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* SerialKiller: Killed over ''seven-hundred'' women and girls before she was caught.
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Over the course of a single car chase we see her extract from her cleavage a wrestling bell, a mallet to strike it with, a "business" card (which she leaves in the cleavage of a bystander) and a fresh cut flower.

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* EnfanteTerrible: A very adorable one.



* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:She killed her own mother as her first victim in following her dad's footsteps. Her dad comforted her over this and was proud of it, but in the end, he also took the blame over the murder to protect her.]]



* SoProudOfYou: A twisted version. [[spoiler:He's proud that his little Rinko has learned to kill, just like her dad. Kuroko noted how it's the ultimate narcissism, to see one's offspring have become like themselves.]]


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* SoProudOfYou: A twisted version. [[spoiler:He's proud that his little Rinko has learned to kill, just like her dad.dad, even when her first victim was his own wife/her own mother. Kuroko noted how it's the ultimate narcissism, to see one's offspring have become like themselves.]]

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being a dangerous killer, [[spoiler:his love for his family was genuine. He even took the blame for his wife's death in order to protect the true culprit: his daughter.]]

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being a dangerous killer, [[spoiler:his love for his family was genuine.genuine, if a bit twisted. He even took the blame for his wife's death in order to protect the true culprit: his daughter.]]





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\n* SoProudOfYou: A twisted version. [[spoiler:He's proud that his little Rinko has learned to kill, just like her dad. Kuroko noted how it's the ultimate narcissism, to see one's offspring have become like themselves.]]

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* ChefOfIron: She's [[HiddenDepths surprisingly good cook]], able to fix Hinako's fiasco of a dish.
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* ScarsAreForever: She retain the TongueTrauma she received all the way back in the Murderer Party arc.

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!!Reiko Kuchiba
A taciturn sniper who first appeared during the Murderer Party. She makes some recurring appearances afterwards.
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!!The Pro Wrestler
The villain of "The Cost of Strength" chapters. A former wrestler, he turned to doping, thinking that if he was stronger, his fans would watch him again. Unfortunately, the drug he used made him more beast than man...

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!!The Pro Wrestler
The villain of "The Cost of Strength" chapters. A former wrestler, he turned to doping, thinking
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: Don't mistake her for a man]].
* Bifauxnen: She looks pretty boyish and handsome. Kuroko even remarks
that if he was stronger, his fans would watch him again. Unfortunately, her, ahem, silhouette is rather flat.
* ColdSniper: Generally very cold and emotionless. She rarely even changes expression.
* CreepyCoolCrosses: Her suit has crosses etched on
the drug he used made him more beast than man...sleeves.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: She's demonstrated several times to be a first-rate sniper. Being able to shoot far away targets without even looking or taking the time to assume a proper sniping posture. More recently, [[spoiler: she's able to shoot out ''the scope'' of another sniper hidden far away on a building as soon as she senses a bullet approaching her employer. And it's only the start of the battle.]]
* LimitedWardrobe: Kuroko remarks that she hasn't changed outfits ever since the Murderer Party. She retorts that as long as she's not naked, she doesn't care for clothes.
* ProfessionalKiller
* TheStoic
* WhenSheSmiles: It's pretty rare, but she did crack a big smile at the end of the D.K. arc.

!!Ran Sabiura
An extremely muscular friend of Kuroko. She's the champion of an underground fight ring, and otherwise works as a club bartender during the day.
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* AmazonianBeauty: She towers even over Kuroko, and is made of pure muscle.
* BloodKnight: When Kuroko asks her for a favor, she asks for a rematch as a payment. She's very eager to fight, despite having lost against Kuroko before.
* BoobsOfSteel: Physically extremely strong, and she has a pretty noticeable rack.
* ButchLesbian: She's pretty boyish and muscular, and is another of Kuroko's girlfriends.
* CoveredInScars: Especially prominent on her hands.
* DumbMuscle: She's not too bright.
* HonorBeforeReason

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!!The Pro Wrestler
The villain of "The Cost of Strength" chapters. A former wrestler, he turned to doping, thinking that if he was stronger, his fans would watch him again. Unfortunately, the drug he used made him more beast than man...
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* {{Badass}}: While she can't really compare to all the insanely strong murderers running around the city she's good with a katana and was able to take on a skilled fighter and win.
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* BadassLesbian: Kuroko is only interested in girls but that doesn't stop her from being an extremely deadly fighter. Doubles as a PsychoLesbian due to her being a serial killer.
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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: When being clingy doesn't cut it Chiyo will get ''violent'' for and to Kuroko.
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* OverlyLongTongue: Her tongue is ''really'' long. Mostly apparent when she's about to "get friendly" with a girl. Early in the manga the tip gets sliced and ends up forked ever so slightly. It's one of if not the only injury she's ever taken that's had any permanent effect on her.


