▁as ▁sort ▁of ▁a ▁hero ▁figure ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁he ▁is ▁unw illing ▁to ▁consider ▁question ing ▁J est ▁or ▁his ▁actions . ▁It ▁is ▁shown ▁L ance ▁holds ▁firm ▁pride ▁in ▁the ▁drag ono id ▁species ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ild ▁itself ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁strugg les ▁to ▁accept ▁A ce ▁because ▁the ▁boy ▁is ▁human . ▁At ▁first , ▁he ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁un car ing ▁about ▁A ce , ▁merely ▁regarding ▁A ce ' s ▁presence ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁A ce ▁had ▁the ▁tam ad ra ▁L ance ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁find . ▁However , ▁as ▁the ▁series ▁grows ▁on , ▁L ance ' s ▁feelings ▁towards ▁A ce ▁changed , ▁and ▁he ▁respect s ▁A ce ▁for ▁his ▁character ▁and ▁power , ▁even ▁being ▁glad ▁for ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁fight ▁A ce ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁Cup . ▁It ▁is ▁shown ▁that ▁L ance ▁lost ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁a ▁Drop ▁Imp act ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁grown ▁up ▁as ▁an ▁or phan ▁under ▁both ▁De vi ' s ▁and ▁the ▁Gu ild ' s ▁care . ▁He ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁V ah aton ▁after ▁D aph ness ▁picked ▁him ▁up ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁a ▁Dragon ▁Call er . ▁Since ▁the ▁entire ▁village ▁was ▁lost ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁L ance ▁holds ▁a ▁hat red ▁for ▁the ▁person ▁causing ▁this . ▁Assuming ▁that ▁King ▁was ▁responsible , ▁L ance ▁becomes ▁easily ▁succ umb s ▁to ▁the ▁power ▁from ▁the ▁Star ▁Fragment , ▁losing ▁his ▁self - cons cious