Heldalf

Georg Heldalf (ゲオルグ・ヘルダルフ, Georugu Herudarufu), also commonly known as the "Lord of Calamity" Heldalf (災禍の顕主 ヘルダルフ, Saika no Kenshu Herudarufu), is a fictional character and one of the main antagonist from the Tales of RWBY series. He was formerly known as a human, he is now the most powerful daemon and only seeks to create more malevolence and daemons by initiating a war between Hyland and Rolance. He uses the powers of Symonne, a malak of illusions who is not affected by any malevolence and Maltran, a powerful daemon known as the "Blue Valkyrie", as his minions to corrupt the innocent people of the lands.

"As long as humans exist, Malevolence will never run out."
 * —Heldalf.

Appearance & Biography

 * Voice Actor: Patrick Seitz (English), Takayuki Sugo (Japanese), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (German), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (French), Not Known (Latin American Spanish)

Appearance
Heldalf resembles a lion daemon with a brown beard, claws, and dark skin.


 * Hair Color: Brown
 * Skin Color: Not Known
 * Eye Color: Not Known
 * Age: Not Known
 * Height: 185cm
 * Weight: Not Known

Personality
Corrupted by the malevolence, he only seeks destruction and the expansion of malevolence in the hearts of all species, such as humans, malakhims, faunus, etc.

Past
When Heldalf was human, he was a general in the Rolance army. Several years prior to the events of the story, Heldalf seized control of Camlann, the Origin Village, for its geographic position. When Hyland attacked the village, Heldalf decided to flee to avoid losses, leaving the village unprotected. Dying, Michael, the previous Shepherd, cursed Heldalf to a life of solitude by sacrificing his nephew, Mikleo, at Maotelus' altar. Seeing his family dying, Heldalf attempted to end his life. However, due to the curse, he became immortal. Heldalf slowly accepted the malevolence and became the Lord of Calamity. He then decided to end all sorrow by killing all living things in the world.

Notes & Trivia

 * Heldalf possesses the arte Lion's Howl, which is a secret technique belonging to the Platinum Knights, of which Heldalf was once captain.
 * A running gag is for certain seraph characters to refer to Heldalf as "Kittybeard".
 * Heldalf's role in starting the Age of Chaos is unusual. Heldalf betrayed the Shepherd Michael's trust, who even revealed Maotelus to him and asked for his help in keeping the peace.