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Ananta Clan

Clan Attribute: Earth

The Ananta Clan In General

Dishing Out Dirt: Their clan attribute.
The Family That Slays Together: If Sagara is indeed the mother of the Ananta Rakshasas she leads, as the narrative implies.
Hypocrite: Not the whole clan, but the Ananta rakshasas and Sagara in the first two seasons, are very prone to dish out insults and complains to Maruna for the slightest thing, even from the fact that he has to eat to recover vigor like any other sura^note, manipulate him, lie to him, use him for his powers, and are willing to throw him under the bus the moment they don't need him anymore, but when Maruna dares to do so much and to hide stuff from them or not do exactly as they ordered him to, they all treat him coldly, provoke him and cuss him out in their minds.
Poison Is Evil: As a clan of snakes, that they would be comfortable dealing with poison is a given. The "evil" part depends on who's talking, but the Garuda clan at least sees them this way.
The Remnant: According to Leez, they have been all but wiped out, and the few remaining Anantas the ones that took refuge among the Asuras.
Renegade Splinter Faction: The clan is currently split in two, one that follows Sagara, and one that doesn't. It's up to debate which one is this, though. The one currently wreaking havoc in the human realm fits it better, but Sagara, its leader, is the official leader of the whole clan. The other group, currently in the sura realm, is the larger one and the "original", so to say, but they refuse to accept her leadership. Both could fit it, one better than the other.
Revenge Before Reason: Averted, much to Sagara's consternation. She resents them for having no desire of avenging Ananta. Sagara being Sagara, this is understandable, but at the same time is... not. Most of the Ananta clan believes, for some reason, that Ananta died either by suicide or by poisoning. Sagara, however, knows the truth; it's to be seen if she was the only one to discover the truth, or if the other Ananta suras discovered it too and decided not to pursue revenge as she believes.
Riches to Rags: As of season three, every clan except the Asura and Kinnara clans have suffered a degree of this, but none so starkly as the Anantas. They went from the undisputed top dogs of the sura realm to being forced to seek refuge among the Anantas and then having said alliance break down, weakening them to the point that Samphati qualified the Ananta clan as "not even being cause for alarm".
Scaled Up: They are a clan of serpent suras, so this is obvious. The Ananta Rakshasas in Willarv adopt their sura forms (giant snakes) when they attack Atera.
Snake People: Their animal feature.
Succession Crisis: They had two short ones in the recent centuries. The first one happened following Ananta's death: had sura tradition been followed, Vasuki would have inherited the throne, but he refused it and used of Loophole Abuse to make Manasvin king instead (as the king is the strongest sura of the clan, and Manasvin's male form is strongest than Vasuki's female form, tradition was technically followed, but it caused some distress). The second one was the one that put Sagara on the throne: after Manasvin's reign ended (implied to be because he died), Vasuki would have nowhere to run and would have to become king, liking it or not. Or so it was thought: he again refused and backed Sagara's bid for the crown, which made her king despite the fact that are several other Ananta nastikas above her in the power scale. This was not to the clan's liking; to this day, most Anantas refuse to follow Sagara's leadership, and only haven't killed her because they do not want to anger Vasuki.
Vestigial Empire: Even more than the Garudas: after Ananta perished, the clan no longer boasted the strongest nastika as their king; in fact, the one who would have been king refused the role, and the crown passed to a weaker nastika instead, meaning the Ananta clan as a whole had a much reduced passive power boost than they had enjoyed under Ananta.

Ananta

Nastika, Source Attribute: Sky

First King of the Ananta clan. Was said to be the strongest being in the universe.

The Ace: He was good at everything. He was the strongest king, the nicest nastika, and, from Sagara's recollections, the best leader. Deconstructed in that none of his long list of qualities did anything to help him when it mattered most - in fact, one of them got him killed. See Fatal Flaw below.
Always Someone Better: To every other sura. Just look at his page to understand why. Particularly to Vritra, who was only able to rival - not overpower - him even when in his more powerful female form.
All-Powerful Bystander:
- ...Apparently? Invoked by him in a really, really confusing way. In a dream, Leez sees someone that looks a lot like Ananta, who tells her he finds "her" (whoever she is) too pitiful for him not to interfere anymore. So it seems he'll do something. There is no questioning his badassitude, of course. The problem with this is that Ananta is, you know. Dead.
- In season 3 this gets further explained: While reading the time records Sagara found records of Ananta that even she didn't know, one of them, the longest one were all sins accumulated by him as "sins of indifference", meaning sins that he could have stopped, but didn't; implying that as the most powerful being in the universe he had a responsibility to intervene when necessary, and each time he didn't he gained a new "sin", it's also worth noticing that he has the most sins from everyone else. In context the implication is that the Primevial Gods intended him to be this, and made him more powerful than them so he would bear these sins instead of them.
- This is because Ananta has been time travelling countless times trying to find the best path forward and trying to save everyone but all his attempts have been overwritten even as he continues to accumulate the sins of all the universes that disappeared into possibilities. His efforts for the most part have been for naught so from the perspective of everyone else it often looks like he isn't doing anything when what actually happened is that he's always been trying but he appears to be a bystander because that was the only action allowed for the timeline to progress.
Barrier Maiden: In tandem with his role of accumulating bystander sins, Ananta's body quite literally contains said sins keeping them from roaring free in the universe, Kubera outright tells him that without him to contain those sins, the universe wouldn't even last another thousand of years and that he's the lifespan of the universe, although Ananta calls him a liar after saying that, so, it remains to be seen how true this is and what happened to the sins he beared after his death.
Bizarre Taste in Food: In the finite, he seems to enjoy Kinnara's candy.
Celibate Hero: What he looks like to his clanmates, we do not see him take a lover in the entirety of this universe. In an early deleted version of the universe Ananta ruled over the sura with his mate Manasa, but her time travelling to fix mistakes drove her berserk and her existence was erased by Shiva. Unable to handle her death he bargined with the Primieval Gods and the fragments of her soul and name were gathered to create 2 new people. Ananta time travels to before her death to try and save to only to find her Ret-Gone entirely with him the only person to remember she ever existed.
Dishing Out Dirt: The strongest Nastika in existence and king of the clan of earth attribute suras, it can be safely said his earth transcendetals are the strongest there are. Most notably, he's the only Nastika shown producing a diamond like substance, fitting that the strongest earth Nastika will produce the hardest natural mineral.
Fatal Flaw: His niceness. Ananta trusted people far too much - and it ended up costing him his life.
Foil: To Leez. Both have Earth attributes and have a connection to God Kubera. Both trusted someone that they should not have, and paid dearly for it. Both are stronger than the average of their peers. Ananta was the strongest being of the universe bar none, but his strength did nothing to save his life. Leez keeps taking level after level in the badass scale, but she's still painfully weak when compared to others in the setting. The differences between them are very close to the similarities:
- Ananta remained the Nice Guy to the very end; a long line of traumas led Leez to discard part of her kindness.
- Ananta loved eating just because, Leez eats to cope.
- Ananta was so trusting that he never suspected the one that came after his life; Leez is smart enough to know better, but refuses to stop trusting because she's afraid of being abandoned.
- Ananta was dearly loved by his peers; sadly, Leez has to face the painful lesson that most of those around her care about her because she's useful, or because of her father. Interestingly, those that can be argued to care the most about their well-being in their group of closest acquaintances - Ran for Leez, Sagara for Ananta - are counterparts when it comes how they care: Ran is rational enough to understand and accept that Leez has a short lifespan, and only wants her to live happily in what little time she has. Sagara, on the other hand, simply refuses to accept that Ananta died and is going on an insane crusade to bring him back, body count be damned.
Genius Sweet Tooth: The strongest nastika of all (and that is saying a lot of somethings) loved sweets, even those that were so bad most people wouldn't dare to eat (like Kinnara's cooking).
The Good King: He was this, by all accounts. Deconstructed somewhat: Ananta was great, yes, but maybe too much. During his lifetime, the Ananta clan enjoyed a privileged position in the sura world, as no one would be crazy enough to defy someone with his power. After he died, however, this same dependence made the clan fall into hard times. We have no reason to believe that they have fully recovered, or that they ever will.
- However, it looks like beyond the passive boost of power the clan received from him, it looks like he was never all that interested in ruling the clan as Sagara seems to have done most of the work and is shown to berate Ananta about spending more time with other nastikas than with his own clan. Bringing into question how much of good king to the clan he actually was and how much of it is Sagara seeing him through rose-tinted glasses.
- In the side story "In My Delusion" we learn that in the early years of the universe, (the erased beta-testing version of the universe anyways), he and Manasa were this to all the sura, managing conflicts and intervening to keep their lives peaceful.
I Cannot Self-Terminate: As his lifespan determines the lifespan of the universe and he is the axis of Time he was given an equal survival instinct that will override his will so that even if he tries to die Times will just rewind back to the start of the universe
Large and in Charge: Not his human form, but his sura one, which was said to dwarf even galaxies. He was also king.
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: He looked like a teen with a somewhat feminine face. His hair length is... weird. One flashback depicting his back has it going beyond his hips. Another has it at around the same length of his shoulders. It seems that the longer one is his "default" form, so this applies.
Meaningful Name: "Ananta" means "endless", "without an end" in Hindi. Fitting, as his sura form was was larger than entire galaxies.
Nice Guy: Everyone sings him praises, and from the (very) little we saw of him, there's no reason to believe the opposite. Deconstructed, too: Ananta was so nice that he decided to trust the person that came to kill him.
Oblivious to Love: He was unaware of Sagara's affections and sincerely congratulated her each time she told him about a new lover, even the author compared him to an harem's protagonist "dense to the point of a black hole". Or seemed to be, anyway.
Older Than They Look: His favorite form was that of a 17-year-old. He died around five centuries ago, which means he was a few billions of years at least.
- Due all the time travelling he has done to save people, he has lived through the lifespan of the universe enough times over and written over his record so many time that the whole is black. Other than the Primeval Dieties he has lived and remembered more than any other being.
The Paragon Always Rebels: The strongest Nastika and one most in tune with the primervals' plans and machinations. And yet, he despised them enough to destroy the universe in one timeline, and desires to die, upsetting at least some of their plans for him.
Personof Mass Destruction : Since his Sura Form was bigger than entire galaxies, him just taking Sura form was enough to destroy the universe significantly. In one timeline, he grew furious with the primervals' treatment of Yaksha and their other creations and took sura form to single handedly destroy the universe. He is the biggest person of mass destruction in the story.
Plot-Triggering Death: He was killed by God Kubera, which seems to have indirectly kickstarted the plot.
Posthumous Character: He died around 500 years before the start of the webtoon. Even then, he still influences many characters: Sagara's whole plan was created to revert this. There seems to be a connection between said plan and the Kubera name-holders, which also enabled Leez to take part in the plot. Gandharva is helping because he wants to find his daughter, Maruna wants help for his clan, Asha is busy with some nebulous purpose that also revolves around it, and so on.
Reasonable Authority Figure: Basically everyone agrees that he was the best nastika, not just in terms of strength but also leadership and character. When Taksaka was rampaging through his clan, Ananta (who was strong enough to defeat even Taksaka) instead figured out a way to calm him down without killing him, since the Dragon clan couldn't reproduce and he didn't want to reduce their numbers any further.
Shipper on Deck: Not him, but Yaksha, that shipped him and Vritra. Weird, considering that him and Vritra doesn't seem to have been particularly close.
- He was this towards Sagara, but in a downplayed way. He always congratulated her whenever she got together with someone. Sagara felt elated with that.
Shock and Awe: His source attribute was Sky. Fitting, as the greatest of all suras had the same attribute as the King of the Gods.
Time Master: In addition to being the physically strongest being in the entire universe, Ananta is also a master of time, able to travel through it and manipulate both the past and present, as well as stop time in a way that only allows people with his permission to move.
Time Stands Still: He can stop time, and can even selectively give people permission to move within his stopped time.
Too Dumb to Live: He trusted the one who was after his life. Sagara of all people admit this on one of her thoughts on the matter. Given his personality, however, and what God Kubera implies, this wasn't done out of stupidity, it seems, but rather due to him deciding to trust said person. Which turned out to be a stupid decision.
- Given that Ananta knew his lifespan was at an end in that he could not contain any more sins and his only two choices were to let the sins erupt thus destroying the universe or be engulfed by the sins, his death by Kubera could have been partly planned.
Trademark Favorite Food : Sweets, including lollipops.
World's Strongest Man: Even long after his death, the current strongest being in the universe, Vritra, is still only known as the "strongest being in a universe without Ananta." He was said to be capable of wiping out the Taraka clan with hand-to-hand combat skills alone.
- His Earth attribute is the only one shown capable of producing diamonds, and at a massive scale.
- His Sky attribute is powerful enough to make him the only suspect for a fiendish magic attack that affected multiple planets. Manasvin and Garuda were also suspects in their human form, but only Ananta was considered capable of doing this through another human's channeling of his power.
- His sura form is enough to single handedly destroy the universe and thus its power is more of a plot point then relevant to any fight, but his partial transformation is also unfathomably strong. Yaksha is the third strongest king, shown to be leagues above Asura. Without his heart, his sura form dwarfed a sun. Ananta managed to fight the full power of his sura form with just partial transformation.
- His strength is why Sagara's plan is so dangerous. There is no way to bring Ananta back as a sane person; at most, he will be a zombie with no mind or self-control. Imagine a guy this strong going berserk. Who would stop him then?
- This is also eventually deconstructed, yes he was the strongest being in the universe, more powerful than even the primevals, but by design, that meant he became the vessel of countless of bystanders sins commited through billions of years, on what's implied to be countless of possible universes, because technically he had the power to stop every single one of them of ever happening to begin with, by the time the fiendish magic incident happened he had accumulated so many sins that he was on the verge of collapsing, and that's another thing; the universe is unsustainable without him to take on those sins, which doesn't exactly bid well for the present story, because As You Know, he's been dead for 500 years by the time the story starts.

Manasvin

Nastika, Source Attribute: Sky

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Second King and Sagara's former lover.

Cool Mask: Had one, with horns and everything.
Decomposite Character: In-universe, after Manasa's torn name and soul were scattered but gathered by Ananta, part of the power of her name became the being known as Manasvin, who resembled her in personality.
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: When Ananta died, he encouraged Sagara to leave him and be with Vasuki, the strongest in the clan after Ananta. It turned out to be unnecessary; Vasuki took his female form, which is weaker than Manasvin's male form, so Sagara could have both the power she sought and be with the man she loved.
Manipulative Bastard: With the reveal that many of God Kubera's appearances in Season 1 were actually Manasvin, it means that part of what was attributed as Kubera's manipulative behavior was Manasvin's instead.
Opposites Attract: His relationship with Sagara isn't anything if not this. He's a tall, powerful, respected, somewhat stoic nastika; Sagara is short, weak for her kind, hated by her clan, and only shows raw emotion. And yet, he was heads over heels in love with her. Interestingly, they also share one key bond: They were both created from the remnants of the name and soul of Manasa, another nastika, Though only Ananta and the Primerval Gods are aware of this. Sagara recieved remnants of her soul, and Manasvin the remnants of her name.
Posthumous Character: Although we don't know how he died. According to the author, he disappeared while trying to form alliances with other clans. It's finally revealed in "The Finite" arc that he's not so dead, or at least wasn't in Seasons 1-2 given that he was walking around as Kubera.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives an epic one in chapter 2-55 about the hypocrisy evident in the "justice" of the gods and Gandharva and Menaka's "pacifism."
Shock and Awe: Like Ananta, his source attribute is Sky. This is one of the reasons why fans believe he's one of Pingara's parents (and that Sagara is the other, as their other attribute is Darkness).
Tranquil Fury: In chapter 2-55/157, right after hearing about Gandharva's rejection of the Ananta clan's request for help due to Menaka's pacifism, Sagara begins to complain about Menaka and expresses her desire to kill her. In the conversation that follows, Manasvin's answer is Tranquil Fury personified:
Manasvin: Rather than speaking ill of Menaka, let's think of what we can do, Sagara.
Sagara: What the hell, Manasvin? Why are you so calm? Aren't you even angry about this?
Manasvin: I... am... Probably more mad than you, Sagara.
Unexpected Successor: Downplayed and zig-zagged. At the time of Ananta's death, Manasvin was actually the third-ranked nastika of the clan. However, he ended up becoming king: the number two, Vasuki, changed into his weaker female form, thus falling behind Manasvin in the succession line, as he's stronger in male form.

What Does He See in Her?: Most people can't understand why he loved Sagara so much. He says it's because she's very honest about herself.

Sagara

Sagara

Nastika, Source Attribute: Darkness

Third and current King of the clan. She is currently working with god Kubera for some unknown purpose.

