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This article is about Dragon Quest Hero(es) appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Heroes.

Hero (or The Hero) is a downloadable newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from the Dragon Quest universe. He is classified as fighter #72. His inclusion was revealed at the Nintendo Direct show at the E3 2019, and was released on July 30, 2019.

Attributes

Summary

Moveset

The Hero possesses four different variations as alternate costumes, specifically the Hero from Dragon Quest XI (Luminary, who serves as the default outfit), Dragon Quest III, Dragon Quest IV, and Dragon Quest VIII. The Hero's Sword and Shield will also change depending on the outfit, similarly to Cloud and Bayonetta (although this is aesthetic).

The Hero possesses a mechanic known as "MP Gauge," which possesses a maximum of 100 MP. By using a Special Move the MP Gauge depletes by an MP cost allocated to each spell, visualized by a portion of the bar being colored green. The MP Gauge refills over time, though it fills faster when landing attacks. A Special Move cannot be activated if the MP Gauge does not have the sufficient amount of MP, and it will reset if Hero is KO'd.

Attributes

Hero's Shield can block incoming projectiles similarly to Link's shield by standing or walking, though only for a short amount of time, as indicated by the shield darkening the longer it shields a projectile.

Ground Attacks

Normal

Standard Attack: Slash that goes straight, slash that goes straight down, and then an inward swipe with his sword.
Forward Tilt: A back-handed shield bash followed up by an outward slash. The first hit can block projectiles and clank with other attacks.
Up Tilt: An overhead arcing slash while jumping.
Down Tilt: Kicks forward while leaning on the ground with his arm.
Dash Attack: A jumping slash.

Smash Attacks

The Hero's Smash attacks have a 12% chance to Critical Hit, where they deal double damage and knockback, and trigger the Special Zoom.

Side: Performs a two-handed downward slash in front of him.
Up: A single upward thrust. Unlike similar Up Smashes, it does not possess a horizontal hitbox, and therefore can only hit opponents directly above him.
Down: A kneeling inward slash in front of himself followed by a kneeling outward slash behind himself.

Other attacks

Aerial Attacks

Neutral: Swings his sword around him.
Forward: Swings his sword in a downward arc in front
Back: Turns around and slashes upwards.
Upward: Performs an upward kick.
Down: Thrusts his sword downward with one hand. Meteor Smashes if the sword thrust makes contact.

Grabs and Throws

Grab: Reaches out with his left hand.
Pummel: Knees the opponent.
Forward: Knees the opponent away.
Backward: Hero rolls on his back and kicks the opponent away behind him.
Up: Heaves the opponent upward.
Down: Slams the opponent on the ground.

Special Moves

Hero's Special Moves
	Ultimate
Standard Special	Frizz	Frizzle	Kafrizz
Side Special	Zap	Zapple	Kazap
Up Special	Woosh	Swoosh	Kaswoosh
Down Special	Command Selection
	Sizz	Sizzle	Oomph
	Psyche Up	Bounce	Heal
	Flame Slash	Kacrackle Slash	Acceleratle
	Bang	Kaboom	Snooze
	Hatchet Man	Whack	Thwack
	Zoom	Kaclang	Metal Slash
	Magic Burst	Kamikazee	Hocus Pocus
Final Smash	Gigaslash

Taunts

On-Screen Appearance

Drops onto the ground and holds his sword above his head while shouting.

Idle Poses

Victory Poses

Performs Kazap.
Slashes twice before standing upright and holding his sword close to his body.
Three Gooeys bounce around before Hero runs in and crouches next to them.

Palette Swaps

Gallery

To be added

Trivia

Hero is the second fighter to represent a franchise from Square Enix, the first being Cloud.
Hero is one of the four characters whose palette swap are different characters, others being Bowser Jr., Olimar, and Pokémon Trainer.
Hero possesses the highest number of Special Moves, totaling 30.
Hero possesses many unique traits in his moveset, being the only fighter to:
- Possess a move outside of a Final Smash or item that instantly KO's an opponent, being Thwack and Whack.
- Possess a move which renders him completely immune to most forms of attacks including grabs, being Kaclang.
- Possess a move that can specifically affect metal opponents, being Metal Slash.
  - Mega Man and ROB are metallic beings, yet remain unaffected for gameplay purposes.
- Possess a self-destruct move, being Kamikazee.
- Possess a constant reflector around himself similar to a Franklin Badge, being Bounce.

