Griffin Deneve Fidelitas

**Griffin Deneve Fidelitas**, now known as **Superbia**, is a fallen hero from Interra Enochis.

## Story

### A Hero Falls

Griffin was member of a knight squadron sent to a distant planet, but his squadron was betrayed and assaulted by Nephilim forces. Griffin himself was tortured but managed to survive and return to civilization, where he was helped by Methys Alya Gratia who healed him and allowed him to punish the one who betrayed them. Griffin and Methys thus started a relationship, despite Methys knowing that Nephilim torture hard infused Griffin with part of their corruption.

Griffin visited Methys several times, helping her among others when she rescued Aylin Alya Gratia and acting as Aylin's teacher at first. However, on another mission, Griffin attacked one of his comrades, who was corrupted by the Whisper. A manipulation from a distant politician caused Griffin to be betrayed and tortured in a Iustitia cell.

### An Angel Rises

While Methys rescued Griffin, it was too late: Griffin's mind was broken from the torture and Nephilim influence. Transforming into another figure, now known as Superbia, the fallen hero escaped, not before promising Methys to return. His whereabouts since then were unknown from the public, but he appeared several times to slaughter people deemed "heretics" by Enochian law.

As Superbia, Griffin was however eventually joined by a corrupted Methys, and swore to protect her, having still kept part of his humanity. Acting as a double agent alongside Shemzahai, who was the one to transform him, Griffin briefly confronted Salazar Sheliak Iustitia, testing his resolve while protecting him from other Nephilim. He also had time to save Dash from being slaughtered by his ally Pacifistus Australis Oratio.

## Appearance

Griffin is a silver-haired man with light blue eyes and a soft, serene smile, dressed in graceful, gold and silver clothing. As Superbia, his eyes are that of a bird of pray, and his hands end in claws instead, with two massive wings sprouting from his back.

## Personality

Griffin displayed before his fall characteristic behavior of a Fidelitas champion - selflessness, a desire to protect, pragmatism, devotion, humility and hopeful love towards the Empire. However, being tortured and manipulated from within by the corruption twisted him into becoming Superbia, a self-righteous figure that seeks only to weed out corruption by obliterating those he deems "impure". Despite this however, his love for Methys and, ironically, hatred of Nephilim, remain unchanged.

## Powers

* **Enhanced Physical Abilities:** Griffin is, like most Nobles, a talented swordsman with superior endurance and strength. This is of course bolstered as **Superbia**.
* **Animus Use:** Griffin was able to use several purification- and healing-based Animus powers before falling. Now, he is able to manifest immensely powerful Nephilim abilities.
* "**Superbia":** Griffin's signature ability allows him to stop time for a short while.
* **Corrupted Form:** Griffin has now gained immense powers due to his corruption, bolstering his abilities at the cost of his sanity.

## Trivia

* A Griffin is a powerful mythological figure, although due to Griffin's general appearance and tragic fall, his name may also refer to Berserk's Griffith.