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Yes, there are characters. This is still in the eight-bit world of games, where characters don't get much characterization, but there are heroes.

 

 

The son ([[Purely Aesthetic Gender|or daughter]]) of the great hero Ortega. Shortly after you were born, your father departed on a quest to defeat the fiend Baramos, never to return. In his absence, it falls to you to take up his quest and save the world.

 

* [[You Killed My Father]]

 

Soldiers are your obvious choice for defense. They'll quickly have more hit points than the Hero and will even get better armor.

 

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Purple for the female Soldier/Warrior, blue for the male.

 

 

Your designated healer. Unlike many games, healers in ''Dragon Quest'' can become decent attackers and can learn some wind-based magic and other spells.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

Your designated combat mage. Very weak physically, but boast powerful magic. Always put in the back.

 

** [[Battle Boomerang]]

 

The physical [[Glass Cannon]]. Doesn't use much equipment. In fact, doesn't really need equipment. A poor man's alternative to the Soldier (though sacrificing nothing in sheer power), but if you prefer two physical and one magic, you will have a Fighter.

 

* [[Wolverine Claws]]: The only weapons worth equipping him with.

 

The only one of the characters you ''need'' to have to complete the game, the Merchant is the [[Jack of All Stats]] besides your healers, only not magical.

 

Tropes associated with the Merchant/Dealer:

 

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: The female merchant usually has pink hair in fan works and some official art.

 

What are these guys doing on the battlefield? The higher their level, the more they goof off when they're supposed to be fighting! And even when they do what they're supposed to, all their stats except luck are mediocre at best. Not the most reliable of companions... {{spoiler|At level 20, however, they can become a Sage without needing the Book of Satori.}}

 

** [[Paper Fan of Doom]]

 

A mysterious and rare profession, Sages learn all the spells of both Priests and Mages. Nobody is capable of simply starting as one, however; it takes special training and the rare and highly-valued Book of Satori...

 

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

A [[Fragile Speedster]] that only appears in the Remakes. While the player cannot manually command them to steal, they have a chance of automatically swiping items from their defeated opponents... and the higher they level, the better their chances.

 

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[[The Hero]]'s father. Fought a monster over a volcano and fell in.

 

* {{spoiler|[[No One Could Have Survived That]]}}

 

[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Has no canon name.

 

* [[Good Morning, Crono]]

 

A god who grants you wishes if you defeat him.

 

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A thief whom the hero crosses paths with several times. A vicious, axe-wielding brute.

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* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]: Albeit not to your party. He just gives up the life of crime after you kick his ass twice, and becomes a law-abiding civilian.}}

 

A monster on the island of Zipangu who requires sacrifices.

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* [[Orochi]]

 

A vicious beast who plagues the realm of Samanao {{spoiler|by pretending to be the king}}.

 

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: For a guy who just woke up, he's pretty much alert throughout the fight.

 

Thy enemy shall be the archfiend Baramos.

 

* [[Orcus on His Throne]]

 

A palette swap of Orochi. Kills [[The Hero]]'s father.

 

* [[You Killed My Father]]

 

An evil wizard working for Zoma.

 

* [[In My Language, That Sounds Like...]]: Bara is Japanese gay pornography.

 

A skeletal dragon also associated with Zoma.

 

* [[In My Language, That Sounds Like...]]: Bara again, but with two syllables that sound like "gonads".

 

The ''real'' cause of all this mess.

 

 

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