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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 Sanctuary as he was the reason for its creation.
Roughly 400 years ago, he pursued Echidna to 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. Also, his name seems to be completely absent from historical records.[1]
Appearance
Hector was a gloomy and languid-looking youth with charred brown hair that he wore tied down his back. He had black eyes with unhealthy-looking bags under them, giving off an aura of a sickly individual. Like his eyes, his complexion was extremely pale and unpleasant to the eye. Though relatively tall, his posture was crooked and the way he moved gave any bystander an impression of someone who could barely put on his clothes in the morning.
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. He is stronger than Echidna, but despite this his existence is unknown to future generations for some reason.
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, however, the outcome of the fight is 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.[2]
- 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.[3]
Trivia
- Hector's name refers to the 624 Hektor, the largest of Jupiter's Trojans. Hector is also the name of the strongest of the Trojan heroes from the Iliad in Greek mythologies.
- According to the author, Hector is among the strongest characters in the series.[4]
- Hector is the only male member of the Witches of Sin.[5]
References
- ↑ "However, I have no heard a single thing of this Melancholy" Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 14: Chapter 2. Section 10
- ↑ "he had suffered unhealed wounds during the battle with that devil, putting Roswaal's body into a state that made day-to-day life arduous" Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 15: Chapter 7. Section 2.
- ↑ "He looked toward the cabin Ryuzu was in-and without warning, it was crushed under the strain" Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 14: Chapter 2. Section 8
- ↑ "but Hector is in the top strength class in the story, after all" Season 2, Episode 20 Commentary
- ↑ "Of course, there are no confirmed Warlocks other than this Hector of "Melancholy" Season 2 Episode 20 Commentary
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