History Characters / BungouStrayDogs

A list of characters in ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs''. Characters on this page all have their names listed in Western order-- given names followed by surnames.

'''Spoilers up to chapter 37 / episode 24 will be unmarked.'''
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[[index]]
* [[Characters/BungouStrayDogsArmedDetectiveAgency Armed Detective Agency]]
* [[Characters/BungouStrayDogsPortMafia Port Mafia]]
* [[Characters/BungouStrayDogsTheGuild The Guild]]
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!!The Rats in the House of the Dead

[[folder:Fyodor Dostoyevsky]]
-->Voiced by Creator/AkiraIshida
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Russian author Creator/FyodorDostoevsky, and his ability is named after Dostoevsky's most famous novel, ''Literature/CrimeAndPunishment''.

The leader of the Rats in the House of the Dead. His ability, "Crime and Punishment," has yet to be shown.
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* AdaptedOut: He appears for the first time in the 13th chapter of the manga commenting with Fitzgerald and Agatha Christie the battle of Akutagawa and Atsushi. The anime only showed Fitzgerald at the end of the episode who adapted chapter 13, erasing the appearences of both Dostoyevsky and Christie. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}} at the end of the second season of the anime, when his proper introduction in the ending of the Guild arc is adapted.]]
* AGodAmI
* BigBad: After the three-way war, he has become the main antagonist, outclassing both Fitzgerald and Mori. [[spoiler:His actions basically caused the conflict between the Mafia and Agency, for the sake of the lives of their respective leaders.]]
* BoomerangBigot: Hates Ability users despite being one himself.
* CharacterTics: Tends to bite his fingers to the point where they bleed.
* TheChessmaster: He is up there with Dazai, if not better, when it comes to planning. [[spoiler: Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Asano in Chapter 47.5.]] He doesn't even need the resources (like the Guild) nor the numbers (the Mafia), as he is a formidable villain all by himself.
* KnightTemplar: Openly states that he wishes to "free others from sin". Much of this involves murder.
* IllBoy: Openly says that he's anaemic.
* ManipulativeBastard: He isn't above [[spoiler: using children, [[RedHerring just to fool the Agency.]]]]
* MasterOfDisguise: [[spoiler: Disguised himself as a police officer during a terrorist incident so he could get close to Mori and Elise to stab him without the latter suspecting anything.]]
* NiceHat: Wears a Ushanka hat, befitting that he comes presumably from Russia.
* OutsideContextProblem: He appears out of nowhere to abruptly end the Guild arc with a vague motive and an unknown ability and begins effortlessly playing XanatosSpeedChess with both the Agency and the Mafia.
* RedHerring: A master at creating these. [[spoiler: It was enough to fool even [[SherlockScan Ranpo.]]]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Oh yes. Yes, he would.

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[[folder:Ivan Goncharov]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after the Russian author Ivan Goncharov, and his ability is named after Goncharov's novel ''The Precipice''.

A member of the Rats in the House of the Dead, tasked with guarding the organization's headquarters. His ability, "The Precipice" [[spoiler: allows him to manipulate conglomerate rocks.]]
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* AxeCrazy
* DishingOutDirt
* DissonantSerenity: Even when defeated and threatened, he doesn't stop smiling and laughing. [[spoiler: It's because Fyodor removed the part of his brain that makes him feel "unhappiness".]]
* InSeriesNickname: "Gon".
* SharpDressedMan
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[[folder:Alexander Pushkin]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after the Russian author Alexander Pushkin, and his ability is named after his play ''A Feast in Time of Plague''.

A member of the Rats in the House of the Dead, whose job is to assassinate enemy forces using his ability, ''A Feast in Time of Plague'' [[spoiler: which allows him to plant a fatal virus in anyone whom he injures.]]
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* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: He begs to be spared the wrath of Fukuzawa and Mori after being captured by the combined forces of the Detective Agency and Port Mafia.]]
* DirtyCoward
* LetsYouAndHimFight: [[spoiler: His ability can cause this by inserting the same virus into two people, so that one can be cured if the other dies first. Dostoyevsky uses this to his advantage to make the Detective Agency and Port Mafia fight each other by Fukuzawa and Mori infected.]]
* {{Sadist}}: He claims to enjoy seeing the "strong" suffer.
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[[folder:Mushitarou Oguri]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after the Japanese Mystery author Mushitarou Oguri, and his ability is named after his most famous novel ''The Perfect Murder''.

