History Anime / DoraemonNobitasTheLegendOfTheSunKing

* ThoseTwoGuys: Takao and Moka, the two Mayana guards who are always seen together, from challenging Tio (with Nobita-as-Nobisuke joining in) to a football match to later witnessing Kuku's abduction alongside Tio.

''Doraemon: Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King'' is a 2000 anime film, the 21st movie in the Manga/{{Doraemon}} franchise based on the installment of ''Manga/DoraemonsLongTales'' of the same name. It was notably the first Doraemon movie to be released in [[UsefulNotes/The2000s the 2000s]].

In an alternate universe exists the ancient, Mesoamerican-inspired kingdom of Mayana, where her Queen is cursed into an eternal slumber by an evil witch, Ledina. The young prince of Mayana, Tio (who looks ''exactly'' like Nobita, somehow), feels like he isn't ready for the throne yet, avoiding his responsibilities while the threat of Ledina looms in the horizon.

Meanwhile, Nobita and friends are prepping for their school play, a stage adaptation of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' with the help of Doraemon's Universal Stage Set, only to repeatedly screw up during rehearsals. A pissed-off Gian decide to "borrow" the Universal Stage Set for himself, and when Nobita and Doraemon tries getting it back, a struggle accidentally leads to having the Stage Set creating an interdimensional portal. One that leads from Tokyo to Mayana, with Nobita and Doraemon stumbling into the Mayana jungles, encountering Prince Tio (who started off by attacking Nobita thinking he's an imposter) before having Prince Tio being interested in swapping places with Nobita, just for a day. After a bunch of hijinks, Doraemon, Nobita, and their friends Shizuka, Suneo and Gian all arrive in Mayana as well, where they will inevitably assist the prince in overthrowing Ledina's curse, save Mayana from destruction, and gain friendships lasting forever in the process.

!!''Doraemon: Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King'' contain examples of:

* BlindedByTheLight: [[spoiler:The climax has the eclipse finally happening, and Ledina deciding to use Nobita as sacrifice since Prince Tio is too far away... but luckily Nobita is still wearing the pendant Kuku gave him earlier (under the impression that she's giving a gift to Prince Tio, whom she had a crush on). The last beam of light before the eclipse bounces off the pendant and gets reflected into Ledina's face, blinding her long enough for Nobita to suddenly grab Ledina's dagger-holding hand and [[ManBitesMan bite her with enough force to make her drop the weapon]].]]

** Early on in the manga, Doraemon's Exploring Ball probe launched underwater to track down the kidnapped Kuku gets knocked out by the giant crocodile (who serves the Animal Master), breaking their trail. [[spoiler: Later on Master Ishmal whom had fallen into a canal emerged alive, after grabbing hold on - you guessed it - the Exploring Ball probe]].
* ChekhovsSkill: The football match where Nobita and Tio takes on Takao and Moka, and winning, serves as a set-up for another epic moment [[spoiler: near the end, when Suneo managed to knock the skull used for rituals out of Ledina's hands, saving Nobita and Tio, both Nobita and Tio quickly uses the skull as an impromptu ball as they kicks it around the sorceress, ending with Tio kicking the skull into Ledina's stomach knocking her off a ledge]].
* CoDragons: Ledina have three of these serving her - the Animal Master [[TheBeastmaster who can control animals to hunt down his foes]], the Medicine Master whose herbs can [[MasterOfIllusion create painful, deadly illusions]] and the Spear Master, the personal guard of Ledina who DualWield spears.
* CollapsingLair: [[spoiler: After her defeat and realizing her ritual had failed, Ledina, in a last-ditch attempt to kill Nobita and Tio, grabs a nearby block from a corner and pulls it, triggering a mechanism which causes the pyramid to collapse. Both Nobita and Tio starts fleeing, with Tio tripping and Nobita grabbing his hand, swearing to never let go, but eventually they're saved by Ledina's giant condor which had been fed one of Doraemon's Momotarō capsules and is now obediant to the heroes]].

** In their first encounter, when Prince Tio sees Nobita and mistakens him for an imposter, he instinctively attacks Nobita leading to both of them falling into a muddy creek. Doraemon pulls them both out and they're utterly unrecognizable from each other.

