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Chainsaw Man Church

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The Church's headquarters

A religious organization that worships Chainsaw Man, they seek to replace the existing system of public and private Devil Hunters and create a world without devils. Most of their members are high school students previously in Devil Hunter Clubs, including the club at Asa's school.

In reality, the entire thing is a front for the Famine Devil's operations, and she's running the whole show from behind its public figureheads.

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In General

Adult Hater: They're mostly teenagers with a bizarre belief that Adults Are Useless in Japan because of an American Stupidity-Inducing Attack.
Be Careful What You Wish For: They were founded on the idea of helping Chainsaw Man avert a prophesized apocalypse. Which Fami plans to do by making Chainsaw Man stronger, in the process sacrificing the humanity of most members and getting the rest branded as terrorists.
Belief Makes You Stupid: Members will believe nonsense conspiracy theories and follow questionable practices just because they were told that Chainsaw Man said them.
Breeding Cult: Not the group's primary purpose, but members are encouraged to quickly marry and have children that will be raised in the church. The church even thinks Teen Pregnancy is ideal and waiting until you're an adult to marry or procreate is a perversion of Japanese culture concocted to further American imperialism. Fami never actually intended for the Church to stick around long to start any families. The actual purpose was so the mass weddings could be a trigger for their Fire Devil contracts to come in effect all at once.
Nobana: Marrying as students and raising the resulting children in the Chainsaw Man Church is the most natural marriage system!
Child Soldier: Even besides devil hunting, the church trains teenagers to fight for them. Not just with devil contracts but also guns. Though most are just turned into mindless monsters.
Creature-Hunter Organization: They're (mostly young) civilians so unsatisfied with Public Safety's handling of devil attacks that they decided to group together and hunt devils their own way.
Cult: They're an insular group with keeping members in the fold with blatantly predatory methods. They even got their base of operations by absorbing another cult, the irony of which is completely lost on Sugo.
Fall Guy: Famine's plan for the Church is to reverse Makima's Engineered Heroics that sapped Chainsaw Man's power by turning its members into violent monsters, making both Chainsaw Man and the War Devil (the church's poster girl) more powerful.
Haruka: Did I really have to appear on that lowbrow variety show?! They spun my every word into material for the hosts' jokes!
Famine: Relax. The ridicule was the point.
Framing the Guilty Party: Three of the Weapons attempt a civilian mass killing that Public Safety manages to stop before anyone else dies. Presumably to keep the existence of Weapon Humans secret, the government pretend the ensuing panic (which was technically people running from the woman who saved them) was from Chainsaw Man Church followers armed with guns—which the church is indeed stockpiling.
Inconsistent Spelling: The organization is consistently called the "Chainsaw Man Kyōkai" in Japanese, but the written kanji for the last word is "協会 (organization/association)" when it's first mentioned in chapter 132, then "教会 (church/congregation)" afterward. For this reason, it was initially translated into English as "Chainsaw Man Society", but then became "Chainsaw Man Church", with the initial mention being reedited after a few days.
Mook Carryover: Mixed with Dragon Ascendant. The Weapons were Makima's Slave Mooks, then four of them became the Chainsaw Man Church's leaders after her death freed them.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Some specific elements are very obviously based on the Unification Church, which was facing a new wave of public scrutiny in Japan during the manga's writing. The full name Haruka gives is the "Chainsaw Man Church for World Peace", playing on "Family Federation for World Peace and Unification", while the mass weddings are a well known feature. This makes the Chainsaw Man Church's anti-American views (perhaps deliberately) ironic, as the Unification Church are Christian anti-communists who strongly supported the US in the Cold War.
Path of Inspiration: The Chainsaw Man Church is a religious organization dedicated to worshiping Chainsaw Man, mainly consisting of diehard fanboys, victims of devil attacks, and people who just joined for the hell of it. Most people just know them for their devil hunting, but their actual beliefs are bizarre and backwards. Secretly, the Famine Devil is using them to commit mass murder in Chainsaw Man's name.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: Most of the groups' members are young devil hunters that may not even have made contracts, while the leaders are mostly Weapons like Denji.
Right for the Wrong Reasons: The church is anti-American, believing that they are using an "Ultraviolet Ray Weapon" to diminish the mental faculties of adults. While this is blatant propaganda to justify the cult preying on teenagers, they do have valid reasons to distrust America, as they did sic the Gun Devil on Japan the year before, killing thousands of civilians.
Right-Wing Militia Fanatic: They're a militant group that distrust the government and want to take its place at handling devils. They are also paranoid xenophobes with retrograde views of marriage.
Scam Religion: The Church is in actuality simply a means of gathering minions for Fami's desperate attempt to save the world from the Death Devil, by transforming its members into knockoffs of Chainsaw Man and elevating the world's fear of him.
School Uniforms are the New Black: Most members are students who keep their uniforms from school on while devil hunting outside of it.
Teenage Wasteland: Their members are mostly teenagers, and while not unruly, they have some extreme sketchy standards about relationship and conspiratorial beliefs. The leaders most likely focused on young people because they'd be easier to manipulate.
Unwanted False Faith: Double Subverted; Denji has none of the high-minded goals the church ascribes to him, but he did like the idea of being worshiped and getting groupies. Then he found out the group's actual practices and was completely disgusted even before Barem suggests Denji should abandon everything in his life to be Chainsaw Man, even implying he would murder Asa.
Unwitting Pawn: None of them but Barem know Fami's actual plan, which will turn the overwhelmingly majority into monsters rampaging on her command.

Leadership

Fami

Fami / Famine Devil (JP: Kiga-chan / Kiga no Akuma)

"Any human should be capable of abandoning their morality when they're starving."

The Devil representing the fear of famine and hunger, and the third of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. She first appears posing as a young woman with ringed eyes who is a member of Fourth East High School's student council/Devil Hunter Club, offering to "help" Asa/Yoru during Yuko's rampage through the school after Asa accidentally cuts Yuko to pieces. While not particularly trying to hide her identity as the Famine Devil, she still insists people call her "Fami"/"Kiga-chan".

Though she too has infiltrated Denji's school and seems to hold some level of affection for her "little sister" Yoru/War Devil and her contractor Asa, Fami's overall goals are left unclear for multiple arcs.

