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Luca Blight

ルカ・ブライト Ruka Buraito

Artwork by Yashioka Shō

Physical Information

Race

Human

Gender

Male

Birth Date

SY 434

Age

27 (S2)

Biographical Information

From

Highland Kingdom

Family

Agares (father)
Jillia (half-sister)
Jowy Atreides (brother-in-law)
Sara (mother)

Meta Information

Japanese Voice

Seki Tomokazu

(Drama CD Genso Suikoden II)

Appearances

Luca Blight (ルカ・ブライト, Ruka Buraito) is the major antagonist of Suikoden II and Genso Suikoden Card Stories who also appears in Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1. The Prince, and later King, of Highland, Luca Blight orchestrates the Dunan Unification War out of hatred for the world.

Profile

Appearance

Luca is a tall, powerfully built man, with dark black hair and small, dark eyes. He has strong black eyebrows.

He is always seen in his royal armor, which was white, the color of Highland, with gold trim, with a royal blue cape. His armor consisted of a breastplate, pauldrons, bracers, greaves, and boots. Underneath he wore all black underclothes. He carried a longsword in a scabbard attached to the waist on his left side, marking him as right-handed.

Personality

Luca's cold, violent, and brutal character earned him the nickname the "Mad Prince", and he was feared by all, ally and enemy alike. His only joy came from destruction and death, and his greatest joy was reserved for unleashing the power of the Beast Rune. His hatred for the weak was speculated to stem from despising his own weakness as a child.

That said, he was also considered a general of the highest caliber and not capriciously cruel to his soldiers. He never killed a subordinate just because he didn't like them. However, he was an extreme meritocrat and had no mercy for those he viewed as "incompetent".

Luca was considered an incredibly skilled swordsman as well as a supremely strong and brave fighter. However, he never opened his heart to anyone and always fought alone. He despised his father, Agares, above anyone else but in truth held contempt in his heart for everyone. Even his sister, Jillia, was only spared due to her resemblance to his mother.

As a child, he could be temperamental and easily embarrassed but was otherwise an ordinary boy. He loved and respected both his parents and was sad that he could not spend much time with them due to their official duties.

History

I don't care about breeding. A sword doesn't need a fine lineage, it just needs to be sharp.

— Luca Blight

Path of Darkness

Luca Blight was a man of unparalleled ferocity and cunning, feared and revered by both allies and enemies alike. His brutal nature and martial prowess earned him the title "Mad Prince," a name that encapsulated his demonic reputation. As a leader and warrior, he commanded the unwavering loyalty of the Highland Army, though his methods were as ruthless as they were effective.

Luca's hatred for the City-States of Jowston and the world at large was born from the traumas of his youth. Though his early childhood was unremarkable, Luca was known for his volatile temperament and prodigious skill with a blade. Trained in swordsmanship by Han Cunningham, he was regarded as one of Highland's finest swordsmen by the age of eleven.

In the year SY 443, when Luca was ten years old, the royal caravan of the Blight family was ambushed by a group of brigands. Though disguised as bandits, their equipment and discipline betrayed their origins as soldiers trained by Muse.

During the attack, Luca's father, King Agares Blight, fled the scene, leaving Luca and his mother, Sara, to be captured. Luca was forced to hide as his mother was violated by the mob, an experience that scarred him deeply. Though they were eventually rescued, the incident ignited Luca's hatred for his father, the City-States, and the world itself.

Over time, Luca's misanthropy grew, and he began to revel in violence, seeing it as a means to assert the strength his father lacked. He exacted vengeance by slaughtering the brigands responsible for his mother's suffering, but her descent into catatonia shattered his heart. From that moment, Luca cast aside his emotions, embracing his strength and cruelty as his defining traits.

Though Luca initially displayed open contempt for his father, he learned to conceal his hatred as he matured. His popularity among the Highland Army eventually allowed him to seize control from Agares, as his leadership and charisma far surpassed his father's.

Scourge of Jowston

In 460, dissatisfied with the truce Agares had signed with Jowston, Luca orchestrated the massacre of the Unicorn Brigade, framing the City-States to justify an invasion. This marked the beginning of the Dunan Unification War, a conflict driven by Luca's insatiable lust for power and destruction.

As commander-in-chief of the Highland Army, Luca led from the front, commanding his elite White Wolf Army with brutal efficiency. He took perverse pleasure in slaughtering both soldiers and civilians, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.

Villages such as Toto and Ryube were razed, their inhabitants massacred without mercy. At the Mercenary Fortress, Luca killed Pohl and nearly murdered Pilika, a young girl, before being thwarted by Viktor and Flik.

