Zora Ideale appeared in the 2019 TV series called Black Clover. Zora Ideale 「ゾラ・イデアーレ Zora Ideāre」 is a 1st class Junior Magic Knight of the Clover Kingdom's Black Bull and Royal Knights squads, and the son of Zara Ideale, the first peasant Magic Knight.
He assumes the identity of Xerx Lugner during the Royal Knights Selection Exam.
His appearance is modeled after a doll his father gives him. The most distinguishing feature of Zora is the series of black leather straps that wrap around his lower face, leaving openings for his nostrils and his mouth, and cover his neck. The opening for his mouth displays his sharpened teeth. The final strap is thicker and studded. His black shirt only covers his shoulders, upper arms, and his upper back. Zora's complexion is noticeably paler than others. His crimson hair goes up, reminiscent of flames. He also bears two metal studs above his right eyebrow and three below his lower lip set into the straps towards the left side.
Zora is shown to be highly disrespectful towards all sorts of people that he stumbles upon including Nobles, the Wizard King, and even his teammates in the Crystal Destruction Battle Tournament. He is not above lying about who he is, nor whatever punishment he might incur just as long as he can knock those he claims to be stuck-up down a peg.
Aside from the disdain towards anyone, one of his prime characteristics is just the unpredictability he has. In the eve of the match, he begins to slumber and leave his teammates to fend off the attacks of the opposing team, only to soon reveal that he has spent last night depositing his Trap Magic as an advantage.
Like his father, Zora enjoys pulling pranks. As with his disdain towards nobles, he does not discriminate those who get their taste of the Zora experience. Asta especially falls frequent victim to his abundant supply of Rainbow Stink Bugs and the new captain of the Royal Knights does not strike any wariness in Zora's behavior. Another case is shown throughout the Royal Knights Selection Exam, where he indiscriminately lectures many individuals with a sharp tongue, both commoners and nobles, for their respective flaws and actions including his own.
These aspects, his unpredictability and sharp tongue, all showcase Zora's high wits and intellect. He is shown to adapt accordingly to unexpected situations to formulate various strategies that can quickly turn the tide of battles.
Despite his overall appearance and ill behavior, this masks a benevolent side where his past violent actions are the results of many injustices done by both nobles and corrupted Magic Knights. This side of him also expresses his ideals and standards of what it means to be a true Magic Knight.
Powers and Abilities[ ]
- Ash Magic: Zora uses this magic attribute to generate and manipulate ash.
- Trap Magic: Zora uses this form of magic to set a variety of magical traps. After years of training and study, Zora have developed his mastery over this type of magic, and is knowledgeable enough to teach it to others.
- Union Magic: Zora combines his Trap Magic with Secre Swallowtail's Sealing Magic.
- Enhanced Speed: Zora has shown great speed, dodging a point-blank Magic Bullet from Marx Francois.
- Endurance: Zora has incredible endurance, as he often fights with a magic circle that constantly attacks him.
- Keen Intelligence: Zora is used to battle and is able to use the terrain to his advantage whenever he fights someone. Due to his harsh upbringing, he has great intuition to deduce many things, like someone's personality by looking at them through their actions, their magic, etc. He can also be deceptive and stealthy enough to gather information, fighting enemies, and setting up traps to not waste magic.
- Large Magic Power: Despite being a peasant, Zora has a large amount of mana and can draw numerous magical traps in a short time. Against stronger opponents, he utilizes counter traps that reflect spells back with double their power, a strategy he has used against vice-captains, captains, and elves.