“ A world of silence. I would like to return to the Dimensional Gap that is my home... and reclaim that silence. That is all. ” –Ophis

Ophis is the Dragon God known as the Ouroboros Dragon and the Infinite Dragon God. She is the former leader of the Khaos Brigade. She is one of the most powerful Dragons in existence, even after losing a large part of her powers in Volume 11 because of Samael's curse. These powers were later used for giving birth to Lilith.

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Appearance

Ophis' current appearance is that of a cute young girl with long black hair down to her hips and black eyes (gray in the anime). Her ears differ from a normal human's as they have pointed tips, although her long black hair makes this feature difficult to notice. Her dark grey eyes have reptilian slitted pupils. Azazel stated that Ophis had the appearance of an old man in the past before changing it. Her body measurements are [B66-W53-H70]; height is [137 cm] and body weight is [31 kg].

Her attire consists of a black Gothic Lolita fashion.

However, Ophis is a true shapeshifter, able to freely manipulate her body shape and size to assume any form that she chooses, regardless of her age, race, or gender. Unlike the other Dragons that have large reptilian-like bodies, Ophis is a human-shaped Dragon.

Personality

Being born from nothingness, Ophis rarely shows any sort of emotion, only wanting to get rid of the Great Red and return to the Dimensional Gap to obtain "silence". Issei describes Ophis as an honest and pure Dragon who is naive. Azazel indicates Ophis has changed because of her interaction with humanity, but how is never described. Due to her extreme naivety, she acts like a child mimicking actions that catch her attention and always wandering off to anything she finds interesting.

In a side-story, Ophis shows a somewhat rude but accurate way to describe people. She is brutally honest to people as she isn't aware of what she says as she is an emotionless being. Whenever she is asked a question she seems to take interest in, she goes into "?" mode which is where she goes into deep thought about the question asked. Ophis can also be quite cocky as shown in a short story, where she boasted how she is stronger than Michael.

History

Sometime in the distant past, Ophis was born in the Dimensional Gap and lived there as its home. Eventually, long ago, Ophis left the Gap, but when she attempted to return, she found that the Great Red had taken up residence there. Before assuming her current form, she used a different guise in the form of an elderly man. At some point before the start of the series, Ophis became the leader of the Khaos Brigade.

Plot

Ophis' name was mentioned in Volume 4, in which Ddraig calls her "the strongest existence".

She made her official appearance in Volume 6 in the Underworld to look at the Great Red before retreating. She was asked by Sirzechs , if she would quit the Khaos Brigade, but refused since Sirzechs refused to give her the area of the dimensional rift and to surrender to her rule.She reappears in Volume 11 at the Hyoudou Residence along with Le Fay Pendragon Fenrir , and Kuroka , wanting to observe Issei , as he was having unusual growth of powers. Her powers were later stolen by Cao Cao and Georg , who used Samael on her. At the end of Volume 11, she was kidnapped by Shalba Beelzebub with Issei rescuing her, but receiving Samael's curse as a result.In Volume 12 , Ophis and Issei were on top of the Great Red after he passed through the crumbling dimension they were both on, rescuing the two of them. She then used her powers on Great Red's flesh to form a new body for Issei. When Issei returned to the Underworld, Ophis guided Issei by sensing where his friends were, telling him the directions on how to get there. Following the crisis in the Underworld, she moves into the Hyoudou Residence at the end of Volume 12 to continue "observing" Issei much to the shock of the other girls, as a part of her was used to recreate Issei's body with Great Red's flesh.

In Volume 13 Extra Life, Ophis is seen playing with Rassei whom she has developed a close relationship with, even going as far as stating that she will train the young Dragon.

In Volume 15, Ophis is seen atop Fafnir's head and has Rassei on top of hers and said that with their combination, she thinks they could challenge Great Red.

In Volume 16, Ophis remained in Japan when Issei and his friends left to Romania but not before Ophis gives Issei some warning about the Evil Dragons.

In Volume 20, Ophis is seen watching over the Spectre Dragon egg whilst Crom Cruach observes her quietly. Issei remarks that Ophis' interest in the egg is probably because she's never seen something being born. Later, when Niðhöggr infiltrates the Hyoudou Residence, Ophis protects Issei's parents from Niðhöggr. However, Ophis is badly injured because she did not retaliate, she was saved when Crom Cruach appeared and scared Niðhöggr away. During Issei's battle with Rizevim, she speaks with him telepathically and together they chant a new chant that temporarily lets Issei borrow her power, which gave him access to a new form; Diabolos Dragon, however, the form caused him some him Dragon Deficiency.