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!!Chiyo Yanaoka
Daughter of the city's Yakuza boss, the closest thing to a lover as Kuroko has, and one of the only people to have any sort of leash on her. When she shows up she's usually either angry that Kuroko hasn't contacted her or locked in the throes of passion with her.
*{{Badass}}: While she can't really compare to all the insanely strong murderers running around the city she's good with a katana and was able to take on a skilled fighter and win.
*ClingyJealousGirl: She doesn't appreciate it one bit when Kuroko makes passes at other girls around her, though that doesn't stop Kuroko from inevitably having sex with most of them.
*IfItsYouItsOkay: Insists that she's not a lesbian and that Kuroko is simply a special case.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Seemingly during the Rose-Colored Prison arc, but is later revealed that she was faking in an attempt to pacify Chiyo...and to get more sex out of her.]]
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* TheCorrupter: To an extent. [[spoiler: In the school bombing arc, she nudged one student (was the culprit until things got out of her hand) to execute the culprit and to sexually assault her bully.]]


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* FauxAffablyEvil: To call her a 'good' person would be quite a stretch, and she often acts nice while brutally murdering someone. For an example, look at her ExactWords example above.
* GeniusBruiser: We first know her as a serial killer who has committed mass murderer. Later on we get to see she has immense deductive skills and has been shown to manipulate her enemies to fight among themselves.
* LeanAndMean: She's tall with thin limbs, and utterly merciless in combat. Except for her [[GagBoobs boobs.]]


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** NotSoStoic: During the school bombing arc, she had a hilarious OhCrap moment when [[spoiler: Hinako threw one of the armed bombs towards her.]]
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* ExactWords: When called out on [[spoiler: Yuki being violated with an umbrella and kicked in the face]] even after promising no one would be injured, she simply crushes the girl's skull underfoot.
-->'''Kuroko''': "...Phew. Is this okay? [[SayItWithHearts Aha]] ♥. She's no longer injured. I never said that people would not die."

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* DrivenToSuicide: After the events of the "D-K Domestic Killer" Arc, [[spoiler:Rinko tries to kill herself since her entire family is dead and she sees herself as an irredeemable murderer. Kuroko talks her out of it and takes her in as "family."]]



* LittleMissBadass: Very athletic despite her small size and seemingly frail appearance. [[spoiler:Best seen when she attacks the Rainy Day Killer and lops off an arm and a leg, as well as impale him with several knives.]]

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* LittleMissBadass: Very athletic despite her small size and seemingly frail appearance. [[spoiler:Best seen when she attacks the Rainy Day Killer and lops off an arm and a leg, several of his limbs, as well as impale him with several knives.]]

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* KnifeNut: Very skilled when using blades, something she inherited from her father [[spoiler:and something she put to very deadly use when attacking the recent Skin Collector victims, as well as the Rainy Day Killer]].
* LittleMissBadass: Very athletic despite her small size and seemingly frail appearance. [[spoiler:Best seen when she attacks the Rainy Day Killer and lops off an arm and a leg, as well as impale him with several knives]].

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* KillerRabbit: [[spoiler:Not only is she a dangerous killer, she's also wears a rabbit mask when she goes to kill someone.]]
* KnifeNut: Very skilled when with using blades, something she inherited from her father [[spoiler:and something she put to very deadly use when attacking the recent Skin Collector victims, as well as the Rainy Day Killer]].
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* LittleMissBadass: Very athletic despite her small size and seemingly frail appearance. [[spoiler:Best seen when she attacks the Rainy Day Killer and lops off an arm and a leg, as well as impale him with several knives]].knives.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Rinko is a very, ''very'' important character in the "D-K Domestic Killer" Arc, and many of that arc's revelations are tied to her.

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* WouldHitAGirl: While Kuroko would probably prefer to bed pretty ladies, she's not averse to brutalizing or even killing them. Her fight against Yukari and her treatment of [[spoiler:the delinquent girls]] in the "School Destruction" arc are good examples of this.


