Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : My Life as a Darklord Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : My Life as a Darklord , released in Japan as Hikari to Yami no Himegishi to Sekai Seifuku no Tō : Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ( subtitle translated as " The Daughter of Light and Darkness , and the Tower of the World Conquest " ) , is an installment in the " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " series for the Nintendo Wii available through the WiiWare download service . It is a sequel to " " . Gameplay . Once Mira ' s tower appears in enemy territory , Adventurers will begin to invade it . Players must defend the tower , starting by building some floors containing Artifacts ; if the Adventures reach the top of Mira ' s tower and get to the Dark Crystal , the game ends . There are several types of Artifacts players can build . At first , players start with a simple offensive Artifact , the Iron Ball , that will do light melee damage to enemies , but over time more types of Artifacts will be unlocked . Some will help defend monsters , some will do very clever — and strange — things to Adventurers attempting to invade Mira ' s tower . Heroes of all the tribes and Job classes from the " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " series will storm the Darklord ' s lair in real time . Monsters . Monsters are summoned to battle the Adventurers trying to invade Mira ' s tower , since Artifacts are not enough to defend it . Players will start off with Goblins , but as the game progresses , more monsters of different ranks , such as Bombs , Cactuars , Scorpions , characters from earlier " Final Fantasy " games , such as Palom and Kain , and more , will be unlocked . Story . The story is set after the events of " " and follows Mira , the highly fashionable daughter of the former Darklord , who is charged with dispatching intruding do - gooders by strategically placing traps and monsters around the tower she calls home . After the Miasma was cleared , the monsters were in a dire situation , so they holed themselves inside the massive Darklord tower where they spent their days fighting adventurers who dared trespass . In order to save the monsters , Craydall sealed himself inside the Dark Crystal . The tranquil days returned to the tower until the Darklord ' s only daughter was crowned in her sixteenth birthday and declared total war between monsters and people . Mira embarks on a conquest journey aboard her Flying Tower . She arrives to a town where , despite their initial attack , the locals don ' t cower in fear from her sight . Tonbetty explains that thanks to the humorous - looking shape of the tower , the villagers confused it for a kind of celebration . Mira then leaves the town in order to resolve the issue . To do so , she commands her servants , Tonberries , to find a famous hero who she could crush . In search for a hero to defeat , Mira arrives to the hideout of a caravan of burglars , in hope that by the defeating the famous Striped Brigands , she will obtain the reputation of a dreaded Darklord and lots of striped apples for pie . However , when Mira defeats the leader of the gang , it is discovered that they are actually the Stripped Brigands , led by Bel Dat . Bel Dat , irritated by the whole ordeal , expresses that she does have a great treasure , the secret of the new Darklord being half - demon , half - Selkie and she starts to spread the secret all over the world . After that , Mira goes on a rampage , promptly giving Tonbetty a drop kick that almost makes her head fly off . When asked to discuss the matter with his father , she quickly refuses and sent the Tonberries to find her another hero , a female adventurer ready to challenge the Darklord . Upon defeat , the adventurer turn out to be no other than Princess Fiona of Alfitaria , who wishes Mira could serve as a bridge between people and monsters so all races could live at peace . Mira , struck by emotion , forgot to deliver the final blow , letting the princess escape . While Mira secludes herself in her bedroom , Stiltzkin arrives at the Darklord Flying Tower , to pay a visit to his old friend , Tonbetty . Mira quickly finds out about the meeting and proceeds to punish them both , revealing Tonbetty to be a Clavat . At that moment , a legendary hero and his apprentice arrived at the steps of the Flying Tower . Postponing Tonbetty and Stiltzkin ' s punishment after their defeat . After defeating Hugh Yurg , Mira is ready to deliver punishment to Tonbetty and Stiltzkin when suddenly Darklord Craydall appeared and revealed he was the one who put Tonbetty at her service . After a brief father - daughter conversation , she forgets about the punishment and embarks in the final confrontation against the king of the most prosperous kingdom . When the battle is won by Mira , she shocks the king by revealing the end of her campaign . Mira and King Leo then agree to work together to create a world where humans and monsters can live in peace . However , even when she strives for peace , she will remain the Darklord she has become . Demo . A demo version was released for download for free on the Wii Shop channel for a short time in early 2010 . Downloads . Similar to " My Life as a King " , " My Life as a Darklord " includes downloadable content that includes extra costumes , monsters , stages , and an extra chapter after the completion of the game . Additional content is priced between 200 and 600 Wii Points . Development . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : My Life as a Darklord " was announced on March 25th , 2009 , during the Game Developers Conference . Characters ' designs are by Yasuhisa Izumisawa , who previously designed characters for " " and " " , with Toshiyuki Itahana as art supervisor . The scenario writer is Motomu Toriyama , who filled the same role for " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles : My Life as a King " . Kumi Tanioka , who has worked on all previous " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " games , is composer for the game . The game ' s director is Hiroyasu Kaneko .