Affably Evil: She is friendly and polite to Asa whenever they meet. Later on, during her meeting with Yoshida, she doesn't bother with any kind of games and just gives him the knowledge he's asking for with a small bit of prompting on his part.
All According to Plan: Her attempt to starve Asa into murderous desperation with the Eternity Devil seemed foiled by there being an abundance of fish for the people trapped in there to eat and drinkable water. But Asa's feels no less mental pressure to bow to Fami's wishes, as she remains trapped due to her personal guilt about being the cause plus appearing as The Load to the others. Plus, the fish are slowly dying off and rotting on their own, and Asa herself doesn't want to eat the aquarium fish for personal reasons, so there's still a hard time limit before she presumably snaps as intended.
Ambiguously Human: Fami's explicitly a devil mentally, but her body is another question. She may be naturally-humanoid like Control, but Yoru's complete inability to recognize her current form raise the possibility Fami is also using a stolen human's body. With the reveal that Yoru and Fami are just as face-blind as Makima, it seems more likely Yoru just genuinely couldn't recognize her own sister staring her in the face.
Bad Boss: Quick to insult underlings, human and Devil alike, when they either fail or disobey.
Bad Samaritan: "Helps" Asa by resurrecting Yuko, who proceeds to destroy the school even further and kill two more people before she's almost killed anyway by Denji. She even leaves Asa unconscious to potentially be accidentally killed by her resuscitated enemy's mad flailing.
Batman Gambit:
- The Eternity and Falling Devil encounters were set up so that Asa would "starve" and become more willing to use Yoru's abilities at the cost of her sense of morality, and in turn make her into a "pawn" Fami could refine. She wasn't expecting Asa to turn the aquarium itself into a weapon to kill the Eternity Devil, but accepts the loss nonetheless. The Falling Devil encounter didn't go as planned in comparison to the first on account of Nayuta's intervention.
- Her ultimate plan is this. Fami takes advantage of the public's love for Chainsaw Man to form the Chainsaw Man Church, roping hundreds of thousands of unknowing teens into contracts with the Fire Devil to transform them into "what they desire", i.e. Chainsaw Man fascimiles. This would cause a wave of hysteria and fear of Chainsaw Man. Along with Asa and Yoru being the figureheads of the church as well as the anxiety over a possible war, both the Chainsaw and War Devil will be empowered enough to be able to take on the Death Devil.
Benevolent Boss: When Falling apologizes profusely for failing to keep Asa and Yoru trapped within a Devil's stomach, Fami literally just says, "Okay. Return." Falling does just that.
Big Bad: Subverted. She is built up as this in from her first appearance onward throughout Part 2: Academy, serving as The Woman Behind the Man for every single Arc Villain thus far. The end of the Falling Devil arc, however, reveals that Fami is attempting to prevent the real Big Bad - her eldest sister Death - from ruling over the planet, although her actions still lead to countless innocent lives being lost or endangered, making her the current number one enemy of the story, at least until Death shows her face. Chapter 157, however, sees her working with Asa and Yoru to get to the captured Chainsaw Man.
Big Eater: While meeting with Yoshida at a cafe, Fami orders honey toast, a seasonal fruits assortment, vanilla ice cream, chocolate cake, oven-baked pancakes, and a strawberry parfait. Five of each, to be exact. In fact, it's the reason she wants Asa and Yoru to save the world. If the Devils take over the world, there will be no more restaurants.
Big Sister Instinct: She says that she'll do anything for her little sister Yoru as her big sister. Most of which involves endangering her...
Character Tics: Is usually tilting her head to one side, giving her earrings the appearance of unbalanced scales.
The Chessmaster: A trait she shares with her sister Makima. Almost all of the events of Part 2, aside from perhaps Yoru's fusion with Asa, were orchestrated by Fami, and even when events don't play out exactly as she planned them, she's able to roll with the punches and find a benefit to her long-term goals anyway.
Combo Platter Powers: Fami's main power is to summon other devils, by extension granting her numerous powers (resurrecting the near-dead, turning someone into a giant, teleportation, separating Yoru's mind from Asa's body) with no connection to her element of hunger.
Comically Serious: Her impassive nature is initially played only for ominous effect, but then she keeps the same grave tone while talking about how the apocalypse would close down all her favor restaurants. From then on, Fami's stone face becomes increasingly comical, contrasting her snarky or insulting comments, people attempting to emote to her with no response, or even her being subject to outright slapstick.
(Yoru gets Fami out of the way of an attack by kicking her in the head)
Fami: (face down, nose bloodied) Ow.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Her manipulative goals to the protagonist are comparable to Makima, as are her use of other devils as proxies, but Fami is sharply contrasted in many ways:
- Makima made heavy use of charm and emotional manipulation. Fami is openly off-putting and tries to directly coerce through starvation.
- Makima made Denji, and many others, absolutely focused on and loyal to her. Fami plans to force Asa to embrace her most selfish desires by forcing her to kill for her own survival.
- Though she could be quite Obviously Evil to the audience, Makima took efforts to conceal her inhuman nature. Fami openly can't be bothered with more than the minimum effort.
- Makima deluded herself into thinking her exacting control of the world would be altruistic. Fami genuinely wishes to save the world, but her motives are both selfish and sincere.
- In regards to their overall plans and Chainsaw Man's role in them, Fami's plans are the exact opposite of Makima's. The Control Devil cared only for the Chainsaw Devil (i.e. Pochita) and not Denji himself and viewed the Chainsaw Devil's power as being instrumental for her plans of an "ideal world" where hunger, death, and bad movies don't exist. Part of her plan involved making Chainsaw Man a beloved public figure, weakening him in the hopes it would make him more compliant. Fami treats Denji as Chainsaw Man and recognizes him as such (and seems to understand that Pochita is content with staying on the sidelines), but considers him too weak to help her defeat the Great King of Terror. Her plans with the Chainsaw Man Church involve turning its members and contractors with the Fire Devil into Chainsaw Man-like facsimiles whose rampage will strengthen the public's fear of Chainsaw Man, in turn giving him a power boost in the hopes he'll be strong enough to combat the Death Devil and her "shepherds".
The Corrupter: She shares Yoru's interest in Asa Gaining the Will to Kill, and is far more active about it. Ironically, she wants this so Asa will have the power to protect humanity.
Do Not Call Me "Paul": She petulantly refuses to answer when Yoru calls her Famine, but finally responds when she calls her Fami.
Doppelgänger Gets Same Sentiment: Refers to Yoru and Nayuta by their Devil names, and treats them civilly as her sisters, not really caring to identify them as being different from incarnation to incarnation or that they're practically strangers because of that.
The Dreaded: Yoru, the War Devil, panics when Famine shows up and urges Asa to run away.
Dub Name Change: In Japanese, her title is "Kiga no Akuma" and her nickname is "Kiga-chan". The English version translates the former as usual into "Famine Devil", while her nickname follows suits and becomes "Fami".
Enlightened Self-Interest: Her reason for wanting to stop the Age of Devils is that it means she won't have pizza or Chinese food anymore.
Enemies with Death: Fami's ultimate goal is to thwart her sister Death.
Enemy Mine: After more aggressive methods fail to bring Asa and Yoru into the fold, Fami convinces them to join the Chainsaw Man Church with the half-truth that the Chainsaw Man who saved Asa and the one that ate Yoru are different people. But Fami's actual plan was to give them a huge power boost to defeat the Death Devil.
Evil Versus Oblivion: Fami is trying to prevent her sister Death from causing Hell on Earth, but her reasons are entirely selfish and has zero concern with the bodycount she racks up in the process.
Evil Virtues: Humility, in stark contrast to her sisters. She never gets upset at her plans failing or holds any grudges. When Haruka unleashes a furious rant at Fami, she just acquieses to his points so he'll stop bothering her. Fami was also the only devil in her party who chose to help put Denji's severed parts back together, the others electing to stick back and demand it be handled by the humans who were tagging along.
Eviler than Thou: While Famine hasn't been shown doing anything as overtly evil as her sister Control yet, Yoru, herself the War Devil and a Horseman of great power, is outright terrified by the sight of her "older sister" and even frantically tells Asa they need to get away. Their eldest sister Death is even worse, according to Nayuta.
Excellent Judge of Character: She knows the full extent of Asa's moral character despite having exchanged only a couple of words beforehand.
Exotic Eye Designs: Concentric rings, just like the Makima and Yoru.
The Farmer and the Viper: Is a part of her school's Devil Hunter Club, and has been a member long enough not to warrant an introduction. She also has no reservations about leaving the others to die in the aquarium trap she stuck Denji and Asa in.
Fluffy the Terrible: She abbreviates her name to the rather unassuming "Kiga-chan/Fami". It's even written in kana in Japanese, so by itself it could just as well be interpreted as "Penguin-chan".
Friendly Address Privileges: Despite being no more than a host body for Yoru, Famine treats Asa as her little sister as well; upon introducing herself as the Famine Devil she tells Asa to call her in a cute diminutive version of her name: Fami ^noteKiga-chan in Japanese
Graceful Loser: After Asa breaks out of the aquarium without hurting Denji, Fami simply sighs and tells herself "So much for that idea." She has a very similar reaction to Asa and Yoru repeatedly escaping Falling with Chainsaw Man's help, not to mention the stomachs of various other Devils.
Greater-Scope Villain: For the first four arcs of Part 2, since she has heavuly influenced almost everything that happens. Interestingly enough, she is doing all of this to prevent the rise of the Big Bad, the unseen Great King of Terror… her own sister, Death.
The Heavy: She has her fingers in almost all of the proverbial pies throughout Part 2. The true Big Bad, Death, is actually her enemy.
Hidden in Plain Sight: She was a member of the student council and the Devil Hunter Club, lingering in the background of the group until revealing herself to Asa.
Horrifying the Horror: Yoru is terrified upon seeing her "sister", and desperately tries to warn Asa before being sent away. Even facing Chainsaw Man himself didn't cause such a loss of composure from Yoru. Death, the eldest sister, scares Fami herself because her taking over the world will lead to all those wonderful human cuisines being forcibly removed from existence.
Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The third of the Horsemen to be revealed, symbolising Famine, who has taken an interest in her "sister", Yoru, and by extension Asa as Yoru's host/"partner". A few of her schemes and powers are also related to starvation, such as trying to starve Asa out so she'd use Yoru's powers, enslaving the Falling Devil who is also an Evil Chef, and her stated motive being saving the world for the sake of pizza.
Humble Goal: She wants to prevent the apocalypse and an "age of Devils" because that would mean no more pizza or Chinese food.
Hypocrite: Refers to her sisters by their formal Devil names but insists on being called by her nickname "Fami" rather than Famine.
I Need You Stronger: Her plans all center on making Asa and Yoru more powerful so someone can defeat the Death Devil and prevent the apocalypse. She later tries to do the same with Chainsaw Man as well.
Jackass Genie:
- After accidentally killing Yuko to stop her rampage, Asa asks this devil to save her. She fulfills this wish, but then also makes Yuko even more powerful and violent—to the point she attracts Denji's attention and nearly dies anyway. That said, Asa's wish may not have been the one she was granting; if Yoru is the "little sister" she wanted to please, she did get her wish of finding Chainsaw Man. Besides, Yuko did survive even if she ended up turning into a Devil herself.
- During Asa and Denji's date, when things were going south due to Asa boring Denji, Famine traps them in the aquarium with what is implied to be Eternity Devil's second incarnation, so that Asa can turn Denji to a weapon.
Kick the Dog: The terrorist attack she orchestrates with Barem to strengthen Yoru and Denji directly results in the deaths of Nayuta's pets, showing that not even her sisters, for all her talk of sibling fealty, are safe from her schemes.
Lazy Alias: The Famine Devil masquerades as a high school student under the name Fami. It is even worse in the original Japanese since she is known as "Kiga no Akuma", but her alias is "Kiga-chan." Hirofumi later confronts her and is genuinely exacerbated by how little effort she put in to her alias, to which Fami bluntly responds that she doesn't care if she's found out.
Manipulative Bastard: While she lacks her sister's explicit superpower to control others, she's still pretty good at getting others to do what she wants. Every time she interacts with Asa and Yoru, she's able to nudge them in a direction that benefits her many plans.
More than Mind Control: Fami claims that she has the ability to turn the "starved" into her pawns. While it sounds similar in concept to Control's ability, it seems to be far more indirect in practice and those affected exhibit wills beyond that of serving her. The Eternity Devil gets openly pissed at Famine after Asa turns the Aquarium into a spear. Falling Devil claims that she came to Earth at the request of the residents of Hell rather than at the request of Famine in particular. Haruka, for his part, is convinced by something to continue obeying Fami's orders.
Nominal Hero: Fami's actions have the ultimate goal of avoiding the Apocalypse and stopping Devils from taking over the world, even if they involve a lot of collateral damage and civilian death. She only wants that so human cuisine can fulfill her hedonistic desires, but that doesn't change the fact that she may be humanity's best chance at survival.
Non-Action Big Bad: She probably could kick major ass if she ever wants to, considering she and her siblings once faced off with Pochita, but we have yet to see her do so nearly 50 chapters into Part 2. When she and Asa infiltrate Public Safety, she calls herself the trump card, saying that trump cards always get saved for last, but she also pulls out a Devil Totem and summons Guillotine to take care of the guards for both of them, implying she usually has other Devils fight for her, though she may simply get physical herself when there are no other options left.
Obsessed with Food:
- Keeping it around is the one and only reason she's trying to save the world. She even tells Nayuta that a world without pizza is "the worst possible outcome" with utter sincerity.
- In chapter 135, she also gets completely distracted from her plan to recruit Asa and Yoru by a loaf of bread.
  Fami: Can I eat this?
  Asa/Yoru: The door was locked! How did you get in?!
  Fami: Can I eat this?
  Asa/Yoru: What's her deal?! Famine! What do you want?!
  Fami: Can I eat this?
Open Secret: As she admits to Yoshida, she honestly doesn't care about keeping her true identity as the Famine Devil much of a secret.
Orcus on His Throne: She prefers to pull the strings from behind the scenes and has not partaken in the action herself yet.
Punny Name: A situational one. Right before Famine appears during Denji and Asa's date, Denji walks out on Asa because he wants to see a penguin exhibit. Famine's Japanese name "Kiga no Akuma" is a homophone for "Penguin Devil."
Resistance Is Futile: Fami assure Asa that she can get her to turn Denji into a weapon, as in the end starvation will tear through a person's mind, rendering them mentally weak and susceptible to do anything.
Sink or Swim Mentor: Fami figures Asa isn't going to turn Denji into a weapon on her own, so she gives her a "push" by sealing them in the aquarium and starving her into it. She's repeats the idea much more violently with the Falling Devil, which could have easily killed Asa and Yoru at any point.
Summon Magic: Fami's primary ability is to summon other devils to fight for her with totems. She claims it has restriction and the devils don't have their full strength, but refuses to elaborate. Whether or not she's telling the truth, Fami rather casually summoned one devil powerful enough to rip up a whole city and causes world-wide disturbances.
Trickster Mentor: The Eternity Devil in the aquarium and the Falling Devil were challenges set up for Asa and Yoru with the explicit purpose of making them stronger so as to combat "the ultimate terror". Her main trick is to put Asa in a situation where she'll be "starved" and forced to use Yoru's powers, and in turn chip away at her humanity.
The Unfettered: She has no lines she won't cross to strengthen Chainsaw Man and Yoru to stop the prophecy. She's racked up a body count of thousands alone by unleashing the Falling Devil, then turns another 350,000 into mindless devils as part of her plans.
Unwanted Assistance: Fami seems to truly want to help her sister Yoru, but most of her ideas about "helping" involve mentally corrupting people, carnage, and murder. Notably, once Yoru realizes who Fami really is, she starts trying to warn Asa to not listen to her before Fami disrupts their mental connection.
Villain Teleportation: She can teleport at will, an ability that no other Devil besides Darkness has displayed. She can take others with her too, even Devils inhabiting host bodies while leaving said host behind.
The Woman Behind the Man: Eternity and Falling were both acting on her orders, all so she could orchestrate the necessary chain of events to stop the Apocalypse. Fami is also the brains behind the Chainsaw Man Church with Haruka operating as a figurehead.

