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== Kain Highwind ==
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A knight clad in [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|draconic armor]], with [[Blade on a Stick|lance]] in hand. Though not one to [[The Stoic|display emotion]], he is [[The Fettered|compassionate and possesses a strong sense of justice]].
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=== General Tropes ===
* [[Animal Motifs]]: [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|Dragons]].
* [[Badass]]: Before Jecht, there was Kain Highwind.
** [[Badass Arm-Fold]]: For his [[Victory Pose]], after planting his spear into the ground.
** [[Badass Baritone]]: You'd better believe it.
** [[Badass Boast]]: Though not as much as much as Jecht, Kain makes it clear you will not win when you face him.
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"Hmph, I'm the trump card."
"I walk the path of trials." }}
*** And then there's his [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Pre Asskicking One Liners]] to Exdeath:
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'''Kain''': "Of course not. I offer ''yours''." }}
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'''Kain''': "Truly. Then let us make this quick." }}
** [[Badass Cape]]: His Hooded Man outfit.
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* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].
** Kain's invoking of this trope gets extra points above the rest of the
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]
* [[The Lancer]]: Mostly to Lightning, and is also the [[Sixth Ranger]] to the [[Five-Man Band]] in ''Dissidia 012''.
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** He also gets bonus points for ''literally'' being a lancer... as in fighting with a lance.
* [[Large Ham]]: He shares Cecil's habit of over the top battle cries.
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** [[Purple Prose]]
* [[Name of Cain]]
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** [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: Seemingly
* [[The Southpaw]]: Kain's a lefty.
* [[Victory Pose]]: [[Mythology Gag|Assumes his]] iconic [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Kain.jpg trademark] [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ff4_logo.png pose] at the end of his EX
* {{spoiler|[[Welcome Back, Traitor]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: After being [[What the Hell, Hero?|called out by Lightning]] on his plan (see below), Kain's actions for the remainder of the story are pretty much a retread of his ordeals in ''IV''. Also, it's hinted that Kain is fearful of Cecil regaining his memories of Kain from their world due to said ordeals.}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: See below.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Lightning calls him out for taking it upon himself to {{spoiler|personally kill the other Warriors of Cosmos in order to save them from being [[Killed Off for Real]] by the [[Mooks|manikins]].}}
* [[What You Are in the Dark]]: In the Epilogue chapter, the entirety of the storyline applied to Kain after {{spoiler|he confronts Exdeath and Golbez}} functions as an extended one of these. {{spoiler|Kain had, then, a myriad of opportunities to escape [[Final Death]] at the hands of the manikins, and could have lived to fight another day. No one would have known, if he had chosen to take them.}} Yet, he ''didn't''. {{spoiler|Kain drags himself through apparent hell and high water to get to the [[Last Stand]], despite it all.}} Considering both the morally dubious nature of his role in the storyline and his reputation in the fandom as a backstabbing traitor in his original game, it's a nice way to establish that no, Kain really is a good guy.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Subjects other characters to
=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
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* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: His alternate costume is his [[Enemy Without|dark side]], giving him a forked spear and blue and red armor.
* [[Femme Fatalons]]: Kain sports a set of painted fingernails filed to a point.
* [[Good Costume Switch]]: His EX Mode is his Holy Dragoon class upgrade from ''[[Final Fantasy IV:
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hidden Eyes]]: Nomura was told that his EX Mode removes his helmet, so he drew Kain with his eyes in shadows normally.
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** [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: Once you ''do'' get the hang of him, he's incredibly powerful. His HP attacks hit over a variety of altitudes and close to mid ranges horizontally, Gungnir, Sky Rave, and Rising Drive do massive Bravery damage, and Jump executes quickly and lets him dodge attacks.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Prestige Class|Holy]] [[Good Costume Switch|Strength]]!'''
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** In reference to the class change he made in ''[[Final Fantasy IV:
*** '''Lancet''', the trademark ability of Dragoons that [[Life Drain|absorbs HP]] from enemies.
** Holy Dragoon also gives him access to him [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Dragoon's Pride:'''
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** Kain [[In a Single Bound|launches himself into the air at high-speed]]. In order to increase the altitude of his jump, the player must repeatedly tap a specific button which changes every few seconds. If successfully executed, Kain reaches the peak of his jump above the clouds, with the two moons filling the night sky behind him. He then performs a series of acrobatic flips and twists before [[Death From Above|rocketing back down]] to [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|drive his lance through the foe]], trailing behind [[Pillar of Light|a beam of light]] which continues to pierce his foe's body while he poses in the foreground.
