Hero (Echoes of Mana)

Hero (Echoes of Mana)
Echoes of Mana artwork Echoes of Mana artwork
First appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Role	Protagonist
Gender	Male/Female
Species	Human
Voice actor(s)	Koutaro NishiyamaQuilto Hikaru TonoQuilta

The Hero is the main character in Echoes of Mana. An avatar of the player, they are appointed 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.

Background

Quilto & Quilta are the last humans left from a destroyed world where the Mana Tree withered and died. Anise safeguarded them for her nefarious plans to destroy the remaining echoes containing a Mana Tree. For Dema to become the unique Mana Goddess and carry on her course of action, she would need an obedient vessel to seek out the Mana Sword of their world. Unsure to whom it belongs to, the Great Witch split a soul in half and gave both humans a half, making them virtually identical inside. She then kept the twin in a dormant state until Dema was ready to take action and both headed back to Mavolia.

History

Echoes of Mana

“A young boy tasked with harvesting the fruits of the Mana Tree. After awakening in the sanctuary with no recollection of his past, Quilto is guided by the Mana Goddess as he journeys through the echoes of worlds that once were. He can be easily spotted by his wild hair, tied clumsily back with woven cloth.”

—Square Enix Official Website

“A young girl tasked with harvesting the fruits of the Mana Tree. After awakening in the sanctuary with no recollection of her past, Quilta is guided by the Mana Goddess as she journeys through the echoes of worlds that once were. She can be easily spotted by her pigtails, uniquely bound with woven cloth.”

—Square Enix Official Website

The Harvester was awoken first as Dema decided to use the protagonist to harvest the echoes and recollect the memories of past echoes. The disguised Mana Goddess sought to train her Mana swordsman first, and made the hero learn the ropes of battle. An unknown force under the guise of Zable Fahr identified them as the phantom eye and the root of calamity and attempted to slay them before they truly awaken, however. Thankfully, the Harvester defeated the threat and opened their eyes to the Sanctuary of Mana. There, they met with Dema who took the identity of the Mana Goddess and had their mission layed out in front of them. They were to seek out the fabled Mana Sword by visiting the various echoes they would harvest off the Mana Tree. She entrusted a magical doll named Baashear to the Harvester to guide them in their journey, then disappeared. The Hero plucked their first echo fruit and ventured into their first memory.

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.

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.

General information

Physical appearance

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.

Gallery

See also: Gallery:Quilto

See also: Gallery:Quilta

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