Barem Bridge

Barem Bridge / Flamethrower Man

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"These flames are your punishment."

One of the hybrids employed by Makima. After the events of the Public Safety arc, he helps found the Chainsaw Man Church to assist in Fami's plans and avenge Makima's death.

Allegorical Character:
- Becomes a pointed parody of fans who wanted Chainsaw Man Part 2 to stick more closely to the formula of Part 1 with an unmoving focus on Denji and his trials rather than exploring new characters and themes, or at the very least, allowing the hero he's a fan of to have a happy ending.
  Personally, I want to see Chainsaw Man fighting. I want to see him carving up Devils with his chainsaws...getting covered in gore...suffering and struggling and getting killed, and despite it all, returning to life and getting back up again.
- Chapter 151 furthers this by implying that Barem is also representative of fans who think Makima was a Well-Intentioned Extremist, arguing that she could've brought peace to the world through her plans. The fact that Barem fully acknowledges that he might still be brainwashed to follow and love her might be reflective of said fans willfully ignoring her more petty and irredeemable aspects.
Ambiguous Situation:
- Was he truly being controlled, or was he on board with Makima from the start? Chapter 151 implies it could have been both.
- Is his self-proclaimed love for Makima solely due to brainwashing and conditioning, or is it really how he feels without any of that being involved? He seems to believe his love for her is completely natural, and since a Devil's powers fade when they die anyway, he's likely correct.
- Since he claims he would have followed Makima's plans to the hilt, would that have included killing Fami? Is he following her now out of pragmatism or newfound loyalty, having grown to love her too now that he sees she wants to save Earth as well?
Appeal to Inherent Nature: Barem describes killing as an inherent function of all of the Weapons' multiple natures—as weapons, as devils, and even as humans.
Arc Villain: Barem serves as the main antagonist of the Chainsaw Man Church arc, seeking to destroy any normalcy in Denji's life and force him to fully embrace becoming Chainsaw Man.
Arm Cannon: He has flamethrowers for arms as Flamethrower Man.
Ascended Extra: Just like Sugo, Barem was a glorified Mook in Part 1 who shows up twice as a nameless hybrid fighting for Makima. When he returns in Part 2, however, he's a major antagonist and has a huge impact on Denji's development.
The Bad Guy Wins: Barem's goal in the Chainsaw Man Church arc was to ruin Denji's life and push him to embrace mindless violence. As the Church arc reaches its climax, it becomes clear that Barem got exactly what he wanted in the end.
Bad People Abuse Animals: Barem burns down Denji's apartment, along with all his pets, and makes a crack about how cats and dogs are more flammable than people.
Brainwashed and Crazy: Subverted. Barem initially claims that, just like the other hybrids, he was brainwashed by Makima at the climax of Part 1. Though in his case the "crazy" part was not put there by Makima. Later, however, he tells Nayuta that he loved Makima dearly and was on board with her plan to save the world and defeat Death without any sort of mind control affecting him.
Can't Kill You, Still Need You: Public Safety capture Barem alive to force him to work for them. Unfortunately, this allows him to escape when his real plan comes into effect.
Chekhov's Gunman: In the manga, he and Spear Man are the two faceless Public Safety Devil Hunters accompanying Makima when she first finds Denji.
Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: Barem's long, swept-back hair and earrings makes him very reminiscent of John Travolta's role in Pulp Fiction as Vincent Vega. It's most obvious in Part 1 when he's wearing the Public Safety uniform, and when he returns in Part 2, he's wearing a ponytail, not unlike Vincent's hairstyle during the "Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife" segment.
The Dragon: Unlike the other Weapons or Haruka, Barem actually knows and supports Fami's plan for the Chainsaw Man Church. Going by his dialogue with Makima during the battle against Pochita and his words to Nayuta later on, he also served as this for the previous Control Devil, having enough free will to speak normally with her and being a wholehearted supporter of her plans too.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He at least seems to believe that his love for Makima was and still is completely of his own accord, no brainwashing necessary. He even states that he agreed with her plans and that she would have truly made the world a better place.
Evil All Along: Once he's acting of his own accord as a Chainsaw Man Church member, Barem turns out to be quite a piece of work all on his own. He basically gives Denji an ultimatum to get him to be Chainsaw Man again, threatening to ruin his "normal life" and kill his loved ones if need be, a threat he makes good on by burning Denji's home and killing his pets.
Faux Affably Evil: Barem tries to act personable, but he can't hide his wretched nature for long. Even as he threatens innocent people and commits acts of unspeakable villainy, he's still all smiles and jokes as the other characters look on in horror.
Foil: To Fami in how they perceive the Control Devil. Fami doesn't really care that she's no longer Makima, satisfied that she's still the same Devil. Barem really cares that Nayuta is a completely different person.
Happiness in Mind Control: While all the Weapons acted happily obedient and adoring to Makima when under her control, Barem uniquely wanted to be controlled by her even after she was gone.
Hate Sink: Right from the start, Barem is a shifty and unpleasant individual with a creepy fixation on Chainsaw Man—not Denji—and who makes incredibly-thinly veiled threats against his loved ones. As he continues operating, he quickly goes from unlikable to downright abhorrent, as he tries to sic the other Weapons on an amusement part full of children and later burns down Denji's home, and proceeds to mock Denji about the deaths of his pets in the fire. Between his Jerkass behavior and outright villainy, there is very little reason to like Barem. Even his genuine loyalty to Makima, long after her death, doesn't garner any sympathy because he gives it as a reason he's able to ignore the abilities of and attack her reincarnation, who is a small child.
Hates My Secret Identity: His pressing of Denji upon properly meeting him at the Chainsaw Man Church shows that Barem is more of a fan of what Chainsaw Man can achieve than Denji himself as a person. He doesn't seem to just like Pochita as Makima did, but rather wants Denji to be the Chainsaw Man the church wishes for.
The Heavy: He's front and center as the Hybrid Leader during the Chainsaw Man Church arc.
Hidden Disdain Reveal: Although obsessed with Chainsaw Man's mindless carnage, Barem is eventually revealed to hold nothing but loathing for Denji as an individual person. To Barem, Denji robbed the world of its future by killing Makima only to turn around and live out a peaceful life under Public Safety's control. It's all but stated that Barem's murder of Denji's pets is motivated just as much by vengeance as it is to make Chainsaw Man stop the Death Devil.
Barem: If Ms. Makima were alive and she could use Chainsaw Man's power, she could have defeated the Death Devil. A controlled, peaceful world was supposed to arrive. But you, Chainsaw Man! Even though you destroyed our promise of peace you've been lapping up the peace Public Safety provided to you! These flames are your punishment.
Immune to Mind Control: He's able to overcome Nayuta's attempts to control him. Even he doesn't seem to know exactly why, as he brings up how it might be because his body is still under Makima's control or his devotion to Makima is still strong enough to shrug off her successor's attacks.
Insane Troll Logic: He believes that God will forgive him and the other weapon humans for killing people because weapons were made to kill.
Irony: When mind-controlled by Makima, Barem was the only Weapon who didn't express love for her. And yet Barem is the only one of them who actually loves Makima when her power has let them go.
I Surrender, Suckers: When surrounded by Public Safety, Barem chooses to surrender rather than picking a fight he would lose. At least until he reveals he was just biding his time until all the civilians surrounding them turned into Chainsaw Man facsimiles.
Loony Fan:
- He is creepily obsessed with Chainsaw Man, with Denji wanting nothing to do with him within about a minute of meeting Barem. He's also willing to go to extreme lengths make Chainsaw Man come out such as killing Asa or massacring Public Safety Devil Hunters. It's zigzagged in the end, however. For all of Barem's talk of being a "Chainsaw Man" fan, he hates Denji. His enthusiasm for "Chainsaw Man" is, at most, Makima's fascination of Pochita rubbing off on him.
- He's also quite fanatical towards Makima, since his fanaticism towards her doesn't come from her using Control Devil powers on his mind. He is in some ways even crazier than Makima was when it comes to bringing the "perfect world", as he doesn't just torment Denji to try and get him to turn into Chainsaw Man, but also out of rage that he dared to stop Makima's plans.
Manipulative Bastard: In chapter 132, Haruka gets angry at Fami for turning him into a laughingstock on television. Barem approaches Haruka behind and feeds him some honeyed words about how the boy is necessary to create a world without evil. While that stated endgoal isn't exactly incorrect, Barem is later shown to be lying by admission to an absurd degree while stroking the boy's ego and satisfying his need for importance.
Meaningful Name: In addition to being a flamethrower hybrid whose Japanese name, "Baruemu", is an anagram of "emubaru (ember)", his last name is Bridge. Fitting for a character who burns bridges with Denji pretty quickly, especially since he burns Denji's apartment and his pets.
Mirror Character: Barem's introduction to Denji shows disturbing similarities to their former master. Like Makima, he acts superficially friendly, but is domineering and suddenly threatening. Both think much more of their idea of "Chainsaw Man" than Denji himself. And Barem's attitude that he won't let Denji's "normal life" get rid of Chainsaw Man echoes Makima's declaration that she'll destroy any happiness or normality he'll ever feel. And just like Makima, Barem kills his loved ones simply to prove he can't escape the people trying to control him. Considering that he idolizes Makima, this might even be intentional on his part.
More Despicable Minion: Fami, his boss, is relatively hands-off with affairs not directly interacting with Asa, and while her motives are selfish she's very honest about wanting to save the world. Barem, meanwhile, is a fanatical nutcase who sees killing as a Weapon's reason for being and both openly and directly threatens Denji's loved ones, even burning his home with his pets inside. All in all, Barem is presented as a foul and vile individual compared to Fami.
More than Mind Control: Most of the Weapons were bluntly brainwashed into Makima's service. This is apparently not the case with Barem; while he very well might have been under her power as the Control Devil, the fact that he's loyal even beyond her death when no such spell can persist suggest he's similar to Denji, in that he was drawn to her by her genuine, unpowered charisma.
Not Brainwashed: Played with; Barem says Makima mind controlled him like the other Weapons, but in hindsight it seems to have affected his personality much less. He was the only one to not declare his love or devotion for Makima, instead being amused by how everyone else was in love with her. While the other Hybrids remained quietly and stoically obedient otherwise, Barem gleefully shouted "Burn for me, baby!" while burning down a building. During the graveyard fight, he even initiates conversation with Makima to discuss how the Chainsaw Man they're fighting is weaker than before. This may relate to their similar attitudes toward Denji and his power. Chapter 151 further implies that while he might've been controlled by her, he also might've genuinely been in love with her for real, not to mention he may have thought she could've brought peace to the world and was willingly following her. The fact that he continues to serve her goals even after her death, when Devil powers have No Ontological Inertia, lends credence to this.
Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Zigzagged. Although Barem is a genuine believer in Makima's goals and wants to bring them to fruition, it's clear that what he does to Denji is just as much motivated by a desire for vengeance.
Number Two: When Public Safety comes to arrest him, they identify him as the second-in-command of the entire Church. He's The Dragon for Fami, not for the older man, and certainly not for Haruka. He used to be Makima's Number Two as well.
Playing with Fire: A man with flamethrowers coming out of his head and arms, need we say more?
Psycho Supporter: Barem's a cruel sadist, but, in addition to being in love with Makima, he was also truly devoted to her vision of a utopian future where she controlled the Chainsaw Devil and used him to bring about world peace by erasing all the evils in the world. Even if Makima herself would be the sole arbiter of what's evil or not.
Shadow Archetype: Once he reveals his love for Makima, Barem becomes a clear one for Denji. Both are Weapon Hybrids that had fallen in love with Makima and both had fallen under her thrall to become her brainwashed servants, Denji by way of manipulation and Barem via more supernatural brainwashing. While Denji was able to realize the threat she posed to the world, Barem continued to see her as a Well-Intentioned Extremist who could've saved the world if she hadn't been killed. Barem comes across as Denji if he had never recognized how toxic Makima was and learned to think for himself beyond her.
Shame If Something Happened: Barem implies that he actually intends to carry out his offer of murdering Asa, with or without Denji's approval.
We'll be seeing you, Chainsaw Man! Enjoy your normal life while you can!
Significant Anagram: His name in Japanese is "Baruemu", an anagram of "emubaru (ember)", reflecting his fire powers.
Slasher Smile: After offering to murder Asa Mitaka, Barem looks at Denji with a big grin on his face.
Smug Smiler: Often seen with a grin on his face, and he looks and acts very sketchy. The way he acts in Part 2 shows that Makima never rewrote his personality while controlling him (assuming she needed to control him at all), Barem is naturally a shady smiling dude.
Troll: When Denji doesn't shake his extended hand, he sticks two of his fingers up his nose as a joke.
Two Roads Before You: Barem asks Denji if anything else in his life is as important as being Chainsaw Man, heavily implying that he'll get rid of anything or anyone that is.
Picture weighing the following on a pair of scales. On the right side, place: Friends. Family. A peaceful, wonderful everyday life. Your pet cat and dogs. And on the left side, just one thing: The starter that transforms you into Chainsaw Man. Which side is heavier?
Undying Loyalty: Brainwashed or not (and he's most likely not), Barem remains faithful to Makima and her vision, so much that Nayuta—who is the same Devil—can't subjugate his will.
The Villain Knows Where You Live: Subtle, but his threatening speech to Denji mentions "your pet cat and dogs", as if he's become familiar enough with his personal life to attack his loved ones when Denji is unprepared. Becomes a case of Foreshadowing when he heads off Denji and Nayuta's attempts to return home, burning the building down with all their beloved pets inside to push Denji past the breaking point.
Villainous Breakdown: Getting arrested, shot repeatedly, and coerced into attempted suicide by a Devil over the course of a few hours causes Barem to drop the smile (his ponytail even comes loose) and inform Denji how much he truly loathes him whilst he tries to strangle Nayuta to death in Chapter 151.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: Somewhat. He goes after what Denji loves to try and get him to turn into Chainsaw Man, while also particapting in the Church's plan to turn 350,000 people into mini-Chainsaw Man monsters, to increase the public's fear of Chainsaw Man, and therefore Chainsaw Man's power. This would allow Chainsaw Man to be strong enough to fight the Death Devil, an existential threat to humanity. He also believed in Makima's plan to make a better world. However much of what he does is tinged with fanaticism and anger at Denji for stopping Makima, making it unclear how much he actually cares about the well-being of humanity.
Would Hurt a Child:
- The end of Chapter 142 makes a point of showing children milling about at the food court he ordered the other Weapons to attack to draw out Chainsaw Man.
- In Chapter 151, he performs a Neck Lift on Nayuta and threatens to end her right then and there, but she immediately controls the gun-toting Public Safety members surrounding them and has them pump him full of lead, allowing her to get away unscathed. After Nayuta helps Denji escape from an angry mob, Barem pulls a gun on her.
Wounded Gazelle Gambit: When he realizes the gun he pulled on Nayuta was empty, he turns it on himself and convinces the nearby mob that she's controlling him. It works.
Xanatos Speed Chess: In chapter 155, he attempts to shoot Nayuta, only to find that his gun is out of ammo. Rather than giving up, Barem immediately turns the situation around to his advantage by aiming the gun at his head and pretending to be mind-controlled by Nayuta to rile up the mob against her. It works. Nayuta, scared out of her wits, desperately pleads in her defense, but the mob isn't hearing it.
Yandere: To Makima. Whether or not Barem was really controlled by her, it's clear that he truly loved her and believed in her vision. Unsurprisingly, he deeply hates Denji for putting a stop to her.

