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The plot, which takes place at the end of a fictional 19th century Europe, revolves around Allen Walker. Allen is a member of the Black Order, a group of Exorcists connected with the Vatican. Their mission is to stop The Millennium Earl, an evil being planning to cleanse the world by destroying all the humans in the manner of Noah's great flood.

The Exorcists themselves are special people gifted with the ability to control and use Innocence, a divine substance created in the ages past to combat the Earl's minions, the Akuma. It is said that there are exactly 109 units of Innocence scattered around the world. Once an Innocence finds its compatible person, it will evolve to become a weapon to fight the Akuma.

As the story progresses, Allen is introduced to more Exorcist characters, among them are Yu Kanda, Lenalee Lee, Lavi, Arystar Krory, and Miranda Lotto. Also in the spotlight is the older brother of Lenalee Lee, Komui Lee, the church's science department supervisor, Bookman, a mysterious colleague within the church, and Cross Marian, a General in the Organization and Allen's master.

More villains also appear along the way. There are higher level Akuma, with greater power, skill and wit. Also appearing is the Clan of Noah, a group of humans descended from Noah himself. Each member is gifted with great power, and the group has allied themselves with the Earl.

Several characters are named after silver jewelry brands. General Cross's golem, Timcanpy, draws its name from Tim Campi Design. The names of Road Kamelot and Tyki Mikk are taken from the "Lord Camelot" and "Tiki Mic" designs.

Exorcists

[edit] Allen Walker

Main article: Allen Walker

[edit] Yu Kanda

(神田 ユウ, Kanda Yū^?) Seiyū: Sakurai Takahiro

An 18 year old Exorcist from Japan. He can recover much faster than ordinary humans due to a mysterious tattoo above his heart (which looks like a Hinduism seal). It is related to a Lotus flower, sealed in an hourglass, that is connected to Kanda's life. It is said that when it wilts, he will die. His purpose in life is to find a person that he refers to as "that someone"; until then, he will never allow himself to die. So far, the Lotus flower has lost two petals, but is otherwise still robust. Kanda seems to be able to withstand the blood of Akuma, most likely due to the tattoo above his heart. The hourglass and flower is said to be his only personal possession. He was grudgingly partners with Allen in Allen's first mission. He has long black hair (blue in the anime), which he washes with soap. The mangaka commented that Kanda is a "pretty type character" (he was also mistaken for a girl by some fans when he first appeared, but looks more masculine after Hoshino changed her drawing style around chapter 80), and Allen even called him "Feminine face" etc. (The anime character design, it should be noted, looked more masculine from the beginning.) However, he has a rough tongue, foul mouth and a cold manner, and tends to say "Che" a lot. Yu is Kanda's given name, but he dislikes being called that. He calls Allen "bean sprout" (モヤシ, moyashi), because compared to him, Allen is somewhat short and of a slight build, not to mention Kanda is older. Kanda seems to have a slightly friendlier attitude towards Lavi. Lavi knew Kanda's first name, and called Allen "bean sprout" for a short while too because that was what Kanda called him. Kanda seems to be much kinder to Lenalee as well. His favorite foods are soba noodles and tempura (especially pumpkin and shishitou, a kind of small green pepper). Kanda dislikes so many things to the point that "there are too many to write down". But it is a known fact that he hates people with naive personalities (Allen), people who can't keep their mouths shut (General Tiedoll), people calling him by his given name, and "sweet things" (though it is unknown whether he means "sweet" as in food, or "sweet" as in naive, as the term for "sweet" and "naive" are the same in Japanese). His anti-Akuma weapon is a black katana, "Mugen" (六幻), which turns silver when activated. "Mugen" means "six illusions". He has shown three illusions so far:

• Kaichū: Ichigen (界蟲「一幻」, lit. First Illusion: Hell's Insects): which releases a small swarm of supernatural creatures to devour his opponents.
• Nigentou (二幻刀, lit. Two Illusion Blades): covers his sword and scabbard in a coat of energy while creating an energy blade, making two impossibly sharp weapons.
  • Hakka Tourou (八花蟷螂, lit. Eight Flowers Praying Mantis): Using the Ningentou, Kanda makes a movement that quickly slash the enemy eight times. The slashs, together, resemble a flower;
  • Shouka (昇華, lit. Sublimate): Activating the power of his tattoo, his pupil changes into three dots. After this, he can activate the Kinki Sangenshiki;
• Kinki Sangenshiki (禁忌 「三幻式」, lit. Taboo Three Illusions): drastically increases his speed and strength at the cost of some of his life.

