HERO

SPOILER WARNING This article contains spoilers of important plot details regarding the plotline of OMORI.

HERO
Sprites
Gender	Male
Age	HEADSPACE: 15 REAL WORLD: 19 (APPROXIMATELY)
Birthday	January 1st
Lead skill	CHARM, ANIMAL ASSIST
Location	HEADSPACE: NEIGHBOR'S ROOM FARAWAY: KEL'S HOUSE
Relatives	Unnamed Mother Unnamed Father KEL (Younger Brother) SALLY (Younger sister)
Relations	SUNNY (Friend) AUBREY (Friend) BASIL (Friend) MARI (Love interest)
Piano

You never know when you'll need someone's help. We're stronger when we work together!

— HERO

HERO is one of the main three deuteragonists in OMORI that join OMORI's party. When tagged as the leader, HERO can use his charm to convince others to assist the party.

PROFILE

APPEARANCE

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.

In the present, HERO appears as a young adult man with a more mature appearance compared to the others. HERO has neatly-styled brown hair and black eyes like KEL. His main attire consists of a navy V-neck sweater, grey pants and white shoes. It is also notable that he grew taller like the other main characters.

PERSONALITY

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.

In the present, HERO still retains his amicable, warm-hearted persona during his adulthood. He is well-loved by the folks of FARAWAY TOWN and admired for his charisma as well. KEL even describes him as being "naturally good at everything", and is proud of him for that. He notably possesses a talent in succeeding in virtually everything he tries, though he admits his reputation is heavily exaggerated. HERO is rather calm and understanding towards anyone he meets, even trying to comfort them in times of distress. This was shown when he comforted AUBREY and helped her reconcile with KEL, SUNNY, and BASIL on ONE DAY LEFT.

Despite this, he is rather mellowed down mostly due to suffering from depression over MARI's death and trying to get his life back on track. HERO also appears to keep his emotions in check most of the time, although he does get deeply emotional whenever he remembers MARI's presence. Regardless, HERO still tries to remain strong for his friends and will do anything to make sure they feel comfortable and safe at all times. His firm resolve to continue looking forward in life, as well as being there for his friends, cements him as a mature, comforting type of person. Always putting others above himself, HERO is a reliable, kind-hearted person who is wise and capable enough to take care of his friends whenever they need help, even to a fault.

CHARACTER INFO

According to the official walkthrough and strategy guide, info regarding HERO consists of:

CHARACTER STATS (HERO)
HEART		DEFENSE
JUICE		SPEED
ATTACK		LUCK

• Birthday: JAN 1
• Likes: COOKING, BAKING, TEA, MARI'S HUGS, HELPING OTHERS
• Dislikes: SPIDERS, EXERCISE, SWEATING, INSTANT RAMEN

As the eldest, wisest, and most winsome, HERO often plays peacemaker within the gang and settles spats between AUBREY and KEL. He'll whip you up a restorative SNACK when you're feeling low.

STORY

BACKGROUND

Hero and his friends during their childhood youth.

HERO was born to his unnamed father and mother approximately 19 years before the start of the game. Three years later, his younger brother KEL was born. HERO obtained the nickname "HERO" because of his love for HERO SANDWICHES.

At some point, HERO became friends with his next-door neighbors MARI and SUNNY, then later AUBREY and BASIL. They, along with his younger brother KEL, would spend much of their time together.

One day, HERO went out with his mom to buy clothes and shoes and didn't get home until the afternoon. KEL went out to get a haircut with his dad. AUBREY was there with her dad as well because the three were going to watch MARI and SUNNY's music recital. It was supposed to be that night, but when they came home in the evening, they found out she had died, believing that she had hung herself.

HERO became severely depressed and secluded himself from his friends, family, school and hobbies for about a year. KEL tried to encourage HERO one day, but this resulted in HERO taking out his grief and anger on KEL. His parents immediately rushed to comfort him, ignoring KEL who was also in tears. Noticing this, HERO immediately embraced KEL and apologized. It is after this instance that HERO strived to do much better, though according to KEL, he is still somewhat closed off.

He once considered becoming a chef partly due to MARI's encouragement. However, after MARI's death he decided to follow his parents' wishes to become a doctor.

THREE & TWO DAYS LEFT

Hero after saving Sunny and Basil from drowning.

