History VideoGame / DragonQuestV

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Nera speculates this is why she fell in love with the main character. If you marry her, in the party chat, a conversation after the wedding features her admitting that even though she always knew Crispin had feelings for her, something drew her to the Hero when she first saw him.

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Nera speculates this is why she fell in love with the main character. If you marry her, in the party chat, a conversation after the wedding implies that [[spoiler:destiny flat out ''overrode'' her feelings for Crispin in favor of the main character]].

Spanning some thirty years, you guide the [[HeroicMime Silent Protagonist]] from childhood to adulthood as he follows his father's quest for the Legendary Hero. Along the way, he chooses which of two ([[TheRemake or three]]) beautiful young women to take as his bride: His {{childhood friend|Romance}} [[{{Tomboy}} Bianca,]] the [[{{Ojou}} sweet and sheltered Flora / Nera,]] or Flora/Nera's [[RichBitch commanding]] sister, [[{{Tsundere}} Debora.]] She then joins his travels and gives him [[HalfIdenticalTwins two lovely children]] who prove vital to the world's future...

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Not so much in the original, but in the DS version, it's hard not to feel bad for King Korol when Nimzo has Ladja execute him in an excessively brutal fashion.]]

** [[spoiler:The player character and his wife]] are stuck as a [[TakenForGranite statue]] for eight years. And to make things even more horrible, [[spoiler:you get to watch a kid grow up, and then get kidnapped.]] It is explicitly stated that they were aware of everything that was occurring during that time. [[spoiler:Though, Debora in the in-game chat comments that the 10 years as a statue just flew by for her, but whether or not she was acting tough due to her personality or telling the truth is not clear.]]

* CallBack: Various characters classes change on the Stats screen over the course of the adventure. In particular, the main character's class changes more than anyone else. Just after leaving the first continent after the events of Coburg, the main character's class changes to a familiar one - [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIV The Master of Monsters.]] That's right, for a brief moment he shares a class with Psaro the Manslayer!

** Flora is a SquishyWizard BlackMage, with less physical strength and health than Bianca, but access to the powerful Kaboom spell, which Bianca can't use. She even has Midheal for healing options.
** Debora is a MightyGlacier WhiteMage, of all things, with only one offensive spell (Kasizzle) but much higher physical stats than the other girls and more powerful weapon options.
* CrutchCharacter: Some of the monsters, like the Rotten apple, start out strong, but they're hampered by: slow stat growth and an early maximum level cap. Ditto with Pankraz.
* CurbstompBattle: Pankraz deals this to any monsters that come in your way, including the BigBad's goons. It's definitely warranted considering how you weak you are as a child. [[spoiler: When he's forced to be beaten to death for the sake of your life, it takes a ''long'' time for Ladja’s minions to get his HP to zero, highlighting just how much stronger he is compared to them.]]

** Ladja's giant instant kill fireball of {{D|oomyDoomsOfDoom}}OOM. The animation used for said giant instant kill fireball is also used for the Kafrizzle spell. Considering that Kafrizzle is a ''really'' powerful single-target spell (often over 150 damage, which is a ''lot'' in this game), it could potentially be just as deadly outside of cutscenes. Also worth noting that both victims were already beaten to near death either by the party or his bodyguards.

** A few other monsters can become this if you luck into recruiting one, particularly the Metal Slime (of course) and the Dancing Jewel/Goodybag, the latter of which actually had decent recruitment odds. The Metal Slime doesn't really need explanation; the Goodybag, meanwhile, can be a bit hampered by the low Wisdom random AI at times, but when you have 180 Defense with gear ''at recruitment time'', near-blanket immunity to all elements, and get Kaswoosh at your (low) level cap, who even cares?

* EncounterRepellant: Holy Water and the Repel/Holy Protection spell will repel weaker monsters.

* EvilChancellor: [[spoiler:Chancellor Jeeves of Gotha. When he finds out that you're the kingdom's missing prince and about to claim the throne, he arranges for monsters to kidnap your wife and lure you away so he can take the throne himself.]] [[EvilIsNotAToy He does get what's coming to him, though.]]

* GottaCatchThemAll: While you can't recruit ''every'' monster in the game, you can recruit many, many more than you're likely to ever actually ''use''. You can at least catch one palette of every monster. The Big Book of Monsters tells you what monsters can be recruited, and the chances.

** Hey, Hero! Your mother's alive and waiting to be saved! [[spoiler:Oh wait, you just meet her and she just got Kafrizzled by Ladja... But she survived! Only to get zapped by Nimzo... Ow.]]

* LickedByTheDog: The hero, by a wild sabrecat. [[spoiler:It turns out to be his and Bianca's pet "kitty" from childhood.]] Ironically, the people of the town that the sabrecat was terrorizing think that it means the protagonist planned the whole thing.

* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: [[spoiler:Grandmaster Nimzo and Bishop Ladja]] try to kill the "Legendary Hero" because they believe that one of the Hero's children (preferrably the son) would grow up to be the true Chosen One. Since the children have been well-hidden by the residents of Gotha Castle, Ladja has to [[spoiler:[[TakenForGranite petrify both the Hero and his wife]]]] and wait until the child grows up. As a statue, [[spoiler:the Hero is sold to the Porgie family, and is [[AndIMustScream forced to watch]] as their child, [[PunnyNames Georgie]], grows up... and then gets mistaken for TheChosenOne and kidnapped by monsters... all the while the twins are growing up sheltered until they find their father and restore him to flesh and blood, and they would soon save the day... with help from the Hero's son, of course]].

* PetBabyWildAnimal: Saber, the Great Sabrecat. Differs from the usual in that [[spoiler:it's the villain who does the ShooTheDog bit to turn him feral, but years later he recognizes his old master and rejoins him for the rest of the game]].

** Flora/Nera is a model maiden: demure, compassionate, good with children and animals... and she is scion of an ancient aristocratic family. Unusually, for once, her type is significantly ''less'' popular among the Japanese fanbase than her romantic rival, largely due to the GuiltBasedGaming of the original version.

* RandomEncounters: In keeping with the first ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games, ''Dragon Quest V'' for {{UsefulNotes/SNES}} was no different, the random encounter rate is just absurd, making LevelGrinding absolutely unecessary for average players; the Nintendo DS and [=PS2=] versions thankfuly toned down the encounter rate, but they were released in times where RandomEncounters became a DiscreditedTrope, so no reason to piss off modern and old frustrated gamers.

* ReligionOfEvil: The Order of Zugzwang endeavors to break the Demon Lord Nimzo out of the Dark World so he can conquer the surface world.

* ShooTheDog: [[spoiler:After killing your father and kidnapping both you and Prince Harry]], Ladja lets your pet Sabercat loose to get rid of it.

* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:The hero and his wife.]] are turned to stone by Bishop Ladja. During the Time Skip, [[spoiler:the Hero]] was sold off by treasure hunters and became a lawn ornament. He's eventually restored to normal by his children and begins searching for his wife.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Order of Zugzwang in the third generation. You can find a catechism of their leader. Your character might even agree with the material.

* RedemptionPromotion: Though not all recruitable monster allies are that useful as the game goes on, or even at all, they will ''invariably'' end up stronger than they were as enemies if you take the time to level up, if they don't get boosted above their enemy stats just by joining your party.

* RandomEncounters: In lieu with the first ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games, ''Dragon Quest V'' for {{UsefulNotes/SNES}} was no different, the random encounter rate is just absurd, making LevelGrinding absolutely unecessary for average players; the Nintendo DS and [=PS2=] versions thankfuly toned down the encounter rate, but they were released in times where RandomEncounters became a DiscreditedTrope, so no reason to piss off modern and old frustrated gamers.

* HeroesPreferSwords: Subverted with the main character, as he's shown wielding a [[SimpleStaff staff]] both in his sprites and in official art, foreshadowing the fact that [[spoiler:he's NOT the Chosen Hero]]. However, his special weapon is the dragonstaff. He's the only one who can equip it, it's only a little weaker than the Metal King sword, and in later works, he can be seen wielding it.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Nera/Flora and her children have dark-blue hair.
** Prince Harry and his son have ''neon green'' hair.

* CallBack: Various characters classes change on the Stats screen over the course of the adventure. In particular, the main character's class changes more than anyone else. Just after leaving the first continent after the events of Coburg, the main character's class changes to a familiar one - [[DragonQuestIV The Master of Monsters.]] That's right, for a brief moment he shares a class with Psaro the Manslayer!

* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Due to the DS remake, where Bishop Ladja becomes responsible for basically everything that goes wrong in the hero's life.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Order of Zugzwang in the third generation.
** You can find a catechism of their leader. Your character might even agree with the material!
* WolverineClaws: Debora's starting weapon, as well as another set you can pick up later.
* WorldOfPun: ''They're everywhere.'' And they're not unique to the localization, either.
** That's the RunningGag for the American localization of the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Nera / Flora and her children. Also, Prince Harry has ''neon green'' hair.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:King Korol is left to die by Nimzo after losing to the party. TheRemake manages to make it even ''more'' humiliating for him; see YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness below.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: As if to hammer the point home that the Order of Zugzwang are evil bastards, [[spoiler:they intend to murder all of their slaves once their citadel is completed in order to cover their tracks]].

** In Gotha, Albert only rose to the throne after his elder brother disappeared; though he has done a far better job than Wilbur, he's still a ReluctantRuler who immediately tries to hand the reins over to the just-arrived heir, despite the fact that his newly rediscovered nephew has only just learned of his SecretLegacy and has had about ''zero'' training as a ruler. [[spoiler:Which may help further explain why ''his'' first act as ruler is to promptly disappear for ten years.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** Mirudraas or Mildrath? Jami or Jahmi? The official localization offers no answers, as they went for full DubNameChange into Nimzo and Kon.
* SpritePolygonMix: In the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS VideoGameRemake.

