Dark Lord (character)

Dark Lord (character)
Adventures of Mana artwork Seiken Densetsu Mobile artwork Sword of Mana artwork Final Fantasy Adventure artwork Echoes of Mana artwork Rise of Mana render
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

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

Circle of Mana

The Dark Lord makes a cameo appearance in the online game, along with several other characters from the Mana series. He appears in 2 sets of cards.

Rank	Attribute	Name	Classes				Quote
SSUR	力	シャドウナイト	公子	グランスの次子	[光]信念を貫く仮面の騎士	[闇]マナ一族を憎む者	「誰もがおかしいぐらいに必死だった。だけど、それではダメだ。」 "Everyone was crazy desperate. But that's no good."
LGR	力	シャドウナイト[真]	公子	グランスの次子	[光]信念を貫く仮面の騎士	[闇]マナ一族を憎む者	「誰もがおかしいぐらいに必死だった。だけど、それではダメだ。」 "Everyone was crazy desperate. But that's no good."

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.

• Dark Lord (2★ unit)
• Dark Lord (Knight in Brutal Armor)
• Dark Lord (Ruler of the Realm)

He was also depicted in two memory gems:

• Seekers of Mana
• Two Lords of Darkness

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?'

Gallery

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

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  Sword of Mana

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シャドウナイト Shadōnaito	Shadow Knight

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