History Characters / Madlax

''Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese) Creator/NancyNovotny''

''Voiced by HoukoKuwashima (Japanese) LuciChristian (English)''

A usually sleepy eyed and slightly amnesic aristocrat.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Somewhat spacey most of the time (the first episode has her walking to school in the wrong direction). She's far from stupid, though.

''Voiced by AiUchikawa (Japanese) KiraVincentDavis (English)''

''Voiced by SatsukiYukino (Japanese) [[Anime/ExcelSaga Kelly]] [[DNAngel Manison]] (English)''

''Voiced by: MasashiEbara (Japanese) MikeKleinhenz (English) ''

''Voiced by: Creator/AyaHisakawa (Japanese), ChristineAuten (English)''

A deadly DarkActionGirl whose boss dies at Madlax's hand. She is ''very'' displeased by that, and as such she starts chasing after Madlax.

''Voiced by: TomokoKaneda (Japanese), CynthiaMartinez (English)''

A strange and very creepy little girl seen more than once. [[spoiler: She is also a part of Margaret, and the keeper of her memories. As such, she's stuck in the Sanctuary.]]

''Voiced by: TohruOokawa (Japanese), Ben Hamby (English)''

''Voiced by: ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), VicMignogna (English)''

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In Episode 24.]]
* KiraVincentDavis

* DiedHappilyEverAfter: [[spoiler:Vanessa is reunited with her parents after saying goodbye to Madlax]]
* HeroicSacrifice

* TeachMeHowToFight

* GunFu[=/=]Gunkata: She uses both.

* ActionGirl: Naturally.

* {{Badass}}: As the highest rated mercenary in Gazth-Sonika, this is a given

* Easy Amnesia

!MADLAX [[spoiler:(The Gatekeeper of Hell is All Alone)]]

* {{Awful Truth}}
* {{Badass Adorable}}: [[spoiler:Becomes this in later episodes.]]

* {{Easy Amnesia}}
* [[spoiler: {{Evil Costume Switch}}: Dark Margaret.]]
* [[spoiler: {{Hidden Eyes}}: Dark Margaret.]]

* {{Mysterious Past}}
* {{Small Girl Big Gun}}
* {{Trademark Favorite Food}}: PASTA! Yeah, Pasta!
* {{Zettai Ryouiki}}

!MADLAX (The Gatekeeper of Hell is All Alone)
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* AntiHero
* AssKickingPose

* BiTheWay

* DissonantSerenity

* TheMessiah

* OutOfTheInferno: Episode 1

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!Elenore Baker (Everyday Gatekeeper)
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!Vanessa Rene (Gatekeeper of Happiness)
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''Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese) [Creator/NancyNovotny]]''

''Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese) [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Nancy Novotny]]''

* [[spoiler: IWillProtectHer: For Margaret.]]

* {{The Three Faces of Eve}}: [[spoiler:Margaret is the Mother, Laetitia is the Child, and Madlax is the Seductress.]]

''Voiced by: Creator/AyaHisakawa (Japanese), Christine Auten (English)''

''Voiced by: TomokoKaneda (Japanese), Cynthia Martinez (English)''

* GoodLookingPrivates

* {{Gainax Ending}}: His fate [[spoiler:and that of Vanessa and Elenore]] have been the cause of some intense debates over [[spoiler:if Margaret resurrected him or not.]]

* {{ActionGirl}}: In certain circles it's joked er... hinted that she's the teacher of Roberta from ''{{Black Lagoon}}.''
* {{Beach Episode}}: Episode 9. One of the few times in the series that you see her wearing something ''other'' than her maid uniform.
* {{Beware the Nice Ones}}
* {{Cool Big Sis}}: To Margaret.
* {{Gainax Ending}}: Her fate [[spoiler:and that of Vanessa and Carrossea]] has been the cause of some intense debates over [[spoiler:if Margaret resurrected her or not.]]
* {{Heterosexual Life Partners}}: With Margaret, [[spoiler:though Margaret tends to be oblivious to the fact that Elenore is a lesbian.]]
* {{Just Friends}}: Vanessa and her in the first half of the series, until Vanessa hooks up with Madlax.
* {{Kick Chick}}: Watch Episodes 6 and 24 for prime examples of this.
* {{Killed Off For Real}}: [[spoiler: In Episode 24.]]
* {{Kira Vincent Davis}}
* {{Lets Get Dangerous}}: Episode 6.
* {{Mama Bear}}: A surrogate one for Margaret.

