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Elinalise

Elinalise Dragonroad

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima (Drama CD), Rie Tanaka (Anime) (JP), Mallorie Rodak (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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A 200+ year old Elf and former member of the Fangs of the Black Wolf.

Affectionate Nickname: Cliff calls her "Lize".
Apathetic Student: She enrolls at Ranoa Magic Academy along with Rudeus, but unlike him, she has no interest in studying magic and is only there to look for cute young boys to have sex with.
Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: Her adventurer outfit exposes her midriff to show off her womanly charms.
Beta Couple: With Cliff. They get together almost right away and are Happily Married soon after, serving as a contrast to Rudeus's more complicated and slow relationship development with his three love interests.
Cathartic Crying: After she figures out Sylphy is her granddaughter, Elinalise tries to stay composed in front of her because she fears letting it be known they're related could be bad for Sylphy's reputation. When the two formally meet during Rudeus and Sylphy's wedding reception, Elinalise is reduced to tears when Sylphy asks her if she's her grandmother.
Compulsory School Age: She enrolls at the Ranoa Magic Academy along with Rudeus, even though she's hundreds of years old and only looks around the same age as other students because she's an elf.
Ethical Slut: She really gets around and is quite open about it. Turns out she is cursed to have sex all the time or she will die. When she goes a few days without sex she weakens significantly. However, her curse is only partly to blame for her promiscuity; according to her, her lifestyle wouldn't have been much different without it.
Hair Intakes: Her hairstyle has a pair of intakes that look like cat ears on top of her head.
Happily Married: She ends up marrying Cliff and having a son with him. Despite her promiscuous background and her curse forcing her to sleep with other men when she's away from Cliff, she truly loves her husband.
Hartman Hips: She has a small bust, but very shapely hips and legs.
Held Back in School: For her decision to join Rudeus on the mission to Lapan, which lasted a few months, Elinalise had to repeat a year in the academy. Rudeus was exempt since he's a special student/scholar.
Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Prior to joining Paul's party, Elinalise did many things, including working as a prostitute for a time, not because she needed the money, as her magic jewels ensured she was always wealthy, but simply as a convenient way of dealing with her curse.
Human Popsicle: She was first found over 200 years ago inside of a magic crystal.
Identity Amnesia: She was found in a dungeon as a Human Popsicle without any previous memory.
Idiot Hair: She has an ahoge standing up on top of her head.
Formal Characters Use Keigo: Played With. Elinalise uses very formal Japanese speech patterns, right down to using the highly formal pronoun "watakushi". While this matches her refined appearance and behavior, she's also a nymphomaniac who has sex with dozens of men on the regular.
Ladykiller in Love: Female example. Because of her curse that would kill her if she doesn't have sex regularly, Elinalise believed she couldn't commit herself to a single romantic relationship and enjoyed sleeping around with countless men for centuries. That's until she meets Cliff who wants to marry her despite her curse and promises to find a way to get rid of the curse. From then on, Cliff is the only man Elinalise truly loves, although her curse forces her to continue sleeping around when she's apart from Cliff.
Luke, I Am Your Father: She is Rawls' mother, which means Sylphy is her granddaughter. Despite Elinalise intending to not let Sylphy know of their blood relation, Sylphy almost immediately figures it out when they formally meet each other because of the information that her father told her.
The Matchmaker: After Roxy sleeps with Rudeus to comfort him during the depression caused by Paul's death, Roxy had no intention of making Rudeus take responsibility since she didn't want to bring troubles for his marriage to Sylphy. Thus, Elinalise lies to Rudeus about Roxy getting pregnant to pressure him into marrying her. Although Rudeus does love Roxy, Rudeus was not happy with Elinalise setting the whole thing up, especially when Rudeus believes his choosing to take another wife might end up hurting Sylphy, Elinalise's granddaughter.
Mate or Die: Her curse literally forces her to constantly have sex or she will quickly begin to weaken and die.
Mayfly–December Romance: With Cliff. Being an elf, Elinalise has a much longer lifespan than humans and is already centuries old when she becomes a couple with the teenage boy.
Missing Mom: Due to her curse and promiscuity, she has had multiple children over the previous 200 years (though not as many as she would have if she was human; elves don't breed as easily as humans). She raised all of her children while they were young, but cut herself off from them when they grew up to keep her bad reputation due to her curse from negatively affecting them.
Ms. Fanservice: She's a very attractive woman who dresses up sexily and has lots of sex.
Mysterious Past: Nobody, even Hitogami and Orsted, knows where she came from or who she was before she was found with amnesia 200 years ago.
Noodle Incident: Rudeus at one point wondered what Paul ever did to piss Elinalise off so much that she repeatedly turns down chances to meet up again.
Pointy Ears: She has the long, pointed ears characteristic of the elven race.
Really 700 Years Old: Despite looking so young, she's at least over 200 years old since elves age very slowly.
Really Gets Around: She enjoys sex and can have different partners on different nights. She initially enrolled with Rudeus at the Ranoa Magic Academy so she could sleep around with all the young men there.
Regal Ringlets: She wears her long blonde hair in big ringlets, plus a pair of smaller Ojou Ringlets in front of her shoulders.
Second Love: Cliff used to have an unrequited crush on Eris, until he fell in love with Elinalise at first sight.
Sex Goddess: She can proudly affirm that no man who has shared the bed with her has ever had a greater lay than her.
Sex Magic: She can create magic crystals through sex, which she can use for magic or sell for lots of money. This is actually part of her curse; the curse causes magic to build up in Elinalise's body until it literally kills her, and the only way for her to expel the magic is to allow a man to inseminate her, which causes the magic to harden into a crystalized form, which she expels, then sells for profit. Because of her constant creation of these jewels, she is always quite wealthy.
Shipper on Deck: She suggests Roxy to sleep with Rudeus when he's depressed about Paul's death. After they do the deed, she encourages Rudeus to marry Roxy instead of leaving it at a one-night stand, even though he's already married to Sylphy at the time.
Showgirl Skirt: Her adventurer outfit includes a skirt that doesn't cover the front of her legs.
Sickeningly Sweethearts: She and Cliff are so lovey-dovey that they tend to make everyone around them somewhat uncomfortable.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Cliff is the only man who can genuinely love her despite of her curse and promised to fix it for her. Elinalise falls hard for him because of his devotion to her and understanding attitude towards her curse.
Sleeps with Everyone but You: Elinalise will eagerly have sex with any man, except Rudeus. Despite being tempted, she refuses to come onto him because of her previous (bad) history with Paul. Rudeus doesn't mind due to his chronic ED at the time, and later due to his friendship with Cliff.
Supernaturally Young Parent: Because of being an elf, she's so beautiful and young-looking that it's hard to believe she's a grandmother to Sylphy and likely many others.
Sympathetic Adulterer: Because of her curse, when she is away on adventures, Elinalise still has to sleep with other men, even after her marriage to Cliff. However, she does this with Cliff's full knowledge and consent, and it doesn't affect his love for her. Eventually, Cliff manages to invent a magical pair of panties that keeps the curse at bay, but he does not find a cure for it by the end of the series.
Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: She's about a head taller than Cliff, who later becomes her husband.
Vague Age: Even she doesn't know how old she is, as she lost her memory and started her new life 200 years ago.

Talhand

Talhand the Clifftop

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Drama CD), Hōchū Ōtsuka (Anime) (JP), Cris George (EN))^{Foreign VAs}

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A dwarf craftsman and magician who used to be a part of Paul's adventurer company. He decides to aid Roxy and Elinalise in searching for Paul’s family.

Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Both he and Elinalise don't hesitate to call Paul out as a scumbag, but quickly decide to help search for his and Zenith’s family, all the same, showing they still have some respect if not affection for him.
Deadpan Snarker: Has his moments, especially when Elinalise is concerned.
Informed Attribute: Word of God states Talhand is homosexual. However, he never displays such inclinations on-screen (except for being completely unaffected by Elinalise's sex appeal). There are a few short passages about the rest of the Fangs "warning" Rudeus about him, as well as being immune to the charms of a pack of succubi.
Manly Facial Hair: He has a very distinctive, double-forked orange beard reminiscent of tusks.
Never Gets Drunk: He manages to outdrink a town's worth of demons at one point, though even he is no match for Kishirika's appetite.
Not Distracted by the Sexy: He is regularly unfazed by Elinalise flaunting her attractive looks around him. Justified, given his stated orientation. He is likewise immune to the charms of the succubi.
Our Dwarves Are All the Same: A bearded, rough-talking, hard-drinking, item-crafting squat character fond of smithing and adventuring? Check, check, check…
Straight Gay: Talhand is homosexual, as the author has affirmed, but there's nothing stereotypically gay about him.
True Craftsman: Talhand is an excellent magical artisan and has created a number of items that come into play through the story.
Weapon-Based Characterization: Befitting for a Dwarf, Talhand uses a battle axe as his main weapon along with various other magical tools.

Geese

Geese Nukadia

Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba (Drama CD), Yoji Ueda (Anime) (JP), Spencer Liles (Anime) (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

Geese is the last survivor of the Nuka race and a former member of the Fangs of the Black Wolf.

Action Survivor: Geese has the highest adventurer rank but essentially no combat skills, relying instead on his many other abilities outside of combat. After revealing his true colors, he also shows devastatingly effective skills in concealment, disguise, manipulation and long-term strategy.
Armor-Piercing Question: When Paul is still mad at Rudy thinking he had just been goofing off without trying to look for his family while Paul was struggling just to stay alive, Geese sets him straight with a single question:
Would you have rather found him with dead eyes and missing limbs?
Didn't See That Coming: He is eventually killed by a fire spell which he did not expect from Rudeus, who specialized in Earth and Water magic. His plans were also partially undone by his own recruited allies pursuing their own agendas rather than being united through a common cause.
The Dog Was the Mastermind: Hitogami's hidden trump card, whose existence was never discovered but always resulted in Orsted's defeat, is the seemingly harmless Geese.
False Friend: Rudeus thought of him as a good and helpful ally until he discovers Geese is an apostle of Hitogami, having gotten close to Rudeus to manipulate and betray him.
Foreshadowing: Rudy and Lize wonder how Geese could have possibly known that Rudy lives in Sharia City that he can manage to send an express SOS.
The Gambling Addict: Wound up in Beast prison after being caught cheating. Loses his fortune after gambling it away, which leads to Talhand having to bail him out.
Honor Before Reason: Geese tells Rudy in his letter that he can't understand Rudy's way of thinking, betraying Hitogami in spite of all the things he'd gotten from him. He himself was enraged and devastated when he was used and cast aside by Hitogami, but his belief in the power of jinxes and debts owned leads him to believe these things take precedence over any desire for betrayal.
Inconsistent Spelling: His name has been translated as "Gisu" or "Geese".
Last of His Kind: Geese is the last survivor of the Nuka race after his hometown was destroyed due to Hitogami manipulating Geese. And then he, too, dies.
Like Brother and Sister: He says he loved Zenith like his little sister.
Little Bit Beastly: Not that you can spot it at first glance but he is a member of the monkey-like Nuka race.
Supreme Chef: His fellow adventurers praise his cooking. He taught Zenith to cook for the man she loves, but this indirectly led to their party splitting up. Because of this, he refuses Eris when she also asks him to teach her.
Talking Your Way Out: A rare villainous example. Tracked down by Rudeus after disappearing with Zenith and staring down a lethal spell, Geese feigns ignorance masterfully and convinces him that the whole thing was orchestrated by another.
Utility Party Member: His worth as an adventurer is in his skills outside of battle, such as preparing supplies, navigation and negotiation.
Villain Has a Point: Geese isn't exactly wrong in pointing out to Rudeus that, aside from killing Roxy, Hitogami had done nothing but help Rudeus his entire life. Rudeus' fall in a different timeline after Roxy's death was entirely a result of his own choices.
Walking Spoiler: In the final parts of the story, Geese is revealed to be an apostle of Hitogami sent to manipulate Rudeus. As a result, there's several spoilered bits in his entry.
What the Hell, Hero?:
- When Geese calls out Paul on expecting way too much from Rudeus when he was already busy trying to survive the Magic Continent while escorting Eris with him.
- Geese does this again, calling out Rudeus for being ungrateful when he betrayed Hitogami, who despite trying to kill Roxy had still given Rudeus a lot of help and a good life.

Ranoa Magic Academy

Ariel

Ariel Anemoi Asura

Voiced by: Reina Ueda (JP), Sarah Wiedenheft (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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Second princess of Asura Kingdom. She competes with her brother to the right to succeed the throne, but has to escape to Ranoa Magic Academy to avoid assassination attempts, accompanied by her bodyguards Luke and Fitz (actually Sylphy in disguise).

