Aifread Van

Aifread Van (アイフリード・バン, Aifurīdo Ban), is a minor fictional character and deuteragonist from the Tales of RWBY series. He was the owner and original captain of the Van Eltia ship. Having gone missing prior to the events of the story after a duel to a Malak named Zaveid, his crew, led by the First Mate Eizen, search relentlessly for him and eventually cooperate with Velvet Crowe in her mission, which intertwines with their own goals. Aifread's mysterious disappearance is marked by a single clue: a pendulum found at the site of his duel.

Aifread respects his crew members and is said to be "a person like the sea" by Benwick. He has a very bold personality and is said to admonish Eizen at times. He is said to have cursed his own ship. During the day of the gate opening, he saw Eizen. His name of Aifread is used as a recurring figure in the series, depicting many different characters who travel the sea, generally pirates.

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 * —Aifread Van.

Appearance & Biography

 * Voice Actor: Not Known (English), Yukitoshi Hori (Japanese), Not Known (Italian), Not Known (Spanish), Not Known (German), Not Known (Finnish), Not Known (Korean), Not Known (French), Not Known (Latin American Spanish)

Daemon

 * Hair Color: Brown (Human), White (Daemon)
 * Skin Color: Not Known
 * Eye Color: Not Known (Human)
 * Age: Not Known
 * Height: Not Known
 * Weight: Not Known

Friends/Allies

 * His Pirate Crew
 * Eizen

Past
Aifread was locked away in the prison island of Titania around two years after Velvet's arrival, Eizen's first lead in tracking his lost captain down. Rumor has it that he escaped, being the only successful one to ever do so, but in truth, he was taken by Melchior Mayvin, who thereafter used Aifread as bait and Salem turned him into a daemon and manipulating him with illusions in order to keep him obedient. This was not an easy feat, however, as Aifread withstood Salem and Melchior's powers through a fierce determination that even allowed him to break free of Melchior's manipulation for seven days once.

In spite of Aifread's resolve, however, his mind is inevitably broken leftover free will of his was then taken by Innominat, the leader and creator of the Grimm.