History Manga / BeetTheVandelBuster

** Interestingly, the FiveManBand seems to be developing into a team with each person focused on one element. Slade and Milfa are highly skilled in wind and thunder, respectively. Poala can do some serious damage with fire. Kissu is able to use any element fairly well, but his ultimate divine attack is ice-elemental. Beet has no defining element, but given that his brother Zenon had a strong affinity for light, Beet likely does well.

** Grineed tries desperately to be this, but his extremely bloodthirsty nature prevented it, making it somewhat FauxAffablyEvil very much to his chagrin

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Averted after the Beet Warriors catch the attention of the Vandels. Most of the 7 stars are roughly the same power level and attack them in random[[spoiler: (ish)]] order. Same with Grineed's minions who are also the same power level ([[OddOneOut save poor, pathetic Ventura]]). The manga uses it to show the group's growth - as the Beet Warriors get stronger, it becomes easier to defeat each Vandel.

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Averted after the Beet Warriors catch the attention of the Vandels. Most of the 7 stars are roughly the same power level and attack them in random[[spoiler: (ish)]] order. Same with Grineed's minions who are also the same power level. The manga uses it to show the group's growth - as the Beet Warriors get stronger, it becomes easier to defeat each Vandel.

* ElementalPowers: Both the Vandels and the humans have this magic system, consisting of Fire, Air, Water, Thunder, and a fifth element (Light for humans, Sorcery for Vandels) that is much stronger but also much more difficult to master. Humans use Divine Power from the atmosphere to make Divine Attacks, while Vandels use Dark Power from the earth to make Dark Attacks. Beet's five Saiga are nicely divided up this way, too -- Burning Lance for fire, Cyclone Gunner for air, Crown Shield for water, Boltic Axe for thunder and Excellion Blade for light.

* FaceOfAnAngelMindofADemon: Lady Rodina. She looks human and is fairly attractive compared to other Vandels but make no mistake, she's just as manipulative, ruthless and dangerous as the other 7-stars.

* ElementalPowers: Interestingly, the FiveManBand seems to be developing into a team with each person focused on one element. Slade and Milfa are highly skilled in wind and thunder, respectively. Poala can do some serious damage with fire. Kissu is able to use any element fairly well, but his ultimate divine attack is ice-elemental. Beet has no defining element, but given that his brother Zenon had a strong affinity for light, Beet likely does well.

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Kissu struggles with this. Despite being extremely skilled with Tengeki and crucial to the survival of the Beet Warriors (without him everyone would have died during both 7-star battles), he views himself as cowardly and the weakest of Beet's group. He started getting a complex when Paola began manifesting her Saiga.

* HeavySleeper: Beet can stay awake for up to three days in a row, but then has to sleep for at least a full day to make up for it. He's nearly impossible to wake up during this time.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Grineed goes into a rage during his first meeting with Rozzgoat, putting out Rozzgoat's eye, destroying his castle, and killing every single one of Rozzgoat's monsters (AND his own)... all because Rozzgoat casually called him "pal."