Lucky Dip

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Lucky Dip is a skill that causes a character to goof-off instead of focusing on the battle at hand, performing wild antics for their own amusement. Some of these actions will help the party in battle, while others will reveal a hidden side of the user's personality. Most are flat out stupid, however, and waste the character's turn.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]

Lucky Dip is learned by advancing to rank 1 of the Gadabout vocation. Each character (save for Amos) has a list of unique actions that are performed when the skill is used, with a new shenanigan being added to their repertoire as they advance in vocation rank.

Hero[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Merrily dances and sings!
2 The Hero plays rock-paper-scissors with himself! One, two, three, shoot!

It's a tie between the two hands!

His right hand wins!

His left hand wins!

He laughs excitedly.

3 Hero begins drawing the enemy's caricature! Wow, what a likeness! Mistaking the hero for an ally, the enemy heals his wounds! Hero recovers 50 HP!

≈≈≈

But it doesn't look anything like the enemy!

4 The Hero begins singing to himself! "

"Laaa la laaa..."

The enemy listens intensely to the song! The enemy is lost in the Hero's sweet voice.

5 The Hero cups his hands and peers inside them intensely! The enemy looks to see what's in his hands! The Hero attacks the distracted foe!
6 The Hero taps his feet to the rhythm of the battle! What a tap dancer! Now he's harder to hit!
7 The Hero performs a sword dance, a rose clasped in his teeth! His blade grazes the enemy!
8 The Hero tries to think up a new game. But there's no time for games as long as the world is in turmoil...And besides, he's in the middle of a battle right now! The Hero suddenly feels a twinge of responsibility! The party's wounds heal!

Carver[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Merrily dances and sings!
2 Inexplicably, Carver starts shouting tongue twisters! Seven slick slithering slimes slowly sliding southward! But nobody seems interested enough to join in!
3 Carver whips out some string and starts playing cat's cradle with himself! Carver realizes cat's cradle isn't very fun when playing alone...Carver dejectedly puts the string back in his pocket.
4 Carver remembers a funny joke he heard once!

"Ha ha ha!"

Carver is laughing too hard to think about fighting right now!

5 Carver begins whittling a doll with a knife he brought along! Wow! It's like the doll's really alive! The doll attacks! Does 50 points of damage to the enemy.
6 Carver takes a swig of some booze he smuggled along!

"(glug glug glug)...Hic!"

Carver gets a little tipsy! Carver falls asleep!

7 Carver begins singing loudly! His voice is terribly off-key! The enemies flee!
8 Carver takes a swig of powerful booze and brings a flame to his mouth! (Fwoooosssh!) Flaming breath shoots from his mouth!

Milly[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Calmly fixes her make-up.
2 Milly flashes a sultry look at the enemy! The enemy nervously turns away. The enemy hangs its head in embarrassment!
3 Milly takes a time-out from battle to fix her hair.

"Ugh, another split end...Definitely having a bad hair day here!"

4 Milly begins writing an important letter!

"Dear Grandma: Hello! How are you? I'm on the road traveling right now and..."

5 Milly swivels her hips in a hypnotic belly dance! The enemy is distracted by all the excitement! The enemy is confused!
6 Milly begins to sing a soothing lullaby.
7 Milly begins to tell a fortune.

"Excuse me! You there! Enemy! Care to have the cards tell your fortune?" Milly turns over a card!

"My! Would you look at this..."

The enemy leans in to look at the card! Milly pummels the distracted foe!

8 Milly takes out a whip!

"You! On your knees! Bow to your master!"

Milly's whip cracks in the air!

Ashlynn[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Merrily dances and sings!
2 Ashlynn suddenly starts playing house!

"Dinner, everybody!"

But nobody pays attention to her!/The enemy draws near and has a taste of her food! IT'S TERRIBLE! Does 20~25 damage to the enemy.

3 Ashlynn begins drawing the enemy's caricature! Wow, what a likeness! Mistaking Ashlynn for an ally, the enemy heals her wounds! Ashlynn recovers 50 HP!/But it doesn't look anything like the enemy!
4 Ashlynn twists her skirt around to get the enemy's attention! Ashlynn pummels the enemy as it draws near! Deals 20~30 damage to the enemy.
5 Ashlynn cups her hands and peers inside them intensely! The enemy looks to see what's in her hands! Ashlynn attacks the distracted foe!
6 Ashlynn suddenly changes into a swimsuit and starts dancing! The enemy's attention is diverted by the show!

≈≈≈

But the enemy isn't interested!

7 Ashlynn begins doing something...just...disgusting! Something HORRIBLY disgusting! Everyone pretends to ignore her!
8 Ashlynn tries to evoke sympathy!

"Oh, woe is me, woe is me..."

Tears pour out of Ashlynn's eyes! Ashlynn's tears form a giant wave that crashes over the enemy!

Nevan[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Plays in the mud!
2 Nevan plays rock-paper-scissors with himself! One, two, three, shoot!

It's a tie between the two hands!

His right hand wins!

His left hand wins!

He laughs excitedly.

3 Nevan looks for an anthill! But he can't find one/What luck! He found one! Nevan pokes the anthill with a stick!
4 Nevan tries casting a spell he just made up! Flatulatle! Frizzamble! Insomniheal! Kasnazzle! Frizzebra! Explodet! Firevolt! Infermost! Frizzazz! Thordain! But nothing happens...
5 Nevan cups his hands and peers inside them intensely! The enemy looks to see what's in his hands! Nevan attacks the distracted foe!
6 Nevan assumes the role of leader and barks some orders! "Leave it to me!" But it doesn't sound anything like him!
7 Inexplicably, Nevan begins dancing wildly! The weapon in his hand flails to and fro!
8 Nevan tries casting a spell he just made up! Zingslinger!

