Lance

Lance, the Rogue Ender Mage, is a mage who was the last Lord of the Void Islands. In the War of the Ender Kingdoms, he conquered most of the known End with his world's largest army and fleet. He intended to use the End Crystals he looted to create an interdimensional empire. After his unlikely defeat by the newly founded , Lance was exiled to the Overworld. Two centuries later, Kane and Abigail Crysteffor joined forces to kill Lance, who lived in the Swamp's abandoned castle. Lance survived by transferring his consciousness from his Enderkin corpse to the Ender Frog, an animal he created. In the Nether War, Lance has joined the Endstone Crusaders on their anti-imperial adventures and helped them locate the End Crystals. Despite Kane being a member, Lance was inspired to ally with them by a common enemy, the .
Primarily a void mage, Lance could summon voidling soldiers and enter his own pocket dimension in the Void during his prime. He also discovered and mastered arcane magic. As a last resort, he could summon his Void Blade or cast a unique "dream world" spell. Tactically, he does not stand out, but he was good at matching his Void Generals to command battles that suited their abilities. Lance's maneuvers are quick, fluid and dance-like, and reflect his flamboyance. In exile, Lance's powers diminished gradually but greatly. The only ability Lance has retained as a frog is teleportation.
Out-of-universe, Lance first appeared in "Poison", the second part of the Netherbane series, before debuting in Fractures with "Be Afraid", where he was voiced by Austin Lee Matthews. Lance was cast as the main antagonist of the prequel series War of the Ender Kingdoms, and is now portrayed by Michael Zekas.
== Design ==
During the War of the Ender Kingdoms, he still wore his white gloves and cape, but in dark blue and gray color with white ends. He wore a white t-shirt and dark blue jacket with white jacket fasteners. His Ender Eyes had black sclera, and near his left eye, dark gray strips. His skin tone and hair remained the same.
Lance is a dashing fellow with dark, black bangs and a deep purple suit with silver buttons, decorated with a small collection of medallions. On his shoulders lies a pair of silver shoulder-pads, with a purple belt around his waist. He possesses dark grey pants and black boots, as well as a long cape and elegant white gloves.
His right eye is normally a shade of dark blue whilst his left sports an Ender Eye. The right eye can toggle into an Ender Eye as well, similar to Rain, as shown in the Poison thumbnail. Unusually, (for a male character at least) he also possesses eyelashes.
After being gravely injured, Lance transferred his consciousness from his body to his Ender Frog.
== History ==
Lance was born an Enderkin. A princely womanizer in his youth, Lance withdrew from Ender society for years to study his End Crystal. Reconvening with his fellow Ender Lords, he proposed using their collective crystals as weapons to create an interdimensional empire but was met only with condemnation or derision. In response, Lance summoned a voidling army to conquer the other kingdoms and obtain their crystals. The War of the Ender Kingdoms lasted decades. Nearing victory, Lance was suddenly defeated by a new alliance known as the . 
In exile in the Overworld, he found refuge in the Swamp's abandoned castle. Schemes to invade the Nether to redeem himself were thwarted when Kane and Abigail Crysteffor allied to kill him. Lance's consciousness transferred to the Ender Frog, an experiment of his. During the Nether War, inspired by their common enemy, he has joined the Endstone Crusaders on their anti-imperial adventures and helped them locate the End Crystals.
== Personality ==
In his past, Lance was described as a very polite and charismatic individual, capable of wooing princesses and powerful sorceress with just his charm alone. However, he always held a gentlemen's respect with whatever he did, asking for permission before acting - something Dyana-Whitewing declared should be the norm in the Ender Kingdoms.Olaguer, Rain [@rainolaguer] (October 25, 2022). "". Discord message.
As time wore on and he embraced his role as an Ender Lord, Lance became a rather egotistical character, who lusted for power and domination. While he was known as a princess charmer, his main motivator to relationships was his lust to himself. He would scoff at the Ender Watcher philosophy, believing that the pursuit of power and glory for the realm overrides most moral values. He was also rather brash and presumably reckless, thinking rather highly of himself and his abilities. However, he ultimately wishes to preserve the glory of the End, in a way which could be comparable to Naeus before his corruption.
He can be presumed to be someone begrudging to those who insult or underestimate him. He is somewhat of a flamboyant character as well, and his movements are notably exaggerated. 
== Skills ==
The first person to use arcane magic, Lance could instantly summon several arcane blades and hurtle them in midair without touching them. They can pierce through armour but dissipate instantly when parried. Lance could also create an arcane greatsword, the only person seen doing so. Lance's special ability is mentokinesis. It transports himself and his opponent into a dream world, where he is restored to his natural strength and he can play with his opponents' fears. Both combatants fall unconscious, and he is surrounded by a magic barrier. He is far from invulnerable in his dream world, which is not impenetrable. 
In War of the Ender Kingdoms, Lance used void magic to summon virtually infinite numbers of voidlings. Summoned voidlings have limited free will and are completely subservient to their master. Lance's void magic also gave him a pocket dimension, via which he could portal through different locations. He could also trace other users of void magic.
