History Characters / KillSixBillionDemonsYamga

** In "''Wheel smashing lord''", Cio [[spoiler:is able to come back thanks to the single mask shard that was hidden inside Allison. However, she returns under a new identity, Nukoku, and as a brand new devil species: an ivory devil, one who doesn't seem to wear a mask, making it an oddity amongst devils. This version of Cio is highly unstable, emotional, violent, uses "we" instead of "I", uses speech bubbles similar to Himself and is bleeding profusely because of the BodyHorror she is going through. This new form of her also resembles her previous ebony devil form, Yabalchoath.]]

* TransTribulations: A major component of their CharacterArc, done in a very unconventional way. Angels have NoBiologicalSex and call each other "brother" by default, whereas White Chain identifies as "somewhat feminine" early on, and has embraced more openly feminine expressions over time. The other angels refuse to acknowledge this, referring to them as "defective" [[{{Hypocrite despite having no answer when White Chain asks why "brother" is any less inappropriate]]. On the other hand, Allison and those around her continue to push White Chain to recognize their femininity, to the point where Allison calls her a coward for being too afraid to accept it. [[spoiler:In her climactic final duel with Solomon, she transitions from her genderless-but-masculine angelic body into a much more humanoid female body, and while it is much more to her liking, she later admits to Solomon in ''Wheel-Smashing Lord'' that her body is still foreign to her. Whilst she means this in the context of her martial arts skills, the subtext that she is still learning about herself and who she is now (and hasn't quite figured everything out yet in that regard) is very clear.]]

** In "''Wheel smashing lord''", Cio [[spoiler:is able to come back thanks to the single mask shard that was hidden inside Allison. However, she returns under a new identity, Nokuko, and as a brand new devil species: an ivory devil, one who doesn't seem to wear a mask, making it an oddity amongst devils. This version of Cio is highly unstable, emotional, violent, uses "we" instead of "I", uses speech bubbles similar to Himself and is bleeding profusely because of the BodyHorror she is going through. This new form of her also resembles her previous ebony devil form, Yabalchoatch.]]

** When she [[spoiler:returns as an ivory devil, Nokuko's hair is extremely similar to Yabalchoath's, even hiding the same parts.]]

** When she [[spoiler:returns as an ivory devil, Nokuko's hair is extremely similar to Yabalchoath's, even hidding the same parts.]]

* CameBackStrong: After absorbing the last shard of Cio's mask after Cio's death, rather than coming back in her Blue Devil form, Nukoku manifests as a single name Devil with an appearance mirroring her time as an Ebon Devil.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Like Yabalchoath, she has four insect like arms rather than just two.
* NavelDeepNeckline: After manifesting as an Ivory Devil her carapace burst open to reveal her skin all the way from her collarbones down to her navel.

* {{Reincarnation}}: While she shares similar desires and fears as Cio, Allison makes it very clear in ''Wheel Smashing Lord'' that Cio still died.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: She is specifically an Ivory Devil, a Devil that does not fit into the standard Pale, Blue, Red, Green, Gold, and Ebon rankings, and is outright labeled a "sin against heaven."

* GodivaHair: Not so much now, [[spoiler: but as Yabalchoath, she wore absolutely nothing in the way of clothes. While her body lacked detailed 'attributes' to cover, it was nonetheless styled to drape over her breasts. It certainly wasn't intended to [[TheissTitillationTheory titillate]], but added a level of eeriness to her FullFrontalAssault strategy]].

** [[spoiler:Inverted.]] As Ciocie Cioelle, she realizes exactly how [[horrible she was before she was killed, and never wants to be that monster again]].

* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler:Inverted. As Ciocie Cioelle, she realizes exactly how horrible she was before she was killed, and never wants to be that monster again]].

* TheAntiNihilist: Evolves into one by the end of ''Breaker of Infinities'', by understanding that the universe is pre-determined and nothing she does will ultimately matter, but deciding that no-one gets to tell her how to feel about it and that she will carry on through sheer bloody-mindedness and on the idea that she may, one day, feel happy.

