Seraph of the End

He is a tall, young man with short black hair and reddish brown eyes. He has thick eyebrows that are slightly angled up at the ends. During his time throughout First Shibuya High School , his hair was somewhat more kept, and notably more lighter on top. Where the centre of his fringe was slightly longer in the centre, from the angle of his eyebrows, and the length in sections of his hair, it was generally the case there was an equal distance between them.
The uniform worn on the premises consisted of a long-sleeved, and raised collar jacket. There were featured red sections such as on the end of the sleeves, and in the collar area. An emblem was emblazoned on the left chest area. Relatively large buttons fastened the jacket together. This was the same navy blue like color as the pants he wore. On other occasions, Kureto wore a short-sleeved white shirt. Again, it featured a raised collar, was buttoned with all of them done up, and bore an emblem.
As an adult, Kureto continues wearing uniform based attire. The standard Japanese Imperial Demon Army uniform is worn which consists of a black tailcoat with red details including the shoulder epaulettes with gold trim on each of the sides. Two rows of gold buttons are on the front of the tailcoat. An aiguillette placed on the right shoulder is connected to just under the collar, which features a crescent moon decoration, specifically a waxing crescent moon design.
The same black colored uniform trousers are worn. Around Kureto's waist he wears a relatively large web belt. Parallel white lines running horizontally across the top and bottom of the belt, where a black section is in the middle of them. The belt buckle is a prominent appearing golden circular buckle, of which the prongs are not visible. Along with that, Kureto wears a pair of white gloves, an armband on his left arm. In addition, Kureto wears black shoes.

Arrogant and powerful from an early age, Kureto does not tolerate any disrespect, perceived or real, from lower-rank families . He is manipulative, ruthless, and treacherous (Shinoa describes him as a "monster" [4] ), and will not hesitate to abandon his comrades if he no longer finds them useful. In fact, he finds that being able to abandon one's own friends as a strength. Expecting everyone to submit to him with absolute loyalty, Kureto would even go so far as to threaten them to do his work. As such, Kureto is very confident with himself, his plans and his actions. Some of the basis for this is to sustain that Hiragi clan he was raised in.

“ I have one goal in everything I do. My role is to secure all profit and interest in any given situation for the Hīragi Clan, and the Order of the Imperial Demons. ” –Revealing to Shinya what he supports, his family house. Catastrophe Book 4 : Chapter 2

Preparations are made when interrogations are planned for others. Ultimatums are often delivered which seem made to put those he is interrogating on the spot. The situation is made clear where often targeting close ones of who he is speaking to are involved to pressure them further. From threatening Shinoa when questioning Guren, to having Yoichi and Kimizuki restrained and stabbed by guards to trouble Yu, he demands answers to questions all the while. Even when answered honestly, Kureto will have friends injured, it is not so much an exercise in ascertaining the truth, rather a display of what he is prepared to do. Articulating clearly what will happen in any case, Kureto seeks answers as fast as possible after an interrogation set-up is established.

“ You can drop the act, already. If you’re as powerless as you say, then you’re going to die in this gymnasium, right here and now. If you’ve been lying and are stronger than you say, then we’re going to inject you with a truth serum and torture you until we find out how you are connected to the Thousand Nights. ” –Interrogating Guren, where torture and the threat of death is used. Catastrophe Book 2 : Chapter 3, page 228-229

In seeking information from those at his mercy, Kureto does not seem to consider the unlikelihood that someone would actually know what he is after. Questioning Yu on his "Hyakuya" surname, Kureto did not take into account that Yu as a child was raised in a vampire city, so would not have the knowledge that it was connected with the spell developing Hyakuya Sect organization. Suspecting Yu of being a vampire sympathizer and a spy for the army based on how he acted around his friend Mika, he thinks to set a random vampire in a room to check his reaction. Satisfied with the response, Kureto then ordered Yu to battle Shinya, again convinced that the willingness to fight was a method of rooting out traitors. Willing to have others die, indifferent to the risk of information being lost with them, Kureto has his own violence-based view of how to shed light on a matter.

“ No, I only believe what I see with my own two eyes. That’s why I haven’t killed you. Or Shinoa. We need to figure out what the Thousand Nights’ motive is for sharing this information, instead of letting their propaganda turn our heads. We tried to get answers out of the messenger from the Thousand Nights, but unfortunately our interrogator got carried away with the questioning. The messenger died prematurely. ” –To Guren, he gathers information, trusting his own views, and takes into account how false information can be a problem. Catastrophe Book 3 : Chapter 4

Being comfortable with violence serves Kureto well where fighting is concerned. Having an ambition of wiping out every vampire on the planet is not just a daydream for him, Kureto acts to make it a reality. Intending to rule the world, where practically his army gives him that opportunity, Kureto states that he will turn it into a "vampire-free paradise." In planning to gather every surviving country and unite them as one in a campaign for world domination, Kureto means to make Japan the center of all nations. Commented by Guren this is "something a kid would make up" does not dull Kureto's enthusiasm.
Large scale murders are undertaken to fulfil his vision of a better future. After the weary soldiers of the Moon Demon Company had managed to complete their exceptionally challenging orders of defeating vampire nobles, although Kureto remorselessly sacrificed the survivors, he sincerely believed that they died heroically. It was thanks to their sacrifice that he was able to revive the Seraph, which is all the regard Kureto had for them.

“ Don't fuss. Theirs was a glorious death for the sake of humanity's future. Thanks to the few sacrifices of this experiment, many will be saved. This... is just . It is right. ” –His response when Narumi reacts to the annihilation of his squad to fuel a seraph experiment. Chapter 39 : "The Beginning of the Plan"

In his focus on the larger picture, Kureto even seems to consider his life as not being worth that of the world's destruction. Speaking to Guren that if he cannot be saved, Kureto stated then he is allowed to kill him. Shown to be willing to give his life to take out Mahiru as he believes her to be a monster, Kureto felt if he was saving humanity from her, his life would be a small price to pay. Never kowtowing, and anticipating scenarios that would induce immobilization in others, Kureto is prepared for a decisive response against ruinous forces.

“ Another catastrophe will end the world. Again. God seems determined to smite us. But even if God himself is our enemy, humanity will still push forward into the future!! Aoi! Crush that second seraph! ” –Resolute given that a unaccounted for seraph has appeared. Chapter 41 : "Arrogant Love"

Sensing weakness from his perspective, Kureto sets out to murder his own father, Tenri. Judging that him failing to lead on the front lines disqualified Tenri from being leader of the family, and army, Kureto acted to overthrow him, and kill any of his own soldiers who took his side. His own limbs cut off, Kureto had tactically planned for Abaddon , under the Fifth Trumpet 's trumpet's command, to fire into where Tenri was. Stabbing through Tenri, he did not lower his guard upon his apparent victory and was not distracted by words. Having a suspicion about it, Kureto had them confirmed by seeing a monster. Immediately lunging to plow his sword into Shikama Doji, he then attempted to resist his possession. Indulging weakness, Kureto spoke of trusting Guren and Shinya, though for the purpose of creating desires for his demon to consume in order to help resist being possessed by Shikama Doji.
For all his ruthlessness, Kureto possesses a sense of self-righteousness. Regarding anyone who is willing to sacrifice others for pure greed, with no goal, as evil, Kureto firmly believes that a leader must be responsible for their followers. It is due to this attitude that he shows nothing but disgust at his brother . Seeing his incompetence and cowardice as being useless and idiotic, Kureto has a similar view towards his father. In coldly rebuking Tenri Hīragi , he openly comments that it was the duty of a king to keep their subjects safe. Kureto's version of utilitarianism convinces him that if sacrificing the minority will be able to save a larger amount of people, then he will gladly dirty his hands with the blood of innocent people.

“ But if you have no vision, no end goal, then you're better off dead. Anyone who sacrifices others for simple greed, with no vision... They're evil. ” –While committing evil acts himself, Kureto does not see them as that. Chapter 23 : "Ambition in the Demon Army"

Fond of compelling others to join him despite how he treats them

Able to overcome personal suspicions and enter a business-like professionalism with individuals he deems worthy, Kureto is also capable of showing kindness. Treating his loyal subordinates well, this can extend to Guren. Although initially suspicious of Guren as a potential spy, Kureto comes to value him as his henchman after seeing him carry out his orders. With Guren coming to be his right-hand man, Kureto admits he trusts him, and may very well mean it. Before trust was established, Kureto had gifted Guren an extremely powerful new sword. A Hīragi family heirloom no less, it was a weapon was strengthened through the hatred and fear of the people it had slain. Apparently, a well-meaning gift to someone he considered worthy, Kureto starts to keep an eye on Guren.
Remarkably he would even show a surprising deal of sympathy at times, such as to Guren. Such infrequent displays do not affect Kureto's normalized behavior of remaining brutal overall though. Odd considering his views on one being shaped by their environment, by all accounts Kureto acts to stay ahead of the curve and feels instilling savagery in someone is the means to achieve that. For him, it all leads to creating useful units to carry out his purposes.

“ No, it’s what I want. It’s what I’m here for. In the end, people are blank slates. Hollow. Like an empty box. They’re formed by their environment. They become a person in the process of fulfilling the role assigned to them… Don’t waste time worrying about something like that right now, Shinya. I will grant you your new role in life. As long as you follow me, you will find new purpose. I am your one true leader. ” –Views on people, and consistently forging them into tools to act on his behalf. Catastrophe Book 4 : Chapter 2

While Kureto lies and enjoys doing so, he can keep his word, which depends on whatever course he has already set his mind on. When Guren gained more information on the Cursed Gear experiment in exchange for ensuring that the Order of Imperial Moon be spared from being deemed traitors, that was upheld. In trying to save Guren, notably not killing him despite it being the easiest thing to do for his position, and proceeding to make the Order of Imperial Moon's experiment on the Cursed Gear look as if it was his orders, this allowed the members to be spared. Taking this upon himself, Kureto benefitted as it then gave Guren the opportunity to chase after Mahiru, a threat to Kureto. To this end, Kureto turned himself into a victim and allowed Guren to steal his helicopter.
Even though Guren did not fulfill his goal of killing Mahiru by the deadline, Kureto was still satisfied by the results nevertheless. The only one who voted against the execution of Sakae Ichinose , while Kureto is harsh and ruthless, it is not to the extent that his father is. After Sakae was ultimately executed, Kureto, although cold when telling Guren that the execution was complete, expressed some pity. Kindness towards him was shown by allowing him to be consoled by his friends. Perhaps his attempt of trying to find light in the dark for others' sake, Kureto joked about wanting to be thanked by Guren. When Guren did thank him for opposing the execution of Sakae, he did not gloat on his superior position, but stated it was natural, before leaving.
For a sense of humor, Kureto looks utterly unamused after Guren was badly beaten by Tenri. Laughing without feeling behind it when Guren challenged him then offered a handkerchief and a drive home, Kureto is unfazed when Guren calls him weak. After assuring Shinya there was nothing to worry about regarding Narumi's perceived insubordination, Kureto took more than a little pleasure in announcing all was well since he was going to die anyway.


