| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | !Protagonist |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[folder:Ritsuka Tachibana]] |
| 6 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ritsukapromotionaimage.png]] |
| 7 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HimikaAkaneya (Japanese), Creator/DawnMBennett (English) |
| 8 | |
| 9 | The main protagonist of ''Dance With Devils''. |
| 10 | ---- |
| 11 | * AffectionateNickname: |
| 12 | ** "Special butterfly" by Urie. |
| 13 | ** "Rose" by Shiki. |
| 14 | ** "Baby" by Mage. |
| 15 | ** "True Love" by Lindo. |
| 16 | * AllLovingHeroine: She cares very much for everyone she knows and doesn't like to see them get hurt. She even says, "I hate watching people hurt and be hurt." She is willing to sacrifice herself to protect the ones she loves and cares for, be they human, vampire, dhampir, exorcist, fallen angel, or devil. |
| 17 | * TheBabyOfTheBunch: The youngest of the main cast. |
| 18 | * BadassAdorable: {{Downplayed}}. She has no experience of exorcism or fighting in general, but makes up for it on her outspokenness. |
| 19 | * CharacterDevelopment: By the end, she matures drastically but keeps her sweet heart. |
| 20 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Brown hair and light brown eyes. |
| 21 | * DamselInDistress: {{Justified|Trope}}. Ritsuka has no way of handling the devil worshipers or vampires after her. although in the end of episode she become DamselOutOfDistress. |
| 22 | * DudeMagnet: The Student Council quickly become infatuated with her. Her older cousin, Lindo, has always been in love with her. In Episode 11, Roen admits his love to her. |
| 23 | * FeminineWomenCanCook: The first episode shows off her impressive culinary skills. |
| 24 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: She gets along well with Rem's pet dog and she helps a pigeon go outside in Episode 6. |
| 25 | * HalfHumanHybrid: She is a [[spoiler:half-Human, half-Devil born from her human mother, Maria, and her devil father, Maksis. She is in fact the first human to be born of royal devil blood in 615 years.]] |
| 26 | * HelloInsertNameHere: Her name can be changed in the games, but every other media establishes her canon name as "Ritsuka Tachibana". |
| 27 | * HiddenDepths: She enjoys oil painting, and is part of the Art Club. |
| 28 | * HumanityIsInfectious: [[MoralityPet Ritsuka's]] influence over the student council has changed them from manipulative, sneaky devils who only care for the grimoire to individuals who show a more caring and empathetic side. |
| 29 | * IAmWho: She is revealed to be the daughter of [[spoiler:Lord Maksis, the devil king]] in Episode 10 by Jek. |
| 30 | * IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:When given the choice by Rem to come with him to the devil world or stay in the human world, Ritsuka chooses the latter.]] |
| 31 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: Th whole ordeal she goes through, being targeted because of her being a possible connection to the grimoire, has made Ritsuka desperate to have her old and content life back. |
| 32 | * ItsAllMyFault: In Episode 10, [[spoiler: after she finds out that she is the devil king's daughter, she feels extremely guilty as a result of knowing that everything that's happened to her family was because of her and what she is, and she goes temporarily numb when she learns the truth.]] |
| 33 | * LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Lindo. It is revealed that when they were children, Ritsuka was the only one who would not leave him alone. [[spoiler:He claims that he is an ambiguous being—being half-human, half-vampire]] -- and she gave his life meaning. |
| 34 | * LivingMacGuffin: It is stated by Loewen that Ritsuka herself is the ''Forbidden Grimoire''. This is expanded upon by Jek in Episode 10 when it is stated that [[spoiler: she was born with the grimoire's power resting within her.]] |
| 35 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. No one on either side (exorcists or devils) tell her what's going on around the ''Forbidden Grimoire'' or what will happen if it's retrieved. This nearly leads her to trusting those who are more shadier than the rest. She even lampshades it at one point. |
| 36 | -->'''Ritsuka:''' Who should I trust? What's the truth, and what's a lie? |
| 37 | * MamaBear: Inverted. Ritsuka's entire motivation for getting involved with the devil student council members in the first place was to find her kidnapped mother. |
| 38 | * MeaningfulName: "Ritsuka" is Japanese for "good law" which reflects her high ideals and morals. |
| 39 | * MoralityPet: To the [[{{Jerkass}} entire student council]]. They each show their more nobler and softer side thanks to her influence. |
| 40 | * NervesOfSteel: She may not have the magical prowess as the others, but the one thing she has is ''guts''. |
| 41 | * NiceGirl: She is a strong, optimistic and straightforward girl. |
| 42 | * NotBloodSiblings: She and Lindo were raised as siblings by Ritsuka's mother Maria, after Ritsuka's aunt Marta, Lindo's real mother, died when he was young. Subverted in that while the trope is usually used to give familial love interests no blood relations, Ritsuka and Lindo are still blood relatives, though not as close as siblings. |
| 43 | * OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Up until the meeting the devils, Ritsuka lived a peaceful and content life with her mother and cousin. |
| 44 | * PluckyGirl: Two things that Ritsuka will not give up on: Finding her mother ''and'' learning more about the grimoire. |
| 45 | * ProtectiveCharm: The pendant her mother gave her contains Potpourri, which has the power to repel the powers of devils and vampires. The ring her brother gave her seems to be one too as seen in Episode 5 when Mage tries to use his power on her. |
| 46 | * {{Protectorate}}: To Lindo, he vows to keep her safe. |
| 47 | * RescueRomance: The start of Ritsuka's feelings for Rem was after he saved her from Jek and his devil worshippers in Episode 1. |
| 48 | * ScrewDestiny: After several bouts of people telling her to follow what they say [[BecauseDestinySaysSo because it's her destiny]], she has quite enough of that and decides right there and then to decide her fate herself in the final episode. |
| 49 | ** To contrast with this trait of hers, her [[spoiler: clone in ''Dance with Devils -Fortuna-'' and ''Dance with Devils -Fermata-'']] is TheFatalist. |
| 50 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Ritsuka is the closest to Rem because he has helped the most out of devils in the student council and she realizes that she has feelings for him in Episode 8. |
| 51 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: She resembles her mother, Maria, very much. |
| 52 | * SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:Despite her disgust and dislike for Lord Nesta, Ritsuka felt no pleasure in delivering the killing blow to him. Instead, she pities him as a vampire cannot back to being a human and die in peace.]] |
| 53 | * TookALevelInBadass: She went from the DamselInDistress to [[spoiler:being the one who delivers the deathblow to [[BigBad Lord Nesta]].]] |
| 54 | * TurnTheOtherCheek: She is shown to be very forgiving to those who harm or lie her, though she may have a hard time trusting them again. |
| 55 | * UncannyFamilyResemblance: Lord Nesta states that Ritsuka takes after her aunt as well. |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | !Exorcists |
| 59 | |
| 60 | [[folder:Lindo Tachibana]] |
| 61 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lindopromotionalimage.png]] |
