Breath of Fire is a long-running console series from. Each entry can largely be considered a to the previous entry, with stories that are only tenuously connected and recurring gameplay elements and mythology. Each game features:. A blue-haired, at first unnamed but later established to be ',' after the Japanese word for 'dragon.'
Follows the adventures of a young man named Ryu, heir to a lost civilization 's ability to transform into powerful dragons, who must team up with several other skilled warriors to combat an awakened immortal emperor from ascending to godhood and destroying the world of man.(Source: Mangaupdates).
He always has the ability to change into a dragon, though the mechanics differ from game to game. A named Nina. She's always a skilled rather than a fighter. Worlds where humans live side to side with moles/dogs/any other animal, as well as the occasional anthropomorphic plant.
Bizarrely, they. Enough psychological drama to make your head spin. Laughably bad translations, at least for the first few games. Also in the first few games, really, really weird dungeon design. The first few games had levels that included the inside of a giant robot, the mind of a sentient (if senile) tree and the stomach of an overweight queen (which must be flattened by killing all the monsters that have infested it). Yes, really. Lots of for monsters.
Generally speaking, you'll start out against the usual monster fare with some differences and, by the end, you'll be taking on giant pulsating brains with fangs or giant demons with multiple, draconic-headed tentacle-like appendages coming out of every part of their body. A connected storyline between games, albeit separated by hundreds or even thousands of years at a time, though only for the first three games. There's still some arguments about the fourth, mostly over whether it comes first or last in the series, and states that the fifth is not connected, story-wise, to the others. The games are as follows:. The original game, focuses on Ryu's quest to save his sister and the world from Zog, who aims to release Myria, a goddess of temptation and strife.
It was localized by rather than Capcom, the game's makers, resulting in a translation that really wasn't as bad as it could have been. However, Square's translators changed a lot of names seemingly at random, making some of the connections between games vague.
features Ryu as a young boy who, after nodding off to sleep one morning, finds his family has vanished and no one else recognizes him. Flash to adulthood, where Ryu must clear his buddy's name after he is caught breaking inside a vault. Seems like small potatoes, but it gradually unravels a conspiracy involving Myria's offspring, who has some massive evil planned indeed. While the translation was rather shoddy, a high-quality exists.
is the series' first foray onto the and into 3D. We once again follow Ryu as he ages from a child to an adult, eventually learning he is the of his people, the Brood. Once again, the game's antagonist is a religious figure. has a switching POV: moving back and forth between a new Ryu's journey to discover his lost memories and the resurrected Fou-Lu's quest to regain his empire. It is significantly darker than its predecessors: focusing very much on the political tension between two nations, the relationship between humans and gods and by which a can become an outright villain.
The fifth game, (the number was dropped in the Western release), is the only one for the, and a radical departure for the series, both in gameplay and setting. Ryu attempts to escape a grimy, -inspired with Nina in tow, despite the surface world being declared off-limits. Standing in their way is Bosch, Ryu's ex-partner and bona fide. Interestingly, the story is a little bit different you start over. was originally announced in August 2013 as a 6th installment of the series coming out in 2014. In a departure for the series, this new game wouldn't be available for any home or handheld console, but an exclusive release for smartphones, tablets, and Windows PCs.
It was ultimately revealed that it would not see a release until the end of 2015, that it was indeed limited to mobile devices and touchscreen Windows platforms, and (perhaps most devastatingly for long-time North American and PAL fans) a Japan-only title. It was finally released in February 2016, but soon closed in September 2017.A manga adaptation of the fourth game of the series was recently produced by Comic Blade Avarus (the final chapter was published in January 2010, with the final volume compilation printed 10 May 2010) and has been licensed in French and Chinese.Also notable about the series is Capcom's apparent ' of the series, being one of the few (and most prominent) to not appear in the line.