As the sword is called "Mugen" (六幻) and "六" means six, it is speculated that there will be three more attacks. It could also that the 6 in the name is added to make a phonetic misinterpretation of the name possible: Mugen written as "無限" means "infinity".

After an intense fight, he defeated Skin Boric, but apparently at the cost of a part of his life. He also lost his anti-akuma weapon after the battle. It was confirmed that this is not the end of him being an exorcist due to the fact that even when his weapon broke he still had another attack, and he also used his energy to combine the broken pieces of his sword to make a new one. He was last seen in the crumbling room of the Ark, and his survival and whereabouts are unknown.

• Birthday: June 6

[edit] Lenalee Lee

(リナリー・リー, Rinarī Rī^?) Seiyū: Itō Shizuka

Komui's younger sister, and assistant Head Officer. She is Chinese, and 16 years old. Her parents were killed by an Akuma when she was very young. Because she is an Accommodator, the Black Order took her away from her only remaining family member (Komui) to Headquarters against her will. For three years she was never allowed to leave the place, which felt like a prison to her. Because she attempted suicide, she had to be restrained and tied to her bed. However, once Komui joined the Black Order, Lenalee became more at ease in the Headquarters. She once told Allen that her "world" consists of her friends and family; if something terrible ever happened to them, she would be devastated. She may have a crush on Allen.

She is an Exorcist whose anti-Akuma weapon is a pair of boots, or "Dark Boots" (黒い靴). That, when invoked, increases one's speed and strength greatly in the legs. Her boots allow her to use the following techniques:

• Onkyou no Tougi: Otokase (音響の踏技 「音枷」, lit. Step Skill of Sound: "Sound Shackles"): Magically interfaces with sound waves, solidifying the sound of each step into a surface while achieving sonic-speeds.
• Suijou no Tougi: Mizukase (水上の踏技 「水枷」, lit. Stepping Skill on the Water: "Water Shackles"): Magically interfaces with water, enabling her to walk perfectly on water surfaces.
• Enbu: Kirikaze (円舞「霧風」, Waltz: "Mist-Wind"): Stirs up a destructive tornado with a whirling kick of her Dark Boots.
• Shittsui no Tougi: Tetsukase (失墜の踏技 「鉄枷」, lit. Falling Footwork: "Iron Shackles"): Upon maximum invocation, her Innocence's power is condensed unto her Dark Boots, meshing them into a morass of blades, carrying an oppressive weight.

She has a strong sense of friendship, which sometimes causes her emotional pain (or causes her to fight with her comrades). While Allen was training to regain his Innocence back with Baku (of the Black Order's Asia Headquarters), he finds numerous of pictures of Lenalee, coming to a conclusion that Baku is stalking her. It is shown that even though she has lost the use of her Anti-Akuma weapon, she hasn't lost her will to fight for other's sake.

During the battle against a Level 3 Akuma on the sea, Lenalee had forced her Dark Boots to its maximum invocation to defeat the Akuma, using her ultimate technique, Shittsui no Tougi: Tetsukase, and nearly losing her life.

After the battle, her hair, which had started out long and tied into two ponytails, had been reduced to an extremely short length. Also due to the battle, she lost her Dark Boots after pushing them to their limits. Also, in a strange twist of fate, Lenalee's legs have lost much of their mobility and even the time reversing effects of Miranda's Innocence couldn't do anything about it.

At the time where Lavi heads off the ship to search for Lenalee, who has yet to return after the attack by Akuma, he finds a modified Akuma who holds a large crystal with Lenalee encased inside. The Akuma claims that the Innocence took on this form to protect Lenalee. Because of this, it has been presumed that Lenalee's innocence may be the "Heart", which the Earl and the Black Order are looking for. However, Lavi, after learning about how Allen's innocence saved his life by filling in a piece of his heart, wonders why there are two "instances" and if they are related somehow.

Her name is spelled 'Linali Lee' in VIZ Media's translation (In the midst of volume three, however, it changed to Lenalee, then occasionally switched back to Linali). Another translation of the name is Rinali, as Japanese people pronounce their R's like L's.

