Azure

Azure (アジュール) is one of Keiichi Haven's primary allies in Rising Beginnings and Advanced Battle, and is one of the two main protagonists in Ocean Blue. This is the original depiction of Azure, as created by Alex Guy. He appears prominently in Thunder Shock, Stardust Frontier, and Stardust Requiem, and briefly in Regional Crusaders.

Introduced as a focused, cool-headed yet cocky traveler, Azure became a foil/rival to Keiichi Haven. After repeated encounters, he begrudgingly joined Keiichi's group on their quest to defeat the Chaos Agency, providing guidance and power to advance through the Easton region. He left the group after they allied themselves with Division X. Befriending agent Russell Johnson, the two exposed Division X and helped defeat Xeno.

Following this, he became the Thunder City champion for several years, battling and defeating Sapphire to defend his title. Two years later, Azure traveled to Kingdom Island to find Chloe and Blaine upon receiving a mysterious letter; unable to find Keiichi, Azure was forced to go alone and received a devastating injury via Dakera. After receiving cybernetic enhancements from Crystal, the two rescued Chloe and Blaine, but during a final stand-off with Dakera, Azure was petrified by a mysterious creature.

Eventually, he was freed from his stone state by Keiichi in 2027 and later participated in the two Grand Championships.

Thunder Shock (2020)
After defeating Division X, Keiichi and Azure both entered the Thunder City Tournament, ending with Keiichi's victory over Azure in the finals. Keiichi, however, decided not to accept the role as champion and left, allowing Azure to take over the role instead, but three years later, during the 21st annual Thunder City Tournament, he was challenged by Sapphire in the finals. Although Sapphire was eventually defeated, Azure was impressed by her skill and determination.

Ocean Blue (2022)
Sometime during the two years between the 21st Thunder City Tournament and Ocean Blue, Azure gave his position as the champion to Sapphire in order to look for Keiichi. He was not able to find him and instead received a note detailing Chloe and Blaine's disappearance.

Trivia

 * Like his anime counterpart, Azure is one of the only main protagonists to not possess a Meta Ability; the anime, however, hints at an "individuality" hidden within him, while the original manga does not.