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* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiheroes Type IV, verging on III on a good day, and Type V in the second season.]].

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* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiheroes Type IV, verging on III on a good day, and Type V in the second season.IV.]].

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As the description points, she is a protagonist. Letting her in \'others\' is weird


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[[folder:The Japanese Police]]

!'''Misaki Kirihara'''
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The head of the police task force dealing with contractor-related crimes; she takes a special interest in the cases related to BK-201 that starts to grow into an obsession with time.

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[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Japanese Police]]

!'''Misaki Kirihara'''
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!'''Suō Pavlichenko'''

The head second main protagonist, besides Hei, of the police task force dealing with contractor-related crimes; she takes Season 2, a special interest in the cases related half-Japanese half-Russian schoolgirl. Her father is a scientist studying ME and her brother is a Contractor; her mother is a photographer who moved to BK-201 that starts to grow Japan eight years ago. She gets pulled into the plot because of attempts to capture her twin and winds up hanging around Hei. [[spoiler:In the third episode, she develops the Contractor ability to summon an obsession with time.[[{{BFG}} anti-tank rifle]] and [[SmallGirlBigGun wield it easily despite its size]].]]



* ActionGirl
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Harm [[spoiler:July]] and Suo will show no mercy.
* {{BFG}}
* {{Bokukko}}
* ButNotTooForeign: She is half-Russian, half-Japanese.
* [[spoiler:CloningBlues]]: [[spoiler:According to her mother, a copy of the real Suou. According to her father, an OppositeSexClone of Shion. Either way, she's upset about it, and angsts until Hei snaps her out of it.]]
* [[spoiler:ColdSniper: When in "Contractor-mode."]]
* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]]
* [[spoiler:FakeMemories]]: [[spoiler:Her memories are completely fabricated.]]
* FanNickname: [[MarySue Mary Suoh]].
* FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:The original Suou died early on and the copy was born two years before the start of the second series. Since, by his own admittance, Shion has no normal human emotions, he did a lot of guess work in creating her. What results is what Shion envisions his sister would be like had she survived, i.e. a Mary Sue. It's not great for her [[TropesAreNotBad but it works for the series.]]]]
** Also, why exactly is she a {{Bokukko}}? [[spoiler: She's an OppositeSexClone created by her brother.]]
* [[spoiler:HalfHumanHybrid: Like Hei, she has Contractor powers while retaining human emotions/morals. Unlike him though, she does have a Remuneration and temporarily loses those emotions/morals when her powers activate.]]
* [[HalfIdenticalTwins Half Identical Twin]][[supersecretspoiler:: Subverted.]]
* KanaHanazawa
* LittleMissBadass
* {{Lolicon}}: Way, way too much of this subtext.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler:[[OrIsIt Or is]] [[TomatoInTheMirror she]]?]]
* MindControlEyes: When she's particularly upset.
* NeutralGood
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted [[spoiler: and responsible for temporary PowerIncontinence]].
* [[spoiler:OppositeSexClone]]
* RedHeadedHero
* SmallGirlBigGun
* [[spoiler:SuperpoweredEvilSide: When being driven to the brink, her necklace becomes a {{BFG}} and she becomes a merciless Contractor, albeit one who wants to kill other Contractors for their evil actions. After this first time though, she retains her morality when using her powers.]]
* TokenLoli
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:When she finally meets her mother, she learns that the real [[DeadAllAlong Suou died years ago]]. She's a clone with FakeMemories. Then she meets her ''father'', who says she's an OppositeSexClone of Shion.]] The timing makes these stories mutually contradictory. [[MindScrew Much confusion was had]].
* ToyShip: With [[spoiler:July,]] who's [[EmotionlessGirl somehow]] fond of her.
* TrainingFromHell: Hei is a sucky teacher, at least when [[TookALevelInJerkass depressed, drunk, and angry at the world]].
* TranquilFury: You don't want to see her mad. Seriously.
* TwinSwitch
* {{Unperson}}: After the incident that kicks off the whole mess, she gets wiped from all her friends' and acquaintances' memories.
* TheWesley: This seems to be a common view; some fans even think that her [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight stealing]] is ''entirely'' responsible for [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot ruining an otherwise decent plot]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Japanese Police]]

!'''Misaki Kirihara'''
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Kirihara_8508.PNG

The head of the police task force dealing with contractor-related crimes; she takes a special interest in the cases related to BK-201 that starts to grow into an obsession with time.
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!'''Suō Pavlichenko'''

The second main protagonist, besides Hei, of Season 2, a half-Japanese half-Russian schoolgirl. Her father is a scientist studying ME and her brother is a Contractor; her mother is a photographer who moved to Japan eight years ago. She gets pulled into the plot because of attempts to capture her twin and winds up hanging around Hei. [[spoiler:In the third episode, she develops the Contractor ability to summon an [[{{BFG}} anti-tank rifle]] and [[SmallGirlBigGun wield it easily despite its size]].]]

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!'''Suō !'''Shion Pavlichenko'''

The second main protagonist, besides Hei, of Season 2, a half-Japanese half-Russian schoolgirl. Her father is a scientist studying ME and her brother is a Contractor; her mother is a photographer Suo's brother, who moved to Japan eight years ago. She gets pulled was transformed into a Contractor. His power is to [[spoiler:produce copies of things and people with one trait changed]], and his remuneration paralyzes his legs, putting him in a wheelchair most of the plot because of attempts to capture her twin and winds up hanging around Hei. [[spoiler:In the third episode, she develops the Contractor ability to summon an [[{{BFG}} anti-tank rifle]] and [[SmallGirlBigGun wield it easily despite its size]].]]time.



