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The plot is traditional (and thus predictable) and the gameplay is much the same: anyone who has played an [[Eastern RPG]] will be perfectly at home with ''Lunar''. To be as successful as it's been, other elements have to seize the player's interest. In this case, those are the writing and the music. The blend of engaging characters, the colorful writing full of [[Shout-Out|shout outs]] and [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|fourth wall breaking]] humor, and the acclaimed soundtrack (two of them, as ''Lunar: The Silver Star'''s music is distinct from the others) are what has given ''Lunar'' its staying power.

The original ''Lunar 1'' was released in North America back in 1993... long enough ago that the plot twists actually surprised some players. In 1999, the widely-played ''Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete'' remake was released on PlayStation, and it strongly influenced the versions to follow. ''Lunar Legend'' was released in 2001, early in the life of the [[Game Boy Advance]]; opinions on it are mixed, so [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on its quality. Most recently, ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'' was released on PSP. It is heavily based on Working Designs' version of ''Silver Star Story''; the new localizer XSeed even brought Jennifer Stigile (fan-favorite singer/voice actress from the Working Designs talent pool) on board to re-record English versions of the songs.

The original ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' was released in North America back in 1993... long enough ago that the plot twists actually surprised some players. In 1999, the widely-played ''Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete'' remake was released on PlayStation, and it strongly influenced the versions to follow. ''Lunar Legend'' was released in 2001, early in the life of the [[Game Boy Advance]]; opinions on it are mixed, so [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on its quality. Most recently, ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'' was released on PSP. It is heavily based on Working Designs' version of ''Silver Star Story''; the new localizer XSeed even brought Jennifer Stigile (fan-favorite singer/voice actress from the Working Designs talent pool) on board to re-record English versions of the songs.

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* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Despite her mild-mannered and shy personality, Mia wields a bitch slap that visibly leaves a mark.

* [[Artificial Brilliance]]: In the PSP remake: it's important to protect Jessica against the final boss because he actually [[Shoot the Medic First|goes after her first!]]

* [[Ascended Extra]]: In the Sega-CD game, Luna is in the party for about a fourth of the game and doesn't have a major role until she gets kidnapped {{spoiler|and brainwashed into the evil goddess}} around the halfway point. In ''Silver Star Story'', she stays with the party until the aformentioned kidnapping.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: In the Sega-CD game, Luna is in the party for about a fourth of the game and doesn't have a major role until she gets kidnapped {{spoiler|and brainwashed into the evil goddess}} around the halfway point. In ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'', she stays with the party until the aformentioned kidnapping.

* [[Award Bait Song]]: Tsubasa/Wings and Wind's Nocturne from ''Silver Star Story''/''Silver Star Harmony''. Both songs fit the description to a T.

* [[Award Bait Song]]: Tsubasa/Wings and Wind's Nocturne from ''Lunar: Silver Star Story''/''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony''. Both songs fit the description to a T.

* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Despite all their fighting, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Kyle]] ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|breaks out of stone]]'' [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|to save Jessica]].

* [[Badass Normal]]: Despite being part of a group that also contains three magic users and guy who dreams of becoming a Dragonmaster {{spoiler|and eventually does}}, Kyle is content with taking a sword and slaying monsters with brute force.

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* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Jessica and Kyle.

* [[Betting Minigame]]: The original ''Lunar'' features a blackjack mini-game with Brett in Saith. A bit of advice: ''do not'' take up his offer for a double-or-nothing game. He's a [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|Cheating Bastard]] from Reza, the game's designated [[Vice City|city of thieves]]. As it turns out, there is another NPC in Reza who will play the same game with you, but she proves less of a jerk by playing fair.

* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: Not really her position, but in the remakes of ''The Silver Star'', Xenobia harbors an unrequited love for {{spoiler|Ghaleon}}. [[Genre Savvy|She even seems aware that he'll never return her affections]], and claims it's part of what attracts her to him.

* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: Not really her position, but in the remakes of ''Lunar: The Silver Star'', Xenobia harbors an unrequited love for {{spoiler|Ghaleon}}. [[Genre Savvy|She even seems aware that he'll never return her affections]], and claims it's part of what attracts her to him.

** In the intro to ''Silver Star Harmony'', Dragonmaster Dyne acts like a schoolboy trying to work up the courage to ask Althena to the big dance. Ghaleon might have had a thing for her too. He's either a devout believer in the Goddess, or he's crushing on her, hard. Or both.

** In the intro to ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'', Dragonmaster Dyne acts like a schoolboy trying to work up the courage to ask Althena to the big dance. Ghaleon might have had a thing for her too. He's either a devout believer in the Goddess, or he's crushing on her, hard. Or both.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Kyle: party resident crude, muscle-bound leader of a band of (friendly!) bandits. In the remakes, he fools enemies with a considerably ugly and unconvincing [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] disguise. Another example is Master Mel: a crude, muscle-bound former leader of a band of ''pirates''.

* [[Boring but Practical]]: The Sega CD version gave the characters ''several'' more spells for all characters (including attack songs for Luna), but several of these were just multi-target variations on existing spells or were too overspecialized to be useful (curing only sleep instead of all status effects, for instance). ''Silver Star Story'', in contrast, gives each character only up to eight spells, tops.

* [[Boring but Practical]]: The Sega CD version gave the characters ''several'' more spells for all characters (including attack songs for Luna), but several of these were just multi-target variations on existing spells or were too overspecialized to be useful (curing only sleep instead of all status effects, for instance). ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'', in contrast, gives each character only up to eight spells, tops.

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Nash.

* [[Broken Bridge]]: Played with. In Meryod, your party members literally break a bridge themselves.

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Whoof. All versions of ''Silver Star'' are a classic example of this being played ''perfectly straight'', to the [[Squick|disquiet]] of many. Alex and Luna [[Not Blood Siblings|not even remotely related]], sure (what with Luna {{spoiler|being an ''incarnated divinity'' and all}}), but the game makes explicit the fact that they've been raised together since they were ''infants''. Apparently, the writers don't think [[wikipedia:Imprinting (psychology)#Westermarck effect|the Westermarck effect]] should kick in, for some reason. This is one of the few real points of contention on the game's quality these days.

* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: Whoof. All versions of ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' are a classic example of this being played ''perfectly straight'', to the [[Squick|disquiet]] of many. Alex and Luna [[Not Blood Siblings|not even remotely related]], sure (what with Luna {{spoiler|being an ''incarnated divinity'' and all}}), but the game makes explicit the fact that they've been raised together since they were ''infants''. Apparently, the writers don't think [[wikipedia:Imprinting (psychology)#Westermarck effect|the Westermarck effect]] should kick in, for some reason. This is one of the few real points of contention on the game's quality these days.

* [[Brown Note]]: One of the girls in ''The Silver Star'' fancies herself a potential kidnapping victim, since the Magic Emperor is collecting singers, but... "tone deaf" is putting it nicely. Also, {{spoiler|Luna/Althena's singing under the Magic Emperor's influence can cause pain and illnesses}}.

* [[Brown Note]]: One of the girls in ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' fancies herself a potential kidnapping victim, since the Magic Emperor is collecting singers, but... "tone deaf" is putting it nicely. Also, {{spoiler|Luna/Althena's singing under the Magic Emperor's influence can cause pain and illnesses}}.

* [[But Thou Must!]]: Occasionally [[Lampshaded]]: one NPC that does this to you says that he can keep this up much longer than you can. Better still, it's a villain, asking you to let him go since he's [[Defeat Means Friendship|learned his lesson]]...

** You will always {{spoiler|get the White Dragon Wings stolen from Nall, regardless of whether Nall even ''has'' them}}.

* [[Capital City]]: ''Lunar 1'' has the [[Merchant City]] and [[Shining City]] types, played ''very'' straight and ''very'' faithfully.

