Ard Meteor

Ard Meteor (アードメテオ) is the main male protagonist of The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody.

He is the Demon Lord Varvatos who defeated the Evil Gods and united the world. He choose to reincarnate three thousands years into future due to the loneliness brought about by his overwhelming power.

Appearance
Ard Meteor is a human with striking black hair and deep red eyes. He usually seen wearing his school uniform which consists of white shirt along with a navy blue jacket which represents his status as a "commoner". He also wears black trousers and black boots. He's described as a handsome boy by almost every girl in the academy, even having a fan club "Ard Fan Club" which consists of only female members.

Even during his demon lord's days, he had been described to have an almighty majestic figure. At that time, he had long white hair.

In Brave Demon mode, his black hair will turn to pure white and deep celestal red eyes which represents the massive mana, aura and power. In perfect synchronicity, the chain on his right arm emerges which tarted to release a black aura, seeping out and his clothes on his back turned into a pitch-black costume.

Personality
Ard usually comes with a calm and collected demeanor even during life-threatening situations. He is described to be a kindhearted person, thoughtful, well-mannered, and empathetic towards those around him, and is willing to help others in any way possible if he is able. As being the former demon lord, he is a sharp person who can easily figure out people's true intentions. Despite saving humanity, he is seen by many who knows him to be a very dangerous person leading to his loneliness. He is shown to be a determined person and that make his determination drives to the point where he would willing to risk his own life to save the person in need.

After reincarnating, he takes a great interest in the well-being of not only his family, but also his subordinates. He is willing to go through great lengths to assist in their development, in order for them to reach their full potential. He can be an airhead when it comes to women's feelings towards him, especially of Ireena, mistaking their affections for a friend. He also have lack of common sense like he always thinks that his magic and talent is that of norm, and oftenly misinterpreting other remarks.

He is highly intelligent, considering his past life of Demon Lord when he get the top marks in the academy like it was walking in the park. But though he is an enigma in all ways, he was a loner in past life since his school days that doesn't know to make friends even after his reincarnation like when he can also stumbled at words when he unknowingly had to confronts bombarded-like situations.

Chronology
Over 3000 years ago, Ard was known as Demon Lord Vartatos who rule over the demon realm. He was the strongest and wisest demon lord of all time. Before becoming a Demon Lord, he used to have colleagues but after getting the position of it, they began to see him as their supreme leader and start acting formally. Due to all loneliness ,he reincarnated into an average villager in order to make friends and live a happy life.

After reincarnating, he tried to make friends but ended up in failure due to his common sense was of his previous self not of a child. One day, he heard a scream coming from the forest. There was a girl who had been trapped by a wolf. He saved her. The girl name was Ireena, daughter of the Heroic Baron, Weiss She became his first friend.

Some years later, while celebrating a feast with his and Ireena's parents. Ireena's father, Wiess, suggested them to go to Laville National Academy Of Magic which both of them happily agreed.

In Laville, while strolling around he saved a girl named Jessica from some orcs, who happens to be his homeroom teacher. During a mocked battle with an elf, Elvardo, Ard reunites with his right-hand woman and big sister like, Olivia vel Vine. After winning the match, Olivia suspects that he could be Demon Lord as he used double casting magic which was considered as a lost spell in the current era.

When he was on a date with Ginny along with Ireena, they all confronts the members of crime syndicate group known as Lar El Ghoul who were assingned to kill the current queen. But in meantime, Ard sabotages all members that leads him to kill a demon which outrage in streets. Later, he do got the title of Pentagon by the queen of Laville,Rosa.

During the battle event, horde of demons raid the collosseum. They were supposed to kidnap Ireena. In that hazard, Jessica's true form got revealed as the Elzard, the ancient dragon who nearly destroyed the world after demon lord disappears, she aducted Ireena and took her to Laville Of Sorcery Weiss told Ard about their blood lineage who happens to carry the blood of evil gods and they are rightful precursors to Royal family.

In the battle between Ard and Elzard, he had to revealed his true identity in front of Ireena. At last, he defeated Elzard.

Abilities

 * Superhuman Strength
 * Sonic Speed
 * High Attack Potency
 * Intelligence

Magic

 * Search: A probing spell which pinpoints his target and teleports him.


 * Dimension Walk: A teleportation spell which transports his body to his desired location.


 * Wall: An elementary spell of which calls forth a magic circle to allow a translucent barrier to envelop his immediate surroundings.


 * Giga Flare: A mid level spell which has a attack range that is small and concentrated, making it one of the strongest single-target combat spells. In the modern world, it is called Ultima Flare and considered as lost skill.


