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, or Demon Lord, is one of the many subclass in Elder Tale.

Overview
Originally an enemy-only class that appears in various quests, it was later added as a subclass on popular demand.

For Adventurers, Demon Lord is a purely role-play subclass based on the Demon Lord enemy, but stripped of all its combat skills. This choice was made in the light of the Vampanella subclass, which disrupted the balance of the game when it implemented enemy-exclusive skills for players. Demon Lords can change their character's appearance and add special effects to make them look like a villain, such as giving weapons an aura of darkness or summoning jet-black flames and lightning, but those are only visual effects and do not change any values or inflict any damage.

Instead, every ten levels, you receive a letter from someone claiming to be your father, which expresses his concern for his child who moved to the capital and gifts you a cosplay item such as a red and black cloak or a crown with horns. In order to acquire this subclass, you must solo the level 50 subclass quest without outside help from friends or allies. After the Catastrophe, it seems as if those with this subclass have slightly better negotiation abilities.

Its existence is a legend for People of the Earth, a name found in fairy tales, ancient traditions and tales of folklore. Naturally, it is not a subclass an ordinary Earthling would have.

There is an article containing more details on the 28th volume of Log Horizon Wednesday.

Related Subclasses

 * Hero

Trivia

 * This subclass is, along with the Hero subclass, a direct reference to one of Mamare’s previous works, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha.