Dark Cloud/Characters

There are six playable characters and a number of others that play an important role in the game.

Playable characters

 * Toan
 * Profile: ”A boy from Norune”
 * Description: “Hero of the Atlamillia”
 * Initial HP: 70
 * Initial Def: 3
 * Initial Water: 3
 * Weapon type: Swords (Melee)
 * Base Weapon: Dagger

Toan comes from the village of Norune where he lives in a humble farmhouse with his mother. The Fairy King saw hidden potential in him and gave him the Atlamillia to restore the world destroyed by the Dark Genie. Toan is the main playable character and you play as him when not in dungeons.


 * Xiao
 * Profile: “Cat girl saved by Toan”
 * Description: “Cat transformed with Change Potion.”
 * Initial HP: 60
 * Initial Def: 1
 * Initial Water: 3
 * Weapon type: Slingshots (Ranged)
 * Base Weapon: Wooden Slingshot

Xiao was once a stray cat but was turned into a young girl by a magical potion. She still has cat-like ears and nose as well as a tail. She can use her feline agility to jump across barriers that others can't.


 * Goro
 * Profile: "Hated in the village. Lives alone on tree."
 * Description: "Powerful hunter of Matataki Village."
 * Initial HP: 100
 * Initial Def: 12
 * Initial Water: 3
 * Weapon type: Hammers (Melee)
 * Base Weapon: Mallet

Goro is the son of the great hunter Fudoh, but Fudoh disappeared five years earlier and Goro has been living on his own ever since. Thinking that the other villagers let his father down, Goro has been hiding from them and lives as a recluse. But the truth about his father helps him find his strength as a hunter.


 * Ruby
 * Profile: "Genie. Uses powerful magic."
 * Description: "A genie. Uses powerful magic."
 * Initial HP: 90
 * Initial Def: 23
 * Initial Water: 3
 * Weapon type: Rings
 * Base Weapon: Gold Ring

Ruby was a genie in a lamp owned by King, a wealthy businessman. But Ruby was never very helpful to the unscrupulous King so he gave the lamp to Toan as a 'reward' for restoring his house. Toan released Ruby from the lamp so she can join the fight against the Dark Genie.

Non-playable characters
This does not include characters trapped in Atla; see the corresponding pages in the walkthough.

Norune
The Fairy King, aka the Spirit King, saved the world from destruction by the Dark Genie by encasing it in Atla. He then gave Toan the Atlamillia so that he could restore the world, possibly better than it was before. In the early part game the Fairy King is your mentor, giving instructions and advice on how to progress.
 * Fairy King

The sole survivor of the attack on Norune other than Toan. The Mayor helps Toan out near the start of the game by providing the key to the Divine Beast Cave and giving out free supplies.
 * Mayor

Dran is the guardian of Norune Village. During the attack, the Dark Genie clouded his mind and you need to release him from the spell.
 * Dran

Matataki
Treant is a tree fairy who is the guardian of Matataki Village. But the genie cut off his water supply and he's powerless without it.
 * Treant

Masterutan is the ape-like guardian of the forest. Like Dran, the Dark Genie clouded his mind during the attack.
 * Masterutan

Brownboo Village, on the other side of the forest from Matataki, is a colony of the Moon People established hundreds of years earlier and which has since lost touch with the Moon. Their chief is very suspicious of Humans and orders that Toan be taken prisoner when he finds his way to the village.
 * Moon People

Queens
Rando is a merchant who is the sole survivor of the port town of Queens. When Toan appears, he opens his shop so Toan can get supplies.
 * Rando