0% Approval Rating: Almost no one in the Ananta clan approves of her being king; in fact, only a single nastika does so.
Accuser of the Brethren: Very downplayed, but one can see a little bit of this in her interactions with God Kubera. Sure, they are currently allies, but Sagara has not forgiven him for Ananta's death. Given that there is a heavy implication that he's only working to ressurrect Ananta out of guilt, this could be possible. Sagara has no qualms in throwing his role in the nastika's death in his face, or in using his cruelty to Gandharva against him at one point.
All Love Is Unrequited: Vasuki remains in love with her, but she moved on centuries ago. There's actually a very real possibility that, while she truly cared for him - and still does so -, she was never in love with him, because she always loved Ananta.
Ambition Is Evil: Evil is a bit of a stretch, but it's not like Sagara is a saint, either. This is how (most of) the Ananta clan sees her: A power hungry bitch that always wanted the throne for herself and stole it by breaking the traditional succession order. It says quite a bit that Vasuki - the true king, had traditional sura succession been respected - is the only nastika backing her, and this happens to be the sole reason why she's still king.
A Mother to Her Men: She treats her subordinates surprisingly well, often discuss her plans with the Rakshasa and won't put them in suicidal situations just to save her own life, quite the opposite. At least one time she put herself in mortal danger to let Riagara and Pingara escape safely from an opponent they couldn't defeat.
- She's also heavily implied to literally be the mother of the Rakshasas she leads. Riagara's attributes and appearance are a mix of Sagara and Vasuki's, while Pingara's attributes and appearance are a mix of her and Manasvin's. Cloche and Clophe's ancestry is a little more unclear, but if Sagara was one of their parents then the other one would have been a Water-Light Rakshasa. As of Season 3, Riagara and Pingara have been confirmed, though the latter two haven't.
- This trait of her was one of the reasons she agreed to the annihilation of the ancient human race, as Brahma told both her and Ananta that in the future they would stand equal to both gods and nastikas, and this meant the weaker suras would run the risk of being subjugated by them. Fast forward to the present and guess which are the members of her clan who are nothing but Cannon Fodder, often at the hands of the current human race?
Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Subverted, Sagara is not the strongest Nastika in the clan, Vasuki is, but since she has his backing, no one else can go against her.
At Least I Admit It: Her attitude towards Gandharva is basically this. She recognizes her flaws and isn't ashamed of them; in fact, this was one of the things that made Manasvin fall in love with her.
Be Careful What You Wish For: Has been warned of this. Even if she does manage to bring Ananta back, he'll have no soul or mind, and will be simply a mindless zombie. Given how powerful Ananta was, this bides disaster for... everyone, really. She chose to ignore the warning, so it's yet to be seen whether this will become true.
Berserk Button: She really disliked when Brilith and Leez dared to glare at her in defiance rather than begging for their lives and decided to kill them painfully in retaliation of the perceived disrespect, she claims that she dislikes their spunk, but at least in Brilith's case it's slightly implied that she is envious of her status as beloved and respected priestess, something she doesn't get from most of her clan.
- Never tell Sagara to let go of Ananta, just don't, she won't listen and will get very pissed off, being a nastika and a particularly spiteful one, means you would be in for a world of pain.
Cannot Spit It Out: Was never able to confess her feelings to Ananta.
Cassandra Truth: In her proper debut, she outright told Gandharva that his daughter was dead. Given the implications that the Ananta clan saw Shakuntala be eaten by a Taraka sura, she likely had reason to genuinely believe that.
Chekhov's Gunman: She's first seen in a brief flashback panel alongside Manasvin (Ep. 20) without any indication that she would become one of the ten main characters.
Decomposite Character: In-universe, after Manasa's torn name and soul were scattered but gathered by Ananta, part of the power of her soul became the being known as Sagara, who resembled her in appearance.
Didn't See That Coming:
- She killed Brilith due to the fact that even if it pissed off Agni, she didn't care if he rampaged around the sura realm as long as he was no longer able to return to the human one. Unfortunately, she didn't take into account the Loophole Abuse Agni took advantage of in order to come back.
- Asha casting Hoti Visnu put a severe drawback on her plans. Then again, it's not entirely her fault, as it seems Asha did it mainly at the spur of the moment and never planned on doing so.
- In Season 3 when she went against Brilith again she tried to use the same taunting and mocking of her as before, unfortunately this Brilith has awakened her memories of the ancient human race and is nowhere easily affected as she used to be, and manages to one up her both in combat and when Sagara tries to piss off Agni instead, Brilith immediately deflects it, the afterword even mentions that Sagara doesn't have a good "feel" of this new Brilith.
Disc-One Final Boss: Possibly. Sagara was the main driving force behind the antagonist group in the first two seasons, until it call came crashing down on her in season two finale. The Taraka clan (and the creator Kali) seem to be the main problem for the third season, but that is not to say that Sagara has been completely dealt with as a threat yet.
Enemy Mine: She hates God Kubera, but works with him to resurrect Ananta.
- She's also working with the Garuda clan for that same reason.
- Finally, come season three, turns out she has also allied herself with Taraka.
Equal-Opportunity Evil: Sagara doesn't care about clan loyalties or whatever. To get what she wants, she was willing to enlist help from a god, Gandharva suras, an Asura rakshasa, and even a few Garudas, her clan's most notorious foe. She even accepted the interference of a human (Asha) as long as it was beneficial to her plan.
Even Evil Has Standards: She utterly hated (and still hates) the Gandharva clan for refusing to help Ananta (since even if they didn't care personally, they should realize that losing Ananta would be a blow to the sura race as a whole). Still, a close look at flashbacks indicate that when the Taraka clan attacked the Gandharva clan, Sagara put her money where her mouth is and came to defend them.
Everything but the Girl: The guy, actually. Sagara got the throne she had wanted for such a long time, but was never able to win his heart.
Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor: She finds it endlessly hilarious that the last Kubera they needed to kill ended up dead before the attack on Rindhallow even began; as she laughs, she tells Agni: the humans he worked so hard to protect were the ones that betrayed him.
Foil:
- To Brilith, who was likewise thrust into a leadership role far beyond her abilities, but who, unlike her, has managed to become a beloved leader thanks to Agni. Needless to say, this infuriates Sagara. There's even more in common between them than that.
  - Brilith is weak for a Priest(ess), as Sagara is weak for a king.
  - Both are deeply loved by a far more powerful person with a fire attribute whose support is key for them to keep their respective leadership positions, but Agni tries to keep his distance from Brilith (failing beautifully, but that's another matter) even if he's head over heels in love with her, whereas Sagara has moved on and no longer wants a romantic relationship with Vasuki.
  - Both are tremendously capable of holding grudges, and are willing to eat it cold: Gandharva in particular is disliked by them both for personal reasons. However, they are both also willing to let go of said grudges to achieve a bigger goal, even if temporarily.
  - As far as differences go, they also have plenty: Brilith cares deeply enough about the well-being of her people to put her own life on the line for them, Sagara endangers the Ananta suras in the sura realm with reckless abandon. Brilith is kind, gentle and sweet^note though faking quite a bit due to her mask-wearing tendencies, Sagara is Jerkass personified and embraces it. Even their color schemes are contrasting: Sagara is dark blue and purple; Brilith, as Priestess of Fire, wears mostly pink and red.
- To God Kubera as well. See his entry.
Gender Bender: While all Nastika can change gender at will, Sagara is notable for doing it so frequently. This is because she, like most sura, is stronger in her male form. However, she personally prefers her female form.
God Save Us from the Queen!: She's generally spiteful, jealous, and willing to cause large amounts of suffering to those around her to attain her goals.
Heartbroken Badass: Why else would she be so hellbent on bringing Ananta back? After his death, the notoriously power-hungry Sagara managed to become a king's lover and then king herself. If he returns, she'll lose her throne, but that doesn't seem to bother her at all. Ananta's death affected her so greatly that she simply refuses to accept an universe without him.
- On an earlier note, she had shades of this even when he was alive. He never noticed (or pretended not to notice) her feelings for him, and congratulated her for every new lover. Apparently, this greatly saddened her.
Hero Killer: A surprisingly unlucky example given that she successfully killed Brilith, Leez and Teo only for them to be brought back to life in separate ways.
Hope Bringer: She seems to be this for the sura as a whole in season three; or rather, her plan to bring Ananta back is. Apparently, things are so bad in the sura realm that several clans have concluded that ressurrecting Ananta is the only way to drive back the Taraka clan - including, for instance, the previously seldom seen Yaksha clan, that has sent her at least two late-stage rakshasas.
Hypocrite:
- She condemns both Gandharva and Agni for being willing to neglect their responsibilities and sacrifice others in order to protect the people they care about. Sagara herself is endangering an entire planet later in season 3, it's implied that the entire universe would be at risk. to try and revive Ananta. And while she mocks Gandharva for vainly hoping his daughter is still alive, it's made completely clear that she has no actual chance of reviving a sentient, sane Ananta the way she believes she can.
- She talks a whole lot about crushing Rindhallow into dust for being stained with the blood of her people, completely disregarding the fact that the Ananta clan has never been in friendly terms with humans, and for sura this basically means that killing humans is free game and that Brilith herself disregards her taunts of having to side with Gandharva who killed her in many previous lives because Sagara herself is responsible for a number of her deaths as well. Taken to a whole different level when she was actually the one who pushed Ananta into not stopping the annihilation of the Ancient Human Race doesn't leave a lot of room for her accusations.
- Yet another example in N5, when she demands an explanation to Akasha on why she kept on allying with Taraka when the original plan was only using her once and brings up all what's a stake, how is too risky and the fact that Yuta devoured one of her daughters, Akasha tears down all of her arguments with mere facts: that at that point in time Sagara has risked nothing while Akasha is already risking Maruna's safety; the fact that Taraka might safer to ally with than the snakes considering they have been at odds for far longer, and finally; in the past many of Akasha's daughters have already been devoured by snakes, and when asked if Sagara herself is sure she didn't eat some of them too, she can't deny it. Keep in mind that being a nastika, Sagara gains nothing from eating other suras, implying she did it only For the Evulz.
Ignored Enamored Underling: What she was for Ananta (not for Manasvin, as they were already lovers when he became king). She actually tried to invoke this, somehow: since she couldn't get over the "Ignored" part, as Ananta had a chronic case of Oblivious-To-Love-itis, she tried to remain as close to him as possible without being his lover by becoming one of his direct subordinates. Vasuki is this to her, technically.
Immortal Immaturity: Not in the traditional sense; but in the fact that having been born at the beggining of the universe and thus lived for eons, she shows no signs of ever growing or changing, either in mentality or ways, this is specially noticeable when the time-travel arc was introduced, we get to see how the nastikas still alive in the present have changed from their previous selves at the very beggining of the universe, for better or for worse, while she still remains the same and has no interest in ever changing; even her current goal of reviving Ananta seems to be a way for her make everything right again, the way it was when he was alive.
Inadequate Inheritor: From the perspective of most of the Ananta clan, she's this. We don't know exactly why, but, save for Vasuki, not a single Ananta nastika backs her reign. There are a few possible candidates for this:
- She's a bad king. But how exactly is never stated, and this shouldn't quite bother most of them that much, as Gandharva also sucked as a king and those that thought so simply left the clan. The whole Ananta thing is madness, yeah, but the suras aren't exactly known for being wise.
- She broke the traditional succession and usurped the throne. That makes sense at first... until one remembers that the, huh, "rightful" king actually wants her to have the throne. And it's not exactly the first time the Ananta clan went through an unconventional route to fill vacant leadership: After Ananta died, Vasuki should have succeeded him, but Manasvin did so, as he's stronger in male form than Vasuki is in female form. However, Vasuki only refused to adopt male form because he wanted Manasvin to rule to benefit Sagara especifically. No one seems to have had a problem with that, though.
- She's weak. The strongest contender, given the way the sura world works. As stated above, sura society is driven by power. Kings like Gandharva, who was a crazy psycho and a brutal tyrant at his peak, are admired as rulers by several suras - including Sagara herself - not for their leadership, but for their power. And, as stated by a few characters, Sagara is weak for a nastika. The Ananta clan may see her as this because she makes the clan weak. ^{According to author notes...} That and pride, too: Having a weaker being above you in any sort of hierarchy must not sit well with any sura, even more so with the notoriously prideful nastikas.
It's All My Fault: After the attack on Atera, she admits being at fault for their failure, losing her cool and trying to kill Brilith, even when Riagara wants to blame others.
Jerkass: She is power-hungry, vain, ruthless and cruel. This is actually why Manasvin loved her; unlike other people, she was actually honest with herself, rather than hiding under claims of good intentions.
Jerkass Has a Point: When she says that she's not so different from Gandharva, she has a point; both of them are terrible leaders who are sacrificing the interests of their entire clan for incredibly selfish reasons, as well as being in denial when it comes to seeing their loved ones again, although she probably didn't realize that.
- Also, she condemns Agni for killing the God of Death purely to bring a mortal he loved back to life. While the story is romantic and all, when you think about it, she has a point; it was a pretty selfish thing to do.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She's A Mother to Her Men. Also, she genuinely loved Manasvin and was upset when he told her to leave him and be with Vasuki. She's also hinted to have loved Ananta, regardless of his status as king.
Karma Houdini Warranty: After two seasons of everything going her way, the end of season two got Sagara hit with this, hard: the goal she was so desperate to accomplish got completely thwarted right in front of her eyes, by a human no less, and mere minutes before she could claim success. No wonder she's so pissed when first seen in season three.
Make Them Rot: Her "Fatal Touch" transcendental makes the target rot. She uses it to try to kill Brilith.
The Men First: Has this attitude towards the Rakshasa following her.
Morality Pet: Vasuki is other nastika she currently cares about. However, he's in Taksaka's nest, which is quite possibly the safest place in the universe. So, she endangers the sura back in the sura realm anyway.
Moral Myopia: Her attacking human city after human city it's all fine and good, but Rindhallow deserves to be razed for being "drenched in the blood of [her] people".
Near-Villain Victory: Poor Sagara. She was minutes away from resurrecting Ananta. If only Asha wasn't there...
Never a Self-Made Woman: There's an element of this in her kingship, and she seems aware of this, too. She's only king because Vasuki backs her. Previously, all the power she had stemmed from the fact that she made herself the direct subordinate of two kings - both male. It's not exactly the "woman" thing that keeps her from achieving power on her own, but rather the fact that she's weak, and suras refuse follow that. Deconstructed in that the fact that she only attained the power she has due to sticking close to powerful men made most of her clan resent her and contributed to their decision of not follow her leadership. If her reaction to Brilith's "queen" status is anything to go by, this fact in turn also left her with something of an inferiority complex.
Nigh-Invulnerability: Her "King of Toxic Mist" unique transcendental gives her the Made of Air variety.
Not So Above It All: She generally presents herself as calm and collected, but when facing Brilith she utterly flips her shit.
"Not So Different" Remark: Points out to him she and Gandharva are like this: Both hypocritical kings willing to sacrifice their clans for their own selfish goals. It goes even deeper than that, not that she noticed it: They are both very delusional about achieving said goals and refuse to accept it may be impossible even when faced with blatant warnings and evidence.
Older Than They Look: Looks like a teenager, but has lived for eons.
Opposites Attract: As stated in his entry, her relationship with Manasvin. They were different in almost every aspect, and still loved each other deeply.
Outliving One's Offspring: She's had a very large amount of children, enough to not remember all of them, and many have probably already died.
Pintsized Powerhouse: Her female form is 153 cm; even her male form is only 173 cm. She's perhaps the shortest character in the main cast. Also a nastika.
Please, Don't Leave Me: A flashback has her saying something like this to Ananta, when she is trying to persuade him not to do a Heroic Sacrifice. It's even sadder as you see everything from her point of view, and the text gets bigger as she starts screaming, and becomes much smaller immediately after, as if she started sobbing.
Proud Beauty: Is very aware of how beautiful she is, thank you very much.
Really Gets Around: Apparently, she had a lot of lovers and enough children that she can't remember all of them. However, considering her age, this is likely the case for many Nastika.
Seeks Another's Resurrection: To be more precise, she seeks to revive Ananta. Deconstructed: Sagara has no chance of achieving what she wants. And she's been warned of this. However, she's so obsessing with bringing Ananta back from the dead that she chose to ignore everyone that ever told her against it, and is willing to push her plan forward at any cost. In the end, it fails, but even if she manages to succeed in the future, the result will probably be utterly disastrous.
Self-Proclaimed Love Interest: Currygom has mentioned before that as Ananta's second in command she would take care of keeping all the other women away from him and that she may have deluded herself into thinking they had a relationship but that nothing ever came up from it, even now she seems very convinced that Ananta would defintely remember her if he's revived and not go in a mindless rampage.
Slasher Smile: She knows how to do this, no doubt about it. Leez would know: when they meet during the Test of the Sword, Sagara opens the sweetest smile to ask for the Golden Knight, calmly tells Leez she must die, and then shows her fangs in a grin that would make the Joker proud.
Smug Snake: She's really not as clever as she thinks she is, and most of the rest of the Ananta Nastika consider her a disaster of a King. Despite this flaw, she appears capable of learning from her mistakes and even respecting her opponents to a point, as is evident in her approach with the attack on Kalibloom in contrast to the one on Atera.
Subordinate Excuse: When Ananta was alive, she was his direct subordinate.
Suicidal Overconfidence: During the battle at Aeroplateu and Rindhallow, she allows Asha to walk right into her base and doesn't bother with even trying to stop her. At the time, she had almost managed to achieve her goals, it was only a question of time, and what a simple human could do to stop her? As it turns out, a lot.
The Three Faces of Eve: Fits the Sexy Seductress, while the roles of the Wise Wife and Innocent Child are taken by Brilith and Leez respectively at least, originally.
Theory Tunnel Vision: It doesn't matter the amount of evidence and people telling her it won't work like she wants to, or that she is being manipulated like everybody else into it, she fully believes that her plan of reviving Ananta will make everything right and anyone who presses too hard on telling her otherwise, will either get ignored or harmed.
Undying Loyalty: An interesting case. Most Anantas refuse to follow her lead, but those that do are completely devoted to her. The more we learn about the Rakshasas following her, however, the more complicated this becomes: while they are loyal to her, only Riagara and Cloche are absolutely so, and even the former is getting doubts as of season three. It cannot be denied that she has this towards Ananta.
Unexpected Successor: There are many other Ananta nastikas that are stronger than her, so she had no chance in hell of inheriting the throne as long as they lived - right? Think again.
The Usurper: A weird variant of it in that the main claimant to the throne - that it, the strongest sura left after the previous king - actually supports her. In fact, having said surport is the sole thing that's keeping the crown on her head. However, most of the Ananta clan sees her as such, and thus refuses to follow her leadership. Sagara herself doesn't seem to bother with them that much, and only keeps the title because it's how she was able to forge the alliance with other suras in order to achieve her goals.
Vain Sorceress: She loves her appearance so much that she actually spares a human because he calls her beautiful, and prefers to stay in her female form even though it is weaker than her male form.
- Although possible that she did so in order to stay close to the center of power in her clan, as the sura go by Asskicking Leads to Leadership and the three strongest Nastika were all male, flashbacks indicate she might have truly loved their first king, Ananta, rather than simply desiring a position of power. She remains in female form in the human realm, where it would not be necessary if she only used it for seduction.
The Vamp: Subverted. Judging by the way the other Ananta nastikas speak of her, you'd think she's this. However, even if Sagara is power-hungry, this is far from the truth. Her dedication to Ananta was genuine, and it remains so. She was already lovers with Manasvin when he became king, and was shocked by his suggestion that she leave him to be with Vasuki. Speaking of him, if Sagara was The Vamp, she could easily take advantage of his lingering feelings for her by making the first move, but she didn't even bother with friendliness, and only went to speak to him due to Manasvin's insistence.
Villainous Underdog: While she is the most obvious opponent of humanity, among the non-human characters she is often outclassed, and in general has a relatively small destructive power, with even some of her subordinates surpassing her in strength. At least until she regains her sealed transcendentals in season 2.
Villainous Valour: She will put her subordinates' safety above her own and, to that end, will face opponents who outmatch her (Agni, primarily) even without any guarantee for her own safety.

Vasuki

Nastika, Source Attribute: Fire

A former lover of Sagara's, and the expected next in line when Ananta died.

Ambiguous Situation: Sagara is currently pissed off with him because she believes that he deserted Ananta during the attack that killed him; it seems, however, that he was taken wounded by Taksaka to his nest, which implies he got hurt trying to save the king. As with pretty much everything else involving Ananta's death, we don't know what truly happened.
Curtains Match the Window: Red hair, red eyes, although in different shades.
Gender Bender: Changed into female form to avoid being the king as fem!Vasuki is weaker than male!Manasvin.
Good Parents: So far there doesn't seem to be any indication that he was anything but a loving parent to Riagara. She certainly seems very fond of him, using his nickname in his presence, and even writing letters and thanking him for personally raising her. Vasuki, on his side, claims that she is his sole reason to live.
In-Series Nickname: Taksaka and Riagara call him "Huia".
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: He chose to be female so Sagara could continue to be with Manasvin while having the power she wanted. Once Manasvin died, he backed her up so she could become king of the clan.
Mistaken for Gay: When he started living in Taksaka's nest, rumours started flying about them dating until people just accepted it as fact. (Logically, most correctly figured Vasuki was keeping an eye on Taksaka, but fiction is more entertaining than reality!)
Morality Pet: Deliberately took on this role for Taksaka in the backstory — although he was more like The Lancer than a traditional morality pet, he was the only one who could keep Taksaka's anger in check.
Nice Guy: It's always hard to give a definitive statement about nastikas, but, from the little he has shown, Vasuki seems to fit the bill. First, he volunteered to calm down a rampaging Taksaka and lived with him from then onwards, an act that was the origin of their friendship. Then there's the fact that he chose Sagara's happiness long after she had dumped him, not to mention the fact that he personally raised Riagara after the fact - a rarity for nastikas - and never held any sort of grudge towards Manasvin.
Only Friend: It's cited that he and Airavata are the only two people who'd care to avenge Taksaka if he ever died.
Playing with Fire: His source attribute is fire; Agni even learned how to use one of his transcendentals. Note that one of Riagara's attributes is also fire. This, coupled with her red hair, her other hereditary attribute (Darkness) and the fact that she was raised by him in Taksaka's nest, implies that she's his daughter with Sagara.
Stepford Smiler: Every time he appeared on screen, he was seen smiling and even goofing around. The special chapter News, however, implies this is something of a farce. After reading Riagara's letter, he complains about her absence and even claims that she was the only thing keeping him from committing suicide after Sagara left. Whatever happened between the two of them, he certainly didn't take it well.
Vitriolic Best Buds: With Taksaka. Considering who Taksaka is, it couldn't be any other way.
- Seems to have had this sort of relationship with Manasvin as well. In the special chapter News, a bored and lonely Vasuki reacts with joy when Manasvin visits him. And, although Manasvin criticizes him for his lack of dignity and evades his hug, he still went out of his way to personally deliver Riagara's letter. Mind you, Manasvin was already king at the time and probably had a ton of other duties.

