Housewarden of Diasomnia. Descended from fae, he is one of the most powerful mages in the world. He is highly respected on campus, yet his demeanor is less than approachable.
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Appearance
Malleus is a considerably tall young man with pale skin. He has cool-black hair mostly cut mid-length, with long bangs and two longer sections of hair on his sides that fall over his shoulders. He also has one small cowlick on the top of his head. The bottom ends of his hair fade into a dark turquoise color. He has bright green eyes with vertical-slit pupils and long eyelashes. His lips are a slightly darker color than his skin, and he usually wears what appears to be subtle dark eyeshadow.
His most unique features are his pointed, elf-like ears, and long black horns on the top of his head. His horns are covered in small ridges and curve back in an S-shape. Sharp fangs are shown when his mouth is open. He is often seen with a serious expression or a mysterious smile.
Dorm Uniform
As the house warden, Malleus’s dorm uniform differs from the rest of the Diasomnia students, The most distinguishing features are his longer coat, longer gloves, and jagged cape. Malleus also wears dark green eyeshadow while in his dorm uniform. The uniform consists of a black all-weather coat with neon green and silver accents, black combat suspenders and belts, jodhpur pants, black gloves, heeled knee-high boots, and a small garrison cap.
The all-weather coat has asymmetrically colored lapels, with one black and one neon green. Both lapels have silver straps and buttons on them. Two silver zippers go down the center of the coat, lined with neon green stripes. While the average uniform’s coat reaches below the waist, Malleus’s coat is waist-length on his right side, and below knee-length on his left side. The underlining of the coat is neon green.
Over the coat and above the waist is a set of black belts with silver buckles. The lowest belt hangs at an angle and connects to several silver spools of thread on his left hip. Between the belt and spools is a silver ornament, shaped like a spinning wheel. The black combat suspenders worn above the belts have silver buttons and a unique cuff around the right arm that resembles a dragon’s wing. Malleus also wears a wide black collar around his neck with a ridged design similar to the shoulder cuff.
The Jodhpur pants are black with neon green stripes going down the outer seams, and the knee-high boots are black with neon green soles. Malleus’s heels are a bit taller than the average uniform’s. The garrison cap is black with neon green trim.
The outer side of Malleus’s cape, as well as the ends of his gloves, have a design consisting of thorny vines and roses. The end of his cape is jagged, and the underlining is deep purple. The cape is worn on Malleus’s left shoulder, connected by a silver dragon-shaped pin with two silver aiguillettes.
Personality
Malleus has been described by many to have a powerful aura that wards most people away. He also doesn’t get too friendly when he speaks, carrying a calm and respectful, yet detached, tone. Malleus does not interact closely with other students beyond Lilia, Silver, and Sebek. This is mainly due to others feeling intimidated and avoiding him. Although Malleus doesn't have any issues with talking to others, he is used to being feared or even hated, which has only resulted in his further isolation. Even those who want to get closer to him (like Silver or Sebek) fail to do so. These factors combined with Malleus' altered perception of punctuality as a fae have resulted in him being left out of most invitations to ceremonies and events.
Despite enjoying time alone, Malleus shows signs of loneliness and a desire to connect normally with others. He is also said to have a naïve and childish side to him, as he grew up isolated from the outside world in Briar Valley. Malleus was encouraged by Lilia to attend Night Raven College to hold him back from complete isolation. Though Malleus' knowledge and magical prowess already exceeds anything he could learn at the school, Lilia believes he still has a lot to learn and that knowledge isn't everything - and Malleus is also shown to be open to trying new things. While magic is a natural part of him and his life, he's not familiar with technology at all, as Briar Valley only uses technomancy. Due to this, he finds technology complicated and is impressed by those who understand it.[1]
Due to his limited experience in life and relationships with others, Malleus has a hard time letting go and allowing change. Malleus is fiercely protective over the things he holds dear, to the point that he will do anything in his power to protect and preserve them. This protective streak is what leads to the events of Book 7, where he is driven by his fear of losing Lilia, the person closest to him[2]. Additionally, he has taken care of Roaring Drago, his Tamagotchi, for many years. Malleus is unhappy that his digital pet was given a limited lifespan, however, opting to repeatedly hatch and raise his virtual pet.
Malleus also possesses a playful streak, according to Cater. [3] His sense of humor, however, is often misunderstood.
In short, Malleus is a complex and multifaceted character, embodying both a regal and commanding presence and a genuine curiosity about the world around him. Despite his fearsome reputation, Malleus shows signs of kindness and compassion, possessing a strong sense of justice and a desire to protect those he cares about.
Background
Malleus was born and raised in Briar Valley (formerly Briarland) to Princess Maleanor and Raverne, General of the Left. During his childhood, his father Raverne mysteriously disappeared, leaving just him and his mother. Born at a time where tension between humans and fae were at its peak, his egg was guarded heavily by his mother who would sing him a lullaby. Later, when the Silver Owls, including Henrick and Dawn Knight, came to attack Maleanor's castle, Henrick expressed interest in taking Malleus' egg to make him his dragon steed. Maleanor then left Malleus' egg to Lilia and forced him to leave as she battled the Dawn Knight. Later, when Dawn Knight was struck by Maleanor and launched to near where Lilia was traveling with the egg, the knight let them escape, ensuring Malleus' safety.
