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[[File:Wild_Arms_2.jpg|frame|The sunset got more room than the characters]]
 
''Wild ARMs: The 2nd Ignition'' is the second in the series of [[Role -Playing Game|roleplaying video games]] produced by the Sony Company. Released in the year 2000, the game shares stylistic elements (combining the [[Western]] genre with both [[Fantasy]] ''and'' [[Science Fiction]]) with the previous game, but no direct story connection.
 
Like the other ''[[Wild ArmsARMs]]'' games, the story takes place on the planet Filgaia, which, long ago, was attacked by a powerful demon. A magical sword chose a young woman, known as the Sword Magess, to wield it against the monster, banishing it to another dimension. Centuries later, when a young man is possessed by the demon, he is also granted the sword's powers, which not only returns him to normal but grants him great powers. Because of that, he is chosen to become part of the A.R.M.S., a new international anti-terrorist organization, to combat Odessa, a group that seeks to rule the world. Joining him are various heroes from around the planet.
 
Most of the playable characters have (noncanonical) cameos in ''[[Wild ARMs 5]]'', just like all the other heroes in the series. Marivel also stars in a story that the characters read in ''[[Wild ArmsARMs 3]]''.
 
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** The sword Argetlam might as well count. While it won't rival some other BFSes, it's as large if not larger than Ashley's bayonet.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|Irving and his sister both had to die to destroy the Kuiper Belt. And, as always, Filgaia is still a wasteland that is slowly recovering.}}
* [[Blind Idiot Translation]]: The game script has signs of this throughout and it's jarring when one comes upon them, but overall the translation is actually fairly decent for a Playstation-era Japanese RPG. Not to say it's great, but it's definitely better than both versions of ''[[Wild ArmsARMs 1]]''.
* [[Block Puzzle]]
* [[Bonus Boss]]: Lots of them, entrapped within the sealed pyramids you see floating around certain towns and dungeons.
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** Both games' worlds have extremely violent histories that at least once or twice involved the a planet-wide near-genocide. But the theme of Filgaia being a scorched world is common to the ''Wild Arms'' series in general.
** The Sword Magess was a fairly ordinary girl who became a Hero of extraordinary means and elevated to legendary icon [[Sacrificial Lion]], reminiscent of Sophia's tragic canonization in ''Xenogears''.
** Though a trend already started in the first ''[[Wild ArmsARMs]]'' game, Filgaia is a scorched world, having seen the trauma of cataclysms in the past. Similarly, the world of ''Xenogears'' has been battered just as badly, with one continent shattered and another continent all but decertified -- the latter being similar to Slayheim's utter desertification in ''Wild Arms 2''. There seems to be at least mild cross-pollination of concepts.
*** Ashley holds two conflicting personalities within him, one of which is a veritable [[Eldritch Abomination]], which is very reminiscent of Fei's cataclysmic Id in ''Xenogears''. In both cases, the protagonist gains effective partial control over their dark size and summon it to battle when necessary. But neither have total control over it.
*** Brad and Rico are both tall half-[[Walking Shirtless Scene]] [[Mighty Glacier]] [[Badass]]es wearing an [[Explosive Leash]] while sitting in prison for years, slated to become mighty heroes with a potent [[Fan Yay]] factor. And considering that Rico's chronic roommate is a smaller [[Ambiguously Gay]] guy {{spoiler|whom Rico later mourns and frequently reminisces about}}, it begins to seem like Brad is all but a [[Race Lift]] [[Captain Ersatz]] of Rico.
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* [[The Scapegoat]]: Brad is in jail for a crime he didn't commit; later, Ashley and company almost get executed {{spoiler|but [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] [[Deus Ex Machina|Ex Machina]] happens}}.
* [[Sealed Good in a Can]]: Lilka's sister is {{spoiler|trapped in another dimension; unusually for this trope, she never gets freed from the can and Lilka even has to ''give up the hope of ever getting her back'' to save Ashley instead}}.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The land of Urartu was once the home of the {{spoiler|Crimson Nobles}}, but was genocidally depopulated during the past rampage of Lord Blazer. Urartu is an archaic name for [[Armenia]], where a [[Real Life]] genocide in [[World War OneI]] killed 1.5 million Armenians, including nearly the entire Armenian population in most of the former West Armenia.
* [[Solemn Ending Theme]]: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr08LGkX4gM Atomic Arms]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1d4y9Qge3E Zephyr's]", the ending themes of Disc 1 and 2 respectively.
* [[Sprite Polygon Mix]]: Overworld sprites, polygon battle screens.
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