Adaptational Nice Girl: In the original web novels, she attempts to rape a half-asleep Sylphy, who uses magic to defend herself and nearly kills Ariel, then quickly heals her, but Ariel doesn't get mad. Instead, this incident awakens her masochistic side. The light novel removes this scene, instead having Ariel tease Sylphy about having her way with her, but her masochism (including being turned on by embarrassment) and sadism remains intact. In either case, she and Sylphy managed to forge a friendship regardless.
Alliterative Name: Ariel Anemoi Asura
Altar Diplomacy: After she's able to secure succession to Asura's throne, Ariel proposes to Rudeus that one of his children gets married to one of her heirs as a way of strengthening their political ties. He politely refuses, not wishing to subject either child to a possibly loveless marriage. It ends up happening all on its own.
Aroused by Their Voice: She's described to have a mesmerizing voice.
Beautiful Singing Voice: She's an excellent singer, able to charm everyone in the room with her voice.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Downplayed. While she isn't villainous, Ariel is sadistic and manipulative, yet she tries her best to create an image of a venerable and gentle princess in order to claim the throne. She also cares about the happiness of her friends.
Cain and Abel: Her brother keeps trying to assassinate her to remove her from the line of succession. She eventually bests her brother in the power struggle, becoming the next queen of Asura Kingdom.
The Call Knows Where You Live: Ariel never saw the point of pursuing the throne, being third-in-line and subject to numerous assassination attempts. During the Mana Catastrophe, her bodyguard sacrificed himself to protect her from monsters that got teleported to her castle. His dying wish was for Ariel to inherit the throne, leading to Ariel taking the competition with her brother seriously.
Covert Pervert: She plays up the image of an elegant and dignified Princess Classic, but is more promiscuous and hornier than anyone could imagine. As she gets older, and after the securing the throne, the covert part falls away.
Depraved Bisexual: Ariel is openly bisexual. She is also a sexual sadist who raped and tortured her servants, and, in the original web novels, attempted to rape Sylphy.
Didn't See That Coming: Ariel was already resigned to the possibility that the "Forest of Hail" incident will be a failure much like her previous schemes, and seeing Sylphy's expression seemed to confirm her suspicions. She was astonished to learn that the operation was actually a success; the reason Sylphy came back depressed was that they didn't go through with it because of Rudy's ED.
Early-Bird Cameo: She's briefly seen early in the second anime season, being one of the witnesses of Sauros' execution.
Formal Characters Use Keigo: Being a princess, Ariel speaks in an extremely polite manner.
Freudian Excuse: Ariel became the manipulative sadist she is on account of having survived multiple assassination attempts since she was child, barely able to walk. Lilia actually saved her from one such attempt on her life. A life of dodging so many attempts on her life turned her into the horrible, violent person she is.
The Gadfly: She enjoys messing with Sylphy.
Harem Seeker: After her coronation, she creates her own Royal Harem made of many male concubines including Luke.
If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...: She tells Rudeus to his face that she will take Sylphy/Fitz with her if he ever breaks her friend's heart. In the Bad Future, Ariel makes good on that promise, which has tragic results for Ariel's party.
In Spite of a Nail: According to Orsted, Ariel still managed to become queen in the previous timelines where Rudeus didn't exist and Sylphy never became one of her bodyguards.
King Incognito: She occasionally uses a magic ring to disguise herself as her bodyguard Fitz to walk around town without attracting attention.
Lord Country: She's a princess of the Asura Kingdom. To show this, her surname is the same as her kingdom's name.
The Matchmaker: Knowing about Sylphy's love for Rudeus, Ariel organizes various plans to get the two together, but only the last of which (involving recreating a certain childhood moment) worked.
Politeness Judo: Employs this to avoid dangerous situations. Her brother doesn't buy it for a second.
Politically-Active Princess: She's a princess aiming for the throne, and is skilled in politics and negotiation.
Really Gets Around: She and Luke compete on who can sleep with more maids. She eventually has children with five different fathers, one of them implied to be Luke.
Royal Harem: After becoming queen, she openly disdains marriage, instead taking a whole harem of concubines of both sexes, and having five children, each by different fathers.
Sadist: A sexual sadist, who rapes and tortures her servants (ironically, making her not much different from most of the Asura Kingdom's depraved nobility).
Secret Test: After spurning all of Ariel's attempts to curry his favor, Perugius issues an ultimatum: He asks her "What is the most important factor of a king?" With Rudeus' help, she finds her answer: To inherit the will of those who support her. She also adds that if her answer is unsatisfactory, she'll make do without him. Interestingly enough, it wasn't the answer Perugius expected, but he's still impressed by her resolve that he pledges his support.
Shipper with an Agenda:
- At first, Ariel hoped that Sylphy and Rudeus getting together would recruit him to her cause. However, Ariel eventually decides that Sylphy's happiness comes first and drops the notion, becoming a proper Shipper on Deck from then on.
- Later, she conspires to get one of Rudeus's children to marry one of hers, to forge a bond between their two households. In this, she actually succeeds, and she gladly welcomes Rudeus into her family.
Student Council President: She's the student council president of Ranoa Magic Academy.
The Tease: She enjoys flirting with others. When she invites Sylphy to sleep in the same bed, she jokes about wanting to have her way with her. In the original web novel, she straight up tried to sexually assault her instead.

Luke

Luke Notos Greyrat

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (JP), Aaron Campbell (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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Princess Ariel's bodyguard. His father Philemon Notos Greyrat is Paul's younger brother, making him Rudeus' cousin.

The Casanova: He's a playboy who often fools around with attractive women.
Clashing Cousins: To Rudeus. Their relationship is initially antagonistic and even when they're on the same side, they never truly get along. This was instigated and exploited by Hitogami, who told him Rudeus would usurp the Notos Greyrat family.
Conflicting Loyalty: Between Ariel and his father (who initially supported her before switching to the other faction).
Dogged Nice Guy: According to Orsted, in all previous timelines where Rudeus didn't exist, Luke persistently pursued the initially indifferent Eris until he finally got her to agree to marry him.
Early-Bird Cameo: Like Ariel, Luke is briefly seen early in the second anime season, being one of the witnesses of Sauros' execution.
Easily Forgiven: Allowed to remain as Ariel's bodyguard even after being manipulated by Hitogami into betraying her.
Has a Type: He prefers women with curves and big breasts. This is why he never makes a move on the flat-chested Sylphy.
Hunk: Rudeus even calls him an ikemen.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his arrogance, he values his relationships with Ariel and Sylphy.
A Lady on Each Arm: Introduced this way when he first meets Rudeus, followed by a crowd of fangirls wanting to date him.
Luke: Sorry ladies, but I can only take two of you at a time. I only have two arms after all.
Love at First Sight: He falls head over heels for Eris after just taking a look at her. However, he's quick to give up on her after Rudeus tells him she's already married to him. According to Orsted, Luke was Eris' husband in all the previous timelines that didn't have Rudeus.
The One Guy: Of Princess Ariel's entourage that survived the trip from Asura to Sharia, Luke is the only male left.
Overshadowed by Awesome: Despite being a royal bodyguard trained in the sword since childhood, Sylphy is more powerful than him and Rudeus easily defeats him in a sword duel without using magic. Even Ariel admits his skills are rather mediocre.
Sadistic Choice: Forces one when he takes Ariel hostage and tells Sylphy to choose between her duty to Ariel or Rudeus. She chooses Rudy.
Shipper on Deck: He provided Sylphy with a rare and expensive aphrodisiac to help her get a Relationship Upgrade with Rudeus.
Uncanny Family Resemblance: Rudeus thinks he looks like a younger version of Paul who is Luke's uncle.
Unwitting Pawn: To Hitogami.

Cliff

Cliff Grimoire

Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka (JP), Ry McKeand (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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Grandson of the Milis Pope, Rudeus' senior classmate at the Magic Academy.

Amazon Chaser: He fell for Eris after watching her effortlessly take down a group of assassins, but was rejected. Then he gets together with S-rank adventurer Elinalise.
Beta Couple: With Elinalise. They become a couple immediately after Rudeus introduces them. Cliff stays close friends with Rudeus throughout their lives and his monogamous marriage to Elinalise serves as a contrast to Rudeus's Polyamory with his three wives.
Brainy Brunette: He has dark brown hair and takes great pride in his high intelligence.
Defrosting Ice King: Due to being rejected by Eris, Cliff starts off as cold and antagonistic towards Rudeus. After he starts dating Elinalise thanks to Rudeus introducing them, Cliff is so grateful that he quickly warms up to Rudeus and becomes one of his closest friends.
The Dulcinea Effect: Elinalise told him about the curse that forces her to have sex regularly, otherwise she will die. Cliff refuses to give up his love for her because of her curse and swears he will find a way to heal her.
"Eureka!" Moment: Cliff makes progress in his research to help with Elinalise's curse when Rudeus tells him about the Superd tribe's cursed spears.
Everyone Has Standards: Despite resenting Rudeus at the time, he still acts civil (if cold) towards him in their first meeting and isn't above being ungrateful towards him for defending him from bullies.
The Exile: Same with Zanoba and other kids on the losing side of political squabbles, he is sent to Magic Academy as protection.
Happily Married: He marries Elinalise and they make a surprisingly happy couple.
Hate at First Sight: His first meeting with Rudeus was filled with hostility because Cliff saw him as a rival for Eris' affections. They eventually become close friends, however.
Hopeless Suitor: He had a crush on Eris in the beginning, but she rejected him because of her love for Rudeus. This leads to his initial resentment towards Rudeus.
Inhuman Eye Concealers: After getting his Demon Eye of Identification from Kishirika, Cliff keeps it hidden under an eyepatch unless he needs to use it.
Insufferable Genius: He starts out as an annoyingly arrogant brat who lets his talent for magic go to his head. He gets better.
Love at First Sight: He falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful Elinalise from the moment he first sees her. Learning of her curse doesn't affect his feelings at all and she agrees to become his girlfriend.
Magical Eye: Kishirika gives him the Demon Eye of Identification.
Mayfly–December Romance: He marries Elinalise, an over 200-year-old Long-Lived elf.
Overshadowed by Awesome: Cliff is indeed a very talented mage given that during his early teens, he was already able to cast Advanced magic spells which even adults have difficulty mastering. However, Eris can't be impressed by him when her teacher is Rudeus, a one-of-a-kind prodigy who became a Saint-level water mage at three years old and can cast spells without incantation.
Preacher's Kid: Cliff is the grandson and successor of the pope of Millis.
The Resenter: For a few years, he resented Rudeus even before meeting him because his first crush Eris chose Rudeus over him. Soon after actually meeting Rudeus, however, Cliff gets over his resentment and becomes Rudeus' friend because Rudeus introduced him to Elinalise.
Shorter Means Smarter: He's quite short because he has dwarf blood and his genius impresses even Orsted.
Sickeningly Sweethearts: With Elinalise. They can barely keep their hands away from each other from the moment they start dating.
Tagalong Kid: During one of Eris' solo adventures, a lovesick Cliff follows her around even though they haven't officially formed a party, and he becomes an annoyance to her at worst. Later, Elinalise takes him on a subjugation quest together with some of Rudy's adventurer friends, but this time to show him the ropes of being an adventurer.
Teen Genius: Cliff became Advanced Rank in Summoning, Detoxification, Healing, and Fire magic at a young age.
Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Elinalise is about One Head Taller than him, emphasizing their age difference.
Token Religious Teammate: Cliff is an extremely devout member of the Millis faith. However, he doesn't push his religion on anyone else and represents the more positive aspects. He also doesn't let his faith get in the way of his relationship with Elinalise.
Understanding Boyfriend: Despite being of the monogamous Millis faith, he still proposes to Elinalise and promises to fix her curse. He's so understanding and tolerant that he doesn't get upset over Elinalise sleeping with other men when she's away from him since he knows her life literally depends on having sex regularly.
Unknown Rival: He resents Rudeus for being the one whom Eris loved and a better mage, but ultimately, Rudeus has no idea what he hated him for.

Zanoba

Zanoba Shirone

Voiced by: Satoshi Tsuruoka (JP), Ian Sinclair (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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Miko and Prince of Shirone, Rudeus' classmate at the Magic Academy.

