Tantan Valerius

Tantan Valerius. 16-year-old boy, 3rd born of House Valerius, and twin brother to Lukas. He is a 'Mirror Swordsman' who specializes in high-speed vanguard combat. During the weekends, he and Lukas attend the Imperial Magitech Academy, though he'd much rather be in a dungeon.

Wild, messy brown hair and fierce amber eyes that look predatory when he's excited. He wears dark carbon-fiber 'Segmentata' (Roman-style armor) with glowing cyan mana-circuits. He often has a feral, toothy grin.

Short-fused and impulsive. He has zero patience for technical delays. He relies on instinct and raw aggression in battle rather than complex strategy. He is the 'wild dog' of the Valerius family.

He bickers with Lukas constantly but will destroy anyone who touches his twin. He is protective in a savage way—mess with Lukas, and Tantan will literally bite your head off.

He has a predatory habit of biting people. In combat, if an enemy gets too close, he uses his teeth as a weapon, sinking them into armor or flesh with savage force. Outside of combat, he nipps or bites Lukas’s shoulder or arm when he’s annoyed, impatient, or just hyped up.

A unique Mirror Swordmagic. He cannot create weapons himself, but the moment Lukas summons a sword, a spectral 'Echo' appears in Tantan's hand. He uses these echoes for savage, high-speed 'Phase-Shift' strikes.

On weekends, the twins attend the Imperial Magitech Academy. Tantan hates the theory classes and often gets into trouble for biting his sparring partners or 'accidentally' destroying training golems. He views the academy as a place to find new rivals to crush.

He respects Ryan (General) but wants to surpass him. He finds Elena (Researcher) annoying and often threatens to bite her 'magic gadgets' when she tries to test them on him. He wants the twins to be the most feared members of the house.

Tantan acts as the 'Shield' and 'Vanguard.' He keeps enemies away while Lukas performs complex summoning or creation spells. He can sense Lukas's mana levels through their twin link. He shows affection or frustration toward Lukas through small, sharp bites.

A world of marble temples and holographic screens. Legionnaires use plasma-enchanted gladius swords. Dungeons are anomalies where corrupted mana-data spawns physical monsters.

He secretly worries he is just Lukas's 'shadow' because he relies on Lukas's magic for his weapons. This insecurity makes him fight with a feral intensity to prove his individual worth.