History Characters / DragonQuestVI

* TheHero: As a main character, he exemplifies this. Further emphasized with how he can access the Hero vocation much more easily than any other party member.

The Dread Fiend responsible for the monster hordes ravaging the world. In reality, he is an agent of Archfiend Mortamor, sent to extend his reign from the Dread Realm into the Real and Dream Worlds.

* ForcedTransformation: He curses both Somnia's Queen Apnea and King Somnus by eternal sleep with this, turning the Queen into an insomniac version of the King in the Dream World and transforming the King into a doppelgänger of him through MoreThanMindControl to guard his Dream World castle lair. Fortunately, the curse on each of them are soon derailed with the Mirror of Ra.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Leaving Carver's stone body in front of the stairs leading to his throne room causes Carver himself to regain his memories and realizing that the Hero, himself, and Milly DID fight Murdaw for real during the game's intro, but he defeated them and sent Carver's spirit to the Dream World after turning him to stone. [[SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration He even remembers Knuckle Sandwich for the entire game to use against Murdaw himself and all other monsters, including his master]], [[spoiler:Mortamor!]]

* TakenForGranite: Does this to the Hero, Carver and Milly when they reach his throne room, even placing Carver's petrified body in front of the steps. When he tries to do it again to the three heroes along with Nevan, it fails since they have the Mirror of Ra in their possession.

* VillainRespect: He admires the party's persistence in fighting him and does his usual "[[SarcasmMode gift]]" of turning them to stone, though it backfires since they have the Mirror of Ra on them.

A Dread Fiend stationed in the Dream World on Mortamor's behalf. He is responsible for creating and spreading rumors of a utopian paradise, the Isle of Smiles, where humans can be happy forever. In reality though, the Isle is a LotusEaterMachine where the prisoners are tortured for eternity.

A lightning and wind-based Dread Fiend and the second most powerful of them all. Using the floating fortress Stormsgate Citadel, he plans to succeed where his colleagues failed. Underneath his gruff exterior he is oddly polite and courteous.

* AHeroInHisHometown: Because he protects the town of Scrimsley from monsters and because [[HumbleHero he's just a general do-gooder around town]], the townspeople adore him for all he does for them. [[spoiler:Even after he develops an [[InvoluntaryShapeshifter Involuntary Shapeshifting]] problem, the townspeople are still extremely protective of him, as their love for and gratitude towards Amos far outweighs the relatively minor damage caused by his nightly rampages]].

* {{Doppelmerger}}: When he catches up to his missing body in the Real World version of Weaver's Peak, his double refuses to merge back with him fearing that he won't be the same person as he was before. When the monsters led by General Demon-at-Arms attack the village on Mortamor's behalf and threaten Tania, his body accepts his fate and both it and his soul merge back into one, giving the Hero the added power to take out the Demon-at-Arms.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As a FortuneTeller ''and'' a {{Magic Dance}}r, she's [[CompositeCharacter both]] of the [[VideoGame/DragonQuestVI Mahabala sisters]] wrapped up in one.

* {{Expy}}: Looks more than a little like [[Anime/DragonBallZ Android 18]].

* {{Irony}}: Despite Murdaw's boasting of giving his enemies their worst nightmares in their dreams, as well as the curse of eternal sleep to the King and Queen of Somnia, he never sleeps himself. That's how the party realizes the [[SpottingTheThread "Murdaw" they fought in the Dream World isn't the real one]].

* TortureTechnician: Tortures any prisoners from both worlds that were kidnapped including both Supreme Sage brothers Benjamin (who is found in Gallows Moor) and Isaac, his twin (who's found near Mortamor's Dreadlair).

