Dragon Warrior III

Dragon Warrior III, also known as Dragon Quest III, was the third game in the Dragon Quest series of role-playing games published by Enix. Originally released in North America in 1991, the game was remade for Gameboy Color in 2001. Another remake for the Super Famicom was never released outside of Japan.

Prologue

The game opens with a massive battle over a volcano between a man with blue hair and a dragon. The battle rages on for several seconds until the blue haired man cuts the wing off of the dragon causing the battle to continue on the ground. The blue haired man eventually runs the dragon through, however the dragon takes hold of the blue haired man and turns and begins to walk into the volcano. The volcano erupts and there is a scream heard, the screen fades to black.

Story

The hero is awaken by his mother on his sixteenth birthday, and is brought before the king of Aliahan for an audience. Apparently the blue haired man in the opening film was your father Ortgea,the great hero of Aliahan, who had been charged with defeating the Archfiend Baramos. With the passing of your father the king lays the responsibility of safe guarding the world on your shoulders, after giving you some gold and telling you to head to the local tavern to enlist help, he sends you on your way. After getting some much needed help your party begins to explore the country of Aliahan.