Xagor's Castle (ラグナ城, Raguna Shiro?) is a location in Final Fantasy Legend III. It is unknown what the castle's original name is or even if it was created by Xagor himself, or if it was simply captured by Xagor's forces. Even so, the people of Donmac refers to it by the name of Xagor's Castle. The castle, and the surrounding area called Goht was recently protected by a barrier until Dion blew it up. The next protection came from its natural environment, being surrounded by the mountains, but Talon2 swept in and blew a path for both Arthur and Borgin, allowing them both to reach the castle.
Inside the castle, there is a new type of damaging floors in the form of electricity. Jumping above it will prevent the player from taking damage. There is a back door that leaves the castle, if the player wishes to leave. The door is pretty easy to distinguish.
Story[]
Arthur will come across Ballor and mistaken him for Xagor, but he will correct him on that and engage him into battle. After his defeat, he tells Arthur that he is too late and Borgin says that only Sol can stop him now.
Arthur arrives at the top of the castle and find Sol. As he is holding on to Xagor's soul, he wants the party to attack and kill him which in turn will also kill Xagor. Unfortunately, Xagor manages to awaken and attacks the party. Luckily, during the battle with Xagor, Talon2 will eventually assist Arthur by firing its main weapon.
Once Xagor is defeated, Sol will thank Arthur and uses his last breath to destroy the Water Entity. He also tells Arthur to hurry back to his own World through the Hole in the Ocean.
Enemies[]
- Venus
- FireFan
- Gill Man
- Anubis
- Shogun
- Garuda
- Removed
- 210mm
- Ballor (Boss)
- Sol (Boss)
- Xagor (Final Boss)
Treasure[]
Etymology[]
Xagor's Japanese name (ラグナ, Raguna?), may be a reference to Ragnarok (ラグナロク, Ragunaroku?). In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a prophesied event triggered by the death of the god Balder. It sees a great battle between all the major entities of Norse mythology, during which the spirits in Valhalla are called upon to join the fray. The encounter ends with the destruction of the universe, and Balder along with a handful of others are reborn as mortals, with few memories of the world before Ragnarök.
Alternatively, Xagor's Japanese katakana could be a phonetic spelling of "Laguna", relating to Xagor's existence as an embodiment of Pure Land's ocean bodies.
Laguna is the Bulgarian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Russian, Italian, Polish, Tagalog, Spanish and Portuguese word for "lagoon", a shallow body of salt water separated from larger seas by small sandbanks or coral reefs. Additionally, Laguna is a Spanish term for a "mental blackout" – periods where one loses consciousness and is unable to remember what happened during that time when one wakes up. In Basque, laguna means "the friend".