History Characters / TheWiseGrandson

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!Main Characters

[[folder:Shin Wolford]]
!!Shin
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuusukeKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/DamanMills (English)
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The main protagonist of the series. Initially your average Japanese salary man, he died in a traffic accident and was reincarnated in another world... where his new parents were killed by a demonoid while riding in a chariot. The then-toddler Shin was found by Merlin Wolford who raised him as his own grandson with the help of his ex-wife Melinda, growing up to become an astonishingly versatile mage. Too bad Merlin kinda forgot to teach Shin certain social and worldly skills...
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* AffectionateParody: Of the StockLightNovelHero. He is incredibly strong, good-looking, etc. Yet in spite of all that, he is ultimately a DitzyGenius with little to NoSocialSkills to speak of, resulting in many characters getting understandably flabbergasted by the juxtaposition.
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:Apologizes to a demonized Kurt right before killing him.]]
* BadassAdorable: Was this ever since his early childhood and continuous to be one as a teenager.
* BareYourMidriff: As seen here from [[https://kenja-no-mago.fandom.com/wiki/Light_Novel_Volume_7 the cover of the Volume 7 of the Light Novel series]], a rarity among male light novel protagonists who are otherwise rarely seen less-than-fully-clothed on covers.
* BerserkButton:
** He greatly dislikes his shoulder getting patted by someone else. It's mostly PlayedForLaughs.
** On the other hand, this is played seriously when Sicily is being threatened.
* {{Bishounen}}: He even goes as far as to describe himself "like a thin handsome fine youth, and could almost be mistaken as a face of a woman's."
* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Being trained by the greatest wizard, the best enchanter, and the finest swordsman, there was already enough to make Shin a top talent on his own. But what ''truly'' puts him over the top is the practical information he can gain from his PastLifeMemories. For example, to bolster fire magic, he can visualize the atomic components of the flame first, and then summon combustible gas to make it even more destructive.
* CannotSpitItOut: At first, he and Sicily were way too shy around to each other to admit their feelings, but when their friends are talking about having kids in the future, she accidentally blurts out what she envisions for "our" (her and Shin's) kids. Shortly after this, Shin [[LoveConfession confesses his love]] to her and she reciprocates.
%%* ChildProdigy
* CrazyJealousGuy: Has a moment of this when he sees the Knight Academy cadets hitting on Sicily during a joint training exercise. He takes his anger out on an unlucky pack of demonised wolves though he goes overboard and destroys the landscape too.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Gives one to Sicily to help her stand up to Kurt.
* DitzyGenius: Excels at magical abilities, but barely has any social skills.
* EndearinglyDorky: Thank to his lackluster social skills he is nigh-incapable of normal social interactions, resulting in many endearing moments.
* TheGift: Subverted. Everyone's initial reaction to Shin's incredible power and ability is to assume that he is just a natural prodigy at magic. However, it's stated several times that what Shin does can actually be done by ''anyone'', once they know the trick to it. In reality, what makes Shin so gifted is the knowledge gained from his PastLifeMemories, such as knowing about the existence of atoms or how fire works, and applying that information to magic in order to bolster its effects.
* HealingHands: He's actually quite good at healing magic thanks to the basic knowledge he gained in his previous life.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With August, as the first person to never take into account his status as a prince and just treat him as a normal person. As he says when they first meet, they are basically cousins due to how he sees August's father as an HonoraryUncle.
* IdiotHair: Rather fitting for his personality.
* JustThinkOfThePotential: When Shin gets an idea for how to innovate new magical abilities, everyone around him starts to get worried, both because with his level of power his ideas can turn horrifically destructive and because it gets harder and harder to prevent outside parties from discovering them.
* LoveConfession: After a brief period of awkwardness between himself and Sicily, he manages to confess his feelings and she in turn confesses hers.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Is actually the son of Oliveira von Schtradius, aka Oliver Schtrom. He and Sicily later adopt Oliver and Miria's child Silver.]]
* KungFuWizard: Good enough in close combat to take down three fully grown men without magic, demonstrating his skill at hand-to-hand combat.
* MagicKnight: Aside from his magic training, he is also pretty good at swordsmanship.
* MetaGuy: Occasionally lampshades cliche situations and StockPhrases.
* MistakenForGay: To his horror, his HeterosexualLifePartner August and him get this from August's own fiancee. Luckily they are able to quickly clear up the misunderstanding though not without much embarrassment over the confusion.
* MrFanservice: Noted to be quite good-looking, has muscles as seen whenever he is shirtless, the OP of the anime starts with his shirt getting ripped off him and he has also wore an outfit for a few volumes in the novel series that exhibits BareYourMidriff.
* NoSocialSkills: As a result of living alone with his grandparents with only their friends visiting, Shin initially has no idea how to properly interact with other people. It still pops up every now and then, which August loves to poke fun at.
* ObliviousToLove: He and Sicily have [[EveryoneCanSeeIt blatantly obvious feelings for each other]], but both of them are too shy to assume that their feelings are reciprocated. It's ultimately subverted when Sicily accidentally blurts out that she intends to have kids with him in the future. August points out what she said to Shin, who admits that he's not so dense not to understand what that means, to which August retorts that Shin was still dense enough to require such indisputable evidence.
* PastLifeMemories: His memories of his previous life are what really makes Shin the prodigy that he is.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Became this by the age of fifteen.
* PurpleIsPowerful: His hair is purple and he is among the strongest characters in the cast.
* RaisedByGrandparents: With the caveat that he was raised by an ''adoptive'' grandparent.
* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: The whole premise of the series is Shin learning to cast incredibly powerful magic at an early age, yet completely flunking at the most basic social skills thanks to Merlin forgetting to teach them to him.
* SelfMadeMan: Shin becomes independently wealthy via royalties and sales of his inventions.
* ShirtlessScene: The very first shot of the opening theme starts with a waist-up body shot of his shirt getting ripped off him.
* StockLightNovelHero: A former Japanese {{Salaryman}} who dies, gets to ReincarnateInAnotherWorld as an absurdly gifted youth with innate magical talent, combat prowess and an incredible moral fiber. He also enters a [[WizardingSchool Magical Academy]] where his talents can be recognized. The only thing he doesn't have is a harem, instead getting a single LoveInterest early on and just as quickly making it [[OfficialCouple official]].
* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: The key to his talents. Due to his knowledge of science from his past life, Shin is able to analyze and comprehend how magic actually functions and apply it in new, more effective ways that nobody ever thought of before. Technically anybody can do what he does, he's just the first person to figure out how.
%% * TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Gains a huge number of awards and titles such as "Demon Lord" and "Apostle".
* VitriolicBestBuds: With August, who loves to make fun of his non-social skills every chance he takes.
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[[folder:Merlin Wolford]]
!!Merlin
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YusakuYara (Japanese), Creator/RBruceElliott (English, old), Creator/AustinTindle (English, young)
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Shin's adoptive grandfather. In the past he became renowned for stopping the first demonoid together with Melinda.
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* AmicableExes: In spite of their divorce, he and Melinda are in good terms. Melinda also comes him to visit every now and then, effectively becoming something of a grandmother figure to Shin.
* CoolOldGuy: Despite of all his accomplishments that made him a living legend, he is still a surprisingly humble individual and has an overall pleasant demeanor. After the carriage Shin's biological family was traveling in was attacked by a demonoid, Merlin also took it up to himself to grant Shin's deceased parents a proper burial, despite never (successfully) discovering who they were. There he found Shin who miraculously survived (possibly thanks to the rain). Needless to say, Merlin adopted, ([[HandsOffParenting clumsily]]) raised, and loved Shin like he was Merlin's own biological grandchild. Also, even though he aged, he is still an expert mage.
* EpicFail: Forgetting to teach Shin the most basic social skills.
* IWasQuiteTheLooker: In his younger days he was quite the PrettyBoy.
* RedBaron: "Crimson Devil King", "God of Destruction", "Hero".
* SoProudOfYou: He is ''incredibly'' proud of his adoptive grandson, to the point of turning beet red or even crying when someone praises him for doing such a good job raising the boy.
* TearsOfJoy: He is prone to bawling OcularGushers whenever he expresses pride for his adopted grandson.
* TookALevelInKindness: In his youth, Merlin used to be rather violent and didn't care to solve things peacefully. Decades later, his present self is pretty much a CoolOldGuy.
* WizardBeard: Shorter than most examples.
* WizardClassic: Only lacks a hat.
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[[folder:Melida Bowen]]
!!Melinda
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Gara Takashima (Japanese), Creator/CynthiaCranz (English)
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Merlin's ex-wife who acts as something of a grandmother figure to Shin. In her youth she was renowned as The Guru, as she fought against a demoniod in the past alongside Merlin. Aside from that event, Melinda is also responsible for inventing a lot of tools which made people's lives easier.
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* AmicableExes: To the point that she often visited and helped raise Shin alongside Merlin.
* CoolOldLady: She is one of the best magical tool inventors, and she's still well-versed in enchantment magic.
* GadgeteerGenius: She specializes in enchantment magic, as well as developing practical, everyday uses for magic outside of the battlefield. It's because of these innovations that she's called The Guru.
* HairTriggerTemper: She always yells at Shin or Merlin whenever they act carelessly.
* IWasQuiteTheLooker: Like her ex-husband, she was quite good-looking in her prime.
* MagicStaff: Her weapon in the past.
* RedBaron: "The Guru", "The Witch".
* SilverVixen: Despite being a woman well past her middle age, she has a flawless body and looks absolutely dynamite in a bikini--something that her younger proteges notice with great envy. She credits this to Shin's health and exercise recommendations, such as creating a device with a belt she can run in place on (a treadmill).
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[[folder:August von Earlshide]]
!!August
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shohei Komatsu (Japanese), Brandon [=McInnis=] (English)
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The prince of the Earlshide Kingdom and one of Shin's classmates. Despite of his status, he is easily one of the kinder characters in the series. [[VitriolicBestBuds Not that it stops him from teasing Shin every now and then.]]
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* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: In spite of being a pretty fair guy overall, he still has his moments of manipulativeness.
* {{Bishounen}}: Has pretty looks befitting his role as TheGoodPrince.
* CatSmile: Sports a mischievous every time he's teasing Shin.
* TheGadfly: Is unlikely to waste an opportunity to tease Shin's less-then-sufficient social skills.
* GenerationXerox: Just like how his father Diseum is a long time friend of Shin' adoptive grandfather Merlin, August is Shin's closest friend.
