Ladros

Ladros (ラドロス) is a mage from the Diamond Kingdom and one of its Eight Shining Generals.

Appearance
Ladros is a young man with medium-length, blond hair and pale skin. He has black scleras and red irises but no visible pupils.

He has three small, red gems in a horizontal line in the middle of his forehead and a larger red gem on his sternum. They break after Asta strikes him with his Demon-Slayer Sword and Anti Magic.

As a child, his eyes appear normal.

Personality
Ladros is a selfish, rude, and arrogant man who thinks about no one but himself.

Biography
Since he was born without a magic affinity, Ladros is ridiculed and treated poorly. As a child he trains along with Mars and Fana under Fanzell Kruger.

After Fanzell leaves the Diamond Kingdom, Ladros undergoes the Kingdom's reconstructive surgery and gains the ability to absorb and emit mana.

Years later, Ladros and the other new generation of the Eight Shining Generals hear about the failed invasion of Kiten from Lotus Whomalt. Ladros and Mars lead the Diamond Kingdom's forces in an assault on the Witches' Forest, while Fana leads the Eye of the Midnight Sun's forces and attacks the forest from the opposite side.

Fanzell confronts the Diamond Kingdom army, and Ladros does not initially recognize him but then gets excited at the prospect of facing his old teacher, firing a blast of mana. Fanzell easily cuts it and prepares to attack. When Fanzell asks them to leave, Ladros explains that their king is dying and wants the secret to the Witch Queen's longevity, and that they will not leave without it. Fanzell charges past Ladros and Mars and attacks their soldiers.

As Ladros watches the battle, he get excited and decides to jump in but is easily captured by Fanzell, who predicted Ladros' reckless impatience. Fanzell asks Ladros to leave again, but Ladros replies that Fanzell was the one who raised them to be killing machines and that they will not leave. Fanzell then slashes Ladros but it is does not injure him. After Fanzell repels Mars, he attacks Ladros with a flurry of strikes, and Ladros pretends to be in pain as he easily absorbs the spell. Ladros explains to Fanzell how he gained the ability to absorb and expel mana from the kingdom's reconstruction surgery. Ladros then releases his mana in a sphere around himself, and after asking Fanzell if there is anyone about whom he cares, Ladros launches Million Laser, which devastates the battlefield and injures his own men as well as the witches.

As Ladros looks over the devastation, he notices that Fanzell protected someone. Ladros kicks Fanzell aside and picks Dominante Code up, whom he manages to recognize as another defector. When Fanzell tells Ladros to use his powers for good, Ladros denounces and ridicules Fanzell and his idealism. When Ladros calls Fanzell a coward, Dominante fires a Magic Bullet into Ladros' face, so he throws her into the air and fires a blast at her. However, Mars interferes and blocks the attack.

Mars reminds Ladros that their target is the Witch Queen, but Ladros points out that Fanzell and Dominante are traitors and that letting them live is also traitorous. Mars agrees, which excites Ladros as he has wanted to kill Mars. As Ladros prepares to fire a blast, Mariella ambushes him but Ladros absorbs the Ice Magic. Before Ladros can counterattack, Mars forces him up into the air. Ladros recovers and launches attacks towards the others, and Mars easily dodges the lasers and protects and heals Fanzell, Dominante, and Mariella. Ladros is chasing after them when Fanzell and Mars both hit Ladros and send him flying back. They lead him to where the Black Bulls are fighting Fana, and Fanzell and Asta redirect Salamander's Breath at Ladros. The blast strikes him, and he falls to the ground seemingly defeated. However, in truth, Ladros expelled all of his mana so that he could absorb the attack.

After Fana is defeated, Ladros unleashes a barrage of lasers on the group. Seeing that Mars protected Fana, Ladros attacks him again but Asta blocks the attack. Ladros tries to persuade Asta to join the Diamond Kingdom army while also planning to betray Asta, but Asta refuses as he plans to be the Clover Kingdom's Magic Emperor. Realizing that Asta cannot attack at long-range without Finral Roulacase, Ladros flies into the air and attacks repeatedly. Asta tries to reflect lasers back, but Ladros absorbs them and fires more. While Ladros is gloating, Asta throws the Demon-Dweller Sword, which impales Ladros in the chest. The sword drains Ladros' magic and he falls from the air. Ladros then panics as Asta approaches him and scolds him for his treatment of friends. Ladros pretends to agree and asks Asta to remove the sword, but the boy refuses, acknowledging the general's strength. When Asta threatens to knock Ladros unconscious, the general uses his remaining magic to escape and to force the sword out of his chest.

Ladros rushes over to Fana and Mars and demands that she unleash her huge power. When she does not understand, Ladros attacks Mars and threatens to kill him. Salamander emerges in response to Fana's desperation and attacks Ladros in a large explosion. However, Ladros emerges unscathed as he manages to absorb the spirit's magic, creating a fiery aura around himself. Asta dashes forward to attack, and Ladros fires a laser than burns through Asta's shoulder. Ladros rejoices in his new power and attacks Asta repeatedly.

Ladros then watches as Asta gets back on his feet while also being surrounded by a dark mass, which Ladros feels a strange sensation from it. Ladros fires a blast, but Asta easily cuts right through it. Ladros tries to avoid Asta by jumping up in the air, but Asta easily changes direction and defeat Ladros.

Ladros notices that all of his mana is gone and thinks about how this is his limit. As Asta reaches him, Ladros tells Asta to kill him, but Asta says that Ladros has to pay for what he did. Ladros starts to laugh and says that he can't win. Asta comments about how Ladros is acting strange, which Ladros says that the stone that was on his forehead was broken and now he feel lighter. Ladros then thinks about how if it was Asta, he might have been able to climb higher. Ladros is then captured along with everyone else when the Witch Queen arrives. After Vanessa manages to defeat the Witch Queen, Ladros along with the rest are freed.

After everything is done, Ladros decides to head back to the Diamond Kingdom with Mars. Ladros plans to help Mars in order to be someone that his teacher Fanzel can be proud of. Ladros and Mars then head back to the Diamond Kingdom.

Magic

 * Reinforcement Magic: His specialty, Ladros uses this form of magic to enhance his physical capabilities.

Abilities

 * Magic Bullet: Ladros is capable of manifesting and concentrating his mana on his hand. Subsequently, he can launch the mana towards an opponent, blasting them away. He can also condense them into beams.


 * Absorption and Emission (吸収と放射): After undergoing the Diamond Kingdom's experiments, Ladros gains the ability to absorb magic attacks and release the collected magic at will. However, he is limited in the amount of mana that he can contain.


 * Enhanced Strength: Ladros has a great amount of strength, shown when he picks up Domina Code with one hand and easily tosses her in the air.


 * Enhanced Durability: With his expertise in Reinforcement Magic, Ladros possesses high durability, as he takes several direct sword strikes from Fanzell and a point-blank magic bullet from Dominante with little to no damage.


 * Immense Magic Power: As a child, Ladros possesses more mana than any of his classmates and is able to intimidate his former teacher by releasing his power.

Equipment

 * Grimoire: Ladros possesses a grimoire that he uses to activate his spells.


 * Flying Carpet: Ladros possesses a carpet that could be used to fly himself and others through the air.

Fights

 * Fanzell Kruger and Mars vs. Ladros: Loss
 * Asta vs. Ladros: Loss

Events

 * Invasion of the Witches' Forest

Trivia

 * Ladros is the fifth most muscular character.
 * Ladros' favorite things are the color red and meat sauce.
 * Ladros ranked 27th in the first popularity poll and 53rd in the second.