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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.
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 heroes ===
== The heroes ==


==== Ortega's Heir ====
=== Ortega's Heir ===
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.
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.


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* [[You Killed My Father]]
* [[You Killed My Father]]


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


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


==== The Pilgrim/Priest/Cleric ====
=== The Pilgrim/Priest/Cleric ===


Your designated healer. Unlike many games, healers in ''Dragon Quest'' can become decent attackers and can learn some wind-based magic and other spells.
Your designated healer. Unlike many games, healers in ''Dragon Quest'' can become decent attackers and can learn some wind-based magic and other spells.
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]


==== The Wizard/Mage ====
=== The Wizard/Mage ===
Your designated combat mage. Very weak physically, but boast powerful magic. Always put in the back.
Your designated combat mage. Very weak physically, but boast powerful magic. Always put in the back.


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** [[Battle Boomerang]]
** [[Battle Boomerang]]


==== The Fighter ====
=== The Fighter ===
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.
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.


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


==== The Merchant/Dealer ====
=== The Merchant/Dealer ===
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.
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.


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Tropes associated with the Merchant/Dealer:
Tropes associated with the Merchant/Dealer:


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


==== The Goof-off or Jester ====
=== The Goof-off or Jester ===
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.}}
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.}}


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** [[Paper Fan of Doom]]
** [[Paper Fan of Doom]]


==== The Sage ====
=== The Sage ===
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...
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...


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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]


==== The Thief ====
=== The Thief ===
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.
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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=== Friends and Allies ===
== Friends and Allies ==


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


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


==== The Hero's Mother ====
=== The Hero's Mother ===
[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Has no canon name.
[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. Has no canon name.


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* [[Good Morning, Crono]]
* [[Good Morning, Crono]]


==== Divinegon ====
=== Divinegon ===
A god who grants you wishes if you defeat him.
A god who grants you wishes if you defeat him.


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=== Adversaries ===
== Adversaries ==


==== Kandar ====
=== Kandar ===
A thief whom the hero crosses paths with several times. A vicious, axe-wielding brute.
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.}}
* {{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.}}


==== Orochi ====
=== Orochi ===
A monster on the island of Zipangu who requires sacrifices.
A monster on the island of Zipangu who requires sacrifices.
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* [[Orochi]]
* [[Orochi]]


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


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


==== Baramos ====
=== Baramos ===
Thy enemy shall be the archfiend Baramos.
Thy enemy shall be the archfiend Baramos.


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* [[Orcus on His Throne]]
* [[Orcus on His Throne]]


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


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* [[You Killed My Father]]
* [[You Killed My Father]]


==== BaraBomus ====
=== BaraBomus ===
An evil wizard working for Zoma.
An evil wizard working for Zoma.


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


==== BaraGonus ====
=== BaraGonus ===
A skeletal dragon also associated with Zoma.
A skeletal dragon also associated with Zoma.


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


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


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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

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Revision as of 23:15, 17 March 2015


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 heroes

Ortega's Heir

The son (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.

Tropes associated with the Hero:

The Soldier/Warrior

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

Tropes associated with the Soldier/Warrior:

The Pilgrim/Priest/Cleric

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

Tropes associated with the Pilgrim/Priest:

The Wizard/Mage

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

Tropes associated with the Wizard/Mage:

The Fighter

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.

Tropes associated with the Fighter:

The Merchant/Dealer

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:

The Goof-off or Jester

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... At level 20, however, they can become a Sage without needing the Book of Satori.

Tropes associated with the Goof-off/Jester:

The Sage

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...

Tropes associated with the Sage:

The Thief

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.

Tropes associated with the Thief:

Friends and Allies

Ortega

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

Tropes associated with Ortega:

The Hero's Mother

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

Tropes associated with The Hero's mother:

Divinegon

A god who grants you wishes if you defeat him.

Tropes associated with the Divinegon:

Adversaries

Kandar

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

Tropes associated with Kandar:

Orochi

A monster on the island of Zipangu who requires sacrifices.

Tropes associated with Orochi:

Boss Troll

A vicious beast who plagues the realm of Samanao by pretending to be the king.

Tropes associated with Boss Troll:

Baramos

Thy enemy shall be the archfiend Baramos.

Tropes associated with Baramos:

King Hydra

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

Tropes associated with King Hydra:

BaraBomus

An evil wizard working for Zoma.

Tropes associated with BaraBomus:

BaraGonus

A skeletal dragon also associated with Zoma.

Tropes associated with BaraGonus:

Zoma

The real cause of all this mess.

Tropes associated with Zoma:

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