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RefleX (Video Game)

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })RefleX is a 2D Bullet Hell Shoot 'Em Up developed by SITER SKAIN and is the second chapter of The Tale of ALLTYNEX trilogy. The gameplay plays mostly like a regular shooter but with a few twists. Instead of being the regular One-Hit-Point Wonder, your ship, the Phoenix Mk-II, can take a boatload of hits, and you have a shield that can reflect certain bullets right back at the enemies. This is offset by the fact that you have no extra lives, no bombs and no way of restoring durability once it's gone.The story first centers around the resistance group known as the The Valkyness in their effort against the corrupt government. Progress is slow and the government doesn't even recognize the Valkyness as a serious threat... more of a minor nuisance. That is, until their new fighter, the Phoenix Mk-II developed by Doctor Dennis, is scrambled after its carrier ship is shot down. Equipped with a new form of shielding system, extreme durability, and significantly greater firepower, it poses a new serious threat to the government.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Then a third party gets involved, things take a turn for the worse. RefleX is the most story-driven game in the trilogy and has by far the darkest plot as well. Although the story is All There in the Manual, it is noticeable in that the story plays a huge role in gameplay, such as the ship being repaired before stages 5 and 7.This game originally started out as a relatively short freeware game by Ysuer titled Reflection that was released for Windows in 1998. At one point, Ysuer joined SITER SKAIN and began working on a remake of the game under the project name "Reflection X". Unfortunately, due to problems that rose during its development, it took ten years for the game to finally see the light of day in 2008. On June 6, 2013, Nyu Media brought RefleX overseas alongside Kamui and ALLTYNEX Second, releasing them on Nyu Media, Rice Digital, GamersGate, and DESURA, and later to Steam on March 27, 2014. The original soundtrack can be purchased for digital download or listened to on SITER SKAIN's Bandcamp website here.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })If you're interested in trying out the original Reflection, you can still find it here.Not to be confused with the Duran Duran song "The Reflex", the Quake-like First-Person Shooter of the same name, or RFLEX.
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Villain: Exit, Stage Left
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Villain: Exit, Stage Left: By the time the battle between ZODIAC Libra, ZODIAC Ophiuchus, and the two Kamui fighters takes place, the Raiwat are already retreating from the Solar System.
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"Get Back Here!" Boss
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"Get Back Here!" Boss: When ZODIAC Virgo realizes that the Phoenix is a ZODIAC, it decides to turn tail and flee, but the Phoenix soon catches up and destroys its rear engines, leaving it with no other option than to stand and fight.
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And Then John Was a Zombie
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And Then John Was a Zombie: Not you, but your ship. It is a ZODIAC, the same class of killer machine that's laying waste to Earth.
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High-Speed Battle
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High-Speed Battle: The battle against Scorpio moves at a notably faster pace than many others.
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Darker and Edgier
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Darker and Edgier: The darkest one in the trilogy.
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Hero Antagonist
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Hero Antagonist: the two Kamui fighters sent to destroy both ZODIAC units in the final battle.
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All There in the Manual
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Sagittarius's bridge has extremely poor armor, and can be quickly killed even without reflected shots (though if you're playing for score, you shouldn't be doing that). Justified by Ysuer in The Tale of ALLTYNEX Official Guide Book, who explains that a bridge with firepower doesn't make sense and any ship of that size that allows a small fighter to reach its bridge has already lost anyway.
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Direct Continuous Levels
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Direct Continuous Levels: Stages 1 to 6.
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Sins of Our Fathers
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Sins of Our Fathers: The primary motive for the Raiwat invasion. The Yuda clan parted with them, taking ZODIAC Ophiuchus with them, leaving the Raiwat to be ravaged by the ZODIACs. The invasion is to get back at humanity — the descendants of Yuda — for their ancestors' actions.
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Heroic Suicide
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Heroic Suicide: ZODIAC Ophiuchus shuts itself down with the 12 ZODIAC cores in order to end the ZODIAC threat once and for all.
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The Juggernaut
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The Juggernaut: ZODIAC Virgo, as Human Virgo found out the hard way.
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Walking Spoiler
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Walking Spoiler: You can't really discuss non-surface details about the Phoenix itself without spoiling it.
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Virgo delivers this to the Phoenix in the middle of stage 7, killing the pilot and triggering the Phoenix's 11th-Hour Superpower.
