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The hero was just 6 years old in the first arc of the game, 16 years old in the beginning of the second arc due to the 10 year time skip. Interestingly, he turned 20 by the end of second arc of the story because it was revealed that 20 years had passed since the Hero's mother had been abducted. Then he was turned to stone for 8 years, meaning he is 28 years old but with a 20 year old physical body. Phisically, he his rather tall with a muscular build, a stark contrast to when he was younger, as he was rather small (smaller then Bianca) and appeared quite frail.
The hero was just 6 years old in the first arc of the game, 16 years old in the beginning of the second arc due to the 10 year time skip. Interestingly, he turned 20 by the end of second arc of the story because it was revealed that 20 years had passed since the Hero's mother had been abducted. Then he was turned to stone for 8 years, meaning he is 28 years old but with a 20 year old physical body. Phisically, he his rather tall with a muscular build, a stark contrast to when he was younger, as he was rather small (smaller then Bianca) and appeared quite frail.
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Though the Hero is a silent protagonist (as is tradition in Dragon Quest games) he appears to have some semblance of a personality as ilustrated in in-game dialogue with party members and his own family. The Hero is stoic and displays a strong silence sense of dignity in his endevours. He is fully devoted to his relationships, be it his family or his friends, staying with Prince Harry for the 10 long years they were forced into slavery but not once did he resent the young Prince for what happened to his father. As a husband he is extremly devoted to his wife, often going out of his way to keep her safe during his quest (even when in Debora's case, she treats him more like a slave then a husband) going as far as dropping all his responsibilities to his kingdom to go rescue his wife after she was kidnapped by Kon the Knight despite being advised not to do so alone. As a father, the Hero is protective of his children and has a deep bond with them, interestingly enough, their journey mirrors the one the Hero himself took with his own father years before. He is said to be a rightgeous king, well loved by his people and governs fairly.
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Though the Hero is a silent protagonist (as is tradition in Drago
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n Quest games) he appears to have some semblance of a personality as ilustrated in in-game dialogue with party members and his own family. The Hero is stoic and displays a strong silence sense of dignity in his endevours. He is fully devoted to his relationships, be it his family or his friends, staying with Prince Harry for the 10 long years they were forced into slavery but not once did he resent the young Prince for what happened to his father. As a husband he is extremly devoted to his wife, often going out of his way to keep her safe during his quest (even when in Debora's case, she treats him more like a slave then a husband) going as far as dropping all his responsibilities to his kingdom to go rescue his wife after she was kidnapped by Kon the Knight despite being advised not to do so alone. As a father, the Hero is protective of his children and has a deep bond with them, interestingly enough, their journey mirrors the one the Hero himself took with his own father years before. He is said to be a rightgeous king, well loved by his people and governs fairly.
There is something to be said about his courage. Since the age of 6, the Hero was already undertaking monumental quests without wavering, he is unshakable in the face of adversity, which is often commented by NPC's. He is also a fairly intelligent individual, managing to pass the Gothan rite of passage despite it's maze like appearance. He has an uncompromissable sense of justice, helping everyone he comes across during his journey and doing right by them. He often goes through extreme trials and comes out on top, never faltering or wavering in his dedication to find his mother and restore balance to the world, even when it seems things are at their darkest, the Hero will always preservere through sheer strength of character.
There is something to be said about his courage. Since the age of 6, the Hero was already undertaking monumental quests without wavering, he is unshakable in the face of adversity, which is often commented by NPC's. He is also a fairly intelligent individual, managing to pass the Gothan rite of passage despite it's maze like appearance. He has an uncompromissable sense of justice, helping everyone he comes across during his journey and doing right by them. He often goes through extreme trials and comes out on top, never faltering or wavering in his dedication to find his mother and restore balance to the world, even when it seems things are at their darkest, the Hero will always preservere through sheer strength of character.
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The story begins with the Hero aboard a ship, waking from what appeared to be a dream where he is born to a strong king and his queen, though Pankraz, his dad, dimisses it as just a dream. Upon arrival to harbor, the Hero and his father (In the DS version) meet the owner of the ship they were travelling in, Mr.Briscoletti and his daughters Nera and Debora. After disembarking the ship, they make their way to the village of Whealbrook, where the two of them live with Pankraz's assistant, Pancho, after being gone for two years on a quest. Upon arrival they discover that they visitors in the form of Mrs.Withtaker and her daughter Bianca, who came to Whealbrook to find medicine for her sick husband, Whitey. While the adults talk bellow, Bianca takes the Hero upstairs and attempts to read him a story, where she reveals that she used to take care of him when he was a baby. Suddently her mom calls her down as they have to go get the medicine but it appears that the man they sent to go get it as gone missing inside a cave, as such, the young Hero takes matters into his own hands and ventures into the cave and successfuly rescues him all by himself (despite being only 6 years old.) In the morning, Pankraz volunteers to take Bianca and her mother back to their home village in Roundbeck.