* ActionGirl
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Harm [[spoiler:July]] and Suo will show no mercy.
* {{BFG}}
* {{Bokukko}}
* ButNotTooForeign: She is half-Russian, half-Japanese.
* [[spoiler:CloningBlues]]: [[spoiler:According to her mother, a copy of the real Suou. According to her father, an OppositeSexClone of Shion. Either way, she's upset about it, and angsts until Hei snaps her out of it.]]
* [[spoiler:ColdSniper: When in "Contractor-mode."]]
* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]]
* [[spoiler:FakeMemories]]: [[spoiler:Her memories are completely fabricated.]]
* FanNickname: [[MarySue Mary Suoh]].
* FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:The original Suou died early on and the copy was born two years before the start of the second series. Since, by his own admittance, Shion has no normal human emotions, he did a lot of guess work in creating her. What results is what Shion envisions his sister would be like had she survived, i.e. a Mary Sue. It's not great for her [[TropesAreNotBad but it works for the series.]]]]
** Also, why exactly is she a {{Bokukko}}? [[spoiler: She's an OppositeSexClone created by her brother.]]
* [[spoiler:HalfHumanHybrid: Like Hei, she has Contractor powers while retaining human emotions/morals. Unlike him though, she does have a Remuneration and temporarily loses those emotions/morals when her powers activate.]]
* [[HalfIdenticalTwins Half Identical Twin]][[supersecretspoiler:: Subverted.]]
* KanaHanazawa
* LittleMissBadass
* {{Lolicon}}: Way, way too much of this subtext.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: [[spoiler:[[OrIsIt Or is]] [[TomatoInTheMirror she]]?]]
* MindControlEyes: When she's particularly upset.
* NeutralGood
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted [[spoiler: and responsible for temporary PowerIncontinence]].
* [[spoiler:OppositeSexClone]]
* RedHeadedHero
* SmallGirlBigGun
* [[spoiler:SuperpoweredEvilSide: When being driven to the brink, her necklace becomes a {{BFG}} and she becomes a merciless Contractor, albeit one who wants to kill other Contractors for their evil actions. After this first time though, she retains her morality when using her powers.]]
* TokenLoli
* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:When she finally meets her mother, she learns that the real [[DeadAllAlong Suou died years ago]]. She's a clone with FakeMemories. Then she meets her ''father'', who says she's an OppositeSexClone of Shion.]] The timing makes these stories mutually contradictory. [[MindScrew Much confusion was had]].
* ToyShip: With [[spoiler:July,]] who's [[EmotionlessGirl somehow]] fond of her.
* TrainingFromHell: Hei is a sucky teacher, at least when [[TookALevelInJerkass depressed, drunk, and angry at the world]].
* TranquilFury: You don't want to see her mad. Seriously.
* TwinSwitch
* {{Unperson}}: After the incident that kicks off the whole mess, she gets wiped from all her friends' and acquaintances' memories.
* TheWesley: This seems to be a common view; some fans even think that her [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight stealing]] is ''entirely'' responsible for [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot ruining an otherwise decent plot]].

!'''Shion Pavlichenko'''

Suo's brother, who was transformed into a Contractor. His power is to [[spoiler:produce copies of things and people with one trait changed]], and his remuneration paralyzes his legs, putting him in a wheelchair most of the time.
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* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim: She gets killed in Shikkoku No Hana for helping Hei, Yin and Azusa. Her superior, Sergei [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vectrof]] even [[PetTheDog complains about it.]]]]




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* [[spoiler:WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Vectrof points out that Meena was younger, smarter and possibly [[PetTheDog more useful than he is and certainly should have at least been held hostage.]] His captors disagree.]]


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! Dr. Schroeder

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! Dr. Schroeder!'''Dr. Schroeder'''

A scientist working at PANDORA's lab at Hell's Gate.



* AffablyEvil
* ForScience: He's actually not upset at all when Hei [[spoiler:screws his anti-Gate system up]] since it gave him something new and interesting to observe.



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[[folder:Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]]
A group of Japanese agents introduced in Season 2.

!'''Genma Shizume'''

Part of the team dedicated to hunting down Hei and Suou, a contractor with the ability to turn solid objects into heavy armor. Has a habit of [[AnythingThatMoves hitting on everyone he encounters]].

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[[folder:Ministry
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
* MisterExposition: He's pretty much the only person who understands the nature
of Internal Affairs BK-201's powers and Communications]]
A group of Japanese agents introduced in Season 2.

!'''Genma Shizume'''

Part of
how they relate to the team dedicated to hunting down Hei and Suou, Gate.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Agh! The hair!
* {{Technobabble}}: Speaks almost entirely in it, except when he's making bad jokes.

!'''Meena Khandar Swami'''

A scientist working at the laboratory in the Gate who got her position by making
a contractor deal with TheSyndicate. Acts as Hei's contact when he infiltrates the ability to turn solid objects into heavy armor. Has a habit of [[AnythingThatMoves hitting on everyone he encounters]].place.



* AffablyEvil: At first glance.
* BaitTheDog: Genma initially comes across as an affable, jokey LovableSexManiac, and a pushover at that, since Suo "defeats" him by throwing a trash can over his head. Further appearances establish him as a pedophile who finds harming others incredibly amusing.
* TheBigGuy/ TheBrute
* CaptainErsatz: He is sometimes jokingly referred to as [[FateStayNight Emiya Kiritsugu]].
* ChaoticEvil and/or StupidEvil.
* CompleteMonster: Arguably reaches this point by the end of the series.
* DepravedBisexual / AnythingThatMoves / {{Lolicon}} / {{Shotacon}}: Genma makes so many sexual references that it's not quite clear what "direction" in which he swings or even if he's restricted himself to a "direction". Still, he seems to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean like children]].
* EvillyAffable: '''And'' AffablyEvil at the same time. Despite massive amounts of creepy psychosis, he can still be pretty funny on occasion.
* GenreSavvy: He makes a reference to DarkAndTroubledPast as adding {{Moe}} points.
* TheJuggernaut: When in "armor mode".
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Played for laughs; [[spoiler:by episode 11, he's pretty much the only one who ''doesn't'' know that Suou isn't Shion.]]
* LovableSexManiac: Again, at first glance. [[DepravedBisexual Then the creepiness starts to show itself]].
* MadeOfIron: His power involves coating himself with nearly impenetrable armor. [[spoiler:However, anti-tank fire can damage it and it doesn't do a damn thing against a laser katana to the eye.]]
* StupidEvil: He doesn't really think his [[KickTheDog acts of]] [[ForTheEvulz pointless cruelty]] through very well.

!'''Mina Hazuki'''

A contractor with the ability to turn objects into [[LaserBlade laser]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]]. Part of the team hunting Hei and Suou.

