair of [[DoubleWeapon two-sided blades.]] He can also do this with another pair of circular blades. Chieftain wields a [[AnAxeToGrind tomahawk]] and [[BladeOnAStick spear]]. [[BlazBlue Hazama]] occasionally wields two knives at once.
* ElegantGothicLolita: The Puppeteers dress this way. Premium character Rachel Alucard qualifies as well.

** Special mention to a few Legendary Gears(Epic Gear-like armor, hats, and trinkets without an associated hero) that seem to grant people [[BlowYouAway Wind Magic]]. There is also a legendary gear in the form of a fire orb that can summon flames that orbit around the hero.
** The Tao Warrior seems to have wind and earth-based skills with his Wind Shock and Sky Shatter, respectively. The premium hero Chaos Dahlia has a wind theme going on with skills like [[HurricaneKick "Cyclone"]] and [[InvisibilityCloak "Like a Wind"]].
** [[BlazBlue Jin Kisaragi]] uses [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] in conjunction with his swordsmanship.

* FridgeLogic: If this game is about "Fighting Action Heroes", why is a playable Hero a MAFIA BOSS?
** Note: This is justified in the Korean version where characters are known as "Mercenaries" and not "Heroes".
** The Dark Shaman can [[InterfaceScrew reverse your controls]], make you walk off the edge, and can sacrifice his own health to recharge these skills. Not exactly "heroic", but so very awesome.
*** Don't forget the Grim Reaper. I mean, really, THE GRIM FREAKING REAPER? How is DEATH ITSELF considered a HERO?
**** Death isn't that bad. I suppose the tropes DarkIsNotEvil and {{Psychopomp}} are related to this opinion. Also, a Mafia Boss could be considered AffablyEvil.
*** [[OmnicidalManiac Ha]][[FauxAffablyEvil za]][[AxCrazy ma]]. There is no way anyone can consider that embodiment of evil a ''hero''.
*** "Fighting Action VillainProtagonists" doesn't have the same ring to it.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: The Kage Ninja. The Shadow Assassin might also count, but they at least have a skill that renders them invisible(except on the mini-map)

* [[{{HPtoOne}} HP to One]]: Happens during several of the PvP gametypes when the timer runs out. Every player has their HP set to 0 and, unless it's Power Stone, respawning is disabled. If it's Power Stone you just rack up a longer respawn timer.

* InvoluntaryDance: The Capoeira's "Atabeque".
* {{Jetpack}}: One member of each of the primary character types have them: Justice Defender for melee, Space Trooper for range and Cyber Meidc for magicians. Your character also gets a jetpack when relic hunting.

* KnifeNut: The Mafia Boss, Special Force, Priest and [[BlazBlue Hazama]].

*** Actually, the case with the Female Space Trooper can be argued as a kind of FridgeBrilliance. I mean, apparently [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace nobody needs a spacesuit in space]], so what's the point of restraining yourself to the clunky thing and not making it a bit lighter for extra agility?

* NoExportForYou: {{Zorro}} isn't coming to the North American version for copyright reasons.

** [[GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]] also does this.

* SinisterScythe: The Reaper, naturally. Ragna's [[BFS BFS]] turns into one when he uses [[ComebackMechanic Black Onslaught]]

* SpinAttack: The previously mentioned Tao's Wild Dance, Viking's Cleave, Defender's Tornado and Templar's Windmill Hammer. Spartacus also does this with his morningstar and Hawkeye does this with his secondary weapons--a pair of circular blades. The [[{{Capoeira}} Capoeira's]] entire arsenal is made up of these. May's weapon and armor skills are two different kinds of spin attacks.

* UnstableEquilibrium: Boss Raid mode, to some extent. If it's a full 15 vs. 1 boss, then that boss will have a very,very hard time...until he/she gets those first few [=KOs=]. Each KO boosts the boss' power up a bit, as well healing him/her. So once a chain of KO's has been started, the boss will rip through the players like so much wet paper.

*** [[OmnicidalManiac Ha]][[EvillyAffable za]][[AxCrazy ma]]. There is no way anyone can consider that embodiment of evil a ''hero''.