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* DropTheHammer: Lavi. For bonus points, it can change size to be as big/long as he needs it.
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* ArcVillain: Though the Earl is the BigBad of the series and remains to be the main threat of the manga (though recently [[spoiler: both [[BigBadEnsemble the 14th Noah Neah and the sentient Innocence Apocryphos]] have also raised as potential threats for our main character)]], some arcs (especially those whose main plot is the retrieval of Innocence around the world) feature minor antagonists that tend to be dealt at the end of the arc where they appear. Some of them include:

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* ArcVillain: Though the Earl is the BigBad of the series and remains to be is the main threat of the manga (though recently [[spoiler: both [[BigBadEnsemble the 14th Noah Neah Nea and the sentient Innocence Apocryphos]] have also raised as potential threats for our main character)]], some arcs (especially those whose main plot is the retrieval of Innocence around the world) feature minor antagonists that tend to be dealt at the end of the arc where they appear. Some of them include:



** An exclusive arc from the anime (before Allen and his friends meet Anita) has Lulu Bell ([[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance who appears in the anime way earlier in the story than her canon debut in the manga]]) as the main antagonist, trying to delay Allen's group from meeting Cross in China with the help of her [[TheDragon dragon]] [[NinjaMaid Mimi]]. After Cross leaves the country before Allen and his friends could find him, she returns a few episodes later trying to destroy the Innocence of a little girl that the Exorcists befriends, [[spoiler: succeeding in her mission, at the cost of the life of Mimi.]]
** The Fallen One arc has the former [[FallenHero Exorcist Suman Dark]], who was turned by his Innocence into a huge, floating angel-like creature known as Fallen One (that will cause lots of destruction until its host's life is eventually drained) after he sold information to the Noah Tyki Mikk about fellow Exorcists and Finders in exchange for his life, causing several casualties on the Black Order's side. Allen finds him after being attacked by a swarm of Level 2 Akumas and spends the arc trying to save him from his cruel fate. [[spoiler:Though Allen manages to save Suman from the energy draining, he ends braindead as a final punishment of his Innocence and ends killed by Tyki, who later apparently kills Allen as well.]]
** The Black Order Invasion arc is a curious example, as it features three different menaces through its run. After two arcs dealing with [[EliteMook Level 3 Akumas]] and later playing a mortal game with the Noahs inside the Ark, the initial threat seems to be inspector Malcom C. Lvellie, a higher up from the Vatican that comes to the European headquarter of the Black Order to get information from both General Cross Marian and Allen about the events of the Noah's Ark, threatening Allen with being tortured and interrogated if he doesn't cooperates with him. However, the arc takes a turn for the worse with [[spoiler: the appearence of the [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting Noah Lulu Bell]], who infiltrates and invades the headquarters with lots of Level 3 Akumas and a group of Skulls with the intention to retrieve the Akuma Egg that Cross stole in the Ark and turn some of the scientists of the Black Order into Skulls.]]
*** [[spoiler: At the end, Lulu Bell is forced to retreat after being overwhelmed by the General Exorcists (with the Egg being destroyed by Allen). Everything seems to be solved and the Black Order's members finally have a break... until the [[FourIsDeath Level 4 Akuma]] is born, of course. It thens proceeds to cause even more destruction and casualties, and remains as the final threat of the arc until Allen, Cross and a Lenalee with an improved Innocence manage to take it down after a long battle.]]
** The Phantom Thief G arc has [[spoiler: another Level 4 Akuma that commands a small group of Akumas and fights Allen, Kanda and Marie while its partners go to capture Timothy. It ends killed by a combined effort of Allen and Kanda, but before dying, it manages to trigger Neah's first takeover of Allen's body, kickstarting the events of the next arc after the Earl realizes Allen is Neah's host.]]

