Phantasy Star 0: Difference between revisions

[[File:phantasy_star_zero.jpg|frame|The main player classes and lead female protagonist, Sarisa. [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|Getting]] [[Phantasy Star Online]] [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|flashbacks yet?]] ]]

 

 

 

The story begins [[No Name Given|on a nameless planet]] two hundred years [[After the End|after the Great Blank]], an event from which little recorded history survived (but what ''is'' known suggests it [[Apocalypse How|wasn't fun]]). Fragments of human civilization survive, and they're not alone; [[Ridiculously-Human Robots|CASTs]] are [[Living Relic|slowly awakening]] from the Great Blank that sent them into a [[Slept Through the Apocalypse|centuries-long coma]]. Together, they're picking up the pieces in a sort of [[Scavenger World]] society crossbred with [[Cattle Punk]].

It turns out that the newmans have been living on the moon; and, at the start of the game, they're making a return to the earth, setting into motion the the game's plot ...

 

* [[A God Am I]]: {{spoiler|Mother Trinity. Subverted, because she's the host of Dark Falz itself.}}

* [[Art Evolution]]: Initially, ''Zero'''s artwork was done in the same style as ''PSO'' and ''PSU'' (example pictured above). However, shortly after its announcement, the artwork was changed to something more generic and evocative of anime styles since the [[Turn of the Millennium]].

* [[Ass Kicks You]]: The Funny Dive Photon Art for wands. The character using it propels themselves into the air by twirling their wand, then comes crashing down on their rear, causing a sparkly shockwave that hits enemies in an area of effect.

* [[Disaster Scavengers]]: Together with hunters and cable runners, these guys make up an important triad of important out-of-city occupations in ''Zero's'' society.

* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Kai, who appears to sacrifice himself fighting off monsters in the Makara Ruins. He sets up the [[Big Damn Heroes]] and [[Big Damn Army]] moment toward the end of the story.}}

* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: ''Ogi'' of all people suffers this when he first meets Ana. Sarisa punishes him for it.

* [[The Drifter]]: After his [[Dark and Troubled Past]], Kai became this before he settled down in Dairon City and joined the Hunter's Guild there.

** You'll also notice, both here in this article and in the game, that "earth" and "moon" are never capitalized ...

* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: The boss battle of the Human story quest "Clockworks" involves [[Everything's Squishier with Cephalopods|Octo Diablo]] getting frisky with Sarisa.

[[Dialogue Tree|"I'll save you!"]] }}

** Pretty much EVERY time Sarisa and Octo Diablo are involved in the same scene, regardless of which story you follow.

** [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Ogi has a brief case of this when he assumes control of a CAST body in Paru ... and develops a Texan-esque accent. It takes him some effort to get back to his usual voice.

* [[Never Trust a Hair Tonic]]: The concoctions Mayor Dairon tries may or may not be effective, but they certainly stink to high heaven.

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: {{spoiler|Kai}}; if your character is human, {{spoiler|he's}} [[Mentors|the one who trained you]] prior to your official acceptance into the Hunter's Guild.

* [[The Pioneer]]: Kai happened to be this in his childhood. He related his [[Dark and Troubled Past]] in the form of an unrelated story to the player character and Sarisa. Only Ogi realizes that Kai was talking about himself.

* [[Relationship Values]]: The choices you make during conversations and cutscenes affect what your [[Nakama]] and other characters think of you. Mostly, this affects who talks to you and what they say after the main story finishes.

* [[Ridiculously Human Robot]]: CASTs, though perhaps less human than the ones in ''Universe.''

* [[Ruins of the Modern Age]]: Paru ("Oblivion City").

* [[Schizo-Tech]]: A recovering human/CAST civilization on the earth with scraps of [[Lost Technology]], and newmans on the moon who never ''lost'' that technology and in fact improved upon it.

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