Teutates

* Current
* Past

**Teutates** (**テウタテス**) also known as the "Corpse Lord, Lord of the Dead", is the King of the Wraith, and leader of one of the 9 Noble Families.

He is one of the largest powers of the Dark World and currently on a campaign of conquest. He used to be a normal demon, but had become the "**Vessel of the Void**" or "**True Black**", after consuming the "residue of darkness" a fragment of the TABA Reset. Furthermore, Teutates, Edwin Black (RPGX) and Fuuma Kotaro (RPGX) share a deep connection.

## Personality

The current Teutates is a shell of the person he used to be, death and the fusion with him is true peace in his mind, in his eyes he grants people that are suffering release with the void. Subordinates like Oboro, Felicia and Wight are viewed as his daughters, but ultimately as tools. Teutates avoids direct confrontation and uses his Revenant Knight to fight underhanded. Teutales fights with spies, but people that witnessed him directly are extremely fearful by his presence and aura. Ultimately, he fights without emotion and almost lacks typical malevolence or joy from the suffering of others seen in other demon lords.

Teutates remains calm when insulted by people like Ereshkigal, but seems offended by the idea that he is a leftover and not true "Black Chaos". It is mentioned that he shared Edwin Black's caution regarding humans, which makes him odd, as most noble demons tend to underestimate humans significantly. Teutates views both Black and Fuuma Kotaro as his rivals.

In his youth, seen as a noble, intelligent, honest, justice driven person, and the model of a knight. He and Beowulf were close to friends, but after the death of his family, he became driven by revenge and a feeling of emptiness and resentment. Willing to sacrifice everything, he was to defeat the one responsible, he made a pact and lost who he was in the past fully. After his first attempt, he became emotionally distant and often remained silent, but ultimately was still who he used to be. When, a second devil deal was struck, his old self was erased, and he became something new.

Teutates views himself as an imperfect empty shell, and has the desire to become perfect and create a perfect world, by reclaiming the abilities of Back.

## Appearance

He is seen in black knight armor. However, it is mentioned that underneath his flesh and meat moves, so he might not have a human-like body without it.

Used to be a man, with long brown long hair, which after an encouter with Gaap covered himself in bandages.

## History

### Backstory

Teutates is now the Wraith Lord and leader of one of the 9 Noble Families. He is in conflict with Edwin Black (Nomad) and the Vampires for a long time.

A humanoid Demon, former Hell Knight and later Assassin, and old friend of Beowulf, before his complete tranformation into a Wraith. It is unknown if he existed beyond his humenoid form in the old and TABA timeline as a Wraith.

### Timeline RPGX

He is the side result of the TABA Reset, which produced a fragment, from the encounter of Edwin Black and Fuuma Kotaro (TABA). In exchange for powers, he was given that fragment by the devil Beelzebub, and became a something new.

Originally a normal Hell Knight, 100 years before Taimanin RPGX, and demon which trained with Beowulf, strongest of the Hell Knights. As a model of knight, he married and had a daughter, and was well respected. During training phases, he was assigned to act as the subordinate of Heliogabalus Gaap, the Flame Lord, one of the 9 nobles. He moved, with his family, to the northern coast area of Gaap Kingdom, but noticed the cruelty and tyranny of Gaap. After Teutates voiced his discontent, he and his family were imprisoned. Teutates was tortured, as was his family, which faced an even grimmer humiliation by Gaap himself, which in the end killed them in front of Teutates eyes. Driven to the limits of despair and desire for revenge, he escaped barely with his life. However, knowing that he could not face Gaap as he was, he made contact with a "Devil", given bandages containing a curse, which would grant him power for his life, he was willing to die to bring down Gaap.

Teutates, was assigned as a secret assassin by Bismarck. Both him and Beowulf were tasked to visit Gaap on a diplomatic talk, with Beowulf and her soldiers acting as a distraction. While, Beowulf herself hated the idea, she ultimately agreed, as Gaap, now calling himself "King of the North" was aiming to become the new demon king and abandoned the 9 Noble Demon Families he belonged too. On the multiple day trip to the domane of Gaap, the group encountered some smaller thieves, which Teutates and the others dispatched. After, continued questioning by Beowulf, which was worried because Teutates, was very silent, with his empty eyes even starting to make her own men feel uneasy around him. Teutates revealed, his dead family to Beowulf and his desire for revenge even if it would destroy him. Unable to lighten the situation, Beowulf regardless understood his choice.

