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"So that is Matt Butcher, the friend of Carl Robinson... Since Michael was using Carl to achieve his evil goals, I need to help him out. Despite he seemed not as friendly as I think... he can still be my ally. I, Maria Arzonia, need to gather all the forces I can gather. Interesting... since he is such a good man who can reject someone's reckless request and help anyone in need... That is the ally I know to build a resistance to reclaim Catholic Church."
Mad Matt, the Hunter of Heretics, the Blade Master, the Sword Master, the Swordsman, the Angel Dust, First Witness, the Butcher, Club, Trebol, Clover, Bringer of Storm, Killer of Darkness, the Blade's Butcher, Witness, Ichabod's Successor
Characteristics
Race
Human
Age
22 in LOTM: Sword of Kings 25 in LOTM: A Draw of Kings
Gender
Male
Status
Alive
Birthday
February 14, 2014
Height
1.85 meters
Weight
65 kilograms (145 lbs)
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Orange
Blood Type
AB-
Professional Status
Affiliation
La Nueva Familia de Arzonia, The Rogues, Team Witness, Ratatoskr, Hexenmeister Community, the Order of Flourish, Anglican Church
Previous Affiliation
Royal Air Force, Catholic Rebels
Occupation
Major Leader of La Nueva Familia de Arzonia, Team Witness member
Katherine Sforza, Villian, Carl Robinson, Noelle Bor, Esther Blanchett
Base of Operation
Prime Earth: Madrid, Spain
Personal Status
Relatives
Carlos Butcher (grandfather) Mario Butcher (father) Nick Hawley (adoptive uncle) Erica Butcher / Noelle Bor (sister) Ichabod Crane (distant relative) Katrina Crane (distant relative) Jeremy Crane (distant relative) The Crane Family (distant relative) The Van Tassel Family (distant relative by marriage)
Counterpart
Black Raven, Carl Robinson, Carissa, Carmilla Pines, Melancholia, Lara Thomas, Michael Langdon
Hobbies
Military training, watching the snow and sunrise, party, telling jokes, having fun, fighting with strong enemies, making some impressive pose, trying to impress his enemies, seeking truth, singing (sing horribly), dancing, cooking
Goals
unknown
Abilities
Powers
Swordsmanship, speed
Type of Power
Sword Mastery
Weapon
Blade of Karma
Portrayal
English Voice
Troy Baker
The days is dark for me before I was embraced by the light of hope. It cast despair out of me and made me something I'm destiny to become... A warrior! Let me tell you something, monster! I've made a promise that one day, I would meet a person. Until then, even the God of Death can't take my life away! I will not run away from you, either. For a swordsman like me, having a wound on my back is a disgrace!
Being the current owner of the legendary Blade of Karma, Matt is a distant relative of Ichabod Crane who suffered from amnesia and could not remember his past prior to his parents' tragic death under Moloch's hand. Matt's grandparents were FBI Agents and personal friends to the parents of Nick Hawley. The parents of Hawley were treasure hunters. Years ago, they were searching for the Blade of Karma, an ancient artifact occupied by the malevolent vampires of Sabbat Clan, when they were killed by Carmilla Pines, who fell under the curse of Sascha Vykos and turned into a vampiric creature in the Sabbat Clan.
Before they died, the parents of Hawley gave their last wish to make the grandparents of Matt adopt Hawley and hide the Blade of Karma, not wanting the Sabbath Clan finding it. Years later, after Moloch's destruction in the Old Timeline, the Sabbath Vampires went into hiding and never be heard again, and the blade of Karma became the possession of Matt's father.
However, in the Eleventh Year of Tribulations (2018), Matt's parents were killed by a Sabbath Vampire, and due to some unknown reason, Matt (who were accompanied his parents) lost most of his memories and he mistakenly deduced that his parents died in a car crash after accepting the Blade of Karma. Matt quickly mastered it and later hid it deep into his house in London. Later, after Michael Langdon's rise as the new pope, Matt wielded the blade once again and joined forces against Michael, the Fallen Roman Catholic Church and the KnightWalker Family.
By the end of LOTM: A Draw of Kings, after the Cataclysmic War, due to Ichabod Crane's death under the hands of Sir Isaac Ray Peram Wescott and Matt's blood relation to the Crane Family, Matt eventually took the mantle of the First Witness. It was also later revealed that Maria chose him as her champion was because he helped Maria by giving his coat when she was bullied and left in cold rains, so that Maria wanted to return the favor, both with gratitude and with attempt in helping him to seek out the source of his dark past and conquer it.
Matt acts as the third-in-command of La Nueva Familia de Arzonia. Unlike Maria and Carl, who are both usually composed and serious (though Carl is much more serious and menacing), Matt acts as a jovial, loud and humorous character, notable for giving himself loads and loads of nicknames, while the other two prefers no nicknames at all. He is one of the funniest characters from the entire LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow. He has a fond over Maria, but they remained platonic due to Maria's celibate nature, so he later keep his feelings hidden within his heart.
It is notable that Matt is also a future counterpart to Abbie Mills and Joe Corbin, due to him witnessing horrible events from his childhood and became a chosen warrior after he accepted his mission. He is also Carl Robinson's most trusted friend, the rival of Yuri Barnes and the archenemy of Guinevere Arzonia and Sascha Vykos.
Matt with his favorite blade, the Blade of Karma, his trademark weapon.
Name: Matt Butcher
Nacionality: American
Gender: Male
Classification: Human, Honorable Swordsman, Freedom Fighter, Pure of Heart, Comic Relief Hero, Successor, War Hero, Sword Collector, Enforcer of Justice
Age: 22 years old in LOTM: Sword of Kings
Powers and Abilities: Super strength, Durability, Speed, Swordsmanship, Marksmanship, agility, quick react to danger, martial arts, accurate instinct, perfect eyesight like an eagle
Weaknesses: Easily get frustrated when things does not go through his way, refuse to retreat if his enemies crosses his lines and would stay on battlefield to fight even with his disadvantages
Destructive Capacity: City Levil +AAA, can destroy a town as large as Mexico City
Range: Island level +AAA, can wipe enemies with his blades from 900 kilometers away
Speed: Massively AL+ (can be compared to a jet flying at super sonic speed.
Durability: City level B+, can resist powerful punches of
Strength: Class 60+, being able to slice a large iceberg in half
Stamina: Class 40+, stamina better than ordinary human
Standard Equipment: Possesses six of Famous Blades, first the Blade of Karma, and later the Blade of Harmony , the Blade of Twist, the Blade of the Azure Dragon, the Blade of Black Host and the Sword of Methuselah (hardly ever used) ; being the one who collected most of the Famous Blades in LOTM: WoSH storyline
Intelligence: Slightly higher than ordinary intelligence, sometimes would come up with military strategies
Summary: Freedom Fighting Swordsman
IQ: 340
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Asura Piercing Drill: (Double-Blade Attack) Matt's Ultimate Attack with the Blade of Karma combined with the Blade of Azure Dragon. Matt charges towards his opponent and slashes with all nine swords in a spin motion, like a drill, and ends in a stance similar to Dragon Twister, but with greater effects to the surroundings.
- Dragon Twister: (Non-Blade Attack) The motions of this technique are the same as Half-Moon Glavie, only this version is performed without swords, only with the arms. Matt's lack of swords means the technique has no cutting power, and is more used only to send the opponent flying. As with the sword version, the rotating motion of Matt spinning himself creates a spinning vortex, which sends the opponent several feet skyward. However, getting hit by one of Matt's arms as he performs this move could also send the shockwaves into the unlucky victim's body, causing great blunt trauma and harm, as a sort of substitute in place of the cutting power of the original version.
- Half-Moon Glavie: (Single-Blade Attack) Matt's super attack with the Blade of Karma. Matt waves his blade from his side to above his head where he swings it down, creating a compressed air projectile that slashes his opponent. The strength and depth is such that it can create deep fissures in the ground for considerable distances.
Overview[]
Naming Pun[]
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio
Matt is a short for Matthew, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew name Matityahu. Saint Matthew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus in Christian theology.
Matthew the Apostle (Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattityahu or מתי Mattay, "Gift of YHVH"; Greek: Ματθαῖος Matthaios; also known as Saint Matthew and as Levi) was, according to the Christian Bible, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to Christian tradition, one of the four Evangelists. Among the early followers and apostles of Jesus, Matthew is mentioned in Matthew 9:9 and Matthew 10:3 as a publican who, while sitting at the "receipt of custom" in Capernaum, was called to follow Jesus. Matthew may have collected taxes from the Hebrew people for Herod Antipas. Matthew is also listed among the twelve, but without identification of his background, in Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13. In passages parallel to Matthew 9:9, both Mark 2:14 and Luke 5:27 describe Jesus' calling of the tax collector Levi, the son of Alphaeus, but Mark and Luke never explicitly equate this Levi with the Matthew named as one of the twelve.
The Hebrew name "מַתִּתְיָהוּ" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" (Mattathias), which was shortened to "Ματθαῖος" (Matthaios). The Greek Ματθαῖος was Latinised as Matthaeus, which became Matthew in English.
The name is also sometimes used as an anglicization of the Irish name Mathúin, meaning bear.
Butcher is a common family name in England but it may have French origins. The name first reached England following its conquest by the Normans in 1066. It was originally an occupational surname used to identify a person who worked as a Butcher. The name derived from the Old English word boucher or the Old French word bouchier. Residents of the French area of Boursières, or their descendants, may have also adopted the surname Butcher.
Appearance[]
Matt's former appearance as a mere soldier
Current appearance after his role was expanded (without helmet or uniform)
Introduction[]
Maria greeted Matt after he survived his battle against FOLIE
Before Firenza Junior, Matt Butcher is only presented as nobody but an ordinary soldier in British Air Force during the English Civil War, fighting alongside his comrades against Carissa after the corrupt princess started a coup d'tact against British royalty. Unlike Carl who had showed his ability, Matt never had show his swordsmanship during the English Civil War.
However, Matt's later role was greatly extended in Firenza Junior after the further development. Originally, Matt served as a supporting character in the spinoff and would be killed off for real by the end of spinoff (see "Dropped Idea" below). However, after the ending was altered, the role of Matt was extended greatly into one of the main characters in the entire storyline. His past involved with vampires was later created to correspond Sabbat Saga in LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow storyline, revealing him to be the successor of the original First Witness, Ichabod Crane.
Therefore, Matt was the most developed main member of La Nueva Familia de Arzonia, even more so than Maria Arzonia. Originally, Maria return was supposed to come much later than the story of Firenza Junior spinoff, while Carl and Magilou in the spinoff were following the original concept in the story.
Carl and Matt
Like Maria and Magilou, Matt presented a sense of humor under his serious, reckless and duty-driven personality, all of which he shared with Carl despite being less vicious. Matt maintained his close relationships with other members in the New Arzonia Family, since he was an orphan who had little to no memory of his past, with only a name "Vykos" which he was trying to find out what it meant.
There was also an important fact about Matt's code name. Matt was the executive of Trebol ("Clover" in Spanish, representing the club suit), which originated from a card suit that represented happiness. Matt's own character was made for happiness since he was caring, honest and cheerful. He also had been calm and clear-minded, unlike Carl and Esther Blanchett who both had their emotions blinded their judgement in two extreme ways of polar opposite, and Matt criticized them both. He could separate Vira from Eugen Katsuragi earlier than anyone else, deeming Vira was nothing but a monster with Eugen's skin, in the way he regarded Melancholia as a monster with Plaisir's skin.
Like Maria, Matt desired love from family so that he could understand the meaning of love, and therefore, he fell in love with Maria due to compassion, treating Carl as his brother and treating Magilou as his little sister. He also despise anyone who dared to mock and mistreat his colleagues from the New Arzonia Family, caring for them deeply. His sister, Erica, aka Noelle Bor, saw her brother as one of the most heartwarming man in the world she had ever seen.
Dropped Idea[]
Matt survived his ordeal after FOLIE was apparently destroyed
During the final battle against FOLIE, Matt was supposed to be killed while sacrificing himself to deal his final blow to the sea monster. However, after the story was expanded due to Maria Arzonia's return and subsequent character development, the idea of making Matt died was scrapped alongside other ideas.
