42-593: For the plural of hero , see Heroes (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Look up heros or héros in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Heros may refer to: plural of Hero (sandwich) Heros (fish) , a genus of South American cichlids Heros , a 4th-century BC play by Menander Héros , 2013 album by French recording artist Eddy Mitchell H.E.R.O.S. , 2017 album by French recording artist Shy'm Heros of Arles , early fifth century bishop Heros
84-551: A Thomas & Friends episode (1992) Other uses [ edit ] Heroes (confectionery) , a brand of confectionery by Cadbury Héroes (TransMilenio) , a bus station in Bogotá, Colombia Héroes-Canosas (Mexibús) , a BRT station in Coacalco de Berriozábal, Mexico Los Héroes metro station , in Santiago, Chile HEROES Act , proposed American legislation Heroes Comics ,
126-419: A morale bonus. Beginning with Heroes II , some creatures were able to be upgraded. By Heroes III , every creature (excluding those not found in any castle) was able to be upgraded. Heroes III also introduced a new artifact platform; rather than having 14 spaces for any artifact, the player instead has a much larger backpack, but can only use a limited number. For example, only one headpiece can be used at
168-481: A 2007 historical drama Heroes (South Korean TV series) , a variety show Heroes: Legend of the Battle Disks , a 2015 anime series Episodes [ edit ] "Heroes" ( Batman Beyond ) (1999) "Heroes" ( Beavis and Butthead ) (1993) "Heroes" ( Better Off Ted ) (2009) "Heroes" ( CSI: NY ) (2006) "Heroes" ( The Professionals ) (1978) "Heroes" ( Stargate SG-1 ) (2004) "Heroes",
210-461: A 2014 song by Alesso "Heroes", a 2008 song by David Cook from David Cook "Heroes", a 1997 song by Roni Size & Reprazent from New Forms "Heroes", a 2022 song by Ben Rector from The Joy of Music Sports [ edit ] Kiwoom Heroes , a South Korean baseball team Television [ edit ] Series [ edit ] Heroes (American TV series) , a 2006–2010 superhero drama Héroes (Chilean miniseries) ,
252-543: A Canadian book store See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Heroes All pages with titles containing Heroes Hero (disambiguation) The Heroes (disambiguation) Heroes and Villains (disambiguation) Heroes Reborn (miniseries) Heros (disambiguation) Hero's , a martial arts organization based in Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
294-828: A Spanish rock band Heroes, a British band formed by Wang Chung member Darren Costin Albums [ edit ] Heroes (Michael Ball album) (2011) Heroes (David Benoit album) (2008) Heroes (Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings album) (1986) Heroes (Commodores album) (1980) Heroes (Gil Evans and Lee Konitz album) , an album recorded in 1980 and released in 1991 Heroes (HOCC album) (2009) Heroes (Icehouse album) (2004) Heroes (J. J. Johnson album) (1998) Heroes (Willie Nelson album) (2012) Heroes (Mark O'Connor album) (1993) Heroes (Paul Overstreet album) (1991) Heroes (Sabaton album) (2014) "Heroes" (album) , by David Bowie (1977) Symphony No. 4 (Glass) or "Heroes" Symphony ,
336-402: A central role in the games since they are the primary source of income and new recruits. A typical objective in each game is to capture all enemy towns. Maps may also start with neutral towns, which do not send out heroes but may still be captured by any player. It is therefore possible, and common, to have more towns than players on a map. When captured, a town retains its alignment type, allowing
378-399: A combat screen, which is based on either a hexagonal or square grid. In this mode, the game mimics the turn-based tactics genre, as the engaged armies must carry through the battle without the opportunity to reinforce or gracefully retreat. With few exceptions, combat must end with the losing army deserting , being destroyed, or paying a heavy price in gold to surrender. Surrendering allows
420-467: A faction leader, tied together by the character of Isabel Greyhound, Queen of the Holy Griffin Empire. The Heroes V expansion packs both continued this storyline, leading into the events of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic . Heroes VI acts as a prequel, occurring 400 years prior. Heroes VII occurs centuries after Heroes VI but still 100 years before Heroes V . Critical reception for
462-583: A new continuity. It takes place 500 years before the first game, and is set on the planet Enroth's continent of Jadame, which was the setting of Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer but had not been featured in the Heroes series before. Heroes of Might and Magic V was the first Might and Magic title to take place on the previously unheard of world of Ashan, as part of Ubisoft 's franchise-wide continuity reboot . Its six campaigns are each centered around
