Johann de Roma

Johann de Roma (Yoh han de Ro ma) was one of Vincent Evangale's sons and older brother to Aequali de Roma.

Appearance
Johann de Roma is a man of average height and slim build. He has long blonde hair.

Personality
Due to his father being either too distracted with his duties or his generally cold, distant nature, Johann had grown antisocial and lonely. This loneliness had gnawed away at his sense of empathy and by the present day of the series, he lost all sense of morality and is willing to do whatever it takes to secure the crown, including working with demons. He also seems particularly fond of provoking Deor Fluenti. He found Deor's reaction to his mother's poisoning to be interesting, suggesting he has become so isolated that he does not appear to recognize how people may react to certain situations. This is contradicted by his ability to sense his brother's suspicions towards himself.

History
In Johann's childhood, he was competing in an archery competition with other noblemen's children. While his archery was perfect, he was extremely disappointed to realize his father wasn't even paying attention. Seeing this, along with having overheard the other children's parents dote and praise their kid, created a sense of loneliness that only grew with Johann.

Plot
Johann was present when King Evangale summoned all his children and announced an open competition for the crown. He took particular interest in the notion that an outcast such as Deor was given a chance for it. At some point, he began to conspire with his uncles to keep Deor from inheriting the throne.

During a royal banquet, Johann ordered one of his uncles to poison Lady Fluenti's wine with a non-lethal toxin. He remained stone-cold during the whole ordeal and attempted to sneak away; however, his younger brother, Aequali, noticed his strange reaction. The operation took a turn for the worse when Aequali removed the poison and Deor rallied the other guests to empathize with himself. As he was listening to his uncle's debriefing of the failed poisoning, Johann sensed an intruder, who he immediately killed with his lightning magius.

Later in the night, Aequali confronted Johann and begged him to stand down. Johann, however, had a contract with a demon, who momentarily stunned Aequali. Johann attempts to turn the tables by reminding Aequali that it was Aequali who suggested poisoning Lady Fluenti several years ago, but Aequali maintains that he has reformed. Johann also reveals that he has contracted other demons to cause chaos throughout the castle grounds. Before he can kill Aequali, he is surprised when Aequali is able to overpower him, and Johann is instead killed.