Dart Feld

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Dart is the protagonist in the Sony PlayStation RPG, The Legend of Dragoon. He is 23 years old, wields a Broad Sword, and has spiky, blonde hair. His Dragoon Spirit is the Red-Eyed Dragoon Spirit and later, the Divine Dragoon Spirit. He is the most powerful African American man in the galaxy of Legend of Dragoon.

Dart's past

Dart is the son of Zieg and Claire Feld. When Dart was five years old and living with his parents, his hometown of Neet was attacked by a mysterious figure known only as the Black Monster. This dark entity appears every 108 years when the Moon That Never Sets glows red, signifying that a Moon Child will descend and give "holy" bliss to the world of Endiness. Dart and his parents fled the burning village, but his father chose to go back and fight the figure, embracing his mother for the last time and telling her to take care of their son. Dart's mother told him that his father was a great fighter, and she went back with him to fight for Neet, leaving Dart alone. The next day, Dart found a shining memento that once belonged to his father --this object turned out to be the Red-Eyed Dragoon Spirit.

18 Years Later

Leaving his new village of Seles, his mind set on getting revenge on the Black Monster, Dart traveled around the world alongside Master Haschel of the Rouge School of Martial Arts, who is looking for his daughter, Claire. Claire is also Darts mother. Though they never say so in the game they do make many references to this fact.

Present day

Chapter 1 - The Serdian War

The game begins five years after Dart and Haschel are unable to locate the Black Monster. After learning about the Serdian War, he hears a stampede of Sandora Soldiers and the Green-Tusked Dragon Feyrbrand. As Dart's life is in danger, he is saved by a swordswoman who tells him that the soldiers are headed toward his hometown, Seles. In Seles, a villager uses his last words to tell him to rescue Dart's childhood friend, Shana. A Sandoria Commander tells them that Shana was taken into custody at Hellena Prison. Dart then sets out to rescue Shana.

While in Hellena, Dart meets Sir Lavitz Slambert. The two soon become friends and they find and rescue Shana. The three of them escape from the prison and head to Bale.

In Bale, the king of North Serdio, Albert, asks Dart, Lavitz and Shana to head to Hoax to protect the fortress from a possible Sandora attack. The three agree to travel to the city. At Hoax, the city is attacked by soldiers and a Giganto warrior known as Kongol. Kongol attempts to kill Dart, but the swordswoman who had saved Dart from Feyrbrand awakens the Red-Eyed Dragoon Spirit from inside Dart. In an odd transformation, Dart stuns Kongol and is told by the warrior that he is a Dragoon and that her name is Rose.

The four warriors then set out to defeat Feyrbrand. After defeating the dragon, Shana is found to be inflicted with dragon's poison. Determined to save his friend's life, Dart carries her to Lohan and hears about the Dragoni Plant from the doctor. Dart, Lavitz, and Rose go back to the Dragon's Nest to find a solution, and they discover a way to a beautiful shrine. In the shrine, the spirit of Shirley appears and tests their hearts by transforming into the people they know and love. For Dart, she is Shana. She asks what is most important to him, Shana or the Black Monster. Dart responds "Shana," and she deems him worthy. After the test, Shirley gives them the White-Silver Dragoon Spirit to heal Shana.

After healing Shana, the doctor tells Dart that it is time for the Hero Competition, a tournament that determines "The Strongest Under the Stars." Dart signs up, but the others refuse to participate with him. During the tournament he is reunited with Haschel, his companion of four years ago. In the semi-finals, Haschel is defeated by a magnificent swordsman named Lloyd. Both Lloyd and Dart advance to the finals, and Lloyd makes quick work of Dart after a short struggle. Haschel joins the group and they decide to head to Bale.

On their way out of Lohan, the warriors encounter a dying soldier who relays to them that King Albert has been kidnapped and is being held at Hellena. The group travels to Hellena and while there, Lloyd kills Lavitz. Dart rushes to help his friend, but Lloyd escapes.

Leaving Hellena, Dart is saddened by the loss of his comrade but he realizes that the warriors must end the war to prevent more needless loss of life. The group travels to the Black Castle, and a child named Popo tests Dart's loyalty and deems him to be worthy to pass into the castle's secret passage. Dart and company go to the throne room and are stopped by Kongol. After a tough battle, Kongol gives up and asks Dart to end his life. When Dart refuses to honor his request because he does not want any more needless deaths.

