Elazul

Elazul
Legend of Mana artwork Rise of Mana artwork Echoes of Mana artwork Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal anime artwork
First appearance	Legend of Mana (1999)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Title(s)	Jumi Knight Jumi of Lapis Lazuli
Homeland	Bejeweled City
Faction	Knight
Role	Ally
Gender	Male
Species	Jumi
Voice actor(s)	Yūichirō Umehara (anime)

Elazul is a major ally character in Legend of Mana and a recurring character in the Mana series.

Background

Elazul is part of the Jumis, a race of supernaturual humanoids born in the Bejeweled City. Under the command of Diana, the Jumi of Diamond, the clan waged war against the Deathbringer's army and used Florina, the Clarius of the Jumi to restore the fallen soldiers as her tears would replenish their ranks indefinitely. Later on, following the tragic hunting of the Jumis during the search of the seventh Mana Stone, most of the jewel folk died by lessening their energy flow through their core to protect the secrets of their clan. Mages were also after the Jumi's cores due to alleged rumors about them harboring rare mystical proprieties. The remaining Jumi population left their homeland of Etancel, the Bejewled City and concealed their identities to the best of their abilities.

As the tradition goes, Elazul became a Jumi Knight to Pearl, his Jumi Guardian sometimes after the prior tragic events. Unbeknownst to him, Pearl was originally known as Lady Blackpearl, the original Jumi Knight of Florina before she went to look for the Sword of Mana. A violent altercation with Sandra made he lose consciousness and all memories of her past self. As time went by, Elazul and Pearl embarked on a journey to find the lost Jumi people scattered across Fa'Diel in hopes of rebuilding their ranks. Unfortunately, this would prove difficult as the Pearl princess had the annoying habit of wandering on her own and getting lost in the process, forcing the Lapis Lazuli knight to constantly be beside her.

History

Legend of Mana

“Pearl's knight, and one of the youngest Jumi. He speaks and acts in a rough manner and thus starts the occasional fight.”

—In-game Encyclopedia

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The Lost Princess

Elazul is introduced in Domina where he is seen harassing a local barmaid for information about Pearl, who has eloped him. Should the protagonist convinces him to team up with them, the young lady will give an artifact to them, allowing the player to create the Mekiv Cavern. Inside, they find a giant mad ape that must be defeated for Pearl to come out of her hiding. The two Jumis reunite and thank the hero before returning to town.

The Looking-Glass Tower

Pearl has gone to the Tower of Leires where she feel something luring her inside. As her and the protagonist reach the Room of Fate on the top floor, she explains that her past shall be revealed there. Inside, however, she sees an alternate self staring at her, and is immediately attacked by an Iron Centaur. Pearl rejoins with Elazul after the brawl, who urges her to get outside. His partner declines as she feels so close to remembering something. The Jumi Knight obliges and asks the protagonist to keep her safe with their life while he waits at the entrance. The two of them quickly reunite and leave the place unscathed.

The Lucky Clover

The main character agrees to shelter Pearl and Elazul for a while and agrees to bring the Jumi Knight to the magic town of Geo as he wishes to look for somebody. The two of them spot a young Jumi named Esmeralda loitering around the central plaza and find a way to catch up with her at the Academy of Magic. There, the female student agrees to see them on a certain date, to which she reveals searching for her missing sisters. The newly formed team search the whole town for clues but to no avail. After enough search, however, they gather Esmeralda's long lost siblings' cores, attracting the gaze of the Jewel Hunter, who leave them a letter telling those cores will be hers. Elazul and the hero try to keep Esmeralda and the cores at bay, but are nonetheless fooled by Sandra, who snatches them whole along with the Jumi of Emerald's.

Cosmo

Pearl is nowhere to be found again, and Elazul storms to the Mekiv Caverns to look for her. There, the main character and him find a strange fellow telling them about the purpose of the Jumi and where she went. Further in, they see Sandra forcing Pearl to cry tears of crystal but the Jumi of Pearl replies she cannot weep, like all of her kin save for Florina. The Jewel Hunter retorts that both her and Elazul have lost their sparkle and scratches the Lapis Knight's core with her cards before scurrying away. The party is then teleported back to the hero's home by the Lord of Jewels and Elazul finds himself bedridden.

Two Pearls

Elazul forces himself out of bed after learning of Pearl's disappearance. He drags his aching body all the way to the gates of the Tower of Leires, but collapses before entering the structure. The main character and him climb all the way to the Room of Fate where they find Pearl facing her true self, Lady Blackpearl. The Black Knight informs her goal is to reach the Stratum of Clarius, becoming the new Clarius of the Jumi and will give her life for all her brethren. Pearl states she doesn't want to die, but Lady Blackpearl urges her to abide by the rules. Elazul defends his Guardia by crossing swords and defeating the Black Knight, but the latter claims she will return in due time.