| 62 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WataruHatano (Japanese), Gregory Lush (English) |
| 63 | |
| 64 | One of the main protagonists of ''Dance With Devils''. He is Ritsuka's cousin and an exorcist. |
| 65 | ---- |
| 66 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Lindo is a nice, if stoic, person who cares deeply for his little sister. But, should anyone harm his sister...he will not hesistate to ''kill'' you. |
| 67 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Lindo is '''very''' protective of his sister. He says that he will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even if it costs him his life. |
| 68 | * BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler:He's a dhampyr who despises other vampires and devils.]] |
| 69 | * BringMyRedJacket: Wears a white dress shirt with an odd red streak across the front and has red hair. He also tends to sustain the most severe injuries most often out of the entire cast. |
| 70 | * BrotherSisterIncest: His song "Kimi Dake no Exorcist" in Episode 4 implies that he is in love with Ritsuka. [[spoiler: It's a good thing they're NotBloodSiblings after all...]] |
| 71 | * ChickMagnet: A group of Ritsuka's female classmates ask her if Lindo is single while complimenting on his handsomeness. |
| 72 | * CoolBigBro: Ever since they were kids, Lindo was always a kind and protective big brother to Ritsuka. However, it becomes complicated when he reveals that he's ''in love'' with her. |
| 73 | * CreepyCrosses: Being an exorcist, he carries a rosary. |
| 74 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: When his eyes become red. |
| 75 | * DarkIsNotEvil: His outfit is mostly black, but he's one of the heroes. |
| 76 | * {{Dhampyr}}: It's revealed in Episode 9 that [[spoiler: he is in fact a dhampyr -- born from his human mother, Marta, and his vampire father, Nesta.]] |
| 77 | * FieryRedhead: Downplayed. Lindo is usually calm and stoic, but ''will'' get emotional if Ritsuka is in danger. |
| 78 | * HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler: A dhampyr, with the vampire coming from his father's side.]] |
| 79 | * HeroicBastard: [[spoiler:His biological parents were lovers, not a married couple, making him this. And despite his angst, Lindo is a genuine NiceGuy.]] |
| 80 | * HunterOfHisOwnKind: [[spoiler:He's a dhampyr exorcist, meaning he hunts devils and vampires.]] |
| 81 | * KissingCousins: BrotherSisterIncest becomes this when it is revealed in Episode 6 that he is really her cousin. It culminates in an AlmostKiss in Episode 9. |
| 82 | * LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He is kind, selfless, and even though he has eyes for Ritsuka, he doesn't act like a pervert to her. Things his father doesn't have. |
| 83 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Feels horrible for attacking Ritsuka after being consumed by rage [[spoiler:in his vampiric state.]] |
| 84 | * NiceGuy: Lindo is kind, selfless, and noble. |
| 85 | * NobleBigot: Lindo doesn't see devils as anything other than liars and monsters, but he's deeply devoted to the safety of Ritsuka. |
| 86 | * NotBloodSiblings: He and Ritsuka were raised as siblings by Ritsuka's mother Maria, after Ritsuka's aunt Marta, Lindo's real mother, died when he was young. |
| 87 | * OneHeroHoldTheWeaksauce: As he is an exorcist, [[spoiler:who happens to be a dhampyr, it can safely be said that he has none of the vampire weaknesses towards anything holy]]. |
| 88 | * PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Downplayed. Only a strand of his hair on the left side of his face seems to grow when [[spoiler:his vampiric powers are used]]. |
| 89 | * RealMenWearPink: According to the official website, his hobbies are cooking and housekeeping. As such, he doesn't mind wearing a frilly apron when doing either. |
| 90 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes turn red when [[spoiler:his vampiric powers are active.]] |
| 91 | * SingleTargetSexuality: Lindo has only been in love with Ritsuka, which has been further cemented in their flashbacks regarding their childhood. |
| 92 | * TheStoic: He's described as being one. |
| 93 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Lindo gets his physical looks from his mother. |
| 94 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: {{Downplayed}}. He's more of a stoic than "icy" person when he's around others. But he shows more emotion when he's around Ritsuka. |
| 95 | * TrashTalk: Taunting Rem during their fight was evidently not a good idea. |
| 96 | [[/folder]] |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[folder:Azuna Kuzuha]] |
| 99 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kuzuhaazuna.png]] |
| 100 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RisaeMatsuda (Japanese), Katherine Bourne (English) |
| 101 | |
| 102 | A classmate and friend of Ritsuka's in ''Dance With Devils''. |
| 103 | ---- |
| 104 | * ActionGirl: [[spoiler:She was perfectly capable of fighting off any of the devils or vampires that were hurting her, Lindo, or Ritsuka.]] |
| 105 | * BadassAdorable: She is capable of fighting against demons and the one who fought against Shiki despite being overpowered by him. [[spoiler:She is an Exorcist, after all.]] |
| 106 | * BestFriend: She is Ritsuka's best friend. |
| 107 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:As an exorcist, Azuna is considerably forceful, and does not back down when it comes to fending off the Devils from Ritsuka, nor is afraid of them.]] |
| 108 | * BrutalHonesty: [[spoiler:She is extremely blunt in her hatred against Devils, calling them 'disgusting'.]] |
| 109 | * CreepyCrosses: [[spoiler:Being a exorcist like Lindo, she possessed one]]. |
| 110 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Azuna died in Ritsuka's arms after being fatally wounded.]] |
| 111 | * EmptyEyes: [[spoiler:Her eyes are like this when she is about to die.]] |
| 112 | * GirlishPigtails: Her main hairstyle. |
| 113 | * GroinAttack: Arguably. after Shiki defeated her, he seemingly stomping on between her legs. |
| 114 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde hair and has shown to be a caring friend to Ritsuka, and person in general. |
| 115 | * InnocentBlueEyes: Azuna has blue eyes that represent her friendly nature. |
| 116 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:In episode 8, when she is killed by Jek.]] |
| 117 | * NiceGirl: A thoughtful and protective person. |
| 118 | * NobleBigot: Like Lindo, [[spoiler:she didn't believe that devils or vampires have any goodness in them. That being said, Azuna was a genuinely nice person who cares for Lindo and Ritsuka.]] |
| 119 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:In the visual novel, Azuna can get saved by Rem in the other boys' routes.]] |
| 120 | * WalkingSpoiler: Just known as Ritsuka's best friend to hide the fact that [[spoiler:Azuna is an exorcist]]. |
| 121 | [[/folder]] |
| 122 | |
| 123 | !Devils |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Rem Kaginuki]] |
| 126 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rem_4.png]] |
| 127 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SomaSaito (Japanese), Creator/GarretStorms (English) |
| 128 | |
| 129 | One of the main characters of ''Dance With Devils''. He is a devil and the Student Council President of Shikō Academy. |
| 130 | ---- |
| 131 | * AmazonChaser: Rem's reaction to Ritsuka standing up for herself against him in a PluckyGirl manner? A sly smile while saying to her, "Ritsuka Tachibana. You're quite intriguing." |
