Meteos Roguerider (JARS)

**Third Timeline**

* Adonis Roguerider (brother)
* Cyrus Roguerider (brother)
* Ashera Roguerider (sister)
* Legiel Roguerider (brother)
* Ace Roguerider (brother)

**Meteos Roguerider** is the main protagonist of the fanfiction written by ngilerjo, *Just A Reincarnation Story (Summoning Japan Edition)*. He is originally the only child of Roderick and Roguerider, and a student from the Holy Milishial Empire's Runepolis Magic Academy. After graduating from middle school, he along with his friend skipped the high school and university altogether to become the youngest members of the Ministry of Ancient Sorcerous Empire Countermeasures.

After Death used his power to modify the second timeline to a new "third timeline", Meteos is now the fifth son of the Roguerider family with the human avatars of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Amatsu-Mikaboshi filling the role as his older siblings.

## Background

In reality, Meteos Roguerider is a 'Reincarnator,' a unique individual with the perfect memories of his previous life, where Meteos was a renowned Grand Mage, the government official of the Ministry of Ancient Sorcerous Empire Countermeasures' Ancient Arms Analysis Tactical Operations Department, and the captain of the superweapon *Pal Chimera*. Being reborn in this world and carrying the knowledge of the future, he embarked on a self-imposed mission to make sure that his homeland will never be humiliated by anyone ever again.

As part of his work, technologies that are not supposed to exist in 1614 has begun to appear one after another, baffling everyone with the Empire's sudden technology leap.

## Appearance

The younger Meteos has a short, spiky silver hair that is described as being soft to the touch, deep blue eyes, and a rather short stature. He is often seen with a neat outfit consisting of a white long-sleeved shirt underneath a sleeveless vest, black trousers, and shoes. In addition, he also wears a bolo tie with a teal gem around his neck.

Although he was born a commoner, Meteos' very noticeable silver hair and the way he dresses often caused people to confuse him for being a son of an aristocrat. It doesn't help that the only other people with natural silver hair other than him and his mother are Duke Lucius Pendragon and his only daughter, Annette.

His old childhood self is said to always dressed neatly down to haircut, but after reincarnation, Meteos let his hair to settle in a slightly more unkempt hairstyle. Apparently, this has the unintended effect that made him looked much more attractive according to his mother, Meteora. Furthermore, due to being more physically active far earlier in his second life, Meteos' adolescent physique is taller and possessing well-defined, but not overly bulky muscles, which gives him a lean and athletic appearance.

## Personality

*"Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. Our country's research of the Ancient Sorcerous Empire has placed Milishial on the top of the civilizations as the strongest superpower. However, when someone reaches the top, either he stays in place, or... [...] Yes. We had it easy all this time because we have magic and ancient relics. But relying on it too much will cause a problem in the long run. If a country is likened to a vehicle, then these things are the accelerator for the engine that is the country's technological development, not the engine itself. Besides, I don't believe that Milishial has reached the top yet. In fact, our golden age has just barely started. There's still much to do, plenty of room for us to grow, and it can be achieved beyond looking to the past. I present to you, a weapon that no one ever seen before, because I wanted to show you that there is a new direction for growth besides scavenging for things left over by some winged creature."*
―Meteos speaking to Robin about his new outlook.[src]
Like most Holy Milishial Empire's officials, Meteos once believed in the superiority of the magical civilization over the mechanical one, and was greatly upset when Japan managed to put to practical use the guided missiles (or the guided magic bullets) that his country, which proclaims itself as the world's strongest, had not been able to.

However, Meteos was thoroughly rationalistic and was quick to say that the current world's fixed concept of "civilized countries" and "uncivilized countries" were no longer valid, and he evaluated even his enemies without prejudice. He also had the courage to say what needed to be said without fear, even to the Emperor himself, and was highly regarded as a result.

On the other hand, since he was a graduate of one of the top institutions in the country and was an elite, he tended to have a high sense of pride. Even if he had no malicious intent, his words and actions, as well as his tendency to choose his words poorly made a poor impression of him to both friend and foe alike. Furthermore, his panic when Walman's *Pal Chimera* was shot down and when the JMSDF jamming and missiles were used in his previous life showed that he was vulnerable to unexpected situations.

In addition, after suffering such humiliation during the New World War and the death of his friend, Meteos was shown to be capable of holding grudges. However, he put aside his personal feelings and prioritized orders from the top brass as he did not push for the engagement against the *Grade Atlastar* during the second sortie of the aerial battleship.