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#1732859052381504-478: A portal to the realm of Enroth while fleeing from his throne's usurpers and goes on to conquer and dominate the continent, establishing a unified kingdom and a new royal family. Heroes II featured a two-sided conflict between Morglin's sons, Roland and Archibald, both vying for their deceased father's throne. Canonically, the good-natured Roland defeats the evil Archibald, though the player can choose to align themself with either side and experience either outcome. It
546-508: A recurring motif of a horseman Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Heros . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heros&oldid=1251711202 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Greek-language text Short description
588-587: A series of video games Heroes of the Storm or Heroes, a 2015 video game Heroes (role-playing game) (1979) Sonic Heroes , a 2003 video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise Literature [ edit ] Heroes (book series) , short novels and plays intended for young boys Heroes (comics) , a 1996 comic book by DC Comics Heroes (novel) , a 1998 novel by Robert Cormier Heroes (play) ,
630-432: A set of statistics that confer bonuses to an army, artifacts that enhance their powers, and knowledge of magical spells that can be used to attack enemies or produce strategic benefits. Also, heroes gain experience levels from battle, such that veteran heroes are significantly more powerful than inexperienced ones. Experienced heroes may persist through a campaign, but generally do not carry over between scenarios. On
672-399: A spell memorization (HoMM I) or spell point (II-V) system. Heroes II introduced secondary skills. Heroes can learn a limited variety of secondary skills with several levels of proficiency. Secondary skills give specific, miscellaneous bonuses to heroes and their armies. For example, skill in logistics increases the distance a hero's army can travel, while skill in leadership gives their army
714-819: A symphony by Philip Glass inspired by the album War Child Presents Heroes (2009) Heroes: Original Soundtrack , a 2008 soundtrack album from the American TV series Heroes: Original Score (2009) Songs [ edit ] "Heroes" (David Bowie song) (1977) "Heroes" (Amanda Cook song) (2015) "Heroes" (Flying Lotus song) (2019) "Heroes" (Tee Grizzley song) (2019) "Heroes" (Mika song) (2012) "Heroes" (Paul Overstreet song) (1991) "Heroes" (Helena Paparizou song) (2006) "Heroes" (Shinedown song) (2006) "Heroes" (Tinie Tempah song) (2013) "Heroes" (Conchita Wurst song) (2014) "Heroes" (Måns Zelmerlöw song) (2015) "Heroes" (Macklemore song) (2023) " Heroes (We Could Be) ",
756-450: A time, as well as only one pair of boots, etc. Games in the series often include a map editor and/or random map generator. Several fansites collect and rate user-generated maps. Aside from Heroes of Might and Magic V , VI , and VII , the Heroes series take place in the same fictional universe as the Might and Magic series, and later Might and Magic installments heavily referenced
798-416: A translation by Tom Stoppard of Le Vent Des Peupliers by Gérald Sibleyras Heroes: Saving Charlie , a 2007 novel based on the American TV series Heroes Heroes , a role-playing game magazine by Avalon Hill Heroes , a 2018 collection of stories from ancient Greek mythology by Stephen Fry Music [ edit ] Heroes (Australian band) , 1980s band Héroes del Silencio or Héroes,
840-607: A typical map, players begin a game with one town of a chosen alignment. The number of different alignments varies throughout the series, with the lowest count of four appearing initially in Heroes I and peaking at nine in the Heroes III expansion packs Armageddon's Blade . Each town alignment hosts a unique selection of creatures from which the player can build an army. Town alignment also determines other unique traits such as native hero classes, special bonuses or abilities, and leanings toward certain skills or kinds of magic. Towns play
882-420: Is a series of video games created and developed by Jon Van Caneghem through New World Computing . As part of the Might and Magic franchise, the series changed ownership when NWC was acquired by 3DO and again when 3DO closed down and sold the rights to Ubisoft . The games feature turn-based , fantasy-themed conflicts in which players control armies of mythical creatures . The series began in 1995 with
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#1732859052381924-415: Is called home to attend her father's funeral, only to discover Antagarich being torn apart by various factions. Heroes III ' s expansion packs build on the setting with more prominent character development, featuring new and old heroes from the series in differing roles. The events preceding Heroes IV precipitated the destruction of the planet Enroth due to a clash between Armageddon's Blade and
