Editing Erik (section)

==Trivia==
*In the English voice acting, he has a distinguishable Scandinavian accent due to his Viking upbringing. His voice actor, Gunnar Cauthery, is Icelandic.
*In Japanese, he calls the {{Luminary}} {{Translation|"相棒"|Aibō}}, roughly meaning a partner that you have an extremely close attachment to and share a history with; there is no direct translation in English which carries this connotation, so it has been localised to "partner".
**Erik calls Veronica {{Translation|"チビちゃん"|Chibi-chan}}, meaning "little one" ("short stuff" in English), and in turn she calls him {{Translation|"ひよっこちゃん"|Hiyokko-chan}}, meaning "little chick" ("idiotic" in English).
**Erik also calls Sylvando the equivalent of "old man". Sylvando is, however, unfazed by this.
**Erik refers to himself with the first-person pronoun {{Translation|"俺"|Ore}}, even during his period of amnesia in Act Two where he begins to refer to the {{Hero 11}} and [[Rab]] with honorifics.
*Erik relieves stress by exercising and working up a sweat.
*Erik's favourite food is wild traveler's stew.
**When he was still a slave for the Vikings, they forced him to do all the cooking for them, which is why he is so good at cooking at campfires but not so much in an actual kitchen.
**If the player chooses to live with Erik as a reward for completing [[Drustan's Labyrinth]], he tells the player in off-handed dialogue that he plans to work on his culinary skills whenever he has the chance to.
**From October 19th to December 13th, 2019, Erik's wild stew<ref>[https://ameblo.jp/luida-desi/entry-12555710673.html Luida's Bar Official Blog]</ref> was available as a special item on the menu at the real-life [[Patty's Party Planning Place|Luida's Bar]] in Tokyo in order to commemorate the release of ''Dragon Quest XI S''. It is similar to pot-au-feu and has slowly simmered beef, potatoes, onions, and cabbage.
*Thinking about his past with the Vikings puts him in a weird mood, but he pushes it behind him, saying that it is not worth dwelling over.
*His personal motto is "tomorrow is another day".
*As part of his daily routine, he sharpens his favourite knife and maintains his thieving tools.
*The thing he wants most at the moment is a treasure map left behind by a legendary pirate.
*Erik's height is 165 cm or 5' 5" and he weighs 55 kilograms (121 lbs). He is insecure of his height and chugs milk in an attempt to grow taller, seen in his [[shypox]] lines.
*After the world is saved, he would like to travel with world with [[Mia]] for a while before bringing her to the [[L'Académie de Notre Maitre des Médailles|mini medal academy]] so she can pursue an education like Erik was not able to. He wants her to be making friends there, but also figures she might hate anything akin to school.
*His favourite place in all of [[Erdrea]] is the cliff where he and the {{Luminary}} jumped off of.
**Interestingly, Erik has somewhat of a fear of heights; in Act Two party talk at the Luminary's Landing in [[Arboria]], he mentions that while he was waiting for [[Serena]] and the Luminary he took a quick look at the side of the cliff, nearly blacking out when he saw how high up they were. However, he is quick to defend himself, saying that a drop like that would even melt the mind of someone like the hard-headed [[Hendrik]]. Erik shares this fear of heights with [[Jade]] and [[Serena]].
*All of Erik's [[pep]] powers include the Luminary.
*While he's aware of his popularity with the ladies, even receiving a love letter from a student of the [[L'Académie de Notre Maitre des Médailles]], Erik doesn't seem to be interested in love or marriage and instead seems happy for now travelling with the Luminary.
**His preferred romantic interest is, fittingly, stated to be "not worth mentioning/nothing special".
**Surprisingly, Erik is the party member with the third-least amount of charm at level 99 (250), with only Veronica (230) and [[Rab]] (170) below him.
*Erik is the second major ''Dragon Quest'' character to be depicted as left-handed after [[Angelo]] of {{DQ8}}. Single weapons are always held in his left, while his dual-wielding skill makes it clear that his left hand is dominant. In addition, many cutscenes showing him favouring his left hand to use or hold everyday items.
