Dan (ダン) is a white Makai Armor that specializes in spear combat. Whoever wields the armor shall take the title as of Dan the Midnight Sun Knight (白夜騎士・打無, Byakuya Kishi Dan, lit. Strikeless) or White Knight (白騎士, Shiro Kishi). The armor is currently wielded by Tsubasa Yamagatana. This armor first appears in Demon Beast of the Midnight Sun.
Overview[]
The Dan armor is ornate makai armor themed after the mythical Kitsune, a white fox with red patterns. It has a pair of twin crimson capelets attached to the undersection of its pauldrons, stylized between European and Japanese medieval armor. The inheritor of the armor will take the title of Dan the Midnight Sun Knight or White Knight. Unlike other armors that's accompanied with a sword, the knight carries a staff that can become a spear. To don the armor, the knight must have his weapon in spear form to draw out a halo to wear it. Once armored, the spear becomes enlarged with a sword-like point with winged blades; making Dan a spear combat specialist.
Dan is a unique armor within the order as it's the only armor that is charged (along with its user) to have a permanent post to protect the territory of Kantai (a training ground for the order). Ever since Legules (aka Beast of White Night) was defeated over a 1,000 years ago, the Makai Order placed White Knight Dan to protect Kantai and their descendants performed the Demon Suppression Ceremony with the Phosphorus Arrow to guard the Mortal Realm from Horror invasion. However, Dan’s post doesn't permanently lock the knight within Kantai as Tsubasa has performed missions outside of his jurisdiction.
For combat, the knight heavily relies on his spear for extended range melee combat. It's capable of parrying blows aimed at the knight and armor penetration due to its mass. The spear isn't just for thrust attacks as the winged blades allow the knight to swing sideways to inflict damage on multiple targets from a distance. To draw in a target, the same blades can be used as a hook to forcibly drag its target to closer proximity or control the direction of the target. For longer range, Dan can throw the spear at great distances, capable of instantly taking down a target before reaching its destination. Although a decorated armor, Dan has no special gimmicks.
Tsubasa is capable of utilizing levitation magic, but that's a magical ability he developed on his own and not part of the armor's abilities. In emergency situations, the armor can be retracted if enough force is applied upon the solar plexus. As with other armors, Dan can perform Blazing Armament to increase its combat strength with its Madō Flames, emitting a white-purple color. If additional power is needed, Dan can summon Hayate for calvary combat. Overall, the armor is highly formidable in combat.
Equipment[]
- Midnight Sun Spear: The Midnight Sun Spear (白夜槍, Byakuya Yari) is Dan's Makai Blade. Being fashioned into a spear, it gives Dan greater advantage thanks to its extended attack range. If needed, Dan can throw the spear at great ranges to take down its target. In normal conditions, Midnight Sun Spear takes the appearance of a long spear with retractable spearhead and beautifully designed white and yellow shaft. In its activated form, it becomes an ornate spear with a large ornate spearhead. With the spear, Tsubasa raises the weapon upwards and draws a circle with it, opening a portal through which the armor equips him.
- Hayate: Dan's Madō Horse, a mechanical stallion which designed for high-speed transportation horseshoe combat. It lacked any special gimmicks other than the basic characteristics of a Madō Horse. Its full capabilities are not clearly defined.
History[]
Early Days[]
The complete history of the Dan armor is unknown, but the Makai Order has been aware that whenever an eclipse event occurs over the Kantai Forrest, the White Night event is able to weaken the veil between the Mortal Realm and Makai Realm. Because of this, Tsubasa's ancestors were tasked with protecting the Kantai region. About 1,000 years ago, demon beast Legules invaded the mortal realm with his hoard of horrors, but the protectors of Kantai managed to defeat Legules. After the battle, Legules was given the moniker Demon Beast of White Night. It's unclear if the Dan armor was involved during this era, but the Makai Order decreed Dan will be stationed within Kantai and given the moniker Midnight Sun Knight. Tsubasa’s ancestors would look after Kantai for several generations.
Chapter of The Black Wolf[]
Although Dan hasn’t made an appearance at this time, Tsubasa has inherited the White Knight armor and has been the protector of Kantai.
Beast of the Demon Night[]
After Garo defeated Kiba, the Golden Knight was reassigned to a new district when he encountered Rin Yamagatana, Tsubasa’s little sister. The spirit of Makai Priest Amon reached out to Rin and wanted her to find Kouga to help save his disciple, Priestess Jabi. In order to save her, they must enter the Makai Forest through Kantai. Unfortunately, the path was guarded by Tsubasa’s trainees: Akatsuki and Hyuga. Pressed for time, Kouga defeated the trainees and that’s when Tsubasa appeared to stop Kouga from entering. Although both knights were ready to fight it out, Priestess Garai stopped the fight and allowed Kouga and Rin to continue their journey; Tsubasa expressed disappointment that Rin would go against his own brother. While Rin and Kouga was busy rescuing Jabi, Tsubasa and his trainees were on guard duty when Karakuris attacked them. Rei appeared to help Atkatsuki and Hyuga when Tsubasa appeared and donned his armor. Dan impaled his first target while calling forth his armor, killed the second one with a spear throw, and the final two in melee spear combat.
After Jabi was successfully rescued, Tsubasa was against Jabi’s presence as he considers her to be an undead. However, Jabi proved to the White Knight she’s in fact human. Jabi realizes that the Phosphorus Arrow has weakened and needed to be recharged with spiritual energy in order to complete the Demon Suppression Ceremony. While the priests work to recharge the arrow and maintain a magical barrier, the three knights act as a defense line against Legules and his family.
At night, Legules and his family attacked and the knights fought back. Even with their armor, the knights had trouble holding back the attack and the barrier was destroyed. As Tsubasa activated his armor to fight against Legules, Legules struck a critical blow to retract the armor. Fully exposed, the horror was prepared to kill Tsubasa before Rin interfered. Legules attacked with his tongue, but Garo intervened and chopped off Legules’ right arm. Despite being dismembered, the arm still struggled with Tsubasa. Jabi appeared with the arrow fully recharged and as she tried to fend off Legules, Garo took advantage to make a damaging blow right before sunrise, forcing Legules to retreat. Unknown to everyone, Legules possessed Tsubasa’s magical bracelet, Goruba, and waited to act.
Legules would reappear when everyone's guard was down. He took the arrow and kidnapped Rin in an attempt to open the barrier to the Makai Realm by sacrificing Rin at the Naraku Forest. The knights gave chase and faced Legules and his family as they headed deeper into the forest. At a clearing, the three knights donned their armors and fought Legules once again, but without success. Dan used his spear and body for a leaning fly kick. Dan attempted to finish Legules off by impaling him with his flaming spear, but the demon is resistant to common forms of mortal blows.
The eclipse has arrived and Legules was able to transform into his strongest demon form to face Garo. Tsubasa and Zero couldn’t assist Garo as they’re being overwhelmed by the karakuri. Just as the situation looked bleak, Garo activated the arrow and turned it into a spear and flung it into the barrier. The arrow struck through Legules and destroyed the barrier in one shot, saving Rin and Kantai.
Flash Knight[]
Lament of the Dark Dragon[]
During Kouga’s journey into the Promised Land, the Makai Knights gathered for a special tournament.
Makai Tales[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Dan's theme:
- Dan is the first Makai Armor that appear in Garo series, who armed with Makai Spear.
- Dan Armor's design became the basis for the Zanga Armor.
- In it's conceptual design, Dan had two different designs. One armor resembled closer to a white Horror while the other one is a Samurai-style fanged wolf with red hair and wields a katana.
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