Basteya Irclu/Relationships

Basteya Irclu is a sixth progenitor vampire who works closely with Saitō and the Hyakuya Sect. For the former it is serving out of practicality, Basteya at least entertained the idea of having their ties to Saitō cut. They profess to not have an opinion of humans despite working with them and attacking enemy ones.

Basteya can work professionally with others regardless of who it is and their own personal views where the common ground is whether the allegiance suits the goals at hand. Basteya interacts with various other characters throughout the Seraph of the End series, which affects themselves and the story. This article details Basteya's relationships with other characters.

Hyakuya Sect
A member of the Hyakuya Sect, they are heavily involved with major projects. Tasked with battling against the organization's enemies such as the Japanese Imperial Demon Army, outside of combat Basteya directs research based elements that the sect is involved in. Basteya is trusted with multiple projects concerning the First.

Saitō
Addressing their leader Saitō as Lord Rigr Stafford, they are loyal to him. This appears based on strength, Basteya does at least contemplate having the leash to him cut where the notion is only dismissed as the vampire who suggested it is a lower rank than them. Basteya shares with Ferid that it was Saitō who set his plan in motion concerning Shibuya and they simply play their part.

Later Basteya shows the full extent of their loyalty to Saitō by allowing him to siphon their own power and life force to empower the Second Progenitor to battle on equal grounds against the First. This was after arriving at a decisive time to facilitate Saito's plan to capture him.

Possibly the most capable and trusted member for Saito, they help arrange the research staff to help constrain Shikama Doji in a prison. Their involvement seemed central to allowing Saito to access Shikama Doji's memories. The extent of their trust may be evident in Basteya being the only one of Saito's faction to join him in the throne room along with Urd, with Lest Karr, and Ky Luc as well.

Hyakuya Sect Member
Vampires and humans are not traditional allies yet in this Hyakuya Sect Member they are both members of the same secretive organization and so work together. Basteya does not react to this man's sudden appearance through a portal behind him atop of Shibuya's walls but makes use of it to withdraw from the battle.

Yūichirō Hyakuya
It is unknown if Basteya is aware of Yūichirō Hyakuya given this human was experimented on by the Hyakuya Sect. Similarly, while it was news to vampire progenitors that Yu was involved with Seraph Experiments, it may be the case that Basteya had access to this information at some point. If it is the first time they are meeting, Basteya finds Yu arrive at the Demon Army headquarters.

Vampires
Being a vampire themselves, yet a part of the Hyakuya Sect, this places Basteya in an almost unique position of being a vampire working with humans as the sect features both. Accordingly, Basteya is not necessarily allied with other vampires even though they are the same species, neither do they hold the generally strict widely-held vampire view that humans are livestock to harvest blood from. Rank factors into who Basteya aligns themselves with. They follow Saito because of his higher rank, yet they do not hold lower-ranked vampires in contempt, neither are they seen attacking them.

Crowley Eusford
His attention drawn to the vampire noble Crowley in the war against Shibuya, they would refrain from attacking Shinya after his sword was clanged by Crowley's. They are familiar with him but a proper answer is not given on why they are here. Instead, Basteya suggests that Crowley was on an errand or another for Ferid.

Whilst Basteya is under the impression that Crowley is only a thirteenth progenitor and asks what he can do, in that case rather than stemming from haughtiness it may be under the context of how they doubt Crowley can realistically help them with his rank being significantly lower. It would appear that Crowley's presence in the area was a reason for Basteya departing if they were disinclined to attack him.

Ferid Bathory
Indifferent to Ferid's surprise attack on them, Basteya blocks his strike from behind easily without even looking. Basteya does not take Ferid seriously as he was discarded by Saitō. When asked if Ferid should cut their leash, Basteya notes that he cannot as they are a sixth progenitor while Ferid is a seventh progenitor. Though Basteya asked what business it was of Ferid's at first when asked if Saitō is here, Basteya eventually shares with him that Saitō is indeed the one who set the plan concerning Shibuya in motion. Despite looking down on him due to his history with Saitō and even being attacked by him, Basteya does not bear any overt hostility to Ferid.

Urd Geales
In the room with the other second progenitor, Urd, they tend to their Hyakuya Sect duties instead of interacting with him. On account of Saito's influence, essentially Basteya would continue their duties concerning the First where Urd was now in support of that plan.

Lest Karr
When third progenitor Lest Karr arrived with Urd in Shibuya, their plans would become aligned when the vampire progenitors invested themselves in Saito's Hyakuya Sect based project.

Ky Luc
Where Ky Luc is a rank higher than them at the fifth rank, Basteya would come into contact with another member of Urd's faction. With them collectively joining under Saito's banner, Basteya is positioned next to Ky Luc beside Saito on his throne.

Humans
Basteya declares that they do not have enough interest in humans to form an opinion of them either way when it is proposed that they could be friends with them. This was notable even when they have a human ally of their own, namely one worked closely with in a fighting capacity. When humans on the opponent's side drew near as Guren's squad was doing, Basteya was indifferent to them when they were speaking with Crowley.

Japanese Imperial Demon Army
For his affiliation with the Hyakuya Sect he would not only come into conflict with the Japanese Imperial Demon Army that is the hope of humanity in Japan, but outright lead the assault on its capital city of Shibuya. While he does not hold any ill will towards the human soldiers that make up the Demon Army, they battle wherever needed before focusing his attention on Shikama Doji who is present in the city.

Shinya Hīragi
Haivng made their way to the top of Shibuya's walls, Shinya, the Major General of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army itself, is the first foe who Basteya attacks. They grin when Shinya looks away seeing a second chance to assail him. Basteya happily asks whether he has time to talk before raising their sword with Shinya unarmed after being overpowered. Basteya left Shinya alone after they began speaking with Crowley.

Sayuri Hanayori
They paid no mind to Sayuri when they were in the same vicinity in Shibuya. Since they did not fight even when that was probable had Crowley not been there, Basteya would not have seen her spell tag based weapons.

Shigure Yukimi
Where Shigure was another member of Guren's squad on the same battlefield, in leaving them alone, Basteya did not experience her kunai weaponry.

Norito Goshi
On account of their rank, it is likely that Basteya would have been able to sense Goshi's illusions had he deployed them.

Mito Jūjō
Finding Mito as the fifth member of Guren's squad nearby, as with the others Basteya did not engage with who are some of the strongest members of the Moon Demon Company, which is a branch of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army.

Shinoa Hīragi
Not surprised to see Shinoa when they broke into the room she was in, Basteya focused on what they were tasked with doing. They seemed aware that Shikama Doji could possess the body of a human as was the situation they were witnessing.

Shikama Dōji
Ready for it, Basteya breaks into the room with an accomplice where the first progenitor Shikama Dōji is situated. Evidently having planned for the moment, Basteya disregards that Shikama Doji is possessing Shinoa Hīragi and progresses in any case. They work with Saitō in order to give him the capabilities to restrain and capture the first progenitor.