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Calasmos

2021-06-30T07:01:34Z

2601:2C7:4300:FB60:615D:278D:95:33FB: /* {{DQ11}} */

{{Character
|Name=Calasmos
|Game=''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''
|Image=[[File:Calasmos.png|280px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=邪神ニズゼルファ
|Roumaji=Jashin Nizuzerufa
|Title=The Dark One
|Class=
|Race=Extraterrestrial
|Age=Unknown
|Family=
|Voice Actor=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1727356/ Rasmus Hardiker] (English) [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1327639/ Kôki Miyata] (Japanese, ''XI S'')
}}
'''Calasmos''' is the true evil behind the events of {{DQ11}}, and serves as the game's final boss in the third act of the game. An ancient evil known as the '''Dark One''', he once attempted to cover the world in darkness long ago.

==Characteristics==
Calasmos first appears as a black [[Tockle]] with a small nebula in the center of its body, being the form its soul was ensnared in after its temporary defeat by [[Erdwin]] several centuries before the game's story. In his true form, Calasmos is a colossal, humanoid insect whose green exoskeleton is pitted with small craters that betray his otherworldly origin. The connective tissue at the joints is blue, and the head is infantile and almost perfectly round. Calasmos has no neck to speak of, with its head being ensconced by its armor.

The monster's precise height is unknown and varies slightly between the HD, 3DS, and 2D versions of the game but easily towers over the main cast. The upper torso is bulky and fitted with six small orbs over an oval center gem. The arms are as long as the main body and terminate into different appendages, with the right being a three-pronged claw with an inorganic nozzle and the left ending in a digitless stump possessing six bullet chamber-esque opening from which projectiles are fired. The lower torso is made up of overlapping armor plates that rattle with the creature's movements, and the legs are undersized for the hulking body.

Calasmos' personality is one of almighty contempt for being that dwell in the light, and it seeks to eradicate all life on the planet.

==History==
Calasmos is a being of alien origin to the planet Erdrea, who did battle with [[Yggdragon]] untold years ago. Though victorious in the clash, this act would sow the seeds of its own ruin as Yggdragon became [[Yggdrasil]].

Years later, it was confronted by powerful resistance in the form of Erdwin and his companions, and Calasmos was defeated in the [[Gallopolis]] desert. It was at this time that the monster revealed the depths of its cunning, stalling its demise by whispering promises of power and glory to [[Morcant]] and corrupting the wizard to stab Erdwin in the back before the final blow could be delivered. Though Morcant, now [[Mordegon]], would prove to be a thorn in Calasmos' side in the future, the manipulation proved successful and the allowed it to escape the sealing of its body in [[Erdwin's Lantern]].

During the short-lived reign of Mordegon in the second act of the game, Calasmos journeys to the now-descending Lantern to merge with its original body, but it is destroyed by Mordegon before it can complete the required incantation to start the process. Calasmos' Tockle form collapses to it's knees in despair and remains motionless after these events, with only a long line of ellipses being displayed when it is spoken to.

Though confronted with a tremendous setback, Calasmos trails the Luminary when he discovers the Tower of Lost Time. Calasmos manages to defy the rule preventing more than one person from being brought back and secretly travels with the Luminary as he rewrites time. Calasmos consistently prevents Mordegon from touching the Sword of Light, driving the demon sorcerer's patience to its limits and causing him to abandon subtlety and reveal himself. After his death, Erdwin's Lantern descends and Calasmos makes his way to the desert once more. This time he successfully regains his original body while declaring that all life would be destroyed.

Afterwards, he gestates inside the Lantern, now in the form of a dark star, until he's confronted by the Luminary.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ11}}===
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Calasmos
|kanji=
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=463
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=An evil god who defied the flow of time to free himself from a magical prison. The greatest threat that Erdrea has ever known, and the fated foe of the legendary Luminary.
|sprite=
|hp=11,000 (body) 5,000 (arms)
|mp= Infinite (PS4/3D)/ 999 (3DS/2D)
|attack=720 (PS4/3D)/570 (3DS/2D)
|defense=520
|agility=320 (PS4/3D)/250 (3DS/2D)
|exp=0
|gold=0
|spells=[[Kaboomle]] [[Kaswooshle]] [[Deceleratle]]
|skills=
Acts depending on whether arms are alive 
Guffaws ungraciously (wastes turn) 
[[Scorch]] 
Takes to the skies and unleashes a violent volley (Can knock party members down) 
Turns his eyes towards the skies (Summons Darklings) 
[[Lullab-Eye]] 
[[C-c-cold Breath]] 
Unleashes a murky mist (Confuses, dazzles, curses, envenomates, paralyzes, or lowers spell resistance by 2 for all party members) 
[[Disruptive Wave]] 
Fires projectile of Deepest darkness 
[[Party Pooper]] 
Spews pitch black flames (possibly [[Dark Breath]]) 
Freezes time 
Prepares to regenerate (Calasmos's claw and cannon are regenerated) 
[[Meditation]]
Final Flame (Takes 2 turns to charge, and if either arms are defeated while charging, Calasmos hurts himself instead)
|items=None
|locations=
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=0%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=50%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=50%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=75%
|sap-resist=25%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=25%
|elemental-resist=25%
}}

