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Vincent Bari and Gustav
Vincent Bari
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (JP), Wally Wingert (EN), Jorge Saudinós (SP), Irwin Daayán (LA)
Spell Specialization: Spiral
A male adolescent Mamodo resembling a cross between a human and a beetle, more towards the former. He valued nothing more than strength and sought to fight strong opponents to relieve his constant anger; though he overpowered Zatch in the battle, the young king’s ferocious willpower made Bari unable to deal the finishing blow. He later found tranquility and learned the true meaning of strength by defeating the dragon prodigy Elzador. Neither a friend nor an enemy to Gash, defined as someone strong enough even to strike the king.
- Barehanded Blade Block: Very casually to his own spell after it hit Rashirudo. And after being hit by it a few times, he simply punches Zakeruga out.
- Blood Knight: A mild deconstruction. Prior to his fight with Zatch, fighting was the one thing Bari liked, but without a purpose beyond that, he was growing more and more dissatisfied with his life. He began to gain purpose after fighting Zatch.
- Bystander Syndrome: He flat out refuses to participate in the fight against Zofis due to being more concerned with settling his rivalry with Zatch. By the time of the Faudo arc, he's matured out of it and is more than willing to help.
- Covered in Scars: After his battle with Elzador, Bari is littered with scars all over. He even lost one of his horns.
- Death Glare: His 'strong eyes' that drive Keith up the wall
- Defeating the Undefeatable: Keith considers his fight with Elzador to be this. Bari chides Keith for not having the guts to think it was possible.
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: When he first meets Zatch, he's extremely frustrated because none of his fights satisfy him and he has no idea what he wants to do once he's won. Fighting Zatch actually gives him the drive he needs to find meaning in his life, and he decides not to burn Zatch's book out of gratitude.
- Deus Exit Machina: Bari is by far one of the most powerful characters in the series; among other things, he deals Zatch his first unambiguous defeat, defeats a dragon Mamodo who is explicitly stated to be one of the favorites to win the entire competition, beats Keith senseless despite the latter undergoing three One-Winged Angel transformations, and is, in fact, the single character in the entire series to never lose a fight. It's even insinuated very strongly that he is capable of defeating Zeno, Rodeaux, and Jedun singlehandedly, so of course, right before the heroes confront the trio, Bari acts selflessly for the first time in the series by sacrificing himself to get the party through one of Faudo's deathtraps, completing his Character Development and paving the way for Zatch to take on Zeno himself.
- Determinator: He proves himself to be one when facing an enemy far stronger than even himself.
- Dumb Muscle: Gustav and Bari himself, with the benefit of hindsight, refer to him as being a "hoodlum" and the fight against Zatch was meant to give him a motivation other than just punching people out.
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: In his first appearance, Bari doesn't really get that Zatch and Kiyo are trying to rescue the innocent bystanders because they care about saving lives, even accusing them of wanting the powerless humans to help them defeat him.
- Face of a Thug: Even his neutral expression is intimidating. Hell, even his smiles are usually terrifying.
- Flight: When firing his spells from behind.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: To Zatch. He punches Zatch out when the latter is despairing over getting caught in Faudo's death trap. This is more of a milestone for Bari than Zatch, as Bari had been previously unable to strike Zatch due to being overawed by the look in his eyes.
- The Gift: As noted above, Bari is of no spectacular origin, nor did he receive any training from anyone prior to the start of the battle for king. He is a naturally powerful demon.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Takes Zatch's place in a death-trap because he respects the little guy too much to let him take the fall.
- I Hate Past Me: Meeting up with Keith for the first time in a while seriously annoys Bari, because by the time they collide, Bari has matured immensely and Keith is a painful reminder of who he used to be.
- Knight of Cerebus: The first and one of the few mamodos to outright defeat Kiyo and Zatch, even taking their strongest spell while only suffering cosmetic damage. The only reason he doesn't burn their book is that their fight showed Bari a purpose for his life beyond mindless battles and he decides to have a rematch with them later. Likewise, their first real defeat subsequently leaves both Kiyo and Zatch in a slump for some time after.
- Made of Iron: Bari was the first one to actually take Zatch's Bao Zakeruga spell and not get knocked out.
- Slasher Smile: Pretty much the only kind he is capable of.
- Spectacular Spinning: His spells have a twister theme.
- Strong and Skilled: Bari is the first enemy Zatch and Kiyo face who is both more powerful and more talented than them. They barely manage to eke out a draw because Zatch wanted it more.
