Helen

"I've been trying my hardest to keep this town safe, like my grandmother used to."
-- Helen after the endgame in Power Master 1: A Strange Journey, {{{3}}}

Helen (pronounced "Hel-in") is a major character in the Power Master series. She is a shy, timid, and sheltered character, but is kind and always willing to help if she can.

Biography

Helen is the cousin of Stephan, making her a descendant of the heroes of Moneo, Kyle and Merlina, as well. As with Stephan, her past is largely unknown. She currently lives with her grandmother, the Guardian of Dora.

Power Master 1: A Strange Journey

In Power Master 1: A Strange Journey, Helen is eighteen years old. When trying to enter Dora's house, Helen will answer instead, claim she is the player's cousin, and say her grandmother was kidnapped and brought into the nearby Dora Desert. After defeating the person who kidnapped her and returning Dora home, Helen will ask to join the team, which the player can either accept or deny. After the endgame, Helen can be found in her house again, and the player can have her join the team once more.

If the player is already playing as Helen, Stephan will answer the door instead.

Character Stats

Template:Infobox Character Info Compared to the other characters, Helen is fairly weak. She has the lowest amount of Health and is tied with Stephan for the lowest Defense. She does, however, have access to Whips, which gives her the strongest physical weapon choice at the start of the game.

Helen's skills are mainly stat boosters or protectors. She's the only member who can Heal others or raise fallen allies with Raise II.

Transformations

Helen can undergo the following transformations in Doppel's Dimension:

• A blue color pallet
• A character whose files are named Kyra
• An evil character given by the RPG Maker engine
• Samantha
• A black-haired generic woman
• The Guardian of Dora
• Katie
• Invisible
• A mine cart
• A character with the "party4" graphic
• A character whose files are named Sobie
• A chicken
• Latridow
• A character whose files are named Melissa
• A character whose files are named Kelley
• A heroine given by the RPG Maker engine
• Rona from Legends End
• An earth spirit given by the RPG Maker engine
• A man given by the RPG Maker engine
• Violet
• A character from Merlina's spritesheet
• Placeholder Stephan
• Placeholder Jennifer
• Placeholder Hamilton
• Standard Helen
• Green Mage
• Hamilton
• Her Doppel variation
• A black color pallet (after the endgame)

Card Info

Name: Helen
Health: 1570
Attack: 750
Defense: 601
The hero's cousin from Dora. Timid and shy, but she joined the hero to help him out after her grandmother and town Guardian was returned. (Canonical information)

Power Master 1: A Strange Journey MV

Helen appears in the remake of A Strange Journey, again as a player character. While any one of the main heroes can share the same class, named "Legendary Descendant", Helen has a 25% increase to the Maximum Energy stat. She is also capable of wielding lances, swords, and axes, in addition to the weapons and armor she used in the original game. Helen also gains additional expressions. As one of the new mechanics in Power Master 1: A Strange Journey MV, Helen can no longer learn skills by leveling up. In the demo of Power Master 1: A Strange Journey MV, the player starts as Stephan, though they can chose to swap with Helen by finding her in the Shop and speaking to her.

As an enemy

Power Master 1: A Strange Journey

Helen
Enemy Statistics Species None Locations Area Unknown Health 1570 Energy N/A Offense None Defense 601 Power N/A Resistance N/A Agility 303 Luck 335
Features Actions Attack (Dark, Confusion), Heal, Mana Barrier, Recovery II, Spirit's Blessing, Fairy's Breath, Special Shield, Magic Burst Strong Against Dark, Wind, Physical, Petrification Weak Against Light, Sword, Axe, Bow, Whip, Stone, Water, Ice, Lightning
Spoils Experience 500 Sers 500 Items None

The only time an enemy Helen is fought in PM1 is during the fight against the creator's team in the Area Unknown. To fight Alex's team, the player must find and talk to Alex in 26 different locations. Afterward, Alex will ask the player if they want to fight his team.

Development

Originally, only one member was going to join the player (the Warrior of Bora). While players could still choose Helen, the role of the player's cousin was filled by a character named Alice. It wasn't until after the completion of Power Master 3's planning stages that all four members could join. In terms of Helen's actual design, she hasn't changed much. She originally wore a sleeve-less tank top, but that's about all that's different.

Trivia

• Though Helen's enemy battler sprite depicts her with a Whip, she uses attacks based on the Book of Nightmare. However, her Doppel acts as if it's using a Whip.

Gallery

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  Helen's portraits in Power Master 1

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  Single portrait of Helen in PM1

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  Helen's overworld spritesheet in Power Master 1

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  Helen's player battler sprite from Power Master 1

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  Helen's enemy battler sprite from Power Master 1

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  Helen's Doppel enemy battler from Power Master 1

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  Concept art of Helen for Power Master 1

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  Helen's wallpaper for Power Master 1

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  Helen's profile concept for Power Master 1

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  Helen's concept page for Power Master 1

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  Helen's placeholder spritesheet in Power Master 1

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  Helen's spritesheet remade in RPG Maker MV