The Prince of Cannock is a playable character in Dragon Quest II. He is one of the three Scions of Erdrick who journeys to defeat Hargon after his attack on Moonbrooke.
He is the second playable character added to the party after the Prince of Midenhall.
Appearance and personality[]
The Prince of Cannock is typically shown wearing a green frock. Not much is known about him other than that he sets out to find his cousin, the Prince of Midenhall, in order to fight Hargon.
Role[]
The prince is the son of the king of Cannock, who is a descendent of Princess Gwaelin. No further details of his past are known.
Appearances[]
Main Games[]
Dragon Quest II[]
The prince plays a support role in battle, as he does not have great strength and cannot equip the best weapons and armour.
In the remakes of Dragon Quest II, the prince becomes ill after staying at the inn in Beran. The other heroes must travel and retrieve an Yggdrasil leaf in order to cure him and continue adventuring. This event happens only once.
Dragon Quest IX[]
The prince of Cannock is one of many past Dragon Quest characters who come to stay at the Quester's Rest as part of the bonus downloadable content. He became available for download through DQVC on October 1, 2010, with the name "Prince Princeton."
Dragon Quest XI[]
When the Luminary visits Cannock and speaks with the king, the monarch explains that his son vanished in a puff of smoke the moment he declared his intent to vanquish the Children of Hargon, and asks the Luminary to seek him out. True to form, the Prince of Cannock is always one step ahead of the party, and the group must visit the Roamer Encampment, the Imperial Pantry of Parthenia, and Whealbrook before being told the young man is wandering in the Neverglade forest.
Other Games[]
Itadaki Street Special[]
Prince of Cannock appears as a playable character in the 2004 Playstation 2 exclusive game Itadaki Street Special
Dragon Quest Tact[]
Named Rickerd he appears as a S-Rank character during the dragon quest II event. His Coup de Grâce is Cannock Clash.
Spells[]
| Dragon Warrior II (NES) | |
|---|---|
| Spell | Level Learnt |
| Heal | 1 |
| Sizz | 3 |
| Squelch | 6 |
| Fizzle | 8 |
| Zoom | 10 |
| Evac | 12 |
| Midheal | 14 |
| Safe Passage | 17 |
| Sizzle | 18 |
| Kabuff | 20 |
| Thwack | 23 |
| Kazing | 25 |
| Kamikaze | 28 |
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
| Dragon Warrior II (NES) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Modifier(s) |
| Bamboo lance | Attack +2 |
| Oaken club | Attack +8 |
| Copper sword | Attack +10 |
| Divine dagger | Attack +12 |
| Chain sickle | Attack +15 |
| Iron lance | Attack +20 |
| Wizard's staff | Attack +8 |
| Lightning staff | Attack +15 |
| Falcon blade | Attack +5 |
| Dragon Warrior II (SNES) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Modifier(s) |
| Bamboo lance | Attack +2 |
| Oaken club | Attack +8 |
| Copper sword | Attack +10 |
| Divine dagger | Attack +12 |
| Chain sickle | Attack +15 |
| Iron lance | Attack +20 |
| Wizard's staff | Attack +8 |
| Lightning staff | Attack +15 |
| Falcon blade | Attack +5 |
| Dragon Warrior II (GBC) | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Modifier(s) |
| Bamboo lance | Attack +2 |
| Oaken club | Attack +8 |
| Copper sword | Attack +10 |
| Divine dagger | Attack +12 |
| Chain sickle | Attack +15 |
| Iron lance | Attack +20 |
| Wizard's staff | Attack +8 |
| Lightning staff | Attack +15 |
| Falcon blade | Attack +5 |
Armour[]
| Dragon Warrior II (NES) | |
|---|---|
| Armor | Modifier(s) |
| Plain clothes | Defense +2 |
| Leather armour | Defense +6 |
| Chain mail | Defense +12 |
| Cloak of evasion | Defense +20 |
| Magic armour | Defense +25 |
| mink coat | Defense +30 |
| Flowing dress | Defense +35 |
| gremlin's armor | Defense +50 |
| Dragon Warrior II (NES) | |
|---|---|
| Armor | Modifier(s) |
| Plain clothes | Defense +2 |
| Leather armour | Defense +6 |
| Chain mail | Defense +12 |
| Cloak of evasion | Defense +20 |
| Magic armour | Defense +25 |
| mink coat | Defense +30 |
| Flowing dress | Defense +35 |
| gremlin's armor | Defense +50 |
| Dragon Warrior II (NES) | |
|---|---|
| Armor | Modifier(s) |
| Plain clothes | Defense +2 |
| Leather armour | Defense +6 |
| Chain mail | Defense +12 |
| Cloak of evasion | Defense +20 |
| Magic armour | Defense +25 |
| mink coat | Defense +30 |
| Flowing dress | Defense +35 |
| gremlin's armor | Defense +50 |
Shields[]
| Dragon Warrior II (NES) | |
|---|---|
| Shields | Modifier(s) |
| Leather shield | Defense +4 |
| Power shield | Defense +18 |
| Dragon Warrior II (SNES) | |
|---|---|
| Shields | Modifier(s) |
| Leather shield | Defense +4 |
| Power shield | Defense +18 |
| Dragon Warrior II (GBC) | |
|---|---|
| Shields | Modifier(s) |
| Leather shield | Defense +4 |
| Power shield | Defense +18 |
Experience[]
| Dragon Warrior II (NES) | |
|---|---|
| Level | Experience |
| 1 | 223 |
| 2 | 800 |
| 3 | 1324 |
| Dragon Warrior II (SNES) | |
|---|---|
| Level | Experience |
| 1 | 223 |
| 2 | 800 |
| 3 | 1324 |
| Dragon Warrior II (GBC) | |
|---|---|
| Level | Experience |
| 1 | 223 |
| 2 | 800 |
| 3 | 1324 |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Based on the name you choose for the Prince of Midenhall, the Prince of Cannock's name is selected from a list of eight names. They are Bran, Glynn, Talint, Numor, Lars, Orfeo, Artho, and Esgar. In his appearance as a special guest in the Quester's Rest of Dragon Quest IX, he is given the name Princeton.
- In the original release of Dragon Quest II, the Prince of Cannock was notoriously fragile, lacking both the means to equip most of the better defensive gear, and with a low amount of maximum HP, not to mention the ability to learn the self-sacrificing Kamikazee. As such, while later releases of the game have rebalanced the overall difficulty and given the character a general improvement, it has ever since then become a famous joke among the fandom, both japanese and international, that the Prince spends most of his time dead in a way or the other.
- This joke became so popular that it eventually began being referenced by the Dragon Quest series itself in various ways, such as with the added extra event of the Prince of Cannock falling ill at the inn of Beran, and thusly giving the option of either heal him with the use of an Yggdrasil leaf, a common resurrective item, or ignore him and complete the game without the party member, or by creating the monster Cannock corpse for Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light, which parodies an undead version of the prince.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Unknown |
| German | Prinz Prinzlich (IX) Prinz von Cannock (XI,B2) Prinz Cannock (TR) |
| Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Unknown |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |
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