Arthur Edward Waite

Arthur Edward Waite (アーサー＝エドワード＝ウェイト) is a posthumous character introduced in Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index.

Appearance
When reproduced, Waite is a middle-aged man who looks like a tailor, wearing a vest and slacks with a measuring tape around his neck and a slide rule in his belt.

Personality
Waite was considered as sensible but lacking in skill by Westcott.

Background
At some point after his death, Arthur Edward Waite was reproduced along with other members of the Golden Dawn by Coronzon, through the application of Tarot-based grimoires, as part of her anti-Crowley countermeasures.

Abilities
Waite is described as being more skilled with Tarot than anyone else in the Golden Dawn, having played a major role in the development of the cabal's own GD Tarot. He can use his tarot expertise to track down targets and apparently can't be thrown off a trail no matter where his prey tries to hide. His readings are very accurate, however they do have limits, such as being unable to fully predict the randomized phenomena from Dion Fortune's box.

Wielding The Tower, depicting a tower being destroyed by lighting and symbolizing destruction and shock, in his hand, Waite can use the card's edge as a blade to slice and sever, enough to behead a human. He is also capable of using his cards in a manner to guide lightning through the air.

Trivia

 * , commonly known as A. E. Waite, was a member of the Golden Dawn and co-creator of the deck.