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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Downplayed. While most of the rest of the cast have normal human skin tones, Flamela's skin is dark grey. In the black-and-white comic, this is depicted as pitch black, to the point that she's drawn with white outline. This is likely to differentiate from regular dark skin like Kabru's. (The only other character with this trait is the Elf Queen).
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He was made into the court magician of the Golden Country, responsible for the health of the country, despite being a child. The tallmen of the court didn't really ''see'' him as a child, as he was at least forty. After becoming the lord of the dungeon he posed himself more as TheManBehindTheMan working for Delgal's sake, but over the years it became clear that his was the true power in the dungeon.
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* BadBoss: His total lack of empathy for anyone that isn't of the Golden Kingdom makes him this towards the monsters of the dungeon. [[spoiler:His lack of understanding of dragons instincts and necessities leads to him constantly yelling at them, and keeping Failin malnourished since he doesn't understands that her chimera form presents unique difficulties for her to get the food she needs.]]
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* BadBoss: His total lack of empathy for anyone that isn't of the Golden Kingdom makes him this towards the monsters of the dungeon.dungeon, and by the time the story starts he's often terrible to them as well. [[spoiler:His lack of understanding of dragons instincts and necessities leads to him constantly yelling at them, and keeping Failin malnourished since he doesn't understands that her chimera form presents unique difficulties for her to get the food she needs.]]
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:He dies being consoled by Yaad, who gives him one last apology while acting as Delgal.]]
* DrivenToMadness: A thousand years underground in his own little secluded world [[spoiler: while a demon was gnawing at his mind]] has taken a massive toll on his sanity. This is made particularly apparent on his point of view chapters, where you can kind of see his thought process, it seems normal at first glance but then he jumps around conclusions and shrugs off his own stated purpose and motivations on a whim.
* DrivenToMadness: A thousand years underground in his own little secluded world [[spoiler: while a demon was gnawing at his mind]] has taken a massive toll on his sanity. This is made particularly apparent on his point of view chapters, where you can kind of see his thought process, it seems normal at first glance but then he jumps around conclusions and shrugs off his own stated purpose and motivations on a whim.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:He dies being consoled by Yaad, who who's realized that Thistle is sincere in his belief that he's done everything for Delgal and, acting as him, gives him one last apology while acting as Delgal.apology.]]
* DrivenToMadness: A thousand years underground in his own little secluded world [[spoiler: while a demon was gnawing at his mind]] has taken a massive toll on his sanity. This is made particularly apparent on his point of view chapters, where you can kind of see his thought process, it seems normal at first glance but then he jumps aroundconclusions conclusions, loses track of things, and shrugs off his own stated purpose and motivations on a whim.
* DrivenToMadness: A thousand years underground in his own little secluded world [[spoiler: while a demon was gnawing at his mind]] has taken a massive toll on his sanity. This is made particularly apparent on his point of view chapters, where you can kind of see his thought process, it seems normal at first glance but then he jumps around
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Was brought to the royal court to be a jester. Then Delgal suggested he try learning magic... and later begged him to do something, anything, to help with the terrible situation the country was in.]]
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Was brought to the royal court to be a jester. Then Delgal suggested he try learning magic... magic and made him the court magician, and later begged him to do something, anything, to help with the terrible situation the country was in.]]
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Downplayed. While most of the rest of the cast have normal human skin tones, Flamela's skin is dark grey. In the black and white comic black-and-white comic, this is depicted as pitch black, black , to the point that she's drawn with white outlines (the outline. This is likely to differentiate from regular dark skin like Kabru's. (The only other character with this trait is the Elf Queen).
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Downplayed. While most of the rest of the cast have normal human skin tones, Flamela's skin is absolutely pitch-black, dark grey. In the black and white comic this is depicted as pitch black, to the point that she's drawn with white outlines (the only other character with this trait is the Elf Queen).
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* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Yaad was born in the dungeon. Whether he's still growing up is unclear.
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* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Yaad was born in the dungeon. Whether he's still growing up is unclear.unclear - the ale brewer that Chilchuck befriends was also born in the dungeon not long after the Golden Kingdom's people were moved into it, and doesn't look any older than Yaad.
* TheNeedless: Like the other citizens, he doesn't require food and feels no hunger.
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* SenseLossSadness: Like the other humans kept in the dungeon he has little to no sense of taste and looks melancholy when the Touden party talks about food.
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* SenseLossSadness: Like the other humans kept in the dungeon he has little to no sense of taste and looks melancholy when the Touden party talks about food. Senshi believes that this sense has simply atrophied from disuse and encourages Yaad to practice and start by appreciating the texture of food.
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* LackOfImagination: His lack of desires extends to his methods of thinking, and he literally cannot think of things and people beyond their useful purpose to him, including any emotional connections to them. When a shapeshifter brought his mental image of Kabru into being, it was just a crude scribble incapable of speaking.
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* LackOfImagination: His lack of desires extends to his methods of thinking, and he literally cannot think of things and people beyond their useful purpose to him, including any emotional connections to them. When a shapeshifter brought his mental image of Kabru into being, it was just a crude scribble incapable of speaking. The relationship chart between Mithrun and the other Canaries only describe their roles in the group, rather than what he thinks of them as people, as in all the other relationship charts.
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* HiddenDepths: In a supplementary sketch asking party members to rate how highly they view their leader's competence, she only gives Mithrun a 2/100, the absolute lowest rating given by character to their party leader, by far (second lowest was 61/100, by Chilchuck to Laios). Her ''very'' low confidence in Mithrun never comes up in the story or in any other supplementary comics, however.
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* FreudianExcuse: Laios muses that ever since the previous king was killed in front of Thistle - as he saw in a painting - the elf has been fearful of the same happening to Delgal and tends to see anything that could be construed as a threat as some kind of assassin.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler:The Lunatic Magician is a very powerful dark mage who also has total control over the titular dungeon, allowing him to shape it as he pleases and control the monsters there. Bad news for anyone inside the dungeon at the time.]]
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* PersonOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler:The Lunatic Magician is a very powerful dark mage who also has total control over the titular dungeon, allowing him to shape it as he pleases and control the monsters there. Bad news for anyone inside the dungeon at the time.]]
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* EvilVsEvil: The main plot of the story positions the conflict between Thistle and [[spoiler: the Demon, which is the source of his power. The Winged Lion is kept under control by Thistle's books, which also prevent it from feeding on any more of Thistle's desires and turning him into an EmptyShell. The Winged Lion is still able to send dream messages to Laios and manipulate him. Surprisingly, Thistle is ''by far'' the lesser evil, and once he is out of the picture and the Demon takes centerstage shit goes down, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt badly]]]]
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* EvilVsEvil: The main plot of the story positions the conflict between Thistle and [[spoiler: the Demon, which is the source of his power. The Winged Lion is kept under control by Thistle's books, which also prevent it from feeding on any more of Thistle's desires and turning him into an EmptyShell.EmptyShell, as the Goat did to Mithrun over a much shorter period. The Winged Lion is still able to send dream messages to Laios and manipulate him. Surprisingly, Thistle is ''by far'' the lesser evil, and once he is out of the picture and the Demon takes centerstage shit goes down, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt badly]]]]
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Was brought to the royal court to be a jester. Then Delgal suggested he try learning magic...]]
* GlassCannon: As godlike as he is, his body is ultimately is just that of a completely normal elf, so he's not any faster, stronger or more durable than a regular person. [[spoiler: Mithrun almost kills him on the spot with just 2 hits of his spells and Laios is able to disable him entirely... with a grapple.]]
* GlassCannon: As godlike as he is, his body is ultimately is just that of a completely normal elf, so he's not any faster, stronger or more durable than a regular person. [[spoiler: Mithrun almost kills him on the spot with just 2 hits of his spells and Laios is able to disable him entirely... with a grapple.]]
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Was brought to the royal court to be a jester. Then Delgal suggested he try learning magic... and later begged him to do something, anything, to help with the terrible situation the country was in.]]
* GlassCannon: As godlike as he is, his body is ultimately is just that of a completely normal young elf, so he's not any faster, stronger or more durable than a regularperson.tween. [[spoiler: Mithrun almost kills him on the spot with just 2 hits of his spells and Laios is able to disable him entirely... with a grapple.]]
* GlassCannon: As godlike as he is, his body is ultimately is just that of a completely normal young elf, so he's not any faster, stronger or more durable than a regular
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* HappilyAdopted: Tallmen rulers like to have elf servants, believing this makes them look more powerful. Thistle was taken from his parents young, since a child elf would be less capable of pulling the strings and influencing the throne. To the dismay of his advisors, the king was quite charmed and became affectionate, seeing Thistle as like a son. If Thistle ''minded'' his situation it's never shown. He played with and was close to that king's son Delgal from Delgal's childhood into middle age and was very close to him.
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* HappilyAdopted: Tallmen rulers like to have elf servants, believing this makes them look more powerful. Thistle was taken from his parents young, since a child elf would be less capable of pulling the strings and influencing the throne. To the dismay of his advisors, the king was quite charmed and became affectionate, seeing Thistle as like a son. If Thistle ''minded'' his situation it's never shown. He played with and was close to that king's son Delgal from Delgal's childhood infancy into middle age and was very close to him.
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* NeverGrewUp: Became Master of the Dungeon when he was still a child, at which point he went from ProportionalAging (
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* NeverGrewUp: Became Master of the Dungeon when he was still a child, at which point he went from ProportionalAging (
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* ProportionalAging: A page showing his relationship with Delgal shows Thistle cheerfully talking to a crawling infant, a child, a teenager, a young man, and finally a middle-aged King Delgal. Thistle doesn't look appreciably different over all that time and Delgal doesn't really ''regard'' him as a child but as a peer, but as an elf Thistle is at best equivalent to being in his early teens.
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* TheAgeless: Originally downplayed. Thistle was brought in to a human king's court when quite young, celebrated the birth of the king's heir, and was close friends to that heir, Delgal, as he grew up and into a mature man. Thistle didn't change much if at all in those several decades - as an elf, he'd be considered an adult at 80. When he becomes lord of the dungeon he stops aging altogether. A thousand years later, he still looks like a child to Marcille.
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* TheAgeless: Originally downplayed. Initially downplayed in his backstory. Thistle was brought in to a human king's court when quite young, celebrated the birth of the king's heir, and was close friends to that heir, Delgal, as he grew up and into a mature man.man who then became king. Thistle didn't change much if at all in those several decades - as an elf, he'd be considered an adult at 80. When he becomes lord of the dungeon he stops aging altogether. A thousand years later, he still looks like a child to Marcille.
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* BadPowersBadPeople: He uses TheDarkArts. He's also murderously insane.
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* BadPowersBadPeople: He uses TheDarkArts. He's also murderously insane. This wasn't originally the case, but being an ageless powerful child tasked with protecting a country and then having a demon nibble at his edges for a thousand years has taken a toll.
* NeverGrewUp: Became Master of the Dungeon when he was still a child, at which point he went from ProportionalAging (
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* Really700YearsOld: He was the court jester to the last king of the Golden Kingdom 1,000 years ago. At the time he looked like a child, and he hasn't aged since. His true age remains unknown although it's noted that regular elves have a lifespan of five hundred years. It's later stated that Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan, which explains his age.
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* Really700YearsOld: He was the court jester to the last king of the Golden Kingdom 1,000 years ago. At the time he looked like a child, and he hasn't aged since. His true age remains unknown although it's noted that regular unknown, as Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan. Regular elves have a lifespan of five hundred years. It's later stated that Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan, which explains his age.years and are considered adults at eighty.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Well, thanks to being an elf surrounded by humans his youngest appearance doesn't look any different, but he genuinely loved Delgal and wanted to do his best for the kingdom once. His initial 'wish' was for everyone in the kingdom to live their lives in peace, to not suffer from disease, disaster, or hunger. A flashback of he and his king having grand idealistic plans is then cut with a panel of the winged lion licking his hand, and then Thistle realizing he can't remember what their plans were, which heavily suggests the demon has been taking away desires and making his motives decay.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Well, thanks to being an elf surrounded by humans his youngest appearance doesn't look any different, but he remained a kid for several decades and hasn't matured since. Regardless he genuinely loved Delgal and wanted to do his best for the kingdom once. His initial 'wish' was for everyone in the kingdom to live their lives in peace, to not suffer from disease, disaster, or hunger. A flashback of he and his king having grand idealistic plans is then cut with a panel of the winged lion licking his hand, and then Thistle realizing he can't remember what their plans were, which heavily suggests the demon has been taking away desires and making his motives decay.
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* TheAgeless: Originally downplayed. Thistle was brought in to a human king's court when quite young, celebrated the birth of the king's heir, and was close friends to that heir, Delgal, as he grew up and into a mature man. Thistle didn't change much if at all in those several decades - as an elf, he'd be considered an adult at 80. When he becomes lord of the dungeon he stops aging altogether. A thousand years later, he still looks like a child to Marcille.
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* PetTheDog: After attacking the Touden party for the first time he reassures the ghosts clustered around the scene. They're still what's left of people he cares about, even if he can no longer comprehend what they actually want.
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* PetTheDog: After attacking the Touden party for the first time he reassures the ghosts clustered around the scene. They're still what's left of people he cares about, even if he He can no longer comprehend what they actually want.''want'' and just thinks they're upset about invaders, and they are still what remains of people he cares about.
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* Really700YearsOld: He was the court jester to the last king of the Golden Kingdom 1,000 years ago and he hasn't aged since. His true age remains unknown although it's noted that regular elves have a lifespan of five hundred years. It's later stated that Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan, which explains his age.
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* Really700YearsOld: He was the court jester to the last king of the Golden Kingdom 1,000 years ago ago. At the time he looked like a child, and he hasn't aged since. His true age remains unknown although it's noted that regular elves have a lifespan of five hundred years. It's later stated that Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan, which explains his age.
* ImmortalRuler: Of a kingdom whose population was also made immortal while in the dungeon, anyway.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He looks to be about a teenager at best but is the current ruler of the Golden Kingdom after the death of his grandfather and the absence of his father. That said, the majority of the kingdom itself now only has "young" (so to speak) citizens after the older people attempted to flee and were turned into ghosts.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He looks to be about a teenager at best but is the current ruler of the Golden Kingdom after the death of his grandfather and the absence of his father. That said, the majority of the kingdom itself now only has "young" (so to speak) citizens after citizens. Everyone who was born on the older people surface eventually attempted to flee and were turned into ghosts.ghosts.
* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Yaad was born in the dungeon. Whether he's still growing up is unclear.
* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Yaad was born in the dungeon. Whether he's still growing up is unclear.
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* WorldsBestWarrior: The strongest fighter seen on the series, being a specialist in a type of teletranspotation spellcasting that instantly kills almost everything as well as granting unparalleled mobility and utility, and he is extremely skilled on close quarter combat and body agility as well. As the head of a squad meant to invade, take over dungeons and slay their masters, he's stated to be strong enough to match a ''Dungeon Lord'' in direct combat, [[spoiler: which he does, almost defeating both Thistle and Marcille with ease. Makes sense, as he is in fact a former Lord himself]]
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* WorldsBestWarrior: The strongest fighter seen on the series, being a specialist in a type of teletranspotation spellcasting that instantly kills almost everything as well as granting unparalleled mobility and utility, and he is extremely skilled on close quarter combat and body agility as well. As the head of a squad meant to invade, take over dungeons and slay their masters, he's stated to be strong enough to match a ''Dungeon Lord'' in direct combat, [[spoiler: which he does, almost defeating both Thistle and Marcille with ease. Makes sense, as he is in fact a former Lord himself]]himself.]] Prior to the story, he has never died even once, with this undefeated record only being broken [[spoiler:by Marcille with the power of a Dungeon Lord]].
