* AccidentalInnuendo: The description for a ring mentions [[Creator/ErrolFlynn E. Flynn]], and how he "really gets around!"
* {{Adorkable}}:
** The Hero shows shades of this quite often especially in Book 1. As a SadClown s/he loves cracking silly jokes that might not be appropriate for the circumstances. Can also be present when s/he must play the OnlySaneMan and must frustratingly handle those around him/her.
** [[KidHero Ash Dragonblade]]. [[CrushBlush Blushes]] in front of girls, very helpful to everyone in Falconreach (and outside) and is ObliviousToLove.
* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: An inverted example, where the player character is this towards an NPC, in this case Princess Victoria. The Hero keeps hinting towards [[spoiler:her double life as Robina]] to her father, the King. The Hero does not hesitate to {{lampshade|Hanging}} this.
* AntiClimaxBoss:
** The final boss of Blood and Roses sees you [[CurbStompBattle completely beaten]] by [[spoiler:Lord Frydae]] after he drains Thursday of her blood. He is then defeated by just [[spoiler: getting impaled with a (silver?) spear by Thursday while off-guard]].
** Baron Valtrith gets hit by this hard. Despite being hyped up as the ultimate enemy the Hero faces, due to his AllYourPowersCombined nature, he is ridiculously easy to defeat both gameplay wise and story wise. [[spoiler:He ultimately meets his end in a MeleeATrois against Caitiff and the Hero, where Caitiff's blast causes him to be absorbed into his own mask.]]
* AudienceAlienatingEra: The early days of Book 3's main storyline, which were written by Eukara Vox, are universally reviled by the playerbase. The Sulen'Eska arc is derided as dull, and preachy, with a shallow cast that was nothing more than an excuse to put the writer and her friend's self-inserts into the storyline. Many of the later problems of Book 3's storyline, as well as its length (Running 11 years at the time of writing) have been attributed to the incredibly poor foundation that required rewrites from the later developers. It's so hated, that when the later developers asked if the original version of Sulen'Eska should still be accessible after the rewrite, it was voted that it should be completely retired from the game.
** Ashendal's tenure as the head of the game has generally not been fondly remembered. Most infamously is his handling of the Serenity before the Storm war event, with it being revealed that the outcome was completely rigged, and wouldn't have changed even if the players had won the war. To further rub salt in the wound, Ash wanted to punish the players for losing by cutting EXP and gold gain. Other complaints include the poor quality of the class revamps, with them still feeling weak, and outdated to current content. Ash himself gained sympathy after he left, and it was revealed that he had been working 70 hours a week unpaid on ''VideoGame/DragonFable'', and ''VideoGame/MechQuest''.
** The Royal Resistance, and Awakened Depths have generally been criticized for feeling like filler that could have been relegated to a side plot.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: ''VideoGame/DragonFable'' probably has the most impressive art out of all of the Creator/ArtixEntertainment games, being the most realistic and detailed. It gets even better with Book 3, after the devs' technology improves, and the character redesigns after the TimeSkip are absolutely stunning.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Most of the music is ''amazing''. Book 3 features some very impressive soundtracks for certain quests and fights. Special mention goes to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb0ukOTfx6A Book 3 Tomix Saga finale]].
* BaseBreakingCharacter:
** The Rose as a whole fall into this category, but [[spoiler:Jaania]] stands out as either the most as a sympathetic WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds or a BitchInSheepsClothing.
** Akanthus has seen a mixed reception, even since the rewrites. Some fans like him for being a symbol of Jaania's enabling and complicity in the Rose's atrocities, and being a manipulative schemer despite his power. Others think he hasn't gotten enough development despite being in the game for a decade, and that he's been taking focus away from Jaania, who is regarded as the more interesting villain.
* CaptainObviousReveal
** Nythera betraying Warlic. In one of her dialogues, she revealed her plans of making "Warlic Poison" so her turning against the Archmage really didn't surprise ''anyone''.