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He is a tall, young man with short black hair and small reddish brown eyes. Kureto has thick eyebrows that zigzag up at the ends.
Kureto's uniform consists of the standard JIDA uniform which comprises of a black tailcoat with red details on the interior of the cloth around his legs, and includes the shoulder epaulettes. There is a gold trim, an aiguillette worn on the right shoulder with a crescent moon decoration, and two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, he wears a pair of white gloves, an armband on his left arm with a three striped white and black pattern, and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. He also wears the uniform trousers with black shoes.

He is calm in the face of violence and uses it to control others into telling him what he wants, even resorting to torture. An example is when he ordered for Kimizuki and then Yoichi to get stabbed largely to establish a precedent rather than have Yu co-operate when he already was. Whilst he acknowledges it, he is indifferent to brutality, casually speaking of the vampires brutally murdering Yu’s family whilst emotional detached from the person’s traumatic experience.
Kureto asks questions to confirms suspicions, paranoid or rational. One suspicion was whether Guren was turning on him, a concern mentioned again when he heard Guren had been captured by the vampires he was fighting against. He is methodological in having queries answered, listing some background then asking a question for what he wants to know more of. For instance listing names, he proceeds to ask how Guren managed to find three black demon prospects all the while holding three fingers in front of his face.
Whilst ruthless and confidant in his own abilities, he does offer praise. He was pleased Guren had found more black demon prospects and suggested he oversee all cursed gear trials, and stated he was doing a good job overall. Kureto also praises the Moon Demon Company for their efforts in targeting vampire nobles. After telling them to disarm and relax, it did not matter whether they were on guard, they could not defend against the spiked rods Kureto had brought to use the survivors as sacrifices. He was willing to let an incident with Narumi slide, it did not matter since he was going to die soon anyway. Kureto's praise may be genuine but it is no guarantee that good things will follow for those he congratulates, and he thought the soldier's had honourable deaths. He enjoyed stating that Narumi was going to die soon. Further misdirection is ordering Yu not to activate his curse, before energizing his own to attack him with.
Just so there is no confusion he introduces himself by his title and how his family controls the Demon Army. Kureto looks down on Guren and the Moon Demon Company as junior branch trash. His views on his own Hiragi family operation depends case by case. He would keep his brother Seishirō since he has an obedience to authority and intended to use him.
Whilst he relays orders to Aoi for her to carry out, and remains behind in two instances to have his soldiers engage threats, he will take part fighting in person if necessary. It was fine to send troops against a vampire army, and a seraph but Kureto himself engaged the seraph before it could pass judgement. Upon being thrown he reacted not with pain but orders to capture the host of the seraph.
His measures and practices undertaken are part of a singular larger goal of driving the vampires out of Japan. Then he means not to assist but conquer any human organizations that are a threat to Hīragi family power and keep that as the dominant force in the world. Whether it is significantly stronger forces such as vampires, seraphs to even god being their enemy, Kureto vows humanity will defeat them.


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This man had his short hair swept to the right side on his head. He wore a large pair of semi-rimmed glasses, and a white collared shirt with a black tie. He also wore a lab coat over this and his dark trousers.

He followed Kureto's order hurrying to get Shinoa to the examination room. He thought practically, opting to restrain Shinoa if her demon came loose.


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He has long purple hair pulled to the back of his head with clips. He has asymmetrical bangs the left side of him is longer than the right side. He has long lower eyelashes. Like all true vampires, Lacus has red eyes, fangs, and pointed ears.
He wears the traditional uniform for vampire soldiers. He has knee-high boots and wears the white cape with the hood down. He has a dark band around either thigh.
In chapter 23 , he wears the newer, more form-fitting uniform. He wears a belt with knee-high boots and a hoodless cape that reaches his thighs.

Like all vampires, he sees humans as mere livestocks and even laughed at the humans who thought that the vampires came to protect them. He says vampires do not protect livestocks but rather own them.
He appears to be obedient when given his orders.
Sociable by nature, Lacus tries repeatedly to get Mika to open up or speak. He is concerned about Mika refusing to drink blood directly from humans when he can, although he is not aware that Mika has yet to ever drink any human blood at all. He appears to care about Mika in spite of Mika's constant rejections toward any kind of friendship. However, he later states to Aiko Aihara that he does not care if Mika dies.
He is always with René Simm.
Not thinking about anything too deeply, he simply faithfully follows his desires. He has difficulty restraining his thirst and tends to drink so much blood that the human dies. This has been shown at least twice so far.


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He has long brown hair that is pulled back into a ponytail, where his bangs frame his face and reach down to his jawline. Narumi has a beauty mark under the outer corner of his right eye. His eyes are brown and Narumi has heavy upper eyelids.
Narumi wears the standard Japanese Imperial Demon Army uniform. This consists of a long-sleeved black coat with light green details including the shoulder epaulettes , which has a brown Sam Browne belt along with another strap crossing over his chest. This forms an X design, and there are two rows of gold buttons on the front. Narumi has his sleeves rolled up. Along with that, he wears a pair of white gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. He also wears the uniform trousers and black boots which go over the trouser's leggings.

Making impressions quickly, Narumi does not take kindly to Shinoa and her squad being late for a gathering of Moon Demon Company squads, and speaks his squad's frustrations to Guren. Heading over to interact with them, Narumi introduces himself and claims it is good to meet them in a friendly manner, before squeezing Yu's hand tightly during their handshake. Speaking how this is the bratty kid who broke regulations, Narumi then shares his honesty how he might not trust Yu to have his back. Changing his tone somewhat at hearing Yu is twenty years of age, Narumi then moves to resume cordially introducing the rest of his squad.
Serious about army procedures, Narumi is also dissatisfied that Yu seems to have not read the mission briefing. Knowing how important and dangerous their missions are, Narumi acts to be prepared for operations at hand. Announcing that he is Yu's superior, Narumi turns to Shinoa to question what training he has. Supportive and professional, Narumi assures Shinoa that she does not need to apologize, they just need to do the requirements of the job.
Although stating that their squad will make the mission a success, Narumi does trust others in the moment. Working effectively as a team, Narumi is fine with having Yu go ahead to engage foes. He is ready to be on standby and support a collective effort in defeating a vampire noble. When questioned how they did, the chance was available to say anything he wanted, where Narumi praised Yu and the squad to Guren for their success.
Angered at the loss of squad members, Narumi had to be pulled away. In his intent to return and rescue Guren rather than continue a mission planned by the Hīragi Family , it took shouting for Narumi to return to focus where he was set on this path. Weary and frustrated, Narumi did not hold back a scathing critique of the army policy to Kureto Hīragi where in his upset he questioned whether they were all meant to be killed. For his righteous anger, Narumi was still able to defend himself and others, and ensure they could escape where he did not give into notions of revenge.
In considering their options, Narumi focuses on what is practical. Returning to the demon army was favored as it at least provided a possibility of dealing with Yu's demon situation. During this time he also acquired food items to support others, and in dealing with his squad's loss he focused on not having others die lest their murders be in vain. While others were patient with Mika, he spoke bluntly on what they were capable of doing. Replying he was not bullying him, Narumi raised how his words were not doing anything, and he was wary Mika was only thinking about running away his Yu.
On human experimentation and resurrection, possibly because these were activities the demon army were involved in, Narumi was of the opinion that such human greed could only give birth to hope. Pointing out they might succeed next time, Narumi adds after all humans developed in that manner.
Perceptive, Narumi paid attention to details such as a well-maintained manor which he considered was because of enslaved humans, or was a trap. Struck by a powerful foe, Narumi warned others about it before returning to the battle formation.


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As an eight-year-old human child prior to the Apocalypse, Mika has short, wavy blond hair and blue eyes, which gives him the appearance of a foreigner to others. He wears casual clothing such as short jean shorts and a white hoodie over a collared shirt. [3] Sometimes, he is also shown wearing an over-sized jean jacket. As a twelve-year-old human livestock, Mika wears the standard livestock uniform that consists of the capri shorts, hooded shirt, and collar. He is barefoot like the other livestock. [4]
In chapter 93 Mika enters a dream like world. Mika looks like he did as a twelve-year-old child, yet this time his human appearing ears are visible. He is dressed in casual clothes: a white T-shirt, shorts that are just above the knees, and a black sweatshirt with a hood. On his feet are black long socks and white sneakers. When Mika cooks dinner for everyone, he takes off his sweatshirt and puts on an apron. While sleeping, Mika was dressed in ordinary white pajama with a button-down shirt. At the end of the chapter, six Seraph wings emerge from Mika's back. In Chapter 98 Mika continues to live in the world of dreams. He is wearing a white T-shirt, gray shorts, and has white socks on his feet. In Chapter 101 his clothes were stained with blood after the murder of the children.
In Chapter 104 Mika accesses Yu's heart and is seen as himself, but for the first time as a teenage human, as the most important desire of Yu. Again his human appearing ears are fully visible this time and his eyes are blue once more. There are no shoes on his feet, and he is dressed in a olive color T-shirt (It's seen in Volume 25 cover) and gray sweatpants.