Matt's heroic sacrifice was later recycled on a redeemed Esther Blanchett, who redeemed herself with her heroic sacrifice that allowed Carl and his friends to go free towards Melancholia's underwater base to get the Grand Grimoire destroy FOLIE, while allowing La Nueva Familia de Arzonia take over parts of Spain as their new base thanks to Esther's redeeming sacrifice.
In the true ending, Matt survived the endgame via swimming out through a secret tunnel he accidentally discovered. Due to taking the only left of antidote in time, Matt returned back to his human form and escaped the collapsed base. With the help of a group of dolphins, Matt managed to surface back to water and was found by Maria and Magilou. Matt's survival was presented at the end due to the already sad outcome for Carl when Michael appeared and sent him into Sleepy Hollow, making a bittersweet ending and allowed Matt to have more roles and character developments in future.
Tarot Motif - 0. The Fool[]
The Fool Arcana
The Fool or The Jester is one of the 78 cards in a Tarot deck. In occult tarot, it is one of the 22 Major Arcana, sometimes numbered as 0 (the first) or XXII (the last). However, in decks designed for playing traditional Tarot card games, it is typically unnumbered, as it is not one of the 21 trump cards and instead serves a unique purpose by itself.
The Fool represents innocence, divine inspiration, madness, freedom, spontaneity, inexperience, chaos and creativity. The Fool is titled Le Mat in the Tarot of Marseilles, and Il Matto in most Italian language tarot decks. These archaic words mean "the madman" or "the beggar", and may be related to the word for 'checkmate' in relation to the original use of tarot cards for gaming purposes.
In the earliest Tarot decks, the Fool is usually depicted as a beggar or a vagabond. In the Visconti-Sforza tarot deck, the Fool wears ragged clothes and stockings without shoes, and carries a stick on his back. He has what appear to be feathers in his hair. His unruly beard and feathers may relate to the tradition of the woodwose or wild man. Another early Italian image that relates to the tradition is the first (and lowest) of the series of the so-called "Tarocchi of Mantegna". This series of prints containing images of social roles, allegorical figures, and classical deities begins with "Misero", a depiction of a beggar leaning on a staff. A similar image is contained in the German Hofamterspiel; there the fool (German: Narr) is depicted as a barefoot man in robes, apparently with bells on his hood, playing a bagpipe.
The Tarot of Marseilles and related decks similarly depict a bearded person wearing what may be a jester's hat; he always carries a bundle of his belongings on a stick (called a bindle) slung over his back. He appears to be getting chased away by an animal, either a dog or a cat. The animal has torn his pants.
Logo[]
Personal Information[]
All information of Matt Butcher, such as his hobbies, his favourite things, etc
Preparing for an attack
Favorite Color:
Black and orange
Favorite Foods:
English afternoon tea
Favorite clothes:
White coat and black gloves
Favorite hobbies:
Military training, watching the snow and sunrise, party, telling jokes, having fun, fighting with strong enemies, making some impressive pose, trying to impress his enemies, seeking truth, singing (sing horribly), dancing, cooking, collecting weapons (particularly blades, parangs and swords)
Yuri Barnes (rival) and anyone who fights with honor
Likes:
Being trusted, family, fighting with Carl Robinson in a duel, fighting enemies, participating into actions, being appreciated and acknowledged, freedom, talking really fun joke (with no sexual humor), having fun with others, training, fighting anyone who is strong enough, weapons, all kinds of famous blades
Religion:
Church of England
Hates:
Fanatics, fire, war, satanism, human experiments, assassins, mercenaries, Nazis, fascists, Dark Empires, liars, serial killers, perverts, destroyers of worlds, slavers, corrupt politicians, greedy people, weak-minded people, warmongers, corrupt priests, dictators, evil demons, evil angels, Triggers Hell, coffee beans, lover stealers, Leohart's Cult, DEM Empire, United Kingdom of America, Sith Empire, Balam Alliance, troublemakers, bully, bullying, juvenile delinquents, genocidal tyrants, aristocrats, serial killers, people who tried to harm his family, people who targets weaklings, people who had no regards of history, skepticism, being mocked, people who have no sense of honor, math, strange laugh
Favorite music:
Light music, mainly Bandari & The Secret Garden's music
Age:
22 years old in LOTM: Sword of Kings
Hated allies:
Esther Blanchett (until her sacrificing death)
Hated enemies:
Any enemy who fights without honor
Personality[]
Matt Butcher, the spiritual successor of Ichabod Crane.
Like his best friend, Carl Robinson, Matt is an extremely reckless man, even though he keeps claiming that he was reckless on purpose. Wanting to prove himself on the battlefield, Matt often clashes often with his sworn brother, Carl, who feels he is too inexperienced. Feeling the need to compensate, Matt recklessly tries to take on more responsibilities. Eventually, Matt learns to share his burdens with his fellow comrades and the two share a closer bond.
However, unlike Carl who is 100% serious and somewhat cynical, Matt was a strikingly jovial and playful person, and he was always fond of creating some comic relief on purpose even if it was critical situation, being a comedic hero of some sort.
Even so, Matt had more serious side when it came for his duties as a soldier, a brother and a friend. Often, he pays much of attentions on duties. He has a great sense of honor and perfection and would not accept any failure, even his own failure, having a determination towards survival as well as victory. To his friends and family, Matt is an upright warrior with strong character. Despite being compassionate, Matt is not always that forgiving. He would be angry when he saw fatal mistakes that could lead to horrid consequences, most notably Esther Blanchett's stubborn attitude in defending Michael Langdon.
Matt enjoys nature
In spite of his extensive aggression, Matt is nowhere as harsh or cruel as Carl. He often shows a peaceful side and even happy side whenever he sees a sight to behold. After Carl's capture, Matt maintains his own personality and still shows belief that Carl can at least leave the side of Michael, since Matt knew how Carl truly was. As a former comrade of arms and the best friend of Carl, Matt knows how much of the hardship Carl endured during his younger days, and yet not even him knew about Carl's family tragedy.
Matt also maintains a brother and sister relationship and a chastity couple relationship with Maria, which he sees himself as Maria's husband, while Maria sees it as a brother-and-sister relationship. In fact, the reason that Maria was fond of Matt was that he gave her his cloth to wear after fighting off bullies that were against her, though Matt hardly ever remember that day until Maria reminded him of such. All his affection towards Artemishia was also sort of an act out of understanding. Matt believes he, Maria and Artemishia are birds in one feather, and they should stick together to fight the KnightWalker Family off.
Striving to live a warrior's life, Matt searches for ways to improve himself. He feels obligated to return any kindness given to him and will work hard to repay their feelings in kind. Matt is also a man of honor and will stay virtuous to the very end, no matter what obstacles come his way. Usually calm and just, he is also capable of turning into a fierce beast during battle. He believes that he can only find his true purpose in life during war and walks the warrior's path. Matt despise cowards and people who only targets the weak tensely.
In later stories, Matt suffers more personal self doubt upon seeing Carl being dragged into villainy by villains like Jasmine Porcelain and Melancholia before he overcame the feelings. Matt wonders if his path should end as well, together with his corrupted friend, or if he must continue with his personal beliefs. He sees Maria Arzonia as a kindred spirit, who also aims to follow the path a warrior would take, and developed a somewhat romantic relationship with her despite the fact that she was no longer a human. He always behaves like a brotherly figure in front of those he determined to protect, and to some extent, willing to sacrifice himself in order to stop the rampage of FOLIE.
Pure of Heart Proposal[]
"It is only needs a breath of fire that can purge the evil. Maria Arzonia is a hero. She is a lighthouse amongst the dark mist and shadows that surrounded us. In this savage world filled with nothing but despair, we cannot lose hope to bring peace and end this war. This girl tells us, not with her words, but with her actions, that you need to do what you should have done in this war, or more and more people will get hurt. We cannot tolerate Mafusa Gang anymore. We cannot tolerate the KnightWalkers anymore! This war needs to end... and now, ladies and gentlemen, I announce the foundation of the Catholic Rebels in the name of Ms. Arzonia!"
In his debut within The Corbin Files crossover, Matt Butcher just appeared as only a minor heroic character, but Firenza Junior spin-off officially sealed his heroic status. Matt Butcher was born with a kind heart and was prophesied to be the new reincarnation of the legendary Methuselah himself who had slaughtered 1,000 demons after becoming an immortal. In the prophecy, Matt would assist the Witnesses and destroy almost 1,000 demons, but this reincarnation suffered a horrid fate when his real parents were killed by the sadistic vampire matriarch, Sascha Vykos, and her Sabbath Clan. He later gained the sword known as Blade of Karma (in his parents' collection) which would severely punish its wielders if they had any evil or selfish thoughts, and therefore, Matt made this blade as something that would keep him away from crimes. Like his best friend, Matt was later found and raised by Anglican Church in his most needed time, and during this time, he saw human's most vile and devious side of their nature when the KnightWalker Family and was determined to save them before finding his lost memory. Like Ichabod Crane, Matt was a caring man who valued duty, family, friends and needs of the many far superior than the needs of himself. He would be serious in many fights despite his own sense of humor and comical moments when he was casual. After Michael Langdon took over the Catholic Church, Matt was angry and participate the foundation of Catholic Rebels. He vowed to fight for greater goods throughout his entire life, especially after he heard about the sacrifice of Maria Arzonia, being one of the first heroes who were inspired by Maria's courage and joined forces to defeat KnightWalkers selflessly. Matt later fell in love with Maria who returned as a spirit of paradise and would try to protect her despite Maria's indifference upon him, and the two soon set out to save Carl Robinson, Matt's best friend, from the abyss of chaos and darkness. In an attempt to save Carl and Maria from FOLIE, a nigh-unstoppable sea monster created by Melancholia, Matt sacrificed himself to destroy FOLIE. Fortunately, Matt was eventually revived and joined forces against evil factions like Manufacturing Progressive Sciences willingly. After World War III, Matt and Maria returned back to Sleepy Hollow in order to apprehend Michael, and they joined Team Witness to start a new stage of war against the sadistic and twisted United Kingdom of America. Valuing friends, family and honor above all else, Matt would eventually mature himself by self restraining and one day, he would even carry on the mantle of First Witness himself and prevent forces from Hell to return with no regrets.
Biography[]
Relationships[]
Carl Robinson[]
Carl and Matt dueling
Originally, Matt is presented as Carl's own sidekick in the Carl's regiment and they were in a friendly terms as comrades. Later, as the story progressed, Matt is revealed to be the only true friend of Carl inside his regiment, understanding Carl due to both of them have their own disturbing past. Carl and Matt are also foils to each other, with Carl being constantly serious, composed and lawful, while Matt is much more humorous, hot-headed and comical.
Therefore, Matt shows sympathy towards Carl when he discovered that Carl was betrayed by his own comrades. He was the only one of the Arzonia Executives (barring Carl himself) who knew about Carl being betrayed ever since the beginning, and he was not pleased with it. Therefore, when Maria decided to bring Carl back to his senses, Matt showed full support on her and knew there were still sparks of humanity in Carl that pulled him from the control of the Malice of Moloch as well as the Blackness. He believed Carl was a misguided and misunderstood person instead of an outright villain, though Matt was not beyond beating Carl in order to make him back to senses.
Matt served as one of Carl's morality pets which refrained him from killing everyone to cleanse humanity. In fact, Matt was one of the specific people Carl wanted to spare during his vengence against the world that betrayed him and abandoned him.
Sascha Vykos[]
Eckidina KnightWalker[]
Maria Arzonia[]
Matt and Maria trying on Chinese dress
Matt and Maria has a rather peculiar relationship, which is a mixture between a romantic couple and brother-and-sister relationship. However, in spite of falling in love with Maria, even calling Maria as his wife as a boastful proclamation, Matt later respects Maria's decision and takes care of her as his little sister beside Noelle Bor, knowing Maria is not interested in love relationship.
