Line #93 Manga/Helck


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3	''Helck'' is a {{shonen\|Demographic}} manga by Nanao Nanaki, which was serialized in the online publication ''[[Magazine/ShonenSunday Ura Sunday]]'' and the ''[=MangaONE=]'' app from 2014 to 2017 and compiled into twelve volumes. It was followed by ''Piwi'', a weekly miniseries by Nanaki that ran in 2018.
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5	After the defeat of a powerful demon king, the Demon World has begun a tournament to find a worthy successor. Powerful demons from all across the land gather to show themselves worthy, but a slight problem has arisen. An extremely powerful human hero by the name of Helck has entered the tournament, and worst of all he is almost guaranteed to win.
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7	Vermilio the Red, one of the [[EliteFour Four Great Kings]] of the whole Demon Empire, cannot believe this and furthermore will not allow it - humans are the enemy. She sets several roadblocks for Helck but the human passes them all easily and with each contest the citizens come to love Helck.
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9	Unbeknownst to everyone though are the dark and tragic events that have led Helck to the tournament. Will Helck be the savior of the world or the beginning of the end?
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11	An anime adaptation of ''Helck'' was announced in February 2022. Animated by Creator/{{Satelight}}, the anime aired in the summer 2023 anime season.
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13	Creator/VizMedia announced in June 2022 that they'd licensed the manga for English release, and began doing so in January 2023.
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15	A spinoff began in August of 2020, initially (and unofficially) translated as ''Völundio ~Surreal Sword Saga~''. An [[https://comikey.com/comics/volundio-divergent-sword-saga-manga/44/ official English translation]] is available on Comikey under the name ''Völundio ~Divergent Sword Saga~''.
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20	* AbortedArc: The tournament for the Demon King title is cancelled early and only brought up in the flashbacks.
21	* TheAce: There's very little that Helck can't do, though he's [[HumbleHero humble]] enough that even people who would normally [[CantCatchUp be jealous]] end up inspired instead.
22	* AdvancedAncientAcropolis: There is one under the Human Castle, belonging to the ancient humans who tried to attain the new world. [[spoiler: It looks quite similar to real world actual cities like New York or so, and it's later revealed to be the previous world that was wiped out when the world changed into the current age. ]]
23	* AffectionateParody: Of [[EasternRPG jRPGs]], mainly of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom]] era [[TropeCodifier trope codifier]] ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI''. Things [[CerebusSyndrome get darker]] around the time the human king [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist quotes the original]].
24	* AllLovingHero: Helck is the nicest person around and would prefer to avoid hurting anyone if possible.
25	* AmbiguouslyEvil: Helck's alleged loyalty to the Demon Empire and general morality is put into question for the first third of the series. [[spoiler:Yes, he is definitely a nice guy, but it's hard to blame him for wanting to kill humans since they all either turned into monsters or are attempting a double-genocide.]]
26	* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Human King, who takes a sword through the head and still keeps talking.
27	* AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler:Human King, Mikaros and Rafaed have been manipulating the Human Realm for centuries, though their motives may vary. Even the nobles who joined them don't realize that they're not included in the RestartTheWorld plan.]]
28	* AntiAntiChrist: [[spoiler:The Will of the World intended Helck to be the destroyer. He awakened, but proceeded to ignore any voices in his head to become the savior.]]
29	* AristocratsAreEvil: Helck's past reveals the nobles of the Human Kingdom look down on the lower class and consider themselves much better than the peasants. [[spoiler:The King and the nobles planned to awaken most of the humans so they could turn them into their mindlessly obedient slaves. The one noble who seems good is revealed to be ''even worse'', being directly responsible for turning everyone - commoner and noble alike - into slaves.]]
30	* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: [[spoiler:The Human King states that Mikaros wasn't the first one to become DrunkWithPower, and as long as Will of the World exists, people like him will emerge more frequently. Even with The Will being finally defeated, Helck is cautious another of his avatars may appear soon.]]
31	* CerebusRollerCoaster: The series frequently goes into both ends of SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism and SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness, sometimes even within the same chapter, though overall it remains positive.
32	* CerebusSyndrome: The story starts out comedic, but takes a sharp turn for the darker after the Winged Soldiers are introduced, and ''particularly'' after Helck's backstory is revealed.
33	* TheChosenOne: Heroes in the human world are a rarity but they alone are worth more than a few armies. Humans figure out how to apply it ''forcibly'', with horrifying results.