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* AffablyEvil: At first glance.
* BaitTheDog: Genma initially comes across
FantasticRacism: An interesting case, as an affable, jokey LovableSexManiac, she mostly just has exaggerated misconceptions and she [[ChickMagnet very quickly develops a pushover at that, since Suo "defeats" him by throwing a trash can over his head. Further appearances establish him as a pedophile who finds harming others incredibly amusing.
crush on Hei]] despite them.
-->"Could you be... upset?"
* TheBigGuy/ TheBrute
HotScientist
* CaptainErsatz: He is sometimes jokingly referred to as [[FateStayNight Emiya Kiritsugu]].
* ChaoticEvil and/or StupidEvil.
* CompleteMonster: Arguably reaches this point by the end of the series.
* DepravedBisexual / AnythingThatMoves / {{Lolicon}} / {{Shotacon}}: Genma makes so
LongingLook: Many, many sexual references that it's not quite clear what "direction" in times, [[SelectiveObliviousness none of which he swings or even if he's restricted himself to a "direction". Still, he Hei seems to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean like children]].
notice]].
* EvillyAffable: '''And'' AffablyEvil {{Meganekko}}
* {{Moe}}
* PunchclockVillain: The only reason she's involved with TheSyndicate at all is so she can work
at the same time. Despite massive amounts of creepy psychosis, he can still be pretty funny on occasion.
* GenreSavvy: He makes a reference to DarkAndTroubledPast as adding {{Moe}} points.
* TheJuggernaut: When in "armor mode".
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Played for laughs; [[spoiler:by episode 11, he's pretty much
Gate, and her contact with Hei is apparently the only one who ''doesn't'' know that Suou isn't Shion.]]
* LovableSexManiac: Again, at first glance. [[DepravedBisexual Then the creepiness starts
time she's actually had to show itself]].
* MadeOfIron: His power involves coating himself with nearly impenetrable armor. [[spoiler:However, anti-tank fire can damage it and it doesn't
do a damn thing against a laser katana to the eye.]]
* StupidEvil: He doesn't really think his [[KickTheDog acts of]] [[ForTheEvulz pointless cruelty]] through very well.

!'''Mina Hazuki'''

anything for them.

!'''Nick Hillman'''

A contractor with the ability to turn objects into [[LaserBlade laser]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]]. Part of the team hunting cheerful scientist Hei and Suou.meets while undercover at an observatory.



* [[spoiler:AffablyEvil]]
* [[spoiler:AntiVillain: Big time.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and "Li" are both NiceGuy borderline-[[TheStoic stoics]] who want to make the world better for their little sisters, and they get along really well. [[spoiler:They even have the same powers.]]
* [[spoiler:BlondGuysAreEvil]]
* EricVale
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: He even has the same powers as Hei (or, if not quite the same, at least very similar)]]
* NiceGuy
* PhenotypeStereotype: Of ''course'' the American researcher is blond with blue eyes.
* RealMenWearPink
* [[spoiler:ShockAndAwe]]
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[[folder:Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]]
A group of Japanese agents introduced in Season 2.

!'''Genma Shizume'''

Part of the team dedicated to hunting down Hei and Suou, a contractor with the ability to turn solid objects into heavy armor. Has a habit of [[AnythingThatMoves hitting on everyone he encounters]].
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* AffablyEvil: At first glance.
* BaitTheDog: Genma initially comes across as an affable, jokey LovableSexManiac, and a pushover at that, since Suo "defeats" him by throwing a trash can over his head. Further appearances establish him as a pedophile who finds harming others incredibly amusing.
* TheBigGuy/ TheBrute
* CaptainErsatz: He is sometimes jokingly referred to as [[FateStayNight Emiya Kiritsugu]].
* ChaoticEvil and/or StupidEvil.
* CompleteMonster: Arguably reaches this point by the end of the series.
* DepravedBisexual / AnythingThatMoves / {{Lolicon}} / {{Shotacon}}: Genma makes so many sexual references that it's not quite clear what "direction" in which he swings or even if he's restricted himself to a "direction". Still, he seems to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean like children]].
* EvillyAffable: '''And'' AffablyEvil at the same time. Despite massive amounts of creepy psychosis, he can still be pretty funny on occasion.
* GenreSavvy: He makes a reference to DarkAndTroubledPast as adding {{Moe}} points.
* TheJuggernaut: When in "armor mode".
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Played for laughs; [[spoiler:by episode 11, he's pretty much the only one who ''doesn't'' know that Suou isn't Shion.]]
* LovableSexManiac: Again, at first glance. [[DepravedBisexual Then the creepiness starts to show itself]].
* MadeOfIron: His power involves coating himself with nearly impenetrable armor. [[spoiler:However, anti-tank fire can damage it and it doesn't do a damn thing against a laser katana to the eye.]]
* StupidEvil: He doesn't really think his [[KickTheDog acts of]] [[ForTheEvulz pointless cruelty]] through very well.

!'''Mina Hazuki'''

A contractor with the ability to turn objects into [[LaserBlade laser]] [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]]. Part of the team hunting Hei and Suou.
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!'''Nick Hillman'''

A cheerful scientist Hei meets while undercover at an observatory.

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!'''Nick Hillman'''

A cheerful scientist Hei meets while undercover at an observatory.
!'''Harvest'''

The primary antagonist of the {{Interquel}} manga, ''Shikkoku no Hana''. His power is to dissolve matter, and this ability to manipulate the connections between atoms allows him to give normal humans Contractor abilities.



* [[spoiler:AffablyEvil]]
* [[spoiler:AntiVillain: Big time.]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and "Li" are both NiceGuy borderline-[[TheStoic stoics]] who want to make the world better for their little sisters, and they get along really well. [[spoiler:They even have the same powers.]]
* [[spoiler:BlondGuysAreEvil]]
* EricVale
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: He even has the same powers as Hei (or, if not quite the same, at least very similar)]]
* NiceGuy
* PhenotypeStereotype: Of ''course'' the American researcher is blond with blue eyes.
* RealMenWearPink
* [[spoiler:ShockAndAwe]]

!'''Meena Khandar Swami'''

A scientist working at the laboratory in the Gate who got her position by making a deal with TheSyndicate. Acts as Hei's contact when he infiltrates the place.

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* [[spoiler:AffablyEvil]]
TheCorrupter
* [[spoiler:AntiVillain: Big time.DeadlyUpgrade: Yeah, he'll give you superpowers. But [[spoiler:watch out for that flower...]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and "Li" are both NiceGuy borderline-[[TheStoic stoics]] who want to make DealWithTheDevil: Has the world better for ability to give humans Contractor-like powers. However, [[spoiler:they have to kill their little sisters, closest friend to do it, and they get along really well. [[spoiler:They even have the same powers.start turning into walking plants.]]
* [[spoiler:BlondGuysAreEvil]]
* EricVale
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: His Contractor power involves the ability to manipulate electrons, similar to Hei, and as a result he can also grant normal people powers.]]
* GreenThumb: Those flowers. Creepy as hell.
* HollywoodEvolution:
He [[YouFailBiologyForever fails biology forever]] thanks to ranting about EvolutionaryLevels.
* ManipulativeBastard: Plays off people's emotions to get them to accept his DealWithTheDevil.
* NighInvulnerability: Since he can break down pretty much anything, bullets are completely useless and
even has attempts to gas him just result in him chemically decomposing the same powers as Hei (or, if not quite the same, at least very similar)]]
* NiceGuy
* PhenotypeStereotype: Of ''course'' the American researcher is blond
gas. [[spoiler:The cops manage to hit him with blue eyes.
tranquilizer darts and electricity.]]
* RealMenWearPink
SuperEmpowering
* [[spoiler:ShockAndAwe]]

!'''Meena Khandar Swami'''

TouchOfDeath: The results are rather gross.

