Dhaos, getting owned by Indignation since 1995. Explanation In all his appearances, using Indignation on Dhaos would always do massive damage, if not kill him immediately should his health be low enough, given that the player is re-enacting the opening to Phantasia, which was released in '95. In most versions he also reacts with "Sonna... Sonna bakana!", just like he did in the original game.
Who's the traitor gonna be THIS time? Explanation All Tales games ever since Tales of Destiny have included at least one party member who backstabs the party in one way or another. Nobody knows why; maybe it's meant as a homage to the original traitor's extreme popularity, maybe it's just something that keeps happening no matter what the creative team tries to think of, or maybe there's some other reason for their fixation on the topic. Nonetheless, it does keep happening, so whenever a new game's been announced, expect speculation on who will be doing the betraying this time around to ensue.
DeJap's Fan Translation featured, most prominently, adult humor that was never in the game to begin with. The most well-known line comes from this line of dialogue delivered by Klarth as the party is traveling on a boat to the next continent, as Klarth is asking the hero, Cless, which one of the girls he's going for, "Mint has that quiet elegance about her, but I bet Arche fucks like a tiger." Any Phantasia fan will tell you that Klarth is probably right.
NO! ITEMS! EVVVAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! ExplanationBarbatos Goetia does not like it when someone uses an item in front of him. As he will make quite clear if you do just that. Originally in Destiny 2 he did indeed have a counter for practically everything which usually involved him lobbing a spell or similar in your face, and he would counter item usage. Fans latched on to him hating items and eventually so did Namco to the point where he got an anti-item Mystic Arte.
This became an Ascended Meme in Barbatos' cameo in Vesperia, where his Mystic Arte is actually called "NO ITEMS EVER!"
Each character in the game has a particular food they dislike, but Kratos and Lloyd's mutual dislike for tomatoes has been transformed into an absolute phobia by the fandom. It's only expanded on in one skit, yet countless pictures and videos have been made making fun of it.
Demon Fang! Demon Fang! Damn, I must be a genius; Double Demon Fang! ExplanationThe third line is Zelos's quote when he creates a new move mid-battle, meaning it's entirely possible to hear him say that exact sequence of lines.
STELLLLAAAAA!!!!!! ExplanationSenel shouts Stella's name as the latter faints from trying to stop the Nerifes Cannon. Draws similarities to Marlon Brando's screaming of the name of another Stella from the movie A Streetcar Named Desire.
"HOO HAH EAT THIS! HOO HAH EAT THIS!"ExplanationHow Senel said his words during his normal 3-string attacks in English (and you'll have him say this A LOT). Needless to say, it gets repetitive and has been used to refer to the level of some repetitive voice actings in Tales games.
KURRREEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!ExplanationVeigue Lungberg is infamous amongst fandoms for screaming his girlfriend Claire's name in this manner. Plus he's voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama as well.
Blah, Blah, Blah! TIDAL WAVE!ExplanationWhen Rita hits Overlimit, she can cast spells without casting time and, at high enough overlimit, without cost. Not only this is easily abusable, it also has the amusing effect of cutting the spell's chant to the narmy "blah blah blah", hacking off any degree of mysticism or poetry it previously had.
"Prepare to die, eggbear!" ExplanationAt the beginning of the game, Karol uses this line when trying to... well, kill an eggbear. Later, Yuri (and by Yuri, we mean Troy Baker) mockingly imitates him. Troy Baker + high pitched voice = meme.
"Yeah, not that one."ExplanationVesperia US version remained locked in Xbox 360 for the longest time, the Updated Re-release in PS3 suffers No Export for You. For years, fans have been demanding that Bandai Namco bring it to other more accessible platforms, but Bandai Namco kept trolling the fans with that phrase when Vesperia re-release was asked. Eventually, at E3 2018, Bandai Namco announced that the Updated Re-release will be released internationally for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Steam and Nintendo Switch, thus the phrase returns, turned into a 'just died' meme, and considered some sort of 'redemption' by Bamco.
"Tomodachi nanda! TOMODACHIIIIIIII! HUAAAAAAAAARGH" ("Friends... URRRRRRRRGH! GWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!") ExplanationAfter Richard was defeated by Asbel and company at the Strahtan desert ruins, he is left behind in the vast sands, realizing that the power within him can hurt his friends, Asbel and Sophie.
"Let's search for the butt. It's the only way."ExplanationAt one point, the party was eaten by a giant monster called the Rockgagong and are trying to figure out how to escape. Malik suggests that the safest way to leave would be out the butt, to which Cheria reacts with disgust. The rest of the party then proceeds to troll her about this constantly throughout their little "inside tour" of the Rockgagong.
INSTANT BALLS! ExplanationA mutation of Hubert's level 1 Mystic Arte, Broadside Waltz (Instant Valse).
BAZONGAS!!!ExplanationTeepo likes to use 'Bazongas' as a euphemism for breasts, which show up in skits dedicated to it. Fans have adopted the term into their vocabulary.
Making fun of the title's use of the word "zest". The "zest" is meant to refer to passion, but is usually first interpreted by fans to be talking about taste instead (ie. "zesty lemons")
"He ate Mason!" and "Nobody cares about Mason." Explanation (mild spoilers)In the beginning of the story, an NPC from Sorey's hometown named Mason is killed and then swallowed whole onscreen (kind of) by a Hellion named Lunarre. Absolutely nobody in the village reacted to the horrific event except for Sorey and Mikleo, and even they quickly forgot about Mason after he was eaten. Fans took notice where the villagers did not.
"Tales of Bears in Siberia" seems to be making the rounds as a nickname for this particular game.
"Act. Like. A. Dove!" ExplanationMagilou demands Velvet do this as an attempt to pass them off as a group of traveling magicians. The line is said with dynamic, sudden camera movements towards Magilou's face, made it catch on in the fandom pretty fast.
"Coo coo." ExplanationVelvet's Bad "Bad Acting" in trying to act like a dove, causing her to Never Live It Down both in-universe and in the fandom.
Eizen will build a damn island if he wants to.ExplanationEizen's completely serious attitude about making a island when discussing changes to Titania Prison haven't gone unnoticed.
from the Game Boy Advance port.