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* ObliviouslyEvil: Genuinely believes that he's protecting and preserving his home, when in reality he's been [[AndIMustScream trapping spirits in unwilling stasis]] and killing adventurers to save empty ruins.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: Genuinely believes that he's protecting and preserving his home, home and the people he loves, when in reality he's been [[AndIMustScream trapping spirits in unwilling stasis]] and killing adventurers to save empty ruins.
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* PetTheDog: After attacking the Touden party for the first time he reassures the ghosts clustered around the scene. They're still what's left of people he cares about, even if he can no longer comprehend what they actually want.
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* EvilVsEvil: The main plot of the story positions the conflict between Thistle and [[spoiler: the Demon, which is the source of its power. The Demon is kept under control by Thistle's books, but its able to sneak through and send messages to Laios and manipulate him. Surpricingly, Thistle is ''by far'' the lesser evil, and once he is out of the picture and the Demon takes centerstage shit goes down, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt badly]]]]
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* EvilVsEvil: The main plot of the story positions the conflict between Thistle and [[spoiler: the Demon, which is the source of its his power. The Demon Winged Lion is kept under control by Thistle's books, but its which also prevent it from feeding on any more of Thistle's desires and turning him into an EmptyShell. The Winged Lion is still able to sneak through and send dream messages to Laios and manipulate him. Surpricingly, Surprisingly, Thistle is ''by far'' the lesser evil, and once he is out of the picture and the Demon takes centerstage shit goes down, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt badly]]]]
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* MotiveDecay: The starting point of becoming the lord of the dungeon was Delgal's son, Eodio, coming down with a fatal illness, and he used the dungeon's mana to save his life. Later on, he turned Eodio into an EmptyShell in a fit of rage when he got sick of being trapped in the dungeon and tried to leave and never turned him back, much to his family's horror.
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* MotiveDecay: The starting point of becoming the lord of the dungeon was Delgal's son, Eodio, coming down with a fatal illness, and he used the dungeon's mana to save his life. Later on, Years later, he permanently turned Eodio into an EmptyShell in a fit of rage when he Eodio got sick of being trapped in the dungeon and tried to leave and never turned him back, leave, much to his family's horror.
* PetTheDog:
* UngratefulBastard: In Chapter 66 Thistle has to decide whether to prioritize the elves taking over the first floor, Mithrun's team tearing deeper into the dungeon, or the Touden party all the way in his house making curry and letting the Winged Lion out. His thought process is fragmented and he struggles to decide and remember what he wants, chewing into his thumb until it bleeds, then scratching his head until ''it'' bleeds. Chimaera-Falin, retaining something of her human personality and starving due to her large lower body, heals him and offers him a handful of berries, gesturing that she wants him to take some and leave her the rest. Thistle doesn't get it and eats all of them, only commenting that she's acting strangely.
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* Really700YearsOld: He and his people were cursed with immortality so it's entirely possible that his crumbling away was [[NoImmortalInertia simply his body returning to its true age.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: It was him who encouraged the Lunatic Magician to begin studying magic back when he was a simple court jester, and urged him to become the lord of the dungeon to protect the kingdom in a time of untold crisis, ultimately leading to his people and their souls getting trapped inside the dungeon for centuries]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: It was him who encouraged the Lunatic Magician to begin studying magic back when he was a simple court jester, and urged him to become the lord of the dungeon to protect the kingdom in a time of untold crisis, ultimately leading to his people and their souls getting trapped inside the dungeon for centuries]].
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* Really700YearsOld: He and his people were cursed with immortality so it's entirely possible that his crumbling away was [[NoImmortalInertia simply his son's body returning to its true age.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:It was him who encouraged the Lunatic Magician to begin studying magic back when As a young man he was a simple impressed and delighted by the elven court jester, jester showing him a scrap of magic and urged told him to he should become the court sorceror. Later, after the death of the previous king Delgal tearfully confessed his fear of dying to a sympathetic Thistle who told him it would be all right, Thistle would protect him and they'd be together forever. This led to Thistle becoming lord of the dungeon to protect for what seemed like good reasons at the kingdom in a time of untold crisis, time, ultimately leading to his people and their souls getting trapped inside the dungeon for centuries]].
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* BigBad: Set up as us this in the first couple of pages, but seems to simply be a myth or legend, with the Red Dragon taking the spotlight. [[spoiler: However, after its revealed he very much exists and is behind the Red Dragon, he solidly takes this role in the story.]]
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* BigBad: Set up as us this in the first couple of pages, but seems to simply be a myth or legend, with the Red Dragon taking the spotlight. [[spoiler: However, after its revealed he very much exists and is behind the Red Dragon, he solidly takes this role in the story. He ultimately ends up being just the DiscOneFinalBoss however, as the source of his power, the Demon, takes over the role for the finale.]]
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* FantasticRacism: Derides [[spoiler:Marcille]] for being a half-elf, calling her an "inferior being" and assuming her goal is to make herself a "full" elf. However, its averted in other ways as he's fiercely loyal to the royal family despite them all being tallmen. Who many other elves will see as lesser.
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* EvilVsEvil: The main plot of the story positions the conflict between Thistle and [[spoiler: the Demon, which is the source of its power. The Demon is kept under control by Thistle's books, but its able to sneak through and send messages to Laios and manipulate him. Surpricingly, Thistle is ''by far'' the lesser evil, and once he is out of the picture and the Demon takes centerstage shit goes down, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt badly]]]]
* FantasticRacism: Derides[[spoiler:Marcille]] [[spoiler:Marcille for being a half-elf, calling her an "inferior being" and assuming her goal is to make herself a "full" elf. However, its averted in other ways as he's fiercely loyal to the royal family despite them all being tallmen. Who many other elves will see as lesser.]]
* FantasticRacism: Derides
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* HellishPupils: The irises of his eyes are oddly shaped like keyholes. The cover of the Magician's spellbook also prominently displays an eye with a keyhole-shaped iris in the center.
* InconsistentSpelling: The official English release has his name spelled as "Sissel", while fan translations have gone with "Thistle". The official ''Explorer Guide'' also uses "Thistle" in actual English.
* InconsistentSpelling: The official English release has his name spelled as "Sissel", while fan translations have gone with "Thistle". The official ''Explorer Guide'' also uses "Thistle" in actual English.
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* HellishPupils: The irises of his eyes are oddly shaped like keyholes. The cover of the Magician's spellbook also prominently displays an eye with a keyhole-shaped iris in the center. \n [[spoiler: It represents the infinity symbol, which is the mark of the Mana being, aka the infinite demon creature which forms all mana in the world. The shape is its calling card.]]
* InconsistentSpelling: The official English release has his name spelled as "Sissel", while fan translations have gone with "Thistle". The official ''Explorer Guide'' also uses "Thistle" in actualEnglish.English, but the official release has not corrected it.
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* StartOfDarkness: He had earnestly good intentions when he first became a Dungeon Lord and wanted to take care of the people of the Golden Kingdom, but ''something'' happened, probably related to the winged lion feeding on his desires, and he StoppedCaring about what any of those people ''wanted'', then lashed out when Eodio kept trying to leave.
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* EvilFormerFriend: It's implied that he and the former king Delgal were close a thousand years ago considering his unhinged devotion to the king, and the king being the one to suggest Thistle try magic in the first place, but by the present, Delgal's last words before his death were begging anyone to defeat him.
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* HappilyAdopted: Tallmen rulers like to have elf servants, believing this makes them look more powerful. Thistle was taken from his parents young, since a child elf would be less capable of pulling the strings and influencing the throne. To the dismay of his advisors, the king was quite charmed and became affectionate, seeing Thistle as like a son. If Thistle ''minded'' his situation it's never shown. He played with and was close to that king's son Delgal from Delgal's childhood into middle age and was very close to him.
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* {{Elfeminate}}: In one of Kui's "Daydream Hours", she [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/d5e98207bceadabc9c6029ceaf6fe685/166155ce98c8c838-31/s2048x3072/d0b92ba68ff7c6a911e0cf0588d2d18746d22df7.pnj drew the Canaries genderswapped]]. With how androgynous elves are, it's not a big difference - the most prominent dimorphism seems to be height-based, as female Lycion is less than a head taller than male Fleki.
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* HasAType: She exclusively dates young half-foot women, something she catches no end of flak from her squadmates for due to the [[MayflyDecemberRomance huge age gaps involved]].
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A vice-captain of the Canaries and commander of the detachment sent to the Island. A high-strung and hot-blooded leader who takes her duties extremely seriously.
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* MasterOfTheLevitatingBlades: Her magical specialty, although she doesn't often get the chance to show off.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Often expresses exasperation at the MildlyMilitary attitudes of her subordinates and the unreasonable behavior of adventurers, although in turn her adjutants appear just as weary of her acidic personality.
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A vice-captain of the Canaries and commander of the detachment sent to the Island. A high-strung and hot-blooded leader who takes her duties extremely seriously.
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* MasterOfTheLevitatingBlades: Her magical specialty, although she doesn't often get the chance to show off.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Often expresses exasperation at the MildlyMilitary attitudes of her subordinates and the unreasonable behavior of adventurers, although in turn her adjutants appear just as weary of her acidic personality.
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* AmbiguousGender: The Magician's gender was kept ambiguous for a while. Laios assumes they were female on their first encounter in Chapter 12, as do the orks as they've [[{{Elfeminate}} only seen the Magician briefly]]. He's not corrected until Chapter 47 from Yaad.
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* Really700YearsOld: He was the court jester to the last king of the Golden Kingdom 1,000 years ago and he hasn't aged since. His true age remains unknown although it's noted that it's very unusual for regular elves to live that long. It's later stated that Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan, which explains his age.
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* StartOfDarkness: He had earnestly good intentions when he first became a Dungeon Lord and wanted to take care of the people of the Golden Kingdom, but ''something'' happened, probably related to the winged lion feeding on his desires, and he StoppedCaring about what any of those people ''wanted'', then lashed out when Eodio kept trying to leave.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Well, thanks to being an elf surrounded by humans his youngest appearance doesn't look any different, but he genuinely loved Delgal and wanted to do his best for the kingdom once. His initial 'wish' was for everyone in the kingdom to live their lives in peace, to not suffer from disease, disaster, or hunger. A flashback of he and his king having grand idealistic plans is then cut with a panel of the winged lion licking his hand, and then Thistle realizing he can't remember what their plans were, which heavily suggests the demon is taking away desires and making his motives decay.
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* LongHairedPrettyBoy: It's noted in his profile he has a deceivingly feminine appearance, despite a personality that is closer to being manly.
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!The Island
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!!The Lord of the Island
The human lord of the Island. After the dungeon was discovered, he became very wealthy. His people don't seem to have much faith in his political abilities.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Downplayed, as nobody really seems to have a high opinion of him. The only reason anyone likes him at all is that he's the only reason the elves haven't reclaimed the Island for themselves.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's only ever mentioned by other characters as the Lord of the Island.
* ExtremeDoormat: He doesn't have much of a spine, instead relying on Mr. Floke to tell him how to handle his problems.
* FantasticRacism: Namari's father embezzled a lot of money from him, which left him wary of all dwarves. He doesn't seem particularly fond of elves, either.
* FatBastard: Some of his citizens certainly seem to think so. Mikbell wonders out loud if "that stupid lord" will just keep eating until he bursts.
* RagsToRiches: Before the discovery of the dungeon, he wasn't very rich, despite being a lord. Now he's obviously loaded and lives an extravagant lifestyle.
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!The "Canaries"
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When dungeons reach a critical point of oversaturation that risks monsters spilling out and slaughtering nearby settlements, particular groups of elves are called to prevent this from happening. The Dungeon Investigation Squad, more commonly known as the Canaries to the layperson, consists of various criminals and their handlers, who are often the unwanted children of nobility. Despite their alturistic job description, they have less than savory reasons for their dungeon incursions.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The omakes give more information on the Canaries, including what crime they committed to be placed on the team.
** Mithrun is an illegitmate child and secretly resented the other Canaries and his older brother.
** Cithis received a life sentence for the use of forbidden magic (particularly hypnosis/mind control), incitement to murder, and fraud. She was assigned to look after Mithrun due to the "dungeon incident" and abused his EmptyShell nature to humiliate him until he earned her respect by refusing one of her orders.
** Fleki was sentenced 240 years for the possession and trade of ancient items. She spends her salary on [[TheStoner hallucinogenic mushrooms]] but this also allows her to control her familiars.
** Lycion was sentenced to life for body alteration (using ancient magic to shapeshift), assault, and murder, and is implied to have a narcissistic streak. He and Fleki are close friends.
** Otta was sentenced for human(oid) trafficking and the illegal trade of ancient items. She has a preference for half-foot lovers, which some elves find akin to pedophilia.
** Pattadol is the only one to not be a criminal, and was instead appointed to the party at the request of her noble parents.
* CantArgueWithElves: Securing control of late-stage dungeons is a dangerous and important job, but they don't think much of the short-lived races -- elves are repeatedly described as treating them like children. The featured Canary team in particular hatches a plan that ''requires'' placing dozens of civilians in harm's way to convince everyone else that the dungeon is becoming too active. It's almost like how humans deal with an animal pandemic by slaughtering a few hundred cattle to save the majority, believing that there's no need to consult the opinions of the cattle. [[spoiler:This prejudice ultimately proves to be the reason why Marcille becomes the new lord of the Island's dungeon out of desperation, since the Canaries have neither the mood nor the patience to peacefully deal with non-elves caught up in the situation.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: One omake features the squad bantering about the "politically correct" way to refer to the short-lived races such as tallmen and half-feet. When they ask for Mithrun's opinion, his response is along the lines of "inferior" or "lesser", horrifying everyone else. Apparently, that kind of attitude wasn’t uncommon in older times.
* GodzillaThreshold: They are brought in should a dungeon reach sufficiently dangerous levels, with the potential end result being the entire area being wiped out by a flood of powerful monsters. Utaya, Kabru's home, was one such area. However, it's implied that their concerns are only a pretext for taking over dungeons in order to hoard whatever arcane knowledge is concealed inside them.
* InconsistentSpelling: Fan translations went with "Misurn", "Sishys", and "Pattdohl", while the official translation went with Mithrun, Cithis, and Pattadol.
* MeaningfulName: "Canary in a coal mine" is an idiom for someone or something who serves as an early warning for an upcoming crisis, referring to a time when canaries were used by miners to detect toxic gases. One omake shows that this is not their official name, [[AppropriatedAppellation but it stuck due to fitting so well.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Mixed with PoorCommunicationKills, [[spoiler:their approach to dealing with Team Touden once they defeat the Mad Sorcerer is to try to brute force the sealed books out of them instead of explaining the situation with the demon, this freaks the party out, who sees them as enemies trying to stop them from saving their friend, and, never being told what the Winged Lion really is, Marcille releases him in an act of desperation when they hunt her down.]]
* NominalHero: Most of them are technically criminals who specialize in TheDarkArts, with secretive and suspicious motives that are definitely far from benevolent, but their actions ''do'' prevent overgrown dungeons from spilling into the towns above.
* NoNameGiven: Only the dark elf (Cithis), Captain Mithrun, and the elf with fairy familiars (Pattadol) have been named in story. [[AllThereInTheManual Supplementary material]] names the blonde-haired elf Fleki, the short-haired elf Otta, and the tattooed elf Lycion.
