 A young peaceful wizard called Willow Ufgood was selected to protect Elora.Later on, a brave warrior named Madmartigan joins Willow to fight the enemy rival General Kael.Capcom director Yoshiki Okamoto commented that the game was part of a broader strategy of Capcom at the time to appeal to a wider audience by using established characters from other media, as their original characters could be too niche.