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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early reports indicated that the game would have two scenarios: one starring Rush (designed to appeal to EasternRPG fans) and one where you would control The Conqueror (designed to appeal to WesternRPG fans).
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Rush (green), Irina (blue), Conqueror (red).
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Rush (green), (green) and Irina (blue), Conqueror (red).
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Rush (blue/green), Conqueror (red).
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Rush (blue/green), (green), Irina (blue), Conqueror (red).
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* JigglePhysics: watch the sovanis' ears especially.
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* Unrequiited Love: [[spoiler: David]] may have these feelings for [[spoiler: Rush]]
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Combat in ''The Last Remnant'' is similar to games like ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'', ''Videogame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', and ''Videogame/RomancingSaGa''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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Combat in ''The Last Remnant'' is similar to games like ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'', ''Videogame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', and ''Videogame/RomancingSaGa''.''Videogame/{{Romancing SaGa}}''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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* {{Sidequest}}: The ''majority'' of the game's content. The main story can be completed in a few hours otherwise.
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* {{Sidequest}}: The ''majority'' '''majority''' of the game's content. The main story can be completed in a few hours otherwise.
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* SpiritualSequel: The game is pretty much ''Romancing SaGa 4'', renamed so that westerners would buy it.
** Hell, it was even given the working title ''SaGa Frontier 3,'' and contains many elements and names from previous SaGa games. Several of them as the Remnants themselves. Have fun looking for them!
** Hell, it was even given the working title ''SaGa Frontier 3,'' and contains many elements and names from previous SaGa games. Several of them as the Remnants themselves. Have fun looking for them!
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* SpiritualSequel: The game is pretty much ''Romancing SaGa [=SaGa=] 4'', renamed so that westerners would buy it.
** Hell, it was even given the working title''SaGa ''[=SaGa=] Frontier 3,'' and contains many elements and names from previous SaGa ''VideoGame/{{SaGa}}'' games. Several of them as the Remnants themselves. Have fun looking for them!
** Hell, it was even given the working title
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* XMeetsY: This game is basically ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' meets ''RomancingSaga.''
* YouALLLookFamiliar: The generic leaders, soldiers and townspeople. The only way to tell the leaders apart? Colours and the emblems on their back.
* YouALLLookFamiliar: The generic leaders, soldiers and townspeople. The only way to tell the leaders apart? Colours and the emblems on their back.
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* XMeetsY: This game is basically ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' meets ''RomancingSaga.''
''Romancing [=Saga=]''.
*YouALLLookFamiliar: YouAllLookFamiliar: The generic leaders, soldiers and townspeople. The only way to tell the leaders apart? Colours and the emblems on their back.
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* GoldenThighRatio: Emmy, almost inappropriately so since everywhere else but her head is armored. Many other female units also fit the description.
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* GoldenThighRatio: [[ZettaiRyouiki Golden Thigh Ratio]]: Emmy, almost inappropriately so since everywhere else but her head is armored. Many other female units also fit the description.
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* SharedLifeMeter: The game has this for the squads you build to fight enemies. An especially lucky enemy roll could leave five characters badly injured but alive... ,sharing all of ''one'' HP. Conversely, some enemy attacks can KO individuals without doing much damage, couple that with healing spells not automatically reviving fallen units and you can end up with a single wakeful character while the other four are KO'd.
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* SmugSnake: Wilfred Hermeien
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* SmugSnake: Wilfred HermeienHermeien.
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* EvolvingAttack: Characters learn types of arts based on the weapon they use and how they wield them[[hottip:* :or not, in the case of Mystic or Item Arts]]. Once a character learns an art, repeated use of the art will improve it, or unlock more advanced arts of that type.
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* EvolvingAttack: Characters learn types of arts based on the weapon they use and how they wield them[[hottip:* :or them[[note]]or not, in the case of Mystic or Item Arts]].Arts[[/note]]. Once a character learns an art, repeated use of the art will improve it, or unlock more advanced arts of that type.
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* BilingualBonus: During the attack Twin Snowpetal, the kanji for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Moon_Flowers Snow Moon Flowers]] appears. However, during [[spoiler:Khrynia and Irina's]] copied Dual Snowpetal, the background features hiragana spelling out the word instead.
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* BilingualBonus: During the attack Twin Snowpetal, the kanji for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Moon_Flowers Snow Moon Flowers]] appears.appear. However, during [[spoiler:Khrynia and Irina's]] copied Dual Snowpetal, the background features hiragana spelling out the word instead.
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* BilingualBonus: During the attack Twin Snowpetal, kanji show up in the background. However, during [[spoiler:Khrynia and Irina's]] copied Dual Snowpetal, the background features hiragana instead.
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* BilingualBonus: During the attack Twin Snowpetal, the kanji show up in the background. for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Moon_Flowers Snow Moon Flowers]] appears. However, during [[spoiler:Khrynia and Irina's]] copied Dual Snowpetal, the background features hiragana spelling out the word instead.
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Combat in ''The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'', ''Videogame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', and ''Videogame/RomancingSaGa''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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Combat in ''The Last Remnant]]'' Remnant'' is similar to games like ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'', ''Videogame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', and ''Videogame/RomancingSaGa''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is a RPG for the Xbox 360 and PC (a PS3 port was originally planned but seems to have been quietly canned) developed by Square-Enix.
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Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The ''The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad ''Videogame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''.''Videogame/RomancingSaGa''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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!!Tropes Found in ''TheLastRemnant''
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!!Tropes Found in ''TheLastRemnant''
''The Last Remnant''
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* CombatMedic: Arguably Irina.
** Well... Really anyone who's capable of using healing arts and kicking ass while they're at it. That's a good number of Unique Leaders right there!
** Well... Really anyone who's capable of using healing arts and kicking ass while they're at it. That's a good number of Unique Leaders right there!
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* CombatMedic: Arguably Irina.
** Well... Really anyone who's capable of usingAnyone with the correct skill set can use healing arts arts, both magical and kicking ass while they're at it. That's a good number of Unique Leaders right there!item-based.
** Well... Really anyone who's capable of using
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* EmptyLevels: If your party is too small. Your battle rank goes up according to number of battles and types of enemies fought. This increases the difficulty of bosses and monsters. So if you thought about turning Rush into a OneManArmy by putting him through TrainingFromHell in the Ruins of Robelia castle, you are in for a nasty surprise. Tip for beating this: build up large chains.
** Unless its the XBOX version. In that case, your only recourse is to focus on your equipment and consistently fight enemies who are stronger than you. StatisticallySpeaking anyway.
** Unless its the XBOX version. In that case, your only recourse is to focus on your equipment and consistently fight enemies who are stronger than you. StatisticallySpeaking anyway.
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* EmptyLevels: If your party is too small. Your battle rank goes up according to number of battles and types of enemies fought. This increases the difficulty of bosses and monsters. So if you thought about turning Rush into a OneManArmy by putting him through TrainingFromHell in the Ruins of Robelia castle, you are in for a nasty surprise. Tip for beating this: build up large chains.
** Unless itschains. If it's the XBOX version. In that case, Xbox version, on the other hand, your only recourse is to focus on your equipment and consistently fight enemies who are stronger than you. StatisticallySpeaking anyway.
** Unless its
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* FirstNameBasis: Lord David Nassau, Marquis of Athlum, allows Rush to call him "David" when they first meet. Rush decides to go with "Dave" instead.
** This is also something of a RunningGag.
** To his credit, Dave is completely unfazed by Rush giving him a nickname. It's ''Emma'' that smacks him down for his 'disrespect' towards their Lord.
** The Japanese simply has Rush calling him David [[JapaneseHonorifics without an honorific]]. [[ValuesDissonance Such insolence!]]
*** To be fair, David does allow Rush to drop the honorific. Emma more than likely smacked him for touching David.
*** David allowed Rush to call him by his first name. That's one step ahead of calling someone by their surname (the starting point of most relationships), but about five steps behind being allowed to drop the honorific.
* FiveManBand: Possibly Dave and his four Generals.
** TheHero: Marquis, though he is more like a TheLancer to Rush; complete with balanced combat/mystic skill set and stats.
** TheLancer: Torgal, who served the Nassau family for over a century already. He is often asked by Dave to explain things to Rush; as Marquis is a public person, Torgal as Sovani is said to be a piker.
** TheSmartGuy: Pagus, and he is in love with history to add.
** TheBigGuy: Blocter, complete with 'let's smash it!' attitude.
** TheChick: ''Emma'' and Emmy, and they are tough ones.
** This is also something of a RunningGag.
** To his credit, Dave is completely unfazed by Rush giving him a nickname. It's ''Emma'' that smacks him down for his 'disrespect' towards their Lord.
** The Japanese simply has Rush calling him David [[JapaneseHonorifics without an honorific]]. [[ValuesDissonance Such insolence!]]
*** To be fair, David does allow Rush to drop the honorific. Emma more than likely smacked him for touching David.
*** David allowed Rush to call him by his first name. That's one step ahead of calling someone by their surname (the starting point of most relationships), but about five steps behind being allowed to drop the honorific.
* FiveManBand: Possibly Dave and his four Generals.
** TheHero: Marquis, though he is more like a TheLancer to Rush; complete with balanced combat/mystic skill set and stats.
** TheLancer: Torgal, who served the Nassau family for over a century already. He is often asked by Dave to explain things to Rush; as Marquis is a public person, Torgal as Sovani is said to be a piker.
