Wild ARMs Wild ARMs Universe Filgaia The Guardians

The story of each Wild ARMs game takes place on a planet called Filgaia , though each "Filgaia" appears to be an entirely separate world with a different arrangement of continentsDymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land mass with minimal distortion as only one continuous continent A continent (from the Latin continere for "to hold together") is a large continuous mass of land on the planet Earth. There is no single standard f, in similar tradition to the discontinuity between games of the Final FantasyFinal Fantasy ( Japanese: Fainaru Fantajii is a very popular series of role-playing video games produced by Square (aka Squaresoft), now Square Enix. The Final Fantasy video game franchise originated in Japan in 1987 (with Final Fantasy I and was brought series. The recurring theme in the series is that Filgaia was once a green healthy world, but, at the time of the story, the planet is gradually dying, as its natural resources and ecosystemsIn ecology, an ecosystem is a community of organisms (plant, animal and other living organisms also referred as biocenose) together with their environment (or biotope), functioning as a unit. The term ecosystem first appeared in a 1935 publication by the slowly wither away. As a result, most of Filgaia is a desolate wasteland, and life is never easy for anyone or anything. Organized settlements tend to be sparse, and their longterm survival is never certain.

1.2 The Guardians

Though ailing, Filgaia still has a degree of vitality, and the forces of nature are represented by kamiKami is the Japanese word for god . The word is used to indicate any sort of god or "beings of a higher place", embracing both a number of spirits and the God of the Abrahamic religions. Because Japanese lacks a plural form, it is rarely clear if "kami" m-like beings called Guardians. They govern traditional natural elements (earth, water, wind, fire), light and darkness, states of being (e.g. luck), human emotions (e.g. desire), and notable natural events (e.g. meteor showers). Most of these Guardians take the physical form of large beasts with awesome supernatural powers.

1.3 The Elw

In every Wild ARMs story, there is a historical civilized demi-human race called the Elw, who have long since died, vanished or otherwise departed Filgaia, leaving the planet to the dominance of humans. The Elw are immortal, and are granted continued long life as a reward for service to the welfare of Filgaia. They are granted legendary and mythical status in human record.

The appearance of Elw is generally that of humans, except that their earsFor an alternative meaning, see ear (botany). human ear. An ear is an organ used by an animal to detect sound. The term may refer to the entire system responsible for collection and early processing of sound (the beginning of the auditory system), or mere are long and drooping.

1.4 The Crimson Nobles

A glorified synonym for the vampireCount Orlok from Nosferatu A vampire is a mythical or folkloric creature said to subsist on human or animal blood often having magical powers and the ability to transform. Usually the vampire is the corpse of a dead person, reanimated or made undead by on civilizations of Filgaia. Crimson Nobles meet the criteria of most fictional gothic vampires: they are immortal, they drink the blood of others, they have ghostly pale skin, and they cannot survive direct sunlight. In the Wild ARMs universes, Crimson Nobles are a hereditary race of vampires with an independent civilization, and generally consider themselves superior to all other sentient beings, especially humans. However, their populations are always small with almost no population growth rate.

1.5 The Baskar

The Baskar are a recurring culture of humans who have devoted themselves to protecting the Guardians and the environment of Filgaia. They generally live a simple and deeply religious lifestyle, abstractly resembling the cultures of Native Americans.

1.6 ARMs

ARMs are a recurring feature in the Wild ARMs series, though the acronym A.R.M. has a different expansion for each story. The common definition is that an ARM is an automated machine weapon, essentially just a firearm. They can take the form of guns, rocket launchers, etc., but as such they are always called ARMs, and never referred to as "guns" or other words used in real world language.

1.7 Magic and Crests

Some people of Filgaia have learned the ability to use magic, which is accomplished by binding magical spells or sutras to artifacts called crests, enabling an individual to cast a spell bound to a crest. Magic skills can be learned by anyone in Filgaia, but few people are engaged in this study. As a natural consequence, most magic-users are educated in schools that include curriculum that specializes in magic and crests.

1.8 Weapons of Mass Destruction

In all of the Wild ARMs stories, the historical manufacture and detonation of weapons of mass-destruction is considered at least a partial cause of the desolation and declining health of Filgaia. Such legendary weapons are of nuclear, chemical and/or magical origin, and are sometimes made in the form of living monsters. Entire regions and continents are wastelands because of the cataclysmic effects of these weapons, whether they were deployed in warfare, or merely by negligence or accident. Undetonated weapons are feared to still exist anywhere in Filgaia, waiting to be discovered.

1.9 Golems

Golems are giant artificial lifeforms made of raw materials (usually clay, rock or metal) and given life through use of technology and programming. In this respect, the golems of Wild ARMs can be considered a kind of robot. Many golems are mindless killing machines, while others have been given consciousness and reason.

1.10 The Heroes

Wild ARMs stories generally feature three (or four) main characters who meet as strangers and form a partnership together. The game begins with the player playing, one by one, the scenarios for all the characters before they ever meet; this distinctly introduces and builds the foundation of each character individually before the player sees them together. Generally, one of the characters specializes in the use of ARMs, while another specializes in sword technique, and another is deeply involved in magic. There are other character roles, and in some cases more than one character can have the same special talent, but these three roles are consistently portrayed in the main characters throughout the series. Each character also has a unique peripheral skill that helps the group as a whole accomplish their goals. These skills include the ability to plant bombs, the ability to reach distant objects, the ability to find hidden treasures, and other such useful skills in an RPG world.

2 The Plot

The plot of Wild ARMs games usually involves a complex conspiracy by a secretive cartel in pursuit of power or goals, usually through violence and acts of sabotage, terrorism or mass-murder of innocents. The heroes of the story are chiefly responsible for fighting against this threat, whether or not their odds of success are any good. Complicated politics between two or more cultures frequently comes into play.

(TO DO: Descriptions of Wild ARMs game engine and the outlines of each game.)

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1.1 Filgaia