| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''Manga/ChainsawMan'' '''[[Characters/ChainsawMan Main Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/ChainsawManMainCharacters Main Characters]] ([[Characters/ChainsawManDenji Denji]] | [[Characters/ChainsawManMakimaAndNayuta Makima and Nayuta]]) | '''Devil Hunters''' | [[Characters/ChainsawManChainsawManChurch Chainsaw Man Church]] | [[Characters/ChainsawManDevilsAndFiends Devils and Fiends]] | [[Characters/ChainsawManOtherCharacters Other Characters]] -]]]]] |
| 3 | !Public Safety Devil Hunters Bureau |
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| 6 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 7 | * BadassInANiceSuit: The standard outfit for Public Safety is a dress shirt, suit, and slacks, which the Devil Hunters wear even in the field. The suits are actually a kind of [[BulletproofVest "armor"]] of sorts, being bulletproof and in most cases, can protect the wearer from fatal attacks. |
| 8 | * BrainDrain: The Public Safety agents who don't die on the job or quit the business entirely tend to move into safer devil hunting jobs in the private sector. It's implied the agency provide most hunters an entry level position, and all the ones just looking for money want to build up their resumé and get the hell out. The ones who stay long-term tend to either have a genuine interest in protecting the people, want {{revenge}} against devilkind, or [[BloodKnight just love fighting]]. |
| 9 | * BulletproofVest: Their suits are durable enough to let Aki survive the same attack that ''cut Denji in half''. [[ArmorIsUseless It's not as useful as one would expect]], as many Devils have powers that can bypass any attempt at protective covering, such as Santa Claus’ PuppetPermutation, or simply destroy a human instantly with brute force. |
| 10 | * CreatureHunterOrganization: They're the government agency in charge of [[DemonSlaying hunting dangerous devils]]. Freelance Devil hunting for profit is also legal, so Public Safety has to coordinate with private hunters to keep civilians safe without [[JurisdictionFriction overlapping targets]]. |
| 11 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Whilst Public Safety was comprised of well-meaning hunters that were manipulated by Makima into fulfilling her plans of complete control in Part 1, most of the members shown in Part 2 are psychopathic and far more morally questionable to the point that nobody is shown objecting to dismembering Denji just because he was forced into transforming back into Chainsaw Man.]] |
| 12 | * FourIsDeath: |
| 13 | ** The protagonists belong to Special Division 4, and it certainly has its share of fatalities - enough that it needs to merge with Division 0 a few arcs in to replenish their ranks. |
| 14 | ** Said reinforcements come in a group of four - two Fiends, two Devils. [[spoiler:By the end of Part 1, all of them are dead.]] |
| 15 | * HappinessInSlavery: Most of the Devils and Fiends we see working for Public Safety seem content with it, despite it being an involuntary lifetime position. Either they appreciate the opportunity to make contracts, [[MightMakesRight are resigned to obeying the institution's force]], or [[spoiler:have been brainwashed into obedience by Makima]]. |
| 16 | * HeelFaceReincarnation: The devil agents are a [[ZigZaggingTrope rather complicated example]]. [[spoiler:In Hell, they followed Chainsaw Man, but it's not clear if they shared his TokenHeroicOrc morality or simply worshiped his power. Their earthly reincarnations end up (sometimes involuntary) protectors of humanity, but were also brainwashed to help Makima conquer it.]] In short, their reincarnation lead to '''a''' change of alignment, [[HazyFeelTurn but good luck figuring out the morality thereof]]. |
| 17 | * HighTurnoverRate: Hunting Devils is very dangerous work, and that's before the plot pits them against other Devil Hunters after Denji's heart. Even when they aren't directly injured, they're often reliant on devil contracts that take a toll on their bodies. The ones who don't die quickly tend to resign shortly after anyway. |
| 18 | * HunterOfTheirOwnKind: A number of Public Safety's Devil Hunters are themselves Devils and related entities, and some other Devils lend the Hunters their power (more readily or exclusively than to the general public). Though they aren't generally doing it by choice, most Devils aren't particularly loyal to their own kind and [[IFightForTheStrongestSide respect Public Safety's power]]. |
| 19 | * MutantDraftBoard: Devils, Fiend, and Weapon Humans that aren't killed by Public Safety are recruited [[JoinOrDie under threat of death]]. Nonhumanoid Devils are [[CapturedSuperEntity kept locked up]] to make contracts with human agents. The rest become Devil Hunters. |
| 20 | * NoSuchThingAsHR: Interpersonal rules in Public Safety are incredibly loose, at least in the Special Divisions. Makima and Himeno openly [[SleepingWithTheBoss romantically entangle themselves with their subordinates]], and the latter flirts with/teases her co-workers constantly. Several fights and even attempted murders between agents go unreported. Many hunters are Devils that can't be held to human standards, yet also lack any right to formally complain or quit. |
| 21 | * NonuniformUniform: Public Safety has a standard, unisex outfit but many agents leave off the suit or wear sneakers instead of dress shoes. The Devil agents tend to be even more lax, and sometimes their bodies don't fit normal clothes (Princi's extra legs require her to wear a skirt instead of pants; Beam's shapeshifting powers would destroy all but the minimum amount of clothing). |
| 22 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: Some Public Safety Devil Hunters aren't particularly interested in protecting people or taking revenge on Devils, they just see it as a job that pays good, doesn't require a college degree, and [[SignedUpForTheDental has a lot of paid vacation]]. These people tend to move onto safer jobs in the private sector once they get the necessary experience. |
| 23 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Played with; several arc are spent on Public Safety directly hunting devils, but others are focused on fighting humans who are using devils' powers, which is also under the agency's jurisdiction, even if they don't pursue the devils themselves. It's implied a lot of "devil hunters" are just licensed as such as a legal pretext to use devil contracts for mercenary work, with varying levels of government approval. |
| 24 | * ThePurge: [[spoiler:Many agents' deaths throughout the story were a result of Makima deliberately endangering them or pulling a FalseFlagOperation to winnow the ranks down to the ones under her power. Kishibe attempts his own counter-purge, which fails at first, but then succeeds [[KeystoneArmy because Denji kills Makima]].]] |
| 25 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Though Public Safety is a well-funded, seemingly-professional government organization, they're not very selective with who they let become or stay Devil Hunters. Many agents are desperate for money, [[RevengeBeforeReason hungry for revenge against Devils that killed the family]], or [[SurvivorGuilt horribly jaded from having their coworkers die]] -- and that's not counting the bizarre monster people. Aki complains Division 4 was "full of weirdos" even ''before'' Denji joined, while Kishibe outright says you have to be crazy to join Public Safety and ''even crazier'' to stay around. |
| 26 | * RedshirtArmy: Quite a lot of Public Safety's Devil Hunters die without receiving any characterization beyond their name or face. |
| 27 | * {{Reincarnation}}: In their previous incarnations in Hell, the Devils and Fiends working for Public Safety as agents [[spoiler:were the followers of the original Chainsaw Man. The possible exception is Beam, who may have simply traveled from Hell to Earth without reincarnating. They were likely hunted down and indentured by Makima as a display of her power.]] |
| 28 | * ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: The Bureau’s Devil agents are all named after the various classes of the angelic hierarchy described in Literature/TheBible, [[spoiler:tying into the LightIsNotGood motif of their master, [[SatanicArchetype Makima]]]]. |
| 29 | * StateSec: [[spoiler:Makima's career in Public Safety see the agency turn into a means for her to build an army of mind-controlled devils she plans to use to TakeOverTheWorld.]] |
| 30 | * SuperpoweredMooks: Most agents have Devil contracts, even very minor characters who may or may not manage to use them before dying. |
| 31 | * SuperCop: In a limited sense; besides hunting devils themselves, Public Safety handle humans criminals who use devil contracts. |
| 32 | * TheWorldsExpertOnGettingKilled: Protip for any aspiring Public Safety operatives: if your name is ''not'' [[spoiler:[[TheAce Kishibe]]]] or [[spoiler:[[InexplicablyAwesome Yoshida]]]], then being introduced to the reader as a "highly skilled veteran devil hunter" is [[TheWorfEffect practically a death sentence.]] |
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| 35 | !!Tokyo |
| 36 | !!!Special Division 1 |
| 37 | [[folder:Kishibe]] |
| 38 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Creator/JasonDouglas (English) |
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| 44 | ->''"The Devil Hunters that the devils fear are the ones with a few screws loose."'' |
| 45 | |
| 46 | The best Devil Hunter still alive, who Denji meets when he's assigned to train under him. A very heavy drinker, not that it does anything to slow down his skills. |
| 47 | ---- |
| 48 | * TheAlcoholic: He's a heavy drinker, though it does little to impact his fighting ability. He admits that watching his students die makes him drink more. |
| 49 | * BadassLongcoat: Easily identifiable from the other Devil Hunters by his stylish black overcoat, which he's rarely seen without outside of flashbacks. |
| 50 | * BadassNormal: Kicks the ass of humans and Fiends alike with impunity and is never actually shown to draw on any contracts to do so. Based on a comment that Pingtsi (one of Quanxi's fiends) makes, he might not actually have anything left to ''sacrifice'' to use in a Devil Contract. Despite being in his late fifties, he actually holds his own against [[LightningBruiser Quanxi]], who is [[spoiler:a full-blown Weapon Hybrid like Denji and Reze.]] |
| 51 | * BaritoneOfStrength: He has an incredibly deep voice, befitting of his status as the best Devil Hunter alive. |
| 52 | * BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. [[SilverFox While he's still ruggedly handsome well into his fifties]], he used to be much more conventionally attractive in his younger days. Nine years of being thrown into the ringer as a Devil Hunter, however, gave him with a horrific scar on his cheek and a severe depression that gradually turned him into a dishevelled shadow of his former self.... and ''that'' was when he and Quanxi were still partners. Lord knows what kind of hell he's been through after that. |
| 53 | * BigGood: [[spoiler:Kishibe is the ringleader of a splinter-cell of Public Safety planning a coup [[ConspiracyRedemption against Makima's plans to conquer the world]].]] |
| 54 | * BreakTheHaughty: |
| 55 | ** He was shown to be full of himself when he first started out, incessantly flirting with Quanxi in spite of her always responding with five across the eyes. By the time of his ninth year in Public Safety, he's become so scarred, disheveled, and visibly tired that he's pretty much turned into a completely different person by then. It doesn't help that his near-decade of flirting but eventually genuinely falling for Quanxi all resulted in a SorryImGay revelation. |
| 56 | ** Just because he knows who [[spoiler:Makima]] really is and has a decent grasp on her powers, he formulates a coup to take her down. As his trap seems to close around her, she causes his composure to tremble when she brings up how their reality has been [[spoiler:benevolently tampered with]]. [[spoiler:Makima]] then unleashes [[spoiler:the original Chainsaw Man]], which causes the coup to implode when Kishibe's forces attack him under the mistaken belief that he's another one of the [[spoiler:Control Devil's]] peons, dividing their forces and allowing her to slip away. |
| 57 | * BrokenAce: Kishibe isn't boasting in the slightest calling himself the greatest Devil Hunter there is. Skilled enough to completely curbstomp four Fiends (one of whom could drive people insane with a look) [[BadassNormal without using any Contracts]] and savvy enough [[spoiler: that he was ''only'' hunter in the bureau to have figured out [[BitchInSheepsClothing Makima]] wasn't human before she staged her coup]]... and he's also [[DrowningMySorrows an alcoholic]] who's watched so many of his colleagues and proteges die horrible deaths he seems barely able to feel ''anything'' anymore. Noticeably, despite advising Himeno to not bother visiting the graves of fallen comrades, his proper introduction shows him doing so himself. |
| 58 | * BroughtDownToBadass: Devils won't renew or create contracts with him anymore, so he's down to what's left of his physical and mental faculties for hunts. |
| 59 | * BrutalHonesty: Kishibe [[BluntYes bluntly confirms]] Kobeni's fears late in Part 1 that [[spoiler:Makima won't allow her to live, she has to hide even from her family, and that she'll probably be a fugitive for the rest of her life]]. |
| 60 | * ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Kishibe leaves Nayuta in Denji's care, then disappears, because he's "about to get busy". It's not known if he's still part of Public Safety or has become a fugitive for helping to kill Makima and keep Nayuta away from the Japanese government.]] |
| 61 | * ComicBookFantasyCasting: He looks a lot like Creator/MadsMikkelsen, and considering what a cinephile Fujimoto is, it's likely the resemblance is intentional. |
| 62 | * CrazySane: Implied. For all his talks about how the really effective Devil Hunters are all cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, Kishibe, barring his alcoholism, is remarkably straight-laced... and yet, by his or anyone else's metrics, he's one of the best Devil Hunters alive, if not ''the'' best. |
| 63 | * DealWithTheDevil: Kishibe has made a contract with three Devils, the Knife Devil, Claw Devil and Needle Devil, and it's stated that there's nothing left on him that he can trade away. |
| 64 | * DentedIron: He's the greatest Devil Hunter there is and still possesses the strength, skill and resourcefulness to show it. He's also covered in scars all over, is an extreme alcoholic and has given up so much from his body during his decades of work that he can't even use his contracted Devils anymore. Not only that, but he's also horribly depressed after all the needless death and destruction he's had to witness, and still carries the heartbreak of having been rejected by Quanxi. He's a grim reminder of what a Devil Hunter can end up like if they're ''un''lucky enough to survive to old age [[RedshirtArmy in a job where everyone else drops like flies]]. |
| 65 | * DrowningMySorrows: He confesses that drinking over dead comrades is in large part why he's an alcoholic. |
| 66 | * DubPersonalityChange: Much more coarse and pushy in his speech in the English dub, insisting that Denji and Power refer to him as "master" rather than requesting they do so. |
| 67 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: A man that is presumably Kishibe is shown for a few panels in chapter 14 introducing Aki to Himeno, but he's very nondescript, wears a brimmed hat, and lacks the cheek scar. Kishibe shows up in chapter 19, using the finalized version of his design, which the anime uses even in the first scene. |
| 68 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: |
| 69 | ** When he first appears in Himeno's flashback, he bluntly explains that her most recently deceased partner didn't have it in him to be a Devil Hunter and expresses his philosophy of needing competent Devil Hunters to be {{Wild Card}}s that won't bend to fear. He repeats a similar sentiment when training Denji and Power. |
| 70 | ** One that can be easily overlooked, but really highlights what his role in the story will be; when he's introduced to Denji and Power, he actually tells Makima to ''[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu shut up]]''. |
| 71 | * FightsLikeANormal: He rarely relies on his Devil contracts and prefers to go at it alone. He's regarded as the best Devil Hunter alive because of it. Pingtsi notes that he has nothing left to give to his contract physically, so he may literally be unable to use them any more. |
| 72 | * FunctionalAddict: Despite being a severe alcoholic, that doesn't impede him in the slightest as a fighter. |
| 73 | * GlasgowGrin: The left side of his face is stitched up extending from his mouth, though in this case it's more a Glasgow Frown. The volume 8 omake shows the rather grisly injury, which came just a year into his career, but not the context. |
| 74 | * HiddenDepths: Initially comes off as just a cynical drunk, but it turns out he's both entirely warranted to describe himself as TheAce and a great deal more sympathetic as a character past his stoicism. |
| 75 | * ILied: During one of their training sessions where Denji and Power managed to set up a decent set of surprise attacks against him, Kishibe praises Denji and Power for their hard work, then promises training is over for the day. As soon as Denji relaxes, Kishibe puts a knife through his face and reminds him to never trust a hunter. |
| 76 | * IWasQuiteALooker: The omake about his and Quanxi's history shows that he was quite a {{Bishonen}} as a younger man. Decades of Devil Hunting and subsequent alcoholism wore him down. |
| 77 | * IncompatibleOrientation: Back when they were partners, Kishibe confessed to Quanxi that he liked her, only to be soundly rejected as it apparently coincided with her discovering she was a lesbian. Making this more pathetic, Kishibe realized this ''before'' Quanxi did. |
| 78 | * InexplicablyAwesome: Kishibe himself states that he's [[WorldsBestWarrior the best Devil Hunter alive]], and given how he [[CurbStompBattle thoroughly trashes Denji and Power]] during their "[[TrainingFromHell training]]", it's clearly not a bluff. Pingtsi (one of Quanxi's fiends) points out that he's been [[DentedIron so physically beaten down]] that there's nothing left for him to contract with, and yet the next time we see her and one of her compatriots, Kishibe has them both captured without seemingly any effort. We never get to see exactly why or ''how'' he got so badass, but it's entirely possibly that he relies on [[BadassNormal physical strength alone.]] Despite being over 50 years old and having no apparently superhuman defensive abilities, he can hold his own with [[SuperSpeed Quanxi]] in a fair fight and survives [[CarCushion being thrown out a window onto a car]] with zero apparent injury. He notes in his first proper chapter that he was incredibly strong since he was a ''child'', which may explain why he's able to keep up despite his age. |
| 79 | * InformedAttribute: Kishibe introduces himself as a lady's man, listing "women" as an interest equal to drinking and devil hunting. In the present, he never shows any clear sexual interest in ''anyone''. A flashback showed he was quite a womanizer as a young man, but within a few years became solely focused on Quanxi. |
| 80 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a BrokenAce and SinkOrSwimMentor who takes Denji and Power under his wing solely because he can now have proteges that he can outright ''murder'' however many times he wants without lasting consequences. He eventually comes to be fond of them to a degree and his ultimate goal is to [[spoiler:kill Makima to stop the pointless sacrifice of innocent Japanese citizens and colleagues from continuing.]] |
| 81 | * KatanasAreJustBetter: He's shown wearing [[DualWielding twin katanas]] on his back in a flashback to when he was working alongside Quanxi, though he's never seen actually using them. |
| 82 | * LightningBruiser: His strength is accompanied by incredible reflexes and speed, as seen when he easily takes down Power and Denji in quick succession without blinking an eye in his training sessions. This is highlighted in the anime, where he manages to stab Denji multiple times within the span of a single second, and each stab sounds like it was shot out of a cannon. |
| 83 | * LovingAShadow: Supplementary materials deconstruct his infatuation with Quanxi, explaining that the reason he was enamored with her was because her immortality made her the only stable and unchanging part of his chaotic life as a hunter. He recognizes that he loved her precisely because it felt 'safe' loving her, she couldn't just suddenly die and leave him. And then [[spoiler:Makima]] doesn't even let him keep that. |
| 84 | * MaskOfSanity: Implied. Seeing that he says that the best way to fight a demon is to be more insane than it, and that he calls himself The Best Devil Hunter Alive, it's not hard to put 2 and 2 together. |
| 85 | * MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler: Inverted! Instead of dying to further Denji's development, by the end of Part 1 Kishibe is the only dependable ally Denji has left, except Yoshida, who he barely knows and Kobeni, who he barely trusts.]] |
| 86 | * OddNameOut: He's one of the only characters that has his name in kanji, something that he shares with Himeno. |
| 87 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Has a lot of these from surviving Sawatari's assault on the Special Divisions with no injury, to casually defeating Quanxi's superpowered Fiend harem, to his "training" sessions with Denji and Power who were allowed the full use of their demonic abilities and only managed to nick him across the cheek for their efforts. |
| 88 | * PetTheDog: |
| 89 | ** Kishibe ends up sheltering Denji and Kobeni when all of them [[spoiler:are on the run from Makima]], not asking either of them to help him in return. He even warns Denji of the dangers of doing so when he volunteers. |
| 90 | ** He agrees to catsit Meowy asking for nothing more than alcohol as payment. When the two reunite, Kishibe is casually playing with her as though they've managed to bond during that time. |
| 91 | * PsychoKnifeNut: He's a very weary and uncompromising man whose method of tutoring Denji and Power involved stabbing them many, ''many'' times with an assortment of knives. It's later revealed that he has a contract with the Knife Devil, which explains some of the insane feats he's pulled off with them. |
| 92 | * RedBaron: Quanxi calls him "Mad Dog Kishibe". |
