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Ernest
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Ernest Lyell “アーネスト・ライエル” one of the antagonist characters in Growlanser I.
He is an imperial knight who wields two swords. He is a quiet but talented person.
In the sequel he becomes a playable player.
(His name doesn’t change in the localized version of Growlanser II)
Table of Contents
Appearance
Ernest is 21 years old and his height is 187 cm. He has short white hair and crimson eyes.
He wears a white and black imperial knight uniform in a formal style.
However in the sequel, his outfit changes to a black red tuxedo in a casual style.
He also wears some accessories.
Ernest | |
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Full Name | Ernest Lyell |
Age | 21 [I] / 22 [II] |
Height | 187 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Burnshtain |
Occupation | Imperial Knight |
Relatives | - |
Debut | Growlanser I |
Special Skill | Dual wielding, Command ability |
Weapon | Twin swords |
Seiyuu | 置鮎龍太郎 “Okiayu Ryōtarō” / Ryōtarō Okiayu |
Ernest | |
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Full Name | Ernest Lyell |
Age | 21 [I] / 22 [II] |
Height | 187 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Burnshtain |
Occupation | Imperial Knight |
Relatives | - |
Debut | Growlanser I |
Special Skill | Dual wielding, Command ability |
Weapon | Twin swords |
Seiyuu | 置鮎龍太郎 “Okiayu Ryōtarō” / Ryōtarō Okiayu |
Ernest | |
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Full Name | Ernest Lyell |
Age | 21 [I] / 22 [II] |
Height | 187 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Burnshtain |
Occupation | Imperial Knight |
Relatives | - |
Debut | Growlanser I |
Special Skill | Dual wielding, Command ability |
Weapon | Twin swords |
Seiyuu | 置鮎龍太郎 “Okiayu Ryōtarō” / Ryōtarō Okiayu |
Personality
![Ernest1](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest1-1024x576.webp)
Ernest is a serious and quiet person. However, he has the kindness to cherish his best friends.
Because of that he would show no mercy to his best friends’ enemies.
Even if he is being dishonest, he will immediately help his friends who are in danger despite his excuses.
His loyalty makes him willing to sacrifice anything for his master. He also really loves his country which is loved by his master.
Even though he looks unfriendly, he still shows good manners to people as long as they are not enemies of his master.
Before the rebellion by Oscar’s army against the country of Burnshutain, Ernest and Oscar had made a promise that they would not hold grudges against each other no matter the outcome. And whoever wins, he will take care of Richart until the end.
Despite knowing Jurian’s secret, Ernest suggested Oscar to keep it hidden until Jurian revealed it.
Background
Ernest was a talented young man since he was in the military academy.
![Ernest Background](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-Background.webp)
When he was young, he had no goals in life, but he was dissatisfied with his current state, and he chose to hang out with the delinquents.
He was then met with Richart who said that his swordsmanship was dying. Richart then provoked him by saying that Ernest wouldn’t even be able to hurt him in the slightest.
Not believing Richart’s words, Ernest accepted the challenge and ended up losing.
Richart recruited Ernest and gave him a purpose in life. From then on, he swore allegiance to Richart and considered him both his master and best friend.
Growlanser I
Ernest appeared for the first time when Carmine and the party were looking for Danny Grace’s house in Comsprings. Instead they knocked on Lyell’s house. It was Ernest who came out and introduced himself, then he told them the location of Danny Grace’s house.
When Carmine and party were attacked by Oswald and his troops while escorting Princess Leticia, Ernest appeared and instantly killed the Glengar’s brother with one strike. After that, he and his subordinates took over the escort of Princess Leticia.
At the fight on the bridge near Lake Olivier, Ernest appeared as reinforcements when Oscar was in a losing situation. Even though it was his day off, he said he wanted to use it to fight. As soon as Oscar withdrew, he also withdrew from the battlefield.
On the night before the invasion of Burnshutain Capital, Ernest and his troops attacked the Jurian’s camp to capture Eliotte. But thanks to the movement of Oscar’s army that was invading the capital from another direction, Ernest was forced to retreat and immediately returned to the capital.
![Ernest in GL1](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-in-GL1.webp)
In the battle at the royal palace, Ernest, who sided with Richart, was seen suffering.
He received a one-on-one challenge from Oscar. Responding to Oscar who said that he was jealous of Ernest’s calmness, he replied with a slightly annoyed expression.