| 132 | * AnimalMotifs: Rem is represented by the ram. |
| 133 | * BadassBoast: In his fight with Lindo. |
| 134 | -->"[[PreAsskickingOneLiner Whoever you are, you're no enemy of Rem Arlond]]!" |
| 135 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Rem falls in love with Ritsuka because she is the first person to genuinely care for and be kind to him. |
| 136 | * BerserkButton: Downplayed, but he doesn't like people messing with his Shōgi board. Or when the other council members act out of turn. He also completely loses his cool in episode 10 when the student council members try to stake their claims on Ritsuka. |
| 137 | * CannotSpitItOut: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]. Rem admits his feeling for Ritsuka in their song in Episode 8 and his duet with Lindo in Episode 9. However, he refuses to admit his feelings in front of Urie, Mage, and Shiki despite the trio knowing that he does have feelings for her. |
| 138 | * TheChessmaster: He has everything planned out on the Shōgi board on his desk in the Student Council Room. He even referred to Ritsuka as his pawn in Episode 5. |
| 139 | * ChickMagnet: Episode 4 shows that Rem is popular with a number of girls at his school. |
| 140 | * ChildhoodFriends: He has known the longest Urie, since they were both children. |
| 141 | * ClassyCravat: A beige one. It gives him a sophisticated look. |
| 142 | * DefrostingIceKing: Starts off cold and aloof (and mostly still is), but Ritsuka defrosts him a bit over time. |
| 143 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: He doesn't like mushrooms, as seen in Episode 2 when he takes it out of his sushi roll. As he puts it: |
| 144 | -->"Mushrooms are not food. They're a substance that results from fungus adhering to trees." |
| 145 | * EmotionSuppression: Starts out extremely cold and unsympathetic due to how he was raised. Growing up as the Arlond heir, he was taught to kill his emotions in order to accomplish his goals and fulfill his father's expectations. He sees others as nothing more than pawns he can use to accomplish these goals. |
| 146 | * EveryoneCanSeeIt: The student council members can all see he's got feelings for Ritsuka but Rem is absolutely ''defiant'' against the claim when they try goading him into spitting out his feelings for her in Episode 10. |
| 147 | * FreudianExcuse: It's implied that Rem's icy nature is because of his father's abusiveness. Expanded upon slightly by Rem in his monologue included with his character song. Growing up, he was taught to kill, or at the very least suppress his emotions so as to not allow them to get in the way of achieving his goals. |
| 148 | * IcyBlueEyes: Rem has light teal eyes, which fits his icy demeanor. |
| 149 | * InconsistentSpelling: His last name is typically rendered as Arlond, which is what Funimation's subtitles use, but the funky text used in episodes to show song titles suggests his name is romanized as Aronde. |
| 150 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rem started off as a cold and manipulative devil who only thought of Ritsuka as his "pawn". However, thanks to [[MoralityPet Ritsuka's]] influence he began to defrost. He later shows his bravery, when he courageously goes to the vampire castle with the other five and is prepared to fight a whole horde of vampires to save Ritsuka. He also tells Ritsuka how he feels about her in the song "Crazy About You," and shows his caring side, saying that he will "wipe away despair (Ritsuka's) with his hand." |
| 151 | * TheLeader: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's basically a mix of mastermind and levelheaded. While he's in charge of the other devils, they don't always listen to him, content to do their own thing, |
| 152 | * LoveRedeems: Episode 9 has Rem choosing to be with Ritsuka over fulfilling his father's order to retrieve the grimoire. |
| 153 | * MeaningfulName: His name 'Rem' is actually another word for 'ram', which is a sheep or a goat. Like his [[AnimalMotifs signature animal]]. |
| 154 | * NonchalantDodge: Pulls a couple of these, [[SpectacularSpinning complete with nonchalant spinning]], in episode 1 when fighting the vampires that were after Ritsuka. |
| 155 | * NotSoStoic: Rem loses his cool demeanor when confronting either Ritsuka or his abusive father. |
| 156 | * ObliviousToLove: Rem is rather dense to his feelings for Ritsuka. Come Episode 9, he finally realizes he's in love with her. |
| 157 | * OnlySaneMan: Considering how flirty (Urie), impulsive (Mage), or plain crazy (Shiki) the other members are, Rem's cool headed personality is what (barely) keeps them in line. |
| 158 | * PlayingWithFire: He has the ability to summon flames, specifically [[TechnicolorFire ''blue'' flames]] that match with his icy personality. |
| 159 | * PrincelyYoungMan: A textbook example of the IceKing variety. Wealthy, aloof, intelligent, popular, and even seems to have the princely walk down. He also wears a cravat and dresses in royal blue. |
| 160 | * TheProudElite: Rem is cold, calculating, and has a high sense of pride, though interacting with Ritsuka has thawed some of his icy exterior. |
| 161 | * PsychoticSmirk: Not the smiling type by any means, but tends to smirk when he's fighting opponents and has the upper hand. |
| 162 | * RageBreakingPoint: When the other student council members try to stake their claims on Ritsuka, he goes from subtly unnerved, to visibly shaken, to finally shouting at them to lay off -- even creating a dramatic gust of wind in the process. |
| 163 | * SmartPeoplePlayChess: According to the official website, his hobby is playing Shōgi. |
| 164 | * TheStoic: Of the main cast, Rem is the one who will keep his emotions in check. |
| 165 | * StudentCouncilPresident: Of Shikō Academy's Student Council. |
| 166 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: While he was all "ice" in the beginning, he starts to show his "sugar" side to Ritsuka. |
| 167 | * WhatIsThisFeeling: In his monologue included with his character song, he says exactly this when he talks about what, unbeknownst to him, are his growing feelings for Ritsuka. |
| 168 | [[/folder]] |
| 169 | |
| 170 | [[folder:Urie Sogami]] |
| 171 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9ee80b69796e40b3ea2754332491d96b.png]] |
| 172 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiKondo (Japanese), Creator/AaronRoberts (English) |
| 173 | |
| 174 | One of the main characters of ''Dance With Devils''. He is a famous dream devil and the Vice-President of Shikō Academy. |
| 175 | ---- |
| 176 | * AmazonChaser: Urie's reaction to Ritsuka standing up for herself against Rem in a PluckyGirl manner? A flirty smile while saying to Rem, "Very good. This butterfly's talking back to you." |
| 177 | * AnimalMotifs: Urie is represented by spiders. |
| 178 | * ChickMagnet: Very popular with the ladies. |
| 179 | * ChildhoodFriends: He has known the longest Rem, since they were both children. |
| 180 | * FlowerMotifs: Roses. He's often holding one and they symbolize romance (he's a ChickMagnet and HandsomeLech). |
| 181 | * HandsomeLech: Urie is a {{bishounen}} hottie and is a big flirt, especially to Ritsuka. |
| 182 | * HiddenDepths: He is extremely perceptive, able to see Rem's growing affection for and attachment to Ritsuka even if he does not. Shown in Episode 3, when he tells Rem that he is putting a lot of effort (i.e. Knowing her name, helping and being concerned for her, etc.) into her, for someone who is supposedly just his "pawn." |
| 183 | * HotAsHell: A devil like the rest of the student council and the biggest flirt among them. |
