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The Lion of Ivalice is a Final Fantasy Tactics For Want Of A Nail fanfiction that alters a key decision in Ramza Beoulve's life: after the events of Fort Ziekden and the deaths of Teta and (supposedly) Delita, he turns down the canon offer of becoming a mercenary and sneaks into the Bethla Garrison instead. Orlandu catches on quickly, and is rather skeptical as to why he wants to join the Southern Sky, suspecting him of being a spy of sorts. Ramza, however, makes it clear he holds more honor as a Beoulve than his brothers, and has no one else to turn to. Seeing Balbanes in him, Orlandu agrees to take him in as a soldier of the Southern Sky.

From there, the plot of the story takes a very different turn from the original game, but the verdict is still the same; Ramza uncovers the Lucavi plot and works to stop it. Things, however, aren't as easy as they seem, because the Lucavi quickly learn not to pull any punches when dealing with their enemies. The character dynamics and interactions are also noticeably different than in canon, yet still fit in with the characters as they were originally envisioned - and with how the storyline evolves - rather plausibly. The main pairing is Ramza/Meliadoul, with many other Beta Couple pairings by the side for measure.

The story is split into three arcs, which effectively comprise the traditional Three-Act Structure:

  • Part One: The Southern Sky (Chapters 1-13)
  • Part Two: The Great Divide (Chapters 14-29)
  • Part Three: The Rising Abyss (Chapters 30-40)
  • Epilogue

Written by ObsidianDawn.

See Final Fantasy Tactics for tropes surrounding the original game and story.

Tropes listed in The Lion of Ivalice:

  • Adaptational Badass: Izlude in the original game was killed by Hashmal alongside various soldiers. In this story he becomes strong enough to take on Hashmal and win.
  • Adaptation Distillation:
    • While certain story elements are expanded upon, the author doesn't go overboard in either description or character explanation, simply opting for the crucial storytelling elements. This is why the battles, conflicts and relationships are streamlined whilst still being plausible, making for a tight yet still-compelling read.
    • The battles are a load more streamlined than in canon. For instance, there's less overuse of magic by the Lucavi to focus instead on their individual skills and strengths and the unique strategies required to defeat them. And while the events of the plot follow elements of canon almost symmetrically, they're more compressed so that the repetitive re-matches against certain enemies and the pointless squabble fights either don't happen or are extremely brief rather than dragged out into genuine tactical conflicts.
  • Adaptation Expansion:
    • The opening battle of the War of the Lions, the Siege of Lesalia, had a single paragraph written about it in the game. This story has an entire chapter devoted to it.
    • The Lucavi are given somewhat of a greater spotlight (with more showing up), letting their motives and individual traits develop a little more. See also Ascended Extra for the characters who receive more development thanks to the plot.
  • An Arm and a Leg: Wiegraf, who loses his left arm in Chapter 35 in a fight against Velius.
  • Anti-Hero: Ramza has slight shades of this, leaning into Type II territory due to both his Dark Knight training and the massive breaking the story's putting him through. Gafgarion started as a Type IV but has since shifted to Type III (and may be heading towards Type II). Meanwhile, Wiegraf & Delita start as a Type IV & III respectively, before sliding upwards by one level each.
  • Anti-Villain: Wiegraf, just like in canon although more emphasised, particularly when he keeps his word in letting Alicia and Lavian go in exchange for Ovelia's co-operation. Delita is more definitely this regarding his actions, as is Agrias. All three eventually Heel–Face Turn, deciding to focus their energies fighting the true enemy.
  • Anyone Can Die: Roughly halfway through the story, this trope sets in to full effect. While certain characters don't actually die, a few of them are still subjected to Scars are Forever, such as Wiegraf losing an arm and the twins' wounds under dark magic.
  • Apocalypse How: With Altima's revival, the entire province of Lionel sinks under the sea. The water eventually recedes, and looters and pirates move to salvage anything of value in the province.
  • Ascended Extra:
    • Technically all those that weren't playable in the game: Izlude, Alma, Olan, Valmafra, Gafgarion, Celia and Lede & The Lionsguard, Zalbag, Wiegraf, Delita.
    • Bad guys include Rudvich, Duke Barinten, and Balk & Rofel of the Templar Knights. They are all Lucavi hosts.
