10 Weak RPG Companions You Can Secretly Transform Into LEGENDS

Dragon Quest games tend to follow the same classic RPG formula. You start off as a nobody, you discover you're destined for greatness, and then you spend the rest of the story trying to fulfill your fate.

That's why Dragon Quest V is interesting in that it flips this narrative around, and instead of making you the hero, it puts you in charge of raising the hero.

Yes, although you play as the protagonist of the game, its main character and "chosen one" is actually your son, Parry.

You spend the first half of your life searching for the prophesied hero with your dad, Pankraz, and when it's finally revealed that the chosen one is your son, you spend another half protecting him and raising him to become who he is destined to be.

The game puts a really fun twist on the well-known narrative that honestly makes it more relatable.

You're not some great or special hero. You're just a guy trying his best to protect his kids, and when it turns out it's actually your son who's going to have to protect you, as well as the rest of the world, you do your best to help him grow into his own legend.