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Dark Lord (character)

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Dark Lord (character)
Dark Lord AOM artwork.png
Dark Lord's artwork from Adventures of Mana
First appearance Final Fantasy Adventure (1991)
Latest appearance Adventures of Mana (2016)
Title(s) Dark Lord
Black KnightSwoM
Prince StroudSwoM
Homeland Granz Realm
Faction His own
Role Ally
Gender Male
Relatives Lord Granz (father)SwoM
Lady Medusa (mother)SwoM
Devius (brother)SwoM
Species HumanFFA/AoM
Half-MavoleSwoM
Status Dead
Counterpart(s) StroudDoM
Mana LordCoM
Ebon KnightEoM
Voice actor(s) Jpn: Kazuyuki OkitsuEoM
This article is about the Dark Lord character biography from Final Fantasy Adventure and its direct remake Adventures of Mana. For the boss statistics, see Dark Lord (Adventures of Mana).
This article is about the Dark Lord character biography from Sword of Mana. For the boss statistics, see Dark Lord (Sword of Mana).
“You will tell my secrets to no one!”
Nintendo Power Official Guide

The Dark Lord is a recurring character and boss in the Mana series. His real name is revealed to be Stroud in Sword of Mana.

Background

In Sword of Mana, Marley comments that many people think he's changed, but she still believes he's a man of strong conviction and kind heart. He is known to disdain the Granz administration.

History

Final Fantasy Adventure & Adventures of Mana

Sword of Mana

“The estranged son of Lord Granz, Dark Lord is determined to rule the land on his own terms. The masked man intends to destroy all remnants of the Mana myth.”
Nintendo Power Official Guide

Rise of Mana

Echoes of Mana

Dark Lord (Knight in Brutal Armor)
“Ruthless and cunning, it is rumored the Dark Lord slew his own father to hasten his rise to the throne. Now, seeking to tighten his deadly grip upon the realm, the tyrant has set in motion a grand scheme to locate the legendary Tree of Mana and tap its power.”
Square Enix Official Website

The Dark Lord was a character and obtainable unit. He had three variants.

He was also depicted in two memory gems:

Character Bond Dialogues

'You have proven to be quite the worthy ally, indeed. Say, I am looking for a new right hand, what do you say?'

'There will come a day when I will get my revenge. And there is nothing you can do to stop me.'

'You may take me on your pity adventures. But do not get in my way, and do not expect me to help.'

'This towns defenses are a joke. Why, it would take a small Granzian battalion a day to secure it.'

'You friends are not as weak as I expected. They'd make fine slaves, indeed.'

'So that...is the Mana Tree... What at precious little thing...'

'I see Julius is here as well... Hmph. His ambitions are of no interest to me.'

'I have enough of this. I don't care where, take me into battle. I can suffer this boredom no longer.'

'What is it? You finally ready to give me some kind of challenge?'

General information

Physical appearance

Personality

Profile and statistics

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Dark Lord (character).

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese シャドウナイト
Shadōnaito
Shadow Knight
Rabite icon EOM artwork.png Randi --"Whoa! What's a Rabite doing in a place like this?"
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