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Whether he met his end or not, I must know what became of him, and tonight is the night. I feel it.
Arc

Arc Eda Ricolne (アーク・エダ・リコルヌ Āku Eda Rikorunu) is a recurring character in throughout the Arc The Lad series, and the main protagonist of Arc The Lad as well as one of the two protagonists of Arc The Lad II. A young boy from the town of Touvil, on his fifteenth birthday, Arc travels to Mount Cion during the night of a heavy snowstorm to learn the truth of what happened to his father, who dissapeared 10 years prior to the date. After being attacked by an Ark Ghoul, Arc would be saved by the Five Great Spirits and subsequently, chosen by them as the hero worthy of wielding Spirit Magic.

After learning of his destiny, as well as the fate of the world from the Spirits, Arc and his friends would be framed by Andel for the destruction of Palencia Castle as well as the death of King Malon, with a bounty of 1,000,000G on his head. Despite becoming a target of the police forces and Hunters from all over the world, Arc would lead his own resistance group against the kingdom of Romalia, joining forces with Elc, and eventually, enshrining his place in history at a cost.

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History[]

Prior to Arc the Lad[]

Arc was born in Touvil to his mother, Polta, and father, Yoshua. It is believed that he held a normal life until ten years before the events of Arc The Lad, when his father left home in order to carry out an unknown mission.

Arc the Lad[]

Ten years after his father left the snow returned to Touvil. Accepting it was her son's time to fulfill his destiny, Polta finally opens the chest that contained Yoshua's sword and armor. Arc bids his mother farewell and heads to the peak of Mount Cion. When reaching the peak, Arc is met by Kukuru who explains that she is responsible for extinguishing the flame keeping the Ark Ghoul sealed away. Arc asks for the torch exclaiming he will go to the top of the mountain with or without it and promises to reignite the flame. Arc takes the torch and makes his way to the top of the mountain where he is met by a mysterious voice that reveals itself as the Ark Ghoul.

Arc Asks if the Ghoul is responsible for his father's death. The ghoul responds that he has taken the lives of many men and that if his father was amongst them, it was so unremarkable he has no memory of it. Then the ghoul strikes Arc down killing him instantly. Arc is revived by the Guardian Spirits who tell him to go light the flame and that he will return once again to extinguish it granting him Guardian Magic. Arc ascends to the flame cion and lights it restoring the seal on the Ark Ghoul.

Arc The Lad II[]

Arc The Lad III[]

Arc The Lad: Kishin Fukkatsu[]

Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits[]

One wears a red headband. Wields the power of the Spirits. Searches for a box.

Cragh Island stone tablets

Sometime in between Arc the Lad and Arc the Lad II, Arc would travel to Cragh Island alongside his companions, with the Hemo-ji writing a monument dediated to him on a stone tablet. The Hemo-ji found themselves enthralled by Arc and Kukuru, recognizing them as the Hero and the Holy Mother upon their sacrifice. Because of this, they saw any foreign man and woman who came to the island wishing to prevent the end of the world at the hands of The Lord of the Black Abyss as the new Arc and Kukuru (Nafia and Windalf, and Darc and Lilia respectively). Later, recognizing the danger the world was in, Arc, alongside Kukuru, resurrected Lilia from the Spirit Realm, informing her before being revived on how to defeat The Lord of the Black Abyss, the truth behind the power of the Ark, as well as assurance that humans and Deimos no longer need the power of the Spirits as they possess power, effort, hope and potential. They would also save Kharg, Darc, and their allies from the darkness and bring them back to the mortal world to do battle with The Lord of the Black Abyss once again.

Alongside this, Arc would go on to make several cameos throughout the game. He appears in one of the pictures within The Great Hero and Holy Mother, as well as his legend being well known throughout several character within the game, as early on, Paulette theorizes that Kharg may be a reincarnation of Arc due to being able to cast magic, unaware of his half-Deimos status. An image of Arc can be found through television static within the Parenz Ruins. A framed photo of him is archieved within the Peisus Library.

Arc The Lad: End of Darkness[]

Arc The Lad R[]

Other[]

Arc Arena: Monster Tournament[]

Arc The Lad: Casino Game[]

In other media[]

Anime[]

Main article: Arc (Anime)

Novel[]

Main article: Arc (Novel)

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Cameos and other apperances[]

Astro Bot - Arc

The Arc Bot in Astro Bot

Astro Bot[]

Arc appears as one of the 300 bots in Astro Bot, encountered in the level, Swinging Sentries. He is given the title, "Guardian of Mankind", in reference to his status as the Great Hero, with his description mentioning, "Raided the lost Ark", in reference to the ending of Arc the Lad. The Arc bot's idle animations include him swinging then throwing his sword into the air, and should Astro bump into the Arc bot, he'll twirl around as his bandana covers his eyes, pulling them up to see again as he shakes his fist. Arc also has an unlockable item in the in-game gacha store named "Lad's Longsword", a recreation of Arc's main sword.

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Trivia[]

  • Arc makes a cameo appearance in Astro Bot.
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