Hero (Dragon Quest VIII)

Dragon Quest VIII Hero. Artwork by Akira Toriyama.

The Hero from Square Enix's Dragon Quest VIII is one of the castle guards of Trodain. He is the son of Eltrio and Xia, and the nephew of King Clavius of Argonia. By the end of the game he has become captain of the guard, and the son-in-law of King Trode after marrying Princess Medea.

Background

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For much of Dragon Quest VIII, the hero journeys with his mouse friend, Munchie, and King Trode, Medea, and Yangus. The hero is eventually joined by Jessica and Angelo.

Appearance

Character art of the hero by Akira Toriyama.

Skills

Swords

Points	Name	MP	Target	Tension	Oomph	Info
4	Attack +5	-	Auto	-	-	-
9	Dragon Slash	0	1	Yes	Yes	Inflicts 1.5 times normal damage to dragons.
15	Flame Slash	0	1	Yes	Yes	Inflicts 1.5 times normal damage; amount is reduced if enemy is resistant to fire.
22	Attack +10	-	Auto	-	-	-
30	Metal Slash	0	1	Yes	No	Inflicts 1-2 damage on metal monsters.
40	Critical Hit %	-	Auto	-	-	-
52	Falcon Slash	0	1	Yes	Yes	2 slashes per attack, each ~75%; when equipped with a falcon blade, 4 slashes per attack occurs.
66	Attack +26	-	Auto	-	-	-
82	Miracle Slash	4	1	Yes	Yes	Inflicts 125% damage and restores your HP by 50% of the damage inflicted.
100	Gigaslash	20	Group	Yes	No	Inflicts up to 239 damage to each member of an enemy group.
**	Gigagash	20	Group	Yes	No	Requires 100 points in both swords and courage. Inflicts up to 331 damage to each member of an enemy group.

Boomerangs

Points	Name	MP	Target	Tension	Oomph	Info
6	Crosscutter Throw	2	All	Yes	Yes	The first enemy is hit twice.
12	Attack +5	-	Auto	-	-	-
18	Power Throw	4	All	Yes	Yes	Slightly less damage but damage is shared out equally.
25	Attack +10	-	Auto	-	-	-
32	Firebird Throw	6	All	Yes	No	36-44 damage to all enemies.
40	Attack +15	-	Auto	-	-	-
52	Super Throw	4	All	Yes	Yes	More powerful version on 'Power Throw' Damage approx: 150%
66	Attack +20	-	Auto	-	-	-
82	Starburst Throw	8	All	Yes	No	76-84 damage to all enemies.
100	Gigathrow	15	1	Yes	No	Inflicts up to 284 damage to a single enemy.

Spears

Points	Name	MP	Target	Tension	Oomph	Info
3	Attack +5	-	Auto	-	-	-
7	Mercurial Thrust	0	1	Yes	Yes	The Hero is first to attack; Damage approx: 80%
12	Thunder Thrust	3	1	Yes	No	A hit highly likely to be a critical hit.
18	Attack +10	-	Auto	-	-	-
25	Multithrust	4	1-4	Yes	Yes	3-4 thrusts per attack at approx. 50% damage each.
34	Critical hit %	-	Auto	-	-	-
45	Clean Sweep	0	Group	Yes	Yes	Initial damage approx: 80% decreases from left to right
59	Lightning Thrust	0	1	No	No	More powerful version of Thunder Thrust (all hits critical)
77	Attack +25	-	Auto	-	-	-
100	Lightning Storm	25	All	Yes	No	Inflicts 190-220 damage on all enemies.

Fisticuffs

Points	Name	MP	Target	Tension	Oomph	Info
4	Attack +5	-	Auto	-	-	-
11	Defending Champion	0	Self	Yes	No	More powerful defending action (damage reduced by 90%)
17	Stones' Throw	0	Group	Yes	No	8-20 damage on a group of enemies
24	Knuckle Sandwich	2	1	No	Yes	Inflicts 150% points of damage
33	Attack +20	-	Auto	-	-	-
42	Thin Air	2	All	Yes	No	Inflicts up to 132 points of damage on all enemies
52	Critical Hit %	-	Auto	-	-	-
70	Multifists	0	1-4	Yes	Yes	4 blows per attack each at approx: 33%
82	Boulder Toss	4	All	Yes	No	Inflicts 72-104 damage on all enemies
100	Attack +50	-	Auto	-	-	-

Courage

Points	Name	MP	Target	Tension	Oomph	Info
8	Zoom	1	-	-	-	Teleports player to entrance of a known location.
16	Tingle	2	Party	No	No	Cures party of sleep and paralyed status ailments
28	Holy Protection	4	-	-	-	Random battles against weak monsters are avoided
40	Fizzle	3	Group	No	No	May prevent enemy group from using magic
48	Zap	6	All	Yes	No	Inflicts up to 88 damage on all enemies
56	MP Used 3/4	-	Auto	-	-	-
70	Kamikazee	1	All	-	-	The Hero sacrifices his life to deal high damage to all enemies
82	Omniheal	36	Party	-	-	Restores full HP to all party members
90	MP Used 1/2	-	Auto	-	-	-
100	Kazap	15	Group	-	-	Inflicts up to 220 damage on a group of monsters.
**	Gigagash	20	Group	Yes	No	Requires 100 points in both swords and courage. Inflicts up to 331 damage to each member of an enemy group.

See Also

• Angelo
• Jessica
• Medea
• Trode
• Yangus