Danka Niel Maple

Danka Niel Maple (ダンカ・ニール・メープル,  Danka Nīru Mēpuru) is a recurring character in the "Skeleton Knight in Another World" series. He is an elf warrior from the Great Canada Forest.

Personality
Like Ariane, Danaka is mistrustful of humans due to the persecution his kind experienced. He is hesitant to trust strangers but can be practical at times. He is loyal to his kind as he is willing to free his fellow Elves from enslavement and captivity.

Light Novel Volume 01
Danka was patrolling the vicinity of the forests near Diento when he was approached by Arc. Almost immediately Danka prepared to fight but seeing the human knight's friendly behavior and the familiarity of the accompanying spirit beast he sheathed his weapon. While they were not enemies, Danak was still wary and warned the knight from further interfering.

Fate though had other ideas, when Arc was brought onboard the elves' rescue mission in Diento by Ariane. Though he was not happy in trusting a human, Danka allowed Arc to join their operation as his teleportation skills made him an asset.

The three raided the slave warehouses that held their elven brethren. Though they found the facility to have already been attacked with all the guards slain by a mysterious assailant. The three managed to get four elves out of the building after it caught fire. They transported out of Diento near the forest, where Danak promised to lead the freed slaves back to safety whilst Ariane and Arc rescued two elves (Sena and Uhna) held captive by Maqruis Diento. Ariane revealed Danka rescued the two elves and send them back home.

Light Novel Volume 06
Danka reunites with Ariane and Arc in Landfrea as part of the relief forces headed to Drant. He grudgingly greeted Arc and was stunned when he learned that Arc had become a member of Lalatoya. He grew suspicious as Arc had claimed he was a human, though now he clearly was a breed of dark elf. Thinking he was hiding something, Danka warned the knight that he will be watching him,

Abilities and Powers
Danka has proven himself a top warrior of Maple.

Ariane
As a fellow comrade tasked to free the elven slaves, Danka trusts in Ariane's skill and judgment. He tells her to stop comparing herself to her sister, comforting her that despite her age Ariane proves herself a formidable warrior and has space for improvement. After the "Diento accident", they act separately. When they meet again and Danka was helping the beastmen, Ariane suspects that Arc's meddling nature has tainted him.

Arc
Danka was the first Elf Arc met in this new world when Danka's mission was to free the elves held as slaves in Diento. He was surprised by Arc's abilities to heal, remove curses, and teleport, but he never warmed up to Arc.

Trivia

 * In the Light Novel, Danka only plays a minor role, as he is on the boat en-route for Drant and meets Arc again and still does not trust him. While in the Manga Danka quickly trusts Arc after seeing his magic and helping the enslaved elven children. In addition, he is dispatched to Houvan to rescue the remaining elf held captive there. They meet again in the southern continent where he replaces Goemon.