!'''Azusa Tsukimori'''

A scientist working at young schoolgirl Hei encounters in ''Shikkoku no Hana''. After being seduced and betrayed by her [[{{Casanova}} coach]], Daisuke Mioka, she desires to become a Contractor in order to exact revenge. And then she meets Harvest...\\
\\
[[spoiler:After
the laboratory death of her best friend, his power gives her supernatural leg strength, allowing her to [[KickChick kick people hard enough that they explode]] or [[InASingleBound jump twenty feet in the Gate who got air]]. But the more she uses it, the larger [[TheCorruption the black flower attached to her position by making a deal with TheSyndicate. Acts as Hei's contact when he infiltrates the place.back]] grows...]]



* FantasticRacism: An interesting case, as she mostly just has exaggerated misconceptions and she [[ChickMagnet very quickly develops a crush on Hei]] despite them.
-->"Could you be... upset?"
* HotScientist
* LongingLook: Many, many times, [[SelectiveObliviousness none of which Hei seems to notice]].
* {{Meganekko}}
* {{Moe}}
* PunchclockVillain: The only reason she's involved with TheSyndicate at all is so she can work at the Gate, and her contact with Hei is apparently the only time she's actually had to do anything for them.

!'''Dr. Schrader'''

A scientist working at PANDORA's lab at Hell's Gate.

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* FantasticRacism: An interesting case, as BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* [[spoiler:TheCorruption]]
* TheDogBitesBack: See RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: [[spoiler:Super-strong legs? What are you going to do, kick him to deat-- Oh. [[KickChick You are]]. [[YourHeadAsplode Yuck]].]]
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceDoorSlam: She's not dead (yet?) but
she mostly just has exaggerated misconceptions and would be marginally okay if she had spared her teacher. Of course, she WOULD'VE spared him (at [[ChickMagnet Hei's]] urging, of course) if he had decided to not [[KickTheDog be a dick]] at that very quickly develops moment.]]
* HotForTeacher: Ends very badly indeed.
* [=~Hulk's Cooldown Hug Corollary~=]: A non-hug version: [[spoiler:Hei has pretty much managed to talk her down from her RoaringRampageOfRevenge, when her coach comes up behind her with
a crush on Hei]] despite them.
-->"Could you be... upset?"
* HotScientist
* LongingLook: Many, many times, [[SelectiveObliviousness none of which
taser and knocks her unconscious. Retribution was not long in coming, from both Hei seems ''and'' Azusa.]]
* InASingleBound
* KickChick
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: She seeks out Harvest in the first place in order
to notice]].
go on one of these.
* {{Meganekko}}
* {{Moe}}
* PunchclockVillain: The only reason
[[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog: Hei puts a ''lot'' of effort into trying to convince her to stop her rampage before the flower blooms and she's involved with TheSyndicate at all is so she can work completely screwed. She decides to finish it at the Gate, and her contact with Hei is apparently last minute anyway, though [[CompleteMonster he kinda deserved it]].]]
* WaifFu

! '''Daisuke Mioka'''

A young coach for a girls' volleyball team in ''Shikkoku no Hana''. [[{{Casanova}} Loves teh ladies]] but goes about it in
the only time she's actually had to do anything for them.

!'''Dr. Schrader'''

A scientist working at PANDORA's lab at Hell's Gate.
most dickish way possible.



* AffablyEvil
* ForScience: He's actually not upset at all when Hei [[spoiler:screws his anti-Gate system up]] since it gave him something new and interesting to observe.
* MadScientist
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
* MisterExposition: He's pretty much the only person who understands the nature of BK-201's powers and how they relate to the Gate.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Agh! The hair!
* {{Technobabble}}: Speaks almost entirely in it, except when he's making bad jokes.

!'''Harvest'''

The primary antagonist of the {{Interquel}} manga, ''Shikkoku no Hana''. His power is to dissolve matter, and this ability to manipulate the connections between atoms allows him to give normal humans Contractor abilities.

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* AffablyEvil
* ForScience: He's actually not upset at all when Hei [[spoiler:screws his anti-Gate system up]] since it gave him something new and interesting to observe.
* MadScientist
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
* MisterExposition: He's pretty much the only person who understands the nature of BK-201's powers and how they relate to the Gate.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Agh! The hair!
* {{Technobabble}}: Speaks almost entirely in it, except when
{{Casanova}}: His most defining trait. As far as he's making bad jokes.

!'''Harvest'''

The primary antagonist
concerned, if it has a vagina, it's fair game.
* CompleteMonster: He does an impressive amount
of horrible things in the {{Interquel}} manga, ''Shikkoku no Hana''. His [[spoiler: short]] time we see him. He sleeps with his charges ([[spoiler:including his ''cousin'']]), posts [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil web-porn of his conquests]], tries to deny it when confronted about it and when that fails, tries to blame his lovers for his wandering eye and refuses to apologize for anything he did. He apparently gets a teacher to agree to sleep with him by drugging her, hires a gang to "take care" of one of his mouthier lovers, and tasers his would-be [[spoiler:and eventual]] killer [[UngratefulBastard after she decides to spare him.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: Being an asshole is a good deal more dangerous when your victims can make a DealWithTheDevil for superpowers.
* HotForStudent: [[spoiler:And it's his downfall.]]
* ImplausibleDeniability: He tries to invoke ImAManICantHelpIt as a defense to someone [[KickChick who can literally kill him with her foot]] for God's sake.
* ItsAllAboutMe
* [[spoiler:KarmicDeath: He goes out with a "bang." KickTheSonOfABitch!]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Literally.]]
* KissingCousins: He also macked [[spoiler:Kyouko, Azusa's best friend and his kid cousin]].
* [[spoiler: LudicrousGibs: Azuza kicks him so hard ''he explodes'']]
* ManipulativeBastard: Do not sleep with this man.
* MoralEventHorizon: Posting web porn of his conquests whilst they remain ignorant of it. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking With badly blocked out faces.]] [[spoiler: Then hiring a gang to rape Azusa '''AND''' Kyouko, with Kyouko as an unwitting accomplice, just so he can "rescue Azusa" or so she can't tell on him.]]
* TooDumbToLive: Really, Daisuke? You're going to [[spoiler:taser someone that you know would love NOTHING more than to kill you in the most horrible way possible, right when they decide to spare your life? [[WhatAnIdiot Really?]]]]
** And even if [[spoiler:she hadn't killed him for that, Hei certainly would have.]]

