Anos Voldigoad

"Being the Demon King means being myself. And if my subordinates are threatened, I shall retaliate with destruction. It doesn’t matter if I’m up against fate or providence—that is what it means to be the Demon King."

- Anos to Ivis Necron in "Demon King"

Anos Voldigoad (アノス・ヴォルディゴード) is a powerful demon who was known as the Demon King of Tyranny (暴虐の魔王) during the Mythical Age, infamous for his absolute power and extreme brutality towards his enemies. After giving up his life to separate the world into four, he reincarnated into the Magical Age and began attending the Demon King Academy with his descendants, only to be branded as a misfit. He is the titular protagonist of the The Misfit of Demon King Academy.

Appearance
Anos is a black-haired, black and red-eyed young man. He is usually seen wearing a white school uniform, which consists of a black shirt, white jacket and pants, and a badge displaying a cross, the symbol of the Demon King Academy's only misfit. He also wears white trousers, a black belt, and a metal chain.

Personality
Anos is resolute, stalwart, and invincible. His absolute power instills a self-confidence that is only surpassed by his ego. Because of his overwhelming prowess, Anos possesses an easy-going attitude and an unrivaled sense of perseverance when facing any challenge that may come his way. Even as a child, Anos displayed an uncommon level of maturity, especially in the Mythical Age.

Despite being called the Demon King of Tyranny, Anos has a definitive moral compass and generally has a kind and caring outlook. He takes a great interest in the well-being of his family, friends, and followers and is quick to reward them for their loyalty. He is willing to go to great lengths to help their development and reach their full potential. Other people may see him as cruel, but his personal creed is not to kill people needlessly. He values great strength, not only in terms of power but in terms of character as well. He always inspired his followers to embrace love and to strengthen their bonds with their fellow kin given it was most uncommon during the Mythical Age.

While Anos is not inherently evil, his chaotic and sometimes ruthless methods when dealing with his enemies, are what earned him his title. He never actually proclaimed himself the Demon King of Tyranny, but he openly embraced it since the rest of the world viewed him as such. Those who oppose him are terrified of his power and are shocked that a single man could possess such unfathomable power. He doesn't truly care whether those around him acknowledge him as the Demon King or not, as facts aren't a matter of faith.

History
Two thousand years ago, in his previous life, Anos was an orphan. Humans killed his mother while she was pregnant with him, and he was born from her corpse, something he could never forget.

During the war, Anos battled and destroyed various enemies as he encountered the Hero Kanon on the battlefield. The two began to battle, with Kanon managing to injure Anos to a fair degree while Anos would destroy all but a single of Kanon's seven sources, thus forcing Kanon to retreat. The two would continue to meet and battle each other during the Great War, as both gained an unspoken mutual respect for each other's power and determination.

As the war between humans, spirits, gods, and demons raged on, Anos eventually grew tired of the constant fighting. He decided that the only way peace could be achieved was by building walls between the four races, hoping they would forget their grudge after a thousand years or so. Thus he formed an agreement with Kanon, Great Spirit Reno, and the Goddess of Creation Militia, whom he invited to his castle Delsgade and sacrificed himself to supply enough magic for the cause, saying that he would reincarnate after two thousand years.

The unborn child which Anos would reincarnate into, was close to death while still inside his mother's womb. Because the doctors couldn't do anything, even with magic, Izabella prayed daily for her child to be born. It didn't matter to her which divine or demonic being answered so long as they'd help her child. While she was sleeping, the baby's heart stopped inside of her. Izabella's prayers were finally answered when the child's heart started beating again. Little by little, the unborn child regained his strength and grew as Anos' source chose the unborn child to reincarnate in, thus returning life to it. He believes that it was because of his mother's sheer force of will that he was drawn to the baby.

