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* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: This is becoming far more apparent now that a bunch of outraged fans have taken it upon themselves to retranslate ''Metafalica''. Certain characters just come off completely wrong due to NISA not translating things properly or just not putting in the effort to wrangle Japanese puns into something that makes sense in English.
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: This is becoming far more apparent now that a bunch of outraged fans have taken it upon themselves to retranslate ''Metafalica''. Certain characters just come off completely wrong due to NISA not translating things properly or just not putting in the effort to wrangle Japanese puns into something that makes sense in English.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: {{spoiler|Poor Jacqli. And even though Cloche didn't go to such extremes, it shows when you figure out why her Cosmosphere's so messed up...}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]: {{spoiler|Poor Jacqli. And even though Cloche didn't go to such extremes, it shows when you figure out why her Cosmosphere's so messed up...}}
** The concept of I.P.D. is simply a breakdown of cute girls who more or less get sent into some kind of prison/therapy/mistreatment just like how it's shown in the [[What the Hell Hero|prologue, demonstated by Croix himself]], and what happens to {{spoiler|Cocona}} when {{spoiler|she goes berserk.}}
** The concept of I.P.D. is simply a breakdown of cute girls who more or less get sent into some kind of prison/therapy/mistreatment just like how it's shown in the [[What the Hell, Hero?|prologue, demonstated by Croix himself]], and what happens to {{spoiler|Cocona}} when {{spoiler|she goes berserk.}}
* [[Broken Bird]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli, who actually uses the imagery of a bird as a metaphor for herself in her songs.}}
* [[Broken Bird]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli, who actually uses the imagery of a bird as a metaphor for herself in her songs.}}
* [[Buffy Speak]]: "It is a bomb, just unique and charming with ''machanicalness''......"
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: "It is a bomb, just unique and charming with ''machanicalness''......"
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Cloche, a Maiden, just loves her some Gergo products.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Cloche, a Maiden, just loves her some Gergo products.
** {{spoiler|Jacqli's hobby? Writing scripts. And let's just same some of the stuff she writes is...[[Magical Girl|''not'' what you'd expect]] from the local [[Deadpan Snarker]].}}
** {{spoiler|Jacqli's hobby? Writing scripts. And let's just same some of the stuff she writes is...[[Magical Girl|''not'' what you'd expect]] from the local [[Deadpan Snarker]].}}
* [[Cat Fight]]: Luca and Cloche twice. The first time is a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]], but the second one is played much more seriously, with both of them dropping [[The Reason You Suck Speech|reasons the other sucks]] like bombs.
* [[Cat Fight]]: Luca and Cloche twice. The first time is a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]], but the second one is played much more seriously, with both of them dropping [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|reasons the other sucks]] like bombs.
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Nenesha. Specifically as a Type 2, as her body was destroyed by Raki and only her Heart of Gaea from the failed attempt at Metafalica remained.}}
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Nenesha. Specifically as a Type 2, as her body was destroyed by Raki and only her Heart of Gaea from the failed attempt at Metafalica remained.}}
* [[Child Prodigy]]: Sasha. She runs a shop all by herself and ''teaches'' herself academics before bed. She can even read the Pira Theroies.
* [[Child Prodigy]]: Sasha. She runs a shop all by herself and ''teaches'' herself academics before bed. She can even read the Pira Theroies.
* [[Chained By Fashion]]: Cloche's Victim Pain costume.
* [[Chained by Fashion]]: Cloche's Victim Pain costume.
* [[The Chosen One]]: Cloche, the Holy Maiden. {{spoiler|Or so they think. She ''is'' still a maiden - just a different type. The second chosen one is Luca, the real Holy Maiden.}}
* [[The Chosen One]]: Cloche, the Holy Maiden. {{spoiler|Or so they think. She ''is'' still a maiden - just a different type. The second chosen one is Luca, the real Holy Maiden.}}
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Quite a few.
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Quite a few.
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* [[Dojikko]]: Jacqli has a bizarre version: while she is only show to slip up in battle, she can do so ''in a floating mech'', which will fall flat on its face.
* [[Dojikko]]: Jacqli has a bizarre version: while she is only show to slip up in battle, she can do so ''in a floating mech'', which will fall flat on its face.
* [[The Dragon]]: Oh, Raki. Th enforcer for the [[Big Bad]].
* [[The Dragon]]: Oh, Raki. Th enforcer for the [[Big Bad]].
