Last stage. This is it. The end. The final push. No reason to delay any longer!
This map is kind of annoying◊, rivers all over to slow you down from going anywhere. Good news is, less of those reputation-sinking towns here. Good news is, no more Gares... Well, almost. Bad news? This stage has INFINITE squads. Not 99. Infinite! It never ends!
Pillary is freed by Lans for XXI: World card. Good, coz I'll need one for Rashidi later.
You've almost done it! Just a little more to save the people of the Highlands and the continent. Please take this!
He gives a Royal crown. Well, never too late to get a new princess! I turn Debonair's monk into a princess and make her squad leader. The above speech, sans the gift of a crown, is repeated by alot of towns and temples, so I wont re-write it each time.
Suffon is freed for II: Priestess by Aisha.
It is forbidden that anyone sets foot on the island of Shalina!
Gyulpyol is freed for XV: Devil by Lans. Bol'Ey is freed by Aisha for III: Empress.
There is an old evil temple in Shalina.
The NW temple is freed by Lans for II: Priestess. Norn frees Kubandal for 0:Fool.
The Paladins of the Highlands are following Rashidi to the Shrine of Shalina!
Weren't the Paladins of the Highlands all killed? Oh well. Issa Fils is freed by Norn for I: Magician.
I believe that the name of the leader of the Paladins was Gawain.
Kausaufter is freed by Lans for IX: Hermit.
We saw the last of the Empire's forces flee to the south.
The NE temple is freed by Norn for XV: Devil.
May the Gods follow you.
Aisha frees the northern hidden temple for VIII: Strength. She also finds a blade of Evil.
Rashidi will have to perform a ritual to summon Diablo. You of the rebellion are the only one who can stop him!
Aisha meets a Devil and two cockatrices. Easy TPK for a squad with a princess and a Lich!
Norn frees Raffin for Xi: Justice.
The cultists who live on the island of Shalina worshipped the Demon Diablo. Diablo was the most powerful leader of the Ogres during the Ogre Battle. They worshipped a scary god huh?
Norn meets a mage and two wyverns. Easy stuff. Norn frees Elsemiya for I: Magician. She next meets a Sorceror and 4 Phantoms. There's something so satisfyin at watching Norn kill all 4 undeads and take out half of the sorceror's hp in one attack. Slust finishes the sorceror off.
Lans frees Novas Kot for XXI: World
At the head of the Empire's forces we saw a man in black armor. Could it be...?
Destin meets three devils with two wraiths. Easy fight for the slayer of Endora! Destin actually does 112 damage to one of the devils using Brunhild. Urangelz is freed by Lans for XII: Hanged Man. Squad 8 fights another devil with two cockatrices. Easy fight for them. Destin meets three Ravenmen and two Evil ones. Again, no challenge. Aisha meets a dragoner with two Platinum Dragons. A strong opposition, but now that Aisha gives Saradin a 4th attack, no challenge. On their corpse we find a Joker. Azoreth is freed by Debonair for I: Magician.
Rashidi intends to summon the black demon Diablo at the Shrine of Shalina!
Norn meets a Seraph and 4 Samural masters. Slust kills a samurai master before he even gets a swing off. Yay. Easy fight that ends in a TPK. Squad 8 meets a Muse and two titans. Takes two round to wipe them out, I actually chase down the surviving titan. Destin meets another Devil trio with wraiths. Hebliji is freed by Lans for XIX: Sun.
Using the Black Diamon, any demon can be summoned from the underworld. Rashidi intends to use the diamond to summon forth Diablo!
Debonair meets a Dragon Master and two Salamanders. Easy fight for the remaining Devas. Aisha meets an identical squad. A slaughter ensues. Fanba is freed by Debonair for V: Hierophant.
The remaining forces of the Empire have fled to the Temple of Shalina. What could be there?
Yes. Quite a mystery. If the two towns on the way here didn't already tell us about Diablo... Doy.Danji is freed by Lans for VI: Lovers.
Because Rashidi follows the path of Evil, he was not able to collect the Zodiac Stones. That's why he tricked the Angel Mizal in giving him the black Diamond. The black Diamond represents betrayal and destruction! It contains far greater power than even the 12 zodiac stones! Does Rashidi intend to use the Black Diamond to rule the underworld?
Debonair fights a Dragoner and two Platinum Dragons, followed by a Sorceror and 4 Phantoms. Lans defeats a muse and two titans. Squad 8 fights a seraph and 4 Samurai masters. Destin Trashes another trio of Devils with Wraiths. Lans fight a seraph and 4 Samurai masters. Then a Ravenmen/ Devil squad, finding a bloodkiss on their corpses. Hrrrm, yay? Aisha meets a Muse with two titans. Easy fight as usual. Eventually we make our way to the boss. In true videogame tradition, we have a boss rush! First is the man in black armor, none other than our old pal Gares! Notice how his armor is broken now, damaged after being on the run. This shell of a man is no match for the combined might of Saradin and Aisha.
Next up is Rashidi. His class is a Wiseman. What is it? Well, like a Black Queen, but better. He has even more attacks, including the Seraph's Jihad! This is why you want a world card, because Rashidi CAN tear your party a new one. Some of his spells can even bypass world! Good news is, he's not nearly as resistant or dodgy as Endora, so this is a fight we can win.
Rashidi's death is the sacrifice needed to summon Diablo. Time to put him down before he can fully cross over and start a new Ogre Battle! We prepared for this. The 3 High Knight. The 12 Zodiac Stones, The tree mystic treasures, it was all for this! Diablo is a boss with Cognizant Limbs. The torso is the "real" boss, defeating it is the key to winning this boss battle. His bodyparts shield the torso from melee attacks. Diablo's number of attacks are random. The rght lower limb prefers fire, the left one prefers ice, while the toso attacks are random, and can even mimick the Death tarot card or a cockatrice's petrify! Ouch! World is needed, but many attacks used by Diablo will bypass it. The good news is, however, that since this is the last fight, no reason to be cheap with tarot cards. Go all out! With that said, enjoy the last battle and the ending of Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen. I'll see you after.
Ahaha! Debonair wants to flee his girlfriend who was ready to die to avenge him... wait what? Also, am I the only one that thinks the music during the ending sounds strangely like the celebration music in Return Of The Jedi? Also, notice how the walls around Zenobia are still missing (Mwahahahaha! Zenobian Termites, you can't escape 'em).
So Destin, Saradin, Debonair, Aisha and Gilbert walk off into the sunset, like true Knights Errant, off to find wrongs to right and evil to fight, as well as old people to beat the ever loving crap of... But this is not the last time we will see them, all five return in Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber. And Canopus, Warren & Lans will return in Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Togheter.
But what about us and this lets play? Is it over? Well no! Next off is the bonus stage, Dragon's Heaven, followed by another bonus update after that.
Cool, we destroyed a demon and all that... but more importantly, Destin finally achieves his dream of killing an elderly man instead of simply beating him up! I love happy endings.
Is it wrong that I found Saradin getting petrified in that final battle absolutely hilarious? At the very least, it was one heck of a coincidence. Regardless, it's been a pleasure to read this liveblog, and I anxiously await for the grand battles awaiting us in these final updates.
This map is kind of annoying
◊, rivers all over to slow you down from going anywhere. Good news is, less of those reputation-sinking towns here. Good news is, no more Gares... Well, almost. Bad news? This stage has INFINITE squads. Not 99. Infinite! It never ends!
