List of Darker than Black characters

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The following is a list of characters from Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha which was created by Bones.

Contents 1 The Syndicate 2 Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department 2.1 Public Security Bureau Foreign Affairs Section 4 2.2 Public Security Bureau 3 National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 4 Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) 5 Evening Primrose 6 PANDORA 7 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 8 Russian Intelligence (FSB) 9 Notable Contractors 10 Mizukisō apartment 11 References

[edit] The Syndicate

At the beginning of the series, The Syndicate (組織, Soshiki^?) is introduced as a mysterious underground organization with no apparent objective. Its operatives work with both Contractors and Dolls to achieve their objectives, and even have access to M.E. technology in order to erase sightings of their affairs from witness' minds. The Syndicate makes extensive use of "word of mouth" communication in relaying both missions and operative status. In the later course of the show, it is revealed that The Syndicate is in fact merely another facade for a global organization, in control of the PANDORA institute, that declares to be looking for stabilizing the planet's status and destroying the Hell's Gate.

Hei (黒, Hei^? lit. Black) Voiced by: Hidenobu Kiuchi , Voiced by: Miyu Irino (childhood)

Codename "Hei", the main protagonist, is an elite Contractor, with the Messier Code BK-201. Hei has a double persona in the series. In the general public he is referred to as Lee Shengshun (李舜生, Ri Shenshun^?), a good-natured Chinese exchange student living in the Umitsuki apartments^[1] and occasionally working in his "part time job". He has short black hair and a large appetite.

Hei's other persona is that of the Contractor simply known as BK-201 by authorities or as "The Black Reaper" ("Kuro no Shinigami") by other Contractors. Even before becoming a Contractor^[2] Hei worked as an assassin, earning his nickname. As Hei, he operates in a mask, a bullet resistant overcoat, and gear suiting a military operative.

Hei possesses the ability to generate and discharge electricity through conductive media (i.e. he cannot discharge it through air or concrete), at sufficiently high amounts to kill grown men or short out a building's electrical systems. It is later discovered that his sister's contract, which Hei has inherited, also grants him the ability of molecular reconstruction. Hei has the ability to manipulate objects on the quantum molecular level thus altering gate particles and manipulating electricity. His trademark weapon is a knife on a metal wire, which he uses as an offensive weapon, a grappling hook, or as a conduit through which to discharge his electricity.

Hei's mannerisms and behaviour are strange for the likes of a Contractor, whose mentality shouldn't be affected by normal feelings of compassion or sorrow. Hei acts upon these emotions regardless, making him somewhat enigmatic to Mao and Huang. He displays a deep love for his sister, Bai, who disappeared during the events of South America and has been looking for her ever since. Hei also has a past history with the leader of the Evening Primose and former Syndicate co-worker Amber, of which the nature of their relationship is unclear. Hei appears to have no remuneration, which is later revealed in episode 25 that he was not originally a Contractor, inheriting his powers from his sister. Hei is often torn between whether he is a human or a contractor, seeing he has the emotions and feelings of a human, however has the abilities of a contractor.

Yin (銀, In^?, lit. Silver) Voiced by: Misato Fukuen

A supporter in Hei's team and an emotionless spirit medium known as a "Doll". Her power lies in tracking and eavesdropping by way of water. However, this power only takes effect when she is in the presence of water. Huang mentions that her "program" is a minimal one incapable of showing emotion or even allowing her to make decisions for herself,^[3] though, she later debunks this by making the decision to keep working with Hei and the others when given the choice of leaving.^[3][4] Her real name is Kirsi and was once the student of a famed Finnish pianist by the name of Elis Kastinen (or Kostinen depending on translation, both are Finnish surnames). Little, if anything is known about her transformation into the medium known as a "doll".

Huang (黄, Hwan^?, lit. Yellow) Voiced by: Masaru Ikeda

Huang's position can be interpreted as that of field supervisor. This is determined by the fact that Huang usually is the one giving orders and explaining the mission to the members of the team. Huang is usually very demanding of everyone on the team and often makes clear his distaste of working with Contractors and Dolls. Aside from being the middle man between The Syndicate and the team, Huang will usually show up to provide backup in situations that would have normally contributed to the loss of one his team members. He is often seen in his trademark vest, coat, and beret, smoking a cigar and relaying information via cellphone. Huang was a police officer before joining the Syndicate and was known as Kuno^[5]. After seeing a Contractor in action, which had been Shihoko^[5], the Syndicate gave him the choice of joining their group or having his memories of the event erased. Later on, he and the rest of his group are cut out of the Syndicate. Huang later dies while helping Hei and the others get to Hell's Gate.

