Idol Rabier

Idol Rabier was a Melromarc nobleman and Raphtalia's previous abusive owner.

Appearance
Rabier was a nobleman of revolting appearance. He was an overweight middle-aged man with an unkempt mop of frilled strawberry-blonde hair and a minimal mustache in the same color shaped like 2 small "leaves" over his upper lip. He dressed in elegant clothing of black, golden and purple hues, with some white frills to match his royalty status, a dark purple cape, olive-yellow pants, black riding boots, and most of the time flaunted a cynical smile on his plump face.

Personality
He is an amply proud fanatic of the Church of the Three Heroes and has a twisted logic in his belief. He hates and looks down on demi-humans, taking sadistic pleasure in their suffering, even children. His torture knows no bounds, as he is willing to torture any allies or believers of the Shield Hero, including his own kind. He was an abusive master of the slaves and had no qualms on readily killing his own soldiers for advantage. He was also a great coward, as shown when he begged for mercy (mostly from Raphtalia) when he had never granted any mercy to anyone.

He doesn't care for anything or anyone but himself. In his maniacal thirst for killing the Shield Hero, he comes to the point of releasing in the middle of the town an ancient monster sealed ages prior in an obelisk, which led to his own death and the carnage of the town people.

Abilities
Not much is known about his abilites or powers, but since he had fought in wars aside King Aultcray, one can consider that Rabier was at least skilled with military affairs, swords and whips, the two latter ones which he was also shown to use to torture and kill demi-humans and all those who dared to oppose him. He also seemed to have above-average sheer physical strength. Rabier was also shown to have a considerable level of magical power, as he was able to easily free an ancient monster sealed via strong magic confinement.

Background
He fought many wars and aided King Aultcray, specially against Siltvelt, which probably explains the reason for his hatred for demi-humans. He is a fanatic through and through. Belonging to one of the fanatic factions of the Cult of Three Heroes, he believes that torturing and killing demi-humans is a "service" to his God, and also killing the "Devil of the Shield" will assure him a place in Heavens.

After the first Wave, he purchased the survivors of Lurorona village and tortured the demi-human children in an underground dungeon beneath his mansion. He took a diabolical pleasure in their suffering, which led to the mental breakdown and even death of many, which is legally against the law of the land (torturing the slave is forbidden). He was directly responsible for Rifana's death. Finally, Raphtalia broke after seeing her friend's corpse and was sure to reach deathbed, so Rabier sold her back to the slave trader.

Volume 4
He attacked the Van Reichnott mansion and accused him of giving asylum to the "devil of the shield". His soldiers rampaged the mansion, until Melty shows up. Melty demand them to stop their action and take her to her father. He took both Melty and Reichnott to his mansion (submitting the latter to violent torture).

Relationships
Legendary Heroes
 * Naofumi Iwatani: Like most Melromarc noblepeople, and also like a typical follower of The Church of the Three Heroes, Rabier had a profound hatred for the two most loathed entities in all Melromarc: the Shield Hero and the demi-humans (whom Naofumi had a natural affinity for), crediting the former as "a devil bent on tarnishing the world", and also proclaiming himself to have "a holy duty of purging the world from the evils of the Devil of the Shield and his filthy demi-humans". Such hatred was so irrational and intense, Rabier was fully willing to torture and kill even his own kind if these sided with or supported the Shield Hero and the demi-humans in any way, as seen when he captured and nearly killed Van Reichnott by physically beating him.

Vassal Wielders
 * Aultcray Melromarc XXXII: He aided Aultcracy in many wars against the Siltvelt nation. Both men shared a mutual hatred towards demi-humans and the Shield Hero. He was willing to kill Aultcray's daughter for his demented religious belief.

Others
 * Raphtalia: Little is explicitly known about his relationship with Raphtalia, except for the pain and suffering Rabier inflicted on her via torture on a daily basis, gaining a sadistic pleasure with such cruelty (pretty much as he used to do to every demi-human unfortunate enough to fall in his hands). However, these sickly dynamics changed for good when an enraged Raphtalia returned months later and turned the tables on Rabier, revealing him to be a real coward who pathetically begged for his life when she one-upped him at sword-point.


 * Melty Melromarc: He declared that it was "his duty to save Melromarc from falling into the Devil of the Shield's hands", and accuses said "devil" of trying to get his way to the throne by raping Melty. After meeting him, Melty began to approve all of Naofumi's brash decisions, stating that for those who act brash, a counteraction at height is needed. While being his "guest", Melty had given visible signs of not liking him at all.

Trivia

 * His name was revealed in his anime debut and not in any other material.
 * His surname Rabier is a possible pun on "rapier", an European sword with a long pointy blade made specifically for perforating rather than slashing, given the kind of sword usually seen with him. The same surname could also allude to "rabies" or "rabid", which fits perfectly his aggressive and hateful personality.