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[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/SoulEater'' '''[[Characters/SoulEater Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/SoulEaterSpartoi Spartoi]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterWitches Witches]] | '''DWMA''' | [[Characters/SoulEaterDeathScythes Death Scythes]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterOtherMeisters Other Meisters]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterOther Other]] | ''[[Characters/SoulEaterNot Not!]]'']]-]]]
Expect lots of [[WorldOfBadass Badass Tropes]].
Beware of '''Unmarked Spoilers!'''
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[[folder:Death / Shinigami]]
!!Lord Death (Shinigami-sama)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikiyaKoyama (Japanese), Creator/JohnSwasey (English), Oreste Baldini (Italian)
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TheGrimReaper and head of the DWMA. Most of the time he behaves like a complete goofball, but he can be a terrifyingly powerful fighting force when things [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]]. His soul wavelength is so large that it covers all of Death City. Spirit Albarn is his current partner, much to the latter's constant annoyance.
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He an EldritchAbomination that embodies [[spoiler:the madness of order]], created by Shinra Kusakabe is establish new rules in the reality he created. Upon his birth, Death stripped everyone of their ability to use pyrokinesis and removed Infernals.
* BarrierMaiden:
** Limited to the foundations of the DWMA for the purposes of sealing the first Kishin. Asura got out, Death did not.
** Has something of BarrierWarrior too, as he tries to crush Asura with a shield.
* BecomingTheMask: While Lord Death assumed a humanoid form years after his creation, he adopted his comedic appearance and behavior so as to not scare the children he would be training when he established the DWMA. Centuries of acting this way made it so it's become his true personality. Now he only reverts to his original, ruthless self when [[LetsGetDangerous the kid gloves come off]].
* BerserkButton: Asura's appearance is enough to make him change from being silly to claiming death threats.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: His reaction to Asura's escape, after spending the series to date happily goofy and mostly harmless.
* BigGood: He runs the DWMA and assigns missions to his students to stop evil souls. He's also the only one who can defeat [[BigBad Asura]].
* BrownNoteBeing: [[spoiler:Like the other Great Old Ones, Lord Death's soul has a madness wavelength that, if left unchecked, can drive the whole world to madness. In his case, he induces the Madness of Order; a madness that erodes free will and the capacity to feel. Because Lord Death [[RousseauWasRight has faith in humanity's capacity for good]], he chooses not to use it.]]
* BumblingDad: At least as a façade. However, Kid clearly respects him.
* CloudCuckooLander: "Mandolin?"
* CowardiceCallout: He calls Asura out on how the latter "hid[es] cowardice behind cunning" and has to lock up his fears and let them fester at the price of everyone else suffering, and to cap it off, Death declares that Asura isn't ''above'' sanity but simply ''doesn't have the belly for it''.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's incredibly powerful, and hell, downright terrifying when he gets serious. However his playful side is genuine.
* TheDeathOfDeath: [[spoiler:The moment his son's reaper powers awaken in the manga, his own life comes to an end due to there being [[ImmortalProcreationClause only one Grim Reaper allowed to exist in the world at a time]].]]
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler:The StealthPrequel ''Manga/FireForce'' revealed that Death is a creation of Shinra's, created so that the concept of "death" would still exist in the new world he made as well as enable humanity to freely interact with a god.]]
* DontFearTheReaper: [[InvokedTrope Done deliberately]] so he could start a school without children being afraid of him.
* EccentricMentor: Paired with TricksterMentor. He acts silly most of the time, but all of his advice and orders are delivered with the best of intentions and considerable foresight.
* EldritchAbomination: As mentioned, he's one of [[spoiler: the eight Great Old Ones]].
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Once Kid begins connecting the Sanzu lines, he accepts his tenure as a shinigami is over quite gracefully, knowing that Kid will carry on his beliefs.]]
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: He didn't make too many changes, but yes, originally a lot meaner looking. Then he decided to raise a school; and that involved human children. So he came up with a goofy face and persona so that DEATH would not be scary.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite putting on a happy-go-lucky persona, he can be utterly ruthless when he feels it's necessary and can be downright relentless when it comes to execution orders for enemies of the DWMA. He was even more vicious during his time as leader of the Great Old Ones and hunted witches without mercy.
* GoodParents: He does his best with Death the Kid and besides being bound to a city and sending his son on dangerous assignments, he's a good dad. [[spoiler: Though with Asura, it's complicated.]]
* GrimReaper: He's his world's version of Death complete with his various assortment of Weapons that serve as his "Scythes" to reap evil souls.
* HelpingWouldBeKillStealing: In the first episode, Maka and Soul are having trouble defeating Blair. He tells Spirit that he could defeat the magical cat "with a single reaper chop!" but that wouldn't help Maka and Soul develop as meister and weapon. He also could have used his Madness of Order to prevent the actions of many of the series antagonists, but choose not to since it would rob people of their free will.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:He teaches that fear is the most important tool a fighter can have, that it keeps you sharp and strong, but several centuries ago, he literally ripped out his own fear and it became his first son, the Demon God Asura, who went on to become a Great Old One, representing Madness through Fear. However, it's implied that he learned this very lesson he now teaches as a result of what happened. He himself suggests the notion.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:When Kid finally ascends as a true Grim Reaper, Lord Death happily passes on.]]
* LargeHam: Usually when performing the Shinigami Chop/Reaper Chop.
* LetsGetDangerous: When Asura is released, his dopey round eyes turn triangular and angry, and his comedic karate chop creates shockwaves and leaves a crater upon impact.
* MindControl: [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" allows him to suppress free will across the planet, much like Asura's "Madness of Fear" induces insanity, with the offshoot of being able to [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood neutralize the latter's influence]]. However, he does not, as he believes that HumansAreSpecial]].
* MirrorCharacter:
** To the Evangelist of Fire Force, both being deities created by humans who oversee the world and everyone on it. But while the Evangelist is an malevolent embodiment of despair that influenced events from behind the scenes to destroy the world, Death is a benevolent embodiment of order who directly interacted with humans and sought to protect the world.
** [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
* MrExposition: ''Constantly'' at the beginning of the series.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Depending on how far his current persona is a pretense. [[BecomingTheMask He might really have 'gotten used' to it.]]
* OddFriendship: With Spirit.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: It's a PlayedWith trope. First it's noted by Spirit in the anime when Death's starts making really scary threats towards Asura during their battle, stating he has never seen him "sounding so murderous before". Lord Death was quite dangerous, serious and menacing 800 years ago before creating his amicable and comical persona to be able to interact with children. However, it's clear he never lost his edge, so while he may seem OOC to most of everyone, to those who ''did'' know him centuries ago (like Excalibur or Asura), he is going back to his older more serious personality.
* ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler:Why is Asura such a fear-mongering wreck? Lord Death created him by putting all of his fears into a physical body.]]
* PreAsskickingOneLiner: "It's time for you to die again."
* PrecisionFStrike: How do we know how kid-friendly he ''wasn't'' 800 years ago? There's what he called Arachne: "You whorish swine! I'll kill you as soon as I see you!"
* PuttingThePalInPrincipal: He is the founder and Dean of Shibusen and is respected and beloved by virtually everybody.
* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he is specifically stated to be the only one capable of beating him. Their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, Death remains the only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" allows him to alter the rules of a world. He used that power to remove humans' ability to use pryokenisis, removing Infernals as a threat. However, it left a void that would be later filled by Witches and various monsters.]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He doesn't fire Spirit for not staying by his side at all times and tells him to have more self-confidence. He also forgives Maka with what she did to her dad's special card and overall is an amicable boss who oversees the well-being of his staff and students [[spoiler: even if they're witches if they're not malicious i.e. Kim and Angela]] believing in the next generation.
* {{Shinigami}}: He's much closer to the original western concept of TheGrimReaper than most uses of the trope, as he is a literal AnthropomorphicPersonification of death rather than simply a spirit thereof.
* ShoutOut: There is no other reason his dub voice needs to sound so much like Potter Puppet Pals Dumbledore.
* SoProudOfYou: To Kid [[spoiler:after Kid ascends to become a true Grim Reaper, Lord Death is filled with pride.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: He lives in the anime since the whole rule of the Sanzu lines wasn't established in the manga yet.]]
* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler:The crumbling eye-holes in his mask resemble tears of joy. When Kid finally becomes worthy as his successor, Shinigami's mask cracks up [[SymbolicTears from the left eyes down]] before he turns into dust.]]
* TooPowerfulToLive: He can't leave the academy, because he'd resolve the fights on his own.
* TrulySingleParent: [[spoiler:Death the Kid and Asura are actually fragments of himself.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:He created Asura by removing his own fear, making him responsible for both the Kishin's existence and the reason the Kishin became such a fear-crazed villain in the first place.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Him and Spirit. Teasing, arguments, impatience, odd moments of concern for one another. Pretty much like any other meister/Weapon pair, in fact.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Zigzagged with him and Death the Kid, who used to be the page image for the trope. Shinigami often maintains his goofy attitude when Kid is serious, but can also be the OnlySaneMan whenever Kid's obsessive compulsive kicks in. He was also more serious and dark when he was younger, but those aren't good qualities when dealing with youngsters, hence him becoming comical and goofy.
* TheWonka: He's effectively the principal of the DWMA and also highly unpredictable and eccentric, capable of switching between absurdly daft and effectively dangerous very quickly.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated by WordOfGod himself to be the most powerful being in the series, what we see of him show it's real. He is the only being capable of defeating Asura and is the leader of the godly Great Old Ones.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:There can not be two Grim Reapers in existence, so when Kid gains his true Reaper powers, Lord Death dies. When questioned by Excalibur if he does not fear death, Lord Death responds that he gave all his fear away already.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Staff
[[folder:Sid Barett]]
!!Sid Barett
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasafumiKimura (Japanese), Creator/KentWilliams (English), Roberto Draghetti (Italian)
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A zombie who was once a teacher and meister at DWMA. Post-mortem, he still serves Death faithfully, and he partners with Nygus in battle. He is named after Music/SydBarrett from Music/PinkFloyd.
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* BackFromTheDead: Already back to life as a zombie in the original series, but timeline wise following after ''Not!'', it counts.
* BladeEnthusiast: He's a Knife Meister, but he can also use other weapons (including Azusa Yumi and his own tombstone) without trouble.
* CatchPhrase:
** "That's the kind of man I was."
** The anime version even gives him a brief pre-zombification cameo where he says "That's the man I am," instead.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Surprisingly strong even before he became a zombie. He ripped off a lamppost right from the ground.
* DirtyOldMan: In the manga, Black*Star lifts up Tsubaki's skirt in order to get Sid to talk, and he gets quite a kick out of this. It's never mentioned again, and their relationship is unaffected by it.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Ordinarily battles with his Weapon, a knife type, but is just as handy wielding his own tombstone.
* IWouldSayIfICouldSay: His catch phrase counts for this frequently.
