List of Black Cat Characters

Protagonists


Train Heartnet

Train Heartnet

Train Heartnet (トレイン=ハートネット Torein Hātonetto?), also known as "Black Cat", is a sweeper partnered with Sven. Train is a lighthearted, courageous man who's highly skilled with a gun. He seems to enjoy tormenting Sven and tightening their already small budget as low-paid sweepers by his exaggerated food consumption. Some of Train's distinguishing features are his spiky brown ruffled hair, his catlike slitted eyes, a choker with a tiny bell attached to it, and the XIII tattoo he has on his chest. He has low alcohol tolerance, but loves to drink milk. He is also skilled at disguises, can sleep anywhere, even inside a cramped porcelain vase, and tends to be clueless about most other important things. He actively avoids romance. As a child, he is voiced by Minami Takayama in Japan and Luci Christian in the English dub. As an adult, he is voiced by Takashi Kondō in the Japanese anime and Jason Liebrecht in the English dub.

He was once a Chronos Number, a ruthless assassin and Number XIII of the group. He wields Hades, an ornate black revolver made out of Orichalcum with an XIII engraved into its side. He is called a "bringer of bad luck", but is known to leave women and children unharmed, and is called "naive" by many of the Chronos numbers. This personality stems from being orphaned after Zaguine Axeloake kills his parents, which causes Zaguine to take Train in and teach him how to kill with efficiency. Zaguine eventually dies, and tells Train that he needs to be the best in order to survive. After that, Karl took Train in and he became an assassin for Chronos. Having been killing and exposed to death since early childhood, Train becomes very bleak and unsmiling until he leaves Chronos -- at which point he seems to regress to childhood in many ways. He eventually meets Saya, a carefree sweeper, who slowly changes Train into a "stray cat" that doesn't blindly follow orders. He decides not to kill anymore, and after Creed kills Saya, he leaves to become a sweeper. Train seems to have a romantic interest on Saya but she dies before anything could be made out properly.

Train possesses 20/10 vision in both eyes, which allows him greater sight than normal people. He is an extremely skilled marksman, able to accurately shoot down bullets from other guns, and make a number of bullets hit at exactly the same time. He can also shoot a number of bullets while in the air to accelerate him into a spinning slash, "Black Claw", that leaves four large slash marks. He also uses specialty bullets created by Sven, including the Burst Bullet, which produces an extremely large amount of damage, bullets that freeze opponents, and bullets that paralyze opponents. His gun is made out of the very strong metal called Orichalcum, which allows him to use the gun to deflect bullets and guard against other attacks. When his body becomes infected with nanomachines he manages to manipulate them into creating static electricity. This allows him able to focus the electricity into the barrel of Hades, turning it a railgun. He is able to fire four of these daily, due to the energy consumption it takes to create the electricity. He can also focus all of the remaining energy in the nanomachines and fire a powerful version of the Railgun, called the Burst Railgun. This was strong enough to destroy Creed's Lv. MAX Imagine Blade but also rendered the rest of the nanomachines in his body inert, as well as destroying the barrel of his gun, causing him to lose the ability to use the Railgun again. Train did not regret losing the Railgun, as he thought of it as a gift from Saya, for defeating Creed. With Creed defeated, the Railgun was not needed anymore.


Sven Vollfied

Sven Vollfied

Sven Vollfied (スヴェン=ボルフィード Suven Borufīdo?) is a sweeper, who becomes Train's partner after Train leaves Chronos. He later befriends Eve, being the first person to treat her like a human, which causes the two to become very close. He follows a strict code of chivalry; he is always respectful to women and children and acts very proper. He is often tortured by Train's capricious personality and is usually dragged into trouble and even more debt because of it. Sven is skilled in inventing and making innovative weapons and other various equipment, including bombs and special bullets for Train. Sven's weapon of choice is originally a normal pistol, but after that is destroyed, he invents the Attaché Weapon Case, a suitcase equipped with hidden weaponry inside of it. It contains a built in machine gun, grenade launcher, net launcher, and electrical cable, and various small weapons inside the case. While Sven does not have the inhuman abilities of Train or Eve, he is a creative thinker and always calm even in the most dangerous of circumstances. Although he doesn't get to fight as much and his skills tend to dull a little, Sven is tenacious in a fight. Though out the series he tends to get severely wounded but never backs down from his task or his code. He is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara in the Japanese anime and Brandon Potter in the English dub.

