History Characters / ACertainMagicalIndexGremlin

* AmbiguousGender: Though the other members of GREMLIN tend to refer to it with female pronouns.
* BodyHorror: What Mjölnir did to his/her body for the sake of power.

* ShapeshifterWeapon: He/She is one!

* TalkingWeapon: Can communicate by either vibrating or forming mouths along its surface.

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* TheArchmage: A Majin is the apex of magical power and talent.

* CursedWithAwesome: She has infinite potential as a Majin, however her success rate is always 50/50. While she may defeat the strongest opponents 50% of the time, she might also lose to the weakest opponents 50% of the time. She wants Gungnir to overcome this problem. Funny enough, this proves to be a formidable advantage when battling Imagine Breaker, and later, the Invisible Thing; since Touma has very bad luck, it tilts the scales in her advantage, to the point where victory is deemed miraculous.

* PhysicalGoddess: As a Majin, [[spoiler:the highest position next to ''The One Above God'' Fiamma attained briefly. Not only does she take on the weakened Fiamma and Ollerus, but also goes against Touma ''then'' the Invisible Thing.]]

* PropheticName: Othinus symbolizes the Norse God Odin, much like Ollerus does; and from what we know, this carries over to their relationship, as that also symbolizes how Ollerus temporarily took Odin's throne--hell, Ollerus has the power of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hli%C3%B0skj%C3%A1lf Hliðskjálf]], which is the name of Odin's throne for crying out loud! But then, Odin reclaimed the throne--much like how Othinus claimed the title of Majin by stealing it from Ollerus.

* RedBaron: She was the original Majin, but gave up her powers long ago. She later took back her own title from Ollerus.

* ShaggyDogStory: Almost. [[spoiler:NT 10 was a boss rush journey for her and Touma to retrieve her eye from Mimir's Well in Denmark to prevent her from dying as Ollerus' fairy spell starts affecting her. Touma not only gets heavily beaten up by foes and former allies alike, but in the end they never recover her eye. Subverted in a DeusExMachina fashion as True Gremlin restored what was left of her because having her lost could affect Touma greatly. However, she hasn't turned human, and the fraction of her that was recovered was so miniscule that even though she's a Majin, her magic power is next to useless.]]

* MagicEnhancement: When she controls someone, they become powerful enough to follow the order. It is noted that if it worked on herself, she could simply pump herself up until she became a Majin. Fortunately, it doesn't, and there is no way she would ever do that for somebody else.

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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: She has tanned skin and white hair.

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* PyrrhicVillainy: [[spoiler:In the end, Touma is simply not capable of beating her. He can't even land a single punch before she kills him. However, his dying words make her realize that her goal is ''entirely pointless''. Sure, she can change the world back to the way it originally was, but no one understood or liked her back then anyway. She gives up, revives Touma and brings back the world she had ended before.]]

* AbsoluteCleavage: Her outfit is basically an open-front swimsuit that barely covers her naughty bits.

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:She tricked people that were loose members of GREMLIN into doing her bidding so she and her close affiliates didn't have to show themselves.]]

* BalefulPolymorph: At the end of New Testament 3, she was turned into a table Mjölnir style--except against her will. [[spoiler:Ollerus fixed her so she can shapeshift now.]]

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* TortureTechnician: UpToEleven in NT 9. [[spoiler:Where she subjects Touma into an untold amount of suffering and death by constantly reshaping reality to what the narration describes to be over a '''''billion''''' worlds]].

* TheWorfEffect: Is defeated offscreen by Thor to test his new TeleportSpam ability.

* NotSoDifferentRemark: [[spoiler:By the end of NT Vol 9, she realizes Touma has become her equal, a person traveling the multiverse searching for home, and the only person who truly understands her.]]

* LazyBum: He '''hates''' having to do any physical work.

* MessyHair: As seen in the picture.

* SealedEvilInADuel: [[spoiler:He and Ransuu Kihara manage to catch ''each other'' in their respective illusion powers, forcing a stalemate]].
* SquishyWizard: He mentions that as an illusionist he isn't good at physical work.

* GreenThumb: Controls magical plants that have various effects like mind control or paralyzing pollen. [[spoiler: Her magic is also concentrated in a plant hidden deep in her enclave. When Touma destroys it, her power is broken.]]

* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:She]] manipulated some people into doing her bidding by holding [[spoiler:their children]] hostage.
--> [[spoiler:"It truly is frightening," the sorcerer '''(Saronia)''' whispered. "All I had to say was that I would have you tear your head apart like a frozen orange and he was ready to do it."]]

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: She will sell out anyone to benefit or save herself.

* HostageSituation[=/=]IHaveYourWife: They LOVE this.

* Myth/NorseMythology: Most of their magic and many of their names are based off this.
* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: They would have caused an Ice Age that could wipe out the world if they had dropped Radiosonde Castle.

* ChewToy: After she was [[spoiler:[[BroughtDownToNormal brought down to chibi]], she's this to Sphinx.]]

** PropheticName: [[spoiler:Othinus symbolizes the Norse God Odin, much like Ollerus does; and from what we know, this carries over to their relationship, as that also symbolizes how Ollerus temporarily took Odin's throne--hell, Ollerus has the power of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hli%C3%B0skj%C3%A1lf Hliðskjálf]], which is the name of Odin's throne for crying out loud! But then, Odin reclaimed the throne--much like how Othinus claimed the title of Majin by stealing it from Ollerus.]]
* TheMentor: [[spoiler: Essentially becomes this for Touma after being BroughtDownToNormal. She often sits on Touma's shoulder (even referring to it as her personal spot, she gets [[ClingyJealousGirl testy if someone else is using it for whatever reason]]) to inform him of new threats he's facing off with from the Magic Side and various different strategies. Combined with Touma's already high level of analytical skill on the battlefield, this makes them a lethal combination.]]

* RuleOfSymbolism: Represents Odin from Myth/NorseMythology.

* TheUnfettered: [[spoiler:Consider the Radiosonde Castle incident in which entire mountains were flattened just to track Imagine Breaker, and the fact she had her puppets make Kilauea erupt so Dvergr could use it as a forge to get closer to crafting Gungnir, and you've got a case in point. Don't even get started on the whole "theocratize the United States" plan.]]
** [[spoiler:And now consider that all of that was merely to distract people from realizing her ''true'' plan to forge Gungnir herself.]]

* TheUsurper: Stole the title of Majin from [[NiceGuy Ollerus]].
** Subverted. She was the original Majin but gave up her powers long ago. She merely took back her own title.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Mjölnir's magic has elements of its counterpart in Myth/NorseMythology.

* BodyHorror[=/=]AndIMustScream: At the end of New Testament 3, she was turned into a table Mjölnir style--''except against her will''.
** [[spoiler:Ollerus fixed her so she can shapeshift now.]]

** RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler: She is very agile based on how Cinderella's fairy godmother improved her dancing. She is very fast based on the pumpkin carriage driving Cinderella around. She can remotely mutilate anyone's feet that are not the same size as hers based on [[TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper the glass slipper fitting]]. And her weakness is of course based on how Cinderella's gifts disappear WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve.]]

* HostageSituation[=/=]IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:She]] manipulated some people into doing her bidding by holding [[spoiler:their children]] hostage.
--> [[spoiler:"It truly is frightening," the sorcerer '''(Saronia)''' whispered. "All I had to say was that I would have you tear your head apart like a frozen orange and he was ready to do it."]]

* {{Revenge}}[=/=]RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:She wants to get revenge on the nations and individuals who profited from World War 3 while Russia was torn apart, even if it means going after Olay Blueshake, GREMLIN's apparent client/sponsor in the invasion of Hawaii, and Touma.]]
* RuleOfSymbolism: Her ability is based off the legend of the Leshy, a male woodland spirit of Slavic mythology. The Leshy is the ruler of the forest and the king of all animals that live there, and loves gambling.

* BodyHorror: Her human reshaping magic, used on Mjölnir [[spoiler: and later Cendrillon]]. In fact her primary form of fighting revolves heavily upon this.
** AndIMustScream: Does this to everyone she doesn't kill.
** BloodierAndGorier: Part of the reason she creates so much carnage is to get a psychological advantage over her opponents.
** CruelAndUnusualDeath: What she does to everyone she does kill. One example is when she fused both of a {{mook}}'s hands together and turned them into a faucet. Then she turned the faucet on and let him watch helplessly as all the blood drained from his body.
* CantHoldHerLiquor: Cannot handle alcohol at all.

** UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler:In response to Bersi's death she tried to summon the Apocalypse! Othinus quickly disapproved of it due her actions being RevengeBeforeReason.]]
* GirlishPigtails: Has seen in the picture.
* {{Meganekko}}: As seen in the picture.

* RuleOfSymbolism: She represents the dwarves who forge the mystical tools and weapons in Myth/NorseMythology.

* VaporWear: All she wears are overalls with nothing underneath.

* RuleOfSymbolism: He represents Bersi, an Icelandic saga character who fought Kormak in a duel.

* BerserkButton: He '''hates''' having to do any physical work.

* PerpetualSmiler: His smile is always out of place.
* RuleOfSymbolism: He represents Útgarða-Loki (not to be confused with Loki, God of Mischief) from Myth/NorseMythology.

* MagicByAnyOtherName: It is actually unknown if her power is ''truly'' magic, as such her status as a magician is disputed, but GREMLIN doesn't really care so long as she can be useful.

* RuleOfSymbolism: She represents Sigyn, Loki's wife from Myth/NorseMythology.

** UnblockableAttack: [[spoiler: This also means he always moves into a position where he can get around his opponent’s defenses.]]
* AmbiguouslyGay: He's obsessed with Touma and prone to sounding... rather[[labelnote:*]]"I’m glad to see all the more how extraordinary you are.”[[/labelnote]] questionable[[labelnote:*]]"I thought that was who the ‘wonderful enemy’ I had imagined was!”[[/labelnote]] when[[labelnote:*]]"You are not shining in the slightest right now.”[[/labelnote]] he's[[labelnote:*]]"You’re so amazing! You withstood my first attack without destroying anything!!”[[/labelnote]] displaying[[labelnote:*]]"I’m all fired up. My engine has been running full-throttle ever since I first heard about you.”[[/labelnote]] it[[labelnote:*]]"But you have an excellent look in your eyes now. You’ve regained that look. That is the look my enemy needs. The kind of fight that is satisfying no matter who wins is finally looking like a real possibility. I need a fight like that to get what I want.”[[/labelnote]].

** MasterActor: Once he's transformed, you'd never be able to tell he isn't really a girl until he reveals himself.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Like his name suggests, his powers are based on Thor from Myth/NorseMythology.

* RuleOfSymbolism: He represents Loki, God of Mischief, from Myth/NorseMythology.

* AbusiveParents: See WeHaveReserves.

* RuleOfSymbolism: She represents Freyja, Goddess of Fertility, from Myth/NorseMythology.

* WeHaveReserves: She doesn't care when her children are killed, because she can always give birth to another indefinitely. This philosophy is best represented by her child Hildisvíni, a massive boar that devours everything around it, even her other children, to get bigger and stronger.

* BloodSplatteredWeddingDress: Her outfit.

* RuleOfSymbolism: She represents Hel, ruler of those who did not die a glorious death in battle, from Myth/NorseMythology.
* SuperpowerLottery: Her power revolves around making people die.
-->'''Hel''': I can draw out causes of death from the residual information of the dead, store them in existing weapons, and ''swap out the causes of death''. I can strangle you with a sword, drown you with a train, crush you with a blowtorch, and burn you with a handgun. That is a suitable reason to bear the name of Hel, the queen of Niflheimr who rules over the dead.
** AnIcePerson: By channeling death by freezing. She channeled it into a knife that freezes solid anything it stabs. By stabbing the ocean, she froze all the water in a 100 kilometer radius.
** PlayingWithFire: By channeling death by burning. She channeled it into a gun that causes anything it shoots to burst into flames, even something like a ship made of metal.

* RuleOfSymbolism: He represents Jörmungandr, the serpent who wraps around the world and kills Thor during Ragnarok, from Myth/NorseMythology.

* RuleOfSymbolism: He represents Fenrir, the wolf who eats the sun and kills Odin during Ragnarok, from Myth/NorseMythology.