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Daughter
Voiced by
Chisa Yokoyama (PM 1)
Aya Hisakawa (PM 2), Chinami Nishimura (PM 2 Refine)
Yukana (PM 3)
Nana Mizuki (PM 4)
Clockwise from the top: Maria (PM 1), Olive (PM 2), Musume (PM 5), Patricia (PM 4), Lisa (PM 3)
The child the player is given to raise into adulthood from age 10 onward. Her first name, birthdate, and bloodtype are determined by the player, with the last two influencing her starting parameters and certain parameters that get increased every month, respectively.
Her background alters slightly, though the main goal of the game is to ensure to raise her in a way that leaves her self-sufficient when she becomes old enough to move out.
- Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence:
- Lisa can ascend by becoming the new Queen of Fairies or becoming an Angel.
- Musume from fifth game can ended up becoming an Angel Queen or an Astral Spirit Queen.
- Ambiguously Human
- Olive may look like a normal girl and ages just like one, but she's still a being from the heavens. Her endings generally include her patron deity mentioning their plan to have her return upon reaching adulthood, but changing their mind — positively or negatively, depending on the ending.
- Lisa is a fairy that was reincarnated as a human. Though Uzu does mention that her physical body is based on the player's attributes, making her human as much as possible.
- Action Girl: If the player has her take military or combat classes.
- Backstory
- Maria is one of the many orphans the recent war has left behind. The player takes her in to raise her, after injuries from the battles leave him incapable of continuing to actively work in the military.
- Olive is a being from the heavens and given to the player as a form of a test towards him, to see if the kingdom had learned its lesson, and the player's meddling with their divine plan was justified.
- Lisa was a fairy that wished to become a human princess, and the Fairy Queen decided to fulfill her desire and had her reincarnate as a human.
- Patricia is the daughter of Isabelle, the heroine of the kingdom's latest war against the Demons, who went missing after the battles. When the player goes searching for Isabelle and sees her, she gives him Patricia to raise in her stead in the human world.
- Musume is one of the princess candidates remaining, with her biological parents having been murdered by Gateau. Her memory was erased and she was taken to modern-day Japan and given to the player, to ensure she manages to survive to adulthood.
- Blonde, Brunette, Redhead: Patricia is the blonde, with Maria and Olive being the brunettes, and Musume leaving her as the redhead because of her gingery, strawberry-blonde haircolor.
- Bratty Teenage Daughter:
- Lisa can start the game with a "Prideful" or "Delinquent" mood if you selected certain occupations. These moods influence which jobs she can take and how well she does at classes, making a priority to get her into a "Happy" mood.
- Olive can become bratty if her Stress is too high, or infatuated if her Glamour is too high, causing her to perform poorly in classes and work.
- Patricia can fall into a rebellious phase if her Trust with the father gets too low. She will don goth-punk clothes, refuse to do well in classes or perform her jobs.
- Canon Namenote
- Maria Lindtberg for Princess Maker 1.
- Olive Oyl for Princess Maker 2.
- Lisa Anderson for Princess Maker 3.
- Patricia Halliwell for Princess Maker 4.
- Musume for Princess Maker 5 is an aversion, as she is the only one not given an official name. But her insert name by default is Musume (Daughter), which many fans have taken to be her actual name.
- Melody Blue for Princess Maker: Journey of Another World (SNES spinoff)
- Canola Oyle for Princess Maker (for Kakao) : Girls’ Dream for smartphones (confirmed by official artist, Catshi)
- Curtains Match the Windows: Olive is the only one whose haircolor is the same as her eyecolor.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Patricia is actually half-demon, from her biological father's side.
- Happily Adopted: All of them. Even Patricia, after she learns the truth.
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]: The player decides on the daughter's name.
- It's Personal: The rivalry Olive gets with one of the girls. Gaining a rival results in her Stress instantly disappearing as she becomes charged with determination to not lose to them. She also insists on wanting to partake in the contest the rival has challenged her to, and going to a different one results in gaining 10 Stress.
- Lonely Doll Girl: Maria is shown hugging a stuffed rabbit doll in her introduction.