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* [[Goomba Stomp]]
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: His EX Burst is most notable in this regard, but a lot of Kain's attacks are, with the frills stripped off, various ways to put his spear through his opponent's body as fast and as far as he can.
* [[In a Single Bound]]/[[Jump Physics]]: His specialty.
* [[Javelin Thrower]]: Gungnir. Doubles as a dual [[Mythology Gag]]
* [[Life Drain]]: Lancet.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Two of his attacks, Spiral Blow and Sky Grinder, are his [[Combination Attack|Band attacks]] from ''The After Years'' performed with {{spoiler|Golbez}} and Cecil, respectively.
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== Gilgamesh ==
=== [[Final Fantasy V|Gilgamesh]] ===
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Yet another [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] makes it into ''Duodecim''. This time, it's the legendary Gilgamesh from ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'', armed with his wide assortment of weapons and the blazing flame of his winning spirit. {{spoiler|Contrary to popular belief, Gilgamesh neither fights for Cosmos nor Chaos. Sometime after his banishment by [[You Have Failed Me...|Exdeath]], he wanders into World B from the Rift.}}▼
▲Yet another [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] makes it into ''Duodecim''. This time, it's the legendary Gilgamesh from ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'', armed with his wide assortment of weapons and the blazing flame of his winning spirit. {{spoiler|Contrary to popular belief, Gilgamesh neither fights for Cosmos nor Chaos. Sometime after his banishment by [[You Have Failed Me|Exdeath]], he wanders into World B from the Rift.}}
=== General Tropes ===
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: '''[[Visual Pun|Literally:]]''' Upon entering his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]], Gilgamesh ''crashes against the screen!!''
* [[Collector of the Strange]]: His summon profile in the original game says that "he fancies himself a seeker of rare blades."
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* {{spoiler|[[Daydream Surprise]]: In Report 19, Gilgamesh thinks how his duel with Bartz should turn out.}}
* [[Easy Come, Easy Go]]/[[Failure Is the Only Option]]: According to the Official Quests, he's entered World B a total of three times in his search for Bartz. Each time he gets sucked back into the Rift after fighting someone, even if he won.
* [[Efficient Displacement]]: Leaves a Gilgamesh-shaped hole when he [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|crashes through the screen]] at the beginning of his EX Burst.
* [[Epic Fail]]: The Excalipoor EX Burst.
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* [[Unknown Rival]]: He has dedicated himself to escaping the Rift so that he can challenge Bartz to a rematch. Bartz's reaction? "Who are you?". Justified in that, for the most part, few people in ''Dissidia'' retain memories of their world, so Bartz really CAN'T remember him.
* [[Walking the Earth]] [[Multiverse]]: Why he was expected to appear in a crossover with several other ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' characters.
** So far, he's previously met up with [[Final Fantasy IV|Cecil]], [[Final Fantasy VI|Terra]], [[Final Fantasy VIII|Squall]], [[Final Fantasy IX|Zidane]], [[Final Fantasy XII|Vaan]], and [[Final Fantasy I|the Warrior of Light]]
*** Lampshaded in a cutscene where Vaan, Zidane, and Squall (the ones who have met him outside remakes) encounter him but because of purifications do not remember who he is.
* [[We Meet Again]]: Too bad no one seems to remember him.
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** And in his EX-mode, he can ''octo-wield''!
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|Gilgamesh]] [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Morphing Time]]!'''
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** Gilgamesh reveals his [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous|eight-armed]] [[One-Winged Angel|true form]] from his debut game. In addition to Regen, Gilgamesh's EX Mode gives him the following ability:
*** '''[[Multi Wielding|Octo Break:]]''' As Gilgamesh enters his EX Mode, he takes up a weapon for each of his eight hands, until the end of the EX-mode. He will either wield eight of the same weapon, four different weapons each with one duplicate, two different weapons each with three duplicates, one of every weapon or even some other combination; because of how random Gilgamesh's EX Mode actually is, there's roughly 16,777,216 different ways his EX Mode can turn out. In addition to extra hits for all physical attacks, this means that during his EX Mode, his abilities are far more reliable than usual, and can therefore be planned around. However, there's the very real chance that he'll end up wielding multiple [[Joke Weapon|Excalipoors]], in which case you'll want to exit EX mode ''fast''.<br />While he is enjoying this benefit, HP attacks not reliant on swords are also improved. His [[Rocket Punch]] shoots eight fists instead of two and the Missile spell fires two missiles.
