Torneko Taloon
| Torneko | |
| Dragon Quest IV, Torneko series | |
| File:Taloon.png | |
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| Japanese name | トルネコ |
| Romaji | Toruneko |
| Class | Arms Merchant |
| Race | Human |
| Age | 40s |
Torneko Taloon (トルネコ) is a character in Dragon Quest IV, Torneko: The Last Hope and Dragon Quest VIII.
Appearance and Personality
Taloon wears a loose muumuu, chosen for comfort and practicality over fashionability. He hefts a giant backpack of sorts at all times, which he uses to hold his wares, personal belongings and, presumably, some of the party's items. He has a mustache and huge belly, both of which help to bring out his general jolliness. He has blue hair and a blue mustache.
He is initially compelled to leave his quiet home due to an unquenchable wanderlust; his wife is very understanding and promises to look after their home and child while Taloon runs off in search of wealth and adventure.
Although much of his time and effort goes toward accruing gold coins, he doesn't do this out of greed, but to make his wife happy and for altruistic endeavors. Overall, he is a very kind person.
Story
Torneko wakes up in Chapter 3 in his house in Lakanaba to work his job at the local weapons shop while supporting his wife Tessie and his son Tippy. However, he feels that this life is not good enough for him so he sets on a journey to fulfill his dream which is to own a shop. He then hears about the Steel Strongbox that allows him to travel anywhere without worrying about dying because it keeps all of the Gold when he dies instead of taking half of it.
Torneko ends up getting the strongbox in a cave up north and heads south to Ballymoral where he comes across Old Man Finnegan's son Finn whom is in prison and asks him for a chimaera wing to return home to Lakanaba, which Torneko does. While at the castle, he learns of Archie O'tect who was suppose to repair the bridge between Ballymoral & Endor, and that he hasn't arrived. He manages to find the architect in the north in what appeared to be a town called Reginhart.
Hearing of some foxes in the area, however, Torneko returns to Lakanaba to request the use of Finn's dog Fido to seek out a fox, which proves to be successful. As a result, Archie resumes his duty to repair the bridge. Thus, Torneko heads to Endor, but not before receiving a letter from Prince Regan to giving to Princess Veronica in the other castle.
Torneko made it to the castle and meets an old man who wants to sell his shop to someone with permission from King Norman. The King states that he will consider the merchant's request. While in the throne room, he reads the letter to The Princess detailing that King Shamus of Ballymoral is seeking to conquer Endor, prompting Endor's King to give him the Royal Scroll (which is a request for the children of both castles to marry, and thus avoiding the need to go to war).
Torneko delivers the Scroll to King Shamus, who agrees to dismiss his plans. Soon after, King Norman allows the merchant to open a shop, which he does and calling his family over to their new home.
Afterwards, Torneko's attention is turned toward an old man who wanted to continue developing the Trans-Montane Tunnel which will lead from Endor to the country of Casabranca. He needed 60,000 gold coins to achieve this, which Torneko helped out with (through making money at his shop, as well as providing a set of Steel broadswords and Iron armours to Endor's warriors).
Once the tunnel is completed, Torneko traveled through on behalf of the old man and accepts the task of carrying on his dream by traveling the world by ship and gathering many legendary treasures.
He managed to cross the desert at Last Chance Saloon through the aid of a caravan,[1] and passed through Bath[2].
Torneko made it to Porthtrunnel & paid to have a ship made, while hearing of an old man in Mintos who has a treasure map. He left upon hearing of monsters who corrupted the lighthouse fire at Pharos Beacon to restore peace to the oceans. Upon finding the monsters to be too strong, he made a plea to The Hero and company to find the Holy Embers and to defeat the ones causing problems to the lighthouse. They agree to do so, and are joined by Torneko shortly after who provides use of his ship for travels.
Upon defeating Psaro the Manslayer (Aamon in the remakes), the party returns to their lives with Torneko returning to his family in Endor, and later showing up with the group in Hidden Valley to see The Hero.
In Battle
In the Dragon Quest III class system, Taloon has elements of both a Merchant and a Gadabout. As a merchant, he can protect the party's gold when they go down, and use his appraise ability to give basic information and loss/return estimates on items in the party's possession. However, he also has the goof-off's tendency to not follow orders in battle, bellowing loudly, staring blankly into space, or telling naff gags when ordered to attack. He can equip most weapons and armour, and has respectable HP and level growth, and is otherwise a decent fighter; however, his Defence leaves something to be desired.
| Dragon Quest IV (PSX/DS) | |
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| Spell | Level Learned |
| Padfoot | 4 |
| Eye for Distance | 7 |
| Nose for Treasure | 9 |
| Whistle | 12 |
Names
In the DS remake of Dragon Quest IV, Taloon's given name is Torneko, his Japanese name. In fact, his last name is Taloon, similar to how Ryan became "Ragnar McRyan."
Appearances in Other Dragon Quest Games
Dragon Quest VI
Torneko appears at the inn of Reaper's Peak and is surprised by there being a town within the Fungeon. He is impressed by the fact that The Hero explored it.
Dragon Quest VIII
In Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, in the Monster Arena Rank S series of fights, the first fight is fought against a character that is named, and bares a striking resemblance to Torneko Taloon. The announcer reinforces this by saying the character is from Lakanaba. He uses treasure based monsters; two Goodybag monsters and a Mimic king.
Dragon Quest IX
On December 10, 2010 Torneko began appearing as a special guest at the Quester's Rest in Stornway.
Non-Dragon Quest Appearances
Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special
Along with Ryan, Cristo, and Alena, Taloon appears as a playable characters in Itadaki Street Special.
Mystery Dungeon Series
Taloon has appeared as the main character in three of the Mystery Dungeon games, usually with his wife and son as secondary characters: Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon, Torneko: The Last Hope, and Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3. He also appeared in Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon, although in a supporting role.
Gallery
Famicom art
Mutsumi Inomata art
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3
- YYMDTorneko.png
Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon
Reference
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