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: If you didn't know they were talking about 'Diving' I.E the process of creating song magic in a Reyvateil's mind, you'd think they were talking sex. Also, just like the last game, there is no end of the [[Innocent Innuendo]] involved in Installation. A specific instance for this game would be the Therapist organization compared to a brothel.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: If you didn't know they were talking about 'Diving' I.E the process of creating song magic in a Reyvateil's mind, you'd think they were talking sex. Also, just like the last game, there is no end of the [[Innocent Innuendo]] involved in Installation. A specific instance for this game would be the Therapist organization compared to a brothel.
* {{spoiler|[[The End of the World As We Know It]]: It ''nearly'' happens three times. First, there's the threat of Frelia more or less running out of power to keep the Rim afloat (and she does for part of it). Second, there's [[Assimilation Plot|what would have happened]] if Hibernation had been successful, and third, the similar Sublimation, which would affect the entire world instead of just Metafalss.}}
* {{spoiler|[[The End of the World as We Know It]]: It ''nearly'' happens three times. First, there's the threat of Frelia more or less running out of power to keep the Rim afloat (and she does for part of it). Second, there's [[Assimilation Plot|what would have happened]] if Hibernation had been successful, and third, the similar Sublimation, which would affect the entire world instead of just Metafalss.}}
** {{spoiler|It also happened off screen before the game begins. Supplemental material reveals that Sol Marta doesn't have enough juice to keep the rim up by itself with Ar tonelico shut down. This means that the Rim that we see during the second game is what's left after Frelia was forced to let most of it drop after [[The Magic Goes Away]]. Fortunately, it came back in time that she didn't have to let it all go.}}
** {{spoiler|It also happened off screen before the game begins. Supplemental material reveals that Sol Marta doesn't have enough juice to keep the rim up by itself with Ar tonelico shut down. This means that the Rim that we see during the second game is what's left after Frelia was forced to let most of it drop after [[The Magic Goes Away]]. Fortunately, it came back in time that she didn't have to let it all go.}}
* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: {{spoiler|The Trulyworths.}}
* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: {{spoiler|The Trulyworths.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Deceased Parents Are the Best|The dad died years ago, and the mom gets killed partway through the game.]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Deceased Parents Are the Best|The dad died years ago, and the mom gets killed partway through the game.]]}}
** {{spoiler|Luca and Reisha initially have serious issues over Luca being secretly adopted.}}
** {{spoiler|Luca and Reisha initially have serious issues over Luca being secretly adopted.}}
** {{spoiler|Luca spends quite a while [[The Reveal|unknowingly]] hating her [[Long Lost Relative|long lost sister]] for being at the head of the group who killed said long lost sister.}}
** {{spoiler|Luca spends quite a while [[The Reveal|unknowingly]] hating her [[Long-Lost Relative|long lost sister]] for being at the head of the group who killed said long lost sister.}}
** {{spoiler|Thanks to her [[Trauma Induced Amnesia]], Cloche is somewhat jealous of her own family for most of the game.}}
** {{spoiler|Thanks to her [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]], Cloche is somewhat jealous of her own family for most of the game.}}
** {{spoiler|And Croix is technically the [[Brother Sister Incest|adopted brother of three of the four love interests.]]}}
** {{spoiler|And Croix is technically the [[Brother-Sister Incest|adopted brother of three of the four love interests.]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]. There are a lot of hardships and pitfalls but Metafalica is ultimately created, the villains either convert or die, and Croix hooks up with one of four love interests.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]. There are a lot of hardships and pitfalls but Metafalica is ultimately created, the villains either convert or die, and Croix hooks up with one of four love interests.}}
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Cloche ''and'' Luca. But Cloche takes the cake due to her IPD fan club.
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Cloche ''and'' Luca. But Cloche takes the cake due to her IPD fan club.
* [[Everythings Better With Penguins]]: The Pippens, [[Verbal Tic|effendi]].
* [[Everything's Better with Penguins]]: The Pippens, [[Verbal Tic|effendi]].
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Frelia, one of the three goddesses/Origin Reyvateils, and Luca {{spoiler|who is the real Holy Maiden}}.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]: Frelia, one of the three goddesses/Origin Reyvateils, and Luca {{spoiler|who is the real Holy Maiden}}.
* [[Facial Markings]]: Amarie {{spoiler|who is [[Half Human Hybrid|half-Teru]].}}
* [[Facial Markings]]: Amarie {{spoiler|who is [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-Teru]].}}
* [[Fan Girl]]: An in-game example being Cloche's army of IPDs for Replekia.
