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* [[Downer Beginning]]: The game's first playable sequence has you as a pair of mages trying to battle a mysterious plague, while their relationship unravels... and then we suddenly move to the adventures of Ryan and his friends.

* [[Dramatic Ellipsis]]: Often used to indicate that a character is annoyed, taken aback, or just surprised.

* [[Easing Into the Adventure]]: After the enigmatic [[Fake Out Opening|opening sequence]], Day One of the gameplay exemplifies this trope - we get to meet Ryan, his family and his friends, and explore the town he lives in.

* [[Easing Into the Adventure]]: After the enigmatic [[Fake-Out Opening|opening sequence]], Day One of the gameplay exemplifies this trope - we get to meet Ryan, his family and his friends, and explore the town he lives in.

* [[Establishing Character Moment]]: For Lavie, her first conversation with Ryan at the docks serves this purpose.

* [[Evil Minions]]: Kodenai starts out looking like this: he's just the sidekick to the corrupt [[Mayor Pain|Mayor Talmadge.]] However, as the story advances, we find out that he has hidden depths, and he is actually the [[Final Boss]] of Act I.

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** ''Love and 24'', a trailer based on the popular [[Twenty Four|television series]], but with ''Love and War'' characters in the lead roles - Ryan is Jack Bauer, for a start. Available at [http://antioch.snow-fall.com/law/downloads/Loveand24.zip this link.]

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Samath, a "Journeyman" (a highly skilled mage) who turns on his friend Kaleb, leading to both their deaths. This is alluded to in the intro, but made explicit in the books that Ryan reads later in the game.

* [[Fake Out Opening]]: Used to good effect. After an introduction about the history of Terra, you play a mysterious sequence as two Journeymen (expert mages) battling a magical sickness in a small town. The relationship of this sequence to the rest of the story is slowly revealed, but never made fully explicit, throughout the course of Act I.

* [[Fake-Out Opening]]: Used to good effect. After an introduction about the history of Terra, you play a mysterious sequence as two Journeymen (expert mages) battling a magical sickness in a small town. The relationship of this sequence to the rest of the story is slowly revealed, but never made fully explicit, throughout the course of Act I.

* [[Fan Girl]]: Ryan has more than one, to his discomfiture. First there's Cathy, who dubs him "Mr. Cool" after hearing of his adventures with the Baron Snakes, and [[Gossip Evolution|spreads the word around.]] Then there's Jessibelle, who re-dubs him "SIR Cool" when she hears the story. Finally, there's Lavie, who has [[Childhood Friends|looked up to him from childhood,]] and truly wishes that [[Childhood Friend Romance|they could be a couple]], but can laugh at herself as well.

{{quote| '''Lavie:''' ''(light-heartedly)'' "Come on Ryan! Come on Ryan! You can do it, or else I'm lyin'!"}}

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* [[Follow in My Footsteps]]: Slightly annoyed by Ryan's indecisiveness about his future, his father Theodore talks him into doing this, by helping him in his package delivery business. This serves as an unintentional trigger for most of the future events in Part I.

* [[Game Show Appearance]]: ''Who Wants To Be A Level Ten Archer'', a contest that Lavie has to pass to achieve the prized top rank at the Archery Academy.

* [[Gestapo]]: The [[~~Peoples~~ Republic of Tyranny|Varald Directorate]] has a secret police called the ''Geheimpol''. (This is actually a [[Bilingual Bonus|clever modification of the actual German]]; "Gestapo" is a portmanteau of "Geheime Staatspolizei", or Secret State Police, while "Geheimpol" would just mean "Secret Police".)

* [[Gestapo]]: The [[People's Republic of Tyranny|Varald Directorate]] has a secret police called the ''Geheimpol''. (This is actually a [[Bilingual Bonus|clever modification of the actual German]]; "Gestapo" is a portmanteau of "Geheime Staatspolizei", or Secret State Police, while "Geheimpol" would just mean "Secret Police".)

* [[Girl Next Door]]: Lavie. Though Ryan would beg to differ, his dad sums up the general sentiment near the end of the game: "She's a perfectly sweet, innocent, lovely young lady".

* [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]]: Though she's finished high school, Lavie has an inseparable companion of the teddy bear variety, imaginatively named "Mr. Bear". Part of the reason for this is that Ryan won it at a shooting contest, and gave it to her, when she was about eleven.

