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Part 1

The Yakuza

In General

The Yakuza. Denji is introduced working for a small-time group of them to pay off his dead father's debts. Though the minor outfit ends up zombified by the Zombie Devil and cut down by Chainsaw Man, members from larger families are later recruited by Katana Man to target Denji.

Asshole Victim: Every time they show up, they do something horrible. Which just makes it all the more cathartic when something horrible happens to them immediately afterwards.
- The outfit that forced Denji into indentured servitude since childhood under threat of death end up making a deal with the Zombie Devil to gain some of its power. This ends with the entire gang being killed and zombified then chopped to bits by Denji as Chainsaw Man.
- Katana Man's goons target Tokyo's Public Safety Devil Hunters and manage to kill nearly all of them, including Himeno and Arai. Makima then kills a good number of the assassins in a genuinely horrific ritual that causes the horrified and helpless assassins to explode into puddles of blood.
- The anime expands the aftermath of Arai's assassination, showing Kobeni effortlessly dodging the assassin's bullets and forcing her to kill herself with her own gun.
Bullying a Dragon: One Yakuza leader thinks he can refuse Makima's demands to give up information on other families, calling her uneducated and getting all his goons to laugh at her. She then reveals she's had the eyeballs of their loved ones removed and won't have them healed unless they give in to her demands. One who tries to attack her ends up dropping dead from a mere a glare from her.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Makima pays a visit to the head of a Yakuza family to collect the names of people in his organization who targeted the Public Safety Commission. When the man refuses to hand over the names of rival families to prevent a war, Makima presents him with a bag full of eyeballs that had been removed from the parents, grandparents, siblings, lovers, and wives of every Yakuza present in the room. She then promises the horrified men to have their loved ones healed if they hand over the names she wants. The leader complies.
Evil Old Folks: One of the Yakuza assassins that targets the Public Safety Devil Hunters is an old lady, who almost successfully kills both Arai and Kobeni.
Mook Horror Show: In both the anime and manga, Makima killing the assassins who targeted the Public Safety Devil Hunters is depicted as something out of a horror movie. As Makima performs human sacrifice, the men she targets can feel something is wrong with them just before they explode into puddles of blood, and their buddies unfortunate enough to witness it know the same thing is about to happen to them but they're powerless to stop it.
Moral Myopia: Much like Katana Man wanting to avenge his grandfather's "death" at Denji's blades, some of his henchmen want revenge on Denji for killing their friends. Also like Katana Man, they ignore that their friends had betrayed Denji, were already dead and zombified by the Zombie Devil, and Denji was only putting down their reanimated corpses.
Necessary Evil: The leader Makima meets with describes the Yakuza as a "necessary evil" verbatim, one that protects Japan from the foreign gangs that would creep in if the Yakuza weren't around. Makima then shows him and his men exactly who the real necessary evil is and mocks them as a bunch of petty criminals trying to justify their evil actions.
No Name Given: Befitting their nature as vicious, hateful, and incredibly shortsighted punks, none of them are even given the dignity of a name.
No Sympathy: None of them express any empathy towards Denji's pitiful circumstances or regret for how they're using him, nor even true gratefulness towards any of the beneficial actions he's done for them.
Pragmatic Villainy: One Yakuza leader is willing to cooperate with Makima and provide her with the names of the men from his own organization who were involved in the attack on Public Safety. He refuses to rat out members of rival families, but only because it could cause a Mob War.
Too Dumb to Live: The Zombie Devil Lampshades this, mocking Denji's debtors posthumously for making a deal with it to gain its powers, apparently unable to see that this would result in them becoming undead zombies.
Villainous Friendship: A few of them are motivated to get revenge on Denji for killing their buddies, ignoring the fact that said buddies were mindless zombies when Denji put them down.
We Are Everywhere: This arguably serves as the main threat they hang over Denji throughout his childhood, reminding Denji that if he tries to run or tell the authorities about them, they'll find out before anything serious happens and kill him easily for it. Even after he becomes a competent Devil Hunter alongside Pochita and probably more competent in a fight than any of them, it's greatly implied that their connections ensure that Denji doesn't consider simply killing all of them to be rid of their control, as this would have negative repercussions on him anyway. When he does eventually end up butchering the lot of them as a consequence of their own ill-advised Deal with the Devil, he gets picked up by the infinitely better-connected Makima, resulting in this being a non-issue from that point.

The Old Man

Voiced by: Kôsei Hirota (Japanese), Greg Dulcie (English)

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"You're obedient like a dog, and you work for cheap treats like one too. Thing is... I hate dogs. Can't stand the smell."

An elderly gentleman who leads a group of small-time Yakuza. Denji's father owed him and his gang a ton of debt and then passed away without paying, leading them to exploit Denji to recoup their payments. This caused Denji to partner up with Pochita in the first place, because the job of a Devil Hunter is the only way the young Denji can earn enough to avoid the old man cutting him apart to sell his body parts. Eventually, he and his outfit grow interested in the power Denji wields through his contract with a devil and decide to make one of their own. This ends poorly for them.

Arc Villain: He is the main villain of the Introduction Arc, the first story arc.
Asshole Victim: Given how utterly reprehensible he and his gang are to Denji, the horrid conditions they force him to live in, and their betrayal of him to the Zombie Devil, you won't feel sad when the Zombie Devil turns him and his men into zombies and Denji reduces them all to a Kroger meat shelf display.
Big Bad Wannabe: The old man has power in the Yakuza, but he craves more. His attempt to gain more power for himself and his gang results in all of them dying before the end of Chapter 1.
Deal with the Devil: The old man makes one with the Zombie Devil. He'll trade Denji's life in exchange for some of the Zombie Devil's power. Somehow he did not realize getting this power would turn him and his henchmen into zombies.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: The old man is revealed to have a grandson about Denji's age that he was loving and kindly towards, and said grandson's anger towards Denji for "killing" him ^note leads him to turn himself into the Katana Man to kill Denji in Revenge. If anything, this greatly deconstructs the concept, as it requires a massive amount of Moral Myopia from both of them to treat Denji either as a disposable resource or a vicious murderer whilst overlooking Denji's own situation, and still being capable of caring about each other.
Evil Debt Collector: It doesn't get much eviler than suggesting a little boy standing in front of his father's grave to whore himself out to pay back his father's debt or be chopped up and sold for parts if he can't pay in one day.
Evil Is Not a Toy: After seeing Denji's success with Pochita, he and his men tried to secure a Devil of their own. They greatly underestimated the danger posed by a Devil with no interest in a formal contract, ending up as zombified mooks who are then massacred by Denji.
Evil Old Folks: The leader of the gang is a man ancient enough to have a grandson older than Denji, and he's the cruelest of the bunch to everyone except said grandson.
Hate Sink: The old man and his henchmen show little to no redeeming qualities in their short screen time, belittling Denji's Blind Obedience and willingness to do any job for them, with the old man making it clear that they're fully willing to kill and dissect the orphaned Denji to earn their money back if he can't pay them himself. The old man outright tells the young boy to resort to robbery or prostitution if he doesn't want to die, and even when Denji earns him valuable resources through hunting devils for him, he and his crew still ruthlessly exploit him, leaving Denji with barely any money to subsist on meagre scraps of food. When an opportunity comes along to benefit himself at Denji's expense, the old man doesn't hesitate to betray Denji despite all his years of unquestioning service. The old man even admits they're being massive Ungrateful Bastards about it, before admitting he's always hated Denji, and has no regret for allowing him to be brutally killed and tossed in the garbage. Making it worse, it's later revealed he had a grandson about Denji's age that he was loving and supportive towards, making his Double Standard abusive treatment of Denji even worse in hindsight.
- Notably, even the Big Bad of Part One gets some sympathetic and even tragic qualities to them, despite being an all-powerful devil who seeks to emotionally torment Denji as much as possible for their own gain. The old man and his crew, mere humans, still come off as worse than them with everything they put him through. Despite being the Control Devil, and the author of a lot of the misery that Denji goes through in Part One, the Yakuza's exploitation of Denji and turning his childhood into a living hell is something the Big Bad didn't have a hand in shaping, since they were already threatening the young recently-orphaned Denji to pay back his father's debt or die before he coincidentally met the injured Pochita.
Hidden Disdain Reveal: It's blindingly obvious the old man never cared about Denji but just before he betrays the boy, he says Denji's done good work for him and compares him to a loyal dog. Then he admits he hates dogs because he can't stand their smell. Immediately afterwards, one of his goons impales Denji and Pochita from behind.
Hollywood Atheist: His grandson mentions some old wisdom of his which blames the world's problems on "idiots and religion".
Humans Are the Real Monsters: Even in a world filled with violent monsters formed from primal fears that regularly kill people in rampages, the treatment he forces Denji through in early childhood stands out as being monstrously cruel and exploitative, showing no regard for his well-being and outright contempt towards him despite all he does for them just to keep living day-to-day on the bare essentials. The old man even admits that he's always hated Denji and was glad to betray his loyalty for more power from a Devil. Despite being otherwise inconsequential small-fries, the horrific situation he and his men put Denji through proves to have greatly desensitized him to the horrors of the world and the job he performs, something which Denji struggles with towards the tail end of part one, worried that something's wrong with him.
Karmic Death: The old man exploited Denji for most of his life, forcing him into servitude to avoid being dissected and "sold for parts." Then when the old man decided to take a page out of Denji's book and make a deal with a devil himself to kill Denji in exchange for more power, the Zombie Devil he made a deal with kills him and his entire gang by converting them into zombies. Shortly afterwards his reanimated corpse is sliced apart by the very boy he exploited and murdered.
Mundanger: Denji faces down and kills devils just to pay off his debt, but it's the completely mortal, elderly gangster and his contacts who he's truly terrified of, never considering running away or killing him because he knows the Yakuza would retaliate. Denji has completely resigned himself to a life of misery and indentured servitude where he'll likely get horribly killed by a devil, to the point where his only concern is giving Pochita permission to take over his body when he dies so he can live a normal life in Denji's place.
No Name Given: Despite his importance to Denji's backstory, the old man's name is never revealed, nor is he ever given a nickname or title. Even Katana Man, his grandson, never mentions his name and only refers to him as "grandfather," and the end credits only refer to him as "Yakuza."
No Sympathy: This is best showcased when he bluntly tells the orphaned Denji, standing alone before his father's grave in the pouring rain, that he will have him pay back his father's debt either by his own actions or his body parts before driving off. The leader even admits that he's always hated Denji when he reveals that they've betrayed him, which becomes even worse in hindsight with the reveal that he had a young grandson he was loving and kind to, but expressed no such sentiment towards Denji.
Revenant Zombie: It's left somewhat unclear how much of the old man was left after he was killed and reanimated as a corpse, but when luring Denji into the zombie devil's trap afterwards, he speaks at length about his personal opinions towards Denji before revealing his betrayal, acting convincingly like he's still alive before the zombie devil is shown to be literally puppeteering him. It's implied that in order to sell the deception, the Zombie Devil allowed him to keep more of his personality intact, before turning him into a mindless pawn once he'd served his use.
Scary Shiny Glasses: The leader has these as a result of his elderly nature requiring him to wear a pair, additionally highlighting his menacing nature and detachment when dealing with Denji. When he lures Denji into the abandoned warehouse, they also serve to hide the fact he's already been turned into a zombie with his corpse having a noticeably wall-eyed look in his final appearance amongst the mob of zombies Denji carves through.
Small Role, Big Impact: He doesn't appear beyond the first arc, but his contract with the Zombie Devil lead to Denji fusing with Pochita and becoming Chainsaw Man.
Starter Villain: Combat-wise him and his gang are arguably less of a threat to Denji than the various devils he faces on a daily basis, and are swiftly overshadowed as a threat when making an ill-advised deal with the Zombie Devil, yet him and his men are still the main antagonists for Denji's life in Chapter 1 before he becomes a member of the Public Safety Commission.
Stupid Evil: Not only does he betray Denji when his debt isn't even halfway paid off, but he and his men apparently weren't aware that they would be reduced to mindless walking corpses when they made a contract with the Zombie Devil.
Token Motivational Nemesis: His exploitation shaped Denji into the impoverished, maladjusted, love-starved teenager he is at the story's start, and his betrayal leads to Denji's death and resurrection as Chainsaw Man, but the story begins with him and his outfit killed and Makima taking Denji.
Ungrateful Bastard: Denji has been bringing the old man a lot of cash by hunting devils to sell on the black market. The old man even mentions Denji's obedience and willingness to work for "cheap treats" as assets. Yet he still betrays Denji for the Zombie Devil without a second thought, even making it clear he's always hated Denji and is happy to be rid of him.
Would Hurt a Child:
- The old man bluntly tells the young orphaned Denji that if he can't get them their money within the deadline, he will kill him and sell his organs and usable parts on the black market to get his money back, even claiming Denji should resort to robbery or prostitution if that's what it takes to get enough cash. Even when Denji manages to get a stay of execution through the high-risk, high-reward job of Devil Hunting, he still ruthlessly exploits him and his earnings, adds on a bunch of arbitrary fees, and barely leaves Denji with enough money to feed himself on meagre bits of food. He forces Denji to sell some organs and an eye to earn enough 'rent' to keep living. And eventually, he straight-up betrays Denji to the Zombie Devil, planning to kill him for a seemingly better opportunity.
- His grandson later defends his character by saying he "only killed a handful of women and children."
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: The old man forces Denji to be a Devil Hunter to pay back his debt, but when the Zombie Devil offers him its power in exchange for killing a Devil Hunter, he happily agrees to murder Denji. The Zombie Devil pulls this on the old man himself, killing him and his gang then resurrecting them as mindless zombie minions.

The Assassins

Four parties sent by various nations to kill Denji and take his heart.

The Brothers (Eldest, Joey, Aldo)

The Brothers

L to R: Aldo, eldest brother, and Joey

"We're immortal."

A trio of brothers that work as Devil Hunters and assassins, hailing from the United States. They believe themselves to be immortal, thanks to surviving the Gun Devil's global attack and numerous perils.

General:

Badass in a Nice Suit: All three of them are assassins in nice suits.
Big Bad Wannabe: The two oldest brothers hype themselves up a lot, before being dealt with very easily - though they do manage to take out three high-ranking agents. Ironically, Aldo, the youngest and most inexperienced of the brothers ends up being the biggest threat, but he's still nowhere near enough of a threat to eclipse Quanxi or Santa Claus.
Black Comedy: The ways the eldest brother and Joey die were Played for Laughs.
Boisterous Weakling: Their powers are quite useful, but they pale in comparison to those of the other assassins featured in the arc, who don't boast about them nearly as much as the brothers do theirs.
Character Catchphrase: "We're immortal."
Comic Trio:
- The eldest brother is The Leader, who comes up with the schemes but isn't as smart as he thinks he is. He's also so out of touch with reality that he's convinced the three of them are immortal.
- Joey doesn't seem to have much in the way of brains, and just follows his big brother's directions.
- Aldo is the ever-suffering Only Sane Man who is powerless to reason with his brothers.
Decoy Antagonist: They are the first assassins introduced and are built up as major threats due to their contracts to the Skin Devil allowing them to disguise themselves as the heroes' allies. Two are very quickly killed off (one of them by accident) and Quanxi and Santa Claus take over as the much more credible threats to the Devil Hunters.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: For all their sociopathic tendencies, the brothers seem to genuinely care about each other. After the eldest was accidentally run over by Power, Joey and Aldo were deeply shaken, and the former's desire for revenge was what also got him killed.
Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor: When asked how he felt about having just taken lives, Joey replied that it was kind of like he'd accidentally stepped on a kitten — that is, it was gross and he was mad at the "stupid thing" for dirtying his shoes. The eldest brother found that reply hilarious.
Face Stealer: The brothers are contracted to the Skin Devil, allowing them to steal the appearance of any corpse they touch.
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: The two elder brothers smoke and are remorseless killers.
Hate Sink: Joey and the eldest brother are arrogant, sociopathic hitmen who kill without a care in the world and show no respect for their victims. Being responsible for the deaths of Kurose and Tendo, two sympathetic characters, doesn't exactly help the audience see them in a favorable light either, especially in contrast to their younger brother.
Kill and Replace: Seems to be their usual modus operandi, due to the nature of their contract with the Skin Devil.
Lack of Empathy: Both the eldest brother and Joey are completely unfazed by the act of killing, casually discussing the looks of a woman they'd just eliminated and joking around after burying bodies.
No One Should Survive That!: The reason for their catchphrase, "We're immortal," is because they've managed to survive multiple deadly scenarios, like surviving the Gun Devil leveling their house and killing every other family member, getting swallowed by a devil, having their place catch on fire, and getting food poisoning.
Plucky Comic Relief: When compared to every other assassin gunning for Denji, they're hilariously outmatched. Fitting that their deaths were humorous, and the added Bathos of a rather dark arc is the youngest brother surviving and possibly pretending to have been affected by the Cosmos Fiend.
Professional Killer: Devil Hunters who also work as assassins for the American government, and judging by the fact that Kusakabe knew who they were, they're probably quite experienced and notorious.
Punch-Clock Villain: All of them only act as antagonists because they're after the money the American government has offered them in exchange for Denji's heart.
Satisfied Street Rat: Like Aki, their family was killed in front of them by the Gun Devil thirteen years ago. Instead of mourning, they take it as proof they're special and can't be killed.
Shared Family Quirks: The eldest brother and Joey are both flirty smokers.
Aldo: Big brothers... you're all about the women in any country we visit.
Siblings in Crime: Three brothers who work together as Devil Hunters and assassins.
Smug Snake: The two oldest brothers are overconfident to the point of thinking they're immortal, much to their undoing.
The Sociopath: They exhibit several typical traits of textbook sociopaths (aside from Aldo), including a Lack of Empathy, manipulative tendencies, shallow affect and an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
Tempting Fate: The two older brothers both boast that, having survived innumerable tragedies, they're immortal, and thus don't have to fear taking on the mission. They end up being anticlimactically killed by accident before the fighting even starts, while Aldo (the only one genuinely fearful for his life) ironically survives the entire thing unscathed.
Undignified Death: After the three go to the trouble of killing multiple Devil Hunters and stealing their appearances, the elder and middle brothers are both killed within minutes of beginning their operation. One is accidentally run over by Power, while the other is killed offscreen by Yoshida.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Two of them wind up dead, within mere chapters of their introduction.
Wrong Genre Savvy: They seem to be under the impression that they're the quirky criminal protagonists of a Tarantino movie, as opposed to the New Weird Cosmic Horror Story Chainsaw Man actually is.

The Eldest Brother

The unnamed, eldest brother who is the apparent leader of the group.

