Erston Outway

**Erston Outway** (アースト・アウトウェイ, *Āsuto Autouei*; literally meaning "Arst Outway"), also known as "**Gaius**" (ガイアス, *Gaiasu*), is both a fictional character and deuteragonist of the *Tales of RWBY* series created by Monty Oum and Yoshiharu Gotanda.

He is the powerful and charismatic ruler of Auj Oule, and while his intentions are good, Gaius clashes with the party over the methods with which he intends to save the people of Remnant. He was given a realist personality to contend with Jude's naive and idealistic one.

Before his reign as ruler, Auj Oule was divided and controlled by tribes whose leadership were succeeded by bloodline. After his tribe was destroyed, he decided to unite it by conquest and promote a new government system where competent leaders would rule.

He was known as a war hero who unified the warring clans under his command. He believes that the strong should protect the weak and only wishes for the prosperity of his people. Two years later, Gaius is the king of Auj Oule, working alongside Prime Minister Rowen.

"*If you wish to abdicate your throne as Remnant's god, then I shall sit upon it in your stead.*"

—Gaius, planning to usurp Lord Maxwell.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Travis Willingham (English), Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Not Known (Arabic), Not Known (Basque), Not Known (Brazilian), Not Known (Cantonese), Not Known (Catalan), Not Known (Chinese), Not Known (Croatian), Not Known (Danish), Not Known (Dutch), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Filipino), Not Known (French), Not Known (Galician), Not Known (German), Not Known (Greek), Not Known (Hebrew), Not Known (Hong Kong), Not Known (Hungarian), Not Known (Indonesian), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (Mandarin), Not Known (Norwegian), Not Known (Polish), Not Known (Portuguese), Not Known (Romanian), Not Known (Russian), Not Known (Serbian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (Swedish), Not Known (Tagalog), Not Known (Thai), Not Known (Valencian), Not Known (Ukrainian), Not Known (Brazilian Portuguese), Not Known (Canadian French), Not Known (European Spanish), Not Known (European Portuguese), Not Known (Latin American Spanish), Not Known (Latin Spanish), Not Known (Spain-Spanish)

### Appearance

#### Post-Timeskip (Volumes 4–Current)

* Hair Color: Ashen Black
* Skin Color: Tan
* Eye Color: Purple
* Age: 32 (Volumes 1–3), 34 (Volume 4–Current)
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
* Weight: Not Known

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Team RWBY
	+ Ruby Rose
	+ Weiss Schnee
	+ Yang Xiao Long
* Ozpin's Group
	+ Qrow Branwen
	+ Oscar Pine

### Family

* Unnamed Father (Deceased)
* Karla Outway (Sister)

## Etymology

* In the series' lore, *Gaius* translates to "he who pulls the world behind him", while *Outway* translates to "eternal flame".

## External links

* Gaius *Aselia, the Tales Wiki*
* Gaius *Heroes Wiki*
* Gaius *Villains Wiki*

## Notes & Trivia

* Gaius has a high threshold when it comes to resistance against the cold weather. He states that, in his twenties, he used to walk the snowy streets of Kanbalar in short-sleeves while eating a pound of ice cream.
* The name of the store that is run by a travelling merchant who appears in Aball and Port Zekson is "Gaius General Store".