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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Ryan has a mild bout of this after seeing {{spoiler|Juno kill Kodenai}} in front of him, and believing that {{spoiler|Henrik}} has betrayed him without a reason.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: Kodenai. The first time we meet him, he's just the Mayor's sidekick. But it soon becomes evident that he's the brainier of the two - he is deeply involved in some sort of conspiracy, and we never truly learn what it is at the close of Act I.

* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: Juno's fight with Lugner, who [[Curb Stomp Battle|cleans his clock spectacularly.]] Juno's normally devastating attacks only deal 1 or 2 points of damage, and one whack from Lugner [[One Hit Kill|takes almost all his HP away.]]

* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: Juno's fight with Lugner, who [[Curb Stomp Battle|cleans his clock spectacularly.]] Juno's normally devastating attacks only deal 1 or 2 points of damage, and one whack from Lugner [[One-Hit Kill|takes almost all his HP away.]]

* [[I Have to Wash My Hair]]: Lavie uses this excuse, word for word, when repelling the ham-fisted and [[Abhorrent Admirer|unwanted]] advances of Sheri's boyfriend Greg. When Greg tries to [[Lampshade Hanging|get trope-savvy]] by suggesting that they meet up the next day, Lavie comes up with: [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"My hair needs a lot of attention!"]]

* [[In Soviet Russia Trope Mocks You]]: Apparently the [[~~Peoples~~ Republic of Tyranny|Varald Directorate]] is based on the Soviet Union in more than one way - in one of the game's libraries, Ryan finds a book by "Yakoly Smirnikol" entitled [[Shout Out|"In Varald Directorate, Ministry Owns You!"]]

* [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You]]: Apparently the [[People's Republic of Tyranny|Varald Directorate]] is based on the Soviet Union in more than one way - in one of the game's libraries, Ryan finds a book by "Yakoly Smirnikol" entitled [[Shout Out|"In Varald Directorate, Ministry Owns You!"]]

* [[I Surrender Suckers]]: According to Henrik, this was what Kodenai was trying to do after his defeat in battle. {{spoiler|To elaborate: after being apprehended and defeated by Ryan, Henrik and Juno, he says "I surrender", but then appears to be reaching for knives at his back to attack Ryan. Or is he? We'll never know, because Juno kills him for unclear reasons before he can actually do anything.}}

* [[I Surrender, Suckers]]: According to Henrik, this was what Kodenai was trying to do after his defeat in battle. {{spoiler|To elaborate: after being apprehended and defeated by Ryan, Henrik and Juno, he says "I surrender", but then appears to be reaching for knives at his back to attack Ryan. Or is he? We'll never know, because Juno kills him for unclear reasons before he can actually do anything.}}

* [[Just Following Orders]]: When he's caught by them, Kodenai defends his actions to Ryan, Henrik and Juno by stating that he was just obeying his superior. {{spoiler|It's left unclear ''who'' exactly the superior being referred to was, though.}}

* [[Kawaiiko]]: Sheri, a girl around Ryan's age, who dresses like a younger child, wears pigtails, and uses [[Tastes Like Diabetes|unbearably cutesy-pie talk]] to her pet kitten.

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* [[Oh Crap]]: Armin's reaction when he realizes that he's just insulted [[Lethal Chef|Lavie's cooking]], and that she is [[Berserk Button|out for blood.]]

* [[Old Master]]: Colonel Whitworth.

* [[~~Peoples~~ Republic of Tyranny]]: The Varald Directorate.

* [[People's Republic of Tyranny]]: The Varald Directorate.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: You can't keep Lavie down! Solving a crime, exploring a creepy swamp (though she's scared to death), helping Theodore Eramond deliver parcels, becoming a Level Ten archer - by the end of Act I, she has accomplished a lot through sheer force of spirit.

* [[Power Trio]]: The Three Compadres - Ryan, Henrik and Armin. They can also be viewed as a [[Freudian Trio]]: Ryan (ego), Henrik (superego) and Armin (id).

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** [[Michael Jackson (Music)|The late King of Pop]] gets a couple. First, one of the villagers in Hartridge quotes the Vincent Price monologue from ''Thriller''. Second, in one of the libraries, Ryan finds a book entitled "It's BAD, it's BAD, and you know it" by "Jichael Mackson".