Badass Boast: One he told Aldo in the past.
"We're immortal. Why? Because we're ruthless, soulless and emotionless. So don't be afraid. A pro always gets the job done."
Beard of Evil: He's a professional killer with a goatee.
Big Brother Instinct: Seems to have it, deep down. He was quick to reassure Aldo (albeit in his own gruff way) when the latter expressed doubts about their mission to Japan, and asked both of his brothers how they were feeling after killing the Kyoto team.
Cold Ham: He is definitely hammy, but he's far more subdued about it than a lot of the other antagonists.
Consummate Professional: If his words to Aldo are any indication, the eldest brother views himself, Joey and Aldo as such, telling him that a pro always gets the job done. This motivates Aldo to make another attempt on Denji's life, not to avenge his elder brothers, but to fulfill his and Joey's last job.
The Dandy: His appearance suggests he is one.
Dies Wide Open: After getting hit with a car and breaking his neck against a pole, he slumps over dead with a surprised look on his face.
Dropped a Bridge on Him: Played for Laughs. The eldest brother successfully infiltrates the group of Devil Hunters assigned to protect Denji while disguised as Kurose, who Aki met in the past. Just as the reader expects some kind of Spotting the Thread story common with shapeshifter stories, the eldest brother is immediately killed by random chance when Power accidentally runs him over with Kobeni's car.
Has a Type: He says he prefers women shorter than him after getting a good look at Tendo, who he and his brothers just killed.
The Leader: He appears to be the de facto leader as he's the one who tells his brothers about the jobs they've been assigned and makes plans for his brothers to follow.
No Name Given: We never get to learn the first brother's name.
A Sinister Clue: He is left-handed.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He is killed after only a few scenes and before he can launch any kind of attack on Denji.

Joey

The hot-blooded and not too bright middle brother.

Avenging the Villain: When the eldest brother is accidentally killed by Power, Joey immediately states his intention to murder her in revenge. Seconds after saying this, he's killed by Yoshida.
Childish Older Sibling: Joey is much more impulsive, self-indulgent and lecherous than his serious younger brother Aldo.
Dropped a Bridge on Him: No sooner does Joey announce his intention to kill Power to avenge his elder brother when Yoshida finds and kills him.
Hot-Blooded: Joey is impulsive and short-tempered. He vocally tries to calm himself down after his elder brother's death, but fails and ends up swearing revenge on his killer.
Leeroy Jenkins: Joey rushes off to murder Power rather than keep calm and formulate any kind of plan. The end result is him rushing headlong into Yoshida who kills him.
Ludicrous Gibs: After Joey is grabbed by Yoshida to be Killed Offscreen, we do not see exactly what happens to him, except that his demise produces a massive spray of blood and gore. Safe to say, it is unlikely there is much left of the unlucky bastard.
Messy Hair: Joey's hair is noticeably scruffy and unkempt, which especially stands out compared to his brothers.
Oh, Crap!: Joey has a short-lived one before Yoshida's Octopus Devil makes mincemeat out of him.
Too Dumb to Live: After the first brother died, Joey goes right back into the open street without disguising himself, despite knowing that his and Aldo's covers were blown. This mistake costs him his life, and might have killed Aldo as well had he not reflexively put his own disguise back on and had Yoshida not seen his Stress Vomit as proof that Aldo couldn't be a professional assassin.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Like his elder brother, Joey gets only a few scenes before he dies anticlimactically.

Aldo

The youngest, most inexperienced and most moral of the three brothers.

Anti-Villain: Aldo is easily the most sympathetic member of the trio. He doesn't have much in the way of malicious intent or behavior, and generally only goes along with whatever his brothers want.
The Baby of the Bunch: Aldo is both the youngest and the most inexperienced one. He possesses a much more hesitant, meek, sensitive personality than his brothers, who he seems to rely on for guidance.
Character Development: Aldo undergoes a surprisingly significant amount of growth over the course of the International Assassins arc. He goes from being an anxious, inexperienced hitman, to realizing what taking people's lives fully entailed, to losing his gentler side altogether, gaining confidence and becoming a stone-cold assassin who managed to get the drop on Denji, Kishibe, Quanxi and co. and hold his own against a Fiend.
Cowardly Lion: Despite being terrified of the possibility of death, Aldo follows his brothers to Japan - although he spends a good amount of time looking nervous and throwing up from stress.
Deconstructed Character Archetype: Of the Token Good Teammate, Punch-Clock Villain and Hitman with a Heart. Unlike his brothers, he's empathetic and sensitive, and overall seems like a decent person. However, he's still fully loyal to them and doesn't hesitate to put his personal dislike of fighting and killing aside for their sake. As it turns out, being a hired gun with morals really sucks, and facing the consequences of his actions ends up causing Aldo to have a Villainous BSoD. He eventually chooses to keep following his brothers' wishes, possibly as a coping mechanism, even once they're dead and he's offered the possibility of starting a new life as a better person.
Driven to Madness: Aldo was seemingly driven insane by Cosmo offscreen, though there is a chance he's faking it to blend in with the Dolls.
Evil Counterpart: Aldo's very much like Kobeni if her job was not simply dangerous, but immoral. Both reluctantly do their jobs out of familial pressure, yet are quite skilled when they get over themselves. And both repeatedly escape death by pure coincidence.
Extreme Doormat: Aldo never puts his foot down. For example, when he tells his brothers that they should refuse the mission offer to bring back Chainsaw Man's heart, he immediately capitulates after having his concerns dismissed.
Extreme Mêlée Revenge: Downplayed and Played for Laughs when Aldo totals the car that killed his brother... by accidentally landing on it after being thrown out the window by Quanxi.
Faking the Dead: Downplayed. After Santa Claus goes insane, Aldo seemingly fakes being one of her dolls in order to escape.
The Finicky One: Aldo is the most overly cautious and neurotic of the trio.
Forced into Evil: It's clear that Aldo doesn't willingly go along with being used as an assassin by the American government and his brothers, and his motivations behind his actions can be traced back to his Undying Loyalty for his remaining family.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: Aldo has two claw-like vertical scars across his right eye. Ironically, he's the most humane of the trio.
Heel Realization: Aldo realizes that he's on the wrong side of the story when he visits Kurose's friend while disguised as the latter and learns more about the man he killed. He doesn't take it well — though it doesn't stop him from trying to complete the hit anyway, in his brother's memory.
Hitman with a Heart: He is a deconstruction of this trope. He hates killing and shows remorse over the people whose lives he's taken, notably Kurose.
Ignorance Is Bliss: Along with Denji and Quanxi, Aldo contributes to this running theme in the International Assassins arc. Circumstances force him to find out about who one of his victims, Kurose, was as a person instead of remaining a means to an end: he had friends, parents, a girlfriend, was a child once. This made Aldo realize that he ripped another human being away from their loved ones, greatly distressing him.
Ignored Epiphany: Once he's left to his own devices, Aldo has a complete breakdown during which he acknowledges that his actions were wrong and wonders out loud what he's doing with his life. He then realizes that his brothers would have wanted him to continue the mission even after they died, and thus decides to ignore his morals in order to finish the assassination of Denji.
Irony: Aldo is the least experienced of the least threatening group going after Denji, and the only one left standing after the dust settles.
Killed Offscreen: Aldo appears to have been driven insane by Cosmo sometime when most of the cast were in hell... Or was he?
Let's Get Dangerous!: Unlike his brothers, Aldo is timid and soft-hearted. When he's left alone after they die, he ends up showing how scary he can be. He manages to catch experienced Devil Hunters by surprise, stands his ground unharmed against Long, a Fiend, shoots her several times, and might have killed her and reached Denji had Quanxi not gotten in the way.
Minion with an F in Evil: Despite being part of a Devil Hunter trio that moonlights as assassins, Aldo acts rather un-hitman-like; he's fairly soft and anxious, with a tendency to vomit in high-stress situations. Subverted after his brothers die and he takes it upon himself to finish the mission, showing why he was in a team that was chosen by the American government in the first place.
My God, What Have I Done?: Aldo is devastated when he visits Kurose's old friend, having a complete breakdown as he learns about the man he murdered.
Nervous Wreck: Zigzagged. He is naturally pessimistic, anxious and often nervously sweating, but can also be surprisingly cunning, cold-blooded and capable when push comes to shove.
Oh, Crap!: Aldo is absolutely terrified upon seeing the Hell Devil's hand.
Only Sane Man: Aldo is the only brother to doubt their supposed "immortality". He's right.
Perpetual Frowner: Aldo is serious and rarely expresses his emotions - and when he does, it's mostly negative.
Punch-Clock Villain: Deconstructed. He doesn't have a malicious bone in his body but will do everything his brothers tell him to, implying he's Forced into Evil. He's only going after Denji because his brothers accepted the mission. However, he hates killing and can't cope with the guilt that comes with it.
Rugged Scar: Subverted. Aldo has two gashes over an eye, but he's the least experienced and hardened of the siblings. How he got them is unknown.
Shoot the Hostage Taker: A rare non-heroic example. Aldo shoots Long, who had captured Denji, in order to take him and retrieve his heart himself.
Shrinking Violet: Rare male example, being timid and insecure.
The Smart Guy: Seems like the most intelligent and rational of the siblings, telling his brother (who was disguised as Kurose) to be mindful of that person's peculiar speech pattern when interacting with others, quickly thinking on his feet even when emotionally shaken, and repeatedly managing to evade authorities after his cover was blown.
Steamrolled Smart Guy: Upon hearing what the mission to Japan entails, Aldo immediately tells the others that they should decline it due to its dangerous nature. His worries get handwaved when his brothers confidently remind him that none of them can die, thanks to their "immortality". They really should have listened to him.
Stress Vomit: He has never killed a person prior to this assignment and repeatedly throws up at the sight of dead bodies. It saves his life when a Bureau agent kills Joey, but mistakes him for a frightened bystander.
Survival Mantra: Aldo repeatedly says "I am immortal" as a way to give himself courage after his brothers die and the burden of fulfilling the mission falls back on him.
Sympathetic Murderer: Not only is he clearly out of his depth, he also lost his entire family to the Gun Devil and the Bureau's Devil Hunters, was left stranded in Japan alone, and to top it all off he feels horribly guilty about the lives he's taken.
Token Good Teammate: Deconstructed. His impersonation of Kurose and subsequent learning of his victim's life shows that despite his empathetic, Punch-Clock Villain-who-hates-killing nature, he's ultimately on the wrong side. He eventually ends up taking his late brothers' advice and steeling himself to become a stone-cold assassin in order to finish their mission.
Tragic Villain: By the end of the International Assassins arc, Aldo has become completely ruthless in pursuit of Denji, but he takes no pleasure in what he's doing and only resorts to murder because the alternative to mission success is either death or disrespecting his brothers' memory by running away.
Uncertain Doom: Aldo is last seen chanting "Halloween" alongside the dolls, though he clearly wasn't turned into a doll himself. It's up to the readers to guess if he was attacked or just faking it in order to escape Bureau agents safely.
Unluckily Lucky: Poor Aldo could give Kobeni a run for her money in that department. Like his brothers, he survived the Gun Devil's attack thirteen years ago and several perilous situations afterwards; unlike his brothers, he was left with scars across his face and a seriously skittish disposition. He was then the only one of the trio to get out of the mission to Japan alive... but is now completely alone, failed to reach his objective, went through a Heel Realization that left him a psychological wreck, and may or may not have been halloweened by the Cosmos Fiend.
Villainous BSoD: He undergoes quite a noteworthy one, complete with Tears of Remorse and begging one of his victims for forgiveness.
Youngest Child Wins: He's the youngest of the three brothers and while his older brothers both die anticlimactically, Aldo proves himself a capable assassin and is implied to have survived the arc by pretending to be a doll to escape.

Tolka

"Master... I can kill."

A young man from Russia training under a veteran to become a Devil Hunter, he hopes killing Chainsaw Man will finally convince his master to let him inherit her many Contracts so she can live the short time she has left in peace.

Anti-Villain: Tolka is one of the assassins sent after Denji's heart, but it's implied Denji is the only human he's ever tried to kill before and the rest of the time he hunts devils. Even then, the only reason Tolka accepts the mission is because his beloved mentor is dying and he wants to use the sizable reward to allow her to live out the rest of her life in comfort. He becomes even more tragic when it's revealed his master him never cared about him and only raised him to turn him into a Perfect Doll to act as the new "face" of Santa Claus.
The Apprentice: Tolka's unnamed master is a veteran Devil Hunter who's teaching him the ropes so he can inherit her Contracts after she dies.
Bequeathed Power: Tolka is being trained to inherit his master's Contracts, with her intending to facilitate things before she dies.
Deal with the Devil:
- Tolka is preparing to inherit her contracts, including one with the Curse Devil.
- Makima kills him by forcing him to sacrifice himself to the Hell Devil to transport the still living protagonists out of Hell.
Death of Personality: Tolka's mind is completely destroyed by his master when she turns him into a Perfect Doll.
Dragged Off to Hell: After converting him into a Perfect Doll, his master has the Hell Devil drag Tolka to hell along with everyone else in a department store. She then uses him as her mouthpiece to get her reward from the Darkness Devil.
Empty Shell: Tolka ends up reduced to a literal mindless puppet controlled by his master.
It Gets Easier: His training involves his master constantly asking him if he feels guilt for killing the animals he hunts. Tolka seems to have been at it enough for him to admit to not feeling anything, even believing he can do the same to Denji, a sixteen-year-old boy. He's only visibly taken aback when his master tells him they're going to do the same thing to Denji that Tolka just did to the fox he killed, but he still accepts the assassination job for his master's benefit. It turns out Tolka never truly let go of the guilt he felt for killing animals or Denji, since his master reveals guilt is the "secret ingredient" for turning Tolka into a Perfect Doll.
Mirror Character: A particularly dark one to Denji. Besides being rather similar in appearance, both are young men working under mysterious women who seem to hold certain power over them. It's eventually shown that he's the terrifying conclusion to what Denji might become if he allowed Makima to continue to control him, as Tolka is turned into an Empty Shell of a puppet used by his master as nothing more than a disposable means to an end to larger goals. All of which is similar to what Makima's plans are for Denji.
Mother Russia Makes You Strong: Tolka and his master are introduced hunting down a fox deep in the forest, then cooking it for dinner. Their lifestyle is spartan at best, in one of the harshest regions of the world.
Psychic-Assisted Suicide: While essentially left for dead by his master in Hell, he truly dies when Makima controls him to sacrifice himself to the Hell Devil to bring herself everyone out of Hell.
Punch-Clock Villain: Trying to assassinate Denji is the only villainous thing Tolka is ever seen doing, and even then he feels guilty about it as he's only ever hunted devils before. The only reason he took the job in the first place was for the money to give his master a comfortable life in the six months of life she has left.
Raised as a Host: It turns out that his training was actually the Doll Woman grooming him to turn him into the new Santa Claus doll.
Tragic Villain: He was raised since childhood by the Doll Woman, a sociopath who manipulated him into loving her just so she could eventually turn him into a Perfect Doll.
Unwitting Pawn: Tolka is merely a young man being groomed to replace "Santa Claus" as a Perfect Doll under his master's control.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: The Doll Woman groomed him since childhood to be a Perfect Doll, presumably to replace the fake Santa Claus. When the German government contracts her to kill Makima, she executes her plan to turn Tolka into the Perfect Doll, and then sends him to hell so he can act as her mouthpiece to collect her reward from the Darkness Devil.

Tolka's Master (Spoilers)

Doll Woman / "Santa Claus"

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"Even after deepening my wisdom with the power of darkness... I can't comprehend the behavior of fools."

The true identity of Santa Claus (with the old man being another one of her puppets), her "training" of Tolka to become her successor and agreement to hunt Chainsaw Man was all part of a scheme to instead kill Makima.

Contracted with the Doll Devil, giving her the ability to convert any number of humans she touches into a doll whose movements she controls completely and a body comprised entirely of doll heads. She later secures a contract with with the Darkness Devil, making her far stronger as well as allowing her to heal extremely fast when out of any light.

