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'''''Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies''''' (''Hoshizora no Mamoribito'', ''ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人'') is the ninth installment of the main [[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]] series, and the first to be initially released on a handheld console. The game was released on July 11, 2009 in Japan. It was released in July 2010 in both North America and Europe. | '''''Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies''''' (''Hoshizora no Mamoribito'', ''ドラゴンクエストIX 星空の守り人'') is the ninth installment of the main [[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]] series, and the first to be initially released on a handheld console. The game was released on July 11, 2009 in Japan. It was released in July 2010 in both North America and Europe and August 2010 in Australia. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
[[ | *[[Hero (Dragon Quest IX)|Hero]] - The hero is a Celestrian under the tutelage of Aquila, assigned to watch over the village of Angel Falls in his/her master's stead. Later fell from the Observatory after strange beams struck through the heavens during the Fyggbloom, losing wings and halo. | ||
[[ | *[[Aquila]]: A fellow Celestrian and mentor of the Hero. A firm but fair master, he went missing after the hero and the fyggs fell from the Observatory. | ||
[[ | *[[Apus Major]]: The most senior of all the Celestrians, this all-knowing ancient rules the Observatory with a benevolent hand. | ||
[[ | *[[Erinn]]: A young woman living with her grandfather in Angel Falls; she finds the hero after he/she fell into the base of the waterfall. Her father was the "Inncredible Inntertainer," and Patty recruits her to help restore his old establishment, the Quester's Rest, in Stornway. | ||
[[ | *[[Patty]]: A feisty, party girl and old acquaintance of Erinn's father. She recruits Erinn to help restore his old inn. Provides her Party Planning services for the hero at the Quester's Rest. | ||
[[ | *[[Stella]]: A flippant fairy keen on fashion but prone to malaproprism, Stella is the skipper of the [[Starflight Express]] and has been trying to find her missing boss. Manages the [[Battle Records]] for the hero and is always ready to give advice. | ||
[[ | *[[Pavo]]: A Celestrian with the power to open the Rapportal. Enables the player to use multiplayer mode. | ||
[[ | *[[Sellma]]: A representative of the Sinndicate of Pubs, Inns, and Taverns (S.P.I.T.), sent to Quester's Rest to manage the DQVC Shopping Service. | ||
[[ | *[[Serena]]: A forlorn ghost of a woman that is wandering the Protectorate in search of someone........ | ||
*[[Corvus]]: The Guardian Of Wormwood Creek, and once Aquila's teacher. He went missing long ago under mysterious circumstances. | |||
*[[Sterling]]: The Captain of the Starflight Express, who went missing after it was struck by a mysterious beam of light. | |||
*[[Greygnarl]]: An ancient dragon known as the "Hero of the Heavens," he still bears wounds from when he clashed with Barbarus and the Gittish Empire. He is attended by the residents of Upover, and gets first dibs on the local ale. | |||
*[[Barbarus]]: A dark dragon who was summoned by the Gittish Empire to do their bidding. Famously clashed with Greygnarl long ago. | |||
*[[King Godwyn]]: A cruel tyrant from ages past who sought to bring the world under the heel of his Gittish Empire. His death was shrouded in mystery, but he and his empire seems to have returned. | |||
*[[Zenus]]: The Grand Architect who created the world, known as simply the "Almighty" to the mortals and Celestrians. | |||
*[[Celestria]]: The daughter of the Almighty One, she sacrificed herself and transformed herself into the World Tree Yggdrasil, until it was proven Mortals have goodness in their hearts. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||