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{{Character
|Name=Galen
|Game={{Dragon Quest}}<br>{{DQ1HD}}<br>{{DQ3}}<br>{{DQ3HD}}
|Image=
|Sprite=[[File:Galen III HD sprite.png]]
|Japanese name=ガライ
|Roumaji=Garai
|Race=
|Voice Actor = [[Ichirō Nagai]]<br>([[Dragon Quest I CD Theater]])<br>[[Kaneto Shiozawa]]<br>([[BS Dragon Quest]])
|}}
'''Galen''' is the most famous [[Troubadour]] to ever hum a tune in the isles of [[Alefgard]], with his legacy being surpassed only by the legendary [[Erdrick]] himself.
==Appearances==
==={{DQ}}===
Galen is long deceased by events of the game, with the seaside village of [[Galenholm]] being built on his same spot as his family's homestead. His fabled harp, the [[lyre of ire]], is hidden away in the depths of his [[Grave of Galen|eponymous tomb]], which the {{Hero 1}} will have to retrieve in order to be given the [[staff of rain]].

In ''[[Dragon Quest I & II]]'' and all versions based on it, the Hero can speak to Galen in the ruins of [[Damdara]] after the [[Dragonlord]] is slain.

===''[[BS Dragon Quest]]''===
It is implied that the spirit of Galen is communicating to the Hero through the lyre of ire, and will speak to him over the course of the third episode.

==={{DQ1&2HD}}===
Galen's posthumous role and ending cameo remain the same in the HD remake. His distant descendant, [[Zalen]], is seeking inspiration to become as celebrated a poet as he was.

==={{DQ3}}===
Galen is found in [[Cantlin]], where he tells the {{Hero 3}} that he left the lyre of ire with his parents in their homestead far the the north. The Hero left a good impression on the young bard, as he becomes the chronicler of his legends after he saves Alefgard.

==={{DQ3HD}}===
A minor scene of Galen returning to his parents has been added to the ending.


==Gallery==
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