Hero's Daughter (Dragon Quest V)

Hero's daughter Princess of Gotha
Dragon Quest V
Japanese name	女の子
Romaji	Onnanoko
Title	Daughter
Vocation	Hero
Race	Human Warning: Spoilers! Click expand to view content descended from Zenithians
Age	8 (after second timeshift)
Voice actor	Kae Araki (CD Theater)

The Hero's daughter is The Legendary Hero's twin sister in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. She is eight years old at the beginning of the third generation and ten at the game's finale.

In English her default name is Madchen. In Japanese her default names are Annie (アニー) on the SNES and Tabatha (タバサ) on the Nintendo DS. In the CD Theater audio drama and official novelizations, her name is Poppy (ポピー) .

Appearance and Personality

Madchen's hair color is inherited from her mother and is worn in a bowl cut fixed with two green ribbons. She wears a white tunic that doubles as a dress, along with white gloves and boots with evergreen inner lining. Her over-sized cape is a light shade of purple and covers her sword as it drags behind her. Madchen's plain belt has a pouch fastened to it.

Madchen is the more focused and serious of the twins, but is just as prone to bouts of childish glee and wonderment as her brother is. She has the extra-sensory ability to read the emotions of animals and monsters, making her sympathetic to the friendlier monsters that suffer the association of their evil brethren and wishes there was a way for humans and monsters to live alongside one another as her father's tamed monsters do in Gotha. Though normally mature for her age, Madchen will not hesitate to ask her father to hold her hand when she is upset or frightened. Though she won't admit it, Madchen is a little jealous of her brother's status as The Legendary Hero and has a hard time seeing what "all the fuss is about" as she sees Parry as her brother first and world savior second.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Madchen was born with her twin brother in the castle town of Gotha shortly before her father was coronated as the king. However, their mother Bianca Whitaker/Nera Briscoletti/Debora Briscoletti was abducted by monsters during the rite of passage ceremony and their father went missing searching for his bride. Her nursemaid's quick thinking to hide the twins under their parents' bed was the only thing that saved them from being abducted along with their mother. Bereft of their parents, the siblings were raised by their remaining extended family and Sancho.

Eight years later Madchen, along with her brother and Sancho, finally located their petrified father after much searching. Using the Stolos' staff, she was able to restore him to life. With The Hero recuperated, the twins journeyed with their father in search of their missing mother for a further two years. After rescuing their mother in Crocodilopolis, she traveled with his father, mother, and brother into the underworld of Nadiria in search of his grandmother, Madalena.

Base stats

Madchen can equip most knives, whips, and staves. Unlike her mother, she can also equip a silver shield. She is principally a spellcaster, in particular learning ice and blast spells.

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	5	99
HP	67	540
MP	24	530
Strength	8	170
Agility	60	255
Resilience	18	180
Wisdom	30	255
Luck	31	255
Initial gear	Staff of antimagic, Scale shield, Robe of serenity, Fur hood

Spells

Level Learned	Original Japanese	PT Translation	DS Version	MP	Description
--	ヒャド Hyado	N/A	Crack	3	A weak ice spell. Added for the PS2 version and subsequent releases.
5	マヌーサ Manuusa	Surround	Dazzle	4	Creates mirror images of your party to encircle and confuse the enemy.
5	ルーラ Ruura	Return	Zoom	8**	Allows instantaneous travel to places previously visited.
9	リレミト Riremito	Outside	Evac	8**	Cast in a cave to return to the surface.
11	イオ Io	Bang	Bang	5	A small explosion spell; affects all enemies.
14	ヒャダルコ Hyadaruko	Snowblast	Crackle	5	An ice spell which affects an enemy group.
16	バイキルト Baikiruto	Bikill	Oomph	6	Doubles the attack power of an ally.
18	ラナルータ Ranaruuta	Day-Night	Tick-tock	4	Changes day into night and night into day.
20	ラリホー Rarihoo	Sleep	Snooze	3	Cast to put the enemy to sleep.
22	ルカナン Rukanan	Decrease	Kasap	4	Reduce the enemy's defensive power.
24	イオラ Iora	Boom	Boom	8	A stronger form of Bang.
27	マホカンタ Mahokanta	Bounce	Bounce	4	Reflects spells back at the caster.
30	マヒャド Mahyado	Blizzard	Kacrackle	12	An ice spell which affects all enemies; stronger than Crackle.
32	ドラゴラム Doragoramu	Bedragon	Puff!	18	Turns the caster into a huge dragon.
36	イオナズン Ionazun	Explodet	Kaboom	15	The strongest explosion spell.

