List of characters

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The following is a list of important characters in MapleStory.

Main Characters

Character name	Description
World Tree (Alice/Alicia)	Current Transcendent of Life of Maple World Shares the role of Transcendent of Life with Gerand Darmoor upon the fusion of Maple World and Grandis. Creator of the Tower of Oz Scattered her life force across Maple World to restore the damage brought upon by Damien
Black Mage (White Mage)	Former Transcendent of Light of Maple World and temporarily the Transcendent of Light of Grandis Awakened with the power of destruction by casting out his light, which became Luminous. Antagonist of Maple World Founder of Aurora Created Arcane River Killed by the Adversary in accordance to his plan to liberate the world from the Overseers.
Rhinne	Former Transcendent of Time of Maple World Goddess of Time Had her powers stolen by the Black Mage and was trapped in Mirror World Succeeded as the Transcendent of Time by her children, Alpha and Beta.
Zero (Alpha and Beta)	Current Transcendent of Time of Maple World Shares the role of Transcendent of Time with Chronica upon the fusion of Maple World and Grandis. Child of Rhinne, split into Alpha and Beta Was trapped in Mirror World by the Black Mage and Will before they broke free. Alpha and Beta wield the weapons Lazuli and Lapis respectively
Cygnus	Current Empress of Maple World Aria's descendant Leader of the Cygnus Knights and the Maple Alliance. Protected by Shinsoo Partially awakened as a reserve to an unknown Transcendent of Maple World
Aeona (Tana)	Transcendent of Light of Grandis and later Maple World upon the fusion of the two worlds. Once held the title of Tana, the reserve to the Transcendent of Light, and holds the power of creation. Gained the title of Aeona upon killing her sister, who held the power of destruction. Had her powers temporarily stolen by the Black Mage until his death.
Gerand Darmoor (Aaron)	Current Transcendent of Life of Grandis Shares the role of Transcendent of Time with Alicia upon the fusion of Maple World and Grandis. Antagonist of Grandis God-King of the High Flora Seeks to destroy all life and recreate it in his image.
Chronica	Current Transcendent of Time of Grandis Shares the role of Transcendent of Time with Zero upon the fusion of Maple World and Grandis Had their powers stolen by Gerand Darmoor and is trapped in the Chronica Sanctuary
Adele (Adelaide)	Former Knight of the Einherjar Defender of the former God-King, Gerand Darmoor's father Pledged loyalty to Jerome, the last prince of Ristonia Rival of Veronica
Afrien	King of the Onyx Dragons Mir's father Formed the first Spirit pact with Freud and fought against the Black Mage centuries ago.
Alter Angler	Defective Vessel created in Odium Creator of Karote Founder of the Angler Company Father of Senya, Nicky, Cosim, and Laha Angler Business partners with Gerand Darmoor and his Apostles
Angelic Buster (Tear)	Nova who formed a contract with Eskalade in order to become the superheroine, Angelic Buster. Idol of the Battlefield Friends with Kaiser (Kyle), and former friend of Velderoth
Aran	One of the six Heroes of Maple. Polearm warrior who wields the legendary weapon, Maha.
Ark	A former High Flora soldier in Darmoor's army. Betrayed Darmoor's command after objecting to the war leading to the massacre of various races. Became a partial Specter after the ritual to forcibly turn him into one was interrupted.
Arkarium	Deceased Commander of the Black Mage Former Guardian of Time Destroyed Demon's home out of jealousy for his rival. Traveled to the past to free the Black Mage, but was stopped by the Silent Crusade. Escorted Tana through the Arcane River, but was stopped by the Adversary. Killed by the echo of the Black Mage in Morass.
Athena Pierce	Elf from Elluel Explorer Bowman Instructor Led the refugees of Ossyria to Ellin Forest De-facto leader of the Explorers
Belle	Wild Hunter instructor for the Resistance Police officer in Edelstein
Brighton	Battle Mage instructor for the Resistance Street sweeper in Edelstein
Cadena	Former princess of the Nova before Heliseum was sacked by Magnus. Member of the Shadowdealers. Stopped Mr. Hazard from destroying Savage Terminal.
