Editing Hero (Dragon Quest XI)

{{Character
|Name=Hero
|Game=''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''
|Image=[[File:DQXI Hero art.png|220px]]
|Sprite=[[File:DQXI Hero sprite.png|70px]]
|Japanese name=勇者
|Roumaji=Yuusha
|Title=Luminary
|Class=[[Hero (Class)|Hero]]
|Race=Human
|Age=16
|Family= [[Amber]] (adoptive mother)<br>[[Chalky]] (adoptive grandfather)<br>{{spoiler|start}}[[Rab]] (grandfather)<br>[[Erdwin]] (ancestor)<br>[[Gemma]] (potential wife)<br>[[Serena]] (potential wife)<br>[[Veronica (Dragon Quest XI)|Veronica]] (potential wife)<br>[[Jade]] (potential wife)<br>[[Erik]] (potential bro for life/husband){{spoiler|end}}
|Voice Actor= [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727356/ Rasmus Hardiker] (English)<br>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0756482/ Mitsuki Saiga] (Japanese, XI S, Super Smash Bros.)
|}}

The '''[[Hero]]''' of ''[[Dragon Quest XI]]'', also known as the '''Luminary''', is a young man from the sleepy village of Cobblestone. After participating in a coming-of-age ceremony, he finds out he is the reincarnation of an ancient hero who once saved the world. On his 16th birthday, he sets out on his journey in order to fulfill his destiny.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Luminary has been given the default name '''Eleven''' in order to differentiate him from the other three Heroes appearing in the game, following the naming convention seen in the promotional material of other games.

==Appearance==
He is a young man with blue eyes and dirty blond chin-length hair in a bob cut. On his left hand, he bears a mysterious mark that has appeared since the day he was born. The mark glows when the Luminary is in danger. He wears a long, sleeveless brown and purple leather tunic over a black long-sleeved shirt, brown trousers, and tan leather boots. Around his waist, he wears a leather belt with a small bag attached and he carries a scabbard across his back. The Luminary's good looks and hair are commented on by various characters.

==Story==
{{spoiler|start}}The Luminary was born into a great destiny, said to be the reincarnation of a great hero who saved the world in the past. He was born on the same day as [[Gemma]], a girl from the village who becomes his childhood friend. On their 16th birthday, the two celebrate together before the young man sets out on his journey to fulfill his destiny. He comes into conflict with [[King Carnelian]] of [[Heliodor]], who declares that the Luminary will cause the resurrection of the Dark One, and dubs him the infamous Darkspawn.{{spoiler|end}}
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==Base stats==
{| style="width:55%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1" 
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#cc00ff"
| Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| Level || 1 || 99
|-
| HP || 22 || 750
|-
| MP || 0 || 460
|-
| Strength || 8 || 380
|-
| Agility || 6 || 350
|-
| Resilience || 6 || 220
|-
| Magical Might || 5 || 350
|-
| Magical Mending || 3 || 330
|-
| Deftness || 5 || 200
|-
| Charm || 4 || 250
|-
| Initial gear ||colspan=2|[[Cobblestone sword]], [[Plain clothes]]<br>[[Cobblestone greatsword]] (in inventory)
|}
*The Luminary also possesses a minor resistance to being [[cursed]].
===[[Pep]] bonus===
Strength +20% (40%), resilience +20% (40%), critical rate up (critical rate further increased). Parenthesis accounts for pep-up power-up bonuses.

==Spells==
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1" 
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#cc00ff"
| Name || MP || Level || Target || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Frizz]]
|2
|2
|One enemy
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Heal]]
|3
|5
|One ally
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Sizz]]
|3
|8
|Enemy group
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Evac]]
|0
|9
|All allies
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Bang]]
|6
|15
|All enemies
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Snooze]]
|3
|16
|Enemy group
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Midheal]]
|6
|19
|One ally
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Sizzle]]
|7
|23
|Enemy group
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Frizzle]]
|8
|25
|One enemy
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Zing]]
|12
|28
|One ally
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Moreheal]]
|12
|30
|One ally
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Boom]]
|12
|31
|All enemies
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Kasnooze]]
|8
|35
|Enemy group
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Kasizz]]
|16
|40
|Enemy group
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Kafrizz]]
|21
|56
|One enemy
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Kazing]]
|24
|62
|One ally
|NA
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Zoom]]
|0
|Event
|All allies
|NA
|}

==Event abilities==
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1" 
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#cc00ff"
| Name || MP || Target || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Quadraslash]]
|24
|All Enemies
|Up to 330~390 non-elemental damage
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Flamesplitter]]
|16
|All enemies
|Up to 210~250 fire damage
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Seasplitter]]
|16
|All enemies
|Up to 210~250 ice damage
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Skysplitter]]
|16
|All enemies
|Up to 210~250 wind damage
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Earthsplitter (Event ability)|Earthsplitter]]
|16
|All enemies
|Up to 210~250 earth damage
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Blightsplitter]]
|16
|All enemies
|Up to 210~250 darkness damage
|- style="font-weight:normal"
!bgcolor="#A1A1A1"|[[Brightsplitter]]
|16
|All enemies
|Up to 210~250 light damage 
|}
*'''NOTE:''' the power of the splitter skills will be enhanced if the Luminary is equipped with the Sword of Light or one of it's reforged forms. This raises the base damage to 200~240 and the maximum to 400~440.

