Desperado

"Those who had surpassed being human, and would fight against each other one day to decide the future of the world."

- Volume 9 Desperado (魔人, lit. Demonic Person) is a term referring to a certain group of Blazers, who have shattered the very chains of fate itself.

Description


It is explained that a Blazers' magic power is determined by birth and wouldn't increase no matter the amount of training, as such those with greater magical power like Stella has a far greater role in the world than those with far weaker magic such as Ikki. Whenever a Blazer reaches the limit of their potential, as shown by Ikki black chains appear around them, which Edelweiss elaborated as being far as the world would allow them to proceed. However, Desperados are beings who exist outside of fate and as such are able to raise the upper limit of their original magic power as shown by Ikki who gained magic power greater than before. Having stepped outside of their original fate, Desperados exists between the boundary of a human and demon.

The exact method of reaching their Brute Soul or "Awakening" is explained as carrying ones' own potential as a Blazer to their limit, as well as their own will to be able to raise even higher than that resulting in ranking up their soul. It is a method that can also be forced as shown by Or-Gaule who forced his older sister to reach her "Awakening" at a younger age through his Marionette, as well as reaching his own "Awakening" at the age of ten possibly using the same method.

Abilities
Desperados are known to have greater magic power than that of ordinary Blazers due to being able to raise the upper limits of their magic power depending on their training. Since they are beings that have broken the chains of fate, they capable of influencing fate. Desperados are able to exert an aura that is able to influence the world around them, letting them even immobilize other Blazers with their presence alone or kill them with their will. All Desperados also seem to be immune to Noble Arts such as Nameless Glory, because they exist outside of fate. It's often thought, that because of their ability to manipulate fate itself, the only ones who can defeat Desperados are other Desperado.

The only way to defend against the aura exerted by Desperados is to have strong faith in your own unshakable abilities. This can at times be extremely difficult in heated combat, and very few normal Blazers are able to stand alone and hold their own against a Desperado.

Excessive Awakening
There exists a secondary, lesser-known, transformation that is available to the Desperados who've used too much power unlocked through their "Awakening", which resulted in their bodies' changing to resemble their soul as being who exists in the border of human and demon, with this form causing them to cross that border becoming a demon. Accessing the Excessive Awakening grants them enormous power, which increases their magic power at the cost of their humanity.

The appearance of those that have undergone "Excessive Awakening" resembles that of a demon, Some have black skin, horns, wings, tail, golden eyes, as well as increasing their size. The exact changes, however, varies between users. It seems that the transformation can be activated and deactivated at will, at least by experienced users. It is also shown that the transformation clouds the user's intellect, though this only seemed to be a problem with an inexperienced user.

The transformation is extremely rare, being more of a rumor between Desperados. The ways to access the form are not fully revealed, though the user needs to cast their humanity behind. Nene was capable of accessing the form in her fight with Naseem Al-Salem, after her ego as a human was destroyed. Stella was able to access this after seeing Ikki being killed in front of her, however, he was revived by Shizuku Kurogane.

Those that have undergone Excessive Awakening, receive an enormous increase in magic power. Naseem in his form had a larger amount of magic than Stella, who has thirty times the amount of magic than other Blazer and is considered to be the strongest in the League. Their physical strength alone is beyond the realm of other powerful Blazers as well as retain their original Noble Arts and abilities, which are also empowered. Once they enter their Excessive Awakening the user's Device becomes one with their bodies, thus making their bodies as strong as their Device.

League of Mage-Knight Nations

 * Arthur Bright
 * Nene Saikyo
 * Iris Ascarid
 * Ikki Kurogane
 * Nangou Torajirou
 * Stella Vermillion

Rebellion

 * Tyrant
 * Or-Gaule

Union

 * Abraham Carter

Shinryuu Temple

 * Fu Xiaoli
 * Great Sage

Other Desperados

 * Edelweiss
 * Naseem Al-Salem

Trivia

 * Kurono Shinguuji was just a step away from becoming a Desperado in her youth but refused becoming one due to not wanting to throw away her fate with her husband.
 * Desperados are a highly concealed subject by the League and the Union, with only a few select individuals in both organizations knowing about them.