Achilles' Heel: His gifts as a Blessed Child grant him Super-Strength as well as a body tough enough to safely use that strength, as well as some resistance to physical damage. As a result, however, he does not exercise and has little stamina. He also has no particular resistance to Fire magic. Rudy likens him to a Glass Cannon.
Abdicate the Throne: After Pax dies, Zanoba decides not to take the throne, instead leaving it to his nephew.
Accidental Murder: He ripped off the heads of his little brother and his late wife at their wedding night off due to a combination of Super-Strength and not being aware of the difference between humans and dolls.
Ascended Fanboy: He is a big fan of dolls and admires Rudeus' for his skills as dollmaker. He ends up being the leader of Rudeus' doll productions.
Big Brother Bully: To free Rudeus from Pax's trap, Zanona breaks his younger brother's arm and comes very close to ripping off his head, like he did to his other younger brother.
Big Damn Heroes: He rescues Rudeus from Pax's prison by threatening Pax into erasing the magic circle he used to trap Rudeus. In exchange, Zanoba asks Rudeus to became his mentor in dollmaking.
Blessed with Suck: His Super-Strength makes him a walking menace before anything. It also keeps him from making the dolls he loves, needing to leave the crafting to his slave.
Blue-and-Orange Morality: Has no problems with killing people or buying a slave. He is still a loyal friend and devoted to his country, however.
Brilliant, but Lazy: He has the chance to be smart, but if the teacher is not named Rudeus Greyrat, he wouldn't be properly motivated enough to learn. This is the reason why he's Unskilled, but Strong, but still...see his Hidden Depths.
Celibate Hero: Finds the topic of sex boring, though he at least knows about it.
Cultured Badass: He has Super-Strength, but he's no uncultured brute. Besides his love of dolls, he has great knowledge and appreciation for art.
Does Not Know His Own Strength: He doesn't take precautions against his Super-Strength and this has caused him to kill people by accident.
Early-Bird Cameo: He makes a brief appearance in the first anime season, standing in the background when his brother licks the Roxy figure that Rudeus made.
The Exile: Same with Cliff and other kids of the losing side of political squabbles, he is sent to Magic Academy as protection.
Hero-Worshipper: He really thinks highly of Rudeus, an admiration that (in Ranoa at least) is rivaled only by Fitz'/Sylpy's.
Honor Before Reason: Eventually, Zanoba is given the order to return to Shirone and help in repelling invaders. His friends warn him not to go because it's an obvious trap set by his brother who usurped the throne, but Zanoba has made his decision, out of duty for his country.
Idiot Savant: He has stunted emotional response, but has very detailed knowledge about dolls and doll making. He also turns out to be a surprisingly competent negotiator when he convinces the demon-hating Perugius to allow Roxy to use his teleportation circles.
Lord Country: He's a prince of the Shirone Kingdom. Therefore, his kingdom's name is also his surname.
Mr. Exposition: During Rudeus' first few days at Ranoa, Zanoba is the one who orients him on the various situations at school, some of its key students, etc.
Muscles Are Meaningless: For all his Super-Strength, Zanoba is tall and wiry as a whip.
Opaque Lenses: His eyes are obscured by his round glasses.
Otaku: He's a big fan of dolls and becoming a fan and, later, a disciple of doll-making to Rudeus.
Psychopathic Manchild: Being a Miko causes his emotionally stunted behavior and lack of basic understanding of morals. He's like a big child who doesn't know to keep his dangerous Super-Strength in check, loves dolls, and resorts to violence to solve most problems, which resulted in him killing people (often by accident) with little to no remorse. After gradual Character Development, he phases out of some, if not most, of this.
Red Baron: He became known as the "Head Ripping Prince" after several incidents where he beheaded people due to lack of control over his Super-Strength.
Sociopathic Hero: He's firmly on the side of the good guys, but has zero social skills, up to complete indifference to murder (by his own hands),^note mainly due to difficulty in distinguishing good and evil and understanding interpersonal relations. Rudeus simply has lucked out as he has something Zanoba is interested in — his doll-making skills.
The Strategist: While he is certainly Brilliant, but Lazy, he was forced to learn about war and politics. So in War in Shirone arc, he is the one who motivates his outnumbered troops and creates the battle strategy in that sector. He also recognizes the effect of the enemy commander's death in the political term.
Super-Strength: His Miko power makes him abnormally strong, capable of standing off with a demon king, as far as raw strength goes.
Sympathetic Slave Owner: He apparently treats his dwarf slave Julie better than most people he interacted with before.
Undying Loyalty: He swears loyalty to his 'master' Rudeus. In the timeline where Rudeus becomes a scumbag after Roxy dies, Zanoba was the only friend who never abandoned him, but this only resulted in Zanoba being killed by Rudeus' enemies.
Unskilled, but Strong: He has Super-Strength, but is too lazy to learn proper combat training.

Julie

Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (JP)^{Foreign VAs}

A young female Dwarf that Rudeus and Zanoba purchased from a slave market to help them in dollmaking.

Barefoot Captives: She's barefoot when she's bought from the slave market.
Blood-Splattered Innocents: The novels mention that Julie was among the spectators of the Rudeus/Badigadi duel, which means she also saw Rudeus basically blow the latter up, traumatizing the poor girl and causing her to be afraid of Rudy for a while.
Children Are Innocent: She innocuously asks Zanoba what "impotence" means.
Cutesy Dwarf: She's a dwarf who looks like an adorable little girl even after growing older, unlike male dwarves that look like short men with long beards.
The Cutie: She's a very adorable and sweet little child.
Dead Guy Junior: She is named after Zanoba's younger brother Julius, whom he killed.
Happily Adopted: Officially, she is Zanoba's (and Rudeus') slave, but how the two of them treat Julie is akin to parenthood instead, and Julie is grateful for it.
Made a Slave: She was sold into slavery at a very young age.
Morality Pet: To Zanoba. He starts as a Psychopathic Manchild who only cared about dolls and killed people without remorse. He buys Julie as a slave, but ends up treating her as sort of an adopted daughter and his relationship with her greatly humanizes him.
Never Given a Name: Before Rudeus and Zanoba bought her, she didn't have a name since dwarfs are not given a name until they are 7. She was called "Bazelle of the Sacred Iron and Lilitella of the Beautiful Snowy Ridge's child". Zanoba suggests naming her "Juliette" after his late brother Julius, but she prefers to be named "Julie".
Token Mini-Moe: She's a cute little girl hanging out with teenagers and adults.

Lynia

Lynia Dedoldia

Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (JP), Alexis Tipton (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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A Cat Girl and candidate to become the leader of the Doldia tribe of beast people. Rudeus meets her as a delinquent at the Ranoa Magic Academy.

All Amazons Want Hercules: Lynia has a short temper and a tendency to pick fights. After Rudeus administers a Curb-Stomp Battle and gives some "interesting" punishments, she starts to fall for him.
Alpha Bitch: Due to her royal heritage, Lynia is granted special privileges by the academy and she would abuse this by slacking off, and bullying and extorting those she perceives as beneath her.
Berserk Button: She's willing to ignore Rudeus when he comes picking for a fight until he mocks her Verbal Tic. Then she wants to beat the crap out of him and humiliate him horribly.
Big Fish in a Bigger Ocean: Deconstructed. While she's a force to be reckoned with in the academy, especially with Pursena and their posse at her side, she's small fry to Sylphy/Fitz and Rudeus because they have greater fighting experience and power. In addition, Lynia's lax behavior and abuse of her special privileges during her time in the academy leave her financially struggling as a peddler in the outside world after graduation.
Boyish Short Hair: She's a tomboyish delinquent with short hair.
Break the Haughty: She's put through this by Rudeus, in revenge for her breaking his Roxy figurine. First, he utterly defeats her and Pursena in a matter of seconds, then he kidnaps them and ties them up to chairs for a whole day. The two beast girls are left starving and soaked in their own pee until Rudeus and Sylphy release them, but not before a Prank Punishment with a Face Doodling from Sylphy.
Cat Girl: Lynia has cat ears and a tail, along with showing certain cat-like behaviors.
The Chief's Daughter: Her father is the warrior chief of the Dedoldia tribe, the same as her grandfather, making her a potential successor, and is treated like a princess by her race.
Custom Uniform of Sexy: The shirt of her school uniform has a lower neckline than others, revealing her cleavage, and she doesn't wear stockings to show off her bare legs.
Cute Little Fangs: Being a Cat Girl, she has feline fangs.
Defeat Means Respect: After Rudeus defeats her, she becomes completely submissive to him, calling him her boss.
Delinquent: She's this in the academy, and unlike most examples, she's allowed to act this way due to her royal heritage giving her the "Special Student" status.
Fallen Princess: Lynia goes from a highbred princess of the Doldia tribe to a servant/pet of the Greyrat family.
Generation Xerox: To her aunt, Ghyslaine. Due to them tending to be highly aggressive in their youth and having trouble with managing finances.
Girl Friday: She becomes the Representative Director at the Rude Mercenary Company under Rudeus.
Ignored Enamored Underling: Lynia makes not-so-subtle advances toward her "boss" Rudeus, who ignores her because he's loyal to his three love interests.
Made a Slave: After graduating from the academy, Lynia becomes a peddler selling goods from Asura to the North and vice-versa. However, she eventually found herself unable to pay her loans and thus she was turned into a slave. Rudeus ends up buying her.
Meido: The Greyrat family tries to turn Lynia into their maid, but she turns out to be pretty bad at housework.
The Mistress: After becoming a servant of the Greyrat family, Eris makes Lynia her mistress, with her husband Rudeus' full knowledge and consent.
One Degree of Separation: By coincidence, Lynia is the niece of Ghyslaine, Rudeus' and Eris' sword instructor.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red Oni to Pursena's Blue Oni. Lynia is more Hot-Blooded compared to The Stoic Pursena.
Reformed, but Not Tamed: Downplayed. By the time Rudeus meets her and Pursena, they are already shaping up as model students after being beaten by Fitz and losing their original gang, but are still jerkasses who take their frustrations on Cliff and Zanoba and the other students. After getting humbled for real by Rudeus (along with Fitz again) however, she and Pursena became much more amiable.
Royal Brat: Because of her lineage as royalty of the beast race, Lynia became a pampered and bratty delinquent at Ranoa Magic Academy.
Shared Family Quirks: Lynia shares her aunt's short temper and tendency to bully and fight anyone under the slightest provocation in her own youth, but to a lesser extent. Humorously, she would also end up running into financial problems after graduation, similar to how Ghyslaine reminisces her own bad experiences of falling for scams due to her lack of reading, writing, and math skills.
Short Range Guy, Long Range Guy: Played With between her and Pursena. Lynia would usually get up close to fight opponents while being backed up by Pursena's Super-Scream, but Lynia is also capable of long-range attacks and can switch this position with Pursena.
Strong Family Resemblance: She has a younger sister named Minitona who looks just like her.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Tomboy to Pursena's Girly Girl. Lynia is short-haired, brash, and aggressive, in contrast to Pursena who is long-haired, reserved, and composed.
Tomboyish Voice: She has a raspy voice that highlights her tomboyishness.
Traveling Salesman: Deconstructed. She became a peddler after graduation, but isn't very good at dealing with loans, causing her to be Made a Slave.
Uncanny Family Resemblance: She's a near carbon copy of her aunt, Ghyslaine, when the latter was young.
Verbal Tic: She ends her sentences with "~nya" as it's typical for a Cat Girl.

Pursena

Pursena Adoldia

Voiced by: Minami Tanaka (JP), Sara Ragsdale (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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Another candidate to become chief of the Doldia tribe. Together with Lynia, they are the two biggest troublemakers in Ranoa Magic Academy.

Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?: Downplayed. She was very scared of the idea that Rudeus was going to rape her and felt relieved that he only went as so far as to fondle her breasts. However, she felt conflicted that Rudeus felt no attraction towards her body after said fondling.
Beta Bitch: To Lynia's Alpha Bitch. Pursena is Lynia's partner in crime and helped her torment many students at Ranoa Magic Academy.
Beware the Quiet Ones: She's calm and doesn't like to talk much, but she's one of the biggest troublemakers in Ranoa Magic Academy.
Big Eater: She's constantly snacking on meat while attending school. This habit bites her back later when she is ordered to guard the Beast people's emergency food supply.
Big Fish in a Bigger Ocean: Deconstructed. While she's a force to be reckoned with in the academy, especially with Linia and their posse at her side, she's small fry to Sylphy/Fitz and Rudeus because they have greater fighting experience and power. Similar to Lynia, Pursena's lax behavior and abuse of her special privileges during her time in the academy get her into trouble with her own people after graduation, specifically eating all of their food supply due to her inability to curb her big appetite.
Break the Haughty: Rudeus has her go through the same process as Lynia to correct her delinquent ways. She's defeated in a humiliatingly easy way, kidnapped, and left Bound and Gagged for a whole day. By the end of it, she's pathetically begging for food and wet in her own pee.
Clear My Name: During their unexpected reunion, Pursena begs Rudeus to prove her innocent of stealing all the Beast Race's food stocks. Unfortunately for her, when Rudy does carry out an investigation, all the evidence still points to her.
Defeat Means Respect: Like Lynia, Pursena becomes Rudeus' subordinate after losing to him.
Dirty Coward: After Rudeus defeats and kidnaps her and Lynia, Pursena shamelessly begs him to spare her and do whatever he wants only to Lynia.
Fair-Weather Friend: She seems to be Lynia's Only Friend in the academy and is her Beta Bitch. But unsurprisingly, she has no problems with throwing Lynia under the bus to save her own skin when it becomes clear that she and Lynia are at Rudeus' mercy.
Healing Hands: She focused on learning healing magic when she was in Ranoa Magic Academy because the Doldia tribe doesn't have many people who have learned that type of magic.
Little Bit Beastly: She looks like a girl with dog ears and a tail.
The Mistress: Eris makes Pursena one of her mistresses, the other being Lynia.
The Nose Knows: Being an Adoldia (part dog), she has a sensitive sense of smell.
Oral Fixation: She frequently chews on a meat steak.
Proper Tights with a Skirt: She wears black tights with her school uniform.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni to Lynia's Red Oni. Pursena is The Stoic compared to the more Hot-Blooded Lynia.
Reformed, but Not Tamed: Downplayed. By the time Rudeus meets her and Lynia, they are already shaping up as a model student after being beaten by Fitz and losing their original gang, but are still jerkasses who take their frustrations on Cliff and Zanoba and the other students. After getting humbled for real by Rudeus (along with Fitz again) however, she and Lynia became much more amiable.
Royal Brat: Like Lynia, Pursena is a candidate for the Doldia tribe, and used this position to become just as much of a delinquent at Ranoa Magic Academy.
Running on All Fours: She does this in the anime in order to avoid getting caught by Zanoba, only to be caught in Rudeus' Quagmire spell.
Short Range Guy, Long Range Guy: Played With between her and Lynia. Pursena would usually play the role of Long-Range Fighter by relying on her Super-Scream to force opponents into submission while Lynia would get up close to fight. However, she's also capable of close combat and can switch this role with Lynia.
Sir Swears-a-Lot: She has a very vulgar mouth.
The Stoic: She doesn't show much emotion.
Strong Family Resemblance: She has a younger sister named Tersena who looks identical to her.
Super-Scream: Pursena can use Howl magic to restrict her opponent's movements. She is able to overcome Zanoba with this, but Rudeus counters by conjuring a dust cloud to make her choke.
The Tease: She attempts a beast seduction move on Rudeus to test his fidelity to Sylphy. Funnily enough, Rudeus didn't get Pursena was trying to seduce him at first.
Thanks for the Mammary: She gets her breasts fondled by Rudeus for him to see if it can cure his ED. It doesn't work, but Pursena is still freaked out.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl to Lynia's Tomboy. Pursena is long-haired, reserved, and composed, in contrast to Lynia who is short-haired, brash, and aggressive.
Trademark Favorite Food: Being part canine, Pursena loves eating meat.
Verbal Tic: She ends her sentences with "-nano."

