Sorceress (Dragon's Crown)

Sorceress
Dragon's Crown character
The Sorceress from Dragon's Crown
First gameDragon's Crown (2013)
Created byGeorge Kamitani[1]
Designed byGeorge Kamitani[1]
"Shigatake" (animation)[2]
Voiced byEN: Erin Fitzgerald[3]
JA: Kikuko Inoue[4]

The Sorceress (Japanese: ソーサレス) is a character introduced in the 2013 side-scrolling beat 'em up roleplaying game Dragon's Crown, developed by Vanillaware. A tall redheaded woman specializing in magical attacks, she is a support character for the game, having low defense but able to conjure allies to fight on her behalf. Created by George Kamitani, her animations for the game were done by illustrator Shigatake. In English, the character is voiced by Erin Fitzgerald, while in Japanese she is voiced by Kikuko Inoue. Outside of video games, she was additionally featured in a manga novelization of Dragon's Crown.

Upon debut the character received particularly mixed response, in part becoming controversial due to Jason Schreier voicing several negative opinions about her design for the website Kotaku. Other outlets agreed with Schreier's assessment to varying degrees, citing the character as an example of the male gaze and a detriment in portraying gaming as inclusive for women. However contrary views also arose, arguing that some women appreciated such designs, and characters like the Sorceress would not exist without an active demand for them. Others appreciated the character after playing her, and argued she was not defined solely by her appearance.

  1. ^ a b 「ドラゴンズクラウン」は自分が一番作りたかったゲーム――ヴァニラウェアの神谷盛治氏に，完成までの道のりを聞く. 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). July 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference shigatake was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Credits - Erin Fitzgerald". ErinFitzvo.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ 「ドラゴンズクラウン」職業解説：ソーサレス. 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). July 25, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2024.