Kevin

Kevin
Trials of Mana HD artwork Trials of Mana artwork Echoes of Mana artwork Rise of Mana render
First appearance	Trials of Mana (1995)
Latest appearance	Echoes of Mana (2022)
Title(s)	Prince of Ferolia Ferolian Fighter Princeling (by Ludgar)
Homeland	Ferolia
Faction	King of Ferolia
Role	Protagonist
Gender	Male
Relatives	Gauser (father)
Species	Half-Beastman
Status	Alive
Voice actor(s)	Jpn: Ryota OsakaToM HD EoM Eng: TJ RhoadsToM HD

“King! I will not lose! Not to you!”

—Square Enix Official Website

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

Background

Kevin is the son of the King of Ferolia and heir to the throne. Kevin was born to a human woman, making him half-Beastman. His mother having abandoning him in the forest at birth, his lupine father decided to raise him as a fighting machine devoid of emotions, leaving him lacking in social skills as he had little time to interact with others. One night, the young prince stumbled on a slain mother wolf and her pup. The two quickly bonded over their similarities, making Kevin name his furry friend Karl. The young prince frequently escaped the fortress walls to spend time with the wolf pup.

History

Trials of Mana

Kevin in his opening scene

“SON OF THE KING OF THE FEROLIAN BEASTMEN -- Kevin is heir to the throne of Ferolia. His father is the king of the beastmen, but his missing mother was a human woman. Kevin's father raised him to be a fighting machine, which affected his social skills. He is unused to conversing with humans, which can make him hard to understand at times. The ice around the young boy's heart only began to melt after making friends with Karl the wolf pup.”

—Square Enix Official Website

See also: Kevin's opening gambit

A mysterious visitor enters Ferolia's throne room, claiming he can be of service to the King. The latter refuses at first, but eventually gives the strange character a chance to prove himself. Meanwhile, Kevin and Karl as seen relaxing in Duskmoon Forest. As they are about to head back to the castle, the two friends are mysteriously manipulated into fighting each other, ultimately resulting in Karl's death. Devastated by the incident, the young prince erects a grave to honor his departed friend before heading back to Ferolia. Here he discovers the truth about Goremand tricking him and Karl into battling senselessly, which angers Kevin to the point to attacking his father, who easily disposes of him by sending him flying to the forest. There, Kevin learns from Goremand he could bring his friend back to life should he ask the Priest of Light in Wendel. With no other choice than to listen to him, Kevin departs to the Holy City, hoping to make it in time before the Beastman cavalry seize the area.

Kevin shares many story elements with Charlotte, the beauty of Wendel, who is being invaded by the Beastmen. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist, the main villain will be the Masked Mage and the last dungeon will be the Mirage Palace. After completing his quest, Karl returns to confront his father about killing Karl, but is astonished to see his wolf friend alive and well. The King of Ferolia explains that Goremand's magic made him look lifeless, and that he saved him form the grave Kevin dug up for him. The young prince apologizes for his brashness and discovers that her mother actually passed away instead of leaving him in the forest as he was previously awared of. His father declares he's proud of what's he's become and Kevin vows to continue training to eventually surpass him.

Circle of Mana

Kevin makes a cameo appearance in the online game, along with several Trials of Mana characters. He appears in 22 sets of cards.

