History VideoGame / Dragonfable

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Xan makes you fight [[spoiler:Warlic, who inexplicably decides that though he was holding back against the bad guys, he can make his best effort to beat the crap out of ''you'']].
** Remember Blue Mage Rage from the Storm War? *shudders* I think he was still holding back. Just not as much.

* UnderwaterRuins: Of the city Tethys, which was destroyed by Captain Davey.

* BigBad: Sepulchure. [[spoiler:Sort of. Sepulchure is being controlled by the Necrotic Blade of Doom, and in the Chapter 1 finale we learn that the Necrotic Blade of Doom's master is [[TheManBehindTheMan the Mysterious Stranger]].

** Fae's Motif is a Cat.
** Galanoth, Frostscythe, the Dragon Lords and Sepulchure have a Dragon Motif.

Located [[http://www.dragonfable.com/ here]].

* AlternateContinuity: ''[=DragonFable=]'' appears to be in a different timeline from ''[=AdventureQuest=]'', since in DF the Great Fire War started before Battleon was founded.

** Additionally, a lot of the game's staff are ascended ''[=AdventureQuest=]'' fans.

* BaconAddiction: Bacon has its own element [[spoiler: and recently confirmed elemental orb]].
** [[spoiler: Bacon is what saved the world from SMUDD in Chapter 1, and now has it's own primal special]].

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Subverted; your character is concerned about how he/she'll breathe when facing a battle in space. The Gnomes then give your character a re-breathealator.

* BigBad: Sepulchure. [[spoiler:Who's seen reporting to a "Master" a couple of times, suggesting that they're [[TheManBehindTheMan the real Big Bad]]]].
** [[spoiler: Sepulchure's Master is the Doomblade. The Doomblade's master, however, is the Mysterious Stranger (how fitting for a Doom Weapon), as we see in the Chapter 1 finale quest chain]].

* CatGirl: Fae, oh so literally.

* CerebusSyndrome: The Chapter 1 finale.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Arguably, the Bacon Orb]].

** Also [[spoiler: the Falconreach spy, a.k.a. the FIRST owner of the Falconreach inn, Sabrina. Disappeared years ago when the Mysterious Stranger appeared, only to resurface (and be dealt with) as Grams in disguise recently]].

* DarkIsNotEvil: At the end of the Dragon Egg quest chain, [[spoiler:''you'' end up with the Dragon of Chaos destined to help destroy the world, while the ''BigBad'' ends up with the Dragon of Order destined to help save it]]. So far [[spoiler:you and your Dragon partner are firmly on the path of good, though Sepulchure's Doom Blade believes your Dragon will still one day fulfil its destiny]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Sepulchure isn't really an EldritchAbomination so much as a [[VillainSue Villainous]] GodModeSue, but seeing [[spoiler:Drakath impale him with his own sword]] definitely evokes this trope.
** To a lesser extent, you can kill the three headed hydra near the beginning '''with a dagger.'''

* ElementalPowers: They added several more: Metal, Nature, Wood, Silver, [[OddNameOut Bacon]], Disease, Poison, and Evil.
** Recently added Good as well.

* EvilLaugh: Xan and Davey.
** Xan is constantly laughing. There is a mask made off Xan that never stops laughing.

* EvilWeapon: The Doom Weapons. Including Sepulchre's Doom Blade, which is [[spoiler:a manifestation of the Mysterious Stranger's a.k.a. the Master's will]].

* FluffyTamer: Aria, who had to be rescued from a cave full of BigCreepyCrawlies because she wanted a GiantSpider for a pet.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[BigBad Sepulchure's]] Dracolich, which he names "Fluffy."

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Lady Celestia is killed by Sepulchure in the 2011 Friday the 13th war. Later on in the Chapter 1 finale, Sha'Rae dies attempting a HeroicSacrifice]].
** [[spoiler:The Mysterious Stranger is killed by The Hero and The Hero's Dragon]].
* KillerRabbit: Zorbak, cute and blue but tries to 'maul' you with a Bear. Did we mention he learnt [[OhCrap Necromancy]]?
** Moglins, when they [[GRatedDrug eat candy]] on Mogloween. They go from being small, cute little creatures to ravenous beasts bigger than the PC.
** Technically, a lot of monsters in the game. It's possible to be killed by a wall. Yes, a ''wall''.

