Editing Hero

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<small></small><center><small>''For the Family group in'' {{DQTact}}, ''see [[Hero family]].''</small></center>
[[File:Toriyama DQ Illustrations.png|thumb|right|250px|All eleven Heroes together.]]

In {{Main Series}}, '''Hero''' usually refers to the main character/protagonist of a ''Dragon Quest'' game. However, there are some exceptions, with some other characters being labelled ''Hero'' instead.

There can be some discrepancies between the games and languages and how the words are used (as explained below). As such, it can create a lot of confusion and so, for convenience and clarity purposes, we refer to as ''Hero'' the different protagonists of the series.

==Hero as a title==
In this case, the ''Hero'' (勇者, ''yūsha'') is a specific title usually given to the protagonist.

While it is a title that has mostly been given to the protagonists of their respective games, there has been exceptions. In {{DQ5|short}} and {{DQ10}}, this title of ''Hero'' is for [[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|the protagonist's son]] and [[Anlucia]] respectively. In a way, the protagonists of those games are not the ''Hero'' for the story.

==Discrepancies with the localization==
The localization of the word has also not always been consistant.

While in older entries, the word 勇者 (''yūsha'') was always ''Hero'', in {{DQ11|short}} it became ''Luminary'' instead (albeit pointing to the same title). Also, while {{DQ10}} has not had an official localization in itself, other elements such as {{DQTact}} characters or the description of {{DQ10|Off}} on the PS Store indicates a larger descripancy with [[Anlucia]] being sometimes called ''Hero'', or sometimes ''Luminary''.

To note that the "hero-meaning" ''Luminary'' has nothing to do with the [[Luminary (vocation)|Luminary]] vocation, which is the localization for the Japanese ''"superstar"''.

As the Japanese word 勇者 (''yūsha'') did not always become ''Hero'', it is also true the other way around: there has been cases where the localization would mention the word ''Hero'' for other characters. For those cases, those characters were referred to as 英雄 (''eiyū'') in the Japanese text, which can also be fairly translated as ''hero''. These characters include:
* [[Sir Mervyn]] from {{DQ7|short}}
* [[Greygnarl]] from {{DQ9|short}}
* [[Hendrik]] from {{DQ11|short}}

==Main Characters==
===Main-series games===
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest II)]]: The Prince of Midenhall
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest III)]]: [[Erdrick]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest IV)]]: Solo (Male) / Sofia (Female)
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest V)]]: Madason
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest VI)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest IX)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest X)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest XI)]]: The Luminary

===Spinoff and other games===
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest Swords)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2)]]
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3)]]
*[[Rocket]], a [[Slime]] and Hero of {{DQHRS}}.
*[[Terry]], as the Hero in {{DQM}}
*[[Kiefer]], as the Hero in {{DQMCH}}
*[[Luceus]] and [[Aurora]], the hero and heroine of {{DQH|short}}.
*[[Teresa]] and [[Lazarel]], the heroes of {{DQH2}}.
*[[Hero (Dragon Quest of the Stars)|Harte, Sand & Aqua]], the playable trio from {{DQStars}}.
*[[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)]], the character who represents the {{Main Series}} franchise in {{SSB5}}.  Their default form is The Luminary from {{XI}}, while alternate forms consist of the ones from {{III}}, {{IV}} and {{VIII}}.
*[[Dai]] from {{DQDai}} manga series.
*[[Arus]] from the ''[[Emblem of Roto]]'' manga series.
*[[Abel]] from the ''[[Dragon Quest: Abel Yuusha|Legend of the Hero Abel]]'' anime series.

===Other Characters===
*[[Avan]] from {{DQDai}}, the former hero who defeated the Dark Lord [[Hadlar]] 15 years prior to the main story.
*[[Nova]] from {{DQDai}}, the self-proclaimed Northern Hero.

==Character Classes==
*[[Hero (vocation)]] - One of the vocations that a party member can become in ''Dragon Quest VI'' and ''VII''.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:CharacterGroup.png|Heroes & their allies from ''Dragon Quest I-V''.
File:The First Seven.png|Heroes I-VII art for "Symphonic Suite DQ: The Best 2".
File:DQ Heroines.png|''Dragon Quest'' Heroines.
File:DQMBR Heroes.png|{{DQMBR}} Heroes.
File:DQ Museum art.png|''Dragon Quest Museum'' art.
File:DQ40th The Dive.png|40th Anniversary artwork.
File:FinalSmashHeroes.png|Final Smash from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' including the various Heroes.
File:Stars opening cinematic screenshot.jpg|Heroes of {{Stars}}.
File:Stars screenshot 1.jpg
File:DQ Stars Android Zenithian Hero 1.jpg|{{IV}}<nowiki/>'s Hero in {{Stars}}.
File:DQ Stars Android Zenithian Hero 2.jpg|{{V}}<nowiki/>' Hero in {{Stars}}.
File:DQ Stars Android Zenithian Hero 3.jpg|{{VI}}'s Hero in {{Stars}}. 
</gallery></center>

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