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Zoma from ''Dragon Quest III''. Both are the final [[note]]And chronologically the first[[/note]] villains of their respective trilogies (Erdrick and Zenithian), both rule over a dark realm with an iron fist (Alefgard and the Dread Realm), and both have underlings who are initially the main villain (Baramos and Murdaw). However, Zoma sent only Baramos to try and conquer Aliahan, fights with ice magic and utilizes darkness as a shield, while he fed on the negative emotions of Alefgard's people, destroyed the first Sword of Kings, and defeated Rubiss, Mortamor sends 4 underlings, the aforementioned Murdaw included, to seal away Alltrades Abbey, Medford's Manor, Sorceria, and Cloudsgate Citadel, while sealing Pegasus's body and tortures various people in both his own realm and prisoners from the Real and Dream Worlds for more than feeding on negative emotions such as driving them to despair, has a variety of skills and spells, and has 2 other forms compared to Zoma not having a OneWingedAngel. Finally, Zoma takes his loss in stride, but warns Erdrick that a new evil will rise long after his own death, while Mortamor dies in disbelief that he could be defeated.
* EmotionEater: He became obsessed with power and fed on the woes, greed, and negative emotions of people living in the Dread Realm, not unlike [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIII Zoma when he ruled Alefgard]].

* ShockAndAwe: Casts Kazap in his debut, ''X'' and other spinoff appearances such as ''Dragon Quest Heroes'' and the ''Battle Road'' games.

* {{Expy}}: Bears quite a resemblance to [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Marle]], and by proxy [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]]. She's also similar in design and attitude to [[{{Literature/Slayers}} Lina Inverse]].

A darkness-related Dread Fiend, the most powerful out of all the Dread Fiends and also the warden of Gallows Moor, the Dread Realm's infamous prison town. When one of the Archfiend Mortamor's subjects refuses to break under his tortures, they are sent there to the prison town, where Blackmar and his minions subject them to horrific tortures and inhumane treatments before decimating them.

* BadBoss: Not even Mortamor's other monsters in Gallows Moor are safe from him, as a Prison Guard tells you from firsthand experience that Blackmar killed one who got on his bad side.

* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: While he isn't technically a Dread Fiend who was sent to the Real or Dream Worlds, he is ''the'' Dread Fiend regardless under this due to being [[MouthofSauron Mortamor's top enforcer and torturer]]. Blackmar's brutal methods of torturing and killing any of the Archfiend's visitors and other monsters who cross him or them definitively serve as a reminder not to mess with or underestimate Mortamor.

* FlunkyBoss: He has 2 Lethal Charmours [[note]]Dragooners prior to ''VideoGame/DragonQuestOfTheStars''[[/note]] fighting alongside him. They [[EnemySummoner can also summon a Cureslime]] to Fullheal their master, should the player ignore it.

* NoOntologicalInertia: Blackmar's death undoes all the Prison Guards that were brought to life under his command. Mortamor in sheer rage turns both the subjects and the giants trapped in Gallows Moor afterwards (except the heroes) into cats and (in the giants' case) [[TakenForGranite stone]] in revenge.
* NumberTwo / TheCreon: As expected for his position and unlike Murdaw, he answers directly to Mortamor and runs Gallows Moor. Dogmus and Zozagel are his [[TheDragon dragons]], but only Zozagel reports directly to him. Indirectly, Cabot and Belleau answer to both him and Mortamor as their CoDragons.

* WardensAreEvil: His profession, torturing various prisoners from both the Real and Dream Worlds and then executing them.
* YouHaveFailedMe: May have executed Dhuran in the Dread Realm afterwards on Mortamor's behalf for failing to defeat the heroes. Considering [[NobleDemon Dhuran's]] [[GracefulLoser inherent]] [[AffablyEvil nature]], Blackmar may [[{{Jerkass}} not have liked him all that much]].

The master of the Dread Realm, and the true main villain of the game. He is responsible for the crimes of the Four Dread Fiends, and created the 'link' between the Real and Dream Worlds in order to conquer them both. His ultimate plan is to utterly remove hope from the hearts of everyone, transforming all three worlds into a bleak, soulless haven for despair and death.

* EvilOldFolks: [[spoiler: His first form]].

