Hero (Dragon Quest III)

2019-08-02T01:38:09Z

64.53.47.142: Corrected spelling of name in previous edit

{{Character
|Name= "Hero"
|Game= ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''
|Image=[[Image:Hero3male.png|300px]]
[[Image:Hero3female.png|250px]]
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|home = [[Aliahan]]
|beginstats =
|appearances= ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' ''[[Dragon Quest Monster Battle Road: Victory]]''
|Japanese name=勇者
|Roumaji=Yuusha
|Race=Human
|Age=16
|Family=[[Ortega]] (father) {{spoiler|start}}[[Hero (Dragon Quest)]] (descendant) [[Prince of Midenhall]] (descendant) [[Prince of Cannock]] (descendant) [[Princess of Moonbrooke]] (descendant){{spoiler|end}}
|Voice Actor = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585640/ Hikaru Midorikawa] ([[Dragon Quest III CD Theater|CD Theater]]) Nobuyuki Hiyama ([[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]])
}}

The '''Hero''' of ''Dragon Quest III'' is a fabled, legendary hero from the days of lore and the ancient history of [[Alefgard]]. Though only appearing in one game, the legacy of the hero would live on in the "[[Erdrick Trilogy]]", so named for the [[Erdrick|title]] bestowed upon them and carried forth by their descendants.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Hero of ''Dragon Quest III'' has been given the default name '''Arusu''' in order to differentiate him from the other three Heroes appearing in the game.

==Background==
In ''III'' the hero, who may be either male or female, departs from their home [[Aliahan]] on their sixteenth birthday in order to follow in the footsteps of their brave father [[Ortega]] to defeat the [[Demon Lord|archfiend]] [[Baramos]]. After defeating Baramos, the hero returns victorious to [[Aliahan]] only to be confronted by a new nemesis, [[Zoma]]. Taking up a new quest to defeat [[Zoma]], the hero travels through the [[Great Pit of Giaga]] to [[Alefgard]], which is sealed in darkness.

==Appearance==
Although the hero can be either male or female, their appearances are practically identical. They are of average height and build, and they have incredibly spiky, dark brown hair. The heroine is slightly shorter than her male counterpart, her hair sticks up less, and she wears a pair of green earrings. Around their forehead is a silver circlet inlaid with a green gem. They wear a long blue tunic over a yellow long-sleeved shirt and pants, a pair of knee-length leather boots, leather gloves, and a long purple cloak around their necks. They wear a brown leather belt around their waist, and a scabbard strapped to their back.

The hero wields a simple sword and a grey heater shield with an insignia of a dragon's head and two crossed swords on the front. The hero's outfit is slightly different in the Famicom illustrations, having a gold circlet with a blue gem around their forehead, and a dark blue cloak around their neck. They are seen carrying a cutlass and a round version of Erdrick's shield. There were also no illustrations of the female Erdrick until the Super Famicom remake: in certain illustrations, the female Erdrick's outfit is more feminized, making her blue tunic a strapless miniskirt, and giving her knee-length yellow stockings instead of pants, as well as elbow length yellow sleeves.

==Lineage==
In ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', Erdrick was the ancestor of [[Hero (Dragon Quest)|the Hero]]. The hero follows in the footsteps of Erdrick to ultimately reach [[Charlock Castle]] and confront the [[Dragonlord]].

In ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', the heroes are descendants of Erdrick, and also of the hero from ''[[Dragon Quest]]''.

In ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'', the origins of the hero are revealed; therefore, the chronological order of the first three games is III, I, II.

==Base Stats==
''NES Version''
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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#A3AB47"
| Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| Level || 1 || 99
|-
| HP || 15 || 446
|-
| MP || 6 || 218
|-
| Strength || 8 || 181
|-
| Agility || 6 || 156
|-
| Resilience || 7 || 244
|-
| Wisdom || 6 || 126
|-
| Luck || 5 || 157
|-
| Initial gear ||colspan=2|[[Cypress stick]], [[Plain clothes]]
|}

In all remakes of the game, the hero's attribute growth is determined by their [[List of personality types in Dragon Quest III|Personality]]. At the start of the game, the hero is asked a series of questions by a mysterious voice in the sky, culminating in a short scene in order to see just what type of person the hero is. There are 32 different personalities that can be assigned at the beginning, but it is possible to change it with the help of various books or accessories that can be found. The hero is a true jack-of-all-trades in any case, being able to fulfill a variety of different roles in combat, such as being a powerful physical attacker or dedicated healer. The hero is not able to change classes like other characters in the game. In the original NES version of the game, the hero must always be in the party until completing the game. In the remakes, this restriction is removed after defeating Zoma.

==Equipment==
The hero has access to a very wide range of both weapons, ranging from swords, spears, axes, as well as whips and boomerangs in the remakes. They are capable of being outfitted with the heaviest armour, shields, and helmets available. Erdrick is also the only character capable of using the legendary equipment, which will prove useful when fighting against [[Zoma]]. In the remake versions, the hero begins his journey equipped with a [[copper sword]] and [[wayfarer's clothes]].
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*♥ denotes female only equipment.

