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Duran (デュラン, Dyuran) is one of the six playable characters in Trials of Mana.

Story

Duran is a mercenary swordsman from the Valsena, Kingdom of Green Fields (Forcena in the fan-translation) who proudly serves the wise King Richard. Duran's father Loki, a good friend of Richard's, was lost in a battle with the Dragon Emperor when Duran was still young. Soon afterwards, Duran's mother succumbed to an illness, leaving Duran and his little sister Wendy to be raised by their aunt Stella. One night, Duran is on guard duty at the castle of Valsena when the Crimson Wizard attacks the castle. Duran fights back, but is overwhelmed by the wizard's magical abilities and is left for dead. After making his recovery, Duran vows to become the best swordsman in the world and to exact his revenge upon the Crimson Wizard. He then leaves for the Holy City Wendel to ask the Priest of Light about changing classes.

Duran shares many story elements with Angela, who comes from the Magic Kingdom of Altena which tries to invade Valsena. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist in Trials of Mana, the main villain will be the Dragon Emperor and the final dungeon will be the Dragon Hole.

Abilities

At first, Duran is a straightforward sword user with above-average Strength and Vitality stats. Upon changing classes, Duran can learn some magic to supplement his physical abilities. His Light classes learn primarily healing magic, whereas his Dark classes mainly focus on adding elemental attributes to weapons. Duran's Light classes have another benefit: they are the only classes capable of equipping shields, which greatly boost the wearer's Evasion stat.

Classes

Below is a list of Duran's classes. The first class change takes place at Level 18, while the second one takes place at Level 38, with the latter requiring specific items acquired from ??? Seeds.

Level	Light		Dark
L.1	Fighter
L.18	Knight		Gladiator
L.38	Paladin (The Holy Knight)	Liege (Ruling Knight) (The Prince)	Edelfrei (Swordmaster) (The Gladiator)	Duelist (The Duelist)

Skill Attacks

Below is a list of skill attacks Duran learns across his different classes:

Level	Light		Dark
L.1	Cross Slash (Fighter)
L.18	3-Step Cut (Knight)		Whirlwind Sword (Gladiator)
L.38	Flashing Sword (Paladin)	Magic Circle (Liege)	Vacuum Sword (Edelfrei)	Eruption Sword (Duelist)

Spells

Duran learns spells that can change the elemental properties of the characters' attacks, although his Light classes can also learn healing spells.

Below is a table of spells Duran learns across his different classes:

Level	Light		Dark
L.1	n/a (Fighter)
L.18	Healing Light (Knight)		Stone Saber Lightning Saber Ice Saber Flame Saber (Gladiator)
L.38	Holy Saber (Paladin)	Twinkle Rain Heal Light++ (Liege)	Moon Saber Leaf Saber (Edelfrei)	Dark Saber (Duelist)

Note: Duran gains the ability to multi-target with Heal Light when he changes class into a Liege. Likewise, his Saber spells will also gain the ability to multi-target when he changes class into a Edelfrei.

Gladiator

Seeking to find meaning in the fight, the Gladiator undertakes a journey of seeing struggle and competition underlying within all things in the everyday world. Even into honor and trust, the class ekes out the need to justify their efforts through coming out on top or with satisfying results brought about through proof through tests and testaments of action. To these ends, so has the Gladiator sought the powers of enchanting magic to bestow themselves with power of many varieties, and with a higher aptitude of strength than the Knight.

Edelfrei (Swordmaster)

Long lived and weathered in a world of battle, the Edelfrei is a class of experience and wisdom through the heat and heart of the fight. Knowing the boundaries of life and death with familiarity, so does the Edelfrei precariously walk in and out of its realm frequently through their edification long done many times before, and does so without fear. Drawing upon lessons and teachings from these experiences, so has the Edelfrei tempered their body and mind to become a lone warrior with their own principles, and walks onwards to see the next day after the carnage of the day before. Rumors tell of warriors from a realm far from Fa'Diel saw their philosophies and virtuess passed into the world long ago, and those who had grown beyond their days as Gladiators saw their destiny encounter their ways into Edelfreis.

