Kevin Graham

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Kevin Graham
Debut	Trails in the Sky SC
Seiyuu	Ryouhei Nakao
Voice actor	Keith Silverstein
Biographical information
Alias(es)	Heretic Hunter, Thousand-Hand Guardian
Nationality	Arterian
Date of birth	S.1181
Place of birth	Emerose City, midwest Zemuria
Affiliation	Septian Church
Occupation	Dominion No. 5, Gralsritter
Likes	Sneakers, flirting
Physical information
Gender	Male
Height	178 cm
Battle information
Weapon	Bowgun
Orbment type	Time
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Kevin Graham (ケビン・グラハム), also known under his alias as Heretic Hunter (外法狩(げほうが)り) and later the Thousand-Hand Guardian (千(せん)の護手(まもりて)), is a knight of the Gralsritter of the Septian Church and occupies the seat of Fifth Dominion.

Background

Childhood

Kevin was as an only child. He only occasionally saw his father, whom he was sure had started another family elsewhere, and therefore spent most of his childhood growing up with his mother, whom he loved dearly. He regularly got beaten up by children in the neighborhood because of his dialect. When Kevin was seven years old, his father officially divorced his mother. It devastated his mother mentally and physically, and Kevin knew that his attempts to cheer her up were completely futile.

One winter's day, he woke up as his mother was trying to strangle him. She apologized to Kevin, indicating that she had reached her limit and decided to take both her life and Kevin's. Kevin managed to push her away and escaped outside, running through the snow barefoot. After having spent an hour outside, he went back to check on his mother. By the time he came back, she had committed suicide.

Squire

In S.1189, at the age of 8, Rufina and Ries Argent found Kevin wandering the streets and introduced him to the Aster House, an orphanage in Emerose City (midwest Zemuria) that was supervised by the Septian Church. There, Kevin and Ries were mostly tasked with housework, such as sweeping the chapel. Five years later, inspired by Rufina's daily routine of diligently praying, he expressed interest in joining the Gralsritter himself. In S.1197, he was promoted by the Cardinal of the Congregation for the Sacraments to the rank of Squire among the Gralsritter at the exceptionally young age of 16, thanks to his aptitude and diligence.

Dominion

In S.1198, Rufina called Kevin during his stay in the Emerose chapel, notifying that she would arrive later due to a train delay. Immediately after the conversation, the diocesan administrator of the chapel came running to Kevin that he had spotted suspicious people heading toward the Aster House. Kevin confirmed their whereabouts as five to ten black-clad jaeger corps. Worried about Ries and the children in the orphanage, Kevin put his skills to practice and entered the Aster House. Ries' fallen ribbon revealed the location of a hidden door to the basement of the chapel leading to the Singularity of the Origin.

The jaegers dropped their weapons and hurried to the center of the room, where the ancient artifact known as the Magic Spear of Loa was placed upon a pedestal. One of the jaegers grabbed the Magic Spear of Loa, transformed into a monster, as the artifact is known for, and started beating Kevin with it. At that moment, Kevin's Stigma manifested and absorbed the power of the Demon Spear of Loa, piercing through the jaegers with a tenfold of its original power. Unable to control his new-found power, he headed toward Ries but was stopped in his tracks by a person wielding a bowgun and Templar sword, before firing off another round of Loa spears through his Stigma. Once he regained his consciousness, he found Rufina perforated with his Stigma's spears on his lap.

Deeming himself unworthy of being a Gralsritter, Kevin begged Ein to kill him as she confronted him. Instead, with approval of the Pope the Congregation for the Sacraments decided to welcome Kevin as the Fifth Dominion, a position which had been vacant for several decades. Ein repeated that the Cardinal thought Rufina was an excellent knight; her ability to solve Stigma manifestations was beyond that of a Dominion and that her death can only be compensated with hope for the Fifth Dominion. Kevin started to hysterically laugh and question the decisions of the Congregation when Ein mentioned that in the Gralsritter's thousand-year history, no one had ever rejected the promotion to a Dominion. Kevin accepted the position and named himself the "Heretic Hunter".

In S.1200, he gained total control over the locations of the D∴G Cult.

