Lu De
I Was Supposed to Be Reborn as a Dragon, So How Did I Become Godzilla?
- Original Name:
- 撸德 (lū dé)
- Gender:
- Masculine
- Kind:
- Character
- Scope:
- Novel-specific
- Status:
- Active
- Source:
- AI
- Occurrences:
- 1
- Chapters:
- 1
- Context Up To:
- Ch. 3
- Wiki Model:
- GPT-6.1 Sol
- Updated:
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Lu De (撸德) 2 |
| Gender | Male 2 |
| Affiliation | Tree God’s followers 2 |
| Occupation/Role | Servant of the Tree God; attempts to recruit Bai Yu 2 |
| Status | Fate unresolved; last seen facing a potentially fatal Atomic Breath attack 2 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1, “The Unarmed Old Man” 1 |
Appearance
- Build: Extremely emaciated, with a hunched back that appears ready to snap; nevertheless, he stands remarkably steadily 2.
- Hair and eyes: Graying hair and thoroughly clouded eyes 2.
- Skin: Shriveled and deeply wrinkled, resembling dead wood 2.
- Clothing: A dull gray-black robe, with vines emerging from its sleeves 2.
- Overall impression: An air of death surrounds his frail-looking body 2.
Personality
Lu De initially adopts a patronizing manner, calling himself an “unarmed old man” after stopping a large boulder. He admires Bai Yu’s imposing appearance and liveliness, but his apparent goodwill depends on submission to the Tree God. When Bai Yu refuses and insults him, Lu De dismisses him as a maggot and decides to turn him into nourishment 1 2.
He shows no outward fear when Bai Yu’s strongest attack breaks through his defenses. Although he recognizes that taking the beam head-on would kill him in his current state, he remains motionless and smiles; his reason is not revealed 2.
Abilities & Skills
Vine Manipulation
Lu De releases numerous deadwood-like vines from his sleeves, using them to restrain, injure, and defend against opponents 2.
- Precision: His vines evade Bai Yu’s claws before winding around his arms 2.
- Cutting: Barbs tighten and rotate like chainsaws, repeatedly scoring the young Godzilla’s scales 2.
- Blood draining: Once attached, the vines draw out Bai Yu’s blue blood, visibly transporting it through their interiors 2.
- Defense: He intertwines the vines into a wall between himself and an incoming attack 2.
- Limit: Atomic Breath burns through the restraints with almost no resistance and pierces the defensive wall 2.
Boulder Interception and Destruction
- Stops a boulder more than two meters across without an audible impact, then reduces it to powder 1.
- Bai Yu later connects the destruction of the rock to the vines’ cutting action 2.
Resistance to Being Moved
- Remains firmly in place when Bai Yu plants his feet and attempts to fling him by pulling on the connecting vines 2.
- Does not pursue when Bai Yu retreats beyond the main vine mass’s reach; the reason for his immobility is left unexplained 2.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Confrontation with Bai Yu
Lu De enters Bai Yu’s cavern through its collapsing ceiling. After Bai Yu punches an incoming boulder toward him, Lu De stops and pulverizes it while chiding him for hostility toward an elderly man 1.
On seeing Bai Yu clearly, Lu De praises his presence and offers him the chance to serve the Tree God. Bai Yu rejects the demand, prompting Lu De to attack with vines. The vines evade Bai Yu’s claws, cut into his scales, and begin draining his blood 2.
Bai Yu frees himself with Atomic Breath, then fires a fully charged, maximum-power beam directly at Lu De. His vine wall fails immediately. The confrontation is left unresolved as Lu De smiles at the approaching attack despite recognizing its lethal power 2.
Relationships
- Tree God — Lu De’s lord. He seeks Bai Yu’s submission to the deity and describes its work as a “great undertaking” 2.
- Bai Yu — Prospective recruit turned opponent. Lu De attacks him after his refusal to serve the Tree God 1 2.
Notable Quotes
“Young people these days are so rude, showing such hostility toward an unarmed old man like me.” 1
“A maggot is still a maggot. Since you refuse to join my lord's great undertaking, become nourishment.” 2