History YMMV / DragonQuestMonstersTheDarkPrince

** [[TheStarscream Aamon]] is the traitorous adviser of Randolfo the Tyrant who would [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betray anyone]] for his {{ambition|Is Evil}} of becoming the ruler of Nadiria. Setting his eye on El Zetta's gems for its abilities, Aamon placed a curse on many elves that turned them into stone golems and [[FateWorseThanDeath has his minions keep controlling and enslaving them, resurrecting them when they are destroyed]]. Responsible for manipulating Psaro into desiring to [[KillAllHumans destroy humanity]], Aamon had Rose murdered so that Psaro would transform himself into a mindless beast with an incomplete Secret of Evolution that rampaged across Nadiria so that Aamon could fill the power vacuum. When the timeline has been reset and Aamon was confronted, Aamon cruelly mocked Psaro and his friends that by destroying stone golems they have play a crucial role in destroying elves. Even after being defeated, Aamon still made one last attempt at his ambition by trying to convince Randolfo into using the incomplete Secret of Evolution on Dolph the Destroyer.

* ThatOnePuzzle: Aamon's Sanctum has a multi-floor water level shifting puzzle that brings back memories of ''Ocarina of Time'''s infamous Water Temple, compounded by unskippable cutscenes for rotating the platforms and tons of bulky monsters to get in your way. Adding to the frustration is that if you miss a step or accidentally fall off a ledge, you have to start from the beginning.

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: For PVP and the main story, Krystalinda is considered the best spellcaster and Crack user in the game and the Overkilling Machine the best physical attacker, so expect to see these two pop up a lot.

* ContinuityLockout: People unfamiliar with ''Dragon Quest IV'' have found the story hard to follow, since it's from Psaro's perspective and much of what the heroes do and want are offscreen. Not helping things is Psaro's HeroicMime status, which makes what ''he'' wants and why are to follow unless you played the source game.

* MoodWhiplash: Because the events after clearing each Circle that comprise the main plot can be done in any order, they don't have any bearing on the events within the Circles themselves. This means that Rose often goes from being driven to tears trying in vain to convince Psaro to turn away from his desire for vengeance one moment, to being excited about arriving in a domain comprised entirely of candy seconds later.

** [[LightIsNotGood Azabel]] is a member of the otherwise benevolent Zenithian race that wants nothing less than to [[OmnicidalManiac set all of creation ablaze]]. [[KnightTemplar Seeking to purge the world of its sins]], Azabel created three abominations to rampage across the land so she could remake it [[InTheirOwnImage in her own image]]. Within a few days, Azabel had already destroyed half of the world before being sealed away by Zenith Dragon. When the seal is broken by Ludo, Azabel attempts to restart her maniacal quest of slaughtering all life in order to make her perfect world, [[{{Hypocrite}} all while being utterly blind to her own wickedness]].

* CompleteMonster: [[TheStarscream Aamon]] is the traitorous adviser of Randolfo the Tyrant who would [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder betray anyone]] for his {{ambition|Is Evil}} of becoming the ruler of Nadiria. Setting his eye on El Zetta's gems for its abilities, Aamon placed a curse on many elves that turned them into stone golems and [[FateWorseThanDeath has his minions keep controlling and enslaving them, resurrecting them when they are destroyed]]. Responsible for manipulating Psaro into desiring to [[KillAllHumans destroy humanity]], Aamon had Rose murdered so that Psaro would transform himself into a mindless beast with an incomplete Secret of Evolution that rampaged across Nadiria so that Aamon could fill the power vacuum. When the timeline has been reset and Aamon was confronted, Aamon cruelly mocked Psaro and his friends that by destroying stone golems they have play a crucial role in destroying elves. Even after being defeated, Aamon still made one last attempt at his ambition by trying to convince Randolfo into using the incomplete Secret of Evolution on Dolph the Destroyer.