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{{Character
|Name=Clavius
|Game={{Dragon Quest VIII}}
|Image=[[Image:DQ VIII Android King Clavius.jpg|200px]]
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|Title=King
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|Race=[[Human]]
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'''Clavius''' is a king of [[Argonia]], a kingdom in {{DQ8}}.

==Story==
Clavius became king when his older brother [[Eltrio]] renounced his claim to the throne and [[Dragovian Path|disappeared]]. With this, Clavius was forced to fulfill the promise of peace left by his older brother, which was to wed his son with the daughter of the kingdom of [[Trodain]]. His son, Prince [[Charmles]], is spoiled and selfish, something that greatly disappoints Clavius to no end.

He originally asks The {{Hero 8}} and {{Party 8}} to help his son get the [[Argon heart]]s after defeating [[Argon lizard]]s in the trial (which is a rite of passage for all heirs to the Argonian throne). He almost finds pride in his son, until he witnesses Charmles trading the Argon heart he obtained with a larger, fake one.

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In the original ending of the story, he scolds the Prince for his deception after the Hero and his friends crash the wedding and rescue Princess [[Medea]] from his clutches. However, in the special ending, which can be obtained by completing the Dragovian Trials and learning that the {{Hero 8}} is the son of [[Eltrio]], thereby making him Clavius' nephew by birthright. The hero can then reveal his lineage on the eve of [[Charmles]] and [[Medea]]'s wedding, and although he wishes he could he can't make the Hero the new prince, the pact is indeed sealed after long last. As the {{Hero 8}} and [[Medea]] (or potentially Jessica in the 3DS version) depart as newlyweds, Clavius berates his son [[Charmles]] for his shameful behavior and constant misdeeds.
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==Gallery==
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[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII characters]]

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