History Characters / ReZeroVollachiaEmpire

* BareYourMidriff: She wears a revealing outfit that includes a lack of clothing on her abdomen.

* BareYourMidriff: She wears a halter top that reveals her midriff.

* AbdicateTheThrone: For some reason, he has been deposed from the Vollachian throne and has fled the capital of Lupgana to the forest where Subaru meets him. [[spoiler:It is eventually revealed that the 'Great Disaster', one of four calamities that are foretold to occur in the future, is fated to occur and potentially destroy the Volachia Empire upon the death of the reigning emperor Vincent Vollachia. Vincent had [[FaceDeathWithDignity long made his peace]] with his fated demise and planned to strengthen the country to survive the Disaster without him, but Chisha Gold, one of the conspirators, aided in the scheme only to use his unique ability to 'become' somebody in order to [[BodyDouble fully take on the identity and role]] of 'Vincent Vollachia', and [[TakeMeInstead die in his place]], allowing Vincent to rally the Empire to survive the disaster instead]].

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that Vincent has spent most of his life and reign as Emperor preparing to commit one of these, even if he doesn't know exactly when it'll occur. The [[{{Seers}} Stargazer]] Ubilk foretold that one of 4 calamities in the world's future, the 'Great Disaster', is fated to commence upon Vincent's death. Aware from past experiences with Stargazers that [[YouCantFightFate trying to avoid the Disaster commencing will only ensure it does]], Vincent instead has [[FaceDeathWithDignity made his peace]] with the fact that he's fated to die someday, and seized the throne of Volachia only to ensure the country was prepared and strong enough to survive the Disaster without his leadership. He even had Chisha Gold become his BodyDouble not to have him die in his place, but to ensure that [[ElCidPloy the people would still rally around the figure of 'Vincent Volachia']] after his death to survive. When Chisha instead uses his talents to ensure ''he'' becomes the 'Vincent' that is killed, Vincent is [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness uncharacteristically upset]] by somebody dying for his sake]].

* AbdicateTheThrone: For some reason, he has been deposed from the Vollachian throne and has fled the capital of Lupgana to the forest where Subaru meets him.

* WeakButSkilled: Vincent's combat skills are far from his strongest asset, ironically enough for an emperor of a country where AsskickingEqualsAuthority. When he and Subaru are forced to undergo a lifeblood ritual to earn the loyalty of the Shudrach Clan, overcoming a massive snake Mabeast in combat, Vincent is hardly better in a fight than [[TheTeamNormal Subaru]]. Their attempt to AttackItsWeakPoint fails because Vincent isn't strong enough to completely slice through the Mabeast's horn, getting his sword stuck mid-way through it and forcing Subaru to detonate his RingOfPower, along with [[AnArmAndALeg his hand]], to finish it off.

* DirtyCoward: Todd's extreme decisiveness and swiftness in taking out threats seems to be rooted in an earnest desire to eliminate anything that could possibly threaten his life, with it being pretty clear that he's doing it [[ItsAllAboutMe mainly for his own benefit]] and not for the sake of the army or Volakia's glory. Furthermore, whilst he's not afraid to risk his life if absolutely necessary, he only does so with extreme reluctance, and when faced with opponents weaker than him, usually attempts to just kill them with minimal hesitation because [[MurderIsTheBestSolution they're less of a potential threat to him dead than alive]]. [[spoiler: Subaru is able to turn this against him in Guaral, escaping Todd's meticulously-prepared ambush simply by shouting out that he's aware Todd is about to attack him, counting on the fact that Todd will refuse to engage is there's even the slightest chance his opponent could retaliate against him.]]

* DirtyCoward: Todd's extreme decisiveness and swiftness in taking out threats seems to be rooted in an earnest desire to eliminate anything that could possibly threaten his life, with it being pretty clear that he's doing it [[ItsAllAboutMe mainly for his own benefit]] and not for the sake of the army or Volakia's glory. [[spoiler: Subaru is able to turn this against him in Guaral, escaping Todd's meticulously-prepared ambush simply by shouting out that he's aware Todd is about to attack him, counting on the fact that Todd will refuse to engage is there's even the slightest chance his opponent could retaliate against him.]]