Before becoming a sweeper, he is an agent for the International Bureau of Investigation, along with his partner, Lloyd Goldwynne, who is aclairvoyant. After being attacked by members of a crime family, Sven loses his right eye and Lloyd sacrifices himself to save him. A week before his death, Lloyd registered as an organ donor. The night he died, Sven received the vision eye. This gives Sven the ability to see a few seconds into the future and allows him to dodge attacks easily. However, it puts a massive strain on his body so he normally keeps it under an eye patch. Sven's eye does not have the ability to see Creed's Imagine Blade. He later evolves it into the "Grasper Eye". The Grasper Eye allows him to see things in slow motion for about five seconds, and while it is less draining than the vision eye, it still takes a toll on his body. He first uses this ability in Chapter 141 during his fight with Deek Slasky.


Eve

Eve

Eve (イヴ Ivu?) is a young girl, who is a genetically engineered bio-weapon. She is able to usenanotechnology to transform her body into various offensive and defensive weapons. Initially only able to alter limited parts of her body, she is later able to transform her entire body at will, though it causes much strain on her body. She generally turns her arms into blades, hammers and shields, turns her hair into fists and microblades able to cut through steel, turns her own skin into steel, sprouts wings from her back to fly and fires the feathers, and transforms into a mermaid in order to swim more efficiently. She is voiced byMisato Fukuen in the Japanese anime and Brina Palencia in the English dub. Fukuen also later voicedGolden Darkness, an assassin based upon Eve in To Love-Ru.

She is designed to be the ultimate soldier, and she is raised to be an emotionless killing machine. However she instead of becoming emotionless she hated killing and simply didnt understand the concept of free choice. She is saved by Sven from the weapon dealer, Torneo Rudman, and he treats her like a human for the first time in her life. She seems to perceive Train as a rival, wanting to replace him as Sven's partner, but this is done for Sven's attention. Additionally, she loves reading, and can remember everything in a book after reading it once. Sven initially tries to keep her away from the Sweeper life for her own safety, though she proves that she can fight as well. Eve has some problems with controlling her fear. Due to her upbringing as a weapon, she never learned how to handle the emotion and that becomes a point on which she is determined to improve upon so she can be of use to Sven. She disliked being treated as a child. Towards the end of the series she had gotten over her fear. She also has a deep sense of compassion and will absolutely not kill no matter what (this stems from guilt she feels for the murders she committed before Sven found her). In the anime, she actually seems to concentrate a little on her feelings for Sven after Layla asks her why she had become a sweeper and she says, "Because someone cherishes me" to which Layla asks, "Oh is he your boyfriend?". Eve doesn't reply but later, when she gets back with Sven she blushes at him. However, it seems that her feelings are not very significant for nothing else appears in the anime that shows she still has feelings for him. The reason might be because Sven asks her to join a boarding school, oblivious to the fact that she wants to stay with him forever. In the last episode of the anime, she is seen with short hair and a school uniform. This might indicate that she has decided to go to a boarding school. In the manga she seems to view Sven as a father figure rather than a romantic interested.


