Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII/YMMV

• Alternate Character Interpretation: Depending on your point of view, Lucrecia can come across as either a remorseful victim of Hojo's insanity looking to make amends for harming the only man who ever really loved her, or as a callous heartbreaker who strung Vincent along for years, accidentally killed his father, dumped him for Hojo, then experimented on her own son in utero then sealed herself inside a crystal because she just couldn't live with herself any more. And Vincent still loves her.
• Awesome Music: Regardless of the game's quality, you have to admit Masashi Hamauzu did a good job.
  • Don't forget about Gackt's absolutely kick-ass songs during the gameplay and the ending credits.
• Complete Monster: Weiss seems like one but it's actually Hojo who orders all the horrors Deepground commits.
• Evil Is Cool/Evil Is Sexy: Rosso. There's just something oddly alluring about a not-quite-there, sadistic Lady in Red Femme Fatale with a thing for blood and a snazzy weapon. Having a nice figure (and the clothes by which to flaunt it) as well as the voice of Atsuko Tanaka and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (the latter giving Rosso a Russian accent, which may or may not add to the sexy factor) and Foe Yay with The Hero never hurts either.
  • For the ladies, Weiss.
• Fashion Victim Villain: Oh, where do we start? Nero's face jockstrap? Weiss's karate pants? The Deepground soldiers' Mako-infused glowing uniforms (they'll die without Mako infusions)? Rosso's butt-cape and Azul's horse blanket? Heck, even Vincent's Chaos form might count as a heroic example.
• Foe Yay: Rosso and Vincent.
• Ham and Cheese: Paul Eiding as Hojo, though he's much more subdued in Crisis Core.
• Ho Yay: Or Bro Yay, as it were between Nero and Weiss.
  • Genesis has some with Weiss (who he calls "little brother") in the Secret Ending.
• Jerkass Woobie: One way of looking at Lucrecia's behavior. Possibly Shelke, too.
• Large Ham: Hojo.
  • Also Yuffie. She goes all-out on her introduction when Vincent asks who she is, as she's wearing a cloak, for some unknown reason.
• Tear Jerker: Shalua's fate.
  • Lucrecia's last talk with Vincent. Oh God...

Lucrecia: "This isn't how it was supposed to be. I've made too many mistakes. And I've hurt you so, so much. Why did I do what I did? I'm so sorry. But I'm so happy you survived."

• Villain Decay: Hojo. Even though he appears to be just as evil as he was in the original game, he is robbed of most of his actual character traits and becomes far more stereotypical, making it difficult for players to take him seriously as the Complete Monster he truly is. It should be noted, however, that it is heavily implied that the reason for his more-stereotypical behavior was because he lost his sanity after his botched attempt at injecting himself with Jenova's cells.
• Wangst: Vincent.