Dragon Quest throws multiple layers of amazing RPG mechanics to make the game more immersive than most RPGs in the industry. One of the fascinating systems is the personalities, on the surface they might not mean much, but they do change the gameplay a fair bit once you delve deeper into the game. Since there are a lot of personalities in the game, it can get confusing for a new player to choose the one that will fit their play style. So here is the guide to all the 46 personalities in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.
The Personalities In Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Explained
Personalities is a hidden skill system that affects attributes in the game.
Personalities will inflict attribute bonuses on the character. If you decide to have an Acrobat personality, then your acrobatic status will be affected by the personality. In Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Choosing Acrobat will lead to faster agility gain.
The game does keep the personalities diverse, as some of them will come with their own set of drawbacks or cons to balance the system. Suppose you went with Free Spirit Personality, here you will get faster Resilience and Stamina gain but on the downside, you will have to deal with a lower Agility increase.
Basically, you are gambling for the best attribute choice while sacrificing the ability you want to ignore in the game.
How To Change Personalities In Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
There are two ways we can go about changing personalities in the game, from equipping the proper accessories or reading books.
The personalities of the heroes get decided via the Personality Quiz happens at the initial phase of the game.
Changing Personality Through Accessories
Accessories will have personality traits attached to them, as long as you are wearing the accessories on your character, you will benefit from the personality attributes. But the second you take the accessories off, you will lose its attribute effect.
Note: You will need to equip the accessories in the main slot, The slot only comes with stat values
Changing Personality Through Books
Books follow a different route than accessories, while wearing the accessories will hand you the attribute change but it’s temporary. Reading books, on the other hand, will grant you personality attributes but they will last permanently. All books are meant for single use, you can’t read them again to spam the attributes or personalities in the game.
List Of All Personalities In Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
The remake has 46 different personalities each with its own benefits and drawbacks. This section will just be about the personality’s pros and cons. We defined the boost into the Slight, Faster, and Extreme category. Slight will reflect a low amount of boost, where Extreme will be the highest, and lastly, Faster will be in the middle.
As the table shows, some personalities come without any downside, and those are the best ones to pick.
| Personalities | Perks | Cons |
| Acrobat | Faster Agility Gain | None |
| Aristocrat | * Luck grows at an Extreme Rate * Slight Increase in Wisdom Growth. | Resilience grows slowly |
| Bat Out Of Hell | Agility increases at an extreme rate. | None |
| Bodybuilder | *Strength increases at an extreme rate. *A slight Boost to Resilience gain. | None |
| Charmer | Faster Growth to Stamina and Strength | None |
| Clown | *Faster gain to Agility *Wisdom and Luck gain only slightly faster. | None |
| Contrarian | *Luck increases at an extreme rate. *Faster Increase in Agility | Slower increase in both Strength and Stamina. |
| Crybaby | *Faster gain in Luck *Slight gain to Wisdom slightly faster. | Slower Growth to Resilience. |
| Daredevil | Agility and Stamina gain slightly faster. | Slower Growth to Resilience. |
| Daydreamer | Agility and Wisdom gain slightly faster. | None |
| Drudge | *Faster increase in Strength *Resilience and Stamina gain only slightly faster. | None |
| Egghead | * Faster gain in Wisdom * Resilience grows slightly. | None |
| Everyman | All attributes get a boost, at the same time. | None |
| Free Spirit | Slight growth in Resilience and Stamina. | Slower Growth to Agility. |
| Genius | * Wisdom gains extremely fast. * Faster increase in Agility. | None |
| Good Egg | All attributes get a boost, at the same time. | None |
| Gourmand | *Resilience gains extremely fast. *Strength and Stamina only get a slight boost. | Slower Growth to Agility and Wisdom. |
| Happy Camper | Extreme gain in Luck. | N/A |
| Idealist | Fast increase in Resilience and Strength | Slower Growth to Luck. |
| Ironclad | An extreme gain in Resilience and Stamina. | None |
| Klutz | Faster increase in Agility. | Slower Growth to Luck and Wisdom. |
| Lazybones | * Fast increase in Stamina. * Luck gets a slight boost. | Slower Growth to Resilience and Wisdom. |
| Lone Wolf | A fast increase in Resilience and Stamina. | Slower Growth to Luck. |
| Lout | A slight gain in Luck. | Slower Growth to Wisdom. |
| Lucky Devil | A fast increase in Luck Agility only gets a slight boost. | None |
| Meathead | Faster increase in Strength. | Slower Growth to Wisdom. |
| Meddler | A slight boost in Stamina. | None |
| Mule | A fast increase in Resilience and Stamina. | Slower Growth to Agility, Wisdom, and Luck. |
| Narcissist | Faster increase in Agility. | None |
| Paper Tiger | A fast increase in Stamina. | None |
| Paragon | An extremely fast gain in Strength. | Slower Growth to Agility, Wisdom, and Luck. |
| Plugger | Fast gain in Resilience and Stamina. | Slower Growth to Luck. |
| Scatterbrain | Fast increase in Agility. | None |
| Shrinking Violet | Increase gain in Stamina. Slight increase in Wisdom. | Slower Growth to Agility. |
| Show-Off | Slight increase in Strength, Resilience, and Agility. | None |
| Slippery Devil | Fast increase in Wisdom. A slight increase in Resilience and Agility. | None |
| Socialite | A slight increase in Wisdom and Luck. | None |
| Sore Loser | A slight increase in Agility and Stamina. | None |
| Spoilt Brat | A slight gain in Luck. | None |
| Straight Arrow | All attributes get a boost, at the same time. | None |
| Tear-Away | Fast increase in Strength and Agility. | None |
| Thug | A fast increase in Strength and Resilience. | Slower Growth to Wisdom and Luck. |
| Tough Cookie | An extremely fast gain in Stamina and Resilience. | Slower Growth to Luck. |
| Wimp | A fast increase in Wisdom and Luck. | Slower Growth to Agility. |
| Wit | An extreme fast in Wisdom. | None |
| Vamp | A fast increase in Agility and Luck. Other attributes increase at the usual pace. | None |
Using the Personalities, you can build a character catering to your playstyle to get more value out of the game. Here, you have the choice to build a character suited to your needs or make it diverse enough to go for everything. It is the options personalities offer to make Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake a great RPG to sink your teeth into.