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* HelloInsertNameHere: The series allows you to rename the characters from the Status Menu, meaning you can do it any time you want. This aspect is completely averted in the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable remakes: no matter what you rename your characters, the voice acting still uses the canon names.

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* HelloInsertNameHere: The series allows you to rename the characters from the Status Menu, meaning you can do it any time you want. This aspect is completely averted in the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable Platform/PlayStationPortable remakes: no matter what you rename your characters, the voice acting still uses the canon names.



** The fourth game, an Xbox 360 title, was later released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 with some new features and characters.

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** The fourth game, an Xbox 360 title, was later released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 Platform/PlayStation3 with some new features and characters.
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There is also a 2001 game for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor titled ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanBlueSphere Blue Sphere]]'' ([[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas not to be]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks confused with]] [[VideoGame/BlueSphere that one]]), taking place two years after the events of ''The Second Story'' with all twelve party members available.

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There is also a 2001 game for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor Platform/GameBoyColor titled ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanBlueSphere Blue Sphere]]'' ([[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas not to be]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks confused with]] [[VideoGame/BlueSphere that one]]), taking place two years after the events of ''The Second Story'' with all twelve party members available.
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Per TRS. Bishounen is a Definition-Only fan-speak term used only for Japanese/East-Asian media. Examples or audience reactions are not allowed. Moving In Universe acknowledgements/relevance to Pretty Boy. Removing any ZCE or misuse.


* {{Bishounen}}: In every game. To name just one example from each, there's Ioshua from ''First Departure'', Dias from ''The Second Story''/''Second Evolution'', Albel from ''Till the End of Time'', and Faize from ''The Last Hope''.
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** In the odd numbered games, the protagonist is blue haired (like Roddick, Fayt and Fidel); in even numbered they've blonde hair (like Claude, Edge and Raymond).
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There is also a 2001 game for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor titled ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanBlueSphere Blue Sphere]]'' ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not to be]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks confused with]] [[VideoGame/BlueSphere that one]]), taking place two years after the events of ''The Second Story'' with all twelve party members available.

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There is also a 2001 game for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor titled ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanBlueSphere Blue Sphere]]'' ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant ([[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas not to be]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks confused with]] [[VideoGame/BlueSphere that one]]), taking place two years after the events of ''The Second Story'' with all twelve party members available.
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There is also a 2001 game for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor titled ''Blue Sphere'' ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not to be]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks confused with]] [[VideoGame/BlueSphere that one]]), taking place two years after the events of ''The Second Story'' with all twelve party members available.

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There is also a 2001 game for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor titled ''Blue Sphere'' ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanBlueSphere Blue Sphere]]'' ([[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant not to be]] [[SimilarlyNamedWorks confused with]] [[VideoGame/BlueSphere that one]]), taking place two years after the events of ''The Second Story'' with all twelve party members available.

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* UpdatedRerelease:
** The second game was given a port for PSP in 2008, with similar enhancements that the remake of the first game for same console had.
** The fourth game was later released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 with some new features and characters.

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* UpdatedRerelease:
UpdatedRerelease: In chronological order:
** The second game game, released on [=PS1=] was given a port for PSP in 2008, with similar enhancements that the remake of the first game for same console had.
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** The fourth game game, an Xbox 360 title, was later released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 with some new features and characters.characters.
** The second game was rebuilt almost from the ground up in SpritePolygonMix (the old [=PS1=] sprites against fully-realized 3D backgrounds in UsefulNotes/{{Unity}}) and released in 2023 on [=PS4=], [=PS5=], Nintendo Switch and PC.
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** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce'': J.J only joins in Raymond is the protagonist, while Theo only joins in Laeticia's.

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** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce'': J.J J. only joins in if Raymond is the protagonist, while Theo only joins in Laeticia's.Laeticia's route.

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* OptionalPartyMember: In most ''Star Ocean'' games, there are several optional party members; you can have up to eight characters, and usually 4-6 are permanent, leaving the extra slots to be filled up by a moderately extensive list. Getting some help you get others, and they ultimately affect the outcome and ending.

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* OptionalPartyMember: OptionalPartyMember
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In most ''Star Ocean'' games, there are several optional party members; you can have up to eight characters, and usually 4-6 are permanent, leaving the extra slots to be filled up by a moderately extensive list. Getting some help you get others, and they ultimately affect the outcome and ending.ending.
** The second game deserves special mention. ''Every'' party member except Claude and Rena, the two viewpoint characters, is optional. There is absolutely nothing preventing players from going through the game with just Claude and Rena except the difficulty of doing so.
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* ConflictKiller: Too many to list. There seems to be a veritable revolving door of villains in this series.

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* %%* ConflictKiller: Too many to list. There seems to be a veritable revolving door of villains in this series.

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* BonusBoss: This series is infamous for the amount of grinding you'll need to engage in if you want to stand a chance against them. The fact that your [[{{Cap}} maximum level]] in the first three games is ''255'' doesn't help matters.


