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Kiryl
Dragon Quest IV
Sprite(s)
Japanese name クリフト
Romaji Kurifuto
Old localisation Cristo
Title Chancellor
Shinkan (Japanese)
Most Holiest Priest (IX)
The Advanced Lancer (Heroes)
Vocation Priest
Race Human
Age 18
Voice actor Daiki Nakamura (CD Theater)
Hikaru Midorikawa (Heroes onward, Japanese)
Alec Newman (English)

"My duty is for protecting Tsarevna. For this, I would cheerfully lay down my life. I vow to grow stronger, and carry out duty with aplomb! Now, let us be proceeding from here!"

Kiryl (クリフト,, Kurifuto?) is a playable character in Dragon Quest IV. He is an apprentice Priest in the castle of Zamoksva, and a close friend and retainer of Tsarevna Alena. When the latter escapes from the confines of her room to explore the world, he elects to accompany her along with the court magician Borya in Chapter 2.

He has gone on to make regular appearances in the Itadaki Street series and is one of the thirteen playable characters in Dragon Quest Heroes, as well as returning in Dragon Quest Heroes II. Kiryl also appears as a special hero character in Dragon Quest Tact.

Appearance and personality

Kiryl wears a green and white Kalimavkion resembling the traditional hat of a priest, along with a green overcoat and a white long-sleeved undershirt. He carries a long and narrow sword on his back, and keeps a muted orange scarf around his neck. From the Nintendo DS version onward, the cross on Kiryl's hat has been altered to a more generic shield emblem in order to avoid any resemblance to real world religious imagery. The same emblem appears on his belt as a buckle and also appears on Alena and Borya's outfits, as well.

Like many of the other characters, his appearance in the Heroes series of games has been embellished slightly. He now wears metal gauntlets over a pair of black gloves and greaves over his boots. His overcoat has more buttons on the front and there is ornate blue and gold designs near the hem. He also carries a spear on his back, which is his weapon of choice. Kiryl has gone on to use spears in other spinoffs, such as Tact.

He is very loyal to Tsarevna Alena, as evidenced by how he immediately rushes after her when she escapes. It is also made apparent that he has a crush on the princess as well. Aside from his not-so-subtle remarks regarding his feelings for Alena (which somehow always elude her), signs include him keeping a drawing of her hidden in his room. Beyond his relationship with Alena, Kiryl is a very studious and dedicated young man with a deep sense of faith; he has been training for some time to take over as the resident priest of Zamoksva and his room is filled with religious texts. As a priest, Kiryl can sometimes sense the presence of holy power when visiting certain places. He disapproves of vices such as gambling and becomes uneasy when visiting Laissez Fayre at nighttime due to its seedy reputation. Kiryl does not partake in drinking since he is a priest, though he admits that he was a teetotaller even before he became a man of the cloth.

Starting with the localisation of the DS remake, Kiryl now speaks with a Slavic dialect. The remakes also revealed that he is scared of heights if you use the Party Chat in certain areas, most notably El Forado.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

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Chapter 2 begins with Alena begging her father, the Tsar of Zamoksva, to let her explore the world, since strong fighters are needed more and more in their troubled times, with the Underworld creeping out of dormancy. However, he refuses, saying that with monsters showing increasing aggression, it's simply too dangerous to let her leave the safety of the castle. Alena goes back to her room but, within a few minutes, has been overcome with frustration and escapes the castle.

Kiryl and Borya, her retainers, give chase; they're resigned to not being able to make her stay put, but if she's going to leave, they can't allow her to travel alone. The three set out and soon come to a small village being terrorized by a local monster continually demanding young girls as a sacrifice. Alena immediately heads to the local church to offer herself as the next sacrifice, but she has no intention of dying; as soon as the demon and minions shows its face, she, Kiryl and Borya spring into action and take it out, saving the village.

Alena and her companions are not seen again until Chapter 5, when Kiryl has fallen under a dangerous fever and is bedridden in Mintos. Alena and a band of three mercenaries set out to the reported location of the Feverfew root to try & recover some to cure Kiryl, but fails. However, the Hero succeeds, and upon learning of their destiny the three immediately join the party for the remainder of the game. Some time later, they return to Zamoksva, finding the cause of its troubles to be the demon Baalzack, whom they kill in retribution and for the greater good.

