Illusion of Gaia: Difference between revisions

* {{spoiler|[[Earth All Along]]: After defeating the comet, the world assumes its natural shape, which is that of present-day Earth.}}

* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Lance suffers this at one point.

* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: The [[Comet of Doom]] that drives the plot is responsible for the fall of many of the civilizations whose ruins Will explores. Will has to prevent it from happening again.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]] / [[The Nameless]]: Your opponent in the drinking game is simply called "The Opponent".

** Seth - '''Melancholic'''

* [[Fusion Dance]]: The endgame, where Will's friends and the spirits of those who love and guide him join with him to power up his final form.

* [[Genius Loci]]: The game appears to subscribe the the Gaia Hypothesis concept of the Earth as a living organism. {{spoiler|Organisms exposed the the comet's light mutate, and the Earth is no exception. This ends up being the explanation for why the game world is unlike the real Earth.}}

* [[Ghost Lights]]: Will [[I See Dead People|talks to dead people]] quite a bit. They take the form of tongues of spectral fire.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: The opponent in the [[Russian Roulette|Russian Glass game]] drinks the only remaining (and therefore fatally poisoned) glass rather than forfeit the game. It turns out he's [[Soap Opera Disease|terminally ill]] and [[The Last Dance|trying to go out with a bang]] while putting his family on easy street with his winnings.

* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: The game occasionally likes to remind you that humans destroy the environment, mercilessly kill each other, and think themselves superior to giant man-eating fish. Furthermore, while the ending does show you saving the human race, it does take pains to remind you that "(T)he Earth was the only one that looked sad."

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Will apparently bashes in his enemies' brains with a ''flute''.

* [[Indian Burial Ground]]: The major dungeons in the game are all ruins of ancient civilizations.

{{quote| "I too am a prisoner -- in a [[Gilded Cage|prison of silk and gold]]."}}

* [[Reincarnation Romance]]: {{spoiler|Will and Kara, apparently.}}

* [[Russian Roulette]]: The Russian Glass game. {{spoiler|Your opponent is [[Death Seeker|playing to lose]].}}

* [[The Sacred Darkness]]: Will's powers use Gaia's "Dark Energy", and there are no negative connotations associated with them. Not that there aren't bad darkness powers; the [[Final Boss]] is called "Dark Gaia".

* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: Getting rid of the comet.

* [[Shapeshifting]]: Will has two different forms (apart from his usual one) he can assume, and Lilly can transform into a dandelion seed.

** The dog that rescues you is named [[Soul Blazer|Turbo]].

** The Skeleton head enemy from [[Actraiser]] is in Angel Village.

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''Soul Blazer'' (to the point where a leaked early translation was titled ''Soul Blazer: Illusion of Gaia''). And ''[[Terranigma]]'' is one to this.

* [[Swiss Army Hero]]: Will has three forms he can change between.

* [[Taken for Granite]]: An effect of exposure to the comet encountered in the Natives' Village (and referenced in Mu).

* [[Team Pet]]: Hamlet, Kara's preternaturally smart pet pig.