** TheSmartGuy: Pagus, and he is in love with history to add.
** TheBigGuy: Blocter, complete with 'let's smash it!' attitude.
** TheChick: ''Emma'' and Emmy, and they are tough ones.
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* FirstNameBasis: Lord David Nassau, Marquis of Athlum, allows Rush to call him "David" when they first meet. Rush decides to go with "Dave" instead.
**instead. This is also something of a RunningGag.
** To his credit, Dave is completely unfazed by Rush giving him a nickname. It's ''Emma'' that smacks him down for his 'disrespect' towards their Lord.
**RunningGag. The Japanese version simply has Rush calling him David [[JapaneseHonorifics without an honorific]]. [[ValuesDissonance Such insolence!]]
*** To be fair, David does allow Rush to drop the honorific. Emma more than likely smacked him for touching David.
*** David allowed Rush to call him by his first name. That's one step ahead of calling someone by their surname (the starting point of most relationships), but about five steps behind being allowed to drop the honorific.
* FiveManBand: Possibly Dave and his four Generals.
** TheHero: Marquis, though he is more like a TheLancer to Rush; complete with balanced combat/mystic skill set and stats.
** TheLancer: Torgal, who served the Nassau family for over a century already. He is often asked by Dave to explain things to Rush; as Marquis is a public person, Torgal as Sovani is said to be a piker.
** TheSmartGuy: Pagus, and he is in love with history to add.
** TheBigGuy: Blocter, complete with 'let's smash it!' attitude.
** TheChick: ''Emma'' and Emmy, and they are tough ones.insolence!]]
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*** To be fair, David does allow Rush to drop the honorific. Emma more than likely smacked him for touching David.
*** David allowed Rush to call him by his first name. That's one step ahead of calling someone by their surname (the starting point of most relationships), but about five steps behind being allowed to drop the honorific.
* FiveManBand: Possibly Dave and his four Generals.
** TheHero: Marquis, though he is more like a TheLancer to Rush; complete with balanced combat/mystic skill set and stats.
** TheLancer: Torgal, who served the Nassau family for over a century already. He is often asked by Dave to explain things to Rush; as Marquis is a public person, Torgal as Sovani is said to be a piker.
** TheSmartGuy: Pagus, and he is in love with history to add.
** TheBigGuy: Blocter, complete with 'let's smash it!' attitude.
** TheChick: ''Emma'' and Emmy, and they are tough ones.
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* GoldenThighRatio: Emmy, almost inappropriately so since everywhere else but her head is armored.
** Many female units also fit the description.
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* GuideDangIt: You need to be careful while progressing through the storyline for when quests open up. The most notable example is the quest "The Fallen," which is only available if you finished a certain quest beforehand. Failure to do that one quest, "Frustrations," will result in the BonusDungeon being blocked off, along with the final components to most equipment upgrades and treasures.
** Another rather annoying example is the Melphina quest chain involving Roberto and Ophelia. To get 100% on the 360 version, you ''have'' to agree with Ophelia, which results in losing out on recruiting Roberto. Thankfully, the "At Hatred's End" quest isn't required for 100% quest completion for the PC.
** Another rather annoying example is the Melphina quest chain involving Roberto and Ophelia. To get 100% on the 360 version, you ''have'' to agree with Ophelia, which results in losing out on recruiting Roberto. Thankfully, the "At Hatred's End" quest isn't required for 100% quest completion for the PC.
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* GuideDangIt: GuideDangIt:
** You need to be careful while progressing through the storyline for when quests open up. The most notable example is the quest "The Fallen," which is only available if you finished a certain quest beforehand. Failure to do that one quest, "Frustrations," will result in the BonusDungeon being blocked off, along with the final components to most equipment upgrades and treasures.
**Another rather annoying example is the The Melphina quest chain involving Roberto and Ophelia. To get 100% on the 360 version, you ''have'' to agree with Ophelia, which results in losing out on recruiting Roberto. Thankfully, the "At Hatred's End" quest isn't required for 100% quest completion for the PC.
** You need to be careful while progressing through the storyline for when quests open up. The most notable example is the quest "The Fallen," which is only available if you finished a certain quest beforehand. Failure to do that one quest, "Frustrations," will result in the BonusDungeon being blocked off, along with the final components to most equipment upgrades and treasures.
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* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]]
** Well... that's really subject to how you take the "extra dialogue"
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Rush is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, and Manga/BlackCat fans will recognize David's voice as well.
** Japanese Version:
** Rush: KenjiNojima
** David: DaisukeOno
** Emma: AtsukoTanaka
** Hinnah/Hannah: MiyukiSawashiro
** Also, David and Rush - pick a scene with them both in it. Any scene. The heavy silence, familiarity and longing looks speak louder than anything.
*** "What's your relationship with the Marquis anyway? Ooh, I'm so jealous!"
*** Those boys do spend a lot of time being really touchy-feely with each other. [[spoiler: Dave's heartbreaking scream of Rush's name at the end really sealed the deal along with the "Rush, I..."]]
*** The apple that David tosses to Rush? Hm...
*** In the Japanese dialogue, David refers to Rush as "Rush-kun," starting from near the beginning of the game.
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** Rush: KenjiNojima
** David: DaisukeOno
** Emma: AtsukoTanaka
** Hinnah/Hannah: MiyukiSawashiro
** Also, David and Rush - pick a scene with them both in it. Any scene. The heavy silence, familiarity and longing looks speak louder than anything.
*** "What's your relationship with the Marquis anyway? Ooh, I'm so jealous!"
*** Those boys do spend a lot of time being really touchy-feely with each other. [[spoiler: Dave's heartbreaking scream of Rush's name at the end really sealed the deal along with the "Rush, I..."]]
*** The apple that David tosses to Rush? Hm...
*** In the Japanese dialogue, David refers to Rush as "Rush-kun," starting from near the beginning of the game.
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* BilingualBonus: During the attack Twin Snowpetal, kanji show up in the background. However, during [[spoiler:Khrynia and Irina's]] copied Dual Snowpetal, the background features katakana instead.
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* StandardStatusEffects: Posion, Paralyzed, Silence, Curse... Enthralled?!
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*** [[spoiler: He actually uses a gender neutral form. Ambiguity is very easy to do in Japanese since it can be a heavily context-based language, which is very hard to translate to English. The translator was either lazy, a wishful thinking yaoi fan, or just didn't know how to translate it to English so left it as "he" as the default.]]
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* FetishFuel: Emmy Honeywell demanding that you "Hit him harder".
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* HoYay: The bartender in Athlum.
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* CastFromLifespan: It's said by people in Athlum that each time owner use their Remnant it shorten their lifespan; it was the reason for David's father earlier death and probably can be the Marquis' as well. [[spoiler:In the cutscene following Emma's death]] he admits he was filled with anger over it, but came to terms with the sentence. [[spoiler:He seems to be well at end-game.]]
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* CastFromLifespan: It's said by people in Athlum that each time owner owners use their Remnant that it shorten shortens their lifespan; it was the reason for David's father earlier death father's early death, and probably can be the cause of the Marquis' as well. [[spoiler:In the cutscene following Emma's death]] he admits he was filled with anger over it, but came to terms with the sentence. [[spoiler:He seems to be well at end-game.]]
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* BadassLongcoat: David Nassau gets one. Looks like Emma's wearing one too. And so is her daughter Emmy.
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* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Emma to Rush, though she grew to admit he misjudged him.
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler:Emmy]] for [[spoiler:Emma]].
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* ActionMom: Emma Honeywell. Any questions?
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*** In the Japanese dialogue, David refers to Rush as "Rush-kun," starting from near the beginning of the game
* HotChickWithASword: Several.
* HotChickWithASword: Several.
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*** In the Japanese dialogue, David refers to Rush as "Rush-kun," starting from near the beginning of the game
* HotChickWithASword: Several.game.
* HotChickWithASword: Several.
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* AerithAndBob: In spades. Ranges from, for example, the fairly regular Emma, Kate and Hannah through to the slightly-odd Rush and Hinnah and anywhere past. Three of Athlum's generals are named Torgal, Blocter and Pagus- and are lead by the mighty Marquis... David. (Although it is pronounced [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY 'Dah-Veed']] for reasons unknown).
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* AerithAndBob: In spades. Ranges from, for example, the fairly regular Emma, Kate and Hannah through to the slightly-odd Rush and Hinnah and anywhere past. Three of Athlum's generals are named Torgal, Blocter and Pagus- and are lead by the mighty Marquis... David. (Although it is pronounced [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY 'Dah-Veed']] for reasons unknown).'Dah-Veed']], which is the way it is pronounced in French).
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Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''[[VideoGame/OgreBattle Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen]]'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''[[VideoGame/OgreBattle Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen]]'', ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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* XMeetsY: This game is basically ''OgreBattle'' meets ''RomancingSaga.''
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* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Hinnah and Hannah. Hinnah is white-haired, loud, straightforward and about as foul-mouthed as the game's rating allows. Hannah is black-haired, polite, manipulative and a bit of a [[TheVamp Vamp]].
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* PolarOppositeTwins: Hinnah and Hannah. Hinnah is white-haired, loud, straightforward and about as foul-mouthed as the game's rating allows. Hannah is black-haired, polite, manipulative and a bit of a [[TheVamp Vamp]].
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* AerithAndBob: In spades. Ranges from, for example, the fairly regular Emma, Kate and Hannah through to the slightly-odd Rush and Hinnah and anywhere past. Three of Athlum's generals are named Torgal, Blocter and Pagus- and are lead by the mighty Marquis... David. (Although it is pronounced [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY 'Dah-Veed']] for reasons unknown).
