#dq11 jasper

[yaoiadderall]

guess who’s replaying dragon quest 11~

[satanslittlepup]

[corneille-moisie]

I wanna talk about this twin eagles statue in the entrance of the Kingsbarrow (There are potential spoilers in this post ! It's indicated where they are, but you might want to avoid this post all together if you don't want anything spoiled at all. This being said, hurry ! Play the game ! XD)

There's a lot of imagery going here, but let's begin by the beginning.

The twin eagles is the symbol of Heliodor, right ? It's on its banners, it's a huge golden statue, in the castle, at the bottom of the staircase leading to the throne room, it's on King Carnelian's brooch, it's on the heliodoran guards' capes, and it's on the armour of both Hendrik and Jasper, amongst other things :

Hendrik and Jasper, at this point in the early story, are considered heroes, according to the book found in the house in the far eastern part of town (yes, the one some tourist is looking for, for a side quest), and inseparable, to some extent. I always assumed that the twin eagles were symbolizing the two of them.

But that's also pretty easy to assume, so let's dig a little more.

Mild spoiler alert for Act I after this sentence, as I mention why you're in the Kingsbarrow, what you're fighting in there.

So, two eagles, right ? With weapons. Sitting on an orb.

You get to the Kingsbarrow to retrieve an orb, and to get this orb, you'll need to fight two grim gryphons.

Let's take a look at the weapons on that statue.

A sword, an ax, and a torch. While these can be found in Dragon Quest games since the very first game, I want to point out something else that is going to be a tad bit more spoilerific as I'm going to refer to Act II of the game and your 8th party member. (like... it's weird to only have 7 party members, don't you think ? ;) )

The obvious part here is that both swords and axes are weapons Hendrik can be equipped with, and, sure, you just used a torch to get out of the sewers with Erik, so here's that for direct references, but...

A torch is a symbol for light (duh). Not only is the Luminary someone who can bring the light back to Erdrea after Yggdrasil fell, but he can't do it without the spark of light that Hendrik figuratively becomes by turning Cobblestone into Last Bastion. ("spark of light" being used verbatim by Queen Marina to refer to Hendrik, and again, by (actually) King Carnelian to refer to both Hendrik and the Luminary, both in early Act II)

Then again, and this time, spoilers alert for Act III, after Yggdrasil fell and it is revealed that Jasper is on the bad guy team, Hendrik kind of loses his "twin" knight fellow. But do you know who also turns out to be a knight ? Sylvando. In Act III, Don Rodrigo sends your party to the Kingsbarrow to bring to light that friendship is a very strong weapon. Ultimately, it unlocks a pep power that involves both Hendrik and his ax, and Sylvando and his sword, and which also unlocks the last part of both their skill trees : Fraternity for Hendrik, Chivalry for Sylvando. Friendship/torch + Hendrik/ax + Sylvando/sword = Twin Eagle Statue in the Kingsbarrow lol.

But THEN AGAIN, the whole thing might also be a symbol strictly for Hendrik, as, still in act III (SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER ->), he feels like it's his duty to fight the ghost of Jasper, so his soul can be put to rest. As a result, Hendrik gets the Twin Eagle Armour, as his old companion's soul is now cleansed from Mordegon's influence, now that they finally shed light on what actually happened.

Now, I think that wraps up this info dump that I didn't realize i would do when I first set foot in the Kingsbarrow... I'm gonna go back to the game lmao. Time to go to Hotto :)

[dragonquest-rottenbrain]

Jasper, on the news: THE DARKSPAWN IS A SLUT!!!!! Sylvando: Well I already knew that. Erik: I thought we established that- Jade: OLD NEWS, JASPER!!! Hendrik: YOU SAY THAT LIKE YOU AREN'T A SLUT. The whole party: *Turns and stares at Hendrik.* Hendrik: Have you seen the way Jasper dresses? 🤨

[mangogummi]

OKAY AGAIN SPOILER ALERT FOR DRAGON QUEST XI

I don’t want to go back in time, I don’t want to go back in time, I don’t want to go back in time, I DON’T want to go back in time, I DON’T WANT to go back in time, I DON’T WANT TO go back in time, I DON’T WANT TO GO back in time, I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK in time, I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME

I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME

I DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME

WHY ARE THEY BREAKING MY HEART LIKE THIS?! I know I have nothing else to do in this timeline but the fact that I don’t get to bring my friends along SUCKS. I want to bring my friends with me, I want them to remember the adventures we had together. I know they’re still gonna be there in the past but they won’t remember any of the times we had during act 2.

I’m really sad, I will be keeping a save from this timeline but still I dunno how I feel about this aspect of the post story yet.

[shindoiiisugi]

[scrimmification]

little cooldown sketch

[candiedfain]

DQ11 Party Members as things I’ve thought/said/done in Physics class (part 1??)

El: ???

Erik: this is so fucking stupid what the fuck am I supposed to do with this shit why the fuck is this even required I’m not gonna fucking use this ever- *incessant mumbling*

Veronica: I am THIS close 🤏 to committing arson

Serena: *on the verge of tears*

Sylv: *humming Drunk-Dazed by Enhypen*

Jade: *on her phone paying no attention to class*

Rab: that’s great but what is the purpose of me learning it

Hendrik: *trying his very best but looking like a dumbass*

Bonus:

Jasper: *about the professor* oh SHUT IT ALREADY

Mia: this is NOT what I learned in 9th grade 🤨

[jjinpang]

[forseties]

can you guys to go couples therapy already

[jubilfetv]

i have so many of these

[scrungeyart]

Been playing DQXI again and I feel like a lot of the bad stuff could have been avoided had certain characters learned some basic communication skills

[dragonquest-rottenbrain]

“I'm ready for combat...I say I don't want that, but what if I do?”

Jasper Moodboard, Dragon Quest 11; Echoes of an Elusive Age

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[mangogummi]

First things first. Spoiler Alert for Dragon Quest XI. I just finished this game (though I know I’ve got a ton of post game stuff or so it seems) so the brain rot is real right now.

I need to talk about the penultimate fight against Jasper Unbound. Specifically the fact that I had Hendrik on my team for the entire fight and I don’t think ANY other team member was targeted as much as Hendrik was in that fight and I LOVED IT. Jasper’s resentment and HATRED towards Hendrik was actually a factor in the gameplay and I think that’s such a brilliant detail. I’m sure other games have done this but as far as I remember I don’t think I’ve ever noticed anything like that. I know it’s such a small detail but I really enjoyed it.

It also helped that Hendrik was the one to land the final blow that defeated Jasper and it just so dramatic and really brought me into the moment. I’m sure Hendrik getting the final blow was pure coincidence but I’ve been really wondering whether Jasper targeting Hendrik if you have him in your party was purposely programmed in. I feel like it has to be but I’m honestly scared to Google it cos if it’s deconfirmed I’d be real sad cos the drama and angst that brought to the fight was just fantastic.

Anyway Dragon Quest XI real good. Real good game. I’m completely in love with the characters in this game, they’re all so good. Also sorry if I’ve explained this poorly, I’m not very good at properly explaining and analysing things but I just really appreciated that detail, Intentional or not.

[tuherrus]

yeah sorry the dqxi brainrot never left.....based on hans adolf bühler's "homecoming"

[shindoiiisugi]