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DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake Prince of Cannock Character Guide
The Prince of Cannock is a playable character in Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake (DQ2). See what spells and abilities he can learn, how to recruit him, his best equipment, possible canon name, and an overview of his capabilities in combat here.

List of Contents

Prince of Cannock Overview

Character Details and Informaion

Character How to Recruit
Prince of Cannock Talk to him at Leftwyne's Inn after exploring the starting continent
Details
He has a calm and gentle personality, but can also be a little carefree. He is skilled in both sword combat and magic.

Status Growth Rate

Lv.30 Lv.50 Lv.70 Lv.99
HP 239 457 630 768
MP 206 336 544 732
Strength 120 221 322 404
Defence 88 135 189 265
Agility 122 216 318 441
Strength 120 221 300 365
Wisdom 101 170 269 360
Luck 67 122 173 264

The Prince of Cannock has well-balanced stats across the board, with solid HP, Strength, and Intelligence. This makes him a highly flexible character and you can build him into a powerful physical attacker or a capable magic user, depending on your playstyle.

Prince of Cannock Spells and Abilities

All Learnable Abilities

Ability Type Learn MP & Effect
Roundhouse Kick Offensive Lv. 13 MP: 7
A sweeping kick that smacks through a whole group of enemies.
Miracle Slash Offensive Lv. 17 MP: 10
A mysterious attack that hurts an enemy while healing the user.
Lightning Slash Offensive Lv. 19 MP: 8
Slashes an enemy with a crackling weapon infused with lightning.
Gust Slash Offensive Lv. 23 MP: 8
Slashes an enemy with a gale-force weapon.
Falcon Slash Offensive Lv. 27 MP: 10
A double-slicing attack faster than a falcon on the wing.
Gigaslash Offensive Lv. 42 MP: 38
A secret sword technique that assails all enemies with bolts of blazing lightning.
Harvest Moon Offensive Scroll MP: 8
A brutal backflipping kick that hits all enemies.
Metal Slash Offensive Scroll MP: 6
An attack that's capable of damaging a single metal-bodied foe.
Undead Undoer Offensive Scroll MP: 7
A sanctified strike that can deal heavy damage to undead monsters.
Demon Demeaner Offensive Scroll MP: 7
An attack that can deal heavy damage to demons.
Multislice Offensive Scroll MP: 8
Unleashes a flurry of slashes that cut through all enemies.
Sword Dance Offensive Scroll MP: 16
Randomly slices through all enemies with a series of controlled cuts.
Assassin's Stab Offensive Scroll MP: 4
An attack on an enemy's weak point that can sometimes kill instantly.
Kacrackle Slash Offensive Scroll MP: 10
Slashes and enemy with a bitterly cold weapon.
Focus Pocus Recovery Scroll MP: 8
Restores the caster's MP after each turn for a while.
Cop Out Buffing Lv. 3 MP: 2
Deflects enemy attacks onto an enemy or an ally.
Dodgy Dance Buffing Lv. 8 MP: 4
Employs fancy footwork to increase the user's ability to evade attacks.
Wild Side Buffing Scroll MP: 30
Allows you to act twice per turn for a wee while.
Channel Anger Buffing Scroll MP: 16
Greatly increases the damage done by any offensive spells the user casts.
Ripple of Disruption Buffing Scroll MP: 10
Removes all beneficial effects from a single enemy.
Whistle Field Lv. 12 MP: 0
Attracts the attention of nearby monsters.
Padfoot Field Scroll MP: 0
Allows the user and any companions to travel undetected for a short while.
Wind Sickles Offensive Scroll MP: 5
Sends several sickles made of air flying towards an enemy.
Wind Sickles Offensive Scroll MP: 5
Sends several sickles made of air flying towards an enemy.
Dragon Slash Offensive Scroll MP: 7
A brutal blow that causes heavy damage to dragons.
Flame Slash Offensive Lv. 3 MP: 6
Slashes an enemy with a white-hot weapon.

The Prince of Cannock has a good mix of spells and abilities available in his kit. Many of his abilities do elemental damage or extra damage to specific families of enemy.

