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{{Character | {{Character | ||
|Name=Kiefer | |Name=Kiefer | ||
|Game={{Dragon Quest VII}} | |Game={{Dragon Quest VII}}<br>{{DQ7R}}<br>{{DQMCH}} | ||
|Image=[[File:DQVII 3DS Keifer.png|275px]] | |Image=[[File:DQVII 3DS Keifer.png|275px]] | ||
|Sprite=[[Image: | |Sprite=[[Image:DQ7 PS1 Kiefer.gif]] | ||
|Japanese name= キーファ | |Japanese name= キーファ | ||
|Roumaji= Kīfa | |Roumaji= Kīfa | ||
|Title= Prince<br>Reckless Royal (''IX'') | |Title= Prince<br>Reckless Royal (''IX'') | ||
|Class= | |Class=[[Warrior]] (''Theatrhythm'')<br>[[Heir Apparent]] (''VII R'')<br>Guardian (''VII R'', guest) | ||
|Race= Human | |Race= Human | ||
|Family= [[King Donald]] (father) <br> [[Princess Lisette|Lisette]] (sister) <br> Unnamed mother (deceased) <br> [[Lala]] (wife) <br> Boldo (father-in-law) <br> [[Aishe]] (descendant) | |Family= [[King Donald]] (father) <br> [[Princess Lisette|Lisette]] (sister) <br> Unnamed mother (deceased) <br> [[Lala]] (wife) <br> Boldo (father-in-law) <br> [[Aishe]] (descendant) <br> Unnamed son <br> Unnamed daughter | ||
|Age= 18 | |Age= 18 <br> 38 (''VII Reimagined'', timeskip) | ||
|Voice Actor= [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1465001/ Mamoru Miyano] (Japanese, ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals|Rivals]]'')<br>[[Daiki Yamashita]] (Japanese, child voice, ''Rivals'') | |Voice Actor= [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1465001/ Mamoru Miyano] (Japanese, ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals|Rivals]]'')<br>[[Daiki Yamashita]] (Japanese, child voice, ''Rivals'') | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
{{quote|style=1|quote='''''The prince of Estard, the kingdom that governs Estard Island. Highly inquisitive and proactive, he races around the island with the protagonist to uncover the world's mysteries'''''|source=Official description|align=center|bgcolor=ffff80}} | |||
'''Kiefer''' is the prince of [[Estard]] and is the {{Hero 7}}'s best friend in the game {{Dragon Quest VII}}. Much like [[Terry]] before him, a young Kiefer appeared as the main character of ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart]]'', as well. | |||
'''Kiefer''' is the prince of [[Estard]] and is the {{Hero 7}}'s best friend in the game {{ | |||
He has also made regular appearance in spinoff games, such as ''[[Itadaki Street Portable]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]'', and appears as a special hero character in ''[[Dragon Quest Tact]]''. | He has also made regular appearance in spinoff games, such as ''[[Itadaki Street Portable]]'', ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]'', and appears as a special hero character in ''[[Dragon Quest Tact]]''. | ||
==Appearance and Personality== | ==Appearance and Personality== | ||
Kiefer | [[Akira Toriyama]] designed Kiefer to be a rustic sort of prince, owing to Estard Island's isolation, and gave him an intense energy that would drive the story forward and balance out the tag along Hero<ref>クローズアップ3: もみあげ | ||
実はボク、キーファって年齢が23、4歳かとおもってたんですと (苦笑)。単に、若い王子様って設定で描いたもんで・・・。なんで思わず、もみあげを描いちゃったんです。本当は主人公たちと、ほとんど同じ年齢だったんですよねぇ。まあ、王子様なんで、ませてるってことで(笑)。 | |||
In the beginning of the game, Kiefer has been described with "having a taste for wine, women, and adventure". He hates being in the castle all the time, so he and the Hero like to go off and explore the [[Shrine of Mysteries|forbidden ruins]] on the island. In contrast, he seems to resent his position as Prince, a feeling that puts him at odds with [[King Donald|his father]]. He can come off as snobbish at times, like in [[Ballymolloy]], he introduces his friends as lackeys. However, he does have a sense of duty when he tells the Hero that they should find the | 創造主のコメント | ||
キーファは活発でかっこいい系の王子様 | |||
キーファは王子様なので、いわゆる『かっこいい系』をねらいました！ただ、田舎のお城の王子様なんで、あんまりあかぬけてても変だし、でもやっぱり王子様だから、かっこ悪いのはイヤだし・・・。そのへんの感じを出すのが、かなりむずかしかったですね。主人公がまり積極的は動かなさそうなんで、キーファのほうは行動力があって、物語をひっぱっていく人、というイメージにしたかったんです。[[V Jump]] March 2000 interview</ref>. He is a young man with fair skin, roguish good looks, blue eyes, and messy blond hair. He is noticeably taller than the Hero and Maribel, which is especially apparent in the Nintendo 3DS version. He wears a red prince's tunic with blue slashes, grey leggings tucked into red socks, black leather boots and gloves, and carries a longsword in a scabbard on his back. | |||