While helping Carl due to a determination of penance, Maria helped Matt purely out of gratitude, since she discovered he was the one who once helped her in cold rain, fighting off bullies for her and covering her with his trenchcoat. Maria only revealed this to Carl and Yuri, and she never intended to make Matt know about this past, since she worried that Matt would be drenched in vanity and pride for being a benefactor of Maria.
In the meantime, Matt had noticed Maria's affection to him but mistakenly interpreted it as a romantic feeling. He then had a fixation on Maria for a brief of time, even to the point that he fantasized himself to be a couple with her. He believed he would devote anything for her because of that, even including his life. He even believed that Maria would one day marry him when she was grown-up, which would took years to develop, and the two would live with their new sworn family, away from the mad crowd like hermits.
Maria reminds Matt to keep some private space between them
Meanwhile, Maria had pushed her feelings towards Matt down and denied herself to be his girlfriend or his wife. She would be angry whenever he mentioned them to be lovers. However, the encounter with Artemishia had changed all of these feelings as Maria burned Matt (comically but not lethally) out of pure jealousy when he seemly fell in love with a Cyborg woman. Vento of the Front also shows concern over Matt, believing Matt is trying to convert Maria's faith and tried to fill her with perverted feelings.
However, as time went by, Matt began to understand Maria's feelings. He started to balance himself between Maria and Artemishia, while regarding Maria as his sister instead of lover. He also pressed his sexual feelings aside and devoted to her as her knight.
More of Matt's true feelings towards Maria is revealed more in Conquest Arc, showing he saw Maria more as a close friend than a sexual object. During his hunt-down against Michael, Matt encountered Dark Arzonia, an evil clone of Maria who served Moloch.
Dark Arzonia attempts to seduce Matt, but proves to have no avail
At first, Matt mistook her as Maria (unlike Carl who saw through the imposter's lies once they met) and tried to talk with her like normal. However, much to Matt's horror, Dark Arzonia began to flirt Matt and implied her attempt to develop a sexual relationship, causing Matt to get angry and slapped Dark Arzonia's face, revealing Dark Arzonia to be an apparent Zodiac Demon who preyed on humans. When escaped from Dark Arzonia and calmed himself down, Matt realized that this was a fake, as the real Maria would never intend to flirt him. Later, Matt had to assure the real Maria that he never fell for Dark Arzonia, and the latter believed in him.
Ironically, three years after the demise of Leohart the Prince of Hell and the defeat of Triggers Hell forces, in A Draw of Kings, Matt and Maria - almost 20 years old by then - eventually get married, though in a sexless marriage and had no children. However, after the fall of Deus.Ex.Machina Industries Empire, Maria became the adoptive mother of Melodia, the daughter of Calvin Cranberry and Kelly Kumquats, to honor her father who died in the battle against Aryana Westcott. Matt and Maria later reformed the New Arzonia Family and assisted the New Republic of Deus.Ex.Machina Industries as comrades.
The main reason of Maria and Matt's sexless marriage, according to Carl, mainly has two; one is Maria's own sexless nature, and another is Maria's inability to except a child due to being a Guide Spirit. Therefore, their couple relationship is not out of sexual need, but genuine love towards each other, although Maria hardly ever proclaim her feelings.
Guinevere Arzonia[]
Guinevere revealed herself to Matt and Patriarch Krans on the Star of Bethlehem.
Guinevere Arzonia is Matt's eternal Arch-Enemy and is revealed to be a vessel to a soul shard of the deceased Sascha Vykos, who was the leader of vampiristic Sabbat Clan and some sort of a reincarnation to the original Vykos. Guinevere was chosed as a successor to Vykos, whose soul shard used Guinevere as her new vessel in order to overlook Cain Knightlord, while Guinevere merged Vykos into her mind and became two minds in one body.
After he and Patriarch Krans Romа́n Tsarskiy were captured and sent to the Star of Bethlehem, Matt discovered that Guinevere actually had authorities to order Cain's vampire mooks, and even Cain himself had to discuss certain matter with her when situation was dire. It was soon revealed that Guinevere held a shard of Vykos' soul and acted as both her new vessel and a chosen successor, so that she could help Fiamma to control the illusions when Krans and Matt were brought into illusion world.
Guinevere mocking Matt for his failure to save Carl.
Nevertheless, Matt scoffed at Guinevere's choice to become Vykos' successor, even though he was still unaware of his past that was connected to the vampire leader. He called Vykos' attempt to search a new body was a failure, and he also mocked Guinevere that she could never bring back a long-dead vampire clan which prone to misanthropes. It caused Guinevere to snapped at him and slapped Matt fiercely, but Matt still never show any attempt to yield to Guinevere.
However, Matt eventually started to get angry at Guinevere when she announced to tear the world apart with Firenza Junior's blood, making Melancholia and Michael's plan to be done. It horrified Matt and made him trying to stop her at any cost, eventually making Guinevere his eternal nemesis besides the original Vykos.
Guinevere saw Matt as a normal soldier who shows no power that is proportionate to his ambition. She was not shying away to humiliate Matt, even saying he was never good at lying or playing tricks, which hurt Matt badly since he valued honor more than anything. This was one of the reason to make Matt learn physical magic with Yuri even if he wasn't a magician to begin with, so that he could stop Guinevere and her fellow Langdon Orphans to destroy the world.
Katarina Couteau[]
Yuri Barnes[]
Plaisir[]
Melancholia[]
Imperia Deamonne[]
Vira[]
Michael Langdon[]
Carissa[]
Abel Nightroad[]
Esther Blanchett[]
Esther's dead body after performing her heroic sacrifice, which earned Matt's respect.
Despite showing sympathy on Esther Blanchett and knowing the reason why she was defending Michael Langdon, Matt did not hesitate to bitterly criticize Esther's own stubborn personality and deeds of defending Michael no matter what he had done, even after she knew the evil Pope's true evil nature, simply because he saved her.
Matt had assumed that Michael saved Esther (if he really saved her) was out of other malevolent purpose, but under the influence of Firenza Blood inside her, Esther disregarded his warnings.
Even so, Matt was one of the people who tried to save Esther from being infected by Firenza Blood after the massive outbreak of Firenza Blood mist in London to stop her from turning into an insane abomination.
Later, during the climax of Operation Grand Grimoire, Matt was devastated by Esther's heroic sacrifice that killed her, and he was awestruck by how Esther died - standing under the falling church and never fall even after suffering injury from Michael, who revealed the truth behind the death of Esther's mother, breaking the only reason that Esther could forgive Michael and fueling her attempt of heroic sacrifice in order to atone her previous wrongdoings out of foolish reasons, all the while helping Carl to get the Grand Grimoire.
After Esther's death, Matt commented that Esther's rebellion and sacrifice, which allowed Carl to get the Grand Grimoire, destroyed much of Neo Inquisition, and led the Catholic Rebels into the underwater base to destroy FOLIE, was the first and only true right thing Esther had done in her life, showing his newly formed respect on Esther.
Artemishia Valgorion[]
Matt watching over Artemisia
From all Matt's relationships, he seemed to develop a very deep and complex with Artemishia, the 4th World's Strongest Cyborg of KnightWalker Family. Artemisia was the polar inverse of what he was; he was cheerful and kind while Artemisia was cold and showed no emotions at all. The two first met each other when he and Maria exploded a research facility of Manufacturing Progressive Sciences in Paris. For being an enforcer of MPS, naturally Artemisia was called to deal with them, the result of their encounter was a brutal battle where Maria and Matt were easily beaten by Artemisia's immense strength and speed.
Before the two retreated with the help of Yuri Barnes, Matt looked back to see Artemisia's face one last time before they left. When they returned to the HQ of Arzonia's family, he confessed he was in love with his enemy, much to Maria's disappointment (who was actually very jealous of her) and burned Matt down in a comic way.
Months later, when the two met each other again during the invasion of KnightWalker Family to Spain, Artemisia said it was her duty to kill him as CM ordered her to do so. Yet, despite their status as enemies, Matt refused to cut her down and explained what she was doing was wrong but she merely answered she doesn't care if it is right or wrong; orders are orders. By extension, Artemishia explained that her entire life was serving KnightWalker Family and couldn't feel emotions like happiness and sadness. This caused Matt's feelings of love for her to disappear and be replaced with instinct of a big brother who saw her as a child stuck inside of a cage without having permission to leave. Growing up as a child soldier in the army who was treated as a mere tool, Matt discovered Artemishia was not socialized like a regular human being and does not understand human feelings well. She was raised and grew up as a person who had feelings but couldn't perceive or express them. For this reason, she can be mistaken as emotionless. She couldn't even speak or understand speech in the past, only understanding orders to kill. She did not possess any sense of right or wrong from the start; she didn't understand what could be considered righteous or erroneous. She merely chased after the adults who gave her orders. She followed the idea of "kill or be killed," thus she could kill countless people without feeling guilt or remorse.
Matt offering help for Artemishia
After many events during LOTM: Sword of Kings AA Final - Eckidina Arc: Madness Sub Arc, Artemisia joined the Arzonia Family days before it could be destroyed by Ara Astaroth. During those days, Matt tried to teach Artemisia happiness outside of the army by making her write letters to other people as a training to express her feelings in letters. She does anything that is asked of her and always follows orders, which is a trait from her life as a soldier.
Artemishia initially only saw herself as Matt's "dog" (which she was told by Eckidina KnightWalker to be one for Unit-CM 130) and his tool. However, she became very attached to him due to him being the first person to show her kindness and compassion. Due to that, Artemishia felt like she couldn't listen to orders from anyone except for Matt, him being the person Artemishia thought to herself to follow. Matt also became a source of strength for her, as she claimed that she would be able to do anything if she had Matt's orders. She vowed to be useful since she was his tool and since he needed her.
Artemishia after her time in Arzonia Family
Despite Matt fearing her ability to kill at first, Matt came to genuinely care for her deeply, and Artemisia developed a deep respect for him since he kept her by his side; in Artemishia's world, he was and still is everything to her. She cares for him to the point where she prioritizes his health over her own, to which she is very devoted to him, lives to protect him and will turn violent if he is attacked. She never once cared about her own injuries but only about his well-being. Selina even claims that she is obsessed with him and receiving orders from him. Artemishia earned speech, writing and different emotions from Matt and the two grew very close during the four years they lived with each other.
Artemeshia after Matt's death
Even after the war ended and she defected KnightWalker to stay beside Matt, Artemishia has a habit of using words back from her life as a soldier, saluting, disliking being defenseless, and does tasks without taking any breaks. She also continues to think of herself as a "tool" and believes that it would be appropriate to discard her if she can no longer be used as a weapon. It took 1 year before she could start to make her development to her human side. She wasn't able to smile yet but she could pretty much understand the pain and suffering of what Maria was feeling after Magilou and Vento of the Front's death by the hands of Vira. The two soon began to hang out together like a true family yet the days of suffering of Maria made things worse as her new future counterpart; Future Maria, thought Matt was going to replace her with Artemishia for not being that skilled leader she was before. Yet, Artemishia wanted to make it clear they were like a family rather than lovers, calming down Maria for not being that cheeful person she was on the past.
When the news of Matt's death by the hands of B1-Killer Kampfdroide Unit-CM 130 reached Artemishia's ears, she began to stay locked inside of the room until she planned to commit suicide (which was prevented by the support of other Catholics and Rebels of Arzonia Family), stating she could no longer live without him. It was never really explained but her feelings for Matt were actually a true love rather than family-love relationship but due to her lack of experience in humans feelings, she couldn't identify what was this kind of love. She misses him dearly and Artemishia states that there is not a single day that goes by with her not thinking about him. Despite Matt's apparent death, his influence has stayed with Artemishia the whole time, and he is very precious and dear to Artemishia, which is why she is very determined to learn the meaning behind what humans call "I love you." Something that Matt would say to her (unknown to her, it was a love in a sibling way).
Physical and Natural Abilities[]
Physical Ability[]
Matt's swordsmanship is his forte
Part of Matt's reputation as the most powerful master swordsman in the Catholic Rebels is also due to his tremendous superhuman physical power and fortitude which supplements his mastery of swordsmanship. Matt's blade strikes were executed with tremendous power, able to easily create immensely powerful compressed air slashes with a massive range, enough to split large battleships and a mountain of ice with ease.