Ambiguous Situation: It's said humans converted into dolls can never be turned back to normal. However, during their fight Santa Claus tries to psychologically break Denji by having her dolls regain their human intellect but still control their bodies to attack him. Quanxi encourages Denji to kill them by saying it's just a trick, but when pressed by Denji, she admits she's operating under Ignorance Is Bliss and it's never revealed one way or the other. If the dolls can become human again, then either it's faulty intel from Public Safety or a newfound ability due to Santa Claus consuming a piece of the Darkness Devil's flesh like her new ability to convert fiends into dolls.
Ambiguously Human: It's unclear if she's a Weapon like Denji and Katana Man, the Doll Devil itself, or just has a "regular" contract with a heavy dose of Power-Upgrading Deformation, and the fact that she's a compulsive liar doesn't exactly help. When Tolka is controlled to make a deal with the Darkness Devil on his master's behalf, he tells it "I am the Doll Devil.", but later Santa Claus herself tells Denji she has a Hive Mind because "I have a contract with the Doll Devil." Later chapters would have humans explicitly described as becoming (pseudo-)devils, even when the resulting form was far less monstrous than Santa Claus'.
Arc Villain: As the trio of Brothers end up being taken down quickly, Quanxi and her harem pull an Enemy Mine with the Devil Hunters agents, Tolka becomes her puppet, and the old man Santa Claus turns out to have been her puppet all along, the Doll Woman ends up becoming the biggest threat in the International Assassins arc, with her connection with the Darkness Devil worsening the situation by a lot and being the last and most dangerous of the assassins Denji confronts during the arc.
Bait the Dog: Any endearing or sympathetic traits she displays, such as her seemingly loving behavior towards Tolka, her claims she doesn't have long to live due to her contracts or happily enjoying a hamburger, are ultimately parts of her plan to groom Tolka into the new Santa Claus. By the time she has rid herself of him and his predecessor, she shows her full colors as a Smug Snake monster that cares only for power.
Be Careful What You Wish For: Her goal in contracting with so many devils, up to and including the Darkness Devil, is to learn everything possible in this world. Cosmo gives her exactly what she paid for.
Body of Bodies: After being empowered by the Darkness Devil, she summons her dolls to her and uses them to create a new body from their "parts" including multiple arms and piled human heads as her legs.
Butter Face: Inverted when in her first empowered state. Her face is plain and a little messy, but still pretty. You don't want to see what's under her dress, though...
The Chessmaster: She primarily observes from a distance, quietly setting many events in motion. When she finally makes her move, she's even directly compared to a person playing a game of chess against Makima for some unknown goal.
Deal with the Devil: She has many contracts, primarily the Doll Devil, but also the Curse Devil, and later forms one with the Hell Devil and the Darkness Devil, a Primal Fear.
Demon of Human Origin: She isn't explicitly said to have become a devil, but it's hard to call a chimera made almost entirely of doll parts "human".
Dominance Through Furniture: She uses one of her Puppets as a chair, elegantly sitting on his back while she waits for Tolka to complete the Contract.
Driven to Madness: After Denji defeats her physically, Cosmo destroys her mentally by giving her all the knowledge of the cosmos, reducing her and her Dolls into wayward husks that can only say "Halloween".
Faux Affably Evil: Her kindly demeanor is revealed to be a facade when she reveals herself as the real Santa Claus and turns Tolka into a Perfect Doll, but she still keeps up her veneer of kindness, having her Santa Claus puppet kill himself with a cheery "Bye-bye, grandpa," telling Tolka to have a nice trip as she banishes him to hell, and insincerely telling Quanxi it's an honor to meet the first Devil Hunter.
Foil: To Quanxi. Both of them are the most infamous assassins sent after Denji, with Kishibe most afraid of Quanxi while Makima is more worried about Santa Claus. Quanxi is the World's Strongest Woman and relies on her inhuman physical prowess to go after her target, while Santa Claus lurks in the shadows, uses proxies to attack and lays out intricate plans to achieve victory. Quanxi is accompanied by her four girlfriends whom she loves, only accepts the contract on Denji so they could be granted human rights and a basic education, and is willing to sacrifice her life for theirs. Santa Claus is only motivated by self-interest and only pretended to love her apprentice, Tolka, whom she raised since childhood for the sole purpose of turning him into a Perfect Doll. Quanxi firmly believes the secret to living a happy life is by accepting Ignorance Is Bliss, while Santa Claus's goal is to learn everything possible. Both end up suffering ironic fates reflecting their opposing desires. Quanxi is last seen with her memories erased and happily brainwashed into servitude by Makima, while Santa Claus is driven irreversibly insane by the Cosmos Fiend pouring all knowledge of the cosmos into her brain.
Foreshadowing: Her entire mission and existence is one hint after another towards Makima's true nature as the manipulative Control Devil and the true Big Bad of Part 1.
Healing Factor: After consuming a piece of the Darkness Devil's flesh, she can regenerate from nearly any wound as long as she's in darkness. It happens so fast that we see Quanxi disintegrating large chunks of her body at once, all of which is undone the very next panel. Denji gets around this by lighting himself, and then her, completely on fire.
The Heavy: Ultimately she's acting on the behalf of the German government, who have ordered her through the fake "Santa Claus" to kill Makima.
Human Sacrifice: She sacrifices the decoy "Santa Claus" along with three of the children she "adopted" to the Hell Devil to transport Denji, Tolka, and the Public Safety Devil Hunters to hell.
Humans Are the Real Monsters: If one goes with the assumption that she's human.
I Have Your Wife: Takes the surviving members of Quanxi's harem hostage, forcing Denji to pick up the slack and face her alone.
Kick the Dog:
- She tries to break Denji's spirit by giving some of her dolls back their human intelligence. The people realize what they are and are capable of begging for help, but otherwise are controlled by Santa Claus as she sends them to attack Denji, forcing him to kill innocent people or be killed himself. Denji himself lampshades that this is a trick only super-evil villains use. Quanxi does raise the possibility they weren't really given their minds back, just controlled by Santa Claus into acting innocent, but admits when pressed that she doesn't know for sure, but Ignorance Is Bliss.
- She turns Pingsti and Long into dolls just to spite Qunaxi.
Lack of Empathy: Best illustrated when she betrays Tolka, cold-bloodedly destroying the mind of the boy she raised to turn him into a Perfect Doll and then having him Dragged Off to Hell with a quip.
Laser-Guided Karma: She forcibly alters the minds of innocent people to be her mindless puppets, and makes contracts with multiple powerful Devils for the stated goal of achieving all knowledge. The Cosmos Fiend gives her exactly what she wants, which incidentally destroys her mind just like she did to her victims.
Logical Weakness: The Healing Factor she received from the Darkness Devil only works in, well, darkness. So if, say, you light her whole body on fire like Denji did, her regeneration won’t activate since the flames are a constant source of light surrounding her body.
Mind Rape: She extensively brainwashes Tolka and the old man that became Santa Claus, planting emotions into them to create a Perfect Doll that could pass for an ordinary human. She takes the time to lay all of this out to Tolka, before completing his transformation. This trope is also her downfall, as Cosmo overloads her mind with the knowledge of the universe.
Mirror Character: She winds up having a lot in common with Makima due to her personality, tactics, and powers. Both of them take in a young man and manipulate them into loving them with the end goal of completely destroying their identity to convert them into ideal tools.
Mundane Luxury: Her and Tolka's observation of Denji allows them to eat hamburgers for the first time. She's rendered speechless by how good it is.
My Skull Runneth Over: Her stated goal is to learn everything there is to know. She gets what she paid for; she's rendered catatonic and her dolls are completely neutralized as a threat when Cosmo overloads her brain.
No Name Given: Her name has not been revealed, with Tolka simply referring to her as his master. Even Makima and Cosmo simply calls her "Santa Claus", making it unclear if anyone knows her name.
Non-Indicative Name: Aside from the name, she has nothing to do with Santa Claus or the folklore surrounding him.
Offing the Offspring: Going off of flashbacks to Tolka's childhood, she served as his Parental Substitute to teach him about love and guilt. It's revealed the reason she did this was because such emotions were necessary to turn him into a Perfect Doll, which she demonstrates by destroying his mind to turn him into her puppet. Whichever children she doesn't raise to be Perfect Dolls, are killed as sacrifices for her Devil Contracts.
Oh, Crap!: Twice over.
- She repeatedly mocks Denji during their fight as an Idiot Hero, but when he goes so far as to set himself on fire to defeat her and refuses to give up, she finally starts to panic.
  "Monster... I can't understand him. Keep him away from me!"
- After spending all her time since the reveal as a Smug Snake, Santa Claus noticeably becomes unnerved when the Cosmos Fiend begins speaking coherently for the first time. She only grows more scared as Cosmo explains exactly what's about to happen to her.
One-Winged Angel: Twice. She's able to combine with her dolls to become a grotesque Murderous Mannequin with puppet heads as legs and lots of arms. With the power of the piece of the flesh of the Darkness Devil she consumed, she can transform at night too, becoming larger, developing horns and having her skin turn darker.
Parental Substitute: A series of flashbacks implies she raised Tolka since childhood, as one of them depicts her doting on him while he's in bed with stuffed animals behind him. Which just makes it all the crueler when it's revealed she never cared about him and only manipulated him into loving her so she could turn him into a Perfect Doll. It's implied whatever children her phony Santa Claus "adopts" will be raised the same way, if they're not sacrificed for Devil Contracts.
Power at a Price: She's sacrificed much to gain power from her Contracts, leaving her with little time left to live and physical abilities that have been diminished from the Devils taking their due. After The Reveal, it's up for debate how much of these claims were true, but she states to herself she really was going to die soon without the Darkness Devil's regeneration power.
Really 700 Years Old: She's implied to be much older than she first appears to be, given how her puppet "Santa Claus", an elderly man, is implied to have been raised by her from childhood to be her slave, much like Tolka.
Reused Character Design: She's drawn to look very similar to Makima - even sharing the same omnipresent little smile - but with long dark hair that she keeps loose instead of braided. This is likely foreshadowing for how they both ultimately turn out to be self-centered monsters who see everyone else around them as pawns.
Smug Snake: Much of her behavior after being empowered by Darkness is to boast about her increase in power and wisdom, mocking her opponents for not being able to "comprehend" her power and intelligence. But after ironically being beaten by an Idiot Hero, she's finished off by the Cosmos Devil who shows how her supposed upgrade barely scratches the surface of true knowledge and power.
The Sociopath: She's incapable of empathy and cares only for herself, to the point that she raises children solely to turn them into living dolls to use. She's also a masterful liar and manipulator, able to put on a loving affect to convince said children that she cares about them. She expresses absolutely no remorse for her actions, has a massive ego, believing she's more intelligent than any of her opponents and that she's capable of besting Makima.
Super-Empowering: She's given a piece of the Darkness Devil's flesh to consume and in doing so becomes much more powerful. She gains a Healing Factor, can incorporate her dolls into her own body, and is now able to turn Fiends into dolls as well, something she couldn't do before. She wonders if the same now applies to Hybrids who were also immune to her power, but she doesn't get the chance to find out.
The Svengali: She taught Tolka to be a Devil Hunter under the promise of letting him inherit her Devil Contracts after her death. In reality, she was just grooming him to turn him into another Perfect Doll.
"There were times when I was hard on you. But it was all for your own good."
Took a Level in Badass: She is given a piece of the Darkness Devil and swallows it, empowering her in order to face Makima head-on.
Unkempt Beauty: She's a very attractive woman, though used to living off the land and dressed for practicality over looks. Her tendency towards long-sleeved sweaters and flowing skirts helps to conceal her contract with the Doll Devil, though once the clothes come off the "beauty" part disappears completely.
Villain Has a Point: She rightly criticizes Denji for slavishly following Makima and coming to defend her, clueless to what kind of person she really is.
Villains Out Shopping: While they eat at a burger place as they plan their attack on Denji, Tolka's Master mentions it's the first time eating a hamburger. When Tolka asks her how it is, she says it's so good she would dance if no one else was around. Given the later reveal about her, her sincerity is questionable.
Walking Spoiler: She remains in the background for much of the Assassins arc, letting Tolka take the lead to prove himself. Once she begins taking an active role, there are many twists and turns revealed in quick succession.
We Have Reserves: Though not explicitly said, it's heavily implied that the last adopted child that she didn't use in a devil contract would take Tolka's place, since she abandoned his body in Hell just to be used as a mouthpiece.
We Will Meet Again: She tells Denji this, saying that even if her body is destroyed, Santa Claus's consciousness will live on her dolls, meaning anyone he knows and loves can be taken over by her and come to kill him. Not only is Denji thoroughly unimpressed but the Cosmos Fiend takes care of her threat by driving the Doll Woman and all her dolls insane.
Weakened by the Light: Being in light (natural or artificial) negates most of the power she got the Darkness Devil, most importantly her ultra-fast healing.
Why Won't You Die?: She's reduced to screaming this at Denji after he's set himself on fire to fight her, been attacked multiple times by her dolls, and survived a car crashing into him.
The Woman Behind the Man: The woman is the actual Marionette Master, controlling both the elderly "Santa Claus" and grooming Tolka to become her next Perfect Puppet. Once she's taken control of Tolka, she sacrifices the old man to enact her contract with the Hell Devil and sends everyone inside the shopping mall to Hell.
Would Hurt a Child: In exchange for acting as an assassin she's given children by the German government. Some are used as human sacrifices for Contracts with her devils, as shown with three kids that she murders to make a deal with the Hell Devil. Others are raised by her to be converted into Perfect Dolls at a later date.
Your Days Are Numbered: Her numerous Contracts have taken a toll on her and when she's first introduced it's said she only has six months or so left to live. After the reveal that she's the true Santa Claus, it turns out she was telling the truth about dying until she gets a piece of the Darkness Devil's flesh and gains a Healing Factor.

Quanxi

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"The secret to leading a happy life in this world is that ignorance is bliss."

A veteran devil hunter from China with a harem of Fiends working under her.