* [[Capital City]]: ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' has the [[Merchant City]] and [[Shining City]] types, played ''very'' straight and ''very'' faithfully.

** [[Merchant City|Meribia]] is the largest city in the setting and is ''the'' trade hub. It comes complete with the requisite [[Bazaar of the Bizarre]], Black Rose Street.

** [[Shining City|Vane]], located on a [[Floating Continent|island in the sky]], is the headquarters of the [[Magical Society|Magic Guild]] and a center of learning, with typically self-important citizenry (but not [[egregious]]ly so). The city has a reputation a being the ace in the hole for the forces of good. {{spoiler|Which means you get to [[Watching Troy Burn|see it crash]] as the [[Eucatastrophe]] gears up}}.

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* [[Death Glare]]: Done for laughs with Mel's introduction, capping off a [[Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon]] threat.

* {{spoiler|[[Doomed Hometown]]}}: {{spoiler|Burg is razed by the Magic Emperor, while all its inhabitants are kidnapped and pressed into slavery (they're rescued eventually)}}. Only in the original version, though, as this was left out of the remakes.

* [[The Dragon]]: Xenobia of the Vile Tribe. In the remakes, she is joined by {{spoiler|her sisters Royce and Phacia}}. The skeletal remains of the Black Dragon in ''The Silver Star'' arguably counts.

* [[The Dragon]]: Xenobia of the Vile Tribe. In the remakes, she is joined by {{spoiler|her sisters Royce and Phacia}}. The skeletal remains of the Black Dragon in ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' arguably counts.

* [[Dramatic Irony]]: In the PSP remake, if you choose to let Laike help you in the ambush, Luna will joke about Alex's skills, saying that if he doesn't improve quick enough, then there wouldn't be anyone to save her. Anyone who has played the earlier versions of the game know just how dark the meaning behind her words are.

* [[Duet Bonding]]: Used for blatant ship tease in the remakes, as Alex and Luna perform duets together with ocarina and vocals. It shows up most memorably in Lyton, where only a duet of true love can open the path to the Blue Dragon's Shrine. So, Kyle and Jessica try it, as well as Nash and Mia... unfortunately, all four are lousy singers and fail, but the ship tease is still pretty heavy. Alex and Luna, on the other hand, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|are able to open the shrine despite Luna being nowhere in sight, hearing the song through the pure]] [[Power of Love]].

* [[Eternal Engine]]: Might's Tower, Taben's Tower, and the Grindery are all machine-themed dungeons.

* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: {{spoiler|Luna. Also, observe the progression of Ghaleon's Four Heroes costume, his Premier outfit, and the Magic Emperor armor. And his final costume exhibits [[Bishonen Line]]}}.

* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: {{spoiler|Luna. Also, observe the progression of Ghaleon's Four Heroes costume, his Premier outfit and the Magic Emperor armor. And his final costume exhibits [[Bishonen Line]]}}.

* [[Evil Overlord]]: The Magic Emperor is this and [[Card-Carrying Villain]] for the most part, and pulls off the traditional Evil Overlord look ''[[Evil Is Cool|with style]]''. There is some hidden moral ambiguity in his reason to conquer the world, though.

* [[Evil Overlord]]: The Magic Emperor is this and [[Card-Carrying Villain]] for the most part, and pulls off the traditional [[Evil Overlord]] look ''[[Evil Is Cool|with style]]''. There is some hidden moral ambiguity in his reason to conquer the world though.

* [[Exclusively Evil]]: The Vile Tribe in ''The Silver Star''. The remakes add exceptions.

* [[Exclusively Evil]]: The Vile Tribe in ''Lunar: The Silver Star''. The remakes add exceptions.

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Ghaleon}}.

* [[Fake Defector]]: {{spoiler|Nash}}, in the original ''The Silver Star.'' This was changed to a genuine [[Face Heel Turn]] in the remakes.