* MeaningfulName: His name is pronounced Shido in Japanese which can mean dead person.
* {{McNinja}}: Like most of the cast, his exact nation of origin is unknown, but given his name he's probably not Japanese.
* {{Ninja}}: He's [=BlackStar=]'s teacher, making him a Ninja as well.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: An undead teacher ninja.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: He's undead but retains his memories and personality. Overall, dying and then coming back as a RevenantZombie hasn't changed his day-to-day life much. He also appears to have not decomposed since being zombified, rather, looks even bulkier than his human form.
* PowerStrainBlackout: He collapses after using his powers to assist the main trio, their weapons, and Stein to get outside the witch's trap before it closed.
* PromotionToParent: He raised [=BlackStar=] after the death of his clan.
* ShoutOut: One of his attacks (which he oddly never pulls out again through the course of the series), Living End, creates a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion cross-shaped pillar of light.]]
* StealthMentor: In his first appearance, he pretended his zombification made him turn against the DWMA only to challenge his student's abilities. It's appropriate because he's, ya know, a {{ninja}}.
* TheUndead: He's a zombie. Apart from looking like a corpse and giving him a catchphrase it doesn't make much difference.
* UndeathlyPallor: When this was pointed out by Crona, he says to himself that he "used to have" an excellent skin tone.
* UndignifiedDeath: He stated his death (and the hole in his head) came from being stabbed in the head by a miniature Statue of Liberty. It's implied that, despite his skills, he [[DeathByFallingOver simply tripped and fell headfirst onto it.]] [[spoiler:Although in ''Not!'', we eventually find out Shaula caused it (and the statue was "miniature" in the sense that it was only about twenty feet tall).]]
* VisualPun: Sid-sensei has a hole in his head. Before he died, he wore a bandanna with the Kanji for "hole" over his forehead.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mira Nygus]]
!!Mira Nygus
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoNoda (Japanese), Shay Moore (English)
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Sid's Demon Weapon partner, who took over as the school nurse after Medusa left. In keeping with her partner's undead theme, she looks like an Egyptian mummy. Her weapon form is a combat knife. Is revealed to have met Sid by being the prize of a lottery for partner-less meister.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the manga, she appears in her human form right after Arachne's revival, while in the anime she first appears with Sid as they go to check Medusa's lair.
* BoobyTrap: Quite skilled at setting them, as [[spoiler:Mifune]] found out.
* HospitalHottie: She's the school nurse and [[BeautifulAllAlong she's actually quite pretty]] underneath the bandages.
* IcyBlueEyes: Of the cold and piercing variety.
* MeaningfulName: Her name (pronounced as "mee-ruh") means "mummy" in Japanese.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Nygus or Naigus? A certain sub rendered it as "Kniges", somewhat fitting given her weapon form.
* TalkingWeapon: As with all weapons.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Franken Stein]]
!!Dr. Franken Stein
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuyaUchida (Japanese), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (Japanese - CD dramas), Creator/ChuckHuber (English), Christian Iansante (Italian)
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Dr. Franken Stein is a teacher at the DWMA and the most powerful meister to ever graduate from the school. Memorable for being a textbook MadScientist, albeit a heroic one. He was Spirit Albarn's first meister, until Spirit was driven off by Stein's obsession with dissecting anything and everything, including Spirit himself.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:In the manga he struggles with his madness and [[ClearMyName is suspected of a murder]], but never betrays the DWMA. In the anime he actually pulls a FaceHeelTurn and joins Medusa, but comes back not too long after.]]
* ArtShift: ThroughTheEyesOfMadness, things can get... [[DerangedAnimation trippy]].
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Very intelligent and can focus his thoughts with the screw on his head.
* AxCrazy: Noted in chapter 93 when Spirit compares him to the Kishin.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:As of the last chapter, Marie is carrying his child, aka new guinea pig. Naturally, that proclamation makes Marie a bit uneasy...]]
* BadassBookworm: As smart as he is powerful, he IS a MadScientist after all.
* BadassLabcoat: Comes with being a MadScientist. It does tend to come off during battle though.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Somewhat averted. He can master any weapon he comes across, but he usually has his own style of wielding compared to a different meister. Examples include his one handed defensive stance with Spirit whereas Maka focuses on two-handed offensive and utilized Jackie's chain as a means of blocking and her flames as a propulsion for his punches instead of using her as a flail or flamethrower like Kim.
* BoringButPractical: His default fighting style with a weapon is to simply block and counter using his [[SoulPower Soul Force]]. Despite this, he's very powerful and it's an effective combo.
* BrokenAce: He's known as the most talented and best Meister to ever graduate from the DWMA, has an intellect that matches [[EvilGenius Medusa Gorgon]] and is an accomplished scientist and doctor, is a prolific fighter who can use any Weapon he gets his hands on, and a capable teacher. However, he's also a reluctant case of a bloodthirsty sociopath who struggles with his own mental illness and tipping over into complete insanity. Without a MoralityChain, he'd go utterly berserk and he knows it, much to his shame.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Very quirky and crazy (Spirit is actually afraid of him due to the latter), but is the best meister to ever graduate from the academy.
* CharacterTic: Stein frequently turns the head of the bolt running through his own head, producing a ratcheting noise.
* ClarkKentOutfit: He is ''ripped'' under his sweater and lab coat.
* ClearMyName: [[spoiler:Is accused of murdering Joe Buttataki and ends up disappearing for awhile as result.]]
* CombatMedic: Several years of cutting people up and studying him ''has'' made him very good at patching people up.
* CoolTeacher: Beneath his dissection-obsessed MadScientist exterior, he's a good man whose students love him.
* TheCorruptible: In the anime, especially. The closest to insanity of all in the DWMA much to his shame, and the bad guys notice.
* CreepyChild: He is shown in flashbacks as a pale, tired-looking boy with an unsettling smile and, apparently, a tendency to beat up people who aren't targets of DWMA. Spirit had been his Morality Chain for a long time before Medusa came along.
** His five years of working with Spirit was filled with Stein experimenting on him before Spirit's future wife informed him and causing Spirit to leave with her.
* CreepyGood: To put this into perspective, he routinely 'experiments on people' and told his partner he switched two of his toes when he was sleeping. He didn't; he was just screwing with him, but the fact that everyone found this a believable thing for him to have done really says it all.
* CreepyMonotone: In the English dub. It's subtle, but it's there.
* DrFakenstein: Naturally. His general design is FrankensteinsMonster-based too.
* {{Expy}}: Bears a strong resemblance to [[Manga/ShamanKing Faust VIII]], at least personality-wise.
** He's a(n arguably) crazier, less visibly modified [[Film/Hellboy2004 Karl Kroenen]] who's on the side of good... for now.
** The pattern of his scars and skin grafts brings to mind [[Manga/BlackJack Dr. Black Jack]].
* FatherlyScientist: Downplayed, but he certainly slips into this sometimes towards his students.
* FirstGuyWins: [[spoiler:Stein was apparently Marie's FirstLove, and much ShipTease has abounded. He is now the father of her child.]]
* {{Foil}}: To [[HotWitch Medusa]]: Shibusen researcher who enjoys skirting the rules, does amoral things ForScience, messes with others, mentors younger meisters, and doesn't quite understand "love." Except Stein cares about people anyway (especially those at Shibusen), keeps himself in check (or has others helping), and wants at least some order.
** Also to [[spoiler: [[FaceHeelTurn Justin]]]]: Solo Weapon vs solo Meister, pure chaos vs some order, loses sanity through loneliness vs keeping sane-ish through PowerOfFriendship.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims he doesn't have one. He tells Medusa of the doctors who wanted to find out what traumatic event could have caused him to act so violently towards others (with a flashback to a young Stein beating up someone random for no clear reason), and Franken just wanted to cut ''them'' up.
* GlassCannon: On his own, Stein can dish out good damage but without a weapon he cannot defend himself effectively.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He doesn't need a weapon to kick ass.
* GuineaPigFamily: [[spoiler:Stein declares his child will be another guinea pig for him. That baby's childhood is going to be... interesting.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor:
** In the manga [[spoiler:it's subverted. He's a good guy throughout even after Medusa's scheming nearly sends him insane.]]
** In the anime [[spoiler:it's played straight. He briefly switches to Medusa's side then back.]]
* HeroicWillpower: Has this in metric tons. All the times he nearly falls to madness, and [[spoiler: the only time he does was specifically engineered by Medusa.]] He comes back, [[PowerOfFriendship anyway.]]
* HiddenDepths: Obviously an unrepentant MadScientist, but clearly one of the most complex characters in the show.
* HotTeacher: His female students seem to [[PrecociousCrush think so]].
* InformedFlaw: He claims he does not understand any form of love or compassion. While he's certainly disturbed on an emotional level, it should be noted, less than an hour before he said it, he made the students he constantly goes out of his way to guide and protect promise him that they would not die. That's not even getting into Marie.
* JackOfAllTrades: He's got an amazing balance of skills similar to those that make members of the main cast special. He's got high intelligence and soul perception, mastery in hand to hand combat, the ability to attack directly with his soul wavelength, and his being capable of using many different kinds of weapons.
* KiManipulation: One of the reasons he is so dangerous is [[SuperpowerLottery his ability to use Soul Force without a weapon]].
* LackOfEmpathy: He's accused of it more than once and he himself admitted that [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove he's not quite capable of love]]. However, he does show care to all his students and he managed to mend his friendship with Spirit. He said it himself, when rejecting [[{{Foil}} Medusa]]'s LoveConfession. Not that his [[TeamDad general]] [[ShipTease actions]] [[PowerOfFriendship back this up]]. [[spoiler: [[OfficialCouple Marie]] is carrying his newest [[BabiesEverAfter guinea pig]].]]
* MasterOfAll: This is why he's so deadly. Stein can adapt to any Weapon he's given and be completely effective with it.
* MoreThanMindControl: In the anime, [[spoiler: Medusa causing him to go mad also causes him to leave DWMA and join her.]]
* MrFanservice: A sexy scientist of a TeamDad, complete with {{Shirtless Scene}}s and ShipTease, and with his ReluctantPsycho thing he's basically living fuel for {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s. HE has fangirls.
* NoodleIncident: How exactly he got his screw and scars is unknown, but both are implied to be a result of Stein experimenting on himself.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Marie who [[BabiesEverAfter already has a separate soul showing]].]]
* PlayingDrunk: In order to tap Medusa for info, back when she was still playing the role of the Shibusen nurse. It's [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilariously believable]].
* PowerOfFriendship: Backs up his HeroicWillpower with it, if the [[spoiler: Brew, Murder Frame-up, and Moon Battle]] incidents are anything to go by.
-->'''Stein:''' (''reassuring [[MoralityChain Spirit]]'') I won't give in to madness. I'm with you and Marie and my students, and everyone from Shibusen...
* ThePrankster: As shown from time to time in the main story, and definitely in ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'', Stein really loves to mess with people.
