History VideoGame / WildArms3

* SelfDuplication: Janus Cascade revealed his ability to make duplicate bodies of himself, [[spoiler: in an attempt [[{{Faking the Dead}} to escape death by the protagonist party]]. Unfortunately for him, [[{{Final Death}} he perished for good shortly thereafter.]]]]

* AlwaysClose
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Virginia gets this treatment not only once but twice. First by her uncle, who slaps her because she tried to be a hero and could easily got herself killed (well, rushing in a dungeon filled with goblin smugglers, all alone at level 1, isn't the brightest idea, especially when you're TheChick). The second time by Maya, a Drifter like her (but way more experienced), who gives her a WhatTheHellHero speech after Virginia tried to pursue the antagonists and nearly got herself killed, save for the intervention of her comrade Jet, who she completely ignored while he just saved her life. She quickly realized how naive and stupid she acted this time, thanks to Maya's speech.
** And there's the time where Virginia slaps [[spoiler:''Maya'']]...only to see [[spoiler:that she blocked the slap with her arm. Then Virginia forces and reach Maya's cheek.]]

* BagOfSharing: Especially ridiculous in the prologue, which shares items between characters ''who haven't even met yet'', with the items traveling ''back in time'' if you choose to play the four prologues out of chronological order. One of the few outright weird FridgeLogic moments in the game.

* EvolvingCredits: Another series tradition. The "outro" for when you quit the game after saving shows a beautiful scene, with a sung score, detailing the party's level, stats, and equipment as scenes of Virginia's life slowly drift by.
** Also, uniquely, the game has Evolving ''Intros''- the anime opening sequence that plays when you load your save changes depending on storyline changes- villains come and go, major scenes get resolved, etc.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble
** Virginia - Choleric
** Clive - Phlegmatic
** Jet - Melancholic
** Gallows - Sanguine
** The Schrodinger Gang applies this trope as well in a hauntingly similar manner.
*** Maya - Choleric
*** Alfred - Phlegmatic
*** Todd - Melancholic
*** Shady - Sanguine
* FreeRotatingCamera

* GuideDangIt: The game never actually tells you how Finest Arts works. Since it's a GameBreaker, this may or may not be deliberate.

* HeroicMime: Completely averted. Jet Enduro is TheQuietOne, but his few dialogue lines are fully shown to the player.

** The final boss has ''[[UpToEleven ten freaking forms]]''.
** [[spoiler:Siegfried gives the Prophets powerful new Demon forms.]]
** [[spoiler:Janus]] was also given a demon form.

* RecurringBoss: This game loves this trope - between Janus, the prophets, as well as the Schroedingers, yeah, get ready to see some familiar faces a lot. This also isn't including Janus's two flunkies who are fought at least twice.

* {{Hammerspace}}: Wait, Maya keeps that bigass gatling gun ''in her dress''?!?

** The end boss [[UpToEleven ramps this up ''severely'']]. Ten forms, each form requiring a different method to even damage, and you get ''NO'' hints. have fun!

* On top of that, there is also no romance subplot at all - a rarity amongst ''all'' {{RPG}}s. The main character travels with three male companions, and one is driven to protect her but no romantic relationship develops.

** This fact leads to a ''[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hysterical]]'' scene. The party is opposed by villainous Huskarls, a group of knights [[TooDumbToLive equipped solely with swords]]. The party is ''flabbergasted'' that someone would be using a sword in this day and age. When the party [[CurbStompBattle kills them deader than disco]], the guy who sent the Huskarls after the party freely admits that he thought they'd all get killed, using swords like that.

* InGameNovel: A FanFic of ''VideoGame/WildArms2'', no less, starring Marivel and space flight. Clive reads it to his daughter as a father/daughter bonding moment, and it's [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments adorable]].

** This fact leads to a ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny hysterical]]'' scene. The party is opposed by villainous Huskarls, a group of knights [[TooDumbToLive equipped solely with swords]]. The party is ''flabbergasted'' that someone would be using a sword in this day and age. When the party [[CurbStompBattle kills them deader than disco]], the guy who sent the Huskarls after the party freely admits that he thought they'd all get killed, using swords like that.

