Dungeon Keeper: Difference between revisions

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** The first non-tutorial level, Snuggledell, is the peak of this, as a [[Game FAQs]] walkthrough and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy8WZlmlxN4 a playthrough video] both note that the AI has a particular tendency to not build any sort of army. Indeed, by the time you reach the enemy keeper, they'll most likely only have an imp and a fly. [[Idiot Ball|That's right, the enemy keeper expects to win with a level 1 fly and a level 1 imp]].

** The first game's method of trap and door production is horrendous and unpredictable. The sequel massively remedies this, along with other complaints.

* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Horned Reapers (In DK1). [[Lightning Bruiser|Incredibly fast, monstrously powerful]], and [[Game Breaker|capable of reducing all but the mightiest of heroes to shreds]], but he's so damn ''[[Hair Trigger Temper|touchy]]'' that he's every bit as likely to [[Turned Against Their Masters|turn on you]], kill your other minions and start trashin' your dungeon if you do anything, ''anything'' to annoy him.

* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Horned Reapers (In DK1). [[Lightning Bruiser|Incredibly fast, monstrously powerful]], and [[Game Breaker|capable of reducing all but the mightiest of heroes to shreds]], but he's so damn ''[[Hair-Trigger Temper|touchy]]'' that he's every bit as likely to [[Turned Against Their Masters|turn on you]], kill your other minions and start trashin' your dungeon if you do anything, ''anything'' to annoy him.

** [[Our Angels Are Different|Dark Angels]] in DK 2. Again, they're [[Lightning Bruiser|fast and powerful]], with an arsenal of deadly and destructive spells at their disposal, but they only appear when you build a 5 by 5 temple, which is ''incredibly'' expensive, and what's more it only summons two of 'em. You need to build ''more'' incredibly expensive temples to get any more. Also, the temple's large water pool has a tendency to trap imps and other creatures which regularly traffic through the area. It seems they are 'pushed in' when there are too many people around, but I can't really explain it - it just happens.

* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Wizards and Warlocks are ineffectual and squishy at Level 1. They are amazingly powerful ranged support units once they reach the later levels.

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** Leads to a [[Game Breaker]]: In the original, 16 of the 20 levels has an item that lets you carry a creature over to the next level. In the first level where you unlock the torture chamber, you can torture the lord of the land (the boss unit of every level) to make him switch to your side. Which means you can start almost every subsequent level with a ''maxed out boss unit'' as your [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. Unlike Horny, the lord of the land is much less fickle, and almost as strong.

* [[Baleful Polymorph]]: The method of torturing enemy wizards involves the torturer stealing the wizard's staff and rapidly turning them into a frog and back over and over.

** The game's ending cutscene features {{spoiler|the Avatar shackled to a wall while trolls party it up and loot the castle. One of them finds a magic staff and tests it out on the captured foe, turning the Avatar into a comely female troll wearing nothing but lipstick and a [[Visual Innuendo|pearl necklace]]. While the former god of all that's good tries to cover her new bust, the trolls laugh and make gestures to indicate that she's in for a [[I Have You Now My Pretty|rough night]]. "Baleful" indeed...}}

** The game's ending cutscene features {{spoiler|the Avatar shackled to a wall while trolls party it up and loot the castle. One of them finds a magic staff and tests it out on the captured foe, turning the Avatar into a comely female troll wearing nothing but lipstick and a [[Visual Innuendo|pearl necklace]]. While the former god of all that's good tries to cover her new bust, the trolls laugh and make gestures to indicate that she's in for a [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|rough night]]. "Baleful" indeed...}}

* [[Being Tortured Makes You Evil]]: Keep people in the torture chamber long enough and they will work for you. This includes The Avatar in the first game.

** It's a great way to build up your army if creature supplies are otherwise limited, or you've exceeded the maximum number of creatures you can bring out of your portals. Plus you get the satisfaction of seeing the heroes get hacked down by the last party they sent down...

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** If you beat the Lord of the Lands in [[DK 1]], and imprisoned him, keep him around (that is, alive and unconverted to the good cause). When you finish the level, you'll get another kind of bonus stage entirely, Keeper...

* [[Booby Trap]]: Poison Gas, Spikes, Electricity, [[Indy Escape|Giant Rolling Boulders of Doom]], and more.

* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: The player, and all his little evil minions.

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: The player, and all his little evil minions.

* [[Convection Schmonvection]]: Wooden bridges cannot be built over lava, but stone bridges are just fine.

** In the second game, you can build wooden bridges over lava... they just won't last five minutes.

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* [[Electric Torture]]: One of several ways of torturing captured heroes.

* [[Endless Game]]: My Pet Dungeon mode, which essentially gives you a patch of land to build your dungeon on, a couple of imps, a hero dispenser where you can dole out enemy attacks as you please, and then leaves you to your own devices. Each area has a preset goal which, when met, unlocks a new area to build another dungeon on, but the player can still stay and take care of his old dungeon at his leisure.

* [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Chickens]]: You hatch these to keep your monsters fed, and can transform enemies into chickens with a spell.

* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]: You hatch these to keep your monsters fed, and can transform enemies into chickens with a spell.

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: The Mentor, when briefing you about the land above in the first game, seems both revolted and amazed at the peaceful, happy, non-violent lives the peasants are able to lead.

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* [[Fastball Special]]: Giants and bile demons have a 'dwarf-chucking' ability in the second game.

* [[Glass Cannon]]: Wizards, Warlocks, and Mistresses.

* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]- How can you piss off the Horned Reaper?, let's count the ways...

* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]- How can you piss off the Horned Reaper?, let's count the ways...

** Not paying him on time.

** Forcing him to mix with your converted knights.

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** Trying to make him research.

** Trying to make him train.

** [[~~Mortons~~ Fork|Leaving him with nothing to do]].

** [[Morton's Fork|Leaving him with nothing to do]].

** In short, doing *anything* except fighting, praying, and sleeping makes the Horned Reaper angry. On the other side, give him something hostile to fight [[Blood Knight|and he'll instantly leap to maximum mood]].

* [[Holiday Mode]]: Actually a full moon mode.

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** This is required in one of the bonus levels, as it's the only way to navigate the large enemy maze.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: The game's selling point is that you're the [[Big Bad]].

* [[What the Hell Player]]: "Your dungeon has an excess of Mistresses. There's a name for Keepers like you..."

* [[What the Hell, Player?]]: "Your dungeon has an excess of Mistresses. There's a name for Keepers like you..."

* [[You Require More Vespene Gas]]: You'll be burning through mana like a skinny kid through cake in #2. Which is nice, because spending gold on spells was a bit rough on one's bank account.

** In fact, once you gain access to the money conjuring spell in [[DK 2]], you can have as much gold as you want if you're willing to wait for your mana to recharge.