Lugh

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Lugh
Race	Unclear
Gender	Male
Occupation	Knight of Light
Track	O Glorious Sword of Light

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Description

Lugh Lavada (also written as Lug, Lugh Lamhfhata or Lug Lámhfhada), commonly known as the God or Knight of Light, was a celebrated hero who conquered the Second War of Mag Tuireadh.

History

Most of the records concerning him and his past have been lost to time. No one knows where he came from, but his combat skills and valor made him receive great admiration and praise.

The book The Knight of Light Lugh, The Hero of Mag Tuireadh describes his triumphant victory over the Fomorians. Following that, he was elected as king of the Tuatha de Danann and ruler of the Aliech Kingdom.

Shortly after the wars, however, Lugh left the Tuatha de Danann and abandoned his kingship for unknown reasons. The Forgotten Legend of Fiodh Forest suggests that the reason he disappeared was because humans drove into arrogance and broke their promises to him.

The weapons Pragarah and Brionac were said to be wielded by Lugh. He is also said to be able to speak in the language of Imps. Most of Lugh's backstory is unknown, but it is widely believed that he simply started out as a commoner.

Mainstream Story

Past (Spoilers)

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Lugh valiantly fought in the First and Second Wars of Mag Tuireadh. Shown in Generation 9, he was a Champion rode a Unicorn, shown to be aiding warriors like Fallon.

As described in The Knight of Light Lugh, The Hero of Mag Tuireadh, Lugh predicted the betrayal of Bres and had the foresight to prepare accordingly for the second war. He united the different races, even managing to get an alliance with the Fir Bolgs, which had been used by the fomorians in the first war.

According to The Forgotten Legend of Fiodh Forest, during the Second War of Mag Tuireadh, Lugh led a battalion of men into Fiodh Forest and convinced the Imps that lived there to allow the humans to take shelter in the forest, on the condition that the humans do not cut down the mother tree. Lugh then left his squad to fight and succeed in the war. After the war, he was elected to be king of the Tuatha de Danann, but could not visit his men in Fiodh Forest as he was charged with rebuilding what was lost in the wars. However, humanity became careless and forgot their promise to the Imps, and cut down the mother tree. Angered, the Imps cast a curse that caused Fiodh Forest itself to attack any human trespasser. When this news reached Lugh, he lamented in an unknown language, gave up his throne, and disappeared. Lugh was last seen entering Fiodh Forest, saying that only those who with a noble and pure heart can enter the forest. A ghost of Lugh was also seen wandering there.

Generation 2: Paladin (Spoilers)

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The Milletian tries to find clues about Lugh in order to become a Paladin. Price mentions that Lugh's ghost can be found looming in Fiodh.

Generation 3: Dark Knight (Spoilers)

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Lugh became a Dark Knight under the identity of Morgant and helps the Fomors. Ruairi realizes this when he receives Lugh's weapon, Pragarah. However, Morgant refuses to be called by his original name.

Generation 9: Alchemist (Spoilers)

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Morgant revealed his true identity to Fallon and also convinced him to join the Fomors because Fallon's dream would come true if he did.

Generation 16: Macbeth (Spoilers)

“	Tomorrow...and the next day... and the next... Such horrible days... Our past is a progression of fools being led to their death... Nothing but a slow, long dirge... Light, begone. Life, begone! Life is but an insignificant shadow that drifts along the surface... In...significant... I'm on my way...	„
—Lugh

Lugh in Macbeth is portrayed as the character Macbeth, the tragic hero who conceives murder in order to fulfill his greed for power.

Returning from the hereafter, Lugh appears momentarily after Bella (who brainwashed Lugh into making him believe she is Triona) lures Shakespeare into assassinating King Ethur Mac Cuill the Second. After Shakespeare assassinates the King, Lugh stabs Shakespeare in the back, "killing" him. Princess Eirawen suspects that Lugh is planning to overthrow the Aliech Kingdom, as he immediately reappears and demands the throne.

It is not long until Lugh discovers that Eirawen is plotting against him. He also scowls at the Milletian for their attempts to interfere yet again. Having acquired the assistance of Tara's folks (who were also possessed by Bella), Lugh originally sentences Eirawen to death, but reduces the sentence to banishment due to her bloodline. Lugh soon hires assassins to kill her. The assassins succeed in killing her companions Betty and Callow, but the Milletian defeats them before they harm Eirawen, angering Lugh; as long as the Princess and the Milletian are alive, he fears that his position is insecure.