* GenreSavvy: He notices that Shin and Sicily are firmly entrenched into the CannotSpitItOut stage and eventually speaks up and tells Shin to tell her where he stands. When the two of them hear Sicily accidentally refer to possible children as "ours" (hers and Shin's), August gives Shin another nudge. When Shin later complains about August being too nosy, August tells him that he was trying to prevent Shin from saying he'd "confess his love once the war was over", which in stories [[IfWeGetThroughThis would guarantee Shin's death]]. A shocked Shin realizes that August was [[TemptingFate trying to defuse a death flag]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair and is solidly benevolent.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Shin, in no small part thanks to August being among the only few people who do ''not'' smother Shin with special treatment.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: He fell in love with his fiancee, Elizabeth, because she was the only person at his debutante party ''not'' to give him the time of day just because he was the prince.
* MistakenForGay: ''By his own fiancee'' no less! Due to his HeterosexualLifePartners relationship with Shin and how he talked so much about him, Elizabeth got very concerned about their relationship. [[spoiler: He started pushing Sicily and Shin together even harder in response to that.]]
* MrFanservice: He's as good looking as Shin and has just about as many shirtless scenes as he does.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He is of noble heritage and competent enough to be 2nd best student in class S, second only to Shin.
* ShipperOnDeck: It's thanks to him that Shin and Sicily finally escape the CannotSpitItOut stage and confess their love to each other.
* TheWisePrince: Well-versed in politics, a good person, and a skilled fighter that gets even more skilled under Shin's tutelage.
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[[folder:Sicily von Claude]]
!!Sicily
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinaHonnizumi (Japanese), Creator/LindsaySeidel (English)
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The third daughter and overall fourth child of the House of Claude.
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* BarrierWarrior: She is slightly better at creating magical barriers than most of her classmates.
* CannotSpitItOut: She and Shin were both [[TwiceShy mutually shy]] toward each other, despite their feelings. However, after Shin finally makes a LoveConfession, she happily reciprocates and the two become an OfficialCouple.
* ClingyJealousGirl: If Shin so much as looks at another girl, the temperature around Sicily drops to that of a freezer.
* CrushBlush: She is almost always sporting a very bright blush whenever she has to interact with Shin.
* TheCutie: She is one of the most meek and feminine characters on the show, and also considered one of the most attractive.
* DudeMagnet: Sicily often gets a lot of guys admiring her. They are then crushed upon realizing she's [[EveryoneCanSeeIt with Shin]].
* GoodParents: Her parents care very much about her happiness and well-being, and approve of her relationship with Shin.
* HealingHands: She's second only to Shin in this regard and gains the title of "Saint" because of this and her demeanor.
* LoveAtFirstSight: By their own admission, she and Shin fell in love with each other the moment they met.
* NiceHat: Wears a beret-like hat.
* RedOniBlueOni: She is the blue Oni to Maria's red, being the more meek and reserved of the two.
* RescueRomance: After Shin saves her and Maria from a group of harassers, Sicily was head-over-heels for him from that moment on.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: She's very shy and reserved and has bright blue hair.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Falls for Shin after he saves her and Maria from some thuggish demon-hunters, more so after he later defends her from Kurt.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The official English translation for the anime gives her name as "Sizilien von Klode".
* ThanksForTheMammary: After they've become an OfficialCouple, she sometimes end up in compromising positions like this with Shin.
** In an omake, Melida teaches her to invoke this to seduce Shin, so she may have done it on purpose.
* UptownGirl: She's the third daughter of a viscount while Shin is still technically a commoner. Shin is briefly concerned about this but no one else minds, especially in light of his accomplishments and devotion for her.
* WhiteMage: She specializes in support and defense magic, rather than the more offensive types.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is literally blue. Shin even buys her a ring with a blue stone to match her hair.
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[[folder:Maria von Messina]]
!!Maria
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Yuki Wakai (Japanese), Creator/KatelynBarr (English)
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Sicily's closest friend.
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* CuteLittleFangs: She is drawn with these, giving her a slightly wild look.
* {{Fangirl}}: Like most people in the kingdom, she is a humongous fan of Merlin and Melida.
* FieryRedhead: Can be assertive and has red hair.
* OnlyHasSameSexAdmirers: In an omake, she receives a bunch of presents and love letters. To her dismay, they're all from girls.
* RedBaron: Valkyrie
* RedheadedHero: Fitting her dynamic with Sicily.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Sicily's blue, being far more outspoken and brash.
* RunningGag: In the anime, she is frequently comically annoyed by the fact that she is the only one in her group who ''isn't'' in a relationship yet.
* ShipperOnDeck: From the moment Shin and Sicily met, Maria tried to push the two of them together.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Her reaction to some of the moments between Shin/Sicily.
-->'''Maria:''' "Ugh... it's too early in the morning for my stomach to turn."
* TookALevelInBadass: Highlighted when she effortlessly beats down the same creeps that sexually harassed her and Sicily.
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!Supporting Characters
%%!!Earlshide Kingdom Royal Court and Nobility
[[folder:Michel Collins]]
!!Michel
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshihisaKawahara (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherSabat (English)
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The father figure to Shin and the former Commander of the Knight Order of the Earlshide Kingdom.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga and the anime, he has dark hair and eyes instead of the blonde hair and green eyes like in the light novel.
* {{Hunk}}: Fitting for a former military figure.
* RetiredBadass: No longer a commander, yet still one of the best conventional fighters in the setting.
* TrainingFromHell: Implied he put Shin through this, as Shin looked scared every time he increased their level of training. It paid off, as Shin is a top-notch close-quarters combatant on top of being a magical prodigy.
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%%Diseum von Earlshide, May von Earlshide, Elizabeth von Coral, Siegfried Marquez and Christina Hayden

