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The sixth ''[[
...And then are swiftly [[Curb Stomp Battle|defeated]]. To Murdaw, the three of you are nothing more than irritating flies; all you can do is watch helplessly as he dispatches your companions, then turns his attention towards you...
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Our heroes include:
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here|The Hero]], a [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|spiky-haired]] teenager who lives in the isolated village of Weaver's Peak with his sister Tania.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser|Carver]], a [[Bare
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Genki Girl|Ashlynn]], a [[Fiery Redhead]] [[Quest for Identity|searching for clues to her identity]].
* [[Bratty Half
* [[White
Has been [[Video Game Remake|updated for a DS re-release]], ''Realms of Revelation'', also known as ''Realms of Reverie'' for its European release. Like ''[[
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* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: The wells in this game can get ridiculous. Some have houses in them [[Department of Redundancy Department|with their own well next to them]]. Somnia Castle's well is a dungeon cavern accessible by boat!
* [[Affably Evil]]
* [[All Just a Dream]]
* [[Already Done for You]]
* [[Anti
* [[Beef Gate]]: The Somnia Castle well dungeon can be partially accessed before you get full access to it, back when you are about 10-15 levels too weak for it.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]:
*
** {{spoiler|Even worse, those who have played [[Dragon Quest IV
* [[Broken Bridge]]: To almost artistic levels thanks to the use of interlocking "no-go" terrain for the boat (land, bridges
* [[Call Back]]: As in ''[[
* [[Can't Drop the Hero]]: Strangely, this applies to Ashlynn as well as the Hero, despite the fact that all events involving her are optional, and, like even the Hero, it is optional to have her in the main party of four. This may be a failed attempt to avoid the player being [[Strangled
* [[Chekhov's Boomerang]]
* [[Continuity Cameo]]: {{spoiler|The bonus dungeon includes cameos from ''[[
* [[Cool
* [[Cool Ship]]:
** Also a [[Shout Out]] to {{spoiler|''[[Little Nemo]]''}}.▼
** Or how about a {{spoiler|FLYING BED}}?
* [[Copy Protection]] - Playing an unpatched pirate copy results in the opening dream sequence looping over and over infinitely. ▼
* [[Crapsack World]] - The Dread Realm/Dark World, so much so that literally just ''being'' there smacks you with a massive stat penalty until a certain event.▼
▲* [[Copy Protection]]
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]] - You vs. Murdaw at the start of the game. Also, {{spoiler|Nokturnus vs. Mortamor if you can beat Nokturnus in under 20 turns.}}▼
▲* [[Crapsack World]]
* [[Cut and Paste Environments]] - The bonus dungeon.▼
▲* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] - {{spoiler|Nokturnus, the [[Bonus Boss]], has not one, but ''two'' moves that '''''ignore [[Game Breaker|Defending Champion]]'''''}}▼
* [[Deal With the Devil]] - {{spoiler|Terry ultimately sells his soul to become the strongest swordsman. Then you [[Defeat Means Friendship|beat him up]].}}▼
▲* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
▲* [[Deal
* [[Demon Lords and Archdevils]]
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]
* [[Disc One Final Dungeon]]
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]
* [[Dropped a Bridge
▲* [[Do Not Call Me Paul]] - Captain Blade of the Somnian army really does not like his original name "Rusty".
* [[Dub Name Change]]:
▲* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]] - {{spoiler|Captain Rusty's punishment for (correctly) vouching for your identity is to be sent to the front line, an act tantamount to a death sentence; and Ella's apparent final fate is to be sold as a slave, in a world where slavery equals certain death, and the Mayor outright states that nearly every single traveling merchant (such as the one who "bought" Ella) has been picked off by the rapidly increasing monster attacks.}} Subverted {{spoiler|on both counts: If you return to Port Haven after defeating Murdaw, you'll find that Ella has returned and is reunited with Johan, while the mayor that sold her has left the town in grief over his mistake; and Rusty turns up again in the dread realm, having been abducted there instead of killed (or rather, his dream world "Blade" persona does, but it suggests Rusty may still be alive).}}
*
** Minor characters now also have their names changed, mostly to botanical themes or [[Punny Name|Punny Names]].
** Most strikingly, puff-puff also received this. It is not a [[Bowdlerise|Bowdlerization]]; the context is still there, unlike in ''[[
** The Spanish translation also changes a lot of names, with the most notably being Terry's rename to Norris, likely because [[Chuck Norris|he can use Roundhouse Kick]].
* [[Electric Jellyfish]]: The Man O' War enemies (which are clearly just [[Palette Swap|Palette Swapped]] Healslimes) produce electricity from their tentacles during their attack animations.
* [[Elemental Punch]]: The Flame Slash, Lightning Slash, Kacrackle Slash, and Gust Slash abilities.
* [[Escort Mission]]: What "Howard the Coward" has every right to be afraid of.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Dhuran, one of the 4 Dread Fiends, heals your team prior to battling you, claiming it's no fun for him to fight [[Worthy Opponent|strong foes]] in their weakened state.
* [[Evil Is Not a Toy]]:
* [[Expy]]: Dhuran shares many similarities to [[Final Fantasy IV|Rubicante]].