    • Kletian of the Templars as well. Without being a Lucavi host, to boot! And out of all the Lucavi, Velius manifests in the mortal realm without a host body. But this is probably because the Gates of Hell were opened at Murond.
    • Izlude especially counts. In the game, he was a minor supporting character who died in the same Chapter he was introduced; here, he's Ramza's most constant friend and companion, and the third most-important character after Ramza and Meliadoul. When Mel was put out of action, he essentially earned Deuteragonist status. Heck, the author hadn't even planned for him to be a permanent fixture of Ramza's Five-Man Band at first!
  • The Atoner: Agrias & Delita, after a Heel–Face Turn; also Wiegraf, even though his demeanour might suggest otherwise. Gafgarion's loyalty to Ramza is also all about this.
  • Berserk Button: If you so much threaten or endanger Ramza's sister and/or lover's life, lie or not, consider yourself an almost dead man.
  • Big Damn Heroes: In the end, it was Rattletrap who saved them.
  • Bittersweet Ending: So now Altima and her 12 Lucavi generals have been slain AND sealed back into hell, Ivalice still stands, and Delita, now king, has given the country democratic reform with the commoners able to vote for their representatives to speak issues alongside the nobility. The only downsides is that a good deal of Lucavi escaped beyond Ivalice and some of their friends, including Ramza, are dead.
  • Bodyguard Babes: Celia and Lede take these roles for Mustadio when he's piloting the Valefor in the final battle.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: Happened to Rafa and Malak after Barinten was possessed by Zeromus.
  • Breakout Character: Mustadio. ObsidianDawn intended for him to appear only briefly in the story and be written out; instead, he becomes an Ascended Extra in Part II, and he them comes to play a key role in Part III.
  • Break the Cutie:
    • Meliadoul, who learned that everything she believed was a lie, discovered that her father was involved in the conspiracy, heard her (possessed) father call her "and her mother a tramp in one sentence, and then tells her she is a disgrace". Ramza nearly had to drag her distraught self out of there alive. If that wasn't bad enough, she arrives back to Orbonne Monastery to see her brother dead, still not recovering from the bitter words her father said. What happens next leads to the Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds entry below.
    • Ramza himself counts; just think about it. His foster siblings (presumably) both die at Ziekden and it's his brothers' faults. He finds belonging and friends at the Southern Sky only to discover much later that not only is Delita alive, but he's become ruthless enough to massacre the Northern Sky for his own ambitions. He has to kill his demon-possessed elder brother. Many people he's considered friends or allies are either against him or in danger because of him. He's in love with a woman who's psyche has become fragile due to her beliefs being tested, and he ends up losing her to the Lucavi when her brother is temporarily killed, followed by losing his beloved sister. To top all that off, his desire to learn Dark Knight training has twice pushed him to the brink of cold-blooded murder and yet it's a key element of his strength. I'd say all that definitely qualifies as somewhat 'broken'.
  • Came Back Wrong: Izlude was revived, sure, and evidently gotten stronger too, but Shemhazai didn't mention her deal of reviving him included 'company'. An example of Type III of this trope, which would have led to Izlude killing Ramza if not for the now purified Taurus stone, which banishing said demon (who turns out to be a shade of Chaos, the stone's iconic demon.
  • Cerebus Syndrome: The story gets gradually darker as the plot continues. The first two parts have major climaxes, but things generally cool off a little afterwards... until Part Three, that is.
  • Character Development:
    • Protagonists aside - and they get plenty of growth, of course - a number of characters with rather predictable personalities were given more depth than they had in canon (see Alternate Character Interpretation). Ruvelia, for example, is a Broken Bird who ended up in a loveless marriage and grew resentful of both her position and of her former lover Cid, who refused to fight for their relationship. Gafgarion is a Death Seeker plagued by guilt for causing the death of a young Dark Knight named Cerra, who was like a daughter to him. Not to mention Olan, Valmafra, Mustadio's... the list goes on.
    • More significantly, the development never feels forced or exaggerated. The romantic relationships deserve mention - because they don't steal all narrative focus while showing the key elements, what pacing and portrayal they do get feels true to life and presents them in a mature manner (unlike most Fan Fics). It probably helps that the author is in a happy relationship himself (which only improved with the birth of his daughter), giving him a clear understanding of healthy and functional relationships that feel organic
  • Chick Magnet: Mustadio. The twins ping on him a lot and Rafa also shows some 'interest', much to Malak's dismay.
