Messam Elmdore Marquis Messam Elmdore de Limberry , also known as Marquis Mesdoram Elmdor , is the ruler of Limberry in " Final Fantasy Tactics " . He is known as the " Silver Prince " by his allies , and the " Silver Demon " by his enemies . His job , Ark Knight , is basically the Samurai with a different name . Story . Marquis Elmdore is a popular figure among the common people of Limberry even though he is a noble . He is a devout member of the Church of Glabados and serves as one of Duke Goltanna ' s loyal generals in the war . Abduction by the Corpse Brigade . Elmdore is abducted by the Corpse Brigade captain Gustav Margriff during a trip to Eagrose Castle . Corpse Brigade is a group of rebels who wants to overthrow the rule of nobles in Ivalice , viewing it as tyranny to the common man . His servant , Argath Thadalfus , escapes , and is rescued by two military cadets Ramza Beoulve and Delita Heiral . Argath convinces the two to rescue the Marquis , despite orders from Ramza ' s brother Dycedarg to let him handle it . At the Sand Rat Sietch , Wiegraf Folles , leader of the Corpse Brigade , kills Gustav since he had acted without orders from Wiegraf who opposed the Marquis ' s kidnapping . When Ramza and Argath arrive , Wiegraf trades Elmdore for his own escape . Joining the Lucavi . When the War of the Lions breaks out , Elmdore fights on the side of the Order of the Southern Sky . He is mortally wounded in battle , struck by a stray arrow , but because he was holding the Gemini Auracite , he does not die , but becomes a host to Zalera , one of the Lucavi demons . Now a part of the Lucavi plot , Elmdore is given two Ultima Demon s disguised as human girls , Celia and Lettie , for servants . Elmdore joins his Lucavi allies , the Knights Templar Wiegraf — who has quit Corpse Brigade — and Folmarv Tengille , who is really the Lucavi demon Hashmal , at Riovanes Castle . On the castle ' s roof he comes across Grand Duke Gerrith Barrington trying to force Ramza to hand over an Auracite right after Ramza defeated the demon Belias . Lettie throws Barrington off the roof , and Elmdore and Celia join her to fight Ramza , who realizes Elmdore ' s true nature , remembering he was supposed to be dead . Despite the assassin girls ' dangerous moves and Elmdore ' s use of the Sword Spirit powers of katanas , Ramza fends them off , and Elmdore retreats to Limberry , telling Ramza to follow . Battle at Limberry Castle . As Ramza approaches the castle , Celia and Lettie attack with the help of many monsters , but Ramza forces them to retreat inside where Elmdore is meeting with Folmarv , the leader of the Knights Templar of the church . The girls warn them of Ramza ' s approach , and Elmdore tells Folmarv to take care of resurrecting Ultima , the Lucavi leader , while he would deal with Ramza . Elmdore , Celia , and Lettie confront Ramza and his allies in a hallway . Elmdore proves to be a dangerous opponent , but Ramza ' s forces kill Celia and Lettie . Elmdore rushes downstairs and summons several undead to help him . As Ramza enters the room , he transforms into Zalera . Folmarv ' s daughter Meliadoul , enters , and , witnessing Elmdore ' s transformation , realizes the truth about her father Folmarv . She joins Ramza in battle against Zalera , and they kill the demon , thus destroying Elmdore as well . Gameplay . Boss . Elmdore is fought twice as a boss ; the first at Riovanes Castle , and the second at Limberry Castle . At Riovanes , he is level 33 with 70 Bravery and Faith , and is equipped with the Muramasa , Black Cowl , Black Robe , and Nu Khai Armband . He has access to the Sword Spirit command , which also grants him the Safeguard ability , and can use First Strike , Doublehand , and Ignore Elevation . In this battle , he is immune to all negative statuses except Blind , Silence , Oil , and Slow . It is not necessary to KO Elmdore to end the battle ; simply reducing either him or the two assassins to Critical will end it . In the last battle with him at Limberry Castle , he is level 41 and comes equipped with a full set of Genji equipment as well as the Masamune , which cannot be stolen in the original Japanese version , or in the " War of the Lions " remake . He has access to the Sword Spirit command still , but now comes with the Vampire command , as well as the Master Teleportation , Brawler , and Shirahadori abilities . He is innately immune to the same statuses as before . Again , it is not necessary to KO Elmdore ; simply reducing his HP by 80 % will end the battle . Elmdore ' s Masamune and Genji equipment during the battle at Limberry Castle were once the subject of debate of thievery . Despite the statement of the official Japanese guidebook , they cannot be stolen in the Japanese original version and the " War of the Lion " remake , due to the hidden innate ability , Safeguard , of his job class . The English PlayStation version made stealing them possible even though the efficiency of doing so is extremely low . By reducing Elmdore ' s Brave stat ( using the Oracle ' s Foxbird spell , or Beowulf ' s Chicken ) , the chances of theft for all of the Genji equipment rise significantly . Rendezvous . When fought in the fourteenth Rendezvous battle : Brave Story , he is level 99 and starts with 70 Bravery and Faith . He comes equipped with the same equipment and abilities as before , and is still immune to the same statuses as before .