** Konnan becomes Drakonnan, for those who knew him from ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest''.
** The Mysterious Stranger being Sepulchure's Master. With how ObviouslyEvil that guy was and having links to the Doom Weapons, any player can see this a mile away.
** Cinquefoil is Robina was so painfully obvious it wasn't even a twist. They literally stand in the same location and Cinque constantly hinting they are someone the Hero knows. It ended up being more about players wanting the reveal to be over and done with. This has since been retconned with the rewrites: Cinquefoil now lets you know that she is Robina immediately.
** Aspar is Envy. This was given so much ridiculous foreshadowing with Aspar constantly smiling evilly when no one is watching, as well as Riadnne's eyes flashing with Envy's motif. Even the Hero starts getting suspicions and tries to alert the oblivious Tomix. This actually gets lampshaded by some quest ending text box "Oh hey, Aspar. Your plotz are showing."
** Lynn being Sepulchure's daughter, Gravelynn. She's just a somewhat CreepyChild with the same name, hair color, and eye color as Gravelynn who references her father constantly without being specific about who it is.
* CatharsisFactor: For all of the horror that Caitiff did, [[spoiler:from the gruesome death of Serenity that led to its creation, corrupting the Hero's Dragon, spreading darkness all over Lore, and using Doom Weapons to create dark puppets out of the Hero's allies, its final defeat is very liberating.]]
* CompleteMonster: See [[Monster/ArtixEntertainment here]].
* CreepyAwesome:
** Kathool Atchoo, and his unsettling but awesome MindRape hallucinations.
** Roirr, who is a good candidate for most horrifying villain in the game. Every quest has him doing something inhumane and downright disturbing.
* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Chickencows were originally created as an April Fools' joke. However, everyone loved them so much that the staff introduced a rare item that let you use Chickencowlord armor when the event was over. Now they have a god, and through him a lengthy quest chain parodying [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the labors of Heracles]].
** Fae first showed up in beta and had fans before she made her first "official" appearance in the Nature Orb saga. WordOfGod said she would be the trainer for a druid class.
** Serenity, a very beloved NiceGirl Inn Keeper. [[spoiler:Her tragic death caused outcry throughout the fandom with many pleading for her eventual return.]]
** Tomix is one of, if not the most, popular NPC. His class as a [=SoulWeaver=] is one of the most unique creations of the game. For a time he was the most powerful party member that could be invited. He also has an extremely intriguing DarkAndTroubledPast entwined with the seven corrupt sins and PandorasBox. [[spoiler:Many players were extremely saddened that he was KilledOffForReal]].
** Aquella the young water elf, is extremely popular with her tragic backstory and involvement in the Water Orb Saga, which is considered to be one of the best arcs in the game. In particular, the devs have been praised for taking the adult Aquella from ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'' and making her into a little girl.
** The water blob that Aquella is holding in the loading screens, which has been dubbed "[[FanNickname Waterblobbie]]" on the forums. Many players have petitioned for it to be a pet.
** Doctor When, the DoctorWhomage, who appeared in the Orb Saga finale. He's practically one big love-letter to Whovians, with his appearances chock full of Doctor Who references. He was so popular that he was brought for Thankstaking 2013, where he takes the Hero as his companion on a time travel adventure. Turns out, Adam Bohn (real life Artix) is a Whovian.
* FanNickname:
** Aquella is often seen holding a water blob creature that got nicknamed "Waterblobbie" on the forums.
** Sepulchure is referred to as "Seppy" by fans.
* {{Fanon}}: Considering the amount of wars the cultists have fought in, many players believe that Valtrith is just animating their robes and throwing them at the hero to explain their sheer numbers.
* FandomRivalry: If there is one game that VideoGame/DragonFable fans have a problem with, it's VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds who uses a ton of DF lore, but it ultimately lacks the nuanced storytelling and lore according to those fans.
* GameBreaker: Primal skills for the Titan dragon battles involve a devastating multi-hit attack that deals a lot of damage depending on the element you picked, which by itself isn't bad. However, they pale in comparison to the Bacon element's version when unlocked at the end of Book 1, which ''doubles'' your overall damage for ''99'' turns, making it more useful than any other element. Not surprisingly, they are locked behind the Dragon Amulet paywall.