* [[Fan Girl]]: An in-game example being Cloche's army of IPDs for Replekia.
* [[Fan Service]]: There's a game mechanic devoted to ''girls taking baths'', among many other things.
* [[Fan Service]]: There's a game mechanic devoted to ''girls taking baths'', among many other things.
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* [[Guide Dang It]]: Good luck trying to get {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s ending in ''Metafalica'' without referring to one of several guides to find enough of her talk topics . . . and even then you can STILL get screwed over.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Good luck trying to get {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s ending in ''Metafalica'' without referring to one of several guides to find enough of her talk topics . . . and even then you can STILL get screwed over.
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s Spirit Gunner costume, though the guns are fake.
* [[Guns Akimbo]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s Spirit Gunner costume, though the guns are fake.
* [[Half Human Hybrid]]: {{spoiler|The half-Teru Amarie, Chester, and Sonia.}}
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: {{spoiler|The half-Teru Amarie, Chester, and Sonia.}}
* [[Hell Bent for Leather]]: Luca's Assault Pain and Cloche's Victim Pain costumes. Note that these are bondage outfits. Yes, [[Fetish Fuel|bondage]].
* [[Hell-Bent for Leather]]: Luca's Assault Pain and Cloche's Victim Pain costumes. Note that these are bondage outfits. Yes, [[Fetish Fuel|bondage]].
* [[Hero With Bad Publicity]]: Cloche is well hated at one point. She's loved again later on though.
* [[Hero with Bad Publicity]]: Cloche is well hated at one point. She's loved again later on though.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: {{spoiler|Cloche and Luca, particularly on the Cocona and Jacqli endings.}}
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: {{spoiler|Cloche and Luca, particularly on the Cocona and Jacqli endings.}}
* [[High Altitude Battle]]: {{spoiler|The final battle against Infel and Nenesha takes place in a satellite.}}
* [[High Altitude Battle]]: {{spoiler|The final battle against Infel and Nenesha takes place in a satellite.}}
* [[Hive Mind]]: All I.P.D. are connected at the 8th and 9th levels of their minds. This makes them telepathic with each other and capable of pooling their song magic in a [[Combined Energy Attack]].
* [[Hive Mind]]: All I.P.D. are connected at the 8th and 9th levels of their minds. This makes them telepathic with each other and capable of pooling their song magic in a [[Combined Energy Attack]].
** [[Hive Queen]]: Cloche becomes this after Reine starts the fan club, though Reine deserves honorary mention since she's the head of the club and Cloche is the focus of it. Cloche is telepathically connected to the I.P.Ds and can see into their minds and they into her's. Though she doesn't direct their movements, as much as they adore her, she might as well be.
** [[Hive Queen]]: Cloche becomes this after Reine starts the fan club, though Reine deserves honorary mention since she's the head of the club and Cloche is the focus of it. Cloche is telepathically connected to the I.P.Ds and can see into their minds and they into her's. Though she doesn't direct their movements, as much as they adore her, she might as well be.
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]: Cloche has a sword (in both her standard and Oldmodern Style costumes), though she doesn't really use it. {{spoiler|Save for her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].}}
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]: Cloche has a sword (in both her standard and Oldmodern Style costumes), though she doesn't really use it. {{spoiler|Save for her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].}}
* [[Housewife]]: Cloche and Luca fight over would be the better house wife in the Infelsphere. Presumably Reisha pre-series.
* [[Housewife]]: Cloche and Luca fight over would be the better house wife in the Infelsphere. Presumably Reisha pre-series.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Cloche and Alfman's mantra in Phase 1.
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: Cloche and Alfman's mantra in Phase 1.
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* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: Cloche has a Tsundere-type reaction.
* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: Cloche has a Tsundere-type reaction.
* [[Instant Fanclub]]: Deconstructed. It takes time for Reine to build the Cloche fanclub but otherwise they fit perfectly. They tell people how great Cloche is, protect her in battle, and provide the energy for [[Combined Energy Attack|Replakia.]]
* [[Instant Fanclub]]: Deconstructed. It takes time for Reine to build the Cloche fanclub but otherwise they fit perfectly. They tell people how great Cloche is, protect her in battle, and provide the energy for [[Combined Energy Attack|Replakia.]]
