Creation
Princess Daphne was created by Don Bluth for the Dragon’s Lair video game in 1983 and it’s sequel. She was voiced by Vera Pacheco.
History
Dragon’s Lair
In the original Dragon’s Lair, Dirk must go through the castle in various levels to rescue Daphne from the dragon Singe. According to the manual of the 8-bit version, Singe commanded Ethelred to surrender his kingdom before sunset. Daphne appears in the final level of the game, giving Dirk directions to use the magic sword and slay the dragon.
Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp
At the start of the game, 10 years have passed after her adventure with Singe. Daphne and Dirk are married and have over a dozen children. However she is again captured, this time by the evil wizard Mordroc, who wants to enslave her with the Death Ring. At the end of the game, the Ring transforms her from a beautiful and sexy princess into an ugly monster, but Dirk saves her by removing it from her finger. She then falls into a coma, but Dirk cures her with a kiss.
Dragon’s Lair III: The Curse of Mordread
Mordread, Mordroc’s evil witch sister, imprisons Dirk’s homestead into an orb on her staff. Dirk however was not in the house, so he begins pursuing Mordread to restore his home, and Daphne inside it.