- Super-Reflexes: Dodged Zakeruga from point-blank range.
- Super-Strength: To such a degree that one strike from his hand does more damage than a spell from one of the stronger enemies in the Fudou arc.
- Tears of Fear: When facing Elzador's overwhelming strength. But Bari overcame his fear to emerge victorious.
- The Unfought: He never got his rematch with Gash, instead pulling a Heroic Sacrifice to save Gash and others trying to stop Fudou.
- This Is a Drill: Generally, his spells revolve around twisters, but a couple of his spells concentrate them into drills on his arms.
- Took a Level in Badass: He was already one of the toughest competitors in the tournament, but the second time we meet him, he's in a league only shared with the four strongest.
- Took a Level in Kindness: After his Character Development, Bari became much more kind to others.
- Training from Hell: Bari challenges a dragon as part of his training.
- Wake-Up Call Boss: Bari hands Zatch and Kiyo their first outright defeat, only choosing not to burn their books on a whim. This hard lesson in how much stronger the remaining demon children are spurs Zatch and Kiyo to try to become much more powerful.
- The Worf Barrage: The first Mamodo to shrug off a direct hit from Baou Zakeruga. It provokes an understandable Oh, Crap! moment from Kiyo since, up until now Baou Zakeruga has proven able to one-shot any Mamodo they've come across and also drained Kiyo of all his heart energy, leaving them unable to cast any more spells.
Gustav
Voiced by: Unshō Ishizuka (JP, series), Takaya Hashi (JP, Friends of Eternal Bonds) Crispin Freeman (EN), Miguel Ángel Garzón (SP), Carlos Segundo (LA)
Bari's human partner and a wise Finnish man. He helps Bari with his fights, giving little regard to collateral, but scolds him for doing things without reason.
- Armor-Piercing Question: To Bari: "What kind of king do you want to be?"
- The Conscience: He tries to temper his partner into a better path.
- Parental Substitute: He acts as a strict father to Bari.
- Smoking Is Cool: Gustav is constantly smoking a cigarette, emphasizing his cool-headed maturity. He's directly contrasted with the boisterous, overbearing Keith, who smokes a cigar.
- So Proud of You: When Bari is performing his Heroic Sacrfice, Gustav expresses his admiration for the man Bari has become.
- Stealth Mentor: Gustav pretty much manipulated the entirety of the fight between Bari and Gash to teach Bari that he needs to be motivated.
- You Could Have Used Your Powers for Good!: Delivered to Bari at the end of his battle with Zatch, pointing out that for all of Bari's natural power, all he does with it is going around picking fights with any mamodos that he comes across rather than seeking a higher goal. It ultimately convinces Bari to spare Zatch and decide on a new goal of becoming the strongest king that has ever lived. He ultimately doesn't become king but Gustav at the end notes that Bari had become a strong mamodo capable of striking even a king.
Kolulu and Lori/Shiori
Kolulu
Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima (JP), Kate Higgins (EN), Felicidad Barrio (SP), Mayra Arellano (LA)
Spell Specialization: Claws
Click here to see her "battle mode"
A female 6-year-old humanoid Mamodo and one of Zatch's close friends. Due to her lack of will to fight, her potential for battle subsequently manifested in the form of a bloodthirsty alter ego that she assumed whenever a spell was cast. Her fervent wishes for peace were what inspired Zatch to become a kind king.
- Actual Pacifist: Kolulu is pacifistic and doesn't want to fight. Unfortunately, her book's spells make her lose her mind and force her to fight anyway.
- Adaptational Badass: Friends of Eternal Bonds has a playable version of her normal, non berserk form that tosses volleyballs on enemies and heals her teammates by cheering them on.
- Bad Powers, Good People: Played mostly straight. Her powers are mainly on powerful offensive capabilities. However, her strongest spell is meant to preserve life, giving Zatch and Kiyo an aura to survive in space. This implies her real ability is Protection.
- Barrier Warrior: She can place a protective aura around her or anyone she wishes that protects them from any attack.
- The Berserker: Her book's spells cause her to turn into a mindless killing machine that won't stop attacking until she turns back to normal.
- Disposable Woman: A non-lethal example. Kolulu is sent back to the Mamodo world at her own request because she doesn't want to be forced to fight. For the rest of the series, her situation is almost Zatch's entire motivation for wanting to be King.
- Nice Girl: Kolulu is a sweet girl and only wants to live peacefully with her human partner.
- Psycho Pink: Kolulu's true self is a gentle, pacifistic girl. As such, to take part in the battle, she has a bloodthirsty Superpowered Evil Side with razor-sharp claws.
