Alva

**Alva** (Real Name: **Alva Lorenz**) also known as his codename "**The Hermit**"**,** was the primary antagonist in the Eldorado National Forest Arc of *Iron Ball Run*. He was a Victor affiliated with the 9 Kujana's Subordinates, holding the position of the Ninth of Nine Subodinates.

## Appearance

Alva is a tall, skinny man with short hair with a pointy nose and grey lips. His skin is a pale color and his arms and neck are covered by bandages, which reveal electrocution scars (or otherwise known as a Lichtenberg figures) underneath. His sclera's are a brown color, with his pupils seemingly glowing a dull yellow color.

He wears long denim pants and black dress shoes underneath a brown vest. On his neck is the same silver charm that his "Disciple" wears on the left side of waist. He wears a tattered cloak which seems to be a cross between a priest's cloak and a mundane cape, albeit a lot more open and thinner, with an exceptionally high collars that encompasses the back of his head, which resembles a hoodie of some sort. The cape has a silver rim that is on the front of it.

## Personality

On a general basis, Alva was a quasi-calm and polite individual, rarely raising his voice, and talking with everyone, Allies or Enemies, with a reasonable tone and vocabulary, though his low and guttural way of speaking seems to imply repressed anger and annoyance. Every time he spoke with Taylor Tevan during their duel he remained somewhat civil in speech, never once insulting him or calling him a name.

Alva was actually a disturbed individual who desired the close bonds that a family had and expected family members to perform their own roles. Despite the fact he yearned for a "family", his vision of one was incredibly twisted and founded on nothing but fear of him, instilled through repeated abuse on his fellow kin, which he did with unrepentant sadism. To him, "family members" who do not perform their roles as he expected them to (namely to protect Alva unconditionally or follow his instructions) were worthless and as good as dead.

## Abilities

**Enhanced Durability**: Alva possessed a body that was incredibly durable and hard to cut, with it easily far surpassing the hardness of lesser demons, as Tanjiro noted that Rui skin was much harder that of his "Father", who was also able to shrug off attacks from a Spin. Alva even admits that the durability of his skin far surpassed the durability of his own threads.

**Enhanced Strength**: Alva had displayed superhuman strength, being able to easily overpower Taylor by simply kicking and punching him, launching him into the air or an extremely great distance seemingly effortlessly while also causing him to bleed with every blow.

**Menacing Aura**: Alva possessed an aura that Taylor was noted to make the air feel thick and heavy with a mere gaze.

**Power Distribution**: Alva possessed the ability to share his power or even his appearance with other peoples if they drank his blood. The process was extremely painful for the his believer, even requiring their face to be torn off to complete the transfer. Once completed, the demon will gain an appearance similar to Alva's, with pale white skin and red markings.

**Unlimited Stamina & Endurance**: Alva possessed infinite stamina and endurance, never getting tired nor feeling pain. This was shown when he didn't flinch in the slightest when Chester Hamilton throw Iron Ball his face, causing him to bleed profusely.

**Dendrokinesis**: As a Dendro Vision User. Alva can mimics the plants and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques and forms are standard yet varied swordsmanship techniques that focus on swift and powerful strikes that always follow the shape and pattern of a vines and plants.

* **Thread Manipulation**: Alva's Vision abilities allowed him to create thin threads indiscernible from string from his own cells and manipulate them however he pleased. He typically extended the threads from his fingertips like a puppet master. Due to his own body's durability, the threads Alva manipulates were extremely durable and sharp, being capable of cutting as well as Spin abilities and blocking strikes from them as well. Alva can further amplify their strength and durability by infusing his blood through them, giving them a blood red color.