In Liberl

During Trails in the Sky SC, where Kevin is first introduced to the players, he introduces himself as a wandering priest. Accompanied by Julia Schwarz, he investigates the Sealed Area beneath Grancel Castle and recognizes the endpoint as a system from the late Ancient Civilization of Zemuria. Later, he reveals himself as a Knight of the Gralsritter. At the end of the game, Kevin confronts Ouroboros's Third Anguis, Georg Weissmann, and reveals that his real mission in Liberl was to assassinate Weissmann. With a single bolt carved of Salt Pale, he turns Weissmann into a statue of salt before Campanella intervenes, destroying the statue and taking the Sept-Terrion of Space, the Aureole. Kevin reminds himself that obtaining the Sept-Terrion was out of his jurisdiction.

Redemption

During Trails in the Sky the 3rd, Kevin undergoes a trial of redemption. Supported by Ries, he faces three grotesque Grimoires representing people who he considers having died by his hands. The first Grimoire represents Owen, a former bishop of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Kevin's first target as a Dominion. After Owen lost his job, he hired jaegers to attack the Aster House; he was hunted down by Kevin for this crime. The second Grimoire represents Elmer, a young boy who'd been transformed into a ghoul through the use of an artifact by a satanic cult. The third Grimoire represents his mother and repeats the last words he remembers of her.

Personality

While not on the job, Kevin is extremely carefree and appears to be quite the womanizer, trying to find and spend time with any woman that gets his attention. He is also kind, helping out children or those down on their luck, giving them advice to lift their mood. Behind this helpful personality lies a dark side, though he rarely, if ever, shows it to anyone.

When undergoing an operation for the Church, Kevin drops most of his antics to ensure his mission will be successful. His generally carefree personality compliments the success of his missions, as it causes his opponents to greatly underestimate him. As his alias, the Heretic Hunter suggests, Kevin shows disdain toward anyone who causes the Church significant trouble.

He appears to be jealous of Joshua Bright; though they both share a similarly dark past, Kevin knows that Joshua can at least "live a proper life", whereas he cannot.

He is a huge fan of Stregas sneakers, something he has in common with Estelle, and his personal motto is to smile at all times.

History

Kevin is a playable character in Trails in the Sky SC and Trails in the Sky the 3rd.

Trails in the Sky SC

Main Article: Kevin Graham - History (SC)

In Trails in the Sky SC, Kevin is first introduced when Estelle runs away from Grancel after Joshua's disappearance at the end of FC. On the airship, Estelle is crying when Kevin comes along and cheers her up. Arriving at Rolent, Kevin secretly calls the Bracer Guild in Grancel to let Cassius and Schera know where Estelle is. He then follows Estelle back to her house and helps her deal with the reality of her situation. Months later, Kevin takes up station in Liberl as a wandering priest while secretly investigating the Aureole and Ouroboros. Afterwards, he makes a small number of sporadic appearances throughout the game.

Trails in the Sky the 3rd

Main Article: Kevin Graham - History (3rd)

In Trails in the Sky the 3rd, Kevin serves as the main protagonist. He is first introduced on a assignment to recover the Recluse Cube. After recovering it, he meets up with Ries Argent and they soon come across a strange man. Following him, the pair are surrounded by a bright light and wake up in Phantasma. They work together with former companions also pulled into the dimension and mirror fragments of other characters from previous games in order to escape.

Ao no Kiseki

Kevin is a recruitable character in Ao no Kiseki's Prologue. He is first seen when he spots Lloyd Bannings facing off against a demonized Ernest Reis. Using the power of the Stigma and the Septian Church's Testaments, Kevin manages to revert Ernest back into his human form. After this, Kevin introduces himself to the group and they return to Altair together.

Back in Altair, Dudley expresses his dissatisfaction with Kevin's sudden appearance. Kevin explains his actions in Crossbell are closely guarded by archbishop Eralda, who is known to loathe the Gralsritter's methods, and only showed up because he owed Arios a favor. As Kevin sees Lloyd and Noel off, Gralsritter squire Ries Argent returns from shopping. Kevin says he'd rather join Ries during her stay in Crossbell, after which she reminds him of Eralda. Kevin suggests that Crossbell might live up to its nickname as the "City of Sins" soon and asks her to resort to their 'trump card' if anything happens.

