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|Image={{VersionTabs|Hero|[[File:Hero Appearance A III HD2D.png{{!}}240px]]|Heroine|[[File:Hero Appearance B III HD2D.png{{!}}240px]]|}}

|Sprite=[[Image:Dq3hero-sprite-NES.gif|32px|class=pixels]][[File:Dragon Quest III hero male sprite SFC.gif|32px|class=pixels]][[File:Dragon Quest III hero female sprite SFC.gif|32px|class=pixels]]<br>[[File:Hero_IIIHD2-D.png|50px]][[File:Heroine_IIIHD2-D.png|50px]]

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 {{SSB5}}, The Hero of {{Dragon Quest III}} is playable as an alternate costume for [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|the game's version of the Hero]], alongside the {{Luminary}} and the Heroes of ''[[Hero (Dragon Quest IV)|Dragon Quest IV]]'' and ''[[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|VIII]]''.  

The Hero has been given the default name '''Arusu''' (アルス) in official screencaps of the {{Super Famicom}} version of his title game and within Super Smash Bros. in order to differentiate him from the other three Heroes, the Heroine meanwhile is given the name '''Irene''' (アイリン) in official guidebooks of the SFC version. In the [[Dragon Quest III CD Theater|CD Theater]] audio drama of the game, the Hero is named '''Arel''' (アレル). The various versions of the manga [[Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick]], the hero is also called '''Arel''' (アレル), except in the English version, where he is called '''Alheru'''. In the promotional material for the HD-2D remake, the Hero is given the default name '''Arus''', while the Heroine is given the name '''Aileen'''.

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 or black hair. The Heroine is slightly shorter than her male counterpart, her hair sticks up less, and she wears a pair of green studs as earrings. Around their forehead is a silver coronet 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 magenta cloak around their necks. They wear a brown leather belt around their waist, and a scabbard strapped to their back, held by another leather belt across the chest.

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 Hero until the {{Super Famicom}} remake: in certain illustrations, the female Hero's outfit is more feminized, making her blue tunic a strapless miniskirt. In certain illustrations and depictions such as ''Dragon Quest Rivals'', the male Hero's hair is a lighter shade of brown and the gems on the hero's circlet and the female hero's earrings alternate between green and blue.

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| Level Learned || Dragon Warrior localization || Modern localization || {{MP}} || Description

| 2 || Blaze || [[Frizz]] || 2 || Singes a single enemy with a small fireball.

| 4 || Heal || [[Heal]] || 3 || Restores around 30 HP to a single ally.

| 6 || Expel || [[Poof]] || 2 || Can make a group of enemies disappear.

| 8 || Return || [[Zoom]] || 8 || Allows you to return instantly to certain places you have visited before.

| 10 || Firebal || [[Sizz]] || 4 || Singes a group of enemies with a blazing fire.

| 12 || Ironize || [[Kaclang]] || 6 || Turns all party members to steel for several turns, rendering them invulnerable, but immobile.

| 14 || Outside || [[Evac]] || 8 || Allows you to exit instantly from dungeons, caves, and towers.

| 17 || Sleep || [[Snooze]] || 3 || Puts a group of enemies to sleep.

| 19 || StopSpell || [[Fizzle]] || 3 || Prevents a group of enemies from using magic.

| 19 || Repel || [[Holy Protection]] || 4 || Generates a holy aura that causes weaker monsters to avoid your party.

| 24 || Firebane || [[Sizzle]] || 6 || Burns a group of enemies with a blazing wall of fire.

| 26 || Zap || [[Zapple|Zap]] || 8 || Calls down lightning on a single enemy.

| 29 || Healmore || [[Midheal]] || 5 || Restores around 80 HP to a single ally.

| 31 || Boom || [[Boom]] || 9 || Engulfs all enemies in a large explosion.

| 33 || Healall ||[[Fullheal]] || 7 || Restores all HP to a single ally.

| 35 || Vivify || [[Zing]] || 10 || Can resurrect a fallen ally.

| 38 || Healusall || [[Omniheal]] || 62 || Restores all HP to all party members.

| 41 || Thordain || [[Kazap]] || 30 || Rains down thunderbolts on all enemies.

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! colspan="2" |Female!! colspan="2" | Male

! colspan="2" | [[Critical Hit|Critical hit mod]]  

! Multiplier !! Level  

| 2 || 1~5

| 2.5 || 6~10

| 3 || 11~15

| 3.5 || 16~20

| 4 || 21~25

| 4.5 || 26~30

| 5 || 31~35

| 5.5 || 36~40

| 6 || 41~45

| 6.5 || 46~50

| 7 || 51~55

| 7.5 || 56~60

| 8 || 61~65

| 8.5 || 66~70

| 9 || 71~75

| 9.5 || 76~90

| 10 || 91~99

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! Level Learned

!Description

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]||  [[Frizz]] || 2  

| 2~3 || Deals a minimum of 10~16 Fire damage to one foe  

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Sizz]]|| 4

| 9~10 || Deals a minimum of 17~28 Fire damage to one group

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Sizzle]]|| 6

| 18~20 || Deals a minimum of 32~46 Fire damage to one group

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Kasizz]]|| 12

| 32~34 || Deals a minimum of 88~122 Fire damage to one group

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Boom]]|| 9

| 26~27 || Deals a minimum 48~64 Explosion damage to all foes

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Zap]]|| 6

| 14~16 || Deals a minimum of 40~50 Lightning damage to one foe

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Zapple]]|| 8

| 24~26 || Deals a minimum of 70~90 Lightning damage to one foe

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Kazap]]|| 30

| 38~40 || Deals a minimum of 175~225 Lightning damage to all foes

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Support_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Kaclang]]|| 6  

| 11~12 || Makes the party immune to all enemy attacks for a short period of time

