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''Wild ARMs XF'' follows the story of a Drifter named Clarissa Arwin, whose mother was seeking the answers to decay of the eternally unlucky planet Filgaea. Along with her protective adopted big brother Felius, she is tracking down [[The Dragon|Rupert]], who stole her mother's sword. Entering the kingdom of Elesius, she is almost immediately mistaken for the dead heir to the throne, Princess Alexia. This proves useful when she finds out that the citizens of Elesius are chafing under the restrictive rule of three [[Evil Chancellor|Evil Chancellors]]: Clarissa adopts the role of the Princess Royal and leads a [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] in a quest to restore Elesius to its proper rule.

* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: Usually you're limited to six units, although on some maps that's reduced to two or one.

* [[Block Puzzle]]: Less so than the other games in the series but still present.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: An actual gun, in fact. Strahl Gewehr's more important than just a way to shoot mooks. Also, the sword Iskender Bey.

* [[Combination Attack]]: If Character A "locks on" to a foe and then Character B attacks that foe, you get a more powerful combination attack from the two of them. This is required to take down the final boss, [[Guide Dang It|although the game does a poor job of telling you so]].

** There are also Formation Attacks if you can box the enemy in a line, triangle or hexagon formation.

* [[Dating Catwoman]]: Ragnar vs. Chelle, [[The Dragon]] of the Zortroa Kinship; they even both have the Raving Revenge move.

* [[Deflector Shields]]: Asgard's barrier abilities.

* [[Empathic Weapon]]: Iskender Bey and Strahl Gewehr, which will only work for Melissa (and later Alexia) and Clarissa, respectively.

* [[Fake Difficulty]]: Monsters don't drop the ingredients you need for Synthesis; that just wasn't programmed into the game. So you can't upgrade your gear unless you waste money paying your Generic characters to search for items...

** (The "Move" and "Climb" stats would be similarly crippling if not for the game's most-mobile class, Excavator, becoming available within 10 battles.)

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: several. {{spoiler|King Hrathnir sacrifices his life to destroy a weapon that would have killed the rebel army and half the occupants of the capital city. Later, Princess Katrina sacrifices her own life to stop the immortal Fear Clysmian that is possessing her and thus save all of Filgaea. Finally, Felius destroys the ''Lombardia'' and apparently himself to destroy the gate that threatens both his homeworld of Elw Borea and Filgaea.}}

** Iron fans (Arcanist), books (Elementalist), spanners/wrenches (Gadgeteers), and bells (Fantastica).

** And let's not even talk about the Improbable ''Defensive'' Equipment. Why a single bandanna should be sufficient protective gear for Ragnar is [[MST3K Mantra|something best ignored]].

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: The final boss has three forms, the last of which is a giant monstrosity with wings.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: All of the characters except Levin and Alexia {{spoiler|or rather, Clarissa}} lack living parents. {{spoiler|And Alexia's father dies in Act 2.}}

* [[Prestige Class]]: Classes are unlocked as you progress. The enemy, of course, has had them for ages...

* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Proud Warrior Race Girl]]: Chelle and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the Zortroa Kinship.

* [[Spoony Bard]]: The Fantastica class is only useful in two battles which require destroying or moving objects to proceed. You're better off only using it to learn the OCs and Fant EQ and then equipping them on a character with a different class.

* [[Sprite Polygon Mix]]

* [[Steampunk]]: It ''is'' Wild ARMs, after all.

* [[Switched At Birth]]: An unusual variation. {{spoiler|Clarissa and Alexia were both wearing the same dress and trapped under the same rubble when they were three. They were mistakenly switched up, the real Clarissa becoming Princess Alexia and the real Alexia becoming Clarissa; hence why they can use the "wrong" [[Ancestral Weapon|Ancestral Weapons]].}}

 

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