Though she hears rumblings of an extremely dangerous entrant named Psaro the Manslayer, Alena enters and gets to the finals, only to find that her opponent, who would have been Psaro, was a no show. On arrival, Alena finds the local princess bemoaning her fate, because her father has promised her hand to the winner of the Tournament of Endor, an annual fighting competition, and her father is seriously regretting this promise. Retrieving some birdsong nectar to treat him, he admits that he was mistaken in his over-protectiveness, and opens the Travel Gate to Endor. 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 shows its face, she, Kiryl, and Borya spring into action and take it out, saving the village.Īfter journeying straight to the far ends of Zamoksva, the nomadic Desert Bazaar, she learns her father is has become mute. The three set out and soon come to a small village being terrorized by a local monster continually demanding young girls as a sacrifice. 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.
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Her path would be followed by several characters in subsequent years, with the most prominent examples being Square Enix's own Ayla and Tifa Lockhart from the Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy series respectively.Īppearances Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Īlena traveling through a town alongside Kiryl, and Borya in the NES version of Dragon Quest IV. Alena is the first melee-oriented woman in an RPG and the first to be given a pre-written personality by the developers. Prior to this women were cast as mages or priestesses in RPGs, with the exceptions being games that allowed the player to create their own characters from scratch similar to III's vocation system. Starting with the localization of the DS remake, Alena speaks with a Slavic dialect.Īlena is a trailblazing character, being the first instance of a petite woman becoming a mistress of martial arts in what has now become a common trope in the genre since her debut in 1990. When first meeting the Hero, who is looking for the same Feverfew roots she is, Alena declares the search as a competition for who can find the plants first. As seen through her party chat, she is always itching for sparring opponents to improve her own fighting skills, which is usually the first thing on her mind. Alena can also be rather oblivious at times, such as failing to notice Kiryl's crush on her.Īlena has a very competitive nature as well as a love for fighting. Later, Alena shows righteous anger when discovering that the monsters were behind the disappearances and develops an unfaltering resolve to defeat the Lord of the Underworld so that her people may return. Though very stubborn, Alena is far from thick-headed she immediately jumps on board when faced with her destiny of helping the Hero counter the threat the Lord of the Underworld posses to the world.Alena is shown to care greatly for her father and her kingdom, visibly being very concerned when the entire populace of Zamoksva disappeared, and when Kiryl fell under a deadly illness. She tires of being coddled by her father and the inhabitants of Castle Zamoksva, and is eager to see the world that exists beyond her bedroom window. Despite her high aspirations, Alena is far from the stereotypically serious martial artist, and sees the world around her with the wide eyes of wonder befitting her age. Nevertheless, she does enjoy adding the occasional accessory to her attire.Īlena is a definitive spitfire, unafraid to speak her mind and being dead-set on reaching her goals. Though regarded by most as a tomboy, Alena does not forgo her feminine side she is simply too overflowing with zeal for improving her strength to be tied down by bothersome traditions and dictations of "proper" conduct. With her cape and pointed hat, Alena somewhat resembles the female mage from Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, though she possesses no magical aptitude at all.
Her hair is a light ginger shade and her eyes are red. 2.8 Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below and Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's EndĪlena is a slender teenage girl who wears a saffron colored dress with black leggings and orange boots with matching gloves, along with a blue cape and rounded hat.2.5 Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special.2.4 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.2.3 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies.2.2 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation.2.1 Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen.
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