Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 35 (click to see context) from:
* ArchEnemy: He and Woodman have been hostile to each other ever since Woodman left him and Ellen at some point. He also feels this way to Shido during Volume 7 (episode 10 of season 2), though nowhere as intense as with Woodman.
to:
* ArchEnemy: He Zigzagged. While and Woodman have been hostile to each other ever since Woodman left him and Ellen at some point. He also feels this way point, they have been cordial to Shido during each other whenever talking to each other [[spoiler: Even before engaging in a fight to the death in Volume 7 (episode 10 of season 2), though nowhere 15, their pre-banter before the fight was described as intense as two old friends chatting with Woodman. each other]]
*{{Nerf}}: [[spoiler: Despite stealing Nia's Demon King, Nia can still use her angel to sabotage Beelzebub's information network.]]
Changed line(s) 126,127 (click to see context) from:
** And the third time ocurred in the spin-off ''Date A Strike'', when he ordered Ellen cut off the head of [[BigBad Edgar F. Carroll]] for treason.
* OhCrap: He is only scared/surprised once in the entire series. This happened when he met Shido for the first time with his own eyes. He was so surprised that he finally removed his famous [[DissonantSerenity faint grin and calm expression fade]].
* OhCrap: He is only scared/surprised once in the entire series. This happened when he met Shido for the first time with his own eyes. He was so surprised that he finally removed his famous [[DissonantSerenity faint grin and calm expression fade]].
to:
** And the third time ocurred occurred in the spin-off ''Date A Strike'', when he ordered Ellen cut off the head of [[BigBad Edgar F. Carroll]] for treason.
* OhCrap: He is onlyscared/surprised surprised once in the entire series. This happened when he met Shido for the first time with his own eyes. He was so surprised that he finally removed his famous [[DissonantSerenity faint grin and calm expression fade]].
* OhCrap: He is only
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 43 (click to see context) from:
* BigBad: While he was relatively out of the picture for the first four volumes or so (the entirety of the anime's first season minus his involvement with Mana and Origami's new weapons), once he makes his appearance, it's made clear that he harbours ill intent towards the Spirits, and slowly overrides the story's basic ExcusePlot.
to:
* BigBad: While he was relatively out of the picture for the first four volumes or so (the entirety of the anime's first season minus his involvement with Mana and Origami's new weapons), once he makes his appearance, it's made clear that he harbours ill intent towards the Spirits, and slowly overrides the story's basic ExcusePlot.ExcusePlot and the Spirits' CurbStompBattles.
* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:When Artemisia takes Nia's Qlipha crystal, she mentions she has a similar ability. As Artemisia has also shown to be a challenge for the Spirits, it's obvious we haven't seen Ellen's full strength. This makes her claim that she wasn't at full strength against Inverse Tohka more accurate than a prideful excuse.]]
Changed line(s) 248 (click to see context) from:
to:
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Recall how Mana's body was put under a procedure that shortened her lifespan to 10 years? She got the same one, but she had hers reduced to a single DAY when Mana encounters her again at DEM's Tengu Building.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 31,32 (click to see context) from:
* AGodAmI: He constantly [[InvokedTrope invokes]] his so-called "dearest wishes" by attaining godlike power from Inversed Spirits as part of his plan to rewrite the world, after which he'd declare himself as the new world's "[[CardCarryingVillain evil]]".
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In fact, it's almost like ''All Your Base Is Destroyed By Us''. He sent Goetia to destroy the Fraxinus that served as a base for the Ratatoskr organization. Instead in taking over Fraxinus, he simply orders the destruction of Fraxinus [[TheUnfettered without worrying]] about the [[KickTheDog damage it would cause in the city below]].
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In fact, it's almost like ''All Your Base Is Destroyed By Us''. He sent Goetia to destroy the Fraxinus that served as a base for the Ratatoskr organization. Instead in taking over Fraxinus, he simply orders the destruction of Fraxinus [[TheUnfettered without worrying]] about the [[KickTheDog damage it would cause in the city below]].
to:
* AGodAmI: He constantly [[InvokedTrope invokes]] his so-called "dearest wishes" by attaining godlike power from Inversed Inverse Spirits as part of his plan to rewrite the world, after which he'd declare himself as the new world's "[[CardCarryingVillain evil]]".
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In fact, it's almost like ''All Your Base Is Destroyed By Us''. He sent Goetia to destroy the Fraxinus in Volume 10 that served as a base for the Ratatoskr organization. Instead in taking over Fraxinus, he simply orders the destruction of Fraxinus [[TheUnfettered without worrying]] about the [[KickTheDog damage it would cause in the city below]]. He is still trying to do it in Volume 15, in outer space this time.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In fact, it's almost like ''All Your Base Is Destroyed By Us''. He sent Goetia to destroy the Fraxinus in Volume 10 that served as a base for the Ratatoskr organization. Instead in taking over Fraxinus, he simply orders the destruction of Fraxinus [[TheUnfettered without worrying]] about the [[KickTheDog damage it would cause in the city below]]. He is still trying to do it in Volume 15, in outer space this time.
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* BadassBystander: Contented to watch Edgar F. Caroll during the experiment of Ashcroft Series, at least until Edgar became a [[OffWithHisHead threat]].....
to:
* BadassBystander: Contented to watch Edgar F. Caroll during the experiment of Ashcroft Series, Series in Volume 8, at least until Edgar became a [[OffWithHisHead threat]].....
Changed line(s) 44,45 (click to see context) from:
* BitchInSheepsClothing: More like ''Monster'' in Human's Clothing. His soft-spoken, polite is simply a role to hide [[FauxAffablyEvil his true personality]] - the truth is that he's a OmnicidalManiac.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Shido describes his personality is more than just being cruel and brutal, but rather being ''abnormal''.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Shido describes his personality is more than just being cruel and brutal, but rather being ''abnormal''.
to:
* BitchInSheepsClothing: More like ''Monster'' ''monster'' in Human's Clothing.human's clothing. His soft-spoken, polite is simply a role to hide [[FauxAffablyEvil his true personality]] - the truth is that he's a OmnicidalManiac.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Shido describes his personality is more than just being cruel and brutal, but rather being''abnormal''.''abnormal'', as in, inhuman.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Shido describes his personality is more than just being cruel and brutal, but rather being
Changed line(s) 52 (click to see context) from:
* ColdBloodedTorture: One of his fetishes. He also goes on [[ToThePain a long and detailed list]] on what he would do Tohka in order to [[DespairEventHorizon push her to the brink]], like [[ElectricTorture electrocution]], [[AlmostOutOfOxygen oxygen deprivation]], [[{{Fingore}} peeling her nails]], [[TheToothHurts ripping out her teeth]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil trample her dignity as woman]].
to:
* ColdBloodedTorture: One of his fetishes. He also goes on [[ToThePain a long and detailed list]] on what he would do Tohka in order to [[DespairEventHorizon push her to the brink]], like [[ElectricTorture electrocution]], [[AlmostOutOfOxygen oxygen deprivation]], [[{{Fingore}} peeling her nails]], [[TheToothHurts ripping out her teeth]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil trample her dignity as woman]]. We get to see the results of his torture in full in volume 13, [[spoiler:Nia re-experiences them with the Realizer implanted in her head.]]
Changed line(s) 58,59 (click to see context) from:
* ClassicVillain: An EvilBrit Foil of TheHero, who is represented by [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]], Greed. Also, represents the evil counterpart of the main hero. Shido who wants to save the world and Westcott who wants to plunge the world in death.
* CrazyPrepared: When he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] alongside his troops, all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned his Demon King and sent them a fictional world.
* CrazyPrepared: When he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] alongside his troops, all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned his Demon King and sent them a fictional world.
to:
* ClassicVillain: An EvilBrit Foil of TheHero, who is represented by [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]], Greed.greed. Also, represents the evil counterpart of the main hero. Shido who wants to save the world and Westcott who wants to plunge the world in death.
destruction.
* CrazyPrepared:When In volume 14, [[spoiler: when he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] Ratatoskr's secret base alongside his troops, troops]], all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned simply [[spoiler:summoned his Demon King and sent them a to the fictional world.world]].
* CrazyPrepared:
Changed line(s) 61 (click to see context) from:
** Roger Murdoch was driven to insanity and tried to destroy Tenguu City just to kill Westcott. And all this happened because Westcott tore off his arm.
to:
** Jessica Bailey was brainwashed, becoming a psychotic murderer with a sense of insane loyalty in volume 7.
** In the same volume, Inverse Tohka, the Demon King that would destroy the world. He invoked one of the most powerful supernatural forces in the universe and left the stage he created without worrying about the rest of humanity.
** Roger Murdoch was driven to insanity and tried to destroy Tenguu City just to killWestcott.Westcott in volume 8. And all this happened because Westcott tore off his arm.
** In the same volume, Inverse Tohka, the Demon King that would destroy the world. He invoked one of the most powerful supernatural forces in the universe and left the stage he created without worrying about the rest of humanity.
** Roger Murdoch was driven to insanity and tried to destroy Tenguu City just to kill
Changed line(s) 63,66 (click to see context) from:
** Jessica Bailey was brainwashed, becoming a psychotic murderer with a sense of insane loyalty.
** The Inverse Tohka, the Demon King that would destroy the world. He invoked one of the most powerful supernatural forces in the universe and left the stage he created without worrying about the rest of humanity.
** Origami Tobiichi has become a real villain after joining the DEM by Westcott's will.
** [[spoiler:He is also responsible for the birth of Inverse Nia, although Westcott quickly takes her Crystal moments after her birth.]]
** The Inverse Tohka, the Demon King that would destroy the world. He invoked one of the most powerful supernatural forces in the universe and left the stage he created without worrying about the rest of humanity.
** Origami Tobiichi has become a real villain after joining the DEM by Westcott's will.
** [[spoiler:He is also responsible for the birth of Inverse Nia, although Westcott quickly takes her Crystal moments after her birth.]]
to:
** The Inverse Tohka, the Demon King that would destroy the world. He invoked one of the most powerful supernatural forces in the universe and left the stage he created without worrying about the rest of humanity.
** [[spoiler:He is also responsible for the birth of Inverse
Changed line(s) 72 (click to see context) from:
* TheDreaded: The entire JGSDF, AST, and the DEM Officers fear him for a ''good'' reason. Isaac apparently has such a reputation that he's more feared than Ellen Mathers in his company.
to:
* DramaPreservingHandicap: [[spoiler:Nia's survival is this for him for volume 14 onwards, since once Rasiel is eliminated entirely, the paradox that is restricting Beelzebub's omniscience and future control will be lifted.]]
* TheDreaded: The entire JGSDF, AST, and the DEM Officers fear him for a''good'' ''damn good'' reason. Isaac apparently has such a reputation that he's more feared than Ellen Mathers in his company.
* TheDreaded: The entire JGSDF, AST, and the DEM Officers fear him for a
Changed line(s) 77 (click to see context) from:
%%* EvilCounterpart: To Elliot Baldwin Woodman.
to:
Changed line(s) 94 (click to see context) from:
* TheHeavy: He's actually the true villain in ''Ars Install'', where he controlled the short lifespan of the game's BigBad as well as his "daughter", [[spoiler: Marina Arusu]]. He also has a hand in almost everything that happens in the series. The Spirits who appears on Earth for 30 years appeared because he, along with Ellen and Elliot, summoned the First Spirit. Elliot left Isaac Westcott for some ''good'' reason...
to:
* TheHeavy: He's actually the true villain in ''Ars Install'', where he controlled the short lifespan of the game's BigBad as well as his "daughter", [[spoiler: Marina [[spoiler:Marina Arusu]]. He also has a hand in almost everything that happens in the series. The Spirits who appears on Earth for 30 years appeared because he, along with Ellen and Elliot, summoned the First Spirit. Elliot left Isaac Westcott for some ''good'' reason...
Changed line(s) 101 (click to see context) from:
* It'sAllAboutMe: Other people are just a means to an end for him. Some of them are tools for his goals and some of them are playthings.
to:
* It'sAllAboutMe: {{It's All About Me}}: Other people are just a means to an end for him. Some of them are tools for his goals and some of them are playthings.
Changed line(s) 103 (click to see context) from:
* {{Jerkass}}: [[FauxAffablyEvil Even though he demonstrates a sophisticated and rational attitude]], it is most likely just a facade, he is sociopathic, cruel, selfish, elitist and despotic. There is also the fact that he is the most evil and wicked villain of the series, and he borrows quotes from UsefulNotes/JosefStalin.
to:
* {{Jerkass}}: [[FauxAffablyEvil Even though he demonstrates a sophisticated and rational attitude]], it is most likely just a facade, he is sociopathic, cruel, selfish, elitist and despotic. There is also the fact that he is the most evil and wicked villain of the series, and he borrows quotes from UsefulNotes/JosefStalin.
Changed line(s) 129 (click to see context) from:
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Since [[NonActionBigBad he's not a fighter]], he send his Wizards to seek and capture the Spirits identified by the AST, while he sits around at the DEM headquarters.
to:
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Since [[NonActionBigBad he's not a fighter]], he send his Wizards to seek and capture the Spirits identified by the AST, while he sits around at the DEM headquarters. He is no longer this by volume 13, thanks to [[spoiler:the Demon King Beelzebub]].
Changed line(s) 132,133 (click to see context) from:
** [[spoiler: He also was the one running things in the game ''Ars Install''. Marina Arusu, Westcott's daughter, proves that he manipulated all the events of the game off screen.]]
* PeoplePuppets: He uses Realiezers to brainwash his ''own officers'' into becoming mindless soldiers for his fun.
* PeoplePuppets: He uses Realiezers to brainwash his ''own officers'' into becoming mindless soldiers for his fun.
to:
** [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He also was the one running things in the game ''Ars Install''. Marina Arusu, Westcott's daughter, proves that he manipulated all the events of the game off screen.]]
* PeoplePuppets: He uses Realiezers to brainwash his ''own officers'' into becoming mindless soldiers forhis fun.fun.
* PerpetualSmiler: He is practically smiling 24/7. He only breaks out of this once.
* PeoplePuppets: He uses Realiezers to brainwash his ''own officers'' into becoming mindless soldiers for
* PerpetualSmiler: He is practically smiling 24/7. He only breaks out of this once.
Changed line(s) 135,136 (click to see context) from:
* PsychoticSmirk: He is practically smiling the entire series.
* RealityWarper: He aims to rewrite the laws of reality with the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms.
* RealityWarper: He aims to rewrite the laws of reality with the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms.
to:
* PsychoticSmirk: He is practically smiling the entire series.
His default expression.
* RealityWarper: He aims to rewrite the laws of reality with the power of the Spirits' InverseForms.forms.
* RealityWarper: He aims to rewrite the laws of reality with the power of the Spirits' Inverse
Changed line(s) 150 (click to see context) from:
* SuperpowerLottery: After he [[spoiler:inserts Nia's Qlipha Crystal into his own body in Volume 13]] he finally resigns from his NonActionBigBad status, with [[spoiler:nigh-omniscience, ability to create minions to do his bidding, and trap people in the world of fantasy.]]
to:
* StoryBreakerPower: Subverted. After he gains [[spoiler:Nia's Demon King Beelzebub, it appears that he has gained all of her powers -omniscience and future control included- but due to the fact that he didn't take all of Nia's Crystal, Rasiel's continued existence has created a paradox that prevents both Rasiel and Beelzebub from fully utilizing their abilities against each other.]] However, he is still a formidable threat [[spoiler:on par with that of an Inverse Spirit]].
* SuperpowerLottery: After he [[spoiler:inserts Nia's Qlipha Crystal into his own body in Volume 13]] he finally resigns from his NonActionBigBad status, with[[spoiler:nigh-omniscience, [[spoiler:omniscience, ability to bend the future to his will, create minions to do his bidding, and trap people in the world of fantasy.]] Although the first two is somewhat restricted due to [[spoiler:Nia and Rasiel's survival.]]
* SuperpowerLottery: After he [[spoiler:inserts Nia's Qlipha Crystal into his own body in Volume 13]] he finally resigns from his NonActionBigBad status, with
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 97 (click to see context) from:
* IAmtheNoun: He states himself to be the rules of DEM Industries, and the scary part is that, given how much control he has behind the scenes, he's right.
to:
* IAmtheNoun: {{I Am the Noun}}: He states himself to be the rules of DEM Industries, and the scary part is that, given how much control he has behind the scenes, he's right.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12,13 (click to see context) from:
[[header:Deus Ex Machina Industries]] (デウス・エクス・マã‚ナ・インダストリー Deusu Ekusu Makina IndasutorÄ«) also known by the abbreviation of DEM, is a corporation based in England that is also one of the largest in the world.
to:
[[header:Deus Ex Machina Industries]] (デウス・エクス・マã‚ナ・インダストリー Deusu Ekusu Makina IndasutorÄ«) also known by the abbreviation of DEM, Industries]]
Deus Ex Machina Industries (DEM) is a corporation based in England that is also one of the largest in the world.
Deus Ex Machina Industries (DEM) is a corporation based in England that is also one of the largest in the world.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 10,15 (click to see context) :
Deus Ex Machina Industries (デウス・エクス・マã‚ナ・インダストリー Deusu Ekusu Makina IndasutorÄ«) also known by the abbreviation of DEM, is a corporation based in England that is also one of the largest in the world.
Aside from <Ratatoskr>'s matrix, it is the only known industry that is able to manufacture Realizer Units for the Self Defense Forces and the Realizer units currently equipped by the world's military and police forces. It can be said that all Realizer Units are made by DEM.
Due to their enthusiasm in hunting down Spirits, they are considered economic rivals with <Asgard Electronics> whom Ratatoskr is affiliated with.
Aside from <Ratatoskr>'s matrix, it is the only known industry that is able to manufacture Realizer Units for the Self Defense Forces and the Realizer units currently equipped by the world's military and police forces. It can be said that all Realizer Units are made by DEM.
Due to their enthusiasm in hunting down Spirits, they are considered economic rivals with <Asgard Electronics> whom Ratatoskr is affiliated with.
[[header:Deus Ex Machina Industries]] (デウス・エクス・マã‚ナ・インダストリー Deusu Ekusu Makina IndasutorÄ«) also known by the abbreviation of DEM, is a corporation based in England that is also one of the largest in the world.
Aside from <Ratatoskr>'s matrix, it is the only known industry that is able to manufacture Realizer Units for the Self Defense Forces and the Realizer units currently equipped by the world's military and police forces. It can be said that all Realizer Units are made by DEM.
Due to their enthusiasm in hunting down Spirits, they are considered economic rivals with <Asgard Electronics> whom Ratatoskr is affiliated with.
Aside from <Ratatoskr>'s matrix, it is the only known industry that is able to manufacture Realizer Units for the Self Defense Forces and the Realizer units currently equipped by the world's military and police forces. It can be said that all Realizer Units are made by DEM.
Due to their enthusiasm in hunting down Spirits, they are considered economic rivals with <Asgard Electronics> whom Ratatoskr is affiliated with.
Deleted line(s) 20,21 (click to see context) :
!!Deus Ex Machina Industries (DEM)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 44 (click to see context) :
* BadPowersBadPeople: As a Inverse Spirit. When he put the Sephirah Crystal of Inverse Nia in his body, he was able to evil shadow creatures, a typical power of a DarkLord
Changed line(s) 51 (click to see context) from:
* ChaosIsEvil: His end goal is to use the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms to plunge the whole world into endless chaos and destruction.
to:
* ChaosIsEvil: His end goal is to use the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms forms to plunge the whole world into endless chaos and destruction.
