Japanese Super Famicom version
Der Langrisser Darkness/Independent Army branches and preparation
After branching from Imperial holy-sword acquisition into Darkness, check how responding to Boser leads to the Independent Army. Watch opening answers and changing healing roles.
Scope: Japanese Super Famicom version (1995) / References checked: 2026-10-15. No gameplay verification performed. A complete guide including every map and all enemy data remains under further cross-checking.
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| Stage | ID sequence |
|---|---|
| Empire to Darkness | 40→56→57→58→59→60 |
| Continue Darkness | 60→61→62→63→64→65 |
| To the Independent Army | 60→66→67→68→69→70 |
- ID60 is the branch; after choosing the Independent Army, the next ID is 66. Watch for notation mixing consecutive IDs with chapter counts.
Save before leaving the Empire
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- Prepare for Darkness before the conversations at Imperial ID38/39. At ID40, aim for the protagonist to obtain the sword and refuse to hand it over.
- Earlier answers may fix the Imperial path. If refusal is unavailable, do not repeatedly restart only immediately before sword acquisition.
- After confirming entry into ID56 by scenario name and number, make a normal save for that route too.
Do not assume only human-side units
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Do not assume only human-side units
- Check demonic allies and their available troops. Even for the same troop name, confirm the current character can hire them on the deployment screen.
- Share healing and movement duties with the protagonist and Hein too. Do not count future recruits' spells as available in earlier chapters.
- Formation changes again when moving from Darkness to the Independent Army. Do not choose Hein's path or healing methods solely for immediate strength.
If ID60's choice does not appear
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If ID60's choice does not appear
- The opening answer “Evil enemies” for those of darkness fixes the Independent Army; “Objects of worship” fixes continued Darkness.
- If another answer history allows a choice, decide whether to obey or oppose Boser.
- Check whether the next ID is 61 or 66 and save. To try another answer, confirm whether that condition can be changed using only prebranch data.
The SFC Independent Army ends at ID70
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The SFC Independent Army ends at ID70
Saturn-added ID79/80 are not SFC destinations. Follow SFC's 66 → 67 → 68 → 69 → 70 sequence.
- Placements for every battlefield, all final-battle victory/defeat flags, and individual epilogue conditions remain under cross-checking. Publishing branch sequences does not claim verification of every battle.
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