History VideoGame / DragonQuestV

* ButThouMust: Since this is from the same series as the TropeNamer, it shouldn't be surprising that it appears at some point. In fact, during the childhood section, Harry is meta as hell about this: the first time you talk to him, he'll ask you if you want to be his goon/lackey/etc. Refuse and he'll classically ButThouMust you. Accept, and... he tells you to scram anyway.

* CutscenePowerToTheMax: Ladja's giant instant kill fireball of {{D|oomyDoomsOfDoom}}OOM.
** The animation used for said giant instant kill fireball is also used for the Kafrizzle spell. Considering that Kafrizzle is a ''really'' powerful single-target spell (often over 150 damage, which is a ''lot'' in this game), it could potentially be just as deadly outside of cutscenes.
** Also worth noting that both victims were already beaten to near death either by the party or his bodyguards.

* DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:''You!'']]

* CurbstompBattle: Pankraz deals this to any monsters that come in your way, including the BigBad’s goons. It’s definitely warranted considering how you weak you are as a child. [[spoiler: When he’s forced to be beaten to death for the sake of your life, it takes a ''long'' time for Ladja’s minions to get his HP to zero, highlighting just how much stronger he is compared to them.]]
* CutsceneIncompetence: Averted with [[spoiler:the death of Pankraz]]. He doesn't get oneshotted by an attack that would normally be no problem. It plays out in the actual battle engine, with [[spoiler:Pankraz]] "silently enduring" as he gets attacked repeatedly, and it takes ''forever'' for them to work through his massive HP total. It's much more epic and [[TearJerker sadder]] this way, too.

* DeathByChildbirth: The beginning of the game has what is basically the classic setup for this. [[spoiler:Oh, if only it were ''that'' simple...]]

* CausticCritic: Third generation will spawn a knick knack critic on the top floor of the knackatory. Put any knick knack on the stand and talk to him. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Then party chat, and laugh.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: The DS remake turns Nera, Deborah, and Rodrigo Briscoletti into this.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Bianca if she marries the Hero. [[PunnyName Crispin Burns]] as well if you choose to marry Nera.
** However, her unlucky status is subverted somewhat in the DS remake, where Bianca ends up with multiple suitors interested in her if not chosen, while Crispin ends up happily married even if you married Nera.
** In either case, you determine whether Bianca becomes either a Victorious or Unlucky Childhood Friend.

* CaveBehindTheWaterfall: The entrance to Cataract Caves, as you may guess, is behind a waterfall. Inside this dungeon, the specific cave containing the Circle of Water is also behind a waterfall.

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Nera speculates this is why she fell in love with the main character.If you marry her, in the party chat, a conversation after the wedding implies that [[spoiler:destiny flat out ''overrode'' her feelings for Crispin in favor of the main character]].

* TheAnimeOfTheGame: Manga for this matter; ''Dragon Quest: Tenkuu Monogatari'' is a 12 Volume manga, released in 1997, centered on Bianca and The Hero's children, named Sora (Sky) and Ten (Heaven) in this adaptation, adding a ThemeNaming for the ''Heavenly Bride'' title of the original game. It serves more as an AdaptationExpansion for the children, since they venture through many original adventures not present in none of the games while their parents are DemotedToExtra. Unfortunately, Tenkuu Monogatari (Sky Tales) was [[NoExportForYou not released outside Japan]], and has no FanTranslation to boot.

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The fifth installment of the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series, and second in the Zenithian trilogy. Spanning some thirty years, you guide the [[HeroicMime Silent Protagonist]] from childhood to adulthood as he follows his father's quest for the Legendary Hero. Along the way, he chooses which of two ([[TheRemake or three]]) beautiful young women to take as his bride: His {{childhood friend|Romance}} [[{{Tomboy}} Bianca,]] the [[{{Ojou}} sweet and sheltered Flora / Nera,]] or Flora/Nera's [[RichBitch commanding]] sister, [[{{Tsundere}} Debora.]] She then joins his travels and gives him [[HalfIdenticalTwins two lovely children]] who prove vital to the world's future...

It received its own loosely adapted [[TheMovie CG movie]] under the name of ''[[Anime/DragonQuestYourStory Dragon Quest: Your Story]]'', which came out in Japanese theaters on August 2, 2019.

* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:The player character]] is stuck as a [[TakenForGranite statue]] for eight years in ''[=DQV=]'', as is [[spoiler:his wife. And to make things even more horrible, you get to watch a kid grow up, and then get kidnapped.]] It is explicitly stated that they were aware of everything that was occurring during that time. [[spoiler:Though, Debora in the in-game chat comments that the 10 years as a statue just flew by for her, but whether or not she was acting tough due to her personality or telling the truth is not clear.]]
** [[spoiler:Nera's dialogue makes it quite clear that she was ''not'' aware, not even knowing where she was during that span of time.]] This could mean that either [[spoiler:the player-character]] was the only aware one [[spoiler:because of his Loftinian blood]], or that the player is only shown what's happening to them in order to set up plot-points for the next section of the game.
** [[spoiler:Nera has more dialogue later, if you talk to the halfling who created the T'n'T board near Fairy Lea, where she says she was aware of it, so at first she might just have been so thrown off balance that she didn't know ''what'' was going on, then pulled her mind together later.]]

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A deeply moving and great story following a boy through his life, with the addition of {{Mon}}s (for the better, and this game [[OlderThanTheyThink preceded]] ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'',) an element not seen in other ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games (not the mainstream ones, at least). It is the favorite of Yuji Horii, the creator of the series, and stands as very nearly the [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride best reviewed]] and critically respected game of the entire franchise.

** If you take Debora to the hot springs in Stockenbarrel and use PartyChat, the Hero will 'talk'. It's just '.....', but he doesn't like the heat.

** And the characters in the game [[GuiltBasedGaming nudge you like crazy]] to [[spoiler: pick Bianca as your wife. The crazy thing is, the ShipTease continues, '''''even after you marry''''' Nera or Debora.]]

** One plot-based item is dubbed the [[Disney/TheLionKing 'Circle of Life']]. When the psychic in Fortuna mentions it, she calls it "that toe-tapping number, the Cir-cle of Li-i-ife", despite it being a ring -- not a song.

It received its own loosely adapted [[TheMovie CG movie]] under the name of ''Dragon Quest: Your Story'', which came out in Japanese theaters on August 2, 2019. You can watch the first trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUFO5uE2FeM here]] and the second trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eceWg3BlHP4 here]]. Creator/{{Netflix}} has picked up the film [[https://www.netflix.com/title/81170086 for international release on February 13, 2020]].

