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All four games tell the story of a young man named Alex who sets out on a classic [[The Hero's Journey|hero's journey]] with all the trimmings. The details vary a bit from version to version, but have the same underlying structure: the protagonist, Alex, [[Hero Worshipper|admires a famous hero]] named [[Precursor Heroes|Dragonmaster Dyne]] who died 15 years prior. So, when [[The Herald|a dragon offers him the call]] to adventure, he [[Jumped At the Call|jumps at it]], seeing it as an opportunity to follow in his idol's footsteps. His journey gets him [[Belly of the Whale|mixed up in a conflict]] between the forces of good and a villain called Magic Emperor, with the fate of the world at stake. By facing this foe, Alex gains the wherewithal to make all his dreams come true. He goes on a grand adventure, prevails against the baddie [[Near Villain Victory|when it seems like all hope is lost]], gets the girl, and saves the world.
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
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.
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** In the intro to ''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.
* [[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
* [[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 [
* [[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]]...
** 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.
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* [[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]].}}
* [[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]]}}
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* [["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.
* [[Wham! Episode]]: ''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.}}
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: The reason for {{spoiler|Ghaleon's}} [[Face Heel Turn]] in all versions, although the details vary.
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