After being reincarnated, Meteos' excessive traits of his negative personality are shed away somewhat. Even though sometimes he ticked off people with his still-poor choice of words and a rather insensitive attitude, he learned not to do that again and is quick to apologize for it. The only time he got away with that was when he ranted about the poor state of the Heavenly Vessels, where he avoided being called out for it because his teacher Robin threatened the official whom he indirectly insulted. However, he was reprimanded shortly after.

Initially, Meteos' future knowledge had caused him to be a stubborn individual who insisted on bearing everything alone, causing no small amount of concern from those involved with him over his health. However, as he became aware of his own shortcomings and his inability to change the future all by himself, he learned to entrust his dreams to other people, becoming more compassionate and friendly in the process.

Despite his knowledge ultimately contributed to the development of society as a whole, Meteos admitted that the driving intent behind his actions is an incredibly selfish one, as he refused to acknowledge what the Holy Milishial Empire in his previous life turned into after the arrival of Japan and the Gra Valkas Empire. However, upon the revelation that the reason both countries appear in his world was because of the callous machinations of the Civilization Annihilation Game, he couldn't help but pity them for being toyed with against their will despite it also vindicated his feelings against them. This pity even extended to the Light-Winged People to some extent, although he firmly reminds himself that the Ravernal Empire's atrocities were too great for him to sympathize with them. If anything, he seems to regard the conflict against them in the future as loose ends to be resolved, with or without the summoned countries.

Otherwise, the post-reincarnation Meteos is regarded as a generally calm and strangely mature young boy who rarely raises his voice, adding to his charming looks. However, he did show a more relaxed side around his close friends as he can be a very excitable person when it comes to inventing. He is also not easily offended as when he overheard Nadia calling him an idiot, his only response was to laugh and remark that he had never called such before in his life, instead making it a reminder to himself that despite his knowledge, he still has much to learn.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Inherited Memories:** Reborn with his past memories intact, Meteos is able to draw a wealth of knowledge he had learned in the previous life to his advantage. Later, Kagaseo upgraded this by giving him the ability to access the entire memory of Attarsamain.

### Abilities

* **Magic:** Meteos' elemental affinity is wind. Even though as a teenage his reserve is lacking, he compensates by having an impeccable mana control allowing him to be more efficient in his usage compared to most. He usually calls his usage of it "technique development."
	+ **Lámhach Stoirme:** A variation of the deadly assassination technique Drilling Air Bullet. This technique conjures a barrage of Drilling Air Bullets at a target.
	+ **Illusion Magic: Temple of Heaven:** A reverse-engineered Attarsamain magic that casts a powerful yet subtle mind-controlling illusion on the target. This spell, being the illusion magic of the highest caliber, allows the user to manipulate the target by giving them false experiences, making it seem as if they were doing things of their own free will.
* **Martial Arts:** Meteos is shown to be particularly skilled in hand-to-hand combat capable of nearly overpowering an opponent twice his size. As noted by Arthur, he does not limit himself to one particular fighting style as he is able to seamlessly incorporate multiple styles and chaining his moves with efficiency.
* **Imagination:** Meteos is able to envision designs of technology and magic spells down to minute detail in a short period of time within his mind. After receiving the inherited memories of Attarsamain, this ability is enhanced to the point that he can visualize an entire technology tree where he can find and filter the most optimal design based on his necessities.
* **Indomitable Will:** Stemmed from a strong feeling of inadequacy of his homeland compared to the summoned countries of the previous timeline, this envy carried over to the afterlife that when baited with a chance to reincarnate with his memories intact, Meteos hoped to seize it. However, this pent-up feelings turned out to be his greatest strength, as his desire kept him from giving up after receiving relentless beating from Star God Kagaseo and receive the right to reincarnate in the end.

### Weaknesses

* **Present Day Physical Condition:** Despite his accumulated knowledge and skill in controlling his mana, the reserves of his current teenage self is not strong enough to handle higher level spells, with forcing to cast one may result in an immense strain enough to knock him out if used recklessly.
* **Mortal Combatant:** Even though Meteos proves that he can hold himself in a fight, he will eventually become overpowered by divine-level opponents even with the help of enhancements that increases his own power.

## Notes

* In the Supplementary Materials, his name is rendered in Japanese as **メテオス・ローグライダー** (*Meteosu Rōguraidā*)