Now. Shinigami wanted me to post this. Since she doesn't shut up about dragon quest. My experiment for Tumblr to Discord gif transfer has turned into a bizzare form of PTSD where I hated Dragon Quest so much based on my experiences with being banned from the community, that i didn't realise I missed out the most critical whump moments in DQ11. So fuck me on that one π€¦
I love you, Mia. I will NEVER leave you ever again but i do need to stay with the Luminary for the rest of the game
I found more YouTube videos of the game that I put in the ultimate whump collection playlist.
Now. Your party members can wear different outfits which they wear right through the cutscenes if you have them equipped before they happen which is very cool.
But anyway. This is Luminary with that eeer...I'm just gonna say, outlaw cloak. With nothing on his head, this scene becomes a lot more touching.
They fell off the cliff and into the water, where Jade then looks after the Luminary. Unfortunately for us whump fans... there's no whump comfort there. It's just, after they fall into the river, scene cuts to Luminary waking up in a shack where he's in bed, nothing very whumpy. You go to the door and Jade is there. Then scene cuts to them both wrapped up by the fire as Jade reveals an important piece of the hero's past.
Your hero is in fact a noble. He's a prince whom right from being a baby, he was being hunted down by some asshole who wanted the kingdom all to himself.
There's been various examples of DQ heroes being of royal blood. DQ8's hero is for instance, but you don't actually know that until waaaaaaaaaaaaaay towards the end of the game. He may be a low ranking royal guardsman at the castle he was taken into ever since he was a child who collapsed from a fever. But he's actually a dragovain prince. This revelation allows Eight (default name for the hero) to marry the princess. Otherwise she would have to marry some noble.
DQ1's hero (Alef) starts as some rando traveller. But he basically becomes forced to marry the princess he saves. Therefore making him a prince.
DQ2's hero (Allen i think his default name was from memory but I may be wrong) is a prince right off the bat.
DQ3's hero (Arusu but is formally known as Erdrick) is shockingly not a noble. They are a hero raised for the purpose of a destiny to save the world.
DQ4's Hero from what I know of, I honestly can't remember if they were noble or not. The Hero (Solo or Sofia depending on gender) is half Zenithian, who are a race of angelic esc. beings.
DQ5's Hero (madason) is a royal who ended up being forced to watch his father die then he became enslaved for years.
DQ6's hero (Rek) is a noble prince but there are actually two of him. The one you play as is actually a dream version of him or something like that.
My memory from my time as a dragon quest fan in the community has faded so much so that I honestly can't remember so many details. Like if the DQ7 and 9s heroes were noble (Auster in DQ7 and Nine in DQ9)
Ten's hero is another i have no idea about.
But yeah. Aside from that detail, here's the console version of the Luminary collapse scene
Originally DQ11 started on 3DS but that is exclusive only in Japan.
"It's.... it's.....s...s...so...c...c...c...cold....I....I'm...shutting......d..d...down"
It's even funnier how Eleven, who is like an android since he rarely shows any expression, and doesn't even shiver in the cold. Looks like Android 17 from Dragon Ball
Your party insists on carrying Lumin to a nearby shack. But you don't see them actually carry him as the scene cuts to Luminary waking up at the shack and players immediately control him just like the aftermath of the Jade protecting hero scene. In fact you NEVER see the characters in DQ11 carry an unconscious character at ALL in the game.
Like that gif i found that had Luminary carry an unconscious Erik, anything like that is fan made.
Like I keep saying before. Whump in Dragon Quest is a rarity because of how over the top jolly and lighthearted this series forces upon itself. To points where it's straight up cringe.
It also prefers to make it out that injury shouldn't be a key story focus point. Dragon Quest is all about cringey humour and heroic badassery, we don't have time for cutsy whump comfort! We must escape from the relentless law enforcement of Heliodor, who literally follow you EVERYWHERE.
I mean seriously. These guys are fucking master map navigators that spend waaay more time relentlessly pursuing a group of people then actually focusing on their own palace security in case... oh... I don't know... an imposter king might actually be on the throne, plotting the entire time to corrupt the kingdom in darkness.
Look. You can't even take the time to go for a piss before you see this motherfucker come charging towards you
STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU CRIMINAL SCUM! NO CLIFF IS GOING TO STOP ME FROM LOCATING EXACTLY WHERE YOU'LL WASH UP NEXT AND SEEK SHELTER FROM THE RAIN
You thought the Kanai Wardian peacekeepers were bad?
Then welcome to Erdrea. Where you'll ALWAYS be on the run from the law. No matter where you are... they WILL find you.
Taking a romantic stroll now, are we? Nah, not happening guys, you have violated his majesty's law by simply existing and walking free, surrender now! We are taking you all back into custody!
The King of Erdrea is so hellbent on making sure that the hero doesn't fulfill his destiny of being the Luminary. That he needs a FUCKING army of troops to chase the hero around the map while he sits on his throne likely watching the entire series of House Of The Dragon.
Your hero can't catch a break from this. He is branded as a darkspawn the moment he stands before the King. For a crime so awful, it makes Junko Endoshima look like the far more innocent one. His crime? Just existing. Being born. That's it.
Buuuuut instead of executing or attempting to kill the hero like a proper evil king would as if this was king heralds actions towards the birth of Jesus Christ. He's instead obsessed with throwing him in jail. So this entire time, where you are running from the medieval law, just like how in real life, they only want to haul you back home to prison and keep you there like you are a limited edition anime figurine collectible.
No! You may have defeated me, but you are still under arrest!
The Heliodorian royal guard are more relentless yet moreso intelligent than the cops of GTA. They won't kill on sight, but will do everything to track their suspects down to arrest them by any means possible. It's exactly like the guards of Elder Scrolls oblivion only they'll make goddamn sure that your ass is in jail, whether you are dead or alive.
Hmm. On second thought. Maybe they are just as bad in the intellectual department as the cops in GTA
SHIT! THEY HAVE A SHIP, ALL UNITS INITIATE IN PERSU.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH... *splash*
Who knows how many soldiers were killed during the great pursuit of the Luminary and his party.
Funnily enough. Right before that scene where Luminary faints, Hendrik just goes fuck it and walks off, like he's beginning to get tired of this playground shit
Not today, I have to go see my wife, it's her birthday. But tomorrow, definitely tomorrow
He had the PERFECT chance to arrest the hero right there as he faints from potential hyperthermia right behind him.
But no. He finally decided that he had far better things to be doing this time.
Unlike the last couple of times with his troops
Overall. Your hero can't even go out on a date with people in peace
Okay, we should be alright so long as we keep out of s....
STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM!
Okay. There's no way they'll find us in the sewers
Finally, we can now get on with our relaxing romantic getaway. Where shall we make love, Luminary? This field is perfect for just the two of us. Nothing is going to ruin this special mome...
NOT SO FAST, CRIMINAL SCUM!
Can you stop following me around everywhere, Hendrik....
FOR FIVE FUCKING MINUTES?!