Hero

Heroes are ordinary humans of society which have been transformed into higher-class beings known as heroes. These chosen humans have the ability to transform at their free will.

General Information
Heroes are only selected if they have a 50% or higher Hero Compatibility Score. Heroes are selected (in Alternate Japan) via a mobile game known as the Magical Hero Heightening Project 2.0! which gifts chosen humans unique powers. In Romagia, however, heroes are chosen via a test of their strength, instincts and ability to cope in different situations. They are momentarily given powers to assist them in this test, which are known as Beta Abilities.

Heroes also have a set of guidelines to follow, or else face the Sting System. If a certain amount of rules are broken, then that person will lose their hero rights, Magical Phone and the magical item which allows them to transform. They may also lose their memories they gained whilst being a hero depending on how severe the thing they did is.

Characteristics
Requests can be filled in and handed to Mizuki Corp., either through the hero's Magical Phone or through an actual Request Sheet which the Mascot has in its possession, in order to change any of the design points listed below. The requirements to change a hero’s design are unknown at present.

Design
▬ Appearance

The heroes usually are given rather perfect-looking complexions, with not a spot or anything of the kind on their faces or any other part of their body unless wished so by the user (e.g. a mole). However, there will always be at least a slight resemblance on their hero face similar to that of their human face. Usually, they will look the same age as their human forms are; although, in some cases, they will look older or younger. Most heroes are around teenage age, typically between the age of 13 - 19 - however, there are a few who are young adults.

▬ Outfits

The heroes’ designated outfits are either based off of or entirely the outfit they have created within the Magical Hero Heightening Project 2.0 game. It is entirely up to Mizuki Corp. whether to change the appearance of the outfits or not. Heroes are given the chance to change their outfit if wanted upon becoming a hero.

▬ Names

Hero names are typically decided by the selected human’s username. They may be entirely the same or entirely different. However, upon a hero’s debut, the mascot will ask whether or not they are happy with that name if the latter is chosen. The names can vary - they can be inspired by a famous figure in their society, plain made-up gibberish, or even a human name. They can also be compound names, having combined two names together.

Abilities

A hero’s abilities are drastically different compared to a human’s abilities. They have been altered and expanded upon. Their abilities are displayed below:

▬ Strength

Heroes have extraordinary strength. It goes to the point where ordinary things that would normally injure a human, such as being hit by a car or being ill with a disease, do not affect the heroes - they are able to bounce back from things like this easily. However, demons or Evales can harm them, along with magical weapons. Other heroes can also inflict damage upon each other.

▬ Resistance

Heroes can resist against things like extreme weather conditions and ordinary weapons. As mentioned above, they can also resist things that ordinarily harm a human, as they are much stronger than them.

▬ Agility

The heroes are very quick and nimble. They have ease in moving around - more ease, obviously, than ordinary civilians.

▬ Health

Heroes do not need to eat, sleep, drink, etc. like ordinary people do, although they will have to when detransformed. However, magical drinks or food can help to increase their abilities. They will not experience hunger or illnesses whilst in their hero form, and therefore will do no damage to them. No illness can affect a hero, no matter how powerful it may be. If a hero possesses some kind of resistance power, this will obviously increase their overall health.

▬ Healing

All heroes have the ability to heal quickly. When against each other, however, their healing times can be delayed as they are being hit with something with magical properties.

▬ Speed

Heroes have an immense amount of speed and can dodge or change their direction smoothly. They can speed quickly out of harm’s way due to their fast instincts and reaction time. They can also speed away quickly after doing their daily hero work so that nobody can spot them.

▬ Eyesight

Heroes have eyesight which enables them to see from quite a distance, even when conditions are poor (e.g. sandstorm, tornado, etc).

▬ Magic

Each hero possessed up to 3 different magical powers depending on the strength of each. For example, if one power is quite weak alone, they will be granted another power upon their arrival as a hero. Magic is set beforehand by Mizuki Corp. based on their interests, in-game experience and outfit.

▬ Mental

Heroes are given a positive mindset whilst transformed, no matter how pessimistic they may be as a human. Their intelligence is also expected to rise upon transformation.

▬ Instinct

Heroes have instincts which are so advanced that it is nearly impossible for anything that usually affects humans to be able to sneak up on a hero.

▬ Vocal

The voice of a hero may be the same as in their human form, slightly altered, or drastically different. It simply depends on the hero. If a hero’s voice is the same, security is not thought about as the settings displayed throughout the Hero Heightening Project series are rather large; therefore, it would be hard to track down a hero by their voice alone.

Classifications
Heroes have different classifications which they can fit into. Heroes can fit into more than one category if needed.

▬ Common Hero

A Common Hero is a hero which does not fit into any other categories listed below.

▬ Rogue Hero

A Rogue Hero is a hero who has broken off of the Hero Handbook’s guidelines and has tried to escape the Romagian Kingdom's sentences. Bounties are put on their head and then put on Quest Boards for other heroes to collect once they are tracked down and reported back back to the Mascot. Known characters to fit into this category are;


 * Heartbreaker
 * Amaki / Ikama
 * Paper Mask

▬ Imposter Hero

An Imposter Hero is a hero who has become a traitor to the other heroes during the deathmatches and acts as a mole rat to serve Mizuki Corp. Known characters to fit into this category are;

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 * CloudBow
 * Wonderland
 * Nikoniko Okazaki

▬ Mutated Hero

A Mutated Hero is a hero who has been experimented upon, either in their hero form or in their normal form, and have gone wild. Known characters to fit into this category are;


 * Mirror Mirror

▬ Romagian Hero

A Romagian Hero is a hero which has originally come from Romagia, the Magical Dimension. Known characters which fit into this category are characters from the Seven Crystals arc and;


 * Octavius-Braylon

▬ Creature Hero

A Creature Hero is a creature which has been turned into a hero due to a peculiar turn of events. Sub-categories for this are;


 * Demonic Hero
 * Mythical Hero

Known heroes that fit into the Demonic Hero category are;


 * Koharu Yamamoto
 * Crystala
 * Lundey
 * Wicked Angel

Known characters that fit into the Mythical Hero category are;


 * The Helper
 * Xerois
 * Himi of the Lair

▬ Hunter Hero

A Hunter Hero is a Hero who has vowed to take on the Rogue Heroes and has the power to strip them of their hero privileges via an official license given to them by Romagia. They abide by every single one of the Hero Handbook’s guidelines with ease and respect. Known characters to fit into this category are;


 * Riitana Riituna
 * Candy Sakura (From Goddesses onwards)
 * Lil' Drummer
 * Tropical Takara