Kieron Bernard (Lagann)

Kieron's Kanji Initials

**17** (Books 4-5)

**19** (Books 6-8)

**20** (Books 9-10)

**172.2 cm / 5'7.8** (Books 6-10)

The host of the Second Axis Igneeis, Kieron Bernard—also known as Lagann—is a highly-skilled mage and reincarnated angel who is currently in Black Crown. After his reincarnation, he worked his way up the church and became an assassin before leaving.

## **Appearance**

Kieron is noted as only ever wearing red, blue, black and white, and usually wearing a blank expression on his face. He has dark-blue eyes, which are described as looking like lapis, and spiky black hair.

When on missions, Kieron wears soft and light clothing made from magical fabric. On his wrists, he has fabric bands that protrude out and flow around in the wind.

## **Abilities**

As a host of the Second Axis, Igneeis, Lagann has access to three different types of magic that make him a skilled opponent, and even more skilled assassin.

* **Time Magic:** Allows Kieron to manipulate and control the flow of time, stopping it or skipping ahead of it
* **Blue-Fire Magic:** Allows Kieron to shoot and distribute flames from his body, which can bend into different shapes as well; it works the same as regular Fire Magic, but burns hotter and is faster in speed.
* **Speed-Burst Magic:** Gives Kieron the ability to temporarily accelerate his speed to ten times its normal amount
* **Starburst Magic:** Allows Kieron to create objects and items from a durable, string-like material
* **Eyes of Kronos**
* **Soul Tracking:** By flaring up his eyes with magic, Kieron can instantly find the location of his opponent by locating their soul — when he does this, he can land a free attack to it at no cost.

## **Special Spells**

* **Heart Snatcher**: By entering his dimension where time is unmoving, Kieron can stick his hand through his opponents and grab their heart; however, he only uses this when in danger or when necessary
* **Dimensional Pulse:** By snapping his fingers, Kieron can cause a ripple through space-time that can momentarily stagger an opponent who's in the midst of rushing at him
* **Blue Gigaflame:** A highly-destructive spell that shoots a massive column of flames from Kieron's palm; however, he only uses this when necessary as it can be powerful enough to destroy multiple cities and a large chunk of his surroundings
* **Drill of Time:** By concentrating high amounts of Time Magic, Kieron can strike his opponent with an attack that will freeze them within time for ten seconds, but also do the same to him for five seconds

## **Personality**

As noted by Zane, Kieron has a very complex personality, sometimes being almost emotionless, and other times being overly-energetic. When he discovers what happened to Melanie, his long-lost sister, Kieron quits his job as an assassin and joins Black Crown, where he learns to how to make friends and work alongside others for a common goal.

Despite his harsh past, Kieron is often seen as the comedic relief until he is in battle, where he becomes much serious and deadly. It is theorized that he suffers from a form of bipolarity.

## **Background**

The son of wealthy parents in the east who were deeply rooted in politics, Kieron Bernard grew up with his sister, Melanie, until they were mysteriously separated and sent off to different foster homes at the age of six. His foster parents, who were mages, informed him that he was the host of the lost-god Igneeis, and began to train him in the three different magics he was capable of using.

During a mission, Kieron would be killed after making a mistake; however, a mysterious mage in a black cloak would reincarnated him as an angel. Afterwards, he worked to hone his skills until he eventually quit being an assassin.

## **Relationships**

* **Zane Jackson:** when they first met, Kieron recognized Zane as being the host of Emperor Unus, and telling him that he would one day hope to find him, as he's been unable to find a worthy opponent in a long time. In Book 3, Zane uses his Crimson-Gold Dragon-Slayer Mode to fight on even grounds with Kieron, eventually overpowering him after forcing him to use too much of Time Magic, and taking the win; afterwards, the two become less of rivals and more like friends.
* **Amber Lucifer:** Since Kieron was Melanie's long-lost brother, Amber feels a responsibility to make sure that Kieron is a good state mentally, and is seen giving him advice from time-to-time whenever she can. In Book 3, after Lagann's fight with Zane, Amber invites him to join Black Crown, which he accepts.
* **Mio Tsukomi:** With both of them having experienced the loss of siblings, the two find themselves confiding trust and friendship in each other, and being noted by Zane by the end of series as becoming more than just friends.
* **Jay Valentine:** As a fellow previous member of the Church, Jay and Kieron have an already established friendship, as they both respect each other's power and abilities as a mage

## **Trivia**

* Kieron's assassin name, Lagann, is taken from the popular anime franchise *Gurren Lagann*
* Throughout the course of the series, Kieron makes numerous references to popular anime series such as *Dragon Ball Z,* and *Bleach*
* According to Kieron, his ADHD makes it hard for him to focus when using his Time Magic and Speed-Burst Magic
* It's stated by Zane that whenever Kieron is off-duty, he's either reading the latest chapter of his favorite manga series, or the latest episode his favorite TV shows