Hero (Dragon Quest IV)

"Hero"
Dragon Quest IV
Sprite(s)
Japanese name	勇者
Romaji	Yuusha
Title	Chosen
Class	Hero
Race	Half-human, half-Zenithian
Age	17 (NES) 18 (DS)
Family	Warning: Spoilers! Click expand to view content Bianca (descendant) Nera (descendant) Debora (descendant) Hero's Son (descendant) Hero's Daughter (descendant)
Voice actor	Jun'ichi Kanemaru (CD Theater) Takeshi Kusao (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

The Hero of Dragon Quest IV is a 17-year-old (18 in the Nintendo DS remake) man or woman prophesied to defeat Psaro and save the world from the rising tide of Demons. As the only person able to wear the Zenithian Equipment, they are 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 they can take up arms, but, fortunately, fail.

Uncommon in the Dragon Quest series, IV 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 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

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

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 cabin, 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 their 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 their 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 the valley.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	25	734
MP	5	330
Strength	7	209
Agility	5	132
Resilience	12	213
Wisdom	6	156
Luck	4	152
Initial gear	Cypress stick, Plain clothes

• PSX version

Spells

Level Learned	Original Japanese	NES Version	DS Version	MP	Description
1	ニフラム Nifuramu	Expel	Poof	3	Blows away weak enemies.
4	ホイミ Hoimi	Heal	Heal	2	Restores a small amount of HP to one party member. Remake only.
3 (4)	メラ Mera	Blaze	Frizz	2	A simple fire spell; affects one enemy.
5	ベホイミ Behoimi	Healmore	Midheal	5	A stronger form of Heal.
7	ルーラ Ruura	Return	Zoom	8	Transport the party to a previously visited location. Usable in-battle in NES version.
9	ギラ Gira	Firebal	Sizz	4	A weak fire spell that affects a group of enemies.
11	トヘロス Toherosu	Repel	Holy Protection	8	Causes weak enemies to leave you alone.
13	リレミト Riremito	Outside	Evac	8	Cast to leave a cave and return to the entrance.
15	ラリホーマ Rarihooma	Sleepmore	Kasnooze	3	May put the enemy to sleep; stronger than the normal Snooze spell.
17	ザメハ Zameha	Awake	Cock-a-doodle-doo	2	Cast to wake up sleeping party members.
19	マホステ Mahosute	Fendspell	Snub	2	Prevents enemy spells from reaching the hero.
21	アストロン Asutoron	Ironize	Kaclang	2	Makes the party immune to all enemy attacks for a short period of time.
23	イオラ Iora	Boom	Boom	8	Explosion spell with moderate damage to all enemies.
24	ライデイン Raidein	Zap	Zap	4	Affects one enemy; the first lightning type spell.
27	ベホマ Behoma	Healall	Fullheal	7	Restores an ally to full health.
28	ザオラル Zaoraru	Vivify	Zing	12	50% chance to revive a deceased party member.
30	モシャス Moshasu	Transform	Morph	5	Assume the appearance of someone or something else. NES version only.
32	ベホマズン Behomazun	Healusall	Omniheal	36	Restore the entire party to full health.
34	ギガデイン Gigadein	Lightning	Kazap	15	Affects a group of enemies. Stronger than Zap.
37	ミナデイン Minadein	Thordain	Kazapple	15	Uses 15 MP from all allies to attack one enemy with a large lightning bolt.
39	パルプンテ Parupunte	Chance	Hocus Pocus	20	A random effect spell.
50	ギガソード Gigasōdo	N/A	Gigasword	15	Imbues a slash with holy lightning for 250~300 damage to a single foe.

Equipment

Dragon Quest IV (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Cypress stick	Attack +2
Falcon knife earrings♥	Attack +5
Oaken club	Attack +7
Copper sword	Attack +12
Divine dagger	Attack +14
Chain sickle	Attack +16
Hunter's bow	Attack +18
Iron lance	Attack +28
Steel broadsword	Attack +40
Hela's hammer	Attack +40
Cautery sword	Attack +45
Battle axe	Attack +50
Dream blade	Attack +60
Falcon blade	Attack +67
Icicle dirk	Attack +75
Dragonsbane	Attack +90
Double-edged sword	Attack +99
Miracle sword	Attack +100
Zenithian sword	Attack +110
Massacre sword	Attack +120
Liquid metal sword	Attack +130

Dragon Quest IV (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Leather hat	Defense +2
Hardwood headwear	Defense +6
Golden tiara♥	Defense +12
Iron helmet	Defense +16
Iron mask	Defense +25
Zenithian helm	Defense +30
Liquid metal helm	Defense +50
Death mask	Defense +200