His main weapon is a Beretta M 1934 pistol^[5], he used a bolt action sniper rifle when he shot Itzhak.^[6]

Mao (猫, Mao^? lit. Cat) Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki

A Contractor who has lost his original body and now resides within that of a black cat. His messier code is HM-432. His brain is directly connected to a wireless network which enables him to send and receive information at any time, as well as subduing the natural instincts of the animals he possesses. Mao usually creates diversions for Hei in battle. Mao's ability is to possess the bodies of other animals.^[7] While he lost his remuneration along with his body, he must connect periodically with the wireless network or run the risk of having the animal's natural instincts take over.^[8] Near the end of the series, his wireless connection is cut off, eliminating his human consciousness and resulting in his 'death.'

Mao hates the Spring season as most cats would find a partner and try to breed kittens.^[9]

[edit] Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

Its HQ is temporarily located at present day Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation HQ, 19-2, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku. The real-life MPD HQ at Kasumigaseki is now within the restricted area of the Hell's Gate in the Darker than Black universe.

[edit] Public Security Bureau Foreign Affairs Section 4

Misaki Kirihara (霧原 未咲, Kirihara Misaki^?) Voiced by: Nana Mizuki

The Section-Chief of the Foreign Affairs Section 4 who is investigating matters that concern Contractors. Misaki has long brown hair and glasses and rarely smiles or laughs. She has a strong sense of justice and a sharp intuition. Kirihara became a policewoman in order to protect the weak, has a distaste for smokers due to their smell, and is sensitive about the exposure of her body. She likes eating greasy food but claims to stay fit due to constantly moving around everyday as part of her job. Her father is Superintendent Supervisor Naoyasu Kirihara of the National Police Agency.

Yūsuke Saitō (斎藤 雄介, Saitō Yūsuke^?) Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura

A subordinate of Kirihara's. Traditionally wears a business suit. Despite being an officer, he seems to have little common sense as he infiltrated a gang operation undercover using his real name. He has admitted to finding Kirihara scary. However, Saitō is loyal to Kirihara and protects her from harm, even when he thinks she's frightening. It is revealed in the OVA that Saito has feelings for Kirihara, however after verbalizing them his memory along with Kirihara's is erased due to the memory erasing substance released after Mao accidently drops the capsule containing it.

Yutaka Kōno (河野 豊, Kōno Yutaka^?) Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi

Saito's partner

Kunio Matsumoto (松本 邦夫, Matsumoto Kunio^?) Voiced by: Nobuaki Fukuda

The oldest member of Section 4

Mayu Ōtsuka (大塚 真由, Ōtsuka Mayu^?) Voiced by: Yūna Inamura

Section 4's liaison officer with the Astronomy Bureau. In her private time, she's an otaku who enjoys anime and does anime/manga-based fanfiction stories.^[10]

[edit] Public Security Bureau

Yoshimitsu Hōrai (宝来 善充, Hōrai Yoshimitsu^?) Voiced by: Michihiro Ikemizu

Misaki's Boss; The Chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Bureau. It was revealed in the final episode that he planned the genocide of contractors with other influential members of the Syndicate.

[edit] National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Its HQ is located at the present day National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka Campus, Mitaka. It is affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. It monitors and provides information on the actions of the Stars of Contractors in the "false sky".

Kanami Ishizaki (石崎 香那美, Ishizaki Kanami^?) Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi

Kirihara's friend since high school and a head staffer at the observatory.

Stargazer-sama (星見様, Hoshimi-sama^?)Voiced by: Yoshiko Matsuo

A strange crone who sits in the center of the observatory and appears to be the chief observer of the stars. She speaks riddles or prophecy, and has been seen to be able to speak during Amber's freezing of time.

[edit] Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Like its real-life counterpart, its HQ is located at Vauxhall Cross. British Intelligence originally sent three operatives to Japan to retrieve Havoc. There are four known members:

November 11 (ノーベンバー11, Nōbenbā Irebun^?) Voiced by: Inoue Kazuhiko

The field leader, presently charged with investigating BK201 and his cohorts. November 11's ability enables him to freeze liquids, including blood in the human body he does not have direct contact with. He is able to shape water into projectiles by freezing it and subsequently hurl them with lethal precision. He can also create protective shields out of frozen water. His remuneration is smoking cigarettes; a fact that peeves him to no end due to his aversion to smoking. He is MI6's top agent, and his civilian alias is Jack Simon. Through the series, he develops a close professional relationship with Misaki. After he discovers the true motives of the organization he works for he confronts Decade, becoming fatally wounded in the process. He later dies on the street after leaving a voice message on April's phone.

