ACF-NATIONALS: Questions by Ike Jose, Billy Busse, Andrew Wang, and Austin ListerudPacket 09
1. This character’s first note in the suggestion box is a test to see if the player actually reads the suggestion box. If you bring this character to a mountain pass border, she attempts to emulate Rina by seducing one of the guards, but she fails in spectacular fashion. This character comically overacts in one scene where the party is trying to pass as the proprietors of the White Deer Inn. Nina declares a duel with this character at (*) Greenhill out of paranoia that this character is trying to steal the affections ofFlik from her. Equipping this character with the Leisure Set quadruples the chance that she will slack off by having a picnic instead of participating in a “family attack” with her brother. This tomboyish character is the adopted daughter of Master Genkaku and grew up in Kyaro along with her childhood friend, Jowy Atreides. For 10 points, name this big sister of the player character from Suikoden II.
ANSWER: Nanami
2. One of these characters sings “get jealous of my blue body, Commander Dessler” in a remix of their theme song written by Hyadain. In one remake, these characters can be fought in the Hellfire Chasm, while in another remake, these characters fuse together into a post-game boss called Geryon. After the player initially defeats one of these characters and crosses a bridge on top of a mountain, that one of these characters arises from the dead and (*) back-attacks the party. One of these characters twirls her hair around her body to form a tornado shield, making her invulnerable to attacks other than the Jump command. One of these villains which resembles a blue turtle kills and impersonates the King of Baron. Scarmiglione, Cagnazzo, Barbariccia, and Rubicante comprise, for 10 points, whatquartet of Golbez’s servants which possess powers of earth, water, wind, and fire.
ANSWER: Four Elemental Fiends [or Elemental Lords, or Elemental Archfiends, prompt on partial answers]
3.During one of these, a character exclaims, “if my fate is to be destroyed, I must simply laugh!” In another of these, a normally silent character chastises two female characters for spending the entirety of their “nice little slideshow” talking about boys. In a third one of these, Tata journeys to fight one of the game’s antagonists in his castle, but finds the main characters there instead. One of the main characters becomes (*) half-human half-frog in another of these, while one of these re-enacts the game’s opening with all of the characters as dinosaurs. In several of these cutscenes, Nadia’s Bell is presented as a replacement for Leene’s Bell by King Guardia. The worst one of these cutscenes ends with a black-and-white shot of the earth overlaid with the text “But… the future refused to change.” For 10 points, name these 14 cutscenes which play after the player fights Lavos.
ANSWER: endings to Chrono Trigger [accept clear equivalents, prompt on "cutscenes of Chrono Trigger"]
4. A bird named for one of these objects can be found outside the Death Frontier and is only killable by confusing it and hoping it attacks itself four times before it runs away. Pagus and Maddox seek out a remnant which resembles one of these objects in The Fifth Path. A statue of a goddess who presides over these objects appears in the last room of the Mercury Lighthouse in Golden Sun. One of these objects lasts for four turns and provides Serene Grace like benefits, and forms after using (*) Fire Pledge and Water Pledge. The blacksmith Zappa can use shells named for these objects to forge extremely powerful weapons in Chrono Cross. Crono’s strongest sword is named for these objects. A badge named for this object is given to you by Erika after you beat her in Celadon City. For 10 points, name these colorful objects, a "ride" of which is the last level of Super Mario 64.
ANSWER: rainbows
5. In Seiken Densetsu 3, one of these creatures found in the Rabite Forest possesses the player, thus marking them as the chosen hero who can wield the Mana Sword. Glycinia and Lubina are examples of them recruitable in Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis. One of these creatures named Eryn is the partner of Fang, who seeks out the Furies as one of the title fencers of a Compile Heart RPG. In a certain minigame from Pokemon Stadium, four Pokemonresembling thesecreatures will play Simon Says. At one point in Bravely Default, the subtitle of the game will change to inform you that one of these creatures, named (*) Airy, is a lying scumbag. Dragons were nerfed with the introduction of Xerneas, Slurpuff, and Sylveon, all this type of creature introduced in the sixth generation of Pokemon. For 10 points, name these creatures, which restore your life when you run out of hearts in the Zelda series.
ANSWER: fairies [accept Clefairies]
6. In the remake of Dragon Quest 6, Haggleton was renamed to indicate that it was built nearby one of these places. Jude and Milla fight nine rounds of Rashugal soldiers, then Wingul in the "Battle of Fezebel [one of these places]" in Tales of Xillia. A purple gas pervades an area of this type which is occupied by trees with glowing, yellow eyes, as well as an evil boss called Vileheart in Ni No Kuni. A beautiful one of these locations is home to Ignas in Exile Fortress, lights up bright blue with pink-purple fog at night, features beautiful singing, and is named Satorl in (*) Xenoblade Chronicles. Astos tricks the Light Warriors into retrieving a crown from a cave named for these locations in FF 1. The qu race, which includes Quina, live in four of these places scattered across the world of FF9. For 10 points, name these locations that are namesakes of Mudkip’s evolutions.
