Name: Julius Euclius, Jules, The Finest of Knights, Rainbow Spirit Knight
Series: Re:Zero – Starting Life In Another World
Canon: Arc 3 ~ The Fulfillment of the Contract | Arc 4 ~ The Everlasting Contract
Abilities:
Divine Protection of Gathering Spirits: A special blessing bestowed upon him by the world and held since birth. It enables the user to perceive, communicate with, and be naturally likeable to Spirits. Be they natural or artificial, great or small, spirits are drawn towards him in a way. Nonetheless, he must still work hard if he wishes to gain their trust.
Spirit Affinity: Julius has a rare innate gift to form contracts with spirits. Very few people have any aptitude for the spiritual arts whatsoever, with most being unable to so much as perceive them, let alone form contracts. Among the knights of Lugnica, Julius is the only one with this potential. In his case, this affinity is fairly high, allowing him to draw out a considerable amount of power from any contracted spirits.
Spirit User: Julius is contracted with six Spirits. Their names and elements are as follows: Ia - Fire, Kua - Water, Aro - Wind, Iku - Earth, In - Yang, and Nes - Yin. Though only lesser spirits, their connection with Julius goes back well over a decade and the skill and coordination between spirit and user is exceptional.
Spirit Arts: Julius is able to use Spirit Magic with any of his six Spirits which afford him a variety of specialties from simple elemental spells for offence to support like healing, physical enhancement, sharing senses and more. Julius can combine two or more spirits in order to get himself and his friends out of tough situations as well. Some of the more basic elemental spells include fireballs, water barriers, blades of wind and spears of earth all of varying power. Furthermore, with Yang and Yin magic, focused beams of searing light and disorienting clouds of unnatural darkness are also available. Even if they're lacking in some of the more advanced magics, the versatility offered by these Spirits has always been of immense value to Julius.
Magic Swordplay: Julius is highly skilled with a sword as he has reached near the peak of his own swordsmanship, which can rise higher through the use of his contracted spirits to further augment or enhance his technique. With Clarista, he can imbue his weapon with the power of his Spirits, increasing its cutting power immensely. According to him, at the highest level of this ability he can cut almost everything with his sword, no matter the toughness. Clauzeria can be used to emit a variety of multicoloured attacks, taking the form of a shockwave, a focused energy beam, or unleashed in an omnidirectional blast meant to blow away everything around him. The light from these blasts is capable of blocking and deflecting magic as well. Finally, his secret move is Cranvel, calling upon all six of his Spirits to multiply his strength, speed and overall power several times over. Visibly, this appears as his body being wreathed in multicoloured light, as though swallowed alive by a rainbow. Though developed long ago, he struggles with its use due to a lack of experience with it.
Immense Power: Julius is among the strongest individuals in the Kingdom, and it shows in his raw physical abilities as well as his martial prowess. Through harsh training and many years of experience, Julius has earned the title of Finest Knight. His strength, durability and speed are all well beyond what ordinary men can keep up with, able to break the sound barrier, shatter stone and metal, as well as endure significant injury mostly unimpeded. In matters of swordsmanship, it is said that his skill has reached such a level that he always follows the most optimal path to strike or deflect in combat. As with many of the more powerful beings in his world, his battle aura can take on an almost physical presence to intimidate enemies or reassure allies. Similarly, he can somewhat perceive others' intentions and general power level, such as if an individual wishes to kill him or if the warrior he just met is so far beyond him that it might be suicidal to face that person in combat.
Intelligence: Julius is knowledgeable on many topics, from warfare, to history, civil affairs and magic. Though his extensive education is more due to his status as nobility, his mind is quick and adaptable too. He can learn rapidly even in the midst of combat, whether to overcome a superior opponent, or masterfully adjust to battling a foe from dozens of angles all while in a third person view similar to a video game, despite having little to no experience doing so.
Equipment:
Heirloom Sword: A blade from his family, finely crafted and often more than enough to stand up to whatever conflicts he brings it into. Unless faced with an enemy of tremendous power, there would be little need to fear it breaking even in heated combat. It has no special qualities, but it's very reliable.
Spirit Crystals: Six colourful stones serving as a place for his Spirits to reside when not materialized. They aren't really anything unusual, but they are certainly convenient. As the contract is between Julius and his Spirits, these are not necessary for their continued existence, but no one would be happy to lose their home.
Lugnican Knight Uniform: Well-fitted and comfortable while remaining decently effective at protection. It isn't exactly conventional armour, but it's light and stylish. For Julius, it's natural to proudly display the mantle of Knighthood to ally and enemy alike.