Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits: Difference between revisions

 

 

 

 

Each hero is also asked by one of the last remaining Sprits in the world to [[Save the World]], and thus begin on an epic quest to do so, crossing paths multiple times and discovering some interesting secrets about themselves?.

 

 

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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: The battle against two (yes, ''two'') Dilzweld soldiers, just before you recruit Bebedora. {{spoiler|She's just been unsealed and is now controlling their brains. Bet she didn't expect Darc and crew to be so tough.}}

* [[Dark Is Edgy]]: Subverted in Maru's case. He does a lot of [[Standard Status Effects]] and many of his special moves are Dark-aligned, but he's one of the nicest people you'll meet. Bebedora may play this straight. [[Emotionless Girl|She doesn't really show any signs of edginess in her personality....]]

* [[Determinator]]: Kharg and Volk, as displayed by their battle quotes at critical health:

{{quote| '''Kharg:''' Nothing can hold me back!<br />

* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Ganz and Camellia.

* [[Disposable Woman]]: {{spoiler|Kharg's mother.}} Said to be a great warrior, {{spoiler|she gets [[Tear Jerker|killed without even having a chance to fight.]]}}

* [[Double Entendre]]: May be intentional, with some of Camellia's lines, but in other places, it... well, it's hard to ''not'' reinterpret some of the lines.

* [[Elemental Powers]]: Each of the protagonists is aligned with one of the elements, and Ganz gets accessories that add these onto his basic attacks.

* [[The Empire]]: [[A Nazi By Any Other Name|Dilzweld]]

* [[Exploding Barrels]]: Several battlefields are littered with them.

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Densimo, if he could even be considered a hero at all in the first place.}}

** Humans

*** [[The Hero]]: Kharg

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Your characters take gunshots from Dilzweld [[Mooks]] numerous times without much trouble, but a couple of characters {{spoiler|including one who is an actual, temporary, party member}} go down in one shot.

* [[For Great Justice]]: Dear God, Kharg.

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: [[The Gunslinger|Samson]] for the humans and [[The Brute|Densimo]] for the Deimos.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Tatjana.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Kharg, after {{spoiler|Nafia dies.}}

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Played almost ridiculously straight.

** [[Tiny Toons Adventures|Monty Max and Elmira]] once again find themselves on the same team!

* [[Hot Blooded]]: Kharg comes across this way, especially taking into account some of his battle quotes:

* [[Last of His Kind]]: [[The Rival|Droguza]] claims to be this.

* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: Maru has a habit of doing this. A good example is when he's at critcal health, one of his quotes is "My turn already?"

* [[Limit Break]]: Used with the Tension Gauge mechanic. When it fills up, an aura appears around the character and you can unleash team-up attacks [[For Massive Damage]].

* {{spoiler|[[Living MacGuffin]]: Lilia.}}

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: HOLY MOTHER OF ALL SPIRITS CAMELLIA. Let's see: large breasts complimented by a [[Sexy Backless Outfit]] with an [[Impossibly Low Neckline]]? Check! [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Actually 200 years old]] and still hot? Check! Battle quotes with a BDSM subtext? Check! Note that while [http://www.flyingomelette.com/arc4/screens/camellia.jpg this] is her when you first meet her, she gets [http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/127886 better.]

* [[Monster Arena]]: Two for each side. The humans have theirs at Cathena and Lambda Temple, while the Deimos arenas are in Orcoth and Rueloon.

* [[Official Couple]]: Believe it or not, [[Puppy Love|Maru and Bebedora.]] This leads to many a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]], and is in fact cited as the reason the plot works.

** Sadly, this is [[Aborted Arc|completely abandoned]] in ''End of Darkness.''

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: The Royal Family of Milmarna, including {{spoiler|Maru.}} Kharg and Darc count as well, due to Kharg being a prince (despite the fact that his country abolished the monarchy) and Darc intends to become King of the Deimos.

* [[Sacrificial Lion]]: {{spoiler|Lloyd}}

* [[Schizo Tech]]: The Dilzweld Army has rifles. While the heroes wield swords, axes, and other medieval weaponry. Justified with the Deimos, who fight with magic while humans use them to fuel their technology.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: With regards to gun safety. They do use guns in impossible and often unsafe ways, but the enemies are shown using them better than in other video games. Tatjana attacks with a pistol/blaster, and whenever she has it drawn and isn't using it, she has it pointed down, even if it looks a bit like she's got safety on, she obviously hasn't dropped that habit. Likewise, enemies with firearms held in unsafe positions are shown loading them before attacking, or drawing them from a holster, and some enemies with guns as primary weapons always have them pointed at you.

* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: {{spoiler|After The Divine Ruler forces Bebedora into a [[Face Heel Turn]], you have to fight her. Maru, who has been subtly hinted at being attracted to her, is among your party members for this fight. In an outright cruel move, he is the most effective fighter in this particular battle, meaning he's probably going to be doing the most damage to 'dora.}}

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Everyone has one. They get unique equipment parts to make up for it.

 

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