Fingel

Biodata

Power Progression

Fingel’s documented rank changes are administrative downgrades, not confirmed losses of bloodline strength 8.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and burly, with enough strength to carry a substantial share of Lu Mingfei’s luggage 5 6.
• First outfit: A plaid shirt and flared trousers, accompanied by unshaven stubble and a pleading expression that makes him resemble a beggar 5.
• Hair: Messy and unkempt 8.
• Expression: Usually exaggerated or ingratiating; when discussing revenge, his gaze becomes sharp and openly hateful 39.

Personality

Fingel presents himself as shameless, broke, food-obsessed, and eager to avoid work. He readily trades favors for meals or academic credit: after protesting his removal from Lu Mingfei’s dorm room, he immediately agrees to move when promised full marks in a practical combat elective 9 18.

His foolishness conceals a calculating intelligence. He manipulates campus opinion to improve his betting position, notices the unusual institutional attention surrounding Lu Mingfei, and understands the influence Lu Mingfei has gathered before Lu Mingfei acknowledges it himself 7 20 39.

Fingel describes his evasiveness as a survival strategy. Sent to spy on Lu Mingfei, he confesses the assignment directly, reasoning that honesty with both sides should keep either from punishing him. Beneath that pragmatism lies a serious desire for revenge against the person responsible for the deaths of his girlfriend and several brothers 39.

Abilities & Skills

Bronze Throne

Fingel possesses the Word Spirit Bronze Throne, identified in intelligence held by the assassins who pursue him in Beijing 54.

• He reports activating his Word Spirit to avoid being crushed flat by Ronald Tang’s draconic pressure 34.
• Its protection does not make him immune to overwhelming dragon power: during Tang’s awakening and the reversal of time, he loses his grip on his revolver 29.

Combat Ability

His official F-Rank conceals the instincts and physical ability of an exceptional former A-Rank 8.

• Evades Lu Mingfei’s sudden, nearly silent Red Sky Sword attack in a dark room 8.
• Maintains his physical reactions, gaze, and speech under Lu Mingfei’s Golden Eyes better than Ye Sheng and Aki Shutoku had, despite acting frightened 8.
• Regularly spars with Lu Mingfei, though he is usually beaten badly and struggles even to touch him 9.
• Uses the enormous alchemical blade Rage to cut through collapsed steel between subway carriages 70.
• Assists with Chu Zihang’s special Blood Rage training on a secluded South Pacific island 87.

Intelligence Gathering and Media Manipulation

As head of the News Department, Fingel maintains extensive campus sources and effectively runs the Night Watch Forum alongside it 20 25.

• Compiles detailed information on Caesar and Chu Zihang before Free Day, while acknowledging that Chu Zihang’s Word Spirit remains undisclosed 20.
• Uses exaggerated praise and misleading publicity to make his wager on Lu Mingfei appear naïve rather than informed 20 21.
• Publishes security-camera footage of Free Day and adjusts his commentary to placate the defeated factions’ supporters 23.
• Investigates Old Tang’s behavior and browsing history for inconsistencies in his apparent identity 27.
• Recognizes Friedrich in an old photograph after encountering him during the Seven Deadly Sins delivery 73.

Digital Investigation and Technical Knowledge

Fingel has unusually high access privileges with Norma and independently follows the Hunter Website and the Crown Prince 87.

• Uses Norma’s tracking results to pursue a Hunter Market lead in Russia 87.
• Studies the portions of Lu Mingfei’s survival-oriented alchemical texts that he can understand 124.
• Correctly deduces that EVA has acquired an alchemical essence of life, connecting her independent judgment to Living Spirit technology and Lu Mingfei’s modifications 124.

