| “ | Listen up, boy. Devils are beings that have to be evil, wicked, brutal, bad, scum, wrong, brute, and vicious. Copying what’s done by a hero? Hero? That is something that a “justice” would do. You know, beings like humans and Angels? And what are we? You do know we are “evil” and “bad” existences? Then isn’t it obvious what we have to do? | ” |
– Rizevim Livan Lucifer to Issei Hyoudou, Volume 16, Life 4 | ||
Rizevim Livan Lucifer was the Leader of the Khaos Brigade's Qlippoth Faction and one of the three known Super Devils. He was the son of the Original Lucifer and Lilith, Adam's ex-wife and Mother of all Devils; he was the father of Razevan Lucifer and grandfather of Vali Lucifer.
He served as one of the main antagonists of the fourth arc.
Appearance[]
Rizevim has the appearance of a middle-aged man in his 40's with dark silver hair and hazel eyes. He looked much like his grandson, Vali, albeit with longer hair and a beard. According to Issei, Rizevim possessed a bottomless and creepy aura around his body. He wore the same Maou Lucifer attire as Sirzechs, although colored in silver.
Similar to Vali, Rizevim had multiple pairs of devil wings, twelve wings in his case.
His height is [176 cm] and weight is [66 kg].
Personality[]
Rizevim acted in a light-mannered way, speaking in a way that is filled with jokes that carry no weight and filled with ill intent. He was also known to be immensely malicious, vicious and brutal, as he even toyed with his son, whom he deemed to be worthless, to persecute and throw away Vali before killing his son, as well as slapping Asia and almost killing her if it had not been for Fafnir's intervention. He was very prideful with his malicious actions, always acting like this made him superior to everyone and for being a "True Devil" in his eyes.
Unlike most of the Four Great Satans' kin, Rizevim didn't have any interest or concern in Devil politics and did not mind Sirzechs usurping his rightful place as the ruler of the Devils as he considered succeeding his father's throne and ruling responsibilities as a hassle. He also did not have any interest in world domination that his father had desired.
During the civil war, The Lucifuge Clan encouraged him to participate only at their headquarters, which he accepted as a gesture of goodwill. When Tsufaame was killed he simply yawned nonchalantly and leaves feeling that his duty to “just be here” had been fulfilled, and he decided to go home and sleep because he was bored showing no interest in war from the beginning.
He also believed that Devils are beings that have to be evil, wicked, brutal, bad, scum, wrong, brutes, as well as vicious, and it is the role of a Devil to kill every single person they don’t like. Rizevim followed this ideology to the extreme as shown when Rizevim openly admitted to committing filicide when Vali questioned Rizevim about his father to which Rizevim casually answered that he killed his own son for annoying him by showing weakness, and even make sure to revived Trihexa to destroyed the world as his legacy should he ever die. Vali commented that Rizevim is evil and malicious to begin with which the latter didn't deny, and even Azazel commented that his malice still exceeds expectations.
Also according to Rizevim himself, he was a self-indulgent person and had a lame life, comparing himself with an object that was capable of thinking. This changed after Euclid Lucifuge brought him information about Ophis' powers, the Holy Grail, proof of another world and 666 (Trihexa). Being filled with ambition and dreams for the first time in his life, Rizevim decided to bring chaos to the world he is staying in by reviving the Evil Dragons and heading on to the other world to bring chaos there as well. He described himself as "an old man with the mentality of a kid with an eighth grade syndrome". He even ensured Trihexa's awakening to be successful even at the cost of his life as he used his own soul as a sacrifice to ensure chaos and destruction of the world upon his death as his legacy.
He is overconfident in his immense power as a Super Devil and Sacred Gear Canceller, believing no Sacred Gear or Longinus can ever harm him, leaving him stunned when Issei was able to break through his defenses and punch him with his Penetrate ability, and later Diabolos Dragon.