Haruka Iseumi

President Haruka Iseumi

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"I expected better from you."

The president of the Student Council and the Devil Hunter Club. He's also an enormous fan of Chainsaw Man, and later helps found the Chainsaw Man Church.

Audience Surrogate: During and after the prison break, Haruka is pretty much the only one in the group who acts anywhere to close to a normal person. He's pretty much just a normal guy thrown into the middle of a gigantic mess without even a single clue as to what's going on.
Broken Pedestal: Downplayed. After discovering that Denji is Chainsaw Man, Haruka doesn't exactly lose all respect for his idol, but he's clearly shaken up by the realization that the guy who he's put on a pedestal for so long isn't the invincible hero he's built up in his head, but rather that one weird pervert who he goes to school with.
Costume Copycat: He has a chainsaw ripcord on his chest, and shows up right after a Chainsaw Man imposter. Played with in that he wasn't trying to impersonate anyone, he just got a surgical implant to show off what a fanboy he is.
Disappointed in You: When Asa's clumsiness destroys a potential lifeline, Haruka retracts his praise from just before, sending her into a Troubled Fetal Position.
Haruka: You complain, you aren't a team player and you fail to come through in the clutch. I expected better from you.
Exact Words: Asa asks him if he knows who Chainsaw Man is, and he responds by laughing showing off the ripcord in his chest. At no point did he actually say he was Chainsaw Man, but Asa and Yoru immediately jump to that conclusion anyway and start planning to kill him. As did most readers, in all likelihood.
Fake Ultimate Hero: He's the leader of a devil hunting club, but so far he's demonstrated himself to be nothing but an obnoxious braggart who quickly blows off the expertise of actual Devil Hunters like Denji and Yoshida. Even more pathetic, it's revealed in Chapter 115 that his ripcord isn't a functional imitation of Denji's, it's completely cosmetic. It's heavily implied that, beneath all of Haruka's initial bravado, he's really just a lonely kid who is desperate to be important somehow.
Foil: His relationship to Asa is the opposite of Denji's. Whereas Asa is quick to believe he's the real Chainsaw Man because of his authority, in truth he's exactly the deluded fanboy she wrote Denji off as.
Hero-Worshipper: Haruka loves Chainsaw Man, believing he's the only one who can keep humanity safe from devils and the prophesized apocalypse.
Humble Pie: He tries to take lead at the aquarium, but doesn't manage to do more than scrounge up some food. After confirming to Asa that he isn't the real Chainsaw Man or even the imposter, he starts bawling like a baby, begging Chainsaw Man to save him.
Ignored Epiphany: After Fami betrays him, Haruka sees her and attempts to give an impassionate speech about being his own man who's done following orders. Then Asa explains she and Fami came for Chainsaw Man, causing Haruka to shut up, forgot about his grievances, and follow after them to meet his hero.
Insistent Terminology: Haruka always refers to himself as "the Devil Hunter Club President-Slash-Student Council President", never just one title or the other.
I Just Want to Be Special: It's fairly subtle, but when you get down to it, Haruka is just a normal, lonely kid who's desperate to be important somehow. After breaking out of prison, Haruka watches television with the others and comes across a news story that seems to be about the Chainsaw Man Church at first... only for it to really be about a celebrity. Haruka's reaction has a strong sense of emptiness, with him realizing that he flat-out doesn't matter in the lives of most people.
Locked Out of the Loop: Although Haruka talks to Fami directly, he knows little more of the church's operations than the rank-and-file. Fami didn't just conceal that most of the congregration would be turned into devils, but also Denji's identity (which all of the Weapons know) and the church stockpiling weapons.
Loony Fan: Downplayed; despite signs he was impersonating Chainsaw Man, Haruka's admiration for him didn't lead to seeking a devil contract like Yuko's did. He just got a cosmetic implant in his chest, which is strange and kinda pathetic, but harmless. His devotion is likely why Fami picked him at the cult's figurehead. Getting conned by Fami and arrested seems to have rendered Haruka significantly loonier. He discard his own promise to stop following orders to literally follow Fami to Chainsaw Man and enjoys handling the dismembered body parts they find.
Martial Arts Headband: He always wears a headband, signifying the pseudo-paramilitary nature of the Devil Hunter's Club.
Miles Gloriosus: After butting his way in charge of the group trapped in the aquarium, he breaks down pathetically once it's clear they won't get any outside help, screaming "Save me, Chainsaw Man!"
Mouth of Sauron: He acts at the church's major spokesman, going on TV programs to promote their cause.
Nervous Wreck: Not to the same extent as Nobana, but as Haruka keeps getting wrapped up in Asa's and Denji's absurd messes that he has absolutely no control over, you can really start to see the stress wear away at the guy.
Nightmare Fetishist: Even Chainsaw Man's dismembered body parts utterly fascinate Haruka. He calls his heart and its attached ripcord "cool" and handles Denji's intestines with childish glee.
I'm holding Chainsaw Man's guts!
Pet the Dog: Haruka tells Seigi and Nobana to hide behind when from Fami after she makes them all wanted criminals. It's both unecessary and would have accomplished nothing, but shows he does care for them.
Poor Communication Kills: Yoru asks Haruka if he knows who Chainsaw Man is, and he answers by showing off the ripcord on his chest. While he may have been falsely implying he knew Chainsaw Man's identity, he's surprised they concluded he was Chainsaw Man. And this is something they planned to kill him over.
Puppet King: Haruka is officially founder of the Chainsaw Man Church, but never demonstrated any authority or even knowledge of its most important operations.
Red Herring: He's introduced right after the mysterious copycat Chainsaw Man and has a ripcord in his chest, but when stuck in the aquarium admits it's a fake and points out that if he had any powers, he would have used them by then.
Reused Character Design: He has a similar facial design as Sugo, which gets brought up when the latter transfers to Denji's class.
Running Gag: Repeatedly gets interrupted while introducing himself with his full title.
Small Name, Big Ego:
- He crows on about being the presidents of both the student council and the Devil Hunter Club, which looks pathetic when he's in the company of veteran Devil Hunters such as Denji or Yoshida.
- He claims that he is considered the man who comes closest to being Chainsaw Man, while listing off achievements that basically out him as a fanboy with delusions of grandeur, including being the Chainsaw Man society president and owning the most of his merchandise. For added irony, despite wanting to emulate Chainsaw Man as much as possible, he was only able to come second place in a Chainsaw Man quiz contest. Even more ironic, he calls himself "the man who comes closest to being Chainsaw Man" while the readers know there's a literal copy of Chainsaw Man running around and hunting down dangerous devils.
- This trait becomes rather tragic, albeit still comedic, after Haruka becomes a most-wanted criminal as a consequence of Fami's plan. Haruka's on the verge of a breakdown while trying to call her out and get her to leave, not understanding that Fami had gotten everything she wanted from him, and thus wasn't planning to bother him anymore.
Smarter Than You Look:
- Despite being exploited constantly, the aquarium incident does do a good deal at showcasing his leadership qualities, as he's able to utilise his fellow club-members' skillsets to their advantage and scavenge some food. It's only when all hope is lost does he snap.
- Interestingly, Chapter 117 seems to indicate he's not quite as clueless when it comes to Devils as it first appeared, since he reacts with shocked recognition when he sees Asa using Yoru's powers, almost as if he knows about the War Devil. With chapter 132 showing that he’s in league with Fami working to fight the Nostradamus prophecy, he presumably knew through her and knows more about the prophecies than the average person.
Student Council President: In typically offbeat Fujimoto fashion, parodied. Haruka certainly seems to think he's the typically suave, confident, successful, and popular version of this trope, but in practice he's an obnoxious, overconfident loser who's not as smart about Devils as he thinks he is and breaks down pathetically the first time he's actually in a dangerous situation, and even his own subordinates don't seem to respect him that much.

