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9	[[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'' '''[[Characters/BungoStrayDogs Main Character Index]]'''\
10	[[Characters/BungoStrayDogsArmedDetectiveAgency Armed Detective Agency]] \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsPortMafia Port Mafia]] ([[Characters/BungoStrayDogsChuuyaNakahara Chuuya Nakahara]]) \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsTheGuild The Guild]] \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsRatsInTheHouseOfTheDead Rats In The House Of The Dead]] \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsGovernment Government and Gaiden]] \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsHuntingDogs Hunting Dogs]] \| '''Decay of the Angel''' \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsDeadApple Dead Apple]] \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsOthers Others]] \| [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsBeast Beast]]-]]] ]]
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13	'''Facts'''\
14	'''Leader''': 'Kamui'\
15	'''Second in command''': -- \
16	'''Base of operations''': Yokohama \
17	'''First appearance''': ]
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19	The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decay_of_the_Angel Decay of the Angel]] (天人五衰, Tenningosui) is a terrorist organization consisting of five members. They specialize in giving their victims a CruelAndUnusualDeath.
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21	[[foldercontrol]]
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23	[[folder:Fyodor Dostoevsky]]
24	See his folder in Characters/BungoStrayDogsRatsInTheHouseOfTheDead.
25	[[/folder]]
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27	[[folder:Kamui '''(HEAVY SPOILERS)''']]
28	The enigmatic leader of the Decay of the Angel.
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30	->See [[spoiler:Ouchi Fukuchi's folder in [[Characters/BungoStrayDogsHuntingDogs the Hunting Dogs page]]]] for more information.
31	[[/folder]]
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33	[[folder:Nikolai Gogol]]
34	!!Nikolai Gogol
35	!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/JeffSchine (English)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Diego Becerril (Latin American Spanish), Matthieu Meunier (French)[[/labelnote]]
36	[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nikolai_gogol_anime.png]]
37	[[caption-width-right:1000:ニコライ・ゴーゴリ - 外套]]
38	--> '''Literary reference:''' He is named after Russian author Creator/NikolaiGogol, and his ability is a reference to Gogol's short story ''The Overcoat''.
39	A member of the terrorist group, Decay of the Angel. His Ability, ''The Overcoat'', turns his cloak into a portal to a pocket dimension in which he can store and retrieve things.
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41	* AmbiguouslyGay: His relationship with Fyodor is very telling of this. [[spoiler:he states that the reason he wants to kill him is so he can be free of his feelings for him.]]
42	* AnimalMotifs: He's often associated with birds. His cloak makes the illusion of bird wings, and he's 'elevated' from reality as it were.
43	* AxCrazy: He laughs hysterically as he murders people and causes explosions. It's also implied he's [[InvokedTrope invoking it]].
44	* CradleOfLoneliness: A messed up example. [[spoiler:After Fyodor is killed in a helicopter crash, Nikolai is left holding Fyodor's dismembered arm, as he realizes Fyodor's death didn't bring him any satisfaction.]]
45	* ExoticEyeDesigns: He has a cross-shaped pupil in his eye.
46	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:His body gets cut in half by a saw as a result of the effects of the Decay of the Angel using [[RealityWritingBook the book]] to frame the ADA. Or so he made it look with his Ability.]]
47	* HyperspaceArsenal: He can store all sorts of things in his cloak, including telephone poles, enough sand to bury someone alive, and explosions.
48	* IJustWantToBeFree: His motive for joining the Angels of Decay is to become "free like a bird".
49	* LargeHam: His signature. It may have been inspired by his namesake's works often combining the normal with the grotesque.
50	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has a long braid of hair that often rests on his right shoulder.
51	* MonsterClown: He is nicknamed "The Clown" due to his circus-themed getup.
52	* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:It really looked like he died when the power of the book altered reality and his body was cut in half by a saw. Several chapters later Gogol shows up to save Sigma and explains he used his Ability to make it look like he got cut in half.]]
53	* ObfuscatingInsanity: He ''pretends'' to be a psychotic killer when he's completely sane and does feel a sense of guilt from murder. His reasoning for this is that his victims will find it easier to accept being killed by a murderous monster instead of a human being.
54	* RepulsiveRingmaster: He dresses like a circus ringmaster and is part of an infamous terrorist group.
55	* {{Teleportation}}: His Ability allows him to use his cape as a portal to transport objects, people, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick limbs]], and himself from wherever he wants within 30 meters.
56	* VictoryIsBoring: [[spoiler:His goal was to get Fyodor killed by setting him up in a death game against Dazai. He apparently succeeds, but can't rejoice in his victory as he ends up feeling empty and realizes that Fyodor was right when he said he wanted to kill him so he would lose himself.]]
57	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Has silvery hair, and is a violent terrorist who specializes in inflicting {{Cruel And Unusual Death}}s onto his victims.