Changed line(s) 68 (click to see context) from:
** The Material A that seems to be ''not a good thing'', and that is coming in the next volume.
to:
** The Material A that seems to be ''not a good thing'', and that [[spoiler:He is coming in also responsible for the next volume.birth of Inverse Nia, although Westcott quickly takes her Crystal moments after her birth.]]
Changed line(s) 82 (click to see context) from:
* EvilIsHammy: As any EvilOverlord DrunkOnTheDarkSide needs to be. Particularly noticable in Vol 13, when he becomes a Inverse Spirit.
to:
* EvilIsHammy: As any EvilOverlord DrunkOnTheDarkSide needs to be. Particularly noticable in Vol 13, when he [[spoiler:he becomes a Inverse Spirit.Spirit by taking Nia's Qlipha Crystal]].
Changed line(s) 85 (click to see context) from:
* EvilLaugh: He breaks into a sinister cackle after pushing Tohka over the edge and [[spoiler:seeing her Inverse Form]] with his own eyes.
to:
* EvilLaugh: He breaks into a sinister cackle after pushing Tohka over the edge and [[spoiler:seeing seeing her Inverse Form]] Form with his own eyes.
Changed line(s) 110 (click to see context) from:
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Against [[spoiler:[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], he retreats along with Ellen as she had been injured in an earlier fight and thus wasn't fighting at her full strength.
to:
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Against [[spoiler:[[SuperpoweredEvilSide [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], Tohka]], he retreats along with Ellen as she had been injured in an earlier fight and thus wasn't fighting at her full strength.
Changed line(s) 117 (click to see context) from:
* ManipulativeBastard: He subtly manipulates everyone to get what he wants. First, trying to murder Shido just to evaluate [[spoiler:Inverse Form Tohka's power]]. Then, when Murdoch and a few other DEM executives conspire to remove him by all means necessary, he indirectly forces Shido and the Spirits into foiling the assassination plan, given they had to prevent said plan from causing any harm to the city.
to:
* ManipulativeBastard: He subtly manipulates everyone to get what he wants. First, trying to murder Shido just to evaluate [[spoiler:Inverse Form awaken Tohka's power]].Inverse form. Then, when Murdoch and a few other DEM executives conspire to remove him by all means necessary, he indirectly forces Shido and the Spirits into foiling the assassination plan, given they had to prevent said plan from causing any harm to the city.
Changed line(s) 122 (click to see context) from:
* NonActionBigBad: He's not exactly a fighter, so he leaves the dirty work to [[TheDragon Ellen]] and other DEM Wizards.
to:
* NonActionBigBad: He's not exactly a fighter, so he leaves the dirty work to [[TheDragon Ellen]] and other DEM Wizards. This trope is finally averted by Volume 13, where [[spoiler:he becomes an Inverse Spirit. See SuperpowerLottery below.]]
* SuperpowerLottery: After he [[spoiler:inserts Nia's Qlipha Crystal into his own body in Volume 13]] he finally resigns from his NonActionBigBad status, with [[spoiler:nigh-omniscience, ability to create minions to do his bidding, and trap people in the world of fantasy.]]
Changed line(s) 209 (click to see context) from:
* SmugSuper: She has the habit of looking down on Spirits, particularly Tohka, because she has the power and skill to subdue them very quickly. It's taken to [[UnderestimatingBadassery its logical conclusion]] when [[spoiler:she confronts Tohka in her Inverse Form, where her skills are no match for the SuperpoweredEvilSide's brute strength]]. She shows her arrogance again in Volume 10 when she warns Kotori and the ''Fraxinus''[='=] crew to not underestimate the power of herself and her own personal airship, the ''Goetia''.
to:
* SmugSuper: She has the habit of looking down on Spirits, particularly Tohka, because she has the power and skill to subdue them very quickly. It's taken to [[UnderestimatingBadassery its logical conclusion]] when [[spoiler:she she confronts Tohka in her Inverse Form, where her skills are no match for the SuperpoweredEvilSide's brute strength]].strength. She shows her arrogance again in Volume 10 when she warns Kotori and the ''Fraxinus''[='=] crew to not underestimate the power of herself and her own personal airship, the ''Goetia''.
Changed line(s) 216,218 (click to see context) from:
* VillainTeleportation: When she retreats along with Westcott after [[spoiler:the appearance of Inverse Form Tohka]], she uses her Wizard powers to warp away the both of them to safety.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She invokes this in regard to her fight against [[spoiler:the newly-spawned [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], as she had been injured earlier on by Origami and thus wasn't fighting at her fullest, her wound even opening up during said fight.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated repeatedly by the narrative and herself to be the strongest Wizard in existence, and demonstrated by her effortless handling of Tohka.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She invokes this in regard to her fight against [[spoiler:the newly-spawned [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], as she had been injured earlier on by Origami and thus wasn't fighting at her fullest, her wound even opening up during said fight.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated repeatedly by the narrative and herself to be the strongest Wizard in existence, and demonstrated by her effortless handling of Tohka.
to:
* VillainTeleportation: When she retreats along with Westcott after [[spoiler:the the appearance of Inverse Form Tohka]], Tohka, she uses her Wizard powers to warp away the both of them to safety.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She invokes this in regard to her fight against[[spoiler:the the newly-spawned [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], Tohka]], as she had been injured earlier on by Origami and thus wasn't fighting at her fullest, her wound even opening up during said fight.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated repeatedly by thenarrative narrative, others and herself to be the strongest Wizard in existence, and demonstrated by her effortless handling of Tohka.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She invokes this in regard to her fight against
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated repeatedly by the
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
If her hatred is specific to the Japanese, as opposed to any-non... whatever she is, then she's this trope.
Deleted line(s) 257 (click to see context) :
* AbsoluteXenophobe: She hates Japanese people and she doesn't hide it. And if they are Japanese children, it would be much worse. It's not a coincidence that she really [[ChildHater hated Mikie]].
Added DiffLines:
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She hates Japanese people and she doesn't hide it. And if they are Japanese children, it would be much worse. It's not a coincidence that she really [[ChildHater hated Mikie]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Woman In Black is being cut
Deleted line(s) 390 (click to see context) :
* WomanInBlack / WomanInWhite: In all her appearances, she is wearing a black Cr-unit and/or a white combat wiring suit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 82 (click to see context) from:
* Evil Is Hammy: As any EvilOverlord DrunkOnTheDarkSide needs to be. Particularly noticable in Vol 13, when he becomes a Inverse Spirit.
to:
* Evil Is Hammy: EvilIsHammy: As any EvilOverlord DrunkOnTheDarkSide needs to be. Particularly noticable in Vol 13, when he becomes a Inverse Spirit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 44 (click to see context) from:
* Bad Powers, Bad People: As a Inverse Spirit. When he put the Sephirah Crystal of Inverse Nia in his body, he was able to evil shadow creatures, a typical power of a DarkLord
to:
* Bad Powers, Bad People: BadPowersBadPeople: As a Inverse Spirit. When he put the Sephirah Crystal of Inverse Nia in his body, he was able to evil shadow creatures, a typical power of a DarkLord
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
* 0% Approval Rating: Everyone hates Westcott. This is more evident in Vol 8, where it's established that the only reason his men follows him is because they're afraid of being tortured or killed. The few people who are loyal to him are the ones who were brainwashed by his scientists. Without the Realizers, Westcott would be nothing but a pile of centralized hate.
to:
* 0% Approval Rating: ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Everyone hates Westcott. This is more evident in Vol 8, where it's established that the only reason his men follows him is because they're afraid of being tortured or killed. The few people who are loyal to him are the ones who were brainwashed by his scientists. Without the Realizers, Westcott would be nothing but a pile of centralized hate.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 60,61 (click to see context) from:
* Classic Villain: AnEvilBritFoilofTheHero, who is represented by [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]], Greed. Also, represents the evil counterpart of the main hero. Shido who wants to save the world and Westcott who wants to plunge the world in death.
* Crazy-Prepared: When he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] alongside his troops, all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned his Demon King and sent them a fictional world.
* Crazy-Prepared: When he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] alongside his troops, all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned his Demon King and sent them a fictional world.
to:
* Classic Villain: AnEvilBritFoilofTheHero, ClassicVillain: An EvilBrit Foil of TheHero, who is represented by [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]], Greed. Also, represents the evil counterpart of the main hero. Shido who wants to save the world and Westcott who wants to plunge the world in death.
*Crazy-Prepared: CrazyPrepared: When he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] alongside his troops, all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned his Demon King and sent them a fictional world.
*
Changed line(s) 82 (click to see context) from:
* Evil Is Hammy: As any EvilOverlordDrunkontheDarkSide needs to be. Particularly noticable in Vol 13, when he becomes a Inverse Spirit.
to:
* Evil Is Hammy: As any EvilOverlordDrunkontheDarkSide EvilOverlord DrunkOnTheDarkSide needs to be. Particularly noticable in Vol 13, when he becomes a Inverse Spirit.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* 0% Approval Rating: Everyone hates Westcott. This is more evident in Vol 8, where it's established that the only reason his men follows him is because they're afraid of being tortured or killed. The few people who are loyal to him are the ones who were brainwashed by his scientists. Without the Realizers, Westcott would be nothing but a pile of centralized hate.
* Bad Powers, Bad People: As a Inverse Spirit. When he put the Sephirah Crystal of Inverse Nia in his body, he was able to evil shadow creatures, a typical power of a DarkLord
* Classic Villain: AnEvilBritFoilofTheHero, who is represented by [[AmbitionIsEvil ambition]], Greed. Also, represents the evil counterpart of the main hero. Shido who wants to save the world and Westcott who wants to plunge the world in death.
* Crazy-Prepared: When he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] alongside his troops, all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned his Demon King and sent them a fictional world.
* Crazy-Prepared: When he invaded [[CoolShip Fraxinus]] alongside his troops, all Spirits attacked at the same time but he easily summoned his Demon King and sent them a fictional world.
* Evil Is Hammy: As any EvilOverlordDrunkontheDarkSide needs to be. Particularly noticable in Vol 13, when he becomes a Inverse Spirit.
* IAmtheNoun: He states himself to be the rules of DEM Industries, and the scary part is that, given how much control he has behind the scenes, he's right.
* It'sAllAboutMe: Other people are just a means to an end for him. Some of them are tools for his goals and some of them are playthings.
Changed line(s) 100 (click to see context) from:
* JoinOrDie: In volume 8, [[spoiler: he asks Elliot to join him again for his goal be more "pleasant". Elliot refuses. Hearing this, Westcott said he would not hold back when they next met.
to:
* JoinOrDie: In volume 8, [[spoiler: he He asks Elliot to join him again for his goal be more "pleasant". Elliot refuses. Hearing this, Westcott said he would not hold back when they next met.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 48 (click to see context) from:
* CardCarryingVillain: Admits that he loves war, chaos, annihilation, destruction, and the deaths of women and children, and he'd do anything to create a world of despair.
to:
* CardCarryingVillain: Admits that he loves war, He wants to cause chaos, annihilation, destruction, and the deaths of women and children, and he'd do anything to create a plunge the whole world into endless chaos, destruction and suffering as possible and makes no secret of despair.it. He's only subtle if he needs to manipulate someone.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 194 (click to see context) from:
* OlderThanTheyLook: Much like Westcott, her age is not specified; while she looks to be in her late twenties, [[spoierl:she worked with Woodman and Westcott thirty years prior to the series, when the First Spirit appeared]].
to:
* OlderThanTheyLook: Much like Westcott, her age is not specified; while she looks to be in her late twenties, [[spoierl:she [[spoiler:she worked with Woodman and Westcott thirty years prior to the series, when the First Spirit appeared]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* OlderThanTheyLook: Much like Westcott, her age is not specified; while she looks to be in her late twenties, [[spoierl:she worked with Woodman and Westcott thirty years prior to the series, when the First Spirit appeared]].
Changed line(s) 206 (click to see context) from:
* UselessWithoutPowers: This is what she and Artemisia try to avoid by training their physical endurance without ther CR units in Volume 14. [[ButtMonkey Needless to say]], Ellen is incapable of keeping up with the physically fit Artemisia.
to:
* UselessWithoutPowers: This is what she and Artemisia try to avoid by training their physical endurance without ther their CR units in Volume 14. [[ButtMonkey Needless to say]], Ellen is incapable of keeping up with the physically fit Artemisia.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AdaptationDyeJob: Her eyes are described in the novel as blue, while the coloured illustrations add a purple tint and the anime series outright turn them purple.
Added DiffLines:
* UselessWithoutPowers: This is what she and Artemisia try to avoid by training their physical endurance without ther CR units in Volume 14. [[ButtMonkey Needless to say]], Ellen is incapable of keeping up with the physically fit Artemisia.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Deleted line(s) 180 (click to see context) :
* BlondesAreEvil: Pale blonde hair befitting for the ruthless and condescending [[TheDragon right-hand]] of the BigBad of the story.
Deleted line(s) 265 (click to see context) :
* BlondesAreEvil: The only blonde character in the spin-off.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 98 (click to see context) from:
* {{Jerkass}}: [[FauxAffablyEvil Even though he demonstrates a sophisticated and rational attitude]], it is most likely just a facade, he is sociopathic, cruel, selfish, elitist and despot. There is also the fact that he is the most evil and wicked villain of the series.
to:
* {{Jerkass}}: [[FauxAffablyEvil Even though he demonstrates a sophisticated and rational attitude]], it is most likely just a facade, he is sociopathic, cruel, selfish, elitist and despot. despotic. There is also the fact that he is the most evil and wicked villain of the series.series, and he borrows quotes from UsefulNotes/JosefStalin.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 77 (click to see context) from:
* EvilFormerFriend: He shares a history with Woodman, having worked together alongside Ellen prior to the beginning of series.
to:
* EvilFormerFriend: He shares a history with Woodman, having worked together alongside as they along with Ellen prior to were the beginning founding members of series.[=DEM=].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Has betrayed everyone who placed trust in him when he decides that they're a liability or no longer useful.
* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: Tends to do this.
* ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: Tends to do this.
Added DiffLines:
* TheDreaded: The entire JGSDF, AST, and the DEM Officers fear him for a ''good'' reason. Isaac apparently has such a reputation that he's more feared than Ellen Mathers in his company.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 259 (click to see context) from:
* BareYourMidriff: Yup.
to:
* BareYourMidriff: Yup. And a LOT more.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Turns out Ellen is Karin's older sister, not younger
Changed line(s) 181 (click to see context) from:
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to her older sister's Abel. Both of them are the secretary to their respective organization's leader, with Westcott being the BigBad and Mr. Woodman the closest thing to a BigGood.
to:
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to her older younger sister's Abel. Both of them are the secretary to their respective organization's leader, with Westcott being the BigBad and Mr. Woodman the closest thing to a BigGood.
Changed line(s) 187 (click to see context) from:
* EvilCounterpart: To her older sister; Karen Nora Mathers.
to:
* EvilCounterpart: To her older younger sister; Karen Nora Mathers.
Changed line(s) 195 (click to see context) from:
* RedOniBlueOni: The boastful and arrogant Red to her older sister Karen's calm and collected Blue.
to:
* RedOniBlueOni: The boastful and arrogant Red to her older younger sister Karen's calm and collected Blue.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Sir Isaac Ray's and Ellen Mira's English voices have not been announced
Changed line(s) 25,26 (click to see context) from:
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese), Michael Donovan (English)
to:
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese), Michael Donovan (English)
(Japanese)
Changed line(s) 167,168 (click to see context) from:
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShizukaIto (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)
to:
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShizukaIto (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)
(Japanese)
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
----
Deus Ex Machina Industries (デウス・エクス・マã‚ナ・インダストリー Deusu Ekusu Makina IndasutorÄ«) also known by the abbreviation of DEM, is a corporation based in England that is also one of the largest in the world.
Aside from <Ratatoskr>'s matrix, it is the only known industry that is able to manufacture Realizer Units for the Self Defense Forces and the Realizer units currently equipped by the world's military and police forces. It can be said that all Realizer Units are made by DEM.
Due to their enthusiasm in hunting down Spirits, they are considered economic rivals with <Asgard Electronics> whom Ratatoskr is affiliated with.
'''There will be unmarked spoilers''' for those who haven't read the light novel.
Deus Ex Machina Industries (デウス・エクス・マã‚ナ・インダストリー Deusu Ekusu Makina IndasutorÄ«) also known by the abbreviation of DEM, is a corporation based in England that is also one of the largest in the world.
Aside from <Ratatoskr>'s matrix, it is the only known industry that is able to manufacture Realizer Units for the Self Defense Forces and the Realizer units currently equipped by the world's military and police forces. It can be said that all Realizer Units are made by DEM.
Due to their enthusiasm in hunting down Spirits, they are considered economic rivals with <Asgard Electronics> whom Ratatoskr is affiliated with.
'''There will be unmarked spoilers''' for those who haven't read the light novel.
Changed line(s) 397 (click to see context) from:
[[/folder]]
to:
[[/folder]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 155 (click to see context) from:
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ellen_mira_mathers_2_3754.png]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Changing character image(s) to official versions to match other character images\' formats
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
[[quoteright:252:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isaac_wescott_3_7828.png]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[AC:Character Index]]
* [[Characters/DateALive Main Page]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveMainCharacterAndSpirits Main Character and Spirits]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveRatatoskr Ratatoskr]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveAST Anti-Spirit Team]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveOthers Others]]
* [[Characters/DateALive Main Page]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveMainCharacterAndSpirits Main Character and Spirits]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveRatatoskr Ratatoskr]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveAST Anti-Spirit Team]]
* [[Characters/DateALiveOthers Others]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[foldercontrol]]
!!Deus Ex Machina Industries (DEM)
[[folder:Sir Isaac Ray Peram Westcott]]
[[quoteright:252:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isaac_wescott_3_7828.png]]
->''"My aim....hm.....Ah! Yes. That would actually be very simple. I want your powers as Spirit to turn the ways of the world upside down....In order to topple the restraints of this world."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese), Michael Donovan (English)
The managing director of Deus Ex Machina (DEM) Industries, a corporation based in England, and the only known industry able to manufacture Realizers. His aim is to get Spirit powers to rewrite the laws of reality. The true meaning behind this is unknown.
----
* AbusiveParent: [[spoiler:He "created" [[ArtificialIntelligence Marina Arusu]] in ''Ars Install''. When Isaac created his "daughter", Marina referred to him as "[[LukeIAmYourFather daddy]]". Even when Isaac knew that she considered him a father, that didn't stop him from programming her to watch the Ratatoskr by hacking its program. In the Maria's route, she called Isaac as "Otou-san". This shows that Marina is very loyal to Isaac until the very end, but unfortunately he treats her as nothing, but as a disposable pawn. [[EndGameResultsScreen At the end of the game]], Marina confessed that she was doing evil deeds because she wanted [[IJustWantToBeLoved to be loved by her father]]. But the only thing she received from [[LackofEmpathy Westcott]] was death.]]
* AffectionateNickname: Ellen and Woodman both call him "Ike".
* AGodAmI: He constantly [[InvokedTrope invokes]] his so-called "dearest wishes" by attaining godlike power from Inversed Spirits as part of his plan to rewrite the world, after which he'd declare himself as the new world's "[[CardCarryingVillain evil]]".
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In fact, it's almost like ''All Your Base Is Destroyed By Us''. He sent Goetia to destroy the Fraxinus that served as a base for the Ratatoskr organization. Instead in taking over Fraxinus, he simply orders the destruction of Fraxinus [[TheUnfettered without worrying]] about the [[KickTheDog damage it would cause in the city below]].
* AmbitionIsEvil: He will do ''everything'' to achieve his goal.
* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: At least in his first appearance, he tried to show an friendly and kind image of himself to Origami... [[FauxAffablyEvil but he couldn't hold this charade for too long]], [[ObviouslyEvil obviously]].
* ArchEnemy: He and Woodman have been hostile to each other ever since Woodman left him and Ellen at some point. He also feels this way to Shido during Volume 7 (episode 10 of season 2), though nowhere as intense as with Woodman.
* TheAntichrist: He wants to rewrite the world according to his image. However, in the process he mentioned that he would make the world upside down, with him as the "evil". His [[TheSociopath personality]] also brings him a step closer to this as well.
* AxCrazy: Despite being a very composed man, he has an ''incredibly'' warped mind. His psychotic true nature [[LaughingMad breaks out]] on occasion. His plans even make him sound like the only place that will accommadate him is a padded room, complete with straitjacket.
* BadassBoast: He has some cool quotes.
** "I’ll leave this matter to you Ellen. [[TheDragon Ellen Mira Mathers]]. [[WorldsStrongestMan The strongest Wizard]] that is second to none. If it is you, you’ll definitely be able to accomplish it. No matter whom the opponent is, even if it is the being that causes the atrocity of destroying the world". To his right-hand, Ellen Mathers.
** "[[MassOhCrap Do you still not understand, even though I am saying this much?]]". To the JGSDF officers.
* BadassBystander: Contented to watch Edgar F. Caroll during the experiment of Ashcroft Series, at least until Edgar became a [[OffWithHisHead threat]].....
* BadBoss: He treats his subordinates, even the loyal ones, as disposable pawns in his grand scheme. He even ditches them at one point!
* BigBad: While he was relatively out of the picture for the first four volumes or so (the entirety of the anime's first season minus his involvement with Mana and Origami's new weapons), once he makes his appearance, it's made clear that he harbours ill intent towards the Spirits, and slowly overrides the story's basic ExcusePlot.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: More like ''Monster'' in Human's Clothing. His soft-spoken, polite is simply a role to hide [[FauxAffablyEvil his true personality]] - the truth is that he's a OmnicidalManiac.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Shido describes his personality is more than just being cruel and brutal, but rather being ''abnormal''.
* ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt: His torture methods in Tohka. Despite his goal at that moment was just make Tohka enter in Inverse Form, his sadistic grin gave away his [[ToThePain secondary]] [[ForTheEvulz goal]]...
* TheCaligula: While he's the Managing Director of DEM Industries, he never shows concern for his subordinates and even the company, leading to the Board of Directors getting fed up with him in Volume 8. At the same time, anyone who dares to oppose him ends up under the threat of getting killed by his loyal, if psychopathic, henchmen.
* CardCarryingVillain: Admits that he loves war, chaos, annihilation, destruction, and the deaths of women and children, and he'd do anything to create a world of despair.
* ChaosIsEvil: His end goal is to use the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms to plunge the whole world into endless chaos and destruction.
* ColdBloodedTorture: One of his fetishes. He also goes on [[ToThePain a long and detailed list]] on what he would do Tohka in order to [[DespairEventHorizon push her to the brink]], like [[ElectricTorture electrocution]], [[AlmostOutOfOxygen oxygen deprivation]], [[{{Fingore}} peeling her nails]], [[TheToothHurts ripping out her teeth]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil trample her dignity as woman]].
* TheCorrupter: Tempted Origami over to his side with the promise of power to avenge herself on the Spirits.
* TheConspiracy: As far as the world's militaries are concerned, Westcott is the man who created the only weapons to fight the supernatural beings threatening to extinguish life on Earth. Very few people know that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters he's plotting to SUPPLANT those beings]]...
* ConsummateLiar: Deception is one of his favorite tools, and he plays his pawns like fiddles.
* CorporateWarfare: His company is [[TheRival The Rival]] to the Asgard Electronics, and counters their actual private army with an [[ArmiesAreEvil army]] of numerous [[FacelessGoons Wizards]] and [[MechaMooks Bandersnatchs]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Of Deus Ex Machina Industries. He's basically the CEO/managing director, and is currently looking to rewrite the laws of reality to his liking.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: He created several of them.
** Roger Murdoch was driven to insanity and tried to destroy Tenguu City just to kill Westcott. And all this happened because Westcott tore off his arm.
** All members from DEM Board of Directors were taken to the feeling of revenge for the same reason.
** Jessica Bailey was brainwashed, becoming a psychotic murderer with a sense of insane loyalty.
** The Inverse Tohka, the Demon King that would destroy the world. He invoked one of the most powerful supernatural forces in the universe and left the stage he created without worrying about the rest of humanity.
** Origami Tobiichi has become a real villain after joining the DEM by Westcott's will.
** The Material A that seems to be ''not a good thing'', and that is coming in the next volume.
* CreepyBlueEyes: His eyes are dark, dull blue in eye sockets that look like they were made with a knife.
* DarkIsEvil: Wears jet black suits and his eyes can be charitably described as "dead".
* DarkMessiah: The DEM Wizards who have been brainwashed fit in this one. The relationship between Isaac and his Wizards actually goes further than a simple relationship between [[BadBoss boss]] and subordinate. Some of these Wizards go so far to the point to cause the death of countless innocent just to please Westcott.
* DiabolicalMastermind: He says he's a [[EvilGenius genius]], but his real genius is the ease with which he manipulates others to his will.
* DissonantSerenity: There's literally nothing that will make his faint grin and calm expression fade, not even when forcefully awakening an Inverse Form Spirit, nor ordering the beheading of a [[TheStarscream wannabe usurper]].
* EmptyEyes: His eyes seems pretty dull and lifeless. Or for lack of a better word, ''dead''.
* EvilBrit: He's the head of a company based in England, and holds the title of "Sir". He's also the emerging BigBad so far.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Isaac Westcott makes it quite clear to the public that he '''HATES''' any kind of pacifism.
-->'''Isaac Westcott:''' Ellen, of this I am certain. A peace-loving idiot is much scarier than anyone with dementia.
%%* EvilCounterpart: To Elliot Baldwin Woodman.
* EvilFeelsGood: His defining characteristic. He loves all the atrocities and depraved things that people are capable of. Westcott is willing to overlook real attacks on his person so long as they're sufficiently "evil". When Murdoch is betrayed and captured, Westcott just ordered him imprisoned rather than killed, out of respect for the city destroying plot that had just been foiled.
* EvilFormerFriend: He shares a history with Woodman, having worked together alongside Ellen prior to the beginning of series.
* EvilIsEasy: [[ForTheEvulz Evil comes easily to him]]. He [[EvilFeelsGood loves all kinds of atrocities]], without regard to the people or places effected by them. He notes that his cruel methods make his goals more easily attainable.
* EvilIsNotPacifist: [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Despises the very concept of peace]].
* EvilLaugh: He breaks into a sinister cackle after pushing Tohka over the edge and [[spoiler:seeing her Inverse Form]] with his own eyes.
* EvilPlan: [[WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide "Rewrite" the laws of the reality according to "his own image"]] - [[HellOnEarth Use the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms to plunge the whole world into endless chaos and destruction.]]
* EvilWearsBlack: Wears a jet black suit, black social shoes and black social pants.
* TheFaceless: Only in the ''Date A Strike'' spin-off. He is this one until Volume 4.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is polite to a fault, especially to the other members of DEM's board of directors. However, after Roger Murdoch tried to remove Westcott from the post of director of the DEM, he and the other members who voted to remove him had their arms cut off by Ellen, and after his true identity was discovered, he was called a "monster" within his own company.
* FictionFiveHundred: He is the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive managing director]] of one of the [[MegaCorp largest international companies]] in the world, the only company able to produce weapons to fight against Spirits, as well as having his own [[PrivateMilitaryContractors private Wizard army]]. His weapons are sold to every country on the planet. Reading this, is very easy to say that Westcott is a extremely rich person. [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney And money is something that is never lacking in his pocket]].
* FortheEvulz: In Westcott's twisted mind, [[OmnicidalManiac omni]][[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt cide]] is something as natural as breathing. And of course, he has no logical purpose in spreading death and destruction around the world. In other words, [[ItAmusedMe for his amusement]].
* GoodColorsEvilColors: Wears all black, indicating his evil personality. This was also hotly debated by fans. [[AntiVillain Kurumi Tokisaki]] also wears black and red, in other words, the color of the "evil". But the truth is... compared to Isaac Westcott, that girl's practically a hero.
* GrandTheftMe: During the events of Volume 8, Isaac Westcott took control of [[spoiler:[[TheCaptain James A. Paddigton]]'s body while the latter was in Ratatoskr's custody]]. He used that opportunity communicate with Elliot Woodman. Once the conversation between Isaac and Elliot was over, Isaac showed no remorse in killing his host in front of Elliot.
* {{Greed}}: He's really obsessed about harnessing the powers of a Spirit's [[SuperpoweredEvilSide true form]].
* HateSink: Antagonists like the AST and Kurumi commit questionable acts in the story, but end up relegated to the background or are revealed to be justified in their actions, [[WellIntentionedExtremist however extreme they are]]. This man, on the other hand, actively cultivates the image of someone who wants to be as evil as possible, starting with his total lack of care for his own subordinates (far from being saints themselves), then his plans for creating what amounts to dystopia. Every single one of his appearances is taken seriously, and he has ordered multiple KickTheDog moments since his introduction.
* TheHeavy: He's actually the true villain in ''Ars Install'', where he controlled the short lifespan of the game's BigBad as well as his "daughter", [[spoiler: Marina Arusu]]. He also has a hand in almost everything that happens in the series. The Spirits who appears on Earth for 30 years appeared because he, along with Ellen and Elliot, summoned the First Spirit. Elliot left Isaac Westcott for some ''good'' reason...
* {{Hypocrite}}: Claims that all of his actions are for humanity's greater good, when in fact he is committing atrocities against civilians for his own enjoyment.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The old saying... Humans always are the true villains, no matter what... There are two races in the series. Spirits: "soulless beings that appear in the world causing death and destruction for no logical reason"; they are the true victims. Humans: "gentle and correct beings who fight against evil beings who seek to destroy the human race"; one of them is a omnicidal sociopathic, creator of war, mass murder, facist, sadistic torturer, liar, nihilist, manipulator, blackmailer, corrupt bastard, evil, cold-hearted, child abuser and a abnormal that want to plunge the reality in death ForTheEvulz... Humans are the best...
* IcyBlueEyes: A bit dark on the colouring, but his eyes are of a dull blue that give away the fact that's he's a cunning and sinister schemer.
* InsufferableGenius: Isaac is the self-proclaimed "Genius", and considers all who are against his wishes as "incompetent fools".
-->'''Isaac Westcott:''' Did you see that, Ellen? Everyone there did not see how grave that matter was. All of the incompetent fools joined together, were weird enough to put the blame on a genius that is 1 in 10,000.
* IWasJustJoking: Although he is the [[BigBad Big Bad]] and a [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal maniac]], he's still playful and childish, especially with Ellen. His constant joking leaves her furious, and his excuse is always ''I was joking''.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[FauxAffablyEvil Even though he demonstrates a sophisticated and rational attitude]], it is most likely just a facade, he is sociopathic, cruel, selfish, elitist and despot. There is also the fact that he is the most evil and wicked villain of the series.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: When he even freely admits that all the horrible things he did in stories were indeed true. And he has no compunction about showing it.
* JoinOrDie: In volume 8, [[spoiler: he asks Elliot to join him again for his goal be more "pleasant". Elliot refuses. Hearing this, Westcott said he would not hold back when they next met.
* KickTheDog: Orders Ellen to murder Shido in front of Tohka, forcing her transforming into Inverse Form while he [[LaughingMad maniacally cackles]]. His current plan is to do it again so that all the sealed Spirits do it at the same time.
* KnightOfCerebus: Once he starts meddling with the protagonists, particularly Tohka, the story progressively becomes more than just a race to seal the most Spirits.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Against [[spoiler:[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], he retreats along with Ellen as she had been injured in an earlier fight and thus wasn't fighting at her full strength.
** Technically speaking, he always hardly appears without committing some villainy, but has always come out unscathed from all possible punishment.
* LackOfEmpathy: Most, if not all, of the Wizards under his command express [[UndyingLoyalty unwavering loyalty towards him]]. He still treats them like disposable pawns.
* LastNameBasis: His name is actually quite large and unnecessary to be used in conversations. Most characters only refer him as "Westcott" or "Isaac Westcott".
* {{Leitmotif}}: Westcott is one of the few character in the series that have a song for his own character. Unlike all the songs that were composited on the anime adaptation, his song is deeply dark, shadowy, sinister and frightening. His music represents the darkness and evil in his heart. His OST is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDxkk4M0ODE Isaac]].
* LiesToChildren: He brainwashed Mana and told her that was the DEM that gave a "home" to her; a "home" in an extremely corrupt corporation composed by mercenaries psychotics.
* TheManBehindTheMan: In ''Ars Install'', he has more than a background role where he observes the conflict between Marina and Ratatoskr. He created one of the first Irregular of the story, is the reason why [[TheDragon Marina]] tried to destroy the ''Fraxinus'', and was almost indirectly responsible for the destruction of Tenguu City.
* ManipulativeBastard: He subtly manipulates everyone to get what he wants. First, trying to murder Shido just to evaluate [[spoiler:Inverse Form Tohka's power]]. Then, when Murdoch and a few other DEM executives conspire to remove him by all means necessary, he indirectly forces Shido and the Spirits into foiling the assassination plan, given they had to prevent said plan from causing any harm to the city.
* MeaningfulName: His name means "he who laughs" in Hebrew. After he successfully making Tohka despair and transform into Inverse Form, [[EvilLaugh you can guess]] [[LaughingMad what he'll do next]].
* MindRape: He did this with several people in his company, [[WouldHurtAChild including Mana]]. One example is when he made Tohka watch [[TheHero Shido]] being killed in front of her in order to lead her to cross the DespairEventHorizon and leave her mentally unstable.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: The murder of hundreds of innocents to make his goals more easy to accomplish? '''YES!'''
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Considering how the Deus.Ex.Machina Industries has several fascist parallels with Nazi Germany, Westcott is a stand-in for Adolf Hitler. However, as a businessman version.
* NonActionBigBad: He's not exactly a fighter, so he leaves the dirty work to [[TheDragon Ellen]] and other DEM Wizards.
* ObviouslyEvil: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corrupt]], [[BadBoss uncaring]], has a pale white skin, [[CardCarryingVillain loves chaos and destruction]], [[WeHaveReserves treats his subordinates as disposable pawns]], as well has a [[AGodAmI godhood delusional]]. Compared with other antagonists like [[WellIntentionedExtremist Kurumi]] or [[KnightTemplar AST]], so far he's the one and only antagonist who have such selfish and greedy, as well diabolical motives.
* OffWithHisHead: This has happened so often that it seems that it is one of his favorite fetishes in killing people.
** The first time occurred when Westcott orders Ellen decapitate Shido when Ellen stabbed Shido in his heart.
** The second time occurred when Westcott ordered Ellen to bring the head of the Demon King after Tohka inverted.
** And the third time ocurred in the spin-off ''Date A Strike'', when he ordered Ellen cut off the head of [[BigBad Edgar F. Carroll]] for treason.
* OhCrap: He is only scared/surprised once in the entire series. This happened when he met Shido for the first time with his own eyes. He was so surprised that he finally removed his famous [[DissonantSerenity faint grin and calm expression fade]].
* OmnicidalManiac: His desire to plunge the world into a endless state of chaos and destruction is not the only thing that he really wants. His goal in itself is to turn the whole world into a "hell" thus also lead humanity to destruction.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's described as being around 30 years old, but Origami notes that he gives off the impression of an experienced veteran. Mr. Woodman also states that he left the DEM ''30 years ago'' due to a fallout with Westcott.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Since [[NonActionBigBad he's not a fighter]], he send his Wizards to seek and capture the Spirits identified by the AST, while he sits around at the DEM headquarters.
* OrderVersusChaos: This is one of the main aspects that defines the Westcott as the EvilCounterpart of Elliot. While Elliot is someone who tries to [[TechnicalPacifist bring peace and order]] without [[PetTheDog causing harm to innocent people]], Westcott is someone who tries [[KickTheDog to cause maximum damage and possible deaths to innocent people]].
* OverarchingVillain: He first appeared in volume 5. However, even though he was off screen in the 4 first volumes, he was the one running things in the volume 3 and volume 4. On volume 3, he send Mana Takamiya to AST in Tenguu City, and on volume 4, he send the White Licorice to Japan.
** [[spoiler: He also was the one running things in the game ''Ars Install''. Marina Arusu, Westcott's daughter, proves that he manipulated all the events of the game off screen.]]
* PeoplePuppets: He uses Realiezers to brainwash his ''own officers'' into becoming mindless soldiers for his fun.
* PsychopathicManchild: Despite being the managing director of DEM, he's quite childish and egotistical.
* PsychoticSmirk: He is practically smiling the entire series.
* RealityWarper: He aims to rewrite the laws of reality with the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms.
* RunningBothSides: During the Battle of Tenguu that involved hundreds of Wizards and Bandersnatchs who fought against countless clones Kurumi; he [[ManipulativeBastard manipulated both sides in order to make Shido rescue Tohka.]]
** He manipulated the Ratatoskr and all Spirits to prevent Tenguu City destruction by the satellites sent by the [[TheConspiracy director of DEM]] and also used the [[EvilPlan Murdoch's plan]] to test the Origami forces.
* {{Sadist}}: He clearly enjoys his killings and ColdBloodedTorture. He also known for being a masochist, although in non-sexual way; he's not only enjoy inflicting pains towards his victims, but also enjoys some kind of retaliation from his enemies.
* SayMyName: Westcott has a very bizarre moment of this one in Volume 8, when he possesed James' body and shouted Elliot's surname like a robot.
-->'''Isaac Westcott''': A-a-aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAaaaaa-Woooooooodddddd--Ma-Mamamann. Yaa, Long time no see, Elliot.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He tends to use his position as DEM [[CorruptCorporateExecutive director]] to scare off anyone who is interrupting him in any of his [[EvilPlan evil plans]]. And because of that, Westcott is a person of very few words, and he hates to repeat the same thing twice.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Even a [[MegaCorp corrupt corporation]] like Deus.Ex.Machina Industries has its own rules. Knowing that Westcott is the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive maximum authority]] in the DEM, he should respect the rules that the company has created since its foundation. But as expected, Westcott is not a [[TheSociopath person who is under the influence of any rule]]. He decide what to do with his company, with his employees, with his army and his resources.
* SharpDressedMan: Wears a jet-black suit with a white tie in all appearances.
* ShootTheMessenger: In fact, [[KickTheDog he "exploded" the messenger from inside]].
* TheSociopath: Completely uncaring of the rest of DEM, he uses underhanded means for assessing how far he is from achieving his own goal, which amounts to the creation of HellOnEarth. He less care with humanity and more focused to be a godlike being.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's either Peram, Perham or Pelham.