* PunnyName: Obviously a ShoutOut to Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}.
* ReluctantPsycho: He ''is'' trying to fight the Madness and sometimes he fails.
* SadistTeacher: Stein really has no problem subjecting his students to physical and psychological punishment, and more often than not seems to enjoy putting them through taxing training just for laughs.
* SanitySlippage: Exactly how tight '''can''' he wind that screw in his head?
* SeriouslyScruffy: InvertedTrope. When his appearance is going downhill, it's usually a sign he's [[SanitySlippage in no fit state to work]].
* ShipTease:
** Gets quite a bit with Marie.
** Medusa as well, but that's mostly in the anime.
* ShirtlessScene: Got an infamous one in episode 28.
* SigilSpam: Not exactly a sigil, but those stitchings of his are on everything he owns.
* SmokingIsCool: His signature imported cigarettes. In the finale chapter he mentions he's going to try and quit [[spoiler:for his kid.]]
* SociopathicHero: Fits the Trope to a T in that he's actually diagnosed in-verse to be some form of psychopath with a boundless amount of aggression. He uses MoralSociopathy to channel his brutal urges into helpful causes with the DWMA, but it's clear Stein struggles with his own LackOfEmpathy, sociopathic view of people and desire to cut them open, and his own eccentric tendencies alienating most people.
* StealthPun:
** He's got a [[MadScientist screw loose]].
** Also, he's [[CoveredWithScars loose at the seams]].
* SternTeacher: He really does care, and his students really do know it but his lessons are something fierce.
* StoneWall: When using Spirit, he focuses on defensive attacks and countering to win. Instead of actively attacking, he simply lets the enemy drop their guard after a attack to win.
* SwivelChairAntics: Initially on a swivel chair performing things for RuleOfFunny. Oh, and curb-stomping Maka and Black*Star as well.
* TeamDad: He's accepted as such by ''Maka'' who frequently goes to him for advice and is very happy to see him when he returns in the manga.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[NightmareFuel Presents! What can be inside?!]] Also, his fight with [[spoiler: [=MorePsycho=]!Justin]] looks... [[ArtShift interesting]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: He has a strong affinity for madness and a love for destruction that he keeps in check by worshipping Death. He's actually a fairly nice guy. However, his madness makes him vulnerable to Asura's insanity powers.
* VisualPun: He's constantly tightening the screw in his head. Meaning he's got a screw loose.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Is definitely morally ambiguous.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Old Lady]]
!!Old Lady
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin An old lady]] who works as a receptionist at Shibusen and distributes mission requests.
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* AnimalMotifs: Calls herself a "Gorilla."
* BareFistedMonk: Apparently, Shinigami forbid her to carry a weapon, because she was already too dangerous by herself.
* BigDamnHeroes: For Kid while on the moon, complete with DynamicEntry.
%%* BoisterousBruiser
* ChekhovsGunman: The first time we see her is when she gives Kilik and Ox their mission with the giant.
%%* CoolOldLady
%%* CruelAndUnusualDeath
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler:Sliced apart and then her soul is absorbed while on the moon. ''God''dammit, Justin.]]
%%* {{Gonk}}
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Tries to blow Kaguya up with explosives. Subverted because it fails and both she and Kaguya survive. And then [[HeroKiller Justin shows up.]]]]
%%* HotBlooded
%%* KilledOffForReal
%%* LightningBruiser
%%* MauveShirt
* NeverMessWithGranny: Unless you want a boot to the face.
%%* SacrificialLion
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Too good a character to last three chapters.]]
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[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/SoulEater'' '''[[Characters/SoulEater Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/SoulEaterSpartoi Spartoi]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterWitches Witches]] | '''DWMA''' | [[Characters/SoulEaterDeathScythes Death Scythes]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterOtherMeisters Other Meisters]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterOther Other]] | ''[[Characters/SoulEaterNot Not!]]'']]-]]]
Expect lots of [[WorldOfBadass Badass Tropes]].
Beware of '''Unmarked Spoilers!'''
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[[folder:Death / Shinigami]]
!!Lord Death (Shinigami-sama)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikiyaKoyama (Japanese), Creator/JohnSwasey (English), Oreste Baldini (Italian)
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TheGrimReaper and head of the DWMA. Most of the time he behaves like a complete goofball, but he can be a terrifyingly powerful fighting force when things [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]]. His soul wavelength is so large that it covers all of Death City. Spirit Albarn is his current partner, much to the latter's constant annoyance.
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He an EldritchAbomination that embodies [[spoiler:the madness of order]], created by Shinra Kusakabe is establish new rules in the reality he created. Upon his birth, Death stripped everyone of their ability to use pyrokinesis and removed Infernals.
* BarrierMaiden:
** Limited to the foundations of the DWMA for the purposes of sealing the first Kishin. Asura got out, Death did not.
** Has something of BarrierWarrior too, as he tries to crush Asura with a shield.
* BecomingTheMask: While Lord Death assumed a humanoid form years after his creation, he adopted his comedic appearance and behavior so as to not scare the children he would be training when he established the DWMA. Centuries of acting this way made it so it's become his true personality. Now he only reverts to his original, ruthless self when [[LetsGetDangerous the kid gloves come off]].
* BerserkButton: Asura's appearance is enough to make him change from being silly to claiming death threats.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: His reaction to Asura's escape, after spending the series to date happily goofy and mostly harmless.
* BigGood: He runs the DWMA and assigns missions to his students to stop evil souls. He's also the only one who can defeat [[BigBad Asura]].
* BrownNoteBeing: [[spoiler:Like the other Great Old Ones, Lord Death's soul has a madness wavelength that, if left unchecked, can drive the whole world to madness. In his case, he induces the Madness of Order; a madness that erodes free will and the capacity to feel. Because Lord Death [[RousseauWasRight has faith in humanity's capacity for good]], he chooses not to use it.]]
* BumblingDad: At least as a façade. However, Kid clearly respects him.
* CloudCuckooLander: "Mandolin?"
* CowardiceCallout: He calls Asura out on how the latter "hid[es] cowardice behind cunning" and has to lock up his fears and let them fester at the price of everyone else suffering, and to cap it off, Death declares that Asura isn't ''above'' sanity but simply ''doesn't have the belly for it''.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's incredibly powerful, and hell, downright terrifying when he gets serious. However his playful side is genuine.
* TheDeathOfDeath: [[spoiler:The moment his son's reaper powers awaken in the manga, his own life comes to an end due to there being [[ImmortalProcreationClause only one Grim Reaper allowed to exist in the world at a time]].]]
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler:The StealthPrequel ''Manga/FireForce'' revealed that Death is a creation of Shinra's, created so that the concept of "death" would still exist in the new world he made as well as enable humanity to freely interact with a god.]]
* DontFearTheReaper: [[InvokedTrope Done deliberately]] so he could start a school without children being afraid of him.
* EccentricMentor: Paired with TricksterMentor. He acts silly most of the time, but all of his advice and orders are delivered with the best of intentions and considerable foresight.
* EldritchAbomination: As mentioned, he's one of [[spoiler: the eight Great Old Ones]].
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Once Kid begins connecting the Sanzu lines, he accepts his tenure as a shinigami is over quite gracefully, knowing that Kid will carry on his beliefs.]]
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: He didn't make too many changes, but yes, originally a lot meaner looking. Then he decided to raise a school; and that involved human children. So he came up with a goofy face and persona so that DEATH would not be scary.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite putting on a happy-go-lucky persona, he can be utterly ruthless when he feels it's necessary and can be downright relentless when it comes to execution orders for enemies of the DWMA. He was even more vicious during his time as leader of the Great Old Ones and hunted witches without mercy.
* GoodParents: He does his best with Death the Kid and besides being bound to a city and sending his son on dangerous assignments, he's a good dad. [[spoiler: Though with Asura, it's complicated.]]
* GrimReaper: He's his world's version of Death complete with his various assortment of Weapons that serve as his "Scythes" to reap evil souls.
* HelpingWouldBeKillStealing: In the first episode, Maka and Soul are having trouble defeating Blair. He tells Spirit that he could defeat the magical cat "with a single reaper chop!" but that wouldn't help Maka and Soul develop as meister and weapon. He also could have used his Madness of Order to prevent the actions of many of the series antagonists, but choose not to since it would rob people of their free will.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:He teaches that fear is the most important tool a fighter can have, that it keeps you sharp and strong, but several centuries ago, he literally ripped out his own fear and it became his first son, the Demon God Asura, who went on to become a Great Old One, representing Madness through Fear. However, it's implied that he learned this very lesson he now teaches as a result of what happened. He himself suggests the notion.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:When Kid finally ascends as a true Grim Reaper, Lord Death happily passes on.]]
* LargeHam: Usually when performing the Shinigami Chop/Reaper Chop.
* LetsGetDangerous: When Asura is released, his dopey round eyes turn triangular and angry, and his comedic karate chop creates shockwaves and leaves a crater upon impact.
* MindControl: [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" allows him to suppress free will across the planet, much like Asura's "Madness of Fear" induces insanity, with the offshoot of being able to [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood neutralize the latter's influence]]. However, he does not, as he believes that HumansAreSpecial]].
* MirrorCharacter:
** To the Evangelist of Fire Force, both being deities created by humans who oversee the world and everyone on it. But while the Evangelist is an malevolent embodiment of despair that influenced events from behind the scenes to destroy the world, Death is a benevolent embodiment of order who directly interacted with humans and sought to protect the world.
** [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
* MrExposition: ''Constantly'' at the beginning of the series.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Depending on how far his current persona is a pretense. [[BecomingTheMask He might really have 'gotten used' to it.]]
* OddFriendship: With Spirit.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: It's a PlayedWith trope. First it's noted by Spirit in the anime when Death's starts making really scary threats towards Asura during their battle, stating he has never seen him "sounding so murderous before". Lord Death was quite dangerous, serious and menacing 800 years ago before creating his amicable and comical persona to be able to interact with children. However, it's clear he never lost his edge, so while he may seem OOC to most of everyone, to those who ''did'' know him centuries ago (like Excalibur or Asura), he is going back to his older more serious personality.
* ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler:Why is Asura such a fear-mongering wreck? Lord Death created him by putting all of his fears into a physical body.]]
* PreAsskickingOneLiner: "It's time for you to die again."
* PrecisionFStrike: How do we know how kid-friendly he ''wasn't'' 800 years ago? There's what he called Arachne: "You whorish swine! I'll kill you as soon as I see you!"
* PuttingThePalInPrincipal: He is the founder and Dean of Shibusen and is respected and beloved by virtually everybody.
* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he is specifically stated to be the only one capable of beating him. Their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, Death remains the only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" allows him to alter the rules of a world. He used that power to remove humans' ability to use pryokenisis, removing Infernals as a threat. However, it left a void that would be later filled by Witches and various monsters.]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He doesn't fire Spirit for not staying by his side at all times and tells him to have more self-confidence. He also forgives Maka with what she did to her dad's special card and overall is an amicable boss who oversees the well-being of his staff and students [[spoiler: even if they're witches if they're not malicious i.e. Kim and Angela]] believing in the next generation.
