Marius Tepes

==Summary==
Marius Tepes was a pure-blooded vampire and the temporal mayor of the government that came into power after the coup d'etat in the House of Tepes, as well as the Chief Advisor of the research related to Sacred Gears in Romania. He staged a coup d'etat in order to further his nefarious purposes in relation to Sacred Gears, only to be defeated and killed by Gasper Vladi.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Marius Tepes
Origin: High School DxD
Gender: Male 
Age: At least 20-21
Classification: Vampire
Powers and Abilities: 
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|-|Normal Abilities=
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Aura, Flight, Longevity, Hypnosis, Shapeshifting, Teleportation, Mist Manipulation, Shadow Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Extrasensory Perception, Statistics Amplification by sucking blood, Creation (Can create varying manners of beasts from his body), Intangibility (Vampires can disperse into mist to avoid and neutralize attacks Volume 16, Life 3), Power Mimicry (Vampires can trigger the abilities of individuals by drinking their blood Volume 22, Life.Youth), Resistance to Shadow Manipulation (Pure-blooded vampires do not possess a shadow Volume 14, Life 2), and cold temperatures Volume 16, Life 1
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Resurrection (Can resurrect others as long as their soul remains True DxD Volume 2, Life 4), Immortality (Type 3), Regeneration (Low-Godly, can regenerate as long as a fraction of his soul is intact Volume 16, Life 3), Limited Madness Manipulation (Type 3, the Holy Relics can take away the sanity of those who have faith in God if they stare at them Volume 9, Life 3), Clairvoyance (The Holy Grail allowed Qlippoth to see and locate Trihexa in its sealed state at the "end of the world", a feat no one else could replicate aside from God Volume 16, Life 4), Information Analysis (The Holy Grail allowed Qlippoth to gain information about Ddraig's soul and the Boosted Gear from merely a fraction of Issei's flesh Volume 16, Life 4), Transmutation (The Holy Grail could turn some vampires into mass produced Evil Dragons Volume 16, Life 4), can break seals with the Holy Grail Volume 16, Life 4, can eliminate the weaknesses of beings with the Holy Grail Volume 16, Life 4, Resistance to Time Stop (The holy aura of the Holy Grail should be capable of protecting him from the effects of Forbidden Balor View, similarly to Durandal)
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Attack Potency: City level (As a High-class vampire, he should be comparable to other High-class vampires such as Elmenhilde Karnstein, who is further stated to only possess average strength as a vampire Volume 23, Life.Youth)
Speed: Unknown
Lifting Strength: At least Superhuman
Striking Strength: Unknown
Durability: City level
Stamina: High, could endure the loss of his limbs even when he was prevented from regenerating with the Holy Grail
Range: Several kilometers
Standard Equipment: None notable
*Optional Equipment:
**Holy Grail of the Secluded WorldSEPHIROTH GRAAL: Also known as the Holy Grail, it is one of the Longinus and three Holy Relics. It allows the user to come into contact with the principle of life, forcing them to grasp the process of how life and the soul are created, taking in the mind and concept of the living and the dead in the process. It allows Marius to regenerate as long as a fraction of his soul remains, resurrect beings as long as their souls remain, and eliminate their weaknesses. As one of the Holy Relics, it can rob people of faith of their sanity if they gaze at it.
Intelligence: Marius was shown to be an intelligent individual, being the Chief Advisor of the Sacred Gear research in the land of vampires and managing to successfully stage a coup d'etat to overthrow the current government with minimal movements and disturbances. 
Weaknesses: Standard vampiric weaknesses, although the Holy Grail can remove all of his weaknesses as a vampire
Notable Attacks / Techniques:
*Vampire Physiology: As a vampire, Marius can manipulate shadows and darkness, as well as transform into and create different monsters that can be used for both combat and espionage situations. He can create fog that can envelope an entire town, and transform into mist to neutralize attacks. He can also drain blood from other beings to increase his power and the potency of his abilities, and even gain access to some of their abilities in the process. As a pure-blooded vampire, he lacks a shadow and is unaffected by cold temperatures.
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Light Novel Characters
Category:High School DXD
Category:Evil Characters
Category:Royal Characters
Category:Vampires
Category:Aura Users
Category:Mind Users
Category:Immortals
Category:Flight Users
Category:Shapeshifters
Category:Creation Users
Category:Darkness Users
Category:Resurrection Users
Category:Intangibility Users
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Biology Users
Category:Information Analysis Users
Category:Clairvoyance Users
Category:Transmutation Users
Category:Power Mimicry Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users