TV-Series
Description
Edgar Beckford, a Northern Army veteran of the Patrian civil war, transformed into a Basilisk Incarnate. This metamorphosis granted reptilian physiology, enhancing his durability, agility, and strength enough to carry adult humans swiftly and leap between buildings. His core abilities involved poison generation and environmental adaptation. He secreted complex venoms through his skin or tear ducts, capable of inducing sensory confusion and perceptual distortions (hallucinogenic) or causing rapid muscular paralysis and potential heart failure (neurotoxic). Chromatic camouflage further allowed him to blend into surroundings, creating near-invisibility when combined with his hallucinatory toxins.
Post-war, Edgar plunged into psychological decline, worsened by pre-war trauma: his wife's elopement had already eroded his human connection. Celebrations fueled a distorted belief in Incarnates as divine, driving him towards crime. Partnered with "Weasel," a former soldier possessing chemical-induced poison resistance, Edgar extorted villages for resources. He justified this predation as necessary survival in a society hostile to Incarnates, while acknowledging his inevitable loss of humanity and the looming threat of hunters like Hank Henriette's Beast Hunter unit or the government Coup de Grace squad.
Edgar's story diverges between continuities. In the manga, during a village extortion, he and Weasel encountered Hank Henriette, who had evacuated the settlement. Recognizing his former captain and recalling past injuries, Edgar fled immediately. Hank transformed into a werewolf and destroyed their escape route, prompting Weasel to intervene by revealing his tragic past as a diversion, enabling their escape. Edgar then proposed relocating westward to lawless territories, admitting his impending loss of humanity endangered Weasel. Their final dialogue affirmed a shared nihilistic rejection of humanity's relevance.
Conversely, the anime depicted an abrupt end: Edgar actively embraced his Incarnate form to attack Hank, declaring Incarnates gods. Hank rejected this, stating relinquishing humanity reduced them to beasts. Hank severed Edgar's hands before transforming into a werewolf and executing him, fulfilling his oath to eliminate feral Incarnates.
Across both narratives, Edgar embodied the Incarnate tragedy of post-war identity struggle. He used his abilities for predation, rationalizing through abandonment and inevitable dehumanization. His partnership with Weasel highlighted outcasts' mutual dependence, while his fate underscored the inescapable consequences of the Incarnate condition.
Post-war, Edgar plunged into psychological decline, worsened by pre-war trauma: his wife's elopement had already eroded his human connection. Celebrations fueled a distorted belief in Incarnates as divine, driving him towards crime. Partnered with "Weasel," a former soldier possessing chemical-induced poison resistance, Edgar extorted villages for resources. He justified this predation as necessary survival in a society hostile to Incarnates, while acknowledging his inevitable loss of humanity and the looming threat of hunters like Hank Henriette's Beast Hunter unit or the government Coup de Grace squad.
Edgar's story diverges between continuities. In the manga, during a village extortion, he and Weasel encountered Hank Henriette, who had evacuated the settlement. Recognizing his former captain and recalling past injuries, Edgar fled immediately. Hank transformed into a werewolf and destroyed their escape route, prompting Weasel to intervene by revealing his tragic past as a diversion, enabling their escape. Edgar then proposed relocating westward to lawless territories, admitting his impending loss of humanity endangered Weasel. Their final dialogue affirmed a shared nihilistic rejection of humanity's relevance.
Conversely, the anime depicted an abrupt end: Edgar actively embraced his Incarnate form to attack Hank, declaring Incarnates gods. Hank rejected this, stating relinquishing humanity reduced them to beasts. Hank severed Edgar's hands before transforming into a werewolf and executing him, fulfilling his oath to eliminate feral Incarnates.
Across both narratives, Edgar embodied the Incarnate tragedy of post-war identity struggle. He used his abilities for predation, rationalizing through abandonment and inevitable dehumanization. His partnership with Weasel highlighted outcasts' mutual dependence, while his fate underscored the inescapable consequences of the Incarnate condition.