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Drakken Joe, also known as the Dark Alchemist, is a powerful and influential antagonist. He is one of the six members of the Oración Seis Galáctica, a notorious group of criminals whose individual power is said to be capable of destroying planets. As the most feared crime lord in the Sakura Cosmos, he is the master of the massive fortress-like vessel Belial Gore and the head of a vast criminal syndicate.
Drakken Joe originally came from a planet where the inhabitants had a maximum lifespan of only fifteen years, a circumstance that ignited his deep-seated obsession with extending his own life. Over centuries, he developed his unique alchemical powers and built a criminal empire, eventually relocating his operations to the tourist planet of Guilst, which he transformed into a lawless haven for criminals. His background as a loan shark, punishing debtors with torture and forced labor, forms the core of his terrifying reputation and business model.
In terms of personality, Drakken Joe is defined by an overwhelming greed that places money and material wealth above all else. He is a ruthless and calculating individual, but his attitude is notably calm compared to more hot-headed villains. He often prefers to extort and torment his victims rather than kill them outright, viewing their continued existence as a resource to be exploited. However, this restraint vanishes when his reputation is threatened, as he demonstrates by having his own subordinates executed for failure. A sadistic streak runs through his actions, such as when he cruelly destroyed medicine needed for an injured Weisz and took pleasure in his suffering. His primary motivation is the pursuit of eternal life. To achieve this, he uses a life-support machine in conjunction with his Ether Gear to absorb the life force of other living beings, using that energy to sustain his own youth and vitality for what is rumored to be over two hundred years.
Within the story, Drakken Joe serves as a direct and devastating threat to the crew of the Edens Zero. His role becomes central when he learns of Rebecca Bluegarden's unique Ether Gear, Cat Leaper, which has the power to rewind time, and he seeks to capture her to steal this ability for himself. He commands a powerful group of subordinates known as the Element 4, each a master of a different element, who serve as his primary enforcers. His key relationships are antagonistic: he has a grudge against Madame Kurenai, from whom he steals a powerful satellite weapon, and he has a history with Weisz Steiner, having amputated the young Weisz's arm in the past as punishment for theft. He also comes into direct conflict with the protagonist, Shiki Granbell, whom he brutally defeats and even kills in one erased timeline.
Drakken Joe’s development follows a clear arc of defeat and transformation. After his life-support machine is sabotaged, he loses control of his accumulated life energy, mutating into a monstrous, bat-like creature. Once Shiki defeats him in this state, the stolen life force is reversed, and Drakken rapidly ages into a withered, feeble old man, revealing his true, frail form. His fate ends with his criminal organization disbanded and him taken into custody, where it is assumed he perishes from old age. In a different timeline known as Universe 0, his character is notably different; he is more subdued and benevolent, sustaining his life by only absorbing the life forces of animals and showing genuine shock when learning of his other self's atrocities, which allows him to become an ally to Shiki.
Notable abilities include his mastery of Alchemist Ether Gear, which allows him to transmute the matter of any object he touches, turning metal into paper or a defensive shield into gas. He can also use this power on his own body, transforming his limbs into ultra-durable materials for defense or reshaping them into weapons. He is an expert combatant capable of pushing his ether into a state called Overdrive, which transforms him into a more powerful, crystalline form. His most defining ability is his method of longevity, using a machine to drain the life force from others to extend his own lifespan indefinitely.
Drakken Joe originally came from a planet where the inhabitants had a maximum lifespan of only fifteen years, a circumstance that ignited his deep-seated obsession with extending his own life. Over centuries, he developed his unique alchemical powers and built a criminal empire, eventually relocating his operations to the tourist planet of Guilst, which he transformed into a lawless haven for criminals. His background as a loan shark, punishing debtors with torture and forced labor, forms the core of his terrifying reputation and business model.
In terms of personality, Drakken Joe is defined by an overwhelming greed that places money and material wealth above all else. He is a ruthless and calculating individual, but his attitude is notably calm compared to more hot-headed villains. He often prefers to extort and torment his victims rather than kill them outright, viewing their continued existence as a resource to be exploited. However, this restraint vanishes when his reputation is threatened, as he demonstrates by having his own subordinates executed for failure. A sadistic streak runs through his actions, such as when he cruelly destroyed medicine needed for an injured Weisz and took pleasure in his suffering. His primary motivation is the pursuit of eternal life. To achieve this, he uses a life-support machine in conjunction with his Ether Gear to absorb the life force of other living beings, using that energy to sustain his own youth and vitality for what is rumored to be over two hundred years.
Within the story, Drakken Joe serves as a direct and devastating threat to the crew of the Edens Zero. His role becomes central when he learns of Rebecca Bluegarden's unique Ether Gear, Cat Leaper, which has the power to rewind time, and he seeks to capture her to steal this ability for himself. He commands a powerful group of subordinates known as the Element 4, each a master of a different element, who serve as his primary enforcers. His key relationships are antagonistic: he has a grudge against Madame Kurenai, from whom he steals a powerful satellite weapon, and he has a history with Weisz Steiner, having amputated the young Weisz's arm in the past as punishment for theft. He also comes into direct conflict with the protagonist, Shiki Granbell, whom he brutally defeats and even kills in one erased timeline.
Drakken Joe’s development follows a clear arc of defeat and transformation. After his life-support machine is sabotaged, he loses control of his accumulated life energy, mutating into a monstrous, bat-like creature. Once Shiki defeats him in this state, the stolen life force is reversed, and Drakken rapidly ages into a withered, feeble old man, revealing his true, frail form. His fate ends with his criminal organization disbanded and him taken into custody, where it is assumed he perishes from old age. In a different timeline known as Universe 0, his character is notably different; he is more subdued and benevolent, sustaining his life by only absorbing the life forces of animals and showing genuine shock when learning of his other self's atrocities, which allows him to become an ally to Shiki.
Notable abilities include his mastery of Alchemist Ether Gear, which allows him to transmute the matter of any object he touches, turning metal into paper or a defensive shield into gas. He can also use this power on his own body, transforming his limbs into ultra-durable materials for defense or reshaping them into weapons. He is an expert combatant capable of pushing his ether into a state called Overdrive, which transforms him into a more powerful, crystalline form. His most defining ability is his method of longevity, using a machine to drain the life force from others to extend his own lifespan indefinitely.