** Sometimes, his last name can be spelled as Wescott or Westcott.
* StrawNihilist: Claims he's not worth anybody's life or even his own.
* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: His desire is to make the whole world upside down, in order to fill the world with pure chaos and destruction for his fun.
* TheUnfettered: Nothing matters to him as long as he reaches his goal; innocent lives, his subordinates, and even his own organization, all of these are expendable.
* TrulySingleParent: Isaac [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight created]] his "daughter", Marina Arusu, in computers and data, and not have any blood relation with him. However, Marina considered him the [[TheOnlyOneITrust only person]] she loved as relative and [[AbusiveParents parent]].
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: His last name "Westcott" come likely comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wynn_Westcott William Wynn Westcott]], one of the three founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn which was one of the orders of the Hermetic Qabalah.
* VillainousDemotivator: His minions know they have two options: ''Victory or termination''. Several have mentioned being told they couldn't come back unless they were successful.
* VillainRespect: In just a moment in the entire series, he praised Elliot and his organization.
* WarForFunAndProfit: Remove the "Profit" and this will make more sense to Westcott. He has no [[TheSociopath reason, objectives]] or even [[ForTheEvulz logic]] that something can justify [[HateSink what he does]]. War is not an exception in his agenda; he transformed the center of Tenguu City on a battlefield. Everything is in his range will [[CardCarryingVillain become a toy]] for [[ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil his own amusement]].
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers this to Elliot.
* WeHaveReserves: The DEM Wizards that are completely loyal to him are little more than moving pieces for his interests [=/=] goals, although he's said to gauge them according to their value as well.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: One of the few people to sport white hair in the story, and a clear-cut villain at that.
* WickedCultured: He mostly acts like a gentleman, but nonetheless, he's just an omnicidal sociopath.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: He constantly uses the word "rewrite" as the pretense for "cataclysm".
* WouldHitAGirl: [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil In]] [[ElectricTorture more]] [[MindRape ways]] [[{{Fingore}} than]] [[TheToothHurts one]]....
* WouldHurtAChild: He coldly brainwashed Mana Takamiya and made her lose all memories of her past. He even shortened her lifetime to about 10 years.
* YouGotSpunk: He appreciates people that are willing to attack him. [[spoiler:When he found out that Murdock was trying to kill him, Westcott smiled and said if he ever got back to England, he would congratulate Murdock.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Isaac keeps his army in line with fear of this. James A. Paddington mentioned this when he said that if the DEM officials fail in their missions, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they paid with a higher price]] for their failure. And unfortunately for James, he paid for it when Isaac executed him after he used James as an instrument to communicate with Elliot.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He has virtually everyone who ever helped him with his EvilPlan killed at some point when he decides he doesn't need them anymore, almost including Mana.
* YouMonster: During the Volume 8, Isaac Westcott showed his [[FauxAffablyEvil true personality]] to his subordinates when they tried to remove him from DEM managing director post. After they tried to fire Westcott from DEM managing director post, they had their arms cut off by Ellen. Westcott's action shocked the members of DEM Board of Director after they discovered what Westcott was able to do with his own subordinates. After that, he was called this by his own subordinates.
--> '''Simpson:''' He is a ''monster''. He is ''different'' from us. His thoughts, value system, and his authority to make that reality... ''everything''. We were the foolish one for looking at a dream even if it was for an instant.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ellen Mira Mathers]]
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ellen_mira_mathers_2_3754.png]]
->''"Is that all you've got, Princess? And I prepared the Pendragon just for you. I'm disappointed. Let's finish this."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShizukaIto (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)
The secretary of Sir Isaac Westcott, and [[WorldsStrongestMan the strongest Wizard in the world]], callsign Adeptus 1. Is very loyal to his cause, and has vowed to never lose to any opponent.
----
* TheAce: She's by far the most competent human fighter introduced, and completely dominated Tohka during their first fight, even breaking her Sandalphon in the process.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Her depiction in the anime is more prim and proper than the wild, battle-hungry appearance she sports in the novel.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The most competent fighter, as well the most boastful and arrogant character in the series.
--> "Nothing alive on Earth can beat me..."
* AxCrazy: Her calm and analytical façade gives way to a bloodthirsty, murderous and battle-crazed persona once she enters the battlefield.
* BarrierWarrior: Unlike most AST [=/=] DEM Wizards, she's able to concentrate a field around a specific target, which she promptly uses to subdue a captive Tohka in case the latter's temperament gets out of hand. In her battle suit, it's powerful enough to deflect a WaveMotionGun from the ''Fraxinus''.
* BlondesAreEvil: Pale blonde hair befitting for the ruthless and condescending [[TheDragon right-hand]] of the BigBad of the story.
* BloodKnight: Moreso than [[spoiler:Efreet!Kotori]] and Kusakabe (though the latter is PlayedForLaughs). When the opportunity arises, she is ''very eager'' to fight a powerful opponent. In fact, she even made [[IGaveMyWord a vow to ''never lose to anyone'', not even "an atrocity that kills the world"]] (referring to the Spirits).
* BoobsOfSteel: She's really well-endowed, easily bigger than most of the Spirits. And she's the first human to outright defeat a Spirit at full power.
* ButtMonkey: Trying to trail her target during the school trip has the unfortunate effect of being on the receiving end of [[ThoseTwoGuys Ai, Mai and Mii]]'s antics. Such as falling into a sand trap, or getting hit by a stray pillow. In "Ellen Mathers' Strongest Day" short story, her vacation time also ruined by the same trio.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to her older sister's Abel. Both of them are the secretary to their respective organization's leader, with Westcott being the BigBad and Mr. Woodman the closest thing to a BigGood.
* CombatPragmatist: Even though she expresses a slight dislike for it given her love for one-on-one duels, Ellen's not above teaming up with Jessica to bring down Mana under Westcott's orders.
* DarkMistress: It is implied in Chapter 2 Volume 5 she and Westcott sleep together at some point, prior to the series. This is removed in anime version.
--> "All the more, she was a woman that had rumors of being Westcott’s mistress."
* DidntSeeThatComing: After defeating Tohka in a one-on-one match, she did not expect Shido to activate his powers and summon Sandalphon by himself, but is pleased nonetheless, suggesting that she'd capture both him and Tohka.
* TheDragon: Towards Westcott. There is not a single thing she will do without his approval.
* EvilCounterpart: To her older sister; Karen Nora Mathers.
* InstantArmor: She's able to call forth her Combat Realizer outfit when engaging a Spirit, a privilege made possible by DEM's cutting edge technology. [[spoiler:Origami post-FaceHeelTurn can also conjure her CR unit to fight Tohka, Miku and the Yamai twins.]]
* LaughablyEvil: Despite being TheDragon to Westcott's BigBad, she's subjected into Ai, Mai and Mii's antics during the Yamai Tempest arc and the "Ellen Mathers' Strongest Day" short story.
* {{Narcissist}}: She believes that she's invincible, claiming ''no one'' can defeat her.
* {{Pride}}: She ''never'' stops claiming herself as the world's strongest Wizard, no matter the condition it is. Even when defeated, she never admits her losses.
* PsychoForHire: She enjoys fighting with stronger opponent (particularly Spirits), while at the same time she wants to satisfy her superior's ambition.
* PsychoSupporter: Again, towards Wescott. She's willing to do ''everything'' to realize her boss' ambitions, even if it means involving innocent lives in the process.
* PurpleEyes: One of the few characters to have purple eyes, and she's one of the few humans capable of outmatching a Spirit.
* RedOniBlueOni: The boastful and arrogant Red to her older sister Karen's calm and collected Blue.
* ResistanceIsFutile: Suggests that she'd rather capture Tohka, and later Shido, without any resistance on their part.
* SexySecretary: How she presents herself when accompanying Westcott whenever the latter goes on formal meetings. This gets ramped up in the anime due to her AdaptationalAttractiveness.
* SmugSuper: She has the habit of looking down on Spirits, particularly Tohka, because she has the power and skill to subdue them very quickly. It's taken to [[UnderestimatingBadassery its logical conclusion]] when [[spoiler:she confronts Tohka in her Inverse Form, where her skills are no match for the SuperpoweredEvilSide's brute strength]]. She shows her arrogance again in Volume 10 when she warns Kotori and the ''Fraxinus''[='=] crew to not underestimate the power of herself and her own personal airship, the ''Goetia''.
* TheSociopath: Aside for her BloodKnight tendencies, she has no qualms about killing anyone who gets in her and Westcott's way, whether they be enemy or ally.
* SoreLoser: Even though she's capable of [[CurbStompBattle curbstomping]] Tohka, she doesn't want to accept her losses when her first effort to kidnap Tohka failed. This also overlaps with NeverMyFault, given she'd rather blame it all on others than to assume responsibility for her blunder.
* SuperSoldier: The most powerful within a squad of soldiers who underwent augmentations to be able to fight on par with Spirits.
* UndyingLoyalty: Once again towards Westcott, although with a little bit of BlindObedience. No matter what happens, she never stops showing her pride, joy and loyalty to him.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Ellen's last name "Mathers" likely comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers MacGregor Mathers]], one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Hermetic Qabalah was one of 3 groups associated to the Sephirot Tree, this may be why Ellen is the only Wizard who has been able to fight evenly with a Spirit.
* VillainTeleportation: When she retreats along with Westcott after [[spoiler:the appearance of Inverse Form Tohka]], she uses her Wizard powers to warp away the both of them to safety.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She invokes this in regard to her fight against [[spoiler:the newly-spawned [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], as she had been injured earlier on by Origami and thus wasn't fighting at her fullest, her wound even opening up during said fight.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated repeatedly by the narrative and herself to be the strongest Wizard in existence, and demonstrated by her effortless handling of Tohka.
* WorthyOpponent: Praises Origami in Volume 7 for being the second person to be able to wound her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jessica Bayley]]
[[quoteright:290:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jessica_bayley_2_689.png]]
->''"This carnage will be our commemoration. A commemoration to our beloved enemies."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoKaida (Japanese), Jessica Straus (English)
The leader of the DEM squad transferred to the AST as part of a secret mission to capture Tohka Yatogami (codename "Princess") and Shido Itsuka. She's also one of the strongest Wizards in the world, callsign Adeptus 3. Killed in combat by Mana Takamiya by the end of Volume 7.
* AlasPoorVillain: Her death is meant to expose the delusion of loyalty most DEM Wizards have towards Westcott, who treats them like pawns on a chessboard. Even Mana angrily lampshades this.
* AlwaysSecondBest: She obstinately refuses to admit that Mana's skills as a Wizard are superior, and claims that the callsign "Adeptus 2" should've been hers.
* AttackAttackAttack: Even when she's outmatched by Mana and her own body is starting to wear down due to the Scarlet Licorice's severe strain, she still tries to shoot her opponent, forcing Mana to MercyKill Jessica.
* AxCrazy: She's just as much of a nutjob as Ellen in battle, being previously a torturer before becoming a Wizard. But when she gets to pilot the Scarlet Licorice, she channels too much magic energy through her brain, making her barely able to utter anything other than crazed laughters or calling Mana's name repeatedly when the latter arrives on the battlefield. For comparison, Origami was able to pilot a similar prototype ([[FlawedPrototype and a flawed one at that]]) without suffering psychological breakdown.
* TheBerserker: When outfitted with the Scarlet Licorice, Jessica discards what little rationality she has and starts unleashing an endless barrage of attacks towards Mana. This comes back to bite her in the ass once her body can no longer sustain the severe strain imposed upon her by her CR unit.
* BloodFromTheMouth [=/=] TearsOfBlood: After piloting the Scarlet Licorice for too long, blood starts coming out from her mouth and eyes, indicating just how drastic the strain on her body is.
* CardCarryingVillain: She openly admitted that she likes carnage and massacre. When she was about to attack a event with countless civilians, she had a smile on her face, and during Shido's rescue mission in DEM's Tengu building, she even killed a few of her teammates.
* EvilRedhead: Dark red hair, and one the few characters in story who are completely off their rockers. Not only is she a sultry woman with a penchant for violence, she also has admitted to killing people throughout her career as a Wizard.
%%* {{Jerkass}}
* KilledOffForReal: She's the first named character in the story to die on-screen; in the following volumes, Westcott comments that he'd like to find a replacement for her, which he finds in Origami.
* LetThemDieHappy: Just before she dies, Mana falsely reassures her that Westcott truly cares about his subordinates, which obviously isn't the case.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Chides Mana for being an Asian girl who managed to attain the rank of second strongest Wizard.
* PsychoForHire: Like the rest of Wescott's loyal followers, she's willing to do anything to please her boss, innocent lives be damned.
* TortureTechnician: Her previous occupation before becoming a Wizard.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Like Mana Takamiya, she had her lifetime shortened. However, her life span was limited to a day.
%%* WouldHurtAChild
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Minerva Liddell]]
[[quoteright:344:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e476c5a024a8e0cb183709c95321df68.jpg]]
->''"You won't forgive me? Like I give a damn! Shut up and die already!"''
The Ace Wizard of Special Sorcery Service, an organization equivalent to the Anti Spirit Team located in England. She is currently a member of the first executive of the Deus.Ex.Machina Industries.
----
* AbsoluteXenophobe: She hates Japanese people and she doesn't hide it. And if they are Japanese children, it would be much worse. It's not a coincidence that she really [[ChildHater hated Mikie]].
* TheAce: She is by far the most powerful character that was introduced in the spin-off. However, this only happened when she has [[SuperMode acquired full power]] by [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce stealing one of the CR-units of Ashcroft series]], [[WorldsStrongestMan she became so powerful that all the heroes had to fight together to defeat her]].
* AlwaysSecondBest: [[spoiler: Minerva was considered the second most powerful wizard in the SSS when Artemisia was in the organization. She later passed Artemisia after having stolen the Lion unit and finally became the most powerful Wizard of the SSS.]]
* AloneWithThePsycho: Cecil was, unfortunately, a victim of this moment. [[spoiler: While Cecil watched Artemisia in a coma in a hospital, Minerva came also to see Artemisia. Until then everyone thought Minerva was concerned about Artemisia, however, the story was not that. Minerva almost cut off Cecil's arm with a laser sword without giving any warning. Minerva simply was about to cut off the arm out of her own partner in a public place with no one around.]]
* AmbitionIsEvil: She is willing to do ''anything'' to get what she wants. No matter the price.
* ArchEnemy: She formed this one with Artemisia when they dueled every day. She also created this one with [[spoiler: Mikie]] ([[KickTheSonOfABitch though she died before they fought again]]).
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Minerva is a professional in martial arts, and she underestimates everyone she faces with her combat skills. She also was known as the strongest fighter in the SSS when Artemisia left the organization and joined the DEM. Her combat skills were formidable even for [[spoiler: Origami]].
* AttackAttackAttack: Her fighting style. She also does not have a fighting style that can be "studied". Her attacks are so random that it is impossible to anticipate what she will do. She was a "[[TheAce dangerous challenge]]" for Origami when they fought.
* AttentionWhore: Her main [[EvilPlan goal]] is to receive attention of people. [[EgomaniacHunter She is willing to do anything for to be honored, respected and admired.]]
* AxCrazy: When she's not [[AllWomenAreLustful masturbating]] [[DrunkWithPower with power]] or [[PatrollingMook patrolling Tenguu City]], she is [[TortureTechnician sexually, physically and psychologically torturing her opponents]] ForTheEvulz.
* BadassBack: The back of her Lion unit resemble 4 large spider legs that appear function as iron wings.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: This is what Edgar thought Minerva was doing; [[AlmightyJanitor doing his dirty work.]] She is also one of the few characters who has a [[GreaterScopeVillain great relevance]] throughout the series that makes her dirty work with her own hands.
* {{BFS}}: She was only seen once carrying a laser sword in volume 3. She carried a huge <No Pain> with just one hand.
* BarehandedBladeBlock: Just her ''bare fist'' is sufficient enough to stop and break a sword as sharp as the <No Pain>.
* BareYourMidriff: Yup.
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: During the [[FinalBattle final battle]], Minerva was [[ArrogantKungFuGuy so confident of herself]] after she had become more powerful with Lion unit of the Ashcroft Series. However, when Mikie managed to find an opening to strike Minerva, she "really" [[VillainousBreakdown lost her calm and happiness, and quickly went crazy and psychotic.]]]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Minerva began her introduction as a minor character that [[FlashbackCut first appeared in a flashback]]. However, she has become the [[ArchEnemy biggest threat]] throughout the spin-off after the scientist [[BigBad Edgar]] [[TheUsurper F.]] [[MadScientist Carroll]] [[PsychoForHire hired her]] to retrieve the Ashcroft Series units that were stolen by [[WellIntentionedExtremist 3 SSS Wizards who were trying to save Artemisia of DEM's claws]]. Edgar was about to discover that [[EvilIsNotAToy evil is not toy]], and that he [[AccidentalNightmareFuel would regret that he had condemned all the poor lives that were around him]]. Once she made her appearance in Volume 3, Minerva gradually slowly replaces ExcusePlot of the story. After she had stolen a CR-unit of the Ashcroft-Series, she simply [[ManipulativeBitch betrayed Edgar after she achieved what she always wanted]], and quickly became the true main antagonist of the spin-off.]]
* BlondesAreEvil: The only blonde character in the spin-off.
* BloodFromTheMouth / TearsOfBlood: [[spoiler: During the final battle against Minerva, Mikie attacked Minerva countless times before she falls disabled. Once Mikie finished her attacks, Minerva was completely bloodied while a [[NightmareFuel large amount of blood was coming out from her eyes, nose and mouth.]]]]
* BloodKnight: She makes no attempt at hiding how much she loves beating the ''shit out'' of her opponents. This is also one of the reasons why Edgar [[LetHimChoose chose Minerva]] to recover his secret experiment. Edgar studied Minerva through SSS documents and he realized that she was "perfect" for his [[DirtyBusiness dirty job]]. A job that involved not leave [[LeaveNoSurvivors witnesses alive]].
* BoobsOfSteel: She is the [[WorldsStrongestMan strongest woman]] and the character with largerst breasts in the spin-off.
* BountyHunter: This is what Edgar thought she was. Edgar hired Minerva to do a dirty job offering a high reward to her. Although Edgar have offered a very high reward for her, she never cared about the reward that was offered to her. All she wanted was [[{{Revenge}} revenge]], power and [[AttentionWhore attention]], [[ForTheEvulz she would never be bought for money]].
* TheBrute: Minerva's body is a normal body of an attractive woman. She does not have muscles and neither appears to be a brute but her fighting style is also nothing subtle or gentle. Her fighting style is based entirely on brute strength.
* TheBully: She loves [[IShallTauntYou bullying her opponents]] after she defeated them. Before she kills her opponents, she humiliates them in every way possible.
* CardCarryingVillain: She loves death, carnage, people's suffering, torture and any form of crime that can be committed, and she makes no effort to hide it.
* ChildHater: If there is a trope that symbolize Minerva, this would certainly be the perfect trope for her.
* CombatSadomasochist: [[spoiler: This happens only when Minerva was [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity insane]]. She was attacked and beaten numerous times, however, she was [[SlasherSmile smiling insanely]] like she was enjoying it.]]
