Jessica Albert

Jessica Albert
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Japanese name	ゼシカ・アルバート
Romaji	Zeshika Arubāto
Title	Lady
Class	Mage
Race	Human
Age	17
Family	Alistair (brother†) Rosalind (mother) Alexander (ancestor) Warning: Spoilers! Click expand to view content Hero (potentiel husband) Eltrio (potential father-in-law) Xia (potential mother-in-law) Chen Mui (potential grandfather-in-law)
Voice actor	Emma Ferguson (English, PS2) Jaimi Barbakoff (English, Heroes/3DS) Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese)

"It's hard to believe the lord of darkness, this single being, is threatening the entire world. What gives him the right?! Just thinking about it makes my blood boil!!! "

Jessica Albert (ゼシカ・アルバート, Zeshika Arubāto) is a character originally introduced in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. She later appeared in Itadaki Street Special, Fortune Street and is one of thirteen playable characters in Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below.

A girl from a good home, Jessica comes from a wealthy family in the small village of Alexandria. However, contrary to her upbringing, she is unskilled in the social niceties and expected behaviour of her environment, which often leads to conflict with her mother. She joins up with the Hero for personal reasons, strengthening the party with her flair for offensive magic. A definite firebrand, Jessica is nothing like her mother, who expects her to be prim and proper in public.

Magic is far from Jessica's only strength; she is also an outstanding fighter. Whips, staves, knives, and later swords are her weapons of choice.

Appearance and personality

Jessica has red hair in a form of long pigtails with a few strands of it hanging over her face. She wears a purple blouse with sleeves starting at the upper part of her arm. She has a yellow, corsette-like, article of clothing around her stomach and waist which has a auburn belt around it that a small pouch hangs from. She has a long, maroon colored skirt that has a white frill at the bottom. You can see that she has brownish-black tights under the skirt, and pointed, brown shoes, in which the tights are tucked into.

Jessica possess a sharp tongue, and has a knack for seeing through people. She is a very stubborn and at times aggressive young woman, though her intellect keeps her from making rash decisions. This same wisdom gives her immense skill in the magical arts, learning several spells after only studying for a short period. Due to recent events afflicting the Albert family, Jessica has a slight difficulty in trusting others. This is reflected in the time it takes for her to properly join with the Guv and Yangus, and the prolonged friction between herself and Angelo. Once a person has proven their sincerity, however, Jessica becomes much more jovial and approachable around them. Coming from old money, Jessica carries an upper-class air about herself and occasionally speaks down to people without meaning to.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

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Jessica is introduced after The Hero and Yangus reach the top of the Tower of Alexandria, mistaking the two as the murderers of her brother, Alistair, who was in truth slain by Dhoulmagus. After witnessing a vision of her brother's demise and learning it was the evil jester, she has a change of heart and resolves to avenge her sibling. However, her mother Rosalind initially refuses, causing a very vocal falling out between the two. Jessica is next seen in Port Prospect, demanding that the ferry transport her to Peregrin Quay in spite of the danger posed by a sea monster just outside the harbor. Noticing the group, she reintroduces herself and apologies for her actions in the tower.

After joining the group and traveling to the Maella Abbey, Jessica plays a key role in wringing in the flirtatious Angelo to the group's cause. Later on, after destroying Dhoulmagus in a profane temple, Jessica retrieves the scepter from the jester's ashes to return it to castle Trodain and is suddenly possessed by its dark power. After a difficult battle in the town of Arcadia, Jessica is freed from the staff's influence and explains the truth about the party's real enemy. By the end of the story, Jessica has reconciled with her mother and informs the player of what has transpired after the defeat of Rhapthorne. During the ending credits montage, Jessica is shown entertaining a group of children with her spells.

It's strongly implied that Jessica harbors feelings for the Hero, but appears to accept that he is in love with Princess Medea. In the 3DS remake of the game, the player is given the choice of pursuing a relationship with Jessica or Medea. As with the marriage to Medea, in order to have the Hero marry Jessica, the Argon ring must be obtained.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	9	99
HP	41	683
MP	22	726
Strength	11	306
Agility	26	289
Resilience	9	181
Wisdom	25	556
Initial gear	Leather whip, Wayfarer's clothes, Hairband

• Jessica also possesses a 25% resistance to wind and grapple/rock damage, and full immunity to an enemy's Puff-Puff. Unfortunately, she has no innate resistance to status ailments.