Base stats

Attribute Starting stats Maximum stats
Level 1 99
HP 18 618
MP 7 565
Strength 3 109
Agility 5 208
Resilience 9 144
Wisdom 7 238
Luck 2 190
Initial gear Oaken club, Wayfarer's clothes
  • Remake versions

Spells

Kiryl corresponds to the Priest vocation from Dragon Quest III, and as such he learns strong healing and defensive spells. His Multiheal and Kazing makes him the party's best healer for the most of the game, though he does miss out on learning both the Woosh spells and Insulatle that are learned by Meena instead. He has average max HP and Luck, while his Strength is below average. Both his Agility and his Wisdom begin to increase steadily as his level rises.

Kiryl does have access to some swords, spears, and armour, though his selection is quite limited especially compared to both the Hero and Ragnar. He is able to equip most wands and robes suited for spellcasters. Later in the game, he is able to use all of the pieces of the liquid metal equipment if the player so chooses. One of his most powerful weapons is the Miracle sword.

In the NES version, Cristo is infamous for his poorly-programmed AI, which would continuously cast the Beat and Defeat spells above all others, even when healing is necessary and the enemy is immune to instant death spells. While this problem was eliminated since the remakes permit manual control, it has become a running gag related to the character, such as his special appearance in Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road.

Level Learned Original Japanese NES Version DS Version Spanish version
1 Hoimi Heal Heal Minicuración
4 Scara Upper Buff Fortalecimiento
6 Manusa Surround Dazzle Engaño Ilusorio
8 Kiari Antidote Squelch Antitoxinas
12 Mahoton Stopspell Fizzle Negación mágica
14 Sukuruto Increase Kabuff Multifortalecimiento
16 Behoimi Healmore Midheal Semicuración
18 Zaki Beat Whack Muerte
21 Zaoraru Vivify Zing Semirresurrección
24 Zaraki Defeat Thwhack Multimuerte
27 Behoma Healall Fullheal Maxicuración
30 Behomara Healus Multiheal Multicuración
33 Zaoriku Revive Kazing Resurrección plena

Equipment

Infamous AI

Kiryl is infamous in the Famicom and NES versions of Dragon Quest IV for continuously casting Whack and Thwack during boss battles, wasting his MP and time when he should be keeping the party alive. The reason for this is how the artificial intelligence is programmed in the NES version: it considers instant-death to be "damage" and instead of fully comprehending a monsters' resistances and vulnerabilities at the start of battle as in later titles, characters "learn" these aspects as the battle continues. Characters only have a 1⁄4 chance to fully understand what will work against a given foe by the third turn of battle, meaning it can take several turns for the knowledge to stick. This issue is further compounded by the fact that the game reads each mode switch or transformation an enemy undertakes as an entirely new foe for AI processing, which is made even worse by the fact that the final boss has no less than seven stages.

Kiryl's AI was deliberately altered for the Sony PlayStation remake of the game. The AI's learning phase was abolished as had been the series standard since 1995 with Dragon Quest VI, but Kiryl was specifically programmed to favour casting Whack and Thwack over other offensive actions as a homage to the reputation he built up through word of mouth and 4koma gags in the eleven years since the game's original release. According to the game's programming, Kiryl has a 1 in 4 chance of casting Whack or Thwack on a completely random enemy, regardless of the enemy's resistance or the current situation. Adding to this unreliability is that Kiryl prioritises healing Alena over other characters even if her HP loss is comparatively minor, owing to the priest's one-sided crush on the oblivious Tsarevna.

Criticism of this AI lead to developer Arte Piazza ironing out the wrinkles for the Nintendo DS version, where Kiryl is no longer programmed to favor instant-death or prioritise healing Alena. These changes have been retained for the 2014 Android/iOS port.

Selected quotes

Main article: Dragon Quest IV Transcript
Quote

"Indeed, starlit night make me think also of my hometown. My hometown, and face of Tsarevna- Oplya! Erm... Beautiful stars, nyet?"

Kiryl, in Desert Bazaar (Cell phone)

Quote

"He has problem with clever talk? I will therefore refrain from utilising my intimidating vocabulary."

Kiryl, in Woodcutter's cabin (Cell phone)

Quote

"Tree is so much large it is capable to be seen clearly from faraway distance. It is too much ostentatious, I mind...

It is my opinion that things are more prettier when they are being done to moderation, furthermore- Oplya, why do you glare so much fiercely?"

Kiryl, in El Forado (Cell phone)

Quote

"Are we scaling tower without clear purpose? I, I must protest at this decision!

...Wh-What!? Nyet! I resent very much your implication! My opposition is not due to overwhelming fear of high places. Not slightly...! (gulp)"

Kiryl, in Birdsong Tower (Cell phone)

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Kiryl is present in the near-future version of Reaper's Peak, trying to prevent Alena from climbing down the well to confront Nokturnus.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

On September 3, 2010, Kiryl began appearing as a special guest at the Quester's Rest in Stornway. This could be downloaded through the DQVC using Nintendo's Wi-Fi channel when it was still available. When spoken to, he will give the Hero different pieces of his outfit is certain conditions are fulfilled.

