Saint Dane
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Saint Dane is a fictional character and the antagonist
of the The Pendragon Adventure
by D. J. MacHale. Although clearly a conscious entity, Saint Dane's complete identity and history remains a mystery for most of the series. Initially assumed to be an evil Traveler, he is later referred to rather unspecifically as a "demon," and is finally revealed to be a spirit from Solara who believed in (and represents) the negative aspect of humanity. A shapeshifting and ruthless character, Saint Dane's ultimate goal is to break down Halla (everything that there is, was, or will be) so that he may rebuild it in his own design.
Saint Dane has the ability to transform into any person, animal and/or creature, and can take several other forms including becoming "smoke
". His main features are his cold, icy blue eyes. He also has ghostly white skin and long gray hair, though in Black Water, whilst he is growing stronger, his hair burns, making him bald with five red scars on his head, and his eyes change from cold blue to nearly white. He always wears a dark, Asian-looking suit. He has been involved in the deaths of many important characters, including: Osa, Uncle Press, Spader's father, Seegen, Loor
(temporary), and Remudi, the Traveler from Ibara.
Saint Dane is, essentially, cruelty personified. He usually makes a complicated plan before attempting to overthrow a territory. He does not fear death or suffering, but enjoys the suffering of others. He often tricks Bobby into causing the territory to lean towards chaos, and almost never personally affects the territory. He also has the power to manipulate people only with his mind. He cannot be killed by ordinary means. Press tells Bobby he can only die when he believes he has won, which Bobby finally understands at the end of Raven Rise
.
Mallos
Figgis
Po Nassi
The Aquaneer
Benn Spader (Vo Spader's Father)
Gangster
Ludwig Zell
The Raven
Dr. Kree Sever
Yorn
a little girl
Whitney Wilcox
Smoke
Andy Mitchell
Andy Mitchell is a school bully who later becomes friends with Mark Dimond to gain his trust. Saint Dane uses this form in a years-long method of separating Mark and Courtney. In this form, Saint Dane revives Courtney after the accident, and this forges a strong friendship between them three. Saint Dane also uses this form to heal Courtney at hospital, and he mentions that he will use Courtney later. Avid smoker and has been mentioned to have ultra-greasy hair.
Challenger Green
Andy Mitchell
Taxi Driver
Dado
In all of the books, it is told that Saint Dane's true eye color, which is variously described as "icy blue", "lightning white", or a solution of the two, is the clue used to identify him. Early alter-egos appear to naturally possess this color, though concealment of it is shown eventually to be possible. As Timber and later as the Batu warrior, Saint Dane reveals it purposely and only to Bobby, as if to taunt him.
During The Merchant of Death, he appears in a subway station to frighten Bobby by influencing a homeless bystander into committing suicide
and shooting at Bobby and Bobby's Uncle Press. Afterward Saint Dane went to the town Stony Brook, where he appeared to Mark as Andy Mitchell. Saint Dane continued to appear as Mitchell throughout the events of the first book.
While he was on Denduron, he appeared as Mallos and Figgis and used these forms to manipulate both sides of the upcoming war so that he could have the Milago discover the use of the explosive 'tak' and use the newly found weapon as a way to take control of the entire territory, thus bringing himself one step closer to the Convergence (which was revealed until later on in the series). He was stopped by Bobby when Bobby destroyed all of the known tak veins (until in book 8 when he unearths a new bigger vein), thus saving Denduron. Saint Dane then fled to Cloral. On Cloral, he is twice called a "demon
", and the epithet is later used throughout the series to indicate him, both in the narration and the dialogue.
In all subsequent stories, he takes one form or two to make mischief among the people of the territories. Often this involves setting one group of people to war against the other, or in some other ways causing havoc and confusion while blinding people to true social problems.
Because of the discrepant passages of time between territories, as well as the necessity-based action of the flumes, he might be in one territory and spend years there or decades in one form, only to appear on another territory at precisely the opportune moment. His ally Nevva Winter has mentioned the ability to choose when she arrives on a territory by flume, an ability that she shares with Saint Dane.
Saint Dane professes to believe that he is working in the best interest of Halla, building a "better" Halla where the strong and exceptional rule and the weak are ruled over or eradicated. These beliefs form the core of the Ravinia cult, which he formed through his servants Nevva Winter and Alexander Naymeer. It is not known whether he truly believes this, or whether he merely uses this story as a front for other goals.