!'''Parcel'''

A contractor of one of PANDORA's many factions working to kill Harvest. Her
power is to dissolve matter, and this ability to manipulate the connections between atoms allows him to give normal humans Contractor abilities.teleportation through use of black portals. Her Doll is a modified cyborg named "Champ."



* TheCorrupter
* DeadlyUpgrade: Yeah, he'll give you superpowers. But [[spoiler:watch out for that flower...]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Has the ability to give humans Contractor-like powers. However, [[spoiler:they have to kill their closest friend to do it, and they start turning into walking plants.]]
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: His Contractor power involves the ability to manipulate electrons, similar to Hei, and as a result he can also grant normal people powers.]]
* GreenThumb: Those flowers. Creepy as hell.
* HollywoodEvolution: He [[YouFailBiologyForever fails biology forever]] thanks to ranting about EvolutionaryLevels.
* ManipulativeBastard: Plays off people's emotions to get them to accept his DealWithTheDevil.
* NighInvulnerability: Since he can break down pretty much anything, bullets are completely useless and even attempts to gas him just result in him chemically decomposing the gas. [[spoiler:The cops manage to hit him with tranquilizer darts and electricity.]]
* SuperEmpowering
* TouchOfDeath: The results are rather gross.

!'''Azusa Tsukimori'''

A young schoolgirl Hei encounters in ''Shikkoku no Hana''. After being seduced and betrayed by her [[{{Casanova}} coach]], Daisuke Mioka, she desires to become a Contractor in order to exact revenge. And then she meets Harvest...\\
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[[spoiler:After the death of her best friend, his power gives her supernatural leg strength, allowing her to [[KickChick kick people hard enough that they explode]] or [[InASingleBound jump twenty feet in the air]]. But the more she uses it, the larger [[TheCorruption the black flower attached to her back]] grows...]]

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* DeadlyUpgrade: Yeah, he'll give you superpowers. But [[spoiler:watch out TheCorpsIsMother: Has been a part of PANDORA since she was 5.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Champ is ''enormous''. Parcel is... [[ChildProdigy not]].
* InTheHood: Because it has UnusualEars.
* LittleMissSnarker: Hei even lampshades it.
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* NonActionSnarker: Justified by her powers being more suited
for that flower...]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Has the ability to give humans Contractor-like powers. However, [[spoiler:they have to kill their closest friend to do it,
observation and they start turning into walking plants.]]
support.
* [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart: His Contractor power involves the ability to manipulate electrons, similar to Hei, and as a result he can also grant normal people powers.]]
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* HollywoodEvolution: He [[YouFailBiologyForever fails biology forever]] thanks to ranting TeleportSpam: Parcel has no compunctions about EvolutionaryLevels.
using her powers all the time, [[MundaneUtility for just about everything]], possibly because her remuneration isn't very harsh.
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* NighInvulnerability: Since he can break down pretty much anything, bullets are completely useless UnusualEars: Wears mouse-ears as her renumeration.

!'''Suō Pavlichenko'''

The second main protagonist, besides Hei, of Season 2, a half-Japanese half-Russian schoolgirl. Her father is a scientist studying ME
and even her brother is a Contractor; her mother is a photographer who moved to Japan eight years ago. She gets pulled into the plot because of attempts to gas him just result in him chemically decomposing capture her twin and winds up hanging around Hei. [[spoiler:In the gas. [[spoiler:The cops manage to hit him with tranquilizer darts and electricity.]]
* SuperEmpowering
* TouchOfDeath: The results are rather gross.

!'''Azusa Tsukimori'''

A young schoolgirl Hei encounters in ''Shikkoku no Hana''. After being seduced and betrayed by her [[{{Casanova}} coach]], Daisuke Mioka,
third episode, she desires to become a develops the Contractor in order ability to exact revenge. And then she meets Harvest...\\
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[[spoiler:After the death of her best friend, his power gives her supernatural leg strength, allowing her to [[KickChick kick people hard enough that they explode]] or [[InASingleBound jump twenty feet in the air]]. But the more she uses it, the larger [[TheCorruption the black flower attached to her back]] grows...
summon an [[{{BFG}} anti-tank rifle]] and [[SmallGirlBigGun wield it easily despite its size]].]]



* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* [[spoiler:TheCorruption]]
* TheDogBitesBack: See RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: [[spoiler:Super-strong legs? What are you going to do, kick him to deat-- Oh. [[KickChick You are]]. [[YourHeadAsplode Yuck]].]]
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceDoorSlam: She's not dead (yet?) but she would be marginally okay if she had spared her teacher. Of course, she WOULD'VE spared him (at [[ChickMagnet Hei's]] urging, of course) if he had decided to not [[KickTheDog be a dick]] at that very moment.]]
* HotForTeacher: Ends very badly indeed.
* [=~Hulk's Cooldown Hug Corollary~=]: A non-hug version: [[spoiler:Hei has pretty much managed to talk her down from her RoaringRampageOfRevenge, when her coach comes up behind her with a taser and knocks her unconscious. Retribution was not long in coming, from both Hei ''and'' Azusa.]]
* InASingleBound
* KickChick
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: She seeks out Harvest in the first place in order to go on one of these.
* [[spoiler:ShootTheShaggyDog: Hei puts a ''lot'' of effort into trying to convince her to stop her rampage before the flower blooms and she's completely screwed. She decides to finish it at the last minute anyway, though [[CompleteMonster he kinda deserved it]].]]
* WaifFu

! '''Daisuke Mioka'''

A young coach for a girls' volleyball team in ''Shikkoku no Hana''. [[{{Casanova}} Loves teh ladies]] but goes about it in the most dickish way possible.
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* {{Casanova}}: His most defining trait. As far as he's concerned, if it has a vagina, it's fair game.
* CompleteMonster: He does an impressive amount of horrible things in the [[spoiler: short]] time we see him. He sleeps with his charges ([[spoiler:including his ''cousin'']]), posts [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil web-porn of his conquests]], tries to deny it when confronted about it and when that fails, tries to blame his lovers for his wandering eye and refuses to apologize for anything he did. He apparently gets a teacher to agree to sleep with him by drugging her, hires a gang to "take care" of one of his mouthier lovers, and tasers his would-be [[spoiler:and eventual]] killer [[UngratefulBastard after she decides to spare him.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: Being an asshole is a good deal more dangerous when your victims can make a DealWithTheDevil for superpowers.
* HotForStudent: [[spoiler:And it's his downfall.]]
* ImplausibleDeniability: He tries to invoke ImAManICantHelpIt as a defense to someone [[KickChick who can literally kill him with her foot]] for God's sake.
* ItsAllAboutMe
* [[spoiler:KarmicDeath: He goes out with a "bang." KickTheSonOfABitch!]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Literally.]]
* KissingCousins: He also macked [[spoiler:Kyouko, Azusa's best friend and his kid cousin]].
* [[spoiler: LudicrousGibs: Azuza kicks him so hard ''he explodes'']]
* ManipulativeBastard: Do not sleep with this man.
* MoralEventHorizon: Posting web porn of his conquests whilst they remain ignorant of it. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking With badly blocked out faces.]] [[spoiler: Then hiring a gang to rape Azusa '''AND''' Kyouko, with Kyouko as an unwitting accomplice, just so he can "rescue Azusa" or so she can't tell on him.]]
* TooDumbToLive: Really, Daisuke? You're going to [[spoiler:taser someone that you know would love NOTHING more than to kill you in the most horrible way possible, right when they decide to spare your life? [[WhatAnIdiot Really?]]]]
** And even if [[spoiler:she hadn't killed him for that, Hei certainly would have.]]