The story begins with the Hero aboard a ship, waking from what appeared to be a dream where he is born to a strong king and his queen, though Pankraz, his dad, dimisses it as just a dream. Upon arrival to harbor, the Hero and his father (In the DS version) meet the owner of the ship they were travelling in, Mr.Briscoletti and his daughters Nera and Debora. After disembarking the ship, they make their way to the village of Whealbrook, where the two of them live with Pankraz's assistant, Pancho, after being gone for two years on a quest. Upon arrival they discover that they visitors in the form of Mrs.Withtaker and her daughter Bianca, who came to Whealbrook to find medicine for her sick husband, Whitey. While the adults talk bellow, Bianca takes the Hero upstairs and attempts to read him a story, where she reveals that she used to take care of him when he was a baby. Suddently her mom calls her down as they have to go get the medicine but it appears that the man they sent to go get it as gone missing inside a cave, as such, the young Hero takes matters into his own hands and ventures into the cave and successfuly rescues him all by himself (despite being only 6 years old.) In the morning, Pankraz volunteers to take Bianca and her mother back to their home village in Roundbeck.
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Upon arrival, Bianca takes the Hero for a tour of the town, where they come across two bullies who are abusing a small Sabercat cub. Bianca tries to stand up for the poor cub but the bullies are not willing to relent unless the two can prove their bravery by entering the Uptaten Towers at night and expelling the ghosts that live there. The duo accept the challenge, since Pankraz accepted Mrs. Withtaker's invitation to stay the night at the inn, so during the night, the sneak out of the inn and make their way into the towers to complete the quest. Upon entering the tower, the two are asked to remove the evil monsters in the tower by the Countess so that the ghost residents can rest peacefuly. After a particularly grueling quest, the two of them manage to expell the monsters, as a reward, the Count and the Countess bestow the duo the Golden Orb, which unbeknownst to them, would be extremely important for the events to come.
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Upon arrival, Bianca takes the Hero for a tour of the town, where they come across two bullies who are abusing a small Sabercat cub. Bianca tries to stand up for the poor cub but the bullies are not willing to relent unless the two can prove their bravery by entering the Uptaten Towers at night and expelling the ghosts that live there. The duo accept the challenge, since Pankraz accepted Mrs. Withtaker's invitation to stay the night at the inn, so during the night, the sneak out of the inn and make their way into
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the towers to complete the quest. Upon entering the tower, the two are asked to remove the evil monsters in the tower by the Countess so that the ghost residents can rest peacefuly. After a particularly grueling quest, the two of them manage to expell the monsters, as a reward, the Count and the Countess bestow the duo the Golden Orb, which unbeknownst to them, would be extremely important for the events to come.
When the morning comes, word spreads that the Hero and Bianca alone were able to drive away the monsters from the towers despite their young age, the bullies then have no choise but to give the duo the Sabercat cub, which Bianca names for the Hero and then offers it to him as her parents wouldn't allow her to keep it for herself. Pankraz in the meantime has recovered from the cold he had caught from Whitey and as such the two of them are going to return to Whealbrook, but not before Bianca can say her goodbyes to the Hero and asks him to take her on another quest someday when they meet again.
When the morning comes, word spreads that the Hero and Bianca alone were able to drive away the monsters from the towers despite their young age, the bullies then have no choise but to give the duo the Sabercat cub, which Bianca names for the Hero and then offers it to him as her parents wouldn't allow her to keep it for herself. Pankraz in the meantime has recovered from the cold he had caught from Whitey and as such the two of them are going to return to Whealbrook, but not before Bianca can say her goodbyes to the Hero and asks him to take her on another quest someday when they meet again.
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When arriving in town again, there appears to be talk of a stranger who has arrived. The stranger highly resembles the Hero only older, when he approaches the young Hero he asks him to see his Golden Orb and after doing so, he instructs the Hero to take care of his father. All over town strange events seem to be taking place with the fact that while it should be spring, it's still as cold as winter. After a bit of searching, the Hero finds that the culprit for the mischief going around town was a Faerie called Honey, who was trying to get people's attention but unfortunatly could not be seen by anyone. She came to this realm in search of a champion who could help her save Faerie Lea, the home of the Faeries. She takes the Hero to said realm to meet the Faerie ruler, Treacle, who asks him to recover their most precious artifact, the Herald of Spring, a flute that can summon the spring time and banish the cold winter that has befallen the land.
