Fafner brings Deathmask close to defeat pointing his flaws as a warrior. Shiryu delivers a curbstomp beating to Deathmask pointing his flaws as a human being.Fafnir grows stronger in the Yomotsu Hirasaka, and his Gem-empowered ability allows him to bolster his Cosmo using the souls of the dead

Shiryu regains his sight in the Yomotsu Hirasaka, and the very souls of the dead rise to help him, angered with Deathmask's cruelty.Shiryu and Fafnir both have a dragon as their animal spirit.Expy/ Foil: His whole final battle with Deathmask is basically a huge rematch of the Shiryu/Deathmask fight.The Evil Genius: He's seen experimenting with the roots of Yggdrasil.Multi-Melee Master: He excels in combat with both swords and fists.His true Heelв‰Їace Turn happens when he finally manages to see that truth. Honor Before Reason: His blind devotion to Asgard's well-being and future prevented him to see the misery Andreas had brought upon them all since he revived Yggdrasil.Heelв‰Їace Turn: After Lyfia is killed by Utgard, he defects from the side of the God Warriors by letting Aiolia go and fighting against Utgard.The Dragon: If not the leader of the new God Warriors, he'll definitely be this to Andreas.Because he's able to fragment it and control it remotely, it also serves as a Flechette Storm and Storm of Blades all in one! He become a God warrior in order to be able to protect her. Bifurcated Weapon: His sword can split into multiple fragments that he can control remotely.He launches it in a similar way to Seiya's Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken and Aiorias' Lighting Plasma, which are also classic examples of this trope.

He would've been a magnificent hero if he wasn't fighting for the villainous side.

The Cape: He has a fair share of heroic qualities including loyalty, bravery, honor, zeal and love.

Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Very proud of his abilities and with excellent reasons to be so, as he was capable of matching Aioria's power and skill with those of his own.

Attack Drone: He can remotely manipulate his sword in order to achieve this effect.

Further helped by the fact that Yggdrasil is improving people's lives and they don't know it will cause The End of the World as We Know It.

Villain with Good Publicity: Appearing as a nice and gentle man to the villagers.

Once several Gold Saints appear to disrupt the plan Andreas gets possessed by Loki.

More Than Mind Control: Loki is using him to revive himself through Yggdrasil.

Green Thumb: He has control over Yggdrassil's roots and branches.

Then it turns out that the arrow had completely entered his left eye, and Loki forces him to rip it out in a very brutal way. Initially he seems not to have been damaged by Aiolos' arrow even though he bears a scar. Until Loki possesses him в—Љ, since his hair grows purple instead.

Evil Plan: He reveals that his true objective is to nurture the fruit of Yggdrasil using the Gold Cloths' power, and because of that he manipulated Lyfia into reviving the Gold Saints.

Evil Overlord: Got into power after Hilda fell sick.

Demonic Possession: Loki did this to him in the past.

Dark Messiah: Wants to revive Yggdrasil but bringing upon The End of the World as We Know It as a result.

Big Bad: The central antagonist of the series.

Turns out that the arrow is completely entered in the his left eye.

Beauty Is Never Tarnished: Despite being on the receiving end of an arrow and having said arrow go right through his eye socket not only it still is fully functional it only left a couple scars.

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