ANSWER: marshes [accept swamps]
7.This instrument and synthetic drums, provides the melody to the battle theme of Conception 2. After the crystalline bells, this is the second instrument introduced in "Innocent Primeval Breaker" in Ys Seven. In Ephemeral Fantasia, Mouse uses a 300 year old talking one of these instruments named Pattimo. Two different types of this instrument accompany the violin in "The Price of Freedom," the song that plays when Zack dies in Crisis Core. Grandia 2's battle theme is often praised because of its extensive use of this instrument. Nikki smashes an enemy with this weapon using his (*) GrandFinale attack in Chrono Cross. It plays a flattened version of "La Folia" during Zidane and Blank’s swordfight inI Want to be Your Canary. For 10 points, name this instrument which appears with castanets and clapping in Vamo'alla Flamenco in FF 9.
ANSWER: (electric and acoustic) guitars
8. One town of this name is home to the Flying Tortoise Hotel that was booked till the end of time since it had an aerial hot tub. While exploring the other town of this name, a song plays that asks “Do you remember a touch of the wind on you?” as a chorus intones “Tell everyone that this is a place where you belong.” Nearby that city of this name, Gogmagog emerges from a paradox rift. During Jihl Nabatt's “The Purge,” a bunch of residents from one city of this name are loaded onto trains and sent to the (*) Hanging Edge. A city of this name is where Snow proposes to Serah immediately before the events of the game in which it appears, and Nora and Hope Estheim watch its magnificent fireworks. The second and “New” town of this name is established on Gran Pulse in that game’s sequel as a place for Cocoon refugees to go. For 10 points, give this name of two metropolises in the FF 13 series.
ANSWER: Bodhum [or New Bodhum]
9. In Yggdra Union, a playable character with this name joins the party to avenge her dead sister and reclaim the Transmigragem for the Undines. In another game, a book by this person is carried past the souls of Ronald Reagan, J. Robert Oppenheimer and Pikachu, before Klebold and Harris give it to the devil. One character named after this man uses the Compass of Order and recruits the Voyager by promising him infinite power and life. That villain named after this man, who employs the metempsychosed (*) Albedo Piazzola, appears in a video game series whose protagonist searches for the tomb of Mary Magdalene as well as a mysterious artifact called the Zohar. For 10 points, name this author whose works provide the subtitle to all of the entries to the Xenosaga series, the author of Untimely Meditations, The Gay Science, and Beyond Good and Evil.
ANSWER: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche [prompt on“Wilhelm,” but do not accept Friedrich by itself]
10.A cursed one of these items is what Kururugi needs to return to the present time in the Inuyasha RPG for the PS2. In Baten Kaitos, Mizuti’s attack Alias Fall creates one of these objects, which Children of the Earth such as herself keep around to filter the miasma. This word names a “circle” that contains various enemies named after the zodiac and is led by Joker in Persona 2. Stingle uses one of these items during the main quest of Tales of Legendia, but not during the character quests. The (*) garif from FF 12 are a tribal race that keeps one of these objects with them from birth until death. One of these objects allows its user to listen to Anju’s Grandmother’s boring story without falling asleep. One of these items is made from the remains of the fishbone guitarist Mikau and allows Link to transform to a Zora. For 10 points, name these objects, one of which belonging to Majora titles a Zelda game.
ANSWER: masks
11.This is the primary weapon of Jet Enduro, from Wild Arms 3. Ventus turns his keyblade into this weapon with the move Strike Raid in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. A giant lollypop that induces confusion is actually another of these. The Full ATB skill Last Resort is the used by another purveyor of this kind of weapon. In that game, the strongest weapon of this type is Nue [“New-eh”], and in that game a character ends all battles by improbably (*) folding this kind of weapon and shoving it in his pocket. A party member who employs this type of weapon is suggestively threatened by Admiral Vigoro while imprisoned in Valua. This kind of weapon is employed by Aika from Skies of Arcadia, as well as Hope Estheim from FF 13. In the Mario Franchise, Dry Bones will often use their body parts as this kind of weapon. For 10 points, name this throwable weapon used by Cubones.
ANSWER: boomerangs
12.In Blazblue, a nox nyctores of this name uses a giant nail for a weapon. A plot arc in Shenmue involves Ryo finding a mirror named for these creatures, which is found in a secret section of his basement. In Bahamut Lagoon, the dark form of the salamander dragon is Effex, while this is the name of the light form. In Breath of Fire, the blue boss Bain takes the form of this creature. Peter from Shining Force II is one of these creatures. In Valkyrie Profile, one of these creatures is the namesake of an artifact that will let you cure faint. After acquiring six different orbs, you find one of them in (*)Dragon Quest 3. In a cave named for these creatures, Locke is found searching for a treasure which will heal his old lover, Rachel--that treasure is an esper which is the only method of teaching the spell Reraise. For 10 points, name these creatures which name a revival item in the FF universe.
