Арслан

**Арслан** (アルスラーン *Arusurān*) ― Главный герой романа серии Сказание об Арслане. Он наследный принц Королевства Парса и лидер сопротивления против вторжения Империи Лузитания.

## Личность

Арслан изображен как нежный принц, очень добрый и мягкий, что является полной противоположностью его отцу. Он заботится о окружающих и ценит свою жизнь. Молодой Арслан не считается очень сильным преемником. Ему не хватает отца безжалостности и упрямая отваги, но имеет сильное сердце и очень проницательные. После битвы на поле Атропатене солдаты, которые он оставил, взвесили его разум и сделали его унылым. Он также пришел к выводу, что все люди равны после встречи с Этуаль. Он не считает рабов и лузитанцев такими же, как животные, и готов поговорить с ними. [1] Он также подружился с Эламом, который был бывшим рабом и Этуаль, который является солдатом Лузитана.

Сначала его ум был слабым, и ему не нравилось сражаться, но все это изменилось в Атропатене, впервые взяв жизнь Лузитанцев, хотя в тот момент ему стало страшно. После этого опыта у него не было проблем с убийством кого-то, даже парсианских мужчин, и теперь он готов сражаться, если ему нужно. Он готов делать все возможное, чтобы защитить своих друзей, семью и королевство, и, как оказалось, он был искусным бойцом [2], несмотря на его хрупкую внешность. Он очень ценит и доверяет своей компании, и когда он узнает о своем доверии к нему, он клянется стать достойным королем, прежде чем они отчаиваются на него и начинают строить больше уверенности в себе.

Он также очень умный и проницательный, поскольку он вызвал приговор Нэрсусу и присоединился к нему и понял, что рабы могут помочь врагу. Он также становится умнее и мудрее, когда путешествие идет, желая, чтобы он был королем, подходящим для его людей, чтобы служить, а не отчаянием.

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## Внешность

Его основной вид - хрупкий и худой, слабый мальчик, и из-за этого люди обычно считают его слабым. Например, солдаты Харлана называют его мертвым весом. Он изображен длинными серебряными волосами, которые он держит в нижнем хвосте. У него светло-голубые глаза, а его ученики большие по сравнению с другими. Он также короче среднего, но это, скорее всего, связано с тем, что он ребенок, и он такой же высокий, как Элам и Этуаль, которые в том же возрасте, что и он. Он носит золотые серьги в обоих ушах. Его кожа заметно светлее и намного светлее, чем другие парсы. Он носит одежду высокого качества, потому что он принц. В битве он носил золотую броню, но потерял шлем в одном из своих сражений. Он также всегда носит с собой свой меч.

### Дариун

Daryun is Arslan's personal trainer who serves him to a fault. Daryun is immensely protective of Arslan and would give his life to protect him. Arslan shows an intense protectiveness of Daryun, even threatening someone for the first time in his life when they cause the possibility of Daryun being hurt. Daryun at first serves Arslan because he is his prince and his uncle asked him to watch over him, but after traveling with Arslan, he comes to be loyal to him as a person and does not care if he is the Prince of Pars or not. Daryun is Arslan's closest companion and the two value each other greatly.

### Нарсас

Narsus is one of Arslan's companions. Arslan respects Narsus' intellect and values him greatly for his advice and strategies. Arslan promised to appoint Narsus as Court Painter once Pars has been reclaimed. Narsus finds Arslan interesting for his kindness and caring of other people and believes that Arslan will become a great king. Narsus sometimes places the young prince in precarious situations, such as when Hodir's slaves started hating Arslan and tried to kill because he killed their master, so Arslan can learn things through experience.

### Элам

Elam is one of his companions and is also the closest to him in terms of age. Arslan often attempts to help him with his chores, despite not being good at it, and Elam always tells him that he should let him handle the chores himself. Elam is touched by Arslan's kindness. At first, Elam looks down on him for his weak appearance, but grows to respect him as they travel together. When Narsus originally intended to send Elam away, Arslan was the one who insisted on bringing Elam with them, stating that only Elam could prepare delicious food for them to eat. Elam quickly develops a strong protectiveness for Arslan, offering him his bow during their confrontation with Kharlan to protect him in his stead as he stayed by his side in battle to ensure his safety. They share a strong friendship.

