Graham's wardrobe

Graham wears many different outfits in the Games and spin off material.

Physique
In the original series, other than artwork related to his PCJR debut, Graham is almost always portrayed as buff character in the KQ1/2 era in cover artwork (and in-game sprites, even the more abstract 8-bit character sprites from KQ1-3). Even his artwork in the Companions shows him to be a buff muscled youth, only getting even thicker with age.

Graham's sprites even his most abstract 8-bit ingame sprites in KQ1-3 show him to be a fairly buff character: this is most noticeable on his KQ2 title screen sprites. However, his standard adventuring sprites show elements of buffness from fairly broad and thickened trapezius muscles over his shoulders (portrayed with four extra red pixels, two on each side of his neck) to his thick back muscles (giving an almost 'hunchback' back appearance). His muscled chest is focused on in the zombie death sprite animation.

But going forward, its easier to make out his muscles in the SCI eras in-game sprites and closeup artwork.

The KQ1 remake especially makes a point of Graham's buffness by portraying Graham's ingame sprites based on his KQ4 and 5 style sprites.

In-game
Graham's usual attire was the short tunic, pants, and high boots of a Ranger. The uniform is one worn by squires or rustic knights of Daventry.

Graham usual choice is often a cyan to light blue adventurer's cap with a red or magenta feather on his black/grey hair, while wearing a red tunic, cyan to dark blue trousers (or tights), including pants with shades in between. He has a black or red belt, and black boots. Hand-painted close-ups (from KQ5) tend to show more blue than turquoise or cyan colors (in particular on his trousers).

Note: There maybe slightly different shades/hues of cyan and other colors depending on the system being used, or versions of the game (ega vs tandy vs pcjr for example).

Depending on the game Graham either has his tunic tucked into his pants (with the belt at the top of his pants within belt loops) or hanging out over his pants (with the belt cinched up around his tunic and waist).

In the SCI remake, Graham's tunic is slightly different from usual as it has crenelated edging along the bottom of it. In the original King's Quest 1 and 2 (when Graham is around 19-21), his tunic appears tucked into his tights, while they are held up by a belt (sometimes with a grey iron or gold/bronze belt buckle). In the King's Quest 1 remake and King's Quest 5 (in his 40s), Graham's tunic hangs over his tights, and he wears a belt to tighten the tunic around his waist. In KQ6, Graham's pants and possibly his hat are bit darker shade than usual.

Graham's hat usually remains on his head. There are only a few times when he removes it to bow, or for other reasons. This includes bowing before King Edward in KQ1 and the remake. Bowing in the title screen of KQ2. Switching from his crown to his hat in KQ2. Throwing his adventurer's hat in KQ3 and KQ4. Lieing in bed without his hat in KQ4.

Note: One feature added into KQ5 is Graham's ability to move his head in three directions. Special sprites were created for each angle, and not simply 'mirror' image of him looking right or left. This means the feather always remains on the right side of his head. Even sideways, special sprites were drawn to place the feather on the correct side of his head. In previous games, Graham sideways sprites were just a flipped image.

Artwork
In artwork inspired by his appearance in the games, he almost always has blue pants, and a blue hat (ranging from lighter to darker shades of blue).

In-game
Sometimes Graham's clothing colors would vary depending on the system the game appeared on. In the origina KQ1 for PCJR, Graham's shirt was almost bright magenta. In King's Quest 1 (SMS), King Graham wears a white adventurer's cap with violet trimming and a yellow feather, his clothes include a magenta shirt with white sleeves, a violet belt, and red boots and tights with yellow lacing. In KQ 1 & 2 found on the Apple IIGS Graham's tunic is salmon pink compared to the IBM versions.

On CGA monitors in the RGB mode Graham's colors his shirt appears as if he had red and yellow/orange verticle stripes. He appears to wear yellow and green striped pants and hat. Graham himself has a nice golden tan (somewhat similar to the KQ2 box see below).

