Character Profile: Father Abel Nightroad
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Name |
Father Abel Nightroad | Abel Nightroad |  |
Alias |
Peter Abel Nightroad | Abel Nightroad | |
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Crusnik 02 | Crusnik 02 | |
Race |
Crusnik | Crusnik | |
Gender |
Male | Male | |
Age |
972 years old(looks about 20 years old)(born in 2088) | 972 years old(looks about 20 years old)(born in 2088) | |
Hair |
Silver | Silver | |
Eyes |
Blue/grayish(normally), red(in Crusnik mode) | Blue/grayish(normally), red(in Crusnik mode) | |
Height |
6'3"(source: Trinity Blood collectors edition information booklet) | 191 cm(source: Trinity Blood collectors edition information booklet) | |
Weight |
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Status |
Ax Member | Ax Member | |
Quote |
"Thy sins are eternal and I pray not for the dead" | "Thy sins are eternal and I pray not for the dead" | |
Voice |
Troy Baker | ||
Debut |
Episode 1 | Episode 1 | |
Anime |
Trinity Blood | Trinity Blood |
Character Description: Father Abel Nightroad
Abel-kun is one of the four crusniks. He used to hate humans, but learned to love them thanks to Lillith. He joins the special force of the Vatican, AX.
AX is a group who deals with problems, like negotiating, or if a ship gets hijacked they have to come up with the solution to the problem.
Unfortunately, near the end of the series, Abel dies. Fortunately, with the help of Tres and Catarina, they bring him back to life. They used a glass vial from I believe Lillith's coffin, Tres pours the contents of it (apparently his mother's blood) over him and a few minutes later Abel comes back in Crusnik form. Ester witness this. At the very end of the series, Abel and Ion go in search of the Contra Mundi to defeat him.
Editor's Note:
His nickname, Crusnik, apparently comes from the Slavic word "Krusnik" (or "Krsnik" or "Kresnik"), which refers to vampires who are a type of fallen angel. In Japanese, it would be pronounced more like "Kurusuniku" (or "Krusnik", as often times the "u" will be skipped over). "Crusnik" is the spelling found on Adult Swim's Trinity Blood Character page, while the Closed Captioning and/or subtitles spells it "Krusnik". And on the Trinity Blood soundtrack CD, the second track is spelled "kresnik". If you know of anywhere else that has an official spelling (such as subtitles or DVD sleeves), please contact me.
According to Wikipedia:
Krsnik or Kresnik, Lord of the Mountain is a pagan slavonic son of the sun god present in Slovenia, Croatia, and other countries. The comparative mythology showed that this demigod figure originates from Iranian god Yima and his double, Indian Yama, with whom they share a lot of common characteristics. It is a very diverse deity with many different faces depending on the location of the myth.
Is it also possible that "crusnik" might be an alternate spelling of "cruznik" (from the Spanish word, "cruz" meaning "cross"), which could bei a neologism, referring to the seemingly Christianized vampires of this future-Earth. For comparison, I cite the slang terms "beatnik" (proto-hippies of the Fifties) and "peacenik" (anti-vietman War protesters in the Sixties).
There seems to be some controversy as to whether or not Peter is actually Abel's first name. Apparently, the name "Peter" is actually just a religious title meaning wandering priest.
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Flag[admin]#16 - Posted by ValentineHearts on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 7:32am:
^.\ I love Abel,he's such a funny priest.
And the way he eats sugar he could be under tile of "Ant Boy",the sugar eating wonder XD.
All joking aside,Abel's a nice guy with a bad Crusnik form,and he's good with children.
If he were real,O.\ I'd so totally marry him.
I's sure most females would XD~!!
Yet,he remains fictional ~.\....And many women are very disappointed XD~! ... show more »
Flag[admin]#15 - Posted by mint on Saturday, September 5th, 2009 at 1:29am:
jst love Abel Nightroad...:) wish he were real :(
Flag[admin]#14 - Posted by LucyH on Saturday, August 1st, 2009 at 11:16am:
I think I'm in love with Abel-kun... is it true that the guy who wrote it has died?! OMG I never knew that :'(
Flag[admin]#13 - Posted by Abel Lover For Life & Death on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 at 11:13am:
Abel Nightroad is the perfect creation for any anime series. he is so kind hearted, and is also protective, vicious when needed. Not to mention he is SO HOTT Whoever drew him, was right on the mark. Wow, lots of dreams about him. Director Cross (Vampire Knight) resembles Mr. Hotty Nightroad too. They keep me watching, bought the whole series (Trinity Blood, and Vampire Knight) so I can see the eye candy ALL the time! ... show more »
Flag[admin]#12 - Posted by Jessica of the Dark on Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at 10:30pm:
He's kickass when he's in Crusnik form!!
Flag[admin]#11 - Posted by rose on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at 3:19pm:
I wonder are you born a cursnik or turned?
Flag[admin]#10 - Posted by sam sorce on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 3:51pm:
the only episode i got to watch was the one where he died so I wanted to cry all night. I didn't even know who he was!
Flag[admin]#9 - Posted by Sage on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 at 11:17am:
Hm.You know how Ester like Abel (but totally dienies it)?Well he's like 972 years old and Ester is like what?20,23? If they liked each other,wouldn't Abel be like a pedophile or something?But still,I love guys with long hair,and priests too!:)
Flag[admin]#8 - Posted by domenech on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 11:48am:
he's sooooo gonna get diebides from his suger intake...unless he alredy has it
Flag[admin]#7 - Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 9:31am:
After watching the series, i found the novel. It's so amazing. but the writer has died before giving the story an end.