* HopeCrusher: [[spoiler:His ultimate plan. He even [[HeroKiller kills Eldress Isnomor]] and turns the inhabitants of Gallows Moor into cats out of spite towards their victory over Blackmar.]]

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Two of them, though the disembodied head and hands are the more iconic final forms.]]

** Sloth: Sends Murdaw, Jamirus, Gracos, and Dhuran to seal off Alltrades Abbey, Medford's Manor, Sorceria, and Cloudsgate Citadel to prevent Heroes from being made, items that better defend humanity from his minions, Magic Burst from being taught, and one of the means to reach his realm, in addition to various other minions like Blackmar executing humans. [[note]]However, if something DOES interfere with his plans, he will deal with it, whether it be Eldress Isnomor or the prisoners of Gallows Moor celebrating their victory over Blackmar and his guards.[[/note]]

* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: [[spoiler:After his defeat, the last that we see of him is a Narrow Worlds Orb shattering, implying that the disembodied head wasn't even his true form.]]

One of the Dread Fiends stationed in the Dream World on Mortamor's behalf. He is responsible for creating and spreading rumors of a utopian paradise, the Isle of Smiles, where humans can be happy forever. In reality though, the Isle is a LotusEaterMachine where the prisoners are tortured for eternity.

The final and most powerful of the Dread Fiends. Using the floating fortress Stormsgate Citadel, he plans to succeed where his colleagues failed to subjugate the world. Despite this, he is oddly polite and courteous.

A darkness-related Dread Fiend and the warden of Gallows Moor, the Dread Realm's infamous prison. When one of the Archfiend Mortamor's subjects refuses to break under his tortures, they are sent to Gallows Moor, where Blackmar and his minions subject them to horrific tortures and inhumane treatments before finally mass executing them.

* NumberTwo / TheCreon: As expected for his position and unlike Murdaw, he answers directly to Mortamor and runs Gallows Moor. Dogmus and Zozagel are his [[TheDragon dragons]], but only Zozagel reports directly to him.

* BreathWeapon: Of the ice variant via Chilly Breath.

* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: He and the Loss Leaders originally had a more simplified design to contrast from Nokturnus, though eventually gain the [[FanNickname Nokturnus Redesign]] from ''Joker 2'' onwards for the former, and ''Dragon Quest Heroes II'' onwards for the latter.

* NobleDemon: After testing your strength, he considers you a WorthyOpponent and will heal you before his fight.
* ShockAndAwe: Knows Lightning Storm during his boss fight in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestX'', an ability he taught to Terry for his service in his debut game.

** ''acabar'' is Spanish meaning "to end or finish". Considering the original name is a slight transliteration, that would make sense due to Gallows Moor and the consistent death and souls sacrificed within his domain for his master due to being the highest-ranking Dread Fiend.

* DubNameChange: He was originally '''Akbar''', though renamed to Blackmar.

** Akbar means ''greatest'' in Arabic, signifying his status as the highest-ranking Dread Fiend directly under the Archfiend.
** Blackmar if you separated the word components literally means 'black sea'... or in another way, '''nightmare'''. Astonishingly terrifying considering who he is.

* TheDragon: Along with Blackmar, he's one of the only few with a direct line to the BigBad. He also knows all too tragically how to get the job done, if need be.

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Gives Terry "ultimate power" in exchange for his service. Unlike other examples, Terry even keeps said "ultimate power", Lightning Storm, with no repercussions.]]

* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: While he isn't technically a Dread Fiend who was sent to the Real or Dream Worlds, he is '''the''' Dread Fiend regardless under this due to being [[MouthofSauron Mortamor's top enforcer and torturer]]. Blackmar's brutal methods of torturing and killing any of the Archfiend's visitors and other monsters who cross him or them definitively serve as a reminder not to mess with or underestimate Mortamor.

