Kyyvak'Belar kan Illyich

Kyyvak'Belar kan Illyich is a Clan Illyich scientist and warrior who first appears in the opening of Edge: The Black Hunter. He appeared with the singular, sadistic goal of proving that Richard was not invincible and could be both injured and defeated. He suceeded in his goal and vanished before Richard could apprehend him.

Kyyvak's main appearance is in The Singleton, in which he is about to be married to Lyyka in order to secure an alliance between Clans Mitragan and Illyich. When Edge and Klaara interrupted, Kyyvak was ordered by Liima to kill him. Richard, within the Edge suit, recognized Kyyvak and prepared to collect on his "debt" with the Heil. The fight between the two was long and brutal, and Edge was actually in danger of losing and/or dying for much of it. He managed to outwit Kyyvak near the end, something which proved fatal, and was able to defeat him.

Kyyvak's weapon is a massive ion hammer: a custom which he claims to have built by himself. It is so large and massive that he requires a backpack unit with extended servo arms to supplement his own strength in order to wield it. The sheer, raw power of a swing from his hammer is capable of splitting apart stone walls or shearing through metal support beams. Edge was able to survive a single hit, but it damaged his suit heavily to the point of disabling many of his vital systems.

Edge eventually managed to outwit Kyyvak with several Taeski-manufactured grenades which damaged the backpack servo unit. Without it, Kyyvak was forced to rely on hand-to-hand skills. Although his combat abilities matched Richard's, they didn't match Edge's and Kyyvak was ultimately killed.

At some point in his past, Kyyvak became one of Nyylu's lovers. When he and Nyylu see one another near the end of his fight, Nyylu makes the statement that if he is able to kill Edge, she will abandon her other lovers for him. Despite this, after his defeat, Nyylu comments that he was always inferior to other members of her harem and was nothing more than an entertaining diversion.