The Ageless: She's the first Weapon Human shown over a long period of time, showing they've stopped aging since forming their contract. Within the nine years showcased in the omake about her and Kishibe's history, Quanxi doesn't visibly age, and looks just about the same in the present where Kishibe himself has become an old man.
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Despite kicking ass and taking names left and right since joining the conflict between the assassins and Public Safety. As soon as Makima appears, she immediately surrenders, offers her life in exchange for her girls' safety, and says she'll do whatever the Devil Hunter wants. Makima being Makima, she kills them all anyway.
"You can cut off all my limbs if you think I'll run. Just don't kill my women. I'll do anything to save their lives. Even lick your shoes."
All Gays are Promiscuous: Quanxi and her girlfriends are the only characters explicitly attracted to the same sex, and their polycule is more sexually-active than the entire rest of the cast put together. Though her stoicism obscures it, Quanxi is a Lovable Sex Maniac at heart. She seems to flirt with Power in the middle of a hostage situation and Buddy Stories showed that she did everything in her power to try to take a shower with new recruit Minami.
Anti-Villain: Of the Punch-Clock Villain variety. She's not particularly malicious but if her job entails killing you, well, that's just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.
Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work: Takes out huge numbers of Santa Claus' doll minions when Denji is reluctant to harm them out of fear that they're still human and very much alive despite their transformation.
Be Careful What You Wish For: Quanxi believes the only way to be happy is by accepting Ignorance Is Bliss. She ends up getting her memories erased by Makima and happily brainwashed into serving her. Quanxi is living blissfully ignorant to the fact she's the slave of the woman who murdered her beloved girlfriends.
Big Damn Heroes: Arrives just in time to stop Spear, Whip, and Longsword's massacre, cutting the trio to pieces literal seconds before they could enact their plan.
Boy Meets Ghoul: A lesbian Devil Hunter meets several Fiends, and forms a harem.
Breakable Weapons: Her Speed Blitz shatters the twin blades she performed it with, either from her strength or simply the enormous number of enemies they cut through in succession.
Brilliant, but Lazy: Quanxi is an infamous and skilled assassin... and an incredibly lazy one it seems. While the other assassins have been actively making their moves, Quanxi has been acting like an ordinary tourist on holiday with her harem. The assignment is mentioned primarily in terms of being put off for another day.
The Bus Came Back: Quanxi reappears in Chapter 143, having decided to stay with Public Safety even after freed from Makima's control.
Butch Lesbian: She's relatively feminine in looks, but has a stoic attitude and masculine-leaning fashion sense.
Came Back Strong: Quanxi is decapitated by Darkness, and seemingly killed. Tsugihagi revives her by drawing the arrow stored beneath her eyepatch, activating her Devil form.
Combat Pragmatist: When sent to fight three other Weapon Humans, Quanxi decides to ambush them right before they can transform. This not despite not even needing her devil form to beat the one that survived.
Curb-Stomp Battle: In Chapter 143, Quanxi easily kills the Chainsaw Man Church's Hybrids, killing Spear Man and Whip Woman before they even knew she was there. While Sword Man managed to transform, she decapitates him immediately after. All without transforming herself.
Dark Action Girl: One of the series' most prominent villainous badasses, combining her speed and skill to take out opponents without them even noticing. And that's not even counting what she does in her Devil form.
Destination Defenestration: A big fan of this as her battle with the Devil Hunters has her throw Kishibe, Aldo, and Yoshida out of a window.
Dragon Lady: A beautiful, deadly Chinese woman and the most sexual of the assassins hired to go after Denji.
Due to the Dead: In Part 2, Quanxi wants to give her girlfriends a proper burial, but Public Safety took custody of their bodies and demand she work for them first. Takagi even threatens to throw them in a ditch when Quanxi is ignoring orders.
Emotionless Girl: Quanxi always wears a blank expression on her face, even during moments of passion.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Though she's willing to let them kill civilians for no reason, Quanxi genuinely cares for her girlfriends, agreeing to talk when their lives are threatened. Her payment for taking out Denji is even requesting to the Chinese authorities that her harem of fiends be given human rights and an education.
Eyepatch of Power: She wears an eyepatch, further marking her as an experienced fighter. It's actually the means of activating her Devil form, concealing an arrow embedded in the socket.
Fatal Flaw: Complacency. Quanxi has no concern beyond maintaining her hedonistic lifestyle and prefers to turn a blind eye to knowledge that could undermine it. When Kishibe says he plans to kill Makima, Quanxi refuses without even asking why, and even ends up surrendering to Makima on sight. The result? Makima enslaves Quanxi and kills her two remaining girlfriends.
Feel No Pain: Gets her arms sliced off by the Darkness Devil? Her expression barely changes. Breaks her legs and lands on her crotch after falling from a great height? She winces... slightly.
Fights Like a Normal: Quanxi uses her devil form far less than the other Weapons Humans, even specializing in melee combat despite turning into a giant range weapon. She's not worse off for doing so, as she's so uniquely superhuman even in human form that she easily defeats two other Weapons who already did transform.
Foil:
- To Makima. Both are ruthless, sexually dominant women who dress modestly, wear their hair tied back, and are incredibly dangerous in combat. Makima has pale red hair that she keeps stylishly braided and always wears a neat white shirt, tie, and slacks, while Quanxi keeps hers in a rather utilitarian ponytail and dresses in jeans and a tank top. Quanxi uses her super speed to get in close and strike like lightning, while Makima usually attacks from a distance or lets others do the fighting for her. And while both seeks Denji for her own selfish reasons and has a squad of rather deadly subordinates to fight for her, Quanxi is only hunting him because she's being paid to, doesn't give a shit about what Devil he's contracted with, and genuinely loves all her girls, who serve her of their own free will. Makima only wants Denji to get at Pochita and cares nothing for the people under her control, ruthlessly brainwashing them to serve as expendable tools to further her goals.
- To Santa Claus. Both are the most infamous assassins sent after Denji, with Kishibe most afraid of Quanxi while Makima is more worried about Santa Claus. Quanxi is the World's Strongest Woman and relies on her inhuman physical prowess to go after her target, while Santa Claus lurks in the shadows, uses proxies to attack and lays out intricate plans to achieve victory. Quanxi is accompanied by her four girlfriends whom she loves, only accepted the contract on Denji so they could be granted human rights and a basic education, and is willing to sacrifice her life for theirs. Santa Claus is only motivated by self-interest and only pretended to love her apprentice, Tolka, raising him since childhood for the sole purpose of turning him into a Perfect Doll. Quanxi firmly believes the secret to living a happy life is by accepting Ignorance Is Bliss, while Santa Claus's goal is to learn everything she can. Both end up suffering ironic fates reflecting their opposing desires. Quanxi is happily brainwashed into servitude by Makima, while Santa Claus is driven irreversibly insane by the Cosmos Fiend pouring all knowledge of the cosmos into her brain.
Full-Frontal Assault: She revives from her severed head, leaving her completely naked. She doesn't seem to care in the least.
Girl on Girl Is Hot: Quanxi and her harem of fiends spend a good portion of the manga naked and in the throes of passion with one another, to the point where VIZ Media needed to add an age rating to one particular chapter starring them and remove it from their mobile app. Said chapter contains a full Splash Page dedicated to Quanxi and her girlfriends in the middle of a particularly steamy sex session, so the warning is pretty warranted.
Graceful Loser: Quanxi has been kicking ass and taking names left and right since her introduction. As soon as Makima appears, she immediately surrenders, offering her life in exchange for her Fiends' safety. Makima being Makima, she kills them all anyway.
Horrifying the Horror:
- She's a superhuman One-Woman Army, and though she doesn't visibly show fear, Quanxi wouldn't dream of fighting Makima.
- Played with when Quanxi is asked if she's stronger than Chainsaw Man. Quanxi says she is, but basically admits she's scared of him anyway, hence she'd rather avoid being his enemy.
  Quanxi: He's weaker... but far more fearsome than me.
Human-Demon Hybrid: Quanxi is a Devil-human hybrid. Though the circumstances of how she became one is unknown.
Hypocrite: Quanxi encourages a reluctant Denji to think of the dolls seemingly regaining their minds as a trick and that they're actually just dead, though she acknowledge she has no way of knowing if that's true. However, when Quanxi is faced with Pingtsi and Long after they've been turned into dolls, Quanxi can't bring herself to hurt them and just lets herself be stabbed by Pingtsi while hugging her.
Ignorance Is Bliss: Quanxi expresses this belief, stating that it's better to not know because it makes you happier. She's notably unhappy to learn that all white fish taste the same, taking the pleasure of eating sushi, and learning every little bad thing about a news anchor she used to admire caused her to stop watching the program.
Incompatible Orientation: She and Kishibe used to be on the same Devil Hunter squad, and he became quite enamored with her. Of course, she rejected him every time he tried flirting with her (and quite brutally, at that.) Eventually, she realized she was a lesbian and came out to him, at which point he revealed that he’d already sort of figured that out.
Irony:
- She's a fantastic hand-to-hand martial artist, but her Devil form is chiefly focused on far-off projectile attacks.
- One of the world's greatest Devil Hunters winds up being enslaved by one.
It's Personal: Hunting Denji was merely a job. Killing Santa is an entirely different matter, with Quanxi showing strong emotion and determined to avenge the deaths of two of her girls.
Know When to Fold 'Em:
- Quanxi is a lightning-fast master assassin who can slash through crowds of people faster than they can react...and the exact moment that Makima shows up after they all escape from Hell, Quanxi puts up her hands and surrenders. Makima, being Makima, decapitates her anyway.
- After flawlessly defeating the party sent to rescue Denji, Quanxi she finds out who they're after and bows out immediately, as she was warned (most likely by Kishibe) not to make an enemy of Chainsaw Man.
Lady of War: A cool, merciless veteran Devil Hunter who can easily slaughter many enemies with almost effortless grace.
Laser-Guided Karma: Mocks Kishibe as a dog for continuing to work for Public Safety despite his reservations with Makima, only to wind up killed and enslaved by the same. Her old partner takes no pleasure in this backlash though.
Lovable Sex Maniac: She has a lot of sex with her four girlfriends, managed to charm them all and Kishibe, and despite being an antagonist, genuinely has no ill will towards Denji or any other member of Public Safety. Only when her girls are threatened is she invested in ending someone.
Man Bites Man: During the fight with the Chainsawman Church, when falling off a building, she takes a bite out of Fumiko's stomach to kickstart her regeneration.
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: It's not clear if Quanxi's ridiculous speed and strength come her fusion with the Crossbow Devil or it’s just pure Charles Atlas Superpower. On the one hand, Yoshida does say her "strength isn't human", which she doesn't dispute. On the other, he and Kishibe weren't immediately overwhelmed, and none of the other Weapon Humans have superhuman ability without transforming, not even Denji. Having fought in her prime for much longer than a regular human could, Quanxi may have learned to either use her powers in ways the others haven't or else surpass human limits without directly using a devil's power.
Monster Progenitor: Santa Claus refers to Quanxi as "human who was known as the first Devil Hunter", possibly making her the first human to merge with a Devil.
Moral Myopia: Quanxi takes offense at Santa Claus hurting her girlfriends, yet doesn't care if they act like typical fiends, including Cosmos Mind Raping a civilian for essentially no reason.
Motivational Lie: She tells Denji that Santa's Dolls are only emulating humanity so he'll fight back. Denji is smart enough to ask how she could know that, which she refuses to clarify and only goes as far as to admit that it's at least a mindset that will allow him to defend himself.
Quanxi: Ignorance is bliss, Chainsaw.
Ms. Fanservice: She's a beautiful, Chinese woman who spends a significant portion in a state of undress, a fair amount of which is spent in passionate love-making sessions with her girlfriends.
Nightmare Fetishist: Her lovers vary in appearance from nearly-human to a zombie with exposed organs. She adores them all, doll-parts and Eye Scream and all.
Not Quite Dead: Quanxi is revealed to still be alive but brainwashed into subservience by Makima in Chapter 86. She's promptly killed again in the following chapter, but later reappears as part of Makima's posse in chapter 93, and appears independently in Chapter 143 to fight off her fellow Weapon Humans, now members of the Chainsaw Man Church.
Not So Stoic: She has a look of surprise and slight panic when Makima arrives to kill her and her Fiends.
Nothing Personal: Of the three hybrids who Denji encounters in Part 1, Quanxi has no strong feelings for him whether they be antagonistic or affectionate as Samurai Sword and Bomb Girl had. She views him as a payday and as a ticket to get her lovers formal citizenship in China. Thus, while Denji had sizable battles with the previous two, Quanxi isn't interested in making him suffer or challenging him, so she just cuts his head off when his back is turned in a single page.
Off with Her Head!: Four times. Once by the Darkness Devil, again by Makima, and two by Pochita. Since she's a hybrid, she survives.
Older Than They Look: As a hybrid, Quanxi is immortal and has shown no signs of age since she first partnered with Kishibe, who is noted to be 50 years old by present day. She is known as the "first Devil Hunter", which if taken literally means that she has been around for quite a long time, which may also explain how she fused with a devil of such an antiquated weapon like the crossbow.
Orifice Invasion: Activating Quanxi's Devil powers requires shoving a hand wrist-deep into her eye socket to pull an arrow out.
Polyamory: She and her four Fiends are all in a five-way relationship together and all have sex with each other frequently. It's clearly a genuinely romantic relationship and not just a sexual one, though, as she demands they be given legal citizenship status as part of her fee for hunting Denji and one of the last things she does before being killed by Makima is bargain for their lives.
The Pornomancer: Fiends usually hate and love toying with mankind. Quanxi was able to seduce four of them into being her girlfriends.
Punch-Clock Villain: She's a mercenary who's only hunting Denji because she was hired to and wants to get human rights and a basic education for her fiend girlfriends in exchange. In Part 2, she's both one of Denji's bodyguards and Yoru's opponent, all because Public Safety are holding onto said girlfriends' bodies.
Rain of Arrows: Her Devil form unleashes a hail of arrows, too fast to perceive before they tear holes in anything unfortunate enough to be her target.
Sacrificial Lion: A contender for World's Best Warrior in the series, strong and intelligent, Quanxi nonetheless surrenders to Makima without a fight. This goes badly for her, showing the reader that acquiescence is not an option against the Big Bad of Part 1. However, as she is an immortal weapon hybrid she survives this, and later reappears in part 2.
Sex God: Quanxi has four girlfriends mostly because she's that good of a lover, even with all of them together.
Shadow Archetype: Quanxi has, on the surface, everything Denji wants; a steady paying job and a harem of attractive girls completely smitten with her. But it's strongly implied that Quanxi's success came at too steep a price for her to really enjoy any of the rewards, quite similar to how Denji ends up feeling at the end of Part 1 after defeating Makima. But while the awful truths Quanxi experienced lead her to become a cynic who firmly believes Ignorance Is Bliss, Denji refuses to give up believing that life can get better, even if it can be horrible.
Sorry, I'm Gay: After spending their entire partnership inappropriately flirting with her and getting smacked every time, Kishibe eventually admitted that his feelings for her were genuine. She in turn came out to him as a lesbian.
The Straight and Arrow Path: Quanxi's Devil Form is the Crossbow, representing one of the humanity's oldest weapons.
Super-Speed: If you see Quanxi vanish... You Are Already Dead. She can perform a Speed Blitz on a whole crowd, decapitating several agents and dozens of puppets.
Super-Strength: She's able to grapple with the titanic Octopus Devil, and Yoshida remarks that she could definitely kill a normal human with her bare knuckles during their fight.
Surrender Backfire: She offers her life at the hands of Makima to save her two remaining girlfriends, only for Makima to kill them all out of sheer sadism.
Terrifying Rescuer: She thwarts a mass killing at a mall by the other Weapons working for the Chainsaw Man Church, but succeeds so well that onlookers run away from Quanxi, who seems to have just murdered three people out of the blue. Which was probably her intent, as there needed to be a ruckus to justify investigating the church. Quanxi even weakly growls at a child, who would have been the first victim without her, so he'll run away.
Throwing the Fight: When Public Safety sic Quanxi on Yoru's party, she quickly gains the advantage. Then she finds out they're Denji allies and asks them to kill her, saying she'll pretend she lost after she's revived.
Too Dumb to Live: Voluntarily went to Japan to hunt Denji, but unlike Santa Claus, she had no plan for how to deal with Makima if she ever encountered her despite knowing precisely how dangerous she was.
Transparent Closet: Kishibe had already figured out she was gay long before she officially came out to him.
Truce Trickery: As soon as the Doll Woman is defeated by Denji, Quanxi only tells him their truce is over after she decapitates him when his back is turned.
Uncertain Doom: After being seemingly killed by Makima at the end of the International Assassins story, she reappears in the final arc under Makima's control to fight Pochita. While she's defeated, she's already cheated death twice, so it's completely possible this is not a final death. Defenitely answered when she returns in part 2, alive and well.
Villains Out Shopping: Quanxi and her girls have primarily been shown doing ordinary things you'd expect couples on holiday to do. They're out sampling sushi and fooling around in hotel rooms, as opposed to actually doing anything to pursue Denji.
We Used to Be Friends: Downplayed. An omake reveals that she and Kishibe were once partner Devil Hunters, but the majority of their interactions was him inappropriately flirting with her before she smacks him across the face. One of the rare peaceful exceptions was when Quanxi decided to come out to him as a lesbian after he candidly confesses that his feelings were genuine. In the present, Quanxi being an Emotionless Girl makes it hard to pinpoint her opinion of Kishibe, but he appears to still have enough trust in her to offer her a place in his plan to kill Makima. When she rejects the offer it's implied she knows Makima is the Control Devil and is advising him to not go through with his plan for his own safety, and refers to him as "an old friend" when she reappears in Part 2.
"Kishibe, be a good dog and keep your collar on. Some advice from your former buddy."
The Worf Effect: Despite having a definite claim to being the most powerful Devil Hunter alive, against the strongest Devils she's hopelessly outgunned, as the Darkness Devil pops her arms and head off in the blink of an eye.
World's Best Warrior: Kishibe remarks with complete confidence that if all of humanity had a bare-knuckle fighting contest, Quanxi would be the winner.
Wild Card: Quanxi doesn't limit her service to any one group or country. She worked as a devil hunter for Public Safety in Japan decades ago, then later became a mercenary for her native China. Though initially rejoining Public Safety because of Makima's brainwashing, Quanxi stays anyway to get her lovers' bodies back... not that this made her very loyal.
Would Not Shoot a Civilian: When on a Public Safety mission to protect Denji, Quanxi is very averse to using force against civilians even as they attack her party, preferring to carry the others away or be left behind to buy them time.
You Are Already Dead: She moves so ludicrously fast that there’s a second-long lag between her slicing a target and when the wound actually becomes visible. Pingtsi derisively refers to the Safety Bureau agents who are cut by Quanxi as "talking corpses".
Zombie Advocate: At least, where her girls are concerned. She takes the bounty on Denji with the intention of securing full human rights for her harem of Fiends.

Quanxi's Fiends (Cosmo, Long, Pingtsi, Tsugihagi)

Quanxi's Fiends

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L to R: Tsugihagi, Cosmo, Pingtsi, Long

Four Fiends who are romantically involved with Quanxi, but also fight alongside her.

General:

Alas, Poor Villain: Pingtsi and Long spend their last moments crying in fear before the Darkness Devil rips them apart, while Tsugihagi and Cosmo are decapitated by Makima in the middle of an attempt at surrender.
Ambiguous Situation: Cosmo is the Cosmos Fiend and Long is very likely the Dragon Fiend, but we can only guess what fears the other two embody. Tsugihagi's is presumably related to disfigurement, but why Pingtsi has an eel-like creature for hair that can scan for information is a lot less obvious. Given the Zombie Devil shows there can be devils for imaginary concepts, her resemblance to the futakuchi-onna may not be a coincidence in-series.
Battle Harem: A quartet of Fiends that are romantically involved with Quanxi, and fight alongside her. Unlike their mistress, Makima didn't think they were useful enough to resurrect and enslave after she killed them.
Cute Monster Girl: All nubile young women that even at their most monstrous are still attractive compared to most Devils.
Discount Lesbians: They're four female Fiends in a polycule with a human woman. Quanxi is obviously attracted to them because they're women, but the series doesn't really explore the gender or sexuality of devils (which weren't necessarily female or even male) possessing human bodies. All we know if they think very highly of Quanxi as a lover.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Their love for Quanxi and each other is completely genuine and unselfish. The assassin only agreed to kill Chainsaw Man in exchange for the Chinese government giving them human rights and an education, and the Fiends are quick to attack anyone they think is trying to hurt Quanxi.
Exotic Eye Designs: The Fiends all have abnormal eyes, marking them as inhuman creatures wearing human flesh.
Killed Off for Real: All of them die in the International Assassins Arc. Pingtsi is cut in half by the Darkness Devil, which also decapitates Long. While Tsugihagi and Cosmo manage to avoid being sent to Hell, after "Santa Claus" is defeated, the two of them and Quanxi are decapitated by Makima. Quanxi, who is immortal, survives, but her fiends do not.
Off with Her Head!: Long is instantly decapitated by the Darkness Devil, while Tsugihagi, Quanxi, and Cosmo all get their heads chopped off by Makima (in a single slash, no less). Quanxi revives from this, Cosmo and Tsugihagi do not.
Oh, Crap!: Unlike everyone else brought to Hell, the Fiends are aware of where they are and who is looking at them, and thus nervously request to commit suicide instead of facing the Darkness Devil who is coming.
One-Hit Polykill: After Quanxi and the two surviving fiends, Cosmo and Tsugihagi, escape from Hell, Makima decapitates them all with a single sword slash.
Polyamory: They and Quanxi live together in a five-woman polycule. This isn't limited to their mutual love for Quanxi; they're very affectionate with each other and a sex scene of them all together has Tsugihagi massaging Long's breasts.
Red Right Hand: Each Fiend has obvious traits that reveal their true nature — horns, exposed organs, a creature as hair, and a stitched-up body.

Cosmo

A strange fiend who can seemingly only say "Halloween!"

Beware the Silly Ones: Cosmo is a creepy but cute fiend who can only say "Halloween." She can also Mind Rape people so they end up only saying it as well. It's eventually revealed she's the Cosmos Fiend and what she does is overflow people's brains with knowledge of literally everything in the cosmos.
Blue-and-Orange Morality: Despite her love for them, Cosmo admits to Doll Woman that she’s not particularly broken up about her fellow Fiends' deaths at her hands, stating that hunting and being hunted is just the course of nature and she can't muster up any strong emotions about something that was always going to happen eventually.
Body Horror: Cosmo appears to have been nearly scalped and one eye ripped out, leaving half her brain visibly exposed and one eye dangling out of its socket.
Disproportionate Retribution: The first person we see Cosmo Mind Rape is a guy who yells at Quanxi for rear-ending his car in a parking lot.
Eye Scream: Cosmo's eye is dangling out of its socket on a strand of flesh at all times.
Foreshadowing: The rather nihilistic talk she has with Santa Claus on hunting and persecution being fundamental to life is a possible hint to the horrific revelation about the nature of Devils during the Control Devil Arc, a fact Cosmo is likely privy to thanks to her powers.
Glass Cannon: Cosmo never demonstrates any more physical ability than a human. She's able to make up for it with her immense mental/psychic abilities.
Hidden Depths: In her Mental World she speaks in complete sentences and proves herself to be much more philosophical and eloquent than her physical world demeanor implies. She also displays an alien morality and reveals her deeper understanding of all knowledge in the cosmos.
Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge: Cosmo is the Cosmos Fiend, meaning that she holds in her mind all the secrets of the universe. She even outright says that Doll Woman’s knowledge enhanced by Darkness doesn't even cover a single page of one of the books in the library of her brain.
A Lizard Named "Liz": The Cosmos Fiend doesn't exactly go by her devil name, but shortens it to a real name (albeit a masculine one).
Mental World: Cosmo's mind takes the form of a seemingly infinite library of the forbidden secrets and information of the universe.
My Skull Runneth Over: Cosmo gives her victims a fast overflow of information until they go insane and can only say a single word for the rest of their lives.
Nothing Personal: She admits that she doesn't take Pingtsi and Long's deaths personally because it was just the course of nature for those who are hunters and hunted. She then tells their killer, Santa Claus what's about to happen to her is also just the course of nature taking effect.
Obfuscating Insanity: Cosmo comes across as the most bizarre and off-kilter of Quanxi's harem. As Tolka's master learns, however, she is far smarter and wiser than she appears.
Pokémon Speak: Cosmo only says "Halloween". So does everybody she uses her powers on.
Shut Up, Hannibal!: Cosmo gives one to Santa Claus when she brags about her newfound intelligence after being empowered by the Darkness Devil. Cosmo, the embodiment of humanity's fear of how infinite and unquantifiable everything in the universe is, tells her that her increased knowledge doesn't even cover a single page of one of the books in her Mental World, and Mind Rapes her to Go Mad from the Revelation by giving her all knowledge of the universe.
Suddenly Speaking: Cosmo is fully capable of speech, and very eloquent, in her Mental World.
Visual Pun: Cosmo, as the Cosmos Devil, has all the knowledge in the universe. Her physical form couldn't handle all that information. Her brains are all over the place.

Long

A horned, dark-haired fiend.

An Arm and a Leg: Both her arms are cut off by the Darkness Devil, along with everyone else who was banished to hell.
And Then John Was a Zombie: Despite being decapitated and dismembered in hell, Santa Claus was able to turn her into a doll to use against Quanxi.
Bloodlust: All fiends crave blood but Long is the only one who specifically asks for it as a reward in exchange for killing Denji.
Breath Weapon: Long can breathe fire.
Casual Kink: Long wears a pair of Kinky Cuffs while in bed with the other girls.
Extreme Omnivore: At a buffet, Pingtsi has to tell her not to eat the plates. Quanxi just tells her to chew her food.
Freak Out: When sent to hell she's so scared she can't bring herself to speak, only letting out panicked "Ah"s.
Horned Humanoid: She sports a pair of horns similar to Power's.
Kinky Cuffs: Long is shown handcuffed almost every time she's in bed with the other girls.
Meaningful Name: Long is Chinese for "dragon", which is fitting as her abilities are shown to include breathing fire.
Reused Character Design: She looks like Power except taller and with shorter, red hair.

Pingtsi

The most talkative of Quanxi's fiends, she has an eel-like extension coming from the back of her head.

An Arm and a Leg: Along with everyone else who is targeted by the Darkness Devil in hell, she gets her arms chopped off.
And Then John Was a Zombie: She was last seen dismembered in hell but her body was brought back to earth. At some point Santa Claus was able to turn her into a doll to use her against Quanxi. Quanxi doesn't even fight back, she just hugs her and lets Pingtsi stab her.
Big Eater: When asked by Quanxi what she would like as a reward for going after Denji, Pingtsi says she wants a hundred donuts.
Break the Haughty: Pingtsi is introduced very smug and arrogant, but then gets easily captured offscreen and spends her final moments paralyzed with fear and misery.
Driven to Suicide: When they are cast into Hell, and Darkness begins to manifest, Pingtsi begs Quanxi for permission to kill herself.
Enemy Scan: Pingtsi's special ability is to scan enemies, for instance looking at what Devil they have a contract with and even specifying how much of their body they have left to trade.
Freak Out: Being sent to Hell has her begging Quanxi for permission to kill herself, as she can feel the eyes of the devils symbolizing Primal Fears on them, and knows they'll be killed the second they draw their hostility.
Ironic Echo: After Quanxi lethally wounds several Public Safety Devil Hunters without them even realizing it, Pingtsi laughs and says, "Corpses are talking." Makima later says the same thing before decapitating Quanxi, Tsugihagi and Cosmo.
Smug Snake: She'll readily laugh at people Quanxi kills while hiding behind her back, but isn't as good a fighter as she thinks she is.
Underestimating Badassery: When Pingtsi analyzes Kishibe, she correctly deduces that he has nothing left to give his Devil contracts physically due to his age. Her biggest mistake was regarding Kishibe, the so-called "strongest Devil Hunter", as "nothing special". She and Long are then quickly captured by Kishibe, clearly dazed in the scenes that they appear in after.
Youkai: She's based on a futakuchi-onna, a youkai that appears as a woman with a mouth or face on the back of her head and Prehensile Hair.

Tsugihagi

A completely silent fiend with a patched face.

