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Verdelet is the hierarch of the Union and a traveling companion of Caim. He is the only priest allowed to speak to the Goddess.
Story[]
Drakengard
Verdelet was raised within the clergy all his life. Although taught to always follow the scriptures and protect the Goddess at all times, he secretly doubts his life's practices and believes humanity's attempts to prevent the Great Time works against God's will. He dreads the Seeds of Resurrection as he fears their potential and the change they might bring to Midgard, speculating that they may be the bearers of God's punishment. Eternally unsure of what to believe for himself, he chooses the non-confrontational route by living faithfully to his occupation. When Verdelet was younger, he spontaneously made a pact with the now Petrified Dragon on the battlefield, giving up his dearly cherished hair in the process. The great power he gained from the dragon was the main cause of his rise to the position of hierarch.
He had served under many Goddesses before the events of Drakengard.
Drag-On Dragoon Judgement
Drakengard
the Anguish of an unsmiling Watcher
“ | Hom gallech ne'allay fray natila.
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flowers for the Broken spirit
Verdelet accompanies Caim until the final battle with Furiae. It can be assumed that he was eventually killed by the many clones of her monstrous form.
a Companion's eternal farewell
The uprising of the dragons probably resulted in Verdelet's untimely death.
the wild dreams of a Deluded child
After the death of the Priestess, Grotesqueries and the Queen-beast enter the world from the crimson sky. Verdelet and the remanining party members devise a plan to place Seere on top of the Queen-beast, freezing the monster in time forever. Verdelet, afraid of the chaos around them, is left behind as Caim and Seere fly into the center of the Imperical capital where the Queen-beast lies. His fate remains unknown.
the End of the dragon sphere
Drakengard 2
Three years prior to the events of the second game, Verdelet strengthened the seal on Angelus. Her agony caused Caim to hunt the Knights of the Seal for her release. Verdelet was one of the many killed by him.
Drag-On Dragoon 1.3
The World of Dragons
Verdelet works as a Shinto priest for the Union. Although he is of a lower class, he aspires to become something greater and might even conspire to forcibly take the seat held by the High Priest. Perhaps he could use Caim to further develop this plot.[1]
The World of Humans
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The World of Demons
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The World of God
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Shinjuku 2013
Record unavailable.Personality[]
Verdelet is a priestly man. As the spiritual leader of the Union, he is greatly respected by its soldiers.
However, without the cover of his religion, Verdelet proves to be a worthless man. Deep down, Verdelet is a selfish coward, who prides his own safety over that of his followers. He is a very unreliable man.
He also appears to be mildly senile as he repeats things needlessly and makes constant exclamations about the world ending - in multiple variations.
Abilities[]
As hierarch, and overseer of the seals, Verdelet has the ability to cast a sealing spell. It can be used to maintain the temples and seal away evil.
When he casts the sealing spell, Verdelet mutters "Hom gallech ne'allay fray natila". It is perhaps the transformed Latin phrase: ohm (gallech) ne allae fay natalia; this (algorithmically) translates to Homily (gallech) not ye Fay birth. A homily can describe a short sermon, especially one for a wedding or funeral; Fay is an older term for fairy/magic. If this were the true phrase, sealing serves to smother magic, and in fact keeps it from being born.
Development[]
According to Cavia producer, Takuya Iwasaki, Verdelet was originally going to be a boss character. However, the team realized that they lacked a person who was concerned for the Goddess and decided to adapt him for this position. Taro Yoko explains that he was envisioned to be the "despicable elder" who doesn't care for taking responsibility for anyone else but himself. Yoko believes that's the reason why he was spared in the game's multiple endings. Developers are aware of fan backlash for his character, but he is liked by Kimihiko Fujisaka, the game's illustrator.
Dengeki Online conducted a follow up interview series to their character popularity poll with series's producer Takamasa Shiba and series's character designer Kimihiko Fujisaka. Though there is a ten year gap for both interviews on this page, Fujisaka's favoritism for Verdelet remains strong. He is the proudest of Verdelet's design and feels he is the best character he drew from his college days.
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Trivia[]
- Verdelet is named after a demon that carries witches to Sabbath.
- Verdelet can whistle five whole octaves.
- It is unclear what made Verdelet feel the need to strengthen The Seal on Angelus. It could be that he did so at the request of The Knights of The Seal. But given Oror's kind, compassionate nature, it seems unlikely that he would encourage any action that would result in the greater suffering of The District residents. It could be that Gismor went behind Oror's back to convince Verdelet to do so. Another explanation is that Verdelet's growing senility combined with fear after seeing the damage done to the world by The Cult of the Watchers made him feel that extra precautions would be necessary to prevent another such cataclysm.
- The price paid for Verdelet's Pact (his hair), seems to be the most inconsequential of any price ever paid in the series. Unlike many Pact Partners, it is a price that seemingly has not hindered or inconvenienced him in any significant way. However, given his appearance in his youth (revealed in Drag-On Dragoon: Inside World), it is possible that he was once considered very attractive by others. As such, the removal of his hair after making his Pact might have caused others to regard him as much less charismatic. If that is indeed the case, it is unclear if Verdelet would be upset by this or not.
- Fans still resent his character. In Dengeki Online's character popularity poll for the series, he didn't earn a spot in the top ten rankings but some of the fans' spiteful comments for him have been publicly posted. He is often known as "Baldy" (ハゲ, hage) with Japanese fans.
- Since Iemasa Kayumi narrated the legend of the Intoners for the first promotional video for Drakengard 3, many Japanese fans believed Verdelet would appear in the game. This theory was smashed instantly during the opening cinematic, as a likely tip of the hat to fans.