Unnamed Elderly Member

Unknown

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A leading member of the Church, this older fellow stockpiles illegal weapons without telling Haruka and later transforms into a grotesque mutate as a result of his deal with "Justice", but he doesn't last long against Public Safety's backdoor agent.

Ambiguous Situation:
- How high ranking is he meant to be? Is he the public head, with Barem as Number Two, Haruka being a mere spokesman and Fami being the true boss?
- How much does he know regarding the plans of Fami and "Justice", actually the Fire Devil?
Big Bad Wannabe: He thinks his pact with "Justice" makes him unstoppable and expects that he will obliterate Nail Fiend and Katana Man. The latter slices him up mere moments after he transforms into an abomination. Plus, he might not even be aware of "Justice" actually being Fire.
Body Horror: His is much worse than most other Church members, becoming a bloated monstrosity with a huge head.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Samurai Sword cuts him to pieces like he's nothing.
Evil Old Folks: Appears to be the oldest member (physically) in the Church.
The Leader: His level of authority is not so clear cut, but he at least seems to be the Church's public head (or a leader that privately outranks Haruka) as he tells Haruka off for being surprised about the illegal stockpiled weapons and is shown to command almost every other member of the Church.
Small Name, Big Ego: Doubly hilarious in that we never learn his name. He believes his deal with Justice makes him an invincible and unstoppable force to the rest of the world… not so, as Samurai Sword is all too keen on showing him.
Uncertain Doom: Just like Yuko, it's unknown if he's been permanently killed.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He seemingly only lasts for a couple chapters. That's it.

Followers

Asa Mitaka

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The Copycat (Unmarked Spoilers)

Fake Chainsaw Man

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^{"Greetings. I am Chainsaw Man."}

A second Chainsaw Man who appears at the end of Chapter 111, who attacked and killed Yuko.

Ambiguously Evil: While the doppleganger's cast in a malevolent light and Yuko's indicated to have been defenseless when she was killed, considering the damage that Yuko has done, the doppelganger may have reasonably seen himself in the right for killing her. He also appears later to rescue Asa and Denji from the Falling Devil, so if nothing else he's on their side. Furthermore it is revealed later that the Falling Devil was sent by the Famine Devil in a plan to avert the apocalypse. Although it is unclear how aware the doppelganger is of this and if it means they want to usher in an age of devils.
Ambiguously Human: The fact that the copycat has a humanoid arm points to them having been human in some way. It also rules out them being Pochita separate from Denji, as his arms in that form are fully-metallic. Curiously, they have wounds where Denji’s chainsaws usually come out from, whereas Denji's arms have always healed the instant his retracted. They're also much taller than a normal human should be and have a lanky build. Later events indicate they're a pseudo-devil like Yuko, even being transformed by the same devil's contract, that was just made into a facsimile of a Weapon Human.
Ambiguous Situation:
- Exactly how in the hell he seemingly has the powers of the Chainsaw Devil is up for debate, considering said Devil is currently acting as Denji's heart. It later appears to be from a different Devil's contract transforming him to imitate Denji's appearance and powers.
- Several times after the copycat's introduction, a mysteriously faceless figure shows up for various reasons, such as helping Denji recover after the Falling Devil splits him in half, or scheming with Fami and Iseumi. It's unclear if these are also the copycat, or if there are other characters being similarly concealed.
- In Chapter 134, a man appears before the public claiming to be Chainsaw Man, espousing his wish to create a world without Devils and stating he received his powers from the Justice Devil. Whether he is the copycat is unknown at present as is his probable connection to the Justice Devil. If so, it calls into question why he's seemingly working alongside Fami despite previously saving Denji and Asa from the Falling Devil.
- Chapter 146 reveals that the members of the Chainsaw Man Church who made a contract with the Fire Devil turn into facsimile of Chainsaw Man. This poses the question of whether the Fake Chainsaw Man seen throughout Part 2 is the same person or several people. The fact that he's also much more sentient than the ones associated with the Church also makes his relation to them questionable.
Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work: Although her culpability is ambiguous, Yuko killed several people and was a potential threat to more because she couldn't fully control herself after becoming a devil. Asa couldn't muster the heart to do anything about her, and it's questionable if Denji would either after she'd stopped and regretted her initial rampage. Then arrives this fellow, who renders it a moot point.
Believing Their Own Lies: Right before encountering the copycat, Yuko mentioned she still had telepathy. Instead of instantly ascertaining their real identity, Yuko confusedly refers to them as "Chainsaw Man?", suggesting the impostor was thinking of themself as the real thing.
Big Damn Heroes: Appears at the end of Chapter 128 to give Denji and Asa an opening to escape Hell, taking on the Falling Devil to buy them time.
Connected All Along: Twofold. As it turns out, he gained the power to turn into Chainsaw Man through a contract with the "Justice Devil". Furthermore, he's a member of the Chainsaw Man Church, which is secretly being run by the Famine Devil.
Dissonant Serenity: Blandly informs Denji in Chapter 128 that he's going to have to fight off Devils for hours until sunrise if he wants to save Asa Mitaka, all while he has the main body of the Falling Devil impaled on his head's chainsaw.
Evil Doppelgänger: They're not Denji, since we see him asleep at home a few panels before, but are introduced killing someone who confusedly mistakes them for Chainsaw Man. Granted, killing Yuko isn't the least justifiable act, but they still don't come off as heroic.
Evil Is Bigger: Noticeably taller than Denji given how small Yuko's body looks when he's holding it aloft by an outstretched arm. He appears to be about the same height as the Falling Devil. His chainsaws are also noticeably massive and extend much further past his hands than Denji's.
The Faceless: Even though he supposedly looks just like Chainsaw Man, the story stubbornly refuses to show us his face; he was introduced in shadow, and when he reappears he casually talks to Denji with the Falling Devil stuck to his head. Even in human form, his Commissar Cap is pulled low enough to hide his eyes. With the reveal that all Chainsaw Man Church followers have contracts that will turn them into knockoff Chainsaw Men, it’s entirely possible that the copycat is no one in particular.
Good All Along: While we don't know if he's good or evil, the Falling Devil arc reveals that he's definitely in Denji's corner.
Red Herring: He is not the secret identity of Haruka Iseumi, who's set up as the obvious culprit in the chapter immediately following the copycat's first appearance and even has a ripcord in his chest. Aside from the fact that the latter turns out to be a surgically implanted fake, Iseumi is also a rather short man^note and the copycat, whoever he is, is huge. It is still possible that they're connected, however. A mysterious figure is shown scheming with him and Fami, and another student claiming to be Chainsaw Man appears to the public at his request.
Required Secondary Powers: Unlike Denji, this character appears to lack a Healing Factor, or at least doesn't have one as strong as Denji's: his arms are visibly bleeding in a line where Denji's chainsaws would be, but Denji's saws never caused his arms to bleed like that. This is because the Fake Chainsaw Man isn't a hybrid, but rather acquired his form by contracting with the Fire Devil.
Sinister Silhouettes: We don't actually see them when first introduced, just the shadow of a head that looks like Chainsaw Man's, and an arm that's bleeding as if Denji's blades just vanished.
The Spook: Nothing is known for certain about this character, but he seems to know a lot about Chainsaw Man and Devils.
Spotting the Thread: A subtler difference between him and Denji's Chainsaw Man forms is that his blades cause his arms to bleed when they retract while Denji's don't.
Super Prototype: If he got his powers the same way as the Chainsaw Man Church did, he seems to have gotten a much better deal, as he's both stronger and more coherent than the other fake Chainsaw Men who start mindlessly rampaging.
There Is Another: The second "Chainsaw Man", though whether he has the same abilities as Denji remains unclear. Whatever the case, he's strong enough to chop up the Falling Devil, even if it does little in the long run.
Unusually Uninteresting Sight: Denji does have other things to worry about at the time, but he doesn't seem surprised nor disturbed to see a double of himself.

Nobana Higashiyama

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A meek member of the Devil Hunter Club at Fourth East High School. He later follows Haruka to the Chainsaw Church and becomes a tour guide (among other unspecified duties). He is most likely Kobeni's younger brother, and definitely acts like it.