- MacGuffin-Person Reveal: It turns out that Musume is the Living MacGuffin who is the only surviving princess candidate from another world (while the rests are heartlessly slaughtered). Now the revolutionary forces are after her (although she moved into your world), wanted her dead by summoning their assassins.
- Missing Mom: The mother for Maria and Musume is already dead, Olive never actually had a mother, and Patricia's mother missing from the realm is a big plot point. Lisa averts this, as the Fairy Queen can be considered her mother, and she's residing in the fairy realm.
- Never Learned to Read: Inverted by Maria, who is literate — likely taught by the father — and can get a part-time job to write, send, and read letters for the illiterate locals.
- Oblivious Adoption
- Played straight. Patricia isn't aware that she's adopted. She can learn this during the course of the game, should the right events be triggered.
- Zig-zagged. Musume had her memories of her previous life repressed, seeing herself as the player's actual daughter. Her memories return after she encounters Gateau at night when she entered middleschool.
- The Ojou
- Subverted. The father and daughter are considered, in practice, to be nobility because the father is The Hero of the previous war, have a butler, and live in a Big Fancy House, but there is little actual money. There's an annual income given to pay for the daughter's upbringing, but she still needs to work part-time jobs to finance her education and other expenses.
- Played with. Should the player pick Merchant or Fallen Noble as their profession in Princess Maker 3, Lisa will be considered one. She still needs to work part-time jobs to finance things at times.
- Previous Player-Character Cameo: Maria and Olive appear as entries in festivals of Princess Maker 3.
- Punny Name: The father's canon name in Princess Maker 2 is Oyle, making her full name Olive Oyle.
- Red Is Heroic: As the protagonist of the games, every daughter wears red. Maria, Lisa, and Patricia feature red as the maincolor in their attire, while Olive and Musume have it more as an accent color.
- You Can't Go Home Again: All of Lisa’s prince marriage endings except human princess and mole princess endings, her message 100% implies that she won’t see you ever again because she will stay in a certain kingdom far far away as a princess.
Parent
Voiced by Shinji Ogawa (PM 2)
PM 3 Father with Fallen Noble occupation
The role the player slips into. Most of the games use the background of having been a soldier that came to the help of the kingdom in their latest war, and became the Hero for having played a significant role in ending it. This earns them the favor of the king, who grans them a house to live in after sustaining injuries that leave them unable to continue battling.
Later games allowed the player to choose the background of their role, which ended up influencing how much money they started with and the amount of their annual stipend.
They are given a daughter to raise, though the means alter from game to game. In Princess Maker 5, the player can choose to play as a father or a mother.
- The Faceless: Their face is never properly shown.
- I Am Not Your Father: An emotional variation occurrs when Patricia learns this, and finding out that the Demon Lord is her biological father at the same time.
- Kid Hero: Can become this in Princess Maker 2, where the player can input their age as 10, which is the youngest possible option.
- Love Hurts: Princess Maker 4 heavily implies that he was in love with Isabelle, and this was among his reasons for searching for her.
- Multiple-Choice Past: Princess Maker 3 and Princess Maker 5 let the player choose their occupation. This influences how much money they start with, how much of a stipend they get annually to raise the daughter, and how much of a credit they can get.
- Secret Test of Character: Olive is given to him by the heavens, to see if the kingdom really had repented after the war. He was chosen because he was the mortal that foiled their judgement, so he had to prove that his meddling was justified.
- Wife Husbandry: The father can get married to the daughter in every game, though it's not really condoned by everyone. It is accepted because of the lack of blood-relation. Playing as a mother in Princess Maker 5 obviously lacks this option.
Butler
Voiced by Mayumi Tanaka (Cube, PM 2), Tomo Saeki (PM 2 Refine)
Cube and Uzu
The companion that serves as a butler to the player and daughter. The young demon noble Cube serves as the butler in Princess Maker 2, 4, and 5, while the fairy Uzu takes the role in Princess Maker 3.
Their job is to oversee the daughter's schedule, explain how to manage the schedule and the daughter's diet, and overall serve as an audience surrogate.
- Career-Ending Injury: The manual for Princess Maker 2 implied that Cube fought as part of Lucifon's army against the humans, but received a crippling injury. Lucifon sent him to work for the Hero that defeated him as compensation.