A member of the Rats in the House of the Dead, tasked with erasing his leader's tracks. His ability, ''The Perfect Murder'' [[spoiler: allows him to erase any evidence of a crime perfectly.]]
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* ArchEnemy: Declares himself as one to all detectives. For Ranpo, the feeling is mutual.
* CluelessMystery: [[spoiler: His ability allows him to create these.]]
* ExoticEyeDesigns: His pupils consist of several rings.
* InSeriesNickname: Both Ranpo and Poe refer to him as the "Cleaner" due to his role.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: [[spoiler: The man who sold the secrets to an unsolvable murder to Poe, and the criminal Ranpo was tracking down ended up being the same person.]]
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: His ability manifests as little cartoon ghosts that seek out and eat evidence thus erasing it.]]
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The only member of the Rats in the House of the Dead who isn't Russian.
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!!The Japanese Government

[[folder:Ango Sakaguchi]]
-->Voiced by Creator/JunFukuyama
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Heigo Sakaguchi, who wrote under the pen name Ango Sakaguchi. His ability is a reference to a pair of Sakaguchi's essays, "Discourse on Decadence" and "Discourse on Decadence Part II."

A government worker whose ability, "Discourse on Decadence," has not been shown. Ango once worked as the Port Mafia's Intelligence Agent, but it was under the Government's orders [[TheMole to spy on the mafia's activities]]. During his time working as an intelligence agent under for the Port Mafia, he also became an agent for Mimic under Mori Ougai's orders.
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* BadassBureaucrat: He's a government worker who managed to successfully infiltrate not one, but two highly dangerous criminal organizations and lived to talk about it.
* BeautyMark: On his upper lip.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: He joined the Mafia as a spy for the government, then joined Mimic as a spy for the Mafia. His loyalty ultimately remains with the government.
* EasilyCondemned: Dazai still holds a grudge against him for his role in the Mimic incident, even though Oda's death wasn't his fault and Ango was the one who cleared Dazai's record so he could pursue honest work.
* LivingMacGuffin: His disappearance kicks off the "Dark Era" arc and Odasaku spends much of it investigating what happened to him.
* NonActionGuy: In contrast to Dazai and Oda.
* OddFriendship: With Dazai and Oda.
* ReverseMole: Spies on the Mafia for the Japanese government and Mimic for both.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: On occasion.
* StoicSpectacles
* TheUnreveal: His ability is the only one of the trio's that is never shown.
* VisualPun: He's a [[ReverseMole double mole]] and has a [[BeautyMark mole]] on his upper lip.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Dazai as a result of the Mimic incident, though he regards Dazai more favorably than Dazai regards him.

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[[folder:Santoka Taneda]]
-->Voiced by Creator/FumihikoTachiki
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author and poet Shoichi Taneda, who wrote under the pen name Santoka Taneda.

Head of the Japanese government's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Special Abilities Division. Ango's boss, and the one who advised Dazai to join the Armed Detective Agency.
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* BadassBeard
* BadassBureaucrat: He's a government worker who regularly deals with people who have dangerous abilities and grants licenses to businesses and organizations that rely on abilities.
* BadassNormal: He isn't introduced as having an ability, despite being the head of the Special Abilities Division.[[note]]It's possible he does have one that wasn't mentioned, however.[[/note]]
* BaldOfAwesome
* EnemyMine: He's been willing to cooperate with the Mafia on multiple occasions in the name of dealing with bigger and more immediate threats, such as Mimic.
* OldFriend: Hinted to have this kind of relationship with Fukuzawa.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Frequently.

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!!Others

[[folder:André Gide]]
-->Voiced by Creator/ShinichiroMiki
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after French author André Gide. His ability is named after Gide's novel, ''Strait Is the Gate''.