Abusive Parents: His parents seem to treat him just as badly as Kobeni, forcing him to risk his life as a Devil Hunter so they wouldn't have to bother paying for his education.
Accidental Hero: After several stronger fighters are incapacitated, Nobana desperately tries to shield himself with Denji's severed head, which ends up saving the entire party because Quanxi decides she doesn't want Denji as an enemy.
Ambiguously Related: When Nobana first showed up, we're left wondering if he's an actual relative Kobeni's or just an Identical Stranger. He introduces himself by the same surname later, so they're almost certainly related somehow even if they aren't siblings.
Family Theme Naming: "Nobana" and "Kobeni" are made of three pairs of adjacent kana (i.e. each syllable shares a vowel or consonant).
Go Mad from the Isolation: The Eternity Devil's trip to the aquarium was really not kind to his mental state, as he's left licking the display windows for reasons best known to himself. He seems to have recovered some coherency by his next appearance, but then he's also gotten indoctrinated into a cult.
In-Universe Nickname: Sugo calls him "chibi/short stuff".
Nervous Wreck: He's always either anxiously crying or on the verge of tears.
No Name Given: He was unnamed when he first appeared in the Dating Denji arc until returning after joining the Chainsaw Man Church.
Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality: Nobana's very averse to talking about sex. In Japanese, he trails off while saying "ecchi" (a mild euphemism that often just means "lewd/dirty"), while in English he spells out "sex" rather than actually saying it.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After Asa and Fami accidentally breaks him out of Tokyo Devil Detention Center, Nobana lets everyone know he's only sticking with the party until he can find an exit and make a break for it. Nobana keeps following them after leaving the area, probably because someone pointed out his family probably couldn't shield him from the law even if they wanted to.
Shared Family Quirks: Nobana is just as meek and nervous as his likely sister Kobeni, and has the same history of surviving constant peril through dumb luck. Both also wear multiple hairclips all on one side of their head, but Nobana's are on his right.
Spear Counterpart: Besides gender and age, he looks and acts basically the same as Kobeni.
Strong Family Resemblance: He's practically a genderflipped and aged-down version of Kobeni, down to the pair of moles near his eye.
Super Gullible: He was very easily indoctrinated by Chainsaw Man Church, readily repeating insane conspiracy theories.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He's a cowardly person freaking out about being trapped by the Eternity Devil and was only pressganged into the club by their parents, much like his likely sister Kobeni.
Tiny Schoolboy: Nobana is short for his age, well below the height of even girls like Asa. He's apparently picked on and bossed around for it, to the point he has to carry a lighter for all his bullies' cigarettes.
Unluckily Lucky: Despite only being a student devil hunter, Nobana's proximity to Fami has endangered his life repeatedly, but he's survived (and even saved others) through random chance.

Seigi Akoku

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A member of the Devil Hunter Club at Fourth East High School, part of a trio that shows up when a devil contractor attacks the school. Though injured, he witnesses Asa's fighting skill, catching Haruka's interest. Seigi later follows Haruka to the Chainsaw Man Church, though his role is unseen and unstated.

Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: He's not shown at the Chainsaw Man Church like Haruka and Nobana. We only know Seigi joined them later on when all three show up together in prison.
Expy: His character is mostly an homage to Agni from Fire Punch. They look very similar, including the unusually-exaggerated musculature and covered right eye (Agni by fire, Seigi by an eyepatch). Both fight with their fists. Seigi's surname "Akoku (亜国)", an obsolete name for the US or Argentina, can be alternatively read as "Akuni", very similar to "Agni/Aguni".
Eye Scream: Seigi gets his right eye slashed out by Yuko, wearing an eyepatch the next time he appears.
Power Fist: Seigi uses spiked knuckles to compliment his punches.
Satellite Character: Largely just a third member of Haruka's social group that isn't secretly a devil or turned into a Pseudo-Chainsaw Man.
You Can't Go Home Again: Unlike Nobana, Seigi doesn't think he can return to his home after escaping prison. Seigi follows Haruka, despite his protest, because he can't think of anywhere else to go.

The Flock (Unmarked Spoilers)

Pseudo-Chainsaw Men

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The maddened hordes of Church members transformed by their unintentional contract with the Fire Devil.

And Then John Was a Zombie: They're devil hunters, but most are tricked into contracts that turn them into mindless devils.
Be Careful What You Wish For: Their common desire to be like Chainsaw Man is twisted into contracts that turns them into rampaging monsters in his image.
Evil Knockoff: They're poor copies of Chainsaw Man driven mad by the Fire Devil, leading them to violently rampage across the word.
Fire Keeps It Dead: Their bodies have to be incinerated, or someone can pull their starter to get them back up.
Irony: They’re contracted with the Fire Devil and yet the way to permanently kill them is to burn their corpses
It Can Think: Barem gives them orders by pretending to speak for Chainsaw Man. If he isn't just being dramatic, it suggests they've maintain at least some coherent thought, albeit wildly fanatical. When Denji tells a crowd he's the real Chainsaw Man, they claim some of the Pseudo-Chainsaw Man can still talk coherently, though it remains to be seen if this is true. It's also indicated that they keep some memories of their past lives, as the transformed wife of a Devil Hunter seems to hold at least some familiarity toward her husband.
Perpetual-Motion Monster: While they don't seem to be as powerful as Denji, they do have a ripcord just like him and can be restarted even if dismembered.

Weapons

Miri Sugo

Miri Sugo / Sword Man

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"If they call you Chainsaw Man, That'd make me... Sword Man. Let's go with that."

One of the hybrids employed by Makima. After the events of the Public Safety arc, he joins the Chainsaw Man Church.

All Girls Want Bad Boys: Two girls were already expressing interest in Sugo when he introduced himself to the class. Then Sugo tells everyone he’s not here to make friends and calls them all trash. Smash Cut to three girls invading his personal space and flirting with Sugo, much to his annoyance.
Ascended Extra: Just like Barem, Sugo was a glorified Mook in Part 1 who shows up twice as a nameless hybrid fighting for Makima. When he returns in Part 2, however, he has a far more notable role in the story as a Mirror Character to Denji, having almost the exact same motivations and circumstances as Denji did in Part 1, except viewed from an outsider-looking-in perspective.
Be Careful What You Wish For: He spends the majority of the Chainsaw Man Church arc trying to convince Denji to become Chainsaw Man again. They succeed in Chapter 151...only for the following chapter to have Denji not only slaughter but eat the other Weapon Hybrids.
The Bus Came Back: Sword Man reappears in Chapter 138, a good 44 chapters since his last appearance. That’s two-and-a-half years in real manga publication time, since there was a break between Part 1 and Part 2.
Commonality Connection: He tries to appeal to this when trying to recruit Denji to the Chainsaw Man Church, telling him he knows Denji was used his entire life just like he was.
Declaration of Protection: Offers one to Denji, saying he’ll protect him from Public Safety and “Sushi Girl” (Denji’s Public Safety bodyguard) as repayment for freeing him from Makima’s control.
Foil: To Yoshida, once it's revealed that Sugo wants to recruit Denji into the Chainsaw Man Church. Both have a vested interest in directing Denji's life, though each for different reasons. While Yoshida wants to keep Denji on a leash and actively tries to discourage him from continuing as Chainsaw Man on behalf of Public Safety, Sugo wants Denji to live free and embrace being Chainsaw Man, even if it's ultimately to benefit the Church. Also while Yoshida is in some ways trying turn Denji into Public Safety's lapdog again, Sugo seems sincere when he says he wants to be Denji's friend and help him be free from Public Safety's control.
Forgotten First Meeting: In Part 2, Sword Man reintroduces himself to Denji under the assumption that he remembers him from the times that they've fought before — a natural but ultimately wrong assumption to make, as he's only ever fought Pochita, not Denji. Not to mention Denji forgets people all the time.
Guilt-Ridden Accomplice: Of the Weapons who aim to attack the amusement park, Miri is the only one to show hesitation or reluctance. Deconstructed in that, even if he feels guilty, he still participates in the act regardless rather than try to stop it, and just keeps doing more while rationalizing it to himself as necessary, including letting Barem burn down Denji's apartment and possibly kill his dogs and Meowy. As a result, Denji only sees Sugo as another asshole responsible for his loss, since that's all that matters to him in the end.
Human-Demon Hybrid: Miri is a human who merged with the Longsword Devil.
Identical Stranger: He is noted by other students as looking halfway between Denji and Haruka.
I Just Want to Be Free: He was a tool of Makima and Public Safety, and joins the Chainsaw Man Church partly out of respect of Chainsaw Man for freeing him and partly because they let him do whatever he pleases. He expresses surprise when Fumiko states that she's a "Public Safety dog." However, Fumiko also questions if he really is free under the Chainsaw Man Church, who made him transfer schools just to recruit Denji, which takes Miri aback. The implication that Fami is controlling the group from the shadows further Fumiko's case.
I Owe You My Life: Denji earned Sugo’s respect and gratitude when he killed Makima and freed Sugo from her control. The reason he said he joined Denji’s school was in the hopes of becoming Denji’s friend.
I'm Not Here to Make Friends: When introducing himself, he explicitly tells his new classmates that he’s not here to make friends with them, even calling them trash. It turns out this isn’t completely true as he tells Denji he didn’t just transfer to recruit him to the Chainsaw Man Church, he transferred because he wants to be Denji’s friend.
In the Hood: Sword Man differs from the others by wearing a dark blue drawstring hoodie under his jacket instead of a suit and tie, not unlike the Violence Fiend.
Irony: Sugo is someone who more than anything wants to be free after being Makima's puppet, and admires Chainsaw Man for freeing him to the point he wants to be Denji's friend and see him become Chainsaw Man again at any cost. Not only does Fumiko point out that he's only traded one master for another while not even realizing it, his efforts to "free" Denji from the burden of anything but being Chainsaw Man results in Denji losing it, and celebrating his "freedom" by trying to cannibalize Sugo and the weapons.
Mirror Character: In addition to being noted in-universe as resembling Denji, both of them have a past of being manipulated by Makima, and as of such they both desire to maintain their free will and never fall under someone else's manipulations again.
The Needs of the Many: Deconstructed. Sugo has become fully convinced in the ideals of the Chainsaw Man Church, and believes that, in order to avert the Nostradamus Prophecy, Denji has to become Chainsaw Man again, at any cost. This includes the Church lying and forcing students to get married while Denji calls out the propaganda the Church is spreading, as Sugo sees it as worth doing if it means saving hundreds of people at the expense of one person getting screwed over. This however causes him to become complicit in truly horrid actions, such as being set to participate in a massacre only narrowly averted by Quanxi's arrival, and standing back as he sees Denji distraught over Barem possibly killing his dogs and Meowy, saying it's necessary for Denji to become Chainsaw Man again and stop the Death Devil. Denji isn't in the mood to listen though, and just sees Sugo as another asshole responsible for setting him free.
New Transfer Student: He transfers from Kanagawa to Denji’s school in Tokyo, partially to try to recruit him to the Chainsaw Man Church, partially to be his friend.
No Name Given: When introduced in Part 1, he was not given a name. The second popularity poll referred to him as "Weapon Human: Sword". In Part 2, he gives his proper name, Miri Sugo, and names his hybrid form Sword Man, following the conventions of other hybrids.
Politically Incorrect Hero: He does seem to truly want to save people through the Chainsaw Man Church, but he’s also prejudiced against America, calling it, “The freakin’ worst.” A lot of this may seems to be caused by conspiracy theories churned out by the Church saying things like America is using an Ultraviolet Ray Weapon in Japan’s air that diminishes adults’ mental faculties.
Red Right Hand: Much like Katana Man, Sword Man transforms by unsheathing the hidden blade in his hand, though it's the left one this time.
Sarcastic Devotee: Sugo is disappointed and openly frustrated with how childish Denji acts, but still looks up to Denji and wants to be his friend.
Token Good Teammate: He's the only member of the weapon hybrids that is shown to value Denji as a person instead of as Chainsaw Man, and is the only one morally conflicted about the orders he's been given, clearly not wanting to murder innocent children.
Villain Respect: While it's unclear whether or not he's a villain now that he's no longer under Makima's control, Sword Man holds a level of respect for Denji and Chainsaw Man, as he shows annoyance at Chainsaw Man being on the same poster as Asa Mitaka. He says that while he does not worship Chainsaw Man, he respects him for killing Makima and freeing him from being a tool of Public Safety, and genuinely wants to be Denji's friend on top of his orders to recruit him.
Wouldn't Hurt a Child: When a kid trips and falls in front of him before he and the other Weapon Hybrids launch their attack, he's clearly torn up and conflicted about going through with his mission, needing to remind himself of his devotion to the Church.

