Mori Ranmaru/NPC

MonsterNPC

Mori Ranmaru
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Affiliations	Oda Nobunaga
Enemies	Akatsuki / Sengoku Alliance - Princess Sakuno - Hayato - Kanna - Takeda Shingen - Uesugi Kenshin - Mouri Motonari - Tsuchimikado Haruaki Akechi Mitsuhide
Status	Alive (Lore) Fightable (Gameplay)
Name (Other Servers)
JapanMS	森蘭丸 (Mori Ranmaru)
ChinaMS	森兰丸 (Mori Ranmaru)
TaiwanMS	森蘭丸 (Mori Ranmaru)
MapleSEA	Mori Ranmaru

This is a Japanese name; the family name is Mori.

Mori Ranmaru is a Spirit Walker who serves Oda Nobunaga, as well as the former classmate and rival of Kanna.

Story

Spirit Walker Training

In his youth, Ranmaru was the pupil of the great Spirit Walker, Tsuchimikado Haruaki, alongside Kanna. At one point during their training, Haruaki gave Haku to Kanna as a partner in battle. Ranmaru expressed his jealousy until Haruaki amusedly asked whether he thought that he needed a fox to match Kanna's skill. Saburo, a spy for Oda who was observing the event in secret, noted that Ranmaru's expression reminded him of Oda's.

The Demon King Ritual

Eventually, Ranmaru would come to serve Oda Nobunaga. Oda soon began preparations for the Demon King Ritual, which would allow him to become the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven. Ranmaru then ordered Akechi Mitsuhide, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, to wipe out the Matsuyama clan and kidnap Princess Sakuno, whose body held an immense font of special mana that could link worlds.

Oda then moved his forces to Honnou-ji Temple and ordered Ranmaru to conduct the ritual that would open the link to the Demon Realm. An alliance of warriors known as the Sengoku Warriors marched on Honnou-ji in order to stop him, including Ranmaru's former classmate, Kanna. Kanna faced Ranmaru in an attempt to stop the ritual and managed to destroy the altar, thus allowing Princess Sakuno to awaken and terminate the ritual, thus transporting everyone to Maple World.

Reunion at Mu Lung

In Maple World, Oda learned that Akechi Mitsuhide had betrayed them, and that he was manipulating both sides into destroying themselves. The Sengoku Warriors soon learned that the Oda had formed an alliance with the Black Wings and attempted to stop him from conquering Maple World. In Mu Lung, Kanna arrived to investigate reports of the Oda army, where she learned that the monsters of Mu Lung were being corrupted. She soon ran into Ranmaru and demanded to know what he was planning. However, Ranmaru countered by asking what he or Oda stood to gain from corrupting the monsters and allying with the Black Wings. Puzzled, Kanna began stammering that Mori caused chaos, but as she continued wondering what the reason for it was, Mori snapped at her, asking her whether she was blind and whether there had been chaos at Honnou-ji.

His words caused her to recall Mitsuhide’s rebellion, after which Mori told her that Mitsuhide had left with a troop of Oda soldiers on a supposed reconnaissance mission moments before the battle at Honnou-ji had begun, explaining that Mitsuhide had hoped to use the chaos created by the battle for his own ends. Kanna then realized that Mitsuhide had been behind everything. Mori explained that he had been sent to Mu Lung in order to deal with Mitsuhide, although he had found Kanna instead. Though he wished that he could defeat her, Mori told her that he had more important business and warned her not to cross paths with him again.

The Dead Mine

Ranmaru soon began preparations for a new ritual deep in the mines of El Nath. The Sengoku Warriors and their new allies, the Maple Alliance, quickly rushed to the mines and put an end to his ritual, causing Mori to retreat.

NPC

Secret Altar

Normal

Mori Ranmaru
Location	Secret Altar
Notes	Talk to Mori Ranmaru in Secret Altar [Normal Mode] to begin the Mori Ranmaru [Normal Mode] boss battle.

Hard

Mori Ranmaru
Location	Secret Altar
Notes	Talk to Mori Ranmaru in Secret Altar [Hard Mode] to begin the Mori Ranmaru [Hard Mode] boss battle.

Gallery

• 
  Mori Ranmaru's original NPC Sprite, as well as his Boss Battle summon Sprite
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  NPC Portrait of Mori Ranmaru (2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Mori Ranmaru (2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Mori Ranmaru (2024 - present)
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  NPC Portrait of Mori Ranmaru (2020 - 2023)
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  NPC Portrait of Mori Ranmaru (TaiwanMS)
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  Full Body NPC Portrait of Mori Ranmaru

Trivia

• Mori Ranmaru is named after Mori Ranmaru, a real-life historical figure during Japan's Sengoku period.
  • In real life, Mori was a highly trusted attendant to Oda and a talented samurai who was responsible for setting fire to Honnou-ji on Oda's orders when it was clear that they were going to lose, thus allowing Oda to commit seppuku without the fear that Akechi Mitsuhide, who was leading the attack, would claim his head as a trophy.