Rinslet Walker

Rinslet Walker (リンスレット=ウォーカー Rinsuretto Uōkā?) is a world class thief. She works for everyone from the government to mob bosses, and often works alongside Train and Sven. Rinslet says she can steal anything and manipulate any man, though she has trouble with Train. She provides Train and Sven with targets, so that they can act as distractions while she steals. She often hangs around with Train and Sven, who she respects, and Eve, who she treats as a younger sister. Rinslet is sometimes called "Rins" by her acquaintances, and likes disguises, treasure, and seeing Eve in cute outfits. There is some evidence in the manga that she wishes to be more then just a friend to Train. She subtly manipulates Train to work with by using his appetite and thrill of adventure to her own ends. She dislikes mentioning of her age. She likes jewels and shopping but dislikes stealing anything that she cannot carry on person. Rinlet owns and uses a gun but she is not as skilled at fighting as Train or Sven, she also carries a whip with a heart shaped tip for moving quickly. She is not cold-hearted and will help others or even destroy what she is hired to steal if the item is dangerous to humanity. She is later forcefully hired by Chronos to act as bait, and meets Jenos, who she cares about, though physically hurts when he is flirting. In the end of the anime, it is hinted she is now dating him, but is not confirmed. She is voiced by Yukana in the Japanese anime and Jamie Marchi in the English dub.


Saya Minatsuki

Saya Minatsuki (サヤ=ミナツキ?) is an accomplished sweeper, whose fun loving spirit and easy likability allows her to form a friendship with Train. Her involvement with him leads to his more human outlook on life and his departure from Chronos. She is killed by Creed, who believes that Train's personality change is a curse due to her. Before dying, she tells Train to "forget about her", which causes him to struggle while deciding to get revenge on Creed or not. Her "spirit" lives on, often guiding Train and his friends and giving them strength. She is voiced byMegumi Toyoguchi in the Japanese anime, and Caitlin Glass in the English dub.

Saya has no memories of her life before the age of ten, due to heavy abuse from her parents. Her first real memory is waking up in hospital and being carried off to a relative's house. She constantly feels alone until becoming a sweeper, which best suits her personality and way of thinking. She constantly wears a yukata, though it is strange to others, just because she thinks she looks cute in it. She develops the "Reflect Shot" over the course of five years. It allows her to fire bullets that ricochet off hard surfaces and strike opponents at odd angles and different velocities. It requires heavy marksmanship experience and a great deal of projectile calculation. All in all, Saya is a gifted sweeper that gave Train a different view on life; she also made him able to smile again, and meeting her, Train quit Chronos. In the end of the anime, Train walks past Saya spirit as a sign that he has moved on.


Antagonist

Anime version of Creed

The Apostles of the Star (星の使徒 Hoshi no Shito?) are a group of villains formed by Creed in order to take down Chronos.


Creed Diskenth

Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki (Japanese), Chris Patton (English) Creed Diskenth (クリード=ディスケン Kurīdo Disuken?) is the leader of the group and a former member of Chronos. He tells the group that their only purpose is destroy Chronos, but he really plans to make himself immortal using nanomachines and rule the world forever by selectivity controlling the human population. He is severely warped after being abused by his mother, whom he kills, and the police while living on the streets. He greatly admires the assassin side of Train, as the only person in the world he can relate his personality. After Train changes during his meetings with Saya, Creed kills Saya, and makes it his goal to return Train to his previous lifestyle and have him join the Apostles. Creed calls Saya a "Witch" because she changed Train.

Creed uses his Tao powers to manipulate the hilt of his former sword, "Kotetsu", to form the "Imagine Blade." Its first form, Level 1, is an invisible sword that is able to extend up to eighty meters. It later evolves into Level 2, a living black sword with a mouth that is directly linked with Creed's mind. It is able to extend and be manipulated like a whip at will, and it can bite opponents. Level 3 merges the sword with his arm, and another large arm extends from it, which can be used to propel Creed at high speeds. Its final form, Level MAX, creates an extremely large blade made out of light. After obtaining the God's Breath nanomachines, he becomes able to regenerate from any fatal wound in seconds and he will remain in his peak physical condition forever. Their only weakness is that they cannot fully restore the brain, which would leave him with only primal instincts.

Creed's obsession with Train grows until he begins to realize that Train won't join him, and insists that killing Train would "break his heart." Train eventually succeeds in severely injuring Creed, destroying his blade. Since the blade was linked to his mind, his mind was also destroyed, effectively turning him into a vegetable for a brief length of time. Despite Train's loathing for Creed, he rescues him from falling off a rooftop at the risk of his own life.

