Hector

Hector (ヘクトール) is the Warlock of Melancholy. Currently, not much is known about him. He has some importance in Roswaal's and Echidna's backstories as well as to the origin of the Sanctuary, as he was the reason for its creation.

Roughly 400 years ago, he pursued Echidna to the Sanctuary, where he swiftly defeated Roswaal's ancestor, Roswaal A Mathers, and engaged the Witch of Greed. The outcome of their fight, as well as his current status and whereabouts are unknown. His name seems to be completely absent from historical records.

Appearance
Hector had the look of a young man around twenty years of age with a tall body and slender frame. His long messy charred-brown colored hair was tied into a braid that trailed down to his butt. His black eyes had heavy bags under them that gave off the impression of a sickly person. His mouth was slightly puckered and his cheekbones were fairly pronounced. The color of his face was poor and his posture was crooked, which, when coupled with his worn eyes, gave the impression of someone who found it demanding to put on clothes and leave the house. Indeed, every part of Hector's demeanour portrayed lethargy and a general lack of vitality. Rather paradoxically, despite the lack of joviality conveyed by his attitude and posture.

Contrary to his facial features however, Hector wore a rather colourful attire; that of a jester. Half of it was purple and half of it was white. The suit was extremely skinny and left his shoulders visible.

In the anime, he's surrounded by a purple distorted hue which somewhat resembles a force field.

Personality
As the Warlock of Melancholy, Hector has a negative personality, frequently expressing his negativity in words. His manner of speaking is similar to Roswaal with the original Roswaal himself starting to speak like him later on after getting beaten. Hector is stronger than Echidna, but despite this his existence was left unknown for future generations to know.

History
Roughly 400 years ago, Hector pursued Echidna for unknown reasons, forcing her to flee to the Sanctuary located in the Kremaldy Forest. In order to prevent him from entering the Sanctuary, Echidna tried to create a magical barrier but failed, resulting in Hector successfully accessing the hiding place and facing off against Roswaal A Mathers, swiftly defeating him without breaking a sweat. Just before delivering the finishing blow, Echidna intercepted him, saving Roswaal's life. The Witch and the Warlock clashed with the outcome of their fight being unknown, though it's safe to assume Echidna survived the ordeal whilst Hector's fate is currently unknown.

Abilities
Authority of Melancholy (憂鬱の権能 Yū'utsu no Ken'nō): Hector seems to be able to use the Authority of Melancholy.
 * Hector surrounds himself in an invisible force field that is able to crush both living things and magic alike. The more he closes his distance with the target the stronger the damage is. As Hector himself seems to be the very centre of this force field, the damage has the highest magnitude when in direct contact with him; by simply jabbing his finger into Roswaal's chest, he shattered his bones, completely crushed his chest and organs and twisted and crumbled his limbs, completely destroying the mage's body beyond repair.
 * Hector seems to also be able to create force fields outside his reach by looking at a place or pointing his open palm towards it, as seen when he destroyed a hut in which Ryuzu was hiding, several tens of meters away from where Hector was standing.

Trivia

 * Like the Witches (with the exception of Satella), Hector's namesake matches both an asteroid and a mythological being. 624 Hektor is the name of the largest Jupiter trojan, an asteroid that shares the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun. The mythological Hector was a Trojan prince and hero in Greek mythology.
 * The Author ranked Hector in the upper echelon in the story in terms of strength, though the full extent of his abilities remain unknown.
 * Hector is the only known/recorded male member of the Witches of Sin.
 * The fact that the barrier of the Sanctuary was made to counter Hector implies that he may have been a demi-human of some sort, though no conclusions have been made so far.
 * According to the author, Hector will make another appearance in the story, though he did not divulge any specifics.
 * Clind, another Authority user, displays a similar ability to Hector's. The two have both spread their hands, clenched them, and used the word "melancholy" before the action was completed. Additionally, long ago, both Clind and Roswaal defeated an unnamed enemy of the latter's. Roswaal described this enemy as a “longstanding foe”.

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