Gerard Fragarach

Gerard is a former knight from the ancient country of Alcahl. Sometime after Gerard died, his body in armor was brought back to life as a monster. Something caused him to gain self-awareness, enabling him to consent to become Kelvin's Follower (though not before testing him through battle, of course). He retains memories of his previous life. He calls Kelvin "my king" and considers himself in service to Kelvin.

Background
As an armor-type monster, he is a hollow suit of armor. However, after he obtained the Materialization skill, he's become capable of materializing a body. Even so, he never takes his armor off, and there is no mention of anyone seeing his face, which means that he somehow drinks and eats through the bars of his helmet. He loves drinking (he has been described as downing fire spirits).

Gerard's main fighting style is physical, as he serves as the tank for the party. He rarely uses magic. He does, however, have ranged attacks in Agito and Gekou, which are flying slashes that go horizontal and vertical, respectively.

Appearance
Gerard is constantly in armor, as he pretty much is the armor. His armor is unmodifiable, but he can replace the other equipment he's using through the Self Modification skill. He wears Crimson Mantle (made by Efil) on his back, his greatsword is Dainsleif (made by Kelvin, and his shield is Dreadnought (also made by Kelvin).

Personality
Gerard is the grandpa figure of Kelvin's household. He enjoys watching Kelvin's interactions with Efil in an "oh, you youngsters" kind of way. He loves to dote on those he considers his "grandchildren," namely, Rion and Ruka, who refers to him as "Gramps" and "Grandpa Gerard," respectively. Part of the "being an old man" thing involves his love for telling stories of his and the party's achievements, accounts which are often exaggerated and embellished to a point where it makes Kelvin extremely embarrassed to listen to.

From this can be seen the teasing and playful side of Gerard's personality, which also causes him to take occasional jabs at Kelvin's and the girls' reactions to each other. Back when Kelvin first mentioned buying a slave, in contrast to Melfina's judgment, he expressed his support in the manner of "guys gotta be guys."

Generally, Gerard is exceptionally loyal to Kelvin and his party members. They rely on him fully to be the wall that protects them, and he is looked up to by the other adventurers in Parth.

Titles

 * Patriotic Guardian (愛国の守護者)

Equipment
Current as of Vol 3 (LN)


 * Demon Sword Dainsleif (Rank S)
 * Dreadnought (Rank A)
 * Crimson Mantle (Rank B)

Previously Used


 * N/A

Trivia

 * Back in Alcahl, Gerard used to be married to Betty, a woman with whom there was a significant age gap but with whom he was "known throughout the neighborhood as a hopeless pair of lovebirds" with. He also had a daughter named Connie "who had just passed ten years of age."
 * The reason why he — and the entire country of Alcahl, including his family members — died was because of a pestilence seemingly spread by Jildora.
 * For some reason, Goldiana seems incredibly smitten with Gerard and keeps chasing him. Gerard, claiming only ever to love his wife, does his best to avoid him.
 * He chose the room closest to the entrance in Kelvin's house because he said it would allow him to react first thing should anything occur.