* TheChosenZero: Early on, she does not impress many people, especially not Cio: Allison has no knowledge of TheMultiverse, no combat training, and didn't even particularly choose to begin her adventure. Most of the BigBadDuumvirate can't even comprehend her being TheChosenOne, thinking instead she's at best a gofer for the actual prophesied hero. Fortunately, she [[CharacterDevelopment starts to grow out of it,]] albeit only with a great deal of suffering to herself and those around her.

** HealingFactor: One of the more basic abilities she has, though it's originally manifested as modestly quick healing than some of the more exaggerated versions of the trope; while it's amplified after her DealWithTheDevil with Incubus [[spoiler: this turns out to be temporary and she regains the wounds she had previously]]. [[spoiler: After the year long time skip she's able to heal would be fatal wounds in seconds, however, with little to no scarring]].
** NighInvulnerable: After the timeskip following ''Seeker of Thrones'' she's gained this, which helps with her still rocky fighting skills. [[spoiler: A blow that slits her throat only causes pain without leaving a lasting wound, and a dagger meant to stab her eye shatters on contact, unable to even make a scratch. Put her head through a stone wall and she'll just get angry at you.]]
** PureEnergy: One of the ways the power of the Key of Kings has manifested even with her lack of training is raw, explosive energy. She gained more mastery of it after training with Incubus and White Chain in the White Arts, being able to form it into a [[LaserBlade lightning spear]] on command or channel it through her body through the Empty Palms.
** ThePowerOfCreation: After training with Cio, she's starting to learn this through the Red Arts, though she's not very good at it yet and she has to transmute something else first as a starter material.

** In ''Wielder of Names'', she tries TalkingTheMonsterToDeath, with her only real plan being "Talk to Mottom, the insane Demiurge, and hope something works out". When she actually gets there though, she's left stuttering and speechless, until she interrupts Mottom's extended HannibalLecture and makes her escape. This doesn't solve any problems either, [[spoiler: as Mottom returns on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge in the next book]].

* HeroicBSOD: Suffers one in ''Breaker of Infinities'', [[spoiler:after Jagganoth overpowers the Seven, kills several of them and cuts off Allison's arm. The ensuing trauma leaves her unable to do much except wanting it to be over.]]
* {{Homage}}: Explicitly and repeatedly has mentioned how much of a fan of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' she is, and her character arc is a deeper and more mature take on Usagi's own character arc.
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:with Cio, to become Allicio during Solomon David's tournament]]

* HystericalWoman: Complete with InelegantBlubbering. It's justified in Allison's case, given her circumstances.
* IdiotBall: Played for laughs and drama.
** The author, Abbadon, mentioned that ''Kill Six Billion Demons'' is about a girl who always makes the worst possible decisions. From going back to a WretchedHive like Throne, to making wagers with AlwaysChaoticEvil Ebon Devils, to walking into the stronghold of one of her archenemies, to letting another put part of his soul in her, Allison always chooses poorly. But in the process, she also inadvertently continues along the path to becoming the biggest badass in the multiverse.
** Calls herself an idiot after [[spoiler:making a deal with Incubus]].

-->'''Cio:''' You came back. That means you ''chose'' this. Ain't it about time to stop pretending?

* NoSell: [[spoiler:Maya's final test: Survive the [[AbsurdCuttingPower Maybe Sword]]. [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/wheel-smashing-lord-1-25-to-1-26/ Allison passes.]]]]

* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:This is the main resolution she reaches in ''Breaker of Infinities'', after Zaid reminds her what she's fighting for and why, taking a firm and final rebuke against Jadis' nihilism and [[YouCantFightFate resignation toward destiny.]] When Jadis calls her an "irredeemable creature" for choosing to believe that she might someday be happy despite not being happy now, Allison replies as such, and in doing so, becomes the Wheel Smashing Lord:]]

* TheSociopath: Temporarily falls into this, having no qualms about sacrificing others to forward her goals, when she suffers a SplitPersonalityTakeover thanks to accepting Incubus's "help". Alison even outright calls this part of herself such.
* SplitPersonality: One of the side effects of her DealWithTheDevil causes a {{Sociopath}}ic fragment of her personality to take over from and get into conflict with the more moral portions.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: White Chain is [[ThePaladin righteous and well meaning,]] but their relationship with [[TheChosenOne Allison]] has always been complicated. They are usually broadly on the same side, but not always.
** At first they are doing their best to protect Allison as an innocent caught up in larger affairs but [[spoiler: when everything goes south White Chain ultimately decides to hand Allison over to the other angels, which would lead to her death.]]
** Then White Chain is [[spoiler: recruited by [[GreaterScopeVillain Metatron]] and the [[FallenAngel Thorn Knights,]]]] an antagonistic faction... but still wants to protect Allison and keep her alive if possible, in sharp contrast to the rest and particularly [[spoiler: Juggernaut Star.]]
** Ultimately White Chain abandons them for their brutality and moves permanently to Allison's side... but believes that she is not the subject of the prophesy, and that she will ultimately hand over her key to Zaid. White Chain still acts as a dedicated mentor and companion.

* NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom: [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/ksbd-2-24/ Spoken aloud once]] in another language, their full name translates to "82 White Chain Born in Emptiness Returns to Subdue Evil", but everyone just calls them "White Chain".
** MeaningfulName: [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/king-of-swords-3-33/ An in-story excerpt describes]] the names of Angels as literally being part of the old laws chiseled into them at creation, and that many angels view their own name as a moral guide.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: After getting sick of Allison's impulsive and careless tendency to get DrunkWithPower, which would have killed off InnocentBystanders were it not for the Arena's defenses, White Chain gives her one and tells her she is not so different from the Demiurges.
* TransTribulations: A major component of their CharacterArc, done in a very unconventional way. Angels have NoBiologicalSex and call each other "brother" by default, whereas White Chain identifies as "somewhat feminine" early on, and has embraced more openly feminine expressions over time. The other angels refuse to acknowledge this, or refer to them as "defective" despite having no answer when White Chain asks why "brother" is any less inappropriate. On the other hand, Allison and those around her continue to push White Chain to recognize their femininity, to the point where Allison calls her a coward for being too afraid to accept it. [[spoiler:In her climactic final duel with Solomon, she transitions from her genderless-but-masculine angelic body into a much more humanoid female body, and while it is much more to her liking, she later admits to Solomon in ''Wheel-Smashing Lord'' that her body is still foreign to her. Whilst she means this in the context of her martial arts skills, the subtext that she is still learning about herself and who she is now (and hasn't quite figured everything out yet in that regard) is very clear.]]
* UnskilledButStrong: [[spoiler: In direct contrast to how well she understands all of the other fighting styles she knows, especially Krayu Mat, this trope specifically applies to her understanding of Ki Rata. Prior to gaining her human form, she manages to use it exactly once in her angelic shell on pure instinct (an impossible feat on paper, as angels do not breathe and that is the central pillar of using Ki Rata), but the subsequent chaos that follows the Ring of Power (combined with Solomon basically jamming his Key into her head in the aftermath and wandering off without instructing her) means that her understanding of the art is rudimentary. However, her instincts with the style are ''just'' enough to kill a giant aquatic lake monster with a single unnamed strike.]]

* BecomingTheMask: Literally, due to her being a devil, but Cio is capable of flipping her personality from a swearing, cigar-chomping, but ultimately well-intentioned fanfiction writer to [[spoiler: a hellish, backstabbing monster reminiscent of her past life as a slave-owning smuggling lord with little effort, save for her morality. It takes her a while to settle on which she wants, but she ultimately decides to remain 'Cio'.]]

