Editing Madalena

{{Character
|Name=Madalena
|Game={{Dragon Quest V}}
|Image=[[File:DQT Madalena.png|145px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=マーサ
|Romaji=Māsa (Martha)
|Title=
|Class=
|Race=Loftinian
|Age=
|Family = [[Pankraz]] (husband)<br>The [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]] (son)<br>{{spoiler|start}}[[Prince Albert]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Bianca Whitaker]] (potential daughter-in-law)<br>[[Nera Briscoletti]] (potential daughter-in-law)<br>[[Debora Briscoletti]] (potential daughter-in-law)<br>[[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|Prince of Gotha]] (grandson)<br>[[Hero's Daughter (Dragon Quest V)|Princess of Gotha]] (granddaughter){{spoiler|end}}
|Voice Actor = [[Chikako Kaku]] ({{Your Story}}, Japanese)<br> [[Cissy Jones]] ({{Your Story}}, English)
|}}

'''Madalena''' is a character from {{Dragon Quest V}}.

She is the {{Hero 5}}'s mother, and her disappearance shortly after his birth is the key event that drives the game's story.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ5}}===
Madalena is from [[Lofty Peak]], descended from the keepers of the portal to [[Nadiria]]. During a visit, King [[Pankraz]] of Gotha met and fell in love with her, and they married. However, shortly after their [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|son]] was born, she was abducted by the forces of [[Nadiria]] due to her heritage as Grandmaster [[Nimzo]] was trying to infiltrate the world. [[Pankraz]] traveled the world with his young [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|son]] in tow, searching for the legendary hero and the [[Zenithia]]n gear to aid him in rescuing Madalena. By the time their son was only six, he had only managed to recover the {{Zenithian sword}}.

Before [[Pankraz]] was slain by Bishop [[Ladja]], he informed his [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|son]] that Madalena was still alive and implored him to continue his quest. During the {{Hero 5}}'s journey in search of the legendary hero and equipment, he married a [[Heavenly Bride|woman]] who was eventually revealed to be of [[Zenithian]] descent. Their [[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|own son]] would turn out to be the very hero that [[Pankraz]] had sought.

At [[Crocodilopolis]], the priestess leading the temple appeared to be Madalena, but was in fact [[Queen Ferz]] in disguise. After confronting and defeating [[King Korol]] of the [[Order of Zugzwang]], Madalena reached out to her son telepathically, imploring him to stay away from [[Nadiria]] in safety while she tried to keep the growing powers of the [[Nimzo|Grandmaster]] sealed, as she feared not even the legendary hero could stop him now.

The reunited family decided to enter Nadiria anyway, and after emerging in the underworld to the [[Estuary Sanctuary|Nadiria Teleportal]], Madalena reached out again. She decided not to stop them from trying to stop [[Nimzo]], and bestowed a [[Sage's stone]] to aid them. The {{Hero 5}} and his family finally meet his mother on the plateau of [[Mt. Zugzwang]], where she warns them that [[Nimzo]] was very powerful, and tries to seal him away with her power, only to be struck down by him (with the help of [[Ladja]] in the remakes). Yet despite her fears, her [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|son]], grandson, and family were able to defeat Grandmaster [[Nimzo]] in the heart of his stronghold, ending his threat once and for all.

==See also==
*[[Hero's Mother (Dragon Quest III)]]
*[[Queen Apnea]]
*[[Pearl]]
*[[Queen Eleanor]]
*[[Amber]]

==Gallery==
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Madalena Hazuki Kurikara concept art.jpg|Madalena's concept art, by [[Hazuki Kurikara]]
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