Dissidia Final Fantasy/Tropes N to Z: Difference between revisions

== R ==

* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] - They got either unclear goals, [[Loners Are Freaks|poor social skills]], or simply [[It's Personal|personal scores to settle]], and some of them [[Obfuscating Stupidity|either look or act immature]] or [[Improbable Age|are too young to even be warriors]]. Nevertheless, the Warriors of Cosmos are still the [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|best]] [[Badass Crew|team]] you're getting for this war!

* [[Random Drop]] - they have some conditions, but more often than not you'll fulfill them easily and you'll get items to craft after your battles.

** [[Rare Random Drop]] - some of them have very low chances to be created. The equipment of the enemy can be obtained too, but it's also very difficult to get.

* [[RPG Elements]] - What else did you expect from a ''Final Fantasy'' title?

* [[Rubber Band AI]] - In ''Dissidia 012'', the higher one character's Bravery, the higher the critical hit multiplier for the other character is. When near death, if you successfully dodge and counterattack, your trigger Assist Charge to instantly fill up your gauge.

 

 

*** Taken to the logical extreme [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdOsqk6tMVo here].

*** Even so is Gabranth's EX Burst, on some other parts. It's also explained [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwuZD87D8E here.]

** Kefka, at one point in Destiny Odyssey, says to Terra "[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|Hello, my pretty!]]"

** The ''Dissidia 012'' version of Mognet has, among its letters, one from a Moogle named Sablè titled "This Is Big, Kupo". The very first line says: [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|"Hey, [player name]! Listen, kupo!"]].<ref> [[Stop Helping Me!|Whether players have fond memories of this is debatable.]]</ref>

* [[Shown Their Work]] - There are so many nods and in-jokes to the original games it's amazing the devs did their research to fit them in, and to retain elements of the originals. For example, with the exception of Cloud's Ultima Weapon every character's weapon(s) look just how they did in their original game and/or the character's original artwork. This is particularly impressive with Vaan, who wields a total of eighteen different equipment pieces, and every one of them is ''completely identical'' to how it looked in ''Final Fantasy XII''. And for each alternate outfit, consider the developers had to go looking for artwork, sprites, renders, etc, for inspiration on what outfits to base them on--and then the promotional images of these outfits are usually posed in a manner reflecting a render or artwork piece of that character. Even subtle things such as the way characters pose when attacking mirror the original game, and there's so many pieces of dialogue taken or alluding to the rest of the series you could fill a page here just by listing examples.

** The World map in ''Dissidia 012'' isn't just based on the map of ''Final Fantasy'', but numerous gateways and teleport stones are actually named after towns and dungeons in the original game and lie in the same approximate locations.

* [[The Smurfette Principle]] - Terra is the only female hero, though Shantotto is technically on Cosmos's side as well even if she's a secret character. And just like everything else, it's referenced in the game. Technically, it's the same deal with Ultimecia on Chaos's side, since, apparently, Cloud of Darkness is supposed to be [[No Biological Sex|sexless]]...

** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Zidane in ''Dissidia 012'', who asks the player's character if he/she thinks that "there aren't enough females in this world".

** Special mention goes to the EX Burst of {{spoiler|Feral Chaos}}, who impales the <s>opponent</s> victim on his claw, adds eight enormous swords and then finishes them off with a punch that breaks the screen, FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE!

* {{spoiler|[[Through the Eyes of Madness]]}} Done to ''fantastic'' effect in Scenario 0000: Confessions of the Creator in ''Dissidia 012''.

* [[Title Drop]] - All over the place, indirectly. {{spoiler|The strongest attack of the end boss, Chaos, is called "Final Fantasy". Though sadly, it was [[Woolseyism|changed to]] "Brink of Delusion" in the US release, meaning you'll have to wait for the Secret Ending Cutscene for the proper ''FF'' Title Drop.}}

** "Edge of Madness" itself qualifies as well, and at one point Chaos references "the end of the dream". Plus, all the manikins have names that reference 'fantasy' in some way.

* [[Word Salad Title]] - The sequel, ''Dissidia 012 [Dissidia 012]: Final Fantasy.''

* [[The Worf Effect]] - The intro to ''Dissidia'' spares no time in showing just how outmatched the Warriors of Cosmos are, with the heroes only being able to match their opponents blow for blow ''at best''. {{spoiler|This is later subverted as the heroes come back from the brink of total defeat, triumphing over the Warriors of Chaos and Chaos himself, helping to bring the conflict to a hopeful climax.}}

* [[World of Ham]] - While the villains like to get [[Evil Is Hammy|hammy]] and [[Braggart Boss|boisterous]], the heroes get tend to get [[Narm|Narmy]] and [[Melodrama|melodramatic]].

** In ''Dissidia 012'', this is taken to hilarious extremes when Gilgamesh and Bartz have their second duel, with Bartz even using a fake, overly dramatic voice to match Gilga's.

 

== Y ==

** You also need to buy the ability to use different types of equipment. Sometimes that makes sense--you wouldn't expect little guys like Onion Knight or Zidane to know how to use a Greatsword innately. On the other hand, they also need to learn how to wear hairpins and carry a shield.

* [[You Keep Using That Word]] - "Dissidia" does ''not'' mean "conflict" in Latin. "Dissidia" doesn't mean anything, it is a [[Neologism]]. ''Dissidia'' is likely derived from "dissido" and "dissideo", Latin words which refer to disagreeing with someone, or opposing something. These Latin words are the root of the English word "dissident", as well as similar sounding words with similar meanings in other languages.