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
Danaka is mistrustful of humans due to the persecution his kind experienced. He is hesitant to trust strangers but can be practical at times.

New World Arc
Danka was partrolling 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.

Abilities and Powers
Danka has proven himself top warrior of maple. He has a sword and master spirit art.

Ariane
As a fellow comrade tasked to free the elven slaves, Danka trust in Ariane's skill and judgement. He tells her to stop to compare 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.