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* BonusBoss: After beating the game, the player can go to the Olde Reflectory and find 4 silver mirrors. After defeating [[spoiler: Nomeg, Clank 'n' Knalc, Salta and King Latem, they can fight Valgirt.]] After that, 3 purple mirrors are unlocked and contain [[spoiler: Nomegoen, Valgirt Nedlog and Der Gib]] who are among the hardest fights in the game. Defeat ''them'' and you'll have to refight them before taking down [[spoiler: Edahs Sohpix]]
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* {{Superboss}}: After beating the game, the player can go to the Olde Reflectory and find 4 silver mirrors. After defeating [[spoiler: Nomeg, Clank 'n' Knalc, Salta and King Latem, they can fight Valgirt.]] After that, 3 purple mirrors are unlocked and contain [[spoiler: Nomegoen, Valgirt Nedlog and Der Gib]] who are among the hardest fights in the game. Defeat ''them'' and you'll have to refight them before taking down [[spoiler: Edahs Sohpix]]
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''VideoGame/DragonQuest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors'' is a first-person RPG developed by Creator/{{Eighting|Raizing}} in cooperation with Creator/GeniusSonority and released by Creator/SquareEnix on the Nintendo UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2007. It tells the story of the son of the great swordsman Claymore, who is prepared to take his place among the knights of Avalonia by undergoing the "Walk of the Worthy", a rite of passage for [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday sixteen-year-old males]]. After he completes his trial, the young swordsman learns of an EvilOverlord that his father fought in the past, and of a reclusive queen who wears a creepy mask and has been largely avoiding the public eye. How are these events related, if at all?
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* LongTitle: Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors, often shortened to Dragon Quest Swords when the game is discussed or mentioned.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: [[spoiler:Losing to Xiphos allows you to choose to go to the dungeon or go straight to his throne room.]]
** Losing to any of the Mirror Bosses causes the game to give you your items back if you lost during a fight against them and you'll be respawned outside the mirrors instead of your last save point.
** If you fail to defeat King Latem, the game takes you to the result screen regardless and the fight is counted as complete with your only setback being that you get no EXP or rank bonuses during the fight.
** Losing to any of the Mirror Bosses causes the game to give you your items back if you lost during a fight against them and you'll be respawned outside the mirrors instead of your last save point.
** If you fail to defeat King Latem, the game takes you to the result screen regardless and the fight is counted as complete with your only setback being that you get no EXP or rank bonuses during the fight.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: [[spoiler:Losing Losing to Xiphos the final boss allows you to choose to go to the dungeon or go straight to his throne room.]]
room, allowing you to skip straight to the final boss fight to try again.
** Losing to any of the [[{{Superboss}} MirrorBosses Bosses]] causes the game to give you your items back if you lost during a fight against them and you'll be respawned outside the mirrors instead of your last save point.
** If you fail to defeat [[MetalSlime KingLatem, Latem]], the game takes you to the result screen regardless and the fight is counted as complete with your only setback being that you get no EXP or rank bonuses during the fight.
** Losing to any of the [[{{Superboss}} Mirror
** If you fail to defeat [[MetalSlime King
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* ExcusePlot: While certainly not bad, this games story is a lot simpler than your the usual Dragon Quest fare; amounting mostly to “go investigate what is wrong with the queen, get legendary stuff, finally go fight bad guys”. The focus the game has is on its gameplay.
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* ExcusePlot: While certainly not bad, this Downplayed. The games story has some interesting lore and is a lot simpler not without some good twists, but it is far more simple and formulaic than your the usual Dragon Quest fare; amounting mostly to “go investigate what is wrong with the queen, get legendary stuff, finally go fight bad guys”.story. The focus the game has is on its gameplay.
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* Foreshadowing: During your trip to Galantyne Glades, it's mentioned that Queen Curtana wanted to meet Aruval and when told he was absent isn't surprised. This is the earliest hint that the two are connected to [[spoiler: Xiphos the Deathbringer who reveals that he split his body and spirit into Aruval and Queen Curtana respectively.]]
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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: During your trip to Galantyne Glades, it's mentioned that Queen Curtana wanted to meet Aruval and when told he was absent isn't surprised. This is the earliest hint that the two are connected to [[spoiler: Xiphos the Deathbringer who reveals that he split his body and spirit into Aruval and Queen Curtana respectively.]]