* {{Shinigami}}: He's much closer to the original western concept of TheGrimReaper than most uses of the trope, as he is a literal AnthropomorphicPersonification of death rather than simply a spirit thereof.
* ShoutOut: There is no other reason his dub voice needs to sound so much like Potter Puppet Pals Dumbledore.
* SoProudOfYou: To Kid [[spoiler:after Kid ascends to become a true Grim Reaper, Lord Death is filled with pride.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: He lives in the anime since the whole rule of the Sanzu lines wasn't established in the manga yet.]]
* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler:The crumbling eye-holes in his mask resemble tears of joy. When Kid finally becomes worthy as his successor, Shinigami's mask cracks up [[SymbolicTears from the left eyes down]] before he turns into dust.]]
* TooPowerfulToLive: He can't leave the academy, because he'd resolve the fights on his own.
* TrulySingleParent: [[spoiler:Death the Kid and Asura are actually fragments of himself.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:He created Asura by removing his own fear, making him responsible for both the Kishin's existence and the reason the Kishin became such a fear-crazed villain in the first place.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Him and Spirit. Teasing, arguments, impatience, odd moments of concern for one another. Pretty much like any other meister/Weapon pair, in fact.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Zigzagged with him and Death the Kid, who used to be the page image for the trope. Shinigami often maintains his goofy attitude when Kid is serious, but can also be the OnlySaneMan whenever Kid's obsessive compulsive kicks in. He was also more serious and dark when he was younger, but those aren't good qualities when dealing with youngsters, hence him becoming comical and goofy.
* TheWonka: He's effectively the principal of the DWMA and also highly unpredictable and eccentric, capable of switching between absurdly daft and effectively dangerous very quickly.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated by WordOfGod himself to be the most powerful being in the series, what we see of him show it's real. He is the only being capable of defeating Asura and is the leader of the godly Great Old Ones.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:There can not be two Grim Reapers in existence, so when Kid gains his true Reaper powers, Lord Death dies. When questioned by Excalibur if he does not fear death, Lord Death responds that he gave all his fear away already.]]
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!!Staff
[[folder:Sid Barett]]
!!Sid Barett
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasafumiKimura (Japanese), Creator/KentWilliams (English), Roberto Draghetti (Italian)
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A zombie who was once a teacher and meister at DWMA. Post-mortem, he still serves Death faithfully, and he partners with Nygus in battle. He is named after Music/SydBarrett from Music/PinkFloyd.
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* BackFromTheDead: Already back to life as a zombie in the original series, but timeline wise following after ''Not!'', it counts.
* BladeEnthusiast: He's a Knife Meister, but he can also use other weapons (including Azusa Yumi and his own tombstone) without trouble.
* CatchPhrase:
** "That's the kind of man I was."
** The anime version even gives him a brief pre-zombification cameo where he says "That's the man I am," instead.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Surprisingly strong even before he became a zombie. He ripped off a lamppost right from the ground.
* DirtyOldMan: In the manga, Black*Star lifts up Tsubaki's skirt in order to get Sid to talk, and he gets quite a kick out of this. It's never mentioned again, and their relationship is unaffected by it.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Ordinarily battles with his Weapon, a knife type, but is just as handy wielding his own tombstone.
* IWouldSayIfICouldSay: His catch phrase counts for this frequently.
* MeaningfulName: His name is pronounced Shido in Japanese which can mean dead person.
* {{McNinja}}: Like most of the cast, his exact nation of origin is unknown, but given his name he's probably not Japanese.
* {{Ninja}}: He's [=BlackStar=]'s teacher, making him a Ninja as well.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: An undead teacher ninja.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: He's undead but retains his memories and personality. Overall, dying and then coming back as a RevenantZombie hasn't changed his day-to-day life much. He also appears to have not decomposed since being zombified, rather, looks even bulkier than his human form.
* PowerStrainBlackout: He collapses after using his powers to assist the main trio, their weapons, and Stein to get outside the witch's trap before it closed.
* PromotionToParent: He raised [=BlackStar=] after the death of his clan.
* ShoutOut: One of his attacks (which he oddly never pulls out again through the course of the series), Living End, creates a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion cross-shaped pillar of light.]]
* StealthMentor: In his first appearance, he pretended his zombification made him turn against the DWMA only to challenge his student's abilities. It's appropriate because he's, ya know, a {{ninja}}.
* TheUndead: He's a zombie. Apart from looking like a corpse and giving him a catchphrase it doesn't make much difference.
* UndeathlyPallor: When this was pointed out by Crona, he says to himself that he "used to have" an excellent skin tone.
* UndignifiedDeath: He stated his death (and the hole in his head) came from being stabbed in the head by a miniature Statue of Liberty. It's implied that, despite his skills, he [[DeathByFallingOver simply tripped and fell headfirst onto it.]] [[spoiler:Although in ''Not!'', we eventually find out Shaula caused it (and the statue was "miniature" in the sense that it was only about twenty feet tall).]]
* VisualPun: Sid-sensei has a hole in his head. Before he died, he wore a bandanna with the Kanji for "hole" over his forehead.
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[[folder:Mira Nygus]]
!!Mira Nygus
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoNoda (Japanese), Shay Moore (English)
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Sid's Demon Weapon partner, who took over as the school nurse after Medusa left. In keeping with her partner's undead theme, she looks like an Egyptian mummy. Her weapon form is a combat knife. Is revealed to have met Sid by being the prize of a lottery for partner-less meister.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the manga, she appears in her human form right after Arachne's revival, while in the anime she first appears with Sid as they go to check Medusa's lair.
* BoobyTrap: Quite skilled at setting them, as [[spoiler:Mifune]] found out.
* HospitalHottie: She's the school nurse and [[BeautifulAllAlong she's actually quite pretty]] underneath the bandages.
* IcyBlueEyes: Of the cold and piercing variety.
* MeaningfulName: Her name (pronounced as "mee-ruh") means "mummy" in Japanese.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Nygus or Naigus? A certain sub rendered it as "Kniges", somewhat fitting given her weapon form.
* TalkingWeapon: As with all weapons.
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[[folder:Franken Stein]]
!!Dr. Franken Stein
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuyaUchida (Japanese), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (Japanese - CD dramas), Creator/ChuckHuber (English), Christian Iansante (Italian)
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Dr. Franken Stein is a teacher at the DWMA and the most powerful meister to ever graduate from the school. Memorable for being a textbook MadScientist, albeit a heroic one. He was Spirit Albarn's first meister, until Spirit was driven off by Stein's obsession with dissecting anything and everything, including Spirit himself.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:In the manga he struggles with his madness and [[ClearMyName is suspected of a murder]], but never betrays the DWMA. In the anime he actually pulls a FaceHeelTurn and joins Medusa, but comes back not too long after.]]
* ArtShift: ThroughTheEyesOfMadness, things can get... [[DerangedAnimation trippy]].
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Very intelligent and can focus his thoughts with the screw on his head.
* AxCrazy: Noted in chapter 93 when Spirit compares him to the Kishin.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:As of the last chapter, Marie is carrying his child, aka new guinea pig. Naturally, that proclamation makes Marie a bit uneasy...]]
* BadassBookworm: As smart as he is powerful, he IS a MadScientist after all.
* BadassLabcoat: Comes with being a MadScientist. It does tend to come off during battle though.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Somewhat averted. He can master any weapon he comes across, but he usually has his own style of wielding compared to a different meister. Examples include his one handed defensive stance with Spirit whereas Maka focuses on two-handed offensive and utilized Jackie's chain as a means of blocking and her flames as a propulsion for his punches instead of using her as a flail or flamethrower like Kim.
* BoringButPractical: His default fighting style with a weapon is to simply block and counter using his [[SoulPower Soul Force]]. Despite this, he's very powerful and it's an effective combo.
* BrokenAce: He's known as the most talented and best Meister to ever graduate from the DWMA, has an intellect that matches [[EvilGenius Medusa Gorgon]] and is an accomplished scientist and doctor, is a prolific fighter who can use any Weapon he gets his hands on, and a capable teacher. However, he's also a reluctant case of a bloodthirsty sociopath who struggles with his own mental illness and tipping over into complete insanity. Without a MoralityChain, he'd go utterly berserk and he knows it, much to his shame.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Very quirky and crazy (Spirit is actually afraid of him due to the latter), but is the best meister to ever graduate from the academy.
* CharacterTic: Stein frequently turns the head of the bolt running through his own head, producing a ratcheting noise.
* ClarkKentOutfit: He is ''ripped'' under his sweater and lab coat.
* ClearMyName: [[spoiler:Is accused of murdering Joe Buttataki and ends up disappearing for awhile as result.]]
* CombatMedic: Several years of cutting people up and studying him ''has'' made him very good at patching people up.
* CoolTeacher: Beneath his dissection-obsessed MadScientist exterior, he's a good man whose students love him.
* TheCorruptible: In the anime, especially. The closest to insanity of all in the DWMA much to his shame, and the bad guys notice.
* CreepyChild: He is shown in flashbacks as a pale, tired-looking boy with an unsettling smile and, apparently, a tendency to beat up people who aren't targets of DWMA. Spirit had been his Morality Chain for a long time before Medusa came along.
** His five years of working with Spirit was filled with Stein experimenting on him before Spirit's future wife informed him and causing Spirit to leave with her.
* CreepyGood: To put this into perspective, he routinely 'experiments on people' and told his partner he switched two of his toes when he was sleeping. He didn't; he was just screwing with him, but the fact that everyone found this a believable thing for him to have done really says it all.
* CreepyMonotone: In the English dub. It's subtle, but it's there.
* DrFakenstein: Naturally. His general design is FrankensteinsMonster-based too.
* {{Expy}}: Bears a strong resemblance to [[Manga/ShamanKing Faust VIII]], at least personality-wise.
** He's a(n arguably) crazier, less visibly modified [[Film/Hellboy2004 Karl Kroenen]] who's on the side of good... for now.
** The pattern of his scars and skin grafts brings to mind [[Manga/BlackJack Dr. Black Jack]].
* FatherlyScientist: Downplayed, but he certainly slips into this sometimes towards his students.
* FirstGuyWins: [[spoiler:Stein was apparently Marie's FirstLove, and much ShipTease has abounded. He is now the father of her child.]]
* {{Foil}}: To [[HotWitch Medusa]]: Shibusen researcher who enjoys skirting the rules, does amoral things ForScience, messes with others, mentors younger meisters, and doesn't quite understand "love." Except Stein cares about people anyway (especially those at Shibusen), keeps himself in check (or has others helping), and wants at least some order.
