History VideoGame / GagharvTrilogy

The games are rather infamous for its BadExportForYou, which very nearly killed the chances of localization for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'', and by extension, the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' as a whole. Even then, they influenced a lot of plot points in the ''Trails'' series.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Outside Japan, this trilogy is infamous known for Namco's less-than-stellar translation of the PSP remakes. Fandom has it where if you have to ask how bad is the translation, they mention this line from IV: "I didn't have eaten a unusual today."

The games are rather infamous for its BadExportForYou, which very nearly killed the chances of localization for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'', and by extension, the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' as a whole. Even then, they influenced a lot of plot points in the Trail series.

The trilogy discarded the ''Dragon Slayer'' brand its predecessors have. The games were later remade for the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation Portable}} and given a North American Release by Bandai.

In 2023, the Geofront, the group that created the translations that were used as the basis for the official localizations of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'' announced plans to provide a FanTranslation for this game.

* InterfaceSpoiler: The PSP remakes have world maps that displays every place you'll have to visit, and a GrandUnifiedTimeline that also shows a percentage of how close you are to beating the game.

** PSP version's History entries add flavors to the trilogy's world-building, by noting on significant historical events in the games' respective region.

* BackForTheFinale: Another of series' traditions is that every single playable characters the party have met will be back for helping the final party members in some ways.

* {{Backtracking}}: There is no warp or teleport item/spell, so the characters have to backtrack pretty much every dungeon on foot. ''Song of the ocean'' occasionally subvert this, however.

* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: The male leads (Jurio, Avin and Forte) always use swords, while their female pairs uses (Chris, [[spoiler:Rutice]], Una) use magic staffs, throwing knives or bows.

* CrashIntoHello: How Muse encounters Avin whilst evading her pursuers in the sewers.

* CrashIntoHello: how Muse meets Avin whilst evading her pursuers in the sewers.

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* {{Backtracking}}: There is no warp or teleport item/spell, so the characters have to backtrack pretty much every dungeon on foot. ''Song of the ocean'' occasionally subvert this trough a cutscene, however.

* RunningGag: The ''"Pretty lady? Where?"'' joke.

** Bellias from ''A Tear of Vermilion'' [[spoiler:foresaw the aforementioned disaster in the Truth Island and planned to use the power of the fallen god Octum, to avoid destruction thought a ResetButton.]]
** Not unlike Revas and Isabelle, [[spoiler:Prince Duorl]] from ''Song of the ocean'' tried to save his world by sacrificing theirs. His adviser, [[spoiler:Stigma]] subverts this and is a NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist who wanted to [[spoiler:destroy the Another World as revenge against the Revas family, and planned to have Burodain TakeOverTheWorld.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Bellias wants to use Octum's power to [[spoiler:recreate the world into a paradise before it can be destroyed by the Wave of Raual that he saw in his vision at Truth Island.]]

* PowersAsPrograms: Unlike previous games, magic can only be used if the characters have a Resonance Stone equiped. Characters that can't equip stones are exceptions, trough.

** Michel was just an NPC in Moonlight. In Vermillion [[spoiler:he took on several of Octum's Apostles by himself, and won]]. In Ocean, however, [[spoiler:he is almost omnipotent]].
** Thomas is a strange example, mostly due to the anachronic nature of the games. [[spoiler:In Moonlight, he only knows some basic spells, although it's justified by his age. In Vermillion, he is downgraded to a mere NPC, which is also justified by the timeline. By the time of Ocean, he takes a major level of badassery, to the point of becoming one of the final party members.]]

* KingIncognito: [[spoiler:King Alfred pretends to be a lost traveler named Alf.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Revas and Queen Isabelle were trying to prevent the Wave of Raual from destroying their land... by summoning it to destroy Tirasweel instead.]]

* LighterAndSofter: ''Song of the Ocean'' is much tamer and light-hearted than ''A tear of Vermillion'', being focused on a trio of troubadours performing songs to and searching for some magic rocks.

* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: The Blue Tribe.

** The trilogy's Memorial Book all but confirmed that [[spoiler:Avin and Rutice had been married for years and had children by the time of Ocean. Rouca's profile even mentioned that he and Avin are "brothers in law".]]

** {{Downplayed}} in Ocean, as everyone [[spoiler:except Altos]] is already together just before the final two chapters.

** In addition to that, the PSP remake of Ocean has Sonomemories, Orbs, and Tuning Fork-exclusive characters.

** ''Tear of Vermillion'' and ''Song of the Ocean'' plays this trope straight, as there are many treasure chests to open.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In ''Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch'', Chris and Jurio meet a man named Folt who plays the organ for them before they view the magic mirror. [[spoiler:In Song of the Ocean, his name is spelled "Forte".]]
** Falcom has used both "Ju''l''io" and "Ju''r''io" for the protagonist of Moonlight in promotional materials.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch, Chris and Jurio meet a man named Folt who plays the organ for them before they view the magic mirror. [[spoiler:In Song of the Ocean, his name is spelled "Forte".]]

