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The fifth installment of the ''[[Dragon Quest (Video Game)|Dragon Quest]]'' series, and second in the Zenithian trilogy. Spanning some thirty years, you guide the [[Heroic Mime|Silent Protagonist]] from childhood to adulthood as he follows his father's quest for the Legendary Hero. Along the way, he chooses which of two ([[The Remake|or three]]) beautiful young women to take as his bride: his [[Childhood Friend Romance]] [[Tomboy|Bianca]], the [[Ojou|sweet and]] [[
A deeply moving and great story following a boy through his life, with the addition of [[Mon|Mons]] (for the better, and this game [[Older Than They Think|preceded]] [[Pokémon]]) an element not seen in other ''[[Dragon Quest (Video Game)|Dragon Quest]]'' games. [[Magnum Opus|It is the favorite of Yuji Horii]], the creator of the series, and stands as very nearly the [http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/dragon-quest-v-hand-of-the-heavenly-bride best-reviewed] and critically-respected game of the entire franchise.
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** Earlier than that, we have the "Harry's been kidnapped" plotline. {{spoiler|Turns out the kidnappers are on the [[Religion of Evil|Order of Zugzwang's]] payroll.}}
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: {{spoiler|''You!''}}
* [[Disc One Nuke]]: The Metal King Sword you can get at the Casino in Fortuna really IS [[Infinity
** Not only that, but get the Caravan and recruit a Golem, equip it on him and you already got a damned tank which can more or less just replace your hero.
*** Those two examples border on [[Game Breaker]], and the Golem is gotten a fair bit too late to be considered a DON. For some straighter examples that also fall under [[Crutch Character]], two monsters recruitable near the beginning are the Rotten Apple, which has amazing stats for that point in the game, but caps at level 20 (though is still fairly good for a while longer), and the Slime Knight, which is pretty much a second Hero for the party, though its stats tend to falter later on (when the Son fills the same role anyways, and is much better at it).
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* [[Fan Translation]]: Prior to the [[Nintendo DS]] [[R Emake]] this was the only way to play ''Dragon Quest V'' in English, in 2002 the final [[SNES]] translation patch was released and received with much joy, and in 2010 what many thought to be impossible happened, the [[PS 2]] version got a ''complete'' translation patch, an achievement to be proud and thankful of, due how ungodly hard and time consuming is to translate and patch a [[PS 2]] game, no wonder ''[[Dragon Quest V (Video Game)|Dragon Quest V]]'' for [[PS 2]] remains as one of the very few, and well known, originally [[No Export for You|Japan Only]] [[PS 2]] game to ever be graced with a translation patch.
* [[First Girl Wins]]: Bianca, if (when) you choose her.
* [[Five
** [[Big Bad]]: Grandmaster Nimzo, the human turned demon ruler of the Dark World. Worshipped as a god by the Order.
** [[The Dragon]]: Bishop Ladja, Nimzo's apparently Russian right hand who is [[Complete Monster|more evil than his boss]].
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** This is prevalent enough ALL the SNES guides in [[Game FAQs]] go with the Bianca route.
** Was thankfully radically changed in the DS remake: besides missing out some events or dialogues, picking a bride over the other two doesn't make anything particularly bad happen.
* [[Have You Seen My God?]]: {{spoiler|Everything starts to go wrong and the world goes to Hell after Zenithia crashes. God would step in and fix things, but gets stuck riding a minecart going in a circular route for 20 years. What's amazing is that this is almost a decade before [[Dogma]], and it's very unlikely that Dragon Quest V could've influenced it.}}
* [[A Hero Is Born]]: {{spoiler|And much later, Twin Heroes Are Born.}}
* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Subverted with the main character, as he's shown wielding a [[Simple Staff|staff]] both in his sprites and in official art. {{spoiler|When you consider that the heroes of the other eight games are all depicted as swordsmen, this could be foreshadowing the fact that he's NOT the hero! . . . At least, not the [[The Chosen One|LEGENDARY]] hero. Despite this detail, the story is still centered around him and he is classified as a Hero by many sources and wikis.}}
** Most of his weapons are still swords, though.
*** Averted in his special weapon, the dragonstaff. He's the only one who can equip it, it's only a little weaker than the Metal King sword, and in later works, he can be seen wielding it.
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: Along with naming your hero, you can rename your recruited monsters. You get to name your kids, too.
* [[Heroic Mime]]: The protagonist is silent like nearly all other ''Dragon Quest'' games. However, ''Dragon Quest V'' subverts this trope by later revealing that the [[Silent Protagonist]] is in fact {{spoiler|not the supposed Legendary Hero,}} but that it is his {{spoiler|rather talkative son.}}
** There's also the fact that early on in the game, when you meet {{spoiler|your future self}}, he's ''not'' silent. Neither is {{spoiler|your younger self}} when you meet him later in the game.
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** At the beginning of the game, Pankraz will suggest naming the main character Madason. If you actually choose that as your name, he will instead suggest [[Dragon Quest I (Video Game)|Er]][[Dragon Quest II (Video Game)|dri]][[Dragon Quest III (Video Game)|ck]].
** King Korol. [[Donkey Kong Country|Say it out loud.]]
* [[Shy Blue
* [[Silent Protagonist]]: {{spoiler|Well...yes...and no.}}
* [[Spare to The Throne]]: Appears twice.
** [[Royal Brat|Prince Harry's]] half-brother, Wilbur, never wanted to be king, but [[Wicked Stepmother|his mother]] orchestrates Harry's kidnapping, forcing Wilbur onto the throne so she can be Queen Dowager. When Harry returns ten years later, Wilbur is desperate to hand it over to him, and is completely ''stunned'' when Harry refuses.
** In Gotha, Albert only rose to the throne after his elder brother disappeared; though he has done a far better job than Wilbur, he's still a [[Reluctant Ruler]] who immediately tries to hand the reins over to the just-arrived heir, despite the fact that his newly rediscovered nephew has only just learned of his [[Secret Legacy]] and has had about ''zero'' training as a ruler. {{spoiler|Which may help further explain why ''his'' first act as ruler is to promptly disappear for ten years.}}
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Nimzo/Mirudraas/Mildrath. Ladja/Gema.
** King Korol/Ibul, Kon/Jami/Jahmi.
* [[Sprite Polygon Mix]]: In the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Video Game Remake]].
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