Essen is typically depicted as an example of a Blood Knight: extremely aggressive, brutish, and bloodthirsty warrior who fights for the sole purpose of finding an opponent worthy of challenge. He believes himself to be the "Mightiest Man Alive", and believes that the only true justice in the world is not found in any court, but when one fights for one's life on the battlefield, where the strong survive and the weak are crushed. More of a man of action than talk, he disregards strategy and politics as a waste of his time which is just as well, since he has little talent at either one. Despite his repeated betrayals, Essen is a rather bluntly honest man with some level of caution, having little faith or respect in politicians, bureaucrats, and those who use deceptive words to gain power and