Heroes

The Heroes (勇者) are individuals chosen by the Legendary Weapons (Holy and Vassal) in order to protect their worlds from the devastation originated by the Waves of Destruction.

Summoning & Selection
Since the holy weapons only choose otherworlders as their wielders, in order to raise a hero capable of counteracting the waves the natives must realize a ritual to summon a person (typically from a parallel Japan) that the holy weapon chooses as worthy to be a hero. This ritual can only be performed using fragments of holy relics and at designated times, and although shouldn't be the case, can also be performed even when the world is in peace.

In the case of the Vassal Weapons, although can be wielded by both natives of the world and otherworlders, is common for the countries and organization to summon a hero from other world when the weapon doesn't choose a hero from the candidates of its world.

Powers & Restrictions
Each Hero receives one of the corresponding weapons, each of which has its own method of strengthening unique unto itself, each hero has the ability to authorize a Class Up beyond the LV.100 cap and can acquire the strongest form of magic, Revelation-Class Magic, which is unique unto them. The Enhancement Methods can be shared by the Heroes, making the resulting weapons far stronger, thus the heroes are at their peak when all twelve are working together, however, the weapons from Glass World and Melromarc's are incompatible for whatever reason and cannot share their Enhancement Methods.

Importance
Unknown to many, include heroes, the value of the heroes is not only as protectors of their worlds, since that when a hero is chosen its life is linked to the world that protects and its death during the strikes of the Waves have grievous consequences. When a Holy hero or Vassal hero dies, the power of the waves grows stronger and the lapse of time between these becomes shorter. Moreover, it has been said that if all the holy heroes of a world die, the world that they protect ceased to exist.

Origins
The Four Saint Heroes originally all came from four different worlds which were fused over time by the waves into one world, each one originally had two Vassal Heroes serving under them. Melromarc's World is a fusion of four different worlds together, it is unknown which legendary weapon originally belonged to it, however, it is known that both the Sword and Spear Legendary weapons came about after a fusion of another world that too contained Two Legendary weapons. As in the past, only the Shield and Bow Legendary Hero weapons were known to have existed.

Raphtalia's World
Like the ones that fight the waves for the sake of its people, the holy heroes are regarded as the protective gods of this world. This faith is represented by the Church of the Four Heroes, the major religion of the world and the national religion of most nations. Nevertheless, derived faiths, such as the Church of the Three Heroes (Melromarc), and The Church of the Shield (Siltvelt), were born due to racial and political conflicts among extremist countries.

Hero of the Sword
The hero has chosen to wield the Legendary Sword, primarily noted to be the strongest in attack power. The Sword Hero's Enhancement Method revolves around proficiency. A user can raise the proficiency of a weapon by frequently using it, after which they can even transfer that proficiency to a new weapon when the current one becomes obsolete. The current Sword Hero is Ren Amaki.

Hero of the Spear
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Spear, notable for having high attack power and speed. The Spear Hero's Enhancement Method appears to be Enchanting, where the user can use items and monster drops to imbue the weapons they wield with specific magical properties. The current Spear Hero is Motoyasu Kitamura.

Hero of the Bow
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Bow, capable of long ranged attacks. The current wielder appears to have been chosen partially due to his esper power, Accuracy, which makes it impossible for him to miss a shot unless the projectile is physically obstructed. The Bow Hero's Enhancement Method revolves around using ores to raise the rarity and thus the power of the weapons. The current Bow Hero is Itsuki Kawasumi.

Hero of the Shield
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Shield, notable for having the highest defense among the heroes by far, easily able to endure attacks from the other weapon users, even when at a noticeably inferior level. The Shield Hero's exact Enhancement Method is unknown, but Naofumi himself relied on unlocking the passive abilities of all of his weapons, thus carrying their benefits over to the other forms, and also on the Growth Corrections of various series, which perfectly suits its user's role as a supporter in battle. The current Shield Hero is Naofumi Iwatani.

