Dawner the Hero

**Dawner** (アカツキ, *Akatsuki*) is the hero who has appeared to save the kidnapped Princess Syalis. As a hero, he lives to rescue princesses with the help of his companions Kisho and Waker.

## Personality

Like many heroes, he has a brave personality, never backing down no matter the trials that come along his way. In Syalis' dreams/memories, he was depicted as an optimistic kid who was terribly clumsy. Despite his clumsiness, he was shown being persistent.

It's unknown how accurate his personality is in Syalis' dream, but his inability to take the hint the princess hates him and is trying to kill him makes all the demons state that he "must have some screws loose" - meaning he's either extremely oblivious or just plain stupid.

## Appearance

He appears as a young man with blue eyes and messy blond hair. He wears a blue outfit with a red cape and blue gold-accented shoulder armor along with a forehead accessory. On his chest is part of the armor, and he wears an orange scarf around his neck. His long sleeves are white and over it, he wears long black gloves that cover all but his index and middle fingers. He has a black gold-accented belt with an eye-like design at the center, and he wears over-the-knee black boots.

## Overview

The hero who took a stand in order to rescue the Princess.

Deeply trusted by the Human Confederation of Goodereste and having all sorts of accomplishments, there should be no doubt that he met with the Princess before, but the Princess doesn't remember Dawner at all. Addressing him as "Daw-What's-His-Name" whenever she talks about him with the denizens of the Demon Castle.

## Relationships

### Princess Syalis

Dawner and Syalis are childhood friends. He's extremely devoted to the princess, and as the hero, he finds that it is his duty to save the princess from the evil clutches of the demons. While Dawner views Syalis in a higher light, she doesn't remember what his name is. While Dawner is incredibly outgoing and friendly towards the princess, she finds him to be an annoyance whom she usually tries to escape from. He is one of the reasons why she gets nightmares in her sleep.

The thing he admires the most about Syalis is how she always maintains her dignity no matter the situation, though he is currently unaware of how the princess acts in the castle (often **without** much dignity). Additionally, the princess barely even remembers Dawner beyond the fact he vexed her to no end by constantly interrupting her slumber.

### Twilight the Demon King

Twilight is Dawner's enemy, as he is the one who kidnapped the princess. In the manga, it is revealed that Dawner was Twilights first love.

## Trivia

* Heroism: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
* Presence: ☆
* Past Worry: "The Princess not remembering who he is"
* Current Worry: "The need to save the Princess"
* He is currently engaged to Princess Syalis per the human king's orders. Though it seems Syalis is unaware of this.
* He is weak to those who are in need.
* He was the Demon King's first love (he thought the hero was a girl when they were kids due to his long hair)
* He's the one who equipped Syalis' outfit with bombs, and is glad that she formally adopted the idea going forward.
	+ He went through much trial and error with prototype bombs, which were usually equipped on Syalis' dress despite not being safe, giving her another reason to dislike him.
* He's surprisingly a very diligent student, as well as the president of the Royal Academy.
* Horror movies scare him.
* His sense of direction is non-existent, failing to stay on the correct path even when Twilight makes it easier for Dawner's quest.
* In 334th Night, it was revealed that he's a Noble birth and his full name is **Dawner Phil Desiree Alstead**