%%!!Class S / Ultimate Magic Research Society / Ultimate Magicians
%% * BadassCrew
%% * RedBaron: Each gets their own title
%% * TeenGenius
%% Tony Freed, Lynn Hughes, Mark Bean, Olivia Stone, Alfred Marcus,
[[folder:Julius von Littenheim]]
!!Julius
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Keisuke Koumoto (Japanese), Jarrod Greene (English)
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The eldest son of Duke Littenheim and one of the loyal escorts of August, alongside Thor.
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* ChildhoodFriends: With August and Thor.
* {{Hunk}}: Younger than most examples in the series, being considerably more muscular than his classmates.
* {{Keigo}}: Speaks in a very samurai-like fashion.
* MrFanservice: Usually PlayedForLaughs.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He comes off as stern and morose most of the time, he is shown to be quite garish when it comes to muscles.
* {{Otaku}}: His interest for physical enhancement magic suggests that he is a muscle otaku.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Thor's Sensitive Guy.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards August, to the extent that he was willing to decline an opportunity to study a type of magic he was highly interested in if it meant he couldn't keep on guarding August.
* VerbalTic: Ends his sentences with saying "~degozaru".
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[[folder:Thor von Flegel]]
!!Thor
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Arisa Shida (Japanese), Creator/MorganBerry (English)
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The partner of Julius. The eldest son of Baron Flegel.
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* CharacterDevelopment: He initially hesitated to talk to August as an equal, but after meeting Shin he reached a point where he can't help but voice out his complaints and advice without hesitation.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Julius and August.
* HugeGirlTinyGuy: With his fiancee.
* {{Mangst}}: [[DownplayedTrope To an extent.]] Thor longs to become a knight, yet has insecurities about his appearance. Given that he grew up with [[{{Hunk}} Julius]], it is pretty obvious where these insecurities come from.
* {{Megane}}: Pretty and bespectacled.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Julius' Manly Man.
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[[folder:Alice Corner]]
!!Alice
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Miyu Kubota (Japanese), Kristin Sutton (English)
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The class mood maker of sorts. Her father works as an accountant.
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* ACupAngst: She has issues about her size.
* BerserkButton: Don't mistake her for a child.
* ForgetfulJones: Frequently forgets things.
%%* LateForSchool:
* LazyBum: Much to the annoyance of her classmates.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Despite her petite appearance, she is actually fifteen years old.
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[[folder:Yuri Carlton]]
A young woman who wishes to learn enchanting magic.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Her clothes always shows hers off.
* TheApprentice: She is specifically being called [[RedBaron the Successor of Guru]] due to learning enchanting magic from Melinda.
* MsFanservice: Often the subject of MaleGaze in the manga and always [[AbsoluteCleavage shows her cleavage]].
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!Antagonists
[[folder:Oliver Schtrom/[[spoiler:Oliveira von Schtradius]]]]
!!Oliver
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa (Japanese), Creator/JMichaelTatum (English)
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A teacher at the WizardingSchool who offers to "help" his student Kurt. In reality, Oliver is a demonoid who managed to maintain his intellect.
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* AndThenWhat: [[spoiler:He is implied to have an existential crisis, having no other goals in his life after completing his revenge.]]
* BenevolentBoss: [[spoiler:He treated the commoners under him so well that others from other territories moved to his. Which angered the much less benevolent lords of the empire, who feared if he was made Emperor that he would make laws that... [[AndThatsTerrible would help commoners rather than exclusively the nobles]].]]
* BigBad: The overall biggest threat in the setting.
* BlindSeer: Subverted. He pretended to be blind and wore dark shades to hide his demon eyes.
* TheCorrupter: Under his influence, Kurt became far more selfish and egotistical.
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Went from being a textbook example of a ReasonableAuthorityFigure to becoming the main antagonist of the story.]]
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:He was betrayed, framed for a crime he didn't commit by nobility envious of his good reputation among the people, and his beloved wife – who was pregnant – was burnt alive.]]
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:He and his wife Aria had a stable marriage and he was deeply devoted to her, without any concubines.]]
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler:Falls prey to this when he name-drops Kurt as the demonoid during an interrogation, when the King had specifically placed a gag-order on his identity.]]
* ManBehindTheMan: The culprit behind Kurt turning into a demonoid.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: [[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one in an empire ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil Evil Aristocrats]], who sincerely cared about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, his [[UngratefulBastard own people betrayed him]].]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: A sign of his nature as a demonoid, his sclera are bright red.
* RevengeBeforeReason: DeconstructedTrope. [[spoiler:He is so bent on avenging his beloved wife's death that he's reached a point where he [[AndThenWhat has no idea what to do afterwards]].]]
* TragicVillain: A loving family man and benevolent noble who ended up as a villain after experiencing a horrible tragedy.
* WalkingSpoiler: Being the BigBad, he is the cause or is heavily involved in some of the most significant events in the story.
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[[folder:Kurt von Rietsburg]]
!!Kurt
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Daisuke Matsuoka (Japanese), Creator/DallasReid (English)

