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Shining Force II

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, Nintendo Switch Online

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sonic! Software Planning

Winds (some graphics)

M2

Distributor:

Ecofilmes (PT)

Zegetron (GR)

Sega-Ozisoft (AU)

Tec Toy (BR)

Samsung (KR)

Genre: RPG^[1], Simulation^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-10-01^[2]	¥8,8008,800	G-5521
US	1994-10^[3]		1315
EU	1994-09^[4]		1315-50
PT	1994		MDJ1315
UK	1994-10-28^[5]	£49.9949.99^[6]^[4]	1315-50
GR	199x
AU	199x	$105.95105.95^[7]	FSHI00SMC
BR	1994		046510
KR	199x		GM93044JG
JP ▼	2008-07-15^[11]	700pts700^[12]
US ▼	2008-10-06^[8]	800pts800^[8]
EU ▼	2008-10-03^[9]^[10]	800pts800^[9]
AU ▼	2008-10	800pts800^[13]
US ▼	2011-01-26^[14]	$2.992.99^[15]	71160
EU ▼	2011-01-26^[14]	€2.492.49^[15]	71160
DE ▼	2011-01-26^[14]	€2.492.49^[15]	71160
UK ▼	2011-01-26^[14]	£1.991.99^[15]	71160
AU ▼	2011-01-26^[14]	$3.493.49^[15]	71160
US ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$0.990.99^[17]	71160
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	€0.990.99^[17]	71160
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	€0.990.99^[17]	71160
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	£0.790.79^[17]	71160
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$1.351.35^[17]	71160
US ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$0.990.99^[17]	71160
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	€0.990.99^[17]	71160
DE ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	€0.990.99^[17]	71160
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	£0.790.79^[17]	71160
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$1.351.35^[17]	71160
JP ▼	2022-04-22^[18]	SUBsub
US ▼	2022-04-21^[19]	SUBsub
EU ▼	2022-04-22^[20]	SUBsub
UK ▼	2022-04-22^[21]	SUBsub
AU ▼	2022-04-22^[22]	SUBsub

Shining Force II, known as Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin (シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印) in Japan, a sequel to Shining Force. It was released in Japan for the Sega Mega Drive in 1993, before seeing overseas releases in the following year. The game has been critically praised, and it is often considered one of the best Sega Mega Drive games.

Despite a multilingual cover and manual in PAL regions, Shining Force II is only thought to have been translated from its original Japanese incarnation into English. The English script, like many RPGs of the era, has many inaccuracies and continuity issues with other Shining games, being said to drastically alter plots from Shining in the Darkness and Shining Force in the process.

Story

Introduction

In a shrine south of Granseal Castle, a thief named Slade unwittingly breaks the power of a magic seal by stealing the jewels of Light and Darkness; this unseals the demon king Zeon trapped therein. The following day, King Granseal falls sick when he is attacked by an unknown creature. Sir Astral, the court's adviser, along with his apprentices, Bowie the squire, Sarah the healer and Chester the knight, investigate these events at the castle. They find that the door to the Tower of Ancients has been unlocked and stands open.

Greeting their arrival in the tower are devils named "Gizmos" springing forth to attack, though their ultimate intentions are unknown. Upon their defeat, the Gizmo that appears to be the leader flees. It is discovered thereafter to have possessed King Granseal. Sir Astral and the nascent Shining Force visit the king, finding him possessed. Sir Astral exorcises the demon, which promptly flees. The Minister, in place of King Granseal who is looking over a fainted Astral, then orders the slaying of the Gizmo by a platoon of Granseal's soldiers. The Gizmo subsequently possesses the king of the neighboring kingdom of Galam. Bowie and his friends are captured by the Galam military: while in their dungeon, they meet the thief, Slade. When the party breaks out, Slade helps Bowie retrieve the Jewel of Light and accompanies his party back to Granseal, which has been invaded by Galam forces. They find the possessed King Galam inside the Ancient Tower, who has taken Princess Elis as a hostage. In the ensuing battle, Bowie wrests the Jewel of Darkness from him, but he is unable to rescue Elis, and the ground around the Ancient Tower collapses.

With the island is now being ravaged by earthquakes, entire population decide to evacuate the island and escape to the continent of Parmecia, to rebuild their kingdom and hopefully, one day take the Granseal Island back and rescue the Princess. One year later, New Granseal is visited by Peter, a phoenix and a servant of the God Volcanon. Believing that Volcanon can help them take their island back, Sir Astral orders Bowie and others to visit Volcanon and seek his help. Bowie and friends must now travel across Parmecia to gather allies, solve the riddle of the Jewels, obtain the Force Sword, and seal away Zeon once more.

Gameplay

Battle map and scene

Shining Force II is a tactical role-playing game. The game is longer than its predecessor and more free-roaming, with no chapter system, so the player can return to previously visited parts of the world. The player assumes the role of the Shining Force leader, Bowie, and plays a series of turn-based tactical battles. Battles take place on a square grid, and each unit occupies a single square. Battles are turn-based. Each turn, a character can move a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Movement statistic, and perform one action: either attack, cast a spell, or use an item. Some commands, such as equipping or dropping an item during the turn, do not count as actions. The order of turns is determined by the unit's Agility score and a random seed. Characters gain experience points from attacking, using magical abilities, and defeating foes, which allow them to gain levels that increase their statistics and sometimes grant them new abilities. Defeated enemies also drop gold, which can be used to buy weapons and other items. Units are defeated when they lose all of their hit points. They receive a defensive benefit from the Land Effect of the tile on which they are standing.

When not in combat, the player can explore towns and other locales, talk with people, and set the members and equipment of the army. Each town has a priest that can promote characters once they reach a certain level, resurrect fallen characters, and save the game. Some towns have a headquarters where the player can inspect and talk with allies and decide who joins the battle party. Later, the player obtains a Caravan that acts as a roaming headquarters and can store surplus items. While traveling through town or moving throughout the world, one can find both visible and hidden treasures and interact with certain objects.

Each ally unit is represented by a character with a background and personality. Some of these characters are hidden, requiring specific events to occur before they join the force. Each ally unit also has a class, which defines the abilities for that unit. These abilities range from what type of weapons they can use to what kind of spells they can learn. Units can become stronger by fighting enemies and performing various actions which give them experience points, which allow them to gain levels and improve their statistics. Once a unit reaches level 20, that character has the ability to advance to a more powerful class through promotion. Some characters have two different classes they may be promoted to, one of which is only accessible using a special hidden item. Characters have the following statistics:

HP: The number of hit points that the character has, which is the amount of damage the character can take from enemies before dying.
MP: The number of magic points that the character has, which is used for casting spells.
Attack: The amount of damage that the character deals to enemies.
Defense: The amount of damage that a character can absorb without losing hit points.
Agility: The priority in which a unit takes a turn in battle.
Movement: The number of tiles that a character can move in battle, which is affected by the type of terrain (except for flying units).

Statistics can also be improved through the use of items. The player can assemble an army of at most 12 members; members can be substituted in between battles, with the exception of Bowie, who must be present in every battle.

The battle is won if all enemies are defeated, or if the enemy commander is defeated. If Bowie is defeated in combat or withdraws, the battle is lost and the player is returned to the nearest town, where the player can recover allies and fight the same battle again. The Force keeps any experience that is obtained, regardless of the battle's outcome, but players lose half of their gold if the team leader is defeated.

The player can find pieces of Mithril hidden throughout the game. Near the end of the game, the player can find a dwarven town with a blacksmith who can use the Mithril to forge special weapons. Mithril weapons are more powerful than regular weapons and often have special effects, such as improving secondary statistics or casting a spell when used as an item. The player can also find cursed items, which deal especially high damage but reduce a secondary statistic and have a chance of stunning the character for a turn or doing a small amount of damage to the wielder. Cursed items can only be unequipped by having a priest remove the curse.

Characters

The spell level requirements include the level of the character at promotion. For example, if Bowie is promoted at level 20, he learns Bolt at level 2 after being promoted.

Bowie

Race:

Human

Initial class:

Swordsman (SDMN)

Promoted class:

Hero (HERO)

Leader of the Shining Force. Bowie is studying with Sarah, Chester, and Jaha under Sir Astal to become a swordsman. He is a well rounded fighter with the second highest movement range. He carries the Jewel of Light and the Jewel of Darkness with him on his neck. He is the only character that can equip the Achilles Sword (the only weapon that can harm Taros) as well as the Levanter and the Force Sword (the most powerful non-cursed swords in the game).

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Egress	Initially learned	—	—	—
Bolt	Level 22	Level 31	Level 42	Level 51

Sarah

Race:

Elf

Initial class:

Priest (PRST)

Promoted class:

Vicar (VICR)

Optional promoted class:

Master Monk (MMNK)

One of Bowie's classmates. A young elf who is training to be a Priest. She learns higher levels of the Heal spell before other characters do. She also learns Detox, which allows her to cure allies of status ailments. She can be promoted to a Master Monk with a Vigor Ball, which greatly improves her as a front-line fighting unit.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Heal	Initially learned	Level 7	Level 22	Level 40
Detox	Level 4	Level 13	Level 33	Level 45
Blast	Level 10	Level 16	Level 25	Level 36
Slow	Level 19	Level 29	—	—

Chester

Race:

Centaur

Initial class:

Knight (KNTE)

Promoted class:

Paladin (PLDN)

Optional promoted class:

Pegasus Knight (PGNT)

One of Bowie's classmates. He is a knight with high movement and fair fighting ability. He can be promoted to a Paladin, which improves his defense, or to a Pegasus Knight with the Pegasus Wing, which improves his mobility (but this cannot be done until fairly late in the game).

Jaha

Race:

Dwarf

Initial class:

Warrior (WARR)

Promoted class:

Gladiator (GLDT)

Optional promoted class:

Baron (BRN)

One of Bowie's classmates. He is a strong warrior with low movement (which can be mitigated with the Running Pimento or the Running Ring). He can be promoted to a Gladiator or, with a Warrior's Pride, a Baron. The latter increases his movement and allows him to equip swords in addition to axes.

Kazin

Race:

Elf

Initial class:

Mage (MAGE)

Promoted class:

Wizard (WIZ)

Optional promoted class:

Sorcerer (SORC)

Pupil of Hawel, a character who would later appear in Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict. He is fairly weak as a Mage or Wizard since he is lacking in offensive spells, but he can be promoted to a Sorcerer with the Secret Book and learns a new set of powerful offensive spells.

Mage/Wizard
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Blaze	Initially learned	Level 5	Level 22	Level 35
Muddle	Level 9	Level 25	—	—
Dispel	Level 13	—	—	—
Desoul	Level 18	Level 29	—	—

Sorcerer
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Dao	Initially learned	Level 12	—	—
Apollo	Level 4	Level 17	—	—
Neptune	Level 7	Level 26	—	—
Atlas	Level 21	Level 32	—	—

Slade

Race:

Wererat

Initial class:

Thief (THIF)

Promoted class:

Ninja (NINJ)

Slade is a thief who stole the Jewels of Light and Evil and plunged the world into its current chaos. He wishes to make up for his mistake and joins in the dungeons of the Galam Castle. While he initially can only be equipped with knives, he becomes much more powerful when he is promoted to a Ninja and starts using swords. He has high movement speed and learns two unique magic spells. He is the only character who can equip the Gisarme, which has a chance of cutting an enemy into pieces and inflicting a one-hit kill.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Katon	Level 24	Level 29	Level 45	—
Raijin	Level 34	Level 39	Level 52	—

Kiwi

Race:

Tortoise

Initial class:

Tortoise (TORT)

Promoted class:

Monster (MNST)

A dragon-turtle hybrid who can be recruited from Granseal Island after the seal holding back Zeon is broken. The player can give him a name when he joins. He has low health but high defense, so he takes very little damage from physical attacks but is especially vulnerable to magic users. Once promoted to Monster, he gains the ability to float and ignore terrain effects. After promotion, he has a chance of performing a devastating fire breath attack, though his hit points remain low and he fares poorly against the stronger enemies of the later game.

Peter

Race:

Phoenix

Initial class:

Phoenik (PHNK)

Promoted class:

Phoenix (PHNX)

A legendary Phoenix. He initially follows the Force into battle as an uncontrollable character. After meeting Volcanon, he joins the party. He is one of the strongest characters in the game with both high attack and defense and excellent mobility since he can fly. He gains resistance to fire attacks after he is promoted. If he falls in battle, he revives himself for the next battle.

May

Race:

Centaur

Initial class:

Ranger (RNGR)

Promoted class:

Bow Knight (BWNT)

A centaur archer recruited in Ribble. Her attack power is average, but she has excellent mobility and range and better stat growth than the other archers in the game.

Gerhalt

Race:

Beastman

Initial class:

Wolf Man (WFMN)

Promoted class:

Wolf Baron (WFBR)

A wolfman from Polca who joins during the battle in the streets of his hometown. Though he uses no weapons, he hits quite hard. His weakness is his slow speed (which can be mitigated with a Running Pimento or Running Ring).

Luke

Race:

Birdman

Initial class:

Birdman (BDMN)

Promoted class:

Bird Battler (BDBT)

The Prince of Bedoe, who joins the Force after Polca. He can fly and has a decent attack, but he has weak defense (which can be mitigated with the Protect Milk or Protect Ring).