* {{Messianic Archetype}}: [[spoiler: Tragically becomes one.]]
* {{Ninja Maid}}: Oh God, does she ever prove it.
* {{Old Retainer}}: Her grandpa was this, and she'd fit if not for her age since the Bakers have served the Burtons for generations.
* {{Plucky Girl}}: Pretty much one the entire series.

* {{Undying Loyalty}}
* {{Zettai Ryouiki}}: Episode 14. The only other episode that she wears something ''other'' than her maid uniform.

* {{Bodyguard Crush}}: On Madlax. It's mutual.
* {{Cool Big Sis}}: To Elenore and Margaret.
* {{Died Happily Ever After}}: [[spoiler:Vanessa is reunited with her parents after saying goodbye to Madlax]]
* {{Heroic Sacrifice}}
* {{Just Friends}}: With Madlax and Elenore (in earlier episodes).
* {{The Promise}}: Her's to Madlax and vice versa.
* {{Teach Me How to Fight}}

* {{Villainous Breakdown}}: ''Margaret! What happened to you?!'' ''' YOU BITCH!!!'''

''Voiced by: AyaHisakawa (Japanese), Christine Auten (English)''

* [[spoiler: ThethreeFacesOfEve: The Child to Madlax's Seductress and Margaret's Mother.]]

''Voiced by Ai Uchikawa (Japanese) KiraVincentDavis (English)''

* BlueEyes

* ActionGirl: Naturally

* CursedWithAwesome: [[spoiler: Her {{immortality}}]]

* MoeMoe

* {{Badass Adorable}}:[[spoiler:Becomes this in later episodes]]

* [[spoiler: {{Evil Costume Switch}}: Dark Margaret]]
* [[spoiler: {{Hidden Eyes}}: Dark Margaret]]

* {{The Three Faces of Eve}}:[[spoiler:Margaret is the Mother, Laetitia is the Child, Madlax is the Seductress]]

* {{ActionGirl}}: In certain circles it's joked er...hinted that she's the teacher of Roberta from ''{{Black Lagoon}}.''
* {{Beach Episode}}: Episode 9. One of the few times in the series that you see her wearing something ''other'' than her maids uniform.

* {{Cool Big Sis}}: To Margaret
* {{Gainax Ending}}: Her fate [[spoiler:and that of Vanessa and Carrossea]] has been the cause of some intense debates over [[spoiler:if Margaret ressurected her or not.]]

* {{Kick Chick}}: Watch eps 6 and 24 for prime examples of this.
* {{Killed off for real}} [[spoiler:Episode 24]]

* {{Lets Get Dangerous}}: Episode 6
* {{Mama Bear}}: A surrogate one for Margaret
* {{Meganekko}}: Episode 14

* {{Plucky Girl}}: Pretty much one the entire series

* {{Zettai Ryouiki}}: Episode 14. The only other episode that she wears something ''other'' than her maids uniform.

Margaret and Elenore's friend who determined to find the truth and clear her parent's names. She's also an employee of Bookwald in order to find thier connection to the civil war Gazth-Sonika.

* {{Bodyguard Crush}}: On Madlax, mutual
* {{Cool Big Sis}}: To Elenore and Margaret
* {{Died Happily Ever After}}:[[spoiler:Vanessa is reunited with her parents after saying goodbye to Madlax]]

* {{Just Friends}}: With Madlax and Elenore (in earlier episodes)
* {{Les Yay}} With Madlax and to a lesser extent Elenore.
* {{The Promise}}:Her's to Madlax and vice versa
* {{Teach me How to Fight}}

Friday Monday is the enigmatic founder and head of the Enfant organization. Very little is known about his past before 1999, when he used his Gift to open the Door of Truth in a failed attempt to plunge the world into a total war, which, as he believes, is its natural state.