Chronos apparently no longer considers him enough of a threat to further punish him, since he is seen living with Echidna in a country villa, confined to a wheelchair. In the end of the anime, Creed fights Mason so that Train can rescue Eve.


Apostles of the Star

Sometimes simply referred to by the characters in Black Cat as "The Apostles", they are revolutionary group led by Creed Diskenth. Their aim is to "clean the world of filth"; that is to say, kill people who cannot achieve the Power of Tao. Naturally, every member of the Apostles of The Stars has a power of Taoshi origin, which are awakened through the Shinkitou, a drink only concocted by Master Taoshis, such as Shiki. However, because of the fact that some of them only acquired Taoist powers through this drink, they are a bit misguided, not even bothering to test this drink on everyone.Another member of the Apostles, Maro, is also from the forbidden Continent, and together with Shiki, they bear the most traditional Tao power, such as controlling and summoning bugs (Shiki), using ink marks (Shiki) and controlling gravity (Maro). Other members of the Apostles rely on more "deviant" powers, such as Creed's "Imagine Blade" in the manga, which is a sword that can expand for miles depending on Creed's mental power. Other Tao powers include Kyoko's "Fire Breath", Charden's "Blood", Durham's "Magic Shot" or Echidna's "Gate". The Apostles do not just wish to bring about a world revolution, but they seek revenge against Chronos. Creed due to his expulsion after killing Saya, and Shiki and Maro due to the war that happened between the Taoshi and Chronos long ago, which decimated the Taoshi from the Secret Continent. Although Tao has been the primary source of the Apostles' power, Creed also relies on Doctor's investigations on Nanomachines to grant him eternal power and elevate him to a god.


Charden Flamberg

He wears sunglasses and a silk tophat constantly, though he's found to be very attractive to Kyoko after taking them off. He wields the power to control blood, including blood drawn from his enemies. He wishes to take down Chronos, though he does not agree with Creed's methods, leading him to defect from the group with Kyoko while their castle is being attacked by Cerberus. Out of all of the Apostles, he is the only one that spoke up about Durham's murder. Charden knows that Creed doesn't care about them and only sees the Apostles as a means to an end. It is implied that he is sick or dying. He has Train promise to keep him away from battle, while he starts his own plans to battle Chronos. Voiced by: Sho Hayami (Japanese), Kent Williams (English)


Deek Slasky

He wields the power to control ice. He can attack using shards of ice, create an ice barrier around his body, or even freeze his enemies with his touch. He joins the Apostles after they help him escape from prison after murdering four girls in his freezer.


Doctor

He is a highly talented scientist interested in nanomachines. He cares little for human life, which he easily sacrifices in order to pursue his goals. His ability is called "Warp World", which allows him to create an alternate world where everything he imagines becomes reality, including memories taken from anyone present. He can also pull memories from the minds of those trapped in the Warp World, and bring those into reality as well. In anime, his name is Kanzaki. Voiced by: Yuu Mizushima (Japanese), J. Michael Tatum (English)


Durham Glaster

He has the ability to channel his energy into his revolver, allowing him to fire destructive balls of energy without regard to ammunition. His mask also contains a hidden gun in case of emergencies. He attempts to fight Train in order to prove his status as a gunman, though he is easily defeated. Durham is obsessed with being the best gunman and that desire is what lead him to fight Train. He is killed by Creed afterward for being selfish. Voiced by: Shinya Fukumatsu (Japanese), R. Bruce Elliott (English)


Eathes

He is a monkey gifted with the ability to speak and understand human language after drinking the Tao potion. He can also project his soul into another person's soul, allowing him to completely transform into that person. He is granted all of their memories and abilities, though he is often unable to use them to their full potential. He is exclusive to the Manga.