Cannoneer	Special Explorer Wielder of the cannon, a superweapon designed by Cutter in the fight against the Black Mage
Checky	Mechanic instructor for the Resistance Edelstein town mascot
Claudine	Leader of the Resistance Edelstein's doctor
Cosim	Cyborg son of Alter Angler Betrayed the Angler Company Works with the Elders of Grandis in order to stop Gerand Darmoor Helped the Adversary reach Odium
Cygnus Knight	Descendent of the Noblesses Helped reconcile the Cygnus Knights with the Resistance
Damien	Deceased Commander of the Black Mage The Demon's brother Tasked with capturing Alicia, the World Tree, and imprisoned her in Root Abyss. Attacked Ereve to recapture Alicia after she was freed by the Alliance. Used the Transcendence Stone to steal Alicia's powers before being killed by the Heroes and the Demon.
Dances with Balrog	Explorer Warrior Instructor
Demon	Member of the Resistance Former Commander of the Black Mage Damien's brother
Dr. Y	Secret leader of the Drakas Enslaved Kain and Luska to weaponize their Malice Brought Luska back from the dead
Dual Blade	Special Explorer Student of Lady Syl Helped reconcile Lady Syl with Jin
Eckhart	Chief Knight of Darkness Leader of the Night Walkers
Edea	Supreme Commander of the Nova army Strategist for the Nova Representative for the Nova in the Alliance
Elex	Blaster instructor for the Resistance Kindergartener teacher in Edelstein
Evan	Current leader of the six Heroes of Maple Dragon Master who made a Spirit Pact with Mir. Freud's successor
Explorer	Inheritor of the First Explorer's will Inadvertently freed the Black Mage from his seal Friend of Sugar, Tess, Olive, and Rondo
Freud	Deceased former leader of the six Heroes of Maple Dragon Master who made the first Spirit Pact with Afrien.
Gelimer	Deceased Commander of the Black Mage Member of the Black Wings Created Black Heaven and an army of Xenoroids, including Xenon and Beryl. Turned Lotus into a Xenoroid and used him as the power source of Black Heaven. Was killed after his Xenoroids self-destructed around his escape pod.
Grendel the Really Old	Explorer Magician Instructor Completed the fusion of Maple World and Grandis Leads the Magician Association to protect Earth
Guwaru	Former Commander of the Black Mage Had his powers stolen by Magnus before Magnus' defeat Recovered his powers after the Alliance ousted Magnus from Heliseum Helped Orchid and the Adversary defeat the Black Mage
Havoc	Apostle of Gerand Darmoor First Apostle of Lightning Destroyed High Mountain and most of the Celestials Attacked Cernium and was defeated by Seren
Hawkeye	Chief Knight of Lightning Leader of the Thunder Breakers
Hilla	Deceased Commander of the Black Mage Former Shamaness of Azwan Attempted to steal Cygnus' throne before being stopped by Phantom Worked with Gelimer to invade Heliseum and confront Magnus for betraying the Black Mage Defeated by the Adversary in the Labyrinth of Suffering
Hoyoung	Sage of Grandis Apprentice of Master Tai Yu Has Taotie, one of the Four Perils, sealed inside him
Irena	Chief Knight of Wind Leader of the Wind Archers
Illium	One of the last surviving Verdant Flora Inheritor of the Elder Crystal Fused with the God of the Verdant Flora, creator of the Elder Crystal and the mechanical Verdant Flora wings Seeks to find the Sanctuary of the Ancient God in order to awaken the Elder Crystal Hopes to defeat Gerand Darmoor and reclaim Aboris, the ancestral home of the Verdant Flora
Jin (The Dark Lord)	7th and Current Dark Lord Explorer Thief Instructor Childhood friends with Lady Syl
Kain	Descendent of the Black Nova cult Inheritor of Malice, the power of the Ancient God, Satiras Former member of the Drakas Brother of Luska
Kaiser (Kyle)	Guardian of the Nova Current Kaiser, the reincarnating hero of the Nova people Leader of the Nova resistance against Darmoor Friends with Angelic Buster (Tear), and former friend of Velderoth
Kaling	Apostle of Gerand Darmoor Defective Vessel created in Odium Creator of the Four Perils
Kao	Player character from the future Was defeated by the Black Mage Lost their memories while going back in time to warn their past self Helped the Adversary make it through Vanishing Journey and warned them about Arcane Force
Kinesis	Superhero from Seoul, South Korea Obtained the power of psychokinesis from the fusion of Maple World and Earth Seeks to stop the White Mage of Earth from completing his plans Rescues people from Earth trapped in Maple World
Kirston	Dark sorcerer and follower of the Black Mage Cursed Pathfinder's relic Worked with Ephenia to poison Altaire Camp Cursed Destonen, Tess, and Kyrin Inadvertently summoned Pink Bean while trying to revive the Black Mage
