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{{Translation|'''''Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation'''''|ドラゴンクエストVI 幻の大地|Doragon Kuesuto Shikkusu Maboroshi no Daichi|literally meaning; Dragon Quest VI: Land of Illusion}} is the sixth installment in the {{DQSeries}}. It is the penultimate title for the Nintendo Super Famicom as well as the last game in the [[Zenithia trilogy]], and the first game in the series to be developed by [[Heartbeat]], rather than [[Chunsoft]].   

An adventure filled with perils and phantasms, the mystery of ''Dragon Quest VI'' spans two massive worlds filled with ferocious monsters, devious demons, and soul-shattering realizations.  

Like every other {{Main Series}} game, the setting in ''Dragon Quest VI'' is very medieval, complete with castles, knights, and magic. The main world is divided into the [[Lower World]] and the [[Upper World]], each with a separate but similar map. To get from one world to the other, the party uses special warps (such as in wells) or by ascending/descending colossal stairs on the world map.  

If something cannot be found in the Real World, chances are it has appeared in the Upper World, such as with Spiegel's Spire , in the middle of the quest. Also, another similarity to much of the series is the [[Dread Realm]]. This separate map features a foreboding island with a psychedelic sea surrounding it and some of the toughest monsters in the game, including [[Mortamor|The final boss]]. Also, once the Archfiend is defeated, the player can access the [[Bonus Dungeons|bonus dungeon]] and the secret final boss, [[Nokturnus|a wide-awake nightmare]].

''Dragon Quest VI'' opens as the {{Hero 6}}, [[Milly]], and [[Carver]] approach the castle of [[Murdaw]], the demon king. After [[Milly]] summons a dragon, the party enters the castle and comes face to face with [[Murdaw]]. Overpowering the trio, [[Murdaw]] appears to destroy each member of the {{Party 6}}. The {{Hero 6}} wakes up in [[Weaver's Peak]], and cannot remember anything before the fight with [[Murdaw]]. [[Tania]], a small girl from [[Weaver's Peak]], insists that he is her [[Hero (Dragon Quest VI)|brother]].

The {{Party 6}} discovers a {{Somnia L}} Castle in the “[[Lower World|Phantom World]]” and learns that the prince is missing and that the {{Hero 6}} looks like him. They also meet Captain Rusty, who bears a striking resemblance to Blade. Gaining entrance to the [[Moonmirror Tower]], the party meets [[Ashlynn]], a woman who was invisible in the “[[Upper World|Phantom World]]” as well and together they find the [[Ra's Mirror]].  

The four of them travel to [[Murdaw]]'s [[Underkeep|castle]] in the original world. After defeating [[Murdaw]], the Hero uses the [[Ra's Mirror|Mirror]] and [[Murdaw]] then turns into the king of {{Somnia U}}, confused and unaware of what happened. The king reveals that the "original" world is in fact the [[Dream World]] and the so-called “Phantom World” is the [[Real World]]. Upon traveling back to the [[Lower World|Real World]], the King of {{Somnia U}} thanks the {{Party 6}} for defeating [[Murdaw]] in his dreams, but that the real [[Murdaw]] lives and that the {{Party 6}} must travel to [[Ghent]] to retrieve a boat to get to [[Murdaw's Keep|Murdaw's lair]]. In [[Ghent]], [[Nevan]] the devout joins the {{Party 6}} and allows them to use the [[Ghent]] Clan's sacred ship. Upon exploring the island, [[Carver]] discovers a statue bearing his exact likeness and realizes that [[Murdaw]]'s actions in the opening scene separated his, [[Milly]]'s, and the {{Hero 6}}'s souls from their bodies, trapping them in the [[Upper World|Dream World]]. During the fight with the real [[Murdaw]], the {{Hero 6}} gets sent back to [[Weaver's Peak]] like before; however with the [[Ra's Mirror]] the {{Hero 6}} warps back into the battle and defeats [[Murdaw]].

After the victory celebration back at the castle, the Queen of {{Somnia L}} tells the {{Hero 6}} that he is the Prince of {{Somnia L}} and that his current existence is incomplete--[[Murdaw]]'s curse still lingers, and his dream-self has not returned to his body. Told to go forth and find himself, the {{Party 6}}'s journey leads them to [[Arkbolt]], where a [[Lizzie|terrible monster]] is blocking a nearby [[Wayfarer's Pass|tunnel]] to the rest of the continent. The reward for defeating the [[Lizzie|monster]] is the famed [[Sunderbolt blade|Sunderbolt sword]], but before the party can confront the beast a warrior by the name of [[Terry]] slays her, winning the sword.  

In [[Sorceria]], the {{Party 6}} learns that this is [[Ashlynn]]'s home. The elders tell [[Ashlynn]] that the Demon Lord is watching her and give her the powerful spell [[Magic Burst]] to fight him. The {{Party 6}} also learns that the only way to get to the Demon Lord is through a tower known as the [[Pillar of Pegasus]], but to activate the tower they need to collect the sword, armour, shield, and helmet of legend. While doing so, the {{Hero 6}} meets his double in the real [[Weaver's Peak]], who gets spooked, and speaks “Y-You. Y-You're m-m-me!”, and says that he must prove himself to be faithful to his family if he is to join powers. Returning to the real {{Somnia L}}, the king and queen tell the {{Hero 6}} that he is indeed the prince. When he fuses with his clone, the Hero gains his memory back, much like Milly and Carver had done.

The party reaches [[Stormsgate Citadel]] and meets [[Dhuran]], who claims to have taken over the castle. He summons Terry to fight the party and then fights the party himself. Dhuran then reveals that all the enemies the party has faced were just pawns of [[Mortamor]], the Demon Emperor. Milly reveals that Terry is her brother and Terry decides to join the party and fight against Mortamor.

