The Soul Blazer series is a group of role-playing games developed by Quintet. Although it is not officially acknowledged as a series, it is often considered just that by fans of these games.
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Soul Blazer
Soul Blazer's history concerns the Freil Empire, a kingdom ruled by King Magridd. Magridd learned of an inventor named Dr. Leo in his kingdom who could invent virtually anything. He had Dr. Leo imprisoned and forced him to create a machine that could be used to contact the evil spirit Deathtoll. Deathtoll offered the king one gold piece for each soul from his kingdom, and under the counsel of his wife, Magridd agrees. As a result, the villages were destroyed, all living creatures became incarcerated souls in Deathtoll's monster lairs, and the world became empty. The Master of the world sees this devastation and sends one of his heavenly servants to the kingdom in the form of a human warrior to defeat the monsters and liberate the inhabitants.
Illusion of Gaia
Illusion of Gaia is the story of a young boy named Will, a survivor of an expedition that was struck with mysterious disaster. Somehow he was able to return to his hometown, but he's not sure how. When the game begins, Will stumbles into a Dark Space, where he meets a being called Gaia. Gaia tells Will that he must leave home and save the world from an approaching evil- a comet. Will sets off to stop the comet from hitting the Earth.
Terranigma
The story of Terranigma focuses on an arrogant boy named Ark, who lives in the town of Crysta. After entering the forbidden door in the Elder's house, he finds out that the entire town- except him and the elder- are frozen. The elder guides him on a journey to resurrect the continents of the world in order to unfreeze the people, but his quest doesn't end there...
The Granstream Saga
The Granstream Saga was made by members of Quintet and shares similarities with the previous games, such as the theme of regenerating the land. The story follows a young man called Eon who must stop the sky's continents from sinking into the ocean.
Connections and recurrence
- The basic story of reviving a dead or dying world is used in all four games.
- Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma feature two gods, Gaia and Dark Gaia, who are constantly in battle. In Soul Blazer they are referred to as The Master and Deathtoll.
- There is a dog named Turbo in each game.
- Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia and Terranigma use the Earth as a setting. Additionally, The ending of Illusion of Gaia hints at a world similar to the one in Terranigma.
- There are some recurring locations, such as South Cape and Mu.
- The sprite for Soul Blazer's "Soul of Light" is used as an enemy in Terranigma.
- A secret boss in Illusion of Gaia is Solid Arm from Soul Blazer. Solid Arm will tell Will how after "Blazer" (the hero from Soul Blazer) defeated him, Solid Arm was put to sleep and had his power sealed in fifty red jewels. After being defeated, he claims Will is more powerful than Blazer.
- In the secret area in Terranigma, the Quintet staff members refer to the game as "Illusion of Gaia 2".
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| Soul Blazer · Illusion of Gaia · Terranigma · The Granstream Saga |