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Wave-Motion Gun
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Wave-Motion Gun: The ZODIACs are armed with these and sometimes the laser blasts cover the entire screen.
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Difficulty Levels
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Difficulty Levels: Averted; the game has only one difficulty level. The closest you can get is unlocking the ZODIAC Ophiuchus for use in any stage in training mode.
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More Dakka
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More Dakka: Well, it comes with the whole Bullet Hell package.
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Autobots, Rock Out!
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Autobots, Rock Out!: Despair -Cancer-.
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Nominal Hero
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Nominal Hero: ZODIAC Ophiuchus wants to destroy the other ZODIAC units. At first, its victories over the enemy ZODIACs bring humanity to hail it as their savior. But ZODIAC Ophiuchus is only focused on destroying the ZODIACs, not saving humanity or the Earth, and as a result it causes a lot of collateral damage in the process, giving it the highest death toll during the events of the game. Ophiuchus is subsequently downgraded from "savior" to "just another menace to the Earth."
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Gratuitous English
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Gratuitous English: In the Japanese version: Stages 1-4 use English for the names of the stages themselves and the bosses. Stages 5-8 is a little more complicated. The stage title cards show the stage name in native Japanese, then fades out to show the English title, except in katakana; boss names are also written in katakana. In the international release's title cards, the titles are written in English like in the first four stages, but in a different font, in an effort to preserve the effect. The fading in text, however, has been removed, which results in: Lost in Translation: The Japanese title for Area 7, 蛇遣いの最先 ("Snake Charmer's Beginning"), does not bear the same meaning as its "English" title, and is not present in the international version.
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Glass Cannon
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Glass Cannon: Sagittarius's bridge has extremely poor armor, and can be quickly killed even without reflected shots (though if you're playing for score, you shouldn't be doing that). Justified by Ysuer in The Tale of ALLTYNEX Official Guide Book, who explains that a bridge with firepower doesn't make sense and any ship of that size that allows a small fighter to reach its bridge has already lost anyway. ZODIAC Ophiuchus, the awakened form of the Phoenix. Immense firepower, infinite-use reflection shield, and...dies in a single hit.
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Gratuitous Foreign Language
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Area 7 is called "Ras Alhague"; see the Gratuitous Foreign Language entry above.
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Giant Enemy Crab
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Giant Enemy Crab: Cancer, unsurprisingly, resembles one after transforming.
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Ramming Always Works
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Ramming Always Works: ZODIAC Virgo tries to attack you by ramming you with its shield on. Using your shield will block its attack.
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La Résistance
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La Résistance: The Valkyness.
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The Hero Dies
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The Hero Dies: Both the main hero and his artificially intelligent ship, at different points.
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Explosive Overclocking
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Explosive Overclocking: Played straight and invoked. Played straight in that Libra fired its strongest attack twice in rapid succession and in doing so severely crippled itself. Invoked by the Phoenix/ZODIAC Ophiuchus in the end by fusing the 12 ZODIAC cores with its own, causing it to overload and self-destruct in order to prevent this tragedy from ever happening again.
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Climax Boss
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Climax Boss: ZODIAC Virgo.
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Bittersweet Ending
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Bittersweet Ending: The immensely powerful ZODIACs are destroyed and will never threaten people again... but Earth is in ruins and most of humanity has been wiped out.
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Non-Lethal K.O.
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Non-Lethal K.O.: Of all the bosses in the game, Virgo — the human-piloted one, not ZODIAC Virgo — is the only one who isn't destroyed after you defeat it; you clearly see it retreating from battle. Yes, you do see it later, as an ally.
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot: Like the rest of the series, it loves to play with this trope.
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Power Gives You Wings
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Power Gives You Wings: The ZODIAC fighters gain these when they activate their full power. The Phoenix gains these as well.
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Intermission
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Intermission: Between Areas 7 and 8, as one big Info Dump, as Area 8 is set after a Time Skip.
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Dual Boss
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Dual Boss: Gemini fits this. Enropi are three dual bosses straight followed with a battle with the leader.
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Fixed Forward-Facing Weapon
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Fixed Forward-Facing Weapon: Sagittarius' main cannon as well as the ZODIAC's laser.