| 93 | * RefugeInAudacity: Kishibe doesn't even remotely try to hide the fact that he's directly plotting against [[spoiler:Makima]], and when she claims she didn't know anything about the Yakuza attack on Public Safety in advance, Kishibe's response is to openly call her a liar ''to her face.'' [[spoiler:Given that Makima's powers work on anyone she believes herself to be "superior" to, it's entirely possible that Kishibe is immune to Makima's brainwashing because she's actually [[VillainRespect impressed by his utter refusal to even pretend to fall for her bullshitting him]].]] |
| 94 | * RuggedScar: He has a stitched-up scar on the left side of his face and is one of the most experienced Devil Hunters to date. |
| 95 | * ShadowArchetype: Kishibe is a startlingly depressing vision of what Denji can grow into. Like the protagonist, he was originally a brazen and arrogant young Devil Hunter with base desires (booze and women) who wielded bladed weaponry and had contracts with Devils associated with such. Years of losing colleagues and witnessing demonic horrors have beaten him down into what he is in the present day. Also, both he and Denji held romantic feelings for dangerous hybrid women, both of whom were [[spoiler:killed and enslaved]] by [[spoiler:Makima.]] The end of Part 1 brings this to the fore as master and student wind up on the same park bench, depressed and dour. |
| 96 | * SinkOrSwimMentor: He advised Himeno to beat her training into Aki, because Devil Hunters don't have time learn to slowly. He trains Denji and Power by essentially terrorizing them every day, and doesn't seem particularly concerned about their physical or mental well-being. Since they regenerate from fatal injuries, he's got no reason to hold back when it comes to training them for a life-threatening job like a Devil Hunter. |
| 97 | * SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: One of only four named characters confirmed to survive the events of Part One.]] |
| 98 | * SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:When he leaves Denji to finish off Makima in Chapter 96, he expresses hope that Denji survives, because he feels that Denji has the most potential out of everyone he's met to be a Devil Hunter. It speaks volumes coming from someone who is considered TheAce in the profession.]] |
| 99 | * StealthHiBye: [[spoiler:Disappears while Denji is talking to him at the end of the final chapter after having dumped Nayuta on him to look after.]] |
| 100 | * TheStoic: He doesn't emote much having SeenItAll from his years as a Devil Hunter. That being said, he's quite sentimental deep-down, but years of Devil hunting and alcoholism have weighed on him significantly. |
| 101 | * StrongAndSkilled: A legitimate lesson he teaches Denji and Power is that being a nutjob is only half the battle, and you need to supplement that with tactics and technique. |
| 102 | * SuccessThroughInsanity: He expresses that Devil Hunters must be too crazy to be intimidated by Devils or psychologically damaged by encounters with them. An unpredictable hunter gives no fear to power Devils and makes them face their own fear of the unknown. |
| 103 | * TakeAThirdOption: Knowing that [[spoiler:Makima]] has potentially millions of backup lives, making killing [[spoiler:her]] a protracted and impractical process, Kishibe's coup is centered around using the [[spoiler:Hell Devil]] to get rid of [[spoiler:her]] without conventional lethal force. |
| 104 | * ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Hard living and fighting have all but calcified his ability to emote, so he often just states what he's feeling at the moment. |
| 105 | * TrainingFromHell: Training with him isn't so much teaching his students skills, as forcing them to learn to SURVIVE encounters with him. Denji being a PerpetualMotionMonster and Power being a Fiend just means he's able to use more extreme methods without worrying about killing his students. |
| 106 | * UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: The "All About Kishibe" omake in volume 8 shows he spent at least ''nine years'' fruitlessly pursuing Quanxi. It's not specified if he got over since, and he doesn't bring it up when they met in the present, but he's not shown interest in anyone else. Supplementary materials imply he's more or less okay with that though, as his infatuation with the immortal Quanxi mainly serves to give him a sense of stability in a life where he constantly loses people. |
| 107 | * VillainRespect: Implied. [[spoiler:Kishibe is one of the very few humans who seems to be exempt from Makima's powers. Since Makima can exert control over any individual who she perceives as her inferior, then it seems as though Makima views Kishibe as something of an equal, likely due to the fact that he's one of the only people who sees through all of her bullshit]]. |
| 108 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: DiscussedTrope. He admits to Makima that he expected to not care about Denji and Power, as non-human "toys". In spite of this initial view, he realizes he's grown fond of them and wonders if this means he's going soft. |
| 109 | * WildCard: He's working for the Public Safety Bureau, but is openly apathetic to Makima's murderous schemes so long as she's "still on the side of humanity". [[spoiler:Then it's shown he's looking to kill Makima, even requesting assistance from Quanxi, a Chinese Devil Hunter that he's supposed to fight to protect Denji.]] His true intentions are unknown as of now. [[spoiler:He finally makes decisive moves against Makima in Chapter 83, and by the end of Part 1 is one of the only allies Denji has left.]] |
| 110 | * WorldsBestWarrior: He states that he is the strongest Devil Hunter, hence Makima requesting his assistance in training the Special Division. It's implied that Kishibe was something like the WorldsStrongestMan of Public Safety in his youth before becoming DentedIron from years of intense battles and depression. |
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| 113 | !!!Special Division 4 |
| 114 | [[folder:Makima]] |
| 115 | ->[[Characters/ChainsawManMakima See Makima's page]] |
| 116 | [[/folder]] |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[folder:Denji]] |
| 119 | ->[[Characters/ChainsawManDenji See Denji's page]] |
| 120 | [[/folder]] |
| 121 | |
| 122 | [[folder:Power]] |
| 123 | ->[[Characters/ChainsawManMainCharacters See Main Characters page]] |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder:Aki Hayakawa]] |
| 127 | ->[[Characters/ChainsawManMainCharacters See Main Characters page]] |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
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| 130 | [[folder:Himeno]] |
| 131 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MariyaIse (Japanese), Creator/KatelynBarr (English) |
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| 137 | ->''"You best not die on me, Aki."'' |
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| 139 | |
| 140 | An upbeat and flirty veteran Devil Hunter. She was Aki's mentor when he first joined the bureau, and is put in charge doing the same with Denji, Power, Arai and Kobeni.\ |
| 141 | |
| 142 | Contracted to the Ghost Devil, who allows her to summon an intangible, superhumanly strong third arm in exchange for having let it consume one of her eyes. |
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| 144 | * ActionGirl: From what we see Himeno is one of the most capable hunters Public Safety has and managed to outlast 6 partners before teaming up with Aki. |
| 145 | * AdaptationExpansion: The anime's 8th ED features a short animated segment of Himeno, Aki, and their respective Devils on an action-packed hunt. |
| 146 | * AllForNothing: Himeno [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice trades her life to summon the Ghost Devil and save Aki from being killed by Katana Man]], only for him to die anyway in a much, ''[[ShootTheShaggyDog much]]'' worse way only a few months later.]] |
| 147 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has the hots for Aki, but complains to Denji that Aki seemingly only has eyes for Makima, even though he knows nothing about her as a person. [[spoiler:Tragically, it's heavily implied after Himeno's death that Aki really ''did'' love her back, but he ''literally'' CantSpitItOut - because Makima [[MoreThanMindControl brainwashed him to only be interested in her.]]]] |
| 148 | * BackupFromOtherworld: [[spoiler:Aki manages to kill the Ghost Devil by displaying no fear, rendering himself invisible to it. The cigarette one of its arms presents to him marked "''Easy revenge!''" implies that Himeno is helping Aki avenge her from beyond the grave.]] |
| 149 | * BeneathTheMask: Underneath the confident, flirtatious persona she puts on in public, Himeno is an incredibly broken and traumatized young woman still grieving for the deaths of her partners, and is only ''slightly'' less depressed than Kishibe by virtue of the fact that the one she's in love with is still alive and a friend of hers. |
| 150 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Himeno is very friendly to her coworkers, but she's not soft on them in the slightest if they show any issues. |
| 151 | ** When Power threatens Kobeni, Himeno incapacitates her [[PsychicStrangle brutally]] with her Ghost Devil. |
| 152 | ** She knocks Kobeni out ''twice'' on the same mission; first offscreen when she tried to drink from a toilet, then when Kobeni rushes to stab Denji. |
| 153 | ** While she was calm and apologetic about it, unlike Kobeni and Arai, she was also fully willing to kill Denji to save the rest of the team. |
| 154 | * BoringButPractical: One of the simpler uses Himeno has for the Ghost Devil's arm is just to pull Denji's ripcord from a safe distance. |
| 155 | * BrokenAce: The strongest and most experienced Devil Hunter in all of Public Safety after Kishibe, who fearlessly strides into danger and faces down terrifying Devils with a confident smirk. Underneath all that, she's an ''incredibly'' broken woman who blames herself for the deaths of her colleagues and is prone to drowning her sorrows in beer, smoking, and casual sex, and is desperate to protect the man she loves from falling victim to the same fate as all her previous partners. |
| 156 | * CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: Justified when she first meets Aki, who she found out was a minor and quickly backed off. In the present, she apparently ReallyGetsAround, is TheTease towards Denji (and almost drunkenly sleeps with him), and often fondles Kobeni. But otherwise, she doesn't act this way at all towards Aki. |
| 157 | * CastFromLifespan: Her Contract with Ghost involves trading parts of her body for power. |
| 158 | * CoolBigSis: [[ItMakesSenseInContext Puking in his mouth and nearly taking his virginity notwithstanding]], she eventually settles into this relationship with Denji, teasing him for his taste in women but otherwise being the friendliest to him of anyone in Public Safety, and encouraging him to pursue his goals and do what makes him happy. On a more literal note, she's also shown to have an ''actual'' little sister who she has a fairly good relationship with and writes letters to regularly, though we don't find this out [[spoiler:until after Himeno dies.]] |
| 159 | * CuddleBug: More than once Himeno has spontaneously hugged Kobeni, who seems ambivalent about it. The implication Himeno even hits on women when she's drunk doesn't make it seem any more innocent. |
| 160 | * DidTheyOrDidntThey: It's outright stated that Himeno has drunkenly made out with all her co-workers at some point and it's implied she's gone further and slept around as well. But whether or not this includes Aki, a man she clearly cherishes above most others but who is also highly devoted to Makima, is left up in the air. |
| 161 | * EthicalSlut: Himeno has a very openly flirtatious personality, and she's apparently made out with nearly all her fellow Devil hunters whenever she gets drunk. She's also one of the most genuinely nice characters in the series, who cares deeply about her co-workers and wants to protect them from the dangers of their occupation. In addition, Himeno is extremely relieved to learn that Denji turned her down when she drunkenly came on to him, saying that she'd have been horrified if she hooked up with a minor, and even offers to help set him up with Makima. |
| 162 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Is horrified when she learns that Denji and Aki, both of whom she flirted with intensely, are minors, and immediately backs off with her sexually-charged teasing accordingly. |
| 163 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Compared to her short, slightly unkempt hair in the present, flashbacks showed that she had long, straight hair back in the day. |
| 164 | * EyepatchOfPower: A one-eyed veteran Devil Hunter due to having given up her right eye for her contract with the Ghost Devil. |
| 165 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Calmly trades her physical body to the Ghost Devil to save Aki's life while making eye contact with him one last time and gently telling him, "Don't die, Aki." Even more poignant in hindsight because it's one of the ''very'' few characters in the series who dies relatively ''cleanly'' (vanishing from existence instead of being stabbed, shot or ripped to shreds by a Devil) and dies getting what she wants: Aki's survival.]] |
| 166 | * FanDisservice: While hunting the Infinity Devil, Himeno promises to give Denji a kiss if he eliminates the monster. When he does so, she remembers her promise after getting wasted and gives him a big liplock... and ''pukes into Denji's mouth''. This repulsive moment causes Denji, who isn't even old enough to drink alcohol, to run into the bathroom and vomit uncontrollably. |
| 167 | * FightingFromTheInside: After Sawatari [[spoiler:takes control of the Ghost Devil and summons it to kill Aki, it starts strangling him to death and he blacks out...only for it to abruptly drop him to the ground unharmed and hand him a cigarette, revealing that enough of Himeno remains inside the Ghost Devil to overpower Sawatari's will and stop it from killing Aki.]] |
| 168 | * {{Foil}}: For Makima. Both of them are older, more experienced Devil Hunters who wear full suits, who both Denji and Aki are attracted to, and who motivate Denji by flirting with him and promising him sexual favors. However, while neither of them appear to actually be ''attracted'' to Denji, Himeno is actually willing to put her money where her mouth is and keep her promises, while Makima has no intention of ever giving Denji any serious romantic affection. Moreover, Makima is clearly [[ManipulativeBitch using her sexuality to manipulate Denji for her own ends]], while Himeno seems to genuinely like him, has no ulterior motives and seems to mostly enjoy flirting with him [[TheTease just because it's fun.]] They both have powers that let them attack foes without actually making physical contact with the opponent themselves, but Himeno uses the Ghost Devil's hands, as part of her contract, to grab, hit, and slash at people while Makima can apparently make people ''explode'' from a distance [[spoiler: and she doesn't actually have a contract ''with'' a powerful Devil, she '''is''' a powerful Devil.]] Himeno acts like the life of the party and appears unaffected by the stresses of Devil Hunter life on the outside [[StepfordSmiler is emotionally broken up by the deaths of her partners on the inside]], while Makima appears to be a calm, collected, and utterly serene ReasonableAuthorityFigure [[spoiler:but is actually a [[BitchInSheepsClothing vicious, spiteful, sadistic]], and [[EvilIsPetty hatefully petty]] sociopath willing to utterly destroy a helpless teenager's life [[{{Yandere}} just so she can get Pochita back.]]]] Lastly, [[spoiler:Himeno unflinchingly [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices her own body]] just so Aki can survive, while Makima doesn't hesitate to kill him and use ''his'' body as a vessel for the Gun Devil.]] |
| 169 | * HealthcareMotivation: She first became a Devil Hunter to pay her father's medical bills. By the time she had that taken care of and wanted to take a less dangerous private sector job, she'd gotten attached enough to Aki that she wouldn't leave Public Safety until he came along. |
| 170 | * HeroicResolve: She forces herself to stay awake for ''three days'' while Denji is fighting the Eternity Devil, just so she can use her Ghost hand to pull his ripcord everytime he runs out of charge. Once Denji's finally killed it, the first thing she does is, quite understandably, crawl under the covers with Aki and instantly fall asleep [[ShipTease practically cradling him.]] |
| 171 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Makes a contract with the Ghost Devil to save Aki's life in exchange for the only thing she has left to offer: [[NoBodyLeftBehind her physical body]].]] |
| 172 | * HeroicWillpower: [[spoiler:After she kills Himeno, Sawatari [[VictorGainsLosersPowers takes control of the Ghost Devil]] and later uses it against Aki. When the Ghost Devil grabs Aki and starts strangling him to death, enough of Himeno's spirit survives inside Ghost for her to regain control and force it to let go of Aki, hand him a cigarette with the message "Easy revenge", and stand still without attacking so Aki can kill it.]] |
| 173 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:It is only after her passing that we get to see Himeno’s true thoughts through the collection of letters she sent to her sister. They show Himeno in a more fragile state, as she was someone who was often worrying about her family and was actually hoping to just to leave Public Safety along with Aki, but he didn’t take that seriously due his unshakable desire for revenge against the Gun Devil. This revelation only hits Aki harder, as he realizes Himeno cared for him way more than he thought]]. |
| 174 | * ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:Her death at the hands of Katana Man and Sawatari shocks Aki out of the depressed, self-destructive funk he's been living in, and marks a notable change in his CharacterDevelopment from focusing only on his hunt for the Gun Devil at the expense of his human life to [[DefrostingIceKing opening up to others emotionally and starting to take on a more protective role for those he still cares about.]]]] |
| 175 | * ImpliedLoveInterest: Sometimes it seems that she's merely resorting to seduction in order to stop Aki from being another partner of hers that dies, other times it's heavily implied she genuinely has feelings for him and he might have some degree of reciprocation. Whether they have a purely professional relationship or something more along the lines of FriendsWithBenefits is left vague, although Aki has no issue with how touchy-feely his partner is. |
| 176 | * TheJailBaitWait: Himeno's known Aki since he was a teen and it's implied she was attracted to him from the start, then stopped short of going further with her initial flirtations once she discovered he was a minor. Though her interactions with Denji show Himeno may forget the "waiting" part if she's drunk enough. |
| 177 | * JustFriends: Her breakfast talk with Denji the morning after the kiss shows that she was looking forward to just no longer having anything more than a platonic relationship with him. In fact, she took things a bit further by offering to help set him up with Makima if he helped her get with Aki. |
| 178 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:The first major character death and a sign of what’s to come.]] |
| 179 | * TheLadette: She smokes, drinks, and is generally as gross (or grosser) than her male coworkers. At 5'9, she's also [[StatuesqueStunner extremely tall]] for a woman by Japanese standards. |
| 180 | * LetsGetDangerous: Appears to be more interested in getting drunk and flirting with her coworkers than doing her job, but she's not a woman you want to cross. Power learns this the hard way when she threatens to betray Division 4 and Himeno makes it ''very'' clear how outmatched she is by casually grabbing Power and choking her in a NeckLift with the Ghost Devil's hand. Even after [[spoiler:being shot by Katana Man, she grabs him with the Ghost Devil and would likely have killed him for good if Sawatari didn't kill the Ghost Devil.]] |
| 181 | * TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:Her death weighs on Aki heavily, even as far as the International Assassins Arc, when watching Denji and Power getting butchered by the [[EldritchAbomination Darkness Devil]] causes Aki to have a horrified flashback of watching Himeno die, unable to do anything to stop it.]] |
| 182 | * MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Aki's mentor, and the first major character to die.]] |
| 183 | * MsFanservice: Himeno is a very beautiful women with a large chest and a pleasant personality. The anime especially stresses how lovely her eyes are, and more focus is given to her body. |
| 184 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: |
| 185 | ** [[spoiler:Considering that Makima is all but directly stated to have hired Katana Man and Akane Sawatari to attack Divison 4, it's entirely likely that she specifically ordered them to target Himeno because she got in the way of Makima more effectively controlling Aki.]] |
| 186 | ** [[spoiler:She's also the hypotenuse for Denji and Makima; Makima noticeably gives multiple side-eyes at Himeno when she drunkenly kisses Denji, likely seeing her as a major competition for Denji's affections and loyalty that will no doubt throw a wrench in her plans.]] |
| 187 | * NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: [[spoiler:Even after her body fully disappears, enough of her spirit remains within what's left of the Ghost Devil to use its hand last one time to pull Denji's ripcord and give him a fighting chance against Katana Man.]] |
| 188 | * ObiWanMoment: Much like the TropeNamer, [[spoiler:she dies calmly making eye contact with her pupil one last time after [[HeroicSacrifice trading her life for his]] before [[NoBodyLeftBehind her physical body disappears]] and leaves behind only her clothing.]] |
| 189 | * OddNameOut: She's noticeably one of the few characters normally referred to by a name written in kanji. Everyone else has their names written in katakana, even if the names themselves are Japanese. |
| 190 | * OnlyFriend: For Aki, who's otherwise kind of a dickhead in the early chapters of the manga. [[spoiler:Her death serves as a wake-up call to [[DefrostingIceKing start opening up to others a little more.]]]] |
| 191 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She's been managing to keep calm throughout the Eternity Devil arc, but has a FreakOut when Kobeni accidentally stabs Aki and begins panicking about their chances of getting out of the Eighth Floor. |
| 192 | * PairTheSpares: She actually tries to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this with Denji, observing that he, like Aki, has a crush on Makima, she suggests they form an "[[ShipperWithAnAgenda alliance]]" where she'll help Denji hook up with Makima in return for him helping her hook up with Aki. [[spoiler:[[AnyoneCanDie It doesn't quite work out]] that way...]] |