A highly snobbish student who ends up getting turned into a demonoid.
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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite Shin killing Kurt, the former and his fellow students felt sympathy for how Kurt used to be a decent person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]
* AssholeVictim: On the other hand, he was being disrepectful towards everyone around him.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Kurt used to be more reasonable in middle school before Schtrom got to work on him. Either through magic, mental manipulation, or both, he turned Kurt into the HateSink he is in the present.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Is extremely jealous of Shin for being in Class S while he only ended up in Class A, to the point of [[EvilCannotComprehendGood accusing him of cheating somehow]].
* {{Expy}}: Of Shinji Matou from Fate/Stay Night.
* HateSink: Aside from being used as little more than a lab rat by [[spoiler:Professor Schtrom]] ([[NotHelpingYourCase which was made possible in the first place by Kurt's own negative emotions]]), Kurt was written with no pitiful or redeeming traits.
* NeverMyFault: Blames all his failures on everyone else, especially Shin.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How Shin kills him.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His views on women are... anything but forward-looking. When Sicily rejects his engagement proposal, Kurt ends up snapping and calling her a whore while saying that a women's only job is to obey and please their men. In the anime, however, this is AdaptedOut.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The sclera of his eyes turn red when he demonizes. Combines with GlowingEyesOfDoom once he goes ''completely'' off the deep end.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: He does not seem to understand that this line of thinking doesn't work at the academy, as everyone including the crown prince are meant to be treated as equals. In fact, he only gets angrier when told as such.
* StalkerWithACrush: Towards Sicily; he hoped that she would become engaged to him.
* StarterVillain: Unwittingly ended up being the first direct antagonistic force Shin faces in the story.
* TantrumThrowing: His room is a mess after he finds out Shin scored higher than him.
* UnwittingPawn: To [[spoiler:Schtrom]], who turns him into a demonoid.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Up until he [[spoiler:joined Schtrom's study group]]. Before that, he was still cocky but he never abused his status or looked down on others.
* TheVonTropeFamily: A darker example. He is very elitist and operates with extreme classism, looking down on anyone who isn't a noble.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Rina Honnizumi (Japanese), Creator/LindsaySeidel (English)

