| Zelgadis Greywords |
| Completely cold and uncaring? Or simply a misunderstanding? Such is the complexity of the shell of Zelgadis Greywords. Admirable in both swordsmanship and sorcery, Zelgadis is an intriguing, mysterious character that is always searching... Skilled at shamanism and perhaps other offensive spells. Very fast and very strong, physically. Not a sorcery genius, but is definitely a strong intellectual, in terms of actually being "smart". Thoughts are very logical and precise. He's sometimes a loner, leaving the rest of the group and going off to ponder about his own fate. Three sides: Heartless, mysterious, unforgiving and soft, compassionate, reserved and silly, helpless, vulnerable. He will look for his cure if he has to go beyond the ends of the earth and turn against his comrades. Zelgadis is a strong character because of his dual skills. He can cast very strong, offensive spells like Lina, but he's simply not as powerful. He can wield his sword with no small skill like Gourry, but he's simply not as talented. However, he makes up for this by being very serious and remaining on task. Zelgadis is confident - he likes the person he is, at least on the inside. When victims of his assault as bodyguard called him "a heartless sorceror/swordsman", he actually liked the sound of it. Usually, Zelgadis is the first of his three sides. He's this way sometimes by himself, and also in the case of serious battles. Before joining up with Lina, he was probably like this all the time, ever since he had been cursed with Rezo's "gift" of a golem body. It's this cool, mysterious, in control side that fans usually admire. Zelgadis is more like this than anything else when looking for his cure, not letting anything or anyone get in his way. When something happens to one of his companions, Zelgadis will use these traits to fuel his vengeance, as evidenced when Amelia "died" near the end of Slayers Next. A furious Zelgadis charged with everything he had toward Phibrizzo, though in vain. Zelgadis always keeps his composure when in one of these moods. Sometimes the softer side of Zelgadis may show through - the fondness he feels for his companions. Although sometimes it seems like it's nonexistent, it's still there. Zelgadis probably regards this as a weakness, though, and so sticks with his original image in order to get what he wants. It is also rare to see Zelgadis helpless and silly, but in Slayers Next it seemed that the story went out of its own way to embarrass him, often resulting in hilarious situations, at least, for everyone but Zelgadis. Notable examples from Next were when he was used as an anchor, when he dressed up in a bunny costume, and when he had to cross-dress to get through Femille. It's times like those that Zelgadis completely loses his hard-worked-for self image; it must be a sad event for him. Zelgadis has not particularly changed from when he was first seen, except for the parts about him being in funny situations. He played a far, far more serious role in the first Slayers season than the seasons following. He's still the same lovable golem that will kill everyone that gets in his way like he always was! ^_^ Zelgadis is a wanderer, and in some ways a loner... there's no doubt about that. Searching eternally for his out-of-reach cure, he won't give up on it for anything; his hatred for Rezo also runs deep. At times, you see how depressed he really is, when he leaves the group to be off by himself, or when he played his lonely guitar solo in Slayers Try. Zelgadis cannot stay in one place while there might be a cure elsewhere in the world waiting - it's his destiny to always keep searching; it's an element that was probably intended never to be tied in the story. |
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