Although he is usually engaged in battling the Travelers, Saint Dane has shown a more reasonable side of his personality. On several occasions in The Quillan Games, The Pilgrams of Rayne, and Raven Rise, he has had philosophical discussions about the nature of Halla and the war with Bobby. At these times, he has shown himself to be more human, possessing emotions and arguments supporting his position. It is possible that these are strategy by which to trick Bobby into fulfilling his (Saint Dane's) designs, though they may in fact reflect Saint Dane's true beliefs.
In "The Soldiers of Halla" Uncle Press eventually explains that Saint Dane was an old spirit of Solara who became impatient with mankind's imperfections, and believed that he could make the universe better by taking down the existing structure of Halla and establishing a new one under his control. To justify his beliefs, he frequently tricks the people of Halla toward destruction; as time goes on, Saint Dane becomes so obsessed with proving his point that he begins to enjoy causing pain and suffering. All of his power relies on those who fall to him, and their collective energies are stored in a "dark" version of Solara that Saint Dane created for himself. His ultimate plan was Ravinia, a multi-dimensional extreme-Social Darwinist cult that aims for the "worthy" people of Halla to crush the "unworthy," who Saint Dane blames as the cause of Halla's inherent weakness. The structure of Ravinia under Alexander Naymeer parallels Nazism
under Adolf Hitler
, instead of a swastika
, the Ravinians are united by the symbol of a pentagram
, the same one that marks the flumes. After Saint Dane loses against Bobby Pendragon on Third Earth, the remaining Ravinians freely choose to abandon Saint Dane, causing him to lose all of his remaining power and to fade into nothingness. This ends the philosophical dispute between Bobby and Saint Dane by proving that the people of Halla are innately good, and Saint Dane's beliefs were ultimately wrong.
Antagonist
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of the The Pendragon Adventure
The Pendragon Adventure
The Pendragon Adventure is a young adult series of science fiction/fantasy novels by D. J. MacHale. They follow the chronicles of Bobby Pendragon, a teenager who discovers that he, as well as his two best friends, Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde, must prevent the destruction of the universe.The...
by D. J. MacHale. Although clearly a conscious entity, Saint Dane's complete identity and history remains a mystery for most of the series. Initially assumed to be an evil Traveler, he is later referred to rather unspecifically as a "demon," and is finally revealed to be a spirit from Solara who believed in (and represents) the negative aspect of humanity. A shapeshifting and ruthless character, Saint Dane's ultimate goal is to break down Halla (everything that there is, was, or will be) so that he may rebuild it in his own design.
Saint Dane has the ability to transform into any person, animal and/or creature, and can take several other forms including becoming "smoke
Smoke
Smoke is a collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass. It is commonly an unwanted by-product of fires , but may also be used for pest...
". His main features are his cold, icy blue eyes. He also has ghostly white skin and long gray hair, though in Black Water, whilst he is growing stronger, his hair burns, making him bald with five red scars on his head, and his eyes change from cold blue to nearly white. He always wears a dark, Asian-looking suit. He has been involved in the deaths of many important characters, including: Osa, Uncle Press, Spader's father, Seegen, Loor
Loor
Loor is a warrior in D. J. MacHale's Pendragon series. She has appeared in seven novels so far , more than any other Traveler aside from the main characters: Bobby Pendragon, and Saint Dane.Loor is the Traveler from Zadaa, one of the ten territories...
(temporary), and Remudi, the Traveler from Ibara.
Saint Dane is, essentially, cruelty personified. He usually makes a complicated plan before attempting to overthrow a territory. He does not fear death or suffering, but enjoys the suffering of others. He often tricks Bobby into causing the territory to lean towards chaos, and almost never personally affects the territory. He also has the power to manipulate people only with his mind. He cannot be killed by ordinary means. Press tells Bobby he can only die when he believes he has won, which Bobby finally understands at the end of Raven Rise
Raven Rise
Raven Rise is the title of the ninth book in The Pendragon Adventure by D.J. MacHale. It was released on May 20, 2008.-Synopsis:The book begins with separate narratives focusing on Patrick Mac and Alder, the Travelers of Third Earth and Denduron respectively. It follows the changes in their home...
.
Disguises
Saint Dane assumes many alter-egos, of which some are his own creations and others people whom he has killed in order to assume their identity.Merchant of Death
The Police Officer- Uses this form to try to prevent Bobby from becoming a Traveler and makes a homeless person kill himself. He is unmasked by Uncle Press.
Mallos
- A highly ranking knightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
in service of QueenQueen regnantA queen regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right, in contrast to a queen consort, who is the wife of a reigning king. An empress regnant is a female monarch who reigns in her own right over an empire....
