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''Wild ARMs'' is the first appearance of the eternally cursed planet Filgaia. The planet is dying after a long, destructive war with alien creatures known as demons. The weapons of the old war are blamed for the decay of the planet, and most of them are sealed away and shunned.

* '''Cecilia Lynne Adlehyde''' is the [[Rebellious Princess]] of Adelhyde. She was educated in Curan Abbey as a [[Squishy Wizard|Crest Sorceress]] and possesses a mysterious artifact called the [[MacGuffin|Teardrop]] which allows her to commune with Guardians. Before leaving the Abbey, she unsealed the water Guardian from his long imprisonment there. She is on a quest to find and unlock all the Guardians to prevent a disaster brought about by the demons.

 

 

This game was [[Video Game Remake|remade]] as ''Wild ARMs: Alter Code F'' for the Playstation 2.

* [[Evil Genius]]: Alhazad.

* [[Evil Is Dumb]]: [[Harmless Villain]] {{spoiler|Zed}}'s dramatic improvement in effectiveness when he becomes a secret recruitable party member in ''Alter Code F''.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Mother has a ''voiced'' one. Also, Alhazad has one for each version. (A sickening "Khhk khhk khhk" in the original, and a less sickening, but still pretty creepy "kekeke" in ''Alter Code F'')

** Berserk had one too.

* [[Five-Bad Band]]: Mother and the Quarter Knights.

* [[For the Evulz]]: Most, if not all, of Alhazad's various atrocities were done solely for his own amusement.

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Averted to varying degrees. For example, Jack's special ability is the Fast Draw, based on his ability to create magical effects from drawing his sword quickly. He's all about speed. In gameplay terms, he is pretty much the fastest character, friend or foe: he almost always goes first. There is pretty much only one enemy that's faster: Lady Harken. This is in fact a plot point: she also uses the Fast Draw, and is {{spoiler|Elmina, one of the Fenril Knights who sacrificed herself for Jack.}}

* [[Game Breaking Bug]]: In the original, an item-duplication glitch renders resources almost completely trivial. Unlimited Crest Graphs means Cecilia's balancing factor (limited number of spells available) is gone, while unlimited [[Interchangeable Antimatter Keys|Duplicators]] means getting access to high powered stuff way too early.

* [[Item Caddy]]: Jane, to a degree.

* [[It's Personal]]: Jack never forgave the demons for {{spoiler|the destruction of Arctica}}.

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Despite the fact that Jack {{spoiler|was a Western-style knight}}, he uses a katana.

* [[Kill Sat]]: {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss]] Barbados fires off a laser ''before'' you start out the battle against it. If you had Asgard with you though, he'll nullify it with a barrier.}}

* [[Mass "Oh Crap"]]: The Quarter Knights, upon learning Mother's [[Omnicidal Maniac|true objectives]]. Even worse in the remake when {{spoiler|she flat-out tells the Quarter Knights that their entire reason for existing is for them to become her next vessels.}}

* [[Meaningful Name]]: A [[wikipedia:Vambrace|"vambrace"]] is a piece of armor that covers the forearm, {{spoiler|the significance of which is pointed out when Jack / Garrett receives the title in his [[Backstory]], as he can protect the "sword arm" of the Fenril Knights.}} [[Lost in Translation|This would have made a lot more sense if his name hadn't been translated as Van Burace.]]

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Rudy.

* [[Mirror Match]]: The Doppelganger enemy. Also the Shadow enemy in the Abyss; if the mirrored character is in the vanguard at the time, s/he will feel the same damage given to the Shadows.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Boomerang {{spoiler|allowing the party to leave with one of Asgard's power units after fighting them to a standstill.}} Zed {{spoiler|choosing to protect the blind girl who was the sole survivor of Alhazad's [[Moral Event Horizon|Demon Seed experiment]] rather than killing her.}}

* [[Plaguemaster]]: Alhazad

* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: Possibly Alhazad, who refers to humanity as his "toys" and states that his one wish is to "play with them" (read: subject to horrible experiments) forever.

* [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]: Hanpan serves the role of one.

* [[Sadistic Choice]]: The main plot is started by one.

* [[She's Got Legs]]: Emma, of all people. Hard to believe she's 39.

* [[Scavenger World]]

* [[Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You]]

* [[Shadow Pin]]: Jack's Shadowbind.

* [[Shifting Sand Land]]: The Sand River dungeon.

* [[The Starscream]]: {{spoiler|Zeikfried helps the heroes defeat Mother so he can take over once he discovers her goals...[[Omnicidal Maniac|weren't exactly what he thought they were.]]}}

* [[Summon Magic]]: The Guardians.

* [[Talking Animal]]: Hanpan.

* [[That Man Is Dead]]: Jack does not like being reminded of his old life of being {{spoiler|Garret, a guard of Arctica Palace.}}

* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: Rudy during {{spoiler|his rematch against the Rotting Beast in the remake.}}

* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]]: The final battle with Lady Harken, which, as noted above, [[Duel Boss|Jack fights alone]].

* [[To the Tune Of]]: The title theme, "Into the Wilderness," sounds strangely like "Tie me Kangaroo Down, Sport."

* [[Took a Shortcut]]: Jane somehow gets around with ease, despite her home being in an inaccessible location only available to the party after obtaining a unique vehicle.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Cecilia and burgers or curry, depending on the translation.

* [[The Virus]]: {{spoiler|Alhazad's Demon Seed parasite.}}

* [[Walking the Earth]]: What Rudy and Jack were doing before the game opened. All Wanderers do this, to some extent.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: After Berserk's attack on Adelhyde, Jack calls Cecillia out for not taking the demon threat seriously.

* [[White Magician Girl]]: Cecilia.