💌🍳hero [dream world]🍳💌

The HEADSPACE version of HERO wears a set of blue-striped pajamas. His hair is unkempt from sleep, as seen in his sprites. Like KEL and AUBREY, he lacks socks or shoes and his hair and eyes are purple. According to SPROUT MOLE MIKE, he is 5'7" at the age of fifteen. HERO is also the oldest and tallest of the party.

During his youth, HERO is the peacemaker of the group, who tries to restrain his friends whenever they get too worked up. He is described as having a mild personality and passionate in domestic work like baking, cooking, and cleaning, making him an ideal employee. HERO also has a charismatic side that he uses to charm others.His charisma allows him to convince others to go along with his requests, get discounts from MAILBOX and befriend animals like EMS. However, he can sometimes be a pushover when confronted, and has difficulty refusing others. He also appears to have arachnophobia (an irrational fear of spiders) to the point of freezing up completely. These traits are shared with his HEADSPACE counterpart

KEL and HERO are shown to have a very close brotherly relationship, both in HEADSPACE and the real world. As the older of the two, HERO almost always takes the role of the responsible one, most notably settling down fights between KEL and AUBREY. HERO is also shown to be a high academic achiever compared to KEL, owning several awards and pursuing a career as a doctor. KEL has shown some jealousy towards his brother's talents, such as calling him a "show-off" when HERO plays MARI's old piano

MARI was one of HERO's childhood friends and next-door neighbors. Being the two oldest of their friend group, MARI and HERO often took on responsibilities together, such as watching over the others nap and cleaning the dishes. As a result, the two had a close relationship.

HERO and MARI often acted flirtatious with one another. MARI in particular enjoyed teasing and pranking HERO to fluster him, calling his reactions "cute" or "funny".It is implied by BASIL that HERO and MARI were in a romantic relationship. However, their relationship status was ambiguous. Whether this was because they did not want to make MARI's dad upset, or for other reasons, is unclear.

HERO and AUBREY were friends as children. They seemed to have a familial relationship, with HERO usually refereeing between her and KEL's arguments.

BASIL was introduced to HERO by AUBREY. Not much is known about their relationship due to their limited interactions but it is shown that HERO does care about BASIL, similar to the rest of the friends.

SWEETHEART has been shown to be romantically interested in HERO, as shown when she wants to marry him during her show, finding him to be her love and the perfect person to marry, although HERO does not reciprocate her feelings

MR. JAWSUM was HERO's boss for a short while. MR. JAWSUM stated that HERO was one of the best employees that he'd ever had, and thought of HERO as his own son. HERO greatly respected MR. JAWSUM and took his job seriously.

OMOCAT has stated that if they relate HERO to one person, it would be their brother. Like HERO, OMOCAT's brother is described as smart, responsible, and always at the top of the class. Humorously, OMOCAT's brother is also afraid of spiders. Like HERO's present-day self, OMOCAT's brother pursues a medical degree despite his passion for other interests. OMOCAT describes HERO as the type of character that seems perfect to outsiders but is rather lame once one spends enough time with them. They note that getting to know one's imperfections makes a person love them even more. KEL reveals that HERO's name is his nickname but his real name is never mentioned in-game. However, the RPG Maker MV project of the game reveals HERO's real name as HENRY. In addition, HERO is referred to as "HENRY" when OMOCAT showcased an early version of FARAWAY TOWN during her 2022 Twitch livestream on February 18th (the date of BASIL's birthday). In older material of the game, HERO was named HIKI. This iteration is identical to HERO's final game portrayal, depicted as the oldest of the group and described as "really smart". The name HIKI, along with KEL's old name (K) and OMORI's name make up the word "hikikomori". HERO's overworld sprite in HEADSPACE bears a resemblance to Ness's when the latter is in his pajamas from the 1994 Super NES game EarthBound. Both characters have blue and white vertical stripes on their pajamas. Hero Sprite (Hospital) In FARAWAY TOWN's HOSPITAL, HERO's shirt appears to be slightly different from the one he normally wears in the game and promotional artworks, having a white collar and three horizontal yellow stripes. This design was used in early concept arts and notably featured in the 2014 trailer. If HERO is tagged, you will get discounts when purchasing from the MAILBOX. HERO's charm can also be used at the UNDERWATER HIGHWAY to get discounts on the tolls from the TOLL GATORS. In addition, certain NPCs will have special dialogue, and some will give the player an item, with the recurring line "Go forth, HERO! Be the _____ you were always meant to be!" being said afterward. Hero Afraid (Demo) In the 2018 Kickstarter demo, HERO's AFRAID portrait was originally colored like with AUBREY and KEL's AFRAID portraits. In the final game, the portrait uses monochrome colors similar to that of OMORI's color scheme. HERO's ANGRY portrait only uses two animation frames instead of three. This trait is also shown for OMORI's ANGRY and INJURED portraits, likely an oversight. His unused AFRAID portrait for his REAL WORLD self uses one animation frame. HERO's favorite foods are chocolate chip cookies and Hero sandwiches, hence his nickname. In addition, if the player gives HERO a HERO SANDWICH in-battle, he'll end up with his HAPPY emotion. This is only shown if the player enters RECYCULTIST'S HQ on ONE DAY LEFT. From version 1.0.7 and forward, HERO's HEART-healing skills COOK, REFRESH, SNACK TIME and TEA TIME are affected by EMOTION. Hero Tired Sprite HERO seems to be lacking in physical fitness. This is shown when he needs to rest after climbing the ladder to OTHERWORLD and when exercising on the treadmills in SPROUT MOLE COLONY (he runs very slowly and has to get off for a while before getting back on the treadmill). He also has a low SPD stat in battle compared to the other three party members. HERO has a secret FOLLOW-UP interaction with KEL. If KEL is sad, and HERO does the "Call KEL" FOLLOW-UP, it will remove KEL's SAD emotion and make him NEUTRAL. This works with any tier of SAD for KEL, and any emotion for HERO. Hero Suit (Unused) HERO has an unused set of sprites consisting of him wearing a suit and shades. These can be found in the LAST RESORT tileset sprite sheet and it is unknown why these were scrapped. During the ABANDON ENDING within BASIL'S HOUSE, HERO's line of "We'll be okay. I think..." uses the distorted, messy font often associated with SOMETHING and STRANGER. If HERO is spoken to again and onwards, the text used will be replaced with the font the game normally uses for the text boxes. DW Hero Smile (2018 Demo) HERO's battle sprite when using his SMILE skill originally depicted him with a different expression, as shown in the 2018 Kickstarter demo. This was eventually changed in the final game's release with a more polished spritework. Attempting to enter FARAWAY CEMETERY on TWO DAYS LEFT during the afternoon prompts HERO to stop the group from doing so as he isn't emotionally ready to visit the area yet. FA Hero Afraid Sprite When visiting KEL and HERO's room on ONE DAY LEFT after AUBREY rejoins the party, a short cutscene will play out in which the group discovers a spider on one of HERO's trophies. This causes HERO to become AFRAID, which is reflected through his overworld sprite and character portrait until KEL kills the spider