Languages and Social Skills

• Speaks fluent Chinese; he explains that Cassell College teaches its courses in Chinese 5 26.
• Quickly befriends Old Tang and helps maintain the group’s casual tourist cover during the American journey 25 28.
• Persuades the group to stop in Amarillo and helps coordinate with the Executive Department driver stationed there 28.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Miniature camera: Concealed in his shoulder bag; used while pursuing news about Lu Mingfei’s arrival and Angers’s personal welcome 6.
• M500 revolver: Supplied by Lu Mingfei for the secret American mission. Loaded with two Frigg Bullets and two Alchemy Bullets, with a Philosopher’s Stone round stored separately in a quartz-glass tube 25.
  • Fires the dark-red round toward the awakened Old Tang’s heart 29.
  • The revolver falls from his hand and turns to ash during the subsequent supernatural disturbance 29.
• Seven Deadly Sins case: Transports the seven alchemical weapons purchased by Lu Mingfei for nearly US$200 million. Fingel awakens all seven with his blood and draws Rage to clear subway wreckage 70.
• Black long blade: Carries a weapon resembling Lu Mingfei’s blade when meeting Angers over Lu Mingfei’s contingency plan. Its flames have gone out, which Fingel interprets as a sign of Lu Mingfei’s defeat or death 124.

Relationships

• Lu Mingfei — Junior, former roommate, sparring partner, and chosen ally. Fingel asks to join him, and Lu Mingfei offers help once Fingel identifies his revenge target 8 9 18 39.
• Angers — Principal and intelligence handler. Sends Fingel to spy on Lu Mingfei, praises his American mission record, and later debates the timing of Lu Mingfei’s emergency knowledge broadcast with him 36 39 124.
• Guderian — Academic advisor shared with Lu Mingfei and Constantine 39.
• Girlfriend and brothers — Their deaths motivate his revenge. Fingel initially explains his repeated school years as being “for my girlfriend,” revealing the killings only later 8 39.
• Old Tang / Ronald Tang — Travel companion whom he covertly investigates and helps lure into the Alchemical Matrix. Later reunites with him while knowing he is one of the Bronze and Fire King brothers 27 28 39.
• Constantine / Wang Wei — Replaces him as Lu Mingfei’s roommate and accompanies him during the American mission and later reunion 18 25 39.
• Caesar — Subject of his Free Day intelligence gathering and later a field companion. Fingel delivers the Seven Deadly Sins to Caesar and Chu Zihang, then accompanies Caesar and Abbas in Siberia 20 72 145.
• Chu Zihang — Fellow operative whose Blood Rage training Fingel assists with 87.
• EVA — Discusses her newly acquired essence of life with her and recognizes that she has become capable of independently judging Lu Mingfei’s broadcast command 124.

History

Cassell College and Lu Mingfei’s Arrival

By the time he meets Lu Mingfei, Fingel has spent eight years at Cassell College. Though once a distinguished A-Rank, he now claims to be held back by failed classes and jokes about transferring to the Cuba Branch after graduation 8.

Their first encounter begins with Fingel asking for food money. Lu Mingfei buys enough for both of them, and Fingel enthusiastically adopts him as a junior after learning that he is entering Cassell. Once he discovers Lu Mingfei’s S-Rank status, he helps carry his luggage through the VIP entrance to the CC1000 Express 5 6.

Lu Mingfei later tests his apparent decline with a surprise sword attack. Fingel dodges, confirms his former standing, and says that he has remained at school for his girlfriend. The two begin regular sparring, with Lu Mingfei compensating him by promising a semester of dinners 8 9.

Free Day Publicity and Betting

Fingel explains Free Day’s rules and supplies intelligence when Lu Mingfei decides to challenge Caesar and Chu Zihang without joining either major society. He then turns the challenge into a campus spectacle through the Night Watch Forum 19 20.

His publicity disguises his confidence in Lu Mingfei, allowing him to place a large wager without making the advantage too obvious. Lu Mingfei’s victory earns Fingel a return of nearly three hundred percent. Fingel subsequently posts the battle footage, helping publicize Lu Mingfei’s rise to the top of the Cassell College Rankings 20 21 23.

