Cadis Etrama Di Raizel

**Cadis Etrama Di Raizel**, also known as **Rai**, is the main protagonist of the *Noblesse* webcomic and anime.

Rai is a Noble of Lukedonia who holds the title of True Noblesse; a ranking that distinguishes him above all his fellow Lukedonian Nobles as the primary protector of their home. However, Rai was forced into an endless sleep after sustaining heavy injury in a duel against the Werewolf Lord, Muzaka.

Suddenly awakening from an 820 year long slumber. Rai attends Frankenstein's Ye Ran High School in order to adjust to modern life, and makes a new group of friends and enemies along the way.

In the AWA fics, Cadis is set to appear in a future AWA storyline.

## **Appearance**

Rai has been noted as an extremely handsome and elegant individual by Nobles and humans alike. He has scarlet-red eyes (a common trait among Pure-blood Nobles) and jet black hair. He is usually seen wearing the Ye Ran High School uniform. He has a silver cross earring on his left ear which is later revealed to be a gift from the previous Lord that seals his powers. Raizel also wears an outfit that bears a strong resemblance to his uniform (albeit without the emblem). Raizel has been shown to wear similar attire to the high ranking Nobles like the Clan Leaders in Lukedonia but with some minor differences. Raizel has an unemotional, regal demeanour, and he inspires awe and respect from both his friends and foes. This relates to his enormous reserve of raw power, which is both a blessing and a burden for Raizel. The duty of bearing the responsibility of such power is what causes him to act in a reclusive and seemingly apathetic manner. However, his composure is sometimes broken by his perplexity and ineptitude when it comes to understanding and utilizing the technology found in modern times, even when he is truly distressed, Raizel maintains the same dutiful, stoic countenance (as observed by those around him).

However, as the series progresses we learn that Frankenstein, the Lord, Takeo, Tao, and M-21 have all discovered that Rai has subtle changes in his facial expression indicating he is experiencing intense emotion. Through conversations we also find out that Gejutel, Muzaka (his only true friend and the former Leader of the Werewolves), as well as the previous Lord shared the ability to sense Rai on an enhanced level. It seems plausible those whom Rai has awakened share a closer affinity with him on both a spiritual and emotional level. The advanced perceptions based on their sincere and genuine admiration for Rai plus the skills and abilities of extremely advanced "Pureblood" Nobles (like the Lord and Gejutel) make their ability to detect even the most minute shifts in Rai's emotions logical. Also Rai's companions at school are able to detect his feelings, after hearing Regis and Seira are sick, they notice that Rai did not look well either. They often say Rai looks unwell (after a battle) but when Rai smiles at them, they believe he is fine.

## **Personality**

Rai possesses little knowledge regarding the 21st century, and often tends to be lost and confused especially when interacting with modern-day technology such as cell phones and computers, to the point where he doesn't even know how to open a door at the beginning of the series. He serves as the Manhwa's comic relief due to his inability to use technology and his appetite for Ramen. Although he seems cold and apathetic on the outside, Rai has shown compassion towards human beings. Although it is not known whether this is due to actual compassion or out of pride (an explanation of the past pointed towards Noblesse and their interactions with primitive humans).

He shows great trust in Frankenstein, though will not hesitate to berate Frankenstein for misinterpreting/disobeying his orders. Rai has sealed Frankenstein's powers due to the latter's periodical misuse of his tremendous power, and has shown worry in Frankenstein's actions, when Frankenstein summons his Dark Spear.

Rai also has a great sense of duty as he decides to remain "The Noblesse" whose life is even harder than that of the Lord. According to Frankenstein, Rai was feared by all the Nobles in Lukedonia and chose to spend most of his life by himself at his mansion. He yearned for a normal life and seeing how M-21, Takeo and Tao wanted the same thing, he wants to protect them and make sure they have what he couldn't have. He is willing to forgive traitors who have attempted to take his life, but he will punish them for harming those he swore to protect (the nobles and the humans) and for breaking the balance of world.

