Fugil Arcadia

Fugil Arcadia (フギル・アーカディア Fugiru Ācadia), in the history known as the White Hero, was one of the main antagonists of the series.

Initially, he was believed to be the first prince of the former Old Arcadia Empire and Lux Arcadia's older half-brother from a different mother. He was eventually revealed to be a member of the clan of traitors during the time of the Holy Arcadia Empire. He was taken in by Arshalia Rei Arcadia and they worked together in an attempt to end conflict in the world. Even after her death, Fugil continues to carry on her wishes.

Appearance
Fugil is a handsome man with short silver hair and wears the attire of nobility. He looks like a young man, belying his actual age.

Personality
Fugil used to put on the facade of a cheerful young man who cared a lot about his brother Lux.

In truth, Fugil is driven by the goal of finding a king who will lead the world correctly. To this end, he seeks out worthy candidates, such as Singlen Shelbrit, Lux Arcadia<ref name= and Listelka Rei Arshalia, and assists them in gaining power. He does not care if these candidates are willing to use immoral means to gain power, but he disapproves of them becoming obsessed with power and becoming the enemy of the weak. This was demonstrated when he helped Listelka, despite her being willing to kill her own family to gain power, but betrayed and killed her when she planned to kill most of the world's population.

Fugil is also a very insecure person. He is unsure about why Arshalia saved him, why she tried to grant his wish and why she wished to save everything.

Prior to meeting Arshalia, Fugil was an empty man who did not care about anything. This changed when he met her. However, after he underwent his final surgery, his mind was altered, to the point that he did not feel sad when Arshalia was killed.

History
Fugil lived during the time when the Holy Arcadia Empire was embroiled in a terrible war. This was a war between the Lords, the ruling family of the empire, and the rebellious clan of traitors. Fugil led the clan of traitors and was able to steal a Drag-Ride (something otherwise exclusive to the royalty and titled nobility).

One day, Fugil saved animals from people who were torturing them as stress relief. The youngest princess of the empire, Arshalia Rei Arcadia, coincidentally saw this and was interested in his kindness. She invited him to the imperial palace, deciding to make him her personal guard. Fugil initially had a poor impression of her.

The two worked as a pair, with Arshalia developing technology and Fugil fighting, to deal with various problems. Whenever Fugil was on the verge of death, Arshalia administered Elixir to him, eventually causing him to become immortal. However, they were unable to stop the war from getting worse. Arshalia eventually created Ouroboros: an ultimate Drag-Ride with the ability to alter the memories of everyone in the world, a Drag-Ride capable of stopping the spiral of conflict. However, Fugil would need to train and also undergo Baptism to be able to control Ouroboros. While he trained, Arshalia worked on another system to save the world: Sacred Eclipse, a humanoid Ragnarok capable of detecting and aiding people in need.

At some point, Fugil captured radical members of the clan of traitors who planned to sacrifice the Lords to make Elixir. Fugil wanted to punish them, but Arshalia said she wanted to instead try reforming them.

Fugil was wounded in battle, so Arshalia needed to give him Baptism to heal this wound and also complete the preparations for him to use Ouroboros. This surgery took place in the Ruin Garden. Just before he began the surgery, Fugil expressed his concern about the radicals, though Arshalia dismissed this. They exchanged promises to continue working to save the world. Fugil began the procedure, leaving him unconscious for a month. During this time, one of Arshalia and Fugil's allies betrayed them by letting the radicals escape. Wishing to gain control of Sacred Eclipse and rule the world, they tried to force Arshalia to reprogram it for them. Arshalia refused and was tortured to death. However, prior to her death, Arshalia created an Automaton modelled after herself.

When Fugil woke up, he noticed that Arshalia was not present but the Automaton Clan Lieze was sitting near the wall. He asked her where Arshalia was, but Clan Lieze warned him to be prepared to fight. One of the radicals entered the room and attacked Fugil, who easily defeated him. Fugil forced the man to tell him Arshalia's whereabouts: the deepest room of Garden. Fugil went here to find Arshalia's mutilated body, along with several more radicals. With only flesh body, he effortlessly killed all but one of them whom clad in drag-rides and then heard the story of what happened from Clan Lieze. He then asked Clan Lieze to activate Sacred Eclipse, despite its programming being tampered with, and Sacred Eclipse proceeded to eat the last radical.