Dragon Quest IV (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Plain clothes	Defense+4
Wayfarer's clothes	Defense+8
Silk robe♥	Defense+10
Leather armour	Defense+12
Leather dress♥	Defense+14
Chain mail	Defense+18
Fur coat	Defense+22
Bronze armour	Defense+25
Iron armour	Defense+30
Full plate armour	Defense+35
Pink leotard♥	Defense+38
Dragon mail	Defense+45
Magical skirt♥	Defense+45
Zombie mail	Defense+49
Spiked armour	Defense+50
Shimmering dress♥	Defense+50
Hela's armour	Defense+60
Angel leotard♥	Defense+60
Zenithian armour	Defense+70
Liquid metal armour	Defense+95

Dragon Quest IV (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Leather shield	Defense+4
Scale shield	Defense+7
Iron shield	Defense+12
Dragon shield	Defense+30
Power shield	Defense+40
Mirror shield	Defense+45
Tempest shield	Defense+50
Zenithian shield	Defense+55

Dragon Quest IV (Remakes)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Strength ring	Strength+8
Mighty armlet	Strength+25
Mercury's bandana	Agility+15
Meteorite bracer	Agilityx2
Prayer ring	Defence+5
Gold bracer	Defence+5
Fishnet stockings♥	Defence+8
Kamikazee bracer	Defence+15
Kerplunk bracer	Defence+15
Recovery ring	Defence+15
Ruby of protection	Defence+15
Goddess ring	Wisdom+33
Lucida shard	Luck+5
Bunny tail	Luck+8
Gospel ring	Luck+50
Elevating shoes	Luck+50

• ♥ denotes Sofia only.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

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 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride, only three descendants of the original Legendary Hero remained. One of them would marry the Hero and give birth to the new Legendary Hero who would set out to vanquish Grandmaster Nimzo.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Long before their birth, the Hero appears 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.

Dragon Quest Tact

The Hero is called Hero Solo and he appears as a S-rank member of the Hero family as part of the limited True Dragon Quest IV event, appearing on his own banner alongside Hell raiser.

Hero Solo (勇者ソロ Yūsha Soro)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Hero				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,033	401	3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
475	444	384	244	65

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Flash Slash Character Builder: Snub		Gigasword*		Zenithian Slash* Coup de Grâce: Big Banga Slash*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Surging Stregth / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Physical Potency +5% / Zenithian Protection: Battle start or action start: When HP is 50% or over, reduces damage by 30% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Physical Potency +5% / Max HP +100 / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises physical potency of all Hero allies, including himself, by 25% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +30 ATK +15	Power of the Chosen: Battle start: Nullify some status ailments for 3 turns.	Physical Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Surging Strength: Action start on odd turns up to turn 10: Raises ATK, DEF, WIS, and AGL for 3 turns

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Immune	Super Weak	Normal

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Hero of IV, under the name Solo, appears as one of four Heroes, alongside the Heroes of XI, III, and VIII. He wields the Zenithian helm, the Zenithian sword, and the Zenithian shield. Just like in his post-Famicom era artwork, he is also seen wearing a Slime earring on his left ear. While playing as the Hero in Classic Mode, Solo appears as Round 3's opponent and is fought at Temple.

Trivia

• In V, 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 IV as "the canonical one".
• Similar to Erdrick, any references to the Hero in V 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, Round 3 of the Hero's Classic Mode route is against the Hero from IV, fought on Temple. This may be a reference to Zenithia, an important location in the Dragon Quest series, as both are floating castles.
• The Heroes of IV are seen wearing the Slime earrings in their artwork starting with the PlayStation remake of IV. Depending on the artist, the male hero either wears the earrings in both ears or only one of them. Despite this, the slime earrings themselves don't actually appear as an accessory in any version of IV. They also do not wear this accessory in any of their Famicom era artwork, presumably because the accessory itself didn't exist at that time.

See also

• Zenithian clothes

Gallery

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  Hero art for the Famicom.

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  Heroine art for the Famicom.

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  Hero and Heroine, together!.

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  Level up.

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  Hero art for the Famicom.

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  Mutsumi Inomata artwork.

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  Both genders wearing the Zenithian equipment.

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  Wearing the Zenithian helm.

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  Male Hero, PlayStation art.

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  PlayStation art.

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  Female Hero, PlayStation art.

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  PlayStation art.

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  PlayStation art.

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  PlayStation art.

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  With Alena and Maya.

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  Male Hero. Art for the DS remake.

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  Female Hero. Art for the DS remake.

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  Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory. (third from left)

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  4koma Extra comics.

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  Male Hero, Dragon Quest Sofubi Character series.

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  Male Hero, Dragon Quest Legend Armor Returns series.

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  Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  Alternate costume.

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  Cameo in Stars.