Rohde

Race:

Human

Promoted class:

Brass Gunner (BRGN)

Rohde initially follows the Force as the Caravan's driver. He later joins as a member of the Force after clearing the way to North Paramecia. As a Brass Gunner, he has a strong attack but poor movement.

Rick

Race:

Centaur

Initial class:

Knight (KNTE)

Promoted class:

Paladin (PLDN)

Optional promoted class:

Pegasus Knight (PGNT)

A knight who can be recruited after defeat of Talos. He has high speed but middling attack. Like Chester, he can be promoted to a Paladin or, using the Pegasus Wing, a Pegasus Knight.

Elric

Race:

Elf

Initial class:

Archer (ACHR)

Promoted class:

Sniper (SNPR)

Optional promoted class:

Brass Gunner (BRGN)

An archer who is recruited after saving him from harpies. He has long range and fair attack but low defense. He can be promoted to a Sniper, which has high agility, or to a Brass Gunner with the Silver Tank, which has improved defense.

Eric

Race:

Centaur

Initial class:

Knight (KNTE)

Promoted class:

Paladin (PLDN)

Optional promoted class:

Pegasus Knight (PGNT)

One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. He is a knight with high health. He can be promoted to a Paladin, but he becomes the strongest Pegasus Knight if promoted using the Pegasus Wing.

Karna

Race:

Elf

Initial class:

Priest (PRST)

Promoted class:

Vicar (VICR)

Optional promoted class:

Master Monk (MMNK)

One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. She is a healer who learns Aura and Boost (but does not learn Heal Level 4). She has the greatest magic point growth of all the healers in the game. She can be promoted to a Vicar or, with a Vigor Ball, a Master Monk.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Heal	Initially learned	Level 5	Level 22	—
Blast	Level 8	Level 16	Level 26	Level 37
Boost	Level 12	Level 30	—	—
Aura	Level 33	Level 41	Level 55	Level 60

Randolf

Race:

Dwarf

Initial class:

Warrior (WARR)

Promoted class:

Gladiator (GLDT)

Optional promoted class:

Baron (BRN)

One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. He is a strong warrior but has lower defense than Jaha. Like Jaha, he can be promoted to either a Gladiator or, with a Warrior's Pride, a Baron.

Tyrin

Race:

Elf

Initial class:

Mage (MAGE)

Promoted class:

Wizard (WIZ)

Optional promoted class:

Sorcerer (SORC)

One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. He is a Mage who learns more offensive spells than Kazin (including Freeze Level 4 and Blaze Level 4, which inflict high damage on a single target). He can be promoted to a Wizard or, with the Secret Book, a Sorcerer.

Mage/Wizard
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Blaze	Initially learned	Level 11	Level 51	Level 56
Freeze	Level 5	Level 22	Level 31	Level 38
Sleep	Level 25	—	—	—
Bolt	Level 28	Level 35	Level 54	Level 60

Sorcerer
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Dao	Level 21	Level 32	—	—
Apollo	Level 23	Level 36	—	—
Neptune	Level 28	Level 45	—	—
Atlas	Level 40	Level 49	—	—

Janet

Race:

Elf

Initial class:

Archer (ACHR)

Promoted class:

Sniper (SNIP)

Optional promoted class:

Brass Gunner (BRGN)

Elric's girlfriend, she joins the Force after acquiring the dynamite from Granseal. Her attack is lower than Elric, but her defence and agility is better. She can be promoted to a Sniper or to a Brass Gunner with the Silver Tank.

Higins

Race:

Centaur

Promoted class:

Paladin (PLDN)

A Paladin who joins the Force after he is rescued from Geshp. He initially has an average attack and weak defense, though his stat growth increases at higher levels.

Taya

Race:

Elf

Promoted class:

Sorceress (SORC)

A Sorceress who was turned into stone by Zalbard. She can join the party if Bowie talks to her "statue" in the Shrine of Mitula. As a Sorceress, her spells do more single-target damage than Mages and Wizards.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Dao	Initially learned	Level 15	—	—
Apollo	Level 12	Level 19	—	—
Neptune	Level 22	Level 29	—	—
Atlas	Level 25	Level 34	—	—

Skreech

Race:

Birdman

Promoted class:

Bird Battler (BDBT)

A birdman who joins the party if Bowie saves him in Bedoe. He has a slightly stronger attack than Luke but lower health, and both birdmen have weaker defense than the other flyers in the game.

Frayja

Race:

Human

Promoted class:

Vicar (VICR)

A Vicar who joins the Force in Moun. He learns Heal, Detox, as well as Aura.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Heal	Initially learned	Level 13	Level 56	Level 60
Detox	Level 5	Level 17	Level 37	Level 43
Aura	Level 34	Level 40	Level 46	Level 52
Attack	Level 49	—	—	—

Jaro

Race:

Centaur

Promoted class:

Pegasus Knight (PGNT)

Jaro is a Pegasus Knight who initially appears as an enemy but defects to the Force during the battle in Northern Pacalon. As a Pegasus Knight, he can fly and is more resistant to arrows than birdmen.

Gyan

Race:

Dwarf

Promoted class:

Gladiator (GLDT)

A Gladiator who joins after the battle in Moun. He is a strong tank with high health and defense but low movement (but like other Gladiators, he can equip the Ground Axe, which increases his movement speed).

Sheela

Race:

Human

Promoted class:

Master Monk (MMNK)

A Master Monk who is seeking the Red Baron for the murder of her fiancé. She can be found in her dojo in the southwest of the Nazca ship crash site. She has lower attack growth than the other Master Monks.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Heal	Initially learned	Level 5	Level 41	Level 51
Blast	Level 7	Level 18	Level 38	Level 47
Muddle	Level 11	Level 36	—	—
Boost	Level 20	Level 44	—	—

Zynk

Race:

Robot

Promoted class:

Robot (RBT)

A robot who does not use any weapons. He joins after the Force reaches Roft. He has a high attack but mediocre defense and poor movement. He usually attacks with his arm but sometimes uses a special laser attack.

Claude

Race:

Golem

Promoted class:

Golem (GLM)

A golem who joins the Force if the player finds his missing arm in Moun and takes it to him in the ancient tunnel. He has a high attack and defense but low hit points and movement.

Chaz

Race:

Human

Promoted class:

Wizard (WIZ)

Hawel's son, who joins when the Force returns to Yeel. He is a powerful Wizard but joins fairly late in the game.

Magic spells
Spell	Level Acquired
Spell	1	2	3	4
Blaze	Initially learned	Level 11	Level 56	Level 60
Freeze	Level 6	Level 17	Level 25	Level 46
Bolt	Level 40	Level 44	Level 49	Level 53
Dispel	Level 41	—	—	—

Lemon

Race:

Human

Promoted class:

Red Baron (RDBN)

A general in the Galam army who becomes possessed by a Gizmo and transformed into an emotionless killer known as the Red Baron. After defeating him in battle, he is freed from his possession and tries to kill himself out of remorse, but he is unable to do so as he has become an immortal vampire and joins the party instead. He is a Baron with high defense and mobility. He possesses the cursed Dark Sword, which casts the Desoul spell when used as an item. Like Peter, he revives himself if he falls in battle.

Items

Dwarven blacksmith

Items are sold in shops, found in chests, or sometimes dropped by defeated foes.

There is only one of each promotion item hidden in the game, with the exception of the Vigor Ball, which appears twice in the overseas versions of the game.

There are 15 Mithril pieces hidden throughout the game, which can be used at the dwarven blacksmith near the end of the game to craft Mithril weapons.

Category	Item	Cost (in gold)	Description
Auxiliary	Angel Wing	40	Escapes the battle and returns to the last priest.
Healing	Antidote	20	Cures poison.
	Fairy Powder	100	Cures poison and paralysis.
	Medical Herb	10	Restores about 10 HP.
	Healing Seed	200	Restores about 20 HP.
	Healing Drop	300	Restores about 30 HP.
	Healing Water	400	Restores all HP.
	Healing Rain	10,000	Restores all HP for all allies.
	Fairy Tear	300	Restores about 20 MP.
	Right of Hope	10,000	Restores all MP for all allies. Only attainable in the Japanese release.
Boosting	Cheerful Bread	500	Increases 4-5 HP.
	Bright Honey	500	Increases 4-5 MP.
	Powerful Water	500	Increases Attack by 2-4.
	Protect Milk	500	Increases Defense by 2-4.
	Quick Chicken	500	Increases Agility by 2-4.
	Running Pimento	1,500	Increases Movement by 1-2.
	Brave Apple	2,000	Raises the character's level by 1.
Attack	Shining Ball	1,000	Deals about 20 HP of damage.
	Blizzard	1,200	Deals about 30 HP of damage.
	Holy Thunder	1,500	Deals about 50 HP of damage.
Promotion	Warrior Pride	3,000	Promotes Warrior (WARR) to Baron (BRN).
	Pegasus Wing	3,000	Promotes Knight (KNTE) to Pegasus Knight (PGNT).
	Vigor Ball	3,000	Promotes Priest (PRST) to Master Monk (MMNK).
	Secret Book	3,000	Promotes Mage (MAGE) to Sorcerer (SORC).
	Silver Tank	3,000	Promotes Archer (ACHR) to Brass Gunner (BRGN).
Crafting	Mithril	2,000	Used to craft Mithril weapons at the dwarven blacksmith.

Equipment

Character status

Weapons

Category	Weapon	Cost (in gold)	Attack	Notes
Arrows	Wooden Arrow	250	+5
	Iron Arrow	600	+7
	Steel Arrow	1,270	+12
	Robin Arrow	1,480	+17
	Assault Shell	2,500	+25
	Great Shot	5,000	+29
	Nazca Cannon	3,000	+33
	Buster Shot	6,800	+37	Mithril weapon.
	Hyper Cannon	8,700	+40	Mithril weapon.
	Grand Cannon	9,800	+43	Mithril weapon. Casts Muddle Level 1.
	Evil Shot	13,000	+50	Cursed. Reduces Defense by 5.
Axes	Short Axe	120	+5
	Hand Axe	340	+9
	Middle Axe	610	+13
	Power Axe	1,100	+17
	Battle Axe	1,370	+21
	Large Axe	2,250	+25
	Great Axe	4,600	+28
	Heat Axe	7,200	+32	Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 2.
	Atlas Axe	9,600	+35	Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 3.
	Ground Axe	10,000	+39	Mithril weapon. Increases Movement by 1.
	Rune Axe	10,000	+42	Mithril weapon. Casts Detox Level 1.
	Evil Axe	15,000	+50	Cursed. Reduces Defense by 5.
Gloves	Leather Glove	1,300	+26
	Power Glove	1,800	+33
	Brass Knuckles	2,900	+39
	Iron Knuckles	4,800	+43
	Misty Knuckles	5,500	+48	Mithril weapon. Drains MP from targets.
	Giant Knuckles	7,500	+55	Mithril weapon. Casts Muddle Level 1.
	Evil Knuckles	9,500	+63	Cursed.
Knives	Short Knife	70	+5
	Dagger	320	+8
	Knife	500	+12
	Thieves' Dagger	940	+18
Rods and Staves	Wooden Rod	60	+3
	Short Rod	130	+5
	Bronze Rod	360	+8
	Iron Rod	560	+12
	Power Stick	1,050	+15
	Flail	1,490	+19
	Guardian Staff	2,380	+22	Increases Defense by 5.
	Indra Staff	3,200	+25	Drains MP from targets.
	Wish Staff	6,100	+26	Mithril weapon. Casts Boost Level 1. Can only be equipped by Vicars.
	Mage Staff	6,300	+27	Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
	Great Rod	7,900	+28	Mithril weapon.
	Holy Staff	9,000	+29	Mithril weapon. Restores 2 HP after each turn. Can only be equipped by Vicars.
	Goddess Staff	9,700	+31	Mithril weapon. Casts Aura Level 2. Can only be equipped by Vicars.
	Supply Staff	8,500	+32	Mithril weapon. Drains MP from targets. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
	Freeze Staff	9,500	+37	Mithril weapon. Casts Freeze Level 3. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
	Mystery Staff	10,000	+39	Mithril weapon. Restores 2 MP after each turn.
	Demon Rod	12,500	+50	Cursed. Reduces Defense by 10.
Spears and Lances	Wooden Stick	70	+3
	Short Spear	120	+6
	Bronze Lance	260	+9
	Spear	460	+12
	Steel Lance	810	+16
	Power Spear	1,270	+20
	Heavy Lance	1,600	+23
	Javelin	3,400	+26
	Chrome Lance	6,900	+31
	Valkyrie	7,700	+33	Mithril weapon.
	Halberd	7,300	+37	Mithril weapon.
	Holy Lance	9,300	+39	Mithril weapon. Increases Defense by 5.
	Mist Javelin	9,900	+42	Mithril weapon.
	Evil Lance	11,000	+48	Mithril weapon. Reduces Movement by 2.
Swords	Wooden Sword	60	+3
	Short Sword	140	+5
	Middle Sword	340	+9
	Long Sword	620	+12
	Steel Sword	1,120	+16
	Achilles Sword	1,350	+19	The only weapon that can damage Taros. Can only be equipped by Bowie.
	Broad Sword	1,600	+22
	Buster Sword	2,600	+26
	Great Sword	5,100	+29
	Critical Sword	7,200	+32	Mithril weapon. Increases chance of critical hit.
	Katana	9,600	+34	Mithril weapon. Can only be equipped by Slade.
	Battle Sword	9,200	+35	Mithril weapon.
	Counter Sword	13,000	+39	Mithril weapon. Increases chance of counter attack.
	Ninja Katana	11,500	+39	Mithril weapon. Can only be equipped by Slade.
	Gisarme	15,000	+42	Mithril weapon. Chance of one-hit kill. Can only be equipped by Slade.
	Levanter	14,000	+42	Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 3. Can only be equipped by Bowie.
	Force Sword	10,000	+46	Mithril weapon. Can only be equipped by Bowie.
	Dark Sword	17,000	+50	Cursed. Casts Desoul Level 1. Reduces Defense by 5.