After this incident, Fugil decided to use Ouroboros and Sacred Eclipse to continue (his interpretation of) Arshalia's wishes. He used the former's ability to rewrite memories to make the people forget their hatred from centuries of fighting. This was imperfect, with some learning of the Ruins from surviving records and attempting to find them, so Fugil activated the Abyss to protect the Ruins. He also watched the people, looking for those who possessed qualifications as king. Whenever those in authority began to oppress the weak, Fugil intervened, allowing the weak to rise up and replace those in authority. When the new rulers became just as tyrannical as the previous ones, Fugil would take them down without anyone noticing. He switched sides between the Lords and the clan of traitors, and in some eras other countries would invade and gain power. To leave behind seeds of each side, he would make some of them go into cold sleep and waited until they could make the right judgement. A thousand years passed in this manner, but Fugil could not find a worthy successor.

Eventually, the dominant nation was the Old Arcadia Empire, ruled by descendants of the clan of traitors. A record of Fugil's actions was preserved in documents held by the Old Empire's ruling family. The archives only had information about Fugil was a White Hero and everything after that could not be written. Fugil and Sacred Eclipse had killed them before Ourboros and Sacred Eclipse were released. They also had surrendered after overwriting Sacred Eclipsea was a half complete.

Throughout the history of the Old Empire, Fugil appeared several times under different identities: a second son, the emperor's nephew, or an uncle.

At least a thousand years after the Holy Arcadia Empire's fall, the Lords were discovered by an investigation team from the Old Empire. Many were killed, but Fugil came to their rescue, killing the Old Empire team and saving the lives of Listelka, Hayes Vi Arcadia, Aeril Vi Arcadia and Mishis V Xfer.

Ten years before the present, Fugil went to the Blackend Kingdom and approached Singlen Shelbrit, after the latter had incited an uprising against his family. Fugil didn't introduce himself at this time, but he advised Singlen to reform his country. Singlen did not follow this advice: he became the general of the Blackened Kingdom, only to later retire. Fugil used Ouroboros to alter history, causing an assassination attempt in which Singlen was mortally wounded and his sister was killed. Fugil approached Singlen again, this time accompanied by Sacred Eclipse (who healed Singlen by giving him Elixir). Fugil again told Singlen to reform the country, and gave him the Divine Drag-Ride Leviathan.

Later, Fugil infiltrated the imperial family of the Old Empire, pretending to be its first prince. He gained a reputation as an excellent Drag-Knight but pretended to lose his ability to fight after being injured in an accident. Seven years ago, Fugil met Lux and trained him to be an excellent Drag-Knight. He was the only person in the castle to (seemingly) agree with Lux's ideal of helping the common people. Lux was curious and asked about his motive. Fugil answered using a metaphor of a garden: just as a garden needs to be periodically maintained by changing the soil and the plants, a country needs to be periodically overturned to prevent stagnation. Lux asked for more time to think, and Fugil replied that he would wait as long as Lux wanted.

Five years ago, Fugil and Lux joined Count Atismata's attempt to overthrow the Old Empire. They devised a plan: Count Atismata's forces would attack the imperial capital's castle, creating a diversion for Fugil and Lux to infiltrate via a secret passage, capture the rest of the imperial family and open the gates to allow the count in. To strengthen Lux, Fugil had Arshalia perform Baptism on Lux.

