History VideoGame / DragonNest

** The Warrior is a melee DPS character who wields two-handed weapons. Can choose between a [[{{BFS}} Sword]] (fast but weak), a Hammer (slow but powerful) and an Axe (an average between the two). He can advance into a Swordsman or Mercenary. Advanced classes are the [[MasterSwordsman Sword Master]], who uses swords exclusively and can pull off [[SwordBeam ranged energy attacks]] while rewarding a player skilled enough to get in close with short {{Cooldown}}s for improved combo ability, and the Mercenary, a [[MightyGlacier scrapper]] [[ShockwaveStomp type]] [[MakeMeWannaShout fighter]] who uses heavy blows to plow through enemies and gets stronger the more damage he takes.

* CounterAttack: The Priest gets a skill that allows him to retaliate with a blast of holy magic if he's hit. It also [[KnockBack knocks back]] any enemy in the radius of the blast. The Paladin takes this farther, getting three skills that allow this. One has him performing a ShieldBash after a successful block, launching whoever just attempted to attack him. Another is the same thing, except he retaliates with a blast of magic instead. The final is also the same, but with the Paladin performing a GroundPound to [[KnockBack knock away]] anyone near him. The Mercenary performs a [[MakeMeWannaShout shout]] that has the same effect as the priests' CounterAttack. However, all of these counters are only effective against melee attacks.

* NavelDeepNeckline: Every single Sorceress and Dark Elves have outfits with plunging necklines. Then there's the Kali, whose BellyDancer outfit leaves her {{Underboobs}} and midriff exposed.

** The Warrior is a melee DPS character who wields two-handed weapons. Can choose between a [[{{BFS}} Sword]] (fast but weak), a [[DropTheHammer Hammer]] (slow but powerful) and an Axe (an average between the two). He can advance into a Swordsman or Mercenary. Advanced classes are the [[MasterSwordsman Sword Master]], who uses swords exclusively and can pull off [[SwordBeam ranged energy attacks]] while rewarding a player skilled enough to get in close with short {{Cooldown}}s for improved combo ability, and the Mercenary, a [[MightyGlacier scrapper]] [[ShockwaveStomp type]] [[MakeMeWannaShout fighter]] who uses heavy blows to plow through enemies and gets stronger the more damage he takes.

** [[CombatMedic The Cleric]] is a combination of the Tank and the Healer. In addition to being able to heal and buff, the Cleric also has the highest HP pool in the game, and has the ability to [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe block enemy attacks]]. With [[MemeticMutation GLADUS TEK MA]]! (It was actually supposed to sound like: Goddess protect me! ...But it came out as {{Engrish}}.) As a Priest, he places an even greater focus on support with the ability to summon relics that can heal/buff allies while damaging/debuffing enemies; he also gets access to [[HolyHandGrenade light-element magic spells]]. As a Paladin, he becomes the [[StoneWall ultimate tank]], with buffs to improve his own survivability, numerous defensive abilities that revolve around blocking or otherwise mitigating damage, and short-lived self-buffs to give himself tremendous offensive power for [[DropTheHammer raining holy judgment on foes]].

* DropTheHammer: The warriors can use hammers as a standard weapon.
** The Paladin's Sacred Hammering also counts as well, which transforms his equipped mace or flail into magical hammers that slap the enemy around. One of his Ultimate skills, Thor's Hammer, smashes the enemies in front of him 3 times. And then there's the Crusader's Judgment Hammer and Sacred Hammering EX, both of which involve thrown hammers.
** The Academic's "Million Ton Hammer"

* {{Bishonen}}: The Cleric in looks, voice and mannerisms. NPC Clerics as well, except for the faction leader who is a tad more rugged.

* CloneDegeneration: [[spoiler: The Academic turns out to be a clone of her "sister" Jasmine, along with over 20 more clones, made from a limited magic source in place of her heart which will eventually run out. Hence, the only way to extend her lifespan is by absorbing what remains in another clone, which is the very story behind her job change quest.]]

** At the end of the level 32 to 40 main questline, your character will grab a heavy metal pole and swing it wildly [[spoiler: at the Sea Dragon's mouth to free Gerrant.]] Fine if you are a Warrior, Cleric, Lencea, or Machina but watching a [[SquishyWizard weak Sorceress]], [[GlassCannon Archer]], [[TokenMiniMoe Tinkerer]], and [[FragileSpeedster Kali]] do it? Wow.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Velskud/The Black Knight]] was one of the six heroes who defeated the Black Dragon 50 years ago, and then took the Dragon's lustre for its power and is now the new Black Dragon, though according to the Tinkerer storyline, he makes a HeelFaceTurn at some point in the next 50 years.

