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[ Character's Name ] : Tiir Rumibul
[ Character's Age ] : 19-20...?
[ Series ] : The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
[ Canon Point ] : Ep. 20, after being knocked out.
[ History ] :
There are those born with 'Cursed Eyes', sentenced to a life of persecution for no other reason than for being born with inherent abilities, granted by these eyes. Such eyes, along with others, include the Alpha Stigma, which allows one to analyze the form of magic; the Torch Curse, which allows one to see into the future; the Ebra Crypt, which allows one to see into others' dreams; the Iino Doue, which allows one to consume 'life'.
From even in the womb of his mother, an Iino Doue bearer hears a voice, commanding him to have his first feeding. And so he does, devouring his mother from the inside. This is how Tiir Rumibul was born into the world.
Not much else is known about his past other than that, though he's known Ene Lune-a Torch Curse bearer-for at least ten years. By the present of the series, she's the leader of the God's Eyes Group: a group of Cursed Eye bearers who consider their eyes to be 'God's Eyes', and live a life mostly isolated from humans.
Tiir is first introduced when the country of Roland receives reports of murders in its vassal country, Estabul, with Tiir inaccurately being reported as an Alpha Stigma bearer due to Roland's ignorance of the various types of Cursed Eyes. The group gathered to hunt him down is led by Claugh Klom, whom Tiir once spared. Despite Claugh's best attempts, however, Tiir easily overcomes his army and defeats them, though Claugh manages to escape after losing his arm to Tiir.
As it turns out, Tiir is seeking an actual Alpha Stigma bearer, having learned of him through his friend Lafra, an Ebra Crypt user. He locates him in an Estabul inn-or rather, encounters a man and a woman, but quickly deduces the man to be his target. Before Tiir can fully explain his motives, though, he's attacked by the Roland army, led by their king. Fortunately, the arrows fail to kill him, and after devouring a soldier, he mostly heals. After revealing to the army that the man-Ryner Lute-is an Alpha Stigma bearer, demonstrating the people's prejudice, he offers for Ryner to join him and his friends. Ryner eventually accepts, firing magic at Tiir so that he can fully recover, before the latter leaves the scene with him. He then takes Ryner to their temporary hideout, where Ryner meets the children under Tiir's care, all of whom are fellow Cursed Eye bearers. There, Tiir tells him a recent encounter with the Gastark Empire.
Although Roland is mostly ignorant of the specifics of the Cursed Eyes, Gastark is far more knowledgeable, aware of the different types-and how to crystallize their eyes. Because of this, Gastark actively seeks out Cursed Eye bearers to slaughter them and harvest their power. One attack, in which Tiir was easily beaten, left thirty-eight dead. As a result, he seeks revenge against Gastark, swearing to protect the children and commenting that he's glad to have found an ally in Ryner.
As it turns out, he found Ryner at the best timing possible. That night, Lir Orla from Gastark-the same man who attacked before-launches an attack while the Cursed Eye bearers are sleeping. Although Tiir tries to buy some time for the others to escape, he's yet again defeated, unable to stop Lir from then killing a few of his friends, including Lafra. When Tiir tries to attack him in grief, Lir easily knocks him out.
[ Personality ] :
"Like me, a what? Did you mean to say, not like me, a monster?"
Depending on who you are, Tiir will show a different side-drastically different, in fact, to the point where you'd swear they're completely different people. Ultimately, they all boil down to the screwed up mind that belongs to one Tiir Rumibul, Iino Doue bearer.
To a regular human, he's nothing more than a despicable murderer. He's the sort who has no qualms about slaughtering his enemies, or even innocents. More than that-he enjoys it, even. He seems to get a kick out of fighting, as evident by his near-constant smirk, mainly because he knows he'll win. For him, there's a delight to be had in consuming power and unleashing it. He treats fighting and killing as if they were light-hearted matters, freely talking during battle and complimenting his opponent, even if it means revealing 'weaknesses', so to speak. Needless to say, this sinisterly affable attitude of his makes him appear to be a very confident individual, if not rightly so given his abilities. As it'd take quite a bit to kill him, he has very little to fear.