** Also to [[spoiler: [[FaceHeelTurn Justin]]]]: Solo Weapon vs solo Meister, pure chaos vs some order, loses sanity through loneliness vs keeping sane-ish through PowerOfFriendship.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims he doesn't have one. He tells Medusa of the doctors who wanted to find out what traumatic event could have caused him to act so violently towards others (with a flashback to a young Stein beating up someone random for no clear reason), and Franken just wanted to cut ''them'' up.
* GlassCannon: On his own, Stein can dish out good damage but without a weapon he cannot defend himself effectively.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He doesn't need a weapon to kick ass.
* GuineaPigFamily: [[spoiler:Stein declares his child will be another guinea pig for him. That baby's childhood is going to be... interesting.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor:
** In the manga [[spoiler:it's subverted. He's a good guy throughout even after Medusa's scheming nearly sends him insane.]]
** In the anime [[spoiler:it's played straight. He briefly switches to Medusa's side then back.]]
* HeroicWillpower: Has this in metric tons. All the times he nearly falls to madness, and [[spoiler: the only time he does was specifically engineered by Medusa.]] He comes back, [[PowerOfFriendship anyway.]]
* HiddenDepths: Obviously an unrepentant MadScientist, but clearly one of the most complex characters in the show.
* HotTeacher: His female students seem to [[PrecociousCrush think so]].
* InformedFlaw: He claims he does not understand any form of love or compassion. While he's certainly disturbed on an emotional level, it should be noted, less than an hour before he said it, he made the students he constantly goes out of his way to guide and protect promise him that they would not die. That's not even getting into Marie.
* JackOfAllTrades: He's got an amazing balance of skills similar to those that make members of the main cast special. He's got high intelligence and soul perception, mastery in hand to hand combat, the ability to attack directly with his soul wavelength, and his being capable of using many different kinds of weapons.
* KiManipulation: One of the reasons he is so dangerous is [[SuperpowerLottery his ability to use Soul Force without a weapon]].
* LackOfEmpathy: He's accused of it more than once and he himself admitted that [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove he's not quite capable of love]]. However, he does show care to all his students and he managed to mend his friendship with Spirit. He said it himself, when rejecting [[{{Foil}} Medusa]]'s LoveConfession. Not that his [[TeamDad general]] [[ShipTease actions]] [[PowerOfFriendship back this up]]. [[spoiler: [[OfficialCouple Marie]] is carrying his newest [[BabiesEverAfter guinea pig]].]]
* MasterOfAll: This is why he's so deadly. Stein can adapt to any Weapon he's given and be completely effective with it.
* MoreThanMindControl: In the anime, [[spoiler: Medusa causing him to go mad also causes him to leave DWMA and join her.]]
* MrFanservice: A sexy scientist of a TeamDad, complete with {{Shirtless Scene}}s and ShipTease, and with his ReluctantPsycho thing he's basically living fuel for {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s. HE has fangirls.
* NoodleIncident: How exactly he got his screw and scars is unknown, but both are implied to be a result of Stein experimenting on himself.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Marie who [[BabiesEverAfter already has a separate soul showing]].]]
* PlayingDrunk: In order to tap Medusa for info, back when she was still playing the role of the Shibusen nurse. It's [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilariously believable]].
* PowerOfFriendship: Backs up his HeroicWillpower with it, if the [[spoiler: Brew, Murder Frame-up, and Moon Battle]] incidents are anything to go by.
-->'''Stein:''' (''reassuring [[MoralityChain Spirit]]'') I won't give in to madness. I'm with you and Marie and my students, and everyone from Shibusen...
* ThePrankster: As shown from time to time in the main story, and definitely in ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'', Stein really loves to mess with people.
* PunnyName: Obviously a ShoutOut to Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}.
* ReluctantPsycho: He ''is'' trying to fight the Madness and sometimes he fails.
* SadistTeacher: Stein really has no problem subjecting his students to physical and psychological punishment, and more often than not seems to enjoy putting them through taxing training just for laughs.
* SanitySlippage: Exactly how tight '''can''' he wind that screw in his head?
* SeriouslyScruffy: InvertedTrope. When his appearance is going downhill, it's usually a sign he's [[SanitySlippage in no fit state to work]].
* ShipTease:
** Gets quite a bit with Marie.
** Medusa as well, but that's mostly in the anime.
* ShirtlessScene: Got an infamous one in episode 28.
* SigilSpam: Not exactly a sigil, but those stitchings of his are on everything he owns.
* SmokingIsCool: His signature imported cigarettes. In the finale chapter he mentions he's going to try and quit [[spoiler:for his kid.]]
* SociopathicHero: Fits the Trope to a T in that he's actually diagnosed in-verse to be some form of psychopath with a boundless amount of aggression. He uses MoralSociopathy to channel his brutal urges into helpful causes with the DWMA, but it's clear Stein struggles with his own LackOfEmpathy, sociopathic view of people and desire to cut them open, and his own eccentric tendencies alienating most people.
* StealthPun:
** He's got a [[MadScientist screw loose]].
** Also, he's [[CoveredWithScars loose at the seams]].
* SternTeacher: He really does care, and his students really do know it but his lessons are something fierce.
* StoneWall: When using Spirit, he focuses on defensive attacks and countering to win. Instead of actively attacking, he simply lets the enemy drop their guard after a attack to win.
* SwivelChairAntics: Initially on a swivel chair performing things for RuleOfFunny. Oh, and curb-stomping Maka and Black*Star as well.
* TeamDad: He's accepted as such by ''Maka'' who frequently goes to him for advice and is very happy to see him when he returns in the manga.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[NightmareFuel Presents! What can be inside?!]] Also, his fight with [[spoiler: [=MorePsycho=]!Justin]] looks... [[ArtShift interesting]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: He has a strong affinity for madness and a love for destruction that he keeps in check by worshipping Death. He's actually a fairly nice guy. However, his madness makes him vulnerable to Asura's insanity powers.
* VisualPun: He's constantly tightening the screw in his head. Meaning he's got a screw loose.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Is definitely morally ambiguous.
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[[folder:Old Lady]]
!!Old Lady
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin An old lady]] who works as a receptionist at Shibusen and distributes mission requests.
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* AnimalMotifs: Calls herself a "Gorilla."
* BareFistedMonk: Apparently, Shinigami forbid her to carry a weapon, because she was already too dangerous by herself.
* BigDamnHeroes: For Kid while on the moon, complete with DynamicEntry.
%%* BoisterousBruiser
* ChekhovsGunman: The first time we see her is when she gives Kilik and Ox their mission with the giant.
%%* CoolOldLady
%%* CruelAndUnusualDeath
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler:Sliced apart and then her soul is absorbed while on the moon. ''God''dammit, Justin.]]
%%* {{Gonk}}
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Tries to blow Kaguya up with explosives. Subverted because it fails and both she and Kaguya survive. And then [[HeroKiller Justin shows up.]]]]
%%* HotBlooded
%%* KilledOffForReal
%%* LightningBruiser
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Unless you want a boot to the face.
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[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/SoulEater'' '''[[Characters/SoulEater Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/SoulEaterSpartoi Spartoi]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterWitches Witches]] | '''DWMA''' | [[Characters/SoulEaterDeathScythes Death Scythes]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterOtherMeisters Other Meisters]] | [[Characters/SoulEaterOther Other]] | ''[[Characters/SoulEaterNot Not!]]'']]-]]]
Expect lots of [[WorldOfBadass Badass Tropes]].
Beware of '''Unmarked Spoilers!'''
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[[folder:Death / Shinigami]]
!!Lord Death (Shinigami-sama)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikiyaKoyama (Japanese), Creator/JohnSwasey (English), Oreste Baldini (Italian)
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TheGrimReaper and head of the DWMA. Most of the time he behaves like a complete goofball, but he can be a terrifyingly powerful fighting force when things [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]]. His soul wavelength is so large that it covers all of Death City. Spirit Albarn is his current partner, much to the latter's constant annoyance.
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He an EldritchAbomination that embodies [[spoiler:the madness of order]], created by Shinra Kusakabe is establish new rules in the reality he created. Upon his birth, Death stripped everyone of their ability to use pyrokinesis and removed Infernals.
* BarrierMaiden:
** Limited to the foundations of the DWMA for the purposes of sealing the first Kishin. Asura got out, Death did not.
** Has something of BarrierWarrior too, as he tries to crush Asura with a shield.
* BecomingTheMask: While Lord Death assumed a humanoid form years after his creation, he adopted his comedic appearance and behavior so as to not scare the children he would be training when he established the DWMA. Centuries of acting this way made it so it's become his true personality. Now he only reverts to his original, ruthless self when [[LetsGetDangerous the kid gloves come off]].
* BerserkButton: Asura's appearance is enough to make him change from being silly to claiming death threats.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: His reaction to Asura's escape, after spending the series to date happily goofy and mostly harmless.
* BigGood: He runs the DWMA and assigns missions to his students to stop evil souls. He's also the only one who can defeat [[BigBad Asura]].
* BrownNoteBeing: [[spoiler:Like the other Great Old Ones, Lord Death's soul has a madness wavelength that, if left unchecked, can drive the whole world to madness. In his case, he induces the Madness of Order; a madness that erodes free will and the capacity to feel. Because Lord Death [[RousseauWasRight has faith in humanity's capacity for good]], he chooses not to use it.]]
* BumblingDad: At least as a façade. However, Kid clearly respects him.
* CloudCuckooLander: "Mandolin?"
* CowardiceCallout: He calls Asura out on how the latter "hid[es] cowardice behind cunning" and has to lock up his fears and let them fester at the price of everyone else suffering, and to cap it off, Death declares that Asura isn't ''above'' sanity but simply ''doesn't have the belly for it''.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's incredibly powerful, and hell, downright terrifying when he gets serious. However his playful side is genuine.
* TheDeathOfDeath: [[spoiler:The moment his son's reaper powers awaken in the manga, his own life comes to an end due to there being [[ImmortalProcreationClause only one Grim Reaper allowed to exist in the world at a time]].]]
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler:The StealthPrequel ''Manga/FireForce'' revealed that Death is a creation of Shinra's, created so that the concept of "death" would still exist in the new world he made as well as enable humanity to freely interact with a god.]]
* DontFearTheReaper: [[InvokedTrope Done deliberately]] so he could start a school without children being afraid of him.
* EccentricMentor: Paired with TricksterMentor. He acts silly most of the time, but all of his advice and orders are delivered with the best of intentions and considerable foresight.
* EldritchAbomination: As mentioned, he's one of [[spoiler: the eight Great Old Ones]].
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Once Kid begins connecting the Sanzu lines, he accepts his tenure as a shinigami is over quite gracefully, knowing that Kid will carry on his beliefs.]]
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: He didn't make too many changes, but yes, originally a lot meaner looking. Then he decided to raise a school; and that involved human children. So he came up with a goofy face and persona so that DEATH would not be scary.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite putting on a happy-go-lucky persona, he can be utterly ruthless when he feels it's necessary and can be downright relentless when it comes to execution orders for enemies of the DWMA. He was even more vicious during his time as leader of the Great Old Ones and hunted witches without mercy.
