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animeharem database accessed... slayers subfolder opened... profile "Zelgadis Graywords" acquired. � Name: Zelgadis Graywords Age: 18 Eye Color: blue-green Hair Color: light blue Height: 175 cm Hometown: Unknown Blood Type: AB Weapons of choice: Sword, shamanist magic Seiyuu: Midorikawa Hikaru Voice Actor: Crispin Freeman, formerly Daniel Cronin Name discrepancies: Zelgadiss, Greywers Zelgadis first appears in the first season of the Slayers TV series, looking for an orihalcon statue that contains the Philosopher's Stone. One of his men, Zolf, had almost found it at a bandit hideout. That's where Lina Inverse, the series' heroine, showed up, blasted the bandits (and Zolf), and took the bandits' treasure -- including the orihalcon. While Lina and her companion Gourry Gabriev were resting in an inn, Zelgadis, shrouded in robes, asked to make a deal. From here on the first Slayers story arc unfolds: Zelgadis tries to buy the orihalcon off of Lina, but she refuses. It's then Zelgadis resorts to attacking Lina and Gourry. Tricked into thinking that Rezo, an enigmatic red priest, is their ally, Lina and Gourry believe that Zelgadis is their enemy. When some of Rezo's men capture Lina, Zelgadis sets her free. At the end of the first story arc, after the defeat of the demon Shabranigdu, Zelgadis leaves the company of Lina and Gourry. In the middle of the next story arc, in Sairaag, Zelgadis reappears, saving Lina, Gourry, and now Amelia, from their new enemy Eris. Zelgadis is a combination of golem, demon, and human -- a chimera. Originally a human - and a descendant of Rezo's - Rezo turned him into a chimera, twisting Zel's wish to be more powerful. Zelgadis was after the Philosopher's Stone so that he could kill Rezo and cure his body. He is ashamed of his curse. However, being a chimera means his body is as hard a stone, and renders him invulnerable to regular forces (ex: a sword). He is usually shrouded in robes. He also gets a bit embarrassed when people (usually Lina ^_-) bring up the subject of romance around him. Zel is an excellent swordsman, and a very talented magic user. His magic powers are related to shamanist magic or astral magic. His is capable of firing off a Ra Tilt, one of the most powerful astral spells to exist. Kitiara's Comments: o/~ "And all the girlies say he's pretty fly, for a blue guy!" o/~ Zelgadis is a very well-rounded character. He's powerful, he's smart, he's superhuman... if he was a normal everyday do-gooder, I'd hate him. However, his first priority his curing himself, and he starts out against Lina Inverse. Even when they become allies, he never stops making fun of her. His "duo" with Amelia is quite cute. Gotta love that hair, too. If he were a blond, he could pass for Sage... if Sage was made of stone and was part demon. ^_- Also... Midorikawa Hikaru's voice acting is a major plus. Zelgadis and Tamahome? I may melt right here. Zel also has good English dub talent, both with Daniel Cronin's softer, aloof-sounding voice and Crispin Freeman's louder, more Frasier-esque one. Aleksa's Comments: Extras: Zelgadis closeup - Full size of the above picture Zelgadis picture - A nice manga image Zelgadis screencap - About to cast a spell... Zelgadis screencap - A light spell to signal Zolf and Rodimus Zelgadis picture - The end of an episode, a foreboding Zel image Zelgadis screencap - Shrouded in robes, as always Zing-Zang's Zelgadiss Greywers Shrine - A site with a very extensive image gallery Temple of Zelgadis - A Zelgadis shrine with a neat interactive storyline The Ultimate Zelgadis Shrine - Tons of Zel stuff � Back to the database This profile's background provided by: The Anime Harem is � 1999 Kitiara and Aleksa.