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* [[Malaproper]] |
* [[Malaproper]] |
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* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: In the same game, numerous bonus quests hint at different origins for her. She's either {{spoiler|the reincarnation of a young girl, the reincarnation of a very nasty Gittish Queen named Stellestria, or Celestria's little sister. Stella believes the "little sister" one, but Celestria says she feels all of Zenus' creations are her siblings.}} |
* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: In the same game, numerous bonus quests hint at different origins for her. She's either {{spoiler|the reincarnation of a young girl, the reincarnation of a very nasty Gittish Queen named Stellestria, or Celestria's little sister. Stella believes the "little sister" one, but Celestria says she feels all of Zenus' creations are her siblings.}} |
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* [[Pungeon Master]]: Chances are that if she's not speaking in [[Unusual Euphemism |
* [[Pungeon Master]]: Chances are that if she's not speaking in [[Unusual Euphemism]]s, she'll be punting frequently. She manages to give [[Persona 4|Teddie]] a run for his money. |
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* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: "Flap," or "Flapping." Used every other flapping sentence. Just how flapping foul-mouthed is she, really? |
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: "Flap," or "Flapping." Used every other flapping sentence. Just how flapping foul-mouthed is she, really? |
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* [[Valley Girl]]: [[wikipedia:Kogal|Kogal]], actually, a specific Japanese variant. |
* [[Valley Girl]]: [[wikipedia:Kogal|Kogal]], actually, a specific Japanese variant. |
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** [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]] |
** [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]] |
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'''Martial Artists''' [[All Monks Know Kung Fu|naturally]] can train in the art of [[Bare-Fisted Monk|fighting with their bare hands]], though that may not be what attracts everyone to this class. Trainees may instead choose to learn how to handle [[Wolverine Claws|claws]] |
'''Martial Artists''' [[All Monks Know Kung Fu|naturally]] can train in the art of [[Bare-Fisted Monk|fighting with their bare hands]], though that may not be what attracts everyone to this class. Trainees may instead choose to learn how to handle [[Wolverine Claws|claws]]—they're one of only two classes who specialize in handling these dangerous weapons—or to wield [[Simple Staff|staves]] or [[Paper Fan of Doom|even fans]]. Their '''Focus''' grants them great agility, as well as give them the fortitude necessary to withstand even the most powerful enemy assault, whether physical or due to [[Breath Weapon|horrendous breath]]. Martial Artists who have almost completely mastered their Focus can also learn to heal themselves through Meditation. |
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* [[Badass Normal]] |
* [[Badass Normal]] |
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* [[Cast From Hit Points]]: Their Signature Attack, Double-Edged Slash, does incredible damage... and 25% of it right back to the Gladiator. It's entirely possible [[Health Damage Asymmetry|(and likely)]] to kill yourself outright when using this, especially if combined with Tension and Double Up. |
* [[Cast From Hit Points]]: Their Signature Attack, Double-Edged Slash, does incredible damage... and 25% of it right back to the Gladiator. It's entirely possible [[Health Damage Asymmetry|(and likely)]] to kill yourself outright when using this, especially if combined with Tension and Double Up. |
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* [[Glass Cannon]]: A rare melee variant. While able to equip heavy armor, their Double Up ability lowers defense and maxes offence, and by default they cannot use shields. |
* [[Glass Cannon]]: A rare melee variant. While able to equip heavy armor, their Double Up ability lowers defense and maxes offence, and by default they cannot use shields. |
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* [[Limit Break]]: ''Tension Boost'' |
* [[Limit Break]]: ''Tension Boost''—their Tension level jumps sharply, with a good chance of automatically maxing itself out! |
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** Working together with a Martial Artist allows for ''Omnipotense'', giving everyone's Tension a serious spike. |
** Working together with a Martial Artist allows for ''Omnipotense'', giving everyone's Tension a serious spike. |
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* [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]]: Averted HARD. Gladiators are far-and-away the best attackers in the game, able to deal damage in the thousands with the proper buffs and Falcon Slash (which costs 2 MP) while wielding an Uber Falcon Blade, thanks to their stupendous Strength. Having a pair of these in your party is essential to victory in the toughest battles. |
* [[Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards]]: Averted HARD. Gladiators are far-and-away the best attackers in the game, able to deal damage in the thousands with the proper buffs and Falcon Slash (which costs 2 MP) while wielding an Uber Falcon Blade, thanks to their stupendous Strength. Having a pair of these in your party is essential to victory in the toughest battles. |
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** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]] |
** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]] |
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'''Paladins''' balance the art of fighting with healing and defending their dear companions, routinely putting themselves on the line to keep their allies safe. Their '''Virtue''' is |
'''Paladins''' balance the art of fighting with healing and defending their dear companions, routinely putting themselves on the line to keep their allies safe. Their '''Virtue''' is unparalleled—a well-trained Paladin can even siphon off their own HP or MP and give it to their companions. And if the worst should happen and an enemy tries to finish off a nearly fallen friend, the master Paladin may step in and [[Taking the Bullet|bear the blow themselves]]. |
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* [[Chainmail Bikini]]: The Holy Femail armour is considerably more revealing than its male only "Holy Mail" counterpart. |
* [[Chainmail Bikini]]: The Holy Femail armour is considerably more revealing than its male only "Holy Mail" counterpart. |
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* [[Combat Medic]]/[[Mighty Glacier]] |
* [[Combat Medic]]/[[Mighty Glacier]] |
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** [[Magic Wand]] |
** [[Magic Wand]] |
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'''Armamentalists''' combine magical might with superb |
'''Armamentalists''' combine magical might with superb swordsmanship—though they may prefer a sturdy bow or wand to a blade. Whatever their [[Weapon of Choice]], an experienced Armamentalist can imbibe themselves with elemental '''Fource''', be it [[Playing with Fire|fire]], [[An Ice Person|ice]], [[Blow You Away|wind]], or even the very force of [[Dark Is Edgy|darkness]] or [[Light'Em Up|light]] itself...! |
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* [[Elemental Powers]] |
* [[Elemental Powers]] |
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* [[Magic Knight]]: The class was even originally called "[[Magic Knight]]" before the [[Dub Name Change]] to the more distinct Armamentalist. |
* [[Magic Knight]]: The class was even originally called "[[Magic Knight]]" before the [[Dub Name Change]] to the more distinct Armamentalist. |
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* [[Magikarp Power]]: While at first they are fairly sub-par, in the deep post-game, they do come into their own as being the [[Jack of All Trades]]. It helps that Fource spells are almost required to effectively handle the stronger post-game bosses, having a ''very'' noticeable effect... [[Guide Dang It|provided you look up what elemental effect to use.]] |
* [[Magikarp Power]]: While at first they are fairly sub-par, in the deep post-game, they do come into their own as being the [[Jack of All Trades]]. It helps that Fource spells are almost required to effectively handle the stronger post-game bosses, having a ''very'' noticeable effect... [[Guide Dang It|provided you look up what elemental effect to use.]] |
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* [[Master of None]]: Lets just say that compared to some of the other classes, Armamentalists are a bit... sub-par. Fource has tiny upgrades to a handful of different stats, as well as the Fource spells |
* [[Master of None]]: Lets just say that compared to some of the other classes, Armamentalists are a bit... sub-par. Fource has tiny upgrades to a handful of different stats, as well as the Fource spells themselves—which rely on the [[Guide Dang It|hidden]] Elemental Damage system and as class skills. (However, these Fource skills are ''percentage'' boosts, so if you do master the Elemental Damage system, they are very, very powerful at high levels.) |
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* [[Nice Hat]] |
* [[Nice Hat]] |
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* [[Power-Up Letdown]]: Maxing their skill tree gives you the [[Sarcasm Mode|awe inspiring and unique]] HP +30 (a boost to your max HP by 30, where even an easy [[Bonus Boss]] will deal damage in the high 100s with good defenses). The progression from the previous part of the tree costs a heavy 18 points to make it worse. This reward is not unique in anyway (Half the classes give HP bonuses at some point, all doing it earlier, for fewer points and or higher bonuses), or substantial (like the other bonuses for finishing a tree). |
* [[Power-Up Letdown]]: Maxing their skill tree gives you the [[Sarcasm Mode|awe inspiring and unique]] HP +30 (a boost to your max HP by 30, where even an easy [[Bonus Boss]] will deal damage in the high 100s with good defenses). The progression from the previous part of the tree costs a heavy 18 points to make it worse. This reward is not unique in anyway (Half the classes give HP bonuses at some point, all doing it earlier, for fewer points and or higher bonuses), or substantial (like the other bonuses for finishing a tree). |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Their Coup De Grace is this for ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Their Coup De Grace is this for ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''. |
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'''Sages''' have a long and illustrious history, the [[Dragon Quest III|most ancient of all]] [[Prestige Class |
'''Sages''' have a long and illustrious history, the [[Dragon Quest III|most ancient of all]] [[Prestige Class]]es. A Sage's '''Enlightenment''' is dazzling, much like their incredible magical skills. With their vast knowledge, they can change their classes at any time, continuously heal their allies, remove their opponent's hard-won enhancements, boost their own skills, and conserve their magic so that they can spend it even more effectively. However, such power can be quite difficult to earn... |