When SUNNY leaves his house for the first time, HERO is still at college and is scheduled to return the next day. HERO's family prepares for his return, with KEL taking SUNNY to get a welcoming gift as well as food for his mother to serve.

The next day, SUNNY and KEL decide to go run an errand to await for HERO's return. Sometime during the afternoon, they both hear BASIL screaming for help and discover THE HOOLIGANS tormenting him once again. A fight ensues, with the outcome leading to AUBREY accidentally shoving BASIL too hard into the lake.

Knowing that BASIL might drown, KEL tells SUNNY to dive in to save him. However, SUNNY isn't able to fully rescue BASIL. HERO manages to arrive at the HANGOUT SPOT in the nick of time, saving both SUNNY and BASIL. The three boys decide to take BASIL back to his home to recover, and later spend the rest of the afternoon hanging out together.

The three eventually eat dinner together (after HERO and KEL convince their mother), and then have a sleepover at SUNNY's house. At the middle of the night, HERO hears what appears to be a familiar piano tune playing downstairs. He heads over to the piano room, only to find SUNNY standing there too. Understanding that SUNNY was there due to missing MARI, he tells the boy he feels same as well. However, when SUNNY leaves to go back to sleep, HERO somberly cries on the piano keys, muttering MARI's name as he still misses her dearly.

ONE DAY LEFT

Sunny, Kel, Aubrey, and Hero reconcile and share a group hug together.

When SUNNY, KEL and HERO wake up from their sleepover, KIM comes to SUNNY's house to inform them that AUBREY isn't answering her door. HERO insists that they need to go make up with AUBREY, and he directs the party to her house to talk to her. The party goes inside, and HERO talks to AUBREY to convince her and KEL to make up. The group also find the missing photos, which all picture MARI, on her corkboard, AUBREY mentioning that she took them because "it's all she has left of her." They put them back in the PHOTO ALBUM and leave the house.

The reunited friends first attempt to visit BASIL'S HOUSE to check on him, only to find out from POLLY that BASIL is visiting his grandmother at the hospital. Despite this, HERO and his friends decide to check on BASIL later, spending the rest of their day hanging out, while reminiscing the past at some spots in town before visiting their old treehouse. From there, HERO finds his old set of cookbooks all dusty and dirty while SUNNY collects the missing photo containing the key to the toy box. As the group reminiscences the happier memories of their childhood, AUBREY storms out of the treehouse.

Hero sleeping at Basil's House.

HERO and KEL follow her, with SUNNY leaving last. Near the tree stump where MARI had supposedly died, HERO and the others listen to AUBREY being open about her feelings. She apologizes for blaming them for not being there for her, to which both HERO and KEL comfort her in response. The four friends then reconcile for real and share a big group hug together.

The group heads over to BASIL's house to comfort him but the latter has locked himself away in his room, unresponsive. Regardless, they all eventually decide to stay over for the night to celebrate SUNNY's last day at FARAWAY TOWN, as well as being there for BASIL. Before falling asleep in the living room, HERO, KEL, and AUBREY tell SUNNY that life will get better even after he moves out, as he still has them in heart and spirit. They then fall asleep after having a heartfelt conversation.

MOVING DAY

NEUTRAL ENDINGS

After remembering the truth, if SUNNY chooses to go back to sleep instead of confronting and saving BASIL, this will lead to another tragedy as BASIL succeeds in killing himself. This leaves the entire friend group and POLLY in complete despair upon discovering BASIL's corpse. Upon waking up once more, SUNNY finds the entire living room empty.

Heading up north, SUNNY finds his friends and POLLY in the hallway, distraught over BASIL's suicide. HERO is shown staring at the door to BASIL's room, barely managing to keep himself together. Upon noticing SUNNY, HERO tearfully pleads the former to not look at BASIL's corpse. He then tells SUNNY that it's best that he should leave since he is supposed to be moving and having a fresh new start in life.

Adding that the others will take care of things from there, HERO assures SUNNY that "they will be okay" with a doubtful tone in his voice. With no other choice left, SUNNY leaves his distraught friends behind with no answers regarding the truth behind MARI's accidental death at all.

GOOD ENDING

The friend group's peaceful sleepover is interrupted right after SUNNY manages to stop BASIL through his disastrous attempt to save him. In the process, BASIL ends up giving SUNNY a severe eye injury with his gardening shears. Being unable to continue fighting due to mental stress and fatigue, both boys fall unconscious during the outcome of the fight. HERO and the others soon wake up and find the two boys unconscious.