==Strategy==
One popular favorite strategy for defeating Calasmos is bringing the {{Luminary}}, [[Erik]], {{Veronica 11}}, and someone who can poison, like [[Sylvando]], to exploit Erik's [[Victimiser]] skill to deal 600% damage. Apply [[Oomphle]] when possible and have Erik use his Divide skill for a total of 1,800% damage.

Alternatively, Veronica and {{Serena 11}} and use their mighty magic burst pep power to deal up to 5994 damage in one turn. This will leave both girls spent until MP restoring items are used.
To optimize the Mighty Magic Burst strategy, pep both twins before the battle starts by any means necessary, and make sure every party member on the frontline (including the 2 characters not participating in the nuking) carry at least 1 [[Elfin elixir]] and at least 1 [[Pep|Pep Pop]](it must be a Pep Pop and not a Pep Pip). Use the Sword of Light to dispel the damage-halving effect on Calasmos. Use Mighty Magic Burst at the first possible opportunity afterwards. On the next 3 actions you get (regardless of who gets these actions), use Elfin elixirs on the twins followed by a Pep Pop to pep both twins at once (note that you can delay these actions in order to heal as needed). Both twins should be at max MP and pepped. Use another cast of Mighty Magic Burst at the first possible opportunity, and as long as the twins' combined MP equals or exceeds 1834 (meaning Mighty Magic Burst deals 5502 or more damage), Calasmos will be dead.

==Trivia==
* Calasmos shares an English voice actor, Rasmus Hardiker, with the Luminary himself. In the Switch version of the game, his Japanese voice actor, Kōki Miyata, also voices [[Prince Charmles]] in the 3DS version of ''[[Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King]]'', as well as ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]''.

==See also==
*[[End of Time]]

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:DQXI Calasmos Tockle.jpg|Calasmos's Tockle form
</gallery></center>

{{Bosses}}
{{DQXI}}
[[Category:Final bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI characters]]

Mordegon

2021-06-30T06:35:35Z

2601:2C7:4300:FB60:615D:278D:95:33FB: /* Lord of Shadows battle */

{{Character
|Name=Mordegon
|Game=''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''
|Image=[[File:DQXI Mordegon.png|225px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=ウルノーガ
|Roumaji=Urunōga
|Title= Lord of Shadows
|Race=Demon
|Age=
|Voice Actor=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1595962/ James Goode] (English) [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1425287/ Takaya Kuroda] (Japanese, ''XI S'')
|}}

{{Translation|'''Mordegon'''|ウルノーガ, Urnoga}} is the central antagonist of ''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''. A powerful demon sorcerer styling himself the '''Lord of Shadows''', he orchestrated the destruction of the kingdoms of [[Dundrasil]] and [[Zwaardsrust]] with his army of monsters 16 years ago before the story begins.

==Appearance and personality==
In his natural state, Mordegon is a tall humanoid demon with chalk-white skin, pointed ears, two long black horns coming out of either side of his head, and a shorter one from his chin surrounded by a black marking, giving him the appearance of having a goatee. His head is almost completely shaven, save for a red spiked mohawk, and he has green eyes with yellow sclera and purple lips. He also possesses long black fingernails and he wears gold hoop earrings with dangling magenta orbs on his ears.

Mordegon wears a long purple robe with crimson edges on the ends of his sleeves and the bottom of the robe, a long magenta cloak around his neck, a purple collar with alternating black triangles in the center and lined with gold and yellow fabric, as well as a long black cloth with crimson edges hanging from the collar in front of Mordegon's robes. The edges of this cloth and the robe, as well as the sleeves, are decorated with various magical runes. He carries a tall, gnarled wooden staff with a red crystal orb near the top which he is able to levitate at his side using magic.