Rings

Ring	Cost (in gold)	Description
Power Ring	3,000	Increases Attack by 5, casts Attack.
Quick Ring	3,000	Increases Agility by 5, casts Egress.
Protect Ring	3,000	Increases Defense by 5, casts Boost Level 1.
Running Ring	3,000	Increases Movement by 2.
White Ring	5,000	Increases Defense by 10, casts Aura Level 2. Can only be equipped by Heroes and Vicars.
Life Ring	5,000	Restores 5 HP after each turn. Only attainable in the Japanese release.
Black Ring	5,000	Cursed. Increases Attack by 10, casts Blaze Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
Evil Ring	5,000	Cursed. Increases Attack by 15, casts Bolt Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards, Sorcerers, and Vicars.

Magic

Sorcerer spells are stronger when they hit fewer units.

Category	Name	Level	Mana cost	Description
Auxiliary	Egress	1	8	Escapes the battle and returns to the last priest.
Healing	Aura	1	7	Restores HP.
		2	11
		3	15
		4	20	Restores all HP for all allies.
	Detox	1	3	Cures poison.
		2	6	Cures poison and paralysis.
		3	10	Curses poison, paralysis, and curses.
		4	16	Curses poison, paralysis, and curses.
	Heal	1	3	Restores HP.
		2	5
		3	10
		4	20	Restores all HP.
Offensive (Mage/Wizard)	Blast	1	2	Deals wind magic damage.
		2	5
		3	8
		4	8
	Blaze	1	2	Deals fire magic damage.
		2	6
		3	10
		4	10
	Bolt	1	8	Deals fire magic damage.
		2	15
		3	20
		4	20
	Freeze	1	3	Deals ice magic damage.
		2	7
		3	12
		4	12
Offensive (Sorcerer)	Apollo	1	10	Deals fire magic damage.
	Apollo	2	17	Deals fire magic damage.
	Atlas	1	14	Deals earth magic damage.
	Atlas	2	23	Deals earth magic damage.
	Dao	1	8	Deals earth magic damage.
	Dao	2	15	Deals earth magic damage.
	Neptune	1	12	Deals ice magic damage.
	Neptune	2	19	Deals ice magic damage.
Offensive (Ninja)	Katon	1	6	Deals fire magic damage.
		2	10
		3	12
	Raijin	1	15	Deals lightning magic damage.
		2	18
		3	20
Support	Attack	1	7	Boosts attack.
	Boost	1	2	Boosts defence and speed.
	Boost	2	5	Boosts defence and speed.
	Desoul	1	8	Small chance of one-hit kill.
	Desoul	2	13	Small chance of one-hit kill.
	Dispel	1	5	Silences target (prevents casting magic).
	Muddle	1	6	Confuses target.
	Muddle	2	11	Confuses target.
	Slow	1	3	Lowers enemy defence and agility.
	Slow	2	6	Lowers enemy defence and agility.
	Sleep	1	4	Puts target to sleep.

History

Development

Despite being preceded by the successful Shining in the Darkness and Shining Force, Sega remained reluctant to back development on Shining Force II, giving it the same limited budget as previous entries in the series and indirectly threatening the break-up of Sonic! Software Planning should the game not deliver as hoped. This put enormous pressure on producer and programmer Hiroyuki Takahashi and his team, many of whom dropped out before production of the game.

“	We were in a really precarious position at that point because we knew that if we couldn't produce another hit we would have no future. The number of staff we had working on the Shining Force series varied with each game until the Saturn era, during which time the team was pretty settled and didn't change much. We carefully chose our staff from among many candidates, and after Shining Force II the core staff remained and grew stronger together. Shining Force II was an experimental title where we improved the story and enhanced the game's 'RPG-ness'.	„
— Hiroyuki Takahashi^[23]

Localisation

The most notable translation error is that the three Devil Kings are named as "Dark Sol, Dark Dragon, and Zeon." Shining Force II co-director and programmer Yasuhiro Taguchi has confirmed that the Devil Kings are in fact Darksol, Lucifer, and Zeon.^[24] The official translation's assigning Dark Sol and Dark Dragon the relatively detailed history of the Devil Kings not only alters Shining Force II but effectively rewrites the entire premises of Shining in the Darkness and Shining Force, the games in which they are the foremost villains. For similar reasons, the entire plot of Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict is rendered nonsensical, since it is based on Darksol's role as a Devil King and shows "Dark Sol" (actually "Mephisto" in the original script, and an entirely different character from Darksol) being born less than a century before Shining Force II. This mistranslation also creates at least two major contradictions between the English versions of Shining Force and Shining Force II: Shining Force strongly implies that Dark Dragon is a creation of the Ancients, not a devil at all. Darksol is trying to resurrect Dark Dragon in Shining Force, while Shining Force II tells that the three Devil Kings are fierce arch-rivals.

Legacy

Shining Force II is amongst the most successful Mega Drive games in Japan, and it also well received in North America and Europe.

It has since been released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service and through numerous compilations, including the Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2008, the Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection Volume 4 for Windows PCs in 2010, and Sega Mega Drive Classics for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Steam in 2018. It was released for Android and iOS as part of Shining Force Classics in 2018.

It was included in the North American and European versions of the Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022.

Comic adaptation

Sonic the Comic included "Shining Force" comics strips. The plot followed Shining Force II heroes trying to stop followers of Zeon from bringing demon into their world. The comics also brought Max in, the hero of the first Shining Force. The single story arc was called "The Curse of Zeon" (issue #73 to issue #78). It was the last big (6-7 issues) non-Sonic story arc featured in Sonic the Comic, not counting short Decap Attack stories.

Versions

The overseas localization of the game lacks the ability to search in battle. This makes several items unattainable in these versions, including the Right of Hope and Life Ring items. However, a second Vigor Ball was added to elven town in the overseas versions, which allows players to promote both Sarah and Karna to the Master Monk class (giving the party up to three Master Monks once Sheela is found).^[25]

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Shining Force II	Shining Force II
Japanese	シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印	Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin

Production credits

Main article: Shining Force II/Production credits.

Japanese version

Shining Force II Staff

Program: Yasuhiro Taguchi, Shugo Takahashi, Haruki Kodera, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka
Subscript: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Ritsuko Hasasue, Shuji Shimizu
Map Design: Ritsuko Hisasue, Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura
Character Design: Suezen
Graphic: Fumihide Aoki, Masayuki Hashimoto
Music Compose: Motoaki Takenouchi
Sound Effects: Dogen Shibuya, Enzan Shibuya
Manual: Naoko Okada, Riko Kushida, Masayo Umetsu, Junko Mikami
Special Thanks to: Winds Co., Ltd., R.I.S. Co., Ltd., Rit's Co., Chaki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Satoshi Tezuka, Minoru Yasuda, Akira Takahashi, Satomi Yokose, Daichan Ikejiri
Directerd (sic) by: Shugo Takahashi, Yasuhiro Taguchi
Produced by: Hiroyuki Takahashi
Created by: Sonic Co., Ltd.

© Sega 1993

Source:

In-game credits^[26]

English version

Shining Force II Staff

Programmers: Yasuhiro Taguchi, Shugo Takahashi, Haruki Kodera, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka
Subscript: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Ritsuko Hasasue, Shuji Shimizu
Map Design: Ritsuko Hasasue, Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura
Character Design: Suezen
Graphics: Fumihide Aoki, Masayuki Hashimoto
Music Composer: Motoaki Takenouchi
Sound Effects: Dogen Shibuya, Enzan Shibuya
Manual: Naoko Okada, Riko Kushida, Masayo Umetsu, Junko Mikami
Special Thanks to: Winds Co., Ltd., R.I.S. Co., Ltd., Rit's Co., Chaki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Satoshi Tezuka, Minoru Yasuda, Akira Takahashi, Satomi Yokose, Daichan Ikejiri
Directed by: Shugo Takahashi, Yasuhiro Taguchi
Produced by: Hiroyuki Takahashi

SOA Staff

Producer: Jerry Markota
Marketing: Jaime Wojick
English Text: Shinobu Yokoyama, Jerry Markota, Conan Tigard, Blair Bullock
Lead Tester: Conan Tigard
Asst. Leads: Blair Bullock, Christine Watson
Testers: Crisi Albertson, John Amirkhan, Greg Becksted, Janine Cook, David Forster, Lawrence Gibsen, Wesley Gittens, Tracy Johnson, Jason Kuo, Jeff Loney, Chris Lucich, Tony Lynch, Dermot Lyons, Mike Madden, Todd Morgan, Kim Rogers, Ben Szymkowiak, Kurt Tindle, Gregg Vogt, David Wood
Special Thanks to: Shinobu Yokoyama, France Tantiado, Stephan Patterson
Created by: Sonic Co., Ltd.

Source:

In-game credits^[27]

Digital manuals

Steam manual
Mega Drive Mini JP manual
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Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Shining Force II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP TV advert

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-10: "October 1993" (1993-09-08)

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1993-11: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Champ (KR) #1993-12: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[28]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-11: "November 1993" (1993-10-08)

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)^[29]
Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)^[30]

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

95

^[31]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[32]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[33]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

90

^[34]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[35]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

68

^[36]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[37]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[38]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[39]

Gamer (GR)

96

^[40]

Gamestar (AU)

80

^[7]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

85

^[41]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

69

^[42]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[43]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

97

^[44]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

91

^[45]

Mega (UK)

PAL

92

^[46]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

89

^[47]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

87

^[48]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

71

^[49]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

91

^[50]

Player One (FR)

90

^[51]

Play Time (DE)

87

^[52]

Power Unlimited (NL)

79

^[53]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

92

^[4]

Sega Power (UK)

90

^[54]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

88

^[55]

Sega Force (SE)

91

^[56]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

84

^[57]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

75

^[58]

Todo Sega (ES)

91

^[59]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

88

^[60]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

82

^[61]

	84
Based on 33 reviews

Shining Force II

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual Map

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, GR
Cover

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Shining Force II/Technical information.

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, UK, AU
Shining Force II on Steam

References

↑ File:ShiningForceII MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ Sonic Times, "Volume 2 Number 9: October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 8
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 92
↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1994-10-28 Sup D.jpg
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 83
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Gamestar, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 70
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/_mPdbbrt5K7JaEuqbjVm-swKhUSs5Vfe (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 00:48)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 http://www.nintendolife.com:80/games/megadrive/shining_force_ii_ancient_sealing (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-09 21:44)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Shining-Force-II-278898.html (archive.today)
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/08.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-06 23:35)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_shiningforce2/ (Wayback Machine: 2008-07-16 10:28)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19765&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 02:30)
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↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 ^15.3 ^15.4 http://steamdb.info/app/71160/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 20:19)
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 ^16.4 ^16.5 ^16.6 ^16.7 ^16.8 ^16.9 https://steamdb.info/app/71160/history/?changeid=5755275
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 ^17.3 ^17.4 ^17.5 ^17.6 ^17.7 ^17.8 ^17.9 http://steamdb.info/app/71160/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-11-12 23:40)
↑ https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/024066ce-d840-4af5-a4c0-8e70d94a2667 (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoAmerica on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoEurope on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoUK on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ @NintendoAUNZ on Twitter (archive.today)
↑ File:Games The 25 Greatest SEGA Games.pdf, page 24
↑ https://www.shiningforcecentral.com/?p=studies&c=taguchi
↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Shining Force II
↑ File:Shining Force II MD JP credits.pdf
↑ File:Shining Force II MD US credits.pdf
↑ Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 7
↑ EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 121
↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 85
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 205
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 24
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 185
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-11-18)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 152
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 278
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 8 August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 48
↑ GamePro, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 124
↑ Gamer, "Ianouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 14
↑ Game Informer, "September/October 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 8
↑ Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 41
↑ Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 134
↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 108
↑ Mega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 40
↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 44
↑ Mega Fun, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-21), page 55
↑ Mega Play, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-07-30), page 72
↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 128
↑ Play Time, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-05), page 96
↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 3, Februari 1995" (NL; 1995-01-25), page 48
↑ Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 64
↑ Sega Pro, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-08), page 60
↑ Sega Force, "6/94" (SE; 1994-09-14), page 26
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Sonic the Comic, "July 8th 1994" (UK; 1994-06-25), page 10
↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 54
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23
↑ Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 101

Shining Force II

Books: Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Kouryaku no Tebiki (1993) | Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Hyakka (1993) | Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Game Guide Book (1993) | Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1993)
Music: Symphonic Suite Shining Force II (1993)