* GoodParents: He does his best with Death the Kid and besides being bound to a city and sending his son on dangerous assignments, he's a good dad. [[spoiler: Though with Asura, it's complicated.]]
* GrimReaper: He's his world's version of Death complete with his various assortment of Weapons that serve as his "Scythes" to reap evil souls.
* HelpingWouldBeKillStealing: In the first episode, Maka and Soul are having trouble defeating Blair. He tells Spirit that he could defeat the magical cat "with a single reaper chop!" but that wouldn't help Maka and Soul develop as meister and weapon. He also could have used his Madness of Order to prevent the actions of many of the series antagonists, but choose not to since it would rob people of their free will.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:He teaches that fear is the most important tool a fighter can have, that it keeps you sharp and strong, but several centuries ago, he literally ripped out his own fear and it became his first son, the Demon God Asura, who went on to become a Great Old One, representing Madness through Fear. However, it's implied that he learned this very lesson he now teaches as a result of what happened. He himself suggests the notion.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:When Kid finally ascends as a true Grim Reaper, Lord Death happily passes on.]]
* LargeHam: Usually when performing the Shinigami Chop/Reaper Chop.
* LetsGetDangerous: When Asura is released, his dopey round eyes turn triangular and angry, and his comedic karate chop creates shockwaves and leaves a crater upon impact.
* MindControl: [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" allows him to suppress free will across the planet, much like Asura's "Madness of Fear" induces insanity, with the offshoot of being able to [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood neutralize the latter's influence]]. However, he does not, as he believes that HumansAreSpecial]].
* MirrorCharacter:
** To the Evangelist of Fire Force, both being deities created by humans who oversee the world and everyone on it. But while the Evangelist is an malevolent embodiment of despair that influenced events from behind the scenes to destroy the world, Death is a benevolent embodiment of order who directly interacted with humans and sought to protect the world.
** [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
* MrExposition: ''Constantly'' at the beginning of the series.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Depending on how far his current persona is a pretense. [[BecomingTheMask He might really have 'gotten used' to it.]]
* OddFriendship: With Spirit.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: It's a PlayedWith trope. First it's noted by Spirit in the anime when Death's starts making really scary threats towards Asura during their battle, stating he has never seen him "sounding so murderous before". Lord Death was quite dangerous, serious and menacing 800 years ago before creating his amicable and comical persona to be able to interact with children. However, it's clear he never lost his edge, so while he may seem OOC to most of everyone, to those who ''did'' know him centuries ago (like Excalibur or Asura), he is going back to his older more serious personality.
* ParentalNeglect: [[spoiler:Why is Asura such a fear-mongering wreck? Lord Death created him by putting all of his fears into a physical body.]]
* PreAsskickingOneLiner: "It's time for you to die again."
* PrecisionFStrike: How do we know how kid-friendly he ''wasn't'' 800 years ago? There's what he called Arachne: "You whorish swine! I'll kill you as soon as I see you!"
* PuttingThePalInPrincipal: He is the founder and Dean of Shibusen and is respected and beloved by virtually everybody.
* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he is specifically stated to be the only one capable of beating him. Their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, Death remains the only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" allows him to alter the rules of a world. He used that power to remove humans' ability to use pryokenisis, removing Infernals as a threat. However, it left a void that would be later filled by Witches and various monsters.]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He doesn't fire Spirit for not staying by his side at all times and tells him to have more self-confidence. He also forgives Maka with what she did to her dad's special card and overall is an amicable boss who oversees the well-being of his staff and students [[spoiler: even if they're witches if they're not malicious i.e. Kim and Angela]] believing in the next generation.
* {{Shinigami}}: He's much closer to the original western concept of TheGrimReaper than most uses of the trope, as he is a literal AnthropomorphicPersonification of death rather than simply a spirit thereof.
* ShoutOut: There is no other reason his dub voice needs to sound so much like Potter Puppet Pals Dumbledore.
* SoProudOfYou: To Kid [[spoiler:after Kid ascends to become a true Grim Reaper, Lord Death is filled with pride.]]
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: He lives in the anime since the whole rule of the Sanzu lines wasn't established in the manga yet.]]
* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler:The crumbling eye-holes in his mask resemble tears of joy. When Kid finally becomes worthy as his successor, Shinigami's mask cracks up [[SymbolicTears from the left eyes down]] before he turns into dust.]]
* TooPowerfulToLive: He can't leave the academy, because he'd resolve the fights on his own.
* TrulySingleParent: [[spoiler:Death the Kid and Asura are actually fragments of himself.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:He created Asura by removing his own fear, making him responsible for both the Kishin's existence and the reason the Kishin became such a fear-crazed villain in the first place.]]
* VitriolicBestBuds: Him and Spirit. Teasing, arguments, impatience, odd moments of concern for one another. Pretty much like any other meister/Weapon pair, in fact.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: Zigzagged with him and Death the Kid, who used to be the page image for the trope. Shinigami often maintains his goofy attitude when Kid is serious, but can also be the OnlySaneMan whenever Kid's obsessive compulsive kicks in. He was also more serious and dark when he was younger, but those aren't good qualities when dealing with youngsters, hence him becoming comical and goofy.
* TheWonka: He's effectively the principal of the DWMA and also highly unpredictable and eccentric, capable of switching between absurdly daft and effectively dangerous very quickly.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated by WordOfGod himself to be the most powerful being in the series, what we see of him show it's real. He is the only being capable of defeating Asura and is the leader of the godly Great Old Ones.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:There can not be two Grim Reapers in existence, so when Kid gains his true Reaper powers, Lord Death dies. When questioned by Excalibur if he does not fear death, Lord Death responds that he gave all his fear away already.]]
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[[folder:Sid Barett]]
!!Sid Barett
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasafumiKimura (Japanese), Creator/KentWilliams (English), Roberto Draghetti (Italian)
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A zombie who was once a teacher and meister at DWMA. Post-mortem, he still serves Death faithfully, and he partners with Nygus in battle. He is named after Music/SydBarrett from Music/PinkFloyd.
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* BackFromTheDead: Already back to life as a zombie in the original series, but timeline wise following after ''Not!'', it counts.
* BladeEnthusiast: He's a Knife Meister, but he can also use other weapons (including Azusa Yumi and his own tombstone) without trouble.
* CatchPhrase:
** "That's the kind of man I was."
** The anime version even gives him a brief pre-zombification cameo where he says "That's the man I am," instead.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Surprisingly strong even before he became a zombie. He ripped off a lamppost right from the ground.
* DirtyOldMan: In the manga, Black*Star lifts up Tsubaki's skirt in order to get Sid to talk, and he gets quite a kick out of this. It's never mentioned again, and their relationship is unaffected by it.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Ordinarily battles with his Weapon, a knife type, but is just as handy wielding his own tombstone.
* IWouldSayIfICouldSay: His catch phrase counts for this frequently.
* MeaningfulName: His name is pronounced Shido in Japanese which can mean dead person.
* {{McNinja}}: Like most of the cast, his exact nation of origin is unknown, but given his name he's probably not Japanese.
* {{Ninja}}: He's [=BlackStar=]'s teacher, making him a Ninja as well.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: An undead teacher ninja.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: He's undead but retains his memories and personality. Overall, dying and then coming back as a RevenantZombie hasn't changed his day-to-day life much. He also appears to have not decomposed since being zombified, rather, looks even bulkier than his human form.
* PowerStrainBlackout: He collapses after using his powers to assist the main trio, their weapons, and Stein to get outside the witch's trap before it closed.
* PromotionToParent: He raised [=BlackStar=] after the death of his clan.
* ShoutOut: One of his attacks (which he oddly never pulls out again through the course of the series), Living End, creates a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion cross-shaped pillar of light.]]
* StealthMentor: In his first appearance, he pretended his zombification made him turn against the DWMA only to challenge his student's abilities. It's appropriate because he's, ya know, a {{ninja}}.
* TheUndead: He's a zombie. Apart from looking like a corpse and giving him a catchphrase it doesn't make much difference.
* UndeathlyPallor: When this was pointed out by Crona, he says to himself that he "used to have" an excellent skin tone.
* UndignifiedDeath: He stated his death (and the hole in his head) came from being stabbed in the head by a miniature Statue of Liberty. It's implied that, despite his skills, he [[DeathByFallingOver simply tripped and fell headfirst onto it.]] [[spoiler:Although in ''Not!'', we eventually find out Shaula caused it (and the statue was "miniature" in the sense that it was only about twenty feet tall).]]
* VisualPun: Sid-sensei has a hole in his head. Before he died, he wore a bandanna with the Kanji for "hole" over his forehead.
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[[folder:Mira Nygus]]
!!Mira Nygus
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoNoda (Japanese), Shay Moore (English)
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Sid's Demon Weapon partner, who took over as the school nurse after Medusa left. In keeping with her partner's undead theme, she looks like an Egyptian mummy. Her weapon form is a combat knife. Is revealed to have met Sid by being the prize of a lottery for partner-less meister.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the manga, she appears in her human form right after Arachne's revival, while in the anime she first appears with Sid as they go to check Medusa's lair.
* BoobyTrap: Quite skilled at setting them, as [[spoiler:Mifune]] found out.
* HospitalHottie: She's the school nurse and [[BeautifulAllAlong she's actually quite pretty]] underneath the bandages.
* IcyBlueEyes: Of the cold and piercing variety.
* MeaningfulName: Her name (pronounced as "mee-ruh") means "mummy" in Japanese.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Nygus or Naigus? A certain sub rendered it as "Kniges", somewhat fitting given her weapon form.
* TalkingWeapon: As with all weapons.
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[[folder:Franken Stein]]
!!Dr. Franken Stein
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuyaUchida (Japanese), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (Japanese - CD dramas), Creator/ChuckHuber (English), Christian Iansante (Italian)
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Dr. Franken Stein is a teacher at the DWMA and the most powerful meister to ever graduate from the school. Memorable for being a textbook MadScientist, albeit a heroic one. He was Spirit Albarn's first meister, until Spirit was driven off by Stein's obsession with dissecting anything and everything, including Spirit himself.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:In the manga he struggles with his madness and [[ClearMyName is suspected of a murder]], but never betrays the DWMA. In the anime he actually pulls a FaceHeelTurn and joins Medusa, but comes back not too long after.]]
* ArtShift: ThroughTheEyesOfMadness, things can get... [[DerangedAnimation trippy]].
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Very intelligent and can focus his thoughts with the screw on his head.
* AxCrazy: Noted in chapter 93 when Spirit compares him to the Kishin.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:As of the last chapter, Marie is carrying his child, aka new guinea pig. Naturally, that proclamation makes Marie a bit uneasy...]]
* BadassBookworm: As smart as he is powerful, he IS a MadScientist after all.