Nanahoshi

Shizuka Nanahoshi

Silent Seven-star

Voiced by: Shion Wakayama (JP), Suzie Yeung (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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A mysterious genius student who is also an inventor residing at Ranoa Magic Academy.

The Ageless: Nanahoshi's body stays unchanging from the moment she arrives in the fantasy world. On top of not aging, she also notes her hair and fingernails don't grow.
Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: She mostly keeps to herself and has black hair, which is rarely seen in this world.
Badass and Child Duo: With Orsted, who took her under his wing when she was transported from Japan.
Comfort Food: She dislikes this world's food, except for Rudeus' homemade rice balls, potato chips, grilled fish, and other Japanese-style foods which remind her of home.
Conflicting Loyalty: Between Rudeus and Orsted, both of whom are on opposite sides yet saved her life at different points. Eventually resolved when they battle and join forces.
Cool Mask: She wears a mask the first time she met Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijierd.
Fictional Disability: Her lack of magic power is bad for her health as she develops a disease that occurs when a human with little or no magical power naturally accumulates magical power over time, causing their body to react negatively to it.
Foil: To Rudeus, especially compared to his past life. Rudeus prefers his new life while Nanahoshi wants to go back to Japan. This results in her initial excitement on learning about Rudeus's past life souring since, as she doesn't know his specific circumstances before his death, she can't understand why he doesn't want to go back. And while she often stays in her room alone, she keeps herself healthy and productive as opposed to Rudeus, who died an overweight 34-year-old NEET.
Heroic BSoD: Nanahoshi breaks down after the summoning circle she spent two years developing completely failed, throwing a fit before going mostly catatonic. However, she comes out of her funk after Zanoba shows her his autonomous doll (with its layered Magic circles) and starts making greater breakthroughs in her research.
Human Popsicle: Near the end of the series, Nanahoshi places herself in a time stasis with the help of Perugius and Rudeus until the time when she'll eventually meet up with Akito and the Rewind Miko in the future.
Noodle Incident: It was stated that the only most noteworthy thing to happen in Ranoa Academy during Rudeus' leave of absence to rescue his mother, was a minor incident that Nanahoshi resolved in an instant. Rudeus never got the full details when he returned.
The Not-Love Interest: Rudeus goes through great lengths to save her life multiple times and confides in her enough to make Sylphy suspicious, though they both insist there's nothing romantic going on.
Not-So-Small Role: Rudeus's past self died saving Nanahoshi and her friends from being hit by a truck. He never expected he would see her again after reincarnating into a fantasy world. Much less did he expect that Nanahoshi's teleportation to the other world was the cause of the Mana Catastrophe that sets the real plot in motion.
Ordinary High-School Student: In contrast to the Hikikomori who died and became Rudeus, Nanahoshi is a high school student who got teleported to the fantasy world. Her goal is to find a way back to her original world.
Pals with Jesus: She's on fairly good terms with both Orsted and Perugius, both who are regarded as godlike beings.
Put on a Bus: She gets removed from the narrative when she places herself in a time stasis in order to eventually wake up in the future and fulfill her mission to save Akito.
Resigned to the Call: Nanahoshi never wanted to be sent to another world and completely immerses herself in research to find a way to return to her original world. Eventually, she and Rudeus design a magic circle that should send her back to Japan, yet it doesn't work because the Rewind Miko needs Nanahoshi's help to assure Akito's survival in the future. Having no other choice left, Nanahoshi resigns herself to stay in the other world until she completes the mission the Rewind Miko assigned for her.
Self-Made Woman: She goes from a modern-day teenager left stranded alone in a medieval world to a top-level magic researcher and famous inventor.
Seven Is Nana: Her surname is Nanahoshi, which she translates to her alias Seven-star.
This Is My Name on Foreign: "Silent Seven-star(s)" is the literal translation of Shizuka Nanahoshi.
Trapped in Another World: In contrast to Rudeus who died in Japan and got reincarnated, Nanahoshi was teleported to the fantasy world with her original body intact. This is actually bad for her since besides just wanting to go home, her body isn't suited for the environment of a different world and this causes her to become physically ill.
Un-Sorcerer: Nanahoshi has no magic power due to being from another world where magic doesn't exist and unlike Rudeus, she didn't reincarnate into a new body when she arrived in the magic world. Unfortunately for her, this means her body isn't suited to the new world and when it tries to absorb ambient mana in the environment, she can't process it properly and has a negative reaction which leads to her developing an illness.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: She believes she inadvertently caused the Mana Catastrophe when she was brought into Rudeus' world.
Walking Spoiler: She's introduced as a mysterious character who travels with the Dragon God Orsted. It's later revealed that not only is she a human from Japan like Rudeus, but she's one of the teenagers Rudeus' past life sacrificed himself for.

Other Friends and Allies

Ruijierd

Ruijierd Superdia

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (JP), Christopher Wehkamp (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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A Superd warrior who helped Rudeus and Eris out of Magic Continent and to people whom they know. An Atoner who would always protect children.

Adaptational Comic Relief: The manga depicts Ruijierd having comical reactions to some of the antics of his charges.
Affectionate Gesture to the Head: He likes giving headpats to children, but Rudeus and Eris are the only ones who would allow him to do that as they aren't scared of him. Once it's time for him to leave them in the Fedoa region, Ruijierd pats their heads one last time.
The Atoner: Ruijierd makes it his life's purpose to restore the honor of the Superd race.
Best Friends-in-Law: He's one of Rudeus' closest friends and becomes his brother-in-law after marrying Rudeus' younger sister, Norn.
Black-and-White Insanity: Due to his tragic past, Ruijierd developed a code that anyone he deems villainous is worth slaying, regardless of their circumstances. Rudeus calls Ruijierd out as he believes that killing people like this won't do any favors with the Superd's poor reputation.
The Bus Came Back: After he helps Rudeus and Eris come back to the Fedoa region, Ruijierd leaves to continue trying to repair the reputation of the Superd race. He and Rudeus have a brief reunion in Volume 11 as one of Norn and Aisha's escorts, only to again depart the very next day. He doesn't reappear until Volume 23, when he's found in a forest with fellow Superd Tribe members.
But Now I Must Go: Leaves for parts unknown once the Dead End party finally returns to the Fedoa Region, because he believes that Rudy and Eris don't need his protection anymore.
Conflicting Loyalty: Between Rudeus and Geese. Resolved when Rudeus and Cliff cure his village's plague.
Contrived Coincidence: Ruijierd somehow got together with Paul's rescue party before they left for Begaritto Continent, seeing how he got saddled with the duty of escorting Norn and Aisha to their brother in Sharia City. When Paul sends a letter to Rudy in regards to his sisters' pilgrimage, he didn't mention Ruijierd's name but it's implied that Rudy knew who his father was talking about anyway.
The Dreaded: Ruijierd is known as "Dead End" on the Magic Continent and is quite literally the bogeyman of the magic races, as parents warn their children to behave or "Dead End" will get them. Towns will summon every guard and adventurer to drive him off if he's spotted.
Friend to All Children: Ruijierd always helps children no matter what the circumstances, be it rescuing them from kidnappers or leading two of them home across multiple continents.
Good Is Not Soft: Ruijierd is a good and virtuous man who wishes to restore his race's reputation, but if someone does evil in front of him, especially harming a child, he'll kill them without mercy.
Hide Your Otherness: Early in his journey with Rudeus and Eris, Ruijierd shaves his distinctive green hair to conceal his Superd identity.
Inconsistent Spelling: His name is either "Ruijierd" or "Ruijerd" depending on the translation.
Interspecies Romance: The Superd Ruijierd marries the human girl Norn in all timelines.
Knight Errant: Ruijierd follows a very strict warrior's code and displays many of this trope's personality traits.
Last of His Kind: Ruijierd may very well be the last of the Superd race and is the only one confirmed to have survived to the present. In Volume 23, Rudeus comes across Ruijierd again in a Superd village hidden in a forest.
Mayfly–December Romance: With Norn who is hundreds of years younger than him. Ruijierd first met her when she was a child and they marry when she's an adult. And Ruijierd still looks as young as when they first met.
Offing the Offspring: He killed his own family while Brainwashed and Crazy. Ruijierd's son managed to restore his father's sanity by destroying Ruijierd's cursed spear before dying.
Proud Warrior Race Guy: Ruijierd is this to a mild degree.
Really 700 Years Old: Ruijierd is over 500 years old, but looks like a young man since demon races are Long-Lived.
Shipper on Deck: He teases Rudeus for not noticing Eris' feelings. He gets notably dismayed when he discovers Rudeus married Sylphy before Eris.
So Proud of You: When the time comes for them to part ways, he praises Rudeus and Eris for how much they've grown as warriors.
Tragic Keepsake: The spear he wields originally belonged to his long-dead son.
Unwitting Pawn: Laplace tricked him and his people into using cursed spears that drove them into a killing frenzy, forever staining their reputation as bloodthirsty savages.
Walking the Earth: What Ruijierd does to restore his race's honor as well as find if any other Superd survived the war.
Worf Had the Flu: Literally. Having just barely recovered from the Superd plague, he's not able to fight at his full strength during the final battle though he still provides crucial aid.

Leo

Sacred Beast

Voiced by: Yo Taichi (JP)

The Sacred Beast of the Doldia Tribe. It was said that together with his partner, he will be the savior that the Doldia Tribe are waiting for.

Big Friendly Dog: He looks like a big white dog with about 2 meters of size and has a very friendly, playful nature.
Born from Plants: Leo was born from the Sacred Tree.
The Chooser of the One: He's born when the world will soon face a great disaster. Once matured, he seeks out the one destined to fight against the disaster and accompanies them. The choice is not set, as Leo chose Lara Greyrat in this timeline but a different individual in previous iterations where she did not exist.
Familiar: Using a scroll given to him by Orsted, Rudeus summons Leo as a familiar meant to serve and protect the Greyrat family.
I Just Want to Have Friends: None of his worshippers have any meaningful interactions with him, so he's quite happy to when Rudy gives him genuine affection.
Ironic Name: A giant canine named Leo. All because Rudeus prematurely decided on the name, as well as imagining an actual lion, before summoning him.
No Sense of Personal Space: As soon as Rudy summons him, Leo immediately sniffs around for The Chosen One, which means sticking his nose up Roxy's skirt, since she is pregnant with Lara at the time.

Demon Lords

Badigadi

Demon Lord Badigadi

Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki (JP), Ray Hurd (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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One of the Living Demon Lords under Laplace. Leader of Moderate faction.

Always a Bigger Fish: When Rudeus finally resigns himself to dealing with the mob of Beast Folk suitors, he finds that they've already been beaten to a pulp by Badigadi, who also proceeds to challenge Rudeus to a duel.
Antiquated Linguistics: He speaks rather archaic Japanese. For example, Badigadi uses "wagahai" to refer to himself, and addresses Rudeus as "kisama" as a sign of respect, not an insult.
Boisterous Bruiser: He loves a good fight, but otherwise he's pretty jovial.
The Brute: In the final battle, Badigadi is the biggest and strongest of Geese's forces in Hitogami's last attempt to take down Rudeus.
The Dreaded: The Magic Triumvirate goes into high alert when they learn that Badigadi showed up in Ranoa Academy for then-unknown reasons, even mobilizing its forces to neutralize him if need be.
Good Thing You Can Heal: He gets his body blown off by Rudeus' strongest attack. Instead of dying as it would be expected, he laughs it off, congratulates Rudeus and next day, he appears fine.
Graceful Loser: Rudeus beats him in a duel and Badigadi is actually pretty mellow about it, and even "celebrates" with him.
Healing Factor: His body regenerates almost instantly after receiving a fatal wound.
The Juggernaut: He singlehandedly turns the tide against Rudeus during the final battle.
Large Ham: His entire character is all about being larger than life.
Literal Metaphor: When it was said that Badigadi had to "lend a hand" to the Magic Guild's research department so that he can enroll at Ranoa Academy, that's exactly what he did.
Multi-Armed and Dangerous: He has six muscular arms.
Perpetual Smiler: He's described as always having this huge grin on his face.
Pulling Themselves Together: His entire upper body was blown apart by Rudy, but thanks to his Healing Factor, the "pieces" just crawl right back to his main body. Rudy notices that while recovering, Badigadi has decreased in height (most likely a reduced mass as well).
Unskilled, but Strong: He fights with no technique whatsoever, relying solely on his monstrous strength, durability and Healing Factor.

Kishirika

Demon Empress Kishirika Kishirisu

Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi (JP), Jamie Marchi (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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The Great Empress of the Demon Realm and the person responsible for giving Rudeus his demon eye.