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** An exclusive arc from the anime (before Allen and his friends meet Anita) has Lulu Bell ([[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance who appears in the anime way earlier in the story than her canon debut in the manga]]) as the main antagonist, trying to delay Allen's group from meeting Cross in China with the help of her [[TheDragon dragon]] [[NinjaMaid Mimi]]. After Cross leaves the country before Allen and his friends could find him, she returns a few episodes later trying to destroy the Innocence of a little girl that the Exorcists befriends, befriend, [[spoiler: succeeding in her mission, at the cost of the life of Mimi.]]
** The Fallen One arc has the former [[FallenHero Exorcist Suman Dark]], who was turned by his Innocence into a huge, floating angel-like creature known as Fallen One (that will cause lots of destruction until its host's life is eventually drained) after he sold information to the Noah Tyki Mikk about fellow Exorcists and Finders in exchange for his life, causing several casualties on the Black Order's side. Allen finds him after being attacked by a swarm of Level 2 Akumas Akuma and spends the arc trying to save him from his cruel fate. [[spoiler:Though Allen manages to save Suman from the energy draining, he ends braindead as a final punishment of his Innocence and ends killed by Tyki, who later apparently kills Allen as well.]]
** The Black Order Invasion arc is a curious example, as it features three different menaces through its run. After two arcs dealing with [[EliteMook Level 3 Akumas]] Akuma]] and later playing a mortal game with the Noahs inside the Ark, the initial threat seems to be inspector Malcom C. Lvellie, a higher up from the Vatican that comes to the European headquarter of the Black Order to get information from both General Cross Marian and Allen about the events of the Noah's Ark, threatening Allen with being tortured and interrogated if he doesn't cooperates with him. However, the arc takes a turn for the worse with [[spoiler: the appearence of the [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting Noah Lulu Bell]], who infiltrates and invades the headquarters with lots of Level 3 Akumas Akuma and a group of Skulls with the intention to retrieve the Akuma Egg that Cross stole in the Ark and turn some of the scientists of the Black Order into Skulls.]]
*** [[spoiler: At the end, Lulu Bell is forced to retreat after being overwhelmed by the General Exorcists (with the Egg being destroyed by Allen). Everything seems to be solved and the Black Order's members finally have a break... until the [[FourIsDeath Level 4 Akuma]] is born, of course. It thens then proceeds to cause even more destruction and casualties, and remains as the final threat of the arc until Allen, Cross and a Lenalee with an improved Innocence manage to take it down after a long battle.]]
** The Phantom Thief G arc has [[spoiler: another Level 4 Akuma that commands a small group squad of Akumas Akuma and fights Allen, Kanda and Marie while its partners go to capture Timothy. It ends killed by a combined effort of Allen and Kanda, but before dying, it manages to trigger Neah's Nea' s first takeover of Allen's body, kickstarting the events of the next arc after the Earl realizes Allen is Neah's Nea's host.]]
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* AdaptationDistillation: Even though the anime adaptation is fairly true to the source material (manga and novels), it still alters the timeline, and includes characters in events where they originally weren't there either because the event occurred before they were introduced, or it was a solo mission. For instance the time when Allen meets Jan in episode 6 and we find out how Allen became cursed, originally happened before Allen joined the Black Order. General Yeegar's fall is also [[AdaptationExpansion greatly expanded in the anime]] and shown after the Krory arc (in the manga it happens before), giving the General lots of characterization, revealing his Innocence and showing him interacting with Allen, unlike in the manga, [[PosthumousCharacter where his death happens off-screen before he gets the chance to receive any personality at all and he died before Allen gets to meet him]].

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* AdaptationDistillation: AdaptationDeviation: Even though the anime adaptation is fairly true to the source material (manga and novels), it still alters the timeline, and includes characters in events where they originally weren't there either because the event occurred before they were introduced, or it was a solo mission. For instance the time when Allen meets Jan in episode 6 and we find out how Allen became cursed, originally happened before Allen joined the Black Order. General Yeegar's fall is also [[AdaptationExpansion greatly expanded in the anime]] and shown after the Krory arc (in the manga it happens before), giving the General lots of characterization, revealing his Innocence and showing him interacting with Allen, unlike in the manga, [[PosthumousCharacter where his death happens off-screen before he gets the chance to receive any personality at all and he died before Allen gets to meet him]].

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Examples Are Not Recent, especially since there are now 28 volumes out.


Written by Katsura Hoshino and first published in [[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]] in 2004, the series is known and loved for blending typical shonen action tropes with a Gothic sensibility and a sense of design that borders on the surreal. The series also tends to [[ScheduleSlip go on hiatus a lot]] due to the author's bad health. One hiatus ended on August 17, 2010, when a 50-page chapter was released. The series then switched to a monthly schedule − but releases stayed sparse. Another chapter was released in late 2012, after which Hoshino went on yet another hiatus due to illness, and the latest chapters were compiled into Volume 24.

By November 2014, Hoshino showed signs of having healed enough to draw again, and finally the manga resumed serialization on July 17, 2015 in Jump SQ Crown (which became Jump SQ Rise in 2018). The catch? It is now a quarterly release instead of monthly, meaning only 4 chapters a year. In part because of all these hiatuses and magazine changes, the tone, direction and artstyle of the series changed several times, to the point the early volumes and the latest ones might almost seem like a different series.

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Written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino and first published in [[Magazine/ShonenJump ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]] Jump]]'' in 2004, the series is known and loved for blending typical shonen action tropes with a Gothic sensibility and a sense of design that borders on the surreal. The series manga also tends to [[ScheduleSlip go on hiatus a lot]] due to the author's bad health. One hiatus ended on August 17, 2010, when a 50-page chapter was released. The series then switched to a monthly schedule − but releases stayed sparse. Another chapter was released in late 2012, after which Hoshino went on yet another hiatus due to illness, and the latest chapters were compiled into Volume 24.

