The Legend of Heroes

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A long-running turn-based RPG series by Falcom.

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Overview

The Legend of Heroes (Eiyuu Densetsu) is a long-running series of RPGs by Nihon Falcom. Originally a spin-off from the company's older Dragon Slayer (Franchise) franchise, it currently consists of three distinct game series with their own separate continuities, with the Trails (Franchise) sub-series being the most successful containing its own trilogies and duologies.

Games in the Series

First Series: Iseruhasa (Dragon Slayer (Franchise))

• 1989 - Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes
• 1992 - Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II

Second Series: Gagharv Trilogy

• 1994 - The Legend of Heroes III: White Witch
• 1996 - The Legend of Heroes IV: A Tear of Vermillion
• 1999 - The Legend of Heroes V: A Cagesong of the Ocean

Third Series: Trails

• 2004 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
• 2006 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
• 2007 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
• 2010 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero
• 2011 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure
• 2013 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
• 2014 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
• 2017 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III
• 2018 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
• 2020 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie
• 2021 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
• 2022- The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II
• 2024 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon

Other Related Games

• 2010 - Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga
• 2016 - The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki

Games

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes

31 December 1989

Platforms/GenesisPlatforms/PCPlatforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/MSXPlatforms/NEC PC 8801Platforms/NEC PC 9801Platforms/FM 7Platforms/TurboGrafx CD

Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu II

19 March 1992

Platforms/GenesisPlatforms/PCPlatforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/NEC PC 8801Platforms/NEC PC 9801Platforms/FM TownsPlatforms/TurboGrafx CD

The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch

18 March 1994

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/PlayStationPlatforms/SaturnPlatforms/NEC PC 9801

The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion

24 May 1996

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/PlayStationPlatforms/NEC PC 9801

The Legend of Heroes I & II: Eiyuu Densetsu

25 June 1998

Platforms/PlayStationPlatforms/Saturn

The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean

9 December 1999

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation Portable

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

24 June 2004

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/PlayStation Network PSPPlatforms/PlayStation 3Platforms/PlayStation Network VitaPlatforms/PlayStation Vita

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

9 March 2006

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/PlayStation Network PS3Platforms/PlayStation Network PSPPlatforms/PlayStation 3Platforms/PlayStation Network VitaPlatforms/PlayStation Vita

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd

28 June 2007

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/PlayStation Network PS3Platforms/PlayStation Network PSPPlatforms/PlayStation 3Platforms/PlayStation Network VitaPlatforms/PlayStation Vita

Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga

29 July 2010

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 5

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

30 September 2010

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation Network PSPPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation Network VitaPlatforms/PlayStation Vita

The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

29 September 2011

Platforms/PCPlatforms/PlayStation PortablePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation Network PSPPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation Network VitaPlatforms/PlayStation Vita

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

26 September 2013

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 3Platforms/PlayStation Network VitaPlatforms/PlayStation Vita

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II

25 September 2014

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation Network PS3Platforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 3Platforms/PlayStation Network VitaPlatforms/PlayStation Vita

The Legend of Heroes: Akatsuki no Kiseki

31 August 2016

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 3Platforms/PlayStation Vita

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

28 September 2017

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Amazon LunaPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Google Stadia

Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki - Kizuna

1 March 2018

Platforms/Android

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV

27 September 2018

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/Google Stadia

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie

27 August 2020

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 5

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak

30 September 2021

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 5

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II

29 September 2022

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 5

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III / Trails of Cold Steel IV

16 February 2024

Platforms/PlayStation 5

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon

26 September 2024

Platforms/PCPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/PlayStation 4Platforms/PlayStation 5Platforms/Nintendo Switch 2

