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'''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 Kingdom|Highland]], Luca Blight orchestrates the [[Dunan Unification War]] out of hatred for the world.
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==Profile==
}}'''Luca Blight''' (ルカ・ブライ, ''Ruka Burai'') is the major antagonist of [[Suikoden II]] who also appears in [[Genso Suikogaiden Volume 1]]. The Prince, and later King, of [[Highland Kingdom|Highland]], Luca Blight orchestrates the [[Dunan Unification War]] as a twisted form of vengeance for wrongs and slights perpetrated against himself and his mother as a child.  
===Appearance===
[[File:Luca (S2 HDR portrait).png|frameless|left|x128px]]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.
 
[[File:Luca orders Solon Jhee's execution.png|thumb|left|220px|I'm sure Solon Jhee was relieved his execution was nothing personal]]
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 Blight|Agares]], above anyone else but in truth held contempt in his heart for everyone. Even his sister, [[Jillia Blight|Jillia]], was only spared due to her resemblance to [[Sara Blight|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.


==Biography==
==History==
===Childhood===
{{Quote| I don't care about breeding. A sword doesn't need a fine lineage, it just needs to be sharp. |Luca Blight}}
{{Quote| I don't care about breeding. A sword doesn't need a fine lineage, it just needs to be sharp. |Luca Blight}}


Born the eldest child of [[Sara Blight|Sara]] and [[Agares Blight]], Luca Blight was the crown prince of the [[Highland Kingdom]] since birth.  
===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?]]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 443, Luca travelled with his parents to [[Muse City]] for an official ceremony. Following the ceremony, an embarrassing moment for Luca came to pass, where upon meeting [[Anabelle]], he moved to kiss the back of her hand, as per Highland tradition, at the same time Anabelle moved to shake Luca's outstretched hand, shaking it and accidentally slapping him in the face. The young Luca was horribly embarrassed by the incident and in some ways would never forgive Anabelle for it.
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]].


After the ceremony and just back in Highland territory, the entourage was set upon by a gang of bandits, allegedly hired by the then-Mayor of Muse, [[Darell]]. Agares Blight managed to escape and quickly journeyed to [[L'Renouille]] to enlist aid. Tragically, however, during the time between his escape and the arrival of aid, Sara Blight was repeatedly raped by the thugs while the then-9 year old Luca was forced to watch. Although the bandits were eventually driven off with the arrival of [[Han Cunningham]] and the [[2nd Royal Highland Company]] at the behest of Agares, Sara's mental state was destroyed by the incident. Meanwhile, the young Luca was traumatized and began to harbour an intense hatred of Agares for what he viewed as his cowardly retreat, as well as a deep-seated desire for vengeance against [[City-State of Jowston|Jowston]].
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.


After the incident, an angry and bitter Luca set out on a journey in 444. Near [[Kyaro Town]], the 10 year old prince found himself conned out of his funds by some bandits and pursued them after realizing he had been tricked. In doing so, however, he overheard conversations and lewd comments about his mother, making him realise that these were the bandits who had captured the entourage and raped his mother. Enraged, Luca set up the group, managing to murder them all in a rampage. He then returned to Kyaro to visit his mother who had been sent there to rest. However, her mind shattered, Sara no longer recognized her own son. Broken, and harbouring intense hatred towards Jowston, Luca returned to L'Renouille.
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.


In 445, as a result of the violation of Sara Blight, Luca's half-sister, [[Jillia Blight|Jillia]] was born. Her likeness to her mother, in terms of both physical appearance and personality, served as a slight buffer to Luca's growing instability and eventual madness. As he matured, Luca's already promising strength grew increasingly formidable, his anger and rage fueling him as he trained under Han Cunningham.
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.


===War with Jowston===
===Scourge of Jowston===
As an adult, Luca Blight was a truly terrifying man of immense stature and physical strength and of unbridled rage. His father, who had never been too harsh on Luca due to the incident some years prior which ironically earned further ire from Luca, eventually placed him in complete control of the [[Highland Army]]. With this power, Luca began to plan for his revenge on the City-State.  
[[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.


