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! {{nihongo|[[Wolkenritter]] System<br/>|<ruby><rb>守護騎士</rb><rt>ヴォルケンリッター</rt></ruby>システム}}
 
! {{nihongo|[[Wolkenritter]] System<br/>|<ruby><rb>守護騎士</rb><rt>ヴォルケンリッター</rt></ruby>システム}}
| Their existence started since the first awakening of the Book of Darkness in the past, serving to collect mana for the pages and protect their lord.
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| Their existence started since the first awakening of the Book of Darkness in the past. They collect mana for the pages and protect their master.
 
| Upon the recovery of their Linker Cores, they are separated from the Book of Darkness, thus do not need to be destroyed together with Reinforce.
 
| Upon the recovery of their Linker Cores, they are separated from the Book of Darkness, thus do not need to be destroyed together with Reinforce.
 
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! {{nihongo|[[Master Program]]<br>|<ruby><rb>管制人格</rb><rt>マスタープログラム</rt></ruby>}}
 
! {{nihongo|[[Master Program]]<br>|<ruby><rb>管制人格</rb><rt>マスタープログラム</rt></ruby>}}
| The Master Program of the Book of Darkness is {{nihongo|"the will of the Book of Darkness"|闇の書の意志|Yami no Sho no Ishi}}. She is responsible for mana-control and ignition of the unison with the Lord.
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| The Master Program is {{nihongo|"the will of the Book of Darkness"|闇の書の意志|Yami no Sho no Ishi}}. She is responsible for mana-control and ignition of the unison with the Lord.
 
| Separated from the Book of Darkness and continued to be the Master Program of the new Unison Device "'''[[Reinforce]]'''".<ref name=rein>'''Reinforce''' comprises the Master Program Unison Device, the Book and the Staff. (''Magical Girl Lyrical nanoha A's'' DVD Device Card - Reinforce.)</ref>
 
| Separated from the Book of Darkness and continued to be the Master Program of the new Unison Device "'''[[Reinforce]]'''".<ref name=rein>'''Reinforce''' comprises the Master Program Unison Device, the Book and the Staff. (''Magical Girl Lyrical nanoha A's'' DVD Device Card - Reinforce.)</ref>
 
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! {{nihongo|[[Defense Program]]<br>|防御プログラム}}
 
! {{nihongo|[[Defense Program]]<br>|防御プログラム}}
| Able to perform unlimited recovery.<br>A defense program is originally designated to protect the Lord and the Book content, as well as to back-up collected data.
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| Able to perform unlimited recovery.<br>A defense program is originally designated to protect the master and the Book content, as well as to back-up collected data.
 
| The leftover of the Book of Darkness not separated. Even upon its total destruction in ''A's'' episode 12, it could still be recovered in a few days given the "root" of the Book of Darkness, i.e. Reinforce still exist. This causes the self-destruction of Reinforce.
 
| The leftover of the Book of Darkness not separated. Even upon its total destruction in ''A's'' episode 12, it could still be recovered in a few days given the "root" of the Book of Darkness, i.e. Reinforce still exist. This causes the self-destruction of Reinforce.
 
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! {{nihongo|The Book}}
 
! {{nihongo|The Book}}
| Has 666 pages and collects data.<br> Upon completion (and unison), it will become a storage, serving as a complement of the Master Program.<ref name=card/>
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| Has 666 pages and collects data.<br> Upon completion (and unison), it will become a storage,<ref name=card/> serving as a complement of the Master Program.
 
| Same as the Master Program, the book becomes part of the Unison Device "Reinforce".<ref name=rein/> The book was later destroyed together with Reinforce, and Hayate eventually made a new [[Tome of the Night Sky]], using it as a storage medium for her spells.
 
| Same as the Master Program, the book becomes part of the Unison Device "Reinforce".<ref name=rein/> The book was later destroyed together with Reinforce, and Hayate eventually made a new [[Tome of the Night Sky]], using it as a storage medium for her spells.
 
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! {{nihongo|The Staff}}
 
! {{nihongo|The Staff}}
| Unknown. || Appears as (or becomes) a part of the Unison Device Reinforce.<ref name=rein/> No name was given to the staff in any media.
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| Unknown. || Appears as (or becomes) a part of the Unison Device Reinforce.<ref name=rein/> No name was given to the staff in any media. The staff was likely to be destroyed together with Reinforce, and Hayate made a new [[Schwertkreuz]] staff.
 
