Elio Ludwell

"My name is Elio Ludwell, the Demon Lord of Midhaze. I am a descendant of the Demon King of Tyranny Anos Voldigoad! With my blood and pride, I will return the compassion you have shown me!"

- Elio Ludwell

Elio Ludwell (エリオ・ルードウェル) is the Demon Lord of Midhaze, and the father of Emilia and Kurt.

Appearance
Like the rest of his family, he has purple hair. Elio also has a facial scar that goes across his nose.

Personality
Unlike most royals, Elio is wise and honorable. Instead of seeking revenge for the Demon King, he honored his request and withdrew. He also helped the wounded human soldiers evacuate, returning Eleonore the favor for saving him and his troops earlier.

History
Elio is the Demon Lord overseeing Midhaze, a prosperous city in the demon country of Dilhade with little trouble. He also built the Lognorth Magic Hospital, a reputable hospital with his own money. As per the duties of being a Demon Lord, he has short audiences with his citizens, although not everyone gets to talk because it's a group audience.

Hero Academy Arc
After the Demon King Avos Dilhevia declared war on the human kingdom of Azesion, Elio was one of the many demons who cheered for his return. Afterward, as one of the Demon Lords, he rallied alongside the demon army towards the Tora Forest, a huge forest that spanned across Dilhade and Azesion.

"Avos Dilhevia" would eventually be revealed to be a fake, with Elios witnessing the real Demon King, Anos Voldigoad, being killed by the Hero Kanon. Because Elio was the captain of the advance unit, he was the closest to retaliating against the human army, but he honored Anos' final request and withdrew his troops.

However, the commander of the human forces Diego Ijaysica wouldn't be satisfied until all demons were dead, so he ordered the ten thousand Zeshias to self-destruct and wipe out the demon forces. Eleonore Bianca stops this and protects the demon forces, surprising Elio as she wasn't a demon and had no reason to protect them. Diego was eventually stopped by Eleonore and Lay, but his anger and hatred reached their peak, causing him to cast  and resurrect Jerga.

When Jerga fired a bombardment of , Eleonore protected the demons yet again. Elio asks her why and she replies that the war was already over and that she never held a grudge against them. Eleonore's actions caused Elio to trust in humans, causing him to help the injured human soldiers evacuate to their underground demon king castle and during the conflict, he realizes the truth of the fictitious Demon King of Tyranny, Avos Dilhevia.

After Anos defeated Jerga, Elio acknowledges Anos as the real Demon King of Tyranny and kneels before him with his troops. He then asks Anos to punish him as atonement for his negligence, but Anos replies that he won't punish those who admit their mistakes and settles it with Elio serving him for the rest of his life.

Abilities

 * High Magic Power: As a prominent demon lord, he has a large amount of magic power, seeing as how he was assigned to lead an entire division of demon troops to the battlefield against the Demon King Subjugation Army.

Anos Voldigoad
Anos is Elio's master. Upon recognizing him as the one true Demon King of Tyranny, he and his men knelt before him and begged for their founding ancestor to punish them for their negligence towards him, but instead Anos generously forgave him and his men, and was settled in having them serve him for the rest of their lives. Something Elio welcomed with great honor. He even supported the abolishing of the Royal and Hybrid social classes.

Emilia Ludwell
Emilia is Elio's daughter. It is unknown if he is aware of Anos' curse on her and how he treats her now that she is a hybrid. But it's very likely he still loves and cares for her, especially now that she recognizes and follows Anos as the one true Demon King of Tyranny.

Kurt Ludwell
Kurt is Elio's son.

Trivia

 * He briefly appeared on Episode 12, before debuting formally in Episode 13.