* NonUniformUniform: Their pleated clothing is actually armor made from silk from a GiantSpider, but each of them wears it differently. Only Mithrun and Pattadol wear the full set, but even they have different pants. Otta and Fleki go without sleeves or any pants at all, Lycion wears a skirt and nothing else (in his defense, he’s a shapeshifter), and Cithis’ is a low-cut, floor-length dress.
* OutOfFocus: Besides Mithrun none of them get much screentime or characterization, and most of their information is given out in supplementary material.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Canaries" is not officially what the group is called, it is simply what people have taken to calling them.
** This is discussed in one of the omakes, with Fleki and Lycion grumbling about how insulting the squad's namesake is, only for Pattadol to angrily correct them as their ''official'' title is "The Dungeon Investigation Squad".
* OurElvesAreDifferent: Mostly composed of normal elves, they also include at least one dark elf, Cithis, among them.
* TradingBarsForStripes: About half of all Canaries are criminals convicted of dabbling in the forbidden ancient magic. They seem to be given free rein with their skills within the scope of their duties.
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!!True Name -- Mithrun of the House of Kerensil
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->'''Age:''' 185 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older brother\\
'''Height:''' Around 155cm / 5'1"\\
'''BMI:''' 21\\
'''Likes:''' Nothing in particular\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
Captain of the Canaries. A strange, stoic man with no sense of direction and powerful teleportation magic.
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* AscendedExtra: Introduced as one of the Canaries group, and he doesn't even partipate much in the introductory meetting either. However, after he makes it clear he's the squad's head and [[spoiler: spearheads the operation to draw out Thistle]] he effectively joins the main cast as one of the central characters in the second half of the story, while all of the other Canaries remain OutofFocus.
* BastardBastard: The ''World Guide'' reveals both that he was an illegitimate child, and that Kabru's claims that prior to becoming an EmptyShell he was a "perfect young man" were wrong, as while he was good at putting on a friendly face, [[BitchInSheepsClothing behind that he treated the people around him with nothing but disdain]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Mithrun wanted the life he could have had if he never joined the Canaries. [[EmptyShell Now he doesn't want for anything at all.]]
* ConfusionFu: Use of teleportation magic in a small area plus no sense of direction equals a room full of people displaced into walls and the walls displaced to where the people were. His fighting style is wild, dangerous, easily mistaken for other kinds of magic, and yet exceptionally effective.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: In a sense! Everyone, including him, believed his only remaining desire was to take revenge on the demon, but after the demon was finally defeated he realized that he'd really wanted it to finish its meal and consume that last scrap of him.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: He was born with silver eyes. They turned black after [[spoiler:his desires were consumed by a demon. Chapter 83 shows them fading back to silver as he becomes more spirited fighting Marcille, up until she blows his head off. He gets better.]]
* DungeonMaintenance: [[spoiler: Was previously the lord and caretaker of a dungeon much like Thistle. He's able to use the knowledge from this time to find shortcuts through Thistle's dungeon.]]
* {{Elfeminate}}: Looks the same as his female companions, and his gender isn't confirmed until chapter 61. When turned into a human by changeling mushrooms, he looks like a character from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' or the earlier chapters of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', suggesting he’s actually quite rugged and muscular by elf standards. The World Guide, showing the Canaries' quarters, has him doing push-ups in his berth with the author's note, "My, what a muscular back."
* EmptyShell: As a result of his past experiences, he is unable to feel any bodily urges except [[spoiler:a drive to destroy demons and the dungeons that contain them. He is unable to muster any drive to do anything else, including to eat, sleep, or do any other basic functions unless someone else reminds him. This is because the goat demon devoured all of his desires except for his desire for revenge against said demon]].
** In chapter 94 [[spoiler: with the demon defeated Mithrun goes unresponsive, having no further reason to live. Kabru brings his people skills to bear and tells him that there's no way ''all his desires forever'' could be gone because people form new desires all the time, and says Mithrun can find new ones - and Mirthrun says "Okay" and allows himself to be pulled to his feet. A few chapters later, we see him eating food on his own for the first time (to the point of ignoring Laios to continue eating when the rest of the Canaries are focused on him.)]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: His right eye was crushed by the demon goat as it devoured his emotions. The ''World Guide'' confirms that his new right eye is a fake, and not the result of healing magic.]]
* FantasticRacism: In an omake, when the other Canaries what he might refer to the short-lived races as, Mithrun outward states them to be "lesser". The other (younger) elves are shocked by such offensive language, but he says [[DeliberateValuesDissonance that's just what elves called them back in the day]].
* FeelNoPain: In an omake, he eats a mouthful of extremely hot food without a second thought. It ends up burning his mouth but he barely reacts.
* FictionalDisability: His complete lack of direction and, more pressingly, his inability to feel desires mean he has to rely on the support of others to function. It's not that Mithrun can go without sleep or food but he will falter and pass out without them, and he actually needs to be bespelled - or have Kabru give him a foot massage - in order to sleep. The world guide states that he's developed habits and a routine so he can handle everyday life on his own but loses track of those while pursuing his only active interest.
* FishEyes: Has a lazy right eye he occasionally keeps closed [[spoiler: it's actually artificial and purely cosmetic]], and as a result, he has no depth perception.
* HeroicSafeMode: Enforced. The only feeling he has left to him is the desire to avenge himself on the goat demon, to the extent of neglecting everything else.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: When he gets serious, he [[TheCoatsAreOff takes off his cape]] and uses teleportation magic to turn it into a cutting weapon via TeleFrag.
* LackOfImagination: His lack of desires extends to his methods of thinking, and he literally cannot think of things and people beyond their useful purpose to him, including any emotional connections to them. When a shapeshifter brought his mental image of Kabru into being, it was just a crude scribble incapable of speaking.
* MadeOfIron: His Constitution score is an impressive 4/5. That would be impressive even if he ''wasn't'' an elf.
* MundaneUtility: At points he uses his teleportation magic to teleport very short distances instead of just walking. Kabru and the Canaries realize this is a really bad idea for someone with NoSenseOfDirection and no depth perception.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Cithis corrects him when he starts wandering off the wrong way, such as leaving the dungeon instead of trying to go deeper. Kabru is understandably confused by such an odd trait among the dreaded "Canaries", right up until he sees [[ConfusionFu how he can weaponize this]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:his time as a dungeon master]] left him with an uncanny intuition for dungeon layout, such as being able to locate secret passages because ''he'd'' put one there if he was in charge of the dungeon. For some reason strangers have a tendency to ask him for directions though. On Mithrun's character profile, it's suggested that his lack of directional sense may be lingering subconscious trauma from [[spoiler:his time as a dungeon lord]] still affecting his body.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Despite his oddities, he’s the only one of the elven officers present who is grounded enough to realize that threatening Marcille with punishment or execution for what she did is completely self destructive, since she would then have nothing to lose in siding with the Lion. Instead he convinces the other canary squads that it’s better to cooperate with Team Touden if it means possibly saving the world.]]
* SiblingRivalry: One-side towards his older brother. Mithrun used to look down on his brother who looks different from everyone in the family (leading to rumor that he was an illegitimate child), is sickly, and had affection for the same girl as him. After Mithrun's experience as a dungeon master (and his discovery that he ''himself'' was the illegitimate child, not his brother), their relationship got better and Mithrun visits his brother once every few years--a pretty short interval for a race which lives in centuries.
* SwapTeleportation: Mithrun's favorite spell switches the locations of two objects. This can be used to extreme violent effect as he doesn't have to teleport anything ''whole'', and can in fact just tear things to pieces while swaping them around.
* TheOneThatGotAway: He was constantly haunted by the fact that the brother he hated ended up with the girl ''he'' loved while he had to join the Canaries. That was what allowed the goat demon to control him, giving Misurn the chance to live out the life he wished he had.
** In Chapter 94 he voices his realization that [[spoiler: his one remaining desire hadn't been ''revenge'' but for the demon to ''[[DeathSeeker finish eating him]]'', as he felt like the last scraps abandoned on a plate.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Usually he looks blank or, if facing a demon, furious. With only that one desire left he seems to have very limited emotional affect. However, while trying to persuade [[spoiler: Marcille]] not to become a dungeon master he was briefly very earnestly concerned about what would happen.
* TeleFrag: Misurn uses teleportation magic of the "swap locations" variety to fight. Non-lethally, he can teleport people halfway into walls, leaving a partial person-shaped statue where they were standing, both giving the impression that he has petrifying magic while explicitly keeping his foes alive, albeit trapped in the wall. Lethally, he can do things like replace part of your cranium with a rock or teleport himself ''into'' a monster.
* TheUnfettered: Because [[spoiler:the Goat ate all of his other desires,]] Mithrun refuses to do ''anything'', even eat or sleep, if it doesn't get him closer to his single goal of [[spoiler:destroying as many demons as possible]]. That said, he's still practical about it, and plays by the rules of the Canaries because he knows his chances of accomplishing anything are much higher if he can be part of a squad.
* WaifFu: Besides his teleportation magic, his fighting style is made up of kicks, flips, dodging, and using his enemies' size against them.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: In an {{omake}} he tells Kabru that before [[spoiler:having his desires consumed]], he was outwardly kind and outgoing, but actually looked down on everyone he knew, even his own brother, for often very petty reasons. He kept his personal feelings bottled up inside however, making it all the more easy [[spoiler:for the demon that consumed his desires to take advantage of his festering insecurities]].
* WorldsBestWarrior: The strongest fighter seen on the series, being a specialist in a type of teletranspotation spellcasting that instantly kills almost everything as well as granting unparalleled mobility and utility, and he is extremely skilled on close quarter combat and body agility as well. As the head of a squad meant to invade, take over dungeons and slay their masters, he's stated to be strong enough to match a ''Dungeon Lord'' in direct combat, [[spoiler: which he does, almost defeating both Thistle and Marcille with ease. Makes sense, as he is in fact a former Lord himself]]
* YourSoulIsMine: A variant, and partially. Ever since [[spoiler: a demon ate his desires, which can be seen as extension of one's soul,]] he's practically been an EmptyShell, with not even basic bodily desires such as food and rest.
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[[folder:Cithis]]
!!True Name -- Cithis Ofri
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->'''Age:''' 149 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 165cm / 5'5"\\
'''BMI:''' 20\\
'''Likes:''' Shrimp\\
'''Dislikes:''' Sloppily-prepared foods
The second in command of the Canaries, and responsible for taking care of Mithrun's needs. A beautiful and reliable woman, she is also a criminal of the group.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Due to Mithrun's aloofness, she essentially acts as the captain of the team despite being basically Mithrun's assistant. Given that the notches in her ears means she's one of the criminals, this means her actual rank is probably the lowest among the Canaries, yet even the other guards listen to her without fail.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: So far, her primary role has been to keep Mithrun pointed in the right direction, and also reminding him to eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom.
* EnigmaticMinion: It's noted she was constantly trying to escape the Canaries until Mithrun came along and in the character relationship chart, it's stated she only respects him "for now". Of the criminal elves among the Canaries, her crimes are also completely unmentioned.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Once Mithrun actually resisted one of her orders, even after she used her powers on him, she developed a degree of respect for him.
* InformedAttractiveness: Supplemental and extra-canonical material drawn by Kui put forth the idea that she is considered exceptionally beautiful, even by elven standards, with one image having her mistaken for a movie star.
* LivingLieDetector: Among her myriad of mind magics this is apparently one of them, though she seems to be pretty sharp without the boost.
* LogicalWeakness: Cithis's MindControl is a mental illusion, and can be disbelieved away by sufficient will and effort.
* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: Before Mithrun was captain, she used her abilities to wrap her old warden around her finger and do as she pleased. However, after gaining respect for Mithrun, she pretty much toes the line.
* MindControlDevice: Cithis's bells allow her to hypnotize other people. She also uses this on Mithrun, as it's the only way to convince him to do mundane tasks.
* NumberTwo: Although Captain Mithrun is unquestionably in command (when he chooses to command), Pattadol and Cithis seem to both share this position, Pattadol officially and Cithis unofficially. The others in the group follow the orders of either.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: According to the ''World Guide'' she holds a bitter resentment towards the nobility, so it's unsurprising that she hates Pattadol. In her earlier days with the squad, she tried to take advantage of Mithrun's suggestible nature to make him injure her, and a relationship chart focused on the Canaries notes that she hopes to kill her someday.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Even among the criminal members of the Canaries, she's one of only two who committed homicide, albeit indirectly, by using her hypnosis powers to whammy someone into doing the deed, and she tried to compel Mithrun into harming Pattadol.
* TradingBarsForStripes: Kabru explains that members of a Canary team are made up of a number of reformed criminals and their guards; the criminals are the ones with notched ears. Cithis, despite being Mithrun's handler, is noted as one of the criminals by the fact that she has notches in her ears.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pattadol]]
!!True Name -- Pattadol of the House of Vari
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->'''Age:''' 82 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older and younger sisters\\
'''Height:''' Around 160cm / 5'3"\\
'''BMI:''' 20\\
'''Likes:''' Tomatoes\\
'''Dislikes:''' Liver
One of the noble elves to be a member of the Canaries, currently taking part in her first mission. Pattadol is a mage with the power to communicate with others through pixie companions and summon barriers.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: She's significantly younger than the rest of the Canaries, being the only one below 100 years old. As a result, most of her squadmates consider her to be immature and unreliable.
* BarrierWarrior: She can set up barriers on the fly to protect people. Interestingly, people within the barrier can reach out to grab people outside the barrier and drag them in, but the reverse does not hold true.
* ButtMonkey: Occasionally seen being harassed by Tansu and the dungeoneers who want her money. Her fairy also gets abused by the leader too.
* CharacterDevelopment: In the past, she despaired that she had been chosen to join the Canaries by her parents, and wondered if they loved her less than her sisters, becoming gloomy and sad all the time to an extent that irritated her colleagues. However, one day, she realized that she might have been picked because her parents thought she was the most capable, and so decided to devote herself to doing her best!...to an extent that irritates her colleagues.
* FairyCompanion: She has a couple of fairies that are used to keep in touch with Mithrun when separated.
* GagNose: Her most notable physical feature is her large round nose.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: She's the middle child of three sisters, and sees the fact that she was the one her parents sent to join the Canaries as proof that they loved her the least.
* MorphicResonance: The faces of her communication pixies will change to match whoever's words they're currently relaying. Best illustrated in chapter 61 where the rest of the Canaries all try to talk to Mithrun through one, causing it to cycle through Fleki, Otta, and Lycion's faces over the course of a single panel.
* NumberTwo: Although Captain Mithrun is unquestionably in command (when he chooses to command), Pattadol and Cithis seem to both share this position, Pattadol officially and Cithis unofficially. The others in the group follow the orders of either.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Fleki]]
!!True Name -- Fleki
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->'''Age:''' 130 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central South Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older brother\\
'''Height:''' Around 140cm / 4'7"\\
'''BMI:''' 18\\
'''Likes:''' Spicy foods\\
'''Dislikes:''' Carrots
A criminal who was drafted into the Canaries after she was caught trying to sell forbidden magical artifacts. She's able to summon and control a familiar resembling a crow.
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* AchillesHeel: Her crow summon may be powerful and versatile, but it has one glaring weakness; should it die while she's controlling it, she'll suffer brain damage severe enough to put her in a lifelong coma. Revival magic does provide a workaround, but it also requires someone to kill her first.
* DeathByIrony: She's a drug addict who constantly spends her pay on hallucinogenic mushrooms. Her first death was by a walking mushroom.
* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: As mentioned, her first death was due to eating the wrong kind of mushroom, most likely due to her addiction.
* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: Taking control of her familiar while high allows her to see what she considers the "real world"; one far more vibrant and beautiful than the miserable existence she's stuck in while sober.
* TheStoner: Just about all the money she makes is spent fuelling her addiction to hallucinogenic mushrooms.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lycion]]
!!True Name -- Lycion
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->'''Age:''' 126 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Elf (beastkin)\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central South Continent\\
'''Family:''' Mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 170cm / 5'7"\\
'''BMI:''' 24\\
'''Likes:''' Meat\\
'''Dislikes:''' Leafy greens, particularly their stems
Another criminal member of the Canaries. A good-looking man with no shirt and marks all over his body. Due to ancient magic cast on him, he has the ability to transform into a humanoid wolf.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: He briefly becomes the last Canary standing in Chapter 76, and gets to show off more of his personality as well as the full strength of his beastkin form.
* AppearanceAngst: In his backstory, he was constantly disgusted by the appearance of his own body, so much so he let himself got battered in GladiatorGames without caring whether he lived or died until he found someone to use TheDarkArts to turn himself into a beastkin. It made him much happier, although as Fleki notes, he still kept on fighting in the arena.
* AttentionWhore: After being turned into a beastkin, he kept on fighting in bloodsports because he wanted to show off his new body as much as possible. This is how he ended up getting caught and jailed.
* CartoonCreature: He's a type of beastkin known as a werewolf, but he has a rather strange appearance compared to other werewolves seen in supplementary sketches (which are more obviously wolf-like), particularly his long, rabbit-like ears. In an {{omake}}, Laios asks him what sort of canine he's been fused with and Lycion says he doesn't even know.
* {{Foil}}:
** He serves as one to Izutsumi. While she was transformed into a beastkin against her will and sees it as a horrible defect she needs to get rid of, Lycion became one by choice and considers it a mark of pride, while being disgusted by his original unaltered body.
** He's also one for Laios, a monster fanatic with an interest in becoming a monster himself. They get to talking in a Volume 11 omake, but things go sour when it turns out they have very different viewpoints: Laios feels like Lycion is a fake because his transformation only goes "skin deep", with no change to his underlying physiology or behavior, while Lycion is disgusted by Laios's {{otaku}}-like monster obsession.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Although he's described as having a gentle demeanor, he's the only member of the Canaries to have directly committed homicide (in his arena fights), and has a rather bleak outlook on life.
* GladiatorGames: Threw himself into illegal arena fights because he didn't care one way or the other what happened to his self-perceived ugly body, and after he found someone to turn him into a beastkin [[TheNarcissist kept fighting to show it off]], eventually getting busted and forced to join the canaries.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When he meets Izutsumi, he asks her how she found someone to transform her into a beastkin, unaware that it’s a sore point for her.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: It's noted in his profile he has a deceivingly feminine appearance, despite a personality that is closer to being manly.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: He's able to turn from a wolf-like humanoid form and his default elf form at will, which his profile compares to a werewolf, as a result of having BlackMagic performed on ''himself''. Uniquely, his wolf form appears to work on a scale: the low end is basically just him with fur and a canine head, but when he goes all out he becomes huge and hunched, almost ape-like in physique.
* ShipTease: In one of the {{omake}}s from the ''World Guide'', he finds Fleki sprawled out on her bed in a drug-induced stupor, and moves her body into a more comfortable resting position while hoping she'll come to soon, as having her around to talk to makes the world feel more bearable.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Rarely wears more than a kilt, partly because he can shapeshift at will and wants to show off his beastkin body.
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[[folder:Otta]]
!!True Name -- Otta
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->'''Age:''' 137 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 130cm / 4'3"\\
'''BMI:''' 20\\
'''Likes:''' Grapes\\
'''Dislikes:''' Meat
A former merchant serving with the Canaries after being convicted for her black market dealings. She has a limited ability to reshape dungeons by controlling spirits.
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* ButchLesbian: Has a very masculine appearance and personality, and has only ever shown a romantic interest in other women.
* HasAType: She exclusively dates young half-foot women, something she catches no end of flak from her squadmates for due to the [[MayflyDecemberRomance huge age gaps involved]].
* LadyLooksLikeADude: Her hairstyle, fashion sense and personality often cause her to be mistaken for a man, even by other elves.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Despite being an elf, she's only ever dated half-foots, the shortest-lived race. According to her, it's because their short lifespans mean they value the days they do have, making them more mature than someone who'd live longer. However, the fact that none of her relationships have lasted past her lover's 30th birthday suggests that has other motives for this.
* TattooedCrook: She's a convicted criminal drafted into the Canaries, and her arms are covered in tattoos.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Milsiril]]
!!True Name -- Milsiril of the House of Tol
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->'''Age:''' 189 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older brother and sister, many adopted children (Kabru and others)\\
'''Height:''' Around 150cm / 4'11"\\
'''BMI:''' 21\\
'''Likes:''' Fruitcake\\
'''Dislikes:''' Beans, carrots, mushrooms, organ meat, shellfish, strawberries, etc.
A vice commander of the Canaries who retired from the organization following the disaster in Utaya. Since then she's focused on taking care of children from short-lived races with nowhere else to go, such as Kabru.
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* BoomerangBigot: A lifetime of being mocked by other elves due to her deeply introverted nature led to her disliking elves in general.
* BrokenPedestal: {{Inverted|Trope}} with how she saw Mithrun. Back before he became an EmptyShell, she thought of him as a perfect, flawless man who was LovedByAll and [[PerpetualSmiler never had a frown on his face]], and had always secretly resented him for it. It was only after [[spoiler: exploring the dungeon he'd created]] that she learned of [[BitchInSheepsClothing his bitter, jealous side]], but this finally allowed her to empathise with him and admit that they probably would have gotten along if she'd ever tried talking to him.
* CommonalityConnection: As mentioned, after seeing his dungeon firsthand, and how it was filled with jealousy and feelings of inferiority, she feels that she might have had a lot to talk to talk about with Mithrun after all.
* CoveredInScars: They’re faint but present all over her body, emphasizing her veterancy. Notably, despite this, her character profile states that she's never died even once.
* {{Hikikomori}}: Her character profile indicates she has a very introverted personality and eventually retired from the Canaries and isolated herself far from other elven settlements. Ironically, she ends up becoming an adoptive mother for ''many'' orphans afterwards.
* InSeriesNickname: "Milsiril the Gloomy", due to her quiet, introverted nature, a nickname that she really didn't appreciate.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Milsiril likes to raise children from short-lived races.
* MarionetteMaster: She has the power to control dolls. Apparently, she prefers their company to that of other elves.
* MasterSwordsman: When she was a member of the Canaries, the others apparently considered her the best with swords.
* MercyKill: Was prepared to kill Mithrun when she found him discarded and mostly demon-eaten until he spoke and she realized he had one desire left.
* MyBelovedSmother: She can be more than a little overbearing with her adoptive children, to the point where Otta has accused her of seeing them more like cute pets than as actual people.
* ParentsAsPeople: To hear Kabru say it she ''is'' smothering but also very supportive, willing to put major effort into raising her adopted children and treating all their questions and interests seriously. A bit of extra context comes from seeing how the other elves treated another orphan tallman, Rin, as much more like an animal and a source of entertainment.
* PickyEater: Her character profile in the ''World Guide'' includes a LongList of foods she doesn't like where most characters only have one or two.
* SilkHidingSteel: While she has a demure and motherly personality, she comes from a military family and before her retirement, was considered among the strongest of the Canaries; her character profile notes she's never died even once. Even after her retirement, she and her dolls put Kabru through TrainingFromHell once it became clear she needed more than words to show him how dangerous the life of an adventurer was.
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!!Orcs
[[folder:Chief Zon]]
!!True Name -- Zon
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->'''Age:''' 21 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Orc\\
'''Birthplace:''' Golden Dungeon\\
'''Family:''' Four wives, two younger sisters (Leed), younger brother, son\\
'''Height:''' Around 175cm / 5'9"\\
'''BMI:''' 39\\
'''Likes:''' Barometz\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
The chief of a band of orcs who live in the dungeon.
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* BerserkButton: When he asks whether or not Laios regards his wives as attractive, Laios notes that they actually have properties like large eyes, full lips, and fine straight teeth which humans find agreeable...then Laios innocently goes on to describe their large breasts and curvy buttocks by way of other appealing features, enraging Zon.
* FantasticRacism: Does not like other races. Seems to particularly dislike elves, whom orcs in general apparently regard as deeply unattractive.
* MonsterFacade: His character profile states he tries to hate adventurers, but finds it hard to do so deep down and is generally reluctant to fight.
* MoralMyopia: He sees no problem of attacking and pillaging other races yet gets mad when those races fight back for orcs attacking them in the first place.
* PapaWolf: Very protective of his son.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: He seems the type.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He talks tough and merciless in combat, but relents when his child calls him out on taking the bread the protagonists' cooked without reward.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zon's son]]
Zon's young son. He lives in the orc village in the dungeon.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Being so young, he lacks any of the prejudices and resentments held by his father.
* MoralityPet: Acts as one for his father. It was him who shamed Zon into sharing the bread they made with Team Touden.
* NoNameGiven: Not yet at least.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Leed]]
!!True Name -- Leed
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->'''Age:''' 14 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Orc\\
'''Birthplace:''' Golden Dungeon\\
'''Family:''' Older brother (Zon), older sister, younger brother\\
'''Height:''' Around 150cm / 4'11"\\
'''BMI:''' 41\\
'''Likes:''' Walking mushroom\\
'''Dislikes:''' Cabbage
A captain of a band of orcs from their dungeon village. She is Zon's little sister.
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* ActionGirl: She is the leader of a group of warriors and wargs who venture down into the most dangerous parts of the orcs' territory.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: She's easily able to tell that Chilchuck's cowardice for pursuing the Lunatic Magician and Farlyn isn't due to his concern for himself, but for his friends, and bluntly tells him to be honest with himself about it, shaking him deeply]].
* ArrangedMarriage: The World Guide notes that she's at an age where she would normally be married off, but she's been resistant to the idea. [[spoiler:Parodied in Chapter 95, where Zon regretfully informs her she must become a consort to ''Laios'' for the good of the orcs, an idea both Zon and Leed are appalled by, knowing what Laios is like.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Has no problem telling Chilchuck that she considers him a disgusting coward when he talks about finding some way to deceive his friends into going back to the surface and giving up on Falin, and when he says he probably should've left with Shuro and Namari. When she realizes that his feelings are based upon his concern for his friends rather than for himself, she softens up.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Her only really monstrous features are her pointed ears and pig-like nose.
* EurekaMoment: As mentioned above, she thought that Chilchuck was a selfish coward until he mentions that if he hadn't stayed with the group, they might have given up instead of continuing to risk their lives against near-impossible odds. Once she realizes his real motivation, she suggests that he simply tell his friends about how he's worried they'll get themselves killed.
* ImprobableAge: She's just barely an adult [[ProportionalAging for an orc]], and already captain of a band.
* NoNameGiven: So far we know her only as "captain". It's later revealed in her character profile her name is Leed.
* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: Wears patchy hide armor with what appears to be a large antler on the chestpiece.
* PieEyed: The only character in the series to have eyes stylized like this, lacking even pupils.
[[/folder]]
!The Golden Kingdom
[[folder:Thistle, the Lunatic Magician]]
!!True Name -- Unknown
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuKobayashi (Japanese)
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->'''Age:''' Unknown\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Unknown\\
'''Family:''' Unknown\\
'''Height:''' Around 130cm / 4'3"\\
'''BMI:''' 17\\
'''Likes:''' Nothing in particular\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
A magician of legend, stated to be the one who sunk the entire kingdom into what it is now the dungeon. The legend has it that whoever defeats him will have the underground kingdom as a reward. Long thought to be a myth, the Lunatic Magician has seemingly resurfaced, stirring dungeon denizens and local overground population alike.
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* AmbiguousGender: The Magician's gender was kept ambiguous for a while. Laios assumes they were female on their first encounter in Chapter 12, as do the orks as they've [[{{Elfeminate}} only seen the Magician briefly]]. He's not corrected until Chapter 47 from Yaad.
** Kabru immediately identifies the Magician as male on sight in Chapter 54, but he has much more experience with elves.
* AxCrazy: He wants to preserve the Golden Kingdom and its people for eternity, but it's clear to everyone he's completely insane and his goal is nothing more than a child's fantasy. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, he's also a lunatic with incredible magical power that he uses to try and force his fantasy into reality without concern for anyone else. The former citizens of this kingdom made immortal by his spell consider it a FateWorseThanDeath and he violently kills anyone he catches within the ruins of the kingdom (almost all of whom are just adventurers who believe the site to have been abandoned for centuries and therefore free to plunder just like any other dungeon).]]
* TheBeastmaster: The Red Dragon seems to be the Lunatic Magician's favored pet, having specifically ordered it to find and rescue [[TheLostLenore King Delgal]] at all costs. [[spoiler:[[FaceMonsterTurn The chimera Falin]] has become the Magician's new favorite pet, having specifically commanded her to come up to the dungeon's first level to help the Magician fight off the Canaries.]]
* BigBad: Set up as us this in the first couple of pages, but seems to simply be a myth or legend, with the Red Dragon taking the spotlight. [[spoiler: However, after its revealed he very much exists and is behind the Red Dragon, he solidly takes this role in the story.]]
* BadBoss: His total lack of empathy for anyone that isn't of the Golden Kingdom makes him this towards the monsters of the dungeon. [[spoiler:His lack of understanding of dragons instincts and necessities leads to him constantly yelling at them, and keeping Failin malnourished since he doesn't understands that her chimera form presents unique difficulties for her to get the food she needs.]]
* BadPowersBadPeople: He uses TheDarkArts. He's also murderously insane.
* BloodMagic: Mixing with SummonMagic, he can summon minions made out of blood. [[spoiler: It's the same kind of ancient blood magic that Marcille can use. Later on its actual nature is revealed in full, its ''demon'' magic, blood is just a conduit for it.]]
* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: He's finally fought directly when the party gets to the deepest part of the dungeon, however, this takes place only ~2/3 into the story and he ultimately falls short of being the FinalBoss of the series proper, as the source of his power hijacks the story from then on]]
* CurbstompBattle: While [[spoiler: Marcille]] manages to hit back (much to the Magician's own surprise) the party is still hopelessly outmatched. [[spoiler: The rematch doesn't go much better, and Laios is only barely able to get the drop on him through stealth.]]
* TheDarkArts: The BloodMagic mentioned above is this. It's also far more powerful than anything else seen to that point, granting him a very tight hold on the dungeon monsters and structure as well as large, sheer firepower that is difficult to fight off. [[spoiler: Marcille has access to the same type of magic which gives the party the ability to actually fend off his attacks. However, the difference in experience and ability is staggering, with the Magician completely outmatching Marcille by a landslide, just barely allowing Team Touden to survive a short encounter. Better than nothing though.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: What ultimately causes Thistle to lose against Laios during the party's rematch with him: while summoning a small army of dragons allows him to easily wipe the rest Laios's party, each dragon's strong power and will prevents him from suppressing their instincts, which results in them getting distracted or attacking each other. Laios is able to use their inability to cooperate and his own encyclopedic knowledge on monsters to create an opening and successfully subdue Thistle]].
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:He dies being consoled by Yaad, who gives him one last apology while acting as Delgal.]]
