Ragnar McRyan

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Concept art for Ryan by Akira Toriyama

Ryan is a character in Dragon Quest IV, the first character that the player controls. Ryan is a soldier of the Kingdom of Burland, and is sent to investigate a case of missing children in the village of Izmit.

Character

In the Dragon Quest III class system, Ryan is a soldier. He has strong attack and defense, but low agility, can wear most armor and wield most weapons, but has no spells. Even his character design is a variation of the soldier, though his main color is pink, not red.

Names

  • His original name is ライアン. This was romanized Lyan in the original guidebook, but Ryan on the official DS wallpaper.
  • In the NES localization he is called Ragnar.
  • In the English, French, and Spanish DS localizations he is called Ragnar McRyan.
  • In the German DS localization he is called Ragnar Rauhbein. Rauhbein is a German term for a person that is uncouth, but good at heart.
  • In the Italian DS localisation, he is called Galiardo de Guglielmi.