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That raid you made was quite impressive. I trusted you to guard my back. That's the way I think.

-Lavitz


Lavitz Slambert (ラヴィッツ・スラムバート, Ravittsu Suramubāto, "Ravits Slambert") is one of the heroes of The Legend of Dragoon. He is the first party member that joins Dart Feld. As the commander of the First Knighthood of Basil, he serves under his childhood friend King Albert.

Character Design[]

Lavitz has short blonde hair which is styled in spiky ends on front and brown eyes. His main outfit consists of a silver armor with gold designs and a Basil emblem on front, beneath his outfit is a dark green turtleneck with a matching pants and a silver knee-high iron boots with gold designs. He also wears silver iron gauntlets with a gold trim and wields the spear.

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Lavitz as the Dragoon of the Jade Dragon.

As a Dragoon, he resembles Syuveil, the original wielder of the Jade Dragoon Spirit.

He wears a jade green Dragoon armor in a reddish brown trim along with a matching greaves and a large reddish brown high-neck collar where the red gem was embedded on his upper chest. His pauldrons from his Dragoon armor had three reddish brown designs and is equipped with a jade green Dragoon gauntlets in a reddish brown trim, black pants and jade green Dragoon armor boots with a brown gem at the center. He also has a jade green dragon headband on his forehead with brown studs. His spear also transforms into a Dragoon Spear in a brown motif which would later carried over to Albert's Dragoon form.

Personality[]

Lavitz is a selfless, loyal, kind, and chivalrous man. He puts others before himself, as when he gives his life to protect Albert at the end of Disc 1. He puts charity before obedience, when he offers civilians of enemy Sandora food and lodging. He puts candid aid to a friend above merely appeasing them, as when he advises Dart to take his relationship with Shana more seriously. He also loves his mother very much, shown as how excited he is to be home and to introduce her to his new friends, then in going back to gratefully accept her offered jerky.

Gameplay[]

Abilities and Attributes[]

Lavitz is a physical-oriented fighter with a large HP pool as well as strong physical offense and defense, at the cost of a below-average speed and poor magical abilities. Throughout the entirety of CD 1, he is a competent fighter with high survivability and a notoriously fast availability of all his four basic additions, with two of them, Rod Typhoon and Gust of Wind Dance, being particularly useful, the first one providing a good balance between damage and SP, and the latter being the strongest addition available in the early game. This excellent availability of additions theoretically allows him to get his final addition before the second visit to Hellena Prison, although this requires extensive addition grinding.

Lavitz is not without weaknesses, however. While being the physically strongest character of the entire cast available on CD 1, he also has the slowest speed, which slightly compromises his ability to rack up damage. His poor magical attack makes him a terrible choice for using any magical attack items, and his equally poor magical defense makes him take heavy damage in case of being hit by a magical attack. However, in contrast to his successor, Albert, this flaw is not as apparent with Lavitz, as only few enemies in the early game rely heavily on magical attacks.

Lavitz’ Dragoon form is an interesting one. While gaining a strong 200% base bonus on magical attack, his first spell, Wing Breaker, rarely deals significant damage even when used on an earth element enemy due to his abysmal magical attack stat. However, his second spell, Rose Storm, is arguably among the best Dragoon magic spells in the game, cutting any damage for the next three turns of the entire group in half, and being a great asset during boss fights. It is questionable whether he is able to reach Dragoon level 3 for the time he is in the party, but Gaspless has a somewhat higher potential of dealing high damage and benefitting from his Dragoon bonus for magical attack, particularly when used on an enemy of earth element.

Overall, Lavitz is a competent fighter with a good Dragoon form. During the time he is in the group, his weaknesses in terms of magical defense are not as apparent as with his successor, Albert, who later faces significantly more enemies and bosses who rely on magical attacks.

Weapons[]

Lavitz' weapon of choice is a spear. Weapons from the Twister Glaive onwards only appear in the game after Albert takes over. As such, they are only usable by Lavitz via hacking or cheat codes.

Weapon Stat Buy Sell Location Effect
Spear 4 N/A 10 Initial, Hellena Prison (Second Visit), Merman
Lance 19 100 50 The Seventh Fort, Lohan
Twister Glaive 28 140 70 Kazas Wind elemental attack
Glaive 37 250 125 Queen Fury
Spear of Terror 45 300 150 Deningrad Chance to cause Fear
Partisan 56 400 200 Vellweb
Halberd 65 500 250 Moon, Zackwell

Additions[]

Main article: Additions

The most remarkable trait of Lavitz' additions is their extremely early availability. Under normal conditions, he unlocks all of his additions before the end of CD 1, giving him a great variety to choose from, and the theoretical potential to unlock his final addition in CD 1.

His final addition has the second lowest damage multiplier of all final additions at a maximum of 405%, however, his strong physical attack attribute and strong weapons make up for it. Also, it provides an amazing 202 SP on its maximum level, the highest any character is able to gain with a final addition.

