He then realizes that Ike will soon become a truly worthy opponent, so he purposely loses the duel as to ensure Ike's destiny. During their duel, Ike reveals that Greil willingly crippled his own arm as to resist the Medallion's temptations further, explaining the Black Knight's easy victory. Eventually, the two confront one another for a final time during the war in the Battle of Nados Castle, with Ike now wielding Ragnell. The two cross paths multiple times during multiple instances, but Ike cannot harm him with his regular weapons as the Black Knight's armor is blessed however, Zelgius instructs him to wield the holy blade Ragnell for their next encounter as to ensure a fair and proper fight (as the Black Knight himself wields its sister blade, Alondite). He also began to observe Ike's growth as a warrior closely, as Ike himself was driven by vengeance while taking over leadership of the Greil Mercenaries. Before he could retrieve the Medallion, he is interrupted by Galia's ruler Caineghis and retreats.Īs the war raged on, the Black Knight gained notoriety among the armies due to his strength and mystique as well as his loyal servitude towards Ashnard (though he secretly was still fulfilling his duties as a Begnion soldier, working as a double agent). The Black Knight then enters into a duel against Greil, which ends more quickly than expected when Zelgius kills his former mentor in front of his children, Mist and Ike. In the following evening, Zelgius discovers that Greil had touched Lehran's Medallion years prior, which drove him to mindlessly kill countless friends and Elena. After finally tracking him down, they discover that Gawain had changed his name to Greil and became the leader of a mercenary troop known as the Greil Mercenaries. One day, in the advent of the Mad King's War, both Zelgius and Sephiran travelled to Galia to find Gawain and his wife Elena to retrieve the Medallion. Zelgius takes on the moniker of the Black Knight when Sephiran instructs him to be employed under the king of Daein, Ashnard despite not revealing his identity, Zelgius became one of the king's most trusted agents.
After Lehran enters the Begnion Senate as Sephiran, Zelgius joins the Begnion military, where he quickly rose the ranks and gains the title of Earl of Kadohl, and eventually became recognized as a hero by the time of the Mad King's War. Shortly after Gawain leaves the army due to his wife acquiring Lehran's Medallion, a devastated Zelgius left sometime after to serve the sage. Lehran then makes an offer to the young knight to join him and assist in achieving his plans, to which Zelgius agrees at the promise of not being alone. Shortly after the Serenes Massacre, he is visited by the sage Lehran the two bond after Zelgius shares his hardships to him. It would be his desire to duel the general (and later his son Ike) that would drive him in life, so much so that it could be considered his calling, as he believed that Gawain was a worthy opponent and his equal. He served under General Gawain of the Four Riders, a man who taught him swordfighting and one Zelgius held high reverence for.
Because of this, he endured abuse from his family, turning him into a bitter and lonely child, and later joined the Daein military to escape. Zelgius was born in Daein to a father with Laguz ancestry, a heritage that would get branded on his back. However, this all goes away when he dons the persona of the Black Knight, acting as a ruthless war machine who is willing to torture enemies. A chivalrous man who tries to be peaceful and non-violent as possible, he has never killed anyone for the sake of it, especially those who refused to fight back. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii Uĭespite his towering presence, mysterious personality, and exceptional fighting skills, Zelgius is an honorable man, regarded by his comrades to be the last true knight.
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