** When [[spoiler:Rem]] meets Katya as fellow house-arrest captives within the capital, she's shown to be a NervousWreak who expresses sadness towards Jamal's apparent death in the Civil War, but showcases instant refusal when [[spoiler:Rem]] tries to console her about Todd's UncertainDoom as well, in such a way that indicates she was rejecting the idea she could ever feel anything for Todd at all rather than disbelieving he could die.

* MoralityPet: [[AmbiguousSituation Possibly]]. The only person Todd has ever expressed admiration or thought about besides himself is his fiancé Katia, who he says is the only woman he's ever respected, and he claims most of his ruthless actions are so he can go home to her safe and unharmed unlike so many others who foolishly die on the battlefield. Ironically, this would make her an inversion of the trope, as Tope's apparent love for her drives him to ruthless extremes in wiping out his enemies regardless of how immoral the method. However, this is only [[UnreliableNarrator Todd's interpretation of events]], with it being unclear if Katia herself feels the same way towards him. The volume 30 light novel cover has Todd apparently relaxing with Katia, hugging her from behind whilst she stares at the reader... only for the cover on the inside of the book to have Katia's expression changed to a forlorn and downcast one, whilst Todd is instead giving the reader a PsychoticSmirk, his 'hug' now looking possessive and controlling.

* TheParanoiac: To an insane degree. Todd's intelligence and perceptiveness pairs uncomfortably with his belief that he is surrounded by potential threats at all times, leading to him manipulating people into not perceiving him as a danger to be focused on and striking with ruthless precision when their guard is down, leading to several needless deaths out of his assumption that they were going to possibly harm him. Whilst a cautious attitude is likely how he survived in such a dog-eat-dog realm like Volakia despite his relative weakness compared to other fighters, Todd's paranoia still stands apart from the rest due to how ''far'' he's willing to go to deal with any threats he perceives. His entire antagonisms with Subaru comes down to Subaru having to deceive him by necessity to avoid getting instantly killed once Todd correctly perceived a 'looped' Subaru is being more manipulative than he seems and assuming the worst, and him successfully tricking Todd to escape afterwards elevated him in Todd's opinion to a 'threat that ''must'' be eliminated' even prioritising Subaru's death over anything that would be more beneficial to the Volakian army. At once point, his constant ambushing of Subaru does nothing but [[NiceJobFixingItVillain force him to seek aid by joining in Vincent's plan to retake his throne]] when Subaru was actually trying to ''leave'' Volakia at the first chance he got. In essence, Todd correctly assessed Subaru to be more dangerous than he seems and refuses to underestimate him, but this self-same assessment also drives him to to ensure Subaru is dead no matter what, even when Subaru doesn't ''want'' to fight him.

* HyperCompetentSidekick: With emphasis on the ''hyper-competency''. Todd fashions himself as this to whomever he meets, whether the army generals he was working under, Jamal (albeit their relationship was more [[ThoseTwoGuys a mutual partnership]]) or [[spoiler:Arakiya]], he proves himself to be an efficient and valuable asset to them that can take inventive action to achieve their objectives with minimal effort or risk. This is [[DeconstructedTrope part of his paranoid and sociopathic nature]]. By making himself the sidekick to whomever is taking charge, Todd can effectively manipulate their plan of attack whilst avoiding being recognised as a figure of importance to target, and allowing himself to slip away unnoticed whilst his 'allies' are involved in the fighting if he deems it necessary. Subaru later decides whilst facing him on the gladiator island that Todd's efficiently is so high because he trusts ''literally'' nobody, and is thus always prepared to do things by himself from the start without relying on others, in contrast to [[SupportPartyMember Subaru]].

