Nera Briscoletti a.k.a. Flora Ludman (Dragon Quest) Chibi Free Papercraft Model by Midorijikano

26 Oct, 2021

Nera Briscoletti is a character and possible party member in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. She is a blue-haired maiden and Rodrigo Briscoletti's daughter. Starting with the DS remake, she has a sister named Debora. She is one of the player's choices to be The Hero's bride.

Appearance and Personality

Nera is a gentle and modest girl, a stark contrast to her rude and outspoken sister Debora. Her outfit is a bright white and pink affair, its intricacies reflecting the rich family she comes from. She has long flowing blue hair which is tied by a big pink ribbon. She also wears a golden choker, bracers, and earrings. She wears a toga-style white gown, which is worn over a longer pink dress, held together by an obi-sash with gold and jewels, once again showing her family's wealth.

Her outfit, like that of most characters, has been made more elaborate in the Heroes games. She wears a pair of white lace opera gloves with pearl bracelets and a large decorative white flower at the top of her left glove, as well as white pump heels instead of her usual black. Her dress also has more lace details and an intricate embroidered pattern on the skirt and her hair bow.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The player will first meet Nera at the start of the game when she is still a child, seeing both her and her sister for a short time before moving on in the story. Nera will not be seen again until the second generation, where The Hero will catch her runaway dog Bingo shortly after entering Mostroferrato for the first time. Mr. Briscoletti is in possession of the Zenithian Shield, and will only give it to the man who marries his daughter. Looking for a man worthy enough to be her groom, he tasks prospective bachelors with retrieving the Circle of Fire & Circle of Water.

When The Hero returns with both rings, Nera notices his friend Bianca and wonders if he has feelings for her. Her father asks that he choose between Nera and Bianca, agreeing to finance the wedding either way. Before he can make a decision, her sister Debora emerges and offers herself as a last minute bachelorette. If the player chose Nera, the two marry and she will continue to travel with you as The Hero's wife. If the player does not marry her, Nera will marry her own childhood friend Crispin Burns and live with him in the Briscoletti's second home.

Upon reaching The Hero's homeland, the kingdom of Gotha, it is revealed that Nera is pregnant and she will stay in the castle to rest until it is time. After he returns from the Riteof Passage, she gives birth to twins: a boy and a girl. The Hero is crowned as the new King of Gotha - but after a night of celebrations, Nera is abducted by monsters while most of the castle inhabitants have passed out. While attempting to rescue her from Kon the Knight at his towers, it is learned that she has the blood of The Legendary Hero - and for this reason she and her husband are turned to stone by Bishop Ladja.

In the eight years that passed, Nera's petrified form ended up at the temple of Crocodilopolis. The Hero and the children are able to finally free her, who rejoins the party. Together, they travel to Nadiria to find The Hero's mother, Madeline, and defeat the Grandmaster of the Underworld.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Nera appears in the Nintendo DS and phone versions as a potential resident of Reaper's peak, residing in the version based on the far future of Dragon Quest V. She is having a picnic with her children in the open field of the village.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Nera appears as one of the special guests at the Quester's Rest in Stornway. This could be obtained when the DQVC was available using Nintendo's Wi-Fi Channel. When spoken to, Nera gives the player different pieces of her outfit for fulfilling certain conditions. The player will receive the Accolade ``Well-Bred Bride" when having acquired all pieces of her outfit.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

The Luminary can visit the Briscoletti mansion on the eve of the wedding via the Echo Chamber in the Nintendo Switch version of the game. Due to the actions of a monster sealed away by her ancestor Rodolfo, Nera has been turned into an exact duplicate of her father on the eve of her wedding day. Thankfully, the groom is still away from the mansion and the monster has been located in Alltrades Abbey.

Nera is the most level-headed of the brides during the event, but still stresses that she does not want to look like her father no matter how much she loves him. When spoken to after the fiasco, he thanks the Luminary and wishes him good luck on his travels.

Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special

She is one of the three characters from V featured, alongside Bianca and The Hero. Nera's personality was changed considerably for the digital board game, playing the role of the stereotypical haughty rich woman instead of the picture of grace she is in her other appearances. This has led to much criticism from fans, who panned the development team for straying from the source material for the sake of making the character a cliche love rival to play off of Bianca. Ironically, Nera's reverse role would later inspire the creation of Debora, her sister from the DS remakes of V onwards.

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory

Nera can be summoned to perform a special attack. After leaping from the wagon, she pets a shellslime for a moment, and then raises her hands to the sky, using the Circle of Water to summon a tidal wave at the enemy party.

Dragon Quest Heroes and Dragon Quest Heroes II

Nera is one of the thirteen playable characters in the first game. She and Bianca Whitaker have been mysteriously transported to the land of Arba in the Dwarven settlement of Grannet on the night before one of them is about to get married. In order to differentiate her from other playable characters, Nera uses Wands as her weapon of choice in the game, and can cast both Bang and Oomph in battle. Her Coup de Grâce is Big Banga, where she raises her wand to the sky, twirling it around to gather magic, which she then flings forward as a giant bubble to create an incredible explosion a few yards ahead of her. Nera can also be played in co-op dungeons in Heroes II, but cannot be used in the regular story mode.

Dragon Quest Rivals

Nera appears on several ability cards and can be used as an avatar by the player.

Dragon Quest: Your Story

Nera appears as a side character in the game, playing the matchmaker by encouraging the Hero to pick Bianca as his bride after realizing the feelings he has for her.

Dragon Quest Tact

Nera appears as an S-rank character of the Hero family as part of the limited Dragon Quest V event, appearing on her own banner along with Snowbird. She can learn Moreheal, Soothing Storm, and Magic Barrage naturally and her Coup de Grâce once again is Big Banga. Her Leader Perk raises Bang-type spell potency of allies, including herself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around her. Nera also appears as a boss in the special Zenithian Brides boss battle alongside Debora and Bianca.

Quotes

Knightmare Towers

"'Oh, <player>! I knew you'd come and rescue me! But... You really shouldn't have. The reason those monsters had the Chancellor kidnap me was so that you'd follow. It's the ringleader's plan to kill you and then become king in your place! Oh!"
"'Stop! Stop this at once, Kon!"
"'There you are, darling! Now's your chance!"

Etymology

Nera's original Japanese name, Flora, is the name of the goddess of flowers in Roman mythology. She is also associated with springtime and fertility. Flora would lend her name to the English word, flora, which means plantlife of all kinds. The name Nera itself is a symbolic Hebrew name given to girls born on Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights and means "candle" or "Light". It is also the feminine form of nero, the Italian word for the color black; this serves to contrast Bianca, whose name means "white".