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!!Rinko Asagi
A key character from the "D-K Domestic Killer" Arc, Rinko is the daughter of the former SerialKiller Takeru Asagi. While she seems like an ordinary quiet girl, there is quite a bit more to her than meets the eye: [[spoiler:She's the true culprit behind the recent Skin Collector murders and a very dangerous fighter despite her tiny size]].
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* KnifeNut: Very skilled when using blades, something she inherited from her father [[spoiler:and something she put to very deadly use when attacking the recent Skin Collector victims, as well as the Rainy Day Killer]].
* LittleMissBadass: Very athletic despite her small size and seemingly frail appearance. [[spoiler:Best seen when she attacks the Rainy Day Killer and lops off an arm and a leg, as well as impale him with several knives]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She is drawn with light blue hair in colored illustrations.
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*BuxomIsBetter: She certainly prefers her ladies to be busty.

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!!The Rainy Day Killer

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* BerserkButton: If there's one thing he hates more than anything, it's being lied to. It's heavily implied that he had been betrayed by people he trusted, which led to him feeling down and that one little girl giving him candy on that rainy day.

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The main antagonist of "The Gap Between the Sky and I" Arc, the Rainy Day Killer is a hulking man who abducts little girls on rainy days and strangles them to death. He seems to be searching for someone...

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Kuroko finally brings him down by impaling him with a steel girder.]]
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!!The Rainy Day Killer
The main antagonist of "The Gap Between the Sky and I" Arc, the Rainy Day Killer is a hulking man who abducts little girls on rainy days and strangles them to death. He seems to be searching for someone...
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* BeardOfEvil: One of his most distinguishing features is a long beard.
* ImplacableMan: [[spoiler:Even after Rinko cuts both his arms off, stabs him with several knives, and lops one of his feet off, he's still able to move. It takes Kuroko slamming a steel girder through his body before he finally goes down for the count.]]
* ScaryShinyGlasses: He wears a pair of glasses that hide his eyes to make him more intimidating.
* WouldHurtAChild: His victims are all little girls. This is because he's searching for a little girl who gave him kind words and a piece of candy many years ago.
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!!Gold Marie

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!!Gold MarieMarie/[[spoiler:Yoshino Kokanei]]
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* SerialKiller: He used to kill women and take their faces. [[spoiler:The discovery of bodies of men and children without faces is a clue that he is not responsible for the recent murders.]]


!!Gold Marie
The main antagonist of the "Rose-Colored Prison" Arc, Gold Marie is a member of the Virginal Rose cult. A serene-looking woman, her gentle smile hides some rather dark secrets.
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* DissonantSerenity: She rarely loses her temper or raise her voice. This only serves to make her all the more uncanny once the darker aspects of Virginal Rose start to emerge.
* DoesNotLikeMen: A particularly horrifying example. She was raped when she was younger, and the rape caused her to see men as filthy creatures. [[spoiler:This dislike also caused her to mutilate and alter her own younger brother to be more woman-like.]]
* GagBoobs: Has an impressive bust, making it easy for her to seduce Kuroko.
* RapeAsBackstory: She was raped by three men when she was younger. [[spoiler:They paid for it with their lives.]]
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!!Takeru Asagi
One of the antagonists of the "D-K Domestic Killer" Arc, Takeru used to be a SerialKiller known as the 'Skin Collector.' Supposedly reformed and now the head of the Asagi Electric company, he has become a person of interest once bodies with their faces peeled off begin turning up again.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being a dangerous killer, [[spoiler:his love for his family was genuine. He even took the blame for his wife's death in order to protect the true culprit: his daughter.]]
* FaceStealer: His M.O. was taking the faces of his victims.
* KnifeNut: His weapon of choice, perfect for taking the faces of his victims.
* ReformedCriminal: A former SerialKiller who is now the owner of a company. [[spoiler:He's still a vicious fighter and his murderous impulses are still there.]]
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* NervesOfSteel: To ridiculous extremes. During a life-or-death battle with a skilled KnifeNut her heart rate didn't even increase.
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* SplitPersonality: Seems to have one that activates when she is hurt.

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* AdultChild: Hinako is a high school student, but acts more like a preschooler. Even when people are dying around her she seems to remain blissfully ignorant to everything.


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* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: Hinako is a high school student, but acts more like a preschooler. Even when people are dying around her she seems to remain blissfully ignorant to everything.

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* SpiderSense: Kuroko can anticipate death traps and attacks with seemingly perfect accuracy. She even goes so far to claim it's precognition.

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* SpiderSense: Kuroko can anticipate death traps and attacks with seemingly perfect accuracy. She even goes so far to claim it's precognition. precognition.

