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* ''Lunar: The Silver Star'' for [[Sega|Sega CD]], English version released by [[Working Designs]]
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* [[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.
* [[Batman Gambit]]: The Magic Emperor uses the heroes' altruism to help him achieve his goals. {{spoiler|There's a bit of dramatic irony there because Ghaleon's introduction makes him damn close to [[Obviously Evil]]. But he ''is'' a [[Villain
* [[Base
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Jessica and Kyle.
* [[Broken Bridge]]: Played with. In Meryod, your party members literally break a bridge themselves.
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* [[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.
* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Nash.
* [[Brother
* [[Brown Note]]: One of the girls in ''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]]...
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* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: A lot of the Vile Tribe appear as goblin-like monsters. However, the three witches who lead them are hot chicks in [[Stripperiffic]] outfits.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: The Magic Emperor. {{spoiler|It helps that he's seen all this before, from the other side. He knows how heroes think.}}
* [[Death Glare]]: Done for laughs with Mel's introduction, capping off a [[Cut His Heart Out
* [[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]].
* [[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.
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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.}}
* [[Get
* [[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."
* [[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
** WD 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}}. WD added this to their versions, so ''Lunar Legend'' and ''Silver Star Harmony'' are more straightforward.
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* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: {{spoiler|If Alex wants to survive approaching Luna/Althena at the climax while she assails him with lightning, he has to play his harp/ocarina first to reach out to her remaining humanity and love for him.}}
* [[Incest Is Relative]]: The town of Meryod is populated entirely by inbred hicks, who seem to delight in mentioning their [[Squick|squicky]] close interrelation with each other.
* [[Jerk
* [[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?
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* [[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.
* [[Port Town]]: Saith, the town where your party [[Get
* [[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."
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* [[Solid Gold Poop]]: What dragon diamonds are made of. This isn't a translation gag, either. It's in the Japanese version as well.
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* [[So Long and Thanks For All
** Unfortunately, this is averted in the remakes - the equipment menus for temporary characters are locked down.
* [[Straw Man Has a Point]]: {{spoiler|Ghaleon}}'s belief in the ''Complete'' and ''Harmony'' versions, that {{spoiler|humanity ''needs'' a god for protection, and cannot look after itself}}, turns out to have been extremely well-founded considering the events of [[Lunar Eternal Blue|the sequel]].
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* [[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.
* [[Villain
* [[Visible Silence]]: Alex is the king of this.
* [[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
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Ramus' dad, the mayor of Burg, won't accept his son's insistence on leaving the continent for any reason.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: The Magic Emperor, albeit much more in ''Silver Star Story'' than the original.
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