* GeniusBonus:
** Project [=C8H10N4O2=] involves coffee-related items, since [=C8H10N4O2=] is the molecular formula for caffeine.
** Tomix the Soulweaver's facial hair is called a [[{{Pun}} "soul patch"]].
** Balloon Chickencow Pet's text tells us that you want to call it Herbert. President UsefulNotes/HerbertHoover was the one who promised "a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage." This doubles as a reference to ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', as there was a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti yeti]] who captured WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and called him Herbert (and wanted to hug and squeeze him).
** In the quest "Eclipse" [[spoiler:the Mysterious Stranger Dragon eats the sun. Many ancient cultures believed that a solar eclipse was caused by a dragon eating the sun]].
* GoddamnedBats:
** Minx Fairies can fully heal themselves at the cost of 1 mana. Considering that they scale with your level, you'll eventually be fighting ones with over 200 mana. You are going to be very frustrated very quickly if you don't have a way to stun them, drain their magic, or if those abilities are on cooldown. Additionally, they are strong to light, which is the exact opposite of almost every enemy in the game, and makes one of the two most powerful weapons useless.
** Basilisks are able to repeatedly stun you. They can then greatly wear down your health while you're incapacitated and you're unable to retaliate.
* GoodBadBugs:
** There's a slight glitch in the Earth Orb saga where you [[spoiler: play as En (minus Tropy)]]. This can help you fight enemies, but if you save it as your default armor, kiss your account goodbye.
** Go to the travel map in Books 1&2; select where you want to go, anywhere will do, and then click on the screen so you're walking, timing it so that you're still walking when you click the Let's Go! button. Your character will sit down at the end of the ledge and fly away gracefully in midair a few yards below the travel griffon! This became an AscendedGlitch almost immediately; it was intentionally left in after the staff were alerted to it because it didn't break anything and was deemed too funny to fix, although it's averted for Book 3, which has a different map interface.
** Occasionally, new armors in their testing phases will have a buggy cape slot that makes any capes or wings visibly worn with them look very noticeably larger than they're supposed to. The staff have to fix the problem before the official version is cleared for release, but they'll usually let the players have fun running around with gigantic wings for a while during testing first.
** The game sometimes freezes in the middle of a turn during a battle. Used to be the only way around it was by refreshing the page, but the staff fixed the problem with an Un-Stick button that pops up on the screen after several seconds. The only problem with the fix? If it happens during an enemy's turn, there's a very good chance their turn will end up getting skipped, and you get an extra turn. Thus, a minor annoyance turns into a tactical windfall.
** After completing "Falconreach Idle", for some reason the player character will get reversed around. Until logging out or doing the quest again, your player will keep running backwards, which is absolutely hilarious. In addition, if riding the griffin in Book 1, the player character also gets ''flipped upside down''.
** There was originally a glitch regarding two of the Mogloween quests. In the 2012 quest "Croftward Bound" you could play as [[AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent [=DeathArrows=]]] in [[ForcedTransformation cat form]], which is a pretty broken armor considering it can do up to 4 consecutive critical hits, without any mana cost. In addition the default weapon, "Claws" can do 20-95 darkness damage. Of course the armor is supposed to be temporary, but if you then go to the 2013 Mogloween quest "Forest Hunt", with the free-running minigame, upon completion of the quest the player's armor will get restored to the [=DeathArrows=] Cat, allowing you to continue using the OP armor until you logout. Unfortunately, the glitch eventually got fixed.
*** A similar glitch can be performed with Rolith's dress armor in one of the Hero's Heart Day quests, but unlike the Deatharrows one, this is unpatched. Unfortunately, the model may clip on some textures, causing you to get stuck in walls.
* GutPunch: The Chapter One finale provides a nice few of these, such as [[spoiler: being absolutely annihilated by Sepulchure, the guardian tower being destroyed, several characters being KilledOffForReal, and another 16 million waves of undead get thrown at you]]...''all in one quest''.