| 184 | * ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: One of the reasons Urie is attracted to Ritsuka is that she's shown to be greatly immune to his charms and doesn't fall for him like other girls. |
| 185 | * IronicName: The name "Urie" could be derived from "Uriel", meaning "God is Light" and his last name, "Sogami" (楚神), has the character for "God" (神 Kami). And yet, he's a devil. |
| 186 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Urie starts off as a flirty and manipulative devil. Thanks to [[MoralityPet Ritsuka's]] influence, he began to change. In Episode 10, Urie calls Rem out about denying his feelings, and demands that he admit that he loves her too. Also, during the song "Emo Liar", Urie shows a softer, genuine side, when he calls Ritsuka "the sweet little light that brightened up your gloomy days." Afterwards, he proves his love for her is genuine when he tells Rem that until he can admit the truth in his heart, they can't trust him with Ritsuka. This indicates that in the place of the manipulative devil he once was, a protective, genuine man has taken his place. Although he can still be sneaky. |
| 187 | * LadykillerInLove: Urie is a well known flirt, but takes a genuine interest in Ritsuka. |
| 188 | * LightIsNotGood: His entire school uniform is white, but he's a manipulative devil. |
| 189 | * ManipulativeBastard: Episode 3 shows us just how manipulative he is. He tricked Ritsuka into leaving her house by tempting her with information about her mother. He tried to seduce (hypnotize) Ritsuka so that she would reveal information about the forbidden Grimoire but was ultimately thwarted by Rem Kaginuki. |
| 190 | * NumberTwo: Besides being the Vice President of the student council, Urie is also the leader of himself, Mage, and Shiki if Rem isn't there. |
| 191 | * TheRival: Mage and Urie have something of a rivalry between them, being polar opposites. They literally go head-to-head in episode 2 over their quirks. (i.e. Mage's manliness and Urie's flirtatious nature) Then, in episode 8, when both of them ask Ritsuka to be their partner at the dance, they literally butt heads over it once again. |
| 192 | * WhipOfDominance: He is a manipulative and domineering PrettyBoy who uses a [[SomethingAboutARose rose whip as his weapon]], which complements his controlling persona. His controlling behavior actually makes him [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou more obsessed with Ritsuka when she proves immune to his charms]], to the point he refers to her as "his pet". |
| 193 | * {{Yandere}}: Episode 3 strongly implied this with his line about how Rtisuka is "mine and mine alone". |
| 194 | * YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Urie has yellow eyes and is a ManipulativeBastard. |
| 195 | [[/folder]] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | [[folder:Mage Nanashiro]] |
| 198 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/magenanashiro.png]] |
| 199 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SubaruKimura (Japanese), Creator/RiccoFajardo (English) |
| 200 | |
| 201 | One of the main characters of ''Dance With Devils''. He is a devil and the Secretary of the Student Council in Shikō Academy. |
| 202 | ---- |
| 203 | * AmazonChaser: Mage's reaction to Ritsuka standing up for herself against Rem in a PluckyGirl manner? Energetically stating that she's "Interesting!" |
| 204 | * AnimalMotifs: Mage is represented by the snake. |
| 205 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Mage is noted to be an arrogant devil and he shows off his martial arts in Episode 5. |
| 206 | * BigEater: {{Implied|Trope}}. He ordered a ''lot'' of meals in Episode 5 that was a lot for only two people. |
| 207 | * TheBigGuy: He is the tallest of the cast and has a strong physique. |
| 208 | * BoisterousBruiser: Mage will trash talk his enemies while kicking their butt. |
| 209 | * BruiserWithASoftCenter: A soft center he has only shown to Ritsuka. |
| 210 | * ChickMagnet: Episode 8 has Mage being carried away by his own horde of fangirls. |
| 211 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Mage has blonde hair and yellow eyes. |
| 212 | * HotBlooded: Mage is someone who "lives impulsively". |
| 213 | * {{Hunk}}: Has a thing for manliness? Check? [[TheBigGuy The most muscular of the main cast?]] Check. A total ChickMagnet? ''Check''. |
| 214 | * ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: One of the reasons Mage is attracted to Ritsuka is because she's immune to his charms, causing him to get extremely frustrated when she didn't fall for him like most souls did. |
| 215 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mage starts off as an arrogant and self-centered devil. Thanks to [[MoralityPet Ritsuka's]] influence, he began to change. In Episode 10, he admits that he is in love with Ritsuka, and wants her to be his. He also gets angry when Rem insists that she is just the grimoire, nothing more. He then agrees with Urie and Shiki that they can't let him near Ritsuka until he admits how he truly feels. This shows that in the place of the self-centered devil he was, a protective man has taken his place. |
| 216 | * MrFanservice: Mage is the one who wears clothing that shows off his toned and muscular body. |
| 217 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He really likes to invade all of Ritsuka's personal space. |
| 218 | * TheRival: Mage and Urie have something of a rivalry between them, being polar opposites. They literally go head-to-head in episode 2 over their quirks. (i.e. Mage's manliness and Urie's flirtatious nature) Then, in episode 8, when both of them ask Ritsuka to be their partner at the dance, they literally butt heads over it once again. |
| 219 | * SexySecretary: A male example. Mage is the Student Secretary of the Student Council who also happens to be a {{Hunk}} and ChickMagnet. |
| 220 | * ShockAndAwe: His can generate [[YellowLightningBlueLightning blue and red bolts of electricity]] from his hand. |
| 221 | * SmugSnake: He's an arrogant, smug devil whose [[AnimalMotifs animal motif]] happens to be a snake. |
| 222 | * ThinkingUpPortals: One of his other powers is creating portals. |
| 223 | * {{Tsundere}}: Type A. In Episode 5, he blushes when looking at the sunset with Ritsuka. He gets flustered and drops her in the ocean. When he returns to the student council room, he denies blushing when Shiki brings it up and says he'll murder him. |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[folder:Shiki Natsumezaka]] |
| 227 | [[quoteright:224:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dwd_shiki.png]] |
| 228 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeHirakawa (Japanese), Seth Magill (English) |
| 229 | |
| 230 | One of the main characters of ''Dance With Devils''. He is a fallen angel and the Treasurer of Shikō Academy. |
| 231 | ---- |
| 232 | * AmazonChaser: Shiki's reaction to Ritsuka standing up for herself against Rem in a PluckyGirl manner? A creepy smile and saying "How exciting." |
| 233 | * AnimalMotifs: Shiki is represented by the crow. |
| 234 | * AttentionWhore: Implied. He manipulated Ritsuka into caring about his pain. |
| 235 | * AxCrazy: Everything he does or says in general. It goes even further in episode 6. On a side note, his song is full of [[spoiler:rape analogies]]. So, yeah, there's something horribly wrong with him. |
| 236 | * BlowYouAway: He can generate powerful gusts of wind even without flapping his wings. |
| 237 | * ButtMonkey: He's constantly bullied, mistreated and looked down by Urie and Mage. Also, Rem isn't quite fond of him either. Shiki even claims later that everyone, but Ritsuka, is mean to him. |