58	[[/folder]]
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60	[[folder:Sigma]]
61	!!Manager Sigma
62	!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/ShoyaChiba (Japanese), Cory Yee (English)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Miguel de León (Latin American Spanish), Thibault Siplet (French)[[/labelnote]]
63	[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sigma_anime.png]]
64	[[caption-width-right:1000:シグマ - ??????]]
65	The manager of a secret sky casino and also a member of the Decay of the Angel. His real name is unknown. Despite tons of millionaires gambling and losing their money in the casino, he loathes the thought of other people entering it. His Ability makes him able to share the piece of information/intel the other person wants the most with the intel he wants to know the most via touch.
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67	* AffablyEvil: Considering he's a member of an international terrorist group, Sigma is shown to be very attentive and hospitable to the customers of his casino. He was pretty mellow until Teruko and Tachihara entered the casino and made a fuss after he didn't want to cooperate for obvious reasons, scattering the customers.
68	* AnimeHair: He has portions of his hair that appear to be in loose spikes. Also, the color of his hair's left side is lilac and the right side is white.
69	* AntiVillain: He might be a terrorist, but it's really hard to not sympathize with him after learning his difficult past and knowing all he wants is to defend the only place he feels he belongs to.
70	* BadassInANiceSuit: Sigma wears a suit as a manager of the Sky Casino, and he is quite a badass when he fought Teruko with his own weapons and [[spoiler:aided Dazai to pass every dangerous obstacle to escape from Meursault]].
71	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Implied to be the reason why he [[spoiler:shares vital information with Atsushi right before falling to the ground.]]
72	* BerserkButton:
73	** The Hunting Dogs' reckless pursuing efforts that caused trouble at the casino made Sigma want to aggressively protect it by any means, even having his customers ''kill'' Teruko and Tachihara to earn the $1 million bounty.
74	** Played for laughs during Nikolai's prison escape game in Meursault. [[spoiler: After Dazai selected him as a tool to escape, his comical immaturity truly made Sigma pissed off, not to mention wasting valuable time]].
75	* BornAsAnAdult: Since he was literally written into existence with the power of the Book, he first manifested into the world with an adult body.
76	* BornOfMagic: Sigma doesn't just have any memories of the past; he never had one to begin with. He came into existence only three years prior to the series through the power of the Book.
77	* ButtMonkey: Sigma is a frequent victim of physical abuse. Chuuya even uses his gravity powers to drop him ''15'' times.
78	* DarkAndTroubledPast: The first thing he remembers is waking up in the middle of the desert with no memories of who he is. He ended up being captured and enslaved by a group of human traffickers who forced him to assist them in crimes by exploiting his ability to steal crucial information. He managed to escape, but even then, he had nowhere to go. He eventually was found by Fyodor who offered him to join the Decay of the Angel. Sigma agreed to aid in their terrorism and in exchange, his casino was written into existence with the Book so that Sigma could finally have his place to belong.
79	* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Because he has no memories, no family and no friends, Sigma's greatest wish is a reason to live. The Decay of the Angel granted his wish by literally writing the casino into existence so Sigma could manage it. Sigma even states that his casino is his entire life and without it, he would die.
80	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The very first thing he is seen doing is purposefully damaging a card so that a man who needed money to cure his daughter could win.
81	* AFatherToHisMen: It's subtle, but the reason why he doesn't like people who aren't customers coming in, is because of the true nature of his casino and the customers getting in danger. Also, Sigma seems to know every single customer's ailments (remember that there are ''twenty thousand'' of them).
82	* FrameUp: Under Kamui, he's the one that rewrites reality so that the Agency becomes terrorists so the Decay can proceed with their plans with no obstacles in their way. According to Ango with his ability, Sigma was also responsible for stabbing Chief Taneda.
83	* FreudianExcuse: He has no memories, no home, and no family because he's a mere creation of the Book capable of RewritingReality. He joined the Decay of the Angel and is participating in their terrorism in exchange of being given a casino that he can call his home with the power of the Book.
84	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has an attractive face and beautiful straight hair flowing down his back.
85	* LossOfIdentity: Due to his lack of memories from before three years ago, Sigma doesn't know who he is and feels like he belongs nowhere in the world. His condition for joining the Decay of the Angel was for them to use the power of the Book to give him his own casino so he could finally be someone.
86	* MySkullRunnethOver: [[spoiler:He uses his Ability to learn all of Fyodor's secrets. However, the amount of information that gets transferred to his brain at once is so overwhelming that he's knocked out instantly. Fyodor thinks Sigma might have suffered a brain damage from which he probably won't recover from.]]
87	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sigma is only the name he gave himself. He doesn't remember his real name and given that he was created from the pages of the Book, he probably never had one in the first place.