* DrivenToMadness: A thousand years underground in his own little secluded world [[spoiler: while a demon was gnawing at his mind]] has taken a massive toll on his sanity. This is made particularly apparent on his point of view chapters, where you can kind of see his thought process, it seems normal at first glance but then he jumps around conclusions and shrugs off his own stated purpose and motivations on a whim.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Laios tries to explain that the survivors of the Golden Kingdom are [[WhoWantsToLiveForever miserable]] because the curse of immortality deprives them of things that make life worth living, using their ability to survive without food to try to push the point. Unfortunately, Thistle misinterprets this to mean that he has been neglecting their basic needs and plans to restrain and force-feed his countrymen to keep them more docile.
* TheDreaded: To those aware of his existence, the Lunatic Magician is rightfully feared to be as powerful as he is insane. Even the Golden Kingdom survivors within the dungeon fear him because he would harm or kill them if he considers them a threat to the Kingdom itself. In fact, the Magician already killed those who helped King Delgal escape the dungeon.
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Reduced to this in chapter 72 when the Winged Lion ambushes him and eats all of his desires. He's even worse off than Mithrun since Mithrun still at least has the desire for revenge to keep him moving. Thistle by contrast is a catatonic listless shell. Though he does briefly come out of to speak to Yaad (in Delgal's body)]].
* EvilFormerFriend: It's implied that he and the former king Delgal were close a thousand years ago considering his unhinged devotion to the king, and the king being the one to suggest Thistle try magic in the first place, but by the present, Delgal's last words before his death were begging anyone to defeat him.
* EvilSorcerer: Serves as the BigBad of the manga.
* FantasticRacism: Derides [[spoiler:Marcille]] for being a half-elf, calling her an "inferior being" and assuming her goal is to make herself a "full" elf. However, its averted in other ways as he's fiercely loyal to the royal family despite them all being tallmen. Who many other elves will see as lesser.
* FisherKing: [[spoiler:Turns out that when he sunk the kingdom, he sunk most of the continent alongside it, and with his defeat, the entire everything his spell sent underground starts returning to the surface]].
* FluffyTheTerrible: His real name is Thistle.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Was brought to the royal court to be a jester. Then Delgal suggested he try learning magic...]]
* GlassCannon: As godlike as he is, his body is ultimately is just that of a completely normal elf, so he's not any faster, stronger or more durable than a regular person. [[spoiler: Mithrun almost kills him on the spot with just 2 hits of his spells and Laios is able to disable him entirely... with a grapple.]]
* GameFace: He looks normal, unless he uses magic, which happens to be whenever he's [[HairTriggerTemper furious]]. Then he pulls off scary faces like the image above.
* HellishPupils: The irises of his eyes are oddly shaped like keyholes. The cover of the Magician's spellbook also prominently displays an eye with a keyhole-shaped iris in the center.
* InconsistentSpelling: The official English release has his name spelled as "Sissel", while fan translations have gone with "Thistle". The official ''Explorer Guide'' also uses "Thistle" in actual English.
* IRejectYourReality: When Mithrun tells him in a cold matter-of-fact tone that the Golden Kingdom is truly finished and King Delgal has been DeadAllAlong, the Lunatic Magician goes into a violent state of denial, complete with a MadnessMantra of "It's a lie. It's a lie! IT'S A LIIIEEE!!!"
* KnightTemplar: ''Very'' big on [[spoiler: burning whom he considers usurpers and outsiders]]. That is, ''anyone who dares stepping into the dungeon or touching anything left in it.'' Indeed, the Magician isn't quite right in the head.
* LivingLegend: As mentioned above, the Lunatic Magician is an entity of legend and many don't even think he exists. Too bad he very much does.
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:Inverted. When he passes away, his spell is lifted, causing the ''entire country'' of the Golden Kingdom to rise from the earth. Laios is utterly shocked that the Golden Kingdom he inherited was a '''continent'''.]]
* TheLostLenore: Platonic/familiar version: He's desperately searching for the king of the Golden Kingdom [[spoiler: [[DramaticIrony who we saw crawling up to the surface and promptly crumbling into dust.]] ''On the first page of the series.'']]
* MasterOfIllusion: He's first encountered inside the [[PortalPicture living paintings]] [[spoiler: that tell the life story of the last king.]] Laios needs the rest of the party to pull him out of one - and he ''remembers'' seeing Laios inside them when they turn up later.
* MeaningfulName: Delgal named him Thistle for the color of his eyes.
* MoodSwinger: Turns from [[spoiler: dropping Laios and company into a TheWallsAreClosingIn style trap]] to [[WhenSheSmiles cheerfully reassuring]] [[spoiler: the spirits of the long-dead royal family]] in an instant.
* MotiveDecay: The starting point of becoming the lord of the dungeon was Delgal's son, Eodio, coming down with a fatal illness, and he used the dungeon's mana to save his life. Later on, he turned Eodio into an EmptyShell in a fit of rage when he got sick of being trapped in the dungeon and tried to leave and never turned him back, much to his family's horror.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Genuinely believes that he's protecting and preserving his home, when in reality he's been [[AndIMustScream trapping spirits in unwilling stasis]] and killing adventurers to save empty ruins.
* OnlyOneName: According to [[AllThereInTheManual the guide book]], because Thistle was taken from his family at a young age, he can't remember what his surname or title was.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: Is a dark elf. How that distinguishes him from the other elves we've seen ([[VisualPun apart from literally having darker skin]]) hasn't been explored.
* PlayingWithFire: When he finds out Laios is from outside the paintings, he threatens to burn him to cinders.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler:The Lunatic Magician is a very powerful dark mage who also has total control over the titular dungeon, allowing him to shape it as he pleases and control the monsters there. Bad news for anyone inside the dungeon at the time.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: He wants to protect King Delgal and their kingdom but has a childishly brutal and rigid way of trying to go about it. Forcing everyone to remain in unchanging purgatory for a millennium and killing anyone who falls out of line, sometimes with gleeful pride. Despite being a powerful wizard well over one-thousand years old, he still keeps his diaries (with embarrassing poetry) hidden under his bed and gets really mad when Laios' party finds them.
* Really700YearsOld: He was the court jester to the last king of the Golden Kingdom 1,000 years ago and he hasn't aged since. His true age remains unknown although it's noted that it's very unusual for regular elves to live that long. It's later stated that Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan, which explains his age.
* RealityWarper: He has complete control over the dungeon environment of the former Golden Kingdom, being able to alter its layout at will, repair any damage to it, control all the non-sentient monsters within and be aware of almost everything that happens within its confines. The Lunatic Magician has also cursed the entire dungeon with a twisted form of immortality so that spirits remained confined within. While this has enabled the resurrection of adventurers who die within the dungeon, it has also resulted in countless spirits [[FateWorseThanDeath unable to move on to the afterlife]]. The Magician also succeeded in creating a SmallSecludedWorld within the dungeon where the survivors of the Golden Kingdom live to this day, [[WhoWantsToLiveForever if unwillingly]].
* RedBaron: ''The Lunatic Magician''.
* SecretDiary: What really sets off his rage at Laios and the others is not only did they kill his monsters, tidy up his house, and wash his dishes, they also found his collection of personal diaries with embarrassing poetry that he had hidden under his bed.
* SquishyWizard: Through his magic, Thistle is able to easily kill [[spoiler:all of Team Touden besides Laios, but as soon as Laios outwits and restrains him, Thistle is helpless.]]
* StillWearingTheOldColors: Although he stopped being the court jester when he became the court wizard, he still dresses like one, right down to the jingly bits.
* TomTheDarkLord: While not quite as mundane, "Thistle" is an oddly... adorable name for a Dungeon Lord known as The Lunatic Magician.
* TwitchyEye: Helpfully [[WrittenSoundEffect subtitled]] as such [[spoiler: when Marcille dispels his BloodMagic minions.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Well, thanks to being an elf surrounded by humans his youngest appearance doesn't look any different, but he genuinely loved Delgal and wanted to do his best for the kingdom once. His initial 'wish' was for everyone in the kingdom to live their lives in peace, to not suffer from disease, disaster, or hunger. A flashback of he and his king having grand idealistic plans is then cut with a panel of the winged lion licking his hand, and then Thistle realizing he can't remember what their plans were, which heavily suggests the demon is taking away desires and making his motives decay.
** Judging from an omake conversation between Mithrun and Kabru it's very common for dungeon lords to start out with good intentions and try to solve their problems peacefully, but then to slide into cruelty and paranoia over time - and Thistle's been the dungeon lord for a very long time.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He wants to protect the inhabitants of the Golden Kingdom by ''any'' means necessary, trapping them underground for a thousand years, executing any dissenters, and killing any outsiders caught trespassing. In the end, he even intends to [[AndIMustScream attach everyone to magical feeding machines forever]] so they can't put up any more resistance to his "protection".
* VillainRespect: Although he's not at all pleased about it, he acknowledges that Laios's feat of [[spoiler:thwarting his room of dragons by exploiting their instincts and weaknesses]] was impressive.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The entire dungeon is the result of his insane, self-appointed mission to preserve and restore his beloved Golden Kingdom in some form and he will kill anyone who gets in his way. He sees adventurers in the dungeon as intruders and enemies of the Kingdom, with death being the only fitting punishment.
* YourSoulIsMine:
** [[spoiler:In the past, after King Delgal's son Eodio protested being forced to stay in the dungeon forever and resolved to go to the surface and take his family with him, Thistle yanked his soul out, leaving his body a living husk. It's unclear what happened to his soul after that, but Delgal was able to transfer ''his'' soul into his son's body and reach the surface]].
** [[spoiler:As punishment for enlisting the aid of Laios's party in stopping him, Thistle pulls Yaad's soul out of his body and puts it into a doll]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King Delgal]]
!!True Name -- Delgal Melini
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dungeon_meshi_delgal.png]]
->'''Age:''' Unknown\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Tallman\\
'''Birthplace:''' Melini, Eastern Continent\\
'''Family:''' Wife, son\\
'''Height:''' Around 175cm / 5'9"\\
'''BMI:''' 25\\
'''Likes:''' Venison\\
'''Dislikes:''' Celery soup
The late king of the Golden Kingdom. He appeared at the mouth of the dungeon and promised his kingdom to anyone who could defeat the Lunatic Magician before crumbling into dust, kicking off the craze for DungeonCrawling on the Island. He and the Magician were raised together from childhood. After the Sorcerer cursed his people with immortality, he escaped and somehow managed to make it to the surface without losing his mind and becoming a wandering spirit.
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* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:His body is still intact but he transferred his soul into his son's empty body in order to escape, and his soul died when that body crumbled to dust.]]
* TheGoodKing: He wanted to do right by the kingdom but it was beset by enemies and penniless to the point where he couldn't even get medicine for his son.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: His journey to the surface to beg its people to defeat Thistle ultimately killed him due to leaving the space the latter's immortality magic works, but did it anyway because it was the only way his people, and Thistle himself, could be saved]].
* TheLostLenore: A platonic case for the Lunatic Magician, who is still looking for him years after he died.
* Really700YearsOld: He and his people were cursed with immortality so it's entirely possible that his crumbling away was [[NoImmortalInertia simply his body returning to its true age.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: It was him who encouraged the Lunatic Magician to begin studying magic back when he was a simple court jester, and urged him to become the lord of the dungeon to protect the kingdom in a time of untold crisis, ultimately leading to his people and their souls getting trapped inside the dungeon for centuries]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Yaad]]
!!True Name -- Yaad Melini
[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dungeon_meshi_yaad.png]]
->'''Age:''' Unknown\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Tallman\\
'''Birthplace:''' Golden Dungeon\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 150cm / 4'11"\\
'''BMI:''' 19\\
'''Likes:''' Nothing in particular\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
The grandson of King Delgal and current ruler of the Golden Kingdom. Like the rest of his people, Yaad was cursed with immortality by the Lunatic Magician.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He looks to be about a teenager at best but is the current ruler of the Golden Kingdom after the death of his grandfather and the absence of his father. That said, the majority of the kingdom itself now only has "young" (so to speak) citizens after the older people attempted to flee and were turned into ghosts.
* LetThemDieHappy: [[spoiler:Sensing that Thistle is about to die in his arms, Yaad makes use of Delgal's body to console Thistle in his last moments and apologize for his (that is, Delgal's) selfishness.]]
* OhCrap: Has this reaction when the Lunatic Magician appears and asks him just who he was just talking to, just after Team Touden leaves.
* Really700YearsOld: He looks like a young teen at most but he's really centuries old.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Very courteous and helpful towards Team Touden, even helping them on their quest to find the Lunatic Magician and suggesting how they could protect themselves.
* ToyTransmutation: For helping Laios and his friends, Thistle transfers his soul into a doll as punishment, leaving his body an EmptyShell.
[[/folder]]
!The Island
[[folder:The Lord of the Island]]
!!The Lord of the Island
The human lord of the Island. After the dungeon was discovered, he became very wealthy. His people don't seem to have much faith in his political abilities.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Downplayed, as nobody really seems to have a high opinion of him. The only reason anyone likes him at all is that he's the only reason the elves haven't reclaimed the Island for themselves.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's only ever mentioned by other characters as the Lord of the Island.
* ExtremeDoormat: He doesn't have much of a spine, instead relying on Mr. Floke to tell him how to handle his problems.
* FantasticRacism: Namari's father embezzled a lot of money from him, which left him wary of all dwarves. He doesn't seem particularly fond of elves, either.
* FatBastard: Some of his citizens certainly seem to think so. Mikbell wonders out loud if "that stupid lord" will just keep eating until he bursts.
* RagsToRiches: Before the discovery of the dungeon, he wasn't very rich, despite being a lord. Now he's obviously loaded and lives an extravagant lifestyle.
[[/folder]]
!The "Canaries"
[[folder:In general]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/did_canaries.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Otta, Captain Mithrun, Cithis, Fleki, Lycion, and Pattadol]]
When dungeons reach a critical point of oversaturation that risks monsters spilling out and slaughtering nearby settlements, particular groups of elves are called to prevent this from happening. The Dungeon Investigation Squad, more commonly known as the Canaries to the layperson, consists of various criminals and their handlers, who are often the unwanted children of nobility. Despite their alturistic job description, they have less than savory reasons for their dungeon incursions.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The omakes give more information on the Canaries, including what crime they committed to be placed on the team.
** Mithrun is an illegitmate child and secretly resented the other Canaries and his older brother.
** Cithis received a life sentence for the use of forbidden magic (particularly hypnosis/mind control), incitement to murder, and fraud. She was assigned to look after Mithrun due to the "dungeon incident" and abused his EmptyShell nature to humiliate him until he earned her respect by refusing one of her orders.
** Fleki was sentenced 240 years for the possession and trade of ancient items. She spends her salary on [[TheStoner hallucinogenic mushrooms]] but this also allows her to control her familiars.
** Lycion was sentenced to life for body alteration (using ancient magic to shapeshift), assault, and murder, and is implied to have a narcissistic streak. He and Fleki are close friends.
** Otta was sentenced for human(oid) trafficking and the illegal trade of ancient items. She has a preference for half-foot lovers, which some elves find akin to pedophilia.
** Pattadol is the only one to not be a criminal, and was instead appointed to the party at the request of her noble parents.
