The Black Monster

The Black Monster is a legendary figure and historical villain in the 1999 video game The Legend of Dragoon. Established as a near-mythical demon that has roamed Endiness for eleven thousand years, the Black Monster's sole purpose is to eliminate the newborn Moon Child when it reincarnates once every one hundred and eight years; along the way, it also kills anyone who has been in close proximity to the child, often destroying entire villages in its attempts to annihilate the young messiah's supporters.

Dart, the protagonist of the game, has emerged as the apparent sole survivor of the Black Monster's most recent massacre - eighteen years prior to the events of the game; for this reason, he has sworn to hunt down and eventually kill the Black Monster, but despite a five-year search, he has failed to find any trace of it.

In reality, the Black Monster is actually Dart's mentor and ally, Rose, and her purpose is far more complicated than the legends purported...