Abilities

Knives

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	4	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a dagger.	--
Toxic Dagger	3	9	One	Yes	Jessica stabs the enemy at half strength, poisoning them.	Yes
Attack +10	--	15	--	--	Increase attack +10 when equipped with a dagger.	--
Assassin's Stab	8	22	One	Yes	Jessica stabs the enemy with her knife/sword; 1/8th chance to kill them instantly	Yes
Equip Swords	--	30	--	--	Enables Jessica to equip swords	--
Critical Hit Up	--	40	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with daggers/swords to 1/32.	--
Attack +20	--	52	--	--	Increase attack +20 when equipped with a dagger/sword.	--
Toxic Sword	3	66	One	Yes	An improved version of Toxic Dagger that deals 30% more damage and poisons 100% of the time before resistances apply.	Yes
Attack +30	--	82	--	--	Increase attack +30 when equipped with a dagger/sword	--
Sudden Death	8	100	One	Yes	Jessica stabs the enemy with her knife or sword with a 1/4 chance of killing them instantly; improved version of Assassin's Stab that deals an extra 30% damage	Yes

Whip

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	5	--	--	Increase attack +5 when equipped with a whip.	--
Whiplash	4	10	Group	Yes	A powerful whip attack with a 1/8 chance of paralyzing enemies.	First hit
Attack +10	--	16	--	--	Increase attack +10 when equipped with a whip.	--
Twin Dragon Lash	3	23	One	Yes	Jessica lashes out with her whip in a double attack for 150% damage.	First hit
Lady's Thong	2	32	Group	Yes	A powerful whip attack that restores 1/8th damage as HP.
Attack +15	--	43	--	--	Increase attack +15 when equipped with a whip	--
Lashings of Love	4	55	Group	Yes	Jessica lashes out with her whip to deal 125% damage with a 1/4 chance to paralyze a foe for 5~8 turns.
Attack +25	--	68	--	--	Increase attack +25 when equipped with a whip.	--
Queen's Thong	2	82	Group	Yes	A 125% whip attack that restores 1/4th of damage as HP. An improved version of Lady's Thong.
Serpent's Bite	8	100	Group	Yes	The most powerful whip attack: Jessica's whip turns into a glowing serpent and inflicts massive strike/stone damage on an enemy group. Damage modifiers are 160% -> 130% -> 110% -> 80% -> 50% -> 30%	First hit

Staff

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Acceleratle	3	3	Party	--	Increases party's speed and evasion rate.	--
Kasap	4	7	Group	--	Decreases a group of enemies' defense.	--
Max MP +20	--	13	--	--	Maximum MP increases by 20 when equipped with a staff.	--
Bounce		21	Self	--	Reflects enemy and ally spells.	--
Magic Barrier	3	31	Party	--	Increases party's resistance to hostile magic.	--
Max MP +50	--	44	--	--	Maximum MP increases by 50 when equipped with a staff.	--
Caduceus	--	57	Ally	Yes	Restores 75~95 HP.	--
MP Recovery	--	70	--	--	Recovers 3~10 MP each turn.	--
Max MP +100	--	84	--	--	Maximum MP increases by 100 when equipped with a staff.	--
Kazing	15	100	Ally	--	Brings a party member back to life completely restoring their health.	--

Fisticuffs

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Attack +5	--	5	--	--	Increase attack +5 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Agility +10	--	13	--	--	Increases Jessica's agility by 10 points when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Stone's Throw	0	19	group	yes	8-20 damage on a group of enemies.	no
Critical Hit Up	--	28	--	--	Increases chance of critical hit with no weapon equipped to 1/32.	--
Attack +20	--	35	--	--	Increase attack +20 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Harvest Moon	6	45	Group	Yes	Jessica performs cartwheels, attacking a group of enemies.	First hit
Evasion Up	--	52	--	--	Increases chance of dodging enemy attacks with no weapon equipped to 50% if her level is higher than the enemy.	--
Thin Air	2	68	All	Yes	Jessica sends waves of thin air at the enemy.	No
Attack +35	--	85	--	--	Increase attack +35 when not equipped with a weapon.	--
Magic Burst	All	100	All	Yes	Jessica unleashes all of her MP in one destructive attack.	No

Sex Appeal

Name	MP	Points	Target	Tension	Info	Oomph
Blow Kiss	0	8	One	Yes	Jessica blows a kiss at the enemy that may paralyze a foe. 1⁄8 chance to succeed.	No
Charm Attack	--	16	--	--	Jessica gains a 6.25% chance to charm an enemy at the start of each turn.	--
Fuddle	5	26	Group	--	Confuses a group of enemies.	--
Puff-Puff	0	38	One	--	Attempts to....distract an enemy.	--
Hip Drop	0	48	One	Yes	Jessica hits the enemy with her rump. Deals 30% more damage than usual.
Sexy Beam	3	54	One	Yes	Channels sex appeal to create a damaging pink ray; deals 65~75 damage before the foe's fuddle resistance applies, confusion chance also depends on resistance.
Kasnooze	8	68	All	--	Tries to put all enemies to sleep.	--
Extra Charm Attack	--	78	One	--	Jessica gains a 12.5% chance to charm an enemy at the start of each turn.	--
Pink Typhoon	5	88	Group	Yes	Jessica spins around creating a pink wind storm. This technique deals 76~84 damage, and makes Jessica one of the few mage-type characters with access to the woosh-attribute.	No
Hustle Dance	0	100	Party	Yes	Jessica dances to heal 70~80 HP to the whole party.	--

