Barvon, Radu

ラドゥ・バルフォン

As Ion's most trusted friend, he was dispatched to accompany Ion in negotiations with the Vatican. Under the control of Dietrich von Lohengrin, he served the Rosenkreuz. His initial assignment was to assassinate Ion Fortuna, his childhood friend from the New Human Empire, and he subsequently plotted to murder the Empress. He possesses a unique ability to generate and manipulate blue flames, and his spilled blood manifests as such. Although supposedly 'killed' by Sister Paula, he survived the assault and seized the opportunity to take command of the Inquisitorial Department's weapons. Following his death in battle against Abel's Crusnik form, he was reanimated and once again controlled by Dietrich. He was ultimately and completely destroyed when Seth transformed into her Crusnik form and disintegrated his body. (Flamberg may be a Germanised form of the French flamberge, a type of sword forged in the shape of a flame tongue as a form of intimidation. Radu himself shares his name with Radu cel Frumos, brother of Dracula.)
AKA: Flame Sword
Codename: Flammenschwert (German for "Flame Sword"); also referred to as Flamberg
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Born: 3045 AD
Ranking: 6=5 'Adeptus Major, Order of the Rose-Cross'
Title: Baron of Luxor
Power: Pyromancy
Background: A lower-class noble from the Empire and Ion Fortuna's foster brother, Radu is part of the Empire's extremist movement and joins the Orden to instigate a war between the Terrans and the Methuselah. Forced to kill his former partner Ion during the mission, he fails and is killed by Sister Paula. His corpse, burned by the sun, is retrieved and repaired by Dietrich using artificial blood and skin. However, this form is destroyed in the Empire by Seth. For one moment, just short of killing Ion, Radu's old self returned and saved Ion's life.