Alongside the re-reveal of Dragon Quest 12 as a whole new game now called Dragon Quest 12: Beyond Dreams instead of Flames of Fate, there's a new protagonist in town, and he looks like he's kind of just over the whole thing. Naturally, that means everyone in Dragon Quest land is absolutely roasting the poor guy, with some questioning whether he was even designed by the late Akira Toriyama at all, although that seems like baseless speculation.
I'll be real with y'all up front: As a longtime fan of the series, I don't see the big issue here. Dragon Quest heroes have always been derpy little weirdos with goofy hair. Dragon Quest 11 isn't even 10 years old, and somehow we've all forgotten its hero was rocking a dirty blond, middle-parted bob and purple tunic. We all loved him no less, but it's not as if Dragon Quest is known for its impossibly hot heroes like, say, Final Fantasy. Dragon Quest 12's new hero is just doing his best, but unfortunately not everyone sees it that way.