As a human, Mika is kind to others, and upbeat in spite of the harsh events in his childhood. He is able to keep smiling and remain happy because of his adopted family at the orphanage. [5] Mika always considers what is nice for his new family and is happy to buy ice cream for them. He is cheerful, feisty, and friendly and even managed to befriend the extremely stubborn Yu. He is a little violent and beats up Yu within seconds of meeting him, when Yu thought he was picking a fight. [6] As the eldest child, Mika takes charge and acts responsible for the other children. He is very charismatic and serves as their leader.
Tears escape considering hope
Growing up in Sanguinem , he becomes more astute and is willing to take drastic measures in order to help his family. While Mika is prepared to give his own blood, [7] even approaching Ferid Bathory to let him drink it on multiple occasions, he refuses to let any of the other children take such hardships. Quick-witted, Mika gives an excuse that Yu will be unable to come to the mansion to keep him safe. Doing this in order to acquire food for them, Mika also thinks to commandeer a map to help his family escape. Although inwardly he feels miserable and even breaks down, crying in front of Yu once before trying to claim it was a joke, Mika typically maintains a carefree and happy persona in front of the children. Wanting to make sure they all still have hope, he sees Yu as providing that. Mika is described by Yu as "smart" but "always stupidly nice to all of us." [8]
Reminding Yu they are family

Mika uses his courage, planning, and wits to lead his family past vampire patrols and to an exit from the city. Traumatized at seeing his family members attacked, Mika is selfless enough to sacrifice himself to give them a chance to escape. Seriously injured, and with Yu refusing to leave him behind, Mika pushes him away and is happy that Yu finally accepted them as his family. Mika states that he can die in peace as long as at least Yu survives. When Third Progenitor, Krul Tepes offers to turn him into a vampire and give him immortality, Mika refuses.

Content

After time as a vampire, seeing he is a human child, Mika appeared blissful to be around his orphanage family once more. Joking around detailing a dream he had, Mika enjoyed the scenario with other family members around. Remaining sharp, Mika posed a question on where the director was and quickly picked up that it was a dream. Regardless, Mika was content to allow it to resume with Yu and others happy with him. With Asuramaru crashing into their home, Mika responded by pushing Yu to safety and guiding him to get the children outside. Acquiring a knife, Mika was ready to stab into the threat before them.


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Minowa is a young woman with short light-colored hair that has bangs partially cover her right eye.
She wears the standard JIDA uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black tailcoat with a standing collar. The coat has two rows of gold buttons on the front, light green details including the shoulder epaulettes which has a Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over her right shoulder. Along with that, she wears a pair of white gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. She also wears the standard black skirt and knee-high black boots.

At some point of Minowa's life, she joined the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. She seems to have been acquainted with Narumi and Shūsaku .


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Guren describes Mito as having distinctively beautiful crimson-red hair, fiercely slanted almond-shaped eyes (which are purple), and pale milky skin.

Mito is the classic tsundere Ojōsama. She is shown to have good manners and etiquette, such as asking for her teacher to announce Shigure as the winner in their sparring match instead of herself, when she knocked down Shigure even though Shigure had already won the fight. She is not afraid to recognize and praise the strength of other people, such as Shigure and Guren.
Mito, like her red hair, has a fiery temper, such as yelling at Guren in their entrance ceremony, and ambushing Guren when he walks out of the gym. However, beneath her temper, lies someone who wishes that she could break free from her family. Mito finds freedom in being one of Guren's friends, and struggles to uphold her family image while enjoying her life at the same time.
Mito is also shown to be quite blunt, berating Shinoa's squad heavily after their spar. She takes rules and formation very seriously, such as when Shinoa's squad arrived late, and their cocky behavior.
Being part of the Jūjō family, Mito is proud of her lineage, and refuses to acknowledge Guren as her squad leader, stating that she is "a daughter of the prestigious Jūjō family", even though she admires his strength and has a crush on him, though Guren rejects her even after he saved her much to her dismay but she doesn't reveal these emotions.


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She has long blonde hair tied up in pigtails and large purple eyes. Mitsuba is noted to have a curvaceous figure, in particular, Shinoa has made several observations about the size of her chest.
Mitsuba wears the standard Japanese Imperial Demon Army uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black coat, with a standing collar. This has a red bow tie around it, and she has her sleeves rolled up. The coat has two rows of gold buttons on the front, light green details including the shoulder epaulettes which has a Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over her right shoulder. Rather than the standard white gloves, Mitsuba wears black gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. She also wears the standard black skirt (with black shorts underneath) along with knee-high black boots. She sometimes wears the black cape part of the uniform.

Shown to be a serious and by-the-book soldier, Mitsuba outright dislikes those who break the squad battle formation and commit to individual actions. This is heavily influenced by an event in her past; in her previous squad, Mitsuba was headstrong and acted out of bravery in charging at an enemy. In addition to having a desire to rescue a comrade, while seeming noble, once her movements broke the formation of her team it lead to her squad's annihilation. Feeling responsible, Mitsuba would focus on valuing staying in formation and following the rules, which she enforces on the rookie soldiers below her. She is prepared to try and kick Yu when he fails to take the formation seriously and expressed a similar charge in and fight attitude. In response to sudden threats appearing or being ambushed, Mitsuba remains level-headed and focuses on the team.
Acting as a unit that is unimpeded by fear, Mitsuba did not want Yu to save her when she was caught by the vampires after she was caught in an ambush. Thinking that he would die if he tried, Mitsuba ordered them to leave her and save themselves. Not concerned for her own wellbeing, Mitsuba was only upset at the idea that the loss of her squad could repeat itself as she watched others fight to save her. However, with her life saved by him, Mitsuba learns to have more faith her in comrades instead of restraining their actions with her concern. Nevertheless, even when knocked off her feet by Crowley in quite a savage attack, Mitsuba was undaunted. In gripping the vampire noble's leg to impede his movements, Mitsuba again focused on having her squad escape, never mind what would happen to her.
Shown to be confident of her skills, Mitsuba boasted to her squad that she had joined the Moon Demon Company at the age of 13. Mitsuba is shown to be annoyed when Guren puts her in Shinoa's squad, of the view that she is not fit to lead. When the notion is dismissed by Guren, it is much to her chagrin. [3] Upon locating her squad leader, she reacted by generating her cursed gear to clash with Shinoa's scythe. With time, Mitsuba is shown to ease into her role of second-in-command. Accepting Shinoa as her squad leader, Mitsuba is happy to pick up on her cue that maybe she was chosen by Guren to whip the newcomers into shape, which she does by organzing them.
In various settings, Mitsuba can become enraged and will speak her mind. Aware of a vampire ambush when she saw one, Mitsuba revealed the problem at once. In sharing her frustrations concerning Yu, she also cut the conversation short to order Shinoa to not come into her shower area. Coming across Yu touching Shinoa's neck and making an assumption, getting jealous easily as well, Mitsuba was then told to use her indoor voice by Kimizuki. Despite this, Mitsuba can adjust her temperament when necessary. Speaking nicely to a young girl was one such case, Mitsuba is also confident and happily shares her knowledge on demon possession with her squad. Working well with Shinoa, she often provides details. Concerned at Yu's meeting with the Hiragi family, Mitsuba voiced her unease that she is incompetent, feeling she done nothing on the battlefield but was still promoted. Talking about what is bothering her makes her feel better.
Enjoying a practical joke, Mitsuba will quickly pick up on what Shinoa is instigating and join in. At learning that a young girl had betrayed them by providing false information, Mitsuba was not angry at her, rather the vampires who put the girl in that position where her families' safety was placed at risk. Also learning of Yu's background, she spoke how he done the right thing to leave the others behind and live. Her quick reactions and adapting to situations is also helpful in combat, where Mitsuba is ready to deploy her Tenjiryū manifestations to assault targets or provide cover to her comrades. Sensibly she did not compromise her status in a Hiragi family meeting, neither gave away too much information on what happened at a battlefield. Acting casually and being sensible was effective in attempting to sway suspicious minds that Yu was uninvolved with what they were investigating.
Mitsuba is proud of her family, yet she hates the fact that she is given special treatment and advantages just because of her family name. [4] Since she is a Sangū, Mitsuba feels that she has to uphold her family's reputation all the time, and despite being second-in-command in Shinoa's squad, feels as if all of her teammate's lives are her responsibility. Unlike other ruling families, Mitsuba does not see her comrades as disposal, rather she greatly cares for them. Spoken to curtly, Mitsuba reminded the speaker she was a member of the Sangu family. Having an inferiority complex towards her older sister, Aoi Sangū , she feels under-accomplished when compared to her. Mitsuba was prepared to put her squad first over her family name.
Able to recognize Shinoa was in a slump, Mitsuba also worked to get her out of it. In doing so, Mitsuba spoke for how the group felt, and was also willing to share her own emotions.

“ Seriously. Quit it with this crap! You aren't the only one who feels hurt. Yoichi does. Kimizuki does. ...Um... E-even I do! ” –Showing empathy to Shinoa and revealing how they all feel the same that Yu departed. Chapter 133 : "Maidens in Love" Page 5

Appearing mortified when it was said that she has a crush on Yu, she reacts with embarrassment whnen such a topic comes up. Similarly when Shinoa is speaking of being willing to giver her life for hers, Mitsuba is struck at how all this is so sudden. For matters she is comfortable speaking about, Mitsuba pays attention to specifics and will get her own input in.

“ Didn't she say she was trying to protect you too... ...Because you have even more potential than her? ” –Remembering details, and challenging how Mahiru was said to have destroyed the world for someone she loved. Chapter 133: "Maidens in Love" Page 20


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She has long blonde hair tied up in pigtails on either side of her head and large violet eyes. Mitsuba is noted to have a curvaceous figure.
With her hair untied

For clothing Mitsuba wears the standard JIDA uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black coat with a standing collar which has a red bow tie around it and has her sleeves rolled up. The coat has two rows of gold buttons on the front, light green details including the shoulder epaulettes which has a Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over her right shoulder. Wearing white gloves, she also has a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. She also wears the standard black skirt with black shorts underneath and knee-high black boots. She sometimes wears the black cape.

Making her feelings known, she inveighs against joining a group of new recruits and expresses further indignation upon discovering that Shinoa Hiragi is her squad leader. Mitsuba's tone softens when she believes she has been added to train them.
She can be confrontational, physically as well when she attempted to kick Yu and again when he disobeyed orders. Both instances where when his actions endangered the squad. This is applied well in the battlefield.
Assertive, Mitsuba is aware of the threat they face and speaks at length to relay the dangers. Her contempt towards reckless behaviour such as that seen in Yu stems in part from the loss of her squad. She is serious about her duties and wary of traps.
Placing the safety of others before herself, when Mitsuba was captured by vampires she wanted her squad to retreat. Her caring side was also shown when she tended to Shinoa after she was slapped. She was happy to defend Mika from her own comrades.