| 193 | * PetTheDog: While it initially seems like Himeno is planning to seduce Denji and use him to do things for her, like Makima, she's actually nothing but kind to him following the fight with the Eternity Devil. One such example is apologizing for the vomit kiss at the party and inviting Denji to have breakfast at her place in the future. |
| 194 | * ThePlotReaper: Aki is an outright ''asshole'' at the beginning of the story, looking down on everyone else but Himeno and outright beating Denji up just because he's a rival for Makima's affections. [[spoiler:Her death at the hands of Sawatari and Katana Man shocks him out of his selfish funk when he realizes that she cared about him enough to [[HeroicSacrifice give her life for his]] and start opening up to others emotionally like Denji, Power, and the Angel. If she was still alive, Aki would probably never have started to care for Denji and Power and the rest of the story would probably never have happened.]] |
| 195 | * ReallyGetsAround: Besides her drunken flirtations with Denji, she's also apparently got quite a habit of sleeping with her co-workers in the Public Safety Division. |
| 196 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:She dies trying to save Denji and Aki, allowing Ghost to consume her completely.]] |
| 197 | * SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:Downplayed and unusually subverted; she offers her whole body to the Ghost Devil so that it can fully materialize and help defeat Katana Man, but then Sawatari's Snake Devil devours it and Himeno's body fully disappears. However, she still managed to distract them from Aki enough for him to survive, and her sacrifice ''itself'' posthumously gave her enough control over the Ghost Devil to keep it from killing Aki later.]] |
| 198 | * ShipperWithAnAgenda: She decides to help Denji get with Makima since it'll give her room to make a move on Aki. |
| 199 | * ShipTease: She admits to being attracted to Aki, and she drunkenly expresses her jealousy over his own implied attraction to Makima. There are multiple moments where they share intimate interactions, one lampshaded by Denji as an IndirectKiss. The first anime trailer outright shows them having slept together. |
| 200 | * SleepCute: The first thing she does after Denji kills the Eternity Devil is to crawl under the covers with Aki, wrap her arms around his neck and start snuggling into him. [[ShipTease D'awwwwwwww.]] |
| 201 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:She dies about a quarter-way into Part 1, but]] her character casts a ''huge'' shadow over the rest of the story. Aside from [[spoiler: her death establishing very firmly that ''[[AnyoneCanDie nobody]]'' in the cast is safe and off-limits, Aki's discovery that she cared enough about him enough to [[HeroicSacrifice trade her life for his]] shocks him out of his self-destructive funk that he's in at the beginning of the story and causes him to [[CharacterDevelopment start opening up to others emotionally]] and take on a protective mentor role for Denji and Power for others [[SurpassedTheTeacher the way Himeno once did for him]].]] |
| 202 | * SmokingIsCool: She's almost always smoking, and a character that oozes with a cool personality. Deconstructed as she's smoking because she's well aware that being in Public Safety, she'll be killed by a Devil long before the negative effects of her habit gets to her, so she might as well indulge. |
| 203 | * SpottingTheThread: After they escape from the Eternity Devil, Himeno notices that Makima seems to be taking an unusually close interest in Denji personally. Noting that Makima, who used to travel around a lot, has mostly stuck to Tokyo lately to monitor his progress, and guesses ([[spoiler:correctly]]) that Denji has some sort of secret power that Makima's interested in. [[spoiler:Since we later find out that Makima has the power to [[BigBrotherIsWatching spy on anything her subordinates say out loud]], it's quite likely this is one of the reasons Makima [[HeKnowsTooMuch has her killed.]]]] |
| 204 | * SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: A variation. During his fight with the [[spoiler:Ghost]] Devil, Aki realizes that [[spoiler:Himeno has [[FightingFromTheInside wrested control of it away from Sawatari]] when it abruptly stops strangling him and instead hands him a cigarette with the words "Easy revenge!" written on it.]] |
| 205 | * SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler:When Aki is fighting the Ghost Devil, it hands him one of Himeno's cigarettes marked with the words "Easy revenge", implying that her spirit is and urging him to keep fighting despite her death, which gives him the strength he needs to stand back up and kill it.]] |
| 206 | * StatuesqueStunner: Himeno is repeatedly noted to be a gorgeous young woman, and at 5'9 she's taller than most men and ''extremely'' tall for a woman by Japanese standards (as of 2022, the average height for a woman in her 20s in Japan is only 5'2.) |
| 207 | * StepfordSmiler: She presents herself as a lively lady, drinking, smoking, and fornicating like there's no tomorrow. Underneath all that lies a woman who've lost far too many friends to Devil Hunting, now desperate to save the pupil she’s fallen for from ending up yet another grave among hundreds. |
| 208 | * SurpassedTheTeacher: She's Aki's mentor, and [[spoiler:after he successfully kills the Ghost Devil, it hands him a cigarette labeled "Easy revenge!", implying that her spirit is congratulating him for becoming a better Devil Hunter than she ever could.]] |
| 209 | * TheTease: She enjoys riling Denji up, offering to do all sorts of things with him. Unlike the other women that mess with him, Himeno is actually willing to follow through on her teasing. |
| 210 | * VomitIndiscretionShot: Has a rather horrendous transfer of vomit through a kiss with Denji while extremely drunk. It's pixelated in the anime, thankfully. |
| 211 | * YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:Aki appears genuinely surprised when he learns how much Himeno loved him and wanted him to live, even at the risk of losing her own life. Realizing that there were people out there who gave a shit if he died or not drives him to be more selfless and less self-destructive, even quitting smoking.]] |
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| 214 | [[folder:Kobeni Higashiyama]] |
| 215 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KarinTakahashi (Japanese), Creator/BrynApprill (English) |
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| 221 | ->''"I wanted to go to college, but I'm just going to my grave!"'' |
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| 223 | |
| 224 | A meek young woman who was forced to join the Bureau to pay for her brother's university fees. |
| 225 | ---- |
| 226 | * TenMinuteRetirement: Has a pattern of swearing to quit Devil hunting, then returning to the agency for more money. She eventually quits for real after [[spoiler:going to Hell]]. |
| 227 | * AbusiveParents: Kobeni's parents force her to enter workforces that are either life-threatening or straight up abusive. [[spoiler:She even considers being on the run and in hiding from Makima to be a blessing because it means she has the perfect excuse to finally cut ties with them.]] |
| 228 | * AbsurdCuttingPower: Kobeni's knife chops off Katana Man's hand in one swing and penetrates Aki's suit, something Katana Man himself didn't manage. It's possible it was made using Angel's powers, hence why Public Safety would issue an agent what looks like a kitchen knife. |
| 229 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: She's a cute, cowardly new employee that doesn't seem suited for this business. However, she's a terrifying opponent with a knife and manages to save Denji from Sawatari's minions. |
| 230 | * BreakTheCutie: ''Oh, god.'' While it was evident at the beginning, it really takes effect after [[spoiler:she witnesses the death of Arai.]] |
| 231 | * BurgerFool: After quitting the Bureau, she started working at a "Family Burger" fast food restaurant. The work isn't just humiliating, her manager [[BadBoss physically abuses her]] [[HappinessIsMandatory for not seeming happy enough]]. |
| 232 | * TheBusCameBack: After quitting Public Safety, she unfortunately ended up having to deal with Denji again in spite of landing a job in a fast food restaurant. |
| 233 | * ButtMonkey: She's kind of pathetic, and a target for Power's antics. Leaving the Bureau doesn't seem to improve her status either, as she's just as badly abused at the fast food restaurant she works at. Applies out of universe as well: in the first popularity poll, [[InanimateCompetitor Kobeni's car]] ranked higher than ''Kobeni herself''. |
| 234 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Despite never using any obvious Devil powers, Kobeni is capable of superhuman feats of athleticism; Katana Man calls her a "monkey" after seeing her dodge and weave through the Snake Devil's attacks, right before [[AnArmAndALeg she cuts off his arm]], snatches his gun from the limb she just cut off, and shoots him twice [[OffhandBackhand without looking at him]]. |
| 235 | * ChekhovsGunman: She's primarily comic relief but ends up being important to the final step in Denji's CharacterDevelopment. [[spoiler:Specifically, her acceptance that things rarely work out for her completes his journey into a KnightInSourArmor who accepts that bad things are quite common in life, but good things also undeniably exist as well.]] |
| 236 | * CoolBigSis: An omake shows that she has a younger sister who seems to genuinely like her. |
| 237 | * CowardlyLion: She's utterly terrified of Devils and the bureau's general situations, but she is ''incredibly'' dangerous once she steels herself, even outmaneuvering Katana Man (albeit in his human form) and Sawatari on one occasion, and [[AssassinOutclassin double-tapping an assassin who'd just killed her partner]] beforehand. |
| 238 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Normally she's a nervous wreck, usually for the right reasons, like the Eternity Devil sequence, but when the right situation comes, she becomes an absolute menace in combat, like with her encounter with Sawatari's assassins in episode 9. |
| 239 | * CurbStompBattle: On the ''delivering end:'' she utterly humiliates Katana Man and Sawatari in their brief scuffle and forces them into a [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere hasty retreat]], cutting off the former's hand and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard shooting him with his own gun]] and casually dodging the Snake Devil's attacks without taking a single hit. |
| 240 | * CuteButCacophonic: Much more pronounced in the animated adaptation which [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJPw9aXRFPs made her panicked sobs quite audible.]] |
| 241 | * CuteClumsyGirl: Especially at her BurgerFool job. Though you can't really blame her for being stressed when [[spoiler:Chainsaw Man is casually, if accidentally, murdering her coworkers left and right.]] |
| 242 | * DistinguishingMark: She can be recognized by the four moles on her face, including a pair below her left eye, [[MeaningfulAppearance which are considered a sign of misfortune]]. |
| 243 | * TheDutifulSon: A darkly pathetic example. Kobeni simply can't bring herself to turn down her family asking for money, even if she has to endanger or degrade herself in the process. |
| 244 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Kobeni has long strands of hair framing her face, but she keeps the left one hair-clipped behind her ear. |
| 245 | * FinancialAbuse: Kobeni's parents expect her to support her brother's education by taking a dangerous job she is not remotely comfortable with. [[GallowsHumor She cracks that it was an alternate to prostitution]], which ''may or may not'' be an exaggeration. Despite Public Safety jobs paying well, Kobeni doesn't even have enough left over to afford eating at a nice restaurant. |
| 246 | * {{Foil}}: Kobeni's upbringing contrasts Denji, having the most "regular" living family of any of the cast, yet has still been exploited by them to a lesser extreme. Denji is numb to danger by default and a wild berserker in combat, while Kobeni is skittish until she can push herself to act silent and emotionless. Denji has enormous devil powers and a loud weapon, Kobeni uses no powers, a simple knife, and stealth. Both manage to escape perilous situations unharmed, [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Denji by regularly regenerating himself]], while Kobeni often survives thanks to dumb luck. Despite Kobeni's absence in Part 2, a further point of contrast is added as [[spoiler:Denji is trying to pay for his sibling's college tuition, but of his own volition instead of someone else's demand]]. |
| 247 | * TheGift: Himeno describes Kobeni as a very talented agent, which she lives up to... occasionally. It somewhat explains why Public Safety would hire someone so unreliable, outside of general desperation. |
| 248 | * GotVolunteered: Kobeni's brother was scouted out for their ranks, but she was sent in place of him by their parents because he was also offered a place in university. |
| 249 | * HeroicSafeMode: The one time Kobeni brought herself to fight full out, she goes silent and expressionless while fighting in a calculated and hyper-efficient manner. Once the fight's over, she has a minor breakdown. |
| 250 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Even the other women are much taller than Kobeni, and she's been partnered with Arai and Violence Fiend (fairly tall men, especially the latter). Later on, she ends up dragged into a "date" with [[spoiler:Pochita's true form]], a monstrous hulk whose chest is higher than Kobeni's head even hunched over. |
| 251 | * HumansAreFlawed: Emblematic of a dysfunctional humanity that can produce supernatural entities as awful and widespread as Devils, Kobeni is usually cowardly, paranoid, weak-willed, disloyal, unstable, resentful, self-pitying, and has a disturbing capacity for murderous violence. Conversely, she showcases certain virtues such as humility, love, introspection, hard work, and occasional courage. |
| 252 | * InUniverseNickname: Both Denji and Power call her "chiisaii onna", variously translated as "short chick" (manga) or "shorty" (anime). |
| 253 | * InelegantBlubbering: Is very prone to teary-eyed, sweat-faced, snot-nosed sobbing as she gets increasingly overwhelmed by the insanity around her. |
| 254 | * LetsGetDangerous: Pulls one out during the Katana Man arc, as she manages to save Denji's body from Sawatari's agents. This one is particularly impressive cause she manages to dodge Sawatari's Snake Devil easily (which was just fresh from killing a full powered Ghost Devil) and manages to kill one of their agents in the process. She also throws in an apology to Denji for trying to kill them when fighting the Eternity Devil. |
| 255 | * LovableCoward: It’s hard not to find Kobeni’s fear pitiable, given she’s a small, emotionally-frail woman who was half-forced into being a Devil Hunter by her parents. Granted, her introduction hunting the Eternity Devil portrayed Kobeni as more of a CrazySurvivalist, as she was quick to turn on Power and Arai in paranoia, sacrifice Denji to save the others, and [[NeverMyFault blame him]] when she ends up injuring Aki instead. But at the very least she feels guilty about it and doesn't do something akin to it again. |
| 256 | * MassivelyNumberedSiblings: She is one of nine sisters, has an older brother, and Nobana is mostly likely her younger brother. |
| 257 | * MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The one time she actually fights, it's not made clear if she's empowered by whatever Devil she's contracted to, or if it's just her natural skill. In the arc after she quit Public Safety and would have lost access to any Devil, Kobeni seemed too helpless to even run away, but it wouldn't be the first time she [[DeerInTheHeadlights froze up out of fear]]. |
| 258 | * MustMakeAmends: She felt guilty for trying to kill Denji to appease the Eternity Devil. Afterward, she was willing to head into danger alone to rescue him from Samurai Sword, instead of simply fleeing, even though she decides to quit her job afterward. |
| 259 | * NervousWreck: Zigzagged. One moment, she can lose her cool and heavily sweat while shaking who'd easily give in to a Devil's requests, but the other she can become a stone-cold fighter. |
| 260 | * NeverMyFault: Kobeni tries to stab Denji during the Eternity arc but ends up getting Aki in the shoulder instead, then frantically blames Denji for not sacrificing himself earlier to the Eternity Devil. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] during the Katana Man arc, where she risks her life to save Denji from Sawatari and Katana Man. After rescuing him, she apologizes profusely for her actions in the hotel, seeing it as an example of why she's not fit to be a devil hunter. |
| 261 | * OffhandBackhand: Shoots Katana Man twice in the back with his ''own gun'' without even looking at him. |
| 262 | * OlderThanTheyLook: She's actually twenty, but her short stature and youthful face can make it hard to remember she's actually older than Denji. In a omake set in high school, she looks practically identical besides wearing a school uniform. |
| 263 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: Admits this is her reason for sticking around after gunmen kill most of her team. She really wants that Christmas bonus. |
| 264 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: She only stands at 155 cm. (5'1 ft.), but she is more than capable of kicking ass when she gets in together. |
| 265 | * PsychoKnifeNut: Kobeni uses a knife, and though she's not a villain, she isn't the most stable person either. She spends a good part of the Eternity Arc waving it around threateningly at her allies and tries to stab Denji with it while screaming at him to die. It doesn't help that Kobeni specifically uses a [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]]-style kitchen knife. It turns out later that she's ''terrifyingly good'' at fighting with a knife, outmaneuvering people with ''guns'' on two separate occasions. |
| 266 | * RiddleForTheAges: What Devil is she contracted with? She keeps its name a secret, never uses its powers at any point, and since she's no longer a Devil Hunter, she's legally forbidden from having a Devil contract, meaning the question will likely never be answered. |
| 267 | * SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: It's not clear if it came from actual training, but Kobeni is superhumanly skilled at physical combat (and rhythm games), and pathetic at everything else. Whenever she's not in a fight, she's neurotic and weak-willed to the point of near-nonfunctionality and struggles to fill a job as a BurgerFool. |
| 268 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:Being sent to Hell]] was the last straw for her, as she quit Public Safety for good after the ordeal. |
| 269 | * SheFu: Kobeni turns out to be ''far'' more agile than her clumsiness in her personal life would indicate, casually ''frontflipping'' and doing handsprings around the Snake Devil's attack like an Olympic gymnast on speed. Katana Man even exasperatedly asks if she's part monkey. |
| 270 | * SheKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Kobeni only knows an inkling of Makima's plans for the Chainsaw Man, but it's enough for her to be marked for death by her.]] |
| 271 | * ShooOutTheClowns: Is around mostly for comic relief and she quits Public Safety right before shit hits the fan with the Gun Devil arc. The moment she returns, the series veers back to its signature humor in spite of undergoing serious CerebusSyndrome by that point. |
| 272 | * ShrinkingViolet: She's not one to initiate conversation without an emergency. In an omake, one of her high school classmates remembers Kobeni never talking to anyone and ''running away'' when offered help carrying something. |
| 273 | * SkilledButNaive: Kobeni is an amazingly capable fighter, but also a neurotic coward who can't be relied on use her skills ''even when'' her life is on the line. |
| 274 | * SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: One of only four named characters confirmed to survive the events of Part One.]] |
| 275 | * StrongerThanTheyLook: Despite being a small and seemingly frail young woman, she was able cleanly cut off Samurai Sword's arm with just a kitchen knife. She was also able to lift up Denji's then-lifeless body to use as a shield while he was in his Chainsaw Man form, which several grunts earlier complained needed more than one person to lug around. |
| 276 | * SurvivorGuilt: Kobeni has a LaughingMad fit when she thinks of [[spoiler:Arai TakingTheBullet for her]], feeling shocked anyone would do that for her. |
| 277 | * ThrowTheDogABone: |
| 278 | ** Being the series' resident ButtMonkey for as long as she's been on panel, Kobeni gets a brief break from being a chew-toy when she's partnered up with the Violence Fiend, who is weirdly enough in spite of his name the only one actually nice to her. |
| 279 | ** Despite his help being completely unwanted and being thoroughly traumatized by his actions and their subsequent 'date', [[spoiler:the Chainsaw Devil does ultimately let her go unharmed. This despite Makima's claim that any call for help answered by the Chainsaw Devil would result in it massacring ''everyone'', the Devil asking for the help included. Not only does Makima later observe that Kobeni's fear of the Chainsaw Devil lessened during their "date", but he even goes as far as TakingTheBullet when Makima throws a spear made by Angel at her.]] |
| 280 | ** [[spoiler:She's one of the ''three'' regular characters that survive Part 1, and may have finally made the determination to cut ties with her parents.]] |
| 281 | * TookALevelInKindness: After the Eternity Arc, Kobeni remains prone to wild panicking, but doesn't take it out on others. Near the end of Part 1, when [[spoiler:both are forced to live on the run with Kishibe]], Kobeni remains relatively calm, doesn't hold ill will towards Denji, and finds a silver lining to the situation upon realizing [[spoiler:she can finally cut ties with her AbusiveParents]]. |
| 282 | * TraumaCongaLine: Oh poor Kobeni, she can never catch a break. Her first mission alone had her breaking down in a panic, to the point she tried to drink from a toilet and betray her teammates. Even though she eventually quits after several more missions, her trauma doesn't stop there. She ends up at a BurgerFool where her manager slaps her around for not seeming happy enough. [[spoiler: And then her past comes back to her in the form of the Chainsaw Devil ordering a burger and in the process, kill her co-workers. And then the Chainsaw Devil kidnaps a terrified Kobeni and goes on a date with her, if you can call it that.]] |