[edit] Arystar Krory

(アレイスター・クロウリー, Areisutā Kurōrī^?) Seiyū: Iwata Mitsuo

A man with split personalities: his soft, kind, overly-emotional side, and his "battle-mode" side. You can easily tell when he switches between either personality by his expressions. He is very kind looking at one point with his different colored hair down, but when fighting his eyes become evil looking, veins protrude from his face, making him look like a monster, and his different colored hair sticks up completely. He lived in a castle and was shunned by the surrounding villagers, who believed he was a vampire because he attacked certain villagers, the way he had attacked them and the fact that he has the stereotypical vampire theme. This is because his teeth were made of Innocence and he was instinctively attacking Akuma, but the villagers did not know that (and, before meeting Allen and Lavi, neither did he). Later, he fell in love with Eliade, not knowing that she was an Akuma. Allen and Lavi (who enjoys teasing Krory in a fight by calling him "Kro-chan", and "Krorykins") later come and recruit him to be an exorcist. He is still getting used to the "outside world."

Arystar's innocence resides in his teeth, but the strength is in his blood. It grants him a Feral-type ability. When invoked, it gives him great strength, and the ability to drink the blood of akuma, which can allow himself to regenerate and gives him a temporary increase in strength. However, he is not immune to Akuma poison. Krory's Innocence and body simply break it down (when his body is too weak however, his body cannot fully break down the poison). Krory is also able to remove it from another person by drinking their blood. He can also inoculate his blood on the Akuma, poisoning them and killing them in very few seconds, but this, apparently, weakens him greatly. Taking the commentary of Miranda about the crimson snow that Arystar produced, he named something as "Crimson" (紅). Arystar is also capable of wrapping blood around his hands to fortify the flesh beneath; this is because his innocence allows him to manipulate the blood in his body and, to an extent, others' bodies. He can even detach the blood from his body to make it neigh invulnerable and wield his max strength remotely as a blood mannequin ("Bloody Krory"); It appears that after the usage of this technique he becomes exhausted, much like the blood inoculation (albeit to a greater extent). After the only use of this ability against Jasdebi, his fate is currently unknown.

Instead of using the name of the infamous Aleister Crowley, Katsura Hoshino used a name that sounds similar to it. However, in some translations his name is actually "Aleister Crowley."

[edit] Bookman

(ブックマン, Bukkuman^?) Seiyū: Aono Takeshi

An old man who records the hidden history of the world. He comes from the Bookman clan and doesn't have a name. He simply introduced himself as "Bookman" during his first meeting with Allen. Lavi accompanied him when he appeared in the manga. He refers to Allen as "The Destroyer of Time", as he believes that Allen is the only one who can defeat the Earl of Millennium. Bookman also mentions that a "Bookman" does not put himself in the frontline and he just happens to be on the same side as the Black Order. His anti-Akuma weapon is called Heaven Compass (天針), which is a set of acupuncture needles. One of his moves is "Needles of Spells: North Crime" (呪縛の針 「北ノ罪」) which impales the target with thousands of needles. His Innocence can also be used on a defensive technique called "Needles of Divine Protection: East Crime" (加護の針 「東ノ罪」), making the needles encircle the target and protect it against external attacks. He also has some healing skills through acupuncture.

[edit] Chakar Rabon

(チャーカー・ラボン, Chākā Rabon^?) One of the exorcist in General Winters Sokaro's team who was killed by Tyki Mikk. In volume 5, Suman had a nightmare about seeing Kazana and his corpses. His anti-akuma weapon was a cross-bow.

[edit] Daisya Barry

(デイシャ・バリー, Deisha Barī^?) Seiyū: Yanaka Hiroshi

An exorcist from Bodrum who, despite his love of playing pranks on the other members of the order (i.e. using his Innocence to crack Tiedoll's glasses), was described by Tiedoll as "a good kid." He was a disciple of Tiedoll and was on his rescue team along with Yu Kanda and Noise Marie. His anti-akuma weapon was a projectile ball which was wielded much like a soccer ball called the "Charity Bell" (隣人ノ鐘). The Charity Bell was capable of easily destroying Akuma level 2 by resonating inside the Akuma's body. While on his mission to find General Tiedoll, he encountered Tyki Mikk and was found the next morning hung in an upside-down cross fashion from a streetlamp, missing an internal organ and the Charity Bell. His design appears to have been inspired by court jesters of the European Middle Ages. His name is sometimes translated as Deesha Berry. In the anime, Daisya wanted to be a famous soccer player when he was a kid.Daisya had been killed by Tyki Mikk - A Noah on the side of the Earl.

[edit] Gwen Frere

(グエン・フレール, Guen Furēru^?)

One of the exorcists in General Cloud Nine's team, now deceased. Not much is known about her. She was never seen.

