Due to the spoiler-filled nature of the franchise. All spoilers will be unmarked.
Black★Rock Shooter has turned into an IP encompassing several types of media, with each having their own universe. As such, the characters are sorted based on the media where they appear in.
- Original Anime Characters note Introduced in the OVA (Humans - Mato Kuroi, Yomi Takanashi, Yuu Koutari; Other Selves - Black★Rock Shooter, Dead Master, Strength, Black★Gold Saw), Introduced in the TV anime (Humans - Saya Irino, Kagari Izuriha, Arata Kohata; Other Selves - Chariot)
- Game Characters note "B★RS"/Black★Rock Shooter/Stella, Nana Gray, PSS (Rothcall Shepard, Morris Bailey/Phobos, Harasho) Aspostles (MEFE/Mii, MZMA/Mazuma, SZZU/Shizu, CKRY/Karli, XNFE/Nafe, LLWO/Lilio, SAHA/Zaha), White★Rock Shooter/Sing Love, The Professor/Wyler Gibson)
- Innocent Soul Characters note Rock/Black★Rock Shooter, Ron, Dead/Dead Master, Ram, Jack Ollie, Leto, Io, Hanako Nakamura, Nico, Cecil, Kaede, Ouru, Tiger
- Dawn Fall Characters note Hemitheos Units (Empress/Black★Rock Shooter, Dead Master, Strength), Major Characters (Monica Kaburagi and Black Trike) Peacebuilding Forces (Colenel David, Jessica, Norito, Miya, Bolt, Andy) Education Institution (Lunatic/Artemis, Smiley, Charlotte, Momiji), Others (Isana)
