
On the standard difficulty, the game makes the player face 2-4 characters that are almost mathematically-impossible to beat without dumbing down the AI via continuing, with the exact number varying based on how well you've played up to that point.
III in particular absolutely loathes the idea of a No Death Run. The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: In higher difficulties, your opponent moves via teleportation. Even excluding the Really 700 Years Old characters, the roster's ages range from 1 to 75 years old, with less than a third of the cast being teenagers. Competence Zone: Much larger than many of its puzzle game brethren.
Unlike his two other appearances, he can be unlocked in this game by defeating him and finishing the game at the heightened difficulty rank.
In Magical Drop V, he occupies an Extra Stage slot between Empress and Ghostlop character mushman, and requires you to get above a certain score and maintain a high rank to access. In Magical Drop III, he occupies a 'Special Stage' slot immediately before Tower, accessed by having 150,000 points and 3 consecutive victories before fighting Tower. In Magical Drop II, he's the True Final Boss (reached by 1-credit-clearing the game). For example, Hanged Man (who is perpetually hanging upside down) asks to be normal for a day his wish is granted and he finally gets to walk on the ground.while everyone else hangs in midair. Be Careful What You Wish For: Some of the characters' wishes upon the titular Magical Drops go horribly wrong.
(especially if the rank gets jacked up from defeating Black Pierrot), forcing fights against them to go to quota.
Unfortunately, the Ghostlop AI goes to the other extreme and edges into Perfect-Play A.I.
Artificial Stupidity: For some reason, the Magical Drop AI in Magical Drop V regularly dips into this (to the point where Death outright breaks most of them in under 10 seconds). Anti-Frustration Features: Most of the games lower the difficulty whenever the player uses a continue. Magical Drop Is Back!!! Yes, the cult-classic returns with all the fast-paced action you expect from the franchise, mixed with modern visuals.