Korean Closed Beta

In this article you can find known details about the Closed Beta era of Korean MapleStory. Not much about these versions is known, and some details are purely speculative. The Closed Beta took place from 2002 to 2003, ending at around April of 2003.

NPCs

The oldest available closed beta client for Korean MapleStory (circa 2003) contains four unused NPCs. While these NPCs have functions, dialogue, and quests defined in the game files, they were never actually implemented. They were likely either used in an earlier build or planned but abandoned before this version.

Notably, some of these NPCs have low ID numbers, suggesting they were created during the earliest stages of development. Little information about these NPCs exists in old Korean MapleStory forums.

반스

반스

ID	70
Role	Swordsman Job Change (Possibly)
Location	Unknown
First found	KMS v1.11

(Romanized: Banseu) is an NPC dressed in a green guard uniform, carrying a staff topped with gold. His hat is distinctly mushroom-shaped. Based on his nearly identical uniform, he appears to have been designed as a guard alongside 에블라 (Ebeulla).

His quest value of fighter in the game files suggests he was the NPC responsible for Swordsman job advancements during the closed beta period.

Banseu has three dialogues:

Korean	English
이곳은 정말 평화롭군... 덕분에 내가 할 일이 없네...	"This place is really peaceful... Thanks to that, I’ve got nothing to do..."
내가 졸고 있는 것처럼 보이나? 이렇게 생겨먹어 어쩔수 없다고...	"Do I look like I’m dozing off? I was just born looking like this, I can’t help it..."
콧수염이 멋지지? 하지만 밥 먹을때 걸리적 거려서 불편한게 이만 저만이 아니야.	"Nice mustache, right? But it gets in the way when I eat—it's more annoying than you can imagine."

Note: Korean text translated using AI assistance.

에블라

에블라

ID	180
Role	Magician Job Change (Possibly)
Location	Unknown
First found	KMS v1.11

(Romanized: Ebeulla) wears a green uniform nearly identical to 반스 (Banseu)'s, but carries a polearm instead of a staff, giving him a more warrior-like appearance. His quest value is set to magician in the game files, suggesting he served as the Magician job advancement NPC before Grendel the Really Old was introduced, despite his design.

Ebeulla has the following dialogues:

Korean	English
엠블라라는 고명한 학자를 알고 있어? 그분과 이름이 비슷해서 착각하는 사람들이 있더라구.	"Do you know the famous scholar named Embla? People often confuse me with them because our names sound alike."
이 부근의 치안을 담당하고 있지만 이렇게 조용해서야 원...	"I'm in charge of security around here, but it's so quiet, there's barely anything to do..."
당신도 말썽 일으키지 않도록 행동 조심해.	"You better behave yourself too, don’t go causing trouble."

Note: Korean text translated using AI assistance.

An interesting detail in his dialogue is a reference to 엠블라 (Embla), described as a renowned scholar. This NPC does not appear anywhere in the game files, suggesting Embla may have been an even earlier NPC from pre-beta development that was removed before this build. However, there is currently no way to confirm this theory.

루시

에블라

ID	220
Role	Weapon Store
Location	Amherst (Possibly)
First found	KMS v1.11

(Romanized: Lucy) is an early weapon shop NPC, likely a prototype of Lucy from Amherst.

She sells warrior and archer weapons: swords, polearms, bows, and crossbows. Some item IDs in her shop don't exist in KMS v1.11 but appear in later versions—whether these are the same weapons or different items is unclear. Her warrior/archer-only inventory suggests she predates the introduction of magicians in 2003, but this can't be confirmed.

Those are the dialogues she has in the game.

Korean	English
쌉니다! 싸요~!	"Cheap! Super cheap~!"
오늘 갓 들여온 물건들입니다~	"These are freshly stocked items for today~"
어서 오세요~!	"Welcome~!"
아유 귀여운 총각~ 나좀 봐줘~	"Oh my, what a cute young man~ Pay attention to me~"
유후~♡	"Yoo-hoo~♡"
나 섹시해?	"Am I sexy?"

Note: Korean text translated using AI assistance.

Other Notable NPCs

The following NPCs exist in the game files but were never implemented or remain unused. Nothing much is known about them, and they have no special settings such as quests or shops in the game files.

Image	ID	Name	Dialogue(s)
	90	라덴 (Raden)	Korean English 뱀이 안보인다고오~? 진정한 용사의 눈에만 보이는 뱀이라고오... "You can't see the snake~? It's a snake that only true warriors can see..." 내가 불고 있는 이 피리... 실은 엄청난 비밀이 숨겨져 있는 보물이라고오... "This flute I'm playing... it's actually a treasure with an incredible secret hidden in it..." 하루종일 앉아 있었더니 다리가 져려오는 구만~ "I've been sitting all day and my legs are falling asleep~"
	110	필 (Phil)	Korean English 어이~ 탈래? "Hey~ Wanna ride?" 이 오토바이 멋지지? 타보고 싶지? 근데 난 면허가 없다고. 하하~ "This motorcycle's cool, right? Want to try riding it? But I don't have a license. Haha~" 예쁜 여자 하나 건져보려고 했더니... 호박들 뿐이잖아. "I was trying to pick up a pretty girl... but there are only duds around."

Note: Korean dialogue translated using AI assistance.