Vanir

Vanir is a tall figure usually seen in a black tuxedo with a white tie.

Vanir wears a large mask that covers the mouth.

Vanir has no real gender.

In one story, when Luna tries to see Vanir’s real face, it is hinted that Vanir is very attractive.

Vanir is a devil who loves to tease and trick people.

Vanir enjoys watching people feel embarrassed or disappointed.

Vanir is not very evil, often making people laugh or helping the townsfolk.

Vanir takes care to never really hurt the humans, calling them "delicious meal makers" because of the emotions they provide.

Vanir sometimes helps clean the town and even chases away crows, making Vanir popular with children and housewives.

Vanir loves making jokes and gets into comic fights with Aqua because devils and gods are natural enemies.

Vanir actually has a strong wish to be destroyed while eating the best negative emotion possible, which is Vanir’s dream.

Vanir is a high-ranking devil known as the “Duke of Hell” and one of the Seven Great Devils.

Vanir is called “The One Who Sees Through Everything” because of the special seeing power.

Vanir is part of the Demon King’s army, but really only helps keep the castle’s magic barrier standing.

Vanir is not loyal to the Demon King and wants to quit, but stays for personal reasons.

Vanir is an old friend of Wiz from when Wiz was still human.

After being defeated once, Vanir lost the rank of general and started working part-time in Wiz’s shop.

Vanir then opened a consultation desk at the guild and became known as “Vanir the Crow Slayer” for chasing away crows.

Vanir can see through actions, thoughts, and even some future and past events—the core “see through” ability.

Vanir’s ability doesn’t work well on people who are as strong as or stronger than Vanir, like Wiz.

Vanir has a special attack called "Vanir-Style Death Beam," which shoots a laser from Vanir's hand, often hitting friends like Wiz and Darkness by accident.

Vanir can send out beams from Vanir’s eyes, but this burns Vanir’s own eyes, so Vanir rarely does it.

Vanir can put curses on people, such as the "Cursed Darkness" spell which gives people silly body swaps.

Vanir can possess people by putting the mask on them and control their bodies.

Vanir can show illusions and disguise as other people.

After Vanir’s mask is destroyed, Vanir comes back to life with one less “life,” now showing the mark “II” on the mask.

Vanir is close friends with Wiz, helping her with her shop and adventures.

Vanir loves to tease Aqua, and the two always fight when they meet because they are natural enemies.

Vanir sometimes does business deals with Kazuma Satou, buying Kazuma’s ideas for Japanese products to make money.

Vanir once helped release Darkness from the evil lord Aldarp Alex Barnes, using clever tricks to punish Aldarp.

Vanir is also friends with Maxwell, another devil, and sometimes works together with him for devilish plans.

Vanir Joins the Story

Vanir first appears as one of the Demon King’s generals and fights Kazuma Satou’s group in a dungeon.

Vanir controls Darkness’s body and defeats many adventurers, even in a weakened state.

Eventually, Kazuma Satou destroys Vanir’s mask.

Instead of dying, Vanir loses one “life,” gets a new mask with a “II” mark, and comes back.

Vanir’s Life in Town

After being defeated, Vanir loses the general title and starts working in Wiz’s magic shop.

Vanir tries to earn money from selling Japanese goods and offering advice in the guild.

Vanir becomes friends with the town’s people, protecting them from pests like crows, and even keeps watch over children.

The Aldarp Arc

When Darkness is forced into marriage by the evil lord Aldarp Alex Barnes, Vanir helps Kazuma Satou by buying up all their rights and exposing Aldarp’s crimes.

Vanir tricks Aldarp into breaking a contract with Maxwell, causing Aldarp to be dragged to hell to pay his debt.

Vanir enjoys the chaos and laughs at the emotional reactions.

Dungeon Raid with Wiz

Vanir teams up with Wiz to clear a difficult dungeon, showing off their combined strength.

Together, they defeat even very strong enemies like an ancient vampire.

Vanir’s Strange Dream

Vanir saves earnings to build a dungeon, pack it with devils, and wait for strong adventurers.

Vanir wants to lose a dramatic battle, making the victors find a fake treasure and feel crushing disappointment so Vanir can “eat” those feelings and disappear happily.

Vanir’s laugh is always “Fuhahaha!”

Vanir’s signature attack is the Vanir-Style Death Beam, often used on Wiz as punishment.

Vanir created little Vanir dolls that explode if touched.

Vanir can never predict what Wiz will do, no matter how hard Vanir tries.

Vanir ranked 10th in the official KONOSUBA character poll.

In the spinoff series "Ask Vanir, the Masked Devil!", Vanir is the main character.

“My name is Vanir, the devil who sees all! Fuhahaha!”

“I might even be stronger than the Demon King, you know!”

“I love to watch your disappointed faces! Fuhahaha!”

Vanir does not have a set gender.

Vanir can be reborn by creating new masks as long as the real core in hell is safe.