** Gilgamesh Morphing Time also gives Gilgamesh access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Strongest Sword'''
*** Gilgamesh is presented with eight blades, spinning around like a roulette wheel in front of him. One of these blades is [[Infinity+1 Sword|Excalibur]]. All the others are [[Joke Weapon|Excalipoor]]. Once you choose one, Gilgamesh launches into a long sword-combo upon the enemy. Pick Excalibur, and it does amazing damage, and Gilgamesh finishes his attack with '''Ultimate Illusion''', a final swing that [[Sword Beam|launches an erupting wave of energy at the opponent]].
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*** [[Cherry Tapping|Pick Excalipoor, and every hit deals 1 damage]]. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Gilgamesh realizes this by the end of the move; finishing it by throwing the sword away and lamenting his bad luck. The sword lands in the opponent's head to deal the HP damage.]]
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*** This is made somewhat more awesome as a clever [[Mythology Gag]]; in Final Fantasy V, the Excalipoor always dealt 1 damage, unless two things were done; the first is by [[Crazy Enough to Work|punching someone while holding the sword]], and the other is by using [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|!Throw from Ninja]].
* [[Hammerspace]]: Whips out a rather large missile from nowhere for his Missile attack.
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* [[Spin Attack]]: Whirlwind Slash and Hurricane
* [[Spirited Competitor]]: It's his trademark, and this time is no different, with a few of his victory/defeat quotes centering on the concept of looking for a [[Worthy Opponent]]. And of course he's always trying to find [[The Rival|Bartz]].
* [[Stout Strength]]: Pretty much the only character that subscribes to this
== Tifa Lockhart ==
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An optimistic woman proficient in [[Bare-Fisted Monk|hand-to-hand combat]]. Contrary to her [[Hot Amazon|rough-and-tumble appearance]], [[Cool Big Sis|she often encourages her friends]].
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: After Cloud rescues Tifa from Sephiroth, Tifa comments that Cloud was "like a hero, charging in to save the girl," similar to [[I Will Protect Her|his]] [[The Promise|promise]] to her from their original game.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Her Premium Heart gloves have the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' logo on them.
** One of her Brave attacks is named "[[Super Smash Bros.|Falcon Dive]]." A cross-company shout out? Why should they do that? Maybe because Kazushige Nojima, scenario writer for ''FFVII'', wrote the plot behind ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Brawl]]'''s Subspace Emissary.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Cloud, although she doesn't realize it for [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|obvious reasons]].
* [[Turn the Other Cheek]]: While Tifa is uncertain whether Kain's decision to {{spoiler|kill their friends to save them from the manikins}} is right or not, she knows Kain believes what he's doing is right and decides to follow him and keep fighting anyway.
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* [[Elemental Punch]]: She has several martial arts moves that use elemental properties, like [[Making a Splash|Dolphin Blow, Water Kick]], [[Playing with Fire|Burning Arrow, and Rolling Blaze]].
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Equipped]] [[Power Fist|Premium Heart]]!'''
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** Tifa switches out her Leather Gloves for her ultimate knuckle duster Premium Heart. In addition to Regen, Tifa's EX Mode gives her the following ability:
*** '''Premium Heart:''' which increases Tifa's attack power the more EX Force she has.
** Equipped Premium Heart also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Final Heaven'''
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** Tifa [[Charged Attack|charges herself]] and a [[Betting Minigame|slot machine reel]] appears, and you must try to get Yeah! on every one of her Slots. She then [[Flash Step|charges the enemy]] [[Death in All Directions|from all angles]] with a powerful barrage of bare-fisted attacks, and finally, charging energy into her fist, she charges through the enemy with an [[Megaton Punch|incredible punch]], creating an [[Delayed Explosion|explosive pillar of flames]] behind her.
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* [[Flash Step]]: Her fighting style lets her cancel attacks and quickly slip around to attack the opponent from another angle.
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: Though she's primarily a melee fighter, she's got her spells too, and unlike Cloud, she can use them in the air as well as on the ground.
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== Laguna Loire ==
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A [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|spirited man]] who uses [[Multi Ranged Master|various]] [[The Gunslinger|guns]] to fight. [[Big Brother Mentor|With his cheerful personality, he casually mediates the other warriors]].