Whip Woman and Spear Man

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Whip Woman (left), Spear Man (right)

Two other hybrids fused with the Whip and Spear Devils.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg: When on the losing end of Denji's chainsaws, Whip Woman begs Sword Man for help.
Asshole Victim: Assuming their current personalities are indicative of what they were like beforehand, they land firmly in this category in regards to Makima mind-controlling them, same for Denji trying to devour them after they let Barem kill his dogs and Meowy.
Brainwashed and Crazy: Like the rest of the weapon hybrids, the two of them are mind controlled into being in love with Makima and doing her bidding.
The Bus Came Back: Whip and Spear officially return in Chapter 141.
Chekhov's Gunman: In the manga, Flamethrower Man and Spear Man are the two Faceless Goons who appeared with Makima when she first discovered Denji, identifiable by the former’s size and the latter’s glasses. In the anime, the two men in the first episode are shown more clearly and look entirely different.
Cloud Cuckoolander: Whip Woman has a bit of an odd way of thinking.
Barem: We're humans. We're also weapons. And devils too. Do you know what these three things have in common?
Whip Woman: [Beat] They're all hard to spell.
Coat Cape: Whip Woman wears her jacket like this with a Badass Arm-Fold during her introduction. She also continues to wear coats like this in her Part 2 appearances.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Quanxi in Part 2 beheads them before they could enact their plan to murder innocents until Denji is forced to become Chainsaw Man, not that this stops them from regenerating and continuing to be major threats once she's gone elsewhere.
Even Evil Has Standards: Despite being fairly... unhinged, Whip Hybrid was incredibly disturbed by Denji devouring Spear Hybrid, yelling at the former to stop.
Eyelash Fluttering: Whip Woman stands out from the other female characters in the series by having prominent eyelashes and batting them at Makima during her introduction.
Fights Like a Normal: Spear Man is the only hybrid whose weapon is wielded normally instead of being integrated into his arm. He takes advantage of this by making a renewable supply of throwing spears.
Four Eyes, Zero Soul: In his human form, Spear Man wears horn-rimmed grasses that give him a rather cold and sinister look, and has no issue killing civilians as a means to an end.
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: Spear Man lights up a cigarette to pass the time before massacring a bunch of civilians.
Hate Sink: Whip Woman falls into this, as she's a sadistic Smug Super who actively revels in the murder of innocents and general cruelty, most evidenced by how she actively mocks Sugo for trying to appeal to any sort of higher ideals in regards to burning Denji's apartment down and cruelly murdering his beloved pets.
Irony: Whip Woman, the one who's fused with a non-lethal weapon, is the most psychotic killer of the group.
No Name Given: The names above are only based on the fan naming conventions for Weapon Human, as their true names are never revealed, at least in Part 1. The second popularity poll refers to them as "Weapon Human: [X]".
Not in This for Your Revolution: Whip Woman makes clear she doesn't really care about the Church's stated goal of stopping Nostradamus's Prophecy/the Death Devil, mocking Sugo for trying to use that to justify to Denji their burning his apartment down.
Off with His Head!: The two of them, alongside Sword Man are all beheaded by Quanxi in Part 2 before they could take a single human life. Then they return no worse for wear shortly after because Public Safety were too distracted to guard them properly.
Older Than They Look: Whip Woman looks like a young woman (in her early twenties at the very least) but like Quanxi, she’s kept eternally young thanks to her hybrid status and says she’ll be 82 soon. Spear calling her and Miri children implies he's far older.
Pet the Dog: Whip Woman is the most sadistic of the Hybrids but when she sees Denji eating Spear Man, she's horrified and demands that he stops, apparently out of concern for her comrade.
Psycho for Hire: Whip views killing as core to her existence, not being concerned with the consequences of doing so, much less the lives of her victims.
Whip: Tomorrow, we are weapons. Discard all other thoughts.
Satellite Character: Of all the Weapons, Spear Man has the least characterization, even after their reintroduction in Part 2. He hardly ever speaks and never shows up without the other, more interesting members of his team.
Super Supremacist: Whip Woman believes becoming a Weapon makes her a "superior human specimen... chosen by God", which is why she has no problem murdering innocent people. Spear Man doesn't exactly feel the same, but he does like her attitude.
Would Hurt a Child: Spear Man advises Whip Woman and Miri to deliberately target women and children during their planned murder spree because higher voices will make for better screams. In contrast to Miri being ridden by guilt over what he's about to do, Whip Woman gleefully laughs in anticipation for the slaughter.

Devils

"Justice Devil" (Unmarked Spoilers)

Fire Devil

A mysterious and elusive Devil that empowers its contractors and leads them into insanity in the pursuit of "justice." The class president of Mr. Tanaka's class made a contract with it, turning her into a monster, and Yuko later does the same. It is later revealed that this isn't the real Justice Devil and an impostor instead. It's actually the Fire Devil, having contracted with almost every member of the Chainsaw Man Church.