* [[In the Name of The Moon]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli's Cosmosphere for the first five levels; whenever Luca and Cloche turn into [[Magical Girl|magical girls]].}}
* [[In the Name of the Moon]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli's Cosmosphere for the first five levels; whenever Luca and Cloche turn into [[Magical Girl|magical girls]].}}
** Fitting {{spoiler|considering Jacqli/Mir was also the creator of Shurelia's "Cosmosphere" in the first game. There, Shurelia does it.}}
** Fitting {{spoiler|considering Jacqli/Mir was also the creator of Shurelia's "Cosmosphere" in the first game. There, Shurelia does it.}}
* [[Item Crafting]]: Synthesis. One common element (where the finished product looks nothing like the componants) is subverted hilariously with Croix's numerically strongest weapon, which is simply the components glued to each other in a hap-hazard manner.
* [[Item Crafting]]: Synthesis. One common element (where the finished product looks nothing like the componants) is subverted hilariously with Croix's numerically strongest weapon, which is simply the components glued to each other in a hap-hazard manner.
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* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli. Except that she's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|really almost 400 years old]] and thus only looks like a loli, and Croix definitely doesn't see her as a "younger" sister, unlike Cocona.}}
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli. Except that she's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|really almost 400 years old]] and thus only looks like a loli, and Croix definitely doesn't see her as a "younger" sister, unlike Cocona.}}
* [[Little Sister Heroine]]: Coccona is [[Not Blood Siblings|Croix's adoptive sister]] and very cute. She confides in Cloche that she is in love with him but his only love is as a brother because of their age difference. {{spoiler|she's the default love interest.}}
* [[Little Sister Heroine]]: Coccona is [[Not Blood Siblings|Croix's adoptive sister]] and very cute. She confides in Cloche that she is in love with him but his only love is as a brother because of their age difference. {{spoiler|she's the default love interest.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Living With the Villain]]}}: Done interestingly. {{spoiler|Infel, the [[Big Bad]], poses as Cloche's Mind Guardian.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Living with the Villain]]}}: Done interestingly. {{spoiler|Infel, the [[Big Bad]], poses as Cloche's Mind Guardian.}}
* [[Lost in Translation]]: Infel repeatedly makes [[Incredibly Lame Pun|bad puns]]. However, these were translated literally for the North American release, which turns Croix's [[Collective Groan|responses]] into strange non sequiturs.
* [[Lost in Translation]]: Infel repeatedly makes [[Incredibly Lame Pun|bad puns]]. However, these were translated literally for the North American release, which turns Croix's [[Collective Groan|responses]] into strange non sequiturs.
** There's also the pun regarding Skycat's name. In the original, she's called Soraneko (while working, anyway), which literally does translate to Skycat. However, Croix mistakenly calling her Seacat loses its humor if you don't know the Japanese equivalent, Umineko, is actually (despite the literal meaning) the term for a type of seagull.
** There's also the pun regarding Skycat's name. In the original, she's called Soraneko (while working, anyway), which literally does translate to Skycat. However, Croix mistakenly calling her Seacat loses its humor if you don't know the Japanese equivalent, Umineko, is actually (despite the literal meaning) the term for a type of seagull.
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* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: {{spoiler|Infel used to be like Cloche but a [[Despair Event Horizon]] pushed her to a darker goal.}}
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: {{spoiler|Infel used to be like Cloche but a [[Despair Event Horizon]] pushed her to a darker goal.}}
* [[Luminescent Blush]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli}} gets this surprisingly frequently. Done hilariously at the end of her Cosmosphere. Normally, it involves a "marriage" ceremony with a speech. {{spoiler|Jacqli}} breaks the rules and has {{spoiler|Ayatane}} forgo this because it's embarrassing (whilst blushing), and her "Costume Get" image, normally with a default expression, has her blushing while rolling her eyes. [[Tsundere]] much?
* [[Luminescent Blush]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli}} gets this surprisingly frequently. Done hilariously at the end of her Cosmosphere. Normally, it involves a "marriage" ceremony with a speech. {{spoiler|Jacqli}} breaks the rules and has {{spoiler|Ayatane}} forgo this because it's embarrassing (whilst blushing), and her "Costume Get" image, normally with a default expression, has her blushing while rolling her eyes. [[Tsundere]] much?
* [[Mayfly December Romance]]: {{spoiler|Averted for Frelia and Shun. Shun was a human who willingly transformed himself into a digital lifeform to protect Frelia throughout her 700-year lifetime. However, his bio says that he wants to go back to being human.}}
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: {{spoiler|Averted for Frelia and Shun. Shun was a human who willingly transformed himself into a digital lifeform to protect Frelia throughout her 700-year lifetime. However, his bio says that he wants to go back to being human.}}
* [[May December Romance]]: {{spoiler|Croix and Jacqli if you choose her path.}}
* [[May-December Romance]]: {{spoiler|Croix and Jacqli if you choose her path.}}
* [[Meido]]: One of {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s costumes.
