Kyle Osment

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**Kyle Osment** (カイル・オズメント, *Kairu Ozumento*) is a major supporting character in the Yuusha ga Shinda! series, being a noble of Farom Kingdom and the heir of the Alnudas Earldom. He is a former traveling companion and rival of the late Legendary Hero, Sion Breydan.

## Appearance

Kyle is a lean muscular man with fair skin, piercing blue eyes, and slightly messy blonde hair. His normal attire consists of an ankle-length white coat with a dark trim and yellow buttons. The front is worn open, revealing a matching white shirt, black trousers and gray boots. He also wears a light blue ascot, a black shoulder cape, and gloves. A man of born nobility, Kyle carries himself with a confident air at all times, seemingly incapable of displaying anything but arrogant self-assurance regardless of the situation.

After getting his clothes dissolved by a devil, it becomes a common occurrence for him to lose his clothing mid-battle, be it by accident or personal choice. By the end of the series, Kyle completely ditches his clothing altogether and parades around naked with swords comprised of magic hovering around to cover his pelvis, much to the annoyance of both enemies and even his own allies.

## Personality

Having been born to a noble family and blessed with great talent, Kyle was constantly praised for his substantial magic skills and strength as a warrior. As a result, he developed an insufferable ego and boundless confidence, both of which were only boosted by his inevitable success. He appears to be a narcissist; being unable to acknowledge any insults or disparaging comments directed at himself, instead taking it as a compliment or assuming the person who said it was talking about someone else.

Kyle displays great tenacity, seeing failure as unacceptable, and will relentlessly pursue a goal once he sets his mind to it. This is best shown by his interactions with the Hero Sion, whom Kyle challenged countless times despite being unable to win even once. Unfortunately, this unyielding nature makes him obsessive and selfish. In an attempt to achieve greater heights, he attempted to steal Sion’s vessel for himself following the hero’s death, even if it meant killing its current occupant, Touka Scott. After his failure to do so, Kyle continued plotting revenge for some time and showed no hesitation towards killing anybody who would stand in his way, illustrating a severe lack of morals.

While Kyle looks down on people who lack the same aptitudes, he is capable of showing genuine respect towards those he deems worthy. This is best shown when he openly admitted being inferior to Sion, and again when he praised Touka for defeating King Larcvalt, seeing the young farmer as a true hero worthy of the title.

The arrogant nobleman eventually develops a desire to surpass the Gods, and by the time of the series epilogue, he has grown far more powerful and believes himself to have ascended. Despite his God complex, Kyle appears to possess some level of charisma, as he was able to convince 70% of the world’s population to worship him as a deity. He continues to spread his self-promoting religious cult to other dimensions after learning how to travel between worlds, much to the disgust of his former allies.

## History

Kyle was born the eldest child of Vyle Osment a high-ranking noble of Farom Kingdom and ruler of the Alnudas Earldom. Growing up, he lived a privileged life and possessed great aptitude as both a mage and warrior, earning him the praise of many, including his younger brother and sister. One day a notice came from the capital declaring that a ceremony would be held to find a Legendary Hero capable of wielding the Excalibur. Kyle arrogantly believed he would be chosen, but on the day of the event, he was unable to pull the sword from its pedestal. He then bore witness as Sion Breydan was accepted by the Sacred Sword.

Refusing to accept his failure, Kyle began challenging the Legendary Hero to prove his superiority, but even after many battles, he was unable to win even once. Sion was greatly impressed by his determination and invited him to join the Hero’s Party and help save the world, a proposition that his rival reluctantly accepted. The group traveled the world fighting devils and gained many more members, including Anri the Necromancer and a young sage named Nicola Lullus. They saved many lives before Sion finally managed to defeat the Devil Lord. After sealing the Gates of Hell, the Legendary Hero disbanded the party and suddenly left by himself.

While Kyle attained even greater fame as a champion who fought alongside Sion Breydan, he was bitter at being remembered as the hero’s lackey, and sought to discover a way to reach new heights. He decided if he couldn’t succeed in the body he was born in, then he would take Sion’s vessel once the latter died and become the hero.

## Synopsis

### The New Hero

Kyle appears at the Adventurer’s Guild where he runs into Yuna Yunis along with his former companion Anri Hazeworth. He claims to have been searching for Sion and questions Anri for his whereabouts, reacting with surprise when she admits he has died. After discussing the situation further, they find Touka bound while the local townsfolk persecute him as an imposter. Kyle vouches for the false hero and has him wield the Sacred Sword as proof of his "identity" only for the blade to grow limp in his hand. The people dismiss him as a fake once more, but Yuna proposes they take on a Devil-slaying mission and let his deeds speak for themselves.