The year 460 saw Luca's ambitions come to fruition. Working with [[Rowd]], the Captain of the [[Unicorn Brigade]], Highland's youth army was slaughtered soon after a peace treaty was signed with the City-State. Although the massacre was carried out by Luca's own soldiers, the blame would be laid firmly at the feet of the [[State Army]]. The outrage and public outcry of such an attack quickly fuelled the flames of war and soon after, Luca Blight launched his invasion of Jowston.  
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.


Quickly razing eastern [[Muse Principality]], the Highland Army camped at the border with western Muse. Manipulating [[Jowy Atreides]], who had been captured trying to infiltrate the camp, Luca had him assassinate Mayor Anabelle and throw open the gates of Muse City, leading the principality to fall and the Jowston Alliance to shatter at a rapid pace.  
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]].


From there, Luca continued to exercise complete control over the military, executing General [[Solon Jhee]] after he failed to annex the [[South Window Principality]] following defeat at the hands of the [[New State Army]]. He agreed to give Jowy Atreides, now openly working under Luca, a chance to capture [[Greenhill City]] with a handful of men, and, suitably impressed once the task was accomplished, began to take him into his confidence.  
[[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.


Working with Jowy and Jowy's strategist, [[Leon Silverberg]], Luca plotted to poison his father, Agares. Agreeing to a marriage between Jowy and Jillia, Jowy poisoned his own blood. And so, when Agares drank a sample of Jowy's blood as part of the traditional oath, Agares soon died as Luca laughed maniacally.
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.


===March of the King===
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.
Although his rise to King of Highland resulted in some defection from formerly loyal officers, Luca's power was now absolute. As King, he sacrificed the people of Muse City to give power to the [[Beast Rune]] with the ultimate goal of unleashing it on the City-State and eventually the world. In some ways, he tried to bond with Jowy over this but was tactfully rebuffed.  


However, the working together of Luca, Jowy and Leon Silverberg was also a means to an end. After decimating the New State Army, Jowy and Leon covertly cooperated with New State Army strategist, [[Shu]], to spring a night-time ambush on the King as the Highland Army marched to siege the [[New State Army Headquarters]] in the night.  
[[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.


Surprised and ambushed, Luca Blight was surrounded by groups of archers and soldier after soldier of the New State Army's strongest members. Even with all his men killed, Luca continued to fight on, falling back as arrows penetrated his armour. Eventually, Luca made his way to a tree where he noticed a wooden amulet. Opening it, a group of fireflies escaped, a signal for a further onslaught of arrows from the New State Army. Wounded, but his spirit undaunted and the burning hatred in him unquenchable, Luca then battled [[Riou]], the leader of the allied forces. After a fierce battle, Luca Blight finally fell. His arm outstretched, he fell to the ground dead following his last words; "It took hundreds to kill me but I killed humans by the thousands. I am sublime!!! I am the true face of evil!!!!".
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.
 
==Gameplay==
{{Main|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==
{{CS head}}
{{CS list|007|[[Luca (CS card 007)|Luca]]|{{Mastermind}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.1]]}}
{{CS list|031|[[Luca (CS card 031)|Luca]]|{{Leader}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.1]]}}
{{CS list|262|[[Luca (CS card 262)|Luca]]|{{Mastermind}}|[[Premium Pack]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-133|[[Luca (CS card CS2-133)|Luca]]|{{Mastermind}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-296|[[Luca (CS card CS2-296)|Luca]]|{{Leader}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.3]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-381/R007|[[Luca (CS card CS2-381)|Luca]]|{{Mastermind}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-406/R031|[[Luca (CS card CS2-406)|Luca]]|{{Leader}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
{{CS break}}
{{CS list|166|[[Beast Rune (CS card 166)|Beast Rune]]|{{Mission}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.1]]}}
{{CS list|167|[[Mercenary Fortress Battle (CS card 167)|Mercenary Fortress Battle]]|{{Mission}}|[[Starter Box]]}}
{{CS list|175|[[Duel 2 (CS card 175)|Duel 2]]|{{Mission}}|[[Booster Pack Vol.1]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-252|[[The Mad Prince Attacks (CS card CS2-252)|The Mad Prince Attacks]]|{{Mission}}|[[CS2 Booster Pack Vol.2]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-607/R166|[[Beast Rune (CS card CS2-607)|Beast Rune]]|{{Mission}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-608/R167|[[Mercenary Fortress Battle (CS card CS2-608)|Mercenary Fortress Battle]]|{{Mission}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
{{CS list|CS2-616/R175|[[Duel 2 (CS card CS2-616)|Duel 2]]|{{Mission}}|[[Remake Booster]]}}
{{CS foot}}
 