In "The Brave", Lance used two end crystals to create a magic beam which toppled Skylor, an Ender Lord. If he had even more crystals, he would be able to create a beam which could disintegrate anything.https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/1155355791050670080
His other magic abilities include creating a (not unbreakable) magic barrier around himself, 'spawning' new creatures such as the Man-Dragon and the Ender Frog — a pastime of his while exiled — and transferring his consciousness into 'lesser beings'. 
Enderkin are naturally stronger than humans. Although Lance had no 'physical prowess', he was a decently skilled swordsman who could instantly summon his void shortsword. In his centuries of exile, he slowly weakened; he was armed with a pair of magical blades and an enchanted book. In "Poison", two skilled humans managed to defeat him.It has been confirmed that Abigail was yet not a 'real demon' during the Netherbane series. She was only one-quarter netherkin.
Matching his flamboyant personality, Lance's fighting style was quick and agile with flexible movements that are sometimes even dance-like. He used teleportation liberally to swiftly evade attacks and to disorientate his opponents. Lance's quick reflexes might have deteriorated by "Poison": he could sense where Sora was going to attack in "The Brave", but did not evade Abigail's throw. In addition, he was more evasive in "Poison" than in "The Brave", where he aggressively overwhelmed Sora.
As a frog, Lance described himself as 'powerless'; the only ability he retained is teleportationOlaguer, Rain [@rainolaguer] (November 6, 2024). "It's ironic, but Lance is completely powerless in his gorf form. He's more of just a commentator than anything.". Discord message..
== Appearances ==
== Trivia ==
*Lance is born on February 29th, sharing a birth month with Abigail Crysteffor, Daryll and Elite Evergreen.
**Strangely, Lance was born on a leap year, making his birthday the most inconsistent in appearance.
*According to Rainimator in discord, Lance is older than Naeus. He has lived longer and has more experience.
*It was privately confirmed that Lance was voiced by Austin Lee Matthews, a mainstream voice actor known for voicing Roche in the 2020 video game Final Fantasy VII Remake.
**His voice actor was changed later to Michael Zekas due to costs and other factors, therefore sharing his VA with Nostra.
***He is the first character to have his VA changed mid-series, as opposed to between series'/trailers.
*Lance's name is based upon the medieval pole-arm used by cavillers and other mounted soldiers.
*Lance's least favorite ender lord is Apollo
*Lance is the first...
** ...the first Enderkin with natural hair coloration.
** ...the first male Enderkin in general.
*** In turn, he is the third Enderkin to ever debut.
** ...the first male character with visible eyelashes.
*** Prior to Poison being released, only female rigs possessed eyelashes.
** ...first character to have a fully rigged cape.
** ...first confirmed practicioner of Mentokinesis in any of the series'.
* Lance is the second mage to be introduced in any of the series'.
** In turn, he is the second character to utilize Enchanted Books as a main mode of combat.
*Lance's designs have varied basis', but in general share a reference in Hubert von Vestra from Fire Emblem: Three Houses/Three Hopes and are all made by Dexter Kronos.
**This is supported by comments from Dexter Kronos on the Rainimator Discord, where she mentions directly mentions she started Fire Emblem around the same time as Poison's production, finding "how nifty the designs were" and in turn implementing it into Lance. Kronos, Dexter [@dexterkronos] (November 19, 2023). "As an example; Lance is heavily Hubert von Vestra (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) coded in design, since around the time of Poison I was playing Fire Emblem for the first time and just found out how nifty the designs were.". Discord message.
**His exiled outfit takes inspiration from Robin from Fire Emblem: Awakening. Kronos, Dexter [@dexterkronos] (May 2, 2024). "Design wise | Face + Poison outfit: Hubert von Vestra from FE:3H | Poison Outfit Additional: Robin from FE:A | WOTEK Outfit: Stolas (Lust Ring Date outfit) from Helluva Boss". Discord message.
**Incidentally, his original voice actor, Austin Lee Matthews, has previously worked on the Fire Emblem series in the past, voicing the character Azelle in Fire Emblem Heroes.
*Lance's Void Lord design is based off Stolas' Lust Ring outfit from Helluva Boss, but with Sculk coloration.
*Lance is tied with Rain and Gwendolyn for the most canonized relationships featuring himself, having 2 relationships to his name.
**Layana and Gwance were both pre-series relationships between Dyana-Whitewing and Gwendolyn respectively.
*** Gwance is noted to have lore relevance to the War of the Ender Kingdoms seriesOlaguer, Rain [@rainolaguer] (December 29, 2022)."War crimes are punishable by death. | Perhaps… perhaps one of them was still secretly in love with him | Maybe that’s why he was simply banished into the Overworld instead of being executed | Maybe this fellow wanted to give him a second chance to redeem himself (...)". Discord message..
== Gallery ==
Main Article: Lance/Gallery
== See Also ==
* Lance's Book
* Ender Karambits
* Lance's Spells
* Lance's Castle
* Lance/Quotes
* Lance/Theories
* Void Kingdom
* War of the Ender Kingdoms
* Mentokinesis
* Void Magic
* End Crystals
== Notes ==
== References ==
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Category:Rulers
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Category:Tales of the Netherbane Characters
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