Badd Virtus

**Badd Virtus** (バッド・ヴァーチャーズ, *Baddo Vuāchāzu*?) was the vice-commander of the Liberators.

## Appearance

Badd was a middle-aged man with long black hair, a sparse beard and sharp eyes.

## Personality

Badd was a free-spirited individual that often acted immaturely. He would go off travelling on a whim and not give proper notice to his comrades until the last moment. A huge driving motivator of Badd's actions was to find himself a woman. Unfortunately, his efforts always ended in failure. As a result, Badd grew resentful to those that were in relationships.

Like the rest of the Liberators, Badd despised the Holy Church and their god Ehit. He had dedicated himself to defeating them and change the world, and would not hesitate to risk his life for the cause.

Despite having been persecuted for his beliefs, Badd still clung to his original faith, and held a deep respect for nature.

## Background

Badd was born in the Uldia Dukedom, and was raised by a tribe that worshiped a great fairy that they believed lived in Ur Lake. However, his village and tribe would be destroyed by the Holy Church. At some point, he joined the anti-church organization: The Liberators. Over the years, Badd had killed many of the church's Templar Knights, and would eventually come to be known throughout Tortus as the "*Knight Hunter*".

Following the death of the Liberators' leader Belta Lievre, Badd was put in charge of the organization until Miledi Reisen was promoted as the new leader.

## Chronology

When Badd learned that the Holy Church was going to invade the Haltina Republic, he made the dangerous trek of travelling into Pale Forest, in order to warn them about the attack. He was captured by the beastmen of the republic and subjected to their interrogation. After telling them everything he knew about the church, Brad managed to convince the beastmen that he was their ally. Even so, he still did not completely earn their trust, and was only permitted to fight once it looked like the beastman soldiers would be defeated. Through his resolve and his contributions, Queen Lyutillis Haltina had allowed him to become the republic’s advisor. As the church battled the republic, Badd left the forest in order to warn Miledi about the war. He reached the Liberators's branch office in Angriff, the capital city of the Odion Federation, and wrote a letter that briefly detailed the situation for her, and then returned back to the forest and resumed fighting.

## Relationships

### Miledi Reisen

Like the rest of the Liberators, Badd greatly cared for Miledii. However, he was jealous of the fact that she got to frequently travel, and then return in good spirits. Furthermore, upon learning of Miledi's newfound relationship with Oscar Orcus, Badd only grew more jealous. The two of hem would often hurl insults at each other, but it was usually in good spirits. Badd was actually the first person who recommended Miledi as the new leader of the Liberators.

### Lyutillis Haltina

Upon their first meeting, Badd instantly fell in love with Lyutillis. He was willing to risk his life in order to win her over. However, he was unaware of her true masochist nature that she had kept hidden. When Badd did find out of her secret fetish, he realized that he could never be the type of person that could make her happy, due to his unwillingness to harm her. Ever so, he still loved her. Upon learning of his death, Lyutillis deeply grieved for him, and even honored his final request of burying his cursed scythe "*Egress*" at the bottom of Ur lake.

### Marshal Diamond

Badd had a sense of comradery with Marshal due to both of them initially being single. However, Badd became jealous of Marshal after he and Mikaela Eifield start dating.

## Powers & Abilities

* ***Expert Combatant*** - Badd was one of the Liberators's best fighters. Despite not possessing any special magic, he was capable of deflecting any and all physical attacks through pure skill. He was even able to hold his own agains several of the church's best knights, including Holy Templar Knights Commander Laus Barn. Furhermore, he would also taunt his opponents in order to get them to lower their guard long enough for him to kill them.

## Weapons & Equipment

* ***Mana-Eating Scythe Egxess*** - A weapon that has existed since the age of gods in Tortus. It could absorb the mana of any spell that touched it, and could then send that spell back at its caster. It could also unleash a barrage of jet-black mana blades. Unfortunately, it required a large amount of mana to be wielded, to the point where its user would have to fight for the rest of their life in order for it to absorb the mana of its enemies, or else they would die from having their own mana drained by it.

## Quotes

* (To Marshal): "*Marshal! You’ve got a girlfriend, so you better not die before I do!*"
* (To Miledi): "*Hey, Miledi, did you find a way to kill Ehit?*"
* (To Lyutillis): "*The truth is, I’ve been in love with you this whole time. You know how I told you I come from a clan that worships the spirits of Ur lake? Well, when I first met you, I thought you were one of those spirits. I fell for you at first sight.*"
* (His last words): "*Now then, it’s time to show you all just how much of a sore loser I am!*"

## Trivia

* Badd's full name is based on the words "*bad*" and "*virtues.*"

## References

1. ↑ Web Novel - Chapter 450
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Light Novel (*Zero*) Volume 06