This confidence also carries over into his regular attitude, as he sometimes has a flair for the dramatic. At least, he speaks in a somewhat old-fashioned manner compared to someone like Ryner, and is not above outwardly monologuing. Given how quick he is to become excited or pleased (albeit in a subdued fashion) over things, he admittedly may come across as a bit of a lunatic as well, though labelling him as outright psychotic would be inaccurate. He's also a bit blunt, in the sense that he isn't particularly afraid to ask questions or say what's on his mind, even regarding sensitive issues.
It's worth nothing that he doesn't seem to entirely view his opponents and whatnot as actual threats or 'beings', in a sense. Judging from how frequently he mentions that something looks "delicious", it can probably be safe to assume that, in a way, he views the humans he fights against as 'food', and likewise for their magic attacks. In most cases, he doesn't even seem to be fighting for the battle itself, really, as so much as he is for said 'food'. Therefore, once done with his 'meal', he's not above acts such as casually leaving the scene even when a fight is to be expected or sparing his enemies, in his own twisted version of mercy. Although he certainly does seem to get a sadistic joy out of killing, as mentioned, it's not as if he's constantly picking fights. That's not to say he has any pacifistic tendencies, however-far from it. He's perfectly willing to use violence as a first resort, and should he be attacked, has absolutely no qualms about slaughtering his enemies in return, as mentioned.
Altogether, it's no wonder that he tends to be called a monster. And while that's a rather common label for a Cursed Eye bearer, Tiir's actually done something to deserve it. He's well aware of his reputation too, and has no remorse over it. He doesn't quite consider himself a monster, mind you, but with his attitude towards humans, he just doesn't care. Despite technically being human himself, Tiir views those with Cursed Eyes-or, in his case, God's Eyes-as different; superior. To him, it's essentially an insult when "lowly humans" dare to mess with him and his kind. After all, they were given these abilities and made to be more powerful than other humans, weren't they? It gets to the point where, apparently, he actually doesn't even like eating them all that much, as he considers them the scum of the earth. And so, Tiir comes across as incredibly racist. Or, well, he is incredibly racist, on top of being morally myopic as well. However, his opinion of humans is also coloured by genuine resentment-resentment that is at least somewhat justified. Although he slaughters them without remorse, they do the exact same to people like him. Even if he did absolutely nothing, he knows that the majority of people would still find a reason to call him a monster, simply because of the eyes he was born with. As a result, he's developed a very cynical view of humans that goes beyond merely seeing them as 'inferior'. Specifically, he has difficulty seeing any good in them or hope of coexistence. Or, in his words:
"They... the humans always did the same thing. They despised us, made fools out of us, betrayed us, and in the end, they were only using us for our power. I don't think it's necessary to forge a connection with such humans."
He fully believes that to try and be with humans-to try and make peace with them-is futile and will only result in pain and despair for Cursed Eye bearers, despite what others may think. While he can understand other views, going as far as to analyze Ryner's feelings and why the other man sees himself as 'human', he simply can't empathize with them. This mentality only serves to emphasize the division between the two sides in Tiir's mind: 'us' vs. 'them'. Even though Tiir is human himself, there's a clear-cut line between humans and those with Cursed Eyes for him. While it's unknown as to what exactly he's gone through, he's somewhat broken where humans are involved.
-And it's because of all this that Tiir is, in fact, less arrogant than he'd have you believe. For all his talk about people like him being above humans, he's not nearly as confident about this as he appears. As a matter of fact, he actually seems to loathe his eyes and the trouble they bring, to a degree, commenting that the Cursed Eye bearers are essentially worthless and live a life where they can only "cry and blame [themselves]". After all, to be a bearer of Cursed Eyes means to either hide who you are or be persecuted for the rest of your life. And, well, such a life is inevitably going to lead you to hate yourself for it, cursing the fact that you were born with such eyes, superior abilities or not. To be a Cursed Eye bearer and live a meaningful life, let alone a happy one-it's just about impossible. Tiir knows this, and so he resents his existence, despite an exterior that argues otherwise as he simultaneously embraces who he is. Having been aware of his powers since birth, he's always accepted his life as a Cursed Eye bearer. At the same time, that also means that he's never really known what it's like to be among humans, or so he claims. Overall, it all results in a conflicted personality between his belief that Cursed Eye bearers are superior and his belief that they were also born into meaningless lives, though it's not an insecurity he shows to many.