Magic

Name	MP	Level	Target	Tension	Info
Frizz	2	Start	One	Yes	Fries an enemy.
Sap	3	Start	One	No	Reduces defence.
Crack	3	10	One	Yes	Icy strike on enemy.
Evac	2	11	Party	--	Teleports out of dungeon.
Sizz	4	11	Group	Yes	Burns a group of enemies.
Snooze	3	12	Group	No	Puts a group of enemies to sleep.
Bang	5	14	All	Yes	Explosion strikes all enemies.
Crackle	5	16	Group	Yes	Freezes a group of enemies.
Oomph	6	19	Ally	--	Doubles one ally's attack.
Sizzle	6	20	Group	Yes	Burns a group of enemies.
Frizzle	4	21	One	Yes	Torches an enemy.
Boom	8	23	All	Yes	Massive explosion strikes all enemies.
Insulatle	3	25	Party	--	Forms a barrier that protects the party from fire or ice breath.
Kaboom	15	33	All	Yes	Colossal explosion strikes all enemies.
Kafrizzle	10	35	One	Yes	Immolates an enemy.
Kasizzle	10	Event	Group	Yes	Cremates a group of enemies.
Kacrackle	12	Event	All	Yes	Lacerates all enemies with ice.

Equipment

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Poison needle	Attack +0
Leather whip	Attack +6
Bronze knife	Attack +9
Stone sword	Attack +12
Copper sword	Attack +13
Thorn whip	Attack +14
Wizard's staff	Attack +15
Dagger	Attack +18
Ye Olde Sword of Erdrick	Attack +20
Slime stick	Attack +22
Snakeskin whip	Attack +23
Lightning staff	Attack +24
Magma staff	Attack +28
Poison moth knife	Attack +29
Rune staff	Attack +30
Chain whip	Attack +32
Falcon knife earrings	Attack +34
Staff of divine wrath	Attack +35
Steel broadsword	Attack +35
Assassin's dagger	Attack +37
Falcon blade	Attack +37
Eagle dagger	Attack +39
Platinum sword	Attack +40
Staff of antimagic	Attack +41
Dream blade	Attack +43
Dragontail whip	Attack +47
Icicle dirk	Attack +52
Imp knife	Attack +52
Zombiesbane	Attack +54
Über falcon blade	Attack +55
Sword breaker	Attack +56
Bastard sword	Attack +61
Spiked steel whip	Attack +62
Zombie Slayer	Attack +65
Wizardly whip	Attack +68
Demon whip	Attack +72
Dragonsbane	Attack +72
Double-edged sword	Attack +76
Über double-edged sword	Attack +76
Staff of resurrection	Attack +77
Magical mace	Attack +79
Miracle sword	Attack +80
Dragon slayer	Attack +83
Blizzard blade	Attack +90
Über miracle sword	Attack +95
Scourge whip	Attack +99
Liquid metal sword	Attack +118
Erdrick's sword	Attack +120
Gringham whip	Attack +127

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Leather hat	Defense +3
Hairband	Defense +5
Feathered cap	Defense +9
Bunny ears	Defense +14
Fur hood	Defense +18
Coral hairpin	Defense +20
Silver tiara	Defense +24
Magical hat	Defense +25
Happy hat	Defense +31
Mad cap	Defense +32
Scholar's cap	Defense +33
Golden Tiara	Defense +43
Hexlet's hat	Defense +44
Sun crown	Defense +52
Metal king helm	Defense +55

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Dangerous bustier	Defense+1
Jessica's outfit	Defense+3
Plain clothes	Defense+4
Wayfarer's clothes	Defense+7
Silk robe	Defense+10
Leather dress	Defense+15
Dancer's costume	Defense+23
Cloak of evasion	Defense+29
Robe of serenity	Defense+34
Bunny suit	Defense+38
Magic vestment	Defense+39
Silk bustier	Defense+44
Spangled dress	Defense+46
Magic bikini	Defense+50
Nitid tutu	Defense +52
Magical skirt	Defense+55
Flowing dress	Defense+59
Hexlet's skirt	Defense +61
Shimmering dress	Defense+67
Angel's robe	Defense+73
Crimson robe	Defense+82
Princess's robe	Defense+94
Abiding blazer	Defense +102
Dragon robe	Defense+103
Divine bustier	Defense+105

