🌴🌞Groh (Barefoot Style)🌞🌴

Biographical Information

Name: Grøh

Birthplace: Denmark-Norway (present-day Norway)

Birthdate: 18th November

Age: 26

Physical Description

Gender: Male

Height: 181 cm (5'11¼")

Weight: 82 kg (181 lbs)

Blood type: A

Weapon Information

Weapon: Double Sabre

Weapon name: Arondight Replica

Fighting style: Aval Twinblade Swordsmanship

Grøh is a major supporting character in Soulcalibur VI. He is a member of the Aval Organization, a group of mercenaries who locate and destroy Astral fissures and anyone associated with them. He serves as the main deuteragonist of the Libra of Souls campaign.

Appearance: Grøh is a pale young man with white hair streaked with indigo. He wears his organization's signature eye patch, which contains a glowing blue part utilized for detecting Outsiders. His overall attire is gray and black, while the gauntlet on his left arm (which prevents his ill-fitting) is also indigo. Grøh's Soul Charge activates Malfestation, causing his hair to turn red and soar, and his eyes to turn a glowing red. His left arm is covered in scars from his wrist to his shoulder. These scars glow during Soul Charge.

Personality: Grøh is usually a taciturn young man who is all about business; carrying out orders and missions with unwavering conviction. Despite his standoffish nature, he is not without emotion or compassion for others, particularly his allies Curtis, Natalie, Dion and later the Conduit, the protagonist of Libra of Soul. He also served as a hero and inspiration to the Aval Organization as a whole. His relationship with the Conduit is noticeably much stronger; while initially suspicious of them, he grows to greatly respect them. Ultimately Grøh reveals to them not only his longing for home, but his most closely guarded secret of possessing malfested power, entrusting them to kill him should he lose his sanity. While Grøh hates outsiders, he is willing to test them to see whether or not they retain any shred of humanity. Grøh's usual business demeanor fades away completely whenever confronted with Azwel, his quiet tone erupting almost immediately into seething rage and contempt, ever since the incident involving the death of Curtis and the Aval’s leader Orzal. This anger manifests itself when Grøh willingly compromises his will in order to strike the said traitor down personally.

Although usually cold in nature, he is shown to have strong feelings for his best friend Curtis, his strong bond with him is one of the main reasons why he can control his Malfestation.

In the Good ending of Libra of Soul, Grøh feels indebted and very grateful towards the Conduit for saving him, and hopes to live by their example to use his powers for something other than simply completing missions.

Weapon & Style

Arondight Replica Arondight, lauded as the pride of all knights, was wielded by many champions, and its power allowed them to achieve great deeds in battle. Alas, the sword has long been lost, and the one Grøh wield is an extremely well-made replica. That being said, it was forged using superlative techniques, and its sharpness equals if not surpasses the original.

The Aval Organization keeps many replicas of legendary swords such as Arondight, but insists that only one replica per sword be made. This is to ensure the swords remain symbols of the organization’s creed, pride, and glory. Accordingly, only the warriors whom the organization considers the best of the best to wield them. Arondight itself was bestowed upon Grøh by Orzal, the one who taught him swordsmanship.

Grøh’s dedication to his studies and training earned him a place as one of Aval’s Twelve. However, after his failure to deal with the Azure Knight, he lost his position within the organization. The infighting in Aval has delayed his punishment for now, and if Grøh hopes to protect his right to wield Arondight, he needs to once again prove just how strong he is.

Aval Twinblade Swordsmanship

One of the fighting styles used by the Aval Organization’s combat personnel.

In the Middle Ages, most of the organization’s knights wore heavy armor, and primarily made use of shield, lance, and long sword techniques. However, as time passed and the organization transitioned into a secret society, the armor and weaponry became lighter, and the techniques more practical for agents engaged in clandestine operations. The ideal for Aval’s unique weaponry and fighting style dates to this transitional phase, and the style underwent multiple revisions before reaching its final form.

Unlike standard sword styles, Aval’s twinblade swordsmanship often employs multiple consecutive slashes. This has a major disadvantage in that a careless practitioner runs the risk of injuring themselves. As such, it takes a lot of practice to use this style effectively. Aval twinblade swordsmanship also allows for the swords to be split in two and wielded separately. This tactic is one of the many ways a wielder can use to surprise their opponent, giving them the opportunity to string together a series of blows that lead to a final, deadly slash.

Grøh disliked just one thing about Aval’s signature fighting style, and that was that its moves were never named. Therefore, he decided to come up with his own. The more conservative members of the organization objected, but Grøh was able to win them over in a few ways. First, he explained that names would allow the techniques to be passed on more easily. Second, by writing an extraordinarily detailed text describing the moves, and thirdly, by extensively researching appropriate names based on the Aval Organization’s deep-rooted traditions. In battle, he often shouts out a technique’s name, in the hopes that nearby allies may better learn and appreciate them.