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{{quote|Long ago... When the world was yet wreathed in chaos... It is said that the heaven bestowed great power upon the earth and brought it unto prosperity. Life on Earth was born... Those with great intelligence, The Holy race of Danans. Controlling the seas, The Mermaids. Proud but arrogant... The Reptiles. And possessing incredible strength, The Giants. However, They did not have the Heavens' favor, and in time, they disappeared. Then... The Heavens gave birth once again. Life, 'tis said, flourished anew.|'''Opening narration'''}}
Released by Squaresoft in 1996, ''[[
Every 4000 years, the earth's dominant race (first danans, then mermaids, giants, reptilians
The four main characters are:
* Sion, a young knight who wants to be the world's strongest
* Surlent, a sorcerer/scholar who tends to fall for absolutely every con trick ever (and who
* Riza, a gentle young priestess on a quest to heal the earth
* Dune, a cocky thief who keeps popping up in the other three scenarios.
Despite containing many of the standard references to ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' (there's a Cid with an airship, an Aegis shield, four magical stones, etc
The folks over at Aeon Genesis made a very, very nice [[Fan Translation|English translation patch]] [http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=rnh right here].
'''A warning''' for those about to play it using an emulator: the game relies very heavily on in-game save states. It's vital to use the ROM's actual memory slots, and the emulator's save slots ''after'' saving in-game. You'll also need to reload from the title screen each time you want to switch characters
And by the way, if you leave the title screen running for a minute or so, there's a totally sweet intro movie.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Foxy Erimia.
* [[Actually, I Am Him]]: Done quite a number of times by Surlent, due to his
* [[A God Am I]]: {{spoiler|Dune}}, at the end.▼
* [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]]
* [[Back From the Dead]]: ''Many'' examples, but notably,
* [[Bag of Sharing]]: {{spoiler|only happens after clearing the last scenario of the 3 available}}.▼
▲** Lampshaded both ways by Dune: he often beats the three main heroes to a [[MacGuffin]], but near the end he's surprised to hear he still has to save the world - he assumed the heroes would have already done it for him.
▲* [[Back From the Dead]]: ''Many'' examples, but notably, {{spoiler|Surlent}}. A few times over. ...''Quite'' a few times over.
* [[Bishonen Line]]: {{spoiler|Mitra, the final boss. First he is a statue-like creature, then a large monster, then finally a humanoid being}}.▼
▲* [[Bag of Sharing]]: {{spoiler|only happens after clearing the last scenario of the 3 available}}
▲* [[The Berserker]]: Sork. {{spoiler|He is also a [[Failure Knight]]}}
▲* [[Bishonen Line]]: {{spoiler|Mitra, the final boss. First he is a statue-like creature, then a large monster, then finally a humanoid being}}
* [[Body Snatcher]]: Most of {{spoiler|Surlent's plot}} is a long series of body snatchings.
* [[Bold Inflation]]: Giants get the caps-lock equivilant in the most recent English translation.
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* [[Boss Remix]]
* [[Broken Bridge]]:
**
* [[The Chosen One]]: Riza.▼
* [[Cool Airship]]: Brasnir (
* [[Cool Train]]: The Sky train FAXI.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]:
* [[Cosmic Keystone]]:
* [[Cult]]: The Rudra Cult.
* [[Cut His Heart Out
* [[Dark World]]: The Netherworld.
* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]:
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]: Zora, she also classifies as the [[Cynical Mentor]].
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]:
* [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]]: Fire<->Water, Wind<->Lightning and Light<->Dark.
* [[Event Driven Clock]]
* [[
* [[Evolutionary Levels]]: {{spoiler|And the one who controls the rate of it as an added twist, because he is just a pawn to [[The Man Behind the Man]]}}.