He also has extraordinary agility, being able to jump and leap enormous heights and distances. He is quick enough to counter Melancholia's Supreme Croat enhanced speed.
Swordsmanship[]
Matt demonstrates tremendous dexterity and supreme skill in swordsmanship, especially when using his main sword, the Blade of Karma. His range of abilities are extensive, from destroying entire fleets of ships and giant icebergs with immense power to being able to deflect the course of bullets with masterful and graceful precision.
Meditation[]
Technique[]
Half-Moon Glaive: Matt waves his Blade of Karma from his side to above his head where he swings it down, creating a compressed air projectile that slashes his opponent. The strength and depth is such that it can create deep fissures in the ground for considerable distances.
Flipping Sword: Matt masters this technique after discovering the hidden ability of the Blade of Karma. The blade can be lengthened transformed into an urumi, which in turn allows its wielder to reshape it into a mace or to assault at various unsuspecting angles.
Corrida Glaive (literally meaning "Bullfighting Glaive"): Matt uses his sword and flattens it to reform and fold it in the form of a bull's head, effectively forming a stylized mace, which he uses to strike his opponent. Corrida translates to "race" in Spanish and Portuguese.
Vipera Glaive: Matt flattens the blade of his sword. The flattened blade will then extend itself and move like a snake towards a target in order to cut them. Vipera is a genus of venomous vipers.
Armada Bandera: Matt wears a steel block for a cape, which he uses in tandem with magic powers to make it flutter, while maintaining its steel quality for defense, capable of snapping cutlasses and injuring enemies rushing into it. Bandera is the Spanish, Catalan, and Filipino word for "flag".
Get the Grand Grimoire from Michael Langdon (completed)
Go to Sleepy Hollow to find Carl (completed)
Horsemen Saga[]
War Arc[]
Stop Michael from returning back to Sleepy Hollow (failed)
Stop Michael from continuing the cycle of Four Horsemen (failed)
Conquest Arc[]
Save Carl from becoming the Horseman of Conquest (failed)
Famine Arc[]
Pandora Saga[]
William Howe Arc[]
Shard of Anubis Arc[]
Catacombs Arc[]
Rage of Demons Arc[]
Hidden One Arc[]
Anti-Christ Saga[]
Borgia Arc[]
Son of Gotham Arc[]
Murder House Arc[]
Seven Wonders Arc[]
Michael-Sorensen Arc[]
End of the Beast Arc[]
Rose & Lolth Saga[]
Zadkiel Saga[]
Sabbath Clan Saga[]
Zodiak Saga[]
Moloch Saga[]
Theme Song[]
Official Song[]
'Till I Hear You Sing' by Ramin Karimloo
Song 2[]
Song 3[]
Quotes[]
Serious Quotes[]
"Do you beleve whether there is any kind of beast that never bites? Whether you believe it or not, I don't give a damn to buy that piece of nonsence. Now, eat sword!"
"What elites? I'm afraid of no elites! I kill none other than elites!"
"Damn it! Just break their barrier! Any direction is the correct direction!"
"Why the heck you don't say that I'm the only guy who is demoted? Without my ranks, I just want to drink some alchohol, and your rule even restrict this guilty pleasure!"
"I don't see this breakthrough as an action of breakthrough, guys. I see it as an attack - an attack against our enemies! Do you understand!?"
"Pal, you have no idea. I recently expanded one more camp in my crew. If I return those weapons back to you, there'll be hundreds of men fighting in action with mere sticks."
"Never underestimate any good people."
"This work is annoying some times... You see, our main goal was to support and help mankind to be free from their evil spirits. But at times, we don't know what is exactly causing them to do evil things. The devil, the evil spirits... or themselves? What if the demons are merely a super evil force taking part in human's malice. It's sad to think about it but there times I just want to drop this fight and let everyone kill themselves... Because no matter how kind we are, they will always stab us on the back when they get the chance. I proved the same taste of people like you before."
"Science... Do you call everything I saw back there... Science? Don't make me laugh! What you are doing here is not science! It's only human experiment and creation of weapons to military uses! "
"No sword should be broken after a slash. That is a dishonor for a swordsman."
"The future lies upon us and upon our friends, and that future is now."
"But everytime I remember for what I'm fighting, I start to think about the people who needs the protection of people like us. People who want a normal life... People who are fated to become evil but still have salvation. People like you, don't need our mercy nor compassion. When we see people like you, we simply put them in "Demon Category"."
"Savior, conqueror, hero, villain. You are all things, Carl... and yet you are nothing. In the end, you belong to neither the light nor the darkness, but you will never stand alone."
"You fought bravely, and therefore I will give you a quick and painless death."
"They're people with only half the picture who believe they have all the facts. It makes their decisions flawed."
Funny Quotes & Dialogs[]
"What do you propose? We roam the country living on the land, like Bonnie and Clyde... [turned to see Carl] and Clyde?"
"So this is the prison for the Order of Flourish to cage heretics... so every prisoner here had... stole a different kind of fruit. (making jokes on the Order's Fruit Motif) - 'What did you steal?' - 'Banana.' - 'And what about you, guy?' - 'Pomergranate.' - 'What did you steal?' - 'No, it's just because I have an alien accent in Amercia...' "
"Kill them! Without letting them die!"
Matt: "I feel something floating on my head, which could be a question mark."
Carl: "I feel something floating on my head, too, which definitely will be a hammer."
"I feel sorry for their intellegence."
"WHY ARE YOU WEAK TO COMPLIMENTS!?"
"When will this pathetic farce come to an end?"
"I saw five words floating on the sky: It will be all right."
(referring his bounty poster) "This is terrible, this is absolutely terrible because... THEY CAN'T EVEN MAKE MY NOSE RIGHT!"
(referring to a "wolf" which turned out to be a husky dog) "Wait a minute! Don't move! It might smell fear!"
Matt: (found a woman who parked a motorcycle on the pavement) Miss, I am sorry, but would you please take me a ride? I need to catch that truck!
Woman: No problem!
Matt: Are you good at riding this stuff?
Woman: Well, never mind. I drove a car before.
Matt: Phew...
[Matt took on the motorcyle and the woman took him towards the truck in a wild speed]
Matt: Whoa! Wait! You're riding dangerously!
Woman: That is how I ride, mister!
Matt: What kind of car did you drive before!?
Woman: Bumper car!
Matt: AHHHHHH!!!
Matt: [panicked] "Wait a minute! That means I accidentally killed Vizeran DeVir before we could get some vital informations from him!"
Maria: "Matt?!"
Matt: "It was an accident..."
Ichabod: "Can't we get him out of Nimbus Tower's Depths?"
Aerisi: "It was 200 meters deep from here towards the dungeon."
Carl & Abbie: "How long he has been down there?!" (╬￣皿￣)
(Ichabod, Maria, Aerisi, Carl and Abbie all looked angrily at Matt intensely... and Matt behaved like a child who had just did something wrong.)
Matt: [earnestly] Ten minutes, tops.
Maria: Who did this? Tell me NOW!
Magilou: It was Matt.
Sumireko: It was Matt.
Matt: It was Matt... Damn.
- Maria: "I won't chat with her in the topic filled with lewd porn, but that does not mean I won't sympathize with her. Poor dear creatures like her need love, and yet her life was filled with suffering. She needs her proper place in this world. Therefore, when Oriax joined the Rogues, I only said, 'So be it.' That's all."
- Sumireko: "You agreed because of her tragic past?"
- Maria: "Yes, why not? What do you think about the reason for letting her join us?"
- Magilou: "As a cute beast woman and can be reserved for mascot?!"
"I'll handle this. Drizzt? Uhh... your family was blew up by an astroid. Sorry."
"Just now, a cheese is keep sneezing and it cannot stop. You know why? Some people are taking photos not far away from him, keep shouting, 'Cheese!'"
"Count Dracula is a pale old man with bleached face and long black hair, with long sharp teeth and lips tained with blood--- Hey! Pay attention and look at me! If you don't look at me, you'll never know what Count Dracula looks like!"
- Maria: Now, since I have the Grand Grimoire's lost pages and you have the Holy Eye Order defeated, that means we'll all have a reason to celebrate. We'll be glad and secure to celebrate Tenguu Festival with you. Come with us.
(Maria and Matt led Katarina, Imperia, Rentaro to Arzonia Family's stage section, where many audiences were watching the Arzonia Family presenting their play, Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, a modern day Peking Opera. Adam was playing as the protagonist, Yang Zirong, and Yuri was playing as Luan Ping.)
- Maria: This is a Peking opera showing based on the real-life story of an incident in 1946 during the Chinese Civil War, about a PLA officer inflitrated into the lair of bandits and brought it down. Now, here's the part in Yang Zirong executing Luan Ping, a villain in the story.
- Katarina: How would Yang execute Luan Ping?
- Matt: (whisper) With gun. When Yang said his line and pull his trigger, there'll be a job for a special effects worker, who is at the backstage. That worker will punch a special firecracker with his hammer, creating a voice of boom.
- Maria: Oh, Matt, don't say too much. You're spoiling our play, heh-heh.
(On stage, "Yang Zirong" is preparing to execute "Luan Ping". As the stage required, there must be sound of gunshot so that "Luan Ping" would fall on the stage, "dead".)
- Adam: (onstage as Yang) In the name of people, in the name of the Party...
(The backstage was somehow quiet.)
- Maria: (think) * Jesus, Mary & Joseph! I forgot that the firecrakers was soaked with that awful rain yesterday! It can't be exploded even by hitting! *
- Imperia: The "execution" is ready, but what's with the sound?
- Matt: (embarrased) Um, Yang Zirong is using a Pistolet Besshumnyy made in Soviet Union...
("Yang" took a look at his gun and started to improvise a part to make the story progress.)
- Adam: (onstage as Yang) Yo, I see. No bullets? (to "Luan Ping") All right, in the name of people, in the name of the Party, I'LL CHOKE YOU!!!
("Yang" eventually grabbed "Luan Ping"'s neck and then "choked him to death"...)
- Maria: ........................!!
- Matt: .........................!!
- Imperia: Oh~~ Mr. Yang Zirong has superhuman strength!!!
(Katarina and Rentaro facepalmed.)
"Rest in pieces, you junk. Daddy's gonna get you thrown away."
"Tell Astaroth, let's Tango!"
"Rumors has it. Richard Sampson was sent to Arkham Asylum and got his head turned into a huge pumpkin."
- Helene: It's a dim and dusty corridor, Matt. Can't we just leave?
- Matt: Leave?! Leave?! Do you mean, go away and never know?! Wander for all eternity and never know where we were?! What might have been, what was to come?!
- Helene: Don't shout, Matt! There might be-
- Matt: SHOUT?! I don't shout! People who have to resort to shouting to get what they want are merely demonstrating the inherent paucity of their argument!!! It's something that I never, NEVER-
- Helene: All right, Matt!!
- Matt: Point made, I think.
"If I tell you I know it all along, would you believe it?"
Quotes about Matt[]
List of characters killed by Matt[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
In the original draft, Matt was 27 years old instead of 22, but was changed in order to match closer to Maria's young age (13-14).
Matt's birthday overlaps Valentine's Day.
Matt's code name in Arzonia Family, Trébol, is the Spanish word for "clover". This matches the card suit motif of Arzonia's executive officers, as the clubs suit is called tréboles ("clovers") in Spanish.
Interestingly, despite believing he was British, Matt turned out to be an American born person. Even so, even after the end of the story, it was apparent that his Cockney accent dies hard.
Amongst the four highest-ranked members of La Nueva Familia de Arzonia, Matt have most of the character development and changing in his story after Firenza Junior. He went from just a mook soldier to one of the main characters of the storyline.
Matt can speak Chinese and some Spanish due to staying with Maria.
Matt and Maria Arzonia are one of the few characters who rejected the request of Reality Council to battle against Balam Alliance. Instead, they went to the past Sleepy Hollow in order to stop Michael Langdon from summoning the Four Horsemen.
They only returned to future when the United Kingdom of America met its downfall so that the final legacy caused by Michael's change of timeline was destroyed. As a result, Darth Hades was the only Balam Alliance Emperor that they never fought against.
