Trials of Mana

Trials of Mana, also known by its Japanese title Seiken Densetsu 3 (聖剣伝説3), is a 1995 action role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Famicom. It is the sequel to the 1993 game Secret of Mana, and is the third installment in the Mana series. Set in a high fantasy world, the game follows three heroes as they attempt to claim the legendary Mana Sword and prevent the Benevodons from being unleashed and destroying the world. It features three lengthy main plotlines and six different possible main characters, each with their own storylines, and allows two players to play simultaneously. Trials of Mana builds on the gameplay of its predecessor with multiple enhancements, including the use of a time progression system with transitions from day to night and weekday to weekday in game time, and a wide range of character classes to choose from, which provides each character with an exclusive set of skills and status progression.

In June 2017, the game was included in the Seiken Densetsu Collection release for the Nintendo Switch in Japan; the collection was released in June 2019 in North America as Collection of Mana with Seiken Densetsu 3 titled Trials of Mana. A 3D remake of the same name was announced alongside it, and released worldwide in April 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4.

Opening (Kevin)
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Goremand bewitches Kevin's only friend, the wolf pup Karl, turning him into a feral monster and forcing Kevin to kill him in self-defence, awakening his beast-man powers.

Opening (Hawkeye)
Posing as the human witch Isabella, Belladonna brainwashes Flamekhan, the lord of the local Thieves' Guild, and uses his military might for her own purpose. She makes him hoard the stolen goods to build a kingdom of his own, before using the Guild's forces to attack the Wind Kingdom of Laurent.

One night, Flamekhan's son Eagle and foster son Hawkeye eavesdrops on "Isabella" and Malocchio, learning their duplicity. They tries to arrest her, but she compels Eagle to kill his best friend. Hawkeye only knocks him out, but Belladonna finishes him off with a Fireball spell (a dark surge in the remake).

Opening (Riesz)
Nevahl ninjas disable the magic winds protecting the Wind Kingdom of Laurent, spreading sleeping spores over the castle to neutralize the Amazon Guard and invade it.

Chapter II
The party stumbles into the somnosa meadow and succumbs to the sleep spores. Later, Sylphid, the Mana Spirit of Wind, assists the heroes and spreads the sleep spores from the somnosa meadow throughout Citadel Laurent to incapacitate the Nevarl agents.

Chapter III
Ludgar attacks the party but is mortally wounded. Asked if she can help him, Luna, the Mana Spirit of Moon, revives him as an infant.

Chapter IV (Kevin/Charlotte)
Heath, a kidnapped cleric of Wendel, reappears as the Tainted Soul and takes the Sword of Mana from the party in exchange of the Faerie's life. If Charlotte is the main character, the Faerie tells her that she sensed a great sadness in Heath, implying that the Cleric has been brainwashed.