  • Continuity Nod:
    • All the new Lucavi not shown in the game? They are the Scions of Darkness from Final Fantasy XII.
    • Gafgarion's hometown is called Raithwall, named after the legendary Dynast-King in Final Fantasy XII. Word of God though states that it is not the same place as the Tomb of Raithwall dungeon in that game.
    • There have been several hints that the Lucavi's incredible magic and abilities are a result of them being able to manipulate and control the Dark.
  • Creepy Twins: Celia and Lede, from time to time.
  • Darker and Edgier: "Part Three: The Rising Abyss"
  • Dark Is Not Evil:
  • Ramza as well - despite coming close to snapping twice, he's so far managed to keep the darker urges that come with training in the class well-checked. For now, anyway...
  • A Day in the Limelight: Several "side quest chapters" in Part Two, which focus entirely on groups outside of the central characters but still serve to develop the plot: Chapter 19 focuses on Olan's group, but also on Mustadio; Chapter 20 focuses on Gafgarion and Cid; Chapter 21 focuses on Agrias and Zalbag.
  • Deal with the Devil: The Lucavi's modus operandi, of course. Also, Meliadoul makes one to bring back Izlude, just like Rafa in canon. Unlike Rafa, Mel ends up being possessed by the Lucavi demon Shemhazai.
  • Defeat Means Friendship:
    • Having bested Gafgarion and later Wiegraf in a one-on-one duel, Ramza instead forces the loser to help him. Gafgarion teaches him Dark Sword techniques and helps him rescue Mel, Wiegraf leads them to the city of Murond. He gets much less trust and leeway than Gafgarion did, though with good reason given his actions caused much more trouble.
    • The epilogue indicates that while they aren't exactly Fire-Forged Friend, Ramza's comrades - especially Meliadoul, due to their being similar - have set aside their differences and quandries with Wiegraf, chosing to let go of the past and move on. It helps that his actions and sacrifices during the Lucavi War have largely redeemed him of his sins.
  • Demoted to Extra:
    • Rafa and Malak get relatively minor roles compared to the others, and Mustadio almost fell in with them. Beowulf and Reis also suffer, but they're secret characters anyway. Heresy Examiner Zalmour Rusnada (whom Ramza fought twice in the game) got mentioned in one sentence, and never appeared proper in the story. The non-FFT cameos, Cloud, Balthier and Luso, are COMPLETELY absent.
    • The monster guests-turned-party-members are also MIA: Boco the Chocobo was replaced by an original Black Chocobo named Atro. The Reaver Byblos doesn't show up either, but considering the fact that only TWO Tactics fanfics have ever remembered Byblos exists (which were back in 2002 and 2005), the odds of it appearing were never good in the first place.
    • On the villains' side, aside from Larg and Goltanna appearing less than in canon and both being killed in Part One, Cardinal Draclau & Dycedarg Beoulve are even less important here. Both face Ramza's group in a Dual Boss fight - as Lucavi - and die without much fanfare (heck, Dycedarg/Adramelk is singlehandedly defeated by Ramza).
    • In-universe when Vormav/Hashmal pretty much gets kicked to the curb by Shemhazai. In more ways than one.
    • Somewhat averted with Mustadio, however - he was intended to be this, but makes a few key appearances starting Chapter 19 which give him a significant role. So although he's... well, still Demoted to Extra compared to the original game, for the author he's... an Ascended Extra.
  • Dropped a Bridge on Him: Rafa. In fairness, it did illustrate the way death in war happens very suddenly, plus it motivated Valmafra - who'd not done that much until then - to Take a Level in Badass and kill the murderer, Kletian.
  • Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Morrigan and Ajora, past lovers and the original vessels of Shemhazai and Altima respectively.
  • Evil Tower of Ominousness: One of these is constructed by the Lucavi by Bethla Garrison, ostensibly to serve as the center of their invasion.
  • Face–Heel Turn: Agrias in part one, joining forces with Delita. She goes back on it later.
  • Heroic BSoD:
    • Meliadoul has one in Chapter 23; coupled with her beliefs being shattered much earlier and her brother's death in the chapter immediately after, it leads to her making the monumentally stupid decision to give herself to Shemhazai in exchange for her brother. Things just get worse after that.
