After 38 years without one,Dragon Quest 1&2 HD-2D Remakewill apparently be giving the princess of Moonbrooke a name. The first twoDragon Questtitles were released in Japan in 1986 and 1987, predating the firstFinal Fantasygame and setting the stage for future fantasy RPGs to follow. The games brought to life several iconic staples of the series, including some recognizable characters like the Princess of Moonbrooke.
The princess was a key character in the second game, but she has remained unnamed until now. New screenshots from theupcomingDQremakewere revealed on thePlayStation blog, one of which shows the hooded princess speaking. In this screenshot,her name appears at the top of her dialogue box as Peronel.
The Princess Of Moonbrooke Finally Has A Name
38 Years Later, Her Name Is Now (Potentially) Canon
The Princess of Moonbrooke is a key character inDragon Quest 2,and a powerful magic-wielder who accompanies the Prince of Midenhall on their quest to seek out the great wizard Hargon and exact revenge on him for attacking the kingdom of Moonbrooke. Although thehero is joined by many adventures,three of the main characters in the title have no canon names: the Prince of Midenhall, the Prince of Cannock, and the Princess of Moonbrooke.
In the Japanese version ofDragon Quest Tact,the Princess’s name is Pudding.
The first, the Prince of Midenhall, is directly named by the player. The two other unnamed characters, though,received a name from a list of eight possibilities that were based on the Hero’s name.In the originalDragon Quest 2, the princess’s potential names were Maria, Elani, Ollisa, Roz, Kailin, Peta, Illyth, and Gwen—but it looks like the upcoming Remake has eschewed all these names in favor of the name she was given in the non-canonical strategy mobile title,Dragon Quest Tact.
The Prince Of Cannock Might Also Get An Official Name
Dragon Quest HD-2D Remake Might Give All Its Characters Canon Names
If the coming game has settled on official names for all the characters, then the Prince of Cannock might also be getting an official name. Assuming that the upcoming HD-2D title is pulling names fromDragon Quest Tact,thenthe Prince’s name might officially be Rickerd. Of course, it’s possible that the game will actually retain the random naming convention of the original 1980s titles, but the choice of Peronel for the Princess makes it more likely that the characters' names will be fixed this time around.
The English version of the mobile game was shut down last year, but it seems that Peronel’s name has remained as her official name in the upcomingDragon Quest 1&2 HD-2D Remake. Preorders are now live for the game, which will release on October 30 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Source:PlayStation blog