**Zoom and Evac only cost 1 MP in the Cell phone versions of the game.

Equipment

WeaponsHelmetsArmorShieldsAccessories

Dragon Quest V (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Poison needle	Attack +1
Paring knife	Attack +5
Bronze knife	Attack +12
Thorn whip	Attack +18
Chain whip	Attack +23
Poison moth knife	Attack +24
Lightning staff	Attack +27
Falcon knife earrings	Attack +35
Staff of divine wrath	Attack+35
Steel broadsword	Attack +33
Morning star	Attack+38
Staff of antimagic	Attack+40
Morning star	Attack+45
Somatic staff	Attack+55
Stolos' staff	Attack+60
Magma staff	Attack+63
Spiked steel whip	Attack +65
Staff of resurrection	Attack +66
Siren sword	Attack +70
Faerie foil	Attack +85
Gringham whip	Attack +100

Dragon Quest V (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Leather hat	Defense +2
Hairband	Defense +7
Fur hood	Defense +11
Silver tiara	Defense +14
Hermes' hat	Defense +28
Happy hat	Defense +35
Thinking cap	Defense +40
Golden tiara	Defense +45

Dragon Quest V (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Plain clothes	Defense+4
Handwoven cape	Defense+6
Wayfarer's clothes	Defense+7
Silk apron	Defense+10
Leather armour	Defense+11
Silk robe	Defense+13
Leather dress	Defense+17
Fur cape	Defense+18
Dancer's costume	Defense+20
Iron cuirass	Defense+23
Cloak of evasion	Defense+28
Robe of Serenity	Defense+33
Lacy bustier	Defense+36
Glombolero	Defense+40
Silver cuirass	Defense+40
Shimmering dress	Defense+45
Sage's robe	Defense+50
Flowing dress	Defense+55
Silk bustier	Defense+60
Angel leotard	Defense+70
Princess's robe	Defense+80

Dragon Quest V (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Ruinous shield	Defense+0
Pot lid	Defense+2
Leather shield	Defense+4
Scale shield	Defense+7
Silver shield	Defense+55

Dragon Quest V (All)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Bianca's ribbon	Wisdom+10
Crude Image	Luck+15
Meteorite bracer	Agilityx2
Kamikazee bracer	Style+10
Elfin charm
Circle of Water
Circle of Fire

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Madchen makes a cameo in Reaper's Peak alongside her brother and Sancho in the Super Famicom Version, utilizing the NPC sprite for normal girls found in the game. In the DS and its later ports she appears with her proper sprite seen in the remake of V for the same handheld, and three versions of her appear to match the three potential brides: Bianca's daughter is helping her run the inn, Nera's daughter is having a picnic outside, and Debora's daughter is standing next to the well that leads to the fungeon. Bianca's daughter has forgotten Sabre's name and asks the player to help her remember.

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory

Madchen is the avatar for female players and can equip a wider variety of gear than she can in her home game, with official art depicting her wielding a pair of Beast claws and wearing Training togs.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Madchen appears as a summonable hero in the game, with different cards showing off her various hair colors.

Your Story

Madchen does not appear in the film, with the Legendary Hero being an only child.

Trivia

• Madchen has acrophobia and will go so far as to walk with her eyes closed if in the party in a high area. Other times she will clutch on to her father and refuse to let go until the party descends.
• Both Madchen and Parry inherit their hair color from their mother (e.g. blonde hair as Bianca's children).
• Her full name in the CD drama and novels in Japanese is ポピレア・エル・シ・グランバニア - Popirea El Cie Granvania. Granvania is the Japanese name for Gotha.
• There is a persistent misconception that Madchen can recruit monsters like her father. This is false and was likely spread due to the fact that The Hero can recruit monsters even while dead or in the wagon, and the in-game dialogue that describes the lass as being fond of monsters and able to understand the feelings of animals.

• A secondary rumor is that having her in the party doubles the chance for a monster to rise up after battle, but this is also false.

Gallery

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  The Princess of Gotha, by Akira Toriyama for the Super Famicom.
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  Casting Kaboom.
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  Alternative PS2 art.
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  More alternative PS2 art.
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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle: Victory.
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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Scanner.
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  On the cover of a 4koma comic.
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  Slipping away from mom.
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  Cameo in Stars.