* LastOfHisKind: Zhoom. Aquella, sort of. [[spoiler:At least until it's discovered that [[MindRape the rest of Aquella's kind]] [[BodyHorror were just corrupted]] by Kathool]].
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Xan makes you fight [[spoiler:Warlic, who inexplicably decides that though he was holding back against the bad guys, he can make his best effort to beat the crap out of ''you'']].
** Remember Blue Mage Rage from the Storm War? *shudders* I think he was still holding back. Just not as much.

* LaughingMad: Xan and Davey.

* LethalJokeCharacter The Chicken-cow Armor, it has 9 skills (most classes have 14), 4 of which are run away, 1 of which is simply an attack which does regular damage but in nature (a useless element). Among the other 4, there is a basic shield, which nearly all classes have, and a few high damage moves. It seems useless, until you see that one of those moves has 12 hits, add a weapon which has a fairly low chance on hit of doing insane damage, and you go around killing everything in one attack. There are also weapons which heal on hit, and you can switch weapons in the middle of a battle. The end result is that you deal enough damage to kill most bosses in one attack, and can heal yourself whenever you want. Unsurprisingly, [[RandomlyDrops these are not easy to get]].

* ShoutOut: So many... for starters, RobinHood, ''{{Scooby-Doo}}'', ''DragonballZ'', ''{{Bleach}}'', ''{{InuYasha}}'', ''{{Naruto}}'', ''FullmetalAlchemist'', ''TheAmityvilleHorror'', ''{{Pac-Man}}'', ''TheRing'', ''{{Okami}}'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''{{Dune}}'', [[ClassicalMythology The Labors of Heracles]], ''{{Spider-Man}}'', ''{{Pinocchio}}'', HPLovecraft, ''BattlestarGalactica'', ''StarWars'', ''{{Ghostbusters}}'', ''{{Peanuts}}'', ''{{The Lord of the Rings}}'', ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', ''{{Back to the Future}}'', ''Film/ThePrincessBride'', etc. Odds are, if it's not referenced in DF, a quick look at another Artix Entertainment game should fix that. Especially if it's {{shonen}} {{anime}} or something else similarly geeky. A more comprehensive list of Shout-Outs can be found [[ShoutOut/DragonFable here]].

* TalkingWeapon: The Doomblade. Justified, as it got corrupted along with Sepulchure.

* UnderwaterRuins: Of the city Tethys, which was destroyed by Davey.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: You get this if you answer "Yes", when offered to join or aid the bad guy. One of them being "Excuse us, while we go rewrite ''VideoGame/{{AdventureQuest}}''."

** And then there's "[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential The]] [[{{Squick}} Worst]] [[NauseaFuel Prank]] [[ToiletHumour Ever]]".

** [[spoiler: Also on the second to last Chpt 1 ending quests after the Hero has a near aneurism and yells at Cyerso about not telling them that there's in fact nine orbs earlier. He just plainly states "You didn't ask..."]]

* AffectionateParody: Just as with AQ, the staff like these. But, being themselves, they once felt obliged to lampshade/parody ''the fact that they were doing a parody''.

* AllpowerfulBystander: Warlic, and to a less severe extent, Nythera. They cannot aid too much without unleashing their full power... which is difficult to control. Even when they succeed at controlling it, it upsets the very balance of Lore.
* AlternateContinuity: It appears to be in a different timeline from AQ, since in DF the Great Fire War started before Battleon was founded.

** Additionally, a lot of the game's staff are ascended AQ fans.

* AuthorAvatar: As with AQ, most of the major {{NPC}}s are based on staff members. This includes Artix, Cysero, Alac, Reens, Galanoth, Warlic, Nythera, Zhoom, and Rolith, just for starters. Luckily, none of 'em are [[MarySue Sues]] or [[MartyStu Stus]].

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Sha'Rae throws herself into a hole to destroy the Orb of Light, but Sepulchure captures her and the orb]].

* ItsYou: The [[spoiler: Water orb]] saga

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Lady Celestia is killed by Sepulchure in the 2011 Friday the 13th war]].

* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Sepulchure has mentioned a "master" a couple of times, but we haven't seen them yet]].
** [[spoiler:Yes, we have. At the end of the Pirate quest chain, it is revealed that Sepulchure's master is... HIS SWORD]]!
*** [[spoiler:Except it's ''really'' not. Yes, the sword is controlling him, but there's a bigger Master above it, as seen in the quest "Popguns". WordOfGod in an AQ quest says the Master is the Mysterious Stranger, which later has been confirmed as true]].

** MirrorMatch: Part of the MindScrew.

* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:So far, your character seems to have Screwed Destiny regarding his/her dragon becoming The Destroyer]].
** This was the main reason for Sepulchure turning Fluffy into a Dracolich. He was giving the prophecy a big middle finger.
*** [[spoiler: Which in turn Destiny gave him one since Fluffy actually gave the weakpoint to the hero in order to defeat SMUDD. ]]

* TragicKeepsake: The Necromantress's crystal.
** The Stone of Falconreach Tower item that the player can obtain. In memory of the [[spoiler: destruction of the Falconreach Guardian Tower by Sepulchure]].
*** [[spoiler: You can later reforge both this and a Shard of the Ultimate Orb to make the first Good elemental weapons in the game]]

* YouMeanXmas: As in AQ, Frostval.

** The nitroglycerin sponges are later used as catapult ammo. Yeah...

* MedievalStasis: Due to [[NoodleIncident 'The Reset']]

* CuteKitten: Subverted by the aptly named [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doomkitten]]. Sure, it ''looks'' cute, but if you don't have a good water weapon you're screwed.

* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: Subverted by the aptly named [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doomkitten]]. Sure, it ''looks'' cute, but if you don't have a good water weapon you're screwed.

* EverythingsBetterWithBacon: It has its own element [[spoiler: and recently confirmed elemental orb]].
** [[spoiler: Bacon is what saved the world from SMUDD in Chapter 1, and now has it's own primal special]].

** And then there's Chapter 1's climactic war where [[spoiler: Grams is supposedly killed by Sepulchure, the Dracolich fortress slams through the Guardian Tower killing many Guardians, Xan killing Lady Celestia to take Akriloth's son, and Sepulchure giving the hero/heroine a [[CurbStompBattle grand beatdown]], [[DespairEventHorizon demoralising]] many players]]. And that's just the ''beginning'' of said war!

** [[spoiler:Mysterious Stranger is killed by The [=DragonFable=] Hero and The Hero's Dragon]]

* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Can be obtained during Frostval. Lampshaded by its description.

** And then there's chapter 1's climactic war where [[spoiler: Grams is supposedly killed by Sepulchure, the Dracolich fortress slams through the Guardian Tower killing many Guardians, Xan killing Lady Celestia to take Akriloth's son, and Sepulchure giving the hero/heroine a [[CurbStompBattle grand beatdown]], [[DespairEventHorizon demoralising]] many players]]. And that's just the ''beginning'' of said war!

* {{Badbutt}}: Trey Surehunter. Justified in that he's an IndianaJones {{Expy}}.

** [[spoiler: Sepulchure's Master is the Doomblade. The Doomblade' master, however, is the Mysterious Stranger (how fitting for a Doom Weapon), as we see in DF's Chapter One finale quest chain.]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Like AsideComment, there are many examples of this.

* CerebusSyndrome: The chapter one finale.

* ChekhovsGun:[[spoiler: Arguably, the Bacon Orb.]]

** Thursday from Amityvale counts as well. It's justified, seeing as she is [[spoiler: part vampire.]]

** You need reminders from Warlic to get a hold of yourself when facing the incredibly cute Doom-kitten.
** In Mogloween year 6, Andy causes this towards two girls he meets, who want to kiss him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Andy is infected with the Z-Virus, causing anything that he kisses or bites (or that kisses ''him'') to become a savage undead Zardbie.]]

** In the Chapter 1 finale [[spoiler:you and your dragon destroy a dragon made of pure darkness that ''ate the sun''.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Drakath turns out to be alive and in an unknown location]]

* EldritchAbomination: The {{Cthulhu}} {{Expy}} "Kathool Atchoo".

* EleventhHourSuperpower: In the FinalBattle of Chapter 1 [[spoiler:the Elemental Bacon Orb grants your Dragon its power, which comes with a Primal special that doubles the Dragon's attack power for 99 turns.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithBacon: It has its own element [[spoiler: and recently confirmed elemental orb.]]
** [[spoiler: Bacon is what saved the world from SMUDD in Chapter One, and now has it's own primal special.]]

