Valentin Rhyner Schwarzenburg

Valentin Rhyner Schwarzenburg(バーレンティーン・ライナー・シュワゼンバーグ Bārentīn· rainā· shuwazenbāgu) is the Puppet Master(人形遣い Ningyōtsukai), also known as Val of the Masquerades(仮面舞踏会のヴァルKamenbudōkai no vu~aru) and the Clown of the Dark Twelve(闇色十二のピエロ Anshoku jū ni no piero). He is a foreign mage from the western countries. His background is shrouded in a mystery, not much is known about him. He is a multi-billionaire, and is famously renowned as the richest criminal in the world. His criminal status is well-known throughout every national borders and countries, but his power and fame are capable to influence the business world and modern society. With his fortune and power, he earned himself a high social status in the world and enough to affect even the King of Fiore and rulers of other countries, placing him in a class of his own. One can say he's an untouchable criminal, since he's the sovereign of the underworld and dominates over 50% of the world economy. He has the support of the entire underworld syndicates that have earned him the name, Royalty of the Underworld(黒社主権  Kuro-sha shuken). He excels in creating familiars, with most of them are colossal sized Giant Golems. His gruesome skills in creating human puppets are by far the most inhuman methods ever seen, and he can be classified as a mad scientist in some way. He enjoys ballroom dancing and indulge in theatric drama and opera. Through unknown means, he gained a seat as one of the Dark Twelve. Unlike common demon disciples in the Dark Twelve, he is still human, but possesses an extreme longevity that surpasses average humans, he is currently over 200 years old, but he appears as a dignified man in his thirties.