==Spells==
The Hero is capable of learning a balanced mix of magic from both the [[Priest]] and [[Mage]]'s pools, as well as some that are unique to them, such as Kaclang and Zap.

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|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#439CD0"
| Level Learned || Original Japanese || GBC Localization || Modern Localization || MP || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 2 || メラ ''Mera'' || Blaze || [[Frizz]] || 2 || A simple fire spell; affects one enemy.
|-
| 4 || ホイミ ''Hoimi'' || Heal || [[Heal]] || 3 || A simple healing spell.
|-
| 6 || ニフラム ''Nifuramu'' || Expel || [[Poof]] || 2 || Blows away weak enemies.
|-
| 8 || ルーラ ''Ruura'' || Return || [[Zoom]] || 8 || Instantaneous travel to a previously visited location.
|-
| 10 || ギラ ''Gira'' || Firebal || [[Sizz]] || 4 || A weak fire spell that affects a group of enemies.
|-
| 12 || アストロン ''Asutoron'' || Ironize || [[Kaclang]] || 6 || Makes the hero immune to all enemy attacks for a short period of time.
|-
| 14 || リレミト ''Riremito'' || Outside || [[Evac]] || 8 || Exit a cave with this spell.
|-
| 17 || ラリホー ''Rarihoo'' || Sleep || [[Snooze]] || 3 || May put a group of enemies to sleep.
|-
| 19 || マホトーン ''Mahotoon'' || StopSpell || [[Fizzle]] || 3 || Try to block the enemies' spell.
|-
| 19 || トヘロス ''Toherosu'' || Repel || [[Holy Protection]] || 4 || Causes weak enemies to leave you alone.
|-
| 24 || ベギラマ ''Begirama'' || Firebane || [[Sizzle]] || 6 || This fire spell affects a group of enemies.
|-
| 26 || ライデイン ''Raidein'' || Zap || [[Zap]] || 8 || Affects one enemy; the first lightning type spell.
|-
| 29 || ベホイミ ''Behoimi'' || Healmore || [[Midheal]] || 5 || A stronger form of Heal.
|-
| 31 || イオラ ''Iora'' || Boom || [[Boom]] || 9 || Damages all targets with a powerful explosion.
|-
| 33 || ベホマ ''Behoma'' || Healall ||[[Fullheal]] || 7 || Restores an ally to full health.
|-
| 35 || ザオラル ''Zaoraru'' || Vivify || [[Zing]] || 10 || 50% chance to revive a deceased party member.
|-
| 38 || ベホマズン ''Behomazun'' || Healusall || [[Omniheal]] || 62 || Restores the party to full health.
|-
| 41 || ギガデイン ''Gigadein'' || Thordain || [[Kazap]] || 30 || Causes around 200 points of electrical damage to all enemies.
|}

==Items Iconography==
In the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] versions of ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', several items that once belonged to the hero have Erdrick in their names. See the ''[[Erdrick Equipment]]'' article for more detail.

====Erdrick’s sword====
This is the most powerful sword in ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''. Other names for this sword include Sword of Erdrick (''[[Dragon Quest II]]'') and Sword of Kings (''[[Dragon Quest III]]'').

====Erdrick’s Armour====
The most powerful armour in ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', which protects against the hit point damage from poison swamps and barriers. It is also known as Armour of Erdrick in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'' and as Auroral Armour in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''.

====The Shield of Erdrick====
The Hero's Shield was discovered in the [[Nail Mark]]. This is the name found in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]''. It is called the Shield of Erdrick only in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'', as it does not exist in ''[[Dragon Quest]]''.

====The Helmet of Erdrick====
This item exists only in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'', as there is no specific helm referred to as such in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''. In the remakes the player can acquire ''[[Ortega's helmet]]'', which bears a distinct similarity to Erdrick's helmet from ''II''.

====[[Emblem of Erdrick|Erdrick’s Emblem]]====
An object which proves the hero's lineage in ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', which is found in a swamp south of [[Cantlin]]. In ''III'', the emblem is referred to as the [[Sacred amulet]].

====Erdrick's Tablet====
A message written in stone by Erdrick in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' and left for the hero in ''[[Dragon Quest]]''. It gives instructions on what items are needed to reach the Isle of Dragons, which is the location of [[Charlock Castle]]. The tablet is found in a cave called [[Erdrick's Cave]].