Prototypes: Prototype | 1994-04-04 | 06-07 | 06-30

Shining series of games
	Shining in the Darkness (1991) \| Shining Force (1992) \| Shining Force II (1993)
	Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e (1992) \| Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (1993) \| Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict (1995)
	Shining Force CD (1994)
	Shining Wisdom (1995) \| Shining the Holy Ark (1996) \| Shining Force III (Scenario 2, 3, Premium Disc) (1997-1998)
	Shining Soul (2002) \| Shining Soul II (2003) \| Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004)
	Shining Tears (2004) \| Shining Force Neo (2005) \| Shining Force EXA (2007) \| Shining Wind (2007)
	Shining Road to the Force (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle I (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle II (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle III (2006) \| Shining Road II (2006) \| Shining Wind X (2008) \| SFCE Tokei (2012)
	Shining Tears Material Collection (2006) \| Shining Wind Fan Fest (2009)
	Shining Force Feather (2009)
	Shining Force Cross (2009) \| Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) \| Shining Force Cross Elysion (2012) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining (2014)
	Shining Hearts (2010) \| Shining Blade (2012) \| Shining Ark (2013)
	Shining Resonance (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015)
	Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015) \| Shining Resonance Refrain (2018)
	Shining Force Classics (2018) \| Shining Force: Hero of Light and Darkness (2022)
World
Strategy games: Gameplay \| Items \| Accessories \| Weapons \| Magic

Shining related media

Albums

Sound Story of Shining and the Darkness (1991) | Shining Force Special Sound CD (1992) | Symphonic Suite Shining Force II (1993) | Symphonic Suite the Another Story of Shining Force (1994) | Shining Wisdom (1995) | Shining the Holy Ark Original Soundtrack (1996) | Shining Force III Original Soundtrack (1998) | Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Original Sound Tracks (2004) | Shining Tears (2004) | Shining Force Neo Music Collection (2005) | Shining Theme Music Shiro SAGISU Collection (2005) | Shining Tears Music Collection (2005) | Shining Force EXA Music Collection (2007) | Shining Wind Music Collection (2007) | Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) | Shining Force Feather Soundtrack (2009) | Shining Hearts Kaizoku Hihou Fan Disc (2010) | Shining Force Cross Raid Original Sound Track (2011) | Shining Hearts Original Soundtrack (2011) | Shining Blade Haru no Shin Seikatsu Ouen Fan Disc (2012) | Shining Blade Character Song Album (2012) | Shining Ark Tenshi no Fandisc (2013) | Shining Force Cross Original Sound Track (2014) | Shining Resonance Music Collection (2015)

Audiobooks

Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 1 Dark Side: Memories and departure (2006) | Shining Tears Drama CD Vol. 2 Light Side: Yuushatei Hanjouki (2006) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 1 (2007) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 2 (2008) | Shining Force EXA Drama CD (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 3 (2008) | Shining Wind Drama CD Vol. 4 (2009) | Drama CD Shining Force Feather (2009) | Drama CD Shining Hearts (2011)

Books
Guide book: Shining and the Darkness Koushiki Guide Book (1991) \| Shining Force Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (1992) \| Shining Force Battle Guide (1993) \| Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin Game Guide Book (1993) \| Shining Force CD Koushiki Guide Book (1994) \| Shining Wisdom Koushiki Guide Book (1995) \| Shining the Holy Ark Koushiki Guide Book (1996) \| Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Official Guide (1997) \| Shining Force III Scenario 1: Outo no Kyoshin Perfect Navi (1998) \| Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Official Guide (1998) \| Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko Perfect Navi (1998) \| Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu Perfect Navi (1998) \| Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) \| Shining Soul Kanzen Kouryaku Guide (2002) \| Shining Force: Kuroki Ryuu no Fukkatsu Final Complete Guide (2004) \| Shining Tears Final Complete Guide (2004) \| Shining Tears Saikyou Kishidan Ikusei Guide (2004) \| Shining Tears Official Strategy Guide (2005) \| Shining Force Neo Force Master Ikusei Guide (2005) \| Shining Force Neo Final Complete Guide (2005) \| Shining Force Neo Official Strategy Guide (2005) \| Shining Force EXA: The Master Guide‎ (2007) \| Shining Force EXA Official Strategy Guide (2007) \| Shining Force EXA Final Complete Guide (2007) \| Shining Wind Saisoku Guide Book (2007) \| Shining Wind Final Complete Guide (2007) \| Shining Tears X Wind Original Soundtrack (2007) \| Shining Force Feather: The Master Guide‎ (2009) \| Shining Force Feather Complete Guide (2009) \| Shining Hearts Saisoku Guide Book (2010) \| Shining Hearts Complete Guide (2011) \| Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 1st (2011) \| Shining Force Cross Raid Guide Book 2nd (2011) \| Shining Blade First Blader's Guide (2012) \| Shining Blade Complete Guide (2012) \| Shining Force Cross Settei Shiryoushuu (2012) \| Shining Ark Complete Guide (2013) \| Shining Blade & Ark Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2013)
Art book: Works for Shining the Holy Ark (1996) \| Shining Force III Koushiki Settei Shiryoushuu (1999) \| Shining Force EXA Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2007) \| Shining Force Feather Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2009) \| Shining Hearts Visual Settei Shiryoushuu (2011)
Unsorted: Shining and the Darkness Kouryakuhon (xxxx) \| Shining Force: Kamigami no Isan Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Shining Force Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) \| Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Shining Force II Inishie no Fuuin Kouryaku no Tebiki (xxxx) \| Shining Force Gaiden Final Conflict Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Shining Force Gaiden & Gaiden II Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (xxxx) \| Tony's Artworks from Shining Worlds (xxxx)

Film
Shining Tears X Wind (2007) \| Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan (2010)

Toys
Weiß Schwarz Shining Force EXA TCG (2009)

[:File:ShiningForceII_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:ShiningForceII MD JP Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)

[:File:SonicTimes_US_1994-10.pdf_p8-3] Sonic Times, "Volume 2 Number 9: October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 8

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_08.pdf_p92-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 92

[:File:DailyMirror_UK_1994-10-28_Sup_D.jpg_p-5] File:DailyMirror UK 1994-10-28 Sup D.jpg

[:File:CVG_UK_155.pdf_p83-6] Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 83

[:File:Gamestar_AU_09.pdf_p70-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Gamestar, "February 1995" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 70

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[:File:Games_The_25_Greatest_SEGA_Games.pdf_p24-23] File:Games The 25 Greatest SEGA Games.pdf, page 24

[https:.2F.2Fwww.shiningforcecentral.com.2F.3Fp.3Dstudies.26c.3Dtaguchi-24] ttps://www.shiningforcecentral.com/?p=studies&c=taguchi

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FShining_Force_II.2FRegional_Differences-25] The Cutting Room Floor: Shining Force II

[:File:Shining_Force_II_MD_JP_credits.pdf_p-26] File:Shining Force II MD JP credits.pdf

[:File:Shining_Force_II_MD_US_credits.pdf_p-27] File:Shining Force II MD US credits.pdf

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1993-12.pdf_p7-28] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 7

[:File:EGM2_US_05.pdf_p121-29] EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 121

[:File:SegaVisions_US_22.pdf_p85-30] Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 85

[31] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 205

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-10.pdf_p24-32] Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1993" (JP; 1993-09-08), page 24

[33] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 185

[digitiser1994-11-18-34] Digitiser (UK) (1994-11-18)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_27.pdf_p152-35] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 152

[:File:EGM_US_062.pdf_p36-36] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36

[37] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 278

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0708.pdf_p48-38] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 8 August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:GamePro_US_062.pdf_p124-39] GamePro, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 124

[40] Gamer, "Ianouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_05.pdf_p14-41] Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 14

[:File:GameInformer_US_018.pdf_p8-42] Game Informer, "September/October 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 8

[43] Hippon Super, "November 1993" (JP; 1993-10-02), page 41

[:File:Joypad_FR_028.pdf_p134-44] Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 134

[:File:Joypad_FR_037.pdf_p108-45] Joypad, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 108

[:File:Mega_UK_25.pdf_p40-46] Mega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 40

[:File:MegaForce_FR_34.pdf_p44-47] Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 44

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-10.pdf_p55-48] Mega Fun, "10/94" (DE; 1994-09-21), page 55

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0504.pdf_p62-49] Mega Play, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:MeanMachinesSega23UK.pdf_p72-50] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-07-30), page 72

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_048.pdf_p128-51] Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 128

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-11.pdf_p96-52] Play Time, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-05), page 96

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_018_199502.pdf_p48-53] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 3, Februari 1995" (NL; 1995-01-25), page 48

[:File:SegaPower_UK_59.pdf_p64-54] Sega Power, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-01), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_37.pdf_p60-55] Sega Pro, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-08), page 60

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_06.pdf_p26-56] Sega Force, "6/94" (SE; 1994-09-14), page 26

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-57] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[58] Sonic the Comic, "July 8th 1994" (UK; 1994-06-25), page 10

[:File:TodoSega_ES_18.pdf_p54-59] Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 54

[60] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23

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Shining series of games
	Shining in the Darkness (1991) \| Shining Force (1992) \| Shining Force II (1993)
	Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e (1992) \| Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (1993) \| Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict (1995)
	Shining Force CD (1994)
	Shining Wisdom (1995) \| Shining the Holy Ark (1996) \| Shining Force III (Scenario 2, 3, Premium Disc) (1997-1998)
	Shining Soul (2002) \| Shining Soul II (2003) \| Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (2004)
	Shining Tears (2004) \| Shining Force Neo (2005) \| Shining Force EXA (2007) \| Shining Wind (2007)
	Shining Road to the Force (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle I (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle II (2005) \| Shining Force Chronicle III (2006) \| Shining Road II (2006) \| Shining Wind X (2008) \| SFCE Tokei (2012)
	Shining Tears Material Collection (2006) \| Shining Wind Fan Fest (2009)
	Shining Force Feather (2009)
	Shining Force Cross (2009) \| Shining Force Cross Raid (2010) \| Shining Force Cross Elysion (2012) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013) \| Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining (2014)
	Shining Hearts (2010) \| Shining Blade (2012) \| Shining Ark (2013)
	Shining Resonance (2014) \| Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015)
	Blade Arcus from Shining EX (2015) \| Shining Resonance Refrain (2018)
	Shining Force Classics (2018) \| Shining Force: Hero of Light and Darkness (2022)
World
Strategy games: Gameplay \| Items \| Accessories \| Weapons \| Magic