!'''Parcel'''

A contractor of one of PANDORA's many factions working to kill Harvest. Her power is teleportation through use of black portals. Her Doll is a modified cyborg named "Champ."
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* ChildProdigy
* TheCorpsIsMother: Has been a part of PANDORA since she was 5.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Champ is ''enormous''. Parcel is... [[ChildProdigy not]].
* InTheHood: Because it has UnusualEars.
* LittleMissSnarker: Hei even lampshades it.
* {{Meganekko}}
* NonActionSnarker: Justified by her powers being more suited for observation and support.
* OurWormholesAreDifferent
* TeleportersAndTransporters
* TeleportSpam: Parcel has no compunctions about using her powers all the time, [[MundaneUtility for just about everything]], possibly because her remuneration isn't very harsh.
* TokenLoli
* UnusualEars: Wears mouse-ears as her renumeration.

!'''Suō Pavlichenko'''

The second main protagonist, besides Hei, of Season 2, a half-Japanese half-Russian schoolgirl. Her father is a scientist studying ME and her brother is a Contractor; her mother is a photographer who moved to Japan eight years ago. She gets pulled into the plot because of attempts to capture her twin and winds up hanging around Hei. [[spoiler:In the third episode, she develops the Contractor ability to summon an [[{{BFG}} anti-tank rifle]] and [[SmallGirlBigGun wield it easily despite its size]].]]
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* TheChessmaster: To the point where he's almost able to implement his plans, despite [[TimeStandsStill Amber]]'s interference.

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!'''Genma Shizume'''

Part of the team dedicated to hunting down Hei and Suou, a contractor with the ability to turn solid objects into heavy armor. Has a habit of [[AnythingThatMoves hitting on everyone he encounters]].

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!'''Eric Nishijima'''

A group of high-ranking PANDORA official, he is a Japanese agents introduced in Season 2.

!'''Genma Shizume'''

Part
citizen who was born overseas. He plays a background role throughout much of the team dedicated to hunting down Hei and Suou, a contractor with the ability to turn solid objects into heavy armor. Has a habit of [[AnythingThatMoves hitting on everyone he encounters]].first series.


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[[folder:Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]]
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!'''Genma Shizume'''

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-->'''Chiaki:''' You are going to get ''so'' fat. Sure, maybe you can get away with it now, but once you hit thirty and your metabolism slows down-- well, if there's any ''justice'' in the world...



* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Hei has been shipped with everything. FoeYay, BrotherSisterIncest, InterspeciesRomance... ''everything''. It doesn't help that even ''in-universe'' he gets written into {{Slash Fic}}s, or that in a flashback, Amber thought that Hei holding his sister in his arms [[spoiler:while she slept off her Remuneration]] looked "romantic."

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* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Hei has been shipped with everything. FoeYay, BrotherSisterIncest, InterspeciesRomance... ''everything''. It doesn't help that even ''in-universe'' he gets written into {{Slash Fic}}s, or that in a flashback, Amber thought that Hei holding his sister in his arms [[spoiler:while she slept off her Remuneration]] looked "romantic."[[SleepCute romantic]]."



* SuperpowerLottery: A low-key win at first glance; he's got a pretty powerful attack that can also be scaled back for [[StaticStunGun nonlethal takedowns]], and doesn't have to go line up pebbles or anything similarly inconvenient every time he uses it. However, [[spoiler:it turns out he ''really'' hit the jackpot-- his powers are from his sister, so he's got ''no'' remuneration, and under the right circumstances he's an honest-to-god RealityWarper.]]



* TrueNeutral: Probably the most human of contractors.

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* TrueNeutral: Probably the most human of contractors. [[spoiler:[[HalfHumanHybrid For good reason]].]]



* NotSoStoic: She starts crying in Ep. [[spoiler:14]] and occasionally shows evidence of a crush on [[ChickMagnet Hei]].

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* NotSoStoic: She starts crying in Ep. [[spoiler:14]] one episode and occasionally shows evidence of a crush on [[ChickMagnet Hei]].



* BodySurf: He has the ability to do this, but only between animals.



* [[spoiler:IGotBetter: There's no real explanation given for why he's fine again in Season 2.]]



* TalkingAnimal: Well, a human trapped in a cat's body, anyway.

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* TalkingAnimal: Well, a human trapped in a cat's body, anyway.



* VoicesAreMental: His voice sounds exactly the same (and disproportionately deep) as a cat, a bird, or [[spoiler:a flying squirrel]], and one character [[spoiler:in the second season]] who knew him as a human recognizes him by it.

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* VoicesAreMental: His voice sounds exactly the same (and disproportionately deep) as a cat, a bird, or [[spoiler:a flying squirrel]], and one character [[spoiler:in the second season]] who knew him as a human recognizes him by it.



* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:She's ''still'' trying to find Hei in the second season, even though she's no longer working for the police department. And by "trying to find" I mean "obsessively watching the star BK-201 through a telescope."]] Kanami informs her that she needs to get over him and find another guy.

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* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:She's She's ''still'' trying to find Hei in the second season, even though she's [[spoiler:she's no longer working for the police department.department]]. And by "trying to find" I mean "obsessively watching the star BK-201 through a telescope."]] " Kanami informs her that she needs to get over him and find another guy.



* ToddHaberkorn

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* FourEyesZeroSoulFourEyesZeroSoul: In general, he tends to act like much more of a {{jerkass}} when wearing his shades than when he isn't.



* HarmlessFreezing: Very, very averted. The frostbite he causes can take off limbs. He can, however, freeze someone's shoes to the ground if he feels it necessary.

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* ManInWhite



* BigBad: Season 1.