<center><gallery>
File:DQ Erdricks Sword.png|Erdrick's Sword
Image:ErdrickArmor.png|Erdrick's Armour
File:DQII Erdricks Shield.png|Erdrick's Shield
Image:ErdrickHelmet.png|Erdrick's Helmet
File:DQ I NES Erdrick's Token.png|Erdrick's Emblem
File:DW1 ErdricksTablet.png|Erdrick's Tablet
</gallery></center>

==Other Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
In this game, it is possible to replicate the hero's outfit by receiving pieces from defeating either Baramos or Zoma, who appear as [[Legacy Boss]]es in the game. An accolade is conferred to the player after wearing all of the pieces of this outfit.
*[[Aliahan clothes]]
*[[Aliahan headpiece]]
*[[Aliahan trousers]]
*[[Aliahan boots]]
*[[Aliahan gloves]]

===''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''===
In this game’s true ending after [[Serenica]] is shown to reunite with [[Erdwin]], the beginning of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' is shown, with III's hero appearing at the end to be awoken by their mother before setting off for Aliahan castle.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
III's hero appears as a costume for the [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|Hero]], along with the Heroes of [[Hero (Dragon Quest XI)|XI]], [[Hero (Dragon Quest IV)|IV]], and [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|VIII]]. While playing as the Hero in Classic Mode, he appears as the opponent of Stage 6, set on the third version of the Castle Seige stage.

==Trivia==
*The manga series ''Gintama'' has a parody of ''Dragon Quest'' which stars [http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Leukocyte_King Leukocyte King], a character based on III's hero.
*As this is the first game in the mainline, numbered Dragon Quest series to allow players to determine the Hero's gender, the female version of ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''s Hero is the first female main protagonist in that series.
*The Hero shares his voice actor in the audio drama with Android 16 from Akira Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' series. He also shares his voice with Marth from the ''Fire Emblem'' and ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.
** In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', he shares his voice with Barry Kahn from ''Dragon Ball Super'' as well as Link from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:DQIII Hero Famicom.png|Famicom art
File:Erdrick_Wayfarers_Clothes.png|
File:DQIIIHeroArt.png
File:Erdrick and Monsters.png|
File:DQIII_Characters.png|
File:DQIII Party Super Famicom art.png|Super Famicom art
File:DQIII Mutsumi Inomata.png|Art by Mutsumi Inomata
File:Mutsumi Inomata DQIII novel art.png|Art by Mutsumi Inomata
File:Dq3hero.jpg
File:Erdrick Leather Hat.png|Wearing a [[Leather hat|leather hat]]
File:DQIII Iron Armour.png|Wearing [[iron armour]]
File:DQIII Spiked Armour.png|Wearing [[spiked armour]]
File:DQ3card.jpg|
File:DQIII Fifers Spire.png|Exploring [[Fifer's Spire]]
File:For Want of a Key.png|Locked door
File:Treasures n Trapdoors.png|Playing [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]]
File:DQ Monster Storybook DQIII group.png|''Dragon Quest Monster Storybook''
File:DQIII Erdrick and Slime.png
File:dq3hero-dqv.jpg|As seen in the ''Monster Battle Road'' series
File:DQMBR Heroes.png|''Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road'' (third from right)
File:DQMBRV Erdrick.png|''Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory''
Image:DQ3Herosofubi.jpg|''[[Dragon Quest Sofubi Character]]'' merchandise series
Image:DQIII bringarts figure.jpg|Bring Arts action figure series
Image:DQIII bringarts figurepose.jpg|Super Famicom iconic pose
Image:DQIII bringarts figure1.jpg|Bring Arts figure extras
Image:DQIIIHeroSSBU.png|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
</gallery></center>

==Videos==
{{#ev:youtube|5mK4YwR63yo|300}}''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory]]'' finishing move

==References==
:# {{note|dw_manual}} (1989) Nintendo, Enix Corporation ''Dragon Warrior Instruction Manual'' (in English).
:# {{note|np7_40}} Editors of Nintendo Power: ''Nintendo Power July - August, 1989; issue 7'' (in English). Nintendo of America, Tokuma Shoten Publishing, 40.
:# {{note|dw2_manual}} Enix Corporation ''Unveiled Secrets of Dragon Warrior II'' (in English) Enix America Corporation.
:# {{note|np16_67}} Editors of Nintendo Power: ''Nintendo Power September/October, 1990; issue 16'' (in English). Nintendo of America, Tokuma Shoten Publishing, 67.
:# {{note|dw_np_guide}} (1989) Nintendo of America Inc., Tokuma Shoten U.S. Edition, Enix Corporation Licensed exclusively to Nintendo of America Inc., Nintendo Power Strategy Guide Published by Nintendo of America Inc. and Tokuma Shoten ''Dragon Warrior Strategy Guide'' (in English).
:# {{note|dw2_map}} (1990) Nintendo, Enix America Corporation Licensed Nintendo of America Inc. ''Dragon Warrior II Map'' (in English) ENI-D2-US.
:# {{note|dw3_manual}} (1991) Enix Corporation ''Dragon Warrior III Explorer's Handbook'' (in English) Enix America Corporation.
:# {{note|dw3_map}} (1991) Enix Corporation ''Dragon Warrior III Map'' (in English) ENI-D3-US.
:# {{note|np8_23}} Editors of Nintendo Power: ''Nintendo Power September - October, 1989; issue 8'' (in English). Nintendo of America, Tokuma Shoten Publishing, 23.

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