Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is Sq. Enix’s second crack at remaking the unique 2001 Dragon Quest VII, and although it options plenty of adjustments that you would be able to examine in Recreation Informer’s Dragon Quest VII Reimagined cowl story. However, regardless of the adjustments, some issues stay; particularly, your celebration in Reimagined. When all is claimed and executed, it’ll nonetheless include Hero, Maribel, Prince Kiefer (who’re entrance and heart on our newest journal cowl), Ruff, Aishe, and Sir Mervyn.
To get you primed for Reimagined, we spoke to the sport’s lead state of affairs author, Sayaka Takagi, and producer Takeshi Ichikawa about every of those celebration members, and beneath, we’ll checklist out every thing she advised us about them.
Meet Your Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Celebration
Hero
Like each Dragon Quest, Reimagined’s protagonist is called Hero, and on this quest, he’s the son of a fisherman in Pilchard Bay on the island of Estard. The vast majority of his persona might be formed by the way you reply in dialogue. He desires to be the fisherman his father and mom need him to be, however he’s not fairly prepared to take action…nearly as if a distinct journey is asking after him.
“So one factor I had in thoughts, and maybe this won’t be the nicest factor to say concerning the character, is that we wished to make him as regular as attainable, the typical Joe, just like the clean slate that you simply described,” Ichikawa tells me. “We simply wished [Hero] to be extra regular – common – than any of the opposite heroes in Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.”
Prince Kiefer
Kiefer is the Prince of the Kingdom of Estard and Hero’s childhood finest good friend. Regardless of his royal background, Kiefer is determined to discover a objective in life (ideally away from a throne). He typically lures Hero into questionable conditions, however his coronary heart is in the precise place. He makes an ideal Warrior in fight.
“So Kiefer is definitely a reasonably naïve boy,” Ichikawa says. “Folks would possibly assume in any other case, however he’s truly somebody who’s at all times envious of others, and the explanation why is as a result of he’s additionally somebody who yearns to change into somebody – he desires objective in his life. However regardless of that, he’s promised plenty of energy due to his upbringing as a prince, and he’s from royalty. However even with that, he doesn’t really feel like he’s serving his objective; he doesn’t really feel like he’s anybody particular, so he’s at all times desirous about different those who he desires to change into.
“That form of persona is mirrored in his dialogue. Contemplating he’s a prince from a royal household, you’d assume he would possibly converse in a well-mannered style, however he doesn’t truly converse that means. He speaks much more casually.”
Maribel Mayde
The daughter of Pilchard Bay’s mayor, Maribel Mayde is cute and lovable, with a little bit of edge mirrored within the jokes and onerous instances she lobs at Hero. Nonetheless, she’s a dependable accomplice in your journey and grows to change into somebody who cares for the world round her (together with the remainder of the celebration). She’s additionally a wonderful Priestess and Mage, although she, like the remainder of the celebration, can slot into any vocation the participant needs.
“Maribel is a really cute lady, simply such an lovable character,” Takagi tells me whereas reflecting on what she’s realized about this character upon reflection through the growth of Reimagined. “I used to be fairly younger after I performed the unique model, in elementary faculty, and again then, I simply at all times felt like she’s a imply lady, and loud. She will get indignant on the protagonist on a regular basis, so I didn’t actually have a superb impression of her again then. However revisiting the sport as an grownup and truly getting to know her as an individual, as a personality, she’s truly very supportive of the protagonist. She encourages you, she uplifts you, and he or she’s a dependable accomplice who is crucial to the journey of the celebration.
“I’ve discovered a brand new appreciation for her character. […] One factor I can converse to about writing her dialogue is that Maribel tends to say plenty of issues most individuals wouldn’t. This is applicable to different workers members who contributed to the state of affairs writing, however plenty of them share this similar sentiment: writing her dialogue truly feels good, since you get to say stuff you would need to say however can’t actually say.”
Ruff
Ruff is a cheerful, pure-hearted boy, and he’s at all times accompanied by a wolf that additionally helps in fight. Although generally naïve, he possesses animal-like instincts, not not like Akira Toriyama’s Goku. He cruises across the oceans surrounding Estard with Hero and the remainder of the celebration with an eye fixed towards the horizon, and he’s an ideal Martial Artist fighter, too.
“There’s a sure wild aspect with that character,” Ichikawa says. “Within the Japanese model, it leans [into] his pure facet and persona. And he’s somebody that you simply need to shield due to his pureness. So we actually leaned [into] that aspect and his dialogue; he’s actually cute and lovable, too.”
Aishe
Apart from Sir Mervyn, Aishe is the eldest member of Hero’s celebration. As such, she’s dependable and adept at fight. She’s a high-ranking Roamer on this planet of Reimagined, which explains each the obvious sexiness Toriyama instilled in her design and the category with which she carries herself. She hits onerous in fight, however works effectively because the playful Dancer, Troubadour, or Jester, too.
“One of many most important elements of Aishe is that she is meant to be this dependable individual, but in addition a beautiful lady too,” Takagi tells me. “Apart from Sir Mervyn, she’s the eldest member of the celebration, and he or she’s a dependable member of the group for the youthful celebration members. There’s positively a sexiness as effectively – she is meant to have a excessive rank among the many Roamers, so she has a component of sophistication, too.”
Sir Mervyn
With out spoiling a lot of what you’ll find out about Sir Mervyn in Reimagined, he’s a paladin from the previous, sealed inside a particular stone awaiting the subsequent struggle he’s wanted in. Fortuitously, it’s Hero who releases him and enlists him to assist on their present-day journey. He’s a mighty Paladin, however any mixture of melee and magic might be profitable for him.
Ichikawa and Takagi wouldn’t share an excessive amount of about Sir Mervyn, and in case you are acquainted with Dragon Quest VII, you’ll be able to most likely think about why, however I like to recommend you try this characteristic on colloquialism in Dragon Quest VII Reimagined for extra perception into how the staff developed this model of the character.
We’ll study extra about this celebration in Dragon Quest VII Reimagined when it launches on February 5 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, Change 2, Change, and PC.
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