recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Aegir

## Mythology

**Ægir** (anglicised as **Aegir**; Old Norse 'sea'), **Hlér** (Old Norse 'sea'), or **Gymir** (Old Norse less clearly 'sea, engulfer'), is a jötunn and a personification of the sea in Norse mythology. In the Old Norse record, Ægir hosts the gods in his halls and is associated with brewing ale. Ægir is attested as married to a goddess, Rán, who also personifies the sea, and together the two produced daughters who personify waves, the Nine Daughters of Ægir and Rán, and Ægir's son is Snær, personified snow. Ægir may also be the father of the beautiful jötunn Gerðr, wife of the god Freyr, or these may be two separate figures who share the same name (see below and Gymir (father of Gerðr)).

One of Ægir's names, *Hlér*, is the namesake of the island Læsø (Old Norse *Hléysey* 'Hlér's island') and perhaps also Lejre in Denmark. Scholars have long analyzed Ægir's role in the Old Norse corpus, and the concept of the figure has had some influence in modern popular culture.

## Links

* Aegir on Wikipedia.
* Aegir from Ripcordkill345’s Ragnarok roster.
Amun

## Mythology

**Amun**, also **Amon** or **Ammon**, was a major ancient Egyptian deity who appears as a member of the Hermopolitan Ogdoad. Amun was attested from the Old Kingdom together with his wife Amunet. With the 11th Dynasty (c. 21st century BC), Amun rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Montu.

After the rebellion of Thebes against the Hyksos and with the rule of Ahmose I (16th century BC), Amun acquired national importance, expressed in his fusion with the Sun god, Ra, as **Amun-Ra** (alternatively spelled **Amon-Ra** or **Amun-Re**).

## Links

* Amun on Wikipedia
* Amun from **Project Chronicles'**s Megiddo roster.
* Amun from NSPunny's Second Ragnarok roster.
* Amun from Spectator Mode’s Ragnarok series.
* Amun from ProfessionalAxolotl's Ragnarok roster.
Artemus Ogletree

## History

On January 5, 1935, a man who had given his name as **Roland T. Owen**, later identified as **Artemus Ogletree**, died at a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, United States from beating and stabbing injuries. His death was preceded by a two-day stay in Room 1046 at the Hotel President in what is now the city's Power & Light District marked by communication with someone named "Don", and unusual behavior and incidents noted by the hotel's staff, before he was found wounded in his room the morning of his death. When no next of kin could be located, leading to suspicions that his name was an alias, his body was stored in a local funeral parlor for almost two months. A planned burial in the city's potter's field was averted when an anonymous donor provided funds for a funeral and a floral arrangement signed "Louise".

The man's true identity remained unknown for a year and a half until Ruby Ogletree, an Alabama woman who had seen a photo of a distinctive scar on his head in the news, identified him as her son Artemus. She said he had left Birmingham in 1934 at the age of 17 to hitchhike to California. Later she received two letters purportedly from him, some from as far away as Egypt. In August 1935, a caller claiming to be from Memphis, Tennessee told her that Artemus was in Cairo. The letters had also been sent after Artemus' death. Records kept by shipping companies found no records that Ogletree had gone to Egypt. No other suspect has ever been identified.

The letters later were used to link the killing to a 1937 murder in New York, but no charges were filed against the man arrested in that case, one of whose aliases had been "Donald Kelso". The FBI later investigated but was unable to produce any new leads.

In 2012, a historian at the Kansas City Public Library wrote two posts on the library's blog about the case. At the end of the last one he revealed that in 2003 or 2004, he had taken a call from someone out of state related to the case. The caller said that they had been helping to inventory the belongings of a recently deceased elderly person when they found a box with newspaper clippings about the Ogletree case and an item mentioned repeatedly in the stories, but they refused to say what that item was. The Kansas City police continue to investigate.
Athanasius Kircher

## History

**Athanasius Kircher** (2 May 1602 – 27 November 1680) was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow Jesuit Roger Joseph Boscovich and to Leonardo da Vinci for his vast range of interests, and has been honoured with the title "Master of a Hundred Arts". He taught for more than 40 years at the Roman College, where he set up a wunderkammer. A resurgence of interest in Kircher has occurred within the scholarly community in recent decades.

Kircher claimed to have deciphered the hieroglyphic writing of the ancient Egyptian language, but most of his assumptions and translations in the field turned out to be wrong. He did, however, correctly establish the link between the ancient Egyptian and the Coptic languages, and some commentators regard him as the founder of Egyptology. Kircher was also fascinated with Sinology and wrote an encyclopedia of China, where he revealed the early presence of Nestorian Christians while also attempting to establish links with Egypt and Christianity.

Kircher's work in geology included studies of volcanoes and fossils. One of the first researchers to observe microbes through a microscope, Kircher was ahead of his time in proposing that the plague was caused by an infectious microorganism and in suggesting effective measures to prevent its spread. Kircher also displayed a keen interest in technology and mechanical inventions; inventions attributed to him include a magnetic clock, various automatons and the first megaphone. The invention of the magic lantern has been misattributed to Kircher, although he conducted a study of the principles involved in his *Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae*.