April (エイプリル, Eipuriru^?) Voiced by: Takako Honda

A woman who supports November 11. Her power creates hurricanes which result in downpours, coating everything in water so that November 11 can freeze it. Her remuneration is to drink beer. In contrast to November 11, she very much enjoys her remuneration due to her love for alcohol.

July (ジュライ, Jurai^?) Voiced by: Kiyomi Asai

A young kid most often seen being led around by April. He is a Doll whose observation powers are identical to Yin, except that he uses glass instead of water as a medium. He considers November as one of his comrades, a fact that at first astonishes Misaki and November as dolls are not supposed to think outside what they are programmed to. April and July frequent November 11's roadside site of death with offers of a bouquet or cigarettes.

Decade (ディケイド, Dikeido^?) Voiced by: Akio Nojima

A member of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). November 11's superior. He is killed by November 11 in Episode 22 after November discovers Decade's involvement in the massive effort to destroy Hell's Gate.

[edit] Evening Primrose

An organization promoting equal rights for contractors and their existence to be made public.

Amber (アンバー, Anbā^?) Voiced by: Tomoko Kawakami

The first confirmed Contractor, with her star's Messier code UB-001. She was originally a spy for MI6 with the codename February (フェブラリー, Feburarī^?) but later defected and joined the Syndicate, adopting "Amber" as her new name. She worked together with Hei and Bai in South America during the "Heaven's War", and founded her own organization, the Evening Primrose at that time. She went missing together with Bai and millions of other people when the Heaven's Gate disappeared, only to reappear later to fight the Syndicate with the rest of the strenghtened Evening Primrose.

Amber's ability is chronal manipulation, which includes temporal freezing of time and rewinding of events to an unknown degree. Elaborate usage of her power enables her to gain knowledge of future events, and then respond to them accordingly. Once time has been frozen around her, she can also pull other people out of the frozen time stream, while those still under her ability's effect will no longer detect her presence or movement. Her remuneration is aging backwards, making her appear frequently younger. Amagiri has warned her that she cannot use her ability flippantly, saying that she can only pay off her contract to a certain extent.^[11] Her overall objective is to prevent PANDORA from destroying the Hell's Gate and thus erasing every Contractor from existence. Amber cares deeply about and has feelings for Hei, in spite of him believing her to be a traitor. To emphasize this, she often goes as far as to order her subordinates to avoid fighting Hei, even though this usually veers close to compromising their given mission objective. She maintains the mysterious Meteor Fragment retrieved from PANDORA's Gate Research Facility in her care in a pouch slung across her shoulder. In the end, she sacrifices herself to give Hei the chance to destroy the anti-Gate particle accelerator, but not before revealing the truth and expressing her feelings to him.

Amagiri (雨霧, Amagiri^?) Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto

A portly, ginger-haired man whose left eye is frequently shut. His contractor ability enables him to project concussive blasts from his palms. He appears to be Amber's right-hand man, carrying out operations necessary to the Evening Primrose. His remuneration is the consumption of boiled eggs - a fact he does not like due to the cholesterol in them. Amagiri is burned to death by Mai after he destroys the decoy Neptune anti-Gate particle accelerator.

Brita (ブリタ, Burita^?) Voiced by: Chie Nakamura

A blonde-haired woman whose cover was as a secretary in the American embassy in Japan. Her ability is to teleport herself and anyone she is in contact with; however, any clothing is left behind. Brita's remuneration is to kiss other people, which she often combines into one convenient act when teleporting others. She uses her ability to, among other actions, kidnap the researcher Schroeder for the EPR and help Amagiri get to the anti-Gate particle accelerator. Curiously, she seems to have grown accustomed to the inevitable nudity to the point of preference. Killed when her truck carrying dolls was destroyed.

