Melvin Weins (メルヴィン・ウェインズ, Meruvin Weinzu?) is one of the people involved in the Mystic Eyes Collection Train incident of Lord El-Melloi II Case Files.[3]
Profile
Background
Melvin is a member of the Weins family, who are a branch family of the Trambellios. He is part of the Department of Creation.
Personality
Melvin is constantly seeking excitement - from the sidelines - and is drawn to Waver Velvet as he seems to be a constant source of interesting events and stories, regardless of how dangerous they actually are. He is uncaring about the money he spends or loans, so long as he receives something exciting in turn. Upon discovering El-Melloi II has boarded the Rail Zeppelin, Melvin reacts with outrage at being left out, and charters a helicopter to the middle of a Child of Ainnash to join him.
He professes to be Lord El-Melloi II's best friend, being one of the few people to still call him Waver on a regular basis. While he treats El-Melloi in a similar manner to Reines El-Melloi Archisorte, in that Melvin finds him to be a source of amusement, he expresses quiet anger to Gray when finding El-Melloi injured, asking, "Who injured Waver this badly? Who other than myself?"
Appearance
Role
Fate/Zero
Upon hearing that Melvin would pay a large sum of money to anyone who could bring him a interesting story, Waver asks that he use the money to pay for a trip to Japan.
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files
Three years after the Fourth Holy Grail War, Melvin is tricked by Barzan into providing funds and heading to Iraq, unaware until afterwards that Barzan is there to unearth and pillage the tomb of Iskander. Melvin is imprisoned with the intention of being used as a sacrifice in Barzan's future workshop.
He is eventually reunited with Waver, also captured by Barzan, in their jail cell, and it was from him that Waver confirms the death of Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald during the Holy Grail War. He also questions Waver about the "return" on his loan, only for the latter, traumatized from the events, to answer that it is not a story he can share.
While Waver initiates their escape, he learns from Melvin of Barzan's plans for the tomb and resolves to destroy the site. Melvin, in turn, decides to stay due to his constitution likely preventing his escape alone and because he wants a VIP seat to the events. Waver distracts Barzan while Melvin sets up a spell to cause an explosion, disrupting the leyline and unleashing evil spirits, killing Barzan and his men in the process. The two of them leave the destruction behind on a motorcycle, laughing heartily.
At the airport, Waver apologizes for having neither the money to give back nor the interesting story that Melvin wanted, before again asking for a loan to buy the El-Melloi classroom, as Waver felt responsible for Kayneth's death. Melvin wholeheartedly agrees, only insisting that they become best friends, after which he would be happy to wait forever for the return of his loan.
When Waver took on the debt of the El-Mellois and the responsibility of restoring the family's Magic Crest, Melvin was selected as the Tuner, taking Waver's own Magic Crest as collateral.
Case. Mystic Eyes collection train
Melvin barges into Reines's office to complain about not being told that Lord El-Melloi II had been invited to the Rail Zeppelin, outraged that he is missing out on more excitement. He reveals he has procured an invitation to the train, and immediately charters a helicopter.
He catches up with the Rail Zeppelin while it is stuck in a Child of Ainnash, which attacks the helicopter when it flies overhead. He manages to survive the following explosion and crash, and makes his way to the train, scaring Gray when he knocks on the window of their carriage. Inside, he observes El-Melloi II's injured state; lightly admonishing him over how he keeps geting himself into dangerous situations before ominously asking Gray who caused his condition.
He is later present when Karabo Frampton and Yvette L. Lehrman convince Gray to accompany them outside to reactivate the leyline to return functionality to the Rail Zeppelin. Melvin invites himself along, and displays his skills as a Tuner by empowering the Magic Circuits of Yvette and Gray.
Melvin is greets El-Melloi when he recovers from his injuries and agrees to provide assistance for the auction so long as it results in something exciting. He then attends the final auction aboard the Rail Zeppelin where he witnesses El-Melloi put it on hold and explain the truth behind the murder of Trisha Fellows as well as the killing spree of those with Mystic Eyes in the past, expressing excitement over the findings as well as when the true culprit is revealed.
Melvin then aids Hishiri Adashino, Fernando Li, Reines El-Melloi Archisorte, and Yvette L. Lehrman in assisting Olga Marie Animusphere with a spell made to protect the Rail Zepplelin.
Abilities
He has a weak constitution and suffers from an unknown malady that causes him to puke blood at random intervals, although it does not appear to hamper him in any significant way.