* HilariousInHindsight: One of the most knowledgeable (and mysterious) characters in the game is Celestia, who is one of the most [[IncorruptiblePurePureness unequivocally good]] characters in the setting, [[TrademarkFavoriteFood enjoys tea]], [[{{Mentors}} has a purple-haired understudy]], and is associated with the colors [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white and gold]]. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic That seems strangely familiar...]]
** [[spoiler: May also double as HarsherInHindsight, considering [[KilledOffForReal what happens]] to Priestess Celestia in the game and [[DisneyDeath what]] ''[[DisneyDeath almost]]'' [[DisneyDeath happens]] to Princess Celestia in Twilight's flashback in the Season 4 opening two-parter.]]
* HoYay:
** Valencia seems to have a crush on The Hero no matter what The Hero's gender is.
** Captain Mazurek is also very flirty with the Hero during the 2016 Talk Like A Pirate Day quest.
* IKnewIt: Many had guessed that Amadeus [[spoiler:was Sepulchure in disguise.]]
* ItWasHisSled: For those familiar with ''VideoGame/{{AdventureQuest}}'', it was blindingly obvious that Konnan would eventually become Drakonnan.
* JerkassWoobie: [[spoiler:The Necromantress a.k.a. Lady Vayle]].
* {{Moe}}:
** Thursday in the Amityvale sagas.
** Aquella in the Water Orb saga.
** Fay in the Earth Orb saga.
* LowTierLetdown: Several classes are subject to this.
** Dragonslayer is perhaps the most infamous example; True to its name, the class is incredibly powerful against dragons entirely due to its Draconic Poison skill which deals 10% HP every turn if the opponent is a dragon. Outside of this however, the class is notoriously weak with mediocre to poor damage output, bad defensive options, and a generally ill-defined playstyle outside of having large damage numbers on dragons. To rub salt in the wound, Dragonslayer is effectively banned from dragon fights within the Inn at the Edge of Time, meaning that it can't even put its one powerful skill to use where it matters most. Thus, Dragonslayer is universally considered to be among the worst classes in the game.
** The EnsembleDarkhorse Chickencow-themed JokeCharacter, Chickencow Lord itself isn't one, thanks to [[LethalJokeCharacter a 12-hit "Mad Chickencow Attack" with no cooldown that can exploit on-hit effects to cheese it's way to victory]], but the various attempted "[[PowerUpLetdown upgrades]]" to create a serious or atleast semi-serious class out of it most definitely are.
*** Evolved Chickencow attempted to create a "real" class out of Chickencow, limiting the retreat moves to one, and adding a set of new, actually "useful" attacks in return. However, it also adds a one-turn cooldown to Mad Chickencow Attack, while the new attacks are barely competitive with base classes like Warrior or Mage, making the entire trade-off simply not worth reducing your access to Mad Chickencow Attack.
*** Evolved Chickencow eventually got it's ''own'' PowerUpLetdown in the form of the Harmonized Cowbell, which changes all it's element-locked attacks from Nature to Bacon... and that's it. It's effectively just a way to play Evolved Chickencow while not having a neck slot and looking like something that crawled out of Furry Hell.
*** Ascended Chickencow was the second attempt at making a serious class out of Chickencow, this time intending to be an offense-heavy class in the vein of Ascendant or Entropy. This fell entirely flat due to it lacking the damage output that either of the latter two classes possess. Further adding insult to injury, Ascended Chickencow's version of the class line's signature Mad Chickencow Attack is the least useful version of the skill, due to having 1 less hit, and a four turn cooldown in return for higher damage... Which as established earlier, still isn't all that significant compared to other classes characterized by their high damage output. Combine those with the lacking utility of its other attacks, long cooldowns, high mana costs, and the stigma of it being a Cronix animated class (Known for their... Odd... proportions, and stiff animation work), and you get one of the community's premier punching bags.
