Spada Belforma

Spada Belforma (スパーダ・ベルフォルマ) is a young man from an aristocratic family. For unknown reasons, he cut off ties with his family and siblings and never returned to his noble home.

Past Life
Spada's past life is the Holy Sword Durandal, which was the sword the God, Asras, used in battle. The sword was sentient and was able to talk. Durandal was forged as a gift to Asras, but its true purpose was for Asras's lover Inanna to betray Asras to prevent the merging of heaven and earth, and to stab him, resulting in his death. Furious at the betrayal, Asras broke Durandal in half and stabbed Inanna; the three died afterward, and became a statue in the Tower in the Sky.

Meeting Ruca
Spada left home because his other six brothers were jealous of him being better than them. This jealousy eventually turned to violence, resulting in them trying to poison him. Because of this, he left, since his parents never took care of him and always focused on his brothers.

Spada is first seen being arrested in Ruca's hometown, though the party meets up with Spada at the research lab when they are held prisoner. At first Ruca thinks Spada is a punk and gets scared of him easily. However, Iria and Spada get along, joking about ways to tease Ruca for his timid nature. A few minutes later, they are taken to a test ground and are forced to fight an Inousha. After the battle, Spada uses the power of his past life Durandal to take out a Latio. After that he joins the party, and they are sent to a battlefield to fight in the war.

Holy City of Naohs
When the party arrives in the Holy City of Naohs, the party meets Hartman, who was once a butler for the royal Belforma family, and it is discovered that Hartman was one of the people who taught Spada the Knight's Code. Spada and Hartman seem to share a familial bond, since he was Spada's caretaker.

Appearance and Personality
Spada is kind and warm-hearted and believes in righteous justice, but he can be hot-blooded and perverted at times. Things get interesting as he meets Iria, whose own personality contrasts with his.

Fighting Style
Spada fights in a style almost reminiscent of traditional swordsmen such as Reid Hershel and Lloyd Irving, possesing many of the classic melee artes that have existed since the earliest games of the series, modified to provide aerial capabilities. Spada focuses on speed and combos, allowing him to keep enemies staggered for a longer period of time while he attacks, while other characters like Ruca Milda are capable of more damage per hit. He also posseses Wind-elemental magic, which incorporates a few traditionally Thunder-elemental spells into his repetoire.

Party
Ruca Milda - Spada and Ruca share a "brotherly" bond. Although Spada and Iria always tease him in the beginning, Spada teases him a little less often as the story progresses and begins to start caring for him.

Iria Animi - Spada and Iria share a close bond, since they both share the same sense of justice. They often work together to tease Ruca during various skits.

Family
The relationship with Spada's family cannot have been well, as his six brothers were jealous of his skills and tried to poison him, and his parents only thought of his brothers. It is because of this that he left his home. He does, however, share a family-like bond with the family's butler, Hartman.

Enemies
Hasta - It appears that Spada has a strong dislike toward Hasta, most likely because they have a past together from their past lives, both as weapons of enemies.

Trivia

 * Spada is Italian for sword, referencing the fact that Spada was the Holy Sword Durandal in his past life. His last name is also based on Italian, with bel meaning nice and forma meaning shape or form. This is referring to his noble birth and relatively quick and graceful fighting style. It is clear that Spada does unconsciously carry himself in a way that reflects his heritage, as Hartman remarks that he stands in the same way his father did when he was Spada's age.