After Richart’s defeat and the evidence that he was a fake were exposed, Ernest expressed his true feelings that he didn’t care about Richart’s identity and he only wanted to protect his best friend. After that, he asked for punishment for his rebellion against Eliotte.
His punishment was that he was forbidden to abandon his duties, he had to be a role model for the soldiers and protect the lives of the citizens. Ernest accepted his sentence with honor and vowed to carry it out.
When the masked knights invaded the capital Burnshutain, Ernest along with Oscar fought against them without rest. After the fight, he told Carmine and party the location of Gevel’s den, and asked them to defeat Gevel.
Ernest then gathered a lot of reinforcements and went after Carmine and party. But when he and his troops arrived at the entrance of Gevel’s den, Carmine and party had already defeated Gevel. At the celebration party for Gevel’s defeat, Ernest expressed his satisfaction for Richart’s return to normal.
When the Bronue village became hostage, Ernest initially suggested not to hand over the Power Stone to Venzern. However, at the insistence of the citizens, Eliotte decided to give it up, and Ernest volunteered to do so. After obtaining the Power Stone and destroying it, Venzern broke his promise and destroyed Bronue’s village. Ernest who tried to stop him was seriously injured.
In order to save Richart, Ernest betrayed his country and switched to Venzern’s side, and he together with Richart attacked Rosaria. After that, he had tried to persuade Oscar to switch to his side, but Oscar had clearly refused.
If Ernest couldn’t persuade Oscar, he was ordered to kill Oscar. However, before he could execute it, Carmine and the party arrived. They tried to persuade him to cooperate, but since they couldn’t guarantee Richart’s safety, there was no room for negotiation.
During the fight in the space-time control tower, Ernest changed his mind and tried to persuade Richart. His persuasion managed to restore Richart’s original personality, but he failed to save Richart’s life. After the fight was over, he was exiled from his country as punishment for his betrayal.
On the new route, Carmine and the party managed to rescue Richart. Hence, there is no story of Ernest’s betrayal. After Richart joined the party, Ernest handed over Richart’s old weapon that was entrusted to him.
On the last vacation, Ernest spent time with Richart, Oscar, Carmine and Tipi. They shared stories about Richart and Ernest’s embarrassing past.
Growlanser II The sense of justice
In Growlanser II The sense of justice, Ernest appears as a playable player. After being expelled from Burnshtain, he lived in a hut west of the Rargin fortress in Rolandia territory.
He appeared for the first time in this game when Wein and his party took shelter in his hut because of the heavy rain. Although he seemed unfriendly and rarely spoke, his identity was immediately recognized by Wein and Charlone.
On his way back to Burnshtain during false accusation incident, Wein attempted to recruit Ernest. But Ernest refused Wein’s invitation and kicked him out.
After Carmine joined the party, Wein tried to recruit Ernest again before infiltrating the mercenary empire. Provoked by Wein’s words, Ernest accepted the challenge to a duel. Even though he seemed to have the upper hand in the duel, Ernest stopped the duel midway, after that he joined the party.
![Ernest in GL2](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-in-GL2.webp)
On the way, Carmine tried to apologize to Ernest, but Ernest stopped him. Ernest said that he had forgiven Carmine, then Carmine thanked Ernest.
After Wein and company defeated Gavas in the space-time control tower, Ernest remembered the place of Richart’s death in the tower.
Due to his criminal status, Ernest couldn’t just enter the Burnshtain capital, he then disguised his name and put on a mask. Oscar immediately noticed Ernest’s disguise though. However, when Oscar spoke to him after meeting with the king, Ernest still insisted that he was someone else.
When the party visited Comsprings, Ernest was seen checking out his former home which had been confiscated since his rebellion. It turned out that the ownership of the house had moved to his best friend, Oscar.
Before the final battle in the space-time control tower, Ernest talked a little about his past when he failed to stop and save Richart. He then advised Wein with the words he received from Carmine and the party in the past.
On the mercenary route, Ernest is not recruitable. Ernest will join Oscar and his troops to protect Burnshtain from the attacks of Wein and his party.
Growlanser III The dual darkness
![Ernest in GL3](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-in-GL3.webp)
In Growlanser III The dual darkness, Ernest appears as an imported character.
However, he is not involved in the main story, and only appears a playable character.
His presence or absence will not affect the main story.