Despite acting as Satan, it's nothing more than an act. No matter how dignified his words and deeds sound, his clownish attitude is his true nature. During his fight with Issei and Vali, he display his clownish attitude playing around while mocking his opponents and sticking his tongue out, which caused Aži Dahāka, Apophis and Issei all to regard him with contempt. After his defeat at the hands of Issei and being cornered by Vali and Fafnir, Rizevim, out of fear of losing his life, showed a very cowardly side of himself and started begging for his life, only to be killed by Fafnir.
History[]
Rizevim was the only biological son of the original Lucifer and Lilith, who had otherwise used the Book of Lucifer to asexually produce the first generation Devils. Sometime after the Great War, which resulted in the deaths of all the original Four Great Satans, he had a son named Razevan. Rizevim became one of the Old Satan Faction's main members, but had no interested in taking on his father's position. He was as one of the three Super Devils inside the Underworld alongside Sirzechs Gremory and Ajuka Astaroth from the Anti-Satan Faction.
During the civil war, Rizevim and Razevan hid themselves instead of participating, resulting in victory for the Anti-Satan Faction. At some point before the series started, he suggested that his son abused his grandson, Vali if he was afraid of him, spurring his grandson's hatred for him and his father, as well as causing Vali to run. He later killed Razevan for fearing Vali's retribution.
Since then, Rizevim lived in boredom until Euclid mentioned Ophis, the Holy Grail, and the Other World, and the Apocalyptic Beast. All of which stirred up his desire to chaos across across the world using all of the revived Evil Dragons and Trihexa before moving onto the other world, becoming the new leader of the Khaos Brigade following the Demonic Beast Riot.
Powers & Abilities[]
Immense Demonic Power: As the son of Lucifer and Lilith, Rizevim was a natural born Super Devil with abnormal demonic power who have exceeded the realm of devils and Satan-Class surpassing even his late father who also acknowledged Rizevim is more powerful than himself. Bidleid commented if Rizevim is serious he could even take on Gods. He could make six massive 10-meter demonic bullets capable of destroying the town underneath them and clashed evenly against Infinity Blaster, causing shockwaves and phenomena across Agreas. However, despite this indication of power & sharing their Super Devil status, when they fought Issei decided that, while still strong, Rizevim was weaker than the likes of Sirzechs and Ajuka,[1][2] although at the time of that statement Issei had only seen a fraction of Sirzechs power and none of Ajuka's, plus Rizevim may have been somewhat weakened by the intense mental strain & anxiety from Fafnir's curse.
- Sacred Gear Canceller (神器無効化, Seikuriddo Gia Kyanserā): He developed his own ability,[3] unique among devils, which could nullify nearly all Sacred Gear abilities, in addition to powers enhanced by using them with a single touch. However, he wasn't able to nullify "Penetrate", one of the unique abilities of Boosted Gear, which is able to bypass all defenses. Later, it was shown that Sacred Gear Canceller has a limit to what it can cancel, albeit a limit high enough that Rizevim himself was unaware of it, as it was unable to negate Issei's attacks or armor in Diabolos Dragon due to having Ophis' "Infinite" added to it.
Immense Strength: Rizevim has immense strength, enough to overpower Issei and Fafnir without ever getting serious against them. In Vol 20, he toyed with Vali using Balance Breaker and fought against Issei using Diabolos Dragon, their clashes generating shockwaves powerful enough to shatter buildings and cause Evil Dragons to fall from the sky.
Immense Durability: He is extremely durable, blocking two holy swords using his hands despite being a Devil, admittedly when their users were weakened, but stating it wouldn't have mattered even at full strength. Rizevim took blows from Issei using Penetrate with dragonized arms and legs, getting nothing but a bloodied nose, and Michael's light spear head-on, not only unharmed but laughing. He survived Issei's Diabolos Dragon attacks and the aftershock of their combined blasts, albeit with half his wings damaged and blood dripping from his entire body.
Immense Speed: In his brief fight with Issei, Rizevim had shown to be capable of moving at tremendous speed, as he was able to appear behind Issei in his Cardinal Crimson armor without him noticing. Rizevim was able to keep up with his grandson Vali, who is noted for his speed, during their fight in Agreas.
