Eizen

Eizen (アイゼン) is a minor character in Tales of Zestiria and a protagonist in Tales of Berseria. He is the older brother of Edna. He is constantly referred to as the "Reaper" (死神). His true name is Uphim Wekps (ウフェミュー＝ウエクスブ)

History
In Tales of Berseria, Eizen is the vice-captain of the Aifread pirate group. Living with his own belief, he searches for his missing captain Van Aifread. Along the way, he meets Velvet Crowe and joins her to fight their common enemy, the Abbey. His knowledge and experience in the underworld greatly helps Velvet in her quest for revenge. Before his departure to become a pirate, he lived together with Edna in peace. However, after a continuous streak of unfortunate events, Eizen eventually realized that his domain caused misfortunes toward people near him. Thus, he decided to go on a journey so Edna would not get involved in his "curse".

In Tales of Zestiria, which takes place roughly 1,000 years later, Eizen is entirely contaminated by malevolence and becomes a dragon. Edna desperately follows him in hopes of finding a way to cure him. Zaveid, on the other hand, tracks him down to fulfill his promise to kill his dragon form; he only stops when he runs out of bullets to fire the gun that empowers him and then allows Sorey to try and find another path. Eizen's defeat is optional and only possible once Sorey fully absorbs the fact that the only way to save a seraph who has fallen that far is through death. Once Edna puts him to rest, she allows herself to move on. His memorial stone resides on Rayfalke Spiritcrest.

Appearance and Personality
Eizen is a tall, built man dressed in dark clothing. His blond hair and pale skin is similar to that of his sister, Edna. He also dresses roughly and in black, reinforcing the "Reaper" epithet. His personality is that of cool and controlled individual, though he does display a passion for artwork and antiques that runs counter to that aloofness. As an older Malak, he also acts as a mentor to Laphicet.

Fighting Style
Eizen fights up close using martial artes involving his fists, though he can also use Malak artes to strike from a distance. His Break Soul is Dragonic Drive, which sprouts dark wings that allow him to fly and release energy. The appearance and name foreshadow his eventual fate as a dragon. His mystic artes are Wasteless Mayhem, which involves him unleashing a flurry of punches in the time it takes for a coin to drop, Dragon Howling, and Abrade Venom. He also shares a dual mystic arte with Rokurou Rangetsu known as Finality Zest.

Trivia

 * Despite not wearing them all the time, Eizen is seen wearing glasses during the skits in which he reads the letters he received from Edna.
 * In a skit, Eizen is revealed to not being able to swim prior to meeting Aifread. After training and overcoming the disasters, he is able to swim, but he sometimes still needs a life buoy.
 * Eizen keeps a pendant with Edna's picture inside it, which shows her smiling.
 * Eizen's cameo costume in Tales of Berseria is based on Hubert Oswell's Tales of Graces main arc appearance.
 * This is the first time for Eizen's voice actor, Toshiyuki Morikawa, to voice a main party character in the series. He has voiced both Dhaos in Tales of Phantasia and Yuan Ka-Fai in Tales of Symphonia.

Eizen