History VideoGame / Majesty

* TheMinionMaster: Priestesses of Krypta, who rarely go anywhere without a retinue of skeletons.

** Elves, as far as the races are concerned. Statistically, they’re among the best ranged attackers in the game, and they enable your marketplaces and inns to generate extra gold. However, they have the lowest unit-to-building ratio of any faction at a measly ''two'', and you’re bound to lose every bit of that extra gold, plus some, to the untaxable Elven Lounges and Gambling Halls, which will inevitably start popping up like mushrooms not long after you recruit your first elf. Overall, the handful of benefits elves bring to the table simply aren't worth giving up the cost-effectiveness of gnomes or the high versatility of dwarves over.

---> '''Priestesses (getting ready to fight):''' "Are you willing to ''flirt with death''?"
---> '''Barbarians (dying):''' "[=YARRRRRrrrrrr!!!=]"
---> '''Gnomes (going to an explore flag, and [[MagikarpPower yes, they will sometimes)]]:''' "At last, some adventure!"

** Your [[NumberTwo Royal Advisor]] gets into this ''[[MostAnnoyingSound for everything.]]''

A version of ''Majesty'' has been recently developed for cell phones and IOSGames, by Herocraft and Paradox Interactive. To save on memory, it cuts out and/or fuses the functions of many aspects of the original ''Majesty''; for example, you can only build temples to Agrela, Krypta, or Krolm, and they're all mutually exclusive. Additionally, you can no longer hire gnomes, their dwelling instead providing a one-time reduction to construction time on all buildings on the map, although it still prevents you from hiring elves or dwarves, and several types of heroes, such as rogues, are removed entirely. This version takes, if possible, an even more tongue-in-cheek look at the stereotypical fantasy setting than the original version did, replacing the graphics with cartoony sprites and adding a number of blatant references (your wizards can randomly be named [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]]). The campaign is significantly shorter as well, comprising a handful of linearly unlocked missions.

A version of ''Majesty'' has been recently developed for cell phones and IOSGames, by Herocraft and Paradox Interactive. To save on memory, it cuts out and/or fuses the functions of many aspects of the original ''Majesty''; for example, you can only build temples to Agrela, Krypta, or Krolm, and they're all mutually exclusive. Additionally, you can no longer hire gnomes, their dwelling instead providing a one-time reduction to construction time on all buildings on the map, although it still prevents you from hiring elves or dwarves, and several types of heroes, such as rogues, are removed entirely. This version takes, if possible, an even more tongue-in-cheek look at the stereotypical fantasy setting than the original version did, replacing the graphics with cartoony sprites and adding a number of blatant references (your wizards can randomly be named [[LordOfTheRings Gandalf]]). The campaign is significantly shorter as well, comprising a handful of linearly unlocked missions.

** DarkIsEdgy - Priestesses, the Witch King, the Liche Queen

* MeaningfulName: The cell phone version takes this one and runs away with it; the (small) pool of randomized names for each hero type is comprised entirely of hilariously appropriate monikers. "Manhater" the Paladin and "Armless" the Healer, anyone?

** Additionally, one of the randomly selected names your barbarians can have is "Kornan". At the same time, your wizards can be named "[[Myth/Merlin Merlan]]."

** Additionally, one of the randomly selected names your barbarians can have is "Kornan".

* PunnyName: All over the place. Besides having Styx and Stones and Rhoden the Rat King for villains, your healers can have names that sound suspiciously like prescription drugs.

** Elves, as far as the races are concerned. Statistically, they’re among the best ranged attackers in the game, and they enable your marketplaces and inns to generate extra gold. However, they have the lowest unit-to-building ratio of any faction at a measly ''two'', and you’re bound to lose just as much gold to the Elven Lounges and Casinos that will invariably start popping up like mushrooms, which aren’t taxable. Overall, it’s not worth giving up the cost-effectiveness of gnomes or the high versatility of dwarves over.

* Elves, as far as the races are concerned. Statistically, they’re among the best ranged attackers in the game, and they enable your marketplaces and inns to generate extra gold. However, they have the lowest unit-to-building ratio of any faction at a measly ''two'', and you’re bound to lose just as much gold to the Elven Lounges and Casinos that will invariably start popping up like mushrooms, which aren’t taxable. Overall, it’s not worth giving up the cost-effectiveness of gnomes or the high versatility of dwarves over.

* Elves, as far as the races are concerned. Statistically, they’re among the best ranged attackers in the game, and they enable your marketplaces and inns to generate extra gold. However, you’re bound to lose just as much gold to the Elven Lounges and Casinos that will invariably start popping up like mushrooms, which aren’t taxable. Overall, it’s not worth giving up the cost-effectiveness of gnomes or the high versatility of dwarves over.

** Wizards, full stop. They start off physically frail, slow, and not very damaging, but at max level they are capable of TeleportSpam, magic InstantArmor, and several flavors of FantasticNuke. It's not uncommon late game for a troll, dragon, or some other powerful monster to spawn only for a bored wizard to instantly teleport to it and vaporize it in a single attack. Vampires are the only thing that can fight them evenly (unless they're able to {{One-Hit Kill}} it before the vampire can turn on its magic mirror spell), but most wizards won't face them anyways.

** Evil occuli aren't easy to deal with either. They have a sizable amount of HP, and spam Paralyze (one of the most powerful spells in the game) on any unlucky hero wandering near them.

* DeaderThanDead: If you wait too long to resurrect a fallen hero, his or her gravestone will disappear, and they can't be resurrected unless you have a mausoleum.

