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)

Erm. Thought.

The Hero's Final Smash summons other heroes fron other games.

We make pages for characters featured in Final Smashes.

That's eleven different characters, each with unique backstories and appearances, all sharing one page.

That's gonna look sloppy as heck. Just saying. TheNuttyOne 03:00, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

The Hero from III is Erdrick, The Hero from IV is Solo, The Hero from VIII is Eight as based off of his Promotional Material in both Japanese and International Releases and the same with the Hero from XI who's name is Eleven, it's not that hard guys just ask people who've been playing the games and know the material.

People who played the games seem to disagree on it too. Lou Cena (talk) 22:25, June 12, 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)

We are only using them because we don't really have much else to use, outdated or not. Is it possible for you to explain why the fanon DQ wiki has been using "Irebun" for DQXI's hero since 2017? Wolff (talk) 01:17, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Whoever wrote out the romaji for イレブン on that wiki decided to literally transliterate it as Irebun, instead of writing it as the english word Eleven, for whatever reason. Even if you refuse to take into account official sources or community consensus, if you look at the actual wiki page, you'll find that it's inconsistent in how it refers to the protagonist of DQXI and that there's no reason to choose Irebun. The article is titled "Hero (Dragon Quest XI)" and the actual page refers to him as "The Luminary." The only place on the page that says "Irebun" is for the romaji of the japanese name, which isn't even correct. イレブン is his Japanese name as much as Eleven is his english name. Both are used in the same contexts in promotional material and by the community. --68.97.103.59 01:24, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

...I'm confused why this argument is happening? Wasn't it started with "geez wish we had a DQ fan around"? We have two now and both are telling us straight-up that there is no official name nor commonly used name. Whether you like it or not, that's the answer you asked for. It's time to switch it to just say what game they're from. TheNuttyOne 01:27, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

If you really do care, though, NIWA DQ wiki is back up. It calls all four heroes just "Hero" most of the time, but occasionally switches it out for Luminary in the case of XI, Erdrick for III, and states that Solo is the default name for IV. Still, I would trust our local experts over a wiki. TheNuttyOne 01:31, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Even I'll admit this is getting ridiculous. Any wiki is imperfect - even we admit that ourselves - so it shouldn't be taken as "this and only this". If "Eleven" is what is being used in the same vein as "Eight", regardless of whether or not it's "unofficially, but commonly accepted" or "officially by both Nintendo and Square", then that is what we shall use. Aidan, the Rurouni 01:36, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Thinking about it, is it really necessary to use their "names" outside of their Origin section? Would we have more consistency if we used their Roman Numerals anywhere else? I could be wrong though. Wolff (talk) 01:40, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Yeah, just using the numerals would be more accurate I feel. I think mentioning the default/promotional names (Erdrick should specifically be mentioned as a title, in every crossover he's been in he's only been called "Legendary Hero") in the origin section would be more fitting unless they're referred to as such in Smash. BubbleRevolution (talk) 01:44, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

That's also assuming that they all will share one "Character Page", despite technically being different people entirely. Wolff (talk) 01:42, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Wouldn't that create a consistency? Alph, Koopalings? Actually, I guess it could work like the Koopalings. Wolff (talk) 01:49, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Maybe we shouldn't name them at all if we can't find a canon name for them, just refer them by their game of origin. -- Pancham (talk • contributions) 08:27, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Dedicated pages for alternate costumes are only created if they are different characters and the fighter's name is changed accordingly. This is why Alph and the Koopalings have pages, but Leaf doesn't. Creating a page for each Hero would create an inconsistency. Nokii — 10:29, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

So what's going to happen then? The past few hours I've seen the page a ridiculous amount of times. Is this page going with numbers or sticking with promotional names and titles? Is it normal for there to be so much of a back and forth? User: Castiglione 5:37 PM, June 12, 2019

I don't think they need to be named since they use generic name in Smash, just mention it and redirection, as we did with the Persona protagonist.--Capstalker (talk) 12:46, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Here’s my two cents: All of the protagonists are classified under the generic name “Hero,” and the Dragon Quest Wiki acknowledges the DQ11 Hero as the Luminary. Since there aren’t any other heroes in the DQ series going under the title of “Luminary,” we know for sure that the one and only thing that fulfills both requirements of a protagonist in the series and the distinct title of Luminary goes to the DQ11 protagonist. It also helps that the promotional material for the Switch version refers to the Hero as the Luminary. And besides if we’re gonna refer to the DQ3 Hero as Erdrick (a title and not a definitive name), calling the DQ11 Hero “Eleven” would be inconsistent with that naming convention. It’s calling Corrin “the Avatar” (which he technically is) even though Robin is the one who’s been referred to by that title. ——DatAlphaLion

