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'''Charlock Castle''' (DracoLord's Castle, Zoma's Castle) is the name of the final dungeon in [[Dragon Quest (game) | Dragon Quest]] and [[Dragon Quest III]]. It also appears as a dungeon in [[Dragon Quest II]] but is not vital to the plot of the game. It is located in the central area of [[Alefgard]], across the water to the southeast of [[Tantegel]].
'''Charlock Castle''' is the invented localization term for the [[Dragonlord's Castle]] that only appeared in the 1989 {{NES}} release of {{Dragon Warrior}} and in the {{Captain N}} episode based on the game, "Three Men & A Dragon". A distinct name for the castle separate from its owner did not exist in the original Japanese script, which simply called it the Castle of the Dragonking (竜王の城). This has been reflected in [[Square Enix]]'s modern localization of the first game, leading to the retirement of the Charlock name in 2014 when the title was freshly translated.
 
==Synopsis==
Charlock Castle generally serves as a main hideout for evil enemies. This is slightly less true in Dragon Quest II, where it has been primarily abandoned.
===Dragon Quest===
Ruled by the [[Dragonlord]].
 
===Dragon Quest II===
No great evil dwells here now, merely the grandson of the Dragonlord.
 
===Dragon Quest III===
Ruled by [[Zoma]].
 
==Places of interest==
===Hidden staircase===
The castle has a hidden staircase on the first floor which is the correct path to reach the innermost areas of the castle in both Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest III. This staircase is referred to by various NPCs in both Dragon Quest and Dragon Quest III. In order to find the stairs, the hero must search behind the thrones in the middle of the first floor. All other paths from the first floor lead to a [[Neverending Maze|neverending maze]].
 
== Version Differences ==
The castle in Dragon Quest III is notably larger than the castle in Dragon Quest. This seems backwards as the events of Dragon Quest actually take place several hundred years after the events of Dragon Quest III. Overall, a majority of the floor layouts are nearly identical between the two games.
 
==References==
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However, the term  is still popular with fans due to its appropriately forbidding name and the nine year gap between the beginning of the new localization standards in 2005 and the release of the [[Cell phone|smart phone]] version of the original game in 2014.
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 1 October 2025

Charlock Castle is the invented localization term for the Dragonlord's Castle that only appeared in the 1989 NES release of Dragon Warrior and in the Captain N: The Game Master episode based on the game, "Three Men & A Dragon". A distinct name for the castle separate from its owner did not exist in the original Japanese script, which simply called it the Castle of the Dragonking (竜王の城). This has been reflected in Square Enix's modern localization of the first game, leading to the retirement of the Charlock name in 2014 when the title was freshly translated.

However, the term is still popular with fans due to its appropriately forbidding name and the nine year gap between the beginning of the new localization standards in 2005 and the release of the smart phone version of the original game in 2014.