{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b90e71f049881c82a99d7a17","clusterId":"c_c6754bece05efb42840bf945","slug":"dqm4-player-poll-bianca-edges-flora-56-8-to-43-2","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Dqm4 Player Poll: Bianca Edges Flora 56.8% to 43.2%","summary":"Square Enix's Dragon Quest Monsters 4 lets players choose between Bianca and Flora as the lead at the start. An Inside poll of 1,000+ respondents found 56.8% picked Bianca and 43.2% picked Flora, a narrower margin than the original Dragon Quest V marriage choice.","whyItMatters":"The poll shows both heroines have strong support when the choice is presented neutrally, not weighted by Dragon Quest V's childhood-friend narrative.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora in the Land of Withered Trees, due December 3, 2026 on Switch 2 and PS5, opens with a binary choice between the two heroines. Unlike Dragon Quest V\u0026#39;s marriage decision, which leans heavily on Bianca\u0026#39;s backstory, DQM4 presents the selection from a neutral starting point. Inside\u0026#39;s reader poll of over 1,000 votes returned 56.8% for Bianca and 43.2% for Flora, a difference of 13.6 points. The result reaffirms Bianca\u0026#39;s lead but also suggests Flora\u0026#39;s share is larger than the original game\u0026#39;s split might imply.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbsolutely Bianca!\u003c/strong\u003e: 56.8% of votes, 1st place\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDefinitely Flora!\u003c/strong\u003e: 43.2% of votes, 2nd place\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dragon Quest Monsters 4's Bianca-Flora split (56.8% vs 43.2%) is closer than Dragon Quest V's marriage poll, suggesting the remake's gameplay context changes how players weigh character loyalty.","twitterPost":"Dqm4's Bianca-Flora split (56.8% vs 43.2%) is narrower than DQV's marriage poll, hinting gameplay context shifts character preference.","threadsPost":"Dragon Quest Monsters 4's Bianca-Flora poll (56.8% vs 43.2%) mirrors but tightens the original DQV marriage split. The narrower margin suggests that when the choice affects gameplay rather than story, players weigh factors differently.","newsletterBlurb":"Inside polled players on the Bianca-or-Flora choice in Dragon Quest Monsters 4. Bianca won 56.8% to 43.2%, a closer result than the original Dragon Quest V marriage decision. The game launches December 3, 2026 on Switch 2 and PS5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/04/184037.html\",\"title\":\"New \\\"Bianca or Flora\\\" Debate in DQM4: Results of Player Poll Revealed! The Close Battle Winner Is... [Poll Results]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4637,"outputTokens":608,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783136684,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T03:40:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-04T03:43:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T03:40:56.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c6754bece05efb42840bf945","canonicalTitle":"『DQM4』の新たな「ビアンカ・フローラ」論争、プレイヤーたちが選んだ結果が判明！ 僅差の激戦を制したのは……【アンケ結果】","representativeArticleId":"a_c5146642646bd046e70bbf3b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dragon Quest Monsters 4\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-04T03:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-04T03:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T03:43:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/04/184037.html","title":"『DQM4』の新たな「ビアンカ・フローラ」論争、プレイヤーたちが選んだ結果が判明！ 僅差の激戦を制したのは……【アンケ結果】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dragon Quest Monsters 4"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}