Editing Hero (Dragon Quest III) (section)

==={{DQ3}}===
The Hero was raised by their [[Hero's Mother (Dragon Quest III)|mother]] and grandfather in their home in [[Aliahan]]. Their father, the renowned warrior [[Ortega]], was tasked by the king of Aliahan to assassinate the world-threatening archfiend [[Baramos]] on the very day of their birth. Sometime later, word of Ortega's supposed death at the [[Great Pit of Giaga]] reaches the kingdom and The Hero's mother proposes that her child can follow in [[Ortega]]'s footsteps to free the world from [[Baramos]]' growing menace. The child is then trained to become a great warrior like their father and, on their sixteenth birthday, they officially depart to save the world. The king gives a word of warning to take companions with them on their quest lest they meet the same fate as their father and instructs them to visit [[Patty's Party Planning Place]] before leaving the safety of [[Aliahan]].

The [[King of Aliahan]] has discreetly sent word of The Hero's journey to the monarchs of every major nation--this is why the Kings and Queen warmly receive them even though the citizenry knows nothing of their mission. The Hero encounters several towns and kingdoms throughout their journey and accomplishes many feats of heroism, such mending the wounds between the {{Faerie}}s and the people of [[Norvik]] and freeing the nation of [[Jipang]] from the deceit of a sinister [[Orochi|serpent]]. Six legendary [[Six Orbs|Orbs]] are gathered by The Hero along their trek, which they use to hatch the legendary Everbird [[Ramia]]. The phoenix is the direct servant of the [[Goddess]], and her camaraderie with The Hero is irrefutable proof of their destiny as the savior of the world. Additionally, The Hero encounters the dying [[Dragon Queen|Queen of Dragons]] in her remote mountain [[Castle of the Dragon Queen|castle]]. Before she succumbs to her age, she gives The Hero the [[Sphere of Light]] and reassures them that their destiny is on of great courage and hardship for the benefit of the entire world.

After defeating [[Baramos]], The Hero returns victorious to [[Aliahan]] only to be confronted by a new nemesis, [[Zoma]]. Taking up a new quest to defeat the true evil, The Hero travels through the [[Necrogond Shrine]] to the world below and arrives in [[Alefgard]], which is sealed in perpetual darkness under the devil's heel. Here, The Hero fights back against the eternal night by freeing the entrapped Goddess [[Rubiss]] and besieging [[Zoma's Citadel]]. Against all odds, The Hero encounters their father fighting in the depths of the castle--[[Ortega]] had fallen into the world below during his fight at the crater of the Giaga volcano and resumed his mission by seeking to kill the evil plaguing both worlds at its source. 

Tragically, [[Ortega]] is mortally wounded in a battle with the [[King Hydra]] before he can even reach [[Zoma]], and is so severely burned by the dragon that he can no longer see. Sensing someone is present, [[Ortega]] embraces his death with despair and bemoans his inability to bring peace to his world and that he was never able to see his child grow up. [[Ortega]] then quietly dies in The Hero's arms.

Reaching the lowest level of the castle, The Hero kills the [[King Hydra]] before fighting through the [[Bones of Baramos|animated corpse of Baramos]] and the fiend's very [[Soul of Baramos|soul]] on their way to Zoma's throne. The devil mocks the would-be savior and the battle begins, with [[Zoma]]'s impenetrable shroud of darkness being burned away by the sphere of light and leaving him vulnerable. After a vicious clash, The Hero emerges victorious, and Zoma begins to fade away--warning that hen though he may perish, there will always be [[Dragonlord|an evil]] to take [[Hargon|his place]]. 

The castle begins to collapse due to the force of the battle, and The Hero emerges from the [[Nail Mark]] north of [[Tantegel]]. The light of the sun has begun to shine in [[Alefgard]] for the first time in untold years, and the people receive The Hero as nothing short of a messiah sent by the [[Goddess]]. The king bestows upon them the title of [[Erdrick]], the most sacred honor that the land has, and the stratum gap between the world above and [[Alefgard]] closes before The Hero can return. Unable to rejoin friends and family above, The Hero settles down in their new home and begins a family that will continue their legacy of standing resolute in the face of desolating evil.