Players can talk to him to listen a few words from him. But he is not voiced in this game.
Growlanser IV Wayfarer of the time
Ernest does not appear in main story of Growlanser IV Wayfarer of the time. However he appeared at the ending of its OVA as fan service along with several other characters from Growlanser I to III.
Chaos Wars
Ernest appears in another game “Chaos Wars” in chapter 6 act 1. If players have recruited Monica and put her in your main party to complete the “Gentle Sinner” quest during chapter 6, Ernest will join the party.
In this game, Ernest is given an exclusive skill that belongs only to him called “Surround Attack”.
Note: The game itself informed that “this story has no relations with any existing works” at the beginning of the game.
Drama CD
On the Growlanser I Drama CD, Xenos sounds like he has the same personality seen in the main game. As usual, he sounded like he didn’t speak much, was loyal to Richart, and cared for Oscar.
In episode 1, there is a scene where he doesn’t sound like he usually does, he panics and runs away with the excuse that he was called by Richart when he was asked to taste Misha‘s cooking.
Gallery
Image
![Ernest1](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest1-150x150.webp)
![Ernest2](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest2-150x150.webp)
![Ernest Oscar Richart](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-Oscar-Richart-150x150.webp)
![Ernest4](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest4-150x150.webp)
![Ernest5](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest5-150x150.webp)
![Ernest6](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest6-150x150.webp)
![Ernest7](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest7-150x150.webp)
![Ernest8](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest8-150x150.webp)
![Ernest9](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest9-150x150.webp)
![Ernest10](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest10-150x150.webp)
![](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-Oscar-150x150.webp)
![](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-Oscar-2-150x150.webp)
![](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest-Oscar-3-150x150.webp)
![Ernest11](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest11-150x150.webp)
![Ernest12](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest12-150x150.webp)
![Ernest13](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest13-150x150.webp)
![Ernest14](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest14-150x150.webp)
![Ernest15](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest15-150x150.webp)
![Ernest16](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest16-150x150.webp)
![Ernest17](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest17-150x150.webp)
![Ernest18](https://growlanser.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ernest18-150x150.webp)
Vacation Event
On this event, Ernest actually asked Wein how many people he considers to be his best friends. Wein said that it’s a difficult question to answer, because even if you consider someone is your best friend, you don’t know how that person thinks of you.
Responding to that, Ernest said there were 2 people in that category for him (apart from Oscar and Richart, people who had clearly recognized him as their best friend). One of them was Carmine, then the conversation stopped when he wanted to mention the other one (Wein).
Unfortunately, in the localized version, the conversation in this part is slightly modified. The conversation is made simpler with different meanings.
![YouTube Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0JVAtJeLPJc/hqdefault.jpg)
Ending
Ernest’s Ending in Growlanser II
![YouTube Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aoXZXnCtr6o/hqdefault.jpg)
Seiyuu
Ernest is voiced by:
置鮎龍太郎 “Okiayu Ryōtarō” / Ryōtarō Okiayu
He is a popular voice actor who often plays important character roles in anime/game such as:
- Zero (Rockman X Series)
- Tezuka Kunimitsu (Tennis no Ouji-sama Series)
- Borsalino/Kizaru (One Piece Series)
- Kaku (One Piece Series)
- Kuchiki Byakuya (Bleach Series)
- Gemini Saga (Saint Seiya Series)
- Gemini Kanon (Saint Seiya Series)
- Treize Khushrenada (Gundam Wing)
- Andrew Waltfeld (Gundam SEED)
- Bring Stabity (Gundam 00)
- Divine Nova (Gundam 00)
- Kuro no Lancer (Fate/Apocrypha)
- Berserker (Fate/Zero)
- Toriko (Toriko Series)
- Devimon (Digimon Adventure 2020)
- RhodoKnightmon (Digimon Frontier)
- Fuyushima Shinji (World Trigger)
- Touch Me (Overlord)
- Kokonoe Yakumo (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
- Zhuge Kongming (Paripi Koumei)
See more at myanimelist.net.
Here is a recording of his comments in Growlanser I Appendix (gallery) with english CC / Subtitle.
![YouTube Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RhtgXWzbzuI/hqdefault.jpg)
And Here is a recording of his comments in Growlanser II Appendix (gallery) with english CC / subtitle.
![YouTube Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fs1570ty13Q/hqdefault.jpg)
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