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At the end of {{III}} the [[King of Alefgard]] bestows upon the hero '''''the Order of Erdrick''''', the country’s highest honor reserved only for true heroes.  This implies that there have been several Erdricks throughout history.  The hero is referred to by this title in all references outside of {{Dragon Quest III}}.

Attempting to name the hero "Erdrick" in {{III}} for the {{NES}} will generate a message requesting the player to enter their real name; however, if a space is added at the end, the warning message will not be displayed and the game may be played with the hero being named "Erdrick ". The same restriction applies in the Japanese versions for Roto as well, both in kanji and hiragana.

In the ending sequence of {{XI}}, the {{Luminary}} is bestowed the title of Erdrick for saving the land of Erdrea from [[Calasmos]]. As the game contains several homages to past titles, the connection of III and XI (if any) is up to player interpretation.

Erdrick is a term invented for the North American release of the original trilogy. In the original Japanese version games Erdrick is known exclusively by the name '''Roto'''--this is written in runes on the shield bearing the name in official art. Another romanization of the name is '''Loto''', which was used in place of Erdrick when [[Enix|Enix America, Inc.]] re-released ''Dragon Quest I, II, and III'' on the [[Game Boy]] Color.  This was done due to the space constraints of the Game Boy's screen, with the "L" being chosen for unknown reasons.

The most powerful armour in the original trilogy, which protects against the damage from poison swamps and barriers, and restores {{HP}} while walking.  It is also known as Armour of Erdrick in {{II}} and as [[Auroral Armour]] in {{III}}.

This item exists only in {{Dragon Quest II}}, as there is no specific helm referred to as such in {{III}}. In the remakes the player can acquire ''[[Ortega's Helm]]'', which bears a distinct similarity to Erdrick's helmet from {{II}}. In the HD-2D Remake of ''III'', Ortega's Helm can be upgraded into the [[Auroral helm]], the original name of Erdrick's helmet.

DQ Erdricks Sword.png|[[Erdrick's Sword]]

ErdrickArmor.png|[[Erdrick's Armour]]

DQII Erdricks Shield.png|[[Erdrick's Shield]]

DQII Erdricks Emblem.png|[[Mark of Erdrick|Erdrick's Emblem]]

DW1 ErdricksTablet.png|[[Erdrick's Tablet]]

*In the original ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', a role-playing game produced by [[Square]], there is a grave for Erdrick in the cemetery of the Elf village (in the remakes and the original Japanese version of Final Fantasy, the grave belongs to Nintendo's Link).

*Erdrick's sword is obtainable ''Final Fantasy XII''. It's the third-strongest weapon in the game and has the highest combo rate, but it's also the slowest. In the Japanese version, it's called the Toro Sword, Toro being Roto backwards. The English localization named it "Wyrmhero Blade", which is a synonym for "Dragon Warrior". Other localizations kept the original name, and it happens to mean "Sword of the Bull" in Spanish and Italian.