* [[Meido]]: One of {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s costumes.
* [[Mental World]]: In addition to the Reyvateil's Individual Cosmospheres, there is also the Infelsphere, which is a shared world that Luca and Cloche can enter, though Croix is able to join them with both girls permission at first.
* [[Mental World]]: In addition to the Reyvateil's Individual Cosmospheres, there is also the Infelsphere, which is a shared world that Luca and Cloche can enter, though Croix is able to join them with both girls permission at first.
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* [[More Friends More Benefits]]: Slapped down compared to the original - you have to commit to one girl before completing Level 5 of their Cosmosphere (and be able to go deeper and get better song magic), and that locks you into their ending.
* [[More Friends More Benefits]]: Slapped down compared to the original - you have to commit to one girl before completing Level 5 of their Cosmosphere (and be able to go deeper and get better song magic), and that locks you into their ending.
* [[Musical Theme Naming]]: The Cello and Viola moons.
* [[Musical Theme Naming]]: The Cello and Viola moons.
* [[My God What Have I Done]]: [[All There in the Manual|In her backstory]], Infel {{spoiler|gave a particularly cruel yet not entirely underserved [[Calling the Old Man Out]] toward her foster father Grammul, after it's revealed that his plan for Metafalica require her to be sacrificed. Grammul was soon fired from the Metafalica project and then disappeared. What Infel realized later was that Grammul had created an ([[Techno Babble|long story short]]) imperfect replacement for the sacrifice in the form of Mimimi, the doll he gave to Infel long time ago.}}
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: [[All There in the Manual|In her backstory]], Infel {{spoiler|gave a particularly cruel yet not entirely underserved [[Calling the Old Man Out]] toward her foster father Grammul, after it's revealed that his plan for Metafalica require her to be sacrificed. Grammul was soon fired from the Metafalica project and then disappeared. What Infel realized later was that Grammul had created an ([[Techno Babble|long story short]]) imperfect replacement for the sacrifice in the form of Mimimi, the doll he gave to Infel long time ago.}}
{{quote| '''Infel''': {{spoiler|"Somehow, I wanted to meet Grammul again. However, now that is a wish that can't be fulfilled. Because, he must have passed away already."}}}}
{{quote| '''Infel''': {{spoiler|"Somehow, I wanted to meet Grammul again. However, now that is a wish that can't be fulfilled. Because, he must have passed away already."}}}}
* [[Nice Hat]]: Infel's hat stands out in particular.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Infel's hat stands out in particular.
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** Croix is raised in the house of Reisha alongside Luca. Even though, for some odd reason, he's never ''officially'' adopted despite being a 4-year-old orphan, that still makes Croix and Luca more than just "childhood friends" by any reasonable count. The game very specifically never tries to mention this, probably to avoid [[Squick|squicking]] the player out of picking Luca's route.
** Croix is raised in the house of Reisha alongside Luca. Even though, for some odd reason, he's never ''officially'' adopted despite being a 4-year-old orphan, that still makes Croix and Luca more than just "childhood friends" by any reasonable count. The game very specifically never tries to mention this, probably to avoid [[Squick|squicking]] the player out of picking Luca's route.
* [[The Obi Wrong]]: Leglius is technically Croix's boss at first... but still often takes orders from him after rejoining. Even when Croix is transferred to being directly under Cloche, [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask|a woman very much used to giving orders]], ''she'' takes orders from him, too.
* [[The Obi Wrong]]: Leglius is technically Croix's boss at first... but still often takes orders from him after rejoining. Even when Croix is transferred to being directly under Cloche, [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask|a woman very much used to giving orders]], ''she'' takes orders from him, too.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: {{spoiler|"Jacqli" is actually the name of her mech.}}
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: {{spoiler|"Jacqli" is actually the name of her mech.}}
* [[Onee Sama]] Cloche for Sasha; an elegant, reserved and affectionate big sister figure. Sasha's adoration came be seen in every one of their conversations.
* [[Onee-Sama]] Cloche for Sasha; an elegant, reserved and affectionate big sister figure. Sasha's adoration came be seen in every one of their conversations.
* [[Pimped Out Dress]]: Cloche fits this most.
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Cloche fits this most.
