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|Race=Half-human, half-Zenithian | |Race=Half-human, half-Zenithian | ||
|Age= | |Age=17 | ||
|Family={{spoiler|start}}[[Bianca]] (descendant)<br>[[Nera]] (descendant)<br>[[Deborah]] (descendant)<br>[[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|Hero's Son]] (descendant)<br>[[Hero's Daughter (Dragon Quest V)|Hero's Daughter]] (descendant){{spoiler|end}} | |Family={{spoiler|start}}[[Bianca]] (descendant)<br>[[Nera]] (descendant)<br>[[Deborah]] (descendant)<br>[[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|Hero's Son]] (descendant)<br>[[Hero's Daughter (Dragon Quest V)|Hero's Daughter]] (descendant){{spoiler|end}} | ||
|Voice Actor=[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437546/ Jun'ichi Kanemaru] ([[Dragon Quest IV CD Theater|CD Theater]]) | |Voice Actor=[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437546/ Jun'ichi Kanemaru] ([[Dragon Quest IV CD Theater|CD Theater]])<br>Takeshi Kusao ([[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]) | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
The '''Hero''' of {{DQ4}} is an 18-year-old man or woman prophesied to defeat [[Psaro]] and save the world from the rising tide of [[Demon]]s. As the only person able to wear the [[Zenithia Equipment]], he or she is the only person in the world capable of doing this. To stop this from happening, Psaro and his minions attempt to eliminate the Hero before he or she can take up arms, but, fortunately, fail. | The '''Hero''' of {{DQ4}} is an 18-year-old man or woman prophesied to defeat [[Psaro]] and save the world from the rising tide of [[Demon]]s. As the only person able to wear the [[Zenithia Equipment]], he or she is the only person in the world capable of doing this. To stop this from happening, Psaro and his minions attempt to eliminate the Hero before he or she can take up arms, but, fortunately, fail. | ||
Uncommon in the ''Dragon Quest'' series, {{DQ4}} allows the player to choose their character's gender. The Hero's name is up to the player, a ''Dragon Quest'' staple, but the default names are '''Solo''' (ソロ) for the male and '''Sofia''' (ソフィア) for the female. In the ''[[Dragon Quest IV CD Theater|CD Theater]]'' audio drama, the hero is named '''Rei''' (レイ), and in the official novelizations his name is '''Yuuril''' (ユーリル). | Uncommon in the ''Dragon Quest'' series, {{DQ4}} allows the player to choose their character's gender. The Hero's name is up to the player, a ''Dragon Quest'' staple, but the default names are '''Solo''' (ソロ) for the male and '''Sofia''' (ソフィア) for the female. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Hero of ''Dragon Quest IV'' has been given the default name '''Solo''' as well in order to differentiate him from the other three Heroes appearing in the game. Also, in the ''[[Dragon Quest IV CD Theater|CD Theater]]'' audio drama, the hero is named '''Rei''' (レイ), and in the official novelizations his name is '''Yuuril''' (ユーリル). | ||
==Appearances== | |||
==={{DQ4}}=== | |||
On one starry night, an angel fell from the sky castle of [[Zenithia]]. She subsequently fell in love with a human woodcutter and, together, they produced a half-human, half-Zenithian child - the Hero. However, because this union was forbidden, the father was struck down by a bolt of lightning. After the child's birth, the angel returned to Zenithia and the woodcutter's father became bitter and lived in solitude. The Hero was then brought up by two loving foster parents in a small village near the woodcutter's hut, to be protected by the denizens of the settlement until the hero came of age. | |||
He or she grows up alongside his or her childhood friend, [[Eliza]], and proceeds to train with a master swordsman regularly. However, the Hero's peaceful existence wasn't to last; eventually, Psaro's minions discovered the secretive village and assaulted it with the objective of assassinating the eighteen-year-old. They slaughtered all the villagers who stood in their way, including Eliza, who died while masquerading as the Hero with her transformation ability. Thinking that they had defeated the real Hero, the minions of Psaro left the ruins of the village. The Hero, after witnessing the savage ruins of his or her home, leaves on a journey to discover their true identity and save the world, embracing his or her destiny as the hero. | |||
