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3	''Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2'' is an Action RPG developed by Creator/FlightPlan for the Game Boy Advance. It is a spin-off to the ''VideoGame/SummonNight'' series and is a sequel to ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory''.
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5	The game starts in the small town of Cliff in Lyndbaum. Nearby, there are ruins where a powerful, evil summon creature named "Goura" has been sealed for years. One day, the protagonist (either Edgar or Aera) takes their friend Ryouga to the ruins after losing a bet. A series of events causes Goura to be unleashed. The only way to stop him is to find the legendary Daemon Edge sword.
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7	The game's unrelated sequel, ''VideoGame/SummonNightCraftSwordMonogatariHajimariNoIshi'', was [[NoExportForYou never released outside of Japan]].
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10	!!''Summon Night: Swordscraft Story 2'' contains examples of:
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12	* AccidentalPervert: Late into the game, Edgar/Aera comes across [[spoiler: a nude woman in a hot spring. She and [[WellIntentionedExtremist her brother]] attack you for doing so.]]
13	* AMasterMakesTheirOwnTools: Craftknights use weapons they have themselves have forged and consider it dishonorable to fight with a weapon crafted by someone else, even in life or death situations.
14	-->'''Blaire''': Have you already forgotten about the Spirit of the Craftknight?
15	-->'''Aera''': No, sir...
16	-->''' Blaire''': You have to make your own weapon! No Craftknight would go into battle with somebody else's sword! It'd be like... wearing their underwear! Yeurgh!
17	* AmbiguousGender: Arno. The Japanese version implies it's female though, while the American implies it's a male by changing his voice.
18	-->'''Random Character:''' Are you a boy or a girl?!\
19	'''Arno:''' I am a child of the wind~
20	* AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome: [[spoiler:Edgar/Aera starts the game with a memento from their father, which turns out to be the key to their TransformationSequence, and thus becomes a TransformationTrinket]].
21	* ApologisesALot: Angel!Dinah, to make up for Devil!Dinah's rather rude behaviour.
22	* BehemothBattle: You get the opportunity to control the HumongousMecha Gunvald for one fight and kick Borgrim's ass with him.
23	* BlackKnight: The Black Swordsman, an armored knight that mixes [[MagicKnight impressive swordplay with wind magic]]. [[spoiler:His true identity is Gabriel.]]
24	* BloodKnight: Loki and Rampage Rabbit.
25	* CanonName: Edgar for the male protagonist, Aera for the female protagonist.
26	* ContinuityNod: An NPC mentions asking Blaire to forge them a new ladle so they can make curry, referring to the first game.
27	* {{Deconstruction}}: Despite its more upbeat theme, the game does deconstruct the franchise's use of summoning Guardian Beasts. Gabriel shows the sadness a summon can feel at being TrappedInAnotherWorld, and [[spoiler:Lynn]] shows just how horrible the summoner/Guardian Beast Bond can be with a cruel master.
28	* DefrostingIceQueen: Devil!Dinah in the second game does the same; Angel!Dinah on the other hand is as sweet as they come and ApologisesALot.
29	* DemonicPossession: Inverted with Dinah, a devil possessed by an angel.
30	* DramaticUnmask: Edgar/Aera finally breaks the Black Swordsman's armor on their third fight, revealing [[spoiler:Gabriel]] behind the mask.
31	* EleventhHourSuperpower: In the last fight, [[spoiler:you gain a stronger version of the gem morph]].
32	* EverybodyLives: [[spoiler: Like the first game, apart from the PosthumousCharacter, only the ObviouslyEvil characters that die.]]
33	* FishingMinigame: The game has one. It's required to be played ''a lot'' to both advance the story and acquire the materials dropped by bosses.
34	* GenkiGirl:
35	** Tatiana is this way.
36	** The greedy guide Tier is also one.
37	* GrandTheftMe: What Passeau does to Nina Nina.
38	** Also [[spoiler:what Guren Goura wanted to do to Edgar/Aera. When that fails, he does it to Lynn instead]].
39	* HeroicBSOD: [=EXeLD=] has a bad habit of ''literally'' [=BSOD=]-ing whenever something occurs that he deems "impossible".
40	* HumongousMecha: Gunvald.
41	* HopelessBossFight: The first battle against [[spoiler:Goura]].
42	* HotBlood: Tatiana.
43	* IdiotHair: Edgar, Nina Nina, and [[spoiler: Passeau while still in Nina's body]].
44	* INeverSaidItWasPoison: After obtaining the [[spoiler:first]] Daemon Edge [[spoiler:during the walk with Gabriel he mentions it was the first Daemon Edge, something he wasn't around to learn. While he manages to fool Aera with an excuse, the look on his face and injury to his arm make his status as the Black Swordsman clear]].
45	* KidHero: Edgar/Aera is only fifteen and is still just a Craftknight apprentice when they're forced to go on an adventure.
46	* KillerRabbit: Rampage Rabbit. You can fight him once per day for extra experience and items. Just [[BerserkButton don't call him cute]].
47	* TheKlutz: The beginning of the game has Edgar/Aera nearly falling off a cliff.
48	* LargeHam: Blaire frequently accents lines with {{Eyedscreen}}. He's the only character to do this.
49	** IncomingHam: Its first use in the "A hammer is not just for forging weapons. It forges a woman!" line (between the two sentences) makes his character clear for the rest of the game.
50	* LethalChef: Tatiana.
51	* LighterAndSofter: While both ''Swordcraft Story'' games are lighthearted enough, this game takes place in a brighter environment, and features a more colorful cast of characters in both appearance and personality. [[spoiler: You're not even told to sacrifice your Guardian Beast in the end.]]
52	* LittleMissSnarker: Dinah is a sarcastic but not exactly evil devil.
53	* LovableSexManiac: Lynn, to the point that [[EstablishingCharacterMoment her first scene in the game]] is flashing Edgar/Aera.
54	* MacrossMissileMassacre: [=EXeLD=]'s Omni Missile.
55	* NobleDemon: Loki, Dinah (at least half of her) and [[spoiler:Lynn, Ryouga]].
56	* NowWhereWasIGoingAgain: Just like the last game, pressing Select brings your objective up by talking with your Guardian Beast.
57	* OnlyOneName: Justified, as per [[VideoGame/SummonNight the main series']] customs, only summoners are granted a last name. Such as Gedharm Camcarossa and [[RepetitiveName Nina Nina]]. Zigzagged with the PlayerCharacter Edgar/Aera, who, despise being a Craftknight, still carries the Colthearts name on them due to family heritage.
58	* ParentalAbandonment: Edgar/Aera's parents both died years ago, [[MissingMom their mother]] [[DeathByChildbirth when they were born]], and [[DisappearedDad their father]] prior to the beginning of the game.
59	* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo: Similarly to the previous game, the heroes from ''Summon Night 2'' make a guest appearance.
60	* PurelyAestheticGender: Somewhat played straight, but fully expected due to SchrodingersPlayerCharacter. Edgar and Aera are essentially the same person, with a few differences in personality (Aera being a bit more absentminded than Edgar) and design (Edgar is a blonde while Aera has pink hair). Subverted in the PartyBanter between them and their chosen Guardian Beast, where their differences become more apparent.
61	* RealMenWearPink:
62	** Orion can cook well.
63	** Then there's a summon spirit with peculiar requirements to pass him.
64	--> ''A man's got to do what a man's got to do! I need to wear sexy women's clothing!''
65	* RepetitiveName: Nina Nina. Edgar/Aera mocks this by introducing them and their Guardian Beast as [[HelloInsertNameHere "Edgar Edgar/Aera Aera" and "Guardian Guardian"]], to which Nina calls them out on.
66	* ReverseCerebusSyndrome: This game seems to be lighter in tone in comparison to the previous game, from start to end. It has it moments trying to subvert this trope, but all in all it's a very cheerful and optimistic journey.
67	** To wit, the storyline culminates in the reveal that [[spoiler:the true form of Goura is actually a little kid, and Edgar/Aera essentially taught him to behave nicely before he seals himself up until he can gather enough energy to go back home.]]
68	* SayItWithHearts: A villager in the item shop does this, as well as Lynn... sometimes, but especially when she wants something.
69	* ScriptBreaking: Talking to your Guardian Beast the evening after first visiting the beach region, where a stray summon blocked you from going further unless you ask "like a sexy woman would ask her man" (don't ask, that stray is just a pervert). You can try it yourself or have your Guardian Beast do it. Yet the conversation at the end of the day will insist that Edgar/Aera tried, no matter what actually happened.
70	* SealedEvilInACan: Goura. [[spoiler: He learned to be good in the end, but seals himself away until he can gather enough power to go back to his own world.]]
71	* ShipTease: One of Edgar/Aera's options is to spend a night with Lynn in a secluded area, where she promises to teach him/her about love. It fades to black after you start discussing kissing.
72	* SickeninglySweethearts: [[spoiler:Byron]] and [[spoiler:Sarin]].
73	* StrongFamilyResemblance:
74	** Blaire and his children all share the same striking red hair.
75	** Subverted with Ryouga and Lynn. Despite looking alike, they're actually adopted siblings.
76	* TokenMiniMoe: Tatiana is an adorable and occasionally bratty LittleSisterHeroine type of girl.
77	* TransformingMecha: [=EXeLD=].
78	* TransparentCloset: Aera denies being attracted to women despite it being obvious that she is.
79	* {{Tsundere}}: Loki and Devil!Dinah.
80	* UndergroundMonkey: Subverted. Like its predecessor, the game has stronger palette-swapped variants of enemies you encountered before. Unlike its predecessor, the enemies have new attack animations.
81	* UnusableEnemyEquipment: You may be able to break Lynn's weapons, but you cannot go back and craft them because you are forced to proceed to the FinalBoss fight right after defeating her.
82	* VillainRespect: The Black Swordsman is shocked when Edgar/Aera continues fighting for the village despite them all [[spoiler:seemingly]] turning their backs to him/her. The realization that Edgar/Aera will continue sacrificing him/herself to do good while the Black Swordsman does evil for his own sake leads the Black Swordsman[[spoiler:/Gabriel to a HeelFaceTurn.]]

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