34	* ConditionalPowers: Second class abilities are incredible powers but they require special circumstances to use; like barriers powered by eating a bean 30 minutes prior, or being able to send telepathic messages after drinking hot coffee. First class abilities, like Vamiriro's fire, avert this completely.
35	** Like the [[MagicallyBindingContract arcane contracts]] in the tournament, meeting certain requirements allows for absolute effects over their targets. A curse that drives the plot may be of this type.
36	* CookingDuel: Helck and Vermilio enter one in order to get money for the map they need. Becomes something of a parody to manga that make such things SeriousBusiness.
37	* CooldownHug: Alicia does this for Helck the first time his UnstoppableRage is triggered [[spoiler:just after his brother Cless kills himself]].
38	* TheCorruption: The poison across the Demon Realm. It's safe in the cities and some strong demons are very resistant to it, but prolonged exposure can result in TransformationHorror. [[spoiler:Humans have created a weaponized version of it in the form of magic snow, and both are actually The Will of the World materialized.]]
39	* CosmicHorrorReveal: [[spoiler:The classic war between humans and demons turns out to be the plan of the sentient hyperspace energy to turn everyone into {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, and the world used to be more sci-fi in the past.]]
40	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Helck was [[spoiler:saved and raised by one family when all other nobles considered him and his brother worse than garbage, only for said savior to raise Cless as a HumanWeapon and rip away every bit of happiness Helck had.]]
41	* DarkWorld: The Demon Empire is a desolate and rocky land filled with poisonous gas that creates monsters and is deadly if exposed to for too long. The only way to even live there is within magically protected cities. In contrast, the human land and other places are just fine.
42	* ADayInTheLimelight: Many of the special chapters are devoted to the lives of the inhabitants of the Demon Empire before Helck's arrival, starting with Vermilio and her experiences as a child with Azudora, then moving on to the other participants of the Demon Lord tournament (as well as its staff), before finally focusing on Piwi's narration of the silly hijinks he experiences during his travels with Helck and Anne.
43	* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: This mixed with CameBackStrong is what makes the winged soldiers so dangerous: killing them just sends them home, and they can keep gaining levels in the interim.
44	* {{Deconstruction}}: Several old jRPG tropes and mechanics, especially when seen from the [[SympatheticPOV demons' point of view]].
45	** Human [[TheChosenOne heroes]] are designed to endlessly [[LevelGrinding grind]] entire populations into dust while growing in power, potentially until [[GameBreaker nothing can oppose them]]. [[spoiler:Especially if they have [[DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist infinite continues]]]]. In a world run by [[IdleRich self-centered nobles]] who [[CompellingVoice cannot be turned down]], they would be [[HumansAreCthulhu terrifying]].
46	** In [[VideoGame/DragonQuest DQ]] tradition, [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon the Demon Empire]] is in a [[TheCorruption toxic]] [[DeathWorld wasteland]] that endlessly spawns [[DifficultySpike powerful monsters]]. Which [[MST3KMantra should not be]] the preferred residence for bad guys who are [[BossArenaIdiocy neither immune to poison nor getting eaten]]. Odds are they do not enjoy or even intentionally cause that part.
47	** When your [[MonstersEverywhere large list]] of [[RPGsEqualCombat enemies]] can be summed up as "[[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman every race except humans]] [[AntiHumanAlliance united as one]]," the entire planet must be [[EverythingTryingToKillYou bizarrely evil]]. That or humans are [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters not the good guys]].
48	** From humans' perspective, the demons are TheManBehindTheMonsters, and extermination campaigns against them should solve their problems. Once they manage to kill the only Demon King they know of, things go FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler:The Demon King was fighting ''against'' the monsters, and with him gone the entire horde moved to the Human Realm, and the Emperor is actually holding off TheCorruption as much as he can. Said Demon had friends and duties of his own, which did not help the mutual racism. And the Human King they were praising so much turns out to be the biggest monster of them all, who is now just one step away from destroying mankind himself.]]
49	* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: The MaouTheDemonKing humans are [[TheDreaded so afraid of]] was just one of many local governors. The Four Heavenly Kings and the Emperor are much stronger than humans could ever imagine.
50	* DeusExMachina: A few times in moments of NearVillainVictory, some of the previously established characters, even when presumed to be far away or dead, just happen to have the skill to completely undermine the villain's plan. Vermilio is surprised just as much as everyone else.