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Enemy Mine
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Area 4. After Cancer is defeated, ZODIAC Virgo makes its entrance and finishes the boss off, heralding the invasion of the Raiwat army and a truce between the GUA and Valkyness to stop the even bigger threat.
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Deface of the Moon
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Deface of the Moon: When Cancer gets shot down by ZODIAC Virgo, it crashes into the moon and creates a huge crater. The blast apparently destroyed most of both the military's and the Valkyness' lunar bases in the process.
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Sealed Badass in a Can
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Sealed Badass in a Can: ZODIAC Ophiuchus may possibly be the single most powerful entity in the series. Its core alone was able to turn the Phoenix into a ZODIAC exterminator, and the fact that it was revealed to be the core of ALLTYNEX Second and its Final Boss, Satariel.]]
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Super Prototype
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Super Prototype: The Phoenix Mk-II, invented by Doctor Dennis and powered by the 13th ZODIAC core.
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Time Skip
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Time Skip: Stage 8 takes place years after Stage 7, and the ZODIACs have been busy getting killed by ZODIAC Ophiuchus, with most of Earth becoming collateral damage in the process.
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Attack Reflector
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Attack Reflector: a core mechanic of this game.
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Nintendo Hard
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Nintendo Hard: It may even be the hardest in the series, depending on how adept you are with the shield. There isn't even an Easy difficulty, unlike the other two games.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_62259825
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_62259825
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_62259825
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_659ef759
type
Implacable Man
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_659ef759
comment
Implacable Man: ZODIAC Virgo. Eventually, The Phoenix will become this too.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_659ef759
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_659ef759
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_659ef759
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2
type
Knight of Cerebus
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2
comment
Knight of Cerebus: ZODIAC Virgo. Once it makes an appearance, the plot gets turned upside-down.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30
type
Meaningful Name
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30
comment
Meaningful Name: You think they call your ship "Phoenix" just because it sounds cool? Think again! In addition, the ZODIAC Ophiuchus. Ophiuchus is actually considered an astrological sign in Japan, but not in many other parts of the world, which stick to the traditional 12-sign Zodiac. The fact that the Ophiuchus is an "extra" ZODIAC that the others were unaware of may be a reference to this. Area 7 is called "Ras Alhague"; see the Gratuitous Foreign Language entry above. As for why ZODIAC Libra is the last target, Ophiuchus used to be part of the Greek zodiac, but its stars were seen to be drifting a little too far south to fit in the always-visible zodiac belt. This is a problem, since the original point of splitting the zodiac belt into twelve was to help with agricultural timing. Therefore, Ophiuchus was removed, and the claws of Scorpio were made into their own constellation — Libra. In other words, Libra is both the last ZODIAC and the last constellation to have been added.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6d332aea
type
Driven to Suicide
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6d332aea
comment
Driven to Suicide: Tsukikagerou, the commander of the Raiwat Drone Army and the Counter Ophiuchus Unit, kills himself after his plans meet catastrophic failure.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6d332aea
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6d332aea
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_6d332aea
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6de71c57
type
Disc-One Final Boss
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6de71c57
comment
Disc-One Final Boss: Cancer. You defeat it, and a then-unknown ship belonging to a third party (ZODIAC Virgo) flies in and finishes it off, setting the tone for the rest of the game.note Notably, in Reflection, Cancer is the True Final Boss instead.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6de71c57
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6de71c57
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_6de71c57
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6e7e9709
type
Cosmetic Award
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6e7e9709
comment
Cosmetic Award: Beating the game without continuing nets you a secret theme, "A Choice with No Alternative", which is a remix of the Stage 1 theme from Reflection, the prototype game for RefleX.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6e7e9709
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_6e7e9709
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_6e7e9709
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_70321789
type
Video Game Remake
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_70321789
comment
Video Game Remake: Of Reflection.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_70321789
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_70321789
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_70321789
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_72856b70
type
Godzilla Threshold
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_72856b70
comment
Godzilla Threshold: Faced with both the Raiwat invasion and the colossal battles between the ZODIAC units, mankind manages to just barely survive the war by building a Neural Network based on ALLTYNEX OS, the same supercomputer that once nearly annihilated all of mankind through its mastery of military technology and AI subjugation, which manages to drive off the Raiwat.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_72856b70
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_72856b70
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_72856b70
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_735b4101
type
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_735b4101
comment
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: Enemy fire is colored differently; blue can be reflected back to your enemies, red does not, and pink is the same as red but can be destroyed by your shots.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_735b4101
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_735b4101
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_735b4101
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7568eb84
type
Human Subspecies
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7568eb84