** Shadow Hunter. This is a combo class where each skill is intended to be used in a sequence that add up with one another until the combo is finished. However, nearly all of its skills are built around this, with the only skills that can be thrown out unconditionally being the shield, or extremely weak attacks for setting up finishers, meaning that every useful tool that this class has is locked behind at least one turn of setup. To make matters worse, certain combo finishers give cooldowns for the first move in the sequence, i.e. some of the only moves that can be used immediately, kneecapping its options even further. The result is a class that's too slow for farming and general questing, and much too weak for Inn fights.
* MagnificentBastard:
** "Wind Orb" Saga:
*** [[TheCaptain Captain Blackberry]] commandeers the Red Betty, the most feared pirate ship to sail the eight seas. 20 years ago, Blackberry came across a spell that could [[GodhoodSeeker turn him into a deity]], which he wove into the ship itself, but required the Wind Orb as the final ingredient. Eventually discovering the Wind Orb resided in the perilous Ruins of Kordana, Blackberry leaked the Orb's location to Sepulchure, who sent Drakath to retrieve it. Knowing that the Wind Orb would activate if the holder encountered "their greatest foe", Blackberry sent the Hero to intercept Drakath. The activated Wind Orb gets summoned to the Red Betty where Blackberry successfully uses it to transform into the godlike sea monster, the King Braken.
*** [[FoxFolk Okuchi No Okami]] is an [[KnowledgeBroker information peddlar]] and the most notorious enemy of the Shadow of the Wind Village, having stolen their sacred Wind Scrolls while continuously alluding the ninjas' attempts to recover them. Having studied the Wind Scrolls, Okuchi learned he could use the Wind Orb to summon [[GuardianEntity Honda the Iron-Fisted Giant]], which he intended to attack the ninja village and subsequently to take over the world. Okuchi willingly sells Drakath information, while secretly using the scrolls to program the Wind Orb Darkath stole, then allowing Drakath to leave where he unknowingly protects the Orb. Once ready, Okuchi reveals Drakath's location to the Hero, then waits as the Wind Orb transports Drakath to the now evacuated village, where Okuchi begins summoning Honda.
** "Light Orb Saga": [[OnlyInItForTheMoney Zhoom]] is a renowned BountyHunter and considered the world's most dangerous ranger. He is willing to undertake any job so long as he got paid, while abiding by a strict CodeOfHonour that he would [[IGaveMyWord always fulfill his contract]]. Hired by the tyrannical [[BigBad Sek-Duat XV]] to capture the members of LaResistance, Zhoom successfully captures around 90 rebels before the Hero's arrival to the Sandsea. Immediately aware that the Hero had allied with the rebels, Zhoom played along with the Hero's DoubleAgent act due to [[ItAmusedMe enjoying the additional challenge]], while keeping Sek-Duat clueless on who the real traitor is. Remaining loyal to Sek-Duat only to abide by his code, Zhoom relentlessly goes after the Hero once Sek-Duat agrees to pay him. Upon discovering Sek-Duat broke the deal first, Zhoom wastes no time joining forces with the Hero to defeat the tyrant and free the captured rebels. Learning the value of fighting for what is right, Zhoom becomes one of the Hero's most trusted allies.
** "Death Knight": [[BlackKnight Sir Bram Malifact]] was once a heroic Paladin who discovered a cursed ring that transformed him into a Death Knight. Becoming DrunkOnTheDarkSide, Sir Malifact embraced who he had become and betrayed his former friends. Unable to permanently kill a Death Knight due to his ResurrectiveImmortality, his friends halted his revival by scattering his belongings, leaving him a disembodied ghost haunting the tomb. As a ghost, Malifact would manipulate any adventurer who stumbled upon the tomb, pretending to be a tormented soul with GhostAmnesia and requested help in restoring his memories by collecting his items. Sir Malifact is also [[EvilMentor happy to train]] the Hero when they seek to become a Death Knight, treating them as an equal in their quest for power.
