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"Why, I'd never hurt a lady! That's a cardinal sin all on its own..."
Personal Information
Name: Dimitri von Aleron
Age: 163 (appears to be roughly 21, however)
Gender: Male
Race: Vampire
Ranking: Knight
Pointy ears. Blood-red eyes. Pale skin. Pronounced upper canines. These are four features that Dimitri shares in common with all vampires, whether they be pure-blooded or dhamphir. However, the difference lies in the details. Dimitri currently stands at 191cm (6' 3"); not abnormally tall, but certainly above the threshold of what one would consider average. He also weighs in at 82kg (180lbs), with a relatively stocky, yet well-toned build. He has short, mostly black hair, with accents of red at the front. He wears a white shirt with black cuffs, a red jacket and a small cape, with black trousers and dress shoes to boot. When relaxing at home with the rest of his peerage, it's not uncommon to see Dimitri with a wine glass in hand, whether it be empty, filled with wine or even sometimes blood disguised as wine.
Dimitri's most famous quirk is his high level of charisma, which he'll often put to good use in order to try and charm the ladies. This charisma also serves Dimitri well whenever he's sent to negotiate with someone from another peerage, and he can easily craft his wordplay so that he avoids saying anything incriminating, as well as potentially making a negative sound more like a positive.
Another note about Dimitri is that he's well versed in the art world. With one look at any item of art, he can not only accurately tell you what it's supposed to represent, but he can also tell you whether or not the item has been forged, as well as how much it can be sold or bought for.
Another note about Dimitri is that he's well versed in the art world. With one look at any item of art, he can not only accurately tell you what it's supposed to represent, but he can also tell you whether or not the item has been forged, as well as how much it can be sold or bought for.
According to what Dimitri had been taught by his parents, pure-blooded vampires were meant to always be above most other races... especially humans and dhamphir, who in particular supposedly have no right to be treated with respect. However, while he can see why his parents always had this kind of view, Dimitri doesn't actually share this same philosophy. He's been in Ixveria's peerage for three years now; enough to know damn well that race doesn't matter, and all one can be really judged on is through their character. Furthermore, Dimitri would never mistreat a lady regardless of their racial heritage, as it's simply not in him to do such a thing. True, there are times where he's been a bit far forward to a few of them out of natural perversion, but he's long put such incidents behind him. After all, the sheer beauty that many of the females of Ixveria's peerage have to them is more than enough for them to have Dimitri's respect.
By that same regard, Dimitri takes great pride in his natural handsomeness, and is confident that he could make a woman fall for him if he so wanted despite his age. He's somewhat of a polygynist, though; while he's careful not to get too intimate with someone too old, someone too young or certainly someone within his own bloodline, he personally considers it rude for society to dictate that one gal get all of the love he has to give to herself. As such, Dimitri looks forward to possibly acquiring his own harem one day.
While he appreciates the company during less tense times, the complete opposite is true when it comes down to partaking in missions. In these instances, Dimitri prefers the lone wolf approach. His reasoning? It's simply because he feels as though he has a lot to prove, both to himself and the rest of the peerage, and showcasing what he can do without the aid or interference of another is the best way for him to evaluate whether he has what it takes. That said, Dimitri has no qualms with other patrons being assigned to the same mission as him, and it's good to know that someone would have his back when he'd need it most. However, he highly disapproves of another person butting in when he's adamant that he has the situation under control. Points get docked off for that, but he's a pretty decent team player nonetheless.
By that same regard, Dimitri takes great pride in his natural handsomeness, and is confident that he could make a woman fall for him if he so wanted despite his age. He's somewhat of a polygynist, though; while he's careful not to get too intimate with someone too old, someone too young or certainly someone within his own bloodline, he personally considers it rude for society to dictate that one gal get all of the love he has to give to herself. As such, Dimitri looks forward to possibly acquiring his own harem one day.
While he appreciates the company during less tense times, the complete opposite is true when it comes down to partaking in missions. In these instances, Dimitri prefers the lone wolf approach. His reasoning? It's simply because he feels as though he has a lot to prove, both to himself and the rest of the peerage, and showcasing what he can do without the aid or interference of another is the best way for him to evaluate whether he has what it takes. That said, Dimitri has no qualms with other patrons being assigned to the same mission as him, and it's good to know that someone would have his back when he'd need it most. However, he highly disapproves of another person butting in when he's adamant that he has the situation under control. Points get docked off for that, but he's a pretty decent team player nonetheless.
