Characters
Gazef Stronoff
ガゼフ・ストロノーフ
Warrior Captain of the Kingdom; "the Kingdom's strongest warrior"Re-Estize KingdomHumanUnknown
Personality
A warrior of common birth, honest and upright, with extraordinary loyalty to King Ramposa III. He is willing to stake his life to protect the people, respects the strong, and stays courteous even toward enemies.
Abilities
- Generally acknowledged as the strongest warrior in the surrounding nations, though he has not yet crossed the wall of heroes; with Rigrit's Ring he can step into the Realm of Heroes
- Can activate up to six martial arts at once. His signature techniques are [Fourfold Slash of Light] and [Sixfold Slash of Light], the first devised by the time of the royal tournament; he also inherited an unnamed "ultimate martial art" from Vesture
- Has mastered martial arts such as [Flow Acceleration], [Instant Counter], and [Possibility Sense]. His fighting style is above all practical, and he uses his fists and feet as well
- Can equip four of the Kingdom's five treasures: the Amulet of Immortality, the Guardian Armor, the Gauntlets of Endurance, and Razor Edge
History
- A commoner who worked as a mercenary, he won the royal tournament after a fierce final against Brain and became the king's guard. The former adamantite-rank adventurer Vesture then all but forced him to become his disciple, and he inherited Vesture's ultimate martial art (background)
- While pursuing knights who had attacked villages, he met Ainz in Carne Village. When the Sunlight Scripture ambushed him, Ainz saved him by swapping places with him (Vol. 1)
- Took in the dispirited Brain. During the unrest in the Royal Capital he was ordered to assist the adventurers against Jaldabaoth (Vols. 5–6)
- After the massacre on the Katze Plains he refused Ainz's offer to recruit him, requested a duel, and said he did not wish to be revived. Ainz killed him instantly with [Time Stop] followed by instant-death magic, and immediately halted the attack on the Kingdom army (Vol. 9)
- A conversation between Renner and Tina suggests that the king asked Lakyus to revive him, without success; in Vol. 9 Ainz had already explained that his instant-death magic nullifies low-tier resurrection magic (Vol. 10)
Trivia
The king created the post of "Warrior Captain" specially for him because the nobles opposed granting him a knighthood. Readers also use him as a unit of combat power: "1 Gazef."
Relationships
- Ramposa III: The king he swore loyalty to, who tried to build a nation where the people could live in peace despite obstruction from the Nobility Faction; the king created the post of "Warrior Captain" for him
- Ainz Ooal Gown: The magic caster who saved him at Carne Village; the two respected each other, and Gazef finally died in single combat with Ainz on the Katze Plains
- Brain Unglaus: The genius swordsman he fought fiercely in the royal tournament: a rival who, he believed, would surpass him within a few years. In Vol. 5 he let Brain live at his home
- Climb: He values Climb's hard work, though their delicate positions make Climb a little awkward for him to deal with; he lent Climb Rigrit's Ring
- Elias Brandt Dale Raeven: One of the Kingdom's Six Great Nobles
- Jircniv Rune Farlord El-Nix: The Emperor of the Baharuth Empire, who once tried to recruit him on the battlefield
- Nigun Grid Luin: Captain of the Sunlight Scripture, who ambushed him at Carne Village
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