* HyperCompetentSidekick: With emphasis of the ''hyper-competency''. Todd fashions himself as this to whomever he meets, whether the army generals he was working under, Jamal (albeit their relationship was more [[ThoseTwoGuys a mutual partnership]]) or [[spoiler:Arakiya]], he proves himself to be an efficient and valuable asset to them that can take inventive action to achieve their objectives with minimal effort or risk. This is [[DeconstructedTrope part of his paranoid and sociopathic nature]]. By making himself the sidekick to whomever is taking charge, Todd can effectively manipulate their plan of attack whilst avoiding being recognised as a figure of importance to target, and allowing himself to slip away unnoticed whilst his 'allies' are involved in the fighting if he deems it necessary. Subaru later decides whilst facing him on the gladiator island that Todd's efficiently is so high because he trusts ''literally'' nobody, and is thus always prepared to do things by himself from the start without relying on others, in contrast to [[SupportPartyMember Subaru]].

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Chillingly {{Inverted}}, but played straight at the same time. [[spoiler:Todd's LackOfEmpathy is so great, when Jamal stays behind to HoldTheLine and give Todd time to flee Guural with the wounded Arakiya, he writes him off as dead and ''instantly'' starts forgetting about him whilst he's still fighting, becoming unclear on which eye he'd worn his EyepatchOfPower over. He even has to mentally coach himself to remember as many details as he can about Jamal when talking to Arakiya afterwards so he doesn't slip up and expose his disregard of his 'fallen ally', since Arakiya listens to him in part because she sympathises with his 'loss'. Driving it home, Jamal is his brother-in-law through Katia, yet Todd cares so little about him that it's honestly a struggle for him to remember his existence despite their apparent close bond, whereas Jamal later turns up alive during the climatic fighting at the capital and looks forward to reuniting with Todd once more]].

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Chillingly {{Inverted}}, but played straight at the same time. [[spoiler:Todd's LackOfEmpathy is so great, when Jamal stays behind to HoldTheLine and give Todd time to flee Guural with the wounded Arakiya, he writes him off as dead and ''instantly'' starts forgetting about him whilst he's still fighting, becoming unclear on which eye he'd worn his EyepatchOfPower over. He even has to mentally coach himself to remember as many details as he can about Jamal when talking to Arakiya afterwards so he doesn't slip up and expose his disregard of his 'fallen ally', since Arakiya listens to him in part because she sympathises with his 'loss'. Driving it home, Jamal is his brother-in-law through Katia, yet Todd cares so little about him that it's honestly a struggle for him to remember his existence despite their apparent close bond]].

* MoralityPet: [[AmbiguousSituation Possibly]]. The only person Todd has ever expressed admiration or thought about besides himself is his fiancé Katia, and he claims most of his ruthless actions are so he can go home to her safe and unharmed unlike so many others who foolishly die on the battlefield.

* TheSociopath: Once Todd's true nature is revealed to Subaru upon his second revival, it becomes clear that this is what he truly is underneath the veneer of friendship and charming personality he puts on when working with others he plans to have on his side. Todd's go-to reaction to verifying that somebody might threaten him is instant lethal intent, and he shows an alarming disregard for the lives of others in favour of what benefits himself personally. When Subaru lures a snake mabeast to ambush the Patrol Todd and Jamal were leading towards what they thought was the hidden Shudrach village, Todd remains focused on attempting to kill Subaru even as the patrol to being attached by the dangerous monster, having identified that he's caused the attack somehow and had outwitted him, thus elevating Subaru to the level of 'threat' in Todd's eyes and making him utterly focused on ensuring his demise. Despite that, when Todd ambushes Subaru in Guaral, during one of the death loops he admits he holds no personal enmity towards him for what he did, it's just that he's a dangerous existence that Todd can't tolerate, and thus will devote all his energies to wiping him out regardless of the cost. Compounding the statement is the fact he blew up a bar of civilians just to catch Subaru in the blast, showcasing how [[TheUnfettered he doesn't care for collateral in favour of what benefits himself]]. A side-story in Vol 27 reveals that the Volacian patrol actually managed to kill the snake mabeast without any casualties, but Todd, under the belief that Subaru was a Shudrachian spy and was leading them into an ambush, discreetly poisoned the patrol's water supply with the snake's venom and then mercilessly killed them all after sending Jamal away on an errand, aware he could never convince then it's be too dangerous to pursue Subaru and that they'd report him for desertion otherwise, [[ColdEquation thus killing them all was simply the best choice for him]]. [[spoiler: The ultimate sign of his LackOfEmpathy comes when Jamal pulls a HeroicSacrifice to allow Todd to flee Guural with the wounded Arakiya. Todd's POV shows that he cannot even remember which side of his face Jamal wears his EyepatchOfPower on properly, showing how little he bothered to remember his 'closest' ally's appearance despite their apparent bond]]. Subaru, who has faced the insanity of the Sin Archbishops first-hand, notes that there's something deeply ''wrong'' with Todd, and is notably intimidated by him despite his comparative lack of power against the super-powered fighters of the world.
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Defied. If Todd decides somebody has to die, he'll kill them instantly before they can even react. This trait of his makes him an excellent soldier and highly-dangerous opponent,[[spoiler: but unfortunately, given he decides that [[SaveScumming Subaru]] needs to be on his hitlist, this backfires on him, as his attempts to kill Subaru only end up forcing him back in time with forewarning of Todd's future actions, which in turn, further convinces Todd of the necessity of Subaru having to die as he keeps evading and outwitting him from his perspective.]]