| 283 | * TheUnfavourite: She mentions that her parents wanted to send her brother at the university, so they made her work to have enough money while she also wanted to go study. Her choices were prostitution or devil hunting, and she's not sure which is worse. Her status as this is apparently so bad that [[spoiler:she's actually glad that she's being hunted by Makima and needs to go into hiding because it means she can finally cut ties with her parents.]] If Nobana is anything to go by, their parents treat ''most'' of their children as badly as Kobeni. |
| 284 | * UnluckilyLucky: She keeps running into terrible situations, but manages to survive unscathed each time besides being terrified out of her mind which is a miracle considering [[AnyoneCanDie the author's style]]. |
| 285 | * TheUnreveal: When asked to introduce herself at a work get-together, she avoids stating what Devil she's contracted to. The only time Kobeni ends up fighting on-screen before leaving Public Safety, [[FightsLikeANormal she just uses a knife]], so we never find out. |
| 286 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:She disappears after Denji decides he doesn't want to hide from Makima with her anymore. Her whereabouts and her activities following Makima's death, including if she'll still cut ties with her parents, are currently unknown.]] |
| 287 | [[/folder]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | [[folder:Hirokazu Arai]] |
| 290 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakuYashiro (Japanese), Creator/JarrodGreene (English) |
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| 296 | ->''"Though, I'd much rather have my abilities be related to devil hunting like yours. I'm pretty envious."'' |
| 297 | One of Himeno's subordinates, who clashes with Denji during their assignment. |
| 298 | ---- |
| 299 | * AlcoholicParent: When Arai helps Denji vomit in a toilet, he says it's a skill he's developed thanks to his drunken mother. |
| 300 | * AmbiguousSituation: It's subtly implied, but never confirmed or addressed, that [[spoiler: he's the one whose corpse the Violence Fiend is inhabiting. The Violence Fiend doesn't appear until after Arai dies, they have similar builds, [[CowardlyLion personalities]], haircuts, and appearances - the Violence Fiend unmasked looks ''exactly'' like Arai but with ExtraEyes - and they both are close friends with Kobeni and died protecting her.]] The anime added fuel to the fire with a scene in the first opening where all of Division 4 can be seen in a movie theater together, including Arai. [[spoiler:The ''only'' one not present is the Violence Fiend.]] In the ending for the 11th episode, there’s brief shots of Kobeni and Himeno [[spoiler: but Violence is conspicuously thrown in where it’d make sense Arai would appear.]] |
| 301 | * BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:He's shot twice by one of Sawatari's assassins - once in the neck and once in the head.]] |
| 302 | * CovertPervert: He lets slip that he's also hoping for a kiss from Himeno after she offers one to Denji. |
| 303 | * DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:He spends his last moments protecting Kobeni from the elderly assassin,]] |
| 304 | * TheEveryman: Compared to the [[BrokenAce utterly jaded Himeno]], the revenge-driven Aki, and the [[NervousWreck comically unstable Kobeni]], Arai is basically just a completely average dude [[OnlySaneMan thrown unwittingly into the mad and violent world of Devil Hunters]]. [[spoiler:His rather abrupt death serves to drive home Kishibe's point that ''normal'' people who join the Public Safety Bureau don't tend to last very long.]] |
| 305 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Apologizes to Denji for Himeno's bad behavior after she [[ItMakesSenseInContext pukes in Denji's mouth]], complaining that her behavior is unacceptable for a senior employee and would be grounds for dismissal in any other line of work. |
| 306 | * TheGenericGuy: Compared to Himeno and Kobeni, he doesn't have much in the way of outstanding traits. He doesn't even have a unique Devil contract, just the standard Fox Devil which Aki already uses. |
| 307 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: He has a prominent scar on his left cheek, but it's never explained or addressed in any way. |
| 308 | * HeroicBSOD: Goes through a major one when trapped by the Eternity Devil, but fortunately for everyone it's ''much'' less troublesome than Kobeni's - he just locks himself in one of the rooms while wrapping himself up in blankets. |
| 309 | * HiddenDepths: Arai's implied to actually have something of an inferiority complex around his failures as a Devil Hunter - while helping Denji puke, he admits that he's jealous of the younger man's talents. Denji asks what he's jealous about, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint thinking Arai's expressing jealousy of Himeno puking in his mouth.]] |
| 310 | * InformedAbility: He states he has a contract with the Fox Devil, but never uses it onscreen. |
| 311 | * InformedAttribute: Himeno states that what Arai lacks in actual competence, he makes up for in [[{{Determinator}} sheer drive]], but when trapped by the Eternity Devil he only holds it together ''slightly'' better than Kobeni. [[spoiler:Ultimately proven true during the Yakuza attack on Public Safety, when in his final moments he manages to [[TakingTheBullet shield Kobeni with his own body]] despite having been shot in the neck seconds earlier.]] |
| 312 | * LastNameBasis: He's one of the few characters in Public Safety that specifically goes by his last name; most others are on a FirstNameBasis or have NoFullNameGiven. |
| 313 | * MauveShirt: Manages to last an entire arc despite not really doing anything or having any focus. [[spoiler:Sure enough, he ends up dead the very next arc.]] |
| 314 | * NiceGuy: He seems to be a pleasant enough dude, when he's not shutting down in panic, and even takes the time to help Denji vomit in a toilet after [[ItMakesSenseInContext Himeno pukes in his mouth.]] |
| 315 | * SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Arai dies with relatively little buildup or fanfare, but this sets the stage for [[SacrificialLion Himeno's]] death and makes Kobeni and Makima's survivals more surprising.]] |
| 316 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He's undeniably the most minor character out of the original team. However, he [[spoiler:saved Kobeni by taking a bullet that would have killed her, enabling her to go on and save Denji and keep the story going.]] |
| 317 | * TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:He's killed shielding Kobeni from assassins sent by Sawatari.]] |
| 318 | * TroubledFetalPosition: During the Eternity Devil Arc , he locks himself in one of the hotel rooms and curls up under the blankets this way. |
| 319 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He's only around for two arcs before being unceremoniously killed off by one of Sawatari's lackeys.]] |
| 320 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 22, but appears to be much older than that. |
| 321 | [[/folder]] |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[folder:Madoka]] |
| 324 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Tadashi Muto (Japanese), Creator/AaronCampbell (English) |
| 325 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/madoka_csm.png]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | A Devil Hunter that attended the newbie welcoming party after Denji defeats the Eternity Devil. |
| 328 | ---- |
| 329 | * DeadPartner: [[spoiler:His unnamed partner does not survive their encounter with the assassins.]] |
| 330 | * MauveShirt: He is a very minor character in the scheme of the story, but he has a name, small moments of personality, and [[spoiler:is one of very few characters to be alive by the end of Part 1]]. |
| 331 | * NotHisBlood: After [[spoiler:Samurai Sword's minions purged the Special Divisions]], Madoka appears uninjured, but has blood over his shirt. It's left to our imagination if it came from [[spoiler:the gunmen or his partner]]. |
| 332 | * OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:When the yakuza attacked Madoka and his partner, somehow he survived, though his partner didn't.]] |
| 333 | * RuggedScar: Similarly to fellow Devil Hunters Tendo and Kurose, he has two horizontal scars on his face, likely obtained from a fight with a Devil. |
| 334 | * ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:He quits his job at Public Safety after surviving an assassination attempt, figuring out that Makima knew more than she lets on and that he would likely die on the job anyway.]] |
| 335 | [[/folder]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[folder:Beam]] |
| 338 | !!Beam / Shark Fiend |
| 339 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae (Japanese), Creator/DerickSnow (English) |
| 340 | [[quoteright:249:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_11_stand.png]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | ->''"Lord Chainsaw! Strongest! Supremest!"'' |
| 343 | |
| 344 | The Shark Devil, currently possessing the body of a young man. He possesses the ability to turn intangible and "swim" through rock, dirt and concrete, unbreakable sharp shark teeth, and the power to temporarily turn into a shark-like form. He has a single-minded devotion to the Chainsaw Devil, which extends to Pochita's current vessel, Denji. |
| 345 | ---- |
| 346 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: Beam is definitely Denji and Pochita's ally, but it's unknown if he worships the Chainsaw Devil for [[spoiler:being a GreaterScopeParagon protecting humanity]] or [[NominalHero just for being]] [[IFightForTheStrongestSide so (potentially) powerful]]. |
| 347 | * AmbiguousSituation: Beam remembers serving the Chainsaw Devil [[spoiler:when both were in Hell]]. It's not clear if that happened because Beam managed to [[spoiler:go from Hell to Earth in a single life like Pochita did]] or [[spoiler:died, reincarnated onto Earth (as it's implied the other Public Safety Devils agents did), and kept an unusually large amount of PastLifeMemories]]. |
| 348 | * BigEater: He's thrilled to have so many zombies to chow down on, reflecting the fear-based stereotype of sharks as mindless eating-machines. |
| 349 | * DumbMuscle: He's physically very strong, but makes ''[[TheDitz Power]]'' look intelligent in comparison. |
| 350 | * {{Expy}}: His status as a loyal-but-not-entirely-welcome follower the protagonist receives without even meaning to echoes Bat Man from ''Manga/FirePunch''. |
| 351 | * ExtraEyes: His shark transformation has six eyes arranged along the length of his head, with the pairs getting larger as you go back. Ironically, his normal head has an EyelessFace. |
| 352 | * FlyingSeafoodSpecial: [[spoiler: Denji uses him as a flying steed, and rides him directly into Typhoon's winds]]. |
| 353 | * HeroWorshipper: For whatever reason, he worships "Master Chainsaw" and starts following Denji around like a loyal dog-shark-thing. Denji for his part is ''not'' amused. |
| 354 | * InconsistentSpelling: It's likely his name is meant to be spelled "Bim", as in "Cherubim" of the Angel Hierarchy. That said, "Beam" does convey the pronunciation more obviously. |
| 355 | * {{Intangibility}}: He has the ability to "swim" through surfaces, making his entrance by coming through a wall. |
| 356 | * KillTheCutie: The dimwitted, childishly loyal Beam [[spoiler: sacrifices himself to revive Denji]]. |
| 357 | * MeaningfulName: His name is Beam, [[NonIndicativeName which doesn't really reflect his shark-like body]]. Denji even lampshades how Fiends have dumb names. It's later implied his full name is Cheru'''bim''', which is usually the class of angels on the angelic hierarchy that directly attend to God and often serve as guardian angels. |
| 358 | * ScaryTeeth: His "human" form still has shark-like teeth. |
| 359 | * SharkFinOfDoom: His finned-head results in that being the first thing to emerge whenever he's "swimming". Since Denji refuses to let him be seen in public, Beam ends up following him around with only the tip of his fin sticking out of the ground. |
| 360 | * SharkMan: He's able to temporarily transform his human vessel into his Devil form, though usually just his head. |
| 361 | * ThoroughlyMistakenIdentity: Possibly; it's not clear if Beam thinks he should revere Denji for being Pochita's host, or literally think he ''is'' the same Chainsaw Devil. |
| 362 | * TongueTied: Beam knew the Chainsaw Devil before it became Pochita, and is sworn to secrecy by Makima. Considering the powers she's demonstrated in the past, it's possible that he means it ''literally'' when he says he'll die if he talks. |
| 363 | * UndyingLoyalty: To "Master Chainsaw", though it isn't clear ''why'' he's so devoted to Denji. When given the option to abandon Denji and save himself, he chooses to fight against an opponent that terrifies him. [[spoiler:Wounded by Darkness, he uses the last of his strength to revive Denji and is killed by the PrimalFear.]] |
| 364 | * YouNoTakeCandle: His sentences are always short and/or missing words. |
| 365 | -->''You floating... a... amazing...'' |
| 366 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: He only wears a pair of swim trunks. |
| 367 | [[/folder]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | [[folder:Violence]] |
| 370 | !!Violence Fiend |
| 371 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuyaUchida (Japanese), Josh Bangle (English) |
| 372 | [[quoteright:213:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_12_stand.png]] |
| 373 | [[caption-width-right:213:[[labelnote:Click here to see him unmasked]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled_381.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 374 | |
| 375 | ->''"But yeah, not a fan of violence. I'm all about love and peace!"'' |
| 376 | |
| 377 | The Violence Fiend is a very rare type of Fiend who has retained their human memories instead of becoming possessed by the Devil animating their corpse. Though supposedly powerful, he declares himself a pacifist and often runs from fights. He is partnered with the equally [[CowardlyLion cowardly]] Kobeni, and is required to wear a poison-emitting mask that seals his full power.\ |
| 378 | |
| 379 | Even among Devils; Violence is noted to be incredibly physically strong, and can also greatly increase the size of his arm and leg muscles to put even more power behind his blows. |
| 380 | ---- |
| 381 | * AmbiguouslyRelated: The story gives some hints that the corpse Violence took over is [[spoiler:Hirokazu Arai]]. They have similar builds and faces, are both [[spoiler:attached to Kobeni]], and Violence is first seen after the latter's death, where it's implied he joined Public Safety recently. [[spoiler:Violence's mask would also conceal his face from anyone who might recognize it.]] The first opening of the anime depicts Division 4 in a movie theatre; the only member missing is Violence, [[spoiler:implicitly already present as Arai]]. Furthermore, the ending for the 11th episode [[spoiler: depicts Violence alongside the likes of Kobeni and Himeno, when it would have made far more sense to show Arai instead.]] |
| 382 | * TheBigGuy: Even before HulkingOut, he towers over almost most people. |
| 383 | * BornWinner: Violence is a rare case of a Fiend’s human brain remaining intact after the transformation. Meaning he’s effectively [[FusionDance merged]] with the Violence Devil instead of getting possessed by it and can now use its powers without need for a Contract, similar to the Weapon Humans. |
| 384 | * CorneredRattlesnake: Violence only goes all out when escape isn't an option. [[spoiler:He ultimately chooses to fight Darkness even though he knows winning isn't possible.]] |
| 385 | * CowardlyLion: Violence is typically a very mild-mannered individual and tends to run from more difficult fights. Even so, he refuses to back down if escape becomes impossible. |
| 386 | * DeathAmnesia: Violence has a lot of his human memories, but can't remember how he died beyond Makima "saving" him. [[spoiler:Makima probably [[LaserGuidedAmnesia deliberately erased]] that memory just like she erased Angel's.]] |
| 387 | * DemonOfHumanOrigin: Violence is derived from a human moreso than other fiends, possessing one's mind instead of just their body. |
| 388 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: He quickly demonstrates his ironic NiceGuy nature when he apologizes for hitting Beam right after he tried biting his head off, then mistakes Princi for a civilian and tries to get her to evacuate. |
| 389 | * FightsLikeANormal: Violence fights using only mundane martial arts amplified by his SuperStrength. |
| 390 | * GentleGiant: Extremely tall and buff, but he's an absolute sweetheart on the inside. |
| 391 | * GodzillaThreshold: Violence Fiend is under strict orders to never take his mask off, but has Kobeni do it anyway when they're against a powerful enemy they can't simply run away from. [[spoiler:Given later implications Makima was mind controlling Violence, it's likely protecting Kobeni gave him the motivation [[FightingFromTheInside to override her influence]].]] |
| 392 | * HonorBeforeReason: While he and Aki are fighting Bomb Girl, she calls for a brief time-out and says it's "not fair" because there's two of them versus one of her and she's anemic from overuse of her powers, ignoring the fact that she just killed scores of Public Safety agents on her own. Violence ''agrees'' that this makes sense and asks Aki if they should give her a moment to catch her breath before Aki [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe incredulously]] declines. |
| 393 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: He's one of the tallest characters and partnered up with the petite Kobeni. |
| 394 | * HulkingOut: His arms and legs massively expand in size whenever he attempts to land a hit. [[spoiler: When his mask is removed, the effect becomes applied to his entire body; his lean frame rapidly increasing in muscle mass with his hoodie bursting off him ala the trope's origin.]] |
| 395 | * HumanityEnsues: Violence is the result of the Violence Devil possessing a corpse and gaining that person's memories in the process. This makes him rather unique, remembering a life as a human and thinking of that person as his past self instead of simply "meat" that he's taken over. As such, he doesn't care for fighting or bloodshed, even though he was once a being formed from Humanity's fear of Violence. |
| 396 | * IOweYouMyLife: He doesn't specify because he doesn't remember the details, but he claims he's working for Makima because she saved him. [[spoiler:This sentiment is repeated later by others that are clearly under Makima's control, suggesting Violence himself had been brainwashed into subservience to her.]] |
| 397 | * IronicName: Despite his name, he’s one of the most peaceful members of Division 4. |
| 398 | * InTheHood: Wears a white-grey hoodie under his Public Safety suit. |
| 399 | * KillTheCutie: After spending much of the arc being cute with Kobeni, Violence [[spoiler: sacrifices himself in a vain effort to hold off Darkness]]. |
| 400 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: When Bomb manages to NoSell his attack, Violence immediately declares she's too strong and makes a hasty retreat. |
| 401 | * MeaningfulName: The obvious aside, his real name, Galgalim, is an alternate term for the ophanim, the class of angels responsible for guarding the throne of God in angelology. |
| 402 | * NiceGuy: Strangely enough, ''Violence'' is the friendliest of the Devils [[BoxedCrook employed]] by the Special Division. While Angel is too lazy to care and Power is a {{Troll}}, Violence is strangely polite to everyone whether an innocent bystander, a coworker, or an enemy. |
| 403 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: Violence probably has more raw strength than any other fiend we've seen but [[spoiler:the Gun Fiend]]. However, this mostly just demonstrates that all fiends are categorically weaker than the strongest devils and Weapons. |
| 404 | * OxymoronicBeing: A creature born from humanity’s fear of violence…that considers himself a pacifist. |
| 405 | * NoNameGiven: Even Kobeni simply calls him "Violence", and no one ever refers to him as anything else. [[spoiler:After his death]], Makima calls him "Galgali". |
| 406 | * PlagueDoctor: His pointy, beak-like mask and black suit harken to the image, though ironically the mask is meant to poison him rather then protect him from sickness. |
| 407 | * PowerLimiter: He wears a special mask that forces him to breathe poisoned gas, restraining his full power. |
| 408 | * ProductionThrowback: His outfit, barring the mask and unaltered right sleeve, is identical to the one Agni is forced to wear for Togata’s movie in ''Manga/FirePunch''. |
| 409 | * RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:After the Darkness Devil pops Violence's arms off, he attacks it and [[TorsoWithAView has large chunks of his body disintegrated]] in retaliation. Amazingly, Violence gets ''back up'' with only one functioning leg, continuing to attack with a [[GrievousHarmWithABody severed arm]] held in ''[[CutlassBetweenTheTeeth his mouth]]''. The Darkness Devil then [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice runs him through]] with its giant sword and slices him apart.]] |
| 410 | * RedRightHand: All Fiends posses some sort of head-mutation that betrays their demonic nature, though Violence’s is hidden by his mask. [[spoiler: It’s revealed during the Assassins arc to be a pair of ExtraEyes, and he looks perfectly human otherwise.]] |
| 411 | * ReluctantMonster: Violence is by far the most peaceful and kind of the Devil characters, as a result of possessing a host with an intact brain. Unlike other Fiends, Violence has access to the memories of his host and therefore knows what it's like to be human. |
| 412 | * SensingYouAreOutmatched: Violence seems to have a good grasp of the opponents he faces. Namely, that [[spoiler:Reze is too powerful to be worth fighting.]] |
| 413 | * SuperStrength: Strong enough to crush and implode human bodies with his bare hands, and one of the few Public Safety agents able to give Bomb Girl any trouble in a fist-fight. |
| 414 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Kobeni. He's one of the few members of the Bureau who treats her with any actual respect and friendliness. |
| 415 | * ViolenceIsDisturbing: The embodiment of Humanity's fear of violence, though ironically {{Subverted}} with Violence himself; he's a fairly kind, cowardly boy and his fight scenes aren't particular gorier then the rest of the cast's. |
