Dissidia Final Fantasy/Tropes N to Z: Difference between revisions

This page covers tropes found in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy (Video Game)|Dissidia:Final Fantasy]]'', tropes N to Z. You can find tropes A to M [[Dissidia Final Fantasy (Video Game)/Tropes aA To M|here]].

* [[Names to Know Inin Anime]] - Hoo boy, where do we start?

** [[Masakazu Morita]] - Tidus (reprising his [[Star-Making Role]] from ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'')

* [[Never Live It Down]] - In-universe as [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]]--ifs—if a character had a particularly embarrassing moment in their original game, like [[Final Fantasy II|Firion's]] near-seduction by the Lamia Queen or [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud's]] cross-dressing in Wall Market, ''Dissidia'' will reference it for a laugh. In ''Dissidia 012'', Vaan got this worst of all--hisall—his infamous "how old are you" line pops up ''four times''.

** Also, Duel Colosseum's Blackjack Course. Prepare to get thrown around excessively [[For Massive Damage|for massive damage]] by CPU's that range from level 100-[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|150 and can button read]]... not to mention [[SNK Boss|Chaos]] can pop up anytime at [[Oh Crap|level 130]] to ruin your day... Have fun with that.

* [[Not Drawn to Scale]] and/or [[Your Size May Vary]] - The ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series already takes a "more like ''guidelines''" approach to official heights and weights. Thing get even worse/better in ''Dissidia'', as [http://community.livejournal.com/ffchaoticcosmos/271197.html this rip of the renders shows.] <ref>While we don't know if there are any "official DFF" canon heights, we do know that WOL is canonically 189cm, [[No Export for You|thanks to Ultimania]], so the chart is fairly congruent.</ref> Most jarring, likely, of the changes are Cecil, who has become the tallest Cosmos-side character by shooting up over half a foot, to roughly ''194cm/6'4"'', and Kefka, who's had a growth spurt of roughly the same amount, winding up somewhere around 191cm191&nbsp;cm/6'2". Some fans theorize the changes made to Cecil were intended to make his many scenes with the roughly 2.5m/8' giant Golbez somewhat less... awkward, since Golbez is Cecil's brother, but as there are no potential explanations for the other changes, no one really knows why.

* [[Not Quite Flight]] - Kuja has the ability to Glide, and Sephiroth, Terra and Kefka get the ability to Glide in their EX Modes. It's just what it sounds like--bylike—by holding the jump button they can float around the stage, albeit they lose altitude steadily. Certain characters are also allowed to float while using certain attacks.

* [[Not So Harmless]] - The manikins, in their entirety. In the original ''Dissidia'', manikins were your basic [[Mook|Mooks]]s, existing to be mowed down near-thoughtlessly and with barely a comment from the heroes. Sure, a couple of the manikins were fierce on a gameplay level, but even so, it was clear that the manikins were strictly small-time. Then ''Dissidia 012'' came out, and the manikins were transformed from regular mooks to a [[Zerg Rush]] that terrifies the forces of Cosmos, not only because of their power and numbers but also [[Uncanny Valley|their nature]], being soulless duplicates of living people. And then, we find out that while [[Death Is Cheap]] due to ''Dissidia'''s [[Groundhog Day Loop]], they keep fighting even when you're already down and will push you past the point you can be revived, resulting in you getting [[Killed Off for Real]] if you get overwhelmed by them. Clearly these are no longer mooks to be trifled with.

* [[Orgasmic Combat]] - Some of the characters sound like they may be doing... something ''other'' than fighting when they get hit. Running through their voice files in the Museum, in rapid succession, can take the effect [[Up to Eleven]]--Terra—Terra, [[Evil Is Sexy|Cloud of Darkness]], and [[Hot-Blooded|Firion]] are particularly notable in this regard.

** When an [[Limit Break|EX Burst]] is performed, the "map screen" of the fight breaks away and the characters enter the generic EX Burst screen/dimension/whatever. The screen breaks away in [[Mythology Gag|a manner reminiscent of]] the [[Random Encounters|Random Encounter]] [[Fight Woosh|Fight Wooshes]]es throughout the original series--exceptseries—except this time, it's the character performing the EX Burst that causes the break, each in a different way: Firion shoots a [[Hot-Blooded|burning]] [[Arrows Onon Fire|arrow]] that "hits" the screen and causes it to shatter, Terra [[Black Magician Girl|fires a blast of Blizzard]] that shatters it, Cecil simply punches the center of the screen, Cloud and Squall destroy it with their blades... the list goes on.

