<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
series	O
to	O
combine	O
both	O
standard	O
action-gaming	O
elements	O
with	O
role-playing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
lives	O
in	O
his	O
hometown	O
of	O
Breezegale	O
and	O
is	O
setting	O
his	O
sights	O
on	O
becoming	O
a	O
true	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
's	O
dream	O
is	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
Hero	O
Medal	O
,	O
a	O
mystical	O
medal	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
sign	O
of	O
a	O
hero	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
getting	O
the	O
Hikari	O
Sakura	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
was	O
informed	O
by	O
Popka	O
,	O
his	O
small	O
,	O
dog-like	O
friend	O
,	O
that	O
several	O
small	O
monsters	O
have	O
taken	O
up	O
residence	O
around	O
his	O
town	O
,	O
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
rushes	O
to	O
beat	O
them	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
long	O
after	O
defeating	O
them	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
decides	O
to	O
visit	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
,	O
a	O
priestess-in-training	O
named	O
Lolo	O
,	O
who	O
informs	O
him	O
that	O
more	O
monsters	O
have	O
been	O
sighted	O
on	O
Bell	O
Hill	O
,	O
located	O
just	O
up	O
the	O
path	O
from	O
the	O
shrine	O
she	O
is	O
studying	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
promising	O
he	O
will	O
come	O
back	O
safely	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
hill	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
ambushed	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Moos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
notices	O
that	O
Guntz	O
has	O
a	O
bronze	O
Hero	O
Medal	O
,	O
but	O
Guntz	O
brushes	O
him	O
off	O
and	O
ends	O
up	O
taking	O
the	O
flower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
and	O
regaining	O
the	O
flower	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
catches	O
up	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
to	O
Lolo	O
(	O
who	O
he	O
sought	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
to	O
originally	O
)	O
as	O
he	O
wishes	O
her	O
luck	O
on	O
the	O
journey	O
just	O
before	O
she	O
departs	O
from	O
Breezegale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moments	O
after	O
,	O
Guntz	O
reappears	O
and	O
offers	O
Klonoa	B-Application
a	O
spot	O
as	O
his	O
partner	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
leave	O
later	O
that	O
night	O
to	O
pursue	O
a	O
bounty-hunting	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
while	O
later	O
during	O
a	O
bounty-hunting	O
mission	O
where	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Guntz	O
split	O
up	O
from	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
Guntz	O
ends	O
up	O
running	O
into	O
Janga	O
,	O
a	O
villain	O
with	O
poison	O
claws	O
who	O
he	O
holds	O
a	O
grudge	O
against	O
for	O
killing	O
his	O
father	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Guntz	O
end	O
up	O
behind	O
bars	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
break	O
out	O
of	O
their	O
cell	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
explosion	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
pangolin	O
named	O
Pango	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
bomb	O
expert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guntz	O
eventually	O
splits	O
off	O
from	O
Klonoa	B-Application
entirely	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
pursue	O
Janga	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
seen	O
speaking	O
to	O
an	O
ally	O
of	O
his	O
,	O
the	O
mad	O
clown	O
Joka	O
,	O
about	O
their	O
sinister	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
eventually	O
runs	O
into	O
Pango	B-Application
again	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
he	O
wants	O
to	O
cure	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Boris	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
mysterious	O
sleeping	O
sickness	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
cure	O
could	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
book	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
Sky	O
Temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Pango	B-Application
travel	O
together	O
to	O
the	O
Sky	O
Temple	O
,	O
where	O
Klonoa	B-Application
finds	O
out	O
that	O
Pango	B-Application
has	O
a	O
silver	O
Hero	O
Medal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Pango	B-Application
find	O
Lolo	O
,	O
who	O
offers	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
two	O
a	O
tour	O
around	O
the	O
Sky	O
Temple	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
Klonoa	B-Application
gets	O
his	O
very	O
own	O
blank	O
Hero	O
Medal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
event	O
causes	O
Lolo	O
to	O
get	O
separated	O
from	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Pango	B-Application
,	O
and	O
she	O
ends	O
up	O
being	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Joka	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
also	O
stolen	O
the	O
book	O
containing	O
the	O
cure	O
for	O
the	O
sleeping	O
sickness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Pango	B-Application
end	O
up	O
being	O
defeated	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
continue	O
to	O
press	O
onwards	O
and	O
head	O
towards	O
Volk	O
,	O
the	O
place	O
that	O
Pango	B-Application
was	O
able	O
to	O
deduce	O
where	O
a	O
rocket	O
launch	O
will	O
be	O
taking	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
Pango	B-Application
run	O
into	O
Guntz	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
still	O
pursuing	O
Janga	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
decide	O
to	O
team	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
end	O
up	O
making	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
moon	O
by	O
rocket	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
soon	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
madman	O
responsible	O
for	O
everything	O
that	O
has	O
happened	O
so	O
far	O
was	O
none	O
other	O
than	O
Garlen	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
behind	O
the	O
monsters	O
that	O
appeared	O
on	O
Klonoa	B-Application
's	O
home	O
planet	O
and	O
created	O
the	O
sleeping	O
sickness	O
to	O
gather	O
energy	O
from	O
peoples	O
 '	O
nightmares	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
the	O
hero	O
Nahatomb	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
worshipped	O
by	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
moon	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
but	O
became	O
consumed	O
by	O
his	O
own	O