Matt is the very first person Maria met after the latter returned back from the dead.
The introduction of Matt's blade, the Blade of Karma, is a promo to the story centered around the Sabbat Clan of vampires.
Matt is also one of the few characters from future who stayed in the past (alongside Maria Arzonia and Lara Thomas) in order to find the secrets of his troubled past until Moloch was destroyed.
Inspirations[]
Real-life Inspiriations[]
Guan Yu[]
Guan Yu (died 220 CE), courtesy name Yunchang, was a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He played a significant role in the events that led to the collapse of the dynasty and the establishment of the state of Shu Han – founded by Liu Bei – in the Three Kingdoms period. After Liu Bei gained control of Yi Province in 214, Guan Yu remained in Jing Province to govern and defend the area for about seven years. In 219, while he was away fighting Cao Cao's forces at the Battle of Fancheng, Liu Bei's ally Sun Quan broke the Sun–Liu alliance and sent his general Lü Meng to invade and conquer Liu Bei's territories in Jing Province in a stealth operation. By the time Guan Yu found out about the loss of Jing Province after his defeat at Fancheng, it was too late. He was subsequently captured in an ambush by Sun Quan's forces and executed.
As one of the best known Chinese historical figures throughout East Asia, Guan Yu's true life stories have largely given way to fictionalised ones, most of which are found in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms or passed down the generations, in which his deeds and moral qualities have been lionised. Guan Yu is respected as an epitome of loyalty and righteousness. He is portrayed as having a red face.
Winston Churchill[]
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, PCc, DL, FRS, RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, and a writer (as Winston S. Churchill). He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work.
Churchill was born into the family of the Dukes of Marlborough, a branch of the Spencer family. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer; his mother, Jennie Jerome, was an American socialite. As a young army officer, he saw action in British India, the Anglo–Sudan War, and the Second Boer War. He gained fame as a war correspondent and wrote books about his campaigns. At the forefront of politics for fifty years, he held many political and cabinet positions. Before the First World War, he served as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty as part of Asquith's Liberal government. During the war, he continued as First Lord of the Admiralty until the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign caused his departure from government. He then briefly resumed active army service on the Western Front as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He returned to government under Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for Air, then Secretary of State for the Colonies. After two years out of Parliament, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Baldwin's Conservative government of 1924–1929, controversially returning the pound sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating deflationary pressure on the UK economy.
Out of office and politically "in the wilderness" during the 1930s because of his opposition to increased home rule for India and his resistance to the 1936 abdication of Edward VIII, Churchill took the lead in warning about Nazi Germany and in campaigning for rearmament. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was again appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain on 10 May 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister. His speeches and radio broadcasts helped inspire British resistance, especially during the difficult days of 1940–41 when the British Commonwealth and Empire stood almost alone in its active opposition to Adolf Hitler. He led Britain as Prime Minister until after the German surrender in 1945.
After the Conservative Party suffered an unexpected defeat in the 1945 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition to the Labour Government. He publicly warned of an "Iron Curtain" of Soviet influence in Europe and promoted European unity. After winning the 1951 election, Churchill again became Prime Minister. His second term was preoccupied by foreign affairs, including the Malayan Emergency, Mau Mau Uprising, Korean War, and a UK-backed coup d'état in Iran. Domestically his government laid great emphasis on house-building. Churchill suffered a serious stroke in 1953 and retired as Prime Minister in 1955, although he remained a Member of Parliament until 1964. Upon his death aged ninety in 1965, Elizabeth II granted him the honour of a state funeral, which saw one of the largest assemblies of world statesmen in history.
Named the Greatest Briton of all time in a 2002 poll, Churchill is among the most influential people in British history, consistently ranking well in opinion polls of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. His highly complex legacy continues to stimulate intense debate amongst writers and historians. In 1963, he was the first of only eight people to be made an honorary citizen of the United States.
Chen Yi[]
Chen Yi (Chinese: 陈毅; pinyin: Chén Yì; Wade–Giles: Chen I; August 26, 1901 – January 6, 1972) was a Chinese communist military commander and politician. He served as Mayor of Shanghai from 1949 to 1958 and as Foreign Minister of China from 1958 to 1972.
A comrade of Lin Biao from their guerrilla days, Chen was a commander of the New Fourth Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), spearheaded the Shandong counter-offensive during the Chinese Civil War, and later commanded the Communist armies that defeated the KMT forces during the Huaihai Campaign and conquered the lower Yangtze region in 1948–49. He was made a Marshal of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1955.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen became mayor of Shanghai. He also served as vice premier from 1954 to 1972 and foreign minister from 1958 to 1972 and president of the China Foreign Affairs University from 1961 to 1969. As vice premier, he was present during the breakup of Sino-Soviet relations. In August 1960, Chen Yi attempted to ease tensions with the Soviets, declaring on one instance to the Soviet Ambassador to Beijing that Moscow should stop "severing the friendship between the two nations," and two weeks later to the Soviet deputy foreign minister that Moscow and Beijing should both try to save the alliance. During the Cultural Revolution, he was criticized in 1967, but never dismissed, so Zhou Enlai performed the duties of foreign minister in his place. He was a member of the 8th CPC Politburo from 1956 to 1967 and he was not admitted to the 9th Politburo (1969), though he was a member of the 9th CPC Central Committee.
After Marshal Lin Biao's death in 1971, he was restored to favor, although not to his former power. Mao Zedong attended Chen's funeral in 1972. This was Mao's last public appearance and his first appearance at anyone's funeral during the Cultural Revolution.
Bao Zheng[]
Bao Zheng (包拯; 11 April 999 – 20 May 1062), commonly known as Bao Gong (包公, "Lord Bao"), was a government officer during the reign of Emperor Renzong in China's Song Dynasty. During his twenty five years in civil service, Bao consistently demonstrated extreme honesty and uprightness, with actions such as sentencing his own uncle, impeaching an uncle of Emperor Renzong's favourite concubine and punishing powerful families. His appointment from 1057 to 1058 as the prefect of Song's capital Kaifeng, where he initiated a number of changes to better hear the grievances of the people, made him a legendary figure. During his years in office, he gained the honorific title Justice Bao (包青天) due to his ability to help peasants overcome corruption.
Bao Zheng today is honored as the cultural symbol of justice in Greater China. His largely fictionalized gong'an and wuxia stories have appeared in a variety of different literary and dramatic mediums (beginning with The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants), and have enjoyed sustained popularity. In mainstream Chinese mythology, he is often portrayed wearing a judge miter hat and a crescent moon on his forehead. Some Chinese provinces later deified Judge Bao, equating him to the benevolent war god Guan Gong.
Miyamoto Musashi[]
Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, c. 1584 – June 13, 1645), also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman, philosopher, writer and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent and unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 61 duels (next is 33 by Itō Ittōsai).
He was the founder of the Niten-Ichi-Ryū-School or Nito-Ichi-ryū style of swordsmanship and in his final years authored The Book of Five Rings (五輪の書 Go Rin No Sho), and Dokkōdō (The Path of Aloneness). Both documents were given to Terao Magonojō, the most important of Musashi's students, seven days before Musashi's death. The Book of Five Rings deals primarily with the character of his Niten-Ichi-Ryū-School in a concrete sense e.g. his own practical martial art and its generic significance; The Path of Aloneness on the other hand, deals with the ideas that lie behind it, as well as his life's philosophy in a few short aphoristic sentences.
Musashi created and refined a two-sword kenjutsu technique called niten'ichi (二天一, "two heavens as one") or nitōichi (二刀一, "two swords as one") or 'Niten Ichi-ryū' (A Kongen Buddhist Sutra refers to the two heavens as the two guardians of Buddha). In this technique, the swordsman uses both a large sword, and a "companion sword" at the same time, such as a katana with a wakizashi.
The two-handed movements of temple drummers may have inspired him, although it could be that the technique was forged through Musashi's combat experience. Jutte techniques were taught to him by his father — the jutte was often used in battle paired with a sword; the jutte would parry and neutralize the weapon of the enemy while the sword struck or the practitioner grappled with the enemy. Today Musashi's style of swordsmanship is known as Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū.
Musashi was also an expert in throwing weapons. He frequently threw his short sword, and Kenji Tokitsu believes that shuriken methods for the wakizashi were the Niten Ichi Ryu's secret techniques. Musashi spent many years studying Buddhism and swordsmanship. He was an accomplished artist, sculptor, and calligrapher. Records also show that he had architectural skills. Also, he seems to have had a rather straightforward approach to combat, with no additional frills or aesthetic considerations. This was probably due to his real-life combat experience; although in his later life, Musashi followed the more artistic. He made various Zen brush paintings, calligraphy, and sculpted wood and metal. Even in The Book of Five Rings he emphasizes that samurai should understand other professions as well. It should be understood that Musashi's writings were very ambiguous, and translating them into English makes them even more so; that is why so many different translations of The Book of Five Rings can be found. To gain further insight into Musashi's principles and personality, one could read his other works, such as Dokkōdō and Hyoho Shiji ni Kajo.
Bernard Law Montgomery[]
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL (/məntˈɡʌməri əv ˈæləmeɪn/; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General", was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War.
He saw action in the First World War as a junior officer of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. At Méteren, near the Belgian border at Bailleul, he was shot through the right lung by a sniper, during the First Battle of Ypres. He returned to the Western Front as a general staff officer and took part in the Battle of Arras in April/May 1917. He also took part in the Battle of Passchendaele in late 1917 before finishing the war as chief of staff of the 47th (2nd London) Division.
In the inter-war years he commanded the 17th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and, later, the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment before becoming commander of 9th Infantry Brigade and then General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8th Infantry Division.
During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army from August 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia in May 1943. This command included the Second Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequently commanded the British Eighth Army during the Allied invasion of Sicily and the Allied invasion of Italy. He was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Group for the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commander for the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem, and the Allied Rhine crossing. On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath in Northern Germany.
After the war he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1946-8). He then served as Deputy Supreme Commander of NATO in Europe until his retirement in 1958.
Religious & Mythological Inspirations[]
Apollo[]
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. The national divinity of the Greeks, Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and light, poetry, and more. He is the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Seen as the most beautiful god and the ideal of the kouros (ephebe, or a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo is considered to be the most Greek of all the gods. Apollo is known in Greek-influenced Etruscan mythology as Apulu.
As the patron deity of Delphi (Apollo Pythios), Apollo is an oracular god—the prophetic deity of the Delphic Oracle. Apollo is the god who affords help and wards off evil; various epithets call him the "averter of evil". Delphic Apollo is the patron of seafarers, foreigners and the protector of fugitives and refugees.
Medicine and healing are associated with Apollo, whether through the god himself or mediated through his son Asclepius. Apollo delivered people from epidemics, yet he is also a god who could bring ill-health and deadly plague with his arrows. The invention of archery itself is credited to Apollo and his sister Artemis. Apollo is usually described as carrying a golden bow and a quiver of silver arrows.
Apollo's capacity to make youths grow is one of the best attested facets of his panhellenic cult persona. As the protector of young (kourotrophos), Apollo is concerned with the health and education of children. He presided over their passage into adulthood. Long hair, which was the prerogative of boys, was cut at the coming of age (ephebeia) and dedicated to Apollo.
Apollo is an important pastoral deity, and was the patron of herdsmen and shepherds. Protection of herds, flocks and crops from diseases, pests and predators were his primary duties. On the other hand, Apollo also encouraged founding new towns and establishment of civil constitution. He is associated with dominion over colonists. He was the giver of laws, and his oracles were consulted before setting laws in a city.
As the god of Mousike (art of Muses), Apollo presides over all music, songs, dance and poetry. He is the inventor of string-music, and the frequent companion of the Muses, functioning as their chorus leader in celebrations. The lyre is a common attribute of Apollo. In Hellenistic times, especially during the 5th century BCE, as Apollo Helios he became identified among Greeks with Helios, Titan god of the sun. In Latin texts, however, there was no conflation of Apollo with Sol among the classical Latin poets until 1st century CE. Apollo and Helios/Sol remained separate beings in literary and mythological texts until the 5th century CE.