Echidna Parass

She is an ex-actress whose Tao Power, "Gate", allows her to create portals from one area to another. She can create portals for transportation, or she can create portals for single bodyparts or projectiles to be shot through, allowing her to attack from numerous angles. She is the first to realize that Creed never believed that the power of Tao could bring about his revolution. She greatly cares for Creed, and she wishes to live with him as a normal human, although he seems to be oblivious to this until the end. She vows to continue protecting him until he regains his strength and will to live, and retires to a country villa with a wheelchair-bound Creed. Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (Japanese), Stephanie Young (English)


Igor Planter

He is an ecoterrorist freed from jail by the Apostles. He gains the power to manipulate and control plants. His body falls subject to the side effect of the potion, and he decomposes into a small, wrinkled tree. Voiced by: Jin Horikawa (Japanese), Mark Lancaster (English)


Kyoko Kirisaki

She is an energetic, bubbly high school student who has the ability to create and control fire. Her favorite way of killing people is kissing them and then incinerating their bodies from the inside out. She believes that the kiss is the best part. Kyoko enjoys games and tries to make everything into a game including killing people. She is rarely without a small handheld electronic game. She leaves the Apostles of the Stars with Charden, so he won't be lonely. Kyōko starts to like Train when she first meets him, and falls in love with him when he saves her from a thief. Due to her feelings, she commits herself to Train's own personal philosophy to not kill senselessly. She adopts a tiny black kitten that likes to ride on her shoulder. Kyoko calls Train Master Black. Voiced by: Chiemi Chiba (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)


Leon Elliott

He is a young boy with a hateful distrust of adults and society due to his parents and sister's death during a civil war in his country. He travels on a flying snowboard, and has the Tao Power of "Wind" enabling to control air, managing to suffocate people and control air currents, among many things. Leon hates being referred to as a child and is easily provoked when called any range of names that make him sound young. He leaves the group after making a promise to Eve to leave if he loses to her in combat. He is the one who provides fireworks to attract Eve (and thus the Eden too) away from Palmila in the anime. He seems to think that Eve is a lot similar to Layla. Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese), Aaron Dismuke (English)


Maro

He is a Taoshi from the Forbidden Continent along with Shiki. He is a large sumo wrestler able to control gravity within a certain range. He can create a gravity wall capable of deflecting projectiles, though it does not work when they are fired from above. He can also launch his punches and roll into a ball to crush opponents. Voiced by: Yasuhiko Kawazu (Japanese), Brad Jackson (English)


Preta Ghoul

He is a former clergyman who murders sixteen people before going to jail. He is later broken out by the Apostles, and he gains the ability to decay and rot anything that comes into contact with his body. He can also extend his aura to effect the surrounding area. The anime features him being captured by Saya, leading him to become obsessed with revenge against her. Voiced by: Susumu Chiba (Japanese), Taliesin Jaffe (English)


Shiki

He is the second in command of the group, and one of the surviving members of the Tao clan. Shiki mainly summons various large insects, including the fully sentient, humanoid, Setsuki. They are created from Shiki's energy, allowing Shiki to create them indefinitely. Shiki also uses various seals in battle, which range from creating energy blasts and shields, a sword, and a large dragon made of fire. Shiki battles in order to prove that the Tao are not weak, though Train defeats Shiki to break Shiki of those feelings. Voiced by: Mayumi Yamaguchi (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English)


Other Characters


Chronos

Chronos is an organization that rules one third of the world, and much of the plot revolves around them and their connection to Train, a one time member. They have a special group of strong individuals, the Chronos Numbers (時の番人 Toki no Bannin?), who assassinate various targets in the way of the organization.