Regarding names

Heya folks, following up on Aidanzapunk's invitation to join the discussion. Officially, Erdrick, Solo, and Luminary are used to refer to III, IV, and XI's heroes respectively--Erdrick is actually a title that refers to multiple characters but has been associated with that particular hero since the late 80's and that's not going to change any time soon. As pointed out by an anonymous editor above, IV's hero has been referred to as Solo/Sofia in the remake of VI on top of crossover promotional material. "Irebun" is just a transliteration of Eleven as stated above, and isn't even from a manga or anything as they are all referred to as numbers at some point in manual screenshots and so forth. He's been dubbed the Luminary in just about every piece of promotional material available thus far.

The only one who truly lacks any agreed upon nickname is the hero of VIII, who has been referred to as The Guv by his party members in the game (most often by Yangus), and occasionally as Trodain by fans, which is based on the kingdom he hails from as well as the fandom's tendency to use hometown's in lieu of actual names when they are unavailable.

Personally, I would use the titles and names that have been used in the fandom for decades in regards to the older characters, Luminary for XI's hero, and Eight or Trodain for man rocking the bandanna until nintendo releases official descriptors. These just roll off the tough more easily than having to say "the hero from DQ IV" over and over in my opinion. (Follower of Light (talk) 16:50, June 12, 2019 (EDT))

I agree with this. It seems unanimous hat we should use Erdrick and Solo. Since Luminary is the character’s title, and Irebun is just eleven in Japanese, we should stick with Luminary. As for Eight, I prefer not using the numbers unless that’s his actual name. We should use he fans’ names, so it should probably be Luminary, Erdrick, Solo, and Trodian. Lou Cena (talk) 17:01, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

If Guv, Trodain, and Luminary are indeed what the majority of the DQ community uses, then I do not see a problem with that, as it is same reason the female Pokemon Trainer is referred to as Leaf on here, its what the majority of the Pokemon community uses to refer to that specific design. Wolff (talk) 16:59, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

I think that, if the most agreed upon name is "Guv" (note the use of "occasionally" with Trodain), then that is what shall be used. No NIWA wiki is official (to my knowledge, anyway), and using fanmade terms is not something we're new to. Aidan, the Rurouni 17:19, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

DQ fan here again to step in with some insight into the community. I've never heard anyone call Eight "Guv" or "Trodain." The only person who calls him Guv is the character Yangus in the game. In the game, Eight is a soldier of the kingdom of Trodain, but no one calls him Trodain in the game and I've never heard anyone in the community call him Trodain instead of Eight. The only name that people call him is Eight. The name Eight has even been semi-officially used in the japanese-only spinoff card game Dragon Quest Rivals. He is a card in the game and he's referred to as Eight. As for my thoughts on DQXI's hero, he is mostly referred to by Eleven by the community. The Luminary is a title he's given in the game but it's less commonly used by the community unless they're trying to be official and only use what's used in the game, which is probably why the wiki uses The Luminary. If you want to stick closer to the game's official canon, use The Luminary, but if you want to use what the community says, use Eleven.--68.97.103.59 18:21, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

As for Eleven, if "Luminary" is also used as such (most popularly used name), then we shall go with that too. Aidan, the Rurouni 17:22, June 12, 2019 (EDT)

Going to need a citation there 68.97.103.59, lots of fans use the hometowns as stand ins for proper names as seen on Woodus.com, and the cosplay gear for past heroes in DQ IX even uses the home town names to describe the articles of clothing. I don't want this to turn into an edit war, but using numbers exclusively is dull and the logic comes off as faulty. As for the card game, those are read as "The hero of DQ 8, 7, 6, etc" instead of simply by the number. (Follower of Light (talk) 19:11, June 12, 2019 (EDT))

Sorry but Follower of Light. I have not once ever since the original games have been out ever seen anybody ever refer to the Heroes with their home town. Not in Woodus either and I've been there for many years as a lurker. The instance in IX you're using is referring to clothing. Not the Hero. Same deal with Guv. Yangus aside and maybe Jessica like once nobody else calls him Guv. I see 99% of the people call him Eight and XI's hero Eleven. - Eggs From Lightning