- Reluctant Warrior: She really doesn't want to take part in the Mamodo battle, so much so that she was given a Superpowered Evil Side that would force her to fight.
- Rose-Haired Sweetie: Kolulu has pink hair, which suits her demure nature.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Kolulu lasts only three chapters which make up a single episode, but meeting Kolulu gives Zatch and Kiyo a drive to win the Mamodo battles and gather like-minded competitors to ensure that the future Mamodo King is a kind ruler who will ensure that no one would have to be forced to fight against their will like she was.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Kolulu was saddled with a violent and vicious "battle mode" to make sure that she was willing to fight.
- Tragic One-Shot Character: Kolulu is a sweet Mamodo who was forcibly given a Superpowered Evil Side so she would fight in the Mamodo Battle. Her only episode ends with Kiyo forcing Zatch to burn her book at her own request, as she prefers returning to the Mamodo World over hurting others.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Kolulu lasts a single chapter/episode.
- Wolverine Claws: Her battle mode attacks with lethal claws.
Lori/Shiori
Voiced by: Yuka Imai (JP, series), Mikako Komatsu (JP, Friends of Eternal Bonds), Philece Sampler (EN), Karla Falcón (LA)
Kolulu's human partner. She's a 16-year-old Japanese student who befriended Kolulu when she met her alone. Her parents worked long hours, leaving her alone most of the time.
- Cool Big Sis: She loves Kolulu like a sister and dotes on her.
- Leg Focus: During the last part of Kolulu's story arc, Lori wears a pair of blue shorts that accentuate her thighs, cued by several pan-shots of her kneeling down.
- When You Coming Home, Dad?: Her parents are so busy with their work that they barely communicate with her save for mere notes written on a whiteboard. For that reason, Lori gives her best to take care of Kolulu. After Kolulu's book is burned, however, her situation with her parents seemed to have improved as of her reappearance in episode 24.
Danny and Mr. Goldo
Danny
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi (JP), Yuri Lowenthal (EN), Juan Antonio Sainz de la Maza (SP), Víctor Ugarte (LA)
Spell Specialization: Healing
- Bare-Fisted Monk: He fights with his fists, literally.
- Berserk Button: His human partner calls him Danny Boy, which drives him up the wall.
- Big Damn Heroes: He is the first Mamodo to appear through the golden book.
- Good Thing You Can Heal: Danny makes virtually no effort to defend himself against automatic fire, knowing full well that his spell will do away with the damage immediately.
- Healing Factor: It's his one ability and is one of the most powerful healing spells in the series, second only to Tio's Shin Saifogeo.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He orders Zatch to shoot a spell knowing it will burn his book in order to save the priceless sculpture he's protecting.
- Stone Wall: His only spell in the series is a healing one, which means he is forced to fight entirely hand-to-hand. On the other hand, said spell heals him completely in a single iteration and thus makes him virtually impossible to bring down by conventional means.
- When All You Have Is a Hammer…: He's notable for being the only Mamodo (other than some extremely minor characters) to only have one spell available to him. This is especially noticeable in the final arc, where every other character to return uses a new, Shin version of one of their spells while Danny is the only one to use a spell he had used previously.
Mr. Goldo
Voiced by: Iemasa Kayumi (JP, series), Shinpachi Tsuji (JP, Friends of Eternal Bonds), Jeff Nimoy (EN), Luis Gaspar (SP), Miguel Ángel Sanromán (LA)
Danny's human partner. He's an old man in his sixties and was entrusted the task to transport the Shimera statue to Japan. He has immense knowledge when it comes to questions regarding thievery, which was demonstrated when he could almost at once, spot that the people in the room were expert robbers.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: His eyebrows are thick and bushy.
- Miniature Senior Citizens: He's an old man so short that he barely reached the teenaged Danny's knees.
Yopopo and Djem
Yopopo
Voiced by: Hiroko Emori (JP), Dave Mallow (EN), Carlos Díaz (LA)
Spell Specialization: Music
A 4-year-old Mamodo dressed in a green outfit. Zatch and Kiyo meet him during their trip to England, when they find him dancing at a hill.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Even though Djem is angry at him for attracting Kikuropu to her house, Yopopo still is determined to protect her because she took him in when he was lost and called him her friend.
- The Champion: He only fights Kikuropu to protect Djem, not even caring about his book being burned because Djem's safety is more important to him.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He's a very nice and selfless boy with blond hair.
