Dakkon Blackblade (comic)

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Dakkon Blackblade
Publication information
Publisher	ARMADA
Publication period	June, 1996
Number of issues	1
Character(s)	Dakkon Blackblade
Creative team
Writer(s)	Jerry Prosser (story by Steve Conard and Jeff Gómez)
Editor(s)	Bob Layton, Jeof Vita and Jeffrey Artemis-Gómez
Penciller(s)	Rags Morales
Inker(s)	Barbara Kaalberg
Letterer(s)	Bryan Dressner
Colorist(s)	Atomic Paintbrush
Armada comics
Fallen Angel Dakkon Blackblade Serra Angel
Publication chronology
Preceded By And Peace Shall Sleep Followed By Distant Planes

Dakkon Blackblade is a Magic: The Gathering comic released by ARMADA in June 1996. It tells the story of Dakkon Blackblade.

Overview

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Dakkon Blackblade	Jerry Prosser, Steve Conrad & Jeff Gomez	June 1996	Legends	Dominaria	Carth, Geyadrone Dihada, Dakkon Blackblade, Sol'Kanar, Chromium Rhuell, Piru, Sivitri Scarzam, Chondeah, Ahn, Tal, Thu, Fah, Fif, Ska, Gyd, Jate, Nah, Tak, Elok, Twal, Thutri, Fahtri, Fiftri, Shatri, Gydolien Mor, Jatetri, Nahtri, Venali, Jinno Terimund

Featured events, characters, and cards

Featured events

• 
  Sivitri's War
• 
  Forging the Blackblade
• 
  Blackblade–Dihada War
• 
  Date of Tribute
• 
  The Dragon War

Featured characters

• 
  Carth
• 
  Chromium Rhuell
• 
  Dakkon Blackblade
• 
  Geyadrone Dihada
• 
  Piru
• 
  Sivitri Scarzam
• 
  Sol'Kanar

Featured cards

• 
  Bog Imp
• 
  Control Magic
• 
  Crimson Manticore
• 
  Demonic Torment
• 
  Drain Life
• 
  Drain Power
• 
  Evil Presence
• 
  Glyph of Doom
• 
  Oubliette
• 
  Teleport
• 
  Unsummon
• 
  Word of Command

Blurb

Well before the Brothers' War, on the world of Dominaria, the continent of Corondor is spanned by warring peoples. Life has come to have little value to both the draconian city-states and the primitive clans living there.

However, in this darkest of times, an improbable soul rises to meet the need of the land. Legends are made.

Plot

On the continent of Corondor, a boy known only as the "Son of Carth", named for the city-state where he had lived, was thrown into the prison of the planeswalker Geyadrone Dihada. His cellmate, a mysterious Mad Monk, learned that the boy had attempted to assassinate Dihada in revenge for her conquest of his city and the slaughter of its people. The Monk then teleported the boy into Dihada’s library, enabling him to steal both a grimoire capable of summoning Dakkon Blackblade and the Amulet of Ti-Fu, an artifact that could bind Dakkon to his service. Dakkon was Dihada’s archenemy, having lost his sword, his shadow, and his soul to her.

When the boy summoned him, Dakkon was far from pleased. However, the Amulet of Ti-Fu prevented him from killing the boy or planeswalking away until Dihada was slain. After a fierce skirmish with Dihada that nearly cost the boy his life, Dakkon intervened to save him, and an unlikely friendship grew between them.

Dihada soon returned, this time accompanied by powerful allies: Sol'Kanar the Swamp King and two Elder Dragons. In the ensuing battle, Dakkon slew Sol’Kanar and banished Chromium, but the fight left him drained of strength. Sol’Kanar had dropped the Blackblade during the clash, and the boy recovered it, passing the weapon to Dakkon. Restored to his full might, Dakkon used the blade to kill Piru.

Only then was the truth revealed—these events had been orchestrated by Dihada from the very beginning. She had been disguised as the Mad Monk who had first set the boy on his quest. Her goal had been to maneuver Dakkon into using the Blackblade to kill Piru, allowing her to absorb the dragon’s energy. With her power thus increased, she placed her seal upon Dakkon, giving her the ability to summon him at will and wield him as her ultimate weapon.

Realizing they had both been deceived, Dakkon and the boy left for Terisiare. There, the boy would go on to become the ancestor of House Carthalion.

The Dragon War

The short story "The Dragon War", published in the back of the comic, tells the story of Sivitri Scarzam.

Inserts

The first issues included the card Dakkon Blackblade from Chronicles.

See also Media insert.

External links

• Read the comic online