Trails of Cold Steel IV

Kevin was indirectly mentioned by Thomas Lysander as additional support to help deal control the situation in Erebonia alongside Wazy Hemisphere, but Kevin was unable to attend due to other issues requiring his attention. He was one of the attendees of Olivert Reise Arnor and Scherazard Harvey's wedding.

Weapons

Kevin's choice of weapon is a bowgun. He can make use of the following weapons:

Trails in the Sky SC

	Name	Description
	Cross Gear クロスギア	[STR+110/RNG+3] A medium-sized semi-automatic bow that uses a crank reel.
	Air Shooter エアシューター	[STR+180/RNG+4] A Verne Company model bow that fires arrows w/ air pressure.
	Arbalest アーバレスト	[STR+210/RNG+4] Large bow popular in the middle ages. Also fires stone shot.
	Windlass ウィンドラス	[STR+270/RNG+4] Used by the society's assassination squads. Deadly silent.
	Composite Gear コンポジットギア	[STR+320/RNG+4] A CF model automatic bow made from a composite alloy.
	Suzaku Bow 朱雀の弓	[STR+345/RNG+5] An ancient bow adorned by holy Eastern beast designs.
	Sylphid シルフィード	[STR+370/RNG+5] An ancient crossbow capable of firing high-speed rounds.
	Dominion ドミニオン	[STR+415/RNG+5] An ancient projectile weapon that fires energy blasts.
	Glittering Stars 破弓「綺羅星」	[STR+480/RNG+5] Mythical glowing bow made from alloying a strange metal.

Trails in the Sky the 3rd

	Name	Description
	Ritter Gear リッターズギア	【STR+100 RNG+4】 七耀教会の支給する星杯騎士用の自動弓。
	Aqua Shooter アクアシューター	【STR+200 RNG+4】 高圧の水を噴射する弓。共和国ヴェルヌ社の試作機。
	Hound Dog ハウンドドッグ	【STR+300 RNG+5】 猟兵団員が好んで用いる量産型の自動弓。
	Soliste Bow ソリストボウ	【STR+400 RNG+5】 単独行動を想定して作られた、連射性に富む自動弓。
	Magic Bow Aeon 魔弓アイオーン	【STR+500 RNG+6】 使い込まれた漆黒の自動弓。十分に整備されている。
	Invisible インビジブル	【STR+600 RNG+5】 衣服の内側に隠すことが可能な暗器型ボウガン。
	Super Crossbow 超弩弓	【STR+700 RNG+6】 戦史を塗り替えた中世末期の巨大弓。
	Sherwood シャーウッド	【STR+800 RNG+6】 大樹を削って作られた弓。矢は独特の軌道を描く。
	Eclipse Gear エクリプスギア	【STR+900 RNG+6】 傷が塞がり難い形状の矢を採用した自動弓。
	Punisher パニッシャー	【STR+1000 RNG+7】 アルテリア法国の伝統技法で七耀石を加工した弓。
	Purgatorio プルガトリオ	【STR+1100 RNG+7】 古代文明の自動弓。鼓動のような駆動音をたてる。
	Pièta Pietero ピエタピエトロ	【STR+1200 RNG+8】 七耀教会の秘蔵する弓。確実に急所を射る。
	Aster 紫苑	【STR+850 RNG+6】 旅人の落し物。山の民が使う弓。
	Aster +1 紫苑+1	【STR+950 RNG+7】 旅人の落し物。山の民が使う弓。
	Aster +2 紫苑+2	【STR+1150 RNG+8】 旅人の落し物。山の民が使う弓。
	Seventh Shot セブンスショット	【STR+1500 RNG+8】 謎の鉱石を精錬した兵器。無尽蔵の矢を放つ。

Crafts

Trails in the Sky SC

	Name	Effect	Cast Cost	Acquire
	Crossgear Rage クロスギアレイジ	Craft - Single - Attack Combo attack with a concealed blade and arrows.	20 CP	Initial
	Sacrifice Arrow サクリファイスアロー	Craft - Area (M) - Support Sacrifices own CP to raise the CP of others by 40.	65 CP	Initial
	Sacred Breath セイクリッドブレス	Craft - Area (L) - Recovery A prayer for succor. Heals all allies in range for 2500HP.	30 CP	Level 50
	Grail Sphere グラールスフィア	S-Craft - Area (L) - Support Prayer and proffered grail block 1 attack (2 with full CP).	100+ CP	Initial