** Akbar means ''greatest'' in Arabic, signifying his status as a high-ranking Dread Fiend directly under the Archfiend.

** Blackmar if you separated the word components literally means 'black sea' or if you think of it another way... '''nightmare''', appropriate considering his more [[CardCarryingVillain appalling and malicious]] personality.
* MouthOfSauron: He's basically Mortamor's top enforcer in the Dread Realm despite not being part of the main EliteFour with his brutal methods of torturing and killing any of Mortamor's visitors and other monsters who cross him or them serving a reminder not to mess with the Archfiend.

* NumberTwo / TheCreon: Other than Murdaw, he answer directly to Mortamor and runs Gallows Moor. Dogmus and Zozagel are his [[TheDragon dragons]], but only Zozagel reports directly to him.

* VillainousValor: If the Prince of Somina and the party have Nokturnus face Mortamor for them, the Archfiend is initially scared of him, but nonetheless fights him despite knowing he can't do anything against his power.

* YouHaveFailedMe: May have executed Dhuran in the Dread Realm afterwards on Mortamor's behalf for failing to defeat the heroes, if one of the old FAQs are to be believed. Considering [[NobleDemon Dhuran's inherent nature]], Blackmar may [[{{Jerkass}} not have liked him all that much]].

* {{Doppelmerger}}: [[spoiler:When he catches up to his missing half in the Real World version of Weaver's Peak, his double refuses to merge with him fearing that he won't be the same person he was before. When monsters led by General Demon-at-Arms attack the village on Mortamor's orders and threaten Tania, he accepts his fate and the two rejoin into one, giving the Hero the added power to take out the monster leader.]]

* NotBloodSiblings: Turns out [[spoiler:he and Tania are not blood siblings.]]

* QuestForIdentity: Becomes his personal goal after defeating Murdaw. [[spoiler: In the real world, he is really the Prince of Somnia. His parents, the King and Queen, were cursed by Murdaw to sleep forever, and his attempt to kill Murdaw and break the curse resulted in his body and soul being separated.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler: Once he learns he's the Prince of Somnia, anyway.]]
* ShipTease: Some with both Tania and Ashlynn. [[spoiler:He gets even more with Ashlynn in the ending.]]
* ShockAndAwe: Learns Zap [[spoiler:after reuniting with his missing half]].
* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:Seems to become this with Ashlynn during the ending.]]

* FireForgedFriends: Initially the Hero's rival for the title of guardsmen, the two of them put aside their differences and team up and become inseparable from there on out. [[spoiler:In actuality, however, they were friends before trying to fight Murdaw, who banished their spirits to the Dream World after turning them to stone, thus erasing memories of their friendship.]]

* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman : While not ''explicitly'' stated, Milly's beauty is commented on far, far more than any other female character in the game. In fact, it largely determines her backstory. [[spoiler: Milly is sold first as a child to Felonia's local crime syndicate, who bought her from her foster father because she was a 'real looker', and later to the King of Felonia as a dancer. Her beauty during her time as a dancer for the king of Felonia was said to be so great that the previous queen of Felonia was driven wild with jealousy, and had Milly thrown in the dungeon as she was convinced her beauty had come from supernatural means. It is there that she was given the ocarina used to summon the dragon in the game's opening by a dying prisoner.]]

One of the Dread Fiends under Mortamor's direct command. He is responsible for creating and spreading rumors of a utopian paradise, the Isle of Smiles, where humans can be happy forever. In reality though, the Isle is a LotusEaterMachine where the prisoners are tortured for eternity.

%%* EvilGenius

* SayingTooMuch: Blabs about sealing away Sorceria on [[spoiler:Mortamor's orders]] before stopping himself and fighting the party.

* YouHaveFailedMe: May have executed Dhuran in the Dread Realm afterwards on Mortamor's behalf for failing to defeat the heroes, if one of the old FAQs are to be believed. Considering [[NobleDemon Dhuran's inherent nature]], Blackmar may [[Jerkass not have liked him all that much]].

* Jerkass: At times, he can be outright rude.

* {{Jerkass}}: At times, he can be outright rude.