The main protagonist of the series. Initially your average Japanese salary man, he died in a traffic accident and was reincarnated in another world... where his new parents were killed by a demonoid while riding in a chariot. The then-toddler Shin was found by Merlin Wolford who raised him as his own grandson with the help of his ex-wife Melinda, growing up to become an astonishingly versatile mage. [[{{Understatement}} Too bad Merlin kinda forgot to teach Shin certain social and worldly skills...]]

* AffectionateParody: Of the StockLightNovelHero. He is incredibly strong, good-looking, etc. Yet in spite of all that, he is ultimately a DitzyGenius with little to no social skills to speak of, resulting in many characters getting understandably flabbergasted by the juxtaposition.

* NoSocialSkills

%% * TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: Gains a huge number of awards and titles. "Demon Lord" "Apostle"

%% Yuri Carlton, Tony Freed, Lynn Hughes, Mark Bean, Olivia Stone, Alfred Marcus,

* AndThenWhat: [[spoiler: He is implied to have an existential crisis, having no other goals in his life after completing his revenge.]]
* BenevolentBoss: [[spoiler: He treated the commoners under him so well that others from other territories moved to his. Which angered the much less benevolent lords of the empire, who feared if he was made Emperor that he would make laws that... [[AndThatsTerrible would help commoners rather than exclusively the nobles]].]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: He was betrayed, framed for a crime he didn't commit by nobility envious of his good reputation among the people, and his beloved wife – who was pregnant – was burnt alive.]]

* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: He and his wife Aria had a stable marriage and he was deeply devoted to her, without any concubines.]]
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler: Falls prey to this when he name-drops Kurt as the demonoid during an interrogation, when the King had specifically placed a gag-order on his identity.]]

* RevengeBeforeReason: DeconstructedTrope. [[spoiler: He is so bent on avenging his beloved wife's death that he's reached a point where he has no idea what to do afterwards.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Despite Shin killing Kurt, the former and his fellow students felt sympathy for how Kurt used to be a decent person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Kurt used to be more reasonable in middle school before Schtrom got to work on him. Either through magic, mental manipulation, or both, he turned Kurt into the HateSink he is in the present.]]

* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: How Shin kills him.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Despite Shin killing Kurt, the former and his fellow students felt sympathy for how how Kurt used to be a decent person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Despite Shin killing Kurt, the former and his fellow students felt sympathy for how Kurt was used by Schtrom, they are very upset, particularly how he used to be a decent person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Kurt ends up getting killed by Shin after turning into a demonoid. Slightly unusual for this trope, Shin is visibly disturbed that he ended up needing to kill a classmate, even if it was someone as rotten and arrogant as Kurt.]]
** AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Despite the above, when they find out how Kurt was used by Schtrom, they are very upset, particularly how he used to be a decent person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The official English sub and dub for the anime give her name as "Sizilien von Klode".