* TheConspiracy: [[spoiler: [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves She conspired against Edgar]] from the time [[BountyHunter she was hired]] by him in order to use him to gain power, ego and revenge.]] She not only conspired against Edgar but also conspired against the SSS.
* ConsummateLiar: She lied to '''everyone''' in the spin-off. Lies are, without doubt, one of her greatest weapons.
* DarkActionGirl: She's cruel, cold, sadistic and vile. While reliant on her powers most of the time, she is quite tough and versed in hand-to-hand combat.
* DeathByIrony / KarmicDeath: In her last moments, [[spoiler: she said she would crush the skull of all heroines.]] Guess how she dies.
* DeathGlare: [[spoiler: This happened when Minerva was defeated for the first time by Wizards of the SSS and AST. When everyone thought Minerva was dead, Minerva gave a fatal attack in Cecil while everyone was off guard. When all looked back, they saw Minerva with a facial expression that represented "pure death".]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler: She thought she was [[{{Narcissist}} ''invincible'']] with the Lion unit and underestimated her opponents numerous times in the final battle. When was she injured by Mikie, everything went wrong on how [[ThisCannotBe she thought it would be]].]]
* DirtyCoward: Minerva was defeated several times in her own game. [[spoiler: She was just a SoreLoser that always gave an excuse for her defeat in her own challenges. [[FreudianExcuse After so many defeats, Minerva gave a "low blow"]] to kill the friends of Artemisia [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb for no reasons]] (she couldn't win in fair fight). [[KickTheSonOfABitch The scar in her left eye is to show to everyone that she is an unfortunate coward]].]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: The Dragon of SSS. She became the strongest of the SSS after Artemisia left the organization and joined to the DEM. Minerva took place as the Ace Wizard after Artemisia left, and finally ceased to be the [[AlwaysSecondBest second best]].]]
* TheDreaded: Everyone fears her. '''EVERYONE'''. How Origami gets along with her shocks many.
* DrivenByEnvy: [[spoiler: Most of the challenges she made to Artemisia was [[YoureJustJealous only for envy]]. Minerva was jealous of Artemisia because she was the most powerful, loved and respected Wizard in SSS. And that's what led Minerva to challenge Artemisia numerous in order to humiliate her in public.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: In volume 4, delivered by none other than [[spoiler: Mikie Okamine]] as revenge for [[MindRape Artemisia's rape]].
* EvilBrit: Minerva came from England and she is English origin.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler: Minerva gets enraged at Mikie when she tries to save Cecil O'Brien.]] She also makes it clear that she hates any solidarity and harmony act.
* EvilCounterpart: To [[spoiler: Artemisia B. Ashcroft]].
* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler: There are 3 characters of the spin-off that are secondary characters, however, they are also recognized as the first antagonists of the spin-off. In the first two volumes, Ashley, Leonora and Cecil had the role of main antagonists before their [[WellIntentionedExtremist true role]] were revealed. Once [[KnightOfCerebus Minerva made her appearance in Volume 3]], all the characters quickly realized that Minerva was, by far, [[TheDreaded the biggest threat]]. Her appearance made all the protagonists and [[EvenEvilHasStandards secondary characters had to join forces to fight against her.]]]]
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: For being one of Date A Live's darkerst and most serious villains, Minerva shows a [[{{Sadist}} sick humor]] and [[CardCarryingVillain twisted humor]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler: Edgar thought she was just a toy that would lead him to victory .... but he was wrong. Edgar felt it on his skin as his head rolled on the floor while [[OffWithHisHead Isaac Westcott]] insanely smile on his corpse.]]
* EvilLaugh: [[LaughingMad Bar none the most glorious example in the spin-off]].
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: Kill Artemisia B. Ashcroft, Cecil O'Brien, Leonora Sears, Origami Tobiichi, Mikie Okamine and Ashley Sinclair to become the strongest Wizard of the SSS in order to be loved and respected by all employees of Deus.Ex.Machina Industries and Special Sorcery Service.]]
* EyeScream: In her retaliation against her, Mikie has managed to injure her when she was [[ThisCannotBe off-guard]].
* TheFaceless: Until Volume 3.
* FalseFriend: She never cared for her partners. Once she had orders to exterminate her former partners, she did it without thinking twice. And yet, she did they have gone through horrible nightmares.
* FauxAffablyEvil: When she's not insulting her enemies, she's usually mockingly complimenting/humoring them.
* ForTheEvulz: Her goal is something logical that can be justified. However, what is completely unjustifiable are her [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil hobbies]]!
* FourStarBadass: She's one of the highest ranking Europe Military Force, and can fight one-on-one with Adeptus.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: Minerva wears two colors, white and black. Since white is a person who has a "crazy tone" and black represent a CardCarryingVillain, she is, without doubt, the two colors.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: She has a huge scar on her left eye. [[ScarsAreForever She earned this scar to show how cowardly she is]].
* {{Greed}}: She is extremely obsessed about killing Artemisia for the scar she created in Minerva's eye. So obsessed to the point have become a [[TheParanoid paranoid]].
* TheHedonist: [[spoiler: Once Artemisia left the SSS, Minerva became the strongest and recognized in the SSS. However, she was not satisfied, and she wanted to kill Artemisia for revenge.]]
* HotBlooded: She's loud, theatric, and eager to kill. And that is what precisely makes her character in BloodKnight
* TheHyena: UpToEleven, she laughs or giggles every two or three minutes.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: She swore to the SSS that she would always serve the organization with loyalty and that she would punish any traitor, but in fact, [[StrawHypocrite she was ''all she would'' punish.]]]]
* IGaveMyWord: She swore to the SSS that she would serve the organization honestly....... ''[[ConsummateLiar would]]''
* IllKillYou: [[spoiler: She said this [[AttackAttackAttack several times]] after Mikie gave a attack on her body.]] She did not just said that to Mikie, but also for many other people who irritate her.
* IrrationalHatred: [[spoiler: [[ChildHater Towards children]]]], so much that she wants to kill all [[spoiler: children]] who come in her way.
* {{Jerkass}}: Minerva [[{{Sadist}} "feeds" off suffering and pain of people, and she loves it]]. She does not care about anyone but herself, and she simply does all kinds of atrocities on people, be they defenseless or not.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: She tries to kill Artemisia's best friends in front of her in order to torture her psychologically, forcing Artemisia act quite violently to save her friends. And as if that were not enough, she sexually abused children, threatened the SSS Wizards, betrayed Edgar after manipulated him, rapes Artemisia psychologically, tortures her own partners, stolen the Lion unit, abused Mikie and Ashley, broke the bones of Leonora, almost killed Cecil in front of all her friends and even caused the invocation of a monster called Ashcroft assembly that was about to kill millions of people in Tenguu city.]] Good job, Minerva!
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown / FinishingStomp: She does this accompanied with a KickTheDog. She knocks Mikie easily and crushes her skull with such brute force that the ground breaks. Even when Mikie was almost dead due to Minerva's brute strength, she still kicked her body several times.
* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler: The Special Sorcery Service and Edgar F. Carroll.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: People ''loved'' her HumiliationConga.
* KneelBeforeZod: More like '''Kneel Before Minerva'''. One of the strengths of her [[TheBully bullying tactics]] is trying to make her enemies kneel before her and make they recognized how much strong she is.
* KnightOfCerebus: As soon as she appears, the humour level drops, the becomes story dark and horrifying. Once she made her appearance, the story was no longer a ecchi comedy.
* KnightTemplar: This is how she sees herself. She think it is right to make the weaker suffer and she still considers herself the more "fair" person in this spin-off.
* LackOfEmpathy: Everyone thought Minerva still had a bit of empathy, but she rejects such concept. She also rejects any compassion from her partners.
* LaughingMad: Jesus, she laughs [[TheHyena every minute]] when she is in combat....
* LeaderWannabe: She considers herself the leader of the SSS. [[spoiler: However, she ceased to be a wannabe and eventually [[TheBadGuyWins became the true leader of the SSS]]. But a simpler way to say, she turned the Ace Wizard while Artemisia was absent from the organization.]]
* LiesToChildren: She told to Ashley that she would never hurt a partner. ''Ever''....
* LoveIsAWeakness: Minerva believes this. [[spoiler: In the manga when Ashley express her feelings for Artemisia (not [[YuriGenre yuri]]), Minerva says these feelings are stupid.]]
* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Fitting her [[{{Sadist}} sadistic nature]], she loves to hear her enemies scream in pain.
* TheManBehindTheMan: More like: ''The Woman Behind the Man''. [[spoiler: Edgar thought he was using Minerva for his own benefit, but in fact, was Minerva who was using Edgar for her own benefit.]]
* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler: She manipulated Edgar from the moment she joined to his side. Once she stole the Lion Unit and became the most powerful Wizard of the spin-off, she betrayed Edgar after achieving what she always wanted; power.]]
* MeaningfulRename: Her real (former) name was [[spoiler: "Alice Liddell".]] The reason of why she changed her name to "Minerva Liddell" is unknown.
* MindRape: [[spoiler: She literally mentally raped Artemisia after she stolen the Lion Cr-Unit]]. While she was [[DrunkWithPower drunk with power]], she masturbated while she was sexually abusing Artemisia's memories.
* MsFanservice: [[spoiler: She had her own fanservice moment at the end of Volume 3. This happened when she was in the shower, her body was completely naked.]] However, from the moment she tortured Artemisia's best friends, the readers did not want anything else but to see her dead.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Minerva doesn't have muscles, but she can [[SuperStrength break a person in half easily]].
* {{Narcissist}}: She considers herself the most powerful Wizard of SSS, saying that there is no Adeptus on DEM can defeat her.
* NeverMyFault: One of Minerva's defining personality traits. She blames Artemisia for her atrocities that she did against to her own partners.
* TheNicknamer: Artemisia is "Piece of Shit", Cecil O'Brien is "Dumbass Bitch", Ashley Sinclair is "Brat Shit".
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Minerva offered to all readers and characters multiples KickTheDog moments since her introduction, and that's before delving into her past crimes. [[spoiler: She even gave to the readers a "[[BrutalHonesty special double Nightmare Fuel accompanied with a KickTheDog]]" in her last moments; murdering Cecil in front her friends and [[{{Invocation}} invoking]] a gigantic [[TheHeartless heartless monster]] created [[MadeOfEvil by science]] that would [[PlanetEater destroy the planet]]]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: See her BerserkButton section.
* NoSongForTheWicked: Well, that is obvious, she comes from a {{Manga}} series.
* NotBrainwashed: Most [[BrainwashedAndCrazy DEM Wizards were brainwashed]]. However, Minerva proved to everyone that she made all her atrocities by her own will.
* NotGoodWithPeople: She wants to be [[AttentionWhore admired by everyone]] [[ItsAllAboutMe around her]] but whenever someone approaches her, she pierces the person with a huge laser blade. [[TheSociopath You suck Minerva]]....
* NothingCanStopUsNow: "I win!"
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: She only joined with Edgar to get what she wants. Once got what she wanted, she betrayed Edgar. She never had intentions to help Edgar in his cause.
* ObviouslyEvil: Has [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness dark yellow eyes]], [[GoodScarsEvilScars a scar in her left eye]] and has a indelible [[SlasherSmile slasher smile]] is enough to confirm that Minerva not a good girl, or much less a hero....
* OhCrap: In volume 4, [[spoiler: she underestimated Mikie because she was a child. However, this "child" opened a huge gash in her stomach. Minerva was terrified at what she just saw; "a brat hurt the strongest woman on Earth".]]
* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: She just needed an attack to beat off Cecil!]]
* [[OneManArmy One Woman Army]]: Simple Wizards are no match for Minerva; she breaks the bones of 5 overpowered Wizards that were using the strongest CR-units series already created in the history of humanity.
* OverarchingVillain: Once she was introduced in Volume 3, [[spoiler: she manipulated all the events of the last volumes of the spin-off,]] Volume 3 and 4.
* TheParanoiac: When Artemisia made a scar in Minerva's left eye, she got extremely crazy and paranoid in killing Artemisia.
* PlayingWithPuppets: She likes to beat and torture her opponents before killing them without mercy.
* PsychoForHire: She was a crazy sociopath much before Edgar hires her. When Minerva was hired by Edgar, she used her position only to commit horrible atrocities.
* PsychoLesbian: Most of her sex crimes were directed to women and girls. Minerva never had any sexual or romantic involvement with men.
* PsychoticSmirk: There is no appearance of her character that she is not with a "big" grin on her face. Minerva is one of the few characters that challenges the famous [[OmnicidalManiac Isaac Ray]] [[BigBad Peram Westcott]] psycho smirk.
* ThePunishment: She said she ''would'' punish any traitor of the SSS.
* PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: [[spoiler: When Minerva had [[FakingTheDead been defeated]], everyone was glad they were able to defeat her before the [[ATruceWhileWeGawk truce]] between the SSS and AST over. However, Minerva had not been defeated yet and [[BackStab Crap shot a laser that pierced the heart of Cecil]], [[MassOhCrap and made the happiness scenario]] in a [[NightmareFuel nightmare scenario]]. [[EarnYourBadEnding Until to the end of the spin-off, Minerva proved to all readers that she was so vile that there was absolutely no chance of a "happy" end could exist as long she lives]].]]
* RazorFloss: Her trademark weapon, stored in her gloves. She used this ability only when she wore the typical combat suit of SSS.
* ResistanceIsFutile: She ordered Cecil, Ashley and Leonora to surrender without any resistance.
* {{Revenge}}: Her new main goal is to take revenge on Artemisia.
* RivalTurnedEvil: [[spoiler: Previously, she was just a SoreLoser who wanted [[AttentionWhore attention and fame]]. She constantly challenged Artemisia to duels in order to defeat her and becomes the most powerful Wizard of the SSS. But all that changed when Minerva made a cowardly act in attack the 3 best friend of Artemisia; [[AntiHero Ashley Sinclair, Leonora Sears and Cecil O'Brien.]]]]
* {{Sadist}}: Oh, dear... She is, without doubt, the best example throughout the series!
* ScarsAreForever: She has a huge scar on her left eye.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: She tends to instill fear in her enemies by stating her position as DEM Wizard.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Minerva uses her position to commit terrible atrocities on people, be they combatant or not. Once Artemisia left the SSS, Minerva used her position as the Ace Wizard of SSS to create her own rules about how other Wizards would work.
* SerialRapist: She mentions in volume 4 she used her authority to [[spoiler: rape children]]. And still blamed Ashley, Leonora, Artemisia and Cecil [[NeverMyFault for her '''own''' actions]].
* SlasherSmile: She gave an incredibly scary while she crushed [[spoiler: Mikie's head!]]
* SmugSmiler: The New World's Strongest Woman takes to showing an insufferably superior expression when no one but the audience is looking.
* SpoiledBrat: After she lost so many duels, she made a cowardly act in attacking Artemisia's best friends just because she is a SoreLoser.
* TheStarscream: Once she was [[BountyHunter hired by Edgar]], [[IGaveMyWord she swore to him]] [[ConsummateLiar that she would kill the rebels of SSS and recover his experiments back]]. [[BewareTheHonestOnes That's what everyone thought]] ... [[IJustWantToBeBadass but who knows what she really had in mind]]...
* TheSocialDarwinist: She believes that weak people as children are just a burden, and must be wiped out in a ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil very painful way]]''.
* TheSociopath: People are just her stress toys, and she likes beating and humiliating those stress toys a lot.
* SociopathicSoldier: As the soldier's military forces of Europe, the Wizard of DEM Task Force and the Ace Wizard of SSS.
* SquadNickname: Has callsign "Seorikasu 12".
* StarterVillain: The spin-off is a [[{{Prequel}} prequel]] of the original story, the spin-off was prior to beginning of the series. Accordingly, Minerva would have been the first villain antagonist of the entire series.
* SuperSoldier: She was already a super soldier when she was just a SSS Wizard. When she stole the Lion unit, she has become the new [[WorldsStrongestMan World's Strongest Woman]].
* SuperStrength: She breaks a huge wall of steel as if it were paper.
* TailSlap: Once Minerva [[EvilStoleMyFaith stole the Lion unit]], she acquired a huge iron tail that could be used also to tear her opponents to pieces. In the final battle, Minerva used her tail to give countless [[CorporalPunishment slaps]] in Ashley and Leonora.
* TermsOfEndangerment: She gives many [[TheNicknamer offensive nicknames]] for various people, and all of hates because of that.
* TortureTechnician: Her previous occupation before becoming a SSS Wizard, and she even shows her torture techniques in torturing her opponent physically, psychologically and sexually in battle.
* TheUnfettered: She does not care about anything as long as she reaches her goal. She is willing to commit any atrocity for revenge. [[FreudianExcuse And all this because of a simple scar that was caused by her own cowardice!]].
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Her last name "Liddell" come likely comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]], one of the three founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Like Ellen, she is the only Wizard who is able to fight evenly with a Spirit. See her entry in WorldsStrongestMan.
* VillainousBreakdown: See her BerserkButton section.
* WalkingSpoiler: She is revealed to be the [[spoiler: true main antagonist]] after she "usurped" the role of the BigBad of the spin-off, [[spoiler: Edgar F. Caroll.]]
* WeHaveReserves: When she became the Ace Wizard of SSS, she considered the SSS Wizards nothing but expendable parts for her own ego.
* WhyWontYouDie: She says that to Mikie after defeating her several times.
* WomanInBlack / WomanInWhite: In all her appearances, she is wearing a black Cr-unit and/or a white combat wiring suit.
* WouldHitAGirl: Definitely. Would also to abuse and kill [[spoiler: [[WouldHurtAChild defenseless children, mainly underage girls.]]]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Eh........
* YouGotSpunk: She openly says she hates the courage of people who rise up against her. [[NoSympathy Anyone who oppose her will be driven out and executed without mercy.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: She joined with Edgar only to get what she wanted. When she got what she wanted, [[spoiler: she betrayed Edgar after manipulating him.]]
* YouMonster: Ashley said this one for Minerva in volume 4 during the final battle for all her inhuman atrocities.
* YoureJustJealous: She was this in the prior of the spin-off.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:James A. Paddington]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Toshiharu Nakanishi (Japanese)
* AttackAttackAttack: When he gets pissed.
* EmptyShell: After he is defeated.
* SanitySlippage: A very [[UpToEleven major one indeed.]]
[[/folder]]
%%[[/folder]
[[folder:Roger Murdock]]
* AnArmAndALeg: His fate.
* CrazyPrepared: A THIRD satellite in case the first two failed.
[[/folder]]
!!Deus Ex Machina Industries (DEM)
[[folder:Sir Isaac Ray Peram Westcott]]
[[quoteright:252:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isaac_wescott_3_7828.png]]
->''"My aim....hm.....Ah! Yes. That would actually be very simple. I want your powers as Spirit to turn the ways of the world upside down....In order to topple the restraints of this world."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (Japanese), Michael Donovan (English)
The managing director of Deus Ex Machina (DEM) Industries, a corporation based in England, and the only known industry able to manufacture Realizers. His aim is to get Spirit powers to rewrite the laws of reality. The true meaning behind this is unknown.
