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Titus Drautos commands the Kingsglaive, an elite force sworn to protect King Regis of Lucis. Renowned for his unyielding discipline and stern authority, he enforces rigorous standards among his subordinates, including Nyx Ulric, whom he trained in combat. His leadership prioritizes loyalty to the crown and the preservation of the Glaives’ strength, favoring calculated retreats over reckless valor.

Behind his role as captain lies a hidden identity: General Glauca, supreme commander of Niflheim’s magitek army. Driven by the annihilation of his homeland decades earlier during a Niflheim invasion, Drautos despises Regis for shielding Insomnia instead of aiding occupied territories. Convinced of the king’s betrayal, he collaborates with Niflheim under the delusion of reclaiming his ravaged nation.

As Glauca, he abandons restraint, slaughtering Queen Sylva of Tenebrae and later executing Regis and his Shield, Clarus Amicitia, during Insomnia’s fall. Yet flickers of his former self linger—he bows to Regis before their duel and subtly shields Nyx during missions.

A master swordsman and strategist, Drautos stands among Lucis’s deadliest warriors, surpassed only by Cor Leonis. His Glauca armor amplifies his strength, granting jet-propelled speed and near-invulnerability, while his self-repairing greatsword and tactical cunning let him manipulate allies and enemies alike.

During Insomnia’s collapse, Libertus Ostium exposes his treachery. In their final clash, Nyx channels the Ring of the Lucii’s magic through a kukri, striking a fatal blow. Though Drautos’s death remains unconfirmed, Ravus Nox Fleuret assumes his imperial command, and a daemon haunting Insomnia’s ruins may echo his lingering wrath.

Spin-off media expand his presence: he appears as a boss in *Justice Monsters Five*, a summonable warrior in *Final Fantasy Brave Exvius*, and a D&D-inspired foe with regenerative armor and teleportation skills.

Drautos’s legacy embodies tragic contradiction—a commander torn between duty to his men and vengeance for his people, destroyed by the same betrayal he sought to avenge.