History VideoGame / Tobal

''Tobal No. 1'' arrived on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation thanks to Dream Factory in 1996, being [[Creator/SquareEnix Squaresoft's]] first foray onto the console prior to the launch of their smash hit, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', for which ''Tobal'' actually started Square's [[PreviewPiggybacking practice]] of including demo [=CDs=] with their games. It was followed one year later by ''Tobal 2'', which expanded upon the original in just about every way, be it roster, graphics, or sheer scope.

* PigMan: Nork, the first boss; and Snork, his pint-sized playable incarantion.

%%* WidgetSeries

%%* BoobsOfSteel: Mary.

* OffModel: Chaco has two-tone, knee-length boots with matching long gloves in her official artwork and CG model, but her in-game model has the same kind of loose, short boots and gloves as the other characters, worn over solid-colored arm and leg coverings.

* PileBunker: A number of the walker robots in ''Tobal 2'' use one.

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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Chuji Wu.
* BattleInTheRain: The boss fight with Mufu.
* BigRedDevil: Ill-Goga fits the look, but not the temperament.
* BoobsOfSteel: Mary.
* CoolOldGuy: Fei Pusu.

* Excuse Plot

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Hom.
* {{Roguelike}}: ''Tobal No. 1'''s Quest mode
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Udan is the final boss.
* RPGElements: Quest mode, as can be expected.

* SuicideAttack: Hom can push the button on his back, turning himself off to lose the round.
* TailSlap: Ill-Goga.

* Title1: It doubles as the name of the fighting tournament taking place in the game.
* TomboyishPonytail: Epon.
* WidgetSeries

* NintendoHard: The main game's AI blatantly start reading your inputs only a few stages into the Tournament Mode, and even on Easy they gradually ascend into PerfectPlayAI. Quest Mode only amps it up where the RandomNumberGeod entirely decides your fate on which drops screw you over and which ones are worthwhile, as well as enemies scaling wildly to the point that by the second dungeon they'll start taking chip damage while dealing up to a third of your health in a single blow unless you level adequately.

* NintendoHard: The main game's AI blatantly start reading your inputs only a few stages into the Tournament Mode, and even on Easy they gradually ascend into PerfectPlayAI. Quest Mode only amps it up where the RandomNumberGenerator entirely decides your fate on which drops screw you over and which ones are worthwhile, as well as enemies scaling wildly to the point that by the second dungeon they'll start taking chip damage while dealing up to a third of your health in a single blow unless you level adequately.

%% * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Chuji Wu.
%% * BattleInTheRain: The boss fight with Mufu.
%% * BigRedDevil: Ill-Goga fits the look, but not the temperament.
%% * BoobsOfSteel: Mary.
%% * CoolOldGuy: Fei Pusu.

%% * Excuse Plot

%% * RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Hom.
%% * {{Roguelike}}: ''Tobal No. 1'''s Quest mode
%% * RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Udan is the final boss.
%% * RPGElements: Quest mode, as can be expected.

%% * SuicideAttack: Hom can push the button on his back, turning himself off to lose the round.
%% * TailSlap: Ill-Goga.

%% * Title1: It doubles as the name of the fighting tournament taking place in the game.
%% * TomboyishPonytail: Epon.
%% * WidgetSeries

%% * NoPronunciationGuide: There are quite a few ways to pronounce a name like "Chaco". Good luck figuring out which one is correct.

In fact, ''Tobal 2'' has the largest playable roster in any fighting game... ''ever'', at over '''''200 playable characters!''''' [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer Yes,]] ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer seriously!]]''

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: A huge number of playable characters in ''Tobal 2''. Strangely enough, there's no ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.

* OffModel: Chaco has two-tone, knee-length boots in her official artwork and CG model, but her in-game model has the same kind of loose, short boots as most other characters, worn over knee-high greaves.

%% * NiceHat: Gren Kutz and Udan.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Oliems is blue.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Chuji Wu.
* BattleInTheRain: The boss fight with Mufu.
* BigRedDevil: Ill-Goga fits the look, but not the temperament.
* BoobsOfSteel: Mary.
* CoolOldGuy: Fei Pusu.
* CreatorCameo: Tori-Bot, Akira's self-caricature, is a hidden character in both games named "Toriyama Robo".
* DancePartyEnding: ''Tobal 2'' has hidden win poses that involve the characters doing elaborate dances set to music. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3HhUV1Zu5M Observe.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: A huge number of playable characters in ''Tobal 2''. Strangely enough, there's no ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
* ExcusePlot
* HumanHammerThrow: Can be performed on Ill-Goga via their tail as a back-throw.
* KamehameHadoken: Characters get access to fireballs in ''Tobal 2''.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: ''Tobal 2'' has over '''''200 playable characters''''', the largest in any fighting game... ''ever''. And no, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer we're not joking]].
* NiceHat: Gren Kutz and Udan.
* NintendoHard: The main game's AI blatantly start reading your inputs only a few stages into the Tournament Mode, and even on Easy they gradually ascend into PerfectPlayAI. Quest Mode only amps it up where the RandomNumberGenerator entirely decides your fate on which drops screw you over and which ones are worthwhile, as well as enemies scaling wildly to the point that by the second dungeon they'll start taking chip damage while dealing up to a third of your health in a single blow unless you level adequately.
* NoPronunciationGuide: There are quite a few ways to pronounce a name like "Chaco". Good luck figuring out which one is correct.
* PigMan: Nork, the first boss; and Snork, his pint-sized playable incarantion.
* PileBunker: A number of the walker robots in ''Tobal 2'' use one.
* PressXToDie: Hom had a move where he touches the button on his back and shuts himself off, thus losing the round. It had no purpose other than suicide, though sometimes if you're fighting him, he'll do it himself, letting you win.
* PunnyName: Not Oliems, the Chicken Man himself, but his home planet is named "Kientakki"... Say it out loud a few times if you don't get it...
* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Hom.
* {{Roguelike}}: ''Tobal No. 1'''s Quest mode
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Udan is the final boss.
* RPGElements: Quest mode, as can be expected.
* SceneryPorn: ''Tobal 2'' really showed off some amazing effects while continuously running at 60fps.
* SignatureStyle: Like VideoGame/DragonQuest and VideoGame/ChronoTrigger before it, the characters in the Tobal universe were designed and illustrated by Creator/AkiraToriyama, so expect a few characters to look like they are ''Franchise/DragonBall'' characters wearing different clothes (Epon looks like a cross between Android 18 and Bulma, Gren looks like a blond Trunks, etc...)
* SuicideAttack: Hom can push the button on his back, turning himself off to lose the round.
* TailSlap: Ill-Goga.
* TimeSkip: ''Tobal 2'' jumps forward to 2045. Probably a {{Retcon}} though, as none of the returning characters look any older.
* Title1: It doubles as the name of the fighting tournament taking place in the game.
* TomboyishPonytail: Epon.
* WidgetSeries

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: ''Tobal 2'' has over 200 playables. That's not hyperbole.