| 416 | * TheWorfEffect: Eventually, Violence takes [[PowerLimiter his mask]] off and demonstrates his full power. [[spoiler:While you can tell he's stronger than most of his allies, the only difference is that [[PhysicalGod the Darkness Devil]] needed to attack him a second time and actually bothered to use a weapon against him.]] |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | [[folder:Angel]] |
| 420 | !!Angel Devil |
| 421 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaUchida (Japanese), Creator/CaseyMongillo (English) |
| 422 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_10_stand_8.png]] |
| 423 | |
| 424 | ->''"I'm devil first, angel second."'' |
| 425 | |
| 426 | The Devil who embodies the fear of angels. Far too apathetic to care about attacking humans, he was found and put to work by the Bureau as Aki's new partner. |
| 427 | \ |
| 428 | He gradually consumes the lifeforce of anyone he touches, and is capable of transmuting the stolen lifespan into tools (usually weapons) that have properties tied to the amount of years Angel spent to create it. |
| 429 | |
| 430 | ---- |
| 431 | * ADogNamedDog: Besides being called "Tenshi no Akuma/(the) Angel Devil" (or just "Tenshi/Angel" for short), he's once called "Angel" (in English) as if it were a personal name. |
| 432 | * AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:After being sent to Hell, Angel loses his arms to the Darkness Devil. Unlike the other survivors, however, he isn't able to get his reattached afterwards.]] |
| 433 | * AngelicAbomination: An angelic-looking Devil who drains the life of people around him. In a deeper sense, this is also the reason that he is so humanlike as well- The fear he embodies are things like HolyIsNotSafe and the paradox of DontFearTheReaper, so the genuine but muted capacity for empathy, DissonantSerenity, and unsettlingly beautiful appearance are all part of his overall UncannyValley wrongness. |
| 434 | * AngelicBeauty: Angel doesn't simply look the most human, but is stunningly beautiful in spite of being a Devil. |
| 435 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: Downplayed. While he's one of the rare few pure Devils to not be immediately hostile to humanity, it's only because he can't be bothered to and at one point states that he believes all humans should die in pain. [[spoiler: Though the reveal of his backstory in Chapter 75 implies he actually ''was'' born far kinder than most Devils (having been adopted by a coastal village and even fallen in love with a girl living in it) and that his current antipathy stems from the repressed trauma of [[CompellingVoice Makima]] forcing him to use it to [[TestedOnHumans test his powers out]]]]. |
| 436 | * BadPowersGoodPeople: It’s fairly hard to imagine any benevolent use for the power to steal time from another person’s life and convert it into weapons, but Angel is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who rarely uses this ability willingly. |
| 437 | * BishonenLine: He looks almost entirely human excluding his wings and halo, and he wields one of the most dangerous powers in the setting. |
| 438 | * BoxedCrook: Angel was captured and forced to work for the Bureau, with the constant threat of termination. |
| 439 | * BrilliantButLazy: Angel's armaments are powerful enough to seriously injure the strongest beings in the setting when he has enough stolen years to work with, but he usually can't muster the effort to use his powers for anything beyond the bare minimum to satisfy his Bureau handlers. [[spoiler: Though the reveal during the Gun Devil Arc of how he ''[[BrainwashedAndCrazy actually]]'' joined Public Safety implies that Angel actually hates using his powers at all rather then just being too apathetic to use them]]. |
| 440 | * CareerEndingInjury: [[spoiler:After losing both his arms, Angel faces forced retirement from Devil hunting. Aki and Kishibe recommend Public Safety keep him around to make contracts with, rather than [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness "retiring" him in a lethal sense]]. It comes to naught, [[BuryYourDisabled as Makima kills him soon after]].]] |
| 441 | * CoDragons: [[spoiler:To Makima along with Barem Bridge.]] |
| 442 | * CoolSword: The most common weapon he creates with his ability is a long, single-edged blade with an ornate handle that's almost as tall as he is. |
| 443 | * TheCynic: His extreme apathy for life amounts to having lost faith in living period. |
| 444 | * CutlassBetweenTheTeeth: He ends up having to change his fighting style to this [[spoiler: after [[AnArmAndALeg losing both arms to the Darkness Devil.]]]] |
| 445 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:The village he massacred actually adopted him and accepted him as one of their own. But then Makima found him and forced him to kill everyone, just to see what his power is.]] |
| 446 | * {{Dismotivation}}: Angel is lazy to the extent of talking about wanting to die, because ''being alive'' is just too much effort. |
| 447 | * DivinelyAppearingDemons: A Devil that takes the form angels are commonly attributed in modern culture: a beautiful human with dove wings and a HolyHalo. |
| 448 | * TheDragon: A very unwilling one to [[spoiler:Makima]] who finds his powers extremely useful, especially since she doesn't care where he gets the life span he needs to create his weapons. |
| 449 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: His delicate features and long hair make him look like a teenage girl. Discounting children, he's nearly the only male drawn without an Adam's apple. |
| 450 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: While Beam, Violence, and Princi are clearing out the zombies, Angel is just standing around munching on a zombie head, quickly establishing him as the laziest of the bunch. |
| 451 | * ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A Devil with stereotypical traits of an angel. He also specifically relates to the Angel class of the angelic hierarchy, fitting the ThemeNaming of Makima's lackies. |
| 452 | * ExtremeOmnivore: Angel doesn't seem to have any sort of limitations on what he'll try to eat. He's introduced tasting a zombie's severed head, comments that a disemboweled Pig Devil looks good, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking devours several ice cream cones in one sitting]]. |
| 453 | * FieryRedhead: A notable inversion like Makima. He has pale red hair but he's one of the sleepiest and most passive characters in the story, so much so that he claims that ''dying'' is preferable [[LazyBum to having to exert himself.]] |
| 454 | * {{Foil}}: To the [[spoiler:Control Devil]] whose eye and hair color he inexplicably shares, and whose powers have left him similarly isolated. Angel, however glum he may be, has found a way to keep his sanity and live benignly alongside the humans he can kill with a touch. The [[spoiler:Control Devil]] went completely insane and malevolent, taking out her existential anguish on everyone around her, including Angel. This is further emphasized with how their respective relationships with [[spoiler:Aki]] parallel one another. |
| 455 | * GlassCannon: While he takes the physical form of a delicate, effeminate-looking young man with ordinary human vulnerability (except for his bulletproof wings), the weapons the Angel creates are ''phenomenally'' powerful. [[spoiler:One hit from his spear mortally wounds Reze (whose powers literally involve ''blowing herself to pieces''), and TakingTheBullet from another thrown spear actually takes ''[[TheDreaded POCHITA]]'' in his "[[TheJuggernaut Hero of Hell]]" form down for the count. The fact that [[EldritchAbomination Darkness Devil]] makes a point of deliberately singling him out and doing...''[[DeadlyGaze something]]'' to him that makes the Angel bleed from his eyes and almost kills him when he'd already lost his arms and [[DeerInTheHeadlights wasn't even attacking]], suggests that even ''it'' is wary of the damage he can do at full power.]] |
| 456 | * {{Hammerspace}}: Can store the weapons he makes in some other-dimensional pocket to be used later. |
| 457 | * HeroicWillpower: He's the first person to actually briefly ''break free'' of [[spoiler:Makima's control in a doomed but valiant attempt to save Aki from falling under her spell too. Even Makima [[ThisCannotBe questions how it's possible for him to resist]], and he's still desperately shouting for Aki to run and save himself even after the Angel has been subjugated by Makima.]] |
| 458 | * HeroKiller: "Hero" is perhaps [[AntiVillain stretching it a bit]], but he helps [[spoiler:Makima kill the very sympathetic [[TragicVillain Reze]].]] |
| 459 | * IJustWantToBeFree: Though he seems resigned to his fate, Angel really would like something other than working for Public Safety for the rest of his life. |
| 460 | -->'''Angel''': You aren't like me[, Aki]. You could go anywhere. Could be nice to have a normal job, live like a human being. |
| 461 | * InterspeciesRomance: Interestingly, he's the only true Devil in the story who's explicitly shown in a romantic relationship with a human, [[spoiler: a woman in a coastal village that [[KickTheDog Makima forced him to kill.]]]] |
| 462 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being unpleasant, cynical and extremely lazy, Angel turns out to be genuinely one of the most empathetic characters in the entire story. |
| 463 | * KickTheDog: He points out a dying civilian Devil Hunter begging for a MercyKill, but refuses on the grounds that "humans ought to die in pain". Aki then kills the hunter himself and says he's not even going to ''pretend'' to get along with Angel. [[spoiler:Though later events imply Angel is very averse to using his power on humans because of psychological trauma. And if Angel really wanted them to suffer, why did he draw Aki's attention in the first place?]] |
| 464 | -->''I'm Devil first, angel second.'' |
| 465 | * KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:Judging from his corpse in Chapter 83, Angel was disposed of sometime after the Gun Devil's (failed) attack on Makima.]] In addition, WordOfGod stated that he chose to [[spoiler:kill off Angel, meaning that [[KilledOffForReal he's not coming back]].]] |
| 466 | * LackOfEmpathy: Subverted, he ''claims'' to Aki he lacks the ability to empathise with other people, but it becomes very clear that's far from the truth. |
| 467 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Makima suppressed his memories of his former life as a member of a seaside community and that she was the one who made him kill them. The ''moment'' he gets them back, he tries to kill her.]] |
| 468 | * LazyBum: Angel has stated several times he would rather be ''dead'' than actually do any physical work. |
| 469 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: The Angel takes the form of a stunningly gorgeous young man with hair down past his shoulders, who's so pretty [[DudeLooksLikeALady that Denji mistook him for a girl at first.]] |
| 470 | * LostInTranslation: His GivenNameReveal doesn't really come across in English. In Japanese, he's called "Tenshi (no Akuma)", and then [[GratuitousEnglish "Angel"]]. Since the English version translates the Devils' descriptors, including the shortened version, he was ''already'' called that. |
| 471 | * TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:He was in love with a woman in the village he was found in, and it's implied she was the last person he killed under Makima's orders.]] |
| 472 | * MarsNeedsWomen: Angel is human enough to be romantically attracted to human women, [[spoiler:including a woman in a tropical village that Makima made him kill]]. |
| 473 | * NonMaliciousMonster: The Angel Devil has no interest in killing or harming humans. However, he's also too lazy and unmotivated to help humanity of his own free will. |
| 474 | * OddFriendship: Becomes friends with Aki, "Public Safety's #1 Devil Hater". |
| 475 | * OffstageVillainy: It eventually transpires that Angel has a large stockpile of weapons forged from human lifespan. Just how many people he had to drain to create it is never stated. [[spoiler:Though it's likely Makima [[KickTheDog forced him kill]] most of them, and [[WhereIWasBornAndRazed his fellow villagers]] were one known source.]] |
| 476 | * OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: The Angel Devil is male, but incredibly androgynous. |
| 477 | * OxymoronicBeing: He's the "Angel Devil". In this context, that means a Devil ([[OurDemonsAreDifferent in the in-universe, material sense]]) that embodies the fear of angels (in the religious sense). |
| 478 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The ''instant'' he recovers his memories of [[spoiler:Makima forcing him to [[KillTheOnesYouLove murder the woman he was in love with]] [[KickTheDog for no reason whatsoever]]]], he draws his sword and attacks. It's the only time in the manga we see him not only visibly upset but outright ''furious.'' |
| 479 | * PintsizedPowerhouse: He's the shortest male character in the manga by far, but as strong in a fight as any other devil, as [[spoiler:Reze [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice found out too late]].]] |
| 480 | * PowerIncontinence: Angel can't actually turn his ability on and off, with any skin-to-skin contact causing some lifespan to transfer to him from whoever he's grabbing automatically. |
| 481 | * PrettyBoy: The Angel is ''gorgeous.'' Even the [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero somewhat homophobic]] Denji thinks he's cute before [[DudeLooksLikeALady realizing the Angel's not a woman.]] |
| 482 | * SacrificialLion: His managing to shirk off [[spoiler:Makima's]] control comes to naught since he's in too bad a spot to capitalize on it or get away, making him unable to save [[spoiler:Aki]] from sharing his fate. |
| 483 | * SecretKeeper: Angel is the only one Aki tells how drastically the Curse Devil has shortened his lifespan. |
| 484 | * SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Angel can generate [[BlingOfWar ornate bladed weaponry]] from the stolen lives of his victims, with the tool's effectiveness being determined by how many years of life he spent to form it. A sword made using five years can wound the otherwise intangible Ghost Devil. [[spoiler: And a spear formed using a ''thousand'' years is strong enough to inflict a life-threatening wound on even [[EldritchAbomination the Chainsaw Devil]]]]. |
| 485 | * TheStoic: Because apparently having emotions towards anyone else is just too much ''effort'', though [[NotSoStoic he can't always keep up the facade.]] |
| 486 | * StupidSexyFlanders: Denji briefly had a crush on Angel before finding out he was a guy. |
| 487 | * TookALevelInKindness: He wasn't afraid to display his laziness, and outright admitted that there was no way he could get along with Aki. After a while, the two develop an OddFriendship, [[spoiler:and one of his last acts of free will is desperately trying to save Aki from Makima before falling under her spell as well.]] |
| 488 | * TouchOfDeath: Drains the life of anyone in close proximity, killing with a touch. Later revealed that it takes quite some time to actually kill someone via touch, as just grabbing his hand for a short time only took 2 months. |
| 489 | * UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It's not clear if he's dead or in some entranced coma as Makima uses his body for his weapon creation abilities. It should be noted that Makima didn't kill Aki when she was using him against the Gun Devil, but Aki was shot by it while Angel's death is unrecorded. An interview on Jump Fiesta ultimately confirmed that he died, but not exactly ''when''. He [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappears from the story]] after Makima uses his powers in Chapter 89 and doesn't appear in her final battle with Chainsaw Man, so it's not clear if he was already dead at the time, or if she [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killed him afterwards]].]] |
| 490 | * UnstoppableRage: Having his memories of [[spoiler:Makima forcing him to kill his fellow villagers, including the woman he loved]] causes him to violently snap out of her brainwashing and instantly attack her. Notably, this is the ''only'' time in the manga that this happens. |
| 491 | * WalkingWasteland: Due to the aforementioned TouchOfDeath, most humans steer him a wide berth. It is also mentioned that he was found by the bureau after draining a whole ''village'' of their lives. |
| 492 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Vanishes from the story after [[spoiler:Makima uses his powers to inflict a rather severe blow on Chainsaw Man while [[TakeTheBullet aiming for Kobeni]] in Chapter 89. Though all the other Weapon Humans who were enslaved by Makima (and killed by Chainsaw Man immediately before Angel makes his final appearance) reappear in the final battle in the graveyard, Angel does not. It is later revealed by Fujimoto in a tweet that he was killed in the prior battle.]] |
| 493 | * WhereIWasBornAndRazed: [[spoiler:An unwilling example; Makima used her CompellingVoice to force him into killing everyone in the seaside village he lived in to demonstrate his powers to her.]] |
| 494 | * WingsDoNothing: He’s never stated or implied to be capable of flying with his massive wings, though he can at least use them to block bullets without lasting damage. |
| 495 | [[/folder]] |
| 496 | |
| 497 | [[folder:Princi]] |
| 498 | !!Princi / Spider Devil |
| 499 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriGoto (Japanese), Julie Shields (English) |
| 500 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chara_13_stand.png]] |
| 501 | The Spider Devil. Distinct from the rest of Division 4 for being genuinely loyal to Makima and the Bureau rather then being a BoxedCrook like the rest of its Devils. |
| 502 | \ |
| 503 | Princi’s legs can cling to surfaces and pierce through flesh like a normal spider, and in addition she’s capable of phasing through walls. |
| 504 | ---- |
| 505 | * AmbiguousSituation: Princi concernedly tells Makima that she "must not come" to [[spoiler:the Darkness Devil]]. This could be out of fear of Makima endangering herself or Princi [[spoiler:[[AintToProudToBeg pleading for her life]] because summoning Makima would kill her]]. Her lack of expression makes it hard to tell. |
| 506 | * AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:The Darkness Devil pops off ''all'' of her arms and legs when she tries to attack it. She's still missing them when Makima uses her contract later, though that's probably because she'd died.]] |
| 507 | * EmptyShell: [[spoiler:If Princi's natural personality was as violent as Kishibe described, Makima subduing her may have left almost nothing behind.]] |
| 508 | * ExtremeDoormat: Although all the devils under Makima's command are obedient, Princi seems incapable of being anything ''else'', never expressing any emotion or personal interest, even when [[spoiler:[[TheDreader the Darkness Devil]] tears her to pieces]]. The one time Princi tries to preemptively insist Makima not do something, she flips the instant Makima actually asks. |
| 509 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: More so than even Angel, Princi introduces the concept that outright Devils can look almost indistinguishable from humans, allowing them to blend in even better than Fiends. This sets up the reveal of what [[spoiler:Makima]] actually is. |
| 510 | * InconsistentSpelling: The official English translation referred to her as "Prinz" in the magazine publication, but this was updated to "Princi" for the volumes to reflect how it's an abbreviation for "Principality". |
| 511 | * InformedFlaw: Kishibe says Princi might kill a human, even an ally, [[HairTriggerTemper "just for looking at her the wrong way"]]. Every time we see her, she's well-behaved and docile when not explicitly told by Makima to fight. Either Kishibe was just being prejudiced or [[spoiler:Makima brainwashed her into subservience and Kishibe saw her acting differently beforehand]]. |
| 512 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Whether she bled out from having her limbs chopped off or died summoning Makima, Princi is next shown as one of many deceased people whose powers Makima uses against the Gun Devil.]] |
| 513 | * MeaningfulName: Her name is short for '''Princi'''pality, the class of angels who watch over nations and rulers, which fits with her being Makima's closest assistant. |
| 514 | * NightmareFace: There's a ''zipper'' running down the middle of her face. |
| 515 | * NonMaliciousMonster: Spider is less hostile towards humans than her frightening appearance might suggest, and she works for the Bureau as an asset as opposed to being an imprisoned/contracted Devil. |
| 516 | * OfficeLady: Contrast the suits most of Public Safety wear regardless of gender, Princi wears a long brown skirt and a ribbon on her dress shirt, though the former is simply a necessity for her many legs. Her subservience to Makima also fits the stereotypical submissiveness. |
| 517 | * OutOfFocus: Of the Devils and Fiends who make up Division 4, Princi is the least explored, never converses with anyone but Makima, and is defined solely by being loyal to her. |
| 518 | * RiddleForTheAges: The zipper on Princi's face [[spoiler:that can teleport Makima to her location]] isn't given any kind of explanation. We don't even know if it's part of her power or something another devil applied to her. |
| 519 | * SatelliteCharacter: She's Makima’s crony and little else. |
| 520 | * SpiderPeople: She has eight legs, which start off humanoid but become arachnid below the knees. She conceals them beneath a massive skirt. |
| 521 | * SpidersAreScary: Played with; she's an embodiment of humanity's fear of spiders and she has some rather unsettling abilities, but most of the time she's rather docile [[spoiler:if probably due to Makima brainwashing her into subservience]]. |
| 522 | * StringyHairedGhostGirl: She resembles one, with her long hair covering her face most of the time. It's probably better that it does. |
| 523 | * ThinkingUpPortals: [[spoiler:She can unzip her face to create a portal Makima can emerge from, even as far a distance as Earth to Hell. It's possible using this power is fatal.]] |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[folder:Seraphim, Dominion, and Virtue]] |
| 527 | !!Seraphim, Dominion, and Virtue |
| 528 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jrml1up.png]] |
| 529 | |
| 530 | Three Devils or Fiends (their status is ambiguous) introduced in Chapter 83, as Makima's subordinates gather. Seraphim has an [[BigCreepyCrawlies insectoid head as well as wings]], Dominion has four eyes and bat ears, and Virtue has clawed hands and feet. Nothing else at this time is known about their relationship to Makima, or their role in the organization. |
| 531 | ---- |