Willzark

Is the superior to the Chronos Numbers, and the leader of the Elder Statesmen that rule Chronos. He only communicates with the Chronos Numbers through a holographic screen. He is killed by the Zero Numbers in the anime. Voiced by: Seizou Katou (Japanese), R. Bruce Elliott (English)


Sephiria Arks

Known as Number I, is the head of the Numbers and trusted enough by them to be given total control over killing Creed. She is young but very charismatic, and genuinely cares for life. She will do anything to finish her missions, even going as far as manipulating and sacrificing herself and others, though she hates doing so. She controls all of the Chronos Numbers actions as well as many of the independent operative in the hunt for Creed with little interference from the Elders. Sephiria likes to look for the good in people and that desire is the only thing that allows Kyoko to live after Kyoko leaves the Apostles. Despite her gentle looks and young age, her swordsmanship is undisputed, with such precision and swiftness that her strokes produce no sound and movements that leaves after-images in her wake. Her weapon, 'Christ', is a saber of unparalleled sharpness, made of the extraordinarily durable Orichalcum metal. She knows all thirty-six moves of her style, the ultimate being "Apocalypse", which completely reduces a target to nothing. Her swordplay is far superior to that of Creed's and in a duel against him, she loses because she could not properly estimate the abilities of the power of Phantom Blade level 3 and Immortality Nanomachines that were placed into Creed's body. Sephiria enjoys Japanese food and the atmosphere of Japanese restaurants. Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese), Lydia Mackay (English)


Belze Rochefort

Known as Number II, is the vice commander of the Numbers, and one of the closest people to Sephiria. His weapon is a spear named "Gungnir." Belze is a cultured and well dressed man at first glance. He understands that Chronos is a dark and evil organization but also knows that if Chronos is destroyed, the world will fall into chaos. Creed himself says that even two of his apostles working together have a chance of losing to Belze. Belze holds no ill-will towards Train but hates Creed. He truly respects Sephiria as his superior even though he is several years older than her. After fighting to a draw with two of Creed's men, Belze is the first to realize just how dangerous they are. He usually takes a back seat to Sephiria and complies with her decisions even though he will express his opinion if he sees a flaw in her plans. Voiced by:Hideyuki Hori (Japanese), Mike McFarland (English)


Emilio Lowe

Known as Number III, only appears in the anime. He is a member of the Zero Numbers, who defect from Chronos. He uses an Orichalcum bow and arrows as a weapon, and is able to fire them at an extremely fast rate. While on Eden, he is able to constantly revive due to nanomachines and Tao, though it kills him once the connection is severed.


Kranz Maduke

Known as Number IV, is a blind man raised to be an assassin from birth. Along with his partner, Baldorias, he is extremely violent, going as far as destroying entire towns while completing their missions, and loyal to Chronos. He wears a helmet that conceals his eyes, and he has learned to fight through sensing sound and movement. His number is located on one of the eyes of the helmet. He and Baldorias are tasked with killing the Apostles before Chronos' next strike on Creed. Kranz also participates in the attack on Creed's headquarters with the Sweepers Allance as the decoy. He is described by Jenos as a berserker. Kranz enjoys being silent and rarely talks, thus leaving Baldorias to make the decisions. When Kranz does speak, Baldorias is more than happy to listen. His weapon is a knife named "Mars", which is able to vibrate at a high frequency, allowing it to easily cut steel. He only appears in the anime as one of the Zero Numbers, who defect from Chronos. Voiced by:Atsushi Kakehashi (Japanese), Viktor Walker (English)


Naizer Bruckheimer

Known as Number V, is the leader of the elite assassination squad, Cerberus, and in charge of the close-range attacks. He wields a pair of tonfas named "Dioskouroi", which he wields with incredible skill, allowing him to reduce a large regenerating creature to nothing with only speed. He is a bald man with a well cut black beard and commonly escorts Sephiria Arks when she leaves for business. He also caries a handgun for small fights. Naizer is one of the first to act in Sephiria's defense when she is not treated with respect. He loves driving his car and has an extensive collection of cigars that he gathers while on assignment. Even though he has been a Number for years, Naizer never met Train before the assault on Creed. He holds a personal vendetta against Creed Diskenth for the death of Number X, his old partner Ash. Due to that he doesn't allow others to be killed by Creed. Even though he holds a grudge against Creed, Naizer doesn't hunt Creed for revenge but to complete his mission as a Number. After the destruction of the castle and Beluga's death, Naizer succumbs to a near-fatal wound and enters a coma. He recovers but is too injured to attack Creed again. Voiced by: Hisao Egawa (Japanese), Daniel Penz (English)