By November 2014, Hoshino showed signs of having healed enough to draw again, and finally the manga resumed serialization on July 17, 2015 in Jump SQ Crown (which became Jump SQ Rise in 2018). The catch? It is now a quarterly release instead of monthly, meaning only 4 chapters a year. In part because of all these hiatuses and magazine changes, the tone, direction and artstyle of the series changed several times, to the point the early volumes and the latest ones might almost seem like a different series.
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* MrFanservice: Almost all the male cast, but particularly Allen, [[TallDarkAndSnarky Kanda]], [[EvilIsSexy Tyki]], and Lavi.

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* MrFanservice: Almost all the male cast, but particularly Allen, [[TallDarkAndSnarky Kanda]], [[EvilIsSexy Tyki]], Tyki, and Lavi.
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Grammar.


** The first opening doesn’t has many, considering it’s just a presentation of the characters and plot of the series, but it has two egregious examples. The first is the reveal that [[spoiler: Eliade is an Akuma]] (that is the biggest plot twist of Krory’s introductory arc), the second, if you are keen enough, is that the part where Tyki appears is situated in China, during the Fallen One arc, the same arc in which [[spoiler: he almost kills Allen]] (that arc doesn’t happens until the start of the second half of the series, around episode 51, while the first opening only last till the 25th episode). It also contains the “End of the World” nightmare that both Lenalee and Allen have during the Edo arc, lots of episodes before the arc was animated.

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** The first opening doesn’t has have many, considering it’s just a presentation of the characters and plot of the series, but it has two egregious examples. The first is the reveal that [[spoiler: Eliade is an Akuma]] (that is the biggest plot twist of Krory’s introductory arc), the second, if you are keen enough, is that the part where Tyki appears is situated in China, during the Fallen One arc, the same arc in which [[spoiler: he almost kills Allen]] (that arc doesn’t happens until the start of the second half of the series, around episode 51, while the first opening only last till the 25th episode). It also contains the “End of the World” nightmare that both Lenalee and Allen have during the Edo arc, lots of episodes before the arc was animated.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Key visual from the first anime: Left to right: [[KickChick Lenalee Lee]], [[{{Sizeshifter}} Timcampy]], [[TheHero Allen Walker]], [[PerpetualFrowner Yuu Kanda]]. Background: [[BigBad The Earl of Millenium]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Key visual from the first anime: Left to right: [[KickChick Lenalee Lee]], [[{{Sizeshifter}} Timcampy]], Timcanpy]], [[TheHero Allen Walker]], [[PerpetualFrowner Yuu Kanda]]. Background: [[BigBad The Earl of Millenium]].]]



** [[TeamPet Timcampy,]] [[Franchise/HarryPotter the Golden Snitch]] [[http://img06.deviantart.net/e02c/i/2010/256/e/8/timcanpy_and_the_snitch_by_friedgerbils-d2yoc3e.jpg with a tail]]!

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** [[TeamPet Timcampy,]] Timcanpy,]] [[Franchise/HarryPotter the Golden Snitch]] [[http://img06.deviantart.net/e02c/i/2010/256/e/8/timcanpy_and_the_snitch_by_friedgerbils-d2yoc3e.jpg with a tail]]!



* TricksterMentor: Cross fits this very well. He was very rough with Allen, and not always the most soft and affectionate. But he did love Allen. WordOfGod stating he regards Allen as his own child, and that he loves Allen's dark side, which is why he picks on him. He leaves a message inside of Timcampy, telling Allen to walk his own path, and to stop wearing the mask of Mana. So Cross' rough treatment of Allen appears to be his way of toughening Allen back up, and to be the person he was prior to Mana's death.

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* TricksterMentor: Cross fits this very well. He was very rough with Allen, and not always the most soft and affectionate. But he did love Allen. WordOfGod stating he regards Allen as his own child, and that he loves Allen's dark side, which is why he picks on him. He leaves a message inside of Timcampy, Timcanpy, telling Allen to walk his own path, and to stop wearing the mask of Mana. So Cross' rough treatment of Allen appears to be his way of toughening Allen back up, and to be the person he was prior to Mana's death.
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* {{Bokukko}}: Road uses "boku" and acts rather boyish... at first, but both her design and her character become more feminine later on.
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* TallDarkAndSnarky: Kanda, with not much chance of becoming a JerkWithAHeartOfGold even if he ''is'' a good guy.

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* TallDarkAndSnarky: Kanda, with not much chance of becoming a JerkWithAHeartOfGold even if he ''is'' a good guy.guy [[spoiler: though he does mellow out after the Alma Karma arc]].
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* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler:Alma contains the soul of Kanda's dead girlfriend. The YaoiFangirl contingent [[OfficialCouple is most pleased]].]]

