Duran

Duran is one of the six protagonists in Trials of Mana.

Background
Duran is a mercenary swordsman from Valsena, Kingdom of the Plains who proudly serves the Hero King Richard. Duran's father Loki, a good friend of Richard, was lost in a battle with the Dragon Lord when Duran was still a child. Hearing the bad news from the Hero King himself, her mother, Simone quickly succumbed to an illness, leaving Duran and his little sister Wendy to be raised by their aunt Stella.

Trials of Mana


The young soldier is first seen defeating the Bruiser in the finals of the Sword Mastery Tournament, youth division, effectively winning the competition. He is seen directly praised by the Hero King Richard himself. The night after, while on guard duty at the castle of Valsena, Duran witness a mysterious infiltrator wrecking havoc. Duran tries to fight back, but is no match for the evil wizard's magic and is left for dead. After his recovery, Duran vows to become the best swordsman in the world and to exat his revenge upon the Crimson Wizard. he then leaves for the Holy City Wendel to ask the Priest of Light about changing his class.

Duran shares many story elements with Angela, who hails from Altena, Kingdom of Magicians, who tries to invade Valsena. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist, the main villain will be the Dragon Lord and the last dungeon will be Dragonsmaw. After his quest is completed, Duran returns to Valsena and is named the next Golden Knight. If Duran is in the party at the end of Angela's campaign, she will overtly hint that she has developed feelings for him.

Circle of Mana
Duran makes a cameo appearance alongside many other characters from the Mana series.

Echoes of Mana


Duran is a character and drawable unit. He currently has four known variants.

Physical appearance
Duran is a young man with a head of long red hair and blue eyes, and is described as resembling his father Loki. Duran's default outfit consists of light blue shirtless top, trousers held up with a broad belt, and dark calf-high boots. The remake design adds a dark undershirt and gives the trousers two layers fastened at the waist with buckles. His armor consists of shoulder plates and braces, a harness round his chest, and a helmet covering the front of his head.

Personality
Duran is portrayed as a straightforward character, steadfastly loyal to his friends and liege, and determined to protect them. His faith in his strength, fostered by his wish to protect his sister and aunt Stella in Loki's place, makes him prone to anxiety and depression when he meets foes beyond his strength.

In the remake, Duran's dominating attitude is one of self-confidence bordering on brashness, and a straightforward world view that give him difficulties understanding complex or esoteric concepts.

Profile and statistics
In the 2D version, Duran starts with high Strength and Stamina, average Dexterity, and low Intellect, Spirit and Luck, making him a decent damage dealer early on. Should the player chooses to go to his light path, the swordsman will gain the unique ability to equip shields, greatly boosting his Evasion stat. He also inherits restorative magic, making his light path focusing overall on defensive strategies. His dark path enhances his natural affinity for offensive power, making him raise his strength higher than his light path. He also learns multiple elemental saber magic, making him able to penetrate enemy's defense even better.

In the HD remake, Duran's initial class remains largely the same, having excellent Stamina, high Strength, average Luck, and low Intellect and Magic. He can now inflict even more damage by equipping offensive abilities like Counter and Break Armor. His light path is still geared toward more defensive power, as all of his light classes' locked abilities enhances his defense or increases his healing magic potency. His dark path, however, is even more offensive than his previous incarnation, as he gains several abilities capable of boosting his saber magic, while others focus instead on diminishing an enemy's defense.

Character Class
Below is a list of Duran's classes. The first class change takes place at Level 18, while the second one takes place at Level 38, with the latter requiring specific items acquired from ??? Seeds.

Note: Class 4 path is dependent upon the path of the Class 2 switch. All Class 3 abilities learnt are retained.

Class Strikes
Below is a list of skill attacks Duran learns across his different classes:

Locked Abilities
Below is a list of locked abilities Duran inherits upon class change:

Moves
Duran learns moves that can change the elemental properties of the characters' attacks, although his Light classes can also learn healing moves.

Below is a table of moves Duran learns across his different classes:

Note: Duran gains the ability to multi-target with Healing Light when he changes class into a Liege. Likewise, his Saber moves will also gain the ability to multi-target when he changes class into an Edelfrei.

Abilities
Below is a list of abilites Duran can learn depending on his current class: Note: Locked abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Equipment
Duran comes to wield swords. As he progresses in terms of classes, light classes bear swords of fair and identical construction akin to the Mana Sword for symbols of honor and united varieties of power, while dark classes come to bear swords for their relentless destructive and cutting features for pure power and a dominant edge in combat. {|width=100%
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Weapons

 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pnge Sword
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.png Sword
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngus
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.png Sword
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.png
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.png Sword
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngrd Sword
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr Blade
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.png (Light)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngion (Dark)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngerge
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pnghemarde (Light)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pnghir (Dark)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.png Storm
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngil Sword (Light)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngalger (Dark)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngng
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngárar Sword (Light)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngd Sword (Dark)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngng
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngr (Light)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngasa (Dark)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngmh Solais
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngibur (Light)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngteinn (Dark)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngnsbane (Light/Dark)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.png Blade (Paladin)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngnd (Liege)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngrok (Edelfrei)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngbringer (Duelist)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pngph Blade (Divine Hero)
 * Duran Weapon icon TOM sprite.pnging (Berseker)
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Body Armor

 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Vest
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Leathers
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngn Mail
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pnglar Armor
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngrk
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png-Plate
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Mail
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngx Armor
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngus Mail
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngs Armor
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngt Mail (Light)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngt Vest (Dark)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Light)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngr Armor (Light)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngn Mail (Light/Dark)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Paladin)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Armor (Liege)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngr Armor (Edelfrei)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngton Armor (Duelist)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.pngver Armor (Divine Hero)
 * Duran armor icon TOM sprite.png Guard (Duelist)
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Headgear

 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.png Visor
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.png Gear
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pnged Helm
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.png Visor
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pngd Helm
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pngr Sallet
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.png Armlet
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pngn Helm (Light/Dark)
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.png Crown (Paladin)
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.png Helm (Liege)
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pngise Hat (Edelfrei)
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pnghead (Duelist)
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pnge Helmet (Divine Hero)
 * Duran headgear TOM sprite.pnghelm (Berserker)

Accessories

 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Bracer
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Bracer
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pnglet
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngg Armlet
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngt Crest (Light)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngt Band (Dark)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngn Ring (Light/Dark)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pnge Crest (Paladin/Liege)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Gloves (Edelfrei/Duelist)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.pngor Crest (Divine Hero)
 * Accessory icon TOM sprite.png Crest (Berserker)
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Shields

 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pngian Shield (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pngt Shield (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pngnt Ward (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pngh Ward (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pnger Ward (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.png Shield (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.png Shield (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pngn Ward (Light)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pngc Ward (Paladin)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.png Shield (Liege)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pnglex Ward (Liege)
 * Duran shield icon TOM sprite.pngss Shield (Divine Hero)
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Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
Duran appears in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a rare summon.

Last Cloudia
Riesz appears as a Soldier with non-elemental and Fire attacks.

Trivia

 * Duran's choices of the Light Knight or the Dark Gladiator as job class choices may be a mythology gag to the first installment of Seiken Densetsu/Sword of Mana/Adventures of Mana, in where the Gemma Knights are to protect the world, while the protagonist is introduced as a gladiator fighting for their lives as indulgent bloodsport in the arenas of the Vandole Empire.
 * The name of Duran's Dark-Light class, Edelfrei, meaning "free noble", is named for a type of German noble, or knight, who was entitled to particularly high amount of atonement reparations from a guilty party.undefined