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Dragon View (also known as Drakkhen II or Super Drakkhen) is a video game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in November 1994. Although it bears little resemblance to its predecessor Drakkhen, it utilizes the same pseudo-3D overworld system for which the series is most famous. Other features of Dragon View are its side-view Action RPG hybrid gameplay (used when exploring more detailed areas such as towns and dungeons), its well-translated second-person storyline and its emphasis on player-driven "free" exploration.

Tropes used in Dragon View include:

All Deserts Have Cacti
Beef Gate: Sssssssort of. Travel too far in the wrong direction, and you'll find yourself on the wrong side of the curb.
Big Bad: Argos the Wizard.
- The Man Behind the Man: Until you meet Giza.
Bullfight Boss: Piercia and the Efreet do screen-clearing charges in retaliation for being damaged.
Damsel in Distress: Katarina.
Dead Little Sister: For Giza.
Early Bird Boss: Piercia, with her habit of ramming you almost every time you hit her. You're going to need good reflexes.
Face Palm of Doom: Administered to Alex, care of Giza.
Fire, Ice, Lightning: The magic rings.
The Hero: Alex.
Hopeless Boss Fight: Giza in Keire Temple.
Improbable Weapon: The Hyuza, which resembles the drunken love child of a boomerang and an axe.
Lady Land: Miraj.
Let's Play: An in-depth one by a one "My Name Is Kaz".
- This Troper found Sir Eldric IV's play through of Dragon View to be absolutely Hysterical.
Level Up Fill Up: Did you just barely make it through that last Random Encounter, and need a quick breather? Sucks to be you.
Mirror Match: The first enemies in the Sektra Temple are water clones of Alex. Thankfully, they only use the sword.
Nintendo Hard
Precision-Guided Boomerang: The Hyuza again.
Roar Before Beating: Most of the bosses.
Scary Scorpions: There are Mook scorpions on the very first dungeon, and their extensible stings are very annoying.
- There's also the dungeon's boss Piercia.
Second Person Narration: Arguably an effective use.
Shout-Out: To Airplane! of all things:

As Alex finishes a training regimen
Damme: Since you're in such a good mood... How 'bout 30,000 more!
Alex: Your jaw drops, and your smile fades, "Surely you jest!"
Damme: Ha ha... gotcha! And don't call me 'Shirley'!

The Starscream: The Demon Knight is not very giddy about having to serve a human.
Sword Plant: Used during Alex's casting animations and, by proxy, as a Blade Brake when you first encounter Giza.
Underground Monkey: A lot of the enemies past the halfway point in the game are, sadly, palette swaps.

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-''Dragon View'' (also known as ''Drakkhen II'' or ''Super Drakkhen'') is a video game released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in November 1994. Although it bears little resemblance to its predecessor, ''Drakkhen'', it utilizes the same pseudo-3D overworld system for which the series is most famous. Other features of ''Dragon View'' are its side-view Action RPG hybrid gameplay (used when exploring more detailed areas such as towns and dungeons), its well-translated second-person storyline, and its emphasis on [[Wide Open Sandbox|player-driven "free" exploration]].
+''[[Dragon View]]'' (also known as ''Drakkhen II'' or ''Super Drakkhen'') is a video game released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in November 1994. Although it bears little resemblance to its predecessor ''Drakkhen'', it utilizes the same pseudo-3D overworld system for which the series is most famous. Other features of ''Dragon View'' are its side-view Action RPG hybrid gameplay (used when exploring more detailed areas such as towns and dungeons), its well-translated second-person storyline and its emphasis on [[Wide Open Sandbox|player-driven "free" exploration]].
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-=== Dragon View provides tropes such as: ===
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 * [[All Deserts Have Cacti]]
 * [[Beef Gate]]: Sssssssort of. Travel too far in the wrong direction, and you'll find yourself on the [[Oh Crap|wrong side]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|of the curb]].
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 ** {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]: Until you meet Giza}}.
 * [[Bullfight Boss]]: Piercia and the Efreet do screen-clearing charges in retaliation for being damaged.
-* [[Dead Little Sister]]: {{spoiler|For Giza.}}
+* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Katarina.
+* [[Dead Little Sister]]: {{spoiler|For Giza}}.
-* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Katarina
 * [[Early Bird Boss]]: Piercia, with her habit of ramming you almost every time you hit her. You're going to need good reflexes.
 * [[Face Palm of Doom]]: {{spoiler|Administered to Alex, care of Giza}}.
 * [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: The magic rings.
+* [[The Hero]]: Alex.
-* [[Goddamn Bats]]: ''IMPS''. Flying, capable of knocking you back during platforming areas, and the best time to hit them? When they're ''laughing at you'' after a successful attack.
 * [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: {{spoiler|Giza in Keire Temple}}.
 * [[Improbable Weapon]]: The Hyuza, which resembles the drunken love child of a boomerang and an axe.
+* [[Lady Land]]: Miraj.
-* [[Level Up Fill Up]]: Did you just ''barely'' make it through that last [[Random Encounter]], and need a quick breather? [[Averted Trope|Sucks to be you]].
 * [[Let's Play]]: [http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Dragon%20View/ An in-depth one] by a one "My Name Is Kaz".
 ** This Troper found [[Sir Eldric IV]]'s play through of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9EQqFFOocU Dragon View] to be absolutely Hysterical.
+* [[Level Up Fill Up]]: Did you just ''barely'' make it through that last [[Random Encounter]], and need a quick breather? [[Averted Trope|Sucks to be you]].
-* [[The Hero]]: Alex.
-** [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]
-* [[Lady Land]]: Miraj.
-* [[Nintendo Hard]]
 * [[Mirror Match]]: The first enemies in the Sektra Temple are water clones of Alex. Thankfully, they only use the sword.
+* [[Nintendo Hard]]
 * [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]: The Hyuza again.
 * [[Roar Before Beating]]: Most of the bosses.
 * [[Scary Scorpions]]: There are [[Mook]] scorpions on the very first dungeon, [[Goddamn Bats|and their extensible stings are very annoying]].
-** There's also the dungeon's boss, [[King Mook|Piercia]].
+** There's also the dungeon's boss [[King Mook|Piercia]].
 * [[Second Person Narration]]: Arguably an effective use.
 * [[Shout-Out]]: To ''[[Airplane!]]'' of all things:
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 '''Damme:''' Since you're in such a good mood... How 'bout 30,000 more!
 '''Alex:''' ''Your jaw drops, and your smile fades'', "Surely you jest!"
-'''Damme:''' Ha ha... gotcha! And don't call me 'Shirley'! }}
+'''Damme:''' Ha ha... gotcha! And don't call me 'Shirley'!}}
 * [[The Starscream]]: The Demon Knight is not very giddy about having to serve a human.
-* [[Sword Plant]]: Used during Alex's casting animations  {{spoiler|and, by proxy, as a [[Blade Brake]] when you first encounter Giza}}.
+* [[Sword Plant]]: Used during Alex's casting animations {{spoiler|and, by proxy, as a [[Blade Brake]] when you first encounter Giza}}.
 * [[Underground Monkey]]: A lot of the enemies past the halfway point in the game are, sadly, palette swaps.
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 [[Category:Dragon View]]
+[[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
+[[Category:Video Game]]
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