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What is the protagonist's canon name in Metaphor: ReFantazio?

The protagonists of Atlus' RPGs are usually named by the player, but they all have a hidden canon name too

Ryan Woodrow

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In Metaphor: ReFantazio the protagonist is named by the player, letting you insert yourself into the story if you want to. However, some people like an authentic experience, and for both development and lore reasons, the creators will usually give these characters a canonical name that players can use if they don’t want to use their own.

This is something common in Atlus’ RPGs, like how Persona 3, 4, and 5’s protagonists are named Makoto, Yu, and Akira (or Ren depending on who you ask) respectively, and Metaphor: ReFantazio’s Elda protagonist is no different.

Metaphor: ReFantazio screenshot of the protagonist shaking hands with More in Akademia.
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After doing a bit of digging, it’s been discovered that in both English and Japanese, the protagonist’s canon name is Will. This was revealed during the demo where, if you change your game’s language after naming your protagonist, it will automatically revert to its default. This means we know the protagonist’s canon name in a variety of languages:

  • English - Will
  • French - Éric
  • German - Wilhelm
  • Spanish and Italian - Victor
  • Portuguese - Pedro

So you can use whichever of these names you like best if you want to give your protagonist their official name.

More Metaphor: ReFantazio guides:

Metaphor ReFantazio – The best weapons for each Archetype
Metaphor ReFantazio – The best ways to train your Royal Virtues
Metaphor ReFantazio – Best Archetype tier list

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Ryan Woodrow
RYAN WOODROW

Ryan Woodrow is Guides Editor for GLHF based in London, England. He has a particular love for JRPGs and the stories they tell. His all-time favorite JRPGs are the Xenoblade Chronicles games because of the highly emotive and philosophy-driven stories that hold great meaning. Other JRPGs he loves in the genre are Persona 5 Royal, Octopath Traveler, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Nier Automata, and Pokémon. He also regularly dives deep into the indie scene trying to find hidden gems and innovative ideas. Some of his favorite indie games include FTL: Faster Than Light, Thomas Was Alone, Moonlighter, Phantom Abyss, and Towerfall Ascension. More of his favorite games are Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, Stardew Valley, Skyrim, and XCOM 2. He has a first-class degree in Games Studies from Staffordshire University and has written for several sites such as USA Today's ForTheWin, Game Rant, The Sun, and KeenGamer. Email: ryan.woodrow@glhf.gg

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