Luca's cruelty knew no bounds. After capturing Jowy Atreides, a spy from Muse, Luca manipulated him into assassinating Mayor Anabelle and opening the gates of Muse City, leading to its swift fall. With Muse under his control, Luca began conducting sacrifices to the Beast Rune, seeking to unleash its destructive power upon the land.

As the war progressed and the Highland Army faced increasing resistance from the New Alliance Army, Luca conspired with Jowy to poison King Agares. During a traditional Knight's Oath ceremony, Agares ingested Jowy's poisoned blood and died shortly thereafter. With his father's death, Luca ascended to the throne of Highland, reveling in the demise of the man he despised above all others.

However, Luca's unchecked wrath and escalating brutality prompted Jowy and his strategist, Leon Silverberg, to conspire with the New Alliance Army. They orchestrated an ambush during a night raid on the New Alliance Army Headquarters. Though Luca fought valiantly, cutting down waves of enemies, he was ultimately forced to flee, wounded but defiant, as his men sacrificed themselves to ensure his escape.

During his flight, Luca encountered a wooden amulet, which he opened to release a swarm of fireflies. In their fleeting light, he glimpsed the ephemerality of his own existence and the world around him. For a moment, fear and introspection flickered within him, but he quickly dismissed these feelings. The fireflies, however, served as a signal for the archers of the New Alliance Army, who unleashed a barrage of arrows upon him.

Cornered and grievously wounded, Luca faced the leader of the New Alliance Army in a final, brutal duel. Even in death, Luca remained unrepentant, laughing maniacally as he succumbed to his wounds. His demise marked the end of a life defined by unparalleled evil and destruction.

Gameplay

Main article: Luca Blight (enemy)

Luca Blight is fought as a boss enemy in Suikoden II. He is fought in one uninterrupted event by three different battle parties. He holds a resistance to all damage types and has several potent fire-based attacks.

Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG

Card #	Name	Type	Release
007	Luca	Mastermind	Booster Pack Vol.1
031	Luca	Leader	Booster Pack Vol.1
262	Luca	Mastermind	Premium Pack
CS2-133	Luca	Mastermind	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-296	Luca	Leader	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3
CS2-381/R007	Luca	Mastermind	Remake Booster
CS2-406/R031	Luca	Leader	Remake Booster
Non-character cards depicting this character
166	Beast Rune	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.1
167	Mercenary Fortress Battle	Mission	Starter Box
175	Duel 2	Mission	Booster Pack Vol.1
CS2-252	The Mad Prince Attacks	Mission	CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2
CS2-607/R166	Beast Rune	Mission	Remake Booster
CS2-608/R167	Mercenary Fortress Battle	Mission	Remake Booster
CS2-616/R175	Duel 2	Mission	Remake Booster

Gallery

Artwork

Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi
Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1 artwork by Yashioka Shō
Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 3 artwork by Yashioka Shō
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Taguchi Junko
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Kaneda Eiji
Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG artwork by Senno Aki

In-Game

Suikoden II Sony PlayStation portrait
Suikoden II Windows 95 portrait
Genso Suikoden Card Stories Game Boy Advance portrait
Suikoden I&II HD Remaster artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

Trivia

Luca Blight's sword is stated to be coated with some sort of flammable material. This material is what allows his sword to ignite in flames when using special attacks on the party.
Luca Blight's strength and prowess was modeled after Xiang Yu, who is considered by many to be the strongest general in Chinese history.

References

Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), pages 222-3
Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 3 (ISBN 4-8402-2015-8), pages 219-70
Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.5 (ISBN 4-88317-884-6), pages 18-25
Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 308-9
Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.9 (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 88
Marugoto! Genso Suikoden Book (ISBN 978-4-7577-3673-3), page 63, Character Archive page 64
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 143, 234, 271