Riagara

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Fire + Darkness

Sagara's greatest supporter, not to mention one of the most powerful Ananta Rakshasa.

Creepily Long Arms: Her arms are very large and end in claws. They are the one thing that she can't change in human form.
The Dragon: Sagara's. She's her main supporter and second in command.
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: If Sagara is indeed her mother.
- Which season three confirmed to be the case. Interestingly, she's fully aware that there is a major chance that Sagara doesn't see her as a daughter anymore, but still choses to be loyal.
Fiery Redhead: Played with. She has red hair and her hereditary attribute is fire, but her personality is very calm.
Foreshadowing: Early in Season 1, during the first sura attack in Atera (The Night It Rained Fire arc, chapter 1-73/74), Riagara advises Pingara and Hura to avoid fighting Kasak, for there was a chance of them making an enemy out of Taksaka if they hurt his son. Come chapter 3-125/410, Taksaka, just as she predicted, damn nearly loses it when he senses that Kasak is in danger due to being approached by Taraka outside of Kalibloom.
Form-Fitting Wardrobe: Wears a dark red bodysuit.
Hidden Depths: Riagara is far smarter than it seems at first. She was quickly able to understand how Kasak could be useful for Maruna and used this to convince the Garuda Rakshasa to deal with him for her.
In-Series Nickname: Vasuki calls her "Ria".
Playing with Fire: One of her hereditary attributes.
Undying Loyalty: Sagara does no wrong in her eyes.

Pingara

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Sky + Darkness

One of Sagara's followers. A 4th stage Rakshasa.

Ambiguous Gender: Their gender has not been revealed. Even in their official profile their gender is listed as "unknown". Currygom eventually went on to state that they have none.
Curb-Stomp Battle: They were on the receiving end of this from Yuta. It was not pretty.
Enemy Mine: All the Anantas have some degree of this, given the enmity between their clans, but Pingara deserves a special mention because of Maruna. As the Garuda Rakshasa mentioned, they have crossed paths before: Maruna tried to eat Pingara several times, but always failed because Pingara's transcendentals are specialized in running away. One wonders what Pingara thought when they discovered they would have to work with Maruna of all people as part of their alliance.
Invisibility: One of their transcendentals makes them invisible and immaterial.
The Quiet One: They rarely speak.
Shadow Walker: Can use this to observe without being noticed.
Shock and Awe: One of their hereditary attributes is Sky. This is another reason why many fans believe Pingara to be Sagara's child with Manasvin.
Stealth Expert: They have several transcendentals useful to spying and escaping. In the second season they went to observe Teo and her pack of fighter from up close, so that Sagara could devise an appropriate strategy.
Super-Persistent Predator: What Maruna was to them. According to their profile, being hunted by Maruna so often left Pingara with deep psychological scars.
Undying Loyalty: Averted. Pingara follows Sagara but isn't as blindly loyal as Riagara.

Cloche

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Darkness + Light

One of Sagara's followers. A 4th stage Rakshasa, her older sibling is Clophe.

Big Little Brother: Gender-Inverted: Despite Clophe being older than her, she still appears older and more mature than him due to his slow development - she’s in fourth stage while he’s still in third.
- Even more so in the past before the Cataclysm, as she had already developed to fourth stage when Clophe was still stuck in the second.
Crippling Overspecialization: She has powerful transcendentals, but she is helpless if her opponents are fast enough to prevent her from using them.
Even Evil Has Standards: Perhaps calling her evil is a bit of a stretch considering she's mostly following Sagara blindly like most of the other rakshasas of the clan, but even if Cloche shows zero doubts or moral dilenma on killing countless humans to reach their goals, and doesn't blink an eye at her brother casual violent remarks, she's still shown to be unnerved by how much Hura enjoys other people's misery many times.
Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: She is more focused on transcendentals, while Clophe is focused on hand-to-hand combat.
Kicking Ass in All Her Finery: She wears a yellow gown in human form, even while going into battle.
The McCoy: As part of a trio with Hura and Clophe. Cloche is the most openly emotional of the three, the one more clearly devoted to Sagara, and the one that has the easiest time interacting with Pingara and Riagara. You could even say that she's the one among the Ananta rakshasas with the best relationships among the group.
- The Spock: Curiously, she's also this when compared to Cloche post Time Skip. While he lets himself get carried away by his interest in Airi, Cloche still has their plan clear in mind.
Promotion to Parent: In the past, before Clophe evolved to third stage. Despite being the younger of the two, she had already reached fourth stage when he was still in the second, and he acted very much like she was his mother. She even claimed she hadn't had any offspring at the time because she had her hands full with him.
Regal Ringlets: Pulled back into Girlish Pigtails.
Sibling Team: Confirmed with Clophe; she may also possibly be this with Riagara and Pingara if Sagara is really their mother.
Strong Family Resemblance: Compare her face to Clophe's. They're so similar they could be twins.
- As it turns out, they are.
Yin-Yang Bomb: Downplayed, but her hereditary attributes are this: one is Light, the other is Darkness.

Clophe

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Darkness + Water

One of Sagara's followers. A 3rd stage Rakshasa, his younger sibling is Cloche.

Becoming the Mask: Perhaps, we just know that he was pretending to be a Half to get someone's sponsorship and be able to get into Kalibloom, it just so happens that Airi was the one who took him in, and not only did he slip and almost warned her of the plan he was taking a part in, but after said plan succeded and was supposed to go back with his sister and Sagara, he apparently decided to stay behind in the city, we just don't know why.
Big Brother Mentor: What Chloe - their upani maternal half-brother - was for him and for Cloche, having helped raise them and mentoring them through their stages of development. It seems Clophe was quite attached to him, as News implies that the key to his development to third stage was losing his brother.
Cute Mute: As with all Rakshasa, he cannot speak out loud; he refuses to speak even in sura speech unless he is alone with Cloche, however he's also a:
- Cute and Psycho: At first he looks like the less violent of the rakshasas that follow Sagara, but in sura form he appeared to take a rather chilling enjoyment in killing humans, and even his interest in Airi seems absolutely driven by considering her a Worthy Opponent and a desire of killing her after he makes friends with her, whatever that means for him.
Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Is much better at hand-to-hand combat than his transcendental-focused sister.
Little Big Brother: People often assume that he is the younger sibling because he's in his third stage and thus looks younger than Cloche, who is in her fourth stage. This was even more evident a few centuries ago when he was still in his second stage, and Cloche had already developed to fourth.
Punch-Clock Villain: It's implied that Clophe only follows Sagara because of his sister. It can be said at least that he does not trust the other Ananta Rakshasas - he only speaks when he's alone with Cloche. He also doesn't seem to hate humans that much either, even if he's willing to destroy their cities: he takes an interest in Airi, after all.
Saying Too Much: In season 3, during the attack on Kalibloom where he's tasked with retriving God Kubera's godly items and pretending to be a half under Airi's sponsorship, more than once he winds up saying something he shouldn't that would ruin their plans, luckily for him, as a rakshasa, humans can't hear him, except for Elwin.
Sibling Team: As with Cloche, confirmed with her, maybe with Riagara and Pingara. Not that he seems very comfortable with it.
The Spock: When compaired to Hura and Cloche. Clophe is the quietest and the most serious among them; he also has very little of Cloche's emotional attachement to Sagara. As a result, despite being a Sibling Team and quite close to each other, the two of them are often at opposite ends of a discussion.
- The McCoy: Post Time Skip, however, it's different. While Hura and Cloche are still focused on reuniting with their clans on the sura realm, Clophe very easily lets himself get carried away by his interest in Airi, putting their whole party in jeopardy.
Strong Family Resemblance: With Cloche, as they look almost the same. As it turns out, they are twins.
Villain Takes an Interest: Downplayed, but it seems he finds Airi quite interesting, even post-Time Skip. It seems to be growing though, as he was supposed to go back to Sagara's group after the attack, and instead he continues to stay in Kalibloom, presumably still under the guise of a half under Airi's sponsorship.

Chloe

Upani, Hereditary Attributes: Unknown

Only seen in the special chapter News, Chloe is Clophe and Cloche's elder upani half-sibling.

Big Brother Mentor: Looked out for all his younger siblings, being quite old for an upani (five thousand years old). He even tried to help Clophe develop into third stage, with not much success. It's implied even that losing Chloe is what triggered Clophe's development.
Conditioned to Accept Horror: Chloe is a living reminder of the brutality of sura society. At five thousand, he was considered quite old for an upani, and had already reached fifth stage by then. Samphati, on the other hand, was a fifth stage rakshasa at the same age, which was considered to be ridiculously young. He also seems quite accepting of the fact that he won't be around to look out for his siblings forever; in fact, rather than being killed, what seems to worry him more is the fact that Clophe won't have him around to rely on after his passing.
Crapsaccharine World: Life in the human realm for a sura was like that. While the environment was much more beautiful and free, there was always the risk of it all going up in flames at any second - literally. It's heavily implied that this is how Chloe met his end: when the galaxy he lived in with Clophe and Cloche was destroyed by a suicidal fire attribute nastika, upanis like him had to sacrifice themselves to save the rakshasas.
Dude Looks Like a Lady: Had a somewhat feminine face, enough that Pingara and Riagara first confused him for Cloche's daughter.
Family Theme Naming: He and his siblings all have names starting with "C(h)lo".
Gender-Blender Name: Despite being named "Chloe", he's a guy.
Heroic Sacrifice: When a fire attribute nastika destroyed their galaxy, the upanis priorized the lives of the rakshasas, only worrying about the lives of other upanis after the rakshasas were already safe in the water channel. Many of those who went back into the flames never returned - Chloe among them.
Nice Guy: From his one short appearance, Chloe seemed to be an upbeat guy and a responsible sibling.
Promotion to Parent: Claimed to have helped raise all his younger brothers and sisters. He had somewhat parental feelings towards Clophe at least, as he worried about his lack of development. After all, Chloe, being an upani, had a much higher chance of being killed, and thus couldn't look after him forever.
Strong Family Resemblance: Averted; he doesn't look one bit like his rakshasa siblings.

Asura Clan

Clan Attribute: Darkness

The Asura Clan In General

Cast Herd: Invoked. They are, as a general rule, weaker than other suras; since they have such a huge population and weaker skills, most Asuras make up for it by always moving in groups.
Casting a Shadow: Their shared attribute.
Eaten Alive: Like the Taraka clan, Asuras have a tendence of eating their prey alive. Other suras are freaked out by this.
Explosive Breeder: They are this. Not surprising, given their insectoid characteristics.
Foil: To the Vritra clan. See their entry.
Insectoid Aliens: They are suras with insect features. Downplayed, as they have human forms too. The only active Asura in the series, Hura, doesn't look too insect-like in human form.
Let No Crisis Go to Waste: There is a bit of this to them. The Asura clan has no problem in accepting suras from other clans if they wish to defect. Not only does this strengthens them militarily, but also benefits them by weakening the clan said refugee defected from. The Gandharva clan is a prime example: Hura mentions that many of them have been accepted into the Asura clan after leaving their own. According to Leez, due to the Taraka attack, the only ones that survived out of the Ananta and Gandharva clans were those that took refuge among the Asuras.
Massively Numbered Siblings: Out of all clans, the Asura clan takes the trophy for this. As it would befit a clan of insect suras, they are known for having a very high reproduction rate. It's said that when the universe was at its beginning, there were a hundred Rakshasas for every Nastika.
No Biological Sex: Every Asura has a 50% chance of being this. Hura is an example.
Quantity vs. Quality: They side with quantity; they have to. The average Asura is weaker than the average of other clans. In exchange, they have the most members out of the eight clans, which gives them the largest military force of all suras, if not the best.
- However, season three came to use this to bite them in ass. The Taraka attack obliterated everyone from the Rakshasa level down. Most of those left are Asura nastikas, of which there are still a considerable number.

Asura

Nastika, Source Attribute: ???

The first and current king of the insect clan of suras. After Yaksha's and Ananta's deaths, Asura is now the second-strongest king, behind only Vritra. He's an ally of the Ananta clan.

Amicable Exes: Well, it's not known if they ever got married, but Ravana and Asura were lovers once. He's still fond enough of him for it to be one os his few known weaknesses.
The Alliance: His clan has one with the Anantas, but, as it has been lampshaded in-story, he's not doing much work to uphold it. He also proposes one to Taksaka in exchange for him sparing Ravana's life, promising him help if the dragon ever decides to overthrow Vritra. Tak declines.
- He seems to be fond of alliances, as he forced one of these upon Willarv's humans a long time in the past: if they didn't help him kill Yaksha, he'd destroy them. They complied.
Always Second Best: Implied. Yaksha, his nemesis, was the strongest king behind Ananta and Vritra, and was said to have brought Asura very close to death a few times; it's never mentioned if Asura ever managed to return the favor. Nowadays, he's the second-strongest king after Vritra.
- Apparently, he was aware enough of his inferiority to Yaksha to resort to forcing Willarv's human population to help him kill the other king.
Arch-Enemy: He was Yaksha's. They fought several times, and Asura almost got himself killed at the other king's hands in many occasions. Not only that, but their clans are also enemies, as the Ananta-Asura alliance was created to counter the Yaksha-Gandharva-Garuda one. In the end, Asura hated him enough to ally with the humans in Willarv to have Yaksha killed. Considering most nastikas' opinion on humanity, it seems theirs was no gentle rivalry.
Armor Is Useless: Is it really? He wears one. May be simply for aesthetics.
Blood Knight: Apparently so. During Maruna's flashback from the time Ananta died (chapter 3-166/451), he went into a battle frenzy around one of the entrances of the Abyss. Aside from effortlessly killing a couple Garuda nastikas, he battled Garuda in a way what was so destructive it took Ran several Hoti Vayu spells simply to escape the shockwave. Garuda's words imply that him going on a rampage is not something all that uncommon. He also seems far more focused on fighting Garuda than he seems on saving Ananta.
Asura: Where are you, Garuda?! Aren't you gonna fight me like a real king? Or do you not care if i go help Ananta?
Garuda: Asura... Do you really have to go on a rampage now?
Distracted by the Sexy: He's very fond of his second-in-command, Ravana, whose female form is said to be stunning. That's why he allows him to cause so much trouble, and even saves his life after Ravana decides to defy luck by provoking Taksaka. It also helps that the two of them had children together.
Fair-Weather Friend: There's a suggestion of this in his relationship with the Anantas. When he allied with them, Ananta was alive, and his strength gave his clan a privileged position in the sura world. After he died, Asura didn't prove to be that great of an ally: not only did he reject Manasvin's plan for creating an ocean, he also only sent Sagara a single Rakshasa to help her out. And it's not like he's in a bad situation, as his clan is the largest of the eight.
The Ghost: Only seen once as a shadowed form in a flashback in the webtoon. Averted in the novel, where he shows up last second to bail Ravana out after he provokes Taksaka. Eventually averted in the series proper, as he makes a full appearance starting in The Other Side of the Story.
Know When to Fold 'Em: He's quick to retreat from conflicts that are more trouble than they're worth, which is most likely a factor in how he's still alive to this day.

Ravana

Nastika, Source Attribute: Ressurrection

The second-ranked nastika of the Asura clan.

Alpha Bitch: Ravana puts Regina George to shame. Asura's support, plus his own recklessness and toxicity, makes Ravana think he can get away with everything. Thus, he routinely pulls crap such as hosting a party from Asura's own seat and not cleaning up afterwards in a good day, and trying to fight Taksaka unprovoked just because in a bad day. Just like the stereotypical Alpha Bitch of high school settings, he likes to surround himself with flatterers and uses his appearance as his go-to method of manipulating others.
Amicable Exes: As stated in his entry above, even if they're no longer together, Asura remains very fond of Ravana; having the king's support is the primary factor allowing Ravana to routinely get away with being perhaps the most insufferable member of the sura race. His king values him enough to offer Taksaka the support of the Asura clan if he ever wishes to overthrow Vritra, so long as Taksaka spares Ravana's life.
Beauty Is Bad: His female form is described as being absolutely stunning, which he routinely uses for his advantage.
The Corrupter: He fed into Kinnara's paranoia and insecurity that Airavata would usurp her, and that she would eventually become an error to be removed from existence, leading her to kill said Number Two.
Death Is Cheap: Given that he can recover from Taksaka's Destructive Breath, he appears to have a Ressurrection attribute. At the very least, his sura form is a swarm of bees, and the death of any individual bee doesn't mean much; Ravana will die only if each and every single bee is dead.
Distracted by the Sexy: The "Sexy" in question. Every time he is caught red-handed, he changes into his female form. Asura, every time, covers for him, such as with the Taksaka incident.
The Ghost: Averted in The Finite, but played straight in the main story. Save for appearing as a silhouette in Leez's flashback in 350/3-65 and briefly in a illustration of Samphati's words in 443/3-168, Ravana never makes an appearance. Eventually averted; like Asura, he appears in The Other Side of the Story.
Insufferable Genius: As rotten as he may be personality-wise, Ravana is one of the strongest members of the sura race. By the time of the epilogue in The Finite, the only suras above him in the power scale were the kings and Taksaka himself. He could easily get away with mocking Vinata to her face when she was already the Garuda clan's number two, all because Ravana was just that much stronger.
Jerkass: The Kuberaverse's posterchild for this trope. Ravana is widely known for being catty, mean, foul-mouthed and arrogant, pushing people's buttons the crueler way possible just because he can. And time doesn't appear to have taught him any lessons: come episode 350/3-65, when Leez is talking about how some nastikas are simply too rotten to be redeemable, Ravana's silhouette is the largest one shown.
Manipulative Bastard: His influence over Asura is no accident. As soon as things go south for him in The Finite, he takes female form because he knows it is Asura's weak spot.
Massively Numbered Siblings: Even by nastika standards: Ravana is one of the most prolific nastikas ever. This is, in fact, one of the main reasons for Asura's continued support of him. The two of them even had children together.
Number Two: Asura's, which remains to the present day. Not that he uses his position responsibly - mostly, it simply fuels Ravana's billions of years long ego trip, as he uses his influence in the clan as Asura's favourite to get away with as much crap as he can.
Pride: Yes. Why did he go after Taksaka, who was already in such an emotionally charged spot? Because he heard from others that Taksaka was stronger than him.
Red Baron: Known as "Queen Bee" both because of his sura form - a swarm of bees - and for the obvious reason.
Too Dumb to Live: It takes some monumental anti-brains to decide that the best way to fill one's time is to mock a grieving Taksaka for the death of his human wife. Taksaka being Taksaka, he responded swiftly by killing Ravana and his entourage. He got better, but still.