Sunny prepares to tell his friends the truth behind Mari's death.

The three friends presumably call an ambulance, evident by the sirens going off during the aftermath of the fight, and both boys are immediately rushed to the hospital. After a climactic struggle against OMORI within his mind, SUNNY awakens in his hospital bed crying with a bandage over his right eye, finally coming to terms with MARI's death. He then limps out of his room and visions his HEADSPACE friends and STRANGER for the final time as he heads towards BASIL's hospital room.

From there, HERO can be seen standing beside BASIL's hospital bed alongside KEL and AUBREY. The group then notices SUNNY standing at the doorway, ready to tell them what truly happened when MARI died. The friends' reactions are left to the viewer's imagination as the game cuts to the credits.

RELATIONSHIPS

KEL

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.

While HERO is shown to be the more responsible brother, he freezes up whenever he sees a spider. He relies on KEL to kill and take care of spiders. KEL states that this is one of the rare circumstances where he feels like he is the older brother.

When HERO became severely depressed for almost a year after MARI's death, KEL attempted to make him feel better. This resulted in HERO lashing out at KEL to the point of them both crying, traumatizing KEL. After coming to his senses, HERO embraced KEL and apologized repeatedly. Though HERO began attending school and being active once more, KEL believes his brother is still somewhat closed off.

MARI

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.

After MARI's death, HERO became depressed and reclusive for almost a year. While he appears to be emotionally stable in the present, he admits that he still thinks about MARI every day. KEL reveals that HERO has not visited MARI's grave in the past four years, and HERO himself claims to not be ready to visit the FARAWAY CEMETERY before THREE DAYS LEFT. When SUNNY leaves him alone in the piano room, he can be found quietly crying about MARI.

SUNNY

HERO's relationship with SUNNY, him being the younger brother of his childhood friend MARI, seems to be quite strong, shown in how he chips in to buy SUNNY a building block set, as well as work part-time to get SUNNY a new violin. In turn, SUNNY appears to admire HERO for his charisma and hard-working demeanor, often thinking "Wow..." to his actions. SUNNY has a lot of respect for HERO and is willing to use his money on buying a gift for him. After MARI's death, It is presumed that they did not speak in the gap between then and TWO DAYS LEFT, as he became emotionally detached, though he still seems to be friendly and caring with SUNNY even after 4 years of not talking to each other.

AUBREY

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

Like the others, at the start she blamed HERO for never being there after MARI's death. On THREE DAYS LEFT, HERO is shown apologizing for not taking care of everyone and not being there for her, and says he will be in the future. When she starts crying, he starts comforting her and assuring he understands and knows she still cares and that he'll and everyone will be there for her from now on.

However, similar to the rest of their friends, he had never gone inside AUBREY's house until THREE DAYS LEFT.

BASIL

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.

After BASIL is hospitalised, HERO is found next to BASIL's bed, along with AUBREY and KEL.

SWEETHEART

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

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.

BATTLE

HERO plays the support role of the party. He has outstanding Defense, a very high HEART pool, but has one of the lowest Speed stats in the game, and a lot of his skills have the valued ability to heal your party. Only two of his skills actually deals damage, so for most part, HERO will be patching up wounds or using his normal attack.

Using him for a normal attack in a boss fight isn't bad, either, because all his FOLLOW-UPS will restore the target party member's HEART and JUICE and coax them into performing an additional attack. His debuff and aggro-drawing skills are given priority to offset his low Speed so that they always take effect before the enemy can move -- expect to use SMILE to weaken tough enemies or DAZZLE to defang a whole group of them.