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Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''[[OgreBattle Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen]]'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''[[OgreBattle ''[[VideoGame/OgreBattle Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen]]'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
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''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is a RPG for the Xbox 360 and PC (a PS3 port was originally planned but seems to have been quietly canned) developed by Square-Enix.
The plot concerns the efforts of a young man named Rush Sykes as he attempts to rescue [[DistressedDamsel his sister Irina]] from a secretive faction involved in forbidden experiments with preternatural artifacts called [[ArtifactOfDoom Remnants]]. Rush soon finds allies in the form of David Nassau- [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the marquis of a nation called Athlum]]- and his four loyal generals. Meanwhile, a [[OutsideContextVillain mysterious]] {{Badass}} known only as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Conqueror]] has begun to lead an army through the nations of the world, seizing any and all Remnants in his path.
Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''[[OgreBattle Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen]]'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
The XBox 360 version was heavily criticized for having ''massive'' amounts of slowdown during battles, as well as many other graphical misgivings that push it into ObviousBeta territory. This was blamed on a few things: the release was rushed to meet deadlines, and it was the first time Square Enix had used the Unreal Engine (which carries a few graphical quirks of its own) to make a game. Installing the game to the hard drive does fix the majority of the slowdown, but not perfectly.
The UpdatedRerelease for the PC cleaned up all these glitches, eliminated the slowdown, removed [[ArbitraryHeadcountLimit the hated "Leader" designation]], added a Turbo Mode to speed up battles, added new content (including the free DLC offered to Xbox owners), tweaked the game balance and generally gave the whole thing the kind of polish it should have had in the first place. The result was a game that was far more favourably received.
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!!Tropes Found in ''TheLastRemnant''
* ATasteOfPower: In your first battle, you command David and his four Generals with their squads. You can't lose. And then Gae Bolg comes into action.
* ActionMom: Emma Honeywell. Any questions?
* AfterCombatRecovery: Your fighters are restored to full health after every battle.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Beastmen, who are intelligent enough to form armies and co-ordinate attacks, but do not have a single settlement.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Would have probably happened, except [[spoiler:Rush]] ''never'' remembers his heavily-hinted past.
* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: And how. You're limited as to how many squads you can deploy in battle, and how many leadery-type units you may have deployed. Rush is a leader unit who must always be deployed, of course.
** Somewhat relaxed in the PC version: they removed the "Leader" designation, meaning that there is no longer any restriction on the number of unique (in other words, non-generic) units you can have deployed. (Though in exchange, enemies have more HP and are generally harder to defeat.)
* AristocratsAreEvil: [[spoiler: Wilfred Hermeien.]] Subverted with David.
* ArsGoetia: All Sovani weapons are named after the demons.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Remnants
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: David Nassau and his four Generals are well-equipped, and have moves that do serious damage.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Unique Arts, Remnant Arts, Weapon Arts, and Summons. Mostly because of how much morale it needs to trigger them and their high cost. More often then not, it borders to UselessUsefulSpell, and, in certain areas of the game, GameBreaker.
** They can be AwesomeYetPractical at the same time if you know exactly how to manipulate union morale.
* BadAss: Emma is definitely a badass. So is the Conqueror. Some of the other Unique Leaders could count too.
* BadassLongcoat: David Nassau gets one. Looks like Emma's wearing one too. And so is her daughter Emmy.
* BagOfSharing: Everyone has access to the Item Arts components, even if they're halfway across the battlefield.
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: His Excellency]], anyone?
* BattleThemeMusic
** I think we can elaborate here:
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njI2fT4d2CY Clash of Opposites]], during the first battle, against rares and other spots.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XqE5VSFuFM Struggle Eternal]], against quest bosses. Usually.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saeNwycQg40 Flamedrop]] plays in dungeon-type areas (blue diamonds), while [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQXIhUhIg1U Sword Sparks]] plays in open areas (green diamonds).
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQzd9YYuQM Sliver of Hope]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5VvobUz7g Reversal!]] play when the morale gauge is at the extremes for more than one turn, and during the first half of the game. [[spoiler: Reversal! also plays when you're about to finish off The Conqueror.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDJnaA6n0M Beat the Odds]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6jHPvpazE Turn the Tide]] have the same conditions as above, but during the second half of the game.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOqJj4UX4KU Out of Control]], against Remnant based enemies.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9p40zrpg7c The Gates of Hell.]] [[spoiler: against anything that Wagram summons and their pallet swaps.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTxQvZ09IU Press to Victory.]] [[spoiler: The Seven and their Enlightened forms.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgTyaLoCCDo Nisus]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaFsudO46s Schismogensis]], the final boss themes. [[spoiler: Schismosgenesis only triggers after the Conqueror ditches the Valeria Heart. Only Nisus plays when fighting against the White Conqueror.]]
*** And the Horns of Victory play when you win.
* {{BFS}}: You can choose to equip Rush with one. David also gets the Frostblade later on in the 360 version.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Rush even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this while talking to David about Irina at one point.
* BladeOnAStick: The Schiavona, after you've used the tablet on it. A bunch of others that you can give to Rush.
* BloodKnight: Wyngale. So much so, that [[spoiler: the Imperator ''forced him to bind to the Brimuslabus'']] just to stop him fighting.
** He's also a little AxCrazy, based on his behaviour in-battle. He laughs when allies get hit!
* BonusBoss: As downloadable content, or unlocked from Guild Tasks.
* BonusDungeon: The Ancient Ruins. As DLC or from defeating The Fallen.
* BossInMookClothing: Some Rare Monsters look almost exactly as regulars, up to the point you may encounter Raging Persephone, which will most likely crush your party in the first turn unless you are extremely overpowered or have a specific tactic for its nastiness (Overdrive). The only warning is that it's in a single room at the end of map, close to the Transporter.
* BreastPlate: Mostly averted, but featured full force in Roeas. She's bringing metal hot pants back.
* CastFromLifespan: It's said by people in Athlum that each time owner use their Remnant it shorten their lifespan; it was the reason for David's father earlier death and probably can be the Marquis' as well. [[spoiler:In the cutscene following Emma's death]] he admits he was filled with anger over it, but came to terms with the sentence. [[spoiler:He seems to be well at end-game.]]
* ChallengingTheChief: Leucetius attempts during his [[CharacterDevelopment bonus talks.]] He doesn't believe that [[TheHero Rush]] should be leading the party against The Conqueror, so he goes to [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority persuade]] others on the matter. [[BoisterousBruiser Blocter]] overwhelms him, claims that he WouldntHitAGirl after losing to [[LadyOfWar Emmy]], and receives an [[CrowningMomentOfFunny intimidating glare]] from [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething David]]. He gets it in the end.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Rush (blue/green), Conqueror (red).
* CombatMedic: Arguably Irina.
** Well... Really anyone who's capable of using healing arts and kicking ass while they're at it. That's a good number of Unique Leaders right there!
* {{Combos}}: The result of chaining your Critical Triggers for a Critical Offense.
* ConvectionSchmonvection: Just how does the party walk through Lavafender unscathed?
* CriticalExistenceFailure: Averted. When a union is left with only 1HP, probably all but one unit will be KO'ed. [[http://i56.tinypic.com/5phlc9.png Usually.]]
* DeathOrGloryAttack: The option does come up from time to time while in the red. Just don't do it when you only have one union left.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler: In the PC version you can defeat the individual members of the Seven and have them join you.]]
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Emma to Rush, though she grew to admit he misjudged him.
* DestinedBystander: You can meet every member of The Seven (the QuirkyMinibossSquad of the second disc) on the first disc.
* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Hinnah and Hannah. Hinnah is white-haired, loud, straightforward and about as foul-mouthed as the game's rating allows. Hannah is black-haired, polite, manipulative and a bit of a [[TheVamp Vamp]].
* DistressedDamsel: Irina, [[spoiler: but only for the first part.]]
* DoubleEntendre: Hannah knows Rush can "handle a sword".
* DropTheHammer: Nora. You can also equip Rush with a huge hammer.
** "I'll crush you like a bug!"
* DualBoss: Roeas+ Castanea and Hinnah+ Hannah, once you clear away the Mooks. Or ignore them.
* DualWielding: Emma and Emmy. Rush can dual wield too.
** All the Sovani. Some even ''quad wield.''
* EmptyLevels: If your party is too small. Your battle rank goes up according to number of battles and types of enemies fought. This increases the difficulty of bosses and monsters. So if you thought about turning Rush into a OneManArmy by putting him through TrainingFromHell in the Ruins of Robelia castle, you are in for a nasty surprise. Tip for beating this: build up large chains.
** Unless its the XBOX version. In that case, your only recourse is to focus on your equipment and consistently fight enemies who are stronger than you. StatisticallySpeaking anyway.
* EnergyBall: Most of the Evocations are these; Mystic Missile and Flash Arrow are projectiles. Silencer and Grenade Impact are dropped. Eclipse has a smoky ball thrown.
* EverythingFades: Any enemy you defeat will vanish in Remnant-like dust. Averted with captured monsters. They stay visible on the field.
* EvilAlbino: The Seven squad has a few. Also, you may encounter hostile Albic Qsiti in Catacombs later on.
