History Characters / TheEminenceInShadow

* GivenNameReveal: Other than being called the Witch of Calamity, she actually goes by the name. [[spoiler:Demon King Diabolos; she is the "demon" which Diabolos Cult supposedly worships.]]

* AffectionateNickname: Shadow calls her "Violet" due to her [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow appearance]] and as [[WorthyOpponent respect towards her abilities.]]

* AntiVillain: As the Witch of Calamity [[spoiler:and Diablos]], she only went around destroying things because she was an abused human test subject who wanted to kill those who exploited her.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: By freeing Aurora, Cid earns the witch's eternal affection.
* BigDamnHeroes: She reappears to save Claire and everyone else from the Queen of Vampires when Claire's blood starts going out of control.
* BloodMagic: She specializes in magic that manipulates blood like MakingASplash and also solidifies it like AnIcePerson.
* BloodyMurder: [[spoiler: Aurora's main offensive spell is the use of her blood tendrils so fast that an average person wouldn't be able to comprehend it.]]

* CleavageWindow: Has an opening on the upper portion of her chest that exposes her breasts. In the anime, when she possessed [[spoiler:Claire]], Aurora unzips a bit of [[spoiler:her]] attire because her chest was a getting tight around there.
* CloudCuckooLander: [[spoiler: Aurora's "heroic" stories mostly lean on the OldShame side rather than actually being heroic.]]
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In the anime, Aurora sports violet hair and pupils
* DarkIsNotEvil: She has long black hair and wears a black dress but she's anything but evil.
* DeathSeeker: {{Implied}}; [[spoiler: At the end of the Sanctuary arc, Aurora reveals that she's the one who summoned Cid in the Sanctuary to kill her. She has also mentioned earlier in the arc that [[WorldsStrongestMan Cid is the most powerful person she's ever encountered]] and would have been the one who could defeat her if he was born during Aurora's time.]]
* GivenNameReveal: Other than being called the Witch of Calamity, she actually goes by the name, [[spoiler:Diablos. Meaning that she is the "demon" whose resurrection Shadow Garden is trying to prevent.]]
* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: When Cid finds and cuts her free from the straitjacket and chair she was strapped to, she was naked underneath, but immediately conjures up her outfit.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. As Diablos, she is supposed to be indirectly responsible for causing the Cult of Diablos to be formed and placing the curse on the Three Heroes' descendants. However, her memories in the Sanctuary show she was also a [[ForcedIntoEvil test subject]] of the ancestors of Diablos Cult. Further, the "curse" plaguing the heroes was in reality mana deviation caused by being implanted with her stolen cells, so they could be used as weapons against her.]]
* GuestStarPartyMember: She, or at least part of her, helps Shadow Garden in finding more about the Three Heroes and end the Oriana Kingdom Civil War.
* HiveMind: Anything that holds a large enough concentration of her cells can become a vessel for her mind. This includes her dismembered, mutated body parts, as well as people who were implanted with her cells to increase their own powers [[spoiler:or even some of the descendants of these people]].
* HospitalHottie: In the anime, when interacting with Claire for the first time, Aurora's wearing a school nurse's uniform.

* IHatePastMe: While reviewing the past memories, she has shown disappointment and is probably apathetic towards her younger self. Following her freedom from the Holy Ground, she requests Cid to kill her.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: She had lost most of her memories from centuries of isolation by the time the current day Trial of the Goddesses happened. [[spoiler:However, it's revealed she retained a lot more memories than she lets on.]]
* MonsterProgenitor: She is the original progenitor of powerful VampireMonarch Progenitors who inhabit the world. She is also linked to the origin of [[MysticalPlague Possession]].

