Character profile
Van Fanel
バァン・ファーネルBiography
Van Fanel is the prince of Fanelia and pilot of Escaflowne. He appears on Earth while fighting a dragon and is saved by Hitomi before returning home, where Fanelia is destroyed by the Zaibach Empire a few days later. Van sets out with Hitomi on a journey driven by revenge against those who ruined his kingdom.
Story spoilers
Van gradually falls in love with Hitomi. He is a half-Draconian king capable of manifesting feathered wings, and his bond with Escaflowne is sealed through a blood pact linking their bodies and souls: damage to the Guymelef injures Van, and its destruction would kill him.
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