Calasmos is the overarching antagonist and true final boss of Dragon Quest XI.

The ancient evil that once attempted to cover the world of Erdrea in darkness after defeating Yggdragon, the Dark One fought against the original Luminary, Erdwin, and his allies and was defeated. Unfortunately, just as Erdwin was about to deliver the final blow, he was betrayed and killed by his brainwashed partner, the mage Morcant, who proceeded to take Calasmos's power and become the demon sorcerer Mordegon.

Without the Luminary, the Dark One could not be destroyed; so, as per Elder Eegoltap's suggestion, Serenica, Drustan, and The Watchers sealed his body and sent it to the heavens. His prison, which resembled a glowing orb observable from land in all Erdrea, later became known as Erdwin's Lantern. Unbeknownst to anyone, his spirit had however survived in the form of a Darkling and he began wandering Erdrea biding his time until he could once again rise to power, eventually becoming once again a threat for the new Luminary and his allies.

Characteristics

Appearance

Throughout the game, he is usually seen as a black Tockle, and only seen by the Luminary. However, when reunited with his body, he has giant green armour, a face resembling an evil Watcher covered by a mask, and black aura.

Personality

Little is known of Calasmos' personality. He is depicted throughout the story as a being of extreme malevolence who will stop at nothing to bring about the total destruction of Erdrea and all life on it. While a spirit being, he was able to project his wrath through his hosts, drawing upon their darkest emotions so as to amplify them and use them toward his own ends.

Appearances

Dragon Quest XI

Biography

As the story begins, Calasmos' spirit is first seen walking around Dundrasil as an ethereal being with a red glow. A lively atmosphere can be felt throughout the kingdom as it hails the arrival of a new heir to the throne. When the Luminary is born and a storm rolls in, however, he becomes solid black and watches his future enemy through a window and leaves before Mordegon and his army destroy the kingdom. He is mentioned several times throughout the game, but is not seen again until Gallopolis. He expresses amazement at the Luminary being able to see him and tries to reunite with his body sealed inside Erdwin's Lantern.

However, Mordegon (who at this point is the Lord of Shadows) destroys the prison stating Erdrea is his and his alone, declaring no other evil that is not part of his army should contest that claim. With his chance of revival blown, he could only watch in despair. After Mordegon is defeated and the Luminary decides to go back in time to prevent Veronica's sacrifice, he follows his nemesis to the day the World Tree fell by Mordegon's hand with help from Jasper. With his human ally defeated, Mordegon (still possessing King Carnelian) kills him to silence his right-hand man and throw him under the bus about the Darkspawn theory.

When he first tries to take the Sword of Light, however, Calasmos' Tockle arms slap him, causing the Lord of Shadows to suggest throwing a celebration at Heliodor, to which the Luminary and his allies agree to. After the party when everyone (including the Cobblestone folk) is asleep, however, Mordegon once again tries to take the Sword, but Calasmos slaps him again, causing the party to catch him, but he teleports to the throne room. Once they reach the throne room, Mordegon leaves Carnelian's body and fights them, but is defeated. He realises that the Luminary defied the flow of time to stop his victory, but warns him that Calasmos has done the same.

True to Mordegon's words, the Dark One leaves Heliodor and finally reunites with his body, breaking it out of Erdwin's Lantern. After his revival, any other monster that was part of Mordegon's army before and after the Fall go Malicious, while others finally make an appearance. Calasmos also revives Arachtagon, who brainwashes Underdigger, Abominable showman, Prima Donna, Whambelina, and Golden Boy into his service and then revives Jörmun, Gloomnivore, and the Auroral serpent, while allowing Bathysfear to start his reign of terror on the Mermaids. When the party cleans up the mess the Dark One caused, along with getting all the required items, they face the Dark One in a fight for the fate of Erdrea, and triumph.

With his dying breath, Calasmos warns them that light cannot exist without darkness. He then blows up from so much light, ending him once and for all, with no betrayals from the Luminary's allies this time.

