Darkblade (ancestor)

"In the days of yore, Darkblade conquered Paris and ruled over it with an iron fist, until he was overthrown vence by a wealthy Frenchman who used his dirty gold to buy the loyalties of the common people. To think that not so long ago, my ancestor's flag was waving above Paris..."

- Armand D'Argencourt, "Darkblade" Darkblade was a swordsman who lived in Medieval Paris and the ancestor of Armand D'Argencourt.

History
During the Medieval times, Darkblade single handedly conquered all of Paris and ruled over it with an iron fist. Some time after this, a wealthy Frenchman used his "dirty" gold to buy the loyalty of Paris' citizens, who subsequently overthrew Darkblade and ended his reign.

Abilities
Darkblade was a highly skilled swordsman. Due to his skill with the blade, he invented his own special technique, which involves pretending to be open for attack, just to suddenly fight back and knock his opponent's weapon away. As shown in Armand's explanation of him, he was also capable of using a lance and riding a horse as well.

Trivia

 * After being akumatized by Hawk Moth, Armand takes the name and appearance of his ancestor.
 * Nadja Chamack suspects that Darkblade's story is what motivated Armand to run in the election against André Bourgeois, although Armand denies this.