Kagan on the territory of Denduron. Queen Kagan believed that he had come from another part of Denduron. Throughout the story it seemed that he had been gaining her trust long before the start of the bookThe Merchant of DeathThe Merchant of Death is the first book in the Pendragon series by D. J. MacHale.-Plot introduction:The story takes place in a "territory" called Denduron...
. He is tall, having black hair and icy blue eyes. In this form, Saint Dane brought cruelty upon the tribe Milago, forcing them to haul from mines large quantities of the gemstone glaze. If the amount of glaze was not sufficient, a chosen Milago would be thrown into a hole to die.
Figgis
- A merchant/entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
on the territory of Denduron. He is short, scruffy-looking, old, wears an eye patch, and wears green braided rings on each finger. In this form, Saint Dane supplies the Milago with the explosive mineral tak, so that they may revolt against their Bedoowan oppressors. It is later revealed that Figgis was a real person on Denduron, but in setting traps for protection of the underground vein of tak sprung his own trap, killing himself. Saint Dane then assumed his identity.
The Lost City of Faar
Zy Roder- A pirate on the territory of Cloral. He is considered to be handsome, having long blonde hair and icy blue eyes. In this form, Saint Dane attacks the water-borne of Grallion, and also launches an attack on the underwater city of Faar. He is the captain of a battleshipBattleshipA battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
employing weapons that use pressurized water as a projectile and a submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
that he used to sneak up on Faar.
Po Nassi
- An agronomer (botanist) on the territory of Cloral. In this form, appearing as a slender woman, Saint Dane assists in producing the poisonous fertilizerFertilizerFertilizer is any organic or inorganic material of natural or synthetic origin that is added to a soil to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. A recent assessment found that about 40 to 60% of crop yields are attributable to commercial fertilizer use...
that threatens all of Cloral's crops and will later be used in an attempt to send Eelong into Chaos.
The Aquaneer
- Saint Dane uses this form to escape capture by Bobby and Spader or lock up on his own submarine
Benn Spader (Vo Spader's Father)
- Saint Dane briefly uses this form to distract Spader and escape.
The Never War
Esther "Harlow" Amaden- A gorgeous singer having soft brown eyes, dwelling in 1937 New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, who manipulates the gangster Max Rose. Esther appears friendly to Bobby at first; later, Bobby discovers that 'she' is Saint Dane when he learns that the name "Esther Amaden" produces no results in a 52nd-century database.
Gangster
- Thug in the employment of criminal Winn Farrow. Directs two other gangsters into firing their guns down the flume, killing Press.
Ludwig Zell
- Saint Dane used this form for only a day, having murdered the true Zell to stop him sending the HindenburgLZ 129 HindenburgLZ 129 Hindenburg was a large German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume...
back to GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The Raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
- An animal form used by Saint Dane. Saint Dane has used it to fly after jumping out of a window, and to escape the greenhouse in the gar city of Black Water. In The Rivers of Zadaa, he uses it twice to escape Kidik Island, and to travel away from the Berkshire Mountains on Earth. It has been implied that in Book 7, Saint Dane and Nevva Winter use this form to escape, but they are never seen doing so. In The Pilgrims of Rayne, Saint Dane uses this form several times near the end of the book. It is implied to be the namesake of the cult "Ravinia".This is Saint Dane's (and Nevva Winter's) most commonly used form.
The Reality Bug
Cowboy- During Bobby's third jump in the virtual realityVirtual realityVirtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
system "LifelightLifeLightLifeLight Festival is an annual free outdoor Christian music festival held over Labor Day weekend on farm near Worthing, South Dakota, which is 12 miles south of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-History:...
" with Aja Killian's Reality Bug, Saint Dane becomes a part of the Wild West. This is shown to be a figment of Bobby's imagination.
Dr. Kree Sever
- Used this form to secure the final destruction of Veelox, and to taunt Bobby Pendragon at the end of the book. As Dr. Sever, Saint Dane ordered the re-opening of LifelightLifeLightLifeLight Festival is an annual free outdoor Christian music festival held over Labor Day weekend on farm near Worthing, South Dakota, which is 12 miles south of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-History:...
, encouraging further decadence.
Black Water
Timber- A highly ranking member of the Council of Klee on Eelong. At one point, he is the leader of the said Council, in which position he orders the attack on the gar city of Black Water. In doing this, he broke the rules of Halla by bringing ten tanks of the deadly Cloral poison to Eelong to slay every last garHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
in the world, hoping therefore to destroy the klees, who depended on the gars for their livelihood. Bringing the poison from Cloral starts Bobby's thinking that if Saint Dane can break the rules, so can the Travelers.