* EvolvingAttack: Characters learn types of arts based on the weapon they use and how they wield them[[hottip:* :or not, in the case of Mystic or Item Arts]]. Once a character learns an art, repeated use of the art will improve it, or unlock more advanced arts of that type.
** For example, a character using a single one-handed weapon might learn "Knee Splitter". Repeated use leads to learning "Knee Splitter II", and later on "Cutting Lunge" or "Double Slash".
* EvolvingWeapon: Your party members' weapons will automatically upgrade once you reach a certain BR in the 360 version, but you can choose to upgrade them earlier by helping them obtain components. They upgrade much more slowly in the PC version and it isn't linked to BR, encouraging players to look for components.
* EyepatchOfPower: David has Kellendros which acts as a targeting device for both the Gae Bolg and the trigger gun.
* FashionableAsymmetry: David's coat. But he makes it look fabulous. One of the characters even comments, "What's with the two sides of his coat being different colors? It's a good thing he's cute..."
* FetishFuel: Emmy Honeywell demanding that you "Hit him harder".
* FirstBlood: Emma inflicts this to [[spoiler: The Conqueror during her last stand in Athlum.]]
* FirstNameBasis: Lord David Nassau, Marquis of Athlum, allows Rush to call him "David" when they first meet. Rush decides to go with "Dave" instead.
** This is also something of a RunningGag.
** To his credit, Dave is completely unfazed by Rush giving him a nickname. It's ''Emma'' that smacks him down for his 'disrespect' towards their Lord.
** The Japanese simply has Rush calling him David [[JapaneseHonorifics without an honorific]]. [[ValuesDissonance Such insolence!]]
*** To be fair, David does allow Rush to drop the honorific. Emma more than likely smacked him for touching David.
*** David allowed Rush to call him by his first name. That's one step ahead of calling someone by their surname (the starting point of most relationships), but about five steps behind being allowed to drop the honorific.
* FiveManBand: Possibly Dave and his four Generals.
** TheHero: Marquis, though he is more like a TheLancer to Rush; complete with balanced combat/mystic skill set and stats.
** TheLancer: Torgal, who served the Nassau family for over a century already. He is often asked by Dave to explain things to Rush; as Marquis is a public person, Torgal as Sovani is said to be a piker.
** TheSmartGuy: Pagus, and he is in love with history to add.
** TheBigGuy: Blocter, complete with 'let's smash it!' attitude.
** TheChick: ''Emma'' and Emmy, and they are tough ones.
* {{FlamingSword}}: Most notably Vespe, though several upgraded weapons qualify.
* GoingThroughTheMotions: Most sidequest dialogues use stock animations, though the main plot is full of pre-rendered movies, as well as motion captured acting.
* GoldenThighRatio: Emmy, almost inappropriately so since everywhere else but her head is armored.
** Many female units also fit the description.
* [[GottaCatchEmAll Gotta Bind Em All]]: You can bind all the Remnants later on in the game.
* GratuitousEnglish: "Remnant," "Yes my Lord," "Talisman," etc.
* GuideDangIt: You need to be careful while progressing through the storyline for when quests open up. The most notable example is the quest "The Fallen," which is only available if you finished a certain quest beforehand. Failure to do that one quest, "Frustrations," will result in the BonusDungeon being blocked off, along with the final components to most equipment upgrades and treasures.
** Another rather annoying example is the Melphina quest chain involving Roberto and Ophelia. To get 100% on the 360 version, you ''have'' to agree with Ophelia, which results in losing out on recruiting Roberto. Thankfully, the "At Hatred's End" quest isn't required for 100% quest completion for the PC.
* GunsAkimbo: Lugh's Revenge.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Just where does Rush keep his equipment?! He can whip out a full-sized spear in cutscenes!
* HerdHittingAttack: There are few. Arcanas, [=AoE=] attacks (Snowfall, Caustic Blast, etc.), Union attacks (Dragon's Roar, Wildfire, etc.)
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]]
** Well... that's really subject to how you take the "extra dialogue"
* HeroesPreferSwords: Rush is usually depicted in the official art holding a sword. He even starts with a sword. But it's subverted because you can equip him with almost anything.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Emma Honeywell's duel with the Conqueror.]] Also, [[spoiler: Rush at the end of the game.]]
* HeyItsThatVoice: Rush is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, and BlackCat fans will recognize David's voice as well.
** Japanese Version:
** Rush: KenjiNojima
** David: DaisukeOno
** Emma: AtsukoTanaka
** Hinnah/Hannah: MiyukiSawashiro
* HoYay: The bartender in Athlum.
** Also, David and Rush - pick a scene with them both in it. Any scene. The heavy silence, familiarity and longing looks speak louder than anything.
*** "What's your relationship with the Marquis anyway? Ooh, I'm so jealous!"
*** Those boys do spend a lot of time being really touchy-feely with each other. [[spoiler: Dave's heartbreaking scream of Rush's name at the end really sealed the deal along with the "Rush, I..."]]
*** The apple that David tosses to Rush? Hm...
*** In the Japanese dialogue, David refers to Rush as "Rush-kun," starting from near the beginning of the game
* HotChickWithASword: Several.
* HotLibrarian: Possibly [[spoiler: Haruko]], once you finish her quest and she becomes available as party member, complete with a BladeOnAStick.
* HundredPercentCompletion: Complete all quests to get [[spoiler: "The Final Instance" achievement]]. As the game has a LostForever issue, it's harder than you think.
* IGaveMyWord: David struggles with this upon realizing [[spoiler: he ''got'' Irina involved in war in the end]].
** Subverted as [[spoiler: given her stubborn streak, she wanted to help out anyways. They also needed her in the end.]]
* ILetGwenStacyDie: David's quest has Rush accompany him to Forstrand. It turns out that Dave [[spoiler: is blaming himself for letting an unnamed girl die, as he failed to get authorization for using the Gae Bolg on time to keep the city safe from attackers. In the end, he confessed these feelings in place they used to meet as children]]. It was the point where his only ambition became to get Athlum's independence. [[spoiler: He made it]].
* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: Only present in the JP version, where Hard Mode is known as "Randomly Killing Maniacs/乱殺マニアクス"
* IdiotHero: Rush Sykes, all the way.
** Shown with full force [[MeaningfulName in his name itself]]. What did you expect?
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: The Frostblade is... well, a blade made of frost. [[IncrediblyLamePun Impossibly cool, indeed]].
* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Faleria Heart (PC). It gives Rush a 99% Evasion rate and 100% [[OneHitKill Instakill]] chance on a target. Problem? All stats have a 1 on them, and (un)luckily, tougher monsters and bosses are immune to Instakill.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: The Ninja class for the PC version. Allows the union to skip right to Rear Assaulting the enemy if it's already been Deadlocked. This allows for extra Morale gain and deals extra damage to the enemy union. It's also one of the few classes to offer immunity to Instakill.
* [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY]]: David is pronounced Dah-VEED.
* ItemCrafting: This is how Rush gets most of his weapon upgrades.
* JustAddWater: Pick 'create' or 'customize'. Any. You will spend hours first hunting rare monsters to get a guild rank, then a required magazine, and ''then'' kill bugs and revisit caves to get your CoolSword.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Emma. Though her daughter comes in to replace her in battle immediately afterwards.]]
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Rush to Irina. Used to be one, until [[spoiler: David convinced him to treat her like an adult]].
* KukrisAreKool: Wielded by Qsiti warriors.
* LadyOfWar: Emma Honeywell, complete with armor that covers her whole body and an aristocratic accent. Also, her daughter Emmy.
* LeakedExperience: In the PC version, anyone in reserves will still ''very'' slowly gain stats and improve equipment, but they won't gain skills. It's the same on the 360, but the stat gains are limited to leaders. In the 360 version, players can take advantage of a skill grinding trick, where leaders in reserves effectively gain skill experience based on what Rush does in battle. In both versions, units not hired will slowly improve their stats ''and'' skills, but not equipment.
* LevelScaling: The most enemies scale their stats based on reaching certain [=BR=] thresholds. Rare monsters on the PC scale in a more traditional manner. Rare monsters on the X360 and bonus fights in both versions do not scale and instead have a set range of stats for the game to load up.
* [[LightIsNotGood Enlightenment Is Not Good]] As the Enlightened versions of [[spoiler:the Seven and the Conqueror]] demonstrate.
* LimitBreak: Tend to be centred around Remnants.
** Rush and Irina get "Omnistrike". Rush also gets "Talisman's Gift" and can summon Cyclops.
** David's "Ex Machina" and "Gae Bolg"
** Emmy's "Hundred Flowers", and the Namul Niram summon.
** Torgal gets "Lugh's Revenge" during the Six Bases raids.
** Pagus' gets "Megalore" at around the same point.
** [[spoiler:Jager]] gets [[spoiler:the Lob Omen summon]], the "Beowulf" unique art, and if you gave him the right weapon, the "Schiavona" Remnant Art.
** Leaders that end up with equipment that lets them use Weapon Arts.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: You have the Sykes, David and the Four Generals, 27 other Unique Leaders of which one has 7 variations, [[spoiler: and The Seven]]. And that's not counting the Generic Leaders and Soldiers. Altogether, there's about 300 characters to hire. Take. Your. Pick.
* LostForever: Many sidequests featured in the first disc become unavailable in the second (due to the TimeSkip between them).
** Worse than that. Cannot beat [[NintendoHard really hard]] BonusBoss The Fallen ''before'' entering Underwalt? The quest is LostForever and you can say goodbye to your HundredPercentCompletion.
