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| “ | That little shit Zeus will rule the Heavens?... He's the youngest... I won't accept this!! | „ |
| ~ Adamas decides to attempt a coup against Zeus to remove him as King of the Universe. |
| “ | Listen up... when this battle's all over, you're dead. Both you... and that Human. | „ |
| ~ Adamas threatens to kill Brunhilde and Qin Shi Huang at the end of the Ragnarok Tournament. |
Adamas, also known as Adamantine, is a major antagonist in the manga/anime series Record of Ragnarok.
Adamas is the Greek God of Conquest and a former member of the Twelve Gods of Olympus (then known as the Thirteen Gods of Olympus), as well as the brother of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon and the son of Kronos. After attempting a coup against Zeus to remove him as King of the Gods, Adamas is mortally wounded by Poseidon and rescued by Hades and Hermes, who take him to Beelzebub who saves him transforming him into the Cyborg Adamantine.
He is voiced by Patrick Seitz, who has also voiced Kagemasa Toda always in Record of Ragnarok, Dio Brando in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Cervantes de Leon in Soulcalibur, Scorpion in Mortal Kombat, Endeavor in My Hero Academia, Franky in One Piece, Uvogin in Hunter × Hunter, Dante Zogratis in Black Clover and Garrosh Hellscream in World of Warcraft, in the English dubbed version of the anime adaptation. It is unknown who voiced him in the Japanese edition, as he was not credited.
Appearance[]
Adamas is a God who has a humanoid appearance and green skin, except for red hair and a black lower body. He has a gorget on his head that resembles two horns. He wears a cloak and his body is covered in line marks. He has a coiffed hairstyle held up by a large bone pin.
After being transformed into a Cyborg by Beelzebub, only Adamas' face remains as it once was and all the rest of his body becomes mechanical.
Personality[]
Adamas is self-centered and violent, to the point of becoming enraged upon learning that his younger brother Zeus would be the King of the Universe. To prevent this, he gathered an army of enemies of the Greek Gods such as Titans, Giants and the Demon Typhon. Despite his shortcomings, he is extremely charismatic: before being stopped by Poseidon, Adamas had managed to obtain the support of 49 members of the Gods' Council and, with the help of Hermes, the support and loyalty of some of the Gods of Olympus.
He is also very quick-tempered, as he attacked Poseidon without hesitation when he insulted him. Furthermore, Adamas has always wanted to be noticed by Poseidon, but the latter has always ignored him, leading him to despair and cry about it. Among his three siblings, Adamas loves Hades unconditionally and has unshakable faith in his abilities, to the point that his death at the hands of Qin Shi Huang is enough to make him attempt to kill the Chinese Emperor after the fight is over.
When he finds Brunhilde and Göll and sees that they are not willing to reveal Qin Shi Huang's whereabouts, he almost kills them before being blocked by Beelzebub, who discourages him from taking revenge by telling him that Hades would never approve of such a thing. This convinces Adamas to stop, but not before promising that he would take his revenge on the Valkyries and Qin Shi Huang as soon as Ragnarok is over. Adamas repeats the same words with which Beelzebub prevented him from killing Brunhilde to Beelzebub himself to prevent him from attacking Odin outside the Ragnarok Tournament, dishonoring Hades.
Biography[]
Adamas is one of the Gods of Olympus, as well as the second of the four sons of Kronos, the King of the Universe, and the brother of Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. Throughout his life, Adamas tries to catch Poseidon's attentions to look at him, but Poseidon continually ignores him and this hurts Adamas to the point that he bursts into tears, leading Hades to try to console him. When Zeus creates his final form, Adamas, he names it this way in honor of his brother Adamas, since Poseidon, seeing him in that form, accidentally mistook him for Adamas.
After Zeus kills Kronos and becomes the new ruler of the Gods, the Primordial Goddess Gaia does not approve of his election and unleashes the Giants against the Olympians, starting the Gigantomachy. Adamas aids the other Greek Gods in the war, with Adamas questioning Zeus' leadership abilities in the process. In the end, the war is won by the Greek Gods, with Zeus defeating the Giants in Valhalla and Hades defeating the Titan followers of Kronos who had broken free from Tartarus to exploit the war and annihilate the Greek Gods.
Some time later Adamas, not accepting that his younger brother Zeus is the leader of the Gods, organizes a coup against him convinced that it is his duty as an older brother to take his place. Adamas frees the Giants, the Titans and submits the Demon Typhon to help him in his cause, and convinces 49 members of the Gods' Council and most of the Gods of Olympus to help him, including Hermes although he works undercover for Zeus, after which he goes to Poseidon to convince him to help him. However, Poseidon accuses him of having violated every rule that makes a perfect God and, when Adamas attacks him offended by his words, mortally wounds him by piercing him in the chest with his trident.
