- "I am Dolcinaea Luciel, continental superstar! The realm rejoices when I dance. There is none who can compare to my splendor." —Dolcinaea
Dolcinaea Luciel is a character in Octopath Traveler II. She is Agnea's rival and is the final boss of her story.
A dancer and opera singer who has attained worldwide fame as a superstar, Dolcinaea takes great pride in how far her effort has brought her, an attitude which manifests in her conceited behavior.
Profile[]
Appearance[]
Dolcinaea wears a large blue gown and has voluminous blond hair tied into a large bun.
Personality[]
As one of the most renowned dancers in Solistia, Dolcinaea exudes an air of untouchable confidence, grace, and beauty. Such an air also makes her come off as conceited and arrogant, as evidenced when she attempted to buy out the entire eastern district of Sai despite the protests of the residents. Her haughty actions are rooted in her insecurity, as she hates to remember her humble upbringing as a orphaned vagrant in Sai. She spends most of her earnings on treatments, costumes, and donations to various causes.
After being bested by Agnea on the stage, Dolcinaea finally overcomes her pride and once again embraces the teachings she learned from Cuani, who inspired her to take up dancing in the first place.
Despite her cultured appearance, Dolcinaea does not appear to be particularly bright, as she mistook the dumbbell gifted to her by her bodyguard Veronica for some sort of musical instrument.
History[]
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Prior to Story[]
Dolcinaea grew up in Sai as an orphan who was taken in by Platt and his wife. Twenty years before the events of Octopath Traveler II, a traveling dancer named Cuani came into town and after watching her perform, Dolcinaea wanted to dance like her, so she started practicing. Cuani witnessed her practicing and began to teach her how to dance. Some time after, Dolcinaea left Sai and began to hone her dancing and musical skills, eventually becoming a famed superstar all over the world.
Story[]
Dolcinaea arrived in New Delsta to perform for the people at the theater. There, she performed her hit "All for You" to the delight of the crowd, which included Agnea, a traveler seeking stardom. Later, after Agnea defeated La'mani, the theater's manager, in a confrontation, she appeared with her bodyguard Veronica to stop things from escalating further and demanded La'mani honor her request to lay off a bar he vandalized earlier. Soon, after Agnea left New Delsta, Dolcinaea and Veronica discussed future plans for a certain place that they paid for.
Dolcinaea eventually made her way to Sai, where she intended to tear down the slums to build a more prosperous place called Dolcinaealand, to the townspeople's anger. She then retreated to the top of Dragonridge with Veronica to oversee things, but was confronted by Agnea, who helped the townspeople stop her team from destroying the town. Irritated, Dolcinaea sent Veronica in an attempt to get rid of Agnea, but her bodyguard ended up defeated. Despite this, she complimented Agnea and decided to settle things with her in Merry Hills, where the Grand Gala was being held. She and her entourage retreated from the area, but not before destroying Cuani's statue in the town square.
At Merry Hills, Dolcinaea started the show at the Stage of the Moon and Sun, where she called Agnea up on stage after the latter arrived despite being late due to La'mani's attempted intervention. There, they faced off against each other and though Dolcinaea had the crowd on her side at first, Agnea began to gradually gain support from her family, friends, and eventually more of the crowd. They then continued their battle, with Agnea emerging victorious. Defeated, but at peace, Dolcinaea left Merry Hills with Veronica.
After the Grand Gala, Dolcinaea visited Sai: East District, where she sang for the children and helped rebuild the city.
Veronica's Next Chapter[]
After the events at Merry Hills, Dolcinaea returned to New Delsta to continue her performances and tours. One day, Veronica came by to give her a gift as an anniversary on the day they first met: a dumbbell, which delighted Dolcinaea. After briefly reminiscing on their past, they proceeded to get ready for the next show, although to Veronica's dismay, Dolcinaea intended to use the dumbbell for a musical purpose vice its true one.
Dolcinaea is fought twice in immediate succession:
- The first fight is as Dolcinaea.
- The second fight as the Dolcinaea the Star.
Dolcinaea begins the battle with 2 actions per turn.
She may summon a Dolcinaea's Fan to assist her in battle for several turns, similar to Agnea's summon action. While Dolcinaea's Fan is present on the battlefield, several of her weaknesses will be locked.
Abilities[]
- Summon
Dolcinaea's fan climbs atop the stage!: Used whenever Dolcinaea recovers from a break. The following occurs:- Summons Dolcinaea's Fan to Dolcinaea's aid.
- Dolcinaea seals and locks her weaknesses:
. Weaknesses are unlocked after several turns once Dolcinaea's Fan uses Dolcinaea's fan returned to the audience!.
- Endearing Smile: Buff. Used the action after Summon. Grants Dolcinaea's Fan the following effects for 3 turns:
- Attack: Physical attack, single target.
- Steal the Show:
- Stage Etiquette
Attacks have been sealed!: - Falsetto:
- Swallowtail Strut:
- Give in to my song!:
- Dolcinaea's Recital:
- Cheers erupt from the audience!:
Minions[]
- Shout of Encouragement:
- Scream of Delight:
- Fervent Enthusiasm:
- Dolcinaea's fan returned to the audience!: Dolcinaea's Fan leaves the battlefield, similar to Agnea's summon action. Doing so unlocks Dolcinaea's locked weaknesses.