SKILLS

HEADSPACE

	DW HERO'S SKILLS
SKILL	DESCRIPTION	DAMAGE	ACTION	SOURCE
ATTACK	HERO's Basic Attack	(Attack x 2 - Foe's defense)		BASIC
COOK	Heals a friend for 75% of their HEART. Can be used outside of battle. Costs 10 JUICE.	NONE		BASIC
GUARD	Acts first, reducing damage taken by 50% for 1 turn. Costs 0 JUICE.	NONE	(No Animation.)	BASIC
MASSAGE	Removes a friend or foe's EMOTION. Costs 5 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 2
CHARM	Act's first, a foe targets HERO for 1 turn. Costs 10 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 8
SMILE	Acts first, reducing a foe's ATTACK. Costs 25 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 10
FAST FOOD	Act's first, healing a friend for 40% of their HEART. Costs 15 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 13
HOMEMADE JAM	Brings back a friend that is TOAST with 70% of their HEART. Costs 40 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 16
CAPTIVATE	Acts first. All foes target HERO for 1 turn. Costs 20 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 20
ENCHANT	Acts first. A foe targets HERO for 1 turn and becomes HAPPY. Costs 15 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 22
SHARE FOOD	HERO and a friend recover some HEART. (Heals 50% HP) Costs 15 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 24
MESMERIZE	Acts first. All foes target HERO for 1 turn. HERO takes less damage by 50%. Costs 30 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 28
DAZZLE	Acts first. Reduces all foes' ATTACK and makes them HAPPY. Costs 35 JUICE.	NONE		LEVEL 30
SNACK TIME	Heals all friends for 40% of their HEART. Can be used outside of battle. Costs 25 JUICE.	NONE		BAKING PAN
TEA TIME	Heals some of a friend's HEART and JUICE. Costs 25 JUICE.	Restores 30% HP and 20% MP.		TEAPOT
SPICY FOOD	Damages a foe and makes them ANGRY. Costs 15 JUICE.	(Attack x 2 - Foe's defense)		MAN ON FIRE
REFRESH	Heals 50% of a friend's JUICE. Costs 40 JUICE.	NONE		BLENDER
TENDERIZE	Deals big damage to a foe and reduces their DEFENSE. Costs 30 JUICE.	(Attack x 4 - Foe's defense)		TENDERIZER OMORI route only
GATOR AID	Boosts all friends' DEFENSE. Costs 15 JUICE	NONE		LAST RESORT OMORI route only

FARAWAY TOWN

	RW HERO'S SKILLS
SKILL	DESCRIPTION	DAMAGE	ACTION	SOURCE
ATTACK	(There is no description for this SKILL, and it will never hit right in the HEART.)	(Attack x 2 - Foe's defense)		BASIC
FIRST AID	Heals a friend for 25% of their HEART. Costs 10 JUICE	NONE		BASIC
GUARD	Acts first, reducing damage taken for 1 turn. Costs 0 JUICE.	NONE		BASIC

FRIENDLY FOLLOW-UP

FOLLOW-UP	ENERGY	LEVEL	ACTION	DESCRIPTION	DAMAGE
CALL OMORI	3	1		HERO calls out to OMORI. HERO signals to OMORI! OMORI recovers a little HEART and attacks a random foe!	OMORI recovers 15% HP, then attacks again.
		2		HERO calls out to OMORI. HERO signals to OMORI! OMORI recovers a little HEART and JUICE and attacks a random foe!	OMORI recovers 25% HP and 10% MP, then attacks again.
		3		HERO calls out to OMORI. HERO signals to OMORI! OMORI recovers some HEART and JUICE and attacks a random foe!	OMORI recovers 40% HP and 20% MP, then attacks again.
CALL AUBREY	3	1		HERO calls out to AUBREY. HERO encourages AUBREY! AUBREY recovers a little HEART and attacks a random foe!	AUBREY recovers 15% HP, then attacks again.
		2		HERO calls out to AUBREY. HERO encourages AUBREY! AUBREY recovers a little HEART and JUICE and attacks a random foe!	AUBREY recovers 25% HP and 10% MP, then attacks again.
		3		HERO calls out to AUBREY. HERO encourages AUBREY! AUBREY recovers some HEART and JUICE and attacks a random foe!	AUBREY recovers 40% HP and 20% MP, then attacks again.
CALL KEL	3	1		HERO calls out to KEL. HERO psyches up KEL! KEL recovers a little HEART and attacks a random foe!	KEL recovers 15% HP, then attacks again.
		2		HERO calls out to KEL. HERO psyches up KEL! KEL recovers a little HEART and JUICE and attacks a random foe!	KEL recovers 25% HP and 10% MP, then attacks again.
		3		HERO calls out to KEL. HERO psyches up KEL! KEL recovers some HEART and JUICE and attacks a random foe!	KEL recovers 40% HP and 20% MP, then attacks again.

