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Magnus (偉大なる者 (マグナス) Idainaru Mono (Magunasu), lit. "The Greatest One") is a character of the Unbreakable Machine-Doll series. He is a mage, puppeteer, and puppet craftsman studying at the Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart as a third year student on a Machine Technical Vocational course; his automaton is the Squadron; Hotaru, Tamamushi, Kamakiri, Kagerou, Himegumo, and Mitsubachi. Magnus is a One-man Force (ひとり軍隊 (ワンマンフォース) Hitori Guntai (Wanman Fōsu), lit. "One Person Armed Force") who controls the Squadron simultaneously. He is the most sterling student in the Academy, being hailed a genius since he began studying in it, and is considered to be the closest person to win the Wiseman's Throne. Magnus is a member of the Gauntlets, one of the Rounds, ranking 1st. His registration code is Marshal (元帥 (マーシャル) Gensui (Māsharu), lit. "Field Marshal"). Magnus is being assumed by Raishin Akabane of being Tenzen Akabane, and in the Facing "Cannibal Candy" Arc, received from Raishin the ash of Nadeshiko Akabane. In the Facing "Elf Speeder" Arc, after Charlotte Belew's first assassination attempt on Edward Rutherford, he was made by Edward into his bodyguard. Magnus is referred to as Monster (化け物 Bakemono) along with Edward. He is one of the candidates who may be the Foreseen Child by Father Time.

Etymology[]

Name[]

Magnus (偉大なる者 (マグナス) Idainaru Mono (Magunasu), lit. "The Greatest One") was derived from the Latin word, magnus, meaning "great". It is not the true name of Magnus and is only used to address or refer to him due to the greatness of his capabilities.

Epithet[]

Masked Freak[]

Masked Freak (面野郎 Menyarō)

One-man Force[]

One-man Force (ひとり軍隊 (ワンマンフォース) Hitori Guntai (Wanman Fōsu), lit. "One Person Armed Force")

Monster[]

Monster (化け物 Bakemono)

Registration Code[]

Marshal[]

Marshal (元帥 (マーシャル) Gensui (Māsharu), lit. "Field Marshal")

Appearance[]

Magnus is a young man who strikes as a gallant figure but has an air of composure around him. He has a fair complexion, a sharp and angular shape medium built body, and a tall height. Magnus has long straight unkempt layered black (dark brown) hair extending to his shoulders, with left side swept bangs, and has red eyes. He wears an asymmetric silver mask that has a crimson wing-like design on its right side part and an opening for his left eye extending vertically downward to his face, that, in the anime and in the light novel, covers the part of his eyes to the part of his nose, and in the manga, covers most of his face, an epaulette that has an arrow-like shape grey shoulder piece, with gold trimmings at its top and its bottom, a gold rimmed red crystal and gold fringe wings attached on a rectangular gold buckled silver belt strapped on his right shoulder connecting across to a square gold buckle attached to a gold stud of a rectangular gold buckled silver belt strapped around his hips, a square gold buckled gold trimmed black arm band strapped on his left arm, and a red lined flare collared black cloak that has epaulettes that have gold trimmed rectangular red shoulder pieces extending to arrow-like shape grey extensions, with gold trimmings at its top and its bottom, gold rimmed red crystals, and in the manga, attached dangling square buckles, gold fringe and gold aiguillettes that are strapped horizontally into each of them, with a tasseled strap dangling at his left, and a grey embattled pattern design at its bottom together with a student uniform composed of a tailored standing collared single-breasted black waistcoat fastened with three small gold buttons vertically lined at his left over a tailored open collared long sleeved white dress shirt, with grey cuffs, a pair of greyish brown trousers, and a pair of silver shoes.

Magnus is a member of the Gauntlets, one of the Rounds, and as a qualifier, he wears a pair of pearl-white (dark brown) first-class silk fingerless gloves, that shimmers with a brilliant lustre under the light, with a diamond-like shape opening and a crisscross strap detail on its top, fastened at its cuff with a gold snap. On the cuff of one of his gloves are the words, [Marshal], in a refined calligraphic script, woven with beautiful gold thread.

Personality[]

Magnus is a calm and composed person. He is acutely knowledgeable, keen, and insightful of his surroundings.

Background[]

Chronology[]

Main Article: Chronology

Other Appearances[]

Video Game Appearances[]

Facing "Burnt Red"[]

Main Article: Facing "Burnt Red"

Abilities[]

Magnus is greatly superior to the students in the Academy in terms of techniques and magic energy. He is a skilled puppeteer, being able to manipulate six automata simultaneously, and a skilled puppet craftsman, being able to create Banned Dolls at such a young age.

Puppet Craftsman[]

Puppet Craftsman (人形師 Ningyōshi): Magnus, at such a young age, is a very skilled puppet craftsman being at the level able to create Banned Dolls that if the puppet craftsman Maestros at the workshops caught word of his skills they would be depressed.

Kouyokujin[]

Kouyokujin ( (こう) (よく) (じん) Kōyokujin, lit. "Crimson Wing Formation"):

Other Abilities[]

Equipment[]

  • Ash (遺灰 Ihai): A small bottle containing the collective ashes of the remains of Nadeshiko. Magnus received it from Raishin as a symbol of Raishin's revenge.

Relationships[]

Main Article: Relationships

Image Gallery[]

Main Article: Image Gallery

Appearance[]

Character Profile and Art Design[]

Trivia[]

  • Magnus' combined scores are the highest of any generation in the Academy.
  • Magnus' mask's crimson design may represent the crimson wing, the symbol of Kouyokujin and of the Akabane Clan, or the "Mark of Cain", a mark which may symbolise: his murder of his sister, Nadeshiko, like of Cain's murder of his brother, Abel; himself being a "fugitive" and a "wanderer"; the mark being in the form of the number "7", the total number of his six automata and himself; or an omen which may be related to him being a prophecy child.
  • Magnus' eyes were mistakenly coloured blue in the first promotional video of the anime. Illustration no
  • Magnus' cloak was mistakenly made to be worn by the Academy's students as their formal cloak during the ceremony of Raishin's entry into the Gauntlets in all versions of the second promotional video and the Charlotte version of the promotional video of the anime. Illustration no

Quotes[]

Main Article: Quotes
  • (To Kimberly, from Volume 1) : “… No. If there were to be any upsets, then it will be by his hand.”

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