Name Lvl. Add (#)
Harpoon Initial 1
Addition Level Damage SP
Level 1 100% 35
Level 2 110% 38
Level 3 120% 42
Level 4 130% 45
Level 5 150% 50
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Name Lvl. Add (#)
Spinning Cane 5 2
Addition Level Damage SP
Level 1 100% 35
Level 2 125% 35
Level 3 150% 35
Level 4 175% 35
Level 5 200% 35
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Name Lvl. Add (#)
Rod Typhoon 7 4
Addition Level Damage SP
Level 1 150% 30
Level 2 162% 45
Level 3 174% 60
Level 4 186% 75
Level 5 202% 100
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Name Lvl. Add (#)
Gust of Wind Dance 11 6
Addition Level Damage SP
Level 1 200% 35
Level 2 240% 35
Level 3 280% 35
Level 4 320% 35
Level 5 350% 35
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Name Lvl. Add (#)
Flower Storm1 Master Addition 7
Addition Level Damage SP
Level 1 300% 60
Level 2 324% 90
Level 3 348% 120
Level 4 372% 150
Level 5 405% 202
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1 Flower Storm is spoken by Lavitz as "Rose Storm." In Japanese, this Addition is named "Cherry Blossom Blizzard" (桜の吹雪, sakura fubuki).

Battle Gallery[]

Dragoon[]

Lavitz's Jade Dragoon

Aquiring the Dragoon Spirit[]

The Jade Dragoon spirit is the third spirit received. Lavitz gets the spirit after the battle with Feyrbrand and Greham. As Greham lays dying, he explains that his admiration for Servi turned into a consuming fear of realizing one's limitations. The only way to overcome that fear was to overcome Servi with the help of the Dragoon Spirit which he obtained by defecting to Doel and Sandora. Greham tells Lavitz to live strong and vanishes in a brilliant green light. The same green light shines on the floor and reveals itself to Lavitz to make him the next Jade Dragoon.

Dragoon Transformation[]

To transform into the Dragoon, Lavitz spins his spear as he activates the Jade Dragoon Spirit at the center of his chest in flashes of light. He is covered in a giant tornado to unveil both his Dragoon outfit and weapon and makes a pose being embedded with wind and green leaves. This transformation would later carried over to Albert.

Dragoon Magic[]

Main article: Dragoon Magic
Name Dragoon Level MP Target Effect
Wing Blaster 1 20 All enemies Wind STR 25%
Blossom Storm 2 20 All allies Reduces all damage by half for 3 turns
Gaspless 3 30 Single enemy Wind STR 75%
Jade Dragon 5 80 All enemies Wind STR 75%

Dragoon Gallery[]

Story[]

WARNING: Section contains spoilers.

Backstory[]

Lavitz' dream was to become a knight to protect the country of Serdio ever since he was little. He grew up in the kingdom of Basil as the son of famed knight Servi Slambert, who was betrayed by his friend Greham when Serdio split 20 years before the story begins. Becasue of this, Lavitz continues to hold a grudge against Greham.

Chapter 1: The Serdian War[]

Lavtiz and Dart meet in Hellena Prison as Lavitz attempts to escape the prison fighting off the Hellena Wardens. Dart comes in and the both help each other out. Dart tells him that he is here looking for his friend, Shana. They rescue Shana and Shana tells Dart that she can be of some help to them. Dart says that he doesn't want her to get hurt. Lavitz tells him that she's grown up and and he has to accept that fact. The group fights Fruegel as they escape Hellena Prison.

The group ventures through to the Limestone Cave and something awkward happens to Shana. Dart begins to have second thoughts about her being with them. They go to the Kingdom of Basil and meet his mother. Lavitz's mother asks Lavitz when will he settle down with a beautiful woman someday. Lavitz and Dart go up to the roof and talk. Lavitz tells Dart that soon Shana won't be his "baby sister" for long. Also mentioning how lucky she is to have a guy like him, especially when Dart comes to the rescue when Dart finds out Shana was taken to Hellena Prison. The guys head down and eat. They then head to the castle and talk to Albert, a childhood friend of Lavitz's. Albert asks if the group can go to Hoax to fend off the Dragon.

They go to Hoax and late at night the fort gets raided by Imperial Soldiers. Lavitz and Dart fight a Sandora Elite, then a Giganto that goes by the name of Kongol, the last of his kind. The group beats him and Lavitz watches as Dart gets a whole new body of armor, Rose, mentions this is the armor of the Red-Eyed Dragoon.

Lavitz and company go to Villude Volcano and fight the Virage. Shana has a weird moment again like she did in the Limestone Cave. The group heads into Nest of Dragon and Shana feels sick. The group heads through and end up in a lair. They find Greham and fight him and Feybrand. After the fight, Greham tells Lavitz a few last words. Greham's Jade Dragoon spirit is passed onto Lavitz as the new Jade Dragon master.