Best Spells and Abilities Tier List

All Learnable Spells

Spell Type Learn MP & Effect
Frizzle Offensive Lv. 1 MP: 6
Burns a single enemy with a large fireball.
Sizz Offensive Lv. 3 MP: 4
Singes a group of enemies with a blazing fire.
Sizzle Offensive Lv. 18 MP: 4
Burns a group of enemies with a blazing wall of fire.
Kasizz Offensive Lv. 31 MP: 16
Scorches a group of enemies with the blazing flames of the underworld.
Crack Offensive Scroll MP: 3
Pierces a single enemy with with razor-sharp icicles.
Crackle Offensive Scroll MP: 9
Rips into a group of enemies with sharp icicles.
Kacrack Offensive Scroll MP: 12
Skewers all enemies with a hail of sharp icicles.
Kacrackle Offensive Scroll MP: 18
Slices all enemies with a stinging storm of icicles.
Whack Offensive Lv. 20 MP: 7
A cursed incantation that sends an enemy to the hereafter.
Thwack Offensive Lv. 23 MP: 10
A cursed incantation that sends a group of enemies to the hereafter.
Kamikazee Offensive Lv. 28 MP: 1
Sacrifices your own life to destroy all enemies.
Zap Offensive Lv. 11 MP: 6
Calls down lightning on a single enemy.
Zapple Offensive Lv. 24 MP: 10
Calls down fearsome lightning on a single enemy.
Kazap Offensive Lv. 37 MP: 30
Rains down powerful thunderbolts on all enemies.
Buff Buffing Lv. 7 MP: 3
Significantly raises the defence of a single party member.
Kabuff Buffing Lv. 20 MP: 5
Increases defense of all party members.
Kaclang Buffing Scroll MP: 6
Turns all party members to steel for several turns, rendering them invulnerable, but immobile.
Fizzle Debuffing Lv. 8 MP: 5
Prevents a group of enemies from using magic.
Poof Debuffing Lv. 3 MP: 2
Can make a group of enemies disappear.
Heal Recovery Lv. 1 MP: 3
Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
Midheal Recovery Lv. 14 MP: 6
Restores at least 75 HP to a single ally.
Fullheal Recovery Lv. 28 MP: 8
Restores all HP to a single ally.
Omniheal Recovery Lv. 40 MP: 62
Restores all HP to all party members.
Reheal Recovery Scroll MP: 6
Gradually restores a single party member's HP.
Squelch Recovery Lv. 7 MP: 3
Cures a single ally of the effects of Poison.
Zin Recovery Scroll MP: 5
Sometimes resurrects a fallen ally at 1HP.
Zing Recovery Lv. 25 MP: 10
Can resurrect a fallen ally.
Zoom Field Lv. 10 MP: 0
Allows you to return instantly to certain places you have visited before.
Kazing Recovery Lv. 25 MP: 20
Always resurrects a fallen ally.
Evac Field Lv. 12 MP: 0
Allows you to exit instantly from dungeons caves and towers.
Safe Passage Field Lv. 17 MP: 2
Allows the user and any companions to float unharmed over hazardous surfaces.

The Prince of Cannock's spell list is long and varied, with a balanced mix of elemental offensive spells and support or recovery spells.

List of All Spells and Abilities

Prince of Cannock Best Equipment

Recommended Equipment

Prince of Cannock's Best Equipment
Weapon Aurora Blade
Sword of Ruin
Shield Power Shield
Headgear Mad Cap
Armour Mink Mantle
Flowing Dress
Accessory Banishing Bell

Note: This is generally the best equipment for this character, but there are some scenarios, like versus bosses, where a different build will be more effective.

How to Recruit the Prince of Cannock

Talk to Him at Leftwyne's Inn

To recruit the Prince of Cannock to the party, you will need to talk to him at the inn in Leftwyne after exploring the initial towns and dungeons. You will need to go to Cannock and the Wellspring of the Hero first, followed by talking to the kings in Midenhall and Cannock before he will appear at the inn.

Leftwyne Location Guide

Prince of Cannock Party Role

Mixed Attacker

The Prince of Cannock shines as a flexible fighter who can cover both physical and magical roles. He won’t hit as hard as Midenhall, but his access to utility spells like Zoom, Safe Passage, and Kabuff gives him more room to adapt.

If you enjoy balancing swordplay with support magic, Cannock fits perfectly as a hybrid attacker who can step in wherever the team needs him most.

Prince of Cannock Canon Name

No Official Canon Name

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

Default Name is Caradoc

Canon Names

The promotional material for the game has designated the prince as Caradoc from in-game screenshots. This may allude to his possible default name in the game.

What are the Characters' Canon Names?

Prince of Cannock Voice Actors

Voiced by Andrew Wheildon-Dennis in EN Release

Andrew Wheildon-Dennis provides the voice for the Prince of Cannock in the English release. Andrew Wheildon-Dennis has lent his voice to other characters such as Kasim in Stellar Blade and Phaesus in Dragon's Dogma II.

Voiced by Jun Fukuyama in JP Release

Jun Fukuyama provides the voice for the Prince of Cannock in the Japanese release. Jun Fukuyama has lent his voice to other characters such as Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass and Kitsune in Ghost of Yotei.

Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake (DQ2) Related Guides

DQ2 - Characters

List of All Playable Characters

List of All Characters

Prince of MidenhallPrince of Midenhall Prince of CannockPrince of Cannock
Princess of MoonbrookePrincess of Moonbrooke Princess of CannockPrincess of Cannock

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