Aqualord Ragradia (水竜王 ラグラディア, Akuarōdo Raguradia and known as the Water Dragon King in the English dub) is one of the four Dragon Kings left by Flare Dragon Ceifeed before his death after the last battle against the ma-ō Ruby Eye Shabranigdu. Like his three siblings, Ragradia possesses less than a quarter of the original power of Ceifeed. Aqualord protects the northern zone of the Slayers world. As all Dragon Kings correspond to a natural element, Aqualord's essence is linked to water.
Appearance[]
While it is evident that, like other shinzoku, Ragradia's appearance is merely symbolic and can vary, his depiction in Slayers media has been quite consistent. He is shown as a blue dragon of Eastern cultures with fin-like ears and scales, surrounded with dragon-shaped bodies of water.
Overview[]
When the Dark Lord invaded the north, fighting through the water dragon lord’s well-prepared traps, he prevailed, destroying the water dragon lord in the process. However, his own body became bound to the earth as a result, and he was no longer able to move.—Lina Inverse, to Gourry Gabriev, Kōma War, Slayers volume 1
In the events leading up to the Kōma War, a fragment of the Demon King resurrected from within the sorcerer Lei Magnus who teamed up with Chaos Dragon Garv to confront the Aqualord. The Dragon King had by then been entirely isolated from his ryūzoku troops who had been diverted by onslaughts of other mazoku, and his fellow shinzoku who could not intervene due to the mazoku barrier. The fierce battle which ensued left no clear victor as both parties were practically equal in power[1]. After managing to imprison Lei Magnus-Shabranigdu in a block of magical ice deep within the Kataart Mountains, Aqualord sealed Garv into a human body, hoping to purge him of his demon self through continuous reincarnation, much like how Ceifeed intended for Shabranigdu. However, Ragradia died as a result of using up all of his power[2].
A part of his will would go on to exist in the Claire Bible, which contains his memories and knowledge. The Eternal Queen also has similar abilities, and so does Auntie Aqua, who appeared in Slayers NEXT. The latter only appears near complete copies of the Claire Bible. it also seems that some amount of Ragradia's power manifests in humans known as Knights of Aqualord, who possess substantial strength thanks to the fragment of the Aqualord within them, although their abilities do not grant them access to the late shinzoku's divine knowledge. The only currently known knight is Lyos.
After the loss of knowledge pertaining to holy magic caused by the mazoku barrier, it is unknown as to which holy magic spells, if any, drew power specifically from Aqualord Ragradia.
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- ↑ Slayers volume 1
- ↑ Slayers Next Episode 21