====Base Stats====
''{{NES}} version''
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| Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| Level || 1 || 99
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| {{HP}} || 15 || 446
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| {{MP}} || 6 || 218
|-
| {{Strength}} || 8 || 181
|-
| {{Agility}} || 6 || 156
|-
| {{Resilience}} || 7 || 244
|-
| {{Wisdom}} || 6 || 126
|-
| {{Luck}} || 5 || 157
|-
| Initial gear ||colspan=2|[[Cypress stick]], [[Plain clothes]]
|}

In the {{Super Famicom}} remake of the game and all subsequent ports, The Hero's attribute growth is determined by their [[List of personality types in Dragon Quest III|Personality]]. At the start of the game, The Hero is asked a series of questions by a mysterious voice in the sky, culminating in a short scene in order to see just what type of person The Hero is. There are 32 different personalities that can be assigned at the beginning, but it is possible to change it with the help of various books or accessories that can be found.

The Hero is not a genuine jack-of-all-trades character despite a decent spell list, with their stats focusing more on physical strength and durability more than spell casting--this results in an {{MP}} shortage once expensive spells such as [[Kazap]] and [[Omniheal]] are learned. This can be corrected with the application of an {{MP}}-boosting personality and by consuming [[Seed of magic]] and [[Seed of wisdom]] when found.

The Hero is not able to change classes like other characters in the game, with the abbot of {{Alltrades Abbey 3}} reprimanding them for attempting to slack in their duties.  The Hero must always be in the {{Party 3}} until [[Post Game|after]] defeating [[Zoma]].

====Spells====
The Hero is capable of learning a balanced mix of magic from both the [[Priest]] and [[Mage]]'s pools, as well as some that are unique to them, such as [[Kaclang]] and [[Zap]].

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| Level Learned || Dragon Warrior localization || Modern localization || {{MP}} || Description
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| 2 || Blaze || [[Frizz]] || 2 || A simple fire spell; affects one enemy 
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| 4 || Heal || [[Heal]] || 3 || A simple healing spell
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| 6 || Expel || [[Poof]] || 2 || Blows away weak enemies
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| 8 || Return || [[Zoom]] || 8 || Instantaneous travel to a previously visited location
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| 10 || Firebal || [[Sizz]] || 4 || A weak fire spell that affects a group of enemies
|-
| 12 || Ironize || [[Kaclang]] || 6 || Makes the party immune to all enemy attacks for a short period of time
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| 14 || Outside || [[Evac]] || 8 || Exit a cave/dungeon with this spell
|-
| 17 || Sleep || [[Snooze]] || 3 || May put a group of enemies to {{Sleep}} 
|-
| 19 || StopSpell || [[Fizzle]] || 3 || Try to block the enemies' spell
|-
| 19 || Repel || [[Holy Protection]] || 4 || Causes weak enemies to leave you alone
|-
| 24 || Firebane || [[Sizzle]] || 6 || This fire spell affects a group of enemies
|-
| 26 || Zap || [[Zapple|Zap]] || 8 || Affects one enemy; the first lightning type spell
|-
| 29 || Healmore || [[Midheal]] || 5 || A stronger form of [[Heal]]
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| 31 || Boom || [[Boom]] || 9 || Damages all targets with a powerful explosion
|-
| 33 || Healall ||[[Fullheal]] || 7 || Restores an ally to full health
|-
| 35 || Vivify || [[Zing]] || 10 || 50% chance to revive a deceased party member
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| 38 || Healusall || [[Omniheal]] || 62 || Restores the party to full health
|-
| 41 || Thordain || [[Kazap]] || 30 || Causes around 200 points of electrical damage to all enemies
|}

====Equipment====
The Hero has access to a very wide range of weapons, ranging from {{Sword}}s, {{Spear}}s, {{Axe}}s, as well as {{Whip}}s and {{Boomerang}}s in the remakes. They are capable of being outfitted with the heaviest armour, shields, and helmets available. [[Erdrick]] is also the only character capable of using the legendary equipment, which will prove useful when fighting against [[Zoma]]. In the remake versions, The Hero begins his journey equipped with a [[Copper sword]] and [[Wayfarer's clothes]].

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