Hero

The Hero (勇者, Yūsha) is the protagonist of the game Moon and as the title suggests, the alleged hero of Moon World. Throughout the game he is on a quest to gain experience, level up and ultimately defeat the dragon to bring back the moonlight. Despite being on such a valiant journey, his methods prove to be rather malicious and destructive.

It's revealed that the hero's true identity is Gramby's grandson, Takkun (たっくん, Takkun). The Minister had targeted him and was promptly placed into the cursed suit of armor which made him become brainwashed and interested in nothing but killing. Soon, his murderous rampage would come to an ultimate end after he accomplishes his final task on the moon, falling apart into nothing but bits and pieces of what remains of his armor.

Profile and Appearance
The Hero is suited inside bulky and medieval looking armor, slightly leaning towards teal coloring. His armor looks rather scarred and hard-edged, and helmet that obscures his face from the player's view whilst accompanied by two large yellow horns on both sides. The Hero also wears a small belt with a single golden gem centered in the middle, and he also wears a strap meant to hold his abnormally large sword. However, before the Hero was placed into the cursed armor, he was nothing but just a young boy who looked remarkably similar to the game's protagonist. The only difference between them being that the Hero dawned pale, yellow hair while the protagonist has typically much more darker hair.

The Hero was essentially brainwashed into being interested in nothing but slaughtering innocent animals to gather EXP and killing the dragon that presumably stole the moonlight. The Hero is also known to be delusional as when he mistakes Wanda's lingerie to be "Legendary Armor" and wears it with no doubts and hesitation in mind. Of course the Hero isn't exactly free from any sort of backlash, as many residents of the Moon World have grown to dislike his gruesome antics rightfully so. He's also shown to get increasingly more violent and powerful as he progresses on further into the game, but comes to a brief stop when the Hero is seen drinking away at the Wild Cat House, devastated that he can't find his way to the moon. But things soon become grim once he steps foot onto the moon, killing every living animal the protagonist has saved effortlessly. Even going as far as to kill the protagonist themselves after they finish off the Moon Queen and Dragon, before ultimately falling apart with nothing but their armor left behind. Not much is known about the Hero's life before he was cursed, but it's likely he was just a normal kid trying to live life before his tragic end.

Appearances in-game
The Hero is spotted by the Protagonist at multiple points throughout the game, some coinciding with the playable Fake Moon section:


 * At the King's chamber, listening to both King Carefree and the Minister talk about his quest.
 * In Castle Town, firstly attempting to catch Tao and then heading to Bar Wanda.
 * Leaving Bar Wanda, and consequently pushing the Protagonist out of the way.
 * Once the Rainbow Generator has been turned on in Rainbow Rocks, seen donning his "Legendary armor".
 * Leaving the Haunted House.
 * At Wildcat House, drunk and passed out (After 4 Rocket pieces have been handed over).
 * On The Moon.

Trivia

 * A popular fan theory circulating around is that it's heavily implied that the Hero and Protagonist are both actually the same character, but nothing has been confirmed yet to anybody's knowledge.
 * When activating the Rainbow Generator in Rainbow Rocks, the Hero is seen standing below the "Rainbow Arch" as seen in FAKE MOON.
 * Popular belief is that rainbows symbolizes a link between life and death, so it's theorized that the rainbow that appears could possibly being foreshadowing the ending to moon or perhaps even it's scrapped one.
 * The Hero was the chosen one during the White-Feathered Arrow ritual, getting shot by the arrow and being forced into the cursed armor moments later by the castle guards.
 * In FAKE MOON, everything the player sees is actually what the Hero sees instead. As when the Hero bumps into those invisible barriers, those "barriers" actually being the protagonist the Hero keeps running into. Or when the "Legendary Armor" the Hero gets is actually just Wanda's lingerie he's seen briefly wearing in Rainbow Rocks.