** Gerald Lancaster's love poem to Anne, in Lavie's quest, ends with a neat allusion to the wedding custom of "something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue."

** One of the books that Ryan finds in his adventures alludes to [[In Soviet Russia Trope Mocks You|Russian Reversal]], apparently current in the Varald Directorate.

** One of the books that Ryan finds in his adventures alludes to [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You|Russian Reversal]], apparently current in the Varald Directorate.

** [[Ronald Reagan]] gets a humorous mention, listed above.

** Ryan refers to Shakespeare's plays a couple of times when he and Lavie are on their quest at Glendale.

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* [[Sleazy Politician]]: Junzio Koketsu, the Imperial President-Elect of the Commonwealth. {{spoiler|He is assassinated in mysterious circumstances before he can assume office, though.}}

* [[Sleeping Single]]: {{spoiler|Lavie's parents, Sigmund and Emily Regale. This may be related to Sigmund's apparent problems with alcohol, or to a family fight - which we learn about later - that resulted in Emily's mother, Grandma Lancaster, leaving their home.}}

* [[Sliding Scale of Libertarianism and Authoritarianism]]: The nations of Terra provide good examples. At the libertarian end, we have the Republic of Fulton, which has no federal government, and in which businesses are minimally regulated. At the authoritarian end, we have an Empire (the Zion Empire), a parliamentary monarchy currently ruled by a "big-government liberal" party (Galvenia), and a [[~~Peoples~~ Republic of Tyranny]] (the Varald Directorate). The remaining nation, Itaria, is a theocracy governed by the Pontiff, similar to the real-world Vatican but larger. The Three Compadres also illustrate facets of this in their political views: Armin is a libertarian who believes in "less government" and private enterprise, Henrik believes that "big government" is a good thing (and is a fan of Galvenia's Prime Minister, Martell Socius), and Ryan is a centrist.

* [[Sliding Scale of Libertarianism and Authoritarianism]]: The nations of Terra provide good examples. At the libertarian end, we have the Republic of Fulton, which has no federal government, and in which businesses are minimally regulated. At the authoritarian end, we have an Empire (the Zion Empire), a parliamentary monarchy currently ruled by a "big-government liberal" party (Galvenia), and a [[People's Republic of Tyranny]] (the Varald Directorate). The remaining nation, Itaria, is a theocracy governed by the Pontiff, similar to the real-world Vatican but larger. The Three Compadres also illustrate facets of this in their political views: Armin is a libertarian who believes in "less government" and private enterprise, Henrik believes that "big government" is a good thing (and is a fan of Galvenia's Prime Minister, Martell Socius), and Ryan is a centrist.

* [[So Proud of You]]: Ryan's mother says this to him on more than one occasion.

* [[Supreme Chef]]: Both Lavie's grandmother, Anne Lancaster, and her mother, Emily Regale, are renowned for their culinary skills. Jaina Vellin, one of Ryan's classmates, is also described by him as a good cook.

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* [[Actual Pacifist]]: Princess Carranya, which is why she {{spoiler|stows away on the HMS Paradiso to meet the Zion Emperor}} to prevent a potential war involving Galvenia and Zion on one side, and the Varald Directorate on the other.

* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Rinoa's brother, if we go by what she says. He is mostly seen accompanying his parents to various parts of the ship, and grumbling that he didn't get to go swimming.

* [[Badass Boast]]: When Captain Blackheart captures Carranya, right at the end, Ryan has this to say. What makes it more awesome is that he [[Shut UP Hannibal|lives up to his boast]]:

* [[Badass Boast]]: When Captain Blackheart captures Carranya, right at the end, Ryan has this to say. What makes it more awesome is that he [[Shut UP, Hannibal|lives up to his boast]]:

{{quote| '''Ryan:''' ''(bravely)'' "If you hurt her, you're a dead man, Blackheart! A DEAD MAN!!!"}}

* [[Baka]]: Miki in the Teahouse may seem like a cheerful [[Genki Girl]], but get any of her questions wrong in the trivia game and you '''will''' be called this.