Dart and company head to the throne room to stop Emperor Doel. The company is successful, and Doel tells the party about Lloyd, who was behind Shana's kidnapping, and that they should travel to the continent of Tiberoa to chase him down. The group leaves the castle and head to Tiberoa.

Chapter 2: Platinum Shadow

In Tiberoa, the party heads to the Barrens in search of Lloyd. While traveling, they are ambushed by a bandit named Mappi, leader of the Gehrich Gang. Mappi tricks Dart into letting his guard down and steals his Red-Eye Dragoon Spirit. In hot pursuit, the heroes rush to the city of Donau, and there they learn the location of the Gehrich Gang's hideout.

At the hideout, Haschel complains that he hurt his back after breaking down a large door. Showing his trust in Haschel, Dart and company decide to explore a cave, leaving Haschel to rest outside. Instead of resting, Haschel runs off to fight the leader of the Gehrich Gang by himself.

After defeating the leader, the chamber begins to fall apart after an enraged Mappi, drops a large column on the group. Just as they prepare for impact, they discover that Kongol, the Giganto who fought against them in the Black Castle, has stopped the column from crushing them. Kongol tells them that he saved them because he believes that Dart is a new leader for him to follow.

Dart and company find out from Gehrich that the princess of Tiberoa is a fake, and the Moon Dagger, a symbol of power, will be passed on to the fake princess in a ceremony in a matter of days. After finding the Red-Eye Dragoon Spirit, the company decides to head to Feltz.

In Feltz, Dart and company sneak into the princess' room to find any clues on the whereabouts of the real princess. Dart finds a secret chamber and discovers that the princess is in the chamber. After awaking the princess from her slumber, they all hurry to stop the ceremony. The fake princess has already obtained the Moon Dagger, and reveals herself to be Lenus. She escapes out of the window and King Zior allows them to use the Queen Fury, a large battleship, to chase after Lenus.

While on the ocean, Dart has a chance to speak with the members of his team and develop stronger relationships with them, particularly with Shana. During the night the Queen Fury encounters a phantom ship, which collides with it and causes damage. Shana feels drawn to the vessel and wanders onboard. Dart notices she is missing and alerts the others. On the ship, Dart and his friends put the spirits on the ship to rest by defeating them.

Just then, the ship begins to shudder and shake, and they realize the phantom ship is sinking. They all rush to the Queen Fury, but Rose and Dart lag behind. The ship finally sinks, taking Dart and Rose with it.

In a dark cave on an island, Rose thinks about Dart and Zieg and about how closely connected they seem. She keeps watch while Dart sleeps with his head in her lap. The next morning a boy named Pete finds them and leads Dart and Rose to Lideria village, where they meet Pete's ma. They learn she is sick and needs to travel to Fueno, the closest city, but is unable to because of the dangerous monsters lurking in the Undersea Cave. Dart and Rose agree to help them get through the cave, and they fight their way to Fueno. In the city, Dart and Rose are reunited with the others.

When Dart and company find Lenus, she gives the Moon Dagger to Lloyd. Lloyd tells the party that he is heading to Mille Sessau, and wants them to follow them. Lenus battles the company with the help of a dragon, but she is defeated. Now that the Moon Dagger is in Lloyd's hands, Dart is more determined than ever to find him.

For now, they return to Fletz, where King Zior welcomes them with a party. Dart searches for Shana during the party, and speaks to all his team members in order to find her. Rose points him to the balcony, where Shana is dressed in a beautiful gown. The pair witness a shooting star and wish for the same thing, making it come true with a kiss.

Chapter 3 - Fate and Soul

Dart and company travel to the city of Furni in the country of Mille Sessau. They are quickly recgonized in Furni as the brave warriors who defeated the dragon in Tiberoa, and are able to stay in the mayor's house. That night, Shana sings a lullaby to Fa, and Haschel remembers it as the same lullaby his daughter had composed years ago. Shana tells us that it is the same lullaby Dart sang to her as a child, giving proof that Dart is Haschel's grandchild. After Fa falls asleep, Dart and Shana spend a moment together underneath the Moon that Never Sets, but Shana falls ill. Dart immediatly helps Shana, and the next morning she is fine.

The party travels to Deningrad, and while the company is in the city, the Divine Dragon attacks and destroys the city. Dart decides they must defeat the Divine Dragon once and for all, and the group heads to the Mountain of Mortal Dragon.