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* ExcusePlot: Play it for the gameplay. Otherwise, you'll be sorely disappointed.
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* ExcusePlot: Play it for While certainly not bad, this games story is a lot simpler than your the gameplay. Otherwise, you'll be sorely disappointed.usual Dragon Quest fare; amounting mostly to “go investigate what is wrong with the queen, get legendary stuff, finally go fight bad guys”. The focus the game has is on its gameplay.
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* BraggingRightsReward: On both normal and Payback Mode playthroughs, the Military Tattoo and Knight of the Goddess rank are only unlocked after beating [[spoiler: Edah Sohpix]] and greatly increase the speed of your Master Stroke meter and start you off with the meter 80% filled. Both of those things are rendered useless simply because they don't carry over to Payback Mode and even on that mode, there are no fights where they're actually useful.
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* LuckBasedMission: Getting the Grand Prize during tombola is all down to luck and worse still you have to win ''twice'' if you want that Liquid Metal Shield. For players whose technique is not up to snuff, [[spoiler: King Latem]] can very easily turn into this.
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* BigBad: Xiphos the Deathbringer. Though he himself doesn't show up midway until the game due to being sealed away in the mask the Queen is wearing.
* BonusBoss: After beating the game, the player can go to the Olde Reflectory and find 4 silver mirrors. After defeating Nomeg, Clank 'n' Knalc, Salta and King Latem, they can fight Valgirt. After that, 3 purple mirrors are unlocked and contain [[spoiler: Nomegoen, Valgirt Nedlog and Der Gib]] who are among the hardest fights in the game. Defeat ''them'' and you'll have to refight them before taking down [[spoiler: Edahs Sohpix]]
* BonusBoss: After beating the game, the player can go to the Olde Reflectory and find 4 silver mirrors. After defeating Nomeg, Clank 'n' Knalc, Salta and King Latem, they can fight Valgirt. After that, 3 purple mirrors are unlocked and contain [[spoiler: Nomegoen, Valgirt Nedlog and Der Gib]] who are among the hardest fights in the game. Defeat ''them'' and you'll have to refight them before taking down [[spoiler: Edahs Sohpix]]
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* BigBad: Xiphos the Deathbringer. Though he himself doesn't show up midway until the game in-game due to [[spoiler: being sealed away in the mask the Queen is wearing.
wearing.]]
* BonusBoss: After beating the game, the player can go to the Olde Reflectory and find 4 silver mirrors. After defeating [[spoiler: Nomeg, Clank 'n' Knalc, Salta and King Latem, they can fightValgirt. Valgirt.]] After that, 3 purple mirrors are unlocked and contain [[spoiler: Nomegoen, Valgirt Nedlog and Der Gib]] who are among the hardest fights in the game. Defeat ''them'' and you'll have to refight them before taking down [[spoiler: Edahs Sohpix]]
* BonusBoss: After beating the game, the player can go to the Olde Reflectory and find 4 silver mirrors. After defeating [[spoiler: Nomeg, Clank 'n' Knalc, Salta and King Latem, they can fight
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* FlunkyBoss: Some of the bosses will call in henchmen to either back them up, overwhelm the player or give themselves free healing. [[spoiler: Out of all the Mirror Bosses, the only ones that aren't this are King Latem, Valgirt, Valgirt Nedlog and Edah Sohpix.]]
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* FlunkyBoss: Some of the bosses will call in henchmen to either back them up, overwhelm the player or give themselves free healing. [[spoiler: Out of all the Mirror Bosses, the only ones that aren't this are King Latem, Valgirt, Valgirt Nedlog Nedlog, Xiphos the Deathbringer and Edah Sohpix.]]
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* PurposelyOverpowered: The Deathbringer Sword (and it's upgraded form Deathbringer's Shade) is the strongest sword in the game, boasting a high 200 Attack, fast slashing and enough power to tear through your enemies and make even the Deathbringer into a joke. The game doesn't call it "greatest sword in all of Avalonia" for nothing!
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* PurposelyOverpowered: The Deathbringer Sword (and it's upgraded form Deathbringer's Shade) is the strongest sword in the game, boasting a high 200 Attack, fast slashing and enough power to tear through your enemies and make even the Deathbringer into a joke. The game doesn't call it "greatest sword in all of Avalonia" for nothing!nothing! The Deathbringer's Shade goes even further with a whopping 400 attack, allowing you to completely melt even the [[spoiler: purple mirrors and Edah Sohpix's HP]] like a hot knife through butter.