* CantArgueWithElves: Securing control of late-stage dungeons is a dangerous and important job, but they don't think much of the short-lived races -- elves are repeatedly described as treating them like children. The featured Canary team in particular hatches a plan that ''requires'' placing dozens of civilians in harm's way to convince everyone else that the dungeon is becoming too active. It's almost like how humans deal with an animal pandemic by slaughtering a few hundred cattle to save the majority, believing that there's no need to consult the opinions of the cattle. [[spoiler:This prejudice ultimately proves to be the reason why Marcille becomes the new lord of the Island's dungeon out of desperation, since the Canaries have neither the mood nor the patience to peacefully deal with non-elves caught up in the situation.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: One omake features the squad bantering about the "politically correct" way to refer to the short-lived races such as tallmen and half-feet. When they ask for Mithrun's opinion, his response is along the lines of "inferior" or "lesser", horrifying everyone else. Apparently, that kind of attitude wasn’t uncommon in older times.
* GodzillaThreshold: They are brought in should a dungeon reach sufficiently dangerous levels, with the potential end result being the entire area being wiped out by a flood of powerful monsters. Utaya, Kabru's home, was one such area. However, it's implied that their concerns are only a pretext for taking over dungeons in order to hoard whatever arcane knowledge is concealed inside them.
* InconsistentSpelling: Fan translations went with "Misurn", "Sishys", and "Pattdohl", while the official translation went with Mithrun, Cithis, and Pattadol.
* MeaningfulName: "Canary in a coal mine" is an idiom for someone or something who serves as an early warning for an upcoming crisis, referring to a time when canaries were used by miners to detect toxic gases. One omake shows that this is not their official name, [[AppropriatedAppellation but it stuck due to fitting so well.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Mixed with PoorCommunicationKills, [[spoiler:their approach to dealing with Team Touden once they defeat the Mad Sorcerer is to try to brute force the sealed books out of them instead of explaining the situation with the demon, this freaks the party out, who sees them as enemies trying to stop them from saving their friend, and, never being told what the Winged Lion really is, Marcille releases him in an act of desperation when they hunt her down.]]
* NominalHero: Most of them are technically criminals who specialize in TheDarkArts, with secretive and suspicious motives that are definitely far from benevolent, but their actions ''do'' prevent overgrown dungeons from spilling into the towns above.
* NoNameGiven: Only the dark elf (Cithis), Captain Mithrun, and the elf with fairy familiars (Pattadol) have been named in story. [[AllThereInTheManual Supplementary material]] names the blonde-haired elf Fleki, the short-haired elf Otta, and the tattooed elf Lycion.
* NonUniformUniform: Their pleated clothing is actually armor made from silk from a GiantSpider, but each of them wears it differently. Only Mithrun and Pattadol wear the full set, but even they have different pants. Otta and Fleki go without sleeves or any pants at all, Lycion wears a skirt and nothing else (in his defense, he’s a shapeshifter), and Cithis’ is a low-cut, floor-length dress.
* OutOfFocus: Besides Mithrun none of them get much screentime or characterization, and most of their information is given out in supplementary material.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Canaries" is not officially what the group is called, it is simply what people have taken to calling them.
** This is discussed in one of the omakes, with Fleki and Lycion grumbling about how insulting the squad's namesake is, only for Pattadol to angrily correct them as their ''official'' title is "The Dungeon Investigation Squad".
* OurElvesAreDifferent: Mostly composed of normal elves, they also include at least one dark elf, Cithis, among them.
* TradingBarsForStripes: About half of all Canaries are criminals convicted of dabbling in the forbidden ancient magic. They seem to be given free rein with their skills within the scope of their duties.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Mithrun]]
!!True Name -- Mithrun of the House of Kerensil
[[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dungeon_meshi_mithrun.png]]
->'''Age:''' 185 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older brother\\
'''Height:''' Around 155cm / 5'1"\\
'''BMI:''' 21\\
'''Likes:''' Nothing in particular\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
Captain of the Canaries. A strange, stoic man with no sense of direction and powerful teleportation magic.
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* AscendedExtra: Introduced as one of the Canaries group, and he doesn't even partipate much in the introductory meetting either. However, after he makes it clear he's the squad's head and [[spoiler: spearheads the operation to draw out Thistle]] he effectively joins the main cast as one of the central characters in the second half of the story, while all of the other Canaries remain OutofFocus.
* BastardBastard: The ''World Guide'' reveals both that he was an illegitimate child, and that Kabru's claims that prior to becoming an EmptyShell he was a "perfect young man" were wrong, as while he was good at putting on a friendly face, [[BitchInSheepsClothing behind that he treated the people around him with nothing but disdain]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Mithrun wanted the life he could have had if he never joined the Canaries. [[EmptyShell Now he doesn't want for anything at all.]]
* ConfusionFu: Use of teleportation magic in a small area plus no sense of direction equals a room full of people displaced into walls and the walls displaced to where the people were. His fighting style is wild, dangerous, easily mistaken for other kinds of magic, and yet exceptionally effective.
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: In a sense! Everyone, including him, believed his only remaining desire was to take revenge on the demon, but after the demon was finally defeated he realized that he'd really wanted it to finish its meal and consume that last scrap of him.]]
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: He was born with silver eyes. They turned black after [[spoiler:his desires were consumed by a demon. Chapter 83 shows them fading back to silver as he becomes more spirited fighting Marcille, up until she blows his head off. He gets better.]]
* DungeonMaintenance: [[spoiler: Was previously the lord and caretaker of a dungeon much like Thistle. He's able to use the knowledge from this time to find shortcuts through Thistle's dungeon.]]
* {{Elfeminate}}: Looks the same as his female companions, and his gender isn't confirmed until chapter 61. When turned into a human by changeling mushrooms, he looks like a character from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' or the earlier chapters of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', suggesting he’s actually quite rugged and muscular by elf standards. The World Guide, showing the Canaries' quarters, has him doing push-ups in his berth with the author's note, "My, what a muscular back."
* EmptyShell: As a result of his past experiences, he is unable to feel any bodily urges except [[spoiler:a drive to destroy demons and the dungeons that contain them. He is unable to muster any drive to do anything else, including to eat, sleep, or do any other basic functions unless someone else reminds him. This is because the goat demon devoured all of his desires except for his desire for revenge against said demon]].
** In chapter 94 [[spoiler: with the demon defeated Mithrun goes unresponsive, having no further reason to live. Kabru brings his people skills to bear and tells him that there's no way ''all his desires forever'' could be gone because people form new desires all the time, and says Mithrun can find new ones - and Mirthrun says "Okay" and allows himself to be pulled to his feet. A few chapters later, we see him eating food on his own for the first time (to the point of ignoring Laios to continue eating when the rest of the Canaries are focused on him.)]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: His right eye was crushed by the demon goat as it devoured his emotions. The ''World Guide'' confirms that his new right eye is a fake, and not the result of healing magic.]]
* FantasticRacism: In an omake, when the other Canaries what he might refer to the short-lived races as, Mithrun outward states them to be "lesser". The other (younger) elves are shocked by such offensive language, but he says [[DeliberateValuesDissonance that's just what elves called them back in the day]].
* FeelNoPain: In an omake, he eats a mouthful of extremely hot food without a second thought. It ends up burning his mouth but he barely reacts.
* FictionalDisability: His complete lack of direction and, more pressingly, his inability to feel desires mean he has to rely on the support of others to function. It's not that Mithrun can go without sleep or food but he will falter and pass out without them, and he actually needs to be bespelled - or have Kabru give him a foot massage - in order to sleep. The world guide states that he's developed habits and a routine so he can handle everyday life on his own but loses track of those while pursuing his only active interest.
* FishEyes: Has a lazy right eye he occasionally keeps closed [[spoiler: it's actually artificial and purely cosmetic]], and as a result, he has no depth perception.
* HeroicSafeMode: Enforced. The only feeling he has left to him is the desire to avenge himself on the goat demon, to the extent of neglecting everything else.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: When he gets serious, he [[TheCoatsAreOff takes off his cape]] and uses teleportation magic to turn it into a cutting weapon via TeleFrag.
* LackOfImagination: His lack of desires extends to his methods of thinking, and he literally cannot think of things and people beyond their useful purpose to him, including any emotional connections to them. When a shapeshifter brought his mental image of Kabru into being, it was just a crude scribble incapable of speaking.
* MadeOfIron: His Constitution score is an impressive 4/5. That would be impressive even if he ''wasn't'' an elf.
* MundaneUtility: At points he uses his teleportation magic to teleport very short distances instead of just walking. Kabru and the Canaries realize this is a really bad idea for someone with NoSenseOfDirection and no depth perception.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Cithis corrects him when he starts wandering off the wrong way, such as leaving the dungeon instead of trying to go deeper. Kabru is understandably confused by such an odd trait among the dreaded "Canaries", right up until he sees [[ConfusionFu how he can weaponize this]]. On the other hand, [[spoiler:his time as a dungeon master]] left him with an uncanny intuition for dungeon layout, such as being able to locate secret passages because ''he'd'' put one there if he was in charge of the dungeon. For some reason strangers have a tendency to ask him for directions though. On Mithrun's character profile, it's suggested that his lack of directional sense may be lingering subconscious trauma from [[spoiler:his time as a dungeon lord]] still affecting his body.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: [[spoiler: Despite his oddities, he’s the only one of the elven officers present who is grounded enough to realize that threatening Marcille with punishment or execution for what she did is completely self destructive, since she would then have nothing to lose in siding with the Lion. Instead he convinces the other canary squads that it’s better to cooperate with Team Touden if it means possibly saving the world.]]
* SiblingRivalry: One-side towards his older brother. Mithrun used to look down on his brother who looks different from everyone in the family (leading to rumor that he was an illegitimate child), is sickly, and had affection for the same girl as him. After Mithrun's experience as a dungeon master (and his discovery that he ''himself'' was the illegitimate child, not his brother), their relationship got better and Mithrun visits his brother once every few years--a pretty short interval for a race which lives in centuries.
* SwapTeleportation: Mithrun's favorite spell switches the locations of two objects. This can be used to extreme violent effect as he doesn't have to teleport anything ''whole'', and can in fact just tear things to pieces while swaping them around.
* TheOneThatGotAway: He was constantly haunted by the fact that the brother he hated ended up with the girl ''he'' loved while he had to join the Canaries. That was what allowed the goat demon to control him, giving Misurn the chance to live out the life he wished he had.
** In Chapter 94 he voices his realization that [[spoiler: his one remaining desire hadn't been ''revenge'' but for the demon to ''[[DeathSeeker finish eating him]]'', as he felt like the last scraps abandoned on a plate.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Usually he looks blank or, if facing a demon, furious. With only that one desire left he seems to have very limited emotional affect. However, while trying to persuade [[spoiler: Marcille]] not to become a dungeon master he was briefly very earnestly concerned about what would happen.
* TeleFrag: Misurn uses teleportation magic of the "swap locations" variety to fight. Non-lethally, he can teleport people halfway into walls, leaving a partial person-shaped statue where they were standing, both giving the impression that he has petrifying magic while explicitly keeping his foes alive, albeit trapped in the wall. Lethally, he can do things like replace part of your cranium with a rock or teleport himself ''into'' a monster.
* TheUnfettered: Because [[spoiler:the Goat ate all of his other desires,]] Mithrun refuses to do ''anything'', even eat or sleep, if it doesn't get him closer to his single goal of [[spoiler:destroying as many demons as possible]]. That said, he's still practical about it, and plays by the rules of the Canaries because he knows his chances of accomplishing anything are much higher if he can be part of a squad.
* WaifFu: Besides his teleportation magic, his fighting style is made up of kicks, flips, dodging, and using his enemies' size against them.
* AWolfInSheepsClothing: In an {{omake}} he tells Kabru that before [[spoiler:having his desires consumed]], he was outwardly kind and outgoing, but actually looked down on everyone he knew, even his own brother, for often very petty reasons. He kept his personal feelings bottled up inside however, making it all the more easy [[spoiler:for the demon that consumed his desires to take advantage of his festering insecurities]].
* WorldsBestWarrior: The strongest fighter seen on the series, being a specialist in a type of teletranspotation spellcasting that instantly kills almost everything as well as granting unparalleled mobility and utility, and he is extremely skilled on close quarter combat and body agility as well. As the head of a squad meant to invade, take over dungeons and slay their masters, he's stated to be strong enough to match a ''Dungeon Lord'' in direct combat, [[spoiler: which he does, almost defeating both Thistle and Marcille with ease. Makes sense, as he is in fact a former Lord himself]]
* YourSoulIsMine: A variant, and partially. Ever since [[spoiler: a demon ate his desires, which can be seen as extension of one's soul,]] he's practically been an EmptyShell, with not even basic bodily desires such as food and rest.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cithis]]
!!True Name -- Cithis Ofri
[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dungeon_meshi_cithis.png]]
->'''Age:''' 149 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 165cm / 5'5"\\
'''BMI:''' 20\\
'''Likes:''' Shrimp\\
'''Dislikes:''' Sloppily-prepared foods
The second in command of the Canaries, and responsible for taking care of Mithrun's needs. A beautiful and reliable woman, she is also a criminal of the group.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Due to Mithrun's aloofness, she essentially acts as the captain of the team despite being basically Mithrun's assistant. Given that the notches in her ears means she's one of the criminals, this means her actual rank is probably the lowest among the Canaries, yet even the other guards listen to her without fail.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: So far, her primary role has been to keep Mithrun pointed in the right direction, and also reminding him to eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom.
* EnigmaticMinion: It's noted she was constantly trying to escape the Canaries until Mithrun came along and in the character relationship chart, it's stated she only respects him "for now". Of the criminal elves among the Canaries, her crimes are also completely unmentioned.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Once Mithrun actually resisted one of her orders, even after she used her powers on him, she developed a degree of respect for him.
* InformedAttractiveness: Supplemental and extra-canonical material drawn by Kui put forth the idea that she is considered exceptionally beautiful, even by elven standards, with one image having her mistaken for a movie star.
* LivingLieDetector: Among her myriad of mind magics this is apparently one of them, though she seems to be pretty sharp without the boost.
* LogicalWeakness: Cithis's MindControl is a mental illusion, and can be disbelieved away by sufficient will and effort.
* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: Before Mithrun was captain, she used her abilities to wrap her old warden around her finger and do as she pleased. However, after gaining respect for Mithrun, she pretty much toes the line.
* MindControlDevice: Cithis's bells allow her to hypnotize other people. She also uses this on Mithrun, as it's the only way to convince him to do mundane tasks.
* NumberTwo: Although Captain Mithrun is unquestionably in command (when he chooses to command), Pattadol and Cithis seem to both share this position, Pattadol officially and Cithis unofficially. The others in the group follow the orders of either.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: According to the ''World Guide'' she holds a bitter resentment towards the nobility, so it's unsurprising that she hates Pattadol. In her earlier days with the squad, she tried to take advantage of Mithrun's suggestible nature to make him injure her, and a relationship chart focused on the Canaries notes that she hopes to kill her someday.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Even among the criminal members of the Canaries, she's one of only two who committed homicide, albeit indirectly, by using her hypnosis powers to whammy someone into doing the deed, and she tried to compel Mithrun into harming Pattadol.
* TradingBarsForStripes: Kabru explains that members of a Canary team are made up of a number of reformed criminals and their guards; the criminals are the ones with notched ears. Cithis, despite being Mithrun's handler, is noted as one of the criminals by the fact that she has notches in her ears.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pattadol]]
!!True Name -- Pattadol of the House of Vari
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->'''Age:''' 82 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older and younger sisters\\
'''Height:''' Around 160cm / 5'3"\\
'''BMI:''' 20\\
'''Likes:''' Tomatoes\\
'''Dislikes:''' Liver
One of the noble elves to be a member of the Canaries, currently taking part in her first mission. Pattadol is a mage with the power to communicate with others through pixie companions and summon barriers.