** [[spoiler: In volume 4, it's implied by Mordred that she was the one who stopped and closed the Gate of the Black Rose after it slew the 100,000 invading Velgaltan soldiers. Hence, the Cult was able to enslave the whole Oriana Kingdom as repayment until [[TheGoodKing King Oriana came along]].]]
** According to Aurora in volume 5, [[spoiler: she exterminated the whole orc race just because she was disgusted by them.]]
*** In the same volume, [[spoiler: she once scratched and made a dent on the [[LegendaryWeapon sacred shield of Aegis]].]]
* OldShame: As mentioned above, [[spoiler: Aurora never lives down her acts long ago. It's also one of the reasons why she was called [[TheDreaded The Witch]] [[RedBaron of Calamity]].]]
* OntologicalMystery: [[spoiler:The revelation Diablos was originally an experimented human begged the question of ''how'' did the predecessors of Cult of Diablos manage to create such a powerful entity whose cells can be used to produce heroes, rejuvenate youth, etc]]. At the end of the Oriana Kingdom arc, it's revealed [[spoiler:Aurora herself might be born in this world, but the lifeform she ''originated'' from (or more likely was experimented with) was ''not'', being a result of the clash between different dimensions]].
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Her BloodMagic is often compared to vampire magic. She also comments that all vampires, even the VampireMonarch, owe their abilities and existence to her. Drinking a specially processed drop of her blood can cease aging for a year.
* PowerCopying: In the anime, she learned how to mimic [[spoiler:Cid's ability to refract light and change her appearance as well as how to cast ''I Am Atomic'' (Albeit the "All Range" version since that was what she witnessed)]].
* PowerIncontinence: In volume 5, [[spoiler: Cid encounters her memory inside the school sanctuary. He comments [[UnskilledButStrong on how her attacks as a child are stronger than the adult Aurora but unrefined compared to the latter]] and helps her while Aurora is stopping Cid from approaching her after mistaking him as a researcher, afraid of killing him or being experimented on.]]
* PleaseIWillDoAnything: When she thinks Cid is about to be killed, she offers herself to the Cult of Diablos to save him. Cid however shows Aurora why she doesn't have to worry.
* ThePowerOfBlood: BloodMagic is her specialty. Her blood also forms the catalyst for MonsterProgenitor situations and believed to be an important component for humans to achieve immortality.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:The Demon "King" Diablos? Yeah, it's her.]]
* SecretKeeper: She's one of the few individuals who know that [[spoiler: Cid is Shadow and helps his sister as a favor.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Diablos's]] arm and presumably [[spoiler:her]] other body parts are scattered across the world, kept in the cult's facilities. [[spoiler:Even though she isn't remotely evil, Aurora still requests Cid to find the rest, not wanting the cult to use the demonic power within them to bring about destruction.]]
* SinisterScythe: Aurora takes out a mean-looking one to fight Shadow in close combat.
* SpiritAdvisor: In volume 5 [[spoiler: she becomes Claire's companion and [[RunningGag is always advising Claire to avoid seeking trouble]] which has fallen into deaf ears. HilarityEnsues as any attempt of TalkingToThemself by Claire is seen as her having {{Chuunibyou}} tendencies and only a few people like Fenrir and Zeta are perceptive enough to notice Aurora.]]

* SuperPrototype: She is considered the Cult's first success in creating a powerful super-being with immense power. The Cult's later successes with the Three Heroes were a result of them experimenting with her cells to create the Heroes and they were implied to be inferior to her in power, [[spoiler:as it took all three of them to defeat her in her guide as the Demon Diablos.]]
* WasOnceAMan: Cid later finds her still very much alive, heavily mutated finger and heals it back into a normal ''human'' finger the same way he healed the rest of Shadow Garden, much to the shock of everyone present, including Aurora. Cid then decides to find the rest of her and finish healing her, as she's his friend, according to him.

* WorldsStrongestWoman: [[spoiler: Barring [[InvincibleHero Cid]]/[[WorldsStrongestMan Shadow]], she's actually the strongest character in the series. Her projection is so powerful Alexia notes she's decent enough to hold off and keep Shadow on the defensive for most of their fight, and even then the guy himself noted that the projection itself paled in comparison and actually [[WorthyOpponent wishes to fight her at full power]]. Not even the Blood Queen herself could match her when she [[BodySurf took over]] Claire Kagenou and the Cult of Diablos calls [[TheDreaded her]] [[RedBaron Witch of Calamity]].]]

An ancient dragon that has existed for millions of years. Once the guardian deity of the ancient city of Alexandria, the inhabitants' decline and corruption caused the Mist Dragon to revoke his protection and destroy Alexandria in a single night. Although regarded as a legend of the Abyss Woods, the Mist Dragon is discovered by Shadow Garden as they search for a new base.