* YourSoulIsMine: Revas' decive can steal the souls of Roudo soldiers, turning their bodies into mindless killing machines.]]

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Shannon, to Mile.

* MagicMap: [=McBain=] has one that also works as a radar and displays current localization of nearby Resonance Stones.

** ''Moonlight Witch'' averts this trope most of the time, with treasure chests being rare and only appearing in an old desert ruins (where Jurio even lampshades this) and in the last dungeon.

* CutsceneBoss: Despite powering up, both Woolght and Kandata are defeated by the party during a short custcene.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''A Tear of Vermillion'' is much darker than ''The White Witch''. Moreso in the original PC-98 version, in which [[spoiler:Madram was a WellIntentionedExtremist who went around killing people as sacrifices to revive Dominique, Mile and Eimelle were permanently killed off in the middle of the game, and Bardus goes berserk after Octum is defeated, which prompted Avin to kill him too]]. It also helps that Avin is three years older than Jurio and Forte, which allows more mature insight of the game's story.

* LighterAndSofter: ''Song of the Ocean'' is much tamer and light-hearted than ''A tear of Vermillion'', being focused on a trio of troubadours performing songs and searching for some magic rocks.

* '''The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion -''' (1996)[[note]]''The Legend of Heroes IV: Tear of Vermillion'' in Japan[[/note]]

* CutsceneBoss: Woolght and Kandata from Chapter 8.

* SeaMonster: Galga is bigger than a whale. It's a usually tame creature, but it became aggressive after [[spoiler:being corrupted by Kajim's magic.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Mr. Heston, [[spoiler:a thief Jurio and co. met at Hawk Talon, is never seen again after Goose and Shirla fooled his robbery.]]

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Shannon, to Mile in ''A Tear of Vermillion''.

* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Bellias became an Octum's Apostle after witnessing the Wave of Raual during his trip to Truth Island.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: Douglas refuses to use the Thunder Sword given to him by his master when it is returned to him, due to his negligence being the reason he lost it in the first place. The sword has very high stats. [[spoiler:He temporarily forgoes this vow when he has to save Avin and the gang before they face Belias.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Bellias wants to use Octum's power to recreate the world into a paradise before it can be destroyed by the Wave of Raual that he saw in his vision at Truth Island.]]

* LighterAndSofter: The game is much more tame than ''A tear of Vermillion''.

!!The trilogy as a whole contains examples of:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Shannon, to Mile in ''A Tear of Vermillion''.
* AdultsAreUseless: Averted. In fact, the trilogy established a tradition of the ''Legend of Heroes'' series that adults are '''''never''''' useless.
* AnachronicOrder: The trilogy's first game is set in the DistantFinale. The other two games serve as its prequels.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''A Tear of Vermillion'' is much darker than ''The White Witch''. Moreso in the original PC-98 version, in which [[spoiler:Madram was a WellIntentionedExtremist who went around killing people as sacrifices to revive Dominique, Mile and Eimelle were permanently killed off in the middle of the game, and Bardus goes berserk after Octum is defeated, which prompted Avin to kill him too]]. It also helps that Avin is three years older than Jurio and Forte, which allows more mature insight of the game's story.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Bellias became an Octum's Apostle after witnessing the Wave of Raual during his trip to Truth Island.]]

* HonorBeforeReason: Douglas refuses to use the Thunder Sword given to him by his master when it is returned to him, due to his negligence being the reason he lost it in the first place. The sword has very high stats. [[spoiler:He temporarily forgoes this vow when he has to save Avin and the gang before they face Belias.]]
* LighterAndSofter: The Windows remake of Vermillion, which is now considered the canon version, changed the story to be more positive than the PC-98 release. Specifically, [[spoiler:Mile CameBackWrong AND [[CameBackStrong Strong]] instead of being permanently killed off, Eimelle was unconscious and had reasons to be kidnapped by Octum Apostles instead of sharing Mile's original fate, and Madram's SenselessSacrifice was changed into a more [[HeroicSacrifice heroic one]].]]

* MySisterIsOffLimits: Avin is REALLY against Eimelle dating or marrying anyone. Eimelle also gives Avin stares when he says he will protect a female [=NPC=] if she gets in trouble. [[spoiler:Subverted in the ending, where Eimelle even had to encourage her brother to talk with Rutice for one last time before she set off to a journey of redemption.]]
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome:
** Gueld's pilgrimage twenty years before Moonlight begins is often considered as this, even in-universe.
** In ''Vermillion'', Shannon was able to travel between towns and cross islands full of road-blocking monsters just to chase her crush Mile. One has to wonder if she simply avoided the monsters or beat them into pulps.
* ThemeNaming: Colors, at least for the Japanese titles.
** OddNameOut: ...except Ocean. Though one can argue that "Ocean" refers to ocean blue.

* SupportingProtagonist:
** In Song of the Ocean, while the point of view is from Forte's point of view, Macbain is both more relevant to the plot and the one who set out on a journey in the first place. [[spoiler:It comes in play in the last two chapters of the game, in which Macbain encouraged Forte to take up his mantle and become the main character from then on.]]
** In Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch, while Jurio and Chris' pilgrimage is important, the main focus of the story is the titular Moonlight Witch Gueld and her pilgrimage twenty years ago.
* TimeSkip: 7 years from Vermillion to Ocean. Then 49 years from Ocean to Moonlight.