| 532 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: As described above, Seraphim is a humanoid insect. |
| 533 | * ExtraEyes: Dominion has four of them. |
| 534 | * HufflepuffHouse: They have some implied role [[spoiler:as the other devil followers of Chainsaw Man]], but we're given no idea what. Mostly they just exist to have a character for all nine orders of angels (Denji counting as archangel) [[spoiler:and show Makima had captured all of them]]. |
| 535 | * LivingProp: None of them have speaking roles. |
| 536 | * PosthumousCharacter: Virtue is introduced as a reanimated corpse, having suffered a bad case of OffWithHisHead. Given the context they showed up in, Dominion and Seraphim may also be dead. |
| 537 | * ThemeNaming: Their names reference the first, fourth and fifth orders of angels in Christian angelology, a theme extended to the other fiends. |
| 538 | [[/folder]] |
| 539 | |
| 540 | !!!Special Division 5 |
| 541 | [[folder:Special Division 5 '''(Spoilers for Late Part 1)''']] |
| 542 | A division formed by Makima comprising of the various weapon humans, some seen before, some not, she has under her control. They show up for her fight against Chainsaw Man as an elite team to fight alonside her.\ |
| 543 | |
| 544 | For more details on each individual member, see the "Weapon Humans" section [[Characters/ChainsawManOtherCharacters here]]. |
| 545 | ---- |
| 546 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: They are all this, having their minds controlled by Makima to give them absolute devotion to her, although how much difference this makes personality wise varies. |
| 547 | * CurbStompBattle: Their first attempt at attacking Chainsaw Man quickly fails. |
| 548 | * CurbStompCushion: Spear Man, Flamethrower Man, and Whip Woman manage to last at least a ''little'' longer than the other Hybrids by actually managing to land a hit on Chainsaw Man, and with Makima's help they even manage to perform a rather impressive CombinationAttack that launches him into the ''upper atmosphere'', unlike Katana Man, Crossbow Woman, Sword Man, and Bomb Girl, who are all killed in seconds before even landing a hit on Chainsaw Man. |
| 549 | * EvilCostumeSwitch: Reze and Quanxi both switch to wearing the black Public Safety Uniform suit after becoming Makima's slaves. (So does Katana Man, but then he was ''already'' an asshole.) |
| 550 | * InformedAbility: Makima states the Weapon Devils' last fight with Chainsaw Man left him near dead, leading to his strength being so diminished that he changed in to his dog-like form as Pochita. One wouldn't really get this impression from their next fight with him, where he massacres both them and [[TheDreaded Control]] seemingly effortlessly. [[DownplayedTrope Granted]], it's implied the Weapons had the backing of the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse (three other Devils roughly as strong as Control) during the previous conflict rather then just Control alone. |
| 551 | * OffWithHisHead: During the initial fight, Katana Man is decapitated by Chainsaw Man [[CurbStompBattle without even landing a hit on him.]] Bomb Girl follows shortly thereafter. |
| 552 | * PraetorianGuard: They're Makima's personal squad, even more elite than her Devils and Fiends named after angelic rankings since she at least sends those out to assist in agency operations. |
| 553 | * QuirkyMinibossSquad: An arguable deconstruction of one, as their abrupt entrance into Part 1's final act is framed as bizarrely sudden with their chummy banter feeling tonally inappropriate, especially for the ones who had previously established characterizations that make it clear they would not normally be so loyal to Makima, whilst being riddled with disturbing implications of how Makima is controlling them. |
| 554 | [[/folder]] |
| 555 | |
| 556 | !!!Special Division 7 |
| 557 | [[folder:Fumiko Mifune]] |
| 558 | !!Fumiko Mifune |
| 559 | [[quoteright:544:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_2144.jpeg]] |
| 560 | ->''"I'm a huge fan, Denji Senpai. Not a Chainsaw Man fan. A Denji Senpai fan."'' |
| 561 | |
| 562 | A girl who Yoshida sets up to go on a blind date with Denji -- who is soon revealed to be a member of public safety Yoshida tapped to be Denji's new bodyguard. |
| 563 | ---- |
| 564 | * AllAmazonsWantHercules: She's a Public Safety Devil Hunter skilled enough to be tasked with being Denji's bodyguard, and, despite coming off as a HoneyTrap, claims to actually be attracted to Denji because he's the one and only Chainsaw Man. She's also impressed he was able to take out a mob of attackers all on his own even without transforming. This winds up being a ZigzaggedTrope, because she is less interested in Chainsaw Man than she is in Denji himself. |
| 565 | * AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: Given her complete willingness to ditch Denji in spite of her declaration and the backstory she gave, it’s unclear if said backstory is true or something she made up to keep him in line. That said, Denji being the reason she lost her family would very much explain why she treats him like shit.]] |
| 566 | * BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro: Her introduction raises every conceivable red flag imaginable, from her grabbing Denji by the crotch after he asks her to leave him alone, to convincing Denji to debase himself for her amusement by promising to have sex with him afterwards. Denji assumes she's a HoneyTrap within seconds of meeting her and he seems to be validated when a mob attacks him while she keeps singing karaoke without a care in the world. Her second chapter ends with her apparently ready to fight Denji too, only for her third chapter to reveal she's actually a bodyguard assigned to him by Public Safety and she claims that she really does have a crush on him. [[spoiler:Double Subverted when it turns out she's a psychotic BitchInSheepsClothing who abandons Denji and Nayuta to be attacked by a mob, and, after Denji is captured by Public Safety in Chapter 156, doesn't care Denji will be dismembered and imprisoned by Public Safety for the rest of his life, simply asking to gather some of his hairs or nails for her "collection."]] |
| 567 | * BatterUp: She uses a bat to protect Denji from what she thinks is a thug with a gun. |
| 568 | * BettyAndVeronica: She and Asa are both romantically interested in Denji but are about as different as you can get. While Fumiko is an outgoing energetic MsFanservice, Asa is a [[TheBore dull]] [[NoSocialSkills socially awkward]] [[LonersAreFreaks loner]]. On closer inspection, however, Fumiko is actually the ''Betty'' to Asa's Veronica. Asa under the surface is a neurotic mess who, due to inhabiting Yoru, acts in (from Denji's perspective) extremely inconsistent and unpredictable ways, going from flipping out at Denji for implying that they might kiss to aggressively making out with him. Fumiko, while initially coming across as "dangerous" and "unhinged," turns out to be a relatively normal, if somewhat quirky, woman who really does mean Denji well. Tellingly, Denji loses interest in Fumiko once he sees her true colors and, although he does show that he cares about her, responds to her advances with indifference and annoyance. In contrast, Denji by his own admission still likes Asa as he finds her to be interesting and fun. |
| 569 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Double Subverted, her introduction makes her out to be a violent, unhinged woman looking to use and exploit Denji, but quickly shifts away from this in favor her being TheDitz and genuinely caring for Denji, only for it to be revealed in Chapter 154, that her caring side is just an act, and that she really is a BitchInSheepsClothing, just that her bitchiness takes the form of selfish cowardice rather than unhinged mania. [[spoiler:Chapter 156 implies she's psychotic as well, as she's quite cheerful over Public Safety's plan to ''dismember'' Denji, her only request being that she take some of his hairs or nails for her "collection" before his body becomes state property.]] |
| 570 | * BloodKnight: She ditches her song to fight because "this is more fun." |
| 571 | * BodyguardCrush: Claims to honestly be into Denji, who she's charged with protecting, because he's the one and only Chainsaw Man. Denji doesn't seem to be all too pleased about it, even though it's ''exactly'' what he's been wanting for over 40 chapters -- [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor getting popular with a lady who knows that he's Chainsaw Man]]. |
| 572 | * BodyguardingABadass: She has been assigned to act as Denji's bodyguard, even though his powers as Chainsaw Man make him one of the strongest people in the world. Justified given that Public Safety is forcing Denji to give up being Chainsaw Man, and they assume he'd need protection without his powers. Mifune is very impressed to find out Denji is capable of kicking ass even outside his Chainsaw Man form. |
| 573 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Apparently a skilled enough Public Safety Devil Hunter to be tasked with being Denji's bodyguard, but she still acts childishly immature despite being 22, doing things like convincing Denji to lick and suck on a dead devil for her amusement or deciding to continue singing karaoke rather than protect the person she's bodyguarding from a mob of enemies because she doesn't like stopping a song early. |
| 574 | * CollateralDamage: Her family were some of the victims of the Gun Fiend's rampage, whose deaths might have been prevented if Denji hadn't pulled his punches. |
| 575 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: |
| 576 | ** To Reze. Both are the second potential {{Love Interest}}s for Denji in their respective Parts, and both are equally straightforward in their attraction to him after both Makima and Asa had been stringing him along ([[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim though Asa has somewhat of a good reason to]]). However, Reze's flirtations with Denji are largely innocent and for the most part seem to focus on his benefit above all else, suggesting a genuine unconditional affection for him. By contrast, Fumiko right off the bat is lecherous towards the underage Denji, molesting him, forcing him to perform humiliating acts on a Devil's corpse, and openly degrading him all in spite of claiming to genuinely like him, showing she seems to regard him more as a toy than a person. [[spoiler:And in spite of working for the Soviets and thus being Denji's enemy, Reze was at the end of her arc revealed to truly be InLoveWithTheMark and even went back at the high risk of death to reunite with Denji, which tragically came to fruition when she's killed by Makima and Angel. Fumiko meanwhile may have never actually cared for Denji to begin with, and is quick to flee from her duties of protecting him at the first sign of major danger to her. When Fumiko first appears, Denji even tries to get her to go away by claiming {{Honey Trap}}s don't work on him anymore, clearly still heartbroken by Reze's absence.]] |
| 577 | ** Also to Himeno. Much like Fumiko, Himeno is a Public Safety agent who flirted with and teased Denji, even though they are fully grown adult women and he a teenager. The contrast then comes to their morals: while both have outright molested Denji and at one point were fine with endangering him, Himeno is ''horrified'' to learn that she almost raped Denji, had grown to like him as a person and friend after apologizing for almost violating him, and is [[spoiler:willing to lay down her life so he and others can live to see another day]]. Much of which can't be said for Fumiko, who gleefully sexually assaults Denji by groping his crotch with no remorse, clearly has no respect for him despite claiming otherwise, and is fully willing to abandon him at a moment's notice with zero empathy for his predicament. |
| 578 | * DeclarationOfProtection: She reveals to Denji in Chapter 142 that she was witness to his battle with the [[spoiler:Gun Fiend]] and saw him transform back into a human and cry his eyes out, upon which she realized that he was just a kid. From then on, she decided that she would save him from the Chainsaw Man life. Her sincereness is heavily thrown into question as of Chapter 154, where she shamelessly abandons him and Nayuta right after they've lost their homes and pets. And later all but confirmed to have been a fabrication as of Chapter 156, [[spoiler: as she's completely blase about him dissected and imprisoned for life by Public Safety, with her only concern being that she can get some of his hair or nails as souvenirs.]] |
| 579 | * DirtyCoward: Despite saying that she wants to help Denji, [[spoiler: she never actually puts herself in danger to save him. When Denji is being attacked by a mob, she ignores it and continues singing karaoke. When Nayuta begs her to help her, she shows that she doesn't actually care and abandons her and Denji to fend for themselves]]. |
| 580 | * FailureToSaveMurder: When Denji says every woman who comes on to him hates him, Fumiko does admit she hates him a little because Chainsaw Man failed to save her parents from the Gun Fiend. But she quickly follows it up by saying after she saw Denji transformed back into a human and crying, she realized Chainsaw Man wasn't a superhero, just a teenager, and she became a fan of Denji as a person instead. [[spoiler:Or so she claims.]] |
| 581 | * FauxActionGirl: Fumiko's first appearance has her come off as dangerous and unhinged... only to then repeatedly show that she's an otherwise average Public Safety member who is ''completely'' in over her head working as Denji's bodyguard. [[spoiler:She's (understandably) unable to do anything against Barem's Chainsaw Man devils and needs to be bailed out by Quanxi. Then after Denji gets attacked by a paranoid Public Safety member, Quanxi needs to bail her out again while she, Denji, and Nayuta run away. Then after trying to stop Denji and Nayuta from returning to their apartment,[[note]]To Fumiko's credit, she turns out to be entirely correct here[[/note]] she gets attacked by an old lady mind-controlled by Nayuta and needs to be saved by Denji. Then after grabbing a squad of Public Safety members she opens fire on Barem, only to be blindsided by the Whip hybrid and taken hostage. That said, she could be entirely faking her uselessness, as she's shown contradictory behavior on multiple occasions to just about anything and everything she says or does]]. |
| 582 | * HateSink: Right from the start, she's shown to be fairly selfish and unpleasant, as she sexually assaults Denji and is fully willing to let him get beaten up rather than step down from her karaoke performance. While she does say she cares for Denji, her lack of willingness to actually step up for him tarnishes that. Furthermore, throughout the rest of the arc, she's shown to very much be TheLoad, continually needing to be saved by others, such as Quanxi and Denji (the very person she's supposed to be protecting). On top of that, Chapter 154 shows her to be both a DirtyCoward and JerkAss, as she not only abandons Denji and Nayuta when they're at their lowest without even a hint or remorse or guilt, she also mocks Nayuta for considering her pets "family" and being sad over them dying in the fire, for no reason other than being cruel. Chapter 156 seems to have firmly cemented her place here, as [[spoiler: not only is she downright blase and cheerful regarding Denji being imprisoned and dissected for the rest of his life, with her only concern being if she can get some of his hair or nails as souvenirs, her conversation with Yoshida all but outright confirms her whole DeclarationOfProtection to be a fabrication, as she outright refers to herself as a Chainsawman fan, rather than a "Denji fan" as she earlier claimed.]] |
| 583 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 584 | ** Despite coming across as TheDitz, the fact that she's a Devil Hunter at all shows that she's far sharper than she let's on. She's also very quick to point out that Miri's claim that the Chainsaw Man Church "liberated" him may not be as true as he thinks it is. |
| 585 | ** She ends up being one of the very few people to acknowledge that Denji is ultimately just a young boy overwhelmed by all that had been piled onto him, showing that there is genuinely a part of her that wants to protect him from harm. [[spoiler: Potentially subverted as of Chapter 154, as her willingness to completely abandon him and Nayuta, along with her utter lack of compassion for the death of their pets heavily implies she was just saying that to get on his good side. The latter interpretation is pretty much confirmed as of Chapter 156, as not only is she utterly blase and downright cheery about him being dissected for the rest of his life, she pointedly refers to herself as a Chainsawman fan, rather than a Denji fan as she earlier claimed.]] |
| 586 | * JerkAss: Chapter 154 firmly indicates her to be this, as she not only abandons Denji and Nayuta when they're at their lowest without even a hint or remorse or guilt, she also mocks Nayuta for considering her pets "family" and being sad over them dying in the fire, even though she had no reason to. Combined with her previous behavior of molesting and degrading Denji, along with letting him get beaten up, she's shown to be a thoroughly selfish and unpleasant woman. She's even worse in Chapter 156 [[spoiler:where she seems uncaring about Denji being repeatedly chopped up and downright gleeful when asking if she can keep his hair and nails]]. |
| 587 | * KickTheDog: She not only abandons Nayuta and Denji when the going gets rough, but she derides Nayuta for caring so much about her pets dying in the fire for no real reason other than being cruel. |
| 588 | * LackOfEmpathy: She is a cowardly woman who shows complete apathy towards Denji and Nayuta losing their pets, poking fun at the latter for calling them "family." Ironic since in an earlier chapter, she claimed to be sympathetic towards Denji's plight as Chainsaw Man but now it seems to be a convenient lie she made up. [[spoiler: It becomes even worse in Chapter 156, as not only is she completely blase about Denji literally being dissected and surgically operated on by Public Safety after he's spent a week in a coma and later screaming for Nayuta, her only concern is whether she can get some of his hair or nails for her collection.]] |
| 589 | * LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: She drags Denji to a karaoke booth, where he's ambushed by a small army of thugs after she starts singing Music/MaximumTheHormone's "Chuu Chuu Lovely Muni Muni Mura Mura Purin Purin Boron Nururu Rero Rero". She keeps going even while he [[OneManArmy pummels his way through them]]. |
| 590 | * TheLoad: Oh boy. While she has a very flashy introduction, she's pretty much useless from start to finish. [[spoiler:She needs to be saved by Quanxi from Barem's Chainsaw Man Devils. She then fails to explain her situation to a Devil Hunter to the point that Quanxi needs to step out to de-escalate the situation and for Fumiko to run away with Denji and Nayuta. She then pisses Nayuta off, gets beaten by an old lady, and needs to be saved by Denji (the guy she's supposed to be protecting). And then she tries to save Denji and Nayuta from Barem, only to immediately get taken out by the Whip hybrid and get taken hostage by Spear. When an angry mob shows up, she [[DirtyCoward decides to cover her own ass]] and run away, leaving Denji and Nayuta to fend for themselves]]. In the end, the only thing she really accomplishes is sexually assaulting a teenager. |
| 591 | * LoonyFan: She claims to be a "Denji Senpai" fan instead of a Chainsaw Man fan, admiring Denji for being a teenager with tremendous pressure put on him. How much is true is ambiguous given her actions towards Denji, like sexually assaulting him in her first appearance and regularly debasing him for her own amusement while acting as his bodyguard. [[spoiler:When Denji is going to be ''dismembered'' then imprisoned by Public Safety for turning into Chainsaw Man, Fumiko expresses no concern towards the horrific fate that awaits Denji, agrees with Yoshida's assessment she's a Chainsaw Man fan--instead of clarifying she's a Denji fan--and merely asks to gather his hairs or nails for her [[CreepySouvenir collection]] before his body becomes state property.]] |
| 592 | * {{Manchild}}: Even after it's revealed she's an adult she continues being extremely childish, calling the younger Denji her "senpai", and admitting she was ignoring doing her job just cause of her love of singing karaoke. |
| 593 | * ManicPixieDreamGirl: A different deconstruction than Reze. She's a merry and outgoing young woman who seems to come out of nowhere to bust Denji out of his funk. While much more energetic, rambunctious, crude, and direct than the Russian spy in interacting with Denji, she's also the first person in Part 2 to make Denji flash a full-blown smile. It's played with in that, contrary to what one might expect, Fumiko truly does mean well with Denji. Interestingly Denji actually seems to ''lose'' interest in Fumiko upon realizing that she isn't a violent, unhinged {{Yandere}} like he first thought. While he does at least seem to care about her[[note]]As he was visibly worried when she was put in danger[[/note]] he seems far less excited about the prospect of having sex with her after she shows her [[SheepInSheepsClothing true colors]]. She’s also a subversion in that while she promises to be help to Denji, [[TheLoad she proves to be largely useless at her job]], and ultimately [[spoiler: ditches him and Nayuta.]] |
| 594 | * MsFanservice: While guarding Denji and Nayuta, Fumiko wears a crop top with her midriff on full display. |
| 595 | * OlderThanTheyLook: She's posing as a first year high school student despite claiming to be 22. |
| 596 | * PunchClockHero: How she tries to excuse her abandonment of Denji and Nayuta, saying that "risking her life to save them falls outside the scope of her job". Of course, given that the very occupation of Devil hunting is one that comes with a lot of inherent risk, especially so if you're a member of Public Safety, combined with the fact that she was literally assigned to be Denji's bodyguard, it's pretty obvious that she's just saying that to cover for her own cowardice. |
| 597 | * RebuiltPedestal: While she hates him a bit for failing to save her parents and knows that Chainsaw Man's reputation is partially built on a humongous lie, Fumiko doesn't wish Denji any ill will, and understands that there's only so much some teenager can do to save the day even with Devil powers. [[spoiler: Chapter 154 throws a massive hole in this, as her utter lack of regard for him indicates that she either genuinely hates him, or that she just made the entire thing up.]] |
| 598 | * ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:[[StealthHiBye Instantly disappears behind a passing civilian]] when she decides helping Denji and Nayuta is no longer worth the effort.]] |