Yorn
- Saint Dane's first venture into mimicking an acolyte. In this form, Saint Dane takes the form of a klee. It is also in this form that Saint Dane kills Seegen by giving him a poisoned apple. Using this form, Saint Dane tricks Bobby into leading him to Black Water. It is not known when, where, or how the real Yorn died; but Saint Dane is assumed to have killed him.
a little girl
- This form is of a young human girl who has blonde hair and blue eyes. Saint Dane uses this form to witness the turning point of Eelong and to taunt Bobby into going to Zadaa; therefore bringing Mark and Courtney back home. Their passage destroyed Eelong's flume, trapping Vo Spader and Gunny Van Dyke on Eelong and killing the Traveler Kasha.
The Rivers of Zadaa
Ghee Warrior- On ZadaaThe Rivers of ZadaaThe Rivers of Zadaa is the sixth novel in the Pendragon series by D. J. MacHale.-Plot introduction:This story takes place mainly on a territory called Zadaa. There will be two main tribes here: The Rokador and the Batu. The Rokador live in tunnels underground and are fair-skinned, while the Batu...
, Saint Dane transforms into a Batu warrior and attacks Bobby. During the fight, Bobby frightens Saint Dane by threatening to revive Veelox; this leads the demon to attempt outright killing, which is halted by the Batu prince Pelle a Zinj. Bobby notes that in his rage, Saint Dane says that he made a promise to destroy Halla. It is unknown what he meant by this, or to whom he promised it, though this person may be himself. This fight antagonizes Bobby into becoming a warrior. Also in this form, Saint Dane witnesses the death of Pelle a Zinj. When Bobby is about to leave through the flume, Saint Dane appears in this form and kills Loor with a sword, only to be killed himself by Bobby and immediately revived.
Whitney Wilcox
- A teenager on the territory of Second Earth. In this form, Saint Dane appears to Courtney Chetwynde and gradually seduces her. Whitney has access to a jet black sedan which he uses to antagonize Courtney, although she does not recognize him until he steps out of the car, having driven her to a death accident.
Smoke
Smoke
Smoke is a collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases emitted when a material undergoes combustion or pyrolysis, together with the quantity of air that is entrained or otherwise mixed into the mass. It is commonly an unwanted by-product of fires , but may also be used for pest...
- Saint Dane uses the form of a cloud of black smoke to escape from death on several occasions, notably in Books 6 and 9.
Andy Mitchell
Andy Mitchell is a school bully who later becomes friends with Mark Dimond to gain his trust. Saint Dane uses this form in a years-long method of separating Mark and Courtney. In this form, Saint Dane revives Courtney after the accident, and this forges a strong friendship between them three. Saint Dane also uses this form to heal Courtney at hospital, and he mentions that he will use Courtney later. Avid smoker and has been mentioned to have ultra-greasy hair.
The Quillan Games
Mr. Kayto- A Trustee, or shareholder, of the Blok Company on Quillan. Very opulent. Having killed its original, Saint Dane uses this form to manipulate the games by first bringing Veego and LaBerge from Veelox and then 'suggesting' Bobby into the games.
Challenger Green
- The champion Challenger in The Quillan GamesThe Quillan GamesThe Quillan Games is the seventh book in D.J. Machale's Pendragon book series. The book takes place after The Rivers of Zadaa and was released on May 16, 2006 in Canada and the US...
. He appears muscular but short, with long red hair. Kills Jen Remudi, the Traveler of Ibara, during a Tato match. He appears to be very hot-headed, and will do anything to win a game. Challenger Green is later defeated by Bobby, who is Challenger Red, in the same sport.
Andy Mitchell
- Andy Mitchell convinces Mark Dimond to travel to First Earth after his parents are killed to save them by making an invention called Forge, which, if placed in First Earth, is over sixty years ahead of its time and would destabilize human history.
The Pilgrims of Rayne
Sixth Officer Hantin- A minor character and one of Saint Dane's disguises to watch the events unfolding between Courtney and Mark on First Earth. Dodger, the bellhop and acolyte who helps Courtney find Mark, gives him a beating when Dodger breaks Courtney out of prison. Later, it is revealed that Dodger stole the gun with which Courtney would have shot Mark, therefore completing Mark's history on First Earth (as revealed by the computer history on Third Earth); another part of Saint Dane's plan.
Taxi Driver
- In the form of Andy Mitchell, Saint Dane traps Courtney and Dodger in the taxi. He sinks it into the water and escapes by turning into smoke.