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* [[Bumbling Dad]] [[Team Dad]]: Laguna looks after the younger heroes in his own strange way, even calling himself Uncle Laguna in front of them.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]
* [[Cool Airship]]/[[Cool Starship]]: He has a [[
* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Implied when facing Cloud of Darkness.
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* [[The Ditz]]
* [[Foil]]: To Squall, in their few interactions. It's encapsulated in their attitudes towards the other warriors; Squall doesn't see a point in making friends since he's focused on getting home, while Laguna embraces the chance to get to know people from so many different worlds, and advises Squall to "enjoy the now."
* [[The Heart]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: The new heroes sacrificed themselves to seal the manikins away in the void in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]].
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* [[Punny Name]]: The first part of "Ragnarok" is pronounced the same way as Laguna in Japanese (''Raguna-roku'').
* [[The Smart Guy]]: Yes, while being an [[Idiot Hero]]. Despite being a klutz and a bit of a loon, Laguna is the most intellectual of the new heroes, bringing a map with him (even if he misreads it) and finding out the location of the Manikins and leading the group to them. He also far and away has the most strategic fighting style among them.
* [[Took a Level
* [[The Unexpected]]: Most people were expecting [[Love Interests|Rinoa]] or [[The Rival|Seifer]] to be the new representative. Laguna was considered an outside chance, especially compared to the likes of [[Love Interests|Tifa]] and [[The Rival|Kain]].
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* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: He's 27 while the others are in their teens to early 20's. You wouldn't know he's
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Over his right eye.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
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* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Unlike the rest of the hero characters who have simpler fighting styles, Laguna is a more tactical fighter, like [[Trap Master|The Emperor]] or [[Confusion Fu|Kefka]].
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Cloudcuckoolander|Look, the Faeries are here]]!'''
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** Laguna is empowered by the presence of a mysterious force and casts [[Battle Aura|Aura]] on his weapons, giving them a golden sheen befitting of the [[Our Presidents Are Different|President of Esthar]]. In addition to Regen, Laguna's EX Mode gives him the following ability:
*** '''[[Lag Cancel|Faeries' Miracle]]''': Which lets Laguna skip the lag at the end of his Bravery Attacks by [[Bullet Hell|performing any attack]].
** Look, the Faeries are here! also gives him access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Desperado'''
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** Laguna blasts the enemy with his rocket launcher, then [[Throw Down the Bomblet|tosses a grenade]] at the enemy and hangs from a grappling hook. You must then [[Crosshair Aware|aim the cursor]] at the enemy to [[More Dakka|pepper them with machine gun fire]]. When the Damage gauge is filled, he uses the '''[[
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* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: The specialty of his Ragnarok Cannon.
* [[The Gunslinger]]: [[Exaggerated Trope|Now with more guns then ever!]]
** [[
** [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: One of his attacks is to fire rockets that fly forward for a bit, then turn and begin tracking the opponent.
** [[More Dakka]]: He is ''[[Crowning Music of Awesome|The Man With The Machine Gun]]'', after all. His EX Burst deals ''the'' most hits of any attack in the entire game, hitting almost 60 times! In second place is his Machine Gun, hitting just over thirty times, [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|about the size of a magazine in a real-life SMG like his]].
** [[Recursive Ammo]]: His [[Charged Attack|charged]] Ricochet Shot Bravery Attack and Split Laser HP Attack.
** [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: He's bringing different grenades, a bazooka, and rocket launcher with him this time.
** [[Throw Down the Bomblet]]: He has multiple types of grenades, including [[Sticky Bomb
** [[Sniper Rifle]]: He's toting the same one Irvine used during their attempt to assassinate Edea; this also makes him a [[Friendly Sniper]].
** [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: Uses a shotgun very similar to Irvine's for [[Armor-Piercing Attack]]|s.
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== Yuna ==
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A female summoner who openly accepts her destiny and keeps on fighting bravely [[Summon Magic|alongside her Aeons]].
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* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Tidus, since he is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] this time around.
* [[This Is My Story]]: Shares Tidus' line for her [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]].
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=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
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* [[She's Got Legs]]: In her Gunner costume.
* [[Short Hair with Tail]]: In her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Her [[Final Fantasy X
* [[Showgirl Skirt]]: Her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Who Wears Short Shorts?]]: In her Gunner dressphere.
* [[Woman in White]]: In her wedding dress.
