Rebirth (manhwa) - Characters

Characters

Deshwitat L. Rudbich

Deswitat was born in the 17th century to a vampire father and a human mother. He lived a normal childhood until Captain Maybus, leader of the Sacred Knights, stormed Rudbich Castle. Maybus had been falling into obscurity with the lack of notable victories and saw the Rudbichs, who hadn't committed any crimes, as a target to re-establish himself. The elder Rudbichs were killed, but Deshwitat survived thanks to Maybus's younger son, Kalutika. Kal attempted to move the young vampire into hiding, but was followed by his father, who attempted to kill Deshwitat. Kal held off his father long enough for the young vampire to escape, only to captured by a circus troop, who would hold him captive as an attraction in their freak show. Desh would remain here for several years until he met a young girl named Lilith, who showed him kindness. She would leave him a doll to keep him company. Emboldened by her kindness, Deshwitat would break free of the circus and roamed the countryside for years, becoming a powerful Dark Magician. Deshwitat was never particularly evil, but held his status with dignity. 350 years ago his beloved fiancee Lilith was killed by the God of Light Kalutika, and Deshwitat's body was sealed in limbo while his mind was left to contemplate revenge for 350 years. He is awoken in the modern day to find Kalutika's forces rising in power. Deshwitat now seeks the means to destroy Kalutika, and after completing his quest he plans to let himself die. Though Deshwitat appears cold and cruel, he is often capable of acts of compassion. Deshwitat's middle initial stands for Lived. Eventually, Deshwitat rises to the rank of Vampire Lord.

Kalutika Maybus

Kalutika was once one of Deshwitat's closest friends and his confidant until Desh failed to save Kalutikas sister, Danube, from death. Kal was killed by soldiers shortly after pledging that he would kill Deshwitat for his actions. He was revived in a ceremony that turned him into a God. Kal now seeks to destroy humanity for its cruelty to him while he was alive. Kalutika is what is known as a God Seed.

Millenear Shephield

A 21-year-old Exorcist, Millenear was orphaned at an early age and placed in the care of her uncle and aunt. However, her relatives were abusive to her and one day, during a particularly heated exchange, Millenear killed them with her spiritual rage. Priest Williams took her in and taught her how to focus her powers to help people. She would become one of the best exorcists employed by the Vatican until she disobeyed the head Bishop of the Vatican to save a possessed girl using her dark magic abilities. She would lose her standing as a priest and left the service. She would partner with Sang-Ho Do in his journey's until meeting Deshwitat. Though Deshwitat is often critical of her, she stubbornly continues on in an effort to not only help him on his quest to defeat Kalutika, but to also prove herself worthy in his eyes.She was captured by Mr. Grey during an assassination attempt on Deshwitat and would be turned into a vampire. Curiously enough, Millenear retains independent thought, a feature not seen by humans turned into vampires, who instead are controlled by the vampire that created them. Millenear has subsequently been entered in the Lord of the Vampire's tournament and is in the same bracket as Deshwitat. She has instructed him not to die until they can face each other and has revealed to him that she is in love with him. During the battle between Deshwitat and her, Millenear admits to Deshwitat that she is in love with him. He seemingly scorns her and promises to give her a quick death. Millenear uses this to her advantage by wearing him out. When it seems that Deshwitat is too tired to fight, Millenear creates a crucifix and says that she will not only kill him, but herself too so that they could be in death together, but they both survive the kamikaze attack. Millenear again tries to kill the both of them, but Deshwitat stops her and embraces her, telling her that in another time, he would have loved her, and that he had failed to protect her(Millenear) just as he failed to protect Lilith. He tells her he knows she's telling the truth about Lilith still being alive, that he doesn't that she's the Lilith he knew anymore, but that he can't move on till she at peace, out of Kal's control. He says he can't promise anything, but they might be able to have a relationship afterward. He then kills her and promises to bring her back to life as a human once he has completed his mission in defeating Kalutika.

Remi Do

The 17-year-old daughter of Sang-Ho Do, a supernatural investigator. She is angry at Deshwitat for draining her father's blood, but the vampire assures her that Sang-Ho can be resurrected after he himself is slain. Despite her dislike for the vampire, Remi works with Deshwitat to eliminate Kalutika in order to revive her father. Remi has some natural combat abilities, as she is undergoing training to become a shaman of earth magic. She is seen to become quite powerful later on in the series as she is able to make it the Order of St. Michael along with Renji in the Tower of Trials.

Rett Butler

Rett is Deshwitat's best friend and fighting partner, both in the past and in the present. Rett would lead a party of men to attempt to stop Kalutika's rebirth into a God, but would arrive too late. He would find the body of Lilith and the burnt remains of Deshwitat's body. Kalutika would return to meet Rett and proceeded to slaughter his men. Because of their past friendship, Kalutika forced immortality on him so that Rett would have to witness the end of the world. Rett is a good natured and rowdy man who enjoys beer, women and good times. He is often able to read Deshwitat's true feelings, no matter how much the vampire tries to conceal them. He is quite lecherous, particularly to Millenear, Remy and Beryun. He was also in love with Master Tae in her youth, but did not pursue the relationship because he would have to see her grow old and die. Some refer to him as 'Hellrasier'.