Maki (マキ, Maki^?) Voiced by: Yuko Sanpei

A young boy with heterochromatic irises. Maki's ability allows him to perform a type of spontaneous combustion on objects that he touches with his hands. The explosions can occur remotely as he often prepares handprints before activating his ability. He uses this to cause attacks on the embassies in Tokyo. His remuneration is drinking hot milk. Maki seems to be infatuated with Amber and says he would do anything for her. He attempts to kill Hei out of jealousy, after learning Hei is the "him" that Amber frequently spoke of, convinced that he (Maki) is the only one fit of her love. He is killed by November 11.

Bai (白, Bai^? lit. White; alternate spelling, Pai) Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka , Voiced by: Yuna Fujī (childhood)

Hei's younger sister. Bai is the Contractor responsible for the disappearance of Heaven's Gate five years prior to the story's setting and had since vanished^[2]. The Messier code BK-201 belongs to her star. Bai's abilities are said to be vast, with generating abnormal electricity as only the tip of the iceberg. In addition to this, she also has the power of molecular reconstruction. Her remuneration is to sleep.

At the time of the Heaven's War in South America, Hei was constantly together with Bai during their many operations, acting as a bodyguard of sorts. It was for Bai's sake that Hei originally joined the Syndicate. When the Heaven's Gate disappeared, Bai's power became Hei's, because - according to Amber - she continues to exist within him. Hei himself remains oblivious to the fact, until the very end.

[edit] PANDORA

A UN-founded research center. Initially established to find out the reason why Hell's Gate was in Tokyo, it's revealed that the Syndicate has sway with the organization and has plans to commit genocide against all Contractors by eliminating Hell's Gate.

Eric Nishijima (エリク・ニシジマ, Eric Nishijima^?) Voiced by: Shinichiro Miki

A Japanese born overseas, he is a high-ranking official within PANDORA. He had influence over Japanese law enforcement over anything related to PANDORA. It is revealed that he is also a high-ranking official within the Syndicate and was placed in charge of destroying Hell's Gate after he had placed a termination for Hei, Mao, Yin and Huang. Hourai later shoots him after Hei destroys the Saturn Ring system.

[edit] Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Nick Hillman (ニック・ヒルマン, Nikku Hiruman^?) Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara

A scientist who Hei meets as he infiltrates Pandora. Nick and Hei become friends and both have a fascination with the "real sky". Nick turns out to be a contractor and is revealed to have the same ability as Hei. His remuneration is putting people's shoes on the ground upside-down next to each other. After he and Hei battle for the artifact known as the "meteor fragment" Nick disappears as soon as the artifact is activated. Apparently, the meteor fragment reacted with Hei and allowed him to make Nick's "dream" come true, which is to have a rocket (which looks very comical) to send both Nick (who became a young boy in his dream) and his sister to space. Nick's ability to have an ambition is a mystery even to himself since contractors shouldn't have emotion.

Corinna Moku (カリーナ・モク, Karīna Moku^?) Voiced by: Sayori Ishizuka

A courier who exhibits erratic behavior after infiltrating Pandora. Murdered by Nick.

[edit] Russian Intelligence (FSB)

Bertha (ベルタ, Beruta^?) Voiced by: Ai Satō

Bertha is a large lady and a former opera singer. She is a contractor that is able to control the resonance of sound. By resonating a frequency that is the inverse of a target's resonance frequency, she can destroy a target. This can also cause other body problems, such as a heart attack, by matching the hearts resonance frequency. Bertha's remuneration is to place something in her mouth and then vomit it out; for example, she is shown paying by eating a handful of cigarettes and then spitting them up. Its does not have to be cigarettes but she recounts her past to Itzhak about how she had a baby, who unfortunately choked to death while ingesting one of Bertha's dropped cigarettes. Bertha is killed by Hei in trying to retrieve Yin.

Itzhak (イツァーク, Itsāku^?) Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama

Itzhak is a companion of Bertha. He is a contractor with the ability to capture the "specters" projected by Dolls. He steals many from the astronomy division's mediums. It appears that when he captures them he can also acquire knowledge from the controller of the specters. Itzhak's remuneration is writing poetry, although he is not very good at it, shown by Bertha commenting that it sounds like a girl wrote it, and that he should at least have it rhyme. (He responds that he had never done this before the contract). Itzhak is killed by Huang with a sniper rifle, but before his life ends, he releases all the specters that he had captured.