A scientific star in his day, towards the end of his life he was eclipsed by the rationalism of René Descartes and others. In the late 20th century, however, the aesthetic qualities of his work again began to be appreciated. One modern scholar, Alan Cutler, described Kircher as "a giant among seventeenth-century scholars", and "one of the last thinkers who could rightfully claim all knowledge as his domain". Another scholar, Edward W. Schmidt, referred to Kircher as "the last Renaissance man". In *A Man of Misconceptions,* his 2012 book about Kircher, John Glassie wrote "many of Kircher's actual ideas today seem wildly off-base, if not simply bizarre," but he was "a champion of wonder, a man of awe-inspiring erudition and inventiveness," whose work was read "by the smartest minds of the time."

## Links

* Athanasius Kircher on Wikipedia.
* Athanasius Kircher from GiantSlayer99's Third Ragnarok roster.
* Athanasius Kircher from Rifqikimen's Fourth Ragnarok roster.
Asclepius

## Mythology

**Asclepius** is a hero and god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, or Arsinoe, or of Apollo alone. Asclepius represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; his daughters, the "Asclepiades", are: Hygieia ("Health, Healthiness"), Iaso (from ἴασις "healing, recovering, recuperation", the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (from ἄκεσις "healing", the goddess of the healing process), Aegle (the goddess of good health) and Panacea (the goddess of universal remedy). He has several sons as well. He was associated with the Roman/Etruscan god Vediovis and the Egyptian Imhotep. He shared with Apollo the epithet *Paean* ("the Healer"). The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, (similar to the caduceus) remains a symbol of medicine today. Those physicians and attendants who served this god were known as the Therapeutae of Asclepius.

## Links

* Asclepius on Wikipedia.
* Asclepius from Spectator Mode's Second Ragnarok series.
* Asclepius from **Leviathan Notes'** Ragnarok series.
Antonio Paganini/Just Some Random Editor

*"I know my son would win. I just know."*

— Paganini to himself, putting his faith in his third son Niccolò Paganini who fought in Ragnarok.

## Current information

### Age

270+ (afterlife)
65 (at death)

### Status

Alive (afterlife)
Deceased (life)

## Personal information

### Relatives

Teresa Bocciardo (Wife)
Niccolò Paganini (Son)
Achille Paganini (Grandson)
Attila Paganini (Great-Grandson)

## Ragnarok information

### Affiliation

Humanity

Antonio Paganini (アントニオ・パガニーニ, *Antonio Paganīni*) is Teresa Bocciardo's husband, thus Niccolò Paganini's father. He is Achille Paganini's grandfather and Attila Paganini's great-grandfather, and showed up during the first round of Ragnarök.

## Background

Antonio Paganini was born in 1752, son of Giovanni Battista (1720-1799) and Maria Angella (née Teresa Gambaro; 1725-1791). He married Teresa Bocciardo, and at age 30, he had his third son, Niccolò, among 6 children. Antonio Paganini was an unsuccessful ship chandler, but he managed to supplement his income by working as a musician and by selling mandolins. At the age of 5, Paganini started learning the mandolin from his father and moved to the violin by the age of 7. His musical talents were quickly recognized, earning him numerous scholarships for violin lessons. The young Paganini studied under various local violinists, including Giovanni Servetto and Giacomo Costa, but his progress quickly outpaced their abilities. Paganini and his father then traveled to Parma to seek further guidance from Alessandro Rolla. But upon listening to Paganini's playing, Rolla immediately referred him to his own teacher, Ferdinando Paer and, later, Paer's own teacher, Gasparo Ghiretti. Though Paganini did not stay long with Paer or Ghiretti, the two had considerable influence on his compositional style.

## Personality

*"My third son, Niccolò? He's an absolute prodigy."*

— Paganini about his third son Niccolò Paganini.
Paganini was a neutrally good father, teaching his third son to play mandolin while providing him violin lessons after Niccolò Paganini turned to playing violin. He also showed up when his third son fights in Ragnarök, proving that he still loves his children.

## Abilities

### Supernatural Abilities

**Golden Age**: As a human soul in the afterlife, Paganini possesses a younger self while having skills at his peak.
Arena Fighters/Rifqikimen

**Arena fighters**, are individuals who engage in combat within an enclosed space called an arena. This form of entertainment and sport has a long history dating back to humanity a this **Ragnarok** such humanity Biggest Villains became known as "The Heroes" and Humanity's biggest Heroes "The Villains"

## Round

**Victor:** Abraham Lincoln
**Match Length:** 7 Minutes 46 Seconds
**Deciding Move:** TBA
**Humans** 0 - 1 **Gods**

**Victor:** Eric Bloodaxe
**Match Length:** 14 Minutes 50 Seconds
**Deciding Move:** TBA
**Humans** 1 - 1 **Gods**

**Victor:** Elizabeth I
**Match Length:** 15 Minutes 45 Seconds
**Deciding Move:** TBA
**Humans** 2 - 1 **Gods**

**Victor:** Gilgamesh
**Match Length:** 15 Minutes
**Deciding Move:** TBA
**Humans** 2 - 2 **Gods**

## Remaining Fighters

### Humanity

* Joan of Arc
* Lapulapu
* Cleopatra
* Sasaki Kojirō
* Badang
* Helena Blavatsky
* Sudirman
* Billy the Kid
* Kondō Isami
* Yim Wing-chun
* Huayna Capac
* Hayreddin Barbarossa
* Auguste Piccard
* Nakayama Hakudō
* Charles E. Boles
* Luís Gama
* Vagn Åkesson
* Edmond Dantès
Al-Kindi

## History

**Abū Yūsuf Yaʻqūb ibn ʼIsḥāq aṣ-Ṣabbāḥ al-Kindī** (/c. 801–873 AD) was a Muslim polymath active as a philosopher, mathematician, physician, and music theorist. Al-Kindi was the first of the Islamic peripatetic philosophers, and is hailed as the "father of Arab philosophy". Al-Kindi was born in Kufa and educated in Baghdad. He became a prominent figure in the House of Wisdom, and a number of Abbasid Caliphs appointed him to oversee the translation of Greek scientific and philosophical texts into the Arabic language.