[edit] Hevlaska

(ヘブラスカ, Heburasuka^?) Seiyū: Kaida Yuko

Hevlaska, also called Guardian of the Innocence, is an Exorcist who has a major role in Black Order, being a part of the Organization since its very beginning. Hevlaska has its body completely enveloped by its Innocence that seems to be indefinitely active. Its abilities consist of merging some tentacles of its body into other Exorcists' bodies and Innocences. This way, it can know their nature - even if an Innocence is the Heart - abilities, synchronization percentage and hidden potential. Its personality is calm and gentle, almost maternal (which can suggest Hevlaska is actually a woman, which is later revealed as true when Komui states Hevlaska's gender to Allen. In episode 6 of the anime, Lenalee says that Hevlaska is female). The name "Hebraska" is used in VIZ media's English translations for volumes one and two. Allusions are made that the Innocence it carries is actually the Innocence Cube. When Allen's Innocence achieved 'critical point', Hevlaska could feel his power, as all the Innocence cubes inside her body were resonating. It was Hevlaska that stated that a new 'General' was being born.

[edit] Kazana Reed

A member of Winter Sokaro's team. He, along with Chakar Rabon, was killed by Tykki Mikk. In the anime, it was shown that his Anti-Akuma Weapon was a sword.

[edit] Lavi

(ラビ, Rabi^?) Seiyū: Suzumura Kenichi

A red-haired Exorcist of mixed race, who aims to become a Bookman and is working along the Black Order just to be close to the events that must be seen. To help him, he developed an incredible memory: he is able to memorize every single aspect of something he saw, but he commented (in chapter 101) that he could identify "the key" (the key which Tyki Mikk gave) faster if he were to use both his eyes when sieving out the real "key" from the fake. He is 18 years old, and normally uses his left eye while the right eye is covered by a eyepatch. His anti-Akuma weapon is a size-shifting hammer, which he calls "Ōdzuchi Kodzuchi" (大槌小槌) or called "Nyoibo". It can grow (満, man) or extend (伸, shin). His hammer can also summon several "judgments" with kanji possibly representing the classical elements that can be used individually or combined. However, between some of the seals are question marks. This probably means that Lavi has some seals that he has yet to learn from his Innocence. His techniques so far, are:

• Hi Ban: Gouka Kaijin (劫火灰燼 火判, lit. Fire Seal: Conflagration of Ash): using the fire seal to create a torrent of flames with the form of a snake;
• Ten Ban: Raitei Kaiten (雷霆回天 天判, lit. Heaven Seal: Thundering Lightning Whirling in the Skies): using the heaven seal to liberate an immense lightning;
• Moku Ban: Tenchi Bankai (天地盤回 木判, lit. Wood Seal: Roots Entwining Heaven and Earth): using the wood seal to control objects in nature;
• Konbo Ban: Gouraiten (コンボ判 剛雷天, lit. Combo Seal: Strong Thunder of the Heavens) :using both fire and heaven seals to create a huge snake of fire and iron.

It was shown when Bookman told Lavi to use the wood seal to clear the clouds (Three Akuma were hiding behind the clouds). Lavi stated that he forgot he could use it to affect nature directly, and as he remembered it the question mark turned into a kanji that he used right away. If seen more carefully the kanji for the wood seal can be seen throughout the manga whenever Lavi summons his seals long before the use of the actual seal itself (e.g. during the use of the heaven seal). At the moment just before its first use the seal can be seen just behind Lavi's head and had never transformed from a question mark in the first place.

The marks of water and earth also appear among his seals. He likes to call Bookman "Panda" due to the thick black circles around his eyes; a converted Akuma "Chomesuke"; and Arystar "Kuro-chan" in the anime and "Crow-chan" in the manga. He is the only character to call Kanda by his given name (that name being Yu, also translated as Yū or Yuu), and apparently speaks to him outside of missions, a fact that was shown when he called Allen "beansprout" (モヤシ, moyashi), saying that if Kanda could call him that, Lavi could as well, as he is the same age as Kanda. He somewhat has a habit of teasing Allen, and deems himself as his big brother.

In recent chapters (beginning with 114), Lavi was fighting an incarnation of his past created by Road in one of her dimensions. It was revealed that his name, Lavi, is just an alias (his 49th, to be exact). It was also revealed that Lavi was once cold and indifferent to others, for a Bookman only lives to view and record history and that humans are nothing more than 'ink' on a page. However, over time Lavi's personality changed and he began to truly care about others, slowly casting aside his identity as a Bookman.