- Classy Cravat: Cube wears one in his wedding to Patricia in Princess Maker 4.
- Deadpan Snarker: Uzu has her moments, usually when Lisa talks about feeling inferior to other contestants during the festivals.
- Exposition Fairy: They serve this role to the player, explaining how the schedule and upcoming festivals work. Bonus point for Uzu actually being a fairy.
- Honor Before Reason: Why Cube is reluctant to admit his feelings for the daughter. He's bound to the family by duty, and feels that overstepping his boundaries would break that precious bond. If the daughter does marry him, Cube will apologize to the player, but admit that he's happy.
- Iconic Sequel Character: Cube debuted in Princess Maker 2 and has been a mainstay in the series ever since.
- Love Interest: Every appearance of Cube has him as a marriage candidate.
- Pie-Eyed: Cube's pupils looked like this in Princess Maker 2, but later installments of the series downgraded it.
- Rescue Romance: If Olive loses to one of the bandits and gets assaulted by them in Princess Maker 2, Cube will rush in and rescue her. This gives a significant boost to Olive's affection for him.
- Uptown Girl: The daughter is out of his league and Cube considers himself as nothing but a servant. Subverted, as Lucifon in Princess Maker 2's Queen of the Underworld ending refers to Cube as a young nobleman, and supplementary reading also implies his noble status.
- Voluntary Shape Shifter: Cube can transform into a dog in Princess Maker 5, though he initially hides that he and the dog Musume is taking care of are one and the same.
- Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: Averted. Cube has yellow sclerae, but they indicate less sneakiness and more are an attribute of his being a demon.
- You Can't Go Home Again: Getting the Marriage To Cube ending in Princess Maker 5 means that they have to return to living in the Demon World.
- Wife Husbandry: Cube is just as responsible for raising your daughter (and depending on relationship values, one can argue more) as you are, and he can get married to her at the end of every game he's in if he's spent enough time with her as she grew up.
Human Prince
Voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (PM 4)
Clock-wise from the top right: Charles (PM 4), Roshe (PM 5), Aspar (PM 5), Prince (PM 2), Prince (PM 3)
The Prince of the kingdom, and often a marriage option the daughter is interested in. The Prince tends to meet the daughter early on, though usually pretending to be nobody of importance. Most of the time, if the daughter's affection for the Prince is high enough and she fulfills the requires parameters, the Prince will reveal his identity and propose to her.
- Childhood Friend Romance: Olive can meet the Prince when she's 10 years old and he's a few years older, with a successful romance resuling in them getting married to each other when Olive is of age.
- King Incognito: The Prince tends to hide his identity at first.
- The Prince from Princess Maker 2 presents himself as but a young military officer, and asks Olive if she'll promise to meet him the next January, the only time he's at the castle.
- The Prince from Princess Maker 3 comes across Lisa either while she's working as a palace maid or is the one to offer her the job. He drops by to check up on her, but she doesn't recognize him and gossips with him about wanting to marry the Prince of the kingdom.
- Charles meets Patricia early on, but claims to be part of the castle's guard. If she participates in the fifth National Day, Charles will officially be introduced to the citizens as the crown prince, making him one of the Princes to reveal his identity early.
- Meal Ticket: As the name of the game says, the Golden Ending of the games is getting married to the prince for the whole sake of your daughter being a princess; note, even when she can become queen, being princess is the main goal.
- Multiple Endings: Getting close to Aspar in Princess Maker 5 gives the chance for two endings. The first is the simple Marriage To Aspar ending, with the other being the
True Princess ending, which is considered the most difficult to obtain. - No Name Given: The Prince from Princess Maker 3 never gets a name mentioned, though it is revealed in supplementary reading material.
- Permanently Missable Content: Aspar and Roshe from Princess Maker 5 have events occur that allow Musume to increase her relationship with them and progress towards their ending. But if the wrong dialogue options are chosen, the relationship stops and they cannot be met again.
- Pretty Boy: All of the Princes are very handsome.
- Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: Downplayed. Roshe comes from a foreign country, so he doesn't know or immediately understand the culture of modern-day Japan, and an early scene has him lack the local currency in cash.
- Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Roshe from Princess Maker 5 has red hair and teal-colored eyes, making his appearance stand out among the other human marriage options. He's also a Prince from a foreign country.
- Vocal Dissonance: The Prince in Princess Maker 2 Refine sounds like a boy in his mid-teens from the very beginning, despite being just a bit older than 10-year-old Olive.
Princess Maker 2 Characters
Lucifon
Lucifon and his cohorts
The Prince of Demons, who began a war against the human kingdom on God's orders. He was impressed when the player defeated him, and happily returned to his abode.
He lives in the Demons' Abode in the Desert. If Olive sleeps near the abode, she might encounter Lucifon and his fellow demons having a drink when she wakes up. Her Morality determines if she'll drink with him or refuses.
Luficon is one of the special marriage options.
- Affably Evil: Not the most frightening Prince of Demons, but he remains a threat nonetheless. He almost destroyed the kingdom prior to the game's start.
- Armor-Piercing Question: Delivers one to the player in the prologue, asking him why he's fighting for the kingdom, when the war was ordered by the heavens. The player gives no answer, but Lucifon leaves, nonetheless.
- Deal with the Devil: If Olive sleeps near his abode and wakes up to Lucifon and his cohorts drinking, she can refuse to join them. If she refuses, Lucifon will be impressed and offers to increase one of her skills in exchange for some of her Faith. Not only will agreeing to this deal result in losing Faith, but it also increases her Sin by a good margin.
- Klingon Promotion: The Queen of the Underworld ending has him on the receiving end. Olive defeats him, with Lucifon revealing that this has caused her to become the next leader of the demons, which is considered the worst of the Sin-based endings.
- Punch-Clock Villain: He only attacked humans because the heavens told him to.
- Unholy Matrimony: If Oliva fulfills the conditions for the Princess of Darkness ending, Lucifon will arrive at night and confess his feelings for her. She will elope with him and become his bride in the Underworld, mentioned to never be seen again.
Young Dragon and Old Dragon
The Young Dragon coming to propose, with the Old Dragon along for support
These two dragons live in the Desert, in the aptly-named Dragon Ruins. The Young Dragon is the gatekeeper of the entrance to the ruins, and demands a toll of 200 G, before allowing Olive to enter.
The Old Dragon is the younger one's grandfather, and is resting in the inner section of the ruins. He tells Olive that it's too dangerous for a child, until she is old enough — then he'll start showing an interest in her. If her Glamour is high enough, he'll give her the Dragon Tights outfit.
The Young Dragon is one of the special marriage options.
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: The Old Dragon is a grandfather version of this, with the Young Dragon reacting with horror when he hears that his grandfather was lecherous towards Olive.
- Cool Old Guy: The Old Dragon, as long as he isn't being lecherous.
- Dirty Old Man: The Old Dragon, if he considers Olive to be attractive and old enough for his personal liking.
- Dogged Nice Guy: The Young Dragon comes to the house, intent on proposing to Olive, with a bouquet of red roses in hands.
- Gate Guardian: The Young Dragon guards the entrance to the Dragon Ruins section. Olive needs to pay a toll of 200 G every time she wants to enter or she can fight him, with a win leading to her getting permanent access.
- Graceful Loser: If the player refuses the Young Dragon's marriage proposal for Olive, he will react awkwardly, very tearfully, but does end up letting her do as she wishes.
- Interspecies Romance: Discussed by Olive, who points out that she's a human and the Young Dragon is a dragon. He replies that species isn't important, as long as there's love. The game disagrees, though, as agreeing to the proposal causes Olive to lose Morality — it is an arranged deal thrust upon her — and even the patron deity raises an eyebrow at the marriage. But they ultimately do handwave it with 'Love is blind'.
- Intergenerational Friendship: The Old Dragon has it with the player and daughter.
- Lecherous Licking: The Old Dragon will lick Olive, if she is at least 15 years old and her Glamour is high.
- Love at First Punch: The Young Dragon fall in love with Olive, after she beat him up.
- Love Hurts: Should the player have engaged Olive to the Young Dragon, but then end up getting her married to the Prince, the Young Dragon will comment on the broken promise at her wedding and state that he'll never trust a woman again.