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* {{Superboss}}: Gabriel Celesta and the Ethereal Queen are recurring examples. This series is infamous for the amount of grinding you'll need to engage in if you want to stand a chance against them. The fact that your [[{{Cap}} maximum level]] in the first three games is ''255'' doesn't help matters.
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** ''VideoGame/StarOcean1'': Recruiting Cyuss bars you from recruiting Ashlay. Additionally, Mavelle cannot be put in the same party as Erys [[spoiler:because she ''is'' Erys. But this means that you cannot have Mavelle's skills put together with Erys' spells.]]

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** ''VideoGame/StarOcean1'': Recruiting Cyuss bars you from recruiting Ashlay. Additionally, Mavelle cannot be put in the same party as Erys [[spoiler:because she ''is'' Erys. But this means that you cannot have Mavelle's skills put together with Erys' spells. And since getting Erys requires Ashlay, that means you can't have Erys and Cyuss together.]]
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* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: At least half of the entries involve cases where certain members cannot be put in the same party together. However, when these occurs, in the latter chronological game, the timeline treats it like the trope is averted and everyone is recruited:
** ''VideoGame/StarOcean1'': Recruiting Cyuss bars you from recruiting Ashlay. Additionally, Mavelle cannot be put in the same party as Erys [[spoiler:because she ''is'' Erys. But this means that you cannot have Mavelle's skills put together with Erys' spells.]]
** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'': Recruiting Ashton bars you from recruiting Opera and Ernest. Bowman declines joining the team if they have recruited Precis. Leon can only join permanently when you play Claude's scenario, otherwise he's just a GuestStarPartyMember, while Dias takes his place in Rena's scenario.
** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope'': Arumat only joins after Faize is out of your party [[spoiler:forever.]]
** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce'': J.J only joins in Raymond is the protagonist, while Theo only joins in Laeticia's.

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** If there is a LadyOfBlackMagic in the team, chances are they're going to be ''the'' MsFanservice of the group, and sometimes being the CoolBigSis to the more grounded and cute healer. Case in points: [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Mavelle]] (retroactively, since her fanservice aspects wasn't that highlighted in the original and she's more grounded than the rest), [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Celine]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Myuria]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Fiore]].

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** If there is Both games tend to have a WhiteMagicianGirl and LadyOfBlackMagic in at the team, chances are they're going same time, also fulfilling BustContrastDuo:
*** The LadyOfBlackMagic tends
to be ''the'' MsFanservice of the group, and sometimes group with their beauty being pronounced or wearing impossibly {{Stripperiffic}} getup. They play the CoolBigSis to when they can. However, they may skip a title, usually at the more grounded and cute healer. titles divisible by 3. Case in points: [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Mavelle]] (retroactively, since her fanservice aspects wasn't that highlighted in the original and she's more grounded than the rest), [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Celine]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Myuria]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Fiore]]. Fiore]].
*** The WhiteMagicianGirl tends to be a younger, flighty girl implied to have smaller chest since they're usually wearing more modest getup. However, they are usually never a completely shy doormat, they usually have spunk to back up their healing spells and nice attitude. And they never skip a title, what they can skip is the [[ImpliedLoveInterest 'heroine']] spot ([[FirstGirlWins the first girl the hero meets]]). Examples include: [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Millie]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Rena]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Sophia]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Miki]] (the ones who are the 'heroines'), [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Sarah]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Nina]] (the ones who are not). Sophia and Nina are also examples of the WhiteMagicianGirl characters without a 'big sis LadyOfBlackMagic' around them.
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** [[HeroicLineage The Kenny family]], usually serving as a representation of the Earth Federation. Seeing that this is a long-spanning chronological saga, the family is usually present and playable in some form, but there's only 1 member per game. Chronological appearances include: [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]] (the only time a Kenny family member is an NPC), [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Those after Claude will usually have blue hair, thanks to Claude being canonically married to the blue-haired Nedian Rena Lanford.

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** [[HeroicLineage The Kenny family]], usually serving as a representation of the Earth Federation. Seeing that this is a long-spanning chronological saga, the family is usually present and playable in some form, but there's only 1 member per game. Chronological appearances include: [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]] (the only time a Kenny family member is an NPC), [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Those after Claude will usually have blue hair, thanks to Claude being canonically married to the blue-haired Nedian Rena Lanford. Each time a male member of the Kenny family has been a playable character, his ImpliedLoveInterest has been a BareFistedMonk with Genuis-level intellect.
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** A male, usually older character, voiced by Creator/HirokiTochi in the Japanese version. Most of them are going to be physically oriented. These include [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Cyuss]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Ernest]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Cliff]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Arumat]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Midas]] (who is the sole exception, being the BlackMage of the group).

