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What made this game different from other Strategy [[RPG|RPGs]] of the time, such as ''[[Front Mission]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem]]'', was a [[Real Time Strategy]] presentation, as well as its open endedness. One started out as a leader of a rebellion against an evil empire, who with the help of a seer named Warren tries to save, or conquer Xenobia. Depending on how one plays the game, one's reputation can have him be seen as evil... and he can create a kingdom far worse than the empire he toppled. On the opposite spectrum, he can also be seen as an example of pure good, and even go as far as to give up the throne to its rightful heir.

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: The protagonist of the first game towards Magnus, depending on how you play it.

* [[Order Versus Chaos]]

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: The Werewolves transform every night instead of following any sort of lunar cycle. They can also talk and don't go berserk.

* [[Out of Focus]]: This tends to happen for a lot of named characters. They don't want the plot hinging on someone who could have died a little while ago before they became really important. So the dev team for ''[[Tactics Ogre]]'' uses the "Put them in the background; put in some other events if they show up/alter other events if certain characters are present in the player party." If the really crucial characters die, then you often get a game over or a major changing event (i.e. should Catiua die, the game continues on as if she committed suicide in a cutscene). However, in the ending, any named characters who joined you will get a closure scene. So if you recruited as many optional characters as you could, and kept ''everybody'' alive in ''[[Tactics Ogre]]'', be prepared to sit through a much ''longer'' ending! And consider how many characters were part of a group too, there are ''so'' many variations on the ending too!

** While we're talking about ''Star Wars'' references... The ending song from the original ''Ogre Battle'' sounds a LOT like the Ewok Celebration song from the original version of ''Return of the Jedi'' (before it was changed in the Special Edition).

** In the remake of ''Tactics Ogre'' for PSP, an obscure Palace of the Dead class is described as, "Death eater: A dark mage, said to practice cannibalism. They serve one who must not be named." Where did that one come from...

* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Wizard units deal excessive amounts of damage, but tend to die easily.

** Depending on the game, in ''The Knight of Lodis'', they aren't entirely that good. ''[[The Same but More|Sirens]]'', on the other hand...

* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: [http://www.history-matters.com/archive/contents/wc/contents_wr.htm Warren Report].

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