Greater Beast Zelas Metallium

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Greater Beast Zelas Metallium (right) and Deep Sea Dolphin

Greater Beast Zelas Metallium (Japanese: 獣王 ゼラス＝メタリオム, lit. Gurētā Bīsuto Zerasu Metariomu; sometimes referred to as Jū-ō) is one of the subordinates of Ruby Eye Shabranigdu.

Greater Beast's true form (back) from the Slayers Super Famicom game

The most seen of the Greater Beast in the animated series are flashes of her legs and arms, and a momentary glimpse of her true form behind her servant, Xelloss, but that does not mean nothing is known of her.

Zelas resides on Wolf Pack Island, the southern base of the former mazoku barrier, and is probably best known for her servant, Xelloss. Her wise investment rendered him the most powerful mazoku outside of Ruby Eye Shabranigdu's five servants.

Her true form is an armored wolf with wings. Her official depictions vary. In the novels and manga, Zelas is a woman with short, orange hair with militaristic dress and a bit of a sporty look. In the anime, we are given the impression that Zelas is an elegantly-dressed woman with long, silver hair who smokes.

To say that Zelas's appearances in the Slayers anime are minimal is an understatement.

The spell that calls on the power of Greater Beast is Zelas Brid. Zelas Gort is sometimes attributed to her but there is no official text stating this and the spell seems to lack the power of a typical mazoku summoning spell.

Zelas is based on Ipos in the Ars Goetia.

[edit] Rumors regarding Greater Beast

• It is thought that she does not get along with Deep Sea Dolphin. This is not true, considering in the only depiction of Deep Sea they are shown together with no hostility towards each other. This rumor most likely started in fanon.

Luna Inverse and Dilgear

• It is thought that Greater Beast is friends with Luna Inverse due to the picture shown on the left. This picture appeared during a Slayers Try eyecatch. This is not Greater Beast, but Dilgear. A knight of Ceifeed and a mazoku lord would not get along too well, anyway.

[edit] Dubbing errors

Greater Beast is referenced several times in the Slayers anime. Xelloss is incorrectly dubbed the Beastmaster by Software Sculptors, while the title belongs purely to Zelas (Beastmaster is an alternate translation of Greater Beast).