At the mountain, the heroes bravely fight the fierce Dragon Lord, and manage to defeat. Just as the Dragon breathes its last, Lloyd jumps in and swipes the Divine Dragon's eye, claiming it as the Divine Dragoon Spirit. Enraged, Dart and Rose chase after Lloyd, but Lloyd attacks them and blasts them off a cliff. After the company rescues Dart and Rose from the cliff, they head to Deningrad to protect the city from Lloyd.

In Deningrad, Lloyd has already captured Queen Theresa. They head to Flanvel Tower, where they believe Lloyd took her. At the tower, the heroes are able to weaken Lloyd, and Dart goes in to deliver the final blow. Wink, one of the Sacred Sisters, jumps out in front of Lloyd and takes Dart's strike, injuring herself. Wink relays to the party that Emperor Diaz, Lloyd's superior, has kidnapped Shana and is demanding the Divine Moon Objects for her ransom. Lloyd asks Dart to end his life, but Dart refuses and asks Lloyd to join them to go save Shana.

Dart and company meet Emperor Diaz and he reveals himself to be Zieg Feld, Dart's father. He then tells the story of how he fought with Melbu Frahma, the evil Wingly dictator, during the Dragon Campaign and was placed under a petrification spell that lasted 11,000 years. After the spell wore off, he had lived a normal life in Neet marrying Clare, Haschel's daughter, thinking Rose was dead. Zieg then says that Rose is the Black Monster; the eternal demon whose fate is to kill the Moon Child every 108 years. Dart was shocked at these revelations, and demanded that Shana be returned to him. After declaring that he will end the world as Soa wishes, Zieg disappears with Shana and leaves Dart behind.

Chapter 4 - Moon and Fate

The party heads to the Wingly city of Ulara, where they hoped to find some way to stop Zieg. Charle, who is Melbu Frahma's sister, explains the motives behind Rose, the Black Monster, and gives the team directions on where to go and what to do next. That night, Rose and Dart practice their swordfighting together in the Death Frontier. Rose tells Dart to kill her because she believes Dart can take care of himself. Dart refuses and says that she is no longer the Black Monster, but a "companion who is on the same road". They return to the city and have a drink in the bar.

Dart and company chase Zeig to the city of Aglis, Dart and friends meet up with the Wingly scientist Savan. Savan explained that in order to stop Zieg they needed the Psychedelic Bomb and Moot. To create the Psychedelic Bomb, Savan instructed the company to donate their courage, which was accomplished by entering a special chamber and answering a question by a hologram of a loved one. Dart proves his courage by saying that he would save Shana no matter what happened.

The group then follows Zeig to the city of Mayfil, the group met up with a very familiar soul- Lavitz. They soon discovered that Lavitz was being controlled by a malicious demon named Zackwell. After getting Lavitz to recognize Dart, the team was able to defeat Zackwell. Dart soon meets with Zeig and lunges at Zieg using his Dragoon powers. Zeig dodges the attack and quickly leaves. Rose sees that the Moon that Never Sets is falling from the sky, and the team heads to the Moon.

A tthe Moon, Dart and comapny come to a strange and unearthly world. Dart hears Shana's voice, but soon the group is confronted by a Super Virage. The Virage is defeated and Dart wonders if it was Shana. Later on, they catch up to Zieg, who is able to use the Red-Eye Dragoon Spirit. Dart chooses to fight him alone, and is almost overwhelmed by his father's power. After the fight, Zeig falls limp and the spirit of Melbu Frahma emerges from his body. Melbu Frahma explains that he transmigrated his soul into Zieg when he defeated him 11,000 years ago. At this point he takes Shana's body, which lies in a crystal, and merges with it to become the god of destruction. All of a sudden Lloyd appears and attempts to fight Melbu Frahma. However, Melbu Frahma pierces Lloyd in the heart and disables him.

Dying, Lloyd gives Dart the Divine Dragoon Spirit, commissioning Dart and his friends to defeat Melbu Frahma and save the world. When Melbu Frahma is defeated, he attempts to make a last strike on the heroes, but they manage to escape. Rose and Zieg decide to stay behind and finish Melbu Frahma off for good with the Dragon Buster. Saddened by their choice, Dart continues on with Shana in tow and leaves the Moon as it explodes.

After the final battle, we see Dart and Shana remember their friend Lavitz, and help rebuild Seles, their hometown.

Trivia

• While never confirmed during the game, Haschel's daughter and Dart's mother are one in the same making Haschel Dart's maternal grandfather.

• Dart's Divine Dragoon form has no victory pose at the end of battle, possibly meaning that the form was never meant to be used outside of the final battle.