comment
Human Subspecies: The Raiwat were once human, but eventually evolved into this to adapt to their harsh environment.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7568eb84
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7568eb84
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_7568eb84
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7870735b
type
From Bad to Worse
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7870735b
comment
From Bad to Worse: At the beginning of this game, your carrier is ambushed by Human Virgo, which kills Doctor Dennis and many of your companions. From here, things keep getting worse.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7870735b
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7870735b
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_7870735b
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7d93efb
type
Stellar Name
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7d93efb
comment
Stellar Name: The GUA's pseudo-ZODIAC pilots are all named after stars in the constellations that their respective ships got their names from. For example, Virgo's pilot is named Spica Astreanote as a bonus, "Astrea" is derived from the Greek word aster, meaning "star", Taurus's pilot is named Elnart Aldebran, and Scorpio's pilot is named Maui Antares.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7d93efb
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7d93efb
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_7d93efb
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3
type
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3
comment
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: When the Phoenix destroyed the Sagittarius, it turns out that it was busy holding back a much graver threat, the Raiwat Invasion force.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8029fa50
type
True Final Boss
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8029fa50
comment
True Final Boss: In Reflection, meeting certain conditions unlocks the boss battle with Cancer. In RefleX, Cancer has been downgraded to the Area 4 boss.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8029fa50
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8029fa50
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_8029fa50
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_86968c96
type
Above Good and Evil
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_86968c96
comment
Above Good and Evil: Regarding Ophiuchus at least.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_86968c96
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_86968c96
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_86968c96
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8767b1f3
type
Black-and-Gray Morality
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8767b1f3
comment
Black-and-Gray Morality: The conflict between ZODIAC Ophiuchus and its siblings falls under this trope. The ZODIACS are omnicidal war machines that turned against their creators and seek to destroy anything that is not one of them. Meanwhile, Ophiuchus is programmed to battle its peers and performs a Heroic Suicide to prevent its core from being abused by wrong hands, but it is not programmed to protect innocent lives, as Ophiuchus' ruthlessness during the battles left horrific collateral damage and mass loss of life, resulting with the survivors seeing Ophiuchus as another menace to destroy rather than the savior they hoped for.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8767b1f3
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8767b1f3
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_8767b1f3
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8aeccf04
type
Bullet Hell
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8aeccf04
comment
Area 7. ZODIAC Virgo unleashes unholy Bullet Hell on the Phoenix, killing the pilot and triggering the Phoenix's transformation into the ZODIAC Ophiuchus and its prime directive of eliminating all other ZODIAC units at any cost, no matter who gets in the way or gets incidentally killed.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8aeccf04
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8aeccf04
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_8aeccf04
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8b93a168
type
Macross Missile Massacre
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8b93a168
comment
Macross Missile Massacre: Many enemies and bosses alike love to use this, because it isn't hindered by your shield.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8b93a168
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8b93a168
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_8b93a168
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8df14c99
type
One-Hit-Point Wonder
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8df14c99
comment
One-Hit-Point Wonder: Averted, then played straight when the Phoenix becomes ZODIAC Ophiuchus.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8df14c99
featureApplicability
-1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8df14c99
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_8df14c99
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8e20979
type
Wham Episode
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8e20979
comment
Wham Episode: Area 4. After Cancer is defeated, ZODIAC Virgo makes its entrance and finishes the boss off, heralding the invasion of the Raiwat army and a truce between the GUA and Valkyness to stop the even bigger threat. Area 7. ZODIAC Virgo unleashes unholy Bullet Hell on the Phoenix, killing the pilot and triggering the Phoenix's transformation into the ZODIAC Ophiuchus and its prime directive of eliminating all other ZODIAC units at any cost, no matter who gets in the way or gets incidentally killed.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8e20979
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_8e20979
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_8e20979
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_907fc128
type
EveryTenThousandPoints
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_907fc128
comment
Every 10,000 Points: Somewhat. Your armor is fully repaired at the beginning of Areas 5 and 7.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_907fc128
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_907fc128
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_907fc128
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_90a79e3c
type
Return to Shooter
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_90a79e3c
comment
Return to Shooter: The game's most central mechanic.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_90a79e3c
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_90a79e3c
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_90a79e3c
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_916c72b3
type
Rule of Symbolism
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_916c72b3
comment
Rule of Symbolism: Scutum has a distinctly church-like Ominous Pipe Organ in its theme , is modeled after a Plague Doctor and crosses on its armor and turrets. One of its attacks forms a six-pointed star with lasers. Most of the bosses are named after Zodiac constellations. And then there's Phoenix/ZODIAC Ophiuchus...