* CurbStompBattle: While Shadow Garden puts up a decent fight against it, the Mist Dragon tanks all of their attacks with relative ease. The only one who managed to deal any damage at all was Alpha and even that doesn't faze it. It isn't until Shadow appears that the tides turn in Shadow Garden's favor.
* FairWeatherFriend: In the past, the Mist Dragon's pact with Alexandria's royal family allowed it to prosper. However, as years passed and its rulers grew corrupt, the Mist Dragon revoked its protection and used its mist to kill everyone in the city.
* TheGhost: Outside of ''Master of Garden'', it has yet to make a physical appearance in the novels, manga, and anime.
* LightIsNotGood: A brightly colored dragon who stands in Shadow Garden's way in finding a new base of operations. The only way it will allow them to proceed is of they defeat it and prove they have power and wield it responsibly.
* MightMakesRight: The Mist Dragon believes that those with power are capable of enacting any true, meaningful change in the world. However, it also believes the strongest must have ''standards'' such as honor and dignity. The reason the Mist Dragon laid waste to Alexandria was because its rulers had become corrupt with the same power they once used to bring Alexandria prosperity. After Shadow defeats it in battle and meets the Mist Dragon's standards, it allows him and Shadow Garden to make Alexandria their new base.
* WorthyOpponent: While they fail to defeat it, the Mist Dragon recognizes that the Seven Shadows are easily the strongest mortals it's seen in years and even states ordinary beings would have no chance of defeating it. After fighting Shadow, the Mist Dragon is elated to find someone who meets his standards (possessing power with honor and dignity) and allows Shadow Garden to use Alexandria as their new base of operations.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: He thoroughly brings the White Demon down to his knees and forces him to be his eternal servant.

* HorrorHunger: Unlike less powerful vampires, she cannot ever leave her bloodthirst behind [[spoiler:until she is fully cured by Shadow]], and any lapse in willpower causes her to enter a horrific feeding frenzy she has no control over.

* WorldsStrongestMan: Elizabeth is one of the vampire progenitors, making her the most powerful member among the vampire race. Unfortunately, this would be a detriment to her as while the other vampires are able to live normally, she is unable to and can easily succumb to her vampiric urges.

* SleepingTheirWayToTheTop: Before being one of the top dogs in the Lawless Town with her owning countless brothels and a counterfeiting ring (usually Mitsugoshi products), she used to be one of the lowly prostitutes after her clan was annihilated by Gettan.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: While maintaining elements of being a manipulative adulteress, the anime has Reina portrayed as a SpoiledBrat with remarkable lack of self-preservation. The fact she took a short while for her to realize Perv has been killed highlights how she is truly someone not befitting for combat.

* DamselInDistress: She was kept prisoner in the Perv faction's prison camp following the kingdom's civil war. Shadow Garden's mission is to aid the Royalists in rescuing her.

* ArmorIsUseless: '''Just look at her'''. This is somewhat justified as she A) emphasizes speed and agility over defense, and B) is so skilled that nobody can really exploit her lack of armor (Shadow notwithstanding, and against him armor wouldn't help either).

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Beatrix only wears a chest guard and a loincloth leaving her belly exposed.

* DwindlingParty: All four were systematically killed off by Shadow Garden in the order they ranked. Fourth Leaf got fatally stabbed by Alpha, Third Leaf has his [[SlashedThroat throat slashed out]] by Delta, Second was [[OffWithHisHead beheaded]] [[KilledOffscreen offscreen]] by Nu and finally, First Leaf was [[UndignifiedDeath humiliated till the very end]] by Gamma.

* YouAreNumberSix: They respectively named themselves First, Second, Third and Fourth Leaf to match their FourLeafClover theme.

* CurbStompBattle: While Shadow Garden puts up a decent fight against it, the Mist Dragon tanks all of their attacks with relative ease. The only one who actually manages to deal any damage to it at all is Alpha, and even that doesn't faze it. It isn't until Shadow appears that the tides turn in Shadow Garden's favor.
* FairWeatherFriend: In the past, the Mist Dragon's pact with Alexandria's royal family allowed it to prosper. As years passed and its rulers grew corrupt, however, the Mist Dragon revoked its protection and used its mist to kill everyone in the city.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: She appears in the first episode of the anime, while in the light novel, she is only introduced about halfway through Volume 4.

* WalkingSpoiler: She is one to anime viewers, as her eventually [[spoiler:encountering Cid is a pretty big spoiler]]. This is not the case in the light novel, as she gives her debut in Volume 4.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Their kidnapping Akane is what caused Minoru to rescue her, leading Akane to develop an admiration, even romantic interests towards her classmate.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After the bludgeoning Minoru gave him, [[spoiler:probably not helped by the machinery shoved into his head,]] the ex-soldier is left with severe brain damage and PTSD, having trouble focusing on his situation. He also has flashbacks to the Balaclava Berserker, [[spoiler:and seems to recognize him in Shadow]].

