Dark Lord (Mana)

Dark Lord is the ruler of the Granz Realm and the secondary antagonist of Final Fantasy Adventure, as well as its remake Sword of Mana and 2018 remake Adventures of Mana.

History
He was originally Stroud, the half-Mavole son of Lord Granz and the Medusa and the brother of Devius. Bitter at the Mana Clan for not helping to save his mother from a terrible fate, Stroud staged a coup de'tat against his father and took over the Granz Realm, becoming the Dark Lord.

With his new political power, Dark Lord persecuted the Mana Clan and began seeking out the Mana Tree to use to save his mother.

With his assistant Julius, Dark Lord traveled to the Mana Village and saw to its destruction. However, Fuji escaped and fled to Consul Hermann's mansion. Hear of this, Dark Lord led his army to Castle Town to capture her and punish him for helping her. Sir Bogard confronted him and his soldiers came to arrest him.

He later pursued Hermann's son Sumo and Willy when they escaped his dungeons. Complimenting their skills, Dark Lord offered them positions as Heretic Hunters. Sumo, enraged at the Dark Lord for killing his parents, attacked him with his sword only for the Dark Lord to stop it with his bare hand before knocking Sumo out of the bridge.

After stealing Fuji's pendant, Dark Lord was confronted by Sumo and Fuji and defeated by them. However, following his death, the Dark Lord's assistant Julius would reveal himself as a descendant of Emperor Vandole and attempt to rebuild the Vandole Empire.