Editing Hero (Dragon Quest II)

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|Image=[[File:DQII HD2D Hero.png |250px|center]]
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|Name = "Hero"
|Game = {{DQ2}}<br>{{DQ1&2HD}}
|Japanese name = ローレシアの王子 
|Roumaji = Rōreshia no Ouji
|Old = Prince of Lorasia
|Class = Hero
|Race = [[Human]]
|Age = 16
|Family = [[Ortega]] (ancestor)<br>[[Erdrick]] (ancestor)<br>{{Hero 1}} (ancestor)<br>[[Princess Gwaelin]] (ancestor)<br>[[Prince of Cannock]] (cousin)<br>[[Princess of Moonbrooke]] (cousin)<br>[[Princess of Cannock]] ( cousin)
|Voice Actor=[[Toru Furuya]] (All Night Nippon Special Radio Drama), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] ([[Dragon Quest II CD Theater|CD Theater]]), [[Yuma Uchida]] ([[Dragon Quest Rivals|Rivals Ace]])
}}

The '''Prince of Midenhall''' is one of the three playable characters from {{Dragon Quest II}}.

He is a descendant of [[Erdrick]] who responds to the sudden rising threat of [[Hargon]].  He inherited all of his ancestor's physical strength, but unlike his cousins the [[Prince of Cannock]] and the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]], he cannot use magic, and as such is the only {{Main Series}} main [[hero]] who doesn't possess any magical ability.

The name given to the hero in the Japanese [[Dragon Quest II CD Theater|CD theater]] drama and novelizations is '''Allen''' (アレン). In the HD-2D Remake he is given the default name '''Gawain'''.

==Appearance and Personality== 
The Hero wears blue for the most part, though the goggles that rest on his helmet are brown. He wears a blue tunic over black form-fitting long-sleeved shirt and pants, blue shoes with light blue socks, and blue gloves. Across his chest is a swordbelt with a scabbard attached to the back. He also wears a brown belt around his waist with a small brown pouch on it and a belt buckle in the shape of [[Emblem of Erdrick|Erdrick's symbol]]. His sword is typical aside from the hand cover built into the hilt, and his shield is adorned with [[Erdrick]]'s symbol. His hair varies between illustrations, where it's shown to be black in color and trimmed short in older pieces and unkempt silver in later works. In many modern depictions, he is often seen wielding the [[Thunderbolt blade]].

Even though the Hero is a silent protagonist and his personality is open for the player to define, a strong sense of justice can be seen in the beginning of the game, as he sets out to stop [[Hargon]] and his evil cult without so much as a "But thou must" proposal from the King.

Although the Hero is the only nameable character, he remains equal in stature with his 2 companions in {{Dragon Quest II}}, the [[Prince of Cannock]] and the [[Princess of Moonbrooke]]. All three are descendants of [[Erdrick]]. This varies from other games in the series where only the hero is of notable birth compared to his party companions.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ2}}===
The Prince of [[Middenhall]] is the first Luminary that the player controls in the game, responding to news of [[Hargon]]'s assault on [[Moonbrooke]] by setting out to assemble his cousins and take the fight to the mad priest's citadel in the frozen plateau of [[Rendarak]].


====Base stats====
''{{SFC}} & {{GBC}} versions''
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| Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| Level || 1 || 50
|-
| {{HP}} || 28 || 238
|-
| {{MP}} || 0 || 0
|-
| {{Strength}} || 5 || 160
|-
| {{Agility}} || 4 || 140
|-
| {{Resilience}} || 2 || 73
|-
| Initial gear ||colspan=2|[[Copper Sword]], [[Leather armour]]
|}

''Android and iOS versions''
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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 || 50
|-
| {{HP}} || 28 || 238
|-
| {{MP}} || 0 || 0
|-
| {{Strength}} || 5 || 203
|-
| {{Agility}} || 4 || 147
|-
| {{Resilience}} || 2 || 129
|-
| Initial gear ||colspan=2|[[Copper Sword]], [[Plain clothes]]
|}
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====Equipment====
As the most physically powerful of the trio, the Prince of [[Midenhall]] has access to the widest range of weapons and armor. He can equip every weapon and piece of armor available, including heavier ones that his cousins cannot use, such as the [[Sledgehammer]]. This means he is also the only character who has access to the legendary [[Erdrick Equipment|Erdrick's equipment]], and as such, should use them when facing [[Hargon]].

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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Chain sickle]]|statModifier=Attack +15}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Iron lance]]|statModifier=Attack +20}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Wizard's staff]]|statModifier=Attack +27}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Steel broadsword]]|statModifier=Attack +30}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sledgehammer]]|statModifier=Attack +40}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Erdrick's sword]]|statModifier=Attack +40}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Staff of thunder]]|statModifier=Attack +45}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dragonsbane]]|statModifier=Attack +55}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Aurora blade]]|statModifier=Attack +70}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Thunderbolt blade]]|statModifier=Attack +95}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sword of ruin]]|statModifier=Attack +105}}
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{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Helmets|
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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Iron helmet]]|statModifier=Defense +6}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Erdrick's helmet]]|statModifier=Defense +20}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Mad cap]]|statModifier=Defense +8}}
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{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Armor|
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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Plain clothes]]|statModifier=Defense +2}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather armour]]|statModifier=Defense +6}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Chain mail]]|statModifier=Defense +12}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Full plate armour]]|statModifier=Defense +25}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cloak of evasion]]|statModifier=Defense +35}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Magic armour]]|statModifier=Defense +42}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Tectonic plate]]|statModifier=Defense +47}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Mink mantle]]|statModifier=Defense +60}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Flowing dress]]|statModifier=Defense +65}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Erdrick's armour]]|statModifier=Defense +75}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Wailer's mail]]|statModifier=Defense +87}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|note|text=}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Shields|
{{CharacterEquipmentList|header|title=Dragon Quest II|subtitle=All|equipmentType=Shields}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather shield]]|statModifier=Defense +4}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Steel shield]]|statModifier=Defense +10}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Power shield]]|statModifier=Defense +18}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Erdrick's Shield]]|statModifier=Defense +30}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Thanatos' shield]]|statModifier=Defense +40}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}|Accessories|
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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Banishing bell]]|statModifier=N/A}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Devil's tail]]|statModifier=N/A}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Windbreaker]]|statModifier=N/A}}
{{CharacterEquipmentList|footer}}}}

