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Shiningforce

Art by Martin Griffiths and Gina Hart.

For the Shining Force story, see The Curse of Zeon.

The Shining Force are a team of heroes from Granseal Island and elsewhere. Together, they have saved the world and their homes on numerous occasions and have lasted for generations.

Members[]

Max also mentioned that he knew Chester's grandfather, but didn't specify if he was in the Shining Force.

History[]

Original Shining Force[]

Although the whole team isn't known (from the comics), an early iteration of the Shining Force consisted of at least Max and Zynk. Together, they were responsible for sealing Zeon in the abyss and locking him away in the Ancient Tower on Granseal Island.

Current team[]

The Shining Force appeared to disband, with Max growing frail and living out the rest of his life in a small house on Granseal Island. His grandson, Bowie, also lived there and trained in combat with friend Taya, but appeared to be inexperienced with his wooden sword.

Their world changed when Zynk flew onto the island on a plane. He seeked out Max and warned them all that a group of Zeonites were planning to free Zeon from his prison. Max decided to reform the Shining Force, hinting that Bowie should be the new leader. This news excited Taya, but Bowie wasn't so pleased. The meeting was interrupted by Baron Kadavaar, who had come to reclaim his robot. He eventually noticed that Max, the man responsible for banishing Kadavaar's master, was in the room. Before he could kill the old man, Max teleported the Shining Force outside.

Their journey to stop the Zeonites took them to Hassan, where, after a misunderstanding, Chester was convinced to join them as a fourth member. They then moved on Ribble, where ancient weapons had been found in an archaeological dig. Bowie continued to struggle, especially with his grandfather's heavy sword, but was confident when faced with one lonely Zeonite. Unfortunately, he carried a pistol, which shot Bowie and almost kiled him. The [[ghost] of Max was able to revive him and even gave him new powers.

With his new strength, Bowie was easily able to defeat Kadavaar and teleported the Shining Force into the Ancient Tower. Zynk realised that the Zeonites planned to break open the abyss with a nuclear bomb and ordered Bowie to open the abyss and push the bomb in. Even with the abyss sealed again, the detonation knocked them all off their feet. Max returned one more time to congratulate the Shining Force.

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Note that, in the game series and on this page, this group was actually the fifth incarnation of the Force and had many more members than four.

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