** Lampshaded when upon her first dualstall scene with Luca, her dress turned out to be so complex that she didn't know how to take it off herself.
** Lampshaded when upon her first dualstall scene with Luca, her dress turned out to be so complex that she didn't know how to take it off herself.
* [[Polar Opposite Twins]]: Cloche and Luca. Princess/Pauper, [[Tsundere]] and [[Kawaiiko]], [[Tsurime Eyes]] and [[Tareme Eyes]], all the way to their hair ornaments; a sun and moon respectively. Heck, if one compares their hair and eye colors, they would notice that they are exact inversions.
* [[Polar Opposite Twins]]: Cloche and Luca. Princess/Pauper, [[Tsundere]] and [[Kawaiiko]], [[Tsurime Eyes]] and [[Tareme Eyes]], all the way to their hair ornaments; a sun and moon respectively. Heck, if one compares their hair and eye colors, they would notice that they are exact inversions.
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* [[Random Encounters]]: Using the same system as the first one.
* [[Random Encounters]]: Using the same system as the first one.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Frelia, {{spoiler|Jacqli}}.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Frelia, {{spoiler|Jacqli}}.
* [[Relax O Vision]]: What ''did'' Luca/Cloche do to Croix while he was sleeping in Phase 2? ''Boing boing!''
* [[Relax-O-Vision]]: What ''did'' Luca/Cloche do to Croix while he was sleeping in Phase 2? ''Boing boing!''
** One of {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s song magic spells invokes this effect.
** One of {{spoiler|Jacqli}}'s song magic spells invokes this effect.
* [[Robot Girl]]: Raki and Reki.
* [[Robot Girl]]: Raki and Reki.
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* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: Luca refers to it as 'attacking with smiles'. Pretending to be sweet and submissive when she's really luring someone into a trap.
* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: Luca refers to it as 'attacking with smiles'. Pretending to be sweet and submissive when she's really luring someone into a trap.
* [[Slave Collar]]: Dog collar but it serves a similar purpose. Cloche puts on on Croix in her level 5 as a means to balance her love for him and her public image: nothing wrong with a maiden having a beloved pet, right?
* [[Slave Collar]]: Dog collar but it serves a similar purpose. Cloche puts on on Croix in her level 5 as a means to balance her love for him and her public image: nothing wrong with a maiden having a beloved pet, right?
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Spellings for names were changed between the Japanese and American releases. Some made sense - Croix and Cloche, as opposed to Chroah and Chroche, are based on French words; things like Nenesha as opposed to Nenesya reflect standard romanization schemes - but others notsomuch. {{spoiler|Trulyworth, as opposed to Truelywaath, removes [[Prophetic Names|the Hymmnos symbolism of Luca being the real Holy Maiden]].}} Some spellings were stylized (Lakra and Jacqli) despite the originals (Rakura and Jakuri) being written in kanji. Other names were changed entirely for no apparent reason. This is one of the things that drew criticism for NISA's localization of ''Metafalica''.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Spellings for names were changed between the Japanese and American releases. Some made sense - Croix and Cloche, as opposed to Chroah and Chroche, are based on French words; things like Nenesha as opposed to Nenesya reflect standard romanization schemes - but others notsomuch. {{spoiler|Trulyworth, as opposed to Truelywaath, removes [[Prophetic Names|the Hymmnos symbolism of Luca being the real Holy Maiden]].}} Some spellings were stylized (Lakra and Jacqli) despite the originals (Rakura and Jakuri) being written in kanji. Other names were changed entirely for no apparent reason. This is one of the things that drew criticism for NISA's localization of ''Metafalica''.
** One name that is [[Woolseyism]] is Cynthia. In the artbook, her name is written as ''Sincere''.
** One name that is [[Woolseyism]] is Cynthia. In the artbook, her name is written as ''Sincere''.
** It's made quite clear that one of three things happened: 1) The translator was not provided with a Hymmnos dictionary, 2) The translator was told the players wouldn't have access to an official English-to-Hymmnos dictionary (which is technically true as there isn't an official one), or 3) Both 1 and 2. {{spoiler|Truelywaath}} therefore, would seem MORE lazy to people with passing knowledge of Japanese-to-English translation conventions, despite it being technically accurate in Hymmnos. {{spoiler|Trulyworth}} doesn't lose all of its symbolism, {{spoiler|as she still has her "true worth"}} so it isn't as blatant as, say, Leyka, which loses a bit of the naming scheme since her mother is still spelled Reisha, and not Leysha.
