Dezel

**Dezel** (デゼル, *Dezeru*), is a fictional character and one out of four of the main, male protagonists from the *Tales of Zestiria* series of the original *Tales of* series. He is a Wind Seraph who follows a certain merchant group, the Sparrowfeathers, and is often seen helping Rose with her assassinations. Following in the shadows of human society, Dezel is on a quest for revenge against the hellion who killed his friend, Lafarga. He has not fallen prey to malevolence, even though he is filled with hatred. He shows a taciturn nature toward others.

Due to using Rose's body as a vessel, he becomes the reason why Rose's spiritual resonance is as high and comparable to Sorey's. At first, his goal was to use Rose for his revenge and to carry on the Windriders guild for his longtime friend through the Sparrowfeathers and the Scattered Bones.

His true name is **Lukeim Yurlin** (ルウィーユ＝ユクム, *Ruwiiyu Yukumu*), meaning "Dezel with Unclouded Eyes".

"*Hey, I thought you had to do good in the world! Keep mopin' and cryin', and I'll chain you up so tight you can't even breathe!*"

—Dezel.

## Appearance & Biography

*Voice Actor*: Chris Niosi (English), Daisuke Ono (Japanese), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (German), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (French), Not Known (Latin American Spanish)

### Biography

Dezel is a member of the Seraphim who works in the shadows of human society in order to track down and get revenge on the Hellions who took a friend of his. For this reason, he follows and aids a certain merchant guild as his main force to achieve his goal, helping them with their secret assassinations.

### Appearance

Dezel is tall with tanned skin. He has shoulder-length hair, colored silver with light green tips, which covers his eyes along with a black top hat. His eyes are pale gray from blindness; their natural color is bright green. Because of his blindness, he recognizes his surroundings by reading the wind. Dezel wears a black jacket over a green long-sleeved shirt with one vertical and four horizontal white lines. His black boots come up to his knees and over his black, white, and green pants. He wears gloves and a belt, both of which are brown and have buckles.

* Hair Color: Silver with Light Green tips
* Skin Color: Tan
* Eye Color: Pale Gray (formerly Bright Green)
* Age: Not Known (Deceased)
* Birthday: Not Known
* Height: 6'0" / 185 cm
* Weight: Not Known

## Personality

"*A seraph with an unusual outlaw vibe. He uses wind seraphic artes and can perceive much from the flow of air. He excels at combat due to the time he spent with human mercenaries.*"

—The *Tales of Link's* description on Dezel.
Dezel is a mysterious seraph who acts on his own accord and will do anything to accomplish his goal. He is very protective of Rose, whom he uses as his vessel due to her pure heart.

## Relationships

### Friends/Allies

* Sorey's Group
	+ Sorey
	+ Rose
	+ Edna
	+ Zaveid

## Abilities and Powers

Due to his mastery of Wind-elemental artes, Dezel is able to perform accurate attacks by manipulating the surrounding air. He fights with a pendulum that also acts as a whip. Dezel learned to fight by mimicking Zaveid as he was growing up, though he no longer remembers him.

## History

### Past

Five years prior to the events of the story, Dezel and his friend Lafarga traveled the world with a renowned mercenary group called the Windriders. They were eventually asked to become an official part of the Rolance Empire, and Rose was engaged to Prince Konan. Although Lafarga accepted that their journey had come to an end, Dezel was resistant to the idea. Shortly afterward, Prince Konan succumbed to malevolence and became a hellion. He then accused the Windriders of murdering his elder brother, Prince Leon, and his guards dragged Eguille to prison. However, Konan approached the prostrate Rose and told her that he would spare her if she became his kept woman. In response, Rose drew her knives and charged at Konan as he prepared a spell. Lafarga dove between them and took the brunt of his attack, and Rose took this opportunity to assassinate Konan. The malevolence from his heart redirected itself toward Rose, but again Lafarga defended her, this time with his life.

As Dezel knelt on the ground in shock, blinded from the trauma, Symonne approached him and informed him that his blessing had summoned the hellion, referring to him as an "angel of death". However, Dezel does not remember this until shortly before he is killed; at the time, he associated Symonne with the hellion that caused Lafarga's death and dedicated his existence to seeking revenge against her. To do so, Dezel influenced the reformation of the Windriders into the Sparrowfeathers merchants' guild and the Scattered Bones assassins' guild. Over the next several years, he periodically took over Rose's body while she was unconscious to follow leads that might bring him to Symonne, infusing her with his power.

## External links

* Dezel *Tales of Zestiria (Official Website)*
* Dezel *Tales of Wiki*
* Dezel *Aselia*

## Notes & Trivia

* Dezel is very knowledgeable about many kinds of flora and fauna. He also demonstrates a softer side of himself when around animals, as he scares away a rabbit Sorey and Rose are hunting and lies about the rarity of a certain butterfly to prevent Rose from catching and selling it. The group speculates that this is because animals have been his only friends.