heroism	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
live	O
without	O
the	O
dreams	O
of	O
others	O
,	O
transforming	O
himself	O
into	O
a	O
demon	O
of	O
darkness	O
and	O
creating	O
the	O
Star	O
Medals	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
separate	O
all	O
into	O
"	O
heroes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
hero-followers	O
"	O
,	O
all	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
siphon	O
off	O
dreams	O
gathered	O
by	O
heroes	O
who	O
held	O
the	O
Star	O
Medals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
great	O
battle	O
,	O
Nahatomb	B-Application
retreated	O
to	O
the	O
moon	O
and	O
fell	O
into	O
a	O
deep	O
sleep	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
followers	O
building	O
a	O
town	O
over	O
him	O
to	O
seal	O
him	O
away	O
and	O
keep	O
him	O
from	O
spreading	O
nightmares	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	O
says	O
that	O
a	O
priestess	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
living	O
battery	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
Nahatomb	B-Application
as	O
well	O
,	O
hence	O
why	O
Lolo	O
was	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
last	O
ditch	O
move	O
,	O
Janga	O
attempts	O
to	O
poison	O
Guntz	O
with	O
his	O
poison	O
claws	O
,	O
but	O
Klonoa	B-Application
ends	O
up	O
taking	O
the	O
blow	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
ends	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
coma	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
nightmare	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
own	O
answer	O
for	O
why	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
hero	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guntz	O
and	O
Pango	B-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
cure	O
the	O
poison	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
some	O
outside	O
encouragement	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
wake	O
up	O
from	O
his	O
coma	O
and	O
finds	O
his	O
own	O
answer	O
:	O
to	O
keep	O
moving	O
forward	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
many	O
times	O
 [ he ] 	O
fails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
,	O
Guntz	O
and	O
Pango	B-Application
confront	O
Garlen	O
and	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
Nahatomb	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
awaken	O
regardless	O
and	O
absorbs	O
Garlen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
talk	O
about	O
what	O
truly	O
makes	O
a	O
hero	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
,	O
Guntz	O
and	O
Pango	B-Application
battle	O
Nahatomb	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
everyone	O
who	O
is	O
lost	O
in	O
their	O
nightmares	O
,	O
including	O
Lolo	O
,	O
decide	O
to	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
them	O
and	O
believe	O
in	O
their	O
dreams	O
,	O
allowing	O
Klonoa	B-Application
,	O
Guntz	O
and	O
Pango	B-Application
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
final	O
blow	O
,	O
putting	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
this	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
tends	O
to	O
a	O
comatose	O
Lolo	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
wake	O
up	O
from	O
her	O
coma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pango	B-Application
finds	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
cure	O
for	O
the	O
sleeping	O
sickness	O
lies	O
in	O
a	O
flower	O
that	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Breezegale	O
,	O
that	O
being	O
the	O
Hikari	O
Sakura	O
,	O
which	O
Klonoa	B-Application
had	O
given	O
to	O
Lolo	O
just	O
before	O
her	O
departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
waking	O
up	O
,	O
she	O
tells	O
an	O
overjoyed	O
Klonoa	B-Application
that	O
she	O
knew	O
he	O
would	O
keep	O
his	O
promise	O
to	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
while	O
later	O
,	O
Pango	B-Application
was	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
cured	O
his	O
son	O
from	O
the	O
sleeping	O
sickness	O
,	O
while	O
Guntz	O
left	O
for	O
parts	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
ends	O
up	O
finding	O
out	O
that	O
his	O
Hero	O
Medal	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
turned	O
gold	O
,	O
had	O
mysteriously	O
reverted	O
back	O
to	O
being	O
blank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
a	O
unique	O
twist	O
on	O
the	O
normal	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
Klonoa	B-Application
handheld	O
games	O
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
instead	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
moving	O
Klonoa	B-Application
,	O
Guntz	O
,	O
or	O
Pango	B-Application
across	O
the	O
screen	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
having	O
them	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
earn	O
experience	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Dream	O
Shards	O
(	O
small	O
,	O
crystal-like	O
objects	O
)	O
and	O
gold	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
currency	O
,	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
once	O
again	O
utilizes	O
his	O
familiar	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
Wind	O
Ring	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
the	O
"	O
wind	O
bullet	O
"	O
he	O
can	O
fire	O
from	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
blue	O
or	O
red	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guntz	O
's	O
handguns	O
and	O
Pango	B-Application
's	O
bombs	O
work	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
each	O
enemy	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
color	O
affinity	O
of	O
either	O
blue	O
or	O
red	O
,	O
and	O
Klonoa	B-Application
(	O
or	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
)	O
can	O
deal	O
more	O
damage	O
to	O
them	O
by	O
attacking	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Klonoa	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
must	O
travel	O
through	O
eight	O
worlds	O
separated	O
into	O
several	O
small	O
levels	O
called	O
visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
the	O
full	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
"	O
Klonoa	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	O
Legendary	O
Star	O
Medal	O
Music	O
Collection	O
"	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
full	O
studio	O
version	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
karaoke	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Sign	O
of	O
Hero	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
fans	O
could	O
only	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
downscaled	O
GBA	B-Device
synthesized	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