This contact with "the philosophy of the ancients" (as Hellenistic philosophy was often referred to by Muslim scholars) had a profound effect on him, as he synthesized, adapted and promoted Hellenistic and Peripatetic philosophy in the Muslim world. He subsequently wrote hundreds of original treatises of his own on a range of subjects ranging from metaphysics, ethics, logic and psychology, to medicine, pharmacology, mathematics, astronomy, astrology and optics, and further afield to more practical topics like perfumes, swords, jewels, glass, dyes, zoology, tides, mirrors, meteorology and earthquakes. In the field of mathematics, al-Kindi played an important role in introducing Hindu numerals to the Islamic world, and their further development into Arabic numerals along with al-Khwarizmi which eventually was adopted by the rest of the world.

Al-Kindi was also one of the fathers of cryptography. Building on the work of al-Khalil (717–786), Al-Kindi's book entitled Manuscript on Deciphering Cryptographic Messages gave rise to the birth of cryptanalysis, was the earliest known use of statistical inference, and introduced several new methods of breaking ciphers, notably frequency analysis. He was able to create a scale that would enable doctors to gauge the effectiveness of their medication by combining his knowledge of mathematics and medicine. .žThe central theme underpinning al-Kindi's philosophical writings is the compatibility between philosophy and other "orthodox" Islamic sciences, particularly theology, and many of his works deal with subjects that theology had an immediate interest in. These include the nature of God, the soul and prophetic knowledge.
Annie Oakley

## History

**Annie Oakley** (born **Phoebe Ann Mosey**; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West.

Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio. At age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman, Frank E. Butler, whom she married in 1876. The pair joined Buffalo Bill in 1885, performing in Europe before royalty and other heads of state. Audiences were astounded to see her shooting out a cigar from her husband's hand or splitting a playing-card edge-on at 30 paces. She earned more than anyone except Buffalo Bill himself.

After a bad rail accident in 1901, she had to settle for a less taxing routine, and she toured in a play written about her career. She also instructed women in marksmanship, believing strongly in female self-defense. Her stage acts were filmed for one of Thomas Edison's earliest Kinetoscopes in 1894. Since her death, her story has been adapted for stage musicals and films, including *Annie Get Your Gun*.

## Links

* Annie Oakley on Wikipedia.
* Annie Oakley from Rifqikimen's Ragnarok series.
Agni

## Mythology

**Agni** is a Sanskrit word meaning fire and connotes the Vedic fire deity of Hinduism. He is also the guardian deity of the southeast direction and is typically found in southeast corners of Hindu temples. In the classical cosmology of the Indian religions, Agni as fire is one of the five inert impermanent elements (*pañcabhūtá*) along with space (*ākāśa*), water (*ap*), air (*vāyu*) and earth (*pṛthvī*), the five combining to form the empirically perceived material existence (*Prakṛti*).

In Vedic literature, Agni is a major and oft-invoked god along with Indra and Soma. Agni is considered the mouth of the gods and goddesses and the medium that conveys offerings to them in a *homa* (votive ritual). He is conceptualized in ancient Hindu texts to exist at three levels, on earth as fire, in the atmosphere as lightning, and in the sky as the sun. This triple presence accords him as the messenger between the deities and human beings in the Vedic scriptures. The relative importance of Agni declined in the post-Vedic era, as he was internalised and his identity evolved to metaphorically represent all transformative energy and knowledge in the Upanishads and later Hindu literature. Agni remains an integral part of Hindu traditions, such as being the central witness of the rite-of-passage ritual in traditional Hindu weddings called *Saptapadi* or *Agnipradakṣiṇam* (seven steps and mutual vows), in the Upanayana ceremony of rite of passage, as well being part of the *diyā* (lamp) in festivals such as Deepavali and *Aarti* in Puja.

Agni (Pali: *Aggi*) is a term that appears extensively in Buddhist texts and in the literature related to the Senika heresy debate within the Buddhist traditions. In the ancient Jainism thought, Agni (fire) contains soul and fire-bodied beings, additionally appears as *Agni-kumara* or "fire princes" in its theory of rebirth and a class of reincarnated beings and is discussed in its texts with the equivalent term **Tejas**.

## Links

* Agni on Wikipedia.
* Agni from the original series.
* Agni from Blaze77Phoenix's Ragnarok roster.
* Agni from **Leviathan Notes**'s Ragnarok series.
* Agni from ProfessionalAxolotl's Ragnarok series.
Amaro Pargo

## History

**Amaro Rodríguez-Felipe y Tejera Machado** (3 May 1678 – 4 October 1747), better known as **Amaro Pargo**, was a famous Spanish corsair. He was one of the most renowned corsairs in Spain of the Golden Age of Piracy.