The American Mission

Fingel joins Lu Mingfei and Constantine on what he initially expects to be a sightseeing trip. Only after departure does Lu Mingfei reveal the S-Rank mission and arm him with the M500 and specialized ammunition 25.

After investigating Old Tang during their Greyhound journey, Fingel helps steer the group to the concealed Alchemical Matrix in Amarillo. He draws his gun during the confrontation and fires at Old Tang after his dragon personality awakens 27 28 29.

Following the incident, Ye Sheng and Angers question him, and Toyama Masashi examines his memories using Hypnos. His account describes overwhelming Golden Eyes and a voice declaring, “I shall grant you life!” Angers gives his mission record an outstanding evaluation 30 34 36.

Joining Lu Mingfei

Sent by Angers to investigate Lu Mingfei’s association with Dragon Kings, Fingel openly admits that he is acting as a spy. His request to join Lu Mingfei, however, is sincere 39.

In private, he reveals that someone had his girlfriend and several brothers killed and remains free. Lu Mingfei cannot promise what joining him will bring, but asks Fingel to tell him when he finds the enemy. Fingel subsequently declares himself willing to walk through fire for his junior 39.

Beijing and the Seven Deadly Sins

In Beijing, Fingel warns Lu Mingfei that foreign hybrid families have entered the city. Three pursuers follow him, prompting Lu Mingfei to draw them into an underground passage. After the assassination attempt, Fingel receives permission to join the team 53 54 55.

During the subway crisis, Fingel awakens the Seven Deadly Sins and clears a route through wrecked carriages with Rage. He reaches Caesar and Chu Zihang with the weapons before Lu Mingfei returns carrying the subdued Fenrir 70 72.

At the subsequent gathering, Fingel identifies Friedrich from a historical photograph, reporting that the man became much stronger after putting on a mask and disappeared when the earthquake ended 73.

Hunter Market Investigation

After helping train Chu Zihang on a South Pacific island, Fingel declines to accompany Lu Mingfei to Japan. Norma’s investigation has produced a Hunter Market lead, and he instead requests funding to investigate Russia 87.

Lu Mingfei’s Contingency Plan

Fingel later explains to Angers that Lu Mingfei has prepared three Nibelungen containing knowledge intended to preserve humanity’s ability to survive a worst-case disaster. The planned worldwide broadcast includes Alchemical Craftsman’s Crafting Notes, Dragon Blood Warrior’s Incantation Book, and The Nature of Elements and Laws 124.

Believing Lu Mingfei has failed, Fingel challenges Angers’s reluctance to let the plan proceed. EVA reveals that she independently withheld the broadcast because its timing would be dangerous. Fingel then recognizes that she possesses an essence of life; Angers deletes the command from the core repository 124.

Siberian Timeline Convergence

Fingel accompanies Caesar and Abbas in an effort to find Lu Mingfei before the Secret Party and avoid following an unseen manipulator’s plans 144.

In Siberia, they encounter alternate versions of Caesar and Chu Zihang. Their confrontation leads to the discovery that they come from parallel worlds. The chapter subsequently reports the deaths of all five while fighting Deadpool during a nuclear-strike timeline convergence; Caesar and Abbas awaken in another timeline, but Fingel receives no equivalent confirmed awakening in the supplied account 145.

Notable Quotes

“People are what make a team.” 39

“Someone got my girlfriend and a bunch of my brothers killed, and he's still out there walking free. So I have to kill him myself. That's all.” 39

Trivia

• His cooking skills extend only as far as instant noodles 39.
• He occupies Room 304 alone after giving up his place in Room 303 to Constantine 18 19.
• The dancing “Fingel” on Caesar’s tablet inside Odin’s Nibelungen is an onboard subsystem using Norma’s logic library, not Fingel personally communicating through the signal blackout 84.
• On seeing the captive Fenrir, he immediately estimates the dragon’s sale value and starts touching its scales and wings. Fenrir responds by breathing a weak burst of fire into his face 72.