Heinkel Astrea

Lord Heinkel Astrea, also known as Heinkel the Idle, is a supporting character in the 2014 Japanese dark fantasy light novel series and its 2014 manga series adaptation of the same name.
Heinkel Astrea was the son of Wilhelm van Astrea and Theresia van Astrea, and the father of Reinhard van Astrea. Though a skilled warrior, he paled in comparison to the rest of his family. Embittered by his past experiences and feelings of inadequacy, Astrea was a drunken lout who shirked on his responsibilities as the patriarch of House Astrea and vice captain of the Lugunican Royal Guard. He instead focused his efforts on locating a cure for his wife Louanna, who suffered from an eternal slumber.
Heinkel Astrea is voiced by in Japanese. Tsuda has also voiced Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dainsleif in Genshin Impact, Kishibe in Chainsaw Man, Atomic Samurai in One Punch Man, and Hannes in Attack on Titan.
==Appearance==
Heinkel Astrea was a middle-aged man with light skin and a muscular build who stood at six feet and one inch tall. Like other members of House Astrea, Heinkel had sky blue eyes, fiery red hair, and was considered handsome. He had thin eyebrows and wrinkles on his face. His hair was unkempt and cut short, and he had untended stubble on his face. His natural attractiveness was said to be diminished by his poor attitude and lack of grooming.
Astrea was usually garbed in a practical yet well worn outfit consisting of brown pants, black knee-high boots, long black gloves, a tattered brown cape that reached his feet, a long black shirt with tattered sleeves and an upturned collar, brown leather bracers, and a brown leather cuirass with attached pauldrons.
==Powers & Abilities==
===Powers===
*Physical Augmentation: All human beings were born with a gate, a metaphysical apparatus within a person's body that autonomously absorbed the ambient magical energy that existed in the atmosphere and stored it in the individual's od (soul). A popular technique among noteworthy warriors was "Mana Flow," which consisted of an individual enhancing their physical capabilities by channelling their magical energy throughout their body. Though Heinkel was not an exceptional warrior, he was nevertheless capable of using Mana Flow to a certain degree. The technique granted him with enough physical durability to survive attacks from massively strong opponents, the mightiest of which being a true dragon at its full strength.
===Abilities===
*Expert Swordsmanship: As a member of House Astrea, Heinkel Astrea trained in the art of swordplay from a young age. Though his skill paled in comparison to certain members of his lineage and other truly gifted warriors, he was nevertheless an expert swordsman capable of single-handedly duelling and defeating multiple highly-skilled opponents at once. Astrea's swordplay surpassed that of most duellists and was considered elegant and beautiful. His craft was so honed that he could fight instinctively, without the need for thought, when needed.
==Equipment==
*Holy Sword Astrea: Heinkel Astrea's blade of choice was the "Holy Sword Astrea," an exquisite one-handed sword passed down through the generations of House Astrea. He received the weapon from his father Wilhelm van Astrea, who in turn received it from Heinkel's grandfather Veltol Astrea. Despite his estrangement from the rest of his family, Heinkel continued to wield the Holy Sword Astrea with elegant efficiency in combat.
==List of Appearances==
Light Novel
===Volume 4===
*Chapter 4: The Candidates for the Throne and Their Knights (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
===Volume 16===
*Chapter 4: Noisy Tranquility (First appearance) (First identified)
*Chapter 5: Theatrical Malice (Mentioned only)
===Volume 18===
*Chapter 4: The Stars Etched into History (Mentioned only)
===Volume 19===
*Prologue: City Scramble (Mentioned only)
===Volume 20===
*Chapter 1: A Hideous Banquet (Mentioned only)
*Chapter 4: The Love Song of the Sword Devil—Fragment
*Chapter 5: Theresia van Astrea
*Chapter 7: Ripples on the Surface (Mentioned only)
===Volume 24===
*Chapter 3: —Stand Up (Mentioned only)
==Gallery==
===Light Novel===
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===Anime===
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===Manga===
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==Trivia==
*Heinkel Astrea's birthday was on the seventeenth of May.
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