51	* EarnYourHappyEnding: It takes a long time, but it's worth it in the end, even followed by a WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue. [[spoiler:The Demon Empire won the war with surprisingly few casualties, all of The Will's avatars got KilledOffForReal, Cless is crowned as a new king and humans embrace peace with the demons, Azudora is curing TheCorruption, and Helck gets both Sharuami and Alicia.]]
52	* EldritchTransformation: [[spoiler:What happens to the winged soldiers if they are released from the king's control.]]
53	* EliteFour: Vermilio, Azudra, Kohaku and the currently unnamed Black Heavenly King of the North. And that ticks all boxes for TheFourGods, too.
54	* TheEmpire: subverted in the literal Demon Empire. Invoked in that of [[spoiler: [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters the humans]].]]
55	* FantasticRacism: Humans have all been taught that demons are the cause of any and all evil, that the reason monsters attack them is because the demon king sends them, and that demons are all tricksters who will lie to your face as they plunge a dagger in your back. Even good humans have trouble thinking that it's all a lie. Demons themselves don't seem to have a very high opinion of humans, either.
56	* TheFederation: The Demon Empire is made up of 15 nations and their various races working to fight larger threats. They aren't TheEmpire or the [[PropagandaMachine source of humanity's woes]] in this setup.
57	* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler:When the Will of the World takes over the Human King, his banter frequently switches between following it and wanting to save his people.]]
58	* ForeverWar: Mikaros states that humans and demons have been fighting for over 1,500 years, and it's not made clear how long the war has been going on before that time.
59	* TheFourGods: the [[EliteFour Four Heavenly Kings]] of TheEmpire is exactly that: Vermilio is the Vermilion Bird, Azudra is the Azure Dragon, Kohaku is the White Tiger and the unnamed Heavenly King of the North is supposedly the Black Tortoise.
60	* GagDub: While the plot becomes [[CerebusSyndrome somber for long stretches]], the online ads for the books keep a sillier tone by rewriting the serious speech bubbles [[BreakingTheFourthWall wackily]].
61	* GenreShift: The series starts as a very comedic TournamentArc with Helck beating any challenge Vermilio throws at him... for the first few chapters, then the invasion begins and we start to find out why a human hero would want to join the demons.
62	* TheGhost: The third of the Four Heavenly Kings only appears in ''Völundio'', and the fourth one doesn't at all.
63	* GoneHorriblyRight: The majority of the winged soldiers lose their memories and personalities. [[spoiler:It's a feature.]]
64	* GoodWingsEvilWings: [[spoiler: Nearly all of humanity has been turned into angelic looking awakened heroes. Though described as a power sleeping within them all, why they all have angel wings while Helck doesn't isn't really explained.]]
65	** It may be a nod to the [[VideoGame/DragonQuestIV Zenithian]] [[VideoGame/DragonQuestV Trilogy]] where heroes emerge from humans carrying winged Zenithian blood.
66	* HappyFunBall: Little Vermilio is seen in the omakes swinging around a twig she calls the [[NamedWeapons Koedarion (Twigalion)]]. [[spoiler:Being a branch of the WorldTree, it is a legitimate AmplifierArtifact that let her blow up Azudora as a child and makes her even deadlier as an adult.]]
67	* HeroicBuild: Helck, Helck, Helck. He's so big he stopped bothering with shirts a long time ago, and had that lantern jaw as a child.
68	* HopeSpot: In the backstory, after being separated from his friends [[spoiler: when the King and their awakened servants attack them all and Helck passes out from his injuries,]] Helck makes his way back home to find [[spoiler: Alicia on the chopping block. He saves her just in time. [[SnowMeansDeath Then it begins to snow,]] [[FromBadToWorse and]] [[BodyHorror everything]] [[PainfulTransformation goes]] [[PowerAtAPrice to]] [[TheBadGuyWins hell.]]]]
69	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Helck and Vermilio.
70	* HumansAreAverage: Not even, the Demon Empire considers them the weakest threat by far, in fact they could even conquer them easily if it wasn't for a far more dangerous enemy to the north occupying most of their resources. Even with [[TheChosenOne a Hero]] humans are still not even close to being an immediate threat. [[spoiler: That changes thanks to the winged soldiers.]]
71	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Most humans are jerks, and the nobles are worse. [[spoiler: When the Demon Empire and the Human World were close allies, it was the humans who betrayed demonkind. It happened several times until the demons cut ties in disgust.]]
72	** [[spoiler: It's implied in later chapters that a lot of recent aggression from humans has come from the King's PropagandaMachine, which really helped turning the population into killing machines.]]