Abilities

 * Source of Destruction: Anos possesses a unique source specializing in destruction.
 * Immense Magic Power: Anos possesses extraordinary magic power that surpasses all other beings he has encountered. His power is so monumental that a power crystal cannot measure it. Instead, it causes it to shatter. Anos was able to overwhelm Ivis Necron fused with the Keeper of Time Eugo La Raviaz, while he was under the effects of Gyze ' s King class traits, which reduced his magic to less than a third, while simultaneously supplying and controlling Rivide and protecting Misha and Sasha. It should be noted that the fusion magic used to combine Ivis Necron and the Scythe of the Timekeeper also inflated his magic power tenfold. During Anos's fight with Melheis Boran, it was revealed that all of the feats Anos had demonstrated until that point were made with less than a tenth of his true power because he was not fully accustomed to his new body yet.
 * Overcoming Destruction: Like all people, the closer Anos' source approaches destruction, the stronger his source becomes. However, his source is completely powerless against Evansmana, the legendary holy sword forged to destroy him, which prevents his source from growing in power.
 * Immense Strength: Anos had displayed insane levels of physical strength, as shown during the team exam when he lifted up Sasha's entire castle with a single hand and spun it around his index finger. He also displayed his physical strength when he opened up the ginormous gates that guarded his scepter hidden beneath his castle. Anos also moved the moon with his bare hands to create a solar eclipse, though he needed magic to grasp the moon.
 * Immense Speed: Anos displays insane levels of speed whenever necessary to defeat his opponents.
 * High Intelligence & Spell Theory Knowledge: Anos possesses high intelligence, as shown by his many victories over his enemies as he outsmarts and overpowers them in battle. He has also mastered almost all types of magic but admits that he loses to Kanon in source magic. He also mentions that the only category he is completely unrivaled in is destruction magic and that Misha could potentially surpass him in creation magic. Additionally, Anos easily creates many powerful spells on the fly and during battle. He also masterfully enhances spells previously thought to be perfect. Some examples of Anos' feats include:
 * Anos memorized and learned a complicated magic formula in one second, which took Sasha one month to learn, and then proceeded to complete the formula, which even the creator wouldn't have been able to do for another one thousand years after witnessing it only once.
 * Anos effortlessly deciphered hundreds of thousands of magic characters with one look, which would take an accomplished mage a whole day to do.
 * Anos is knowledgeable about the atomic structure of objects, and when he uses creation magic to create an object, he doesn't create the object but the atoms that make up the object.
 * Anos developed numerous spells such as Gyze and Gatom and even invented origin magic, a completely new and powerful type of magic.
 * Anos can utilize holy magic despite being a demon, as he stated that holy magic is merely on a different wavelength from demonic magic. He demonstrated the ability to use Aske and Teo Triath during his fight with Ledriano Azeschen. He also demonstrated the ability to use Lyfid to create a holy sword, something that was thought impossible by the members of the Hero Academy.
 * Anos read and perfectly memorized 1,799 books in mere moments.
 * Anos was instantly capable of deciphering ancient runes and mastering ancient magic, even though it was barely used in the Mythical Age due its complexity and took Grysilis Derro two thousand years to use it effectively. Furthermore, Anos was able to immediately spot the flaws in ancient magic and quickly deduced that it could only increase a small amount of magic power to a finite level while Grysilis thought that it could increase magic power to infinity.
 * Anos was instantly capable of deciphering ancient runes and mastering ancient magic, even though it was barely used in the Mythical Age due its complexity and took Grysilis Derro two thousand years to use it effectively. Furthermore, Anos was able to immediately spot the flaws in ancient magic and quickly deduced that it could only increase a small amount of magic power to a finite level while Grysilis thought that it could increase magic power to infinity.

Magic
See: Magic


 * Magic Eyes of Destruction
 * Rivide
 * Jio Graze
 * Jirasd
 * Vebzud
 * Beno Ievun
 * Zola e Dypt
 * Agronemt
 * Delsgade
 * Degzegd
 * Ygg Neas
 * Ji Noavs
 * Mauve Magic Eyes

Equipment
See: Items


 * Venuzdonoa, the Abolisher of Reason
 * Adamantine Sword

Anos possesses various other weapons in his treasure vault.

Trivia

 * In Episode 4 and Episode 13, an alternate version of the opening theme was sung by Anos Voldigoad's voice actor, Tatsuhisa Suzuki.
 * His favorite food is mushroom gratin. After his reincarnation, his mom makes it for him all the time.
 * Anos deeply treasures the love and support he receives from his parents, Gusta and Izabella, because he was an orphan in his past incarnation and grew up without any family.
 * While both of Anos' parents are human, one of his ancestors was a demon, causing the purebloods to still refer to him as a hybrid or mixed-blooded demon.
 * While half asleep, Anos once reduced Dilhade to ashes two thousand years ago using Jio Graze because he was fighting Kanon in a dream. However, there were no casualties because he was able to control his magic at the last moment.
 * Anos' title of "Misfit" has multiple meanings:
 * It refers to his brand in the Demon King Academy for scoring a zero on the aptitude test, the first student to do so in the academy's history, thus making him an outcast.
 * He is also called a misfit because he defies the order of the world and possesses enough power to overwhelm the gods.
 * Anos could not hold back his excitement during his first battle. He was too eager to prove himself, causing him to lose his composure and expend more lives than necessary.
 * Anos frequently threw banquets and invited jesters and traveling entertainers to his castle two thousand years ago.
 * During the Mythical Age, Anos  had been the cause of the gods' appearance in the mortal world 70% of the time.
 * Anos frequently threw banquets and invited jesters and traveling entertainers to his castle two thousand years ago.
 * During the Mythical Age, Anos  had been the cause of the gods' appearance in the mortal world 70% of the time.