Pabel Baraja

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Pabel Baraja
Personal Information
Japanese	パベル・バラハ
Romaji	Paberu Baraha
Epithet	The Night Watchman The Black Mad-Eyed Archer
Gender	Male
Race	Human Race Human
Affiliation	Roble Holy Kingdom Nine Colors
Family	Neia Baraja (Daughter) Unnamed Wife
Occupation	Platoon Sergeant
Residence	Roble Holy Kingdom
Media Information
Japanese VA	Kohsuke Toriumi
English VA	Jonah Scott
Light Novel	Overlord Volume 12
Anime	Overlord Movie 03

Pabel Baraja (パベル・バラハ) was a Platoon Sergeant of the Holy Kingdom's Army and a member of the Nine Colors. He was the father of Neia Baraja.

Appearance

Pabel wore a suit of enchanted leather armor. There was an owl stitched on his right chest, while the emblem of the Holy Kingdom adorned his left. The demi-humans described him as the "Mad-Eyed Archer", the skilled human archer with a devil’s face.

Personality

According to Orlando, Pabel was described as a man whose expression remained unchanged, even in the midst of a drinking party. The only exception was when the topic of his daughter and wife came up.

Background

Pabel had chosen to live in a city because of his wife. If his wife was not around, he would have chosen to stay in a little village near the forest, living off the bounty of nature.

Pabel was a member of the Holy Kingdom's Nine Colors. At some point during his past, he defeated Orlando Campano in battle, who was a fellow member of Nine Colors.

Because of his long tours of duty stationed in the Holy Kingdom, he rarely had the chance to see his wife, a former paladin, and daughter, Neia, every now and then since.

He also taught his daughter knowledge related to being a ranger and, according to Pabel, she would listen to him with rapt attention. On the other hand, when Pabel returned to his home after a long absence from military duty, Neia was often gone from the house due to her work in trying to become a paladin.

Chronology

The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom Arc

Main article: The Paladin of the Holy Kingdom Arc

Pabel Baraja was present on the outer wall having a conversation with Orlando Campano as Jaldabaoth launched an initial attack against the Holy Kingdom, leading army of demi-humans consisting of various species that appeared to be a coalition. He was the first to detect the incoming attack force. Afterwards, he parted ways with Orlando and took the lead of his unit of archers to deal with the enemy. He then spotted Jaldabaoth and mistook the demon for a highly-civilized Demi-Human. After briefly investigating him, he mobilized his troops to try killing the leader of the demi-human coalition.

Nevertheless, their attacks weren't able to damage him and, while he was readying another attack, Jaldabaoth activated [Meteor Strike], killing him and his unit instantly. During his last moments, he remembered his time with his wife and daughter during the times when Neia was younger.

Abilities and Powers

Pabel was an archer, just as his appearance suggested, with a reputation of perfect accuracy. In contrast to Orlando, who favored a sword for closed combat, Pabel favored the bow due to his expertise with ranged combat. During his fight with Orlando, Pabel was even able to beat him in close combat when it came to using a sword, which showed that he had some degree of skills over wielding one.

When he launched arrows using his bow in a battle, Pabel's shots were especially potent. After being enhanced with his Martial Arts and his skills, each of them possessed power comparable to a mighty downward slash from a heavy trooper. Through his bow, the arrow he launched was made of steel, enchanted with holy power, which was especially effective against those of evil alignment.

In addition, he also had silver arrows imbued with godly power other than the holy powered one.

Main Equipment

• Unnamed Bow: The massive, beautiful bow on his back gleamed with the faint light of magic and the quiver hanging at his waist glowed in the same way. It was also a magical composite longbow, infused with enchantments specialized for use against demi-humans.
• Ring of Deflection: An item that could deflect incoming projectiles from afar.
• Boots of Silence: These boots are able to eliminate footsteps belonging to the user wearing it.
• Vest of Resistance: A vest that improved his resistance against various types of attacks.
• Mantle of Shadow: It let him hide amidst ambushes.
• Wooden Carved Doll: A figurine made by Pabel's daughter Neia.

Relationships

Neia Baraja

Pabel honestly had no idea why his daughter wanted to become a paladin. However, he seemed to care about the well-being and future of his daughter for thinking about it and would blush when someone praised her. Still, he happened to praise Neia the same way since her childhood years. Up to his death, he kept a lucky charm, such as a wooden doll carved by his daughter, as a reminder to him for who he was fighting for. Due to his military duty, however, Pabel felt himself drawing further and further away from her every day.

Orlando Campano

Pabel didn't seem to like the way Orlando spoke towards a superior with a higher ranking than him. Pabel maintained a strict aura around Orlando and wanted him to be straightforward with what he was planning to do. At the same time, Pabel didn't mind welcoming a second rematch requested by Orlando anytime and anywhere they wanted it.

Trivia

• Unlike many in his country, he detested the undead not out of personal reason, but his disdain towards them was mostly due to his wife, a former paladin.

Quotes

• (To Neia Baraja): "Beasts intimidate you with their appearance. But a powerful foe who does not appear to be one is very frightening."
• (To Orlando Campano): "I'm going to miss that ugly face of yours."
• (To himself about Remedios, Isandro, and Neia): "She worries me too, but in a different way. She's clueless and often gets the people around her in trouble. That's why Pink has it so hard... why does my daughter want to join her? Wouldn't it be good enough for her to just normally meet a good man, fall in love with him and then marry him — no!"
• (To himself): "That's right, that's it. Tension is the archenemy of sniping."
• (To Jaldabaoth): "We won't give you the time to flee or defend yourself. If you want to blame anything, blame your own arrogance for coming out onto the frontlines alone!"
• (Pabel's last thought): "No, if I don't say she's still young now, she'll probably kill me."