Kyrin	Explorer Pirate Instructor Quarter-elf daughter of Destonen and Yuris, and the sister of Tess Warns Victoria Island about the resurrection of the Black Mage Captain of the Nautilus
Laha Angler	Fully cybernetic daughter of Alter Angler Led the Angler Company assault on Odium Was killed by her father
Lara	Sheep Anima Chosen to ring the bell mysticant and absolve the Sinners Friend of Gri
Limbo	Apostle of Gerand Darmoor Partial Specter Seeks the knowledge contained in the Abyssal Source
Lotus	Deceased Commander of the Black Mage Orchid's twin brother and a former Spirit of Darkness Killed Aria before being fatally wounded by Phantom as revenge, placing him in a coma Forcibly turned into a Xenoroid by Gelimer before being made to serve as the power source of Black Heaven Was defeated by the Adversary and killed by Gelimer upon his failure
Lucid	Former Commander of the Black Mage An elf who possesses ability to manipulate dreams Idolized Mercedes and was jealous when Athena Pierce was chosen over her to go to battle Was recruited by the Black Mage when she stumbled into his dreams Created the illusions in the Gate to the Future Created Lachelein to change the Black Mage's mind upon learning that he sought to create a world of darkness Was trapped inside a nightmare as punishment and was later rescued by Protective Mask Was taken to Elluel under Mercedes' custody
Luminous	One of the six Heroes of Maple Member of Aurora and the Starchild Created from the light cast off by the Black Mage and was later corrupted with his darkness Was responsible for sealing the Black Mage centuries ago Lives with Lania after awakening centuries later
Luska	Drakas Boss Kain's sister One of the last known survivors of the Black Nova Was brought back to life by Dr. Y
Magnus	Former Commander of the Black Mage Loyal to Gerand Darmoor Betrayed and killed the Former Kaiser Seized control of Heliseum until he was ousted by the Nova and the Maple Alliance
Melange (Melangioruiana)	Servant of Gerand Darmoor Infiltrated the Arcane River expedition Helped the Adversary face Will and Hilla Stole Will's book of prophecy for Gerand Darmoor
Mercedes	One of the six Heroes of Maple Ruler of the Elves
Mihile	Chief Knight of Light Current Knight of Light and son of Chromile, the former Knight of Light Wielder of the Soul Shield and the former guardian of the Seal Stone of Ereve Leader of the Dawn Warriors
Mir	Last known Onyx Dragon Son of Afrien Formed a Spirit Pact with Evan
Neinheart von Rubistein	Strategist of the Cygnus Knights Lilin's brother Tru's distant cousin Sought out Cygnus as Empress Aria's descendent
Nicky Angler (T-Boy)	Cyborg son of Alter Angler Attempted to harvest the Erda of Reverse City and create a black hole generator for his father Led the Adversary through Karote
Ollie	Thunder Breaker Part of the advance guard to the Arcane River Helped the Adversary in Esfera, Sellas, and Tenebris
Orchid	Former Commander of the Black Mage Lotus' twin sister and a former Spirit of Darkness Founder of the Black Wings Fought against the Black Mage with the Adversary
Oz	Chief Knight of Fire Leader of the Blaze Wizards
Pathfinder	Special Explorer Student of Athena Pierce Was cursed by a relic of an Ancient God, which was placed upon it by Kirston Seeks to become the relic's true owner in order to lift the curse Friend of Brie
Phantom	One of the six Heroes of Maple Disciple of Raven Aria's lover Fatally wounded Aria's killer, Lotus, as revenge and put him in a coma
Resistance protagonist	Champion of the Resistance Friend of Vita Helped liberate Edelstein from the Black Wings
Senya Angler	Cyborg daughter of Alter Angler Nearly destroyed Savage Terminal to collect energy for her father Attempted to buy Hotel Arcus in order to seize control of its underground defense system Led the Angler Company assault on Odium
Shade (EunWol)	One of the six Heroes of Maple Sacrificed his existence to complete Freud's seal of the Black Mage Forgotten by everyone except for the Black Mage Forgotten by everyone each time he crosses dimensions Friends with Moonbeam His curse was circumvented with the fusion of Maple World and Grandis
Shinsoo	Divine Bird of Ereve Tasked with guiding the Empress, whose bloodline will one day give rise to a new Transcendent. Protected humanity in the aftermath of the war against the Ancient Gods, many of whom became the Noblesses. Was mortally wounded by Damien, which triggered Cygnus' awakening as a reserve to an unknown Transcendent. Left Ereve in order to find a way to revert or complete Cygnus' transformation Bestowed her diadem to Cygnus, who inherited the full power of Shinsoo, which she used in the battle of Tenebris.
