Diamond Clan
The Diamond Clan (Japanese: コンゴウ団 Kongō-dan, literally Diamond Gang), is an ancient tribe of people based in the Hisui region. They worship a deity they call "almighty Sinnoh", who created time. This has led to fighting with the Pearl Clan, who claim almighty Sinnoh created space. They are located at the Diamond Settlement.
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 Leader Adaman and the Wardens of the Diamond Clan drawn by Raita Kazama[1] | ||||||||
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In the core series games
History
Background
The ancestor of the Diamond and Pearl Clans traveled to Hisui from across the sea, met, and started worshiping an "almighty Sinnoh",[a] with the Diamond Clan claiming it created time and the Pearl Clan claiming it created space. This disagreement led to several arguments and fights between the two clans. Both clans also claimed to be the Celestica people, though they had no relation. The members of the clans also started venerating the noble and Ride Pokémon and appointed themselves as wardens to tend to their needs.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
When Rei/Akari first meets these clans' leaders, Adaman and Irida, they appear not to get along very well, relying on the Galaxy Team to keep the peace between the two clans. As a result of the space-time rift, the Diamond Clan's noble Pokémon have become frenzied, causing destruction and harm with heightened power, rather than protecting the land they are to be guarding. The Diamond Clan also relies on the help of the Galaxy Team's Survey Corps, primarily the player character, to help quell the Noble Pokémon that the Diamond Clan is tasked to care for. Throughout the story, the Diamond Clan also provides the player with Ride Pokémon to help traverse the land of Hisui and quell the Nobles belonging to the Pearl Clan. The Diamond Clan becomes closer with the player character, trusting them with how they handle Pokémon.
After the player has been exiled from Jubilife Village, they ask Mai, warden of a special Wyrdeer in the Obsidian Fieldlands if the Diamond Clan is willing to take them in for shelter, declining their request at assumption it may cause conflict with the Pearl Clan or Galaxy Team, a situation they would all want to avoid. Both Adaman and Irida help the player in secrecy, alongside Volo of the Ginkgo Guild. By the end of the game, the Diamond Clan learns to be in peace with the Pearl Clan and the Galaxy Team, with Adaman and Irida realizing the conflict between the two was really between themselves and not their clans.
Portraits of men who resemble Alder and Maxie are found within houses at the Diamond Settlement. The relationship between them and their contemporary counterparts, if any, is unknown.
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| Alder lookalike | Maxie lookalike |
Members
In Legends: Arceus, Adaman is the reigning leader of the Diamond Clan. The clan has five wardens: Mai, Arezu, Iscan, Melli, and Sabi.
Lower members of the Diamond Clan include:
- Aetas
- Alman
- Bruma
- Calens
- Cember
- Era
- Ides
- Kron
- Lux
- Martia
- Messis
- Minit
- Nones
- Peren
- Prima
- Quin
- Sept
- Serotina
- Solis
- Vesper
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Adaman (Masters)
The Diamond Clan leader, Adaman, appears in Pokémon Masters EX. He debuted in the Travelers from a Distant Past story event, where he was sent to Pasio through a space-time rift.
Trivia
- More walking Pokémon belong to members of the Diamond Clan than the Pearl Clan, with five.
- No members of the Diamond Clan keep their Pokémon in Poké Balls.
- All members of the Diamond Clan who are not wardens or leaders are named after measurements or forms of time.
- The insignia of the Diamond Clan resembles the Chinese character 金, which on its own means “gold” or “metal”, and is the first of the three characters that comprises the word 金剛石, which means “diamond”.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | コンゴウ団 Kongō-dan | From 金剛石 kongōseki (diamond) |
| English | Diamond Clan | From diamond |
| German | Diamant-Clan | From Diamant (diamond) |
| European Spanish, Latin American Spanish |
Clan Diamante | From diamante (diamond) |
| French | Clan Diamant | From diamant (diamond) |
| Italian | Team Diamante | From diamante (diamond) |
| Korean | 금강단 Geumgang-dan | From 금강석 (金剛石) geumgangseok (diamond) |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 金剛隊 Jīngāng Duì / Gāmgōng Déui | From 金剛石 / 金刚石 jīngāngshí / gāmgōngsehk (diamond) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 金刚队 Jīngāng Duì | |
| Hindi | डायमंड टीम Diamond Team | Similar to English name |
| Russian | Клан Алмаза Klan Almaza | From алмаз almaz (diamond) |
Related articles
Notes
References
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