966-611: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Heroes (disambiguation) (Redirected from Heroes (disambiguation) ) [REDACTED] Look up heroes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Heroes or Héroes may refer to: Hero , one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film [ edit ] Heroes (1977 film) , an American drama Heroes (2008 film) , an Indian Hindi film Gaming [ edit ] Heroes of Might and Magic or Heroes ,
1008-535: Is gold, which is generated by towns on a daily basis. Gold alone is sufficient for obtaining basic buildings and most creatures. As construction progresses, increasing amounts of secondary resources such as wood, ore , gems, crystals, sulfur, and mercury are required. These resources, as well as gold, are produced at mines and other secondary structures, which are located on the map and require heroes to capture them. As with towns, mines can also be captured by enemy heroes, presenting an additional avenue for conflict. At
1050-494: The Heroes series have been released by 1C Company starting in 2008 with King's Bounty: The Legend . The release of the first Heroes of Might and Magic was preceded by the first five entries in the Might and Magic series, but Heroes took place on the planet Enroth, which had not been featured in the parent series yet. This would change with the sixth through eighth Might and Magic games, which were also set on Enroth and featured storylines overlapping or connecting with
1092-489: The Sword of Frost . The ensuing destruction prompts the opening of portals leading to another world, Axeoth, through which many refugees escape. Heroes IV ' s campaigns focus on the scattered survivors from Enroth and Antagarich as they form new kingdoms and alliances in the new world. The 2025 game Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era returned to the old world after the fifth through seventh Heroes entries had been set in
1134-537: The DLC, as well as Might & Magic Heroes VII . Virtuos developed the Shades of Darkness standalone expansion for Heroes VI . The series is directed primarily at the DOS and Windows platforms, with sporadic support for macOS over the years. In addition to Windows and Mac platforms, Heroes II was ported to RISC OS and Heroes III was ported to Linux . GameTap carried
1176-577: The Moon Disc, which then causes the Tear of Asha to appear somewhere on the map. The ultimate artifact provides immense bonuses to the hero that carries it; the grail or Tear of Asha allows the hero to construct a special building in one of their towns that confers immense bonuses to the player. Each turn (consisting of all players' moves) is represented as a single day, and days are organized into cycles of weeks and months (measured as four weeks). The primary resource
1218-497: The Spartan , an Eagle comic strip Heros Racing , a Japanese motor racing team French ship Héros , the name of several ships See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing heros Hero (disambiguation) Hero , from the Greek ἥρως (hērōs) Heroes (disambiguation) Hero's , a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion Thracian Heros ,
1260-497: The computer to make tactical choices for a player. Heroes participate in battle as well: passively by granting bonuses to their army, and actively by engaging in combat and casting spells. In most of the games, heroes do not act as units, and cannot be harmed. However, in Heroes IV they do act as regular units and can be "killed"; these dead heroes are transferred to the nearest town's dungeon where they can be freed if their team captures
1302-628: The first four games in the series beginning in 2006. Remakes have also appeared in Game Boy Color . King's Bounty , produced by New World Computing in 1990, largely anticipated the design of Heroes and is included in some Heroes anthologies as the series forerunner. It was remade for the PlayStation 2 in 2001 under the new title Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff . Multiple sequels to King's Bounty unrelated to
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1344-488: The first three Heroes titles. Both the fourth Heroes title and ninth Might and Magic title were set on the planet Axeoth, following Enroth's destruction, but their storylines were independent of each other. The Heroes series is within the genre of turn-based strategy . The titular heroes are player characters who can recruit armies, move around the map , capture resources, and engage in combat. The heroes also incorporate some role-playing game elements; they possess
