Hero (SSBU)

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Hero in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe	Dragon Quest
Availability	Downloadable
Final Smash	Gigaslash

“	The Hero Draws Near!	”
—Introduction Tagline

The Hero (勇者, Yūsha) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the second third-party representative from Square Enix following Cloud. He was announced during the E3 Nintendo Direct alongside Banjo & Kazooie on June 11th, 2019 as the third DLC fighter and is the second downloadable character from the Fighters Pass. The Hero's default costume is the hero from Dragon Quest XI, but he has alternate costumes based on three other protagonists of previous titles in the series: from Dragon Quest III, Dragon Quest IV, and Dragon Quest VIII. The Hero will be released on July 30th, 2019 and is classified as Fighter #72.

Mitsuki Saiga will reprise her role as Eleven in all regions despite having an existing English voice actor, while Nobuyuki Hiyama, Takeshi Kusao, and Yuki Kaji will provide the voices of Arusu, Solo, and Eight, respectively.

Attributes

• The Hero's shield can block incoming projectiles, akin to Link, Young Link and Toon Link.
  • His crouch also resembles the aforementioned characters, where he kneels with the shield protecting his legs.
• He has a fighter ability in the "MP Gauge", which is used by several of his spells.
  • The maximum amount of MP is 100.
  • The MP Gauge recharges overtime or by using an attack.
• He has a second fighter ability in the form of "Critical HIts"; attacks used by Hero have a random chance to do more damage than usual.
• Slime appears in some capacity, possibly as part of the Hero's taunts.
• Just like Cloud and Bayonetta, his weapons will change depending on the alternate costume.
  • Eleven uses the Supreme Sword of Light and Erdwin's Shield.
  • Arusu uses the Sword of Kings and Shield of Heroes.
  • Solo uses the Zenithian Sword and Shield.
  • Eight uses the Dragovian King Sword and Dragovian Shield.

Known moveset

• The Hero's smash attacks will randomly have a critical hit effect, triggering a Special Zoom.

The Hero has a plethora of attacks shown off in his trailer, which include:

• A three-hit neutral attack, with the first two hits being slashes going straight up and straight down and the final hit having him swipe his sword inward.
• A jumping slash attack similar to Link's. This is presumably his dash attack.
• A two-hit attack, a back-handed shield bash followed up by an outward slash. This is presumably his forward tilt. The shield bash resembles Blockenspiel.
• An attack where he performs a two-handed downward slash in front of him, resembling Ike and Ganondorf's forward smashes. This is presumably his forward smash.
• A single, strong upward arc slash while jumping upward. This is presumably his up tilt.
• An attack where he kicks forwards while leaning on the ground with his arm. This is presumably his down tilt. Resembles Leg Sweep.
• A kneeling inward slash in front of himself followed by a kneeling outward slash behind himself, similar to Link's down smash.
• A single upward thrust, which resembles Marth's up smash. This is presumably his up smash.
• An aerial attack where he swings his sword around him, resembling Ike's neutral aerial.
• An aerial attack that is a downward slash, similar to Roy's forward aerial.
• An aerial attack that is a sword swipe behind his back, which resembles Toon Link's back aerial.
• An aerial attack where he thrusts his sword downwards, similar to Cloud's down aerial. Like said move, this attack meteor smashes.
• An attack where he performs an upward kick, presumably his up throw or up aerial. Somewhat resembles Ken's up aerial.
• Frizz, a fireball that can be charged up to become Kafrizzle, a stronger variant. This is presumably his neutral special.
• Kaswoosh, an attack that creates tornadoes beneath the Hero and launches him upward. It is presumably chargeable, and is presumably his up special.
• Zap, an electric bolt that the Hero shoots from his sword. Can be charged up to become Zapple, a stronger variant. This is presumably his side special.
• At least one of his special moves has the Hero choose between a variety of randomly-selected spells from a menu, even standing in a "thinking" position. This is presumably his down special. These spells require MP to use. Several of the moves that have been showcased so far include:
  • Oomph, a temporary buff that increases the Hero's attack power.
  • Snooze, which is a projectile that sends opponents to sleep if it connects.
  • Bounce, which reflects projectiles. The move lingers for a little while, acting like a Franklin Badge.
  • Flame Slash, which is a physical slash with a flame effect.
  • Kacrackle Slash, which is a physical slash that freezes opponents.
  • Kaclang, which encases the Hero in metal and prevents him from taking knockback. It is unknown if he can be grabbed during it or how damage will be affected, but it is presumably nullified as well.
  • Zoom, which allows the Hero to fly up vertically.
  • Kamikazee, which has the Hero self-destruct, doing massive knockback to nearby opponents. It appears to be unblockable and also appears to make the Hero intangible during the move's startup.
  • Sizzle, a move seen in the selection menu. The effect is unknown.
  • Psyche Up, which dramatically increases the power of the Hero's next attack, similar to Revenge.
  • Acceleratle, which temporarily buffs the Hero's movement speed, similar to Lightweight.
  • Kaboom, which is a projectile that explodes after a certain distance, similar to Stealth Burst.
  • Hatchet Man, which is a forceful, physical slash that triggers Special Zoom.
  • Thwack, which is a piercing slice that has a chance of OHKOing. The probability increases the higher the opponent's damage.
  • Metal Slash, which OHKOs opponents that are metal.
  • Hocus Pocus, which is a spell with random effects. One of them causing the user to slow down, similar to the effects of a Timer.
  • Magic Burst, which is a powerful blast that uses up all of the user's MP. The power depends on how much MP the user has.
• Gigaslash - the Hero's Final Smash. appears to contain the other seven Dragon Quest heroes who are not playable, charging the Hero's sword with bolts of electricity.
• A taunt where the Hero raises his sword vertically into the air.
• A taunt where the Hero fumbles in place as a Slime meanders in front of him.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  The Hero's splash art.

