Xellos
| Slayers character | |
| Xellos
| |
|---|---|
| Homeworld: | Red Orb, Sea of Chaos |
| Homeland: | Wolfpack Island |
| Species: | Mazoku (He posseses the appearance of a black cone) |
| Gender: | Apparently Male |
| Hair Colour: | Purple |
| Height: | 5'10"? |
| Known Relatives: | Zelas Metallium |
| Age: | around 1,012 |
| Abilities: | Mazoku Powers Dark Magic Skills Teleportation and Super Speed |
| Allies: | Lina Inverse Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun Gourry Gabriev Zelgadis Greywords Filia Ul Copt |
| Love Interest: | - |
| First Episode Appearance: | Episode 2 of Slayers NEXT |
| Voice Actor: | David Moo |
| Seiyu: | Akira Ishida |
Xellos, sometimes spelled Xelloss or Xellos Metallium is a major character from the Slayers manga, light novels, and anime.
Biography
During the Resurrection War, in order to prevent the intervention of the Shinzoku and Ryuzoku four of the five Mazoku Lords created a barrier around the northern part of the continent. This kept the Dragons and Shinzoku out, but also prevented the lords from moving too far. In order so that they could still act with impunity in the world, all the Mazoku lords except one created generals and a priests, mostly one of each. The exception was Greater Beast Zelas-Metallium, who put all the power into one being, Xellos instead. Still, he only holds the title of a priest.
Xellos played a major part in the Resurrection War. While Chaos Dragon Gaav and Shabranigdo (who was controlling Lei Magnus's body) fought with Aqualord Ragradia, Xellos completely annhilated a clan of Dragons with a simple wave of the finger. Until the events of Slayers NEXT, Xellos' mission was to find and destroy the manuscripts of the Claire Bible, a task which he worked on for a thousand years.
Like all extremely powerful Mazoku, Xellos prefers to take a Human form in order to lull others into a false sense of security. He chooses to mimic a human to the extent that he can actually bleed to further this illusion. His true Mazoku form is that of an inverted black cone, which can split into many smaller ones to attack an opponent.
Slayers NEXT
Under the orders of Hellmaster Phibrizzo, Xellos followed Lina sometimes helping, but often hampering her quest to find the Claire Bible. During this time he hides under the guise of a traveling priest, though he is revealed to be a Mazoku in the later episodes of the series.
In the climatic showdown with Chaos Dragon Gaav in the last episodes of Slayers NEXT, Xellos defends Lina and Co. from the attacks of Seigramm and Gaav, though taking a grevious wound in the process.
Slayers TRY
As Valgaav tries to summon Dark Star to the world of Ruby Eye, his mission this time is to stop this, bringing Valgaav back to the Mazoku's side if possible. In the end, he helps Lina and co. to fight Valgaav and stop Dark Star from being released into their world.
Personality
Xellos tends to act as a playful trickster, answering nearly all questions directed toward him with "Sore wa himitsu desu," literally "That is a secret." He seems to delight in the frustration that ensues with his withholding of information. For the majority of the second season, Xellos acts simply for comedy's sake frequently breaking the fourth wall and addressing the viewers; all the while subtly and even sinisterly advancing the plot.
Generally, Xellos' mood can be determined by the state of his eyes. If they are closed, he is acting as the "Trickster Priest," but when he opens them he brings forth the Mazoku.
Powers
Xellos is widely considered to be the most powerful Mazoku under the five lords. As such he is nearly immune to all Black Magic, only the spells that call upon Shaburnigdo or the Lords can even phase him; however, he is vulnerable to spells that use the power of the Lord of Nightmares, though given his speed it is unlikely that he would allow someone to cast the spell against him.
Immensely powerful, Xellos is capable of annhilating nearly anything using his own power. This is best shown by his destruction of an entire clan of Golden Dragons. However, he tends to underestimate his opponents, leading to himself getting beaten severely by Valgaav.
Like all Mazoku, Xellos can teleport anywhere he can imagine by phasing to and from the Astral Side.
Voices
- Akira Ishida (Japenese)
- David Moo(English)
- Kurt Stoll (Slayers Premium movie)
- Enrique Javier Lles (Spanish)
- Simone D'Andrea (Italian)
- Butz Combrinck (German)
- Luis Carreño (Venezolan)
- Szalai Csongor (Hungarian)