In the beginning of the game, Kiefer has been described with "having a taste for wine, women, and adventure". He hates being in the castle all the time, so he and the Hero like to go off and explore the [[Shrine of Mysteries|forbidden ruins]] on the island. In contrast, he seems to resent his position as Prince, a feeling that puts him at odds with [[King Donald|his father]]. He can come off as snobbish at times, like in [[Ballymolloy]], he introduces his friends as lackeys. However, he does have a sense of duty when he tells the Hero that they should find the green gem to heal [[Hanlon]]. | |||
When the party meets the nomadic [[Roamers]], Kiefer's attitude changes. He meets the dancer Lala and falls in love. He begins to see his destiny with the vagabonds. | When the party meets the nomadic [[Roamers]], Kiefer's attitude changes. He meets the dancer Lala and falls in love. He begins to see his destiny with the vagabonds. | ||
In {{DQ7R}}, an older Kiefer makes an appearance at the climax of the story. He wears a darker-red tunic and has grown a beard. Most of his hair remains blond, but parts of it have started greying. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
==={{DQ7}}=== | ==={{DQ7}}=== | ||
The game begins with the Hero and Kiefer exploring the underground cave in the [[Shrine of Mysteries]]. He tells the Hero to call it a day. The next day, Kiefer steals the | The game begins with the Hero and Kiefer exploring the underground cave in the [[Shrine of Mysteries]]. He tells the Hero to call it a day. The next day, Kiefer steals the sunstone, a ring that belonged to his mother, and a scroll from the royal library. It shows a picture of a man with a scepter. Kiefer interprets it to be the same as a statue in the Ruins. He tries putting the sunstone on the statue but nothing happens. Frustrated, he leaves the scroll with the Hero who takes it to the Sage at the Cliff. The Sage interprets it and tells them that in order to open the ruins the Chosen One must pray before the statue. | ||
The boys pray at the statue and the doors open. They solve the puzzles in the ruins and reveal the | The boys pray at the statue and the doors open. They solve the puzzles in the ruins and reveal the shrine and pedestals with the sealed worlds. The boys, along with {{Maribel}}, put fragments on the pedestals and reveal new lands. | ||
He and the heroes uncover new lands around the world until they eventually happen upon the nomadic [[Roamers|Roamer tribe]] who are trying to resurrect [[Numen|The Almighty]]. Kiefer falls in love with the dancer of the tribe, [[Lala]], a dancer infused with the [[Earth Spirit]]. | He and the heroes uncover new lands around the world until they eventually happen upon the nomadic [[Roamers|Roamer tribe]] who are trying to resurrect [[Numen|The Almighty]]. Kiefer falls in love with the dancer of the tribe, [[Lala]], a dancer infused with the [[Earth Spirit]]. | ||
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The Roamers celebrate their new dancer with singing, dancing, and wine. Lala, however, is distant and hides in her tent. The {{Hero 7}} and Kiefer enter the tent with some Spirit of the Dance, a powerful wine. Kiefer asks her why she isn't celebrating with the others. She tells them that she doesn't feel like it. Lala asks her where they are from, to which he replies [[Estard]]. She asks where it is and he responds that it is out in the ocean. He tells her that there is a prince in that castle who loves to weasel out of his responsibilities. Lala tells him that she can relate, to the surprise of Kiefer. | The Roamers celebrate their new dancer with singing, dancing, and wine. Lala, however, is distant and hides in her tent. The {{Hero 7}} and Kiefer enter the tent with some Spirit of the Dance, a powerful wine. Kiefer asks her why she isn't celebrating with the others. She tells them that she doesn't feel like it. Lala asks her where they are from, to which he replies [[Estard]]. She asks where it is and he responds that it is out in the ocean. He tells her that there is a prince in that castle who loves to weasel out of his responsibilities. Lala tells him that she can relate, to the surprise of Kiefer. | ||
They are interrupted by [[Florin]], the tribe's | They are interrupted by [[Florin]], the tribe's torban player. He immediately accuses Kiefer of trying to steal his fiancée. But Lala tells him that they were just talking. Florin is not convinced but lets the issue drop. | ||