Age-Inappropriate Dress: She wears a skimpy tube top and short shorts despite looking like a child.
Antiquated Linguistics: She speaks in an archaic Japanese dialect.
Because You Were Nice to Me: Whenever someone helps her out, she does something to return the favour, like giving them a demon eye. She gives Rudeus the Eye of Foresight to thank him for giving her food when she was starving. Later, she tells Roxy the location of Rudeus' family because Roxy saved her from being sold after she couldn't pay for her own booze at a bar.
Born-Again Immortality: Being a high-ranking demon, Kishirika can be killed, but is reborn after her death.
Chained by Fashion: On her wrists, she sports handcuffs with broken chains.
Dressed Like a Dominatrix: She wears black leather, a skimpy tube top and short shorts, thigh high boots, and a choker on her neck. Rudeus refers to her as "Bondage girl" for the way she's dressed.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Her appearance and mannerisms leave many people in doubt that she's the actual demon empress, and she tends to suffer comical humiliations for it.
Hair Antennae: She has two strands of hair sticking up like antennae on the top of her head.
Horned Humanoid: She has goat-like horns on her head.
Large Ham: She's loud and hammy as all hell.
Magical Eye: She's known for her demon eye powers.
Mark of the Supernatural: Kishirika has heterochromia because she has multiple demon eyes that she can switch at will.
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: She has shark-like teeth.
Never Gets Drunk: She beats Talhand in a drinking contest after both go through several barrels of alcohol.
Obsessed with Food: She's always hungry and looking for something to eat.
Really 700 Years Old: Her current incarnation is 300 years old, but looks like a prepubescent girl.
Reincarnation Romance: She promised Badigadi to marry him in their previous lives.
Repetitive Name: Kishirika Kishirisu
Sensor Character: She can use one of her demon eyes to locate people. This is how she can reveal the missing Zenith's location to Roxy.
Signature Laugh: "Nahahaha!"
Super-Empowering: She has the ability to bestow others with demon eyes.
The Tease: When Rudeus half-jokingly asks her to repay him with her body, she makes a show of stripping off her pants before 'remembering' she still has a fiancé. Afterwards, whenever Rudeus needs to ask a favor from her, she assumes he wants her body.
True Sight: She apparently has this, as when she shifted her left eye to one with a "target reticle-like" design whilst viewing Rudeus, it's heavily implied that she either saw what Rudeus was really thinking about doing with her or saw what his former, original pre-reincarnation self looked like in that sight.
Kishirika: What are you?! How disgusting.

Atoferatofe

Demon Lord Atoferatofe

A member of the Immortal Demon Clan. She is said to be the Demon Lord who grants strength.

All Your Base Are Belong to Us: Atofe took over what was previously Kishirika's castle, and the latter retaliated by stealing all her drinks, which in turn had Atofe send a bounty out for Kishirika's head. This becomes problematic for the heroes because the herb they needed to help Nanahoshi's condition is only grown in the castle.
Arc Villain: Partway through Volume 15, because Atofe was impressed by Rudeus' skills, and was not about to let him or his party go. It took Perugius' direct intervention in order to save Rudeus and his friends.
Berserk Button: Despite her critical lack of intelligence, she flies into rage when someone calls her an idiot.
Big Damn Heroes: Atolfe of all people. Rudy lampshades that her arrival during one of the final battles was so timely that it felt like Deus ex Machina to him.
Complete Immortality: Not only is she thousands of years old, her Healing Factor makes her impossible to kill.
Defeat Means Friendship: If someone wins over her, she will be on their side, whatever their issue.
Dumb Muscle: She is incredibly dumb, unable to comprehend even simple statements, and she'll start a fight at the drop of a hat.
Graceful Loser: She admits defeat to Rudeus.
Hard-Drinking Party Girl: She loves alcohol. Rudeus makes sure to bring a bottle of good wine to get into her good graces.
Healing Factor: She will regenerate even after losing her head or being cut into two.
Horned Humanoid: She has a large horn protruding from her forehead.
Interspecies Romance: She married a human named Kalman, who was the first North God.
Obnoxious In-Laws: It wasn't directly mentioned, but she is Kishirika's sister-in-law (Atofe and Badigadi are siblings). However, it doesn't deter the antagonism between the two.
An Offer You Can't Refuse: Seek her out for any reason and you're almost certain to be challenged to a fight. She then has her guards force the unlucky soul to sign a contract stipulating that they will serve her for the rest of their life.
Outliving One's Offspring: Inevitable as her son is half-human and most other races are not as long-lived as the Immortal Race.
Winged Humanoid: She has a pair of bat-like wings.
Worthy Opponent: Eventually gains this attitude towards Rudeus after losing to him.

Continent Residences

By the way the story is presented (and spoiler), it is easier to categorize the character by their residences.

Magic Continent

People who appear at the Magic Continent.

Anti-Human Alliance: If led by Demon God Laplace, they stage conflicts against humans. This fueled many prejudices against non-humans in general.
Dark Is Not Evil: Most of them appear monstrous, but they aren't too bad.
Death World: Most of the Demon Continent is a giant desert plagued with man-eating monsters.
Mordor: Most dangerous and least fertile of known continents.

Migurdians

In General

Curtains Match the Window: All Migurdians have blue hair and blue eyes.
Long-Lived: Migurdians typically live about 200 years.
Mark of the Supernatural: Their blue hair distinguishes them from the other Demon races.
Older Than They Look: Adult members appear to be in their early teens until age 150, after which they start to look more elderly.
Small, Secluded World: It's rare to see any Migurdians outside their village.
Telepathy: They have a unique ability to communicate through their thoughts, except for Roxy.

Rowin and Rokari

Rowin and Rokari Migurdia

Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi (Rowin) and Satomi Sato (Rokari) (JP), Howard Wang (Rowin) and Kimmie Britt (Rokari) (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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Roxy's parents.

Family Theme Naming: Their names as well as their daughter's start with 'Ro'.
Good Parents: Both love their daughter Roxy very much and tried their best to adjust themselves to her lack of telepathy to raise her well.
Motherly Side Plait: Rokari, suiting her role as Roxy's gentle mother, wears her hair in a braid over her left shoulder.
Mum Looks Like a Sister: Rokari looks more like Roxy's twin sister than her mother. Rudeus points out how young she looks when he meets her.
Older Than They Look: Despite looking so young, they're over 100 years old.
Open-Minded Parent: Their daughter can't communicate telepathically unlike other members of their race, but they still raised her lovingly and learned to speak verbally for Roxy's sake.
Shipper on Deck: Unlike Rowin, Rokari is okay with the idea of Roxy having a relationship with Rudeus and asks her to come visit them together with Rudeus someday. Roxy eventually does and even brings their granddaughter.
Supernaturally Young Parent: Because Migurdians look like preteens most of their lives, Roxy's parents look no older than her.
Tears of Joy: After some initial awkwardness, they have a tearful reunion with their daughter after they see her for the first time since she ran away.

Doldia Tribe

Gyes

Gyes Dedoldia

Voiced by: Daiki Hamano (JP), Aaron Roberts (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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The warrior chief of the Dedoldia tribe, Lynia's and Minitona's father, and Ghyslaine's older brother.

Aloof Big Brother: He was this to Ghyslaine in their youth due to her Wild Child tendencies straining their relationship. He later comes to regret this after learning about her current self from Rudeus and Eris.
Barbarian Longhair: He's a beastman with wild long hair that makes him look similar to his sister.
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: When they were younger, he was the responsible sibling and Ghyslaine was the foolish sibling. Gyes took his duty to the beastman tribe seriously and eventually became chief, while Ghyslaine did nothing but pick fights and cause trouble for everyone in their tribe until a swordsman took her away to train her. Gyes thought Ghyslaine never changed and died in a ditch somewhere, but he's shocked to learn from Rudeus and Eris that Ghyslaine mended her ways and became someone others can respect.
Hypocrite Has a Point: Ultimately, he's not so much different from his younger sister in temperament and smarts and after hearing from Rudeus and Eris about their admiration for Ghyslaine, he shows regret for his prior distant behavior towards her in their youth and, in turn, becomes much Older and Wiser by the time of his second meeting with Rudeus. That being said, compared to Ghyslaine's Wild Child tendencies, he's much more diligent about his duties and isn't wrong for disliking his younger sister's constant aggression and lack of etiquette in their youth.
Little Bit Beastly: Being a member of the beast tribe, Gyes has cat ears and a tail.
My Greatest Failure: After learning how much Ghyslaine grew as a person, Gyes relays to his daughter that his greatest regret was treating her like an embarrassment and pushing her away in their youth.
Older and Wiser: When Rudy has to reunite with Gyes to clear up the matter of the Sacred Beast going missing (again), he notices that Gyes is a lot more level-headed and willing to listen to Rudy's plight.
Rugged Scar: He has two large scars on his left shoulder.
Shared Family Quirks: As Gustav noted, Gyes and Ghyslaine both lack the brains to properly lead the Dedoldia tribe. Furthermore, Gyes is just as impulsive and aggressive as his younger sister in her youth but is tempered by his diligence.
Strong Family Resemblance: He looks like a male version of his sister.
Super-Scream: He can use voice magic to stun his enemies with a far-reaching howl.
Walking Shirtless Scene: Gyes doesn't wear shirts.

Shirone Kingdom

Pax

Pax Shirone

Voiced by: Jun Fukushima (JP), Stephen Fu (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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The seventh prince of the Shirone Kingdom. He was also Roxy's student for a few years.

Alas, Poor Villain: As horrible as he was as a child, he definitely did not deserve his ultimate fate. Even Rudy can't help but pity the guy. This is made worse by the fact that he would have apparently made a decent ruler who'd have set his kingdom up for long term prosperity. Unfortunately, this is exactly why Hitogami created the conditions that drove him to suicide.
Apathetic Student: He was never interested in learning anything from Roxy, instead being obsessed with groping her boobs. This was the main reason why Roxy got fed up with having him as a student, besides him not measuring up to her former student Rudeus.
Arc Villain: He's the villain of the Shirone Kingdom arc in Volume 6 where Rudeus must rescue Lilia who is being kept hostage by Pax.
Asshole Victim: Zanoba almost rips off Pax's head and breaks his arm, but Zanoba doesn't look that condemnable for his actions against Pax because the latter is an insufferable Royal Brat who kidnapped people and held Rudeus prisoner out of spite for Roxy favoring Rudeus over him.
Brilliant, but Lazy: Roxy says Pax is a smart and talented boy, but he quickly lost motivation to study due to Roxy constantly comparing him to the even more talented Rudeus.
Dirty Kid: According to Roxy, the young prince Pax is a lot like Rudeus in that he's also a big perverted kid who peeps at her when she's changing and steals her panties.
Driven to Suicide: Although he managed to take the throne from his father, the kingdom was weakened by the recent civil war. When he meets Roxy and Rudeus again after years, Pax lashes out at them before he commits suicide by jumping from the fifth floor.
Fat Bastard: He's a fat little brat and absolutely despicable. Rudeus said that he looked like a hobbit and a dwarf that was pieced together.
Formerly Fat: During his exile in the Dragon King Kingdom, Pax lost weight and gained muscle.
Green-Eyed Monster: When she was his teacher, Roxy never stopped comparing Pax to her former student Rudeus, who is more gifted and diligent than him. He also thinks Roxy and Rudeus are lovers already. Pax hates Rudeus and when the latter comes to Shirone Kingdom's royal palace looking for Roxy, he lures Rudeus into a trap and plans to kill him after making him watch as Pax rapes Roxy in front of him.
Has a Type: He seems to have a thing for women with blue hair, whose origins are of the magical races, and are Older Than They Look, as seen with Roxy Migurdia (Migurd) as a child and later with his wife, Benedict Kingdragon (unspecified Half-Human Hybrid), as an adult.
Hate Sink: His habit of sexually harassing Roxy made him annoying. He later turns extremely hateable by taking Lilia and Aisha as hostages and planning to also capture Rudeus and force him to watch Pax raping Roxy in front of him.
I Control My Minions Through...: Coercion. None of his guards are loyal to him and actually hate working for him. Pax took their families hostage to force them to obey him.
Lecherous Licking: In the anime, we see him showing off his new Roxy figure (made by Rudeus) to Roxy while licking it. Roxy is understandably disturbed.
Lucky Seven: He's the seventh prince in line and would've played a huge role in Orsted's plans to defeat Hitogami.
Off to Boarding School: After Rudeus rescues Lilia from his castle, the king sends Pax to study abroad at the King Dragon Realm.
Our Founder: According to Orsted, Pax would've abolished the monarchy of his home kingdom and turned the government system into a Republic. Unfortunately, thanks to Hitogami's manipulations and Rudeus' existence, it won't happen in the current timeline due to Pax's suicide.
Overshadowed by Awesome: Roxy did acknowledge Pax is a fast learner and smart, but having already taught an exceptional student like Rudeus, she wasn't impressed by Pax's progress and never praised his accomplishments.
Royal Brat: He's a prince and brat is possibly the nicest way to describe his personality.
Small Role, Big Impact: In the original timeline he was supposed to seize the throne of his kingdom and eventually transform it into a republic. This republic would grow in power and eventually become the birthplace of Laplace. However, due to Hitogami manipulating Rudy into getting Pax exiled and subsequently driving him to suicide, this republic was never founded. As a result, Orsted no longer knows where Laplace will first appear in 100 years.
Stupid Evil: After Roxy leaves the Shirone Kingdom, Pax attempts to use Lilia, who got teleported to his palace, as a hostage to lure Roxy back. Later, he captures Rudeus too for the same motive. Rudeus points out the obvious flaws in Pax's Evil Plan; Roxy won't come to rescue Rudeus and Lilia if Pax doesn't spread information about them being his hostages. Not that Pax listens to him.
The Usurper: After his exile, he eventually came back to the Shirone Kingdom and initiated a coup to usurp his father's throne.
Villainous Crush: He has a disgusting sexual obsession with Roxy who he wants to turn into his Sex Slave.