Dolcinaea begins the battle with 2 actions per turn, and uses Moonstep on her first action.
At the beginning of battle, Agnea's EX Skill, Song of Hope, becomes unlocked and immediately usable.
Abilities[]
- Attack: Physical attack , single target.
- Moonstep: Gains Increased Elemental Attack, Increased Evasion and Increased Speed for 3 turns.
- Encore // Dolcinaea's songs are more effective!: Boosts the intensity of her arsenal of songs.
- Crimson Zeal: Elemental damage, . targets entire party. Encore will make the song hit twice.
- Shooting Star of Fate: Elemental damage, hits random target 3 times. Encore will make the song hits 6 times.
- All For Me: Elemental damage, single target. Sets the target's SP to 0. Encore will also make the party's BP set to 0.
- Twilight Waltz: Inflicts Decreased Physical Attack and Decreased Elemental Attack on all targets for turns. Encore will make the debuff last for 3 turns.
- Silent as the Night: Elemental attack, single target. Inflicts Silence for 3 turns. Encore will make the song affect entire party.
- Endless Lullaby: Inflicts Sleep on a target for 3 turns, along with a 3-turn timer. The target will be incapacitated when the timer reaches 0. Removing the sleep status also removes the timer. Encore will make the timer reduce to one.
- Time for a real show!: Used once Dolcinaea reaches roughly 50% of her maximum health. Starting the following turn, Dolcinaea increases her total actions per turn to three. All three actions gain order priority for the next turn.
- All For You:
- Witness my splendor...:
- Love's Marionette: Allures a member of the party to fight at Dolcinaea's side. She cannot use this skill on Agnea. The ability has the following characteristics:
- Dolcinaea the Star seals and locks her weaknesses . Her weaknesses become fully unlocked only once she recovers from a break.
- Dolcinaea rests her vocal chords...: Skips a turn. Only applies when there's an traveler allured with Love's Marionette.
- The allured traveler temporarily leaves the party and stands on the dais next to Dolcinaea.
- The allured traveler has a temporary set of stats, including access to only a basic attack and one skill based on the traveler's primary job and temporary health.
- Once the allured traveler's health is depleted, the traveler will "come to their senses" and return to the party. Doing so will unlock Dolcinaea's weaknesses.
- Dolcinaea the Star seals and locks her weaknesses
Minions[]
Quotes[]
- "Your skills could use a bit more shine! Ohoho!" —When the player fails a Path Action
- "Ohoho! The world will be our stage!" —When Guided
Associated Journals[]
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
"Dolcinaea" is likely derived from the name "Dulcinea," which stems from the Spanish word "dulce" (meaning "sweet"). In the famous Spanish novel Don Quixote, Dulcinea is a character fabricated by the titular hero when he mistook a commoner for a princess. Dolcinaea's name therefore reflects both her sweet voice and her origins as a humble pauper who rose to worldwide fame and glory.
Dolcinaea's surname, "Luciel," means "light of God" or "light of heaven," symbolizing her radiance as a star.
Trivia[]
- Dolcinaea is one of only two main character final chapter bosses to have more than one separate battle, the other being Mugen.
- She is also the only main chapter boss in Octopath Traveler II to not have her battle sprite disappear into smoke like the others after her health drops to 0 during the first fight.
- While her first battle plays the final chapter boss theme "For the Dawn", her second battle plays the "Song of Hope" instead of any variation of "For the Dawn" like the other travelers' final bosses, making her the only final chapter boss to do so. Additionally, completing her first phase in battle does not cue the usual victory fanfare.
- Dolcinaea is also the only antagonist to possess her own pre-battle introduction music: "In Pursuit of Applause" (a variation of her signature opera theme, "All for You").
- She and Roque Brilliante are the only final chapter bosses whose actions and motivations are unrelated to the Moonshade Order's agenda.
- Dolcinaea is one of only three bosses to not be killed in the main character's respective final chapters, the others being Roque and Harvey.
- Dolcinaea's journal, the Dancer's Journal, can be found in the abandoned warehouse in Sai: East District.
- According to Ochette, Dolcinaea smells lonely.
- After Veronica's sidequest is completed, Dolcinaea and Veronica relocate to New Delsta: Theater.
- As a summonable NPC, Dolcinaea has a strength of 8, wields a staff in combat, and possesses the special skill "Dolcinaea's Medley." The latter comprises three phases, all based off her boss battles: Crimson Zeal (fire damage to all enemies), Shooting Star of Fate (three hits of damage), and Eternal Slumber (which has a chance to put all enemies to sleep for a significant number of turns). She may also use the battle skills Moonstep (which raises one ally's evasion, speed, and elemental attack) and Polar Ice (three hits of Ice damage to one target).
- Yasunori Nishiki decided to compose "All For You" after deciding that Dolcinaea needed a song specifically to convey her vast talent as the world’s number one superstar. Whereas Agnea’s music tends to have a softness that reflects her rural upbringing combined with a sense of inner strength, Dolcinaea's has a more operatic atmosphere to reflect the way she overwhelms with her sheer presence. Because Agnea’s story is rich in special features, Nishiki also ended up making an extra Battle Extend piece just for Dolcinaea ("In Pursuit of Applause").[1]