Vasco Strada

== Summary ==
Vasco Strada is a former exorcist and a cardinal priest of the Catholic Church. His incredible power is only matched by his compassion, being revered by his fellow exorcists for his numerous deeds. He wielded Durandal before Xenovia Quarta, often being referred to as the man closest in skill and might to its original wielder, Roland, with many even believing he has surpassed him. At a point, he was selected as one of the top candidates for the position of an Ace of the Four Great Seraphs, particularly Uriel and Raphael, but he refused their offers, proclaiming his desire to return to God as a human upon death.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | 
Key: Old | Prime
Name: Vasco Strada, "Your Eminence Strada", "The Church’s Device of Violence", "The Violence of Heaven", "The Vatican’s Evil Killer", "Mr Durandal", "The True Devil"
Origin: High School DxD
Gender: Male
Age: 87 years old.
Classification: Human, Holy Sword Wielder, Former Exorcist and wielder of Durandal
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Aura, Flight, Master Swordsman, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant, Extrasensory Perception, Purification (Type 2 Fantasia Heroine 2015), Statistics Amplification (The power of Durandal can be increased depending on the user's emotions Volume 6, Life 3), Holy Manipulation (His punches are filled with holy energy), Limited Power Nullification (Can disassemble, disintegrate and decompose magic by striking the tiniest flaws in the technique's structure and invocation Volume 19, Life 3), Non-Physical Interaction (Characters in the series can interact with spirits which are stated to lack physical form Volume 14, Life 4), Minor Spatial Manipulation (His clash with Xenovia cracked and created a kaleidoscope pattern in space Volume 19, Life 3; distorted space with the pressure exuded from his body Volume 19, Life 3), Resistance to Time Stop (The aura of Durandal can protect its wielder from the effects of Forbidden Balor View Volume 4, Life 4) | All previous abilities, Afterimage Creation Volume 24, Life 4
Attack Potency: Mountain level (Fought against Cardinal Crimson Promotion Issei along with the whole of the Gremory Group including Gasper, Irina and Saji, and was only defeated by a combination of Xenovia releasing the suppression of Durandal from Excalibur and his fatigue) | Island level (Stronger than his previous state, as he was restored to his prime, and completely overpowered Emperio Juggernaut Overdrive Vali with little effort)
Speed: FTL (Easily blitzed the members of the Gremory peerage in their first encounter Volume 19, Life 1 and reacted to Gogmagog's attack Volume 24, Life 4) | FTL (Kept up with Empireo Juggernaut Overdrive Vali and dodged attacks from him Volume 24, Life 4)
Lifting Strength: Class T (Comparable to Cardinal Crimson Promotion Issei) | Class T (Far stronger than his previous state)
Striking Strength: Mountain level (Matched Cardinal Crimson Promotion Issei in physical strength; his punches were compared to Sairaorg's Volume 19, Life 3 and he could deflect Gogmagog's Rocket Punch Volume 24, Life 4) | Island level (Sliced through Empireo Juggernaut Overdrive Vali's attack Volume 24, Life 4 and smashed through his armour with a single punch Volume 24, Life 4)
Durability: Mountain level (Blocked Cardinal Crimson Promotion Issei's Solid Impact with no issue Volume 19, Life 3; tanked attacks from Ex-Durandal and Yuuto's holy demonic sword with no damage Volume 19, Life 1 Volume 19, Life 3) | Island level (Tanked a Cross Crisis from Crimson Destruction Dragonar Xenovia with no visible damage, even with additional attacks from Irina and Ouryuu)
Stamina: High (Despite his advanced age, he could easily fight and keep up with the Gremory Group, although he started showing signs of exhaustion after fighting against Xenovia)
Range: At least several hundreds of meters | Several kilometers
Standard Equipment: Durandal Replica | Durandal II
Intelligence: Vasco is a skilled and experienced exorcist who fought against the strongest Fallen Angels and Magicians for many years, and has a high knowledge of magic, effortlessly decomposing Rossweisse's spells which have been described as intricate and complex.
Weaknesses: He can't last too long in battle because of his advanced age, although this is mitigated when he is in his younger body.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Durandal Replica: Vasco possesses a copy of Durandal, albeit it holds merely one-fifth the power of the original sword. Regardless, any notion of such limitation being relevant to him was instantly dismissed as a result of his incredible prowess with the sword. He is capable of radiating dense holy aura, and releasing holy waves to slice his targets from a distance. He also demonstrated the ability to affect space.
*Holy Energy: Vasco is capable of infusing his punches with holy energy, causing significant damage to Devils.
*Magic Nullification: Vasco can dispel, disintegrate, decompose and disassemble magic by rapidly targeting even the most miniscule flaws in its structure. According to him, since magic is a calculation, it becomes possible to nullify them with power, as long as a minor flaw is found within it.
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Light Novel Characters
Category:High School DXD
Category:Good Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Priests
Category:Sword Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Afterimage Users
Category:Power Nullification Users
Category:Space Users