Hero (Dragon Quest)

This article is about the hero in the first Dragon Quest game, Dragon Quest I. 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	Erdrick (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 seminal Hero is often depicted as a young man of athletic build, wearing the traditional armor of Erdrick including his helm and shield.

The sprite used for 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 conscious 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

Setting the standard magic knight archetype of the series' protagonists, the descendant of Erdrick is equally adept at magic as he is with weapons.

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 show the Hero wearing 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 Quest 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 Quest is simply wearing the Helmet of Erdrick the entire game, as that is the only equipment the Hero of Dragon Quest III keept for himself, and would have presumably passed down to his/her descendants. The Hero would have no need to upgrade to another helmet, since no others would offer better protection. Erdrick's Shield is also unavailable in Dragon Quest; however, the shield that the Hero wields in official illustrations 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.

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  Mutsumi Inomata art

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  Princess Gwaelin and the Hero, circa 1993

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  Chibi art

• DWHero-1.jpg

  The hero wearing Erdrick's Armor. Artwork for the Super Famicom remake of Dragon Quest.
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  Artwork for the 25th Anniversary

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