Dens Blau

"Dens Blau"

- moments before his death.

About
Dens Blau was a common soldier of the Helman 2nd Army that served as a member of Bitch Golch's exploration party on the floating city of Ylapu.

He was a gigantic and burly man with a fairly dim disposition that spoke with a distinct stutter. Despite this, he was also an incredibly kind and attentive person who cared deeply for his friends and was distressed by the large amount of corruption that had begun to plague Helman. He was a supporter of the Patton Faction, and was saddened after Patton Misnarge was declared dead after his failed occupation of Leazas. He had a very close friendship with his teammate and commander Hubert Lipton, who he recognized was going through a large amount of emotional stress following the apparent deaths of his father and best friend, despite Hubert's attempts at hiding it. Dens encouraged Hubert to open up about his conflicted feelings about the state of Helman, and continuously provided him with emotional support throughout their time together. In return, Hubert referred to Dens as his partner and treated him as his equal despite being his superior. Dens disliked working under Bitch, who generally looked down upon him as a brute and only valued him for his strength, but was reluctant to go against him and allowed himself to be abused. Dens did have his limits to how much of Bitch's horrible antics he could tolerate, however, and knocked him unconscious without hesitation after he tried to rape Shizuka Masou.

Tragically, Dens gave his life holding off the crazed Tousho Dio Calmis to buy Hubert time to escape to safety. He showed no regret in his death, only happiness that he was able to help his friend. Hubert was greatly saddened by Dens' sacrifice, but was also finally given the push he needed to gain the courage to go against Helman and assist Patton in his revolution. Because of this, Dens was instrumental to the reformation of the Patton Faction and, more indirectly, the collapse of Stessel Romanov's oppressive regime.

Abilities
Dens was both a strong and skilled soldier with a versatile skill set that allowed for him to be proficient with a wide range of weapons he also possessed a good cap of 32. While he mainly relied on an axe in combat, he also utilized powerful shoulder charges that could topple any opponent, even the highly skilled and heavily armored Rick Addison. In addition, his massive size and muscular frame gave him a much greater amount of strength and stamina than an ordinary person, allowing for him to be much stronger than another person at his level would be, even to the point of allowing him to hold off the ludicrously powerful Dio Calmis for several minutes unaided.

Besides his combat ability, Dens was a surprisingly attentive listener and skilled conversationalist, being able to effectively serve as a confidant to Hubert's most personal struggles and secrets while also providing him with sound advice and emotional support. It is because of Dens that Hubert was able to recognize his own dissatisfaction with the state of his country.

In many ways, Dens embodied the ideal traits of a Helmanian soldier, being both a powerful warrior and a loyal friend and ally.

Trivia

 * Despite his appearance, Dens was actually only 22 years old at the time of his death, 7 years younger than Hubert.