ROUCE THE RED LIGHTNING

Once King Siva's greatest knight, Rouce earned the name Red Lightning through his extraordinary speed in battle. His career took an unexpected turn when the King ordered him to kill Mana, an imperial red dragon, and Rouce responded by falling in love with her instead. He retired, married Mana and became Mink's father. The legendary warrior is therefore introduced to the audience less as a fearsome knight than as proof that Dragon Half considers domestic comedy a perfectly acceptable ending for heroic legend.