He was noted for his commercial activities and for his frequent religious donations and aid to the poor. In his role as a privateer, he dominated the route between Cádiz and the Caribbean, on several occasions attacking ships belonging to enemies of the Spanish Crown (mainly England and Holland), earning recognition in his time as a hero and coming to be regarded as "the Spanish equivalent of Francis Drake". He was declared a Caballero hidalgo in 1725 and obtained certification of nobility and royal arms in 1727.
Angels

## Mythology

In various theistic religious traditions, an **angel** is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.

Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, such as guardian angels, and servants of God. Abrahamic religions describe angelic hierarchies, which vary by religion and sect. Some angels have specific names (such as Gabriel or Michael) or titles (such as seraph or archangel). Those expelled from Heaven are called fallen angels, distinct from the heavenly host.

Angels in art are usually shaped like humans of extraordinary beauty, though this is not always the case—sometimes, they can be portrayed in a frightening, inhuman manner. They are often identified in Christian artwork with bird wings, halos, and divine light.

## Links

* Angels on Wikipedia.
* Angels from the original series.
* Angels from GiantSlayer99's Ragnarok roster.
* Angels from Luffydmonkey100's Ragnarok roster.
Antarah ibn Shaddad

## History

**Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi** (AD 525–608), also known as **ʿAntar**, was a pre-Islamic African-Arab knight and poet, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His chief poem forms part of the *Mu'allaqāt*, the collection of seven "hanging odes" legendarily said to have been suspended in the Kaaba at Mecca. The account of his life forms the basis of a long and extravagant romance.

## Links

* Antarah ibn Shaddad on Wikipedia.
* Antarah ibn Shaddad from Xdeadgod's Second Ragnarok roster.
* Antarah ibn Shaddad from Rifqikimen's Third Ragnarok roster.
Albert Anastasia

## History

**Umberto** "**Albert**" **Anastasia** (September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime boss. One of the founders of the modern American Mafia, and a co-founder and later boss of the Murder, Inc. organization, he eventually rose to the position of boss in what became the modern Gambino crime family. He also controlled New York City's waterfront for most of his criminal career, mainly through the dockworker unions. Anastasia was murdered on October 25, 1957, on the orders of Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino; Gambino subsequently became boss of the family.

Anastasia was one of the most ruthless and feared organized crime figures in American history; his reputation earned him the nicknames **The Earthquake**, **The One-Man Army**, **Mad Hatter** and **Lord High Executioner**.

## Links

* Albert Anastasia on Wikipedia.
* Albert Anastasia from Xdeadgod's Ragnarok roster.
Azathoth

## Mythology

**Azathoth** is a cosmic entity invented by the American writer H. P. Lovecraft in the incomplete novel *Azathoth* (1938). Azathoth is a deity in the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle stories of writer H. P. Lovecraft and other authors. He is the ruler of the Outer Gods, and may be seen as a symbol for primordial chaos.

## Links

* Azathoth on Wikipedia.
* Azathoth from **Project Chronicles'**s Megiddo series.
Adi Buddha

## Mythology

In Vajrayana Buddhism, the **Ādi-Buddha** is the "First Buddha" or the "Primordial Buddha". Another common term for this figure is Dharmakāya Buddha.

The term emerges in tantric Buddhist literature, most prominently in the Kalachakra. "Ādi" means "first", such that the Ādibuddha was the first to attain Buddhahood. "Ādi" can also mean "primordial", not referring to a person but to an innate wisdom that is present in all sentient beings.

## Links

* Adi Buddha on Wikipedia.
* Adi Buddha from **Project Chronicles**'s Megiddo series.
Ame-no-Uzume

## Mythology

**Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto** (Japanese: 天宇受売命, 天鈿女命) is the goddess of dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry and the arts in the Shinto religion of Japan, and the wife of fellow-god Sarutahiko Ōkami. She famously helped draw out the missing sun deity, Amaterasu Omikami, when she had hid herself in a cave. Her name can also be pronounced as **Ama-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto**. She is also known as Ōmiyanome-no-Ōkami, an *inari kami* possibly due to her relationship with her husband. She is also known as Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, The Great Persuader, and The Heavenly Alarming Female. She is depicted in kyōgen farce as Okame, a woman who revels in her sensuality.

## Links

* Ame-no-Uzume on Wikipedia.
* Ame-no-Uzume from Luffydmonkey100's Ragnarok series.
* Ame-no-Uzume from Rifqikimen's Third Ragnarok series.
Amanojaku

## Mythology

The **Amanojaku** or **Amanjaku** ("heavenly evil spirit") is a prehistoric demon-like creature in Japanese folklore that has been recorded before Japan had a written language.

It is usually depicted as a kind of small oni and is thought to be able to provoke a person's darkest desires and thus instigates them into perpetrating wicked deeds. It is described to be a being with an extremely contrary nature. If they were ordered something, they would do the opposite.

One of the *Amanojaku's* best known appearances is in the fairytale **Uriko-hime** ("melon princess"), in which a girl miraculously born from a melon is doted upon by an elderly couple. They shelter her from the outside world, and she naively lets the *Amanojaku* inside one day, where it kidnaps or devours her, and sometimes impersonates her by wearing her flayed skin.
Aleister Crowley/Spectator Mode

## Aleister Crowley

**Aleister Crowley** is a spectator of **Ragnarök**.

Aleister Crowley is the current Chief God of the Thelemic Pantheon, and is hailed as the "**Forefather of Aeon**" (イオンの祖先, Ion no Sosen). He is widely considered to be "**History’s Most Infamous Herald of Calamity**" (史上最も悪名高い災厄の伝令, Shijō Mottomo Akumeidakai Saiyaku no Denrei).