* LowLevelAdvantage: Partially how the BR system works. Stat gain chances are scaled to unit, army and enemy Battle Ranks, so grinding while keeping a low [=BR=] will yield the biggest increases.
* LuckStat: You know that weird fourth stat? It does something, but no one really knows what... Consensus seems to be union cohesion, which affects commands generated.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Some units have shields. They help increase blocking and evasion, and even ShieldBash those who are unlucky enough to attack them.
* ManaBurn: Cachexia, Artsap and occasionally Land Mine. 0AP for you! Also the basis for many bonus boss strategies.
* ManlyTears: David [[spoiler: during Rush's heroic sacrifice at the end.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Take a guess.
* NearVictoryFanfare: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5VvobUz7g ''Reversal!'']] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6jHPvpazE&feature=related ''Turn The Tide'']], which play when your team has the advantage of high morale. [[spoiler: Reversal! also plays when you're on the brink of defeating the final boss.]]
* NewsTravelsFast: How does someone in Baaluk know about that quest in Undelwalt anyways? Or someone in Royotia knowing that the Cosmos Maiden is late? Hell, why is everyone (except the ones in Ghor) interested in David's love life?!
* NoobCave: Right after the opening battle, Rush gets dropped into a sinkhole along with [[spoiler: Emma]].
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: The ending implies that Rush isn't actually dead, since he says he's going back because everyone is waiting for him.]]
** [[spoiler: And then there's the Japanese version of the dialogue, which reads as "I'm going back because ''he'' is waiting for me". So, if you had any doubts left about Dave and Rush... HoYay indeed!]]
* NowWhereWasIGoingAgain: Should you ever forget, David always has the answer.
* OneWingedAngel: Subverted with [[spoiler: The Conqueror]]. Although he does get more powerful when you drain half his health (and gains a red glow), the only thing that changes otherwise is his swapping out the Valeria Heart sword for his [[GoodOldFisticuffs old fashioned mitts]].
** Though he does gain a few new tricks while he's at it, like [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Obliterate]] and Photon Field. Good luck hitting him while Photon Field is active.
* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: The amount of blood that can be spilled in battle when you drag it out long enough is rather... questionable. By endgame, units that have been active regularly should be dead several times over.
* ParentalAbandonment: Played straight but ultimately averted with Rush and Irina's parents. The game starts with John and Marina sending a message apologizing for being away at the Academy, but once they meet their children both have prominent roles in the game, and neither of them die [[spoiler: although John ends up in a six month coma after protecting Rush from one of Wagram's spells]]. However Marina plays the trope straight; she was a street dwelling orphan who was taken in by the Academy.
* PartyInMyPocket: The game's a little weird about this. Unique leaders can be found in their respective cities in specific spots, and only story relevant characters appear in the cutscenes. So, just where is everyone else you hired? Don't think you can fit 40-odd people in a pub...
* PuppetState: What Celapaleis would ''like'' Athlum, its vassal, to be.
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Seven. [[spoiler:They're recruitable]] in the PC version, while in the 360 version they simply die upon defeat.
* RandomNumberGod: Quite a lot of boss battles seem to depend on whether the game feels like letting you win or not. Also, the commands available to your unions tend to depend on which enemy union they're targeting, how much AP they have, and whether or not the machine feels like throwing the player a bone.
** It's all about union morale. Max out the bar and just ''watch'' how many times you can spam certain Special Arts.
** Good union construction also helps with commands as it can cut down on the "randomness." Since the union's commands are centred around the leader, it's best to make sure that the leader's LuckStat is something favourable. Especially helpful for those doing a SelfImposedChallenge since Morale tends to be red a lot of the time.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Conqueror.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: David Nassau, Marquis of Athlum, proves to be a competent fighter who leads from the front.
** The Duke of Ghor as well, for the same reasons, though admittedly not as effective as David.
---> '''David''': What is he doing here! He wasn't supposed to know about this!
---> (moments later, as the Duke is cornered)
---> '''David''': We've got to save him!
* SealedEvilInACan: The Fallen, at least according to Wyngale. It doesn't help knowing that The Lost Remnant appears out of thin air after obtaining the Eye of the Gods.
* {{Sidequest}}: The ''majority'' of the game's content. The main story can be completed in a few hours otherwise.
* SmugSnake: Wilfred Hermeien
* SpiritualSequel: The game is pretty much ''Romancing SaGa 4'', renamed so that westerners would buy it.
** Hell, it was even given the working title ''SaGa Frontier 3,'' and contains many elements and names from previous SaGa games. Several of them as the Remnants themselves. Have fun looking for them!
* SplitPersonality: Zuido.
* StanceSystem: Some characters can switch between the One-handed, Power Grip and if possible, Dual Wield styles. All have their advantages and disadvantages. One-handed is the fastest and allows for shields. Power Grip is as fast as One-handed and hits harder, but no shields. Dual wield is the slowest, but hits the hardest and allows for both weapons effects. Changing between all three means no shield, but offers a variety of skill activation rates.
* StandardFantasySetting: Mixed up a bit. Nobody will confuse the four-armed long-eared furry guys for elves or the giant talking fish-people for dwarves, though they do fall into the FiveRaces trope.
* StandardStatusEffects: Posion, Paralyzed, Silence, Curse... Enthralled?!
* StatusBuff: The whole point of Wards and Potions. Comes with the requisite BeehiveBarrier for the [[ProtectiveCharm Protection spell.]]
* {{Stripperific}}: Roeas. Also, Hannah and Hinnah.
* StormOfBlades: The 'Cerulean Rain' Weapon Art, definitely. Very briefly results in a FieldOfBlades.
** There's also the [[LampshadeHanging Rain Of Blades]] attack from The Fallen and its pallet swaps, which uses a variety of different swords but is otherwise the same animation.
* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: Every damn boss battle when you want to heal your squad but not break deadlock? Your ''only choices'' will be "leave, heal and let everyone stand around picking their noses" or "attackattackattack!"
** Note that retreating to a safe distance and healing is generally ''safer'' than remaining engaged. As long as at least one Union is Deadlocking the boss, you can break Deadlock without getting Raidlocked. And if you keep your inventory stocked with enough items to use your Item Arts, there shouldn't be a problem finding the "Keep your HP up!" command.
* SummonMagic: Rush can summon Cyclops, Emmy can summon Namul Niram[[spoiler: and Jager gets Lob Omen if you hire him and complete his quest.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler:Emmy]] for [[spoiler:Emma]].
* TakeAThirdOption: Surprisingly, Rush comes up with this. [[spoiler: As by the order of Imperator, any country taking actions against the Conqueror would be named a traitor, and letting him do as he pleases means a new age of slavery. Rush, who wasn't born in Athlum, decides to help out Dave by ''trying'' to take ''whole Conqueror's army by himself''. Of course, the Marquis wouldn't have any of it.]]
* TakeUpMySword: [[spoiler: Emmy Honeywell is told to take up her mother's sword by David Nassau: "Serve me, as did your mother before you."]]
* TemptingFate: GenreSavvy players could have noticed the pattern. [[spoiler: It seems that confession in The Last Remnant is a straight way to get killed]]. Two most notable examples are: when Emma admitted to misjudging Rush, [[spoiler: she got killed directly afterwards]]. When David at last told Rush what his true intentions were when taking him under Athlum's protection [[spoiler: it was ''Rush'' who got killed]].
** [[spoiler: Only if you didn't watch till after the credits, where it's confirmed he is alive, in both version, and is going back to his friends.]]
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Makes bees and beetles fly and roll in a whole new fashion.
** And maybe even your own allies. Especially if it's Overkill with Grenade Impact V. They go flying like ragdolls!
* ThisCannotBe: Wilfred Hermeien. Twice.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Like the Cerulean Rain example above. There's also the [[AnAxeToGrind axe]] variation with Hawkarang.
* TimeSkip: Between the first and second discs. Six months to be exact.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Rush was a Remnant all along.]]
* TotallyRadical: Rush's slang is about twenty years out of date.
** ''Khrynia'' can be considered even worse. She mixes old and new slang all over the place.
** Other leaders like Darien also use somewhat cringe-worthy slang, though thankfully not at Khrynia's frequency.
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Wagram]]
* UniversalPoison: One poison, but few methods to cure it, thanks to various Arts. Lotions and Remedies. Pick one.
* TurnsRed: The Conqueror when he goes into Savage mode.
* ValleyGirl: Khrynia. Rush's dialogue with her could pretty much qualify him as a valley girl, too.
** Rush can also qualify as a bit of a DeadpanSnarker if you refuse to buy her stuff.
* VictoryPose
* WaveMotionGun: The Gae Bolg, David's gigantic cannon Remnant that, upon activation, causes MassiveDamage to every enemy in the battle, usually ending it outright. Seriously, this thing is terrifying.
* WeBuyAnything: Vendors even confirm it when you select the "Sell" option.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early reports indicated that the game would have two scenarios: one starring Rush (designed to appeal to EasternRPG fans) and one where you would control The Conqueror (designed to appeal to WesternRPG fans).
* XMeetsY: This game is basically ''OgreBattle'' meets ''RomancingSaga.''
* YouALLLookFamiliar: The generic leaders, soldiers and townspeople. The only way to tell the leaders apart? Colours and the emblems on their back.
* YourHeadAsplode: Duke Hermien's final fate.
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''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is a RPG for the Xbox 360 and PC (a PS3 port was originally planned but seems to have been quietly canned) developed by Square-Enix.