During his fight against his past incarnation, his 'heart' (current personality) was supposedly destroyed. This caused his past incarnation, under the control of Road, to emerge in his physical body and savagely attack Allen. Unwilling to hurt Lavi, Allen attacked Road but failed to harm her, as her current body was not her true form. Lavi's current self managed to resurface and suppress his past self. He then engulfed himself in a massive Hi-Ban to attack Road in the real world, while simultaneously stabbing her through the heart within her dimension. Lavi defeated Road Kamelot on Noah's Ark and, along with Allen, is the only exorcist whose current status remains normal after fighting a Noah.

There are many different translations of his name, such as Ravi, Rabi, Labi.

[edit] Miranda Lotto

(ミランダ・ロットー, Miranda Rottō^?) Seiyū: Toyoguchi Megumi

A woman whose clock caused time to rewind in her town, which all started when she was able to connect to the Innocence within the clock. She is German, and 25 years old. She often feels inferior and useless, which caused her to be fired from all 100 jobs she tried to work in. This contributes to her chronic depression. With the help of Allen and Lenalee, she became determined to be a useful Exorcist. Her weapon is a disk called "Time Record" (刻盤), located on her right arm. It can use the ability called "Recovery" (時間回復) to setup a time zone where anything on it will recover and heal automatically. However, the power is only temporary, once Miranda stops her power, all damage suffered earlier will return, as well as those suffered during the time that she used her Innocence. It does not bring the dead back to life. Time Record can also be used as a defensive weapon with the technique "Time Out" (時間停止) which create a space where the time stops, negating any attack that comes into that. She has replaced Allen during their search for General Cross. She is the only exorcist that controls a non-offensive anti-akuma weapon. She often uses it even after she can no more, but she insists, implying that she can't let people suffer or die.

The name of the character is inspired by the actress Miranda Otto.

[edit] Noise Marie

(ノイズ・マリ, Noizu Mari^?) One of the Exorcists from Tiedoll's group. Noise Marie seems to be a tough, silent man. His innocence, "Noel Organon" (聖人ノ詩篇), gives him an incredibly strong hearing, allowing Marie to hear very low or very distant sounds. It can also be used in an offensive form like in the technique called "Melody of Grief" (嘆きの旋律) which forms strings used to capture a victim and conduct a music that can paralyze easily even the stronger Akuma like a very strong poison.

[edit] Sol Galen

(ソル・ガレン, Soru Garen^?)

One of the exorcists in General Cloud Nine's team, deceased. Not much information are known about him. He was never seen.

[edit] Suman Dark

(スーマン・ダーク, Sūman Dāku^?) Seiyū: Gôda Hozumi

An exorcist who joined the order so he could pay for his daughter's medical fees. He, like Allen, has a parasite-type anti-Akuma weapon, which takes the form of a gem-like stone near his thumb. After five years in the Organization, he was sent on a mission to find General Winters Sokaro. During the mission, in India, his team was attacked and destroyed by Tyki Mikk. Suman, who loved his daughter so dearly, refused to die and leave her, to which end he offered to do anything for Tyki Mikk in exchange for his life. Hence, Tyki Mikk asked for the conditions and the whereabouts of all the Exorcists and the Search Group; this resulted in the death of 142 members of the Search Group and 6 Exorcists. He fled from the battle field, begged evil to spare his life, and betrayed his Innocence, thus betraying God. For that he was judged by his Innocence and become a Togaochi (Fallen One). This causes the Innocence to constantly deteriorate his body. After becoming a Togaochi, Allen separated Suman's Innocence from him which reverted his Togaochi condition. Although Allen managed to save Suman's life, Suman's mind, however, died. Not long after he reverted from his Togaochi condition, he was killed by Tyki Mikk using Teez (a flesh-eating type of golem in the form of a butterfly). In the anime, it was shown that his Innocence had the ability to manipulate the wind.

[edit] Tina Spark

(ティナ・スパーク, Tīna Supāku^?)

One of the exorcists in General Cloud Nine's team, all of whom were killed. Not much information is known about her. She was never seen.

[edit] Generals

Generals are exorcists whose synchronization with their Innocences had reached over 100%. Of the original five, one is dead, one is missing, one is traveling and two have returned to Headquarters. Recently, Allen Walker achieved over 100% synchronization with his Innocence, implying that he might become a new Exorcist General.

[edit] Cloud Nine

(クラウド・ナイン , Kuraudo Nain^?)