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** A playable male, usually older character, voiced by Creator/HirokiTochi in the Japanese version. Most of them are going to be physically oriented. These include [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Cyuss]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Ernest]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Cliff]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Arumat]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Midas]] (who is the sole exception, being the BlackMage of the group).
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** A male, usually older character, voiced by Creator/HirokiTochi in the Japanese version. Most of them are going to be physically oriented. These include [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Cyuss]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Ernest]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Cliff]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Arumat]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Midas]] (who is the sole exception, being the BlackMage of the group).
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** [[HeroicLineage The Kenny family]], usually serving as a representation of the Earth Federation. Seeing that this is a long-spanning chronological saga, the family is usually present and playable in some form, but there's only 1 member per game. Chronological appearances include: [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]] (the only time a Kenny family is an NPC), [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Those after Claude will usually have blue hair, thanks to Claude being canonically married to the blue-haired Nedian Rena Lanford.

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** [[HeroicLineage The Kenny family]], usually serving as a representation of the Earth Federation. Seeing that this is a long-spanning chronological saga, the family is usually present and playable in some form, but there's only 1 member per game. Chronological appearances include: [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]] (the only time a Kenny family member is an NPC), [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Those after Claude will usually have blue hair, thanks to Claude being canonically married to the blue-haired Nedian Rena Lanford.
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** [[HeroicLineage The Kenny family]], usually serving as a representation of the Earth Federation. Seeing that this is a long-spanning chronological saga, the family is usually present and playable in some form, but there's only 1 member per game. Chronological appearances include: [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]] (the only time a Kenny family is an NPC), [[VideoGame/StarOceanFirstDeparture Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Those after Claude will usually have blue hair, thanks to Claude being canonically married to the blue-haired Nedian Rena Lanford.
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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]], and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri, Rena Lanford, and Anne Petriciani are also accomplished heroes.

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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]], and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri, Rena Lanford, and Anne Petriciani Petriceani are also accomplished heroes.

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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]], and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri and Rena Lanford, are also accomplished heroes.

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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]], and [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri and Sylvestri, Rena Lanford, and Anne Petriciani are also accomplished heroes.


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* LikeParentLikeSpouse: The men of the Kenny family seem to collectively have a thing for female martial artists with genius-level intellects.
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* AnachronicOrder: The events of the series as a whole do not happen in the order of the games' release and can be quite confusing if taken as such. The in-universe chronological order is: ''The Last Hope'' ([=SO4=]), [=SO1=], ''The Second Story'' ([=SO2=]), ''Integrity and Faithlessness'' ([=SO5=]), and ''Til The End of Time'' ([=SO3=]).

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* AnachronicOrder: The events of the series as a whole do not happen in the order of the games' release and can be quite confusing if taken as such. The in-universe chronological order is: ''The Last Hope'' ([=SO4=]), [=SO1=], ''The Second Story'' ([=SO2=]), ''Integrity and Faithlessness'' ([=SO5=]), ''The Divine Force'' ([=SO6=]), and ''Til The End of Time'' ([=SO3=]).
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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]], and [[VideoGameStarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri and Rena Lanford, are also accomplished heroes.

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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]], and [[VideoGameStarOceanTheDivineForce [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri and Rena Lanford, are also accomplished heroes.
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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]] and [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri and Rena Lanford are also accomplished heroes.

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* HeroicLineage: The Kenny family has a record of either great Federation officers or sometimes saving the galaxy/universe. Known chronological members include [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope Stephen]], [[VideoGame/StarOcean1 Ronyx]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Claude]] and Claude]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Emerson]]. Emerson]], and [[VideoGameStarOceanTheDivineForce Marielle]]. Some of their in-laws, such as Illia Sylvestri and Rena Lanford Lanford, are also accomplished heroes.
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[[caption-width-right:275:Top to Bottom: Edge Maverick (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope SO4]]''), Fayt Leingod (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime SO3]]''), Claude C. Kenny (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory SO2]]''), and Roddick Farrence (''[[VideoGame/StarOcean1 SO1]]'').]]

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[[caption-width-right:275:Top to Bottom: Edge Maverick (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope SO4]]''), Fayt Leingod (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime SO3]]''), Claude C. Kenny (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory SO2]]''), and Roddick Farrence (''[[VideoGame/StarOcean1 SO1]]''). Not featured: Fidel (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness SO5]]'') and Raymond (''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheDivineForce SO6]]'').]]
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* SpiritualSuccessor:
** There are major similarities between ''Star Ocean'' and the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' in gameplay and design: real time battles with combat skills that burn MP, item creation, food-based healing items that heal in percentages, Private Actions / Skits, RelationshipValues leading to MultipleEndings, and so on. This is because ''Star Ocean'' was created by tri-Ace, a company whose founding members are best described as "Basically everyone who designed ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' at Namco."
** ''Star Ocean'' is a spiritual successor of ''Franchise/StarTrek''. A developer mentioned that the ''Star Ocean'' series was actually first created with ''Star Trek'' as main motivation.

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