[edit] Notable Contractors

Mai Kashiwagi (柏木 舞, Kashiwagi Mai^?) Voiced by: Megumi Nasu

A high school student and the daughter of Kōzō Tahara. There is a significant emotional detachment between Mai and her father and Mai chose to adopt her deceased mother's maiden name. As a result of her father's attempts to subdue her Contractor powers, she became a Moratorium but eventually reverts to a Contractor. Her power allows her to create and manipulate fire. Her remuneration takes the form of humming a song. She seems to think of Hei as an older brother. She reappears as a contractor of the syndicate, protecting the Neptune anti-Gate particle accelerator, and incinerating Amagiri using her powers. She is crushed to death by falling debris from the Neptune system.

Havoc (ハヴォック, Havokku^?) Voiced by: Naomi Shindō

A Regressor who lost her powers and a significant portion of her memories after Heaven's Gate disappeared in South America, five years prior to the story's setting. She used to be one of the worst and most feared Contractors, rumored to have killed over 100,000 people during the South American War. Her former powers are unknown, but are said to be similar to creating a vacuum.^[12] Her remuneration was to drink the blood of children.^[13] Havoc, also known as Carmine, and Hei have some history together; this becomes apparent when Hei interrogates Havoc about the whereabouts of his missing sister Bai. Although Havoc is willing to help Hei in finding his sister, she later dies at the hands of November 11.

Zhijun Wei (魏志軍, Wei Chījun^?) Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao

A Contractor by code VI952. Wei has an elvish appearance with narrow eyes and shoulder-length black hair. He attempted to overthrow and take over the mafia Ch'ing-Long-Tang (青龍堂, Chin Ron Tan^?) by murdering many of its executives. Prior to this he acted as the body guard of the Ch'ing-Long-Tang's leader's daughter, Alice. His contract allows him to disintegrate anything his blood spills onto by snapping his fingers. Conveniently, his remuneration is shedding blood, allowing him to cut his heavily scarred arm so that he can spill or fling blood onto targets to use his power.^[14] He is thought to have died after being electrocuted and beaten by Hei in a battle, however it is later revealed by Huang that his body mysteriously disappeared from the morgue. He later reappears as a member of the Evening Primrose, revealing a shorter haircut and a burn-like scar covering much of the left side of his face due to being electrocuted by Hei. He joined the Evening Primrose to get an opportunity for a rematch with Hei, who Wei states is the only person to have beaten him. Mao observes that Wei's desire to fight Hei due to feeling humiliated is very unusual for a Contractor, as there is a possibility he will die.^[15] After being mortally wounded by Hei in a fight, he admits defeat and uses his ability to destroy both himself and the wall behind him, giving Hei access to Hell's Gate.

Alma (アルマ, Aruma^?) Voiced by: Urara Takano

A contractor who started her own religion intended for those like herself. Pursued by the Syndicate for killing one of their operatives, her congregation is in danger of being brought down. It is she who first brings to light what contractors really are and how they differ from normal humans, this truth being the reason why she started her religion. Her contract is the ability to transform her physical appearance to match a target exactly at the cost of her longevity. Thus, because of her skills, she had been utilized as an infiltrator and assassin. Though young in appearance to her followers, her true form is that of an elderly woman due to extensive use of her contract.

Shihoko Kishida (岸田 志保子, Kishida Shihoko^?) Voiced by: Rumiko Ukai

An operative of the syndicate even longer than Huang, Shihoko is a contractor tasked with the job of infiltrating Alma's organization to gather intel for an eventual assassination. Years ago, she was tasked with assassinating Isozaki, Huang's partner when the two were detectives, after learning that he was linked to covering up a the murder of one of the syndicate's operatives. She had gotten very close to Huang in order to figure out which of the two was working for Alma's organization, leaving Huang with an emotional scar for many years. Her contract allows her to destroy the internal organs of an individual at the cost of regaining her human sensitivity for a short time. The remuneration can put her in a state of psychological shock due to the abrupt swing of emotion. She later commits suicide by jumping in front of a truck, saving Huang from being targeted by the Syndicate.

[edit] Mizukisō apartment

Misuzu Ōyama (大山 美鈴, Ōyama Misuzu^?) Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto

Hei's landlady.

Toshiro Ōyama (大山 敏郎, Ōyama Toshirō^?)

Misuzu's husband. He speaks very rarely and mostly tends his plants.

Babo (バボ, Babo^?)

Eileen (アイリーン, Airīn^?) Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga

Luis (ルイス, Ruisu^?) Voiced by: Keiichi Nakagawa

Yoshua (ヨシュア, Yoshua^?) Voiced by: Kōhei Fukuhara

[edit] References