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The series started with ''Universe'' for [= PC =], UsefulNotes/XBox360 and UsefulNotes/{{PS2}} in 2006, roughly six years after ''Online''. On the centennial anniversary of a peace treaty ending a brutal centuries-long war between the races, the Gurhal System is attacked by mysterious alien lifeforms known as the [[EldritchAbomination SEED]]. The [= SEED =] [[TheCorruption fall and infect the worlds]], corrupting wildlife and people alike. Caught in the middle of this chaos is the PlayerCharacter [[IdiotHero Ethan Waber]], who is convinced to follow in his DisappearedDad's footsteps and join the [[LawEnforcementInc GUARDIANS]]. But it's not simple, as the Gurhal System isn't as squeaky clean as its inhabitants would have you believe, and various organizations seek to use the [= SEED =] crisis to advance their own agendas.

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The series started with ''Universe'' for [= PC =], UsefulNotes/XBox360 Platform/XBox360 and UsefulNotes/{{PS2}} Platform/{{PS2}} in 2006, roughly six years after ''Online''. On the centennial anniversary of a peace treaty ending a brutal centuries-long war between the races, the Gurhal System is attacked by mysterious alien lifeforms known as the [[EldritchAbomination SEED]]. The [= SEED =] [[TheCorruption fall and infect the worlds]], corrupting wildlife and people alike. Caught in the middle of this chaos is the PlayerCharacter [[IdiotHero Ethan Waber]], who is convinced to follow in his DisappearedDad's footsteps and join the [[LawEnforcementInc GUARDIANS]]. But it's not simple, as the Gurhal System isn't as squeaky clean as its inhabitants would have you believe, and various organizations seek to use the [= SEED =] crisis to advance their own agendas.



* ClipItsWings: In at least the first UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable spinoff, one of the bosses can be knocked to the ground by hitting its wings enough times. You can hit it with melee weapons, and then the wings grow back and you repeat until you beat it.

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* ClipItsWings: In at least the first UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable Platform/PlaystationPortable spinoff, one of the bosses can be knocked to the ground by hitting its wings enough times. You can hit it with melee weapons, and then the wings grow back and you repeat until you beat it.



* ScunthorpeProblem: The swear filter in ''Phantasy Star Universe''--even more so in the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 version--is a very good reason why swear filters should ''always'' be optional in games (or never implemented at all).

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* ScunthorpeProblem: The swear filter in ''Phantasy Star Universe''--even more so in the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 Platform/Xbox360 version--is a very good reason why swear filters should ''always'' be optional in games (or never implemented at all).
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* ElementalRockPaperScissors: There are six elements: Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Light, and Dark. Each element has an opposing element, and attacking with an element that opposes an enemy's element inflicts additional damage, while attacking with the same element deals reduced damage. The opposing elements are Fire[=/=]Ice, Lightning[=/=]Earth, and Light[=/=]Dark.
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* AnimeThemeSong: "Save This World", by Kelli Sae, plays during the base game's intro sequence, as well as the start of each chapter in Story Mode. A remix of "Save This World" is used in ''Ambition of the Illuminis''.
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->''In a faraway galaxy lies a sun orbited by three planets, the Gurhal System, a place inhabited by Humans and their creations: Newmans, [=CASTs=], and Beasts. For 500 years, there was war among the races, a seemingly neverending conflict. Then finally, an era of peace and prosperity that has lasted 100 years. But now, a darkness has awoken, and threatens the universe...''

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* HumansAreAverage: They lack the more specialized stats of the other races and the unique racial LimitBreak skills that [=CASTs=] and Beasts have. However, they do get stat bonuses for hybrid classes like Acrofighter and Protranser. Justified since every other race in the setting was designed to be a more specialized offshoot of humanity.

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* HumansAreAverage: They lack the more specialized stats of the other races and the unique racial LimitBreak skills that [=CASTs=] and Beasts have.have, not getting their own until later games. However, they do get stat bonuses for hybrid classes like Acrofighter and Protranser. Justified since every other race in the setting was designed to be a more specialized offshoot of humanity.


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* LimitBreak: In the first game, only [=CASTs=] and Beasts had super abilities. The ''Portable'' games would eventually grant every race a limit break skill. These include:
** Mirage Blasts for Humans and Newmans, which summons a creature -- similar to Photon Blasts from ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' -- to support the player in combat.
** SUV Weapons for [=CASTs=], which calls down a large weapon platform to inflict massive damage on enemies. These weapons range from PowerFist[=s=] to [[GatlingGood Gatling guns]], from [[WaveMotionGun laser cannons]] to [[StuffBlowingUp missile launchers]].
** Nanoblast for Beasts, which temporarily results in the player HulkingOut. Depending on the [[PowerTattoo Blast Badge]] equipped, the player can benefit from increased attack, increased defense, increased speed, invincibility, etc.
** Infinity Blasts for Deumans, a SuperMode which radically increases the player's fighting prowess. Unlike the other races' abilities, Infinity Blasts are inherent to Deumans and do not need to be purchased and[=/=]or equipped, and the nature of their buffs and abilities are class-dependent.
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* CloningBlues: In quite a few ways. The most significant one is the existence of "Copy-[=CASTs=]": machines that are created with the mind and appearance of a real person but none of the rights granted to [=CASTs=]. Magashi is a Copy-CAST of [[spoiler:Illuminus mastermind Howzer]], although the original Magashi eventually develops his own personality and becomes a kind of BloodKnight. [[spoiler:Vivianne]] is a Copy-CAST of [[spoiler:Helga]], created to act as [[spoiler:an unwitting Illuminus spy within the GUARDIANS]]. In a non-Copy-CAST example, [[spoiler:the Helga in Phantasy Star Portable is a clone of the original. Because the clone was created from SEED cells, her original personality has been corrupted to serve the needs of Howzer and the SEED]].

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* CloningBlues: CloneAngst: In quite a few ways. The most significant one is the existence of "Copy-[=CASTs=]": machines that are created with the mind and appearance of a real person but none of the rights granted to [=CASTs=]. Magashi is a Copy-CAST of [[spoiler:Illuminus mastermind Howzer]], although the original Magashi eventually develops his own personality and becomes a kind of BloodKnight. [[spoiler:Vivianne]] is a Copy-CAST of [[spoiler:Helga]], created to act as [[spoiler:an unwitting Illuminus spy within the GUARDIANS]]. In a non-Copy-CAST example, [[spoiler:the Helga in Phantasy Star Portable is a clone of the original. Because the clone was created from SEED cells, her original personality has been corrupted to serve the needs of Howzer and the SEED]].

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