Beryun

A spiritual warrior created by Master Tae, fulfilling her promise of creating an immortal companion for Rett. Beryun is the only person capable of simultaneously wielding Light and Dark magic. Despite her appearance, she isn't human, as noted by Deshwitat during their initial meeting. Despite the fact that she literally has no personality and is cold to her teammates, she is devoted to them and is willing to put herself at risk to save them.

Lilith Servino

A young noblewoman, known for her kindness and charity. Lilith fell deeply in love with the vampire Deshwitat, helping him rediscover his humanity after years of cruelty from humans. To signify their bond and to reassure her of his safety when in battle, Deshwitat gave Lilith a set of rings, binding the two for eternity. When the rings were red, the other ring bearer was alive. Blue signified the other wearer's death. During Kalutika's rebirth, Lilith attempted to stop the battle between Deshwitat and Kalutika by reminding him that they were once friends who cared for one another. She was killed shortly thereafter by Kalutika when she tried to shield the vampire from his attack. However, Kalutika would revive Lilith to serve as his consort. Deshwitat would discover this painful truth the hard way, when he discovered that his ring was still red. It is revealed in Vol. 21 that she is very powerful, gaining power from Kalutika. Though Lilith opposes Kalutika's plans for the world, she is powerless to stop him directly. Despite Deshwitat's long absence, she is still very much in love with him. It is revealed that she is the mother of Grey. She is called the " Holy Golden Mother of Light."

Master Tae

The head of a Buddhist temple for light magic, Master Tae has been watching the events leading to the possible end of the world unfold. She guides the Deshwitat party in their quest to stop Kalutika and also trains Remy and Millenear to improve their talents in order for them to be better able to assist Deshwitat, Rett, and Beryun. Master Tae is immensely powerful and isn't taken lightly by any of the party (in particular, Deshwitat.) In her youth, Master Tae was in love with Rett Butler, but seeing his pain at having outlived his friends and family, she swore to him that she would create a partner for him that would also been immortal. Master Tae dedicated much of her life in creating a partner for Rett, ultimately culminating in the creation of Beryun. Shortly after announcing that she fulfilled her promise, Rett confessed to her that if he could have fallen in love with another woman, it would have been her. She still has a room that holds an old photograph of her and Rett in her youth, possibly dating from the 1930s.

Mr. Grey

The would be lord of the Vampire Race. Currently the most powerful vampire alive, Grey's mission is to destroy Deshwitat.In an assassination attempt on Desh,Millenear is taken captive by Grey. Desh then engages him in battle to win Millenear back. The first battle between the two ended in a draw, so Grey extended an invitation to Desh to compete in the tournament to decide the next Lord of the Vampires. It is later revealed that Grey's power comes directly from Kalutika himself and it is hinted near the end of volume 16 that Grey is in fact the son of Desh and Lilith. Despite him saying that he is the son of Kal and Lilith. Except for his expressions he looks almost exactly like Deshwitat. His greatest asset is his limitless stamina, no matter how often he regenerates or how much power he uses, he never weakens. So long as a single hair remains on his head, he can heal endlessly; it has been suggested that he could regenerate from a single cell. He also contained an atomic blast with no apparent strain. He's probably the son of Deshwitat and Lilith, as she states during the final pages of volume 20. When confronted with the question in volume 21, Lilith fails to answer, further supporting this theory.

Danube Maybus

Danube was Kal's adopted sister and was looked upon as both sweet and devoted to her older brother. Kal would often confide in her when the criticism by his father became too great for him to handle. As time would pass, Danube would become his personal confident to many of his feelings and secrets, including the secret of Deshwitat's true identity. Danube was arrested along with Lilith and imprisoned as a worshipper of the Devil, where she was raped. She was sentenced to hang the next morning. Despite an attempt by Kal, Deshwitat and Rett to save her and Lilith, only Lilith was rescued. Danube was beheaded in the same instant. It is her death that turned Kalutika against his old friend and would later result in his own death.She showed signs of feelings for Deshwitat.

The Hooded Man

A man with a hood, with seemingly unlimited power, this man in the past set many of the events in motion that created the current conflict between Deshwitat and Kalutika.

There are several hints dropped in the manga that the hooded man is in fact, Kalutika himself from the future. A closeup of the man at one point in the story reveals a strong resemblance to the current appearance of Kalutika. The other hint is the sincerity in the man's voice when he speaks that he wanted to meet the young, innocent Kalutika one final time. If the man is Kalutika, then he himself had a hand in his own creation, as well as his own sorrow that he would suffer as a result of Danube's death.

Most notably, the Hooded Man, like Kalutika, is capable of time manipulation.

Eiji Inaba

Eiji is a ninja who was sent to lead Deshwitat, Rett, and Beryun to New York. Upon arriving there, his fellow kunoichi were found already killed (by Mr. Grey). Since then, he has stuck around with Deshwitat's group. He was watching the vampire tournament, but was sent with Remi on a mission to find the Order of St. Michael. He is quite perverted (pretty much the younger version of Rett) and is often seen hitting on Remi (most often very inappropriately).

Draestail

Draestail was in the form of vampire ash in a box that was given to Deshwitat. With the help of a few drops of Remi's virgin blood he was brought back to life to help train Deshwitat for his battle against Carldica and for the Lord of the Vampires tournament. He is a lecherous but crafty old man, to Eiji's awe and Deswhitat's disgust.