* BreakTheHaughty:[[spoiler: She was once an Ebon devil of unrivaled power and co-owned a mighty guild. Then she had the audacity to steal Mammon's key and use its power to indulge herself and create monuments to her glory. She became such an overt threat to the Red City that the angels rose up to oppose her, and her [[TheDogBitesBack horribly abused slaves]] were only too happy to sell her out]].

* TheDreaded: [[spoiler: Back when she was known as Yabalchoath. When Princess (also a former Ebon Devil) learns who Cio used to be, Princess looks ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror terrified]]'' ]].

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:[[spoiler: She can only cry into Allison's arms after [[red:Blood-Sated Sword Soul]] breaks apart their FusionDance and inflicts AnArmAndALeg. A sign it's fully sunk in how horribly outclassed they are against [[WorldsStrongestMan Jagganoth]] ]].

* {{Protectorate}}: She believes Allison has a great deal of potential and her main motive for joining Allison's group is to develop that potential and use it to protect herself.

* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Speaks what appears to be a devilish version of Cockney rhyming slang, though she tones it down at times and it's strongest around other devils.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler: After being buried in rubble and left to die by an Allison controlled by her sociopathic side, Cio survives by transforming into a blue-masked version of Yabalchoath becoming much taller and more physically capable. It's deconstructed when in a rage she attacks and tries to kill a now remorseful Allison. Once she thinks Allison's dead, she's driven to regretful tears and reverts back.]]

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:A shard of her mask serves as one for Allison in ''Breaker of Infinities'', fished out from Allison's left arm. Allison uses it to remove the artificial flesh from the replacement right arm that Jadis gave her without telling her.]]
* UnwantedSpouse: [[spoiler: Her husband is Praman Nand. While they were on better (and more equal) terms when Cio was still an Ebon Devil, any affection for her husband she might have once had has since evaporated. Justifiably so, it seems, since she'd been all but forced into slavery by him at the start of the story.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Her past as a monstrous [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Ebon Devil]] is a major plot twist early in ''Seeker of Thrones'']].

* CameBackStrong: After absorbing the last shard of Cio's mask after Cio's death, rather than coming back in her Blue Devil form, Nukoku manifests as a single name Devil with an appearance mirroring her time as an Ebon Devil.

* HiddenBuxom: Played with. Her androgynous carapace explodes open to reveal a curvier humanoid form within as Nukoku reveals herself as an Ivory Devil.

* {{Reincarnation}}: While she shares similar desires and fears as Cio, Allison makes it very clear in ''Wheel Smashing Lord'' that Cio still died.

* CharacterDevelopment: She goes from actively antagonistic, to only working with Allison out of obligation, to [[spoiler:seemingly enjoying their company to stick around despite no obligation to.[[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/breaker-of-infinities-1-19/ When the crew are about to leave Rayuba, she grabs Zaid with them despite no one telling her to]].]]

* VillainousBreakdown: When he loses to Allison in a drinking contest, he becomes enraged, declaring that [[ThisCannotBe she must have cheated]]. [[spoiler:She didn't.]] Faced with the prospect of keeping his bargain, he goes berserk and tries to [[TakingYouWithMe drag everyone into the Void]] with him instead.

* BadassNormal: While she has no special powers or combat training to speak of, her feats include [[spoiler:body-blocking an enraged White Chain to keep her from murdering someone and hitting Oscar, a powerful Red Devil who'd just gunned down most of the heist crew, with a two-footed flying kick.]]
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Come ''Wheel-Smashing Lord'', Nyave has become the Factotum of what remains of Solomon David's empire. While democratically elected multiple times, she's stuck in an extremely stressful position and is painfully aware that much of her popularity comes from being supported by White Chain. The latter being the majority's preferred candidate given how used the people of the former empire are to AsskickingLeadsToLeadership.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: She has two extremely large spidery-arms jutting out of her back, in addition to a pair of more normal ones.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: White Chain suggests trying to fuse into her immediately before the climactic battle with Jagganoth in the "Breaker of Eternities".