Shubert	Blaster and engineering expert of the Resistance Part of the advance guard to the Arcane River Helped the Adversary in Esfera and Sellas
Master Tai Yu	Legendary sage of Grandis Defective Vessel created in Odium Hoyoung's master Tasked with bringing peace to Grandis by the elders
Von Leon	Commander of the Black Mage The Lion King of El Nath Sold his soul to the Black Mage to get revenge on the ones who killed his wife, Ifia
Will	Commander of the Black Mage King of Spiders Master of Mirrors Created Mirror World to trap Rhinne and Zero Was tasked with performing the ritual that would allow the Black Mage to steal Tana's powers Placed Grendel on the path to understanding the Black Mage's motivations Has escaped Ereve and is currently on the run
White Mage of Earth	Unlocked the barrier between Maple World and Earth Used Kinesis to catalyze the fusion of the two worlds
Xenon	Human who was kidnapped by Gelimer and turned into a Xenoroid Member of the Resistance and Veritas Formerly rivals with Beryl

Supporting Characters

Character name	Description
Agate	Seeker of the Verdant Flora Headmistress of the Crystal Academy Last disciple of the God of the Verdant Flora Protected the Elder Crystal before giving it to Illium
Albaire	Colonel in the High Flora army under Limbo Ark's former best friend Interrupted the Specter ritual to save Ark's life
Alcaster	Expert magician and alchemist Third president of the Magatia Alchemy Society
Archelon	Ancient God Physical body dwells beneath Hotel Arcus Consciousness uploaded into a robot by an unknown friend Friend of Rusty and ally to the Adversary
Aria	Deceased former Empress of Maple World Cygnus's ancestor Phantom's lover Killed by Lotus
Atan	Former disciple of Chromile Kidnapped and raised Mihile Attempted and failed to revive his son with the Seal Stone of Ereve
Ayame	Sharpshooter from Sokoku Working together with Hayato and Kanna to defeat Oda Nobunaga, Mori Ranmaru, and Princess No
Baroq	Black Wings member Master of Disguise Used his powers to steal the Seal Stones
Beryl (Bitterbot)	Xenoroid created by Gelimer Former rival of Xenon Was scrapped by Gelimer as a defect and later became a member of Haven.
Beast Tamer (Chase)	A Magician from Arboren Idolizes the Heroes of Maple and wishes to be just like them Formed a Guardian Contract with the Critter Champs
Carlisle	Prince of Cernium Sought out the Adversary to enlist their aid against Darmoor's army
Chromile	Former Knight of Light Father of Mihile
Darius	Guardian of the Verdant Flora Betrayed the Verdant Flora to Gerand Darmoor
Destonen	Husband of Yuris and father of Kyrin and Tess Pioneer of Altaire Camp Was cursed and killed by Kirston
Eleanor	Black Wings member The Black Witch Manipulated events to create a schism between the Resistance and the Cygnus Knights
Elwin	Grendel's apprentice and Barrier Mage Inadvertently opened the barrier between Maple World and Earth Lily's older brother
Eskalade	Nova Dragon Supports the Angelic Buster (Tear)
Fang	Shadow Knight alchemist Used by Will to keep Alpha brainwashed Broke free from the cycle and helped lead Alpha to Beta
Ferdi (Headmaster Ferdi)	Founder of the Resistance Headmaster of Edelstein's school
First Explorer	Ancient Adversary who fought in the war against the Ancient Gods Aided by Sugar, the avatar of the Goddess of Maple World Had his will inherited by the Explorer through the maple leaf
Former Kaiser	Former Guardian of the Nova Was betrayed by his friend, Magnus, and gave his life to stop him.
