Lord

"Title given to one capable of leading the people with his great strength and charisma."

— Description

The male Lord's artwork in Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

The Lord is a special class that appears in all Ogre Battle and Tactics Ogre games, bar Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis. Usually the penultimate leader of armies, the lords are their nations most able bodied and minded individuals suited for the art of war.

Two of such Lords were Destin Faroda, leader of the Xenobian Rebellion, and Denam Morne, eventual leader of the Walister Resistance.

Appearances

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

Depending on the gender and alignment chosen, the Lord's armor and hair color varies. However, in all forms the male is wearing light armor, wielding a large sword and buckler, and the female is seen in light armor wielding a large two-handed sword. There is only one character that can become a Lord, and that is the Opinion Leader.

Legend of Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia

The Lord is a special class for Tristan, who is automatically promoted at Stage 12 (Lawful Route), but only if Yorkaif and Grant have been recruited. Given that Yorkaif and Grant were both high-ranking personnel who served his father in the Former Xenobian Kingdom, the Lord class can be seen as Tristan fully embracing the responsibility of his royal birth.

The Opinion Leader can also be recruited as a secret character in Free Battle mode, or through multiplayer.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

"Title given by the Order of Philaha to those deemed worthy of carrying the mantle of Valerian rule. Their power is largely a factor of their past achievements."

This is the "ultimate" class of Denam Morne, and exclusive to him. After the death of his sister leaves Valeria without a legitimate heir, Denam is given the title by the Order of Philaha to bring peace to the isles. This class is the ultimate representation of Denam's growth during the story, with access to almost every skill and equipment from all other classes. As a Lord, Denam wears the silver and blue armor from the start of Chapter 4.

Overview

Legend of Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia

On promotion to Lord over his default General class, Tristan gains magical attacks in the back row, providing more incentive to keep him protected from the frontline. The Lord's superior INT growth and inferior HP and physical defense only reinforce this further.

However, given how late the Lord class is acquired, Tristan is unlikely to be much use as a magical damage dealer for the final levels. Furthermore, the mandatory inclusion of Cain and Nana in Tristan's unit leave no more room for a specialist healer in the back row. Overall, the promotion is a mixed bag that won't reap strong rewards until post-game.

A final perk is that as a Lord, Tristan can directly recruit several classes that are otherwise much more difficult to obtain, such as Trooper and Monk.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

• Weapon: All* except Instruments and Fusils.
• Shields: All except Ogre Shield.
• Body armor: Heavy armor, except Thanatos Armor.
• Other armor: Good access. No access to mage gear.

Easily the most versatile class in the game, and arguably the best. The Lord can equip any weapon except for Instruments and Fusils, and learn all elemental magic* plus Draconic Magic*. He can also use all skills from other classes, including the action skills Mighty Impact*, Tremendous Shot* and Phalanx*. The downside is that this class cannot learn any skills on his own, all skills must be first obtained from other classes.

Notably, this class can employ together many skills that normally wouldn't be seen on a heavy fighter, such as Rampart Aura IV*, Spell Ward IV*, Swiftfoot II* and Double Attack*.

While the Lord has great access to magic skillsets, he doesn't do very well as a caster; this is because he cannot learn essential MP skills like Meditate or Conserve MP, thus forcing him to depend on items to replenish MP. A way around this problem is to deploy a Familiar (already a speedy unit) equipped with Malitza's Staff as support, and use the staff on him to restore 100MP; this way you can spare the turns the Lord would have spent healing MP. Still, given the constrains, this class is much better employed as an hybrid focused on physicial damage.

In terms of skills, Phalanx* has barely any use given the Lord's high defense, and the fact that upon use enemies will rather target other units anyways. Double Attack* is rather useful at first, but once attacks start one-shotting most enemies it's better replaced by Mighty Impact*, ranged attacks instead benefit from using Tremendous Shot* from the start (for obvious reasons); sadly, neither of these skills can be used with unarmed attacks, a pity since Denam will most likely be the first unit to do full damage unarmed.

As for weapons, recommended options are 1H Swords for the array of elemental options (that also increase magic damage) and if one intends to make the Lord a Light-element attacker, or the cursed 1H Katana for high damage. For elements, Light is a great option thanks to useful utility skills, innate bonus against undead units, and being one of the only three classes to use Heavenly Judge; other good options are Earth or Lightning thanks to their excellent support and ailment spells, and decent options for elemental weapons.

Five classmarks are obtained after watching the respective story event.

*Asterisk signifies it must be taught from another class.

Suggested endgame skillset: Weapon skill, [elemental] Magic, Augment [element], Anatomy, Swiftfoot II, Spellcraft IV, Counterattack IV, Constitution IV, Strengthen IV, Tremendous Shot or Mighty Impact.

Notable Lords

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

• Opinion Leader - main character.
• Destin Faroda - canonical main character.