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  Eleven crouching on Great Plateau Tower.

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  Eleven on Yggdrasil's Altar.

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  Eleven using a spell while Cloud uses his side taunt on Spear Pillar.

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  Eleven attacking Incineroar on Coliseum.

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  Eleven using Frizz on Gaur Plain.

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  The other Heroes (Solo, Arusu, and Eight) on Palutena's Temple.

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  Eleven attacking Robin and Arusu attacking Wario on Yggdrasil's Altar.

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  The Hero's spell menu differing based on language. The top is for the international versions, while the bottom is Japan only.

Trivia

• When the Hero originally began development, he was planned to be silent, similar to previous Dragon Quest protagonists. However, with the addition of voice acting in the Japanese version of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (as the localized version of Dragon Quest XI had voice acting from the beginning), plans were changed and voices for the Hero were added. [1]
• This will be the first game with official voice acting for Arusu, Solo, and Eight.
• Within Square Enix, there actually are restrictions that prevent certain Dragon Quest protagonists from encountering each other, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was given special exception in order to have the different Heroes as alternate character costumes.
  • Eight's addition as an alternate character costume was particularly due to requests from Western fans for the character.
• The Hero is the only DLC and third-party character to also have other characters appear as alternate costumes.
  • Additionally, the Hero's fourth and eighth alternate costumes are the first and so far only alternate costumes to feature a separate character that is not part of the default costume. In this case, it is Munchie.
• The Hero and Pokémon Trainer are the only characters to have a generic "descriptor" name while representing nameable characters that have optional canon names. Both the Hero and Pokémon Trainer also represent multiple individuals with different canon names via their alternate costumes.
  • It is worth noting that no Dragon Quest Hero has had an official canonical name used in a game, however, whereas Red and his female counterpart Leaf have appeared as named NPCs in the Pokémon series.
  • While Ice Climbers also use a generic name in-game, their actual names are recognized in the tips.
• Kamikazee is the only move that instantly KOs its user, rather than the opponent.
• The Hero's reveal trailer is the first and currently only reveal trailer to make references to World of Light, due to the presence of Dharkon and his puppet fighters.
  • It is also the first of any DLC character trailer to be completely 3D CGI-animated, as all previous DLC character reveals were done with the game engine or 2D animation.
  • It is also the only instance where a Square Enix character appeared in any CGI animation for the game, as Cloud has never appeared in such for either this or the previous entry.
• In Hero's reveal trailer, spirit versions of Meta Knight and Marth are seen teaming up. This is a reference to the Subspace Emissary, where the two characters are prominently featured in the level The Battlefield Fortress.
• The Hero's reveal trailer makes multiple references to the Dragon Quest games.
  • The scene where Eleven rides a Gogoat is a reference to the horse riding mechanic in Dragon Quest XI.
  • The scene where Eleven, Zero Suit Samus, and Zelda are sitting at a campfire references the camping mechanic in Dragon Quest XI.
    • Zero Suit Samus and Zelda also reference the party members Jade and Serena respectively.
  • The scene where Eight walks through poison to pick up the Beam Sword is referencing that players will often times have to walk through poison in dungeons and on the overworld to obtain items in the Dragon Quest games.
    • The Beam Sword could also be a reference to the Dragovian King Sword, a powerful sword (usually being the ultimate one) that appears in multiple games and is also the sword that Eight uses as his weapon in Smash.
    • It is also a reference to the first Dragon Quest game where Erdrick's Token, a mandatory item, was located in a poisonous swamp on the world map.
  • The introductory tagline, "The Hero Draws Near!", refers to the text that appears when the Hero encounters an enemy in battle.
  • The scene where Luminary throws a barrel upward to reveal a Franklin Badge references the Mini Medal, a collectible item that serves as the currency for particularly rare and powerful items.
• The Hero's CGI trailer features a slight rendering issue: when the Luminary falls on the ground causing some Slimes to scatter, one of them appears in transparency on the Hero's hair for a few frames despite being behind a pillar itself being behind the Hero.
• The Hero's artwork pose in the panoramic banner is similar to Young Link's pose in his official render, but mirrored.
  • As such, Eleven's artwork greatly resembles Young Link's Fighter Spirit, which is his artwork from Ocarina of Time, although the sword and shield switched places.
• The Hero's spell menu differs depending on the language the character is played in. If the game is played in Japanese, the menu is silver, whereas internationally, the menu is brown. This is based on the English localization of Dragon Quest XI, where the menus, text boxes, etc. were changed in color.
• In the trailer, the Hero only calls out the names of the spells in the Japanese version, similar to how Ness calls out his special moves.
• The Hero is the third playable character to feature a non-playable character in the panoramic artwork with them, featuring Slime alongside him. The first two are Ness and Joker who feature Mr. Saturn and Morgana with them respectively.
• Eight is the second playable swordfighter to use a katana after Mii Swordfighter.
• Solo is the only one of the Hero's alternate costumes who does not hold a shield in his artwork.
• Even though Eleven has a voice actor in English, Rasmus Hardiker, he is played by Mitsuki Saiga in all versions of the game. This makes him the second playable character in Ultimate to have a established English voice actor but is played by a Japanese voice actor in all versions of the game, the other being Cloud, both of which are properties of Square Enix.
  • Additionally, this makes all versions of the Hero and Cloud the only characters to speak Japanese in non-Japanese versions of the game.