Dart

Dart

Age: 23

Height: 178cm / 5'10"

Species: Human

Element: Fire

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Voice Artist: John Butterfield

Dart is the central protagonist of the story. He is one of few who survived when his childhood hometown, Neet, was destroyed by the Black Monster. The story begins with Dart returning to his current home village of Seles. Between the encroachment of Imperial Sandora and a Dragon on the loose, Dart will face many challenges and revelations in his adventures.

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Combat

Dart grows as an all-around character, having average stats and some of the most straightforward (if varied) additions in the game. Often, his AT, DF, MAT, and MDF will be within a few points of each other after factoring in base stats for his level; and assuming that his gear is of the same general quality. While he is not specialized in this way, Dart will still prove to be more than capable in just about any combat situation.

Additions

Name	Strikes	Dmg% (Maxed)	SP (Maxed)	Acquisition
Double Slash	2	202%	35	Initial
Volcano	4	250%	36	Level 2
Burning Rush	3	150%	102	Level 8
Crush Dance	5	250%	100	Level 15
Madness Hero	6	100%	204	Level 22
Moon Strike	7	350%	20	Level 29
Blazing Dynamo	8	450%	150	80 Completions on all prior additions.

Dragoon Form

Dart can deal fair damage with both his physical D-attack and spells. The Red-Eye Dragoon's magic will focus on offense, featuring a mixture of both single-target and AoE abilities. While the Dragon summon spell looks powerful, beware of a critical typo in its power percentage as listed in the second table below.

Statistics

The following table covers D'Level progression: SP required to level up, as well as the bonuses granted to Dragoon form once that level has been reached (even if SP bar is below maximum).

D'Level	SP Req.	AT	DF	MAT	MDF
1	--	150%	200%	150%	200%
2	X	%	%	%	%
3	X	%	%	%	%
4	X	%	%	%	%
5	X	%	%	%	%

Magic

The following table covers magic spells that can be cast by this Dragoon.

D'Level	Name	MP Cost	Effects
1	Flameshot	10	Fire 50% Single
2	Explosion	20	Fire 25% All
3	Final Burst	30	Fire 75% Single
5	Red-Eye Dragon	80	Fire 75% All*

• Listed percentage in-game is 175%, however this is a typo in comparison with the game code's provided 75% value.

Trivia

1. While Dart is the field character, standing still for a time will cause his idle animation to play. He will cross his arms and tap his foot on the ground, as if to show that he's waiting to proceed.
2. When dispirited in combat, his idle animation will put his arms to each side, hanging downward along with his sword.
3. At the point of "red" HP, he will be down on one knee with sword angled to the ground behind him.
4. There is a leftover "beta" character model of Dart for use on field maps, with orange armor and lower overall resolution. This model is actually used in at least one in-game cutscene. When Dart, Lavitz and Shana are fleeing from Hellena Prison on horseback, look at Dart's 3D model closely (or pause with video footage).
5. Dart's addition, Madness Hero, generates the mose base SP in the game (204 SP at max level).
6. Dart is the only known character to wield two Dragoon Spirits. This theme is reminiscent of other "leader" types as displayed in productions such as Power Rangers (Tommy), and Avatar (Jake Sully).
7. Dart was going to be in Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale as DLC alongside Abe from the Oddworld series. Character artist Mike Edwards even created a 3D model for the game, but the plans were canceled.
8. Originally, Dart's sword did not have a red hilt. It looked a bit different overall, and is still present and used in the game. Watch closely during his transformation sequence at the end of the game.