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History

Development

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-'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin''''' (シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印) in Japan, a sequel to ''[[Shining Force]]''. It was released in Japan for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1993, before seeing overseas releases in the following year.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Shining Force II: Inishie no Fuuin''''' (シャイニング・フォースII 古えの封印) in Japan, a sequel to ''[[Shining Force]]''. It was released in Japan for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1993, before seeing overseas releases in the following year. The game has been critically praised, and it is often considered one of the best Sega Mega Drive games.
-Despite a multilingual cover and manual in PAL regions, ''Shining Force II'' is only thought to have been translated from its original Japanese incarnation into English. The English script, like many RPGs of the era, has many inaccuracies and continuity issues with other ''Shining'' games, being said to drastically alter plots from ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'' and ''Shining Force'' in the process.
+Despite a multilingual cover and manual in PAL regions, ''Shining Force II'' is only thought to have been translated from its original Japanese incarnation into English. The English script, like many RPGs of the era, has many inaccuracies and continuity issues with other ''Shining'' games, being said to drastically alter plots from ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'' and ''[[Shining Force]]'' in the process.
 ==Story==
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 ==Gameplay==
 {{ScreenThumb2 | Shining Force II, Battle Map.png | Shining Force II, Battle Scene.png | width=200 | Battle map and scene}}
-''Shining Force II'' is a tactical role-playing game. The player assumes the role of the Shining Force leader, Bowie, and plays a series of turn-based tactical battles. Battles take place on a square grid, and each unit occupies a single square. Battles are turn-based. Each turn, a character can move a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Move statistic, and perform one action: either attack, cast a spell, or use an item. Some commands, such as equipping or dropping an item during the turn, do not count as actions. The order of turns is determined by the unit's Agility score and a random seed. Characters gain experience points from attacking, using magical abilities, and defeating foes, which allow them to gain levels that increase their statistics and sometimes grant them new abilities. Defeated enemies also drop gold, which can be used to buy weapons and other items. Units are defeated when they lose all of their hit points. They receive a defensive benefit from the Land Effect of the tile on which they are standing.
+''Shining Force II'' is a tactical role-playing game. The game is longer than its predecessor and more free-roaming, with no chapter system, so the player can return to previously visited parts of the world. The player assumes the role of the Shining Force leader, Bowie, and plays a series of turn-based tactical battles. Battles take place on a square grid, and each unit occupies a single square. Battles are turn-based. Each turn, a character can move a fixed amount of squares along the battlefield, determined by its Movement statistic, and perform one action: either attack, cast a spell, or use an item. Some commands, such as equipping or dropping an item during the turn, do not count as actions. The order of turns is determined by the unit's Agility score and a random seed. Characters gain experience points from attacking, using magical abilities, and defeating foes, which allow them to gain levels that increase their statistics and sometimes grant them new abilities. Defeated enemies also drop gold, which can be used to buy weapons and other items. Units are defeated when they lose all of their hit points. They receive a defensive benefit from the Land Effect of the tile on which they are standing.
-When not in combat, the player can explore towns and other locales, talk with people, and set the members and equipment of the army. Each town has a priest that can promote characters once they reach a certain level, resurrect fallen characters, and save the game. Some towns have a headquarters where the player can inspect and talk with his allies. Later, the player obtains a Caravan that acts as a roaming headquarters. While traveling through town or moving throughout the world, one can find both visible and hidden treasures and interact with certain objects.
+When not in combat, the player can explore towns and other locales, talk with people, and set the members and equipment of the army. Each town has a priest that can promote characters once they reach a certain level, resurrect fallen characters, and save the game. Some towns have a headquarters where the player can inspect and talk with allies and decide who joins the battle party. Later, the player obtains a Caravan that acts as a roaming headquarters and can store surplus items. While traveling through town or moving throughout the world, one can find both visible and hidden treasures and interact with certain objects.
-Each ally unit is represented by a character with a background and personality. Some of these characters are hidden, requiring specific events to occur before they join the force. Each ally unit also has a class, which defines the abilities for that unit. These abilities range from what type of weapons they can use to what kind of spells they can learn. Units can become stronger by fighting enemies and performing various actions which give them experience points, which allow them to gain levels. Once a unit reaches level 20, that character has the ability to advance to a more powerful class through promotion. Some characters have two different classes they may be promoted to, one of which is only accessible using a special hidden item.
+Each ally unit is represented by a character with a background and personality. Some of these characters are hidden, requiring specific events to occur before they join the force. Each ally unit also has a class, which defines the abilities for that unit. These abilities range from what type of weapons they can use to what kind of spells they can learn. Units can become stronger by fighting enemies and performing various actions which give them experience points, which allow them to gain levels and improve their statistics. Once a unit reaches level 20, that character has the ability to advance to a more powerful class through promotion. Some characters have two different classes they may be promoted to, one of which is only accessible using a special hidden item. Characters have the following statistics:
-The battle is won if all enemies are defeated, or if the enemy commander is defeated. If Bowie is defeated in combat or withdraws, the battle is lost and the player is returned to the nearest town, where he can recover his allies and fight the same battle again. The Force keeps any experience that is obtained, regardless of the battle's outcome, but players lose half of their gold if the team leader is defeated.
+*'''HP:''' The number of hit points that the character has, which is the amount of damage the character can take from enemies before dying.
+*'''MP:''' The number of magic points that the character has, which is used for casting spells.
+*'''Attack:''' The amount of damage that the character deals to enemies.
+*'''Defense:''' The amount of damage that a character can absorb without losing hit points.
+*'''Agility:''' The priority in which a unit takes a turn in battle.
+*'''Movement:''' The number of tiles that a character can move in battle, which is affected by the type of terrain (except for flying units).
+Statistics can also be improved through the use of items. The player can assemble an army of at most 12 members; members can be substituted in between battles, with the exception of Bowie, who must be present in every battle.
+The battle is won if all enemies are defeated, or if the enemy commander is defeated. If Bowie is defeated in combat or withdraws, the battle is lost and the player is returned to the nearest town, where the player can recover allies and fight the same battle again. The Force keeps any experience that is obtained, regardless of the battle's outcome, but players lose half of their gold if the team leader is defeated.
+The player can find pieces of Mithril hidden throughout the game. Near the end of the game, the player can find a dwarven town with a blacksmith who can use the Mithril to forge special weapons. Mithril weapons are more powerful than regular weapons and often have special effects, such as improving secondary statistics or casting a spell when used as an item. The player can also find cursed items, which deal especially high damage but reduce a secondary statistic and have a chance of stunning the character for a turn or doing a small amount of damage to the wielder. Cursed items can only be unequipped by having a priest remove the curse.
 ===Characters===
+The spell level requirements include the level of the character at promotion. For example, if Bowie is promoted at level 20, he learns Bolt at level 2 after being promoted.
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 | info3=Hero (HERO)
-| desc=Leader of the Shining Force. Has very decent stats overall and the second highest movement range. He is the only character that can equip the Levander and the Force Sword. Overall, a great character but most be protected at all times: if he is killed, you will loss half of your gold and will have to start the mission again.
+| desc=Leader of the Shining Force. Bowie is studying with Sarah, Chester, and Jaha under Sir Astal to become a swordsman. He is a well rounded fighter with the second highest movement range. He carries the Jewel of Light and the Jewel of Darkness with him on his neck. He is the only character that can equip the Achilles Sword (the only weapon that can harm Taros) as well as the Levanter and the Force Sword (the most powerful non-cursed swords in the game).
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-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Egress.png]] Egress | Initially learned | — | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} Egress | Initially learned | — | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Bolt.png]] Bolt | Level 22 | Level 31 | Level 42 | Level 51 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} Bolt | Level 22 | Level 31 | Level 42 | Level 51 }}
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Master Monk (MMNK)
-| desc=Avaiable from start, Sarah is your first healer and will be one of the most useful members of the force. In the first few battles, Sarah can hit as hard as your fighters and healing spell can still allow you to gain experience. Keep her in your roster and keep leveling her up. It is recommended to promote her to Master Monk, which is one of the best classes in the game. As a Master Monk, (in addition to the cool looking chinese dress) Sarah will be a powerful frontline fighter and a potent healer. Item necessary for Master Monk promotion is Vigor Ball. You can find one in Secret Elven Village and another one in Sheela's dojo.
+| desc=One of Bowie's classmates. A young elf who is training to be a Priest. She learns higher levels of the Heal spell before other characters do. She also learns Detox, which allows her to cure allies of status ailments. She can be promoted to a Master Monk with a Vigor Ball, which greatly improves her as a front-line fighting unit.
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-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Heal.png]] Heal | Initially learned | Level 7 | Level 22 | Level 40 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Heal | Initially learned | Level 7 | Level 22 | Level 40 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Detox.png]] Detox | Level 4 | Level 13 | Level 33 | Level 45 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}} Detox | Level 4 | Level 13 | Level 33 | Level 45 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Blast.png]] Blast | Level 10 | Level 16 | Level 25 | Level 36 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}} Blast | Level 10 | Level 16 | Level 25 | Level 36 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Slow.png]] Slow | Level 19 | Level 29 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=0}} Slow | Level 19 | Level 29 | — | — }}
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 | info4=Pegasus Knight (PGNT)
-| desc=One of Bowie's classmates, Chester is your first knight. Knights are not much different from their SF I incarnates: High movement, decent stats but nothing else. Chester will be your first knight and will be useful for the first part of the game. Chester can be promoted to the Pegasus Knight but the item necessary for the promotion, Pegasus Wing is found very late in the game and promoting Chester to Knight will be a better choice.
+| desc=One of Bowie's classmates. He is a knight with high movement and fair fighting ability. He can be promoted to a Paladin, which improves his defense, or to a Pegasus Knight with the Pegasus Wing, which improves his mobility (but this cannot be done until fairly late in the game).
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Baron (BRN)
-| desc=One of Bowie's classmates, Jaha will join you after you leave Granseal for the first time. This likeable goof will be a potent force in your squad. His movement is a bit low but giving him the Running Pimento or equipping him with the Running Ring might help. Jaha can be promoted to either Gladiator or Baron. Baron would be a better choice since it allows Jaha to equip Swords, which are better than Axes and increases his movement by 1. Item necessary for promotion can be found in New Granseal base just behind the shield.
+| desc=One of Bowie's classmates. He is a strong warrior with low movement (which can be mitigated with the Running Pimento or the Running Ring). He can be promoted to a Gladiator or, with a Warrior's Pride, a Baron. The latter increases his movement and allows him to equip swords in addition to axes.
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Sorcerer (SORC)
-| desc=Pupil of Hawel, a character from SF: The Final Conflict, Kazin is your first magic user. Just like all mages, he is weak physically and must be defended from enemy fighters. It is recommended to promote Kazin to Sorcerer instead of Wizard as his regular spells are rather poor. His only direct attack spell is Blaze. Item for Sorcerer promotion is Secret Book, which can be found in Elven Village.
+| desc=Pupil of Hawel, a character who would later appear in ''[[Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict]]''. He is fairly weak as a Mage or Wizard since he is lacking in offensive spells, but he can be promoted to a Sorcerer with the Secret Book and learns a new set of powerful offensive spells.
 {{ShiningForceSpellTable | title=Mage/Wizard |
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Blaze.png]] Blaze | Initially learned | Level 5 | Level 22 | Level 35 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} Blaze | Initially learned | Level 5 | Level 22 | Level 35 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Muddle.png]] Muddle | Level 9 | Level 25 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=0}} Muddle | Level 9 | Level 25 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Dispell.png]] Dispel | Level 13 | — | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=0}} Dispel | Level 13 | — | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Desoul.png]] Desoul | Level 18 | Level 29 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=0}} Desoul | Level 18 | Level 29 | — | — }}
 }}
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-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Dao.png]] Dao | Initially learned | Level 12 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=272 | crop_y=0}} Dao | Initially learned | Level 12 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Apollo.png]] Apollo | Level 4 | Level 17 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=288 | crop_y=0}} Apollo | Level 4 | Level 17 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Neptun.png]] Neptun | Level 7 | Level 26 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=304 | crop_y=0}} Neptune | Level 7 | Level 26 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Atlas.png]] Atlas | Level 21 | Level 32 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=320 | crop_y=0}} Atlas | Level 21 | Level 32 | — | — }}
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 | info3name=Promoted class
 | info3=Ninja (NINJ)
-| desc=Slade is somewhat responsible for the mess you are in right now. Willing to make up for his mistake, he will join you in the Dungeons of the Galam Castle. Initially can only be equipped with knives, you are encouraged to keep Slade in your party and level him up. Because once he is promoted to Ninja, he will start using swords and he will become one of the best characters in the game. With very high movement speed and excellent stats, Slade will also learn two unique magic spells. If you can get the Gisarme, a sword only he can equip, he will start inflicting random one hit kills. A must have in your team.
+| desc=Slade is a thief who stole the Jewels of Light and Evil and plunged the world into its current chaos. He wishes to make up for his mistake and joins in the dungeons of the Galam Castle. While he initially can only be equipped with knives, he becomes much more powerful when he is promoted to a Ninja and starts using swords. He has high movement speed and learns two unique magic spells. He is the only character who can equip the Gisarme, which has a chance of cutting an enemy into pieces and inflicting a one-hit kill.
 {{ShiningForceSpellTable |
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Katon.png]] Katon | Level 24 | Level 29 | Level 45 | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=0}} Katon | Level 24 | Level 29 | Level 45 | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Raijin.png]] Raijin | Level 34 | Level 39 | Level 52 | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=240 | crop_y=0}} Raijin | Level 34 | Level 39 | Level 52 | — }}
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 | info3name=Promoted class
 | info3=Monster (MNST)
