The Legend of Dragoon Wiki
Register
Advertisement

Melbu Frahma (メルブ・フラーマ, Merubu Furāma) is the true antagonist of The Legend of Dragoon, although not revealed until the final stages of the game. The Wingly dictator's grand plan spans 11,000 years and sets the events of the story in motion.

His Japanese voice was provided by Kaneto Shiozawa, and his English voice is provided by David Babich.

Story[]

Melbufrahma4

WARNING: Section contains major spoilers.

Dictator of the Ancient World[]

11,000 years ago, the Wingly leader Melbu Frahma personally kept the soul of the Virage Embryo, the God of Destruction and 108th species to be born, in a Crystal Sphere, giving him absolute power and reign over all living creatures. His elder sister, Charle Frahma created five Signet Spheres in turn to keep the God's body, the Moon That Never Sets imprisoned in the sky. Melbu would later go on to create the Divine Moon Objects, containing vast amounts of magical power, to destroy the Signet Spheres when he desires it.

Melbu Frahma, according to the lore of present-day Winglies, was responsible for imposing upon his people the genocidal directive of Wingly superiority over Humans and other species.

His dictatorship over everything sparked the Humans, led by Emperor Diaz, to fight against him and the Winglies in a war known as the Dragon Campaign. The original seven Dragoons, those found worthy to wield the power of dragons, would lead the campaign and the final assault on the ancient Wingly capital Kadessa.

The original Dragoon of the Red-Eyed Dragon, Zieg Feld, went into a duel with Melbu Frahma in the final battle. He destroyed the Wingly dictator by piercing his sword through the body of his enemy, however he is simultaneously hit by a petrification spell by the Wingly. At the same time, in order to survive beyond his now dying body, Melbu Frahma transmigrated his soul into Zieg's Red-Eye Dragoon Spirit.

Faust[]

Main article: Faust

Faust was Melbu Frahma's second in command, commander of the giant mobile Tower of Flanvel and a feared practitioner of magic whose powers were considered equal to those of Frahma. Faust's consciousness survived the millennia, remaining at the basement of the Tower of Flanvel.

Faust could summon an apparition of himself with most of his powers. Frahma feared Faust's power; suspecting him of disloyalty, he created the 'Vanishing Stone', with the capability of banishing Faust's double.

Resurgence[]

After over 11,000 years, the petrification spell that bound Zieg Feld finally failed, and Zieg was set free. He met Claire, married her, and settled with his new wife in Neet where they had their son Dart. When Dart was 5 years old, the Black Monster appeared and proceeded to destroy Neet and its inhabitants. Leaving his family in where he presumed they would be safe, Zieg turned to face the Black Monster and attempted to use his Red-Eye Dragoon Spirit. However, in doing so, he unintentionally released the soul of Melbu Frahma, who had implanted his own spirit inside the Dragoon Spirit, and immediately seized control of Zieg's mind and body.

Melbu Frahma, now in control of Zieg's body and posing as a reborn Emperor Diaz, met the Wingly Lloyd, tricking him into believing that giving birth to the 108th species would bring an utopia among the world. Lloyd goes on a quest to retrieve the Divine Moon Objects necessary to destroy the Signet Spheres containing the body of the 108th species, and by manipulating the king of Imperial Sandora, Emperor Doel, and acting as a double agent for the Kingdom of Basil and King Albert's advisor he stoke the fires of war and unrest in the region leading to a re-ignition of the the Serdian War. He subsequently retrieves the Moon Gem sealed inside King Albert's body, the Moon Dagger to be passed onto Princess Emille of Tiberoa by installing fellow Wingly Lenus as an imposter Emille, and the Moon Mirror by abducting Queen Theresa of Mille Seseau.

Luckily for Melbu Frahma, these events coincided with the one time in 11,000 years that Rose had erred in her quest for killing the Moon Child, the earthly manifestation of the soul of the God of Destruction. Although she found and killed Princess Louvia of Mille Seseau, the assumed Moon Child, she did not know that the Princess had a twin sister. Shana, the actual Moon Child, grew up completely unaware of the tragic destiny surrounding her birth and life, and Melbu Frahma, who had knowledge of her being still alive, simultaneously went on a parallel quest to finding and retrieving the Moon Child, in order to give birth to the God of Destruction. Although his first attempts to seize Shana in the events of the Serdian War fail, he eventually kidnaps her himself in Deningrad while still posing as Emperor Diaz.

Melbu Frahma's end goal was to merge himself with the God of Destruction and becoming the God himself, a goal he reaches by the end of the game. However, the seven Dragoons challenge the fate of the world, eventually destroy Melbu Frahma in the body of the God of Destruction and the Moon, and the vicious cycle of the soul of the God of Destruction seeking to unite with its body comes to a definitive end.

Battle[]

See also Virage Embryo.

The battle with Melbu Frahme is split across seven generations, shifting or skipping as the player overcomes each form of the boss. They demonstrate various stages throughout the timeline of the game's world and arguably, Soa's plan. Of these seven, Melbu Frahma must be fought in three of them. An interesting fact is that these generations show an inspiration from aspects of religious stories, particularly the days of creation described in Genesis.