Anubis

Known as Number VI, only appears in the anime. He is a large black wolf, capable of human speech, with a long, mechanical tail made of Orichalcum. His tattoo, VI, is carved onto his face above his left eye. As well as using his Orichalcum tail as a weapon, he has his natural arsenals of claws and teeth. Voiced by: Andrew Tipps


Jenos Hazard

Known as Number VII, is the middle-range attacker of Cerberus, an assassination squad. A womanizer, his attempts at flirting usually fail due to overzealousness. Jenos is usually laid back and energetic and doesn't appear to be serious most of the time, making it difficult for some to believe he is a Chronos assassin. He becomes infatuated with Rinslet, who uses physical violence to avert his flirts, though in the end she begins to warm up to him, and in the anime it is even hinted they are dating at the end. In exchange for Rins' help in tracking Creed, Jenos becomes her bodyguard. Jenos' weapon is "Excelion," a glove with indestructible Orichalcon wires attached to it, which he uses to tightly grasp or lacerate his opponents. Jenos gets violent whenever he sees a woman injured. Jenos cares about the survival of his teammates just as much as he does completing the mission. After Beluga died while saving him and the injured Naizer, Jenos swears that he will kill Creed for the memory of his friends. Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), Troy Baker (English)


Baldorias S. Fanghini

Known as Number VIII, is an assassin raised by Chronos from birth. Along with his partner, Kranz, he is extremely violent, leading to the destruction of entire towns while on missions, and extremely loyal. Baldorias' number is tattooed onto the side of his neck. He and Kranz are tasked with killing the Apostles before Chronos' next strike on Creed. Out of the pair, Baldorias acts as the leader but he will concede to Kranz when the blind man asks. He constantly chews coffee bubble gum, though he hates other kinds. He is described by Jenos as a berserker. Baldorias has a habit of acting first and then reporting his actions to Sephiria. He wields the rocket-boosted flail "Heimdall", which only he can wield well enough to use in battle. In the manga, Baldorias is willing to do anything but betray Chronos. He is only shown as one of the Zero Numbers that betray and destroy Chronos in the anime. Voiced by: Anri Katsu (Japanese), Justin Cook (English)


David Papper

Known as Number IX, only appears in the anime, and is eventually killed by the Apostles of the Stars. He uses gambling cards as his weapons.Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda (Japanese), Daniel Drumm (English)


Ash

Known as Number X, is a close friend and partner of Naizer until being killed by Creed. He is not shown in the manga, and he is illustrated exclusively for the anime by creator Kentaro Yabuki.[citation needed] He uses a cane capable of splitting the ground, and he has an "X-shaped" scar between his eyebrows. Voiced by: Taketora (Japanese), David Wilson-Brown (English)


Lin Xiao Li

Known as Number X, is the replacement of Ash. He is a master of disguise, nicknamed "Magician", who can change his appearance in seconds. He is a new member to the Chronos numbers and was only added after Train left the group two years prior to the series. Despite his young appearance, nobody knows his exact age or even a rough age. It is even possible that his most common appearance is just a disguise as well. His weapon, "Seiren", is a feather mantle, that is lined with Orihalcon wires. This allows it to block attacks, or cut through metal with its edges. Lin is a very capable fighter, able to crush his enemies quickly and mercilessly. He disguises himself as "Glin" in order to form the Sweeper Alliance to act as a decoy for Chronos. Despite being a brilliant fighter, Lin seems to have the same merciful streak as Train, since he prefers to trick people rather than killing them, and he tries to help some sweepers escape because he felt bad for having deceived them. He can often be spotted in his disguises, since he often smiles all the time. He more commonly acts as a spy and manipulator than a fighter.Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese), Jerry Jewell (English)


