Hero Point

are a type of score-keeping in . They were introduced in the Ver. 2.1.0 update.
==Usage==
 are awarded whenever a player clears a via Local Play or Download Play, or when a player clears a or in Online Play that they did not personally vote for. are also awarded if a player selects "I cannot decide!" during the selection screen and clears the chosen. A single is awarded for every that the player successfully completes in this way. The number of can be tracked by speaking with or by inspecting the southeast tree in the town of ; the number of cicada shells displayed are the number of currently earned.
 have a few uses. can be saved up and shown to the to receive free as a reward; the kind of the will give will always be a that is required to craft an unfinished . The will also keep track of earned, and tell how many more are needed for the next . Through this, it is possible to receive the rare, gold-ranked normally only given out by after completing or through the . The , however, will not give out free . The first two collected from the require five each; subsequent require one additional , up to a maximum of ten. Once has crafted all that do not require , the will no longer give out free .
 are also used to upgrade the effects of the . After acquiring 30 , the grants two extra , increases the chance at dodging attacks, and produces a visual sparkling effect. A crown is also added to the 's bear insignia. It, however, still causes to take double damage when dodging fails.
According to , it is also possible to lose through bad behavior, which can cause the upgraded to lose its effect. If a player is blacklisted by another player, their total number of is temporarily reduced to zero. However, by completing another multiplayer without such an incident, all of their and the 's effects will be restored.
==Nomenclature==