* [[Fake Defector]]: {{spoiler|Nash}}, in the original ''Lunar: The Silver Star.'' This was changed to a genuine [[Face Heel Turn]] in the remakes.

* [[Fake King]]: Xenobia replacing Lemia Ausa in ''The Silver Star''.

* [[Fake King]]: Xenobia replacing Lemia Ausa in ''Lunar: The Silver Star''.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Between humans and the Vile Tribe. Humans regard the Vile Tribe as [[Exclusively Evil]] and the Vile Tribe hates them for exiling them to a barren wasteland where they can barely eke out a miserable existence.

** Subverted for beastmen: Jessica and Hell Mel's appearances are barely worthy of comment.

* [[Fighting a Shadow]]: {{spoiler|The first battle against "Ghaleon" in the remakes}}. It went down '' a little differently'' in ''The Silver Star''.

* [[Fighting a Shadow]]: {{spoiler|The first battle against "Ghaleon" in the remakes}}. It went down '' a little differently'' in ''Lunar: The Silver Star''.

* [[Five-Bad Band]]: Played straight.

** The [[Big Bad]]: Magic Emperor {{spoiler|Ghaleon}}.

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** Dyne rescues Althena like Alex rescues Luna.

** Ghaleon is devoted to Althena in a way similar to Nash's feelings for Mia, {{spoiler|and they both sort of [[Face Heel Turn]] because of that person}}.

* [[Genre Blindness]]: The main cast, when they initially meet him, have not the slightest hint of an idea that {{spoiler|Ghaleon}} is [[Obviously Evil|eviler than evil]] despite all the [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|pretty silver hair]] and [[Evil Eye|evil eyes]] and such. Obviously, this puts them at a disadvantage against a [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] enemy. Amusingly, as ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' was one of the first RPGs ever to land in the West, a lot of people actually fell for it.

* [[Genre Blindness]]: The main cast, when they initially meet him, have not the slightest hint of an idea that {{spoiler|Ghaleon}} is [[Obviously Evil|eviler than evil]] despite all the [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|pretty silver hair]] and [[Evil Eye|evil eyes]] and such. Obviously, this puts them at a disadvantage against a [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] enemy. Amusingly, as ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' was one of the first RPGs ever to land in the West, a lot of people actually fell for it. Let's be fair now, he's only a hero who protected the world from evil in very recent memory, and it's not like any of the other great heroes were evil.

** Let's be fair now, he's only a hero who protected the world from evil in very recent memory, and it's not like any of the other great heroes were evil.

* [[Get on the Boat]]: From Caldor Island to the main continent and back. In the original game, Luna stays behind and wishes Alex good luck, but in the remake, she stays with you for quite a while... {{spoiler|just long enough to get kidnapped by Ghaleon}}.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: In ''Silver Star Story'', examine the chicken in Alex's house. An irritated Nall will comment on how they wake him up in the morning and how he wants to "choke them".

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: In ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'', examine the chicken in Alex's house. An irritated Nall will comment on how they wake him up in the morning and how he wants to "choke them".

* [[Good Parents]]: Alex is a rare RPG protagonist who still has two living parents, and his father helps you get through the game's first dungeon. After this, however, they don't play much of a role in the plot.

* [[Guest Star Party Member]]: Tempest, Laike and Ghaleon.

* [[Guide Dang It]]: Getting all the Bromides and secret items. These are instances of [[Difficulty by Region]] in the [[Working Designs]] versions.

** Working Designs changed the triggers for some items in ''Silver Star Story Complete'' so that they were nigh impossible for the player to find without instructions. No such changes were made in ''Harmony'', so the secret items are easier to find.

** Raise your hand if you knew right away that you were supposed to {{spoiler|play music to Luna at the end of the game so she won't fry you with lightning}}. Working Designs added this to their versions, so ''Lunar Legend'' and ''Silver Star Harmony'' are more straightforward.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Nash from ''Silver Star Story Complete''}} counts. {{spoiler|It takes a huge slap from his mistress and beatdown by the party to knock some sense into him}}.