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* ReincarnationRomance: [[spoiler:Alma contains the soul of Kanda's dead girlfriend. The And because Alma identifies as male despite this the YaoiFangirl contingent [[OfficialCouple is most pleased]].]]
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* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:Allen and Kanda]] could be considered this [[spoiler:following the Alma Karma arc, in which a lot of {{Awful Truth}}s anbout the Black Order were revealed]].

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* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:Allen and Kanda]] could be considered this [[spoiler:following the Alma Karma arc, in which a lot of {{Awful Truth}}s anbout about the Black Order were revealed]].
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* ParanoiaFuel: Level One and Two Akuma wear human skin and are indistinguishable from humans, except by Allen. This is invoked when Allen walks through a crowd of people after temporarily losing his power to detect Akuma, then realizes that any one of them could be an Akuma and he wouldn't even realize it. It turns out he's right on the money, as '''everyone''' in the crowd, and even everyone in the the '''entire town''' is an Akuma.

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* ParanoiaFuel: Level One and Two Akuma wear human skin and are indistinguishable from humans, except by Allen. This is invoked when Allen walks through a crowd of people after temporarily losing his power to detect Akuma, then realizes that any one of them could be an Akuma and he wouldn't even realize it. It turns out he's right on the money, as '''everyone''' in the crowd, and even everyone in the the '''entire town''' is an Akuma.
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* WhipItGood: Klaud Nine and Lulu Bell.
** Nine even has a line in the anime to the effect of "Maybe I should whip you [to make you actually work]!" to which Cross replies, "Doesn't sound too bad." This could be called an example of AdaptationDistillation.
** [[spoiler:Thanks to the 14th, Allen may qualify as a double subversion...]]
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** As a result, a ''fourth'' side of the war would be born, the most unambiguously ''good'' side of them all, desiring to uncover the "truth" behind the war itself: ''Allen's'' side. [[spoiler:Consisting of Allen himself, Kanda, Johnny, Link and Tiedoll, unofficially being assisted by Lenalee, Marie, Tyki, and Road, they all share the goal of helping Allen, unlocking the mysteries surrounding his past, and finding the "truth" hidden within the war.]]

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** As a result, a ''fourth'' side of the war would be born, the most unambiguously ''good'' side of them all, desiring to uncover the "truth" behind the war itself: ''Allen's'' side. [[spoiler:Consisting of Allen himself, Kanda, Johnny, Link Link, and Tiedoll, unofficially being assisted by Lenalee, Marie, Tyki, and Road, they all share the goal of helping Allen, unlocking the mysteries surrounding his past, and finding the "truth" hidden within the war.]]
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** As a result, a ''fourth'' side of the war would be born, the most unambiguously ''good'' side of them all, desiring to uncover the "truth" behind the war itself: ''Allen's'' side. [[spoiler:Consisting of Allen himself, Kanda, Johnny, Link and Tiedoll, unofficially being assisted by Lenalee, Marie, Tyki, and Road, they all share the goal of helping Allen, unlocking the mysteries surrounding his past, and finding the "truth" hidden within the war.]]
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* BrokenMessiah: Allen Walker most certainly suits this, do to his ever growing situation with the 14th and undoubted selflessness. His confusion in his purpose and discovering of why the 14th plagues him leaves him in an almost ideal situation for this trope.
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* GenderMisdirection: For the author herself, no less. The omake in the volumes always depict Hoshino as male or gender-neutral characters, which confuses the translators and the readers quite a bit when they learn she's actually a woman.
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** Not to mention Kanda's FreudianExcuse. [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} Czeslaw Meyer]] would sympathize.

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** Not to mention Kanda's FreudianExcuse. [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} [[Literature/{{Baccano}} Czeslaw Meyer]] would sympathize.

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* ArmCannon: Allen's left arm can become one of these.
** For some reason he loses this ability after his Innocence evolves though...

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* ArmCannon: Allen's left arm can become one of these.
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these. For some reason he loses this ability after his Innocence evolves though...



* BadassTransplant: Although technically all of the exorcists apply, Allen takes the cake for having the most obviously transplanted one, and the most badass.

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* AwfulTruth: Mana was [[spoiler:the 14th Noah's brother and was likely insane before and definitely while raising Allen. Oh, and he's also part of the Millennium Earl]].

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Mana was [[spoiler:the 14th Noah's brother and was likely insane before and definitely while raising Allen. Oh, and he's also part of the Millennium Earl]].



* BigDamnHeroes: Lenalee shows up during the fight with the first Level 4 to save the team.

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* BigDamnHeroes: BigDamnHeroes:
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Lenalee shows up during the fight with the first Level 4 to save the team.



