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Erdrick is a term invented for the North American release of the original trilogy. In the original Japanese version games Erdrick is known exclusively by the name '''Roto'''--this is written in runes on the shield bearing the name in official art. An equally valid romanization of the name is '''Loto''', which was used in place of Erdrick when [[Enix|Enix America, Inc.]] re-released {{Dragon Quest}}, {{II}} and {{III}} on the {{Game Boy Color}}. This was done due to the space constraints of the [[Game Boy]]'s screen, with the "L" being chosen because Japanese doesn't distinguish L from R (similarly, [[Gwaelin|"Rora"]] was localized as "Lora"). | Erdrick is a term invented for the North American release of the original trilogy. In the original Japanese version games Erdrick is known exclusively by the name '''Roto'''--this is written in runes on the shield bearing the name in official art. An equally valid romanization of the name is '''Loto''', which was used in place of Erdrick when [[Enix|Enix America, Inc.]] re-released {{Dragon Quest}}, {{II}} and {{III}} on the {{Game Boy Color}}. This was done due to the space constraints of the [[Game Boy]]'s screen, with the "L" being chosen because Japanese doesn't distinguish L from R (similarly, [[Gwaelin|"Rora"]] was localized as "Lora"). The Japanese ''r'' sound is not exactly equivalent to English ''r'', nor to ''l'', but an English speaker may hear it as either sound. | ||
When {{DQ9}} was released in North America and Europe, the name Erdrick was once again used to refer to the legendary {{Hero 3}} of {{Dragon Quest III}}, effectively returning to the original English localization from the {{NES}} era. | When {{DQ9}} was released in North America and Europe, the name Erdrick was once again used to refer to the legendary {{Hero 3}} of {{Dragon Quest III}}, effectively returning to the original English localization from the {{NES}} era. | ||