** When he deduces that Subaru, who looped after dying psst their first meeting, is being intentionally manipulative towards them --thanks to his future knowledge -- he classes him as a threat and [[DramaticIrony indirectly reveals]] to Subaru how manipulative he was to him the first time around. Subaru only escaping by going along with Todd's belief that he's a Suderach spy and can lead them to the tribe's camp, despite Todd's reluctance to enter the forest. When Subaru uses his ability to attract a large snake mabeast as a distraction against the scouting party to escape, Todd instantly realises that Subaru deceived him and is much more dangerous that he gave him credit for, adamantly refusing to head further into the woods out of a perceived ambush he believes Subaru is likely leading them into. Since he cannot convince the surviving scouting party that heading further into the woods is a bad idea, least he show 'weakness' and be executed for it, he instead tricks Jamal into cleaning himself at a river farther away and uses the snake's venom to poison everybody else, thus allowing him to manipulate the more-gullible Jamal into following him to Guaral and away from Todd's perceived threat.

* TheParanoiac: To an insane degree. Todd's intelligence and perceptiveness pairs uncomfortably with his belief that he is surrounded by potential threats at all times, leading to him manipulating people into not perceiving him as a danger to be focused on and striking with ruthless precision when their guard is down, leading to several needless deaths out of his assumption that they were going to possibly harm him. Whilst a cautious attitude is likely how he survived in such a dog-eat-dog realm like Volakia despite his relative weakness compared to other fighters, Todd's paranoia still stands apart from the rest due to how ''far'' he's willing to go to deal with any threats he perceives. His entire antagonisms with Subaru comes down to Subaru having to deceive him by necessity to avoid getting instantly killed once Todd correctly perceived a 'looped' Subaru is being more manipulative than he seems and assuming the worst, and him successfully tricking Todd to escape afterwards elevated him in Todd's opinion to a 'threat that ''must'' be eliminated' even prioritising Subaru's death over anything that would be more beneficial to the Volakian army. At once point, his constant ambushing of Subaru does nothing but force him to seek aid by joining in Vincent's plan to retake his throne when Subaru was actually trying to ''leave'' Volakia at the first chance he got. In essence, Todd correctly assessed Subaru to be more dangerous than he seems and refuses to underestimate him, but this self-same assessment also drives him to to ensure Subaru is dead no matter what, even when Subaru doesn't ''want'' to fight him.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: She's silver-haired and dark-skinned.

* BareYourMidriff: She wears a bikini-like top that reveals her midriff.