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* RegionalBonus: The original version of the game didn't have the purple mirror bosses, who were added into the US and PAL version of the game. Suffice to say, if you felt the game was too easy for you and that the mirror bosses weren't that challenging, then these foes will surely change that perception.
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* RegionalBonus: The original version of the game didn't have the purple mirror bosses, who were added into the US and PAL version of the game. Suffice to say, if you felt the game was too easy for you and that the mirror bosses weren't that challenging, then these foes will surely ''surely'' change that perception.
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** Once you upgrade [[spoiler:the Deathbringer's Sword into the Deathbringer's Shade, you can also use Figure of Hate for yourself and indulge in this on any hapless foe in your way.]]
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** Once you upgrade [[spoiler:the Deathbringer's Sword into the Deathbringer's Shade, you can also use Figure of Hate for yourself and indulge in this on any hapless foe in your way.]] The description for the Master Stroke says it all:
--> "A legendary technique used by [[BigBad Xiphos]] to annihilate anyone foolish enough to challenge his supremacy."]]
--> "A legendary technique used by [[BigBad Xiphos]] to annihilate anyone foolish enough to challenge his supremacy."]]
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* DarkReprise: The final dungeon theme "Do As You Wish" is a menacing remix of "Damp Cavern", one of the themes that plays in [[NoobCave Caliburn Cave]] and Seacace Seacove.
* FireAndBrimstoneHell: The final dungeon, Deathbringer's Citadel is very much designed to invoke this appearance, complete with a giant statue of a Gigantes that must be defeated to move forward.
* LethalLavaLand: The Sea of Lava is a rocky area with walls made of lava created from using Figure of Fate. Crossing it is the only way to reach the Deathbringer's Citadel.
* MarilynManeuver: If you bring Fleurette to the final dungeon, she'll do this when she and the player are pulled upwards to the next part of the dungeon.
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* PaletteSwap: All of the Mirror Bosses except Valgirt[[spoiler:and Edahs Sohpix who is a nastier version of the final boss.]]
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* PaletteSwap: True to series tradition, several of the later enemies tend to be earlier ones with new colours. All of the Mirror Bosses except Valgirt[[spoiler:and Edahs Valgirt.[[spoiler:Edahs Sohpix who is a nastier version of the final boss.boss with a new colour scheme to match.]]
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* BoringButPractical: Unlike Prince Anlace or Claymore, Fleurette can learn useful healing skills and will see a lot of use during the endgame and espically the post-game due to her useful tendency to outheal the enemy's attacks, allowing the player to survive for far, ''far'' longer than they would otherwise. It doesn't hurt that she also use Magnishield to make your shield bigger for a limited time as well.
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* BoringButPractical: Unlike Prince Anlace or Claymore, Fleurette can learn useful healing skills and will see a lot of use during the endgame and espically the post-game due to her useful tendency to outheal the enemy's attacks, allowing the player to survive for far, ''far'' longer than they would otherwise. It doesn't hurt that she can also use Magnishield to make your shield bigger for a limited time as well.well.
* CharacterSelectForcing: During Chapter 7, you're forced to equip the Rednusadner in order to progress the story, allowing you to leave Avalonia, revisit Galantyne Glades and use Figure of Fate in order to enter the Sea of Lava. This still applies even in Payback Mode and is the only part of the game where you can't use the Deathbringer's Sword to lay waste to everything.
* CharacterSelectForcing: During Chapter 7, you're forced to equip the Rednusadner in order to progress the story, allowing you to leave Avalonia, revisit Galantyne Glades and use Figure of Fate in order to enter the Sea of Lava. This still applies even in Payback Mode and is the only part of the game where you can't use the Deathbringer's Sword to lay waste to everything.
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* DumbMuscle: Golok the Gatekeeper isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, being a brute who serves to guard the Deathbringer's Citadel.
* EvilOverlord: Xiphos the Deathbringer.
* EvilOverlord: Xiphos the Deathbringer.
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* DumbMuscle: Golok the Gatekeeper isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, being a brute who serves to guard the Deathbringer's Citadel.
Citadel. Out of all the party members, Fleurette is the only one who seems to take him seriously.
* EvilOverlord: Xiphos the Deathbringer. His return to the world after being defeated 5 years ago is even heralded by his castle emerging from a volcano.