### Андрагорас III и Тахамине

Andragoras III is Arslan's father and Tahamine is his mother. Arslan is respectful and caring of his parents, referring to them as "Lord Father" and "Lady Mother." His parents, however, do not reciprocate these feelings, and his mother is even more cold and distant to Arslan than she is to her husband, and his father is incredibly strict with him. Arslan is not their biological son, revealed to being adopted as the prince because Andragoras and Tahamine were unable to produce an heir. Since Arslan resembled Tahamine, they believed that could pass him off as their son.

### Вафриз

Vahriz trained Arslan in sword-fighting, and gave him the attention his parents neglected to. Vahriz, while a strict teacher, was a kind, fatherly figure to Arslan. Arslan openly weeps over learning of his death and reprimands himself for only ever complaining during his lessons.

### Гив

Gieve is in the company just so he can stay close to Farangis. At first, he doesn't really care about Arslan, but after Arslan risked his life to save Elam, Gieve became interested in Arslan because he is different from any other nobleman Gieve has met. Even though he doesn't really care about Arslan ascending the throne, he protects him because he is one of the company.

### Эстер

Etoile is a Lusitanian Soldier. When he was younger, Arslan was taken hostage by a recently-enslaved Etoile. Arslan was understanding throughout the experience, even helping Etoile escape and promising to find out about the other soldiers who had been enslaved. Etoile never realized who Arslan really was, instead believing that he was simply a young child of some rich Parsian.

Years later, Etoile participated in the Lusitanian invasion of Pars. Upon encountering Arslan again, he was forced to inform Etoile that after the escape, the others who had been enslaved had been executed as too dangerous. Nonetheless, Etoile advised Arlsan to stay out of the fighting (still not realizing his real identity, as the stories concerning Arslan misrepresented him to the point of unidentifiability), and gave Arslan a copy of the Lusitanian holy book in hopes that he would see the light. Arslan proceeded to read the book thoroughly, in order to gain a better understanding of the Lusitanians.

Etoile eventually went undercover behind Parsian lines in Pechewar citiadel, discarding her disguise to pass as a noncombatant. Using her real name, Ester, she again encountered and was helped by Arslan, although he did not realize who she was. The truth finally cam out when she was sent behind the lines during the battle for the Keep of Saint Emanuel in order to decapitate the Parsian command in a sneal attack. Upon encountering Arslan in the command tent, she believed that he was trying to trick her upon his revealing his identity, and proceeded to attack him. This attack was intercepted by Elam, and she is forced to retreat, in the process inadvertently revealing a secret entrance into the keep. In the ensuing battle the passageway allows Pars to bypass the keep's walls, and as the battle winds down Ester arrives just too late to witness her patron, Baracion, commit suicide rather than surrender to Arslan. Thinking that he killed Baracion, she attacks Arslan, and in the ensuing fight her helmet is knocked off, revealing her identity. The fight is stopped when Farangis and two Parsians subdue Etoile. After being tied up with Baracion's aides, she learns that he committed suicide. Arslan later visits her in her cell and brings food with him, which she initially refuses. She changes her mind after Arslan convinces her the food is part of the Pars army supplies. He eventually convinces her of his goodwill, and puts her in charge of the Lusitanian prisoners of war and captured civilians. When the Parsian Army is forced to pull back to Peschewar to stop a Turan incursion, Arslan releases the prisoners into her care, and she tells him not to die as he will go to hell if he hasn't converted.

## Прочее

* "Arslan" is the Turkish word meaning "Lion".
* Arslan is fond of Azrael, one of Kishward's hawks.
* Arslan is based on the character Arsalan, protagonist of the Persian epic *Amir Arsalan and Cyrus the Great.*
* His English voice actor is Aaron Dismuke, who voiced Alphonse Elric (2003) and Young Hohenheim(Brotherhood) in *Fullmetal Alchemist*, which is Hiromu Arakawa's most famous work.