Hero (Dragon Quest VIII): Difference between revisions

|Game={{DQ8}}

|Image=[[File:DQVIII_Hero_artwork.png|240px|center]]

|Title= Captain of the Guard

|Class=Hero

|Race= {{spoiler|start}}Half-human, half-Dragovian{{spoiler|end}}

|Age=18

|Voice Actor= [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2569233/ Yuki Kaji] ({{SSB5}})

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==Appearance and personality==

In contrast to heroes of previous games, this Hero dresses very casually and historically coherent, wearing a saffron overcoat with a blue tunic, simple red bandana, and plain grey trousers with brown boots. He is also the second Hero in the series whose outfit can be changed in the game if he wears certain pieces of equipment.

==Background==

{{Spoiler|start}}He is the son of [[Eltrio]] and [[Xia]], making him half-[[human]] and half-[[Dragovian]]. This union came about when the latter became curious of the human world, and decided to explore it. After encountering Eltrio, Xia fell in love with the young man and spent much time with him. Unfortunately, her father Chen Mui did not approve of the joining of human and Dragovian, feeling that the two races could never develop true love between them, and forced his daughter back to the Dragovian Sanctuary. Some time after this, the body of Eltrio was found near the sanctuary's outskirts, having braved the immense dangers alone to reach his beloved. The death of her loved devastated Xia, and day by day her very life force began to fade. Before joining Eltrio in the afterlife, however, Xia delivered their child in the sanctuary. The boy would live among the Dragovians for several years as the council of elders debated what to do with the anomaly, until one day it was decided that his memories would be sealed, and that he would be banished from his people. His grandfather, realizing the youth was his last connection to his daughter, begged for permission to accompany his grandson. It was decided that he could do so, but only if he took the form of a innocuous mouse, and never spoke a word to him.

One day while exploring the forest outskirts of the castle, Princess Medea of Trodain finds the young boy collapsed with a fever with the help of Munchie. The young princess pleads with King Trode to help the boy since he could die out in the woods. Eventually, the castle guards bring The Hero back in order to nurse him back to health. Medea stays at his bedside until he awakes, and the two would become close friends afterwards.

An amnesiac since his early youth, The Hero grew up in Castle Trodain, eventually serving as a guard for some time before the events of the prologue took place. For much of {{Dragon Quest VIII}}, The Hero journeys with his faithful mouse friend, Munchie, [[Trode|King Trode]], [[Princess Medea]], and [[Yangus]]. The Hero is eventually joined by [[Jessica Albert]] and [[Angelo]], enlisting their aid in pursuing and confronting the wicked [[Dhoulmagus]].

|Inflicts 420~520 non-elemental damage to one enemy.

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**Dragon Soul is learned at level 70 in the {{3DS}} Version and deals 375~450 damage.

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Über falcon blade]]|statModifier=Attack +55}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Bastard sword]]|statModifier=Attack +61}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Sandstorm spear]]|statModifier=Attack +67}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dragonsbane]]|statModifier=Attack +72}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Platinum headgear]]|statModifier=Defense +30}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Iron headgear]]|statModifier=Defense +32}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Mythril helm]]|statModifier=Defense +38}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Great helm]]|statModifier=Defense +45}}

==Other appearances==

==={{SSB5}}===

==Trivia==

Image:DQVIII Hero Gothic.jpg|Hero wearing the [[Gothic mitre]] and [[Gothic vestment]]. ({{3DS}} Version only)

Image:DQVIIIHeroSSBU.png|{{SSB5}}

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[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII characters]]

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