** {{spoiler|Phacia}} from ''Silver Star Story Complete''.

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** Luna has one of these as well {{spoiler|just before she get's kidnapped by Ghaleon}}. [http://lunar-net.com/sssc/screens/18/images/image_86_07-19-2004_61432.68.jpg It's pretty epic too].

* [[Hero Worshipper]]: Alex really, ''really'' loves Dragonmaster Dyne... but [[Ho Yay|not in that way, of course]]. He actually gets a chance to [[Ascended Fanboy|live out his dream]].

** Ghaleon towards Althena in the intro to ''Silver Star Harmony'': appropriate, since she ''is'' a goddess.

** Ghaleon towards Althena in the intro to ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'': appropriate, since she ''is'' a goddess.

* [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: In the first remake, you're treated to a bunch of these if you watch the credits roll completely. Unsurprisingly, the VA for [[Large Ham|the Magic Emperor]] gets the lion's share of these.

* [[A Human Am I]]: Luna.

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* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Kyle. Because of the way he is, Jessica can't decide if she loves him or hates his guts.

* [[Just Like Robin Hood]]: Kyle.

* [[Kaizo Trap]]: So you just beat the Magic Emperor. If you're playing ''The Silver Star'' or ''Silver Star Story Complete'', do remember to play the harp/ocarina, mmkay?

* [[Kaizo Trap]]: So you just beat the Magic Emperor. If you're playing ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' or ''Silver Star Story Complete'', do remember to play the harp/ocarina, mmkay?

* [[Large Ham]]: The Magic Emperor. Also, Hell Mel to a lesser extent.

* [[Lethal Chef]]: When Jessica announces that she plans to make dinner, the staff ''panic''. Her utter inability to cook bothers her deeply, since she doesn't exactly like being unfeminine.

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* [[Musical Spoiler]]: In ''Silver Star Story Complete'', the Alex's Ocarina item functions as a music test. One of the tracks is titled {{spoiler|"Magic Emperor Ghaleon". Yeah}}...

* [[Music for Courage]]: Luna and the other imprisoned girls in the Grindery when Alex is trying to raise the Blue Dragon Shrine.

* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]: In ''Silver Star Harmony'', when Jessica mopes after the rest of your party gets turned to stone.

* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]: In ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'', when Jessica mopes after the rest of your party gets turned to stone.

{{quote|'''Jessica''': "My father... my friends... and Kyle..."}}

** Granted, this one is a bit different than usual, as instead of the Zoidberg here being less important than the others, the loss of Kyle is the one that hits Jess the hardest.

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* [[Not Himself|Not Herself]]: Lemia. She throws Alex and company into the dungeon upon their first meeting at the Vane magic guild. {{spoiler|It is later revealed that this Lemia was actually Xenobia, and the real Lemia was thrown in the dungeon and slapped with a crown that robbed her of most of her memory}}.

* [[Only the Chosen May Wield]]: Althena's Sword is an example of the Sword in the Stone variety.

* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: In ''The Silver Star'', Alex must journey to Althena's Tower as the final step to become a Dragonmaster. Two winged, humanoid dragons (the Dragon Angels) challenge him to a two-on-one [[Duel Boss]] for the right to wield Althena's Sword. All of the remakes cut them out entirely.

* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: In ''Lunar: The Silver Star'', Alex must journey to Althena's Tower as the final step to become a Dragonmaster. Two winged, humanoid dragons (the Dragon Angels) challenge him to a two-on-one [[Duel Boss]] for the right to wield Althena's Sword. All of the remakes cut them out entirely.

* [[Port Town]]: Saith, the town where your party [[Get on the Boat|gets on the boat]].

* [[Psychic Dreams for Everyone]]: Right before his return voyage to Caldor\Honmel Island, Alex has a dream that Luna gets taken away from him. Guess what happens when he actually goes back?