* MoralEventHorizon:
** Drakonnan crosses this when he [[spoiler:[[ItWasHisSled kills Demento]]]].
** Sepulchure lost a lot of sympathy when he a) [[spoiler:crashed his fortress into the Falconreach Guardian Tower, causing massive destruction]] and b) [[spoiler:..."arranged" Lady Celestia's death]].
** If Valrith hadn't crossed it before, he went past the point of no return when he [[spoiler:kills Serenity and [[DeaderThanDead destroys her soul]].]]
** Roirr probably crossed it long ago, but his first act of unspeakable horror is when he [[HeartTrauma steals a man's heart]] in order to disguise himself as his appearance, or for those willing to overlook that he summons Vaal's [=SoulAlly=] just to [[YourSoulIsMine devour her]]. But what really seals the deal on how awful Roirr is compared to previous antagonists, is when he liquifies an entire village of people using dark magic, all the while tricking the friend of the person who he's pretending to be in helping him.
* NauseaFuel:
** One of Bargok's attacks is ''throwing up on you''.
** [[spoiler:The Sea Seprent]] that you use as a bridge in Book 3 has been rotting for several years now.
* NeverLiveItDown: During the quest for the Wind Orb, [[spoiler:the Hero(ine) will accidentally drop a bunch of water-breathing potions into the sea, making it easy for land creatures to live underwater]]. Whenever the incident is brought up, expect the Hero(ine) to implicitly implicate him/herself for the act so the NPC giving the quest will exclaim, "That was you?!"
* OneSceneWonder:
** Doctor When, in both his appearances during the Orb Saga Finale and in Thankstaking 2013.
** The [[AlternateSelf alternate]] [[MesACrowd Cyseros]] that get summoned in the "Clashening", including Sys-Zero from ''VideoGame/MechQuest'' and a portrait of the '''real life''' Cysero.
** Beleen only appears in two Hero's Hearts Day events, but is a very memorable character.
** The [[VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds AQW]] version of Artix in Frostval 2015 and pretty much all of the guest characters from Artix Entertainment's other games.
** Faust in the Tournament of Champions, especially for those who know him from ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds''.
* PlayerPunch: The fact that [[spoiler: Serenity's death]] was a result of an event war that was lost by the players caused many a hero anguish.
* SelfImposedChallenge: Several have been done. One example: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vTMO_3yB1U Using Dimensional Transphaser]], an AprilFoolsDay JokeCharacter, to beat Inn At The Edge of Time challenges.
* ShockingMoments:
** The Mysterious Stranger Ultra Darkness Dragon ''eating the sun'' in the Orb Saga finale.
** Overlapping into NightmareFuel [[spoiler:Serenity's spirit being extracted by her body by Valtrith's ritual, consumed, and then her corpse gruesomely having the Shadow Reaper of Doom slowly impaled through her to form a new creature of darkness known as Caitiff.]]
** TheReveal that [[spoiler:Serenity was Jaysun Valtrith's sister.]]
** Safiria using her vampiric powers to [[PersonOfMassDestruction destroy Frydae's castle]].
** In Book 3, [[spoiler:Caitiff manages to corrupt the Hero's Dragon and uses it to help end the world.]]
** The finale of the Caitiff Saga "Calamity" is full of these.
*** [[spoiler:All of the Hero's allies team up together to fight Caitiff, with a new game mechanic that swaps party members mid-battle.]]
*** [[spoiler:Dove being revealed as some being of Light and [[BarrierWarrior shields everyone from an attack]].]]
*** [[spoiler:The Hero's Dragon blasting Caitiff and disintegrating Serenity's corpse, which may or may not have released Serenity's soul, before helping the Hero out as his/her guest.]]
*** [[spoiler:Caitiff's final [[DefeatEqualsExplosion explosive defeat]] releasing the land of darkness.]]
*** [[spoiler:Amadeus purifying the Hero's Dragon by absorbing the corruption, and in the process [[TheReveal reveals himself to be a disguised Sepulchure.]]]]
* TakeThatScrappy: [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking The angry and divisive mob, the results of the vote and the rock being thrown at Jaania's head]] at the epilogue of the Caltiff Saga? WordOfGod states that they are based on the players' view of the Rose in the forums.