Asura Kingdom

Darius

Darius Silva Ganius

Voiced by: Taketora (JP)

The Prime minister of the Asura Kingdom.

Bald of Evil: He's bald and is one of the villains.
Big Bad Duumvirate: He's one of the major antagonists and an apostle for Hitogami.
Fat Bastard: He's overweight and a depraved noble.
The Man Behind the Man: He's the one behind Eris' attempted kidnapping in Volume 2.
Pædo Hunt: While Jailbait Wait doesn't exist by the standards of the setting, it only adds to Darius' depravity for his sexual interest in young girls.

Pilemon

Pilemon Notos Greyrat

The current head of the Notos Greyrat family and Luke's father. He's also Paul's estranged younger brother, making him the uncle of Rudeus, Norn, and Aisha Greyrat.

Absurdly Youthful Father: Pilemon was born in K394 while his son, Luke, is born in K404. Going by the math, Pilemon was practically only 10 when he became a father.
Child Prodigy: In their childhood, he's much more intelligent than his older brother when it comes to academics and show more awareness in societal matters.
Has a Type: Like all male members of the main Notos Greyrat family, Pilemon loves women with big breasts.
Sibling Yin-Yang: He's pretty much Paul's opposite in terms of personality and position.
Young and in Charge: After Paul left the family at the age of 12, following a terrible argument with their father, Amarant died shortly after from grief. Forcing Pilemon to succeed his father as the family head before he was even 10 years old.

Tristina

Tristina "Tris" Purplehorse

A daughter of the Purplehorse House, a noble family in the Asura Kingdom. She was sold to Darius as a slave when she was a child. Because of the after-effects of the Mana Catastrophe, she was sold to bandits and became the leader's mistress under the alias Tris.

Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: She's a female thief who wears a skimpy midriff-baring top.
Boyish Short Hair: She's a very tomboyish bandit with short hair.
Chekhov's Gunman: She's first mentioned as "Tris" in future Rudeus' diary. Her testimony is the key to bringing down Prime Minister Darius and Prince Grabell, allowing Ariel to take the throne.
Fallen Princess: Tristina was born as a noble, but sold into slavery as a child and grew up to become a member of a bandit group.
The Lad-ette: She's aggressive and vulgar like her fellow bandits.
Made a Slave: She was a noble girl, but when she was eight years old, she was kidnapped by Darius and forced to become a child Sex Slave. She would have remained so, had the Mana Catastrophe not happened, as this forced Darius to sell most of his slaves. Though she was sold to the thieves guild, she's no longer a slave at the present, having gained her freedom. She is now the mistress of the thieves' leader.

Grabell

Prince Grabell Zafin Asura

Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka (JP)

The first prince of the Asura Kingdome and half-brother of Ariel.

Ambition Is Evil: He desires the throne and is not above assassination to get it.

Holy Country of Millis

Miko

The Miko of Memory

Voiced by: Manaka Iwami (JP), Rachel Thompson (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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Leader of the Order of the Temple and candidate to be the next Pope. She was born with a special power that allows her to see memories by looking into people's eyes.

Everyone Calls Her "Barkeep": When it was discovered she can see one's memories, she had her name taken from her, and she's referred to only as "The Miko" by her subordinates.
Exotic Eye Designs: She has blue eyes with a pink diamond-shaped pupil.
Formerly Fat: She's chubby when introduced, but after Eris' guidance, she starts exercising more and losing weight.
Telepathy: When looking into someone's eyes, Miko is able to see one's "surface memories", memories that a person has in mind.

Latreia Household

See their page here.

Seven Great Powers

Orsted

"Dragon God" Orsted

Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (JP), Gabe Kunda (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

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A member of the Dragon Tribe who opposes Hitogami. He is ranked 2nd on the Seven Great Powers

All for Nothing: With the death of Pax, he knows from his experiences with the loops that he cannot predict where Laplace will reincarnate, believing despondently that the current loop is doomed to failure.
Anti-Magic: His Disturb Magic technique cancels the magic of an opponent by disrupting the magic and causing it to never take shape and scatter. However, Disturb Magic only targets one part of the body.
Bare-Handed Blade Block: He can block blades with his bare hands.
Benevolent Boss: He doesn't think twice about paying the costs for his underlings and giving rewards for those who do him good deeds.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Of the few battles he's fought, none of his opponents came even close to winning.
Cursed with Awesome: He is Immune to Fate and can do a "Groundhog Day" Loop but in return, his Mana Regeneration is very slow. His considering this a good price is what prevents this ability from becoming Blessed with Suck.
Defeat Means Friendship: Invoked. He deliberately crushes the North God's spirit during their fight to make him join his cause.
Determinator: One who readily lives through the same decades countless times must have very strong resolution and wouldn't give up on their goals.
Drama-Preserving Handicap: He is ranked second of the Seven World Powers, and is quite possibly the strongest fighter on the planet. However, he avoids fighting with all of his power because of his extremely slow mana recovery, which is a thousand times slower than normal.
The Dreaded: Due to his curse, every person who sees Orsted becomes paralyzed in fear as if he was the most terrifying monster they have ever seen. However, humans from another world like Rudeus and Nanahoshi don't feel any immediate fear of him.
Enemy Mine: It's revealed that Hitogami is determined to try anything to kill Rudeus and his descendants since they're all fated to help Orsted in his quest to kill Hitogami. After Rudeus fails to kill him, Orsted offers him to become allies since both now have a common enemy in Hitogami. Seeing no other option to protect his family, Rudeus accepts Orsted's offer.
Face of a Thug: He has a scary-looking face thanks to his stare, but is nowhere near as bad as he seems.
Fights Like a Normal: He mostly sticks to purely physical attacks. He's powerful enough that it's usually all he needs.
Good Is Not Soft: Orsted is a good man and his goal will make the world a better place, but if you're working for Hitogami, even indirectly, he won't hesitate to kill you.
Groundhog Peggy Sue: He has repeated the decades before the revival of the Demon King countless times until he can kill Hitogami.
Hated by All: Justified. Orsted has the Curse of Hatred, which automatically makes him hated and distrusted by anyone in his presence. Certain individuals, such as Nanahoshi, Rudeus and Rudeus' descendants are immune. Cliff later creates a magic helmet for him to counteract this curse.
Heinz Hybrid: Due to his unique hertiage, Orsted is 3/4 God, 1/2 Dragon, and 1/2 Human.
Hero of Another Story: Orsted is on a heroic quest to get rid of Hitogami. When Rudeus' story begins, Orsted has already relived the same 200 years countless times, but he hasn't been able to get anywhere closer to his goal. Rudeus eventually leaves behind descendants who'll help Orsted accomplish his goal, but the story ends with Rudeus' death and Orsted's quest still unfinished.
I Just Want to Have Friends: He has spent over 20,000 years without really being able to talk to people normally. It's understandable he would like to have at least one ally who doesn't fear him and can trust him.
Immune to Fate: Orsted isn't bound by a definite fate, leaving Hitogami unable to know his present and future. This is also why Rudeus' Eye of Foresight doesn't work on Orsted.
I Shall Taunt You: If an opponent is doing well against him, he will try to provoke them.
Katanas Are Just Better: His God Blade is a katana.
Kid from the Future: Inverted. As revealed in Mushoku Tensei – Old Dragon's Tale, he was sent 10,000 years into the future as an infant by his father to kill Hitogami.
Magic Knight: The few times he's fought seriously, he's shown to be this.
Master of All: He's incredibly good at just about every form of magic and sword fighting, thanks to the "Groundhog Day" Loop he's stuck in.
Mr. Exposition: He explains to Rudeus the series' true nature and his, and the Dragon Tribe's, goal in killing Hitogami.
Mystical White Hair: His silver hair is a common trait of the dragon race.
Nigh-Invulnerability: During his second fight with Rudeus, he takes several Emperor rank spells and even an informal God rank spell (equivalent to a Fantastic Nuke), which only cause him a few injuries that he immediately heals.
Our Dragons Are Different: He is a member of the Dragon Tribe.
Perpetual Frowner: The number of moments he doesn't frown in the series proper can be counted by one's hands.
Person of Mass Destruction: According to Hitogami, Orsted has enough power to destroy the world if he wanted.
Poor Communication Kills: He fatally wounds Rudeus after thinking he was an apostle of Hitogami. But then heals him from the brink of death after Nanahoshi convinces him to let Rudeus live for now.
Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory: He remembers all of the previous time loops, giving him information about almost every person in the world and making him notice the big changes caused by Rudeus' existence and the Mana Catastrophe.
Semi-Divine: Subverted. His father, the First Dragon God, is a Physical God while his mother, Lunaria, is the daughter of the original Human God, but her own mother was mortal, making her a demigod. In the main story, however, the only God left is Hitogami, whose current body is the Human God's, and Orsted is powerful enough to earn the "Dragon God" title and is capable of destroying the world if he were to go all out.
Supernatural Gold Eyes: He has golden eyes, which are a physical trait of the dragon race. They also make him stand out as one of the most powerful beings in his world, if not the most powerful.
Time Abyss: Orsted is trapped in a time loop where he must relive the same 200 years until he defeats Hitogami. He says he stopped counting the loops after the one hundredth, meaning Orsted is at least 20,000 years old.
Uneven Hybrid: In Mushoku Tensei – Old Dragon's Tale, it's revealed that Orsted has a Semi-Divine mother named Lunaria, who is a half-human and half-god. This makes Orsted 3/4 God, 1/2 Dragon, and 1/2 Human.
Walking Spoiler: To avoid major spoilers, it's better to not learn any information about Orsted's goals, the reason behind his detailed knowledge, and association with Rudeus later on.
World's Strongest Man: Orsted is ranked second of the Seven Great Powers, right below Laplace, but Hitogami says that if Orsted were to fight against Laplace seriously, Orsted would win. Hitogami tells Rudeus that there is no one in their world that can ever defeat Orsted.
Would Hurt a Child: Apart from nearly killing pre-teen Rudeus, he's also tried going after the reincarnated Laplace as a baby.

Randolph

"Death God" Randolph Marianne

Ranked 5th on the Seven Great Powers.

Eyepatch of Power: He wears an eyepatch over his right eye, just so others know how dangerous he is.
Inhuman Eye Concealers: His eyepatch hides his Demon Eye.
Magical Eye: He possesses the Absolute Void Eye, a Demon Eye that lets him create an impenetrable barrier around a location with minor loopholes.
Master Swordsman: He trained in the North God Style to at least Emperor rank and was skilled enough to be a candidate for the North God rank.
Work Off the Debt: After retiring he returned to his home country and started working as a chef and restaurant owner but soon the restaurant became bankrupt, leaving him with a huge debt. He then started working in Dragon King Kingdom as a Knight to pay off the debt.

Gal

"Sword God" Gal Farion

Ranked 6th on the Seven Great Powers. He is the teacher of Ghislaine and Eris in the Sword God Style.

Battle Aura: His aura alone releases a pressure so strong that it knocked back Eris out of the dojo and the door also got destroyed as she crashed through it.
Early-Bird Cameo: In the anime, he's first seen in a short flashback to the time he took Ghislaine as an apprentice.
Master Swordsman: As someone possessing God-rank, he was considered the strongest in the Sword God Style.
Rugged Scar: He has a prominent scar below his left eye that reaches below his left ear and another scar at the tip of his right eye, giving him the look of a fierce and experienced warrior.

Paul's Search Party

Vierra

Voiced by: Ryoko Maekawa (JP), Amanda Gish (EN)^{Foreign VAs} Camila Vázquez (LA)

An adventurer from the territory of Fittoa. She was caught with her sister Shierra in the Mana Catastrophe, And helps Paul to find all the missing people.

Chainmail Bikini: She wears highly revealing bikini armor.
Ms. Fanservice: She's an attractive and buxom woman wearing a very revealing armor that leaves little to the imagination.
Rape as Backstory: After the Mana Catastrophe, Vierra and her sister Shierra were both teleported and captured by bandits who sexually abused both of them.
Shameless Fanservice Girl: A dramatic example. Her sister was badly traumatized by being made into a Sex Slave after the Mana Catastrophe, so much so that she developed androphobia. Vierra wears a very revealing Chainmail Bikini so that the men's gazes fall on her and not on her sister.

Shierra

Voiced by: Sayumi Watabe (JP), Kristen McGuire (EN)^{Foreign VAs} Diana Castañeda (LA)

Vierra's sister who was caught with her in the Mana Catastrophe.

Does Not Like Men: She has androphobia due to being enslaved and raped after being caught in the Teleportation Incident.
Family Theme Naming: Shierra and her sister Vierra have similar names.
Hiding Behind Your Bangs: She's a timid girl whose eyes are partially hidden by her long bangs.
Rape as Backstory: Like Vierra, she was captured and raped by bandits.
Shrinking Violet: Due to her traumatic experiences after the Mana Catastrophe, she developed androphobia and tends to hide from people, especially men.

Counter Arrow Party

Sara

Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi (JP), Molly Searcy (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

An archer who meets Rudeus when he temporarily joins the Counter Arrow party.