- Keet: He's a very cheerful little boy. He rarely stops smiling and dancing.
- One-Word Vocabulary: He can only say "Yoppo poy". Except, before he disappears, he says Djem's name.
- Super-Scream: He can fire musical note beams from his mouth.
- Tragic One-Shot Character: He only appears in one episode, which ends with book being burned after he helps defeat Kikuropu to protect Djem.
- Verbal Tic Name: Djem named him "Yopopo" because that's the only word he can say.
Djem
Voiced by: Haruhi Terada (JP), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (EN), Christine Byrd (LA)
Yopopo's human partner. Although she says she hates Yopopo, but she's just worried that he could get hurt again if he gets into another fight with Kikuropu.
- Anger Born of Worry: She's angry at Yopopo because he got badly hurt the first time he fought Kikuropu, yet he keeps dancing so he can challenge Kikuropu again.
- Girlish Pigtails: She ties her hair in large pigtails, fitting her young age and Tsundere behavior towards Yopopo.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: She used to be much nicer to Yopopo, but became jerkish towards him after he accidentally attracted Kikuropu to her house, causing her family and Yopopo to get hurt.
- Tsundere: She pretends to hate Yopopo when she actually likes him and doesn't want to see him get hurt by another Mamodo.
- Youthful Freckles: She's a little girl with freckles.
Rein and Kyle
Rein
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (JP)
In human form
His real form
A male Mamodo whose standard form is a massive blue beast resembling a cross between a wolf and a bear. Formerly cruel with a bad reputation in his home village for rampaging, he changed his mindset after befriending Zatch when the latter saved his life and showed unflinching strength in the face of his threats, and now holds a very gentle side. He sought to help his partner Kyle overcome his timidity.
- Badass Normal: Effectively, since Kyle was too scared to cast spells Rein had to beat any challengers barehanded.
- Gentle Giant: He looks pretty terrifying, but he's just as kind and gentle as Zatch.
- Heel–Face Turn: In his backstory. He was originally a violent, rampaging demon who was feared and hated. Once, he severely injured himself, and despite his threats, Zatch brought him back from the brink of death. Afterward, Rein reformed.
- Made of Iron: Having to fight without spells, Rein has no real defense against other demon's spells besides enduring them.
- Opt Out: Rein actually has no desire to become Demon King, and even if he did, his partner Kyle is horribly cowardly and even in the final 30 or so still has no will to actually do battle. So Rein sends Zatch a letter asking him to burn his book. His only reason for sticking around is to help Kyle gain a semblance of a backbone.
- Too Powerful to Live: He's so incredibly powerful that he's sent back to the Mamodo world by the end of his first appearance so he doesn't trivialize much of the remaining conflict.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: He can take human appearance.
Kyle
Voiced by: Kokoro Kikuchi (JP)
Rein's human partner.
- Black Bead Eyes: While most human characters have Big Anime Eyes, Kyle has black dots for eyes.
Ted and Jeed
Ted
Voiced by: Junko Takeuchi (JP), Michael P. Greco (EN)
Spell Specialization: Power-Up
Ted is a male 10-year-old humanoid Mamodo and one of Zatch’s friends. Sharp-dressed and cool, he tends to be laid-back if the situation isn’t dire, but also has a short temper and great pride in his strength. However, his first priority is his friends; he can endure anything for their sakes, especially his crush and only family, Cherish. His spells focus on augmenting his physical capabilities, each spell building on the last, like gears in an automobile.
- Boxing Battler: He fights with boxing footwork and punch combos. He even teaches a few moves to Zatch.
- Bystander Syndrome: Ted refuses to help out against Zofis's army, saying it's not his problem. His tune is different when it comes to Faudo, due to being friends with Zatch.
- Chekhov's Gunman: He first appears as a silhouette during an extra chapter depicting Professor Riddles's attempt to get help against Zofis's army.
- Good Old Fisticuffs: His weapon of choice. Unlike many other demons, Ted has no true attack spells. Instead, he gets his gears.
- Death or Glory Attack: Ted's Final Gear gives him an extremely powerful punch, but the strain it puts on his body means that one punch is all he's got.
- Delinquent Hair: Ted wears a slick, gelled pompadour, highly resembling a cross between hairstyles associated with Japanese Delinquents and western Greaser Delinquents.
- I Will Find You: He's looking for Cherish.
- Strong as They Need to Be: Justified Trope: Ted has to activate his spells in sequence, so he can't jump to his strongest gear right away. How much time is needed to shift gears helpfully increases dramatic tension.
