Lantis
Lantis (ランティスRantisu?), Zagato's younger brother, is a powerful Cail or Kailu (magic swordsman) who journeyed abroad for a great deal of time and returned to Cephiro after meeting Eagle in Autozam. Lantis has made his first appearance in season two when he returned to Cephiro. He desired to remove the Pillar System in order to prevent the tragedy and pain that Zagato and Princess Emaurade had experienced. He is regarded with suspicion due to his reclusive nature. Nevertheless Hikaru approaches him, though at first it's because she feels extreme guilt about killing his brother. Though his intimidating manner can be off-putting, he is gentle at heart; in fact, he forgives Hikaru and the other Knights for Zagato's death.
Story:
Lantis on ova
Very little was revealed about Lantis' childhood and early years prior to the series. All that was made known was that he studied the arts of magic along with his older brother, Zagato, under Master Mage Clef, and that his mother's deathbed gift to him was a mirror pendant that possessed strong magical powers, hinting that she might have been a magician herself as well.
When he grew to manhood, he was the best swordsman in Cephiro, as well as an exceptionally powerful and accomplished magician capable of effortlessly casting spells of the highest order, very much like Zagato and Clef, the latter of whom even once commented that he could effectively rival his older brother in terms of magical strength and skill.
In the anime version he falls in love with Hikaru, which she reciprocates, while in the manga there are only hints of any romance between the two. At the end of the manga, Lantis asks Hikaru how people of Earth convey love. When she explains that they usually marry, Lantis asks if there is anyone she'd like to marry, to which Hikaru replies that she'd like to marry everyone as she loves them all.
Appearance:
Lantis
Lantis wears black wrought armour with a wide light blue mantle hanging loose from the shoulders for his whole length. Two black pieces of cloth, pinned under a white belt, frame both his waist sides until the ankles. His undergarments are a simple pair of black pants and a high-collared, long-sleeved shirt of the same colour. He also wears a light golden ring around his head, and pale blue jewels are set in decorative patterns all along the shoulders and chest of his armour. He also has matching protectors for both his lower legs and arms.
Lantis is an exceptionally tall, well-built, and supremely handsome young man who appears to be just in the very prime of his life but, given that the people of Cephiro had the power to “will” how they look like, he might actually be centuries old. His physical appearance is as different from his best friend, Eagle, as day and night: he is handsome and perfectly proportioned, but his beauty is unmistakably masculine. He always looks intimidating, yet gorgeous, with piercing azure eyes and a usually expressionless face framed by short, silky raven-black hair.
Trivia
- Lantis also appears in Tsubasa. His name comes from the Mazda Lantis.
- Voiced by Lex Lang and Jūrōta Kosugi, both of whom also voiced Zagato.