Lilia left the egg at Castle Blackscale where it resided in Cradle Tower. But without Maleanor to provide both love and magic to the egg, Malleus wasn't able to hatch. Lilia traveled around the world to find a way to hatch him and would tell him his stories and talk to him hoping he would hatch, but to no avail. Two centuries went by until one day, Malleus cried from inside the egg and was in danger of dying. Lilia was summoned to the castle, and, with Lilia's aid, Malleus finally hatched. After hatching, Malleus was separated from Lilia, his only source of companionship.
Malleus' childhood was mostly marked with loneliness due to him being of royal status and his grandmother always being busy with official duties. Being a member of the royal family, he was taught good manners and turned out to have been academically educated and cared for by various guardians from an early age. In particular, his grandmother stressed the importance of observing etiquette, particularly around invitations. Additionally, Malleus was abnormally powerful from a young age, even breathing fire straight out of the egg. Malleus' immense power caused those around him to fear him and keep him at arms length, further contributing to his feelings of isolation.
When Malleus grew up, he would visit Lilia at his home regularly. During one such visit, he met Silver, an infant Lilia had adopted. Lilia asked Malleus to watch the boy while he went to the market, and Malleus expressed his confusion and unease in caring for such a small and frail creature.[4] Malleus would go on to have a mentoring relationship with Silver and, later, Sebek, the grandson of one of Lilia's closest companions from his time as a general.
Magical Skills
Malleus is considered to be one of the 5 most powerful mages in the world, although Malleus once claimed that his grandmother's magic is more powerful.
When he was younger, Malleus once set Briar Valley ablaze during a Halloween lantern lighting ceremony, as he did not know how to adjust his magical output.
Signature Spell
Spinning wheel of fate, spin the threads of calamity. I, the Lord of Malevolence, offer this blessing. Fae Maleficence.
Malleus Draconia
Trivia
- The name Malleus could potentially be a reference to the well-known treatise on witchcraft titled "Malleus Maleficarum".[5]
- His last name is derived from the word "Drac" which means "dragon" or "devil" in several languages, such as Romanian and Catalan.
- MC and Grim’s nickname for Malleus is "Hornton"[6] because he wouldn't tell his name to them and he said they can call him whatever they want.
- Grim called him a weirdo with horns on his head once.[6]
- His nickname in Japanese is "Tsunotarou". It's composed of (Japanese: 角 tsuno, "horn") and Tarou (Japanese: 太郎 tarou, "eldest son").
- In the English version, it's "horn" + "ton", a similar name pun.
- Malleus has a treasured Tamagotchi (electronic toy) that he got from Lilia, called "Roaring Drago" ("Gao-Gao Drakon-kun" in Japanese), which is a palm-sized virtual pet that he keeps on a key chain.[1]
- Whenever he appears or disappears, firefly-like lights appear.
- According to Sebek, only servants are allowed to call him "young master".
- Sebek insists that those who are not his servants should call him "Great Malleus Draconia-sama".
- Malleus's ceremonial uniform is customized with embroidered holes in the hood to accommodate his horns[7].
- Malleus requires special pillows due to his horns.
- Malleus was called for a housewarden meeting for the first time in the first chapter of the Fairy Gala Event.[8]
- Due to being a fae, Malleus is physically stronger and faster than humans.
- Malleus can run extremely fast, to the point that he shows up as a blur in photos.
- He cracked coconuts for the group with his bare hands during the trip to the Scalding Sands.
- However, Malleus admitted that it is hard for him to control his strength as he admitted that it would be easier if somebody told him to destroy a rock instead of cracking eggshells.
- Malleus's ride in Kalim's expensive car was his first experience of riding in a car.
- He revealed that in his hometown the citizens go to where they need to be by flying, and thus he views ground transportation as useless.
- Malleus mentioned his parents when he got separated from the group without realizing it during his trip to the Land of Scalding Sands.
- Malleus seems to enjoy stargazing, as during the Vargas Campus he searches for a place where he can observe them.
- Malleus seems very interested in the Thorn Fairy's crow.
- In his card SSR Birthday Jacket he says that, if he were to transfer dorms, he would choose Ignihyde for the opportunity to learn new things, such as Technomantic Engineering.
- In the novel Malleus has a more aggressive behavior with the protagonist, as he holds Yuuya with an invisible bramble when he insists on knowing his name. On the contrary, the meeting in the game and the manga is almost identical, with the manga's Prefect, Yuuka observing that the school has a lot of strange people.
- In his card SSR Birthday Bloom Malleus says there there is a castle that he has been wanting to visit, which went to ruin before humans mastered photography.
- Malleus came to dislike whole cakes because he got heartburn while trying to eat one all by himself during a previous birthday. When it is pointed out to him that whole cakes are not designed to be eaten by just one person, he explains that he knows but has never had anyone to share them with. This issue returns in Glorious Masquerade, when Silver advises them to bring a cake to Noble Bell College to express their gratitude, but Malleus vetoes the idea.