Hura

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Resurrection + Wind

A Rakshasa on loan to the Ananta Clan to cement their alliance. His (or her; he has no actual gender) trollish nature and self-resurrection ability mean the others let him get killed far more than he would like.

An Adventurer Is You: He's the Tank, of course; unusual for a tank, his human form is slender and unassuming, and his Sura form is far smaller than most, but he makes up for it with regeneration that makes him almost impossible to kill and transcendentals to redirect magical attacks to himself.
Ambiguous Gender: His appearance is entirely androgynous, which makes sense when you find out that he actually has No Biological Sex.
Animal Motifs: Cockroaches: small, multi-armed, hard to kill, annoying...
Auto-Revive: He comes back to life automatically when killed — up to twelve times a day.
Beware the Silly Ones: He comes across as a complete goofball, if a clever one. Then, when he realizes everything is about to go pear-shaped at the end of Season 2 and that anyone who hangs around will almost certainly die, he forces Cloche to retreat with him by knocking out Clophe, taking him as a hostage, and threatening to kill him. When he decides how things should go, he does not screw around.
Butt-Monkey: That's almost his official role in Sagara's ensemble. As he is able to tank almost any kind of hit, he's frequently being send to taste an enemy's power, and it often ends up painfully for him. Played with in that he's far more competent and more aware of what's going on than he seems; at least some of his Butt-Monkey status is an act.
The Friend Nobody Likes: Nobody in the Sura alliance likes him, since he spends all his time needling them. Not that his bothers Hura, mind you; if anything, he spends his time making people hate him more.
Good Thing You Can Heal: Invoked; his two main powers are the ability to regenerate from almost anything (including, up to twelve time a day, death) and the ability to redirect attacks to himself. Needless to say, he gets blown up a lot while tanking for everyone else, and is frequently shown dying instantly (sometimes multiple times) to underline how powerful a particular attack is.
Healing Factor: In addition to his ridiculous regeneration, Hura's unique transcendental allows him to come back from the dead up to twelve times in rapid succession, making him almost impossible to kill.
The Kirk: He's this as part of a trio with Cloche and Clophe. Despite his endlessly needling and buffonery, it's quite clear that more than a bit of this is only a show, and that Hura is actually quite aware of everything that is going on around him. He frequently takes the leadership when paired with any of (or both) the siblings, and thinks more clearly and strategically than either of them - after all, without him, Cloche and Clophe might have ended up being affected by Asha's Hoti visnu as well.
Locked Out of the Loop: One of the things Tatia mentions in season 3 is that apparently at some point during the timeskip the alliance of the Asura and the Ananta clan ended and that Hura was apparently unaware of it, meaning that he apparently hasn't had any contact whatsoever with his clan, but this being Hura, we can never be too sure.
Lovable Rogue: Subverted. Hura's a jokester and frequently serves as comic relief during the often-tense sura scenes, but he's not lovable. He's a Troll that delights in pushing people's buttons and would love nothing more than to see the already weakened Ananta clan (his allies, mind you) lose another nastika and several of its later-stage rakshasas. His rogue talents are put to use only to benefit himself, such as when he forces Cloche and Clophe to run away with him as soon as he sees that things are going south where Sagara is. He's somewhat charming as a character, yes, but you may find yourself in hotter water as his ally rather than as his enemy.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: He has four arms, although he normally keeps two of them concealed under his cloak.
No Biological Sex: Although others use male pronouns for him, he (like half of the members of the Asura clan) is physically sexless; it's unclear whether he identifies as male or whether members of other clans refer to him as that purely for convenience.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Although he seems like a goofball and a layabout, and is known as the "king of idiots" even among his own clan, his effectiveness at needling the others make it clear that he's smarter than he lets on. In particular, he realizes things have gone wrong at the end of Season 2 far before the others, and is much more decisive in forcing the others to escape with him than his goofy behavior up to that point would suggest.
The Starscream:
- Not exactly, as he never betrays Sagara, at least not in actions. When it comes to words and thoughts, however, it's different. He doesn't have any problem with the thought of the Ananta king dying - he actually hopes this happens at some point. He even tells Maruna that either her death or Agni's (when they fight each other) is a victory for both of them. He doesn't seem inclined to actually do the deed, however.
- Played with at the end of Season 2 in that his total lack of loyalty to Sagara actually benefits her side, in that he realizes things have gone wrong while Cloche and Clophe, who are totally loyal to her, refuse to admit it. This lets him recognize that they need to retreat immediately and allows them to escape getting caught in Asha's Hoti Visnu.
- Not betrayal in the traditional sense, but in season three is revealed he was the one who told Gandharva about freezing Teo's body because there was a human who could use Hoti Visnu to revive her, how did Hura even know about such thing was anybody guess until we see the moment Once More, with Clarity and we see Kali's silhouette overlaid on top of Hura's, we still don't know if this means he was simply possessed or something else though.
Troll: Hura delights in needling the people around him; this actually suits his abilities well, in that he's mostly ineffectual offensively but is incredibly good at trolling opponents into wasting their time attacking his nearly-invulnerable regenerating body.

Gandharva Clan

Clan Attribute: Water

The Gandharva Clan In General

The Alliance: With the Garuda and Yaksha clans. It's implied Gandharva was the one who formed it, as in a flashback he's seen joining Garuda and Shuri's hands together.
Enclosed Space: They were forced into one post-Cataclysm. Gandharva's purification skills didn't allow him to create a space big enough to house the whole clan comfortably, much to their despair.
Fish People: Their race's general appearance.
An Ice Person: Their element, as an extension of their Water attribute.
Just Before the End: So it seems when we see their adaptation to the sura world post-Cataclysm. The toxicity of the environment is bad for their bodies, especially for the weakest and youngest among them. This was confirmed by Sagara, that claimed that the Gandharva clan was all but destroyed. According to Leez, only the Gandharvas that survived the Taraka invasion are those that took refuge among the Asuras.
Making a Splash: Their clan attribute is Water.
Our Mermaids Are Different: Just like mermaids in real-life, the Gandharva clan is famous for its beauties. While some of them do devour human, those are the weakest of them - the strongest just go around destroying planets by the dozen, like every other sura clan. None of them was seen singing, and they resemble more Cthulhu than mermaids in their true forms.
Weaksauce Weakness: Because they're Fish People, they need water to thrive. As a result, they got the short end of the stick when the sura were banished to the sura realm, as the lack of an ocean causes their decline. They're also the only clan vulnerable to poison, which is a problem in the poisonous sura realm.

Gandharva

Gandharva

Nastika, Source Attribute: Resurrection

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First and current king of the clan. He is one of the major players in the current plot.