ANSWER: phoenix [prompt on "birds"]
13.In Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis, an item that is pretty much this object was forged from Shaher’s missing horn, and is the only way to injure him. An NPC named for this object is found in Laharl’s castle and tells the player character about various weapons in Disgaea. In Persona 2, this weapon is used in a powerful attack that seals the target’s persona, an attack which is used by Hitler. In that game, it is used to kill Maya Amano due to a rumor that claims wounds this object inflicts cannot be (*) healed. This object names a Legendary weapon that is “said to hold sway over the world” obtainable by betting the Gungnir in the Coliseum and is Edgar’s most powerful weapon in the GBA version of FF 6. For 10 points, name this weapon, the namesake of many powerful spears due to its Dolorous Stroke and Jesus wounding capabilities.
ANSWER: Lance of Longinus [or Holy Spear or Spear of Destiny accept any answer with spear in place of lance or vice versa. accept Longicolnis]
14. One of these objects named Tokunaga is frequently employed by Anise in Tales of the Abyss. In Arc Rise Fantasia, teasets can be acquired from these enemies that ride on books in the Gauss Tunnel. In Disgaea 2, one of these objects named Sammy appears giving a news report about a boy who fell into the river. In Dragon Quest 9, one of these is captured and placed in The Bad Cave and must be rescued from the Tyrantula, and was found in Bloomingdale. That one of these objects was animated by a fygg, and belonged to (*) Marion. The Pokedex helpfully informs us that a Pokemon created from one of these objects was born from the grudge that developed after it was disowned from a child. Shadar turned the fairy Drippy into one of these objects after their battle in Ni No Kuni. Banette is a Pokemon born from, for 10 points, what kind of toy, the "po-ke" type of which allows one to escape?
ANSWER: dolls [accept "marionette" and "puppet" and word forms]
15. In a reference to The Simpsons, one of this character’s friends says that he’s going to be a scholar because he is S-M-R-T smart. This man’s manikin, Fallacious Wanderer, is tinted turquoise in Dissidia. As a child, this character nearly falls off a roof during hide-and-seek, causing him to develop a fear of heights. The player can acquire the song “Alluring Air” when visiting this character’s former home. By examining a music box in his childhood home, this character has a flashback to the death of his mother (*) Stella to a mysterious illness right before his father can leave on another adventure. This character, who grew up in Lix, has a father who fought with Xezat, Kelgar, and Galuf as the leader of the Dawn Warriors. This son of Dorgann rescues Lenna while investigating a meteorite crash at the beginning of his journey to defeat Exdeath. For 10 points, name this protagonist of FF 5.
ANSWER: Bartz Klauser [or Butz]
16.Quotes that appear while doing this activity include “These fists tell a story! And it’s a story of love and friendship!” and “That’s it! Win that trust! Win it with your effort and sweat!” An unlockable variation of this activity that is prefixed with the word “Secret” is a convenient method for obtaining evolutionary stones. Although it was hyped when it was released, this activity became obsolete due to (*) horde battles. Thanks Game Freak! Rewards from this activity include punching bags, most of which come in S, M, and L sizes. This activity involves shooting soccer balls at various “Balloon Bots” shaped like Pokémon. For 10 points, name this activity which can be used to increase EVs without actually battling, and is a shitty minigame that might be as stupid as Pokémon-Amie.
ANSWER: Super Training
17. In Magical Starsign, these creatures built the Condimen Tower and are all named after condiments. In one game, a place formerly occupied by these creatures is where you can fight a big white regular enemy called Bigfoot. In Suikoden I, a location built by these creatures features a half-human, half-purple demon boss called Gigantes. Olvan Jaess, who seeks to restore his youth, is one of these creatures from The 7th Saga. One of these creatures helps the player collect mythril from the Abandoned Mine in Sword of Mana; in the Mana series the recurring character Watts is one of these creatures. They massacre the fairies on (*) Water Dragon Isle after the Hydra is killed by Serge in Chrono Cross. In FF 9, they speak with a ridiculous Scottish accent and live in Conde Petie. In FF 1, Nerrick is one of them from Mount Duergar. For 10 points, name these diminutive blacksmith creatures.
ANSWER: dwarves
18. In dot hack Quarantine at "Omega Chosen Darkside Twin Hills" you can spot a figure associated with this event. We meet Rude's girlfriend during it in Before Crisis. Chapter 13 of Resonance of Fate takes place during this event, in which all of the enemies are children, who will often say shit like "I wonder what's inside?!?!" The Starlight Celebration takes place during this event, during which you can get the Dream Set in FF 11. When Link enters Holly’s house in The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, she at first thinks it is this event, but then she realizes it isn’t and gives him a shovel to use to clean her walkway. The only attack learned by level up of a Pokemon inspired by this event either heals the opponent for 80 or does damage with 40, 80 or 120 base power. For 10 points, the Pokemon (*) Delibird is inspired by what festive event, during which you might receive presents?