But on the final day of the rebellion, everything went wrong. The count's sister Raffi was in love with an Old Empire loyalist and passed on information to him. This information allowed the loyalists to defeat Count Atismata and capture Airi Arcadia. In the throne room of the castle, the emperor Diseld Arcadia attempted to use Airi as a hostage against Lux, but Fugil killed his guards and rescued Airi. Shocked, Diseld demanded to know why the hero of their family was acting against them. Fugil was slightly surprised at Diseld knowing of his true identity, but he then proceeded to summon Ouroboros to rewrite history. Diseld ordered his soldiers to attack, so Fugil fought back and singlehandedly defeated them. Afterwards, he told Lux to kill the remaining imperial family, announce to the populace that he had conspired with Count Atismata to achieve the rebellion, and become the new emperor. Lux refused to do this and attacked Fugil. He lost and Fugil proceeded to use Ouroboros to rewrite the world's memories. Lux now believed that he had defeated the 1200 Drag-Knights of the Old Empire without killing them, only for Fugil to finish them off along with the imperial family.

At some point during these events, Fugil came across Lisesharte Atismata, the daughter of Count Atismata who had been captured by the Old Empire. He gave her the Divine Drag-Ride Tiamat. Due to Fugil's use of Ouroboros, Lisha was also left with memories of Lux being the one to defeat the 1200 Drag-Knights.

Yoruka Arc
Somewhere, Fugil and Mishis let Hayes prepare her weapon, the Gigas. When she talks about revenge and stuffs, Fugil just being a humble guy. She lets Hayes talking her revenge which must be done by herself for a mere satisfaction.

In the manga, Fugil takes her corpse. He and Mishis then put her in a cylender block medical treatment. Later, she is revived with Elixir and it is a success.

Campus Festival Arc
Fugil also attends the World Alliance Assembly in the New Kingdom. Listelka introduces him as her escort in the assembly. Throughout the assembly, Fugil does not talk his mind at all and behave like a normal escort. Then, he has a conversation with Lux after the assembly reaching conclusion. Lux really does not have a good atmosphere because Lux still recalled his betrayal on the rebellion day. On the contrary, Fugil behaves humble. Lux asks his underhanded motive using the Lords.

Ouroboros Arc
Fugil Arcadia just killed Arshalia and Mishis. He thinks they will become a hindrance element within the world he has been longing for. He then starts the story of 1000 years ago while fighting against them continues, between him and Arshalia. Lux is being carried away from Avalon He is the only one who cannot fight after Singlen beated him to a pulp. Fugil single handedly fights six of them. After that, Singlen joins them and corners Fugil. Because Singlen is so powerful, Fugil decides to kill him.

Two weeks ago, Fugil won the war against the world. In regards to save humanity, Fugil joined hands with Raffi Atismata. after Seven Dragon Paladins had been defeated and Arshalia Rei Arcadia had appointed her to be. Fugil also asks the automatas to exterminate anything that will distort the new world, except for Lux who is an unreplaceable element.

Rebellion Arc
At this arc, Fugil only observes which side will win the war. He does not intervene directly except if there is someone who infiltrates Avalon or wants to destroy it. Fugil and Raffi are in Avalon while Lux is searching clue everything in the new kingdom. After Lux rescues Aeril and deinstalls Garden's Grand Force, Fugil and co. stops the plan. Fugil is told by Raffi that he may not be the culprit. Fugil actually has known the culprit must have been Lux and it cannot be someone else. However, he just sits and observes without helping Raffi directly. When Yoruka is found unconscious after defeating Yos Tork, he takes her to save place without telling Raffi about Yoruka.

Raffi Atismata completely cannot be concious of anything anymore. She eats everyone nearby, destroy everything that surrounds her and then goes on rampage endlessly. Fugil only looks at her seeing this time's history overwriting fails again. He intends to reoverwrites it because the Grand Force that was stolen just returned to him.

Abilities
Fugil is the strongest Drag-knight in Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut series. His piloting skill, physical ability, and Divine Drag-Ride exceed all others. He was able to instantly defeat an Elixir-enhanced Mishis V Xfer. Furthermore, he was able to defeat the combined might of the Seven Dragon Paladins (minus Lux) and Aeril Vi Arcadia, despite their best efforts.