After his ascension to the throne, the west tower of Rath Royal Castle, previously long unused, starts to emit a foul odor. Many people notice this, but only Alpin knows the cause. When the Milletian attempts to discover the tower's purpose, they overhear Lugh revealing to Bella that his ultimate goal was to rid the world of all living beings, Morrighan and Cichol included. According to Byrun, Lugh went into the depths of Peaca Dungeon and created a contract with the Master Lich, granting him control of the monsters of Peaca. Amidst rumors that Tara residents are disappearing, it is implied that their bodies are being stored within the tower and used as sacrifices to empower the monsters of Peaca.

With the unification of the residents from all around the world as well as Milletians and the "reborn" Shakespeare joining them, Eirawen leads her army to overthrow Lugh. However, by the time the throne room is breached, Lugh was driven to insanity, realizing that Bella was not Triona all along, and he kills her. The Milletian slays Lugh, and in Lugh's dying breaths, he mutters a rewritten soliloquy of Macbeth's famed Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

After G16 is completed, if the player speaks to Eirawen with the Nearby Rumors Keyword, she will tell them that she announced to the kingdom that Lugh was a Fomor in disguise, to preserve their faith in their hero and prevent unrest.

The Saga: Iria (Spoilers)

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Before the start of the Saga, as revealed in Episode 8, Lugh is briefly mentioned by Tarlach from a letter sent to him from Ruairi, stating he tried to find Lugh in order to find the cause of Triona's death, but he discovered that Lugh went insane and massacred many Tuatha de Danann but was stopped and killed by Shakespeare. This left Ruairi in deep despair, as all links to Triona are now gone. Tarlach muses how Lugh went from heroism to an insane criminal and died a pointless death, concluding that this was all the work of the Gods.

Generation 22: Apocalypse (Spoilers)

It was mentioned that the sword was used to slay the first fomor king, Balor in the previous war of Mag Tuireadh by Eirawen.

In Vayne RP, Lugh appeared as Long Remembered Archfoe in Vayne's Memory. None of his name, Champion form and G16 form was used because of Vayne's identity.

Keywords

• This NPC cannot be interacted with Keywords.

Music

Track	Title
	O Glorious Sword of Light Lugh's theme Cutscenes involving Lugh

Equipment

• Pragarah (Past)

Lugh's Set:

• Lugh's Armor
• Lugh's Greaves
• Lugh's Vambraces

Trivia

• Lugh shares his name with the season Lughnasadh (Thursday). In the Irish Mythology, Lugh created that season to commemorate his foster-mother.
• All the pictures of Lugh in Generation 2 show him as a black-winged Champion, but when his ghost was seen in Fiodh Dungeon, it was as a Holy Knight. In Generation 9, he is shown as a white-winged Champion.
• Lugh's race is not clear and up for interpretation at present.
  • Tarlach's Record says the Knight of Light is a Milletian.
    • It is implied that Tarlach is referring to the player who (by Generation 3) has succeeded Lugh as the Knight of Light.
    • Lugh excludes himself from the Milletian race.
  • Lugh is said to not be a Human and this is confirmed various times throughout the Generations. However, it is also said that Lugh claims to be "just a human".
    • In Generation 2, Lugh's other identity claims he is Human.
  • According to The Forgotten Legend of Fiodh Forest, Seal Stone Research Almanac : Ciar Dungeon, and Meven when spoken with the Mabinogi Keyword Lugh is a God. It is unclear if this is an exaggeration or a fact.
  • The Forgotten Legend of Fiodh Forest also says that Lugh is believed to be an Imp. This is also unclear to be an exaggeration or a fact.
    • It is worth noting that the game sometimes conflates Imps with Fairies.
  • In the book The Embodiment of Destruction, Glas Ghaibhleann, Lugh (루) is stated to be the son of Cian (키안) and Ethniu (에흐네).
    • According to mythology, Ethniu was the daughter of Balor. This would make Lugh half-Fomorian and Balor's grandson.
    • Lugh in the NA book is incorrectly translated as Loucetios, the Gaulish god of lightning.
    • Ethniu's name does not appear in the NA translation of book; instead it only appears in the original KR version.
• Lugh's behavior in Generation 16 is very different from the legends and even his other identity. This is later explained in Generation 25.
• In Generation 22, Lugh's modeling is a combination between Specter Fighter's body and shield and Specter Leader's sword. The champion's wing was described as Demigod.

Gallery

• Lugh In-Game Model.png

  Lugh's in-game model. (in Generation 16)

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  A painting of Lugh depicted as a white-winged Champion.

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  A statue in Tailteann of Lugh wearing his paladin armour.

Generation 2: Paladin (Spoilers)

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  Lugh's Ghost as Price mentions.

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  Lugh's Ghost in Fiodh Dungeon.

Generation 9: Alchemist

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  Lugh as he appeared in Generation 9.

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  Lugh commanding his troops to battle.