----
* AbusiveParent: [[spoiler:He "created" [[ArtificialIntelligence Marina Arusu]] in ''Ars Install''. When Isaac created his "daughter", Marina referred to him as "[[LukeIAmYourFather daddy]]". Even when Isaac knew that she considered him a father, that didn't stop him from programming her to watch the Ratatoskr by hacking its program. In the Maria's route, she called Isaac as "Otou-san". This shows that Marina is very loyal to Isaac until the very end, but unfortunately he treats her as nothing, but as a disposable pawn. [[EndGameResultsScreen At the end of the game]], Marina confessed that she was doing evil deeds because she wanted [[IJustWantToBeLoved to be loved by her father]]. But the only thing she received from [[LackofEmpathy Westcott]] was death.]]
* AffectionateNickname: Ellen and Woodman both call him "Ike".
* AGodAmI: He constantly [[InvokedTrope invokes]] his so-called "dearest wishes" by attaining godlike power from Inversed Spirits as part of his plan to rewrite the world, after which he'd declare himself as the new world's "[[CardCarryingVillain evil]]".
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In fact, it's almost like ''All Your Base Is Destroyed By Us''. He sent Goetia to destroy the Fraxinus that served as a base for the Ratatoskr organization. Instead in taking over Fraxinus, he simply orders the destruction of Fraxinus [[TheUnfettered without worrying]] about the [[KickTheDog damage it would cause in the city below]].
* AmbitionIsEvil: He will do ''everything'' to achieve his goal.
* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: At least in his first appearance, he tried to show an friendly and kind image of himself to Origami... [[FauxAffablyEvil but he couldn't hold this charade for too long]], [[ObviouslyEvil obviously]].
* ArchEnemy: He and Woodman have been hostile to each other ever since Woodman left him and Ellen at some point. He also feels this way to Shido during Volume 7 (episode 10 of season 2), though nowhere as intense as with Woodman.
* TheAntichrist: He wants to rewrite the world according to his image. However, in the process he mentioned that he would make the world upside down, with him as the "evil". His [[TheSociopath personality]] also brings him a step closer to this as well.
* AxCrazy: Despite being a very composed man, he has an ''incredibly'' warped mind. His psychotic true nature [[LaughingMad breaks out]] on occasion. His plans even make him sound like the only place that will accommadate him is a padded room, complete with straitjacket.
* BadassBoast: He has some cool quotes.
** "I’ll leave this matter to you Ellen. [[TheDragon Ellen Mira Mathers]]. [[WorldsStrongestMan The strongest Wizard]] that is second to none. If it is you, you’ll definitely be able to accomplish it. No matter whom the opponent is, even if it is the being that causes the atrocity of destroying the world". To his right-hand, Ellen Mathers.
** "[[MassOhCrap Do you still not understand, even though I am saying this much?]]". To the JGSDF officers.
* BadassBystander: Contented to watch Edgar F. Caroll during the experiment of Ashcroft Series, at least until Edgar became a [[OffWithHisHead threat]].....
* BadBoss: He treats his subordinates, even the loyal ones, as disposable pawns in his grand scheme. He even ditches them at one point!
* BigBad: While he was relatively out of the picture for the first four volumes or so (the entirety of the anime's first season minus his involvement with Mana and Origami's new weapons), once he makes his appearance, it's made clear that he harbours ill intent towards the Spirits, and slowly overrides the story's basic ExcusePlot.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: More like ''Monster'' in Human's Clothing. His soft-spoken, polite is simply a role to hide [[FauxAffablyEvil his true personality]] - the truth is that he's a OmnicidalManiac.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Shido describes his personality is more than just being cruel and brutal, but rather being ''abnormal''.
* ButIWouldReallyEnjoyIt: His torture methods in Tohka. Despite his goal at that moment was just make Tohka enter in Inverse Form, his sadistic grin gave away his [[ToThePain secondary]] [[ForTheEvulz goal]]...
* TheCaligula: While he's the Managing Director of DEM Industries, he never shows concern for his subordinates and even the company, leading to the Board of Directors getting fed up with him in Volume 8. At the same time, anyone who dares to oppose him ends up under the threat of getting killed by his loyal, if psychopathic, henchmen.
* CardCarryingVillain: Admits that he loves war, chaos, annihilation, destruction, and the deaths of women and children, and he'd do anything to create a world of despair.
* ChaosIsEvil: His end goal is to use the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms to plunge the whole world into endless chaos and destruction.
* ColdBloodedTorture: One of his fetishes. He also goes on [[ToThePain a long and detailed list]] on what he would do Tohka in order to [[DespairEventHorizon push her to the brink]], like [[ElectricTorture electrocution]], [[AlmostOutOfOxygen oxygen deprivation]], [[{{Fingore}} peeling her nails]], [[TheToothHurts ripping out her teeth]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil trample her dignity as woman]].
* TheCorrupter: Tempted Origami over to his side with the promise of power to avenge herself on the Spirits.
* TheConspiracy: As far as the world's militaries are concerned, Westcott is the man who created the only weapons to fight the supernatural beings threatening to extinguish life on Earth. Very few people know that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters he's plotting to SUPPLANT those beings]]...
* ConsummateLiar: Deception is one of his favorite tools, and he plays his pawns like fiddles.
* CorporateWarfare: His company is [[TheRival The Rival]] to the Asgard Electronics, and counters their actual private army with an [[ArmiesAreEvil army]] of numerous [[FacelessGoons Wizards]] and [[MechaMooks Bandersnatchs]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Of Deus Ex Machina Industries. He's basically the CEO/managing director, and is currently looking to rewrite the laws of reality to his liking.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: He created several of them.
** Roger Murdoch was driven to insanity and tried to destroy Tenguu City just to kill Westcott. And all this happened because Westcott tore off his arm.
** All members from DEM Board of Directors were taken to the feeling of revenge for the same reason.
** Jessica Bailey was brainwashed, becoming a psychotic murderer with a sense of insane loyalty.
** The Inverse Tohka, the Demon King that would destroy the world. He invoked one of the most powerful supernatural forces in the universe and left the stage he created without worrying about the rest of humanity.
** Origami Tobiichi has become a real villain after joining the DEM by Westcott's will.
** The Material A that seems to be ''not a good thing'', and that is coming in the next volume.
* CreepyBlueEyes: His eyes are dark, dull blue in eye sockets that look like they were made with a knife.
* DarkIsEvil: Wears jet black suits and his eyes can be charitably described as "dead".
* DarkMessiah: The DEM Wizards who have been brainwashed fit in this one. The relationship between Isaac and his Wizards actually goes further than a simple relationship between [[BadBoss boss]] and subordinate. Some of these Wizards go so far to the point to cause the death of countless innocent just to please Westcott.
* DiabolicalMastermind: He says he's a [[EvilGenius genius]], but his real genius is the ease with which he manipulates others to his will.
* DissonantSerenity: There's literally nothing that will make his faint grin and calm expression fade, not even when forcefully awakening an Inverse Form Spirit, nor ordering the beheading of a [[TheStarscream wannabe usurper]].
* EmptyEyes: His eyes seems pretty dull and lifeless. Or for lack of a better word, ''dead''.
* EvilBrit: He's the head of a company based in England, and holds the title of "Sir". He's also the emerging BigBad so far.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Isaac Westcott makes it quite clear to the public that he '''HATES''' any kind of pacifism.
-->'''Isaac Westcott:''' Ellen, of this I am certain. A peace-loving idiot is much scarier than anyone with dementia.
%%* EvilCounterpart: To Elliot Baldwin Woodman.
* EvilFeelsGood: His defining characteristic. He loves all the atrocities and depraved things that people are capable of. Westcott is willing to overlook real attacks on his person so long as they're sufficiently "evil". When Murdoch is betrayed and captured, Westcott just ordered him imprisoned rather than killed, out of respect for the city destroying plot that had just been foiled.
* EvilFormerFriend: He shares a history with Woodman, having worked together alongside Ellen prior to the beginning of series.
* EvilIsEasy: [[ForTheEvulz Evil comes easily to him]]. He [[EvilFeelsGood loves all kinds of atrocities]], without regard to the people or places effected by them. He notes that his cruel methods make his goals more easily attainable.
* EvilIsNotPacifist: [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Despises the very concept of peace]].
* EvilLaugh: He breaks into a sinister cackle after pushing Tohka over the edge and [[spoiler:seeing her Inverse Form]] with his own eyes.
* EvilPlan: [[WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide "Rewrite" the laws of the reality according to "his own image"]] - [[HellOnEarth Use the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms to plunge the whole world into endless chaos and destruction.]]
* EvilWearsBlack: Wears a jet black suit, black social shoes and black social pants.
* TheFaceless: Only in the ''Date A Strike'' spin-off. He is this one until Volume 4.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is polite to a fault, especially to the other members of DEM's board of directors. However, after Roger Murdoch tried to remove Westcott from the post of director of the DEM, he and the other members who voted to remove him had their arms cut off by Ellen, and after his true identity was discovered, he was called a "monster" within his own company.
* FictionFiveHundred: He is the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive managing director]] of one of the [[MegaCorp largest international companies]] in the world, the only company able to produce weapons to fight against Spirits, as well as having his own [[PrivateMilitaryContractors private Wizard army]]. His weapons are sold to every country on the planet. Reading this, is very easy to say that Westcott is a extremely rich person. [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney And money is something that is never lacking in his pocket]].
* FortheEvulz: In Westcott's twisted mind, [[OmnicidalManiac omni]][[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt cide]] is something as natural as breathing. And of course, he has no logical purpose in spreading death and destruction around the world. In other words, [[ItAmusedMe for his amusement]].
* GoodColorsEvilColors: Wears all black, indicating his evil personality. This was also hotly debated by fans. [[AntiVillain Kurumi Tokisaki]] also wears black and red, in other words, the color of the "evil". But the truth is... compared to Isaac Westcott, that girl's practically a hero.
* GrandTheftMe: During the events of Volume 8, Isaac Westcott took control of [[spoiler:[[TheCaptain James A. Paddigton]]'s body while the latter was in Ratatoskr's custody]]. He used that opportunity communicate with Elliot Woodman. Once the conversation between Isaac and Elliot was over, Isaac showed no remorse in killing his host in front of Elliot.
* {{Greed}}: He's really obsessed about harnessing the powers of a Spirit's [[SuperpoweredEvilSide true form]].
* HateSink: Antagonists like the AST and Kurumi commit questionable acts in the story, but end up relegated to the background or are revealed to be justified in their actions, [[WellIntentionedExtremist however extreme they are]]. This man, on the other hand, actively cultivates the image of someone who wants to be as evil as possible, starting with his total lack of care for his own subordinates (far from being saints themselves), then his plans for creating what amounts to dystopia. Every single one of his appearances is taken seriously, and he has ordered multiple KickTheDog moments since his introduction.
* TheHeavy: He's actually the true villain in ''Ars Install'', where he controlled the short lifespan of the game's BigBad as well as his "daughter", [[spoiler: Marina Arusu]]. He also has a hand in almost everything that happens in the series. The Spirits who appears on Earth for 30 years appeared because he, along with Ellen and Elliot, summoned the First Spirit. Elliot left Isaac Westcott for some ''good'' reason...
* {{Hypocrite}}: Claims that all of his actions are for humanity's greater good, when in fact he is committing atrocities against civilians for his own enjoyment.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The old saying... Humans always are the true villains, no matter what... There are two races in the series. Spirits: "soulless beings that appear in the world causing death and destruction for no logical reason"; they are the true victims. Humans: "gentle and correct beings who fight against evil beings who seek to destroy the human race"; one of them is a omnicidal sociopathic, creator of war, mass murder, facist, sadistic torturer, liar, nihilist, manipulator, blackmailer, corrupt bastard, evil, cold-hearted, child abuser and a abnormal that want to plunge the reality in death ForTheEvulz... Humans are the best...
* IcyBlueEyes: A bit dark on the colouring, but his eyes are of a dull blue that give away the fact that's he's a cunning and sinister schemer.
* InsufferableGenius: Isaac is the self-proclaimed "Genius", and considers all who are against his wishes as "incompetent fools".
-->'''Isaac Westcott:''' Did you see that, Ellen? Everyone there did not see how grave that matter was. All of the incompetent fools joined together, were weird enough to put the blame on a genius that is 1 in 10,000.
* IWasJustJoking: Although he is the [[BigBad Big Bad]] and a [[OmnicidalManiac omnicidal maniac]], he's still playful and childish, especially with Ellen. His constant joking leaves her furious, and his excuse is always ''I was joking''.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[FauxAffablyEvil Even though he demonstrates a sophisticated and rational attitude]], it is most likely just a facade, he is sociopathic, cruel, selfish, elitist and despot. There is also the fact that he is the most evil and wicked villain of the series.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: When he even freely admits that all the horrible things he did in stories were indeed true. And he has no compunction about showing it.
* JoinOrDie: In volume 8, [[spoiler: he asks Elliot to join him again for his goal be more "pleasant". Elliot refuses. Hearing this, Westcott said he would not hold back when they next met.
* KickTheDog: Orders Ellen to murder Shido in front of Tohka, forcing her transforming into Inverse Form while he [[LaughingMad maniacally cackles]]. His current plan is to do it again so that all the sealed Spirits do it at the same time.
* KnightOfCerebus: Once he starts meddling with the protagonists, particularly Tohka, the story progressively becomes more than just a race to seal the most Spirits.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Against [[spoiler:[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], he retreats along with Ellen as she had been injured in an earlier fight and thus wasn't fighting at her full strength.
** Technically speaking, he always hardly appears without committing some villainy, but has always come out unscathed from all possible punishment.
* LackOfEmpathy: Most, if not all, of the Wizards under his command express [[UndyingLoyalty unwavering loyalty towards him]]. He still treats them like disposable pawns.
* LastNameBasis: His name is actually quite large and unnecessary to be used in conversations. Most characters only refer him as "Westcott" or "Isaac Westcott".
* {{Leitmotif}}: Westcott is one of the few character in the series that have a song for his own character. Unlike all the songs that were composited on the anime adaptation, his song is deeply dark, shadowy, sinister and frightening. His music represents the darkness and evil in his heart. His OST is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDxkk4M0ODE Isaac]].
* LiesToChildren: He brainwashed Mana and told her that was the DEM that gave a "home" to her; a "home" in an extremely corrupt corporation composed by mercenaries psychotics.
* TheManBehindTheMan: In ''Ars Install'', he has more than a background role where he observes the conflict between Marina and Ratatoskr. He created one of the first Irregular of the story, is the reason why [[TheDragon Marina]] tried to destroy the ''Fraxinus'', and was almost indirectly responsible for the destruction of Tenguu City.
* ManipulativeBastard: He subtly manipulates everyone to get what he wants. First, trying to murder Shido just to evaluate [[spoiler:Inverse Form Tohka's power]]. Then, when Murdoch and a few other DEM executives conspire to remove him by all means necessary, he indirectly forces Shido and the Spirits into foiling the assassination plan, given they had to prevent said plan from causing any harm to the city.
* MeaningfulName: His name means "he who laughs" in Hebrew. After he successfully making Tohka despair and transform into Inverse Form, [[EvilLaugh you can guess]] [[LaughingMad what he'll do next]].
* MindRape: He did this with several people in his company, [[WouldHurtAChild including Mana]]. One example is when he made Tohka watch [[TheHero Shido]] being killed in front of her in order to lead her to cross the DespairEventHorizon and leave her mentally unstable.
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: The murder of hundreds of innocents to make his goals more easy to accomplish? '''YES!'''
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Considering how the Deus.Ex.Machina Industries has several fascist parallels with Nazi Germany, Westcott is a stand-in for Adolf Hitler. However, as a businessman version.
* NonActionBigBad: He's not exactly a fighter, so he leaves the dirty work to [[TheDragon Ellen]] and other DEM Wizards.
* ObviouslyEvil: [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corrupt]], [[BadBoss uncaring]], has a pale white skin, [[CardCarryingVillain loves chaos and destruction]], [[WeHaveReserves treats his subordinates as disposable pawns]], as well has a [[AGodAmI godhood delusional]]. Compared with other antagonists like [[WellIntentionedExtremist Kurumi]] or [[KnightTemplar AST]], so far he's the one and only antagonist who have such selfish and greedy, as well diabolical motives.
* OffWithHisHead: This has happened so often that it seems that it is one of his favorite fetishes in killing people.
** The first time occurred when Westcott orders Ellen decapitate Shido when Ellen stabbed Shido in his heart.
** The second time occurred when Westcott ordered Ellen to bring the head of the Demon King after Tohka inverted.
** And the third time ocurred in the spin-off ''Date A Strike'', when he ordered Ellen cut off the head of [[BigBad Edgar F. Carroll]] for treason.
* OhCrap: He is only scared/surprised once in the entire series. This happened when he met Shido for the first time with his own eyes. He was so surprised that he finally removed his famous [[DissonantSerenity faint grin and calm expression fade]].
* OmnicidalManiac: His desire to plunge the world into a endless state of chaos and destruction is not the only thing that he really wants. His goal in itself is to turn the whole world into a "hell" thus also lead humanity to destruction.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's described as being around 30 years old, but Origami notes that he gives off the impression of an experienced veteran. Mr. Woodman also states that he left the DEM ''30 years ago'' due to a fallout with Westcott.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Since [[NonActionBigBad he's not a fighter]], he send his Wizards to seek and capture the Spirits identified by the AST, while he sits around at the DEM headquarters.
* OrderVersusChaos: This is one of the main aspects that defines the Westcott as the EvilCounterpart of Elliot. While Elliot is someone who tries to [[TechnicalPacifist bring peace and order]] without [[PetTheDog causing harm to innocent people]], Westcott is someone who tries [[KickTheDog to cause maximum damage and possible deaths to innocent people]].
* OverarchingVillain: He first appeared in volume 5. However, even though he was off screen in the 4 first volumes, he was the one running things in the volume 3 and volume 4. On volume 3, he send Mana Takamiya to AST in Tenguu City, and on volume 4, he send the White Licorice to Japan.
** [[spoiler: He also was the one running things in the game ''Ars Install''. Marina Arusu, Westcott's daughter, proves that he manipulated all the events of the game off screen.]]
* PeoplePuppets: He uses Realiezers to brainwash his ''own officers'' into becoming mindless soldiers for his fun.
* PsychopathicManchild: Despite being the managing director of DEM, he's quite childish and egotistical.
* PsychoticSmirk: He is practically smiling the entire series.
* RealityWarper: He aims to rewrite the laws of reality with the power of the Spirits' Inverse Forms.
* RunningBothSides: During the Battle of Tenguu that involved hundreds of Wizards and Bandersnatchs who fought against countless clones Kurumi; he [[ManipulativeBastard manipulated both sides in order to make Shido rescue Tohka.]]
** He manipulated the Ratatoskr and all Spirits to prevent Tenguu City destruction by the satellites sent by the [[TheConspiracy director of DEM]] and also used the [[EvilPlan Murdoch's plan]] to test the Origami forces.
* {{Sadist}}: He clearly enjoys his killings and ColdBloodedTorture. He also known for being a masochist, although in non-sexual way; he's not only enjoy inflicting pains towards his victims, but also enjoys some kind of retaliation from his enemies.
* SayMyName: Westcott has a very bizarre moment of this one in Volume 8, when he possesed James' body and shouted Elliot's surname like a robot.