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Nagai has short dark brown hair and wore circular thin-rimmed glasses.
His JIDA uniform consists of a long black jacket with light green details two rows of buttons on the front with shoulder epaulettes along with straps crossing over his chest to form an X. He wears a white web belt with a waist-plate with it. He wears the uniform trousers and black boots which go over the trouser's leggings. He wore the JIDA cap as well.

His leadership capabilities were demonstrated when he led the soldiers under his command against the attacking vampires. He was helpful in explaining their dire situation to Shinoa squad and when he transported them to where reinforcements were required. Nagai was both tactical and friendly.


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Norito is a tall, young man with bleach-blond hair tied in a short ponytail and a small goatee. He has mischievous, sleepy brown eyes.

Norito is a flirty man, who enjoys teasing Guren's two retainers. He often makes perverted jokes, such as how he wants Sayuri to hold him in a headlock so his head is right up in her breasts.
His behavior apparently annoys Guren most of the time, which is evident from Guren kicking Norito instead of Shinya, or ordering his retainers to beat him up.
Being part of the prestigious Goshi family, Norito is proud of his lineage and skills. However, he has come to respect Guren's strength as the two bonded in their school days.
Although his expertise lies in illusions rather than any strenuous physical fighting, Goshi could be thought of as brave for his willingness to enter into close proximity with vampires for his powers to be most effective. While he has a carefree attitude overall, Goshi can also be serious as well when the need arises.


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René has neck-length black hair pulled back with a weaved design. He has long bangs that go around his face. He has drooping eyes and bags under his eyes. Like all true vampires, René has red eyes, fangs, and pointed ears.
He wears the traditional uniform for vampire soldiers. He has knee-high boots and wears the white cape with the hood down. He has a dark band around either thigh.
In chapter 23 , he wears the newer, more form-fitting uniform. He wears a belt with knee-high boots and a hoodless cape that reaches his thighs. He wears his belt so that it is lower on the left. He has a second cape flowing from his waist to his calves.

René holds himself as a civil as he speaks in a proper-mannered tone and is calm enough to be capable of objective judgement since Lacus often leaves decision making to him. Though René sees humans as mere livestocks, like all vampires, as well as having a courteous demeanor towards them, he resents humans from the bottom of his heart; which more likely stems from his concern with the fanatical behavior of the humans that he considers dangerous.
He also appears to be obedient when given orders. He does not approve of Mika's behavior in battle, viewing Mika as a greedy former human, who steals the kill and glory for himself. Unlike Lacus though, René is unconcerned about Mika's odd behavior as long as he does his job properly.


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She is a little girl, with short brown hair and brown eyes. Evidently, she bore a close semblance to Lana , Shahal's younger sister, as he kidnapped her after mistaking her for Lana.
She wears a long-sleeved, dark pink dress with ribbons tied at the arms and a large, black ribbon at her throat. The dress has white, ruffled hems and additional black ribbons at her waist and a large one at the back. She also wears simple, dark pink slippers.

Riko is caring and sympathetic towards Shahal , even though she was kidnapped by him. Upon being found by Yu , she explained that she felt sorry for Shahal because he used to be human. [1]


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Yamanaka has short, thick eyebrows with narrow eyes and pupils. He has a short, rough brown hair that is spiked in the front. He wears his school uniform, a grey gakuran with a standing collar that is black with teal trim. He leaves last button of his jacket undone; sometimes, he unbuttons the entire jacket. He doesn't keep his shirt tucked in and he is seen walking around with his hands in his pockets.

Yamanaka takes advantage of people for selfish purposes and bullies others. He has no problems lying to or manipulating people, even offering them false promises like membership to the Moon Demon Company . However in contrast, he's a coward who tries to act intimidating. When a real danger presents itself, his bravado dissipates, and becomes an immobile, trembling mess.
Given all that, he still cares about his friends. He is willing to be throw his pride away to beg for help when they are in danger.


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In the Catastrophe light novel, which was eight years before the manga, Sayuri has long wheat-colored haired and matching eyes. She has a braid on the top of her head. She is noted to be a busty girl of short stature.
She wore the First Shibuya High School female uniform, a sailor fuku , which consisted of a blouse with red trim around the collar with a grayish blue sailor-style collar which also has red trim and a similarly colored skirt with a belt. The red uniform ribbon which is thinner than normal sailor fuku, is attached to the bottom right end of the collar. The Order of the Imperial Moon emblem was located on the right breast.
When Guren squad first formed, she wore the female Imperial Demon special forces combat uniform, which was a long-sleeved double-breasted black coat with shoulder epaulettes and two rows of buttons, a ribbon tied around the neck, a wide white belt with a circular buckle, white gloves, and knee-high black boots.

Sayuri, being a retainer of Guren, is very protective of him, often flocking around her master. She is shown to be very obedient of Guren, and even a bit shy, often stammering when she's left alone with him, or blush when Guren talks to her. She obeys his every command, such as when Guren ordered her to beat up Goshi.
Sayuri is kind and cheerful, and that is shown when she teaches the class that Yu, Shinoa, Shiho, and Yoichi are in. She is very cheerful and optimistic, encouraging the students to work harder. Sayuri is shown to be quite perceptive at times, observing how Yu and his friends are much stronger than she is, when she was 16.
She has a crush on Guren .


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He had medium length brown hair, and blue eyes. He had a pair of light blue semi rimless glasses. He wore a brown jacket with a white collared shirt underneath. He was also wearing a dark red tie that along with his shirt was partially covered by a peach colored waistcoat.

Whilst calm when explaining the content of the class, he did not take interruptions lightly and was flustered by Yu's disinterest in the classroom.


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He has black and dark grey hair styled in a Mohawk. Additionally, he has thick, short eyebrows, and narrow red eyes.

Seishirō is rude and has an offensive attitude towards the lower branch families, as shown by his continual disrespect towards Guren Ichinose , even when Guren became Kureto's follower.
He acts very proud, but he uses his father's power and name for protection. Although he feels angry when his father was insulted, he begged for his life when Kureto threatened him.
As both Kureto and Mahiru noted, despite his bravado, in the end Seishirō is nothing but an incompetent useless coward who while acting strong and cruel, has never stood on the front lines, causing both of them to show nothing but utter disgust and no respect at all to him. He has a inferiority complex about Kureto and secretly plans to outwit him someday.


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In the Catastrophe light novel, which is set eight years before the manga, Shigure had short dark blue hair that has square bangs hanging over her forehead and gold eyes; she also wore a choker around her neck.
She wore the First Shibuya High School female uniform, a sailor fuku , which consisted of a blouse with red trim around the collar with a grayish blue sailor-style collar which also has red trim and a similarly colored skirt with a belt. The red uniform ribbon which is thinner than normal sailor fuku, is attached to the bottom right end of the collar. The Order of the Imperial Moon emblem was located on the right breast.
When Guren squad was formed, Shigure wore the female Imperial Demon special forces combat uniform, which was a long-sleeved double-breasted black coat with shoulder epaulettes and two rows of buttons, a ribbon tied around the neck, a wide white belt with a circular buckle, white gloves, knee-high black boots.

Shigure is a quiet and practical girl as shown when she brought Yu to see Guren in Nagoya. She does not let her emotions get the better of her, instead, cloaks it under an unreadable expression.
Similar to Sayuri, she's very protective of Guren, and does not hesitate to carry out his orders. Like Sayuri, she also has a crush on Guren, but does not show it often.


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The tallest member of Shinoa Squad, Kimizuki has short pink hair that is unkept in style, where his thin eyebrows are the same color. He has reddish-brown eyes. Kimizuki wears black, thick-framed glasses that are rectangular in shape, and has two piercings in his left ear.
He is shown wearing his school uniform, a grey gakuran with a standing collar that is black with teal trim. The jacket is unbuttoned as he wears a hoodie underneath.
After he was enlisted into the Moon Demon Company , he wears the standard Japanese Imperial Demon Army uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black coat with light green details including the shoulder epaulettes , which has a brown Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over his right shoulder. There are two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, Kimizuki wears a pair of white gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. He also wears the uniform trousers with two white belts around his right leg, and knee-high black boots which goes over his trouser legging.

As a student, Shihō is shown to be a very diligent and smart, scoring 100% in his Latin, English, and Japanese tests. [2] This was achieved where Kimizuki did not appear studious, he was not even listening to class, and instead was sleeping with a book covering his face with his legs resting on the chair in front of him. [3] Recognized to be one of the students who could be capable of making a contract with a Black Demon weapon, Kimizuki feels that he is a star student of his class, [4] and is not afraid to remind other people of what he has accomplished. Rather than bragging, Kimizuki displayed his test results in a matter of fact way, it is simply the case he is clever. Also shown to be talented in a variety of areas, such as being able to fix and drive cars, [5] Kimizuki is shown to be an accomplished cook as well. [6]
There are moments where Kimizuki comes off as close-minded, such as showing surprise and anger when he learns that Yu , the worst performing student in class, may earn Cursed Gear before him. [4] [7] Making a case that he is the fittest and smartest thus he deserves to be the first person to earn his Cursed Gear, Kimizuki even raised the matter to Guren Ichinose privately in his office about this decision. [8] In a desire to join the Moon Demon Company as fast as was possible, Kimizuki did not fully anticipate the influence of demon power that was involved. Being set on a goal can result in him not fully appreciating a situation, with Mikaela Hyakuya fighting his way through the regiment to reach Yu, he was expecting him to kill them.
After hearing that a student had fought off a vampire, Kimizuki actively sought him out. Finding Yu in the corridor, Kimizuki purposely bumped into him then accused him of starting a fight. Starting a rivalry between them, and engaging in physical violence as a part of it, Kimizuki challenges those seen as powerful. He is hot-headed and tends to get into verbal fights at the least with both Mitsuba and Yu. Invading Yoichi's personal space was done to check if he really had said anything. His response to being left behind on the highway as part of a prank was to catch up and draw his swords at Shinoa and Mitsuba, where Kimizuki was calm about being clear he is not to be taken lightly.
Compared to members in his squad, Kimizuki appears to be more standoffish and detached to them. When his squad formed, the members are quick to familiarize themselves with each other and referred to each other on a first name basis, but Kimizuki is referred to by his surname, which indicates a level of unfamiliarity between them. Not particularly interested in knowing his squad members either, it could possibly attribute to the fact that he only joined the Japanese Imperial Demon Army to gain access to medical help for his ailing sister. While aloof, Kimizuki still functions as part of the team, and is instinctively prepared to help in situations as the need arises; taking over cooking that has gone awry, to carrying Yu who was unconscious. Indeed being multi-talented, Kimizuki also makes use of his capabilities where he is the most helpful one when the squad runs into trouble.
In thinking about a situation, Kimizuki considers and acts to carry out a best course of action given the circumstances. Within a demon vision he stabbed himself rather than the apparition taunting him as a means of overcoming Kiseki-o's possession attempt, before decisively prevailing. [9] Taunting Lucal Wesker successfully prevented him joining other vampire nobles when that was a concern. Hearing that a battle was taking place outside, Kimizuki headed straight for Mirai to check on her, and wasted no time in attempting to escape the city as it came under heavy attack. Maintaining a level-head after hardships, and not getting caught up in a moment, Kimizuki pointed out to Yu that Mika being turned into cursed gear does not count as saving him, the only person to observe this. Entering a demon realm and cut, Kimizuki is prepared to sacrifice himself to deal with threats.

