Wilhelm van Astrea

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==Summary==
Wilhelm van Astrea is a member of the Crusch Camp and is the widowed husband of the previous Sword Saint Theresia van Astrea. He is also the estranged grandfather of the current Sword Saint Reinhard van Astrea.
==Powers and Stats==
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Key: Old | Young | Peak
Name: Wilhelm van Astrea, Wilhelm Trias, Sword Demon
Origin: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
Gender: Male
Age: 18 (Ex Novel 2), 61 (Arc 3), 62 (Arc 5),
Classification: Human, Swordsman
Powers and Abilities: 
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Statistics Amplification (Warriors use mana via the Flow Method to strengthen themselvesArc 7, Chapter 98), Genius Intelligence, Master Swordsman, Aura (Overwhelming; Has an auraVolume 7, Chapter 1 that causes others to be sick to their stomach), Enhanced Senses (People of the other world have incredible eyesightArc 7, Chapter 34), Extrasensory Perception (Knights can senseVolume 8, Chapter 2 the presences of others. Knights can sense hostilityVolume 9, Chapter 2), Supernatural Willpower (Even at death's door, he still had the willpowerVolume 7, Chapter 4 to keep gripping his sword, and continue fighting), Analytical Prediction (Vastly superior to an untrained Emilia, who dodged a rain of arrows by reading the shooters intentBond of Ice, Chapter 1. Invisible or not, he can anticipate his opponents attacks by watching the movement of their eyes, feeling their hostility, reading how they breathe as they aim), Instinctive Action (Fights on the level of Garfiel are immediate, with no delay between decision making and actionVolume 20, Chapter 3, with the slightest delay being exploited by their opponent. Has superhuman, god-like combat capabilities that make it possible to dodge 30+ invisible hands. Even Julius who can dodge invisible attacks with instincts, wasn't able to avoid Petelguese's Unseen Hands without getting a number of injuries, while Wilhelm was unharmed), Information Analysis (Superior to Grimm who could perfectly judge the speed and trajectory of Carol's attackThe Sword Demon Battle Ballad, Act 6), Social Influencing (Can radiate hostility from his sword, causing others to feel fear), Perception Manipulation (Wilhelm can slow down his perception of time,Volume 20, Prologue intensifying his focus, making sound, color, and everything other than his opponent fade from the world, giving himself time to avoid attacks), Non-Physical Interaction (He can cut through the Unseen Hand, which is intangible), Attack Reflection (Superior to Garfiel, who can redirect the force of his enemies attacksVolume 15, Chapter 3), Damage Reduction (Comparable to Ram, who can turn in concert with her opponent's attacks, diminishing the force of their attacksVolume 8, Chapter 3), Resistance to Perception Manipulation (Saw through Emilia's cloakVolume 4, Chapter 1), Extreme Temperatures (Users of the Flow Method can resist the effects of extreme coldArc 7, Chapter 104 and extreme heatVolume 20, Chapter 1), Absorption & Deconstruction (Matter; by utilizing the Flow Method Wilhelm was able to survive after getting eaten aliveVolume 7, Chapter 3 by the White Whale and eventually broke outVolume 7, Chapter 4)
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Same as before plus Accelerated Development (Training, Physical Statistics, Abilities, With just 2 years of training he was able to defeat TheresiaVolume 20, Chapter 5 despite it being impossible for anyone else to achieve in a lifetime or even an eternity), Limited Resistance to Status Effect Inducement (Was able to keep fighting, albeit not to his normal levels, while under the effects of Sphinx's magicEx Novel 2, Stanza 4, which caused people to have trouble breathing and their body to be heavy)
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Same as before plus Enhanced Accelerated Development (Battle, Other, With every attack, the angle, and intensity becomes more preciseEx Novel 3, The Wedding Day, eventually breaking through the defenses of his opponents), Acrobatics (Fought Theresia on the ground, walls, and airVolume 7, Chapter 5), Information Analysis (As skilled as Kurgan and Theresia, who can judge a person’s abilities at a glanceEx Novel 3, The Silver Flower Dance of Pictat), Enhanced Extrasensory Perception (Can smell the feelingThe Sword Demon Battle Ballad, Act 8 of death approaching him), Aura (Fear Inducing; Comparable to Cecilus whose fighting spirit causes fearSword Identity), Awakened Power (In life or death, or intense fights, Wilhelm has been shown to become vastly faster, and skilled), Resistance to Extrasensory Perception (As skilled as Cecilus who with skill can hide his spirit as a warriorEx Novel 5, Crimson Shadow)
