History VideoGame / DungeonDefenders

The game was released on the October 19, 2011, through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, and is available for PC, UsefulNotes/XBox360 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, with support for cross-platform play. Two free-to-play versions (Dubbed ''First Wave'' and ''Second Wave'') have been released for iOS and Android devices, which support microtransactions to quickly obtain extra mana. For those on the PC, Trendy Entertainment has released a source development kit for modders to play with, though mods can only be used on open servers. In addition, Trendy provides special events and items as well as regular updates and patches.

** [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Heavy, The Medic, The Pyro, and The Engineer]] are all available as pets when the game is bought off UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}, and the ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device is a level 30 Huntress weapon. The trailer shows the characters from ''Dungeon Defenders'' using the portal gun to make a portal into a [=TF2=] game and pulling characters through it.

* GoofyPrintUnderwear: The Squire doesn't wear any pants, for some reason and simply has heart-patterned underwear. This may be a reference to Videogame/GhostsNGoblins. In the sequel, he now wears pants but has no chest armor, meaning he now wears a Goofy Print Undershirt.

** Many of the weapons are also such; you will find everything from a [[Franchise/StarWars Wookie bowcaster]] to the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Master Sword]] to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud's sword]]. Also [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Chainswords]].

* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Seems to be inverted. The apprentice is pretty strong early on, but seems to lag behind the squire in terms of towers, and relies mostly on his towers for the bulk of his damage due to being a GlassCannon and being unable to jump into the fray like the squire/monk can.

* DressedToPlunder: This is an alternate outfit for the Squire in the Halloween 2011 Costume Pack DLC.

* SchizoTech: In the same tavern you could have a Wizard's Apprentice that shoots bolts of magical death from a staff, A Squire that beats things to death with a good ol' fashioned {{BFS}}, a monk that shoots energy blasts from his palms while stabbing things with a BladeOnAStick...and then a huntress that carries proximity detonated satchel bombs and packs a [[GatlingGood hot pink Gatling Gun]] or a gun that [[FlatWhat shoots spinning sawblades in a V-shape pattern]]. Not to mention the modern day security camera and [[spoiler: high definition TV.]]

* MsFanservice: The Huntress comes complete with a [[BareYourMidriff bared midriff]], a [[ShakingTheRump rump-shaking dance]], a hint of JigglePhysics, and a dangerously low miniskirt.

* BareYourMidriff: The Huntress, the Countess (female Squire), Initate (female Monk), Adept (female Apprentice), and Ranger (male Huntress).

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: The Slice n Dice traps. So much. Also the Squire's spin attack.

* BecomeARealBoy: A throwaway line in Series EV's backstory.

** The sequel takes it UpToEleven, with its ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' crossover, which has the Terrarian Dryad as a playable character in Dungeon Defenders 2, plus a map that is effectively a 3D version of one of ''Terraria'''s maps, complete with the Eye of Cthulhu as a boss. ''Terraria'' gains enemies and assets from ''Dungeon Defenders II'' in kind.

** Everything from ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland''. [[Franchise/HarryPotter And]] [[Franchise/FinalFantasy we]] [[Franchise/StarWars mean]] ''[[UpToEleven everything.]]''

* SchizoTech: In the same tavern you could have a Wizard's Apprentice that shoots bolts of magical death from a SimpleStaff, A Squire that beats things to death with a good ol' fashioned {{BFS}}, a monk that shoots energy blasts from his palms while stabbing things with a BladeOnAStick...and then a huntress that carries proximity detonated satchel bombs and packs a [[GatlingGood hot pink Gatling Gun]] or a gun that [[FlatWhat shoots spinning sawblades in a V-shape pattern]]. Not to mention the modern day security camera and [[spoiler: high definition TV.]]

* MsFanservice: The Huntress comes complete with a [[BareYourMidriff bared midriff]], a [[ShakingTheRump rump-shaking dance]], a hint of JigglePhysics, and a [[PantyShot dangerously low miniskirt]].

* {{Meganekko}}: The Adept wears cute-looking big round glasses.

* BaldOfAwesome: The Monk.

* The Monk; Mezzing and Crowd Control. The Monk sets up large areas which cause StandardStatusEffects to enemies and provide useful buffs to teammates. His weapons are spears and an energy-blast from his hand, and he can generate further status effects in an area around himself.

** Everything from ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' to ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland''. [[Franchise/HarryPotter And]] [[Franchise/FinalFantasy we]] [[StarWars mean]] ''[[UpToEleven everything.]]''

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: When the game was initially released, the Huntress was the only female character in the group. The {{DLC}} releases addressed this by adding new female classes.

* Series EV (DLC); JackOfAllStats RobotGirl. Capable of equipping two weapons at once from the Huntress' or Apprentice's weapon pools and switching between them at will, her buildings are beams/lasers with a variety of effects, and variable lengths when placed (they cost the same amount of mana no matter what, but longer beams take up more [[ArbitraryHeadcountLimit defense units]]). Can place holographic (and explosive) decoys, or use mana to power a [[FrickinLaserBeams massive laser]].

* MsFanservice: The Huntress comes complete with a [[BareYourMidriff bared midriff]], a rump-shaking dance, a hint of JigglePhysics, and a [[PantyShot dangerously low miniskirt]].

** Many of the weapons are also such; you will find everything from a [[Film/StarWars Wookie bowcaster]] to the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Master Sword]] to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud's sword]]. Also [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Chainswords]].