Following this, Poseidon orders that the memory of Adamas be erased from history, and from that moment the Olympians, who had always been thirteen, are reduced to twelve. Despite this, Adamas' dying body is recovered by Hermes and, at Hades' request, brought to Beelzebub, who saves his life turning him into a Cyborg. During the operation, Adamas criticizes Beelzebub's desire to create something that can kill him, which leads an annoyed Beelzebub to give him a flashy Cyborg body during the operation, however Adamas ends up liking it. From that moment, Adamas remains to live in Helheim with the name of Adamantine, chosen by Hades.
Millennia later, during the Seventh Round of the Ragnarok Tournament, Adamas, after killing a creature released by Beelzebub in a futile attempt to kill him, asks Beelzebub why he brought Hajun back, and Beelzebub explains to him that he hoped he could kill him, and then warns Adamas that he does not intend to follow the Seventh Round because he is certain of Hades' victory over Qin Shi Huang. After this, Adamas joins Zeus, Hermes and Ares to watch the fight of Hades, who is eventually defeated and killed by Qin Shi Huang. Filled with anger, Adamas decides not to give a damn about Ragnarok and to take revenge for his brother's death, which is why he reaches Brunhilde and Göll and asks them where the Chinese Emperor, who fell into a coma after the victory, is. The two Valkyries refuse to talk and Adamas prepares to kill them, but is stopped by Beelzebub who orders him to desist arguing that this is not what Hades would have wanted. Adamas retreats, vowing to kill Brunhilde and Qin Shi Huang at the end of Ragnarok.
Later he witnesses the Eighth Round, during which Beelzebub defeats and kills Nikola Tesla, together with Zeus. During the Tenth Round, Adamas intervenes together with Thor and Sakata Kintoki in the dispute that broke out between Buddha, Odin and Beelzebub, telling the latter not to dishonor Hades with his actions and thus prevent him from attacking Odin. Subsequently, as soon as Odin, Thor and Huginn & Muninn have left, Adamas sees Beelzebub admit to Buddha that he is the one who put Hajun inside Zerofuku and Buddha choose not to hate Beelzebub for this to avoid dishonoring Zerofuku's memory.
Powers and Abilities[]
Overall Ability: Being one of the sons of Kronos and a participant in both the Gigantomachy and potentially the Titanomachy Tournament, it can be assumed that Adamas is an extremely powerful God. As a God, Adamas has an unlimited life span and cannot die of old age. He is very ancient, being older than the Big Bang. Furthermore, Adamas possesses physical abilities far superior to those of any ordinary Human being and his body cannot be harmed by deadly weapons. However, he can be injured and killed by physical attacks with superhuman strength or by Divine Weapons. He also owns a giant warship, which happens to be his residence.
Divine Strength, Durability and Endurance: As a God, Adamas possesses supernatural strength. He was able to kick an immense table with such force that the table flew off and broke from the impact. Also, after becoming a Cyborg, Adamas was able to easily kill one of Beelzebub's monsters with one hit and destroy a marble pillar by simply pushing and dragging his fingers to inside it. Adamas is much stronger than a normal Human, to the point of being able to survive after being impaled by his brother Poseidon and being thrown against a wall with enough force to shatter it. Nonetheless, he was fatally injured as a result, and had to undergo extensive surgery to recover.
Mechanically Enhanced: After being seriously injured by his brother Poseidon, Adamas was cured by Beelzebub, who had to surgically alter many parts of his body, replacing them with machines. It appears that certain features have been included in Adamas' new body, such as a retractable mask that can hide his true identity. It is possible that Adamas' physical abilities were increased by the intervention of Beelzebub. Since most of his body is made of metal, Adamas lost the ability to feel pain: after Beelzebub cut off his hand, Adamas showed no sign of pain. His pain tolerance is so high that Adamas was more annoyed by Beelzebub's interruption than by his missing limb.
Enhanced Charisma: Despite being a very violent individual, Adamas is very charismatic. Before being nearly killed by his brother Poseidon, he managed to get the support of 49 members of the Gods' Council and, with the help of Hermes, of a certain number of the Gods of Olympus to attempt the coup against Zeus. Adamas has also managed to convince the Giants, the Titans and the Demon Typhon to join his cause.
Scythe Proficiency: Adamas is proficient with the scythe and can materialize it out of thin air. However, the full extent of his abilities and his weapon's capabilities are unknown. Having been both a likely participant in the Titanomachy Tournament and one of the Gods of Olympus, Adamas likely has many centuries of experience.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Although in the series he belongs to the Greek Pantheon, Adamas is an original character from the Record of Ragnarok series and he does not exist in any real Mythology.
- Despite this, the name Adamas occurs twice in Greek Mythology:
- Adamas, or Adamant, is a powerful material created by Gaia for the Titans.
- Adamas is the name of the Trojan War participant who is killed by Meriones.
- Despite this, the name Adamas occurs twice in Greek Mythology:
External Links[]
Adamas on the Shuumatsu no Valkyrie Wiki