* UptownGirl: She's the third daughter of a viscount while Shin is still technically a commoner. Shin is briefly concerned about this but no one else minds, especially in light of his accomplishments.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The official English sub and dub give her name as "Sizilien von Klode".

[[folder:August von Earlsheid]]

The prince of the Earlsheid Kingdom and one of Shin's classmates. Despite of his status, he is easily one of the kinder characters in the series. [[VitriolicBestBuds Not that it stops him from teasing Shin every now and then.]]

* CuteLittleFangs: She is drawn with these.

* {{Adorkable}}: Thank to his lackluster social skills he is nigh-incapable of normal social interactions, resulting in many endearing moments.

* StockLightNovelHero: A former Japanese {{Salaryman}} who died gets to ReincarnateInAnotherWorld as an absurdly gifted youth with innate magical talent, combat prowess and an incredible moral fiber. He also enters a [[WizardingSchool Magical Academy]] where his talents can be recognized. The only thing he doesn't have is a harem, instead getting a single LoveInterest early on and just as early on making it [[OfficialCouple official]].

The father figure to Shin and the former Commander of the Knight Order of the Earlsheid Kingdom.

* TrainingFromHell: Implied he put Shin through this, as Shin looked scared every time he kept increasing their level of training. It paid off, as Shin is a top-notch close-quarters combatant on top of being a magical prodigy.

* NotSoAboveItAll: He comes of as stern and morose most of the time, he is shown to be quite garish when it comes to muscles.

* {{Adorkable}}: Thank to his lackluster social skills he is nigh-incapable of normal social interactions, resulting in many endearing moments. Then there is [[https://shokugekis.tumblr.com/post/184089832410 this gem]]. An adorable dork indeed.

* BareYourMidriff: [[https://kenja-no-mago.fandom.com/wiki/Light_Novel_Volume_7 The cover of the Volume 7 of the Light Novel series]] is a textbook example. Male (Isekai) protagonists are otherwise relatively rarely seen less-than-fully-clothed on Light Volume covers.

* MrFanservice: Noted to be quite good-looking. Granted, almost all Isekai protagonists tend to be conventionally attractive.

* ShirtlessScene: The very first shot of the opening theme.

%%!Class S / Ultimate Magic Research Society / Ultimate Magicians
%% * BadassCrew
%% * RedBaron: Each gets their own title
%% * TeenGenius
%% Yuri Carlton, Tony Freed, Lynn Hughes, Mark Bean, Olivia Stone, Alfred Marcus,

[[folder:Julius von Littenheim]]
!!Julius
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Keisuke Koumoto (Japanese), Jarrod Greene (English)
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The eldest son of Duke Littenheim and one of the loyal escorts of August, alongside Thor.

* ChildhoodFriends: With August and Thor.
* {{Hunk}}: Younger than most examples in the series, being considerably more muscular than his classmates.
* {{Keigo}}: Speaks in a very samurai-like fashion.
* MrFanservice: Usually PlayedForLaughs.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He comes of as stern and morose most of the time, he is shown to be quite garish when it comes to muscles.
* {{Otaku}}: His interest for physical enhancement magic suggests that he is a muscle otaku.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Thor's Sensitive Guy.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards August, to the extent that he was willing to decline an opportunity to study a type of magic he was highly interested in if it meant he couldn't keep on guarding August.
* VerbalTic: Ends his sentences with saying "~degozaru".

[[folder:Thor von Flegel]]
!!Thor
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Arisa Shida (Japanese), Creator/MorganBerry (English)
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The partner of Julius. The eldest son of Baron Flegel.

* CharacterDevelopment: He initially hesitated to talk to August as an equal, but after meeting Shin he reached a point where he can't help but voice out his complaints and advice without hesitation.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Julius and August.
* {{Mangst}}: [[DownplayedTrope To an extent.]] Thor longs to become a knight, yet has insecurities about his appearance. Given that he grew up with [[{{Hunk}} Julius]], it is pretty obvious where these insecurities come from.
* {{Megane}}: Pretty and bespectacled.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Julius' Manly Man.

[[folder:Alice Corner]]
!!Alice
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Miyu Kubota (Japanese), Kristin Sutton (English)
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The class mood maker of sorts. Her father works as an accountant.

* ACupAngst: She has issues about her size.
* BerserkButton: Don't mistake her for a child.
* ForgetfulJones: Frequently forgets things.
%%* LateForSchool:
* LazyBum: Much to the annoyance of her classmates.
* OlderThanSheLooks: Despite her petite appearance, she is actually fifteen years old.