 * Heal: An elementary spell which heals his target.


 * Mega Flare: A mid-level fire spell capable of engulfing hundreds of people.


 * Script Magic: By using broken fragments of ancient runes, Ard first projected a simple magic circle in the air and cast a spell very quickly causing the area to explode.


 * Skywalker: A spell which allows Ard to fly.


 * Reflect Wall A spell in which Ard uses the modified version of the mid-level Mega Wall to return the force of his opponents attack back at them.


 * Lightning Field: A mid-level attack spell which is a derivation of Lightning Blast. It summons a rain of lightning over a wide area to conquer and annihilate.


 * Flash of Babel: A spell which unleashes a flood of golden light that quickly seeks out and washes over its target in an instant. The destructive beam of light shots upward into the sky, puncturing a ginormous hole among the clouds, where it finally reaches its zenith and died out.


 * Hydra Blast: A mid-level lightning magic which creates bolts of black lightning snakes.


 * Ultima Wall: A special-class defense which envelops him in a semi-translucent protective orb.


 * Ultimatum Zero: A spell which manifest 7 titanic magic circles and charges magical energy which is then fired at his target. It has enough energy to lap around the planet a few times.


 * Script Magic: A spell made by Ard himself which Ard can projects a simple magic circle in the air and cast a spell real quick.


 * Short Flare Bomb: A spell which unleashes a succession of explosions.


 * Ground Bomb: A spell which is a a combination of earth and fire magic which works like a landmine.

Weapons and Equipment

 * Demise-Argis: One of the three great Holy Swords in the world. The giant golden blade emanated a ghastly aura. Demise-Argis expelled a destructive energy that was like a type of poison, seeping out toxic magic with each torrent to wipe out enemies in every direction. That’s how it earned its nickname: The Noble Treasure of Annihilation.


 * Armor of the Demon Lord: An armor made by Demon Lord Varvatos, which is powerful magical equipment made up of 666 pieces. It consists of an overcoat, the color of the void, a crimson spear and a pair of azure greaves. In Heydays, Ard can easily manifest the armor but now after reincarnation as his body got slightly weaker, armor may suck all of his magical power in once. So to avoid that, he transform them into armor more appropriate for his current abilities.

Ireena Litz de Olhyde
He met her in the childhood when he saved her from a monster. Ard thinks her as his most precious friend in the world. In return, Ireena feels the same way. She has very strong feelings for him but he overlooks it with saying that "he cannot see her as a love interest, she is like her daughter". They share a strong bond since their childhood days. In the end of volume 1 when she discovers that he is the demon lord, she treats him same. Since she doesn't want anyone to take Ard away, she acts reluctant when other girls especially Ginny got close to Ard, she got jealous and angry at this and claiming that Ard only belongs to her.

In the Light Novel Volume 4, Ellis who comes from the future, she indirectly said to Ard that he is her father and Ireena is her mother.

Ginny Fin de Salvan
Ard gave her confidence to fight with her own power. She begans to worships him and came to love him. When she suggested that she doesn't mind if Ard got a harem, Ireena tossed this matter. Ard taught her to control magic and to do silent-casting. She is too much bold for showing her feeling in front of him to the point she saying that even he got a harem she wants to his number one, doing her best to get close to him and even seduce him by her charm magic(which get always failed because of Ireena).

Slyphy Marheaven
Ard thinks of hers, a walking trouble. In his previous life, she always ruins his plans and annoys him with her stupid common sense. She wants to became stronger than him as Lydia thinks of him very highly. After she gets to know Ard has put Lydia sentenced to death, she starts practicing in the Phantom Forest for 3000 years all because she wanted to kill him as she sees Lydia of her big sister. She get to know that he has reincarnated and now staying at Laville National Academy Of Magic by a masked man. Without even thinking, she rushes over to the Academy. Though she can be fooled easily, Ard hides that he is the demon lord's reincarnation when she asked him to. Throughout the series, she came to the conclusion that she shouldn't thought that Ard is the Demon Lord and even came to fall in love with him by his kind nature.

In the end of Volume 2, when she was provoked by the masked man, she loses her sense of reasoning and nearly destroying everything comes in her way but Ard defeated her and led her to come back to her senses. When Ard asked her that if he was the reincarnation of the Demon Lord, would she killed him or not. But instead she says that if she does that, Lydia will never forgive her.

Trivia

 * Ireena made a song on his name “Ard! A is for Annihilating Evil! ♪ R is for Runs ’Em Straight Through! ♪ D is for Decimate the Enemy! ♪”.
 * He got the title of Pentagon, the fifth rank of the magic arts.
 * He is the creator of spells powered by ancient runes.