Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon (ドラゴンクェスト 少年ヤンガスと不思議のダンジョン, lit. "Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon"?) is a prequel/spin-off to Dragon Quest VIII, starring the character Yangus as a child.
It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. This game is another Dragon Quest spin-off game in the Mysterious Dungeon series.
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- Yangus, the protagonist. He is a 12 year old boy who would become the ex-thief character from Dragon Quest VIII.
- Gerda, known in non-Japanese language versions as Red. In Dragon Quest VIII it is stated that she and Yangus had a relationship, which is explored in this game.
- Poppy, a young kid who helps Yangus in his adventure, taking care of captured monsters. He is local to Pottal Land, the world where the story is developed.
- Morrie, the monster master from Dragon Quest VIII. He introduces Yangus to monster breeding.
- Torneko, the merchant from Dragon Warrior IV. He trains Yangus at the beginning of the game, and then opens a shop in Pottal Land.
- Yanpa, Yangus's father and leader of a group of thieves. He owns the magic pot that is home to the world of Pottal Land.
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The game has sold 301,755 copies in Japan to date.[1] Famitsu magazine scored the game a high 35 out of 40.[2]
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