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* [[Casting a Shadow]]: Their main attack magic is the ''Zam'' line of Darkness elemental spells. |
* [[Casting a Shadow]]: Their main attack magic is the ''Zam'' line of Darkness elemental spells. |
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** [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]] |
** [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]] |
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'''Luminaries''' are perhaps the rarest and most elusive of all the advanced classes. Their focus? Why, a certain ''STYLE'', of course! Every good Luminary has a winning '''Je Ne Sais Quoi''', and know all the tricks of the trade, from passing out autographs to stealing the spotlight, instant makeovers and even inspiring |
'''Luminaries''' are perhaps the rarest and most elusive of all the advanced classes. Their focus? Why, a certain ''STYLE'', of course! Every good Luminary has a winning '''Je Ne Sais Quoi''', and know all the tricks of the trade, from passing out autographs to stealing the spotlight, instant makeovers and even inspiring scandals—and watch out for those backstage dances; they're simply ''killer''. |
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* [[Everythings Funkier With Disco|Everything's Funkier With Disco]] |
* [[Everythings Funkier With Disco|Everything's Funkier With Disco]] |
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* [[The Mafia]]: An ''innkeeping'' mafia! |
* [[The Mafia]]: An ''innkeeping'' mafia! |
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* [[Punny Name]]: Al Capone, anyone? |
* [[Punny Name]]: Al Capone, anyone? |
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* [[Mythology Gag]]: {{spoiler|After Sellma defeats him the hero is attacked by his pet dragon}}. This mirrors [[Dragon Quest I|Dragonlord]]'s {{spoiler|pet dragon}} attacking after his master's defeat |
* [[Mythology Gag]]: {{spoiler|After Sellma defeats him the hero is attacked by his pet dragon}}. This mirrors [[Dragon Quest I|Dragonlord]]'s {{spoiler|pet dragon}} attacking after his master's defeat.<ref>If this doesn't sound familiar, it was changed to his "[[One-Winged Angel|true form]]" in the English release to prevent it from being a [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]] and it has stuck.</ref> |
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* [[Serious Business]]: Again, he runs an ''innkeeping''. '''MAFIA'''. |
* [[Serious Business]]: Again, he runs an ''innkeeping''. '''MAFIA'''. |
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* [[Bonus Boss]] |
* [[Bonus Boss]] |
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* {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Deal with the Devil]]}} |
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* [[Expy]]: {{spoiler|Arguably of [[Dragon Quest VI|Nokturnus]]. Both are frighteningly powerful demons that were summoned by a desperate king in order to save the king's nation from a great evil, both end up completely destroying at least one nation before being resealed, and both are fought as powerful [[Bonus Boss |
* [[Expy]]: {{spoiler|Arguably of [[Dragon Quest VI|Nokturnus]]. Both are frighteningly powerful demons that were summoned by a desperate king in order to save the king's nation from a great evil, both end up completely destroying at least one nation before being resealed, and both are fought as powerful [[Bonus Boss]]es in their respective games' postgame.}} |
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* [[Palette Swap]]: Looks just like the Master of Nu'un, only gold. |
* [[Palette Swap]]: Looks just like the Master of Nu'un, only gold. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in a Can]]}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Sealed Evil in a Can]]}} |
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* [[Freudian Excuse]] |
* [[Freudian Excuse]] |
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* [[The High Queen]] |
* [[The High Queen]] |
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: When somebody with a name like VOLUPTUA shows up in a [[Hurricane of Puns|game like this]], you'd probaly expect her to have one<ref> |
* [[Meaningful Name]]: When somebody with a name like VOLUPTUA shows up in a [[Hurricane of Puns|game like this]], you'd probaly expect her to have one<ref>or more accurately, two</ref> of these. Sadly there's nothing there... |
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* {{spoiler|[[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: After her [[Character Development]].}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: After her [[Character Development]].}} |
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* [[Spoiled Brat]]: {{spoiler|At first.}} |
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: {{spoiler|At first.}} |
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=== Other === |
=== Other === |
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==== {{spoiler|Fallen Corvus}} ==== |
==== {{spoiler|Fallen Corvus}} ==== |
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The embodiment of rage; a powerful demonic force of pure hatred. Seeks to destroy those he finds |
The embodiment of rage; a powerful demonic force of pure hatred. Seeks to destroy those he finds unworthy—and he finds ''everyone'' unworthy. Hates humanity, the Almighty, the Celestrians... but possibly hates himself most of all. |
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* [[Amazing Technicolor Battlefield]] |
* [[Amazing Technicolor Battlefield]] |
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