Gottfried Lelles

"Those who are afraid of stomping ants do not deserve to live."

- Gottfried

Gottfried Lelles is the de-facto leader of the Virtuous Blood.

Biography
Gottfried, is an amoral mercenary who lives by earning money and hunting beasts. Gottfried treats his contracts as a hunt rather than merely a job. And if he can, he would rather head straight to killing rather than arresting his preys. He's also notorious for resolving contracts without any regard to collateral damage.

He who hunts beasts would one day become a beast himself.

Personal Life
His personal life is a secret to the outsiders, those who are familiar with him, on the other hand, can tell why he is being cynical towards almost everything. In short, his personal life is traumatic.

Combat and Skills
Judging from the absurdly huge silver greatsword he's carrying, he might be a former vampire hunter before he founded the Virtuous Blood in the first place. The said sword, contrary to its appearance, is actually a blunt weapon tailored for crushing bones. His bound weapons are said to be able to steal one's soul, suggesting his deep hatred towards beasts and creatures who drink blood to the point he wants to rob their afterlife. While there are many solid proofs of such claims, the extinction of House Traven might be his most famous deed.

Trivia

 * Gottfried is named after Gotz von Berlichingen, a one-armed knight due to the latter's resemblance to Guts from Berserk.
 * Gottfried's cynical personality and his use of a slab of metal as a weapon are also very similar to Guts. The key difference is that Gottfried doesn't even have any close friend to begin with.