* ThatOneAttack: Doctor When can launch a consecutive multiple hit laser/sonic beam thing that cannot be blocked or dodged.
* ThatOneBoss:
** The Doomkitten was this early in the game. It is very difficult to beat due to its multiple hit attack, being very resistant to all elements other than water, and being the first enemy to have immobility resistance. It becomes a lot easier once the player learns a blinding ability.
** Doctor When is by far the hardest beatable boss in Book 1, which had many players stuck on for ages. He has consecutive multiple hit attacks which take off large amounts of health, has an insanely high amount of HP, is resistant to immobility effects, and ignores blinding/dodging/shielding effects. Prior to Artix's upgrade, it was almost impossible to beat him without a Dragon Amulet and fully trained Soul Weaver armor.
** Merged Akriloth in Frostval 2015 is an insanely hard fight, capable of killing you in under 4 turns. To even stand a chance you need [=DragonSlayer=] armor, Galanoth as one guest, another extremely strong guest (preferably Aegis), and a whole lot of luck.
** ''Everyone'' in the Swordhaven tournament arc so far. Sir Ruppenwaffles can stun you and cut your damage in half any time he damn well pleases, Phoenix Edgeworth takes off a tenth of your health every turn, and both buff their dodge rate to a fairly high rate every turn.
** Part 2 comes through as well. Fangblade used to be able to restore a third of his massive health pool every few turns, making him invincible against defense-oriented armors. He was eventually changed later on to have his damage increase every turn, making him a bit easier. The final fight, Faust seems like one at first, until you figure out his tricks; just stun him or buff your dodge rate the turn after he stuns you.
** The Inn at the Edge of Time in general tends to be full of these. Justified as the fights are meant to be endgame-level, with some of the singular hardest boss fights in the game being here.
* UglyCute: The army of baby dracoliches that Zorbak assembles to conquer the world. [[spoiler:The would-be invasion is thwarted when the people of Amityvale adopt the babies as pets]].
* TheUntwist: Vayle is the Necromantress. Although for those familiar with VideoGame/AdventureQuest this actually seemed ''too'' obvious, with the sudden appearance of Vayle when people were trying to figure out who the Necromantress was.
--> '''The Hero''': Kinda saw that one coming.
* TroubledButCute: Lady Vayle and [[spoiler:Dra]]Konnan.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: Try explaining the current AE game timeline (over five thousand years) to everyone will ensure "Time is a Timey-Wimey Wibbly Wobbly ball of stuff" (Simplified version: ''VideoGame/MechQuest'' --> Reset --> ''VideoGame/DragonFable'' --> Timeline split --> ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest'' --> All three timelines merge --> ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds''). It's not much of a timeline at this point: It goes forward for a bit, does a 180, goes forward again, splits in two, then combines the two new lines with the very beginning of the line. And that's not even taking ''VideoGame/AdventureQuest3D'' into account.
* WhamEpisode: The quest ''A Hero Is Thawed''. [[spoiler: You finally break out of the ice, only to discover the king is backing an antimagical faction supporting genocide of magical creatures. You've lost a lot of time in the ice, and most of the characters you remember are noticeably unhappier with the less hopeful/cheerful atmosphere of the game from then onwards.]]
* TheWoobie:
** Aquella. She's the [[LastOfTheirKind last of the water elves]] and has to go through being kidnapped by Davey, before seeing her friends all succumbing to MindRape, including The Hero who had saved her before.
** [[spoiler:Tomix]] in the Chapter Three Ravenloss Saga. For starters a good portion of his life was manipulated by the sole person he trusted the most, [[spoiler: Aspar, his soull ally]]. And judging by his words, it´s probable that Tomix plans RedemptionEqualsDeath at the end.
*** [[spoiler: And it turns out, RedemptionEqualsDeath is his ''only'' option, as his life is linked to Envy's. Thus, he ends up jumping into the Void Core in order to take down Envy.]]
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