On that note, he has other insecurities and issues beyond his eyes and deeply bitter view of humans. For starters, despite appearing to be in charge of his friends, he actually doesn't consider himself leader material. He's firmly under the impression that he lacks the needed charm compared to Ene, the true leader, even though he's fairly charismatic himself, as she points out. Though he may seem to be a lone wolf figure upon a first glance, he is, truth be told, the kind of person who's more comfortable with taking orders, or at least having someone else guide him. Additionally, while he doesn't really give a damn as to what normal humans think of him, it's a different story for those he considers his friends. Even though he's obviously used to being called a monster, he's clearly uneasy at the thought that Ryner might also consider him one. However, for the most part, he seems to prefer giving off the image of someone who's got it all together, denying that he's damaged in any way.
So far, chances are that Tiir's sounding like a complete bastard. The 'bastard' part is accurate enough; the 'complete' part isn't. While he is indeed a ruthless murderer to most people, his attitude practically does a 360 degree turn when dealing with fellow Cursed Eye bearers, whom he's quick to consider as friends. Meet him like that, and he'll probably be one of the nicest people you've ever encountered, as incredulous as that may sound. His affable personality is no longer sinister as it is now sweet, and his smirk becomes a sincere smile. Hands that were used to callously tear people apart are the same that handle the children under his care. When he's around his friends-his own kind-Tiir actually seems... normal. He's gentle, caring, friendly, and just about unrecognizable as the sadistic cannibal that he is around normal humans. He's not faking it either; it's completely and utterly genuine. His cruel side exists because he views humans as nothing. His kind side exists because he views his friends as everything. As mentioned, he suffers from a severe case of moral myopia. He can, ultimately, be quite a nice guy. His problem is his prejudice. He doesn't see humans as any more than food, at best, or monsters in their own right, at worst. In his eyes, they're not worth the kindness.
And so, there's a very easy way to piss him off: if you hurt his friends. Tiir is not only their big brother figure, but their protector as well. He won't hesitate to put his life at risk to protect them, and so, you can expect an attack on them to leave him battered and bloody-but this time, in his own blood. You could argue that they're his weakness, in fact. Despite his usual ruthlessness, he will not harm his own friends, even if devouring just one would allow him to save the others, and if he loses control of his emotions, it's likely on their behalf. It's for this reason that the one group that he honestly despises-beyond his pre-existing hate towards humans-is the Gastark Empire. After all, they're the biggest threat to his goal: to create a world where the children under his care can live peacefully and happily. Not necessarily for himself-especially given that he's nowhere near as innocent as them-but for their sakes, he fights. And for that, he's willing to do whatever it takes.
tl;dr he's eligible for Complete Monster status at a first glance but can be much nicer than he looks if you're not food.
[ Strengths/Weaknesses ] :
Iino Doue: See here.
In terms of emotional strength, he's both strong yet also not. As someone who's dealt with prejudice and violence all his life, he's no stranger to the darker side of the world. He's seen his friends die over and over again, so in the long run, it won't break him. In the moment, though, he's not above letting his emotions consume him, leading to reckless decisions. He can also be a bit overconfident in his abilities, such as when he inadvertently takes an attack head-on, as he didn't realize that he'd be unable to absorb it.
He can also cook. Actual food, that is. Yes, really.
[ Other Important Facts ] :
Again, he's still technically entirely human, so despite being a cannibal, he still does eat regular food and whatnot.
... There's also a voice in his head that tells him to eat people.
Also, as informed by the mods, the coral will replenish his energy somewhat, albeit not to the same extent as devouring would.