Born in the Camilla Faction of vampires, Dimitri von Aleron was the eldest child of a highly prominent noble family, consisting of himself, his two younger sisters and Chastity von Aleron and Kali von Aleron (the latter of which was the youngest child), their two parents Lord von Aleron and Lady von Aleron... and a whole mess of human female slaves that would haplessly dressed in maid outfits. As matriarch of the household, Lady von Aleron would usually be the one to keep them in line, but Lord von Aleron bossed a few of them around as well just to mess with Lady von Aleron. Even Chastity got in on the act as she got older. But Kali and Dimitri continually stayed out of the family's slavery affairs. In Dimitri's case, he lacked the courage to stand up to the others at that time, especially knowing that he had little sway since the women of the Camilla Faction typically ruled the roost over the men of the Camilla Faction. Whereas Kali always got scared whenever drama flared up regarding the slavery affairs, since the sound of violence and tortured screams almost always accompanied such drama.
Noticing the strong bond between the two, Lady von Aleron tasked Dimitri with keeping Kali safe from harm, while she kept the rest of the family in line... particularly Lord von Aleron, who bore sole responsibility for the influx of slaves that they've been getting since he was the one in charge of procuring them. Trying to reassure the easily traumatized Kali that everything was OK or was going to be OK was a tall order for Dimitri, who was at his breaking point when all three siblings had gotten the chance to be home alone in the estate that they lived in. It was approximately a month after Chastity's 147th birthday, and she was "playing" with the female human slave she that Lord von Aleron had gotten her that day, that being her very first one. As per usual, Kali buried herself in Dimitri's arms, and Dimitri in turn tried his damned hardest to console her. But overhearing what exactly Chastity was telling her slave cause Dimitri to finally snap, as he confronted the younger sister and scolded at her for her sadistic actions towards the poor human. Chastity took offense to the idea that Dimitri dare tell her what to do, retorting that Lady von Aleron punished the slaves just as much all the time... which Dimitri had nothing to say about. Having made up his mind, he took Kali with him and left, vowing that if he ever found himself returning to the estate again, it would be too soon.
Dimitri intended to cross over to where the Tepes Faction lived, hoping he'd find solace there instead. Along the way, however, he and Kali found themselves stopping at a human settlement that they found along the way and spotted a patrol of men that were presumably from that settlement armed with torches and pitchforks. Both the vampires needed some more blood to survive, so Dimitri managed to find a lone elderly man rocking back and forth on a chair on his porch and knocked him out swiftly, sapping some blood from the neck for himself, and extracting a little more for Kali to drink later. Unbeknownst to Dimitri though, Kali had been going on a fast from blood since baring witness to what Chastity had done to her slave; and when she caught the sound of a crying baby, she ultimately caved in to her survival instincts, crashing through a window and rushing towards the source. This unfortunately alerted another patrol of men with torches and pitchforks, who united with the patrol that Dimitri and Kali spotted earlier and searching the whole settlement for the disturbance.
Thankfully, Dimitri was able to locate Kali first. He was shocked to see her clinging tightly to what looked to be a corpse of an infant child, with blood strewn all over the area in which he found her, but at least she was safe... for the most part. Kali continued to hold on tightly to the infant corpse and take it with her as she and Dimitri set about their departure from the settlement, still struggling to process what came over her when she heard the scream that she did. But as misfortune would have it, someone had spotted the infant corpse that Kali was carrying around with her and alert what by then must have been an entire mob of torch-and-pitchfork-wielding men. Seeing no other option, Dimitri urged Kali to run away as fast as her feet could carry her, while he tried to hold the mob back all on his own.
It was a valiant effort but, as would come to no surprise, Dimitri was eventually defeated by the mob of humans. He'd been pierced multiple times by the array of pitchforks, caught ablaze by melee strikes from a few of the torches, and left for dead as the men returned to their homes. He was bleeding in too many places at once, and the sun was about to rise from the sky to finish him off. But just before the break of dawn, a lone woman arrived, as though to grant him the salvation he was silent praying for. Her name was Ixveria Naberius, and she seemed to be in need of a Knight that could serve her peerage well. Unlike the rest of Ixveria's peerage, who would've all likely jump at the opportunity to be revived the moment it was presented, Dimitri seemed highly reluctant, having been pondering what being reincarnated as a devil would mean to his vampiric legacy this whole time. However, what made him decide to accept (aside from the fact that he was running out of time, that is) was the hope that he'd one day be reunited with Kali and make up for his failing to protect the poor girl that just wanted to live her life.
