The primary antagonist of MapleStory, The Black Mage is one of Maple World's three Transcendences, godly beings that govern over Life, Time, and Light, with the Black Mage himself being the latter. He seeks to conquer all of Maple World in order to enforce his version of order on the populace, whether they like it or not. Despite this, he was once a kind and studious mage known as the White Mage and was so virtuous that he even captured the heart of the misanthropic Queen Ephenia. However, in his attempts to find the Ultimate Light he also found Ultimate Darkness, both forces corrupting him and twisting his mind, making him the monster he is in the present day.