The fourth game in the long-running JRPG series, released on the in April 2000 in Japan and November 2000 for North America.Nina, departs with her childhood friend to search for her lost sister Elina, who's also Cray's fiance. Along the way, they stumble upon, who besides his name: Not who he is, or why he's stranded and in the middle of the desert.Running parallel to Ryu's story is that of Fou-Lu, an who awakens in his burial tomb halfway across the world in the Fou Empire to reclaim the throne that he left behind 600 years ago. Unfortunately for him, those involved no longer want to give the power up to anyone, not even to an ancient god-emperor and founder of the empire.As the story progresses and our heroes travel all over the world, it becomes clear that Ryu and Fou-Lu's destinies are intricately entwined and key to Ryu's memories. There exists a for the series. Place any character-related tropes there.Re-released as 'PSOne Classic' in August 2011.Provides Examples Of:.: The manga adaptation, mainly because it averts the trope.
Arguably still, something is missing in IV when it doesn't go with the.: The in the manga, when Ryu fuses with Fou-Lu, but like in the game's Good Ending he is the dominant persona; Nina remarks that his hair is now the same (color) as Fou-Lu's white, while in the game he became blond.: The manga adaptation of IV, again. Arguably a case of resulting from a double-dose of, in fact (from both the original IV and material from its official artbook).: Assuming Fou-Lu in IV is considered a villain (as opposed to Yuna), he'd qualify in the 'good ending'. He recognizes he was blind to the importance of humanity, and Ryu realizes all Fou-Lu wanted was to separate mortals from the gods, and always felt guilt for Mami's death. Of course, the manga subverts this in its.: This is how the party runs on the field map. In battle, they're in a triangle formation.: This is pretty extensive; huge amounts of background info only appear in the artbook. Note The bits not yet incorporated into other media involve who summoned Fou-Lu, clan origins, and the fact there have been literally four World Wars with no permanent armistice.: The Emperor's Tomb, a.k.a.
The resting place of Fou-Lu for over 400 years.: At one point the player gets to control Ershin alone, and she gets the whole inventory even though the rest of the party is out adventuring (and has access to it the moment the player retakes control of it). Averted with Fou-Lu's segments, where he has his own inventory. Which makes things a bit harder, since he can't buy anything and healing items are incredibly rare in his areas.: Two, actually (for the Eastern and Western continents respectively).: Myrmidon is big already, but his sword dwarfs him. And it grows even bigger when he attacks!.: Fou-Lu, to the party. The man responsible for almost everything behind the scenes, including Elina's abduction, is actually Lord Yuna.: Fou-Lu's escape from the burning forest.: Cray, after seeing just what Yuna did to Elina.: Names rendered in kanji were renamed to their Korean hanja readings for international versions.
The puns still stay intact. Also, both the original Japanese name Master and the to Ershin count (in fact, the reason for the was to preserve the — in another language; the original was in English).: Fou-Lu has this in an overt bloody after his Hex Cannoning. It's implied this may be actually a bit of.: Elina reaches nightmarish levels.
She is kidnapped, turned into an artificial Endless by Yuna, and used as the engine for the Hex Cannon.: Angler, a mutated fish monster in North Chamba. It is far from the most difficult opponent (and reveals a new fishing spot upon its defeat).: The game is known for taking out a number of violence/profanity references in the Western versions among the others, some of which Breath of Fire II had got away with back in the SNES days. Scias: You will feel my blade.: He's even named Ryu, like the rest of the Breath of Fire protagonists.: Elina's theme, 'Pavane for a Dead Princess', is in fact a version of the classical piano piece note In french, 'Pavane for a Dead ' by Maurice Ravel.: Played very straight with Ryu and Fou-Lu.: Used by the Emperor Soniel of Hesperia, as appropriate. Also by Fou-Lu, though for him it's partially justified in that his soul is split in two, the other half being Ryu, so he's sort of two people at once.: Done backwards, our heroes walk onto Saldine island, then find themselves stranded at high tide.: Deconstructed, rather harshly. When you finally find the princess, she's far beyond saving.: Scorpions are early game monsters encountered in the desert around Sarai and they're huge.: Deis trapped in Ershin's armor.: Some of the cast attempt to hijack a vehicle (long story).