Dragon Campaign
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Ten thousand years ago, Humans fought against Winglies to liberate themselves in a harsh war known as the Dragon Campaign. Many of the soldiers suffered countless injuries and deaths.
One of the Dragoons participating in the devastating conflict, Zieg the Red-Eye Dragoon, fought with Melbu Frahma, the Wingly Dictator, in a struggle to decide the fate of Endiness. Zieg succeeded in destroying Melbu physically but at the price of his life, becoming petrified in the process for at least 10,000 years.
Thanks to him, however, Humans have acquired the future and seem to be living in peace. But the aftermath of the war was not over yet.
[edit] After Math
After the war, the Winglies gave up since Melbu Frahma died. The Winglies gave the Humans three objects to symbolize the end of the war and their peace treaty with the Humans. The ancient Winglies gave them: the Moon Gem to the future kings of Serdio, the Moon Dagger to the future heralds of Tiberoa, the Moon Mirror to the heralds of Mille Seseau. The Humans didn't know what power they held in them but they accepted them. After quite some time the Winglies said to their fellow brothers and sisters that the Divine Moon Objects were signets to hold the Virage Embryo in place.
After the war, the Humans got to live in peace and harmony on the Continent of Endiness. The Humans grew to become lovable with one another. That's until 10,000 years later that Emperor Doel began taking orders from the "revived" Emperor Diaz. This in turn caused Emperor Doel to start a war against his nephew King Albert of the Kingdom of Basil. The war starts The Serian War. This is where Dart starts his journey to save Shana.
[edit] Prologue
During the Dragon Campaign for the liberation of humans there were courageous fighters and leaders. The main leader who wanted this was Emperor Diaz. The leader of the army was Zieg, the Red-Eye Dragoon, following him was the other 6 dragoons who decided to help in the liberation.
[edit] Humans & Dragoons
[edit] Zieg/The Red-Eye Dragoon
During the Dragon Campaign, Zieg was the leader of the Dragoon Army. Being the chosen one as the Red-Eye Dragoon he wanted to have humans liberated from the Winglies. He fell in love with Rose, another dragoon. Zieg's main opponent and enemy was Melbu Frahma, the Wingly Dictator. In the last battle for liberation, Zieg and Melbu Frahma go head to head. Melbu Frahma strikes at him with a powerful slash from the Dragon Buster, a sword created by Winglies to kill dragons and dragoons. Zieg of course dodges the attack. Melbu in turn throws a powerful magic of some white magic from his hand. Zieg seeing this speeds up. The attack misses as Zieg flies by. Melbu strikes at him but misses, Zieg goes for an attack but Melbu moves a bit. Melbu strikes again but Zieg moves too far to his left. This gives Zieg his last chance so he thrust his sword. Melbu doesn't notice this fully and gets impaled through the heart. Melbu casts one last spell on him and Zieg gets the touch. They land on each other's swords and fall into the core. Melbu dies and Zieg starts to get petrified in an "eternal curse" for a scale of 10,000 years. After it wore off, Zieg thought that Rose must have died over the years so he married Claire, Hachel's daughter. Zieg and Claire have a son that they name Dart. During the attack on Neet, Zieg takes them outside and returns back into the village to transform. The curse that Melbu Frahma placed on him overwhelms him as Zieg tries to use his dragoon spirit to fight off the Black Monster. Zieg gets taken control of from Melbu Frahma and flies off. This makes him hide and takes the place of Emperor Diaz. This in turn starts The Serdian War.
[edit] Rose/The Black Dragoon
During the Dragon Campaign, Rose was the fiance of Zieg Feld. She fought in the war but didn't really do much but watch as the other dragoons died. She saw when Kanzas sacrificed himself to kill the Virage. She was taken from Zieg to get out of the way. She then saw Belzac and Shirley fighting off the Super Virage. She then went on and saw Zieg take on Melbu Frahma. She saw when Zieg and Melbu impaled each other and died off into the core. Rose then flew off to find Zieg and found him but the curse was already overwhelming him. Rose didn't want to leave him but was forced to. Rose went on after the war and became the Black Monster killing off the Moon Child every 108 years. Finally, she joins Dart's party when she notices that he has the Red-Eye Dragoon spirit. This continues onto The Serdian War.
[edit] Belzac/The Golden Dragoon
Belzac was the original Golden Dragoon, and he bears somewhat of a resemblance to the new Golden Dragoon, Kongol. He died protecting Shirley from the attack of the Super Virage in Kadessa. His soul stayed on Endiness, because he didn't realize he had died and wanted to get revenge on the dominant Winglies because of all the children they killed. The party came across a Super Virage in the Forbidden Land which, in the English version, Rose identified as the one that killed Belzac. He is available to fight as an optional boss in the city of Vellweb on Disc 4.