Alas, Poor Yorick: Briefly cradles Quanxi's head in her arms after she gets decapitated. It's actually part of how she activates Quanxi's hybrid transformation.
Mouth Stitched Shut: And it's not the only place she has stitches.
No Name Given: Tsugihagi's name is never mentioned in the actual manga, only revealed in the second popularity poll after Part 1 ended. "Tsugihagi" is just Japanese for "stitching/cobbling", so it's possible that's just a description, not an actual name.
Out of Focus: Gets the least attention out of any of Quanxi's fiends, has no dialogue, and never uses her powers.
The Quiet One: Tsugihagi is the only one to not say a single word.
The Unreveal: Tsugihagi is the only one of Quanxi's fiends who never uses her powers, and in fact it's unclear what she's actually the fiend of.

Santa Claus of Germany

"Santa Claus"

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"Good little boys and girls... Can't deliver presents all by myself."

A retired devil hunter from Germany called back into duty. Considered the biggest threat out of the four by Makima.

Bad Santa: A ruthless, child-abusing monster of an old man that uses Santa as a codename.
Decoy Antagonist: The old man is actually a Perfect Doll, created to act as a decoy for the real master. Namely, the woman that has been training Tolka and grooming him to take over for the old man after he's used as a sacrifice.
Depraved Bisexual: He makes a note when asking for the children that they should be attractive, but he doesn't care about their gender. Subverted following The Reveal. The real puppet master was just looking for her next victim to raise into a perfect puppet given she was going to sacrifice both the fake Santa Claus and Tolka for her deal with the Darkness Devil.
Dirty Old Man: Dirty and disturbing, as he's implied to be a pedophile. It's later revealed to be a subversion. In reality, he's just a Perfect Doll being used by the try puppet master to find children to convert into new hosts.
Drama-Preserving Handicap: He cannot transform Devils, Fiends, or Weapon Humans. If he could, he'd be near-impossible for Public Safety to fight, as the majority of them are melee fighters and Santa's powers work by touch (by himself or one of his dolls).
The Dreaded: Even Makima seems afraid of him, initially hoping that rumors of his death were true. When he starts making his move, she predicts that the Public Safety Bureau will suffer heavy losses in the battle with him.
Empty Shell: The elderly man is revealed not to be the real Santa Claus, but a human whose mind was destroyed in order to become a Perfect Doll. Everything he said and did was him being controlled by the true Santa Claus, Tolka's master.
Evil Puppeteer: He turns his victims into living puppets, and controls them from a distance.
Glamour Failure: Besides their obviously-inhuman looks, Santa Claus' puppets swarms have footsteps more uniform than a regular group of peoples', which Tamaki notices to thwart their first ambush.
Legacy Character: It's heavily implied that he was just like Tolka, groomed by his master to become a Perfect Doll to serve her purposes until he's no longer of use.
Marionette Master: His contract with a Doll Devil, allowing him to turn victims into puppets that he controls.
The Minion Master: His usual method of attack is to turn civilians into swarms of puppets while he hides a few blocks away.
Pædo Hunt: He demands four children from his employer's government as payment. Three to be a Human Sacrifice, one "for pleasure". This is was just a decoy; the fourth's children's actual purpose was to be Raised as a Host. Still sinister, but not quite as disgusting.
Psychic-Assisted Suicide: The real Santa Claus has him impale himself to offer his heart to the Hell Devil in order to send the heroes and Tolka to hell.
Puppet Permutation: He can turn his victims into Dolls under his control, and each new doll is capable of infecting anyone they touch. This ability is introduced by Santa casually touching someone on the shoulder while crossing the street, and each new doll touching the closest person until everyone has been transformed. Once transformed, the victims will never regain their humanity.
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: He's a disturbing old man that apparently likes to harm children. Unlike the other antagonists in the series, he's played completely straight as a sick man even Makima is concerned about. Except it turns out that the children he is asking for for mysterious purposes are likely being used by the REAL Santa Claus to be raised as eventual replacements for him, as he is really just a very lifelike doll.
Red Right Hand: As if he wasn't creepy enough already, he has a lazy eye that gives him a blank, unsettling stare. Given that Tolka gets this same stare immediately after being transformed, it's likely this is a side effect of Doll Woman's control.
Stealth Pun: He's actually just a puppet for the real puppet master all along. In other words, his entire presence in the story is a setup for a "Santa isn't real" joke.
Tragic Villain: With the reveal that he's a Perfect Doll, it's all but stated he was just like Tolka. A person taken in and manipulated by the real Santa Claus until she could turn him into her living puppet.
Would Hurt a Child: He requests to be given children, some to sacrifice for Contracts and others for... more disturbing purposes. Though it turns out not to be for sexual pleasure but rather to turn the children into hosts for the true puppet master.

Weapon Humans / "Hybrids"

In General

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Clockwise from top left: Spear, Whip, Flamethrower, Bomb, Katana, Sword, and Crossbow around the Chainsaw Devil

Weapon Humans (Buki Ningen in Japanese), or just Weapons (in either language), are people like Denji that have become fused with a Devil, retaining their free will while gaining the ability to transform into that Devil and use its powers. In-universe there was no name for these beings when first introduced.

The Ageless: Weapon Humans don't experience old age, with one clearly in the prime of her life mentioning she's 82. If Immortality Begins at Twenty or they just stop aging when they combine with a devil is unknown.
All There in the Script: Though they are The Trope without a Title in-universe for Part 1, the titles of chapters 87 and 94 refer to them as "Weapon Humans", a term also used by the second popularity poll.
Alternate Identity Amnesia: It's mentioned in Part 2 that none of them remember what they did when under Makima's control.
Artificial Hybrid: They're created when a devil merges with a human (rather than Possessing a Dead Body to create a Fiend).
Blade Below the Shoulder: All of them except Spear Man sprout their namesake weapon from their arms in their Devil forms. As Denji demonstrates a few times; they can retract and extend these extensions at will, as well as cause two more to appear on their legs.
Blessed with Suck: They gain all the power of the Devil they fuse with at no cost… but they also become considered Devils in the eyes of the law. With the exception of Crossbow Woman, the eight shown so far are all either wanted criminals or forced to serve their governments on pain of death.
The Bus Came Back: After the Hybrids' fates were left uncertain, Sword Man reappears in Part 2 and reveals that he, Flamethrower, Whip and Spear joined the Chainsaw Man Church.
Co-Dragons:
- The beings they are fused with, the Weapon Devils, are implied to have once served as this to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, apparently playing such a key role during the four’s epic battle against Chainsaw Man in Hell that the Control Devil believed she could defeat him without the other three’s help by brainwashing their human vessels into aiding her with a rematch.
- Sword Man says most of the leaders of the Chainsaw Man Church are Weapons, though the audience know Fami is likely the group's effective leader.
Demon of Human Origin: Humans who have merged with a Devil and gained the ability to shift from their human forms to a hybrid state that can make use of that Devil’s powers without need for a Contract.
Double Meaning: They're called "Weapons Humans" or just "Weapons" not just because they have the power of weapon-based devils, but because they are themselves used like tools.
Disability-Negating Superpower: Merging with their devil and regenerating brings them to full health. Denji's contract with Pochita regrew an eye, a kidney, and a testicle, and possibly cured a congenital heart disease. Crossbow Woman is still missing an eye, but that's where her devil part sticks out (and it's not clear if the wound existed before she made her contract).
Eyeless Face: Their weapon heads don't have visible eyes, though it's not clear if they meld in or are just covered up. Either way, they can definitely see, even if it's not clear how. Denji is the exception, as he has glowing eyes underneath some grating, though they're usually not visible.
From a Single Cell: As long as their Devil-core and its trigger remains intact and they have even a drop of blood left, they can continue to regenerate over and over again. Even beheading them or chopping them into Ludicrous Gibs can't kill them permanently.
Gratuitous English: In Part 2, Sword Man refers their kind as Weapons, plural in English. Previously, in Part 1, their official print description was Buki Ningen, "Weapon Human" in Japanese.
Heart Drive: The devil they make a contract with becomes embedded in their body, which is also the part any severed limbs reform around or regenerate from. A small piece sticks out and is used to activate their transformation. Pochita became Denji's heart. The other locations are unspecified, though Bomb and Crossbow have both regenerated from a severed head, implying that's their location. Curiously, Katana states (with some uncertainty) that his heart is a core like Denji's, but his trigger is removing his hand and he recovered from an attack that should have sliced his heart in half.
Henshin Hero: All of them have a Transformation Trinket integrated into a random body-part they must manually trigger to transform into their Devil forms.
Human-Demon Hybrid: Half-human, half-Devil.
Hybrid Power:
- Unlike Devils and Fiends, the hybrids don't appear to require fear to fuel their abilities. Denji was strong enough to slaughter an army of zombies a few seconds after his first transformation despite the Devil he was fused with being severely weakened at the time, and while Chainsaw Man erasing the concept they embody usually renders a Devil Deader Then Dead, the Weapon Humans are seemingly completely unaffected.
- Because they only rely on a small core surrounded by a whole body of replacable human flesh, Weapon Humans take devils' regenerative abilities even further. Instead of regrowing limbs, they can recover from being torn to pieces or having most of their body completely destroyed. They don't even need to be able to drink blood so long as they or someone else pull their trigger.
Implacable Man: As long as they've drunken enough blood, the hybrids can bounce back from virtually any wound.
Liminal Being: Control states that they are neither humans, Devils, or Fiends, and Aki mentions at the beginning of Part 1 that situations like theirs are an extremely rare occurrence.
Living Weapon: All the hybrids encountered in Part 1 are fused with a Devil representing a type of weapon, it’s not clear if this is because human fusion is an ability unique to the Weapon Devils or they’re just the only ones willing.
Logical Weakness: It's possible to trap them in human form by keeping them from switching on their Transformation Trinket. Multiple villains try to get the drop on Denji by restricting his hands so he can’t rev his chest-ripcord, Makima cradles Reze's head as she bleeds out to keep her from pulling the pin on her neck, and Crossbow Woman was unable to transform to fight the Darkness Devil after it cut her arms off.
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: Their Devil forms all have mouths full of long, needle-sharp teeth.
Mysterious Past: It isn't explained how most of them became hybrids, or why any of the Weapon Devils agreed to fuse with a human in the first place. Since their Devil has been Ret-Gone by Chainsaw Man, it's possible that their past is now paradoxical and unknowable.
Non-Human Head: The primary change caused by the transformation is their head morphing into a functional replica of the weapon they’re named after.
Painful Transformation: Denji outright says his transformation hurts upon activation, which is why early in the series he wasn't so keen on using his Chainsaw Man form right away. Later, with proper training, Denji just toughens up, ignoring the pain as much as he possibly can. Although the other hybrids don't dwell if their transformation hurt too, there's a few visual hints that it might: Katana Man burst out his swords stained in blood, the same way Denji does with his chainsaws; Bomb Girl states she can control when her explosions can affect her too or not.
Paradox Person: For some reason, the hybrids are the only entities in the entire world that Chainsaw Man's Ret-Gone ability doesn't work on, continuing to exist in spite of their Devil having been erased from existence.
The Power of Blood: Drinking blood is what fuels their Spontaneous Weapon Creation and Healing Factor abilities.
Pulling Themselves Together: Their healing pulls severed body parts toward the piece the devil is in, though if that's not possible they'll just be replaced.
Required Secondary Powers: They’re all superhumanly strong and fast. Which is presumably how they can move around normally with metallic limbs several times heavier then the rest of their bodies.
Resurrective Immortality: While they can be killed, they can be revived by activating their transformation.
Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing: Most of them wear clothes that are nowhere near as durable as they are, which are quickly shredded once the fighting starts. Only Denji (who wears the explicitly reinforced Public Safety Hunter uniform) and Katana (who fights in a thick trenchcoat and heavy combat gear) mostly retain their modesty, and even they've both ended up Naked on Revival.
Shapeshifting Heals Wounds: Taking their devil form heals their wounds—even if there was hardly any of them left beforehand.
Spontaneous Weapon Creation: They each have the power to transform their head and limbs into their specific weapon type.
Superpower Lottery: Becoming a Hybrid is an infinitely safer method for a human to harness the power of Devils than Contracts and Fiends. Contracting can very easily cripple or kill and becoming a Fiend almost always destroys the human host's mind in the process, the Hybrids have full access to the abilities of the Devil they fuse with for no other cost then drinking enough blood to fuel it.
Super-Strength: Even excluding their weapons, hybrids are supernaturally strong in Devil form. Denji is able to throw a car and physically overpower the Cockroach Devil, Bomb Girl can block a kick with enough force behind it to crush the solid concrete beneath her, and Spear Man can (with help from the Control Devil) throw his spears with enough force to launch Pochita’s true form into space. Crossbow Woman displays similar levels of strength even in human form, but that may not be from devil power.
The Trope without a Title: The name for their kind is lost to history... As Pochita ate and thus Ret-Gone their Devil. The group all of them but Denji end up in is called Public Safety Devil Extermination Special Unit 5. Part 2 later sees Chainsaw Man being referred to as a "Devil-Human (akuma ningen)" and the ones working for the Chainsaw Man Church are called "Weapons" in Gratuitous English.
Transformation Horror: Their weapons parts tear apart their flesh and melt off when they run out of blood to maintain them.
Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth: Downplayed. Hybrid flesh apparently tastes awful to Devils: Bat Devil’s response to swallowing Denji was spitting him out and leaving to look for a tasty human to get rid of the flavour, while Samurai Sword and Bomb Girl tasted so terrible to the Fox Devil that she nullified her contracts for making her eat them.
Uncertain Doom: As they’re all functionally immortal as long as their devils are undamaged, it’s unclear if any of the fatal wounds they sustained during the climax of Part 1 have taken any of them out for good. The situation is made even vaguer by the implications Makima can compel the deceased to do her bidding as easily as she can the living, meaning some or all of them might have already been dead by the time of the battle. While Part 2 shows the four introduced as Makima's minions became leaders of the Chainsaw Man Church, and it's later revealed that both Quanxi and Samurai Sword are alive as well, leaving only Reze currently unaccounted for.
Uniqueness Decay: Played for drama. A Motivational Lie Makima told Denji to prop up his ego was that his fusion with Pochita was special. While that wasn't untrue, she severely exaggerated how uncommon it was. She later unceremoniously reveals that not only was he not the first hybrid she met, but she has a whole squad of them under her employ, showing yet another example of how she was deceiving him all along.
Viler New Villain: Inverted. Katana Man, the first hybrid Public Safety battles, is a brutish thug who spends his last scene as fodder for some Black Comedy. But the next two they encounter, Bomb Girl and Crossbow Woman, are both Anti-Villains, the former being a Child Soldier and the latter going after Denji because it’s the only way to secure her girlfriends’ human rights.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Part 1 ends without addressing their fate after the battle with Control.
Xenomorph Xerox: Their biomechanical body parts and lack of lips or visible eyes gives them some resemblance to xenomorphs.

Samurai Sword

Samurai Sword / "Katana Man"

Voiced by: Daiki Hamano (Japanese), Jason Marnocha (English)

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"Didn't my granddad ever teach you to know when to quit?"

The unnamed grandson of the gangster who held Denji's debt. A yakuza himself, after Denji killed his grandfather, he swore revenge and formed a Contract with the Gun Devil and its minion Akane Sawatari, who fused him with the Katana Devil.

