+---------------------------------+ |Star Ocean: Till the End of Time | |Cameo Guide | |-by Shadow_StarWolf | |a.k.a. - WolfoxOkamichan | |e-mail - wolfox_okami@hotmail.com| +---------------------------------+ ============================================================================== WARNING: The game is developed by tri-Ace and published by Square-Enix. This guide is owned by me, though. Editing, paid distribution, unauthorized posting in the website, and plagiarizing are clearly offenses. Ask permission to me first through e-mail if there things to be edited, or if you wish to put this FAQ in a site. ============================================================================== Table of Contents: I. Introduction II. Version History III. The Cameos IV. The 'Debatable' Cameos V. Credits /-----------------/ I. Introduction /-----------------/ Welcome to my first FAQ ever created! It's all about Cameos in this big (well... not-so-big) list of recognizable names, sightings of familiar characters, and lots more! This guide will tell you all about the different appearances of familiar tri-Ace games (mainly Star Ocean series and Valkyrie Profile), and even a few rumored non-tri-Ace cameo appearances! I'll keep this introduction short so that you can go on ahead with the list! Oh, and a bit of a warning, though. THERE ARE SMALL SPOILERS UP AHEAD! Please consider that before reading, just in case you don't want to be spoiled. Take note of these things, too: - SO: Star Ocean, basically all of the series - SO1: Star Ocean 1 - SO2: Star Ocean 2, a.k.a. Star Ocean: The Second Story - VP: Valkyrie Profile - SO3: Star Ocean 3, a.k.a. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time /---------------------/ II. Version History /---------------------/ (Sept. 15, 2005) - The first version of the FAQ is done! Many things to add up in the list, as well as in the debatable parts. (Oct. 8, 2005) - Yeah, that's a big gap from my previous update, and the sad thing is that there's only about 4 updates... Yeah, I need more! (Nov. 12, 2005) - Updated again. Some few items... /-----------------/ III. The Cameos /-----------------/ 01. "Come to my side, my noble Einherjar!" Obviouly, in the post-game part, you'll face two VERY familiar tri-Ace characters... Hint: It's from a Norse-themed PS1 game... It's Valkyrie Profile! You'll face Lenneth Valkyrie and Freya in the game, but be warned, they're in their chibi form, yet they're deadly in battle! You can find Lenneth in Sphere 211 and Freya in Crosell's Dwelling. 02. Oh! Look mommy, angels! Another obvious cameo in this game are the known post-game bosses in Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile... Gabriel and Iseria Queen (here it's Ethereal Queen). Laugh or praise them as you see their "3D" look, with matching jet-pack wings and deadly halos of doom. You can meet Gabriel in Maze of Tribulations and Ethereal Queen in Sphere 211. 03. Claude is in the game! If you are able to net Fayt's 3P card, or get enough Battle Trophies to utilize 3P costumes, you can change our hero's look... that specific Hero of Light with yellow hair! Yes, a pseudo-Claude costume for Fayt awaits those who can unlock those sweets! 04. Gyoro and Ururun are famous, aren't they? These two dragons of Ashton in Star Ocean: The Second Story are quite famous... I never knew they had such big fanbase... *waves Ururun flag* Ahem... Anyway, Maria will mention about two powerful dragons in Expel that are more powerful than Crosell, and I am sure you know them... If that's not enough, if you can unlock 4P costumes, specifically Albel's, you can see that he has tattoos of a red and blue dragon... Hmm... 05. Farleen likes anime! If you go to the "piano room", the one beside Tynave and Farleen's room, and check the bookcase, it will mention "Go to the Light" and "Heart to Heart", the intro and outro of the anime "Star Ocean EX", respectively. I can't wait to hear Farleen to sing! 06. So that's what Sulfur Dioxide mean! If you've been reading books in Whipple (Mayor's House) and a certain house in Arias, you can read about the story of "Sulfur Dioxide"... What does that have to do as a cameo? Well, if I remember in Chemistry, the symbol for "Sulfur Dioxide" is SO2... SO2... SO2... STAR OCEAN 2! The book features the names of the 12 Wise Men, in Japanese names, of course. A more indepth look in the book -- it's a story about Cyril (Lucifer) in his attempts to overthrow the leader of the Ten Wise Men. It is shown here that Lucifer had already defeated the eight, and only Indalecio (Gabriel) was the one remaining. It was unknown who was victorious. 07. INDIGO BALL!!! Again in that house in Arias, there are odd book pieces there... Star Ocean, Sulphur Dioxide, Profile of Battle Maiden, The Indigo Ball... Aren't they familiar? It's like, um... Star Ocean, Star Ocean 2 (Star Ocean: The Second Story), Valkyrie Profile, Star Ocean: Blue Sphere... 08. Tear into pieces! Some battle skills are from the old ones, like Mirror Slice, which has a NO BLOCK feature, by the way, and Air Slash. Also, spells like Laser Beams and Explosion are from the old ones too? Laser Beams was originally Ray, Explosion was Explode, Sirroco was Spicule, Earth Glaive was Earth Grave, Gremlins was Gremlin Lair, Crush was Press, AND MANY, MANY MORE! Check the Translation FAQ for the other faimiliar translations. 