With golden skin and bleached blond hair, fairy Sandy doesn't look like your typical Dragon Quest character. She talks and dresses like the Japanese equivalent of a Valley Girl.

Dragon Quest IX producer Ryutaro Ichimura describes a meeting regarding what kind of character would be best for the pivotal role of guide for the adventure. During these discussions, DQ creator Yuji Hori said "I think a 'gal' is good." Hori then chuckled.

"This time around," explains Hori, "I wanted to see us go with cute. Because of Koakuma Ageha or the 'gal'-style or whatever, we tried it." More chuckling.

And voilà , we get a tanned fairy girl with a bad dye job.

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