We Will Be Heroes

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We Will Be Heroes
Dub OP 11 Artist John Loeffler (movie) Kirsten Price (DP) Lyrics John Loeffler and David Wolfert Composer Arrangement
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We Will Be Heroes is the opening theme song for the English dub of The Rise of Darkrai and Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension. It was written by John Loeffler and David Wolfert. The Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension opening song was sung by Kirsten Price, whereas the movie version was performed by John Loeffler.

The opening animation featured footage from the Japanese opening, Together, and from the first Diamond & Pearl ending, By Your Side, along with some selected scenes from the anime, mostly from Bibarel Gnaws Best.

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Dawn
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Zoey

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Mime Jr. (James's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Chimchar (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Aipom (Dawn's)
• Seviper (Jessie's)
• Dustox (Jessie's)
• Cacnea (James's)
• Carnivine (James's)
• Manaphy (anime)
• Mantyke
• Magmar
• Aggron
• Rhydon

Lyrics

TV version lyrics

On a road, far from home,
you don't have to feel alone.
Brave and strong, together we will be.
It's our destiny!

We will be heroes,
We can change the world if we try!
I go where you go,
Forever friends, you and I!

We will be heroes!
Battle Dimension
Pokémon!

Movie version lyrics

Pokémon!
Another day, another fight
Another chance to make things right (Pokémon!)
We will be strong, the way it should be
Ready for the challenge, you and me!

We will be heroes (Pokémon!)
We can change the world if we try (Darkrai!)
I go where you go (Pokémon!)
Forever friends, you and I (Darkrai!)
We will be heroes
Pokémon!

The moment's right, the time has come
For us to stand, together as one
So take my hand and follow me
To give it all's our destiny!

We will be heroes (Pokémon!)
We can change the world if we try (Darkrai!)
I go where you go (Pokémon!)
Forever friends, you and I (Darkrai!)
We will be heroes
Pokémon!

We will be heroes (Pokémon!)
We can change the world if we try (Darkrai!)
I go where you go (Pokémon!)
Forever friends, you and I (Darkrai!)
We will be heroes
Pokémon!
We will be heroes
Pokémon!
We will be heroes
Pokémon!

We will be heroes
Pokémon!

Trivia

• The English, French, Danish, Hebrew, Russian, Iberian Spanish, Swedish and German versions of this song are the first title song that is sung by a solo female.
  • The Latin American Spanish, Polish, Italian, Dutch, Brazilian, Finnish, Norwegian and Czech versions of this song are sung by a male.
• The Dutch version is sung by Herman van Doorn.
• It is also the first time that credits appear during a TV opening.
• It is the first anime opening that was used in the movie corresponding to the season before its release.
• Normally the dub openings would follow in the same pattern as the Japanese openings. However, at the time the Japanese Diamond & Pearl series had yet to make a second opening. Therefore, scenes that were not used in the first dubbed opening, Diamond and Pearl, were added in.
• The end credit variant of We Will Be Heroes is used for the Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Czech intros.
• The French version of the opening is the only version so far to translate the opening credits into that countries respective language.
• Whilst all versions use the English logo, the French, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Iberian Spanish, Finnish, Norwegian and German versions of the song use the words "Battle Dimension" in English.
• The Russian version features voiceover credits for Hisao Shirai, Shinji Miyazaki and Norihiko Sudou. The logo is also translated via voiceover.
• This is the first time that the Italian language's dub of the anime did not use their own opening distinct from the Japanese and English openings.
  • This is also the first time an Italian opening theme is not sung by Cristina D'Avena and Giorgio Vanni.

In other languages

• Danish: Snart er Vi Helte
• Hebrew: כולנו יחד kulanu yakhad
• Norwegian: Vi Skal Bli Helter
• Russian: Ведь мы - Герои
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Seremos Heróis
• Latin America Spanish: Seremos Heroes

English opening themes of the Pokémon animated series OS: Pokémon Theme • Pokémon World • Pokémon Johto • Born to Be a Winner • Believe in Me AG: I Wanna Be a Hero • This Dream • Unbeatable • Battle Frontier DP: Diamond and Pearl • We Will Be Heroes • Battle Cry - (Stand Up!) • We Will Carry On! BW: Black and White • Rival Destinies • It's Always You and Me XY: Pokémon Theme (Version XY) • Be a Hero • Stand Tall SM: Under The Alolan Sun • Under The Alolan Moon • The Challenge of Life JN: The Journey Starts Today • Journey to Your Heart • With You • Gotta Catch Em All HZ: Becoming Me / We Go (English Ver.) Other: Side by Side • Pokérap GS / Pokémon Chronicles theme • Always Safe

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English opening themes

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