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Attack Potency: Mountain level (Only someone on his or Ricardo's level can deal sufficient damageVolume 7, Chapter 2 to the White Whale, with everyone else's damage being described as a drop in the bucket. He cut out the Whale's eye,Volume 7, Chapter 3 and its dorsal fin, and eventually even cut the Whale in half with 1 strike) | At least Mountain level (Superior to his old self. Got stronger after gong toe to toeEx Novel 2, Stanza 7 with Libre, and defeating Valga) | Island level (At least comparable to MarcosOnce Upon a Time in Lugunica)
Speed: At least Supersonic (Comparable to Elsa. His battle with Theresia was stated to be on a level where not even sound could intrude onVolume 17, Chapter 2) | Supersonic+ (Superior to his old self. Libre was initially faster than him, and then got even faster, however Wilhelm closed the gap by growing in speed. Later on he fought Valga, and got even faster than before) | Massively Hypersonic+ (Superior to Theresia, comparable to Cecilus), much higher at peak (Can reach a level described as going from super-speed to hyper-speed, from hyper-speed to the speed of god, until finally transcending the very concept of steel, and placing a foot on the steps to the Heavenly Sword. This allowed him to deflect Kurgan's attacks which simultaneously came from 3 directions, while also mortally wounding him)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable to Garfiel Tinsel) | At least Class 5 | At least Class 5
Striking Strength: Mountain level | At least Mountain level | Island level
Durability: Mountain level | At least Mountain level | Island level
Stamina: Superhuman (Even at death's door, with wounds all over, he still kept fighting) | Superhuman (Trains all dayEx Novel 2, Stanza 1 from morning to night) | Superhuman (Continued fighting even after his internal organs were attackedThe Sword Demon Battle Ballad, Act 2)
Range: Tens of Meters (Cut the White Whale in half) | Tens of Meters | Tens of Kilometers
Standard Equipment: Several swords | Holy Sword Astrea
Intelligence: Genius (Wilhelm has many years of experience in combat and is a master swordsman. Anyone but a lower-grade opponent can brush off ShamakVolume 3, Chapter 2, which affects the senses such as hearing and vision, with skill. More skilled than Hornet, who easily detected and would have killed a younger Arakiya, despite her body being merged with the wind and being invisibleEx Novel 5, Vermillion Swordwof. Could easily deal with the Unseen handsVolume 8, Chapter 4 despite them being invisible, even to people who can detect and react to invisible attacks with instincts, and able to freely alter its range, direction, and overwhelm the enemy with numbers. Those on the level of Wilhelm and Theresia are masters whose skill surpassed the realm of mere humans. Garfiel freaked out, after Wilhelm showed him just a fragment of the summit of strength,Volume 21, Interlude he is aiming for. On the level of Theresia who has supreme skill that she can steal away the function a person's legVolume 20, Chapter 4 without doing any unnecessary destruction, only having the barest amount of blood on her sword) | Genius (Wilhelm is good at recognizing the strategies of his enemies. He was already the greatest sword wielder of the domain at just 14 years old. Without ever facing live combat, his skill already surpassed 15 normal youths combined. His skills in his old age are inferior to when he was young) | Extraordinary Genius (At his peak, Wilhelm was a swordsman who after years of hard work and dedication was able to surpass Theresia, despite it being impossible for anyone else to achieve in a lifetime or even an eternity. Theresia's ability to intuitively grasp her opponents most vulnerable point, and see white lines which inevitably leads to death, had no effect on him, as he constantly severed her lines. His swordsmanship was described asWilhelm's Birthday Q&A 2018" equal to Cecilus Segmunt's)
Weaknesses: None notable
Note: While Jiwald is a lightspeed attack and the Ex Novel characters have dodged it, there are numerous inconsistencies with them being that fast, and thus it's considered an inconsistency/outlier.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
The Traveler (Genshin Impact) Traveler's Profile (Traveler Inazuma Chapter and Young Wilhelm Version are used, Speed are equalized) 
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
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