* InGameNovel: A FanFic of ''VideoGame/WildArms2'', no less, starring Marivel and space flight. Clive reads it to his daughter as a father/daughter bonding moment, and it's [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming adorable]].

''Wild Arms 3'' (released in Japan as ''Wild Arms Advanced 3rd'') is the third game in the ''[[Franchise/WildArms Wild ARMs]]'' DesertPunk {{RPG}} series for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2.

I'll take my chances here and now!\\

I'll find a way to win somehow!\\

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: While Siegfried and Beatrice are both defeated, Filgaia is still a wasteland. The leader of Filgaia's most prominent religion is dead, and the heroes are blamed for his death. On the other hand, the party isn't too broken up about it, and the ending sends the player off with an uplifting feeling; after all, it's not like people haven't tried to kill them before. The last thing we see is that HopeSpringsEternal.]]

* LostForever: Didn't trigger the events to begin the Telepath Tower sidequest in time? Too bad, no EX File Key for you!

* [[MeddlingParents Meddling Grandmother]]: Late during the second act, just before going to the last shrine, Halle, Gallows's grandma, outright reveals to her grandson that she had an hidden agenda, and that she intentionally orchestrated the events of the game's beginning, in which she succeeded to bring back home Gallows, and set him up on the rails of his quest and duties (which he ran away from at the beginning of the game).

* NewGamePlus: The EX File Keys, which require doing some ''insane'' side quests, are used in a New Game Plus to unlock things. Good luck getting them all.
** You only need 2 EX File Keys to get the New Game Plus, however, and two of the keys are relatively easy to get. [[spoiler: One is found on the world map, in the forested Yggdrasil area, and one can be pickpocketed from the Final Boss' final form]]

* OneWingedAngel: The final boss has ''[[UpToEleven ten freaking forms]]''.
** Also, [[spoiler:Siegfried gives the Prophets powerful new Demon forms.]]

* PornStash: You get to ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny fight one]]''.

* OutsideTheBoxTactic: It's possible to defeat the sub-boss Gespent in one turn by using the ''Requiem'' spell.

* ForTheCelOfIt: One of the earlier examples of cel-shading on the PS2, and highly successful; the look merges well with the Wild West aesthetic.

* NoHuggingNoKissing: It's one of the very few PS2 [[{{JRPG}} JRPGs]] that ''doesn't'' have a romantic subplot.

''Wild Arms 3'' (released in Japan as ''Wild Arms Advanced 3rd'') is the third game in the ''[[Franchise/WildArms Wild ARMs]]'' DesertPunk {{RPG}} series for the Playstation2.

* TrainJob: The introduction of the game begins with all four party characters meeting each other performing the ''same'' train job... and interfering with some villains who have ''also'' come to perform the same train job. It was a very busy train that night.

* SdrawkcabName: [[{{Tremors}} Diobarg]].

* CoolSword: The Dark Spear. Which is [[{{Expy}} totally not]] [[SoulCalibur Soul Edge]].

* NewGamePlus: The EX File Keys, which require doing some ''insane'' side quests, are used in a New Game Plus to unlock things. Good luck getting them all.[[labelnote:*]] you only need two to unlock the New Game Plus.[[/labelnote]]

''Wild Arms 3'' (released in Japan as ''Wild Arms Advanced 3rd'') is the third game in the ''[[Franchise/WildArms Wild ARMs]]'' DesertPunk {{RPG}} series.

* ShoutOut: Oh so many, even by Wild Arms standards. Not only do many elements from VideoGame/WildArms1 hover in a grey area between {{Expy}} and straight reappearance, but monsters and locations have a remarkable tendency to reference myth, folklore, and pop culture in one way or another. NorseMythology and ''Theatre/TheRingCycle'' get a particular emphasis, from Siegfried to Yggdrasil to [[spoiler:Virginia's father and his remarkable resemblance to Odin's mortal disguise]].

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: One boss is weakened by fire attacks because he has an afro.
** The rarity of healing items (Which are fruits and vegetables) can itself be interpreted as this.
** One boss attempts to seduce Clive, and he doesn't bite. She will focus all her efforts on him.