==Character builder==
====[[Sword Weapon Family|Swords]]====
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|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Name</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Points</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Pep</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Oomph</font>'''
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Flame Slash]]
| 2
| 3
| One 
| Yes
| 120% fire damage to a single enemy
| Yes
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack Power When Wielding +3
| --
|4
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%
| --
|6
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Sword Stance]]
|2
|7
| --
| --
|Increases parrying chance by 33% for four turns
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack Power When Wielding +6
| --
|10
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Dragon Slash]]
|2
|10
| One
| Yes
|200% (plus 10) damage to [[Dragon family|dragon-family]] monsters
| Yes
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack Power When Wielding +10
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Dual-Wielding
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Metal Slash]]
| --
|12
| One
| Yes
|1~2 damage to metal slimes, cannot miss
| Yes
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Miracle Slash]]
|4
|16
|One
|Yes
|Restores at least 20 HP
|Yes
|-
|}

====[[Greatsword Weapon Family|Greatswords]]====
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|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Name</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Points</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Pep</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Oomph</font>'''
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Greatsword Guard
|2
|3
| --
| --
|Increases parrying chance by 33% for four turns
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack Power When Wielding +5
| --
|4
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%
| --
|6
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Helichopter]]
|4
|7
|Group
|Yes
|Full damage to a group of enemies
|First hit
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack Power When Wielding +15
| --
|12
| --
| --
| NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Frost Fangs]]
|10
|12
|Group
|Yes
|Up to 130~140 ice damage to a group of enemies, 25% chance to stun each
|Yes
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Cutting Edge
|8
|10
|One
|Yes
|157%~225% damage to a single enemy, cannot critical hit
|Yes
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +3%
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Unbridled Blade]]
| 16
|16
|One
|Yes
|290%~310% damage to a single enemy, cannot critical hit
|Yes
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Attack Power When Wielding +10
| --
|10
| --
| --
| NA
| --
|}

====Swordmastery====
{|width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Name</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Points</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Pep</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Oomph</font>'''
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Counter When Blocking/Parrying
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Strength +25
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Critical Hit Chance +3%
| --
|16
| --
| --
| NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Falcon Slash]]
|4
|16
| One
|Yes
|Full damage per hit, doubles critical hit chance
| First hit
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Sword Dance]]
|8
|16
| Group
| Yes
|Randomly slashes four enemies for 75% damage per hit
| All hits
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Gigaslash]]
|16
|25
| --
| Yes
|Up to 210~250 lightning damage to all enemies
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Gigasmash]]
| 16
|25
| --
| Yes
|Up to 250~270 lightning damage to a group of enemies
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Blade of Ultimate Power]]
|48
|36
| --
| --
|Up to 680~720 non-elemental damage to one enemy
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Gigacrash
|32
|36
| --
| Yes
|Up to 440~460 lightning damage to a group of enemies
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Gigagash]]
|32
|36
| --
| Yes
|Up to 390~430 lightning damage to all enemies
| --
|-
|}

====Luminary====
{|width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Name</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Points</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Pep</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Oomph</font>'''
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Agility +10
| --
|8
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Deftness +10
| --
|8
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-

!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Holy Protection]]
| 2
|8
| --
| --
|Keeps monsters at bay for 30 seconds
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Pep Chance +5%
| --
|8
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Poof]]
| 2
|8
| --
| --
|Attempts to expel all enemies
|No
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Resilience +10
| --
|8
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Strength +10
| --
|8
| --
| --
|NA
| No
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Zap]]
| 8
|8
| --
| Yes
|Up to 131~141 lightning damage to a group of enemies
|No
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Charm +40
| --
|12
| --
| --
| --
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Fullheal]]
| 24
|12
| Ally
| --
|Fully heal a single party member. 
| No
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Kaclang]]
|8
|12
|Ally
| --
|Turns one party member to metal.  They are immune to damage, but cannot act for 2-4 turns.  
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Magical Might +5
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Maximum MP +20
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Strength +15
| --
|12
| --
| --
|NA
| No
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Zapple]]
| 22
|12
| --
| Yes
|Up to 314~344 lightning damage to a group of enemies
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Magical Mending +50
| --
|14
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Magical Might +50
| --
|14
| --
| --
|NA
| No
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Maximum HP +20
| --
|14
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Big Banga]]
| 24
|16
| --
| Yes
|Up to 330~385 fire damage to a group of enemies
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Kazap]]
| 48
|16
| --
| Yes
|Up to 695~745 lightning damage to a group of enemies
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|[[Omniheal]]
| 64
|16
|Party
| --
|A party wide full heal.  
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Pep Chance +10%
| --
|20
| --
| --
|NA
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Pep-Up Power-Up
| --
|20
| --
| --
|Increases the boost given during Pep-Up
| --
|-
!bgcolor="#fa8072"|Pep Up
| 25
|25
| --
| --
|Automatically enter a pepped up state that lasts only 4~6 turns instead of the standard 6~8
| --
|-
|}