WEAPONS

WEAPON NAME	HEART	JUICE	ATK	DEF	SPD	LUC	HIT	ABILITY
SPATULA	0	0	+4	0	0	0	100	NONE
BAKING PAN	+10	0	+6	0	0	0	100	SNACK TIME
TEAPOT	0	+30	+6	0	0	0	100	TEA TIME
LOL SWORD	0	+10	+14	0	0	0	100	HERO starts the battle HAPPY.
TENDERIZER	0	0	+30	0	0	0	100	TENDERIZE
OL' RELIABLE	+20	+20	+20	0	0	0	100	Snacks will restore more HEART and JUICE in battle.
FRYING PAN	+30	0	+7	0	0	0	100	Snacks will restore more HEART in battle.
BLENDER	0	+30	+7	0	0	0	100	Snacks will restore more JUICE in battle; REFRESH.
SHUCKER	0	0	+10	0	0	0	100	Regular attacks do massive damage to MUSSELS.
FIST	0	0	+1	0	0	0	95	NONE

LEVEL STATS

HEADSPACE

The data table shows HERO's raw stats (without any item bonuses, nor HEARTS bonuses gained by watering plants, nor any special bonuses).

The player can boost HERO's HEART stat by constantly watering the flowers near the path to BASIL'S HOUSE. Though, just note that HERO can only gain HEARTS from the rose flowers. In addition, every party member's JUICE can be increased by 5 points for every new CLUB SANDWICH that the party lodges at.

After defeating MR. JAWSUM and PLUTO (EXPANDED), take HERO down to the golden door in 1F of the LAST RESORT. He'll unlock the password-guarded door where you can access CLUB SANDWICH. Talk to the MR. SCAREBRO with HERO as the party leader a couple of times, and take up his offer to punch him. HERO will gain an 20 ATTACK boost for this.

DW HERO'S STATS (No Weapons/Charms/Boosts)
LEVEL	HEART	JUICE	ATTACK	DEFENSE	SPEED	LUCK	HIT
1	30	20	4	6	2	5	0
2	36	25	5	7	3	5	0
3	43	29	6	8	4	5	0
4	46	31	7	9	5	5	0
5	53	35	8	10	6	5	0
6	62	39	8	11	6	5	0
7	66	41	9	12	7	5	0
8	73	46	10	14	8	5	0
9	80	50	10	15	8	5	0
10	84	53	11	17	9	5	0
11	90	57	13	18	10	5	0
12	97	61	14	19	11	5	0
13	103	64	14	20	12	5	0
14	114	73	16	24	14	5	0
15	117	75	17	25	14	5	0
16	128	82	19	29	15	5	0
17	130	83	20	30	16	5	0
18	137	86	21	32	17	5	0
19	142	90	22	34	18	5	0
20	148	95	22	35	18	5	0
21	152	96	23	36	19	5	0
22	158	100	24	37	20	5	0
23	165	103	25	38	20	5	0
24	172	106	26	39	21	5	0
25	178	110	27	40	22	5	0
26	180	112	29	41	23	5	0
27	187	116	30	42	24	5	0
28	194	121	30	43	24	5	0
29	205	127	32	47	25	5	0
30	209	129	33	48	25	5	0
31	221	137	35	50	26	5	0
32	227	142	36	51	27	5	0
33	234	146	37	52	28	5	0
34	242	150	38	53	29	5	0
35	244	151	39	54	30	5	0
36	251	154	40	55	31	5	0
37	257	158	41	56	32	5	0
38	264	161	42	57	33	5	0
39	271	166	43	58	34	5	0
40	282	173	45	60	35	5	0
41	295	179	47	62	36	5	0
42	306	186	49	64	37	5	0
43	319	194	51	66	38	5	0
44	331	203	53	68	39	5	0
45	342	210	55	70	40	5	0
46	354	218	57	73	41	5	0
47	366	226	59	76	42	5	0
48	377	232	60	78	43	5	0
49	388	239	61	80	44	5	0
50	400	250	63	85	45	5	0

FARAWAY TOWN

HERO's default stats in FARAWAY TOWN are listed down below. Note that all playable FARAWAY characters only remain at LEVEL 1 as they cannot properly level up in-game.

In addition, the FIST weapon cannot be unequipped, meaning his initial ATTACK stat is 21, while his HIT only goes up to 95. Despite this, equipping the CHIMERA KEYCHAIN or SEASHELL NECKLACE can slightly increase some of HERO's stats.

