Kevin

Kevin
Title(s)	Prince of Ferolia
Gender	Male
Race	Beastman
Faction	Ferolia
Health	90
Level	1
Status	Protagonist
Location	Kingdom of Ferolia
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Kevin (ケヴィン) is one of the six main characters of Seiken Densetsu 3.

Story

Kevin is the rather inarticulate prince of Ferolia (known as the Beast Kingdom in the fan translation), realm of the demi-human beastmen. He is the son of Gauser, king of the beastmen, and a human mother. Unable to fit in with either beastmen or humans, Kevin spends most of his time wandering the Moonlight Forest with Karl, a wolf pup he befriended.

The beastmen have had a long history of opression at the hands of humans, who consider beastmen to be barely more than wild animals. Sick of the treatment of his people by "normal" humans, Gauser has long harbored a desire for revenge which is suddenly made attainable by the appearance of the mysterious "Man who devours death", who offers to place his dark magic at Gauser's service. Intrigued, Gauser asks this Deathjester to demonstrate his abilities by making Kevin's beloved friend, Karl, attack him. Though Kevin tries to defend himself, he fares poorly until his bestial side manifests itself. With the additional strength granted by his werewolf form, Kevin prevails but kills Karl in the process.

With no further reason to stay in the forest, Kevin returns to Ferolia, where he learns of the Beast King's plans to send an invasion force to overthrow the humans' Holy City Wendel. Soon afterwards, Kevin overhears Gauser congratulating Deathjester on the results of his spell. Enraged, Kevin confronts the Beast King but is quite literally thrown out of the castle. He then decides to leave Ferolia behind and search for not only a way to revive Karl, but also the fate of his human mother. Acting on advice from Deathjester, Kevin sets out in the direction of Wendel.

It is revealed at the end of game that Karl's death was nothing but an illusion.

Kevin shares many plot elements with Charlotte, who has also lost a loved one to Deathjester's machinations. If either of them is chosen as the main protagonist, the main villain will be the Masked Mage and the final dungeon will be the Mirage Palace.

Abilities

As a beastman, Kevin is able to transform into a werewolf at night, increasing his already formidable attack power, making him the physically strongest character. After changing classes, he gains a few magical abilities to supplement his physical prowess. Kevin's Light classes grant him both the ability to use healing magic and the Pressure Point spell, which allows him to attack with the same strength as his werewolf form, even during the day; his final classes also each learn a Wood-elemental support spell. Kevin's Dark classes have higher Strength than his Light classes, but each only learn one Moon-elemental support spell.

Classes

Below is a list of Kevin'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	File:SD3 Kevin.png Grappler
L.18	File:Kevin Monk.gif Monk		File:Kevin Bashkar.gif Berserker
L.38	File:Kevin God Hand.gif God Hand (Gold Wolf Soul)	File:Kevin Warrior Monk.gif Warrior Monk (Silver Wolf Soul)	File:Kevin Dervish.gif Dervish (Demon Wolf Soul)	File:Kevin Death Hand.gif Death Hand (Death Wolf Soul)

Skill Attacks

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

Level	Light		Dark
L.1	Ashura Dream Fist (Grappler)
L.18	Whirlwind Kick + Tornado Throw (Monk)		Water-Moon Slice + Bastard Slam (Berserker)
L.38	Byakko Shock Wave + Stardust Bomb (God Hand)	Genbu 100 Kick + Blow Impact (Warrior Monk)	Suzaku Sky Dance + Veritubach (Dervish)	Seiryuu Death Fist + Dead Crush (Death Hand)

• Note: Kevin's skill attacks are named after creatures of Chinese mythology: Byakko is the white Wind Tiger, Genbu is the black Earth Turtle, Shiryu is the blue Water Dragon and Suzaku is the red Fire Bird.

Spells

Kevin is capable of learning a very small range of spells, which are mainly either healing or weapon-enhancing ones.

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

Level	Light		Dark
L.1	n/a (Grappler)
L.18	Pressure Point Heal Light (Monk)		n/a (Bashkar)
L.38	Aura Wave (God Hand)	Leaf Saber (Warrior Monk)	Moon Saber (Dervish)	Energy Ball (Death Hand)

• Note: Kevin learns how to perform Heal Light on all allies as a Warrior Monk.