    • Ramza has a big one in Chapter 29, what with his sister now being possessed by Ajora/Altima and the world literally starting to go to hell.
  • Hero Killer: Marquis Elmdore managed to literally pull this trope off by - to the shock of many readers - killing off Orlandu of all people. Wow!
  • Humble Hero: Ramza, of course, but ObsidianDawn makes it a clear point that he doesn't fight for himself and doesn't let his own pride of power get to him. Hence the reason why he would accept Pashtarot, a Scion of LIGHT, to help him defeat Altima after almost beaten to death on his own.
  • I Am the Trope: Right before Zalbag encounters a Lucavi for the first time:
    Zalbag: What are you?
    Barinten/Zeromus: We are the future.
  • I Cannot Self-Terminate: Besrodio Bunanza, as seen in Chapter 37. He begged his son Mustadio to kill him in his moment of clarity, before the demons possessed him again.
  • Karmic Death: Elmdore. Excalibur ends up in the hands of Gafgarion, who combines its natural Holy powers with his Dark Knight abilities to shatter Masamune, before promptly slaying Cid's killer in retribution. Even more fitting because of the old mens' Odd Friendship.
  • Kick the Dog: A rather brutal one by Vormav, who insults Mel and her mother in the span of two sentences and breaks her spirit. Bonus points qualify if you go by the theory that it was actually a Batman Gambit to weaken her resolve so that, when Izlude was killed by Wiegraf, she'd break completely and offer herself to Shemhazai, advancing the Lucavi's plans further.
  • Kill It with Fire: Celia and Lede's suggestion towards Construct 8/Rattletrap.
  • Knight of Cerebus: Zeromus, possessing Duke Barinten, is the first Lucavi who in battle is shown to be a deadly-serious threat, almost killing Zalbag (who was being aided by Agrias, another seasoned warrior). A more lasting example is Shemhazai/Morrigan, who plunges the story - previously moderate in tone - into definite Darker and Edgier territory.
  • Morality Kitchen Sink: While Ramza is quite firmly a hero and the Lucavi are clear-cut villains, many characters notably run the spectrum: Gafgarion, Zalbag, Wiegraf, Delita and Ruvelia are chief among them, but Agrias and Meliadoul also qualify.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: Meliadoul. She didn't regret bringing back her brother, but she was ashamed that her actions brought calamity, death and bloodshed to Ivalice.
  • My Greatest Failure:
    • Gafgarion is haunted by his failure to protect Cerra, a young Dark Knight who was his most gifted student and surrogate daughter, from the Ordallian forces - something her brother, the Dark Knight Cecil, never forgave him for. Cid even notes this to be a key foundation of his Death Seeker nature.
    • Zalbag comes to see his actions at Ziekden as this, condemning himself for choosing the Beolve name and his pride over the life of his foster sister Teta.
  • My Nayme Is:
  • Mythology Gag:
    • The common name gag of Biggs and Wedge. Two of the knights were named as such in Chapter 7.
    • Cecil the Dark Knight in Chapter 20. Shadow, Ramza's sword, was also a weapon wielded by Cecil.
    • The airship which appears in Chapter 19 is dubbed "The Valefor" by Mustadio. His new one in the Epilogue is called The Ixion.
  • Near-Villain Victory / Deus ex Machina: Not quite to the extent that some works go, but still present. Notably, Ramza was only able to defeat Altima due to a form of divine providence - namely Pashtarot the Knight Star, the Scion of Light which is the other half of the Cancer stone (which Ramza was carrying), which offers its powers to aid Ramza in his Darkest Hour to defeat the demon.
  • Nietzsche Wannabe: Ramza notices that most Lucavi like to talk with an air of mystery, and the most evident of them is Elidibus/Zodiark. He was merely pondering on thoughts "humans wouldn't understand" until Morrigan talked him to fighting for the Lucavi.
  • No Name Given: Chaos, the first Lucavi, never verbally introduced himself or was given a name other than his host Rudvich.
  • Not Quite Dead: Rattletrap didn't die from the airship's collapse after all. But the golem DID die when exploding itself the very next chapter.
  • "Not So Different" Remark: Meliadoul and Wiegraf, crucially noted by the former in the epilogue as the reason why they should let each other's scars heal instead of hating each other.
