History VideoGame / KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler: When Alexander uses the Mirror of Truth to make Death cry (by remembering the horrors that the Lord of Dead had become immune to through terrible exposure over countless lifetimes), this is naturally the result.]] Also counts as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay:
** Many walkthroughs and guide manuals on the game pronounce Alhazred's title as "Vizier" (''vi-ZEER''), but in the voiced version of the game itself, his title is only pronounced as "Wazir" (''wuh-ZEER'').
** Also, the Winged Ones' title is pronounced as "wing-''ed''" in the voiced version.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Isle of the Crown is based on the Ottoman Empire, while the Isle of the Sacred Mountain is based on UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire.

* HeartbeatSoundtrack: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l26RYMtD6U Alexander's Suicide]]" simulates a heartbeat slowing down to a halt [[spoiler:and then restarting]], incurred by [[spoiler:Alexander using the "Drink Me" potion to fake his death]].

* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Hilariously used.

* [[EnhancedOnDVD Enhanced on CD-ROM]]: The CD version featured a longer opening sequence and was fully voiced with an all-star cast, one of the first video games to do so.

* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Beauty.

* LastNoteNightmare / HeartbeatSoundtrack: The last few seconds of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l26RYMtD6U Alexander's Suicide]]", incurred by [[spoiler:Alex]]'s heartbeat slowing down to a stop [[spoiler:via "Drink Me" potion]].

* NonStandardGameOver: The standard game over is when Alexander dies: he shows up in the Land of the Dead as a ghost and passes into the afterlife. If he doesn't die, then the game over is different, such as if he ends up in the dungeons [[spoiler:unable to prevent the Vizier's sham marriage to Cassima]], or if the Beast's curse turns him into a beast.

* SwordFight / GoodOldFisticuffs: [[spoiler:Alex and Alhazred alternate between these while the former carries a fake, heavy sword during the ultimate battle.]]

* {{Wackyland}}: The Isle of Wonder.

%%* WickedStepmother: Beauty has one.

* WorldOfPun: Starting from the title, to all of the death messages.
* WoundedGazelleGambit / CrocodileTears: [[spoiler:Alexander acts all {{Emo}} in the Pawn Shop and pretends [[DespairSpeech that all hope is lost without Cassima]] while pretending to cry, and fakes suicide by drinking the "Drink Me" potion. This gambit is an effort to trick Shamir and the guard dogs into lowering their guard for entry into the castle. It doesn't actually change anything in or around the castle, though -- [[BreakingTheFourthWall it serves an entirely different purpose]] -- and you still need a different method of getting in.]]

* MoodWhiplash: The gate of the Land of the Dead is an eerie place, with creepy, atmospheric music and strange undead guards. Then you play a swinging xylophone tune to [[TheDeadCanDance make them dance]].

* FantasticRacism: The residents of The Isle of The Sacred Mountain tend to get snooty towards non-winged beings.

* TearsFromAStone: The Lord of the Dead's challenge: [[AC:"Make me cry."]] The peanut gallery remarks that it would be easier to turn sea to stone, or fire to ice. [[spoiler:Alexander succeeds.]]

** To a lesser extent, one room in the Labyrinth has a ''Last Crusade''-style tile floor where Alexander must step on a certain sequence to cross it. There is no in-game hint, but the "Guidebook" contains a poem which lays out the sequence.

* PointOfNoReturn: You have a choice on whether you want to go the long route or the short route after you help the Beast, but after you've made your choice, you're stuck with it. Also, [[spoiler:the Labyrinth and Underworld are such places where you are stuck if you haven't brought certain items, while at the same time, you have to pick up new items there, and you cannot return to do later in the game]].

* FoulFlower: The talking vine on the Isle of Wonder is cute but lethal and strangles Alexander if he comes too close.
** Downplayed with a flower Alexander finds that is pretty, but has a strong thiol-like scent. It does help him trick the Sense Gnomes, though.

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: The Lord of the Dead, as a result of hearing about and witnessing every tragedy in humanity's history [[spoiler:, except his own,]] for millennia.

* InsurmountableWaistHeightFence: The one surrounding the house of Beauty's stepmother. Justified in that the game says "Alexander doesn't want to intrude onto private property."

* TheJester: Jollo the Clown, a jester in the court of the Castle of the Crown. He can be very helpful on your quest if you treat him right.

Released in 1992, the game follows Alexander, son of Graham and prince of Daventry. Desperately in love with Princess Cassima of the Land of the Green Isles, who he met back in the [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder previous game]], Alexander journeys to her kingdom, but is shipwrecked en route. He wakes up in the Land of the Green Isles, a strange and magical archipelago with islands based off the ''Arabian Nights'', ''Alice in Wonderland'', Ancient Greece, and other settings. Alexander quickly learns the place is not as friendly as he thought, and evil forces conspire against him as he tries to contact Cassima. His quest to find her takes him all over the land-- meeting strange characters, facing terrible perils, and making puns. [[HurricaneOfPuns Lots of puns.]] [[HaveANiceDeath And dying, that happens a lot, too.]] [[TheManyDeathsOfYou Quite a lot.]]

* AwardBaitSong: "Girl in the Tower".

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Cassima. Celeste might count as one, but she goes by 'Lady Celeste'. Of course, Celeste is also fairly bitchy.