The Hero in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]'' is the captain of the guard of [[Trodain|Trodain Castle]].
|Name=Hero
|Game=Dragon Quest VIII
|Image=[[Image:Dq8-hero.jpg|200px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=ヒーロ
|Roumaji=Hiiro
|Title=
|Class=Hero
|Race=Half-human, half-Dragovian
|Age=20
|}}
The '''Hero''' is the main character of [[Dragon Quest VIII]], he is perpetually silent throughout the game. He is half-human and half-[[Dragovian]]. His father is a [[Argonian]] prince who is the brother of the Argonian king of the kingdom of [[Argonia]], [[Clavius]] and his mother, [[Xia]] is a Dragovian girl.
