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''[[Shining Force]]'' is a series of turn-based strategy games, and is part of a [[The Multiverse|larger franchise]] known simply as the ''[[
''[[Shining Force]]'' begins in the kingdom of Guardiana, where the main character, Max, is put in charge of the titular Shining Force and charged with stopping an invasion from the rival Runefaust army. The army is controlled by Darksol, a mysterious cloaked man with aspirations to revive the monstrous Dark Dragon and use it to [[Take Over the World]]. It's a prequel to the first-person Genesis RPG ''[[Shining in
Its sequel, ''[[Shining Force]] II'', shifts the focus to the kingdom of Granseal, where an even ''greater'' demon lord named Zeon ([[Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories|No]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam|relation]]) is sealed off by two jewels. A thief named Slade steals one of them, and thus breaks the seal on the monster. Zeon possesses the king of the neighboring Galam nation, causing him to do all sorts of freaky [[Evil Overlord]]-type deeds. This time, schoolkid Bowie and his three friends (Sarah, Chester and Jaha) form the core of the new Shining Force, and are sent to track down the jewels before Zeon can wreak any further havoc on the world. Takes place in the same world as the first game, although at the time there was only a [[Continuity Nod]] to prove it. (This game also suffers from the naming problems of the previous ones, referring to Darksol as Dark Sol, and Lucifer as Dark Dragon, an unrelated enemy from Shining Force I).
The ''Shining Force Gaiden'' games were released on the [[Game Gear]] (the first one never made it out of Japan), but were later [[Compilation Rerelease|repackaged]] and enhanced for the [[Sega CD]]. Of those, the first one stars Prince Nick of Cypress, who has to help Anri (part of the original Guardiana Shining Force who ascended to become Queen) find a cure for her poisoning at the hands of a rogue wizard named Woldol. At first, the people of Guardiana are suspicious of him, but eventually he turns out to be a trustworthy and effective leader, thus gaining their respect.
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* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]
* [[Furry Confusion]]: Shining Force II has an anthropomorphic rat character named Slade, and later in the game there is a boss that is a real rat.
* [[Game Mod]]: For starters there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGVf6Hdni7g Shining Force 2 CD-I], a fan-made [[Youtube Poop]]-themed mod where the characters are replaced by characters from [[The
* [[Geo Effects]]: Terrain plays a role in giving a defense bonus, as well as a movement pentalty.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Mages/Wizards, archers, and occasionally certain centaurs.
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* [[Let's Split Up, Gang!]]: The Shining Force gets separated for a while in ''The Sword of Haija'' and you must work through a few battles with only six characters.
* [[Light Is Good]]: In ''Shining Force II'' two of the main [[Amplifier Artifact|Amplifier Artifacts]] are the Jewel of Light and the Jewel of Evil, not Darkness.
* [[Lions and Tigers
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: Usually about thirty per game, some of whom are [[Optional Party Member|Optional Party Members]], and can be [[Lost Forever]] if you're not prudent. You're also left with a choice of who to use since you can only have 12 characters at a time attending a battle.
* [[Lost Forever]]: A few characters, and often items you miss. The Game Gear version has an interesting subversion for items, where you can simply buy items you miss from the shop under deals. They cost a lot, which would be annoying, except the game soon ends up as [[Money for Nothing]].
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* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|Almost every boss you will ever fight in the first game is actually innocent and under the control of Darksol. [[But Thou Must!|You aren't allowed to hold grudges against any of them]] no matter how angry you are after they've destroyed most of your force and you've had so much trouble defeating them.}}
* [[Meat Shield]]: Domingo's status as this bears repeating. He eventually gets one of the best HP and defense in the game. ''And'' the best evasion. So ''if'' a character can hit him, they generally only do [[Scratch Damage]], and he has enough HP to weather it all. He's also one of the highest priority targets to the computer, above most healers and other magicians, and below Max, [[The Hero]]. This means that if you put Domingo and almost any other character on either side of an opponent, they'll always go for him, allowing the other to hit them repeatedly from behind.
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]]: Neige, in the game. In ''Tears X Wind'', her lines were recorded by someone else (Ayako Kawasumi, AKA [[Fate/stay
* [[Mirror Match]]: In Book 3 of ''Shining Force CD''.
* [[Mithril]]: In the second game you'll find Mithril in different places, and if you hold onto them for the whole game near the end the Dwarf blacksmith will forge powerful Mithril weapons for your force.
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* [[Save the Princess]]: In ''Shining Force II''. A rare [[Gender Flip]] occurs in ''The Sword of Hayja'' where you must save the prince.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: Swords, axes and arrows coexisting in a world with lasers and robots.
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Sealed Room in
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: A lot of the female characters get [[Fan Service Pack|surprisingly hotter]] when they get a promotion. This is most blatantly the case for Master Monks in ''SFII'', who go from priestly garb to [[Stripperiffic]] belly-dancer wear when they promote.
** Also Tao and Anri in the first game who, if you look hard enough for them, can be equipped with bikinis. Narsha also gets a bathing suit in the remake.
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** Also, the rat boss in ''SFII'' is named [[Willard]].
* [[The Something Force]]
* [[Spell My Name
** Also Luke/Lug, Kyantol/Cantaur...
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: [[
* [[Spiteful AI]]: Even when death seems imminent, the enemies seem to at least die happy when they know they used their last move to kill one of your weaker characters rather than focusing on the main character (who might have survived the hit) like they had been.
* [[Squishy Wizard]]: It can depend on the character and how leveled up they are, but it's generally not a good idea to put your wizards or healers on the frontlines. If they run out of MP they might as well be a [[Meat Shield]] since their physical attacks rarely do much (again, depending on the character).
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** Desoul is perhaps the most traditional example. Essentially, the equivalent of ''[[Final Fantasy]]'''s Death spell, it almost never works. That is unless [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|an enemy uses it on you]]. Generally speaking, unless you're using Blaze, Freeze, Bolt, Heal, Detox or Boost, most other magic falls into this category.
* [[The Vicar]]: The promoted class of healers in most games.
* [[We Cannot Go
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]] (and [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|girl]]): Keiner in ''Tears'', who is an [[Aloof Big Brother]] of the already aloof Neige. Also princess gone ice mage Anri from the original, as well as Ernest, a knight.
* [[White Magician Girl]]: Most of the games have at least one of these, a female healer who usually (unless promoted to master monk) has no real offensive power besides maybe a Blast spell.
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