09. Mysteries of Expel Looking at the dictionary entries, you can see the entry of Expel. It was purified with "Energy Stones" by the "Neuyman Purifier" of Dr. Neuyman, currently being led by "Eleanor T. Kross." The stones were the ones Leon was looking for in SO2, remember? Neuyman Purifier... Isn't that Neuman, by any chance, as in Precis Neuman? And Eleanor... Kross... Cross... Cross Castle? Rumors are spreading that this Eleanor is Celine's daughter, but it's a speculation! Added info! It seems some Expellians have developed long ears! It seems Rena did "grow and prosper"! And speaking of marriage, certain Expellians are required to be DNA-checked to prevent showing up their Felinefolk ancestry! 10. Mothership! Herle is the first mothership you'll board... Say, isn't Herle... Herlie? That's the port in Cross Continent in SO2, right? Oh, and another one is Calnus... That's Ronixis's ship in SO2! 11. Fear my sword of Doom! It's the return of Levantine! Yep, that sword is Fayt's supposed final sword. There's also Divine Avenger, which is actually a translation of another SO weapon. Oh, and Laventine appeared in SO2 and in VP. The Divine Avenger's original name is Dive Sword Farewell. 12. Puffy, the SO Player Slayer This little inventor brat is your usual annoyance in post-game SO dungeons. Yeah, she keeps on dropping monsters for your heroes to fight... and that you usually have to help her. Finally, though, she becomes useful as she's an inventor for you to command! 13. Bunnies! =:3 Come here, Barney! ^_^ Ahem... Here, we have the Bunnies once more. These little cuties are SO's mascot, and here, you can see them in Sophia's Crush Symbology, and likewise, in the races. However, unlike SO2, the race here is damned to be untolerable... If you really need that Blade for a certain inventor... Oh, and I just had my imagination - seeing Albel in Bunny Shoes is something...! I have to add them bunnies at your Memory Card! Battle Trophy data features a bunny wielding a sword and shield, and your saved game data features a bunny holding a CD. In PS (Star Ocean: The Second Story), you have a mini Tamagotchi buuny! At first, you have an egg. As you progress in SO2, you'll see the egg hatch and turn into the furry critter! 14. Ratix and Leon are not alone anymore... Yes, we can see the cat-tail people and Fellpool! Unlike the previous SO's, you can see a bunch of them here! You can even have a detailed explanation in the dictionary! Oh, and there are more than just the Felinefolk... We have the Velbaysians (a race of circus people!), Houndfolk, Lycanthropes... many more! To count them off, you only have three Earthlings in your party! They are Sophia, Maria, and Fayt. We have a Velbaysian named Peppita! We have three Elicoorians, with Nel, Albel, and Adray as humans, and Roger as a Menodix. Finally, we have two Klausians named Mirage and Cliff. 15. FEEL MY WINDS OF DESTRUCTION!!! The CEO of Sphere must be playing his PS1... I mean, Luther actually had to create a program that enables him to equip the "handwings" of Cyril, a Wise Man in SO2. And in the Urssa Cave Temple, Luther RESEMBLES Cyril, in everything! Oh, and for a bit of information, Luther's Japanese name is "Lucifer" and Cyril's Japanese name is "Lucifer"... Hey! 16. Come Filia let us purge this world... You know Filia... right? She's the angel Indalecio summons in SO2 during Divine Trial. Well, Fayt is... well... let's just say he has her phone number. Kidding! Fayt's manifestations has an image of an angel... and that angel looks like Filia! You can see her in that Vendeeni Battleship destruction FMV and in Divine Blade. 17. Ernest was Here This is a small... yeah, small information. Maria mentions a certain man named "Ernest" in some part of the game... Wait, is he really that famous, that he actually reached the peak of his career? 18. So Midgard is a "Planet" afterall... Midgard, not Midgar, for those FFVII people, is the "planet", or setting, of Valkyrie Profile. And look, it's a planet! Hmm... Maybe Freya and Lenneth got teleported in Elicoor when Blair was doing random things... Anyway, Cliff mentions a girl named Ally from Midgard... Is it possible that this "Ally" is actually "Alia"? 19. Luther is obsessed in his PS1 games, I tell you! Not only because he insisted in becoming Cyril thanks to those handwings, but he also named his big video game the Eternal Sphere. That Eternal Sphere happens to be the strongest sword in SO2... I think he wasn't able to acquire it! 20. Sakuraba likes his music... Confidence in the Domination, The True Nature of All, and Incarnation of the Devil are used as songs in VP. Incarnation of the Devil is used in SO2 as well. And that post-game dungeon song Mission to Deep Space is used in all SO music. 21. Work that body! Work that body! Yay! Bitter Dance has an entry here! Anyway... According to the people of SO3 Boards, this is the remixed version of the boss battle in SO1. Oh, but Chopped Beans is better... that is if you visit the SO3 boards more often. 