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''Dragon Quest II'' is set 100 years after {{DQ}}. The offspring of the original game's {{Hero 1}} have migrated from Alefgard to the continent of Torland, and there established three kingdoms: [[Midenhall]], [[Cannock]] and [[Moonbrooke]]. A century of peace in these three kingdoms is suddenly ended when the evil priest [[Hargon]] destroys the castle of [[Moonbrooke]]. One lone guard, an injured survivor of the attack, makes his way towards the kingdom of [[Midenhall]]. There with his dying breath he informs the king of the dire circumstances. The king then commands his son, the prince of [[Midenhall]] and a descendant of [[Erdrick]], to gather his cousins and defeat [[Hargon]] before the mad priest can accomplish his goals.

Upon reaching [[Cannock]] he is informed by the King of that kingdom that his son has already left for the [[Wellspring of the Hero]], a traditional place that is visited by warriors upon beginning their journeys. Inside the shrine there is a body of water said to bless pilgrims. Upon arriving, a sage explains that the player was too late, and the prince has once again already left. The prince continued to [[Midenhall]] to join the {{Hero 2}}, whom he doesn't know is also looking for him. Finally, the two meet at an [[inn]] located in [[Leftwyne]], and the Prince joins the {{Hero 2}}'s {{Party 2}} on his quest.

Together the two cousins set out northwest towards [[Gwaelin's Gate]] they pass underground and head south for [[Moonahan]]. In this village they meet a dog that seems peculiar to them. Upon reaching the ruins that remain of [[Moonbrooke]] they are informed by the spirits of those that died (including the King himself) that the princess has been turned into a dog by Hargon and the only way to reverse the curse is to use the [[Ra's Mirror]]. The two warriors search for this mirror and they find it in a swamp from which four bridges can be seen at once. Upon their return to [[Moonahan]] they utilize the mirror in front of the curious dog they met, and much to the surprise of the Hero, he sees a beautiful girl in the reflection of the mirror. The princess is restored from her beastly appearance and joins her two cousins on their quest to defeat [[Hargon]]. After exploring the [[Pillar of Winds]] to obtain the [[Windbreaker]], the [[Luminaries]] heads for a shrine west of [[Moonbrooke]] where they pass underground and then head northwest across fields, desert, and mountains to reach the [[Dragon's Horn]]: two tall towers, each fixated on one side of a river.

Scaling the southern tower to its peak, the [[Luminaries]] glides over the river below using the [[Windbreaker]], and land safely across the body of water. They continue on to the port city of [[Rippleport]], where they rescue a young girl from a pair of [[Gremlin]]s. Quite relieved upon her return, her grandfather, as a token of his gratitude, offers that the three heroes to use his ship to aid in their voyage. Hearing legends of a [[Sunken Treasure]], the three set off into the northern sea, and find it glistening in the water. Upon returning it to [[Rippleport]], a man desperate to get out of debt offers them the [[Echo Flute]] in exchange for it.

The trio then sails east and land on the continent of [[Alefgard]]. They reach [[Tantegel]] only to discover that the King has locked himself away for fear of [[Hargon]]. They explore the remains of [[Dragonlord's Castle|Charlock Castle]] where they meet a descendant of the [[Dragonlord]] who hope to succeed where his ancestor failed. Although the Dragonlord's decendant clearly has evil intentions, even he realizes the threat in [[Hargon]], and reveals to the three young warriors that if they wish to defeat [[Hargon]] they must take [[5 Sigils|five sigils]] to the [[List of shrines and teleportals in Dragon Quest II#Rubiss Shrine|Rubiss Shrine]].  

[[File:DQI and II SNES artwork.png|right|thumb|250px|The three heroes.]]

Development of the second ''Dragon Quest'' began in April of 1986, shortly before the release of the original game later in May. The release date of December of 86 was decided by Kōichi Nakamura on a whim when approached by [[Yukinobu Chida]] about doing a sequel, something the young programmer would come to regret. The largest available cartridge size for ''Dragon Quest II'' was 1 megabit, which was double the size of the first game, but this extra space would quickly be eaten up by the project's grander scale.

合計112ビットで、これが3人ぶんだから336ビット。復活の呪文に使用する文字は64種類（6ビット）だから単純計算すると、これだけで56文字になってしまう。しかも、これプラス、装備しているかどうかのフラグや、各種ストーリーのフラグ、そしてチェックサム（注1）などなど、とてつもなく長いものになってしまうだろう。ファミコン通信　'87年7月10日号　ドラゴンクエスト2ができるまで</ref>. Nakamura averted this issue by writing a compression program to limit the passwords to a reasonable level.

そうしないことには、どれが一番新しい変更後のバージョンかがわからなくなってしまうからだ。ファミコン通信　'87年7月10日号　ドラゴンクエスト2ができるまで</ref>. The development would be finished in the middle of December, with the latter results of this extended fine-tuning being the reduction of the fees for church services, changing the order in which spells were learned to be more useful quicker, and further monster adjustments. In an interview with Famitsu magazine, Horii would muse that while the game was not 100% complete, it was still over 90% of what he wanted out of the project and he could not force children to wait any longer to play the title <ref>というように、プレイしてみては、呪文を覚える順番を変更したり、モンスターの強さをかえたり、教会の値段を下げたりと、1ヵ月がまたたく間に過ぎ去っていた。

The {{Famicom}} version of the game was given one significant addition when localized for the American market on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. When the game begins, a lengthy cutscene detailing the siege of castle Moonbrooke is shown to the player, along with the last surviving guard making his way to castle Middenhall to warn its King.  

Since its original release on the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System four remakes have appeared, with the first being on the {{Super Famicom}}, second the on {{Game Boy Color}}, third [[Cell phone]]s in Japan, and the most current being an iOS/Android release in the Japanese app store on June 26th, 2014 before being internationally released in the same year. All the remakes feature updated graphics and music as well as a few other new features, such as quick-saving on the world map, animated battles, and the automatic redirecting of attacks that target defeated monsters. Starting with the cell phone version, all three descendants of Erdrick are capable of attaining level 50, with the two magic user's stat growth and exp requirements being adjusted accordingly.  Additionally, the [[Zoom]] spell was made consistent with later games by letting the player choose a select list of destinations to rather than the last place saved.

*The MSX version of the game contained a special scene involving the "Dangerous Swimsuit", the Princess of Moonbrooke, and the King of Alefgard. The objectively poor quality of the image has lead to the scene becoming a meme amongst Japanese fans.

**This "Dangerous Swimsuit" scene was referenced in the 2005 PC title ''La-Mulana'', which was made to pay tribute to the MSX and its library of games. The main character, Lemeza Kosugi, receives the "Provocative Bathing Suit" from the {{NPC}} Dracuets at the end of the game's bonus dungeon, the Hell Temple, with a graphic of him in the Bathing Suit flashing on screen. The reference was maintained in the 2011 remake.

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