The plot concerns the efforts of a young man named Rush Sykes as he attempts to rescue [[DistressedDamsel his sister Irina]] from a secretive faction involved in forbidden experiments with preternatural artifacts called [[ArtifactOfDoom Remnants]]. Rush soon finds allies in the form of David Nassau- [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking the marquis of a nation called Athlum]]- and his four loyal generals. Meanwhile, a [[OutsideContextVillain mysterious]] {{Badass}} known only as [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Conqueror]] has begun to lead an army through the nations of the world, seizing any and all Remnants in his path.
Combat in ''[[TheLastRemnant The Last Remnant]]'' is similar to games like ''[[OgreBattle Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen]]'', ''[[SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters Soul Nomad and the World Eaters]]'', and ''[[SaGa Romancing SaGa]]''. Instead of controlling single characters, one groups individual characters (units) into squads (called 'unions' in the game). One then controls these unions in battle by issuing general commands, such as "Attack them with everything you have!" or "Keep your HP up!".
The XBox 360 version was heavily criticized for having ''massive'' amounts of slowdown during battles, as well as many other graphical misgivings that push it into ObviousBeta territory. This was blamed on a few things: the release was rushed to meet deadlines, and it was the first time Square Enix had used the Unreal Engine (which carries a few graphical quirks of its own) to make a game. Installing the game to the hard drive does fix the majority of the slowdown, but not perfectly.
The UpdatedRerelease for the PC cleaned up all these glitches, eliminated the slowdown, removed [[ArbitraryHeadcountLimit the hated "Leader" designation]], added a Turbo Mode to speed up battles, added new content (including the free DLC offered to Xbox owners), tweaked the game balance and generally gave the whole thing the kind of polish it should have had in the first place. The result was a game that was far more favourably received.
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!!Tropes Found in ''TheLastRemnant''
* ATasteOfPower: In your first battle, you command David and his four Generals with their squads. You can't lose. And then Gae Bolg comes into action.
* ActionMom: Emma Honeywell. Any questions?
* AfterCombatRecovery: Your fighters are restored to full health after every battle.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The Beastmen, who are intelligent enough to form armies and co-ordinate attacks, but do not have a single settlement.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Would have probably happened, except [[spoiler:Rush]] ''never'' remembers his heavily-hinted past.
* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: And how. You're limited as to how many squads you can deploy in battle, and how many leadery-type units you may have deployed. Rush is a leader unit who must always be deployed, of course.
** Somewhat relaxed in the PC version: they removed the "Leader" designation, meaning that there is no longer any restriction on the number of unique (in other words, non-generic) units you can have deployed. (Though in exchange, enemies have more HP and are generally harder to defeat.)
* AristocratsAreEvil: [[spoiler: Wilfred Hermeien.]] Subverted with David.
* ArsGoetia: All Sovani weapons are named after the demons.
* ArtifactOfDoom: The Remnants
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: David Nassau and his four Generals are well-equipped, and have moves that do serious damage.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Unique Arts, Remnant Arts, Weapon Arts, and Summons. Mostly because of how much morale it needs to trigger them and their high cost. More often then not, it borders to UselessUsefulSpell, and, in certain areas of the game, GameBreaker.
** They can be AwesomeYetPractical at the same time if you know exactly how to manipulate union morale.
* BadAss: Emma is definitely a badass. So is the Conqueror. Some of the other Unique Leaders could count too.
* BadassLongcoat: David Nassau gets one. Looks like Emma's wearing one too. And so is her daughter Emmy.
* BagOfSharing: Everyone has access to the Item Arts components, even if they're halfway across the battlefield.
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler: His Excellency]], anyone?
* BattleThemeMusic
** I think we can elaborate here:
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njI2fT4d2CY Clash of Opposites]], during the first battle, against rares and other spots.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XqE5VSFuFM Struggle Eternal]], against quest bosses. Usually.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saeNwycQg40 Flamedrop]] plays in dungeon-type areas (blue diamonds), while [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQXIhUhIg1U Sword Sparks]] plays in open areas (green diamonds).
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQzd9YYuQM Sliver of Hope]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5VvobUz7g Reversal!]] play when the morale gauge is at the extremes for more than one turn, and during the first half of the game. [[spoiler: Reversal! also plays when you're about to finish off The Conqueror.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDJnaA6n0M Beat the Odds]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6jHPvpazE Turn the Tide]] have the same conditions as above, but during the second half of the game.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOqJj4UX4KU Out of Control]], against Remnant based enemies.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9p40zrpg7c The Gates of Hell.]] [[spoiler: against anything that Wagram summons and their pallet swaps.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVTxQvZ09IU Press to Victory.]] [[spoiler: The Seven and their Enlightened forms.]]
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgTyaLoCCDo Nisus]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMaFsudO46s Schismogensis]], the final boss themes. [[spoiler: Schismosgenesis only triggers after the Conqueror ditches the Valeria Heart. Only Nisus plays when fighting against the White Conqueror.]]
*** And the Horns of Victory play when you win.
* {{BFS}}: You can choose to equip Rush with one. David also gets the Frostblade later on in the 360 version.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Rush even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this while talking to David about Irina at one point.
* BladeOnAStick: The Schiavona, after you've used the tablet on it. A bunch of others that you can give to Rush.
* BloodKnight: Wyngale. So much so, that [[spoiler: the Imperator ''forced him to bind to the Brimuslabus'']] just to stop him fighting.
** He's also a little AxCrazy, based on his behaviour in-battle. He laughs when allies get hit!
* BonusBoss: As downloadable content, or unlocked from Guild Tasks.
* BonusDungeon: The Ancient Ruins. As DLC or from defeating The Fallen.
* BossInMookClothing: Some Rare Monsters look almost exactly as regulars, up to the point you may encounter Raging Persephone, which will most likely crush your party in the first turn unless you are extremely overpowered or have a specific tactic for its nastiness (Overdrive). The only warning is that it's in a single room at the end of map, close to the Transporter.
* BreastPlate: Mostly averted, but featured full force in Roeas. She's bringing metal hot pants back.
* CastFromLifespan: It's said by people in Athlum that each time owner use their Remnant it shorten their lifespan; it was the reason for David's father earlier death and probably can be the Marquis' as well. [[spoiler:In the cutscene following Emma's death]] he admits he was filled with anger over it, but came to terms with the sentence. [[spoiler:He seems to be well at end-game.]]
* ChallengingTheChief: Leucetius attempts during his [[CharacterDevelopment bonus talks.]] He doesn't believe that [[TheHero Rush]] should be leading the party against The Conqueror, so he goes to [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority persuade]] others on the matter. [[BoisterousBruiser Blocter]] overwhelms him, claims that he WouldntHitAGirl after losing to [[LadyOfWar Emmy]], and receives an [[CrowningMomentOfFunny intimidating glare]] from [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething David]]. He gets it in the end.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Rush (blue/green), Conqueror (red).
* CombatMedic: Arguably Irina.
** Well... Really anyone who's capable of using healing arts and kicking ass while they're at it. That's a good number of Unique Leaders right there!
* {{Combos}}: The result of chaining your Critical Triggers for a Critical Offense.
* ConvectionSchmonvection: Just how does the party walk through Lavafender unscathed?
* CriticalExistenceFailure: Averted. When a union is left with only 1HP, probably all but one unit will be KO'ed. [[http://i56.tinypic.com/5phlc9.png Usually.]]
* DeathOrGloryAttack: The option does come up from time to time while in the red. Just don't do it when you only have one union left.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler: In the PC version you can defeat the individual members of the Seven and have them join you.]]
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Emma to Rush, though she grew to admit he misjudged him.
* DestinedBystander: You can meet every member of The Seven (the QuirkyMinibossSquad of the second disc) on the first disc.
* DifferentAsNightAndDay: Hinnah and Hannah. Hinnah is white-haired, loud, straightforward and about as foul-mouthed as the game's rating allows. Hannah is black-haired, polite, manipulative and a bit of a [[TheVamp Vamp]].
* DistressedDamsel: Irina, [[spoiler: but only for the first part.]]
* DoubleEntendre: Hannah knows Rush can "handle a sword".
* DropTheHammer: Nora. You can also equip Rush with a huge hammer.
** "I'll crush you like a bug!"
* DualBoss: Roeas+ Castanea and Hinnah+ Hannah, once you clear away the Mooks. Or ignore them.
* DualWielding: Emma and Emmy. Rush can dual wield too.
** All the Sovani. Some even ''quad wield.''
* EmptyLevels: If your party is too small. Your battle rank goes up according to number of battles and types of enemies fought. This increases the difficulty of bosses and monsters. So if you thought about turning Rush into a OneManArmy by putting him through TrainingFromHell in the Ruins of Robelia castle, you are in for a nasty surprise. Tip for beating this: build up large chains.
** Unless its the XBOX version. In that case, your only recourse is to focus on your equipment and consistently fight enemies who are stronger than you. StatisticallySpeaking anyway.
* EnergyBall: Most of the Evocations are these; Mystic Missile and Flash Arrow are projectiles. Silencer and Grenade Impact are dropped. Eclipse has a smoky ball thrown.
* EverythingFades: Any enemy you defeat will vanish in Remnant-like dust. Averted with captured monsters. They stay visible on the field.
* EvilAlbino: The Seven squad has a few. Also, you may encounter hostile Albic Qsiti in Catacombs later on.