Alexandrite

Elazul and Pearl agree to meet Diana in Geo. Her petrified body located below the Palace of the Arts, the party gathers the keys of the heart and reanimate her body by doing a partner ceremony. Elazul explains that Diana has turned her body to stone in order to avoid being killed by Sandra. The Jumi of Diamond reveals that Jumi people were once able to cry tears of crystal at will, healing other races at the expanse of their own lives. However, they adapted to refrain from weeping and keep this power to themselves. Sandra erupts into the scene, claiming Diana used Florina as her scapgoat for shedding tears and rips her core in the process moments before leaving.

Fluorite

During the protagonist's visit to Geo, they meet with Florina in Pandora's Box and, with the help of Belle, the witch, enter her dreams. There, they stumble on Lady Blackpearl and Elazul discussing on him having no one to protect since the Black Knight has awakened. He feels like a failure and wishes for the Clarius to reset things even. Blackpearl is disgusted by his weakness and leaves him, with him trailing behing and pleading for her to accept him as her Knight. The Lapis Knight tries to summon the Mana Sword to cut Blackpearl's core in hopes that she will revert back to Pearl, but resigns as he tries to convince her to join forces. The Black Knight declines and leaves him again. She is seen confronting Sandra a while after, but kneels down after being bested, transforming into Pearl. Elazul runs to her and both exit the scene.

Teardrop Crystal

Elazul and Pearl have been investigating around Geo and meet with the main character to share information. They claim nobody knows who Alex the jeweler really is or his whereabouts. After searching the boutique, they find Florina inside Pandora's Box and the Clarius reverts Pearl back into her Lady Blackpearl form. She then asks her to answer some questions, to which the Black Knight reveals her past as Florina's original Knight and Alexandra taking her place. The Clarius claims she will heal Sandra's troubled heart, but both Blackpearl and Elazul wish to defeat her instead.

Depending on who the player chooses to partner with, Elazul or Lady Blackpearl will follow the hero to the Bejeweled City to confront the Jewel Hunter. There, Sandra reveals her true identity as the Jumi of Alexandrite and her scheme to use her master's powers to fuse a thousand Jumi cores to save Forina. The 999th core eaten by the Lord of Jewels will either be Elazul or Blackpearl depending on the character previously chosen. Alexandra will sacrifice her core for the Lord to reach full power, but the main character defeats it and sheds tears of crystals to revive every Jumi people. Deeply touched by this selfless act, Elazul asks every Jumi to cry to bring them back to life. The Lapis Knight is lastly seen escorting Pearl and the hero back to their home safe and sound.

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Circle of Mana

Elazul makes a cameo appearance in the online game, along with several other characters from the Mana series. He appears in 4 sets of cards.

Rank	Attribute	Name	Classes				Quote
UR	力	瑠璃	捨て石の騎士	半輝石の騎士	[光]玉石の騎士	[闇]輝石の騎士	「勝手に役割を決めるな！俺は真珠姫の騎士……真珠姫を傷つけることだけはさせない！」 "Don't decide your role arbitrarily! I'm a knight of Princess Pearl...I won't let you hurt Lady Pearl!"
SUR	力	瑠璃	捨て石の剣士	半輝石の剣士	[光]玉石の騎士	[闇]輝石の騎士	「騎士は、ただ一人の姫を守れればそれでいい。誰もが小さな力を持ち、小さな力を合わせ、一つの民となる。」 "It's enough for a knight to protect just one princess. Everyone has a small power, and by combining their small powers, we become one people."
SSUR	力	瑠璃	捨て石の剣士	半輝石の剣士	[光]玉石の騎士	[闇]輝石の騎士	「伝説など信じるものか。俺は真珠姫を取り戻す。俺は、真珠姫の騎士だからだ」 "Do you believe in legends? I will bring back Princess Pearl. I am her knight."
SSUR	力	瑠璃[騎士]	捨て石の騎士	半輝石の騎士	[光]玉石の騎士	[闇]輝石の騎士	「この運命の扉は、中にいるヤツを知る者にしか道を開けないんだそうだ。だから…俺が開けるよ。」 "It seems that this door of destiny can only be opened to those who know the person inside. So...I'll open it."

Rise of Mana

Elazul appears as a recruitable Monster Pet in Rise of Mana.

Echoes of Mana

Elazul (Young Jumi Knight)

Elazul was a character and obtainable unit. He had two known variants.

• Elazul (Young Jumi Knight)
• Elazul (Significant Pursuit)

He was also depicted in numerous memory gems:

• A Hostile Interrogation
• I'm Back
• Knightly Duty
• The Teardrop Crystal

Appearances

Elazul first appears in Chapter 6 of Season 1: In a Patchworked World, where he is seen stumbling onto the Harvester inside the Mekiv Caverns. Searching for Dema's lost sibling through the echoes, the main character tells the Jumi Knight that they are also looking for a little girl. He refuses any help from the protagonist and wanders deeper into the cave, looking for his own protégé. He is encountered further in where he has found Pearl hiding behind a stalagmite, berating her for lagging behind. The Harvester vanishes into another dimension before he can follow them back outside.