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* BigBad: [[GrayAndGreyMorality Kinda]]-[[MeleeATrois sorta]]-[[NecessarilyEvil almost]]-[[ConspiracyRedemption not-really]]-[[MindScrew AGH my head hurts]] in Season 1.



* {{Badass}}: He's an evil psycho. But in a series' where most people can't even come close to standing up to TheHero, Wei nearly kills him two or three times. {{Badass}}!

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* {{Badass}}: He's an evil psycho. But in a series' series where most people can't even come close to standing up to TheHero, the main character, Wei nearly kills him two or three times. {{Badass}}!times.



* FingerLickinEvil: He's shown slurping blood off of his hands in the middle of battle.

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* FingerLickinEvil: He's shown slurping been seen to slurp blood off of his hands in the middle of battle.after killing someone.



* NonstandardCharacterDesign: She generally uses a lot of standard anime effects that the rest of the series ditches in favor of a more realistic style.

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* BigBad: Season 1.



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Boat Lights was renamed Mismatched Eyes — see Trope Repair Shop discussion.


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* BoatLights: He lost the use of an eye in the explosion which turned him into a Contractor, so while both of his eyes are green, the injured eye is much lighter and [[MindControlEyes missing a pupil]].



* MindControlEyes: Only one; see BoatLights.

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* MindControlEyes: Only one; see BoatLights.Mismatched Eyes.
* MismatchedEyes: He lost the use of an eye in the explosion which turned him into a Contractor, so while both of his eyes are green, the injured eye is much lighter and [[MindControlEyes missing a pupil]].



* BoatLights: The reason he wears those glasses all the time is that while one eye is bright blue, the other is completely dead and white with a nasty scar over it.


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No, they're not all Neutral Evil. Everyone thinks they are because they're idiots, but they actually tend to be Lawful Neutral as often as NE when it's even possible to give them an alignment.


Characters from the anime/manga series ''DarkerThanBlack''. When reading these, bear in mind that pretty much all Contractor characters are also {{Stoic}}, NeutralEvil [[TinMan Tin Men]] and display LackOfEmpathy and Dolls are all TrueNeutral [[EmotionlessGirl Emotionless Persons]] verging on {{Empty Shell}}s.

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Characters from the anime/manga series ''DarkerThanBlack''. When reading these, bear in mind that pretty much all Contractor characters are also {{Stoic}}, NeutralEvil {{Stoic}} [[TinMan Tin Men]] and display LackOfEmpathy and Dolls are all TrueNeutral [[EmotionlessGirl Emotionless Persons]] verging on {{Empty Shell}}s.



* TrueNeutral: the most human of contractors.

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The Big Guy is a position, not a description. If he's The Dragon that's the only role he can fullfill.


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* [[spoiler: DisneyDeath: Seemingly burnt to death along with Brita at the end of the first season, he shows up in the third Gaiden, but now is bald with some signs of scaring, and has an EyepatchOfPower over his "shut" eye.]]

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* [[spoiler: DisneyDeath: Seemingly burnt to death along with Brita at the end of the first season, he shows up in the third Gaiden, but now is bald with some signs of scaring, scarring, and has an EyepatchOfPower over his "shut" eye.]]


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I`m sorry, I meant that the contractors are neutral evil.


Characters from the anime/manga series ''DarkerThanBlack''. When reading these, bear in mind that pretty much all Contractor characters are also {{Stoic}} [[TinMan Tin Men]] and display LackOfEmpathy and Dolls are all TrueNeutral [[EmotionlessGirl Emotionless Persons]] verging on {{Empty Shell}}s.

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Characters from the anime/manga series ''DarkerThanBlack''. When reading these, bear in mind that pretty much all Contractor characters are also {{Stoic}} {{Stoic}}, NeutralEvil [[TinMan Tin Men]] and display LackOfEmpathy and Dolls are all TrueNeutral [[EmotionlessGirl Emotionless Persons]] verging on {{Empty Shell}}s.


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What? Dolls aren't Neutral Evil. Contractors can be, yes, but dolls, no. Also, fiddling with wording.


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Has an ''incredibly'' DarkAndTroubledPast featuring [[ShellShockedVeteran war]], betrayal, and [[DeadLittleSister the disappearance of his younger sister]], and bringing it up is generally [[BerserkButton a really bad idea]] and one of the few ways to get him to [[NotSoStoic stop]] being [[TheStoic stoic]].

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Has an ''incredibly'' DarkAndTroubledPast featuring [[ShellShockedVeteran war]], betrayal, and [[DeadLittleSister the disappearance of his younger sister]], and bringing it up is generally [[BerserkButton a really bad idea]] and one of the few ways to get him to [[NotSoStoic stop]] being get a reaction]] [[TheStoic stoic]].out of him]].



* TheCowl: He fits this almost perfectly except for the fact that a lot of his behavior is [[GrayAndGreyMorality far from]] [[AntiHero traditionally heroic]].

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* TheCowl: He fits this almost perfectly except for the fact that a lot of his behavior is [[GrayAndGreyMorality far from]] [[AntiHero traditionally heroic]]. A FanNickname [[CounterpartComparison ensued]].



* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Because they're [[BlackEyes black]], it's generally impossible tell the pupils from the irises, and as such his eyes generally get stylized to a flat dark blue-gray.

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* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Permanently. Because they're his eyes are [[BlackEyes black]], it's generally impossible you can count on one hand the number of times you can tell the pupils from the irises, and as such his eyes generally they get stylized to a flat dark blue-gray.blue-gray. We never once see light reflecting off them.



* EyesAlwaysShut: Fits the ObfuscatingStupidity version- "Li" often has these, and you know it's Hei when his eyes open to reveal cold MindControlEyes.

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* EyesAlwaysShut: Fits the ObfuscatingStupidity version- "Li" often has these, and you know it's Hei when his eyes open to reveal cold MindControlEyes.and they're cold, [[DullEyesOfUnhappiness blank, and unreflective]].



* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Watching Hei's eyes in an episode where he's mostly being Li is highly entertaining, just to see if you can spot the moments where his personality switches.

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* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Watching Hei's eyes in an episode where he's mostly being Li is highly entertaining, just to see if you can spot the moments where his personality switches. In general, as Li, they're either [[EyesAlwaysShut closed]] or very wide, and narrower the rest of the time.



** In a HopeSpot in the {{interquel}}, we see that [[http://i49.tinypic.com/dphlkl.png she's right]].

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* EvilGenius



* TheSmartGuy
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards the aforementioned little sister in the past. [[spoiler:He also starts to treat Suou this way towards the end of the second season.]]

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards the aforementioned little sister in the past.past, and, depending on whether you're wearing ShippingGoggles or not, [[MoralityPet Yin]]. [[spoiler:He also starts to treat Suou this way towards the end of the second season.]]