==={{DQB2}}=== 
While he does not appear in the game physically, he is mentioned several times with his cousins by various characters, Hargon, his Children, and even the amnesiac Malroth. His clothing can be obtained after the Builder exchanges a certain amount of [[Mini medal]]s to the Hairy Hermit. 

==={{DQTreasures}}===
The prince is represented by a statue based on his likeness, being [[List of treasures in Dragon Quest Treasures|Treasure No. 329]] with a base value of 5,000,000

===''[[Dragon Quest Monsters +]]''===
The Prince appears as a main character during Kleo's venture into [[Rendarak]]. He saves the lad from [[Batmandrill]]s and is astonished that a [[human]] can consider monsters as his allies. The Prince displays astounding superhuman strength, breaking through stone barriers and manhandling massive {{MFamilies}}s. 

==Trivia==
*He is the only main [[hero]] who cannot use magic of any kind.
*Like many of the main heroes in the series, he is a silent protagonist.
*He can reach a maximum level of 50.
*In the Japanese version of the game, he is depicted as the tallest of the cousins.
*In the artwork for the American {{NES}} version of the game, he is still wearing [[Erdrick]]'s signature blue armor, but the shield had been changed from blue to red.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Prince of Middenhall concept art.jpg|Concept art of the Prince
File:DQII Hero.png|{{Famicom}} art.
File:DQII Hero Chibi-style.png
File:Old Man of the Spring.png
File:DQII Trio leaping.png
File:DQII Trio Falling.png
File:DQII Hero Windbreaker.png|Wearing the [[Windbreaker]].
File:Tectonic plate old.jpg|Wearing the [[Tectonic plate]].
File:ErdrickArmor.png|Wearing Erdrick's armor.
File:ErdrickHelmet.png|Wearing Erdrick's helmet.
File:March Dragon Quest detail.png|"March Dragon Quest" detail
File:Calendar Winged Cape.jpg|Jumping off [[Dragon's Horn]] towers.
File:Calendar Luminaries.jpg|Traversing [[Rendarak]].
File:DQIIHero.png|SNES art.
File:DQII Erdrick.png
File:DQII Trio.png|The Prince with his [[Luminaries|cousins]].
File:DQII Ras Mirror.png|Using [[Ra's Mirror]] to remove the curse from the princess.
File:DQII Trio Soaring.png|Using the [[Windbreaker]] to soar.
File:Conflagation.jpg
File:DQI and II Prince of Midenhall.png|{{I & II}}.
File:DQI and II Hero sharpening sword.png|{{I & II}}
File:Prince of Midenhall Modern.png|Modern artwork
File:DQ2HD Key Art.jpg|HD-2D artwork
File:DQ2HD Key Art 2.jpg
File:DQ2 Wafer.jpg|Wafer card artwork.
File:Dq2hero.jpeg|[[Kamui Fujiwara]] artwork.
File:Scions of Erdrick Mutsumi.jpg|[[Mutsumi Inomata]] artwork.
File:DQ2 Midenhall.jpg|The prince in the novel adaptation.
File:DQ2 Midenhall fighting.jpg
File:DQ2 Sword of Erdrick.jpg|The prince obtaining an aged Erdrick's Sword.
File:DQ2 Thunderbolt Blade.jpg
File:DQ 4Koma Gekijou Extra 3.png
File:DQ 4Koma Gekijou Extra 8.png
File:DQMBR Heroes.png|''Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road'' (second from right).
File:Monster Battle Victory DQ II group.png|''Monster Battle Victory''.
File:DQR Midenhall.png|''Rivals'' artwork.
File:DQRA Cousins.jpg|Alongside his [[Luminaries|cousins]] in {{Rivals Ace}}.
File:DQT Midenhall.png|''Tact'' artwork.
File:DQ40th Killing machine.png|40th anniversary artwork for [[Dragon Quest the DIVE]].
File:DQH Lazarel Midenhall.jpg|[[Lazarel]] dressed up like the Prince of Midenhall.
File:DQH Teresa Midenhall.jpg|[[Teresa]] dressed up like the Prince of Midenhall.
File:FinalSmashHeroes.png|{{II}}<nowiki/>'s Hero in the {{Hero Smash}}'s Final Smash.
File:Conklave 1 and 2.jpg|[[Conklave]] cosplay parody.
File:Prince of midenhall statue treasures icon.jpg|The prince's statue in ''Treasures''
File:DQ2Herosofubi.jpg|The Prince of Midenhall, from the ''[[Dragon Quest Sofubi Character]]'' merchandise series.
File:DQII Hero Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series.    
</gallery></center>
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