| 599 | * SkewedPriorities: Decides to ignore her job of protecting Denji even as a gang of baseball bat mooks attacked him because she doesn't like interrupting her karaoke singing partway through. |
| 600 | * StabTheScorpion: The end of the second chapter she's in makes it look like she's about to attack Denji with a baseball bat, only for the next chapter have her throw it at an attacker who was pointing a gun at Denji. She's disappointed to find out the gun was only a model and afterwards is introduced as Denji's bodyguard. |
| 601 | * StalkerWithACrush: Although she won’t admit it, Denji calls her a stalker. Fumiko disagrees, insisting that she’s not his stalker instead that she’s his fan. [[spoiler:It turns out, however, that the "crush" part is completely surface-level, if not an outright fabrication. For all her talk of "saving" Denji, it's clear Fumiko really doesn't give a shit about him as an actual person as she doesn't hesitate to leave him for dead to save her own ass.]] |
| 602 | * StealthHiBye: [[spoiler:She ominously vanishes as a civilian runs in front of her when she ditches Denji and Nayuta, calling her FauxActionGirl and [[TheLoad Load]] status into question, indicating that perhaps she's far more skilled (and therefore sinister) than she lets on.]] |
| 603 | * TheTease: She makes her first appearance by practically molesting Denji, gets him to suggestively suck on a devil corpse for her amusement in exchange for sex and then continues to flirt with him after being properly introduced as his bodyguard. |
| 604 | * TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: She earns immense ire when [[spoiler: she abandons Denji and Nayuta to save her own skin and mocks Nayuta's care for her pets]]. Especially despicable because she claimed that she was tasked with being Denji's bodyguard when she does zilch in terms of protecting him. |
| 605 | * WartsAndAll: She acknowledges Denji's shortcomings compared to Chainsaw Man's reputation--which includes failing to save her parents--but concludes that he needs and deserves other people to support him. [[spoiler:Though given that she abandons him when things get too hot for her, it's entirely possible that she was making up that entire backstory to earn his trust, or at the very least lied about not having a grudge about it]]. |
| 606 | [[/folder]] |
| 607 | |
| 608 | [[folder:Nail Fiend]] |
| 609 | !!Nail Fiend |
| 610 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3a_8.jpg]] |
| 611 | ->''"I've gotten kind of sick of all this child killing lately. Like, good grief, isn't that just cartoonishly evil?"'' |
| 612 | |
| 613 | A fiend that Public Safety sends to attack the Church of Chainsaw Man. |
| 614 | ---- |
| 615 | * AffablyEvil: Less "evil" and more [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} completely insane]]. He's honestly very friendly and describes Public Safety trying to kill teenagers as "cartoonishly evil." He'll also beat teenagers' heads in for speaking improperly. |
| 616 | * AmbiguousGenderIdentity: The Nail Fiend has a male body and presents as a {{camp}}y androgynous man, using the gender-neutral Japanese pronoun ''watashi''. He's also a devil possessing a human corpse, which raises some questions about his gender before or since. |
| 617 | * AmbiguouslyGay: He thinks Denji looks cute when he sleeps. [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter Not so much when he's awake.]] |
| 618 | * BaitTheDog: Introduced incapacitating {{Child Soldier}}s without injuring them, even lecturing that they should be in class and asking one to [[GoAndSinNoMore promise they'll never pick up a gun again]]. When he agrees, the Nail Fiend [[BludgeonedToDeath bashes his skull open]] for not speaking politely. |
| 619 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: He's disgusted at the Chainsaw Man Church arming {{Child Soldier}}s and when Public Safety order him to kill teenagers. But he'll gladly kill the same teenagers themselves for acting improper. |
| 620 | * BrainMonster: At least half of his brain is exposed from the eyes up, possibly more depending on what's covered by his hair. It also has nails stuck in it. |
| 621 | * DualWielding: He wields a pair of claw hammers, both to drive nails and attack directly. |
| 622 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: He has an androgynous appearance due to his slim figure and long hair, which Samurai Sword insults him for. |
| 623 | * HumbleGoal: He wants to start a business, despite being a devil. |
| 624 | * LaughablyEvil: Nail is completely off his rocker and has [[BlueAndOrangeMorality questionable morals]] but, regardless, he's an absolute riot. |
| 625 | * NailEm: He throws nails to [[KnifeOutline pin people down]]. |
| 626 | * RedOniBlueOni: The cheery and batshit insane red oni to Katana Man's self-serious and brooding blue oni. |
| 627 | * TurnCoat: [[spoiler:Follows Samurai Sword's lead in defecting from Public Safety to help Asa out, considering repeated orders to kill kids too evil for his tastes and not appreciating being deceived.]] |
| 628 | * WouldHurtAChild: He WouldntHurtAChild for attacking people with guns, but will ''kill'' one for speaking improperly. |
| 629 | [[/folder]] |
| 630 | |
| 631 | [[folder:The Backdoor Agents '''(Part 2 spoilers)''']] |
| 632 | See Samurai Sword and Quanxi's entries [[Characters/ChainsawManOtherCharacters here]]. |
| 633 | [[/folder]] |
| 634 | |
| 635 | [[folder:Takagi]] |
| 636 | !!Takagi |
| 637 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/159_takagi.jpg]] |
| 638 | ->''"You were right. I never should have joined the Special Division."'' |
| 639 | |
| 640 | A Special Division agent assigned to Tokyo Devil Detention Center, acting as handler to the devil agents guarding a VIP. |
| 641 | ---- |
| 642 | * ZeroPercentApprovalRating: None of his subordinates seem to care for him much. [[spoiler:Samurai, Nail, and Quanxi all have ulterior motives or lives hanging in the balance to motivate them into working for him and are willing to switch sides on a whim. After his death, even the surgeons working for Public Safety are willing to casually dismiss it and pretend they never saw it to keep themselves safe.]] |
| 643 | * BetterLivingThroughEvil: Tells the devils under his command that working for Public Safety, and doing their dirty work, is their only chance to achieve their goals in life. [[spoiler:[[BodyguardBetrayal They ignore him.]]]] |
| 644 | * CrusadingWidower: He resents everyone connected to the Chainsaw Man Church because his wife was one of the people it [[spoiler:turned into devils, and she's now locked in the facility he's guarding]]. |
| 645 | * EyepatchOfPower: Wears an eyepatch over his left eye, evidently from an injury that also put [[RuggedScar a semi-circular scar around his face]]. |
| 646 | * FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: Remarks that his wife was correct and that he [[WrongLineOfWork never should have joined the Special Division.]] |
| 647 | * HoldTheFloor: To buy time while his subordinates prepare an ambush, Takagi starts chewing out [[spoiler:Asa and Fami's group]] for what the Chainsaw Man Church has done. It starts out passionate, and probably sincere, but ends up petering out when things take too long, giving his ruse away. |
| 648 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He's suddenly killed by the wife he cheated on for six months, right as he was about to say something misogynistic.]] |
| 649 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: Avoids fighting [[spoiler:Fami and Asa]] when he doesn't have his devil underlings at his side, knowing they're a lot stronger than he is personally. |
| 650 | * MoralMyopia: Says he's never done anything wrong in his life, even though he's willing to have defenseless teenagers killed and admits to cheating on his wife. If he was serious or just stalling for time is unclear. |
| 651 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler:His dying words imply]] he believes women are inferior to men, which might be how he excuses his adultery. |
| 652 | * StealthHiBye: He appears before [[spoiler:Asa's party]] out of nowhere, with zero warning to his arrival. He's barely shown moving at all, but has already vanished when [[spoiler:Samurai Sword]] turns around to take a swing at him. |
| 653 | * ThisIsGonnaSuck: After failing to talk [[spoiler:Samurai Sword and the Nail Fiend out of betraying him]], Takagi simply sighs and admits his wife was right about how dangerous the Special Division is. |
| 654 | * WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Though implied to be a veteran devil hunter, Takagi is still a regular human much weaker than the devils he's put in charge of, [[spoiler:which includes two Weapons Humans]]. |
| 655 | * WouldHurtAChild: Demands his subordinates kill [[spoiler:Asa and Fami]]'s party, even though most of them are teenagers, several of whom aren't any kind of threat. |
| 656 | * YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: A comically random example; After lamenting his wife was [[spoiler:turned into a devil]], Takagi goes on a tangent whining that his CrankyNeighbor should have instead. |
| 657 | * YourCheatingHeart: He cheated on his wife with a coworker, but brushes off responsibility [[InsaneTrollLogic because it only lasted six months]]. |
| 658 | [[/folder]] |
| 659 | |
| 660 | !!Kyoto |
| 661 | !!!Division 1 |
| 662 | [[folder:Michiko Tendo and Yutaro Kurose]] |
| 663 | !!!'''Tendo voiced by:''' Creator/HitomiUeda (Japanese), Creator/ChristinaKelly (English) |
| 664 | !!!'''Kurose voiced by:''' Creator/KengoKawanishi (Japanese), Creator/AdamGibbs (English) |
| 665 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled_3343.png]] |
| 666 | [[caption-width-right:350:Tendo (left) and Kurose (right)]] |
| 667 | Two Public Safety officials that work under Makima, though are too scared of joining the Special Divison themselves. |
| 668 | ---- |
| 669 | * AmazonianBeauty: Tendo is significantly taller than her partner and many other men, has a rugged scar and the physical prowess of a Devil Hunter, but is noted by the brothers to be quite the looker, and in a photograph we see her showing skin in a bikini. The anime went and made her ''taller'' than in the manga. |
| 670 | * DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:The last remaining Skin brother is left impersonating Kurose at the end of the arc.]] |
| 671 | * FlatCharacter: Kurose's HiddenDepths are explored briefly [[spoiler:after his death]], but Tendo's life outside of her work and partnership with Kurose is completely undeveloped. |
| 672 | * FollowInMyFootsteps: Apparently Kurose's older brother was a devil hunter who died on the job. |
| 673 | * InformedAbility: They are both experienced and knowledgeable Devil Hunters of some standing in the Public Safety Division, but we never see them fighting devils and [[spoiler:they die quickly and easily to a trap and gunmen]]. Their stated contract, the Punishment Devil, [[spoiler: is also not used onscreen; the devils holding the weapons in the devil army Makima summons against the Gun Devil is assumed to be it since they don't resemble any of the known devil powers used, but it's unclear what it does exactly]]. |
| 674 | * LastNameBasis: They are part of the very few characters that are primarily referred by the last name. |
| 675 | * MauveShirt: They appear multiple times as subordinates for Makima and help train Aki. [[spoiler:They wind up quickly getting killed by the Brothers.]] |
| 676 | * MyGirlBackHome: Despite his dangerous line of work, Kurose has a girlfriend. Unlike most examples, [[spoiler:this is not revealed until ''after'' his tragic death, yet before anyone, including her, knows he died]]. |
| 677 | * OnlySaneMan: Both are positioned as this toward most of the other Public Safety characters, having both acknowledged that killing the Gun Devil is a pipe dream and thinking that Special Division is crazy. |
| 678 | * PlatonicLifePartners: Not only are they partners in work, but they also are close enough that they apparently went to the beach together and took a commemorative photo. They are on the same wavelength and share similar thoughts, but have no hints of romance or sexual tension, with Kurose even having a girlfriend. |
| 679 | * PosthumousCharacter: Kinda. Kurose gets more characterization via [[spoiler:the Skin brother disguised as him hanging out with one of his former friends.]] |
| 680 | * {{Revenge}}: Like Aki, the pair became Devil Hunters after the Gun Devil destroyed their lives. Unlike Aki, they they hold no delusions of ever finding, let alone defeating, the Gun Devil. |
| 681 | * RuggedScar: They both share a similar horizontal scar across their faces. Curiously, their scars cover the same part of the face but from opposite directions. |
| 682 | * SourSupporter: While Kurose openly finds Aki’s quest to get revenge on the Gun Devil absurd and annoying, he wishes him the best of luck with it as a last goodbye. |
| 683 | * StatuesqueStunner: Tendo is an ''extremely'' tall woman, probably the tallest in the whole manga. Makima is not a short woman herself, but Tendo visibly towers over her. The scar across her face doesn't hurt her looks either - if anything, it [[AmazonianBeauty enhances them.]] |
| 684 | * ThoseTwoGuys: Always appears together. |
| 685 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: Tendo is noticeably taller than Kurose. The anime actually made her ''[[StatuesqueStunner even taller.]]'' |
| 686 | [[/folder]] |
| 687 | |
| 688 | !!!Division 2 |
| 689 | [[folder:Kusakabe]] |
| 690 | [[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kusakabe.png]] |
| 691 | A fussy security expert from Miyagi Division 2 assigned to bodyguard Denji during the International Assassins arc.\ |
| 692 | |
| 693 | He's contracted with the Stone Devil, allowing him to petrify anything with his breath as long as he's standing in a specific drawn circle. |
| 694 | ---- |
| 695 | * AwesomeButImpractical: His Stone Devil's contract provides lethal power at apparently-negligible cost, but requires an elaborate setup just to use it in a fixed location. |
| 696 | * BreathWeapon: He usually uses his contract by forming a circle with his hand and blowing through it, shooting a petrifying dust cloud. It's implied he doesn't need the hand circle, though he's interrupted before he can try without it. |
| 697 | * ControlFreak: He's very bossy to Denji, due to taking his job of protecting him very seriously to the point of trying to force him to be hygienic. |
| 698 | * CouldntFindAPen: Well, [[JustifiedTrope it's not easy to use a pen]] [[spoiler:when you no longer have any arms. He uses his own blood to draw a ritual circle to summon the Stone Devil, and it actually succeeds, though unfortunately he dies before it can do much good.]] |
| 699 | * DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:After his arms are chopped off by the Darkness Devil, he makes a pentagram with his own blood to summon the Stone Devil in one last bid to attack it. It doesn't work, but even without arms, Kusakabe goes down swinging.]] |
| 700 | * TheFinickyOne: Stuffy, serious and by-the-book. When they first met, he tried to get Denji to address him respectfully due to being his senior, tried to force Denji to throw away the onigiri he dropped on the ground because of bacteria, and tried to get Power to eat her vegetables while lecturing her about maintaining a proper diet. Unsurprisingly, his efforts are futile. |
| 701 | * GeometricMagic: His contract uniquely involves standing on a ritual circle. He prefers a more elaborate one, but improvises a messier one with blood when unable to use his arms. |
| 702 | * LiterallyShatteredLives: Anyone petrified by the Stone Devil shatter to pieces when they topple over. [[spoiler:When his Stone Devil is grabbed and crushed by the Darkness Devil, Kusakabe suffers the same fate.]] |
| 703 | * MauveShirt: Not much is known about him but his finicky and neat freak nature, as well as his bravery, gives him just enough characterization to endear himself to readers [[spoiler:and make them mourn his death.]] |
| 704 | * NeatFreak: He went into a whole speech about hygiene after Denji tried to eat the onigiri he had briefly dropped to the floor. |
| 705 | * NerdGlasses: Wears a pair of rather unflattering horn-rims, and per the trope he's shown to be rather stuffy and kind of a stick-in-the-mud. |
| 706 | * SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan: Like the Future Devil, the Stone Devil is demonstrably carried on Kusakabe's person. [[spoiler:This lets him keep using its powers when they're teleported to Hell, but also allows the Darkness Devil to yank the Stone Devil out and kill it. [[LiterallyShatteredLives And Kusakabe]].]] |
| 707 | * {{Synchronization}}: Interestingly, any damage that's done to his Stone Devil appears to be reflected back on him. [[spoiler:When the Darkness Devil smashes the Stone Devil to pieces, [[LiterallyShatteredLives the same thing happens to Kusakabe.]]]] Granted, that might just be [[spoiler:the Darkness Devil being [[EldritchAbomination itself]]]] rather than a general rule of their contract. |
| 708 | * TakenForGranite: His contract with the Stone Devil allows Kusakabe to petrify several people in front of him, as long as he does it within a ritual circle. It isn't specified what the cost of this power is. |
| 709 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Is killed by the Darkness Devil alongside his Stone Devil after only a few brief scenes of characterization.]] |
| 710 | [[/folder]] |
| 711 | |
| 712 | [[folder:Tamaki]] |
| 713 | [[quoteright:292:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tamaki_1.png]] |
| 714 | Kusakabe's partner from Miyagi Division 2, who joins him in organizing Denji's security team. |
| 715 | ---- |
| 716 | * BadassNormal: While he presumably does have a Devil Contract, he's the only one of Denji's bodyguards who's never actually shown using any powers or weapons. In fact, he's the only person to try to attack [[spoiler:the Darkness Devil]] while completely unarmed. [[{{Pun}} Quite literally.]] |
| 717 | * BareFistedMonk: Stands out among his fellow Devil Hunters for fighting entirely barehanded. When the [[spoiler:Darkness Devil appears]], everyone else present draws weapons or readies their powers while Tamaki just gets into a ''[[GoodOldFisticuffs boxing stance]]''. |
| 718 | * CombinationAttack: Launches one with [[EnemyMine Quanxi]] against the [[spoiler: Darkness]] Devil. [[spoiler:It accomplishes [[NoSell absolutely nothing except for instantly getting him cut in half and her decapitated.]]]] |
| 719 | * DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:He [[BackToBackBadasses joins Quanxi]] in trying to ''kick'' the Darkness Devil, as their arms had already been removed. It was predictably unsuccessful.]] |
| 720 | * DistinguishingMark: Tamaki has a mole oddly-placed in the center of his forehead, resembling a bindi. |
| 721 | * EnemyMine: The first of the Public Safety Devil Hunters to actually directly team up with Quanxi in fighting a much stronger opponent. [[spoiler:Given that said opponent is the ''[[EldritchAbomination Darkness Devil]]'' said team-up lasts [[SingleStroke approximately five seconds]], if that long.]] |
| 722 | * ExhaustedEyeBags: His eyes are very baggy, likely a sign of overwork or paranoia. |
| 723 | * HyperAwareness: He could tell Santa Claus' puppets were behind the group by the sound of their footsteps setting them apart from normal pedestrians. |
| 724 | * MrExposition: He provides a good deal of information about the assassins after Denji and their powers, including the American brothers and Santa Claus. |
| 725 | * OutOfFocus: Of Denji's three bodyguards, Tamaki receives the least focus, not even getting a scene interacting with Denji like Kusakabe did. |
| 726 | * SuddenNameChange: His name was "Tama'''o'''ki" in the magazine version of the series, which changed to "Tamaki" in the volume. (In Japanese, the kanji stayed the same, but the pronunciation listed change.) |
| 727 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:After demonstrating some competence but little individual characterization, he become one of several casualties of the Darkness Devil.]] |
| 728 | [[/folder]] |
| 729 | |
| 730 | ! Private Devil Hunters |
| 731 | [[folder:Hirofumi Yoshida]] |
| 732 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yoshida_colored.jpg]] |
| 733 | A Devil Hunter assigned to protect Denji during the Assassins arc. He's contracted with the Octopus Devil. Although he exits the plot very quickly, he shows up in a more prominent role in Part 2. |
| 734 | |
| 735 | See [[Characters/ChainsawManMainCharacters here]] for tropes about Yoshida. |
| 736 | [[/folder]] |
| 737 | |
| 738 | !Fourth East Devil Hunter Club |
| 739 | |
| 740 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 741 | The devil hunting club for Asa's school, led by Haruka Iseumi, which is also the student council. Other members include Fami, Nobana, Seigi, a crossbow user named Furio, and an unnamed female student with a katana.\ |
| 742 | |
| 743 | After the Falling Devil arc, the club is absorbed into the [[Characters/ChainsawManChainsawManChurch Chainsaw Man Church]]. |
| 744 | ---- |
| 745 | * AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: They're a student council that train to fight devils and are [[AxesAtSchool allowed to bring weapons to school]]. |
| 746 | * BadassNormal: All of them have killed at least one devil to enter the club, but they aren't licensed devil hunters yet, and so can't legally form contracts. The first three members shown fight [[spoiler:Yuko]] with normal weapons, and actually do a decent job before their enemy get serious. |
| 747 | * CreatureHunterOrganization: A minor example, basically being a collection of the school's aspiring devil hunters that have killed at least one devil. |
| 748 | * HatOfAuthority: They're the student council and mostly wear military caps. |
| 749 | * HoldTheLine: They don't expect to ''thwart'' a devil attack on school, just keep it busy until the other students evacuate and Public Safety arrives. |
| 750 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Furio gets skewered by one of [[spoiler: Yuko's]] tentacles. |
| 751 | * {{Irony}}: A club dedicated to those who want to become professional Devil Hunters ends up recruiting the War Devil, one of the most powerful and dangerous devils and a Horseman, into their ranks. [[spoiler:The Famine Devil, one of the Horsemen is also part of the club with none of them the wiser.]] |
| 752 | * RedshirtArmy: The trio that show up to fight [[spoiler:Yuko]] have distinct designs and names, and managed to inflict considerable damage, but mostly serve to add to the attacker's bodycount. |
| 753 | * TheStraightAndArrowPath: Furio uses a crossbow, which is presumably the most available range weapon when guns have become very strictly controlled. |