!! ''Dragon Quest V'' contains examples of:
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* AdaptedOut:
** Deborah, one of the possible choices for a bride in the DS remake, does not appear in the movie, although it does adapt several elements from it (most notably Bishop Ladja's role as the Hero's arch-enemy).
** The Hero's Daughter is likewise also absent, as well as the near-entirety of the Kingdom of Gotha, with Gotha remaining part of Luca's family name and a single line by Sancho, referring to Luca as, Your Majesty."
** Harry's love interest, half-brother, and WickedStepmother, along with the entire GodSaveUsFromTheQueen subplot in Coburg, are all absent.
* AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:Bjorn the Behemoose]] becomes this as a result of Luca sparing him, as he shows up later to help the heroes out against Bishop Ladja’s forces in the climax. At this point in the original game, he was already long-dead.
* AntiEscapismAesop: [[spoiler:A very cruel [[InvokedTrope invocation]] by the hacker who created the virus. He designed it so it would stop the game right at the moment of victory, explain to the player that the events of the game aren't real (the game blocks out the player's memories of the real world for maximum immersion) and then kicks them out before deleting everything. Inverted by Luca, who makes clear that he doesn't cares about the ''Dragon Quest'' world being fictional, he loves it all the same.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:The Virus]]''': I have a message for you. Don't worry, it'll be quick. [[KickTheDog It says]]: "grow up, ''loser''!"
* BigBad: Bishop Ladja is the biggest recurring threat to Luca and his friends, [[spoiler:but it is the virus that is injected in Nimzo’s code that is the ultimate threat to the game’s world.]]
* ButThouMust Enforced in an example not present in the original game, [[spoiler:when the player chooses to marry Nera, the VR game goes out of its way to make him switch to Bianca.]]
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: [[spoiler:The virus and its creator clearly fail to understand why people enjoy {{video game}}s.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are bits and hints to the finale's big reveal. The most obvious is the Love Potion sequence, where [[spoiler:the backdrop changes to a strangely digital and modern looking interface as Luca goes over his love for Bianca and Nera.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:The [[{{Jerkass}} jackass]] hacker who created the virus and unleashed it in the ''Dragon Quest'' VR game.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Bianca goes out of her way to help Luca propose to Nera, despite her own feelings for him. Later, despite ''her'' feelings for him, Nera disguises herself as a crone to give Luca a potion that reveals his true feelings for Bianca.]]
* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: [[spoiler:Luca's attempt to unsheathing the Zenithian Sword before Bjorn the Behemoose. The classic, riveting ''Dragon Quest'' Overture plays as he prepares to use the fabled blade against this monstrous foe... only for the music to hilariously sputter out when he fails to get it out of its scabbard, making it evidently clear that he's ''not'' the Zenithian Hero.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: This is Luca's reaction when he realizes [[spoiler:he's engaged to the wrong woman.]]
* MysteriousPast: [[spoiler:Other than his gender, probable nationality (Japanese, given where the SFC game was released), and year of birth (no earlier than 1985, given that the game -- released in 1992 -- was a present for his seventh birthday), we know nothing about the player. He could indeed be a NEET loser, but he could also be a successful man indulging in a bit of nostalgia on a well-deserved holiday. This underlines the senseless and gratuitous cruelty of the hacker, whose virus indiscriminately targets people both of the above categories, as well as boys whose fathers want them to experience a game the fathers enjoyed when they were young.]]
* MythologyGag:
** [[spoiler:The sword Luca uses to defeat the virus is based on Erdrick’s sword from the first three games.]]
** The movie's soundtrack consists entirely of music from the series, mostly from V, but also from IV, VI, IX, and XI.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: The Hero, foregoing his usual names Madason (English) and Abel/Five (Japanese), goes by the name Luca in the movie. His son is also named Alus here, rather than Parry. [[spoiler:This is a clear hint to the film's PlotTwist.]]
* RewatchBonus: With TheReveal, viewers realize that the opening scenes of the movie, far from being a lazy exposition, are actually [[spoiler:a {{Flashback}} of the protagoonist's memories of playing ''Dragon Quest V'' as a boy. Even the title makes more sense, as the movie is about an individual's unique experience of a VR adaptation of the game.]]
* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:The whole set-up of TheReveal by the virus definitely apes that of [[Film/TheMatrixReloaded the Architect]].]]
* TakeThatAudience: [[spoiler:The entire purpose of the virus infecting ''Your Story'' is to take the piss on players, simply because the virus dev could. The end of the game is supposed to freeze right at the moment of victory, with the virus then coming in to tell the player that their experience isn't real.]]
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** Harry's love interest, half-brother, and WickedStepbrother, along with the entire GodSaveUsFromTheQueen subplot in Coburg, are all absent.

* AdaptedOut: Deborah, one of the possible choices for a bride in the DS remake, does not appear in the movie, although it does adapt several elements from it (most notably Bishop Ladja's role as the Hero's arch-enemy). The Hero's Daughter is likewise also absent, as well as the near-entirety of the Kingdom of Gotha.

* MythologyGag: [[spoiler:The sword Luca uses to defeat the virus is based on Erdrick’s sword from the first three games.]]

* RewatchBonus: With TheReveal, viewers realize that the opening scenes of the movie, far from being a lazy exposition, are actually [[spoiler:a {{Flashback}} of the protagoonist's memories of playing ''Dragon Quest V'' as a boy. Even the title makes more sense, as it is an individual's unique experience of a VR adaptation of the game.]]

* RewatchBonus: With TheReveal, viewers realize that the opening scenes of the movie, far from being a lazy exposition, are actually [[spoiler:The protagoonist's memories of playing ''Dragon Quest V'' as a boy.'' Even the title makes more sense, as it is an individual's unique experience of a VR adaptation of the game.

-->'''[[spoiler:The virus]]''': I have a message for you. Don't worry, it'll be quick. [[KickTheDog It says]]: "grow up, ''loser''!"

* TakeThatAudience: [[spoiler:The entire purpose of the virus infecting ''Your Story'' is to take the piss on players, simply because the virus dev could. The end of the game is supposed to freeze right at thr moment of victory, with the virus then coming in to tell the player that their experience isn't real.]]

** In the PS2 version, the names you could pick for the saber cat include [[VideoGame/ChronoCross Lynx]], [[Franchise/{{SUPERMARIOBROS}} Peach]], and [[Franchise/{{Zorro}} Zorro]]