-->'''Cross:'''''"Where was I? Ah, yes... the reason. Let's overlook everything you did to the members of the Order... I'm not that cruel a man after all. But then... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking you went and messed up my clothes]]."''

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-->'''Cross:'''''"Where --->'''Cross:'''''"Where was I? Ah, yes... the reason. Let's overlook everything you did to the members of the Order... I'm not that cruel a man after all. But then... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking you went and messed up my clothes]]."''



* BigEater: Allen and Krory, explained by their Parasite-type Innocence, which require a great deal of energy.

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Allen and Krory, explained by their Parasite-type Innocence, which require a great deal of energy.



* BrattyHalfPint: Surprisingly, ''Allen'' was bratty, mouthy, and a bit of an urchin back when he worked in the circus, before meeting Mana. And now Timothy.

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Surprisingly, ''Allen'' was bratty, mouthy, and a bit of an urchin back when he worked in the circus, before meeting Mana. And now Timothy.



* ClothingDamage: [[MrFanservice Allen and Kanda]] have both had their clothes totally shredded in fights at some point.

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[[MrFanservice Allen and Kanda]] have both had their clothes totally shredded in fights at some point.



* DeathByOriginStory: Mana Walker, as his introduction to the story is through his death to fuel Allen's plot and desire to hunt and "save" akuma, and the reason he gets his curse.
** [[spoiler: Later revealed to be false. Mana didn't so much die as [[MindRape get his mind shattered]] and [[SplitPersonalityTakeOver body usurped by the Millenium Earl]]]].

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* DeathByOriginStory: Mana Walker, as his introduction to the story is through his death to fuel Allen's plot and desire to hunt and "save" akuma, and the reason he gets his curse.
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curse. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be false. Mana didn't so much die as [[MindRape get his mind shattered]] and [[SplitPersonalityTakeOver body usurped by the Millenium Earl]]]].



* {{Expy}}: Whether intended or not, Froi Tiedoll looks (and sounds) a lot like [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ishida's grandfather]].

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Whether intended or not, Froi Tiedoll looks (and sounds) a lot like [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ishida's grandfather]].



-->"This is giving me the thrills! I'll break you, one more time, with this hand...!"
-->"Don't be so cold, boy. An Exorcist made a Noah strip down to his underwear. Was that the first time you did it? Do you think it was [[RedStringOfFate destiny]] for it to be us?"
--> "It would have been good if we just played poker, and nobody died. If it could come true, this is all I'd want."

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-->"This --->"This is giving me the thrills! I'll break you, one more time, with this hand...!"
-->"Don't --->"Don't be so cold, boy. An Exorcist made a Noah strip down to his underwear. Was that the first time you did it? Do you think it was [[RedStringOfFate destiny]] for it to be us?"
--> ---> "It would have been good if we just played poker, and nobody died. If it could come true, this is all I'd want."



* GatlingGood: Level Four Akuma get ''two'' of these: one in each hand. Level 1 Akuma have a considerably less powerful version.

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Level Four Akuma get ''two'' of these: one in each hand. Level 1 Akuma have a considerably less powerful version.



* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Lenalee does this to Allen, and Allen later does this to Lenalee.

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Lenalee does this to Allen, and Allen later does this to Lenalee.



* HealingFactor: Road and Kanda have this, as does Krory when he drinks Akuma blood. Allen does as well, regenerating both his arm after Tyki rips it off AND his eye after Road stabs it out.
** Skinn Bolic has one as well.

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* HealingFactor: Road and Kanda have this, as does Krory when he drinks Akuma blood. Allen does as well, regenerating both his arm after Tyki rips it off AND his eye after Road stabs it out.
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* HeartSymbol: The Earl.

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* HeartSymbol: HeartSymbol:
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The Earl.



* HeelFaceTurn: Involuntary- General Cross can turn Akuma good. Also, [[spoiler:the 14th Noah, who betrayed the Earl]].
** The second example has also been hinted to be less of a HeelFaceTurn than a Heel Other-Side-Entirely Turn.
* HellishPupils: Krory, when in vampire mode; arguably Allen, when his eye detects Akuma.

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* HeelFaceTurn: HeelFaceTurn:
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Involuntary- General Cross can turn Akuma good. good.
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Also, [[spoiler:the 14th Noah, who betrayed the Earl]].
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Earl]]. It has also been hinted to be less of a HeelFaceTurn than a Heel Other-Side-Entirely Turn.
* HellishPupils: HellishPupils:
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Krory, when in vampire mode; arguably mode.
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Allen, when his eye detects Akuma.



* HeroicBSOD: Apparently Kanda in the latest chapters.

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* HeroicBSOD: HeroicBSOD:
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Apparently Kanda in the latest chapters.



