<s>
Hagiwara	O
is	O
an	O
enthusiastic	O
fan	O
of	O
heavy	O
metal	O
music	O
and	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
,	O
using	O
ideas	O
from	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
in	O
the	O
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
This	O
prompts	O
the	O
high	O
priest	O
to	O
ask	O
his	O
daughter	O
to	O
awaken	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
,	O
a	O
dark	O
wizard	O
and	O
founding	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Rebel	O
Army	O
who	O
reincarnated	O
himself	O
within	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
14-year-old	O
Lucien	O
Renlen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
(	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
named	O
after	O
Udo	O
Dirkschneider	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
wizard	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
World	O
by	O
the	O
Ten	O
Wise	O
Men	O
of	O
Europa	O
as	O
the	O
pilot	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Knight	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
mecha	O
created	O
to	O
destroy	O
Anthrasax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
love	O
interest	O
of	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
,	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
"	O
virgin	O
's	O
kiss	O
"	O
to	O
awaken	O
Dark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
found	O
near	O
the	O
borders	O
of	O
the	O
Lethe	B-Application
and	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
some	O
memories	O
about	O
DS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nei	O
confronts	O
Dark	O
,	O
Lucien	O
's	O
spirit	O
made	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
aware	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
driving	O
his	O
daughter	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kall-Su	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
general	O
of	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
;	O
he	O
commands	O
the	O
Ice-Falchion	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
sword	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
innately	O
magically	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
explained	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
told	O
by	O
Anthrax	O
to	O
despise	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
,	O
thus	O
erupting	O
into	O
a	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
king	O
of	O
Metallicana	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
eventually	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
battle	O
with	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
alongside	O
the	O
"	O
Mysterious	O
Boy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifteen	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
story	O
starts	O
,	O
he	O
fought	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
to	O
a	O
standstill	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
has	O
conquered	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
sought	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
overthrow	O
Arshes	O
Nei	O
and	O
Kall-Su	O
by	O
drinking	O
the	O
blood	O
of	O
many	O
virgins	O
,	O
encountering	O
Yoko	O
's	O
group	O
when	O
a	O
werewolf	O
in	O
his	O
service	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
Dark	B-Error_Name
Schneider	I-Error_Name
as	O
Lucien	O
and	O
learning	O
enough	O
of	O
Dark	O
's	O
seal	O
to	O
quickly	O
capture	O
him	O
,	O
Yoko	O
and	O
Larz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
Shueisha	O
re-released	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
kanzenban-like	O
edition	O
,	O
titled	O
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Viz	O
Media	O
announced	O
the	O
license	O
of	O
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
The	O
Viz	O
edition	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
Fearing	O
lawsuits	O
,	O
Viz	O
Media	O
(	O
and	O
Pioneer	O
for	O
the	O
OVA	O
adaptation	O
)	O
took	O
the	O
Japanese	O
transliterations	O
of	O
these	O
band	O
names	O
and	O
changed	O
them	O
somewhat	O
,	O
then	O
transliterating	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
English	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Anthrax	O
became	O
"	O
Anslasax	O
"	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
into	O
"	O
Aian	O
Meide	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
city	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
,	O
Metallicana	O
,	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Meta-Rikana	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1994	O
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
turn-based	O
fighting	O
elements	O
,	O
titled	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
MMOG	B-Application
platformer	O
called	O
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
designer	O
and	O
producer	O
Daisuke	O
Ishiwatari	O
said	O
Bastard	B-Error_Name
!	I-Error_Name
</s>
<s>
!	O
s	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
creating	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
.	O
</s>