Hunting Hero
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Hunting Tool, notable for being specialized in fighting against monsters, possessing skills that deal massive damage against them. Its wielder is able to change the weapon on a great variety of hunting tools like a fishing rod, a tuna knife, a bow, etc. The Hunting Hero's Enhancement Method works like a level system, in which the wielder gain exp. points as they use a weapon, powering the weapon as the level rise and unlocking new kinds of hunting weapons. The current Hero is Kizuna Kazayama.

S'yne's World
Its current status and most of its heroes is unknown. Assassins of another world claimed this world was destroyed, and S'yne confirmed that its holy heroes were murdered. Still, least one hero seems to have survived.

Hero of the Cane
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Cane. The current Hero is Aultcray Melromarc XXXII Aultcray was likely chosen due to his incredible strategic ability falling in line with the high-level support skills of the cane's magic-casting power. The cane's enhancement method is to augment the power of magic spells by using skill points.

Hero of the Carriage
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Carriage. The current Hero is Fitoria The companion/creation of a past shield hero, Fitoria is one of the first Filolials, being raised by one or more of the past heroes and possessing immortality it's not hard to imagine why she was chosen by the Legendary Carriage. The carriage's enhancement power is Monster Book Encyclopedia: by sacrificing pieces of monsters to a weapon, that weapon's damage output against that specific monster goes up.

Hero of the Projectile
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Projectile. The current Hero is Rishia Ivyred. When Rishia fought against Itsuki, who was under the influence of the Pride Series, on even terms, the Legendary Bow deemed her worthy and thus gave her the majority of the Projectile's power. After Tact was defeated, Rishia gained the power to use the money to enhance upon the effects of other legendary weapon enhancements.

Hero of the Gauntlets
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Gauntlet. The current Hero is Fohl Even before being chosen by the Gauntlets, Atla noticed a huge amount of compatibility between Fohl and the weapons. After Atla's death, Fohl found his resolve and was deemed worthy of the legendary weapon. Similar to the Cane, the Gauntlets can use skill points to enhance upon the skills of the legendary heroes.

Hero of the Whip
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Whip. Former: Tact Arusahorun Faubley The current Hero is Unknown (Light Novel) Wyndia (Web Novel). The Weapon chooses beast users as it's wielder. The Hero's Enhancement Method is sacrificing levels, producing ability points.

Hero of the Claw
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Claw. The current Hero is Unknown (Light Novel) Filo (Web Novel). The Hero's Enhancement Method is the use of skill points. by frequently using magic and hero exclusive skills, skill points are generated that be used in combination with other enhancement methods can enhance upon hero skills and Magic.

Hero of the Hammer
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Hammer. The current Hero is Unknown (Light Novel) Raphtalia (Web Novel). The Hero's Enhancement Method is weapon synthesis, the ability to combine the abilities from multiple weapons into one in exchange for removing the enhancements from the weapons used as raw materials.

Hero of the Ax
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Ax. The current Hero is Unknown (Light Novel) Midori (Web Novel). The Hero's Enhancement Method is Body Modification, using attribute points it is possible to enhance upon various statistics not only for the heroes but their companions as well.

Hero of the Fan
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Fan, notable for having techniques which act as a double-edged sword. The Fans themselves are hard enough to break swords and appear to generate powerful magical/wind-based attacks. The Fan Hero's Enhancement Method allows the user to absorb the remnant energy from defeated enemies and use it to power up its weapon. The current Hero is Glass

Hero of the Scythe
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Scythe. The current Hero is L'Arc Berg

Hero of the Book
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Book. Former: Kyo Ethnina. Current: Ethnobalt.

Hero of the Boat
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Boat The current Hero is Ethnobalt.

Hero of the Katana
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Katana. The current Hero is Raphtalia.

Hero of the Mirror
The hero is chosen by the Legendary Mirror. Former: Albert.