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Zelos Wilder
A noble from Atlas, Zelos transfers to Beacon Academy to help Drake in his investigation to solve Lloyd’s murder and bring the one responsible to justice. While he appears to be a handsome lech and provides most of the comedy in the story, he's actually a troubled soul and finds solace in his friendships. He is Drake’s partner and longtime best friend.
Tropes
- Abusive Parents: This is putting it mildly.
- He has the classic asshole stepfather who discourages him from becoming a Huntsman and focus more on the family business.
- He has very bitter feelings towards his mother and hates the idea of her controlling his life.
- Beneath the Mask: Zelos’s womanizer attitude is mostly a facade. He is flirtatious, extroverted and suave, but it is revealed that he was extremely lonely as a child. He indicates that the overbearing control his mother and stepfather had over him led to a very difficult and unpleasant relationship with both of his parents. After becoming friends with Drake and Lloyd, he became more pleasant and considers them his true family.
- Boisterous Bruiser: Zelos is extroverted, fun-loving and daring.
- The Casanova: Zelos is the classic ladies' man and very flirtatious. He's not much of a long-term relationship guy, being more of a one-night-stand.
- The Charmer: Zelos is cocky and charismatic. He's a womanizer and has plenty of confidence when dealing with the opposite sex.
- Chivalrous Pervert: Despite his flirtatious attitude, he has a moral code when it comes to women.
- He never gets intimate with someone more than a year younger than him
- The girl must not have a crush on someone else
- Never goes after an innocent girl (aka a virgin)
- Never sticks his d*ck in crazy
- The Cynic: Zelos is generally cynical and pessimistic, but has a lighter view of the world than Drake.
- Deadpan Snarker: Zelos always has a witty, snarky or sarcastic comment tucked up his sleeves.
- Disappeared Dad: Yaun Ka-Fei, who has been absent all Zelos's life.
- Foil: Drake presents himself as aloof, moody and serious; he takes no interest in dating and prefers to keep to himself. Zelos appears extroverted, flirtatious and carefree; he flirts with almost any beauty he comes across, rarely takes things seriously and enjoys having a good time.
- Handsome Lech: Zelos is a very handsome young man who will flirt with almost any pretty girl he come across.
- Apparently, he's memorized the measurements of every girl in his class.
- Heroic Bastard: He was born the child of a Faunus and a Human, and never officially knew his father.
- Lonely Rich Kid: As a child he had no friends and assumed everyone was just after his position
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Oh, absolutely.
- Magic Knight: He wields a sword and shield, but his semblance grants him enhanced attributes and he has access to elemental aura attacks.
- Meaningful Name: His name, “Zelos”, actually means “envy or greed” in ancient Greek, an emotion commonly associated with the color green.
- Mirror Character: With Weiss. Both have a strong hatred against the White Fang, parents who made their home lives a living hell, and friends who changed their lives.
- The Nicknamer: Affectionately calls Drake, “bud”, much to his annoyance.
- Parental Abandonment: His biological father, Yuan Ka-Fai, left before he was born and has never been present in his life.
- Shipper on Deck: He has always encouraged Drake to go out and meet a girl, much to Drake’s exasperation.
- When he sees Drake and Yang argue over a match they had together, he calls out, “Jesus… make out already.” to Drake’s annoyance and Yang’s embarrassment.
- Spoiled Brat: When he was a kid. Befriending Drake and Lloyd helped change all that
- Undying Loyalty: To his friends.
- But especially Drake. He’s willing to take more drastic measures for his friend’s sake, be it blackmailing, killing… or even betraying. He’ll always do right by him, even if that means hurting him.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Drake. See the entry for this trope under him.
- Would Hit a Girl: Does this to Blake. He had his reasons.