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: Said to have been killed by Waig in the beginning of the sequel, after being depowered by a giant dragon, to set up the new villains as a huge threat.
- Super Mode: Ted's gears. They can only be used in sequence, one at a time, and each raises his speed and strength to formidable heights.
- Taking the Bullet: In a roundabout way. He pointedly refuses to counter Gyaron's final spell (and so takes it head on) so he could save his own final spell to shatter the crystallized lightning used to torture Cherish.
Jeed
Voiced by: Kouji Ishii (JP), Christopher Darga (EN)
Ted's human partner. Laid-back and wise with experience in brawling; Ted was never able to land a single punch against him.
- Cool Old Guy: He's a fun middle-aged man who travels the world on his motorcycle.
- No Sympathy: Jeed informs Ted that if he can't find food or a place to stay, he's on his own. Then again, Ted makes an offhand mention of a tab he has running from Jed, suggesting Jed doesn't just let him go hungry either.
- Walking the Earth: He travels around the world because he's a wanderer.
Earth and Elly
Earth
Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu (JP)
Spell Specialization: Swords
A male 17-year-old vaguely humanoid Mamodo knight, and one of Zatch's close friends and acquaintances. He wears armor, a sun-shaped helmet, and a large mantle, and also carries a powerful sword that saps the stamina from its victims with each strike. As a descendant of a line of peacekeepers, he dedicates himself to the greater good regardless of personal sacrifice.
- Antagonist Abilities: He has the ability to drain people's energy through his sword and somehow this skill seems less effective when he's fighting alongside the heroes than it was being used against them.
- BFS: His spells all make use of his sword. Some get quite large.
- Despair Event Horizon: Almost. Upon realizing that Clear may well be the one who will become the king, Earth bursts into tears and begins screaming about how he doesn't want to die.
- Iaijutsu Practitioner: The Jerudo Ma Sorudo spell is a powerful Iai attack that can be held back and released instantly when the enemy gets within range.
- Knight in Shining Armor: His appearance is a spot-on match and Earth comes from a clan that upholds the demon world's laws. While in the human world, he makes a point of investigating what he believes to be threats to either world, such as Baou and Faudo.
- Knight Templar: He's so committed to protecting the world from Faudo and Baou that he's blind to the fact that Baou's wielder is entirely benevolent and no threat to him or anyone else. When he meets up with Zatch trying to stop Faudo from rampaging, Earth realizes his mistake and the two join forces.
- Not So Above It All: Earth's "Gash Café" chapter involves him scolding Momon for stealing panties, only to get wandering hands when the rabbit offers him one. He stops when he notices Elly glaring at him in disgust.
- Spotting the Thread: Earth claims to be going for a walk, but Elly notices he's bringing the book with him and concludes an enemy is nearby.
- Storm of Blades: In the manga, the Varusere Ozu Māru Sorudon spell.
- Worf Effect: He gets beaten by Goomu to showcase how dangerous he is and by extension how dangerous the much stronger Clear is.
Elly
Voiced by: Konami Yoshida (JP)
A 7-year-old Finnish girl. She initially declined to be Earth's partner out of nihilism. She saw purpose in her life after saving Earth from Gani Fest, and stood alongside him from then on. At Earth’s request, their relationship became like that of master and servant with her as the master.
- Better to Die than Be Killed: Elly would rather die from Riou's curse than allow Faudo to be awakened since Faudo will destroy the world and kill her anyway.
- Littlest Cancer Patient: She's diagnosed with a terminal illness.
- Plucky Girl: Elly is a sickly girl who still tries to fight.
- Worf Had the Flu: Elly was having a particularly bad attack of her disease at the time and they were out of medicine.
Riya and Alishie
Riya
Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (JP)
Spell Specialization: Morph
A male Mamodo resembling a young human in a yellow full-body teddy bear suit with a large T-shaped horn on his head. Kindhearted, his desire is to protect those he cares for. His willpower enables him to withstand powerful attacks and keep getting back up. His spells morph his body in various ways.
- Badass Adorable: Riya looks like a stuffed animal, but quickly proves to be one of the strongest mamodo around.
- Blush Sticker: Riya has permanent blush marks in his cheeks.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Riya's Teletubby-esque appearance qualifies.
Alishie
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (JP)
Riya's human partner. He's a young African man with an indomitable heart and spirit. He worked himself tirelessly to fight and provide for his family and village. He was one of the four victims that Riou cursed and forced into helping break Faudo's seal; Alishie fought through the curse and was instrumental in helping Zatch and his allies disable the threat Faudo posed.
