General

He was first mentioned when Magatia came out. It was the town where once he rested. He first was introduced by Pirates. His first appearance is Big Bang.
Pink Bean was mentioned when Temple of Time came out. He was summoned by a mirror accidentally. Self introduced, only one appearance.

The Black Magician was forgotten because they thought he was defeated forever, but it look's hes getting a major comeback with the Black Wings.

Why would Nexon call it the "Black" mage? =/

@Tabuza: Very true, considering Maple doesn't spell their own server names correctly sometimes I lol'd when that came out in the dev blog.

@Tabuza: I honestly have no idea how it's spelled, I was going off my memory.

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well sorta, im reading erbodyies post this stuff be interesten

It might be interesting if nexon added a twist to the Black Mage. Not something like "YOU ARE THE BLACK MAGE", that type of stuff would make me confused and wonder why i've been trying to fight myself for last few patches

This video explains who the Black Magician really is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYRK4e7bEwQ&feature=related

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[quote=Tabuza]Do you mean me or the other guy. o_o[/quote]
Other guy, lol. You quoted AND had the map smarts to realize Leafre is in Ossaria.

ok u see, this is what this is all really about
nexon, running a game called maple"story", that for 6 years didn't really have a STORY in it, they knew sooner or later the players will get bored of the mini timeless stories the game has (zakum, horntail, etc), so this whole storyline was their way of pulling their ship from sinking, and i have to say wow, they really pulled it off well, the story is very much enjoyable, and its something u would look forward to, so it was simply their way to make the game richer AND keep their players and draw more players into the game at the same time
but thats just what i think ^_^

[quote=SlipKnoTanz]WRONG! it's [b]Leafre[/b] if you ever payed attention to the actual gameplay of Aran, that's where Aran and the people of Henesys lived, before The Black Mage came along and mindcontrolled the monsters in the areas to become its minions to destroy the Leafre forest and its habitants (the people....).[/quote]
[quote=Tabuza]....Isn't Leafre in Ossyria, the Continent?[/quote]
Derp. Thanks for making me lol, guy who can't quote.

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rqHJeOlz54]Because maple doesn't have an old-man in a flying carpet whose job is to spread the news about the black mage and his minions have seized the island of Victoria[/url]

@ghostme: No, I know. I meant not to spoil the storyline for Evan's and DB's. I didn't mean the black mage.

[quote=SlipKnoTanz]"All maplers first lived in [b]Ossaria[/b] before they went to victoria. At that world the black mage made his presence and the people had to evacuate. Only the 5 heros (Aran and Freed the rest is unknown) stayed and fought the Black Mage (not entirely true, there were simple foot soldiers too) and got sealed into ice and where forgotten. Athena Pierce - seen on the boat in the aran tutorial - knows about the presence of the black mage but thought that the danger was over. they went to ellin forest (also known as ellinia) and settled there. After that the CK came and found out the black mage was going to be ressurected and tried to stop it. After that the present was known that the black mage is becoming a threat to victoria island. And then all the legends came back to life etc etc.. rest is still unknown."

^ WRONG! it's [b]Leafre[/b] if you ever payed attention to the actual gameplay of Aran, that's where Aran and the people of Henesys lived, before The Black Mage came along and mindcontrolled the monsters in the areas to become its minions to destroy the Leafre forest and its habitants (the people....).[/quote]

He's got a valid point there, the monsters seen during the "flashback" are all from leafre.

"All maplers first lived in [b]Ossaria[/b] before they went to victoria. At that world the black mage made his presence and the people had to evacuate. Only the 5 heros (Aran and Freed the rest is unknown) stayed and fought the Black Mage (not entirely true, there were simple foot soldiers too) and got sealed into ice and where forgotten. Athena Pierce - seen on the boat in the aran tutorial - knows about the presence of the black mage but thought that the danger was over. they went to ellin forest (also known as ellinia) and settled there. After that the CK came and found out the black mage was going to be ressurected and tried to stop it. After that the present was known that the black mage is becoming a threat to victoria island. And then all the legends came back to life etc etc.. rest is still unknown."

^ WRONG! it's [b]Leafre[/b] if you ever payed attention to the actual gameplay of Aran, that's where Aran and the people of Henesys lived, before The Black Mage came along and mindcontrolled the monsters in the areas to become its minions to destroy the Leafre forest and its habitants (the people....).

[quote=vato4lif]Lady Syl makes it clear in the lvl 55 advancement that she only care about getting acknoledged for her skill
so DBs are mostly neutral players in the whole war[/quote]

Ah, thanks for clearing that up. to be honest, i didn't read any of that stuff she said, i just clicked next..

[quote=darklime]I don't really care it's ok lol. You can spoil more. Except about the Evan's and DB's story, cuz I'm working on those >;o
I'm sort of glad Maple[i]Story[/i] is adding some elements of a [i]story[/i] so that it's not just a grindfest.[/quote]
That's just an overview I honestly don't know the resolutions of Evan (quit mine at 35) or DB (currently at 43), so I couldn't spoil them even if I wanted to. I do know that DBs aren't part of the Black Mage saga though.
I'm also glad that there's a story now, I can't tell you how happy I was when they established CKs with an over-arching storyline. Don't get me wrong, the local histories of the towns (as told through quests) is nice, but it kinda lacks direction =/

[quote=darklime]@BanditHelper: I don't really care it's ok lol. You can spoil more. Except about the Evan's and DB's story, cuz I'm working on those >;o
I'm sort of glad Maple[i]Story[/i] is adding some elements of a [i]story[/i] so that it's not just a grindfest.[/quote]

Hold up, DBs don't have any quests about the Black Mage or Black Wings. DB quests are about the Dark Lord Jin's "betrayal"

@BanditHelper: I don't really care it's ok lol. You can spoil more. Except about the Evan's and DB's story, cuz I'm working on those >;o
I'm sort of glad Maple[i]Story[/i] is adding some elements of a [i]story[/i] so that it's not just a grindfest.

