Dragon Quest (universe)

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Dragon Quest (universe)
Developer(s)	Square Enix (formerly Enix) Level-5
Publisher(s)	Square Enix Nintendo
Genre(s)	Role-playing game
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
First installment	Dragon Quest (1986)
Latest installment	Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018)

Dragon Quest (ドラゴンクエスト, Dragon Quest), originally called Dragon Warrior in North America, is a series of role-playing games originally developed by Enix, now Square Enix. One of the original huge success stories in Japanese RPGs, the games task the player with managing character parties as they explore various medieval fantasy-themed settings. It helped lay the groundwork that most other Japanese RPGs would build upon, including Final Fantasy and Pokemon. The series symbol is the emblem that appears on Erdrick's shield.

Description

Dragon Quest was originally inspired by the North American computer RPGs Wizardry and Ultima, which happened to also be very popular in Japan. Famed mangaka Akira Toriyama was brought in to design the characters.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

• 72. Hero: As part of Challenger Pack #2, the protagonists from Dragon Quest XI, III, IV, and VIII all join the roster under the generic name “Hero”, with the protagonist from Dragon Quest XI being the default.

Trivia

• This is the second character-based third-party universe from Square Enix, the first being Final Fantasy.
• Characters from Dragon Quest previously crossed over with characters from Mario in Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street for Wii.
  • The Dragon Quest enemy Slime also appeared in Mario Sports Mix as a playable character.