* DeepSleep: The fate that befell Prince Tio's mother right before the start of the story, as result of Ledina's curse, and she had been sleeping for ''years'' while the Prince seeks a cure. And later as Ledina's forces abducts Kuku for the sacrifice, she curses Kuku to be in a similar deep sleep as well. [[spoiler: Kuku's sleep was eventually awakened as Prince Tio kisses her after the rescue, and at the end of the story, with Ledina defeated and de-powered, the curse on the Queen is gone as well, with Tio's mother at his side during his coronation]].
* DisguisedInDrag: While hanging around Mayana within Prince Tio's presence, Nobita have to pose as a girl named Nobitsuke while wearing a wig and dress in order to avoid confusion within the city. Gian and Suneo as usual takes the opportunity to make fun of him, much to Nobita's chagrin.

* GiantFootOfStomping: The giant Mayan statue-hybrid managed to land a foot on Doraemon and gang (''all of them!'') with a single stomp, with Nobita in particular being SquashedFlat. But then they realize something's amiss when they're still alive.

* HumanSacrifice: Since this story is set in a Mayan-inspired world... much of the story have Ledina intending to sacrifice the Prince of Mayana, Tio, for attaining ultimate power. Earlier on Nobita (whom had assumed the role of the prince after swapping places with Tio for a day) interrupts a sacrificial ceremony, saving a young woman about to be flung to her death in a rain ceremony by using Doraemon's weather-control machine to summon another rain.
* IdenticalStranger: Nobita and Prince Tio looks exactly like each other, for unexplained reasons (since they're respectively a Japanese grade schooler and a prince from an ancient Mayan kingdom).
* IHaveYourWife: Ledina's minons abducted Kuku, the LoveInterest of Prince Tio (though he doesn't realize his true feelings for Kuku first) with the demands that unless Prince Tio surrenders himself to Ledina for the sacrificial ritual, she will sacrifice Kuku in his place.
* ISurrenderSuckers: When Ledina demands for Nobita (whom she thinks is Prince Tio) to be her sacrifice in exchange for Kuku, Nobita seemingly relents... [[spoiler:only to take out a spare Three-Dimensional Pocket and pull out the Switching Blanket to have Kuku switch places with an Olmec head before his escape. Unfortunately, he doesn't go far when Ledina furiously sics her condor on him.]]

** The Animal Master's minions include large, deadly eagles, two of them which knocked Prince Tio unconscious and then grabs and lift him all the way towards Ledina's stronghold. Prince Tio regains consciousness and breaks free, and falling into the darker depths of the forest.

** There's a giant Olmec head which starts talking when approached by Nobita and friends. [[spoiler: But that turns out to be an illusion created by the Medicine Master]].

* {{Mayincatec}}: The buildings, houses and various structures in Mayana follows the classical depiction of Mayan architecture. There are also stone lions, serpents, giant Olmec heads and pyramids used for performing human sacrifices.
* NatureTinkling: When the gang reaches a river and started feeling thirsty for a drink, Doraemon takes out one of his gadgets which converts water into fruit juice, making fresh beverages for everyone. But in the middle of enjoying their beverages, Gian, with a mouthful of river-water-turned-orange-juice, turns around and sees Nobita taking a piss ''[[CoolClearWater upstream]]''. '''[[SpitTake PFFFT]]'''!

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The Animal Master's personal steed is a ''massive'' crocodile behemoth, the beast is prompted to chase the heroes with the intention of him devouring everyone alive after [[spoiler: the Animal Master’s vultures abducts Tio]]. But Doraemon saves the day by [[spoiler: flinging an entire pack of Super Balloon Gum into the giant crocodile's chomping mouth. The swallowed gum inflates within the beast, [[InflatingBodyGag swelling the croc up like a balloon and leaving him helplessly floating up into the skies]]((much to the Animal Master's shock))]].

* PrinceAndPauper: The entire premise of the adventure, revolving around Nobita the regular teenager and Prince Tio of an ancient Mayan kingdom - two InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals - swapping their roles.

* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The TerribleTrio serving Ledina, Animal Master, the Medicine Master and the Spear Master, who challenges Tio and his friends while en route to Ledina's lair.