** Apparently the Earl and the 14th. Before things went down, that is. (though there's still quite a bit subtext.)
*** Though it turns out to be because they are [[spoiler: twins / LiteralSplitPersonalities.]]

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** Apparently the Earl and the 14th. Before things went down, that is. (though there's still quite a bit subtext.)
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) Though it turns out to be because they are [[spoiler: twins / LiteralSplitPersonalities.]]



* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon:The innocence and the akuma. BOTH of them.
** [[JustifiedTrope Of course]], they ''are'' explicitly supernatural.

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* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon:The innocence and the akuma. BOTH of them.
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them. [[JustifiedTrope Of course]], they ''are'' explicitly supernatural.



* KillerRabbit: Tyki's Teez. The man fights with butterflies. Flesh-eating butterflies.
** Not necessarily flesh-eating. They can just take their pick of internal organs. Seems like they love hearts.

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* KillerRabbit: Tyki's Teez. The man fights with butterflies. Flesh-eating butterflies.
** Not necessarily flesh-eating. They
butterflies that can just take their pick of internal organs. Seems like they love hearts.



* LukeIAmYourFather: The manga has revealed Allen's late foster-father Mana to be [[spoiler:the brother of the renegade 14th Noah and batshit-insane. We can only imagine Allen's reaction when he finds out...]]
** [[spoiler:As revealed in chapter 219, he's also a piece of the millennium earl when the original split into babies 40 years ago.]]

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* LukeIAmYourFather: The manga has revealed Allen's late foster-father Mana to be [[spoiler:the brother of the renegade 14th Noah and batshit-insane. We can only imagine Allen's reaction when he finds out...]]
** [[spoiler:As
As revealed in chapter 219, he's also a piece of the millennium earl when the original split into babies 40 years ago.]]



* MagicPants: Allen's left arm can grow to an incredible size or later turn into a sword, but when he stops invoking it, his sleeve is still there.
** This is addressed by the author during a FourthWallMailSlot segment, where Allen admits that he has no idea what happens to the sleeve when his arm transforms, but is just glad that it doesn't rip.

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* MagicPants: Allen's left arm can grow to an incredible size or later turn into a sword, but when he stops invoking it, his sleeve is still there.
**
there. This is addressed by the author during a FourthWallMailSlot segment, where Allen admits that he has no idea what happens to the sleeve when his arm transforms, but is just glad that it doesn't rip.



* MindRape: What Road Kamelot does to Lavi during the Ark arc. Also what she does to Marshall Yeegar earlier in the series.

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* MindRape: MindRape:
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What Road Kamelot does to Lavi during the Ark arc. Also what she does to Marshall Yeegar earlier in the series.



* MonsterClown: The Earl gets frighteningly close at times.

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* MonsterClown: MonsterClown:
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The Earl gets frighteningly close at times.



* MurderByMistake: [[spoiler:Allen tries to stop Kanda's UnstoppableRage against Alma... and only succeeds when Kanda accidentally stabs him. Seeing as how Allen's [[NiceJobBreakingItHero suddenly looking like a Noah as a result]], murder is likely to be the ''least'' of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide the problems this results in]].]]

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* MurderByMistake: MurderByMistake:
**
[[spoiler:Allen tries to stop Kanda's UnstoppableRage against Alma... and only succeeds when Kanda accidentally stabs him. Seeing as how Allen's [[NiceJobBreakingItHero suddenly looking like a Noah as a result]], murder is likely to be the ''least'' of [[SuperpoweredEvilSide the problems this results in]].]]



* NeverFoundTheBody: Cross. Meaning he is likely still alive (also considering he's far too badass to die).
** [[spoiler: Recent chapter 222 reveals that cross is alive, but may be in a coma, as Road tells him to continue sleeping a bit longer. So his body is somewhere safe.]]

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* NeverFoundTheBody: Cross. Meaning he is likely still alive (also considering he's far too badass to die).
** [[spoiler: Recent chapter
die). [[spoiler:Chapter 222 reveals that cross Cross is alive, but may be in a coma, as Road tells him to continue sleeping a bit longer. So his body is somewhere safe.]]



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Allen's attempt to remove the Noah from Tyki did ''not'' end well.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: NiceJobBreakingItHero:
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Allen's attempt to remove the Noah from Tyki did ''not'' end well.



* TheNicknamer: Lavi does this a lot. He calls Bookman "panda" (due to dark circles around his eyes) and Arystar Krory "Kro-chan" (Krorykins!)

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* TheNicknamer: TheNicknamer:
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Lavi does this a lot. He calls Bookman "panda" (due to dark circles around his eyes) and Arystar Krory "Kro-chan" (Krorykins!)



