Thane Bauer

 (Also: Sein Bauer) is a recurring character in "I'm in Love with the Villainess".

Appearance
Thane has long, flowing silver hair and often is shown skulking. His emotions are very visible from when is contemplating or upset. Because of his attitude, he can often times come across as unapproachable.

Personality
Due to the personalities of his siblings, he is often overshadowed leading him to have an inferiority complex. He is essentially weak to people who with higher ability than him. Hoping to prove himself, he often looks dull in comparison to his talented family. Unlike the perceived flawlessness of the other two princes, his character is more grounded and relatable. His inner conflict is similar to the vulnerability Claire holds but never shows.

Thane is introspective and takes his role as a potential king seriously. He has shown to be a delicate person as he aims to understand the people he would rule. Although he finds playing the harp to be pleasant, it comes secondary in priority to his royal duties.

Background
Prince Thane is the middle sibling and second in line for the crown should something prevent Prince Rod from ascending. Despite the inferiority complex, Thane demonstrates reasonable ability with effort. Without the context of his siblings, he would be outstanding to most people, not including Rei, Misha, and Claire. Of the three princes, Thane is the least popular among both the gamers and people in his world.

Powers and abilities

 * Wind Magic - High
 * Fighting Style - Magical Warrior - Uses support magic to buff self in an offensive way.
 * Spells:
 * Enchant Wind - Uses wind magic to buff the spell casted by someone else.
 * Wind Strikes - Uses wind magic to augment physical strikes.
 * Wind Barriers - Surrounds self with a wind layer to deflect most incoming attacks.
 * Air Steps - Uses wind pressure for footing to gain additional traction and mobility.

Trivia

 * In the context of the game, Claire's interactions often brings down Thane's popularity.
 * Although not known how, Claire manages to cause more trouble to Thane along the way.
 * In the canon ending, Thane doesn't condemn Claire and grants her clemency.
 * In terms of magical power, Thane is (initially) stronger than his siblings.
 * Rei admits that of all of the princes/targets, she likes Thane the most.
 * This is due to the complexity of his character similar to why she loves Claire.
 * While Thane, Rod and Yu were all raised as siblings, Thane and Yu are not related by blood due to Queen Lulu's affair with Thane's father and Yu being born to Queen Richie after Lulu's death.