The leader of a criminal organization from Europe known as Mimic. His ability, ''Strait Is the Gate'' allows him to see his enemies' movements a few seconds into the future.
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* AllThereInTheManual: His ability's name was only revealed in promotional material for the anime.
* ArcVillain: Of the Dark Era arc.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Quotes John 12:24 before his final battle with [[spoiler: Oda.]]
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: His visions of the future are tinted red as opposed to Oda's blue.
* DarkSkinnedBlond
* DeathSeeker: He and his followers wanted to have a glorious death after being betrayed by their country. Gide states he wants to live and die as a soldier until his last breath to honor his fallen comrades.
* FamousLastWords: "Sakunosuke...Even your last shot was perfect."
* MutualKill: With Oda.
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Was killed by Oda before the start of the events of the main storyline.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Oda's blue. In contrast to Oda's serious nature, Gide is emotional and gets worked up easily. This is reflected in the colors the anime uses to represent their foresight abilities (Gide's visions are red, while Oda's are blue).
* {{Seers}}: His ability is similar to Oda's, but warns him of his enemies' movements rather than his own possible deaths.
* WesternTerrorists
* WhiteHairBlackHeart
* WickedCultured
* WorthyOpponent: He saw Oda as one due to their similar abilities, hence why he made him cross the DespairEventHorizon by killing the children Oda was taking care of.
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: He is willing to kill the orphans that Oda raised just to have a duel.]]

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[[folder:Soseki Natsume]]
-->Voiced by Creator/HochuOtsuka
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Kinnosuke Natsume, who wrote under the pen name Soseki Natsume, and his ability is a reference to Natsume's novel ''Literature/IAmACat''.

A mysterious author who inspired Oda's dream of becoming a writer and supported the founding of the Armed Detective Agency. His location and ability are unknown.
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* {{Animorphism}}: [[spoiler:Has been keeping watch over Yokohama as Haruno's cat, Mii-chan.]]
* BadassLongcoat
* BadassMustache
* BigGood: [[spoiler: Created the Armed Detective Agency to establish a peaceful tripartite rule over Yokohama, with the military police and the Port Mafia as the other two parts.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: First introduced in a flashback during the Dark Era, [[spoiler: later plays a major role in the Fyodor arc]].
* ClassyCane
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The BigGood that everyone's been trying to find was... [[spoiler: the Agency clerk's pet cat.]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: [[spoiler: His ability does exactly what you'd expect it to.]]
* TheFaceless: He's only ever seen silhouetted in Oda's flashback. Averted when he's properly introduced during the Fyodor arc.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the Dark Era, a calico cat appeared at Bar Lupin who Dazai called "Sensei". Calico cats have also appeared on [[http://miiwaa-chan.tumblr.com/post/155171646073/ official art featuring Oda and Fukuzawa]], the two characters with known ties to Souseki. [[spoiler: Come chapter 50, and it's revealed that Mii-chan, Haruno's calico cat, is Natsume in disguise.]]
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler: Remember the cat Dazai was playing with at the bar in the Dark Era? Remember Haruno's cat Mii-chan? Not only are they the same cat, they were Natsume in disguise.]]
* HistoricalInJoke: In real life, Natsume is considered as one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history, and had a great influence on later writers. In Bungou Stray Dogs, [[spoiler: Natsume is speculated to be one of the strongest Ability users, and had a big hand in influencing Yokohama's politics.]]
** That this Natsume's novel series was left unfinished is a reference to the real Natsume's novel ''Light and Dark'', which was left unfinished by Natsume's death.
* MulticoloredHair
* NiceHat: Wears a bowler hat with a wide brim.
* OldShame: In-universe example. He's the author of Oda's favorite novel series, but considers the final installment to be garbage and is implied to have destroyed all copies.
* PeekABangs: His right eye is obscured by his hair.

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[[folder:Agatha Christie]]
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after British mystery author Creator/AgathaChristie, and her ability is a reference to Christie's most famous novel, ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone''.

The Knight Commander of the Order of the Clock Tower. Her ability, "And Then There Were None," has not been shown.
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* AdaptedOut: She appears for the first time in the 13th chapter of the manga commenting with Fitzgerald and Dostoyevsky the battle of Akutagawa and Atsushi. The anime only showed Fitzgerald at the end of the episode who adapted chapter 13, erasing the appearences of both Christie and Dostoyevsky.
* NiceHat
* SpotOfTea: Her only appearance so far shows her drinking tea.