Noticing the strong bond between the two, Lady von Aleron tasked Dimitri with keeping Kali safe from harm, while she kept the rest of the family in line... particularly Lord von Aleron, who bore sole responsibility for the influx of slaves that they've been getting since he was the one in charge of procuring them. Trying to reassure the easily traumatized Kali that everything was OK or was going to be OK was a tall order for Dimitri, who was at his breaking point when all three siblings had gotten the chance to be home alone in the estate that they lived in. It was approximately a month after Chastity's 147th birthday, and she was "playing" with the female human slave she that Lord von Aleron had gotten her that day, that being her very first one. As per usual, Kali buried herself in Dimitri's arms, and Dimitri in turn tried his damned hardest to console her. But overhearing what exactly Chastity was telling her slave cause Dimitri to finally snap, as he confronted the younger sister and scolded at her for her sadistic actions towards the poor human. Chastity took offense to the idea that Dimitri dare tell her what to do, retorting that Lady von Aleron punished the slaves just as much all the time... which Dimitri had nothing to say about. Having made up his mind, he took Kali with him and left, vowing that if he ever found himself returning to the estate again, it would be too soon.
Dimitri intended to cross over to where the Tepes Faction lived, hoping he'd find solace there instead. Along the way, however, he and Kali found themselves stopping at a human settlement that they found along the way and spotted a patrol of men that were presumably from that settlement armed with torches and pitchforks. Both the vampires needed some more blood to survive, so Dimitri managed to find a lone elderly man rocking back and forth on a chair on his porch and knocked him out swiftly, sapping some blood from the neck for himself, and extracting a little more for Kali to drink later. Unbeknownst to Dimitri though, Kali had been going on a fast from blood since baring witness to what Chastity had done to her slave; and when she caught the sound of a crying baby, she ultimately caved in to her survival instincts, crashing through a window and rushing towards the source. This unfortunately alerted another patrol of men with torches and pitchforks, who united with the patrol that Dimitri and Kali spotted earlier and searching the whole settlement for the disturbance.
Thankfully, Dimitri was able to locate Kali first. He was shocked to see her clinging tightly to what looked to be a corpse of an infant child, with blood strewn all over the area in which he found her, but at least she was safe... for the most part. Kali continued to hold on tightly to the infant corpse and take it with her as she and Dimitri set about their departure from the settlement, still struggling to process what came over her when she heard the scream that she did. But as misfortune would have it, someone had spotted the infant corpse that Kali was carrying around with her and alert what by then must have been an entire mob of torch-and-pitchfork-wielding men. Seeing no other option, Dimitri urged Kali to run away as fast as her feet could carry her, while he tried to hold the mob back all on his own.
It was a valiant effort but, as would come to no surprise, Dimitri was eventually defeated by the mob of humans. He'd been pierced multiple times by the array of pitchforks, caught ablaze by melee strikes from a few of the torches, and left for dead as the men returned to their homes. He was bleeding in too many places at once, and the sun was about to rise from the sky to finish him off. But just before the break of dawn, a lone woman arrived, as though to grant him the salvation he was silent praying for. Her name was Ixveria Naberius, and she seemed to be in need of a Knight that could serve her peerage well. Unlike the rest of Ixveria's peerage, who would've all likely jump at the opportunity to be revived the moment it was presented, Dimitri seemed highly reluctant, having been pondering what being reincarnated as a devil would mean to his vampiric legacy this whole time. However, what made him decide to accept (aside from the fact that he was running out of time, that is) was the hope that he'd one day be reunited with Kali and make up for his failing to protect the poor girl that just wanted to live her life.
Combat Information
Sacred Gear: N/A
Magic:
- Blood Consumption: Dimitri can absorb the magical powers of other people by drinking their blood. The powers that he gains this way don't usually stick around for long, more often than not being no longer cast-able the moment the battle is over. However, it should be noted that the more blood that Dimitri drinks from someone, the longer he can maintain access to the respective magical powers.