Her team (Tina Spark, Gwen Frere and Sol Galen) was killed at some point before chapter 44, presumably by a Noah. She seems to be a gentle woman as she is seen weeping for her deceased team. One half of her face is covered by hair, and the other side has burn scars. Little is known about her and the little monkey that rides her shoulder.

[edit] Cross Marian

(クロス・マリアン, Kurosu Marian^?) Seiyū: Tōchi Hiroki

Allen's teacher and a scientist. His anti-akuma weapon is "Grave of Maria". Currently, he has gone on a journey and has stopped corresponding with HQ for four years. Allen fears him, which is hinted from the fact most of his flashbacks that connect to his teacher end with some kind of traumatizing (usually humorous for readers) experience. He also has a habit of going into debt and making Allen work it off for him. It is revealed by Bookman that Cross has the unique ability to convert Akuma, making them work under his orders. The method of conversion is unknown though. Beside that, it's believed that Marian has the ability to control the Noah's Ark (an ability granted to him by a traitor of the Noah family, who was subsequently killed by the Earl), although it's unknown if this hypothesis of the Earl will turn out to be correct. Marian seems to be the only person the Earl is seriously worried about.

Marian has recently revealed his Anti-Akuma Weapon, Grave of Maria (聖母ノ柩, Gureivu obu Maria^?), which takes the form of several chains wrapped around a coffin. He has yet to date shown its abilities. However, it could be highly likely that his Anti-Akuma Weapon grants him the ability to convert Akuma, since Innocence are the only thing effective against Akuma.

On a separate note, Marian's name is highly likely to be based off the Marian Cross.

[edit] Kevin Yeegar

(ケビン・イェーガー, Kebin Yēgā^?) Seiyū: Kawakubo Kiyoshi

The oldest of the five Generals. He was also the first General targeted by the Noah and defeated, mutilated, and crucified backwards on a cross by Tyki Mikk, who also stole his Innocence. He went insane after the fight and was rambling on about "The Heart" (the Heart of all Innocence) and how the Earl was searching for it; he died not long after due to his injuries. In the anime, his anti-akuma weapon is a pair of chained pendulums. Also in the anime, Yeegar worked as a teacher before becoming an exorcist. When one of his students died, her friend had turned her into Akuma and killed all of her classmates. She was later destroyed by an exorcist that used a bow as an anti-akuma weapon. He told Yeegar of the Black Order, and Yeegar was found compatible with Innocence.

[edit] Winters Sokaro

(ウィンターズ・ソカロ, Wintāzu Sokaro^?)

His whole team (Kazana Reed, Chakar Rabon and Suman Dark) was killed by Tyki Mikk at approximately the same time, with the exception of Suman, who was turned into a Togaōchi and killed later by Tyki's Tease. He is a harsh man who wears a metal mask on his head. He is rude and when talking about his deceased team, refers to them as "a bunch of loser dogs". Whether this was really out of disrespect is unknown, or if was a form denial or grief. It could also be taken as a metaphor. Nothing more is known about him. VIZ has romanized his surname as "Zokalo" in volume five, but changed it to "Sokaro" in volume six.

[edit] Froi Tiedoll

(フロワ・ティエドール, Furowa Tiedōru^?) Seiyū: Hashi Takaya

He seems to be a very normal man behind his glasses, with artistic talents and a sensible side. He is very loyal to his work and he refuses the order to go back to Black Order main base. His team is now following him in his duties and is composed of Yu Kanda, Noise Marie and Daisya Barry (killed by Tyki Mikk). They are in Japan right now, where his innocence was revealed, "Maker of Eden" (楽園ノ彫刻). He draws a hammer and chisle(as shown in episode 39 where he hammer's the chisle into the ground thereby creating the creature), creating a work of "art" from the ground which, in turn, spawns a large creature. The spelling of his surname is often mistaken as "Theodore", however, his name is officially "Tiedoll", according to Hoshino (Volume 6). Recently, in volume 5 released by Viz, they have correctly translated Tiedoll's name.

[edit] Headquarters

[edit] Buzz

(バズ, Bazu^?)

Seiyū: Sonobe Yoshinori'

A Finder that is stationed at Headquarters. He and other Finders were performing a memorial service to their fallen comrades, right behind where Kanda was eating. When Kanda expressed his loss of appetite, Buzz demanded an apology. However, Kanda beat him up and began strangling him. Allen then stepped in to stop the whole charade. He is a tall, burly man with many markings on his face and a bald head. Despite his appearance, he appears to be sensitive about his fallen colleagues. He appeared in the Leaf of Revival arc.