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[[folder:Dan Brown]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/DanBrown, and his ability is a reference to Brown's novel ''[[Literature/DanBrownsInferno Inferno]]''.

Made a cameo as a promotional tie-in for the Japanese release of his novel ''[[Literature/DanBrownsInferno Inferno]]''. His ability, "Inferno," lets him look 33 minutes into the future via a three-line piece of heavily-encoded text.
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* InkSuitActor: The character in the manga looks just like his real-life counterpart.
* {{Seers}}: What his Ability allows him to do. However, only he is able to decipher the text that he composes.

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[[folder:Headmaster of the Orphanage]]
The headmaster of the orphanage Atsushi lived at and responsible for Astushi's dark and troublesome past.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Like Atsushi, the Headmaster also grew up as an orphan and had gone through his fair share of torment and grief. When he reached adulthood, he took to the life of crime. After the death of his five comrades, he opened up an orphanage to take in all the kids, one of which was Atsushi.]]
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Only known as "The Headmaster".
* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: He jumped on a bus and was on his way to congratulate Atsushi with a bouquet of flowers for a job well done after the defeat of the Guild. However, he was unable to complete his task. [[TearsOfRemorse Atsushi does shed some tears for his fallen torturer]] after learning all he had done was to help Atsushi.]]
* ToughLove: A very extreme example. He basically tortured Atsushi throughout his childhood. [[spoiler:He actually had Atsushi's best interests in mind and the injections that he gave Atsushi were actually nutrients to help him grow. After seeing Atsushi in the news, the Headmaster is genuinely happy for Atsushi's triumph he wanted to congratulate him with a bouquet of flowers, but was unfortunately unable to do so.]]
* TroubledAbuser: [[spoiler:The reason for his cruel inhumane acts, ranging from forced self-harm, starvation, and isolation, to Atsushi is that he himself had a dark troublesome past. He wanted Atsushi to grow up to hate ''him'' (the headmaster) instead of growing up to hate himself.]]

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* JapanesePronouns: Surprisingly, he doesn't use the "wagahai" pronoun popularized by his book, Literature/IAmACat. Instead, he uses "washi", which is used by old men.

* Sadist: He claims to enjoy seeing the "strong" suffer.

[[folder:Alexander Pushkin]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after the Russian author Alexander Pushkin, and his ability is named after his play ''A Feast in Time of Plague''.

A member of the Rats in the House of the Dead, whose job is to assassinate enemy forces using his ability, ''A Feast in Time of Plague'' [[spoiler: which allows him to plant a fatal virus in anyone whom he injures.]]

* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler: He begs to be spared the wrath of Fukuzawa and Mori after being captured by the combined forces of the Detective Agency and Port Mafia.]]
* DirtyCoward
* LetsYouAndHimFight: [[spoiler: His ability can cause this by inserting the same virus into two people, so that one can be cured if the other dies first. Dostoyevsky uses this to his advantage to make the Detective Agency and Port Mafia fight each other by Fukuzawa and Mori infected.]]
* Sadist: He claims to enjoy seeing the "strong" suffer.

[[folder:Mushitarou Oguri]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after the Japanese Mystery author Mushitarou Oguri, and his ability is named after his most famous novel ''The Perfect Murder''.

A member of the Rats in the House of the Dead, tasked with erasing his leader's tracks. His ability, ''The Perfect Murder'' [[spoiler: allows him to erase any evidence of a crime perfectly.]]

[[folder:Mushitarou Oguri]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after the Japanese Mystery author Mushitarou Oguri, and his ability is named after his most famous novel ''The Perfect Murder''.

A member of the Rats in the House of the Dead, tasked with erasing his leader's tracks. His ability, ''The Perfect Murder'' [[spoiler: allows him to erase any evidence of a crime perfectly.]]

* ExoticEyeDesign: His pupils consist of several rings.

-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after French author André Gide.

The leader of a criminal organization from Europe known as Mimic. His unnamed ability allows him to see his enemies' movements a few seconds into the future.

* WorthyOpponent: He saw Oda as one due to their similar abilities, hence why he made him cross the DespairEventHorizon by killing the children Oda was taking care of.