!!Hinako Tozakura
A high school student who frequently partners up with Kuroko on jobs. She has a very bubbly and air-headed personality, though she is also a very capable driver and is adept at handling a variety of vehicles.
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* AdultChild: Hinako is a high school student, but acts more like a preschooler. Even when people are dying around her she seems to remain blissfully ignorant to everything.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Oh god, if you hurt Hinako you got about thirty seconds to run away, not that that will help, or finish the job. If you don't her other side will appear and you will die...horribly with whatever vehicle she -no- ''it'' finds.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: After Hinako is attacked by [[spoiler:Rinko]], her eyes become like this. They stay like that until Hinako manages to ram her assailant with a motorbike, after which she switches back to normal. All in all, there is something seriously wrong with this girl.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Hinako can somehow go ''RoofHopping'' in her convertible.
* PluckyGirl: Hinako is pretty much unstoppable when she puts her mind to it.
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!!The Pro Wrestler
The villain of "The Cost of Strength" chapters. A former wrestler, he turned to doping, thinking that if he was stronger, his fans would watch him again. Unfortunately, the drug he used made him more beast than man...
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* {{Face}}: He originally played this role in pro-wrestling. Even in his doped-up state, he hallucinates that his victims are actually wrestlers playing the {{Heel}} role.
* FeelsNoPain: The drug Cesare has a side effect where users lose all sense of pain. This is best seen when the wrestler attempts to stop a speeding car and doesn't react to his bones literally being shoved out of his skin.
* ImmuneToBullets: In his drugged up state, bullets simply bounce off his skin, as several unfortunate police officers discovered.
* NoNameGiven: The readers never learn his name. In Kuroko's own words:
-->'''Kuroko''': Our target is a former wrestler and druggy. His name doesn't matter.
* SuperStrength: What Cesare has granted him. He is even capable of literally tearing people in half.
* TragicMonster: When sane, he wasn't a bad guy, and an extra page even shows that he was a FriendToAllChildren. Unfortunately, doping has reduced him to little more than a savage monster.

!!Satori Hyoue
The ArcVillain of the "Murderer Party" Arc, Satori is an old man who has built a gigantic manor and invited several people, who he deemed criminals, there to party. However, he has rigged the manor with all manners of death traps, intending to kill each and every one of his guests.
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* BlackEyesOfEvil: His eyes are pitch-black in color, giving him a rather unnerving look.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His love for his family was genuine, and their deaths turned him into the man he is today.
* EvilOldFolks: This man looks more like a mummy than a human being.
* KnightTemplar: He is determined to make sure criminals pay for their crimes, and his method of doing so is having them butchered.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter were killed by criminals. As a result, he decided that he would kill every criminal he could get his hands on.
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A vicious serial killer who was originally on death row, her death sentence has been pardoned in exchange for working with the police. Now, she hunts down other vicious killers and criminals...when she isn't busy chasing skirts, that is.
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!!Kuroko Koumori
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* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Kuroko has a disquieting habit of cocking her head ninety degrees to one side, much like an owl does. The human neck just ''should not bend that way''.
* AntiHero: Kuroko, either of the [[UnscrupulousHero unscrupulous]] or [[NominalHero nominal]] variety.
** NinetiesAntiHero: Kuroko almost comes off as a parody of these types of characters, personality-wise.
** SociopathicHero[=/=]HeroicComedicSociopath: Kuroko tends to fluctuate between the two.
* AxCrazy: Before she was hired by the police, she had already wracked up a kill count of 715.
* BoobsOfSteel: Kuroko has massive breasts (I-cup), and even bigger fighting skills.
* ButchLesbian: Kuroko is definitely more masculine in general, and tends to dress the part, despite her very long dark hair and svelte and buxom figure. She even wears suits for fancy parties.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Kuroko can be more than a little creepy-looking most of the time, bordering on [[LooksLikeCesare looking like Cesare]].
* PsychoLesbian: One of the few instances where the two are probably not interlinked.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Kuroko, combined with being [[TallDarkAndHandsome very tall]] and [[StatuesqueStunner curvy]].
* RapunzelHair: Kuroko's reaches past her knees, which considering her height means her hair is longer than some women are tall.
* ReallyGetsAround: Kuroko has a laundry-list of sex-friends to call on as is, and is always looking to add more.
* SerialKillerKiller: Kuroko would be on death row, but she's allowed to act on the police's orders to kill other psychopaths.
* SlasherSmile: This is Kuroko's ''default expression''.
* SpiderSense: Kuroko can anticipate death traps and attacks with seemingly perfect accuracy. She even goes so far to claim it's precognition.
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