* OneHitKill: Kanda, especially in the anime, although eventually all Exorcists are one-shotting Level 1 and 2 Akuma.
** Allen's first activation of his second Innocence form]] was followed by him killing a Level 3 ''[[CurbStompBattle with a tiny tap on the forehead]]''.

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* OneHitKill: OneHitKill:
**
Kanda, especially in the anime, although eventually all Exorcists are one-shotting Level 1 and 2 Akuma.
** Allen's first activation of his second Innocence form]] form was followed by him killing a Level 3 ''[[CurbStompBattle with a tiny tap on the forehead]]''.



* OverlyLongName: [[AllThereInTheManual According to]] [[http://tsunderes.livejournal.com/111824.html an omake Q&A]], the name of the Black Order's gatekeeper is Alestina Drow Joanason P. Robathan Gia Amadeus No. 5.
** That's the translation of the name which is used in the Viz English edition, which makes [[SpellMyNameWithAnS more sense]] of the katakana and leaves out the weird punctuation. But even so, according to the [[WordOfGod Gray Ark fanbook]] which lists the character names written in English, the even ''stranger'' official spelling is Ares Teena = dloe = gynosan = P = ruporson = gear = Amadeus 5th.
* ParanoiaFuel: Level One and Two Akuma wear human skin and are indistinguishable from humans, except by Allen.
** Invoked when Allen walks through a crowd of people after temporarily losing his power to detect Akuma, then realizes that any one of them could be an Akuma and he wouldn't even realize it. It turns out he's right on the money, as '''everyone''' in the crowd, and even everyone in the the '''entire town''' is an Akuma.

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* OverlyLongName: [[AllThereInTheManual According to]] [[http://tsunderes.livejournal.com/111824.html an omake Q&A]], the name of the Black Order's gatekeeper is Alestina Drow Joanason P. Robathan Gia Amadeus No. 5.
**
5. That's the translation of the name which is used in the Viz English edition, which makes [[SpellMyNameWithAnS more sense]] of the katakana and leaves out the weird punctuation. But even so, according to the [[WordOfGod Gray Ark fanbook]] which lists the character names written in English, the even ''stranger'' official spelling is Ares Teena = dloe = gynosan = P = ruporson = gear = Amadeus 5th.
* ParanoiaFuel: Level One and Two Akuma wear human skin and are indistinguishable from humans, except by Allen.
** Invoked
Allen. This is invoked when Allen walks through a crowd of people after temporarily losing his power to detect Akuma, then realizes that any one of them could be an Akuma and he wouldn't even realize it. It turns out he's right on the money, as '''everyone''' in the crowd, and even everyone in the the '''entire town''' is an Akuma.



* SheCleansUpNicely: Miranda's looks are nothing to write home about in her first appearance, but when she comes back, ''holy crap she's hot.''
** Her looks even improve by the end of her introductory arc, her initial appearance being downright ghoulish due to stress and sleep deprivation.

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* SheCleansUpNicely: Miranda's looks are nothing to write home about in her first appearance, but when she comes back, ''holy crap she's hot.''
**
'' Her looks even improve by the end of her introductory arc, her initial appearance being downright ghoulish due to stress and sleep deprivation.



* ShockAndAwe: Skinn Bolic.
** Also Lavi.

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* ShockAndAwe: %%* ShockAndAwe:
%%**
Skinn Bolic.
** %%** Also Lavi.



* ShoutOut: The ruins of [[spoiler: the North American branch after the Noahs wake up Alma]] are clearly modeled after the ruins of the World Trade Center.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The ruins of [[spoiler: the North American branch after the Noahs wake up Alma]] are clearly modeled after the ruins of the World Trade Center.



* ShutUpHannibal: Chapter 193; paraphrased:

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* ShutUpHannibal: ShutUpHannibal:
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Chapter 193; paraphrased:



** Also chapter 204 (complete with a genuine SlasherSmile delivered by ''Allen'' himself:

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** Also chapter Chapter 204 (complete with a genuine SlasherSmile delivered by ''Allen'' himself:



* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror
* SlipknotPonytail: Kanda.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Too many, ''please'' don't list them all. Let's just say that there are lots of characters in this Japanese series who are not Japanese, and have "B"s, "V"s, "L"s, and "R"s in their names.
** To Hoshino's credit, most of the names, when romanized correctly, are fairly accurate to the character's nationality. For example: Hungarian exorcist Daisya Barry's first name is likely supposed to be Desya, which is an actual eastern European name.

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* %%* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror
* %%* SlipknotPonytail: Kanda.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Too many, ''please'' don't list them all. Let's just say that there are lots of characters in this Japanese series who are not Japanese, and have "B"s, "V"s, "L"s, and "R"s in their names.
**
names. To Hoshino's credit, most of the names, when romanized correctly, are fairly accurate to the character's nationality. For example: Hungarian exorcist Daisya Barry's first name is likely supposed to be Desya, which is an actual eastern European name.