In Volume 21 , during Issei's battle with Apophis, he asked Ophis for her infinity power to enter his DxD form. Later when Issei wakes up in the in hospital after his fight, Ophis had already transformed into an adult figure of herself, which he notices that he is able to see breasts again. Vali revealed that Ophis had adjusted the borrowed power by stabilizing the infinity power within him to a level that his mind and body could withstand, effectively curing him of his Dragon Deficiency and resulting in her current state. When Issei heard about the loss of Azazel, Sirzechs and the others, Ophis and Lilith held his arm ensuring him that they'll always stay with him.In Volume 22 , Ophis reverted back to her younger girl form after sunbathing on the rooftop of the Hyoudou Residence.

Ophis appeared in Volume 23, she played a game with Lilith and Kunou of who can stay underwater the longest in the bathtub.

In Volume 24, almost everyone from the Hyoudou Residence came to have an enjoyable at the school pool, Ophis, Lilith and Kunou in particularly were playing a ball game within the pool. Everyone soon enough went back home when they heard that the parents of all of Issei's fiancées have gathered there.

Ophis appeared in Volume 25, Ophis went to take together with Issei, Lilith, and Kunou to take a bath. After Ophis rinsed her back, she asked Issei to carry her on his back which Lilith and Kunou also insisted. Later Ophis and Lilith started to mimicked Kunou and pounced onto Issei. On the day of the tournament, Ophis appeared together with Lilith, Kunou, and Gorou at Valhalla to cheer Issei for his match against Typhon and told him if anything happens she will assist him.

Ophis reappeared in True Volume 1, when Issei leaves to fight Nyx and she gives him advice to believe his Diabolos Dragon armor and he would be okay.

In True Volume 3 Ophis appeared together with Lilith and the Spectre Dragon at the Grigori establishment after sensing her own energy, Great Red’s energy, and Issei’s energy being mixed and tells Issei that his black armor is the strongest form, so he needs to get more experience and increase his own power, buy doing that he will be very strong. She made her hand like a gun and pointed it at Ryuuteimaru, saying Great Red’s power is the manifestation of answer.

In True Volume 4, Ophis help check the conditions of Issei’s Diabolos Dragon form after he lost his perversion and noticed that he’s not putting his feelings into the chant, telling him to think of her, shocking Issei. She tells Rias that there’s no problem in his current state, but eventually it’ll create a tear and the armor will collapse on his battle, and later Issei and the others make preparations for their departure to England, leaving Ophis and Lilith to help defend Kuoh Town. During Issei fight against Angra Mainyu, Ophis contacted Issei through his armor to help him chant his True Dragon Deification, allowing Issei to defeat Angra.

In the next morning after the battle, Ophis and Lilith gazed at the sky after sensing Great Red’s death and was about to inform Issei and Rias about what happened to him.

Powers & Abilities

Dragon God Physiology: As a Dragon God, Ophis possesses a level of power that makes her the strongest and most powerful of all dragon-kind alongside Great Red.

Immense Strength: Ophis is the strongest being in the world not counting Great Red, exceeding the Heavenly Dragons in their prime combined, with Ddraig stating her power is infinite. So much, that despite losing most of her power due to Samael, she was still twice as strong as Ddraig and Albion and still stated that she felt "weak". Since losing her original strength, her powers became unstable releasing destructive power that had annihilated everything. A normal slap from Ophis can cause destructive results, sending a yeti flying and causing Nurarihyon great pain after slapping his butt. Ophis in her prime would be equivalent to or perhaps even superior to Trihexa.

Ophis is the strongest being in the world not counting Great Red, exceeding the Heavenly Dragons in their prime combined, with Ddraig stating her power is infinite. So much, that despite losing most of her power due to Samael, she was still twice as strong as Ddraig and Albion and still stated that she felt "weak". Since losing her original strength, her powers became unstable releasing destructive power that had annihilated everything. A normal slap from Ophis can cause destructive results, sending a yeti flying and causing Nurarihyon great pain after slapping his butt. Ophis in her prime would be equivalent to or perhaps even superior to Trihexa. Immense Durability: Being an existence with the power of infinity, Ophis' durability borders on the point of near absolute invulnerability as shown when Ophis was stabbed by the True Longinus, an immensely powerful Sacred Gear capable of slaying Gods, and was completely unaffected when Issei stated that Ophis did not even shed blood. Even after being struck by Samael's extremely deadly dragon slayer poison, all Ophis felt was her power weakened; contrary to Vali who managed to survive due to his vast demonic power, but had to withstand tremendous pain from the poison until he was cured by Sun Wukong, and Issei who has extremely tenacious durability, was ultimately killed by the same poison.