In composite mode, in KQ1 Graham's pants and hat are 'blue-gray' on the color scale. In KQ2 composite mode Graham wears a kind of aqua-green clothes. In both he wears a pinkish (possibly salmon) shirt. It's worth noting in later versions of KQ1 (1987 editions) Graham's coloring in KQ1 matches that of KQ2. Another thing to note about composite mode is that it gives Graham a kinda of 3D effect or cell shading, and looks even more like an animated cartoon character, than other versions. This would likely have been smoothed out on an actual composite display.

In King's Quest V (NES), Graham wears a black adventurer's cap with a red-tipped white feather on his head of thick bushy red hair, and a red button up shirt, and a red belt. When Graham wears the cloak he has a blue feather in his hat (and blue hair). The cloak itself is unique in that it can be fully buttoned up in the chest for even more warmth. A black-colored belt is worn around the backside of the cloak to keep it tight (the belt must pass through holes in the side of the cloak, and the front side of the belt is cinched tight around his red shirt inside of the cloak).

Artwork
Other sources have given him a slightly different wardrobe and look.

Graham has been shown with his basic adventuring outfits in various colors and styles in various artwork for the series. Sometimes he appears to wear standard trousers, other times tights. Sometimes even pantaloons shorts over tights. On the KQ2 box, he wore green pants, a red tunic (with gold lining), with a green shirt underneath, and a green adventurer's cap with a red feather. On the cover of King's Quest Companion, 2nd Edition, he wears something similar, again with the green hat, but this time he appears to wear a white long sleeve shirt under a leather jerkin, and green tights. On an alternate KQ5 box he is shown wearing a red cape (instead of the blue cloak seen in the game). In Kingdom of Sorrow, King Graham wears a tan adventure's cap with a white feather, a tan cape, tan tunic with crenelated edging along the bottom edge, over a dark blue undershirt, dark blue pants, and tan boots. At one point in the story he is described as sporting blond hair and beard. In Derek's artwork and descriptions Graham is shown to have long hair and to be wearing tights, he also appears to have light blonde hair (in 1st and 2nd edition images).

Accessories
Graham is described as wearing a travel pack to carry his things in The King's Quest Companion. This is what appears as his interface in KQ5. Though it doesn't seem to be seen on screen. Graham is also known to carry things in his pockets or a pocket of his travel pack.

Graham is said to wear the four leaf clover on his hat. He is also said to continue to wear the silver cross around his neck.

He has also worn the Ruby Ring of Dracula, and his cloak (no special graphic shown on screen).

At one point during KQ5, Graham wears a magic amulet tucked carefully into the front of his tunic.

Crown of Daventry and Other Outfits
Graham has occasionally worn other outfits or accessories beyond the red short sleeve adventurer's tunic in-game. At the end of King's Quest II, he wore a tuxedo to his wedding. In KQ4, he wore a fancy red shirt with padding on top and his crown. In Mask of Eternity King Graham wears a violet robe. In KQ1 and 2, there are points in the game where he wears his crown rather than his adventurer's cap. In Kingdom of Sorrow, it describes Graham's favorite tunic (at the time of the story); blue cotton with silver piping and flowers embroidered in gray along the neck and waist. He also wears a tunic, purple with gold piping and delicate leaves embroidered in gold thread along the neckline and a purple velvet belt. The gold buckle held a dark ruby in the center. On top of the tunic he wore a purple velvet cloak fastened at his neck with a gold catch.

To keep warm, he two pairs of woolen pants, and three pairs of cotton shirts. He put on several pairs of socks, and a well-worn leather boots. Over the shirts wore another tunic which had a pocket where he is able to keep things, and has a button to close it. He put on a wool jerkin that was coarse, un-dyed, and most importantly thick. He cinched it around his waist with a leather belt, and belt knife in a sheaf attached to his belt. Then he put on a scarf, black wool mittens and a fur hat. He wore a wool outer cloak, dyed black with the royal sigil of Daventry (gyrfalcon embroidered in white and gold) on the back. The cloak had an inner pocket (where he kept a tinderbox). He also had a gold band inlaid with pearls had been a gift from Valanice.

