Hero (Dragon Quest VI)

"Hero"
Dragon Quest VI

Sprite(s)
Japanese name	ヒーロ
Romaji	Hiiro
Title	Village Lad
Class	Hero
Race	Human
Age	17

The Hero of Dragon Quest VI begins his journey awakening from a strange dream in the village of Weaver's Peak. He lives there with his sister Tania.

Story

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When the mayor asks him to go to the next town to sell goods in order to buy a crown for the village's upcoming ceremony the Hero gladly accepts and begins the first step of his journey. When he returns to the village the celebration begins. When Tania who is praying to the goddess becomes possessed the Hero is told by the spirit that he must venture out and defeat the demon king Murdaw and discover his true identity. Later on in the game it is discovered that the Hero is actually the prince of Somnia of the Real World.

Base Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	28	800
MP	0	700
Strength	11	350
Agility	6	200
Resilience	3	210
Wisdom	5	330
Style	5	100
Initial gear	Cypress stick, Plain clothes

In the SFC release of VI, the Hero had an innate 30% resistance to zap-type damage, and a full immunity to all party-removal abilities.

Class and Skills

The Hero only requires one mastered class to use the Hero class. He also learns several unique skills regardless of class.

Name	MP	Level	Target	Description
Remember*	0	1
Heal	2	4	One ally	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
Peep	1	6	One item	Reveals the nature of the treasure in a chest. Also enables item appraisal.
Sap	3	7	One enemy	Reduces the defence of a single enemy.
Zoom	1	8	Self	Teleports to a previously visited town
Remember More*	0	10
Forget*	0	13
Remember All*	0	18
Zap	6	*	All enemies	Calls down lightning on all enemies.

Notes:

The memory spells are related to conversations you can record with the x button. They are not present in the DS version.
Zap is learned through an event in the game.

Trivia

His spiky blue hair is reminiscent of Nera's son (see Trading Card image in gallery).
In a manual of remakes and Monster Battle Road, the hero is named Reck (レック/Rekku). In adapted novel of Dragon Quest VI, the hero is named Isa (イザ/Iza in Dream World, イーザ/Īza in Real World); and in manga adaptation, he is named "Botsu" (ボッツ/Bottsu).