Hero


 * "My friends and I will keep the world safe. We’ll keep everyone safe. We’ll put the hurt on the bad guys and everything will be fine."
 * - Hero's proclamation.

Hero (勇者, Yūsha) is a prominent member of a group of elite adventurers who oppose the Demon Lord's forces.

Appearance
Hero has red eyes and long dark red hair decorated with a yellow headband. She wears silver heavy plate armor and wields a large holy sword.

Personality
Hero is brash, bold, and overconfident. She is always on the hunt for the next adventure to fight the most powerful monsters.

Year One Volume 1
As a child, she would often sneak out of the orphanage to go play outside the village, much to the head nun's annoyance and worry. She first meets Goblin Slayer outside the village when he first arrives and follows him around. While watching Goblin Slayer set up defenses, she asks several questions of him.

Goblin Slayer Volume 1
While taking on a quest to kill a goblin general of the Demon Lord, her sword broke when she attempted to stab him. Fortunately for her, she pulled out a powerful sword buried in a nearby pedestal and effortlessly killed the general, She went to make her quest report, where she learned there were more generals and the sword she wielded was a sword of light.

Goblin Slayer Volume 2
She and a sage confronted a servant of the demon lord. After the servant transformed himself into a more monstrous form, the Hero bifurcated him and mocked the fact that he didn't expect her to be a Hero.

Goblin Slayer Volume 3
Hero came across Goblin Slayer setting up traps, and briefly interrogated him, while also remarking on his strange choice of equipment. After judging that he wouldn't be a problem, she ran off, much to the annoyance of her party.

Abilities
Hero is proficient in sword fighting and killing powerful minions of the Demon Lord.

Equipment

 * Holy Sword: A powerful sword which is Hero's primary weapon.

Trivia

 * In the light novel, chapters focusing on The Hero are narrated by the latter, instead of the usual third person perspective.