[edit] Jeryy

(ジェリー, Jerī^?) Seiyū: Takuma Suzuki

The Head Cook of the Black Order. He is Indian, and of unknown age. Although male, he is very motherly. When first introduced they put a male symbol next to his name to make sure readers knew that he was actually a man. In a one-time page of various characters that had under various circumstances come to work for Jeryy, Arystar Krory was shown with a text bubble that stated "Asked Jeryy if he was gay" under his head. He is stated to be Komui's best friend, and gets along with Lenalee.

[edit] Johnny Gill

(ジョニー, Janī^?) Seiyū: Tsuboi Tomohiro

Johnny is one of the seemingly younger members of the Science Department. He is often identified by the black skull on his shirt and his big glasses. He was one of Suman's friends; he was the only one who knew that Suman was lonely. Because their rooms were so close together, they would often play chess together, in which Johnny would win most of the time. Whenever Suman would lose, he would ignore Johnny the next time they met in the cafeteria but always asked Johnny to a game whenever he returned from missions. When he found out that Suman was dying, his face became dominated by tears and heartbroken sorrow. The manga also highlighted his presence in panels, making this particular scene one of the more emotional scenes of the series.

[edit] Komui Lee

(コムイ・リー, Komui Rī^?) Seiyū: Konishi Katsuyuki

Komui Lee is the Supervisor of the Science Department (manga), and Lenalee's older brother. He is Chinese and about 29 years old. He and Lenalee's parents were killed by Akuma when they were young, and when it was found out that Lenalee was compatible with an Innocence she was taken away from him. It was shown in the manga that Lenalee was kept in the Church, away from her only living family (Komui), against her will. When she tried to commit suicide, she had to be strapped down to the bed. However, Komui joined the Order and became the Science Department Supervisor for her sake and Lenalee begin to feel more at home in the Church.

Komui is shown as a very whimsical and goofy character, he is somewhat sadistic and borderline maniacal sometimes. He drinks coffee nonstop, is lazy and often tries to worm his way out of doing work by either running away from the office (River has to track him down) or other methods (in the manga he created a robot named Komurin II that went berserk and nearly tore the Headquarter apart). He keeps a notoriously messy desk and lost Allen's letter of recommendation from General Cross when Allen first joined the Order, which led the Order into believing that Allen was an intruder. In the manga when it was asked how much do his colleagues trust Komui, the mangaka answered that it was 99% trust and 1% murderous intent. During his naps, one of the only ways to wake him up is to say that Lenalee is getting married.

Komui, despite everything, does have a serious side. He feels guilty for throwing the Exorcists and Finders into danger, and tries to help in anyway he can (in the manga he made better uniforms to protect the Exorcists). He is also the ones to repair damages done to the Innocences of the Exorcists. He showed a more solemn and ruthless side in the funeral for the Exorcists and Finders in the manga by refusing requests to bring General Yeager's body back to his home and saying that the General's body must be cremated.

Lenalee and Komui seem to share some kind of telepathic link, shown when Komui collapsed when Lenalee was being drowned by Eshi and Lenalee could tell when Komui is taking a nap from the other side of the world. He seems to be close friends with the cook Jerry and often hides out in the kitchen.

[edit] Reever Wenhamm

(リーバー・ウェンハム, Rībā Wenhamu^?) Seiyū: Okiayu Ryōtarō

In charge of the Science department of the Black Order, therefore he is technically the "boss" of the science department, but still carries out Komui's orders (though he does protest). He is Australian, and 26 years old. He is a rather comical character, being the main helper of Komui, and is often distressed over the fact that he works under such a weird man. His character was included in the game Jump Superstars. His name was translated to Riba in volumes one and two of the English manga. Also, in at least one scanlation his name has been translated as River. Reever dislikes tobacco and alcohol, so he drinks various soft drinks, and he specializes in mathematics, physics and language.

[edit] Toma

(トマ, Toma^?) Seiyū: Sakaguchi Koichi

A Finder that accompanies Allen and Kanda to their mission in Matel. During the mission, Pierrot (the Level 2 Akuma) impersonates him and gave the Finder the fake Allen's skin. Because of the fake disguise, Toma is almost killed by Kanda but is saved by Allen. When he was severely injured during the mission, Toma begged Allen to leave him behind so that the mission could be completed. Toma also appears in "The Destruction of the Black Order Headquarters" arc, but does not appear after that. Little else is known about this Finder. In the anime, he is also seen waiting for Lenalee and Allen outside of the Rewinding City. Toma had also escorted Arystar on his first mission in the anime. He has a small tuft of hair on top of his head.

