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|title = Pratfall

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|japanese = ぼけ (DQVII) <br> ボケ (DQIX)

|japanese = ぼけ (DQVII) <br> ボケ (DQIX, X)

|romaji = boke

|old = ~~Smiling~~ (DQVII PS1)

|old = Silliness (DQVII PS1)

|type = Skill

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===[[Dragon Quest IX]]===

This ability is learned with 16 skill points allocated into [[List of litheness skills in Dragon Quest IX|Litheness skill]].

===[[Dragon Quest X]]===

==Etymology==

The Japanese name for this technique, ぼけ ''boke'', 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 comedy 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.

The skill [[Sobering Slap]] is called "tsukkomi" in Japanese, so it could be seen as a counterpart to this ability.

==Trivia==

In Japanese, the ability's name is written in hiragana in [[Dragon Quest VII]], whereas it is written in katakana in [[Dragon Quest IX]] and [[Dragon Quest X|X]]. This may be due to the fact that Pratfall in VII is a [[Jester]] skill, whereas Pratfall in IX and X is one of the [[Minstrel]]'s litheness skills.

==See also==

[[Sobering Slap]]

[[category:Skills]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest VII skills]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest IX skills]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest X skills]]

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 |title = Pratfall
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-|japanese = ぼけ (DQVII) <br> ボケ (DQIX)
+|japanese = ぼけ (DQVII) <br> ボケ (DQIX, X)
 |romaji = boke
-|old = Smiling (DQVII PS1)
+|old = Silliness (DQVII PS1)
 |type = Skill
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 ===[[Dragon Quest IX]]===
 This ability is learned with 16 skill points allocated into [[List of litheness skills in Dragon Quest IX|Litheness skill]].
+===[[Dragon Quest X]]===
+{{Section-Stub}}
+==Etymology==
+The Japanese name for this technique, ぼけ ''boke'', 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 comedy 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.
+The skill [[Sobering Slap]] is called "tsukkomi" in Japanese, so it could be seen as a counterpart to this ability.
+==Trivia==
+In Japanese, the ability's name is written in hiragana in [[Dragon Quest VII]], whereas it is written in katakana in [[Dragon Quest IX]] and [[Dragon Quest X|X]]. This may be due to the fact that Pratfall in VII is a [[Jester]] skill, whereas Pratfall in IX and X is one of the [[Minstrel]]'s litheness skills.
+==See also==
+[[Sobering Slap]]
 [[category:Skills]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest VII skills]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest IX skills]]
+[[Category:Dragon Quest X skills]]