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|Japanese name= | |Japanese name=オルテガ | ||
|Roumaji= | |Roumaji= | ||
|Title= | |Title= | ||
|Class= | |Class= | ||
|Race=Human | |Race=Human | ||
|Age= | |Age=30's | ||
|Family=[[ | |Family=[[Hero's Mother (Dragon Quest III)|Wife]]<br>[[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|Child]] | ||
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'''Ortega''' is a character from ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''. He is the father of the [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|Hero]] and a famous hero in his own right. He departed from [[Aliahan]] at the king's request that he slay the archfiend [[Baramos]] before his evil machinations bring chaos to the world. By the Hero's 16th birthday, Ortega was believed to have fallen into | '''Ortega''' is a character from ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''. He is the father of the [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|Hero]] and a famous hero in his own right. He departed from [[Aliahan]] at the king's request that he slay the archfiend [[Baramos]] before his evil machinations bring chaos to the world. By the Hero's 16th birthday, Ortega was believed to have fallen into the [[Great Pit of Giaga]] and died, and so the Hero set out to finish their father's quest. | ||
== | ==Journey and death== | ||
[[Image:Ortega-intro.gif|right|thumb|170px|Ortega fighting at the volcano, from the NES version of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''.]] | [[Image:Ortega-intro.gif|right|thumb|170px|Ortega fighting at the volcano, from the NES version of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''.]] | ||
When Erdrick was just a | When Erdrick was just a newborn, Ortega left on a quest to destroy the archfiend [[Baramos]]. He is shown in an intro movie in ''III'', fighting a dragon on top of a volcano which ends with both of them falling in. The intro is further expanded in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] and [[Game Boy]] Color remakes, showing Ortega travelling the world on his quest before finally reaching the volcano and the fateful battle. | ||
[[Image:Ortega mountain Battle SNES.jpg|left|thumb|The mountaintop battle in the SNES version|150px]] | [[Image:Ortega mountain Battle SNES.jpg|left|thumb|The mountaintop battle in the SNES version|150px]] | ||
Prior to this, Ortega visited nearly every town and significant location that his offspring later would, fostering a reputation as an incredible hero. Of particular note is his time spent in [[Mur]], where the | Prior to this, Ortega visited nearly every town and significant location that his offspring later would, fostering a reputation as an incredible hero. Of particular note is his time spent in [[Mur]] after being discovered unconscious outside the village, where the children were in awe of him and gave him the nickname Peredvizhnik ("wanderer"). One such youth, [[Petya]] even viewed him as a surrogate father figure. Touched by the kindness of the children, Ortega left Peyta [[Ortega's helmet|his helmet]] as a keepsake. | ||
After falling through the mantle after his volcanic skirmish, Ortega found himself in [[Alefgard]] without his memories. Learning of the plight of the people, he made his way to Rimuldar and took upon himself the quest of defeating [[Zoma]], eventually making his way to [[Zoma's Citadel]] and confronting one of Zoma's underlings, [[King Hydra]], just moments before his child arrives.[[Image:Ortega-map.gif|left|thumb|125px|Ortega leaving [[Mur]], from the Super Famicom remake of ''Dragon Quest III''.]] | After falling through the mantle after his volcanic skirmish, Ortega found himself in [[Alefgard]] without his memories. Learning of the plight of the people, he made his way to Rimuldar and took upon himself the quest of defeating [[Zoma]], eventually making his way to [[Zoma's Citadel]] and confronting one of Zoma's underlings, [[King Hydra]], just moments before his child arrives.[[Image:Ortega-map.gif|left|thumb|125px|Ortega leaving [[Mur]], from the Super Famicom remake of ''Dragon Quest III''.]] | ||
The fight with King Hydra would be Ortega's last, his body so badly burned that he was unable to see | The fight with King Hydra would be Ortega's last, his body so badly burned that he was unable to see nor hear and begins speaking to the Hero as he senses someone is near. In his final moments, he regains his memory and with his dying breath tells the Hero that he is Ortega of Aliahan and if they ever travel there, to tell his wife and child what happened, that he's sorry he failed, and that he couldn't be there for them.[[Image:Ortega-Aliahan.gif|right|thumb|130px|Ortega leaving [[Aliahan]], from the Super Famicom remake of ''Dragon Quest III''.]] | ||
===Fight Against King Hydra=== | ===Fight Against King Hydra=== | ||
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==Spells== | ==Spells== | ||
Ortega is shown using these spells during his fight with | Ortega is shown using these spells during his fight with King Hydra. | ||
*[[Fullheal]] | *[[Fullheal]] | ||
*[[Zap]] | *[[Zap]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Ortega's helmet is the only part of the [[Erdrick Equipment|Erdrick's Equipment]] set that originally belonged to the Hero's family, making it a true heirloom for future descendants. | ||
* | *Ortega's helmet doesn't exist in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] version. In its place is a novelty item called the [[water blaster]]. | ||
*In the original Famicom version, his appearance in the battle with the King Hydra is that of a palette-swapped [[Robbin' 'Ood]]. In the English-language NES version, his appearance was changed a unique sprite based off of a male [[Warrior]]. The Super Famicom and Game Boy Color versions give him his own icon | *In the original Famicom version, his appearance in the battle with the King Hydra is that of a palette-swapped [[Robbin' 'Ood]]. In the English-language NES version, his appearance was changed a unique sprite based off of a male [[Warrior]] wearing blue armor. The Super Famicom and Game Boy Color versions give him his own overworld icon and his battles are depicted as cutscenes that do not use the regular battle screen. Data in the game's ROM suggests that Ortega was originally planned to use Robbin' 'Ood colors and fight King Hydra in a normal battle screen, but this plan was scrapped in favor of the distinct design and cinematic battles. | ||
:*The American redesign bears a striking similarity to [[Pankraz]], as the fifth game was in its planning stages while the localization of ''III'' was under way. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{DQIII}} | {{DQIII}} | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest III characters]] | [[Category:Dragon Quest III characters]] | ||