Rank	Attribute	Name	Classes				Quote
SR	力	ケヴィン	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「だいじょうぶ！おまえ、大切なトモダチ…。オイラ、絶対におまえを守ってやる！」 "It's okay! You, my precious friend... I'll definitely protect you!"
UR	力	ケヴィン[自信]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「オマエ、伝説のカカオ、知ってるのか！？」 "Hey, do you know about the legendary Cacao?"
UR	力	ケヴィン	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「…わかったよ、オイラ、これからも仲間達といっしょに、マナが失われたこの世界で、未来に向かって戦い続ける！そして獣人王、いつかあんたを超えてやる！」 "...I understand, I'll continue to fight towards the future with my friends in this world where mana has been lost! And Beast King, I'll surpass you someday!"
UR	力	ケヴィン[お正月]	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「こいつ気に入った！獅子舞、獣人のオイラにぴったりだ！」 "I like this one! The lion dance is perfect for the beastman's personality!"
SUR	力	ケヴィン[慟哭]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	ケヴィンは、罠とはいえ大切な友であるカールに手をかけてしまった、自分の中に流れる野性の血、獣人の血を呪った…。 Kevin cursed the wild blood flowing within him, the beastman blood, for having set a hold on his precious friend Karl, even though it was a trap...
SUR	技	聖剣オールスターズ	マナの仲間たち	各世界の勇者たち	[光]聖剣の勇者たち	[闇]異世界をつなぐ者たち	様々な世界の勇者たちが手を取り合って、今日も歴史を紡ぐ。聖剣の勇者はあなたが思うよりも、ずっと多いのかもしれない。 Heroes from all over the world join hands and weave history today as well. There may be many more holy sword heroes than you think.
SUR	力	シャルロット＆ケヴィン	悲運の子ら	禁断の恋より生まれし子ら	[光]聖光の娘と獣王の息子	[闇]争いを望まぬ子ら	純粋な願いを貫くことが、種族の壁を超える。悲運の子が、希望をもたらす子にもなる。 Pursuing a pure wish transcends the barriers of race. A child of misfortune also becomes a child of hope.
SUR	力	ケヴィン[大決戦]	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「そうそれ！　だからオイラ達と一緒来る！」 "That's right! That's why I'm coming with you guys!"
SUR	力	ケヴィン[海賊]	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「あー、腹いっぱい！　オイラお腹空いてた、助かった！」 "Ah, I'm full! I was hungry, thank you!"
SUR	力	6人の英雄たち	6人の若き男女	噛み合った運命の歯車	[光]世界の英雄達	[闇]世界を救いし者達	6人の運命の歯車が噛み合う時、伝説は真実となり、巨大な陰謀が蠢き出す──。 When the gears of fate of the six people mesh together, the legend becomes true and a huge conspiracy begins to unfold.
SUR	力	ケヴィン[強撃]	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「オイラ……ケヴィンだ！忘れるな。お前を倒す……男の名前だ！」 "Oh...it's Kevin! Don't forget. That's the name of the man who will defeat you!"
SUR	力	ハロウィン・ケヴィン	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「勇者を連れてきたんだぞ、早くご馳走食わせろ！オイラ、ご馳走を食いに来ただけ。他のこと、興味ない。」 "I brought a hero, so hurry up and feed him a feast! Hey, I just came to eat a feast. I'm not interested in anything else."
SSUR	力	ケヴィン	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「あれがオヤジ！？オイラのオヤジ、あんなに若くねえぞ？……けどあの迫力、まちがいなく獣人の王だ！」 "That's the old man!? That old man isn't that young, is he?...But that impressive power is definitely the king of beastmen!"
SSUR	力	ケヴィン[邪]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「……獣人王、あんな奴……父さんじゃない……だから、母さんも、逃げ出した。」 "... Beast King, that person... He's not my father... That's why my mother ran away, too."
SSUR	力	ケヴィン[覚醒]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「ルガー、任せる。オマエの方が向いてる。」 "Ludgar, I'll leave it to you. You're better suited."
SSUR	力	ケヴィン[竜狩り]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「なんだ、あいつは……。シエラって、誰だ？そいつも敵なのか？」 "What, that guy... Who is Sierra? Is she also an enemy?"
SSUR	力	ケヴィン[雪合戦]	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「オイラを甘く見るな、こんな氷食いちぎってやる！！」 "Don’t take me lightly, I’ll tear off all this ice!!"
LGR	力	ケヴィン[真]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「ルガー、任せる。オマエの方が向いてる。」 "Ludgar, I'll leave it to you. You're better suited."
LGR	力	ケヴィン	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「神獣、危険！　だから、行く！」 "Benevodons, it's dangerous! So, let's go!"
SSUR	力	ケヴィン[英雄]	グラップラー	モンク	[光]ゴッドハンド	[闇]ウォーリアーモンク	「エラい？　それって強いのか？」 "Is it wrong? Is that strong?"
LGR	力	ケヴィン[竜将]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「弱肉強食こそ獣の本能。だからオイラ、強い竜帝に従うのが摂理。」 "The instinct of a beast is to feed the weak. That's why it's providence for me to follow the strong Dragon Lord."
LGR	力	ケヴィン[竜爪]	グラップラー	バシュカー	[光]デルヴィッシュ	[闇]デスハンド	「竜帝、た、倒さないと世界がほろぶ。」 "Dragon Lord, if we don't defeat him, the world will perish."

Rise of Mana

Kevin is a character in Rise of Mana.

Echoes of Mana

“Kevin is heir to the throne of Ferolia. His father is the king of the beastmen, but his missing mother was a human woman. He is unused to conversing with humans, which can make him hard to understand at times. The ice around the young boy's heart only began to melt after making friends with Karl the wolf pup.”

—Square Enix Official Website

Kevin is a character and drawable unit. He currently has three known variants.

See also: Kevin (Fangs of Fury)

See also: Kevin (The Beast Within)

See also: Kevin (To Save a Friend)

General information

Physical appearance

Kevin is a young man with a muscular body, spiked blond hair, amber eyes and dark skin. He wears a yellow vest and pants with green-shaded tiger prints and a green sash. His bare feet are bandaged, and he wears a fur collar, blue wristbands, and a necklace holding a single claw. On his head is a dark cap with a plume of pink fur.

