Julius Julius is a temporary party member and the main antagonist of " Final Fantasy Adventure " . Story . His father was the emperor of Vandole Empire , which was on the verge of world domination before being defeated by the Gemma Knights and Fuji ' s Mother . When Vandole Empire ' s side was losing by the combined forces of the Gemma Knights and the Mana Family , Julius ' father left the empire ' s last hope in the cave of the waterfalls , his baby son inside it . Sometime later , Julius was found by Dark Lord , ruler of the Glaive Empire , and was taken in as his own . Many years later , Dark Lord began his own quest for world domination , with Julius as his right - hand man . Dark Lord sends Julius on a mission to retrieve a pendant and the girl that owns it . With both in their possession , they could reverse the flow of the waterfall that leads to the top of Mount Illusia , where no airship can reach . At the top of the mountain lies the Tree of Mana , and anyone who touches it will gain the ultimate power of Mana . However , neither Julius nor Dark Lord know the consequences of this . After finding Fuji wearing the pendant , he disguises himself and pretends to befriend her guardian , Sumo , in the Cave of Marsh and together they defeat the Hydra and recover the Mirror . He is then seen in Wendel , and overhearing the discussion with Cibba , obtains proof that the girl is indeed the one Dark Lord was looking for . Saying that Glaive is attacking the city , he pretends to take the girl to safety , but then unveiled his true identity . He was in the process of escorting her back to Glaive Castle on his airship when Sumo interfered in an attempt to rescue her . Julius knocked him off the airship with a spell , but not before Sumo got a hold of the pendant . One thing led to another , and Garuda , Dark Lord ' s pet , reclaims the pendant and delivers it to Glaive Castle . Sumo followed it to there , kills Dark Lord and rescues Fuji . However , Julius casts a mind - control spell on her and forces her to use the pendant to reverse the waterfall . Once he reached the Tree of Mana , he absorbs its power . After obtaining Excalibur in Mana Shrine , Sumo arrives to stop Julius . But Julius had already absorbed all of the tree ' s power , and uses it to split into three clones . Once those are defeated , he transforms into an insect - like demon that shoots lightning . After that , too , is defeated , Julius transforms into a large demonoid head with two floating hands , each of which can cast Nuke every five seconds . However , this form is also defeated , resulting in the death of Julius and the destruction of the Tree of Mana . Gameplay . Party member . As the Mysterious Man , he tags along with Sumo . Julius will throw fireballs at enemies while attacking . He will also , when ask ed , teach Sumo that some walls can be broken with Star or Mattock . Boss . During the first of the Final battle ' s three phases , Julius makes two clones of himself , and the three of them walk around the area in random directions , shooting fireballs at Sumo . All three Julius incarnations must be killed in order to proceed . In his second form , he flies back and forth across the top half of the screen in a W - pattern , occasionally swooping down on the player if they ' re in range . He ' ll also fire bolts of lightning that ricochet diagonally . In his third phase , he constantly teleports to random locations , and when he appears , he fires two Nuke blasts that home in on the player . Other appearances . " Triple Triad " . Julius appears with and without his this disguise in the version available via " Final Fantasy Portal App " . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Rise of Mana " . Julius appears in the iOS , Android , PlayStation Vita game " Rise of Mana " . " Heavenstrike Rivals " . Julius and Demon Form Julius are units and their ability is Flare . Julius can be promoted to Demon Form Julius .