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! {{nihongo|The Fragment}}
 
! {{nihongo|The Fragment}}
| N/A || The remnant after the destruction of Reinforce is the only evidence of her existence. It might have become part of the new staff created afterwards (see [[Schwertkreuz]]).
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| N/A || The remnant after the destruction of Reinforce is the only evidence of her existence. It ''might have'' become part of the new staff created afterwards (see [[Schwertkreuz]]).
 
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Revision as of 10:35, 2 January 2011

Book of Darkness
Book of Darkness
Device profile
Other namesBuch der Dunkelheit
Tome of the Night Sky
MasterHayate Yagami
Gendernone
LanguageGerman
Classification
Magic systemAncient Belka
TypeLost Logia[1]
Production
Japanese name闇の書
(Yami no Sho)
First app.A's (ep.1)
Last app.A's (ep.13)
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The Book of Darkness (Buch der Dunkelheit in German) (闇の書 Yami no Sho) is an ancient Lost Logia that had been under TSAB investigation several years prior to the events of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's. While originally a benign storage medium under the name of "Tome of the Night Sky" (夜天の書/夜天の魔導書), tampering by curious mages at some point in the past caused its Defense Program to be corrupted, resulting in the book becoming parasitic.

Appearances

The Book of Darkness appears in A's only. It first appears on Hayate's bookshelf in chains.

The Book of Darkness may be more accurately described as a collection of artifacts and technologies. In addition to the Book itself, which is a storehouse for stolen knowledge and spells, it also includes different components. The whole Unison Device is restructured and renamed upon Hayate's awakening in A's episode 11. See the details below.

Functions

Unless the Book's pages are filled with Linker Cores, the Master Program can only communicate with her master telepathically. Full (non-material) manifestation of the Master Program's personality is possible after at least 400 pages have been filled. The complete physical manifestation and Unison Device functionality are only accessible after all 666 pages have been filled.[2]

Components of the whole set of Unison Device, before and after the "separation" are as follows:

Component Description After separation
Wolkenritter System
(守護騎士ヴォルケンリッターシステム)
Their existence started since the first awakening of the Book of Darkness in the past. They collect mana for the pages and protect their master. Upon the recovery of their Linker Cores, they are separated from the Book of Darkness, thus do not need to be destroyed together with Reinforce.
Master Program
(管制人格マスタープログラム)
The Master Program is "the will of the Book of Darkness" (闇の書の意志 Yami no Sho no Ishi). She is responsible for mana-control and ignition of the unison with the Lord. Separated from the Book of Darkness and continued to be the Master Program of the new Unison Device "Reinforce".[3]
Defense Program
(防御プログラム)
Able to perform unlimited recovery.
A defense program is originally designated to protect the master and the Book content, as well as to back-up collected data.
The leftover of the Book of Darkness not separated. Even upon its total destruction in A's episode 12, it could still be recovered in a few days given the "root" of the Book of Darkness, i.e. Reinforce still exist. This causes the self-destruction of Reinforce.
The Book Has 666 pages and collects data.
Upon completion (and unison), it will become a storage,[1] serving as a complement of the Master Program.
Same as the Master Program, the book becomes part of the Unison Device "Reinforce".[3] The book was later destroyed together with Reinforce, and Hayate eventually made a new Tome of the Night Sky, using it as a storage medium for her spells.
The Staff Unknown. Appears as (or becomes) a part of the Unison Device Reinforce.[3] No name was given to the staff in any media. The staff was likely to be destroyed together with Reinforce, and Hayate made a new Schwertkreuz staff.
The Fragment N/A The remnant after the destruction of Reinforce is the only evidence of her existence. It might have become part of the new staff created afterwards (see Schwertkreuz).

References

  1. ^ a b Magical Girl Lyrical nanoha A's DVD Device Card - Buch der Dunkelheit.
  2. ^ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Sound Stage 02, track 8.
  3. ^ a b c Reinforce comprises the Master Program Unison Device, the Book and the Staff. (Magical Girl Lyrical nanoha A's DVD Device Card - Reinforce.)