[edit] Shirley/The White Silver Dragoon
Shirley was the original White-Silver Dragoon. Belzac tried to save her from the Super Virage the killed him, but the attack killed them both. He didn't know because he couldn't see her die, as he died first. Her spirit resides at Shirley's Shrine in Serdio where it was thought the Dragoni plant grew. Shirley fixed the original Dragoons souls at Vellweb so they would not be led to Death City Mayfil, and could be released to heaven by Rose. She remained on Endiness to ensure their safety until that time. Though the player 'fights' her, it is not a typical fight, and it is not in her Dragoon form. It is more of a trivial test than an actual fight.
[edit] Kanzas/The Violet Dragoon
Kanzas was the original Violet Dragoon, and he bears somewhat of a resemblance to the new Violet Dragoon, Haschel. It was Shirley who convinced Kanzas to join the Dragoons which contrasted his bloodthirsty reputation. He self-destructed to defeat the Super Virage but he wanted to find Shirley and so his soul stayed on Endiness. He is available to fight as an optional boss in the city of Vellweb on Disc 4.
[edit] Syuveil/The Jade Dragoon
Syuveil was the original Jade Dragoon. He bears a resemblance to Lavitz, but with a bit shorter hair and glasses. He was afraid of what he saw at Mayfil and so his soul stayed on Endiness. He did not appear in the FMV on Disc 2 but he is available to fight as an optional boss in the city of Vellweb on Disc 4.
[edit] Damia/The Blue Sea Dragoon
Damia was the original Blue-Sea Dragoon. The daughter of a human and a mermaid, she was only fifteen when the Dragon Campaign began. Her mermaid heritage made her an outcast most of her life. She was afraid of being left alone again and so her soul stayed on Endiness. It is rumored that she died before the final battle with the winglies, with unconfirmed reports stating that she was crushed by the falling debris of a yet unnamed winglie fortress. For this reason she does not appear in the FMV on Disc 2 but she is available to fight as an optional boss in the city of Vellweb on Disc 4.
[edit] Emperor Diaz
The Holy Emperor of Gloriano and the man who orchestrated the Humans' victory over the Winglies during the Dragon Campaign. According to Rose, he was killed during the Dragon Campaign, probably by the fires that scorched Gloriano. It is said at several points in the game that Emperor Diaz is still alive (although Rose denies this each time), and the new Diaz is the one supplying the Dragoon Spirits to Greham, Emperor Doel and Lloyd who then gives it to Lenus. This new Emperor was actually Zieg Feld, who's body was being controled by Melbu Frahama.
[edit] The Wingly Army
[edit] Melbu Frahma
Melbu Frahma was the dictator of the great Wingly civilization during the Dragon Campaign and the main antagonist of the game. At the last fight of the Dragon Campaign, he is seen making his final stand against the Red-Eye Dragoon Zieg Feld and a young Rose, where he meets his death with a stab wound through the heart from Zieg. He uses the last of his magic to inflict a dying curse of petrification upon Zieg. Melbu Frahma's soul is then cast into Zieg's Dragoon Spirit. He later posseses Zieg 11,000 years later, when he uses the Dragoon Spirit to stop the Black Monster (Rose). He is eventually destroyed by both Zieg and Rose in The Moon That Never Sets.
[edit] Virage
The Virage is a powerful being that fights against the Dragoons and the Dragons. They are have powerful arms of death, a powerful punch can knock one out easily, they have sharp nails, the "pinkie" nail is usually the biggest one. In the game there is a Virage, a "complete" Virage, and a Super Virage. A Virage during the Dragon Campaign fought against Kanzas. The man decided to sacrifice himself to save his fellow dragoon warriors. The Super Virage during the Dragon Campaign killed Belzac by impaling the guy through the dragoon armor. The Virage cast a super blast that killed both Belzac and Shirley. The other Virages are seen in Disks 1, 2, 3, and 4 when Dart's party goes to the Divine Moon for the final fight against Melbu Frahma. A Virage is fought in Villude Volcano, another in Valley of Corrupted Gravity, then a scene shows the final fight during the Dragon Campaign. The Super Virage is fought in Kadessa, The Forbidden Land. The other Virages appear near the end of the game when Dart and the rest go to finish off Melbu Frahma for good.
[edit] Other Winglies
The other Winglies during the Dragon Campaign fight against the humans. Winglies think that Humans are worthless and pretty much, they don't deserve to live. The Winglies fight against the 7 dragoons in the past but this is never really seen. The Winglies in the aftermath despise the human civilization so in order for them not to be killed in extinction they go into hiding, an example would be the Forest of Winglies. During the present, many Winglies still have a hatred towards them but don't really show it off. The Winglies are also responsible for making the Dragon Buster and the Dragon Block Staff, they kept these safe in the Forest of Winglies. Eventually a mysterious Wingly made his way through and took the Dragon Buster, now Lloyd has this weapon, by the end of the game he gives it to Rose.