The group meets up at the inn where Touka questions why Sion's body is rotting away with him inside. He learns from Anri that it takes mana to maintain the corpse and wield the Sacred Sword, but his own power is too pitifully weak to do either. Kyle requests he be given the Hero's body instead, with Touka eager to return to normal, but Anri refuses on the grounds that Sion's successor must be capable of saving the world. She reasons Touka slew the hero whereas Kyle was always inferior to Sion, thus the former is more qualified for the job. Kyle turns his blade on the false hero, declaring he will prove his worth by killing him. When Anri refuses to budge, he plays off the threat as a joke and declares he will help them on their devil-slaying quest instead, much to Touka’s relief.

Later that night, Kyle enters the room where Anri and Yuna are sleeping with the intention of destroying the talisman holding Touka’s real body. Anri’s protection spell repels the attack, and realizing she set a trap, Kyles flees the room only seconds before the girls wake up. Unbeknownst to him, Touka had also intruded into the room moments before he arrived, and had witnessed everything through the nearby window.

Kyle accompanies the new Hero’s Party on their mission the next morning. On the way to the fortress where a group of devils are hiding, they are approached by an adventurer who dismisses Touka as a fake hero before approaching the stronghold himself. Kyle explains that the stranger is known as “Twin Spear” Belarco, a man said to have killed a hundred devils. Moments later, a mid-ranked devil attacks and scatters most of the adventurers before impaling Touka through the heart, the latter surviving thanks to Sion’s zombie body. Kyle easily kills the monster before tearing out its crystalline heart. He gives it to Yuna as a gift, explaining to her that devils have Magic Crystals for hearts while also showing her how to use it.

When several more devils emerge from the woods, Touka panics and leads the group into the nearby fortress, rationalizing it should be empty if the devils are outside. He is proven terribly wrong when another group of enemies greets them at the entrance. One dissolves Yuna’s clothes, causing her to run away in embarrassment with Touka on her heels. Kyle joins Anri in fighting the remaining devils, but sneaks away in the confusion to enact his master plan.

He knocks Yuna unconscious upon catching up with the duo, but as he prepares to attack Touka, the new hero reveals he already knew about this inevitable betrayal. Kyle explains that he wishes to obtain Sion’s body to achieve new heights and escape the stigma of inferiority that came with being the hero’s underling, but Touka is unsympathetic towards his egotistical tirade. Yuna recovers and kicks Kyle away with Anri rejoining them shortly thereafter, the latter having been told by Touka to stay close by just in case. Kyle is dismissive of the young Necromancer, scornfully revealing to the others that Anri’s race have similar physiology to devils while claiming they are merely monsters masquerading as humans.

He forces the trio into a full retreat, the chase leading back through the fortress’s winding hallways. Touka fools him by creating a fake wall with the Sacred Sword, causing Kyle to search elsewhere and allowing Anri a moment to explain a bit more about her people. She admits Necromancers do possess Magic Crystals for hearts like devils, but also explains that they were persecuted by both humans and devils for being different. Touka and Yuna immediately accept her for who she is.

Sighting his prey outside, Kyle exits the crumbling stronghold and crosses the bridge, not knowing it was also created by the Sacred Sword’s shapeshifting abilities. His plan having succeeded, Touka returns the sword to its original form, dropping Kyle into the water below. Bitter and angry at having lost to someone he deemed inferior, Kyle plots revenge on the new hero’s party and resumes his travels.

## Relationships

### Family

Kyle appears to have a normal relationship with his family, expressing concern when the Alnudas Earldom is under attack, and personally heading out to protect them. His younger siblings, Ryle and Selenia, hold him in the highest regard, believing that victory is assured so long as their brother is present to fight on their behalf. Likewise, Kyle expresses the same familial care for his father, though the latter is dead by the time he arrives.

### Sion Breydan

The two first met at the ceremony to determine the Legendary Hero. While Kyle was the favorite to be chosen by the Sacred Sword, he lost out to Sion. Unwilling to accept the results, Kyle challenged the hero to battle many times, but was never able to prevail even once. Kyle’s efforts impressed his self-proclaimed rival and he ultimately accepted an invitation to join the Hero’s Party. Indeed, Sion is one of the few people whom Kyle genuinely respects, the latter openly admitting that the Legendary Hero was an existence that surpassed his own

Kyle chose to fight alongside Sion to save the world, but he was dissatisfied at being remembered as the hero’s lackey. Upon learning that his rival had died, Kyle plotted to take Sion’s vessel and become the hero. After being foiled by the body’s current inhabitant, Touka Scott, he continues to plot revenge until Sion manifests inside Touka’s real body during the battle against Diego Valentine. After being admonished for his deplorable acts, Kyle reluctantly agrees to help Touka at the previous hero’s request, showing he still respects Sion in spite of everything.