Melvin augmenting Gray and Yvette's Magic Circuits with his music.
Melvin is a Tuner for Magic Crests. By playing his violin he temporarily improved Gray and Yvette L. Lehrman's Magic Circuits by 20%.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
[] Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Encyclopedia: Melvin Weins [Person], p.110 Melvin Weins [Person]
The Tuner of Garbage. Or, the garbage Tuner.
The second word to come out of his mouth is always “Mama.” The third is “women.” The fourth is “Money,” but before he can get to his fifth, he’ll start vomiting blood. Truly, from the bottom of his heart, a useless magus.
At present, he is the only one remaining who refers to El-Melloi II by the name of Waver.
Though his skill as a Tuner of Magic Crests is legendary, it was never something he wanted. His persistent habit of vomiting blood isn’t a gag at all. Without his magical hematopoietic medicine, it would be an ordeal to survive even a single day with his body.
As a result, the proper use of his Magic Circuits was rather difficult, so even though he had the talent to reach the rank of Brand, he retired from the competitive life of a magus early. After that many people, including his own father, deserted him.
But as a result, perhaps as some strange coincidence, he learned of his extraordinary talent for manipulating the Magical Circuits and thus Magic Crests of others. The father that deserted him returned with nothing but smiles, and many times more people than left him flocked to his side.
But, after going out to meet the returning crowd, Melvin had changed a little.
“This isn’t because of my environment or anything. I was a monster like this right from the beginning.”
So he says, but there was no doubt he began to test those around him more after that incident. This happened around the same time he lent Waver the money to visit the Far East after he bragged about turning the Clock Tower upside down.
His mother is a powerful woman, who even that Magdanel acknowledges. Even when Melvin’s father abandoned him, his mother stayed by his side. The tools he uses for his Tuning work that he carries around everywhere were all put together by his mother. The strangely high price for them on the Rail Zeppelin stems from the fact they are a Mystic Code of the Renaissance era, and possess a level of precision difficult to reproduce in the current age.
Though his first appearance was at the end of Volume 4, he existed in the proposal document written up a year prior to the release of Volume 1, acting together with Gray as the deciding factors for the direction Case Files would take. If Gray is a character symbolizing the present day El-Melloi II, then Melvin is the character that symbolizes his past.メルヴィン・ウェインズ【人名】
クズの調律師。もしくは調律師のクズ。
二言目にはママ。三言目には女。四言目には金がきて、五言目を口にするときには吐血している心底ダメな魔術師。
現在、唯一エルメロイII世をウェイバーと呼ぶ青年でもある。
魔術刻印の調律師としてはほとんど伝説的な腕前なのだが、けして本人がそうなりたかったわけではない。しょっちゅう吐血をしているのはギャグでもなんでもなく、魔術による増血剤なしには、一日生き抜くのも難しい身体なのだ。
このため、十全に魔術回路を働かせるのは難しく、ひょっとすれば色位も目指せるのではという素質を持ちながら、早々に魔術師の競争をリタイヤした。そんな彼から多くの人々は離れ、父親さえも彼を見放した。
だが、その結果として、他人の魔術回路および魔術刻印を操る調律師としての資質を発見されたのは、奇縁というべきかどうか。見放したはずの父親は笑顔で戻り、周囲の人々は何倍もの数になって帰ってきた。
ただ、彼らを迎えた後のメルヴィンは、いささか変化した。
「別に環境でこうなったわけじゃなし。私が人でなしなのは、最初からのことだよ」
とは本人の弁だが、この事件以降、なにかと他人を試すような行動が増えたのは間違いない。時計塔をひっくり返してやると豪語したウェイバーに、極東までの旅行費を貸し出したのもこの時期である。
なお、母親はあのマグダネルさえ一目置く女傑。父親が見放したときでさえ、彼女はメルヴィンを捨てなかった。メルヴィンが常に携帯している調律器も、この母親が手配したもの。魔眼蒐集列車で異様な高値がついていたのも当然で、もはや現代ではこれほどの精度は難しいとされる、ルネサンス期の魔術礼装である。
初登場こそ四巻ラストだが、一巻発売の一年以上前の企画書から原型となる設定があり、グレイと同様に事件簿の方向性を定めた。グレイがエルメロイII世の現在を象徴するキャラクターなら、メルヴィンは過去を象徴するキャラクターである。 - ↑ Magic Circuit spreadsheet
- ↑ Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note