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The 9th Elder (Kor. 9장로) was a high-ranking member of the Union with the title of Elder, and was one of the main antagonists of Season 6. Judging by his words, it seems he was the main scientist of the Union. He was killed in the battle against Frankenstein, being consumed by Dark Spear.

Appearance[]

He was a short elderly man with a long white beard that extended all the way to his waist. He had long white eyelashes and his head was mostly bald, except for a long white queue which was hung over his right shoulder. His skin was pale.

Personality[]

He was shown to be quite analytic, and appeared to have a quiet but very serious and stern personality. He was often at the side of Roctis Kravei, and they appeared to be confidants. He was also quite arrogant in his own way, believing himself to be the best scientist in the field of human experimentation and bragging about it in front of Frankenstein - the originator of physical modifications himself.

Background[]

He has the rank of an Elder and is supposedly the head researcher within the Union. It has been implied that he has done experiments on Ignes in the past, with her and Roctis' consent.

Plot Overview[]

The 9th Elder was first seen walking with Roctis Kravei, the 4th Elder, when Roctis sensed the death of the 12th Elder. The 9th Elder was surprised and wondered who could be powerful enough to defeat the 12th Elder despite him being a modified human that was contracted to Roctis. He then noted that the death of the 12th Elder was going to cause a great commotion[1].

The 9th Elder relayed a report he received to Roctis regarding the 12th Elder's death by a noble. He agreed when Roctis said that the noble must be a clan leader to be strong enough to kill him. He learned here that a clan leader may sense that Roctis is the 12th Elder's contractor and announced that he would begin investigating the 12th Elder's actions[2].
After the 5th, 7th and 8th Elders were sent to start the war, he was again shown to be conversing with Roctis. He asked whether he knew who else was there aside from Seira.[3].
When the 6th, 7th, and 8th Elders were annihilated and the presence of the Noblesse was announced, the 9th Elder visited Roctis. He reassured him that the Noblesse must have used most of his power and that he shouldn't worry. He then went to conduct an experiment with Ignes Kravei[4]. Later he went to a chamber in the lab which held Muzaka in a glass vessel. He deemed that they had to wake him up soon[5].

The 9th Elder was with Roctis Kravei when Dr. Crombel paid them a sudden visit. The latter explained his reason for visiting to be about inquiring about the noble involvement of the events that occurred. The 9th Elder quickly dismissed Crombel, implying that he had no right to ask for such information. As Crombel was about to go, Ignes arrived and met him. Both the 9th Elder and Roctis watched as Ignes accompanied Crombel out[6].
The 9th Elder found out that Ignes had departed for Korea along with their anti-clan leader weapons[7]. She brought an unconscious Seira to their secret island and told the 9th Elder to collect his own noble samples from those who had followed her. He eagerly hunted the two new samples: Regis and Rael[8]. He caught them with help from Ignes. Before long, Lunark arrived to check on them. When 9th went to meet her and she told them why she's there, a commotion occured nearby. The 9th Elder volunteered to go and check it out so as to prevent Lunark from wandering off and discovering their secret experiments.
There he found another possible sample: Frankenstein[9]. He asked Frankenstein to follow him as he would be his experimental subject from now on. He even bragged about being the best modification scientist. Frankenstein was quite surprised and outraged to hear such words. Frankenstein destroyed his remaining weapon, and awed by his sample's powers, 9th began fighting him.
In a short while, the 9th Elder was outmatched and Lunark arrived onto the scene. She called Frankenstein by his name and 9th was in a stupor at the revelation[10]. As Lunark declined to offer any help to him, the 9th Elder made a sneak attack on Frankenstein, however, it was easily evaded. Frankenstein explained how the Union had planted a false story about him and even offered to hand over Dark Spear to the 9th Elder. Shocked and surprised, the 9th Elder grabbed the spear Frankenstein threw at him. His glee of holding the weapon turned into a nightmare as it started to consume him abruptly. Within a few moments, the 9th Elder was fully devoured by Dark Spear which was then retrieved by Frankenstein[11].

Spin-offs & Other Media[]

9th Elder does not feature in Rai's Adventure.

9th Elder does not feature in Noblesse S.

9th Elder does not feature in the Beginning Of Destruction OVA.

9th Elder does not feature in the Awakening OVA.

9th Elder does not feature in the anime.

Relationships[]

  • Ignes Kravei: They would conduct experiments together and were familiar with each other. How they first came to know of each other is unknown.
  • Roctis Kravei: The 9th Elder and Roctis worked together in the Union. They appeared to trust each other though how they came to do so is unknown.

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  • Muzaka: He experimented on Muzaka while he was asleep.

Powers & Abilities[]

Being a Union Elder, he had a very high level of authority and was considered the most valuable asset within the Union. This may have been why he was denied the permission to participate with other Elders in the investigation of the series of incidents in Korea, including the death of the 12th Elder. Apparently he did not have as much fighting experience due to focusing on his experiments[12].

Scientific Expertise[]

He was a brilliant scientist and superior to Dr. Crombel who was always attempting to surpass him. He was the one who handled the modification experiments on the 8th and 12th Elders and was likely to be responsible for many other high level experiments within the Union.

9th elder spider shots

The 9th Elder shooting blasts of electricity.

Transformation[]

As a modified human, the 9th Elder could physically transform. This was shown first against Regis and Rael[13]. He grew four spider leg-like extensions from his back with which he could release explosive bursts of electricity. His extensions were also strong enough to pierce through a noble easily. Despite his transformation, he was easily defeated by Frankenstein due to being absorbed by Dark Spear when it was handed to him.

Battles[]

Trivia[]

  • He had never fought against any pure-blooded noble until he captured Regis and Rael.

References[]

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