Baroq

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“Master of Disguise” redirects here. For the medal, see Master of Disguise (Medal).

Baroq
Title	Master of Disguise
Hometown	Edelstein
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Affiliations	Black Wings
Enemies	Maple Alliance
Status	Unknown (presumably deceased)
Name (Other Servers)
KoreaMS	바로크 (Baroque)
JapanMS	バロック (Baroque)
ChinaMS	巴洛克 (Baroque)
TaiwanMS	巴洛克 (Baroque)
Voice Actors
GlobalMS	Tony Azzolino
KoreaMS	Hosan Lee

Baroq, known as the Master of Disguise, is a Black Wings officer with the ability to shapeshift.

Story

Edelstein Takeover

Soon after the formation of the Black Wings, Baroq was recruited for his ability to shapeshift and became an officer in the organization. Using his abilities, Baroq disguised himself as Albert, the Council President, in order to cripple the city’s government. The Black Wings then sent their forces in to swiftly conquer the city and take control of the rue mines. They held the city hostage by threatening to destroy their Power Plant, which would wipe out the entire town. Next, they forced the citizens into hard labor and installed patrol robots and watchmen to monitor for any dissent. They kidnapped the old Council President’s daughter, Gabrielle, and kept her as a hostage in the Verne Mine. Finally, they installed a puppet ruler named Anthony as the Council President, who cracked down on police activity and airport functions in the city.

Revenge on Aran

In order to get revenge on Aran for foiling his plans, Francis the Puppeteer asked Baroq to help him lure her into a trap. After knocking out Aran's ally, Tru, Baroq shapeshifted into Tru and called Aran to his shop in Lith Harbor. There, Aran found Tru tied unconscious to a chair, with Francis and Baroq, disguised as Tru, awaiting her. Francis thanked Baroq, who revealed his true form before leaving, after which he told Aran that the reason she had beaten him last time was because he had just come back from a battle with the Cygnus Knights, promising that he would be a much stronger foe this time around. Despite his boasting, however, Aran was once again able to defeat him with ease, forcing Francis to retreat.

The Seal Stone of Ereve

After Hiver discovered in Ellin Forest of the past that Athena Pierce was in possession of a letter containing information on the Seal Stones, Baroq accompanied Hiver to ambush Athena and take the letter. From reading it, the Black Wings discovered that a Seal Stone existed in Ereve, and so Baroq was dispatched in order to steal it. Using his powers of disguise, Baroq attempted to infiltrate the island and steal the Seal Stone of Ereve, known also as Shinsoo's Teardrop. However, Aran - who had learned that the Black Wings were planning to invade Ereve - was able to deliver a timely warning to Neinheart, who prepared for the invasion and mobilized the Cygnus Knights to stop Baroq from taking the Seal Stone. Following this incident, Neinheart used Baroq's attack as a training lesson for new Cygnus Knights, simulating the circumstances of his attack in order to test the Knights' abilities to perceive and eliminate hidden threats.

Facing the Cygnus Knight

After Francis was defeated by a Cygnus Knight in training, he returned to the Verne Mine and began complaining to Baroq that the Cygnus Knights had foiled his plans once again. As he wondered why they always seemed out to get him, Baroq pointed out that the Cygnus Knights weren't the only ones who targeted Francis, which he earnestly agreed to. He expressed his annoyance at everyone focusing on him, and how a new ‘hero' seemed to appear all the time in order to mess up his plans, adding that all he wanted was to be recognized by ‘her'. Baroq realized that Francis had come through the side entrance because he had failed his mission and warned that ‘the master' wouldn't be happy. Francis replied that it wasn't that he was afraid of the master, but rather, he hated dealing with Gelimer. Baroq told Francis that he didn't care for Gelimer either and added that he had heard a rumor that Gelimer had angered the master. Francis asked what had happened, to which Baroq explained that Gelimer had fallen behind his timetable once again, thus delaying the ‘resurrection'. Though it had been Gelimer's fault, Baroq added that he had been blamed as well, as the master had said that they wouldn't have gotten off-track if Baroq had managed to obtain the Seal Stone of Ereve. As the Cygnus Knight - who had been eavesdropping on the conversation - moved closer to hear, they accidentally caused a disturbance, alerting Francis and Baroq to their presence. With no choice, the Knight stepped out and faced the two Black Wings officers. Though they managed to defeat the pair, the Knight realized that both the officers were extremely powerful. The Knight asked them who Gelimer was and what the Black Wings were plotting, but Baroq merely laughed and asked if the Knight had really thought that he had used the full extent of his powers. Just then, a garrison of Black Wings henchmen appeared and surrounded the Knight, with Baroq revealing that he had been going easy on them in order to buy time. As the Black Wings advanced on the Knight, the leaders of the Resistance arrived and quickly extracted the Knight from the cave.

The Seal Stone of Victoria Island

After Orchid attacked Rien and attempted to steal the Seal Stone of Victoria Island, Aran and Phantom worked together to repel her invasion force. Following the attack, Lilin - believing that the Seal Stone was no longers safe on Rien - decided to send it over to Athena Pierce to safeguard in Henesys. While the Seal Stone was being transported, however, Baroq disguised himself as an Explorer named Olive and stole the Seal Stone before it could reach Victoria Island. Baroq then brought the Seal Stone to the Verne Mine, where he left both the Seal Stone and a note explaining how he had obtained it to another Black Wings officer named Eleanor. Soon after, however, Olive and several other Explorers infiltrated the Verne Mine and recovered the Seal Stone, thereby clearing Olive's name.

Black Heaven

During the battle of Black Heaven, Baroq used his shapeshifting powers to infiltrate the Lumiere and knock out Neinheart and several Cygnus Knights before using his powers to impersonate the tactician. While searching for Neinheart, the Ace of the Alliance encountered Neinheart standing over a wounded doppelgänger of himself, along with several unconscious Cygnus Knights. The Alliance member immediately recognized that the standing Neinheart was the fake one, as the real Neinheart couldn’t win a straight fight on his own. Realizing that he had been caught, Baroq immediately transformed back into himself and engaged the Alliance member, who managed to defeat him. However, Baroq then transformed himself into Cygnus in an effort to prevent them from hitting him. As they struggled to decide whether to hit the fake Cygnus, Hiver teleported behind them and knocked them out before tying them and Neinheart to a barrel. Soon after, Baroq attacked the Lumiere with an airship, which the Alliance managed to defeat, causing Baroq to crash down from the sky, leaving his fate unknown.

Story (FriendStory)

Baroq's counterpart in Friends World is the bodyguard for Orchid, a pop star signed on with Black Wings Entertainment.

Gallery

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  NPC Portrait of Baroq