Self-proclaimed Hero

The Self-proclaimed Hero is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. He claims to be the Hero of Winds and is training to save the world. He can be found in the northwestern part of the World of the Ocean King. He lives inside a boat that looks very similar to the King of Red Lions from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, which he calls the Prince of Red Lions.

The Self-proclaimed Hero claims to be proficient swordsman and Link can spar with him. The first time Link visits, he offers to see how many times Link can hit him. Link can hit him three times, then an increasing number of times, recieving treasure each session. He is probably the only character in the games who asks Link to hit him with his sword but does not actually teach him new skills.

Finally, once he is proclaimed two-thirds of a hero, he instead is challanged to hit the Self-Proclaimed Hero as many times as he can without getting hit three times. If Link hits him less than 100 times before the Hero hits him 3 times, he remarks about how he does more sit-ups than that before he's even awake. If Link gets 100 hits or higher, he rewards his hard work with a Heart Container.

If Link visits him again, he is challenged to beat his record. The maximum number the hit counter can reach is 999 hits, and then you cannot go any higher. Each time you break 100, he gives you a piece of treasure. The only piece he cannot give you is the Regal Ring, at least until you finish Mutoh's Temple.

His character is a play on the Wind Waker Link as he is dressed in a green tunic with leggings, boots and a cap, and sails around being a "hero" on his boat, the Prince of Red Lions (similar to Link's King of Red Lions). During the trading quest for the Great Spin Attack, he will trade the Hero's New Clothes for a Kaleidascope that looks dangerously similar to a telescope.

He remarks, "This is something valuable that I borrowed from my little sister... Just kidding! It's just something I picked up on my travels."