In Quest for Daventry, in one scene, Graham's hands can be seen, and he is wearing a long sleeve red shirt.

Graham has worn a number of different crown designs.

Hair Color
In one novel Graham is described as having a blond hair and a beard, although cover art does show him with dark hair color he is usually known for (it maybe a strange editing issue). The other novel by the same authors describes Graham running his fingers through his short brown hair.

Of course, if Graham has genetics for blonde hair, it might explain how Rosella has blonde hair (if both parents have the recessive trait).

However, Noteably, it was not uncommon for people to dye their hair and beards in medieval and renaissance times (and things have changed little). , and even further back into ancient times.

So Graham having dyed his hair and beard blonde (or dying his hair dark from 'light blonde, white or grey') at some point would actually fit into cultural norms of the time.

Note: Not to make this too complicated but Graham's hair color depending on the game or interpretation includes dark/black, light to dark grey (KQ1AGI, KQ2, KQ4, KQ5), light to dark brown (descriptions and some artwork), red (KQ5 NES), blue to dark blue, yes blue (KQ5 NES and KQ1SCI), platinum/blonde/silver/white/light to auburn blonde (KQ8, Kingdom of Sorrow, King's Quest Companion 1st Edition cover, King's Quest Companion artwork (1st and 2nd editions has 'light' blonde-like hair)) Of course in KQ6 for the Amiga, Graham's hair has a kind of yellowish-pink tinges to it.

Transformations
When Graham is changed, eaten (someone else with his hat) or transformed by death sequences.

King's Quest: Adventures of Graham
In the new King's Quest Game Series, artwork has been shown that shows Graham at various ages of his life, growing older. Starting young, and growing a beard later in his life, until he has a beard like King Edward's.

The first game in the new series shows Graham at two different ages in his teens (at least 15), and his twenties (At least 20). Note: this is a change to earlier timelines (in which some sources say he was 19 when he went on the quest), and this and several details clearly put this this backstory into alternate universe territory.

In his twenties, before he became king, Graham wears a red cloak and mantle with a circular red clasp with some kind of marking on it (reminiscent of the cape seen on the KQ5 boxart), the cape has a edging of lighter red cloth along the bottom. He wears brownish leather and/or brass armor, wrist guards, and greaves with stitching down his sides, and under his wrists. Various pouches can be seen along a leather belt on the armor. He has blue tights on over his legs. He has a bluefish grey jerkin under the armor. His sabetons appear to be made of strips of iron or steel and leather or brass. As such several elements of his uniform appear to be closer to what a squire or knight would be known to wear. The Adventurer's cap appears to made of two parts, dark blue material around the sides, and lighter grey on the cap part, the feather is of deep red. Graham is portrayed with blue eyes, and dark greyish hair. His chin has a bit of a stubble or slight goatee growing.

His 30s image from chapter III also shows him with stubble on his chin.

This new design shares some similarities to the wardrobe seen on the cover of Kingdom of Sorrow (with the 'tans' and different colored shirt underneath (or different colored sleeves)), or the Graham on the cover of The King's Quest Companion 2nd Edition (where Graham is shown fighting a dragon in a crystal ball), or perhaps even elements oft he graham appearing in various editions of the Companion in the King's Quest 1 and 2 novelizations (in which Graham appears to have a light leather armor vest/sleeveless jerkin over a shirt) in particular the picture of Graham looking at himself with a crown on his head (with almost the exact same crown design). Obviously the cape shares some similarities to the King's Quest for the SMS box art, and the boxart for King's Quest V, and cover of Kingdom of Sorrow.

Behind the scenes
It may be dependent on type of display and differences in computers. But the 'cyan' color in earlier KQ games is a slightly different shade than standard cyan or aqua on new computer. Pure Cyan is a color halfway between blue and green 50% of each color. Cyan is also a primary color in ink and paint (replacing 'blue' as the standard, as its more scientifically accurate, and be mixed with other colors to make better shades and hues of blue).

Graham's Wardrobe (unofficial)
See Graham's Wardrobe (unofficial)