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''Crystalis'' (known as ''God Slayer: Sonata Of The Far-Away Sky'' in Japan) was an [[Action RPG]] created by [[SNK]] (a developer better known for [[Fighting Game]]s like ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' and ''[[Fatal Fury]]''. It begins [[After the End|about a century after a nuclear war that destroyed most of humanity]] and sent all of its inhabitants back to the [[Medieval Stasis|metaphorical Middle Ages]]. To prevent this from happening again, the survivors built a floating tower to allow people to govern from high above. However, the evil emperor Draygon, using magic and [[Science Is Bad|up-until-now-forbidden science]], has assembled an army and plans to [[Take Over the World]] by accessing the tower.
The hero is a young boy who was [[Human Popsicle|frozen in a cryogenic sleep]]. With the aid of four sages, he learns that the world is about to be doomed again, and that he will need to find four elemental swords to fight Draygon's army and prevent his goal of conquering the Tower a reality.
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* [[After the End]]: The game is set after nuclear war destroyed most of humanity.
* [[Apocalypse of the Week]]: "The End Day" was slated to occur on October 1, 1997.
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* [[Humans Are Ugly]]: The elder of Oak doesn't like the smell of humans. In the GBA remake, it's one of the residents blocks the elder's house claiming he doesn't like that smell. That resident doesn't like the smell even after he accepts that humans are actually nice.
* [[Improbable Power Discrepancy]]: Averted. DYNA is a pushover, and its only defense is a set of gatling guns. You easily defeat it with Crystalis, which the game manual notes is the most powerful weapon ever created.
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: When you finally find the Crystalis, you're about a minute to completing the game.
* [[King in the Mountain]]: Your character -- and Mesia! -- are asleep until the time comes to either save the world or destroy it.
* [[Lady Land]]: Amazons.
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* [[Master of Disguise]]: The hero, after he learns the "Change" spell. He'll need to [[Attractive Bent Gender|change himself into a girl]] in order to get into the aforementioned town of Amazones.
* [[Mind Screw]]: "Wait, were {{spoiler|Azteca and Draygon the same person}}, or {{spoiler|were there minds linked somehow}}? And how does that work if {{spoiler|Azteca was really a robot the whole time? And why was he a robot any damn way}}!? I'm so confused!"
* [[MacGuffin Title]]: "Crystalis" is the sword you are supposed to find.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Draygon.
* [[Point of No Return]]: Entering the Tower is a one-way ticket to the endgame.
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* [[Two Aliases, One Character]]: Portoa's Queen and the Fortune Teller both appear, but not at the same time and keep referring you to the other alias. Eventually, the dialog will start looping, requiring the hero to double back and use the newly acquired paralysis skill.
* [[Upgrade Artifact]]: There are magical orbs and bracelets that can enhance the magic of your swords, and will be required to access other areas in the game.
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