They head into Lohan because Shana falls into a deep sickness. The group goes to the Shrine of Shirley. Here they look for a Dragoni Plant to help Shana recover. Instead they meet Shirley herself and she asks the group a series of questions. The group gets the White Silver Dragoon spirit and they give it to Shana in Lohan. Dart enters a competition in the town and they all watch, Lavitz doesn't join it because he says he can't since he is a Knight in the First Knighthood. The group finds out about the kidnapping of King Albert. Lavitz goes crazy but gets punched in the chest by Haschel knocking him out. Lavitz wakes up and they decide to go save the king.

The group goes to Hellena Prison to rescue Albert.

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Lavitz pierced by the Dragon Buster

The group encounters a few Hellena Wardens and are set into a trap that makes them fight Jiango, a huge monster and Fruegel's pet. After that they rush into a pathway and encounter Fruegel. Fruegel is finally beaten. The group looks to the side and watch as Albert and the Man in Hood are off to the side. The Man in Hood takes the Moon Gem from Albert. Lavitz angered by this turns into the Jade Dragoon and attacks the Man in Hood. The Man in Hood takes out an ancient legendary weapon, the Dragon Buster. Rose notices the weapon and yells out to Lavitz but he is already in the air. With ease he impales Lavitz through the dragoon armor fatally wounding him. Dart and Lavitz share their last moments, Lavitz asks him to end this once and for all. Dart swears to avenge his death. The Jade Dragoon spirit is passed onto Albert, Albert accepts his role as the new master of the Jade Dragon.

Chapter 4: Moon and Fate[]

Lavitz

The most awesome picture ever

shows up in Chapter Four in the City of the Dead, where you must fight to free his spirit from the possessing demon. In the end in order to save himself and lead his friends to The Moon that Never Sets, he spears himself through to kill the demon. He, Dart, and Albert share one more moment together. No longer sustained by the attachment of Zackwell, Lavitz begins to lose his life force and backs away from his friends. He tells them that he will use his last strength to provide them a way to the signet sphere and as he vanishes in a glow of light he tells Dart one final farewell and fades in with the current of light, which is actually a fountain of souls.

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Lavitz' portrait in the ending cutscene reel.

In the very last cutscene of the game, there is a scene where Dart goes back to Bale. In the room he goes into there is a memorial picture of Lavitz. Dart drinks and after finishing, there is a close up on the cup, the ice cubes settling. This is a reference to the promise that Lavitz made with Dart: "When the war ends, let's have a drink in Bale".

Lavitz' Spirit[]

Lavitz is not fought as a normal boss, rather an event boss much like Shirley. Due to a creature called Zackwell attached to his back, he blindly and violently attacks the party and cannot be damaged. In fact, he cannot be defeated, nor should the party attack him as this leads to a string of counterattacks; for some this is an enjoyable aspect of the battle if only to see Lavitz perform his additions as when attacked he will either use Rod Typhoon or Blossom Storm.

The only way to end this battle successfully is to guard and wait for the option to "Talk to him" (Dart will even raise from dead to speak, and then fall down again). This causes him to overcome his rage and turn around for a few rounds, thus exposing Zackwell attached to his back. After a couple of rounds of conversation and attacking Zackwell (who will cast confusion occasionally on all characters) the battle will end yielding no experience points, rather a 50% chance of the powerful Halberd weapon for Albert to drop.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Lavitz's idle poise (only seen when Shana and he are running with Dart through the Prairie or when Dart, Shana, and him are jumping rocks in the Limestone Cave) has him putting his arms on his hips and standing still and straight
  • When Lavitz is in Critical Health he kneels down and holds his spear up to his hip.
  • When Dispirited Lavitz leans back and slouches to the right slightly and he let's his spear hang freely
  • When defending Lavitz holds his spear out horizontally in front of him
  • Contrary to popular belief that Albert & Lavitz's final addition "Flower Storm" is erroneously named, this is not true; the name is meant to reflect the favorite flower of both men. When Lavitz uses Flower Storm successfully he says "Rose Storm," but Albert says "Blossom Storm." This is not present in the Japanese version, both Lavitz and Albert call it the same: "Cherry Blossom Blizzard" (桜の吹雪, sakura fubuki).
    • In their Dragoon form, they explicitly use the favorite bloom of one over the other in their magic, demonstrating the closeness and the strength of their friendship. This implies that the defensive property of the magic "Blossom/Rose Storm" stems from their strong friendship and desire to protect people. This is present in the Japanese version as well.
  • In the plaza of Bale of 20 Years Ago, inside the Moon That Never Sets, there's an NPC that resembles a young Lavitz. When talked to, he says he wants to grow up to become a respected knight like his father and protect Serdio.
  • Even after Lavitz is killed, he gets a mention on every single disc of the game.


Characters
Heroes
Dart Feld · Lavitz Slambert · Shana · Rose · Haschel · Albert · Meru · Kongol · Miranda
Villains
Melbu Frahma · Zieg · Emperor Diaz · Lloyd · Lenus · Doel · Fruegel · Virage · Black Monster
Important NPC's
Martel · Fester · Princess Emille · Charle Frahma
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