Once Stormsgate Citadel has transformed back into its true form, [[Cloudsgate Citadel]], the party speaks to [[Zenithia|King Zenith]] who informs them of Mortamor's doings and how to reach the [[Dark World]]. Mortamor plans on merging both worlds. The {{Party 6}}’s [[Peggy Sue|horse]] fuses with Pegasus, allowing the party to fly to the [[Dread Realm|Dark World]]. With the help of two brothers, Isaac and Benjamin, the party enters [[Mortamor's Dreadlair]]. After solving many puzzles, they come face to face with Mortamor and defeat him. Isaac reveals that the [[Dread Realm|Dark World]] is falling apart and [[Peggy Sue|Pegasus]] helps them escape.

In a similar fashion to {{Dragon Quest III}}, the hero's weapons and armour were renamed for this installment in the [[Zenithia trilogy]].  They are known as the {{Sword of Ramias}}, {{Armour of Orgo}}, {{Shield of Valora}} and {{Helm of Sebath}}.  After the events of this game, these armaments become the [[Zenithian Equipment]] and are renamed as such.

*[[Milly]]: A mysterious waif who apprentices under the famed fortune teller [[Madame Luca Luminesta]], and aids  the {{Hero 6}} and Carver]] in [[Port Haven]].

Once the party reaches {{Alltrades Abbey 6}}, they have the option of becoming one of nine base vocations. Once a character takes up a trade, his or her class causes certain attributes to increase and decrease. To learn new abilities or spells associated with a trade, the character must fight a set number of battles in that trade in order to improve their rank. These gradients are measured from 1 to 8, and marked with a star (★) that can be seen on the status menu. Not all battles will qualify for position advancement, with a character's level being checked against the area's limit: if the level exceeds this limit then none of the battles fought therein will accumulate.

The Best Dressed Contest has eight ranks, which the player enters in order. Depending on rank, the contest may be limited to men, women, or monsters. While the contest is one of the mini-games in ''Dragon Quest VI'', the party must win the third rank of the contest to gain an important item that will advance the plot.

*There is a system to memorize speeches made by the townspeople. Pushing a button after speaking to someone causes their text to be remembered. Then casting the [[Remember]] "spell" will cause the memorized conversations to be replayed. At higher levels, the Hero can replay more messages or delete messages from the list. This system is also used in the {{SNES}} and {{GBC}} remakes of {{Dragon Quest III}}, but not in any later games.

*Walking pace is quickened in towns, castles, and dungeons. The screen no longer scrolls off the edge of a town map; instead the party will begin to move towards the edge of the screen, moving the message window if necessary.

*All monsters are fully animated in battle, with most having three frames per action.

*The infamous “learning period” experienced through the artificial intelligence has been abolished, with A.I. controlled party members immediately recognizing the resistances of monsters from the first turn. However, characters will never use items when using the A.I.

[[Monster recruitment|Monster companions]] are treated more like human party members in this game; they stay at [[Patty's Party Planning Place]] and can change vocations, but they will not join the party unless one of the active PCs belongs to the Monster Master vocation. Monster Companions are less valuable in this game, because there are a large number of human characters, who can learn through vocations most of the same skills and powers monsters obtain via leveling up .  However, each bestial buddy boasts resistances that humans do not. There are 18 types of monster that can join the party, but Patty has only 15 seats for monsters in her bar, considerably less than the fifth game.

Monsters of the {{Slime}} type can fight in a special arena dubbed [[Slimopolis]]; one chosen slime fights a series of three battles in a tournament (controlled by the AI), and if it wins, the party receives a prize dependent on the level of the tournament (which ranges from rank A to rank H). Winning the Rank H tournament twice will allow the slime to participate in the Championship battle.

In order to balance the heavy plots and characterizations that {{IV}} and {{V}} enjoyed with the player's ability to explore at their leisure, the vocation system from {{III}} was re-implemented and given a substantial overhaul. Instead of defining a character in a fixed role, ''VI's'' vocations gave players the ability to completely customize their party as they saw fit.  

*A prequel, {{DQM}} (''Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland'' in Japan), was released in 1998. This game featured Terry and Milly years before the events of ''Dragon Quest VI''. It was released in North America the next year, even though ''Dragon Quest VI'' was never released in North America. Along with Terry and Milly, several of the main enemies, including Mortamor, reappear. However, their previous roles have been eliminated, making them appear as just normal enemies. Mortamor and [[Murdaw]] (Mudou in the game) do appear as very challenging, very late in-game bosses, though.

*Enemies have 75% HP and give 120% EXP compared to the SNES version. Some enemy groups have been increased in number to compensate for this. This change was decried by some fans for making the game too easy.

*[[Magic Burst]]'s damage multiplier is reduced to 2x MP (similar to later installments), instead of 3x MP.

*The hero's conversational memory spells have been removed.

*Party members' natural resistances are now gone. However, [[Lizzie]] and slime companions retain the native resistances of their monster counterparts.

In terms of contributions to the series as a whole, ''VI'' is considered by several fans as being very significant: the addition of skills allowed further refinement to combat and added significantly more layers of depth to battles, the bag reduced the amount of frustration players could face by putting an end to shuffling items between characters, and the Hero's ability to memorize and recall lines of dialogue directly lead to the creation of [[Party Chat]] in {{VII}}. Furthermore, the raising of stat limits from 255 to 500 allowed for more dynamic character growth and battle potential, complimented by a significant increase in stat-enhancing accessories. Smaller touches also enhanced the quality of the series from then on, such as the four tone vocal range for men, women, children, and monsters, as well as the mini medal exchange program becoming one where awards are dispensed based on the total collected rather than being used as an alternate type of currency.