'90s Anti-Hero: He clearly thinks he's one, but he's actually a Parody. He has the attire, the motivation, the sinister appearance, and the weaponry, but he's presented as not only an outright villain, but a unlikeable, moronic loser with no redeeming qualities.
Accidental Good Outcome: At the Devil Detention Facility, Samurai attempts to kill his handler Takagi by attacking him. He misses, but destroyed the door that imprisoned Takagi’s wife, who proceeded to kill and devour her husband. Made funnier by how this also indirectly "defeats" Quanxi (by killing the only talkative witness to her treachery), who had very easily beaten Samurai Sword moments earlier.
Arch-Enemy: He sees Denji as his greatest foe, never giving up his grudge against him for killing his grandfather and stating in Part 2 that his desire to kill Denji is what keeps him alive. His hatred for Denji is such an overwhelming motive that he will immediately switch sides to join whoever can most expediently point him at Chainsaw Man.
Arc Villain: One of the co-antagonists of his eponymous arc alongside Sawatari. While his partner is clearly the mastermind behind the operation, Katana Man's sheer power and similar hybrid nature to Denji makes him Chainsaw Man's primary opponent, with the personal nature of their mutual vendetta (Denji killing Katana Man's grandfather, Katana Man's attack leading to Himeno's death) making their conflict the climactic final fight for the arc.
An Arm and a Leg: Kobeni takes his gun from him by slicing off the arm holding it, with a butcher knife. Impressive.
Attack! Attack! Attack!: His only real strategy appears to be using his Speed Blitz powers to slash his opponents at high speed, and if that doesn't work, trying again with the exact same move. This leaves him vulnerable to skilled opponents like Aki (who only needed to land three glancing hits on him to active the Curse Devil's power) or Himeno (who used the Ghost Devil's many arms to restrain him and stop him from launching his dash attack again). It also leaves him vulnerable to someone like Denji placing a trap in his path and then baiting him into charging again.
Avenging the Villain: He fights Denji to avenge his grandfather, completely ignoring that he got himself killed stupidly putting his trust in the Zombie Devil and was already a shambling corpse by the time Denji got to him.
Badass Long Coat: Wears a black one, which part of what makes his Katana form look so cool.
Bad Boss: When Denji takes one of his men hostage, Katana Man just chops through both of them. He and Sawatari are later seen making plans for just the two of them to escape with Chainsaw Man's heart, leaving the rest of his men behind to either be killed by Public Safety or arrested.
Blade Below the Shoulder: He's got two swords sticking out of his arms.
Brains and Brawn: The Brawn to Sawatari's Brains.
Briar Patching: After disarming Denji with his Speed Blitz move, the latter complains about how "cheap" that move is and asks if they can ban it for the rest of the fight. Katana Man, unsurprisingly, doesn't listen. Which is exactly what Denji wanted. When Katana Man charges him again, Denji is waiting for it and cuts him in half. Denji even called attention to still having a chainsaw on his head that he could fight with so Katana Man would focus on that and not realize Denji can summon chainsaws on his legs.
Breakout Villain: Initially The Dragon and The Heavy for the Katana Man arc, Samurai Sword comes Back from the Dead twice — once under Makima's control, and later in Part 2 where he eventually gets a decent amount of characterization for a returning major Part 1 character. As the final opponent faced in Season 1 of the anime, he's fairly heavily marketed as an Arch-Enemy to Denji.
Break Them by Talking: Subverted. He tries doing this to Denji, but he's not really smart enough to do this very effectively and the massive gaping holes in his moral logic combined with Denji's apathy don't help much.
The Brute: He's outsmarted by Denji, which doesn't say anything good about his wits. Unlike other hybrids, he lacks ingenuity and simply relies on the raw power of his Devil form to win fights. He's just the muscle of Sawatari's and likely Makima's operation to kill off Division 4.
Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: Contrary to what one's first impressions of a Katana would be, his blades in his hybrid form are broad, thick, machete-like cleavers that perfectly fit his brute-force fighting style.
The Bus Came Back: He reappears under Makima's control in Chapter 86, and again in Chapter 144, apparently not having given up his grudge against Chainsaw Man.
Bullfight Boss: A non-video game example. Denji takes advantage of his repeated charging attacks to get him to charge straight into one of Denji's chainsaw attacks, only on his legs instead of his armored skull.
Bodyguard Betrayal: In Public Safety, Samurai Sword was subordinate to a human officer. As soon as he finds a chance to kill Chainsaw Man, he takes a swing at said officer as he flees.
Call-Back: Pochita defeats him the same way Denji does, letting him run into his counterattack during the villain's attempted Flash Step; although in Pochita’s case there’s the added humiliation in that Katana is slower than him, Pochita simply overpowered him, unlike Denji who had outsmarted Katana.
Climax Boss: Even though he's merely The Brute to Sawatari's mastermind, he's nonetheless the first major villain Denji faces, capping off the front half of Part One and the first season of the anime with his toughest battle yet, one that begins with him charging Katana Man out the window of a very tall building and culminating in dueling him in the middle of a train. While Katana Man manages to get into Denji's head and is his equal in power, Denji is more cunning and outwits him for a spectacular defeat. Notably, this is also the first time Chainsaw Man fights in public, meaning that his victory over Katana Man is the direct beginning of his rise to fame.
Closet Geek: In Part 2, Katana Man turns out to be a closet fan of Asa's published poetry, though he vehemently denies it.
Commissar Cap: Inexplicably conjures a Gakuran Hat whenever he goes into hybrid form, it curiously makes Katana the one hybrid who adds a clothing accessory to his transformation, where all others add pieces directly related to the devils their powers hail from. The hat originates from Japanese marines, who had a katana as part of their gear.
Crippling Overspecialization: His Hybrid form is extremely fast, tough, and strong, but he's pretty useless at dealing with anyone who he can't chop to pieces with his swords. Case in point: despite getting the drop on them with a gun, only Sawatari's intervention saves him from losing a fight with Aki and Himeno, two normal humans without Hybrid invulnerability, both of whom had just been shot by him.
Curb-Stomp Battle: His reappearance in Part 2 has him cut down the Justice Devil-enhanced head of the Chainsaw Man Church with ease as soon as he transforms.
Curb Stomp Cushion: Katana Man handedly got the jump on Division 4, but it wasn't a one-sided affair: Aki actually managed to kill him, and the Ghost Devil was about to make quick work of him as well. The only reason Himeno didn't kill him outright with the Ghost Devil was because Sawatari killed her first.
Damned by Faint Praise: Not Katana Man himself, but the way he praises his grandfather (like saying he “only killed a handful of women and children”) reeks of this trope, even if he genuinely sees them as good points.
Dark Is Evil: The head of his Hybrid form is a menacing skinless black skull.
Deal with the Devil: He became the Gun Devil's subordinate, and merged with the Katana Devil in order to take revenge for his grandpa.
Didn't See That Coming: Made the mistake of assuming that Denji was defenseless because Katana Man ripped off his chainsaw arms. Too bad for him that Denji has the ability to summon chainsaws in his legs as well.
The Dragon: Sawatari's muscle she employs to fight Denji. He's implied to secretly be this to Makima along with Sawatari, with the attack on Division 4 being orchestrated by her behind the scenes. In the final arc, he returns as Co-Dragons to Makima with the other weapon humans.
Drama-Preserving Handicap: After his first assault against Denji is finished, Katana Man exhausts himself out of his hybrid form and specifically states it will be a while before he can transform again, immediately after that he is overpowered by a series of events where couldn't defend himself at full potential; that’s a glaring difference when compared to Denji, who can remain transformed as long as he consumes blood and keeping pulling his chord if incapacitated; Katana either doesn’t know how to keep going indefinitely, or Chainsaw Man really is that special among hybrids.
Dumb Muscle: For Sawatari. He's a dangerous and brutal opponent, but he's far from smart and relies only on sheer brute strength to win fights.
Enemy Mine: Samurai Sword's only definite loyalty is to his grudge against Denji, and as long as he ends up on the opposite side of Chainsaw Man he'll cheerfully work with anyone.
- While he may have been coerced in to attacking the Chainsaw Man Church under Public Safety's order, he also seems happy to kill Chainsaw Man's followers.
- He also has a few gripes about working with Asa, but willingly goes along with her when she invades the prison Chainsaw Man is being held in to get another chance to get even with Denji.
Establishing Character Moment: The very first thing we see him do is disrupt a group of strangers quietly eating lunch who were just minding their own business (Denji, Aki, Himeno, and Power) by insulting their taste in food, saying that the ramen at this restaurant they're eating at sucks, and that the only way you could eat such bad food as an adult was if you grew up eating nothing but garbage as a child. Even before he reveals his connection to Denji and attacks them outright, it's made clear that Katana Man is an arrogant, privileged bully who has no respect for anyone else's backgrounds and looks down on anyone less fortunate than he is.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones: His entire beef with Denji is due to Denji killing his grandfather. However his love for his grandpa blinds him to the fact his grandfather was a murderous gangster who exploited an orphaned child for years, and even sold a number of that child's organs. To say nothing of the fact the Zombie Devil had already killed the man, with Denji simply chopping up his zombified corpse. This further leads Katana Man to flimsily justify his crimes, understate the severity of them, and generally just become even more evil out of "love".
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": In spite of having a personal connection to Denji, his name is not revealed. Public Safety use the code name "Samurai Sword" even after they've identified him personally. Even his later partner just calls him "Samurai", while Fumiko uses "Katana" as a nickname when talking to someone outside of the agency. Fans tend to call him "Katana Man" in keeping with Chainsaw Man's Something Person naming scheme.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: He seems genuinely unaware of what a genuinely loathsome person his grandfather was, defending him to Denji by saying that his grandfather only murdered "a handful" of women and children as if it was unironically a virtue.
Evil Duo: The more simple-minded and brutish Id to Sawatari's pragmatic, competent mastermind Superego.
Evil Is Bigger: He's a huge man and visibly towers over Denji during their fights. Even Aki, who's quite a tall young man himself, looks tiny next to Katana Man.
Evil Knockoff: He intentionally gains a similar form and powers to Denji by merging with the Katana Devil.
Evil Sounds Deep: Both the original Japanese and the dub give him a deep and menacing baritone.
Evil Versus Evil: He returns in Part 2, fighting the Chainsaw Man Church on behalf of Public Safety.
Evil Wears Black: Fights in a black leather trenchcoat, and his Devil form comes with a similarly coloured military cap.
Fusion Dance: Fused with the Katana Devil to become a Half-Human Hybrid like Denji.
Gratuitous English: The closest thing to an official name for him is "Samurai Sword", even in the Japanese version, although he is also referred to as "Katana" in Part 2.
Groin Attack: Repeatedly kicked in the groin by Denji and Aki after being captured. This is also how Denji defeats him in his Samurai Sword form, summoning a chainsaw on his leg and using it to bisect him with a kick from groin to head.
Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Contrast Sawatari's long-distance summons, Samurai Sword integrated his contract devil into his body to become a melee brawler.
Half the Man He Used to Be: Sliced down the middle by Denji's chainsaw-kick, though he recovers from this devastating injury.
Hannibal Lecture: He tries to psyche Denji out by calling out his inability to feel empathy for the zombies he kills, pointing out how even he has some difficulty sleeping at night with all the lives he's taken. Denji dismisses it at first, but the next few chapters make it clear that Katana Man had successfully made him insecure about his possible growing Lack of Empathy.
The Heavy: He is the more prominent villain in the Katana Man arc, but Sawatari is the real mastermind behind their plot.
Hero Killer: He and Sawatari kill Himeno.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He towers over most of the other characters and is in cahoots with the much shorter and petite Sawatari.
Humiliation Conga: Immediately after he and Sawatari murder Himeno, he proceeds to suffer a richly deserved litany of absolute indignities, including watching Makima squash all his men into puddles of gore like bugs, having his arm cut off and shot twice with his own gun by the single least threatening woman in all of Public Safety, being baited into an obvious trap by the boy he despises so much that ends with him gruesomely split down the middle, having his balls turned into corned beef by a vengeful Denji and Aki, and finally being brainwashed into one of Makima's slaves where he proceeds to get his ass handed to him by Chainsaw Man again. Twice!
Human-Demon Hybrid: Samurai Sword was originally a human who became a Devil-human hybrid by merging with the Katana Devil.
Immortal Life Is Cheap: Like Denji, he'll regenerate from any injury if fed blood, which made Makima's demand to capture him alive far from honorous.
Inertial Impalement: Inertial Vivisection, actually. Denji baits him into charging directly into the spinning sawblades on his legs, slicing him vertically in two from skull to groin.
I Owe You My Life: Except not really. Eerily echoing the Violence Fiend's own reasons for allying with Devil Hunters, Katana Man credits his loyalty to Makima to her "saving" him and the other Hybrids.
I Reject Your Reality: When Denji quite accurately informs him that his grandfather and the other yakuza were already zombies when he chopped them up as Chainsaw Man, Katana Man completely ignores it and starts screaming at Denji that he's a murderer, ignoring the fact that Denji only killed his grandfather and his men after they brutally murdered him and tossed him in a dumpster.
It's Personal with the Dragon: Katana Man works for Sawatari, but his role in Himeno's death naturally makes him Denji's opponent for his arc's climax. Katana Man, for his part, has his own vendetta against Denji for "killing" his grandfather, nevermind that he was a Yakuza thug and already murdered by the Zombie Devil.
Jerkass: While the opponents that Denji face after him might be more evil than him, Katana Man might still be the biggest douchebag Denji ever fights: A thuggish Yakuza punk who's introduced brushing off the deaths of innocent civilians (not to mention his own subordinates) and snobbishly insulting Denji for having a poor person's taste in food while conveniently ignoring the fact that the person responsible for Denji's willingness to eat almost anything is the same yakuza slimeball whose death he blames Denji for.
Joker Immunity: While Samurai Sword suffers numerous gruesome deaths, he always comes Back from the Dead and always retains his grudge against Denji.
Knight of Cerebus: A cruel, menacing, and ferocious opponent, there's almost nothing funny about Katana Man's first appearance, where he proceeds to chop his way out of the Fox Devil, severely injure Aki, cut Denji in half, and fatally wound Himeno. He and Sawatari collectively serve to establish that there are serious risks to being a Devil Hunter and that even seemingly major characters aren't safe.
Laser-Guided Karma:
- His first fight ends with him cutting Denji in half. His second fight ends with Denji cutting him in half.
- He became a Weapon Human to get back at Denji, but that means he's also not legally human either. Even without the mind control, Samurai Sword is still forced to work for Public Safety even after Denji was allowed to quit.
Lightning Bruiser: He's larger, faster and stronger than Denji in a straight up fight. Crucially, though, not nearly as clever.
Locked Out of the Loop: Public Safety kept Samurai Sword in the dark that he was working to guard Chainsaw Man, who he still wanted to personally kill. Samurai Sword finds out, and immediately abandons his mission and even attacks his handler, showing it as a necessary deception.
Master Swordsman: He’s extremely deft with the katanas of his Devil form, though it’s more thanks to the superhuman reflexes that come with the transformation then any actual sword skill.
Moral Myopia: He has a grudge against Denji because Denji killed his friends and grandpa... except said friends and grandpa were Yakuza who exploited Denji for years, and then got turned into zombies through their own stupidity. They were all already mindless, rotting husks when Denji "killed" them. He then tries to guilt trip Denji over the fact he doesn't feel anything about killing them... again despite all of them being abusive assholes to Denji. And having already become mindless zombies. And him having killed one of his own very much still alive underlings who was being used by Denji as a Human Shield earlier. Part 2 shows that he still has a grudge against Chainsaw Man after being freed from Makima, believing that there's "no justice" with him around, and that his desire to kill Chainsaw Man is what drives him.
National Weapon: His transformation gives him dress similar to the Imperial Japanese military, implying the Katana Devil is strengthened by its namesake being a symbol of Japanese nationalism.
Nerd in Evil's Helmet:
- Though truly and unrepentantly vile, beneath his intimidating hybrid visage is an ordinary and unpleasant-looking goon. Even the way he transforms with a dinky knife where his hand used to be is less impressive than how the other hybrids do it.
- Part 2 shows he keeps up with Chainsaw Man related news, recognizing Asa like a celebrity for her work with the Church and even bringing up her poetry in a way that suggests interest, though he staunchly denies being a fan.
Not So Above It All: For all his moral posturing and seemingly cool demeanor in Part 1, Part 2 shows that he's got a sense of humor that's just as crass and juvenile as Denji.
Obliviously Evil: Part 2 shows that he has a very naive and idealized view of the Yakuza, seeing them, and by extension himself, as heroes who protect Japan from the shadows.
Overdrawn at the Blood Bank: While all of Denji's fight scenes are rather gory thanks to his choice of weapon, Katana Man's first defeat really kicks this into overdrive: when Denji splits him in half down the middle, the separated pieces don't just fall apart, they explode out in huge jets of blood. Especially in the anime, where the spray of gore from his bisected corpse leaves literally the entire train car interior splattered with blood across the walls, floor, and ceiling. It's awesomely cathartic considering [what a vicious punk Katana Man is, and the outrageously spectacular display of gore serves as the perfect dramatic exclamation point for the defeat of Denji's first seriously dangerous opponent.
Pay Evil unto Evil: After Denji beats him and ties him up, awaiting a pickup with Aki, he and Denji collectively agree to a 'contest' where both of them pass the time inflicting multiple crotch kicks on him to see who can make him cry the loudest. Given his Moral Myopia towards Denji and the fact that his partner was responsible for Himeno's death, even the stoic Aki is happy to make him suffer a little, despite his professionalism.
Picky Eater: Used to eating a different class of food due to his yakuza background, he snobbishly expresses disbelief that Denji and the others can eat the fare of the ramen restaurant he ambushes them at, saying if you eat crap from an early age, you're bound to have crappy taste as an adult.
Politically Incorrect Villain: Insultingly calls the androgynous Nail Fiend the "Kama Devil" ("Girly-Boy Devil" in English), a generally very-offensive term to use for feminine gay men or transfem aligning people.
Poor, Predictable Rock: He usually attacks with a frontal charge, expecting his speed and power will overwhelm everyone. He’s beaten for good when Denji baits him into paying more attention to his head then his legs right before the final clash.
Psychological Projection: His following exchange with Denji when they battle in the train develops the bizarre - You loved him too, didn't you, Denji? - line he told back at the restaurant. Katana Man shows he is completely delusional, honestly believing his grandfather was a great person, and that Denji just had to love such a great man who took him in to raise as his own grandchild. All the actual exploitation might as well not exist in Katana Man's mind. Denji trying to explain what really happened when his grandpa was killed falls on deaf ears as Katana Man insists Denji is nothing but a liar.
Psychopathic Manchild: His appearances in Part 2 reveals that underneath his attempts to be a cool avenging Yakuza '90s Anti-Hero he is actually a juvenile edgelord with a teenage boy's mind and sense of humor. When he finds Denji chopped up into pieces and stored in boxes, he giddily demands that Denji's penis be shoved up his own ass.
Put on a Prison Bus: He's confirmed alive but imprisoned after serving as The Dragon for two arcs.
Red Oni, Blue Oni:
- The impulsive, fiery, emotional Red to Sawatari's calm, quiet, stoic Blue.
- When he returns in Part 2, he's partnered up in Public Safety with the Nail Fiend, who is the absolute polar opposite to someone as brooding and self-serious as Katana Man.
Red Right Hand: His right hand houses a hidden blade, which is where the Katana Devil resides within his body.
Revenge Myopia: It does not matter to Katana Man that his grandfather exploited Denji since childhood then betrayed and led Denji to his death. Nor does it matter that his grandfather was really killed by the Zombie Devil and Denji only cut down the old man's zombified corpse. All that matters is that Denji pay for "murdering" his grandpa.
Right for the Wrong Reasons: He has a genuine point when he calls out the young members of the Chainsaw Man Church for being easily manipulated and being responsible for the Pseudo-Chainsaw Man attacks. Unfortunately, he only brings it up while mindlessly parroting his grandfather and his hatred of all religion, undermining his own point.
Rule of Cool: There's no logical reason his transformation would give him a hat, as all the other Weapon Humans only add on parts of their namesake weapons, but it's a rather important part of his design.
Selective Obliviousness: Sometimes it seems like he has a stronger contract with the Selective Obliviousness Devil than he does with the Katana Devil. He goes on multiple rants screaming about how much he hates Denji for "murdering" his "kindly" grandfather and refuses to listen to reason when Denji points out that not only had said grandfather been cruelly abusing Denji since he was a little boy but that Denji didn't even actually kill him; his grandfather got himself killed entirely through his own stupidity because he thought something called the Zombie Devil sounded like a real trustworthy person to make a contract with.
Skull for a Head: When he turns, Katana Man's head turns into a scorched skull with a huge blade sticking out of it.
Speed Blitz: His favourite move is dashing faster than the eye can see so he can slash his target before they can react.
Shoot the Hostage: When Denji tries to take one of his thugs hostage, Katana Man just lashes out with his blades and chops both of them in half. Yet another of his lovely and admirable qualities.
Throw the Dog a Bone: After failing miserably to fight Quanxi, Samurai Sword ends up killing Takagi and getting her to ignore his party, albeit by accident.
Turn Coat: By Part 2, he had joined Public Safety under the promise of his gang becoming state-sponsored, but ends up abandoning them for Yoru and Fami so he can fight Chainsaw Man.
Underestimating Badassery:
- He assumes his minions having firearms means Public Safety aren't a threat. Then Makima reveals her survival by making his underlings explode and Kobeni — one of the only humans their ambush failed to shoot — beats him with just a knife. For extra irony, she takes his gun and shoots him with it.
- He also assumes that a regular handgun will be enough to kill two highly trained Devil Hunters, a Fiend, and a Hybrid. Being shot by Katana Man doesn't stop Himeno and Aki from killing him twice, once by being stabbed with Aki's Curse Nail and once by the Ghost Devil ripping him to shreds. Only his Hybrid Katana Devil form saves him from an abrupt and gruesome end.
- He believes that Denji will just give up and let himself be killed, especially after he breaks off his chainsaws. What he didn't expect was Denji slicing him in half with a chainsaw out of his leg.
Unskilled, but Strong: He's not very smart and doesn't bother to use his powers creatively, simply trying to overwhelm his enemy with sheer strength and speed. Against opponents with similar strength, Samurai Sword's record is quite poor.
Useless Without Powers: His Katana Man form is incredibly strong, but without it he's a mediocre fighter clearly not used to doing his own dirty work. He was only able to get the drop on Division 4 because he had a gun and they didn’t, then Power disarms him without even using her blood.
Wild Card: In Part 2, Samurai Sword has no loyalty to anything or anyone, but will freely switch sides and work with anyone as long as he's fighting either Denji or anyone he thinks is aligned with Denji. Asa and Fami convince him to abandon Public Safety with comical ease, simply by telling him that Chainsaw Man is imprisoned at their location.
Wolverine Publicity: As the Disc-One Final Boss of Season 1 of the anime and the first major villain to have a personal connection to Denji, Samurai Sword gets a lot of focus in marketing and merchandise for the series despite his absence from the rest of Part 1 until the very end as one of Makima's slaves. He's also only the third major Part 1 character to return in Part 2, and the only one besides Denji to have already been heavily marketed as part of the anime at the time of publishing.
The Worf Effect: Quanxi washes him with no effort in Part 2, but is anyone really surprised by that?
Worf Had the Flu: Due to having been mauled by the Fox Devil, Curse Devil, and Ghost Devil in rapid succession beforehand, he initially struggles against Denji during their first fight and only wins because his enemy severely underestimated the value he places on the lives of his men. When they fight again much later on even ground, he fares much better despite Denji having improved as a combatant after Kishibe's training.
Yakuza: Like his grandpa, he's a member of the Yakuza, leading his own faction to take down Denji and Division 4. His handler in Public Safety mentions the (likely false) promise of bringing his syndicate back into power as his motivation to work for them.
You Killed My Father: His grandpa was the Yakuza that sold Denji out to the Zombie Devil, and ended up dead for it. He's become a similar being to take his revenge on Denji.