* [[{{Seers}} Precognition]]: His ability is similar to Oda's, but warns him of his enemies' movements rather than his own possible deaths.

* WhiteHairBlackHeart
* WouldHurtAChild:[[spoiler: He is willing to kill the orphans that Oda raised just to have a duel.]]

A mysterious author who inspired Oda's dream of becoming a writer and supported the founding of the Armed Detective Agency. His location and ability are unknown. [[spoiler: In actuality, he's been watching over the city using his ability, I Am a Cat, which seems to allow him to assume the form of a cat.]]

* BadassLongcoat

* [[spoiler: {{Animorphism}}: Has been keeping watch over Yokohama as Haruno's cat, Mii-chan.]]

* [[{{Seers}} Precognition]]: What his Ability allows him to do. However, only he is able to decipher the text that he composes.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Like Atsushi, the Headmaster also grew up as an orphan and had gone through his fair share of torment and grief. When he reached adulthood he took to the life of crime. After the death of his five comrades, he opened up an orphanage to take in all the kids, one of which was Atsushi.]]
* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: He even jumped on a bus and was on his way to congratulate Atsushi with a bouquet of flowers for a job well done after the defeat of the Guild. However, he was unable to complete his task. [[TearsOfRemorse Atsushi does shed some tears for his fallen torturer]] after learning all he had done was to help Atsushi.]]
* ToughLove: A very extreme example. He pretty much tortured Atsushi throughout his childhood. [[spoiler:He actually had Atsushi's best interests in mind and the injections that he gave Atsushi were actually nutrients to help him grow. After seeing Atsushi in the news, the Headmaster is genuinely happy for Atsushi's triumph he wanted to congratulate him with a bouquet of flowers, but was unfortunately unable to do so.]]

* [[spoiler:DarkAndTroubledPast:]] [[spoiler: Like Atsushi, the Headmaster also grew up as an orphan and had gone through his fair share of torment and grief. When he reached adulthood he took to the life of crime. After the death of his five comrades, he opened up an orphanage to take in all the kids, one of which was Atsushi.]]
* [[spoiler: WellIntentionedExtremist:]] For Atsushi. [[spoiler: The reason for his cruel inhumane acts. ranging from forced self-harm, starvation, and isolation, to Atsushi is that he himself had a dark troublesome past and wanted Atsushi to grow up to hate ''him'' (the headmaster) instead of growing up to hate himself. He actually had Atsushi's best interests in mind and the injections that he gave Atsushi were actually nutrients to help him grow. After seeing Atsushi in the news, the Headmaster is genuinely happy for Atsushi's triumph he wanted to congratulate him with a bouquet of flowers, but was unfortunately unable to do so.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: spoiler: Was killed by Oda before the start of the events of the main storyline.

-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Soseki Natsume, born Kinnosuke Natsume, and his ability is a reference to Natsume's novel ''Literature/IAmACat''.

[[folder:Natsume Souseki]]

-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Natsume Souseki, born Kinnosuke Natsume, and his ability is a reference to Souseki's novel ''Literature/IAmACat''.

A mysterious author who inspired Oda's dream of becoming a writer, and later who supported the founding of the Armed Detective Agency. His location and Ability are unknown. [[spoiler: In actuality, he's been watching over the city using his ability, I Am a Cat, which seems to allow him to assume the form of a cat.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the Dark Era, a calico cat appeared at Bar Lupin who Dazai called "Sensei". Calico cats have also appeared on [[http://miiwaa-chan.tumblr.com/post/155171646073/ official art featuring Odasaku and Fukuzawa]], the two characters with known ties to Souseki. [[spoiler: Come chapter 50, and it's revealed that Mii-chan, Haruno's calico cat, is Souseki in disguise.]]

* HistoricalInJoke: In real life, Souseki is considered as one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history, and had a great influence on later writers. In Bungou Stray Dogs, [[spoiler: Souseki is speculated to be one of the strongest Ability users, and had a big hand in influencing Yokohama's politics.]]
** That this Souseki's novel series was left unfinished is a reference to the real Souseki's novel ''Light and Dark'', which was left unfinished by Souseki's death.