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'''Mana-Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy''' is a direct [[Sequel]] to the original ''[[Mana Khemia]]''. It was localized and released by NIS America in late August, ([[Blind Idiot Translation|wrongly subtitled]], as the original Japanese title is roughly translated to the Alchemists of the Fallen Academy.) The new game features a completely unique cast of characters, except for three cameos. The class and alchemy systems remain more or less unchanged, but the grow book system, battle mechanics, and field monster AI are all retooled.▼
▲'''''Mana-Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy''''' is a direct [[Sequel]] to the original ''[[Mana Khemia]]''. It was localized and released by [[NIS America]] in late August, ([[Blind Idiot Translation|wrongly subtitled]], as the original Japanese title is roughly translated to the Alchemists of the Fallen Academy.) The new game features a completely unique cast of characters, except for three cameos. The class and alchemy systems remain more or less unchanged, but the grow book system, battle mechanics, and field monster AI are all retooled.
The storytelling style is also changed. The events of the story are now told in two different playthroughs, each featuring a different main character and core cast. Completing both character's stories unlocks a [[Bonus Dungeon|third story]] which brings all the characters together and concludes the game's plot.
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* [[Anime Theme Song]]: "My Silly Days".
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: Averted; everybody participates. The total number of party members has been cut down to 5 per character story, with 3 on vanguard, 2 in support, and an empty slot for guest characters.
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* [[Black Magician Girl]]: Chloe. It's a skill set that [[Dark Chick|matches her personality perfectly.]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Lampshaded by the party members when they encountered the Light Mana, stating something around how boring a blond villain is.
* [[Brother
* [[Girl in
* [[Bratty Half
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Puni Kichi, to the point where Puniyo offers him to Lily ''multiple'' times during the game. To a lesser extent, Enna, Pepperoni, Et, Puni Taro, and Whim.
** Raze, too, considering how often he gets into trouble by other characters.
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* [[Continuity Nod]]: the Dragon's Grave returns, albeit with differences to the original. The Millenium Tree as well, but it has grown; it's now the Millennium ''Forest''.
** Don't forget Mana Ruins, which is now separated into Deep Sea Ruins and Deep Ruins.
** Flay's [[BFS|Mechsword]] and Tony's [[Sinister Scythe]] can be seen in their respective offices.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: The Dark Mana King and Raze's grandfather.
* [[Country Mouse]]: Ulrika and Chloe come from a very rural and backwoods village. True to this trope's description, Ulrika quickly becomes a [[Rich Bitch|target of rivalry with Lily.]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: there's a reason why Enna's deathly afraid of his sister.
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: {{spoiler|Arguably Tetri, even after [[One
* [[Demonic Possession]]: Played for laughs in one of Chloe's character quests. However, due to her nature as a [[Dark Chick]], Ulrika ends up to be the only one who noticed this.
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: when Corona first appears in the school {{spoiler|to find Yun}}, she insults Puniyo, Ulrika, Pepperoni, Goto, Mr. Tony and <s>even</s> Principal Zeppel. They (with the exception of Puniyo, who instead had a comic [[Heroic BSOD]]) later deliver a beatdown not to the girl, but to the poor guy that has the ''least'' involvement: Raze!
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: PLENTY of them. Pepperoni wrestles with Goto while covered with oil comes to mind...
* [[Dope Slap]]: the first thing Ulrika ever does to {{spoiler|try and calm down Uryu.}} [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Not exactly]] [[What an Idiot!|the best idea]] [[One
* [[Dual
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]/[[The Legions of Hell]]: whatever the creature Chloe calls out in her attacks.
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Lily doesn't easily forgive Raze after injuring Whim with his Mana-slaying sword, whatever his excuse is.}}
* [[
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Chloe, in her Finishing Strike.
* [[Evolving Attack]]: The characters' skills can be upgraded through the Grow Book. Lily is an exception, since you only need certain materials those will trigger scenes where her skills are upgraded.
