Abel Nightroad

**Abel Nightroad** is the main protagonist of the *Trinity Blood* anime and light novels.

Most of the time, Abel appears to be a bumbling, somewhat disorganized priest working for AX, who's always almost penniless and hungry. In truth, he's Crusnik - a type of vampire that feeds on other vampires only. Plagued by guilt he doesn't let on most of the time, he is, in fact, probably the most kind, gentle and compassionate person in the series and tries to do his best without breaking his oaths.

In the TWA fics, Abel debuted in Twisted World Animania - Trinity Blood.

## **Appearance**

Abel is a handsome young man with long silvery hair that is tied up by a black ribbon, blue-gray eyes and he wears small, gray, round glasses with a double bridge (it is mentioned he has silver hair (sometimes blonde-silver), he appears to be thirty years old, he is six feet tall and he weighs one hundred forty-three pounds in the novels).

In his Krusnik form, Abel's eyes turn red and a pair of fangs poke between his lips which turn black. He also has a pair of black wings and a red scythe created from his blood: which is stronger than steel and harder than diamond. The wings allow him to fly in the sky and have the ability to generate bio-electric fields.

He wears a black priest robe with embroidered crosses, white gloves and he has two black belts around his hips under the coat.

In The Throne of Roses arc of the manga, he is depicted as a black-eared "The White Rabbit", as opposed to his white-eared brother. His arcana in Thores' tarot cards is *The Fool,* a reference to his personality and status as the main character.

## **Personality**

Abel appears most often as a clumsy and silly man who is completely unfit for his job. If he is in the company of others, his reactions tend to be comically exaggerated and ridiculous, which often leaves everyone around him exasperated or embarrassed. However, most of his day-to-day actions and reactions are a facade, when he is alone or caught off guard, his personality is typically fairly quiet and morose. This is mostly due to the fact that, in the distant past, he helped to wage a war of annihilation against the remaining humans on Earth, believing that coexistence between them and the returning Methuselah was impossible, and hating humanity in general for his creation and use. In private, he is also far more competent and thoughtful than he pretends to be. In battle, he usually attempts to disarm or subdue rather than kill. If the situation calls for killing however, he is not averse to doing so, though in the anime this is somewhat inconsistently portrayed. Activation of his Krusnik nanomachines adds a detached and ruthless quality to his personality so long as the activation was purposeful. If the nanomachines reach the forefront of his consciousness, as they did in one particular case of incidental 80% activation, he essentially loses his humanity and becomes little more than a sapient, bloodthirsty weapon of mass destruction. Despite being nearly unstoppable in his 80% fused form, Abel only uses his Krusnik abilities as a last resort, mostly out of shame. As such, he is far more likely to transform if nobody else is around. Due to his genetically enhanced nature, he is extremely intelligent, and this combined with his pre-Armageddon lifespan gives him exceptional skill at manipulating even the most advanced technological systems.

He displays many odd quirks throughout the series, such as putting thirteen sugars lumps in his tea, and is always short of money. He is noted as having terrible luck as well.

## **Abilities**

In Abel's typical human form, his strength and speed are superhuman, allowing him to outpace and outfight even Methuselah if he so chooses. His durability and regenerative capabilities are also superhuman, but not on the level of a Methuselah. However, he can survive injuries that would easily be fatal for a normal human, and even function relatively normally while bearing such injuries. He also possesses superhuman aim and hand-eye coordination, and has on numerous occasions performed such feats as shooting bladed weapons from the hands of superhuman combatants. Abel can activate his nano-machines by verbal command, "Nano-machine Krusnik 02 Power Output 40% activate"His 40% Krusnik form vastly augments all of his already superhuman characteristics and abilities, and give him regenerative powers far superior to those of a Methuselah. He also gains the ability to create an enormous scythe from his blood, which can be single or double bladed, has long, serrated whip-like protrusions, and is capable of cutting through virtually anything. His 80% form gives his physical capabilities and scythe further enhancements, causes him to sprout two large, black feathered wings from his upper back, and gives him the ability to manipulate electricity. This ability usually manifests as gigantic electrical discharges that he uses as attacks, but can be more subtly employed as well, as in one instance where he created a static electrical field. His regenerative abilities are also significantly enhanced in this form, and he has demonstrated the ability to regrow missing limbs and vital organs within seconds.

## **Trivia**

* The name **Abel** comes from the biblical Abel, Adam's second son who was murdered by Cain (Abel's brother), as well as being the biblical King of Martyrs.
* Like Seth Nightlord, the last two digits of Abel's UN ID number suggests that his surname by birth may have been "**Knightlord**", the same name that Cain Knightlord still uses.