Duelist

The meaning of the fight having eluded them long ago, the Duelist seeks but only one thing: Victory. For them, the fight is but a means to achieve that, and so the Duelist merely sees its occurrence as but a process and pastime of violent frequency to attain its graces. Easily lost in even the most savage instances of carnage and brutality, able to face the most harrowing of battles, and enter storm like tension without a wince, so have Duelists gained a reputation of being fighters of a dark strength derived from their world of deathly competition and merciless domination.

Equipment

Weapons

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Bronze Sword	42	Starting Weapon	--
Iron Sword	100	Astoria, Wendel, Maia	--
Gladius	210	Dwarf Village, Valsena	--
Broadsword	276	Byzel, Palo, Jad	--
Saber	585	Ghost Ship, Palo	--
Steel Sword	1000	Dark Priest Village	--
Bastard Sword	1690	Elrand, Sultan, Deen	--
Silver Blade	2820	Mintos	--
Estoc	3400	Mintos	Knight
Falchion	3380	Mintos	Gladiator
Flamberge	3410	Diorre	--
Colichemarde	3480	Diorre	Knight
Shamshir	3440	Diorre	Gladiator
Palestorm	4535	Altena, Deen, Mintos	--
Mythril Sword	4830	Altena, Deen, Mintos	Knight
Katzbalger	5070	Altena, Deen, Mintos	Gladiator
Balmunk	7735	Cats	--
Valor Sword	8430	Cats	Knight
Kusanagi Blade	8440	Cats	Gladiator
Tyrving	17470	Cats	--
Defender	18800	Cats	Knight
Muramasa Blade	18670	Cats	Gladiator
Krau Solas	21870	Pedan	--
Excalibur	34670	Pedan	Knight
Levatein	34470	Pedan	Gladiator
Dragonbane	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Knight/Gladiator
Brave Blade	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Paladin
Sigmund	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Liege
Ragnarok	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Edelfrei
Deathbringer	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Duelist

Armor

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Quilted Leather	22	Starting Armor	--
Hard Leather	65	Wendel, Maia	--
Bezant Mail	154	Dwarf Village, Valsena	--
Lamelar Armor	220	Byzel, Palo	--
Hauberk	276	Ghost Ship, Palo	--
Half Plate	378	Valsena	--
Plate Mail	800	Elrand, Sultan, Deen, Mintos, Diorre	--
Lunula Mail	1450	Mintos	--
Reflex	1970	Diorre	--
Pegasus Armor	2600	Altena, Deen, Mintos	--
Leonis Plate	3155	Cats	--
Knight's Armor	4830	Cats	Knight
Swordsman's Armor	4935	Cats	Gladiator
Gold Armor	8400	Pedan	Knight
Platinum Armor	8430	Pedan	Gladiator
Dragon's Mail	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Knight/Gladiator
Hero's Armor	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Paladin
Protect Armor	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Liege
Master's Armor	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Edelfrei
Skeleton Mail	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Duelist

Helmets

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Leather Visor	58	Maia	--
Headgear	215	Jad	--
Studded Helm	1100	Deen	--
Visored Helm	1750	Diorre	--
Horned Helm	2350	Cats	--
Silver Sallet	3415	Cats	--
Beryl Armet	5070	Pedan	--
Dragon Helm	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Knight/Gladiator
Hero's Crown	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Paladin
Protection Helm	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Liege
Rising Moon Helm	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Edelfrei
Skull Head	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Duelist

Accessories

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Leather Gauntlet	98	Valsena	--
Steel Gauntlet	154	Jad	--
Gauntlet	820	Deen	--
Strength Armband	1690	Deen, Mintos	--
Knight's Crest	2260	Cats	Knight
Swordsman's Armband	2000	Cats	Gladiator
Dragon Ring	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Knight/Gladiator
War King's Crest	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Paladin/Liege
Sword King's Armlet	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Edelfrei/Duelist

Shields

Note: Duran is granted the ability to equip shields only in his Light classes (Knight/Paladin/Liege).