88	* OnlySaneByComparison: While he is part of a dangerous terrorist group and has caused the deaths of many people, when put next to Dazai, Fyodor, and Gogol he looks like a well-rounded, upstanding citizen.
89	* OnlySaneMan: He said this word-for-word when Dazai and Fyodor accepted Nikolai's challenge of escaping from prison. [[spoiler:Dazai picks Sigma to be his 'tool' for the prison break. He is left shocked and appalled when Dazai proceeds to literally dance around with him, despite the time limit. He's also the only one to display any fear or concern about a vampire coming to Fyodor's aid and killing all the guards.]]
90	* TokenGoodTeammate: Of the Decay of the Angel. Unlike his fellow terrorists, Sigma is actually a decent man who just wants a place to belong and he doesn't have any criminal past, or any past at all since the Book created him from nothing. He just had the misfortune of getting easily manipulated because of his status as a human created from the Book. In addition, being used by people like Nikolai, Fyodor, and Dazai (although the latter eventually became his ally) is one of Sigma's pet peeves.
91	* ToughLeaderFacade: He acts like a competent and composed boss in front of his staff, even at times of crisis, giving the impression that he's the perfect casino manager. When left alone, however, Sigma admits to himself that he has no confidence in his skills as a casino manager because of his lack of natural talents and he's just desperate to protect the only place that belongs to him.
92	* TheUnfettered: There's ''nothing'' Sigma won't do to protect his casino.
93	* VillainousValour: You really feel like rooting for him during his fight against Teruko. Sigma doesn't have a combat-oriented ability and he knows he has little chance of beating a Hunting Dog. However, he wants to protect his casino, which he considers his home, no matter what he must risk.
94	[[/folder]]
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96	[[folder:Bram Stoker]]
97	!!Bram Stoker
98	!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Cory Yee (English)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VAs=]]]Creator/IdziDutkiewicz (Latin American Spanish), Stanny Mannaert (French)[[/labelnote]]
99	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bram_stoker_bsd.png]]
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101	The last member of the Decay of the Angel. A count from Northern Europe who was transformed into the vampiric being Dracula by his own Ability.
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103	* AffectionateNickname: Aya nicknames him "Bra-chan" (or "Bram-Bram" in the English dub).
104	* DarkIsNotEvil: He has a dark outfit and isn't actually a bad guy since Fukuchi exploited him for his vampiric ability, which is essential for the Decay of the Angel's latest plan.
105	* ForcedIntoEvil: With the Holy Sword impaled vertically to his brain, Fukuchi forced Bram to turn the people of Yokohama into vampires against his will.
106	* LadyAndKnight: He calls himself Aya's knight and swears to protect her after seeing her bravery when she risks her life to [[spoiler:pull the sword out of him and save everyone]].
107	* LazyBum: All he wants to do is sleep.
108	* LosingYourHead: His current body is nothing but his head, neck, and shoulders, due to having the Holy Sword impaled on his chest, which stopped his regeneration ability [[spoiler:until Aya pulled it out to regain his limbs]].
109	* MissingReflection: He mentions his reflection doesn't show up in a mirror, due to being a vampire.
110	* MundaneObjectAmazement: He thinks Aya's music player on her smartphone is a mind-blowing invention, asking her if she's a goddess.
111	* MysticalWhiteHair: He's a vampire with silver hair.
112	* OddFriendship: He ends up developing a strange friendship with the 10-year-old Aya after she steals him from his coffin. [[spoiler:She ends up pulling the sword out of his body, allowing him to recover his full power and body. Bram swears loyalty to Aya for this.]]
113	* PointyEars: He has distinctive triangular-shaped pointed ears similar to elven ears.
114	* PowerLimiter: The sword stabbed in his body has sealed most of his powers, such as his regeneration and ability to control the vampires he creates. All he has in this state are the typical weaknesses of a vampire. [[spoiler:He recovers his powers after Aya manages to pull the sword out.]]
115	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Bram has been alive since the times of UsefulNotes/TheCrusades.
116	* RedEyesTakeWarning: He's a vampire with red eyes. Combined with his pale skin and MysticalWhiteHair, this harks back at the ''strigoi'', creatures upon the vampires were inspired.
117	* TechnicallyLivingVampire: He has a unique Ability that mutated his cells and turned him into a vampire.
118	* TrappedInVillainy: If he could choose, he would stay sleeping inside his coffin without bothering anyone. Kamui has left him no choice but to participate in his plans for global-scale terrorism, as he will turn Bram into ashes with the holy cross stabbed into his body if Bram tries to refuse.
119	* VampiresHateGarlic: As it's common for a vampire, he hates garlic.
120	* VampiresSleepInCoffins: He's kept asleep inside a coffin unless Kamui needs him to bite someone.
121	* WeakenedByTheLight: He's weak to sunlight due to the side effects of his Ability turning him into a vampire.
122	[[/folder]]

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