- Marriage Before Romance: It's implied that Olive isn't really in love with the Young Dragon when they get married — noticeable in the original, with Refine making her a bit sweeter about it, but it's said they'll ultimately reach this stage with some time.
- Mayfly–December Romance: The relationship with Olive will result in this, as dragons live hundreds to thousands of years, and while Olive is a being from the heavens, she still has the lifespan of a regular human.
- Money Fetish: The Young Dragon charges 200 G for entering the Dragon Ruins, citing that dragons begin to accumulate their fortune young. The Old Dragon already has his fortune, but can give some away to Olive.
- No Name Given: They are merely referred to as Young Dragon and Old Dragon.
- Nobility Marries Money: As the Hero of the kingdom, the player and Olive are considered nobility, and the Old Dragon offers 10,000 G as an engagement gift. Agreeing to marrying the Young Dragon basically removes all money problems from the game.
- Permanently Missable Content: Should the Young Dragon simply leave while battling Olive, which can happen when his Morale is depleted, he will not count as 'defeated' and he will not appear to propose.
- Shipper on Deck: The Old Dragon is all for his grandson courting Olive.
- Uncle Pennybags: If Olive is in her later teen-years and visits the Old Dragon, he will give her money based on the amount of Glamour she has, regardless of her relationship status to his grandson.
- Voluntary Shape Shifter: They can easily switch into a human form.
- Weakness Turns Her On: During the wedding to the Young Dragon, he'll start getting cold feet and wants to wait. Olive tells him to man up, and that she'll marry him despite his weak nature — and then states that she'll spoil him like a child in the meantime (original) or asks him to take care of her (Refine).
Marthia Shareweare
Voiced by Fumie Kusachi
Marthia is one of the rivals Olive will gain after turning 14 years old. She appears if Olive's Housekeeper Reputation is the highest among the rival parameters.
Marthia always participates in the Cooking Festival, but can be seen as a contestant when Olive takes part in the Dance Contest.
- Cooking Duel: Challenges Olive to whose cooking is better for the festival.
- Dub Name Change: Her name was first translated as Marcia in Refine.
- It's Personal: Considers Olive being better than her in housekeeping as an affront, since Marthia knows she isn't good at anything else. Keeping a household is the one thing she knows she can do.
- Shrinking Violet: Has low self-esteem because she fails at shining in other departments than housekeeping.
- Shy Blue-Haired Girl: Is a very shy girl with low self-esteem and violet hair
Patricia Hearn
Voiced by Miyuki Matsushita
Patricia is one of the rivals Olive will gain after turning 14 years old. She appears if Olive's Social Reputation is the highest among the rival parameters.
Patricia will only ever participate in the Dance Contest, though she can be seen as a classmate of Olive's in Art classes.
- Alpha Bitch: A pretentious brat that wishes to be more popular than Olive.
- It's Personal: Has a chip on her shoulder about being popular, and dislikes Olive outshining her.
- Jerkass: She's rude and passive-aggressively insults Olive.
- Jerkass Has a Point: If Olive wins the Dance Contest while being friends with the Minister of State, who serves as the Dancing Judge, Patricia will wonder if the contest was fair. She could be right, if Olive's parameters are low, but she has high favor with the Minister.
- Noblewoman's Laugh: Sports a truly epic one.
- One-Steve Limit: Averted. She has the same name as the daughter of Princess Maker 4.
- Spoiled Brat: The only rival that doesn't work a part-time job, so it's implied that she's wealthy enough to afford expensive Dancing and Art classes, as well as fine robes, without worrying about expenses.
- Took a Level in Badass: Becomes a better dancer as time passes, meaning that the player cannot have Olive rest on her previous laurels, or rely solely on having favor with the Minister of State, if she keeps wanting to win against Patricia.
- Younger Than They Look: During Patricia's rival introduction event, Olive will mention that she thought Patricia was older than her. It's unclear if she considered her older because of her attitude or her makeup.
Anita Cassandra
Voiced by Fujiko Takimoto
Anita is one of the rivals Olive will gain after turning 14 years old. She appears if Olive's Fighting Reputation is the highest among the rival parameters.
Anita will only appear in the Royal Tournament.
- Action Girl: As the physically-focused rival.