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 {{Quote| I don't care about breeding. A sword doesn't need a fine lineage, it just needs to be sharp. |Luca Blight}}
-Due to his outrageous brutality and cunning, compared to that of a demon, both his enemies and his own soldiers feared and respected him, calling him the "Mad Prince". His strength as a leader and a warrior made him overwhelmingly popular amongst the men of the [[Highland Army]].
+===Path of Darkness===
+Luca Blight was a man of unparalleled ferocity and cunning, feared and revered by both allies and enemies alike. His brutal nature and martial prowess earned him the title "Mad Prince," a name that encapsulated his demonic reputation. As a leader and warrior, he commanded the unwavering loyalty of the [[Highland Army]], though his methods were as ruthless as they were effective.
-[[File:Luca stands amidst his first victims.png|thumb|right|220px|Who would have taught this little guy would end up having emotional issues?]]He harbored a hatred not just for the [[City-State of Jowston]] but for the entire world. This hatred stems from his childhood. For the most part, Luca's childhood was ordinary though he was always a temperamental youth.
+[[File:Luca stands amidst his first victims.png|thumb|right|220px|Who would have taught this little guy would end up having emotional issues?]]Luca's hatred for the [[City-States of Jowston]] and the world at large was born from the traumas of his youth. Though his early childhood was unremarkable, Luca was known for his volatile temperament and prodigious skill with a blade. Trained in swordsmanship by [[Han Cunningham]], he was regarded as one of Highland's finest swordsmen by the age of eleven.
-He was also a skilled swordsman even as a boy. Growing up, Luca received his instruction in sword fighting from [[Han Cunningham]] and by age 11 was regarded as one of the best swordsmen in Highland.
+In the year [[Solar calendar|SY]] 443, when Luca was ten years old, the royal caravan of the Blight family was ambushed by a group of brigands. Though disguised as bandits, their equipment and discipline betrayed their origins as soldiers trained by [[Muse Principality|Muse]].
-In 443, at the age of ten, the Blight royal caravan was attacked by what was ostensibly a group of bandits, although the equipment and training of the brigands indicated they were trained by Muse. His father would flee the scene and Luca and [[Sara Blight|his mother]] would be kidnapped.
+During the attack, Luca's father, King [[Agares Blight]], fled the scene, leaving Luca and his mother, [[Sara Blight|Sara]], to be captured. Luca was forced to hide as his mother was violated by the mob, an experience that scarred him deeply. Though they were eventually rescued, the incident ignited Luca's hatred for his father, the City-States, and the world itself.
-Sara would be violated by the mob while Luca hid out of sight, unable to block out the sounds. Eventually rescued, it was this incident above all others that sparked his hatred of his father, of the City-State, and of the world.
+Over time, Luca's misanthropy grew, and he began to revel in violence, seeing it as a means to assert the strength his father lacked. He exacted vengeance by slaughtering the brigands responsible for his mother's suffering, but her descent into catatonia shattered his heart. From that moment, Luca cast aside his emotions, embracing his strength and cruelty as his defining traits.
-As time passed, he became more misanthropic and delighted in violence, seeing it as taking actions his father would not. He would avenge his mother by slaughtering the brigands involved but seeing her catatonic broke the heart of the young child forever, cementing him as a misanthrope who threw away his feelings to revel in his own strength.
+Though Luca initially displayed open contempt for his father, he learned to conceal his hatred as he matured. His popularity among the Highland Army eventually allowed him to seize control from Agares, as his leadership and charisma far surpassed his father's.
-In the immediate aftermath, Luca would sometimes show his hatred for Agares. However, as he grew older, he began to conceal it. As he grew older, Luca would take control of the Highland Army from his father, as he was a much more popular officer and great leader, though not necessarily a more talented tactician.
+===Scourge of Jowston===
+[[File:Luca explains the facts of life.png|thumb|left|220px|Luca Male exists outside the social stratum but is equal to Alpha]]
+In 460, dissatisfied with the truce Agares had signed with Jowston, Luca orchestrated the massacre of the [[Unicorn Brigade]], framing the City-States to justify an invasion. This marked the beginning of the [[Dunan Unification War]], a conflict driven by Luca's insatiable lust for power and destruction.
-[[File:Luca explains the facts of life.png|thumb|left|220px|Luca Male exists outside the social stratum but is equal to Alpha]]Dissatisfied with the truce his father had signed with Jowston, Luca Bright would orchestrate the slaughter of the [[Unicorn Brigade]] and pinned the blame on the City-State in order to justify the invasion of Jowston and the start of the [[Dunan Unification War]], a conflict designed purely to feed Luca's lust for power. His sister, Jillia, would attempt to dissuade him but Luca furiously reminded her that he would kill her if not for her resemblance to his mother.
