Halibel (ハリベル) is a citizen of Kararagi who is known throughout the world as the Admirer, one of the three people said to be on par with the Kingdom's Reinhard van Astrea in terms of overall martial skill, alongside the Empire's Cecilus Segmunt and the Holy Kingdom's Vague Adgard. He made his main story debut in Arc 8, where he played a supporting role.
Appearance[]
Halibel is a wolf human with relatively long black fur clad in a dishevelled black kimono possessing worn-down purple accents. His large height makes him tower over a fully-grown Subaru like a black statue covered in fur, and his golden eyes are usually narrowed into two slits. He often likes biting on his golden kiseru with his teeth. More often than not, Halibel gives off a rather laid-back air through his appearance.
Personality[]
Halibel has a casual behavior and likes the taste of liquor and free alcohol. Although he shows total respect towards others, he can be a bit too serious when talking about his race, since his species are rare and on the verge of extinction, often mentioning that he feels like carrying the pride of his kind.
Though a friendly man, he takes his job seriously. If someone hires him to do a job, whether that be Kararagi’s League of Cities themselves, a friend like Anastasia Hoshin, or especially from his fellow wolf-human tribesmen, he will do what he can to accomplish his task, listening and respecting the requests of his contractors. Likewise, he also believes that one should not break their promises or oaths, as when he was once tasked by his fellow tribesmen to take the life of Ricardo Welkin for breaking his oath to them, Halibel believed that he brought it on himself.
History[]
As the strongest wolf human and the strongest man in Kararagi, Halibel was allowed by his fellow tribesmen to make himself known and proclaim himself as a wolf human. That said, as a member of their tribe, he would oft be requested to handle their requests.
Many years ago, the leaders of his tribe tasked him with the assassination of Ricardo, as he had broken his oath to hide his identity as a wolf human. Though he found the task unfortunate, he still accepted it nonetheless, believing that Ricardo brought it upon himself. When he eventually met Ricardo and was prepared to take his life, a young Anastasia protected Ricardo, and she managed to find a compromise to keep Halibel from having to kill Ricardo. Afterward, Halibel maintained friendly relations with Anastasia and Ricardo.
At some point in the past, Vollachia’s strongest warrior, Cecilus Segmunt, was given the task of slaying Halibel, as being a wolf human put his head on the chopping block for his race’s involvement in the betrayal of the Emperor of the Briar and his lover. The two clashed, but rather than killing Halibel, Cecilus returned home.
Some time around the events of the Pleiades Watchtower Expedition, Halibel was hired by the League of Cities to investigate the goings-on of one of the towns that borders Vollachia, Nanou, whose income of food and other such supplies had dramatically reduced. There, he discovered that the living were completely replaced by the undead. Though he found the events strange, as the undead were acting as though they were alive yet without purpose, Halibel dispatched them all and reported to the League of Cities. He also came across Anastasia and Julius Juukulius, the former of which hired him to traverse into Vollachia with her. As it aligned with his goals to investigate the occurrence, he accepted her offer.
Abilities[]
Curse Arts (呪術, Jujutsu): Halibel is an expert in curse arts. Killing curses are his trump card, and he fuses pieces of his own fur or nails that he cursed into his weapons to cast a curse that, no matter what, will kill his opponent.[1] However, these curses are not compatible with beings that are already dead, such as the zombies in Vollachia.[2]
Great Power: Halibel is an extremely skilled Shinobi, able to easily overpower most people he faces off. He is considered the strongest individual from the Kararagi City-States. Halibel’s overall martial skill is said to be comparable to Reinhard van Astrea's. He was once even able to contend with Cecilus Segmunt in combat for a time.
Assassin Skills: As a shinobi, Halibel has access to innumerable abilities and techniques that are associated with said occupation, and his skill with them is superior to Olbart Dunkelkenn.
- Stealth: Halibel is a master of stealth and can completely erase his presence. He could be sitting in a room filled with a large number of people of Divine General level, and nobody would even realize he was there until he’d either killed everyone or purposefully made himself known.
- ”Dead Spot”: Halibel has shown the ability to locate the weakness in various techniques and abilities, a spot which he designates as the dead spot. By aiming at these spots, he is able to completely nullify powerful attacks like a great laser, and he is even capable of halting the regeneration of the zombies of the Great Disaster for a time.
- Cloning: Halibel is able to use his fur to clone himself into four, using both physical and hollow clones to confuse his opponent. Perhaps the biggest upside to his cloning ability is that each and every clone is identical to the original specimen, including their strength, meaning that rather than splitting his fighting strength into four "pieces", he quadruples it. The clones are also able to act independently.
- Unnamed Burying Technique: During his battle with Eugard Vollachia, Halibel displayed an ability to drag his opponent into the ground. Apparently, the technique leaves the target’s head poking out of the ground, but those of considerable power and resistance do not get dragged into the ground all the way. Eugard managed to get away with only his lower half being dragged beneath the earth.
Equipment:
- Kunai: Halibel’s primary weapon of choice are kunai. When thrown, his kunai are described to travel at beyond human speeds.
- Throwing Daggers: He uses these alongside his kunai.
- Kiseru: Halibel is regularly seen smoking out of a kiseru, burning the special herbs within to keep himself alive.
- Katana: Halibel carries a katana.
Trivia[]
- As a result of the stigma that has surrounded wolf humans and werewolves for nearly 300 years, Halibel is the only one of his kind who publicly professes his identity.
- Despite being among the three characters who are said to be on par with Reinhard in terms of martial skill, when the two faced off in Oboreru IF, Reinhard did not draw the Dragon Sword Reid against him.
- Before Halibel's introduction in Arc 8, the author expressed uncertainty regarding whether or not he would make an appearance in the main story.[3]
- Despite his character design including a katana, Halibel claims that he does not know how to use them after returning the Fiend Sword to Groovy Gumlet.
References[]
- ↑ “I’m an expert in curse arts... Killin’ curses are my trump card. Stuff like my fur ’n nails are fused into the kunai I have, so if they get stolen, it’ll cast a curse.” Re:IF, Chapter 6, Section 4.
- ↑ “Ya see, the sellin’ point of my attacks’s the fact that they’re killin’ curses; once they hit, it’s lights out for good, so I ain’t compatible with an opponent who sticks ’round even after they kick the bucket, not at all.” Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 36, Chapter 2, Section 1.
- ↑ “I think that Cecilus will show up, but I'm not sure about Halibel.” July 7, 2018 Q&A
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