Beat - Revision history

dragon>Adan Aileron at 15:41, 31 January 2010

2010-01-31T15:41:20Z

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dragon>PantheonSasuke: Redirected page to Whack

2009-12-09T14:43:42Z

Redirected page to Whack

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	~~''''Beat''' or '''Whack''' is a recurring spell in the ''~~[[~~Dragon Quest (series)\|Dragon Quest]]'' series. It instantly reduces the target's HP to 0.~~		#REDIRECT [[Whack]]

	~~Beat is typically difficult to hit with when cast, limiting its otherwise extremely impressive power.~~

	~~Beat comes in several variations:~~
	*'''Beat''' or '''Whack~~''' - the most basic version of the spell; targets one character~~
	*'''Defeat''' or '''Thwack''' - targets one group of characters
	*'''DefeatMax''', '''Vanquish''', or '''Kathwack''' - targets the entire enemy party

	~~==Appearances==~~

	~~===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===~~
	~~[[Cristo]] learns Beat.~~

	~~==Trivia==~~

	*In an interview with ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, series creator [[Yuji Horii]] noted that the AI in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' was built such that in its original version, [[Cristo]]'s algorithms would always conclude Beat and the character would end up casting it turn after turn, simply because it "could not get over the power of the spell." The problem was halfway corrected in the balance-adjusted [[PS2]] ~~remake, except that he almost ''never'' cast Beat.~~

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dragon>Kahran042 at 20:15, 31 March 2009

2009-03-31T20:15:51Z

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	'''~~Whack~~''' or '''~~Beat~~''' is a recurring spell in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)\|Dragon Quest]]'' series. It instantly reduces the target's HP to 0.		''''Beat''' or '''Whack''' is a recurring spell in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)\|Dragon Quest]]'' series. It instantly reduces the target's HP to 0.

	~~Whack~~ is typically difficult to hit with when cast, limiting its otherwise extremely impressive power.		Beat is typically difficult to hit with when cast, limiting its otherwise extremely impressive power.

	~~Whack~~ comes in several variations:		Beat comes in several variations:
	*'''Whack''' - the most basic version of the spell; targets one character		*'''Beat''' or '''Whack''' - the most basic version of the spell; targets one character
	*'''Thwack''' - targets one group of characters		*'''Defeat''' or '''Thwack''' - targets one group of characters
	*'''Kathwack''' - targets the entire enemy party		*'''DefeatMax''', '''Vanquish''', or '''Kathwack''' - targets the entire enemy party

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

	===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===		===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
	[[~~Brey~~]] learns ~~Whack~~.		[[Cristo]] learns Beat.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

	*In an interview with ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, series creator [[Yuji Horii]] noted that the AI in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' was built such that in its original version, ~~the~~ [[~~Brey~~]]'s algorithms would always conclude ~~Whack~~ and the character would end up casting it turn after turn, simply because it "could not get over the power of the spell." The problem was halfway corrected in the balance-adjusted [[PS2]] remake, except that he almost ''never'' cast ~~Whack~~.		*In an interview with ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, series creator [[Yuji Horii]] noted that the AI in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' was built such that in its original version, [[Cristo]]'s algorithms would always conclude Beat and the character would end up casting it turn after turn, simply because it "could not get over the power of the spell." The problem was halfway corrected in the balance-adjusted [[PS2]] remake, except that he almost ''never'' cast Beat.

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dragon>Kahran042: Whack moved to Beat over redirect: Other spell articles link to the non-stupid names.

2009-03-31T20:14:21Z

Whack moved to Beat over redirect: Other spell articles link to the non-stupid names.

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'''Whack''' or '''Beat''' is a recurring spell in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. It instantly reduces the target's HP to 0.

Whack is typically difficult to hit with when cast, limiting its otherwise extremely impressive power.

Whack comes in several variations:
*'''Whack''' - the most basic version of the spell; targets one character
*'''Thwack''' - targets one group of characters
*'''Kathwack''' - targets the entire enemy party

==Appearances==

===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
[[Brey]] learns Whack.

==Trivia==

*In an interview with ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, series creator [[Yuji Horii]] noted that the AI in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'' was built such that in its original version, the [[Brey]]'s algorithms would always conclude Whack and the character would end up casting it turn after turn, simply because it "could not get over the power of the spell." The problem was halfway corrected in the balance-adjusted [[PS2]] remake, except that he almost ''never'' cast Whack.

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