Amicable Exes: She meets Rudeus again after a few years. Once they clear up the misunderstandings behind their messy breakup, they reconcile and part ways again, this time in better terms.
Boyish Short Hair: She's a tomboyish adventurer with short hair.
Freudian Excuse: Her hostility towards Rudeus is rooted in her hatred towards noble families such as the Greyrats. She blames nobles for the death of her parents and until she met Rudeus, every nobleman she met was a Dirty Coward who would abandon her party to run away on his own.
Indignant Slap: She slaps Rudeus after she overhears him badmouthing her and her body while he's drunk.
Master Archer: According to Rudeus, Sara is a prodigy as good at the bow as Eris is good at the sword.
Mirror Character: Although their backgrounds are completely different, with Sara being a commoner instead of a noblewoman, she has several similarities with Eris as they're both Tsunderes and good fighters who initially hate Rudeus and end up developing feelings for him. Rudeus himself notices the resemblance between Sara and Eris, which is awkward for him because he's still heartbroken over Eris leaving him when he meets Sara.
Rescue Romance: Rudeus rescues her when she's separated from her party and an Icefall Treant almost sucks out her lifeforce. Afterwards, they try dating until Rudeus' ED leads to a bad breakup between them.
Right Behind Me: After failing to sleep with Sara, a drunk and depressed Rudeus starts badmouthing her and calling her unattractive. He realizes too late that Sara is standing right behind him and heard everything he said about her.
Second Love: Subverted. Rudeus tries to move on from Eris' "abandonment" by dating Sara, but his ED kicks in when he tries to get intimate with her. That alongside other misunderstandings causes a messy breakup that only worsens Rudeus' issues with romance until he reunites with Sylphy.
Tsundere: Harsh type. Sara is short-tempered and antagonistic towards Rudeus, only to slowly warm up to him as she realizes he isn't the Spoiled Brat she thought him to be.

Suzanne

Voiced by: Yuu Kobayashi (JP), Giovannie Cruz (EN)^{Foreign VAs}

The subleader of Counter Arrow, a party that help Rudeus after he part ways with Eris.

Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: She's a female adventurer whose outfit leaves her midriff bare.
Character Tics: During awkward moments, Suzanne tends to scratch her cheek while looking away.
Nice Girl: She's a kind and caring woman.
Parental Substitute: She's a mother figure to Sara, having taken the young girl in after she lost her parents.
What the Hell, Hero?: She calls Rudeus out after he badmouths Sara and makes her cry.

Stepped Leader Party

Soldat

Soldat Heckler

Voiced by: Kosuke Toriumi (JP), Alejandro Saab (EN)^{Foreign VAs} David Perez (LA)

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An S-ranked adventurer and the leader of the party Stepped Leader.

Badass Longcoat: He's an S-ranked adventurer wearing a green longcoat.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Soldat is arrogant, short-tempered, confrontational and tends to speak his mind towards people he interact with. He hates people who hide their true thoughts and put on a mask. However, he is a well-meaning and capable leader, willing to go great lengths to take care of people in distress.
The Leader: He's the leader of the S-ranked party Stepped Leader.
Pet the Dog: Even though he is abrasive at Rudeus at first, Soldat is the one to quickly interrupt the latter's sudden suicide attempt after Sara broke up with him, before consoling and cheering up by inviting Rudeus in his party.

Holy Land of Swords

Nina

Nina Farion

The daughter of the previous Sword God, Gal Farion.

Early-Bird Cameo: She briefly appears in the Ranoa Magic Academy arc, when she comes to challenge Rudeus to a duel to test the strength of the man Eris loves. She ends up being beaten by Badigadi before she can face Rudeus, though.
Never Learned to Read: Like most people in the Holy Land of Swords, Nina cannot read.
Unknown Rival: She sees Eris as a rival, but Eris has no interest in anything but training with Ghislaine and Gal for all the years she spends at the Holy Land of Swords.

Spoiler Characters (All Spoilers Unmarked)

Hitogami

Hitogami, Human God

Voiced by: Kujira (JP)^{Foreign VAs}

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Literally Human God. A mysterious entity who appears in Rudeus' dreams to help him by giving information.

2D Visuals, 3D Effects: He's the only character in the anime adaptation that is animated with CGI.
Arch-Enemy: He's the ultimate enemy to the Dragon Tribe, especially Orsted, as he destroyed their original world.
Bad Samaritan: From early on, Hitogami appears to Rudeus in dreams to give him advice. Although Rudeus doesn't fully trust him, he can't deny Hitogami's advice is helpful several times. That's until Rudeus' future self warns him that Hitogami's real goal is tricking Rudeus into releasing an infected rat in their basement, which will result in Roxy's death and a chain of events that will make Rudeus lose everyone he ever loved.
Big Bad: The overarching villain of the story.
Blackmail Backfire: Hitogami's threatening Rudy's wives and family if he doesn't kill Orsted results in Rudy becoming Orsted's faithful and effective subordinate, an outcome that would never have happened without his manipulation.
Charm Person: An ability he stole from the original Human God. People of the fantasy world blindly trust Hitogami when he talks to them and they'll do whatever he says without question. Rudeus, however, is immune to this effect due to coming from another world and stays very wary of Hitogami, forcing Hitogami to work harder in gaining his trust.
The Chessmaster: He never interferes directly, instead directing his apostles to perform actions that set off events according to a long-term plan.
Dead Person Impersonation: The white, featureless male humanoid that Hitogami currently displays himself as is actually the physical appearance of the original Human God who Hitogami killed and replaced.
Demiurge Archetype: Hitogami calls himself the Human God, but he's actually an entity that killed the original Human God, and stole their identity and powers. He then began manipulating the Dragon God and his five Dragon Generals into destroying the other four worlds and proceeded to help the survivors of those ruined worlds to flee into the human world. When the five Dragon Generals turned on the Dragon God and weakened him, Hitogami took that opportunity to strike a fatal blow to the Dragon God and then destroy the Dragon World. However, before Hitogami's victory was complete, the dying Dragon God used the last of his power to trap Hitogami within the Void World. Unfortunately, he can still communicate with some humans through their dreams and he manipulates them into doing his dirty work for him.
Eyeless Face: In the manga and anime, Hitogami appears as a pure white human-like being with no visible eyes.
False Friend: He offers advice and suggestions to his apostles which tends to improve their lives, often drastically. The apostles become so trusting of him they don't realize just how they're being used, or only realize when Hitogami betrays them for the sake of his plan.
A God Am I: If he introduces himself as "Human God", he has a high opinion of himself so to speak.
God Is Evil: He is the mastermind behind many disasters on the planet.
Gruesome Grandparent: Since he took on the original Human God's form, he's technically Laplace and Orsted's grandfather.
In Mysterious Ways: Hitogami makes suggestions to his apostles which set off chains of events they could not foresee. As most of his suggestions end up going well for the apostles and ignoring them tends to end poorly, they're trained to go along with his orders without a second thought.
It's All About Me: Every "help" he has given to someone will benefit him one way or another.
Karma Houdini Warranty: He always gets away from the consequences of his actions, but Orsted and his allies worked hard to achieve a way to seal him and in the current loop, they have a greater probability than before.
Kill and Replace: At some point in the distant past, he somehow killed the original Human God and took his form.
Let's You and Him Fight: He orders Rudeus to kill Orsted, otherwise Hitogami will go after the rest of his family. He also turned Luke against him by using their rivalry. And in the final battle, he convinced the Badigadi to fight for him against Rudeus with a completely sincere apology for his actions in the past.
Loved by All: Justified. Due to his Charm Person ability, Hitogami would instantly gain the trust of any human he meets within their dreams. The only ones immune to this are non-human races like Orsted and/or humans from the other world and their biological children, such as Rudeus and his descendants.
Manipulative Bastard: Every help he gives is used to make someone believe in him, then to lead them to a trap.
Non-Action Big Bad: He effectively becomes the main villain of the story with the reveal that his true goal is killing Rudeus and his descendants. However, Hitogami is unable to leave his own dimension and even if he could, he would never get his own hands dirty. Instead, he slowly gains Rudeus' trust to eventually lead him into a trap that'll kill Roxy and ruin Rudeus' entire life. After Rudeus' future self warns Rudeus of Hitogami, and Rudeus allies himself with Orsted to protect his family, Hitogami mostly leaves the groundwork to his "apostles" in the last attempt to antagonize Rudeus.
Obviously Evil: Rudeus can't feel at ease in his presence.
Offing the Offspring: By taking the original Human God's form, he's now "technically" Lunaria's father by the time he has her killed.
Offscreen Villainy:
- He destroyed the Dragon Tribe's original world. This makes them hate him so much that they put up every effort to oppose him.
- He offered advice to Geese which ultimately led to the death of the rest of his race.
Only Known by Their Nickname: He is more well-known for his "Human God" title. Usually, the only ones who know the name "Hitogami" are people he has directly spoken to.
Personality Powers: It's really fitting for The Chessmaster/Manipulative Bastard to have the power to make people feel at ease and quickly gain their trust. It becomes doubly fitting as his Charm Person powers weren't originally his own, but from the original Human God, whose identity and powers he stole for himself long before the events of the main story.
Power Parasite: Along with the original Human God's identity, Hitogami also stole his abilities. Especially the original Human God's ability to charm any person in the world and quickly gain their trust.
Seers: He can see the future and manipulates individuals to turn upcoming events in his favor. However, this power becomes unreliable if he tries to change too many things at once, so he usually sticks to three 'apostles' at a time.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Rudeus offers peace between them if Hitogami no longer interferes with his life, even after Hitogami nearly succeeds in killing Roxy. Hitogami does not relent, as their daughter Lara is destined to help Orsted kill him. This refusal would lead to Rudeus (and eventually Lara) siding with Orsted to oppose him, contributing to his eventual defeat.
Shipper with an Agenda: He tries to persuade Rudeus to romance either Lynia or Pursena, to keep him from going to Begaritto Continent and help rescue his mother. With Hitogami's later motives, the real reason was most likely to prevent Rudeus from reuniting with Roxy, who was part of the rescue party.
Shipping Torpedo: He intervenes in Rudeus' actions to try and delay his reunion with Roxy as much as possible because he knows they'll get married and give birth to one of the heroes destined to help Orsted defeat him.
Shout-Out: He's very similar to Truth from Fullmetal Alchemist, though Hitogami is more self-serving and actively malevolent.
This Is My Name on Foreign: "Hitogami" literally means Human God though he claims the former really is his name.
Uriah Gambit: Knowing that Rudeus' suspicions of him are steadily growing, Hitogami orders him to fight Orsted under the pretense that Orsted will kill Rudeus' family. This backfires spectacularly because this would only lead to Rudeus and Orsted joining forces.
The Usurper: He pulls a Kill and Replace on the original Human God, along with gaining whatever abilities he had, including the ability to make people feel at ease in his presence.
Villains Never Lie: Zig-Zagged. He technically hasn't told a single lie to Rudeus, but everyone else is fair game. Ultimately subverted when Hitogami cheerfully confesses to Rudeus he lied about needing precise conditions to speak to someone in their dreams, leaving it impossible to tell when he's been truthful or weaved a skillful lie.
You Can't Fight Fate: Hitogami found it nigh-impossible to kill Roxy and prevent the birth of her daughter Lara who is destined to be one of Orsted's crucial allies for Hitogami's defeat. Though in the Bad Future, he did succeed in killing the pregnant Roxy indirectly through her unborn child.

Laplace

The Demon God who waged war against humanity 500 years ago before being sealed by the Seven Great Heroes.

Ascended Extra: He was merely The Ghost and a Greater-Scope Villain besides Hitogami in the main story, but in Mushoku Tensei - Old Dragon's Tale, he's The Protagonist with a fully flesh-out origin and how he became the way he is in the present time.
The Ghost: He's mentioned many times throughout the main story, being responsible for the Superd Race going mad and being defeated many times in Orsted's loops, but doesn't appear due to not reincarnating yet.
Happily Adopted: As revealed in Mushoku Tensei - Old Dragon's Tale, Laplace was adopted and treated as their son by both the First Dragon God and Lunaria. Thus, making him the older adoptive brother of Orsted.
Literal Split Personality: In reality, there are actually two Laplaces: Demon God Laplace and Technique God Laplace. Both were originally one entity but ended up splitting into two during the battle against the Fighting God.
Non-Human Humanoid Hybrid: Before his Literal Split Personality, he was a dragon-demon hybrid.
Time Abyss: He's even older than Orsted despite the latter's constant "Groundhog Day" Loop, being more than 32,890 years old.

The Old Man

Future Rudeus Greyrat

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Rudeus Greyrat from 50 years in the future. He appears in Rudeus' basement just narrowly before Hitogami's deception gets Roxy killed.

