History Characters / DGrayManExorcists

* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: If we're to take the manga artwork literally, he has his own soul in his body plus the soul of [[spoiler:the woman he was in his past life]]. It's complicated.

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* ColorMotif: Exorcists are mainly identified with black. As members from the Black Order, their predominantly black uniform (made like that to make Akuma detect them and reveal their position) is their primary characteristic. This contrasts with the Noah, who use [[LightIsNotGood white]] outfits instead.

* NiceGirl: Downplayed. She ''is'' a kind person, but only towards the people she's close to. [[HeroicSelfDeprecation She's painfully aware of it.]]

* AnimeChineseGirl: Mostly downplayed. While she was born in China and has been shown to wear [[UsefulNotes/{{qipao}} quipaos]] as casual clothing in extra material and during her childhood, as a result from being taken from her brother at such a young age she has lived a mostly occidentalized life in the Order and doesn't falls into most of the stereotypes associated with the trope (she styles her hair into ordinary pigtails rather than OdangoHair, her fighting style involves quick, powerful acrobatic kicks rather than [[AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu being a martial art expert]] and her favorite food is stated to be chocolate cake instead of some typical or traditional Chinese dish).

Lavi's mentor. He is a short old man whose FacialMarkings made him look like a panda according to Lavi. His anti-akuma weapon is a set of needles called Heaven's Compass.

* PapaWolf: Just see his reaction when Eshi tried to kill Lavi.

* BlessedWithSuck: Parasitic-type Exorcists are generally stronger than the Equipment-type ones, as, due to having the Innocence inside their bodies, this allows them to exhibit greater power and control over their Innocence and surpass their limits more easily. However, such usage of the Innocence produces such a big physical strain on them that it severely shortens their lifespan.

* BerserkButton: Calling him a panda is a bad idea.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Bookman is simply a title.

* HeroicNeutral: Bookmen are officially neutral in the Millennium Earl's war with the Black Order, and this Bookman was associated with the previous generation of the Noahs before the events of the story. He came to the Black Order after the 14th Noah's fight with the Earl.

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* GirlishPigtails: Somewhat subverted. She has her long green hair in pigtails and a sweet personality, but she can and ''will'' mess you up if you threaten her or her friends. And the pigtails are gone anyways after most of her hair gets burnt off.

* DropTheHammer: His Innocence, "Iron Hammer", is a size-shifting hammer. It can grow ("man") and extend ("shin") at Lavi's command. He also uses it as a mode of transportation by standing on the handle and continuously extending it in one direction. The weight increases with its size, but since Lavi is the Accommodator, this weight change does not affect him.

* HumongousHeadedHammer: Lavi's hammer can extend and expand enough that he can travel by being carried on the hammer head.

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[[center: [-[[Characters/DGrayMan Main Character Index]] | '''Exorcists''' ([[Characters/DGrayManAllenWalker Allen Walker]]) | [[Characters/DGrayManExorcistGenerals Exorcist Generals]] | [[Characters/DGrayManOtherBlackOrderMembers Other Black Order Members]] | [[Characters/DGrayManTheNoah The Noah]] | [[Characters/DGrayManTheAkuma The Akuma]] | [[Characters/DGrayManOthers Others]]]]-]

* PowerDegeneration: Exorcists with a Parasitic type Innocence tend to have a shorter lifespans than those with an Equipment type Innocence because the effort of holding their Anti-Akuma Innocence in their bodies kills them slowly the more they use it.