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Water Dragon Shield	4000	Valsena	Knight
Red Heat Shield	4000	Valsena	Knight
Thunder God Shield	4000	Valsena	Knight
Earth Shield	4000	Valsena	Knight
Gold Shield	3380	Elrand, Sultan	Knight
Dragon Shield	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Knight
Sacred Shield	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Paladin
Oath Shield	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Liege
Adamant Shield	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Liege

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 {{characterInfobox
 |name   = Duran
-|image   = [[Image:SD3Duran.png|250px]]
+|image   = [[Image:Trials of Mana - Duran.png|250px]]
 |caption = Duran in his starting Fighter class.
 |title   = Mercenary of Valsena
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 |level   = 1
 |status   = Protagonist
-|location   = Grasslands Kingdom of Valsena
+|location   = Valsena, Kingdom of Green Fields
-|voice actor = Takuya Eguchi (JP) (Non-canon)
+|voice actor = Takuya Eguchi (JP) (Remake)
 }}'''Duran''' (デュラン, ''Dyuran'') is one of the six playable characters in ''[[Trials of Mana]]''.
 ==Story==
-Duran is a mercenary swordsman from the Grasslands Kingdom of [[Valsena]] (Forcena in the fan-translation) who proudly serves the wise King [[Richard]]. Duran's father [[Loki]], a good friend of Richard's, was lost in a battle with the [[Dragon Emperor]] when Duran was still young. Soon afterwards, Duran's mother succumbed to an illness, leaving Duran and his little sister Wendy to be raised by their aunt [[Stella]]. One night, Duran is on guard duty at the castle of Valsena when the wizard [[Koren]] attacks the castle. Duran fights back, but is overwhelmed by Koren's magical abilities and is left for dead. After making his recovery, Duran vows to become the best swordsman in the world and to exact his revenge upon Koren. He then leaves for the Holy City [[Wendel]] to ask the [[Priest of Light]] about [[Class Change|changing classes]].
+Duran is a mercenary swordsman from the [[Valsena]], Kingdom of Green Fields (Forcena in the fan-translation) who proudly serves the wise King [[Richard]]. Duran's father [[Loki]], a good friend of Richard's, was lost in a battle with the [[Dragon Emperor]] when Duran was still young. Soon afterwards, Duran's mother succumbed to an illness, leaving Duran and his little sister Wendy to be raised by their aunt [[Stella]]. One night, Duran is on guard duty at the castle of Valsena when the [[Crimson Wizard]] attacks the castle. Duran fights back, but is overwhelmed by the wizard's magical abilities and is left for dead. After making his recovery, Duran vows to become the best swordsman in the world and to exact his revenge upon the Crimson Wizard. He then leaves for the Holy City [[Wendel]] to ask the [[Priest of Light]] about [[Class Change|changing classes]].
 Duran shares many story elements with [[Angela]], who comes from the Magic Kingdom of [[Altena]] which tries to invade Valsena. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist in Trials of Mana, the main villain will be the Dragon Emperor and the final dungeon will be the [[Dragon Hole]].
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 http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mana/images/e/e7/Duran_Lord_Sprite.gif/revision/latest?cb=20120205023614
-[[Liege]]<br />([[File:Lord's Proof.gif]][[The Prince]])
+[[Liege]] (Ruling Knight)<br />([[File:Lord's Proof.gif]][[The Prince]])
 | width="20%" |
 http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mana/images/4/4a/Duran_Swordmaster_Sprite.gif/revision/latest?cb=20120205023624
-[[Swordmaster (class)|Swordmaster]]<br />([[File:Master's Proof.gif]][[The Gladiator]])
+[[Edelfrei]] (Swordmaster)<br />([[File:Master's Proof.gif]][[The Gladiator]])
 | width="20%" |
 http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mana/images/8/86/Duran_Duelist_Sprite.gif/revision/latest?cb=20120205023635
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 | width="20%" | [[Flashing Sword]]<br />('''Paladin''')
 | width="20%" | [[Magic Circle]]<br />('''Liege''')
-| width="20%" | [[Vacuum Sword]]<br />('''Swordmaster''')
+| width="20%" | [[Vacuum Sword]]<br />('''Edelfrei''')
 | width="20%" | [[Eruption Sword]]<br />('''Duelist''')
 |}
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 | width="20%" | [[File:Saint Saber.gif]][[Holy Saber]]<br />('''Paladin''')
 | width="20%" | [[File:Tinkle Rain.gif]][[Twinkle Rain]][[File:Heal Light.gif]][[Heal Light]]++<br />('''Liege''')