73	* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: [[spoiler:It's what causes the mutations into the New World beings and is behind the Contacted. Azudora drops the trope name almost word for word before Vermilio and Helck travel into it.]]
74	* IDieFree: [[spoiler:Cless chose to kill himself rather than kill his brother while under mind control.]] [[spoiler: Unfortunately, [[FromBadToWorse this didn't stop him being used for the King's awakening plan anyway.]]]]
75	* IdiosyncraticCoverArt:
76	** The original 2014-2018 manga covers have 1-2 characters in front of a picture that takes up the top third of the background.
77	** For the 2022 edition, the manga volumes have covers that form one big picture when put together in order.
78	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Helck prior to his HeroicBSOD. He keeps the traits even after, but pure hate is added to the usual mix of purity.
79	* InsistentTerminology: Piwi would let you know that he's not a bird.
80	* KidAppealCharacter: Piwi is TheLoad and TagAlongKid, but he's the source of half of the gags, has a quite detailed backstory, gets merchandise, and Vermilio adores him. He turns out to be ChekhovsGunman in the end and [[BreakoutCharacter gets his own spin-off]].
81	* KryptoniteRing: [[spoiler:Helck eventually gives Vermilio the Hero Killer, a sword capable of killing him, in case he loses control of his powers and goes berserk.]]
82	* LetsGetDangerous: When Helck says "Al~right" something ''awesome'' is about to happen.
83	* LittleBitBeastly: The various people Helck and Vermilio meet on their journey home all have animal-like appearances.
84	* LittleMissBadass: Vermilio. She looks like a teenage girl, but is an incredibly powerful fire wielder.
85	* LoadBearingBoss: Once the Human King is defeated, the Human Castle suddenly starts collapsing. Actually [[spoiler:it was NotQuiteDead Mikaros activating the FantasticNuke.]]
86	* MagikarpPower: [[spoiler:The whole human race is weak, but has the potential to awaken into heroes, and the Winged Soldiers eventually do after a neverending course of CameBackStrong, but only a few have any compatibility with the powers.]]
87	* MasterOfIllusion: The Human King can remotely project himself and create images of Helck's loved ones for a distraction. [[spoiler:It's more likely that these are holograms than a form of magic.]]
88	* MercyKillArrangement: Helck gives Vermilio the Hero-killing blade, twice, in case his SuperpoweredEvilSide gets better of him.
89	* MixAndMatchCritters: Animals like the Shikango, a deer(shika) + coral(sango).
90	* MoneySpider: When Vermilio roasts a [[SealedEvilInACan sealed, ancient monster]], what look like large gemstones drop all around it.
91	* MoodWhiplash: A lot. One village had a monster that they feared because it could crush boulders with its jaws and had hard skin that could deflect blades. Vermilio kills it in passing. They immediately throw a party.
92	* MotiveDecay: Humans' reasoning for attacking demons becomes less and less coherent over time to the point when [[spoiler:Zellzion uses a spell to control the monsters, the very reason why the invasion started in the first place, and he brushes off the idea that somebody on the human side could have used it before. It becomes clear that most humans are BrainwashedAndCrazy.]]
93	* NotSoStoic: Vermilio is noted to be almost completely emotionless on-duty and besides a brief surprise of new things, barely emotes, but she tends to have a HairTriggerTemper and AngerBornOfWorry.
94	* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When Cless starts rebelling against the King's order, the nobles lose their shit. Which only gets accentuated when [[MassOhCrap Helck gets pissed with them.]]]]
95	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Edil does this with Hyura. When he abandons his fight (that he is clearly winning) with two other demons after learning Hyura is at the same battlefield, one of the demons claims that Edil has [[FoeRomanceSubtext fallen deeply]] for Hyura. Edil then interrupts Mikaros who was about to finish off Hyura to claim that he will take care of it.
96	* OurDemonsAreDifferent: All other sapient species besides humans fall under the label, separate from the [[RandomEncounters feral monsters]]. Since most of the races get along and have a civilization together, it's the humans who insist on fighting all of them who are considered the [[SwappedRoles violent nuisance]].
97	* OutGambitted: Whatever humans try to pull, demons prove themselves to be much stronger and aware of all enemy plans.
98	* PerpetualSmiler: Helck is always wearing a happy grin on his face even when met with actual danger. The times when he doesn't have this is OOCIsSeriousBusiness.
99	%%* PlatonicLifePartners: [[spoiler: Helck and Vermilio.]]