The player will receive the Accolade Most Holiest Priest if the Hero wears all of the parts of Kiryl's costume.

Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special

Along with Alena, Ragnar and Torneko, Kiryl appears as a playable character in Itadaki Street Special.

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II

Kiryl can be summoned to perform a special attack. After leaping from the wagon, Kiryl tries and fails to cast Thwack multiple times, before finally stomping on the text windows in disgust and (successfully) unleashing a magnified version of Kathwack in the form of angry spirits. Though these ghosts cannot inflict instant death, they deal colossal damage to all enemies.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below and Dragon Quest Heroes II

"Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! ...Argh! Be gone away!"

—Kiryl, performing his High Tension attack

Kiryl is one of the thirteen playable characters in the original game. He appears alongside his Tsarevna, meeting up with Luceus and Aurora as a rampaging Gigantes is attacking the city of Arba. The two of them are the first of the offworld characters that the heroes meet up with and are pursuing a thief, who turns out to be Robbin' 'Ood. In order to differentiate him from other playable characters, Kiryl uses spears as his weapon of choice in the game, being able to attacks such as Multithrust and Lightning Thrust. Although he does not possess any healing magic in the first game, he is able to cast Kabuff and Whack. Just as in Monster Battle Road, Kiryl's Coup de Grâce is trying and failing multiple times to cast Thwack before casting Kathwack. In Heroes II, Kiryl and Alena are among the few returning characters that take part in the story mode, as well. He also gains healing magic in the form of Reheal.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Kiryl debuted at the beginning of the game, appearing on a three-star rarity card exclusive for Priest characters, casting Thwack. He eventually appeared on another card exclusive for Alena in the seventh card pack, "Strange Tale of Light and Darkness".

Dragon Quest Tact

Kiryl appears as a S-rank character of the Hero family as part of the original Dragon Quest IV event, appearing on his own banner along with Bodkin bowyer. He can participate in Rashaverak's Battle Road as a party member. Kiryl also appears as a boss in the special Three Heroes boss battle along with Alena and Ragnar. He could be scouted by the player by redeeming their Dark Lord/Hero Meeting Ticket S.

Kiryl (クリフト Kurifuto)
Stats


 
Family Rank Role
 
Hero		    
Support
Max Level HP MP Move
140 1,285 430 2-3
Attack Defense Agility Wisdom Weight
538 360 363 431 60
Basic Skills
First Second Third
Priest's Blessing Leg Thrust*
Multiheal*		 Coup de Grâce: Über Maulstrom*
Talent Blossoming: Gospel of Zamoksva
Awakening Skills
First Second Third
Goddess's Blessing / Stats Up Bang Res +25 / Stats Up Multiheal Effect +5% / Stats Up
Über Maulstrom Potency +5% / Ability MP Cost -5%
Fourth Fifth
Frizz Res +25 / Stats Up Multiheal Effect +5% / Stats Up
Über Maulstrom Potency +5% / Ability MP Cost -5%
Leader Perks
First
Lowers enemy ATK by 10% in a 5x5 square around him.
Basic Perks
First Second Third
Max HP +30
Max MP +15		 Defender of Zamoksva: Restores MP and greatly raises DEF for 3 turns at the start of turn 3. Multiheal Effect +2%
Über Maulstrom Potency +2%
Perk Details
First
Goddess's Blessing: Reduces damage by 10% for 5 turns.
Frizz Resistance * Sizz Resistance * Crack Resistance * Woosh Resistance *
Half Res Normal Normal Very Weak
Bang Resistance * Zap Resistance * Zam Resistance * Snooze Resistance
Half Res Normal Very Weak Normal
Poison Resistance Physical Lock Resistance Spell Lock Resistance Martial Lock Resistance
Normal Normal Half Res Normal
Breath Lock Resistance Hobble Resistance * Stun Resistance * Dazzle Resistance
Normal Normal Immune Super Weak
Curse Resistance Paralysis Resistance Confusion Resistance Charm Resistance
Half Res Super Weak Normal Normal

Etymology

Kiryl is the Slavic derivative of the Greek Cyril. It means "Lordly". His original English name Cristo is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the name Christo, itself a short form of the male names Christopher or Christian.

Trivia

  • In the Japanese games, Kiryl's title is shinkan (神官), a Shinto priest or a person working as a government official at a place of worship, such as a shrine.

See also

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