* [[Razor Wind]]: Kyle's "Sonic Riser" attack, which is lampshaded with a kamaitachi reference in the description: "release weasel".

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Most evil or possessed characters get red eyes in ''Silver Star Story''. Most notably, {{spoiler|Luna's}} eyes turn red after {{spoiler|she is both revealed as the Goddess Althena and brainwashed by the [[Big Bad]]}}.

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Most evil or possessed characters get red eyes in ''Lunar: Silver Star Story''. Most notably, {{spoiler|Luna's}} eyes turn red after {{spoiler|she is both revealed as the Goddess Althena and brainwashed by the [[Big Bad]]}}.

* [[Reference Overdosed]]: The English translation goes nuts with this. Characters will talk about anything from Courtney Love to Wheaties.

* [[Retired Badass]]: Laike {{spoiler|[[That Man Is Dead|the man once known as Dragonmaster Dyne]]}}.

* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]: The Magic Emperor, after Alex defeats the Black Dragon in ''The Silver Star''. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Nice job breaking the seal on Althena, hero.]]

* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]: The Magic Emperor, after Alex defeats the Black Dragon in ''Lunar: The Silver Star''. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Nice job breaking the seal on Althena, hero.]]

* [[Say My Name]]:

{{quote|'''Alex''': "LUNA!"

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* [[So Long and Thanks For All the Gear]]: Played straight in the original versions. Ghaleon and Laike join your party for a single mission each, and you can take all their equipment and sell it. They're both ridiculously powerful, and can usually beat whatever comes to them bare-handed.

** Unfortunately, this is averted in the remakes: the equipment menus for temporary characters are locked down.

* [[Sure Why Not]]: For many years there was nary a hint about Ghaleon's background. Coupled with the fact that his appearance doesn't fit any of Lunar's races, this sparked substantial fan speculation. The spin-off manga ''Lunar: Vheen Airship Story'' proposed that Ghaleon is [[Last of His Kind|the last]] of a long-lived Vile Tribe subspecies that once ruled the magic city of Vane. One of these details was imported into ''Silver Star Harmony'' to become the only canon bit of Ghaleon background: the member of a long-lived race part.

* [[Sure Why Not]]: For many years there was nary a hint about Ghaleon's background. Coupled with the fact that his appearance doesn't fit any of Lunar's races, this sparked substantial fan speculation. The spin-off manga ''Lunar: Vheen Airship Story'' proposed that Ghaleon is [[Last of His Kind|the last]] of a long-lived Vile Tribe subspecies that once ruled the magic city of Vane. One of these details was imported into ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'' to become the only canon bit of Ghaleon background: the member of a long-lived race part.

* [[Taken for Granite]]: Hell Mel.

* [[A Taste of Power]]: In ''Silver Star Harmony'', the prologue sequence involves controlling the Four Heroes in their prime. They're all based on what the main cast would eventually become (though missing a member: Ghaleon doubles for both Jessica and Nash).

* [[A Taste of Power]]: In ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'', the prologue sequence involves controlling the Four Heroes in their prime. They're all based on what the main cast would eventually become (though missing a member: Ghaleon doubles for both Jessica and Nash).

* [[Three Amigos]]: Alex, Ramus and Luna.

* [[Tin Tyrant]]: The Magic Emperor.

* [[Tomboyish Name]]: Royce.

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Nash apparently in his introduction in the ''Silver Star Story''/''Silver Star Harmony'', though he's [[Idiot Ball|not that bad in rest of the game]]. The party comes across a very [[Obvious Trap]], commenting that [[Schmuck Bait|only a complete idiot would fall for]] such a thing. Cue Nash screaming for help.

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Nash apparently in his introduction in the ''Lunar: Silver Star Story''/''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'', though he's [[Idiot Ball|not that bad in rest of the game]]. The party comes across a very [[Obvious Trap]], commenting that [[Schmuck Bait|only a complete idiot would fall for]] such a thing. Cue Nash screaming for help.