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_916c72b3
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_916c72b3
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_916c72b3
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91d3ab1e
type
Ominous Pipe Organ
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91d3ab1e
comment
Ominous Pipe Organ: The game sure makes some good use of these.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91d3ab1e
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91d3ab1e
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_91d3ab1e
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91e894b4
type
Apocalypse How
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91e894b4
comment
Apocalypse How: By the time the ending rolls, a Planetary Societal Disruption has happened.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91e894b4
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_91e894b4
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_91e894b4
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_92286f7f
type
Precursors
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_92286f7f
comment
Precursors: The Raiwat are actually the original human civilization. Earth humans are the descendants of a group of Raiwat that left prior to the mutations, and took ZODIAC Ophiuchus with them, leaving the Raiwat to fend for themselves against the other ZODIACs. While Earth humans have long forgotten this, the Raiwat haven't, and are invading for the purpose of revenge.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_92286f7f
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_92286f7f
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_92286f7f
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_952bcf83
type
The Phoenix
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_952bcf83
comment
And then there's Phoenix/ZODIAC Ophiuchus...
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_952bcf83
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_952bcf83
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_952bcf83
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9584d9d3
type
HeartBeatSoundtrack
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9584d9d3
comment
Heart Beat Soundtrack: Time of end.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9584d9d3
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9584d9d3
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9584d9d3
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_991912ca
type
Combos
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_991912ca
comment
Combos: Killing an enemy with a reflected attack will start a combo timer, during which further destroyed enemies will have their points doubled and reset the timer. Reflect-killing more enemies will increase the multiplier in powers of two, up to x32 for standard shots and x64 for reflected shots.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_991912ca
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_991912ca
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_991912ca
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_99fe88e1
type
Event Flag
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_99fe88e1
comment
Do note, however, that if you allow ZODIAC Virgo to hit you at zero armor left BEFORE you drain out your shield meter, the Event Flag will not trigger and you will get the usual Game Over screen.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_99fe88e1
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_99fe88e1
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_99fe88e1
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf
type
Controllable Helplessness
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf
comment
Controllable Helplessness: You can try to tilt your ship or use your reflect shield when ZODIAC Virgo tries to murder you, but you'll run out of shield and armor and die long before his attacks finish.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a692ae9
type
13 Is Unlucky
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a692ae9
comment
13 Is Unlucky: In keeping with the Western Zodiac theme, the thirteenth ZODIAC is called Ophiuchus, known by some as the "13th" sign of the Zodiac. Said ZODIAC goes on a rampage that destroys the other 12 ZODIACs... as well as a large chunk of the Earth in the process.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a692ae9
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a692ae9
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9a692ae9
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb
type
Difficult, but Awesome
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb
comment
Difficult, but Awesome: The special ship, ZODIAC Ophiuchus, has a special "Photon Blaster" attack, activated by reflecting non-laser shots and then releasing the shield button. The reflected shots then turn into blasts of light that target the nearest enemy and inflict massive damage. The timing can be tricky and you can easily get killed doing it, but doing this will allow you to slice off a lot of health from bosses as well as kill ZODIAC Libra before it even begins its final attack phase.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e
type
Interface Spoiler
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e
comment
Interface Spoiler: Why does the game show the Phoenix's full name on the Score Screen and stage select? Because you get to unlock another ship.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9cb3e22e
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9d17b859
type
Made of Iron
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9d17b859
comment
Made of Iron: The Phoenix, especially compared to many shmup ships. It can take 9 hits before finally going down (but once it does, that's an instant Game Over... there are no extra lives).
