Hyunckel

Evil-doer
Full Name	Hyunckel
Alias	Undead Legion Commander
Origin	Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Occupation	Undead Legion Commander of the Dark Army
Powers / Skills	Leadership (formerly) Master swordsman Charisma Prodigious intelligence
Goals	Kill Avan to avenge his adoptive father Bartos. Kill Dai and his friends (both abandoned). Kill Hadlar to avenge his adoptive father Bartos (temporarily succeeded). Help Dai to defeat the Dark Army. Stop Vearn from blowing up the Surface World (both succeeded).
Crimes	Mass murder Assault Kidnapping Mass destruction Unlawful imprisonment Aiding and abetting
Type of Villain	Tragic Knight

Hyunckel is one of the two tritagonists (alongside Maam) of the manga/anime series Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai.

He is the leader of the Undead Legion within the Dark Army who turns out to be the Great Hero Avan's very first disciple. It turns out that he secretly harbored a deep hatred for his master because he believed the latter killed his adoptive father Bartos, and decides to direct that hatred towards Avan's disciples instead when Hadlar has seemingly killed him. However, after realizing the truth that it was Hadlar himself who killed Bartos, Hyunckel defects and joins the heroes.

In Japanese, he was voiced by Hideyuki Hori in the 1991 anime and Yuki Kaji in the 2020 anime. In English, he was voiced by Vincent Tong in the 2020 anime.

Personality

Hyunckel held a hatred towards his teacher Avan, as he believed that Avan was the one that killed his adoptive father, however, he has a strong sense of honor, as he refused to harm Marm. He also has a sour relationship with Flazzard and Zaboera.

Biography

Hyunckel is an orphan that was adopted by the undead swordsman Bartos, who was the gatekeeper of Hadlar's castle. Eventually, Avan and the heroes invaded the castle and defeated Bartos, but Avan spared him. After being killed by Avan, Hadlar was revived by Vearn and angrily killed Bartos. Hyunckel mistook Avan as the one that killed Bartos, so he planned to kill Avan, which ended in failure. Hyunckel was adopted by Mystvearn, and thus, Hyunckel eventually became one of the leaders in the demon army. 

After the defeat of Crocodine, Vearn sent Hyunckel to defeat Dai. Hyunckel then destroyed the kingdom of Papunkia and encountered Dai and his friends. At first they mistaken Hyunckel as their ally, but Hyunckel summoned some skeletons to attack them and told them that he is the leader of the undead knight division. After the skeletons were dispatched by Dai, Hyunckel fought them and easily defeated them, explaining his backstory to them. When Hyunckel was about to kill Dai, Crocodine appeared and took the attack instead, thus giving a chance for Dai and Popp to retreat while Maam was imprisoned. As for Crocodine, he was greatly wounded and fainted.

After some training, Dai and Popp returned to fight Hyunckel. With Marm's help, who escaped from the prison, they were able to summon lightning, which, although wounded Hyunckel, still wasn't enough to defeat him. Hyunckel processed to punch Popp away and wounded Dai, but then Maam appeared to tell Hyunckel the truth about his adoptive father's death, much to Hyunckel's shock. He refused to believe it, but at the same time, Dai suddenly walked towards Hyunckel and viciously attacked Hyunckel, destroying his armor. Maam begged Dai to stop, and succeeded just before Dai was about to kill Hyunckel. Suddenly, Flazzard appeared and turned the arena into a living volcano as he was unhappy with Hyunckel, who is a human on the same rank as him. As lava started to emerge, Hyunckel threw Dai and his friends away from the arena before sinking into the lava, seemingly killing him.

However, it was revealed that Crocodine had a Garuda to save Hyunckel from his fate. After this, Hyunckel joins Dai's side in fighting against Vearn, ending his villainous role.

Relationships

Family

• Unnamed parents †
• Bartos † (adoptive father)

Allies

• Disciples of Avan
  • Dai
  • Popp
  • Maam
  • Princess Leona
• Crocodine
• Gomechan †
• Brass
• Avan (mentor)
• King of Romos
• Baduck
• Merle
• Nabara
• Baran †
• Chiu
• King of Bengarna
• Akim
• Lon Beruk
• Queen Flora
• Nova
• General Bowson
• Hym
• Larhart
• Dark Army (all formerly)
  • Hadlar †
  • Mystvearn † (former mentor)

Enemies

• Dark Army
  • Vearn †
  • Killvearn †
  • Hadlar † (former arch-nemesis, temporary victim)
  • Crocodine (formerly)
  • Flazzard † (rival)
  • Baran † (formerly)
  • Zaboera †
  • Mystvearn † (arch-nemesis, victim)
• Dragon Riders
  • Galdandy †
  • Borahorn †
  • Larhart (temporary victim, formerly)
• Hadlar Royal Guards
  • Albinass †
  • Fenbren †
  • Sigma †
  • Block †
  • Hym (formerly)
• Maximum †
• Disciples of Avan (all formerly)
  • Dai
  • Popp
  • Maam
  • Princess Leona

Gallery

Images

Hyunckel vs. Hadlar in the 1991 anime.

Hyunckel as a baby.

Hyunckel as a child.

Mystvearn saving Hyunckel.

Hyunckel mocks Dai's party.

Hyunckel in full armor.

Hyunckel fighting Hadlar.

Hadlar being killed by Hyunckel.

The Dark Army

The Six Legion Commanders of Vearn's perfect Dark Army.

Hyunckel in his casual clothing.

Hyunckel staring.

Videos

Dragon Quest Dai no Daiboken anime opening

Trivia

• Hyunckel is a dark reflection of Dai, serves as an example of what Dai could've become if he hates someone because he believes them to have killed Brass. Dai acknowledges that he could've ended up just like him if he lived the same experience, and this is part of the reason Dai hesitates to fight him.

External Links

• Hyunckel on the Heroes Wiki
• Hyunckel on the Dragon Quest Wiki