* EvilWeapon: The Doom Weapons. Including Sepulchre's Doom Blade, which is [[spoiler:a manifestation of the Mysterious Stranger's aka the Master's will.]]
* ExactWords: Your dragon is the one destined to destroy a planet. [[spoiler: Fortunately enough for Lore, though, that probably means you can get away with destroying a planet-sized Super Mega Ultra Darkness Dragon.]]
* {{Expy}}:
** Kathool Atchoo is an Expy of {{Cthulhu}}.
** Lust looks somewhat similar to [[NamesTheSame the character of the same name]] from ''FullmetalAlchemist''. WordOfGod says she's not ''supposed'' to be an Expy, though.
** Trey Surehunter seems to be based on IndianaJones as he has similar clothes and is also a treasure hunter.
** A few of the shopkeepers in the Shadow of the Wind Village; [[NamesTheSame Ayane]] is an Expy of Ayane from ''{{Dead or Alive}}'', and Snake Ears is an Expy of Snake Eyes from ''GIJoe''. Ayane even [[LampshadeHanging mentions]] ''Dead or Alive'' in one of her dialogues.
** The Zard Hunter seems suspiciously based off of The CrocodileHunter.

* GoodCopBadCop: Played straight with Ash and your character in the "Dying Light" quest.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Sha'Rae throws herself into a hole to destroy the Orb of Light, but Sepulchure captures her and the orb.]].

* HideYourLesbians: Valencia seems to have a crush on The Hero no matter what The Hero's gender is.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Lady Celestria is killed by Sepulchure in the 2011 friday 13th war]].

** During the Chapter 1 Epilogue, [[spoiler:the depowered Xan]] laughs with glee when he realizes that focused Light can bring [[spoiler:fiery destruction.]]

* ProphecyTwist: [[spoiler:The world that your Dragon is destined to destroy isn't Lore. It's the planet-sized SMUDD.]]

* PreAsskickingOneLiner: The hero to Drakath before the fight for the Wind Orb.

-->'''Dragon:''' We can do this. We were ''meant'' for this. '''Hero:''' To save Lore? '''Dragon:''' To destroy a planet.

* TheRival: Drakath to The Hero

** And then there's "[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential The]] [[{{Squick}} Worst]] [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Prank]] [[ToiletHumour Ever]]".

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* OrIsIt: The last quest in Xan's original storyline was titled "The End?" It, of course, wasn't.
** The last quest of the Fire War.
** [[spoiler:The Final quest after defeating SMUDD. The Master is apparently a floating purple eye...]]

* AffectionateParody: Just as with AQ, the staff like these. But, being themselves, they once felt obliged to lampshade/parody ''the fact that they were doing a parody''.* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Parodied by this HandWave from the end of the Dragesvard quest chain:

** The badass longcoat is not apart of his uniform, he weaved it himself using his headmasters spirtlooms.

* BagOfHolding: Your characters bagpack.

* {{Bavarian Fire Drill}}: As mentioned above, your character ''almost'' pulls this off on the Necropolis Gatekeeper by using a combination of Zorbak's expired Student ID (which says he's been expelled and also clearly has a picture of Zorbak on it) and AWizardDidIt. Too bad Artix, your "undead minion" couldn't resist the urge to smite... An earlier example involves your character doing this to sneevils in order to access their [[IncrediblyLamePun Box Office]]. How? By learning their password and secret knock.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Cysero. He tends to say the absolute silliest things and makes really weird inventions. And in one recent quest, your character winds up saying something along the lines of "Perhaps an infarction in the green color matrix"? (in response to why the ground was losing its color). Robina immediately replied "Have you been talking to Cysero?"

* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: The Plushie Cabinet, and also an entire War with Plushies as enemies during Frostval 2011.

* AffectionateParody: Just as with AQ, the staff like these. But, being themselves, they once felt obliged to lampshade/parody ''the fact that they were doing a parody''.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Parodied by this HandWave from the end of the Dragesvard quest chain:

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* CerebusSyndrome

* EvilLaugh: Xan and Davey.

* BlobMonster

* CatGirl: Fae.

* BishonenLine: [[spoiler:Greed]].