Being an existence with the power of infinity, Ophis' durability borders on the point of near absolute invulnerability as shown when Ophis was stabbed by the True Longinus, an immensely powerful Sacred Gear capable of slaying Gods, and was completely unaffected when Issei stated that Ophis did not even shed blood. Even after being struck by Samael's extremely deadly dragon slayer poison, all Ophis felt was her power weakened; contrary to Vali who managed to survive due to his vast demonic power, but had to withstand tremendous pain from the poison until he was cured by Sun Wukong, and Issei who has extremely tenacious durability, was ultimately killed by the same poison. Shapeshifting: Ophis is a true shapeshifter, able to alter her size, apparent age, physical attributes and characteristics, and even her apparent gender. She can also perfectly recreate the voice of any person.

Snakes: Ophis can manifest her powers in the form of snakes, which can increase a person's power after being consumed, increasing the powers of Shalba, Katerea, and Creuserey rivaling their ancestors and letting Diodora defeat Seekvaira and her peerage alone, while being supposed by his. She can create snakes, which could bring out the full potential of Sacred Gears, letting them achieve Balance Breaker far quicker, but this could break their Sacred Gear killing them.

Blessing Inducement: Ophis can 'bless' people, granting them certain advantages. These blessings don't seem to have a negative effect on Devils. With Asia, the blessing has increased her compatibility with Dragons, while with Irina, it has increased her luck. She can also give blessings that allow people to tap into their potential power as shown when she blessed both Issei and Vali, allowing them to unleash her own power of infinity in Diabolos Dragon God (in Issei's case) and the power of Lucifer in tandem with Albion's for Diabolos Dragon Lucifer (in Vali's).

Telepathy: Ophis can sometimes communicate through the minds of others, doing so during Issei`s battle with the Emperor Diehauser Belial and Rizevim Lucifer. During this ordeal, she also mentally chanted alongside Issei and Ddraig to activate the Diabolos Dragon form.

Flight: As a dragon, Ophis can fly, but unlike other dragons who use their wings to do so, Ophis can simply float in midair without effort.

Quotes

" He wasn't a bad person. He was my first friend. " (Volume 11, Life...)

" (Volume 11, Life...) " I, like doughnuts, cookies. " (Volume 12.5, My First Errand [Ophis Volume])

" (Volume 12.5, My First Errand [Ophis Volume]) " I, went under for 30 minutes. " (Volume 14, Life 2)

" (Volume 14, Life 2) " I, appear from the closet. Ehem. " (Volume 14, Life 3)

" (Volume 14, Life 3) "I, shall swim." (Short-Story, Let’s Go to Onsen!)

Trivia

Ophis represents Infinity, Chaos, and Nothingness. Ophis was born from the "nothingness" of Infinity.

Ophis was ranked #1 among the Top 10 "Strongest Beings in the World" before losing her powers.

Ophis was originally set to die after resurrecting Issei. [1]

Ophis' name means "snake" in Greek, referring to her powers revolving around snakes, and part of her basis' full name. The nickname "Ouroboros Dragon" refers to Ouroboros ophis (Greek: οὐροβόρος ὄφις , lit. tail-devouring snake), the Infinite Snake first appearing in Egyptian and Indian mythology. Its Norse counterpart is Jörmungandr, the serpent son of Loki.

Despite choosing to appear as female, Ophis is genderless, as revealed in her side story.

In the Afterword of Volume 12, the author indicated that Ophis was originally not meant to join Issei's Harem, but after seeing her on the cover, they decided to make her a mascot character.

It is theorized by Sona Sitri that the reason that Ophis sticks so close to Issei is that she is possessing him, to the point that he "shoulders a karma that no god can purify".

In the English dub, her name is pronounced "Orphis".

Ophis loves sweets; a trait passed down to Lilith.

Ophis' birthday is on the 31st of December and 1st of January; this representing her being an "infinite" being[2].

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