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Sobering Slap can be learned by [[Sylvando]] through his ''Litheness'' panel for 8 points, but has already been learned by him when he joins the party. It can remove sleep, confusion, beguilement, or paralysis from one party member for 4 MP. | Sobering Slap can be learned by [[Sylvando]] through his ''Litheness'' panel for 8 points, but has already been learned by him when he joins the party. It can remove sleep, confusion, beguilement, or paralysis from one party member for 4 MP. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The Japanese name for this technique, ツッコミ ''tsukkomi'', is a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai Manzai], a form of traditional Japanese comedy which involves there being two comedic performers. | |||
One of these two performers is the ''boke'', who acts foolish and/or says ridiculous things (similar to the "funny man" in Western double comeday acts). The other performer is the one delivering the "tsukkomi" to the boke's tomfoolery - which basically involves making funny commentary on the boke's behavior, or correcting their outrageous statements (similar to playing the "straight man" in Western comedy routines) - this generally leads to more confusion and/or stupidity from the boke, leading to additional opportunities for tsukkomi until the manzai act ends. | |||
Often times in modern forms of manzai, such as seen on Japanese television programs, the one delivering the tsukkomi is seen giving a '''Sobering Slap''' to their idiotic "boke" partner - which may be where the English localization for this skill derives. | |||
The skill [[Pratfall]] is called ''boke'' in Japanese, so it could be seen as a counterpart to this skill. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The two different versions of this technique are distinguished in Japanese by the use of hiragana for the counter ability in the remakes of Dragon Quest VII, and katakana for the restorative skill from IX - XI. | The two different versions of this technique are distinguished in Japanese by the use of hiragana for the counter ability in the remakes of Dragon Quest VII, and katakana for the restorative skill from IX - XI. | ||
==See Also== | |||
[[Pratfall]] | |||
{{DQSkills}} | {{DQSkills}} | ||