“ Shoot us both! Yoichi! ” –Holding Sika Madu near a coffin to transport him and calling for Yoichi to help with the assault against the First in this way. Chapter 107 "Angel's Plan", page 36

Although he does not show affection publicly, Kimizuki does have a gentle side. One of the display of his kindness was that he removed his jacket at night and covered Yu with it, stating that he does not want his friend to catch a cold while battling with a demon inside his mind. [10] Kimizuki also became emotional, and cried when he learned that his sister was safe. [11] One of Kimizuki's most defining traits is his love for his Mirai. He will do anything to save and keep her alive. This was noted when Kiseki-o comments that he would not hesitate to betray his friends if it meant saving his sister. [12]
While prepared to follow orders and go along with plans, Kimizuki's patience wanes. While not physically hostile, Kimizuki angrily shouts at the lack of clarification on a matter.

“ Even though my sister was killed... ...I've kept my mouth shut and waited... And waited... ...Waited... Well, now I'm sick of waiting! We sat down and kept our traps shut... ...This whole damn time! Even though we don't know squat! But, despite everything you put us through, we still agreed to listen to you! Are you really still going to take that attitude with us?! ” –Angry at Guren after viewing Mirai nearby. page 13-15


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He is the tallest member in the Shinoa Squad and has short, messy dark pink hair and reddish-brown eyes. He wears black, thick-framed long rectangular glasses and has two piercings in his left ear.
For clothing Kimizuki is seen wearing his school uniform, a grey gakuran with a standing collar that is black with teal trim. The jacket is unbuttoned as he wears a hoodie underneath.
After he was enlisted into the Moon Demon Company, he wears the standard JIDA uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black coat with light green details including the shoulder epaulettes which has a brown Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over his right shoulder and two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, he wears a pair of white gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. He also wears the uniform trousers with two white belts around his right leg and knee-high black boots which goes over his trouser legging.

Initially confrontational, Kimizuki picked a fight with Yu and the aggression was maintained after seeing him again. Guren commented that Kimizuki was starting to seem friendly and less volatile. Shinoa observes that Kimizuki attacked Yu to test his ability and maintain his alpha dominance over the students.
As a student, Shihō is shown to be a very diligent and smart, scoring 100% in his Latin, English, and Japanese tests. When he was first introduced in the story, he was not even listening to class, and instead was sleeping with a book covering his face with his legs resting on the chair in front of him. Feeling he is a star student of his class, Kimizuki is not afraid to remind other people of what he has accomplished.
His practical talents include being able to fix and drive cars, and Kimizuki is shown to be an excellent cook as well. He follows directions such as attacking a demon that a team member had turned into, and complied with Shinoa's order to swerve the car for something he could not see. Kimizuki is sure of his abilities in combat, and told Yu they could handle a squad of vampires.
Kimizuki's capabilities and doing what is expected of him and beyond is part of what enables him to effectively deal with problems. He also supports team members whether it is defending them from attack, to doing what he can to rescue them. One instance was using the Devil's Coffin, an attacking ability to instead save Yu and simultaneously deal with his demon possession problem.


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In the light novels, Shinoa is described as a short, adorable, and beautiful young girl with shoulder lengthened ashen hair, the same as Mahiru's. The large bow on the back of her head is a dark shade of magenta, which is at the end of a twisted braid. She is described by Guren as having clear, piercing amber-red eyes that seemed to stare out at the world, and skin so pale that it was almost transparent to her blood. On her left arm, Shinoa has a black shackle.
She wears a black sailor-like uniform with ten yellow buttons along the side of the dress. Placed before the last set of buttons, Shinoa wears a silver belt, and on her hands are white gloves. There are two green stripes around the wrists of the uniform. On the neck side, she wears a dark pink bow tie.

Possessing a sarcastic, apathetic attitude, Shinoa does not put much emotion into her words. She loves teasing others and is quite dry-humored. Shinoa generally tends to smirk before teasing or performing her antics towards others, delighting in placing them in uncomfortable situations. She can be proud and facetious but has a nice, joyful and cheery part of her.

“ Oh, what are you looking at now? Do you see a naked girl?" ” –Teasing Yu upon coming across him looking across the cityscape.

With the possibility raised upfront, Shinoa does not shy away from displaying a manipulative side. Shinoa does have a vulnerable complex about her short stature when Yūichirō and Shihō teased her for being too short to drive a car. She laughs smugly before proceeding to materialize her cursed gear to physically teach them a lesson. [5]

“ 'Oh, Shinoa, you look so adorable in that uniform I could positively die! After all, I'm just a poor, inexperienced virgin.' Really? I understand. ” –Voicing Yu's words as she imagines them. " Mitsuba's Squad "

Showing that she does not care about the conflict inside her family, Shinoa claims that family conflicts are what caused the death of her older sister. [6] Unlike Kureto, she lacks ambition and only wants to serve the army well. Shinoa explained to some soldiers that she does not actively seek a rise in rank, and her lack of ambition (and Mahiru overshadowing her) is what caused her to be cast out from her family . Due to her upbringing, Shinoa grew up without knowing what a sibling is, and never truly cared about anyone until her current squad was formed. Shinoa shows surprisingly little emotion when discussing her sister's death, suggesting an emotional detachment to people she knows. While she may also keep her friends away at an arm's length, she greatly respects Yu's resolve and feelings toward his family so acts to help him.

“ Ah, so you mean the struggle for power, I assume? The one that killed my gifted sister and has consumed my brother, Kureto? Little incompetent me ran away from that chaos as quickly as my feet could take me. ” –Views on power and acting to avoid it considering how it affected others. " Defining a King "

In Catastrophe at Sixteen , Shinoa is revealed to be a lonely girl, shut away in an apartment on her own. With high expectations of herself, Shinoa thought how her older sister was a once-in-a-century genius and so she could not live up to these expectations. [7] Whilst Mahiru remained her only friend, in the end, the demon possessing Mahiru consumed her humanity, and that shattered Shinoa's resolve to form bonds with others. When Shinya and Guren offered to take care of her after seeing the mess in her apartment, she pushed them away, claiming that they are only there to use and exploit her. Shinoa's lack of faith in others caused her to believe that she can only rely on herself, as there is no one else to trust. Because of this, she believes in people less overall and is more negative about matters.

“ You have nothing to worry about, Lieutenant Colonel! Since I'm an adult, I know ignoring the whiny yipping of the weak, talentless losers is only the mature thing to do. ” –A squad leader, to Guren while simultaneously teasing Mitsuba. "Mitsuba's Squad"

As a leader of her squad, Shinoa takes a calm and strategic approach to situations. Heavily supporting team work with a focus on maintaining formation, Shinoa encourages, mostly Yu, to stick with it. Effective at directing others in explaining the scenario at hand, and what they need to do, Shinoa also guides Mitsuba to take the lead in a sustained effort to empower others. In conflict she issues warnings about a foes capabilities, and strategizes on what their best response to a threat should be. Moving to defend others from attacks, Shinoa also shows a willingness to work with other teams not of her own.

“ Excellent! Well then, let us be off on a fun-filled, vampire-slaughtering excursion! ” –An announcement to her squad before their first operation. " First Extermination "

Her personality while fighting is steady and momentum is used to keep her scythe actively swinging around defensively, and into foes. At times, in a battle she lacks self-control and can get distracted, and angered. It was not until after she lost the mock battle between her squad and Guren's three-person squad, did Shinoa finally realize the fear of losing someone important to her, and even a tiny mistake or her pranks can cost her family their lives. [8] Also, she and her squad can grow even stronger and the closer they grow, the more powerful they shall become. [9]

“ Who knows? I certainly can't say. But just a few minutes ago, for the first time in my life, someone told me they needed me. I think I'd like to try living up to that. ” –To Guren when asked if she has a crush on Yu, where Shinoa notes a change in her view. "Possessed by Mahiru"

She developed feelings for Yu, in which she is uncertain of. [10] This is shown more when Shinoa later speaks with Shikama Dōji. [11] Shinoa keeps her developing emotions for Yu in reserve, as she says she wants to keep her feelings "professional". Practically, this is done to not indulge her demon with desires that could result in her possession. Her carefree side serves as a mask for matters she keeps to herself.
After being possessed by Shikama Dōji, her personality changes drastically. Shinoa becomes violent and ruthless, attacking anyone who might pose a threat to her (under Shikama Dōji's influence). This is largely shown when she defends herself from Ferid by cutting him apart in multiple areas, then viciously attacking Crowley. It reaches the point where Ferid has to breathlessly advise others to run from her. [12] In this state, Shinoa also located Guren, Shinya, Kureto and Mika with the belief that there was a plot they were discussing, where she wanted to join in. [13] She has also developed the power to cut off one's head with her fingertips or hands which she appeared eager to do immediately without any warning or hesitation.
Restored to herself, Shinoa attempted to console Mitsuba who was upset, while dealing with her own aching body. Resorting to humor for the situation, Shinoa resolved to intervene at learning that Yu had been kidnapped and Guren had betrayed them. After another challenging ordeal, Shinoa again acted pragmatically in locating water considering the limited resources. In embracing the merriment she instigated, it may have bordered on recklessness given the circumstances.
Speaking earnestly is done when Shinoa is making a case on how Guren with Mahiru were helping interfere with the First's plan for her own benefit. Emotional then, Shinoa is also moved to tears in beseeching Yu to come back after he enters a demonic state. Although initially relieved that Yu had returned to his senses, Shinoa quickly gathers what the situation is and tells Yu to not go. When Yu does leave, Shinoa exhibits a previously unseen remorseless streak in uncaring comments on the state of Asuramaru, and even speaking about killing Mika to get Yu back. Where her status as a Hiragi may come into it with her older relatives out of commission, the ruthlessness extends to civilians.