Francis	Ex-Black Wings member Puppeteer Attempted to use his puppets to seize control of the monsters of Victoria Island Infatuated with Orchid
Gilmore	False Chosen One of Mitra the Sun God Special Specter created by the High Flora
Goddess of Grandis	Protector of Grandis Gives the Arcane Stone of Grandis to the Adversary
Goddess of Maple World	Protector of Maple World Gives the Arcane Stone of Maple World to the Adversary Aids the Explorer as Sugar, her human avatar
Goddess of Tynerum	align="left" |Protector of Tynerum Gives the Arcane Stone of Tynerum to the Adversary
God of the Verdant Flora (Ancient Master)	Creator of the Elder Crystal Creator of the blue mechanical wings of the Verdant Flora Created the Sanctuary of the Ancient God Fused his consciousness with Illium
Gri	Wolf Anima and Lara's friend
Guard Captain Darknell	Fusion of Kellad and Ergoth Dunamis Leader of the Elite Bosses
Ifia	Deceased Queen of Lion King's Castle Von Leon's wife
J	Ace Resistance spy
Jay	Hacker friend of Kinesis Created the Psy-limiter to help Kinesis control his powers
Jerome	Last prince of Ristonia Leader of the Uprising Adele's liege
Jett	Famed bounty hunter of planet Cerberus
Kanna (Ayanokouji Kanna)	Spirit Walker from Sokoku Member of the Sengoku Warriors Apprentice of Tsuchimikado Haruaki and rival of Mori Ranmaru Working to defeat Oda Nobunaga and Akechi Mitsuhide
Lady Syl	Leader of the Dual Blades Childhood friends with Jin
Lania (Lucia)	Close friend of Luminous Reincarnation of Lucia, one of Luminous' friends from Aurora who was raised by Aurora as the false Starchild and killed by the Black Mage in Luminous' place
Lilin	Aran's friend and coach Sister of Neinheart Distant cousin of Tru
Lily	Grendel's apprentice and a Manipulation Mage Elwin's younger sister
Maha	Spirit of Aran's polearm
Mastema	Pure-blood demon Servant of the Demon Stuck in cat form
Moonbeam	Friends with Shade Gave her guardian spirit to him
Olive	Explorer Bowman Friend of the Explorer
Protective Mask	Subliminally created by Lucid to help her wake up from her own nightmare Helped the Adversary defeat Lucid in Lachelein
Raven	Master Thief Phantom's mentor
Rondo	Presumably an Anima Explorer Thief Friend of the Explorer
Roo-D	Xenoroid created by Gelimer Friends with Xenon and helped him escape
Rusty	Owner of Hotel Arcus Friends with Archelon
Ryude	Winter Bard Helped Alicia gather monsters for the Tower of Oz Helped warn the world about the Black Mage's invasion, which united the six Heroes
Seren	The Chosen One of Mitra the Sun God Helped the Adversary fight against the High Flora army Was possessed by Mitra and fought the Adversary
Sino (Fox God)	Protector of the Pointy-Ear Fox Anima Gave Shade and the fox Anima their guardian spirits
Sugar	Avatar of the Goddess of Maple World Aided the First Explorer in his fight against the Ancient Gods Aided the Explorer in their fight against the Black Mage Explorer Cleric
Tess	Quarter-elf son of Destonen and Yuris, and the brother of Kyrin Explorer Pirate Friend of the Explorer
Tru	Information merchant Lilin and Neinheart's distant cousin
Velderoth	Nova Works for Magnus Former friends of Kaiser (Kyle) and Angelic Buster (Tear)
Vieren	Mage of Aurora Friend of Luminous Helped Luminous master his inner darkness
Vita	Test subject of Gelimer Friend of the Resistance protagonist Killed by Gelimer
Yuna	Kinesis' girlfriend Has the power to control the wind
Zen	Zhi Zun's son/daughter Suha's disciple