* TheDreaded: [[spoiler:Her alternate persona, the First Knight is this to human race after she destroyed Arcadia, Japan's last safe haven.]]
* GoldenSuperMode: [[spoiler:In her alternate persona as the [[TheDreaded First Knight]], she sports golden hair and wields golden-colored magic.]]

* MirrorCharacter: Akane has strong parallels with Aurora and the Three Heroes. Akane's similarity with the Three Heroes is that they are experimented on to become heroes. Akane's similarities with Aurora are that [[spoiler:they both have great power which turned them into monsters; Akane's First Knight and Aurora's Diablos.]]

* Love Interest: Like most girls who developed a love interest for Cid, Akane developed a romantic interest for Cid when he was Minoru sometime after she found out that he had saved her.

!!!'''Debut:''' Volume 4 (Light Novel), Chapter 47 (Manga), Episode 1 (Anime)

* ProperTightswithaSkirt: Akane wears black tights with her school uniform. Which would later become a part of her knight uniform in Messiah.

* Proper Tights with a Skirt: Akane wears black tights under the skirt of her school uniform which later would be apart of her Knight uniform.

!!!'''Debut:''' Episode 1 (Anime)

* BloodKnight: The ex-soldier gained a lust for blood after his military service, hence his current work as a mercenary. However, he never counted on being on the receiving end of a beatdown that when he's in the Stylish Bandit Slayer's mercy, he pathetically begged for his life.

* BloodKnight: The ex-soldier gained a lust for blood after his military service, hence his current work as a mercenary.

* LeeroyJenkins: Cid tries to warn the three about their odds against the enemy but they didn't listen and charge forward against the numerically superior enemies.

* CurbStompCushion: The ex-military kidnapper puts up some fight against Minoru, but ultimately he beats them both without issue.

* StarterVillain: They're the first antagonists seen in the anime, and show what Minoru was capable of before his death.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After the bludgeoning Minoru gave him, [[spoiler:probably not helped by the machinery shoved into his head,]] the ex-soldier is left with obvious brain damage, having trouble focusing on his situation. He also has flashbacks to the Balaclava Berserker, [[spoiler:and seems to recognize him in Shadow]].

!!'''Debut:''' Episode 1 (Anime)

%%All spoilers regarding Volume 5 can be removed if necessary after the English translation is released or when a significant amount of time has passed.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: While in the web novel, he was only mindbroken with no indication he knew what the cult did, [[spoiler:in the light novel, he has made more efforts to oppose the cult including sending Rose to Midgar as an exchange student and putting a pre-recorded message in an artifact to expose Perv's crimes and make Rose the rightful queen]].
* AndIMustScream: He is aware over the fact his mind is eroding, but is powerless to stop it with him only barely able to tell Rose to kill him.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunFukushima (Japanese)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaoIchimichi (Japanese)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Minoru Aoyama

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoMinaguchi(Japanese)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShionWakayama (Japanese)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake (Japanese)

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuyukiOkitsu (Japanese)

* AwfulTruth: She is not a hostage of the cult, but is in cahoots with them all along. This is why Shadow Garden left Rose uninformed of her mission to save her from the heartbreak of discovering Reina's true personality.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Unlike the light novel and manga in which she genuinely loved Perv, the anime instead has her being very dismissive at his death.

* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Despite betraying her own country by siding with Perv and drugging her husband, Rose still cares about her mother and cries out to her when she is killed by Mordred.
* EvilAllAlong: While seemingly appears to be a hostage of the cult, she's actually one of their conspirators through her infidelity with Perv Asshat.

* OffingTheOffspring: She plans to marry Perv once he's finally married into the family through Rose only to killer her daughter afterwards.

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!!Akane Nishino
!!!'''Debut:''' Volume 4 (Light Novel), Chapter 47 (Manga), Episode 1 (Anime)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie (Japanese), Creator/NatalieRial (English)
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A high school classmate of Minoru Kageno's. Her parents were owners of Nishino Zaibatsu, a giant conglomerate and Akane used to work as an actress from time to time. One day while walking home alone, she was kidnapped but was shortly after saved by Minoru, disguised as the Stylish Hoodlum Slayer.