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9d17b859
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9d17b859
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9d17b859
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dab0a6e
type
Continuity Nod
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dab0a6e
comment
Continuity Nod: The ruins of ALLTYNEX are clearly visible at the beginning of Stage 7.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dab0a6e
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dab0a6e
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dab0a6e
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dad9e49
type
Western Zodiac
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dad9e49
comment
Western Zodiac: The game's bosses are named after these.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dad9e49
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dad9e49
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9dad9e49
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9f00986d
type
Gut Punch
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9f00986d
comment
Gut Punch: ZODIAC Virgo delivered two of these, first when it shot down Cancer from behind and when it destroyed the Phoenix.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9f00986d
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_9f00986d
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_9f00986d
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a4c37cbe
type
Mood Whiplash
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a4c37cbe
comment
Mood Whiplash: After finally destroying the final boss, Libra, a mellow piano suddenly starts playing followed by ZODIAC Ophiuchus blowing itself up.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a4c37cbe
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a4c37cbe
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_a4c37cbe
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e
type
Infinity +1 Sword
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e
comment
Infinity +1 Sword: For beating the game for the first time, you unlock the ZODIAC Ophiuchus for the stage select to use on any stage.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e
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1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0
type
Hitbox Dissonance
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0
comment
Hitbox Dissonance: Averted, the hitbox is much bigger than the Bullet Hell genre would suggest.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0
featureApplicability
-1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_aa8940ee
type
Destructive Saviour
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_aa8940ee
comment
Destructive Saviour: ZODIAC Ophiuchus.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_aa8940ee
featureApplicability
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_aa8940ee
featureConfidence
1.0
 RefleX (Video Game)
hasFeature
RefleX (Video Game) / int_aa8940ee
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_ad1db87c
type
Oh, Crap!
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_ad1db87c
comment
Oh, Crap! / This Is Gonna Suck: As soon as "Mortal Illness" starts playing, you know things will get ugly. Also what likely passed through ZODIAC Virgo's mind just moments later when it realised that the Phoenix had a ZODIAC core.
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Final Boss
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Area 8 is one big battle against ZODIAC Libra and two KAMUI units.
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type
Pyrrhic Victory
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comment
Pyrrhic Victory: ZODIAC Ophiuchus destroys all 12 of the other ZODIACs... but the battles end up bringing about a massive blow to the Earth and humanity, setting back civilization by millenia. The Raiwat aren't much better off; while they did manage to slaughter a good chunk of the Earth's forces, they only did so indirectly because of collateral damage by ZODIAC Ophiuchus, which was also a major threat to the Raiwat and the ZODIAC units that they were sending out with no success, eventually forcing the Raiwat to retreat without the Ophiuchus captured. Raiwat Commander Tsukikagerou is so devastated by his failure that he kills himself.
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_afc8ddc7
type
Armor-Piercing Attack
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_afc8ddc7
comment
Armor-Piercing Attack: Missiles can be shot away like purple bullets, but unlike purple bullets, they will ignore your shield if it is up and damage you anyway. This is a problem in the final two areas, because major plot developments have turned your ship into a One-Hit-Point Wonder.
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1.0
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1.0
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b3168a4d
type
Previous Player-Character Cameo
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b3168a4d
comment
Previous Player-Character Cameo: The Kamui fighters in the final stage. In fact, aside from being much more durable, they don't really do much that the player couldn't do in Kamui.
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1.0
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1.0
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RefleX (Video Game) / int_b3168a4d
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b4215a8d
type
Tennis Boss
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b4215a8d
comment
Tennis Boss: In the original Reflection, Cancer uses a reflector shield very similar to yours. He continuously fires with it up, causing you both to deflect shots and lasers back at each other.
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1.0
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1.0
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RefleX (Video Game) / int_b4215a8d
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b4fae672
type
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b4fae672
comment
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: ZODIAC Virgo unleashes a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown on you in Area 7, causing the Phoenix's armor meter to empty out, culminating in the ship's destruction. Subverted when the Phoenix revives and its 11th-Hour Superpower kicks in. Do note, however, that if you allow ZODIAC Virgo to hit you at zero armor left BEFORE you drain out your shield meter, the Event Flag will not trigger and you will get the usual Game Over screen.
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RefleX (Video Game) / int_b4fae672
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b7920c43
type
Lost in Translation
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_b7920c43
comment
Lost in Translation: The Japanese title for Area 7, 蛇遣いの最先 ("Snake Charmer's Beginning"), does not bear the same meaning as its "English" title, and is not present in the international version.