As they arrived, in Gaap Kingdom, the guards tried to arrest them immediately, Gaap had learned about the plan with his spies. Mocking, them at first as they had been sacrificial pawns of Bismarck which had already planned a pincer attack if Gaap acted now against the Hell Knights, with the help of the Blood Lord and other nobles that would arrive a few days later. As any pretence, was dropped, Teutates and the others began to fight, with Teutates using the gained cursed magical power he obtained. However, when he reached Gaap he was fully overpowered by the powerful demon noble. As the rest of Beowulf's troop was killed or captured, and Teutates laid unconscious on the ground, she was forced to give up, and they were captured.

While, Beowulf suffered from the escalating torture under Gaap's supervision. Teutates remained alone in his cell, frustrated that he had given up everything, but it had not been enough. However, a voice of a woman spoke to him, which suddenly appeared in his cell. "The Witch", which acted as Gaap's shadow in the last encounter, told him he had not given up "everything" but if he was willing to do so, she could grant wish. Teutates, asked if she belonged to the same "race" of being, he made a contract with before but noticed there was something much higher than any demon he had ever seen. The witch, Beelzebub, showed him a "residue of darkness" a product of the eternal cycle of rebirth and destruction of the worlds, something she wished to see past. In this small object lies, a leftover and if he consumed it and became "Vessel of the Void" he could get his revenge. Teutates absorbed the residue with little hesitation, and darkness spread from his body. Breaking out of his cell, he made his way to Gaap and the tortured Beowulf, which was about to be humiliated by an Rakshasa Orc. As Gaap, mocked, him he noticed that the "witch" had changed allegiances and called her blind for such an act. However, the darkness blades which appeared from Teutates body, killed all the guards. Gaap fire showed some effect, but Teutates heared an unknown new voice telling him to give "everything", as a result Teutates released even more darkness and a spear, which negated the flames and pierced Gaaps, killing him. Teutates, was happy to die at this point, and willing to even face hell to never meet the people he loved, however, the voice kept speaking, that his soul now would become the "Vessel of the Void", as his mind and body fully changed into what is now called "The Death Lord Teutates". Beowulf witnessed these events, and returned with Teutates to Bismarck, not long after. Bismarck known for his pragmatism, assigned Teutates as one of the nobles, using his new powers to create order in the demon realm, at least for the moment, with Beowulf disheartened about these events and spending the next 100 years more isolated.

Teutates, body changed, and started to resemble the body of Edwin Black, he would always wear heavy armor to disguise this aspect. Most of the other timeline actions of Black, are now taken by Teutates instead. This self proclaimed "True Black" also has the same knowledge as Black had, and tried to regain his power and obtain even more in a quest of perfection.

At some point, Teutates took the soul of a dying, half demon in Yomihara and gave the soul to one of his double agents in Nomad, Fürst, which created evil Oboro, with the corpse of Koukawa Oboro.

Teutates, worked together with Task Force G, in the year **2067**, assisting an assault force of Evie Ace and Lightning, in a capture attempt of Shinganji Kurenai. The troops defeated by Shinganji Kaede's wife of Edwin Black (RPGX), and her guard Makishima Niemon. Teutates stabbed, Kaede from behind and noticed she was pregnant again, as Kurenai herself had been able to flee in the confusion, Teutates took Keade's body and healed her. Corrupting her womb with darkness, hoping to turn the unborn "Shinganji **Fumika**", later Felicia, into a loyal pawn and potential vessel. Felicia, was born but Teutates continued to torture Kaede, reviving her from any injuries, meanwhile the implanted darkness continued to grow in her, not another child but "darkness", which would transform both Kaede and Felicia into loyal perfect pawns. However, Kaede escaped with Felcia. Though Teutates, was able to catch up quickly, Kaede killed herself by cutting her carotid arteries, hopeful that Felicia could be saved, if the unborn darkness in her womb died now. It seems that Teutates was unable to resurrected Kaede, from this damage but it is possible he had used the body, to build Vivi Blood later on. Felicia, herself was brainwashed and now was convinced that Teutates was her father.

