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Princess of Cannock Character Guide

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DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake Princess of Cannock Character Guide
The Princess of Cannock temporarily joins your party earlier but becomes the fourth permanent party member later on in Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake (DQ2). Find out how to recruit her, her possible canon name, and an overview of her capabilities in combat here.

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Princess of Cannock Overview

Character Details and Informaion

Character How to Recruit
Princess of Cannock Joins after obtaining the Ship
Details
She is a hard worker who loves her brother and has a free-spirited and slightly mischievous side. In battle, she uses her attacks and spells skilfully and uses her swiftness to gain an upper hand.

Status Growth Rate

Lv.30 Lv.50 Lv.70 Lv.99
HP 262 452 642 795
MP 173 304 428 533
Strength 117 205 287 372
Defence 70 119 158 233
Agility 162 268 360 420
Strength 129 229 302 377
Wisdom 88 154 210 263
Luck 207 308 367 418

The Princess of Cannock has exceptionally high Luck, which makes her prone to landing critical hits both physically and magically.

However, her Strength and Intelligence are on the lower side, so using Seeds of Strength and Seeds of Wisdom can greatly improve her overall combat potential. She also boasts high Speed, making her perfect for a support role!

How to Recruit the Princess of Cannock

Temporarily Joins When You're Looking For the Prince of Cannock

Princess of Cannock
The Princess of Cannock will temporarily join your party when you're looking for the Prince of Cannock at the start of the game. After finding her brother she will leave the party until you gain access to the Ship.

Returns After the Events at Beran

Princess of Cannock Recruitment
After the events conclude in Beran, the Prince of Cannock will be attacked and will fall ill forcing him to leave the party. After finding the cure, he will rejoin the party with his sister the Princess of Cannock.

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She Will Join the Party at Level 20

She will join your party at level 20, and will be a permanent member afterward. Since she is already joining at a high level, it wont be hard to integrate her into your party since there will be no need to catch her up.

Princess of Cannock Spells and Abilities

All Learnable Abilities

Ability Type Learn MP & Effect
Hawkeye Claw Offensive Scroll MP: 4
A strike that's nigh on undodgeable, unblockable, and unstoppable, even when the user is bedazzled.
Sleepy Slap Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 5
A drowsy attack that sends an enemy off to sleep.
Roundhouse Kick Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 7
A sweeping kick that smacks through a whole group of enemies.
Shocking Slash Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 5
An arresting assault that paralyses an enemy.
Thin Air Offensive Lv. 25 MP: 15
A supersonic kick that sends a shockwave slamming into all enemies.
Hypnowhip Offensive Lv. 27 MP: 7
A whirling wallop on a group of enemies that can sometimes confuse them.
Harvest Moon Offensive Lv. 32 MP: 8
A brutal backflipping kick that hits all enemies.
Persecutter Offensive Lv. 35 MP: 22
A sly strike that can see a single sleeping or confused enemy taking six times the usual damage.
Twin Dragon Lash Offensive Lv. 41 MP: 18
A quick-fire double whip strike against a single enemy that packs the punch of a pair of dragons.
Assassin's Stab Offensive Scroll MP: 4
An attack on an enemy's weak point that can sometimes kill instantly.
Lightning Offensive Scroll MP: 9
Summons loads of lightning to inflict Zap-type damage on all enemies.
Steal Sickle Offensive Scroll MP: 7
An attack that targets a single enemy, potentially pickpocketing one of their items.
Critical Claim Offensive Scroll MP: 64
A dream ability that can ensure a critical hit on an enemy.
Sobering Slap Recovery Lv. 1 MP: 4
A short, sharp shock that can snap a fellow party member out of sleep, confusion, and paralysis.
Wizardly Waft Recovery Lv. 23 MP: 3
Whips up an ethereal wind that gradually restores the party's MP.
Serenity Recovery Lv. 33 MP: 6
Restores the caster's HP after each turn for a while.
Hustle Dance Recovery Lv. 37 MP: 14
Restores at least 70 HP to all party members.
Kerplunk Dance Recovery Scroll MP: All
A self-sacrificing step that resurrects all allies and fully restores their HP.
Muster Strength Buffing Scroll MP: 3
Builds up energy to bolster the next attack.
Egg On Buffing Scroll MP: 3
Cheers on an ally, significantly increasing their attack for one turn.
Dodgy Dance Buffing Lv. 1 MP: 4
Employs fancy footwork to increase the user's ability to evade attacks.
Rib-Tickler Debuffing Lv. 1 MP: 7
A troublesome touch that leaves an enemy unable to act.
Spooky Aura Debuffing Scroll MP: 6
Weakens an enemy's resistance to all offensive spells.
Service Call Field Scroll MP: 0
Summons a wandering merchant, innkeeper, or priest to your side.
Wind Sickles Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 5
Sends several sickles made of air flying towards an enemy.

