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''Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubou!!''[[labelnote:Translation]]loosely, "Dondera's Unhinged!!"[[/labelnote]] is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame. A FanTranslation patch was released by Aeon Genesis in 2009.

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''Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubou!!''[[labelnote:Translation]]loosely, "Dondera's Unhinged!!"[[/labelnote]] is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' ''Manga/MagicalTaruruutoKun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame. A FanTranslation patch was released by Aeon Genesis in 2009.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: For some reason, the cottages in Vegette Town are full of penguin statues.
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* LegendaryUmbrella: The umbrella found and wielded by the player character has a "Legend of the Holy Umbrella" about it.

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* LegendaryUmbrella: LegendaryWeapon: The umbrella found and wielded by the player character has a "Legend of the Holy Umbrella" about it.



* SissyVillain: Emperor Dondera. The fact that the eyes of his chest mouth resemble breasts only leads to further ViewerGenderConfusion. Incidentally [[spoiler: during the short time he's in your party, his attacks are [[RealMenWearPink ridiculously powerful.]]]]

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* SissyVillain: Emperor Dondera. The fact that the eyes of his chest mouth resemble breasts only leads to further ViewerGenderConfusion.doesn't help. Incidentally [[spoiler: during the short time he's in your party, his attacks are [[RealMenWearPink ridiculously powerful.]]]]
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* BellyMouth: The BigBad has one of these. During his [[EnemyMine short stint]] as a playable character, you can shoot powerful flame attacks from it. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven by the final boss, who not only sports one, but his body is made entirely out of interlocked metallic faces.]]

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* BellyMouth: The BigBad has one of these. During his [[EnemyMine short stint]] as a playable character, you can shoot powerful flame attacks from it. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven [[spoiler:Exaggerated by the final boss, who not only sports one, but his body is made entirely out of interlocked metallic faces.]]

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* TRexpy: Donderasaurus is essentially a ''T. rex'' in spiky armor. It's TheDragon to Emperor Dondera, though not [[DinosaursAreDragons a dragon]].



* TyrannosaurusRex: Donderasaurus is essentially a ''T. rex'' in spiky armor. It's TheDragon to Emperor Dondera, though not [[DinosaursAreDragons a dragon]].
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* SignpostTutorial: Signposts in the SideView levels say which way the player should go, which techniques to use here or how the player needs to use them.

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* TakenForGranite: All the townspeople in Surelulla Village who didn't happen to be hiding when a certain lady comes to town get turned to stone. Reviving them requires a [[FlowerFromTheMountaintop rare fruit from a mountaintop]]. [[spoiler:Saki]] also gets petrified when Donderadusa launches a surprise attack.



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* SpikesOfDoom: The SideView stages contain typical spiked pits. However, late in the game, you can find the Walking Brooch, which allows you to land on and walk thhrough spiked pits without taking damage.

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* SissyVillain: Emperor Dondera. The fact that the eyes of his chest mouth resemble breasts only leads to further ViewerGenderConfusion. Incidentally [[spoiler: during the short time he's in your party, his attacks are [[RealMenWearPink ridiculously powerful.]]]]
* SpikesOfDoom: The SideView stages contain typical spiked pits. However, late in the game, you can find the Walking Brooch, which allows you to land on and walk thhrough through spiked pits without taking damage.
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* SpikesOfDoom: The SideView stages contain typical spiked pits. However, late in the game, you can find the Walking Brooch, which allows you to land on and walk thhrough spiked pits without taking damage.
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* TheManBehindTheMan: After defeating the Emperor Dondera, you are then confronted by the true Emperor, a monstrous figure who was in DemonicPossession of him the whole time.
* TheMaze: The Royal Tomb consists mostly of identically-sized chambers, each with no apparent entrance or exit. However, the Light of Brilliance will let you see in the space immediately around you which walls and floors are false.


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* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: You get to bounce off round bumpers with faces.
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* TraumaInn: A normal feature of towns, doubling as (free) {{Save Point}}s.
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* TheStinger: After the credits, a retired Dondera goes fishing and catches Dondera Tank, who is rather displeased with having been left at the bottom of the ocean.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The adventure begins as the protagonist picks up a mysterious umbrella and is instantly transported into the fantasy world of Margence.
-->[[LampshadeHanging "Hold on! You don't mean I've ended up in another world, like in a cartoon or a game?!"]]


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* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:The Emperor Dondera]] is said to have been a "quiet, hard-working man" prior to [[spoiler:opening the first seal]]. At this point he underwent a grotesque transformation, as shown through a retrospective CharacterPortrait.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall:
-->'''Dondera Tank''': This is the [[GoldfishPoopGang fifth time I've shown up]]. If I didn't show some diversity, well... I thought the player might get bored.\\
'''Emperor Dondera''': What!? Player?!\\
'''Dondera Tank''' ''[pointing directly toward the viewer]'': Look! Over there! The one holding the controller, looking at us!\\
'''Emperor Dondera''' ''[exasperated]'': Dumbass! You know we're not supposed to muck around with the fourth wall!\\
'''Dondera Tank''': But...\\
'''Emperor Dondera''': Enough already! You've already wasted more than enough of the player's time. Sorry about this, folks. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled game!