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1.0
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1.0
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RefleX (Video Game) / int_b7920c43
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_c2e1f423
type
Really Dead Montage
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_c2e1f423
comment
Really Dead Montage: The charred remains of the Phoenix Mk-II in a crater are shown by the end of the credits.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_c2e1f423
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1.0
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1.0
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RefleX (Video Game) / int_c2e1f423
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_c3d60914
type
Continuing is Painful
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_c3d60914
comment
Continuing is Painful: Using a continue will let you keep your score, but it will be invalidated after the game ends. If you set a record score and then choose to continue, kiss that new record goodbye.
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1.0
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_c5b47b36
type
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
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comment
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: We never see the other ten ZODIACs get destroyed by ZODIAC Ophiuchus.
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_c6695a49
type
Mêlée à Trois
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comment
Mêlée à Trois: The final battle with the Phoenix/ZODIAC Ophiuchus vs. ZODIAC Libra vs. two Kamui fighters.
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type
Shout-Out
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comment
Shout-Out: In Area 6, there is an enemy that shoots out a massive storm of bullets, but they're all blue, allowing you to reflect them. This is meant to be a shout out to Ikaruga, which has an enemy in the final chapter that spews out extreme amounts of white bullets, allowing you to easily absorb them to charge up your homing attack.
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type
Outside-Context Problem
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comment
Outside-Context Problem: The ZODIACs.
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type
Tank Goodness
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Tank Goodness: Taurus is sure one big tank.
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1.0
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RefleX (Video Game) / int_cd809603
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type
Killed Off for Real
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comment
Killed Off for Real: The pilot of the Phoenix, although thanks to the core's A.I., the Phoenix was still able to keep going despite practically being flying wreckage.
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type
Boss-Only Level
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comment
Boss-Only Level: The entirety of Area 4 is spent fighting Cancer. Most of Area 7 pits you against ZODIAC Virgo, although there are two "break" spots with cannon fodder enemies. Area 8 is one big battle against ZODIAC Libra and two KAMUI units.
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RefleX (Video Game) / int_d15c1086
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Roboteching
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_d5995bfd
comment
Roboteching: Some of the enemy lasers are able to do as much as a 90º turn. Of course, you can use this against them by reflecting said lasers right back.
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1.0
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_d839c530
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The Unfettered
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comment
The Unfettered: ZODIAC Ophiuchus is ruthless in its pursuit to destroy its genocidal siblings, even if countless innocent lives are killed in the battles.
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Lightning Bruiser
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comment
Lightning Bruiser: Scorpio is pretty big, has lots of weapons and is fast as hell.
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_e16fb8ca
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Hero Killer
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_e16fb8ca
comment
Hero Killer: All of the ZODIAC's possess immense destructive power that lets them one-shot other bosses. ZODIAC Virgo demonstrates during the latter half of the game.
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_e2ccee25
type
Animal Motifs
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comment
Animal Motifs: The resistance seems to be fond of snakes. The church allied with it is known as the "Order of the Holy Snake". The mass-produced Phoenix-like ships are known as Serpents. Finally, "Ophiuchus", the name of the Phoenix's ZODIAC core, is derived from the Greek word for "serpent-bearer".
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1.0
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Made of Explodium
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Made of Explodium: One must wonder what those Kamui fighters are made of in order to explode like that.
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Call-Forward
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Call-Forward: The Final Boss theme is a darker arrangement of "Final Hour", Kamui's Stage 1 theme.
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_e3f34fb4
type
Featureless Protagonist
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_e3f34fb4
comment
Featureless Protagonist: The player character is never shown or named, unlike Kamui's or ALLTYNEX Second's; all you know is that the Phoenix's pilot is a male and some narrative quips they give out in stage select and the sound test.
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Sucking-In Lines
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Sucking-In Lines: During Libra's final attack.
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11th-Hour Superpower
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comment
11th-Hour Superpower: The ZODIAC Ophiuchus' core activating. Subverted in that the ship also becomes a One-Hit-Point Wonder at the same time, despite having massive firepower and infinite shield.
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Battleship Raid
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_e76151c3
comment
Battleship Raid: The fight against Sagittarius.
