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* [[CrowningAwesome Music of Awesome]]: There's a lot of really good music. Arguably, it's even better than ''Breath of Fire 3III''. ▼
* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: Assuming Fou-lu in ''IV'' is considered a villain (as opposed to [[Complete Monster]] Yuna), he'd qualify in the "good ending". {{spoiler|He recognizes he was blind to the importance of humanity, and Ryu realizes all Fou-lu wanted was to separate mortals from the gods, and always felt guilt for Mami's death.}} Of course, the manga {{spoiler|subverts this in its [[Third Option Adaptation]].}}
* [[Complete Monster]]: Captain Rasso and Yuna.
* [[Foe Yay]]: Ryu with Fou-lu. In Japan, this is in fact ''such'' a popular pairing (despite the fact it counts as either [[Twincest]] or even [[Selfcest]]) that it's even earned its own [[Portmanteau Couple Name]].
▲* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: There's a lot of really good music. Arguably, it's even better than Breath of Fire 3.
* [[Game Breaker]]: usingUsing the Kaiser is a lot more tolerable this time, since you can EASILY stock up on Wisdom Seeds by shop in the Fairy Village. And find all the dragon summons? WIN.
* [[Love to Hate]]: Yuna. Despite quite possibly being one of the most disgustingly evil villains in the franchise whose actions cannot possibly be defended, he's quite popular with the fanbase. Admittedly, the majority of that group wants to see him [[Karma Houdini|die in a fire]] for all he's done, but he's still widely regarded as one of the better antagonists.
* [[Nausea Fuel]]: Fairy Drops. You start out thinking it's a stone or a precious metal. Turns out it's actually {{spoiler|[[Solid Gold Poop]], complete with a scene where the fairy is [[Subverted Trope|obviously]] [[Nobody Poops|dropping a deuce behind a bush]]. ''Eww.''}}. Made even worse with {{spoiler|Nina commenting on how "pretty" it is, and Scias being the sole member of the party even remotely disturbed that they're admiring ''fairy turds''.}}.
** There[[That One Boss]]: You desire to beat ''Breath of Fire I'' and ''Breath of Fire II'' at the Emperor's Tomb? [[Incredibly Lame Pun|No dice]]. However, there's actually a way of fighting them that forces them to use the attacks you want. Good luck figuring it out on your own though. The whole thing isn't helped by the annoyingly long dungeon (with puzzles) and even another boss that will have occurred between your last save point and ''Breath of Fire I'' and ''Breath of Fire II''.▼
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Take your pick: nuclear-weapon-like cannons that require human sacrifice; {{spoiler|Nina's sister being turn into an immobile, immortal creature}}; or the fact that {{spoiler|Cray}} was the one who had to {{spoiler|mercy-kill her}}.
* [[That One Level]]:
* [[That One Level]]: Senesta, where the party must take on the exceedingly difficult task of chasing down an incredibly fast orphan.▼
* [[Scrappy Level]]:* Kyria and all of the time wasting traps, especially in the woods where you need to find the mayor and track the monster.▼
* [[That One Boss]]: You desire to beat I and II at the Emperor's Tomb? [[Incredibly Lame Pun|No dice]].
▲* [[That One Level]]:* Senesta, where the party must take on the exceedingly difficult task of chasing down an incredibly fast orphan.
▲** There's actually a way of fighting them that forces them to use the attacks you want. Good luck figuring it out on your own though. The whole thing isn't helped by the annoyingly long dungeon (with puzzles) and even another boss that will have occurred between your last save point and I and II.
* [[That One Sidequest]]: Good luck finding the Sea Dragon. The difficulty of this sidequest is even [[Foreshadowing|foreshadowed]] by Nina: "It's going to be hard finding him in all this ocean..."
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: There are [http://www.dragon-tear.net/forum/printthread.php?t=7413 scads of references to Taoism, Buddhism and even the occasional shamanic reference] including {{spoiler|the [[Prophetic Name|Prophetic Title]] "Arukai no Ryuu"/"Yorae Dragon"}}. In at least one case in the artbook, it includes references from all three religious traditions combined for a symbol on Fou-lu's clothing (complete with [[Shown Their Work|showing its work]]).
** The difficulty of this sidequest is even [[Foreshadowing|foreshadowed]] by Nina: "It's going to be hard finding him in all this ocean..."
▲* [[Scrappy Level]]: Kyria and all of the time wasting traps, especially in the woods where you need to find the mayor and track the monster.
 
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