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Debuff_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Snooze]]|| 3

| 12~13 || May put a group of enemies to {{Sleep}}

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Debuff_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Fizzle]]|| 3

| 14~15 || Try to block the enemies' spell

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Heal_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Heal]]

|3

|3~4

|Restores 30~40 HP

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Heal_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Midheal]]|| 5

| 18~19 || Restores 75~95 HP

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Heal_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Fullheal]]|| 7

| 33~35 || Restores an ally to full health

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Heal_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Omniheal]]|| 62

| 39~41 || Restores the party to full health

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Heal_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Zin]]|| 5

| 14 || Tries to revive an ally at 1 HP

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Heal_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Zing]]|| 10

| 25~27 || 50% chance to revive a deceased party member

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Field_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Zoom]]|| 0

| 14 || Instantaneous travel to a previously visited location

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Field_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]|| [[Holy Protection]]|| 4

| 20~21 || Causes weak enemies to leave you alone

==== Abilities ====

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! Level Learned

!Description

|-

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Flame Slash]]

|5

|8~9

|Slashes an enemy with a scorching sword for 130% damage

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Lightning Slash]]

|7

|17~18

|Slashes an enemy with a crackling sword infused with Lightning for 130% damage

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Gust Slash]]

|7

|23~25

|Slashes an enemy with a gale-force blade for 130% damage

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Falcon Slash]]

|9

|30~32

|A double-slicing attack faster than a falcon on the wing<br>75% Strike damage per slash

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Damage_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Gigaslash]]

|38

|45

|A secret sword technique that assails all enemies with 350~410 Strike damage

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Support_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Dodgy Dance]]

|5

|13~14

|Fancy footwork increases evasion to 50% for 3~5 turns

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Support_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Defending Champion]]

|2

|22~23

|Reduces all damage by 90% for 1 turn

|[[File:DQIIIHD_Heal_Skill_icon.png|24x24px]]

|[[Meditation]]

|5

|28~30

|Centers the self in order to recover 500 HP

|sprite=[[Image:DQT Hero Erdrick Battle.png|300x300px]]

|family=Hero

|rank=S

|role=Attack

|bskill1=[[Thunder Flash]]<br>'''Character Builder''':<br>[[Kaclang]]

|bskill3=[[Eternal Sword]]{{tt|*|Level 52}}<br>'''Coup de Grâce''':<br>[[Giga Crosscut]]{{tt|*|Level 82}}

File:Hero concept art DQ III.jpg|Hero concept art, circa 1987

File:DQIII Hero Famicom.png|{{Famicom}} art

File:DQIIIHeroArt.png

File:Erdrick Wayfarers Clothes.png|Wearing the [[wayfarer's clothes]]

File:Erdrick Leather Hat.png|Wearing a [[leather hat]]

File:DQIII Iron Armour.png|Wearing [[iron armour]]

File:DQIII Spiked Armour.png|Wearing [[spiked armour]]

File:DQIII Fifers Spire.png|Exploring the [[Fifer's Spire]]

File:Erdrick and Monsters.png

File:For Want of a Key.png|Locked door

File:Hero3female.png|Female Hero, {{Super Famicom}} art

File:Hero3male.png|Male Hero, {{Super Famicom}} art

File:DQIII Characters.png|Taking flight with [[Ramia]]

File:DQIII Party Super Famicom art.png|{{Super Famicom}} art

File:Treasures n Trapdoors.png|Playing [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]]

File:Dragon Quest III GBC box art.png|Riding on Ramia on the cover of the GBC version

File:DRAGONQUEST HD2D Artwork.jpg|HD-2D chief illustration for the Erdrick trilogy

File:Party camping III HD2D illustration.jpg|Camping with the party

File:Heroine and Ramia III HD2D illustration.jpg|Flying with Ramia in HD

File:Hero female style 1 III HD2D.png|Female Hero HD sprites

File:Hero male style 1 III HD2D.png|Male Hero HD sprites

File:III-HD preview weekly shonen jump issue 32 2024.png|New key art of the Hero & Heroine for the [[III-HD|HD remake]], featured in Weekly Shonen Jump

File:DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|The Heroes as depicted on the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]

File:DQIII Mutsumi Inomata.png|[[Mutsumi Inomata]] artwork

File:Mutsumi Inomata DQIII novel art.png|alt=Art by Mutsumi Inomata

File:DQ3 Robbin Ood.jpg

File:DQIII Party Kia Asamiya.jpeg|Kia Asamiya artwork depicting the Hero and party.

File:DQ3card.jpg|1991 Carddass artwork.

File:DQ Monster Storybook DQIII group.png|''Dragon Quest Monster Storybook''

File:DQIII Erdrick and Slime.png|2011 ''V-jump'' illustration supporting the relief efforts for the Tohoku earthquake

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|{{DQMBRV}}

File:DQ Heroes Luceus Alt Costume.png|[[Luceus]]'s alternate costume in {{Heroes}}

File:DQ Heroes Aurora Alt Costume.png|[[Aurora]]'s alternate costume

File:DQIII Hero Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series

File:DQ3Herosofubi.jpg|''[[Dragon Quest Sofubi Character]]'' merchandise series

File:DQIII bringarts figure.jpg|Bring Arts action figure series

File:DQIII bringarts figurepose.jpg|{{Super Famicom}} iconic pose

File:DQIII bringarts figure1.jpg|Bring Arts figure extras

File:DQIIIHeroSSBU.png|{{SSB5}}.

File:SSBU MadasonAlt.jpg|Palette swap based on the {{Hero 5}} from {{V}}

File:SSBU Snooze.jpg|Arusu casting [[Snooze]]

File:SSB Hero Bang.jpg|Casting [[Bang]]  

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