When the tribe is asleep, monsters attack the tribe. The tribe's Gaurdian, Boldo, is fending off monsters with Kiefer. Boldo is poisoned by one of the monsters. Kiefer, who is protecting Lala, defeats an [[Ulcer]]. When the Hero talks to Kiefer, he tells them that they could have used his swordsmanship. Boldo is cured of poison. However, he is unable to go with the rest of the tribe to the Altar of the Almighty. Lala, his daughter, refuses to go without her father so she decides to wait until her father gets better. Kiefer volunteers to protect both of them until they are ready to make the journey. Florin refuses at first, saying that this is just a ploy by Kiefer to take Lala away from him. He then decides to stay with Lala as well. However, Rom Baro, the tribal chief rebukes him, saying that they need Florin's torban playing to fend off the monsters. Florin relents to this request. | When the tribe is asleep, monsters attack the tribe. The tribe's Gaurdian, Boldo, is fending off monsters with Kiefer. Boldo is poisoned by one of the monsters. Kiefer, who is protecting Lala, defeats an [[Ulcer]]. When the Hero talks to Kiefer, he tells them that they could have used his swordsmanship. Boldo is cured of poison. However, he is unable to go with the rest of the tribe to the Altar of the Almighty. Lala, his daughter, refuses to go without her father so she decides to wait until her father gets better. Kiefer volunteers to protect both of them until they are ready to make the journey. Florin refuses at first, saying that this is just a ploy by Kiefer to take Lala away from him. He then decides to stay with Lala as well. However, Rom Baro, the tribal chief rebukes him, saying that they need Florin's torban playing to fend off the monsters. Florin relents to this request. | ||
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The game also implies that [[Aishe]] is his direct descendant. | The game also implies that [[Aishe]] is his direct descendant. | ||
====Skills | ==={{DQ7R}}=== | ||
In the next twenty years since leaving the party, Kiefer fathered two children with Lala, a boy and a girl, both of whom succeeded Kiefer as Guardians of the Roamers and are around the same age as his friends. Kiefer made his way to the Rucker region and stayed at [[Rucker Castle]] for the night, but ended up being cornered by Marshal Lourgh, who captured him due to his tribe's mission to restore the Almighty. During the chaos, Kiefer cut the torch burning with a green flame Lourgh was holding, revealing his true identity as a monster. Kiefer was taken prisoner and left to die at the Exposure Enclosure. The party, having awakened the Four Great Spirits and unmasked [[Orgodemir]]'s disguise as the Almighty, traveled to the Altar of the Almighty in the Roamer Encampment region to investigate groaning sounds coming from within. There, they met with the Craftsman, a creature resembling the Caretaker who gives the Hero the Ultimate Tablet to place into the pedestal he just summoned. While [[Sir Mervyn]] and Aishe stay behind to watch for monsters, the Hero, Maribel, and Ruff journey to the Rucker region in the past, heading to Rucker Castle and learning of the Blood-Red Brigand, the Ruckers' name for Kiefer after he attacked the castle and attempted to extinguish the green flames to reveal the truth to its human inhabitants, with him being framed for killing their king in the process. The trio make their way to the Exposure Enclosure and discover the Brigand's identity as Kiefer, who tells them to return to the castle to extinguish the green flames. After doing so, they return to Kiefer, who helps them defeat Marshal Lourgh. The party and Kiefer return to Rucker Castle and explain the deception to the human inhabitants, to whom Kiefer gifts a torban as a means of making amends. | |||
The next day, before the party returns to the present, they bring him up to speed on the events that happened, to which Kiefer asks the Hero if he can rejoin them one last time on the adventure he started to defeat Orgodemir. The player can either accept or reject his offer, with the former scenario having him join as a guest party member in the [[Cathedral of Blight]]. If the player accepts Kiefer's offer, he joins his old friends in returning to the present, where he is introduced to Sir Mervyn and his descendant Aishe. Under the belief that the present is no longer his era and not wanting to cause pain to others who knew him like his family, he teleports himself to the roof of the Cathedral of Blight. After Orgodemir's final defeat, Kiefer accompanies the party on their victory tour. When the party makes their stop at the Roamer encampment, they accompany Kiefer back to the Altar of the Almighty and see him off as he returns to the past, with the pedestal disappearing along with the Craftsman soon after. If Kiefer's offer was rejected, he will remain in the past, will be unavailable as a guest in the Cathedral of Blight, and his character-specific cutscenes will not play. | |||