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* LivingLieDetector: Todd's perceptiveness and attentiveness to everyone and everything around him enables him to instantly tell when somebody is lying or being deceitful towards him, and his finding this out usually involves him immediately attacking them with lethal force or in the quickest way to incapacitate them with zero warning. Subaru only survives initially lying to Todd when he loops and tries to use his future knowledge because his fingers on one hand were badly broken and Todd decided stabbing him good arm in the should would neutralise him. [[spoiler:When the de-aged Subaru meets Todd at the Gladiator Island Ginunhive, despite not recognising Subaru in his younger boy Todd is no less ruthless when he detects Subaru's attempts to lie to him, sometimes killing him before Subaru is even able to speak a word to him, almost like he is detecting his ''intent'' to lie]]. Todd is so good at this, realising that Subaru actually deceived him and lured him an a patrol into an ambush by a mabeast elevates him in Todd's eyes to the level of a threat that ''must'' be eliminated, apparently unable to stand the idea that there's somebody in the world capable of tricking him like he uses everybody else around him.

* DirtyCoward: Todd's extreme decisiveness and swiftness in taking out threats seems to be rooted in an earnest desire to eliminate anything that could possible threaten his life, with it being pretty clear that he's doing it [[ItsAllAboutMe mainly for his own benefit]] and not for the sake of the army or Volakia's glory. [[spoiler: Subaru is able to turn this against him in Guaral, escaping Todd's meticulously-prepared ambush simply by shouting out that he's aware Todd is about to attack him, counting on the fact that Todd will refuse to engage is there's even the slightest chance his opponent could retaliate against him.]]

* TheParanoiac: To an insane degree. Todd's intelligence and perceptiveness pairs uncomfortably with his belief that he is surrounded by potential threats at all times, leading to him manipulating people into not perceiving him as a danger to be focused on and striking with ruthless precision when their guard is down, leading to several needless deaths out of his assumption that they were going to possibly harm him. Whilst a cautious attitude is likely how he survived in such a dog-eat-dog realm like Volakia despite his relative weakness compared to other fighters, Todd's paranoia still stands apart from the rest due to how ''far'' he's willing to go to deal with any threats he perceives. His entire antagonisms with Subaru comes down to Subaru having to deceive him by necessity to avoid getting instantly killed once Todd correctly perceived a 'looped' Subaru is being more manipulative than he seems and assuming the worst, and him successfully tricking Todd to escape afterwards elevated him in Todd's opinion to a 'threat that ''must'' be eliminated' even prioritising Subaru's death over anything that would be more beneficial to the Volakian army. At once point, his constant ambushing of Subaru does nothing but force him to seek aid by joining in Vincent's plan to retake his throne when Subaru was actually trying to ''leave'' Volakia at the first chance he got. In essence, Todd correctly assessed Subaru to be more dangerous than he seems and refuses to underestimate him, but this self-same assessment also drives him to to ensure Subaru is dead no matter what, even when Subaru doesn't;t ''want'' to fight him.

