Princess Daphne is the daughter of King Ethelred and an unnamed Queen. Her background belongs to the damsel in distress stock: A regally and unbearably beautiful, very attractive and insanely gorgeous maiden coveted by many princes and knights, her heart belongs to the Kingdom's champion, Dirk the Daring. In the games, she wears a headband with a miniature crown, a revealing black gown, high heels, bracelet and necklace.
Dragon's Lair
In the first game, she is taken by the dragon Singe and imprisoned in a crystal orb. 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.
TV series
In the TV series her character and role are far more developed. Despite her attractiveness, beauty and sexiness. she is an adventurous character, often eager to abandon her royal pose and joins Dirk and Timothy in their adventures. Also, her attire is less revealing, wearing a proper princess dress.
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.
Gallery
Daphne/Galley