“ Send the order to have all food supplies in all Ikebukuro settlements burned! ” –Relaying her most brutal command yet in an attempt to prevent Yu and Mika from escaping with a food supply where civilians have a risk of starving. Chapter 120 : "The Price of Appetite" page 22

Secluding herself from all, and cheerfully, yet in all seriousness comparing herself to ants, Shinoa would also speak of feeling valueless to others when found. In such pensive moments, Shinoa may have sustained herself in remaining her light-hearted self. If Shinoa truly did feel low she kept it well hidden, and yet in speaking to Mitsuba about it she may have just naturally been her lively self.

“ True. You did have a crush on Yu. Just like me. We're sixteen! We're growing up. Growing interested in those things! ” –Mixing jokes with serious topics. Chapter 133 : "Maidens in Love" Page 6

In entertaining fantastic desires such as desiring validation from Yu, she could on the surface engage in a seemingly a regular, if sudden conversation with Mitsuba, yet all the while Shinoa was simultaneously generating desires to form a power she suspected she had. Feeling ready, she directed Mitsuba to gather the squad where Shinoa regards her, along with Yoichi and Kimizuki as a faction of their own.

“ But you know? I have this feeling we just can't trust the Lt. Colonel or my sister. They aren't me, after all. ” –Coming to see herself apart from others, including those she has worked closest with. Chapter 133: "Maidens in Love" Page 26

While others have spoken unfavourably about human experimentation, Shinoa is unfazed by it. Upon her victory over the First if anything she was enthralled by what it enabled her to achieve. This was an extension of her merriment in overcoming challenges. Wild with excitement, Shinoa's most exhilarated laughter was reserved for when she was draining the First of his power, embracing the knowledge that was what she was made to do.

“ Sadly, I'm still entirely full of vim and vigor! Apparently, I'm some sort of terrible monster that humans created. Even Shi was horrified. ” –Sharing she is perfectly fine having just overcome the First and draining his powers. Chapter 139 : "Two Monsters" Page 6


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Shinya is a tall, young man with medium length white hair with bangs and blue eyes.

Shinya is shown to be a gentle and cool man. He does not get angry easily, even when being insulted by Seishirō. He is seen smiling pleasantly all the time, even in tough spots, shown in the battle of Nagoya with Crowley. [3] He has a lighthearted and breezy personality, often joking around Guren, and seems to be relaxed even during missions, as seen where he calmly teaches Yoichi the role of a sniper. [4]
Shinya is shown to be very loyal to his friends, such as joining Guren in the battle in Nagoya, despite recognizing that it is a suicide mission. He is shown to put a lot of trust in his closest friends, such as Guren, and is deeply shocked when Guren is revealed to be a Namanari . [5] Along with that, unlike most Hīragi, he lacks any superiority complex, as he has been seen to treat others kindly and politely. Another show of this was how he never shunned Shinoa unlike any other member of the family, as he treated her kindly and even seemed to truly care for her, aiding in saving her during the Apocalypse and later on forgiving her rescue of Mikaela. Shinya also holds his morals firmly above his desires, being deeply enraged at Guren when the latter killed many of his own comrades and showing nothing but disgust at Guren's nonchalant dismissal even as he justified it as being to fulfil both of their dreams.
A trait that Shinya possesses is that he is very observant and perceptive, picking out tiny reactions on Guren's face and is able to easily grasp the latter's emotions. He also is able to piece together an idea on what Guren is hiding just by observing his movements and facial expressions.
However, Shinya's lighthearted personality and his charming smile is only a facade, a defense mechanism. Since he was put in an arena-styled environment as a child, where young boys have to battle to death, he began to mask his fears and insecurities in order to help him endure the harsh training. Shinya's constant smile is also there to fool adversaries into letting their guards down, so he could strike at the right moment. Once his mask is gone, he is shown to be more blunt and even somewhat masochistic, thinking about how his own death will play out when Mahiru rejected him. [6]
In the light novels, Shinya is shown to be a lot more ruthless and even sly, due to the harsh upbringing he received as a child where only the fittest child is allowed to live. He is not afraid to kill civilians or use dirty tricks, as shown in the the qualification exams when he spars against a fellow student. [7] His high perceptiveness also allows him to see through Guren's facade of being a weakling. Despite the difference between his family status and Guren's, Shinya is still willing to become his friend and even help him achieve his goals (of overthrowing the Hīragi family); however, that time did not come to pass due to the Apocalypse.
Prior to meeting Guren, Shinya doesn't know what his purpose in living is, as he only lived to become Mahiru's mate to provide superior DNA for her child. After meeting Guren, Shinya found himself both envious and admiring of the former's goals and determination to live, and as he interacted more with Guren, Mito, Goshi, Sayuri, and Shigure, he found a new purpose in his life: to protect his new friends.


Seraph of the End

Shishido is a young man with chin length reddish brown hair, kept to the side so as to keep his face visible. His thin eyebrows are the same color.
Like his fellow students, he wears a grey gakuran with a black standing collar with a teal trim as a school uniform. His jacket is fully unbuttoned showing a white collared shirt underneath. A red belt is visible, with darker color trousers. Amongst his friends he is the tallest.

Along with Yūji , Shishido has no qualms about allowing his friends to bully other people, as he did when he was flanking Satoshi Yamanaka when the latter was pushing Yoichi Saotome around for money. He also threatens physical violence to those who stand up for bullied people as he did with Yu .
In different circumstances he does show softer sides such as being nervous, and when requiring help he does apologize for his actions before, acknowledging they were in the wrong.


Seraph of the End

Existing within a human boy, this seraph has two pairs of feathery wings outstretched, with a steady stream of a blood like substance trickling out from its eyes and down the boy's face. The youth himself had his hair swept back over his head where his ears were visible. Appearing as a teenager his build was slim.

Furious, the active seraph bellowed in rage and had an awareness that the chains around it were what was keeping it confined. In moments of calm such as when it was approached by Yu, the Sixth Trumpet was insightful, taking time to asking a few questions then finding out anyway who Yu was. Not entertaining ideas of being saved, the Sixth Trumpet thought it was saving who it perceived as a broken King of Salt. Questioning why it failed to destroy the world, the Sixth Trumpet sought to remind this other seraph of their true purpose, and then murder Yu to have the King of Salt reborn. Making sure it understood the situation, the seraph would share its view with Yu, revealing that he was neither demon, human, or seraph so had to be destroyed.
Dismissing demons as inferior beings would act as an arrogant belief in that it was detrimental to this seraph. While it could perceive Asuramaru, the Sixth Trumpet may have not realized that this demon was more than capable of keeping a seraph's power in check, indeed was doing it with the King of Salt's power within Yu. Further, though his Cursed Gear the seraph could not overcome Yu's demon powered sword, indeed it witnessed its trumpet sustaining damage from it. The Sixth Trumpet often expressed surprise at such developments. Ultimately, for the moments of lucidity they steered themselves towards convincing the seraph that humans, especially Yu needed to die. Crumbling to a furious state, the Sixth Trumpet did not use its considerable power it could generate, particularly an energy based ranged attack, but resorted to violently swinging its susceptible to damage trumpet in multiple attempts to hit Yu, yelling for him to die all the while.


Seraph of the End

Yoichi is an average-height boy with medium length, brown hair. His hair appears spiky, less bouncy and thinner than his anime appearance. Yoichi has large, dark green eyes.
He is shown wearing his school uniform: a gray with light blue design gakuran . Yoichi also wears the standard JIDA uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black coat with light green details including the shoulder epaulettes , which has a brown Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over his right shoulder, with two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, he wears a pair of white gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. Yoichi also wears the uniform trousers and black boots which go over the trouser's leggings. He usually wears the cap and cape as well.

Having an equilibrium of kindness and altruism gives him an optimistic and sweet personality. Yoichi reacts to conflicts among others close to him such as Yu and Kimizuki by trying to mediate and calm the tension.

“ Guys! Guys! Can't we try to get along? ” –Trying to make peace when Kimizuki and Yu are bickering. Chapter 21 " Kiseki-o's Box "

While such traits are not helpful for his demon, it helps Yoichi himself cope when Gekkouin takes the form of his sister. Professing to want to avenge his sister was a driving force in wanting to join the army, and Yoichi was prepared to take measures for a mere chance at that. Even with his capabilities called into question, Yoichi showed a determination in wanting to make a cursed gear contract for this purpose. Where as a child he followed his sister's guidance to stay under the bed, Yoichi, now older and with other's safety at risk, chose to overcome his fear, and instead act to prevent such tragedies from happening again. This desire to help was effective in overcoming his possession by a demon. With time spent around his new "family", Yoichi began to see the reason to why he was there, and does not question his self-worth as much as before. At ease with everyone, Yoichi is willing to act to assist his friends.

