Description
Merak commands as an officer in the Sumeragi Group's private army, reporting directly to Nova Tsukuyomi. Nova recruited him during childhood after frequent bullying over his exceptional intelligence and Septima caused him to skip school.
He primarily oversees strategic operations, such as the subaquatic base Abyss, where he attempts to eliminate intruders like Gunvolt through tactics like flooding the facility, displaying indifference to the collateral deaths of his own soldiers. He also conducts cyber operations, exemplified by intercepting Eden communications and deploying viruses against hackers like Teseo.
Merak exhibits extreme laziness and apathy, openly shirking effortful tasks. He prefers leisure activities like playing MMORPGs and aims to avoid work entirely, stating his ultimate goal as "I don't want to work." Despite this, his sharp intellect formulates effective strategies when sufficiently motivated, often by rewards like extended vacations. He displays occasional pride in his genius and sarcasm but shows disregard for others' lives, including subordinates.
Appearing as a young pre-teen boy, he has blue eyes and spiky sand-brown hair, typically wearing a standard Sumeragi uniform with an unbuttoned jacket, untucked shirt, and blue headphones. Activating his Armed Phenomenon transforms his hair bright blue, turns his eyes black with blue irises, and sprouts dark blue horn-like appendages. He dons dark blue armor with light blue highlights and controls a hovering throne equipped with mechanical arms. His design remains consistent across adaptations, though the OVA portrays heightened aggression and gaming terminology.
His story begins in the drama CD "Armed Blue Gunvolt," where he identifies and apprehends Elise after deducing her ability to use her stone-turning Septima within the MMORPG "September Record." In *Azure Striker Gunvolt*, he confronts Gunvolt at Abyss, employing wormholes and flooding tactics before defeat and death. Nova later orders his resurrection via Elise's powers. Merak subsequently kidnaps Joule from Gunvolt's apartment, transporting her to Firmament via wormhole. He faces Gunvolt again during the Eridu assault, resulting in defeat and permanent death. In *Azure Striker Gunvolt 3*, Merak reappears as a digital phantom within a simulated space alongside Teseo, created from Gunvolt's memories by an ATEMS Adept; this incarnation exhibits his trademark laziness and combat banter before defeat.
Merak's Septima, Wormhole, enables spatial manipulation through portal creation. He uses this for rapid transportation across vast distances, including from Gunvolt's apartment to the orbital elevator Firmament. In combat, he integrates portals with his armored chair to execute attacks like duplicating missiles, extending mechanical arms through rifts to alter their size, and striking from unexpected angles. The chair operates autonomously for months without recharge and possesses significant durability, though Merak relies on it for mobility due to his aversion to physical exertion.
His tactical ingenuity surfaces in non-combat scenarios, such as devising the virus that outmaneuvered Teseo and orchestrating the trap for Elise in "September Record." However, his apathy often leads to half-hearted execution of plans.
He primarily oversees strategic operations, such as the subaquatic base Abyss, where he attempts to eliminate intruders like Gunvolt through tactics like flooding the facility, displaying indifference to the collateral deaths of his own soldiers. He also conducts cyber operations, exemplified by intercepting Eden communications and deploying viruses against hackers like Teseo.
Merak exhibits extreme laziness and apathy, openly shirking effortful tasks. He prefers leisure activities like playing MMORPGs and aims to avoid work entirely, stating his ultimate goal as "I don't want to work." Despite this, his sharp intellect formulates effective strategies when sufficiently motivated, often by rewards like extended vacations. He displays occasional pride in his genius and sarcasm but shows disregard for others' lives, including subordinates.
Appearing as a young pre-teen boy, he has blue eyes and spiky sand-brown hair, typically wearing a standard Sumeragi uniform with an unbuttoned jacket, untucked shirt, and blue headphones. Activating his Armed Phenomenon transforms his hair bright blue, turns his eyes black with blue irises, and sprouts dark blue horn-like appendages. He dons dark blue armor with light blue highlights and controls a hovering throne equipped with mechanical arms. His design remains consistent across adaptations, though the OVA portrays heightened aggression and gaming terminology.
His story begins in the drama CD "Armed Blue Gunvolt," where he identifies and apprehends Elise after deducing her ability to use her stone-turning Septima within the MMORPG "September Record." In *Azure Striker Gunvolt*, he confronts Gunvolt at Abyss, employing wormholes and flooding tactics before defeat and death. Nova later orders his resurrection via Elise's powers. Merak subsequently kidnaps Joule from Gunvolt's apartment, transporting her to Firmament via wormhole. He faces Gunvolt again during the Eridu assault, resulting in defeat and permanent death. In *Azure Striker Gunvolt 3*, Merak reappears as a digital phantom within a simulated space alongside Teseo, created from Gunvolt's memories by an ATEMS Adept; this incarnation exhibits his trademark laziness and combat banter before defeat.
Merak's Septima, Wormhole, enables spatial manipulation through portal creation. He uses this for rapid transportation across vast distances, including from Gunvolt's apartment to the orbital elevator Firmament. In combat, he integrates portals with his armored chair to execute attacks like duplicating missiles, extending mechanical arms through rifts to alter their size, and striking from unexpected angles. The chair operates autonomously for months without recharge and possesses significant durability, though Merak relies on it for mobility due to his aversion to physical exertion.
His tactical ingenuity surfaces in non-combat scenarios, such as devising the virus that outmaneuvered Teseo and orchestrating the trap for Elise in "September Record." However, his apathy often leads to half-hearted execution of plans.