Aleister Crowley was formerly a Human by the name of "**Edward Alexander Crowley**" (エドワード・アレクサンダー・クロウリー, Edowādo Arekusandā Kurourī), hailing from Victorian England and ascended to godhood by accumulating enough divinity during his lifetime to build a divine legacy.

Aleister Crowley is a member of the **Inkweavers' Pursuit Guild**; operating under the codename, "**the Cabalistic Scourge**" (カバラの惨劇, Kabara no Sangeki).

## Abilities

### Supernatural Abilities

**Semi-Immortality**: As a God, Crowley has a limitless lifespan and will not die of old age.

**Divine Physiology**: As a God, Crowley possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary Human. His body cannot be harmed by mortal weapons, however, he can still be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and Divine Weapons.
Auðumbla

## Mythology

In Norse mythology, **Auðumbla** (also Auðhumla and Auðumla), is a primeval cow. The primordial frost jötunn Ymir fed from her milk, and over the course of three days she licked away the salty rime rocks and revealed Búri, grandfather of the gods and brothers Odin, Vili and Vé. The creature is solely attested in the *Prose Edda*, composed in the 13th century by Icelander Snorri Sturluson. Scholars identify her as stemming from a very early stratum of Germanic mythology, and ultimately belonging to larger complex of primordial bovines or cow-associated goddesses.

## Links

* Auðumbla on Wikipedia.
* Auðumbla from **Project Chronicles'**s Megiddo series.
Alexander the Great/SkyBen

## Alexander the Great

Draw by SkyBen

**Alexander the Great** or **Alexander III**, is a king of Macedonia and one of the most famous figures of antiquity. Son of Philip II, pupil of Aristotle and king of Macedonia from 336, he becomes one of the greatest conquerors of the history by taking possession of the immense Persian empire and by advancing until the banks of Indus.

He fought Quetzalcoatl in the Round 6 of Ragnarok.

## Plot

See Alexander the Great vs Quetzalcoatl for complete informations.
Adrian Carton de Wiart

## History

**Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart** (5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was a British Army officer born of Belgian and Irish parents. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" in various Commonwealth countries. He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War. He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; was blinded in his left eye; survived two plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly, I had enjoyed the war."

After returning home from service (including a period as a prisoner-of-war) in the Second World War, he was sent to China as Winston Churchill's personal representative. While en route he attended the Cairo Conference.

In his memoirs, Carton de Wiart wrote, "Governments may think and say as they like, but force cannot be eliminated, and it is the only real and unanswerable power. We are told that the pen is mightier than the sword, but I know which of these weapons I would choose." Carton de Wiart was thought to be a model for the character of Brigadier Ben Ritchie-Hook in Evelyn Waugh's trilogy *Sword of Honour*. The *Oxford Dictionary of National Biography* described him thus: "With his black eyepatch and empty sleeve, Carton de Wiart looked like an elegant pirate, and became a figure of legend."

## Links

* Adrian Carton de Wiart on Wikipedia.
* Adrian Carton de Wiart from **VA RP**'s Ragnarok roster.
* Adrian Carton de Wiart from Rifqikimen's Ragnarok roster.
Argalus

## Mythology

In Greek mythology, **King Argalus** was a leader of the Lacedaemonid Greeks from the age of legend, now treated as being the Bronze Age in Greece.

Argalus was the eldest son and heir of King Amyklas of Sparta, possibly by his wife, Diomede, daughter of Lapithes. Through this parentage, he was considered to be the brother of King Cynortes (his successor), Hyacinthus, Polyboea, Laodamia (or Leanira), Harpalus, Hegesandre, and in other versions, of Daphne. Argalus was also said to be the father of King Oebalus.

## Links

* Argalus on Wikipedia
* Argalus from ProfessionalAxolotl's Ragnarok series.
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

## History

**Baldwin IV** (French: *Baudouin*; 1161–1185), called **the Leper**, was King of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and later historians for his willpower and dedication to the Latin kingdom in the face of debilitating leprosy, which eventually left him blind and unable to use either his hands or his feet. Choosing competent advisers, Baldwin ruled a thriving realm and succeeded in protecting it from the great Ayyubid Muslim ruler Saladin.

Baldwin developed the first symptoms of his leprosy as a child, but was only diagnosed after his accession on the death of his father, King Amalric. Thereafter his hands and face became increasingly disfigured. Count Raymond III of Tripoli ruled the kingdom in Baldwin's name until the king reached the age of majority in 1176. As soon as he assumed government, Baldwin planned an invasion of Egypt, which fell through due to his vassals' uncooperativeness. Saladin in turn attacked Baldwin's kingdom in 1177, but the king and the nobleman Raynald of Châtillon repelled him at Montgisard, earning Baldwin fame. The young king mastered horse riding despite gradually losing sensation in his extremities and was able to fight in battles until his last years.