- Arch-Enemy: To Zaruchimu. Alishie hates him for securing his cooperation by threatening one of the children from his village. Meanwhile, Zaruchimu deeply resents Alishie for physically overpowering and humiliating him during their fight.
- Badass Normal: Aleshie can fight a demon in hand-to-hand combat with reasonable success.
- Charles Atlas Superpower: Alishie has spent most of his life carrying the water that his family needs to survive across a five mile hike, entirely by himself. Thanks to that, he's tough enough to fight toe-to-toe with a demon, spells and all.
- Death Seeker: Aleshie, though only briefly, so that his power could not be used to unseal Faudo.
- Determinator: Aleshie can keep fighting through a curse that ought to be keeping him at death's door. He says he's had worse.
Karudio and Sauza
Karudio
Voiced by: Yuji Ueda (JP)
Spell Specialization: Ice Armor
A male Mamodo child resembling a dark-skinned bicorn with a long blue mane. Older and apparently more mature than Schneider, yet still incapable of speech, he is a proud fighter whose respect is not given freely. His spells also revolve around speed and armor, but he also particular skill with his ice magic.
- Always Someone Better: Karudio has more spells and a better control over his powers than Ponygon does when they first meet. He and Sauza have also been together for longer, and thus have a more finely-tuned bond than Kafk and Ponygon. The latter narrowly avoid a defeat by running away, and never actually manage to defeat the former.
- Enemy Mine: During the Faudo Arc he shows up just to have another shot at burning Ponygon's book. He joins forces with Zatch's group purely out of a desire to protect Elly, who reminds him of his little sister.
- Harmless Freezing: Surprisingly, a subversion. Karudio's final spell produces such sheer cold that it's even dangerous for himself.
- Heroic Sacrifice: He uses a spell that will freeze even himself to death to stop Faudo's heart demon. Sauza burns the book before he can expire.
- An Ice Person: Karudio has ice powers, in contrast to Ponygon's fire.
- The Unintelligible: Much like Ponygon, Karudio can only be understood by his partner and another horse tribe mamodo like Ponygon himself.
Sauza
Voiced by: Kumiko Watanabe (JP)
Karudio's human partner. He's a Mongolian boy who tamed Karudio with an effort and spent many months working to perfect their teamwork.
- Big Brother Instinct: Sauza sees his little sister in Elly. However, they are unable to team up properly until he stops trying to protect her.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's a stubborn, belligerent, and short-tempered boy with a protective instinct for girls younger than him, stemming from having a younger sister.
- National Stereotypes: Sauza is Mongolian, and is portrayed with a near-supernatural ability to tame and understand horses.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: With Earth and Elly, at first. Initially Sauza's incessant need to protect Elly interferes with their teamwork, but her telling him off is sufficient to get them on the same page.
Cherish and Nicole
Cherish
Voiced by: Ai Nagano (JP)
Spell Specialization: Crystals
A female humanoid Mamodo adolescent, Ted's crush and motivation for standing up for the weak, and one of the Faudo Cultists. In the demon world, she served as a surrogate mother for demon children in poverty, shining like a jewel among the garbage heap; appropriately, her spells generate Crystals. Though she lacks experience in real fights, her willpower is all but indomitable.
- Abnormal Ammo: Gurādo Ma Kofaru spell summons a big gun that fires diamond bullets.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: In the anime, she wears a red shirt and white boots, but both garments are blue in the manga.
- Cool Big Sis: Ted and the other kids from the demon world regard her as a kind and protective sister figure.
- Fear of Thunder: Zeon tortured her with his lightning, giving her extreme phobia of it.
- Friend to All Children: Cherish protected a group of orphan Mamodo children from the many dangers and bullies within the Mamodo world.
- Gemstone Assault: She specializes in crystal magic. Her spells are all about shooting crystals.
- Little Miss Badass: She's tough enough to rank pretty high in the Faudo cult's hierarchy. She even gives Zeno pause for a while.
- Magic Mirror: Two of these were apparently summoned by the Gurādo Ma Kofaru spell in the manga. Cherish uses them for exit portals for the projectiles of the aforementioned spell. Basically allows her to fire from three different locations without moving.
- Rebuilt Pedestal: Seeing her with the Faudo cult seriously shakes Ted up, as does seeing her cower in fear of Zeno's lightning. However, this just drives him to rescue her even harder, and he helps her power through her fear.