Upon taking the sword of light and conquering the world, Mordegon's body changes into that of a grotesque hulk with large horns, backwards facing legs, and pink skin with blue lips. Any hint of his magician past has been discarded for a barbarian's sparse armor, which only covers his left shoulder, both forearms, his pelvis, and calves with golden plates. A tattered, red cape sits on his shoulders and her carries the sword of shadows at all times. Upon this form's defeat, Mordegon transforms into Mor''dragon'' in a last ditch effort to kill the Luminary. The skeletal serpent has lost all flesh save his eyes and tongue, and his lower torso is replaced with repeating vertebra that extend off-screen to form his tail, which looks identical to the main body save for the dragon skull in place of his own.

Mordegon is a very patient and cautious man, only striking when the circumstances are to his utmost advantage. After his corruption by [[Calasmos]] centuries ago, he waited until [[Erdwin]] reincarnated as the Luminary to make his assault on [[Dundrasil]] castle. This does not mean he is unable to improvise however, as his possession of [[King Carnelian]] proves. Upon killing Yggdrasil and stealing the sword of light, Mordegon shrouded the world in darkness to draw strength from the despair and misery of humans and took measures to ensure that Calasmos could never regain his original body by destroying Erdwin's lantern and that no mortal rebellion could rise up by situating his spectral sentinels into every major region of Erdrea.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ11}}===
Mordegon is first alluded to by [[Jarvis]] when the dragon gloats to the party that the world will be on it's knees when the Lord of Shadows returns. Later, he's mentioned by Rab as the cause of Zwaardrust and Dundrassil's falls and as a being he's seeking to flush out of hiding. The goal of finding and stopping him becomes the focus of the group for the remainder of the first act.

When the Luminary reaches the heart of Yggdrassil, Mordegon enacts his endgame by having Jasper dispatch the heroes, then arriving behind him, still using Carnelian's body, which he uses to incapacitate Hendrik. After this, Mordegon reveals himself by shedding Carnelian's body, and then seemingly steals the Mark of the Luminary from the Hero, which he uses to open the Heart of Yggdrasil and seize the Sword of Light. He promptly corrupts the sword into the Sword of Shadows and plunges it into Yggdrasil, stealing much of the tree's power and transforming into a monstrous demon king. The tree crashes to the ground, nearly dead and entirely leafless while Mordegon proceeds to use his new power to conquer the world.

Despite his efforts, however, Veronica is able to use her magic to save her companions, scattering them across the world, though is unable to escape herself and dies in the ensuing catastrophe caused by Yggdrasil's fall.

Mordegon next appears when a crisis arises in Gallopolis; Erdwin's Lantern is descending towards the city and apparently threatens to crash into it. The Luminary, meanwhile, witnesses a black tockle who's makes its way towards an old stone circle in the desert. As it begins a ritual tied to the mystical sphere, Mordegon appears and destroys it; saving Gallopolis, and sending the black tockle into despair.

After the death of [[Alizarin]], Mordegon becomes aware of the Luminary's survival and awaits him in the [[Fortress of Fear]]. Upon reaching him, the party sees that he has lost what little humanity remained and has become a hulking monstrosity. Mordegon is the final boss of the game's second act, and fights in two phases with a different name for each. After being pushed into a corner in his demon king form, he uses the power of the world tree to transform into a giant, skeletal, two-headed dragon named Mordragon.

After his death, the Luminary and his friends, hoping to find a way to bring back the people who died to Mordegon's rule, including Veronica, search for and discover the Tower of Lost Time. By shattering the orb within, the Luminary rewinds time and returns to shortly before his climb up Yggdrasil, but loses the Sword of Light in the process, though he gains the Sword of Shadows in its place. Using his knowledge of the future, and the Sword of Shadows' power, the Luminary is able to avoid being ambushed by Jasper and defeats him instead.

In this rewritten timeline, the Luminary claims the Super Sword of Light and Mordegon is forced to improvise further by attempting to shift the blame for all the events onto Jasper. His attempts to stealthily steal the Sword of Light are also prevented by the black tockle. Finally losing patience on the night of the victory feast, Mordegon abandons Carnelian's body and attacks the Luminary and his friends in an attempt to claim the sword, but is ultimately slain by them. With his dying words, he taunts the Luminary, understanding why he failed, and warns that he's "not the only one to defy to flow of time".