The remake leaves his appearance generally unchanged. The green parts of his clothing are changed to be a bluershade, his sash is trimmed with tassel-like ends, and he wears an additional fabric patterned belt over his sash. His wristbands are replaced with leather braces, and he wears additional jewellery as bracelets round his upper arms, and he's still barefoot while his feet are more completely wrapped. His weapons are fist-load weapons with claw attachments.

Personality

Kevin is portrayed as honest, caring, but quick to anger over threats or slights. He is also determined to reach a goal, as instanced by his pursuit of the Mana Sword. Despite being able to harbor a deep resentment, he also quickly forgives when his grudge is proven wrong or the people in question repent.

In the English versions, he speaks in broken English, leaving out common or stop words such as "it" and "the". The remake expands upon his personality. He has an engrained naivety which makes him suggestible and easy to manipulate up to a point. He is also notably unable to follow complex or esoteric terminology.

Profile and statistics

In the 2D version, Kevin starts with high Stamina, average Strength and Dexterity, and low Intellect, Spirit, and Luck. At night, he can transform at night in a werewolf, greatly increasing his attack power and range of his fists and kicks. He is also the only playable character in the game to have two class strikes. His light path allows him to gain supportive spells such as Healing Light and Pressure Point, the latter granting him an attack boost similar to those while in werewolf form. His dark path contains very few moves, but compensate in providing even more strength.

In the 3D version, His stats vary significantly, having now excellent Strength, high Luck, average Spirit, and low Stamina and Intellect. His defaut class can grant abilities specialized in boosting physical attack and defense. Should the player choose the light path, the abilities recieved focus on attack, defense, and filling up the CS Gauge. The dark classes allow Kevin to deal even more damage to opponents and grant semi-invulnerable state for a short while.

Character Class

Below is a list of Kevin'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.

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Grappler
Lv. 18	Monk		Brawler
Lv. 38	Divine Fist (Gold Aura)	Warrior Monk (Silver Aura)	Enlightened (Mage Aura)	Fatal Fist (Death Aura)
Post-Game (remake only)	Beast King (Instinct Sphere)		Annihilator (Instinct Sphere)

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 Kevin learns across his different classes:

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Phenomenal Fist (Grappler)
Lv. 18	Spin Kick + Tornado Throw2D (Monk)		Abyssal Slice + Bastard Slam2D (Brawler)
Lv. 38	Byakko Wave + Stardust Bomb2D (Divine Fist)	Genbu Kick + Blow Impact2D (Warrior Monk)	Suzaku Aerial + Veritubach2D (Enlightened)	Seiryu Strike + Dead Crush2D (Fatal Fist)
Post-Game (remake only)	Qilin Assault (Beast King)		Dragon Torrent (Annihilator)

• Note 1: Kevin's Class Strikes are named after creatures of Chinese mythology: Byakko (Baihu) is the white Wind Tiger, Genbu (Xuanwu) is the black Earth Turtle, Shiryu (Qinglong) is the azure Water Dragon and Suzaku (Zhuque) is the vermillion Fire Bird. Dragons are among the most sacred beings in Eastern mythology; and the Qilin is a unicorn chimera associated with divine wisdom.
• Note 2: The remake does not include secondary CS moves.

Locked Abilities

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

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 18	Indignant Grappler		Mutiny Brawler
Lv. 38	Fighting Spirit Divine Fist	Ambition Warrior Monk	Inferno Enlightened	Royal Anger Fatal Fist
Post-Game	Gem Beast King		Evil Spirit Annihilator

Note: Locked abilities are exclusive to the HD remake.

Moves

Kevin is capable of learning a very small range of moves, which are mainly either healing or weapon-enhancing ones. There are no new moves learned for Class 4.

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

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	n/a (Grappler)
Lv. 18	Pressure Point Healing Light (Monk)		n/a (Brawler)
Lv. 38	Nature Aura (Divine Fist)	Leaf Saber Healing Light + (Warrior Monk)	Moon Saber (Enlightened)	Moon Energy (Fatal Fist)

• Note: Kevin learns how to perform Healing Light on all allies as a Warrior Monk.