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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: She's significantly younger than the rest of the Canaries, being the only one below 100 years old. As a result, most of her squadmates consider her to be immature and unreliable.
* BarrierWarrior: She can set up barriers on the fly to protect people. Interestingly, people within the barrier can reach out to grab people outside the barrier and drag them in, but the reverse does not hold true.
* ButtMonkey: Occasionally seen being harassed by Tansu and the dungeoneers who want her money. Her fairy also gets abused by the leader too.
* CharacterDevelopment: In the past, she despaired that she had been chosen to join the Canaries by her parents, and wondered if they loved her less than her sisters, becoming gloomy and sad all the time to an extent that irritated her colleagues. However, one day, she realized that she might have been picked because her parents thought she was the most capable, and so decided to devote herself to doing her best!...to an extent that irritates her colleagues.
* FairyCompanion: She has a couple of fairies that are used to keep in touch with Mithrun when separated.
* GagNose: Her most notable physical feature is her large round nose.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: She's the middle child of three sisters, and sees the fact that she was the one her parents sent to join the Canaries as proof that they loved her the least.
* MorphicResonance: The faces of her communication pixies will change to match whoever's words they're currently relaying. Best illustrated in chapter 61 where the rest of the Canaries all try to talk to Mithrun through one, causing it to cycle through Fleki, Otta, and Lycion's faces over the course of a single panel.
* NumberTwo: Although Captain Mithrun is unquestionably in command (when he chooses to command), Pattadol and Cithis seem to both share this position, Pattadol officially and Cithis unofficially. The others in the group follow the orders of either.
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[[folder:Fleki]]
!!True Name -- Fleki
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->'''Age:''' 130 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central South Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older brother\\
'''Height:''' Around 140cm / 4'7"\\
'''BMI:''' 18\\
'''Likes:''' Spicy foods\\
'''Dislikes:''' Carrots
A criminal who was drafted into the Canaries after she was caught trying to sell forbidden magical artifacts. She's able to summon and control a familiar resembling a crow.
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* AchillesHeel: Her crow summon may be powerful and versatile, but it has one glaring weakness; should it die while she's controlling it, she'll suffer brain damage severe enough to put her in a lifelong coma. Revival magic does provide a workaround, but it also requires someone to kill her first.
* DeathByIrony: She's a drug addict who constantly spends her pay on hallucinogenic mushrooms. Her first death was by a walking mushroom.
* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: As mentioned, her first death was due to eating the wrong kind of mushroom, most likely due to her addiction.
* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: Taking control of her familiar while high allows her to see what she considers the "real world"; one far more vibrant and beautiful than the miserable existence she's stuck in while sober.
* TheStoner: Just about all the money she makes is spent fuelling her addiction to hallucinogenic mushrooms.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lycion]]
!!True Name -- Lycion
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->'''Age:''' 126 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Elf (beastkin)\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central South Continent\\
'''Family:''' Mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 170cm / 5'7"\\
'''BMI:''' 24\\
'''Likes:''' Meat\\
'''Dislikes:''' Leafy greens, particularly their stems
Another criminal member of the Canaries. A good-looking man with no shirt and marks all over his body. Due to ancient magic cast on him, he has the ability to transform into a humanoid wolf.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: He briefly becomes the last Canary standing in Chapter 76, and gets to show off more of his personality as well as the full strength of his beastkin form.
* AppearanceAngst: In his backstory, he was constantly disgusted by the appearance of his own body, so much so he let himself got battered in GladiatorGames without caring whether he lived or died until he found someone to use TheDarkArts to turn himself into a beastkin. It made him much happier, although as Fleki notes, he still kept on fighting in the arena.
* AttentionWhore: After being turned into a beastkin, he kept on fighting in bloodsports because he wanted to show off his new body as much as possible. This is how he ended up getting caught and jailed.
* CartoonCreature: He's a type of beastkin known as a werewolf, but he has a rather strange appearance compared to other werewolves seen in supplementary sketches (which are more obviously wolf-like), particularly his long, rabbit-like ears. In an {{omake}}, Laios asks him what sort of canine he's been fused with and Lycion says he doesn't even know.
* {{Foil}}:
** He serves as one to Izutsumi. While she was transformed into a beastkin against her will and sees it as a horrible defect she needs to get rid of, Lycion became one by choice and considers it a mark of pride, while being disgusted by his original unaltered body.
** He's also one for Laios, a monster fanatic with an interest in becoming a monster himself. They get to talking in a Volume 11 omake, but things go sour when it turns out they have very different viewpoints: Laios feels like Lycion is a fake because his transformation only goes "skin deep", with no change to his underlying physiology or behavior, while Lycion is disgusted by Laios's {{otaku}}-like monster obsession.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Although he's described as having a gentle demeanor, he's the only member of the Canaries to have directly committed homicide (in his arena fights), and has a rather bleak outlook on life.
* GladiatorGames: Threw himself into illegal arena fights because he didn't care one way or the other what happened to his self-perceived ugly body, and after he found someone to turn him into a beastkin [[TheNarcissist kept fighting to show it off]], eventually getting busted and forced to join the canaries.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When he meets Izutsumi, he asks her how she found someone to transform her into a beastkin, unaware that it’s a sore point for her.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: It's noted in his profile he has a deceivingly feminine appearance, despite a personality that is closer to being manly.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: He's able to turn from a wolf-like humanoid form and his default elf form at will, which his profile compares to a werewolf, as a result of having BlackMagic performed on ''himself''. Uniquely, his wolf form appears to work on a scale: the low end is basically just him with fur and a canine head, but when he goes all out he becomes huge and hunched, almost ape-like in physique.
* ShipTease: In one of the {{omake}}s from the ''World Guide'', he finds Fleki sprawled out on her bed in a drug-induced stupor, and moves her body into a more comfortable resting position while hoping she'll come to soon, as having her around to talk to makes the world feel more bearable.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Rarely wears more than a kilt, partly because he can shapeshift at will and wants to show off his beastkin body.
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[[folder:Otta]]
!!True Name -- Otta
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->'''Age:''' 137 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 130cm / 4'3"\\
'''BMI:''' 20\\
'''Likes:''' Grapes\\
'''Dislikes:''' Meat
A former merchant serving with the Canaries after being convicted for her black market dealings. She has a limited ability to reshape dungeons by controlling spirits.
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* ButchLesbian: Has a very masculine appearance and personality, and has only ever shown a romantic interest in other women.
* HasAType: She exclusively dates young half-foot women, something she catches no end of flak from her squadmates for due to the [[MayflyDecemberRomance huge age gaps involved]].
* LadyLooksLikeADude: Her hairstyle, fashion sense and personality often cause her to be mistaken for a man, even by other elves.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Despite being an elf, she's only ever dated half-foots, the shortest-lived race. According to her, it's because their short lifespans mean they value the days they do have, making them more mature than someone who'd live longer. However, the fact that none of her relationships have lasted past her lover's 30th birthday suggests that has other motives for this.
* TattooedCrook: She's a convicted criminal drafted into the Canaries, and her arms are covered in tattoos.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Milsiril]]
!!True Name -- Milsiril of the House of Tol
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->'''Age:''' 189 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Central North Continent\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother, older brother and sister, many adopted children (Kabru and others)\\
'''Height:''' Around 150cm / 4'11"\\
'''BMI:''' 21\\
'''Likes:''' Fruitcake\\
'''Dislikes:''' Beans, carrots, mushrooms, organ meat, shellfish, strawberries, etc.
A vice commander of the Canaries who retired from the organization following the disaster in Utaya. Since then she's focused on taking care of children from short-lived races with nowhere else to go, such as Kabru.
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* BoomerangBigot: A lifetime of being mocked by other elves due to her deeply introverted nature led to her disliking elves in general.
* BrokenPedestal: {{Inverted|Trope}} with how she saw Mithrun. Back before he became an EmptyShell, she thought of him as a perfect, flawless man who was LovedByAll and [[PerpetualSmiler never had a frown on his face]], and had always secretly resented him for it. It was only after [[spoiler: exploring the dungeon he'd created]] that she learned of [[BitchInSheepsClothing his bitter, jealous side]], but this finally allowed her to empathise with him and admit that they probably would have gotten along if she'd ever tried talking to him.
* CommonalityConnection: As mentioned, after seeing his dungeon firsthand, and how it was filled with jealousy and feelings of inferiority, she feels that she might have had a lot to talk to talk about with Mithrun after all.
* CoveredInScars: They’re faint but present all over her body, emphasizing her veterancy. Notably, despite this, her character profile states that she's never died even once.
* {{Hikikomori}}: Her character profile indicates she has a very introverted personality and eventually retired from the Canaries and isolated herself far from other elven settlements. Ironically, she ends up becoming an adoptive mother for ''many'' orphans afterwards.
* InSeriesNickname: "Milsiril the Gloomy", due to her quiet, introverted nature, a nickname that she really didn't appreciate.
* InterspeciesAdoption: Milsiril likes to raise children from short-lived races.
* MarionetteMaster: She has the power to control dolls. Apparently, she prefers their company to that of other elves.
* MasterSwordsman: When she was a member of the Canaries, the others apparently considered her the best with swords.
* MercyKill: Was prepared to kill Mithrun when she found him discarded and mostly demon-eaten until he spoke and she realized he had one desire left.
* MyBelovedSmother: She can be more than a little overbearing with her adoptive children, to the point where Otta has accused her of seeing them more like cute pets than as actual people.
* ParentsAsPeople: To hear Kabru say it she ''is'' smothering but also very supportive, willing to put major effort into raising her adopted children and treating all their questions and interests seriously. A bit of extra context comes from seeing how the other elves treated another orphan tallman, Rin, as much more like an animal and a source of entertainment.
* PickyEater: Her character profile in the ''World Guide'' includes a LongList of foods she doesn't like where most characters only have one or two.
* SilkHidingSteel: While she has a demure and motherly personality, she comes from a military family and before her retirement, was considered among the strongest of the Canaries; her character profile notes she's never died even once. Even after her retirement, she and her dolls put Kabru through TrainingFromHell once it became clear she needed more than words to show him how dangerous the life of an adventurer was.
[[/folder]]
!!Orcs
[[folder:Chief Zon]]
!!True Name -- Zon
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->'''Age:''' 21 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Orc\\
'''Birthplace:''' Golden Dungeon\\
'''Family:''' Four wives, two younger sisters (Leed), younger brother, son\\
'''Height:''' Around 175cm / 5'9"\\
'''BMI:''' 39\\
'''Likes:''' Barometz\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
The chief of a band of orcs who live in the dungeon.
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* BerserkButton: When he asks whether or not Laios regards his wives as attractive, Laios notes that they actually have properties like large eyes, full lips, and fine straight teeth which humans find agreeable...then Laios innocently goes on to describe their large breasts and curvy buttocks by way of other appealing features, enraging Zon.
* FantasticRacism: Does not like other races. Seems to particularly dislike elves, whom orcs in general apparently regard as deeply unattractive.
* MonsterFacade: His character profile states he tries to hate adventurers, but finds it hard to do so deep down and is generally reluctant to fight.
* MoralMyopia: He sees no problem of attacking and pillaging other races yet gets mad when those races fight back for orcs attacking them in the first place.
* PapaWolf: Very protective of his son.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: He seems the type.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He talks tough and merciless in combat, but relents when his child calls him out on taking the bread the protagonists' cooked without reward.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zon's son]]
Zon's young son. He lives in the orc village in the dungeon.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Being so young, he lacks any of the prejudices and resentments held by his father.
* MoralityPet: Acts as one for his father. It was him who shamed Zon into sharing the bread they made with Team Touden.
* NoNameGiven: Not yet at least.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Captain Leed]]
!!True Name -- Leed
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->'''Age:''' 14 years old\\
'''Gender:''' Female\\
'''Race:''' Orc\\
'''Birthplace:''' Golden Dungeon\\
'''Family:''' Older brother (Zon), older sister, younger brother\\
'''Height:''' Around 150cm / 4'11"\\
'''BMI:''' 41\\
'''Likes:''' Walking mushroom\\
'''Dislikes:''' Cabbage
A captain of a band of orcs from their dungeon village. She is Zon's little sister.
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* ActionGirl: She is the leader of a group of warriors and wargs who venture down into the most dangerous parts of the orcs' territory.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: She's easily able to tell that Chilchuck's cowardice for pursuing the Lunatic Magician and Farlyn isn't due to his concern for himself, but for his friends, and bluntly tells him to be honest with himself about it, shaking him deeply]].
* ArrangedMarriage: The World Guide notes that she's at an age where she would normally be married off, but she's been resistant to the idea. [[spoiler:Parodied in Chapter 95, where Zon regretfully informs her she must become a consort to ''Laios'' for the good of the orcs, an idea both Zon and Leed are appalled by, knowing what Laios is like.]]
* BrutalHonesty: Has no problem telling Chilchuck that she considers him a disgusting coward when he talks about finding some way to deceive his friends into going back to the surface and giving up on Falin, and when he says he probably should've left with Shuro and Namari. When she realizes that his feelings are based upon his concern for his friends rather than for himself, she softens up.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Her only really monstrous features are her pointed ears and pig-like nose.
* EurekaMoment: As mentioned above, she thought that Chilchuck was a selfish coward until he mentions that if he hadn't stayed with the group, they might have given up instead of continuing to risk their lives against near-impossible odds. Once she realizes his real motivation, she suggests that he simply tell his friends about how he's worried they'll get themselves killed.
* ImprobableAge: She's just barely an adult [[ProportionalAging for an orc]], and already captain of a band.
* NoNameGiven: So far we know her only as "captain". It's later revealed in her character profile her name is Leed.
* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: Wears patchy hide armor with what appears to be a large antler on the chestpiece.
* PieEyed: The only character in the series to have eyes stylized like this, lacking even pupils.
[[/folder]]
!The Golden Kingdom
[[folder:Thistle, the Lunatic Magician]]
!!True Name -- Unknown
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuKobayashi (Japanese)
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->'''Age:''' Unknown\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Elf\\
'''Birthplace:''' Unknown\\
'''Family:''' Unknown\\
'''Height:''' Around 130cm / 4'3"\\
'''BMI:''' 17\\
'''Likes:''' Nothing in particular\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
A magician of legend, stated to be the one who sunk the entire kingdom into what it is now the dungeon. The legend has it that whoever defeats him will have the underground kingdom as a reward. Long thought to be a myth, the Lunatic Magician has seemingly resurfaced, stirring dungeon denizens and local overground population alike.
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* AmbiguousGender: The Magician's gender was kept ambiguous for a while. Laios assumes they were female on their first encounter in Chapter 12, as do the orks as they've [[{{Elfeminate}} only seen the Magician briefly]]. He's not corrected until Chapter 47 from Yaad.
** Kabru immediately identifies the Magician as male on sight in Chapter 54, but he has much more experience with elves.
* AxCrazy: He wants to preserve the Golden Kingdom and its people for eternity, but it's clear to everyone he's completely insane and his goal is nothing more than a child's fantasy. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, he's also a lunatic with incredible magical power that he uses to try and force his fantasy into reality without concern for anyone else. The former citizens of this kingdom made immortal by his spell consider it a FateWorseThanDeath and he violently kills anyone he catches within the ruins of the kingdom (almost all of whom are just adventurers who believe the site to have been abandoned for centuries and therefore free to plunder just like any other dungeon).]]
