Hero (Dragon Quest IX)

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Hero
Dragon Quest IX
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Japanese name ヒーロ
Romaji Hiiro
Title Sentinel of the Starry Skies
Class Hero/Minstrel
Race Celestrian (Later Human)

The hero of Dragon Quest IX is a male or female who was originally a Celestrian. The hero's mission was to collect benevolessences (star auras in the Japanese version) in his assigned village, Angel Falls. Benevolessences are used to power the Yggdrasil Tree. The Celestrians are trying to get into the Realms of the Almighty, and powering the World Tree is the only way. After giving the tree five benevolessences, which causes the tree to bear fyggs, a disaster occurs which sends the fyggs and the hero scatters away. When the hero wakes up in Angel Falls, he/she has lost his/her wings and halo.

A unique feature in this game is that you can design the hero. You choose its gender, height, shade of skin, hair style, hair color, eyes, eye color, and name. You also design your party members, so it is possible to make all party members look the same.

The Hero, along with the other Heroes of the series, is playable in Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road II Legend. In that game, the Hero is depicted as a male angel.

Class and Skills

Hero always starts out as a Minstrel. He/She possesses a few unique skills. For example, they receive the "Egg On" skill after a scene at Quester's Rest from Patty and will learn the spell Zoom after returning to the Celestrian Observatory aboard the Starlight Express. Very soon after the returning from the Observatory back to the Protectorate, the hero shall be able to change his/her vocation/class after obtaining a fygg from the Tower of Trades.

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