Battle

#661 - Calasmos ??? Family
	HP	MP	Attack	Defence	Agility
	11000	∞ (PS4/3D) 999 (3DS/2D)	720 (PS4/3D) 570 (3DS/2D)	520	320 (PS4/3D) 250 (3DS/2D)
	Exp	Gold	Drop	None
	0	0 G
	Note: An evil god who defied the flow of time to free himself from a magical prison. The greatest threat that Erdrea has ever known, and the fated foe of the legendary Luminary.
Abilities
Normal attack Cloth of Darkness Acts thrice Guffaws ungraciously Scorch Takes to the skies and unleashes a violent volley (Can knock party members down) Turns his eyes towards the skies (Summons Darklings) Lullab-Eye C-C-Cold Breath Unleashes a murky mist (Confuses, dazzles, curses, envenomates, paralyzes, or lowers spell resistance by 2 for all party members) Disruptive Wave Party Pooper Dire Pyre Steal Time Prepares to regenerate (Calasmos's claw and cannon are regenerated) Meditation Flies by and unleashes a barrage of shots Final Flame Fires a projectile of pure darkness
Spells
Kaboomle Kaswooshle Deceleratle Chaotic Kazapstrophe (Must have all 4 Darklings present and praying)
Haunts at:
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Appearing as the Will of Darkness, Calasmos is revealed to still exist in spirit form. Stung from being beaten, he possesses Hargon, corrupting the High Priest into a demon and rests inside him over the next few centuries. After both Hargon and Malroth are slain, the Will of Darkness emerges and fuses with Malroth, creating an even more powerful form before sending the Scions of Erdrick into the void. Calasmos remains in control of Malwrath and declares that everything will be returned to the void. Thanks to the efforts of both Rubiss and Ramia, Malwrath, along with Calasmos and Malroth is slain, thwrating the Dark One's ambitions once and for all.

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Trivia

• The battle with Calasmos is a callback to the final battle of Dragon Quest III. Both final bosses have a dark aura that must be dispelled with an item of light (Light Sword for Calasmos, Sphere of Light for Zoma) before the actual fight begins. In addition, “Hero's Challenge” plays once Calasmos/Zoma have their dark auras dispelled.
• Calasmos partially resembles Perfect Cell (from Dragon Ball), and both characters were designed by Akira Toriyama. Furthermore, both Calasmos and Nimzo have mottled skin, and both Psaro and Calasmos are green.
• Calasmos' arms resemble those of the MSM-07 Z’Gok (right) and MSM-04 Acguy (left) robots from the 1979 anime Mobile Suit Gundam.
• Calasmos, Psaro and Xiphos the Deathbringer are all final bosses who have a stronger variant of themselves as their game's final challenge (End of Time, Aamon and Edahs 'Sohpix)
• Ironically, despite being the strongest threat The Hero and his party have to face, he's weaker than End of Time, a golden version of him designed to test the party.

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v · e · dDragon Quest XI
Playable Characters	Party  •  (The Luminary  •  Erik  •  Veronica  •  Serena  •  Sylvando  •  Rab  •  Jade  •  Hendrik)  •  Dave
Antagonists	Mordegon  •  (his Lord of Shadows form)  •  Jarvis  •  Dora-in-Grey  •  Boodica  •  Avarith  •  Gloomnivore  •  Spectral Sentinels  •  (Jasper  •  Tyriant  •  Booga  •  Alizarin  •  Gyldygga  •  Indignus)  •  Auroral Serpent  •  Calasmos
Towns and Cities	Cobblestone  •  Heliodor  •  Downtown Heliodor  •  Hotto  •  Gallopolis  •  Gondolia  •  Warrior's Rest Inn  •  Octagonia  •  Puerto Valor  •  Lonalulu  •  Nautica  •  L'Académie de Notre Maître des Médailles  •  Phnom Nonh  •  Sniflheim  •  Arboria  •  Angri-La  •  Havens Above  •  Trial Isle  •  Tickington
Regions	Erdrea  •  Heliodor Region  •  Heliodorian Foothills  •  The Manglegrove  •  The Emerald Coast  •  The Hotto Steppe  •  Gallopolis Region  •  Laguna di Gondolia  •  Seas of Erdrea  •  Insula Australis  •  The Costa Valor  •  Zwaardsrust Region  •  Dundrasil Region  •  Insula Occidentalis  •  Insula Algarum  •  Insula Borealis  •  Insula Orientalis  •  Insula Incognita  •  The Champs Sauvage  •  Insula Centralis  •  Sniflheim Region  •  The Snærfelt  •  The Arborian Highlands  •  The Lost Land
Dungeons	Cobblestone Tor  •  Heliodor Sewers  •  The Kingsbarrow  •  Cryptic Crypt  •  Grotta della Fonte  •  Caverns under Octagonia  •  Ruins of Dundrasil  •  The Eerie Eyrie  •  The Other Side  •  The Hekswood  •  The Royal Library  •  The First Forest  •  Mount Pang Lai  •  The Gyldenhal  •  Mount Huji  •  The Battleground  •  Fortress of Fear  •  Drustan's Labyrinth  •  Path to Trial Isle  •  The Disciple's Trial  •  The Cruel Crypt  •  The Eerie Valley  •  The Sage's Trial  •  The Fierce Forest  •  Hoarder's Keep  •  The Luminary’s Trial  •  Citadel of Spite
Other Locations	Echo Chamber  •  Tower of Lost Time
Races	Humans  •  Mermaids  •  Watchers  •  Tockles
Key Terms	Six Orbs  •  Rainbough  •  Yggdrasil  •  Salty Stallion  •  Lorelei's harp  •  Calamus flute  (Cetacea) •  Sword of Light  •  Fun-Size Forge  •  Erdwin's Lantern  •  Erdwin's party  •  The Luminary  •  The Seer
Lists	Accessories  •  Accolades  •  Materials  •  Fun-Size Forge recipes  •  Armour  •  Characters  •  Bestiary  •  Headwear  •  Items  •  Important items  •  Minor Characters  •  Quests  •  Shields  •  Skills  •  Spells  •  Walkthroughs  •  Weapons
Other	Beta and Unused elements