* TheBeastmaster: The Red Dragon seems to be the Lunatic Magician's favored pet, having specifically ordered it to find and rescue [[TheLostLenore King Delgal]] at all costs. [[spoiler:[[FaceMonsterTurn The chimera Falin]] has become the Magician's new favorite pet, having specifically commanded her to come up to the dungeon's first level to help the Magician fight off the Canaries.]]
* BigBad: Set up as us this in the first couple of pages, but seems to simply be a myth or legend, with the Red Dragon taking the spotlight. [[spoiler: However, after its revealed he very much exists and is behind the Red Dragon, he solidly takes this role in the story.]]
* BadBoss: His total lack of empathy for anyone that isn't of the Golden Kingdom makes him this towards the monsters of the dungeon. [[spoiler:His lack of understanding of dragons instincts and necessities leads to him constantly yelling at them, and keeping Failin malnourished since he doesn't understands that her chimera form presents unique difficulties for her to get the food she needs.]]
* BadPowersBadPeople: He uses TheDarkArts. He's also murderously insane.
* BloodMagic: Mixing with SummonMagic, he can summon minions made out of blood. [[spoiler: It's the same kind of ancient blood magic that Marcille can use. Later on its actual nature is revealed in full, its ''demon'' magic, blood is just a conduit for it.]]
* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: He's finally fought directly when the party gets to the deepest part of the dungeon, however, this takes place only ~2/3 into the story and he ultimately falls short of being the FinalBoss of the series proper, as the source of his power hijacks the story from then on]]
* CurbstompBattle: While [[spoiler: Marcille]] manages to hit back (much to the Magician's own surprise) the party is still hopelessly outmatched. [[spoiler: The rematch doesn't go much better, and Laios is only barely able to get the drop on him through stealth.]]
* TheDarkArts: The BloodMagic mentioned above is this. It's also far more powerful than anything else seen to that point, granting him a very tight hold on the dungeon monsters and structure as well as large, sheer firepower that is difficult to fight off. [[spoiler: Marcille has access to the same type of magic which gives the party the ability to actually fend off his attacks. However, the difference in experience and ability is staggering, with the Magician completely outmatching Marcille by a landslide, just barely allowing Team Touden to survive a short encounter. Better than nothing though.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: What ultimately causes Thistle to lose against Laios during the party's rematch with him: while summoning a small army of dragons allows him to easily wipe the rest Laios's party, each dragon's strong power and will prevents him from suppressing their instincts, which results in them getting distracted or attacking each other. Laios is able to use their inability to cooperate and his own encyclopedic knowledge on monsters to create an opening and successfully subdue Thistle]].
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:He dies being consoled by Yaad, who gives him one last apology while acting as Delgal.]]
* DrivenToMadness: A thousand years underground in his own little secluded world [[spoiler: while a demon was gnawing at his mind]] has taken a massive toll on his sanity. This is made particularly apparent on his point of view chapters, where you can kind of see his thought process, it seems normal at first glance but then he jumps around conclusions and shrugs off his own stated purpose and motivations on a whim.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Laios tries to explain that the survivors of the Golden Kingdom are [[WhoWantsToLiveForever miserable]] because the curse of immortality deprives them of things that make life worth living, using their ability to survive without food to try to push the point. Unfortunately, Thistle misinterprets this to mean that he has been neglecting their basic needs and plans to restrain and force-feed his countrymen to keep them more docile.
* TheDreaded: To those aware of his existence, the Lunatic Magician is rightfully feared to be as powerful as he is insane. Even the Golden Kingdom survivors within the dungeon fear him because he would harm or kill them if he considers them a threat to the Kingdom itself. In fact, the Magician already killed those who helped King Delgal escape the dungeon.
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Reduced to this in chapter 72 when the Winged Lion ambushes him and eats all of his desires. He's even worse off than Mithrun since Mithrun still at least has the desire for revenge to keep him moving. Thistle by contrast is a catatonic listless shell. Though he does briefly come out of to speak to Yaad (in Delgal's body)]].
* EvilFormerFriend: It's implied that he and the former king Delgal were close a thousand years ago considering his unhinged devotion to the king, and the king being the one to suggest Thistle try magic in the first place, but by the present, Delgal's last words before his death were begging anyone to defeat him.
* EvilSorcerer: Serves as the BigBad of the manga.
* FantasticRacism: Derides [[spoiler:Marcille]] for being a half-elf, calling her an "inferior being" and assuming her goal is to make herself a "full" elf. However, its averted in other ways as he's fiercely loyal to the royal family despite them all being tallmen. Who many other elves will see as lesser.
* FisherKing: [[spoiler:Turns out that when he sunk the kingdom, he sunk most of the continent alongside it, and with his defeat, the entire everything his spell sent underground starts returning to the surface]].
* FluffyTheTerrible: His real name is Thistle.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler: Was brought to the royal court to be a jester. Then Delgal suggested he try learning magic...]]
* GlassCannon: As godlike as he is, his body is ultimately is just that of a completely normal elf, so he's not any faster, stronger or more durable than a regular person. [[spoiler: Mithrun almost kills him on the spot with just 2 hits of his spells and Laios is able to disable him entirely... with a grapple.]]
* GameFace: He looks normal, unless he uses magic, which happens to be whenever he's [[HairTriggerTemper furious]]. Then he pulls off scary faces like the image above.
* HellishPupils: The irises of his eyes are oddly shaped like keyholes. The cover of the Magician's spellbook also prominently displays an eye with a keyhole-shaped iris in the center.
* InconsistentSpelling: The official English release has his name spelled as "Sissel", while fan translations have gone with "Thistle". The official ''Explorer Guide'' also uses "Thistle" in actual English.
* IRejectYourReality: When Mithrun tells him in a cold matter-of-fact tone that the Golden Kingdom is truly finished and King Delgal has been DeadAllAlong, the Lunatic Magician goes into a violent state of denial, complete with a MadnessMantra of "It's a lie. It's a lie! IT'S A LIIIEEE!!!"
* KnightTemplar: ''Very'' big on [[spoiler: burning whom he considers usurpers and outsiders]]. That is, ''anyone who dares stepping into the dungeon or touching anything left in it.'' Indeed, the Magician isn't quite right in the head.
* LivingLegend: As mentioned above, the Lunatic Magician is an entity of legend and many don't even think he exists. Too bad he very much does.
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:Inverted. When he passes away, his spell is lifted, causing the ''entire country'' of the Golden Kingdom to rise from the earth. Laios is utterly shocked that the Golden Kingdom he inherited was a '''continent'''.]]
* TheLostLenore: Platonic/familiar version: He's desperately searching for the king of the Golden Kingdom [[spoiler: [[DramaticIrony who we saw crawling up to the surface and promptly crumbling into dust.]] ''On the first page of the series.'']]
* MasterOfIllusion: He's first encountered inside the [[PortalPicture living paintings]] [[spoiler: that tell the life story of the last king.]] Laios needs the rest of the party to pull him out of one - and he ''remembers'' seeing Laios inside them when they turn up later.
* MeaningfulName: Delgal named him Thistle for the color of his eyes.
* MoodSwinger: Turns from [[spoiler: dropping Laios and company into a TheWallsAreClosingIn style trap]] to [[WhenSheSmiles cheerfully reassuring]] [[spoiler: the spirits of the long-dead royal family]] in an instant.
* MotiveDecay: The starting point of becoming the lord of the dungeon was Delgal's son, Eodio, coming down with a fatal illness, and he used the dungeon's mana to save his life. Later on, he turned Eodio into an EmptyShell in a fit of rage when he got sick of being trapped in the dungeon and tried to leave and never turned him back, much to his family's horror.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Genuinely believes that he's protecting and preserving his home, when in reality he's been [[AndIMustScream trapping spirits in unwilling stasis]] and killing adventurers to save empty ruins.
* OnlyOneName: According to [[AllThereInTheManual the guide book]], because Thistle was taken from his family at a young age, he can't remember what his surname or title was.
* OurElvesAreDifferent: Is a dark elf. How that distinguishes him from the other elves we've seen ([[VisualPun apart from literally having darker skin]]) hasn't been explored.
* PlayingWithFire: When he finds out Laios is from outside the paintings, he threatens to burn him to cinders.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: [[spoiler:The Lunatic Magician is a very powerful dark mage who also has total control over the titular dungeon, allowing him to shape it as he pleases and control the monsters there. Bad news for anyone inside the dungeon at the time.]]
* PsychopathicManchild: He wants to protect King Delgal and their kingdom but has a childishly brutal and rigid way of trying to go about it. Forcing everyone to remain in unchanging purgatory for a millennium and killing anyone who falls out of line, sometimes with gleeful pride. Despite being a powerful wizard well over one-thousand years old, he still keeps his diaries (with embarrassing poetry) hidden under his bed and gets really mad when Laios' party finds them.
* Really700YearsOld: He was the court jester to the last king of the Golden Kingdom 1,000 years ago and he hasn't aged since. His true age remains unknown although it's noted that it's very unusual for regular elves to live that long. It's later stated that Dungeon Lords possess an extended lifespan, which explains his age.
* RealityWarper: He has complete control over the dungeon environment of the former Golden Kingdom, being able to alter its layout at will, repair any damage to it, control all the non-sentient monsters within and be aware of almost everything that happens within its confines. The Lunatic Magician has also cursed the entire dungeon with a twisted form of immortality so that spirits remained confined within. While this has enabled the resurrection of adventurers who die within the dungeon, it has also resulted in countless spirits [[FateWorseThanDeath unable to move on to the afterlife]]. The Magician also succeeded in creating a SmallSecludedWorld within the dungeon where the survivors of the Golden Kingdom live to this day, [[WhoWantsToLiveForever if unwillingly]].
* RedBaron: ''The Lunatic Magician''.
* SecretDiary: What really sets off his rage at Laios and the others is not only did they kill his monsters, tidy up his house, and wash his dishes, they also found his collection of personal diaries with embarrassing poetry that he had hidden under his bed.
* SquishyWizard: Through his magic, Thistle is able to easily kill [[spoiler:all of Team Touden besides Laios, but as soon as Laios outwits and restrains him, Thistle is helpless.]]
* StillWearingTheOldColors: Although he stopped being the court jester when he became the court wizard, he still dresses like one, right down to the jingly bits.
* TomTheDarkLord: While not quite as mundane, "Thistle" is an oddly... adorable name for a Dungeon Lord known as The Lunatic Magician.
* TwitchyEye: Helpfully [[WrittenSoundEffect subtitled]] as such [[spoiler: when Marcille dispels his BloodMagic minions.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Well, thanks to being an elf surrounded by humans his youngest appearance doesn't look any different, but he genuinely loved Delgal and wanted to do his best for the kingdom once. His initial 'wish' was for everyone in the kingdom to live their lives in peace, to not suffer from disease, disaster, or hunger. A flashback of he and his king having grand idealistic plans is then cut with a panel of the winged lion licking his hand, and then Thistle realizing he can't remember what their plans were, which heavily suggests the demon is taking away desires and making his motives decay.
** Judging from an omake conversation between Mithrun and Kabru it's very common for dungeon lords to start out with good intentions and try to solve their problems peacefully, but then to slide into cruelty and paranoia over time - and Thistle's been the dungeon lord for a very long time.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He wants to protect the inhabitants of the Golden Kingdom by ''any'' means necessary, trapping them underground for a thousand years, executing any dissenters, and killing any outsiders caught trespassing. In the end, he even intends to [[AndIMustScream attach everyone to magical feeding machines forever]] so they can't put up any more resistance to his "protection".
* VillainRespect: Although he's not at all pleased about it, he acknowledges that Laios's feat of [[spoiler:thwarting his room of dragons by exploiting their instincts and weaknesses]] was impressive.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The entire dungeon is the result of his insane, self-appointed mission to preserve and restore his beloved Golden Kingdom in some form and he will kill anyone who gets in his way. He sees adventurers in the dungeon as intruders and enemies of the Kingdom, with death being the only fitting punishment.
* YourSoulIsMine:
** [[spoiler:In the past, after King Delgal's son Eodio protested being forced to stay in the dungeon forever and resolved to go to the surface and take his family with him, Thistle yanked his soul out, leaving his body a living husk. It's unclear what happened to his soul after that, but Delgal was able to transfer ''his'' soul into his son's body and reach the surface]].
** [[spoiler:As punishment for enlisting the aid of Laios's party in stopping him, Thistle pulls Yaad's soul out of his body and puts it into a doll]].
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[[folder:King Delgal]]
!!True Name -- Delgal Melini
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->'''Age:''' Unknown\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Tallman\\
'''Birthplace:''' Melini, Eastern Continent\\
'''Family:''' Wife, son\\
'''Height:''' Around 175cm / 5'9"\\
'''BMI:''' 25\\
'''Likes:''' Venison\\
'''Dislikes:''' Celery soup
The late king of the Golden Kingdom. He appeared at the mouth of the dungeon and promised his kingdom to anyone who could defeat the Lunatic Magician before crumbling into dust, kicking off the craze for DungeonCrawling on the Island. He and the Magician were raised together from childhood. After the Sorcerer cursed his people with immortality, he escaped and somehow managed to make it to the surface without losing his mind and becoming a wandering spirit.
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* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:His body is still intact but he transferred his soul into his son's empty body in order to escape, and his soul died when that body crumbled to dust.]]
* TheGoodKing: He wanted to do right by the kingdom but it was beset by enemies and penniless to the point where he couldn't even get medicine for his son.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: His journey to the surface to beg its people to defeat Thistle ultimately killed him due to leaving the space the latter's immortality magic works, but did it anyway because it was the only way his people, and Thistle himself, could be saved]].
* TheLostLenore: A platonic case for the Lunatic Magician, who is still looking for him years after he died.
* Really700YearsOld: He and his people were cursed with immortality so it's entirely possible that his crumbling away was [[NoImmortalInertia simply his body returning to its true age.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: It was him who encouraged the Lunatic Magician to begin studying magic back when he was a simple court jester, and urged him to become the lord of the dungeon to protect the kingdom in a time of untold crisis, ultimately leading to his people and their souls getting trapped inside the dungeon for centuries]].
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[[folder:Yaad]]
!!True Name -- Yaad Melini
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->'''Age:''' Unknown\\
'''Gender:''' Male\\
'''Race:''' Tallman\\
'''Birthplace:''' Golden Dungeon\\
'''Family:''' Father, mother\\
'''Height:''' Around 150cm / 4'11"\\
'''BMI:''' 19\\
'''Likes:''' Nothing in particular\\
'''Dislikes:''' Nothing in particular
The grandson of King Delgal and current ruler of the Golden Kingdom. Like the rest of his people, Yaad was cursed with immortality by the Lunatic Magician.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He looks to be about a teenager at best but is the current ruler of the Golden Kingdom after the death of his grandfather and the absence of his father. That said, the majority of the kingdom itself now only has "young" (so to speak) citizens after the older people attempted to flee and were turned into ghosts.
* LetThemDieHappy: [[spoiler:Sensing that Thistle is about to die in his arms, Yaad makes use of Delgal's body to console Thistle in his last moments and apologize for his (that is, Delgal's) selfishness.]]
* OhCrap: Has this reaction when the Lunatic Magician appears and asks him just who he was just talking to, just after Team Touden leaves.
* Really700YearsOld: He looks like a young teen at most but he's really centuries old.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Very courteous and helpful towards Team Touden, even helping them on their quest to find the Lunatic Magician and suggesting how they could protect themselves.
* ToyTransmutation: For helping Laios and his friends, Thistle transfers his soul into a doll as punishment, leaving his body an EmptyShell.
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