0% Approval Rating: Downplayed. His extreme mood swings made him not very well-regarded by many Gandharva nastikas, who chose to leave the clan rather than endure his reign.
Accomplice by Inaction: Manasvin and Sagara consider him - and, by extension, the whole Gandharva clan - to be this regarding Ananta's death.
Achievements in Ignorance: A big reveal in season 3 is that at the very start of the universe he wasn't supposed to have the name of "Gandharva" and much less becoming a Nastika king and it had to be Menaka instead, in fact apparently he wasn't even supposed to receive a name in the first place, how he did it is never really explained other than apparently he stole it, and he has no memories of it either. considering his original form was that of a baby, this raises more questions than it answers on how he was capable of doing such thing when Visnu himself was the one giving out names and then somehow managed to escape even if he had Menaka's help.
Actually Pretty Funny: After Parr violently denies Teo's suggestion that she may be interested in Maruna, Gandharva can be seen having a laugh (at his disciple's expenses). Which is a pretty rare thing, considering all the shit he goes through.
The Alcoholic: Has some shades of this. Some of Maruna's flashbacks from when he was living with the Gandharva clan show him with a bottle in his hand at several moments; not so much in the present storyline, when he mostly drinks as a way to cope. While he was depressed at the time, in Maruna's flashbacks he seemed quite joyful, which implies this trope.
Anti-Villain: He just wants to find his daughter. Sagara mocks this attitude given the hypocrisy evident in it. See Noble Demon.
The Atoner: He eventually sets down this path, with encouragement from Agni. Unfortunately, he's hindered by his lingering loyalty to Maruna, being Reformed, but Rejected, and his still deeply flawed personality, making it a very rocky process.
Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Maruna has broken Gandharva's promises for him (Season 1), accidentally ruined his life on more than one occasion (Season 2), and made it clear how pathetic he thinks Gandharva's become (Season 3). Gandharva's certainly resented him for this at various points, but he also won't hesitate to look out for him nevertheless. (Maruna likewise returns the sentiment.)
Because You Were Nice to Me: The basis of his attachment to Agni. Considering Gandharva's past (and present...), Agni treats him far better than he deserves and he knows it.
Berserker Tears: This is actually one of his abilities. His unique transcendental "Frozen Tears" can only be used when he is crying.
Beyond the Impossible: He took his sura form in the human realm, something that should've been impossible for a nastika after the Cataclysm. It left him severely weakened; so much so, in fact, that seven years later he's yet to fully recover, and likely never will.
Big Damn Heroes: If Maruna's in trouble and Gandharva's exact whereabouts have been unclear for several chapters, there's a very good chance the latter will show up to save the former.
Birds of a Feather: The parallels between his situation with Shakuntala and Teo's situation with her parents are what initially make him start sympathizing with her.
Blood Knight: He rather enjoys combat against stronger gods, and his attitude toward such fights is akin to a cat playing with its prey. In the past, a request for assistance in a war to save Ananta from the gods actually piqued his interest before Makara and Menaka intervened with their respective suggestions.
Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: He didn't even try to hide his hostility when Shakuntala expressed her fondness for Maruna. However, the trope is played more seriously otherwise. Given that his wife was killed and Shakuntala had previously been kidnapped, his attitude was rather justified, even if said daughter was all too well aware of how much she burdened him as a result.
Break Them by Talking: While it's suggested there was some external influence forcibly making him hurt, Taraka!Shakuntala does this to Gandharva, pointing out that no matter what he does, everybody hates him and/or looks down on him and that he will never be accepted by them.
Butt-Monkey: Not on Leez's level, but very much so. Let's just say that the present story line is not kind to Gandharva and leave it at that.
Can't Kill You, Still Need You:
- Why Agni would rather redeem him than kill him, in spite of all the atrocities he's committed: according to Visnu's insight, he's needed for the best possible future. In every other, even the second-best, Kali wins.
- In the Bad Future of an Alternate Timeline, Chandra and Vayu keep Gandharva around solely because if he dies, then Makara will become the next king and current circumstances make that a potentially bad idea.
Cassandra Truth: When a Taraka in Shakuntala's form shows up, everyone realizes that Shakuntala is officially dead, and this is effectively a parasite in her corpse. Of course, Gandharva isn't convinced and insists he can still feel something... and it turns out he may have been completely right, as Shakuntala's consciousness wasn't quite as gone as people assumed.
Celibate Hero: Not in recent centuries, obviously, but in a borderline case of Single-Target Sexuality: while he's slept around in the past and reproduced for the sake of clan numbers, the author notes Menaka to be his first (and thus only) love from around the time they got married, and likewise Shakuntala is his only "real" child. From a historical perspective, that means Gandharva was romance-less for the majority of the universe's existence.
Character Development: Probably one of the most glaring examples among the main characters, he walks away too many times over the fine line of having actually changed to reverting to his old ways, not action-wise mind you, but in the way or returning to his previous selfish self that only ever cared about his own desires and limited people whom he grew to care about, this constant wavering has costed almost everything he's ever valued: his family, his friends, his clan; it's pretty appropriate that for the majority of season 3 he's hiding under the shape of a Half child as an indicator of his mental maturity and that the moment he finally raises up to the occasion and seems to finally side with protecting humans, he returns to his adult form to aid the fight against Taraka.
Curtains Match the Windows: When he has blue hair, though it's in a different shade from his blue eyes.
Death Seeker: After his Heel Realization, he's pretty much just waiting for someone to kill him as he knows he deserves, and grows increasingly disappointed that Agni won't.
Deconstructed Character Archetype:
- Of the Noble Demon. Most of his attempts to Pet the Dog backfire on him in some way—see the section under that trope for more details.
- Then, of The Atoner. It's what he desperately wants to be, but among other obstacles, it turns out that a Heel–Face Turn brought by crossing the Despair Event Horizon means that he regresses as soon as he's given hope again and he's at his best when, unfortunately, he's kept depressed because at least then he's obedient and less likely to go and screw something up.
Deconstructed Trope: The path from a raging Omnicidal Maniac Psychopathic Manchild to a better person is not an easy one. True atonement will often be painful, unrewarding and harsh, especially if you refuse to let go of your pride to apologize to your victims and lets yourself be distracted by more pleasant things like Gandharva does so often. That he is mistreated, belittled and hated is no surprise.
Despair Event Horizon: After Sagara kills Teo, making him realize how he caused the death of countless innocents for a void hope.
The Ditherer: Often finds himself hesitant when forced to make difficult choices. This backfired badly on him in the past when his hesitation apparently led to Menaka's death as well as in the present day, when his failure to choose one side or another in time got Teo killed, at least temporarily.
Doting Parent: As far as parents went among the sura, he in particular had a reputation for being this.
Dramatic Irony: When Teo looks up information on Gandharva, the book goes on for ages about a lot of meaningless statistics and history which have no relevance to the plot; it also mentions, in a footnote, that Gandharva has a daughter who is so weak and unimportant that even her name is not recorded. Of course, since in season 1 and 2 (and he had a brief relapse on season 3) all of Gandharva's actions are centered around the hope that she might be alive, the reader knows that Gandharva's daughter is in fact the single most important part of his biography.
The Dreaded: Was this before marrying Menaka, when he was still at full power. They say that even the strongest among the nastika were afraid of him. Also lampshaded by Cloche when Sagara was about to press his Berserk Button. To an extent, he was still this even after Menaka pacified him: apparently, some suras came after Maruna, fearing how strong he'd become after developing, but the sight of Gandharva sent them fleeing.
Drill Sergeant Nasty: Averted. Maruna initially saw him as one, because he made him endure harsh training to develop, but later, when faced with the brutality of Samphati's training, he actually realized that Gandharva was going quite easy on him.
Entitled Bastard: In the past, after all, how dare a bunch of humans built a defense system against sura attacks? As a king obviously he had the right to do as he wants!
Everyone Has Standards: Even he—a former psychopath with a direct kill count in the trillions—thinks Kali is batshit insane and deserves to be sealed away for constantly trying to destroy the universe.
Eyepatch of Power: He wears an eyepatch in his human guise to conceal his missing eye, which he tears out and deliberately does not restore as it's the one sura trait he can't change when in human form (and therefore it'll set off sura radars).
Famed In-Story: As a nastika and a king, Gandharva is quite well-known even to humans. It would be difficult for him to not be it due to his Lord Country status.
Fatal Flaw: Emotional weakness. He knows that he's done absolutely horrible things (and that he should feel bad, even if he admittedly doesn't), which for a sura is a remarkable understanding of human morality. The issue is that this does nothing to help him make the right decision when he needs to; he always inevitably caves to insecurities and selfish desires. This pushes people away from him, which in turn keeps him at an emotional low, and thus the cycle repeats...
Foil:
- To Maruna. See his entry.
- Also to Agni. See his entry.
Fearless Fool: While mostly a Psychopathic Manchild (see entry) in the past he had shades of this, in no small part to his regeneration skills being second to none, but even then there was a reason nastikas avoided killing humans directly even after not having to worry about the grudges of the ancient human race, the sins accumulated by suras for this eventually caused their own demise due to karma, but he continued killing countless humans despite constantly being warned of this, even Menaka lampshaded this, claiming that he had no attachment to his own life and thus no fear of death.
Going Native: He's more depressed than anything, but honestly, compared to the rest of the series, the seven years he spent pretending to be a Half are probably the happiest he's been in the present.
The Good King: Good gods, no. Gandharva is a painful aversion of this trope; see his Reluctant Ruler entry for more details.
- Interestingly, though, he might have once fitted the sura definition of this: he was remarkably powerful. Sagara herself states that she once admired him for being such a powerful nastika, and laments he no longer fits this as he's only got weaker since then. Note that his peak in terms of power coincided with the time he was at his worst morally and personally, massacring trillions of people for futile reasons.
Good Parents: It's to the detriment of everyone else, but Gandharva is, if nothing else, a terrific father (overprotective, maybe, but when most sura parents lean the opposite way, that could be considered an upside).
Handicapped Badass: As a nastika in the human realm, he cannot take sura form, something that severely diminishes his power. Even when he manages to take sura form, it costs him gravely. Still, he's powerful in his own right and can tank quite a few hits.
Happily Married: He and Menaka were this.
Hated by All: By Season 3, the number of characters who feel anything other than ambivalence or contempt towards him can be counted on one hand. Pretty much only Agni and Shess can bring themselves to have a civil conversation with him with no ulterior motives.
Healing Factor: His is extremely powerful and why he's basically been unkillable until now. He's not the strongest being offensively, but you can make a good case for defensively.
Healing Hands: Appropriately for his ‘’Resurrection’’ source attribute, Ganharva is an adept healer. However, he cannot bring back the dead.
Heel–Face Door-Slam: A self-inflicted one given that he thinks himself unworthy of being Agni's ally given all the terrible things he's done. It's more psychological than anything given that his following actions are pretty standard for a Heel–Face Turn and his thoughts on the matter suggest that he might have become The Atoner.
Heel–Face Revolving Door: Gods. There's a reason Agni is at the end of his rope with him by Season 3. Post-Heel–Face Turn, Gandharva usually means well, but when he has attachments to all sides, there's no telling whom he'll be supporting at any given moment. Now that he's (probably) fully convinced that Shakuntala is dead, though, Agni is hopeful that his allegiance is firmer now.
Heel–Face Turn: Several signs through the whole story imply that it is going to happen eventually. It seems this finally happened after the Frozen Tears arc.
Heel Realization: While there had been moments where he clearly felt uncomfortable, Teo's death and Maruna's slaughter of the humans who confront him after his conversation with Agni make him realize just how horrible his actions have been until that point.
Heroic BSoD: When his clan was on the verge of destruction. While Makara and Shakuntala argued, he was in shock, wondering why Visnu did nothing to prevent this. He snapped out of it soon enough—so that he could attempt a Heroic Sacrifice.
Heroic Sacrifice: He survived, but when Taraka came to attack the clan, he resolved himself to create an ocean to save everyone, which they all knew would likely kill him. Down to him leaving Shakuntala in Maraka's care as a Last Request, the entire thing would read like a death scene if the reader didn't know that Gandharva is very much alive in the present.
Hidden Depths:
- Despite being a nastika and not needing to eat he's apparently a decent cook, he told Teo that he had 20 years of experience, but the author says that it wasn't just twenty.
- He's pretty childish and immature but at times he'll show remarkable wisdom on some matters:
  - When he tries to warn Shakuntala that even if she loves everything she needs to let go of certain things or else she'll lose everything, like him.
  - While in the middle of dream walking and talking to a dream!Menaka he mentions how he thinks there must be something wrong with ancient humans for not separating their own feelings from the collective and that such mindset would lead them to madness, due to certain revelation, he may have been onto something.
How the Mighty Have Fallen: Once a powerful king feared by many; by the present, as he himself is painfully aware of, he's lost everything, from his friends to his family to even his power. Compare even Season 3 Gandharva to Season 1: from someone who, even weakened, didn't fear the gods to someone actively trying to avoid Agni and Chandra out of the same wariness he once claimed he would never experience.
Humanizing Tears: Despite all the terrible things he has done, it's hard not to pity him when he cries for his daughter.
An Ice Person: He prefers to use ice in battle.
Inferiority Superiority Complex: It's not super obvious, but during the time travel arc we have seen Gandharva's behavior in the past and much of it seems to indicate that part of the reason he went all out with destroying planets left and right was because he always knew deep down that he wasn't fit to be a king and he was showing off his power to assert his position as such.
Interspecies Friendship: Subverted. He's fond of "Miss Riche" but their reunion comes with the revelation that he's a nastika, not a Half as he pretended to be, and was likely involved in the attacks on the cities. Leez makes it immediately clear that she despises him for this.
Intrigued by Humanity: Although Smug Super, Gandharva seems a tad fascinated by human culture. He's quick to like humans who are nice to him, has Leez explain curry mushrooms to him, is interested in buying gloves for Maruna (even though sura typically dislike wearing human clothes), and when Teo offers to sponsor the two of them during their Half masquerade, he tells Maruna it'll be a good chance to experience city life (that doesn't end in blowing said city up).
- Even his past self a rather childish interest in the advancing technology of the ancient humans, while suras like Ravana only did it for fun and spite, he appeared genuinely intrigued by the planet's defense system wanted to find out how it worked... too bad back then, catching his interest mostly meant that he'd want to hunt you and destroy you at the end of it, as Brilith once said, like a child pouring water onto an anthill.
Karma Houdini: Deconstructed. The fact that he never had to face any direct comeuppance for his atrocities means that he never had to bother with thinking about the true weight of his actions, or about their consequences. And when he does begin to learn that what he did was wrong, not because it saddened Menaka but because his actions were intrinsically rotten, no one believes him when he says he wants to help or choses to accept him as an ally, precisely because they know very well how bad he used to be.
Kicked Upstairs: Confessed to Visnu in a flashback that he never had any desire to be king, and would feel happier otherwise.
Kill the Ones You Love: A pattern for him.
- It's unclear as to how convinced he was that the Taraka!Shakuntala was really her, but regardless, he ends up stabbing her for Agni's sake.
- He doesn't realize it, but when he eradicates Taraka's soul from the universe, he in fact destroys Menaka.
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Long, loose hair, and he's just about as pretty as his wife.
The Lost Lenore: Menaka is this to him. If his Ship Tease with Teo go anywhere, he may grow out of it.
Love Makes You Evil and Crazy: Just see what he can do for Menaka, Shakuntala or Teo.
Love Redeems: A pattern for him.
- Before marrying his wife, he was cruel and even feared by other Nastika due his power and behaviour.
- Getting to know Teo makes him consider if he can really justify what he's done. And what's more it's heavily implied that in season 3 the consideration he shows to her is the only reason Agni still bothers to give him the time of the day. Further proof of this comes from the doomed timeline, not only he still looks and acts like a child, but Agni has completely given up on him, when did it start? With Teo's death early on.
Making a Splash: The king of a clan whose element is water. His source element would likely be better for healing, possibly explaining why his attacks are water based.
Master of Disguise: Of sorts. He's pretty much the only sura who takes full advantage of his shapeshifting abilities and therefore has taken on more appearances than any other character.^note
The Men First: Or disciple first, at least (mixing in with a Papa Wolf attitude, given his secondary role as a Parental Substitute). Even though their relationship is at an all-time low and Maruna just finished giving him a "The Reason You Suck" Speech—when Chandra suddenly shows up? Gandharva's immediate reaction is to teleport Maruna to safety, leaving himself at Chandra's mercy.
The Mentor: A combination of this and Parental Substitute to Maruna.
Mirthless Laughter: At the end of the Frozen Tears Arc, when he's finally come to terms to the fact that Shakuntala is most likely dead and that everyone, even Maruna has also drawn the same conclusion, he laughs at realizing that he probably knew it too, he was just deluding himself.
Misunderstood Loner with a Heart of Gold: So it would seem, right? People hate and avoid him, but he's just a father driven to desperate measures while looking for his daughter. As it turns out, this is subverted: Gandharva is indeed a sympathetic character, but the heart of gold is not there. People have many reasons to expect the worse of him, as he has given them exactly that for a very long time.
Moral Myopia: He just wants to find his daughter. Never mind the body count. He later grows out of this.
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: Gandharva’s mouth in his sura form features hundreds of teeth.
Motive Misidentification: Others assume his attacks on Kalibloom and Rindhallow/Aeroplateau to be the usual outcome of his disregard for life/him assisting Sagara. In reality, the former was out of grief over Teo's death while the latter was only as a favour to Maruna, and Gandharva actually made not harming the city itself or any of the people as a strict condition.
The Mourning After: Has yet to remarry after Menaka's death. In fact, rather than find a new mate, he decided to focus on caring for and protecting their daughter instead.
My God, What Have I Done?: His reaction to Maruna violently killing all the humans threatening Gandharva (who was trying to talk them down), as he realizes this pretty much applies to all the bad things he's done just to find Shakuntala, and implicitly even before then.
Noble Demon: He will pay his debt and keep his promises (as far as the situation allows). Sagara repeatedly mocks him for this attitude, and events in the Frozen Tears arc deconstruct this trope in regards to Gandharva.
No-Sell:
- When Gandharva takes sura form and approaches the city, Maruna is initially concerned because that means he'll activate the turrets... only to realize how silly that was, when they proceed to do no damage whatsoever to Gandharva.
- In the past, Menaka deliberately orchestrated things so that Agni's Paradisial Flare—the only hope the gods had for overpowering Gandharva's Healing Factor at the time—would be ineffective.
Not Evil, Just Misunderstood: Downplayed, since everyone has good reason to doubt Gandharva, given his long history of actually being as terrible as everyone thinks he still is. Nevertheless, whenever he tries to help out with good (or at least non-terrible) intentions, people believe he's secretly plotting against them. They also take his actions in the latter half of Season 2 as proof he hasn't changed one bit, unaware that his motivations by then were completely different.
Not Helping Your Case: In season three, he has allowed himself to be captured by Agni and Chandra in Kalibloom and seeks to be their ally. However, at the time Brilith had already recovered her memories, and remembered of all the times he killed her without Agni's knowledge. He's desperate to gain the fire god's approval, which means getting Brilith's. When she demands he repent from his past slaughters of human beings, he... absolutely refuses to do so and remains firm on his position that humans are below him. And that's talking to someone who remembers when nastikas helped the gods extinguish the human race once. Not your best move, Gandharva.
Not What It Looks Like: When Shess, Brainwashed and Crazy thanks to Frozen Tears even without Gandharva's doing, inadvertently breaks Gandharva out of prison, he knows he has to find a way to undo it now or people will think he's trying to escape. When he tries to do so, just as he feared, Mirha immediately accuses him of orchestrating the entire thing.
Oblivious to Love: He's completely oblivious to Teo's crush.
Odd Friendship: With Makara. See his entry.
Older Than They Look: He's a nastika, which means he's as old as the fucking universe itself, but he looks like the could be in his twenties. Later forms look even younger.
Papa Wolf: He'd do absolutely anything to ensure Shakuntala's safety, to the extent of being a Knight Templar Parent. It's shown in full effect in Season 3, where despite recognizing the Taraka!Shakuntala as a fake, he still chooses to protect her and turns against Agni.
Parental Substitute: He seems to be a bit of one towards Maruna, who shows more concern about Gandharva being missing for a few days than his own father's coma.
Pet the Dog: He is willing to spare certain humans in targeted areas if they amuse him and aid Halfs being transported by Half hunters (although this was also in part out of pragmatism).
- As with many other things, this is also deconstructed:
  - He spared Leez due to finding her amusing, and in doing so unknowingly allowed his quarry to escape, although Maruna is more thorough in his approach.
  - When he attempts to do the same with Teo, she points out that she has no desire to be spared if the rest of Kalibloom is slaughtered, finding such behavior cowardly. This, and Sagara's own comments about the situation force Gandharva to confront the fact that, in the end, engaging in this trope does not make him the slightest bit innocent of his role in the massacre of countless humans.
  - Brilith mocks him for this, commenting on how the one time where he spared her, due to her being Agni's lover, he must've felt gracious... without realizing that he'd already killed her in several other lives.
  - After learning about Shess's backstory, Gandharva makes one of his first apologies in the series, for how he's treated Shess in the past... except as Shess points out (though appreciative), everyone has a backstory. If Gandharva genuinely wants to become The Atoner, he has to learn to extend that same sympathy to even people he doesn't know. (After all, if you've done something for kindness to be considered this trope, that means you've still got some ways to go.)
Pretty Boy: His human guise has a slight, delicate appearance. He's perfectly happy to take advantage of this.
Pride: Oh so very much. Fittingly for a nastika - and a king - Gandharva considers himself to be completely above petty beings like humans. So much so that he refuses to ask for Brilith's forgiveness when he needs it the most.
Psychopathic Manchild: In the past. Menaka recognized that he didn't kill because he was pure evil; he was too immature to fully understand the weight of his actions. Brilith even compares him to a child pouring water into an anthill. Billions of years later, he's mostly dropped the psychopathic part thanks to her influence, though he's admittedly still a regular Manchild at times.
- Taken to its logical conclusion when it's revealed what his original form was: that is, an infant.^note Menaka protected him back then from the gods who wanted to kill him, as he was still mentally a child who wasn't even capable of ill will yet.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Flashbacks show him as the wild Red to Makara's gloomy Blue.
Reformed, but Rejected: In Season 3, he's sincere about wanting to fight alongside Agni, but at this point, Agni's too wary of Gandharva's Heel–Face Revolving Door tendencies to take him at his word—to say nothing of Chandra or the humans, who don't want to give him a chance, period. It's not entirely unjustified, given that Gandharva does then pull a Face–Heel Turn, though only briefly.
Reluctant Ruler: Deconstructed. Gandharva never really had any wish for kingship, but, being the strongest nastika in his clan, he was made king nevertheless. However, he was incredibly unfit for it; many of his decisions only helped weaken his people and make their lives harder than it had to be. Even those that are fit for ruling and did give him good counsel - such as Makara - can't do much because he's king, and if he refuses to listen to them, that's it. He came to listen to Menaka, but this created another problem, in that he began to do whatever she told him to without even thinking about it. His attitude drove many nastikas to leave the clan - which left the Gandharva clan lacking in power. This would come to bite them in the ass when Visnu separated the realms and his clan became a victim. He continued to trust Visnu, but as Visnu's promise ultimately was never upheld, his clan suffered for it. And, what perhaps is the cherry of the cake: even when everything in the sura clan has gone to shit in season three, he refuses to go back and help them. Maruna even points out that he has no right to be called a king anymore, but one wonders, did he ever?
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: See Maruna's entry. He's the former to the Rakshasa's latter.
Spanner in the Works: His very existence as Gandharva is technically this for the primeval gods, thanks to him stealing his name which was supposed to go to Menaka instead, if she had, she would have become the first sura to reach enlightenment and would have defeated Kali. this is often referred by the gods as the "best future" and this plan was all ruined thanks to him and forcing everyone to spare him if they want said future to happen.
Star Killing: He once did the killing some time in the past. How, you ask? By swallowing the star. While Agni was sleeping there.
That Man Is Dead: Or rather, will be dead, as he told Shakuntala. When she begs for him to flee to safety even as she's willing to die, he asks her whom she wants to live: the king or her father? The former may survive, but if Shakuntala dies, Gandharva as a father will die with her.
Then Let Me Be Evil: He's constantly reminded that he's a horrible person and isn't as reformed as he thinks he is, and everyone's just waiting for him to prove them right. And he does... but when made to choose between them and his daughter (however obviously fake), it's fairly obvious what was a deciding factor. In the same vein, he then pulls yet another Heel–Face Turn for Agni, the one person still willing to see any good in him.
Think Nothing of It: His response after Elwin unknowingly thanks him for keeping her company before she returned to Kalibloom.
Took a Level in Badass: Inverted, Gandharva used to be one of the most powerful Nastika kings, but due to many different factors, he's severely weakened by the time the story starts - and it's getting worse, as in season three he's nowhere near as powerful as he was in season two due to taking sura form in the human realm seven years before.
Took a Level in Kindness: Seems so, as he's not longer the psychotic slaughterer the once was, but isn't exactly a saint, either.
- Except that maybe not. As Brilith points out, his change of heart only came after he lost most of his powers and grew severely weakened. She states that his choice to help humankind is meaningless if it's based simply on his inability to kill them in the same scale as before.
- In season 3, it takes a long time and detours on his part, but he's definitely trying, when he's faced with the consequences of his actions he really seems to take it to heart when he had to awaken Shess via dream walking. Seeing the other side of the conflict through his eyes really seemed to leaved a mark on him and when Shess is awake, he awkwardly but sincerely apologizes to him for putting him into the transcendental attack that put to sleep in the first place, a first one for him the series.
Tragic Bromance: See Agni's entry.
Tragic Villain: Unlike Sagara, he's not malicious, and unlike Maruna or numerous other antagonists, he's not even convinced of his righteousness. He knows he's in the wrong and hates it (even if his guilt is less for his victims and more that he's not the person his loved ones thought he could become). Unfortunately, his Fatal Flaw keeps him in a vicious cycle of this.
The Unapologetic: Despite his change of heart in season three, he remains this. When Brilith demands he repents his pasts exploits, he utterly refuses to do so. Humans are just ants, after all.
- Ultimately played with: Gandharva is capable of feeling bad over his deeds (Teo being a prime example), but as Shess gently chides him for, it's only for those in his circle. Otherwise, he has no sympathy for anyone he doesn't personally know. Gandharva's pensive silence, however, does seem to indicate that he took Shess's words into consideration.
Unwitting Pawn: Being one is pretty much his lot in life. On a universal level, he's been a main piece between Visnu and Kali in their chess game nearly all his life. On a smaller scale, he's Kubera's in Season 1 (until he goes MIA in a moody fit); in Season 2, he's Sagara's (until, again, he goes MIA); in Season 3, it's not unlikely he's manipulated yet again, this time to kill Taraka, aka Menaka.
Vegetarian Carnivore: Gandharva is one of the few sura to not only be capable of eating vegetables, but prefers them. However, he will eat meat if he feels he has to, but being a Nastika such are rare.
Villainous Friendship: With Maruna. They have their ups and downs, but even after Gandharva's Heel–Face Turn, he tells Maruna that he doesn't want to be his enemy. Unfortunately, come Season 3, their increasingly different values make this difficult to keep up.
Walking Shirtless Scene: His typical outfit includes an open robe.
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Though normally an emotional Manchild, he can be a remarkably good actor while infiltrating cities in human guise, where he plays the part of a harmless gentleman, he's aware of his good looks and will not hesitate to use them to smooth things over.
Worthy Opponent: With Agni. It gets into some really convoluted and complex frenemy territory centuries ago, and just keeps getting more... solid. It's arguable that Gandharva currently feels closer to Agni than he does any other Nastika or Astika, despite technically being on the "wrong" side to keep their relationship as cordial as he might like to.

Menaka

Nastika, Source Attribute: Wind

Shakuntala's mother and Gandharva's late wife. She was killed long before the story began.