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* TheDragon: The Donderasaurus is the Emperor Dondera's most trusted lieutenant and a RecurringBoss, yet not nearly as powerful in actual {{Boss Battle}}s as in [[CutsceneIncompetence cutscenes]].


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* TyrannosaurusRex: Donderasaurus is essentially a ''T. rex'' in spiky armor. It's TheDragon to Emperor Dondera, though not [[DinosaursAreDragons a dragon]].
* WallCrawl: The protagonist acquires this ability by finding the Clinging Brooch (one of the few non-umbrella-related brooches). Viper, being a thief, also has this ability in the flashback scene where you get to control him.
* WelcomeToCorneria: Some LampshadeHanging on this in the PlayableEpilogue, where one of the returning [=NPCs=] says: "This is the house next to the entrance to Thurgical City. I've been saying this sorta thing for the whole game!"
* WombLevel: Donderamaid sends the Mammoth Whale to swallow the Pickle Express. It turns out that an entire town exists inside the whale, as well as a sea of gastric acid and other areas.
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* HelloInsertNameHere: The player gets to name the protagonist. This is justified by the SummonEverymanHero plot.
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* ICanStillFight:
-->'''Viper''': Alright then. ''[Starts to leave]''\\
'''Princess''': Viper! You're too weak to move!\\
'''Viper''': Sorry, but I really gotta dash. Gotta act before the Princess loses her strength.


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* InvincibilityPowerup: In some areas, you can find glowing orbs that makes you invincible and able to destroy enemies by running through them for a short time.
* JawDrop: When the protagonist is surprised, his jaw drops as his face bulges out of the normal bounds of the CharacterPortrait.
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* KickChick: Saki attacks enemies by kicking them, can do a [[WallJump "wall-kick jump,"]] and slides through narrow passages feet-first.
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* KidHero: The protagonist is an ordinary schoolboy TrappedInAnotherWorld who soon proves himself more competent at mounting a rescue mission than the local troopers, who are astonished that a "mere child" has outdone them.
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* KleptomaniacHero: The game gives the player free rein to search people's houses for money and items to take.
* LegendaryUmbrella: The umbrella found and wielded by the player character has a "Legend of the Holy Umbrella" about it.
* {{Medusa}}: There's a villainess named Donderadusa, who, aside from magically [[TakenForGranite turning people into stone]], looks and acts much more like a stereotypical CatGirl than a classical Gorgon.
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* HopelessBossFight:
** The very first thing the happens after you get TrappedInAnotherWorld is a fight with Dondera Tank. You get to [[GoldfishPoopGang defeat Dondera Tank several times]] later in the story, and you do have your actual primary weapon at this point, but there's still nothing you can do here except get wiped out and watch Dondera Tank attempt a FinishingMove but then get blown up by someone else.
** Averted with Donderasaurus, who is unstoppable in his earlier bouts with the protagonist and Viper but only because [[CutsceneIncompetence these take place entirely in cutscenes]].


