Frost Ziegler

Frost Ziegler is the main character of the upcoming fic Hero of the New Wave, and an exorcist of the Holy Church.

He was a student from the same institution that spawned forth Freed Sellzen and the descendant of Siegfried, Chaos Edge Sieg.

Years later, he has established himself as one of the greatest exorcist the Holy Church had the honor to rear forth... much to his complete and utter dismay.

Appearance
Frost is a young man with fair skin, toned body, and unkempt snow white hair, and is mostly seen in a white undershirt with a white dress shirt over it, unbuttoned enough to show some chest along with a gray blazer and matching jeans. His most striking feature is a vertical scar that runs down the side of his mouth.

In battle, he is dressed in a black military greatcoat with yellow epaulettes, along with a black peak cap.

Personality
Contrasting his name, Frost has a jolly disposition that borders on goofy and sometimes outrageous, much to the collective amusement and exasperation of friend and foe alike. He is the kind of person who would rather fool around anytime than have responsibilities, and has openly admitted that "hard work" and "work hard" are his two most hated word combinations. He is far from a fool, though, and is a very crafty person who knows when and when not to take advantage of most situations. His reputation conveys the image of a great hero, a role model whom all exorcists should aspire to be like.

When it comes down to it though, Frost describes himself as an "inglorious scoundrel". A selfish rogue. He actually tries his utmost to avoid engaging in combat, but notes that his superiors are hellbent on sending him on deadly expeditions simply on the basis of his reputation. The first thing on his mind is always his own safety and how he would be able to escape the situation he is in.

Frost has a very high degree of social acumen, knowing that despite his reputation is a hindrance to him, he must act the part of a Hero to stay alive for the moment and to reinforce his public image (to his dismay). As such, he is a very skilled liar. He has a deep grasp of psychology and utilizes it to act the part, boosting morale to high levels without compromising discipline and combat effectiveness.

Despite his unsaid proclamation of being a selfish scoundrel however, Frost has contradicted himself many times by placing innocent lives and the lives of the people who work with him over his own, ironically putting himself into even more danger, which is the opposite of his intentions. It's unclear, even to himself, whether he really is a self-seeking coward or a better person than he gives himself credit for.

Sister Griselda, the only person to see who he really is, describes him as the kind of person who "conquers the peace"; despite his fame and influence, he has no strong desires, simply wishing to live safely, peacefully, and happily.

History
Frost is a descendant of the treacherous priest Joseph Caiaphas, the high priest who is said to have organized the plot to kill the Messiah. Born in Germany, his heritage is the reason why he was abducted by extremists of the Catholic Church and raised in the very same institution Freed Sellzen and Siegfried were from. What separated him from his peers was the distinct lack of bloodlust that should have been the results of the tests they ran on them. Whereas Freed and Siegfried emerged with red eyes, Frost had ice-blue eyes.

When the institution was liquefied and the core members tried and executed for heresy, Frost emerged with a sense of will and determination that had been tempered and hardened by the many experiences he suffered in that hellhole. Unlike the urge to take life like Freed and Siegfried, he valued life, and following that logic, his life was the highest of them all. He settled down in Italy where he lived in relative peace, working as an independant mercenary and establishing a few connections with the criminal underworld despite his young age.

He regained the attention of the Church at age 14 when he went head to head against a vampire because of the nasty potential of the vampire threatening his life. As reported by a bystander before he had his memories wiped, "I knew the guy was nuts, but goddamn, who the hell pulls a Tommy gun out of nowhere and opens up in the middle of the fucking streets?!" Through a combination of both cunning and tactics, he detonated several incendiary and fragmentation grenades and incinerated the vampire, but not before he was seen by the exorcists sent by the Vatican nearby.

He is not Christian, and never had been one, yet when he was presented the opportunity, he joined the Church because he believed that it was his only chance to live a long life safe and sound. The Great War has been over for a long time, the only things that needed killing were a couple of weak Stray Devils and vampires, and the worst that can happen to him is temporary suspension of duty. Nothing could go wrong, right?

Oh, how wrong he was. His first mission ended with him as the sole survivor. His company had been ambushed by a large group of feral vampires that had ransacked an entire village in the mountains, which meant that the village had to be purged. When reinforcement finally arrived, he was seen emerging from a pile of corpses of his companions and enemies with a sword raised in victory. In reality, it had been him employing a hit-and-run tactic, killing all the vampires that were unprepared for him whilst his companions bulled forward as if they lacked the meaning of "fall back and strategize". Emerging from the corpse pile was just an accident where the original pile fell on him after all the vampires were killed.

That was not what the reinforcements saw. What they saw was a bloodstained, white-haired boy seemingly rising from the dead, tarnished sword in hand. It struck a chord in them, almost like the Messiah rising from the dead and exiting his grave 2000 years ago, and he was sanctified on the spot.

That was only the first of many more ordeals he was forced to go through. 4 years pass, and he had been elevated to a level that he never wished for, yet knew was absolutely necessary for the sake of his peers. Even the fact that he is a descendant of a blasphemous high priest did not deter him. There had even been many times he was officially listed as KIA (Killed in Action), yet he appeared again just for more, supposedly. And thus, more unneeded glory was added to his blooming reputation, and he had even been personally visited by renowned exorcists such as Vasco Strada, Dulio Gesualdo, Ewald Cristaldi, and Griselda Quarta, who all had wished to see the rising hero of the new wave (of young exorcists) in person.

He decides to go to Kuoh under the pretense of investigating an anomaly, the arrival of fallen angels in Japan, to keep himself safe, but knowing his abysmal luck, he is bound to get into more trouble and unintentionally rise to higher power. And so Frost goes, bumbling his way to the top, constantly trying to stay away from danger only to get into more and inevitably gain more awards for his "heroic" deeds.

At some point in his career, he was approached by Akatsuki Genma and invited to join «REQUIEM». Naturally, he accepted.

Powers & Abilities


Equipments
Tizona: A Holy Sword that once belonged to the Castilian nobleman and military leader El Cid, the protagonist of the medieval Spanish epic poem El Cantar de Mio Cid. It is a Damascus sword blessed with victory; it has the ability to influence the mind of both allies and opponents, respectively raising and lowering their morale. The level of which it rises and falls depends on how strong the targets' will are. In terms of power, it is only a few levels above a standard Holy Sword.

Modified Colt M1921A: A rarity among firearms, Frost acquired this relic of the past though one of his many contacts. It is chambered to fire .45 ACP rounds from 50-round drum magazines, and is modified to fire many types of rounds, including incendiary, explosive, and armor-piercing rounds. After joining the Church, he has begun using blessed silver bullets, making it a very deadly weapon against vampires, werewolves, and creatures of the dark.

Trivia

 * His height is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in).
 * His creation is inspired by a combination between Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) and Ciaphas Cain (Warhammer 40K).