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After the ten years pass, the hero and Harry finally see their chance to escape, and capitalize on it. From there, the hero decides to continue his father's search. Prince Harry accompanies him briefly, but eventually returns to his own kingdom of Coburg to take care of obligations that he has there, being a member of the royal family and all. Now on his own, the hero makes his way to the town of Mostroferrato, where a wealthy nobleman named Rodrigo Briscoletti challenges the hero to find two magic rings, the Circle of Fire and the Circle of Water. If he accomplishes this Rodrigo will allow the hero to marry his daughter, Nera. She is one of two women that the hero could marry in the original SNES version of the game, as well as the PS2 remake. The other is Bianca, who the hero bumps into in Mostroferrato. For the DS remake, a third woman was made available, Debora, Nera's older, and altogether unpleasant sister.
Above: (Left) The Super Famicom version of Dragon Quest V; (Middle) the
PlayStation 2 version; (Right) Dragon Quest V on the Nintendo DS
After deciding who the hero will marry, the happy couple returns to his homeland, the kingdom of Gotha, where he becomes king. Before long they have two children, a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, one day the wife is kidnapped, and when the hero comes to save her, they are both turned to stone.
After being a statue for eight years, the hero is eventually found by his children, who return him to flesh. From here the three of them travel the world in search of Zenithian weapons and armor that the illusive Legendary Hero will eventually use. Before long, it turns out that the hero Pankraz was searching for was actually his grandson. Along the way, the hero is given the opportunity to avenge his father's death, and restore Zenitia castle, as well as the Dragon God that presides there. This actually requires the hero to travel back in time, and get an item from his child self.
Eventually, the hero finds his wife, or at least in her statue form, as well as the Zenithian armor he had been looking for. As it turns out, they were in the temple that the hero was forced to build as a child. Here the hero and his children defeat the evil that caused all of this trouble, and learn that his mother was actually still alive, but trapped in a realm dominated by demon, and is being watched by a terribly evil being named Nizmo, who would like nothing better than to kill the Legendary Hero. With that the hero and his family pack it in and head to the demon realm where they find his mother, who sadly dies a short time later, and defeat this Nizmo creature. From there all is made right in the world once more, and Pankraz and Mada look at their son with approval from the heavens above for a job well done.
Each of the main characters has their own specialty in combat. The hero is a largely melee-leaning warrior with some decent magic, as well as having the ability to tame monsters. If he chooses to marry Bianca, she will act more as a fighter in combat, while Nera is a wizard, and Debora is a hybrid melee / magic user. Seeing as his son is in fact the Legendary Hero, he's a good fighter, and has some nice offensive and support magic at his disposal. Meanwhile, the hero's daughter is decent in combat, but her strength comes in her ability to tame pets just like her dad.
Since coming out on the SNES, Dragon Quest V has been remade for both the PS2, and the DS, and has sold quite well on all three systems.
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