-| desc=Kiwi is a adorable dragon-turtle hybrid you can recruit before you escape from Granseal Island. As a combatant, Kiwi is a mixed bag. While his high defence will defend him from most physical attacks, his very low health means that he will be an easy target for magic users. If you are patient with him and eventually promote him to Monster, he will be able to fly, his stats will greatly increase and he will get a randomly activated fire breath special attack. His HP will still remain low however, making him still an easy picking for magic users and enemies with special attacks.
+| desc=A dragon-turtle hybrid who can be recruited from Granseal Island after the seal holding back Zeon is broken. The player can give him a name when he joins. He has low health but high defense, so he takes very little damage from physical attacks but is especially vulnerable to magic users. Once promoted to Monster, he gains the ability to float and ignore terrain effects. After promotion, he has a chance of performing a devastating fire breath attack, though his hit points remain low and he fares poorly against the stronger enemies of the later game.
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 | info3name=Promoted class
 | info3=Phoenix (PHNX)
-| desc=Peter will be avaiable as an uncontrollable character from Parmecia to your visit to Volcanon. After that he will permamently join you. Peter is a flying powerhouse and arguably the most powerful character in the game. Always keep him in the roster and level him up. His attack grows rapidly and when promoted he gains fire resistance. Even though his movement is not as high as Slade or Chester, he can fly and hit enemies with his powerful attacks. As a nice side bonus, Peter does not need to be revived after being knocked out in combat. A must have.
+| desc=A legendary Phoenix. He initially follows the Force into battle as an uncontrollable character. After meeting Volcanon, he joins the party. He is one of the strongest characters in the game with both high attack and defense and excellent mobility since he can fly. He gains resistance to fire attacks after he is promoted. If he falls in battle, he revives himself for the next battle.
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 | info3=Bow Knight (BWNT)
-| desc=Recruited in Ribble. Similar to Lyle from SFI, May is a very mobile ranged attacker. While her attack power is average, her high mobility and long range will allow you to pick off weakened enemies, especially flying ones. Out of all the ranged attackers, she has the best mobility and probably only archer worth keeping.
+| desc=A centaur archer recruited in Ribble. Her attack power is average, but she has excellent mobility and range and better stat growth than the other archers in the game.
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 | info3name=Promoted class
 | info3=Wolf Baron (WFBR)
-| desc=Gerhalt is wolfman from Polca who will join you during the battle in the streets of his hometown. Gerhalt uses no weapons but still hits quite hard. His only weakness is his slow speed so considering his high attack, giving him a Running Pimento or Running Ring and keeping him in the roster might be benefical.
+| desc=A wolfman from Polca who joins during the battle in the streets of his hometown. Though he uses no weapons, he hits quite hard. His weakness is his slow speed (which can be mitigated with a Running Pimento or Running Ring).
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 | info3name=Promoted class
 | info3=Bird Battler (BDBT)
-| desc=Prince of Bedoe, Luke will join you after Polca. In addition to flying, Luke has somewhat decent attack but weak defence so either give him Protect Milk or Defence Ring and protect him.
+| desc=The Prince of Bedoe, who joins the Force after Polca. He can fly and has a decent attack, but he has weak defense (which can be mitigated with the Protect Milk or Protect Ring).
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Brass Gunner (BRGN)
-| desc=Rohde will temporarily join you as the Caravan's driver and then join up as a member when you clear the way to North Paramecia. Brass Gunners are basicly tanks who use arrows and later cannons as weapons. Rohde's stats are nothing special and being a Brass Gunner, his movement will be very limited. Most of the battles will be over way before he is in position. Not recommended.
+| desc=Rohde initially follows the Force as the Caravan's driver. He later joins as a member of the Force after clearing the way to North Paramecia. As a Brass Gunner, he has a strong attack but poor movement.
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Pegasus Knight (PGNT)
-| desc=Rick can be recruited after defeat of Talos. Another Knight, Rick is just like other Knights in the force. Fast and quick but nothing else. His defence seems to be bit lower than Chester though.
+| desc=A knight who can be recruited after defeat of Talos. He has high speed but middling attack. Like Chester, he can be promoted to a Paladin or, using the Pegasus Wing, a Pegasus Knight.
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Brass Gunner (BRGN)
-| desc=Elric will be recruited after saving him from the Harpies. Being an archer, Elric has long range and decent attack but his defence is lower than your frontline fighters. Promote him to Sniper, as Brass Gunners are pretty much useless. If you insist on making him a Brass Gunner, promotion item Silver Tank can be found in the Cave of Darkness, inside a chest.
+| desc=An archer who is recruited after saving him from harpies. He has long range and fair attack but low defense. He can be promoted to a Sniper, which has high agility, or to a Brass Gunner with the Silver Tank, which has improved defense.
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Pegasus Knight (PGNT)
-| desc=This overconfident Knight will be one of the four people you can pick when you complete the Creed's mansion, although you can recruit the other three when you return the mansion later in the game. Eric is a Knight with quite high HP but his attack and defence is disappointingly low. Karna is the better pick of the four so it is recommended that you skip others and pick Karna instead for the time being.
+| desc=One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. He is a knight with high health. He can be promoted to a Paladin, but he becomes the strongest Pegasus Knight if promoted using the Pegasus Wing.
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Master Monk (MMNK)
-| desc=This cute, slightly immature elf will be your second healer if you do the smart thing and pick her when Creed offers you one of his four "guests". Karna is somewhat better healer than Sarah as she can learn AURA and BOOST, which will also help her level up faster. Make sure to promote her to Master Monk. Vicars are useless compared to the powerhouses that are the Master Monks. Keep her in the party and level her up and she will become one of your most useful party members.
+| desc=One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. She is a healer who learns Aura and Boost (but does not learn Heal Level 4). She has the greatest magic point growth of all the healers in the game. She can be promoted to a Vicar or, with a Vigor Ball, a Master Monk.
 {{ShiningForceSpellTable |
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Heal.png]] Heal | Initially learned | Level 5 | Level 22 | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Heal | Initially learned | Level 5 | Level 22 | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Blast.png]] Blast | Level 8 | Level 16 | Level 26 | Level 37 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}} Blast | Level 8 | Level 16 | Level 26 | Level 37 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Boost.png]] Boost | Level 12 | Level 30 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}} Boost | Level 12 | Level 30 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Aura.png]] Aura | Level 33 | Level 41 | Level 55 | Level 60 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} Aura | Level 33 | Level 41 | Level 55 | Level 60 }}
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Baron (BRN)
-| desc=Besides Karna, Randolf is the second best choice but not enough to pick him over Karna. He has quite decent attack but his defence is somewhat lower than Jaha. Since Jaha has been around longer, it is better to keep him over Randolf.
+| desc=One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. He is a strong warrior but has lower defense than Jaha. Like Jaha, he can be promoted to either a Gladiator or, with a Warrior's Pride, a Baron.
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 | info4=Sorcerer (SORC)
-| desc=Tyrin is the last choice offered by Creed. If you pick him over Karna the first time, (which you really shouldn't) don't promote him to Sorcerer and keep him as a wizard as unlike Kazin's anemic attack spell repertoire, Tyrin learns all attack spells. Keep him in your team if you use magic users a lot. Still not a better choice than Karna though.
+| desc=One of the four characters who can be recruited before leaving Creed's mansion. He is a Mage who learns more offensive spells than Kazin (including Freeze Level 4 and Blaze Level 4, which inflict high damage on a single target). He can be promoted to a Wizard or, with the Secret Book, a Sorcerer.
+{{ShiningForceSpellTable | title=Mage/Wizard |
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} Blaze | Initially learned | Level 11 | Level 51 | Level 56 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}} Freeze | Level 5 | Level 22 | Level 31 | Level 38 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}} Sleep | Level 25 | — | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} Bolt | Level 28 | Level 35 | Level 54 | Level 60 }}
+}}
-{{ShiningForceSpellTable |
+{{ShiningForceSpellTable | title=Sorcerer |
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Blaze.png]] Blaze | Initially learned | Level 11 | Level 51 | Level 56 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=272 | crop_y=0}} Dao | Level 21 | Level 32 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Freeze.png]] Freeze | Level 5 | Level 22 | Level 31 | Level 38 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=288 | crop_y=0}} Apollo | Level 23 | Level 36 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Sleep.png]] Sleep | Level 25 | — | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=304 | crop_y=0}} Neptune | Level 28 | Level 45 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Bolt.png]] Bolt | Level 28 | Level 35 | Level 54 | Level 60 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=320 | crop_y=0}} Atlas | Level 40 | Level 49 | — | — }}
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 | info4name=Optional promoted class
 | info4=Brass Gunner (BRGN)
-| desc=Elric's girlfriend, Janet will join when you acquire the dynamite and leave Granseal for the second time. Her attack is lower than Elric but her defence and agility is better. Promote her to Sniper as Brass Gunners are useless. If you want to keep more than one archer in your team keep her with May. Otherwise, May is the only ranged attacker choice.
+| desc=Elric's girlfriend, she joins the Force after acquiring the dynamite from Granseal. Her attack is lower than Elric, but her defence and agility is better. She can be promoted to a Sniper or to a Brass Gunner with the Silver Tank.
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 | info2=Paladin (PLDN)
-| desc=Higins is an promoted Paladin with strangely lower stats than your other Knights. Not a good character to use because you probably have better Paladins in your roster by the time you get him.
+| desc=A Paladin who joins the Force after he is rescued from Geshp. He initially has an average attack and weak defense, though his stat growth increases at higher levels.
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 | info1=Elf
 | info2name=Promoted class
-| info2=Sorcerer (SORC)
+| info2=Sorceress (SORC)
-| desc=Taya will join you in the Shrine of Mitula if you speak to her statue(?). She is already a Sorceress, which is okay but by this time, Sorcerer Kazin would be better than her. Still, having a second sorcerer in your team might be useful. Recommended, but her defence might use some work.
+| desc=A Sorceress who was turned into stone by Zalbard. She can join the party if Bowie talks to her "statue" in the Shrine of Mitula. As a Sorceress, her spells do more single-target damage than Mages and Wizards.
 {{ShiningForceSpellTable |
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Dao.png]] Dao | Initially learned | Level 15 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=272 | crop_y=0}} Dao | Initially learned | Level 15 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Apollo.png]] Apollo | Level 12 | Level 19 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=288 | crop_y=0}} Apollo | Level 12 | Level 19 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Neptun.png]] Neptun | Level 22 | Level 29 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=304 | crop_y=0}} Neptune | Level 22 | Level 29 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Atlas.png]] Atlas | Level 25 | Level 34 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=320 | crop_y=0}} Atlas | Level 25 | Level 34 | — | — }}
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Bird Battler (BDBT)
-| desc=Screech is a secret character, who will join you if you saved him in Bedoe during your first visit. He is pretty much identical to Luke on almost every aspect.
+| desc=A birdman who joins the party if Bowie saves him in Bedoe. He has a slightly stronger attack than Luke but lower health, and both birdmen have weaker defense than the other flyers in the game.
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Vicar (VICR)
-| desc=Frayja is already promoted and will join your team in Moun. Even though he can learn AURA and ATTACK, he is not really that useful as both Sarah and Karna will be better healers by the time you get him. Keep him in the bench and let your scantily clad master monk beauties do the healing. (and fighting and pretty much everything else)
+| desc=A Vicar who joins the Force in Moun. He learns Heal, Detox, as well as Aura.
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-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Heal.png]] Heal | Initially learned | Level 13 | Level 56 | Level 60 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Heal | Initially learned | Level 13 | Level 56 | Level 60 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Detox.png]] Detox | Level 5 | Level 17 | Level 37 | Level 43 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}} Detox | Level 5 | Level 17 | Level 37 | Level 43 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Aura.png]] Aura | Level 34 | Level 40 | Level 46 | Level 52 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} Aura | Level 34 | Level 40 | Level 46 | Level 52 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Attack.png]] Attack | Level 49 | — | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=256 | crop_y=0}} Attack | Level 49 | — | — | — }}
 }}
 }}
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Pegasus Knight (PGNT)
-| desc=Jaro will appear as an enemy but defect to your side during the battle in Northern Pacalon. Already promoted, his stats are not that great and you probably have better flying units in your roster by then.
+| desc=Jaro is a Pegasus Knight who initially appears as an enemy but defects to the Force during the battle in Northern Pacalon. As a Pegasus Knight, he can fly and is more resistant to arrows than birdmen.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Gladiator (GLDT)
-| desc=Gyan will join you after the battle in Moun. His stats are quite decent but his movement needs fixing if you want him to become a useful member of the force.
+| desc=A Gladiator who joins after the battle in Moun. He is a strong tank with high health and defense but low movement (but like other Gladiators, he can equip the Ground Axe, which increases his movement speed).
 }}
 {{InfoRow
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Master Monk (MMNK)
-| desc=Seeking the Red Baron for the murder of her fiancee, Shella is the final Master Monk you can add to your team. You can find her cottage in the southwest of the Nazca ship crash site. Just like other Master Monks, she is very strong and can heal. Recruit her and keep her in your team.
+| desc=A Master Monk who is seeking the Red Baron for the murder of her fiancé. She can be found in her dojo in the southwest of the Nazca ship crash site. She has lower attack growth than the other Master Monks.
 {{ShiningForceSpellTable |
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Heal.png]] Heal | Initially learned | Level 5 | Level 41 | Level 51 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Heal | Initially learned | Level 5 | Level 41 | Level 51 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Blast.png]] Blast | Level 7 | Level 18 | Level 38 | Level 47 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}} Blast | Level 7 | Level 18 | Level 38 | Level 47 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Muddle.png]] Muddle | Level 11 | Level 36 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=0}} Muddle | Level 11 | Level 36 | — | — }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Boost.png]] Boost | Level 20 | Level 44 | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}} Boost | Level 20 | Level 44 | — | — }}
 }}
 }}
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Robot (RBT)
-| desc=Similar to Adam from SF I, Zynk is a robot who does not use any weapons. This likeable bucket of bolts will join up once you reach Roft. His stats are quite decent but you will have to have to fix his poor movement range if you want him to be useful.
+| desc=A robot who does not use any weapons. He joins after the Force reaches Roft. He has a high attack but mediocre defense and poor movement. He usually attacks with his arm but sometimes uses a special laser attack.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Golem (GLM)
-| desc=Claude is a golem who will join you if you find his missing arm in Moun and take it to him in the ancient tunnel. His attack and defence are pretty high but his movement is painfully low. Just like Brass Gunners, battles will be over by the time he reaches his targets.
+| desc=A golem who joins the Force if the player finds his missing arm in Moun and takes it to him in the ancient tunnel. He has a high attack and defense but low hit points and movement.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Wizard (WIZ)