Actual Pacifist: Convinced Gandharva to not get involved with matters that didn't concern their clan. It's worth noting, though, that she was by no means weak (as, according to the creator, was a common false assumption among fans)—she was one of the strongest nastika of the clan.
All-Loving Hero: She wished for mercy for Gandharva, who was a raging Psychopathic Manchild at the time, while also despairing over all the humans he was slaughtering and that Visnu accepted them as an acceptable price for the universe as a whole.
Belligerent Sexual Tension: How she and Gandharva got together. She constantly showed up to get him to stop killing, while he'd make a face and hide from her (i.e. it was very much not Love at First Sight for them). It seems that eventually, they did this so often that by virtue of being a prominent fixture in each other's lives, they fell in love.
Beware the Nice Ones: Menaka was one of the gentlest characters in the whole cast, but she was also one of the most powerful nastikas of the Gandharva clan. If Visnu's word are anything to go by, at the time of her deal with Kali, her male form was only second to the king's power.
Birds of a Feather: She, an outlier among nastika, was friends with Agni, an outlier among gods.
Blow You Away: Her source attribute.
The Chosen One: Zigzagged. She was actually supposed to inherit the name of Gandharva, but despite that not going as planned, Visnu rolled with it and saw that she could be the first nastika to achieve enlightenment and be the one to defeat Kali. Unfortunately, Kali managed to deceive her, ensuring her death, and thus the role of becoming Kali's bane fell onto Gandharva, whose chances are far less than Menaka's were due to being nowhere near enlightenment.
Deader than Dead: Gandharva eradicates her soul from existence.
Deal with the Devil: she made a deal with whom she initially thought was Visnu (actually Kali in disguise) in which for exchange of her taking his sins onto her shoulders and her time she would be able to persuade Gandharva and reform him.
Fate Worse than Death: Upon her death, the "payment" Kali had her do was basically becomimg the perfect mother for her child, meaning Yuta, claiming that only a noble soul carrying the heaviest of sins would be up for the task, read Taraka's folder and see why it would have been better for her to die.
Friend to All Living Things: Well, as much as a nastika can be. She was genuinely troubled by Gandharva's senseless slaughter of humans.
First Love: She is this to Makara and Gandharva according to Currygom.
Generation Xerox: With Shakuntala. Both have wind attributes, both tried their best to not make Gandharva turn back to his old ways, both were deeply loved by him, enough that their absence is enough to send him into serious emotional turmoil. Both were All-Loving Heroines that cared for the weak and didn't use the power they had to cause suffering just because. Both were good friends with a guy with a fire attribute. Both asked Gandharva to avoid fighting Agni. Sadly, both died well before their time in circumstances connected to Kali and the Taraka clan. And both managed to meet Gandharva again after their deaths: Shakuntala as a node in the Taraka clan neural network and Menaka in one of Shess's recollections.
Good Is Not Dumb: Menaka has a genuinely kind, selfless, and pacifistic nature; although the latter has lead to many criticisms by members of other clans, namely Sagara, who despise her and consider her a clueless pacifist. However, Menaka had the best knowledge of the future and what was to come out of all the nastikas, and her influencing Gandharva was done for the sake of the universe's best possible future. Menaka was even aware of her own finite time, and accepted it as she considered it her own fault and ultimately, her destiny. So she was not as clueless as many suras believed.
Menaka: It's all my fault for failing to understand the will of Visnu, and allowing myself to be tempted by Kali. So... I can't blame anyone but myself.
Agni: Why is that all your fault? What about Kali, who deceived you and Gandharva, who slaughtered so many..!!
Menaka: Dividing the blame is meaningless now, Agni... Please, remember what I said to you, even after I'm dead. '''I trust you... you who have not abandoned your compassion.'''
Good Parents: Like Gandharva, she was a loving mother to her daughter for the short time they had together.
Happily Married: She and Gandharva were this.
Heroic Sacrifice: Thanks to Kali and Hoti Visnu shenanigans, she wound up being the soul used to revive Teo, briefly relieving her from being Taraka while Teo's original soul did the duty instead for seven years, and she would have been completely free from it, but it would have end up in the annihilation of Teo's soul, so at the last moment she saved her from that fate and took her sins within herself as well, wishing her to be happy and switched places allowing her to go back to her body.
Hidden Depths: She's gentle and maybe too pacifistic for her own good, yes, but she was also the nastika closest to enlightment and the one originally set to kill Kali (not to mention one of the strongest members of her clan). She also seemed aware of far more things than her husband: after all, she knew that Visnu secretly despised Gandharva, and knew the reason for it.
I Can Change My Beloved: Zig-zagged and deconstructed. Although it didn't start this way, over the process of trying to redeem Gandharva, Menaka ended up falling in love with and marrying him. However, despite her efforts and his love for her, Gandharva himself admits he never really changed - he simply stopped acting in a way that troubled her. This is trope is deconstructed in the sense that it's clear that Menaka's influence - or Shakuntala's - was never enough. For Gandharva to truly change, it can't be through the efforts of someone else, but through his own.
Karma Houdini: Not her, but Gandharva. Her deal with Visnu (actually Kali) was to ensure that he ends up as this, with her bearing the sin of this crimes instead.
Lady Macbeth: Inverted. Menaka tried to persuade Gandharva away from his worst impulses, not to commit them. And it's not like she gained anything from it either - if anything, she lost a lot. However, not unlike the traditional Lady Macbeth, her actions eventually helped doom befall her people. Menaka's mistake was not in her intentions, but in her execution; instead of teaching him how to be a good person, she actually taught him how to be the person she wished him to be. It may seem the same, but there's a big difference here, as without her around, Gandharva, being the awful king that he is, lost his last guiding light, and things went downhill for the Gandharva clan from there onwards.
Like Mother, Like Daughter: Shakuntala inherited both her looks and personality, as well as her duty of helping Gandharva get it together. She only didn't inherit one thing: Menaka's power. And it proved fatal to her.
Living Emotional Crutch: To both Gandharva and Urvasi, who then transferred the role to Shakuntala after Menaka's death.
The Lost Lenore: Gandharva has yet to remarry since her passing, and at some points thinks back on her.
Messianic Archetype: As part of her deal with Kali, her soul bore the weight of Gandharva's sins (therefore being purged with her death), which was her way of saving him from Paradisial Flare.
Morality Chain: To Gandharva; he was extremely vicious before meeting her. It's eventually revealed that she actually invoked this, albeit, with the intent of being his Morality Pet, believing Gandharva could change and essentially volunteering herself for the task. The reality though is that given his actions after her passing, she fell into this trope instead.
Pacifism Backfire: Unfortunately, her influence was one of the first steps in what would lead to her clan's downfall.
- The whole thing gets verbally deconstructed by Manasvin during a flashback to the incident, namely the Gandharva clan's refusal to aid in the rescue of Ananta, leading to the latter's death, with him commenting on how such behavior is nothing more than undeserved self-righteousness during times when action might actually be needed for the sake of others in need of help.
Posthumous Character: Apparently, she was killed by the gods a few centuries before the present time.
Story-Breaker Power: She had the ability of "peace", meaning that even those who disliked her couldn't bring themselves to harm her. Had Kali not deceived her, she was guaranteed to remain alive until the end of the universe.
Strong Family Resemblance: Her daughter Shakuntala inherited most of her looks.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: To save Gandharva from one day being killed by Paradisial Flare, she struck a deal with Visnu, only to discover later that it was actually Kali in disguise, therefore preventing the initial best possible future from occurring. On a much larger scale, her deal with Kali placed the duty of destroying her in Gandharva's back, which seems rather unlikely - and given said person's goal of destroying the universe...
What Does She See in Him?: Not even Menaka herself knows. When someone expresses shock that she married Gandharva of all people, even Menaka admits she's not quite sure how she ended up falling in love.

Shakuntala

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Resurrection + Wind

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Gandharva's daughter, known for looking and acting much like her mother. Most sura assume she is dead; Gandharva has practically sold himself into slavery on the slim chance that she's not.

Achilles' Heel: She was Gandharva's, hence why the gods once tried to take her hostage. She was aware of how much she burdened him as a result, and took steps to not have him sacrifice others (or himself) for her; ultimately, he never listened.
Action Girl: She's not this, despite the fact that both her parents are top ranking nastikas of their clan. Played for Drama, as Shakuntala's weakness means she has a lot of trouble surviving in the sura realm. She ultimately refuses to abandon the children and weaker members of the clan when they seek asylum with their Garuda allies, as she thought it was unjust that she, weak as she is, be allowed to live simply because she's their king's daughter. This ends up with Gandharva losing track of her whereabouts, which kickstarts the whole of his participation on the plot.
Actual Pacifist: She took after her mother in this regard, though unlike her, Shakutala had no real combat ability in any case. When Agni uses Paradisial Flare against her, it fails, confirming that from start to finish, she never took a single life.
All-Loving Hero: Like her mother. Her father, the rest of the clan, humans like Siera when she possesses him—she loves everyone deeply. Deconstructed by Gandharva, who pointed out to her that there will be times when she has to choose between what she loves. Namely, if she wants her clan to live, then the most practical option to save them would be for Gandharva to make an ocean, even if it kills him.
Because You Were Nice to Me: She liked Agni because he saved her life as a child when he could have had her killed. She even asked Gandharva to not ever fight him because of this.
Came Back Wrong: Assuming that the Chaos sura possessing Siera really did assimilate her being into the clan's network. It didn't; Shakuntala was faking it to convince her father to kill her for good.
Daddy's Girl: She was Gandharva's little princess and she adored him just as much as he did her.
Foil: To Maruna:
- Both are the children of first generation nastika kings. Just like their fathers were good friends, Shakuntala and Maruna were also rather close.
- Both hail from allied clans that found themselves in abysmal living conditions when the realms were separated at the time of the Cataclysm. Said clans have lost several of its strongest members and are currently close to complete extinction.
- Both needed abnormal periods of time to develop from one stage to another. However, while Shakuntala took a short time, Maruna took very long.
- Shakuntala is abnormally weak for a rakshasa, especially if one takes into account how powerful were her parents. Maruna, on the other hand, is extraordinarily strong for his kind. Shakuntala's parents were rather close in power, while there was a huge gap between Garuda and Vinata.
- Shakuntala and Gandharva got along famously well; if his words are anything to go by, Maruna's relationship with Garuda is quite the opposite.
- She inherited her mother's kindness and compassion, never having killed a single soul by the time she finally died. Maruna, on the other hand, has the typical sura mindset regarding other people's lives, and was responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in the red sky attacks in both Willarv and Carte (and who knows what other planets).
- Akasha, the Garuda clan's Number Two, was a mentor of sorts towards Maruna, even if she was quite harsh towards him. On the other hand, Shakuntala was never especially close to her own clan's second-in-command, Makara.
- Shakuntala was a pacifist by nature, and seemed to have held Agni in high regard. Maruna doesn't hesitate before joining a fight and was taught by his parents, like most other suras, to fear and hate gods.
- Both ended up with an indirect connection to Kali that endangered their lives. Shakuntala inherited her mother's duty of being the one to redeem Gandharva, only because Menaka was fated to met an early end after having fallen victim to Kali's trickery. Maruna, on the other hand, felt so despaired by his clan's awful situation at the time of the Taraka attack that he chose to use the Eye of Perishment to develop to Fifth Stage, despite the fact that it would certainly lead to him paying a heavy price.
- Finally, both have a close connection to a member of the Taraka clan's royalty. Maruna's younger brother is Yuta, Kali's son, which makes him a Taraka prince, later revealed to actually be the king. Shakuntala's mother was remade by Kali into Taraka, the figurehead king and Yuta's caretaker.
Friend to All Children: Often seen taking care of the clan's children in flashbacks.
The Gadfly: Often teased Maruna over his slow development.
Generation Xerox: With her mother. See Menaka's entry.
Good Is Not Dumb: She knew very well how much of a burden she would become to her father if his overprotectiveness went unchecked. So, she did what she could to ensure he wouldn't go back to his old ways because of her: she healed herself in the sura realm to avoid showing how much the hostile environment distressed her body, she told him to avoid fighting Agni because of his kindness, and, most of all, she knew to fake being a Taraka so that Gandharva could kill her and not betray Agni.
Green and Mean: Averted. She's green-haired and green-skinned, but you would have trouble in finding a nicer girl.
Hidden Depths: A Q&A with the author mentions that she enjoys strategy games.
Hidden Heart of Gold: Using the last bit of control she has, she tries to convince Gandharva that she's a fake so that he'll finally give up and kill her, and when he does, she keeps it up so that he can believe she already died and moved on to Paradise.
Innocent Flower Girl: Often seen in flashbacks in flower fields, or making flower wreaths.
I Owe You My Life: Or rather, We Owe Agni My Life, So Please Don't Fight Him, Dad.
Like Mother, Like Daughter: She's as gentle and pacifistic as her mother Menaka, and even inherited her looks to boot. She also shares her respect and liking for Agni. The only thing Shakuntala didn't inherit from Menaka was her power.
- On a much lesser note, she also had her father's habit of teasing Maruna, but her version of it was far kinder (and much less violent).
Living Emotional Crutch:
- She was the only thing that kept Gandharva from reverting to his old ways after Menaka's death, and in the present, the idea that she might be alive is all that's keeping him from crossing the Despair Event Horizon.
- After Menaka's death, Urvasi made protecting Shakuntala his life purpose.
Morality Chain: Maruna sees as one to her father while ruminating on the apparent hopelessness of Gandharva's quest to find her.
Morality Pet: Takes on this role for Gandharva after Menaka's death. Notably, she was destined to fulfill this role: after Menaka was tricked by Kali into a deal that would end up with her dead, Brahma instructed the nastika that she should focus on redeeming Gandharva, and that her child should take on the role after she died.
Never Found the Body: The fact that she was this was for a long time her father's sole source of hope, as it meant that she could not be dead. As it turns out, this happened because she was turned into a Taraka.
Nice Girl: Shakuntala is right up there with Agni in this regard. She's so nice that even when she possesses Siera as a Taraka, she tries to use the least amount of vigor possible in order to not damage his body.
No-Sell: When she possesses Siera's body, that Paradisial Flare does no damage causes Agni to realize who the Taraka sura must be.
Precocious Crush: Print Bonus material suggests that she had one on Agni, who saved her life as a child.
Small Role, Big Impact: In-Universe. Human biographies of Gandharva barely acknowledge her and Chandra forgot Gandharva even had a daughter. Even Agni doesn't remember her name at first! And yet, she's the sole reason for Gandharva even be taking part in the plot (at least at first).
Thou Shalt Not Kill: It's telling that when Agni and Shess discuss the possibility of a rakshasa who's never killed a human in their life (when every rakshasa would've at some point, even if only on orders), the only one Shess can think of is Shakuntala.
Tragic Monster: Her ultimate fate, as she's taken over by a Taraka.
Uncertain Doom: While she's widely believed to be dead, it's unconfirmed precisely when or how she might have died. It's later revealed that she has passed, likely having been eaten by a Chaos sura, as she seemingly reappears as part of that clan's neural network.

Makara

Nastika, Source Attribute: Darkness

Second in command of the clan and Gandharva's right hand man.

0% Approval Rating: Despite being the one most worried about keeping the clan's collective head above water, Makara was never a celebrity among his fellow clanmates. Gandharva has not talent at all for kingship, but even then they would rather have him rule than Makara.
And Then John Was a Zombie: In one of the possibility universes, Makara became a Taraka. Like Kadru, he kept his shape and personality intact; he was still, however, part of the clan's mental network.
Antiquated Linguistics: Or some Korean equivalent.
Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: After he's Tarakafied in one of the alternate timelines, his clan decides to stick with him through it all. For all his gloomy personality and unpopularity, it appears his clanmates do appreciate him after all.
Dark Is Not Evil: Despite his appearance, he appears to have been loyal to his king and a source of good counsel.
- Implied to not fit the bill from a human perspective. When Leez remembers all the despicable nastika she met during her seven years in the sura realm, what appears to be Makara's silhouette is one of the largest ones seen. Given that Brilith's tells Gandharva the two of them met while Leez was among the sura, this is very much a possibility.
The Friend Nobody Likes: His gloomy personality means, despite his loyalty and competence, few people actually like him. He defused a potential rebellion by reminding everyone that if they overthrew Gandharva, he would become king, a prospect they found unnerving enough to back down.
The Good Chancellor: As seen below, Makara is the one actually handling the governance of the clan. In fact, he would make a far better king than Gandharva himself. His skill doesn't translate to popularity, however: Makara is not loved by his clanmates.
Hypercompetent Sidekick: It's telling that after the Cataclysm, Makara was trusted to handle dealing with an unruly crowd of fellow clan members unhappy about the clan's situation. Manasvin and Sagara even go as far as state that Makara was king of his clan in all but name.
In the Hood: Wears a hooded cloak, adding to his already somewhat dark and sinister appearance.
Makara: He's named after the mythological creature, but doesn't look like one at all. In reference to the makara's status as a vahana, he is the second in command of the Gandharva Clan.
Noodle Incident: According to one of Currygom's chapter afterwords, he once took female form and, out of a sense of responsibility, approached Gandharva in hopes of siring a powerful rakshasa. Apparently Gandharva refused to do it.
Number Two: To Gandharva. They do appear to be good friends.
Odd Friendship: With Gandharva. Makara is the perpetually gloomy and ruthlessly pragmatic second in command of their clan. Gandharva is not exactly a walking lightbulb, mind you, but he's generally more upbeat than Makara is (at least until recently) and was the sort of king that put his family above even the clan. The only thing that they seem to have in common is their low popularity even among Gandharva suras.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Gloomy, serious Blue to Gandharva's moody and irresponsible Red.

Urvasi

Nastika, Source Attribute: Sky

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A Nastika from the Gandharva clan. He was a longtime friend of Menaka and helped look after Shakuntala.

Berserk Button: He would kill people just for badmouthing Menaka.
A Day in the Limelight: The bonus chapter, Water's Shadow, is about him and his perspective.
First Love: He is this to Menaka, and later Shakuntala, according to Currygom.
Gender Bender: He preferred his female form at the start of the universe, but one day switched to male form, for the sole reason that people would stop comparing Menaka's beauty to his, and remained as such for the rest of his life.
Horned Humanoid: Supplementary materials state he has small horns hidden in his hair.
Intergenerational Friendship: With Shakuntala, Menaka's daughter.
Odd Friendship: With Menaka. While Urvasi himself is rather hotheaded and prone to making sharp comments, Menaka was a pacifist and had a gentle personality. It's telling that despite Urvasi being one of the three great beauties of the sura in female form, Menaka was still far more popular with men than he was. Despite their different personalities, Urvasi was still very loyal and protective of her, and this care extended to Menaka's daughter, Shakuntala.
Posthumous Character: As revealed by Sagara's transcendental, Urvasi is dead.
Undying Loyalty: To Menaka, which he transferred to Shakuntala after her death.
World's Most Beautiful Woman: In female form, Urvasi is one of the great beauties of the suras.

Garuda Clan

Clan Attribute: Sky

The Garuda Clan In General

The Alliance: Have one with the Gandharva and Yaksha clans. However, with the kings that formed the alliance - Garuda, Gandharva and Shuri - all unable to rule, it's stated to be shaking.
Enemy Mine: Are currently loosely allied to the Ananta clan faction that follows Sagara. Birds and snakes have been bitter enemies for eons, so you can assume that things are quite bad for them.
Lightning Bruiser: As a clan, they are the fastest suras.
Noble Bird of Prey: Quite self-explanatory. The Garudas more proeminently portrayed in the series (Maruna and Samphati) take on both bad and good qualities of the trope: powerful, intense, fast, but also merciless, prideful and aggressive. As a sura clan there is no reason to believe most Garudas are different.
Shock and Awe: Their shared attribute.
Super-Senses: All Garuda have spectacular vision.
- While unconfirmed, they also appear to have superior hearing.
Vestigial Empire: They are currently heading to such fate, and are aware enough of it to desperately try to avoid it. Even before the Cataclysm, the Garuda clan had already lost most os its strongest nastikas; as of season three, the last nastika that can still resist the Taraka clan is Akasha. Things got so bad that they even teamed up with Sagara to try to find a way out of this.
Winged Humanoid: As a clan of bird people.

Garuda

Nastika, Source Attribute: Light

First king of the clan. Father of Maruna, Yuta, and Kalavinka. Went into a coma after the Cataclysm.

Amazon Chaser: Downplayed. Both of his known lovers were his second-in-commands at the time it was known they were together. His first lover, Raltara's mother, was the second strongest in the entire Garuda clan, being the number two right at the beginning of the universe, and held the particularly strong Destruction source attribute. His second known lover, Vinata, was also ranked right after him, but that was after most of the clan's upper ranks had been hollowed out; it has been mentioned that there is a huge gap in strength between the two (for comparison, Vinata is considerably weaker than Ravana).
Fisher King: It's pretty much stated that the state of a king reflects on their clan. Garuda went into a coma after the Cataclysm, and the Garuda clan only weakened since then. During the seven year timeskip, the Tarakas attacked full-force, and the Garudas were one of the clans that bore the heaviest casualties, so much so that they only have a single nastika in fighting shape, Akasha. What became of him is unknown.
King on His Deathbed: He went comatose at the Cataclysm, but his whole clan is desperately trying to avert this trope.
Mystical White Hair: Nastika, king, white-haired, mysterious connection to Kali? You can't get more mystical than that.
Large and in Charge: Pretty darn tall in human form and king of the Garuda clan to boot.
Parental Neglect: He ignored Yuta, and Maruna doesn't seem to miss him that much. Neither has demonstrated much care for him particularly. It's not really known how he feels about Kalavinka.
Strong Family Resemblance: Several characters have remarked on his similarity to Maruna. According to Samphati, after Maruna's development, they look so much alike it's creepy. This appears to be mostly a facial resemblance, however, as Currygom commented that Maruna's body shape is Vinata's.