*** And then, in ''Dissidia 012'', {{spoiler|Feral Chaos's}} EX Burst compounds the above. First, he charges ''through the screen'', shattering it to reveal the EX Burst screen/dimension/whatever, then flings his hapless victim straight up, where they ''hit the EX Burst screen'' and make it break away to reveal the little hell-dimension where {{spoiler|Feral Chaos}}, erm... [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|does his thing]]. At the climax, the screen breaks yet ''again'' to show the silhouette of the victim being [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]], then it switches to a static-y [[Jittercam]] depicting {{spoiler|Chaos}} pulling back to finish off the victim, ''from the victim's point of view'', before--thebefore—the screen [[Nothing Is Scarier|goes black, cutting out exactly like a deactivated (or destroyed) TV set]]. ''Brrrrr.''

{{quote| '''[[Final Fantasy VI|Sabin]]:''' I don't get it since I spent so much time training, but I don't think you'll be able to rotate the characters in the [[Male Gaze|direction you want]]. But my [[Chivalrous Pervert|brother]] mentioned something about battle replay in creation being useful... What could he have meant?}}

** Kuja is one constant panty shot -- especiallyshot—especially when he loses -- andloses—and in ''Dissidia 012'', Yuna's second alt outfit means a panty shot every single time she goes up a wall. Every. Single. Time.

** [[Another Side, Another Story]] - Inward Chaos and Confessions of the Creator are this, as well as [[Brutal Bonus Level]].

{{quote| '''Garland:''' "I will grant you true and utter annihilation!" <br />

{{quote| '''Exdeath:''' "Prepare to disappear into the Void!" <br />

{{quote| '''Emperor:''' "Grovel before my unrivaled power!" <br />

* [[Rainbow Pimp Gear]] - What everyone logically ''would'' look like if characters' appearance actually changed with their equipment, given some of the very weird stuff you can equip.

* [[Remember the New Guy?]] - ''Dissidia 012'' focuses heavily upon the new characters that were added, who of course were never mentioned in the original game. [[Justified]] with the explanation that the characters of the first game lost their memories of the twelfth cycle upon being revived for the thirteenth.

* [[Rule of Cool]] - A hero and a villain from almost every ''Final Fantasy'' get together and beat the crap out of each other. Come on. Also, a phrase commonly used to describe the gameplay is that it's like playing ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|Advent Children]]''.

** Speaking of, if you don't learn quickly to check the stats on enemies before attacking them in story mode, your first encounter with a High Level Enemy piece will go like this: "Wow, made it to level 3! Hey, high level treasure chest, and it's only one piece in front of it, Let's fight it! ''[twelve tries later]'' FINE! Have my fucking destiny points, ya cheap bastard!" It's even more likely if you pick the wrong starting level because one level has the High Level piece be a fucking ambush--meaningambush—meaning, if you even walk up to it, prepare to lose your points--andpoints—and other levels have the pieces hidden until you attack them - Meaning you won't know it's a High Level Piece until you die. Mind you, that's less [[Schmuck Bait]] and more like [[Trial and Error Gameplay]].

* [[Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains]] - The majority of the Cosmos-side characters are fully covered--Terracovered—Terra has a minidress and tights in her default (no tights in the alt), and Tidus has his trademark teeny shirt, but that's the extent of bared skin. Chaos-side has Ultimecia, who wears a dress with a front slit up to the crotch and a neckline so low one can make a good guess as to her, erm, grooming habits, Kuja the Thonged Wonder, Sephiroth whose alt wears [[Walking Shirtless Scene|only pants and boots]], Jecht whose ''[[Walking Shirtless Scene|normal getup]]'' is key to his [[Memetic Sex God]] status, and the Cloud of Darkness, who is wearing, essentially, body paint. Chaos himself is only wearing a loincloth, but as he's not precisely human, he doesn't really qualify.

** On the issue of that explodey magic, many spells that were shown to have world-devastating effects in their original games-- likegames—like Kefka's Light of Judgement, Sephiroth's Black Materia/Meteor, and Kuja's Ultima-- areUltima—are just [[Limit Break|EX Bursts]] or powerful HP attacks in ''Dissidia''. And depending on everyone's BRV levels and equipment, it can be quite possible for the target to survive them, shrug it off, and keep fighting.

* [[Ship Tease]] - A couple of scenes in ''Dissidia 012'' hint at a pairing between Lightning and Firion. He actually [[Something About a Rose|just wants his rose back]] and talks to her about it when he finally asks for it, but the subtext is very thin--Cecilthin—Cecil even appoints himself Firion's wingman and quite obviously believes his interest in her is romantic.