* [[Expy]]: While you may not notice it right away, every single party will always be exactly the same: one heavy-hitter, one magician with poor attack and lots of MP, another magician with slightly less MP but better attack, and one jack of all trades. The four POV characters are divided up likewise.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Captain Taurus
* [[Four Is Death]]: Squaresoft really did a number with this: 4 Jades, 4 Heroes, 4 Greats, 4 Rudras, 4 Divine Danans, 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 4 characters per party, etc... also inevitably leading to [[Loads and Loads of Characters]].▼
* [[Floating Continent]]: The sky islands. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Until Sion causes them to fall.]]
* [[Forgotten Fallen Friend]]: Subverted ''hard''. Rostam and Huey, Sion's best friends, are killed off on day one. They're immediately forgotten and never mentioned again... or so it seems. Not only do they get a gorgeous optional cutscene all the way at the end of the story
▲* [[Four Is Death]]: Squaresoft really did a number with this: 4 Jades, 4 Heroes, 4 Greats, 4 Rudras, 4 Divine Danans, 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 4 characters per party, etc... also inevitably leading to [[Loads and Loads of Characters]].
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Sion is arguably the brightest character in the game.
* [[Green Aesop]]: Sort of. The world being polluted to the point where all water is tainted is a major theme of the game, but the focus is on the pollution being a side effect of the evil rather than the evil stemming from pollution.
* [[Hero Ball]]: Oh Surlent, will you never learn?
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Both Sion-Foxy and Riza-Garlyle.
* [[Holy Hand Grenade]]: Most of the Light Mantras.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]:
* [[It Got Worse]]: Surlent's plot.
** {{spoiler|Not only that, Surlent can be fused with the Rudra that SURLENT HIMSELF CREATED through the Lago Stones if you do not give Sion the Apocalypse Blade (it's Thunder Element, which makes the final battle against Hausen easier, but can change the Rudra's properties in Sion's scenario so that the Sigmund Sword does not effect it as much normally)}}.
* [[It's All Upstairs From Here]]: The Tower of the Giants and the Garal Clock Tower.
▲* [[It Got Worse]]: Surlent's plot. {{spoiler|First, he dies. Then his body is stolen. Then he gets to use someone else's body instead. ... which dies. So he uses someone ''else'''s body instead until he can get his own back. Which works for a while, until - wait for it - he dies and his body is stolen. And then, depending on the final actions you take during the end game, a main villain can subsequently kill and and steal his body.}}
* [[Leitmotif]]: Each character has their own unique theme, which is remixed for overworld, boss battles, and flashbacks.
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]:
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: Interestingly, there are more villains and/or supernatural beings than actual playable characters.
* [[Lost Forever]]: One of Riza's sidequests can be permanently missed if you [[Guide Dang It|don't pray at a certain statue that's difficult to find at the very beginning of the game]].
* [[Loveable Rogue]]: Dune. Cid
* [[Mana Drain]]: "PULMORA". It drains so little that it's practically useless
* [[Multiple Endings]]: Played with; there's only one final ending, but Surlent's scenario can conclude--depending on whether you decide to [[What an Idiot!|give away]] the [[Sword of Plot Advancement]] as Sion or not--either with a traditional boss fight, or with Surlent {{spoiler|dying.}} '''{{spoiler|Again.}}'''▼
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: A new one gets revealed approximately every hour. Of course, it all makes sense in the end. ▼
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Don't call Dune and Cid thieves. They're [[Final Fantasy VI|TREASURE HUNTERS]].▼
▲* [[Multiple Endings]]: Played with
▲* [[Mythology Gag]]: Don't call Dune and Cid thieves. They're [[Final Fantasy VI|TREASURE HUNTERS]]. It's even in the flavor text for Dune's best dagger Freedom. "Call me a treasure hunter or..."
* [[One-Winged Angel]]:
* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]: Avdol was hit hard when
* [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]]: At the beginning of Surlent's scenario, you have access to Sakkara Desert, which has powerful monsters which give about 50 times as much EXP and money, and also randomly drop a weapon which is much stronger than anything you could get for a while. You can also go there as Riza as the sandstorm disperses later on.