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Pot lid	Defense+2
Leather shield	Defense+4
Scale shield	Defense+7
Silver platter	Defense+8
Kitty shield	Defense+12
Light shield	Defense+17
White shield	Defense+24
Flame shield	Defense+34
Saintess shield	Defense+46
Goddess shield	Defense+55
Metal king shield	Defense+65

Dragon Quest VIII (All)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Agility ring	Agility +15
Argon ring	Attack +20 Agility +20
Bunny tail	Agility +2
Catholicon ring	Defence +15
Devil's tail	Agility +10
Dragon's scale	Defence +5
Elevating shoes	Agility +5
Fishnet stockings	Defence +8
Full moon ring	Defence +10
Garter	Defence +6
Goddess ring	Wisdom +20
Gold bracer	Defence +4
Gold ring	Defence +10
Gold rosary	Wisdom +5
Gospel ring	Defence +5
Holy talisman	Defence +10
Lady's ring	Defence +2
Life bracer	Defence +5 Max HP +30
Meteorite bracer	Agility +50
Mighty armlet	Attack +15
Prayer ring	Defence +5
Recovery ring	Defence +15
Ring of awakening	Defence +10
Ring of clarity	Defence +10
Ring of immunity	Defence +10
Ring of truth	Defence +10
Ruby of protection	Defence +15
Scholar's specs	Wisdom +15
Skull ring	Agility +15
Slime earrings	Defence +4
Sorcerer's ring	Wisdom +10 Max MP +30
Strength ring	Attack +5
Templar's ring	Defence +5
Templar Captain's ring	Attack +10 Wisdom +10
Titan belt	Attack +10
Tough guy tattoo	Attack +8

Outfits

Jessica's appearance changes when she equips certain armor, such as:

Appearance	Outfit Name	Description
	Jessica's home attire	This is the outfit Jessica is first seen wearing when meeting her, a prim piece that alludes to the Albert family's social standing. This is Jessica's only outfit that doesn't show off her mature curves. She has a white dress shirt with a red tie. Her skirt is long and black.
	Jessica's default clothing	This is Jessica's regular clothing, first donned after she vacates the Albert mansion.
	Dancer's costume	This outfit consists of a white bra, and a reddish-orange skirt tied off at the hip.
	Bunny Costume	This outfit appears when Jessica wears the Bunny suit, Bunny ears, and Fishnet stockings at the same time. The result is a black Playboy Bunny outfit. If Jessica has only one or two of the garments equipped, King Trode will demand that the player finish the set on the Battle Records screen.
	Magic bikini	This outfit has low defense but increases Jessica's magic greatly. This outfit is a blue and yellow bikini with a miniskirt-like article of clothing around her waist.
	Dangerous bustier	The only purpose of this outfit is to use it in the Alchemy Pot to make the Divine Bustier. And for a little bit of eye candy. It is black with a open slash in the front which is laced to keep from falling apart. It straps around the back and and the part covering her rear is shaped like a heart.
	Divine bustier	Jessica's best outfit. It increases her evasion and defense greatly. She has a purple, low-cut bustier that is tied off to a choker, both with golden wing decorations. In the middle of the corset is a gold lacing that shows her skin, but can look like a zipper if not examined closely. The back has gold lacing similar to the front. She has a miniskirt attached to the blouse, but most of her legs are covered by white, decorated with purple and gold, tights that are attached to the bustier by a garter. She wears long, white gloves with a similar decoration as her tights. She has wings (strictly for style) on her back and her pigtails are tied with purple hairbands with gold decorations. This whole outfit strongly resembles the Staff of resurrection.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Jessica appears as one of the special guests at the Quester's Rest in Stornway. This could be downloaded through the DQVC using Nintendo's Wi-Fi channel when it was still available. When spoken to, she will give the hero different pieces of her outfit if certain conditions are fulfilled. A special Accolade is earned if the Hero wears all of the parts of Jessica's costume. However, it is only possible for a female Hero to earn this Accolade as certain parts of Jessica's costume are female-only.

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Jessica appears as one of the playable characters in the game. She uses Whips as her weapon of choice.

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Jessica appears as one of the playable characters in the game once again. She uses Whips as her weapon of choice.

Etymology

Jessica is a female given name of Hebrew origin that means foresighted or to see before.

Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
中文 (繁體)	潔西卡	Jiexika

See also

• Evil Jessica

Gallery

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  Concept art.

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  Tension art.

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  Itadaki Street Portable.

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  Itadaki Street DS.

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  Fortune Street.

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  Dragon Quest Rivals

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  Jessica's outfit.

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  Jessica using her magic to burn down the vines at Trodain Castle.

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  Jessica wearing the hexlet's skirt and hexlet's hat in the 3DS version.

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  Jessica wearing the abiding blazer and scholar's specs in the 3DS version.

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  Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below.

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  Jessica casting Crack on a group of skeletons.

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  Jessica wielding the Plat o' One Tails whip in Dragon Quest Heroes II.