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'''Carranya:''' "...Sir!" }}

* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: In the play, Lady Penelope distracts the guards at the entrance to the Viceroy's house with {{spoiler|an impromptu striptease down to her petticoat.}} Prince Derren is at once outraged and fascinated, so much that he misses his cue to run in and knock them out.

* [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Princesses]]: After beginning with apparently [[Irrelevant Sidequest|trivial high-jinks]] aboard a ship, interspersed with [[Mood Whiplash|dramatic cutscenes of events back in Davenport]], the tempo of the story truly picks up once Princess Carranya makes her entrance.

* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]]: After beginning with apparently [[Irrelevant Sidequest|trivial high-jinks]] aboard a ship, interspersed with [[Mood Whiplash|dramatic cutscenes of events back in Davenport]], the tempo of the story truly picks up once Princess Carranya makes her entrance.

* [[Everythings Funkier With Disco]]: The HMS Paradiso has a discotheque in the [[Standard Disco Equipment|classic mould]], headed by the appropriately-named Beatmaster Donald James. On Day 3, Ryan and Carranya share a [[Convenient Slow Dance|memorable moment]] here.

{{quote| '''DJ:''' "I'm Beatmaster Donald James, and people call me DJ DJ!"}}

* [[~~Everythings~~ Sparkly With Jewelry]]: Princess Carranya carries her precious necklace - a birthday gift from the Varald Directorate - with her, even though she's trying to hide her identity. This turns out to be a clue that helps Ryan find out who she really is.

* [[Everything's Sparkly With Jewelry]]: Princess Carranya carries her precious necklace - a birthday gift from the Varald Directorate - with her, even though she's trying to hide her identity. This turns out to be a clue that helps Ryan find out who she really is.

* [[Face Death With Dignity]]: {{spoiler|Prince Wilhelm.}}

* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]: Continues from Act I. The ruling dynasty of the Zion Empire is called the [[First World War|Hohenzollern Dynasty]], and its current rulers are Emperor ''Charlemagne'' and Prince ''Wilhelm''.

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{{quote| '''Ryan:''' ''(bemused)'' "I thought Princesses were supposed to be quiet, and shy, and demure..."<br />

'''Carranya:''' ''(amused)'' "I am all those things. It's just that I feel a little different today." }}

* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: There's a classic moment right at the end of the story, where Captain Blackheart grabs hold of Carranya, tells Ryan to drop his gun if he wants to save her, and taunts him saying that "he's not really a killer". Ryan's response? [[Shut UP Hannibal|A huge Tommy gun blast]] [[Boom Headshot|to Blackheart's head]], followed by his comforting a terrified Carranya as [[To Be Continued|the episode ends.]]

* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: There's a classic moment right at the end of the story, where Captain Blackheart grabs hold of Carranya, tells Ryan to drop his gun if he wants to save her, and taunts him saying that "he's not really a killer". Ryan's response? [[Shut UP, Hannibal|A huge Tommy gun blast]] [[Boom Headshot|to Blackheart's head]], followed by his comforting a terrified Carranya as [[To Be Continued|the episode ends.]]

* [[Identical Stranger]]: Ryan, who has accidentally left Lavie behind at the end of Act I, and is travelling on board the HMS Paradiso alone, gets a shock when he bumps into a girl who looks exactly like her, and thinks that Lavie made it on board somehow. She turns out to be an unrelated tourist named Rinoa, and they end up being friends and acting in a play together.

* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: Carranya tells Ryan that being the Crown Princess makes it nearly impossible for her to have any, except her parents.

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* [[Luminescent Blush]]: As befits her rank and standing, Carranya often does this quite becomingly.

* [[Match Maker Quest]]: Ryan gets a minor one on Day One aboard the Paradiso, when he has to help a squabbling couple get back together. The irony of doing this when [[Love Hurts|his own love life is in a shambles]] is not lost on him, especially when he sees them being [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]] soon after.

* [[Mean Character Nice Actor]]: The actor playing Prince Johan, the villain of the play, is a timid man who worries whether he'll [[Becoming the Mask|start acting evil in real life.]] Rinoa, though she plays a villain and traitor who forms an alliance with Johan, is just a regular teenage girl who's rather amused by the whole experience.

* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: The actor playing Prince Johan, the villain of the play, is a timid man who worries whether he'll [[Becoming the Mask|start acting evil in real life.]] Rinoa, though she plays a villain and traitor who forms an alliance with Johan, is just a regular teenage girl who's rather amused by the whole experience.