Like the Prince of Cannock, the Princess of Cannock uses a mix of spells and abilities in battle, with a few more abilities than spells. Her abilities are balanced between offensive, debuffing, and supportive abilities, but she can also call on unusual techniques like the Sobering Slap to cure ailments.

Best Spells and Abilities Tier List

All Learnable Spells

Spell Type Learn MP & Effect
Sap Debuffing Scroll MP: 3
Significantly reduces the defense of a single enemy.
Frizz Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 2
Singes a single enemy with a small fireball
Frizzle Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 6
Burns a single enemy with a large fireball.
Kafrizz Offensive Lv. 38 MP: 20
Incinerates a single enemy with an enormous fireball.
Bang Offensive Scroll MP: 5
Damages all enemies with a small explosion.
Boom Offensive Scroll MP: 9
Engulfs all enemies in a large explosion.
Kaboom Offensive Lv. 37 MP: 22
Blasts all enemies with an incredibly violent explosion.
Crack Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 3
Pierces a single enemy with with razor-sharp icicles.
Crackle Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 9
Rips into a group of enemies with sharp icicles.
Kacrack Offensive Lv. 26 MP: 12
Skewers all enemies with a hail of sharp icicles.
Kacrackle Offensive Lv. 34 MP: 18
Slices all enemies with a stinging storm of icicles.
Buff Buffing Scroll MP: 3
Significantly raises the defence of a single party member.
Kabuff Buffing Scroll MP: 5
Increases defense of all party members.
Kasap Debuffing Scroll MP: 2
Slightly reduces the defence of a whole group of enemies.
Absorb Magic Buffing Lv. 32 MP: 0
When spells are directed at you, you absorb the MP it cost to cast them.
Insulatle Buffing Scroll MP: 8
Forms a barrier that protects the user and any allies from breath attacks.
Bazoom Debuffing Scroll MP: 7
Sends a single enemy flying off into the distance.
Heal Recovery Scroll MP: 3
Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
Reheal Recovery Lv. 30 MP: 6
Gradually restores a single party member's HP.
Peep Field Lv. 1 MP: 0
Provides an appraisal of items and reveals the nature of a treasure chest's contents.
Snoop Field Scroll MP: 2
Lets you know if there's any treasure or other goodies nearby.
Multiheal Recovery Lv. 30 MP: 18
Restores at least 75 HP to all party members.

The Princess of Cannock's spells are mostly focused on buffing and offensive techniques. However, she does have access to moderate healing magic like Reheal and Multiheal to help the party.

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Princess of Cannock Party Role

All-Rounder

The Princess of Cannock is a great fit for players who like adaptability. As the fastest member of the party, she excels at setting up buffs and landing quick attacks. She doesn’t specialize in any one area, but her flexibility lets her fill gaps in the team’s lineup.

If you need a speedy support or a backup attacker, she’s an ideal all-rounder who can keep the flow of battle in your favor.

Princess of Cannock Canon Name

No Official Canon Name

The princess has no official canon name, and is simply known as the Princess of Cannock in Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake.

Default Name is Matilda

Canon Names

If you do not input a unique name for her when she is recruited her name will be defaulted as Matilda. This may allude to Matilda being her canon name.

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Princess of Cannock Voice Actors

Voiced by Eliza Radcliffe in EN Release

Eliza Radcliffe provides the voice for the Princess of Cannock in the English release.

Voiced by Yu Sasahara in JP Release

Yu Sasahara provides the voice for the Princess of Cannock in the Japanese release. Yu Sasahara has lent his voice to other characters such as Rin Fuwa in Witch Watch and Verina in Wuthering Waves.

Who is the Princess of Cannock?

New 4th Party Member

Princess of Cannock
The Princess of Cannock is the new fourth party member included in the HD-2D Remake, and she'll now join her cousins on their journey to save the world. Since she's exclusive to the remake, her skill set, focusing on support and quick attacks.

She's a Regular NPC in Older Versions

Older Version HD-2D Version
Princess of Cannock Old
Princess of Cannock New

In older versions of the game, the Princess of Cannock is just an NPC that you can interact with. Although, when speaking to her, she does mention that she wants to go along with her brother on their journey, which ties in to why she could join the party in the HD-2D Remake.

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