Wingul

Wingul the Nova (革命のウィンガル), formerly known as Lin Long Dau (リン・ロンダウ), is the right hand man of Gaius and the leader of the Chimeriad in Tales of Xillia.

History
Wingul was born Lin Long Dau, the heir to the Long Dau tribe, one of the more influential tribes of the time. A child prodigy, he displayed a high intelligence and aptitude for military strategy as early as the age of 8. For all his childhood he was rarely not seen in the company of his best friend and retainer, Nils Frieden, 4 years his senior.

When he was 11 years old, his father Lars, the current tribe chief, lost his life to Gaius, making Lin the new leader of the tribe. While he possesed a brilliant mind, his three uncles frequently ignored his advice in favor of fighting against Gaius's group Taurus again and again in attempts to avenge Lars' death. These attempts were consistently unsucessful and ended up taking the lives of two of Lin's uncles, Yan and Ingo. The third, Bruno died a while later in an accident. After Yan and Ingo's death, Lin began to have more of a say in the tribes movements, and began to prove himself more than capable as a leader, earning the title "The Little General." Though under Lin the Long Dau army was able to gain more ground on Taurus, they were unable to seize decisive victory, and the tribe as a whole was in chaos with man people defecting to Gaius's cause. Lin's mother, as well, committed suicide.

Finally, two years after suceeding his father, Lin was able to corner Taurus in the Mon Highlands. Gaius came to meet with him personally, informing him that if the two forces clashed there, they would both be buried in an avalanche. Though he considered killing Gaius to avenge his father, he instead listened to what he had to say. Lin ended up being moved by the older boys ambition and ideals, and withdrew his troops. Having similar dreams of uniting Auj Oule and seeing Gaius as worthy of being the one to do so, he surrendered to Gaius and offered his support to his cause. In turn, Gaius saw the skill and potential that Lin possessed and made him his right-hand man and chief strategist. It was at this point that Lin took the name Wingul, the wing of the Chimera.

After defeating King Merad at the Battle of Aklund, Gaius officially became the new king of Auj Oule. In this battle, a new technology was used, boosters. Wingul pursued researching the new technology further. When he was 21, he fought against Ortega Kitar, but was easily overwhelmed by the man's brute strength. Frustrated by this loss, Wingul volunteered to be the first human test subject in booster research, having a booster implanted directly into his brain. The side effects were severe, but he felt any pain was worth it for the power it gave him. It was during this time that he met Elize Lutus, another test subject. Six years later, a year before the events of Tales of Xillia, the booster lab was attacked by agents of Exodus, with Nils being shot and killed by Alvin. The lab was closed afterwards.

Appearance and Personality
Also called the Ebon Wing of Auj Oule, Wingul is an intelligent, talented strategist, a fact noted by Rowen J. Ilbert, himself a legendary tactician. Even more than that, though, he is fiercely loyal to Gaius. Wingul puts what will help Gaius and what is best for Gaius seemingly above all else, even his own life. This is clearly shown when he continues to use his booster even knowing it will kill him, in order to stop Jude and the others from interfering with Gaius's plans. Wingul has a relatively level-headed temperament, if anything tending towards irritable and snarky. While Gaius demonstrates a healthy respect for Jude and Milla, Wingul clearly disdains the party and their efforts, having a particular rivalry with Rowen.

In contrast to his usual calm, when using his booster, Wingul is aggresive and difficult to reason with, in addition to becoming significantly stronger. The personality change is attributed to a side effect of the booster being implanted in his head. Additionally, his hair becomes white and spiky, and his side-cape sticks up, resembling a wing. When under the influence of his booster, Wingul can only speak his native language, Long Dau. Long Dau was only spoken by the tribe's elite, a sign of his noble birth.

Trivia

 * At one point, he had the idea to create sweets themed after Gaius as a souvenir and to raise the king's popularity. He even wrote a jingle to promote the treat, and despite Gaius banning the song, it made it's way to the public anyway.
 * His real name means “reincarnation” in an ancient language.
 * He knows a lot about flowers and enjoys porange wine.