Puff-puff

"Can I interest you in ze, 'ow can I say, puff-puff? It feels so good!"

—Bunny-girl in Club Le Puff-Puff to the player in Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)

A puff-puff is a sensual massage that is used as a comical side event in many Dragon Quest games. It is completely unrelated to the story and plot of any game and appears only as a sort of practical joke. A puff-puff has a fair amount of sexual innuendo, which is what led to it being removed from the first three Dragon Quest games on the NES. All of the Dragon Quest games in the main series feature puff-puffs in some fashion.

A puff-puff is typically only available to a male character and is mentioned only by female non-playing characters. After the male character agrees to the puff-puff massage, the screen goes dark and the text *puff* *puff* typically appears in the dialog box. This may or may not be accompanied by various massage sound effects. The screen then ceases to be dark and often something humorous occurs or is spoken by the female character. The exact details of the massage are left unknown as part of the sexual humor of the event. However, it is generally believed to involve the rubbing of the woman's breasts on the male character in some fashion. This type of joke is consistent with other Japanese sexual humor.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

In the original version of Dragon Quest, a woman in the village of Kol near the open air baths will offer to give the hero a puff-puff. For the NES release, her dialog was changed to not reference puff-puff in any way. However, in the SNES fan translation and GBC version of the game, the puff-puff dialog and associated massage return. In Japanese NES Dragon Quest, an NPC would mention the puff-puff with 50 Gold, but can not really implement.

Dragon Quest II

In Japanese version, an Rupugana NPC would offer puff-puff with 100G, but when the team only have Moonbrooke Princess (Middenhall Prince and Cannock Prince are died), puff-puff service was available.

Dragon Quest III

In Dragon Quest III a woman in the town of Ashalam offers the hero a puff-puff at night. In the NES translation of the game, this has been completely changed to be a fortune telling instead of a puff-puff massage.

Dragon Quest IV

In Dragon Quest IV, a male character can receive a puff-puff massage in Monbaraba at night during chapter 5.

In chap. 1, Angus loses his memory after his children disappear (having been stolen by Psaro's Pawn) and finds himself imprisoned for stealing bread. After Ragnar locates him in Strathbaile, Aigneas helps him recover his memory through a ritual called Puff-Puff, after which they are able to clear his name.

Dragon Quest V

Only in generation 2 of Dragon Quest V, in Reinhart, SFC version in 2nd floor of inn, PS2 and DS in item shop have an puff-puff service.

Dragon Quest VI

In Longadeseo, puff-puff will serived for male character by a bunny, and can raise five style points.

Dragon Quest VIII

An attack that can be used by witches and sirens (or Jessica, if her appeal stat is high enough). Has a possibility of a one turn stun that won't affect Jessica.