* YouHaveFailedMe: May have executed Dhuran in the Dread Realm afterwards on Mortamor's behalf for failing to defeat the heroes. Considering [[NobleDemon Dhuran's inherent nature]], Blackmar may [[JerkAss not have liked him all that much]].

* JerkAss: At times, he can be outright rude.

* TheDragon: Really only one of four to the true BigBad, but tragically he knows how to get the job done more than capably if need be.

* TheDragon: Other than Murdaw, he's the only other one that answers directly to Mortamor. Dogmus and Zozagel are his [[CoDragons dragons]] in Gallows Moor each, though the latter reports directly to him.

* NoOntologicalInertia: Blackmar's death undoes all the prison guards that were brought to life under his command. Mortamor in sheer rage turns the subjects trapped in Gallows Moor afterwards (except the heroes) into cats in revenge.

* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:If you beat him in fewer than 20 rounds, he will singlehandedly take down Mortamor for you. He'll win without even taking any damage.]]

* SmugSnake: He's pretty arrogant and condescending compared to the rest of the series' villains, not believing the party to be serious threats and he can easily defeat them, despite the party defeating Murdaw, Jamirus, Gracos, Dhuran, Blackmar, and his various minions.
* StuffBlowingUp: Casts Kaboom in his first and final forms, and can learn Desperation Blast in ''Dragon Quest Tact''.
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler:After his defeat, the last that we see of him is a Narrow Worlds Orb shattering, implying that the disembodied head wasn't even his true form.]]

* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: If you beat him in fewer than 20 rounds, he will singlehandedly take down Mortamor for you. He'll win without even taking any damage.]]

* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler: He ultimately sees your party as this if you can beat him in under 20 turns. When he faces Mortamor he mocks him and says that your party is stronger than he is.]]

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Zoma from ''Dragon Quest III''. Both are the final villains of their respective trilogies (Erdrick and Zenithian), both rule over a dark realm with an iron fist (Alefgard and the Dread Realm), and both have underlings who are initially the main villain (Baramos and Murdaw). However, Zoma sent only Baramos to try and conquer Aliahan, fights with ice magic and utilizes darkness as a shield, while he fed on the negative emotions of Alefgard's people, destroyed the first Sword of Kings, and defeated Rubiss, Mortamor sends 4 underlings, the aforementioned Murdaw included, to seal away Alltrades Abbey, Medford's Manor, Sorceria, and Cloudsgate Citadel, while sealing Pegasus's body and tortures various people in both his own realm and prisoners from the Real and Dream Worlds for more than feeding on negative emotions such as driving them to despair, has a variety of skills and spells, and has 2 other forms compared to Zoma not having a OneWingedAngel. Finally, Zoma takes his loss in stride, but warns Erdrick that a new evil will rise long after his own death, while Mortamor dies in disbelief that he could be defeated.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Zoma from ''Dragon Quest III''. Both are the final villains of their respective trilogies (Erdrick and Zenithian), both rule over a dark realm with an iron fist (Alfegard and the Dread Realm), and both have underlings who are initially the main villain (Baramos and Murdaw). However, Zoma sent only Baramos to try and conquer Aliahan, fights with ice magic and utilizes darkness as a shield, while he fed on the negative emotions of Alfegard's people, destroyed the first Sword of Kings, and defeated Rubiss, Mortamor sends 4 underlings, the aforementioned Murdaw included, to seal away Alltrades Abbey, Medford's Manor, Sorceria, and Cloudsgate Citadel, while sealing Pegasus's body and tortures various people in both his own realm and prisoners from the Real and Dream Worlds for more than feeding on negative emotions such as driving them to despair, has a variety of skills and spells, and has 2 other forms compared to Zoma not having a OneWingedAngel. Finally, Zoma takes his loss in stride, but warns Erdrick that a new evil will rise long after his own death, while Mortamor dies in disbelief that he could be defeated.
* EmotionEater: He became obsessed with power and fed on the woes, greed, and negative emotions of people living in the Dread Realm, not unlike [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIII Zoma when he ruled Alfegard]].