Aegis Alver

Aegis Alver
Information
Appearance	Tales of Crestoria
Age	18
Height	5'8" / 172 cm
Race	Human
Occupation	Knight Commander of Medagal (formerly)
Weapon	Blood Sin (Wavering Heart)
Japanese Voice Actor	Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Character Designer	Miyuki Kobayashi

Aegis Alver (イージス・アルヴァ, Iijisu Aruva^?) is a character from Tales of Crestoria. He is a man dedicated to his work, valuing the system of vision orbs above all else.

History

Aegis is dispatched along with Leon Magnus to Dalchia after Kanata Hjuger escapes from the clutches of enforcers to capture the transgressor. He and Leon pursue and face off against him and his allies multiple times, eventually capturing Kanata and Misella and delivering them to King Gadel in Medagal.

After Kanata and Misella escape from their audience with the king, Aegis responds to a hint from Queen Rebecca to check the secret system of tunnels leading out of the city. There, he encounters Kanata and Misella escorting her out of Medagal. Upon hearing that Rebecca trusts them, he reluctantly sets aside their enmity and helps them protect the queen. Along the way, Rebecca confronts Aegis about not addressing his feelings for her, confessing her love for him. However, Gadel arrives on the scene in time to overhear this and orders one of his soldiers to kill Rebecca. Her last words are a plea to Aegis to tell her that he loves her, but he does not say it. Gadel then uses his vision orb to frame Aegis for seducing her, claiming that he killed her after she refused to run away with him, and Aegis receives the Stain of Guilt.

Shortly afterward, Leon arrives to cover the transgressors' retreat, advising Aegis to continue following his principles despite how they resulted in his being condemned. Kanata and Misella then take Aegis with them to rendezvous with Vicious. Initially, he refuses to acknowledge that he is now one of the transgressors he despises, but accompanies the others by boat to the Nation of Sin. There, their fellow transgressors offer them supplies as repayment for helping them rid the fields of some monsters.

Over a feast, Naph tells Aegis that the residents have never forgotten their sins. This, along with their generosity, causes Aegis to start reevaluating his perception of transgressors. However, Makina arrives with many enforcers shortly afterward to destroy the settlement, killing everyone. After witnessing this injustice, Aegis regains his confidence in his own ability to distinguish between right and wrong. He declares that he will follow the dictates of his own heart and, with Vicious's guidance, draws his Blood Sin.

Appearance and Personality

Aegis has short, wavy silver hair and amber eyes. He wears an elegant sea-green coat, black pants and boots, and white gloves.

Aegis is a strict young man who puts full faith in the judgment of vision orbs. His dedication to righteousness makes him incredibly stubborn, as he refuses to hear any transgressors' reasons for committing crimes. Similarly to Kanata, he only recognizes that justice is more nuanced than he initially thought after he himself is branded a transgressor.

Fighting Style

Aegis fights using a spear, his artes focusing on aerial combat, similarly to Judith. This is made even stronger with his Blood Sin, Wavering Heart (フラジャイルハート, Furajairuhāto^?, "Fragile Heart") (不貫の邪恋^?).

Gallery

Cut-in image for Tales of Crestoria.

Trivia

• Aegis is named after a shield from Greek mythology, and can also mean "protection", an apt name for a man who stands as a "shield" between transgressors and innocent people.
• Aegis's birthday is on November 23.
• While he is left-handed, in his official art Aegis wields his weapon in the right hand.