Claudio Serafino

• Character name: Claudio Serafino
• Also Known as: Banisher of Demons
• Fighting Style: Sirius Exorcist Arts
• Origin: Italy
• Height: 180 cm (5′11″)
• Weight: 80 kg (176 lbs)
• Eyes: Blue (left eye shining white when using his powers)
• Hair: Dark Blue
• Likes: The Archers of Sirius, Zafina, Ling Xiaoyu
• Dislikes: The Mishima Zaibatsu, Demons, Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, Azazel
• Species: Human
• Gender: Male
• Date of birth: May 21st
• Occupation: Leader of the Archers of Sirius, Exorcist
• About: Claudio originates from Italy and is said to be "the world's strongest exorcist." He leads the organization known as the Archers of Sirius.
• Biography: Claudio is the de facto leader of the Archers of Sirius, an ancient order of exorcists who have been banishing supernatural threats for hundreds of years.

Heihachi Mishima, leader of the Mishima Zaibatsu, contacted the Archers of Sirius, requesting that they become part his conglomerate. When Claudio refused the request, Heihachi traveled to the Archers of Sirius' base, Duomo di Sirio, to force Claudio to join him. Initially, Claudio refused to go with him; however, after being defeated by Heihachi in a fight, he found himself with no choice but to comply. Heihachi explained that he required Claudio's assistance in subduing Kazuya Mishima's devil form.

Claudio joined Heihachi at the headquarters of the Mishima Zaibatsu. In the control room, he provided intel from his organization that something inhuman had been spotted in the Middle East. They first thought this must be Jin Kazama, but it would later transpire that the intel actually applied to Akuma.

After sharing all he knew about Jin and Kazuya, Claudio left the control room and encountered a young woman. He was about to call the guards, but she piqued Claudio's interest by demanding that she be taken to Jin Kazama. A plan sprung to Claudio's mind. He led her to the roof and prepared to fight her.

Heihachi dismissed Claudio from his service after he believed himself to have eliminated Kazuya.

Whilst initially Claudio had intended to use Xiaoyu as bait to get to Jin, he was impressed by her devotion to him, and, when the credibility of his organization fell apart, he decided to reveal his previous ulterior motives to her, and instead help her. Claudio later discovered Zafina unconscious in front of the Sirius Sanctuary, and helped strengthen the seal keeping Azazel within her arm. Claudio learned from her that Jin Kazama had lost the ability to utilize his Devil Gene, making Kazuya an even greater threat. Together, they headed to a coliseum where The King of Iron Fist Tournament was being held.

Zafina, however, was attacked there by Kazuya, who had intended to lure her out. Azazel's power was released from her arm, and Kazuya absorbed it into himself. While Jin retreated to gather strength, Claudio remained behind in order to stall Kazuya and attempt to purify him of his Devil. Claudio chained Kazuya in place mid-air with glowing sigils, then fired a large arrow at him. The arrow weakened Kazuya, but Claudio in turn was struck by a blast of Kazuya's laser.

• Personality: Claudio is somewhat sarcastic and cocky, as suggested by his intro quotes that see him calling his opponents either amateurs or an easy win, all while flicking his hair. A number of his poses and entrances have dramatic flair to them, suggesting some pride and vanity to him. One of his victory poses suggests that he can be more empathetic and kind, as he lends a hand to his opponent after they lose against him. However, in another instance, he is also shown to slow clap sarcastically. Claudio shows a sinister side towards his main targets, particularly Devil Gene users such as Jin Kazama, and a willingness to manipulate Xiaoyu's innocent care for Jin in order to achieve his own goals. Later on Claudio is shown to be regretful of his manipulative intentions towards Xiaoyu, denoting a change in character. Though he still has a cocky and showy demeanor, shown before and during matches, he is also depicted as more genuine, even apologizing to his defeated opponents
• Appearance: He has blue eyes, slightly short dark blue hair, and a scrolling tattoo around his left eye, with both eye and tattoo being black in color. He has a similar, albeit larger, tattoo on his right arm, which is partially obscured by black bandaging. Both tattoos are only visible while Claudio has Starburst active.
• Attire: He wears a white silk button-up shirt with asymmetrical sleeves; the left is a poet sleeve with gold buttons along the forearm that is tied around the wrist with a matching white strap and frilled at the hem, and the right is a short, cape sleeve with an opening lined with small, gold buttons. Over this shirt he wears a red and white ribbon which crosses over his chest, and tucked underneath this ribbon is a gold stole with a red and gold interior that has large metal charms at each end. This red and white ribbon is attached to a gold charm at the middle of his chest which also connects to a separate red ribbon, as well as a chain made of smaller charms which loops around to hang loosely at Claudio's back. his top has a large metallic ram skull at the back, this time with a silver skull, gold horns, and large gold chains hanging from the skull with matching gold charms at one end and large clear crystals at the other. His right arm is wrapped with black straps with two ends hanging loose that have gold buckles attached. These straps have runes embedded along them and a silver ram head fastener at the top over Claudio's upper arm joined by two small gold chains. With this outfit, Claudio wears matching white dress pants with gold designs on the outer calf, white gloves, a black cravat, and white dress shoes with gold toe tips and heels and a brown leather vamp with a ram's head design surrounded by gold chains.