| 238 | * ChickMagnet: Episode 8 has Shiki being carried away by his own horde of fangirls. |
| 239 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Implied. Shiki is described as a strange person. |
| 240 | * CombatSadomasochist: He shivers with pleasure if he gets hurt or at the anticipation of being hurt or killed, in or outside of a fight. He also gets excited to what looks like a sexual degree when there's a possibility he can hurt or kill others as well. |
| 241 | * ADayInTheLimelight: ''Dance with Devils -Blight-'' focuses on him more than the other boys; as such this is the timeline where Ritsuka falls in love with him instead of Rem or Lindo. |
| 242 | * FallenAngel: The only one apparently, since the others are described as "devils". |
| 243 | * FeatherFlechettes: He possesses this ability. |
| 244 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: He's constantly bullied, mistreated and looked down by Urie and Mage. Also, Rem isn't quite fond of him either. Shiki even claims later that everyone, but Ritsuka, is mean to him. |
| 245 | * GoodWingsEvilWings: His wings are black, which stems from being a fallen angel. |
| 246 | * HiddenDepths: Despite his childish manner, Shiki's rather clever, capable of distracting the student council long enough for him to leave the library and search for Ritsuka at one point. He also doesn't hesitate to try and use Azuna as a 'shield' from Urie and Mage when they later pursue them, claiming that Azuna would know where Ritsuka is. |
| 247 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Shiki starts off (and still is) an AxCrazy, aloof devil. Thanks to [[MoralityPet Ritsuka's]] influence, he began to change. In Episode 10, he agrees with Urie that they can't trust Rem until he admits how he really feels about Ritsuka. This indicates that Shiki is capable of caring and being protective when the girl he loves is involved. Even if he expresses it in a strange manner. |
| 248 | * OneHeroHoldTheWeaksauce: As he still has angel blood running through his veins, he is immune to an exorcists' power, as seen in Episode 6 when [[spoiler:Azuna tried to exorcise him but failed]]. |
| 249 | * PsychopathicManchild: Shiki is the most immature and AxCrazy of the Student Council. |
| 250 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: He has red eyes and is pretty much batshit insane. |
| 251 | * RuleOfCreepy: His introduction and almost every time he appears on screen. Even his partners find him creepy! |
| 252 | * {{Sadist}}: His whole existence, specially when he [[spoiler:started to think ways of torture Azuna, just to entertain himself, before killing her]]. |
| 253 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Of the Student Council. While all of them are fairly manipulative and are implied to be {{yandere}} for Ritsuka, Shiki takes it a step further by threatening to ''kill'' her if she doesn't become "his". His song is full of ''rape'' analogies, and he ''enjoys'' causing others pain. |
| 254 | * WingedHumanoid: Being a fallen angel, he can sprout four black wings from his back. |
| 255 | * WouldHitAGirl: He almost [[spoiler:mercilessly killed Azuna]]. |
| 256 | * {{Yandere}}: The entire Student Counil are implied to this to Ritsuka, Shiki takes the cake. He goes so far as to [[spoiler:threat to kill her, if she doesn't agree with being with him forever]]. |
| 257 | [[/folder]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[folder:Roen]] |
| 260 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roen.png]] |
| 261 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazutomiYamamoto (Japanese, Dog Form), Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki (Japanese, Human Form), Derick Snow (English) |
| 262 | |
| 263 | Initially a servant of the Arlond's, Rem's family, he betrayed them and went back to his former master, Maksis, the demon king. Mainly seen in the form of a Pomeranian, Roen can change into a human form. |
| 264 | ---- |
| 265 | * CastingAShadow: It was shown in episode 12 that he can manipulate the shadows into any form he wants and use them to attack the shadows of others, which kills them. |
| 266 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: He has blue hair and blue eyes in his human form. |
| 267 | * TheDragon: Roen is Lord Maksis's most trusted minion. |
| 268 | * FakeDefector: When Maksis was defeated, Roen became a servant of the Arlond family. But once he saw an opportunity for the Forbidden Grimoire he switches back to serving Maksis, intending to use its power to bring him back. ''Fermata'' reveals that this is the primary reason why Marius hates his guts more than anyone else in the cast. |
| 269 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Although he acts polite towards Ritsuka, he has no sense of her personal space and has no qualms licking her without warning nor permission. He's intent on claiming the Grimoire within her for Maksis' personal use and doesn't mind endangering her life to achieve his goal. |
| 270 | * {{Hellhound}}: When Ritsuka asks if he is a devil as well, he tells her that he is Cerberus. |
| 271 | * IcyBlueEyes: Light blue eyes that symbolize his FauxAffablyEvil personality. |
| 272 | * InconsistentSpelling: The official romanization seems to be Roen, though Funimation romanizes it as Loewen. |
| 273 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Although he acts polite towards Ritsuka, he has no sense of her personal space and has no qualms licking her without warning nor permission. |
| 274 | * OnlyOneName: Unlike the others, he only goes by one name. |
| 275 | * PlayingWithFire: In episode 11, it is shown that he can summon the flames of hell and use it in combat. |
| 276 | * UndyingLoyalty: He appears to be very loyal to his master, Lord Maksis. |
| 277 | * UnknownRival: In ''Fortuna'' and ''Fermata'', Marius has a lot of personal beef with Roen. Roen himself is unaware of Marius's existence, pissing off the latter even more. |
| 278 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: He is able to change from his dog form to a human form. |
| 279 | * WouldHitAGirl: He threatened to rip out Ritsuka's heart. |
| 280 | [[/folder]] |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[folder:Lord Maksis]] |
| 283 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JojiNakata (Japanese; ''Unit Drama CD'') |
| 284 | |
| 285 | Lord Maksis is the Devil King. He is Roen's master, who is weakened and in need of the Forbidden Grimoire to regain his lost power. |
| 286 | ---- |
| 287 | * BigBadEnsemble: With Lord Nesta. |
| 288 | * DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:To Ritsuka. He is her biological father and has never made an appearance in her whole life.]] Justified in that Rem's father defeated Maksis and sealed him away. |
| 289 | * InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: He (a devil) was the lover/husband of Maria Tachibana (a human).]] |
| 290 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: A gender-flipped example. According to Jek, [[spoiler:the reason that Maksis took an interest in Maria was because she was smart, beautiful, and wise.]] |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:Glax Arlond]] |
| 294 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mikukier_arlond.png]] |
| 295 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), Creator/GregDulcie (English) |
| 296 | |
| 297 | Rem's father and the head of the Arlond family. He is the one who defeated and sealed Lord Maksis away, taking over his position as the Devil King. |
| 298 | ---- |
