Klaus Midgar

Klaus Midgar (クラウス ・ミドガル) is the king of Midgar Kingdom as well as the father of Iris and Alexia. Criticized for his inaction, he is actually fully aware of the existence of the Cult of Diablos and quietly fights their influence.

Appearance
The king has rarely been seen within the series, but what glimpses seen of him show he is a red-haired, mustached man in cleanly dressed attire for a king presently ruling his nation. His appearance makes him look more like Iris than Alexia with matching red hair.

Personality
Klaus is a cautious ruler who wants to neutralize with any troubles as he adopted "the principle of avoiding things". He doesn't make any moves if the problems don't affect his kingdom too much. He often finds it tiresome to remind Iris of his words and also holds high expectations of her. In the anime, Klaus can be seen leaving the God of War festival immediately after her loss to Mundane Mann. However, he is also a man of honor, taking great care to respectfully deliver the body of King Raphael Oriana to his homeland, but through the Marquess Grant of the anti-Duke faction opposing Perv Asshat.

God of War Festival Tournament
After the incident at Lindwurm, Klaus was approach by his daughter, Iris Midgar, as she wanted to use the kingdom's authority to investigate the Holy Church. Even after hearing reports of suspicions of collusion between the the Holy Church and the Cult of Diablos, Klaus did not try to deal with it on the pretext that it was not a certainty with the facts at present, and they had no crucial evidence to justify a long term investigation. Because of this statement, Klaus is not highly regarded as a king by both of his daughters, seeing him as too inactive for their sense of intiative.

Powers & Abilities
While seemingly not having demonstrated combat ability, being the ruler of the Midgar Kingdom, Klaus has great political power over the nation's internal affairs. Granted that he is aware of the Cult but takes strides to legitimately and inconspicuously challenge their stranglehold on the world, Klaus can also be seen as a capable tactician.

Iris Midgar
Klaus's relationship with his eldest daughter has shown to be stern and strict, focusing on trying to teach her restraint and discipline but often failing with her. Unlike the rest of Midgar, who overly praised Iris's skills, Klaus was very critical towards his daughter's shortcomings, especially her fiery temprement. He tried to teach Iris to play smart, but this was shown to have failed as she would rather overclock her magic and brute force her way through a problem.

In the anime, upon seeing Iris's defeat at the hands of Mundane Mann, he just sighed in disappointment and left the stadium, implying that he has an idea what caused Iris to fail.

Alexia Midgar
Klaus's relationship with his second daughter has yet to be properly explored, but it can be inferred to not be as strained as with Iris. While Iris brushes her shortcoming and maintains her hotheaded behavior, Alexia is more coolheaded, humbled, and forward-thinking in her actions and consequences for the most part. Klaus did order Alexia to investigate the Church about the Archbishop Drake's dark rumors before his assassination, but would have likely cancelled any further investigations had Alexia returned from Lindwurm, especially since it is a three day train ride to Lindwurm.

Raphael Oriana
The two kings have had a long history of friendship together, holding a truce between their nations for Midgar to protect Oriana in the event of any external conflict. It is most probable that King Klaus observed the long-term brainwashing of his old friend by Perv Asshat, that when he was killed by his daughter, Rose, King Klaus ensured King Raphael's body was protected and returned safely, but through the anti-Duke faction. Even in death, Klaus knew Raphael would have wanted to support the opposition to Perv Asshat.

Grant
King Klaus knew Marquess Grant long and well enough to entrust her with the safe return of King Raphael's body. This was also a low-key political move to help the anti-Duke faction in Oriana gain public support. By these actions, Klaus most likely trusts Marquess Grant, almost as much as his friendship of King Raphael.

Perv Asshat
While not blatant or emphatic about his feelings, King Klaus likely uncovered Duke Asshat's brainwashing of his old friend, King Raphael, and possibly held a grudge or hatred for the Duke. To subtly and legally oppose Duke Asshat, King Klaus sent Raphael's body to Marquess Grant in a power move to fuel support for the anti-Duke faction.

Cult of Diablos
In fact, Klaus already knows about the Cult of Diablos and understands the organization's strength, knowingly hiding the organization's existence from both of his daughters in order to protect them and the country from the ancient cabal. It is a consideration as a father who does not want his daughters involved with the cult, whether in opposition to them or as a pawn.

With the Cult's exposure by Shadow Garden, Klaus has maintained a vigilance over Iris and her Crimson Order, likely aware of the Cult's targeting the newly formed order. When Iris was defeated at the God of War Festival, Klaus looked initially disappointed and sighed in relief before taking his leave, likely removing any openings to assassinate himself.

Trivia

 * King Klaus, while a "named character" by Cid's standards, properly operates covertly in opposition to the Cult's machinations.
 * Contact between Shadow Garden and Klaus has yet to occur, but both are operating against the Cult. While Shadow Garden does so ostentatiously, King Klaus uses their boisterous distractions to politically oppose the Cult.
 * For example: Shadow's "I Am Atomic" drew the public attention to the Fenrir Sect's base, exposing the Cult and allowing Klaus to legally investigate their base to alleviate public concern.
 * Shadow's crashing the God of War Festival allowed Klaus to return Raphael to Oriana through the anti-Duke faction.