** Your daughter as well.

* ThemeNaming: The official English translation of the DS remake gives several villains chess-related titles, such as Kon the Knight, Slon the Rook, and the final boss, Grandmaster Nimzo, who is named after a real-life grandmaster of chess (see ShoutOut). Allies of theirs that are just {{Palette Swap}}s of randomly encountered enemies follow the naming pattern of (name of non-{{Palette Swap}}ped version) Pawn.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Bianca and Nera.
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: Pankraz's sword.]]
** Don't forget [[spoiler: Madalen's locket.]]

* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:The hero and his wife.]]

%%* [[PregnantBadass Badass Pregnant]]: Your spouse can be this if she's in your battle party in the mountain passage on the way to Gotha.

%% * ReligionOfEvil: The Order of Zugzwang.

* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Nera.

* JustAStupidAccent: Sancho's accent implies that his native language is Spanish, but aside from in the Spanish translation of the game (for obvious reasons), he never speaks it in full sentences. Bianca's accent dings this for some people, as well, slipping between British-English and Australian.
** For the record, Sancho uses Mexican Spanish in the Spanish translation.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Pankraz and Mada. Also Korol, shockingly enough.]]
* LampshadeHanging: Instead of "as long as you both shall live", marriage vows are sworn "for so long as you both shall be resurrected from death in the church".
** Or, in the DS version, talk to Deborah in the third act if you married someone else. She'll say that you missed your chance with her, unless you [[ResetButton had a switch to turn back time]] and [[SavePoint confessed your love to her to a priest]] or something.

* MasterOfIllusion: Queen Ferz.
* MeaningfulName: The game's subtitle, ''Hand of the Heavenly Bride'', serves as one, and not just in the fact that the marriage of the protagonist is a major element of the game. [[spoiler: It's in that using the term of "protagonist" is more accurate than "Hero" in this instance, as he's ''not'' the Hero, nor is there some hidden twist that reveals him to be such. No, the three potential brides in question are the ''actual'' Hero descendants, and only through their marriage with him is the next Hero, his son, born.]]

* MissingMom: Mada. [[spoiler:Later, your wife joins her.]]

* MonsterAllies: Which must be [[DefeatMeansFriendship beaten first]] in battle.
* MonsterProtectionRacket: The player is accused of this [[spoiler:after the events at Hay]].

* OfficialCouple: The main character/Bianca in the commercials for all three releases. See for yourself. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVN1qqXPG4s]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jkQ-KfV6_E]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7wes33VMnE&feature=related]]
** And the characters in the game [[GuiltBasedGaming nudge you like crazy]] to [[spoiler: pick Bianca as your wife. The crazy thing is, the ShipTease continues, '''even after you marry''' Nera or Debora.]]

* PrinceCharmless: Prince Harry starts out as a total SpoiledBrat with a FreudianExcuse; in his defense, he's about ''six'', and he gets better.
%% * ProperLady: Flora/Nera. Unusually, for once, her type is significantly ''less'' popular among the Japanese fanbase than her romantic rival, largely due to the GuiltBasedGaming of the original version.
%% ** Debora mentions this trope by name, but refuses to fall into it.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: As usual for this series.
** Also slightly played with, due to the fact that said royals leaving tends to result in a kingdom not doing too well when they're gone, and many characters questioning whether taking off and leaving the kingdom without a ruler is a smart thing to do when they have so many subjects already willing to help.
* SealedEvilInACan: Bjorn the Behemoose.

* ShooTheDog: Ladja tries to do this to your pet Sabercat. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]

---> Zzz...
---> Sisterzzz are doing it for...
---> Zzz...

*** Later on, when the player actually collects the ring, the standard Get Item message box is altered slightly -- instead, it says "It's the Circle of Life", a line direct from the song.

* HeroicMime: The protagonist is silent like nearly all other ''Dragon Quest'' games. However, ''Dragon Quest V'' subverts this trope by later revealing that the [[HeroicMime Silent Protagonist]] is in fact [[spoiler:not the supposed Legendary Hero]], but that it is his [[spoiler:rather talkative son]].

* HopelessBossFight: The very first fight against Bishop Ladja. He actually secretly regenerates about 200 HP per turn, which is far more than ([[LevelGrinding most]]) characters can deal at that point in the game. Even if you manage to beat him, the game continues as if you lost. And besides, once the main character dies, the battle ends.

* ImprobableAge: The hero starts his adventuring career at ''six''. His children, on the other hand, wait until the ripe old age of eight.

* IWillFindYou: The whole main plot resolves around this.

* AHeroIsBorn: [[spoiler: And much later, Twin Heroes Are Born.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: Subverted with the main character, as he's shown wielding a {{s|impleStaff}}taff both in his sprites and in official art. [[spoiler: When you consider that the heroes of the other eight games are all depicted as swordsmen, this could be foreshadowing the fact that he's NOT the hero! . . . At least, not the [[TheChosenOne LEGENDARY]] hero. Despite this detail, the story is still centered around him and he is classified as a Hero by many sources and wikis.]]
** Most of his weapons are still swords, though.
*** Averted in his special weapon, the dragonstaff. He's the only one who can equip it, it's only a little weaker than the Metal King sword, and in later works, he can be seen wielding it.

* FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler:The hero's life goes down the drain the moment his father is killed.]]
** Whenever Bishop Ladja shows up, things go ''south'' for everyone.