** When he deduces that Subaru, who looped after dying psst their first meeting, is being intentionally manipulative towards them --thanks to his future knowledge -- he classes him as a threat and [[Dramaticirony indirectly reveals]] to Subaru how manipulative he was to him the first time around. Subaru only escaping by going along with Todd's belief that he's a Suderach spy and can lead them to the tribe's camp, despite Todd's reluctance to enter the forest. When Subaru uses his ability to attract a large snake mabeast as a distraction against the scouting party to escape, Todd instantly realises that Subaru deceived him and is much more dangerous that he gave him credit for, adamantly refusing to head further into the woods out of a perceived ambush he believes Subaru is likely leading them into. Since he cannot convince the surviving scouting party that heading further into the woods is a bad idea, least he show 'weakness' and be executed for it, he instead tricks Jamal into cleaning himself at a river farther away and uses the snake's venom to poison everybody else, thus allowing him to manipulate the more-gullible Jamal into following him to Guaral and away from Todd's perceived threat.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: This is Todd's defining trait. He utterly refuses to take any risks with possible threats and works to eliminate them near-instantly the second he identifies one, without gloating, bragging, or giving his target even a single chance to retaliate. When meeting Subaru for the 'first' time, he realises he's being manipulative towards him and Jamal, based solely on the way his eyes looked, and instantly stabs him in his right shoulder, which Subaru realises was because he knew Subaru's left hand was currently [[{{Fingore}} damaged]], so targeting his other arm cripples him and renders him unable to fight back. This was something Todd came up with in a snap decision, and showcases his instant decisiveness when he feels he's facing somebody who needs to die. [[spoiler: In Guaral, he kills Subaru multiple times in a blisteringly short period of time, at one point even blowing up a tavern full of civilians just to catch him in the blast, and is so effective with his tactics that Subaru can barely process who's attacking him even as he resets to just before the ambush happens, only finally finding out that it's Todd after dying about 5 times in the space of a few minutes.]]
* TheParanoiac: To an insane degree. Todd's intelligence and perceptiveness pairs uncomfortably with his belief that he is surrounded by potential threats at all times, leading to him manipulating people into not perceiving him as a danger to be focused on and striking with ruthless precision when their guard is down, leading to several needless deaths out of his assumption that they were going to possibly harm him. Whilst a cautious attitude is likely how he survived in such a dog-eat-dog realm like Volakia despite his relative weakness compared to other fighters, Todd's paranoia still stands apart from the rest due to how ''far'' he's willing to go to deal with any threats he perceives.
* TheSociopath: Once Todd's true nature is revealed to Subaru upon his second revival, it becomes clear that this is what he truly is underneath the veneer of friendship and charming personality he puts on when working with others he plans to have on his side. Todd's go-to reaction to verifying that somebody might threaten him is instant lethal intent, and he shows an alarming disregard for the lives of others in favour of what benefits himself personally. When Subaru lures a snake mabeast to ambush the Patrol Todd and Jamal were leading towards what they thought was the hidden Shudrach village, Todd remains focused on attempting to kill Subaru even as the patrol to being attached by the dangerous monster, having identified that he's caused the attack somehow and had outwitted him, thus elevating Subaru to the level of 'threat' in Todd's eyes and making him utterly focused on ensuring his demise. Despite that, [[spoiler: when Todd ambushes Subaru in Guaral, during one of the death loops he admits he holds no personal enmity towards him for what he did, it's just that he's a dangerous existence that Todd can't tolerate, and thus will devote all his energies to wiping him out regardless of the cost. Compounding the statement is the fact he blew up a bar of civilians just to catch Subaru in the blast, showcasing how [[TheUnfettered he doesn't care for collateral in favour of what benefits himself]]]]. A side-story in Vol 27 reveals that the Volacian patrol actually managed to kill the snake mabeast without any casualties, but Todd, under the belief that Subaru was a Shudrachian spy and was leading them into an ambush, discreetly poisoned the patrol's water supply with the snake's venom and then mercilessly killed them all after sending Jamal away on an errand, aware he could never convince then it's be too dangerous to pursue Subaru and that they'd report him for desertion otherwise, [[ColdEquation thus killing them all was simply the best choice for him]]. [[spoiler: The ultimate sign of his LackOfEmpathy comes when Jamal pulls a HeroicSacrifice to allow Todd to flee Guural with the wounded Arakiya. Todd's POV shows that he cannot even remember which side of his face Jamal wears his EyepatchOfPower on properly, showing how little he bothered to remember his 'closest' ally's appearance despite their apparent bond]]. Subaru, who has faced the insanity of the Sin Archbishops first-hand, notes that there's something deeply ''wrong'' with Todd, and is notably intimidated by him despite his comparative lack of power against the super-powered fighters of the world.

* EyeScream: Todd comments that Jamal lost his right eye in some manner that came about from disregarding Todd's more cautious advice, which is why he tends to defer to Todd's more pragmatic viewpoint in arguments, given the sore reminder it represents.

Todd's NumberTwo and general sidekick, his fighting skills and fearsome nature compliment Todd's manipulations and charistmatic personality

* HimeCut: She has parted blunt bangs, cheek-length sidelocks, and long hair. This is a good hairstyle for a {{Kitsune}} woman who wears a kimono.

* LittleBitBeastly: Being a {{Kitsune}} demi-human, she resembles a beautiful woman with fox ears and nine tails.

* MysticalWhiteHair: She's a {{Kitsune}} woman who has white hair with orange tips and knows techniques of the old world that have been forgotten by most.