Wild Arms

This article is about the first game in the Wild Arms series. For an entry on the series itself, see Wild Arms series. more...

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Wild Arms (ワイルドアームズ, Wairudo Aamuzu^?) was a 1996 PlayStation game released with little exposure, but became a classic RPG with four sequels and a remake, Wild Arms Alter Code: F, for PlayStation 2. It also spawned an anime series released by ADV Films in 1999, and several manga adaptations and Wild ARMs: Flower Thieves, by Kodansha. The reason for the significant lack of attention to the original game was that Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII was released at the same time. Wild Arms combined 3D battle graphics with anime backgrounds and characters. The wild west type setting of the game and the memorable bosses helped make the game a cult classic.

Story

The story takes place on Filgaia, a planet that resembles the American Wild West but with magic and technology added. The inhabitants of FIlgaia were the Humans, and the Elw, a humanoid race who were both technilogically advanced, and were in touch with nature. Centuries ago, the planet was attacked by aliens called the \"Metal Demons\" to invade it since their own world was mysteriously destroyed. The Demons were finally driven away when their leader, the \"Great Mother\" was captured and her body separated from its soul. But the war left much of the planet devastated, and the Elw mysteriously vanished.

During the course of the game, the Demons return, led by a group of villains calling themselves the \"Quarter Knights\", headed by the metal demon Zeikfried. Their plan is to regain the parts of Mother's being and revive her, so she can lead them into conquering Filgaia. The planet's Guardian spirits, too weakened to help directly, choose three adventurers and grant them special powers so they can explore Filgaia's ancient ruins and recover the technology needed to oppose the invaders. They are: Rudy, a young man who was banished from Surf Village for his innate ability to use the dangerous ARMS weapons; Princess Cecilia of the Kingdom of Adlehyde, who can commune with the Guardians; and Jack, a wandering treasure-seeker in search of the \"Ultimate Power\".

When the seals are broken on Mother Demon's heart, the demon is revived and tells the Quarter Knights of her plans. Instead of colonizing Filgaia since their homeworld Haides was destroyed as the Quarter Knights intended, she planned on instead devouring the Quarter Knights and destroying the world.

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