Abilities

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

Level	Light		Dark
Lv. 1	Conflagration Break Armor Defensive Retain Payback Victory CS Boost Lucky Break Forsake (Grappler)
Lv. 18	Attack Help Defense Help Self-Heal Damage CS Boost II Damage Heal Broken Lines (Monk)		Attack Recoil Victory Heal Defense Help Mute Payback II Victory CS Boost II Ambush II Broken Lines (Brawler)
Lv. 38	1-Hit Class Strike Ward Off II Defense Help II Meditation Stat Boost CS Boost Revive Broken Lines II (Divine Fist)	Attack Saber II Ward Off II Victory Heal II Heal Upgrade Heal Upgrade Cure Broken Lines II (Warrior Monk)	Adversity Victory Heal II Defense Help II Fortitude III Stat Down Resistance Critical Damage Broken Lines II (Enlightened)	Finishing Blow Ward Off II Defense Help II Special Effect II Damage CS Boost III Critical Damage Broken Lines II (Fatal Fist)
Post-game	1-Hit Class Strike II Ward Off III Victory Heal III Heal Upgrade II Heal CS Boost II Stat CS Boost II Cure II Broken Lines III (Beast King)		Finishing Blow II Victory Heal III Defense Help III Fortitude IV Payback III Damage CS Boost IV Critical Damage II Broken Lines III (Annihilator)

Equipment

Kevin for the most part utilizes gloves, claws, and knuckle weaponry to augment his martial arts and fist fighting; as he progresses later in terms of classes, Monk weapons will focus more on gloves and fists with a pacifist and self defense angle, or help simply augment the dynamics of techniques and the martial arts, while Brawler weapons will focus on haphazard and more dangerous knuckles and claws for the purpose of fighting dirty, bringing on pain, and targeting weaknesses to exploit.

Weapons Leather Glove Iron Knuckle Spiked Glove Bear Claw Chain Glove Bagh Nakh Fiend Claw Silver Thorn Moogle Claw (Lignt) Keen Knuckle (Dark) Power Claw Spike Knuckle (Lignt) Acid Claw (Dark) Cyclone Claw Mythril Knuckle (Lignt) Bone Knuckle (Dark) Clawberus Gem Knuckle (Lignt) Ghost Fist (Dark) Rock Claw Gleam Glove (Lignt) Cressure (Dark) Vampire Claw Aura Glove (Lignt) Rot Knuckle (Dark) Dragon Claw (Lignt/Dark) Spiral Claw (Divine Fist) Mystic Glove (Warrior Monk) Gigant Glove (Enlightened) Skullslicer (Fatal Fist) Spharai (Beast King) Lindorm (Annihilator)

Body Armor Cotton Attire Leather Vest Fur Vest Duel Attire Chain Vest Wolf Brace Vestguard Wild Attire Vine Vest Battle Suit Amber Attire Red Attire (Lignt) Indigo Attire (Dark) Cryptid Belt (Lignt) Demon Brace (Dark) Scale Attire (Lignt/Dark) Byakko Attire (Divine Beast) Genbu Attire (Warrior Monk) Suzaku Attire (Enlightened) Seiryu Attire (Fatal Fist) Qilin Robes (Beast King) Fiend Robes (Annihilator)

Headgear Bandanna Warrior Scarf Twisted Scarf Chakra Band Wolfsmane Demon Mask Cryptid Mask Dragonsmane (Light/Dark) Ivory Scarf (Divine Beast) Darkscarf (Warrior Monk) Ruby Scarf (Enlightened) Jade Scarf (Fatal Fist) Bestial Mane (Beast King) Flame Beads (Annihilator)

Shields Leather Band Beastchoker Big Vambrace Red Moon Horn Cardinal Eye (Light) Fiend Fang (Dark) Bone Choker (Light/Dark) Beryl Brace (Divine Fist/Warrior Monk) Fury Choker (Enlightened/Fatal Fist) Smiting Band (Beast King) Ferocity Fang (Annihilator)

Non-Mana appearances

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Kevin appears in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a rare summon.

Gallery

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

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  Trials of Mana artwork

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  Echoes of Mana artwork

Trivia

• If Charlotte is not added to the party, and Kevin is the main hero, she argues that she's 15, which leaves Kevin in disbelief, and he reveals that he's 15 as well.
• Some of Kevin's classes have influence from different ascetic groups, most notably the Monk and the Brawler classes. They appear to have influence from G.I. Gurdjieff's work, Fourth Way, and their own respective associated religions.
  • Monk is based on Shaolin Buddhist monks, while the Brawler (Bashkar) class seems to be based on the Muslim-inspired Fakir, said to attain self mastery through intense physical training and feats. Their possible class change to the Enlightened class, is also a large connection between the two classes.
• His body and head equipment shown in his Divine Fist (Godhand) class artwork is erroneous, as they are the Suzaku Uniform and the Ruby Headband for the Enlightened Dark/Light class.
• In the 2020 remake, leftover ??? seeds will produce Kevin's opposite dark class item if planted - light seeds for Death Aura, dark seeds for Mage Aura. This is only noticeable when resetting class or switching the party via New Game Plus.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ケヴィン Kevin	Kevin
Spanish	Kevin
French	Kevin
German	Kevin