Beluga J. Heard

Known as Number XI, is the long range attacker in the Cerberus assassination squad. He wields a bazooka named "Verethragna", which can also change into a large hammer. Beluga also carries a knife for close-range fighting. Due to his weapon of choice, Beluga is usually used for attacks against groups or nations rather than one-one-one duels. He enjoys rock climbing and taking naps in his free time. To him, completing the mission with his team is everything and personal feelings can wait until the job is done. He dies helping Jenos and Naizer escape from the Apostles of the Stars' collapsing hideout after a failed attempt on Creed's life due to Jenos' thoughtless intervention. His last words were to thank Jenos for keeping him from killing his own friend. Voiced by: Kouji Ishii (Japanese), Gordon Holey (English)


Mason Ordrosso

Known as Number XII, is the eldest member of the Numbers. He is the wisest and most experienced of the group, and the lone survivor of the war against the Tao-users. Sephiria states that he has been a Chronos Number for more then 25 years, longer then most of the members including herself have been alive. He only appears in the final part of the manga, on a mission to destroy every lair of the Apostles of the Star with Belze. He is featured in the anime as the leader of the Zero Numbers, who defect from Chronos and destroy it after planning since the end of the war. Mason's Orichalcon weapon is a golden suit of armor that covers every inch of his body except his face, and also includes two large swords. Voiced by: Rokuro Naya (Japanese), Randy Tallman (English)


Tearju Lunatique

She is a scientist who is very interested in nanomachines. Eve's DNA is taken from hers, thus making them look identical. She wears glasses and is very calm. In the anime however, when Rinslet shows her a picture of Eve she gets violent and attacks Rinslet. She seems to have amnesia but she recovers after the incident with Eve's photo. She travels with Sven and the others and shares information about Eve and Eden so that they may destroy it. Kanzaki is actually her former partner. In the manga she has a very small part after Train is shot with the Lucifer bullet which turns him into a child. She tells him that there is nothing she can do to fix it but that he has to concentrate on changing his body. Tearju is absent from this part in the anime joining much later after the assault on the Apostles.


Sweeper Alliance

The Sweeper Alliance is a group of sweepers brought together to capture Creed and split the bounty. They are really only meant to act as a distraction for the members of Chronos, so that they can defeat Creed, though with the help of Train, Sven, and Eve, the group does much better than anticipated.

  • Gallom and Lacdoll are partners that plan on splitting Creed's bounty. They are both killed by Shiki in the manga. The anime features them as a less competent duo that runs away from battle. Lacdoll is a Durham impersonator. Gallom: Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese), Greg Dulcie (English) Lacdoll: Voiced by: Mitsuru Ogata (Japanese), Eric Vale (English)
  • Glin organizes the group and provides them with information on Creed. He is really the Lin of Chronos in disuse, which the group later learns.
  • Kevin McDougall is a sweeper who uses two revolvers. He protects Eve after she is hurt during her battle with Leon. Voiced by: Brad Hutson
  • River Zastory is a sweeper trained in the Gerbell Commando martial art style by his grandfather, who is one of the people who developed it during a war. The style emphasizes extreme power and speed in the fists, enough to reflect bullets and cause shockwaves to attack at a distance using the "Sonic Fist", and create a spiral mass of wind around his arm that has more impact than a grenade. He is blond in the manga, leading to Train calling him "thunder head", and he has pink hair in the anime. Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna (Japanese), John Burgmeier (English)
  • Silphy Deacroft is a sweeper, whose specialty is body combat, though she also uses firearms. She is saved by Sven while battling Slasky, though she helps Sven defeat him. She is often provoked when some sweepers look down on her because she is a woman. In the anime Slasky is nonexistant and Sven insteads saves her from a vengeful Preta Ghoul who mistakes her for SayaVoiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese), Gwendolyn Lau (English)
  • Toma Fudo and Murdock are captured and given "Berserk", namomachines that cause them to fall under complete control of Doctor and increase their battle capabilities. They are unable to be knocked unconscious due to a high amount of adrenaline, so they are saved after Eve destroys the nanomachines.

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