- Ambiguously Brown: Has noticeably darker skin than the other rivals, though this could be from constantly training to hone her skills.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: She's tough-as-nails and is super proud of her fighting skills, which is why she looks down on Olive a lot.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Has brown hair and brown eyes.
- It's Personal: Becomes incensed when Olive starts to make a name for herself as a physical fighter, with Anita wanting to prove herself better. Though she also sees her as a mean to have Anita improve herself, and potentially consider Olive a Worthy Opponent.
- Jerkass: Next to Patricia, the most arrogant of the rivals.
- Spoiled Brat: Accuses Olive of being one, with her fame as a fighter merely coming from being the daughter of the kingdom's Hero. Olive denies this and becomes really angry.
- Tomboyish Voice: Averted. She has a rather high and girlish pitch.
- Took a Level in Badass: Keeps improving her fighting power as time goes by. Even early on, she can be a challenge to defeat.
Wendy Lachesis
Voiced by Chiemi Chiba
Wendy is one of the rivals Olive will gain after turning 14 years old. She appears if Olive's Magical Reputation is the highest among the rival parameters.
Wendy only participates in the Royal Tournament.
- Curtains Match the Windows: Has brown hair and brown eyes.
- Facial Markings: Has a green stroke under her left eye.
- Insistent Terminology: Makes a difference between magicians and Magical Girl, always calling herself that.
- It's Personal: Strives to out-do Olive when it comes to magic, wanting to prove herself as the one and only, true Magical Girl the kingdom has.
- Magic Duel: Her battle with Olive in the tournament boils down to this. Subverted, though, as Olive must have taken some fighting classes to manage to beat her.
- Robe and Wizard Hat: Wears a witch's hat with tassels on it.
- Spell My Name With An S: The Refine edition has her called 'Wendy Laxis' during battle.
- Took a Level in Badass: Improves her magic as time goes by. She really ups her game in the last few years, meaning Olive really needs to keep her own skills up.
Princess Maker 3 Characters
Uzu
Uzu is the fairy the Fairy Queen has sent along with Lisa to the player, to serve as a housekeeper and companion. She observes Lisa's schedule and reminds the player when the festivals occur.
- But Now I Must Go: If Lisa has to return to the fairy world, Uzu will go along with her.
- Deadpan Snarker: Can give some of these comments of towards Lisa, particularly when she feels nervous before festivals.
- Exposition Fairy: Tells Lisa of the festivals, and overall explains to her how things are different for her from being a human now. Bonus point for being an actual fairy.
- Pie-Eyed: Has them with her black eyes.
Chiya
Chiya is one of the girls that can become Lisa's rival and eventual friend, if she takes the class often enough.
She becomes the rival for the School study.
Ariel
Ariel is one of the girls that can become Lisa's rival and eventual friend, if she takes the class often enough.
She becomes the rival for the Martial Arts study.
- Curtains Match the Windows: She has darkblue hair and darkblue eyes.
Chamie
Chamie is one of the girls that can become Lisa's rival and eventual friend, if she takes the class often enough.
She becomes the rival for the Dance study.
Haitaa
Haitaa is one of the girls that can become Lisa's rival and eventual friend, if she takes the class often enough.
She becomes the rival for the Cooking study.
- Girlish Pigtails: Wears her hair in two elevated braids.
- Redhead In Green: Has darkred hair and wears a pale-green blouse.
Haming
Haming is one of the girls that can become Lisa's rival and eventual friend, if she takes the class often enough.
She becomes the rival for the Music study.
- Punny Name: Her name refers to 'humming'. Lampshaded in a random event, where she'll be humming for no reason, and wonders if it's because of her name.
- Youthful Freckles: Has several around her nose.
Akuron
Akuron is one of the girls that can become Lisa's rival and eventual friend, if she takes the class often enough.
She becomes the rival for the Art study.
- Redhead In Green: Has reddish hair and wears a green dress.
Natera
Natera is one of the girls that can become Lisa's rival and eventual friend, if she takes the class often enough.
She becomes the rival for the Etiquette study.
- Alpha Bitch: Acts the most like one out of the rivals, considering herself above Lisa because she's the best at etiquette.
- Ojou Ringlets: Her hair ends in curls.
