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“ | This reaction... So, it's finally appeared... In the name of the Royal Family... and justice... I will judge you... You, who are devil-possessed! | „ |
~ Damnatio Kira, after discovering Liebe. |
“ | This trial will begin, and... Either you will be judged as the demon... or the Magic Knights will bear the brunt of the responsibility, one or the other. And you are not someone who has the privilege of interrupting someone who is speaking. The nature of yours shows in the weighing. Simple, frank, easy to handle... One lowly peasant or the ones who defend the nation... It is obvious which side the scales will lean towards. Now, where is that "demon" that you were talking about? | „ |
~ Damnatio revealing his true intention of using Asta as a scapegoat. |
Damnatio Kira is a major antagonist in Black Clover manga and anime series. He is the nephew of King Augustus Kira Clover XIII, the leader of the Clover Kingdom's Magic Parliament, and a member of House Kira, the current ruling family amongst the Clover royalties. He would later be incapacitated by Lucius Zogratis and be converted into a Paladin, being granted the purified devil power of Baal.
He is voiced by Hiroshi Tsuchida in the Japanese version, and by Alex Organ in the English version.
Personality[]
Initially, Damnatio showed himself to be a well-intentioned law enforcer at first, who will enforce justice above anything else, even above family. However, deep down, Damnatio is a cold-hearted and cruel person who will do questionable, even underhanded acts to enforce justice, like exiling his own father (according to Mimosa's description), intentionally using Asta as a scapegoat, and attempting to execute Marie after making her another scapegoat to take the fall.
History[]
Damnatio first appeared after the defeat of Elf Tribe and Zagred, attempting to judge Asta and Nero/Secre Swallowtail in the name of justice, after he discovered the existence of Asta's Devil, due to Asta being devil-possessed whilst Nero had used forbidden magic. His judgement was revealed to be an incrimination against Asta to make him a complete scapegoat, so that a peasant like Asta will be sacrificed and eventually take fall for the elven-possessed Magic Knights. To achieve this, he sent his agent to deceive Asta into bringing himself and Nero to the court, before attempting to judge them both.
What is worse, after discovering Asta's persistence, Damnatio tried to make Asta to give in unintentionally by letting him to talk about Zagred, who was already defeated by Asta with his Anti-Magic Devil's ability, but was interrupted by Nero before Asta could push himself into dread.
However, to make Asta to reveal his ability, Damnatio captured Marie Adlai (who was also possessed by an elf but was not a Magic Knight herself) as his secondary scapegoat and sent her to court, before he ordered her execution right in front of Asta's very eyes, forcing the latter to reveal his Anti-Magic Devil's power to shield Mary. Damnatio attempted to sentence Asta to death, but was interrupted by the Black Bull squad, with Yami revealing that everyone knew about Nero's past and accepting her into his squad.
With scorn, Damnatio attempted to give out verdicts to the entire Black Bull squad, but was interrupted by Fuegoleon Vermilion and Nozel Silva, who sent Julius' message to give Asta a probation and chance to investigate out of the Clover Kingdom. After the trial, Damnatio visited Julius, now stuck in the form of a teenager after his resurrection, to discuss about Asta's potential threat posed to the Clover Kingdom. Damnatio criticized the Wizard King's decision, but Julius revealed that it was about putting trust in Asta and the Black Bull, and one day Damnatio would turn to support them.
At last, Damnatio chose to believe in Julius, but he also warned that he would judge anyone involved into this had anything happened because of Asta, with Julius being no exception, before he calmly left.
Several months later, after the Magic Knights successfully rescue Yami and Vangeance from the Spade Kingdom, while researching Julius's ability, Damnatio found out that Julius's Time Powers are similar to an existing high-ranked Devil, Astaroth, who left the Underworld several years ago. To confirm this, Damnatio confronted Julius about his discovery, to which Julius expressed confusion. But soon enough, Lucius Zogratis, the true mastermind behind the Raid appeared and confirmed Damnatio's suspicions, while telling him he can't let this information leak out, turning him into a Paladin subservient to Lucius's commands.
Quotes[]
“ | I see. If the demon truly did exist, then it manipulated her, right? But if you cannot prove that, then... we will judge whomever has clearly committed a crime... In other words... She will be judged... in the name of justice! You are evil. Guilty. | „ |
~ Damnatio ordering the firing squad to execute Marie. |
“ | I do not listen... to demons like you! | „ |
~ Damnatio after seeing Asta's demonic form |
Trivia[]
- Damnatio's name is a play on "damnation".
Externa Links[]
- Damnatio Kira on the Black Clover Wiki
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