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* NonHumanSidekick: The talking bird-thing Bonto is the first character to join you on your adventure, though he doesn't do so when you first meet.
* OcularGushers: Numerous characters, including the BigBad, spray jets of water out of their eyes when saddened.
* ParasolOfPain: The player's main weapon is a magical umbrella.
* ParasolParachute: The Gliding Brooch upgrades the umbrella to allow the player to do this.
* PartyInMyPocket: The SideView action stages let you switch out the hero for anyone in the party.
* PlayableEpilogue: After defeating the FinalBoss, you get a chance to say goodbye to everyone in Thurgical before going back to your own world.
* PopQuiz: A MadScientist puts you through a quiz towards the end of the game. You have to answer all the questions correctly, but there are only three of them.
* RespawningEnemies: Enemies will respawn as soon as their spawn point is offscreen.
* RockPaperScissors: You have to win two rock-paper-scissors games in a row to obtain the PlotCoupon that lets you GetOnTheBoat.
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* ImStandingRightHere: After completing a FetchQuest with the Emperor Dondera in your party:
-->'''Vegette''': Hm, guess I'll have to reassess you guys. I bet you guys could even take out the root of all evil, that damned Emperor Dondera.\\
'''Dondera''': Hey now, wait just ONE--
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* HyperactiveSprite: Almost any character in ThreeQuartersView will walk in place unless it's an NPC you're currently talking to. Even [[TakenForGranite petrified]] [=NPCs=] can often be seen going through their normal walking motions (with a gray PaletteSwap).
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* HostageForMacGuffin: Emperor Dondera traps the Princess and Saki's father in a CrystalPrison to get the KidHero to hand over the Rainbow Orb. The crystal is broken soon after.
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* ElementalWeapon: A rare instance of elemental power being applied to [[ParasolOfPain umbrellas]]. These include the Ice Umbrella, Wind Umbrella, Fire Umbrella, Water Umbrella and Thunder Umbrella, each of which is obtained from a locked chest inside a church.
* EscapeRope: The first item you acquire other than the titular umbrella is a jewel that can whisk you back to the world map.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: For some reason, the cottages in Vegette Town are full of penguin statues.
* FlowerFromTheMountaintop: A rare fruit known as the iceapple, which happens to be the only known cure for [[TakenForGranite petrification]], was rendered almost extinct by overharvesting, and the only place where it is still believed to grow is at the remote peak of Mt. Apex.
* FullMoonSilhouette: In the flashback scene where you play as Viper sneaking into Thurgical Castle, a large full moon remains fixed in the top center of the background so that Viper can be frequently silhouetted against it.
* GetOnTheBoat: The Pickle Express, technically not a boat but a CoolTrain. It first gets attacked by {{pirates}} and then swallowed by a whale.
* GlobalCurrency: The universally-accepted coinage is known as "seville."
* GoldfishPoopGang: Dondera Tank is an unusual example in that your first encounter with him is a HopelessBossFight. He still returns repeatedly after being defeated, each time with a new body and the same old bluster. In his fourth appearance, he gets taken out by another character before the player can fight him. The fifth time around, he desperately tries to prove he's still relevant by singing a VillainSong and [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaking the fourth wall]] when Dondera complains about it.
* GoombaSpringboard: Jumping off mummies to gain height is the only way to land a hit on Donderasphinx.
* GrimyWater: Though SuperNotDrowningSkills are ordinarily in play, it's still a bad idea to take a flying leap into the [[WombLevel Gastric Sea]] (the Emperor Dondera does just that in a cutscene).
* GuestStarPartyMember: BigBad Emperor Dondera serves as a party member while [[WombLevel inside the Mammoth Whale]].
* HealingPotion: You can buy healing potions in several strengths, though you have to find the bottles to put them in elsewhere.
* HeartContainer: Strength Orbs add an extra heart to your LifeMeter. They are usually obtained from treasure chests.
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: Besides {{Signpost Tutorial}}s, there are a few [=NPCs=] who explain controls, such as the one who mans the "Bargain Info Corner" in the FirstTown and offers lengthy explanations of the game's action controls and submenus.
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* CoolTrain: The Pickle Express is a first-class ocean-going train.
* DoubleJump: Bonto is the only character who can double-jump. This might seem like just to compensate for Bonto's small size, but switching to Bonto is necessary to get through certain places because other characters can't jump as high.
* DynamicEntry: Viper tries to take out several bosses this way, but usually just gets curbstomped.

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''Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubou!!''[[labelnote:Translation]]loosely, "Dondera's Unhinged!!"[[/labelnote]] is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame. A FanTranslation was released by Aeon Genesis in 2009.

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''Holy Umbrella: Dondera no Mubou!!''[[labelnote:Translation]]loosely, "Dondera's Unhinged!!"[[/labelnote]] is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame. A FanTranslation patch was released by Aeon Genesis in 2009.


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* CharacterPortrait: Characters have animated portraits displayed next to their speech boxes. The portraits usually fit a small rectangular frame, though some of their emotes exceed it. One character described in another character's InfoDump also gets a portrait.
* CollapsingLair: A couple of aspects of this trope are subverted: the Emperor Dondera is undefeated and on the loose when his castle is set to explode, and you don't have a chance of fleeing before time runs out (yet somehow things turn out all right).
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* BellyMouth: The BigBad has one of these. During his [[EnemyMine short stint]] as a playable character, you can shoot powerful flame attacks from it. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven by the final boss, who not only sports one, but his body is made entirely out of interlocked metallic faces.]]
* BossRush: The penultimate area has a roulette wheel of six previous bosses, followed after a cutscene by a rematch with [[TheDragon Donderasaurus]].
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''Holy Umbrella'' is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame. A FanTranslation was released by Aeon Genesis in 2009.

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''Holy Umbrella'' Umbrella: Dondera no Mubou!!''[[labelnote:Translation]]loosely, "Dondera's Unhinged!!"[[/labelnote]] is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame. A FanTranslation was released by Aeon Genesis in 2009.
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''Holy Umbrella'' is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame.

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''Holy Umbrella'' is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame.
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''Holy Umbrella'' is an ActionRPG[=-ish=] game (or "comical action game," as the Japanese blurb on the back cover describes it) developed by Earthly Soft[[note]]a small Japanese company that apparently spun off of Creator/{{Tecmo}} and later became known as Earthly Production[[/note]] for the UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and published by Naxat Soft in 1995. The characters were designed by Tatsuya Egawa, of ''Magical Taruruuto-kun'' and ''Manga/GoldenBoy'' fame.

It all begins on a rainy day when one schoolboy picks up an umbrella. Suddenly he's transported into a fantasy world whose peace is being threatened by the Dondera Army. It's up to this boy to discover the powers within the umbrella and use them to (of course) save the world.
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