RW HERO'S STATS (No Weapons/Charms/Boosts)
LEVEL	HEART	JUICE	ATTACK	DEFENSE	SPEED	LUCK	HIT
1	260	60	20	20	10	10	0

QUOTES

For a list of his quotes, see: HERO/DIALOGUE.

BOSS BATTLE

For an in-battle description and boss quotes, see: BOSSMAN HERO or HERO (Boss).

GALLERY

IN-GAME

MARI and SUNNY meet KEL and HERO.

HERO and friends meeting AUBREY for the first time.

BASIL is introduced to their friend group by AUBREY.

Everyone enjoying MARI and SUNNY playing on the piano.

Everyone stargazing in awe.

HERO and MARI washing dishes after a sleepover.

A typical picnic at the park.

Flashback of SUNNY getting a new violin from his friends.

Omori's friends greet him during the third visit.

Group hug in Headspace.

"Your friends smile warmly behind you."

RELEASE ENERGY!

A portrait of HERO and MR. JAWSUM.

HERO's family portrait.

HERO after saving SUNNY and BASIL from drowning.

KEL and HERO initiate a group hug with AUBREY and SUNNY.

HERO asleep at BASIL's house.

SUNNY ready to tell HERO and the others the truth behind MARI's death.

SPRITES

FACES

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

(Demo)

BATTLE SPRITES

BACKGROUND

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

NEUTRAL

TOAST

HAPPY

ECSTATIC

SAD

DEPRESSED

ANGRY

ENRAGED

INJURED

AFRAID

SMILE

VICTORY

NEUTRAL

DEFEATED

HAPPY

ECSTATIC (UNUSED)

SAD (UNUSED)

DEPRESSED (UNUSED)

ANGRY (UNUSED)

ENRAGED (UNUSED)

INJURED

AFRAID (UNUSED)

VICTORY

TRANSPARENT

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

NEUTRAL

TOAST

HAPPY

ECSTATIC

SAD

DEPRESSED

ANGRY

ENRAGED

INJURED

AFRAID

SMILE

VICTORY

NEUTRAL

DEFEATED

HAPPY

ECSTATIC (UNUSED)

SAD (UNUSED)

DEPRESSED (UNUSED)

ANGRY (UNUSED)

ENRAGED (UNUSED)

INJURED

AFRAID (UNUSED)

VICTORY

TAGS

PHOTOS

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

IN-ACTION

PHOTO ALBUM

• HEADSPACE
• FARAWAY

"HERO's still making his flower crown. It's taking him a little while, but he's getting it. You have to admire his persistence."

"HERO leaning in for a smooch! KEL looks so annoyed. Ah, brotherly love..."

"We're having a picnic today! MARI wanted to take a picture of everyone. Say cheese!"

"After eating, everyone fell asleep, except HERO and MARI. I'm getting kind of sleepy myself."

"All of our feet in a circle! can you guess whose feet are whose?"

"My best friends... KEL, AUBREY, HERO, and OMORI! I'll cherish them all forever."

"We found an old couch in the JUNKYARD! There was only enough space on the couch for four people, but I don't mind. I have the best view in the entire world!"

"A spider suddenly fell from a tree and surprised everyone! HERO is too AFRAID to look."

"Oh, boy! Oh, boy! We were able to score five tickets to "SWEETHEART'S QUEST FOR HEARTS"! I sure hope nothing unexpected happens..."

"We stopped by the MUSTARD SUB for some grub! COMBO MEALS for everyone!!"

(2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): It's my 12th birthday today! I thought my friends forgot, but they all surprised me with a strawberry cake. I feel so lucky... This year is looking to be a good year!

(2/18 MY BIRTHDAY): Another group photo. This was a little after I opened all my presents! MARI bought me this photo album, and everyone else bought me film for my camera. I'll try my best to use it all.

(2/18 - MY BIRTHDAY): MARI and HERO fell asleep on the couch. They look so cozy together... Hehe... I hope they don't mind the photo. MARI's dad might be kind of mad if he saw it...

(3/9): HERO and MARI washing the dishes from breakfast. We're staying over MARI and SUNNY this weekend. It's getting warmer lately so we're about to go to the park. KEL says there's a secret lake area behind some bushes, so we're all going to check it out!

(3/9): We're back from the park, but KEL is still full of energy. He challenged HERO to an arm-wrestling match, but we all know who's going to win... please go easy on him, HERO...

(3/9): Oof... Sorry, KEL... Better luck next time.

