Hero

The Hero is the main playable character of the Dragon Quest series. The appearance, skills, and role of the hero varies between the games. Four of these heroes appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Luminary (from Dragon Quest XI), Erdrick (from Dragon Quest III), Solo (from Dragon Quest IV), and the hero of Dragon Quest VIII.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
During E3 2019 on June 11, 2019, the heroes of Dragon Quest were announced as DLC fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, released during the summer of 2019. Luminary is the default skin for the character, while Erdrick, Solo, and the hero of Dragon Quest VIII can be chosen as alternative skins. They all use a sword and shield, similar to Link, and have access to magical abilities from their series, such as Sizzle. Many of their basic attacks use sword jabs and swings, with their shield able to block projectile attacks. Their magical attacks are limited by their MP gauge. Slimes also appear alongside them during taunts.

Their known magical skills are:
 * Sizzle: Shoots a fireball directly ahead.
 * Kasizzle: A stronger variant of Sizzle.
 * Snooze: Fires a wave of energy that can put an opponent to sleep.
 * Bounce: Creates a reflect barrier around the hero.
 * Kacrackle Slash: A physical attack that can freeze opponents.
 * Kaclang: A move that encases the hero in defensive metal, preventing knockback.
 * Zoom: A move that shoots the hero into the air.
 * Kamikazee: Creates an explosion around the hero, instantly defeating them, but causes large knockback and damage to opponents.
 * Psyche Up: A move that raises the hero's tension.

Their Final Smash also involves other heroes from Dragon Quest that are not playable. In Hero's reveal trailer, Link is shown dueling puppet fighters of Marth and Meta Knight, both of whom were created by Dharkon. Link is overpowered by both puppet fighters, who prepare to rush him for a final hit. However, throughout their battle, a horse is galloping towards Link and the puppet fighters. When the Marth and Meta Knight puppet fighters are about to attack Link one more time, the Hero - revealed to be Luminary - attacks from behind, knocking away the puppet fighters from Link. Several gameplay clips of Luminary are shown: Luminary is KOing opponents at first, but is later KO'd himself several times. The gameplay cuts back to CGI, showing Dharkon's puppet fighter army cornering a weakened Luminary. Erdrick, Solo, and the hero of Dragon Quest VIII join to assist Luminary, where all four Heroes rush towards the puppet fighter army. Gameplay footage of all four Heroes is shown, where they all work together to KO their opponents. The Hero's trailer ends with Luminary using his Final Smash.

Trivia

 * Each of the heroes has a pallet swap that references another character or class from the series: Luminary's is based on Angelo, Erdrick's is based on the hero of Dragon Quest V, Solo's is based on the Priest class, and the hero of Dragon Quest VIII's is based on the hero of Dragon Quest VI.
 * When playing on the Alefgard board in Fortune Street, Erdrick is mentioned by name by various characters.