Maruna

Maruna

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Fire

^{Click to see his fifth stage appearance}

Garuda's eldest (living) son. His father sent him to the Gandharva clan to be raised by by their king, as they were friends.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: For all his haughty behavior, he can put aside his pride for the sake of his clan.
- He doesn't hesitate to beg for Gandharva to save Samphati.
- When earning the favour of the gods—his mortal enemies—becomes necessary, he offers up his mind for insight so that Agni knows his intentions are sincere.
Aloof Ally: To God Kubera and the Ananta clan. Especially with the latter, since he feeds on the lesser sura to replenish his vigor. The Ananta rakshasas despise him for it; one of them even comments once that it would be the best for them if he dies, since they'll go back to being enemies after everything is over.
Aloof Big Brother: To Yuta. It's not that Maruna doesn't care for him, it's just that his way of showing it is... sura-like.
Always Someone Better: Samphati, if the psychological transcendental in season three is anything to go by (ep 3-79/364). When it tries to take Gandharva's form, Maruna quickly dismisses it, having lost any respected he used to have for the king. Samphati's form, however, is firmer. The fake Samphati also claims Maruna will never be able to beat her. It is the way he manages to win that seals the deal, however - after remembering the original Samphati's words, he grabs the fake by the throat and remarks before killing it:
Maruna: You're not good enough to be Samphati.
Authority in Name Only:
- Subtly implied, but it's there. Ever since Garuda went comatose, Maruna, as his eldest living child, was given temporary authority over the clan. Sure, it's unquestionable that he is the one in charge of the Garudas cooperating with Sagara and the Ananta clan, but that doesn't seem to be the case for the clan as a whole. It seems pretty clear that the one truly running the show is Akasha, the current Number Two. She's the mastermind of the plan to recover Yuta and Kalavinka from the human realm, which she managed to enforce despite opposition from other Garuda nastikas; it's also clear that Maruna was sent to help Sagara at her behest. And as soon as Samphati shows up in Willarv, what happens? She flat-out ignores Maruna in regards to Yuta and goes after him anyway, as she had agreed with her mother previously. Besides, in season three, one of the reasons for Maruna to chose to use the Eye of Perishment is because she was the one that gave it to him. Considering that he's only a rakshasa and that the sura clans are not hereditary monarchies, it would make much more sense for his power to be inferior to hers, Garuda's son or not.
- Inverted after he comes back from his time-travel timeskip. On account of his broader perspective, he no longer wants to lead what's left of the clan, but Samphati informs him that due to his increased power he's now in charge regardless.
Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other:
- He really cannot tolerate (or understand) Gandharva's behaviour most of the time, but he's as protective of him as he is towards his other loved ones, and as much as he looks down on Gandharva's false life as a Half, he still goes out of his way to help Gandharva maintain the masquerade.
- Later, he has this with Ran after they're trapped outside of time for subjective eons. While he repeatedly insists that Ran means nothing to him, he ends up saving Ran's life on several occasions.
Back from the Dead: As a small child in his first stage, Maruna was struck and killed by magical lightning. Thanks to the goddess Ushas, he was brought back to life.
Berserk Button: Don't insult Gandharva. He's broken jaws and then some for calling Gandharva's eye stupid.
Big Brother Instinct: He went through Training from Hell so he could retrieve his younger siblings safety. That doesn't mean he's unwilling to harm them if that's what it takes to bring them back to the sura realm.
Blood Knight: Averted, surprisingly. With his behavior and moral beliefs, one would expect Maruna to enjoy the thrill of the battle. He does not; in fact, whenever he displays any sort of emotion towards fighting and killing, it is, almost always, a desire to fulfill his duty.
Blue-and-Orange Morality: Very, very much on display. From seeing nothing wrong with destroying an entire human-held planet (because they're only human, duh), attempting to decimate another, eating Sura allies (non-mission-critical ones) when he needs a boost, going out of his way for others he finds enjoyable to be around, having a rigid honour system he sticks to... Maruna displays every Sura trait Yuta has ever described.
But for Me, It Was Tuesday: A weird heroic example: When he goes back in time when the ancient human race first appeared and he slowly grows to care about the ones inhabiting the planet he's living, he regularly helped them when he could when there were Sura attacks, when a girl who remembers him from a past life tries to reconnect with him he sadly doesn't remember her because he's saved so many humans at this point.
Can't Kill You, Still Need You: His dynamic with Kasak in a nutshell: as the half-dragon may have information regarding Kalavinka, he cannot bring himself to kill him, despite how much of a nuisance Kasak becomes - which, as Samphati points out, is a mistake from their plan's point of view.
Celibate Hero: While we're still in the process to see if he is a "hero", he's been confirmed by currygom to never have dated, the reason being partly that due to his slow development, by the time most of the girls of his clan would reach the 3rd stage (which has been stated to be akin to puberty for suras) he was still in the 2nd stage and thus none of them were interested, by the time he did reach that stage he was living with the Gandharva clan and the disinterest was mutual, then the Garuda clan was already going through a crisis of its king and he was entrusted the task of finding his siblings, effectively keeping him away from all types of romantic relationships when it's been suggested that most 4th stage rakshasas like him have already had children.
- However, in one of the special chapters where he recounts his first encounter with Samphati and recent interactions in season 3 have suggested that he feels affection towards her, so this may change.
Character Development: After spending huge amounts of time traveling through time and seeing the development of the human race from the beginning, he starts to care about humans and to think about the bigger picture, rather than just being concerned with his own clan; he also becomes more skeptical after seeing the Primevial Gods betray humanity, to the point where, when he meets Sagara again, she briefly doubts that he's the real Maruna.
Childhood Friends: Since he grew up with the Gandharva clan, he and Shakuntala became this, much to Gandharva's chagrin.
The Comically Serious: Him with Kaz's cat is a sight to behold. Especially when, after Maruna's dramatic monologue about survival of the fittest, it just... pees next to him. Because it's a cat.
Conflicting Loyalty: As Gandharva points out, this is why Maruna can't be A Friend in Need for him. If forced to choose between him and Kubera (or rather, his siblings), Gandharva knows Maruna won't choose him.
Cool Big Bro: If flashbacks are anything to go by, he was a literal example of this to his younger siblings. However, as of the present time, this gets increasingly subverted in his interactions with Yuta: their clashing loyalties and worldviews mean they end up opposing each other more and more as time goes on, and Maruna's view of Yuta takes several blows as time goes by.
Deadpan Snarker: He can have a rather sardonic tongue, though it mostly comes out around people he doesn't care for (namely, Sagara and her merry band).
Deal with the Devil: Despite Gandharva's best attempts to dissuade him as no good can come out of using Kali's item, Maruna's determined to use the Pledge Token to reach fifth stage and save his clan. Ultimately subverted, since time shenanigans allow him to reach Fifth Stage naturally instead.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He's not evil per se, merely antagonistic, but he loves his younger siblings dearly and clearly worries about Gandharva.
Everyone Has Standards: He's visibly enraged by slavers and considers them to be filth. He also doesn't feel comfortable with harming suras of allied clans, even if they are half-human; however, he's also willing to do so if it is truly necessary.
Enemy Mine: He's in things to protect his clan, and thus will work with any side that furthers said goal.
- He's only working with Sagara as part of a deal to find his siblings. Otherwise, they're enemies/prey. Actually, he treats the lower-level Ananta suras as prey even as he works with them.
- When he needs Kaz's goodwill (and, by association, the gods'), combined with the fact that the Ananta clan had left Samphati to die previously, he turns to working with the humans instead. He's by no means had a change of heart, but he's willing to put aside his prejudice for pragmatic purposes.
Fantastic Racism: He looks down on humans, but views Halfs like sura.
Foil:
- To Shakuntala. See her entry.
- Also to Gandharva. Where Gandarva appears relatively gentle but is heavily flawed, is intrigued by humanity, wants nothing to do with his clan by Season 3, and is severely depressed, Maruna is antagonistic but surprisingly noble, looks down on humans, is fiercely loyal to his people no matter the personal cost, and can't understand Gandharva's lack of motivation.
- To Shess as well. See his entry.
Fire-Forged Friendship: Over the course of his personal timeskip, he builds one with Ran, to the point of repeatedly trying to avoid killing him when they fight even though the fate of both the timeline and his entire clan hangs in the balance. He also talks Ran out of committing suicide when walking an endless path of nothingness for subjective eons nearly breaks Ran's mind.
A Friend in Need: When Gandharva's on the brink of a Despair Event Horizon, Maruna tries to bring him back by assuring he's still there for him. Unfortunately, it doesn't stick as Maruna has no idea why Gandharva's acting this way, and because circumstances may turn them into enemies.
Hates Being Alone: Not at first, but after his time travel and living among humans for thousands of years he becomes accustomed to be around them, and even when he tries to go back to mindlessly waiting alone for Ran as he had done before, he realizes he doesn't like the idea anymore, even when knows that he's at danger of being discovered as a Sura (since he doesn't age) and possibly creating a time paradox, he rationalizes that instead of living alone, he'll go live to another planet with other humans.
Implied Death Threat: Likes to give these.
- When he demands to know why Gandharva's in Kalibloom:
  Maruna: Answer me quickly, Cloche. I'm hungry.
- As he tells a captive Elwin, he dislikes killing Halfs of allied clans... but that if it comes down to it, he's willing to go against his morals for the sake of a greater good.
- When Hura is needling him a bit too hard about the Garuda clan's secrets, Maruna pauses, and then calmly informs Hura that he'll tell the others it was the humans who killed him.
Innocently Insensitive: When a human girl tries to thank him about saving her life on a past life, he tells her that he doesn't remember her and that she should forget about him and move on with her life, he intended well, but he was so blunt that she's ends up crying.
Jerkass Has a Point: While his treatment of Yuta may seem horrific at first glance, there's more to it than simply Maruna's "suraness". The Garuda clan has been stated several times to be near extinction. It's understandable that Maruna wouldn't accept a "no" from Yuta when it comes to returning to their peers, if Yuta is the key to saving the clan. It could involve Yuta's death, no doubt, and it was very jerkish of him to never even imply to his brother that he could be in danger from his own clanmates. But who can say that Maruna could tell Yuta all about them? We've seen several instances of Maruna finding evidence of Yuta having betrayed his trust. ^note Finally, he never told Yuta anything about Samphati, but why would he? Clan loyalty aside, the Garudas' circumstances are so dire that losing her would be a huge blow to them. And Yuta has a Taraka half that Maruna knows little about. There was no way he could be sure that Yuta wouldn't be capable of seriously incapacitating - or maybe outright killing - her.
Known Only by Their Nickname: "Maruna" isn't his real name.
Light Is Not Good: His color palette is on the lighter side, and even his attributes (Sky, Fire and Light itself) have light associations. To say he is evil or good would be incorrect; Maruna is a sura.
Noble Demon: As long as he's dealing with Halfs or other Sura, at least. He went out of his way to keep Kasak's daughter safe while fighting him (even when Kasak didn't seem to care), and tried to treat Elwin well despite holding her as a hostage.
- Notably, he doesn't kill for no reason. He derives no pleasure from the act of killing and only does so for food or some nebulous purpose.
The Nose Knows: How did he know that Ananta suras had been called through the gate?
Maruna: I smell the scent of prey.
No Sympathy: While Maruna's strict adherence to his beliefs can make him more noble than some other suras, it also means that he has little empathy to offer if your plight falls outside of his worldview.
- He cannot understand at all why Yuta is conflicted between him and Leez—a mere human who tried to kill him. When Yuta asks him to see things from her perspective, Maruna tells him they should not be in the habit of trying to understand humans' feelings.
- Though his criticisms of Gandharva in Season 3 are certainly valid, they also disregard the Trauma Conga Line Gandharva's been through. To be fair, Maruna doesn't really know the details, but he also doesn't seem to particularly care.
- When Kaz (whether genuinely or faking it) seems shaken after Brilith nearly kills him while trying to get at Maruna, Maruna simply thinks that Kaz should've expected it, given that Kaz is only the backup Priest and therefore expendable.
Not So Above It All: He hates anything to do with humans, but can't help but be intrigued by the tablet that allows Shess to talk... and on the childish end of this trope, he huffs and denies said interest when Shess reminds him that he's too proud to use human devices. As Shess notes, he's still a child.
"Not So Different" Remark: As Maruna acknowledges, he's ultimately in no position to judge Gandharva for losing sight of reason when it comes to family, given what he's willing to do for his own.
Not So Stoic: He drops his cold attitude in front of his siblings and (to a lesser extent) Gandharva.
Older Than They Look: Even by sura standards. He developed especially slowly, with the younger Shakuntala consistently reaching the next stage before him. Even Kalavinka—his little sister—developed to third stage first, meaning at one point he would've been her Little Big Brother.
Pet the Dog: He saved Elwin from becoming Upani food even after the sura had gotten what they wanted by catching her.
Plot-Relevant Age-Up: In Season 3, he develops to fifth stage.
Pride: Even more so than Gandharva, whom he actually chides for not being proud enough. His Fantastic Racism means he refuses to use any kind of human creation (aside from the gloves Gandharva gifts him) and is utterly baffled by Yuta and Shess's willingness to empathize with humans aka lower life forms. Even that aside, it's telling that Maruna's trigger to develop to his third stage (and possibly fourth stage as well) was humiliation.
Punch-Clock Villain: He takes no pleasure in killing and only does so because he has to. Deconstructed, however, in that this by no means makes his actions more palatable, nor does it ease the suffering he caused; the fact that Maruna felt no enjoyment while executing the red sky attacks does not mean at all that he is blameless.
The Slow Path: After being thrown back to the very beginning of time due to time shenanigans, he has to travel through history like this in order to get back to the present.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives a few of these to Gandharva in Season 3, disappointed by Gandharva's implicit decision to abandon his clan.
Really 700 Years Old: He's somewhere over 1000.
Red Oni, Blue Oni:
- Despite their respective colors, he's generally the Blue oni to Gandharva's more emotion-driven and impulsive red.
- Similarly, Maruna is normally more stoic and emotionless than Ran when they're adventuring together, especially later on.
- Flipped regarding his dynamic with Samphati; he's more emotional than her, which is not difficult given how she is completely uncaring about anything unrelated to her revenge.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man:
- The Manly Man to Gandharva's Sensitive Guy, but downplayed. While Gandharva is emotional, driven by his fatherly instincts and capable of sympathizing with (very few) humans, Maruna is stoic, motivated by loyalty towards his clan, and sees humans as being below ants. Deconstructed in that their differing personalities and honor codes often lead them to clash, puts a damper on their teamwork, and ultimately leads to Maruna losing most of the respect he had for Gandharva, who himself decides to throw Maruna under the bus to gain some points in Kalibloom.
- He also serves the Manly Man role to Ran's Sensitive guy during the arc they end up traveling in time... but it's played with in that the arc is an Hourglass Plot where Maruna learns empthy over the course of his travels, while Ran becomes hardened. At the end, Maruna is more sensitive (worried about how Ran is affected by what they're seeing), while Ran is comparatively bitter and cold.
Skilled, but Naive: Mildly. While very strong for a rakshasa, he's still fairly young (by sura standards) and one of the more straightforward characters around, and therefore doesn't always grasp complexities well. He's Locked Out of the Loop at the start of Season 2, Gandharva and Shess both view him as still a child, and for all of Maruna's confidence, Kaz plays him like a fiddle.
The Stoic: He's very reserved, though as Gandharva notes, he does have a playful side. The more we see of Maruna, the easier it becomes to see that this is not the whole truth about him; season three in special does an spetacular job in making him show emotion.
Strong Family Resemblance: Implied to have this with Garuda. In chapter 1-42/43, during a talk with Sagara, Maruna quotes something his father used to say about the Asuras and the Anantas, and a flashback shows an standing Garuda next to the current Maruna. Not long afterwards, Sagara makes the following comment: "They look so damn alike. It's confusing." Given the sort of relationship male suras tend to have with their fathers (especially if they don't take after their mothers), this would explain some of Maruna's comments that seem to indicate a bad relationship between the two.
Super-Persistent Predator: Towards Pingara, apparently. Maruna tried to eat them several times in the past, but never managed to because of their escape-focused transcendentals. One would think that Maruna would give up after a few attempts, but apparently not.
Took a Level in Kindness: After taking The Slow Path and watching the first humanity forge a functioning society, he gains respect for all living things.
True Sight: He appears to have gained some form of this with his 5th stage development as he was able to see past the cloaked figure that God Kubera used to hide his identity in the N5 year, which even the god didn't see coming, even Taraka mentioned that he had the eyes to see the truth, but was too dense to realize he was seeing it.
Undying Loyalty: Towards his clan, and also to his family. Which proves to be a problem for him, as he finds himself thorn between the two: Yuta doesn't want to go back to the sura realm, but the Garuda clan desperately needs him there to wake up their king. Maruna choses his clan.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Yes, Maruna Or more like Aruna that has at least millions of human deaths under his belt, was quite an outlier for a sura when he was only in the 1st stage, not only was he cheerful, he didn't like meat - instead he liked fruit -, he didn't like violence - couldn't bring himself to attack even a rabbit - and was very gentle, which he was often nagged about.
Villainous Friendship: With Gandharva, though it gets increasingly strained as time goes on when Gandharva starts subverting the "villainous" part. Still, even at their worst, they show consideration for one another.
Warrior Prince: As a sura he had no option but to be this. Being Garuda's son doesn't exempt him from fighting.
Wham Line: He drops one in Season 3, when Samphati expresses concern for whatever wish he made on Kali's item to develop, disproving the assumption the audience had been led to make:
Maruna: I didn't make a wish. I didn't use an item to develop.
You Are in Command Now: Given how similar they are, he ended up as the de facto leader of his clan after his father fell into a coma. Sort of, as Akasha had authority over him, but he was unquestionably the one calling the shots in Willarv.
- Now that he has evolved into fifth stage and the Garuda nastikas have been all but wiped out, Samphati recognizes that he's pretty much the boss now, or at the very least the number two.

Jatayu

Jatayu/Yuta

Rakshasa, Clan Attributes: Chaos + Sky, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Unknown

The middle child of Garuda.

For more information, see his entry under "Taraka Clan."

Kalavinka

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Fire

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The youngest child of Garuda, and Maruna and Yuta's younger sister. When the three siblings split up, she went with Visnu to Willarv.

Chekhov M.I.A.: Her whereabouts are one of the mysteries of the series. Kasak might know something about where she is, but, if he does, he's content to keep quiet for now.
Child of Two Worlds: After spending most of her life with Visnu in the human realm, she admits that she feels more connected to humans than she does to her fellow sura.
Intergenerational Friendship: With Kasak, in two ways. For starters, they were friend when Kasak was a child, which was decades before the Cataclysm; however, being a third-stage rakshasa at the time, Kalavinka was centuries old (it has been mentioned she's just a little younger than Yuta). Besides, at the time Kasak looked to be barely into puberty, whereas Kalavinka was the sura equivalent of a young teenager.
Known Only by Their Nickname: "Kalavinka" isn't her real name.
Long-Lost Relative: Neither Maruna nor Yuta have seen her since they split up. According to Taraka, she's somewhere in the human realm, which is later confirmed when Ran and Maruna encounter her during their time travel to Willarv.
Statuesque Stunner: Tall? Check- it's even noted by the author that she has always been tall for her age. Attractive? Well, the higher-ranked a sura is, the more beautiful they are. Kalavinka is a rakshasa, the second-highest rank. The beauty of a sura also increases from stage to stage (excluding nastikas, as they are born fully grown), so there's no harm in concluding that Kalavinka is likely beautiful.
Younger Than They Look: The author actually addressed that Kalavinka has always been tall for her age. When we see her in Kasak's flashback, she's still third stage, despite some mistaking her for being in fourth stage.

Samphati

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Darkness

An emotionless 5th stage Rakshasa, who seeks revenge for her sister's death. Currently aiding the Ananta Clan to achieve her goal.