Trails in the Sky the 3rd

	Name	Effect	Cast Cost	Acquire
	Crossgear Rage クロスギアレイジ	Craft - Single - Attack Combo attack with a concealed blade and arrows.	20 CP	Initial
	Sacred Breath セイクリッドブレス	Craft - Area (L) - Recovery Heals all allies in range for 2500 HP and cures ailments.	30 CP	Initial
	Sacrifice Arrow サクリファイスアロー	Craft - Area (M) - Support Sacrifices own CP to raise the CP of others by 40.	65 CP	Initial
	Mortal Punishment デスパニッシャー	Craft - Area (M) - Attack Attacks foes at speed then impales with spears from below.	30 CP	Initial
	Crossgear Rage 2 クロスギアレイジⅡ	Craft - Single - Attack Crossgear Rage. Now with more range and a delay effect.	20 CP	Level 95
	Sacred Breath 2 セイクリッドブレスⅡ	Craft - Area (L) - Recovery Heals all allies in range for 5500 HP and cures ailments.	30 CP	Level 109
	Gorgon Arrow ゴルゴンアロー	Craft - Line - Attack (Set) Fires a malevolent arrow to petrify foes. [Petrify]	35 CP	Level 116
	Mortal Punishment 2 デスパニッシャーⅡ	Craft - Area (M) - Attack Spears affect a wider area and are even deadlier than before.	30 CP	Level 126
	Grail Sphere グラールスフィア	S-Craft - Area (L) - Support A prayer and proffered grail block one attack (2 with full CP).	100+ CP	Initial
	Spear of Loa 魔槍ロア	S-Craft - Area (All) - Attack - Time Element Releases Stigma's power in the form of countless time spears.	100+ CP	Story
	Spear of Ur 聖槍ウル	S-Craft - Area (All) - Attack - Space Element Releases Stigma's power in the form of countless space spears.	100+ CP	Story

Combat Orbment

Line	Slot	→ Cost	→ Cost
All —		×20 ×30 ×8 ×15	×60 ×90 ×15 ×30
1 —		×30 ×4 ×9 ×18	×70 ×7 ×17 ×35
		×45 ×5 ×11 ×21	×85 ×8 ×21 ×42
		×65 ×6 ×13 ×26	×105 ×10 ×26 ×52
		×90 ×7 ×16 ×33	×130 ×13 ×32 ×65
		×120 ×8 ×20 ×40	×160 ×16 ×40 ×80
2 —		×30 ×4 ×9 ×18	×70 ×7 ×17 ×35
Display

Line	Slot	Initial	→ Cost	Bonus	→ Cost	Bonus
Master —
1 —		—	×20	+ 0 EP	×100	+ 37 EP
		—	×30	+ 7 EP	×200	+ 50 EP
		—	×50	+ 10 EP	×300	+ 75 EP
		—	×75	+ 15 EP	×500	+ 100 EP
		—	×100	+ 20 EP	×750	+ 150 EP
2 —		—	×20	+ 0 EP	×100	+ 37 EP
Display

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Trails in the Sky SC

Portrait (EVO)

Kevin using Chronos Rod to stop the Orgueille in Trails in the Sky SC, Chapter 3: "The Mad Tea Party"

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Concept art with the definitive versions on the bottom right

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Trails in the Sky the 3rd

Portrait (EVO)

Concept art for the masked ball

Concept art as the 17-year-old squire

Promotion to Squire

Manifestation of Stigma

Promotion to Dominion

Kevin's Stigma

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Ao no Kiseki

Portrait (Ao no Kiseki)

Kevin at Altair Lodge.

Preparing Megidelus

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Akatsuki no Kiseki

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Trivia

• The supporting staff controlling Kevin's Merkabah are Squire Cesar and Squire Marcus.

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• In Hajimari no Kiseki, Kevin's Merkabah helps take down the barrier of the Project BABEL weapon, yet only his ship is visible - Kevin himself is not heard from or visibly appears in the game.
• Like Rufus Albarea, Kevin killed an Anguis of Ouroboros in the game prior to the one where he was the main protagonist (or in Rufus's case, one of the main protagonists).

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