Most notably, the protagonists are out to stop the villainous Psaro, who plans to get revenge on humanity by resurrecting the Ruler of Evil.
More unique differences were planned for the male and female Heroes due to demand from Dragon Quest III players, but this was neglected after creator Yuji Horii forgot.
Ragnar kills this demon and rescues the remaining children before being sent to track down the Hero in order to assist him in his quest to defeat Psaro.
She eventually enters an arena and participates as a fighter, winning by default after another combatant, Psaro, fails to show.
She eventually joins with the Hero after they help her and Borya heal Kiryl from a fever, assisting them in defeating Psaro.
Maya and Meena are sisters, a dancer and fortune teller respectively, who serve as the lead characters for the fourth chapter.
They are investigating the murder of their father, eventually discovering that he was researching something called the Secret of Evolution, and was killed for it by his apprentice Balzack.
Psaro is the main antagonist of the story, with his goal being to get revenge on humankind for perceived atrocities, including the abuse of his love, Rose, an elf whose tears are made of ruby.
In later versions of the game, Rose can be revived, allowing the player to spare him, at which point he joins the party in killing Aamon.
[citation needed] In the English localization of the Nintendo DS version of Dragon Quest IV, various characters were given different accents.
[11] Eurogamer writer Simon Parkin enjoyed the conceit of the game having different starring characters in each chapter, particularly due to how much it diversifies the cast.
[14] Hardcore Gamer writer Chris Shive similarly enjoyed this structure, believing it successfully made players care about the whole cast.
They praised the detail that the localization team put in, particularly how they made dogs' bark match their region as well, suggesting that they did a lot of research into the different dialects.
They believed that the motivation to include different dialects was out of a desire to reflect how the main cast all hail from diverse regions, social classes, and occupations.