History YMMV / DragonQuestIX

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* DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck: Marionette, having been animated by one of the Fyggs, is among the few characters to not actually transform into a monster. Possibly because the wish made was relatively unselfish, and perhaps because she wasn't actually the one to make it. Regardless, she tries to make friends as requested by his original owner Marion. After she is called a "monster" for standing up after apparently dead (dolls have no pulse, remember?) she lives just long enough to realize that she had no real friends for her trouble, tells the townsfolk that she is going on a trip, and is found lifeless near Marion's grave ([[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter having removed the Fygg from her body]]). The maid notices the doll Marionette, and drags her off unceremoniously. If you examine her after that, it just says "The doll just sits there lifelessly."

* DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck: Marionette, having been animated by one of the Fyggs, is among the few characters to not actually transform into a monster. Possibly because the wish made was relatively unselfish, and perhaps because she wasn't actually the one to make it. Regardless, she tries to make friends as requested by his original owner Marion. After she is called a "monster" for standing up after apparently dead (dolls have no pulse, remember?) she lives just long enough to realize that she had no real friends for her trouble, tells the townsfolk that she is going on a trip, and is found lifeless near Marion's grave (having removed the Fygg from her body). The maid notices the doll Marionette, and drags her off unceremoniously. If you examine her after that, it just says "The doll just sits there lifelessly."

* DethroningMomentOfSuck: Marionette, having been animated by one of the Fyggs, is among the few characters to not actually transform into a monster. Possibly because the wish made was relatively unselfish, and perhaps because she wasn't actually the one to make it. Regardless, she tries to make friends as requested by his original owner Marion. After she is called a "monster" for standing up after apparently dead (dolls have no pulse, remember?) she lives just long enough to realize that she had no real friends for her trouble, tells the townsfolk that she is going on a trip, and is found lifeless near Marion's grave (having removed the Fygg from her body). The maid notices the doll Marionette, and drags her off unceremoniously. If you examine her after that, it just says "The doll just sits there lifelessly."

** One specific outright edit, however, was the modification of the "[[{{Dragonball}} Mr. Popo]]" style face option, which is a lucky thing as it was essentially [[UnfortunateImplications blackface]]. It now just resembles a [[MascotMook Slime]]'s face.

*** To clarify, you have to be wearing a specific combination of clothes -- hat, shield, torso, feet, gloves, weapon, and accessory -- without telling you what the combo is. If you've played through to this point, you will have encountered ''at least'' 75 of each of those items. No, there are no hints. Same with another fashion-related quest (thankfully most others tell you what to wear).

* ThatOneSidequest[=/=]{{Waggle}}: Tag Mode. It's easy enough to find all the players you need in Japan since everyone and their mother plays ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'', but players in other regions will find it much more difficult to find the required 30 different people to max out their Inn upgrades in addition to getting the additional items and treasure maps.

* UnfortunateImplications: It doesn't take much effort to notice that Wormwood is based off Australia, making their hostile attitude towards outsiders come off as a not-too-subtle jab at Australian culture.
** TheEmpire in this game is the FantasyCounterpartCulture to the British Empire.

** One of the Celestrians, just before Fyggbloom, mentions how the the Observatory floats directly above a wasteland that had once been a prosperous kigndom. This matches the description of Brigadoom, but also the Gittish Empire... and if it's the latter, the irony becomes horrible.

* FridgeHorror: There is one high level type of Sanguini, the "Genie Sanguini", who did not turn into a demon. "By some miracle", according to the bestiary. It RandomlyDrops Saint's Ashes, an item which inverts cursed and dark equipment into their holy counterparts. Implied: The Genie Sanguini didn't become a demon because it ''ate a saint.''

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** This trope is very much at play in the grottos. While searching for treasure, monsters pop up everywhere. There seems to be a particularly high number of large monsters in cramped hallways. You can use holy water or Vanish to stop the monsters from chasing you, but if you bump into one, you still get into a fight and the holy water wears off. This becomes particularly irritating when you reach very high levels, and the monsters on the upper floors of the grotto are weak. You get knocked into a fight with a monster that is just about worthless and not at all challenging. Not that bumping into the tough monsters lower in the grotto is any better.

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Princess Simona's [[GoMadFromTheRevelation pyschotic breakdown]] at the climax of the Yore arc. Seeing one of the kindest, sweetest characters in the game driven to such despair that she's literally seething with barely controlled rage and bitterly calls her own father, her people, and ''herself'' cold blooded mass murderers (which is actually ''[[SinsOfOurFathers kinda]]'' true) all while clearly on the verge of tears is... unpleasant, to say the least. Her [[SycophanticServant sycophantic]] reverence towards Yore did not help matters. Thank Celestria she was brought back to her senses after Yore's death.]]

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Quite a number of them, actually. Some of the dialogue is especially humourous. If the unpriestly priest of Dourbridge didn't make you grin, wait until you meet the one in Batsureg!
** The first line we get from ghost [[spoiler:Catarrhina]]? "[[MajorInjuryUnderreaction Oops!]] I appear to be dead."

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* GoddamnedBats: The Metal slimes. In order to unlock the Armamentalist vocation, you have to kill two with a wizard ward barrier up. Easier said than done, given the fact that Metal Slimes have a tendency to ''run'' before you can even get their health down to the point where a mage can finish them off. (Granted, mages can inflict 1 damage, and you ''can'' give them Metal slash, or exploit abilities).

** This trope is very much at play in the grottos. While searching for treasure, monsters pop up everywhere. There seems to be a particularly high number of large monsters in cramped hallways. You can use holy water to stop the monsters from chasing you, but if you bump into one, you still get into a fight and the holy water wears off. This becomes particularly irritating when you reach very high levels, and the monsters on the upper floors of the grotto are weak. You get knocked into a fight with a monster that is just about worthless and not at all challenging. Not that bumping into the tough monsters lower in the grotto is any better.

* BreatherBoss: After battling [[LightningBruiser Goresby-Purrvis]], some might consider King Godwyn to be this trope.

* ThatOneAttack: The final boss's Magic Burst, used when he's low on health. The attack unloads all his MP into a single attack that hits your entire party... oh, and can remove all your buffs before casting it, then restore his MP to max right after. Have fun if you're under-leveled.

* BreatherBoss: After battling [[ThatOneBoss Goresby-Purrvis]], some might consider King Godwyn to be this trope.

* ThatOneAttack: The final boss's Magic Burst, used when he's low on health. The attack unloads all his MP into a single attack that hits your entire party... oh, and he'll remove all your buffs before casting it, then restore his MP to max right after. Have fun if you're under-leveled.

* BreatherBoss: After battling [[ThatOneBoss Goresby-Purrvis]], some might consider King Godwin to be this trope.