+As commander-in-chief of the Highland Army, Luca led from the front, commanding his elite White Wolf Army with brutal efficiency. He took perverse pleasure in slaughtering both soldiers and civilians, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.
-As commander-in-chief of the Highland Army, Luca actively led the Highland forces since the beginning of the war. He fought on the front lines himself at the head of his veteran White Wolf Army, delighting in the slaughter of both his enemies and ordinary civilians alike. He would massacre civilians in [[Toto Village|Toto]] and [[Ryube Village]], mocking their weakness and desire to live.
+Villages such as [[Toto Village|Toto]] and [[Ryube Village|Ryube]] were razed, their inhabitants massacred without mercy. At the [[Mercenary Fortress]], Luca killed [[Pohl]] and nearly murdered [[Pilika]], a young girl, before being thwarted by [[Viktor]] and [[Flik]].
-At the [[Mercenary Fortress]], he killed [[Pohl]] and would have murdered [[Pilika]] if not for the interference of [[Viktor]] and [[Flik]]. However, Luca was not satisfied merely with sacking villages and town throughout the country.
+[[File:Luca relaxes in his tent.png|thumb|right|220px|Prune juice. A warrior's drink]]Luca's cruelty knew no bounds. After capturing [[Jowy Atreides]], a spy from Muse, Luca manipulated him into assassinating Mayor [[Anabelle]] and opening the gates of [[Muse City]], leading to its swift fall. With Muse under his control, Luca began conducting sacrifices to the [[Beast Rune]], seeking to unleash its destructive power upon the land.
-[[File:Luca relaxes in his tent.png|thumb|right|220px|Prune juice. A warrior's drink]]After capturing [[Jowy Atreides]], who had infiltrated the camp to ascertain Highland supplies on behalf on [[Muse City]], Luca convinced Jowy to assassinate Mayor [[Anabelle]] and throw open the gates of the town, leading to its quick annexation. After the capture of [[Muse City]], Luca would begin a series of sacrifices to the [[Beast Rune]], hoping to unseal its power and unleash untold death and destruction on the land.
+As the war progressed and the Highland Army faced increasing resistance from the [[New Alliance Army]], Luca conspired with Jowy to poison King Agares. During a traditional [[Knight's Oath]] ceremony, Agares ingested Jowy's poisoned blood and died shortly thereafter. With his father's death, Luca ascended to the throne of Highland, reveling in the demise of the man he despised above all others.
-As the war continue to rage and the Highland forces began to meet greater resistance against the [[New State Army]], Luca would conspire with Jowy Atreides to poison King Agares. Ingesting Jowy's poisoned blood through a tradition [[Knight's Oath]] ceremony, Agares would quickly pass away on the floor of [[L'Renouille Palace]]. Finally, Luca Blight would be King of Highland, delighting in killing the man he hated most in the process.
+However, Luca's unchecked wrath and escalating brutality prompted Jowy and his strategist, [[Leon Silverberg]], to conspire with the New Alliance Army. They orchestrated an ambush during a night raid on the [[New Alliance Army Headquarters]]. Though Luca fought valiantly, cutting down waves of enemies, he was ultimately forced to flee, wounded but defiant, as his men sacrificed themselves to ensure his escape.
-However, aware of his escalating wrath, Jowy Atreides, through his strategist [[Leon Silverberg]], would conspire with the New State Army to have him ambushed during a night raid on the [[New State Army Headquarters]]. Surviving the ambush and fighting off waves of New State Army officers, Luca would flee, wounded but defiant, as his men sacrificed themselves to allow him to escape.
+[[File:Luca's last words.png|thumb|left|220px|You can break up with me, but you can never undie my pig!]]During his flight, Luca encountered a wooden amulet, which he opened to release a swarm of fireflies. In their fleeting light, he glimpsed the ephemerality of his own existence and the world around him. For a moment, fear and introspection flickered within him, but he quickly dismissed these feelings. The fireflies, however, served as a signal for the archers of the New Alliance Army, who unleashed a barrage of arrows upon him.
-[[File:Luca's last words.png|thumb|left|220px|You can break up with me, but you can never undie my pig!]]Coming across a wooden amulet, he would open it, releasing a smattering of fireflies. Seeing himself and the world in the ephemerality of the fireflies, he permitted himself but a moment's fear and retrospection before dismissing his feelings. The fireflies would be a signal for the New State Army. When spotted, a barrage of arrows rained down on Luca, wounding him further. Luca would finally be cornered by [[Hero (Suikoden II)|its leader]] in a vicious, final duel.
+Cornered and grievously wounded, Luca faced the [[Hero (Suikoden)|leader]] of the New Alliance Army in a final, brutal duel. Even in death, Luca remained unrepentant, laughing maniacally as he succumbed to his wounds. His demise marked the end of a life defined by unparalleled evil and destruction.
-Even in death, Luca Blight would celebrate his own evilness, unable to show remorse and laughing as he was consumed by death. Finally defeated, Luca Blight's death closed the curtain on a life fraught with evil.
 ==Gameplay==