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** We're told fairly early on in his character quests that {{spoiler|he's not a fairy}}, but it's not until near the end of either story that we find out {{spoiler|what he really is: a Mana, or at least partly one.}} See [[Epileptic Trees]] above.
* [[Faux Action Girl]]: Sasalina arguably qualifies. It is described that she has amazing archery skills... and yet she always ends up defeated by your party.
** To be fair, she is ganged up by a group of five/six people.
* [[Fetish]]: Lily sure is fond of Punis. When a few of them arrive on campus, she arranges to have her servants capture them so that she can... touch them. Later in the game, she falls in love with one for a few seconds, and when the opportunity to make her breasts larger presents itself some time afterward she tries to envision them having the texture of punis, "so she could touch a puni whenever she wants."
** Lily can ''smell'' Punis. Think about that for a while.
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** At the end of Puniyo's Character Quest, {{spoiler|Raze becomes an "honorary" Puni.}} This gave Lily a Fetish of her own.
* [[Final Exam Boss]]: The Light Mana is simply a combination of the final bosses of both routes.
* [[Five
** Raze's Route:
*** [[The Hero]]: Raze
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* [[Floating Continent]]:...Well, Al-Revis Academy USED to be on one. Apparently, 'Fallen' means more than the school's just having financial problems.
** [[Colony Drop]]: seen in the opening. Also, Pepperoni's [[Finishing Move]], complete with an [[Asskicking Pose]].
* [[Game Breaking Bug]]: Sadly, NISA doesn't seem to have done much to prevent these. While not quite as egregious as the first game, a certain boss battle in the second path followed (optional job, thankfully) will freeze the game much like the optional boss in [[Ar
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Et (short for Etward) and Enna (short for Ennarcia). The game lampshades this with the revelation in Enna's character quest that {{spoiler|the little brother was originally the one named Etward, and his elder sister tricked him into trading names with her when they were young.}}
* [[Genghis Gambit]]: pulled off by Flay, as always. ''Three times'', even, although the first two tries [[Status Quo Is God|didn't stick.]]
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* [[Goldfish Poop Gang]]: The gang of Punis intent on attacking Puniyo throughout her character quest never quite manage to be a significant presence, either on the battlefield or in the story.
** And one even manages to be sympathetic during one character quest, {{spoiler|giving the party the cure for Taro, Jiro, and Kichi's sickness because his parents had the same disease.}}
* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Chloe's "incantations" often result in this. Example: A powder makes Enna attractive, but turns all females into [[Stalker
* [[Gratuitous English]]: If you listen closely to Goto's Japanese voice, he delivers a few of his lines in English.
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Despite his confirming on several occasions that he's a full-blooded human, Goto is never seen outside of his suit during the course of the game, and seems to exist within a very small sphere most of the time. He even booby-traps his suit to prevent the curious from trying to unmask him. His true form is only seen if you get his ending during Ulrika's playthrough, and you only see him from the back (though even from that angle you can see that his popularity with the ladies [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|wasn't entirely undeserved]]).
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Raze threatens to have one a couple times over the course of his story, but doesn't finally succumb to it until after {{spoiler|the Soul Mana's influence enrages him, causing him to strike Whim with his mana-slaying sword.}}
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: First battle with Reicher.
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* [[Idiot Hero|Idiot Heroine]]: Ulrika, <s>arguably</s> whose level of intelligence doesn't seem to be higher than children at Enna's age. Not to mention her inability to understand Punis (who can speak human language just fine) is said to be something that only idiots will suffer...
* [[Impossibly Cool Weapon]]: The recipe for Raze's weapon: [[Knife Nut|Dagger]] + [[Ring of Power|Ring of Light]] = [[Energy Weapon|funky weird sword thing made out of energy/light]] [[Morph Weapon|that can change shape at will]]
* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Sasalina.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Chloe's <s>curses</s> incantations.
* [[Jerkass]]: Some people view the members of Ulrika's workshop as this.
* [[Jerkass Gods]]: The Light and Dark manas, as well as their supporters, treat the game's cast like pawns, and never express any particular regret about the hell their little bet puts them through.