==Other Appearances==
[[File:Luca Blight in Super Bomberman R2.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Ask Pohl about his kind side.]]Luca Blight appears as an unlockable character in '''Super Bomberman R 2''' (スーパーボンバーマン R2), a battle royale Bomberman game from [[Konami]], released on September 13, 2023. He was added in the gane's 1.3 update on February 2, 2024.
 
He appears as '''Luca Blight Bomber''' (ルカ・ブライトボンバー, ''Ruka Buraito Bonbā''). He is the Prince and Bomberman general of Highland on Planet [[Dunan (region)|Dunant]]. He seeks to destroy the world using the power of the Beast Rune.
 
His special skill is the Flame Sword, which allows him to destroy soft blocks and bombs surrounding him.
 
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
File:Luca Blight (S2 character art).png|[[Suikoden II]] artwork by [[Ishikawa Fumi]]
File:Luca Blight (G1 character art).png|[[Genso Suikogaiden Vol.1]] artwork by [[Yashioka Shō]]
File:Luca Blight (Short Stories Collection).png|[[Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 3]] artwork by [[Yashioka Shō]]
File:Luca (CS card art 007).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[Taguchi Junko]]
File:Luca (CS card art 031).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[Kaneda Eiji]]
File:Luca (CS card art CS2-133).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories TCG]] artwork by [[Senno Aki]]
File:Luca Blight Bomber.png|[https://bomberman.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Bomberman_R_2 Super Bomberman R 2] artwork by [[Takenami Hideyuki]]
</gallery>
 
===In-Game===
<gallery>
File:Luca (S2 PS1 portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Sony PlayStation portrait
File:Luca (S2 WIN portrait).png|[[Suikoden II]] Windows 95 portrait
File:Luca (CS GBA portrait).png|[[Genso Suikoden Card Stories]] Game Boy Advance portrait
File:Luca (S2 HDR portrait).png|[[Suikoden I&II HD Remaster]] artwork by [[Ishikawa Fumi]]
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Luca Blight's sword is coated with some sort of flammable material. This material is what allows his sword to ignite in flames when using special attacks on your party.  
*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.  
*Luca Blight's strength and prowess was modeled after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Yu Xiang Yu], who is considered by many to be the strongest general in Chinese history.


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==References==
|Suikoden= no
# [[Genso Suikoden II 108 Stars Character Guide]] (ISBN 4-88317-769-6), pages 222-3
|Suikoden II= yes
# [[Genso Suikoden Short Story Collection 3]] (ISBN 4-8402-2015-8), pages 219-70
|Suikoden III= no
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.5]] (ISBN 4-88317-884-6), pages 18-25
|Suikoden IV= no
# [[Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia]] (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), pages 308-9
|Suikoden V= no
# [[Genso Suikoden Genso Shinsho Vol.9]] (ISBN 4-7753-0088-1), page 88
|Tierkreis= no
# [[Marugoto! Genso Suikoden Book]] (ISBN 978-4-7577-3673-3), page 63, Character Archive page 64
|Suikogaiden 1= yes
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], pages 143, 234, 271
|Suikogaiden 2= no
|Tactics= no
|Card Stories= yes
}}


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Latest revision as of 13:57, 5 December 2025

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.

I'm sure Solon Jhee was relieved his execution was nothing personal

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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


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Luca Blight appears as an unlockable character in Super Bomberman R 2 (スーパーボンバーマン R2), a battle royale Bomberman game from Konami, released on September 13, 2023. He was added in the gane's 1.3 update on February 2, 2024.

He appears as Luca Blight Bomber (ルカ・ブライトボンバー, Ruka Buraito Bonbā). He is the Prince and Bomberman general of Highland on Planet Dunant. He seeks to destroy the world using the power of the Beast Rune.

His special skill is the Flame Sword, which allows him to destroy soft blocks and bombs surrounding him.

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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

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


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