*** After awhile, the missions become essentially luck based. Monster Kingdom is downright impossible after a few levels in due to the rampant cheating the AI puts you through.

* StupidGood: Paladins, who are virtuous heroes committed to fighting injustice wherever it dwells, even if they have [[CurbStompBattle absolutely no chance of victory]]. Particularly amusing is when you get a pack of three or four chasing one skeleton down from across the entire map. [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Miko Miyazaki would be proud.]]

* WorldOfHam

%%* FragileSpeedster:
%%** The Adepts of Lunord. They don't ''die'' very easily, but they will flee a fight upon breaking a fingernail, so it still applies.
%%** Cultists may be a straighter example, at least until they hit level 7 and gain the Shapeshift spell, at which point they become {{Lightning Bruiser}}s.
* GameplayAutomation: The "Embassy" building introduced in the expansion pack can be set to automatically recruit heroes for you. It costs significantly more than recruiting manually and is totally random, but the heroes are invariably somewhat levelled up and aren't restricted by your choice of buildings. This is especially handy during "The Seige" because it's the only way to gain access to wizards.

* MagikarpPower: Gnomes start out pitifully weak and are really useful only to get your initial guilds built. In ''The Northern Expansion'', however, those with enough time and patience to grind them up to level 8 through the fairgrounds or forcing them into combat through some means will transform them into Gnome Champions, which have stats nearly on par with [[GameBreaker PALADINS]].
** It also isn't quite as big of a game breaker when you consider their low damage and poor hit points; they receive a boost from the pitiful number of hitpoints they have when upgrading to champions, but it's still very low for other melee heroes of the same level.
** Wizards, full stop. They start off physically frail, slow, and not very damaging, but at max level they are capable of TeleportSpam, magic InstantArmor, and several flavors of FantasticNuke. It's not uncommon late game for a troll, dragon, or some other powerful monster to spawn only for a bored wizard to instantly teleport to it and vaporize it in a single attack. Vampires are the only thing that can fight them evenly, but most wizards won't face them anyways.
*** Actually high level wizards are quite capable of teleporting to a vampire and {{One-Hit Kill}} it before the vampire can turn on its magic mirror spell.

** "The Clash of Empires" scenario, still in ''Northern Expansion''. The Sovereign's settlement of this mission is built right in the middle of a battlefield opposing a Ratmen faction and a Goblins one, who are of course both hostile to the Sovereign. There are even scripted random spawns of mixed Ratmen and Goblins parties right next to the city, very busy fighting each others. The trope is even more exaggerated that it initially seemed when beginning the scenario, as the usual wandering monsters faction is still present in this specific scenario, hostile to any of the three other factions.
%%* MightyGlacier: Warriors, dwarves, and barbarians.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Subverted. You yourself cannot go destroy the dark castle of the liche queen, dragons, minotaurs, etc.; you must coax your heroes into destroying the dark castle of the liche queen, dragons, minotaurs, etc., and whatever offensive and defensive spells you can cast are done under the paid auspices of your hero's guilds.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Many high-level monsters and unique bosses have their audio cues, which sometimes cross over into HellIsThatNoise territory for the player, especially in the NintendoHard missions. However, you 'will' learn to hate the relatively ordinary and all-too-common sound of trolls and ratmen spawning, usually close to your marketplace and often at the most inopportune moments - because that sound will frequently be followed by the death cry of your tax collector who was about to drop off his haul of +2K gold before getting a troll club to the face/ratman dagger to the gut.

* TheKingdom

You have inherited the crown of TheKingdom of Ardania, a MedievalEuropeanFantasy kingdom with a surplus of [[TheHero heroes]] but a desperate need of an [[TheLeader inspired leader]] to lead them to victory. Taking up the throne of Ardania, it is your duty as Sovereign to forge alliances with [[FiveRaces the other races]], placate the gods, hire heroes to defend your kingdom, and send them on quests to drive back the AlwaysChaoticEvil monsters that threaten Ardania's borders.

** [[{{Elfeminate}} And possibly the elves, but it's hard to tell]]. According to the flavor text of the [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks "re-imagining,"]] the Elves in the first game and Elves serve the human world in gender shifts.

Released by Cyberlore in 2000, ''Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim'' portrays a typical fantasy {{RPG}} world from a slightly different angle. The game can probably best be described as a city-building {{Sim}} with RealTimeStrategy and RPGElements, but that doesn't quite encompass the extent of the gameplay. The player is cast as the Sovereign of Ardania, a [[AffectionateParody deliberately stereotypical]] fantasy kingdom, and is given complete control over construction, taxation, research, and the hiring of heroes to defend the realm.

* CrapsackWorld: It's hidden by an often humorous approach, part pastiche, part parody. At a closer glance, however, considering the abundant monster population, black sorcerers and evil mages (as evidenced by the amount of quests tied to some kind of curse), constant undead and "greenskin" incursions, hellishly dangerous unique bosses, doomsday scenarios and the often skyrocketing casualty rate of normals (i.e. non-heroic NPCs such as guards, tax collectors and peasants), the setting is really not that nice a place to live in.

* MostAnnoyingSound: Many high-level monsters and unique bosses have their audio cues, which sometimes cross over into HellIsThatNoise territory for the player, especially in the NintendoHard missions. However, you 'will' learn to hate the relatively ordinary and all-too-common sound of trolls and ratmen spawning, usually close to your marketplace and often at the most inopportune moments - because that sound will frequently be followed by the death cry of your tax collector who was about to drop off his haul of +2K gold before getting a troll club to the face/ratmen dagger to the gut.