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==Plot==
==Plot==
The story in Dragon Warrior IV revolves around the hero and his/her companions and their quest to stop the resurrection of the ruler of evil, [[Esturk]].  The first four chapters of the story are about the hero's companions and their journeys.  While they each travel with their own goals and dreams in mind they all eventually find out about [[Necrosaro]] and his plot to kill the hero and revive [[Esturk]] leading them all to continue their journeys so they can find and protect the hero and stop [[Necrosaro]] and his plans.  Chapter 5 begins with the hero who has just turned 17 and is living peacefully in a small mountain town when [[Necrosaro]] and his minions attack trying to destroy the hero while he/she is still inexperienced.  One of the hero's friends Celia transforms herself into the hero and dies at the hands of the fiends.  Thinking their mission was accomplished [[Necrosaro]] and his monsters return from whence they came leaving the hero to begin his/her journey and fulfill their own destiny.
The story in Dragon Warrior IV revolves around the hero and his/her companions and their quest to stop the resurrection of the ruler of evil, [[Estark]].  The first four chapters of the story are about the hero's companions and their journeys.  While they each travel with their own goals and dreams in mind they all eventually find out about [[Psaro]] and his plot to kill the hero and revive [[Estark]] leading them all to continue their journeys so they can find and protect the hero and stop [[Necrosaro]] and his plans.  Chapter 5 begins with the hero who has just turned 17 and is living peacefully in a small mountain town when [[Psaro]] and his minions attack trying to destroy the hero while he/she is still inexperienced.  One of the hero's friends Eliza transforms herself into the hero and dies at the hands of the fiends.  Thinking their mission was accomplished [[Psaro]] and his monsters return from whence they came leaving the hero to begin his/her journey and fulfill their own destiny.


===Chapter 1===  
===Chapter 1===  
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:''Main article:[[Dragon Quest IV Chapter 2| Chapter 2]]''
:''Main article:[[Dragon Quest IV Chapter 2| Chapter 2]]''


[[Alena]] (アリーナ), princess (tsarevna in the DS localization) of [[Zamoksva]], slips out of the castle in hopes of attending a tournament in the castle of [[Endor]]. She is accompanied by the priest [[Kiryl]](クリフト,&nbsp) and the mage [[Borya]] (ブライ).
[[Alena]] (アリーナ), princess (Tsarevna in the Nintendo DS localization) of [[Zamoksva]], slips out of the castle in hopes of attending a tournament in the castle of [[Endor]]. She is accompanied by the priest [[Kiryl]](クリフト,&nbsp) and the mage [[Borya]] (ブライ).


===Chapter 3===
===Chapter 3===
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:''Main article:[[Dragon Quest IV Chapter 6| Chapter 6]]''
:''Main article:[[Dragon Quest IV Chapter 6| Chapter 6]]''


Chapter 6 is a post-epilouge continuation of the game's storyline. Originally appearing in the PSX reamke of Dragon Quest IV (and the subsequent DS port), Chapter 6 offers a lengthy bonus dungeon, and the culmination of certain plot points that were unadressed in the original release.
Chapter 6 is a post-epilouge continuation of the game's storyline. Originally appearing in the PlayStation remake of Dragon Quest IV (and the subsequent DS port), Chapter 6 offers a lengthy bonus dungeon, and the culmination of certain plot points that were unadressed in the original release.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
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==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
[[Koichi Sugiyama]] composed the music and directed all the associated spinoffs. This is the tracklisting of the Symphonic Suite:
[[Koichi Sugiyama]] composed the music and directed all the associated spinoffs. This is the tracklisting of the Symphonic Suite:
# [[Overture]] (1:55)
# ''[[Overture]]'' (1:55)
# Minuet (3:07)
# ''Minuet'' (3:07)
# Comrades (10:28)
# ''Comrades'' (10:28)
# In a Town (8:16)
# ''In a Town'' (8:16)
# Homeland ~ Wagon Wheels' March (5:58)
# ''Homeland ~ Wagon Wheels' March'' (5:58)
# Frightening Dungeons ~ Cursed Towers (5:19)
# ''Frightening Dungeons ~ Cursed Towers'' (5:19)
# Elegy ~ Mysterious Shrine (5:03)
# ''Elegy ~ Mysterious Shrine'' (5:03)
# Balloon's Flight (4:32)
# ''Balloon's Flight'' (4:32)
# Sea Breeze (4:31)
# ''Sea Breeze'' (4:31)
# The Unknown Castle (4:37)
# ''The Unknown Castle'' (4:37)
# Battle for the Glory (7:51)
# ''Battle for the Glory'' (7:51)
# The End (5:12)
# ''The End'' (5:12)


==Version differences==
==Version differences==