History VideoGame / AtelierIrisEternalMana

** [[TheArcher Delsus]]' Spirit Shot skill, gotten from completing an optional sidequest from the old man at Lake Forwell near the end of the game.

''Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana'' is the sixth installment of the ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series of role-playing games which were developed by Gust, and the first game from the series to make the journey across the Pacific from Japan. It is also the first game in the Atelier series to stars a male protagonist.

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* WeaponOfChoice: Klein and Norn can equip [[MagicStaff Magic Staffs]] (the former can also wield clubs), Lita uses WolverineClaws, Delsus has an AutomaticCrossbows, Arlin uses [[CoolSword swords]] and [[KatanasAreJustbetter katanas]], an Marietta can equip [[WhipSword Whip Swords]].

* UselessUsefulSpell: Surprisingly averted. Nearly every skill is useful, just not very effective until you put points into them. Even the instant kill spells are useful - for example, Norn's "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Turn]] [[BalefulPolymorph 2 Candy]]" spell. It has a respectable success rate on non-boss enemies, turning them into some kind of snack food. It's also usually the only way you can ''get'' those snack foods, which are useful for item synthesis in shops, especially at Blaire's bakery in Arcose.

** Delsus and Norn have a horizontal oval area for their projectile attacks (though Norn's is very small). Even Norn's "[[BalefulPolymorph Turn 2 Candy]]" skill has a very small area of effect instead of being strictly single-target instant-kill.

* NiceHat: Lita and Veola.

* RapunzelHair: Lita seems to have no problem with her long hair despite being a fighter that moves around a lot.

* VendorTrash: Averted - nearly everything can be either used for item synthesis, equipped, or both. Any remaining items are [[PlotCoupon Plot Coupons]]. Even low-quality versions of materials are still useful for mass-producing items. Use your rare or expensive high-quality materials to make the first of an item, put it on the shop menu, then produce a bunch of cheap ones and refuse to have the new version put on the menu. You get a pile of new, cheaply-made items using the more expensive version's stats.

* WellIntentionedExtremist:
** Beggur and the Alkavana Knights object to Klein's efforts to get into Avenberry as they're dedicated to keeping the ruins sealed up because of all the potential dangers inside - but they would also like to recruit Klein because his alchemy powers would be really useful for protecting people. There're no signs the Alkavana are actually tyrannical or monstrous, and for much of the game they're mostly just full of themselves. But Beggur is easily provoked and is being pushed further by Mull, so the Alkavana spend a lot of time alternately trying to press-gang or arrest Klein.
** [[spoiler:Mull. He truly thinks he can succeed where the alchemists of Avenberry failed, and wants to use alchemy for the betterment of humanity. It's just that, well... he's a ruthless bastard when it comes to achieving his goals, such as considering Mana just tools for human use.]]

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: After Norn joins the party, the werecats enemies found in Poto's Forest will offer to heal you or share an item out of solidarity and friendship instead of attacking. That said, the werecats you start seeing in the Land of Mana onwards are not so friendly.

* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: The "bikini" accessories (among others) that Lita and Marietta can wear can inflict a charm status on enemies at the start of combat. Though [[AmazonianBeauty Marietta is the only one that can wear the most effective bikini, the Erotic Bikini]].

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