Leprosy precluded Baldwin from marrying. He hoped to abdicate when his sister, Sibylla, married William of Montferrat in 1176, but William died the next year. In 1180, in order to forestall a coup by Count Raymond III of Tripoli and Prince Bohemond III of Antioch, Baldwin had Sibylla marry Guy of Lusignan. Guy was opposed by a large fraction of the nobility, and soon permanently impaired his relationship with Baldwin. The internal discord that followed forced Baldwin to remain king, as only he was capable of uniting the quarreling nobility. Baldwin again repelled Saladin in 1182, but leprosy rendered him blind and unable to walk or use his hands in 1183. He disinherited Guy and had Sibylla's son, Baldwin V, crowned co-king before having himself taken in a litter to lift Saladin's siege of Kerak. Baldwin failed to have Sibylla's marriage to Guy annulled and Guy's fief of Ascalon confiscated. In early 1185, he arranged for Raymond to rule as regent for Sibylla's son and died before 16 May.

## Links

* Baldwin IV of Jerusalem on Wikipedia.
* Baldwin IV of Jerusalem from Queequ's Ragnarok roster.
* Baldwin IV of Jerusalem from GodSlayingExpert16 and Fervor55's Ragnarok roster.
* Baldwin IV of Jerusalem from NSPunny's Second Ragnarok roster.
* Baldwin IV of Jerusalem from Tatsobatso's Ragnarok roster.
* Baldwin IV of Jerusalem from Mephisto-Sama's Ragnarok roster.
Anneliese Michel

## History

**Anna Elisabeth** "**Anneliese**" **Michel** (21 September 1952 – 1 July 1976) was a German woman who underwent 67 Catholic exorcism rites during the year before her death. She died of malnutrition, for which her parents and priest were convicted of negligent homicide. She was diagnosed with epileptic psychosis (temporal lobe epilepsy) and had a history of psychiatric treatment that proved ineffective.

When Michel was 16, she experienced a seizure and was diagnosed with psychosis caused by temporal lobe epilepsy. Shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with depression and was treated by a psychiatric hospital. By the time she was 20, she had become intolerant of various religious objects and began to hear voices. Her condition worsened despite medication, and she became suicidal, also displaying other symptoms, for which she took medication as well. After the taking of psychiatric medications for five years failed to improve her symptoms, Michel and her family became convinced she was possessed by a demon. As a result, her family appealed to the Catholic Church for an exorcism. While rejected at first, two priests got permission from the local bishop in 1975. The priests began conducting exorcism sessions and the parents stopped consulting doctors. Anneliese Michel stopped eating food and died of malnourishment and dehydration after 67 exorcism sessions. Michel's parents and the two Roman Catholic priests were found guilty of negligent homicide and were sentenced to six months in jail (reduced to three years of probation), as well as a fine. In a conference several years later, German bishops retracted the claim that she was possessed.

Several films are based on her story, including the 2005 film *The Exorcism of Emily Rose,* the award-winning 2006 film *Requiem* and the 2011 film *Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes*.
Alfonso IX of León

## History

**Alfonso IX** (15 August 1171 – 23 or 24 September 1230) was King of León and Galicia from the death of his father Ferdinand II in 1188 until his own death.

He took steps towards modernizing and democratizing his dominion and founded the University of Salamanca in 1212. In 1188 he summoned the first parliament reflecting the fullest representation of the citizenry ever seen in Western Europe, the Cortes of León.

Alfonso took part in the Reconquista, conquering several territories within Extremadura, capturing Mérida and Badajoz in 1230, which allowed for the eventual conquest of Seville during the reign of his son Ferdinand III. He was also involved in numerous conflicts with Pope Celestine III, being interdicted on account of the nature of his marriages.
Achille Paganini/Just Some Random Editor

*"I know you never let yo' son down."*

— Paganini to his father, Niccolò Paganini, shortly after the latter's victory against Satan.

## Current information

### Age

190+
70 (at death)

### Status

Alive (afterlife)
Deceased (life)

## Personal information

### Relatives

Antonio Paganini (Grandfather)
Teresa Bocciardo (Grandmother)
Niccolò Paganini (Father)
Antonia Bianchi (Mother)
Paolina Pienovi (Wife)
Attila Paganini (Son)

## Ragnarok information

### Affiliation

Humanity

Achille Paganini (アキレ・パガニーニ, *Akire Paganīni*), born as **Achille Ciro Alessandro Paganini** (アキレ・チロ・アレッサンドロ・パガニーニ, *Akire Chiro Aressandoro Paganīni*) is Niccolò Paganini's only son and Attila Paganini's father. He showed up during the first round.

## Background

Though having no shortage of romantic conquests, Paganini was seriously involved with a singer named Antonia Bianchi from Como, whom he met in Milan in 1813. The two gave concerts together throughout Italy. They had a son, Achille Ciro Alessandro, born on 23 July 1825 in Palermo and baptized at San Bartolomeo's. They never legalized their union and it ended around April 1828, where Achille was only 3, in Vienna. Paganini brought Achille on his European tours, and Achille later accompanied his father until the latter's death. He was instrumental in dealing with his father's burial, years after his death. He and his wife Paolina Pienovi gave birth to multiple children, including Attila in 1857, when he was 32.

## Personality

*"You've done enough, father. Now it's my turn to return the favor."*

— Paganini after his father's death.
Achille was a calm individual. He was also loyal to his father, having playing a big part in his father's burial.

## Appearance

Achille was a man with a grey moustache and beard. In the afterlife, his appearance has little changes, but has blue eyes. He wears a black coat over a white shirt.

## Abilities

### Mental Abilities

Indomitable Will: Paganini's will was resilient, having moved on after his father's death and has brought himself to bury his father after years of the latter's death.