* [[Five
** [[Big Bad]]: Archfiend Mortamor.
** [[The Dragon]]: Murdaw.
** [[The Brute]]: Blackmar.
** [[Evil Genius]]: Dhuran.
** [[Dark Chick]]: Jamirus.
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]]: The... Hero.
** [[The Lancer]]: Ashlynn.
** [[The Big Guy]]: Carver.
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Nevan.
** [[The Chick]]: Milly.
** [[The Sixth Ranger]]: Terry.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Ashlynn, ''so much''.
* [[Global Airship]]: The white Pegasus.
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: As is normal for ''[[
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]
* [[I Am Who?]]
* [[I Have No Son]]
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Especially in the Isle o' Smiles arc, it is implied that monsters eat people. Why else do they call their captives "meat."
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]
* [[Infinity
* [[Jerk
* [[Kick the Dog]]
* [[Lost Forever]]
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]:
*
**
* [[Loyal Animal Companion]]: In one dream city, you see a man grieving at the grave of someone he calls his best friend and master; when you visit the real world equivalent, it turns out he is in fact the departed's dog.
* [[Magic Knight]]
* [[Magikarp Power]]
▲* [[Magic Knight]] - Several character classes combine both magic and fighting ability, most notably the Paladin, Armamentalist, and Hero classes.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Carver fits this mold, with excellent HP and strength but the lowest speed of any human PC. So does the Warrior class, which boosts HP, strength
* [[My God What Have I Done]]: {{spoiler|Both Ivy and the Mayor of Port Haven eventually realize how horrible they were to allow Ella to be enslaved. Ivy because she only wanted Ella out of the way so she could be with Johan but not actually wanting to hurt her, and the Mayor for realizing that he sold an innocent girl to slavery.}}▼
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]: Ivy doesn't go as far as murder, but she does try to defame her. And she succeeds, until you become visible and are able to tell the mayor what really happened.
▲* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: {{spoiler|Both Ivy and the Mayor of Port Haven eventually realize how horrible they were to allow Ella to be enslaved. Ivy because she only wanted Ella out of the way so she could be with Johan but not actually wanting to hurt her, and the Mayor for realizing that he sold an innocent girl to slavery
* [[Mythology Gag]]: A meta example. Those in the west who played the first ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters (Video Game)|Dragon Quest Monsters]]'' will ''finally'' be able to learn the full story behind {{spoiler|Dhuran and the Masked Swordsman.}}▼
* [[Mythology Gag]]:
** In a bookshelf in Port Haven, there's a diary written by either the PC of ''[[Dragon Quest V (Video Game)|Dragon Quest V]]'' or someone in an extremely similar situation, debating who to marry.▼
▲*
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: In-universe example: The prisoner in Arkbolt says this about the growling of the Hacksaurus in the cell next to him. Yes, he ''actually says'' the phrase "nightmare fuel". Carver also names [[Pretty Spry for A Dead Guy]] in party chat after talking to the guard guarding the Hacksaurus's cage. Evidently one of the translators was a troper who couldn't resist...▼
▲** In a bookshelf in Port Haven, there's a diary written by either the PC of ''[[
* [[Non Indicative Name]]: You'd think that the Armamentalist skill Lightning Slash and the Luminary skill Lightning would be Lightning-elemental, but they aren't. They actually share the same element as the Bang line of spells.▼
▲* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: In-universe example: The prisoner in Arkbolt says this about the growling of the Hacksaurus in the cell next to him. Yes, he ''actually says'' the phrase "nightmare fuel". Carver also names [[Pretty Spry for
* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: {{spoiler|Mortamor was the one who created the link between the Real and Dream Worlds, so when he dies, the link is destroyed along with him.}}▼
▲* [[Non
* [[Not the Fall That Kills You]]: Our heroes can survive falling several yards into the other world through a chasm completely unscathed. Even earlier, they can survive a multiple-story fall in a cave.▼
▲* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: {{spoiler|Mortamor was the one who created the link between the Real and Dream Worlds, so when he dies, the link is destroyed along with him
* [[Not Quite the Right Thing]]: In Scrimsley, telling Amos about {{spoiler|his transformations}} might ''seem'' like a good idea, despite the game's reluctance to let you, but if you do so, {{spoiler|he'll have left town by the time you get back}}.
▲* [[Not the Fall That Kills You]]: Our heroes can survive falling several yards into the other world through a chasm completely unscathed. Even earlier, they can survive a multiple-story fall in a cave.
* [[Only Six Faces]]: A major criticism of the game at the time
* [[Oracular Urchin]]: Nevan is a male example who changes his tune about your party ''slightly'' after sensing your importance. Also, much earlier, {{spoiler|Tania is briefly possessed by the Mountain Spirit - actually Rubiss - and encourages you to get going on your epic quest already
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: While the mermaids in this game physically resemble Western mermaids, the Japanese legend that mermaid meat grants eternal youth also exists.
