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|Japanese name = ドルマゲス | |Japanese name = ドルマゲス | ||
|Roumaji = Dorumagesu | |Roumaji = Dorumagesu | ||
|Title = Evil | |Title = Evil Jester | ||
|Class = Villain | |Class = Villain | ||
|Race = Human | |Race = Human | ||
|Age = Unknown | |Age = Unknown | ||
|Voice Actor = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080077/ Keith Wickham] (English)<br> [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0468729/ Takehito Koyasu] (Japanese) | |||
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{{quote|style2|quote=Such a pity. |source=Dhoulmagus, usually before or after defeating an opponent|console=}} | {{quote|style2|quote=Such a pity. |source=Dhoulmagus, usually before or after defeating an opponent|console=}} | ||
'''Dhoulmagus''' is an important figure in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''. Until his defeat at the hands of the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII) |Hero]]'s party, he is apparently the player's central enemy in their journey. [[Rhapthorne|Lord Rhapthorne]], however, is the true villain of the game. | '''Dhoulmagus''' (ドルマゲス, ''Dorumagesu'') is an important figure in ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''. Until his defeat at the hands of the [[Hero (Dragon Quest VIII) |Hero]]'s party, he is apparently the player's central enemy in their journey. [[Rhapthorne|Lord Rhapthorne]], however, is the true villain of the game. | ||
Dhoulmagus is a jester who came to [[Trodain]] | Dhoulmagus is a jester who came to [[Trodain]] Castle. His deep desire to be the greatest magician of all time and resentment towards those who laughed at him fueled his breaking into the castle's secret chamber to obtain the legendary scepter of Rhapthorne. Almost immediately, he was overwhelmed by Rhapthorne's power and made to do such dastardly things as his pawn. Possessed by Rhapthorne, he killed his first four victims: his former master Rylus, the swordsman Alistair (Jessica's brother), [[Abbot Francisco]], and Mr. Golding, the casino owner. The Hero and party eventually defeated him after a long chase, where the scepter's dark influence transformed him into a monstrous creature. Upon his defeat, [[King Trode]] discovered that the curse on him and his daughter, [[Medea]], had not been broken. Shortly after, [[Jessica]] would retrieve the sceptre, and become enthralled by it's malicious power. | ||
In the 3DS version of the game, extra flashback scenes have been added that detail Dhoulmagus's backstory and the circumstances that led to becoming the unwitting pawn of Rhapthorne. | |||
==Appearance and Personality== | |||
Dhoulmagus is a tall, physically imposing man whose appearance has become twisted due to the influence of Rhapthorne's scepter. His skin has taken on a deathly, grey pallor and his long hair is white. He has a long, gaunt face with a prominent brow, a widow's peak on his forehead, and he wears black eyeliner, lipstick, and nail polish on his long fingernails. He also has red makeup in the shape of diamonds on each eye. On his left ear, he wears a dangling gold earring. | |||
His costume is a highly exaggerated version of a court jester's. He wears a doublet with alternating red and purple fabric with slashes ending in a puffy ball of the other color (purple on red fabric and vice versa) that reached down to his ankles. The doublet has large leg-of-mutton shoulder pads and solid red sleeves. The back of the tunic has a long purple cape with black lining that ends in two tails with puffy red balls at the end like his doublet. He wears orange trousers and black leather knee-length boots. Prior to his transformation, Dhoulmagus had light skin and his long hair was black. He still wore black makeup. | |||
As a normal human, Dhoulmagus was a nervous and shy wreck of a man, having endured years of mistreatment from his master, Rylus. He was a weak magician whose magic could barely be considered parlour tricks, but he strongly desired to become powerful by any means necessary. Rylus forbade his young apprentice from reading any of his grimoires on magic, as he felt that Dhoulmagus still had yet to grasp the most basic principles of magic. This led to him breaking into Castle Trodain and stealing Rhapthorne's scepter, as Dhoulmagus knew it would grant him the power he so desired. Despite his timid personality, Dhoulmagus displayed a cunning wit and resourcefulness, as he was able to disguise himself as a jester and charm King Trode with his sleight-of-hand. | |||
Much like how Jessica had completely changed once she was in possession of the scepter, Dhoulmagus's personality had taken a complete 180, becoming devious and strong-willed. No longer was he the weak and cowardly sage's apprentice from Farebury. He showed some remaining glimmers of his former personality before his death at the hands of the Hero and his party. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
His human form is quite formidable, but his demonic form is truly powerful and not to be underestimated by the player's party. | His human form is quite formidable, but his demonic form is truly powerful and not to be underestimated by the player's party. | ||
==Story== | |||
Dhoulmagus served as the long-suffering apprentice to the sage Rylus in [[Farebury]], where he was forced to perform menial tasks such as cleaning, rather than being taught magic. One day when his master was away, Dhoulmagus began reading one of Rylus's grimoires, where he learned about the existence of Rhapthorne's scepter and the amazing power it possessed. Rylus discovered this and became furious at his apprentice, as he felt that Dhoulmagus was barely a novice when it came to magic. He snuck away to Castle Trodain, disguised as a court jester and gained an audience with King Trode and Princess Medea. The king and the princess were charmed by Dhoulmagus's magic tricks and Trode invited the magician to stay at the castle. | |||
That night, he used the same magic trick to knock out a castle guard and sneak into the chamber where Rhapthorne's scepter was sealed. It was then that Dhoulmagus unleashed its power, encasing the castle and its inhabitants in thorny vines. With his newfound power, Dhoulmagus returned to visit his master Rylus in Farebury. Rylus was just about to complete an elixir which would unlock Dhoulmagus's latent magical abilities. Rylus was aghast at what his apprentice had done, but it was too late for him as Dhoulmagus decided to take revenge and kill him with the scepter. Afterwards, Dhoulmagus set Rylus's house ablaze and set off to find the other sages. | |||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
