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=== The ''Lunar'' series and related media provide examples of: ===

* [[A Boy and His X]]: Both of the main games have flying "cats" that are constant companions to the main character; Nall in ''Lunar 1'' and Ruby in ''Lunar 2''. They are [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]]-in-chief for their respective games and they share the same [[Berserk Button]] - don't call them cats.

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: There's one under Meribia which appears in ''Lunar 1'' and ''Lunar 2'' both. And yes, it's filled with monsters. In ''Lunar 2'', Ramus turns it into a tourist attraction called the "Tunnels of Carnage."

* [[Catgirl]] / [[Petting Zoo People]]: The beastpeople, who are all over the map on this one. ''Lunar 1'''s catgirl is a ''half''catgirl, and her features are rather elven. Leo and Mauri in ''Lunar 2'' are more obvious beast people.

** Elaborated upon in [http://www.sceneryrecalled.com/trans/lunarqa.txt an FAQ from a Japanese artbook]:

Well, then, you might say, are there hippo-types and seagull-types? Umm... sure, why not; it'll be interesting <g>. }}

* [[Combat Medic]]: Lunar healer characters come from the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' cleric mold - let 'em [[Carry a Big Stick]] or an [[Epic Flail]] and they can crack heads. Jessica can hold her own with maces and claws. Ronfar too, but it's usually better to give him crests that enable magic spells.

** The {{spoiler|Althena/Lucia relationship}} in particular is popular target of fan speculation. {{spoiler|Lucia and Althena know each other's purposes, and are similar enough that Lucia can assume Althena's powers. Lucia seems ''deeply hurt'' that Luna-Althena chose to become mortal (read: Lucia will never see her again). Luna-Althena, for her part, was clearly concerned about how Lucia would take it, to the point that she recorded a message explaining the situation, her reasoning, and some words of encouragement for Lucia. So what the hell is their relationship? Sisters? Mother-daughter? They're ''obviously'' very similar physically, and at the start of the game Althena is the only person Lucia actually cares about... so ''what are they''?}} More than fifteen years fans have been waiting and we ''still'' don't have any payoff on this, [[All There in the Manual|not even in the extra material]].

*** The closest answer the fans will ever get came from [http://www.sceneryrecalled.com/trans/lunarqa.txt an FAQ from a Japanese artbook]:

Althena, Lucia, and Zophar are all probably the same type of entity. We call them gods, and while that's a possibility, the truth seems to be a little different. So, then, what are they? Well...we don't really know. C'mon, this isn't sci-fi; gimme a break if I can't be clear on everything <g>. }}

* [[Magical Incantation]]: In the ''Childhood's End'' and ''Vheen Airship Story'' mangas, it's stated that humans need to use either incantations or prayers to use magic. When someone can cast magic without this, it's a dead giveaway that they're actually a member of the Vile Tribe.

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: A veritable auto-include, but some games in the series play with this trope.

** ''The Silver Star'' played it straight and gave the final boss a second, monstrous form, complete with epic [[Large Ham]] transformation.

** The Lunar 1 remakes...{{spoiler|avert this. No monster form. No multiple stages. Just one incredibly hard-hitting [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]].}}

** The confrontation with the [[Big Bad]] in ''Lunar 2'' is an ideal example of the trope, with three (or four?) stages, including [[Clipped-Wing Angel]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: Many of the Working Designs jokes consist of [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] of various kinds.

** XSEED's translation of ''Silver Star Harmony'' has a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Castlevania]] II: Simon's Quest'' in the form of Nall having a dream about getting a silk bag from a graveyard duck during the camping scene in the Lost Woods:

...zzz...give me...the...bag..." }}

** "Delays are temporary, mediocrity is forever." This line in ''Silver Star Story'', uttered by Myght, is an allusion to [[Working Designs]]' frequent [[Schedule Slip|release schedule slips]]. [[Xseed]] kept it in ''Silver Star Harmony''.