| 754 | * UncertainDoom: After the Justice Devil attacks, Seigi survives and resumes attendance in the club, while Haruka states one of the trio died and the third quit, not specifying which of latter two is Furio and which was the girl. Confusingly, it was stated '''four''' students total died in a devil attack, including two students outside the club, which is either a mistake or there was an additional fatality we never saw. |
| 755 | |
| 756 | [[/folder]] |
| 757 | |
| 758 | [[folder:Yuko '''(spoilers)''']] |
| 759 | !!Yuko |
| 760 | [[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuko_color.jpg]] |
| 761 | [[caption-width-right:256:[[labelnote:Intial devil transformation]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fiend_yuko.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 762 | [[caption-width-right:256:[[labelnote:Fully transformed into a devil]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yuko_resurrected.jpg[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 763 | |
| 764 | ->''"Even if my actions turn out to be a mistake, if my heart was in the right place, that's all that matters to me!"'' |
| 765 | |
| 766 | A girl from another class of Asa's school, they and Yoshida are assigned as a trio to try out for the Devil Hunter Club. After she's injured fighting a devil, she makes a contract with the Justice Devil to seek violent revenge on Asa's tormentors. |
| 767 | ---- |
| 768 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: There's no definitive answer as to where Yuko's own moral failings end and the Justice Devil's mental influence begins. At the very least, she made an incredible dangerous devil contract because she wanted to be a hero. At worst, her newly-acquired power just let her act how she always wanted to, only feeling any guilt for it after the fact. |
| 769 | * AlasPoorVillain: Chapter 111 is dedicated extensively to humanizing her, showing her genuinely apologise to Asa for what she did and express remorse for her actions. It makes her brutal fate afterwards hit much harder. |
| 770 | * ArcVillain: The true villain of Part 2's first arc, as Asa's friendship with her drives her to attempt a massacre on school grounds. |
| 771 | * BaitTheDog: Yuko introduces herself lending shoes to Asa after her regular ones get ruined by her classmates, aware Asa could [[DontYouDarePityMe resent her acts of goodwill]], but refusing to give up on or feel bad for them. While this manages to break through Asa's abrasive exterior, it portends all the terrible things that would be caused by Yuko's selfishness. |
| 772 | -->'''Asa''': I'd rather be bullied than pitied.\ |
| 773 | '''Yuko''': Hmm, [[{{Foreshadowing}} I don't really care how you feel]], though! Even if my actions turn out to be a mistake, if my heart was in the right place, that's all that matters to me! |
| 774 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Asa being her friend and saving her life from the Bat Devil leads to Yuko trying to kill the people harassing her. Even as Yuko gets increasingly trigger-happy toward people in her way, she never responds violently to Yoru and Asa's resistance. |
| 775 | * BlackAndWhiteInsanity: While high on the Justice Devil's power, Yuko thinks people are either all good or so evil they need to die, and turns on a dime assessing them as which. |
| 776 | * BodyMotifs: Eyes, and the lack thereof, playing on the phrase "Justice is blind". Yuko's natural form wears glasses, the Justice Devil turns her into a eyeless monster, and then she becomes a devil with tentacles over her face like a blindfold. |
| 777 | * BrokenPedestal: Yuko is mortified when she reads Denji's mind during their fight and finds out that he's barely paying attention to their battle and is just trying to find a way to dramatically reveal his secret identity to impress girls. |
| 778 | * BullyHunter: Yuko has been bullied since middle school, which the Justice Devil turns into an absolutely farcical case of HeWhoFightsMonsters. She lethally hunts down girls who bullied Asa, violently retaliates against Devil Hunter "ganging up on" Yuko in a fight she started, and ultimately decides to just [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure destroy their entire school]] to prevent any future bullying. |
| 779 | * BusCrash: Yuko skips town to seek out a distant relative who's a devil hunter, hoping they can find some way to make her human again, stopping to visit Asa late at night. By the chapter's end the next morning, Yuko's been decapitated. |
| 780 | * CameBackWrong: Being killed and revived while transformed by the Justice Devil's power somehow left Yuko unable to fully restore her human form. |
| 781 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Befitting how Part 2's first arc twists that of Part 1, she acts as a dark mirror of Power. Whereas Power spent the first arc of Part 1 acting incredibly abrasive to Denji and ultimately manipulates him into being killed by the first ArcVillain, only to be betrayed and saved by Denji, Yuko starts out being openly friendly to Asa and is driven to become the first ArcVillain because of it. Power's incredibly selfish initial behaviour is also contrasted by the revelation that her actions are to [[KindHeartedCatLover save Meowy]], while Yuko's friendship with Asa and ForGreatJustice mentality she bitterly confesses to have been the by-product of [[SecretlySelfish self-serving reasons]]. Finally, while Power stays around long-term and becomes one of the first people Denji connects with emotionally, Asa's loneliness is perpetuated by having Yuko quickly wrested away (in more ways than one). |
| 782 | * {{Cthulhumanoid}}: Her devil form has tentacles replacing her hands and sprouting from the top of her head, her waist, and possibly more beneath her hoodie. |
| 783 | * CuteMonsterGirl: Though Yuko retains disturbing traits of her monstrous larger form, as a devil she's still quite recognizable as a teenage girl, especially when she's wearing a loose-fitting hoodie and acting meekly toward Asa. |
| 784 | * DamselInDistress: Her attempt to hunt a devil very quickly leaves Yuko with a horrible leg injury, forcing Asa to risk her life carrying her away from the Bat Devil. Then both are SwallowedWhole and only saved by Denji's unintentional intervention. |
| 785 | * DemonOfHumanOrigin: Yuko's transformative contract with the Justice Devil, death, and resurrection turned her into a pseudo-devil with traits of the form the Justice Devil turned her into. |
| 786 | * DissonantSerenity: When she and Asa are swapping embarrassing stories, she rather cheerfully tells her she murdered her neighbor for gambling because there are "no secrets between besties." Then she tells her she knows all about her killing Tanaka and the class president and Yoru because of her {{Telepathy}}. And ''then'' she tells her not to come to school the following day because she's planning to [[KnightTemplar massacre any students she finds unjust]]. |
| 787 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: After her talk with Asa, Yuko finds a building to rest atop for the night. After a few panels of the other characters in bed, we are treated with Yuko's decapitated body, courtesy of someone who looks an awful lot like Chainsaw Man... Not that this is ''necessarily'' the last we'll see of her. |
| 788 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For all of her many, ''many'' flaws, Yuko does respect and care for Asa a good deal, warning her to stay home from school while she rampages and that the Justice Devil is still at the school. |
| 789 | * EvilCounterpart: |
| 790 | ** Asa uses a "heart in the right place" motto as a coping mechanism for guilt. Yuko ''fully'' believes it, letting her see herself as the good guy even while using the Justice Devil's powers to kill people on the most trivial impulses. |
| 791 | ** She also darkly mirrors what Denji has become in part 2. Both want to use devil powers to become famous heroes, but Yuko has even less moral restraint and the devil she partnered with was only pretending to support her. |
| 792 | * EyelessFace: Her monster form has no eyes, and has her brain exposed above where they would be. Her mutated form later would be similar in design, having tentacles covering her face akin to bangs, her left eye in particular covered up by one meant to resemble a bandage. |
| 793 | * FirstFriend: Asa is a very lonely, emotionally distant girl, especially after her mother's death. Yuko's kindness is the first thing in a while that breaks this wall she built around herself, and the two become friends, the first friend she has had in a while, if not in Asa's entire life. |
| 794 | * FreudianExcuse: According to other characters after her defeat, Yuko was herself bullied in middle school, which handily explains her obsession. One even claims she's proof enough that devils take advantage of the [[NoSympathy mentally weak.]] |
| 795 | * HeelRealization: |
| 796 | ** Downplayed. She has enough sense to recognize that Denji rescuing one of her targets from her means that the Chainsaw Man she idolized isn't on her side. |
| 797 | ** After she's turned into a devil and regains some of her sanity, Yuko has disabused herself of her delusions of justice. She admits everything she did was for herself, not Asa, and probably deserves to be put down like any other devil. |
| 798 | * HeroicWannabe: Yuko thought [[IJustWantToBeLoved people would love her]] if she became a devil like Chainsaw Man. Sadly, she had neither a truly sympathetic devil to aid her nor the moral fortitude to reign herself in. |
| 799 | * HumiliationConga: Fails to eliminate all her targets, is beaten down by her idol who barely gives her rampage any mind, loses all of her humanity after her resurrection, becomes a homeless fugitive, and while the public is perceptive enough to guess her motives, she's dismissed as an "annoying" and "mentally weak" criminal worse than any of the bullies who made her and Asa's lives miserable. And ''then'' she's tracked down and brutally murdered by someone who [[EvilDoppelganger takes the form]] of her idol. |
| 800 | * InsaneTrollLogic: She defends her murders at the school as [[AppealToWorseProblems not being as bad as the Gun Devil]]. Keep in mind, the Gun Devil killed ''over a million people.'' |
| 801 | * {{Irony}}: |
| 802 | ** Her CombatClairvoyance allows her to outmaneuver the actual Horseman of War, but she's defeated because [[AchievementsInIgnorance neither Asa nor Yoru had any idea]] how powerful the school uniform sword the former made would be. |
| 803 | ** She made a contract with a devil because she wanted to be like Chainsaw Man. [[MetaphoricallyTrue She was already quite a lot like him]], in the sense that Yuko and Denji both really want to be famous and loved. |
| 804 | * ItsAllAboutMe: Egocentrism is her defining trait. It's initially portrayed as heartwarming when she forces Asa to take her shoes, but her decision to kill Asa's bullies against her wishes shows that ultimately she has no regard for the feelings of others, even those she likes. All she cares about is doing things her way, other people be damned. |
| 805 | * JacobMarleyWarning: After all that happened from Yuko making a Justice Devil contract, she warns Asa not to do the same. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, while Asa avoids making a contract herself, she helps promote an organization that openly contracts with it to hundreds of thousands of people.]] |
| 806 | * JusticeWillPrevail: Yuko's contract with the Justice Devil turns her sense of justice into the power to [[{{Telepathy}} read minds]]. This is all despite the fact that her sense of justice is so warped that she sees nothing wrong with killing her neighbor for gambling with his disability welfare or her classmates for their bullying of Asa. |
| 807 | * KarmicTransformation: Yuko abused a devil's powers for revenge and so she could be famous. She's ultimately [[ShapeshifterModeLock stuck in a monstrous form permanently]]. Both her devil forms resemble various aquatic invertebrates, which gains an extra layer of poetic justice when Asa--whose friendship Yuko used to justify her actions--reveals she's rather found of such creatures. |
| 808 | * KnightTemplar: After illegally contracting with the Justice Devil, she kills her neighbor for gambling while on welfare. She says that it's OK as long as it is for justice. |
| 809 | * LackOfEmpathy: She admits that she's always had a hard time understanding others. She thought gaining telepathy could make up for that, but it just makes her even more callous and incredibly violent. |
| 810 | * LaughablyEvil: Her jarring and cheerful enthusiasm for violence is played for a good deal of BlackComedy. |
| 811 | -->'''Asa''': You killed a bunch of people!\ |
| 812 | '''Yuko''': Not ''that'' many! Only three or four! |
| 813 | * LogicalWeakness: Although the Justice Devil's mind-reading power effectively gives her CombatClairvoyance, it doesn't help against opponents who aren't thinking about the fight. |
| 814 | ** Asa manages to nail her with the [[InfinityPlusOneSword uniform sword]] because neither she nor Yoru had any idea how effective it would be. Since the one using the weapon couldn't predict it, neither could Yuko. |
| 815 | ** Denji, meanwhile, gets past it by ''[[PsychicStatic not thinking about the fight at all]]''; the only thing on ''his'' mind is how to reveal his secret identity and make it look natural, which even [[SanitySlippage Yuko]] finds understandably baffling. |
| 816 | * LoonyFan: She says she's recently become a fan of Chainsaw Man. So much so she makes a devil contract trying to become an AscendedFangirl, ranting during her rampage that her murder of Asa's bullies will make her a hero just like him. |
| 817 | * LosingYourHead: |
| 818 | ** After her head is cut off (and the rest of her body is slashed to ribbons), Yuko is kept alive [[MakeMyMonsterGrow and turned giant]] by another devil's powers. |
| 819 | ** When she's decapitated ''again'', she's alive and able to talk at least long enough to try to identify her attacker. |
| 820 | * LossOfIdentity: Yuko's physical transformation into a devil and disorienting abuse of telepathy both take a toll on her sense of self. |
| 821 | -->''I don't what I am anymore... I wanted to give you a proper farewell. But are those thoughts really '''mine'''?'' |
| 822 | * MaskOfSanity: At first, she appears to be a sweet and innocent student who just wants to be Asa's friend and stick up for her. Then she decides to defend Asa by making a devil contract, never mind what she does ''after'' that. |
| 823 | * TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Being turned into a devil gives Yuko an innate desire to kill and [[HorrorHunger eat humans]]. Even one of her tentacles [[OrganAutonomy tries to strangle Asa]] without her realizing it. |
| 824 | -->'''Asa''': Well? Do you want to eat me?\ |
| 825 | '''Yuko''': Ah... err... [[OhCrap ohhh gosh]]. A little bit. |
| 826 | * MoralMyopia: Since her contract is powered by a feeling of righteousness, Yuko performs some amazing mental gymnastics to tell herself she's in the right. For instance, when the Devil Hunter Club attack her to protect the other students, Yuko claims they're innocent people she's not going to hurt. Once they start to beat her, Yuko decides they're "ganging up on" and bullying her, thus justifying her disproportionately lethal retaliation. |
| 827 | * NeverHurtAnInnocent: Yuko avoids hurting any bystanders when she comes after Asa's bullies, but she has very fickle, self-serving standards for what constitutes "innocence". |
| 828 | * NeverMyFault: After Yuko's school-destroying rampage knocks Asa out, she assumes that one of the bullies still alive was somehow responsible. |
| 829 | * NormalFishInATinyPond: Rips through her school's Devil Hunter Club, kills two professional hunters who had Devil Contracts, and puts Yoru on the defensive. Despite her great strength and mind-reading abilities, she's such a non-threat to Denji that he forgoes any strategy and barely has to focus to demolish her in their fight. |
| 830 | * NotQuiteDead: She turns out to have survived her encounter with Denji, but has apparently been outright transformed into a Devil. |
| 831 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: She tries to justify murdering Asa’s bullies in a broader sense by saying it will scare bullies all across Japan and possibly stop bullying altogether. By her later admission, this and everything else was just self-aggrandizing. |
| 832 | * ObliviouslyEvil: Her contract, along with her inability to understand others, makes her wholeheartedly think that acts like killing her neighbor for gambling with his disability welfare and murdering her classmates for bullying Asa are justice. |
| 833 | * OffWithHisHead: Yuko, after her rampage at her school and meeting with Asa, has her head ripped off by a Chainsaw Man lookalike. |
| 834 | * PartialTransformation: Her post-battle form is much more human than during the fight, but has the latter's tentacles sprouting out of or replacing many of her body parts. |
| 835 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Yuko's first act of "justice" is to ''kill'' her neighbor for gambling his disability money, darkly satirizing stereotypes about people who accept government aid. |
| 836 | * PositiveFriendInfluence: Yuko's assertive kindness convinces Asa that she can be happy doing good things for other people even if it's possible for such acts to backfire. Ironic, as Yuko's later action undermine this even being a good philosophy in the first place. |
| 837 | * PsychologicalProjection: She sees much of herself in Asa as a fellow victim of bullies and assumes she too would like revenge, yet cannot understand why Asa wouldn't want Yuko to kill them because she can't understand what others feel. |
| 838 | * PsychopathicWomanchild: She basically used the Justice Devil to go an ego trip, believing people would love her for enforcing incredibly childish ideas of justice. Even after committing murder, she doesn't take matters very seriously, taking a moment to admire how "cool" Yoru's moves are while engaged in deadly combat with her. |
| 839 | * PsychoSupporter: Yuko genuinely cares for Asa, but decides that makes her obligated to solve Asa's personal problems with violence. Even with the ability to read her mind, Yuko cannot comprehend why Asa doesn't want something like what Yuko is planning done on her behalf. |
| 840 | * SanitySlippage: She grows rapidly more insane after the Justice Devil grants her its power, and the InsaneTrollLogic she uses to justify her actions grows worse and worse, up until she decides bullying will always exist as long as schools do and takes ''that'' thought as a reason to destroy the whole building. |
| 841 | * SecretIdentityApathy: Despite using the Justice Devil's power to find out about Asa's contract with the War Devil, Yuko seemingly doesn't care about it at all. |
| 842 | * SecretlySelfish: Yuko admits making a contact with the Justice Devil was really about making herself a hero, while protecting Asa and stopping bullying were just excuses. She even reframes their initial meeting not as a selfless act of kindness but a ploy from one desperate person seeking another's friendship. |
| 843 | * ShapeshiftingHealsWounds: Being turned into a devil healed her injured leg--in fact, she apparently grew a whole new one after Yoru ripped hers off. |
| 844 | * StarterVillain: She's the first antagonist of Part 2 that Asa deals with directly, forcing her to use the War Devil's powers for the first time. |
| 845 | * SuperpowerLottery: Her contract with the Justice Devil has given her both telepathy and an OneWingedAngel form at seemingly no cost to her physical health, unlike most contracts. The ''mental'' cost is another issue altogether. |
| 846 | * TautologicalTemplar: Yuko is convinced she's in the right, thus making her contract with the Justice Devil more powerful, no matter how brazenly self-serving her "justice" is. |
| 847 | * {{Telepathy}}: Gains the power to read minds after contracting with the Justice Devil, and uses it to learn all of Asa's secrets, including the fact of Yoru's existence. |
| 848 | * ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: In an attempt to dissuade her from continuing her rampage, Asa accidentally leaves Yuko CleanCut in dozens of pieces, though at least temporarily alive because her head was intact. |
| 849 | * TokenMotivationalNemesis: Oddly combined with ILetGwenStacyDie. Being unable to stop Yuko's rampage or transformation are what ultimately push Asa to decide that the Yoru situation needs to be resolved sooner rather than later, or more people will die. |
| 850 | * UncertainDoom: We see Yuko was decapitated after she tries to skip town, but considering how [[LosingYourHead her head keeps talking afterwards]], and that she ''already'' recovered from both decapitation and having her brain torn to pieces, it's left up in the air whether that means she's gone for good. |
| 851 | * UnexplainedRecovery: Denji tears apart the brain of Yuko's giant head form, then Yoru tears the human leg out from somewhere in her corpse. That night, she inexplicably shows up at Asa's doorstep in a totally different form, both of her legs intact. |
| 852 | * UnskilledButStrong: She gets a lot of mileage from her mind reading powers, and is strong enough to fight multiple devil hunters or Yoru. Without that advantage, she's not even a nuisance to Denji, who's strong, skilled, and is busy thinking about irrelevant things during their fight. |
| 853 | * WalkingSpoiler: Yuko's character is turned completely on its head after the reveal of her [[KnightTemplar true nature.]] |
| 854 | * WeakWilled: The Justice Devil's powers may have effected Yuko's violent acts, but her own LackOfEmpathy seems to have made her especially bad at resisting or even noticing it. |
| 855 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Yuko is absolutely unhinged after contracting with the Justice Devil, eager to kill people on the most inane impulses. |
| 856 | * WouldNotShootAGoodGuy: Yuko won't attack "good" people even if they're attacking her, [[SubvertedTrope but she's prone to deciding anyone fighting against her must be evil]]. Case-in-point: she plays defensive against the school's Devil Hunter Club until they gain the advantage by [[CombatPragmatist attacking together]], which she arbitrarily decides is "bullying". She at least keeps things nonlethal against Asa and (by extension) Yoru. |
| 857 | * YouWillBeSpared: Asks Asa not to come to school the next day to spare her the bloody, brutal retribution against the people at school who bullied Asa, though she avoids hurting their other classmates as well (except the ones who fight Yuko trying to protect them). |
| 858 | [[/folder]] |
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