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💔 Character Spotlight: Riftan Calypse

From: Under the Oak Tree (127 Chapters | Ongoing)

📖 Manhwa Info

Author: Kim Suji
Artist: Namu • Seomal • P(Art)
Available on: Manta Comics
Genres: Manhwa • Josei • Mature • Drama • Fantasy • Historical • Magic • Romance • Full Color

🩸 Character Overview

Name: Riftan Calypse
Titles: Commander of the Remdragon Knights • Lord of Anatol
Aliases: Sir Calypse • Rossem Uigru (Uigru’s Incarnate)
Appearance: 196cm tall, black hair, tanned skin, ash-gray eyes, muscular build, intimidating aura
Family: Wife: Maximilian • Father-in-law: Duke Croyso • Half-sister-in-law: Rosetta

🏰 The Calypse / Croyso Families

Maximilian: His deeply cherished wife and emotional anchor.
Duke Croyso: Powerful noble responsible for arranging their marriage.
Rosetta: Maxi’s half-sister with a complicated presence in Maxi’s life.
Novan: Riftan’s abusive stepfather whose cruelty shaped his trauma.
Remdragon Knights: His respected found family and loyal subordinates.

⚔️ Background & Lore

Riftan grew up in poverty and abuse, surviving through sheer will and brutal hardening. After becoming a mercenary, he rose to fame during the Red Dragon expedition where he killed Sektor and earned the title “Uigru’s Incarnate.” This single act turned him into a living legend.

His marriage to Maximilian began as a political arrangement orchestrated by Duke Croyso, but Harboring feelings for her since childhood, Riftan became fiercely devoted. Their relationship is defined by love mixed with trauma, misunderstandings, possessiveness, and emotional depth.

In the 44-chapter side story, we learn his obsession began years earlier — Maxi was the only warmth he ever experienced, and he built his entire future around the idea of being worthy of her.

❤️ Personality & Relationship

Riftan is blunt, territorial, and emotionally closed-off. With a frightening aura and dangerous combat ability, he rarely lets people close. However, with Maximilian, he becomes soft, teasing, and deeply affectionate — sometimes to the point of unhealthy obsession. His love language is protection, physical closeness, and providing everything she could ever need.

His inferiority complex and trauma often twist his love into possessiveness. He fears abandonment, hates seeing Maxi in danger, and believes he must carry the world alone so she never suffers as he did.

💬 My Impression

I personally dropped Under the Oak Tree because the dynamic between Riftan and Maximilian didn’t vibe with me. His love leans into ownership, which felt more obsessive than romantic. I respect fans who adore him — but he isn’t my type of ML.