History Trivia / PuzzleAndDragons

* TheWikiRule: Can be found [[https://pad.fandom.com/wiki/Puzzle_%26_Dragons_Wiki here]] and [[https://puzzle-dragons-x.fandom.com/wiki/Puzzle_%26_Dragons_X_Wiki here]].

* TheWikiRule: Can be found [[http://www.padwiki.com here]] and [[http://www.puzzledragonx.com here]].

** Japanese ''PAD'' players discovered the Chinese ''Dragon Attack'' was not only a clone but a shameless ripoff of the entire ''PAD'' app engine. The only thing that was different was monster art, but every monster was the same. While some monsters in ''Dragon Attack'' looked nothing like the original ''PAD'' ones, whoever was doing the art just gave up and just basically made fanart; however, all of the female characters ended up with larger breasts and smaller clothing. ''Dragon Attack'' also has collaborations which are even ''more'' of a copyright violation than the game itself, featuring blatantly lifted characters from ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Franchise/OnePiece'', ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', ''Franchise/CodeGeass'', and ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (pre-dating the actual ''Attack on Titan'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' collab in ''PAD''). ''Dragon Attack'' also became ''Dragon Crush'' in Thailand and ''Xếp Rồng Soha'' in Vietnam.

* NamesTheSame: Boo Luigi's Skill in ''Super Mario Bros. Edition'', Ghost Trick, bears no resemblence to [[VideoGame/GhostTrick a certain Capcom game]]. Of course, given that said skill involves [[TimeStandsStill stopping time]], it ''could'' be a ShoutOut.

* FanNickname: Quite a few exist already: Blue Odin or [=BOdin=] for "Odin, the War Deity", Red Sonia/Ronia for "Red Dragon Caller, Sonia", and the One True God for "Hell Jackal Deity, Anubis", for starters.

** ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo!! Quest]]'' can be basically described as ''PAD'' with a Puyo Puyo board and Puyo Puyo characters. Everything else is nearly identical.

** An odd inversion involves ''PADZ'' and ''[=PazuMari=]'', which are part of a CompilationRerelease...but only in North America and Europe (and as the only way to get either game), while in Japan both games remain separate, full-price purchases only.

* TheWikiRule: Can be found [[http://www.padwiki.com here]] and [[http://www.puzzledragonx.com here]].

** Japanese ''PAD'' players discovered the Chinese ''Dragon Attack'' was not only a clone but a shameless ripoff of the entire ''PAD'' app engine. The only thing that was different was monster art, but every monster was the same. While some monsters in ''Dragon Attack'' looked nothing like the original ''PAD'' ones, whoever was doing the art just gave up and just basically made fanart; however, all of the female characters ended up with larger breasts and smaller clothing. ''Dragon Attack'' also has collaborations which are even ''more'' of a copyright violation than the game itself, featuring blatantly lifted characters from ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Franchise/OnePiece'', ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', ''Franchise/CodeGeass'', and ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (pre-dating the actual ''Attack on Titan'' collab in ''PAD''). ''Dragon Attack'' also became ''Dragon Crush'' in Thailand and ''Xếp Rồng Soha'' in Vietnam.

** Several collaboration events have not been seen outside of Japan due to licensing rights. ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'', the ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' Felynes, ''Final Fantasy Crystal Defenders'', ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'', ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'', Bikkuriman, ''Franchise/DuelMasters'', ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', ''Magazine/ShonenSunday'', ''Manga/{{Crows}}'', ''VideoGame/AceAttorney'', ''Weekly Magazine'', and ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' are currently Japan-only. However, most rebalances and major additions (new god pantheons, new ultimate evolutions for existing pantheons, etc.) will arrive to the West after a month or two, thus averting this trivia trope.

** ''Tower of Saviors'', produced by Hong Kong company Madhead, is a ''PAD'' clone with a mechanical difference in which if you line up more than 5 orbs, it produces a reinforced orb. Everything else, from the characters to gameplay, are almost identical to ''PAD''. Unlike the aforementioned examples above, Madhead blatantly proclaimed that their game was original, which [[InternetBackdraft led to a protest]]. Somehow, it is still going strong, and has had crossovers with Music/BigBang, Pili, PAD's rival ''VideoGame/MonsterStrike'', Creator/{{Disney}} movies, and even ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' months before PAD had its own KOF event.

** ''Tower of Saviors'', produced by Hong Kong company Madhead, is a ''PAD'' clone with a mechanical difference in which if you line up more than 5 orbs, it produces a reinforced orb. Everything else, from the characters to gameplay, are almost identical to ''PAD''. Unlike the aforementioned examples above, Madhead blatantly proclaimed that their game was original, which [[InternetBackdraft led to a protest]]. Somehow, it is still going strong, and has had crossovers with Music/BigBang, Pili, PAD's rival ''VideoGame/MonsterStrike'', Franchise/{{Disney}} movies, and even ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' months before PAD had its own KOF event.

* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: "[=PuzzDra=]" amongst English speakers, パズドラ (''pazudora'') amongst Japanese speakers.

** Several collaboration events have not been seen outside of Japan due to licensing rights. Anime/DragonBallZ, VideoGame/MonsterHunter, VideoGame/DragonsDogma, Manga/HunterXHunter, Manga/SaintSeiya, Anime/GhostInTheShellArise, Franchise/DuelMasters, Manga/AttackOnTitan, Magazine/ShonenSunday, Crows, and VideoGame/AceAttorney are currently Japan-only. As is the ''Puzzle & Dragons Battle Tournament'' collab, despite it being a spinoff of PAD. However, most rebalances and major additions (new god pantheons, new ultimate evolutions for existing pantheons, etc.) will arrive to the West after a month or two, thus averting this trivia trope.
*** The international editions have, however, gotten some fairly obscure collabs such as Shinrabansho, Kapibara-san, and VideoGame/TaikoMaster, and they have received Manga/{{Bleach}}, Franchise/FinalFantasy, Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar, and Manga/RurouniKenshin so there is some hope for some fairly recent acquisitions.

** ''Tower of Saviors'', produced by Hong Kong company Madhead, is a ''PAD'' clone with a mechanical difference in which if you line up more than 5 orbs, it produces a reinforced orb. Everything else, from the characters to gameplay, are almost identical to ''PAD''. Unlike the aforementioned examples above, Madhead blatantly proclaimed that their game was original, which [[InternetBackdraft led to a protest]]. Somehow, it is still going strong, and has had crossovers with Music/BigBang, Pili, PAD's rival ''VideoGame/MonsterStrike'', and even ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' months before PAD had its own KOF event.