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* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Especially sex.
* [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]]
** LeazusLeazas is based on [[Britain]] since it's ruled by a queen whose ambition is to [[Take Over the World]]. Also, {{spoiler|the Eternal Hero British is sealed near the capital}}.
** Helman is a northern empire that broke up due to a revolution, the largest human country in the Rance World, currently in poverty and with [[Mother Russia Makes You Strong|very well-built soldiers]]. It's [[Russia]].
** Zeth has a caste-like system {{spoiler|until Rance helps to reform it in Rance VI}} and is ruled by RagnarokackRagnarokarc Super Gandhi. It's probably [[India]], although it does borrow elements from [[France]] because of the [[Maginot Line]] and [[The French Revolution|the presence of extremist revolutionaries]].
** The Free Cities is based on [[Germany]] during the [[All the Little Germanies|'Biedermeier' period]]
*** This explains why Rance's [[Leitmotif]] is a remix of the East German National Anthem.
** JAPANNippon is based on [[Japan]], or more specifically, [[Jidai Geki]] Japan.
** Kawanakajima, a small territory that is home to the Rance World's largest religion, is based on the [[Vatican City]].
* [[Four Is Death]]: The number tends to pop up a lot in this series.
** Four Holy Beasts holding up the world.
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