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The '''Hero of Dragon Quest VIII''' was a low-ranking royal guardsmen in Trodain Castle. He was one of the small band who survived Dhoulmagus' deadly attack, along with his current traveling companions [[Trode]], [[Medea]] and [[Munchie]], the faithful mouse who lives in the Hero's bag.

The Hero is a versatile character, as equally proficient in armed combat as he is in using healing spells and support magic. His preferred weapons are swords, spears and boomerangs.

==Appearance and Personality==

Like all ''Dragon Quest'' [[Hero|heroes]], the Hero is perpetually silent throughout the game. He is half-[[human]] and half-[[Dragovian]]. His father is Eltrio, an [[Argonian]] prince who is the elder brother of the Argonian king of the kingdom of [[Argonia]], [[Clavius]]. His mother is [[Xia]], a Dragovian girl.  

In contrast to heroes of other games, this Hero dresses very casually, a consequence of his lowborn upbringing as opposed to being royalty or some kind of chosen one. He also does not appear to wear any kind of armour (irrespective of whatever he may actually have equipped). His red bandana has become one of his iconic features. ''Dragon Quest VIII'' has a character's in-game appearance change based on their weapon and shield, a first for the series.

==Munchie==

==Abilities==

===Boomerang===

Points Name             MP Target Tension Oomph Info

12    Attack + 5       - Auto   -       -     -

18    Power Throw      4  All    Yes     Yes   Slightly less damage but damage is shared out equally

25    Attack + 10       - Auto   -       -     -

32    Firebird Throw    6  All    Yes     No   36-44 damage to all enemies

40     Attack + 15      - Auto   -       -     -

52     Super Throw      4  All    Yes     Yes   More powerful version on 'Power Throw' Damage approx: 150%

66     Attack + 20      - Auto   -       -     -

82     Starburst Throw  8  All    Yes     No   76-84 damage to all enemies

100    Gigathrow        15 1      Yes     No   Inflicts up to 284 damage to a single enemy

===Spear===

Points Name             MP Target Tension Oomph Info

3     Attack + 5       - Auto   -       -     -

7     Mercurial Thrust 0 1     Yes     Yes   The Hero is first to attack Damage approx: 80%

12     Thunder Thrust   3 1     Yes     No   A hit highly likley to be a critacal hit

18     Attack + 10     - Auto   -       -     -

25     Multithrust     4 1-4   Yes     Yes   3-4 thrusts per attack at approx: 50% damage each

34     Critical hit %   - Auto   -       -     -

45     Clean Sweep     0 Group Yes     Yes   Initial damage approx: 80% decreases from left to right

59     Lightning Thrust 0 1     No     No   More powerful version of Thunder Thrust (all hits critical)

77     Attack + 25     - Auto   -       -     -

100   Lightning Storm 25 All   Yes     No   Inflicts 190-220 damage on all enemies

Points Name               MP Target Tension Oomph Info

4     Attack + 5         - Auto   -       -     -

11     Defending Champion 0 Self   Yes     No   More powerful defending action (damage reduced by 90%)

17     Stones' Throw     0 Group Yes     No   8-20 damage on a group of enemies

24     Knuckle Sandwich   2 1     No     Yes   Inflicts 150% points of damage

33     Attack + 20       - Auto   -       -     -

42     Thin Air           2 All   Yes     No   Inflicts up to 132 points of damage on all enemies

52     Critical Hit %     - Auto   -       -     -

70     Multifists         0 1-4   Yes     Yes   4 blows per attack each at approx: 33%

82     Boulder Toss       4 All   Yes     No   Inflicts 72-104 damage on all enemies

100   Attack + 50       - Auto   -       -     -

Points Name           MP Target Tension Oomph Info

8     Zoom           1 -     -       -     Teleports player to entrance of known location (outdoors only)

16     Tingle         2 Party No     No   Cures party of sleep and paralyed status changes

28     Holy Protection 4 -     -       -     Random battles against weak monsters are avoided

40     Fizzle         3 Group No     No   Prevents enemy group from using magic

48     Zap             6 All   Yes     No   Inflicts up to 88 damage on all enemies

56     MP Used 3/4     - Auto   -       -     -

70     Kamikazee       1 All   -       -     The Hero sacrifises himself to deal high damage to all enemies

82     Omniheal       36 Party -       -     Restores full HP to all party members

90     MP Used 1/2     - Auto   -       -     -

100   Kazap           15 Group -       -     Inflicts up to 220 damage on a group of monsters

 

Level - Name          MP  Target  Tension  Info

20     Sizzle          6    Group   Yes       Inflicts up to 62 fire damage on each member of a group

27      Fullheal        6      1        No       Restores all HP to one character

 

 

'''Swords''' pay off if you are in pursuit of metal monsters, with ''Metal Slash'' (30 points) being particularly useful. If you accumulate 100 points in swords and courage you learn the almighty gigagash, although this takes quite some time to acheive.

 

 

'''Boomerangs''' are a real boon in the beggining of the game because they attack all enemies. Later, however, this skill becomes less useful (over 40 points: ''Attack + 15), so it is advisable to switch to developing to differents skills.

 

 

'''Courage''' is extreamly useful as a means of learning traits that reduse MP consumption (at 56 and 90 points). Don't ignore the advanced attacks either (''Zap'', 48 points and ''Kazap'' at 100 points), or the ''Omniheal'' spell at 82 points.

 

 

[[Category:Protagonists]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII characters]]