Other Weapons

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Others

Akane Sawatari

Voiced by: Yo Taichi (Japanese), Emi Lo (English)

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An ex-civilian Devil Hunter who now works for the Gun Devil, she allies with Katana Man due their shared enemy in Public Safety.

Contracted with the Snake Devil, allowing her to summon it in combat at the cost of her fingernails.

Ambiguous Situation: Sawatari tries to have Makima killed and is able to recognize her powers, but significant questions about their relationship go unanswered. While Makima herself was implied to be The Man Behind the Man, Sawatari is genuinely surprised at Makima surviving an assassination attempt and killing most of Sawatari's minions. One interpretation is that Sawatari was hired to kill Makima, unaware she was hired by Makima and set up to fail. Another is that Sawatari knew she was working with Makima and tried to double-cross her first for some reason.
Animal Motifs: A snake, obviously. Devil contract and appearance aside, she's also cold, cunning, treacherous and slippery. A Freeze-Frame Bonus in the anime shows a slit on her tongue, suggesting that she has a forked tongue like a snake.
Arc Villain: She's the co-antagonist of Katana Man arc alongside the titular Yakuza gangster, recruiting him and several other criminals to launch a devastating attack on Public Safety. Of the two, she's clearly the brains of the operation, and the one that has direct contact with their benefactor.
Asshole Victim: She gets her head bitten off by her own Snake Devil after she's defeated and captured, but seeing that she and Samurai Sword slaughtered countless innocents, killed Himeno, and specifically summoned her Ghost Devil to get a rise out of Aki, no one will miss her.
Beware the Quiet Ones: She's not very talkative, especially compared to Katana Man, and generally keeps to herself, but she's also a remarkably tactical leader who is contracted with a powerful Devil, so it's not a good idea to underestimate her based on her calm and reserved nature.
Brains and Brawn: The Brains to Katana Man's Brawn, though she's far from lacking in the brawn department herself.
Climax Boss: Though less crazy than Denji's duel with Katana Man at the same time, her encounter with Aki is equally as dramatic, showcasing Aki's Character Development and giving him much-needed closure for Himeno's death.
Dark Action Girl: A withdrawn yet deadly Devil Hunter who seeks to kill Denji.
Disc-One Final Boss: She's set up as a major antagonist for the story going forward when the Yakuza under her command massacre most of Divison 4 and she personally kills Himeno. After being captured by Aki and Kobeni, she's being taken into custody by Public Safety only to be abruptly killed off with zero warning when her own Snake Devil instantly bites off her head and eats it.
Enigmatic Minion: In contrast to her partner Katana Man, her personal motives are a complete mystery. She tells Katana Man she's working for the Gun Devil, but what she actually gets out of such a partnership is never stated. It's strongly implied later in the manga that she was actually working for Makima the whole time.
Emotionless Girl: She's a very cold and stoic young woman who rarely ever emotes.
Evil Duo: The pragmatic, competent mastermind Superego to Katana Man's more simple-minded and brutish Id.
False Flag Operation: She's lying when she told Samurai Sword she's working for the Gun Devil, her death being a means to cover it up when she's captured. Though Sawatari could have been working for anyone that had guns and wanted Denji's heart, she was most likely working for Makima in a bid to consolidate many Public Safety divisions under her command. Sawatari's corpse later appears so its contract with the Snake Devil can be used by Makima against the Gun Devil, and she's dressed in Public Safety work clothes.
Fingore: Her contract with the Snake Devil cause her fingernails to disappear, leaving only bloody nailbeds. In the manga they're gone between panels, while in the anime they quickly disintegrate onscreen.
Foil: Unique among the arc villains who are usually one to Makima, she is one to Aki in the Katana Man arc. Both are the more level headed but less powerful partner to a hybrid, who chaperone them and (try to) keep their wilder instincts in check. Naturally, she ends up fighting him in the arc's climax.
Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Contrast to her partner Samurai Sword, Sawatari uses her devil contracts for Summon Magic and keeps her distance from her opponent.
He Knows Too Much: Is executed by the Snake Devil when she's captured so she doesn't reveal information on the Gun Devil. Given that Makima is saying this and the Gun Devil is a lie, it's heavily implied that Sawatari was silenced so she can't say anything about her.
Hellish Pupils: They're slitted like a snake's.
Hero Killer: The very first thing she does is kill Himeno with the Snake Devil.
Hoist by His Own Petard: Sawatari tries to use Himeno's devil against her own partner Aki, but he's able to slay it because Himeno told him its weakness. Before Sawatari can fall back on the Snake Devil, Kobeni already had a knife to her neck.
Horrifying the Horror: Her mere presence was enough to terrify the Ghost Devil. Considering her Snake Devil can instantly eat the Ghost Devil, it was a well-founded fear.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: She's about the same size as Kobeni, who is noticeably shorter than other women, and looks even smaller compared to the imposing Katana Man.
Involuntary Suicide Mechanism: When taken alive, Sawatari is beheaded by her Snake Devil before she could be interrogated. Makima posits that it might have been part of her contract with the Gun Devil; given that Makima knows that the Gun Devil's long-since captured, it leads credence to the idea Sawatari was working for Makima, who killed her to tie up loose ends.
Invocation: Each use of the Snake Devil has her give a simple verbal order "Snake: Swallow it whole/Tail/Spit it out"
Jerkass: More subtle about it than most examples, but she's still a cold, haughty, condescending person who looks down on even her allies and is utterly ruthless to her enemies, having no qualms about using the late Himeno's Ghost Devil against Aki.
Kick the Dog: She had no reason to try to kill Aki with the late Himeno's Ghost Devil instead of the far more powerful Snake Devil outside of purely going out of the way to fuck with him.
Know When to Fold 'Em: After seeing Makima easily remote-kill several of their men, she tells Katana Man that they both need to leave immediately.
Long-Range Fighter: She uses her Snake Devil and a pistol to fight and avoids getting close to her enemies.
Manipulative Bitch: Seems to be her primary method of action. She managed to talk Katana Man into becoming a Hybrid so he could get revenge for his grandfather (and therefore kill Denji and serve her own goals), and lured several young yakuza into a contract with the Gun Devil when she promised them weapons in exchange for helping her get Denji's heart.
No-Nonsense Nemesis: She's a terse talker and refuses to let emotions get in the way of work, as she demands Katana Man doesn't do. When Aki finally confronts her, he tries to talk to her and she simply responds by immediately summoning the Ghost Devil.
No-Sell: The anime shows that she's briefly affected by Makima's long-distance killings of the yakuza members, but beyond her nose bleeding, she's perfectly stable. Given the implication she was working for Makima until being doublecrossed, it's likely Sawatari knew some sort of precautionary measure against that specific power.
Not So Stoic: In the anime, she visibly shows shock and stress when Makima starts killing Katana Man's underlings.
Off with Her Head!: Her own Snake Devil bites her head off and eats it after she gets captured alive.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Official art as well as the colored edition show her with bright red irises, and she's definitely up to no good.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The calm, quiet, stoic Blue to Katana Man's impulsive, fiery, emotional Red.
The Smurfette Principle: The only female member of her and Katana Man's gang. She's also a manipulator who prefers to use her brains on a team of arrogant brutes and misogynists.
Snakes Are Sinister: Is contracted to the Snake Devil, has snake eyes, and is a cold-hearted and emotionless assassin working for the Gun Devil.
Stealth Hi/Bye: In the anime, her Snake Devil can appear and disappear within the blink of an eye.
The Stoic: Sawatari doesn't show much emotion unless she's having an Oh, Crap! moment.
Superpower Lottery: Her contract with Snake not comes at a fairly minimal price of just her fingernails, she can use it to steal other people’s contracts by having Snake devour the summoned Devil and wield them herself at seemingly no extra cost, shown with her theft of Ghost from Himeno.
Unwitting Pawn: It's implied Sawatari was working for Makima, possibly without knowing it, up until finding out Makima's actual plan would lead to Sawatari's failing to take Denji's heart and being killed.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Despite being the individual who set up the Katana Man's contract and who arranged the special division assassinations that killed off a decent chunk of the named cast, she's dealt with quite quickly and is killed before we can learn much about her background or anything about her motivations.

The Typhoon Killer

Typhoon Killer / Mohawk Man

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A deranged serial killer and assassin who goes after Devil Hunters. He was contracted with the Typhoon Devil.

And Your Little Dog, Too!: A big part of his modus operandi revolves around kidnapping and gruesomely killing the loved ones of his targets to draw them to him. He did this with a Devil Hunter he killed previously and later attempts the same with Reze to draw out Denji. He fails.
Bullying a Dragon: Blithely insults the intelligence of Devils in general while talking with one he's contracted with. Tellingly, the Typhoon Devil doesn't do anything to help him later when Reze strangles him to death.
Decoy Antagonist: The series does everything in its power to set him up as the main villain of the Bomb Devil arc, even juxtaposing his ramblings about his previous murder against Reze to show that she's in danger. All of this gets tossed out the window as soon as Reze strangles him to death in a chokehold and talks the Typhoon Devil into submission.
Mugging the Monster: Goes after Reze, figuring she's a loved one of Denji and that killing her would make it easier to get to him. Not only is Reze a Devil Hybrid powerful enough to have authority over the Devil with which he's contracted, she doesn't even need to use her Devil powers to kill him, instead using her strength to quickly and quietly dispose of him.
No Name Given: "Typhoon Killer" is just as much an agreed-upon nickname as Katana Man. The second popularity poll refers to him as "Mohawk Man".
Psycho for Hire: Lends himself out for assassination gigs. He's especially fond of gruesomely murdering the loved ones of his targets and telling stories of his misdeeds unprompted and in great detail.
Psycho Knife Nut: He's a serial killer who uses a knife, and is shown to be obsessed with mutilating his victims by cutting and slicing them up.
Red Right Hand: Has a grisly vertical burn scar going down the center of his face on top of being cross-eyed. He looks just as deranged as he actually is.
Tempting Fate: He goes into detail about how he'll kill and mutilate Reze, only to be quickly subdued and choked to death as soon as he tries to attack her.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Despite seemingly being set up as the Arc Villain, he gets killed off by Reze two chapters after his introduction.

Reze (Spoilers)

Reze / Bomb Girl

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (English)

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"I'll teach you! The things you don't know or can't do. I'll teach you everything."

A girl working at at coffee shop that becomes close to Denji. It is revealed that she is not in fact a coffee shop waitress, but a Russian agent fused with the Bomb Devil and sent to Japan with orders to obtain the Chainsaw Devil's heart.