* TakeMeInstead: Prince Tio, realizing he's too late to stop the sacrifice and that Nobita - which is his first ''true'' friend - is about to be sacrificed by Ledina, reveals he's the true prince of Mayana and he's the one to be sacrificed.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Takao and Moka, the two Mayana guards whom are always seen together, from challenging Tio (with Nobita-as-Nobisuke joining in) to a football match to later witnessing Kuku's abduction alongside Tio.

** Early on, Doraemon's Exploring Ball probe launched to track down the kidnapped Kuku gets knocked into a river by the giant crocodile serving the Animal Master into a deep canal, breaking their trail. [[spoiler: Later on Master Ishmal whom had fallen into a canal emerged alive, after grabbing hold on - you guessed it - the Exploring Ball probe]].

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The Animal Master's personal steed is a ''massive'' crocodile behemoth, the beast is prompted to chase the heroes with the intention of him devouring everyone alive after [[spoiler: the Animal Master’s vultures abducts Tio]]. But Doraemon saves the day by [[spoiler: flinging an entire pack of Super Balloon Gum into the giant crocodile's chomping mouth. The swallowed gum inflates within the beast, []InflatingBodyGag swelling the croc up like a balloon and leaving him helplessly floating up into the skies]]((much to the Animal Master's shock))]].

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The Animal Master's personal steed is a ''massive'' crocodile behemoth, the beast is prompted to chase the heroes with the intention of him devouring everyone alive after [[spoiler: the Animal Master’s vultures abducts Tio]]. But Doraemon saves the day by [[spoiler: flinging an entire pack of Super Balloon Gum into the giant crocodile's chomping mouth. The inflating gum stretches his body, []InflatingBodyGag swelling out the croc like a balloon and is left to float up into the skies]]((much to the Animal Master's shock))]].

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The Animal Master's personal steed is a ''massive'' crocodile behemoth, which he sic on the heroes with the intention of devouring everyone alive after [[spoiler: his vultures abducts Tio]]. But Doraemon saves the day by [[spoiler: flinging the Super Balloon Gum into the giant crocodile's mouth, making the whole monster [[InflatableBodyGag swell like a balloon and float into the skies]], much to the Animal Master's shock]].

* IdenticalStranger: Nobita and Prince Tio looks exactly like each other, for unexplained reasons (since they're respectively a Japanese teenager and a prince from an ancient Mayan kingdom).

Meanwhile, Nobita and friends are prepping for their school play, a stage adaptation of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' with the help of Doraemon's Universal Stage Set, only to repeatedly screw up during rehearsals. A pissed-off Gian decide to "borrow" the Universal Stage Set for himself, and when Nobita and Doraemon tries getting it back, a struggle accidentally leads to having the Stage Set creating an interdimensional portal. One that leads from to Mayana, with Nobita and Doraemon stumbling into the Mayana jungles, encountering Prince Tio (who started off by attacking Nobita thinking he's an imposter) before having Prince Tio being interested in swapping places with Nobita, just for a day. After a bunch of hijinks, Doraemon, Nobita, and their friends Shizuka, Suneo and Gian all arrive in Mayana as well, where they will inevitably assist the prince in overthrowing Ledina's curse, save Mayana from destruction, and gain friendships lasting forever in the process.

Meanwhile, Nobita and friends are prepping for their school play, a stage adaptation of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' with the help of Doraemon's Universal Stage Set, only to repeatedly screw up during rehearsals. A pissed-off Gian decide to "borrow" the Universal Stage Set for himself, and when Nobita and Doraemon tries getting it back, a struggle accidentally leads to having the Stage Set creating an interdimensional portal. One that leads from to Mayana, with Nobita and Doraemon stumbling into the Mayana jungles, encountering Prince Tio (who started off by attacking Nobita thinking he's an imposter) before having Prince Tio being interested in swapping places with Nobita, just for a day. After a bunch of hijinks, Doraemon, Nobita, and their friends Shizuka, Suneo and Gian all arrives in Mayana as well, where they will inevitably assist the prince in overthrowing Ledina's curse, save Mayana from destruction, and gain friendships lasting forever in the process.