| 299 | * AbusiveParents: Rem is shown to have a very abusive relationship with his father, one that is more like master and servant. Glax is shown to feel no love for his son, which could [[FreudianExcuse explain Rem's icy personality.]] This might also be why Rem falls in love with Ritsuka [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because she is the first person to genuinely care for and be kind to him.]] |
| 300 | * {{Jerkass}}: According to Roen, Glax is a vulgar and vile devil. |
| 301 | * {{Retcon}}: His name in the anime was 'Mikukier', but in the games it was changed to the much simpler 'Glax' and has stuck since then for every other entry in the series. |
| 302 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: He has white hair and has proven to be a {{jerkass}} when he abuses his son. |
| 303 | [[/folder]] |
| 304 | |
| 305 | !Vampires |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[folder:Lord Nesta]] |
| 308 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4801c7b62ddb6f52b38323f5c2ca55b11450284224_full.png]] |
| 309 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeijiFujiwara (anime)/Creator/RikiyaKoyama (''Fortuna'') |
| 310 | |
| 311 | Nesta is the Vampire King. He wants the Forbidden Grimoire to overpower the Devils. He is also the lover of Marta Tachibana, making him the father of Lindo Tachibana. |
| 312 | ---- |
| 313 | * AbusiveParents: Nesta only takes an interest in Lindo if his son can be useful to him, emotionally manipulating Lindo about his fatherless childhood and willing to kill Lindo if it he wants. |
| 314 | * ArchnemesisDad: To Lindo. Especially in Episode 12, [[spoiler:when Lord Nesta emotionally manipulates his son to be on his side. Likewise, Lindo shows no qualms over attempting to kill his father.]] |
| 315 | * BadBoss: He needlessly kills one of his subordinates when he thinks he may have injured the grimoire...even after Ritsuka explained that she hurt herself. [[spoiler:And he was disgusted by Jek's death, even after the latter's loyalty.]] |
| 316 | * BigBadEnsemble: With Lord Maksis. |
| 317 | * ChickMagnet: Besides having Marta as a lover, his first present-time appearance has him being surrounded by a trio of women. |
| 318 | * ConsummateLiar: Nesta is an unapologetic liar, trying to get Lindo to side with him by preying on Lindo's fatherless childhood and his lack of familial bonds with his biological parents as well has Marta's rejection of her own son. He even said he truly loved Marta when the fact was he did not. |
| 319 | * DirtyOldMan: His real age is unknown, but given the lifespan of vampires are extremely long, he's probably over a thousand years old. Plus, he's seen being fondled over by three women. |
| 320 | * DisappearedDad: To Lindo. Lord Nesta has never made an actual effort to be a part of Lindo's life and only sees his son as a pawn. |
| 321 | * EvilLaugh: Gives a few of these when he's feeling powerful. |
| 322 | * EvilUncle: Since Lindo is his son and Lindo is Ritsuka's cousin, this makes Lord Nesta this to her. He cares for her in the same amount he cares for his son: Zero. |
| 323 | * FaceFramedInShadow: In Episode 1, you can only see the bottom part of his face, while [[HiddenEyes his eyes remain covered by shadow.]] |
| 324 | * InterspeciesRomance: He (a vampire) was the lover of Marta Tachibana (a human). |
| 325 | * {{Jerkass}}: A cruel and malicious man. |
| 326 | * LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He's cruel, perverted, and selfish, unlike his son. Ritsuka even lampshades this. |
| 327 | * ManipulativeBastard: He seduced Marta in order to find out about the grimoire, and gain a pawn in their Dhampyr son, Lindo. |
| 328 | -->"His (Lindo)'s life is in entirely in the palm of my hand." |
| 329 | * OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:He showed no problems with attempting to kill Lindo along with the others.]] |
| 330 | * TheSociopath: Cares for no one except himself? Check. A huge liar? Check. Willing to use anyone as long as he gets what he wants? Check. |
| 331 | * VampireMonarch: He is the Vampire King. |
| 332 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Nesta has white and is the ManipulativeBastard BigBad. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Jek]] |
| 336 | [[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jek.png]] |
| 337 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his face.]][[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_nztpqkamca1uz997yo3_1280.png]][[/labelnote]]]] |
| 338 | -->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YutoSuzuki (Japanese), David Trosko (English) |
| 339 | |
| 340 | Jek is a mysterious man who attacks Ritsuka Tachibana and abducted Maria Tachibana. It seems as though he is searching for the Forbidden Grimoire for Lord Nesta. |
| 341 | ---- |
| 342 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: He has pink hair and pinkish-red eyes. |
| 343 | * DarkIsEvil: Most of his outfit are dark in color and he is as sinister as his master. |
| 344 | * DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Jek meets his end when Lindo slashes him and causes him to fall onto a statue's sword.]] |
| 345 | * TheDragon: Lord Nesta's number one minion. |
| 346 | * EvilLaugh: Unleashes one when he [[spoiler:holds Ritsuka hostage.]] |
| 347 | * FantasticRacism: He dislikes humans as shown when he killed the man who 'aggressed' Ritsuka while he was bringing her to Nesta. |
| 348 | * HasAType: Has a thing "mature, adult" women. |
| 349 | * HeroKiller: Jek [[spoiler: kills Azuna in Episode 8.]] |
| 350 | * InTheHood: He wears a dark purple hood. |
| 351 | * {{Jerkass}}: Jek is a merciless vampire who would kill anyone getting in his way. |
| 352 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Ironically, he dies in the same way he killed Azuna: stabbed straight through the heart.]] |
| 353 | * OnlyOneName: Like Roen, he only has one name. |
| 354 | * UndyingLoyalty: He is very loyal to Lord Nesta. |
| 355 | * WouldHitAGirl: He attacked Maria, attempted to attack Ritsuka, and [[spoiler:killed Azuna.]] |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | !Others |
| 359 | |
| 360 | [[folder:Maria Tachibana]] |
| 361 | [[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tachibanamaria.png]] |
| 362 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Hibiku Yamamura (Japanese), Creator/MorganGarrett (English) |
| 363 | |
| 364 | The mother of the protagonist, Ritsuka and the aunt of Lindo of ''Dance With Devils''. |
| 365 | ---- |
| 366 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Brown hair and light brown eyes. |
| 367 | * InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: She (a human) was the lover/wife of Maksis (a devil).]] |
| 368 | * MamaBear: Before being abducted by Jek and the other vampires, she motioned Ritsuka to leave instead of coming in the house to save her. |
| 369 | * MissingMom: Her disappearance is actually what kicks off the plot. |
| 370 | * MotherlySidePlait: She ties her hair in a side-tail with two white hairbands. |
| 371 | * MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Maria holds a deep well of regret in her heart for being the wife of the demon king, and giving Ritsuka a life full of horror and hardship. She desperately pleads for Ritsuka's forgiveness in Episode 10 for allowing her to be born the way she was, saying that she wore "such heavy shackles" because of it. From this, it is confirmed that Maria blames herself for everything that has happened to her daughter and the rest of her family.]] |
| 372 | * NiceGirl: A kind and caring woman. |