- Memory Slayer: A hereditary magic skill learnt and taught by the von Aleron family. With it, Dimitri is able to erase very specific memories from someone just by touching someone's forehead and thinking of the memory he'd rather that someone forget... and viola, that memory is completely forgotten about by the one that was stricken by Memory Slayer. Memory Slayer can only target one memory at a time, and the memories that are forgotten can be relearned in due time, whether by accident or otherwise. This skill can be upgraded to Memory Vacuum, where the user absorbs the memory for themselves and can recall that memory at any time, or Memory Annihilation, which inflicts an amnesia powerful enough to wipe the victim's mental state clean.
- Fog Clones: Using his ability to create and manipulate fog, Dimitri can form any number of clones of himself that can still be used to disorientate and confuse his enemies. Dimitri can also use these clones as tools for gathering information about his surroundings. Fog Clones automatically vanish into thin air after 30 minutes of use. They will also disperse the moment that they're struck.
- Shadow Blink: Here, Dimitri teleports from one place to another using shadow magic. This is often used to evade attacks that are otherwise difficult to dodge or that can't be outrun by normal means. It also allows Dimitri to maintain mobility, the one thing that Knights are supposed to be known for, even when his legs have been crippled. Shadow Blink has a maximum range of 5 meters, and Dimitri can only teleport to an area that has not been touched by sunlight. Furthermore, he can only cast it a maximum of 5 times in a row, although he can "recharge" this ability by running... and the faster he runs, the sooner it recharges. This ability is at its most practical at night, since the sun won't be there to restrict where Dimitri can teleport to at that time.
- Family Influence: With his high charisma and the fame of his family name, Dimitri can receive better deals when buying or selling items to merchants, and also gains access to things that the normal populace are not made aware of or discouraged from asking about. He also has an easier time getting away with less-than-lawful acts than others in his peerage... although even he has limits in this regard.
- Enhanced Speed, Stamina and Physical Strength: Exactly as it says on the tin; Dimitri has the physical strength to compete with some of the most musclebound of foes, and he has a running speed of 20mph. His speed in particular is the reason that Dimitri is one of most effective Knights that any King can get their hands on, and the sheer amount of ground he can cover as a result is almost unparalleled. Another note is that many people have tried to deplete Dimitri of his stamina... and that none of their strategies have seen fruition.
- Superior Close-Quarters Combat: To make up for his lack of weaponry or Sacred Gear, Dimitri regularly trains himself in the martial arts. His natural talents are enough for him to keep up with black-belts in their respective fields, and he also has a keen eye for pressure points which he can attack in order to cripple an enemy that he may be facing one on one.
- Typical Vampire Vulnerabilities: As one would expect from a vampire, Dimitri is a hierophobic, and takes particularly heavy damage from holy weapons and magic. He also despises the smell of garlic, and accidentally swallowing even the smallest piece is enough to induce vomiting. He can't enter any building that he had not been invited into either (though his high charisma does alleviate this via increasing the likelihood of receiving such invitations), nor can he walk through running water. Dimitri is especially vulnerable to sunlight touching his skin, as several seconds are all it takes for him to writhe in pain as his skin reddens and blisters.
- Blood Dependency: The biggest weaknesses that Dimitri has as a vampire is that he absolutely needs to drink some blood on occasion in order to survive. He's seen first-hand what attempting to fast it completely can do, as his youngest sister Kali was driven insane through trying to stop her survival instincts from kicking in. What makes it more of a problem is that, even through being in Ixveria's peerage for as long as he has, Dimitri still doesn't know who he can trust to allow him to drink the blood that he needs to without question.
- Perverted to a Fault: Whenever any female exposes her breasts, shows up bottomless or both, Dimitri enters a trance that draws him to that female in a lustful manner. This is worryingly easy to exploit for enemies who are aware of it and are willing to sacrifice their (teammates') modesty, as they can lure Dimitri out of position from where his peerage can help and potentially into all manners of traps, try as he might to keep his wits about him. Thankfully, nude paintings or illustrations don't have that same effect on Dimitri, nor do women that appear too old, are otherwise unattractive or wear properly-fitted underwear etc. Furthermore, the trance can be cut short by covering up the offending female before Dimitri gets to close to her (whether she does it herself or someone else does it for her). Alternatively, the trance can be made to cause a redirection from Dimitri through another, more voluptuous lady baring the goods.
Miscellaneous Information
Main Theme Song: The Betrayal Act III, by Nickelback
Battle Theme Song: Devil May Cry 3 OST: Cerberus Battle
Ideal Voice Actors: Michael Lockwood Crouch (En)/Shogo Yano (Jp)
