Talk:Hero/Archive 1

Handling the separate characters

How are we gonna go about this? I could see a case for keeping them merged a la Pokemon Trainer, but Red and Leaf are traditionally just genderswaps of the same character (with only Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee depicting them otherwise, and the female trainer there is debatably not the same person) like Robin/Corrin, whereas all of these characters are technically different characters with different histories. TheNuttyOne 13:46, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

In my opinion it'd be best to cover them all on this page, where the intro text is general and the individual histories are in subsections. I wouldn't be averse to multiple infoboxes on the page, either. Miles (talk) 13:52, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

I’m with Miles on this. However, we don’t need multiple infoboxes. We have a tabber for a reason. We just need to put in each Hero’s image into the main info box and list each first appearance. I know that the first appearance section may look bloated, but it’ll look even more bloated with multiple infoboxes. Lou Cena (talk) 14:02, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Name

Now that we've established that his name is not "Irebun", should we refer to him as "The Luminary" or just "Luminary"? Arqade (Talk) 20:59, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Hopefully just “Luminary”. He was called “The Hero” in the trailer despite only being called Hero ingame, probably because the announcer yelling “The Hero!!” would sound awkward. We should probably call him just “Luminary” to make things easier to read. Lou Cena (talk) 21:01, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Heroes' Names

There have been conflict on which names should be used for the Heroes. On the Dragon Quest wiki, the Heroes are referred to as Irebun (Dragon Quest XI), Erdrick (Dragon Quest III), Solo (Dragon Quest IV), and Eight (Dragon Quest VIII). Shouldn't these be what we refer to them as? It appears that is what the Dragon Quest community refers to them by. At least, the community in charge of the Dragon Quest wiki anyway. Wolff (talk) 21:01, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

"Irebun" is apparently a transliteration of the Japanese word for "Eleven", and was only used in promos and the such. From what I've heard, he's only referred to as "the Luminary" in DQXI, and as such, should be referred to as that here. Arqade (Talk) 21:10, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Then why is he referred to as "Irebun" on the DQ Wiki? I know SmashWiki does its own thing, but we need a foundation for it. Like with Leaf, do more people refer to him as "Irebun" or "Luminary"? Wolff (talk) 21:13, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

I honestly don't entirely know for sure. I'm not really a DQ fan (although I have dabbled a tiny bit with the first and third game) so I'm just going off what I've heard from others here on SmashWiki. Arqade (Talk) 21:16, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

We need to find some consistency before we start edit conflicts on the pages. With Leaf, SmashWiki uses "Leaf" over "Green/Blue" as that is what she is more community known as by the community. People on Bulbapedia are still discussing that character's name because of Let's Go. Despite them using both "Leaf" and "Green/Blue", we use "Leaf" for the reason stated before, as well as there is no official confirmation that the two are one and the same. In Joker's case, he is a character that can be named and has had two official names. Ren, and Akira, both of which people in the Persona community use frequently. However, Akira was only used in the manga adaptation of Persona 5, while Ren is used in all of Joker's video game appearances outside of the game Persona 5. Until we have more, knowledgeable Dragon Quest users, we should use the Dragon Quest wiki has a placeholder, at least for now. Wolff (talk) 21:24, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Sounds good to me. Arqade (Talk) 21:26, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Alright. Wolff (talk) 21:29, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

I say that we put the names that there are mostly commonly known by kinda like what Wolff mentioned. Every DQ protagonist in this game (except the one from II) is or was simply called "Hero" 勇者 or 主人公 in Japanese. Even Erdrick (Loto), the most iconic DQ character is called "勇者/主人公" until he beats the final boss. However, as you can probably tell nobody calls him that anymore and instead all of the DQ community refers to him as Erdrick. I'd say, if the characters have an official name, or are commonly referred to by another name (The Luminary/Luminary for example, even the English promotional works use this name) just use them, and only use "Hero" or "The Hero" if speaking broadly. WolfBloodSpam (talk) 22:02, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

We need more opinions on the matter. It'd probably be easier is more fans of DQ, or at least ones of DQXI were helping. Irebun apparently has been used on the Dragon Quest Wiki since 2017. Wolff (talk) 22:46, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Big DQ fan here, The heroes from Dragon Quest don't have definitive canon names. At all. "Eleven" is a name used generically as a placeholder in marketing screenshots, but for the most part, and most of the time, they're just referred to in generic terms or titles. Here's what they're generally called:

• Dragon Quest XI: The Hero is given the title of "The Luminary" most of the time. "Eleven" is a name used in most of the marketing media and stuff, and while it's the closest thing to a default name he has, like I said, there aren't definitive canon names for any of them.
• Dragon Quest III: Referred to as the "Legendary Hero" in crossovers. Has no actual definitive default name. "Arus" is used in a lot of promo material and "Arel" is used in the novelization, but neither are considered his actual canon name. "Erdrick" is a title given to him, but he's literally never been called "Erdrick" any time he's actually appeared in person, it's usually only used long after he's presumably died and has become a mythical figure at that point, and generally shouldn't be used as a name for him on Wiki articles.
• Dragon Quest IV: Usually referred to generically as the "Zenithian Hero", but that's not really used much. "Solo" is used in crossovers, and is his default name, but again, isn't treated as definitively canon unlike protagonists like Cloud or something. Usually just referred to as the hero of DQ4.
• Dragon Quest VIII: Doesn't really have a title. "Eight" is used similarly to "Eleven" as a placeholder name in a lot of promo material, and has been used for him in crossover spin-offs, but again, not really a definitive name.

