This page lists the human characters of Umineko: When They Cry in the island of Rokkenjima from the year 1986, which includes the Ushiromiya family, servants, and guests. Be warned that from here on, there are unavoidable spoilers from Arc 2 onward.
In General
- Dead All Along: They are all long dead since the beginning of the first game and understanding this is one of the fundamental mysteries of the series.
- The Worf Effect: During fantasy sequences, most of them gain or display incredible skills that allow them to stand up to the otherwise invincible demons and witches they face. Despite this, they are still easily eliminated. Here are some examples:
- Kumasawa, Eva, Maria and Kinzo all have fantasy counterparts that are as powerful and dangerous as Beatrice, and sometimes they can transform into them at will. Outside of the games in which moderate attention is paid to said counterparts, they are completely helpless and succumb to other supernatural beings, just like the other human characters. For instance, Maria cannot tap into her Creator Witch powers in EP3 to defend herself and Rosa from EVA-Beatrice, and in EP4 Goldsmith!Kinzo dies in seconds the moment Beatrice gets tired of him, despite the threat he poses to the human cast.
- Characters who don't have a witch counterpart often develop some sort of supernatural power that can increase their natural fighting abilities, and allow them to easily cope with witches and their furniture. This does not spare them from undergoing a hideously brutal Curb-Stomp Battle in following episodes. The best example of this is Rosa: In EP2, she is capable of taking on an infinite army of island-devouring goats with nothing but a Winchester, a gold ingot, and a fountain pen, yet finds herself completely defenseless and overwhelmed by the power of the Meta-World beings in subsequent games.
- Cousinsnote
- Parentsnote
- Servants And Guestsnote
