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* [[Anticlimax Boss]]: All the way back in the first ''Breath of Fire'' game for the SNES, we have Tyr/Maria/Myria, the Goddess of Destruction. All the build-up for how terrible she is, and because of [[Power of Friendship|Agni]], {{spoiler|which reveals her true form,}}, she can't even deal damage in the triple digits, and healing is only an occasional necessity.

** Cort/Kyura.

** Vexacion.

** Captain Rasso.

** Yuna. Most fans of the series consider him to be one of -- ifof—if not ''the'' -- most—most evil character in the franchise.

** Deathevan, a.k.a. Father Evans/St.Eva: Hehe only appears in person at the very end of the game, but he makes very good use of his screentime. {{spoiler|Killing your party members and throwing Ryu into an epic [[Heroic BSOD]]! Needless to say, running your sword into his face moments after that feels good. Not to mention everything he does behind the scenes}}...}}

*** And all of his [[Elite Mooks|servants.]].

** General Rhun.

* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: Fou-lu, Elyon.

* [[Fanon]]: The current Ryu and Nina are the reincarnations of the Ryu and Nina from the previous games, and they are [[Reincarnation Romance|soulmates.]].

** Due to the fact that the exact position of ''Breath of Fire IV'' has never been established timeline-wise, there are at least two fanon interpretations as to where the game fits (not counting [[Alternate Universe]] explanations). The most popular "Fanon Timeline" places ''Breath of Fire IV'' as a [[Non -Linear Sequel]] (specifically as a sequel in the distant past) to ''Breath of Fire I''-''Breath of Fire III'', with an entire constellation of fanon related to this interpretation, specifically involving where Myria came from.

** There's a standard [[Fanon]] portrayal of [[Fan -Preferred Couple]] [[Drunken Master|Scias]] and [[Tsundere|Ursula]] in ''Breath of Fire IV'', which lives and breathes [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]].

* [[Fan -Preferred Couple]]: To an extent in ''Breath of Fire II'', shows up more blatantly in ''Breath of Fire IV'' and ''Dragon Quarter''.

** Ryu x Rinpoo/Katt in ''Breath of Fire II'' is a popular [[Fan -Preferred Couple]] in both the US and Japan, even gaining its own [[Portmanteau Couple Name]] in English-speaking countries.

** Scias x Ursula in ''Breath of Fire IV'' is a fairly well-established [[Fan -Preferred Couple]] that has taken on a fanon life of its own. Ryu x Lin in ''Dragon Quarter'' is a similar case of a [[Fan -Preferred Couple]].<ref>consideringConsidering the Nina in that game is all of twelve years old and Ryu has more of a [[Big Brother Complex]] with her.</ref>.

** ''Yaoi'' [[Fan -Preferred Couple|Fan Preferred Couples]] abound as well. Probably the most popular examples include {{spoiler|Fou-lu x Ryu which is technically a ''[[Screw Yourself|selfcest]]'' pairing in ''Breath of Fire IV'', Ryu x Bosch in ''Dragon Quarter'', and Elyon x Jesuit in ''DQDragon Quarter''.}}.

* [[Game Breaker]]: The Agni/Ultimate Power transformation. Merges all the party into a single being, max HP and AP, and the damages it deals ''always'' caps at 999.

** Sadly falls under [[Last -Disc Magic]]. And this is in the dark eras of most [[RPG|RPGs]]s not having [[New Game Plus+]] ([[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|with one exception]]).

** In ''Breath of Fire II'', Bleu has the best stats, most powerful spells and the ability to shed her skin, which restores her HP completely. There's a reason she has no Shaman bonding.

*** ''Breath of Fire I'' also relegates her to this status, seeing as she has the highest experience rate in the party (i.e. the easiest and fastest to level up).

* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Bosch. Though admittedly the "woobie" bit doesn't come out till {{spoiler|you hit the scenes featuring, ahem, Vexacion's idea of [[Abusive Parents|father-son bonding]].}}.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Yuna. {{spoiler|He manipulates Soniel into testing the Dragonslayer blade on Fou-lu and eliminates him in the process, leaving the throne up for grabs. Fortunately, it is implied that the Fou Empire disbands after the final confrontation, so it is unlikely that he ever becomes emperor.}}.

* [[Memetic Mutation]]: apparentlyApparently, simply writing '''''the KAISER DRAGON''''' [[Bold Inflation|like that]] developed into a meme...

** [[Capcom]] indulges in a big one by having not taken advantage of the GBA re-releases in order to fix the translation discrepancies (specially in ''Breath of Fire II'') and not making use of the chance to expand on some [[Plot Hole|Plot Holes]]s (Patty's whereabout probably being the biggest).

* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: forFor Harabuku: {{spoiler|Murderingmurdering Tiga and Claris, causing the death of Daisy, ruining Ryu's life, torturing Ganer for ''ten years'' in a secret facility beneath the Evrai Church, sacrificing innocent souls to the [[Big Bad]]... the list goes on.}}.

** Whenever Yuna makes an appearance, expect him to do something horrifically evil. {{spoiler|Mutating Elina into a disfigured Endless that can be used as a sacrifice for the Carronade is probably his worst deed, and the fact that her boyfriend Cray has to mercy-kill her afterwards only makes it worse. Even more disgustingly, Elina came to visit them on a ''goodwill mission''. He also turns Fou-lu's love interest Mami into a [[Sacrificial Lamb]] for the same cannon, which convinces him that [[Humans Are Bastardsthe Real Monsters]] and that they deserve to die.}}.

** When Captain Rasso {{spoiler|mercilessly slaughters the summoners of Chek. Just to make it worse the summoners in question looks like children, and it's made '''even worse''' in the manga since they acted very heartwarming towards a in doubt Ryu.}}.

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** Gremlin in ''Breath of Fire I'' as well. As soon as he [[Turns Red]], he uses his best attack every turn and has about two or three times his HP bar left.

** Horn Toad in ''Breath of Fire I'' has a nasty habit of using earthquake jumping moves a lot after he [[Turns Red]].

** Algernon in ''Breath of Fire II''. It has two companions, one heals roughly 100HP each turn, another does an AOE attack, in addition to Algernon's AOE attack. Among other things.

** The Zombie Dragon in ''Breath of Fire III'', [[Luck -Based Mission|depending on whether or not he abuses his Bone Dance attack.]]. Bone Dance damages and confuses both of the characters. He's also fond of poisons. Fortunately, he can be buried with Kyrie.

* [[That One Level]]: The Desert of Death from ''Breath of Fire III'', a [[Guide Dang It]] made even more so by a mistranslation that sends you in completely the wrong direction, made even scrappier by the fact a rather silly [[Insurmountable Waist -Height Fence]]<ref>The only thing stopping you from going straight to the final dungeon after getting the portal network working again is the fact that nobody in your party has the guts to hop down from a 6-foot-tall crate.</ref> is the only thing preventing you from skipping it.<ref>And it had the ''simplest'' solution: turn 1 degree to the right; from that direction, it's ''literally'' a straight path.</ref>

** It has a counterpart in ''Breath of Fire IV'' that isn't much better. Seriously, who at Capcom could have thought this was a good idea?

** Also from ''Breath of Fire I'', the tower in Mogu's dream world; there are certain [[Interface Screw|tiles]] that turn all of the walls invisible, making it very easy to get lost if you don't know exactly where you're going.

*** Similarly, there's also the Memory Tower in ''Breath of Fire II'', due to the fact that you can only see a few spaces in front of you.

* [[The Woobie]]: Nina, Teepo, Fou-lu.