* BlindedByTheLight: The climax has the eclipse finally happening, and Ledina deciding to use Nobita as sacrifice since Prince Tio is too far away... but luckily Nobita is still wearing the pendant Kuku gave him earlier (under the impression that she's giving a gift to Prince Tio, whom she had a crush on). The last beam of light before the eclipse bounces off the pendant and gets reflected into Ledina's face, blinding her long enough for Nobita to suddenly grab Ledina's dagger-holding hand and [[ManBitesMan bite her with enough force to make her drop the weapon]].

* ChekhovsGun: Early on, Doraemon's Exploring Ball probe launched to track down the kidnapped Kuku gets knocked into a river by the giant crocodile serving the Animal Master into a deep canal, breaking their trail. [[spoiler: Later on Master Ishmal whom had fallen into a canal emerged alive, after grabbing hold on - you guessed it - the Exploring Ball probe]].

* CollapsingLair: [[spoiler: After her defeat and realizing her ritual had failed, Ledina, in a last-ditch attempt to kill Nobita and Tio, grabs a nearby block from a corner and pulls it, triggering a mechanism which causes the pyramid to collapse. Both Nobita and Tio starts fleeing, with Tio tripping and Nobita grabbing his hand, swearing to never let go, but eventually they're saved by Ledina's giant falcon which had been fed one of Doraemon's Momotarō capsules and is now obediant to the heroes]].

** The Animal Master's minions include large, deadly vultures, two of them which knocked Prince Tio unconscious and then grabs and lift him all the way towards Ledina's stronghold. Prince Tio regains consciousness and breaks free, and falling into the darker depths of the forest.

* VileVulture: The Animal Master sends vultures to attack the group, and one of them kidnaps Tio.

* ISurrenderSuckers: When Ledina demands for Nobita (whom she thinks is Prince Tio) to be her sacrifice in exchange for Kuku, Nobita seemingly relents... [[spoiler:only to take out a spare Three-Dimensional Pocket and pull out the Switching Blanket to have Kuku switch places with an Olmec head. Unfortunately, Ledina furiously has her condor capture Nobita before he escapes.]]

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Prince Tio's animal companion, Poporu. Imagine a fluffy, cuddly hamster... enlarged to the size of a football.

* VileVulture: Ledina sends vultures to attack the group, and one of them kidnaps Tio.

** Subverted in the ending when [[spoiler: Ledina's falcon, having been fed one of Doraemon's Momotarō capsules, saves Nobita and Tio by grabbing them with its talons before they fall to their deaths atop Ledina's CollapsingLair]].

* {{Fainting}}: [[spoiler: Kuku]], having the curse affecting her broken and awakening from her DeepSleep, thanks to Prince Tio kissing her... and then she sees Nobita AND Tio before her.

Meanwhile, Nobita and friends are prepping for their school play, a stage adaptation of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' with the help of Doraemon's Universal Stage Set, only to repeatedly screw up during rehearsals. A pissed-off Gian decide to "borrow" the Universal Stage Set for himself, and when Nobita and Doraemon tries getting it back, a struggle ends up having the Stage Set creating an interdimensional portal. One that leads from to Mayana, with Nobita and Doraemon stumbling into the Mayana jungles, encountering Prince Tio (who started off by attacking Nobita thinking he's an imposter) before having Prince Tio being interested in swapping places with Nobita, just for a day. After a bunch of hijinks, Doraemon, Nobita, and their friends Shizuka, Suneo and Gian ends up in Mayana as well, where they will inevitably assist the prince in overthrowing Ledina's curse, save Mayana from destruction, and gain friendships lasting forever in the process.

** The Animal Master's minions include large, deadly vultures, two of them which knocked Prince Tio unconscious and then grabs and lift him all the way towards Ledina's stronghold. Prince Tio regains consciousness and breaks free, and ends up falling into the darker depths of the forest.
** Subverted in the ending when [[spoiler: Ledina's falcon, having been fed one of Doraemon's Momotarō capsules, ends up saving Nobita and Tio by grabbing them with its talons before they fall to their deaths atop Ledina's CollapsingLair]].

* BlindedByTheLight: The climax has the eclipse finally happening, and Ledina, deciding to use Nobita as sacrifice instead during the eclipse... but luckily Nobita is still wearing the pendant Kuku gave him (under the impression that she's giving a gift to Prince Tio, whom she had a crush on). The last beam of light before the eclipse bounces off the pendant and gets reflected into Ledina's face, blinding her long enough for Nobita to suddenly grab Ledina's dagger-holding hand and [[ManBitesMan bites her with enough force to make her drop the weapon]].