### Supernatural Abilities

Golden Age: As a human soul in the afterlife, Paganini possesses a younger self while having skills at his peak.
Auguste Piccard

## History

**Auguste Antoine Piccard** (28 January 1884 – 24 March 1962) was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer known for his record-breaking hydrogen balloon flights, with which he studied the Earth's upper atmosphere. Piccard was also known for his invention of the first bathyscaphe, *FNRS-2*, with which he made a number of unmanned dives in 1948 to explore the ocean's depths.

Piccard's twin brother Jean Felix Piccard is also a notable figure in the annals of science and exploration, as are a number of their relatives, including Jacques Piccard, Bertrand Piccard, Jeannette Piccard and Don Piccard.

## Links

* Auguste Piccard on Wikipedia.
* Auguste Piccard from Kingofthecrabs78's Ragnarok roster.
* Auguste Piccard from Rifqikimen's Arena Fighters roster.
Ares/Spectator Mode

## Ares

**Ares** is a spectator of **Ragnarök**. Ares shows up as a side character in the series, Ruins of Ragnarök, as well as the spin-off series, Journey Across Ragnarök.

Ares is a prominent God of the Greek Pantheon, and is revered as the "**Atrocious God of War**" (凶悪な軍神, Kyōakuna Gunshin). He is a part of the Olympus Twelve and operates under the epithet, "**the Warrior God**" (戦士の神, Senshi no Kami).

## Appearance

Ares has shining golden hair like a lion's mane and red eyes, along with masculine and robust features that are befitting a God of War and Beauty. He is seen wearing red armor during Ragnarök.

## Personality

Ares is highly arrogant and looks down on Humanity. Despite being the Greek God of War and Courage, he is relatively weak, clueless and far more emotional compared to other Olympians. He is easily intimidated, shown by his interactions with other gods, and often displays genuine fear when seeing powerful attacks from the participants of Ragnarök. In spite of his flaws, he respected many of the Einherjar when their fight was over irregardless of if they won or not.

## Abilities

### Supernatural Abilities

**Semi-Immortality**: As a God, Ares has a limitless lifespan and will not die of old age.

**Divine Physiology**: As a God, Ares possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary Human. His body cannot be harmed by mortal weapons, however, he can still be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and Divine Weapons.
Andras

## Mythology

**Andras** is the 63th demon listed in the *Ars Goetia* and is described as a Great Marquis of Hell that commands thirty legions of demons. He appears with a winged angel's body bearing the head of an owl or raven, wielding a bright sword and riding upon a strong black wolf. His description in the *Pseudomonarchia Daemonum* also notes Andras might attempt to kill his conjurer if no sufficient precautions are taken.

## Links

* Andras on Wikipedia.
* Andras from the original series.
* Andras from **Walker01'**s Ragnarok roster.
Astarte

## Mythology

**Astarte** is the Hellenized form of the Ancient Near Eastern goddess **ʿAṯtart**. ʿAṯtart was the Northwest Semitic equivalent of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar.

Astarte was worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity, and her name is particularly associated with her worship in the ancient Levant among the Canaanites and Phoenicians, though she was originally associated with Amorite cities like Ugarit and Emar, as well as Mari and Ebla. She was also celebrated in Egypt, especially during the reign of the Ramessides, following the importation of foreign cults there. Phoenicians introduced her cult in their colonies on the Iberian Peninsula.

## Links

* Astarte on Wikipedia.
* Astarte from MetalBeetle78's Ragnarok roster.
Antarah ibn Shaddad/Rifqikimen-3

## Antarah ibn Shaddad

**Antarah ibn Shaddad** is Humanity's representative in a future round of **Ragnarök**.

Antarah ibn Shaddad was a pre-Islamic African-Arab knight and poet, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His revered named "**the History's Greatest African Arab of knight**" (史上最も偉大なアフリカのアラブ人騎士: Shijō mottomo idaina Afurika no Arabu hito kishi) for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His chief poem forms part of the Mu'allaqāt, the collection of seven "hanging odes" legendarily said to have been suspended in the Kaaba at Mecca. The account of his life forms the basis of a long and extravagant romance.

## Appearance

Antarah was described as tall and strong, with a muscular build. He was known for his exceptional physical strength and prowess in battle. His complexion is often described as dark or black, which was not uncommon among the Arab tribes of that time. Some sources mention that he had thick curly hair and a prominent beard.

Antarah's appearance was also influenced by his nomadic lifestyle. Like many Bedouins of his time, he would have worn traditional Arab clothing, which typically consisted of loose-fitting garments made from wool or camel hair. These garments were designed to protect against the harsh desert environment while allowing freedom of movement.
Antichrist/BlueJaytheWizard

## Antichrist

The **Antichrist** is the Gods’ representative in the second round of Ragnarok. He is the antithesis to Jesus, and acts as Lucifer’s prophet.

## Appearance

The Antichrist has an extremely gloomy appearance and is covered in several feathers. He has curved horns and dark eyes, and extremely pale skin, in complete contrast to Jesus’ shiny appearance.

## Personality

As the antithesis to Jesus, the Antichrist has no regard nor sympathy for humans whatsoever. His sole purpose is to torment and trick humans into Lucifer’s side.

## Abilities

**Mark of the Beast**: The Antichrist is able to place a mark that forces anyone inflicted with it to join his side. This can be resisted by those equal or above his power, however, such as Jesus.