[[folder:Michel Collins]]
!!Michel
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshihisaKawahara (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherSabat (English)
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michelcollins.jpg]]

The father figure to Shin and the former Commander of the Knight Order of the Earlsheid Kingdom.

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga and the anime, he has dark hair and eyes instead of the blonde hair and green eyes like in the light novel.
* {{Hunk}}: Fitting for a former military figure.
* RetiredBadass: No longer a commander, yet still one of the best conventional fighters in the setting.
* TrainingFromHell: Implied he put Shin through this, as Shin looked scared every time he kept increasing their level of training. It paid off, as Shin is a top-notch close-quarters combatant on top of being a magical prodigy.

* CannotSpitItOut: She and Shin were both mutually shy toward each other, despite their feelings. However, after Shin finally makes a LoveConfession, she happily reciprocates and the two become an OfficialCouple.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is literally blue.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Kurt used to be actually [[UsedToBeASweetKid reasonable]] in middle school before Schtrom got to work on him. Either through magic, mental manipulation, or both, he turned Kurt into the HateSink he is in the present.]]

* NiceHat: Wears a barrette-like hat.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is literally blue.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one in an empire ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil Evil Aristocrats]], who sincerely cared about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, his [[UngratefulBastard own people betrayed him]].]]

** AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Despite the above, when they find out how Kurt was used by Schtrom, they are very upset, particularly how he used to be only prideful and was once a good person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Up until he [[spoiler:joined Schtrom's study
group]]. Before that, he was still cocky but he never abused his status or looked down on others.

* YankTheDogsChain: In an omake, she receives a bunch of presents and love letters. To her dismay, [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer they're all from girls.]]

* TrainingFromHell: Implied he put Shin through this, as Shin looked scared every time he kept increasing their level of training.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Despite the above, when they find out how Kurt was used by Schtrom, they are very upset, particularly how he used to be only prideful and was once a good person before Schtrom got his hands on him.]]

* NeverMyFault: Blames all his failures on everyone else, specifically Shin.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Up until he [[spoiler:joined Schtrom's study group]]. Before that, he was still cocky but he never abused his status or looked down on others.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Has a moment of this during a joint training exercise when the Knight Academy students start hitting on Sicily. He takes his anger out on an unlucky pack of demonised wolves though he goes overboard and destroys the landscape too.

* MrFanservice: Granted, almost all Isekai protagonists tend to be conventionally attractive.

* OlderThanSheLooks: Despite of her petite appearance, she is actually fifteen years old.

* TheCorrupter: Under his influence, Kurt became far more selfish and egotistical, to the point he outright ignores laws and social norms.

!!Shin Wilford

-->'''Maria:''' Ugh... it's too early in the morning for my stomach to turn.
%%* TookALevelInBadass: Highlighted when she effortlessly beats down the same creeps that sexually harassed her at the beginning of the story.

* NeverMyFault: Blames all his failures on others, specifically Shin.

* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Being trained by the greatest wizard, the best enchanter, and the finest swordsman, there is was already enough to make Shin a top talent on his own. But what ''truly'' puts him over the top is the practical information he can gain from his PastLifeMemories. For example, to bolster fire magic, he can visualize the atomic components of the flame first, and then summon combustible gas to make it even more destructive.

* Luke,IAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Is actually the son of Oliveira von Schtradius, aka Oliver Schtrom. He and Sicily later adopt Oliver and Miria's child Silver.]]

* CannotSpitItOut: She and Shin were both mutually shy toward each other, despite their feelings. However, after Shin finally makes a LoveConfession, she happily reciprocates and the two become an OfficialCouple in all senses of the term.

!Supporting Characters

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:[[spoiler:He was a good nobleman, perhaps even the only one in an [[TheEmpire empire]] ruled by [[AristocratsAreEvil Evil Aristocrats]], who sincerely cared about the welfare of the common people, and when he was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit, his [[UngratefulBastard own people betrayed him]].]]

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Up until he [[spoiler:joined Schtrom's study group]].

The father figure to Shina and the former Commander of the Knight Order of the Earlsheid Kingdom.

* BadassGrandpa: Shin's (adoptive) grandfather, and one of the most powerful mages to ever live.

* TheVonTropeFamily: A darker example. He is very elitist and operates with extreme classicism, looking down on anyone who isn't a noble.