Regin Vanton

Regin Vanton (レギン・バントン) is a character from the "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest" series.

He is a member of the Bearman race. He once attempted to lead a raid on the Haulia Tribe to take revenge for Hajime Nagumo hurting Jin, but suffered an overwhelming defeat. He had since been stripped of his rank and developed a trauma against rabbitmen.

Appearance
Regin is a middle-aged man with a tall and muscular physic. Like all members of his race, he has a pair of bear ears.

Personality
Regin is loyal and brave. He greatly respects his leader Jin and will do anything he can for his sake. He is also rash and impulsive, as he lets his emotions control his actions, such as letting his desire for revenge on Hajime nearly cost him his life. Even so, he will sacrifice himself in order to ensure the safety of his fellow Beastmen.

After his battle against the Haulia Tribe, Regin has developed a deep-seated fear of the rabbitmen to the point where he has nightmares about them.

Biography
Regin was the right-hand man to Jin Vanton, as well as the future leader of the Vanton Clan.

When Regin learned of how Jin had been severely injured by Hajime Nagumo, he immediately approached the elders of Verbergen and pressed them for details on the incident. Once he’d learned the truth, Regin took it upon himself to avenge Jin's defeat, in spite of the elders' warnings against doing so. He even managed to recruit about 50 other Bearmen to join him in his crusade. They decided to lay in wait by Hajime's destination at the Grand Tree Uralt, and ambush both him and his allies: the Haulia Tribe. Unfortunately, Regin and his comrades were thoroughly defeated by the Haulia Tribe thanks to the guerrilla tactics that Hajime taught them, as well as the weapons the he crafted them, with half of the Bearmen having been killed as a result. After the fight, Regin begged the leader of the Haulia Tribe Cam to spare the rest of his comrades in exchange for his own life. Cam, however, refused Regin's surrender and ordered the rest of the Haulia Tribe to continue attacking them for amusement, much to Regin's shock. Just as they were about to be killed, Cam's daughter Shea arrived and saved them in order to prevent her family from falling further in depravity. While Shea was trying to snap some sense into her family, Regin and the other bearrmen attempted to escape, but were stopped by the sudden arrival of Hajime and Yue. After apologizing to the Haulia for failing to teach them about restraint while fighting, Hajime approached Regin and provided him with an ultimatum: to either be immediately killed, or live, albeit in shame, on the condition of delivering a message to Vergbergen's elders that state they would own Hajime for sparing the Bearmen's lives. Regin choose to accept the offer after Hajime threatened to kill the rest of his men if he didn't decide. After Regin and the other Bearmen return to Verbergen, he was punished for his act of defiance by being demoted to the role of a foot soldier and lost any chance at becoming the next Bearman elder.

Months later, Regin took part in defending Verbergen when it was attacked by Demons. Despite their efforts, the Beastmen were losing thanks to the powerful Monsters that were under the Demons' control. During a battle with one of those Monsters, Regin was hurled far enough that he landed outside of the main battlefield. As Regin laid bleeding, he suddenly saw members of the Haulia Tribe approach him, being led by Cam. Regin begged them to help save Verbergem, but Cam ignored his pleas and instead focused on ordering the rest of the Haulia Tribe to protect the Grand Tree for Hajime since that was the Demons' true target. Regin could only watch in horror as he saw the once peaceful rabbitmen preparing to fight. Even after the Haulia Tribe disappeared into the fog the permeated within the Sea of Trees, Regin was still shocked at their determination.

When the self-styled god Ehit was preparing to wipe out all life on Tortus, Regin was among the Beastmen that had gathered with the Human nations who were planning to fight back. He was shocked after seeing Shea due to his traumatic experience with the Haulia Tribe.

Relationships

 * Jin Vanton - Regin greatly respects Jin and seeks to avenge him after his confrontation with Hajime left him permanently injured.
 * Hajime Nagumo - Regin initially hates Hajime for what he did to Jin, but later comes to greatly fear him after he fails to assassinate him and the Haulia Tribe.

Weapons & Equipment

 * Axe - His primary weapon.

Powers & Abilities

 * Enhanced Strength - All Bearmen are known to have incredible strength. Regin in particular is regarded as one of the strongest Bearmen of his time.
 * Enhanced Stamina - All Bearmen are known to have incredible stamina.

Quotes

 * (Talking about the Haulia Tribe): "The Haulia terrified me back then. Even though they weren’t yelling and screaming like before, their quiet smiles were... ghastly. Ever since that day, I haven’t been able to sleep. Whenever I close my eyes I get nightmares of grinning rabbits coming for... Haaah... Haaah... Sorry. Just thinking about it makes it hard to breathe. I need my meds..."

Trivia

 * Regin does not appear in the anime.