All For No Thing: Samphati essentially destroyed herself for power when she used the Pledge Token, only for her to lose all chances of revenge against her target when she became a member of his clan. It's implied she regrets this.
And Then John Was a Zombie: She didn't die after Kasak pushed her into his Crescent Gate: she became a member of the Taraka clan.
Best Served Cold: She waited 300 years for her chance. And it was denied her.
Broken Bird: Her sister's death absolutely destroyed her. Yes, she lost her emotions as a result of using the Pledge Token, but she had to decide to use first. And it's not like the effects of it are a surprise either - everyone knows that things connected to Kali are not good. Samphati pretty much gave up on herself after Jatayu died.
The Bully: A weird, downplayed example of this towards the Ananta clan. She's surprisingly respectful towards Sagara, even bowing to her when they first meet - most of Sagara's clan members don't have this much respect for her, and Samphati comes from an enemy clan. On the other hand, she treats the Ananta rakshasas following Sagara like dirt, going out of her way to rub their uselessness and her power in their face, aware that, since she's a 5th stage rakshasa and necessary to the plan, they can't do anything to her. It's brief, but she did it for no reason other than she could. And it hit them. Hard.
Deal with the Devil: She used the Pledge Token, a God-Level Item created by Kali, to facilitate her early development to 5th stage.
Dramatic Irony: She despises Yuta so much her entire personality revolves around it. Come Season Three, she becomes a member of the Taraka clan.
Emotionless Girl: Her abrupt development to 5th stage left her mostly emotionless.
Emotions vs. Stoicism: Her dynamic with Maruna presents an interesting case of this. Samphati's use of the Eye of Perishment made her emotions so numb that her own mother recognizes that she barely has any personality left. Maruna himself is not exactly open to expressing his feelings, either; however, when put together, both of them represent the two sides of this trope. Maruna is driven by his loyalty to his family: he refuses to kill Kasak because he could know about Kalavinka's whereabouts, despite the fact that the half-dragon is a major obstacle to their plans. Samphati, on the other hand, is cold, uncaring and unemotional. However, they also invert this: despite loving his siblings, Maruna puts his clan before them, and thus is willing to temporarily maim Yuta if that's what it takes for him to go to the sura realm. Samphati, on the other hand, only lost her emotions because of a burning desire for revenge, and is willing to sacrifice the chance of her king ever waking up to get it - and she's fully aware of how bad is the situation of the clan ever since Garuda went comatose.
Enemy Mine: She was first introduced as an ally sent to cooperate with Sagara, the Ananta clan's king. This is even more prominent in Season Three, when she advises Maruna to just swallow any misgivings and cooperate with the Anantas, as such an alliance would be Garudas' only hope of survival.
Humanoid Abomination: Her sura form is a gigantic Winged Humanoid. She's so big, Kasak looks like a small lizard on her forearm.
Ice Queen: Very much so, and not of the defrosting kind.
It's Personal: Boy howdy, yes. She hates her sister's killer with a passion that not even the victim's own mother (Akasha) matches. It wouldn't be too farfetched to say that hate has driven her crazy - and, if she's not nuts yet, she's well on the path to be. As Akasha herself states, Samphati's hatred for the killer is the last thing holding the little pieces of personality she still has together.
Might Makes Right: Her education had this deeply ingrained into her being, and she tries to instil the same into Maruna. After he develops and becomes pretty much the strongest Garuda standing, she flatly tells him that she won't go against him because, as the strongest, he's essentially the boss now.
Nerves of Steel: Seems so at first; it's only when Kasak opens the Crescent Gate that this is averted.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Shows an uncharacteristically emotional reaction to Maruna's reveal that he didn't use the Pledge Token to develop. This implies that, at least after becoming a Taraka, she came to regret ever using it.
Oh, Crap!: When Kasak opens the Crescent Gate during their battle, Samphati is visibly scared.
Perpetual Frowner: She hardly ever shows anything other than a bland face. Even when she smiles, it's not openly.
The Quiet One: Not very talkative. One flashback even has Maruna wondering about it, and trying (and failing) to break the ice.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Her relationship with Maruna may be seen this way, with Samphati being the unemotional Blue to Maruna's (relatively more) caring Red.
Revenge: Seeks to avenge her dead sister.
Revenge Before Reason: When her mother tries to talk her into finding the true culprit behind her sister's death, she mindlessly repeats that it was Yuta's fault and no one else's.
- As of Season Three, she's seen the error of her ways, and admits that Yuta was indeed someone else's pawn, like Akasha had tried to tell her several times. Besides, becoming a Taraka means she feels repulsion to the idea of harming him anyways, so the point became moot.
Revenge by Proxy: She plans to kill Leez to make Yuta suffer.
Sanity Slippage: Shows signs of this, most notably when Akasha tries to discuss Jatayu's death with her; Samphati refuses to accept that someone other than Yuta (most likely a nastika) might be involved in it, as it would make impossible for her to get the revenge she so desperately wants (or, one might even say, needs). There's more than a little indication of her having gone off the deep end in that scene.
Selective Obliviousness: Akasha tried to argue with her several times about Yuta's culpability in Jatayu's death - not that he was blameless, but that someone else also had a part in it. Said someone, however, is most likely a nastika. As Samphati herself admits in episode 3-135/420, her revenge-driven mind refused to believe this and blamed it all on Yuta because she would never be able to get her vengeance on a nastika. She's now freed of it.
Shameless Fanservice Girl: Her sura form is a giant winged humanoid that's naked save for the chest.
Statuesque Stunner: Shorter than most examples, but Samphati is 178 cm tall. That's 1 cm taller than Maruna.
A Taste of Their Own Medicine: What she intends to inflict on Yuta. He killed someone dear to her, she'll kill someone dear to him - that's right, poor Leez got another target on her back.
Took a Level in Kindness: Or lost a level in jerkass, more accurately. In season three, after returning as a Taraka, Samphati reveals that she no longer feels so compelled to avenge Jatayu, or, at least, not so obsessed with killing Yuta. She believes that this is because the Tarakas are naturally resistant towards harming their king. For the most part, she seems to have been freed from the mental symptons of the Eye of Perishment, even arguing with Maruna that they should make the survival of their clan their utmost priority. Of course, she believes that the way to save them is by bringing back Ananta so he can get rid of the Tarakas, but Samphati does seem easier to reason with after escaping the Taraka neural network. Only time may tell if she truly recovered a wider emotional spectrum.
Training from Hell: Inflicts one on poor Maruna. He later thinks that, in comparison, training under Gandharva was like heaven.
Uncanny Valley Girl: She looks like a beautiful woman, but her mind is eerily off kilter, and she seems to barely think beyond her obsession with making her sister's killer suffer.
Unknown Rival: Yuta didn't even know she existed when she showed up near Rindhallow. Deconstructed in that this left him completely vulnerable to her attacks, as he had no clue about anything related to her.
Winged Humanoid: Her sura form. It appears to be a Fifth Stage thing, as Maruna's sura form is also this.
Yin-Yang Bomb: Just like with Cloche, downplayed in the sense that her hereditary attributes are Light and Darkness. This gets heavier on the Yin side after she becomes a Taraka clan sura, but remains able to think and act for herself.

Akasha

Nastika, Source Attribute: Unknown

A Garuda Nastika who's currently the second strongest of her Clan. Samphati's mother.

Action Mom: She's one of the strongest remaining Garuda nastika and Samphati's mother.
Facial Markings: Her eyes have vein-like markings around them.
Fantasy-Forbidding Mother: She keeps her daughters in isolation and forbids them from even speaking to men without her express permition. This is because she wants them to have rakshasa kids with nastikas, as she states she "will not suffer an Upani as [her] grandchild".
Had to Be Sharp: According to Samphati and Maruna, this was a creed of hers that she imparted onto them: in a society with a strict power hierarchy, suras cannot afford compassion.
Heroic Sacrifice: Samphati implies that Akasha died protecting her, leading her to question exactly who the Akasha Maruna supposedly met was.
In the Hood: Just like Makara. Akasha wears a white cloak, covering her eyes.
Last of His Kind: Downplayed. In season three, she's briefly seen when Maruna crosses the portal to the sura realm. Then, she reveals to him that during the seven year timeskip, the Garuda clan suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the attacking Taraka clan, and that she's the last Garuda nastika in fighting shape. It's not known exactly if she is the last Garuda nastika or if the others are just unable to fight.
Massively Numbered Siblings: Not at all uncommon among nastikas, but Akasha takes the cake for having the highest stated number of living children in the series. According to herself in the special chapter Ideal, she has upwards of five hundred daughters - and those are just the ones who have blonde hair and yellow feathers.
Mouth of Sauron: Of the Garuda clan as a whole, as she's the sole Garuda nastika seen in the present timeline.
Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist/Well-Intentioned Extremist: Weeeeell... Akasha blurs the line. She's desperate to find Yuta and Kalavinka, as one of them is - she hopes - the key to wake Garuda up from his comatose state. If simply bringing them to the sura realm doesn't work, however, she's perfectly willing to kill them - a plan most Garuda nastikas are not fine with. But, well, given the awful situation of the clan, can you really blame her for taking drastic measures to wake up its most powerful nastika? She's only thinking of helping her people. However, Sagara implies that one of the reasons Akasha agreed to an alliance with her was to learn her "trick" to become king. So there's that. And Samphati's words in a flashback support this too. Given the mechanics of the Power of the Name, there is a chance Garuda will die if his name-holder kick the bucket - something that didn't bother Samphati at all when trying to kill one of the two possible candidates (and the only one whose location was known). So, yeah, until we see more of Akasha herself, it's hard to say.
The Remnant: The last Garuda nastika who can still put up a fight against the Tarakas.

Vinata

Nastika, Source Attribute: Fire

Maruna and Kalavinka's mother, deceased number two of the Garuda clan.

Action Mom: As Kalavinka and Maruna's mother. She was also not only a nastika, but for a while her husband's second-in-command, which means she was the highest ranked woman in the Garuda clan.
Amazonian Beauty: Vinata was ripped. According to the author, Maruna's muscular build is inherited from her, not from Garuda. She had quite a girly face, however.
Butt-Monkey: Poor Vinata. First her husband cheats on her; she forgives him, but ends up being mercilessly mocked for it by other nastikas. Then her husband's affair child shows up to live with them. Then her kids are taken away from her for reasons far beyond her control. Then she dies at the Cataclysm - or, as Akasha puts it, was "completely obliterated" -, either after or before her husband collapsed into a coma he's still to recover from. Poor Vinata can't catch a break.
Character Development: Implied, of the negative sort. When seen in the extra Ideal, set in the year of D651, she seemed to be quite lively and cheery. However, when she's seen in The Finite, set in the year of D865, Ravana remarks that she was "all work and no play". What happened in between, one wonders? Yuta. This implies that she soured somewhat after Garuda had an affair with Kali, even if she eventually forgave him. However, it is important to bear in mind that she was being taunted by Ravana, so...
Facial Markings: Had marks around her eyes, quite similar to Teo's, in fact, but far more pronounced.
Genki Girl: Implied in Ideal. When presented with Maruna's "drawing" of one of her daughters, Akasha wonders if Vinata was messing with her through her son. Her comment about Maruna inheriting her lack of grace also implies that she was something of a jokester.
Good Parents: When seen in the Ideal, she seems quite close to Maruna; he also imagined she'd be pissed at him for breaking curfew and endangering himself. When he was sent to live with the Gandharva clan, he also complained to Shakuntala about missing his siblings and mother. Notice that he deliberately omitted Garuda from the comment. She wasn't this to Yuta, however.
Love Hurts: Implied. Despite being very hurt by his affair with Kali - which wasn't helped one bit by her having to suffer Yuta's presence nearby at all times - she stayed by Garuda's side, even having a kid with him (Kalavinka) after Garuda impregnated Kali. If the above speculation in Character Development is correct, than the whole ordeal took a toll on her personality.
Playing with Fire: Her source attribute.
Posthumous Character: She died at the Cataclysm in some unexplained way.
Smarter Than You Look: It is implied in Ideal that she picked up on Maruna's interest for Samphati being more than he was telling. Given Akasha's approach to raising her daughters, it seems that she's giving him a very clear message when she tells Maruna to forget about the girl.
Terrible Artist: According to herself, Maruna's (lack of) drawing skills were inherited from her.
Unequal Pairing: Despite being the clan's second-ranked nastika, there was a huge gap in power between Vinata and Garuda. The only reason why she reached the position in first place was due to the clan's upper ranks being gradually hollowed out during the course of billions of years.
Wicked Stepmother: Well, not quite. According to Taraka, she, like Garuda, just ignored Yuta, and cared only for her own kids. She was also known for being quite sensitive regarding what happened between Garuda and Kali. She didn't appear to have mistreated him in any way aside from neglect, however.
- In fact, when a very young Maruna happily annouced Garuda's arrival with Yuta, she encouraged him to be a good role model for his brother.
Woman Scorned: Veeeery downplayed, but there. Whatever happened between Kali and Garuda, it was not to her liking. She was quite sensitive about the matter, and seemed to have held Yuta in very low regard because of it.
You Shall Not Pass!: Five centuries before the start of the story, during the battle that ended up costing Ananta's life, the Yakshas and Garudas allied themselves with the gods. The Garuda clan were responsible for ensuring that the Asura clan wouldn't be able to send any help to the Anantas. Vinata, as the second in command (presumably), is seen commanding her clanmates stationed to keep the Asuras in place.

Jatayu

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Unknown

A Garuda Rakshasa who died many years ago. Yuta's friend, Samphati's sister, and Akasha's daughter.

Cute Little Fangs: They look slightly more vicious than the usual fair, but she's still very cute.
Eaten Alive: Considering Yuta's dining habits and that she's confirmed to have been eaten, this is likely how she died.
Only Friend: She was likely Yuta's very first friend.
Posthumous Character: She died long before the narrative picked up, but has a large impact on the storyline.
Unwitting Pawn: Akasha believes she was this. How could a young rakshasa like Jatayu be able to survive alone in the sura realm, let alone in Taraka's territory, every time she went to play with Yuta? She believes that someone, probably a nastika, deliberately cleared the way for her to reach Yuta so he could eat her.

Raltara

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attribute: Light + Destruction

A Rakshasa who lived in the early state of the universe. She was Garuda’s daughter with his 2nd in command of the Garuda clan during that time, before Maruna’s mother came into power, and thus a half-sister of Maruna.

Big Sister Instinct: She lives for her siblings, even from a young age. A flashback shows her back when she was still a tiny child but already carrying the responsibility of protecting her younger siblings.
Came Back Wrong: Something in the white space the "Shedding" sent her to messed her up to the point of becoming tarakified.
Conditioned to Accept Horror: She has long resigned to the cruel ways of the world of suras and is loyal to the nastikas. Despite this, deep down, she still wants to fight for her siblings' sake.
Noble Demon: Despite having no qualms with killing humans if ordered to do so, she does not do more than necessary and can be convinced to back down by strength, and she would not hold grudges over it.
Posthumous Character: She is already dead during the present time. or not. Due to time shennanigans, she transferred from living in the beggining era of the universe to at the very least year "n5", only a few years before the current story and billions of years past the era of her birth. It's unclear if she survived to present day, as of yet.
Statuesque Stunner: Her human form is extremely tall, even taller than her father and Maruna. In fact, she’s taller than any character’s height that has been revealed by Currygom.

Unaffiliated Sura

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Manasa. A Nastika from a timeline before the formation of Sura clans. Her very existence sheds light and raises questions on some key mysteries of the series. As she is a Walking Spoiler, spoilers will be unmarked, so readers are advised to avoid her folder until reading the 'In My Delusions' side story chapters.

Always Someone Better: Was this in some ways to Ananta, and he was this to her in others.
- As a Time Axis, she managed to keep her hand hidden for seemingly longer then him, and the universe enjoyed greater prosperity. She also had little opposition most of the time, and managed to secure the aid of the only being stronger then her, that being Ananta himself.
- But on the other hand, she was it's implied the universe only stayed quiet that long because Kali and the rest of the primervals didn't directly interfere as early. She also ended up growing berserk, necessating the involvement of three primervals to bring her down as everyone else combined were unable, and Ananta possibly unwilling. Ananta, at least thus far, managed to avoid being overcome by sins which allowed him to continue using time powers. And the one time he did try to destroy the universe, his survival instinct rewinded time to prevent it.
BetaTest: One of her most important roles. By being a Time Axis, abnormally powerful snake-like Nastika, she gave Ananta everything he needs to know about how to function when he inherits her role. It's implied she even had the same attributes as him, due Manasvin sharing them too, and his power being based on a fragment of her name.
Cessation of Existence: A particularly cruel version even by the standards of the story. Having been destroyed by Shiva's transcedental with the same name as the trope, her name and soul could never be rebuilt. Ananta begged the primervals, and they agreed to use the fragments of her name and soul to create two seperate nastikas, those being Manasvin and Sagara we already know from the Ananta clan. Ananta, heartbroken that the result was two Nastikas so different from his beloved, and tried to rewind time to before her death. But Shiva's transcedental could not be undone even by time travel, and by rewinding time, Ananta only cemented her lack of existence. In the new reality he created, Manasvin and Sagara were two normal nastikas created by the primervals for no particular reason, and not even the primervals knew who Manasa was. The only person who remembered her existence, her sacrifice and her importance was Ananta, who inadvertently cemented her becoming forgotten by all.
Foreshadowing: Her having even existed at all had only the barest hints of foreshadowing. Namely Manasvin sharing Ananta's Sky and Earth attributes for reasons even 5th zen gods seemed confused about, and Ananta's weird relation to his clan and especially his treatment towards Sagara's obvious love for him.
Walking Spoiler: The biggest one in the series thus far. Just her existence implies a version of the universe where Suras had no biological clans, and her story sheds light on the Time Axis mechanic, the universe-destroying monster, and possibly what happens when a Time Axis is engulfed by sins.

Characters / Kubera Sura Realm First Half

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Ananta Clan

Clan Attribute: Earth

Ananta

Nastika, Source Attribute: Sky

Manasvin

Nastika, Source Attribute: Sky

Sagara

Nastika, Source Attribute: Darkness

Vasuki

Nastika, Source Attribute: Fire

Riagara

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Fire + Darkness

Pingara

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Sky + Darkness

Cloche

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Darkness + Light

Clophe

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Darkness + Water

Chloe

Upani, Hereditary Attributes: Unknown

Asura Clan

Clan Attribute: Darkness

Asura

Nastika, Source Attribute: ???

Ravana

Nastika, Source Attribute: Ressurrection

Hura

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Resurrection + Wind

Gandharva Clan

Clan Attribute: Water

Gandharva

Nastika, Source Attribute: Resurrection

Menaka

Nastika, Source Attribute: Wind

Shakuntala

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Resurrection + Wind

Makara

Nastika, Source Attribute: Darkness

Urvasi

Nastika, Source Attribute: Sky

Garuda Clan

Clan Attribute: Sky

Garuda

Nastika, Source Attribute: Light

Maruna

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Fire

Jatayu/Yuta

Rakshasa, Clan Attributes: Chaos + Sky, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Unknown

Kalavinka

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Fire

Samphati

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Light + Darkness

Akasha

Nastika, Source Attribute: Unknown

Vinata

Nastika, Source Attribute: Fire

Jatayu

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attributes: Unknown

Raltara

Rakshasa, Hereditary Attribute: Light + Destruction

Unaffiliated Sura

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