Methuselah[]
Methuselah (Hebrew: מְתוּשֶׁלַח Məṯūšélaḥ, in pausa מְתוּשָׁלַח Məṯūšā́laḥ, "Man of the javelin" or "Death of Sword"; Greek: Μαθουσαλά Mathousalá) was a biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Said to have died at the age of 969, he lived the longest of all figures mentioned in the Bible. According to the Book of Genesis, Methuselah was the son of Enoch, the father of Lamech, and the grandfather of Noah. Elsewhere in the Bible, Methuselah is mentioned in genealogies in 1st Chronicles and the Gospel of Luke.
His life is described in further detail in extra-biblical religious texts such as the Book of Enoch, Slavonic Enoch, and the Book of Moses. Bible commentators have offered various explanations as to why the Book of Genesis describes him as having died at such an advanced age; some scholars believe that Methuselah's age is the result of mistranslation, while others believe that his age is used to give the impression that part of Genesis takes place in a very distant past. Methuselah's name has become synonymous with longevity, and he has been portrayed and referenced in film, television and music.
Thor[]
In Germanic mythology, Thor (/θɔːr/; from Old Norse: Þórr, runic ᚦᚢᚱ þur) is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of mankind and also hallowing and fertility. Besides Old Norse Þórr, extensions of the god occur in Old English as Þunor and in Old High German as Donar (runic ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ þonar). All forms of the deity stem from a Common Germanic *Þunraz (meaning thunder).
Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania, to the tribal expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, Mjölnir, were worn and Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness to his popularity.
Due to the nature of the Germanic corpus, narratives featuring Thor are only attested in Old Norse, where Thor appears throughout Norse mythology. Norse mythology, largely recorded in Iceland from traditional material stemming from Scandinavia, provides numerous tales featuring the god. In these sources, Thor bears at least fifteen names, is the husband of the golden-haired goddess Sif, is the lover of the jötunn Járnsaxa, and is generally described as fierce eyed, red haired and red bearded. With Sif, Thor fathered the goddess (and possible valkyrie) Þrúðr; with Járnsaxa, he fathered Magni; with a mother whose name is not recorded, he fathered Móði, and he is the stepfather of the god Ullr. By way of Odin, Thor has numerous brothers, including Baldr. Thor has two servants, Þjálfi and Röskva, rides in a cart or chariot pulled by two goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr (that he eats and resurrects), and is ascribed three dwellings (Bilskirnir, Þrúðheimr, and Þrúðvangr). Thor wields the mountain-crushing hammer, Mjölnir, wears the belt Megingjörð and the iron gloves Járngreipr, and owns the staff Gríðarvölr. Thor's exploits, including his relentless slaughter of his foes and fierce battles with the monstrous serpent Jörmungandr—and their foretold mutual deaths during the events of Ragnarök—are recorded throughout sources for Norse mythology.
Into the modern period, Thor continued to be acknowledged in rural folklore throughout Germanic-speaking Europe. Thor is frequently referred to in place names, the day of the week Thursday bears his name (modern English Thursday derives from Old English Þūnresdæg, 'Þunor's day'), and names stemming from the pagan period containing his own continue to be used today, particularly in Scandinavia. Thor has inspired numerous works of art and references to Thor appear in modern popular culture. Like other Germanic deities, veneration of Thor is revived in the modern period in Heathenry.
Hercules[]
Hercules (/ˈhɜːrkjuliːz, -jə-/) is a Roman hero and god. He was the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Zeus (Roman equivalent Jupiter) and the mortal Alcmene. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Greek hero's iconography and myths for their literature and art under the name Hercules. In later Western art and literature and in popular culture, Hercules is more commonly used than Heracles as the name of the hero. Hercules was a multifaceted figure with contradictory characteristics, which enabled later artists and writers to pick and choose how to represent him.
Hercules is known for his many adventures, which took him to the far reaches of the Greco-Roman world. One cycle of these adventures became canonical as the "Twelve Labours", but the list has variations.
Nezha[]
Nezha (哪吒) is a protection deity in Chinese folk religion. His official Taoist name is "Marshal of the Central Altar" (中壇元帥). He was then given the title "Third Lotus Prince" (蓮花三太子) after he became a deity.
According to Meir Shahar, Nezha is ultimately based on two figures from Hindu mythology. The first is a yaksha from the Ramayana named Nalakubar, the son of Yaksha King Kubera and nephew of the antagonist Ravana. The link to Nalakubar is established through variants in his Chinese name appearing in Buddhist sutras. The original variant Naluojiupoluo (那羅鳩婆羅) changed to Naluojubaluo (捺羅俱跋羅), Nazhajuwaluo (那吒矩韈囉), and finally Nazha (那吒). The simple addition of the "mouth radical" (口) to Na (那) changes the name to the current form Nezha (哪吒). The second figure is the child god Krishna. Both Krishna and Nezha are powerful children that defeat mighty serpents, Kaliya in the case of the former and Ao Bing in the latter. The Bhagavata Purana describes how Nalakubar was rescued from imprisonment within a tree by Krishna. A 10th-century Tantric Buddhist sutra mentions a child god that seems to be an amalgam of Krishna and Nalakubar called Nana (那拏). In addition, Nalakubar’s father Kubera was eventually absorbed into the Buddhist pantheon as the Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa. Shahar notes that Vaisravana was somehow connected to the historical Tang Dynasty general Li Jing. This explains the name and position of Nezha’s father, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li Jing.
According to Fengshen Yanyi, Nezha was born during the Shang dynasty in a military fortress at Chentang Pass. His father was a military commander named Li Jing, who later became the "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King". Nezha's mother, Lady Yin, gave birth to a ball of flesh after being pregnant with him for three years and six months. Li Jing thought that his wife had given birth to a demon and attacked the ball with his sword. The ball split open and Nezha jumped out as a boy instead of an infant. Nezha could speak and walk immediately after birth. He was later accepted by the immortal Taiyi Zhenren as a student. He had two older brothers, Jinzha, a disciple of Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun, and Muzha.
One day, the people of Chentang Pass asked for rain, and sacrificed much food to the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang. The King rejected the food, instead wanting girls and boys to eat. He sent Ye Sha to capture for him a girl and boy. Nezha and two other children were playing by the sea when Ye Sha appeared and captured one of Nezha's friends. Nezha then fought him and injured him severely, causing him to return to the King and beg for someone else to take care of Nezha. The Dragon King sent Ao Bing, his third son, but the latter was slain by Nezha. Ao Guang called for his brothers and confronted Nezha and his family. He threatened to flood Chentang Pass and report Nezha to the Jade Emperor. To save his family and the people, Nezha committed suicide himself then carving up his own flesh and dismembering his bones "returning" these to his parents in repayment for the debt of his birth. The Dragon Kings then hosted a huge celebration.
After Nezha had committed suicide to return his body to his parents, he appeared in his mother's dream. In the dream, he asked her to build a temple for him, so that his soul would have a place to rest. This constitutes a link to Nezha's birth because the night before Nezha was born, Lady Yin had a dream where a Taoist put something into her bosom and told her to take this child. For both incidences, a dream was used to communicate a message.
His mother then secretly built a temple for Nezha and this temple later flourished. This temple became very well known and grew vastly because Nezha granted miracle cures to the sick and the crippled. However, Li Jing soon found out about this temple and burnt it down because he was still angry at Nezha and felt that he had already caused too much trouble for their family.
Li Jing burning the temple caused Nezha to desire his father's death. Thus, enmity between father and son grew. Nezha was later brought back to life by his teacher, Taiyi Zhenren, who used lotus roots to construct a human body for his soul and gave him two new weapons: the Wind Fire Wheels (風火輪) and the Fire-tipped Spear (火尖槍). With the reincarnation of Nezha by his master, Li Jing and Nezha fought many battles. However, Li Jing soon realized that his mortal body was no match for Nezha and so he ran for his life. On the run, he met his second son, Muzha, who fought and was defeated by Nezha. At this, Li Jing tried to commit suicide but was saved by Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun, who also contained Nezha. In the end, Nezha was forced to submit to his father by another deity, Randeng Daoren.
Nezha is often depicted as a youth, instead of an adult. He is often shown flying in the sky riding on the Wind Fire Wheels (風火輪), has the Universe Ring (乾坤圈) around his body (sometimes in his left hand), the Red Armillary Sash (浑天绫) around his shoulders and a Fire-tipped Spear (火尖槍) in his right hand. Sometimes, he is shown in his "three heads and six arms" form (三頭六臂). He has the ability to spit rainbows in some legends.
Beowulf[]
Beowulf (/ˈbeɪəwʊlf/; Old English: Bēowulf [ˈbeːowulf]) is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The anonymous poet is referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet".
The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland (Götaland in modern Sweden) and becomes king of the Geats. Fifty years later, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is mortally wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a tower on a headland in his memory.
The poem survives in a single copy in the manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. It has no title in the original manuscript, but has become known by the name of the story's protagonist. In 1731, the manuscript was damaged by a fire that swept through Ashburnham House in London that had a collection of medieval manuscripts assembled by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton; the margins were charred, and a number of readings were lost. The Nowell Codex is housed in the British Library.
Fictional Inspirations[]
Comissioner James Gordon[]
James Worthington "Jim" Gordon is a supporting character in DC Comics' Batman series. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, he first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). He was the first Batman supporting character to be introduced.
In most incarnations of the Batman mythos, Gordon is the police commissioner of Batman's home of Gotham City. He shares the hero’s deep commitment of ridding the dark and corrupting city of crime. In Golden and Silver age comics and on the 1960s Batman television show, Gordon fully trusts, and is even somewhat dependent on Batman. In most modern stories, he is somewhat skeptical of Batman's vigilante method but recognizes the necessity of Batman and the two have a mutual respect and tacit friendship. He was the husband of Barbara Kean Gordon and Sarah Essen Gordon. Gordon is also the father or adoptive father, depending on the continuity, of Barbara Gordon, the original Batgirl and later Oracle, and James Gordon Jr.
Commissioner Gordon is an important part of the Batman mythos and has appeared in most other media adaptations of the character.
Don Quixote[]
Alonso Quixano is the protagonist of the novel Don Quixote (though he is not given this name until much later in the book), is a Hidalgo (member of the lesser Spanish nobility), nearing 50 years of age, living in an unnamed section of La Mancha with his niece and housekeeper, as well as a boy who is never heard of again after the first chapter. Although Quixano is usually a rational man, in keeping with the humoral theory of the time, not sleeping adequately — because he was reading — has caused his brain to dry; Quixano's temperament is thus choleric, the hot and dry humor. As a result, he is easily given to anger and believes every word of these fictional books of chivalry to be true.
Imitating the protagonists of these books, he decides to become a knight-errant in search of adventure. To these ends, he dons an old suit of armour, renames himself "Don Quixote", names his exhausted horse "Rocinante", and designates Aldonza Lorenzo, a neighboring farm girl, as his lady love, renaming her Dulcinea del Toboso, while she knows nothing of this. Expecting to become famous quickly, he arrives at an inn, which he believes to be a castle; calls the prostitutes he meets "ladies" (doncellas); and asks the innkeeper, whom he takes as the lord of the castle, to dub him a knight. He spends the night holding vigil over his armor and becomes involved in a fight with muleteers who try to remove his armor from the horse trough so that they can water their mules. In a pretended ceremony, the innkeeper dubs him a knight to be rid of him and sends him on his way.
Roronoa Zoro[]
Roronoa Zoro, also known as "Pirate Hunter" Zoro, is a pirate and a former bounty hunter, appearing as one of the main heroes in One Piece.
He was the first member to join the Straw Hat Pirates, and, to date, is considered the largest threat and most dangerous member in the crew after Luffy. His fame as a master swordsman and his great strength, along with the actions of his captain, sometimes led others to believe he was the true captain of the crew.
He is one of the top three fighters in the crew alongside Luffy and Sanji, and his dream is to become the greatest swordsman in the world. Zoro is also regarded as one of twelve pirates who are referred to as the "Worst Generation" (formerly known as the "Eleven Supernovas"). He currently has a bounty of 320,000,000 Berries.
