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Calasmos (ニズゼルファ, Nizzelfa) is the overarching antagonist and the true final boss of Dragon Quest XI, as well as the presumed overall overarching antagonist of the Dragon Quest series. He is the Dark One, an ancient evil that was once defeated by the legendary hero, Erdwin.
He was voiced by Kōki Miyata in Japanese and Rasmus Hardiker in English.
Biography[]
Before the events of the game, Calasmos was born from the void with the purpose of plunging the world into eternal darkness, he combatted the Yggdragon and successfully struck her down, allowing Calasmos to cover the world of Erdrea in darkness. However, the Watchers resurrected Yggdragon, who took the form of the World Tree Yggdrasil and brought light and lives to Erdrea . Eventually, Erdwin, the original Luminary, and his team defeated the Dark One in a battle. However, just as Erdwin was about to give the final blow, he was betrayed and murdered by the mage Morcant, who was brainwashed by none other than Calasmos himself. Morcant then claimed Calasmos' power for himself, thus becoming the dark wizard, Mordegon. Since only the Luminary had the power to destroy the Dark One, the sage Serenica and the Watchers could not finish off Calasmos so they sealed his body away in a celestial prison resembling an orange orb. This orb would be mistaken for a star and be called "Erdwin's Lantern". However, Calasmos's soul was not sealed away, and it manifested in the form of a Darkling and wandered around the world of Erdrea, seeking to reunite with its body, the Dark One witnessed the birth of the Luminary and left while Mordegon's monster minions launched their attack on Dundrasil.
He did not appear until the Luminary and his party reach Gallopolis, where he was amused that the Luminary was able to see him. He then tried to merge with Erdwin's Lantern, so that he could regain his true form. However, his body and prison were soon destroyed by Mordegon, who wanted to claim the world to himself, something he feared would be difficult if Calasmos was left to potentially revive. The tiny Darkling in despair, as his physical form was destroyed before his eyes. After Mordegon's demise, the Luminary travels back in time to the day before the fall of Yggdrasil in order to save Veronica from dying. Unknowingly to him, Calasmos' soul follows him, and also makes the trip back to the past. King Carnelian, still possessed by Mordegon, kills Jasper after he loses the battle with the heroes within this new timeline, and tries to steal the Sword of Light after being retrieved from Yggdrasil's core by the Luminary, but is attacked by Calasmos. He then decides to hold a celebration in Heliodor Castle in order to steal the Sword of Light once more. However, Calasmos attacked Mordegon once again during his second attempt, thus resulting in Mordegon being found out, confronted, and ultimately defeated by the Luminary.
The Dark One then returns to Gallopolis on his own, and this time he finally succeeds in him freeing his imprisoned body, and thus regaining his true, almighty form. Calasmos's regained ascension returned him his godlike powers of infinite evil, which he would use to summon forth the strongest of evil monsters in Erdrea, bring Arachtagon back to life, as well as empowering several monsters already met before by imbuing a fraction of his powers in them.When the Luminary and his team reversed all the damage that Calasmos had done, they confront the ancient evil, and eventually, finally defeat him for good. After his defeat at the hands of the heroes, Calasmos forebodes them that, as there needs to be darkness for there to be light, this isn't the last they see of him, he will endure and come back once again sometime, somewhere. He dies in an explosion of light, thus killing him and saving the world from his reign of terror, once and for all.
Appearance[]
Throughout the game, he is usually shown in his Darkling form, and only seen by the Luminary. His true form is composed of a massive green-colored armour, a face resembling an evil Watcher covered by a mask, and a dark aura enveloping his body.
Personality[]
Little is known of Calasmos' personality. He is depicted throughout the story as a being of pure evil, who will stop at nothing to bring about the total destruction of Erdrea and all life within it. While he was in his Darkling form, he was able to project his wrath through his hosts, drawing upon their darkest emotions so as to amplify them and use them towards his own ends.
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Trivia[]
- In the Japanese version of the game, Calasmos' voice was reversed and high-pitched. In the English release, his voice was low-pitched, and is not reversed.
- The battle with Calasmos is designed to be a throwback to the final boss fight of Dragon Quest III, sharing many similarities.
- Both final bosses generate a dark aura that can be dispelled with an item of light before the real battle begins. (The Sword of Light for Calasmos/Sphere of Light for Zoma)
- Additionally, “Hero's Challenge” plays once both auras of Calasmos and Zoma, are dispelled with an item of light.
- Calasmos partially resembles Perfect Cell, and both characters were designed by Akira Toriyama. Furthermore, both Calasmos and Nimzo have mottled skin, and both Psaro and Calasmos are green.
- Calasmos, Psaro and Xiphos the Deathbringer are all final bosses that all have a stronger version of themselves as their games' final challenge. (End of Time/Aamon/Edahs 'Sohpix, respectively)
- The being known as the Friend of Time reveals himself to be the counterpart of Calasmos. Ironically, despite being the strongest threat the Luminary and his team must face (at least before meeting the Timewyrm in the S version), he's weaker than the Friend of Time's creation, the End of Time, constructed in order to test the heroes.
External Links[]
- Calasmos on the Dragon Quest Wiki
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