-| width="20%" | [[File:Moon Saber.gif]][[Moon Saber]]<br />[[File:Leaf Sabre.gif]][[Leaf Saber]]<br />('''Swordmaster''')
+| width="20%" | [[File:Moon Saber.gif]][[Moon Saber]]<br />[[File:Leaf Sabre.gif]][[Leaf Saber]]<br />('''Edelfrei''')
 | width="20%" | [[File:Dark Saber.gif]][[Dark Saber]]<br />('''Duelist''')
 |}
-*'''Note:''' Duran gains the ability to multi-target with Heal Light when he changes class into a Liege. Likewise, his Saber spells will also gain the ability to multi-target when he changes class into a Swordmaster.
+*'''Note:''' Duran gains the ability to multi-target with Heal Light when he changes class into a Liege. Likewise, his Saber spells will also gain the ability to multi-target when he changes class into a Edelfrei.
 ====Gladiator====
 ''Seeking to find meaning in the fight, the Gladiator undertakes a journey of seeing struggle and competition underlying within all things in the everyday world. Even into honor and trust, the class ekes out the need to justify their efforts through coming out on top or with satisfying results brought about through proof through tests and testaments of action. To these ends, so has the Gladiator sought the powers of enchanting magic to bestow themselves with power of many varieties, and with a higher aptitude of strength than the Knight.''
-====Swordmaster====
+====Edelfrei (Swordmaster)====
-''Long lived and weathered in a world of battle, the Swordmaster is a class of experience and wisdom through the heat and heart of the fight. Knowing the boundaries of life and death with familiarity, so does the Swordmaster precariously walk in and out of its realm frequently through their edification long done many times before, and does so without fear. Drawing upon lessons and teachings from these experiences, so has the Swordmaster tempered their body and mind to become a lone warrior with their own principles, and walks onwards to see the next day after the carnage of the day before. Rumors tell of warriors from a realm far from Fa'Diel saw their philosophies and virtuess passed into the world long ago, and those who had grown beyond their days as Gladiators saw their destiny encounter their ways into Swordmasters.''
+''Long lived and weathered in a world of battle, the Edelfrei is a class of experience and wisdom through the heat and heart of the fight. Knowing the boundaries of life and death with familiarity, so does the Edelfrei precariously walk in and out of its realm frequently through their edification long done many times before, and does so without fear. Drawing upon lessons and teachings from these experiences, so has the Edelfrei tempered their body and mind to become a lone warrior with their own principles, and walks onwards to see the next day after the carnage of the day before. Rumors tell of warriors from a realm far from Fa'Diel saw their philosophies and virtuess passed into the world long ago, and those who had grown beyond their days as Gladiators saw their destiny encounter their ways into Edelfreis.''
 ====Duelist====
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 | --
 | [[File:Weapon Armor Seed.gif]][[Weapon/Armor Seed]]
+| Edelfrei
-| Swordmaster
 |-
 | [[File:Deathbringer.gif]]Deathbringer
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 | --
 | [[File:Weapon Armor Seed.gif]][[Weapon/Armor Seed]]
+| Edelfrei
-| Swordmaster
 |-
 | [[File:Skeleton Mail.gif]]Skeleton Mail
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 | --
 | [[File:Weapon Armor Seed.gif]][[Weapon/Armor Seed]]
+| Edelfrei
-| Swordmaster
 |-
 | [[File:Skull Head.gif]]Skull Head
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 | --
 | [[File:Weapon Armor Seed.gif]][[Weapon/Armor Seed]]
-| Swordmaster/Duelist
+| Edelfrei/Duelist
 |}
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery widths="120">
-Image:Duran2.png|Official artwork of Duran in his Paladin class.
+File:SD3Duran.png|Official art from the Super Famicom version
-Image:DuranDuelist.png|Official artwork of Duran in his Duelist class.
+File:Duran2.png|Official artwork of Duran in his Paladin class.
-File:Duran&Koren.png|Official artwork of Duran attempting to face off against Koren for the first time.
+File:DuranDuelist.png|Official artwork of Duran in his Duelist class.
+File:Duran&Koren.png|Official artwork of Duran attempting to face off against the Crimson Wizard for the first time.
 File:DuranChibi.png|Chibi art from guidebook
+ToM-Duran.png|Artwork from the 2020 remake's cover
+ToM-Duran Class Change 1.png|Render of Duran in his Knight class from the remake
+ToM-Duran Class Change 2.png|Render of Duran in his Gladiator class from the remake
 </gallery>