Breath of Fire Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Breath of Fire is a video role-playing game produced by Capcom. It involves a protagonist named Ryu and a winged girl named Nina. It currently has five installments. The Breath of Fire series is Capcom's answer to Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior.

Table of contents

1 Theme 2 Characters 2.1 Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire I 2.2 Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire II 2.3 Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire III 2.4 Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire IV 3 Release History

Theme

The theme has taken a different direction each game, each with a slightly different genre and very different plot line. The major conflicts of the plot lines have slowly shifted from problematic gods to genetic modification over the length of the series.

It is generally anime in style, with genres ranging between fantasy and postcyberpunk. Both European and Chinese-style dragons play a critical role throughout the game. The types of dragon used change with the style of that particular game.

Game play has undergone as many changes as the theme throughout the series. The perspective of the first two games is top-down, the next two isometric, and Dragon Quarter is third-person. The battle system is turn-based with infinite amounts of time between turns and this is probably the only consistency.

Characters

Throughout the series many characters have come and gone. The three main characters in every game are listed below. Their appearances and abilities vary with each game.

Ryu is the protagonist of the series. Ryu is always related to the dragon clan and is able to change from human to dragon at will after a certain point in the game. He generally appears between the ages of 15-25 with blue hair (dark blue in Dragon Quarter).

Nina is the main supporting character in each game. She usually appears between the age of 13-23 and has constantly had wings. In the first four installments of the game she is a princess of the Windian (sometimes Wyndian) tribe.

Deis (sometimes called Bleu) is generally a sage-type character. She usually has very powerful destructive magic. Her appearance has slowly changed between a naga and a human of 25-30 years old, although storywise much older. She does appear in Dragon Quarter as Lin, according to the alternate designs in the official art book.

Myria (once called Tyr) is the antagonist Goddess of Destruction of the early games; specifically, I through III. She is beautiful and angelic at first, but when you threaten her, she becomes an ugly snake-human naga. She is central to the storyline of Breath of Fire I and III, and is also those games' final boss. Breath of Fire II's antagonist, Deathevan, is her offspring. In Breath of Fire I, she grants powers to the Dark Dragons to create war in the world. In Breath of Fire III, she acts as an overprotective mother of all the world's creatures, "protecting" them from the dangers of technology. At the end of Breath of Fire III, it is revealed that Myria is Deis's sister.

Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire I

• Bo, a kobold-like hunter from the town of Tunlan
• Karn, a crafty thief who can learn the power of shapeshifting
• Gobi, a merchant who resembles a bipedal fish
• Ox, a cattle-human who is a very strong builder
• Mogu, a mole with the ability to dig through anything (also makes a brief appearance in Breath of Fire III)

Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire II

• Bow, another half-dog, half-human hunter and close friend to Ryu (not related to Bo from Breath of Fire I)
• Katt, a sassy catwoman fighter whom Ryu first encounters during a fighting tournament
• Rand, a strong horse-headed humanoid fighter and tournament manager
• Sten, a monkey with extendable arms
• Spar, the legendary "grass man" of ambiguous gender
• Jean, a frog-human who fights well with a rapier and speaks with a very unconvincing French accent

Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire III

• Rei, a young thief who develops the ability to transform into a weretiger (best known in the game for his catchphrase: "Doesn't that just beat all?")
• Teepo, a young thief and friend to Ryu and Rei
• Momo, a scientist who carries a large bazooka armed with magical shells
• Peco (sometimes called Pecoros), a walking cabbage plant
• Garr, a "guardian" whose purpose is initially unknown

Other Playable Characters from Breath of Fire IV

• Cray (Resembles Rei from Breath of Fire III)
• Fou-Lu
• Scias
• Ursula

Release History

• 1993 - Breath of Fire I is released for the Super Nintendo in Japan.
• 1994 - Breath of Fire I is translated by SquareSoft and released in North America.
• 1994 - Breath of Fire II is released for the Super Nintendo in Japan.
• 1995 - Breath of Fire II is translated by Capcom USA and released in North America.
• 1997 - Breath of Fire III is released for the PlayStation in Japan.
• 1998 - Breath of Fire III is translated and released Europe and North America.
• 2000 - Breath of Fire IV is released in Japan, translated and released in North America.
• 2001 - Breath of Fire IV is released in the United Kingdom.
• 2001 - Breath of Fire I is re-released for the Game Boy Advance in North America.
• 2002 - Breath of Fire II is also re-released in North America.
• 2003 - Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (AKA: Breath of Fire V) is released in Japan and North America.

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