History VideoGame / BlueDragon

* BellyDancer: In Episode 9 of ''Trials of the 7 Shadows'', the group comes across Donna and Reina, two twin dancers who have the power to steal the souls of jealous people. They were originally penniless on the streets, losing their money to other beautiful dancers until Mikheil offered the two Dragon Scales, which made them appear more beautiful and gave them their soul-stealing powers.

''Blue Dragon'' started out as a 2006 RolePlayingGame for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360, developed by several of the people behind the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series and the artwork of the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' franchise. It's basically Creator/AkiraToriyama, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and Creator/NobuoUematsu's[[note]]called the Square Dream Team by fans, as they previously collaborated on VideoGame/ChronoTrigger[[/note]] attempt at a ClicheStorm, after seeing how cliche {{RPG}}s had become.

A sequel/spin-off was produced for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS in 2009. It was called ''Blue Dragon Plus'', which is a StrategyRPG in [[HeroesUnlimited which nearly all of the supporting cast from the first game also gain Shadow magic powers and join the main party.]]

* ContagiousPowers: [[spoiler:Even after having the spheres that granted them their shadow powers taken away at the end of disc 2, the party is eventually able to resummon them due to the fact that they had become so accustomed to them by that point they can generate that power on their own now.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:Nene's plan of using the party to LevelGrind his own powers for him was practically flawless. The only thing he didn't count on was the party becoming so accustomed to their shadow powers by the point he takes them away that they could eventually resummon them even without the spheres they were gifted.]]

In ''Awakened Shadow'', the HubLevel becomes littered with inter-dimensional doors leading to a dozen [[BonusBoss Bonus Bosses]] that are nearly impossible to defeat in single-player, with some hidden dungeons that could have benefited the game's short main quest had they been included.

* NoobCave: The first "dungeon" area where you control Shu and the others is fairly short and mostly exists just to get you used to battling. It later houses the strongest non-DLC BonusBoss.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: During your trip in the Blizzard Cube, you'll fight enemies who are blue versions of each member of the Mighty Quartet and you eventually come across a room full of Destroy clones. During the end of the dungeon, they announce their intention to fuse with Destroy in order to become a powerful warrior in order to create a world of destruction and chaos.

* VillainousLegacy: Though [[spoiler:Destroy]] himself is gone by the end of the first game, the sequels establish that [[spoiler:clones of him exist. ''Blue Dragon Plus'' has Balaur use a CloneArmy of Destroys to defend him during his final boss fight and the Destroy Clones are a minor plot point in ''Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow''.

* {{Expy}}: In the anime, Legolas ([[Literature/TheLordoftheRings No, Not that Legolas]]) is an expy of [[Manga/DragonBall Hercule (Mr. Satan)]].

* ScratchDamage: Once you get [[spoiler:Destroy]] down to low health, he'll suddenly take only 1 damage from all attacks except ones that do FixedDamage, ensuring that you'll have to be much more strategic in order to finish the fight.

* StatusInflictionAttack: Some enemies and bosses have attacks that can inflict status effects, with notable examples being Poo Tycoon [[note]]Who if you're particularly unlucky can stunlock your entire party to death.[[/note]], Mistwalker[[note]]Whose attacks can inflict Confusion, causing the fight to drag on due to confused party members healing them with their attacks[[/note]] and [[spoiler:[[{{Superboss}} Arcane Dragon.[[note]]His Nightmare attack inflicts ''every'' status effect in the game, ensuring that you will be in critical condition if it connects.[[/note]]]]

* StatusInflictionAttacks: Some enemies and bosses have attacks that can inflict status effects, with notable examples being Poo Tycoon [[note]]Who if you're particularly unlucky can stunlock your entire party to death.[[/note]], Mistwalker[[note]]Whose attacks can inflict Confusion, causing the fight to drag on due to confused party members healing them with their attacks[[/note]] and [[spoiler:[[{{Superboss}} Arcane Dragon.[[note]]His Nightmare attack inflicts ''every'' status effect in the game, ensuring that you will be in critical condition if it connects.[[/note]]]]