** It's made quite clear that one of three things happened: 1) The translator was not provided with a Hymmnos dictionary, 2) The translator was told the players wouldn't have access to an official English-to-Hymmnos dictionary (which is technically true as there isn't an official one), or 3) Both 1 and 2. {{spoiler|Truelywaath}} therefore, would seem MORE lazy to people with passing knowledge of Japanese-to-English translation conventions, despite it being technically accurate in Hymmnos. {{spoiler|Trulyworth}} doesn't lose all of its symbolism, {{spoiler|as she still has her "true worth"}} so it isn't as blatant as, say, Leyka, which loses a bit of the naming scheme since her mother is still spelled Reisha, and not Leysha.
*** And what would be the necessity for an "official" Hymmnos dictionary; if the fantranslated ones actually cover the same as the official JP-Hymmnos one, and furthermore, their [[UR Ls]] are posted in easily accesable sites (such as the Ar tonelico articles in the Other Wiki)? In other words, the lack of an official one doesn't serve as an excuse when the fantranslated ones existed for about six months before Ar tonelico 2's US release.
*** And what would be the necessity for an "official" Hymmnos dictionary; if the fantranslated ones actually cover the same as the official JP-Hymmnos one, and furthermore, their [[UR Ls]] are posted in easily accesable sites (such as the Ar tonelico articles in the Other Wiki)? In other words, the lack of an official one doesn't serve as an excuse when the fantranslated ones existed for about six months before Ar tonelico 2's US release.
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo|Short Dark And Bishoujo]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli}}.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Short Dark And Bishoujo]]: {{spoiler|Jacqli}}.
* [[The Stars Are Going Out]]: {{spoiler|This starts to happen when Infel and Nenesha sing Sublimation.}}
* [[The Stars Are Going Out]]: {{spoiler|This starts to happen when Infel and Nenesha sing Sublimation.}}
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: This ''defines'' Luca's internal turmoil.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: This ''defines'' Luca's internal turmoil.
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* [[This Is a Drill]]: Parodied in one of the synthesis conversations. Croix doesn't really get what makes the drill suit 'manly'.
* [[This Is a Drill]]: Parodied in one of the synthesis conversations. Croix doesn't really get what makes the drill suit 'manly'.
* [[Timed Mission]]: Well, not really defined ingame as such, but due to a bug in a certain line of code that the translators apparently overlooked in the US release (and, mind you, patchers came up with just a few lines of code that corrected this), the last fight (and the subsequent optional boss battles) against {{spoiler|Raki}} have a time limit of three turns - on the sixth action of the boss (usually the third round), [[Game Breaking Bug|the buffer overload kills the game]] if she has more than 20% of her HP. Otherwise, she merely tries to charge at you. This makes it nigh impossible to win later battles (in which the boss gains more HP and stat buffs) and the [[Last Lousy Point]]. 'Course, there ''are'' legal and not-so-legal methods to get around this. Mercifully, this is corrected in the EU release, though it seems very unlikely that it will ever see resolution in the US.
* [[Timed Mission]]: Well, not really defined ingame as such, but due to a bug in a certain line of code that the translators apparently overlooked in the US release (and, mind you, patchers came up with just a few lines of code that corrected this), the last fight (and the subsequent optional boss battles) against {{spoiler|Raki}} have a time limit of three turns - on the sixth action of the boss (usually the third round), [[Game Breaking Bug|the buffer overload kills the game]] if she has more than 20% of her HP. Otherwise, she merely tries to charge at you. This makes it nigh impossible to win later battles (in which the boss gains more HP and stat buffs) and the [[Last Lousy Point]]. 'Course, there ''are'' legal and not-so-legal methods to get around this. Mercifully, this is corrected in the EU release, though it seems very unlikely that it will ever see resolution in the US.
* [[Token Mini Moe]]: Cocona. {{spoiler|Jacqli}} kinda-sorta counts, too.
* [[Token Mini-Moe]]: Cocona. {{spoiler|Jacqli}} kinda-sorta counts, too.
* [[Trauma Induced Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Cloche, given that she was taken from her parents at ''three years old'' and experimented on because she was a high level IPD. Her first memories were of her being told her new name.}}
* [[Trauma-Induced Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Cloche, given that she was taken from her parents at ''three years old'' and experimented on because she was a high level IPD. Her first memories were of her being told her new name.}}
* [[Tsundere]]: Who other than Cloche? An attack of Luca's even says so!
* [[Tsundere]]: Who other than Cloche? An attack of Luca's even says so!
