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** It's even more hilarious when you realize [[Petting Zoo People|Roger]] is the one who would be most out-of-place on modern Earth.
** It's even more hilarious when you realize [[Petting Zoo People|Roger]] is the one who would be most out-of-place on modern Earth.
* [[A God Am I]]: {{spoiler|Luther's gotten a ''little'' too obsessed with running the Eternal Sphere.}}
* [[A God Am I]]: {{spoiler|Luther's gotten a ''little'' too obsessed with running the Eternal Sphere.}}
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]: In a truly bizarre inversion, {{spoiler|you and your entire party. You and the entire universe are just [[Instant AI, Just Add Water|data]] from the perspective of the Fourth Dimensional beings that created you.}}
* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: In a truly bizarre inversion, {{spoiler|you and your entire party. You and the entire universe are just [[Instant AI, Just Add Water|data]] from the perspective of the Fourth Dimensional beings that created you.}}
* [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"]]: {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror|Just about everyone are actually unknowing]] [[NPC|NPCs]] [[Inside a Computer System|Inside An]] [[MMORPG]].}}
* [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"]]: {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror|Just about everyone are actually unknowing]] [[NPC|NPCs]] [[Inside a Computer System|Inside An]] [[MMORPG]].}}
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Belzeber, based on his appearance and voice. However, being a minor boss character, this is actually never said [[Incredibly Lame Pun|straight]] out.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Belzeber, based on his appearance and voice. However, being a minor boss character, this is actually never said [[Incredibly Lame Pun|straight]] out.
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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Cliff, Fayt, and Albel.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Cliff, Fayt, and Albel.
* [[Expy]]: Ameena, a young, [[Innocent Flower Girl|pretty flower girl]] whose [[Conveniently an Orphan|parents are dead]] and later {{spoiler|[[Tear Jerker|in possibly one of the saddest moments of the game]], [[Ill Girl|dies as a result of overexertion and her illness]]}}. [[Final Fantasy VII|Sound familiar?]] Incidentally, while the game was published by [[Square Enix]], it was published in Japan by Enix prior to the merger.
* [[Expy]]: Ameena, a young, [[Innocent Flower Girl|pretty flower girl]] whose [[Conveniently an Orphan|parents are dead]] and later {{spoiler|[[Tear Jerker|in possibly one of the saddest moments of the game]], [[Ill Girl|dies as a result of overexertion and her illness]]}}. [[Final Fantasy VII|Sound familiar?]] Incidentally, while the game was published by [[Square Enix]], it was published in Japan by Enix prior to the merger.
* [[Explosive Overclocking]]: Early on, Fayt turns his communicator into an improvised explosive by overloading it's power supply.
* [[Explosive Overclocking]]: Early on, Fayt turns his communicator into an improvised explosive by overloading it's power supply.
* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: Albel, though justified as the gauntlet is either {{spoiler|a prosthetic, or something that covers a severely disfigured arm.}}
* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: Albel, though justified as the gauntlet is either {{spoiler|a prosthetic, or something that covers a severely disfigured arm.}}
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: In the story, Fayt agonizes for a long time over whether to break the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause]] by sharing his advanced technology with the Aquarians. Long before he does so, however, all the stores are likely to be selling bombs and other gadgets he and his party cheerfully designed and distributed via the invention system.
* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: In the story, Fayt agonizes for a long time over whether to break the [[Alien Non-Interference Clause]] by sharing his advanced technology with the Aquarians. Long before he does so, however, all the stores are likely to be selling bombs and other gadgets he and his party cheerfully designed and distributed via the invention system.
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** Lenneth and Freya also make appearances as super bosses. Interestingly, like Lucian and Lezard, Lenneth was also turned into a little kid and has small animal-like ears.
** Lenneth and Freya also make appearances as super bosses. Interestingly, like Lucian and Lezard, Lenneth was also turned into a little kid and has small animal-like ears.
** There's also the Lezard flask, also a reference to Lezard.
** There's also the Lezard flask, also a reference to Lezard.
** Given the name and description of the Sunrise Dictionary, it may be a reference to the [[Sunrise]] company, well known for the [[Gundam]] [[Humongous Mecha|mecha]] series.
** Given the name and description of the Sunrise Dictionary, it may be a reference to the [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] company, well known for the [[Gundam]] [[Humongous Mecha|mecha]] series.
* [[Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness]]: In a particularly odd example, Cliff's futuristic muscle-enhancing "Mighty Gauntlet" weapon is his weakest weapon in the game, not counting crafting failures, ''because'' it's his starting weapon. Even run of the mill iron gauntlets are stronger.
* [[Sorting Algorithm of Weapon Effectiveness]]: In a particularly odd example, Cliff's futuristic muscle-enhancing "Mighty Gauntlet" weapon is his weakest weapon in the game, not counting crafting failures, ''because'' it's his starting weapon. Even run of the mill iron gauntlets are stronger.
* [[Spam Attack]]: Cliff's "Fists of Fury" and Albel's "Air Slash of Fury" and "Double Slash of Fury".
* [[Spam Attack]]: Cliff's "Fists of Fury" and Albel's "Air Slash of Fury" and "Double Slash of Fury".
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** If you do not get the Fayt/Maria ending, Maria will hook up with Lieber, making Marietta Lieber's unlucky childhood friend.
** If you do not get the Fayt/Maria ending, Maria will hook up with Lieber, making Marietta Lieber's unlucky childhood friend.
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: {{spoiler|The Executioner's method of attack, as well as the Creation Cannon on the Federation Battleships.}}
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: {{spoiler|The Executioner's method of attack, as well as the Creation Cannon on the Federation Battleships.}}
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: The motivation of the ''antagonists''. Since the whole universe is {{spoiler|an MMORPG}}, the [[Big Bad]] doesn't see a problem with eliminating {{spoiler|the protagonists, since to him, they're just examples of [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]}}.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: The motivation of the ''antagonists''. Since the whole universe is {{spoiler|an MMORPG}}, the [[Big Bad]] doesn't see a problem with eliminating {{spoiler|the protagonists, since to him, they're just examples of [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]}}.
* [[When Trees Attack]]: There's a number of treant-like monsters you'll come across. While most of them can be killed using MP damaging attacks easily, you can also [[Kill It with Fire]], a la the Blazing Sword ability.
* [[When Trees Attack]]: There's a number of treant-like monsters you'll come across. While most of them can be killed using MP damaging attacks easily, you can also [[Kill It with Fire]], a la the Blazing Sword ability.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Belzeber. Roger has one as well, but only uses it in a single move.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Belzeber. Roger has one as well, but only uses it in a single move.
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