* ChekhovsSkill: The football match where Nobita and Tio takes on Takao and Moka, and winning, serves as a set-up for another epic moment when [[spoiler: near the end, when Suneo managed to knock the skull used for rituals out of Ledina's hands, saving Nobita and Tio, both Nobita and Tio quickly uses the skull as an impromptu ball as they kicks it around the sorceress, ending with Tio kicking the skull into Ledina's stomach knocking her off a ledge]].

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: [[spoiler: With Ledina defeated, her cronies arrested and her curse on Mayana lifted, the film then ends with the coronation of Prince Tio, the true King of Mayana]]. Sadly, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye Nobita and friends aren't there to see it]].

Meanwhile in Japan, Nobita and friends are prepping for their school play, a stage adaptation of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' with the help of Doraemon's Universal Stage Set, only to repeatedly screw up during rehearsals. A pissed-off Gian decide to "borrow" the Universal Stage Set for himself, and when Nobita and Doraemon tries getting it back, a struggle ends up having the Universal Stage Set creating a portal. One that leads from Japan to Mayana, with Nobita and Doraemon stumbling into the Mayana jungles, encountering Prince Tio (who started off by attacking Nobita thinking he's an imposter) before having Prince Tio being interested in swapping places with Nobita, just for a day. After a bunch of hijinks, Doraemon, Nobita, and their friends Shizuka, Suneo and Gian ends up in Mayana as well, where they will inevitably assist the prince in overthrowing Ledina's curse, save Mayana from destruction, and gain memories lasting forever in the process.

* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: [The final scene, which makes an otherwise happy conclusion into a BittersweetEnding. [[spoiler:The dimensional portal leading to Mayana had started collapsing and will be permanently gone within minutes. Doraemon and everyone else must enter the portal immediately, Nobita having a LongLastLook at Mayana before leaving too; Prince Tio, having been crowned the rightful King of Mayana, catches up only to realize his friends from another world are gone, and he will never see them again. But his memories with Doraemon, Nobita, and everyone else will last him a lifetime]].

* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: The final scene, which makes an otherwise happy conclusion into a BittersweetEnding, for the dimensional portal leading to Mayana had started collapsing and will be permanently gone within minutes. Doraemon and everyone else must enter the portal immediately, Nobita having a LongLastLook at Mayana before leaving too; Prince Tio, having been crowned the rightful King of Mayana, catches up only to realize his friends from another world are gone, and he will never see them again. But his memories with Doraemon, Nobita, and everyone else will last him a lifetime]].

--> '''Kuku''': ... why are there two princes? [''faints'']

''Doraemon: Nobita's the Legend of the Sun King'' is a 2000 anime film, the 21st movie in the Manga/{{Doraemon}} franchise based on the installment of ''Manga/DoraemonsLongTales'' of the same name.

In an alternate universe, exists the ancient, Mesoamerican-inspired kingdom of Mayana, where her Queen is cursed into a n eternal slumber by an evil witch, Ledina. The young prince of Mayana, Tio (who looks ''exactly'' like Nobita, somehow), feels like he isn't ready for the throne yet, avoiding his responsibilities while the threat of Ledina looms in the horizon.

Meanwhile in Japan, Nobita and friends are prepping for their school play, a stage adaptation of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' with the help of Doraemon's Universal Stage Set, only to repeatedly screw up during rehearsals. A pissed-off Gian decide to "borrow" the Universal Stage Set for himself, and when Nobita and Doraemon tries getting it back, a struggle ends up having the Universal Stage Set creating a portal. One that leads from Japan to Mayana, with Nobita and Doraemon stumbling into the Mayana jungles, encountering Prince Tio (who started off by attacking Nobita thinking he's an imposter) before having Prince Tio being interested in swapping places with Nobita, just for a day. After a bunch of hijinks, Doraemon, Nobita, and their friends Shizuka, Suneo and Gian ends up in Mayana as well, where they will inevitably assist the prince in overthrowing Ledina's curse, save Mayana from destruction, and gain memories of a lifetime in the process.