All Crimes Are Equal: The Fire Devil's transformations often twist the moral compasses of those who contract with it towards their most extreme forms. For Yuko and the Class President, it drives them to kill anyone they think is infringing on their beliefs. Bullying your friend? Murder. Spending welfare irresponsibly? Murder. Fighting together to keep you from murdering people? Murder. Romantically distracting your lover? Murder an innocent person, frame her for it, and then murder her as well.
It's okay when it's in the name of justice!
Ambiguous Situation:
- The Fire Devil's first two contractors have a violently-warped sense of self-righteousness and hyper-binary view of good and evil, but it's not clear how much that comes from the devil's influence versus the people it chose to empower. On one hand, Yuko admits to always having had a severe Lack of Empathy. On the other hand, she and the Class President seemed far less rational after making the contract, and it is suspicious that two people in such close proximity to Asa were so naturally ready to go on a killing spree. After it's strengthened by forming many contracts, the Fire Devil instantly renders its contractors near-mindless, suggesting mental corruption proportional to its power.
- When Fami first appears, Asa wonders if she's the Justice Devil, but shortly after she turns out to be the Famine Devil and gives the idea no more thought. However, the possibility still remains of the two being connected, as the Justice Devil could just be her made up alias or one of many devils in her service. Fami was able to modify the body of a Justice Devil contractor, the Class President and Yuko's contracts served Fami's purpose of making Asa/Yoru more powerful, and the cult Fami secretly controls has a Chainsaw Man impostor who publicly claims the "Justice Devil gave him his power. Even more, it is revealed that the real Justice Devil had already been killed by the Chainsaw Man during the fight against the Falling Devil. This means that whatever is empowering the Church of the Chainsaw Man can't be the real Justice Devil. It's finally revealed in chapter 146 that its true identity is the Fire Devil, who seems to be another devil working for Fami.
Be Careful What You Wish For: Its contractors ask for power to enact their own justice, which the Devil grants them. Not only does it twist their morality and turn them into literal monsters, it also turns them into pseudo-Devils; Yuko and thousands of people associated with the Chainsaw Man Church became Devilish monstrosities, though in the latter case, Barem states they simply became "closer to their ideal"; i.e. Chainsaw Man facsimiles.
Beware the Mind Reader: Its contracts give telepathy that exposes people's darkest secrets, providing perfect fodder for self-righteous murder. Yuko even describes the power as very mentally degrading to the user, saying she was "hearing so many other peoples' thoughts that they drowned out [her] own" and that's she's still not sure which thoughts are even hers anymore.
Chekhov's Boomerang: Initially it seemed to the Arc Villain of the Academy Saga's first arc of the same name, but the so-called "Justice Devil" is shown in the later arcs to have spread its influence over many people, particularly the Chainsaw Man Church and the mysterious Fake Chainsaw Man, culminating in a reveal that the "Justice Devil" had been killed during the Falling Devil Arc, and this devil's true name is the Fire Devil.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist:
- Fire occupies a similar space in Part 2's narrative to the Zombie Devil, in causing problems with a deal made by a supposed ally of the protagonist. However, the Zombie Devil does not make a contract with the Yakuza, and in fact slaughters them and makes them its minions before being slain by Denji. The Fire Devil, meanwhile, formed a genuine pact with the Class President, and as it only bestows its power rather than taking the stage itself, it continues being a problem since Yuko contracts with it after the Prez's death, and it's still hiding at the school even after Yuko's defeat.
- It plays a similar role to the Gun Devil, a mysterious and powerful devil who operates from the shadows while it battle Asa and Yoru through proxies. In contrast to the Gun Devil, who was stated to be after Denji's heart, the Fire Devil doesn't appear to have any specific interest in Asa or Yoru, the fact that both of its known contracts were made for reasons relating to Asa seemingly being a coincidence. Another major difference between the two is the fact that while the Gun Devil's universally considered The Dreaded across globe, the Fire Devil's power doesn't come from fear, but from the volume of people who are contracted with it. However, just like the Gun Devil, the Fire Devil turns out to not be the real problem, and merely serves as an extreme means to counter the true threat, one of the Four Horsemen. For Part 1, this was the Control Devil. For Part 2, it's the Death Devil. Only time will tell if the Fire Devil's power is effective.
Combo Platter Powers: The two powers of the Fire Devil that are initially known are the ability to transform people into visceral monsters and telepathy. Once the devil's true identity is revealed to be the Fire Devil, Barem describes its power as being able to transform contractors into "the form they desire," as well as growing more powerful the more contractors it has. The Fire Devil is also shown causing a massive fire in a nearby building.
Conservation of Ninjutsu: Zig-zagged; the pseudo-devils made by the Fire Devil one-at-a-time were individually more powerful than the many made at once, presumably because it can only give each as much power as it gained from that one's contract. Public Safety's Redshirt Army can fight the Pseudo-Chainsaw Man army evenly, despite Yuko easily dispatching the hunters sent after her and the first fake Chainsaw Man briefly incapacitating a Primal Fear. But there being hundreds of thousands of the former really make them much more significant on a broader scale.
Deal with the Devil: Compared to most contracts, the Fire Devil's are much more deceptive. Its contracts come at seemingly no cost to the human involved, simply giving its power away for free. Even so, the Fire Devil still benefits by receiving more power the more people are contracted with it while the hidden cost is that having its power drives humans insane.
Eldritch Transformation: Those who contract with it become nightmarish devil-like creatures.
Elemental Motifs: The Fire Devil's ability to grow stronger the more contracts it makes has little to do with fire itself; rather, it alludes to fire's capacity to grow and spread when uncontrolled, i.e. like wildfire. Its transformative abilities also refer to how fire doesn't just burn things, but changes them from one state of matter to another.
Evil Is Not a Toy: The Fire Devil gives enormous power, but inevitably gets its users in far over their heads. Yuko and countless Chainsaw Man Church members were lured in by the promise of becoming like their idol to become murderous monstrosities.
Evil Mentor: It encouraged the class president to deal with Asa as violently as possible, giving her the idea to trip her so she'll kill Bucky. It acts in the same role to Yuko, giving her the power to "pursue justice."
False Friend: Because the Fire Devil asks for nothing in exchange for its power, not even a trivial price like the Fox Devil, its contractors have a very misplaced sense of trust in it. It's later revealed it is working for Fami, which has her own goals in line, and that it grows stronger for each contract it makes.
Fighting a Shadow: As the Fire Devil simply bestowed part of its power to the Class Pres, it lived on after she died. A few days later, it contracts with Yuko, and after she's defeated she confirms that it's still alive and lurking around the school.
The Ghost: The Fire Devil's appearance is unknown, since it stays offstage and its contractors have different monstrous transformations after making deals with it. Yuko tries to warn Asa away from it, but doesn't describe what it looks like (if she even knows). Asa speculates that Fami is the Justice Devil, but this would be an unusual case of a devil going by a fake name. As it turns out, the "Justice Devil" the students contracted with is falsely using that name, and is really the Fire Devil, casting further suspicion on Fami. The closest they've come to seeing it is when it causes a massive fiery explosion on the top floor of a nearby building.
Greater-Scope Villain: The Devil who empowered the Class President and Yuko, making it Asa's biggest problem at the start of Part 2 despite not physically appearing. After her defeat, Yuko confirms that the "Justice Devil" is in the school, implying that it's going to continue causing problems for Asa and Denji. Later it turns out that it - along with Fami - is responsible for the Chainsaw Man Church gaining power worldwide and that it has granted them the ability to transform into Chainsaw Copycats.
Hidden Agenda Villain: Its behavior for much of Part 2 begs many questions. Why does it give away its power for free? Why is it staying in hiding when devils usually act to become more infamous? Why does it apparently target people close to Asa? We only get a clear idea once it makes its move with the Chainsaw Man Church, revealing an unusual quirk in its power and its part in Fami's plans.
Lovecraftian Superpower: The Fire Devil warps the class president's flesh to make her into a Top-Heavy Guy made of viscera. Yuko, meanwhile becomes an emaciated Brain Monster with a lower half that looks like a bouquet of intestines.
The Man Behind the Man: Several times now, first to the Class President, then Yuko, then the entirety of the Chainsaw Man Church alongside Fami.
Manipulative Bastard: The Fire Devil managed to make contracts with over 350,000 people under the Justice Devil's name, granting them "the form they desire" while asking for "nothing in return", with often horrific results.
More than Mind Control: Yuko's rant about the cost for the "Justice Devil"'s contractors make it sound like it's doing something to their minds, but that they readily embrace it. This seems to partly be a result of its telepathy overwhelming their thoughts. After the "Justice Devil" is revealed to be the Fire Devil, it's revealed that this uncontrollable zealotry is one of the Fire Devil's side effects on contractors.
Yuko: There was no "give". I only received. When I was given this power, I received a heart that shines with the light of justice along with it.
Out of Focus: After Yuko's rampage and the subsequent fallout, the "Justice Devil" fades into the background while the story focuses on Asa as Fami starts a series of Batman Gambits to "starve" her into becoming more ruthless and efficient in preparation for the battle with the Great King of Terror. It comes back into focus in the aftermath of the Falling Devil, where a man claiming to be Chainsaw Man says he received his powers from the Justice Devil. Eventually, it's revealed that the devil's true identity is the Fire Devil, and most of the Chainsaw Man Church is contracted with it.
Person of Mass Destruction: There's no limit to how many people the Fire Devil can turn into pseudo-devils, as each transformation is fueled by the contract that proceeded it.
Playing Both Sides: The Fire Devil doesn't care if its contractors would be after each other's throats, possibly even aiming for a Cycle of Revenge. It got Asa both killed and framed for Bucky's death, but then gets Yuko to make a contract (nominally) to stop Asa from being bullied. By the time Yuko would find that out from reading Asa's mind, she's seemingly too far gone to question it. And then after that, the fake Chainsaw Man also makes a contract with the Fire Devil and goes on to seemingly kill Yuko.
Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing: Both transformations onscreen makes the subject's flesh bulge under their clothes, presumably destroying them between panels. Pres' clothes below the waist remain because those parts weren't transformed. Yuko's entire school uniform was likely destroyed, as she's next shown wearing nothing but a hoodie, even though she can still wear the shoes Asa then gives her.
Super-Empowering: Rather than fusing with its contractors or letting them summon it, the Fire Devil gives them its power. This strategy lets it continue wreaking havoc even after Yoru kills its first contractor, as it simply moves on to another one. Not only that, but contracting with as many people as possible also serves to make it stronger as well.
Superpower Lottery:
- Apparently, it bestows its powers for free. However, this is revealed to be a case of Exact Words. While the contractors don't have to give the Fire Devil anything for its power, the power itself makes them lose control of themselves as a side effect.
- The Fire Devil itself is a definite winner among devils thanks to its unique form of strengthening itself. Every contract it forms makes it more powerful, letting its influence spread undiluted so long as it has more willing contractors. With the support of the Chainsaw Man Church, it was able to foment a world-wide disaster unseen since the birth of the Gun Devil before Public Safety ever knew its name.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute:
- To the Zombie Devil as the first enemy the protagonist of a Part faces whose contracts turn its clients into monsters. It even comes back later after its apparent defeat when the story takes a more dramatic turn.
- It fills the same niche that the Gun Devil did in Part 1, serving as the unseen Greater-Scope Villain who menaces the protagonist indirectly through their minions. Both turn out to critically differ from their reputation, but in very different ways.
Telepathy: One of the powers it provides is the ability to read minds, which explains how the Class President knew Mr. Tanaka was interested in Asa. It also lets Yuko, its second contractor, find out about Yoru and hunt down the girls that bullied Asa.
Walking Spoiler: The reveal of the Fire Devil's identity casts a lot of doubt regarding the "Justice Devil" in the first few arcs of Part 2.
With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: The Fire Devil's contracts don't have a physical price, but a human having its power drives them violently insane. While the earlier contractors show some level of self-control (Yuko even regaining some sanity in a partially-human form), the Chainsaw Man duplicates made en masse immediately lose themselves and fall under either Barem or the Fire Devil's control.
Wrong Context Magic: The Fire Devil's power grows with each contract it forms, which Barem acknowledges as highly unusual. This encourages it to offer its power for free, stay hidden, and even use a fake name, a modus operandi practically the complete opposite of most other devils.

Guillotine Devil

Guilly / Guillotine Devil

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"Gyohnee!"

An animalistic devil with the head of a bird and a literal guillotine for a torso, representing the fear of guillotines. Fami summons it via a Devil Totem to assist her, Asa and Yoru in taking care of Public Safety while intending on breaking out Chainsaw Man.

Ambiguously Evil: The Guillotine Devil spares some humans that Fami sicks it on, despite her orders to kill them. Since Guilly doesn't talk, we're left to guess if it's one of the rare devils that likes humans or it's just a restriction from Fami's summoning.
Ambiguous Gender: Considering it has a bird head and Fami hasn't revealed its gender yet, assuming it has one.
Brought Down to Badass: Fami notes that it's weaker when she summons it than if it had showed up on its own without being contracted with her, not that this causes any problems for it whatsoever.
Cape Wings: Its large wings rest on its sides like a cape that goes down to the floor.
Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: When Fami, one of the Four Horsemen who even the Falling Devil bows to, tries to insist it kill the Public Safety security staff in her way instead of just disarming them, it just shrieks at her.
Feathered Fiend: Its upper half resembles a monstrous pigeon cradling a guillotine, with the lower body of a semi-humanoid skeleton.
No Indoor Voice: It repeatedly screeches "Gyohnee!" at the top of its lungs.
Fami: Shut up, Guilly.
The Nudifier: Instead of cutting the Public Safety guards to shreds, it just dices up their weapons and their clothing. Fortunately, this is enough to convince the guards to surrender.
Pokémon Speak: It doesn't say anything intelligent, only shrieking "Gyohnee!" constantly, to Fami's chagrin.
Stealth Pun: While its head is more akin to a corvid or pigeon, its constant annoying shrieking can also bring to mind seagulls. Making it, in other words, a gullotine.
Thou Shalt Not Kill: It instantly slices up the guards' weapons and clothing without killing them, seemingly intentionally, as Fami reprimands it for not ending them like she ordered it to.
Fami: I told you to kill them all.

Characters / Chainsaw Man - Chainsaw Man Church

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Chainsaw Man Church

In General

Leadership

Fami / Famine Devil (JP: Kiga-chan / Kiga no Akuma)

Barem Bridge / Flamethrower Man

President Haruka Iseumi

Unknown

Followers

Fake Chainsaw Man

Nobana Higashiyama

Seigi Akoku

Pseudo-Chainsaw Men

Weapons

Miri Sugo / Sword Man

Whip Woman and Spear Man

Devils

Fire Devil

Guilly / Guillotine Devil

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All spoilers for Part 1 are unmarked.

Chainsaw Man Church

In General

Leadership

Fami / Famine Devil (JP: Kiga-chan / Kiga no Akuma)

Barem Bridge / Flamethrower Man

President Haruka Iseumi

Unknown

Followers

Fake Chainsaw Man

Nobana Higashiyama

Seigi Akoku

Pseudo-Chainsaw Men

Weapons

Miri Sugo / Sword Man

Whip Woman and Spear Man

Devils

Fire Devil

Guilly / Guillotine Devil

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