“Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven” - Introducing ”The Seven Heroes”
2024.10.06
The legendary Seven Heroes are said to have once saved the world from a great calamity before disappearing.
Legend has it that when the world is once again struck by chaos, they will finally reappear to bring salvation once more…
Wagnas
Leader of the Seven Heroes.
He aims to take over Yauda to find the abhorred Ancients, using the skyfaring fortress, the Floating Castle as his stronghold.
He is a master of pyrology, aerology, and cosmology.
When he was human, he is said to have been a man of noble spirit, willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of world peace.
Noel
One of the Seven Heroes.
He is a skilled swordsman who is investigating the Melu Desert.
Though usually polite, he becomes enraged when his sister Rocbouquet, whom he dotes on, is harmed.
It is said that when he was human, he was a soldier who risked his life to protect people from the cruel termites.
Subier
One of the Seven Heroes.
He is Wagnas’ cousin and has a stronghold in the Frozen Sea beyond the Nazelle Strait.
He is called the “Lord of the Seas."
Vying for more power, he plots to absorb the daughter of Narwhal, the true Ruler of the Seas.
When he was a human, it is said that he valued his bond with Wagnas more than anything else and threw himself into a battle to the death with the termites.
Dantarg
One of the Seven Heroes.
He is not interested in taking revenge against the Ancients,
but only in seeking the ultimate power and absorbing the strong.
When he was a human, he is said to have joined the army to destroy the termites at the behest of Wagnas,
after having earned a reputation as a fierce general with unparalleled rigidity and strength.
Rocbouquet
The only female member of the Seven Heroes and Noel's younger sister.
She utilizes Temptation, a unique and powerful technique to charm others and make them do her bidding.
When she was human, it is said that she trained diligently in swordsmanship to help Noel, whom she admires, and Wagnas, whom she pines for.
Bokhohn
One of the Seven Heroes.
His stronghold is a Landship Fortress which roams freely over the expanse of the Steppe.
He is a snobbishly intelligent man who is willing to resort to cunning and underhanded means.
When he was a human, it is said that he came to Wagnas in search of status, fame, and money, offering the Hero his intelligence in exchange.
Kzinssie
One of the Seven Heroes.
He instigated the initial feud between the Emperor and the Seven Heroes by ordering the raid on the imperial capital of Avalon and killing Victor, the first prince.
It is said that when he was human, he was despised by the Ancients and the other Seven Heroes for his unfair and vindictive ways.
Each of the Seven Heroes has a unique and powerful technique cementing their statuses as powerful warriors.
The predictive signs of the techniques are displayed on the timeline, so
utilizing countermeasures and ley lines accordingly will be the key to victory.
By touching the fragments of the “Memories of the Seven Heroes” scattered around the world,
the player can get
a glimpse of events from when the Seven Heroes were once true heroes of the people,
which have been never depicted in the original or remastered versions of the game.
The memories explain why the Seven Heroes became enemies of mankind, and by collecting all the memory fragments, something special may occur.
The collected memories can also be replayed in the Library of the Imperial University.