Lain Sheyka (ライン・シェイカ), usually known as Dust (ダスト), is a Warrior and a member of Taylor's party, alongside Keith and Rin. He is a major supporting character in the KonoSuba and Consultation series, as well as the protagonist of the Limelight spinoff series.
Appearance[]
Dust is a young man with a slender body, blonde hair, and a black mole under his left eye. His usual outfit consists of a neck choker, a red track jacket with cuffed sleeves, bandaged forearms, brown pants with tucked socks, and black shoes.
Personality[]
As Lain Sheyka, Dust was a straitlaced knight, strictly following the rules and being always serious and rigorous about his tasks. However, he noticed spending time with the Princess made him more flexible and laid-back.[2] Taylor and Keith noticed Dust was also more polite when they first met, forcing himself to speak like a punk.[3] He was the ideal knight figure for maidens fairy-tales.[4]
However, after moving to Axel, Dust assumed a more irresponsible, sly and rude demeanor, becoming a notorious delinquent. He often commits petty crimes, like picking a fight with novice adventurers,[5] dining and dashing, and scrounging. For this reason, Dust is so used to the jail that he views it as a hotel.[6] Dust also uses the excuse of being the "Axel Protector", "being patrolling the city" and "maintaining the public order" to justify his delinquency and to delimit the city as his territory.[7]
In addition, Dust is slothful, becoming averse to hard-working and usually resorting to easy money schemes, gambling, or just asking to his friends and companions to buy him a drink or a lunch with no intention of paying back. He often uses the "we are friends" excuse to suck people's favors. Dust is also wasteful, since he usually spents all his savings on booze and in the Succubus Cafe. For these reasons, Dust is always on debt.
Futhermore, Dust has a perverted personality too, being obsessed with large busts, since he always drops hints about women's bosom, like sexually harassing well-endowed women and making fun of girls' small chest. In fact, Dust's obsession for chesty women gets to the point of not seeing flat girls as women.[8] He isn't a simp either, thinking Serena was a pervert for showing off her pants (in order to turn him into a Puppet), instead of feeling grateful.[9]
Moreover, Dust is a gossiper, blabbing about Newbie Succubus' failed quest at Kazuma's mansion,[10] and even spreading fake rumors about Serena at Kazuma's request.[11] It is a recurring joke that Dust exposes someone's identity or secret by casually talking about it while greeting the said person. He is intrusive too, often poking his nose into others' private affairs if the subject draws his attention.[12]
Lastly, while Dust fell from grace, he kept his loyalty as a knight. Although Dust is usually acts out of self-interest, he is still concerned and grateful to his companions, being willing to bend over backwards in order to help them, such as saving his comrades from dangerous situations, and even using his spear skills Dust promised not to use unless something really important for him is at stake, in order to save his friends and his city.
History[]
For Dust's history, see his History tab.
Abilities[]
While Dust is said to be one of the strongest adventurers in Axel, Chris[13] and Iris said that Dust is seemingly hiding his true abilities while observing him.[14]
- Spear: Dust was the best spearman of the neighbor kingdom,[13] even managing to fight against a Beginner's Bane with just a staff in hand.[15] However, he vowed never to use a spear unless something he really cares is at stake,[2] although Dust readopted the spear as main weapon after meeting the Princess again.[3]
- One-Handed Sword: Dust usually fights using a longsword. At first Dust wasn't good using a sword since it is a backup weapon for Dragon Knights.[16]
- Shield: Dust is able to fight using a shield. Dust used it while replacing Darkness in Kazuma's party[17] and during his fight against Rouzelli.[18]
- Dragon Tamer: Dust has been beloved by dragons since birth.[13] For such reason, he has great knowledge of dragons, as well as have ease in communicate and tame them.[19]
- Covenant: Dust has formed a contract with his dragon, Faitfore, which is why his stats increases when she is around, being capable of jumping higher than normal, for example. They also share some skills, such as the Fire Resistance, as well as negative ailments, like nausea.[9]
Equipment[]
- Magic Sword: A national treasure of the Kingdom of Brydle and Dust's prized possession, it is a ceremonial enchanted longsword that can hurt even the Devil King himself. If the user is fatally injured, the sword will nullify the damage once.[3]
Trivia[]
- Dust is always stopped at Axel gates, since the gatekeepers know he usually brings suspicious stuff.[20]
- After Aqua, Dust has the lowest Luck stat in Axel Guild.[21]
- When he was Lain Sheyka, Dust used to sleep in the stables with the Dragons.[22]
- Dust's eyes were originally blue. However he changed their color with magic lenses from the Crimson Demon Village[23] he got with the Princess.[2]
- Dust has a secret warehouse outside Axel where he keeps the stuff he plans to sell.[8]
- In the web novel, instead of dying in the fight against the Kowloon Hydra, Dust died in the fight against Beldia, instead of Galil, being resurrected by Aqua afterwards.
- Dust ranked the 1st place in Sneaker Bunko Most Famous Supporting Character poll.[24]
References[]
- ↑ KonoFan Twitter Account
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Limelight Light Novel Volume 6, Chapter 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Limelight Light Novel Volume 7, Chapter 1
- ↑ Bonus Explosion Light Novel Volume 1, Chapter 3
- ↑ KonoSuba Light Novel Volume 2, Chapter 1
- ↑ KonoSuba Light Novel Volume 3, Chapter 1
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 1, Chapter 2
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Limelight Light Novel Volume 7, Chapter 2
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Limelight Light Novel Volume 5, Chapter 3
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 1, Chapter 3
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 5, Chapter 2
- ↑ KonoSuba Television Anime Season 2, Episode 3
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Explosion - Bonus Story Volume 1, Chapter 3
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 3, Chapter 2
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 1, Chapter 1
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 7, Prologue
- ↑ KonoSuba Light Novel Volume 7, Chapter 3
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 7, Chapter 3
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 2, Chapter 2
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 2, Chapter 5
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 4, Chapter 2
- ↑ Limelight Light Novel Volume 5, Chapter 1
- ↑ Dust Q&A
- ↑ Sneaker Bunko Poll
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