* EvolvingAttack: Characters learn types of arts based on the weapon they use and how they wield them[[hottip:* :or not, in the case of Mystic or Item Arts]]. Once a character learns an art, repeated use of the art will improve it, or unlock more advanced arts of that type.
** For example, a character using a single one-handed weapon might learn "Knee Splitter". Repeated use leads to learning "Knee Splitter II", and later on "Cutting Lunge" or "Double Slash".
* EvolvingWeapon: Your party members' weapons will automatically upgrade once you reach a certain BR in the 360 version, but you can choose to upgrade them earlier by helping them obtain components. They upgrade much more slowly in the PC version and it isn't linked to BR, encouraging players to look for components.
* EyepatchOfPower: David has Kellendros which acts as a targeting device for both the Gae Bolg and the trigger gun.
* FashionableAsymmetry: David's coat. But he makes it look fabulous. One of the characters even comments, "What's with the two sides of his coat being different colors? It's a good thing he's cute..."
* FetishFuel: Emmy Honeywell demanding that you "Hit him harder".
* FirstBlood: Emma inflicts this to [[spoiler: The Conqueror during her last stand in Athlum.]]
* FirstNameBasis: Lord David Nassau, Marquis of Athlum, allows Rush to call him "David" when they first meet. Rush decides to go with "Dave" instead.
** This is also something of a RunningGag.
** To his credit, Dave is completely unfazed by Rush giving him a nickname. It's ''Emma'' that smacks him down for his 'disrespect' towards their Lord.
** The Japanese simply has Rush calling him David [[JapaneseHonorifics without an honorific]]. [[ValuesDissonance Such insolence!]]
*** To be fair, David does allow Rush to drop the honorific. Emma more than likely smacked him for touching David.
*** David allowed Rush to call him by his first name. That's one step ahead of calling someone by their surname (the starting point of most relationships), but about five steps behind being allowed to drop the honorific.
* FiveManBand: Possibly Dave and his four Generals.
** TheHero: Marquis, though he is more like a TheLancer to Rush; complete with balanced combat/mystic skill set and stats.
** TheLancer: Torgal, who served the Nassau family for over a century already. He is often asked by Dave to explain things to Rush; as Marquis is a public person, Torgal as Sovani is said to be a piker.
** TheSmartGuy: Pagus, and he is in love with history to add.
** TheBigGuy: Blocter, complete with 'let's smash it!' attitude.
** TheChick: ''Emma'' and Emmy, and they are tough ones.
* {{FlamingSword}}: Most notably Vespe, though several upgraded weapons qualify.
* GoingThroughTheMotions: Most sidequest dialogues use stock animations, though the main plot is full of pre-rendered movies, as well as motion captured acting.
* GoldenThighRatio: Emmy, almost inappropriately so since everywhere else but her head is armored.
** Many female units also fit the description.
* [[GottaCatchEmAll Gotta Bind Em All]]: You can bind all the Remnants later on in the game.
* GratuitousEnglish: "Remnant," "Yes my Lord," "Talisman," etc.
* GuideDangIt: You need to be careful while progressing through the storyline for when quests open up. The most notable example is the quest "The Fallen," which is only available if you finished a certain quest beforehand. Failure to do that one quest, "Frustrations," will result in the BonusDungeon being blocked off, along with the final components to most equipment upgrades and treasures.
** Another rather annoying example is the Melphina quest chain involving Roberto and Ophelia. To get 100% on the 360 version, you ''have'' to agree with Ophelia, which results in losing out on recruiting Roberto. Thankfully, the "At Hatred's End" quest isn't required for 100% quest completion for the PC.
* GunsAkimbo: Lugh's Revenge.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Just where does Rush keep his equipment?! He can whip out a full-sized spear in cutscenes!
* HerdHittingAttack: There are few. Arcanas, [=AoE=] attacks (Snowfall, Caustic Blast, etc.), Union attacks (Dragon's Roar, Wildfire, etc.)
* [[spoiler: TheHeroDies]]
** Well... that's really subject to how you take the "extra dialogue"
* HeroesPreferSwords: Rush is usually depicted in the official art holding a sword. He even starts with a sword. But it's subverted because you can equip him with almost anything.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Emma Honeywell's duel with the Conqueror.]] Also, [[spoiler: Rush at the end of the game.]]
* HeyItsThatVoice: Rush is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch, and BlackCat fans will recognize David's voice as well.
** Japanese Version:
** Rush: KenjiNojima
** David: DaisukeOno
** Emma: AtsukoTanaka
** Hinnah/Hannah: MiyukiSawashiro
* HoYay: The bartender in Athlum.
** Also, David and Rush - pick a scene with them both in it. Any scene. The heavy silence, familiarity and longing looks speak louder than anything.
*** "What's your relationship with the Marquis anyway? Ooh, I'm so jealous!"
*** Those boys do spend a lot of time being really touchy-feely with each other. [[spoiler: Dave's heartbreaking scream of Rush's name at the end really sealed the deal along with the "Rush, I..."]]
*** The apple that David tosses to Rush? Hm...
*** In the Japanese dialogue, David refers to Rush as "Rush-kun," starting from near the beginning of the game
* HotChickWithASword: Several.
* HotLibrarian: Possibly [[spoiler: Haruko]], once you finish her quest and she becomes available as party member, complete with a BladeOnAStick.
* HundredPercentCompletion: Complete all quests to get [[spoiler: "The Final Instance" achievement]]. As the game has a LostForever issue, it's harder than you think.
* IGaveMyWord: David struggles with this upon realizing [[spoiler: he ''got'' Irina involved in war in the end]].
** Subverted as [[spoiler: given her stubborn streak, she wanted to help out anyways. They also needed her in the end.]]
* ILetGwenStacyDie: David's quest has Rush accompany him to Forstrand. It turns out that Dave [[spoiler: is blaming himself for letting an unnamed girl die, as he failed to get authorization for using the Gae Bolg on time to keep the city safe from attackers. In the end, he confessed these feelings in place they used to meet as children]]. It was the point where his only ambition became to get Athlum's independence. [[spoiler: He made it]].
* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: Only present in the JP version, where Hard Mode is known as "Randomly Killing Maniacs/乱殺マニアクス"
* IdiotHero: Rush Sykes, all the way.
** Shown with full force [[MeaningfulName in his name itself]]. What did you expect?
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: The Frostblade is... well, a blade made of frost. [[IncrediblyLamePun Impossibly cool, indeed]].
* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Faleria Heart (PC). It gives Rush a 99% Evasion rate and 100% [[OneHitKill Instakill]] chance on a target. Problem? All stats have a 1 on them, and (un)luckily, tougher monsters and bosses are immune to Instakill.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: The Ninja class for the PC version. Allows the union to skip right to Rear Assaulting the enemy if it's already been Deadlocked. This allows for extra Morale gain and deals extra damage to the enemy union. It's also one of the few classes to offer immunity to Instakill.
* [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY]]: David is pronounced Dah-VEED.
* ItemCrafting: This is how Rush gets most of his weapon upgrades.
* JustAddWater: Pick 'create' or 'customize'. Any. You will spend hours first hunting rare monsters to get a guild rank, then a required magazine, and ''then'' kill bugs and revisit caves to get your CoolSword.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Emma. Though her daughter comes in to replace her in battle immediately afterwards.]]
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Rush to Irina. Used to be one, until [[spoiler: David convinced him to treat her like an adult]].
* KukrisAreKool: Wielded by Qsiti warriors.
* LadyOfWar: Emma Honeywell, complete with armor that covers her whole body and an aristocratic accent. Also, her daughter Emmy.
* LeakedExperience: In the PC version, anyone in reserves will still ''very'' slowly gain stats and improve equipment, but they won't gain skills. It's the same on the 360, but the stat gains are limited to leaders. In the 360 version, players can take advantage of a skill grinding trick, where leaders in reserves effectively gain skill experience based on what Rush does in battle. In both versions, units not hired will slowly improve their stats ''and'' skills, but not equipment.
* LevelScaling: The most enemies scale their stats based on reaching certain [=BR=] thresholds. Rare monsters on the PC scale in a more traditional manner. Rare monsters on the X360 and bonus fights in both versions do not scale and instead have a set range of stats for the game to load up.
* [[LightIsNotGood Enlightenment Is Not Good]] As the Enlightened versions of [[spoiler:the Seven and the Conqueror]] demonstrate.
* LimitBreak: Tend to be centred around Remnants.
** Rush and Irina get "Omnistrike". Rush also gets "Talisman's Gift" and can summon Cyclops.
** David's "Ex Machina" and "Gae Bolg"
** Emmy's "Hundred Flowers", and the Namul Niram summon.
** Torgal gets "Lugh's Revenge" during the Six Bases raids.
** Pagus' gets "Megalore" at around the same point.
** [[spoiler:Jager]] gets [[spoiler:the Lob Omen summon]], the "Beowulf" unique art, and if you gave him the right weapon, the "Schiavona" Remnant Art.
** Leaders that end up with equipment that lets them use Weapon Arts.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: You have the Sykes, David and the Four Generals, 27 other Unique Leaders of which one has 7 variations, [[spoiler: and The Seven]]. And that's not counting the Generic Leaders and Soldiers. Altogether, there's about 300 characters to hire. Take. Your. Pick.
* LostForever: Many sidequests featured in the first disc become unavailable in the second (due to the TimeSkip between them).
