Hyunckel

"All I bring is misfortune. It's my curse... A curse I plan to use against those who do evil! That's why I'm here, why I joined your party. And so when I see him again, Avan will have one less reason to scold me for all that I've done."

—Hyunckel to Popp

Hyunckel
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Japanese name	ヒュンケル
Romaji	Hyunkeru
Title	Dark Swordsman Dark Commander Disciple of Avan
Class	Warrior (A Hero's Bonds)
Race	Human
Age	21
Family	Bartos (adoptive father)
Voice actor	Hideyuki Hori (1991 series) Yuki Kaji (Japanese, 2020 series) Vincent Tong (English, 2020 series)

Hyunckel is a major character in Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai. A young man that was raised by monsters, he mistakenly believes that the hero Avan killed his adoptive father and joins the Dark Army as the leader of the Undead Legion. After battling with Dai, Hyunckel finds out the truth and decides to join him and his companions.

Appearance

Hyunckel is a young man with light skin and an athletic, muscular build with shaggy white hair. As the leader of the Undead Legion, he wore a simple outfit of black form-fitting clothing, a light beige kilt and leather boots, cloth wraps around his hands, and a long white cloak that covers most of his body. His Dark Armour, granted to him by the Demon King Vearn, is silver and maroon-colored with spiked pauldrons and the design of a skeletal visage on the front of his breastplate and faulds. He is able to summon it instantaneously from his Dark Armour Blade with the incantation, "Amdo", unraveling itself from the sword's scabbard. The sword converts itself into his helmet, which only reveals his eyes and features the two arrows from its crossguard that point outwards and a long metallic plume. The armour is said to be powerful enough to deflect any and all attack magic.

As one of the Disciples of Avan, Hyunckel wears a sleeveless purple tunic and trousers, white leather boots with grey straps, and the same long white cloak as before.

Story

The armies of the Dark Lord Hadlar razed many towns and villages. Hyunckel was found as a baby in one of the villages that was attacked by the Dark Army and was raised by General Bartos as his adoptive son. Bartos was only allowed to do so since he was the strongest knight in the Dark Lord's army. He named the boy Hyunckel after a legendary swordsman who once ruled the Demon World. The boy was raised to be kindhearted by Bartos and he treated the other monsters as his family. Eventually, the hero Avan defeated Hadlar, causing the death of his adoptive father and many other monsters. Avan comes across the young man and decides to take him as the first of his Disciples, believing that he was a boy that had been kidnapped by the monsters. However, unbeknownst to him, Hyunckel was biding his time to seek revenge on Avan for his father's death. He devised the Bloody Scryde technique in secret and planned to use it against Avan on the day of his graduation as a Disciple. Avan was one step ahead of the boy and was able to harmlessly redirect the attack, hurling Hyunckel into the nearby river in an act of self-defence.

Other Appearances

Dragon Quest of the Stars

Hyunckel appears as a boss in his Dark Armour form in the Japanese version of the game. The player can acquire pieces of equipment in order to dress like him.

Dragon Quest Walk

Hyunckel appears as a boss in Chapter 5 of The Adventure of Dai event held in the game in December 2020, as well as a powerful enemy version after clearing Chapter 5, Episode 4. He attacks using skills such as Multislash and Falcon Slash and dons his Dark Armour once his HP drops below 70%. The player can also acquire both Hyunckel's Dark Armour Blade and his Dark Armour in order to dress like him. After completing Chapter 6 of the event quests, both him and Crocodine are able to join the player as companion characters.

Dragon Quest Tact

Hyunckel appears as a S-rank member of the Hero family as part of the limited The First Adventure of Dai event on his own banner alongside Popp. He appears as a boss in the Dark Swordsman Hyunckel and All Out Battle! Dark Commander Hadlar stages and he can participate in Maam's Battle Road as a party member. Hyunckel also appears as a guest in various levels of the events, becoming stronger as the player collects Hyunckel Friendship Stones.

Hyunckel (ヒュンケル Hyunkeru)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Hero				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,090	442	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
561	418	417	227	60

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Earth Slash		Dark Puppetry Aura Hand*		Bloody Scryde* Coup de Grâce: Farewell Bloody Scryde*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Immortal / Stats Up	All Element Res +5 / Stats Up	Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up Immortal Chance +10%
Fourth	Fifth
All Element Res +5 / Stats Up	Physical Potency +5% / Stats Up Immortal Chance +10%

Leader Perks

First

Raises Zam-type physical potency of allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Dark Armour Blade: Halves all element Res except Zap-type Res.	Max HP +30 ATK +15	Bloody Scryde Potency +2% Farewell Bloody Scryde Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Immortal: Occasionally preserves HP at 1 before HP hits 0.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Half Res	Half Res	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Very Weak	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Super Weak
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Immune	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Half Res

He later appears wielding the Dark Armour Spear with its armour as Dark Armour Spear Hyunckel who is an S-rank member of the Hero family as part of the limited The Second Adventure of Dai event, where he can be recruited during the event's story. He will join the player in Chapter 2 Episode 2: The Landing of Sovereign Rock Castle of the event quests and he can be fully awakened by collecting Dark Armour Spear Hyunckel Crystals from clearing the Master of Darkness Against His Pupil stages on any level of difficulty. Dark Armour Spear Hyunckel also stars in his own Battle Road.

Dark Armour Spear Hyunckel (鎧の魔槍ヒュンケル Yoroi no masō Hyunkeru)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Hero				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,132	401	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
538	465	456	206	60

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Shield Boomerang		Dark Spear: Bloody Scryde*		Air Strike* Coup de Grâce: Grand Cross*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Bang Res +5 / Stats Up	Oath of Justice: Action start until turn 3: Raises ATK and Spell Res for 3 turns. / Physical Potency//Recovery +5% / Grand Cross Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +5 / Stats Up	Last Life Energy: Action start: Grants the user x3 martial potency/recovery if user's HP is 1% or less. / Physical Potency/Recovery +5% / Grand Cross Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

Raises DEF of allies, including himself, by 20% in a 5x5 square around him.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max HP +30 ATK +15	Immortal: Occasionally preserves HP at 1 before HP hits 0.	Physical Potency +2% Grand Cross Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Very Weak	Very Weak	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Half Res	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Normal	Half Res
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Immune	Half Res

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds

See the full article Hyunckel (A Hero's Bonds).

Hyunckel appeared both as a boss and a playable character in the game. He is a Warrior and depending on which version of him is selected, he either wielded swords or spears. Hyunckel joined the party in his Dark Armour Blade form after completing Episode 13 - Avan's Avengers of Bonding Journey. Other versions of him were unlockable via timed events or by exchanging Seer Candles at Merle's Mystic Fortunes shop.

Gallery

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  Hyunckel in the 1991 series.

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  Dark Swordsman Hyunckel in Stars.

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  Hyunckel's profile card in A Hero's Bonds.

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  Hyunckel's Dark Armour in Walk.

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  Dark Swordsman art in Tact.

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  Tact official art.

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  Hyunckel and Popp in Tact.

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  Dark Armour Spear Hyunckel in Tact.

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  A Hero's Bonds polygon model as a Disciple of Avan.

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  A Hero's Bonds polygon model wielding the Dark Armour Spear.

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  Hyunckel in Keshi Keshi.

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  Hyunckel in Puzzle & Dragons

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  A figure of Hyunckel wielding the Dark Armour Spear as part of Kotobukiya's ART FX J series.