However, even without Mordegon, Erdwin's Lantern still descends towards Gallopolis. The black tockle travels to the stone circle once again and this time its ritual succeeds, at which point it's revealed to have been Calasmos, the Dark One, who escaped imprisonment in the past age. As a result of his return to power, the Luminary begins a new quest while it incubates within Erdwin's Lantern. During this adventure, it's revealed that Mordegon was once the sorcerer Morcant; brother in arms to Erdwin. Near the end of the battle with Calasmos, as Erdwin prepared to strike the final blow, Morcant fell prey to corruption from the Dark One and stabbed Erdwin in the back, then gained a portion of Calasmos' power. However a part him resisted corruption so strongly that he split in two; the good half of him gained a form of its own, independent of his original body, and began to be known as the Seer. Meanwhile, his evil half transformed into the demon Mordegon. Upon Mordegon's death, the Seer began to fade as well, but not before being able to guide the Luminary a little further on his quest to slay Calasmos.

====Lord of Shadows battle====
{{DQ11Enemy
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|kanji=
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=389
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=The evil overlord who caused mighty Yggdrasil to come crashing down from the skies, and brought Erdrea under his calamitous command
|sprite=
|hp=6,000
|mp=999
|attack=505
|defense=250
|agility=150
|exp=0
|gold=0
|spells=[[Kabuff]] [[Oomphle]] [[Kazam]] [[Kafrizz]]
|skills=Create a doppelganger Steal party's MP [[A Cut Above]] [[Blade of Ultimate Power]] Kaching Kaclang
|items=None
|locations=[[Fortress of Fear]]
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=25%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=25%
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|light-resist=-150%
|dark-resist=50%
|zap-resist=25%
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|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=25%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=99%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=50%
|blunt-resist=50%
|deceleratle-resist=50%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=50%
|elemental-resist=50%
}}

====Mordragon battle====
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Mordragon
|kanji=
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=391
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=The Lord of Shadows' final form, revealed when he brought the Sword of Shadows' full power to bear. His desire to rule over the world is so desperately deep that he would destroy everything in order to achieve it
|sprite=
|hp=5,500
|mp=999
|attack=558
|defense=259
|agility=86
|exp=0
|gold=0
|spells=
|skills=
|items=[[Sword of Shadows]]
|locations=[[Fortress of Fear]]
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=-150%
|ice-resist=25%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=50%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=25%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=50%
|blunt-resist=50%
|deceleratle-resist=50%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=50%
|elemental-resist=50%
}}

{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Mordragon's tail
|kanji=
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=390
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=The Sword of Shadows reborn as a brutal, bony dragon. The potent power of the World Tree, once the Luminary's greatest asset, now stands arrayed against him
|sprite=
|hp=5,500
|mp=999
|attack=675
|defense=309
|agility=201
|exp=0
|gold=0
|spells=
|skills=
|items=None
|locations=[[Fortress of Fear]]
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=50%
|ice-resist=100%
|wind-resist=25%
|rock-resist=50%
|light-resist=50%
|dark-resist=25%
|zap-resist=25%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=0%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=25%
|blunt-resist=25%
|deceleratle-resist=25%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=25%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=25%
|elemental-resist=25%
}}

====Heliodor castle battle====
{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Mordegon
|kanji=
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=393
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=A malevolent mage who sent our hero's world spiralling out of control when he took over the body of King Carnelian and put in motion a pernicious plot to steal the Luminary's powers
|sprite=
|hp=2,400
|mp=999
|attack=152
|defense=189
|agility=201
|exp=16,000
|gold=8,000
|spells=
|skills=
|items=None
|locations=[[Heliodor]] throne room
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=50%
|ice-resist=50%
|wind-resist=50%
|rock-resist=50%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=50%
|zap-resist=50%
|drain-resist=?
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=25%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=99%
|dazzle-resist=50%
|sap-resist=50%
|blunt-resist=50%
|deceleratle-resist=50%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=99%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=50%
|elemental-resist=50%
}}

{{DQ11Enemy
|name=Mordegon's staff
|kanji=
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=394
|family=[[??? family]]
|description=The Lord of Shadows' best beloved weapon, called forth from a devilish dimension to do his bidding and destroy all who would oppose him
|sprite=
|hp=840
|mp=999
|attack=144
|defense=129
|agility=281
|exp=0
|gold=0
|spells=
|skills=
|items=None
|locations=[[Heliodor]] throne room
|evasion={{fraction|0|64}}
|fire-resist=0%
|ice-resist=0%
|wind-resist=0%
|rock-resist=0%
|light-resist=0%
|dark-resist=0%
|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|sap-resist=100%
|blunt-resist=100%
|deceleratle-resist=100%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=99%
|elemental-resist=100%
}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:DQXI Mordegon Luminary.jpg|Second form
File:Mordragon appears.jpg|Final form(s)
Image:DQXI Urnoga.jpg
Image:DQR Urnoga.jpg|Mordegon as he appears in ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]''
Image:FFBE DQXI Villains.jpg|''Final Fantasy Brave Exvius''
</gallery></center>