** The Dark Mana DOES express regret for everything you went through and his inability to stop the Light Mana's cheating. It is the Light Mana who is unrepentant.
* [[Jerk
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Martha, especially after {{spoiler|Coronoa finds decisive evidence of her embezzlement of school funds during Yun's character quests.}}
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: As the [[Only Sane Man]] (just like Vayne from the previous game), Raze is prone to do this. Possibly slides into [[Better Than a Bare Bulb]] territory...
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* [[My Hero Zero]]: {{spoiler|In the Puniyo ending it's suggested that Raze's Puni-name be Zero. Taro objects on the grounds that it would make him lose his place as the family badass.}}
* [[Ninja Maid]]: Not only is she Lily's loyal servant and maid, Whim is also her source of power. In battle, Whim performs all of the attacks, while Lily stands behind her, barking orders.
* [[
* [[Noob Cave]]: Lampshaded by the title of the area and its purpose: "Learning Bridge".
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Flay's "punishment" to students in an early chapter. Et was still shaking by the mere thought of it.
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* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Reicher is a more tame example of this, as he accepted the employ of the Light Mana for sheer love of battle, more than any particular murder or mayhem.
* [[Puppy Love]]: an early character quest has the characters think of something along these lines when they saw Enna and Puniyo together. Et, on the other hand, thinks that it's the ''Punis'' who are attracted to her brother...
* [[Raised
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Reicher, especially after {{spoiler|his encounter with Uryu.}}
* [[Relax
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Lily acts this way toward Ulrika, and appears to be this to most who encounter her. Those who know her, however, notice that beneath her bitchy exterior there's a [[Tsundere|soft, caring center.]]
* [[The Rival]]: the two protagonist workshops act this way toward each other. Also Tony and Flay, right out of the old days; it is reflected in how they teach their classes as well.
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* [[Rocket Punch]]: Enna's [[Limit Break|Finishing Burst]] ends with his [[Humongous Mecha]] firing one of these at the enemy.
** He also summons his [[Humongous Mecha]]'s hand and fires it at the enemy during his Intimate Strike.
* [[Running Gag]]: In many of Gust's titles, characters have a habit of stating "Barrel!" when the player examines a barrel. In this game, it's also lampshaded - during some point in the game, Lily/Whim or Pepperoni/Goto stand in front of a barrel on the Campus Grounds, commenting that "yes, that is a barrel". On Ulrika's side, Raze is also there, if only to ask Lily and Whim "what are you two ''doing?''"
* [[Shy Finger
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: Ulrika and Uryu appear in this way for other members of the workshop.
* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Et's [[Rings of Death]] can transform into a [[The Archer|bow and arrow]] during one of her skills, as well as in an upgraded back-up attack.
* [[Training
* [[Triple Shifter]]: In addition to having a full-time one year contract with Lily, Yun is always seen taking jobs from other people on the side. It seems strange that a mana cares so deeply about money, until you learn the reason, of course.
* [[Underwater Ruins]]: Deep Sea Ruins, naturally.
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* [[The Unintelligible]]: Puniyo again.
** Subverted in her last character quest, for a short time. {{spoiler|She knows full well that she is human at that point and talks normally, but goes back to speaking the Puni language near the end.}}
* [[What Happened to
* [[White
* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: All of the bad things that occur in the game are in some way related to either {{spoiler|The bet between the Light and Dark Mana, or the Light Mana's schemes to make sure he won it.}} On a character level, Flay is a master of this trope.
* [[Yaoi Fangirl]]: Chloe is strongly implied to be into this (along with, apparently, a very strong [[Shotacon|desire to see strange things happen to Enna]]) Lily shows shades of this, as well. The yaoi fandom in general is made fun of by the game's script.
* [[Yin
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: the game ends with one group's story? Nope, there are ''two'' more. [[Lampshaded]] by Flay at the beginning of the third story.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Puniyo, Sasalina.
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