Neclord

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Gender	Male
Race	Vampire
Age	c. 400
Appears in	Suikoden Suikoden II

Neclord (ネクロード, Nekurōdo) is an antagonist in Suikoden and Suikoden II. Neclord is a vampire with a penchant for taking victims as his brides.

Biography

Now wait a minute. You speak as if I'm going to lose. —  Neclord

Neclord was a vampire who betrayed his brethren and cursed them to a painful death or a life of feeding on humans when he stole the Moon Rune from its shrine in the Blue Moon Village. Since then, he has been hunted by the original Moon Rune bearer, Sierra Mikain.

Neclord traveled the land, striking villages with his powers, including the creation of zombies, and kidnapping women to be his "bride" before feasting on them. North Window, the hometown of Viktor was one such victim of his massacres, inspiring a life-long pursuit of revenge. Others became dedicated to his demise, such as the Marley family of vampire hunters.

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One of the villages hit by Neclord was the village of North Window, the home of Viktor. During the Gate Rune War, Neclord was appointed as the magistrate of Lorimar as he was an old comrade of Windy.

Neclord traveled to Warriors' Village and attempted to take Tengaar as one of his brides. The Toran Liberation Army attempted to stop him but were defeated without landing a single blow. However, the army would learn of the Star Dragon Sword, and obtaining it, were able to defeat the vampire.

However, despite appearances, Neclord had not, in fact, been killed. Neclord had used his "doppelganger secret", a technique that meant that the Neclord felled during the Gate Rune War was not the real Neclord. He would reappear at North Window during the Dunan Unification War before disappearing when confronted by Viktor.

Neclord would later appear in Tinto Principality, intending to overrun the region and establish his own undead kingdom. He would also kidnap Lilly Pendragon to be his bride, as well as Lo Wen, seemingly for sustenance.

With the help of Kahn Marley, Sierra Mikain and the Star Dragon Sword, the New State Army was finally able to nullify Neclord's doppelganger secret, seal and remove the Moon Rune and strike him down once and for all. His last moments exposed the pitiful nature of Neclord as he begged for his life before being struck down by the Star Dragon Sword.

Battles

For the boss battles against Neclord in Suikoden, see Neclord (Suikoden Boss).

For the boss battles against Neclord in Suikoden II, see Neclord (Suikoden II).

Trivia

• Neclord has had at least 69 "brides" prior to his abductions of Tengaar and Lilly Pendragon.

Gallery

• Suikoden artwork by Kawano Junko

  Suikoden artwork by Kawano Junko

• Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

  Suikoden II artwork by Ishikawa Fumi

References

1. Gensosuikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 205
2. Gensosuikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, pages 82, 191, 261