[edit] Tapp Dopp

Seiyū: Tanaka Kan

A member of the Science department of the Black Order. He is slightly large and has a tuft of hair on his head. In the beginning, he had bandages covering his eyes, but he has also been seen with a hat covering his eyes.

[edit] Asia Branch

[edit] Bak Chan

(バク・チャン, Baku Chan^?)

Bak is the leader of the Black Order's Asia Branch, a post occupied also by his great-grandfather (and perhaps the other generations of his family). He seems to be a rival of Komui, but doesn't let him (or anyone else) know about his secret crush on Lenalee, and this fact was used by Allen to threaten him so he would open the door where Fou was fighting with the akuma Thread. Like Komui, he is a man completely aware of his duties and will follow God's will strictly. Bak is the smartest person in the Order after Komui, and respects Komui because of that fact (though he seems to have been jealous of Komui before). Even not being a Conformer, he is able to do some spells controlling the structure of the headquarters thanks to the seal of his great-grandfather. Acting as the member of the branch, he is a a bit cold and very responsible leader, but as a human he is very soft and tender. Despite his crush on Lenalee, he and Fou have a very close relationship that seems to be more than merely friendship. It's said his intellect is a triumph of the Asia Branch. Because he was raised like a prince, Bak refers to himself as Ore-sama (something like "Divine Me" in English) when he is angry (more specifically, angry at Fou), but otherwise he usually calls himself boku (A more formal way for males to refer to himself); Fou refers to him as Baka-Baku (Idiot-Bak). If he gets very agitated, numerous hives appear on his skin (especially if someone refers to his secret love towards Lenalee). His hives also appeared when he was forced to lock Fou into a room to fight Thread, and he even cried without his own knowing, proving that he cares greatly about her (though maybe not as much as his love towards Lenalee). Bak eventually opened the door.

[edit] Fou

(フォー, Fō^?)

Fou is the guardian deity of the Black Order's Asia Branch, sealed by Bak's great-grand father. Although she is not a human, she often takes a humanoid form to talk with others. Fou found Allen's body after his attack by Tyki Mikk and took him the headquarters of Asia Branch. She has a "tough-love" attitude particularly towards Allen. While she was training Allen in an attempt to bring back his Innocence, she would attack without mercy with the hope that the exorcist would activate his Innocence. When Allen was feeling down, she would appear to him as someone else (this way she could show her soft side without Allen knowing).

She shares a very strong bond with Bak even though she loves to tease him. She can manipulate her form in order to gain axe hands or to copy someone's appearance. She is also capable of communicating telepathically with others. The Headquarters of the Asia Branch is protected by a very strong barrier created by Fou (who is the "entrance" of the barrier). Inside the shell, she is very caring and is willing to give her life for the sake of those she loves.

[edit] Lou Fa

(蝋花, Rou Fa^?)

A young woman stationed at the Asia Headquarters. She is part of the Science Department and seems to be very shy. She blushes everytime she gets close to Allen since she has developed a crush on him. She watched Allen's training along with Rikei and prevented a frustrated Fou from killing Allen on an occasion.

[edit] Rikei

(李佳, Rikei^?)

A member of the Black Order stationed at the Asia Headquarters. He was the one who carried Allen when the bonds between his atoms were weakened by the Akuma's attack. He also tried to restrain Allen (with help from Wong) when Bak shut Fou in the same room as the above mentioned Akuma (mentioned in Bak's biography). Rikei seems to be a cheerful person, and greatly desires to become part of the Science Department of the Main Headquarters of the Black Order.

[edit] Samo Han Wong

(サモ・ハン・ウォン , Samo Han Won^?)

Wong is the Chief Minister of the Black Order's Asia Branch and part of the Science Department there. He seems to be the right-hand man of Bak and was sent by him to take Miranda to the group of Exorcists searching for General Marian Cross. He is very loyal to the order and Bak and is "responsible" to restrain him when he is attacked by Fou for no apparent reason. He also is a bit emotional and gets desperate easily, even crying at one point. Wong is the one who replaced Allen with Miranda in the search for Cross.

[edit] Shifu

(シィフ , Sīfu^?)

Shifu is an apprentice of the Science Department at the Asia Base along with Rikei and Lou Fa.