* ForScience: The reason [[spoiler: Korin]] justifies testing his [[spoiler: Immortal armor]] on you by attempting to run you through with a spear.

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* InterfaceSpoiler: If you open your NPC Friendship and check every page, you will realise you can befriend [[spoiler: Velskud, the Black Knight.]]

* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Gerrant says this to the Player Character, just before his [[spoiler: death.]]

** The player cleric has to [[spoiler: kill the both of them]].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The entire level 32 to 40 main questline. [[spoiler: You unknowingly help Bishop Ignacio, a secret Dragon Follower, revive the Sea Dragon that Geraint and his team defeated 50 years ago, causing Geraint's death as he tries to fight it while injured from the fight with the Black Dragon. With Geraint's nest broken due to his death, [[FromBadToWorse Ignacio takes the opportunity to kidnap]] [[LivingMacguffin Rose]].]]

** [[spoiler: Justified as the Academic became much younger after an accident while travelling from the future. The gun's size was made for a much older her.]]

** Level 70-80: The second half which is also known as the Monolith arc which marks the [[spoiler: defeat of the Dragon Cult after they attempted to destroy the Monolith.]]

** OurTimeMachineIsDifferent: It de-ages you into a 12-year old girl ([[spoiler: though justified, as she is a clone...]])

* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler: At the end of the Sea Dragon Nest, Leviathan catches the [=PC=] off guard but Velskud arrives to claim its Lustre, killing it in the process.]]

** Tel Numara and Tel Rosa arcs has a BigBadEnsemble between Jasmine[[spoiler:, Commelina/XD-26's creator,]] and her clone army, as well as the Dragon Cult. [[spoiler:But there's another villain in the ensemble, Professor K, who wants to kidnap Daisy for his own purposes before revealing her true nature as Jasmine's clone XD-00. He also happens to be on par with Jasmine on who can get the dragon jewel from Daisy, albeit Jasmine later overtakes him as she was able to take the jewel from her creator's body to bolster her army and herself.]]

** Saint Haven arc: Once again, Velskud is the main antagonist of the arc, having had escaped after Elena's defeat in the Point of No Return, with his hatred becoming more full-forced as he is chased by Argenta, Geraint and the player to the Black Mountaink, before revealing himself as the Black Dragon. However, there is another BigBadEnsemble with Bishop Ignacio, a traitorous bishop of the Order who serves as TheMole to the Dragon Cult, who plans to use the artifacts the players obtain in order to awaken Serpentra, an artificial dragon. He later shows his true colours after he betrays them and kidnaps Rose, when he is revealed to be one of the Dragon Cult's apostles.
** Lotus Marsh arc: In the first half Karahan, the brother of Karacule and later revealed to be another Dragon Cult apostle, is the undoubted BigBad of the arc, where he later goes into a VillainTeamUp with the Ancients and the Dragon Cult, forming a BigBadTriumvirate. The second half, on the other hand, is a BigBadEnsemble which involves the fallen warrior [[spoiler:Barnac, who is revealed to be alive but is beyond corrupted to the point that killing him is the only option as how Terramai offered]]; and there's [[spoiler:[[BigBadFriend Rose]], of all people, who is later revealed to be Rosalinde, a Dragon Follower and later another apostle of the Dragon Cult who betrays Velskud, becomes the Knight of Kaleon and steals the jewel of the Black Dragon.]]

** Lotus Marsh arc: In the first half Karahan, the brother of Karacule and later revealed to be another Dragon Cult apostle, is the undoubted BigBad, where he later goes into a VillainTeamUp with the Ancients and the Dragon Cult, forming a BigBadTriumvirate. The second half, on the other hand, is a BigBadEnsemble which involves the fallen warrior [[spoiler:Barnac, who is revealed to be alive but is beyond corrupted to the point that killing him is the only option as how Terramai offered]]; and there's [[spoiler:[[BigBadFriend Rose]], of all people, who is later revealed to be Rosalinde, a Dragon Follower and later another apostle of the Dragon Cult who betrays Velskud, becomes the Knight of Kaleon and steals the jewel of the Black Dragon.]]

* ArcVillain: The game's StoryArc format results in many BigBads ([[BigBadEnsemble ensemble and/or [[BigBadDuumvirate duumvirate]]) that have appeared in each of the game's arcs.