* {{Villainous Breakdown}}:''Margaret! What happened to you?!'' ''' YOU BITCH!!!'''

A deadly DarkActionGirl whose boss dies at Madlax's hand. She's ''very'' displeased by that, and as such she starts chasing after Madlax.

* DepravedBisexual: She slept with Carrossea Doon and she is Very, VERY fixated on Madlax.

* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: Margaret accepts her fully at the GrandFinale, and takes her in as her sister.]]
* MeaningfulName: She's named after both a chara in Mashimo's favorite movie and the Roman Goddess of gaiety.

''Voiced by: ToruOokawa (Japanese), Ben Hamby (English)''

!!Carrossea Doon. [[spoiler: Aka Poupee.]]

Carrossea is officially an independent contract worker for Bookwald Industries, although, in reality, he is one of Enfant's best operatives and the right-hand man of Friday Monday himself.

* [[spoiler: DeadAllAlong: He only was alive due to his Gift and his unyielding wish to protect Margaret. Once he realizes this... he fades away of existence.]]
* TheDragon: To Friday Monday

* {{Gainax Ending}}: His fate [[spoiler:and that of Vanessa and Eleonore]] has been the cause of some intense debates over [[spoiler:if Margaret ressurected him or not.]]

* [[spoiler: UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Sort-of, to Margaret. Poupee was another survivor of the plane crash, fell for Margaret, vowed to protect her... and died TakingTheBullet for her. His Gift kicked in and he sort-of lived on; then, Friday took the amnesiac kid in and named him Carrossea, with his Poupee self remaining stuck at the Sanctuary.]]

''Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (Japanese) [[AzumangaDaioh Nancy Novotny]]''

* [[spoiler: OffingTheoffspring: Tried to kill Margaret when driven insane. It backfired horribly.]]

* Depraved Bisexual: She slept with Carrossea Doon and she is Very, VERY fixated on Madlax.

* PsychoLesbian: Very, VERY fixated on Madlax.

''Voiced by SatsukiYukino (Japanese) [[ExcelSaga Kelly]] [[DNAngel Manison]] (English)''

An agent for hire in the war torn country of Gazth-Sonika.

* BadassAdorable: Madlax oh so very sweet and cute for a mass-murderer.

* CursedWithAwesome

* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: The red and white cocktail dresses.

* {{Evil Costume Switch}}:Dark Margaret
* {{Hidden Eyes}}:Dark Margaret

* {{Trademark Favorite Food}}: PASTA! Yeah,Pasta!

* {{Heterosexual Life Partners}}: With Margaret,[[spoiler:though Margaret tends to be oblivious to the fact that Elenore is a lesbian.]]
* {{Just Friends}}: Vanessa and her in the first half of the series until Vanessa hooks up with Madlax.

* {{Old Retainer}}: Though she isn't old by any means

''Voiced by [[AngelicLayer Satsuki]] [[FullMetalPanic Yukino]] (Japanese) [[ExcelSaga Kelly]] [[DNAngel Manison]] (English)''

Margaret and Elenore's friend who determined to find the truth and clear her parent's names.
She's also an employee of Bookwald in order to find thier connection to the civil war Gazth-Sonika.

* {{Meganekko}}: Episode 7
* {{Meido}}

* {{Ninja Maid}}: Oh God, does she ever prove it

* {{Zettai Ryouiki}}: Episode 7. The only other episode that she wears something ''other'' than her maids uniform.

An usually sleepy eyed and slightly amnesic aristocrat.

A usually sleepy eyed and slightly amnesic aristocrat.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Somewhat spacey most of the time (the first episode has her walking to school in the wrong direction).

* {{Boobs of Steel}}: Possibly compared to the rest of the cast the most well endowed. This has caused some of the more intense but amusing debates concerning her.