During his travels, the Hero encounters the seven other 'Chosen' and they form a group to stop Psaro's evil plan to make use of the Secret of Evolution to destroy the world. The Hero and his companions go on a quest to retrieve all the pieces of legendary [[Zenithian Equipment]] which they then use to gain access to Zenithia Castle. | During his travels, the Hero encounters the seven other 'Chosen' and they form a group to stop Psaro's evil plan to make use of the Secret of Evolution to destroy the world. The Hero and his companions go on a quest to retrieve all the pieces of legendary [[Zenithian Equipment]] which they then use to gain access to Zenithia Castle. | ||
After a long journey and the final confrontation with Psaro, the Hero sees off their companions to their homes before returning to the desolated Hidden Valley. Looking around at the ruins of their home, the Hero hangs their head in despair before a golden light descends down from the heavens and revives Eliza. The two embrace, and are joined by the other Chosen who enter valley. | |||
==Stats== | ====Stats==== | ||
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*PSX version | *PSX version | ||
==Spells== | ====Spells==== | ||
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==Equipment== | ====Equipment==== | ||
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{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cypress Stick]]|statModifier=Attack +2}} | {{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cypress Stick]]|statModifier=Attack +2}} | ||
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*♥ denotes Sofia only. | *♥ denotes Sofia only. | ||
== | |||
==={{DQ5}}=== | |||
Several centuries after their death, the [[Order of Zugzwang]] hunted down and wiped out descendants of the Hero due to the fear that a new Legendary Hero could destroy [[Grandmaster Nimzo]] and his assets. | |||
By the present time of {{DQ5}}, [[Bianca|only]] [[Nera|three]] [[Deborah|descendants]] of the original Legendary Hero remained. One of them would marry the [[Hero (Dragon Quest V)|Hero]] and give birth to [[Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V)|the new Legendary Hero]] who would set out to vanquish Grandmaster Nimzo. | |||
==={{DQ6}}=== | |||
Long before his or her birth, the Hero appear on [[Reaper's Peak]] if "the near future" option is chosen for the town's residents. Both the male and female versions appear individually. The male version appears alongside Eliza and is too engrossed with her to speak with the player, and the female version explains intricacies of the dreamsharing feature. | |||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=== | ===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=== | ||
IV's hero appears as a costume for the [[Hero (Super Smash Bros.)|Hero]], along with the Heroes of [[Hero (Dragon Quest XI)|XI]], [[Hero (Dragon Quest III)|III]], and [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)|VIII]]. He wields the Zenithian sword and uses the Zenithian shield. When playing as the Hero in Classic Mode, this costume is fought in Stage 3, set at Hyrule Temple. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In {{DQ5}}, the Hero is primarily remembered for vanquishing Estark rather than Psaro or Aamon. This may be to avoid establishing either of the two possible endings of {{DQ4}} as "the canonical one". | * In {{DQ5}}, the Hero is primarily remembered for vanquishing Estark rather than Psaro or Aamon. This may be to avoid establishing either of the two possible endings of {{DQ4}} as "the canonical one". | ||
* Similar to [[Erdrick]], any references to the Hero in {{DQ5}} are gender-neutral. | * Similar to [[Erdrick]], any references to the Hero in {{DQ5}} are gender-neutral. | ||
* Both of the Hero's voice actors have provided the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog. Jun'ichi Kanemaru started voicing the character in 1998, beginning with ''Sonic Adventure'', while Takeshi Kusao voiced the character in various arcade games in 1993 through 1996. | |||
* In [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]], Stage 3 of Hero's Classic Mode is against the Hero from IV, fought on Hyrule Temple. This may be a reference to Zenithia, an important location in the Dragon Quest series, as both are floating castles. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Zenithian clothes]] | *[[Zenithian clothes]] | ||