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* [[Calling Your Attacks|Calling Your Summons]]
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[To Be a Master|Grand Summon!]]'''
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** Yuna is surrounded by a blue glow of pyreflies. In addition to Regen, Yuna's EX Mode gives her the following ability:
*** '''Double Summon''': Which allows Yuna to summon two Aeons at once.
** Grand Summon also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''To the Farplane!'''
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** Yuna [[Magic Dance|dances]] [[
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* [[Instant Runes]]
* [[Magic Wand]]/[[Simple Staff]]
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== Prishe ==
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[[What Could Have Been|Originally planned]] as the ''[[Final Fantasy XI|XI]]'' representative in the original ''Dissidia'', but ended up replaced by [[Breakout Character|Shantotto]]. But now, the foulmouthed elvaan joins the Warriors of Cosmos.
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* [[Breakout Character]]: As with Shantotto, she's received much wider exposure due to her appearance in this game and her popularity has increased accordingly.
* [[Death Seeker]]: Her status as such in ''Final Fantasy XI'' is referenced by the intro quotes for both Chaos and her [[Mirror Match]].
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* [[Genki Girl]]
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* [[Only One Name]]
* [[Our Elves Are Different]]
* [[Sealed Inside a Person
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* [[Secret Character]]: She has to be purchased with PP first, and the ablity to purchase her has to be unlocked.
* [[Spirited Competitor]]: Has shades.
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* [[Tomboy]]
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* [[Energy Ball]]: Holy.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Hour of Power|Two-hour ability!]]'''
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** Prishe activates her Two-Hour Ability as a Monk. She glows with an aura of energy and equips [[Power Fist
*** '''[[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs|Hundred Fists]]''': The aforementioned Two-Hour Ability, which automatically chains the second attack in Prishe's combos twice, letting her link three attacks together at once for extra damage and possibly two Skillchains.
** Two-Hour Ability also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''The Five Lights'''
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** Prishe pummels the enemy with a barrage of punches and summons five spheres of [[Light'Em Up|shining light]]. You must quickly press 5 buttons (in a clockwise order starting with a random first button), causing Prishe to kick each sphere at the enemy. If successfully executed, Prishe throws the [[Mineral MacGuffin|Star of Tavnazia]] [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|through the enemy]], which then erupts into an [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosion]] of [[Holy Hand Grenade|Holy Energy]].
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* [[Invulnerable Knuckles]]: Several of her Bravery attacks have such high priority that she can stagger HP attacks!
* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]: She's a White Mage/Monk hybrid character.
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=== Design and Costume Tropes ===
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: In his DLC costume.
* [[Bishonen]]:
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* [[Blue Eyes]]/[[Gray Eyes]]: It can be hard to tell.
** [[Take a Third Option|Indigo Eyes?]]
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* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Most characters have attack names that are decidedly... flowery. Stuff like "Radiant Wings," "Dayflash", and "Flourish Of Steel." Vaan, though, has very simply-named Bravery attacks. The attack where he uses his spear? "Spear." The attack where he uses his crossbow? "Crossbow." At least we won't be forgetting the names any time soon.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Magikarp Power|Obtained]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|all]] [[You Have Researched Breathing|Licenses!]]'''
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** Vaan gains a golden aura of Mist energy and exchanges all of his weapons for their ultimate counterparts, symbolizing he's completed the License Grid and has earned the ability to equip them. In addition to Regen, Vaan's EX Mode gives him the following abilities:
*** '''[[Western Zodiac|Zodiak]]''': Which increases the power of all of Vaan's weapon attacks and gives his Switch Attacks more follow up hits.
*** '''Free Switch''': By pressin R+Square, Vaan is able to change his weapon instantly into bare hands, allowing him to pull off better switch attack combos.
** Obtained All Licenses also gives him access to his [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Quickening'''
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** Vaan launches into his series of Quickenings. First is '''[[Technicolor Fire|Red]] [[Playing with Fire|Spiral]]''', an upward spiral of blue flames that turns into a pillar of fire dropping down on the enemy. Second is '''[[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud|White]] [[Blow You Away|Whorl]]''', a giant tornado generated by a [[Shoryuken|spiraling uppercut]]. Third is '''[[Kill It with Fire|Pyro]][[Stuff Blowing Up|clasm]]''', two [[fireballs]] thrown at the enemy which explode into a massive sea of flames. A perfect string will result in '''[[Light'Em Up|Luminescence]]''': the enemy is trapped between two [[Instant Runes|circles of runes]] and blasted with light energy.