- Small Girl, Big Gun: The Gurādo Ma Kofaru spell gives her a sniper-like weapon that's longer than her body.
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: Said to have been killed by Waig in the beginning of the sequel, after being depowered by a giant dragon, to set up the new villains as a huge threat.
Nicole
Voiced by: Sayaka Aida (JP)
Cherish's human partner. She's a park ranger and expert sniper at a nature conservation. She was one of the four victims that Riou cursed and forced into helping break Faudo's seal.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Her outfit is almost entirely green with a yellow scarf in the anime, but in the manga, it's mostly beige with blue sleeves, and a light blue scarf and hat.
- Compressed Hair: To make herself look like a boy, she keeps her long hair under a hat.
- Samus Is a Girl: Ted actually believed that Nicole was a boy when he met her the first time, due to the clothes she was using. A deliberate ruse on Nicole's part since two women traveling together could be dangerous.
- Sweet Polly Oliver: She disguised herself as male to travel with Cherish
Ashuron & Riin Vise
Spell Specialization: Dragon Growth
Riin Vise (left) and Ashuron (right)
A male dragon Mamodo and one of the four prodigies (arguably the strongest), he resembles an adult in his growth. A proud but kind demon who dreamed of harmony among all the different kinds of demons, he was one of the last demons standing in the battle and befriended Zatch after testing his strength. One of the first demons to face Clear Note, he dedicated himself to stopping the evil demon’s plans.- Adapted Out: They don't appear in the Anime.
- An Arm and a Leg: Ashuron loses his wings to one of Clear's spells, severs an arm to increase his speed for his final attack, and said attack rips off his legs and remaining arm.
- Berserker Tears: Ashuron cries and screams in frustration when Clear survives Ashuron's Taking You with Me attack.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Ashuron almost stabs Clear Note in two using his horn and his ultimate spell.
- Made of Iron: Ashuron's legendary red dragon scales are virtually indestructible and one of the few things capable of tanking Clear Note's attacks, though Clear's stronger spells are capable of piercing them.
- Major Injury Under Reaction: Ashuron barely blinks when Clear's spell disintigrates his wings and is in fact grinning because he saved Zatch and Kiyo from the spell. He also severs his crippled arm with nothing more than a remark that it'll make him lighter and faster.
- Oh, Crap!: When, after blocking the spell Clear used to defeat him in their first encounter, Clear simply pulls out a stronger spell and shatters Ashuron's shield, he and Riin both have this reaction.
- Playing with Fire: The fire breath you'd expect from a giant dragon.
- Secret Test of Character: Ashuron's battle with Zatch was merely a test to see if he has ill intentions for becoming king. Naturally, he passed.
- Super-Speed: Ashuron's ultimate spell, Shin Feiuruku, enables supersonic flight speed in a straight line.
- Take Up My Sword: Ashuron does this with Zatch. Right before he sacrifices himself to bring down Clear, he outlines his vision of what the Mamodo King should be like and asks Zatch if he will become such a king.
- Taking You with Me: Ashuron uses his ultimate spell to defeat Clear knowing it would tear apart his body in the process.
- Too Fast to Stop: When using his ultimate spell, Ashuron has a bit of difficulty when it comes to maneuvering due to the injuries inflicted by Clear Note. Clear implies that even at his best, Ashuron can barely control the spell.
- Underestimating Badassery: Ashuron writes Brago off immediately after he's attacked by Clear. Brago survives, though it was a close call, and Ashuron expresses he's impressed by his tenacity.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: Like Rein before him, Ashuron can take human form, though it's still pretty freaky.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Ashuron is built up as the Big Good of the final arc. Sent back about a quarter of the way into it.
- Younger Than He Looks: The rules of the God's Trial mean Ashuron has to be a child, but his apparent maturity, the adult look of his human form, and his love of beer all suggest he's an adult or very close to it.
Minor Characters
Suzy/Suzume Mizuno
Voiced by: Tomoko Akiya (JP), Colleen O'Shaughnessey (EN), Cristina Yuste (SP), Alondra Hidalgo (LA)
- Betty and Veronica: Betty to Megumi's Veronica. She's Kiyo's ordinary schoolmate with a crush on him, making her quite the Girl Next Door type when contrasted with the pop idol Megumi who is also interested in Kiyo.
- Book Dumb: She freely admits that she has trouble with various academic subjects, particularly mathematics.
- Butt-Monkey: When bad things aren't happening to Kiyo, it's because they're happening to her instead.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: The only times she gets really upset is when she thinks Kiyo will get taken by another woman.