Rai loves the company of the human children he meets at Ye Ran. In fact, he is first called 'Rai' by them. He can never bear to see them injured. He is shown to be unwilling to enter a temporary slumber (after using his power) even for a short time because of his uncertainty as to when he will wake up and if he will get to meet the children again in the world he has come to know.

Rai has a profound love for eating Ramen Noodles and Frankenstein strives to create the perfect Ramen for his Master. Rai loathes his clothes getting dirty or messy which can be easily perceived as he keeps them very tidy and clean.

## **Abilities**

Raizel is shown to be the most powerful Noble and is possibly the most powerful character in the entire series. He is powerful enough to make the enemies tremble just from his very presence. He has power that is far beyond that of several Clan Leaders combined and has Frankenstein as his powerful servant. Gejutel revealed that Rai is the The Noblesse, marking him as a being with power far above all others.[19] Also in contrast to the Lord who has power and authority over all Nobles, Raizel has equal privileges of a Lord as a high-ranking Noble and can do whatever he pleases in which the Clan Leaders absolutely obey even a simple request. He was able to take Frankenstein as his servant during his time of wreaking havoc to the Nobles, when the said human was being chased by Gejutel and Rayga under the Previous Lord's order. His status extends to all lesser Nobles and he is able to keep Rael and Regis (with their haughty attitude) in line.

As the Noblesse, Rai has the responsibility of protecting Nobles from external threats, but his main duty is to guard the meaning of nobles' existence. This gives him an authority to kill any Noble at his will. Rai's only weakness is that he loses a part of his life force every time he uses his powers and according to Frankenstein, his body has already reached the limit and is beyond full recovery. The only way for him to recover temporarily is hibernation. The reason werewolves did not attack nobles was because of the Noblesse. Muzaka stopped his people from going to war with the Nobles because he believed their race will be destroyed because of Rai's wrath. Even in his weakened state he has been shown to fight agents, modified former Noble Clan Leaders and werewolf Warriors. When his continued existence was brought to the Union, the Elders panicked & decided not to send any agent's in Korea any more. They also postponed their plan of taking over the world & going to war with Nobles until they what to do with the Noblesse. He has been able to fight and destroy those who have been enhanced by Blood Stones like Lagus and Maduke.

While Muzaka did cause Rai to enter hibernation it is possible Rai was holding back during their fight in order to not kill Muzaka. This is a theory but it is possible that Rai was already not at his best during his fight with Muzaka because during the Lukedonia Civil War he used a lot of his lifeforce against Nobles & his brother who was using the Blood Stone and centuries latter he used his powers to stop a berserk Frankenstein & later still awakens him thus using a lot of his power. If this is true then Rai has not using his power at his strongest.

## **Trivia**

* Raizel is of Old Greek, Latin and Yiddish origin. It means "rose". Roses symbolise balance.
* Cadis refers to the Arabic ḳāḍī / Cadi. In Arabic, it means "judge".
* Etrama is a combination of 3 words derived from Latin and Sanskrit. Et means "and" Ra means "fire which burns away sins" and Ma means "bestows happiness".
* Di is Latin meaning two or double.
* Together, his name means "Ultimate Judge of the Rose" or "The fire and judgement that burns away sins, bestows happiness and brings balance.".
* Rai is obsessed with Ramen Noodles. He even eats uncooked ramen, (when leaving in a hurry after Seira's announcement that Regis is in trouble).
* Rai believes ramen increases in size with time and likes to wait for it to **grow** before eating, which he has convinced Raskreia into believing.
* He does not know how to eat a banana.
* Rai maintains a constant track of losing in video games.
* At the beginning of the series, it is shown that he doesn't know how to open a door and he also stared in awe the first time he sees an automatic door.

## **External Links**

* Cadis Etrama Di Raizel at Noblesse Wiki