** Worse than that. Cannot beat [[NintendoHard really hard]] BonusBoss The Fallen ''before'' entering Underwalt? The quest is LostForever and you can say goodbye to your HundredPercentCompletion.
* LowLevelAdvantage: Partially how the BR system works. Stat gain chances are scaled to unit, army and enemy Battle Ranks, so grinding while keeping a low [=BR=] will yield the biggest increases.
* LuckStat: You know that weird fourth stat? It does something, but no one really knows what... Consensus seems to be union cohesion, which affects commands generated.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Some units have shields. They help increase blocking and evasion, and even ShieldBash those who are unlucky enough to attack them.
* ManaBurn: Cachexia, Artsap and occasionally Land Mine. 0AP for you! Also the basis for many bonus boss strategies.
* ManlyTears: David [[spoiler: during Rush's heroic sacrifice at the end.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Take a guess.
* NearVictoryFanfare: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn5VvobUz7g ''Reversal!'']] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6jHPvpazE&feature=related ''Turn The Tide'']], which play when your team has the advantage of high morale. [[spoiler: Reversal! also plays when you're on the brink of defeating the final boss.]]
* NewsTravelsFast: How does someone in Baaluk know about that quest in Undelwalt anyways? Or someone in Royotia knowing that the Cosmos Maiden is late? Hell, why is everyone (except the ones in Ghor) interested in David's love life?!
* NoobCave: Right after the opening battle, Rush gets dropped into a sinkhole along with [[spoiler: Emma]].
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: The ending implies that Rush isn't actually dead, since he says he's going back because everyone is waiting for him.]]
** [[spoiler: And then there's the Japanese version of the dialogue, which reads as "I'm going back because ''he'' is waiting for me". So, if you had any doubts left about Dave and Rush... HoYay indeed!]]
* NowWhereWasIGoingAgain: Should you ever forget, David always has the answer.
* OneWingedAngel: Subverted with [[spoiler: The Conqueror]]. Although he does get more powerful when you drain half his health (and gains a red glow), the only thing that changes otherwise is his swapping out the Valeria Heart sword for his [[GoodOldFisticuffs old fashioned mitts]].
** Though he does gain a few new tricks while he's at it, like [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Obliterate]] and Photon Field. Good luck hitting him while Photon Field is active.
* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: The amount of blood that can be spilled in battle when you drag it out long enough is rather... questionable. By endgame, units that have been active regularly should be dead several times over.
* ParentalAbandonment: Played straight but ultimately averted with Rush and Irina's parents. The game starts with John and Marina sending a message apologizing for being away at the Academy, but once they meet their children both have prominent roles in the game, and neither of them die [[spoiler: although John ends up in a six month coma after protecting Rush from one of Wagram's spells]]. However Marina plays the trope straight; she was a street dwelling orphan who was taken in by the Academy.
* PartyInMyPocket: The game's a little weird about this. Unique leaders can be found in their respective cities in specific spots, and only story relevant characters appear in the cutscenes. So, just where is everyone else you hired? Don't think you can fit 40-odd people in a pub...
* PuppetState: What Celapaleis would ''like'' Athlum, its vassal, to be.
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Seven. [[spoiler:They're recruitable]] in the PC version, while in the 360 version they simply die upon defeat.
* RandomNumberGod: Quite a lot of boss battles seem to depend on whether the game feels like letting you win or not. Also, the commands available to your unions tend to depend on which enemy union they're targeting, how much AP they have, and whether or not the machine feels like throwing the player a bone.
** It's all about union morale. Max out the bar and just ''watch'' how many times you can spam certain Special Arts.
** Good union construction also helps with commands as it can cut down on the "randomness." Since the union's commands are centred around the leader, it's best to make sure that the leader's LuckStat is something favourable. Especially helpful for those doing a SelfImposedChallenge since Morale tends to be red a lot of the time.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Conqueror.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: David Nassau, Marquis of Athlum, proves to be a competent fighter who leads from the front.
** The Duke of Ghor as well, for the same reasons, though admittedly not as effective as David.
---> '''David''': What is he doing here! He wasn't supposed to know about this!
---> (moments later, as the Duke is cornered)
---> '''David''': We've got to save him!
* SealedEvilInACan: The Fallen, at least according to Wyngale. It doesn't help knowing that The Lost Remnant appears out of thin air after obtaining the Eye of the Gods.
* {{Sidequest}}: The ''majority'' of the game's content. The main story can be completed in a few hours otherwise.
* SmugSnake: Wilfred Hermeien
* SpiritualSequel: The game is pretty much ''Romancing SaGa 4'', renamed so that westerners would buy it.
** Hell, it was even given the working title ''SaGa Frontier 3,'' and contains many elements and names from previous SaGa games. Several of them as the Remnants themselves. Have fun looking for them!
* SplitPersonality: Zuido.
* StanceSystem: Some characters can switch between the One-handed, Power Grip and if possible, Dual Wield styles. All have their advantages and disadvantages. One-handed is the fastest and allows for shields. Power Grip is as fast as One-handed and hits harder, but no shields. Dual wield is the slowest, but hits the hardest and allows for both weapons effects. Changing between all three means no shield, but offers a variety of skill activation rates.
* StandardFantasySetting: Mixed up a bit. Nobody will confuse the four-armed long-eared furry guys for elves or the giant talking fish-people for dwarves, though they do fall into the FiveRaces trope.
* StandardStatusEffects: Posion, Paralyzed, Silence, Curse... Enthralled?!
* StatusBuff: The whole point of Wards and Potions. Comes with the requisite BeehiveBarrier for the [[ProtectiveCharm Protection spell.]]
* {{Stripperific}}: Roeas. Also, Hannah and Hinnah.
* StormOfBlades: The 'Cerulean Rain' Weapon Art, definitely. Very briefly results in a FieldOfBlades.
** There's also the [[LampshadeHanging Rain Of Blades]] attack from The Fallen and its pallet swaps, which uses a variety of different swords but is otherwise the same animation.
* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: Every damn boss battle when you want to heal your squad but not break deadlock? Your ''only choices'' will be "leave, heal and let everyone stand around picking their noses" or "attackattackattack!"
** Note that retreating to a safe distance and healing is generally ''safer'' than remaining engaged. As long as at least one Union is Deadlocking the boss, you can break Deadlock without getting Raidlocked. And if you keep your inventory stocked with enough items to use your Item Arts, there shouldn't be a problem finding the "Keep your HP up!" command.
* SummonMagic: Rush can summon Cyclops, Emmy can summon Namul Niram[[spoiler: and Jager gets Lob Omen if you hire him and complete his quest.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler:Emmy]] for [[spoiler:Emma]].
* TakeAThirdOption: Surprisingly, Rush comes up with this. [[spoiler: As by the order of Imperator, any country taking actions against the Conqueror would be named a traitor, and letting him do as he pleases means a new age of slavery. Rush, who wasn't born in Athlum, decides to help out Dave by ''trying'' to take ''whole Conqueror's army by himself''. Of course, the Marquis wouldn't have any of it.]]
* TakeUpMySword: [[spoiler: Emmy Honeywell is told to take up her mother's sword by David Nassau: "Serve me, as did your mother before you."]]
* TemptingFate: GenreSavvy players could have noticed the pattern. [[spoiler: It seems that confession in The Last Remnant is a straight way to get killed]]. Two most notable examples are: when Emma admitted to misjudging Rush, [[spoiler: she got killed directly afterwards]]. When David at last told Rush what his true intentions were when taking him under Athlum's protection [[spoiler: it was ''Rush'' who got killed]].
** [[spoiler: Only if you didn't watch till after the credits, where it's confirmed he is alive, in both version, and is going back to his friends.]]
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Makes bees and beetles fly and roll in a whole new fashion.
** And maybe even your own allies. Especially if it's Overkill with Grenade Impact V. They go flying like ragdolls!
* ThisCannotBe: Wilfred Hermeien. Twice.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Like the Cerulean Rain example above. There's also the [[AnAxeToGrind axe]] variation with Hawkarang.
* TimeSkip: Between the first and second discs. Six months to be exact.
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Rush was a Remnant all along.]]
* TotallyRadical: Rush's slang is about twenty years out of date.
** ''Khrynia'' can be considered even worse. She mixes old and new slang all over the place.
** Other leaders like Darien also use somewhat cringe-worthy slang, though thankfully not at Khrynia's frequency.
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Wagram]]
* UniversalPoison: One poison, but few methods to cure it, thanks to various Arts. Lotions and Remedies. Pick one.
* TurnsRed: The Conqueror when he goes into Savage mode.
* ValleyGirl: Khrynia. Rush's dialogue with her could pretty much qualify him as a valley girl, too.
** Rush can also qualify as a bit of a DeadpanSnarker if you refuse to buy her stuff.
* VictoryPose
* WaveMotionGun: The Gae Bolg, David's gigantic cannon Remnant that, upon activation, causes MassiveDamage to every enemy in the battle, usually ending it outright. Seriously, this thing is terrifying.
* WeBuyAnything: Vendors even confirm it when you select the "Sell" option.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Early reports indicated that the game would have two scenarios: one starring Rush (designed to appeal to EasternRPG fans) and one where you would control The Conqueror (designed to appeal to WesternRPG fans).
* XMeetsY: This game is basically ''OgreBattle'' meets ''RomancingSaga.''
* YouALLLookFamiliar: The generic leaders, soldiers and townspeople. The only way to tell the leaders apart? Colours and the emblems on their back.
* YourHeadAsplode: Duke Hermien's final fate.
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