Mordegon is the central antagonist of the first two acts of Dragon Quest XI. He orchestrated the destruction of the kingdoms of Dundrasil and Zwaardsrust with his army of monsters sixteen years before the story begins in an effort to achieve his master plan and take over Erdrea for himself, becoming a nemesis for the Luminary and his allies.
Appearance[]
Mordegon is a demon with white skin and three horns (two on the head, one on the chin). His hair is a small red mohawk and his eyes are yellow. He wears purple and black robes with a red cape.
Personality[]
Mordegon is sinister and manipulative. He's also capable of taking out threats in advance to further his ambition.
Biography[]
After Erdwin defeated Calasmos, the monster telepathically tricked his mage companion Morcant into killing Erdwin before he could deal the final blow. Morcant became corrupted by Calasmos's dark powers, which split his soul in two. The "dark" half became Mordegon, which hid away while concocting a plan to steal the Sword of Light; while the intact "light" half became the Seer.
At some point, Mordegon manipulated the chancellor of the Kingdom of Nhou Wat, which drove the kingdom into ruin and obscurity. Centuries later, Mordegon led the invasion that destroyed the kingdom of Zwaardsrust, causing the then six-year-old Hendrik to become an orphan.
The night of the Colloquy of Kings after the present Luminary was born, Mordegon led an army of monsters to attack the castle of Dundrasil and kill the Luminary. The castle was ultimately destroyed, but the Luminary was sent away from the kingdom before he could be found. In the meantime, Mordegon possessed King Carnelian of Heliodor and killed King Irwin, leaving his dying soul to be tortured by the Gloomnivore. While possessing King Carnelian, Mordegon spread malicious lies about the Luminary and manipulated Jasper into betraying Hendrik. Sometime later, Mordegon gifted Jasper an Orb of Shadows to attack the Luminary with.
After the Luminary reunites with his surviving family, including Jade and his grandfather Rab, Mordegon sends a pair of grim gryphons to steal the Red Orb from the Kingsbarrow.
When the Luminary's band reaches Yggdrasil, Jasper attacks them with the Orb of Shadows before Mordegon emerges. Mordegon then steals the Sword of Light from the Luminary's hands and corrupts it into the Sword of Shadows, using it to capture the Heart of Yggrasil. This forces the World Tree to crash into the ground and causes a worldwide cataclysm.
Rise of the Lord of Shadows[]
After the cataclysm, Mordegon, reborn as The Lord of Shadows rules the world from his Fortress of Fear, which takes the place of Yggdrasil in the sky. To secure his reign, he appoints six monsters to bring calamity to every corner of Erdrea, each possessing a Rainbow Orb of Yggdrasil: the Spectral Sentinels. To Tyriant is given control of time and illusion; to Alizarin, the sea; to Booga, magic and control of human thought; to Gyldygga, the power of alchemy; to Indignus, great strength as well as the power to weaken adversaries; and to Jasper, command of the demons and guardianship of the inner sanctum of the Fortress. The collapse of Yggdrasil also rouses a number of lesser demons to torture any who survived. Furthermore, not satisfied that many monsters came to serve him willingly, Mordegon's evil presence began brainwashing the minds of many monsters across the land, even the most meek ones, empowering them and driving them into a Vicious frenzy aganist any human or peaceful monster they came across. When Calasmos's spirit attracts Erdwin's Lantern in an attempt to rejoin with his body, Mordegon intervenes, destroying it with the Sword of Shadows thus preventing Calasmos' rebirth, and establishes himself as the supreme threat to Erdrea.
The Luminary sets off on a second quest to find his allies and to defeat the fiends responsible for the chaos post-cataclysm, in the process regaining his power that he may at last defeat Mordegon. Though this "final" fight is exceedingly brutal, the Luminary and his companions persevere. The Fortress of Fear crumbles, and Yggdrasil is revived from Her Heart being released. While peace began returning to the land not all was well, for not only the lives of many had been lost, but also many of the brainwashed monsters had yet to return to their senses, still posing a threat to all.
Unsatisfied by the great toll the battles took, the Luminary makes for the ruins of a city near Octagonia; and from there, Rab details a method of reclaiming Veronica from the flow of events that took her life. The party enters the Tower of Lost Time, but is soon struck with fear over the eventual consequences of what the Luminary must do. He does so regardless, and shatters Time's Sphere to replay the events of the Fall.
In Search of Lost Time[]
In the new timeline, Jasper is defeated before his corruption takes full hold, but Mordegon still holds sway over Carnelian and kills Jasper to maintain his cover. He then draws the Luminary and his party back to Heliodor, falsely claiming that the source of Heliodor misguidance originated from Jasper. There, as festivities are underway to celebrate the Luminary's return, Carnelian is caught while trying to regain the Sword of Light, and teleports back to the throne room, where Mordegon abandons the king's body and directly confronts the party, but he is soundly defeated. Initially in disbelif of his defeat, he soon notices the presence of Calasmos's spirit and, realizing how the Luminary stopped his plan, he accepts his fate and menacingly warns the Luminary of another who defied the flow of time. Everybody rejoice at the defeat of the demon wizard, but said festivities are short lived as, with nobody to stop it, the Lantern falls and Calasmos is free to rise anew.
The destruction of Mordegon also causes the Seer to begin to slowly fade away but not before providing the Luminary and his companions the knowledge necessary to lay low Calasmos, thus getting revenge for his corruption and the death of his friend Erdwin.
Battle[]
| #393 - Mordegon ??? Family | |||||
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HP | MP | Attack | Defence | Agility |
| 2,400 | ∞ | 152 | 189 | 201 | |
| Exp | Gold | Drop | None | ||
| 16,000 | 8,000 G | ||||
| Note: A malevolent sage who sent our hero's world spiraling out of control when he took over the body of King Carnelian and pit in motion a pernicious plot to steal the Luminary's power. | |||||
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| Normal attack Desperate attack Gets Pepped Up Chants a creepy incantation (Summons Mordegon's staffs) Madding Cloud Disruptive Wave | |||||
| Spells | |||||
| Zammle Kazam Kafuddle Snub | |||||
| Haunts at: | |||||
| Heliodor Castle | |||||
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Trivia[]
- Mordegon is the first Dragon Quest villain since Nimzo to have once been a human, the difference is that it is shown on-screen, during Erdwin's death. He is also the first series villain since Rhapthorne to have a human underling (Jasper for Mordegon, Dhoulmagus for Rhapthorne), and to have possessed somebody (King Carnelian).
- Mordegon is the third Dragon Quest villain to succeed in his main goal, namely obtaining the Luminary's power to get the Sword of Light. The other two to have succeeded were Rhapthorne and Nadraga.
- Mordegon is similar to Demon Marshal Zerudorado, as both use living copies of their primary weapon as helpers during their battle. These copies amount for extra enemies that the player can take down.
- Dogs can sense Mordegon's evil presence and they react negatively to it, as shown by an Heliodorian dog who tried to attack a possesed King Carnilian and Sandy, who similarly barked nonstop to the king.
- Possibly due to this, the working staff of Heliodor Castle were not allowed to keep pets.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Mortégor |
| German | Hagrimor |
| Spanish | Mórdegon |
| Italian | Mordegon |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | 魔道士兀爾諾加 |
| Korean | Unknown |
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