Van Fanel (バァン・ファーネル Baan Fāneru) is the deuteragonist of The Vision of Escaflowne and Escaflowne. He is the son of the late Goau Fanel and Varie Fanel, and the younger brother of Folken Fanel. Van is the King of Fanelia and the pilot of the legendary Ispano Guymelef Escaflowne. He is also a member of the Draconian race, a mystical winged people that exist only on Gaea.