Rudeus Greyrat

"It's no good to overestimate me. Victory is something that you grasp by always being modest, you know."

- Rudeus

Rudeus Greyrat (ルーデウス・グレイラット), is the main protagonist of Mushoku Tensei.

Before his reincarnation, he was an overweight 34-year-old Japanese NEET who became a recluse following his high-school persecution. His current body possesses a high affinity for magic even as a child.

Appearance
Rudeus is a tall, well-built, and cool-looking man. He was born with brown hair, but after his second encounter with Orsted, his hair temporarily became white. His eyes are also slightly mismatched as he switched one of his eyes out for a demon eye. Like Paul, he also has a mole underneath his left eye.

Personality
Because of his former life, he is careful not to get carried away and become arrogant. As a result, he is extremely self-aware and humble because he does not want to revert to his old self. He is a kind person, helping his friends and protecting his family whenever needed. Due to being capable in many fields, people have high expectations of him. Rudeus is very polite to others, often making them uncomfortable.

One side effect of being formerly Japanese is that doesn't want to kill anyone. However, he displays aggression and blood lust to anyone threatening his family. He is extremely perverted even though he has this shortcoming, his family and friends still love him since he always takes care of them to a great extent. Even with very high magic capacity and high potential in battle, he often lacks the confidence to fight his enemy.

Background
Rudeus was a 34-year-old NEET otaku in his previous life. During his high-school years, he was a victim of severe bullying that resulted in him dropping out. His family tried to encourage him to go back to school, but he angrily brushed them off. Fortunately, one classmate whom he had a good relationship with would come by everyday to deliver homework. However, he ended up pushing him away too when he also tried to encourage him to return to school.

He would continue living with his parents as a shut-in for twenty years. However, this toxic lifestyle finally came to an end when both his parents passed away and he refused to even attent their funeral. This ended up being the last straw for his remaining relatives, prompting them to disown him.

Now homeless and penniless, he wandered the streets aimlessly while reflecting on his life. Just when he was at the point of regret, he saw three high-school students about to be hit by a truck. Mustering all of his strength, he manages to save one of them but ended up getting run over himself instead, killing him. The next time he opened his eyes, he was reincarnated as his current self. Realizing he had been given a second chance, he declared he would live this new life to its fullest.

Achievements
This is the current achievement that Rudeus gained through his adventure, action, and training:


 * Water Emperor Class Magician.
 * Saint Class Magician in Fire, Earth, Wind, Healing, and Detoxification Magic.
 * Voiceless Incantation with attack magic
 * A Dragon God's Subordinate.
 * Hero (by defeating Atofe).
 * 7th rank of Seven Great World Powers (Quagmire)

Trivia

 * Rudeus' name before reincarnation remains unknown.
 * Rudeus can speak multiple languages (Magic God Language, Beast God Language, Fighting God, Human Language) by the time he was 9. Which he learned when he tutored Eris. He wanted to learn Heaven God and Sea God languages but could not find any learning material. He managed to find a book from the sea race in volume 7.
 * Rudeus is unable to wear Touki.
 * Currently, Rudeus is both the founder and sole member of the religion he created which has 3 Goddesses.
 * Rudeus founded a Fan club for his sister(Norn), he was eventually kicked out three days later due to him taking a bath together with her.
 * All of Rudeus' wives seem to get pregnant right before he goes on a journey to somewhere.
 * He has a tendency to always overestimate his opponent.
 * Incidentally, although he is Emperor Ranked in Water Magic, he has mostly used Earth Magic in combat.
 * He was given the title "Hero" due to him being able to defeat Demon Kings (initially Badigadi but, he refused to call himself a hero, and later on after defeating Atofe, he accepted the title).
 * It can be noted that even though Rudeus is unable to wear Touki, he has attained a Saint-class combat ability of a swordsman with his 『Magic Armor Mk II B 』 and God-class power with 『Magic Armor Mk I 』(The latter one was stated by Atofe).
 * He is feared by all Demon Kings after they learned he is a "Hero" who defeated Atofe.
 * A Miko from the future who had the ability to control time revived Rudeus into his current reincarnated body.
 * He does not feel fear towards Orsted, and strangely, neither do his children.