“ Yeah. He's right, Yūichirō! To be honest, the whole world is really messed up right now... and none of us have any clue what the heck is going on. But if there's one thing we can be sure of... it's that no matter how terrible the world gets—all of us... are friends. ” –Yoichi to the group. Chapter 44 : "A Drive Along Death's Shoreline"

While Yoichi dislikes conflict between his friends, it is not the same on the battlefield against threats. Ready to engage, Yoichi is effective at firing initial shots at foes. He is also on standby to provide cover fire to defend others, effectively working with physical fighters who are battling an enemy. Compromised by an attack, or outright captured, Yoichi is not overtly afraid of the danger, rather acknowledges it and endures in what is bravery, which would seem at odds with his somewhat meek demeanour overall. In taking the time to speak with his demon while sleeping, Yoichi develops weapon manifestation. Fitting into a sentry position naturally, Yoichi monitors an area to provide safety for the squad to train. Alert, his confidence in his skills grew to the point where he could snipe and destroy multiple Horsemen by himself. While nervous during a sniping mission with Shinya out of fear they would impair the secretive nature of the ambush, or outright fail, Yoichi followed guidance to calm himself. He wasted no time in launching a devastating bombardment on targets to clear the area for the ground troops. Yoichi also fired at once give the order at a vampire noble, Crowley, that he noticed.
Attentive, Yoichi observes for danger and often listens to others who make decisions where he is ready to support them. Insightful to others, Yoichi asks his demon Gekkouin what his favorite color is as he builds a rapport with him. With Yu failing his exams, where others tease him, Yoichi sympathizes and understands it was due to his upbringing in a vampire city. Even after seeing Mika fight his way through many soldiers, and knock aside others, Yoichi dropped his weapon and appealed to his sense of family. Not just giving blood, Yoichi asks Mika whether it tastes okay. Anticipating a scenario and acting to avoid it, Yoichi knocks Kimizuki who has turned into a demon out by firing at him to stop him attacking Guren where his life would have been in danger.
In response to certain stimuli, connected directly with the circumstances involving his sister, Yoichi is overcome by a relatively quiet, homicidal rage where he sees murder as the solution. In a private conversation with Gekkouin, he shared a darker, more twisted side to his personality.

“ Me? Oh, no. I'm not nice at all. I'm so mean and nasty and petty... I can't let the others ever find out. ” –Sharing one view to Gekkouin. "Crucifying the Immortal"

It was one Yoichi is conscious to never show to his friends, keeping it only to himself and his demon, [2] yet he tells Gekkouin about his desire to make Lacus suffer before killing him. Realizing that sunlight exposure torture existed, Yoichi reacted by desiring this for the vampire who killed his sister. What is a sudden set fixation on killing is also applied to Guren, not after he murdered a young girl, Mirai, but when he revealed Tomoe's body had been kept. Seeing him again, Yoichi had his bow drawn. In such cases, Yoichi is prepared to calm himself, but has outright attacked with his cursed gear.
Reacting fast, Yoichi deals with his own demon Gekkouin after he was said to be allied with the First and attacking Yu and Mika.

“ Really, Gekkouin. Are you that stupid? I. Don't. Care. I'm sick of people and their 'great causes.' We have no cause. We're family, and that's all we need. The same goes for all humans. You should know that. You're the demon who's eaten all of my desires, after all. ” –Not hearing Gekkouin's reasons for his actions and placing the importance of family over people and their supposed great causes. Chapter 102 : "He's Calling for Me" page 37


Seraph of the End

He is an average-height boy with medium length, brown hair and large, dark green eyes.
For clothing, he is seen wearing his school uniform: a gray with light blue design gakuran.
Yoichi wears the standard JIDA uniform, which consists of a long-sleeved black coat with light green details including the shoulder epaulettes. These have a brown Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over his right shoulder and two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, he wears a pair of white gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. Yoichi also wears the uniform trousers and black boots which go over the trouser's leggings. He usually wears the cap and cape as well.

Largely unaggressive, Yoichi made little if any effort to prevent himself from getting bullied and did not view it as that; however, he still ran from the bullies when he saw them again. Yoichi initially was set on acquiring revenge for his sister though seemingly not out of hatred rather as part of a culture-based obligation to enact vengeance on behalf of others. His innocent nature kept him blind to areas that could benefit from reflection.
He would receive alternate perspectives; Yoichi's concern for a friend led him to tackle a vampire, something he was afraid of even hearing about. Yoichi made the choice to progress with acquiring a cursed gear to become stronger, and it was a desire to take action and help with the inclination to keep friends safe that allowed him to overcome the demon he had succumbed to.

Mediating

Good natured and pleasant overall, it was this that initially put him at odds with his demon that he was nice to. However, talking to it in his sleep also strengthened his cursed gear capabilities, so rather than changing, remaining the same helped Yoichi there. He is usually the peace maker around Shinoa's Squad, intervening in the event that Yuichiro and Kimizuki are bickering. He has developed a love for his "family" that impacted his personality greatly.
He used to get very nervous and stutter a lot, but the closer he got to the squad, the more confident he got. He does not question his self-worth as much as before, and instead focuses more on protecting his new "family". Whilst he dislikes conflict amongst friends, Yoichi can be counted on to defend them on the battlefield where his archery-based powers have been a major asset on more than one occasion. Yoichi is also efficient at zooming in and revealing intel to carrying out attacks as he follows orders well. As time passed, Yoichi is shown to be much more confident with his skills, sniping down three Horsemen at ease by himself. Kind, and supportive, Yoichi will also not hesitate to unload cursed gear fire into threats ranging from vampire nobles to mass murdering generals.


Seraph of the End

Yūichirō has choppy medium length jet-black hair. He possesses sharp green eyes which fall under his thick eyebrows. His eyes are large compared to most other males. As a livestock, he wears the standard white uniform with short sleeves and a hood.
In chapter 2 of Vampire Reign when he is sent to school for his behavior, Yu is shown wearing his school uniform, gakuran with a standing collar that is black with teal trim. The collar and the top buttons of the jacket are unbuttoned, revealing is a white shirt underneath. He wielded a standard demon katana until he was promoted into the Moon Demon Company .
As a private of the Demon Army, Yu wears the standard JIDA uniform. This consists of a long-sleeved black coat with light green details including the shoulder epaulettes which has a brown Sam Browne belt passing diagonally over his right shoulder and two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, he wears a pair of white gloves and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. He also wears the uniform trousers and black boots which go over the trouser's leggings. Yu keeps his katana on the left side of his hip. Sometimes he can be seen wearing the JIDA hat, and often wears the JIDA cape as well.

Up until his teenage years, Yu was grumpy and distant due to the tragedies during his childhood. As a young child, he saw himself as a demon that no one would love, views largely shaped by his parents attempting to murder him. At first, Yu wanted nothing to do with Mika and the other Hyakuya orphans when invited to be a part of their family having had prior experiences with what family was to him. After spending time with others, and when placed in charge by Mika of watching over the kids alongside him and Akane, he assumed a role of the aloof, yet kindhearted older brother. With their loss, Yu reverted back to being a fierce, distant rebel with a thirst for revenge against the vampires that killed his family for another four years and would resist making bonds with others.

Eager to fight

Eventually, when Yu opens himself up and becomes a hot-blooded youth with a kind heart. This becomes apparent when his fearless but somewhat reckless actions are shown when he is attacked by a Horseman . He ignored orders, evidently on more than one occasion. [6] When reports broke of an escaped vampire, Yu disregarded the warnings to avoid it, actively sought it out and engaged in combat using a regular sword. Not particularly studious, and tending to rush into things, Yu is often called an idiot by those who know him. Capable of being a very narrow-minded person, his only purpose was to annihilate all vampires because of what they did to his orphanage family, especially Mika. He will take on any type of challenge in order to accomplish his goal. Aware of the risks, he still acted on behalf of a possessed student to wrest a cursed axe away and was not concerned with the danger to himself.

“ What was it you guys said? We humans are 'ugly'? Trash that would sell out anybody if our family's been taken hostage? Ha! Sounds like you're real familiar with that little ploy. You're right. Humans will do anything for their families. We'll happily lie, cheat, make deals with the devil, or even become demons ourselves. If you wanna call that 'ugly,' then fear human ugliness when it kills you, Bloodsuckers! ” –To the enemy vampires in Omotesando Station. Chapter 9 : "First Extermination"

For all his anger, Yu does express worry about others. He was against Yoichi living for revenge due to his temperament, even though it was what he himself was doing. Even with is clear it was an illusion, Yu was concerned for the apparition of Mika who fell to the floor. Yu empathizes with others who put their family first, as when a civilian girl gave his squad false information because vampires are holding her family hostage, realizing why she deceived them, he tells the girl that she did the right thing to save her family. Yu bears a great deal of guilt feeling he left Mika behind to die, and would experience nightmares about Mika's death from that point on. He is overcome with tears when Mika appears heavily injured, and withdrew into himself when thoughts of not wanting to be alive anymore returned. While he focused on surviving until he could find someone to live for, Yu speaks how he never could really move on.

“ I've lived enough. I considered suicide every day... But I stuck it out, doing what it took to live this long. You could at least praise me for that. ” –Discussing a difficult topic with Mika. Chapter 119 : "Our Goals" page 29

Supportive of Mika no matter what

After learning Mika is alive, Yu's personality changes in response and he grows more mature, as noted by Shinoa. He puts more effort into being patient and calm when making friends. His drive to kill all vampires worldview is immediately amended to saving Mika. Where Mika's vampirism was concerned, Yu was only worried it was his fault for leaving him behind. Regardless, even though his best friend is now a vampire, Yu still slaughters others without mercy or hesitation as he remains ready to deal with threats. After the events in Shinjuku , Yu becomes closer to his squad members. Ordered to join Kureto, his response is for him to free Yoichi and Kimizuki first who were held captive. Directly and indirectly, Yu seeks his squad's help in reclaiming Mika. Raising that Mika will be useful to Guren is used as leverage should it be needed, as he comes from the same orphanage as him. Additionally, friendship and bonds become more important to Yu, as shown in a mental battle against Asuramaru. To gain more power or else lose his body, he calls Asuramaru his friend and also turns to him for help is rescuing Mika. [7]

Focusing on who he is to defend

Rather than revenge, Yu's primary goal extends to protecting his new family, and others he is working with in order to avoid a repeat of past events. In Nagoya, Yu surprises Narumi's squad having memorized all of their names and promising to protect them. Similarly to how vampires do not remember human faces and only think of them as "humans" or "livestock," Yu only sees vampires as "vampires" or "bloodsuckers" without bothering to remember their names or faces. He does not even recall the name of his vampire target in Nagoya. While he is calmer around others and more willing to help, Yu's drive to defeat vampires of increasingly stronger ranks does not diminish. His drive to protect family resulted in him partially becoming a demon when instigating a second rescue attempt, where the first one to save Guren from vampire nobles had already failed. When it comes to family, Yu feels anything is fine when they do it.