100	* PowerAtAPrice: Humanity has gained the power to seriously become a threat to the Demon Empire [[spoiler: but only after the entire nation was awakened as heroes and turned into immortal slaves.]]
101	** Individuals like [[spoiler:Mikaros that connect to the Will of the World become immensely powerful, but they are enthralled by it and can only fixate on furthering its agenda. Helck is the sole exception through his HeroicWillpower, and even he's afraid he may go haywire.]]
102	* PowerCrystal: Several tools like the Empire's video projectors. The barrier crystals that provide a habitable environment include [[Franchise/FinalFantasy giant, floating ones on hollow diases]]. The villains want to usurp them to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV power transporters.]]
103	* PowerLevels: Combat ratings are set like a videogame: Vermilio, one of the strongest demons, is level 78, while Helck is probably level 99. Though how these play out in actual battle isn't cut and dried; Vermilio is sure she can probably defeat Helck but she is equally confident she would not survive.
104	* PoweredByAForsakenChild: [[spoiler:Cless and Sharuami are kept to gather the Hyperspace Energy and turn humans into Artificial Heroes.]]
105	* PrecursorKillers: [[spoiler:The Ancients, that were not much different than futuristic humans, were wiped out by The Will of the World and ThePlague thousands of years ago when they became too greedy with the uses of its energy. Now this Will wants to finish the job.]]
106	* PuppetKing: [[spoiler:[[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]]. The Human King is revealed to be [[ManInFrontOfTheMan Mikaros]]' creation and humans were following a puppet the entire time. But then it turns out the King did in fact had a consiousness of his own and pulls a DragonAscendant on Mikaros. Mikaros lived and gets to be the FinalBoss.]]
107	* {{Reconstruction}}: Of the ComicallyInvincibleHero. How do you create an antagonistic threat when the main character is a level 99 superhuman with perfect physical stats and no exceptionally crippling mental weaknesses? ''By souping up an entire nation's population of villainous PlayerCharacters'', Dark Souls resurrection, and an alternate win condition that has nothing to do with the hero. Most of the tension from the fights comes from a combination of power imbalance and attrition. One of the core themes is that brute strength is not everything; it's about using that strength to help others, who can help you in their own special ways. And in the last arc, it's revealed that there is a logical reason why Helck is so ridiculously strong: [[spoiler:The Will of the World tried to make him his champion long before Cless, augmenting his body and aura at a young age. The only thing that would have been exceptionally special about Helck otherwise was his iron will, which resisted the temptation]].
108	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Demonic rulership has six categories: Populace, General, Demon King, Heavenly King, Guardian King, and Emperor. Anyone starting from a Demon King is a OneManArmy.
109	* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:Applies to most humans who didn't have strong will, and Helck's brother Cless especially.]]
110	* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Kenros offers to stop fighting and be friends with humans, Edil yells "Could you sleep soundly next to a monster?" Kenros then points out the winged soldiers are immortal.
111	* SaveBothWorlds: [[spoiler:Helck and Vermilio shift their goals from {{Mercy Kill}}ing the entire human race to finding a cure for them, even if they have no idea how.]]
112	* SimpleSolutionWontWork: Vermilio wanted to just take Helck out herself, but his MagicallyBindingContract makes him impervious to all harm that isn't a part of the tournament. And she can't disqualify him without a ''very clear'' reason either.
113	* ShoutOut: Some RPG references are more specific than others.
114	** Vermilio has the same [[PsychoticSmirk evil grin]] as old ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' demon kings.
115	** Augis, the Warrior of Darkness, is a fallen [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior of Light]].
116	** Sharuami gets her name from one of the protagonists of ''VideoGame/{{Evergrace}}'', known in English as Sharline.
117	** A non-video game example, the Human King looks like Baldwin IV from ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven''.
118	** Helck's origin story is modeled after that of Oersted's in the 7th chapter of ''VideoGame/LiveALive''.[[labelnote:Spoilers for both works]]After the local [[MonsterLord Demon King]] is slain, both Helck and Oersted are [[FalseFriend betrayed]] and [[WitchHunt hunted by humanity]]. The last of their friends [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice themselves]] to allow their escape. Ultimately, they launch a [[RoaringRampageOfRescue desperate rescue]] to [[DamselInDistress save a girl]] named Alicia [[InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn by themselves]], but it's too late and she is also turned against them. Left with a loathing of mankind, they choose to replace the fallen Demon King.[[/labelnote]]
119	** Rafaed's sword shares its name with a ''[[Franchise/FinalFantasy Final Fantasy]]'' staple, the Defender. [[labelnote:*]]The ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'' sword only had that name in English.[[/labelnote]]
120	** The Human King can perform the [[WaveMotionGun Wave Cannon]] like a certain other [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII last boss]].