Immense Stamina: Rizevim has impressive stamina and endurance, not only being completely unfazed when Fafnir tore off his arm, calmly reattaching the limb, but also being able to endure being killed hundreds and thousands of times in his dreams due to Fafnir's curse, remaining active enough to fight against & still utterly overpower Vali in his Juggernaut Overdrive, quickly dodging all of his attacks before countering, although Aži Dahāka mocked him for having a frail mentality. He later fought against Issei, who entered Diabolos Dragon, and was still capable of moving around after receiving serious damage from the aftershock of Infinity Blaster and his own six demonic spheres
Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Rizevim has demonstrated sufficient hand-to-hand combat skills to be able to clash evenly, albeit only briefly, with opponents of similar strength & decent experience who've received combat training, such as Issei in Diabolos. Most of his displayed battles were against beings he overbore through sheer might, occasionally assisted by his Sacred Gear Canceller, all while behaving clownishly, so his exact level of combat prowess is uncertain. Even by Rizevim's admission, he has never intensely trained.
Master Tactician: Rizevim had proven to be a crafty and manipulative strategist in his goals to revive Trihexa, as shown when he concealed his desire to seal Agreas by attacking it and magicians located at Auros Academy, under the pretext of stealing their magic knowledge, tricking them into creating a powerful teleportation spell so their Stray Magicians could alter them so that Agreas could be teleported away instead. However, due to his own arrogance in underestimating his opponents and sudden anxiety caused from Fafnir's curse, Rizevim had started slipping up and doing various unnecessary things. He even planned for his own death, making a fail safe that'd use his soul to awaken Trihexa, sparking the Evil Dragon War from beyond the grave.
Flight: Rizevim was able to fly using his 12 Devil wings, which he can also use to defend and attack, slashing his opponents.
Quotes[]
- (To the Occult Research Club) "That’s why~, we are going to revive 666-kun, and after we crush, destroy, and defeat Great Red, we will use the army of Evil Dragons and 666 to invade the other world! So I’m going trample down and eliminate every single Gods, monsters, and the creatures of their world in order to make my own Utopia! Uhyahyahyahyahya~!" (Volume 16, Life 4)
- (To the Occult Research Club) "Hmm, it gives me an orgasm simply by imaging it. So maybe something like this will be recorded in their mythology? Something that goes, “The evil being that arrived from the other world brought an enormous beast and herds of Evil Dragons and brought disaster to this world—” maybe? After all, I’m merely someone who carries the blood of the previous Maou Lucifer in this world. Except! Maybe I can become the one and only Great Maou-sama of the other world!?" (Volume 16, Life 4)
- (To Issei) “—Damn. ……Why? Why can you still get up!? Why are you able to resist me!?” (Volume 20, Life 3)
- (To Issei) “…What kind of a joke is this, this kind of thing? You’ve already reached this stage, yet you were still able to evolve…!” (Volume 20, Life 3)
- (To Issei) “…Could it be that I’ll end up like how Shalba and Cao Cao did, being defeated by you like this…!?” (Volume 20, Life 3)
Trivia[]
- "Rize" is the obsolete spelling of rise which means "to rise." "Vim" means "power, energy". "Livan" means "to live" and "Lucifer" means "morning star" or "light-bringer". So Rizevim's full name translates as "The rising power to live as the morning star or light-bringer".
- Rizevim was the first Super Devil.
- His childhood acquaintance Bidleid Bashalun Beelzebub warns him that the Sacred Gear System and other Super Devils will lead to his defeat in the near future. This was proven true when Rizevim was defeated by Issei, a Sacred Gear user later recognized as a Super Devil.
References[]
- ↑ Light Novel Volume 20, Life.3 Hyoudou Issei, Part 5
- ↑ Light Novel Volume 20, Last Life... Poetic Justice
- ↑ It is unknown if he inherited the Lucifer Clan's trait or not.