When arriving in town again, there appears to be talk of a stranger who has arrived. The stranger highly resembles the Hero only older, when he approaches the young Hero he asks him to see his Golden Orb and after doing so, he instructs the Hero to take care of his father. All over town strange events seem to be taking place with the fact that while it should be spring, it's still as cold as winter. After a bit of searching, the Hero finds that the culprit for the mischief going around town was a Faerie called Honey, who was trying to get people's attention but unfortunatly could not be seen by anyone. She came to this realm in search of a champion who could help her save Faerie Lea, the home of the Faeries. She takes the Hero to said realm to meet the Faerie ruler, Treacle, who asks him to recover their most precious artifact, the Herald of Spring, a flute that can summon the spring time and banish the cold winter that has befallen the land.
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After defeating the culprit behind the theft of the Herald of Spring, the Hero returns to Treacle who uses it to bring the spring to the human realm. The Treacle then promises him that when he's older, he can return to the Faerie Lea and she will grant him whatever favor he needs of her and after saying his goodbyes with Honey he is brought back to his home in Whealbrook. Upon arrival he is informed by Sancho that his father was called to Coburg by the king so the Hero decides to follow him. After stopping for a little father/son bonding, the two of them arrive in the castle and the Hero is given the chance to go explore and meet the prince, Harry. During their first meeting, the little prince's attitude leaves a bad first impression as he is little more then a spoiled brat, ordering the Hero around and acting superior towards him due to his status.
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After defeating the culprit behind the theft of the Herald of Spring, the Hero returns to Treacle who uses it to bring the spring to the human realm. The Treacle then promises him that when he's older, he can return to the Faerie Lea and she will grant him whatever favor he needs of her and after saying his goodbye
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It is then then a group of thugs storms the castle through a secret passageway and kidnaps Harry, leaving behind the Hero, Pankraz soon follows after giving them chase to rescue him with the Hero in tow. Upon arriving to the dungeon where Harry was taken, they discover that a child kidnapping ring, where all the members of noble houses are being taken away by Grandmaster Nimzo's minions as to prevent the coming of the Legendary Hero. After rescueing the prince, he once again displays his arrogance and smugness, only to be struck by Pankraz, who teaches him that his demeanour is not correct and that he will only end up pushing everyone away if he keeps following this path, words that Harry takes to heart.
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[[File:Coburgshrine.jpg|thumb|The young Hero spending time with Pankraz on the Coburg bridge]]to Honey he is brought back to his home in Whealbrook.
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Upon arrival he is informed by Sancho that his father was called to Coburg by the king so the Hero decides to follow him. After stopping for a little father/son bonding, the two of them arrive in the castle and the Hero is given the chance to go explore and meet the prince, Harry. During their first meeting, the little prince's attitude leaves a bad first impression as he is little more then a spoiled brat, ordering the Hero around and acting superior towards him due to his status. It is then then a group of thugs storms the castle through a secret passageway and kidnaps Harry, leaving behind the Hero, Pankraz soon follows after giving them chase to rescue him with the Hero in tow. Upon arriving to the dungeon where Harry was taken, they discover that a child kidnapping ring, where all the members of noble houses are being taken away by Grandmaster Nimzo's minions as to prevent the coming of the Legendary Hero. After rescueing the prince, he once again displays his arrogance and smugness, only to be struck by Pankraz, who teaches him that his demeanour is not correct and that he will only end up pushing everyone away if he keeps following this path, words that Harry takes to heart.
However when they are trying to leave the dungeon, Ladja, Grandmaster Nimzo's top servant arrives and cuts off the exit while it's in reach. Ladja quickly strikes down the Hero and Harry along with the Sabercat cub. It is then that Pankraz arrives and displaying his enormous strength is able to quickly dispatch Ladja's underlings without breaking a sweat. But it is then that Ladja grabs the unconscious Hero and threatens to slit his throath should Pankraz not put his weapon down, he complies. Ladja then takes advantage of this and has his minions attacks him viciously, beating him down to his knees. With his last breath and strength, he reaches the Hero (even though he is unconscious) and informs him that his mother is still alive somewhere out there and that to find her, he needs to gather the Zenithian Equipment and the Legendary Hero to rescue her. Ladja then mercilessly cast a Kaboom spell, completly decimating Pankraz, killing him.
However when they are trying to leave the dungeon, Ladja, Grandmaster Nimzo's top servant arrives and cuts off the exit while it's in reach. Ladja quickly strikes down the Hero and Harry along with the Sabercat cub. It is then that Pankraz arrives and displaying his enormous strength is able to quickly dispatch Ladja's underlings without breaking a sweat. But it is then that Ladja grabs the unconscious Hero and threatens to slit his throath should Pankraz not put his weapon down, he complies. Ladja then takes advantage of this and has his minions attacks him viciously, beating him down to his knees. With his last breath and strength, he reaches the Hero (even though he is unconscious) and informs him that his mother is still alive somewhere out there and that to find her, he needs to gather the Zenithian Equipment and the Legendary Hero to rescue her. Ladja then mercilessly cast a Kaboom spell, completly decimating Pankraz, killing him.