Turma da Mônica em: O Resgate

Turma da Mônica em: O Resgate (lit. “Monica's Crew¹⁾ in: The Rescue”) is a retooled version of Monster World II: Dragon's Trap,²⁾ that was published by Tectoy for the Master System in 1993,³⁾ and it features an entirely reworked story with Turma da Mônica characters.

Story

According to the game's instruction manual, Capitão Feio has trapped Mônica in the Land of Monsters, so Magali asks Franjinha to teleport the crew there. However, the machine can only teleport one person at a time, so when Mônica gets trapped after defeating the Mecha Dragon from the previous game,⁴⁾ Chico Bento is teleported in. The rest of Mônica's crew gradually roll in, then all of them go fight Capitão Feio.

Characters

There are six playable characters in Turma da Mônica em: O Resgate. Below is a chart that shows off their Monster World II: Dragon's Trap equivalent form and the localized names for Turma da Mônica's cast if available. Excluded from the chart is Cascão (Smudge) who acts as the shopkeeper, Franjinha (Franklin) who acts as the healer, and Capitão Feio (Captain Fray, Captain Ugly)⁵⁾ who is the antagonist.

Wonder Boy		Turma da Mônica
JA	EN	PT	ES	EN
ヒューマン Hyūman	Human	Mônica	Mónica	Monica
リザードマン Rizādoman	Lizard Man	Chico Bento	Chico Bento	Chuck Billy
マウスマン Mausuman	Mouse Man	Bidu	Bidú	Blu
ピラニアマン Piraniaman	Piranha Man	Cebolinha(Chives)	Cebollita	Jimmy Five
ライオンマン Raionman	Lion Man	Magali	Magáli	Maggy
ホークマン Hōkuman	Hawk Man	Anjinho(Little Angel)	Angelito	Angel

Equipable items

Wonder Boy			Turma da Mônica
Swords	Shields	Armor	Swords	Shields	Armor
Legendary Sword	Legendary Shield	Legendary Armor	Poder Sol(Sun Power)	Lendária(Legendary)
Thunder Saber	Knight Shield	Goblin Mail	Poder Trovão(Thunder Power)	Quartzo(Quartz)
Ivory Sword	Ivory Shield	Ivory Armor	Poder Estrelas(Star Power)	Ferro(Iron)
Magical Saber	Dancing Shield	Samurai Armor	Poder Terra(Earth Power)	Platina(Platinum)
Mithril Sword	Mithril Shield	Mithril Armor	Poder Vento(Wind Power)	Aço(Steel)
Lucky Sword	Aqua Shield	Dragon Mail	Poder Lua(Moon Power)	Diamante(Diamond)
Shogun Blade	Shogun Shield	Shogun Lamellar	Poder Chuva(Rain Power)	Bronze(Bronze)
Muramasa Blade	Master Shield	Prince Armor	Poder Plantas(Plant Power)	Mágica(Magic)
Crystal Sword	Crystal Shield	Crystal Armor	Poder Cristal(Crystal Power)	Cristal(Crystal)
Tasmanian Sword	Heavenly Shield	Hades Armor	Poder Montanha(Mountain Power)	Especial(Special)

Notes

I want to emphasize that Mônica's blue rabbit plush, Sansão (Samson), is a deadly weapon since I don't expect most people to know basic Turma da Mônica lore. This is why the other sprite swaps for Wonder Boy: Monster Land and Wonder Boy V: Monster World III worked.
There is a Turma da Monica mod for the Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap remake,⁶⁾⁷⁾ which the developers quickly praised⁸⁾⁹⁾ after stating that they probably wouldn't get the license in time.¹⁰⁾

¹⁾

Turma da Mônica was localized in English as Monica's Gang and, more recently, Monica and Friends. However, I've opted to use Monica's Crew instead because the localized names feel plain and unsatisfactory.

²⁾

The original Japanese title was “Monster World II: Dragon's Trap” (モンスターワールドII ドラゴンの罠, Monsutā Wārudo II: Doragon no Wana), meaning that it was the second game in the Monster World series which itself was a spin-off to the Wonder Boy series. For some reason, it became “Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap” in English, despite the existence of Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair and it actually being the fourth Wonder Boy game as the following game was known as Wonder Boy V: Monster World III.

³⁾

In short, Tectoy is a Brazilian toy company who struck a deal with Sega which allowed them to produce, publish, and distribute Sega's consoles and games in Brazil. Most of the Master System and Mega Drive's success in Brazil can be attributed to it being relatively inexpensive as it was produced locally, high import taxes made high-end consoles expensive, and they weren't in a rush to discontinue the consoles.

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The previous game being Mônica no Castelo do Dragão (lit. “Monica in the Dragon's Castle”), a retooled version of Wonder Boy in Monster Land which is actually the second Wonder Boy game.

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“Capitão Feio” literally translates to “Captain Ugly”, but is localized into English as “Captain Fray” instead.

⁶⁾

"Turma da Mônica em: O Resgate! - MOD - Trailer 2017" (July 7, 2017). YouTube.

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"Turma da Mônica em: O Resgate! -MOD-" (July 7, 2017). Steam Community.

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"Brazilian fans: Victor/Thays/Marco made an INCREDIBLE free mod to turn the game into "Turma da Monica em O Resgate"!" (July 7, 2017). Twitter.

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"Turma da Monica em: O Resgate complete reskin MOD! for Brazilian players" (July 7, 2017). Steam Community.

¹⁰⁾

"Launch Trailer!" (April 17, 2017). Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Blog.