Princess of Cannock

"The Princess of Cannock. She is a hard worker who loves her brother and has a free-spirited and slightly mischievous side. In battle, she uses her attacks and spells skilfully and uses her swiftness to gain an upper hand"

—I & II HD website

Princess of Cannock
Dragon Quest II Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
Japanese name	サマルトリア王女 マカロン
Romaji	Samarutoria hime
Old localization	Princess Halla (NES)
Title	Princess
Race	Human
Family	Erdrick (ancestor) Hero (ancestor) Princess Gwaelin (ancestor) King of Cannock (father) Prince of Cannock (brother) Prince of Midenhall (cousin) Princess of Moonbrooke (cousin) King of Midenhall (uncle) King of Moonbrooke (uncle)
Voice actor	Yū Sasahara (Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake) (Japanese) Eliza Radcliffe (DQ1&2HD) (English)

The Princess of Cannock is a non-player character in Dragon Quest II. She lives at 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

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

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.

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.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake

The Princess was revealed as the fourth party member during the March 27, 2025 Nintendo Direct trailer, sporting a new outfit based on her older brother's garb. Similar to Gadabouts from Dragon Quest III and 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.

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Etymology

• The Princess's given name in the Japanese version of I & II HD is Macaron (マカロン), continuing the food-themed names started by her brother and the Princess of Moonbrooke in the Japanese script of Dragon Quest IX, who were named Cookie (クッキー) and Pudding (プリン) respectively.

Gallery

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  The Princess as depicted in Dragon Quest I & II, 1993

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  The Scions of Erdrick being escorted by mermaids

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  The Princess as depicted in Walk