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* [[Full-Contact Magic]]: Vaan activates his HP attacks by conjuring runes and then [[Elemental Punch|punching or kicking them to create elemental effects]].
* [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: Played straight [[Walking Armory|unlike fellow weapon master Firion]].
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** [[Good Old Fisticuffs|Barehanded]]: Mostly when he uses his chase attack, [[Full-Contact Magic|magick HP Attacks]], and is the neutral weapon type.
** [[Automatic Crossbow|Crossbows]]: The bowgun and the Gastrophetes for EX.
** [[
** [[Cool Gun|Guns]]: Namely the [[Stellar Name|Altair and Fomalhaut]] for normal mode and EX respectively.
** [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Kotetsu for normal mode and [[Public Domain Artifact|Masamune]] for EX Mode.
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* [[More Dakka]]: Courtesy of his [[Automatic Crossbow]].
* [[Orgasmic Combat]]: When getting damaged in the English version.
* [[Primal Stance]]: It can get kind of [[
* [[Rolling Attack]]: His Axe Switch Attack.
* [[Spin Attack]]: His Spear and Staff Switch Attack.
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The former soldier does have a [[Hidden Heart of Gold|gentle heart]], [[Sugar and Ice Personality|though her harsh mannerism and speech can leave a cool impression.]]
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Badass Boast]]: Against Kuja in her story.
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'''Lightning''': "Oh, I'll show you how lightning strikes." }}
** Another when facing Warrior of Light.
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'''Lightning''': "No thanks. It's not my bedtime." }}
* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: Her EX Burst is the only one in the game that requires using the Analog Stick, which can lead to a few problems for those who set the movement controls to "D-Pad".
** Made worse for those whose PSP system's region is different to the game. Her EX Burst button commands are reversed. So if it says press X you should actually press circle, and vice versa.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: "Who died and made you Primarch?"
* [[The Heroine]]: Of the [[Five-Man Band]] of new heroes in ''Duodecim''.
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* [[Lady of War]]: Graceful as ever.
* [[Petal Power]]: The [[Something About a Rose|rose]] petals that accompanied her and Odin are back. Lampshaded.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Her special [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] costume is that of [[Parasite Eve|Aya Brea]] from ''The 3rd Birthday''.
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*** [[Morph Weapon]]
** Zantetsuken, the sword of [[Norse Mythology|Odin]]:
*** [[
*** [[Bifurcated Weapon]]
*** [[Dual-Wielding]]
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* [[Everything's Better with Spinning]]: Her EX Burst is just like her final move with Odin in her original game. Also, some of her attacks seem to involve spinning as well.
* [[Super Mode|EX Mode]]: '''[[Infinity+1 Sword|Omega Weapon Equipped]]!'''
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** Lightning switches out her Blazefire Saber for her third tier gunblade Omega Weapon. In addition to Regen, Lightning's EX Mode gives her the following abilites
*** '''Omega Weapon:''' Which forces Break to opponents when hitting them with Brave attack while they are in critical BRV.
*** '''[[Artificial Gravity|Grav-Con Unit]]:''' Which nullifies wall rush damage dealt to Lightning.
** Omega Weapon also gives her access to her [[Limit Break|EX Burst]]: '''Gestalt Drive:'''
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** The Gestalt Mode dial will appear and Lightning must input the button and analog combination to unleash '''[[Spell Blade|Storm Blade]]''', '''[[Shock and Awe|Lightning Strike]]''', '''[[Razor Wind|Razor Gale]]''', and '''[[Full-Contact Magic|Thunderfall]]''' on the enemy before the time runs out. If you miss an input, Lightning will skip directly to the final blow '''[[Spin Attack|Zantetsuken]]''', in which she holds her blades out and spins rapidly, hammering the foe with a storm of blows. She then kneels with her back to the enemy as the effects of the attack catch up with them.
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* [[Full-Contact Magic]]: Most of Lightning's HP Attacks has her casting thunder or wind magic with her Zantetsuken swords.
* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Her HP attacks are versatile across close and long-range, her gunblade blows are simple but effective, and her spells can stun or distract opponents. Her downside, similar to the other [[Jack of All Stats]], the Warrior of Light, is a limited pool of reliable attacks, combined with her Paradigm Shift only letting her use certain attacks at a time and telegraphing which she's preparing for.
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