“ | You are the hated dragon that soiled my little sister Nyx. It would be better if you disappeared into the darkness. | ” |
–Erebus to Issei Hyoudou, True Volume 3, Life.4 As the Deterrence for the World —AxA— |
Erebus is the Primordial God of Darkness in Greek mythology, the older brother of Nyx, the Greek goddess and personification of the night, and one of the creators of Thanatos, Hypnos, and Oneiroi. Erebus and his sister joined Hades and the Alliance of Hell to eliminate the DxD team, Longinus users, chief-gods of each mythology, and Ajuka Beelzebub.
Appearance[]
Erebus is a handsome young man appearing in his mid-twenties with black hair. He wears a black cloak and his body gives out dark aura. During the battle, He was shown to be wearing a light-black armor.
Personality[]
Erebus is shown to be calm and collected in person and deeply care for his sister and later became enraged when she was defeated by Issei. He was also shown to be troublemaker to those who refused to join the Alliance of Hell such as King Enma, who refused to join them and attack the shrines that worships Enma.
History[]
In the past, Erebus and his sister Nyx created Thanatos, Hypnos, and Oneiroi. At some point, they received a invitation by Hades to join the Alliance of Hell.
Powers & Abilities[]
Immense Strength: As a Primordial God of Greek mythology, Erebus is a very powerful god, however, it’s been proven that he was not good at fighting, but was good at tricks.
Divine Aura: Erebus can use his godly aura to shoot at his opponents. When his godly aura collided with Pseudo-Diabolos Dragon Issei's cannon aura, the explosion and the impact from it instantly turned the whole area into scorched earth, and it's shockwave was powerful enough to be transmitted through Issei's armor and cause the pain throughout his body.
Immense Speed: Erebus possesses great speed and agility, as he was able to dodge Pseudo-Diabolos Dragon Issei's attacks in close-range, even easily dodging many of the latter's Dragon Shots.
Immense Durability: Erebus has demonstrated immense durability, as he got few hits from Pseudo-Diabolos Dragon Issei's blows, deeply pierced into abdomen by Ascalon, even after surviving from the Infinity Blaster on the close-range, he was able to move his upper body to use Sealing Magic before being finally incapacitated by Issei's Dragon Shot.
Darkness Manipulation: As a Primordial God of Darkness, Erebus is capable of producing a dark mass of auras that was able to damage Issei’s Pseudo-Diabolos Dragon’s armor. He can also use his darkness to create a barrier to protect himself from his enemy’s attacks.
Master Magician: Erebus is a very skilled user of Olympus Magic, which he can use for a variety of effects.
- Teleportation Magic: Erebus can use transportation magic to transport an army of Artificial Devils to Kyoto as well as summon back Gressil and Sonnelion.
- Sealing Magic: Erebus has shown the ability to create an artificial subspace similar to Dimension Lost's Balance Breaker and even temporarily resist being transferred by Georg to Dimension Lost's subspace. He can create a dark sealing on his enemies, as seen when he placed a curse on Issei’s armor to prevent him from manifesting Ddraig into battle.
Flight: Erebus has demonstrated the ability to stay afloat in mid-air.
Trivia[]
- In Greek myth, Erebus and Nyx were born from Chaos (the void), the two then gave birth to Aether (light and the upper sky) and Hemera (day).