* BadassLabcoat: Comes with being a MadScientist. It does tend to come off during battle though.
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Somewhat averted. He can master any weapon he comes across, but he usually has his own style of wielding compared to a different meister. Examples include his one handed defensive stance with Spirit whereas Maka focuses on two-handed offensive and utilized Jackie's chain as a means of blocking and her flames as a propulsion for his punches instead of using her as a flail or flamethrower like Kim.
* BoringButPractical: His default fighting style with a weapon is to simply block and counter using his [[SoulPower Soul Force]]. Despite this, he's very powerful and it's an effective combo.
* BrokenAce: He's known as the most talented and best Meister to ever graduate from the DWMA, has an intellect that matches [[EvilGenius Medusa Gorgon]] and is an accomplished scientist and doctor, is a prolific fighter who can use any Weapon he gets his hands on, and a capable teacher. However, he's also a reluctant case of a bloodthirsty sociopath who struggles with his own mental illness and tipping over into complete insanity. Without a MoralityChain, he'd go utterly berserk and he knows it, much to his shame.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Very quirky and crazy (Spirit is actually afraid of him due to the latter), but is the best meister to ever graduate from the academy.
* CharacterTic: Stein frequently turns the head of the bolt running through his own head, producing a ratcheting noise.
* ClarkKentOutfit: He is ''ripped'' under his sweater and lab coat.
* ClearMyName: [[spoiler:Is accused of murdering Joe Buttataki and ends up disappearing for awhile as result.]]
* CombatMedic: Several years of cutting people up and studying him ''has'' made him very good at patching people up.
* CoolTeacher: Beneath his dissection-obsessed MadScientist exterior, he's a good man whose students love him.
* TheCorruptible: In the anime, especially. The closest to insanity of all in the DWMA much to his shame, and the bad guys notice.
* CreepyChild: He is shown in flashbacks as a pale, tired-looking boy with an unsettling smile and, apparently, a tendency to beat up people who aren't targets of DWMA. Spirit had been his Morality Chain for a long time before Medusa came along.
** His five years of working with Spirit was filled with Stein experimenting on him before Spirit's future wife informed him and causing Spirit to leave with her.
* CreepyGood: To put this into perspective, he routinely 'experiments on people' and told his partner he switched two of his toes when he was sleeping. He didn't; he was just screwing with him, but the fact that everyone found this a believable thing for him to have done really says it all.
* CreepyMonotone: In the English dub. It's subtle, but it's there.
* DrFakenstein: Naturally. His general design is FrankensteinsMonster-based too.
* {{Expy}}: Bears a strong resemblance to [[Manga/ShamanKing Faust VIII]], at least personality-wise.
** He's a(n arguably) crazier, less visibly modified [[Film/Hellboy2004 Karl Kroenen]] who's on the side of good... for now.
** The pattern of his scars and skin grafts brings to mind [[Manga/BlackJack Dr. Black Jack]].
* FatherlyScientist: Downplayed, but he certainly slips into this sometimes towards his students.
* FirstGuyWins: [[spoiler:Stein was apparently Marie's FirstLove, and much ShipTease has abounded. He is now the father of her child.]]
* {{Foil}}: To [[HotWitch Medusa]]: Shibusen researcher who enjoys skirting the rules, does amoral things ForScience, messes with others, mentors younger meisters, and doesn't quite understand "love." Except Stein cares about people anyway (especially those at Shibusen), keeps himself in check (or has others helping), and wants at least some order.
** Also to [[spoiler: [[FaceHeelTurn Justin]]]]: Solo Weapon vs solo Meister, pure chaos vs some order, loses sanity through loneliness vs keeping sane-ish through PowerOfFriendship.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims he doesn't have one. He tells Medusa of the doctors who wanted to find out what traumatic event could have caused him to act so violently towards others (with a flashback to a young Stein beating up someone random for no clear reason), and Franken just wanted to cut ''them'' up.
* GlassCannon: On his own, Stein can dish out good damage but without a weapon he cannot defend himself effectively.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: He doesn't need a weapon to kick ass.
* GuineaPigFamily: [[spoiler:Stein declares his child will be another guinea pig for him. That baby's childhood is going to be... interesting.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor:
** In the manga [[spoiler:it's subverted. He's a good guy throughout even after Medusa's scheming nearly sends him insane.]]
** In the anime [[spoiler:it's played straight. He briefly switches to Medusa's side then back.]]
* HeroicWillpower: Has this in metric tons. All the times he nearly falls to madness, and [[spoiler: the only time he does was specifically engineered by Medusa.]] He comes back, [[PowerOfFriendship anyway.]]
* HiddenDepths: Obviously an unrepentant MadScientist, but clearly one of the most complex characters in the show.
* HotTeacher: His female students seem to [[PrecociousCrush think so]].
* InformedFlaw: He claims he does not understand any form of love or compassion. While he's certainly disturbed on an emotional level, it should be noted, less than an hour before he said it, he made the students he constantly goes out of his way to guide and protect promise him that they would not die. That's not even getting into Marie.
* JackOfAllTrades: He's got an amazing balance of skills similar to those that make members of the main cast special. He's got high intelligence and soul perception, mastery in hand to hand combat, the ability to attack directly with his soul wavelength, and his being capable of using many different kinds of weapons.
* KiManipulation: One of the reasons he is so dangerous is [[SuperpowerLottery his ability to use Soul Force without a weapon]].
* LackOfEmpathy: He's accused of it more than once and he himself admitted that [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove he's not quite capable of love]]. However, he does show care to all his students and he managed to mend his friendship with Spirit. He said it himself, when rejecting [[{{Foil}} Medusa]]'s LoveConfession. Not that his [[TeamDad general]] [[ShipTease actions]] [[PowerOfFriendship back this up]]. [[spoiler: [[OfficialCouple Marie]] is carrying his newest [[BabiesEverAfter guinea pig]].]]
* MasterOfAll: This is why he's so deadly. Stein can adapt to any Weapon he's given and be completely effective with it.
* MoreThanMindControl: In the anime, [[spoiler: Medusa causing him to go mad also causes him to leave DWMA and join her.]]
* MrFanservice: A sexy scientist of a TeamDad, complete with {{Shirtless Scene}}s and ShipTease, and with his ReluctantPsycho thing he's basically living fuel for {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s. HE has fangirls.
* NoodleIncident: How exactly he got his screw and scars is unknown, but both are implied to be a result of Stein experimenting on himself.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Marie who [[BabiesEverAfter already has a separate soul showing]].]]
* PlayingDrunk: In order to tap Medusa for info, back when she was still playing the role of the Shibusen nurse. It's [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilariously believable]].
* PowerOfFriendship: Backs up his HeroicWillpower with it, if the [[spoiler: Brew, Murder Frame-up, and Moon Battle]] incidents are anything to go by.
-->'''Stein:''' (''reassuring [[MoralityChain Spirit]]'') I won't give in to madness. I'm with you and Marie and my students, and everyone from Shibusen...
* ThePrankster: As shown from time to time in the main story, and definitely in ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'', Stein really loves to mess with people.
* PunnyName: Obviously a ShoutOut to Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}.
* ReluctantPsycho: He ''is'' trying to fight the Madness and sometimes he fails.
* SadistTeacher: Stein really has no problem subjecting his students to physical and psychological punishment, and more often than not seems to enjoy putting them through taxing training just for laughs.
* SanitySlippage: Exactly how tight '''can''' he wind that screw in his head?
* SeriouslyScruffy: InvertedTrope. When his appearance is going downhill, it's usually a sign he's [[SanitySlippage in no fit state to work]].
* ShipTease:
** Gets quite a bit with Marie.
** Medusa as well, but that's mostly in the anime.
* ShirtlessScene: Got an infamous one in episode 28.
* SigilSpam: Not exactly a sigil, but those stitchings of his are on everything he owns.
* SmokingIsCool: His signature imported cigarettes. In the finale chapter he mentions he's going to try and quit [[spoiler:for his kid.]]
* SociopathicHero: Fits the Trope to a T in that he's actually diagnosed in-verse to be some form of psychopath with a boundless amount of aggression. He uses MoralSociopathy to channel his brutal urges into helpful causes with the DWMA, but it's clear Stein struggles with his own LackOfEmpathy, sociopathic view of people and desire to cut them open, and his own eccentric tendencies alienating most people.
* StealthPun:
** He's got a [[MadScientist screw loose]].
** Also, he's [[CoveredWithScars loose at the seams]].
* SternTeacher: He really does care, and his students really do know it but his lessons are something fierce.
* StoneWall: When using Spirit, he focuses on defensive attacks and countering to win. Instead of actively attacking, he simply lets the enemy drop their guard after a attack to win.
* SwivelChairAntics: Initially on a swivel chair performing things for RuleOfFunny. Oh, and curb-stomping Maka and Black*Star as well.
* TeamDad: He's accepted as such by ''Maka'' who frequently goes to him for advice and is very happy to see him when he returns in the manga.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: [[NightmareFuel Presents! What can be inside?!]] Also, his fight with [[spoiler: [=MorePsycho=]!Justin]] looks... [[ArtShift interesting]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: He has a strong affinity for madness and a love for destruction that he keeps in check by worshipping Death. He's actually a fairly nice guy. However, his madness makes him vulnerable to Asura's insanity powers.
* VisualPun: He's constantly tightening the screw in his head. Meaning he's got a screw loose.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Is definitely morally ambiguous.
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[[folder:Old Lady]]
!!Old Lady
[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin An old lady]] who works as a receptionist at Shibusen and distributes mission requests.
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* AnimalMotifs: Calls herself a "Gorilla."
* BareFistedMonk: Apparently, Shinigami forbid her to carry a weapon, because she was already too dangerous by herself.
* BigDamnHeroes: For Kid while on the moon, complete with DynamicEntry.
%%* BoisterousBruiser
* ChekhovsGunman: The first time we see her is when she gives Kilik and Ox their mission with the giant.
%%* CoolOldLady
%%* CruelAndUnusualDeath
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler:Sliced apart and then her soul is absorbed while on the moon. ''God''dammit, Justin.]]
%%* {{Gonk}}
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Tries to blow Kaguya up with explosives. Subverted because it fails and both she and Kaguya survive. And then [[HeroKiller Justin shows up.]]]]
%%* HotBlooded
%%* KilledOffForReal
%%* LightningBruiser
%%* MauveShirt
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Too good a character to last three chapters.]]
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* UnholyMatrimony: In the anime [[spoiler: he pulls a FaceHeelTurn and joins Medusa as her lover under the influence of madness. This is resolved when his madness is dispelled by Marie's healing wavelength.]]
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* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
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** To the Evangelist of Fire Force, both being deities created by humans who oversee the world and everyone on it. But while the Evangelist is an malevolent embodiment of despair that influenced events from behind the scenes to destroy the world, Death is a benevolent embodiment of order who directly interacted with humans and sought to protect the world.