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Playable Characters	Scions of Erdrick  •  ( Prince of Midenhall  •  Prince of Cannock  •  Princess of Moonbrooke  •  Princess of Cannock)
Antagonists	Hargon  •  Children of Hargon  •  Abra  •  Cadabra  •  Lumpfather  •  Twisted Sister  •  Mummy Deerest  •  Disco Demon  •  Hula Ruler  •  Scytan  •  Togrus Immensus  •  Nekomancer  •  Brute Bat  •  Succubeast  •  Toadalitarian  •  Wild Hog  •  Pillager  •  Surgical Spirit  •  Sinister Minister  •  Lunagriff  •  Hypermalediction  •  Atlas  •  Mariella  •  Pazuzu  •  Belial  •  Malroth  •  Calasmos  •  Malwrath
NPCs	Don Calico  •  Dragonlord's grandson  •  Dream-Whisperer  (HD-2D) •  Elaine  (HD-2D) •  Elmoo  (HD-2D) •  King of Dirkandor  •  Luke  •  Melinda  (HD-2D) •  Mermaid Queen  (HD-2D) •  Over-Seer  (HD-2D) •  Day-Dreamer  (HD-2D) •  Prince of Rendarak  (HD-2D) •  Ramia  (HD-2D) •  Rogue Fastfinger  •  Rubiss  •  Xenlon  (HD-2D)
Towns	Alefgard  •  Aliahan  (HD-2D) •  Beran  •  Burrowell  •  Cannock  •  Cantlin  (HD-2D) •  Dirkandor  •  Faerie Palace  (HD-2D) •  Galenholm  •  Kol  (HD-2D) •  Leftwyne  •  Mersea  (HD-2D) •  Midenhall  •  Moonahan  •  Moonbrooke  •  Rendarak  •  Rimuldar  (HD-2D) •  Rippleport  •  Slewse  •  Tantegel  •  Torland  •  Zahan
Dungeons	Cave of Confusion  (HD-2D) •  Cloudsgate Citadel  (HD-2D) •  Craggy Cave  (HD-2D) •  Den of Iniquity  (HD-2D) •  Dragon's Horns  •  The Dragonlord's Castle  •  Erdrick's Hollow  (HD-2D) •  Faerie Palace  (HD-2D) •  Ghost Ship  (HD-2D) •  Grave of Galen  (HD-2D) •  Gwaelin's Gate  •  Hall of Hargon  •  Lake Cave  •  Lighthouse  •  Mermaid Shrine  (HD-2D) •  Passage to Rendarak  (HD-2D) •  Pillar of Winds  •  Quagmire Cave  •  Sea Cave  •  Shrine of Rain  (HD-2D) •  Sunken Ship  (HD-2D) •  Tower of the Moon  •  Wellspring of the Hero  •  Yggdrasil's Arbour  (HD-2D)
Key Terms	5 Sigils  •  Bottomless pot  (HD-2D) •  Celestial skein  •  Echo flute  •  Eye of Rubiss  •  Faerie flute  (HD-2D) •  Faerie trumpet  (HD-2D) •  False Idol  •  Floodgate key  •  Forest's favour  (HD-2D) •  Golden key  •  Jailor's key  •  Lorelei's harp  (HD-2D) •  Magic key  (HD-2D) •  Mermaid  •  Moonshard  •  Ra's mirror  •  Ship  •  Silver key  •  Sphere of Light  (HD-2D) •  Subtle shuttle  •  Sunken treasure  •  Teleportal  •  Thief's key  (HD-2D) •  Ultimate key  (HD-2D) •  Windbraker  •  Yggdrasil leaf
Lists	Armor  •  Bestiary  •  Items  •  Locations  •  Minor Characters  •  Shields  •  Shrines  •  Spells  •  Teleportals  •  Weapons
Other	Beta and Unused elements