- Cloudcuckoolander: The planet she's on hasn't even been discovered yet. Among several weird stuff, she thinks Ponygon looks like a sheep instead of a pony.
- Cute Clumsy Girl: Adorable, but can't go two steps without tripping over her own feet.
- The Ditz: She's a total scatterbrain.
- Genki Girl: She's always full of energy and excitable.
- Girl Next Door: She's Kiyo's ditzy friend with no relation to Mamodo whatsoever, serving as the only (mostly) normal person in his life.
- Nice Girl: She's a very sweet and positive girl.
- No Sense of Direction: She gets lost in a hospital 50 times trying to find Kiyo's hospital room.
- Plucky Comic Relief: Her ditziness is one of the main sources of humor in the slice of life scenes.
- Plucky Girl: She's as feisty and tenacious as she is ditzy.
- Unknown Rival:
- She sees Megumi as a love rival for Kiyo's affection, but neither Kiyo or Megumi realize this.
- In a Filler Arc, she gets jealous of Shion and considers her a rival for Kiyo.
- Unwitting Muggle Friend: She is unaware of the Mamodo Battle and what Zatch is. She does begin to get very nervous feelings every time Kiyo is out of town for longer periods of time related to the battle, but she isn't quite sure why.
Naomi
Voiced by: Shihomi Mizowaki (JP), Michelle Ruff (EN), Valle Acebrón (SP)
A schoolgirl with a freaky perpetual smile who spends time at the local playground. Comically, she is Zatch's number one nemesis who bullies him throughout the story and is the only one that he can't defeat.
- The Bully: She lives to torment Zatch. And she's pretty good at it too, considering that he could pretty much turn her inside out if he really wanted to.
- Girlish Pigtails: She's a little bratty girl with pigtails.
- Gonk: She has beady eyes and very ugly Tombstone Teeth.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: She will taunt Zatch, torture Zatch, and make his life a living hell...but the one and only time he's actually in danger, she helps him without hesitation, with great risk to herself.
- Invincible Villain: Played for Laughs, as the inhumanly powerful Zatch can never seem to beat Naomi or even stand up to her, with Makoto Raiku himself once claiming Zatch would never win even if he had Answer Talker. However, Zatch actually did defeat Naomi in a way at the very last omake of the series by rejecting her declaration of love and driving her to tears.
- Jerkass: She doesn't really have a reason to bully Zatch as brutally as she does; she just seems to be sadistic.
- Loving Bully: It's heavily implied that Naomi constantly bullies Zatch as a way to show that she really likes him. This is confirmed in the final omake.
- No Full Name Given: Her surname isn't mentioned.
- Sitcom Archnemesis: Zatch views her as a mortal enemy of his that, despite his superpowers, keeps getting the better of him. Lampshaded when he asks Kiyo to train him to be stronger than Naomi, with Kiyo assuming she's a new Mamodo enemy.
- Tsundere: Implied to be her motivation for bullying Zatch, though her sweet side is only barely shown.
Wife (Sabae)
Voiced by: Haruhi Terada (JP), Michelle Ruff (EN), Marisa Marco (SP)
- Boob-Based Gag: The reason for her existence is for us all to have a laugh at her weirdly shaped body and comically oversized breasts.
- Gonk: Her face and limbs make her look nothing like any normal human in the show.
Ms. Wriggle/Monmon-sensei
Voiced by: Mari Adachi
- Marshmallow Hell: She did this to Kiyo.
- Meaningful Name: "Monmon" means agony, which is something she loves.
- Sadist Teacher: Literally; she derives borderline sexual pleasure from the suffering of students.
Mrs. Belmont
Voiced by: Mayumi Shō (JP)
Sherry's mother.
- Abusive Mom: She was so abrasive and disapproving of her daughter that Sherry once attempted to kill herself because her mother told her that she shouldn't have been born just for not being perfect.
- Education Mama: She forced Sherry to take long, exhausting lessons of piano, math, and ballet, and scolded her for making even the smallest mistakes.
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Unlike her daughter, she wore glasses and was an extremely abusive, heartless mother to her daughter.
- My Beloved Smother: She was immensely overbearing and forced a load of work and practices upon a very young Sherry.
- The Perfectionist: She wouldn't accept Sherry to be anything less than perfect. When Sherry failed to live up to her unrealistic expectations, she emotionally abused her to the point that Sherry almost killed herself once.
- Unnamed Parent: Her name is never mentioned, only making her known as "Sherry's mother".