Raven Rise
Eugene- A supposed follower of Alexander Naymeer.
Dado
- Saint Dane becomes a Dado to make himself a less obvious target during the Bronx Massacre.
In all of the books, it is told that Saint Dane's true eye color, which is variously described as "icy blue", "lightning white", or a solution of the two, is the clue used to identify him. Early alter-egos appear to naturally possess this color, though concealment of it is shown eventually to be possible. As Timber and later as the Batu warrior, Saint Dane reveals it purposely and only to Bobby, as if to taunt him.
History
Not much is known about Saint Dane's past, although it is known that he made a promise to destroy Halla before the events of the series. He has also been involved in all the territorial affairs before the novels begin, having been Mallos, Figgis, Po Nassi, Andy Mitchell, and Timber for much time before the events of the series. Nevva Winter reveals that he has done this by choosing the time whereat he arrives in the Territory.During The Merchant of Death, he appears in a subway station to frighten Bobby by influencing a homeless bystander into committing suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
and shooting at Bobby and Bobby's Uncle Press. Afterward Saint Dane went to the town Stony Brook, where he appeared to Mark as Andy Mitchell. Saint Dane continued to appear as Mitchell throughout the events of the first book.
While he was on Denduron, he appeared as Mallos and Figgis and used these forms to manipulate both sides of the upcoming war so that he could have the Milago discover the use of the explosive 'tak' and use the newly found weapon as a way to take control of the entire territory, thus bringing himself one step closer to the Convergence (which was revealed until later on in the series). He was stopped by Bobby when Bobby destroyed all of the known tak veins (until in book 8 when he unearths a new bigger vein), thus saving Denduron. Saint Dane then fled to Cloral. On Cloral, he is twice called a "demon
Demon
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", and the epithet is later used throughout the series to indicate him, both in the narration and the dialogue.
In all subsequent stories, he takes one form or two to make mischief among the people of the territories. Often this involves setting one group of people to war against the other, or in some other ways causing havoc and confusion while blinding people to true social problems.
Because of the discrepant passages of time between territories, as well as the necessity-based action of the flumes, he might be in one territory and spend years there or decades in one form, only to appear on another territory at precisely the opportune moment. His ally Nevva Winter has mentioned the ability to choose when she arrives on a territory by flume, an ability that she shares with Saint Dane.
Saint Dane professes to believe that he is working in the best interest of Halla, building a "better" Halla where the strong and exceptional rule and the weak are ruled over or eradicated. These beliefs form the core of the Ravinia cult, which he formed through his servants Nevva Winter and Alexander Naymeer. It is not known whether he truly believes this, or whether he merely uses this story as a front for other goals.
Although he is usually engaged in battling the Travelers, Saint Dane has shown a more reasonable side of his personality. On several occasions in The Quillan Games, The Pilgrams of Rayne, and Raven Rise, he has had philosophical discussions about the nature of Halla and the war with Bobby. At these times, he has shown himself to be more human, possessing emotions and arguments supporting his position. It is possible that these are strategy by which to trick Bobby into fulfilling his (Saint Dane's) designs, though they may in fact reflect Saint Dane's true beliefs.
In "The Soldiers of Halla" Uncle Press eventually explains that Saint Dane was an old spirit of Solara who became impatient with mankind's imperfections, and believed that he could make the universe better by taking down the existing structure of Halla and establishing a new one under his control. To justify his beliefs, he frequently tricks the people of Halla toward destruction; as time goes on, Saint Dane becomes so obsessed with proving his point that he begins to enjoy causing pain and suffering. All of his power relies on those who fall to him, and their collective energies are stored in a "dark" version of Solara that Saint Dane created for himself. His ultimate plan was Ravinia, a multi-dimensional extreme-Social Darwinist cult that aims for the "worthy" people of Halla to crush the "unworthy," who Saint Dane blames as the cause of Halla's inherent weakness. The structure of Ravinia under Alexander Naymeer parallels Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
under Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
, instead of a swastika
Swastika
The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form in counter clock motion or its mirrored left-facing form in clock motion. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient...
, the Ravinians are united by the symbol of a pentagram
Pentagram
A pentagram is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes...
, the same one that marks the flumes. After Saint Dane loses against Bobby Pendragon on Third Earth, the remaining Ravinians freely choose to abandon Saint Dane, causing him to lose all of his remaining power and to fade into nothingness. This ends the philosophical dispute between Bobby and Saint Dane by proving that the people of Halla are innately good, and Saint Dane's beliefs were ultimately wrong.