  • Power Fist: Ramza sports one in Part 3, based on Rattletrap's technology
  • Private Military Contractors: The Glabados Church has shades of this in the story, as they hire out their Templar Knights to secular armies for additional training and experience. This is how Ramza gets to know Izlude.
  • Quirky Miniboss Squad: The Lucavi seem to be this at the start, since the first few who appear aren't too big of a challenge, and Zalera dies ridiculously quickly at the hands of Rattletrap (though to be fair, the author considers him a weak Lucavi anyway). The ones that follow subvert this, however.
  • Redemption Equals Death: Subverted - people who have sins they wish to atone for tend to find themselves alive, with a key narrative theme being to find a reason to continue living. Even Wiegraf gets away, though with a lost arm - but considering he was facing a Lucavi one-on-one, this is unsurprising, and in fairness it was probably enough payment considering his role in the post-war world. Given that a key theme of the story (unstated, but subtly implied) is to forgive and move on with life even after the trauma, making good of it regardless of what you've done... this is highly appropriate, indeed.
  • Relationship Upgrade: It is implied that Ramza and Mel had a LOT of alone time between Parts 1 and 2, and in "The Resistance", Ramza finds himself in bed with her after giving her a thoughtful birthday present. They aren't the only ones, as the epilogue shows.
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something: As the Queen of Ivalice, Ovelia ascends to this trope during the final battle by secretly joining the Healers' ranks to help wounded soldiers. Delita is only Regent of Ivalice - and not yet King - so he doesn't doesn't quite count, but he's getting there too.
  • Sacrificial Lion: By Word of God, Lavian and Alicia dying in Chapter 29 invokes this trope.
  • Self-Made Orphan: Mustadio, though in this case it really wasn't his choice.
  • Sequence Breaking: Many of the events from Canon do take place, but in a very different order and context. Parts 1 & 2 are based on Chapters 2-4 from the game, with Part 3 diverging into a completely different plot.
  • Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: Ramza's main motivation for joining the Southern Sky. He eventually fought against the Southern Sky too after Delita takes over, still with ideal beliefs.
  • Ship Tease: The early chapters of the story hint at Agrias being somewhat attracted to Ramza. This ends up not going anywhere, and eventually she becomes much more interested in his older brother.
  • Shout-Out:
    • In Chapter 12, Ramza says they cannot just walk into Igros.
    • At the end of Chapter 13, right before Delita opens the floodgates of Bethla to drown the Northern Sky army, there is this exchange:
    Ramza: This isn't war! This is a massacre! Delita, this is madness!
    Delita: Madness? This is Ivalice.
  • Single Woman Seeks Good Man:
    • Pretty much fits all the pairings in the story, more or less. Meliadoul for one finds herself attracted to Ramza's unerring justness and refusal to stop doing the right thing no matter the cost, which is in stark contrast to her more pragmatic views on life.
    • Special mention must be made for the Agrias/Zalbag pairing, as it is easily the strongest example of this trope. During the first half of the story, she is in an odd relationship with Delita that doesn't have much of a foundation besides wishing to put a new monarch on the throne of Ivalice. Once that is done, the narrative all but spells out that the relationship is a very emotionally unsatisfying situation for her, and sleeping with him causes her to feel empty and guilty. Unsurprisingly, it quietly ends with little fanfare.
  • Sliding Scale of Villain Effectiveness: Credible, at first. It starts to rise towards High in the second half of Part Two, and becomes firmly stuck there when Shemhazai shows up.
  • Spanner in the Works: Possessed-Izlude would have killed Ramza if not for his carrying the Taurus stone - because his "dark passanger" was Chaos, the stone's iconic demon, it was able to banish him for good and free Izlude. In turn, Izlude's saving Ramza enabled him to free Meliadoul and Alma & defeat the Lucavi threat, saving Ivalice.
  • Spared by the Adaptation: A lot more than you would expect: Izlude, Zalbag, Gafgarion, Olan, Celia, Lede, Wiegraf, Ovelia... even some of the minor characters like Simon and Aliste.
  • Star-Crossed Lovers: Cid and Ruvelia became this when Ruvelia became Queen, but were finally reunited after many years and, putting aside their old resentment, re-establish their old bonds. Then Cid is Killed Off for Real.
