Zenithia

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Zenithia, also called Zenith Castle or simply Zenith, is the name of a fictional sky castle from the videogame series Dragon Quest. The first appearance is in Dragon Warrior IV, and the castle is one of several elements from Dragon Quest IV, V, and VI which suggest the three games are linked as a trilogy; this group is often called the Tenku (Japanese for Heaven), or the Tenkuu no Shiro (Castle in the Sky) trilogy.

A castle in the Dragon Warrior III remakes for Super Famicom/GameBoy Color is also called Zenith, though the layout differs from the castle from the Tenku series.

1 Location
2 Zenithian legendary equipment
3 Inhabitants
4 Background music

[edit] Location

In Dragon Warrior IV, Zenithia can be accessed by climbing the Tower near Gottside, which goes as far up to the sky. It is directly above the entrance to the world of darkness.

In Dragon Quest V, Zenithia has fallen into a lake south of Elheaven. This happenned when the Golden Orb, half of a set of magical orbs that supported the castle in the sky, fell from its place. Once recovered and returned to Master Dragon, it will make Zenithia rise again. This time, the castle can move freely around the sky.

Zenith Castle is sealed away by Demon Lord Durran in Dragon Quest VI, and a giant hole is left behind in its place in the Dream World. It can be restored to its proper place by defeating Durran. After the Dream World returns to its natural state (it had been altered by Demon Lord Deathtamoor), Zenith Castle is the only part of it that can still be seen floating above the real world.

[edit] Zenithian legendary equipment

There exists a set of legendary weapons and armor hailing from Zenithia.

They are the Zenithian sword, armor, shield and helmet, and only a hero of Zenithian descent can wear them.

The entire set is required to be allowed into Zenithia in Dragon Warrior IV.

[edit] Inhabitants

Lucia. She appears in the game Dragon Warrior IV, as a Zenithian who has fallen to the world below and was unable to return to Zenithia. The party meets her at the top of the World Tree.
Master Dragon. The ruler of Zenithia in Dragon Warrior IV. He asks the party to defeat Necrosaro.
Pusan. An enigmatic person who comes from the Castle of Zenithia. He appears in Dragon Quest V, and he may be more than he seems at first.
King Zenith. The ruler of Zenith Castle in Dragon Quest VI. He is humanoid, unlike Master Dragon.
Doran. A young dragon who is sent by Master Dragon to help the party in their fight against Necrosaro. He appears in Dragon Warrior IV.
According to the games, at least once a woman from Zenithia has become involved in a relationship with a human, leaving offspring that is half-human, half-Zenithian.

[edit] Background music

The theme for Zenithia was called "Unknown Castle" in the japanese soundtrack for Dragon Warrior IV.
Dragon Quest V's theme was called "Heaven".
Dragon Quest VI does not have a special theme for Zenithia; instead it uses the regular castle theme, "At the Palace".