22. Queen Aquaria likes to play Valkyrie Profile Another music remix... Is it me, or does the credits tune in VP has a similar melody in the Castle Aquaria music? Try replaying VP... I did. It has that the same "uprise" tune in it. 23. Stab the Notion And yet another music sounds familiar! Cutting Edge of Notion sounds familiar with SO2's Stab the Sword of Justice. According to some other members, it is also similar to the fight tune in SO1. 24. Ruddle'd Did you know that Ruddle's always losing his path in the SO series? Here, in SO3, he even gets lost in different planets! Here, he is accompanied by an annoying brat named Rumina as well! 25. Of Sticks and Streams The Gate in planet Styx... It is the same as the Gate in planet Stream of SO1. So... what does Styx have to do with Stream...? 26. The Kennys Sophia mentions something about "Ken Sr. and Jr." who were great people of the old Federation days. Does that ring a bell to you? Well, that Ken is probably a shortened version of Kenny... Ronixis Kenny and Claude Kenny! 27. Monalisa Smile Hmm... Did Lenneth asked for a painting? There's a painting in Aquios that describes an "Armored Maiden". When you look at it, you'll vaguely see a Valkyrie... Lenneth ;3 28. Woltar's a Hidden Character in SO1! Yes he is! I am telling the truth! I'm serious! ...What? You don't believe me? ...Okay, well, maybe not. If you check the bookcase in his room, you'll see titles, and some of them are called "Seven Star" and "War God". These books are found in SO1 and are called Secret Skills. They teach the characters in that game Killer Moves. 29. KRATOS! Nope, I meant Cratos! Sorry! If you check out any information about Roak in the Dictionary, or anybody saying anything about Roak, you might hear the name "Cratos". It is actually Ratix's hometown. And this Ratix is the hero of SO1. 30. Leon's Book Leon's handywork in Writing paid off! You see, in Hyda, Sophia offers Fayt a book authored by a certain "Dr. Leon". Any possibilities that this is the Leon D.S. Gestee we all know and love (or hate)? Well, that's out of my memory bank! If you feel like there's more, e-mail me by checking up on the header of this FAQ! /----------------------------/ IV. The 'Debatable' Cameos /----------------------------/ This section is about the "probable" cameos of Non-tri-Ace games... It's unofficial, and that many won't agree that these are cameos at all. I'm not saying that these are... I only placed them here so that the people might not jump into conclusions quickly. AGAIN, I'm not saying that these things are official... I just find them funny to post. 01. Fantasy Ocean Some "costumes" have that "feeling" of a certain Square-Enix (Square side) characters... We have Rinoa, Aya, Squall, Sephiroth, and others... 02. AERITH!!! I find this funny. We have Ameena, a girl selling flowers with a dress resembling Aerith's of Final Fantasy 7, who is also a girl selling flowers. They both die in surprise... Aerith is the "apple of the eyes" of Cloud, FF7's hero, while Ameena is a look-a-like of Fayt's childhood friend... Hmm... They both begin in A's... 03. Kupo kupo! Peppita's Fairy Friend move summons a big fairy... Wait, that fairy is identical to a big moogle... For a better picture, there's a big resemblance between Peppita's fairy and FF7's Cait Sith's moogle doll! 04. Squalls If you read all of the headlines in Hyda IV, and then attempt to do some research in the dictionary entry afterwards, you'll come across the entry called Squall. The entry explains the meaning of the squalls... a typical squall. However, it is finished with the line "Speaking of squalls... Nevermind." Hmm... Leonheart? 05. A Proof that Tales and SO are similar! Remember that books cameo (no. 07)? Well, Star Ocean is labeled as "Tales of Star Ocean". Is it possible that tri-Ace (a part of Team Wolf) added this to tell the whole world to stop the Tales of Symphonia vs. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time war? 06. Ponding Pandemonium According to a source, there's a speculation that the theme in Shrine of Kaddan resembles FFIX's Pandemonium. Actually, the melody does sound like one. My only thought is that "this" melody has been used in other RPG's areas with similar tunes. I'll look for more funny stuff in the boards. Until then, these should suffice you! /------------/ V. Credits /------------/ Thanks to GameFAQs for hosting this FAQ. Thanks to the people at the Star Ocean 3 boards. I don't remember all of your names, but rest assured, you guys/gals inspired me to make this one. Hopefully, you can help me out to finalize this FAQ! Thanks to Velari for editing this FAQ! Thanks to my PS2 for allowing me to play this game! Thanks to those who e-mailed me for more stuff! Sorry, for I can't remember your names, but thanks again for sending those info! Thanks to tri-Ace for developing SO games, and Enix (now Square-Enix) for publishing them! Thanks to my parents for bringing up! Thanks to the Lord for making things possible! And thanks to... YOU, reader, for reading this guide! +---------+ | THE END | +---------+