** {{spoiler|Infel surprisingly fits this if you go deep enough in Cloche's Cosmosphere and do some optional scenes esspecially when telling that you (Croix) read her diary.}}
** {{spoiler|Infel surprisingly fits this if you go deep enough in Cloche's Cosmosphere and do some optional scenes esspecially when telling that you (Croix) read her diary.}}
** Cloche's Level 5 Cosmosphere is this taken to the absolute extreme.
** Cloche's Level 5 Cosmosphere is this taken to the absolute extreme.
** Recent Toukosphere dialogue has confirmed that Targana is the 3rd most favorite AT [[Tsundere]] character, needless to say he denies it, but when Croix says that ''[[Ho Yay|he likes that part of him]]'' he gladly accepts it.
** Recent Toukosphere dialogue has confirmed that Targana is the 3rd most favorite AT [[Tsundere]] character, needless to say he denies it, but when Croix says that ''[[Ho Yay|he likes that part of him]]'' he gladly accepts it.
* [[Twenty Four Hour Armor]]: Leglius.
* [[24-Hour Armor]]: Leglius.
* [[Underboobs]]: Amarie.
* [[Underboobs]]: Amarie.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] / [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: Luca can become either, depending on which ending you take.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] / [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: Luca can become either, depending on which ending you take.
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* [[Wasted Song]]: Hibernation. Although it's ''fourteen minutes long'', it's extremely unlikely you'll hear half of it unless you intentionally idle.
* [[Wasted Song]]: Hibernation. Although it's ''fourteen minutes long'', it's extremely unlikely you'll hear half of it unless you intentionally idle.
** To be fair, the song actually [[Sorry I Left the BGM On|overrides the normal battle music]], and so, it's easy to hear it to then end before getting to the next plot point where it gets replaced by normal event music.
** To be fair, the song actually [[Sorry I Left the BGM On|overrides the normal battle music]], and so, it's easy to hear it to then end before getting to the next plot point where it gets replaced by normal event music.
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]: Lakra.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Lakra.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Frelia has fairy wings. Cloche's default costume has feathery attachments that resemble angel wings, but they're just part of the clothes, not her.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Frelia has fairy wings. Cloche's default costume has feathery attachments that resemble angel wings, but they're just part of the clothes, not her.
* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]]: Cloche, and a major part of her backstory.
* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]]: Cloche, and a major part of her backstory.
* [[Widget Series]]: This one has [[Moe]] Firepowder, AKA a bomb dressed up like a girl with [[Girlish Pigtails]] in a [[School Swimsuit]]. What. The. Hell.
* [[Widget Series]]: This one has [[Moe]] Firepowder, AKA a bomb dressed up like a girl with [[Girlish Pigtails]] in a [[School Swimsuit]]. What. The. Hell.
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Any revytail that becomes the Heart of Gaea tends to go completely nuts.
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: Any revytail that becomes the Heart of Gaea tends to go completely nuts.
* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|Infel, who was driven by the pain of losing Nenesha to find a way to eliminate all unhappiness... Too bad her method, Sublimation, happened to be more or less an [[Assimilation Plot]].}}
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|Infel, who was driven by the pain of losing Nenesha to find a way to eliminate all unhappiness... Too bad her method, Sublimation, happened to be more or less an [[Assimilation Plot]].}}
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: There's one in {{spoiler|Frelia's}} binary field. The syndicate assigns Kurowaki to fight an enemy of there's and find a lost briefcase. If he obeys and completes the mission, great. If he betrays them again, like they expect him to, then he's likely to find said enemy anyway and try to join her. Even if he runs away at least he won't be a problem for them anymore.
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: There's one in {{spoiler|Frelia's}} binary field. The syndicate assigns Kurowaki to fight an enemy of there's and find a lost briefcase. If he obeys and completes the mission, great. If he betrays them again, like they expect him to, then he's likely to find said enemy anyway and try to join her. Even if he runs away at least he won't be a problem for them anymore.
* [[Yandere]]: Portrayed in the lyrics to the hymn EXEC_DESPEDIA/. Have a look [http://artonelico.isisview.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=130 here], particularly towards the end. It's worth noting that "Rrha yea ra" roughly means "In a trance of happiness that I want to last".
* [[Yandere]]: Portrayed in the lyrics to the hymn EXEC_DESPEDIA/. Have a look [http://artonelico.isisview.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=130 here], particularly towards the end. It's worth noting that "Rrha yea ra" roughly means "In a trance of happiness that I want to last".
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