External links

To be added

Videos

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Heroic Encounter – Nintendo Switch

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents “Hero”

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 === Attributes ===
-* Hero's Shield can block incoming projectiles similarly to Link's shield by standing or walking, though it seems to possess durability as indicated by the shield darkening the longer it shields a projectile.
+* Hero's Shield can block incoming projectiles similarly to Link's shield by standing or walking, though only for a short amount of time, as indicated by the shield darkening the longer it shields a projectile.
 === Ground Attacks ===
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 ==== Normal ====
 *[[Standard Attack]]: Slash that goes straight, slash that goes straight down, and then an inward swipe with his sword.
-*[[Forward Tilt]]: A back-handed shield bash followed up by an outward slash.
+*[[Forward Tilt]]: A back-handed shield bash followed up by an outward slash. The first hit can block projectiles and clank with other attacks.
-*[[Up Tilt]]: An overhead arcing slash while jumping, similarly to Marth’s up Aerial.
+*[[Up Tilt]]: An overhead arcing slash while jumping.
 *[[Down Tilt]]: Kicks forward while leaning on the ground with his arm.
-*[[Dash Attack]]: A jumping slash attack similar to [[Link (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Link’s.]]
+*[[Dash Attack]]: A jumping slash.
 ==== Smash Attacks ====
-The Hero's Smash attacks have the chance to Critical Hit, where they deal more damage and knockback, and trigger the Special Zoom.
+The Hero's Smash attacks have a 12% chance to Critical Hit, where they deal double damage and knockback, and trigger the Special Zoom.
-*[[Side Smash Attack|Side]]: Performs a two-handed downward slash in front of him, resembling Ike and Ganondorf‘s forward smashes.
+*[[Side Smash Attack|Side]]: Performs a two-handed downward slash in front of him.
-*[[Up Smash Attack|Up]]: A single upward thrust, which resembles Marth’s up smash.
+*[[Up Smash Attack|Up]]: A single upward thrust. Unlike similar Up Smashes, it does not possess a horizontal hitbox, and therefore can only hit opponents directly above him.
 *[[Down Smash Attack|Down]]: A kneeling inward slash in front of himself followed by a kneeling outward slash behind himself.
 ==== Other attacks ====
 === Aerial Attacks ===
 *[[Neutral Air Attack|Neutral]]: Swings his sword around him.
-*[[Forward aerial|Forward]]: A downward slash.
+*[[Forward aerial|Forward]]: Swings his sword in a downward arc in front
-*[[Back aerial|Back]]: A sword swipe behind his back.
+*[[Back aerial|Back]]: Turns around and slashes upwards.
 *[[Up aerial|Upward]]: Performs an upward kick.
-*[[Down aerial|Down]]: Thrusts his sword downward with one hand. The clean hit meteor smashes opponents.
+*[[Down aerial|Down]]: Thrusts his sword downward with one hand. Meteor Smashes if the sword thrust makes contact.
 === Grabs and Throws ===
 *[[Grab]]: Reaches out with his left hand.
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 ===[[Taunts]]===
 === On-Screen Appearance ===
+* Drops onto the ground and holds his sword above his head while shouting.
 === Idle Poses ===
 === Victory Poses ===
+* Performs Kazap.
+* Slashes twice before standing upright and holding his sword close to his body.
+* Three Gooeys bounce around before Hero runs in and crouches next to them.
 == Palette Swaps ==
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 ''To be added''
 == Trivia ==
+*Hero is the second fighter to represent a franchise from Square Enix, the first being Cloud.
-*The Dragon Quest hero (as a default hero Luminary) is one of the four characters whose palette swap are different characters, others being [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Olimar]], and [[Pokémon Trainer]] Red.
+*Hero is one of the four characters whose palette swap are different characters, others being [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Olimar]], and [[Pokémon Trainer]].
-*Much like Pokémon Trainer back in ''Brawl'', the Dragon Quest hero(es) didn't have their female counterparts playable in their ''Smash'' debut.
+*Hero possesses the highest number of Special Moves, totaling 30.
-*Kamikazee is the only move where the user will always [[KO|Self-Destruction]].
+*Hero possesses many unique traits in his moveset, being the only fighter to:
+**Possess a move outside of a Final Smash or item that instantly KO's an opponent, being Thwack and Whack.
+**Possess a move which renders him completely immune to most forms of attacks including grabs, being Kaclang.
+**Possess a move that can specifically affect metal opponents, being Metal Slash.
+***Mega Man and ROB are metallic beings, yet remain unaffected for gameplay purposes.
+**Possess a self-destruct move, being Kamikazee.
+**Possess a constant reflector around himself similar to a Franklin Badge, being Bounce.
 ==External links==