All for Nothing:
- By stealing the Church of Millis' restricted god-ranked Healing spells, he made an enemy of the Holy Country of Millis, and Cliff died during their escape. And he was still too late to save Roxy.
- After Sylphy left him to join Ariel's coup attempt in Asura, Rudeus tried to follow her to make amends, only to arrive too late after both were killed.
- Finally, after decades of research, he found he would never live long enough to enter the Void World and confront Hitogami directly. And then he runs out of time.
Alternate Self: He's the Rudeus from another timeline where Hitogami succeeded in tricking him and killing the pregnant Roxy.
Amnesia Loop: He's afraid of losing his memories and unknowingly repeating the same cycle of events forever, so he doesn't risk actually experimenting with his time travel magic very much.
Broken Ace: In his young adulthood, Rudeus was a genius mage who succeeded whenever faced with an obstacle. While the loss of Roxy shattered him, he remained a dangerous opponent.
Cartwright Curse: In his timeline, the three women he loved suffered terrible deaths, all of which were indirectly caused by him. First, Hitogami tricked him into releasing a poisonous rat that caused the pregnant Roxy to slowly die via petrification. His other wife, Sylphy, never was able to fill the hole in his heart Roxy's death left behind and ended up leaving Rudeus after not being able to endure his abusive treatment anymore. She then died in Ariel's services, after a failed attempt to seize the Crown. Eris ended up dying too while protecting him, never telling him how she felt and Rudy never realizing her feelings for him, until Ghyslaine told him.
Despair Event Horizon: The death of Roxy and the child in her womb broke him. The diaries he wrote tell of his mistakes leading to a worse and worse life, which ends with the death of his family and friends. In his final desperate attempt, he jumps back in time to warn his young self of Roxy's imminent death and his true enemy: Hitogami, the Human God.
Domestic Abuse: After Roxy's death, a devastated, alcoholic Rudeus verbally abused his other wife Sylphy whenever she tried emotionally supporting him. Unsurprisingly, Sylphy eventually couldn't take it anymore and left him to join Ariel in a coup d'etat. By the time Rudeus regretted the way he treated Sylphy and went to save her, it was too late and he arrived only to see her mutilated corpse.
Doom Magnet: All his family and friends end up dead, many of them as an indirect result of his actions. The Only Friend he had left was Perugius.
Drowning My Sorrows: He hit the bottle hard after failing to save Roxy.
Due to the Dead: Present-day Rudeus cremates his body and buries the ashes next to Paul's grave.
Dying Declaration of Love: A variation, as his last words express he still loved his two wives: "Sylphy, Roxy...Damn, you sure are cute as ever..."
Excessive Mourning: Roxy's death causes Rudeus to become an alcoholic adulterer who neglects and abuses his remaining wife Sylphy. This leads Sylphy to leave him and get killed in a failed coup d'etat along with Ariel.
Failure Hero: Nothing went right for him after Roxy's death.
Fallen Hero: As things kept going wrong for him, he became a depraved adulterer, rapist, and mass murderer. Present-day Rudeus is horrified when reading his future self's diary that describes his crimes in gruesome detail.
Gravity Master: He mastered the insanely difficult Gravity magic.
Heroic Build: "Heroic" is debatable, but even in his old age, Rudeus notes his body was quite muscular and Covered with Scars from his many battles.
I Let Gwen Stacy Die: Due to falling into Hitogami's trap, he frees a poisonous rat in his basement that causes Roxy to get slowly petrified. His attempt at saving her only results in Cliff getting killed and he ends up arriving too late to save Roxy anyway. And this is just the start of things going wrong for him.
Love Informant: He informs his younger self about Eris' love for him, as Eris' departure after their first night together had led to Rudeus misunderstanding her feelings for him until that point. This information motivates Rudeus to reconcile with Eris and take her as his third wife.
Moment of Weakness: Slept with a prostitute while drunk and after refusing Sylphy's attempts to comfort him, leading to her separating from him.
Nominal Hero: By the end of his life, the only thing that made him "heroic" was traveling to the past to prevent his younger self from following the same path he did, having gotten too old to get revenge on Hitogami himself.
Oblivious to Love: He failed to realize Eris had always loved him until after Ghyslaine told him. Because of this, he encourages his past self to make contact and settle things with her.
Ominous Message from the Future: The diary he bequeaths to his past self, detailing the Bad Future he had created.
Persona Non Grata: In the countries of Millis and Asura, the latter is pressured by the former to also hunt him down. He needed the help of smugglers to secretly follow Sylphy into the Kingdom of Asura, but this set him back for too long and he ultimately failed to save her.
Point of Divergence: The alternate timeline started because Rudy, at Hitogami's insistence, released an infected mouse in the basement that just so happened to be carrying the incurable Magic Stone disease which only affects pregnant women, and led to Roxy's death.
Really Gets Around: Cavorted around with prostitutes and ranked them in his diary. He was also not above raping women just passing by.
Revenge: After losing everyone he cared about, vengeance on Hitogami was the only thing that kept him going.
Set Right What Once Went Wrong: With the remaining life he had left, he traveled back in time to warn his past self of all his mistakes before dying.
Shadow Archetype: He's the version of Rudeus who abandoned all his moral principles and utterly ruined himself after the death of Roxy, the person who motivated him to live his new life to the fullest.
Took a Level in Jerkass: His personality went a complete 180 after Roxy's and Sylphy's deaths. He would lose his temper and start fights at the slightest provocation, and scorned those weaker than him.
Trust Password: He convinces his past self of his identity by saying their Japanese name and making several pop culture references.
Unwitting Pawn: Hitogami tricked him into indirectly killing Roxy by scaring the infected mouse in the basement. Rudeus never realized what happened until years later.
Vengeance Feels Empty: After exterminating the Millis Church in revenge for assassinating his remaining friends and family, he only felt tired and unsatisfied. And after decades of research with little progress, he started to tire of his vendetta against Hitogami.

The Rewind Miko

Riria

An ordinary girl who uses her power as a miko to defend her country.

Blessed with Suck: Her ability to rewind an object's time by 24 hours has made it so that she's used as a tool and killed at a young age in all of her lives. Experiencing and remembering each and every "Groundhog Day" Loop only makes her sink into despair as she's unable to escape her horrific fate.
Empty Shell: The mental trauma from her ability to remember each of her deaths during Orsted's time loops eventually reduced her to a point where her only memories were of her hundreds of deaths.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Her real name is Riria. However, she's mostly known as "the miko" and the narration only refers to her as "the girl". Akito is the only person to call her by name.
The Greatest Story Never Told: None of the main cast, not even Hitogami and Orsted, ever learn of her existence, even though her actions cause the entire plot of the main book and end up finally breaking the stalemate between the two.
Last Episode, New Character: She only appears in Mushoku Tensei's "epilogue", Prologue Zero, that narrates her story, how she met Akito, and how her wish to live with him resulted in Rudeus' existence and Nanahoshi's teleportation to their world.
Locked Out of the Loop: She has no knowledge of the constant battles between Orsted and Hitogami, leading to her having no way of dealing with the trauma of the "Groundhog Day" Loop, nevermind on how to break out of it until being present at the time of Akito's arrival.
Resurrection/Death Loop: She lives through a "Groundhog Day" Loop due to her power letting her remember each of Orsted's loops. Countless times, she relives her short, miserable life where she dies at the age of 10 in some horrific way. Despite her best efforts, her life is largely unchanged between the loops until Akito is summoned and killed. Her attempt to save his life triggers Rudeus' birth and the Mana Catastrophe in the next loop.
Ripple-Effect-Proof Memory: She's the only known character besides Orsted to be aware of the "Groundhog Day" Loop and remembers every single one of her painful deaths.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Akito was the only person who treated her as a human being and brought her some happiness in the endless despair that she was trapped in because of the loops. As a result, Riria fell hopelessly in love with him.
Spanner in the Works: Rudeus' birth and therefore the entire story of Mushoku Tensei were caused by Riria's wish to live with Akito, which triggered the teleportation of Rudeus' soul and later, Nanahoshi.
Translator Buddy: When Akito was summoned, she was the only person around who could understand Japanese, and so she became his interpreter and companion.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: She's technically responsible for the Mana Catastrophe as it was a side effect of Nanahoshi's summoning caused by Riria's wish for Akito to live.

Akito Shinohara

Nanahoshi's friend, who Rudeus pushed out of the way from the truck before he died in his previous life.

Chekhov's Gunman: He only appears at the beginning of the series to where he was saved from being hit by a truck by Rudeus' past life and was later mentioned by Nanahoshi and Rudeus of the possibility of him being stuck in the future period of the world. The epilogue of the series goes into detail about what has truly transpired for him.
Due to the Dead: After his death, his headless corpse was spit upon by the people who summoned him for his failure as Last Disrespects, with the only one who mourns him being the Rewind Miko.
Living Emotional Crutch: Akito was literally the only good thing that happened to Riria in her endless loops of torture and death. When he died, her despair was so big that her wish to live with Akito allowed her to defy the laws of her reality to summon Nanahoshi in the past.
Nice Guy: He's a kind and friendly guy, from what little has been shown of him during his interactions with the Rewind Miko in the epilogue, Prologue Zero.
Off with His Head!: He dies with his head being cut off by the opposing General when being sent out to fight.
Plot-Triggering Death: Akito being killed in the war triggered the events of the entire plot of Mushoku Tensei since the soul that reincarnated as Rudeus Greyrat was brought to the other world because of Riria's wish to save Akito.
The Poorly Chosen One: Reconstructed. He was summoned to another world due to being the prophesized hero destined to save the kingdom from the war they were currently in, but being a regular teenager with no experience in war, he easily gets killed by an unnamed opposing General soon after he was simply sent out into the battlefield. His death, however, leads to Riria pushing her rewind ability beyond the limits to prevent both his untimely demise and her own constant deaths, unknowingly creating Rudeus Greyrat's existence and causing Nanahoshi's teleportation to their world in the past.
Summon Everyman Hero: Deconstructed. Akito was a regular teenager who got summoned to another world to fight in a war. Lacking any combat experience or training, he ended up getting killed as soon as they sent him to the battlefield.

Historical Characters (Spoilers Unmarked!)

Creator God

The creator of the Six-Faced World.

The Maker: He created many worlds for countless years. Then, near his end, he created the Six-Faced World that would later serve as the setting in Mushoku Tensei.

The Six Gods

In General

Artificial Human: Well, one of them is the god of humans, but in practice, they're all essentially this for their respective worlds.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": They're only referred to by their titles, with the exception of the Beast God.
The Needless: Downplayed. While they still need to consume food and take a rest, it would take many weeks for them to reach that point, especially when they fight against each other.
Our Gods Are Different: They're originally fragments of the Creator God's power, who intentionally split his power upon his timely death.
Reincarnation: They were originally six pieces of the Creator God, who divided his power on his deathbed. Those six pieces would reincarnate into them to guard each world of The Six-Faced World.
World's Strongest Man: All of them are this to their respective worlds.

Dragon God

First Dragon God

The leader of the Dragon Tribe and the God of the Dragon World. He's also the strongest among the Six Gods.

Dented Iron: By the time he fights Hitogami, he was already worn down by the constant fights against the other Gods and took a near-fatal sneak attack from Hitogami himself. In the end, he ultimately lost off-screen.
Happily Married: With Lunaria, the daughter of the original Human God.
Interspecies Romance: He's a draconic humanoid Physical God who's married to a Semi-Divine human woman.
Kill the God: When Lunaria was murdered, the First Dragon God launched a bloody campaign against the other worlds in order to find the perpetrator, which also involves fighting and killing his fellow Godkin as well.
Like a Son to Me: According to himself, he sees everyone in the Dragon Tribe as his children.
Our Dragons Are Different: He's the leader of the Dragon Tribe.
World's Strongest Man: World's Strongest God in his case. While all of the Six Gods are this trope to their respective worlds, the First Dragon God is practically the strongest among them as well.

Human God

The original Human God of the Human World and the father of Lunaria.

Best Friend: He's seen as this by the First Dragon God.
Brains Versus Brawn: He's the weakest of the Six Gods, but he's one of the smartest and is the first one to suggest continuously trade information between worlds.
Eyeless Face: Just take a look at Hitogami's current appearance.
Identical Stranger: He looks exactly like Hitogami, but cruelly subverted as Hitogami killed him and took on his identity.
Killed Offscreen: Hitogami Kill and Replace him at some point in time before his first meeting with Laplace in Old Dragon's Tale.
Interspecies Romance: Downplayed. He sired Lunaria with an unnamed, mortal human woman.
Light Is Good: He's a white, featureless, mosaic humanoid but a benevolent god to the Human World and was the one who shared knowledge with the other races of the Six-Faced World.
Loved by All: He's the original Human God after all.
Papa Wolf: When Lunaria was murdered, it didn't take him long to meet up in the Dragon God's council room to take arms against the perpetrator. Too bad that the original Human God is already dead and Hitogami orchestrated Lunaria's death.

Demon God

The God of the Demon World.

Multi-Armed and Dangerous: He's a Demon God with eight arms.

Beast God

Pudoria Dordia

The God of the Beast World.

Horse of a Different Color: He's said to ride on a white wolf.
Multiple Head Case: He's described as a man with two heads; one of a dog and one of a cat.

Sea God

The God of the Ocean World.

Cthulhumanoid: He's described as a man with a large number of tentacles growing from his mouth and squid-like slimy skin.

Heaven God

The God of the Sky World.

Extra Eyes: Is described as having twin eyes on his forehead.
Power Gives You Wings: He's described as having six wings on his back, and is one of the six gods.

Demigods

Lunaria

The wife of the First Dragon God and the daughter of the original Human God.

Charm Person: She can make other living beings feel at ease with her presence.
Divine Parentage: Her father was the original Human God.
Half-Human Hybrid: She's half god and half human.
Interspecies Romance: She's a Semi-Divine human woman married to a draconic humanoid Physical God.
Light Is Good: She's described to have a light skin complexion, and is very much a Nice Girl.
Only One Name: Her only name is Lunaria.
Semi-Divine: Her father was the original Human God while her mother was a mortal woman.

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