Equipment

Weapons

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Leather Glove	35	Starting Weapon	--
Iron Knuckle	95	Astoria, Wendel, Maia	--
Needle Glove	200	Dwarf Village, Valsena	--
Molebear Claw	246	Byzel, Palo, Jad	--
Chain Glove	525	Ghost Ship, Palo	--
Bagh Nakh	930	Dark Priest Village	--
Fiend's Claw	1450	Elrand, Sultan, Deen	--
Silverthorn	2650	Mintos	--
Moogle Claw	3170	Mintos	Monk
Keen Knuckle	3300	Mintos	Berserker
Power Glove	3170	Diorre	--
Kaiser Knuckle	3400	Diorre	Monk
Acid Claw	3380	Diorre	Berserker
Cyclone Claw	4135	Altena, Deen, Mintos	--
Mythril Knuckle	4320	Altena, Deen, Mintos	Monk
Bone Knuckle	4535	Altena, Deen, Mintos	Berserker
Cerberus Claw	7870	Cats	--
Diamond Knuckle	8135	Cats	Monk
Ghost Hand	8400	Cats	Berserker
Rock Claw	17335	Cats	--
Gleam Glove	18080	Cats	Monk
Jug Puncher	17735	Cats	Berserker
Vampire Claw	18670	Pedan	--
Aura Glove	32800	Pedan	Monk
Rotten Knuckle	33335	Pedan	Berserker
Dragon Claw	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Monk/Berserker
Spiral Claw	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	God Hand
Holy Glove	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Warrior Monk
Gigas Glove	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Dervish
Skull Dissect	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Death Hand

Armor

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Cotton Uniform	18	Starting Armor	--
Leather Belt	58	Wendel, Maia	--
Fur Vest	140	Dwarf Village, Valsena	--
Warrior Uniform	210	Byzel, Palo	--
Chain Vest	246	Ghost Ship, Palo	--
Wolf Belt	300	Dark Priest Village, Valsena	--
Protector	678	Elrand, Sultan, Deen, Mintos, Diorre	--
Beast Uniform	1300	Mintos	--
Lyshee Vest	1800	Diorre	--
Battlesuit	2300	Altena, Deen, Mintos	--
Amber Uniform	2650	Cats	--
Red Uniform	4000	Cats	Monk
Blue Uniform	4320	Cats	Berserker
Genjuu Belt	7870	Pedan	Monk
Majuu Belt	7495	Pedan	Berserker
Scale Uniform	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Monk/Berserker
Byakko Uniform	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	God Hand
Genbu Uniform	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Warrior Monk
Suzaku Uniform	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Dervish
Seiryuu Uniform	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Death Hand

Helmets

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Bandanna	44	Maia	--
Warrior Band	200	Jad	--
Headband	860	Deen	--
Chakra Band	1260	Diorre	--
Werewolf's Mane	2510	Cats	--
Majuu Mask	3195	Cats	--
Genjuu Mask	4670	Pedan	--
Dragon's Mane	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Monk/Berserker
Ivory Band	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	God Hand
Darkshine Band	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Warrior Monk
Ruby Band	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Dervish
Sapphire Band	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Death Hand

Accessories

Name	Cost	Location	Class
Leather Neckband	84	Valsena	--
Beastman Collar	154	Jad	--
Power Wrist	678	Deen	--
Red Moon Horn	1260	Deen, Mintos	--
Cardinal Eye	2100	Cats	Monk
Mad Beast's Fang	2050	Cats	Bashkar
Dragon Bone	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Monk/Bashkar
Tohsei Armband	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	God Hand/Warrior Monk
Demon Neckband	--	Weapon/Armor Seed	Dervish/Death Hand

Gallery

Official artwork Kevin in his God Hand class.

Official artwork of Kevin in his Death Hand class.

Kevin grieving over the "death" of Karl.

Chibi art from guidebook

SD3 Kevin.png

Kevin's in-game sprite art as a Grappler.

Kevin Monk.gif

Kevin's in-game sprite art as a Monk.

Kevin Bashkar.gif

Kevin's in-game sprite art as a Bashkar.

Kevin God Hand.gif

Kevin's in-game sprite art as a God Hand.

Kevin Warrior Monk.gif

Kevin's in-game sprite art as a Warrior Monk.

Kevin Death Hand.gif

Kevin's in-game sprite art as a Death Hand.

Kevin Dervish.gif

Kevin's in-game sprite art as a Dervish.

Trivia

• Some of Kevin's classes have influence from different ascetic groups. Most notably the Monk and the Bashkar classes, they appear to have influence from G.I. Gurdjieff's work, Fourth Way, and their own respective associated religions.
  • The Buddhist-inspired Monk is said to attain self mastery through the affairs of the heart.
  • While not precisely named, the Bashkar class has more in common with the Muslim-inspired Fakir, said to attain self mastery through intense physical training and feats. Their possible class change to the Dervish class, is also a large connection between the two classes.
• Although his Death Hand class is portrayed in official artwork, despite its menacing appearance, it is infact not his Dark/Dark class depicted, rather being his Dark/Light class.
• His body and head equipment shown in his Godhand class artwork is also erroneous, as they are the Suzaku Uniform and the Ruby Headband for the Dervish Dark/Dark class.