First Form[]

Melbu Frahma[]

  • Destruction Magic - Does random final tier spells dealing massive magical damage potential to one or all targets depending.
  • Summon Virage - Summons three Complete Virage to attack at once dealing massive magical damage to all targets.
  • Defend - Guards until targeted by an Addition or until three of Melbu's turns have passed.
  • Counter Attack - Counterattacks an Addition after Defending.
  • Petrify Beam - Forms a ball of energy within his hand, then fires it as a beam towards a single target inflicting Petrification upon hit with a given probability.
  • Shift Change - Proceeds into the next Generation after HP falls below a certain amount. This uses one of Melbu Frahma's turns.

Tentacle[]

Main article: Tentacle
  • Giant Whip - Smashes a single target for medium to high physical damage.

Second Form[]

Fought in the First Generation

  • Laser Sword - Creates a white beam of magic in the shape of a beam and swings it towards a single target dealing medium to high physical damage.
  • Black Hole - Absorbs a single target into his body, rendering them unable to have control over for five of Melbu's turns. This targets the first party member to transform into Dragoon or to Special during the First Generation, or a random Dragoon if there is more than one active from previously.
  • White Hole - Used on the sixth turn after Black Hole, it releases the absorbed target by launching them out towards a target dealing massive physical damage to both targets.
  • Divine Cannon - Massive damage to one party member. Only used while having a party member absorbed via Black Hole.
  • Shift Change - Proceeds into the next Generation after HP falls below a certain amount.

Melbu Frahma will only have access to Laser Sword if Dragoon Transformation is not used during the First Generation.

Third Form[]

Fought in the Fourth Generation

Melbu Frahma[]

  • Night / Day Cycle - Changes the time of day to either daytime or night time, and as a result changes its attack pattern and use of elements.
  • Rail Gun - Attacks during night time phase by having a blue energy sphere obit very rapidly around its base then launch towards a single target, dealing medium to high physical damage.
  • High Gravity - A move that flattens all 3 party members and gives a good amount of damage.
  • Crush Claw - A physical attack that targets a single party member. Melbu moves forward to slam his body to pick the target up, bite said party member, then drop said party member.
  • Great Attractor - As shown from the Super Virage fight before Zieg, the attack teleports all party members into space to get hit by huge rocks, then fall at tremendous speeds back to the exact spot where they are fighting (most likely due to teleportation or space manipulation) dealing massive magical damage. This move is only used during the night time.
  • Command Block - Inflicts Command Block upon a single target, preventing them from using a random command.
  • Meteor - Melbu moves backwards high in the air while spinning and shoots a giant meteor that hits all party members and deals colossal magical fire damage. The move is basically identical to Magician Faust's Meteor. This move cannot be used unless Melbu is fighting in the daytime.
  • Heat Wave - Opens the front part of the form Melbu is in, which looks kind of like a mouth, and heats the battlefield immensely dealing enormous magical fire damage to all party members. Another daytime move.
  • Summon - Summons four "Bomb Stars" onto the battlefield.
  • Shift Change - Proceeds into the next Generation after HP falls below a certain amount.

Bomb Star[]

Main article: Bomb Star
  • Meteoric Swarm - Self destructs upon all targets, dealing medium to high physical damage potential.

Do note, this monster will disappear if it becomes day or if the third form is defeated.

Fourth Form[]

Fought in the Seventh Generation

Melbu Frahma[]

  • Destruction Magic - A random powerful magical item which is summoned that does immense damage to all party members.
  • Thor's Hammer - Identical to Magician Fausts attack, Melbu summons a thunder spirit that has a hammer like weapon that hits a single target dealing enormous thunder damage.
  • Hurricane - Identical to Magician Faust's attack, a hurricane is summoned that sucks all party members and shoots them back out, dealing massive wind damage.
  • Frozen Lights - Identical to Magician Faust's attack, an ice monument which is summoned around all members while a giant ice crystal floats above said monument. All members are hit by numerous tiny ice shards/beams before the giant ice crystal above the monument crashes on all members, dealing massive water damage.
  • Armament Angels - Melbu shoots what looks to be a laser like energy to summon a great amount of Armament Angels to slash one party member repeatedly, dealing massive physical damage.
  • Phantom Pain - A laser is targeted on one party member. The laser causes the targeted party members' physical form to be copied on a square-like screen. The screen floats in front of Melbu, then Melbu slashes the screen twice and stabs it. The character affected by the attack is still next to the party members, but is still attacked. This deals high physical damage.
  • Fling - Melbu hits a single target with his tail, launching said target up dealing physical damage.
  • Confusion Song - Inflicts Confusion to all targets upon hit with a given probability.
  • Dragon Block - Halves all dragon and dragoon attacks and defenses in both physical and magical for the duration of four turns. Only uses once two Monsters have been summoned.

Monster[]

Main article: Monster (boss summon)
  • Instant Death - Inflicts Can't Combat upon a single target.
  • Gnaw - Rushes towards a single target and bites them, dealing high to massive physical damage potential.
  • Parasite Leech - Launches small parasites towards a single target, dealing medium to high physical damage potential.
  • Impersonating - Creates a shadow below it and dives into it, then a shadow appears below a random target and its arms grab and pull that target below, only for it to surface and be under your command. It completely replaced your character only having two commands to use: attack and Special (Which heals all allies fully), for the duration of three turns. From there, it dies and your ally returns to the field.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • In the Japanese manual's credits, Melbu is credited as "Melb".[1]
  • It is possible to defeat Melbu Frahma before he transitions into his third or fourth forms.[2]
  • It is never revealed in the game how Melbu Frahma gained knowledge about Shana being the actual Moon Child and still being alive.


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
Advertisement