I'm going to try and decipher what you typed as best as I can. First, you're using anecdotal accounts to support your claim without providing supporting evidence--I can say my uncle helped Stanley Kubrick fake the moon landing in 1492 but that doesn't make it true. As for the cosplay gear, the town names are used because every piece of gear has the character's name on it, from Yangus' titfer to Milly's sandals. So town names are not only used in the games themselves, they're recognized by squenix as sounding more natural than roman numerals. The cosplay gear for VIII's hero is even dubbed "The Trodain" in the international version of XI, so it wasn't a one-off notion for IX.(Follower of Light (talk) 07:51, June 13, 2019 (EDT))

How exactly do you expect us to provide evidence of what the community as a whole says? Do you want us to conduct a survey or something? You have like 3 people in here telling you that you're wrong and that no one calls them by their hometown. Your clothes argument is a completely invalid comparison. The heroes don't have canon names, so their clothes don't use their names. It's not saying that their hometown is their name just because their clothes are described by their hometown. It's saying that the clothes are from that place. If you read the description for the heroes' armors in DQIX, you'll see that they explicitly call the heroes something along the lines of "a hero," not their hometown. Aliahan Clothes: "A supple suit supposedly sported by a legendary hero." Zenithian Clothes: "An unadorned outfit worn by a hero of Zenithia." Trodain Togs: "The type of suit a certain Trodain trooper would be tricked out in." It's clearly not saying that their names are Aliahan, Zenithia, and Trodain. Same thing with the Trodain Togs in XI. The cosplay items for the party members are even obtained in an entirely different context in IX than the hero cosplay items. In IX, you get the party member's items through talking to them in the Inn. You get the hero items through drops from post-game legacy bosses. I don't know why you think the hometowns are "recognized by squenix" when not only are they explicitly NOT naming them after their hometown, and the names they actually use are the numbers. Maybe not in-game, but they certainly hold more water than naming them after their hometown. Also, I'll address the rivals card again while I'm typing this out. The card in question is named "Yuusha Eight", which you could take as "Eighth Hero" or "Eight the Hero" but certainly not "The Hero of Dragon Quest Eight." --68.97.103.59 13:55, June 13, 2019 (EDT)

What in the world are you guys doing? Eleven the Luminary?! Eight the Guv? People don't refer to VIII's Hero as Guv. Only a specific character does. The cosplay gear in IX only has named party member's armor to be named after them i.e "Milly's Sandals". The Heroes armor will obviously not be named because they have no canon name. Just because they are referenced in this instance by their hometown does not mean us fans call them that. Calling the Hero of III Aliahan is stupid. Nobody does that. You people clearly haven't played the series ever and just did a quick bit of research. The "Guv" mistake I'll give you slack for. Somebody from here went onto the DQ wiki and added that Guv bit. (IMainSamus)

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Seeing as how discussion has died down, and taking into consideration everything that has been said here and in the Discord from Dragon Quest fans across the board, I believe this conclusion has been reached:

• The Hero from XI is referred to as "Luminary".
• The Hero from III is referred to as "Erdrick".
• The Hero from IV is referred to as "Solo".
• The Hero from VIII is referred to as "Eight".

If anyone would like to object to this before I attempt to end this discussion/debate once and for all, speak now or forever hold your peace. Aidan, the Rurouni 13:51, June 13, 2019 (EDT)

I'll give my final thoughts on Eleven vs Luminary. I think either is a fine name to pick. In my experience, I see more fans call him Eleven then the Luminary but maybe the users in the discord have seen Luminary more. Though, I would like to give some thoughts on the name Luminary, because while it's 90% associated with the hero of DQXI, that's not the only place the term has been used in Dragon Quest. When DQII got a mobile port and thus a modern localization, they gave it the subtitle "Luminaries of the Legendary Line". So, the Dragon Quest localization team might be using Luminary to refer to people related to the line of Erdrick. Granted, from what I remember the word Luminary is used nowhere in the actual game. The term Luminary is also used in a completely different context in DQ. In games that use the vocation (class) system, there's a class called "Luminary" which isn't related to heroes at all. Luminary is being used in the sense of a star, like a movie star; it's a show-offy support class that can charm the enemy. The original Japanese name is "Super Star," so they don't have any relation outside of the localizations, but it's something to keep in mind. --68.97.103.59 14:44, June 13, 2019 (EDT)

I object to the Hero of XI being called Luminary. Promotional material refers to him as Eleven. In game characters call him Luminary in which that is his title but the character itself is always named Eleven in both American and Japanese promos. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PitplustwoisPittoo (talk • contribs) 14:11, June 13, 2019‎

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