Elio Ludwell

Elio Ludowell (エリオ・ルードウェル, Erio Rūdoweru) is one of the Demon Emperors and the father of Emilia and Krut Ludowell.

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

Personality
Elio is rather wise and honorable for a royal. Instead of seeking revenge for the Demon King, he accepted the king's last orders and retreated. And when he and his men were saved by a human, he returned her kindness by helping the injured human soldiers retreat. He was also apologetic for the actions of his daughter.

History
Elio is the Demon Emperor overseeing Midhayes, a city in the demon country of Dilhaide, and he does a good job since Midhayes is a prosperous city with little trouble. As per the duties of being a Demon Emperor, he has short audiences with his citizens, although not everyone gets to talk because it's a group audience.

Plot
After the Demon King Avos Dilhevia declared war on the human kingdom of Azeshion, Elio was one of the many demons who cheered for his return. Afterwards, as one of the Demon Emperors, he rallied alongside the demon army towards the Tora Forest, a huge forest that spanned across Dilhaide and Azeshion.

When Anos defeated Lay and took his role as Avos Dilhevia, he let Lay, now as the Hero Kanon, kill him using the Holy Sword Evansmana. As his final order, he told the Dilhaide army to withdraw and wait until he is reborn again. Because Elio was the captain of the advance unit, he was the closest to retaliating against the human army, but due to the Demon King's last order, he obeyed 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 10,000 Zeshias to self-destruct and wipe out the demon forces. But before he could anything, Eleonore appeared to protect the demon forces, surprising Elio as she wasn't a demon, she 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.

Jerga fired a bombardment of , but Elio and his army were protected by Eleonore yet again. Elio asked her why, to which she replied 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.

After Anos defeated Jerga, thus ending the war from 2,000 years ago, Elio acknowledges Anos as the Demon King of Tyranny and kneels before him alongside his troops. Wanting to atone for his negligence, he asked Anos to give him a punishment. But Anos replied that he won't punish those who admit their mistakes, so in the end they settled with Elio serving Anos for the rest his life.