[[Category:Dragon Quest XI characters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals characters]]
{{Bosses}}
{{DQXI}}

[[fr:Mortégor]]

Mordegon

2021-06-30T06:27:46Z

2601:2C7:4300:FB60:615D:278D:95:33FB: /* Lord of Shadows battle */

{{Character
|Name=Mordegon
|Game=''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''
|Image=[[File:DQXI Mordegon.png|225px]]
|Sprite=
|Japanese name=ウルノーガ
|Roumaji=Urunōga
|Title= Lord of Shadows
|Race=Demon
|Age=
|Voice Actor=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1595962/ James Goode] (English) [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1425287/ Takaya Kuroda] (Japanese, ''XI S'')
|}}

{{Translation|'''Mordegon'''|ウルノーガ, Urnoga}} is the central antagonist of ''[[Dragon Quest XI]]''. A powerful demon sorcerer styling himself the '''Lord of Shadows''', he orchestrated the destruction of the kingdoms of [[Dundrasil]] and [[Zwaardsrust]] with his army of monsters 16 years ago before the story begins.

==Appearance and personality==
In his natural state, Mordegon is a tall humanoid demon with chalk-white skin, pointed ears, two long black horns coming out of either side of his head, and a shorter one from his chin surrounded by a black marking, giving him the appearance of having a goatee. His head is almost completely shaven, save for a red spiked mohawk, and he has green eyes with yellow sclera and purple lips. He also possesses long black fingernails and he wears gold hoop earrings with dangling magenta orbs on his ears.

Mordegon wears a long purple robe with crimson edges on the ends of his sleeves and the bottom of the robe, a long magenta cloak around his neck, a purple collar with alternating black triangles in the center and lined with gold and yellow fabric, as well as a long black cloth with crimson edges hanging from the collar in front of Mordegon's robes. The edges of this cloth and the robe, as well as the sleeves, are decorated with various magical runes. He carries a tall, gnarled wooden staff with a red crystal orb near the top which he is able to levitate at his side using magic.

Upon taking the sword of light and conquering the world, Mordegon's body changes into that of a grotesque hulk with large horns, backwards facing legs, and pink skin with blue lips. Any hint of his magician past has been discarded for a barbarian's sparse armor, which only covers his left shoulder, both forearms, his pelvis, and calves with golden plates. A tattered, red cape sits on his shoulders and her carries the sword of shadows at all times. Upon this form's defeat, Mordegon transforms into Mor''dragon'' in a last ditch effort to kill the Luminary. The skeletal serpent has lost all flesh save his eyes and tongue, and his lower torso is replaced with repeating vertebra that extend off-screen to form his tail, which looks identical to the main body save for the dragon skull in place of his own.

Mordegon is a very patient and cautious man, only striking when the circumstances are to his utmost advantage. After his corruption by [[Calasmos]] centuries ago, he waited until [[Erdwin]] reincarnated as the Luminary to make his assault on [[Dundrasil]] castle. This does not mean he is unable to improvise however, as his possession of [[King Carnelian]] proves. Upon killing Yggdrasil and stealing the sword of light, Mordegon shrouded the world in darkness to draw strength from the despair and misery of humans and took measures to ensure that Calasmos could never regain his original body by destroying Erdwin's lantern and that no mortal rebellion could rise up by situating his spectral sentinels into every major region of Erdrea.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ11}}===
Mordegon is first alluded to by [[Jarvis]] when the dragon gloats to the party that the world will be on it's knees when the Lord of Shadows returns. Later, he's mentioned by Rab as the cause of Zwaardrust and Dundrassil's falls and as a being he's seeking to flush out of hiding. The goal of finding and stopping him becomes the focus of the group for the remainder of the first act.

When the Luminary reaches the heart of Yggdrassil, Mordegon enacts his endgame by having Jasper dispatch the heroes, then arriving behind him, still using Carnelian's body, which he uses to incapacitate Hendrik. After this, Mordegon reveals himself by shedding Carnelian's body, and then seemingly steals the Mark of the Luminary from the Hero, which he uses to open the Heart of Yggdrasil and seize the Sword of Light. He promptly corrupts the sword into the Sword of Shadows and plunges it into Yggdrasil, stealing much of the tree's power and transforming into a monstrous demon king. The tree crashes to the ground, nearly dead and entirely leafless while Mordegon proceeds to use his new power to conquer the world.