* [[Point of No Return]]: Used many times over.
* [[Public Domain Artifact]]:
* [[Railroading]]: An odd example. You're generally free (and even encouraged) to visit places you're not supposed to go yet, but only once in the game do you get a choice of doing things in a slightly different order. You never get to control any of the game's vehicles, either. Of course, it's all because of ''destiny'' (and because the three concurrent scenarios have to match up, of course
** For Example, in Surlent's Scenario, if you play that first,
** Exploring too far can result in several [[Game Breaking Bug
* [[Rare Candy]]: Magic Leaves and Life Leaves, which increase your maximum MP and maximum HP, respectively. And if you play it right, you can find an infinite amount of them in the final dungeon. Yay!
* [[Reality Ensues]]: A few days after the other heroes have already received their jades, Surlent is still lacking his. Being a scholar, he finds it inside an ancient artifact he's set out to research. It promptly flies towards him to merge with his body... and
* [[Recurring Boss]]: Culgan remains a persistent nuisance in all three storylines
▲* [[Reality Ensues]]: A few days after the other heroes have already received their jades, Surlent is still lacking his. Being a scholar, he finds it inside an ancient artifact he's set out to research. It promptly flies towards him to merge with his body... and {{spoiler|the impact kills him. Instantly.}}
* [[Reincarnation]]:
▲* [[Recurring Boss]]: Culgan remains a persistent nuisance in all three storylines, {{spoiler|despite - and sometimes, ''because of'' - dying repeatedly.}}
▲* [[Reincarnation]]: {{spoiler|All living things are born from the same spring of life (Gafu), and return to it after their death.}}
* [[Sealed Evil in
▲* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: Surlent. His master Solon, too.
▲* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: The Grail, the Lago Stone of Humanity... actually, all of the Lago stones qualify.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: Although the two games are very different, much of ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'''s dungeon/castle layout system is seen in ''[[Rudra no Hihou]]''.
* [[Standard Status Effects]]:
** Fire Mantras: Burn
** Water Mantras: Freeze.
** Wind Mantras: Float.
** Lightning Mantras: Confusion.
** Light Mantras: Regeneration.
** Dark Mantras: Pollution (Silence).
** Void Mantras: Madness (Berserk).
* [[Status Buff]]
* [[Status Buff Dispel]]: The mantra "MOONLIGHT".
* [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]
* [[Take Your Time]]: 15 days left before the end of the world. How many times can you stay in an inn? ...
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Rostam and Huey. Subverted to hell and back again. {{spoiler|
▲* [[The Chosen One]]: Riza.
▲* [[Mana Drain]]: "PULMORA". It drains so little that it's practically useless, though. [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|Except when the enemies use it, that is]].
* [[Verbal Tic]]
▲* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: A new one gets revealed approximately every hour. Of course, it all makes sense in the end.
* [[Waif Prophet]]: Solon.▼
▲* [[Those Two Guys]]: Rostam and Huey. Subverted to hell and back again. {{spoiler|literally}}.
▲* [[Underwater Ruins]]: {{spoiler|Also where the Lago Stone of the Mermaids is kept.}}
▲* [[Verbal Tic]] - Each race has one. Mermaids say "glub," the Reptiles have [[Sssssnaketalk]], the Danans have a tendency to say "Hmmm hmmm hmmm," and the GIANTS talk SOMEWHAT like [[Brian Blessed]].
▲* [[Waif Prophet]]: Solon
* [[Warp Whistle]]: The Heg Ocarina.
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]:
* [[Weapons Grade Vocabulary]]: The magic system is set up so that you can actually create spells with words ("FIRE" becomes a fireball, "HEAL" becomes a healing spell, etc
* [[Weird Moon]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]:
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]:
* [[World Sundering]]
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