*Erik has several homages to previous {{DQSeries}} games:
**Erik is similar to [[Yangus]] of {{Dragon Quest VIII}}, being the second ex-thief in the series to join as the first party member. Furthermore, they both have soft spots for a certain person close to them ([[Mia]] and [[Red]]), bicker with a cursed person ([[Veronica]] and [[King Trode]]) and seek atonement for past actions.
**Erik's hairstyle and general appearance is very similar to that of the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VI)|sixth hero]], and this is brought up when the party visits [[Weaver's Peak]] in the [[Echo Chamber]] of [[Tickington]], where he comments that people there kept on looking at him strangely.
**Erik and the Hero escape captivity by jumping off a cliff, like how the {{Hero 5}} and [[Harry]] does in {{Dragon Quest V}}.
**He teams up with a [[healslime]] during his time travelling alone, like [[Ragnar]] in {{Dragon Quest IV}}.
**He sacrifices his memories in exchange for great power like [[Terry]] does in {{Dragon Quest VI}}. [[Indignus]] and [[Dhuran]] of their respective games look similar as well; however, while Erik wants this power to defeat Indignus, Terry exchanged the his memories with Dhuran.
*Erik has the most amount of total costumes available among the male party members, due to the option of having his hair exposed or covered.
**Counting variants of a costume as the same one, Erik has the least out of any party member.
*Erik is the only party member to initially join the party for not-entirely-selfless reasons.
*Despite Veronica insisting that Erik lost the mixed martial arts fight in Octagonia against [[Jade]] and [[Rab]] due to being distracted by Jade's allure, the real reason (outside of plot relevance) is likely because Erik's skillset is more suited towards heavy set-up for immensely impressive returns. However, in an MMA competition, Jade's fast-paced consistent damage output would have had the upper hand against him.
*Before the Luminary goes [[Time travel|back in time]] in the postgame, Erik will consistently mention that the party should go south of [[Octagonia]], even after most emotional scenes. In the original Japanese version, it translates roughly to a very simple "Let's go south of Octagonia",  which became a running gag with the Japanese community. The only time Erik does not have this dialogue is in Sniflheim and the Viking Hideout, where another character takes on this role instead.
*Erik is capable of the most damage in the game without hacking, where a [[glacial golem]] at the [[Sniflheim Whale Way Station]] can occasionally use [[Forbearance]] alongside six [[luminous lampling|luminous lamplings]]. Erik can then use [[Double Down]] on the golem.
*Erik is the only party member that is able to have both hands deal the same amount of damage in battle, through unlocking the [[Dually Deadly]] secret panel in his ''Swords'' skill tree in his character builder, which is available after saving Mia in Act Two and after talking to Elder [[Eegoltap]] in postgame.
*His {{Agility}} at level 99 is the highest among all human characters in the {{DQSeries}} series.
*Even during his state of amnesia, he has separate [[party chat|party talk]] dialogue for every scene, even all of the pastwords in [[Tickington]].
*The Japanese ''Definitive Edition'' voice drama「ああ・・・青春のメダ女文化祭」("Ah... The [[L'Académie de Notre Maitre des Médailles|Medal Girls']] Cultural Festival of Youth") features a stage play that the {{Party 11}} participates in. Erik is cast as a captured damsel in distress, alluding to how he was captured by enemies [[Heliodor|on]] [[Gondolia|four]] [[The Rock of Wrong|separate]] [[Sniflheim|occasions]], the most out of anyone in the game.
*In {{SSB5}}, he is referenced in spirit battles as a minion, where Link's frequent Boomerang is in reference to Erik's [[Boomerang]] skill tree. It may also have been inspired by the fact that traditionally, both characters wear green tunics, and Erik is able to wield a [[Sword]] like Link can.
*When Erik is afflicted by [[Sultry Dance]] in battle, he performs a lively dance, which includes a moonwalk or backslide.
*Each of the Luminary's companions represents one of the vocations in {{Dragon Quest III}}. Erik represents the [[Thief]].