Baptism: Fugil underwent Baptism to his entire body, using an amount of Elixir that would normally be fatal, and survived. As a result, he no longer ages and has physical abilities that surpass even a Nocturnal's. He can move at inhuman speeds and rapidly regenerate from wounds.

Ouroboros
Ouroboros is Fugil's divine drag-rides which is the strongest drag-knight. Ouroboros's power and divine raiment are supported and strengthened through the Avalon and installed Grand Force in the Ruins.

Blade: A colossal Mythrildite blade resembling a normal Drag-Ride's, but enlarged to the point of being comparable to a tower in size. Its sheer mass gives it incredible power. Even the wind and shockwave left by a slash with this Blade can destroy buildings. A direct hit can instantly bring down a Divine Drag-Ride. However, it can be blocked by the master martial artist Magialca Zen Vanfrick using Jormungandr. Its trajectory can be altered by the Divine Raiment of Vritra and the attack can be avoided by approaching to within a certain distance of Ouroboros. Cannons: Several large Cannons emerging from Ouroboros' chest, that surpass even those of the installation-type Jormungandr. These fire blasts of flame. When enhanced by Reload on Fire, these are powerful enough that Vritra's trajectory control cannot fully divert them. Under normal circumstances, these take dozens of seconds to gather the energy needed to fire, but this is shortened when accelerated by Reload on Fire.
 * Quick Draw: A high-speed slash performed by using mind control operation in addition to body control operation. To perform this technique using Ouroboros, Fugil must enter the chest portion of the Drag-Ride to control it directly.

Laser cannons: Ouroboros possess numerous smaller cannons which can fire hundreds of lasers at once. However, if weakened by a smokescreen, these lasers can be stopped by a barrier.

Charge Blast: A support ability which transfers energy to another Drag-Ride to strengthen it. While normal Drakes have a similar ability, Charge Blast is on an entirely different scale, being comparable to a Divine Raiment. It strengthens even the power of the pilot's defensive membrane (which is normally too weak to stop an attack) by dozens of times, allowing it to stop attacks.

Self-repair: Ouroboros can repair damage by summoning and assembling supplementary armor into the damaged portions. This is again similar to a function possessed by Drakes, but Ouroboros performs it with much greater speed. It is even capable of repairing a severed limb. However, repair is impossible if the damaged parts are frozen. Moreover, repairing major damage consumes a lot of energy, preventing Ouroboros from doing anything else.

Infinity
One of Ouroboros' special armaments, Infinity can transform into any other Divine Drag-Ride. Even if its current form is destroyed, it can resummon the destroyed Divine Drag-Ride again or different Divine Drag-Ride despite it has not been revealed yet how many same Divine Drag-Ride can be resummoned. By this far, Fugil can summon Bahamut up to three times each time Bahamut is destroyed. Each times Fugil resummons same Divine Drag-Ride, the energy will be full even though the destroyed one has run out of energy already. This makes him able to unleash twice Over Limit in a row.

Using even one type of Divine Drag-Ride needs extraordinary stamina, mental strength, and skill. Only a Drag-Knight that undergoes Baptism on the level of Fugil can fully use the infinite number of Divine Drag-Rides provided by Infinity.

Bahamut Typhon
 * Reload on Fire: Bahamut's Divine Raiment, which slows and then accelerates time within a target. Specifically, it slows time to a fraction of its usual speed for five seconds, then accelerates it several times in the next five seconds.[2] When enhanced by Charge Blast, the degree time alteration is greatly increased. In the accelerated state, Fugil becomes so fast that it is impossible for his enemies to react or escape. However, the slowing of time is also increased, to the point that activating Zero One now takes dozens of seconds. Reload on Fire can also be applied to other things, such as to the main body of Ouroboros in order to strengthen it. When doing this, Fugil holds off the enemy during the first five seconds to defend the main body.
 * Violent Strike: This technique involves using Reload on Fire to slow down the enemy, then attacking them while they are vulnerable, and finally accelerating them so they suffer from the attacks received while slowed down.
 * Quick Draw: A high-speed slash performed by using mind control operation in addition to body control operation.
 * Recoil Burst: An incredibly-powerful slash performed by using the two systems of control in a contradictory way, intentionally causing Bahamut to rampage.
 * End Action: A series of consecutive attacks, performed by alternately using mind control operation and body control operation. When performed by a physically-superhuman Drag-Knight like Fugil, it can last for several minutes.
 * Over Limit: By removing the limiters normally in place to protect the Drag-Ride and its user, Bahamut can become far more powerful. During this state, Bahamut can attack with such force that it damages itself. Yet, Fugil does not receive the side-effect due to Baptism. Moreover Fugil can unleash Over Limit twice without taking any damage. There are also some added part summoned during Over Limit.
 * Chaos Brand: A large sword weapon that is included as Bahamut's armament
 * Pile Anchor
 * Biting Flare
 * Missing Faith: The Divine Raiment of Typhon, a jet black surge that neutralizes other Divine Raiments and weakens the output of other Drag-Rides.

