Ramposa III

Ramposa III (ランポッサIII) is the current king of the Re-Estize Kingdom. He is the father of Barbro, Zanac and Renner.

Appearance
An emaciated old man. His head is already scattered with pale white hair. His limbs are little more than just twigs.

Personality
Ramposa III is described as a good person and willing to take risks to save his people from danger. He also loves his children greatly. He is very determined, as shown by the fact that although he is nearing 60 years old and having trouble walking with a war wound, he still insists on walking by himself.

Background
King Ramposa III has reigned over the Re-Estize Kingdom for at least thirty-nine years. When he inherited the throne, the Kingdom was already in a dire political state due to mistakes made by previous kings. Throughout his reign, he tried to reform the Kingdom, but to no avail. During a previous annual war with the Baharuth Empire, Ramposa III sustained a grave knee injury. As a result, he now has trouble walking and requires a cane to walk. In recent years, even though it has long been time to abdicate his throne, he still has not decided on a suitable successor due to political complications.

The Bloody Valkyrie Arc
King Ramposa III makes his first appearance in the Valencia Palace and welcome Gazef Stronoff's return. He listens to Gazef's report about the mysterious magic caster named Ainz Ooal Gown, who saved Warrior Captain's life from the Sunlight Scripture.

After the meeting, Ramposa III apologizes to Gazef for sending him on a dangerous mission without giving him the proper equipment for the job. He also wants to give recompense for the families of the deceased at Carne Village and also to express his heartfelt gratitude towards Ainz Ooal Gown for saving his most loyal subject. He sees his youngest daughter, Princess Renner, who wants to discuss with him in her room. He tells his daughter that he'll be on his way. After she has left, he wishes for at least one of his daughters to be able to attain freedom but his other daughters will definitely scold him.

The Men in the Kingdom Arc
During the demonic disturbance in the Royal Capital, King Ramposa III alongside with Gazef Stronoff and his warrior troop joins with the adventurers to fight against the horde of demons in the Royal Capital. After the disturbance, King Ramposa III awards Momon a letter of appreciation and a shortsword for his heroic action in saving the Royal Capital from Jaldabaoth.

The Magic Caster of Destroy Arc
King Ramposa III summoned the royalists and the great nobles together for a meeting. He revealed that he had received a message from the Baharuth Empire, demanding that the Re-Estize Kingdom must hand over the territory around E-Rantel to the newly founded Sorcerer Kingdom, led by the Sorcerer King, Ainz Ooal Gown. Knowing they did not stand a chance against Ainz, Gazef advised him to just hand over the territory. However, as a king who cares about his people, he could not follow Gazef's advice and decided to go to war against the Empire and Nazarick.

Several months later, Ramposa III attended a strategy meeting with the other leaders of the Royal Army. Knowing he was in no condition to lead the army himself, he handed over supreme command to Marquis Raeven. Also, having taken Gazef's advice to heart, he send his oldest son, Crown Prince Barbro, to Carne Village under the cause of information gathering to remove him from the battlefield and guarantee his safety.

After the meeting, the King had a conversation with Gazef, Marquis Raeven and the Mayor of E-Rantel. The Mayor implied that the Kingdom will not survive another war with the Empire. On top of that, many peasants will likely start to risk dying of starvation due to bad harvests, much to his dismay.

The battle against the Empire and Nazarick turned into a large-scale massacre when Ainz used a spell to destroy a large part of the Kingdom's army and summoned five Dark Young. As they destroyed what was left of the army, Gazef's Warrior Troop decided to act as decoys to allow Ramposa III to retreat back to E-Rantel. The king himself wanted them to leave him and run for themselves, but they insisted that he must live.

Either because of the escape strategy or because Ainz ordered the Dark Young to stop, Ramposa III ended up surviving the massacre. He called for another meeting where it was unanimously decided to hand over the territory around E-Rantel to Nazarick. He wanted to hire some Adventurers to search for Barbro, who still hasn't returned from his mission to Carne Village. He was also unwilling to accept that Gazef, whom was killed during the battle, refuses to be resurrected.

The Ruler of Conspiracy Arc
Due to the loss of his confidant, Gazef Stronoff and his first son, and the disappearance of Barbro Andrean Ield Ryle Vaiself, he had been overcome by grief and despair, and had fallen into a state of extreme mental distress. The nobles also used him as a scapegoat to vent their anger from the extreme losses they sustained. As a result his second son, Prince Zanac has now taken over the Royalty Faction.

However, after receiving the news that the Sorcerer Kingdom would be sending an emissary, he seemingly snapped out of his grief and resumed his responsibilities. He called together his surviving children and ordered Zanac to welcome the emissary, since he himself is too old. He later attended the ball where he personally welcomed the the emissary, Albedo, as the guest of honor.

Abilities
King Ramposa III controls thirty percent of the territory within the Kingdom. He commands the Royalist Army. While he is the leader of the Kingdom, his power is constantly being challenged by the Nobility Faction but despite of that, he has managed to keep the Kingdom together.

Gazef Stronoff
Gazef was King Ramposa III's personal bodyguard and his most trusted aide. He was unwilling to accept the news that Gazef did not want to be resurrected after being killed by Ainz Ooal Gown during the massacre at Katze Plains.

Renner Theiere Chardelon Ryle Vaiself
Ramposa III loves Renner more than he loves his other children and wants her to live a free life. However, he does not seem to be aware of her true, twisted nature.

Barbro Andrean Ield Ryle Vaiself
Ramposa III cares deeply about the well being of his oldest son, Barbro. After Zanac proved himself a capable leader, he decided to take him with him to the battlefield to give him the chance prove himself as well. However, after Gazef told him that the Royal Army could not win against the Baharuth Empire and the Sorcerer Kingdom, he sent Barbro to Carne Village to remove him from the battlefield to guarantee his safely. He is unaware that Barbro holds him in contempt for not giving him the throne.

Zanac Varleon Igana Ryle Vaiself
Ramposa III cares for his second son. When an emissary from the Sorcerer Kingdom was reported to be visiting the Royal Capital, he called Zanac and trusted him to show the emissary respect due to their difference in power.

Trivia

 * In the Web Novel, Ramposa III's reigned over the Re-Estize Kingdom for forty one years.
 * Whenever he steps out onto the field of battle, there are eight magic casters protecting him.

Quotes

 * (To Gazef Stronoff): "Warrior Captain, it is truly splendid you were able to return safely."
 * (To Gazef About Ainz): "This really is a beautiful story. Selflessly placing himself in danger to rescue the weak"
 * (To Gazef): "Because of my superficial way of thinking, I was unable to protect you, and for that I am sincerely sorry. Even when issuing you a dangerous order, I was unable to give you the best equipment for the job… we are asking for your forgive-, no, please forgive me… Your subordinates also lost their lives because of this."
 * (To Gazef): "Warrior-Captain, whom I trust like my right hand. Even if you are the one who puts forth that proposal, I cannot agree to it. No ruler should give up the land he rules without a fight. Such an act cannot be allowed for the sake of the people who live upon it"
 * (To Gazef): "Then… is this not an opportune time? I have many supporters now due to the disturbance. Should we not strike a telling blow to the Empire, no matter the cost, so we can win a few years of peace for the Kingdom?"