Elazul shows up again along with Pearl during the last chapter of Season 1:Voidfig: Torment's Terminus where he is seen cheering the protagonist in their fight against the Ebon Knight despite barely knowing them.

The Jumi Knight relives the events of The Lost Princess quest from Legend of Mana in the side story Searching for Lost Luster. He enlists the help of the Harvester and Hawkeye to find his lost Guardian Pearl. While looking for clues in a nearby town, the Jumi Knight's harsh manners leave him empty-handed. Hawkeye helps him by toning down his speech to gather more sympathizers to his cause. They follow some clues leading them to the Mekiv Caverns where they find Lady Blackpearl. Elazul orders her to revert back to Pearl, but the Black Knight claims she is no longer the same as she knew. Both of them engage in battle but Blackpearl gets the upperhand. She is about to strike when she is interrupted by Wanderer. The Niccolo tries to warn them of the dangers of this cavern, but the opponents continue to brawl. All this shouting attracts a mighty ape whom the party must fight together to survive. The ensuing battle creates a cave-in, forcing the adventurers to escape the premises. All of them part ways in the end.

Elazul appears in Domina along with Pearl, Shiloh, Cap'n Tusk and a Pirate Penguin during the events of Secret of Santa. He gets a sword as a present from Honeycomb who is taking the role of Santa Claus.

The Lapis Knight appears one last time in Missed Match Mayhem, where he informs the party he's seen Li'l Cactus carrying a large box inside Mekiv Cavern. He tags along as he is also looking for Pearl. He helps out defeating the lage ape attacking the party inside the cave and celebrates at Shiloh and Serafina's house.

Character Bond Dialogues

'You hurt Pearl and you're dead. Got it?'

'Are there Jumi in this town? Better to train now before it's too late. You've got someone to protect after all, don't you?'

'Don't feel like you gotta shoulder all this on your own. We're all here for you.'

'Knights need only bonds to one guardian. That's Pearl for me.'

'The Jumi have knights and guardians. Knights protect guardians, and guardians can heal knights with their tears... Or so I hear.'

'Me? I'm out there looking for this other Jumi I know...'

'You always so busy, you know? Is, uh, whatever it is you got going on really all that important?'

'I you need any help, all you gotta do is ask. All right?'

'Wouldn't hurt to invite me out to one of your adventures very once in a while, you know? I'm standing right here.'

'You seem chipper. Me? Same old same old.'

General information

Personality

Elazul is portrayed as an individual who is impatient, quick-tempered, and rash; a fact that is made immediately evident right when he is first introduced in the town of Domina, where he is abrasive and rude when confronting Rachel to gain information about Pearl's whereabouts.

While these attributes of Elazul's are not very ideal, it is through them that one can perceive that he is rather responsible in executing the duties that have been ceded to him as a Jumi Knight - Ones that demand him to protect his Guardian Pearl at all costs. This has led to him reacting in an agitated, irrational manner each time he perceives Pearl to be subjected to danger; in The Lost Princess, for one, Pearl separating from Elazul due to a spell of absent-mindedness causes him to be, in a spate of anxiety, unable to keep his cool when conducting investigations on her whereabouts, as he berates himself for having failed to keep vigil over her safety as her Knight; in Two Pearls, when Elazul bears witness to the torment that Pearl underwent and her true self (Blackpearl) manifests in the Tower of Leires, he unhesitatingly attempts to challenge Blackpearl, throwing no caution to the power that she wields as a more experienced Knight.

Unsurprisingly, Elazul's brash demeanor is one that, in turn, makes him appear anti-social and disagreeable in the eyes of the general public of Fa'Diel. This could be seen as a means of self-preservation on Elazul's part, given his situation; as a member of an endangered race that is under the threat of extinction due to the work of an enigmatic jewel hunter; he is thus naturally inclined to be distrustful of the people he encounters.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Elazul.

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Trivia

• Elazul's personality is very similar to Squall Leonhart, a protagonist from Final Fantasy VIII. Because of his personality, he seems cold and anti-social to anyone that isn't Pearl. His original Special Technique "Laser Sword" is very similar to Squall's Limit Break "Blasting Zone" because both swords drastically increase in size, however, Elazul's is much thinner in comparison and its length is undetermined because of the limited screen length of the game.
• As mentioned before, Elazul's likeness to Squall Leonhart is referenced in his claims and desire to be a Knight to protect a girl; this is very similar to Squall's proclamations before he was inaugurated as Rinoa Heartily's Knight.
• Elazul is the youngest member of the Jumi race, unless one considers Pearl and Blackpearl as separate entities; in this regard, Pearl would thus be regarded as one who is much younger than Elazul.
• In the manga adaptation of Legend of Mana, Elazul mentions that he has lived for at least 80 years.
• Elazul is willing to sacrifice his life to preserve Pearl's, a fact that is depicted in the manga adaptation, where he rips out his own core to spare Blackpearl's before encountering the Lord of Jewels.
• His core is lapis lazuli and is referred to as being called "Sky of Dust" in the game.

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