**Magic Tricks**: The Antichrist is able to perform magic tricks that rival Jesus’ miracles.
Anawrahta/Xdeadgod-2

## Anawrahta

**Anawrahta** is Humanity's representative in a future round of **Ragnarök**.

Anawrahta is the legendary king who created the Pagan empire, and is revered as "**the Heavenly Lord of Bagan**." He is widely considered to be "**History's Strongest King**" (史上最強の王, *Shijō Saikyō no ō*).

## Abilities

### Supernatural Abilities

**Golden Age**: As a Human soul in the afterlife, Anawrahta possesses the appearance and skills that he had during his Golden Age, the age in which he was at his peak.
Anubis/Rifqikimen

## Anubis

**Anubis** is a prominent deity and the leader of the Gods' representative in a future round of **Ragnarök**.

## Appearance

Anubis is typically portrayed as a tall, slender figure with black fur and a long snout. His ears are pointed and erect, resembling those of a jackal. The eyes of Anubis are usually depicted as glowing or shining, symbolizing his connection to the underworld.

In ancient Egyptian art, Anubis is often shown wearing a headdress called the atef crown, which consists of a tall white plume with two ostrich feathers on either side. This crown represents his role as the guardian of the dead and the ruler of the underworld. Anubis is also sometimes depicted wearing a broad collar or necklace, symbolizing his status as a deity.
Audrey Hepburn

## History

**Audrey Kathleen Hepburn** (née Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List.

Born in Ixelles, Brussels, to an aristocratic family, Hepburn spent parts of her childhood in Belgium, England, and the Netherlands. She attended boarding school in Kent, England, from 1936 to 1939. With the outbreak of World War II, she returned to the Netherlands. During the war, she studied ballet at the Arnhem Conservatory, and by 1944, she performed ballet to raise money to support the Dutch resistance. She studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell in Amsterdam beginning in 1945, and with Marie Rambert in London from 1948. She began performing as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions and then had minor appearances in several films. She rose to stardom in the romantic comedy Roman Holiday (1953) alongside Gregory Peck, for which she was the first actress to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award for a single performance. That year, she also won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in Ondine.

Hepburn went on to star in a number of successful films such as Sabrina (1954), in which Humphrey Bogart and William Holden compete for her affection; Funny Face (1957), a musical in which she sang her own parts; the drama The Nun's Story (1959); the romantic comedy Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961); the thriller-romance Charade (1963), opposite Cary Grant; and the musical My Fair Lady (1964). In 1967, she starred in the thriller Wait Until Dark, receiving Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations. After that, she only occasionally appeared in films, one being Robin and Marian (1976) with Sean Connery. Her last recorded performances were in the 1990 documentary television series Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Programming.

Hepburn won three BAFTA Awards for Best British Actress in a Leading Role. In recognition of her film career, she received BAFTA's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and the Special Tony Award. She remains one of only eighteen people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. Later in life, Hepburn devoted much of her time to UNICEF, to which she had contributed since 1954. Between 1988 and 1992, she worked in some of the poorest communities of Africa, South America, and Asia. In December 1992, she received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. A month later, she died of appendiceal cancer at her home in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland, at the age of 63.

## Links

* Audrey Hepburn on Wikipedia.
* Audrey Hepburn from Rifqikimen's Second Ragnarok roster.
Archimedes/MetalBeetle78-2

## Archimedes

**Archimedes** is Humanity's representative in the fourth round of **Ragnarök**, going against Manannán mac Lir.

Archimedes is considered to be the greatest inventor and mathematician from Greece, and is revered as "The Ancient Brain".

## Abilities

### Supernatural Abilities

**Golden Age**: As a Human soul in the afterlife, Archimedes possesses the appearance and skills that he had during his Golden Age, the age in which he was at his peak.
Anastasia Romanova

## History

**Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia** (*Anastasiya Nikolaevna Romanova*; 18 June [O.S. 5 June] 1901 – 17 July 1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.

Anastasia was the younger sister of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, and Maria, and was the elder sister of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. She was killed with her family by a group of Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918.

Persistent rumors of her possible escape circulated after her death, fueled by the fact that the location of her burial was unknown during the decades of Communist rule. The abandoned mine serving as a mass grave near Yekaterinburg which held the acidified remains of the Tsar, his wife, and three of their daughters was revealed in 1991. These remains were put to rest at Peter and Paul Fortress in 1998. The bodies of Alexei and the remaining daughter—either Anastasia or her older sister Maria—were discovered in 2007. Her purported survival has been conclusively disproven. Scientific analysis including DNA testing confirmed that the remains are those of the imperial family, showing that all four grand duchesses were killed in 1918.

Several women falsely claimed to have been Anastasia; the best known impostor was Anna Anderson. Anderson's body was cremated upon her death in 1984; DNA testing in 1994 on pieces of Anderson's tissue and hair showed no relation to the Romanov family.

## Links

* Anastasia Romanova on Wikipedia.
* Anastasia Romanova from GodSlayingExpert16 and Fervor55's Ragnarok roster.
* Anastasia Romanova from Rifqikimen's Second Ragnarok roster.
Arthur Conan Doyle

## History

**Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle** KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for *A Study in Scarlet*, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the *Mary Celeste*.

## Links

* Arthur Conan Doyle on Wikipedia.
* Arthur Conan Doyle from the original series.