History Characters / CellsAtWork

* {{Expy}}: He's a clear reference to [[Anime/TokyoGhoul Ken Kaneki]] in both appearance and powers.

* BadassBaritone: Has a deep suave voice.

* BadassBaritone: Has a very deep almost [[GutturalGrowler guttural]] voice and is a FrontlineGeneral who fights off invading germs.

* BadassBaritone: To show how much stronger and manlier he has become after turning into Effector T Cell, he sports a deeper voice in that state.

* SenpaiKohai:
** She's the Kohai to Senpai Red Blood Cell ([=AA5100=]).
** Also the Senpai to [=NT4201=].

* SenpaiKohai: The Sempai to [=AE3803=].

* SenpaiKohai: The Kohai to [=AE3803=].

* BadassInCharge: Killer T Cell Squad Leader is no slouch himself and is just as capable of beating up germs with his fists.

-->"{Stoicly} No need to thank me. [[ItsWhatIDo I was only doing my job.]]

* RedOniBlueOni: The calmer and more serious blue to Red Blood Cell's over emotional red.

->"{Stoicly} No need to thank me. [[ItsWhatIDo I was only doing my job.]]
->[Beat]
->"[[VerbalBackspace No, I mean]] You're welcome."

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He didn't become commander by being a slouch. He graduated at the top of his class at Thymus School and can still lay a beatdown if the time comes.

* SempaiKohai:

* SempaiKohai: The Sempai to [=AE3803=].

* SempaiKohai: The Kohai to [=AE3803=].

* PuzzleBoss: His capsule makes him immune to Neutrophil attacks. He would have been a HopelessBossFight, but luckily for everyone but him, [[SneezeOfDoom he winds up in the respiratory tract]]...

* NamesTheSame: [[invoked]] The caption/narration explaining the Langerhans cell notes that it should not be confused with the islets of Langerhans, which are regions in the pancreas that have nothing to do with dendritic cells. (Both are named after the scientist who identified them, Paul Langerhans.)

* WeaponOfChoice: His main way of dealing with enemy bacteria and viruses are knives, which is a trait shared by all Neutrophils. They have two variants of them; some smaller ones designed to be thrown at the enemies that are equipped at the belt (that are rarely used, since it's necessary to have practice with them to avoid hitting fellow neutrophils), and six bigger knives (inspired by Russian "antiterror" knives) equipped at the legs and the hips, that are primarily used for combat.

* {{BFS}}: Her WeaponOfChoice is a giant meat cleaver. It's thick enough for her to leave it [[SwordPlant standing upright]] despite not having a pointed head.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: Used a tiny little knife as his WeaponOfChoice before taking his level in badass. After that, all he needs are his [[HeroicBuild guns]].

* ShesGotLegs: Her shorts really show off those runner's legs. Even when conditions get cold and she wears a coat, she stays bare-legged.

--> "She doesn't look like she can do any other work. I bet she'll grow up to be a dummy." [[note]]Manga only line, in reference to [=AE3803=][[/note]]

* NiceHat: All red blood cells wear berets that are shaped exactly like the real-life cells they represent. They wear similar hats as erythroblasts, with the only major difference being a pom-pom on top that represents the nucleus, which is pulled off when an erythroblast "graduates" to become a red blood cell.

* NiceHat: B Cell has one that he wears backwards.

* NiceHat: He wears a green military cap with a plant sticking out of the side.

* NiceHat: They all wear caps with "血小板" (''kesshōban'', Japanese for "platelet") written on them.

* LittleBitBeastly: One of them (in fact, [[AmbiguousGender it's]] the one in our profile picture) is represented as a ''[[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]]'' wearing a NiceHat.

** Taken UpToEleven in Episode 8 where she is not only tries to get her job done, but is also determined to do it by herself without the help of White Blood Cell or Senpai Red Blood Cell, with both of them seeing her emanating a fiery BattleAura showcasing her undying determination.

* DistressedDamsel: She doesn't possess any weapon or way to defend herself (though in Chapter/Episode 1, she manages to pull a BareHandedBladeBlock on Pneumococcus), so she's always at the mercy of hostile organisms in the body. {{Justified}}, as she is not a cell made to protect the body, but to transport oxygen. However, Red Blood Cells are great at running away, and [=AE3803=] manages to improve at dodging bacterial attacks to the point where they can't lay a single claw on her.

* LadyOfWar: Never ceases to be the embodiment of feminine charm, even when brutally slaughtering hordes of pathogens. Taken to [[UpToEleven hilarious extremes]] in episode ten, in which [[spoiler:every blow the macrophages deal against the invading army of Staphylococcus bacteria is punctuated by cherry petals and anime sparkles.]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: Assuming it's the same one, this particular Macrophage was shown to have been around since [=AE3803=] was an erythroblast and when when Killer T Squad Leader, Regulatory T Cell and Helper T Cell were young Killer T Cell Trainees. It appears that she also taught NK Cell when the latter was a Cell School student.

* BlindingBangs: U-2626, in visual appearance only. They don't seem to affect his combat prowess.

* KnifeNut: His main way of dealing with enemy bacteria and viruses, which is a trait shared by all Neutrophils. They have two variants of them; some smaller ones designed to be thrown at the enemies that are equipped at the belt (that are rarely used, since it's necessary to have practice with them to avoid hitting fellow neutrophils), and six bigger knives (inspired by Russian "antiterror" knives) equipped at the legs and the hips, that are primarily used for combat.

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* LittleBitBeastly: One of them (in fact, [[AmbiguousGender it's]] the one in our profile picture) is represented as a {{Kitsune}} wearing a NiceHat.

* ColorCodedCharacters: It has a green colour similar to its cultures. This is also what its species name "aeruginosa" (copper-rust) comes from.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Wears the standard blue shorts of the female red blood cells.

* VagueAge: The age of the host is never made clear, though it can be assumed that they are an adult because of how unlikely (and disturbing) the thought of all these health problems happening to a kid is, especially hemorrhagic shock which would have resulted from a serious injury that caused severe blood loss, and because the host has a healthy immune system with cells who are generally knowledgeable about their pathogenic enemies, which young children lack.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuyukiOkitsu (Japanese), Armen Taylor (English)

->'''Voiced by:''' Itaru Yamamoto (Japanese), Armen Taylor (English)

* EvilOldFolks: Played with. They are all depicted as old men with fancy clothes and facial hair, and they serve as the antagonists in chapter 16, but the evil part is only due to the above trope.

* BaldOfAwesome: Doesn't seems to have hair in his head, but is very efficient in killing bacteria and is overall a cool guy.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: From a real life perspective, Helper T Cells do not directly combat pathogens and only direct other immune cells to the site. However the ''Cells at Work'' version of Helper T Cell is revealed to be quite capable of combat himself and at one point was strong enough to beat up Killer T Cell.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: As soon as the influenza evolves to influenza A and realizes his antibodies don't cause any harm to it, he leaves the battlefield with the excuse that he needs to develop new antibodies. Be it justified or not, his allies don't buy his reason.]]

'''Mast Cell''': I can't believe you'd call me that! Especially when the "B" in "B Cell" stands for "bonehead"!\\

[[folder: ''Helicobacter pylori'']]

->'''Voiced by:''' Shoya Chiba (Japanese), Creator/ErikKimerer (English)