Don Whitehorse

Don Whitehorse is an important character in the Tales of Vesperia storyline.

Story
The Don is the leader of the Guild Union, he possess such charisma that manages to find him allies in the Enterlexia Belius.

He first appears in Dahngrest participating in fighting off the monsters after the barrier stops working.

After failing to settle things with Yeager personally in time, he commits suicide with assistance from Yuri. His death has impacted many, even Yeager came to pay his respects.

Background
Much like other characters in the story, he has fought in the Great War.

Fighting Style
In the Playstation 3 Port of the game, he can be fought as a boss early in the game. However, he cannot be beat at that point in the game due to the party likely at a lower level except in second or higher playthroughs. In addition to having Tiger Blade, he has other artes in his arsenal such as Shouten (衝天), Houou no En (鳳凰の宴) which is a, Tachikage (太刀影) where he launches a thick blade of shadow although it isn't dark elemental, and Soubirin (薔薇輪) where he thrusts his weapon into the ground, creating a powerful shockwave similar to Crushing Eagle.