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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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Nash. |
* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]: Nash. |
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* [[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 |
* [[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. |
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* [[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.}} |
* [[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.}} |
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* [[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]]... |
* [[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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{{quote| '''Jessica''': "My father... my friends... and Kyle..."}} |
{{quote| '''Jessica''': "My father... my friends... and Kyle..."}} |
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** 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. |
** 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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* [[Names to Know in Anime]]: In the Japanese version of the original Sega CD game, there are only a few voice actors, including [[Kikuko Inoue]] voicing both Alex and Luna, [[Rei Sakuma]] as Nall and [[Rokuro Naya]] as Ghaleon. In the remakes, the voices are recast and expand to include... |
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** Alex - [[Akira Ishida]] |
** Alex - [[Akira Ishida]] |
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** Nash - [[Daisuke Sakaguchi]] |
** Nash - [[Daisuke Sakaguchi]] |
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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. |
* [[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. |
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** Unfortunately, this is averted in the remakes - the equipment menus for temporary characters are locked down. |
** Unfortunately, this is averted in the remakes - the equipment menus for temporary characters are locked down. |
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* [[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]]. |
* [[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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* [[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 ''Silver Star Harmony'' to become the only canon bit of Ghaleon background - the member of a long-lived race part. |
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* [[A Taste of Power]]: In ''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 ''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). |
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