“ If we tried our hardest to live... ...Then we just did what we had to do, and that's fine! Because we're family! Isn't that right, guys?! Tell me! ” –Justifying past actions no matter how bad since it is them. Chapter 113 : "Everyone's Secrets", page 34

He is happy and appears content in sharing with Mika how they are and have a family once more.
The Yu during the Dark Ages of Greece shared an exuberance. He expresses curiosity over minor or major things such as wanting to see the "Mikaela". He was happy to play with toys, and invited Ashera to take part too. Unusually absent-minded, Yu would give some thought when answering questions posed to him. When attempting to find something out, Yu asked questions that if true, the answerer would likely not want to confirm them. Asking Sika Madu bluntly whether he is a slave, Yu of the present would also have this trait when questioning Guren if he is being lied to.
In terms of what Yu is enthusiastic about, he was lively when watching Kimizuki hotwire a truck and was very keen to learn how to drive. Aside from this, Yu shows to have a somewhat specific sense of humor, as shown when he teases Shinoa for her height. After overcoming the shock of seeing them, the fear was also quickly gone as Yu took to marveling at various species of dinosaurs present in a memory.

“ Wooow! Mika! Real, live dinosaurs! ” –Excitement at observing dinosaurs alive within a memory of the prehistoric past. Chapter 123 : "An Ancient Game of Tag", page 12

Unfamiliar, indeed alien settings to Yu are no hindrance in his excitement. Although surprised to find in a memory that a seraph civilization existed during Earth's prehistory, after he had absorbed the scene his interest in exploring took over. Although he and Mika were seeking out where Mikaela went, Yu's means of achieving that was to go in every building to find him where he had an interest in exploring.

“ Wanna wander around the place, looking? ” –Keen to explore a dramatically new environemnt with Mika. Chapter 124 : "An Elevator to Paradise" Page 6

Fighting seriously

When sparring, Yu also enjoys the combat. With the threat of an explosive spell tag stuck to his head, Yu embraced the chance to take someone down with him. He eagerly awaited Narumi's verdict on how well he and his squad did in a joint mission together. Against a vastly stronger foe, Yu eagerly requested one more round. Noting that there were two foes against him, Yu grinned adamantly that he definitely could kill them both.

“ Two enemies at once? Can I manage them? Yeah. I can. I'll kill 'em all. ” –Confident in himself when stood in between black demons Gekkouin and Kiseki-o. Chapter 102 " He's Calling for Me ", page 25

Relishing the idea of a fight, Yu would show and speak more than once on his excitement. Not be daunted by odds against him, rather Yu would also dismiss them.

“ Yikes! Only four more? Man, Guren sure is powerful! ” –Appearing determined, Yu mockingly considers how many more clashes he and Mika can endure. Chapter 111 "Yu & Guren", page 26

Moving forward, Yu is against the idea of others' blaming themselves such as when Guren and Shinoa felt responsible for the catastrophe's effects.

“ All that blame talk is meaningless! Being all "it's my fault," "no it's mine"... That's dumb! What the heck are you even doing?! ” –Yu shouts how Guren and Shinoa should not be blaming themselves. Chapter 113: "Everyone's Secrets", page 33

Although not regarded as intelligent, and certainly struggling academically, Yu has demonstrated a cleverness in subterfuge. Deception seems to come from instinct and Yu is also astute enough to know when to deploy it. Apparently coming under Shikama Doji's influence, Yu indicated to Asuramaru that he still had his mind to then attack the First. Suffering a loss against demon Mika, while he was perusing his memories, Yu struck when he was engrossed in them to successfully strike him. Compromised or not, Yu benefits when he behaves as though he is defeated. Appearing as a monstrous demon out of his mind, it was enough to speak as he would do normally to convince Asuramaru he had returned to his senses.

“ Sorry Ashera. I wore you out. By the way... ...I've been sane this whole time. ” –After murderously ordering Asuramaru to give power yet wounded, Yu gives a convincing display that he remembers his squad are there for him, before revealing he was not out his mind before taking the chance to drain his power. Chapter 118 : "I Hear Voices" page 25

Away from danger, Yu enjoys activities that give him a sense of joy. Surmounting a tower by climbing it took dedication yet is it simply enjoying the sight that Yu was after. He was eager for Mika to come and enjoy the sight with him.

“ Because if I stand up here on the very top... ...Doesn't that make me the tallest person ever? ” –A sense of jubilance at being at the top of a tower after getting out of a tense situation. Page 9

Casually discussing attacking settlements in order to gain supplies, Yu gives some thought to the wellbeing of citizens but is moved by what the larger picture entails. That he believes a resurrection he and Mika are planning can absolve wrongdoings factors into his willingness for others to perish for them to reach that.

“ No. I'll do it. If they starve, I'll just revive them later. ” –A willingness to take drastic measures, made easier in the belief that hard decisions can be remedied. Chapter 120 : "The Price of Appetite" page 19

A commitment to defending family remains in the forefront of Yu's mind even when he is in a demonic state. At the same time, Yu tactically imparts such advice, while acting to protect such family. The strength he was employing at the time was a spell tag illusion where the copy acted elsewhere, to allow Mika time from where he was located.

“ Dammit! See that, kid? You can't protect your family if you aren't strong enough. You'd better get stronger, or else! ” –Where he told a boy to get stronger to defend his sisters, Yu sees his current strength cannot help defend his own family. Chapter 120: "The Price of Appetite" page 35

An initial desire for revenge left Yu not afraid of, but willing to battle extremely powerful foes such as vampires. With that goal, Yu was similarly fearless about demons, who he regarded as a means of acquiring power. Both known and unknown forces did little to deter Yu from acting towards his goals. For potential repercussions from stronger entities, the fear of retribution was ineffective on Yu.

“ We've already been hit with all kinds of divine punishment. The whole world's wrecked too. What's it matter? ” –Unafraid of the repercussions of sacrilege given that they have already occurred, and happy enjoying himself doing nice things. Chapter 121 : "Last Dawn" page 15

Fear also did not prevent Yu from enjoying himself. After scaling a mountain, Yu was content seeing the view before him from atop a shrine. Asked if that was not sacrilegious, Yu remained brave and continued to enjoy the views he was there for.

“ There, see? If we've gotta live, might as well have fun. ” –Responding to Mika who said it has been a while since they had fun. Chapter 121: "Last Dawn" page 20

For his links to becoming a demon, and with his seraph traits, Yu has a firm sense of self. Regarding himself as human, Yu is not put off by perceived human weaknesses rather frames them as handicaps where he will prevail anyway. In a moment of enthusiasm, Yu comments he and Mika may be weak humans who may keel over and die like nothing but they will still find a way to win anyway. For stronger beings like angels and gods, Yu sees it as them being in a video game where they are to overcome such foes.

“ So! Now we know the rules of the game. If we know the game, we can make rules. ” –Yu feeling he and Mika are not players anymore rather can shape the rules of the game they are in. Chapter 130: "The First Vampire" Page 34

Deciding who he is was also helpful when it appeared that Yu had memories from Mikaela who existed in the prehistoric past. It could have been easy for him to think of himself as Mikaela since it seemed his soul was contained in him, and perhaps also take up his goals as well, and yet Yu came to be set on saying he was who he is now.

“ In the end... The only thing we can say is we don't remember clearly. The "us" we saw way back then... ...Isn't really "us." We're who we are now. That's it. ” –Affirming that he and Mika are who they are now, and not settling on the possibility that they are the Mikaela angel and Yu homunculus of the past. Chapter 130 : "The First Vampire" Page 31-32

Happy at hearing that Mika has a plan, Yu praises him and is pleased to join in whatever it might be. Where before Yu expressed little interest in plans, and even less understanding of them, he was delighted to not just laud the plan but specifically Mika as the one who thought it up.

“ That's the most twisted-est, most warped one of us all! Let's do this! ” –Excitedly praising Mika when he mentioned a best twisted plan for them to win. Chapter 131 : "Exoneration for Everyone" Page 32-33

In battle with Ky Luc, he displayed what was undoubtedly a Guren trait of expressing surprise or being caught off guard, only to follow up with being clear this was a pretence. Sticking his tongue out upon the reveal was Yu's take on the habit. The focus on carrying this out may have also been handy in not allowing himself to fall for a taunt when Ky Luc was urging him to go berserk as he did before.

“ Oof! So strong. Just kidding! ” –His pretence after expressing mock surprise at Ky Luc's strength. Chapter 132: "Battle to The First" Page 18

Rather than being concerned at being surrounded by members of the progenitor council, Yu was happy in announcing his plan to resurrect others. A commitment to his goals seemed behind his joy in seeking their help. While talkative, Yu was considerate to not reveal too much information until he had secured Saito and Urd's assistance for certain. Similarly, while talking casually, Yu does not let it slip that the other person who received the First's power was Shinoa, even the gender of the other recipient was withheld where Yu referred to them as they.

“ We won't fail. We figured out what the First did wrong. (when Saito questions what that is) Aah, that I can't tell you until you promise to work with us. ” –Forming his case to Saito on resurrecting Mikaela. Chapter 140 : "The World I Want" Page 14

Remaining composed when a vampire progenitor leaps to attack him in a formal meeting, and when a chain is fired near him, Yu's focus on reaching his goal can keep him blissfully unaware of the danger afoot. Having just been threatened by Saito who thinks the First may be in possession of his body, the idea does not seem to even register with Yu. Instead, Yu is delighted where he is under the impression that Saito and Urd mean to assist him. Furthermore, Yu happily joins Saito and Urd on the table to announce how they are to save all the worlds, without a clue that they harbor murderous intents towards him.

“ Yeah! It is! You guys are the best! And your whole "save all the worlds" thing? That sounds way cooler than Guren's "save all humanity" thing. I like it! ” –Oblivious to someone threatening him and eagerly upbeat since he thinks he has got the help he sought. Chapter 140 : "The World I Want" Page 26