-| desc=Chaz is Hawel's son and will join you once you reach Yeel during the final quarter of the game. He learns all attack spells and therefore a very good wizard.
+| desc=Hawel's son, who joins when the Force returns to Yeel. He is a powerful Wizard but joins fairly late in the game.
 {{ShiningForceSpellTable |
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Blaze.png]] Blaze | Initially learned | Level 11 | Level 56 | Level 60 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} Blaze | Initially learned | Level 11 | Level 56 | Level 60 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Freeze.png]] Freeze | Level 6 | Level 17 | Level 25 | Level 46 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}} Freeze | Level 6 | Level 17 | Level 25 | Level 46 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Bolt.png]] Bolt | Level 40 | Level 44 | Level 49 | Level 53 }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} Bolt | Level 40 | Level 44 | Level 49 | Level 53 }}
-{{ShiningForceSpellRow | [[Image:Shining Force 2 Dispell.png]] Dispel | Level 41 | — | — | — }}
+{{ShiningForceSpellRow | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=0}} Dispel | Level 41 | — | — | — }}
 }}
 }}
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 | info2name=Promoted class
 | info2=Red Baron (RDBN)
-| desc=Lemon will be the final character who will join you and will be potent force in the battle indeed. His stats are great and he maintains the high mobility rate of the Baron class. You also don't need to revive him if he is killed in battle. Recommended for the final battles of the game.
+| desc=A general in the Galam army who becomes possessed by a Gizmo and transformed into an emotionless killer known as the Red Baron. After defeating him in battle, he is freed from his possession and tries to kill himself out of remorse, but he is unable to do so as he has become an immortal vampire and joins the party instead. He is a Baron with high defense and mobility. He possesses the cursed Dark Sword, which casts the Desoul spell when used as an item. Like Peter, he revives himself if he falls in battle.
 }}
 }}
 ===Items===
-{{ScreenThumb|Shining Force II, Character Status.png|width=200|Character status}}
+{{ScreenThumb | Shining Force II, Dwarven Blacksmith.png | width=200 | Dwarven blacksmith}}
-{{mainArticle|Items (Shining Force)#Shining Force II}}
+Items are sold in shops, found in chests, or sometimes dropped by defeated foes.
+There is only one of each promotion item hidden in the game, with the exception of the Vigor Ball, which appears twice in the overseas versions of the game.
+There are 15 Mithril pieces hidden throughout the game, which can be used at the dwarven blacksmith near the end of the game to craft Mithril weapons.
+{| class="prettytable"
+! Category !! Item !! Cost (in gold) !! Description
+|-
+| Auxiliary
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} Angel Wing || 40 || Escapes the battle and returns to the last priest.
+|-
+| rowspan="9" | Healing
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} Antidote || 20 ||  Cures poison.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}} Fairy Powder || 100 ||  Cures poison and paralysis.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}} Medical Herb || 10 || Restores about 10 HP.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} Healing Seed || 200 || Restores about 20 HP.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}} Healing Drop || 300 || Restores about 30 HP.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Healing Water || 400 || Restores all HP.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} Healing Rain || 10,000 || Restores all HP for all allies.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}} Fairy Tear || 300 || Restores about 20 MP.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}} Right of Hope || 10,000 || Restores all MP for all allies. Only attainable in the Japanese release.
+|-
+| rowspan="7" | Boosting
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=0}} Cheerful Bread || 500 || Increases 4-5 HP.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=0}} Bright Honey || 500 || Increases 4-5 MP.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=0}} Powerful Water || 500 || Increases Attack by 2-4.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=0}} Protect Milk || 500 || Increases Defense by 2-4.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=0}} Quick Chicken || 500 || Increases Agility by 2-4.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=240 | crop_y=0}} Running Pimento || 1,500 || Increases Movement by 1-2.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=256 | crop_y=0}} Brave Apple || 2,000 || Raises the character's level by 1.
+|-
+| rowspan="3" | Attack
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=272 | crop_y=0}} Shining Ball || 1,000 || Deals about 20 HP of damage.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=288 | crop_y=0}} Blizzard || 1,200 || Deals about 30 HP of damage.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=304 | crop_y=0}} Holy Thunder || 1,500 || Deals about 50 HP of damage.
+|-
+| rowspan="5" | Promotion
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=336 | crop_y=0}} Warrior Pride || 3,000 || Promotes Warrior (WARR) to Baron (BRN).
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=352 | crop_y=0}} Pegasus Wing || 3,000 || Promotes Knight (KNTE) to Pegasus Knight (PGNT).
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=368 | crop_y=0}} Vigor Ball || 3,000 || Promotes Priest (PRST) to Master Monk (MMNK).
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=384 | crop_y=0}} Secret Book || 3,000 || Promotes Mage (MAGE) to Sorcerer (SORC).
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=400 | crop_y=0}} Silver Tank || 3,000 || Promotes Archer (ACHR) to Brass Gunner (BRGN).
+|-
+| Crafting
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Items.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=320 | crop_y=0}} Mithril || 2,000 || Used to craft Mithril weapons at the dwarven blacksmith.
+|}
+===Equipment===
+{{ScreenThumb | Shining Force II, Character Status.png | width=200 | Character status}}
+====Weapons====
+{| class="prettytable"
+! Category !! Weapon !! Cost (in gold) !! Attack !! Range !! Notes
+|-
+| rowspan="11" | Arrows
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} Wooden Arrow || 250 || +5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-2.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} Iron Arrow || 600 || +7 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-2.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}} Steel Arrow || 1,270 || +12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-2.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} Robin Arrow || 1,480 || +17 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}} Assault Shell || 2,500 || +25 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Great Shot || 5,000 || +29 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} Nazca Cannon || 3,000 || +33 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}} Buster Shot || 6,800 || +37 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}} Hyper Cannon || 8,700 || +40 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}} Grand Cannon || 9,800 || +43 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Muddle Level 1.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=0}} Evil Shot || 13,000 || +50 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 1-3.png|16px]] || Cursed. Reduces Defense by 5.
+|-
+| rowspan="12" | Axes
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=24}} Short Axe || 120 || +5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=24}} Hand Axe || 340 || +9 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=24}} Middle Axe || 610 || +13 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=24}} Power Axe || 1,100 || +17 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=24}} Battle Axe || 1,370 || +21 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=24}} Large Axe || 2,250 || +25 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=24}} Great Axe || 4,600 || +28 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=24}} Heat Axe || 7,200 || +32 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 2.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=24}} Atlas Axe || 9,600 || +35 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 3.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=24}} Ground Axe || 10,000 || +39 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Increases Movement by 1.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=24}} Rune Axe || 10,000 || +42 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Detox Level 1.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=24}} Evil Axe || 15,000 || +50 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Cursed. Reduces Defense by 5.
+|-
+| rowspan="7" | Gloves
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=48}} Leather Glove || 1,300 || +26 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=48}} Power Glove || 1,800 || +33 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=48}} Brass Knuckles || 2,900 || +39 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=48}} Iron Knuckles || 4,800 || +43 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=48}} Misty Knuckles || 5,500 || +48 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Drains MP from targets.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=48}} Giant Knuckles || 7,500 || +55 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Muddle Level 1.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=48}} Evil Knuckles || 9,500 || +63 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Cursed.
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | Knives
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=144}} Short Knife || 70 || +5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=144}} Dagger || 320 || +8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=144}} Knife || 500 || +12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=144}} Thieves' Dagger || 940 || +18 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| rowspan="17" | Rods and Staves
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=72}} Wooden Rod || 60 || +3 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=72}} Short Rod || 130 || +5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=72}} Bronze Rod || 360 || +8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=72}} Iron Rod || 560 || +12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=72}} Power Stick || 1,050 || +15 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=72}} Flail || 1,490 || +19 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=72}} Guardian Staff || 2,380 || +22 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Increases Defense by 5.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=72}} Indra Staff || 3,200 || +25 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Drains MP from targets.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=72}} Wish Staff || 6,100 || +26 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Boost Level 1. Can only be equipped by Vicars.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=72}} Mage Staff || 6,300 || +27 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=72}} Great Rod || 7,900 || +28 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=72}} Holy Staff || 9,000 || +29 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Restores 2 HP after each turn. Can only be equipped by Vicars.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=72}} Goddess Staff || 9,700 || +31 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Aura Level 2. Can only be equipped by Vicars.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=72}} Supply Staff || 8,500 || +32 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Drains MP from targets. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=72}} Freeze Staff || 9,500 || +37 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Freeze Level 3. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=240 | crop_y=72}} Mystery Staff || 10,000 || +39 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Restores 2 MP after each turn.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=256 | crop_y=72}} Demon Rod || 12,500 || +50 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Cursed. Reduces Defense by 10.
+|-
+| rowspan="14" | Spears and Lances
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=96}} Wooden Stick || 70 || +3 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=96}} Short Spear || 120 || +6 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=96}} Bronze Lance || 260 || +9 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=96}} Spear || 460 || +12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=96}} Steel Lance || 810 || +16 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=96}} Power Spear || 1,270 || +20 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=96}} Heavy Lance || 1,600 || +23 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=96}} Javelin || 3,400 || +26 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=96}} Chrome Lance || 6,900 || +31 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=96}} Valkyrie || 7,700 || +33 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=96}} Halberd || 7,300 || +37 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=96}} Holy Lance || 9,300 || +39 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Increases Defense by 5.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=96}} Mist Javelin || 9,900 || +42 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=96}} Evil Lance || 11,000 || +48 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Reduces Movement by 2.
+|-
+| rowspan="18" | Swords
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=120}} Wooden Sword || 60 || +3 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=120}} Short Sword || 140 || +5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=120}} Middle Sword || 340 || +9 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=120}} Long Sword || 620 || +12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=120}} Steel Sword || 1,120 || +16 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=120}} Achilles Sword || 1,350 || +19 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || The only weapon that can damage Taros. Can only be equipped by Bowie.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=120}} Broad Sword || 1,600 || +22 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=120}} Buster Sword || 2,600 || +26 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=120}} Great Sword || 5,100 || +29 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] ||
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=120}} Critical Sword || 7,200 || +32 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Increases chance of critical hit.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=120}} Katana || 9,600 || +34 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Can only be equipped by Slade.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=120}} Battle Sword || 9,200 || +35 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=120}} Counter Sword || 13,000 || +39 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Increases chance of counter attack.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=120}} Ninja Katana || 11,500 || +39 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Can only be equipped by Slade.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=120}} Gisarme || 15,000 || +42 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Chance of one-hit kill. Can only be equipped by Slade.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=240 | crop_y=120}} Levanter || 14,000 || +42 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Casts Blaze Level 3. Can only be equipped by Bowie.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=256 | crop_y=120}} Force Sword || 10,000 || +46 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Mithril weapon. Can only be equipped by Bowie.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Weapons.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=272 | crop_y=120}} Dark Sword || 17,000 || +50 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Cursed. Casts Desoul Level 1. Reduces Defense by 5.
+|}
+====Rings====
+{| class="prettytable"
+! Ring !! Cost (in gold) !! Description
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} Power Ring || 3,000 || Increases Attack by 5, casts Attack.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} Quick Ring || 3,000 || Increases Agility by 5, casts Egress.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}} Protect Ring || 3,000 || Increases Defense by 5, casts Boost Level 1.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} Running Ring || 3,000 || Increases Movement by 2.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}} White Ring || 5,000 || Increases Defense by 10, casts Aura Level 2. Can only be equipped by Heroes and Vicars.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}} Life Ring || 5,000 || Restores 5 HP after each turn. Only attainable in the Japanese release.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Black Ring || 5,000 || Cursed. Increases Attack by 10, casts Blaze Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards and Sorcerers.
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Rings.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} Evil Ring || 5,000 || Cursed. Increases Attack by 15, casts Bolt Level 2. Can only be equipped by Wizards, Sorcerers, and Vicars.
+|}
 ===Magic===
-{{mainArticle|Magic (Shining Force)#Shining Force II}}
+Sorcerer spells are stronger when they hit fewer units.
+{| class="prettytable"
+! Category !! Name !! Level !! Mana cost !! Area of effect !! Range !! Description
+|-
+| Auxiliary || {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}} Egress || 1 || 8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0.png|16px]] || Escapes the battle and returns to the last priest.
+|-
+| rowspan="12" | Healing
+| rowspan="4" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}} Aura
+| 1 || 7 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] ||  [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]] || rowspan="3" | Restores HP.
+|-
+| 2 || 11 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 15 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 4 || 20 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0.png|16px]] || Restores all HP for all allies.