The next incarnation of Cio after Cio's death in ''Breaker of Infinities'', born when Allison gave the piece of Cio's mask embedded in her arm to the Pale Devil reborn from Cio's flame. She is specifically an Ivory Devil, a Devil that does not fit into the standard Pale, Blue, Red, Green, Gold, and Ebon rankings, and is outright labeled a "sin against heaven."

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Most devils speak with standard white speech bubbles with black text, like Cio, or black bubbles with white text and no outline, including Nukoku when she first speaks as a Pale Devil. However, as she manifests as an Ivory Devil, Nukoku's speech bubbles become black with white text and jagged white outlines, inexplicably mirroring those of Himself.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A feminine but inhuman Devil with pale skin and jet black hair.

* HiddenBuxom: Played with. Her androgynous Pale Devil carapace explodes open to reveal her new buxom body within as Nukoku transforms into an Ivory Devil.

* ReincarnationIdentifyingTrait: When a hulking and silent pale devil approaches Allison in ''Wheel Smashing Lord'', following Cio's death, she is confirmed to be the next incarnation of Cio when the last shard of her mask is drawn towards her.
* SelfConstructedBeing: As she is manifesting from a Pale Devil to an Ivory Devil, her new body is shown bloodily bursting out of her pale carapace. She also doesn't seem to follow any of the standard unbounding steps for Devils, going straight from Pale to the single named Ivory.

* ThatManIsDead: Invoked: when as a Pale Devil she approaches Allison, Allison declares herself its mortal enemy, both as a way of accepting Cio's death and to honor her previously stated wishes to avoid the coming conflict.

* SingleSpecimenSpecies: She is specifically an Ivory Devil, a Devil that does not fit into the standard Pale, Blue, Red, Green, Gold, and Ebon rankings, and is outright named a "sin against heaven."

The next incarnation of Cio after Cio's death in ''Breaker of Infinities'', born when Allison gave the piece of Cio's mask embedded in her arm to the Pale Devil reborn from Cio's flame. She is specifically an Ivory Devil, a Devil that does not fit into the standard Pale, Blue, Red, Green, Gold, and Ebon rankings, and is outright named a "sin against heaven."

* SelfConstructedBeing: As she is manifesting from a Pale Devil to an Ivory Devil, her new body is shown bloodily bursting out of her pale carapace. She also doesn't seem to follow any of the standard unbounding steps for devils, going straight from Pale to the single named Ivory.

* CharacterDevelopment: She goes from actively antagonistic, to only working with Allison out of obligation, to [[spoiler:seemingly enjoying their company to stick around despite no obligation to. [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/breaker-of-infinities-1-19/ When the crew are about to leave Rayuba, she grabs Zaid with them despite no one telling her to]].]]

* AKindOfOne: She is specifically an Ivory Devil, a Devil that does not fit into the standard Pale, Blue, Red, Green, Gold, and Ebon rankings, and is outright named a "sin against heaven."

* SelfConstructedBeing: As she is manifesting from a Pale Devil to an Ivory Devil, her body is shown bloodily bursting out of her pale carapace. She also doesn't seem to follow any of the standard unbounding steps for devils, going straight from Pale to the single named Ivory.

[[caption-width-right:350:"I... want... to return...]]

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Tries to eat one of Gog-Agog's worms, hoping she'll be able to survive it and go to the next cycle of the TimeLoop where she can do everything right this time. Allison forces her to realize that their former home is long since destroyed, and Cio is dead. There is no going back.

* HiddenBuxom: Played with. Her androgynous Pale Devil carapace explodes open to reveal her new buxom body within and Nukoku transforms into an Ivory Devil.

* PunnyName: Similar to the start of Cio's full name, Ciocie Cioelle, being an alternate, phonetic way to spell the letters "COCA COLA", Nukoku is an alternate, phonetic way to spell "New Coke", an attempted reformulation of the cola formula from the 80's.