Hero (Echoes of Mana)

The Hero is the principal character in Echoes of Mana. An avatar of the player, they are sent by the Mana Goddess with the spirit Baashear to revive the Tree of Mana by restoring the Echoes, memories of previous worlds that now manifest as the very essence of the Tree itself.

Characteristics

As in Legend of Mana, the Hero's name and gender are selected by the player. In promotional materials, the Hero is given the name Quilto and the Heroine is dubbed Quilta, perhaps reflective of their mission from the Mana Goddess to stitch together memories of the series in order to revive the Mana Tree.

Both possess unkempt brown hair tied with red and green ribbons, and both have green eyes. They each wear nature-themed clothing and carry an adventurer's satchel on their right hip, the only notable difference between the pair being that the Hero wears long pants while the Heroine wears garments resembling a short skirt or knee-length shorts.

Following which character the player chooses, the character of the opposite gender takes a supporting and later minor antagonist role as Boy or Girl.

Later in the story, they gain the Mana Sword by defeating the mysterious Ebon Knight, and save the Mana Spirits from Gossamare. In the end, the hero's party confronts the False Goddess Dema, trying in vain to reason with her pacifically, and finally defeat her.