** [[The Smurfette Principle]] results in Terra getting [[Ship Tease]] with Onion Knight, Cloud and Vaan. Onion Knight and Vaan protect her and encourage her to follow her heart, while she and Cloud reflect on their hopes for the future. Cecil, again acting as a [[Shipper Onon Deck]], takes the Knight's vow to protect her as a sign of affection.

{{quote| '''Cecil:''' "Say, why did you desire to protect Terra?"<br />

'''OK:''' "Huh? It's because--She's been uneasy since we met, so I thought I needed to protect her."<br />

'''Cecil:''' "So you've fallen for her, I see."<br />

** In the first Squall/Ultimecia battle cutscene, and in Ultimecia's EX Burst: Ultimecia [[Jo JoJoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|stops time with a word, sends out blades that freeze just in front of her opponent, then restarts time to send them flying at him.]] [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Hmmm...]]

** Auron's Jecht Ghost holds an [[Final Fantasy X|Al Bhed Primer]], which, when translated, says, [[Final Fantasy X -2|Give my regards to Y, R, and P]]. Even though they don't appear in the game at all.

** Kefka, at one point in Destiny Odyssey, says to Terra "[[The Wizard of Oz (Filmfilm)|Hello, my pretty!]]"

** The ''Dissidia 012'' version of Mognet has, among its letters, one from a Moogle named Sablè titled "This Is Big, Kupo". The very first line says: [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|"Hey, [player name]! Listen, kupo!"]].<ref> [[Stop Helping Me!|Whether players have fond memories of this is debatable.]]</ref>

** Sephiroth's Oblivion attack is the opener he used during [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|his second fight with Sora.]]

* [[Shown Their Work]] - There are so many nods and in-jokes to the original games it's amazing the devs did their research to fit them in, and to retain elements of the originals. For example, with the exception of Cloud's Ultima Weapon every character's weapon(s) look just how they did in their original game and/or the character's original artwork. This is particularly impressive with Vaan, who wields a total of eighteen different equipment pieces, and every one of them is ''completely identical'' to how it looked in ''Final Fantasy XII''. And for each alternate outfit, consider the developers had to go looking for artwork, sprites, renders, etc, for inspiration on what outfits to base them on--andon—and then the promotional images of these outfits are usually posed in a manner reflecting a render or artwork piece of that character. Even subtle things such as the way characters pose when attacking mirror the original game, and there's so many pieces of dialogue taken or alluding to the rest of the series you could fill a page here just by listing examples.

* [[Single-Stroke Battle]] - Some enemies use an equipment setup that greatly boosts their stats, but sets their HP to one. Therefore, the best way to win is quickly rushing them and hitting with a HP attack.

** ''012'' seems to be mitigating this a little bit, since it's added [[Action Girl|Action Girls]]s Tifa, Prishe and Lightning, [[White Magician Girl]] Yuna, and Shantotto is now officially on Team Cosmos. The boys will still outnumber the girls, but it's certainly better than nothing.

*** The move examples are subverted somewhat in ''012''. Holy has significantly greater speed and tracking over Holy Combo and doesn't disperse if you dodge after using it, though the Ultima chain still makes Holy Combo superior. Exdeath's blocks meanwhile are entirely reworked--hisreworked—his first two blocks only block magical or physical attacks, while his level three block blocks both but can't block certain high-priority attacks they can. His level four Omni Block still blocks everything, but also still requires precise timing.

* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]] - if you pick one of the three bonus eight-bit tracks. A PSP fighter with NES chiptune music. Though [[Your Mileage May Vary]]--To—To the longtime fans this is [[Rule of Cool]] for the sake of pure and unadulterated fanservice.

* [[Take That]] - [[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Penelo]] gives this to several characters in the in-game manuals. She declares Cloud not interesting, Sephiroth not attractive, tells Squall to "go talk to a wall," hates Kefka for dancing and annoying people while he fights, finds Zidane too flirtatious, dislikes Kuja because "boys shouldn't be prettier than I am," she ''hates'' the fact that Gabranth is in the game and not Vaan, and so forth. In fact with a few exceptions, it seems the more popular characters are the ones she doesn't like.

** The below-mentioned (under [[The Un-Reveal]]) quip about the opera subplot in ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]'' is a [[Take That]]--the—the entire scene is famous, and considered by many fans to be a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] accompanied with [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]. The moogle calls it "pretty forgettable."