* [[Overrated and Underleveled]]: Terry suffers from this
* [[God Was My Co
* [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]]: When it comes to leveling vocations (not so much [[Character Level|Character Levels]]; [[Metal Slime]]-infested areas would be better for that), the Spiegelspire has relatively weak monsters when it is accessible in the game (assuming you aren't underleveled), but lacks the level requirements of most areas in the game, so beating monsters up here is a quick way to master vocations. It's even possible to zoom there for an easy way to get to and from Alltrades Abbey from there.
* [[Prestige Class]]: A number of vocations like Gladiator, Armamentalist, Paladin, Sage, Ranger
* [[Rape
▲* [[Prestige Class]]: A number of vocations like Gladiator, Armamentalist, Paladin, Sage, Ranger, and Luminary require mastering basic jobs first. The Hero class one-ups them by requiring mastery of the ''advanced'' jobs, {{spoiler|and Dragon and Liquid Metal Slime require special items, except for the ''actual'' dragon and liquid metal slime you can recruit}}.
* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: The mermaids.
▲* [[Rape As Drama]]: {{spoiler|Milly's past, which involved her father selling her to the Gandino family, who in turn sold her to the former King of Felonia, who had a whole harem of slave girls used as dancers (and possibly worse things, as there exists a room in the castle that was once his "private pleasure chamber"). Given that Milly is on pins and needles the entire time she is in Felonia (as evidenced by party chat) or whenever Felonia is even ''mentioned'', this trope may well be in play. Even if rape is never mentioned, the implication is still there, and Milly herself refuses to talk about it. The whole thing is not helped by the fact that there's a very good chance Milly was quite young when she was sold as a slave, if the mention of Terry being a very young boy at the time is any indication.}}
* [[
*
** In the [[Updated Rerelease]], there are a number of "Slime Buddies" for you to do little sidequests for. Each joins after their respective quest is done.
* [[Ship Tease]]: Ashlynn and Milly hint throughout the game that the Hero and Carver are their types, respectively. {{spoiler|In the ending, Milly outright says that Carver is her type, and King Somnius acts as [[Shipper
* [[Shout
* [[Skippable Boss]]: {{spoiler|Averill
* [[Slippy
** Mt. Snowhere.
** Along with not one, but TWO dungeons that have [[Frictionless Ice]].
* [[Spell My Name
** Which is a borderline [[Regional Bonus]]/[[Broken Base]] for non-Japanese speakers who have debated her name since
* [[Star
**
** {{spoiler|[[The Hero]] and Ashlynn at the end of the game}}.
* [[Stealth
* [[Stealth Pun]]: So stealthy that this troper isn't certain it's there. Milly and Terry are brother and sister. Try putting their names together.
* [[Squishy Wizard]]
* [[Taken for Granite]]: This is what Murdaw does to intruders.
* [[Teens Are Short]]: Though canonically fifteen, Prince Howard's sprite looks very similar to the "little kid" sprite.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: The guy in the striped shirt in the {{spoiler|Greedmore Valley}} event ({{spoiler|at least in the "bad" cycle}}) trips over his bootlaces twice running for the {{spoiler|Sage's treasure}}. He decides to ignore it after the second time, declaring "I'm living dangerously!" Of course, he ends up being
* [[Third Person Person]]
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: King Falle of Castle Graceskull. When the world is under attack by monsters, what does he do?
* [[Took a Level
* [[Used to Be
* [[Useless Useful Spell]]: Most of the large pick of status based spells in the game are useless due to not being effective on bosses and sub-bosses. Also some attack spells are also not as useful as they could be, due to only hitting more than one enemy when they are grouped. But of course, your party is always considered a group meaning when a enemy casts your whole party can take massive damage.
* [[Under the Sea]]
* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|Voluntary Shapeshifter]]
* [[Wasted Song]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non
** The fact that humans see nothing wrong with going out and killing mermaids for their meat (or using them as tourist attractions) despite the fact that they look like beautiful women with mermaid tails shows that this trope is clearly in effect.
** When Terry joins your party, you get asked whether you want to boot someone from the party to make room for him, but when the monsters join, they're automatically sent off to the party planning place.
** If you have a slime-only party at Slimeopolis, you're not allowed to battle without your "master" present.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Dhuran considers you this. Nice to be respected, even by a Dread Fiend, isn't it?
* [[Yakuza]]
* [[You All Look Familiar]]
* [[You Can See Me?]]: From the party when they first meet Milly, and from Ashlynn when the party first meets her.▼
* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]:
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: The hero.
* [[You Know What They Say]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Ashlynn during Party Chat after talking to an old man in the first Somnia after defeating Murdaw for the first time.▼
▲* [[You Can See Me]]: From the party when they first meet Milly, and from Ashlynn when the party first meets her.
▲* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: {{spoiler|Entering the well in the ruins of Graceskull will send you back in time to the events that destroyed it every time you enter it, but you can't save it. A bard on the castle top says this as well. At least in the DS remake you can save a Mottle Slime...}}
* [[Youkai]]: On Mt. Snowhere lives a Yuki-onna named Gerda.
▲* [[You Know What They Say]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Ashlynn during Party Chat after talking to an old man in the first Somnia after defeating Murdaw for the first time.
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]:
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