Dai

Dai
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken
Japanese name	ダイ
Class	Hero
Race	Human Warning: Spoilers! Click expand to view content Dragon Knight
Age	12
Family	Warning: Spoilers! Click expand to view content Baran (father)

Dai is the main protagonist of the multimedia series Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai. During the story, he travels with Popp, Maam, and his friend Gomechan with the purpose of defeating Dark Lord Hadlar.

Appearances

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

Dai is a young boy who dreams of becoming a Hero.

Story

After saving Princess Leona, he meets Hero Avan and Popp, becoming a disciple of the former, and soon after he becomes an annoyance to the Dark Army.

Personality

Dai is a friendly, energetic person and greatly idolizes heroes, desiring and training to be one, much to the annoyance of Brass who wants to mold Dai as a mage, which Dai dislikes. He initially comes off as naïve but sometimes he's not an idiot, he has a mischief side and always had a strong sense of justice, largely because of a result that Dai was raised by monsters and he's the only human feral child on Dermline Island, lack of contact with humanity at large which leaves him only to assume to best intentions out of the people he meets with, being largely unable to deduce second intentions. This comes to backfire when he meets the Fake Heroes and during the coup against Leona.

Many people note that Dai's most defining trait is his courage because it is the secret weapon of the hero, never backing down and fighting for true justice, regardless of the difference in strength between himself and his foes, always trying to overcome his present obstacles, a trait that has won over many individuals to his side and help him, for he has a heart of a true hero. In both instances, although shocked at the malice he is witnessing, he is nonetheless brave enough to hold his ground and fight back being completely capable of discerning between right and wrong and fight against perceived wrongdoing like when Dai refused to run away from the battle of Flazzard even know the Blizzblaze Curse Field drain his powers but continue to fight, but making him stubborn and reckless as he almost got killed.

Being a feral child, Dai gets along impressively well with the monsters of Dermline Island, acting as a leader of the pack of sorts as the monsters follow his every directive with both sides treating each other as a genuine family. Although at times annoyed with Brass's strict upbringing, he loves his adoptive grandfather with all his heart and is saddened when all the monsters go feral as a result of Hadlar's influence, and even refused to escape alone as he desired a way to help them instead. His love for his family is a weakness that was once exploited and almost resulted in his defeat, yet it also ignites his rage and his full power which can severely backfire on his offenders.

Dai greatly looks up to his master Avan, a true hero in every sense of the word who not only oversaw his teachings but recognized the boy's potential and drive to be a hero, following Avan's teachings to its fullest and serving as a true disciple of Avan who fights for love and justice. He got along well with Popp a more senior disciple although often annoyed at the latter's cowardice which he manages to eventually overcome with the two becoming great friends and developing a brotherly bond. Dai was initially surprised and somewhat disappointed at princess Leona, for her personality was the stark contrast of the image of a typical princess, being extremely blunt and direct but ultimately comes to respect her as a resolute person who truly means well, developing a strong sense of loyalty and even a crush for her.

Relationships

• Brass: Dai is the adoptive grandchild of this lump shaman.
• Avan: Dai admires Avan for vanquishing Hadlar in the past. He soon becomes his student and inherits Avan's wish for world peace.
• Popp: The hero-to-be and the mage-to-be are just students of the same teacher at first, but they quickly become best friends, with a sibling dynamic.

Abilities

As a hero, Dai is a formidable fighter of justice after receiving Avan's infamous Special Hard Course for 3 days. He has extraordinary good swordsmanship and his magical arm is so strong to protect his loved ones from evil.

• Avan Style Sword Techniques

Dai started off as a good swordsman in the beginning as he fight the Fake Heroes during the first battle. After receiving Avan's infamous Special Hard Course for 3 days Dai's swordsmanship has not just increased, he's been able to master the Avan Style Sword Techniques.

• Earth Slash: a sword technique that represents strength and power that can cut through harder and powerful enemies than steel.
• Wave Slash: a sword technique that represents speed that can cut through any spells and other shapeless things with a full-speed attack.
• Air Slash: a sword technique that represents Aura of Light control that can cut through the unseen and be able to distinguish presences that can destroy an opponent's weak point. It can not be used with Dark Aura.

• Magic spells

• Dragon knight's power

As a Dragon knight hybrid, Dai has a secret incredible dormant power within him,

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Dragon Quest of the Stars

Dai appeared in multiple crossover events with this game. Many Dai equipment was available to players as gacha items, some of them even have Alchemy and Awakening.

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Jump Force

Dai is a playable character in Jump Force.

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds

"Washed ashore on Dermline Island as a baby, Dai was raised by the lump shaman Brass. More recently his latent talents have flourished under the tutelage of Avan, the hero who once saved the world from Hadlar."

Dai (Dermline Island outfit)

Dai fights on the front lines with well-balanced offense and defense. This version of Dai can use Avan Strash.

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Gallery

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  Dai (Dermline Island outfit), from A Hero's Bonds.