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=112 | crop_y=0}} Detox
+| 1 || 3 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || Cures poison.
+|-
+| 2 || 6 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || Cures poison and paralysis.
+|-
+| 3 || 10 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Curses poison, paralysis, and curses.
+|-
+| 4 || 16 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=80 | crop_y=0}} Heal
+| 1 || 3 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] ||  [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || rowspan="3" | Restores HP.
+|-
+| 2 || 5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 10 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 4 || 20 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0.png|16px]] || Restores all HP.
+|-
+| rowspan="16" | Offensive<br/>''(Mage/Wizard)''
+| rowspan="4" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}} Blast
+| 1 || 2 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || rowspan="4" | Deals wind magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 4 || 8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}} Blaze
+| 1 || 2 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="4" | Deals fire magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 6 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 10 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 4 || 10 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}} Bolt
+| 1 || 8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="4" | Deals fire magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 15 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 20 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 4 || 20 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=32 | crop_y=0}} Freeze
+| 1 || 3 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="4" | Deals ice magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 7 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 4 || 12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="8" | Offensive<br/>''(Sorcerer)''
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=288 | crop_y=0}} Apollo
+| 1 || 10 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Deals fire magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 17 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=320 | crop_y=0}} Atlas
+| 1 || 14 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Deals earth magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 23 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=272 | crop_y=0}} Dao
+| 1 || 8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Deals earth magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 15 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=304 | crop_y=0}} Neptune
+| 1 || 12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Deals ice magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 19 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="6" | Offensive<br/>''(Ninja)''
+| rowspan="3" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=224 | crop_y=0}} Katon
+| 1 || 6 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="3" | Deals fire magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 10 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 12 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="3" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=240 | crop_y=0}} Raijin
+| 1 || 15 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]] || rowspan="3" | Deals lightning magic damage.
+|-
+| 2 || 18 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| 3 || 20 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="11" | Support
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=256 | crop_y=0}} Attack || 1 || 7 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] ||[[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-3.png|16px]] || Boosts attack.
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}} Boost
+| 1 || 2 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Boosts defence and speed.
+|-
+| 2 || 5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=0}} Desoul
+| 1 || 8 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Small chance of one-hit kill.
+|-
+| 2 || 13 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=176 | crop_y=0}} Dispel || 1 || 5 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || Silences target (prevents casting magic).
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=160 | crop_y=0}} Muddle
+| 1 || 6 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Confuses target.
+|-
+| 2 || 11 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE high.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=0}} Slow
+| 1 || 3 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-1.png|16px]] || rowspan="2" | Lowers enemy defence and agility.
+|-
+| 2 || 6 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE medium.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]]
+|-
+| {{sprite | Shining Force II, Spells.png | crop_width=16 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}} Sleep || 1 || 4 || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) AOE small.png|16px]] || [[File:Shining (Strategy titles) Range 0-2.png|16px]] || Puts target to sleep.
+|}
 ==History==
@@ Line 563: / Line 993: @@
 Despite being preceded by the successful ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'' and ''[[Shining Force]]'', Sega remained reluctant to back development on ''Shining Force II'', giving it the same limited budget as previous entries in the series and indirectly threatening the break-up of [[Sonic! Software Planning]] should the game not deliver as hoped. This put enormous pressure on producer and programmer [[Hiroyuki Takahashi (Camelot)|Hiroyuki Takahashi]] and his team, many of whom dropped out before production of the game.
-{{quote|We were in a really precarious position at that point because we knew that if we couldn't produce another hit we would have no future. The number of staff we had working on the ''Shining Force'' series varied with each game until the Saturn era, during which time the team was pretty settled and didn't change much. We carefully chose our staff from among many candidates, and after ''Shining Force II'' the core staff remained and grew stronger together. ''Shining Force II'' was an experimental title where we improved the story and enhanced the game's 'RPG-ness'.|''[[Hiroyuki Takahashi (Camelot)|Hiroyuki Takahashi]]''|ref={{ref|https://archive.org/details/GamesTMThe25GreatestSEGAGames/page/n23/mode/2up}}}}
+{{quote|We were in a really precarious position at that point because we knew that if we couldn't produce another hit we would have no future. The number of staff we had working on the ''Shining Force'' series varied with each game until the Saturn era, during which time the team was pretty settled and didn't change much. We carefully chose our staff from among many candidates, and after ''Shining Force II'' the core staff remained and grew stronger together. ''Shining Force II'' was an experimental title where we improved the story and enhanced the game's 'RPG-ness'.|''[[Hiroyuki Takahashi (Camelot)|Hiroyuki Takahashi]]''|ref={{fileref|Games The 25 Greatest SEGA Games.pdf|page=24}}}}
-===Translation===
+===Localisation===
-The most notable translation error is that the three Devil Kings are named as "Dark Sol, Dark Dragon, and Zeon." ''Shining Force II'' co-director and programmer Yasuhiro Taguchi has confirmed that the Devil Kings are in fact Darksol, Lucifer, and Zeon.{{ref|https://www.shiningforcecentral.com/?p=studies&c=taguchi}} The official translation's assigning Dark Sol and Dark Dragon the relatively detailed history of the Devil Kings not only alters ''Shining Force II'' but effectively rewrites the entire premises of ''Shining in the Darkness'' and ''Shining Force'', the games in which they are the foremost villains. For similar reasons, the entire plot of ''[[Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict]]'' is rendered nonsensical, since it is based on Darksol's role as a Devil King and shows "Dark Sol" (actually "Mephisto" in the original script, and an entirely different character from Darksol) being born less than a century before ''Shining Force II''. This mistranslation also creates at least two major contradictions between the English versions of ''Shining Force'' and ''Shining Force II'': ''Shining Force'' strongly implies that Dark Dragon is a creation of the Ancients, not a devil at all. Darksol is trying to resurrect Dark Dragon in ''Shining Force'', while ''Shining Force II'' tells that the three Devil Kings are fierce arch-rivals.
+The most notable translation error is that the three Devil Kings are named as "Dark Sol, Dark Dragon, and Zeon." ''Shining Force II'' co-director and programmer Yasuhiro Taguchi has confirmed that the Devil Kings are in fact Darksol, Lucifer, and Zeon.{{ref|1=https://www.shiningforcecentral.com/?p=studies&c=taguchi}} The official translation's assigning Dark Sol and Dark Dragon the relatively detailed history of the Devil Kings not only alters ''Shining Force II'' but effectively rewrites the entire premises of ''Shining in the Darkness'' and ''Shining Force'', the games in which they are the foremost villains. For similar reasons, the entire plot of ''[[Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict]]'' is rendered nonsensical, since it is based on Darksol's role as a Devil King and shows "Dark Sol" (actually "Mephisto" in the original script, and an entirely different character from Darksol) being born less than a century before ''Shining Force II''. This mistranslation also creates at least two major contradictions between the English versions of ''Shining Force'' and ''Shining Force II'': ''Shining Force'' strongly implies that Dark Dragon is a creation of the Ancients, not a devil at all. Darksol is trying to resurrect Dark Dragon in ''Shining Force'', while ''Shining Force II'' tells that the three Devil Kings are fierce arch-rivals.
 ===Legacy===
-''Shining Force II'' is amongst the most successful Mega Drive games in Japan, though also garnered some popularity in North America and Europe. It has since been released as part of the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service and through numerous compilations.
+''Shining Force II'' is amongst the most successful Mega Drive games in Japan, and it also well received in North America and Europe.
+It has since been released as part of the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service and through numerous compilations, including the ''[[Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection]]'' for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]] in 2008, the ''[[Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection Volume 4]]'' for [[Windows PC]]s in 2010, and ''[[Sega Mega Drive Classics]]'' for the [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch]], and [[Steam]] in 2018. It was released for [[Android]] and [[iOS]] as part of ''[[Shining Force Classics]]'' in 2018.
+It was included in the North American and European versions of the [[Mega Drive Mini 2]] in 2022.
 ===Comic adaptation===
-''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' included "Shining Force" comics strips. The plot followed ''Shining Force 2'' heroes trying to stop followers of Zeon from bringing demon into their world. The comics also brought Max in, the hero of the first ''[[Shining Force]]''. The single story arc was called "The Curse of Zeon" (issue #73 to issue #78). It was the last big (6-7 issues) non-Sonic story arc featured in ''Sonic the Comic'', not counting short ''[[Decap Attack]]'' stories.
+''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' included "Shining Force" comics strips. The plot followed ''Shining Force II'' heroes trying to stop followers of Zeon from bringing demon into their world. The comics also brought Max in, the hero of the first ''[[Shining Force]]''. The single story arc was called "The Curse of Zeon" (issue #73 to issue #78). It was the last big (6-7 issues) non-Sonic story arc featured in ''Sonic the Comic'', not counting short ''[[Decap Attack]]'' stories.
 ==Versions==
+The overseas localization of the game lacks the ability to search in battle. This makes several items unattainable in these versions, including the Right of Hope and Life Ring items. However, a second Vigor Ball was added to elven town in the overseas versions, which allows players to promote both Sarah and Karna to the Master Monk class (giving the party up to three Master Monks once Sheela is found).{{ref|https://tcrf.net/Shining_Force_II/Regional_Differences}}
 ===Localised names===
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 ==Production credits==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
 ===Japanese version===
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 {{creditsheader|Shining Force II Staff}}
-*'''Program:''' [[Yasuhiro Taguchi]], Shugo Takahashi, Haruki Kodera, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka
+*'''Program:''' [[Yasuhiro Taguchi]], Shugo Takahashi, [[Haruki Kodera]], Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka
 *'''Subscript:''' [[Hiroyuki Takahashi (Camelot)|Hiroyuki Takahashi]], Ritsuko Hasasue, Shuji Shimizu
 *'''Map Design:''' Ritsuko Hisasue, Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura
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 *'''Sound Effects:''' Dogen Shibuya, Enzan Shibuya
 *'''Manual:''' Naoko Okada, Riko Kushida, Masayo Umetsu, Junko Mikami
-*'''Special Thanks to:''' Winds Co., Ltd., R.I.S. Co., Ltd., Rit's Co., Chaki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Satoshi Tezuka, Minoru Yasuda, Akira Takahashi, Satomi Yokose, Daichan Ikejiri
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Winds Co., Ltd.]], [[R.I.S. Co., Ltd.]], [[Rit's Co.]], Chaki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Satoshi Tezuka, Minoru Yasuda, Akira Takahashi, Satomi Yokose, Daichan Ikejiri
 *'''Directerd (sic) by:''' Shugo Takahashi, [[Yasuhiro Taguchi]]
 *'''Produced by:''' [[Hiroyuki Takahashi (Camelot)|Hiroyuki Takahashi]]
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 :'''© [[Sega]] 1993'''
 | source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Shining Force II MD JP credits.pdf
 | console=MD
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 {{creditstable|
 {{creditsheader|Shining Force II Staff}}
-*'''Programmers:''' [[Yasuhiro Taguchi]], Shugo Takahashi, Haruki Kodera, Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka
+*'''Programmers:''' [[Yasuhiro Taguchi]], Shugo Takahashi, [[Haruki Kodera]], Kenji Numaya, Yutaka Yamamoto, Tsukasa Tanaka
 *'''Subscript:''' [[Hiroyuki Takahashi (Camelot)|Hiroyuki Takahashi]], Ritsuko Hasasue, Shuji Shimizu
 *'''Map Design:''' Ritsuko Hasasue, Shuji Shimizu, Tatsuya Niikura
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 *'''Sound Effects:''' Dogen Shibuya, Enzan Shibuya
 *'''Manual:''' Naoko Okada, Riko Kushida, Masayo Umetsu, Junko Mikami
-*'''Special Thanks to:''' Winds Co., Ltd., R.I.S. Co., Ltd., Rit's Co., Chaki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Satoshi Tezuka, Minoru Yasuda, Akira Takahashi, Satomi Yokose, Daichan Ikejiri
+*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Winds Co., Ltd.]], [[R.I.S. Co., Ltd.]], [[Rit's Co.]], Chaki, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Satoshi Tezuka, Minoru Yasuda, Akira Takahashi, Satomi Yokose, Daichan Ikejiri
 *'''Directed by:''' Shugo Takahashi, [[Yasuhiro Taguchi]]
 *'''Produced by:''' [[Hiroyuki Takahashi (Camelot)|Hiroyuki Takahashi]]
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 *'''Lead Tester:''' [[Conan Tigard]]
 *'''Asst. Leads:''' [[Blair Bullock]], [[Christine Watson]]
-*'''Testers:''' [[Crisi Albertson]], [[John Amirkhan]], [[Greg Becksted]], [[Janine Cook]], [[David Forster]], Lawrence Gibsen, [[Wesley Gittens]], [[Tracy Johnson]], [[Jason Kuo]], [[Jeff Loney]], [[Christopher Lucich|Chris Lucich]], [[Tony Lynch]], [[Dermot Lyons]], Mike Madden, [[Todd Morgan]], [[Kim Rogers]], [[Ben Szymkowiak]], [[Kurt Tindle]], [[Gregg Vogt]], [[David Wood]]
+*'''Testers:''' [[Crisi Albertson]], [[John Amirkhan]], [[Greg Becksted]], [[Janine Cook]], [[David Forster]], Lawrence Gibsen, [[Wesley Gittens]], [[Tracy Johnson]], [[Jason Kuo]], [[Jeff Loney]], [[Christopher Lucich|Chris Lucich]], [[Tony Lynch]], [[Dermot Lyons]], [[Mike Madden]], [[Todd Morgan]], [[Kim Rogers]], [[Ben Szymkowiak]], [[Kurt Tindle]], [[Gregg Vogt]], [[David Wood]]
 *'''Special Thanks to:''' Shinobu Yokoyama, [[France Tantiado]], [[Stephen Patterson|Stephan Patterson]]
 *'''Created by:''' [[Sonic! Software Planning|Sonic Co., Ltd.]]
 :'''© 1994 [[Sega]]'''
 | source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Shining Force II MD US credits.pdf
 | console=MD
 }}
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 ShiningForceII Steam manual.pdf|Steam manual
-ShiningForceII MD JP digital manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini JP manual
+ShiningForceII MD JP MDMini manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini JP manual
+ShiningForceII MD US MDMini2 manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual
+ShiningForceII MD EU MDMini2 manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual
 </gallery>
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 | cover=ShiningForceII MD EU Box.jpg
 | cart=ShiningForceII MD EU Cart.jpg
+| manual=Shining Force II MD EU Manual.jpg
 | item1=ShiningForceII MD EU pcb.jpg
 | item1name=PCB
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=PT
+| front=ShiningForceII MD PT Box.jpg
+| back=ShiningForceII MD PT Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| cart=
+| manual=
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=GR
+| cover=ShiningForceII MD GR Box.png
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
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 ==Technical information==
-===ROM dump status===
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
-{{romtable|
-{{rom|MD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1994-06-30|source=|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}}
-{{rom|MD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1994-06-07|source=|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}}
-{{rom|MD|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1994-04-04|source=|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}}
-}}
 ==External links==
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 {{Shining}}
 [[Category:Sega Channel games]]
+[[Category:Mega Drive Mini games]]
+[[Category:Mega Drive Mini 2 games]]