List of references to Dragon Quest

This article is for properties outside Dragon Quest that references the franchise through either crossing over with it or acknowledging it verbally or visually.

Animation/Anime

Adventure Time

Unnamed video game from Adventure Time.

• "The Diary": The episode opens up with T.V. (son of Jake the Dog and Lady Rainicorn) playing an unnamed RPG resembling Dragon Quest. The game shows the hero moving about on the overworld (with the walking sound effect from Donkey Kong) with a similar design as well as the same visual effect of a Random Encounters as seen in the original Famicom/NES version.

Amphibia

Vagabondia Chronicles.

• "Marcy at the Gates": When Marcy recalls her favorite game Vagabondia Chronicles the cover art to the game is shown and resembles the Japanese cover to Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line.

Captain N: The Game Master

• See main article: Captain N: The Game Master

Daily Lives of High School Boys

The main trio from Daily Lives of High School Boys.

• This manga series was published by Square Enix in the web magazine Gangan Online from 2009 to 2012 and a 12-episode anime series was broadcast in early 2012. Dragon Quest is referenced many times throughout the series, often in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. In the first episode, the three main characters find a book titled "A Tale of Adventure" and an imagine spot is shown of three cosplaying as the main characters from Dragon Quest II. The unnamed Student Council President is often shown shirking his duties to engage in other activites, such as playing Dragon Quest on his Nintendo DS. In the seventh episode, the three main characters are bored while indoors, so they decide to role play as if they were in an actual RPG.

Dragon Ball

• See main article: Dragon Ball

Printed Media

Nintendo Power

• See main article: Nintendo Power

V Jump

• See main article: V Jump

Video Games

Earthbound

• In the Japanese version of EarthBound Beginnings, a student of Twinkle Elementary School will ask the player if they've completed Dragon Quest IV and state that he is still trying to beat Dragon Quest III.

Final Fantasy

• See main article: Final Fantasy

Super Mario

• See main article: Super Mario

Super Smash Bros.

• See main article: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Others

2020 Summer Olympics

During the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, the Parade of Nations featured a host of video game music playing alongside the arrival of the athletes. Among those video game music included, the parade began with the overture for Dragon Quest.