Deathhand (デスハンド, Desu Hando?) is a recurring class in the Mana series.
Seiken Densetsu 3[]
“Considered the infernal counterpart to the Godhand's loftiness, the Deathhand treads ways both feared and forsaken by the world of martial arts, to complete their quest for power at any cost necessary, no matter how far the path to power leads. Taught and encouraged to throw oneself into their own extremes of negativity and wickedness, Deathhands twist their heart and mind in this method to empower themselves, drawing upon anything that comprises their faults and worst traits, be it anger, resentment, hatred, vice, elitism, egotism, and the acceptance of the capability to do great wrong and evil, to realize great strength at the cost of their soul. Transformed into demons at the wake of battle and conflict, the class then instantaneously throws themselves into rage and abandon, commanding such wrathful power that shows no mercy no matter how paced the warrior fights, with each blow infused with the willingness to cause pain and suffering, and the intent of the complete merciless destruction of opposition. Though legends tell of such warriors of wicked strength to be the strongest in respect of their unmatched might, the reality remains that such brutality is considered so excessive and cruel to where the martial arts world forbids their ways to ever be tread upon, and to keep word and knowledge of the class's existence stricken silent away as verboten and taboo secrets none should ever come across.”
—Seiken Densetsu 3 Official Guide and Prologue Books
- Fan translated Name: Death Hand
- Name: Fatal Fist
The Death Hand is the Dark-Dark job branch of the Grappler class for Kevin. The Death Hand excels in the highest strength growth out of all of the "master" martial arts classes and the best equipment and techs to mercilessly wipe out all opposition, but at the cost of technical versatility, strategic flexibility, and tactical adaptiveness for its immense power, making them only good at direct physical combat. As such, to reinforce its double edged head on approach and if in want to offset its own mortality risk, players must rely on support classes, item usage, or time their quests to strike at night, when Kevin's Werewolf form is available.
Kevin's Fatal Fist appearance has him wearing the Seiryu Uniform, a mysterious blue uniform said to be made from the scales of the dragons of the spirit world whose cape has instead been modified to bear his trademark tiger skin, wears Sapphire Band on his head, a sapphire adorned and dusted beret like headband bearing the feathers of the phoenix as a charm against death, wears the Demon Neckband as an accessory, a demonic magical collar that shines bright crimson when its user's passions come out and grants upon them tireless vigilance to brutally defeat their foes, and wields the Skullslicer, a grisly demonic claw said to be used to rip apart the heads of its wearer's foes. Overall, Kevin's appearance has him look akin to a renegade delinquent or a fantasy based street thug punk; his cloak is evocative of the fashion of single button worn flannel shirts by American street gangs back in the 1980s and 1990s; his boots are steel toed, akin to militaristic gangs who wear jackboots, he looks akin to a pirate, whom were the gangsters of the sea in classical eras, and his armored arms are evocative of Mad Max post apocalyptic armored motorcycle gangs and even extreme sports gangs whom were depicted frequently in the early 1990s. While his Divine Fist is said by Nobuteru Yukii to be evocative of martial arts heroes such as Goku of Dragon Ball, Ryo Sakazaki of Art of Fighting, and Ken Masters of Street Fighter, his Fatal Fist appears to go for its truly infernal counterparts, evocative of martial arts villains such as Dictator of Street Fighter, Jagi of Fist of the North Star, and Fender Tremolo of the Jean Claude Van Damme post apocalyptic action movie Cyborg, and the horror movie villain Freddy Kruger of Nightmare on Elm Street, who is said to embody the neglect and abuse of the young.
Trials of Mana[]
See Fatal Fist (Trials of Mana)
Sword of Mana[]
Requirements: Monk Type 25 + Random Type 10
- Death Hand
- Knucks attack +40
Heroes of Mana[]
Neck #21 Death Wolf (死狼のくびわ)
HP +110, bonus effects
Cancels sleep, charm, and confusion.
A necklace once worn by a Deathhand.
死狼の化身デスハンドのくびわ。