| 373 | * ParentalFavoritism: According to Nesta, Maria was favored by her and Marta's father. |
| 374 | * SiblingYinYang: As Nesta describes, they were as different as the sun (Maria) and moon (Marta). |
| 375 | [[/folder]] |
| 376 | |
| 377 | [[folder:Marta Tachibana]] |
| 378 | [[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marta_2.png]] |
| 379 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Kanami Sato (Japanese) |
| 380 | |
| 381 | Maria's sister and the aunt of Ritsuka Tachibana. She is Lindo's real mother. She was the lover of the Vampire King, Nesta. |
| 382 | ---- |
| 383 | * {{Foil}}: To Maria. Besides their SiblingYinYang dynamic, Maria is the present mother of Ritsuka who never [[spoiler:hated her daughter for being a HalfHumanHybrid and and Maksis was genuinely in love with her]]. Marta is Lindo's deceased MissingMom who rejected Lindo as her son because of his dhampyr heritage and Nesta only used her. |
| 384 | * IJustWantToBeLoved: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. She was the unfavorite of her father (Maria being the favorite child), and her sister was also loved by others as well. This formed Marta's resentment of Maria, which led her to become so enraptured by Nesta, who gave her all of the love she wanted. Unfortunately, he only used her to get information about the grimoire. |
| 385 | * InterspeciesRomance: She (a human) was the lover of Nesta (a vampire). |
| 386 | * MissingMom: Lindo's biological mother who died when he was only a child. Even before that, she refused to acknowledge Lindo as her son, thinking he was already dead. |
| 387 | * PosthumousCharacter: She died before the beginning of the series. |
| 388 | * TheResenter: According to Nesta, while Marta loved Maria, she also resented her sister for being the most liked between them. |
| 389 | * SiblingYinYang: As Nesta describes, they were as different as the sun (Maria) and moon (Marta). |
| 390 | * ThatThingIsNotMyChild: She was so heartsick to learn that she would bear a vampire's child that after she gave birth to Lindo (who was a dhampyr), she 'died' from the inside and became quiet, refusing to see him as her son and saying that her darling Lindo was eaten by a monster. |
| 391 | [[/folder]] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | !Characters exclusive to other media |
| 394 | !!Tropes applying to all of them |
| 395 | * CanonForeigner: They only appear in media outside the anime. All of them debut in the stage plays except for Marius, who first shows up in the movie before appearing in the third stage play. |
| 396 | * OnlyOneName: Last names do not apply to them in any form. |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[folder:Holland]] |
| 399 | Rem's butler and primary caretaker. In the first stage play and ''Da Capo'', he's the one who assigns Rem his mission of going to the human world and looking for the Forbidden Grimoire, but later follows him in secret.\ |
| 400 | |
| 401 | He appears exclusively to the first two stage plays. |
| 402 | ---- |
| 403 | * CallingYourAttacks: To hilarious effect towards Shiki: |
| 404 | --> '''Holland''': Holland Punch! Holland Chop! Holland Kick! |
| 405 | * TheCameo: He appears in Rem's epilogue in ''Dance with Devils: Fortuna''. |
| 406 | * ParentalSubstitute: For Rem in his childhood. It's probably for the best since Glax is a AbusiveParent. |
| 407 | * ShooOutTheClowns: In the stage plays he appears in, the moment things get serious he's out of sight. |
| 408 | * SoProudOfYou: Once Rem smiles for the first time. |
| 409 | [[/folder]] |
| 410 | |
| 411 | [[folder: Noel]] |
| 412 | Lindo's mentor during his time in England. He claims to know Ritsuka and Lindo's grandfather well, and Lindo would usually confide in him whenever he's feeling worried.\ |
| 413 | |
| 414 | He appears exclusively to the first two stage plays. |
| 415 | ---- |
| 416 | * TheCameo: Appears in the ''All for you!'' sequence in ''Dance with Devils: Fortuna'' baptizing Lindo in a flashback to Lindo's time in England. |
| 417 | * EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: He's in fact a vampire working for Jek - he later shows his true colours when Lindo pieces together that his grandfather wasn't killed by devils, but rather by vampires.]] |
| 418 | * IronicName: An exorcist named Noel would be perfect, right? [[spoiler: Not unless he's actually a vampire.]] |
| 419 | * TheMentor: For Lindo as an exorcist. |
| 420 | * [[spoiler: RedEyesTakeWarning]]: Once [[spoiler:his true nature is revealed]]. He normally has green eyes. |
| 421 | * WalkingSpoiler: It's really not easy to discuss Noel to those who have not seen the stage plays without giving away [[spoiler: his true allegiance]]. |
| 422 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Eventually revealed to be this. |
| 423 | [[/folder]] |
| 424 | |
| 425 | [[folder: Gran]] |
| 426 | One of Urie's butlers alongside Viv. Together, the two of them looked after Urie in his childhood and worry about him often. Later, he's shown in the human world disguised as a student.\ |
| 427 | |
| 428 | He appears exclusively to the third stage play ''Dance with Devils: Fermata''. |
| 429 | ---- |
| 430 | * TheMentor: For Urie. |
| 431 | * MoralityPet: Again, for Urie. If the two of them did not make it on time, Urie would have gone on to [[spoiler: kill Shiki and El as they were on the vampires' side then.]] |
| 432 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He and Viv are this for Holland from the first two stage plays, being butlers of one of the main devils who secretly follow their liege to the human world and once he goes through some character development they declare that they are SoProudOfYou. |
| 433 | [[/folder]] |
| 434 | |
| 435 | [[folder: Viv]] |
| 436 | One of Urie's butlers alongside Gran. Together, the two of them looked after Urie in his childhood and worry about him often. Later, he's shown in the human world disguised as a student.\ |
| 437 | |
| 438 | He appears exclusively to the third stage play ''Dance with Devils: Fermata''. |
| 439 | ---- |
| 440 | * TheMentor: For Urie. |
| 441 | * MoralityPet: Again, for Urie. If the two of them did not make it on time, Urie would have gone on to [[spoiler: kill Shiki and El as they were on the vampires' side then.]] |
| 442 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He and Gran are this for Holland from the first two stage plays, being butlers of one of the main devils who secretly follow their liege to the human world and once he goes through some character development they declare that they are SoProudOfYou. |
| 443 | [[/folder]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[folder: El]] |
| 446 | Shiki's childhood friend. He was an innocent angel until Shiki started becoming obsessed with destruction. His death later sparked Shiki's StartOfDarkness.\ |
| 447 | |
| 448 | He appears exclusively to the third stage play ''Dance with Devils: Fermata''. |
| 449 | ---- |
| 450 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Shiki. |
| 451 | * TheGhost: Was only mentioned in the PS Vita game, and never appeared anywhere else until ''Fermata''. |
| 452 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Only mentioned in the games, but it's his involvement (and later death) that caused Shiki's StartOfDarkness and eventual descent as a Fallen Angel. |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder: Marius]] |
| 456 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga (Japanese, ''Fortuna'') |
| 457 | |
| 458 | A mysterious being who watches over Ritsuka and the others from afar. Dressed as a masked clown, he portrays Ritsuka's story through song.\ |
| 459 | |