  • Take Up My Sword: Gafgarion takes Excalibur by Cid's approval, in his dying moments.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Ramza and Wiegraf. Well, more like everyone and Wiegraf, but Ramza's the one most commonly seen. Justified on both sides: Ramza killed Wiegraf's sister, and Wiegraf's actions indirectly led to Ramza and Izlude losing their sisters & lovers, and hastened the rise of Altima. In the end, though the most personal parties can't outright forgive each other anytime soon, they've all reached an understanding, especially following Wiegraf's actions protecting Ovelia; Meliadoul in particular won't hold Wiegraf accountable, having also experienced a similar fall into darkness.
  • Time Skip:
    • A few months pass between Chapters 13 and 14 (or more appropriately, between the end of Part 1 and the start of Part 2). A good chunk of Ramza and Meliadoul's relationship development occurs during this "offscreen" period.
    • Another occurs between Chapter 29 and Chapter 30. Not as long as the aforementioned skip, but long enough for Lionel Province to sink underwater and an army of demons to begin their invasion of Ivalice.
    • A minor one also happens between Chapters 8 and 9, where Ramza has just bested Gafgarion and Mel is suddenly captured. All the time between that is Ramza finding his sister, training under Gaff, and saving Mel with her brother.
  • Tranquil Fury: Ramza towards Wiegraf, who believed it would finally be his chance to extract his revenge for Miluda's death. He was dead wrong.
  • Twin Threesome Fantasy:
    • Valmafra heavily implied that she was in a past relationship with Celia and Lede.
    • Now it seems they're trying their luck on Mustadio.
  • The Vamp: Shemhazai the Whisperer
  • Victorious Childhood Friend: Zalbag to Agrias: she recounts an incident to him in which they had met at Igros as children and involved him falling off a chocobo. Their relationship is pretty well solidified after this.
  • We Can Rule Together: Wiegraf gets an offer from Velius to join the Lucavi: they would give him the satisfaction of crushing the nobles that denied his rights before, as well as bringing his sister back. Wiegraf knows it is just a lie, and fights him.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: Delita of course, except here he's also joined by Agrias. Both Heel–Face Turn later on.
  • Western Zodiac: Like the game, but able to go above and beyond by showing the demons representing all 13 (including Serpentarius). Also Pashtarot the Knight Star for Cancer's light half.
  • Wham Episode:
    • Rather fittingly, Chapter 29. To elaborate: Ramza fails to prevent Ajora being resurrected in Alma's body; Lavian and Alicia pull a Heroic Sacrifice via You Shall Not Pass! to buy everyone more time; and with Ajora rising, Murond sinks into the sea, followed by the Legions of Hell being allowed entrance into Ivalice.
    • Also Chapter 24: Wiegraf has killed Izlude and kidnapped Alma, and in a fit of grief Meliadoul surrenders herself to Shemhazai in exchange for her brother's life restored.
  • What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Mustadio reflects on this a couple of times regarding Rattletrap, being astonished at how sentient and independant-minded a human-made machine can be. After his (first) Heroic Sacrifice, Celia and Lede sombrely honour Rattletrap.
  • Where It All Began: Igros Castle and Bethla Garrison. The former is where Ramza and Delita started their days as Hokuten soldiers before the fanfic starts, and note how they never thought of being back when the Lucavi start invading in the beginning of Part 3. Meanwhile, Bethla Garrison is where Ramza relocates after Ziekden and has plenty of fond memories of fighting with his men, his friends, and the people he grew to love and trust. When he finally re-enters via sneaking for the fist time since the climax of 'Southern Sky', he couldn't help to think back on those memories and smile. Giving him all the more reason to drive the remain Lucavi back and to save his home.
  • Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Meliadoul, giving herself to save Izlude, unleashes Morrigan/Shemhazai upon the world, and she proves to be a bigger threat than Hashmal!
  • Yin-Yang Bomb: Wielding Excalibur after Cid's death, Gafgarion combines his natural Dark Knight abilities with the sword's Holy Hand Grenade powers, giving it the power needed to shatter Elmdore's Masamune.
  • You Shall Not Pass!: Lavian and Alicia pull this in Chapter 29 to buy everyone else time.
  • You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Morrigan does this to Hashmal for not only failing to kill Izlude, but also for having the gall to order her to help him out.

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