121	* SlaveToPR: The main problem why Vermilio can't just make Helck fail the tournament because he's adored by all demon viewers and on top of invoking anger it would ruin the event.
122	* SmugSnake: Mikaros had a dozen of {{Villainous Breakdown}}s, but he always manages to compose himself.
123	* SuddenContestFormatChange: In the first chapter, [[FantasticRacism Vermilio the Red is incensed]] that a ''human'' hero, the eponymous Helck, is decisively winning the tournament to crown the next Demon Lord. Convinced he must be a WolfInSheepsClothing, she begins switching the formats of his matches to such things as building castles of cards in hopes of getting him out of the tournament. [[EpicFail He continues to win anyway.]]
124	* SuperpowerLottery: Among humans, the few [[TheChosenOne heroes]] who appear perhaps once in many centuries are the winners. But when a way to [[PowerAtAPrice cheat the lottery]] is introduced, [[HumansAreCthulhu the results]] threaten to wipe out everybody else.
125	* SwissCheeseSecurity: Asuta has no problems sneaking right into the human castle and telepathically retell crucial conversations for a very long time, and even "increased security" fails to realize their plans are being leaked, though they eventually figure it out. Sharuami doesn't even question how "a merchant" could bypass all the guards.
126	* TechnicalPacifist: Helck usually just knocks people around, but when people around are threatened or MercyKill is required, all gloves are off.
127	* TeleportersAndTransporters:
128	** Helck and Vermilio get transported to a remote island in volume two; the two then end up having to work together to get back to the Demon Empire.
129	** Also [[spoiler:how Helck was transported to the Demon Empire in the first place]].
130	* ThemeNaming: From [[FantasyKitchenSink multicultural sources]].
131	** [[TheChosenOne Helck and Cless]] are [[PunnyName together]] named after [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]]'s greatest hero, Heracles.
132	** The [[EliteFour Four Heavenly Kings]] so far, with Vermilio (Vermilion Bird) and Azudra (Azure Dragon) taken from their [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded]] [[TheFourGods four divine beasts]].
133	** High ranking demons in general appear to be named after pagan gods like Demon King [[Myth/NorseMythology Thor]]. Most civilians are named after various mythical creatures. Like Rubero the [[{{Hellhound}} Kerberos]]-cosplaying dog man and Lelepus the [[KillerRabbit bunny monster]].
134	*** The majority are Greek with many appropriately drawing from the Twelve Labors of Heracles. Like the [[FullBoarAction Boar of Erymanthos]] being split into two boar-themed races, the [[ForcedTransformation Ery]] and [[BarbarianTribe Thosman]] (Ellyu and Toosu-men).
135	** [[ArchangelMichael Mikalos]] and [[ArchangelRaphael Rafaed]] who command the [[OurAngelsAreDifferent winged soldiers]] are named after [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels cardinal archangels]].
136	%%* TrueCompanions: the most obvious pair is Vermilio and Helck.
137	* UnstoppableRage: Helck wields immense power, tempered with his nearly bottomless good-natured enthusiasm and understanding. However, the moment the lives of anyone he loves are truly threatened that understanding is gone, and woe be unto you if you're in his way.
138	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Helck has a HeroicBuild and only wears pants and a cape.
139	* WeatherManipulation: The snow in the Human Realm is [[spoiler:Sharuami's magic while she's brainwashed by the Human King. It's the concentrated version of poison in Demons' lands and forcibly awakens humans into Heroes, and the King plans to make it global.]]
140	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:The Human King was the former part of EvilVersusOblivion and was working against Mikaros' plan to let the mutations consume the world. While he is trying to combat the Will of the World, he still wants to commit genocide on the demons by using them as hosts for mass BrainUploading to resurrect the people from his old world.]]
141	* WholeEpisodeFlashback: Helck's backstory, which runs over several chapters.
142	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: A recurring theme. People who grow to adulthood with or earn their powers can use them safely. Those who do not are controlled by them.
143	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:The Human King kills Mikaros and Rafaed himself since it became clear they're unable to stop Helck and Vermilio, and he wanted to talk to them about ''his'' plans without fighting. Mikaros was NotQuiteDead though.]]

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