Editing Dragon Queen (section)

==Theories==
Since the release of {{Dragon Quest III}} in 1988, there has been much speculation to the nature of the Queen and her place in the [[Erdrick trilogy]].

===Relation to the Dragonlord===
The act of the Queen laying her egg before her passing has stuck out to many players as possible foreshadowing to the events of the first game, with many concluding that the egg contains the [[Dragonlord]]. This speculation is based on the following points:
*ROM capacity for the original {{NES}} version meant that every last bit of data had to be used efficiently, with literally no room left to spare for unnecessary events. The staff of [[Chunsoft]] would have been fully aware of this during the game's development, as would [[Yuji Horii]], and therefor it can be presumed within reason that the scene is meant to allude to something greater than just a mother continuing her family line before her passing.
:*The [[Emblem of Roto]] manga fully embraces the notion that the Queen is indeed the [[Dragonlord]]'s mother, stating that the child would succumb to darkness without the guidance of his mother during his formative years.
:*The [[Enix]]-published gamebook based on {{Dragon Quest II}} was released after the development of {{III}} and corroborates the connection by having the [[Dragonlord's great-great-grandson]] openly mention the Queen, regarding her fondly as "Hihibaa-san" (ひいひいばあさん).

===Relation to Yggdragon===
During the ending of {{Dragon Quest XI}}, the {{Hero 11}} speaks to [[Yggdragon]] in a lengthy cutscene. During the conversation, the dragon explains the balance of light and darkness and alludes to the possibility of even herself succumbing to evil--this dialogue, along with the ambiguous connections between the game and the [[Erdrick trilogy]], has lead to several plays believing that Yggdragon is the ancestor of the Queen of Dragons.
*This belief is further supported in the Japanese script of {{III}}, which states that the Queen is the daughter of an unnamed dragon god. This line is present in the original {{NES}} version and was not altered for the {{SFC}} remake, though some fans took it as implying that the Queen is related to [[Xenlon]].
*The connection is further alluded to in the HD remake of ''III'', where the Queen and Yggdragon bare a resemblance to one another as well as share the same voice actress in Japanese. The additional dialogue alluding to the Dragon Queen having a rebirth cycle has led to some fans concluding that she is the reincarnation of Yggdragon.