Since we brought up the changes of KQ3 in general, I do want to add that altering Alexander's kidnapping was pure genius, actually. The original (Manannan steals the baby while the family isn't paying attention in broad daylight) was like.... really? He's scary? He has no minions, and he doesn't kill anybody. It didn't do it for me. In the IA version not only does he obviously have minions, he also is perfectly willing to kill them for no real reason. Now THAT is a villain worth being scared of!
In KQ3, its unspecific and just says Manannan kidnapped Alexander from his cradle (it specifies it as being at night).
Mum and Dad were heart-broken when you disappeared as a baby...Dad searched EVERYWHERE for you. Obviously he never found you.
That was once a magic mirror...On the night you disappeared from your cradle, it clouded up; and has remained that way ever since.
See that young fellow over there? When that old wizard, Manannan, kidnapped him, I heard tell his real parents were heartbroken over his loss.
When he was a baby, he was stolen from his cradle one night by that awful wizard, Manannan, who brought him here and raised him. I hear he treats the boy terribly.
If you are referring to Companion's extended account, it wasn't necessarily in "broad daylight", the book does say a summer evening (thus still suggesting it was at night). It also says he put a sleep spell on them.
In the alternative version from Roberta, it was at night while everyone was sleeping, from the nursery.
But this also contradicts KQ3 - it says Graham gathered his wife and children, when in fact he didn't - they were all already in the throneroom. This suggests the hat throwing didn't happen right after Alex and Rosella arrived (as portrayed in KQ3).
Oh its worse than that, it doesn't even suggest Alexander was kidnapped, actually the way the manual was worded you'd think Alexander grew up in Daventry, and witnessed the dragon when it first came. Whoever wrote it really made it misleading.
King Graham married the beautiful girl he had rescued, and two years later the young Queen Valanice gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Alexander bore a striking resemblance to his father, and likewise Rosella to her mother. The family lived a very happy and peaceful life...at least for awhile.
But from deep within the forests came rumblings of a terrible beast who was ravaging a bloody trail towards the land of Daventry. Sightings of dragons had been rare in these tranquil times, and never before in the kingdom of Daventry had one witnessed such a beast as the terrible three-headed dragon. As the years crept by the notoriety of the beast grew as great as the destruction it wrought. Soon the whole population of Daventry tremored with the news of the dragon's approach, and each homestead dwelt in terror.
Meanwhile, in a land far away, lived the malevolent wizard Manannan. Manannan kept a watchful eye upon the kingdoms of the world. With a sardonic grin he watched as the three-headed dragon rampaged its way towards Daventry. Manannan's hatred of mankind had intensified with his great age, and his coal-black eyes burned a strange reflection upon the glass of the crystal as he mirthfully watched another human swallowed whole by the vicious beast.
Preferring his solitude, the powerful Manannan was only allowed to be observed by one servantboy, who maintained his house and performed all of his menial chores. Of course, Manannan could have conjured up spirits to do his dirty work, but he much preferred to see the toil and strain of a young mortal suffering under his thrall.
Most would call it depravity, but it was fear that fueled the flames of Manannan's hatred of humanity, a fear instilled by a vision from his prophetic crystal ball. For within its walls of quartz had Manannan seen his own hideous destruction at the hands of a conquering hero.
Time has wrought many changes, and with it much sorrow. The kingdom of Daventry was ravaged by the deplorable dragon, and the young Princess Rosella was abducted. The entire kingdom was overcome by the brutal onslaught of the beast, and though forewarned, found themselves helpless to defend against its supernatural strength. Much weeping and wailing was heard throughout the land. Even with its power of prophecy, the Magic Mirror could provide no answers, not even a clue, for some bearer of black magic had cast a cloud of darkness upon its face...
And the wizard watched with eyes of venom...!
The entire tale of Rosella's rescue, the wizard's downfall, and the restoration of the royal family are chronicled in the saga To Heir is Human.
According to legend, shortly after Rosella's rescue King Graham decided it was time to pass on his adventurer's cap. Gathering in his wife and two children, the King offered a grateful smile upwards, for each member of his family had given him great pride. Gazing down at his children, he couldn't help but see the glint of spirited valor in their eyes. Knowing the future of his kingdom would rest soundly in the hands of its future heir, he slowly lifted his hands to display the infamous adventurer's cap.
Funny part is you need that manual to even get into KQ4... LOL.
Also if anyone is paying attention the intro in KQ4 is not exactly the same as in KQ3. Graham doesn't talk as he's throwing the hat, as he did in KQ3.