* EvilOverlord: Xiphos the Deathbringer. His return to the world after being defeated 5 years ago is even heralded by his castle emerging from a volcano.
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* FlunkyBoss: Some of the bosses will call in henchmen to either back them up, overwhelm the player or give themselves free healing.
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* FlunkyBoss: Some of the bosses will call in henchmen to either back them up, overwhelm the player or give themselves free healing. [[spoiler: Out of all the Mirror Bosses, the only ones that aren't this are King Latem, Valgirt, Valgirt Nedlog and Edah Sohpix.]]
* Foreshadowing: During your trip to Galantyne Glades, it's mentioned that Queen Curtana wanted to meet Aruval and when told he was absent isn't surprised. This is the earliest hint that the two are connected to [[spoiler: Xiphos the Deathbringer who reveals that he split his body and spirit into Aruval and Queen Curtana respectively.]]
** During Chapter 3, it's revealed that Xiphos is a giant beast wearing a mask. Chapter 4 has you fight the Fishy Monster, a blue coloured beast with fish-like traits and is revealed to be a transformed Aruval. Both of those things describe Xiphos's true form, a giant blue monster with draconic and fish-like traits.
** During your trip in the Tower of Mirrors, you'll encounter Minidemons as you near the end of the level. For those who know their Dragon Quest, it's mentioned that they're considered the infant forms of Archdemons, foreshadowing that the stage boss Großmesser is an Archdemon.
* Foreshadowing: During your trip to Galantyne Glades, it's mentioned that Queen Curtana wanted to meet Aruval and when told he was absent isn't surprised. This is the earliest hint that the two are connected to [[spoiler: Xiphos the Deathbringer who reveals that he split his body and spirit into Aruval and Queen Curtana respectively.]]
** During Chapter 3, it's revealed that Xiphos is a giant beast wearing a mask. Chapter 4 has you fight the Fishy Monster, a blue coloured beast with fish-like traits and is revealed to be a transformed Aruval. Both of those things describe Xiphos's true form, a giant blue monster with draconic and fish-like traits.
** During your trip in the Tower of Mirrors, you'll encounter Minidemons as you near the end of the level. For those who know their Dragon Quest, it's mentioned that they're considered the infant forms of Archdemons, foreshadowing that the stage boss Großmesser is an Archdemon.
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* InfinityPlusOneSword: The [[spoiler:Deathbringer's Sword obtained on Payback Mode gives you the power of the BigBad. It can be further upgraded into the Deathbringer's Shade, which makes it as strong as the TrueFinalBoss.
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* InfinityPlusOneSword: The [[spoiler:Deathbringer's Sword obtained on On a regular playthrough, the Metal King equipment is the best equipment you can arm yourself with along with the Dragon Warrior Sword.
** On a Payback Mode playthrough however, the Dragon Warrior Sword is usurped by the[[spoiler:Deathbringer's Sword, which gives you the power of the BigBad. It can be further upgraded into the Deathbringer's Shade, which makes it as strong as the TrueFinalBoss.]]
** On a Payback Mode playthrough however, the Dragon Warrior Sword is usurped by the[[spoiler:Deathbringer's Sword, which gives you the power of the BigBad. It can be further upgraded into the Deathbringer's Shade, which makes it as strong as the TrueFinalBoss.]]
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* MoodWhiplash: You make it to the end of the Tower of Mirrors, free Queen Curtana from [[spoiler: Xipho's influence, only to accidently free Xiphos's spirit from the Rorrim Mask]] only to have to fight a drunken archdemon with a German accent.
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* PeninsulaOfPowerLeveling: The Mirror World is one of the easiest stages in the game and contains Metal Slimes and Liquid Slimes, ideal for level grinding during regular playthroughs of the game and long before you can fight [[spoiler: King Latem.]]
* PurposelyOverpowered: The Deathbringer Sword (and it's upgraded form Deathbringer's Shade) is the strongest sword in the game, boasting a high 200 Attack, fast slashing and enough power to tear through your enemies and make even the Deathbringer into a joke. The game doesn't call it "greatest sword in all of Avalonia" for nothing!
* PurposelyOverpowered: The Deathbringer Sword (and it's upgraded form Deathbringer's Shade) is the strongest sword in the game, boasting a high 200 Attack, fast slashing and enough power to tear through your enemies and make even the Deathbringer into a joke. The game doesn't call it "greatest sword in all of Avalonia" for nothing!