Amos[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Merrily dances and sings!
2 Amos remembers a funny joke he heard once!

"Ha ha ha!"

Amos is laughing too hard to think about fighting right now!

3 Amos begins drawing the enemy's caricature! Wow, what a likeness! Mistaking Amos for an ally, the enemy heals his wounds! Amos recovers 50 HP!

≈≈≈

But it doesn't look anything like the enemy!

4 Amos begins singing to himself!

"Laaa la laaa..."

The enemy listens intensely to the song! The enemy is lost in Amos' sweet voice.

5 Amos begins singing loudly! His voice is terribly off-key! The enemies flee!
6 Amos takes a swig of some booze he smuggled along!

"(glug glug glug)...Hic!"

Amos gets a little tipsy! Amos falls asleep!

7 Inexplicably, Amos begins dancing wildly! The weapon in his hand flails to and fro!
8 Amos takes a swig of powerful booze and brings a flame to his mouth! (Fwoooosssh!) Flaming breath shoots from his mouth!

Terry[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Terry puts his hair back in order!
2 Terry smiles suggestively!
3 Terry throws a coin into the air!

The coin lands right in Terry's palm!

Terry cracks a smile!

4 Terry begins singing to himself!

"Laaa la laaa..."

The enemy listens intensely to the song! The enemy is lost in Terry's sweet voice.

5 Terry stares into the distance, a conceited smile on his face. But it's just an act to cover his profound loneliness!

"Ugh!"

Terry's attack power increased!

6 Terry taps his feet to the rhythm of the battle! What a tap dancer! Now he's harder to hit!
7 Terry performs a sword dance, a rose clasped in his teeth! His blade grazes the enemy!
8 Terry tries to remember some of the games that Dhuran taught him long ago.

"You must become stronger. Understand?"

Dhuran's words echo in his mind! Terry lets out a primal roar! Lightning courses through Terry's body!

Lizzie[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Lizzie merrily dances and sings!
2 Lizzie suddenly begins spinning a plate!
3 Lizzie throws a coin into the air!

The coin lands right in Lizzie's palm!

Lizzie cracks a smile!

4 Lizzie begins singing to herself!

"Grrragh...la laaargh..."

The enemy listens intensely to the song!

5 Lizzie is balancing on a ball for some reason! Oops! She loses her balance and crashes into the enemy!
6 Lizzie taps her feet to the rhythm of the battle! What a tap dancer! Now she's harder to hit!
7 Inexplicably, Lizzie begins dancing wildly! The weapon in her hand flails to and fro!
8 Lizzie suddenly starts jumping rope! Cracks shoot across the ground!

Kingsley[edit]

Rank Antic
1 Kingsley hops and dances about!
2 Kingsley smiles suggestively.
3 Kingsley rolls around like a ball! (Physically attacks a group of enemies)
4 Kingsley swells up like a balloon!

He's getting bigger and bigger... (Pop!)

Kingsley deflates back to normal.

5 Kingsley remembers a funny joke he heard once!

"Ha ha ha!"

Kingsley is laughing too hard to think about fighting right now!

6 Kingsley starts playing with fire!

Oh no! The fire rages out of control!

Flames fan out across the area!

7 Kingsley tries casting a spell he just made up!

"Zingslinger!"

8 Kingsley suddenly starts jumping rope! Cracks shoot across the ground!

Dragon Quest X[edit]

Lucky Dip returns after a long absence as one of the Gadabout's exclusive skills, learned by investing 16 skill points into its Play skill tree. Due to the nature of MMORPG characters all being made by the players rather than the game's writers, the Gadabout performs one of 20 general actions instead of something more personal. The skill is more useful than before, however, as it will only activate when selected from the command menu and only 4 of the actions can be considered detrimental to the party. None of these jokes have distinct names as the text box only describes that Lucky Dip has been used, but the Gadabout will make a pun based on the action. These japes include:

  • Increasing the attack of all allies by 40% for 60 seconds
  • Increasing the defence of all allies by 40% for 60 seconds
  • Shortening the action interval of all allies for 60 seconds
  • Increases evasion rate of all allies by 1/8th for 60 seconds
  • Fully heal & revive all allies
  • Negates 15 points of damage for all allies for 60 seconds
  • Increases the Gadabout's magical might & magical mending by 20% for 60 seconds
  • The Gadabout throws a small stone like a baseball, dealing 6~12 Earth damage to one enemy
  • The Gadabout practices juggling rocks and succeeds, dealing 10~24 Earth damage to enemies within range
  • Decreases the attack of all enemies within immediate proximity by 40% for 60 seconds
  • Decreases the defence of all enemies within immediate proximity by 40% for 60 seconds
  • Decreases the elemental damage resistance of all enemies within immediate proximity by 40% for 60 seconds
  • The Gadabout tells a joke and stuns all enemies with laughter for 15 seconds
  • Frightens all enemies for 15 seconds
  • Negates the damage caused by one enemy once
  • The Gadabout practices juggling rocks but fails, damaging themselves for 10~60 Earth damage
  • The Gadabout falls asleep for 60 seconds
  • The Gadabout remembers a frightening ghost story and becomes stunned for 20 seconds
  • The Gadabout becomes paralyzed for 60 seconds
  • The Gadabout is struck with sudden inspiration but instantly forgets what the breakthrough was, wasting their action

Trivia[edit]

  • Lizzie balancing on a ball is a reference to the lyrics of Cha La Head Cha La, the first opening theme song of the anime adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Z. Specifically, the lyrics contain the phrase "If there were a dinosaur inside, I'd want to train it to ride a ball!"