-->'''Isaac Westcott''': A-a-aaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAaaaaa-Woooooooodddddd--Ma-Mamamann. Yaa, Long time no see, Elliot.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He tends to use his position as DEM [[CorruptCorporateExecutive director]] to scare off anyone who is interrupting him in any of his [[EvilPlan evil plans]]. And because of that, Westcott is a person of very few words, and he hates to repeat the same thing twice.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Even a [[MegaCorp corrupt corporation]] like Deus.Ex.Machina Industries has its own rules. Knowing that Westcott is the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive maximum authority]] in the DEM, he should respect the rules that the company has created since its foundation. But as expected, Westcott is not a [[TheSociopath person who is under the influence of any rule]]. He decide what to do with his company, with his employees, with his army and his resources.
* SharpDressedMan: Wears a jet-black suit with a white tie in all appearances.
* ShootTheMessenger: In fact, [[KickTheDog he "exploded" the messenger from inside]].
* TheSociopath: Completely uncaring of the rest of DEM, he uses underhanded means for assessing how far he is from achieving his own goal, which amounts to the creation of HellOnEarth. He less care with humanity and more focused to be a godlike being.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's either Peram, Perham or Pelham.
** Sometimes, his last name can be spelled as Wescott or Westcott.
* StrawNihilist: Claims he's not worth anybody's life or even his own.
* ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil: His desire is to make the whole world upside down, in order to fill the world with pure chaos and destruction for his fun.
* TheUnfettered: Nothing matters to him as long as he reaches his goal; innocent lives, his subordinates, and even his own organization, all of these are expendable.
* TrulySingleParent: Isaac [[OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight created]] his "daughter", Marina Arusu, in computers and data, and not have any blood relation with him. However, Marina considered him the [[TheOnlyOneITrust only person]] she loved as relative and [[AbusiveParents parent]].
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: His last name "Westcott" come likely comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wynn_Westcott William Wynn Westcott]], one of the three founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn which was one of the orders of the Hermetic Qabalah.
* VillainousDemotivator: His minions know they have two options: ''Victory or termination''. Several have mentioned being told they couldn't come back unless they were successful.
* VillainRespect: In just a moment in the entire series, he praised Elliot and his organization.
* WarForFunAndProfit: Remove the "Profit" and this will make more sense to Westcott. He has no [[TheSociopath reason, objectives]] or even [[ForTheEvulz logic]] that something can justify [[HateSink what he does]]. War is not an exception in his agenda; he transformed the center of Tenguu City on a battlefield. Everything is in his range will [[CardCarryingVillain become a toy]] for [[ToCreateAPlaygroundForEvil his own amusement]].
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers this to Elliot.
* WeHaveReserves: The DEM Wizards that are completely loyal to him are little more than moving pieces for his interests [=/=] goals, although he's said to gauge them according to their value as well.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: One of the few people to sport white hair in the story, and a clear-cut villain at that.
* WickedCultured: He mostly acts like a gentleman, but nonetheless, he's just an omnicidal sociopath.
* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: He constantly uses the word "rewrite" as the pretense for "cataclysm".
* WouldHitAGirl: [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil In]] [[ElectricTorture more]] [[MindRape ways]] [[{{Fingore}} than]] [[TheToothHurts one]]....
* WouldHurtAChild: He coldly brainwashed Mana Takamiya and made her lose all memories of her past. He even shortened her lifetime to about 10 years.
* YouGotSpunk: He appreciates people that are willing to attack him. [[spoiler:When he found out that Murdock was trying to kill him, Westcott smiled and said if he ever got back to England, he would congratulate Murdock.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Isaac keeps his army in line with fear of this. James A. Paddington mentioned this when he said that if the DEM officials fail in their missions, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they paid with a higher price]] for their failure. And unfortunately for James, he paid for it when Isaac executed him after he used James as an instrument to communicate with Elliot.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He has virtually everyone who ever helped him with his EvilPlan killed at some point when he decides he doesn't need them anymore, almost including Mana.
* YouMonster: During the Volume 8, Isaac Westcott showed his [[FauxAffablyEvil true personality]] to his subordinates when they tried to remove him from DEM managing director post. After they tried to fire Westcott from DEM managing director post, they had their arms cut off by Ellen. Westcott's action shocked the members of DEM Board of Director after they discovered what Westcott was able to do with his own subordinates. After that, he was called this by his own subordinates.
--> '''Simpson:''' He is a ''monster''. He is ''different'' from us. His thoughts, value system, and his authority to make that reality... ''everything''. We were the foolish one for looking at a dream even if it was for an instant.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ellen Mira Mathers]]
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ellen_mira_mathers_2_3754.png]]
->''"Is that all you've got, Princess? And I prepared the Pendragon just for you. I'm disappointed. Let's finish this."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShizukaIto (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)
The secretary of Sir Isaac Westcott, and [[WorldsStrongestMan the strongest Wizard in the world]], callsign Adeptus 1. Is very loyal to his cause, and has vowed to never lose to any opponent.
----
* TheAce: She's by far the most competent human fighter introduced, and completely dominated Tohka during their first fight, even breaking her Sandalphon in the process.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Her depiction in the anime is more prim and proper than the wild, battle-hungry appearance she sports in the novel.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: The most competent fighter, as well the most boastful and arrogant character in the series.
--> "Nothing alive on Earth can beat me..."
* AxCrazy: Her calm and analytical façade gives way to a bloodthirsty, murderous and battle-crazed persona once she enters the battlefield.
* BarrierWarrior: Unlike most AST [=/=] DEM Wizards, she's able to concentrate a field around a specific target, which she promptly uses to subdue a captive Tohka in case the latter's temperament gets out of hand. In her battle suit, it's powerful enough to deflect a WaveMotionGun from the ''Fraxinus''.
* BlondesAreEvil: Pale blonde hair befitting for the ruthless and condescending [[TheDragon right-hand]] of the BigBad of the story.
* BloodKnight: Moreso than [[spoiler:Efreet!Kotori]] and Kusakabe (though the latter is PlayedForLaughs). When the opportunity arises, she is ''very eager'' to fight a powerful opponent. In fact, she even made [[IGaveMyWord a vow to ''never lose to anyone'', not even "an atrocity that kills the world"]] (referring to the Spirits).
* BoobsOfSteel: She's really well-endowed, easily bigger than most of the Spirits. And she's the first human to outright defeat a Spirit at full power.
* ButtMonkey: Trying to trail her target during the school trip has the unfortunate effect of being on the receiving end of [[ThoseTwoGuys Ai, Mai and Mii]]'s antics. Such as falling into a sand trap, or getting hit by a stray pillow. In "Ellen Mathers' Strongest Day" short story, her vacation time also ruined by the same trio.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to her older sister's Abel. Both of them are the secretary to their respective organization's leader, with Westcott being the BigBad and Mr. Woodman the closest thing to a BigGood.
* CombatPragmatist: Even though she expresses a slight dislike for it given her love for one-on-one duels, Ellen's not above teaming up with Jessica to bring down Mana under Westcott's orders.
* DarkMistress: It is implied in Chapter 2 Volume 5 she and Westcott sleep together at some point, prior to the series. This is removed in anime version.
--> "All the more, she was a woman that had rumors of being Westcott’s mistress."
* DidntSeeThatComing: After defeating Tohka in a one-on-one match, she did not expect Shido to activate his powers and summon Sandalphon by himself, but is pleased nonetheless, suggesting that she'd capture both him and Tohka.
* TheDragon: Towards Westcott. There is not a single thing she will do without his approval.
* EvilCounterpart: To her older sister; Karen Nora Mathers.
* InstantArmor: She's able to call forth her Combat Realizer outfit when engaging a Spirit, a privilege made possible by DEM's cutting edge technology. [[spoiler:Origami post-FaceHeelTurn can also conjure her CR unit to fight Tohka, Miku and the Yamai twins.]]
* LaughablyEvil: Despite being TheDragon to Westcott's BigBad, she's subjected into Ai, Mai and Mii's antics during the Yamai Tempest arc and the "Ellen Mathers' Strongest Day" short story.
* {{Narcissist}}: She believes that she's invincible, claiming ''no one'' can defeat her.
* {{Pride}}: She ''never'' stops claiming herself as the world's strongest Wizard, no matter the condition it is. Even when defeated, she never admits her losses.
* PsychoForHire: She enjoys fighting with stronger opponent (particularly Spirits), while at the same time she wants to satisfy her superior's ambition.
* PsychoSupporter: Again, towards Wescott. She's willing to do ''everything'' to realize her boss' ambitions, even if it means involving innocent lives in the process.
* PurpleEyes: One of the few characters to have purple eyes, and she's one of the few humans capable of outmatching a Spirit.
* RedOniBlueOni: The boastful and arrogant Red to her older sister Karen's calm and collected Blue.
* ResistanceIsFutile: Suggests that she'd rather capture Tohka, and later Shido, without any resistance on their part.
* SexySecretary: How she presents herself when accompanying Westcott whenever the latter goes on formal meetings. This gets ramped up in the anime due to her AdaptationalAttractiveness.
* SmugSuper: She has the habit of looking down on Spirits, particularly Tohka, because she has the power and skill to subdue them very quickly. It's taken to [[UnderestimatingBadassery its logical conclusion]] when [[spoiler:she confronts Tohka in her Inverse Form, where her skills are no match for the SuperpoweredEvilSide's brute strength]]. She shows her arrogance again in Volume 10 when she warns Kotori and the ''Fraxinus''[='=] crew to not underestimate the power of herself and her own personal airship, the ''Goetia''.
* TheSociopath: Aside for her BloodKnight tendencies, she has no qualms about killing anyone who gets in her and Westcott's way, whether they be enemy or ally.
* SoreLoser: Even though she's capable of [[CurbStompBattle curbstomping]] Tohka, she doesn't want to accept her losses when her first effort to kidnap Tohka failed. This also overlaps with NeverMyFault, given she'd rather blame it all on others than to assume responsibility for her blunder.
* SuperSoldier: The most powerful within a squad of soldiers who underwent augmentations to be able to fight on par with Spirits.
* UndyingLoyalty: Once again towards Westcott, although with a little bit of BlindObedience. No matter what happens, she never stops showing her pride, joy and loyalty to him.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Ellen's last name "Mathers" likely comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers MacGregor Mathers]], one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Hermetic Qabalah was one of 3 groups associated to the Sephirot Tree, this may be why Ellen is the only Wizard who has been able to fight evenly with a Spirit.
* VillainTeleportation: When she retreats along with Westcott after [[spoiler:the appearance of Inverse Form Tohka]], she uses her Wizard powers to warp away the both of them to safety.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She invokes this in regard to her fight against [[spoiler:the newly-spawned [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Inverse Form Tohka]]]], as she had been injured earlier on by Origami and thus wasn't fighting at her fullest, her wound even opening up during said fight.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Stated repeatedly by the narrative and herself to be the strongest Wizard in existence, and demonstrated by her effortless handling of Tohka.
* WorthyOpponent: Praises Origami in Volume 7 for being the second person to be able to wound her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jessica Bayley]]
[[quoteright:290:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jessica_bayley_2_689.png]]
->''"This carnage will be our commemoration. A commemoration to our beloved enemies."''
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoKaida (Japanese), Jessica Straus (English)
The leader of the DEM squad transferred to the AST as part of a secret mission to capture Tohka Yatogami (codename "Princess") and Shido Itsuka. She's also one of the strongest Wizards in the world, callsign Adeptus 3. Killed in combat by Mana Takamiya by the end of Volume 7.
* AlasPoorVillain: Her death is meant to expose the delusion of loyalty most DEM Wizards have towards Westcott, who treats them like pawns on a chessboard. Even Mana angrily lampshades this.
* AlwaysSecondBest: She obstinately refuses to admit that Mana's skills as a Wizard are superior, and claims that the callsign "Adeptus 2" should've been hers.
* AttackAttackAttack: Even when she's outmatched by Mana and her own body is starting to wear down due to the Scarlet Licorice's severe strain, she still tries to shoot her opponent, forcing Mana to MercyKill Jessica.
* AxCrazy: She's just as much of a nutjob as Ellen in battle, being previously a torturer before becoming a Wizard. But when she gets to pilot the Scarlet Licorice, she channels too much magic energy through her brain, making her barely able to utter anything other than crazed laughters or calling Mana's name repeatedly when the latter arrives on the battlefield. For comparison, Origami was able to pilot a similar prototype ([[FlawedPrototype and a flawed one at that]]) without suffering psychological breakdown.
* TheBerserker: When outfitted with the Scarlet Licorice, Jessica discards what little rationality she has and starts unleashing an endless barrage of attacks towards Mana. This comes back to bite her in the ass once her body can no longer sustain the severe strain imposed upon her by her CR unit.
* BloodFromTheMouth [=/=] TearsOfBlood: After piloting the Scarlet Licorice for too long, blood starts coming out from her mouth and eyes, indicating just how drastic the strain on her body is.
* CardCarryingVillain: She openly admitted that she likes carnage and massacre. When she was about to attack a event with countless civilians, she had a smile on her face, and during Shido's rescue mission in DEM's Tengu building, she even killed a few of her teammates.
* EvilRedhead: Dark red hair, and one the few characters in story who are completely off their rockers. Not only is she a sultry woman with a penchant for violence, she also has admitted to killing people throughout her career as a Wizard.
%%* {{Jerkass}}
* KilledOffForReal: She's the first named character in the story to die on-screen; in the following volumes, Westcott comments that he'd like to find a replacement for her, which he finds in Origami.
* LetThemDieHappy: Just before she dies, Mana falsely reassures her that Westcott truly cares about his subordinates, which obviously isn't the case.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Chides Mana for being an Asian girl who managed to attain the rank of second strongest Wizard.
* PsychoForHire: Like the rest of Wescott's loyal followers, she's willing to do anything to please her boss, innocent lives be damned.
* TortureTechnician: Her previous occupation before becoming a Wizard.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Like Mana Takamiya, she had her lifetime shortened. However, her life span was limited to a day.
%%* WouldHurtAChild
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Minerva Liddell]]
[[quoteright:344:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e476c5a024a8e0cb183709c95321df68.jpg]]
->''"You won't forgive me? Like I give a damn! Shut up and die already!"''
The Ace Wizard of Special Sorcery Service, an organization equivalent to the Anti Spirit Team located in England. She is currently a member of the first executive of the Deus.Ex.Machina Industries.
----
* AbsoluteXenophobe: She hates Japanese people and she doesn't hide it. And if they are Japanese children, it would be much worse. It's not a coincidence that she really [[ChildHater hated Mikie]].
* TheAce: She is by far the most powerful character that was introduced in the spin-off. However, this only happened when she has [[SuperMode acquired full power]] by [[EvilOnlyHasToWinOnce stealing one of the CR-units of Ashcroft series]], [[WorldsStrongestMan she became so powerful that all the heroes had to fight together to defeat her]].
* AlwaysSecondBest: [[spoiler: Minerva was considered the second most powerful wizard in the SSS when Artemisia was in the organization. She later passed Artemisia after having stolen the Lion unit and finally became the most powerful Wizard of the SSS.]]
* AloneWithThePsycho: Cecil was, unfortunately, a victim of this moment. [[spoiler: While Cecil watched Artemisia in a coma in a hospital, Minerva came also to see Artemisia. Until then everyone thought Minerva was concerned about Artemisia, however, the story was not that. Minerva almost cut off Cecil's arm with a laser sword without giving any warning. Minerva simply was about to cut off the arm out of her own partner in a public place with no one around.]]
* AmbitionIsEvil: She is willing to do ''anything'' to get what she wants. No matter the price.
* ArchEnemy: She formed this one with Artemisia when they dueled every day. She also created this one with [[spoiler: Mikie]] ([[KickTheSonOfABitch though she died before they fought again]]).
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Minerva is a professional in martial arts, and she underestimates everyone she faces with her combat skills. She also was known as the strongest fighter in the SSS when Artemisia left the organization and joined the DEM. Her combat skills were formidable even for [[spoiler: Origami]].
* AttackAttackAttack: Her fighting style. She also does not have a fighting style that can be "studied". Her attacks are so random that it is impossible to anticipate what she will do. She was a "[[TheAce dangerous challenge]]" for Origami when they fought.
* AttentionWhore: Her main [[EvilPlan goal]] is to receive attention of people. [[EgomaniacHunter She is willing to do anything for to be honored, respected and admired.]]
* AxCrazy: When she's not [[AllWomenAreLustful masturbating]] [[DrunkWithPower with power]] or [[PatrollingMook patrolling Tenguu City]], she is [[TortureTechnician sexually, physically and psychologically torturing her opponents]] ForTheEvulz.
* BadassBack: The back of her Lion unit resemble 4 large spider legs that appear function as iron wings.
* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: This is what Edgar thought Minerva was doing; [[AlmightyJanitor doing his dirty work.]] She is also one of the few characters who has a [[GreaterScopeVillain great relevance]] throughout the series that makes her dirty work with her own hands.
* {{BFS}}: She was only seen once carrying a laser sword in volume 3. She carried a huge <No Pain> with just one hand.
* BarehandedBladeBlock: Just her ''bare fist'' is sufficient enough to stop and break a sword as sharp as the <No Pain>.
* BareYourMidriff: Yup.
* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: During the [[FinalBattle final battle]], Minerva was [[ArrogantKungFuGuy so confident of herself]] after she had become more powerful with Lion unit of the Ashcroft Series. However, when Mikie managed to find an opening to strike Minerva, she "really" [[VillainousBreakdown lost her calm and happiness, and quickly went crazy and psychotic.]]]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Minerva began her introduction as a minor character that [[FlashbackCut first appeared in a flashback]]. However, she has become the [[ArchEnemy biggest threat]] throughout the spin-off after the scientist [[BigBad Edgar]] [[TheUsurper F.]] [[MadScientist Carroll]] [[PsychoForHire hired her]] to retrieve the Ashcroft Series units that were stolen by [[WellIntentionedExtremist 3 SSS Wizards who were trying to save Artemisia of DEM's claws]]. Edgar was about to discover that [[EvilIsNotAToy evil is not toy]], and that he [[AccidentalNightmareFuel would regret that he had condemned all the poor lives that were around him]]. Once she made her appearance in Volume 3, Minerva gradually slowly replaces ExcusePlot of the story. After she had stolen a CR-unit of the Ashcroft-Series, she simply [[ManipulativeBitch betrayed Edgar after she achieved what she always wanted]], and quickly became the true main antagonist of the spin-off.]]
* BlondesAreEvil: The only blonde character in the spin-off.
* BloodFromTheMouth / TearsOfBlood: [[spoiler: During the final battle against Minerva, Mikie attacked Minerva countless times before she falls disabled. Once Mikie finished her attacks, Minerva was completely bloodied while a [[NightmareFuel large amount of blood was coming out from her eyes, nose and mouth.]]]]
* BloodKnight: She makes no attempt at hiding how much she loves beating the ''shit out'' of her opponents. This is also one of the reasons why Edgar [[LetHimChoose chose Minerva]] to recover his secret experiment. Edgar studied Minerva through SSS documents and he realized that she was "perfect" for his [[DirtyBusiness dirty job]]. A job that involved not leave [[LeaveNoSurvivors witnesses alive]].
* BoobsOfSteel: She is the [[WorldsStrongestMan strongest woman]] and the character with largerst breasts in the spin-off.
* BountyHunter: This is what Edgar thought she was. Edgar hired Minerva to do a dirty job offering a high reward to her. Although Edgar have offered a very high reward for her, she never cared about the reward that was offered to her. All she wanted was [[{{Revenge}} revenge]], power and [[AttentionWhore attention]], [[ForTheEvulz she would never be bought for money]].