* [[Troperiffic]]: The head writer knew that the twists in ''Lunar 1'' were easy to read. [[Word of God|That's what he was was going for]]: rewarding genre savvy players by [[Trope Telegraphing|playing to their expectations]].

* [[Troperiffic]]: The head writer knew that the twists in ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' were easy to read. [[Word of God|That's what he was was going for]]: rewarding genre savvy players by [[Trope Telegraphing|playing to their expectations]].

* [[Tsundere]]: Jessica, who as a priestess-in-training has a sensitive side, but also a very mean streak... especially when her boyfriend Kyle does something stupid.

* [[Tsundere]]: Jessica, who as a priestess-in-training has a sensitive side, but also a very mean streak... especially when her boyfriend Kyle does something stupid (which is rather often).

** Which is rather often.

* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Alex's party. See also [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]] above.

* [[Vanilla Edition]]: ''Silver Star Story'' got the [[Feelies]]-free Fanart Edition three years after its original U.S. release, and ''Silver Star Harmony'' released regular and limited editions simultaneously.

* [[Vanilla Edition]]: ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'' got the [[Feelies]]-free Fanart Edition three years after its original U.S. release, and ''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'' released regular and limited editions simultaneously.

* [[Vendor Trash]]: The Sega CD version contained so ''much'' Vendor Trash that the remakes feel downright devoid of items by comparison.

* [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]]: In ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'', there is {{spoiler|The Fortress of Althena/Azure City of Althena}} which is a {{spoiler|huge floating city with the Goddess Tower located in the center, and sucks out the life energy of the land, essentially turning the surface of the world into something like our moon}}. Not to mention that as soon as it appears, the entire sky turns dark. Everyone is afraid of it, and once it has been risen, everyone seems to lose hope in life.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: Luna's [[First Girl Wins]] cred? Unbeatable.

* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: Though he's never shown tending to it, the Magic Emperor keeps a garden. A garden full of pixies, to boot. Could count as a [[Pet the Dog]] moment, since most of the pixies think he's genuinely nice, if out of touch with reality. The first time the party meets him {{spoiler|as Ghaleon}}, he's also shown to be good with a lute.

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* [[Weapon Tombstone]]: In the remakes, Dyne's Monument has his sword stuck in it. {{spoiler|Eventually, Alex pulls it out and uses it to become the Dragonmaster}}.

* [[Welcome to the Big City]]: All the party members are thrilled to arrive in the bustling [[Merchant City]] of Meribia early in the game. Being that the story is [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|high in idealism]], just about everyone in Meribia is as friendly and well-meaning as can be. That doesn't keep the party from getting robbed by a crooked jeweler, though.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: The Magic Emperor, albeit much more in ''Silver Star Story'' than the original.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: The Magic Emperor, albeit much more in ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'' than the original.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Ramus' dad, the mayor of Burg, won't accept his son's insistence on leaving the continent for any reason.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: ''The Silver Star'': {{spoiler|midgame wham: Ghaleon is a traitor, kills Quark, and kidnaps Luna. In the span of about 2 minutes}}.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: ''Lunar: The Silver Star'': {{spoiler|midgame wham: Ghaleon is a traitor, kills Quark, and kidnaps Luna. In the span of about 2 minutes}}.

** ''Silver Star Story'': the above, plus {{spoiler|lategame wham: Alex goes to rescue Luna after the final fight with the Magic Emperor. But then, [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]! Luna is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]], and spectacularly raises the [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] out of the earth. And Ghaleon's death? All a ruse}}.

** ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'': the above, plus {{spoiler|lategame wham: Alex goes to rescue Luna after the final fight with the Magic Emperor. But then, [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]! Luna is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]], and spectacularly raises the [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] out of the earth. And Ghaleon's death? All a ruse}}.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: The reason for {{spoiler|Ghaleon's}} [[Face Heel Turn]] in all versions, although the details vary.

* [[Whip It Good]]: Tempest, but only in the original game; Game Arts stuck him with a bow in all the remakes.