(3/10): KEL was still feeling a little sour about losing to HERO in arm-wrestling last night, so HERO decided to lean in for a smooch! KEL looks so annoyed. Ah, brotherly love..

(3/31): It's already the last day of March! We're having a picnic with MARI at our secret lake spot. MARI wanted to take pictures of everyone! Say cheese!

(3/31): After eating all the food, everyone fell asleep, except me, HERO, and MARI. Something unfortunate happened when I was taking the photo. Ahem... Thanks a lot, HECTOR. I'll have to cover it up with tape later.

(4/21): HERO's still making his flower crown. It's taking him a little while, but he's getting there. You have to admire his persistence!

(5/25): All of our shoes in a circle! Can you guess whose shoes are whose?

(6/22): HERO sleeping on MARI. He's all tired out from swimming. Well... It seems like MARI won't be able to get her summer tan after all.

(6/22): We're about to head home, but I managed to catch one last photo with MARI and HERO! They look so happy. A match made in heaven!

(8/4): MARI says this beetle is a giant stag. It suddenly fell from a tree and surprised everyone! HERO is too grossed out to look.

(8/14): Ta-da! All summer, we've been working on a treehouse in SUNNY's backyard and today it's finally finished! HERO and his dad did most of the heavy work, but AUBREY and I made paper plants to put in the window still!

(8/16): All of us hanging out in our brand new treehouse! Looks like SUNNY is finally reading the book I showed him! I want to spend every day in here, but it's a shame that summer vacation is almost over. I hope we get to use this treehouse more next summer!

(9/6): I'm playing cards with KEL, HERO, and AUBREY. They're so easy to read. They can't hide anything on their faces! MARI baked everyone cookies from scratch. They were chocolate chip and super delicious, like always!

(9/6): Looks like I have the winning hand, hehe... But nobody knows that yet...

BOSS

BOSSMAN HERO

NEUTRAL

HURT

DEFEATED

SIMULATION

NEUTRAL

HURT

DEFEATED

HAPPY

SAD

ANGRY

ARTWORK

CALENDAR

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

STICKERS

TRIVIA

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

SITE NAVIGATION

[v · e · ?] OMORI WIKI NAVIGATION GAME: OMORI  •  MUSIC  •  EMOTIONS  •  HANGMAN  •  PET ROCKS TEAM: OMOCAT  •  SLIME GIRLS  •  CLOVER & SEALIFE  •  ARCHEIA  •  YAMI  •  KITSUNORA  •  VANCE  •  EMS CHARACTERS MAIN: OMORI  •  SUNNY  •  AUBREY  •  KEL  •  HERO  •  BASIL  •  MARI NPCs: BERLY  •  VAN  •  PLUTO  •  SPACE BOYFRIEND  •  SWEETHEART  •  MORE NPCs ENEMIES: LOST SPROUT MOLE  •  FOREST BUNNY  •  WORMHOLE  •  SPACE BUNNY  •  MORE ENEMIES GAME CONTENT LOCATIONS: WHITE SPACE  •  NEIGHBOR'S ROOM  •  PLAYGROUND  •  VAST FOREST  •  MORE LOCATIONS ITEMS: WEAPONS  •  CHARMS  •  SNACKS  •  TOYS  •  IMPORTANT QUESTS MAIN STORY: STUFFED TOY  •  BASIL  •  CAPTAIN OF THE SPACE PIRATES  •  FRONT-ROW TICKETS  •  MISSING FRIENDS  •  EMPTY HOUSE SIDE QUESTS: A GOOD LISTENER  •  B.E.D.  •  BERLY'S LOST BALL  •  CALL OF INSPIRATION  •  CARE PACKAGE  •  DAISY'S DILEMMA  •  FASCINATING LITERATURE  •  GHOST PARTY  •  HECTOR  •  ITCHY  •  PESSI'S THING  •  PRESENT FOR PALMIE  •  RABBIT KILLER  •  RAIN TOWN  •  SQUIZZARDS  •  STICK IN THE MUD  •  STRANGE REQUEST  •  SWEATY THING  •  THE CONVICTION OF ORANGE JOE  •  WEEPING WILLOW  •  WHEREABOUTS OF DUCKIE JR HIKIKOMORI: FEED HUMPHREY  •  MARINA'S OPERATION  •  MEDUSA'S EXPERIMENT  •  MOLLY'S ANALYSIS  •  SON OF A SPACE PIRATE