* TheBrute: Minerva's body is a normal body of an attractive woman. She does not have muscles and neither appears to be a brute but her fighting style is also nothing subtle or gentle. Her fighting style is based entirely on brute strength.
* TheBully: She loves [[IShallTauntYou bullying her opponents]] after she defeated them. Before she kills her opponents, she humiliates them in every way possible.
* CardCarryingVillain: She loves death, carnage, people's suffering, torture and any form of crime that can be committed, and she makes no effort to hide it.
* ChildHater: If there is a trope that symbolize Minerva, this would certainly be the perfect trope for her.
* CombatSadomasochist: [[spoiler: This happens only when Minerva was [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity insane]]. She was attacked and beaten numerous times, however, she was [[SlasherSmile smiling insanely]] like she was enjoying it.]]
* TheConspiracy: [[spoiler: [[RewardedAsATraitorDeserves She conspired against Edgar]] from the time [[BountyHunter she was hired]] by him in order to use him to gain power, ego and revenge.]] She not only conspired against Edgar but also conspired against the SSS.
* ConsummateLiar: She lied to '''everyone''' in the spin-off. Lies are, without doubt, one of her greatest weapons.
* DarkActionGirl: She's cruel, cold, sadistic and vile. While reliant on her powers most of the time, she is quite tough and versed in hand-to-hand combat.
* DeathByIrony / KarmicDeath: In her last moments, [[spoiler: she said she would crush the skull of all heroines.]] Guess how she dies.
* DeathGlare: [[spoiler: This happened when Minerva was defeated for the first time by Wizards of the SSS and AST. When everyone thought Minerva was dead, Minerva gave a fatal attack in Cecil while everyone was off guard. When all looked back, they saw Minerva with a facial expression that represented "pure death".]]
* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler: She thought she was [[{{Narcissist}} ''invincible'']] with the Lion unit and underestimated her opponents numerous times in the final battle. When was she injured by Mikie, everything went wrong on how [[ThisCannotBe she thought it would be]].]]
* DirtyCoward: Minerva was defeated several times in her own game. [[spoiler: She was just a SoreLoser that always gave an excuse for her defeat in her own challenges. [[FreudianExcuse After so many defeats, Minerva gave a "low blow"]] to kill the friends of Artemisia [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb for no reasons]] (she couldn't win in fair fight). [[KickTheSonOfABitch The scar in her left eye is to show to everyone that she is an unfortunate coward]].]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler: The Dragon of SSS. She became the strongest of the SSS after Artemisia left the organization and joined to the DEM. Minerva took place as the Ace Wizard after Artemisia left, and finally ceased to be the [[AlwaysSecondBest second best]].]]
* TheDreaded: Everyone fears her. '''EVERYONE'''. How Origami gets along with her shocks many.
* DrivenByEnvy: [[spoiler: Most of the challenges she made to Artemisia was [[YoureJustJealous only for envy]]. Minerva was jealous of Artemisia because she was the most powerful, loved and respected Wizard in SSS. And that's what led Minerva to challenge Artemisia numerous in order to humiliate her in public.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: In volume 4, delivered by none other than [[spoiler: Mikie Okamine]] as revenge for [[MindRape Artemisia's rape]].
* EvilBrit: Minerva came from England and she is English origin.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler: Minerva gets enraged at Mikie when she tries to save Cecil O'Brien.]] She also makes it clear that she hates any solidarity and harmony act.
* EvilCounterpart: To [[spoiler: Artemisia B. Ashcroft]].
* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler: There are 3 characters of the spin-off that are secondary characters, however, they are also recognized as the first antagonists of the spin-off. In the first two volumes, Ashley, Leonora and Cecil had the role of main antagonists before their [[WellIntentionedExtremist true role]] were revealed. Once [[KnightOfCerebus Minerva made her appearance in Volume 3]], all the characters quickly realized that Minerva was, by far, [[TheDreaded the biggest threat]]. Her appearance made all the protagonists and [[EvenEvilHasStandards secondary characters had to join forces to fight against her.]]]]
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor: For being one of Date A Live's darkerst and most serious villains, Minerva shows a [[{{Sadist}} sick humor]] and [[CardCarryingVillain twisted humor]].
* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler: Edgar thought she was just a toy that would lead him to victory .... but he was wrong. Edgar felt it on his skin as his head rolled on the floor while [[OffWithHisHead Isaac Westcott]] insanely smile on his corpse.]]
* EvilLaugh: [[LaughingMad Bar none the most glorious example in the spin-off]].
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: Kill Artemisia B. Ashcroft, Cecil O'Brien, Leonora Sears, Origami Tobiichi, Mikie Okamine and Ashley Sinclair to become the strongest Wizard of the SSS in order to be loved and respected by all employees of Deus.Ex.Machina Industries and Special Sorcery Service.]]
* EyeScream: In her retaliation against her, Mikie has managed to injure her when she was [[ThisCannotBe off-guard]].
* TheFaceless: Until Volume 3.
* FalseFriend: She never cared for her partners. Once she had orders to exterminate her former partners, she did it without thinking twice. And yet, she did they have gone through horrible nightmares.
* FauxAffablyEvil: When she's not insulting her enemies, she's usually mockingly complimenting/humoring them.
* ForTheEvulz: Her goal is something logical that can be justified. However, what is completely unjustifiable are her [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil hobbies]]!
* FourStarBadass: She's one of the highest ranking Europe Military Force, and can fight one-on-one with Adeptus.
* GoodColorsEvilColors: Minerva wears two colors, white and black. Since white is a person who has a "crazy tone" and black represent a CardCarryingVillain, she is, without doubt, the two colors.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: She has a huge scar on her left eye. [[ScarsAreForever She earned this scar to show how cowardly she is]].
* {{Greed}}: She is extremely obsessed about killing Artemisia for the scar she created in Minerva's eye. So obsessed to the point have become a [[TheParanoid paranoid]].
* TheHedonist: [[spoiler: Once Artemisia left the SSS, Minerva became the strongest and recognized in the SSS. However, she was not satisfied, and she wanted to kill Artemisia for revenge.]]
* HotBlooded: She's loud, theatric, and eager to kill. And that is what precisely makes her character in BloodKnight
* TheHyena: UpToEleven, she laughs or giggles every two or three minutes.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: She swore to the SSS that she would always serve the organization with loyalty and that she would punish any traitor, but in fact, [[StrawHypocrite she was ''all she would'' punish.]]]]
* IGaveMyWord: She swore to the SSS that she would serve the organization honestly....... ''[[ConsummateLiar would]]''
* IllKillYou: [[spoiler: She said this [[AttackAttackAttack several times]] after Mikie gave a attack on her body.]] She did not just said that to Mikie, but also for many other people who irritate her.
* IrrationalHatred: [[spoiler: [[ChildHater Towards children]]]], so much that she wants to kill all [[spoiler: children]] who come in her way.
* {{Jerkass}}: Minerva [[{{Sadist}} "feeds" off suffering and pain of people, and she loves it]]. She does not care about anyone but herself, and she simply does all kinds of atrocities on people, be they defenseless or not.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: She tries to kill Artemisia's best friends in front of her in order to torture her psychologically, forcing Artemisia act quite violently to save her friends. And as if that were not enough, she sexually abused children, threatened the SSS Wizards, betrayed Edgar after manipulated him, rapes Artemisia psychologically, tortures her own partners, stolen the Lion unit, abused Mikie and Ashley, broke the bones of Leonora, almost killed Cecil in front of all her friends and even caused the invocation of a monster called Ashcroft assembly that was about to kill millions of people in Tenguu city.]] Good job, Minerva!
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown / FinishingStomp: She does this accompanied with a KickTheDog. She knocks Mikie easily and crushes her skull with such brute force that the ground breaks. Even when Mikie was almost dead due to Minerva's brute strength, she still kicked her body several times.
* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler: The Special Sorcery Service and Edgar F. Carroll.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: People ''loved'' her HumiliationConga.
* KneelBeforeZod: More like '''Kneel Before Minerva'''. One of the strengths of her [[TheBully bullying tactics]] is trying to make her enemies kneel before her and make they recognized how much strong she is.
* KnightOfCerebus: As soon as she appears, the humour level drops, the becomes story dark and horrifying. Once she made her appearance, the story was no longer a ecchi comedy.
* KnightTemplar: This is how she sees herself. She think it is right to make the weaker suffer and she still considers herself the more "fair" person in this spin-off.
* LackOfEmpathy: Everyone thought Minerva still had a bit of empathy, but she rejects such concept. She also rejects any compassion from her partners.
* LaughingMad: Jesus, she laughs [[TheHyena every minute]] when she is in combat....
* LeaderWannabe: She considers herself the leader of the SSS. [[spoiler: However, she ceased to be a wannabe and eventually [[TheBadGuyWins became the true leader of the SSS]]. But a simpler way to say, she turned the Ace Wizard while Artemisia was absent from the organization.]]
* LiesToChildren: She told to Ashley that she would never hurt a partner. ''Ever''....
* LoveIsAWeakness: Minerva believes this. [[spoiler: In the manga when Ashley express her feelings for Artemisia (not [[YuriGenre yuri]]), Minerva says these feelings are stupid.]]
* LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: Fitting her [[{{Sadist}} sadistic nature]], she loves to hear her enemies scream in pain.
* TheManBehindTheMan: More like: ''The Woman Behind the Man''. [[spoiler: Edgar thought he was using Minerva for his own benefit, but in fact, was Minerva who was using Edgar for her own benefit.]]
* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler: She manipulated Edgar from the moment she joined to his side. Once she stole the Lion Unit and became the most powerful Wizard of the spin-off, she betrayed Edgar after achieving what she always wanted; power.]]
* MeaningfulRename: Her real (former) name was [[spoiler: "Alice Liddell".]] The reason of why she changed her name to "Minerva Liddell" is unknown.
* MindRape: [[spoiler: She literally mentally raped Artemisia after she stolen the Lion Cr-Unit]]. While she was [[DrunkWithPower drunk with power]], she masturbated while she was sexually abusing Artemisia's memories.
* MsFanservice: [[spoiler: She had her own fanservice moment at the end of Volume 3. This happened when she was in the shower, her body was completely naked.]] However, from the moment she tortured Artemisia's best friends, the readers did not want anything else but to see her dead.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Minerva doesn't have muscles, but she can [[SuperStrength break a person in half easily]].
* {{Narcissist}}: She considers herself the most powerful Wizard of SSS, saying that there is no Adeptus on DEM can defeat her.
* NeverMyFault: One of Minerva's defining personality traits. She blames Artemisia for her atrocities that she did against to her own partners.
* TheNicknamer: Artemisia is "Piece of Shit", Cecil O'Brien is "Dumbass Bitch", Ashley Sinclair is "Brat Shit".
* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Minerva offered to all readers and characters multiples KickTheDog moments since her introduction, and that's before delving into her past crimes. [[spoiler: She even gave to the readers a "[[BrutalHonesty special double Nightmare Fuel accompanied with a KickTheDog]]" in her last moments; murdering Cecil in front her friends and [[{{Invocation}} invoking]] a gigantic [[TheHeartless heartless monster]] created [[MadeOfEvil by science]] that would [[PlanetEater destroy the planet]]]].
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: See her BerserkButton section.
* NoSongForTheWicked: Well, that is obvious, she comes from a {{Manga}} series.
* NotBrainwashed: Most [[BrainwashedAndCrazy DEM Wizards were brainwashed]]. However, Minerva proved to everyone that she made all her atrocities by her own will.
* NotGoodWithPeople: She wants to be [[AttentionWhore admired by everyone]] [[ItsAllAboutMe around her]] but whenever someone approaches her, she pierces the person with a huge laser blade. [[TheSociopath You suck Minerva]]....
* NothingCanStopUsNow: "I win!"
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: She only joined with Edgar to get what she wants. Once got what she wanted, she betrayed Edgar. She never had intentions to help Edgar in his cause.
* ObviouslyEvil: Has [[YellowEyesOfSneakiness dark yellow eyes]], [[GoodScarsEvilScars a scar in her left eye]] and has a indelible [[SlasherSmile slasher smile]] is enough to confirm that Minerva not a good girl, or much less a hero....
* OhCrap: In volume 4, [[spoiler: she underestimated Mikie because she was a child. However, this "child" opened a huge gash in her stomach. Minerva was terrified at what she just saw; "a brat hurt the strongest woman on Earth".]]
* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: She just needed an attack to beat off Cecil!]]
* [[OneManArmy One Woman Army]]: Simple Wizards are no match for Minerva; she breaks the bones of 5 overpowered Wizards that were using the strongest CR-units series already created in the history of humanity.
* OverarchingVillain: Once she was introduced in Volume 3, [[spoiler: she manipulated all the events of the last volumes of the spin-off,]] Volume 3 and 4.
* TheParanoiac: When Artemisia made a scar in Minerva's left eye, she got extremely crazy and paranoid in killing Artemisia.
* PlayingWithPuppets: She likes to beat and torture her opponents before killing them without mercy.
* PsychoForHire: She was a crazy sociopath much before Edgar hires her. When Minerva was hired by Edgar, she used her position only to commit horrible atrocities.
* PsychoLesbian: Most of her sex crimes were directed to women and girls. Minerva never had any sexual or romantic involvement with men.
* PsychoticSmirk: There is no appearance of her character that she is not with a "big" grin on her face. Minerva is one of the few characters that challenges the famous [[OmnicidalManiac Isaac Ray]] [[BigBad Peram Westcott]] psycho smirk.
* ThePunishment: She said she ''would'' punish any traitor of the SSS.
* PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: [[spoiler: When Minerva had [[FakingTheDead been defeated]], everyone was glad they were able to defeat her before the [[ATruceWhileWeGawk truce]] between the SSS and AST over. However, Minerva had not been defeated yet and [[BackStab Crap shot a laser that pierced the heart of Cecil]], [[MassOhCrap and made the happiness scenario]] in a [[NightmareFuel nightmare scenario]]. [[EarnYourBadEnding Until to the end of the spin-off, Minerva proved to all readers that she was so vile that there was absolutely no chance of a "happy" end could exist as long she lives]].]]
* RazorFloss: Her trademark weapon, stored in her gloves. She used this ability only when she wore the typical combat suit of SSS.
* ResistanceIsFutile: She ordered Cecil, Ashley and Leonora to surrender without any resistance.
* {{Revenge}}: Her new main goal is to take revenge on Artemisia.
* RivalTurnedEvil: [[spoiler: Previously, she was just a SoreLoser who wanted [[AttentionWhore attention and fame]]. She constantly challenged Artemisia to duels in order to defeat her and becomes the most powerful Wizard of the SSS. But all that changed when Minerva made a cowardly act in attack the 3 best friend of Artemisia; [[AntiHero Ashley Sinclair, Leonora Sears and Cecil O'Brien.]]]]
* {{Sadist}}: Oh, dear... She is, without doubt, the best example throughout the series!
* ScarsAreForever: She has a huge scar on her left eye.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: She tends to instill fear in her enemies by stating her position as DEM Wizard.
* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Minerva uses her position to commit terrible atrocities on people, be they combatant or not. Once Artemisia left the SSS, Minerva used her position as the Ace Wizard of SSS to create her own rules about how other Wizards would work.
* SerialRapist: She mentions in volume 4 she used her authority to [[spoiler: rape children]]. And still blamed Ashley, Leonora, Artemisia and Cecil [[NeverMyFault for her '''own''' actions]].
* SlasherSmile: She gave an incredibly scary while she crushed [[spoiler: Mikie's head!]]
* SmugSmiler: The New World's Strongest Woman takes to showing an insufferably superior expression when no one but the audience is looking.
* SpoiledBrat: After she lost so many duels, she made a cowardly act in attacking Artemisia's best friends just because she is a SoreLoser.
* TheStarscream: Once she was [[BountyHunter hired by Edgar]], [[IGaveMyWord she swore to him]] [[ConsummateLiar that she would kill the rebels of SSS and recover his experiments back]]. [[BewareTheHonestOnes That's what everyone thought]] ... [[IJustWantToBeBadass but who knows what she really had in mind]]...
* TheSocialDarwinist: She believes that weak people as children are just a burden, and must be wiped out in a ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil very painful way]]''.
* TheSociopath: People are just her stress toys, and she likes beating and humiliating those stress toys a lot.
* SociopathicSoldier: As the soldier's military forces of Europe, the Wizard of DEM Task Force and the Ace Wizard of SSS.
* SquadNickname: Has callsign "Seorikasu 12".
* StarterVillain: The spin-off is a [[{{Prequel}} prequel]] of the original story, the spin-off was prior to beginning of the series. Accordingly, Minerva would have been the first villain antagonist of the entire series.
* SuperSoldier: She was already a super soldier when she was just a SSS Wizard. When she stole the Lion unit, she has become the new [[WorldsStrongestMan World's Strongest Woman]].
* SuperStrength: She breaks a huge wall of steel as if it were paper.
* TailSlap: Once Minerva [[EvilStoleMyFaith stole the Lion unit]], she acquired a huge iron tail that could be used also to tear her opponents to pieces. In the final battle, Minerva used her tail to give countless [[CorporalPunishment slaps]] in Ashley and Leonora.
* TermsOfEndangerment: She gives many [[TheNicknamer offensive nicknames]] for various people, and all of hates because of that.
* TortureTechnician: Her previous occupation before becoming a SSS Wizard, and she even shows her torture techniques in torturing her opponent physically, psychologically and sexually in battle.
* TheUnfettered: She does not care about anything as long as she reaches her goal. She is willing to commit any atrocity for revenge. [[FreudianExcuse And all this because of a simple scar that was caused by her own cowardice!]].
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Her last name "Liddell" come likely comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers]], one of the three founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Like Ellen, she is the only Wizard who is able to fight evenly with a Spirit. See her entry in WorldsStrongestMan.
* VillainousBreakdown: See her BerserkButton section.
* WalkingSpoiler: She is revealed to be the [[spoiler: true main antagonist]] after she "usurped" the role of the BigBad of the spin-off, [[spoiler: Edgar F. Caroll.]]
* WeHaveReserves: When she became the Ace Wizard of SSS, she considered the SSS Wizards nothing but expendable parts for her own ego.
* WhyWontYouDie: She says that to Mikie after defeating her several times.
* WomanInBlack / WomanInWhite: In all her appearances, she is wearing a black Cr-unit and/or a white combat wiring suit.
* WouldHitAGirl: Definitely. Would also to abuse and kill [[spoiler: [[WouldHurtAChild defenseless children, mainly underage girls.]]]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Eh........
* YouGotSpunk: She openly says she hates the courage of people who rise up against her. [[NoSympathy Anyone who oppose her will be driven out and executed without mercy.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: She joined with Edgar only to get what she wanted. When she got what she wanted, [[spoiler: she betrayed Edgar after manipulating him.]]
* YouMonster: Ashley said this one for Minerva in volume 4 during the final battle for all her inhuman atrocities.
* YoureJustJealous: She was this in the prior of the spin-off.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:James A. Paddington]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Toshiharu Nakanishi (Japanese)
* AttackAttackAttack: When he gets pissed.
* EmptyShell: After he is defeated.
* SanitySlippage: A very [[UpToEleven major one indeed.]]
[[/folder]]
%%[[/folder]
[[folder:Roger Murdock]]
* AnArmAndALeg: His fate.
* CrazyPrepared: A THIRD satellite in case the first two failed.
[[/folder]]
