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{{Character
|Name=Princess of Cannock
|Game={{Dragon Quest II}}<br>{{DQ1&2HD}}
|Image=[[File:Princess of Cannock HD-2D artwork.png|260px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=サマルトリア王女
|Roumaji=Samarutoria hime
|Title=Princess
|Race=[[Human]]
|Age=
|Family=[[Erdrick]] (ancestor)<br>{{Hero 1}} (ancestor)<br>[[Princess Gwaelin]] (ancestor)<br>King of Cannock (father)<br>[[Prince of Cannock]] (brother)<br> {{Prince of Midenhall}} (cousin)<br>[[Princess of Moonbrooke]] (cousin)<br>King of Midenhall (uncle)<br>King of Moonbrooke (uncle)
|Voice Actor   = [[Yū Sasahara]] ({{DQ1&2HD}}) (Japanese) [[Eliza Radcliffe]] (DQ1&2HD) (English)
|}}
The ''Princess of Cannock'' is a non-player character in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]''.  She lives at [[Cannock|Cannock Castle]] and, as her name implies, is the sister of the [[Prince of Cannock]] and the daughter of the King of Cannock.  Although this also makes her a descendant of [[Erdrick]], she does not take part in the quest to defeat [[Hargon]] in versions of the game prior to the ''[[Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake]]'' where she joins the other [[Scions of Erdrick]] and becomes a playable character.

Her name used in promotional images for ''Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake'' is '''Matilda'''.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ2}}===
The Princess plays a very passive role in the game, cheering her brother on from the safety of the castle while the [[Luminaries]] save the world from the wicked occultist's plot. Her brother does not allow her to participate in the quest, likely due to being too young and having no formal martial or magical training, causing her to pout in frustration. Despite this she is very close to her older brother, being moved to tears if her cousins speak to her while the Prince is deceased.
====Scrapped ending====
The Princess of Cannock was meant to play a major role in a scrapped alternate ending, which Yuji Horii revealed in an interview with Monthly LOGiN magazine in May of 1987. The Prince of Cannock would sacrifice himself to destroy [[Malroth]], possibly using [[Kamikazee]], and would save the world at the cost of his own life. The remaining Luminaries would return to their homes, and during the victory celebration at Midenhall castle the Princess of Cannock would enter the scene with a short sword in her hand. Mourning the loss of her brother and blaming the Prince of Midenhall for his death, her cousin would slump to the ground as the credits began to roll<ref>それは、2番目の王子（サマルトリアの王子）が犠牲となって、最後の敵を倒すというものである。
目的は果たしたが、もはやサマルトリアの王子は戻らない。
彼の冥福を祈りながら、キミはムーンブルク王女と2人で帰路に……。
お城では人々が待ちかまえ、キミたちの偉業を心から称えてくれる。そして、一大セレモニーが開催される。
と、その時！
「お兄ちゃんの仇っ！」
駆け寄ってくる1人の少女。
気づくと、少女の持っていた短刀が、キミの胸に深々と刺さっていた、
少女は、いうまでもなく、サマルトリア王子の妹であった。
ボーゼンとする人々。
キミの身体は、やがて、ゆっくりと倒れていく。……幕。月刊LOGiN』1987年5月</ref>.

This scenario was likely cut due to the strict memory limitations of the 1 megabit [[Famicom]] cartridge the game was programmed on, and when subsequent versions of the game were released the material was deemed unsuitable for the series and was passed over.

==={{DQ1&2HD}}===
The Princess was revealed as the fourth party member during the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC1iBil7DR0 March 27, 2025 Nintendo Direct trailer], sporting a new outfit based on her older brother's garb. Similar to [[Gadabout|Gadabouts]] from ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' and [[Torneko Taloon|Torneko]] from ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', she will sometimes ignore the player's commands and do a random, but usually beneficial action instead. Unlike them, she is able to learn magic and has high speed in addition to a decent selection of equipment and stats.

==={{DQWalk}}===
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==Gallery==
<gallery><center>
PrincessOfCannock.png|The Princess as depicted in ''[[Dragon Quest I & II]]'', 1993
Mermaids and the scions of erdrick artwork.jpg|The Scions of Erdrick being escorted by [[mermaids]]
Princess of Cannock DQ Walk.png|The Princess as depicted in ''Walk''
</center></gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest II characters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake characters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Walk characters]]