Action Bomb: Reze can split apart portions of her body to create explosives she can detonate remotely. She first displays the ability by decapitating herself in human form and compels her beheaded former body to rush into a Public Safety facility before exploding while her head regenerates into her hybrid form, and later detaches her fingers and hides them on Denji during a brief scuffle before setting them off all at once.
Alas, Poor Villain: Despite her crimes as a hybrid with the Bomb Devil, her death is still rather tragic as she is killed by Makima and the Angel Devil, right after she returned to the cafe to reunite with Denji; presumably to prevent Makima from losing Denji as a powerful weapon by taking down the one other person who can sway him. Before dying she even laments that she never got to go to school either.
Ambiguously Bi: She returns in Chapter 86 apparently as hopelessly in love with Makima as Denji was. Whether this is because Reze was always capable of attraction towards another woman or Makima's Compelling Voice works identically regardless of gender is unclear.
Animal Motifs: She has many connections to rodents in her eponymous arc. She retells the aesop of the Town Mouse and Country Mouse to Denji, making it obvious to him that she relates to the latter. The Typhoon Killer makes a rat and cheese analogy when cornering her on the school rooftop. Kishibe also compares her and the other children who were raised and trained in the secret room to guinea pigs. Makima tells Reze of how she visits a "friends'" farm to watch rodents be exterminated, her reason for why she likes the Country Mouse, right before eliminating her.
Anti-Villain: Despite having killed multiple people, she's made it clear she'd rather not massacre her way to her objectives and finds herself unwilling to kill Denji. Coupled with the reveal of her Dark and Troubled Past, it's implied she's Forced into Evil or at the very least resigned to it until meeting Denji and possibly falling for him for real.
The Baroness: A Russian-trained agent, fused with the Bomb Devil into a very deadly and attractive package.
Beneath the Mask: She seems to briefly drop her Manic Pixie Dream Girl persona to express her concerns about Denji's living situation, which would later be shown to be very similar to her own.
Betty and Veronica: Denji finds himself torn between Makima and Reze, worrying that he is betraying the former by spending time with the latter.
Birds of a Feather: She proves to be just as rude and unruly as Denji based on how she interacts with the cafe owner.
Brainwashed and Crazy: It is all but confirmed that Makima dominates her after having her "killed" by Angel, later using her as a weapon against Denji. Despite the budding affection she had for Denji before being "killed", Reze in her later appearance is totally dedicated to Makima and shows zero hesitation in attacking Denji.
Break His Heart to Save Him: After their fight, Reze does everything in her power to dissuade Denji from staying by her side, claiming that she's been faking her moments of Crush Blush and pointing out how they'd be marked for death even if she agreed. When Denji refuses to budge from his offer to run away together, she resorts to breaking his neck so he can't chase after her.
Brought Down to Badass: Even if she can't access her explosive abilities, she can still kill enemies with her bare hands with either her Super-Strength in devil form or through her advanced close-quarters combat training even in human form.
Cassandra Truth: She claims that she wasn't lying when she said she liked Denji, though this is treated as another lie. Reze doesn't ever confirm or deny if this was the case.
Damsel in Distress: She's introduced as a new Love Interest, at the same time the Typhoon Devil sends an assassin to target Denji's loved ones.
Damsel out of Distress: The assassin does target Reze, chases her onto the roof... and then she turns the tables on him, chokes him to death, and threatens the Typhoon Devil into cleaning up the mess.
Dark Action Girl: She's a hand-to-hand combatant skilled enough to kill a grown man wielding a knife with her bare hands, and that's before she transforms into her Devil form.
Dark and Troubled Past: Reze was a parentless child who spent her life being used as a guinea pig for the USSR before becoming a Child Soldier for them in a program that was considered a myth before it was revealed to really exist.
Declaration of Protection: She offers to run away with Denji, swearing to protect him and make him happy even though they'll be on the run. Unfortunately, he rejects her offer and she reveals herself as Bomb.
The Dreaded: Typhoon and Beam are both terrified of her, indicating that Bomb is a Devil that others of their kind greatly fear.
Explosion Propulsion: Her Devil form is able to achieve Not Quite Flight by detonating and regenerating her hands in rapid succession. Allowing her to pull off Flash Step or leaping from building to building in pursuit of enemies.
Five-Second Foreshadowing: While her effortless dispatching of the Typhoon Devil’s Serial Killer minion had already reveal Reze wasn’t who she seemed, she basically blows her own cover as a seemingly normal Manic Pixie Dream Girl coffee shop waitress when offering to run away with Denji. She indirectly lets slip that she's not actually attending school in spite of being shown studying during a break and even Denji questions why they would even need to run away to be together. All of this is before she reveals herself as the Bomb Devil.
Flower Motifs: Flowers are quite apparent throughout her arc, as she first falls for Denji when he presents her with a flower he threw up, she picks up a similar flower when she tries to return to the cafe, and Denji is carrying an entire bouquet while waiting for her. Also visually, her explosions and the fireworks she wished to see with Denji all vaguely resemble blooming flowers. The teaser for the anime movie specifically focuses on the flower Denji gave her... and it being burnt to ashes by the tragedy of their doomed romance.
Foil:
- Both Denji and Reze are Devil Hybrids put under government control at a young age and are deprived of the basic, normal lives that teenagers should have. While both of them are Conditioned to Accept Horror to an unsettling degree, Denji sees mundane experiences like food and baths as living the dream and justifiable bonuses for being under Public Safety's leash despite actually being aware of the implications of his "employment" under them. Reze, however, fully comprehends just how screwed up both their lives are and points this out to Denji with no avail.
- To Makima. Both appear under the guise of being friendly young women and potential Love Interests to Denji. In reality, both of them are powerful, government-controlled Living Weapons with Devil abilities who inserted themselves into Denji's life for the purpose of acquiring his heart/Pochita. Both of them were robbed of a normal childhood and lament their lack of real relationships. However, despite her mission Reze genuinely found something of a kindred spirit in Denji and was interested enough in him to converse about life choices. Makima, throughout her whole time spent with Denji, has only ever saw him for Chainsaw Man, and cares so little of Denji himself as a person that she just barely acknowledges that he exists at the very least. While still ruthless, Reze retains enough humanity that she would rather avoid killing more than she has to. While Makima has callously harmed, executed or orchestrated the deaths of several people without any remorse, even when she had a choice to let them go or just for them being related to a target of interest.
Foreshadowing: Her Action Bomb ability foreshadows how some Hybrids can divide themselves into autonomous components, which is crucial to how Makima is ultimately blindsided and beaten.
Forgotten Fallen Friend: The chapter after Reze didn't show up to Denji's date, Makima distracts him with a promise of a vacation together, after which he's never shown mentioning or thinking of her again. Denji believed Reze was still alive, and dumped him, so he could reasonably have wanted to forget her. This gets more confusing when a brainwashed Reze shows back up. Denji never directly acknowledges this or how it implies she didn't abandon him. It's not even clear if he ever learned she came back (whether from seeing her Pochita's controlled their body or hearing about it from Pochita or Kishibe).
Full-Frontal Assault: Suffice to say, Reze seems very comfortable with nudity.
Fusion Dance: Another Human/Devil hybrid like Denji and Katana Man, in her case having merged with the Bomb Devil.
Having a Blast: She can generate explosions of absolutely massive size from the blasting tape that makes up her Devil form’s arms. In addition, she is able to alter the shape of the tape into different forms of explosives like fireworks to control the direction of the explosive force.
Heel–Face Door-Slam: She heads back to the cafe to meet Denji in spite of insisting that her affections weren't real. If she truly had decided to run away with him, then she got her chance at a normal life cruelly taken away by being ambushed and killed by Makima and Angel, then subsequently brainwashed into becoming Makima's lovestruck servant.
Hidden Depths: Most of these can easily fly over the readers' head at first, but every piece comes together when her past is revealed by Kishibe. Reze and Denji have a very similar fate: Both of them are parentless children who have never gone to school and are forced to do dangerous things by their governments (assassin jobs and devil hunting, respectively). Reze brought this topic twice during the events of the Bomb Girl arc, where she refers to her very own life too, meaning she'd actually give up this job forever and wants to live a normal life instead. Another great foreshadowing of that matter is the Town Mouse - Country Mouse fable. She's a child soldier created by the soviet government and they compare her to guinea pigs, yet she's yearning to be the country mouse instead - giving up this job forever she very much hates in the first place.
Honey Trap: She got close to Denji so she could either get him, or failing that, his heart.
Hoist by His Own Petard: Teaching Denji to swim is what makes it possible for him to beat her by wrapping her in his chains and then jumping into the ocean.
Horrifying the Horror: Not only does the Typhoon Devil apologise profusely for getting in her way after she effortlessly kills its minion, it does so in the middle of a rainstorm.
I Just Want to Be Normal: Reze wastes a lot of time doing mundane things with Denji rather than going straight for his heart. Her final thoughts make it clear that she feels robbed of a normal life just as Denji was.
In Love with the Mark: Her goal was to retrieve the Chainsaw Devil, but found herself wasting a lot of time just hanging out with and dating Denji. She's genuinely confused by her own procrastination and it's heavily implied she really did fall in love with him as she dies from being fatally wounded by Makima and Angel.
Last Episode, New Character: Has a cameo in The Stinger of episode 12 of season 1.
Logical Weakness: Her fiery Action Bomb powers don't work when she's wet or submerged in water.
Losing Your Head: Transforming into Bomb Girl requires her human head to explode off her neck, and can throw it at people like a grenade while her decapitated body continues fighting. She'll then grow a new, transformed head on her body... or regenerate a new transformed body from her head. Then whichever part is left over explodes on demand.
The Lost Lenore: Denji noticeably becomes much more melancholic after she fails to meet him at the cafe. Though from his perspective, she's The One That Got Away since he doesn't know that Makima killed her.
Love at First Sight: Implied as much as Denji has a very confused look on his face when he gets a good first look at Reze.
Love Interest: She's the second girl that Denji finds himself truly attracted to after Makima, causing him to question if he really loves Makima or not.
Luminescent Blush: She sports a constant one whenever she's with Denji. She claims it was part of her act to get closer to him, but her final thoughts muddies the water in that regard.
Magical Accessory: The ring on her choker activates her transformation, similar to the cord sticking out of Denji's chest. When the ring is pulled like a grenade's pin, her human head explodes and reforms into Bomb. The pin is actually attached to her neck, the choker just conceals it.
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: She's cute, lively, and treats Denji to various outings that he's never experienced before. It's Played With however; rather than disrupt his boring life by being the energetic Fun Personified girl of his dreams, she disrupts his life of danger and Mundane Luxury by going on mundane but otherwise fun outings with him like going swimming, hanging out at the cafe she works at, or visiting a festival. Ultimately, this is subverted as this persona was a facade she was trained to emulate to seduce her targets and obtain her objectives. However, it seems she had genuinely fallen for Denji and her outings with him might not have been as much of a deception as she claims.
Mirror Character: Part of the reason Reze seems to bond with Denji so easily, and part of why she ultimately couldn't complete her mission, is because the two of them have similar pasts as child soldiers being used as human weapons to fight other peoples wars while never being allowed a chance at a normal life. Right before she dies she even admits in her head that, just like Denji, she was never allowed to go to school either.
Missed Him by That Much: Tragically, Denji never actually seems to realize that she was killed and enslaved by Makima. Both times she fights Chainsaw Man, it's actually Pochita fully in control. Denji only reveals himself to fight Makima in Chapter 96, after Pochita has already shredded Reze into pieces, and later mentioned he remembers none of the Weapon Humans.
Naked Apron: During her attack on the 2nd Division, she explodes and destroys her clothing in the process. She continues the assault in nothing but her devil form's "apron" of explosives. Although humorously enough she does grab some underwear between her assault on the 2nd Division and her attack on Denji so she's not completely naked.
Not Quite Dead: Reze is revealed to be alive but brainwashed into subservience by Makima in Chapter 86. She's promptly killed again by the Chainsaw Devil two chapters later, but later reappears as part of Makima's posse in Chapter 93.
Perpetual-Motion Monster: Just like Denji, she is essentially immortal and will recover from any injury as long as she's given blood. Though it appears the Angel Devil's weapons are capable of injuring her and in fact killing her without any extra assistance needed.
Person of Mass Destruction: Quite literally, as she's merged with the personification of humanity's fear of bombs. Her battle with Public Safety tears the city to pieces and results in potentially thousands of causalities.
Pet the Dog: Though Reze's powers causes a lot of collateral damage, she does let Kobeni go after she surrenders, showing Reze's claim that she'd rather avoid killing people wasn't just a ploy.
Pragmatic Villainy: She admits to rather not waste her time killing people and attempts a Wounded Gazelle Gambit to trick some Devil Hunters into letting her into their building.
Sacrificial Lion: Reze actually tries to fight Makima despite knowing how dangerous she is, because she wants a chance at happiness with Denji. Makima doesn't even give her the chance, and just has Angel impale her from above. It's a clear example of how charging Makima directly is a bad idea.
Skinny Dipping: She goes skinny dipping with Denji, and actually teaches him to swim.
Star-Crossed Lovers: Given their mutual situation, Reze and Denji have no real chance in hell to truly be together without being hunted down by their respective superiors. Reze understands this but Denji insists on attempting to run away together. Reze's tragically proven right when she's killed by Makima and Angel and her subsequent failure to appear at the cafe makes Denji believe she abandoned him.
Stealth Mentor: Even during their fight, Reze teaches Denji how to apply himself in battle. The way she utilizes her own powers implicitly improve Denji's ability to fight more intelligently in later chapters, including eventually getting the upper hand on Makima.
Stealth Pun: She's possibly one of the most attractive women in the series and she's merged with the Bomb Devil, which gives her explosion-based abilities. She's a literal bombshell.
Transformation Horror: Her transformation involves an explosion that destroys her head and parts of her arms, which reform into her Devil form.
Tyke-Bomb: Kishibe explains in Chapter 52 that there was a room that the Soviets created to train children into soldiers, one of whom was Reze.
Uncertain Doom: Like Quanxi, Reze is revived under Makima's control after seemingly being killed by her, and although Pochita defeats her, we don't see her die and it's abundantly clear that even dismemberment and decapitation are minor inconveniences for hybrids. Especially for Reze, since she literally decapitates herself anytime she transforms, it's very unlikely that anything Pochita did to her put her down for good. With the reveal in Chapter 143 that Quanxi is Back from the Dead unequivocally and fully independent of her actions with Makima dead, as well as other hybrids once controlled by Makima, it's highly implied that Reze herself is alive somewhere.
Undercover When Alone: The vast majority of time she and Denji are alone together, she still maintains the facade of an ordinary schoolgirl who has a crush on him. Denji even picks up on this when she claims that she never really loved him; Denji responds by asking if she never cared about him at all, then why did she teach him how to swim.
The Unfettered: A massive difference between her and Denji is that she's willing to kill almost anyone around her to refill on blood, whereas Denji will either try to take a bite out of the Devils he's fighting for more blood or receive it from people who give it to him willingly.
The Unreveal: Nomo, one of the Devil Hunters in 2nd Divison, seems to recognize Reze, but he's killed before what his reaction meant is revealed.
Two-Person Pool Party: Subverted. It seems to be heading that way, but then Reze simply helps Denji learn to swim.
Unkempt Beauty: She wears her hair in a very untidy bun, but is otherwise still very cute.
Vague Age: She looks like a teenager around Denji’s age, but the fact hybrids all appear to be The Ageless means it’s possible she could be far older.
Walking Spoiler: Least to say, she isn't a normal, chipper young girl who works at the cafe.
Weaksauce Weakness: Being covered in water can prevent her from generating explosions.
What You Are in the Dark: Directly called out by Denji himself after their fight. When still pretending to be an ordinary schoolgirl, Reze goes out of her way to spend time with Denji and working to improve his life by helping with his literacy and teaching him how to swim, even though they were alone and nobody was paying attention to her. Despite her insistence that everything she was doing was a facade Denji points out that she still tried to make him happier even though there was no real benefit for her to do so.
Denji: You say it was all a lie. But you still taught me how to swim.
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: Lampshaded by Denji himself. There were many instances during their time together where Reze could've just killed Denji or at least incapacitate him to steal his heart. This feeds into the idea that she had genuinely fallen in love with him and procrastinated in order to be with him as much as possible.
Xenomorph Xerox: Her Devil form resembles the classic sci-fi monster, thanks to the bomb-shaped head with exposed teeth and an "apron" of dynamite long enough to resemble a tail when she's in motion.
Your Head A-Splode: She transforms into Bomb Girl by pulling a grenade pin on her neck, which proceeds to blow her head off so the stump can regrow the head of her Devil form.

Taiyo Hayakawa

Voiced by: Mana Nakatomi (Japanese), Erin Kelly Noble (English)

Aki Hayakawa's deceased younger brother.

Death by Origin Story: His death is what lead Aki to seek revenge against the Gun Devil and join Public Safety, as well as fuel his hatred of Devils in general.
Delicate and Sickly: Taiyo's health was rather poor, so he was often bedridden and his parents payed more attention to him than to Aki to take care of him.
Posthumous Character: He died alongside his parents before the story began, being one of the Gun Devil's many victims during its first emergence.
Snow Means Death: Taiyo is killed on a snowy day right after he has a snowball fight with Aki. He appears in Aki's hallucinatory snowy vision as he dies at Denji's hands.

Meowy

Power's pet cat.

Ambiguous Gender: Its gender is never specified.
Cute Kitten: A cute, friendly animal that acts as Power's Morality Pet.
Dub Name Change: Originally called Nyāko in Japanese. The official English translation (manga, sub and dub) changes it to Meowy, although it remains a simple name based on a cat's meowing. The Spanish one changes it to Michi, a stereotypical cat's name there.
Licked by the Dog: Meowy basically shows to the readers that Power isn't all that bad, considering that the Devil is surprisingly capable of compassion and selflessness in regards to it.
Morality Pet: Meowy is the first and only thing that Power is consistently kind and friendly towards.
Positive Friend Influence: It's Meowy who sets Power on the path to growing past her narcissism and display empathy towards other creatures.
Tragic Keepsake: Becomes one after Power is killed, as Denji and Nayuta end up adopting Meowy.
Uncertain Doom: As of Chapter 150, Meowy appeared to have burned to death when the Chainsaw Man Church set Denji and Nayuta's apartment on fire.

Part 2

Fourth East High School

The high school said to be where the Chainsaw Man resides and the initial setting of Part 2.

Mr. Tanaka

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Asa's homeroom teacher. He is having a sexual affair with the class president.

Asshole Victim: War horribly kills Tanaka just to make a weapon out of his body. This was right after he was revealed to be having sex with one underaged student and trying to seduce another, so it isn't exactly tragic.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He's introduced as an ideal teacher who taught his students to believe that Devils' lives have just as much value as Human lives, and aided in getting Asa out of her shell. Then it's revealed he's a sexual predator who had already been sleeping with the class president and his efforts to connect with Asa were part of a strategy to seduce her.
Cool Teacher: He tries to help Asa improve her social skill and teaches his students about the value of human life. This is then subverted when it turns out he's sleeping with one of his students, and his interest in Asa was a form of sexual predation.
Ephebophile: Not only was he having an affair with the Class President, he also lusted after Asa and was trying to seduce her as well.
Foil: To Makima with regards to her relationship with Denji. While Makima's Obviously Evil behavior toward Denji is coded like a predator, she harbors no sexual desire for Denji and instead "loves" the Chainsaw Devil inside him, whereas Mr. Tanaka comes across as a Cool Teacher who cares about Asa while secretly being a predator who lusts after her.
Losing Your Head: War ripped his head and spinal cord out of his body , though he's actually still alive, in agony, and barely able to talk until he and the Class President are blown up by a grenade.
Secret Test of Character: He told his students to make friends with Bucky and then eat him 100 days later to learn the value of life. The actual goal was for them to refuse to let Bucky die, showing how even a Devil's life can have value.

Class President

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^{"I held it in, but I can't take it anymore!" (spoilers)}

The class representative of Asa's school homeroom. She is having a sexual affair with her teacher, and sees Asa as romantic competition. She makes a pact with the Justice Devil to get her out of the way, at first trying to ruin her reputation and then murder her.

Ambiguously Evil: Later revelations about the Justice Devil, and how its powers affect the user's mind, call in question how much control the Class President had over her actions. Pres said she just made the contact "to find out how to reach a happy ending with Mr. Tanaka", while deciding to kill Asa and Bucky came later, the latter specifically at the Justice Devil's suggestion.
Asshole Victim: Considering that her irrational hatred for Asa lead her to tripping Asa and killing Bucky, which causes her to become even more ostracized from her peers, then contracting with a Devil to kill Asa outright, it's hardly tragic when she becomes the first victim of the War Devil.
Bait the Dog: Seems like an outgoing and caring person who becomes Asa's First Friend, but actually despises her so much she's willing to cause Asa to accidentally kill Bucky and then flat-out murder her.
Beware the Mind Reader: Implied by later revelations. The Justice Devil gives its contractors the ability to read minds, which retroactively explains (beyond just paranoia) why the Class President was so certain about Mr. Tanaka's infatuation with Asa and thus so motivated to ruin her life and murder her.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She initially appears to be a kind girl trying to help Asa out of her shell but in reality is trying to kill her due to seeing her as a rival for Mr. Tanaka’s affections.
Body Horror: Her deal with the Justice Devil turns her into a hulking mass of flesh with multiple heads.
Class Representative: She's the class president and (seemingly) tries to keep the harmony with troubled students.
Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: She plays a similar narrative role to the Yakuza gang in Part One, betraying the protagonist with a Devil contract to prompt their transformation into a hybrid. However, the Yakuza are openly contemptuous of Denji, constantly belittling and mocking him even as he serves them faithfully. The Class Prez, on the other hand, kept her vile nature hidden and acted like a genuine friend to Asa before turning on her.
Death by Irony: The Class President made a contract with the Justice devil so that she could get a "happy ending" with Mr. Tanaka. She makes out with his severed head right before Yoru blows both of them up.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Only called "(Class) Prez", even by the teacher she's having sex with.
False Friend: She only pretended to be friends with Asa because Mr. Tanaka told her to.
Last Kiss: Parodied with Chainsaw Man's usual Black Comedy. She locks lips with Mr. Tanaka's still-living severed head right before Yoru kills both of them with a grenade made of Class Prez's own flesh.
Misplaced Retribution: After finding out that Tanaka was lusting after Asa, she decides to kill her rather than confront him over it.
Murder the Hypotenuse: She makes a contract with the Justice Devil to kill Asa, viewing her as competition for Mr. Tanaka's attention.
Properly Paranoid: Not that it justifies her actions, but the fact that the War Devil’s powers only work on people that "belong" to it indicates that Mr. Tanaka actually was attracted to Asa. Given what we later learn about the Justice Devil's powers, we can determine she made the contract because she was suspicious and then scanned his thoughts to find out for sure.
Starter Villain: Like the yakuza gang in Part 1, she's the first antagonist faced by our new hero. Also like the yakuza, she goes down pretty immediately.
Yandere: Towards Mr. Tanaka; upon assuming that he’s attracted to Asa, she makes a contract with the Justice Devil just to ruin her reputation and kill her.

The Bully

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A classmate of Asa's. She and her two friends take it upon themselves to bully Asa for killing Bucky through a set of cruel chicken-themed pranks.

Bloody Hilarious: Because Denji was more focused on defeating Yuko than saving her, she winds up buried under a mass of dead demonic flesh and intestines which she has to crawl her way out of by herself.
Chekhov's Gunman: She can be seen in the first chapter of Part 2, jokingly offering Bucky a piece of chicken.
Sole Survivor: Of her trio, she's the only one who survives Yuko's rampage.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To the Class President, as she's an antagonistic classmate of Asa's with a similar hairstyle and freckles akin to the class rep's beauty mark. Unlike the Class President, she isn't a villain contracted with the Justice Devil.

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The Matron

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"Everyone here lost their family. You can't be the only one with a family member."

The caretaker at the orphanage Asa was sent to after her mother's death.

Bad People Abuse Animals: She kills the cat that Asa sacrificed her mother's life for out of a warped sense of fairness.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She acts like a caring substitute mother to Asa and the other orphans, but has a twisted sense of envy and fairness.
Control Freak: She wants her and the orphans to be like a family, but that extends to actively destroying anything that's left of their lives before coming to her.
Dramatic Irony: She kills Crambon assuming he was a pet from before Asa was orphaned. Unknown to her, Asa only adopted Crambon right after her mother's death. He's only a link to Asa's old family in the sense that saving Crambon accidentally caused Asa's mother to die.
Evil Is Petty: She successfully convinced Asa to give up her pet cat by saying someone else would care for him, but then kills him. Her stated reason is that Asa shouldn't be the only one with a surviving family member, even one separated from her, but she may have just been too lazy to find Crambon a proper home.
Gaslighting: She convinces Asa, a child, that her perfectly healthy and clearly affectionate cat Crambon would be miserable with her in the long run and would be happier if she gave him away to another family. Then she goes even further and drowns him in a river after convincing Asa to let her take him away.
Green-Eyed Monster: She drowns Crambon out of a hateful envy of Asa for still having any semblance of family and love compared to other survivors of the Gun Devil.
Hate Sink: The moment she reveals that she killed Asa's cat, you know you're supposed to despise her.
Kick the Dog: There was no reason for her to kill Crambon. She could have given him to another family like she initially suggested, but decided that drowning a helpless animal was the best option.
Tall Poppy Syndrome: Because everyone else at the orphanage is their family's sole survivor, she thinks Asa even having a pet from beforehand is a bad thing.

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Part 1

The Yakuza

The Old Man

Voiced by: Kôsei Hirota (Japanese), Greg Dulcie (English)

The Assassins

The Brothers

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The Eldest Brother

Joey

Aldo

Tolka

Doll Woman / "Santa Claus"

Quanxi

Quanxi's Fiends

General:

Cosmo

Long

Pingtsi

Tsugihagi

"Santa Claus"

Weapon Humans / "Hybrids"

Samurai Sword / "Katana Man"

Voiced by: Daiki Hamano (Japanese), Jason Marnocha (English)

Others

Akane Sawatari

Voiced by: Yo Taichi (Japanese), Emi Lo (English)

Typhoon Killer / Mohawk Man

Reze / Bomb Girl

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (English)

Taiyo Hayakawa

Voiced by: Mana Nakatomi (Japanese), Erin Kelly Noble (English)

Meowy

Part 2

Fourth East High School

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Part 1

The Yakuza

The Old Man

Voiced by: Kôsei Hirota (Japanese), Greg Dulcie (English)

The Assassins

The Brothers

General:

The Eldest Brother

Joey

Aldo

Tolka

Doll Woman / "Santa Claus"

Quanxi

Quanxi's Fiends

General:

Cosmo

Long

Pingtsi

Tsugihagi

"Santa Claus"

Weapon Humans / "Hybrids"

Samurai Sword / "Katana Man"

Voiced by: Daiki Hamano (Japanese), Jason Marnocha (English)

Others

Akane Sawatari

Voiced by: Yo Taichi (Japanese), Emi Lo (English)

Typhoon Killer / Mohawk Man

Reze / Bomb Girl

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (English)

Taiyo Hayakawa

Voiced by: Mana Nakatomi (Japanese), Erin Kelly Noble (English)

Meowy

Part 2

Fourth East High School

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