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1.0
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1.0
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Oddball in the Series
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comment
Oddball in the Series: Although all three games play differently, RefleX shares less in common with Kamui or ALLTYNEX Second than those two games share with each other. You only get one life, extra health only comes at two points in the game instead of at regular intervals dependent on the player's abilities, using a continue nullifies your score outright instead of just recording your first-credit score and then resetting your score to zero, the high score boards don't display stage reached, there are no difficulty levels, you don't fight some form of ALLTYNEX, and the final two stages reduce you to a One-Hit-Point Wonder. This most likely has to do with RefleX's development being led by Ysuer, rather than Jirurun, who led development on Kamui and ALLTYNEX Second.
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Mercy Mode
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comment
Mercy Mode: Somewhat, every time you die, the game lets you start with an extra continue and these stack up. Strangely enough, the game also rewards you with another continue if you beat the game without using any.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_f363694e
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1.0
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Disc-One Final Dungeon
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comment
Disc-One Final Dungeon: Area 3, where you fight the Global Unified Army's orbital fleet. This is the last wave of resistance you meet from them en masse.
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Boss Warning Siren
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_f763003b
comment
Boss Warning Siren: The game plays an audio siren and displays a "WARNING" banner that displays the name and subtitle of the boss. The siren is also used when ZODIAC Virgo comes out of nowhere in a cutscene to finish off Cancer.
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fb9afaab
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Attack Drone
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fb9afaab
comment
Attack Drone: The final boss uses these in Stage 8 to fire off Wave Motion Guns along with its own.
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fb9afaab
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1.0
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fd4f8299
type
Well-Intentioned Extremist
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fd4f8299
comment
Well-Intentioned Extremist: ZODIAC Ophiuchus can be seen as this. It is trying to get rid of the deadly ZODIACs, but is absolutely relentless in its quest and doesn't seem to care who or what gets in its way. By the time the final chapter begins, Ophiuchus has very likely achieved a death toll that would make ALLTYNEX OS proud.
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1.0
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 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fd94c4ac
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Theme Naming
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fd94c4ac
comment
Theme Naming: The Zodiac gets a lot of exposure in this game.
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1.0
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Was Once a Man
 RefleX (Video Game) / int_fdad625e
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Was Once a Man: The Raiwat used to be humans, but they evolved themselves to become beast-people so they can adapt to their new home planet.
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Above Good and Evil / int_defd125f
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After Boss Recovery / int_defd125f
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Attack Reflector / int_defd125f
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Autobots, Rock Out! / int_defd125f
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Battleship Raid / int_defd125f
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Beam-O-War / int_defd125f
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Boss-Only Level / int_defd125f
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Boss Warning Siren / int_defd125f
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Bring My Red Jacket / int_defd125f
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Climax Boss / int_defd125f
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Continuing is Painful / int_defd125f
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Controllable Helplessness / int_defd125f
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Cool Versus Awesome / int_defd125f
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Cowardly Boss / int_defd125f
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Destructible Projectiles / int_defd125f
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Destructive Saviour / int_defd125f
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Direct Continuous Levels / int_defd125f
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Disc-One Final Dungeon / int_defd125f
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Dual Boss / int_defd125f
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Fission Mailed / int_defd125f
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Giant Enemy Crab / int_defd125f
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose / int_defd125f
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Hero Killer / int_defd125f
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Heroic Suicide / int_defd125f
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Homing Lasers / int_defd125f
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Impressive Pyrotechnics / int_defd125f
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Mickey Mousing / int_defd125f
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One-Hit-Point Wonder / int_defd125f
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Player Punch / int_defd125f
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Plot Device All Along / int_defd125f
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Press Start to Game Over / int_defd125f
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Ramming Always Works / int_defd125f
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Return to Shooter / int_defd125f
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Robot and A.I. Works / int_defd127f
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Seemingly Hopeless Boss Fight / int_defd125f
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Sequential Boss / int_defd125f
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Sins of Our Fathers / int_defd125f
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Space Elevator / int_defd125f
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The Phoenix / int_defd125f
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The Worf Barrage / int_defd125f
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Vertical Scrolling Shooter / int_defd125f
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Video Games of 2005–2009 / int_defd125f
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Villain: Exit, Stage Left / int_defd125f
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Western Zodiac / int_defd125f
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