Hyunckel is one of the two tritagonists (alongside Maam) of the manga/anime series Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai.
He is the leader of the Undead Legion within the Dark Army who turns out to be the Great Hero Avan's very first disciple. However, it turns out that he secretly harbored a deep hatred for his master because he believed the latter killed his adoptive father Bartos. However, after realizing the truth that it was Hadlar himself who killed him, Hyunckel defects and joins the heroes.
In Japanese, he was voiced by Hideyuki Hori in the 1991 anime and Yuki Kaji in the 2020 anime. In English, he was voiced by Vincent Tong in the 2020 anime.
Personality
Hyunckel held a hatred towards his teacher Avan, as he believed that Avan was the one that killed his adoptive father, however, he has a strong sense of honor, as he refused to harm Marm. He also has a sour relationship with Flazzard and Zaboera.
Biography
Hyunckel is an orphan that was adopted by the undead swordsman Bartos, who was the gatekeeper of Hadlar's castle. Eventually, Avan and the heroes invaded the castle and defeated Bartos, but Avan spared him. After being killed by Avan, Hadlar was revived by Vearn and angrily killed Bartos. Hyunckel mistook Avan as the one that killed Bartos, so he planned to kill Avan, which ended in failure. Hyunckel was adopted by Mystvearn, and thus, Hyunckel eventually became one of the leaders in the demon army.
After the defeat of Crocodine, Vearn sent Hyunckel to defeat Dai. Hyunckel then destroyed the kingdom of Papunkia and encountered Dai and his friends. At first they mistaken Hyunckel as their ally, but Hyunckel summoned some skeletons to attack them and told them that he is the leader of the undead knight division. After the skeletons were dispatched by Dai, Hyunckel fought them and easily defeated them, explaining his backstory to them. When Hyunckel was about to kill Dai, Crocodine appeared and took the attack instead, thus giving a chance for Dai and Pop to retreat while Marm was imprisoned. As for Crocodine, he was greatly wounded and fainted.
After some training, Dai and Pop returned to fight Hyunckel. With Marm's help, who escaped from the prison, they were able to summon lightning, which, although wounded Hyunckel, still wasn't enough to defeat him. Hyunckel processed to punch Pop away and wounded Dai, but then Marm appeared to tell Hyunckel the truth about his adoptive father's death, much to Hyunckel's shock. He refused to believe it, but at the same time, Dai suddenly walked towards Hyunckel and viciously attacked Hyunckel, destroying his armor. Marm begged Dai to stop, and succeeded just before Dai was about to kill Hyunckel. Suddenly, Flazzard appeared and turned the arena into a living volcano as he was unhappy with Hyunckel, who is a human on the same rank as him. As lava started to emerge, Hyunckel threw Dai and his friends away from the arena before sinking into the lava, seemingly killing him.
However, it was revealed that Crocodine had a Garuda to save Hyunckel from his fate. After this, Hyunckel joins Dai's side in fighting against Vearn, ending his villainous role.
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Trivia
- Hyunckel is a dark reflection of Dai, serves as an example of what Dai could've become if he hates someone because he believes them to have killed Brass. Dai acknowledges that he could've ended up just like him if he lived the same experience, and this is part of the reason Dai hesitates to fight him.
External Links
- Hyunckel on the Heroes Wiki
- Hyunckel on the Dragon Quest Wiki
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