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Ortega is a character in Dragon Quest III; the father of the Hero destined to become Erdrick.

Appearance[]

Ortega has black hair in a mustache and beard. He wears an aquamarine diadem and black armor that shows off his chest.

Appearances[]

Dragon Quest III[]

Biography[]

When the Hero was just a baby, Ortega left on a quest to destroy the Archfiend Baramos. He is shown in an intro movie in III, fighting a monster (a dragon in the original release) on top of a volcano which ends with both of them falling in. The intro is further expanded in the Super Famicom and Game Boy Color remakes, showing Ortega travelling the world on his quest before finally reaching the volcano and the fateful battle.

Prior to this, Ortega visited nearly every town and significant location that his offspring later would, fostering a reputation as an incredible hero. Of particular note is his time spent in Mur, where the village children were in awe of him. One such youth, Petya, even viewed him as a surrogate father figure. Touched by the kindness of the children, Ortega left behind his helmet, originally received as a farewell gift from the people of Aliahan, as a keepsake.

After falling through the mantle after his volcanic skirmish, Ortega somehow found himself in Alefgard without his memories. Learning of the plight of the people, he made his way to Rimuldar and took upon himself the quest of defeating Zoma, eventually making his way to Zoma's Citadel and confronting one of Zoma's underlings, King Hydra, just moments before his child arrives.

The fight with King Hydra would be Ortega's last, his body so badly burned that he was unable to see clearly nor hear. He regains his memory as his life fades and with his dying breath tells his child that he is "Ortega of Aliahan and if you ever travel there, to tell my wife and child" what happened, that he's sorry he failed, and that he couldn't be there for them.

The Super Famicom and Game Boy Color remakes expands on his travels as he is shown traveling to locations such as:

Fight Against King Hydra[]

Ortega is a non-playable character, as the fight between Ortega and King Hydra is fully scripted. This fight cannot be won by Ortega, however through randomization, it can last for upwards of five minutes, and ultimately will end regardless once Ortega is out of MP. In the original NES version of Dragon Quest III, after being killed by King Hydra, a special "Ortega's Death" theme played. However, this song was removed from subsequent ports of Dragon Quest III.

Revival[]

Thanks to one of the magical wishes granted by the dragon Xenlon, the Hero can return their father Ortega back to life and transport him to Aliahan. All of Aliahan was rejoiced by the fact, even moving the king out of his depression. Ortega decided to stay behind with his wife, having full confidence that his child would succeed where he failed. He did however grew a little tired of the non-stop talking of his delighted wife.

Spells[]

Ortega is shown using the following spells during his fight with King Hydra:

Other Appearances[]

Dragon Quest X[]

Appears during the Great Demon King Zoma Event. Just like in his game of origin, he collapses halfway through Zoma's Citadel.

Dragon Quest of the Stars[]

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Dragon Quest Walk[]

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Dragon Quest Rivals Aces[]

Appears as part of the 2nd card series.

Dragon Quest: Emblem of Roto - To the Children who inherit the Emblem (manga)[]

Appears in the chapter #191: "The will that is inherit" of the manga drawn by Kamui Fujiwara.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • If the Hero and his party defeats the dragon Xenlon, they are offered a wish to bring Ortega back to life. If this wish is granted, Ortega stays at the house in Aliahan, and the player is no longer given free room and board at the house. This only applies in the remake versions of Dragon Quest III, as Xenlon does not appear in the original release.
  • In the original NES/Famicom release, the player cannot stay at the house in Aliahan for free after defeating Baramos.
  • If you use the advanced recall spell while never using it up to that point, the hero can recall a conversation between Ortega and his or her mother taking place before the events of the game.

Other languages[]

Other languages
French Ortega
German Ortega
Spanish Ortega
Italian Ortega
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese Unknown
Korean Unknown

See also[]


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