* TeamPet: Timcanpy is adorable, bites people and gets away with it, eats although he never needs food, and is deeply attached to those he's closest to.

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* TeamPet: TeamPet:
**
Timcanpy is adorable, bites people and gets away with it, eats although he never needs food, and is deeply attached to those he's closest to.



* ThroughHisStomach: Definitely the way to make Allen happy.
** Somewhat LampShaded when Miranda is wondering how to cheer up Allen, and offers him candy. He LITERALLY sparkles in glee.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: It's implied in Chapter 202 that Alma and Kanda finally died for good once Allen teleported them out of the Order's reach. This doesn't mean the Order has decided to stop looking for their remains. Later on subverted as Kanda survived.]]

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* ThroughHisStomach: Definitely the way to make Allen happy.
**
happy. Somewhat LampShaded [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Miranda is wondering how to cheer up Allen, and offers him candy. He LITERALLY sparkles in glee.
* TogetherInDeath: TogetherInDeath:
**
[[spoiler: It's implied in Chapter 202 that Alma and Kanda finally died for good once Allen teleported them out of the Order's reach. This doesn't mean the Order has decided to stop looking for their remains. Later on subverted as Kanda survived.]]



* TrueCompanions
** Both the exorcists ''and'' the Noah. The Noah might even be a better example of the trope. [[spoiler:And the 14th's attempt to kill the Millennium Earl certainly ''seems'' like his MoralEventHorizon, too.]].

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* TrueCompanions
**
TrueCompanions: Both the exorcists ''and'' the Noah. The Noah might even be a better example of the trope. [[spoiler:And the 14th's attempt to kill the Millennium Earl certainly ''seems'' like his MoralEventHorizon, too.]].



* VerbalTic: The first Level 3 Akuma we meet has an artist's soul and likes to start his sentences with "Title".

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* VerbalTic: VerbalTic:
**
The first Level 3 Akuma we meet has an artist's soul and likes to start his sentences with "Title".



** The Earl's umbrella, Lero, frequently punctuates its sentences with its name.
*** [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Lero]] can also use its name just a general exclamation. "Le~ro..." means "Whoa..." "LERO?!" means "AAUGH!" and "Lerolerolero!" means "Ow-ow-ow!" for example.

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** The Earl's umbrella, Lero, frequently punctuates its sentences with its name.
***
name. [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Lero]] can also use its name just a general exclamation. "Le~ro..." means "Whoa..." "LERO?!" means "AAUGH!" and "Lerolerolero!" means "Ow-ow-ow!" for example.



* VillainousRescue: Despite the fact they have both inflicted significant BodyHorror and done other unpleasant things to him in their earlier meetings, Tyki and Road (especially Road) have begun to develop a knack for helping Allen out when he's about to be consumed by something. Why? [[FoeRomanceSubtext 'Cause they like him, of course.]]
** Played absolutely straight [[spoiler: when they break him out of prison.]]

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* VillainousRescue: Despite the fact they have both inflicted significant BodyHorror and done other unpleasant things to him in their earlier meetings, Tyki and Road (especially Road) have begun to develop a knack for helping Allen out when he's about to be consumed by something. Why? [[FoeRomanceSubtext 'Cause they like him, of course.]]
**
]] Played absolutely straight [[spoiler: when they break him out of prison.]]



* WhamLine: "What if I told you [[spoiler:you'd have to kill someone you love when [[TomatoInTheMirror you become]] the 14th]]?"

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* WhamLine: WhamLine:
**
"What if I told you [[spoiler:you'd have to kill someone you love when [[TomatoInTheMirror you become]] the 14th]]?"



* {{Yandere}}: Eliade. So very much.
** Justified, as she is genuinely in love with Krory, but is being driven crazy by the conflict this presents with her Akuma programming.

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* {{Yandere}}: {{Yandere}}:
**
Eliade. So very much.
**
much. Justified, as she is genuinely in love with Krory, but is being driven crazy by the conflict this presents with her Akuma programming.
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* ArtShiftedSequel: The first anime of ''D.Gray-man'' used character designs similar to the ones Hoshino used during the Noah’s Ark period, with round faces, smaller noses and more pronounced lips, which becomes more noticeable as the series reaches its middle point. The series also used a dark and dull color palette to reflect the sinister world of the series as well as the gothic aesthetic of the early parts of the manga. ''D.Gray-man Hallow'', the sequel made eight years later, however, uses instead Hoshino’s current artstyle in its character designs and art, as now the characters have more elongated faces, longer noses and less detailed lips, and the color palette of the series changed, with more vibrant colors (that also shows the more colorful approach Hoshino gives to the manga nowadays) and a more polished and shiny art.

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