* [[Tin Tyrant]] - Garland, Golbez, Exdeath, and Gabranth.

* [[Too Awesome to Use]] - The Summonstones [[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Ultima Weapon]] and [[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Omega]]. The first auto breaks the enemy after a set period of time, no matter what, and the latter reduceds the enemy's Brave by half ever 3/4 of a second or so while it's active, making guys like Leviathan obsolete. The problem? They only have one charge each, and they take the most battles to recharge out of ''any'' of the summons. Use them wisely.

** The breakable accessories are in a similar boat--sureboat—sure, you can make more of them, but it requires an investment of time and effort...so many players are prudent with their use of Resins.

{{quote| ''After dancing with Draco, Celes had her solo, and I can't tell you how well it went! ...Seriously, I can't; it was pretty forgettable, kupo. I'd wanted to watch that opera to the end, too...''}}

* [[Unusable Enemy Equipment]] - Almost entirely averted, which is very impressive when you consider that this is a ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' game, moreover one with over ''1000'' pieces of equipment and accessories. Only a handful of these of these aren't available to the player: The three "broken" pieces of armor used by [[Mook|Mooks]]s in the story modes (and quickbattle, if the CPU strength is set low enough) that actually reduce stats, Chaos' equipment set, and a dozen or so (out of over 500) accessories exclusive to enemies, one half being [[My Rules Are Not Your Rules|the same as those available to the player, but more so]], a quarter being gimmicky, stat-reducing equips, and the remainder being [[Game Breaker|utterly godly]]--Initial—Initial Bravery +2000%, anyone? Or, if that isn't enticing enough, ''Dissidia 012'' comes with the [[Game Breaker]] variant in {{spoiler|a single accessory that adds FIFTY THOUSAND hit points to the new resident [[SNK Boss]]. Or his x90 booster accessory that kicks in after one minute.}}. Taking the absolute cake, though, is {{spoiler|the true Feral Chaos's accessory that gives him "+???" HP - really [[Up to Eleven|115,000 HP]] - for a total of 125,698. Good luck, you'll need it.}}

* [[Useless Useful Spell]] - The Ultima Weapon summon, which charges energy to instantly inflict Break on the opponent. However, this charge time is a ''full minute'', so you're better off trying a summon that may not work as well but won't take sixty seconds to take effect--Licheffect—Lich drains the opponent's Bravery to 0, which is almost as good as inflicting Break, and it only takes 20/15 seconds to work. Also, Ultima Weapon has only one charge, so once you summon it you need to fight more than a half-dozen battles to power it back up for another summoning.

* [[We Cannot Go Onon Without You]] - No matter how many people are ostensibly in your party, you will have access to only one Warrior of Cosmos during each character's story. The other characters are apparently supposed to be fighting other Manikins while you fight yours; but it's still jarring when all ten heroes gather to fight Chaos, and it's ''still'' all over if the one you're controlling fails to beat him single-handed. (Granted, due to the end sequence having no Destiny Points to earn/lose on each map, [[Death Is a Slap Onon The Wrist]] as long as you keep retrying, but still...)

** Could ''vaguely'' be considered [[Grey and Gray Morality]], considering the heroes on Team Cosmos includes [[Anti-Hero|Anti-Heroes]]es such as [[Heroic Sociopath|Shantotto]], [[Knight in Sour Armor|Lightning]], [[I Did What I Had to Do|Kain]] and [[Punch Clock Hero|Cloud]]. And of course {{spoiler|Cosmos is just as much responsible for the cycles of war as Chaos is}}. Still a very light shade of Grey though.

* [[World Map]] - [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Map_dissidia_012.jpg Yup.]

* [[World of Ham]] - While the villains like to get [[Evil Is Hammy|hammy]] and [[Braggart Boss|boisterous]], the heroes get tend to get [[Narm|Narmy]]y and [[Melodrama|melodramaticmelodrama]]tic.

{{quote| '''Bartz:''' How long, I have waited, for this chance!<br />

* [[You Have Researched Breathing]] - Your characters can't even block or dodge attacks without the ability to do so equipped, fortunately all characters begin with those abilities. No such luck with the various Dash abilities, you learn those as you level up. Yes, you need to learn the ability to dash in a particular direction at a particular speed.

** You also need to buy the ability to use different types of equipment. Sometimes that makes sense--yousense—you wouldn't expect little guys like Onion Knight or Zidane to know how to use a Greatsword innately. On the other hand, they also need to learn how to wear hairpins and carry a shield.