- For the antagonist of the same name in Final Fantasy Adventure and Adventures of Mana, see Julius (Adventures of Mana).
Julius is a major antagonist in Sword of Mana.
Julius is a powerful user of Dark-elemental magic. He occupies a high spot in Dark Lord's empire and is implied to be the power behind the throne.
Appearance[]
His appearance is of a red-haired man in purple and blue robes with a purple cape and sandals.
Story[]
Although Julius and Dark Lord work together and are close friends, their goals differ. While Dark Lord seeks power and revenge, Julius has designs of his own, with a great interest in Mana power.
After Dark Lord's death, It's revealed by Cibba leader of the Gemma Knights that Julius is Emperor Vandole himself with Julius's Shadow acknowledging itself to be the Vandole slain by the 3 Gemma Knights years ago.
Vandole is known to have obtained Mana Power from the Mana Tree though as Julius was enraged by how easy it was to pull off. He later established the Vandole Empire and was "killed" by the Gemma Knights later appearing under the name Julius which he fully adopts even to the point where his Shadow calls him that even after acknowledging itself as the Vandole killed by the Gemma Knights.
Like the Julius of Final Fantasy Adventure, Vandole seeks to marry the Heroine of his world though can't explain why he is interested in the women of the Mana Tribe despite lamenting their dislike of him.
Following his defeat, he proclaims that he'll always exist as long as Mana itself does.
Personality[]
Julius, or Vandole, from Sword of Mana is a sadist and a torturer who sees himself as a God even before draining the Mana Tree. Although he doesn't appear to share Dark Lord's sincere disagreement with the Mana people's worldview, Julius appears to delight in putting the heroes in perilous ethical situations. When Medusa is killed, he taunts the Hero and Heroine, saying they are no better than him.
He also seems curious as to why the Mana Tribe left the Mana Power unguarded until he seized the power himself and seems frustrated about pulling off his Dark Age known as the Vandole Empire so easily even lashing out at the Heroine with dark magic while angrily punctuating his easy victory as if he were expecting it to have been harder.
Furthermore he mocks Devius's suicide and is revealed by Dark Lord to be forcing both him and Dark Lord to act the way they did against their will with only their respective suicides(with Dark Lord's being a suicide attack against the Hero) serving as an act of rebellion against the Emperor's schemes.
Boss[]
In Sword of Mana, the player battles Julius a total of three times.
Julius I[]
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Attacks[]
- Blaze Bomb
- Barrier
- Magic Barrier
- Irwin Summon
Julius II[]
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Note: Julius's magical weaknesses differ depending on what attack he's planning.
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Attacks[]
- Lava Wave
- Ice Storm
- Galaxy Drain
Julius III[]
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Note: Julius has three different forms that change his weaknesses.
- Normal State : Normal Damage
- Physical Attack Null State: Immune (×) to Weapons
- Magical Attack Null State: Immune (×) to Magic
Attacks[]
- Contiuous Attack
- Charge
- Gravity Strike
- Meteo
Strategy[]
Julius, surprisingly, is not all that hard. Hit him with the strongest weapon or highest leveled weapon on hand and he should be dead in a while.
Notes[]
- He is mentioned by Marley to be the spitting image of a deceased hero of Lorimar though exactly whom is unknown.