==Other appearances==
==={{SSB5}}===
The Hero of ''XI'', under the name Eleven, appears as one of four {{Hero Smash}}es, alongside the Heroes of ''[[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|III]]'', ''[[Hero (Dragon Quest IV)|IV]]'', and ''[[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|VIII]]''. He is the default Hero, and wields the [[Supreme Sword of Light]] and [[Erdwin's Shield]].

While playing as the Hero in Classic Mode, Eleven appears as Round 2's opponent and is fought at [[Yggdrasil's Altar]]. He is allied with a tiny, female Robin wearing her red alternate costume, in reference to [[Veronica (Dragon Quest XI)|Veronica]].

===''[[Final Fantasy]] Brave Exvius''===
As part of a collaborative series of events to commemorate ''Dragon Quest'' titles, the Luminary appeared as a summonable vision shortly after the international release of the game.

==Etymology==
A ''luminary'' is a person of prominence or great achievement, and the word can also be used to refer to one of the celestial bodies that gives off visible light. Specifically, this latter definition is used for the moon and sun in most astronomical discourse.

==Trivia==
* The Luminary is the first protagonist to not be referred to as Yuusha (勇者) in promotional material nor the game itself. Instead, the title of Shujinkō (主人公) is used, which means protagonist in Japanese.
* The Luminary has some similarities with some of the heroes from previous games:
** He comes from a lineage of previous heroes, much like the original [[Hero (Dragon Quest)|Hero]] and the [[Prince of Midenhall]].
** He sets out on his journey on his 16th birthday, similar to [[Erdrick]]. As the story advances, he is able to wield the [[Erdrick's sword|Sword of Light]], also known as Erdrick's sword in other games, which is important to the plot. It was wielded by the original Luminary.
** He was born with a mysterious mark on his left hand known as the Mark of Light, much like the Hero of ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''. It grants him with mysterious powers and glows in times of danger.
** His inability to advance past the second tier of explosive spells is a reference to Erdrick and [[Solo]], who are also only able to learn up to [[Boom]].
**His family connections make him similar to both Erdrick and [[Eight]], as well. The Luminary finds out that his father, Irwin, was a great warrior himself much like [[Ortega]]. He is also secretly a prince from the kingdom of [[Dundrasil]] as revealed by [[Rab]], his maternal grandfather, much like Eight finding out about his royal lineage from his grandfather, [[Chen Mui]].{{spoiler|end}}
* In the international version of the game, there is a special costume that allows him to dress up like the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|Hero]] from ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''. The outfit was added for Japanese players in the Switch version of the game.
* The Luminary has the same hairstyle as Android 17 of [[Akira Toriyama]]'s Dragon Ball series, as well as a similar physique.  
* He is the first hero in the main series to have a voice actor in the English version of the games. English actor Rasmus Hardiker provides his vocal grunts in various scenes and in battle.
* It is revealed at the end of the game by the Yggdragon, the spirit of Yggdrasil, that the Luminary is the first in a line of knights dubbed "Erdrick", thus making him the first Erdrick knight.
* In the international [https://www.famitsu.com/news/202001/11190471.html fan poll] for ''Dragon Quest XI'' released by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, the Luminary was voted the third most popular male character in the game and the fifth most popular character overall, with a total of 289 votes.
*The Hero shares some similarities with Joker from Persona 5
 Both are silent protagonist
*They were falsely accused 
Joker being arrested after Shido sued him  
The Hero mistakenly called a darkspawn by King Carnelian
*They wear masks at some point
Joker when exploring the metaverse
The Hero participating in a tournament
*They turned into animals
Joker as a mouse
The Hero as a fish
 

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:DQXI Hero.png|Concept art
Image:DQXI hero render.jpg|3D render
Image:DQXI babyhero.jpg|The hero as an infant, being held by Chalky
Image:DQXI Hero mark.jpg|The glowing mark on the hero's left hand
Image:DQXI ElevenPep.jpg|The hero becoming pepped up in battle
Image:DQXI Hero Erdricks sword.png|The hero carrying the Sword of Light on his back
Image:DQXIHeroSSBU.png|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Image:HeroIntro.png|XI's Hero, as seen in the splash art of "Heroic Encounters", the character trailer for the Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
</gallery></center>

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