Hero (Dragon Quest)

This article is about the hero in the first Dragon Quest game, Dragon Warrior. For other uses of Hero in Dragon Quest, see Hero.

"Hero"
Dragon Quest I
Sprite(s)
Japanese name	ヒーロ
Romaji	Hiiro
Title	Loto
Class	Hero
Race	Human
Age	16
Family	Roto (ancestor)

The Hero of the first Dragon Quest game is a descendant of Erdrick who set out to rid Alefgard of the evil tyranny of the dreaded Dragonlord and bring light back to the kingdom.

Appearance and Personality

The hero is often pictured as a scrawny young boy wearing the traditional armor of Erdrick including his helm and shield.

The hero of the original 8-bit adventure is dressed appropriately for combat, donning blue Full Plate Armor, a helm that superficially resembles the helmet of Ortega with an added pony-tail, a large circular shield embedded with a red jewel in its center (possibly a ruby), and an impressively sized claymore sheathed at his side.

Setting the narrative standard for all other Dragon Quest protagonists to follow, the Hero is utterly silent, only communicating in answers of 'Yes' and 'No'. This was a decision made by series creator Yuji Horii to help draw the player into the world of Alefgard on a more personal level, rather than viewing the events of the game as an observer.

Spells

The hero is not only skilled with a sword but he can use magic. Here's a list of his spells:

Level Learned	Original Japanese	Dragon Warrior	MP	Description
3	ホイミ Hoimi	Heal	4	A simple healing spell; recover 10 - 30 HP.
4	ギラ Gira	Hurt	2	A small fireball attacks the enemy.
7	ラリホー Rarihoo	Sleep	2	Try to put the enemy to sleep.
9	レミーラ Remiira	Radiant	3	Provides greater illumination than a torch.
10	マホトーン Mahotoon	Stopspell	2	Try to block the enemy's spell.
12	リレミト Riremito	Outside	6	Exit a cave with this spell.
13	ルーラ Ruura	Return	8	Cast to return to Tantegel Castle.
15	トヘロス Toherosu	Repel	2	Walk safely over barriers.
17	ベホイミ Behoimi	Healmore	10	A stronger form of Heal; recover over 75 HP.
19	ベギラマ Begirama	Hurtmore	5	A powerful fire spell.

Experience table

Dragon Warrior (NES)
Level	Experience
1	0
2	7
3	23
4	47
5	110
6	220
7	450
8	800
9	1300
10	2000
11	2900
12	4000
13	5500
14	7500
15	10000
16	13000
17	16000
18	19000
19	22000
20	26000
21	30000
22	34000
23	38000
24	42000
25	46000
26	50000
27	54000
28	58000
29	62000
30	65000

Dragon Warrior (SNES)
Level	Experience
1	0
2	7
3	23
4	47
5	110
6	220
7	450
8	800
9	1300
10	2000
11	2900
12	4000
13	5500
14	7500
15	10000
16	13000
17	16000
18	19000
19	22000
20	26000
21	30000
22	34000
23	38000
24	42000
25	46000
26	50000
27	54000
28	58000
29	62000
30	65000

Dragon Warrior (GBC)
Level	Experience
1	0
2	7
3	23
4	47
5	110
6	220
7	450
8	800
9	1300
10	2000
11	2900
12	4000
13	5500
14	7500
15	10000
16	13000
17	16000
18	19000
19	22000
20	26000
21	30000
22	34000
23	38000
24	42000
25	46000
26	50000
27	54000
28	58000
29	62000
30	65000

Notes

Though every picture and even the game sprite have a helmet, the equip menu in the game doesn't have a slot for a helmet. The helmet worn by the sprite resembles the horned helmet given to Ortega, the father of the hero of Dragon Warrior III, at the beginning of the game, which later becomes the The Helmet of Erdrick. It's possible to speculate that the hero of Dragon Warrior is simply wearing the Helmet of Erdrick the entire game, as that is the only equipment the Hero of Dragon Warrior III keeps for himself, and would have presumably passed down to his descendants, and he would have no need to upgrade to another helmet, since no others would be stronger. Erdrick's Shield is unavailable for use in Dragon Warrior; however, the shield that the hero uses clearly has the crest of Erdrick on it.

Gallery

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  Hero artwork

• Dq1-heroa.jpg

  The Hero and Princess Gwaelin, also known as Lady Lora.

• DWHero-1.jpg

  The hero wearing Erdrick's Armor. Artwork for the Super Famicom remake of Dragon Quest.
• 

  The hero, as he appears in the Dragon Quest Sofubi Character merchandise series by Square Enix.

References

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