1386-511: The games, with some taking place on the same world. Heroes I and II take place on the planet of Enroth, on a northerly continent of the same name, and chronicle the adventures of the Ironfist dynasty. The protagonist of Heroes I is Lord Morglin Ironfist, a knight originally from the world of Varn (the setting of Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum ), who discovers
1428-400: The new owner to create a mixed army, although Heroes VI introduces the ability to change a town's alignment to the capturing player's. A player or team is eliminated when no towns or heroes are left under their control, or they do not control a town for seven consecutive days. Barring any special conditions, the last player or team remaining is the victor. A side objective commonly appearing in
1470-419: The player to keep the remaining units intact. Creatures in an army are represented by unit stacks, each of which consists of a single type of creature, in any quantity. A limited number of stacks are available to each army, varying by game. Players generally maneuver their stacks attempting to achieve the most favorable rate of attrition for themselves. The games also have an automatic combat option that allows
1512-538: The release of the first title. A seventh installment, Might & Magic Heroes VII , was released on September 29, 2015. New World Computing closed after the production of Heroes of Might and Magic IV , and since then the rights to the franchise have been owned by Ubisoft. Nival Interactive developed the first game in the series since the changeover, Heroes of Might and Magic V . Black Hole Entertainment developed its sequel Might & Magic Heroes VI . Still, Limbic Entertainment developed later patches and
1554-442: The series has been generally positive, with GameRankings scores averaging from the high 70s to high 90s. By October 1997, overall sales of the Heroes of Might and Magic series had surpassed 500,000 copies. This number had risen to 1.5 million copies by December 1999. The Might and Magic franchise as a whole, including the Heroes series, surpassed 4.5 million copies in sales by May 2001. In 1999, Next Generation listed
1596-480: The series is the acquisition of a powerful object called the "ultimate artifact" ( Heroes I and II ), grail ( III and IV ), or Tear of Asha ( V , VI , and VII ), buried somewhere on the map. In all games except Heroes VI , heroes visit special locations (called obelisks, or oracles in Heroes IV ) to gradually reveal a map of the location of the artifact; in Heroes VI , a hero must instead collect four Fragments of
1638-421: The start of each week (each day in Heroes IV ), creature dwellings produce new recruits, and in most cases neutral armies will increase in size (by default; can be turned off if desired). In some of the games, the start of a new month causes neutral armies to spawn all over the map, providing fresh challenges and opportunities. Whenever a player engages in battle, the game changes from the adventure map display to
1680-569: The title Heroes . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heroes&oldid=1258875508 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Heroes of Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic (commonly abbreviated HoMM ), known as Might & Magic Heroes in 2011–2024,
1722-782: The town. Combat is affected by several random factors. In addition to simulating dice rolls to determine damage, a variety of influences including hero abilities and special bonuses determine a unit's luck and morale ratings, which affect the likelihood of those units triggering a bonus during combat. A unit that triggers good luck deals more (or receives less) damage, and a unit that triggers high morale receives an extra turn. In some other games, luck and morale can also be negative, with opposite corresponding effects. Luck and morale can be improved by hero abilities, artifacts, and spells. Morale may suffer with overwhelming odds in combat or by mixing incompatible unit types (e.g. Chaos with Order.) Knowledge allows heroes to cast more spells, either through
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1764-653: Was the first game in the series to feature playable heroes as campaign characters—the main characters of Heroes I were represented by the player's presence rather than as commanders on the battlefield. The storylines of Heroes III and the Heroes Chronicles shift focus to the Gryphonheart dynasty on the southern continent of Antagarich, and introduces the Kreegan as playable characters and enemies. In Heroes III , Queen Catherine Gryphonheart, King Roland Ironfist's wife,
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