Legend of Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia

• Tristan - Lawful route only, and only if Yorkaif and Grant are recruited.

Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber

• Destin Faroda - see Person of Lordly Caliber - Special Characters.

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together

• Denam Morne - main character.

Statistics

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

At the beginning of the game the player is asked six randomly determined Tarot related questions. How the player answers them determines which Opinion Leader type the main character can become, which in turn affects the starting statistics of the Lord. There are four different variations. Once his or her type is determined, it is permanent and cannot be changed during the course of the game. The answers needed to acquire any given Opinion Leader can be found here.

The detailed statistics for the four variations are:

High Alignment

Ice Cloud Lord		Resistances
Requirements	Base Unit	Physical	35
Size	Small	Fire	32
Leader	Yes	Cold	30
Recruit	No	Lightning	47
Movement Type	Plains	Black	25
Deployment Cost	None	White	55
Statistic Increases Per Level
Hit Points	Strength	Agility	Intelligence
6-8	3-5	2-4	3-5

Attacks
Row	Description	# of Attacks	PSX Name	SNES Name	Element
Front	A beam of holy light envelops and burns the enemy	2	Banish	Banish	White
Back	A blizzard hits all the enemies	1	Ice Cloud	Icecloud	Cold

High Neutral Alignment

Sonic Strike Lord (Canon)		Resistances
Requirements	Base Unit	Physical	47
Size	Small	Fire	40
Leader	Yes	Cold	44
Recruit	No	Lightning	35
Movement Type	Plains	Black	40
Deployment Cost	None	White	40
Statistic Increases Per Level
Hit Points	Strength	Agility	Intelligence
7-9	4-6	2-4	2-4

Attacks
Row	Description	# of Attacks	PSX Name	SNES Name	Element
Front	Slashes an enemy with his sword	3	Sword	Slice	Physical
Back	Uses his sword to fire an energy wave at an enemy	1	Sonic Strike	Iainuki	Physical

Low Neutral Alignment

Thunder Flare Lord		Resistances
Requirements	Base Unit	Physical	45
Size	Small	Fire	28
Leader	Yes	Cold	56
Recruit	No	Lightning	52
Movement Type	Plains	Black	40
Deployment Cost	None	White	40
Statistic Increases Per Level
Hit Points	Strength	Agility	Intelligence
8-10	3-5	3-5	2-4

Attacks
Row	Description	# of Attacks	PSX Name	SNES Name	Element
Front	Slashes an enemy with his sword	2	Sword	Slice	Physical
Back	Calls forth a lightning storm down on all enemies	1	Thunder Flare	Thunder	Lightning

Low Alignment

Phantom Lord		Resistances
Requirements	Base Unit	Physical	28
Size	Small	Fire	40
Leader	Yes	Cold	46
Recruit	No	Lightning	39
Movement Type	Plains	Black	45
Deployment Cost	None	White	35
Statistic Increases Per Level
Hit Points	Strength	Agility	Intelligence
6-8	2-4	2-4	4-6

Attacks
Row	Description	# of Attacks	PSX Name	SNES Name	Element
Front	Casts a poisonous cloud on an enemy	2	Death Cloud	Poison	Black
Back	A horde of spirits attack all enemies	1	Phantom	Phantom	Black

Legend of Ogre Battle Gaiden: Prince of Zenobia

Lord		Resistances
Requirements	Lawful route, Grant and Yorkaif recruited	Physical	47
Size	Small	Fire	40
Leader	Yes	Cold	44
Recruit	Ranger, Monk, Nereid, Trooper, Hawkman	Lightning	35
Movement Type	Plains	Black	40
Deployment Cost	-	White	40
Statistic Increases Per Level
Hit Points	Strength	Agility	Intelligence
5-7	3-5	4-6	3-5

Attacks
Row	Description	# of Attacks	Name	Element
Front	Attacks with sword	2	Slash	Physical
Back	Target all magic	2	Firewall Ice Requiem Wind Shot Healing	Fire Ice Wind Holy

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

Lord
		Stats:	Level 1	Level 50
		STR		+124
		VIT		+119
		DEX		+123
Human		AGIL		+118
Classmark	Sovereign's Mark	AVD		+118
Move	4 Agile, 2 Up, 3 Down	INT		+118
RT	25	MIND		+118
Basic Attacks		RES		+118
Melee	Punch	ATK		8
Ranged	Cast Stones	DEF		6
Magic		Class Skills
Fire Magic [All spells] Water Magic [All spells] Earth Magic [All spells] Wind Magic [All spells] Ice Magic [All spells] Lightning Magic [All spells] Divine Magic [All spells] Dark Magic [All spells] Draconic Magic [All spells]		First Aid [Lv.10] Phalanx* [transfer from Knight] Mighty Impact* [transfer from Warrior] Tremendous Shot* [transfer from Archer]