** [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
** To the Evangelist of Fire Force, both being deities created by humans who oversee the world and everyone on it. But while the Evangelist is an malevolent embodiment of despair that influenced events from behind the scenes to destroy the world, Death is a benevolent embodiment of order who directly interacted with humans and sought to protect the world.
** [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
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* ThePrankster: As shown from time to time in the main story, and definitely in ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'', Stein really loves to mess with people.
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* ThePrankster: As shown from time to time in the main story, and definitely in ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'', Stein really loves to mess with people.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he is specifically stated to be the only one capable of beating him. Their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, Death remains the only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he is specifically stated to be the only one capable of beating him. Their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, Death remains the only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He is one of eight "[[EldritchAbomination Great Old Ones]]" representing [[spoiler:the madness of order]].
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: He is one of eight "[[EldritchAbomination Great Old Ones]]" representing an EldritchAbomination that embodies [[spoiler:the madness of order]].order]], created by Shinra Kusakabe is establish new rules in the reality he created. Upon his birth, Death stripped everyone of their ability to use pyrokinesis and removed Infernals.
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* BecomingTheMask: Lord Death adopted his comedic appearance and behavior so as to not scare the children he would be training. Centuries of acting this way made it so it's become his true personality. Now he only reverts to his original, ruthless self when [[LetsGetDangerous the kid gloves come off]].
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* BecomingTheMask: While Lord Death assumed a humanoid form years after his creation, he adopted his comedic appearance and behavior so as to not scare the children he would be training.training when he established the DWMA. Centuries of acting this way made it so it's become his true personality. Now he only reverts to his original, ruthless self when [[LetsGetDangerous the kid gloves come off]].
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler:The StealthPrequel ''Manga/FireForce'' revealed that Death is a creation of Shinra's, created so that the concept of "death" would still exist in the new world he made.]]
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler:The StealthPrequel ''Manga/FireForce'' revealed that Death is a creation of Shinra's, created so that the concept of "death" would still exist in the new world he made.made as well as enable humanity to freely interact with a god.]]
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* HelpingWouldBeKillStealing: In the first episode, Maka and Soul are having trouble defeating Blair. He tells Spirit that he could defeat the magical cat "with a single reaper chop!" but that wouldn't help Maka and Soul develop as meister and weapon.
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* HelpingWouldBeKillStealing: In the first episode, Maka and Soul are having trouble defeating Blair. He tells Spirit that he could defeat the magical cat "with a single reaper chop!" but that wouldn't help Maka and Soul develop as meister and weapon. He also could have used his Madness of Order to prevent the actions of many of the series antagonists, but choose not to since it would rob people of their free will.
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* MindControl: [[spoiler:His power over the "Madness of Order" could allow him to suppress free will across the planet, much like Asura's "Madness of Fear" induces insanity, with the offshoot of being able to [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood neutralize the latter's influence]]. However, he does not, as he believes that HumansAreSpecial]].
* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
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* MindControl: [[spoiler:His power over the [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" could allow allows him to suppress free will across the planet, much like Asura's "Madness of Fear" induces insanity, with the offshoot of being able to [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood neutralize the latter's influence]]. However, he does not, as he believes that HumansAreSpecial]].
* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and creating Kid in the image of his own creator compared to ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
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* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:One facet of his "Madness of Order" allows him to alter the rules of a world. He used that power to remove humans' ability to use pryokenisis, removing Infernals as a threat. However, it left a void that would be later filled by Witches and various monsters.]].
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* BadassBaritone: When things get serious, Death's voice deepens.
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* WackyParentSeriousChild: Zigzagged with him and Death the Kid, who used to be the page image for the trope. Shinigami often maintains his goofy attitude when Kid is serious, but can also be the OnlySaneMan whenever Kid's SuperOCD kicks in. He was also more serious and dark when he was younger, but those aren't good qualities when dealing with youngsters, hence him becoming comical and goofy.
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* WackyParentSeriousChild: Zigzagged with him and Death the Kid, who used to be the page image for the trope. Shinigami often maintains his goofy attitude when Kid is serious, but can also be the OnlySaneMan whenever Kid's SuperOCD obsessive compulsive kicks in. He was also more serious and dark when he was younger, but those aren't good qualities when dealing with youngsters, hence him becoming comical and goofy.
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* HotScientist: It's not on purpose. Not that it really matters. His ShirtlessScene probably helped.
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* MrFanservice: A HotScientist of a TeamDad, complete with {{Shirtless Scene}}s and ShipTease, and with his ReluctantPsycho thing he's basically living fuel for {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s. HE has fangirls.
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* MrFanservice: A HotScientist sexy scientist of a TeamDad, complete with {{Shirtless Scene}}s and ShipTease, and with his ReluctantPsycho thing he's basically living fuel for {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s. HE has fangirls.
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* CowardiceCallout: He calls Asura out on how the latter "hid[es] cowardice behind cunning" and has to lock up his fears and let them fester at the price of everyone else suffering, and to cap it off, Death declares that Asura isn't ''above'' sanity but simply ''doesn't have the belly for it''.
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: [[spoiler:The StealthPrequel ''Manga/FireForce'' revealed that Death is a creation of Shinra's, created so that the concept of "death" would still exist in the new world he made.]]
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* BandageBabe: Swathed in bandages to the point that the only other article of clothing she wears on missions is a pair of combat trousers. However, it's never made clear if she really needed them or if she dons the look to fit in with Syd.
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* BladeEnthusiast: He's a Knife Meister, but he can also use other weapons (including Azusa Yumi and his own tombstone) without trouble.
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: Ordinarily battles with his Weapon, [[KnifeNut a knife type]], but is just as handy wielding his own tombstone.
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* KnifeNut: He's a Knife Meister, but he can also use other weapons (including Azusa Yumi and his own tombstone) without trouble.
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Sid's Demon Weapon partner, who took over as the school nurse after Medusa left. In keeping with her partner's undead theme, she looks like an Egyptian mummy. Her weapon form is a [[KnifeNut combat knife]]. Is revealed to have met Sid by being the prize of a lottery for partner-less meister.
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Sid's Demon Weapon partner, who took over as the school nurse after Medusa left. In keeping with her partner's undead theme, she looks like an Egyptian mummy. Her weapon form is a [[KnifeNut combat knife]].knife. Is revealed to have met Sid by being the prize of a lottery for partner-less meister.
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* BrownNoteBeing: [[spoiler:Like the other Great Old Ones, Lord Death's soul has a madness wavelength that, if left unchecked, can drive the whole world to madness. In his case, he induces the Madness of Order; a madness that erodes free will and the capacity to feel. Because Lord Death [[RousseauWasRight has faith in humanity's capacity for good]], he chooses not to use it.]]
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* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated by WordofGod himself to be the most powerful being in the series, what we see of him show it's real. He is the only being capable of defeating Asura and is the leader of the godly Great Old Ones.
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* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated by WordofGod WordOfGod himself to be the most powerful being in the series, what we see of him show it's real. He is the only being capable of defeating Asura and is the leader of the godly Great Old Ones.
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* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler:The crumbling eye-holes in his mask resemble tears of joy.]]
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* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler:The crumbling eye-holes in his mask resemble tears of joy. When Kid finally becomes worthy as his successor, Shinigami's mask cracks up [[SymbolicTears from the left eyes down]] before he turns into dust.]]
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he is specifically stated to be stated to be the only one capable of beating him and their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, Death remains the only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he is specifically stated to be stated to be the only one capable of beating him and their him. Their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, Death remains the only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he does a better job against him than the main cast does. [[spoiler: Except in their second battle against Asura in the anime, when Maka kicks Asura's ass in the last episode despite the fact that Asura had already defeated Lord Death, Kid, and Black Star.]]
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He defeated Asura in the past, and when he was released he does a better job against is specifically stated to be stated to be the only one capable of beating him and their second fight has Death dominate Asura for a while, with Asura choosing to flee rather than continuing the fight, whereas all the main cast does. couldn't even hope to defeat him. [[spoiler: Except Even in their second battle against Asura in the anime, when Maka kicks Asura's ass in Death remains the last episode despite the fact only one shown to dominate Asura, so much so that Asura had already defeated Lord Death, Kid, ultimately has to leverage Kid's life to defeat him and Black Star.]]he leaves the Kishin so badly injured he's in a way partially responsible for the main cast's ability to defeat him]]
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* BigGood: He runs the DWMA and assigns missions to his students to stop evil souls. He's also one of the few who can go toe-to-toe with [[BigBad Asura]].
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* BigGood: He runs the DWMA and assigns missions to his students to stop evil souls. He's also the only one of the few who can go toe-to-toe with defeat [[BigBad Asura]].
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* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Once the [[TheReveal truth]] of Asura's origins is made clear, Death compares himself to Medusa for his treatment of Kid. As both Kid and Crona were raised/created for a specific purpose, this is not unjustified. There is, crucially, a world of difference between Death's approach to fatherhood and ''[[AbusiveParents everything]]'' Medusa did to Crona.]]
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* FatherlyScientist: Downplayed, but he certainly slips into this sometimes towards his students.
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* EccentricMentorEccentricMentor: Paired with TricksterMentor. He acts silly most of the time, but all of his advice and orders are delivered with the best of intentions and considerable foresight.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He doesn't fire Spirit for what happened and tells him to have more self-confidence. He also forgives Maka with what she did to her dad's special card and overall is an amicable boss who oversees the well-being of his staff and students [[spoiler: even if they're witches if they're not malicious i.e. Kim and Angela]] believing in the next generation.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He doesn't fire Spirit for what happened not staying by his side at all times and tells him to have more self-confidence. He also forgives Maka with what she did to her dad's special card and overall is an amicable boss who oversees the well-being of his staff and students [[spoiler: even if they're witches if they're not malicious i.e. Kim and Angela]] believing in the next generation.
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* BandageBabe: Swathed in bandages, but it's never made clear if she really needed them or if she dons the look to fit in with Syd.
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* BandageBabe: Swathed in bandages, but bandages to the point that the only other article of clothing she wears on missions is a pair of combat trousers. However, it's never made clear if she really needed them or if she dons the look to fit in with Syd.
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* InnocentFanserviceGirl: If you don't count the bandages, the only clothes she wears most of the time are a pair of fatigue pants.
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* KiManipulation: The fact that [[SuperpowerLottery he can use Soul Force without a weapon]] is one the things that makes him so dangerous.
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* KiManipulation: The fact that One of the reasons he is so dangerous is [[SuperpowerLottery he can his ability to use Soul Force without a weapon]] is one the things that makes him so dangerous.weapon]].
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yuya Uchida (Japanese), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (Japanese - CD dramas), Creator/ChuckHuber (English), Christian Iansante (Italian)
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yuya Uchida Creator/YuyaUchida (Japanese), Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (Japanese - CD dramas), Creator/ChuckHuber (English), Christian Iansante (Italian)