When Sion’s spirit departs to the Realm of the Gods to spend his afterlife, Kyle promises he will become stronger and face his rival again. Sion looks forward to it and the two parts ways once more. In the sequel series, the Realm of the Gods is attacked by Leland Tallman, who has somehow gained immense Godly power. Kyle calls on Touka and friends to join him in pursuit of the mad doctor, hoping to ensure Sion’s safety in the afterlife.

### Anri Hazeworth

Despite both being members of the old Hero’s Party, Kyle seemed only to tolerate her presence as a companion of Sion. While he acted cordially during their reunion, learning of the hero’s death rekindled his desire to surpass his rival. He devised a plan to take Sion’s vessel for his own and attempted to coerce Anri into giving in to his demands, but she dismissed him as being inferior to Touka despite knowing Kyle’s strength, implying the young Necromancer was not fond of him to begin with. In turn, he dismissed her as a stubborn fool while secretly plotting to force her hand by killing Touka.

Kyle only saw Anri as a means to accomplish his selfish goals, as he was indifferent to her opinions, and secretly planned to kill her even if she cooperated with him. He remained condescending when the two sides came to blows the following day while scornfully revealing to Touka and Yuna that Necromancers have Magic Crystals for hearts like devils, hurtfully claiming that Anri’s kind are simply monsters masquerading as humans.

In their subsequent encounters, Kyle fools the naive Anri into believing he has put aside his previous ill behavior, though Yuna is quick to point out his obvious lack of sincerity. When Anri leaves Touka’s party for personal reasons following the events at Hell’s Gate, Kyle hypocritically judges her as a traitor and once again expresses a desire to kill her.

Following King Larcvalt’s defeat, the two appear to be on better terms, as he no longer displays hostility towards Anri. In the sequel series, Touka’s group joins Kyle on a new adventure exploring other worlds, making them comrades once more.

### Touka Scott

Upon meeting the new hero, Kyle looked down on Touka for possessing such weak mana, and was more than willing to kill him in order to obtain Sion’s vessel. Ironically, it was this arrogance that caused him to underestimate his opponent, allowing Touka to defeat him through the use of underhanded tactics. Their “battle” ended when the boy tricked him into standing on a fake surface made by the Sacred Sword’s shapeshifting powers before dropping him into a moat several stories below. This humiliating encounter left Kyle bitter and he began plotting revenge.

His plans for getting back at Touka continually fail, often being derailed by the appearance of mutual enemies that force them to work together. While his intentions remain questionable even during these team-ups, Sion’s spirit requests that Kyle help Touka, which he reluctantly does due to his continued respect for the previous hero. Kyle eventually carves out his own path to achieve greater power while watching Touka grow into a greater warrior. He subsequently aids in the effort to oust the evil King Larcvalt and his cabal ruling Farom Kingdom, and acknowledges Touka as a true hero when the latter slays the despicable tyrant.

The two establish a more civil relationship in the following years, but Touka is put off by Kyle’s God Complex along with his growing cult of worshippers. In the sequel, it is revealed that 70% of the world’s population now worships Kyle as a God, and many of his cultists walk naked in the streets to emulate him. Not only does Touka dislike this new trend, but Kyle has purposely begun promoting fashion that covers a woman’s thighs while leaving their bodies otherwise exposed, showing some continued animosity between the two men.

Due to their shared friendship with Sion, he recruits Touka and his allies to thwart an attack on the afterlife perpetrated by Leland Tallman in order to ensure the previous hero’s spirit is safe.

### Yuna Yunis

Yuna was first excited to meet a comrade of the hero, but remained ignorant of his more sinister side until he tried to kill Touka and steal Sion’s body. Despite his ill intentions for both Touka and Anri, Kyle was initially indifferent to Yuna, not wanting to kill her if he could avoid it. He knocks her out before going after Touka, but she manages to recover quickly and kicks him into a wall to save her friend, earning his ire as well. In subsequent encounters, Kyle has a neutral view of Yuna while she displays open distaste for his presence. Even after making peace with Touka’s group, Yuna is quick to call him out for his lies and expresses annoyance towards Kyle’s arrogant personality.