Pavel Korchagin[]
Pavel Korchagin is the protagonist of How the Steel Was Tempered (Russian: Как закалялась сталь, Kak zakalyalas' stal'), a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936), which is is a fictionalized autobiography partially based on the life of the author himself. Born in a poor family with his father died and his mother worked as a cook, Pavel accepted socialism when he was a teenager and fights for the poor. He fought on the Bolsheviks' side in the Civil War (1918–1921).
During his service in the Red Army, Pavel grew to become a quintessential positive hero of socialist realism. During the war, he lost his right eye due to injury, and he later succubbed into disease during a winter construction on railroad, which eventually caused him becoming paralyzed and bilnded. However, denying the cruel fate, Paven then wrote himself a novel, which in turn became a success. In contries like China, Pavel Korchagin becomes one of the most admired literature figure due to his stoic personality agains all sorts of setbacks and torments inside and outside.
Suzaku Kururugi[]
Suzaku Kururugi (枢木 スザク / くるるぎすざく), Kururugi Suzaku), 17 years old (18 at R2), is the deuteragonist of the Sunrise anime series Code Geass. He is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, while his child self is voiced by Akeno Watanabe. He is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in the English dub, and his child self is voiced by Laura Bailey. In the 29th Anime Grand Prix, he was placed sixth with 143 votes, then 19th and 13th, respectively, in the following two.
Suzaku is the son of Japan's last prime minister, Genbu Kururugi. His existence was kept a secret from the public until after the war. Suzaku met Lelouch Lamperouge and his sister Nunnally when they moved to the Kururugi residence as a diplomatic peace trade. At first, Suzaku despised Lelouch because he thought that he was a prince who didn't care about anyone. As time passed by, however, he came to know Lelouch better, and they soon became best friends. They became separated when Britannia invaded Japan, but were reunited in the Shinjuku Ghetto.
When Britannia began its invasion of Japan, Suzaku was mortified by the violence and his father's belief that resisting to the bitter end was preferable to surrender. Unable to change his father's mind, Suzaku murdered him during a heated exchange. The incident was covered up and Suzaku's life was spared, while the government was thrown into disarray and surrendered to Britannia. Lelouch believes that, had Genbu lived, Japan would have likely been torn apart by war once the other major powers decided to intervene. His guilt over the incident causes Suzaku to constantly place himself on the frontlines in the hope of atoning for his actions with his death. It also inspires Suzaku's belief that the ends achieved by using the wrong means are meaningless, since he created peace through murder. However, after firing the F.L.E.I.J.A. warhead under the command of Lelouch's Geass, he decides to achieve his desired results regardless of the means, even if it means joining forces with his enemy, Lelouch, and killing people just to make true his objectives and ideals. Despite that fact, Suzaku is still showed to be interested in achieving a world where everyone can live happy and have a tomorrow, as seen in the last episode, when it is shown that all the acts of Lelouch and Suzaku were to achieve that world.
Levi Ackerman[]
Levi Ackerman (リヴァイ・アッカーマン Rivai Akkāman), often formally referred to as Captain Levi (リヴァイ兵長 Rivai Heichō), is the squad captain (兵士長 Heishichō?, lit. "leader of the soldiers") of the Special Operations Squad within the Survey Corps, and is widely known as humanity's strongest soldier. He is one of the main heroes in Attack on Titans.
Levi is described as a "clean freak" by those who know him personally, as he prefers his environment and himself to be spotlessly clean. He is averse to having either himself or his equipment soiled, and has been known to wipe down his blood-smeared blades while still on the battlefield. However, he will not hesitate to touch filth if he deems it necessary.
Despite his preoccupation with cleanliness, Levi is not very approachable. He rarely shows emotion, giving a cold impression to others. His manner of speaking tends to be very blunt, even insulting, and his comments are often coarse or inappropriate. He is not above provoking or belittling those who oppose or irritate him. His sense of humor tends toward the vulgar, insulting, and dark. All of this makes him unsettling to a great number of people.
In his pre-Survey Corps criminal life, when he lived in the Underground City, Levi refused to take orders from anyone (as Petra Ral tells Eren), though he placed a great trust in his comrades, something he would later do with his subordinates. However, after he joined the Survey Corps, he came to greatly respect Commander Erwin Smith, whose orders he follows willingly because he trusts in Erwin's vision for the Corps.
Levi's obedience is strictly limited to individuals he respects, and he has no problem showing open disdain for authority from anyone outside of this circle. At Eren's tribunal, he insulted the merchants by calling them "pigs" and told the Military Police that they were not competent enough to handle Eren, mocking several MPs by observing that they have never battled or even seen a single Titan. He even sardonically suggests that they join the Survey Corps, which caused them to back off. He openly resents most of the MPs for their continual attempts to undermine the Survey Corps, and also presumably because of the criminal life he led before he joined the Corps.
Although he rarely shows it, Levi has a strong sense of morality and empathy. One of his most defining characteristics is the great value he places on preserving human life; this is especially shown when it was revealed that all Titans might have once been human themselves. The thought that he had unknowingly been killing humans all this time disturbs him greatly.
Though he bore no malice against Eren, he was willing to resort to violence in order to save his life at his tribunal, eventually asking Eren whether he resented him for the beating. Levi himself has stated that he hates unnecessary casualties, and he tells his subordinates to use their judgment so that they can avoid blunders that may cost them their lives.
Trevor Belmont[]
Trevor C. Belmont (known as Ralph C. Belmondo in Japan) is the main protagonist of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, its 2017 animated adaptation Castlevania and the Pachislot Akumajō Dracula series. He also plays the role of deuteragonist in the main series. He also appears in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness and its comic adaptation as a supporting character.
Trevor is a descendant of Leon Belmont, and was feared by the people because of his supernatural powers. Therefore, the Belmont Clan lived outside of society.
Joseph Joestar (Young)[]
Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター Josefu Jōsutā) is the main protagonist of JoJo's Bizzare Advanture: Battle Tendency, a core ally in Stardust Crusaders, and a supporting character in Diamond is Unbreakable. As the grandson of Jonathan Joestar, he is the second to be named JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.
Joseph is a natural-born Ripple user and eventual Stand User, wielding the psychic photographic Stand, Hermit Purple. An exuberant trickster, Joseph meets the fantastic threats approaching him throughout his life with initiative and impressive ingenuity, battling Vampires, the Pillar Men, and malevolent Stand users. He is the second most recurring JoJo in the JoJo's Bizzare Advanture series after his grandson Jotaro Kujo and is one of its most well known characters.
In Battle Tendency, Joseph is a hotheaded, impetuous, and confrontational young man. Quick to violently respond to the slightest provocation, Joseph would often get into brawls growing up; prior to events of the story, he had been imprisoned seven times and expelled once from school for fighting. Having no respect for authority save of his grandmother's, and later Lisa Lisa's, Joseph has antagonised policemen and mafiosi alike. Furthermore, Joseph is a foul-mouthed individual and regularly taunts his enemies, enjoying aggravating them. He notably taunted Kars when he launched him into space, claiming to have again planned everything from the beginning just to annoy him.
Joseph is a playful man and prefers fooling around over having any responsibility. By his own admission, his most hated sentences are "hard work" and "work hard", and still had to be pushed to train his Ripple talent in spite of facing certain death if he didn't meet and fight Wamuu again. Joseph has a fairly goofy side and spends half of his fights enjoying having outsmarted his current enemy with incredibly zany schemes, which take his opponents by surprise by how silly his plans are at first sight. A show-off, Joseph likes being the center of attention and couldn't stand that his rival Caesar had a special technique[6]. With his prestidigitation talent, Joseph mixed his boastful nature and his love of pranks into a dangerous tool in battle.
At the beginning of his adventure, Joseph's one redeeming trait is his devotion to his family and friends. Joseph cares deeply for his grandmother Erina Joestar, and is deeply angered when a gangster has the nerve of mentioning Speedwagon's death before her, which upset her[7]. Joseph also cares for his "Uncle Speedwagon", who he considers like a father and Speedwagon's disappearance pushed Joseph to go look for him in Mexico. Joseph also has a knack for befriending people. Despite having been stolen his wallet, Joseph quickly befriended Smokey Brown and couldn't tolerate discrimination against him. In the same way, Joseph befriended Caesar Zeppeli and Lisa Lisa even though they had difficult starts. Joseph even came to respect the Pillar Man Wamuu, and gave him a last salute as he died.
Over the course of Part 2, although he never really lost his overall attitude, he did develop into a strong, focused hero. In accord with his dismissal of any kind of discipline, Joseph believes that anything is fair in a fight as long as one isn't needlessly cruel. This results in him being a cheat and once earned him a scolding when he tried to climb the Hell Climb Pillar using a rope instead of with the Ripple as intended. Joseph possess a peculiar sense of honour, acknowledging Esidisi's underhanded moves as somewhat noble, since he did them for his fellow Pillar Men. However, when Kars backstabbed Lisa Lisa, Joseph was furious since he sullied the memory of his companion Wamuu. Thus it could be said that Joseph values kinship dearly.
Qrow Branwen[]
Qrow Branwen (pronounced "Crow") is one of the major protagonists in the world of RWBY. He is the uncle of Yang Xiao Long and honorary uncle of Ruby Rose. He is a former teacher at Signal Academy. In his youth, Qrow attended Beacon Academy and was on a team with Summer Rose, Taiyang Xiao Long and his twin sister Raven Branwen, known as Team STRQ.
Qrow is also involved with Ozpin, Glynda Goodwitch and James Ironwood in a secret society whose purpose is to protect Remnant and is privy to knowledge kept secret from most of the world.
Qrow is a rude, blunt, cynical, sometimes crass, yet cool-headed and nonchalant individual. He is an alcoholic, as Glynda notes “He’s always drunk!” He openly criticizes the Atlas military for occupying Vale and mistreating Ozpin during the Vytal Festival. Qrow's dislike of Atlas is brazen enough for him to immediately get into a brawl with Winter Schnee upon encountering her and personal enough for him to back down at the last second just for the chance to humiliate Winter in front of James Ironwood. He also shows a level of cockiness when he baits Winter into attacking him.
Qrow is shown to be tender at heart despite his rough demeanor and cares for both his nieces dearly. He is also very self-conscious about his Semblance to the point self-loathing, aware of its possible impact on the people around him, he makes a point to keep his distance from those he cares about. He saved Yang and Ruby from Grimm when they were very young and later took Ruby under his wing and trained her in scythe-wielding, allowing her to pursue her dreams as a Huntress. "It's Brawl in the Family" and "Lessons Learned" also show that he has remained very close to his nieces and plays the part of the childish uncle.
This childish facade, however, belies the demeanor of a veteran Huntsman. While watching Vytal Festival Tournament matches, he openly expresses displeasure and lack of approval, even as far as calling one a mess. He hinted to his nieces that his time out in the field had hardened him, which made the much safer displays of strength on the broadcast seem tame and benign in comparison. He is very cautious because of that, warning Ruby and Yang to not let their past near-victories against Roman Torchwick and the White Fang go to their heads. Regardless, he has faith in his nieces' potential as Huntresses, encouraging them to continue learning throughout their time at Beacon, saying they will go far after graduating.
In "Family", it is shown that unlike his sister, Qrow despises killing and is upset with Raven for not contacting Yang, especially after she learned her daughter had lost her arm. While both Qrow and Raven attended Beacon to learn how to kill Huntsmen, Qrow’s disgust and anger toward Leonardo Lionheart shows how far he has come. His value for family is strong to the point he suggests that Raven return to help in the fight against Salem, implying he still cared for her despite everything she had done. However, this changes In "The More the Merrier", as after Qrow finds out Raven joined forces with Cinder Fall and set a trap for him and the rest, he claims that he no longer sees her as family.
Despite Qrow's general dislike of authority and rules, he is extremely loyal to and trusting of Ozpin at first. He holds religion in doubt, but he takes Ozpin's word on the existence of the brother gods and their Relics. However, when Ozpin's secret history with Salem is revealed, Qrow feels betrayed and worthless. He lashes out both physically and verbally, and he deems meeting Ozpin "the worst luck of his life".
