Donovan Desmond

Donovan with his bodyguards Donovan is a recluse and extremely suspicious of others, and he has been described as inscrutable by Loid upon their first meeting. Since losing power as the Prime Minister of Ostania, Donovan has been very cautious and rarely makes public appearances. However, he regularly attends social gatherings at Eden Academy for his elder son, Demetrius. On these outings, Donovan travels with a large security team, with four core men surrounding him at all times. Donovan appears to keep a distance from others, especially strangers, as when Loid insists on going to his manor to make a proper apology, Donovan twice rejects him cordially, hinting to the man to back off. thumb|Donovan tells Damian not to besmirch their family name As the patriarch of the Desmonds, Donovan seems to place great importance on their family name, something he urges his younger son, Damian, not to besmirch. Mysteriously, despite his emphasis, Donovan was not offended but rather indifferent to the fact that Anya hit Damian, and even when Loid apologized for the event, he easily accepted it as a childish spat and forgave it. In his younger years, he bluntly told his recently disgraced teacher Henry Henderson that he thought him to be a fool and said that "one shouldn't expect anything of those who, in their foolishness, have disappointed you once already." Donovan's long and exasperated sigh Donovan also appears to place importance on achievements, as he is negligent toward the less successful Damian. This motivates the boy to seek out as many successes as he can to get his father's attention. Donovan shows further indifference when Damian tries to question him for dismissing Anya's punching of him by simply letting out a long and audible sigh until Damian lets it go. Later in their conversation, when Damian tells Donovan about his recent achievements at school, the man barely reacts and tells his son, "Good for you." thumb|A young Donovan calls humans liars During his school years, Donovan talked about his desire for peace like anyone else but had a firm belief that humans are liars who will never be free of war. Years later, during his conversation with Loid, Donovan shares his belief that people can never truly sympathize with each other, even to the point of thinking of his own children as strangers. Loid alludes that this may be why he seeks to cause war, in order to control others through military force. According to the story of Donovan's wife, Melinda, he was not originally a paranoid recluse during their time together. Sometime between the births of their sons, Donovan had a shift in personality and became a completely different person who started pushing everyone around him away and barely speaking to anyone. This change has alienated Donovan from his family, as they fail to understand the reasons for his mysterious actions and choices to avoid or spend time with them. Donovan conversing with Loid about Damian While Donovan is a closed-off individual, he appears to make exceptions and other mysterious actions. Despite his busy schedule, Donovan agrees to meet with Damian after the Imperial Scholars mixer, which Loid suggests was his attempt to understand his estranged son better, though Donovan later tells Damian that it was just on a whim. He also does not appear to worry when talking to Loid, the father of his son's attacker, who is described by the boy as a "peasant," as he allows him a chance to speak with him, showing that he does not seem to care too much about his interlocutor's status. However, as Loid left the conversation, Donovan shared quiet glares with him before shifting his focus to Damian.

Donovan is a tall and slim middle-aged man with sunken black eyes that are seemingly always open in a perfectly circular shape, closely shaved black hair with noticeable graying streaks on his left side, a black mustache, and a lack of eyebrows. He has pierced ears and a line of scars on the sides of his head. Donovan also wears a ring on the ring finger of his left hand. Donovan's attire consists of a tan suit that covers a white polo shirt with a black tie that is held together using a brooch with a golden-yellow star-shaped symbol and a pair of brown shoes. When Donovan was a middle school student at Eden Academy, he had a disconnected bowl cut and wore the school's standard uniform for boys. Compared to his current appearance, the younger Donovan appeared more bright-eyed. In past photographs and memories, it is shown that he had more hair than he does now, especially on the sides of his head, and had a few loose curls hanging from his hairline.