| 460 | He appears exclusively to ''Dance with Devils: Fortuna'' and ''Dance with Devils: Fermata''. |
| 461 | ---- |
| 462 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Marius in ''Fermata'' is more villainous than in ''Fortuna''. However, it's heavily implied that the ''Fermata'' timelines take place before the events of ''Fortuna'' since in the stage play, Marius is a lot more emotional and is unaware of his origins while in the movie he knows about his connections to Ritsuka and is a borderline EmotionlessBoy. |
| 463 | * AffablyEvil: For a given value of evil, but after making fun of Roen and later bites his thumbnail in frustration, he [[BreakingTheFourthWall notices the audience watching him and apologises.]] |
| 464 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: For now, we aren't sure which side of the conflict he's on, though from his tone when he talks about the story, he might not be on Ritsuka's side of things... |
| 465 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: Even the official website does not specify what Marius is, though according to [[https://twitter.com/koni_ko222/status/1189920396146929664?s=19 art drawn by animator Kyoko Kotani]], he seems to be on the devils' side. ''Fermata'' reveals him to be [[spoiler: some form of ArtificialHuman]]. |
| 466 | * AmbiguousSituation: At the end of ''Fortuna'' and ''Fermata'', Marius disappears into thin air, leaving behind his cape. Where he went to, nobody knows. |
| 467 | * ArtificialHuman: Or rather, ''[[spoiler: artificial devil]]'', according to ''Fermata''. He was [[spoiler: created by Maksis via sampling Ritsuka's soul]]. |
| 468 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: As CharacterNarrator and GreekChorus, he does this often. |
| 469 | * ChainedByFashion: Sports a neck brace, and a pair of arm and leg manacles in his second outfit, similar to that of a prisoner. |
| 470 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Spin, spin, Wheel of Fortune!", used whenever he's moving the story. And then he repeats it again in Latin: ''Rota, fatum volvit''. |
| 471 | * CharacterNarrator: For ''Fortuna'' and ''Fermata''. |
| 472 | * CharacterTics: When contemplating something, Marius would often suck his left thumb. Certain merchandise pertaining to ''Fortuna'' would often portray him doing this, most notably in the ''[=GraffArt=]'' collaboration merchandise. |
| 473 | * CloneAngst: In ''Fermata'''s Calma side, Roen reveals to Ritsuka (and by extension, Marius himself) that some time before the events of the series, [[spoiler: Maksis sampled Ritsuka's soul to create a backup for the Forbidden Grimoire in case anything happened to it, and by extension Ritsuka herself.]] Marius ''did not'' take it well when he realises that Roen was indirectly talking about [[spoiler: him]]. |
| 474 | * EvilIsPetty: For a given value of evil, but at the end of ''Fortuna'', he breaks the orb he used to observe everyone after [[spoiler: Ritsuka and Lindo get together]] and stomps on the shards with his bare foot for good measure. In a sense, he's stepping on their happy ending. |
| 475 | * {{Expy}}: Rejet's answer to [[Anime/PrincessTutu Drosselmeyer]], [[VideoGame/Drakengard3 Accord]] and [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena The Shadow Play Girls]]. Personality-wise in ''Fortuna'' he's often compared to [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]]. |
| 476 | * TheFatalist: Has shades of this, if his comments in ''Fortuna'' are any indication: |
| 477 | --> '''Marius''' (about the Wheels of Fortune): "[[YouCantFightFate None can go against them, resist them. They can no longer be stopped.]]" |
| 478 | * GratuitousLatin: ''Rota, fatum volvit''. It's Latin for the exact same thing as his CharacterCatchphrase. |
| 479 | * GreekChorus: Fulfills this and CharacterNarrator at the same time in ''Fortuna'' and ''Fermata''. |
| 480 | * InformedAbility: His character description says that he moves the story through song, indicating that he has a really good singing voice. Ironically, not only does he not have a character song, he has the least singing parts out of the main male cast in both of his appearances. The only solo he gets is a rewritten version of ''Premonition of the Wind'' in the Calma side of ''Fermata''. |
| 481 | * ItsPersonal: With Roen. From his point-of-view in ''Fermata'', Roen really betrayed Maksis to join with the Arlonds when the former was defeated. In truth, Roen was faking his defection. In ''Fortuna'', Marius insults and makes fun of him more than the rest of the cast, who are otherwise ignored or mentioned using descriptors. |
| 482 | * UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns: Uses ''watashi'' in ''Fortuna''. In ''Fermata'', he uses ''boku'' instead while switching to ''watashi'' when narrating things from Ritsuka's point-of-view. While he still uses ''boku'' in the ''Elegante'' end of ''Fermata'', in ''Calma'' he permanently switches to ''watashi'' and his ''Fortuna'' personality when [[spoiler: he accepts that he and Ritsuka are, in his sense, 'from the same soul'.]] |
| 483 | * MonsterClown: Dresses as one in the beginning, but quickly ditches the outfit for one resembling a Roman costume after the ''Sweet Grimoire!'' sequence. The mask comes back in the epilogue to ''Fortuna'' though, before Marius disappears into thin air. |
| 484 | * MoodSwinger: Oh boy... |
| 485 | * MysteriousWatcher: For the rest of the cast, especially Ritsuka. |
| 486 | * MysticalWhiteHair: The only character to actually sport this, to differentiate him from the rest of the cast. |
| 487 | * NightmareFace: Has one in ''Fortuna'' just before Urie's segment in the same vein as the devils, but unlike theirs the audience has the misfortune of seeing it up close. |
| 488 | * OppositeSexClone: ''Fermata'' reveals that [[spoiler: he's this to Ritsuka, which [[VillainousBreakdown sends him into one hell of a meltdown]].]] |
| 489 | * RiddleForTheAges: Even after ''Fermata'', a lot is still unknown about him, especially what [[spoiler: drove Maksis to create him in the first place]]. |
| 490 | * SlasherSmile: During the stage play, plenty of times. |
| 491 | * SoreLoser: As opposed to everyone's GracefulLoser moments after Ritsuka chooses who she loves the most, he's notably the only character who doesn't like her choices. To make things even worse for him, no one knows he even ''exists'', and it's unknown whether he's able to enter the main world from where he is. |
| 492 | * TheStoryteller: His role in ''Fortuna'' and ''Fermata''. |
| 493 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: Even moreso than Urie and Mage. In ''Fortuna'', his eyes glow more often than the other devils when they use their magic, making him seem creepier. |
| 494 | * UniformityException: The sole CanonForeigner to not debut in the stage plays, though he does show up in the third in which one side also gives his (partial) backstory. |
| 495 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Has white hair... and not the best of intentions for Ritsuka and company. |
| 496 | * VagueAge: Just how ''old'' is he? |
| 497 | * VaporWear: In this [[https://twitter.com/koni_ko222/status/979900110019600385?s=20 image]] drawn by Kyoko Kotani, it's implied that he's wearing absolutely nothing underneath his 2nd costume. |
| 498 | * VillainousBreakdown: Throws a massive temper tantrum when Roen indirectly reveals his origins to him in ''Fermata''. By the end of the stage play, however, he seems to have calmed down but has made drastic changes to his personality as a result. |
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