Dean Winchester[]
Dean Winchester is one of the two main protagonists from the hit television series Supernatural (the other being his brother Sam Winchester). He is played by Jensen Ackles.
Dean is shown to be by turns understanding, kind, funny, mischievous, and, in contrast to his younger brother, a little immature. At an early age, Dean was trained by his father, John Winchester, to hunt and kill creatures of the supernatural. However, unlike his brother Sam, he did not resent his father for having him "raised like a warrior". He seemed to prefer hunting the supernatural over any normal "apple pie" life, though it was revealed that when he was sixteen, he did in fact desire (or at least hope for) a normal life: He just couldn't leave Sam. This however did not last long, as later on while still sixteen, following a werewolf hunt he realized just how unique his life was. However, by Season 7, following all that he has seen and done, Dean admits to Eliot Ness that he no longer wants to be a hunter and would give it up if he could.
Dean is an avid fan of classic rock music. Many of his aliases have included the names of famous rock musicians. He is known to use crude humor, make sexual innuendos and indulge in pornography (especially for Busty Asian Beauties).
Dean typically avoids emotional intimacy, preferring to engage with women only as sexual partners. However, he has had a few long term relationships over the years, with Cassie Robinson, pre-series, and Lisa Braeden, in Season 6. After the tragic events that led Dean to ask Castiel to make it as if Lisa and her son Ben had never met him, Dean seemed to give up on ever having a family other than his brother. After his break up with Lisa, Dean was reluctant to get back into his old routine of "new town, new girl". However, the one time he was shown to indulge in a one night stand in "The Slice Girls" he ended up fathering an Amazon that tried to kill him. He was reluctant to defend himself against his Amazonian daughter and Sam ended up making the kill. After these events he became even more reluctant to get in a physical relationship let alone an emotional one.
Dean values his family's safety over anything else, even going so far as to kill a demon and its human host in order to save Sam's life, as well as sacrificing his very soul and suffering in Hell to resuscitate his brother. When he discovered he had a half-brother named Adam Millagan, he didn't believe that his father had another son until he saw a frame of the two together. He begrudgingly accepted it and helped what he thought to be his brother. When he met the real Adam, Dean didn't want him to suffer as a vessel for him and apologized to him after that failed. When he met his paternal grandfather Henry Winchester, he resented him for leaving his father as a child until he realized it wasn't his fault and apologized for it.
Even though Dean keeps himself in excellent physical shape, he is known to have very bad eating habits. He is often shown enjoying greasy, fattening or otherwise unhealthy food, especially cheeseburgers and pie, and dismisses salads as "rabbit food".
Poppy Pipopapo/Kamen Rider Poppy[]
Poppy Pipopapo (ポッピーピポパポ Poppī Pipopapo) is one of the main characters in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. She is a benevolent Bugster based on the character of the same name from DoReMiFa Beat. Poppy serves as the "navigator" for the Kamen Riders, and takes on the civilian identity of Asuna Karino (仮野 明日那 Karino Asuna), a registered nurse at Seito University Hospital and a personnel from the Ministry of Health. Using the Toki Meki Crisis Gashat and the Buggle Driver II, she is able to transform into Kamen Rider Poppy (仮面ライダーポッピー Kamen Raidā Poppī).
Poppy Pipopapo was created to serve as a guide to the Riders in CR. She provides insight on the Bugster viruses, the Rider system, and helps to transfer patients to CR if the situation requires it.
Poppy's true personality is bubbly and energetic. As Asuna, however, she takes on a mature and no-nonsense persona, although her normal personality will momentarily surface if she is addressed by her real name. But there have been times when Poppy as Asuna reverts to her true personality on her own free will. Despite being based on a Vocaloid, ironically, it is revealed Poppy cannot sing very well without music to accompany her and causes distress to those around her when she does. It is also revealed during an encounter with Kamen Rider Hibiki that she has a fear of Oni and ran away scared upon first seeing him.
After being brainwashed by the Bugsters, Poppy still has her bubbly personality, but she seems completely apathetic to the suffering of humans and casually focuses on her job as the "navigator" of Kamen Rider Chronicle. However, if Kamen Riders help the Ride-Players in the "game", which she states is against the rules, she will take on a serious persona briefly with a deeper voice and attack them as Kamen Rider Poppy. When Emu tried to get through to her to snap out of it, her erased memory and programmed loyalty to her kind caused her to knock him aside without a second thought. Fortunately, Emu restored her to normal using his reprogramming powers as Ex-Aid Maximum Gamer Level 99.
However, she has gained the memories of the female patient she killed in order to be brought into existence as a side effect. This briefly traumatized her to the point of almost breaking her emotionally, but Emu tried to reason with her that it was not her fault she was born into the world that way and she is not a killer as she has helped him save countless lives as his nurse. This seems to have made her feel a little better, but it is unknown how much of an impact it has on her emotional guilt. Being a Bugster born from Sakurako Dan, she also exhibits signs of maternal traits at times such as during her death she told Hiiro not to eat too many sweets and Kuroto to be a "good boy".
As recorded by CR, Poppy is part of the Mid Tier of Bugsters within Kamen Rider Chronicle: alongside Vernier, Kaiden and Gatton.
Sue Snell[]
Susan D. Snell, best know as Sue Snell is a student at Ewen High School in Chamberlain, Maine and the girlfriend of Tommy Ross, is a main character in Stephen King's novel Carrie. She was one of Chris Hargensen's friends who joined in tormenting Carrie White, especially during the shower incident. According to the novel, Sue had been dating Tommy for 6 months and became his lover two months before the time when the novel supposedly took place. A popular girl at Ewen High School, Sue began to feel guilty about making fun of Carrie as she was having her first period and proposed to Tommy, that he should take Carrie to the Prom instead of her.
Although he was against the idea at first, Tommy mellowed to it later. Furthermore, on another note, Sue believed that Tommy had gotten her pregnant. But, for now, Sue chose to stay at home on Prom Night though she was instinctively worried about it. However, several hours later, the town whistle began to blow and she happened to look out her window: Ewen High School was on fire. Sue rushed therefore to her mother's car and drove to the scene of the incident. When she arrived, the school exploded. Sue slammed on the brake, but hit her head on the steering wheel. When she exited the car, she saw a nearby gas station explode and flagged down a town sheriff. However, he took Sue and interrogated her.
Sue knew that Carrie did all of this in revenge for the prank and that Tommy died in the school because of it. A while later, Sue finds the dying Carrie White lying in a lot with a burning car. She somehow felt Carrie's "telepathic broadcast" and invited her to enter her mind, and see that she never felt any hatred for Carrie nor had she taken part in her humiliation at the Prom. Carrie explored Sue's mind and saw that what she said was true. Carrie died after forgiving Sue but not before transmitting to her telepathically all of her miserable life where she also had to see how ugly she behaved at the shower incident and for a while, also having to experience what happens, when someone dies. After that, Sue began to either have her period or a miscarriage. She identified Carrie´s body for the authorities, who then took the body away. She testified later at The White Commission, who were trying to turn her into a scapegoat to no avail.
Years later, Sue wrote "My Name is Sue Snell". Within the book, she talks about the events that led up to the The Black Prom from her perspective. She also defends Tommy and her own actions. It is implied, that all the events surrounding The Black Prom have broken Sue´s heart to the core. Sue only longs for peace after these events and also has begun embracing death driven by the experience she had, when she telepathically was linked to Carrie at the time of her death having to look, though only temporarily, what happens, when someone dies. For her, it is as though she is condemned to follow her to her death, because of it.
Eleventh Doctor[]
The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who. He is played by Matt Smith,[4] in three series as well as seven specials, over an almost four-year-long period. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other Doctor Who multimedia.
Within the show's narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, who travels in time and space in his ship, the TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body, but in doing so gains a new physical appearance and with it, a distinct new personality. Smith's incarnation is a quick-tempered but compassionate man whose youthful appearance is at odds with his more discerning and world-weary temperament. His main companions included feisty Scot Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), her husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) and the mysterious Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman). He also frequently appeared alongside River Song (Alex Kingston), a fellow time traveller with whom he shared a romantic storyline, and was the last Doctor to appear alongside the long-serving companion Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) prior to the actress' death, featuring in two episodes of the spin-off programme The Sarah Jane Adventures.
Explosive, exuberant, emotionally unpredictable and adventurous, the Eleventh Doctor was the final incarnation of the Doctor's original regenerative cycle. By this point in his life, the Doctor's reputation had grown immense, attracting a new strain of conflicts. Wishing to withdraw from the dangers it created, he became a secretive and guileful individual for the sake of himself and those he held close. This incarnation's most notable enemy was the Silence, who were responsible for destroying his TARDIS, causing the cracks in time, which eventually consumed the universe, though he restored it with the Pandorica. His multi-century war with the Silence critically involved companions Amy Pond, Rory Williams and their daughter, River Song.
Ultimately, the most significant defeat of the Silence required him to marry River in a dubious wedding ceremony, but one that they both seemed to regard as genuine. After the touch of a Weeping Angel robbed him of Amy and Rory, a heartbroken Doctor retired to Victorian London and associated himself with the "Paternoster Gang". During this period, he rediscovered a woman named Clara Oswald, whom he thought had died previously in the distant future; she once again died here.
Fascinated by this "impossible girl", he set off to solve the mystery of her multiple lives, and take her on as his latest travelling companion. He discovered her to be part of his timeline, having entered it in order to save him from the Great Intelligence. In doing so, he revealed to her his secret incarnation, who had fought in the Time War. With his previous incarnation, the Doctor revisited the Time War, and discovered that he and his past incarnations had actually saved the Time Lords from destruction, but lost knowledge of the event with only the Eleventh Doctor retaining his memories of what had actually happened.
This allowed him to cleanse his hands of a genocide he never enacted and happily accept the incarnation he once renounced, becoming the first incarnation to know the Time War's true conclusion. After receiving a message broadcast throughout time and space by the Time Lords, the Doctor spent the last nine hundred years of his life defending the planet Trenzalore from his greatest enemies. Though the Time Lords wished to be released from their pocket universe, the Doctor feared a new Time War would start but also refused to abandon the planet to destruction. Growing old, weak and frail, the Doctor faced his imminent demise as witnessed during a trip into his own personal future. At the pleading of Clara, the Time Lords granted the Doctor a new regeneration cycle at the end of his life, enabling the Doctor to undergo an explosive change into his next incarnation, changing his personal future but leaving the Time Lords trapped outside the universe.
Dante (Devil May Cry)[]
Dante (ダンテ) is a fictional character and the primary protagonist of the Devil May Cry series created and published by Capcom.
In the first four games, Dante is a mercenary, private investigator and demon hunting vigilante dedicated to exterminating them and other malevolent supernatural foes, a mission he follows in pursuit of those that killed his mother and corrupted his brother. He is the son of Sparda, a demon of great power and as a result of his heritage, he possesses numerous powers beyond that of any human, which he uses in combination with a variety of weapons to accomplish his goals.
The character also appears in several Devil May Cry novels and manga volumes; and is featured in the 2007 anime television series. A reboot of the series by Ninja Theory features him in an alternate universe as a young adult fighting against demons. Dante has also appeared as a guest character in multiple crossover games. Multiple voice actors have played him across the franchise.
Named after the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, the character was designed to fit Devil May Cry game designer Hideki Kamiya's vision of a "cool and stylish" man, and his personality was based on the title character of the manga series Cobra. Across the series, Dante's portrayal has been modified to appeal to criticism aimed towards his role in the first sequel with Devil May Cry 3 featuring a younger and cockier Dante while Devil May Cry 4 offered an older yet cocky characterization.
While Capcom handled the character in the first four games, Ninja Theory was in charge of his persona in the reboot. Dante has become one of the most popular characters in gaming, having been recognized for his role in the Devil May Cry series and various characteristics that have attracted gamers such as his cocky attitude. However, Dante's redesign and characterization in the reboot was the subject of controversy amongst gamers as he comes across unlikable in comparison to original one as well as other characters. Nevertheless, video game publications have defended this version of Dante.
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