Zero One
Another of Ouroboros' special armaments, which uses the teleportation system of the Ruins to transfer a target to a space inside Ouroboros or Avalon. This space is spherical in shape and surrounded by silver walls, and is immune to interference from external forces. In this space, time is stopped except for the user. Activating Zero One takes about one second when using mind control operation.

Zero One can be used to avoid an enemy's attack. If the user is in Bahamut at the time, they can activate Reload on Fire while in the protected space, to remain safe while slowed down, and then counterattack once they are in the accelerated state. It can also be used to take in an energy attack, such as Vritra's lightning attack, and release it as a counterattack.

However, Zero One is not without weaknesses. It is limited in the amount of material it can store - something the size of Jormungandr exceeds this capacity. It can only hold one thing at a time and must release this before taking in something else. It also can only store a target for a maximum duration of around one to two minutes.

Endless
Ouroboros' Divine Raiment. It has two uses, depending on whether it is being amplified by the other seven Ruins or not.

Without the other Ruins, Endless creates a territory of rainbow light with a radius of a hundred kl, in which the rules of the world can be changed. This is dependent on the internal mechanisms of Avalon. If these are destroyed, Endless will not function.

"Those who aren’t wearing Drag-Rides and their movement won’t be perceived in this world": This change means that people who are not wearing Drag-Rides can no longer be perceived. While attacks that affect an area can still hit them, the user can evade these using Zero One.

"It’s impossible to get outside from inside a building by one’s own will": This change makes it impossible to escape a building.

"──Destructive power other than direct attacks using mass will become ineffective": This change means that only attacks that derive their power from mass continue to work. Energy attacks become completely ineffective, even ones as powerful as a bombardment from Jormungandr. This gives Ouroboros an advantage, as its overwhelming mass makes it superior in a battle of purely physical attacks.

"──When oneself receives an attack that is unleashed by another person, they won’t receive an attack from another different person": This change means that when a person is attacked by someone, they are unaffected by attacks coming from any other person. This gives an advantage to Ouroboros' users if they are alone, as they can fight without restriction while their opponents cannot take advantage of their numbers. It does not apply if someone attacks their own self, but it does apply if they use an attack originating from another person (e.g. by storing it with Zero One and releasing it).

When amplified by the other seven Ruins, Endless can be used to alter the perceptions of memories of people on a worldwide scale. It can rewrite history, regardless of how much destruction or death has occurred.

However, people who have undergone Baptism are resistant to this perception manipulation. The greater the degree of Baptism, the greater the resistance. However, this is not enough on its own; a person must have the will to resist in order to truly break free of the manipulation.

Trivia

 * Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. Originating in ancient Egyptian iconography,
 * Most of the Seven Dragon Paladins have compared the way Fugil fights to that of Lux Arcadia, but on a far higher level because of the vast difference in experience.
 * Fugil lived after Arcadia had ruled for hundred years. He might have been born around sixth generation until ninth generation. After Arshalia's died, Arshalia and White Hero became a great tale and he changed side many times. Fugil sided with clan of traitours to overthow The 12th generation and had the 13th hid in the pod.