I hope this clears things up a little, I think the article should be changed to not refer to the heroes with specific names since none are used to refer to them much, or at least change Erdrick at the very least. Also "Irebun" is not and has never been a name used to refer to the Hero in English, it's just a reading of the Japanese pronunciation of "Eleven" in English. If that's been used on the DQ wiki, that needs fixed ASAP since that's not his name at all. BubbleRevolution (talk) 22:54, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Perhaps it would be more beneficial to leave the names alone until he is released. Hero is going to have a Spirit from Classic mode. Other characters with alts, Cloud, Bayo, Joker, and ones with alt characters, Olimar, Bowser Jr., all have separate Spirits. Assuming Hero will follow suit, the Spirits will name the alts, if not just "Hero (#)". Wolff (talk) 23:04, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

Hi. Also a big DQ fan. I would like to just say that Solo is used in the core games. Specifically it is used in the DS remake of Dragon Quest VI. In the post-game dungeon/village, past Dragon Quest characters will appear, including the Hero and Heroine of Dragon Quest IV, who are named Solo and Sophia, respectively. Since this name is used in a core title, it's probably the closest thing to a "canon" name for the Zenithian hero. Anyway, I thought I'd add my anonymous two cents. 71.232.97.2 23:36, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

I think even if the Spirits come out and they called them "Hero (#)" we should keep the names somewhat. To me, referring them as "Hero (DQ XI) or Hero (DQ III) every time will get receptive and confusing for people who aren't familiar with the series. WolfBloodSpam (talk) 23:44, June 11, 2019 (EDT)

I suppose that could be confusing. The Dragon Quest wiki says on their info boxes that III's is titled "Erdrick ", IV's is named "Solo", VIII's is named "Eight", and XI's is "Irebun". At the top of their info boxes, they are referred to as Hero/Heroine, except for XI who has Luminary. Luminary is used as the same word as Hero in the paragraphs, meaning its not used as their name. Wolff (talk) 00:03, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Those aren't their names, though. Not officially, anyway. The DQ wikia isn't always managed super well either, so there's a fair amount of clutter and outdated info. Also, "Irebun" has never been used, you're reading the romaji pronunciation of "Eleven". Saying Hero (insert game number here) isn't that confusing. The spirits are going to be direct sources pertaining to Smash, so the names there should be used before placeholder names that aren't definitively official. BubbleRevolution (talk) 01:10, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

I think it's worth noting that the NIWA has its own Dragon Quest wiki, which, at the time of this writing, is down - once it gets back up, I will check to see what it says, since, in previous experiences, the NIWA is more trustworthy of a source than Fandom/Wikia. Aidan, the Rurouni 00:17, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Why not just look at official footage of the game Dragon Quest 11 in English from Square Enix or Nintendo? In all that footage the hero for Dragon Quest 11's name is Eleven. Not Irebun. Eleven. It's pretty clear. Also in game, he is referred to as The Luminary. Either of those 2 are more canon than Irebun. --70.32.0.121 00:24, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

As per Aidan's suggestion, we should wait until NIWA Dragon Quest wiki is back up, and see if the names differ. How coincidental that the DQ wiki happened go down after the reveal. It's kind of funny. Like in hindsight when Joker was released. Wolff (talk) 00:31, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

How is an outdated wiki (both DQ wikis are outdated btw) more credible than official game footage from both Nintendo and Square Enix? Both Nintendo and Square Enix call him Eleven. --70.32.0.104 00:38, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

How do you know that it's outdated if we can't accesses it right now? For all we know, it could have gone down due to an overload of edits or something. We will compare both of Nintendo's videos, as well as any discussions on the Wiki regarding the names of the Heroes. It's possible it has some information in relation that we don't have. Plus, until a game comes out, names used in trailers are considered placeholder. Wolff (talk) 00:58, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Just a heads up, you shouldn't really take other wikis as gospel. I've contributed to the DQ wiki, and like any wiki, there's gonna be an amount of erroneous info because it's all user-contributed. Official sources should be used first and foremost, and in most official sources, they're just called "Hero" or by a generic title. BubbleRevolution (talk) 01:10, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

I know it's outdated because I've browsed it before it went down. The dragon quest wikis that currently exist are not good sources of info. The suggestion that there was a mass rush to update the entire wiki instead of just an increase in traffic due to the announcement is absurd. You're exactly right in that the names used in the trailers are placeholders because the heroes do not have canon names besides 4's protagonist. It's just that the community uses these names to refer to these characters because they don't have canon names and it's a lot easier than saying "the protagonist of X." If you want to use the names that are used most commonly by the community, use Eleven, Erdrick, Solo, and Eight. --68.97.103.59 01:12, June 12, 2019 (EDT)