Despite his efforts, however, Veronica is able to use her magic to save her companions, scattering them across the world, though is unable to escape herself and dies in the ensuing catastrophe caused by Yggdrasil's fall.

Mordegon next appears when a crisis arises in Gallopolis; Erdwin's Lantern is descending towards the city and apparently threatens to crash into it. The Luminary, meanwhile, witnesses a black tockle who's makes its way towards an old stone circle in the desert. As it begins a ritual tied to the mystical sphere, Mordegon appears and destroys it; saving Gallopolis, and sending the black tockle into despair.

After the death of [[Alizarin]], Mordegon becomes aware of the Luminary's survival and awaits him in the [[Fortress of Fear]]. Upon reaching him, the party sees that he has lost what little humanity remained and has become a hulking monstrosity. Mordegon is the final boss of the game's second act, and fights in two phases with a different name for each. After being pushed into a corner in his demon king form, he uses the power of the world tree to transform into a giant, skeletal, two-headed dragon named Mordragon.

After his death, the Luminary and his friends, hoping to find a way to bring back the people who died to Mordegon's rule, including Veronica, search for and discover the Tower of Lost Time. By shattering the orb within, the Luminary rewinds time and returns to shortly before his climb up Yggdrasil, but loses the Sword of Light in the process, though he gains the Sword of Shadows in its place. Using his knowledge of the future, and the Sword of Shadows' power, the Luminary is able to avoid being ambushed by Jasper and defeats him instead.

In this rewritten timeline, the Luminary claims the Super Sword of Light and Mordegon is forced to improvise further by attempting to shift the blame for all the events onto Jasper. His attempts to stealthily steal the Sword of Light are also prevented by the black tockle. Finally losing patience on the night of the victory feast, Mordegon abandons Carnelian's body and attacks the Luminary and his friends in an attempt to claim the sword, but is ultimately slain by them. With his dying words, he taunts the Luminary, understanding why he failed, and warns that he's "not the only one to defy to flow of time".

However, even without Mordegon, Erdwin's Lantern still descends towards Gallopolis. The black tockle travels to the stone circle once again and this time its ritual succeeds, at which point it's revealed to have been Calasmos, the Dark One, who escaped imprisonment in the past age. As a result of his return to power, the Luminary begins a new quest while it incubates within Erdwin's Lantern. During this adventure, it's revealed that Mordegon was once the sorcerer Morcant; brother in arms to Erdwin. Near the end of the battle with Calasmos, as Erdwin prepared to strike the final blow, Morcant fell prey to corruption from the Dark One and stabbed Erdwin in the back, then gained a portion of Calasmos' power. However a part him resisted corruption so strongly that he split in two; the good half of him gained a form of its own, independent of his original body, and began to be known as the Seer. Meanwhile, his evil half transformed into the demon Mordegon. Upon Mordegon's death, the Seer began to fade as well, but not before being able to guide the Luminary a little further on his quest to slay Calasmos.

====Lord of Shadows battle====
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====Mordragon battle====
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|stun-resist=100%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=25%
|elemental-resist=25%
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====Heliodor castle battle====
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|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=50%
|fizzle-resist=100%
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|name=Mordegon's staff
|kanji=
|romanji=
|bestiaryNumber=394
|family=[[??? family]]
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|zap-resist=0%
|drain-resist=0%
|whack-resist=100%
|poof-resist=100%
|poison-resist=100%
|paralysis-resist=100%
|fuddle-resist=100%
|snooze-resist=100%
|dazzle-resist=100%
|sap-resist=100%
|blunt-resist=100%
|deceleratle-resist=100%
|spooky-aura-anthamatize-resist=100%
|fizzle-resist=100%
|stun-resist=100%
|stumble-resist=100%
|charm-resist=100%
|beguile-resist=100%
|double-down-resist=99%
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==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:DQXI Mordegon Luminary.jpg|Second form
File:Mordragon appears.jpg|Final form(s)
Image:DQXI Urnoga.jpg
Image:DQR Urnoga.jpg|Mordegon as he appears in ''[[Dragon Quest Rivals]]''
Image:FFBE DQXI Villains.jpg|''Final Fantasy Brave Exvius''
</gallery></center>

[[Category:Dragon Quest XI characters]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI bosses]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals characters]]
{{Bosses}}
{{DQXI}}

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