* JustAFleshWound: He doesn't tend to get slowed down much by stuff like a bullet through his leg or a spar of wood a foot long stuck in his shoulder.



* MeaningfulName: 'Hei' is the chinese pronunciation of 黒, the character that means 'black' in both chinese and japanese.

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* MeaningfulName: 'Hei' is the chinese Chinese pronunciation of 黒, the character that means 'black' in both chinese Chinese and japanese.Japanese.



* PunchClockVillain: See HeroicNeutral.



** In a HopeSpot in the {{interquel}}, we see that [[http://i49.tinypic.com/dphlkl.png she's right]].



* TheWorfEffect: The {{interquel}}s and second season feature quite a few instances of this, though it makes some sense when you consider that he had the element of surprise in almost every fight he got into in the original series.



* [[spoiler:ConvenientComa: Puts herself into one to stop her SuperpoweredEvilSide.]]



* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: Forced into it. [[MindScrew Or something]].]]

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* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: Forced into it. ]] [[MindScrew Or something]].]]



* [[spoiler:ICannotSelfTerminate: Asks Hei to kill her to destroy Izanami. He can't bring himself to.]]



* [[NotHimself Not Herself]]: At one point in the [[{{interquel}} Gaiden OVAs]], she speaks up out of the blue and starts coldly analyzing the problems with Hei's plan, then suggests another idea. He's rather creeped out, and it only gets worse a minute later when [[spoiler:she says she doesn't remember saying anything]].



* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: "Sorry... you've just caught an old man." * [[TakingYouWithMe KABOOM]]* ]]

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* [[spoiler:DyingMomentOfAwesome: "Sorry... you've just caught an old man." * [[TakingYouWithMe *[[TakingYouWithMe KABOOM]]* ]]



* MsFanservice

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* MsFanserviceMsFanservice: A mild example.



** SingleTargetSexuality



* {{BadAss}}: The nature of his powers, his creative use of it and his suave demeanor cement him as one of the series' premier badasses.

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* {{BadAss}}: {{Badass}}: The nature of his powers, his creative use of it it, and his suave demeanor cement him as one of the series' premier badasses.



* EnsembleDarkhorse: November 11 was quite popular with North American fans, at least partly due to his [[JamesBond classy bearing]] and sense of humour.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: November 11 was [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff quite popular with North American fans, fans]], at least partly due to his [[JamesBond classy bearing]] and sense of humour.



* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Has an interesting relationship with this trope.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The American fanbase loves him.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Has an an... interesting relationship with this trope.



* MsFanservice: Isn't she just.



* KatanasAreJustBetter: Her power is to transform any object into a ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot laser katana]]''.

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* KatanasAreJustBetter: Her power is to transform any object into an energy blade. She carries around a [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter wooden katana]] for this purpose. That's right, ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot sociopathic Japanese lesbian ninja with a wooden laser katana]]''.



* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Japanese lesbian ninja with a laser katana.

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* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Japanese lesbian ninja with a laser katana.NinjaPirateZombieRobot



* BaitTheDog: Initially appears very {{moe}} as well as friendly and outgoing, she follows in the footsteps of the similarly affable Dr. Shrader in having ForScience as a mantra, pursuing "experiments" without concern for human life.

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* BaitTheDog: Initially appears very {{moe}} as well as friendly and outgoing, but she follows in the footsteps of the similarly affable Dr. Shrader in having ForScience as a mantra, pursuing "experiments" without concern for human life.



* BirdsOfAFeather: He and "Li" are both NiceGuy borderline-[[TheStoic stoics]] who want to make the world better for their little sisters, and they get along really well.

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* BirdsOfAFeather: He and "Li" are both NiceGuy borderline-[[TheStoic stoics]] who want to make the world better for their little sisters, and they get along really well. [[spoiler:They even have the same powers.]]




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* TheWesley: This seems to be a common view; some fans even think that her [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight stealing]] is ''entirely'' responsible for [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot ruining an otherwise decent plot]].



* AxCrazy: Played with: While most Contractors can kill without much thought, becoming a Contractor actually made him less kill-crazy. Also, theoretically, he now kills in the most painless way possible. But, yes, he's still crazy.

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* AxCrazy: Played with: While most Contractors can kill without much thought, becoming a Contractor actually made him less ''less'' kill-crazy. Also, theoretically, he now kills in the most painless way possible. But, yes, he's still crazy.crazy.
* {{Bishonen}}



* FourEyesZeroSoul: Looks like he'd be {{adorkable}}, but is actually a total psychopath who is bad [[EvenEvilHasStandards even by Contractor standards]]

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* FourEyesZeroSoul: Looks like he'd be {{adorkable}}, but is actually a total psychopath who is bad [[EvenEvilHasStandards even by Contractor standards]]standards]].



A Contractor who features in the interquel gaidens

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A Contractor who features as a major antagonist in the interquel gaidens{{interquel}} [=OVAs=].



* [[spoiler: AttractiveBentGender- his disguise as Amber, which actually isn't all that different from his true appearance]]

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* [[spoiler: AttractiveBentGender- his AttractiveBentGender: His disguise as Amber, which Amber actually isn't all that different from his true appearance]]appearance.]]



* BlondGuysAreEvil: One of the straighter examples in the series

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* BlondGuysAreEvil: One of the straighter most clear-cut examples in the seriesseries.



* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: his habit of using shape-shifting to trick people into killing their loved ones]]
* [[spoiler: VoluntaryShapeshifting]]

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* EvilIsNotAToy: Yes, it's a ''wonderful'' idea to [[spoiler:let an EldritchAbomination loose]] just to see what happens.
* HoYay: He seemed to enjoy [[spoiler:making himself appear as women Hei cares about]] more than is strictly healthy.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:His habit of using shape-shifting to trick people into killing their loved ones]]
ones]].
* [[spoiler: VoluntaryShapeshifting]]MasterOfIllusion]]
* SmugSnake
* SuperPowerLottery: He won. [[spoiler:He basically has [[{{Bleach}} Aizen's Complete Hypnosis]] as well as a limited ability to control his victims' bodies, and his remuneration is extremely light.]]
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* BlondGuysAreEvil: Well, he's blond, and a Contractor, SoYeah.

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* BlondGuysAreEvil: Well, he's blond, and a Contractor, SoYeah.Contractor.

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*AxCrazy: Played with: While most Contractors can kill without much thought, becoming a Contractor actually made him less kill-crazy. Also, theoretically, he now kills in the most painless way possible. But, yes, he's still crazy.



*NightmareFuelColoringBook: His remuneration

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*NightmareFuelColoringBook: His remunerationremuneration.

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