Rasul Alva Igdol

Rasul Alva Igdol (ラスール·アルヴ·イグドール) is a character from the spin-off "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Zero" series.

He is the Demon Lord of the Igdol Empire, and the brother of the Liberator Vandre Schnee.

Appearance
Rasul is a handsome young man in his late 20s with dark red skin, and long glossy red hair with a lock of it braided near his ear. He has slit eyes that are as red as his hair.

Rasul wears very fine clothes and is adorned with various jewels, which are actually powerful artifacts.

Personality
Initially, Rasul presents himself as kind and compassionate. He does not adhere himself to his nations's doctrine that demons are the most superior race, and instead wishes to co-exist with others nations and races. Rasul also has a sense of humor and tends to act mischievous. He will attempt to lighten the mood and help out whenever someone he cares for is in trouble.

After becoming the Demon Lord, Rasul's personality drastically changes. He becomes cruel and merciless, and aspires for dominance over all of Tortus. He enjoys tormenting his opponents and will use whatever means to achieve victory. After he is freed from the entity controlling him, Rasul reverts back to his original personality.

Relationships

 * Vandre Schnee - Rasul loves his brother very much and is the only person within the Igdol Empire that has cared for him.
 * Lestina Ascion - Lestina is completely devoted to serving Rasul. It is possible she may have romantic feelings for him.
 * Elga Insut - Elga is very loyal to Rasul. After it was revealed that the young Demon Lord had been possessed since he first began his reign, Elga feels great shame for having failed to protect his master, and has vowed to support him no matter what.
 * Angol Mittlight - Angol is the only one of Rasul's generals that does not side with him after Rasul reveals the truth about Tortus's gods and expressing his desire to work alongside the other races.
 * Karm Tranlit - Karm is loyal to Rasul at first, but after the Demon Lord expresses his desire to co-exist with humanity, Karm joins the faction that directly opposes Rasul's ideals. Even so, the two of them still respect each other.
 * Miledi Reisen - Rasul appears to have become infatuated with Miledi after she and her comrades rescue him.

Weapons & Equipment

 * Circlet - An Artifact that has been warn by every Demon Lord. It is able to empower its wearer, but its true power actually allows the wearer to be possessed by demons's god Alva. It is destroyed during Rasul's battle with the Liberators.
 * Second Circlet - A replacement circlet made by Oscar Orcus after the original one is destroyed. It is imbued with restoration magic, as well as magic that protects the wearer from being mind-controlled.
 * Ignis - A sword that is capable of cutting down any spell.
 * Void Ring - A ring that allows the wearer to manipulate their shadow.
 * Unnamed Ring - A ring that allows he wearer to emit mana shockwaves.
 * Magical Necklace - An Artifact that allows the wearer to manipulate gravity within a one-meter radius.
 * Enchanted Boots - Artifacts that grant their wearer enhanced speed.

Powers & Abilities

 * Immense Mana - As the Demon Lord, Rasul possesses an incredible amount of mana. The only people the can compare to the amount of mana he has are the seven Liberators that possess Ancient Magic.
 * Magic Master - As the Demon Lord, Rasul has a much higher aptitude for magic than most other beings in Tortus.

Skills

 * Body Strengthening - A skill to use mana as a means to strengthen the whole body.

Quotes

 * (To the Liberators): "I pray that when the time comes for your decisive battle... history records that us demons were your allies as well."
 * (To Vandre Schnee): "You’re trying to shut us out of playing a part in changing the world? Come on, Van, that’s far too cruel."
 * (To his subjects): "If our revolution fails, it means my ideals were nothing more than an empty dream. I will step down from the throne voluntarily. If you feel it necessary, you may even have me executed. I will not name a successor. You are welcome to choose the next Demon Lord, the same as if I had died in battle."

Trivia

 * Rasul's name is a term used for a . Furthermore, his middle name "Alva" (who is also the name of the demons' god in Tortus) is based based on "alfr", which means "good elf" in Old Norse; the word alv itself is the Norwegian term for "elf".
 * Rasul is the first character with crimson-colored mana who is not a monster.