Franchise details

Name

The Legend of Heroes

Features

23 games

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First game

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes

Aliases

Eiyuu Densetsu

Characters

• Has characters: Estelle Bright (Character), Joshua Bright (Character), Scherazard (Character), Olivier (Character), Kloe Rinz (Character), Agate Crossner (Character), Tita Russel (Character), Zane Valthek (Character), Nayuta Herschel (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Military Base (Location), City (Location), Museum (Location), Cave (Location), Prison (Location), Forest (Location), Castle (Location), Ship (Location), Airplane (Location), Town (Location), Dock (Location), School (Location), Orphanage (Location), Liberl (Location), Onsen (Location), Zemuria (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Dark Past (Concept), Martial Arts (Concept), Classical Elements (Concept), Clear Save (Concept), Collectible (Concept), Cross-dressing (Concept), Damsel In Distress (Concept), Descendants of Other Characters (Concept), Pirate (Concept), Plot Twist (Concept), Princess (Concept), Royalty (Concept), Tomboy (Concept), Male Protagonists (Concept), Recurring Boss (Concept), Jump (Concept), Spin-Off (Concept), Body Armor (Concept), Fetch Quest (Concept), Police (Concept), Save Point (Concept), Unrequited Love (Concept), Chase (Concept), Multiple Protagonists (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Crash Landing (Concept), Currency (Concept), Boss (Concept), Mini-Boss (Concept), Pervert (Concept), Female Protagonists (Concept), Orphan (Concept), Corrupt Government (Concept), Side Quest (Concept), Working for the Enemy (Concept), Spies (Concept), Multiple Enemy Boss Fight (Concept), Secret Past (Concept), Crossover (Concept), Escaping Imprisonment (Concept), Thinly Veiled Disguise (Concept), Magic (Concept), Betrayal (Concept), Female Antagonists (Concept), Mind Control (Concept), Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology (Concept), Black Magic (Concept), Optional Boss (Concept), Drunk Character (Concept), Hit Points (Concept), Inventory (Concept), Shopping (Concept), Reversible Cover Art (Concept), Experience Points (Concept), Health (Concept), 2D (Concept), Transforming Boss (Concept), Human (Concept), Polygonal 3D (Concept), Birds (Concept), Monarchy (Concept), Roman Numerals (Concept), Orb (Concept), Bee (Concept), Questing (Concept), Summoning (Concept), Sneaking Mission (Concept), Episodic Content (Concept), Child Prodigy (Concept), Character Class (Concept), Critical Hit (Concept), Cliffhanger (Concept), Disguise (Concept), Multi-Phase Boss (Concept), Singing (Concept), Hero's Single Parent (Concept), Party System (Concept), Level Up (Concept), Dragon Slayer (Concept), Inventor (Concept), Missing Relative (Concept), J-Pop (Concept), Digital Distribution (Concept), Gypsies (Concept), Fog (Concept), Turn-Based (Concept), Alcohol Tolerance (Concept), Multiple Characters on Box Art (Concept), Grid-Based Movement (Concept), Ambient Music (Concept), Battle Screen (Concept), E3 2006 (Concept), E3 2011 (Concept), Minimap (Concept), Original Soundtrack Release (Concept), PhyreEngine (Concept), Point of No Return (Concept), Real-Time Combat (Concept), Trilogy (Concept), Virtual Console (Concept), In-Field Enemy (Concept), Story Bullet (Concept), Fan Translation (Concept), PSP Remaster (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Gun (Object), Knife (Object), Whip (Object), Sword (Object), Armor (Object), Bō (Object), Bazooka (Object), Magic Staff (Object), Boomerang (Object), Broad Sword (Object), Rapier (Object)

People

• Has people: Cristina Vee (Person), Mieko Ishikawa (Person), Yoshio Kiya (Person), Hidenori Tanaka (Person), Enami Katsumi (Person), Homare Karusawa (Person), Minako Iwasaki (Person), Masayuki Katoh (Person), Hideyuki Yamashita (Person), Hiroyuki Yabuki (Person), Hisayoshi Takeiri (Person), Kazuki Nagao (Person), Maiko Yoshida (Person), Nobuo Hayashi (Person), Noriyuki Chiyoda (Person), Seiji Murakami (Person), Shinichi Ito (Person), Syunsuke Ito (Person), Syuuji Nishitani (Person), Takayuki Kusano (Person), Takeshi Araki (Person), Toru Endo (Person), Toshihiro Kondo (Person), Yoshie Sato (Person), Yoshihiro Konda (Person)