* [[Michael Jackson (Music)|Michael Jackson]]: Two of his classic songs - ''Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough'' and ''Liberian Girl'' - are featured in the discotheque of the HMS Paradiso.

* [[Mistaken Age]]: Ryan mistakenly assumes that Carranya's in her twenties when they have a chat in the Calypso Bar; it's actually her nineteenth birthday.

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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Parodied with Joakim, an unseen character who's handsome, wealthy, and famous for writing depressing love poems. We only learn about him from the [[Fan Girl|adoring hordes of mainly female fans]] who are willing to wait in line for over a day to see him.

* [[Nice Hat]]: The Sun Hat, a bonus item that Carranya can pick up near the end of Act II. It's not just a fashion accessory - it blocks critical attacks from enemies.

* [[Obi Wan Moment]]: {{spoiler|Colonel Whitworth's}} death.

* [[Obi-Wan Moment]]: {{spoiler|Colonel Whitworth's}} death.

* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Prince Derren Lionheart, in the play. For example, when Lady Penelope coyly tells him that she loves a man "from the House of Lionheart", this is what ''he'' thinks:

{{quote| '''Prince Derren:''' ''(shocked)'' [[Squick|"Lady Penelope, that's....that's sick!"]]<br />

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* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: The HMS Paradiso's touring theatrical troupe has a comical example - an actor named Wolfman, who wears his wolf mask ''all the time''.

* [[Overly Long Name]]: Princess Carranya Gerius Elizabeth Alexandra Lionheart. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that royalty tend to have such names, and that "Gerius" and "Lionheart" are the names of her ancestral noble houses in Galvenia.

* [[Pimped Out Dress]]: Lady Penelope's costume, in the [[Show Within a Show|play within a play]] about the Galvenian Revolution.

* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: Lady Penelope's costume, in the [[Show Within a Show|play within a play]] about the Galvenian Revolution.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: Lady Penelope in the play - her courage proves vital to saving Galvenia in the end, even if things don't quite go the way she expected. Princess Carranya also turns out to be one, once she gets into battle mode.

* [[Princess Classic]]: Princess Carranya, heiress to the throne of Galvenia, whom Ryan [[Crash Into Hello|bumps into]], [[Boyfriend Bluff|befriends]], and helps out of more than one tight spot. At one point, Ryan suggests that she might have a [[Rebellious Princess|rebellious streak]] in her, but by and large, she fits the Classic mould.

* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: Though she's travelling incognito, Carranya jumps at the chance to wear a [[Pimped Out Dress|noblewoman's pink "period" gown]] when acting in a play. She also openly refers to it as her favourite colour at one point.

* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: Though she's travelling incognito, Carranya jumps at the chance to wear a [[Pimped-Out Dress|noblewoman's pink "period" gown]] when acting in a play. She also openly refers to it as her favourite colour at one point.

* [[Relationship Values]]: Ryan can choose to behave kindly, awkwardly or even romantically towards Carranya, and this affects the responses he gets from her. [[Save the Princess|Saving her life]] isn't optional, though.

* [[Religion Is Magic]]: Princess Carranya's powers in battle seem to work this way: she prays to the Deity, allowing her to use light-based attacks.

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{{quote| '''Ryan:''' ''(with a goofy grin)'' "Lady C - Penelope! How you doing! I mean - dost thou feeleth welleth?"}}

* [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are]]: Ryan tells Carranya that, regardless of her doubts, she ''will'' make a great ruler.

* [[You Called Me X It Must Be Serious]]: In the play, Prince Derren always addresses Lady Penelope as such... except near the end of Act II, where he calls her Penelope after accidentally offending her (see [[Oblivious to Love]], above, for the exchange that leads to this). This moves her to the point where she is able to confess her feelings for him.

* [[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious]]: In the play, Prince Derren always addresses Lady Penelope as such... except near the end of Act II, where he calls her Penelope after accidentally offending her (see [[Oblivious to Love]], above, for the exchange that leads to this). This moves her to the point where she is able to confess her feelings for him.

* [[You Cannot Kill an Idea]]: {{spoiler|Prince Wilhelm's}} dying words allude to this: ''"The sword.. will never triumph over the spirit."''