Edel (エデル,Ederu) is the last surviving Dragon Knight on a quest to recover his missing child and get revenge upon the Makai Order in the events of Dragon Blood.
Edel was meant to be a sacrifice by his clan to Horrors, but was saved by a Makai Dragon. Adopted by the dragon, Edel lived and thought through the wisdom of the wise dragon. He was later partnered with Nova and the two started as unintended saviors of humanity, but when the Makai Order attempted to capture Nova in attempt to unveil the secrets of dragon power, Edel turned against the order and fought against them before being sealed in a dragon shell for thousands of years into modern day. Now Edel is focused on retrieving his missing dragon kin.
Being raised by a dragon and endowed with powers, Edel considered himself as a dragon and didn't think much of humanity. However, with Horrors disrupting the peace, Edel fought against them and gained respect from humanity and the Makai community. Unfortunately, when the Makai Order captured Nova and hurt the two of them, he developed a hatred for both humanity and the order.
When he was revived in modern times, he has nothing but contempt and rage against the order for ruining his life. However, through the interactions of Alice Hiromi and Silver Knight Rei, he began to question himself and his own identity. Despite living and devoting himself as a self-proclaimed dragon, he has always been aware of his humanity and had trouble making peace with himself. In his final moments, he wondered about his own identity, dying in frustration and confusion.
History[]
Origins[]
Thousands of years ago, when there were no Makai Knights, only Makai Priest, the Horror infestation was rampant. Humanity was still primitive at the time and had no effective means to defend themselves against such any enemy. One particular clan decided to bring routine infant sacrifices to the horrors in hopes their hunger will be satiated and they would be left alone. Upon a particular sacrifice upon the alter though, a Makai Dragon appeared and saved the infant from doom. From that day, the dragon adopted the baby and named him Edel. In turn, he took care of the dragon's offspring after it passed away, naming the young dragon Nova. Edel and Nova would grow up together, fighting and destroying Horrors, all while freeing villages from demon beasts' control. Many would view Edel and Nova as the first protectors, while the Makai Community and the Makai Knights would be formed under their likeness.
However, Edel would eventually be disillusioned about humanity when a group of Makai Priests and Knights captured a weakened Nova to siphon its energy. Enraged, Edel killed many of the Knights and Priests, now seeing humanity as the monster that he should be eradicating. The Makai Priests would eventually overpower him with large Madou Brush cannons and Nova would use its last strength to encase Edel into a glass sarcophagus, before incinerating itself alongside the other Knights and Priests. Edel and Nova would eventually leave a dragon egg behind.
Many years later, Edel's coffin would be stolen by the Makai Priest Okina, and transported to an unknown location. There, the Makai Priest plans to awaken him and use the power of the dragons to make himself and Kagome, his younger sister, stronger. Kagome tries to stop Okina, but soon enough, Edel awakens. Disgusted, he immediately kills Okina and knocks Kagome out before escaping.
Edel easily adjusts to his current situation and tries to look for the dragon egg that Nova gave birth to. His search would eventually lead him to Alice Hiromi, Rekka, and Rei Suzumura, the latter two being tasked to protect the dragon egg. Edel engages Rekka and Rei in combat, and while successful in retrieving the egg, Alice would seal the egg inside a cage, using her hand as the key. Weakened, he retreats. Edel soon finds out that the unborn dragon's life-force is slowly fading inside the cage, and the seal placed on it was too powerful to break. He then summons multiple mechanical beasts to retrieve Alice, although they would be destroyed by Rei.
Edel eventually finds Alice when Kagome breaks Rekka's protection spell on her, and he takes her to the egg. Alice removes the seal, but before he could secure the egg, Rei arrives and fights him. Edel and Rei's battle brings them to a near cliff, where Edel knocks Rei down and tries to take the egg from Alice. Kagome tries to stop him and ends up sacrificing her life by blowing herself up alongside Edel with an explosion spell, sending him down a ravine with a hole in his chest. However, Edel revives and continues to track down Alice and the egg.
Edel finally catches up with his target when the newly hatched baby dragon transported itself and Alice away from Rei and Rekka. Sensing the dragon's weakness, Edel brings it and Alice to the lake filled with Jakki to revive the dragon. Soon enough, Rei and Rekka arrive, but Edel escapes with the dragon to a small warehouse, which Rekka also manages to track down. Angered due to them always disrupting his plans, Edel engages the two once again, when the fully grown dragon awakens. Edel tries to command the dragon, only to be attacked by it, biting his hand and body. When Alice finally reveals her true motives and commands the dragon away, a confused Edel tries to follow them, only to be stopped by Rekka. The two fight and Rekka defeats Edel by using her and Kagome's Madou Brushes to disintegrate him.
A weakened Edel would be revived one last time, coming out of the dragon's body after Zero, as a Lost Soul Beast, beats it down. He would confront Rei one last time, insisting that despite his humanity, he is still a dragon. Rei fatally stabs Edel and finally destroys him; his last words being "What am I?".
Final Confrontation & Death[]
Abilities[]
Dragon Knight Training: As a Dragon Knight, Edel was trained in both martial and magical arts by the very dragon that adopted him. He can craft his own knock-off of Gōryū called Giryū via. Alchemy and employing dragon fire in the same manner as Blazing Armament.
Equipment[]
Armored Dragon Edel Armor: As a Dragon Knight, Edel is known as Armor Dragon Edel (鎧竜エデル,Gairyū Ederu) and clad in eponymous armor which dormant form being very scaled leather outfit he wears as his casual attire. By impaling any parts of such attire (typically his gloves) with his Dragon Fang, he unveils the outfit's true, suit of armor form in a burst of dragon fire, completing his transformation. Parallels with Makai Armor in design, the armor is dragon-themed and scaly in appearance, possessing wing-like ornaments on pauldrons and horned helmet shaped after dragon's head. Due to its origin, it can only be purified by having a Makai Dragon absorbing the build-up evil ki or willing the ki to coalesce into a dark fang/blade (latter feat which put greater strain to the wearer).
Dragon's Fangs (竜の牙,Ryū no Kiba): The fang of a dragon to activate his armor.
Dragon's Tail (竜の尾,Ryū no O):
Edel deploys Dragon's Tail in its downgraded state
Prehensile mechanical tail that extends from the armor's back that can be deployed for attacking like scorpion's tail or acting as additional limb to grab and manipulate things. The tail is quite sturdy and powerful even in its normal state.
Dragon Sword: A western sword with his dragon motif. Turns into ornate falchion version of itself in its active state.