The Gagharv Trilogy is a trilogy of EasternRPG made by {{Creator/Falcom}}. The trilogy established a new sub-series, ''Legend of Heroes'', by discarding the ''Dragon Slayer'' brand its predecessors have. The games were later remade for the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation Portable}} and given a North American Release by Bandai.

** Platforms: PC-98, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable

** Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable


The trilogy is rather infamous for its BadExportForYou, which very nearly killed the chances of localization for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'', and by extension, the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' as a whole. Even then, they influenced a lot of plot points in the Kiseki series.

The Gagharv Trilogy is a trilogy of EasternRPG made by {{Creator/Falcom}}. The trilogy established a new sub-series, ''Legend of Heroes'', by discarding the ''Dragon Slayer'' brand its predecessors have. The first game was released in 1994, under the title of ''The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch,'' followed by ''The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermillion'' and ''The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean.'' The games were later remade for the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation Portable}} and given a North American Release by Bandai.

The trilogy is rather infamous for its BadExportForYou, which very nearly killed the chances of localization for ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'', and by extension, the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'' as a whole. Even then, they influenced a lot of plot points in the Kiseki series.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Shannon, to Mile.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The most common complaint about the PSP remakes localization.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Vermillion is this to the other two games. Moreso in the original PC-98 version, in which [[spoiler:Madram was a WellIntentionedExtremist who went around killing people as sacrifices to revive Dominique, Mile and Eimelle were permanently killed off in the middle of the game, and Bardus goes berserk after Octum is defeated, which prompted Avin to kill him too]]. It also helps that Avin is three years older than Jurio and Forte, which allows more mature insight of the game's story.

** In Vermillion, Shannon was able to travel between towns and cross islands full of road-blocking monsters just to chase her crush Mile. One has to wonder if she simply avoided the monsters or beat them into pulps.

* TranslationTrainWreck or BlindIdiotTranslation: One of the most infamous parts about the game is the translation. Fandom has it where if you have to ask how bad is the translation, they mention this line from IV: "I didn't have eaten a unusual today."
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Bellias wants to use Octum's power to recreate the world into a paradise before it can be destroyed by the Wave of Raual that he saw in his vision at Truth Island.]]

* BadassGrandpa: Every games has at least one. Playable characters-wise, we have [[spoiler:Durzel]] for Moonlight, Gawaine for Vermillion, and Macbain for Ocean.

The trilogy is rather infamous for its BadExportForYou, which very nearly killed the chances of localization for 'VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'', and by extension, the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'' as a whole. Even then, they influenced a lot of plot points in the Kiseki series.

The trilogy is rather infamous for its BadExportForYou, which very nearly killed the chances of localization for VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky, and by extension, the VideoGame/KisekiSeries as a whole. Even then, they influenced a lot of plot points in the Kiseki series.

* BadassAdorable: Jurio, Chris, Shannon, Rael, Forte, Una, Aida.

* BitCharacter: Many NPCs you can talk to change their dialogue as the game progresses.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Vermillion is this to the other two games.

* MySisterIsOffLimits: Avin is REALLY against Eimelle dating or marrying anyone. Eimelle also gives Avin stares when he says he will protect a NPC female if she gets in trouble.

* SupportingProtagonist: In Song of the Ocean, while the point of view is from Forte's point of view, McBain is both more relevant to the plot and the one who set out on a journey in the first place.

* {{Badass}}: '''Michel de Lap Heaven'''. His badassery [[spoiler:even transcend boundaries of dimensions in ''Alternative Saga''!]]
** BadassAdorable: Jurio, Chris, Shannon, Rael, Forte, Una, Aida.
** BadassGrandpa: Every games has at least one. Playable characters-wise, we have [[spoiler:Durzel]] for Moonlight, Gawaine for Vermillion, and Macbain for Ocean.
** TookALevelInBadass: Michel was just an NPC in Moonlight. In Vermillion [[spoiler:he took on several of Octum's Apostles by himself, and won]]. In Ocean, however, [[spoiler:he is almost omnipotent]].
*** Thomas is a strange example, mostly due to the anachronic nature of the games. [[spoiler:In Moonlight, he only knows some basic spells, although it's justified by his age. In Vermillion, he is downgraded to a mere NPC, which is also justified by the timeline. By the time of Ocean, he takes a major level of badassery, to the point of becoming one of the final party members.]]

The Gagharv Trilogy is a trilogy of EasternRPG made by {{Creator/Falcom}}. The trilogy established a new sub-series, ''Legend of Heroes'', by discarding the ''Dragon Slayer'' brand its predecessors have. The first game was released in 1994, under the title of ''The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch,'' followed by ''The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermillion'' and ''The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean.'' The games were later remade for the UsefulNotes/{{PlaystationPortable}} and given a North American Release by Bandai.