===Skills=== | |||
Kiefer learns the following skills naturally. The player should note that because he leaves the party forever with the Roamers, they should not use any stat seeds on him. | Kiefer learns the following skills naturally. The player should note that because he leaves the party forever with the Roamers, they should not use any stat seeds on him. | ||
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|Yes | |Yes | ||
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====As a guest==== | |||
In ''Dragon Quest VII Reimagined'', Kiefer rejoins the party as a guest during the boss battle against Marshal Lourgh. As a guest party member, he has the Guardian vocation, which is also unique to him like Heir Apparent while he was a controllable party member. He has access to much more powerful skills, among them [[Flamesplitter]], [[Sword Dance]], and [[Gigaslash]]. Before returning to the present to face Orgodemir, the player is given the option to have Kiefer rejoin them for the final battle; should the player accept, he will be a guest character in the Cathedral of Blight. If the party ventures outside of the Cathedral, he will leave the party temporarily until they return. If the player rejects his offer, the dungeon will be progressed through without him. | |||
==={{DQ9}}=== | ==={{DQ9}}=== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
In the Japanese fanbase | *In a March 2000 interview with [[V Jump]] Toriyama stated that he mistook Kiefer as being a young man in his early 20's instead of a teenager and designed him with bushy sideburns hidden under his hair | ||
*In the Japanese fanbase Kiefer is known as " the seed stealer", since any seeds used on him are effectively wasted in the long run | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Kiefer PSX Art.png| | Kiefer PSX Art.png| | ||
DQVII_Kiefer.png|Kiefer artwork | DQVII_Kiefer.png|Kiefer artwork | ||
Yumiko_Murakami_Kiefer_alternative_art.png|Guidebook artwork by [[Yumiko Murakami]] | |||
Yumiko Murakami Kiefer.jpg|4koma artwork by [[Yumiko Murakami]] | |||
Yumiko Murakama VII 4koma volume 3 Kiefer.jpg | |||
Kiefer_3DS.png||3DS artwork | |||
Kiefer DQVIIR render.png|''Reimagined'' render | |||
Yumiko Murakami Hero Kiefer Pike.jpg | |||
Yumiko Murakami Shrine of Mysteries entrance.jpg|Kiefer, the Hero, and Maribel entering the [[Shrine of Mysteries]] | |||
Yumiko Murakami Kiefer, Hero, Maribel sunset.jpg | |||
File:Warriors of Eden.jpg|The Warriors of Eden surrounding the Hero's image, note Kiefer's placement in the center | File:Warriors of Eden.jpg|The Warriors of Eden surrounding the Hero's image, note Kiefer's placement in the center | ||
We haven't broken that one.png| | We haven't broken that one.png| | ||
DQVII Kiefer and Hero.png| | DQVII Kiefer and Hero.png| | ||
DQ VII PS1 Aishe, Sir Mervyn and Kiefer.jpg| | DQ VII PS1 Aishe, Sir Mervyn and Kiefer.jpg| | ||
Image:DQ VII PS1 Hero and Kiefer VS Fright knight.jpg| | Image:DQ VII PS1 Hero and Kiefer VS Fright knight.jpg| | ||
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DQ VII PS1 Hero, Kiefer and Maribel dress up.jpg| | DQ VII PS1 Hero, Kiefer and Maribel dress up.jpg| | ||
DQ VII PS1 Kiefer, Hero and Maribel by a pot.jpg| | DQ VII PS1 Kiefer, Hero and Maribel by a pot.jpg| | ||
DQ VII Manga Kiefer.jpg|From Manga series ''DQ VII: Warriors of Eden''. | DQ VII Manga Kiefer.jpg|From Manga series ''DQ VII: Warriors of Eden''. | ||
DQ VII Manga Arus, Hank and Kiefer.jpg| | DQ VII Manga Arus, Hank and Kiefer.jpg| | ||
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DQ Stars Android Kiefer 8.jpg| | DQ Stars Android Kiefer 8.jpg| | ||
DQ Stars Android Kiefer 9.jpg| | DQ Stars Android Kiefer 9.jpg| | ||
File:DQR Young Kiefer.png|thumb|{{Rivals}} artwork. | |||
File:Prince Kiefer rivals 1.png|''Rivals'' card artwork | File:Prince Kiefer rivals 1.png|''Rivals'' card artwork | ||
DQT Kiifa.jpg|Appearance in ''Tact''. | DQT Kiifa.jpg|Appearance in ''Tact''. | ||
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</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
==References== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{DQVII}} | {{DQVII}} | ||