[quote=Hanate]doesn't the ToT hold all of our lost memories or something? I thought the Pink Bean was subliminally (key word) linked into what happened in the past.[/quote]

You make a good point, i completely forgot about the whole Pink Bean story... and yes that fat slob has it's own story just like every other monster

[quote=tntbreakers]All maplers first lived in [b]Ossaria[/b] before they went to victoria. At that world the black mage made his presence and the people had to evacuate. Only the 5 heros (Aran and [b]Freed[/b] the rest is unknown) stayed and fought the Black Mage [i](not entirely true, there were simple foot soldiers too)[/i] and got sealed into ice and where forgotten. Athena Pierce - seen on the boat in the aran tutorial - knows about the presence of the black mage but thought that the danger was over. they went to ellin forest (also known as ellinia) and settled there. After that the KoC came and found out the black mage was going to be ressurected and tried to stop it. After that the present was known that the black mage is becoming a threat to victoria island. And then all the legends came back to life etc etc.. rest is still unknown[/quote]
Fixed a few minor details, but yeah, that's pretty much the history.

All maplers first lived in another world before they went to victoria. At that world the black mage made his present and the people had to evacuate. Only the 5 heros (Aran and Evan the rest is unknown) stayed and fought the Black Mage and got sealed into ice and where forgotten. Athena Pierce that is seen on the boat in the aran preview knows about the present of the black mage but thought that the danger was over. they went to ellin forest (also known as ellinia) and settled there. After that the KoC came and found out the black mage was going to be ressurected and tried to stop it. After that the present was known that the black mage is becoming a threat to victoria island. And then all the legends came back to life etc etc.. rest is still unknown

[quote=darklime]More $? On a Serious Note: I can't remember the story for CKs. Maybe they were trying to defend from the black mage, but couldn't last long. So, that's where the heroes came in? And, from what I know that is irrelevant, Resistance classes are neither pro-adventurer nor pro-black mage affiliates.[/quote]
Well I just reiterated the story behind CKs so... there's that.
The hero's reawakening, and Evan being chosen as a successor to Freed... in terms of the storyline, the time they popped up is just coincidental, but if you read between the lines it seems more like they were answering the call to arms in anticipation of the Black Mage's return. Incidentally, this means that the other legends are slackers because Black Mage somehow returns to enough power where he can cause BB to happen.
As for the resisty, I'm fairly certain that they're an underground force organized to rid the town Edelstein (or however it's spelled) of the Black Wings, meaning they're anti-Black Mage.

I think I should leave now before I reveal more of my nerdom ._.

@bignandi, heh,i have to admit that gave me a chuckle

@bignandi lol know though id expect it from an immature kid , if you don't have anything nice to say, please don't open up your mouth

@BanditHelper: More $? On a Serious Note: I can't remember the story for CKs. Maybe they were trying to defend from the black mage, but couldn't last long. So, that's where the heroes came in? And, from what I know that is irrelevant, Resistance classes are neither pro-adventurer nor pro-black mage affiliates.

[quote=big247]to protect the princess guys pay attention to the story[/quote]
I think you missed the point in my question. CKs originated as an elite guard for the Empress of Maple World, with their primary mission being to stop the resurrection of the Black Mage. In other words, the release of CKs had already well acknowledged the Black Mage way before Evans came out.

@bignandi oh shush you, let people enjoy there game and story, you were the least interesting person here. everyone likes a good story, if we didn't then no one would have any creativity at all

to protect the princess guys pay attention to the story

[quote=darklime]Because Wizet/Nexon didn't think of it until now? And I thought the Black Mage was introduced when Evans came out...Well, actually, [i]not introduced[/i], but [i]acknowledged[/i].[/quote]
And the whole point of CKs were....?

[quote=darklime]Because Wizet/Nexon didn't think of it until now? And I thought the Black Mage was introduced when Evans came out...Well, actually, [i]not introduced[/i], but [i]acknowledged[/i].[/quote]

Talk about a late introduction... and the Black Mage pretty much is fully recognized once big bang comes

Because Wizet/Nexon didn't think of it until now? And I thought the Black Mage was introduced when Evans came out...Well, actually, [i]not introduced[/i], but [i]acknowledged[/i].

Most likely its one of those things that the townspeople would rather forget. He was pretty terrifying.
Of course, only a few job instructors really know about him, pretty much all the other refugees are long dead.

edit: Furthermore, the retelling of the tale of Testonen was probably one of the few times it was necessary to even mention the Black Mage.
And you know job instructors, they only tell you important stuff when you reach the brink of a cataclysmic war.

[quote=bignandi]Who cares?[/quote]

Its like the main story behind maplestory, and really cygnus knights, aran, evan and resistance wouldn't be created if it wasn't for the Black Mage