In the year **2073**, Teutates, tried to find the Tesserac a Brain Flayer artifact stolen from Marjaana, now located in Koukawa town. In this raid, Teutates and his troops killed almost the entire Koukawa clan, a task normally done by Edwin Black in other timelines. In his dual with Koukawa Oboro, Koukawa Asuka could escape and was saved by the arriving Igawa Asagi and Mizuki Shiranui. Oboro died, in the dual and her body was taken, later infused with the half demon soul to act as a double agent just as Fürst in Nomad. However, luckly the real soul of Koukawa Oboro escaped with her Ninja Art.

Around the year **2082**, and onward, Teutates, actions and secret alligances with Task Force G, Kanda Brigade, Internal Affairs Bureau become more noticeable. Teutates planned to kill, Phantom Lord, Kamadeva, with the unsealed former Succubus Queen Ereshkigal and formed a partnership. Kamadeva died before the assassin, came for him and could share his strength his his daughter Lilim and "partner" Mizuki Shiranui, both now also targets of Teutates. Teutates ordered Wight, to take Selvia Rosemary soul for his army. However, Oboro interrupts the attack on Selvia claiming it was to protect her cover for Ingrid. Teutates is not respected by most of the higher ranking demons and has allied himself with Task Force G, coming in conflict with the Independent Rangers, Nomad and Incubus Faction. The attacks on Ingrid only ended in the reveal and death, of his double agent Fürst. Teutates also tried to gain access to the supply of Orichalcum by brainwashing Repita Richster, which failed. He also resurrected "Lady Shark", an enemy of the Blood Lord, which worked in secret for the Wraith King in Yomihara. When, Oboro became a liability and he wished to take her back for further brainwashing after, she had been revealed as a traitor, her soul was lost by Lady Shark, which only had revealed she worked for the Wraith Lord. As the Lady Shark and her men, hideouts were attacked by Nomad, Felicia revealed herself as Teutates daughter and was saved from a battle with Ingrid and Lina.

Teutates currenty in year **2087**, attacks the northern parts of the demon realm, using the resurrected Heliogabalus Gaap and Iclingas. The battle with the minor tribes now in the area, including the Silver Wolf Beastman of Crocell, lead to talks of cooperation between her and the Blood Lord. It is mentioned , that Bismarck might also become an enemy as he keeps causing more chaos these days. Teutates seems to aim for Fuuma Kotaro and Edwin Black for some sort of endgame, with all three being tied together by the power of the "residue" and reset world.

### Timeline TABA/Canon

Teutates is unlikely to exist, as most of his actions are done by the original Black. Beelzebub, which made him that way, is mentioned in Witch of Steel Annerose.

### Timeline Action

It is possible that Teutates does exist in that timeline but this can not be fully confirmed. As AT and RPG, share many events but not all. A "Corpse Lord" is mentioned to be in conflict with the "King of the Death Wraiths". The Death Wraith, are a subspecies and currently morally different to Wraiths. Wight follows the "Corpse Lord" but if this lord is closer to the TABA version or the RPG version, is unknown.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Black Blade of Chaos

* **Sword Master**: A trait, his old and current self possess.
* **Cursed Bandages**: Had a magical contract with another being before his transformation. This curse gave him enough strength to almost rival one of the 9 Noble Demons but not enough.
* **Wraith Abilities**: Gained after his transformation.
	+ **Absorption**: Can exist in his body and absorb other people.
	+ **Corruption**: Corrupts, changes or influences the mind of the soul and body of a person absorbed
	+ **Reviving of Dead**: Can resurrect the dead as mindless drones. Can create Wraiths.
* **Void**/**Empty Energy**: Gained after his transformation. All negating darkness, nullify all magic and attacks. Can take the form of blades, or spears.
* **Second Form**: A second form below his armor, which resembles Edwin Black.

## Media

* Taimanin RPGX
* Action Taimanin (Potentially)

## Trivia

* An image of him didn't exist in TABA.
* He is called the father of Felicia in RPGX, it is unknown what this means for Shinganji Kurenai at the moment.
* Toutatis/**Teutates** is the name of a Celtic god of war, healing and protection.
* He is the King of all Wraith and Death Wraith.
* Current revelations connect him to Edwin Black, as the "true one" but what this means is yet unclear.
* It is possible that Teutates was born out of the butchered rebirth, that resulted from Fuuma Kotaro and Edwin Black half fused world reset.