The Sword Dancer appears as a skull in three different areas of the game. It makes its first appearance in the back of the Ossa Trail cave; second appearance in Gaoracchia Forest, a few screens west of the last save point; and final appearance in the Iselia Forest. After the final battle, it drops Lloyd Irving's Kusanagi Blade. The coherence of the Sword Dancer's speech improves with each encounter, indicating the return of its soul. Also, each subsequent time it is fought, a feature is added to its appearance: its second form adds a skeletal tail, and its third form adds skeletal wings. During one of the skits that occurs upon its defeat, it is revealed that it is from the demon world Niflheim, and is seeking strong opponents to fight so that it may grow stronger and complete its form.