Durarara!!/Characters/Main Characters

This is the main character page for the many characters of Durarara!!:

 Warning!! The examples below may include spoilers for the light novels, as well as the anime. 

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 * Anime Supporting
 * Novel Only
 * Game Only

Celty Sturluson
"Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (JP), Kari Wahlgren (EN)"

"The world isn't as cruel as you take it to be."

The main character and resident Dullahan of Ikebukuro. She used to roam the roads of Ireland, spilling blood on humans and riding down the hills with her headless horse. You know, typical stuff. One day, she awakened to find her head snatched and most of her memories gone. She managed to follow the perpetrator to Ikebukuro where she's still searching for her head to this day.

She lives with Shinra and makes a living by being a "transporter." She communicates with people by her cellphone and is seen riding a black motorcycle, wearing a helmet with kitty ears. She also has the cutest pink pajamas, loves chatting on the internet, and is afraid of space aliens.

Affliated/allied with the Dollars.

"Celty: He's so strong... No, he's terrifying... No, he's awesome!"
 * Abuse Is Okay When Its Female On Male/Bastard Girlfriend: She tends to beat on Shinra or wrap him up in her shadows when she's having her tsun-tsun moments, but both are subverted in that Shinra actually enjoys the abuse and tends to goad her on.
 * Achilles' Heel:
 * Agent Mulder: Apart from her fear of The Greys (which she's also convinced killed the dinosaurs), she also believes in various 2012 doomsday prophesies, the photon belt, evil tesseracts, and an impending robot apocalypse.
 * Perhaps it comes with being a living urban legend, herself. If she is true, then who knows what else might be!
 * Badass
 * Action Girl
 * Badass Adorable: Given that she's more or less Death with a motorcycle and a kitty-cat helmet...
 * Badass Biker
 * Bad Liar: Somehow manages this even without the ability to speak.
 * Biker Babe
 * Butter Face: In a manner of speaking -- She is rather self-conscious about the whole having no head thing.
 * Casting a Shadow: Her main power.
 * Cool Big Sis: She is also one for Shizuo and later
 * Cool Bike: It has no headlights, whinnies, and can jump over obstacles! Mind you, it is possessed by the spirit of an undead horse.
 * With it, Celty is very capable of pulling off Implausible Bike Manuvers such as what's shown in episode 1, wherein she smacks a human trafficker in the face with her bike's front tire, then proceeds to smash him up against a pillar in a parking garage with nothing but said tire.
 * Cool Horse: Technically speaking, it's an undead horse that just looks like a motorcycle. Its name is Shooter.
 * My Horse Is a Motorbike: She rode a horse in the old days but in modern Japan it merges with a horse to fit in better.
 * Cool Helmet: And it has cat ears.
 * Cordon Bleugh Chef: Let's start with the fact that her head and by extension, her mouth, is missing...
 * Cross Player: Celty prefers to keep her gender ambiguous on the internet. However, she's not terribly good at it, and both Kanra and Tanaka Taro caught on long ago (which Celty discovers, to her distress, when they both react rather strongly to a comment that she has a male roommate).
 * Cute Clumsy Girl: Claimed to be a Dojikko by Shingen, and not without reason, surprisingly. She does tend to get clumsy when she's excited (which usually happens around Shinra).
 * Cute Monster Girl: Don't get us wrong, she is a Badass, but Celty is also incredibly friendly, and is afraid of space aliens. Adorable.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: In Celtic mythology, Dullahans act as Psychopomps who douse anyone who gets in their way with blood, marking them as the next one to be yanked to the afterlife by that particular Dullahan. Here, we've got one going around saving kidnap victims.
 * Easy Amnesia: Due to losing her head.
 * Even the Girls Want Her: There are few things more embarrassing than being felt up by your boyfriend's stepmother. Also, Anri says she has a vague attraction to Celty, which persists even after learning about Celty's true gender.
 * The Fair Folk: Well, we've got a Dullahan.
 * Famous-Named Foreigner: Shares a last name with Icelandic poet and politicial Snorri Sturluson. A Celtic faerie running around with an Icelandic last name might seem weird until you consider Izaya's hypothesis that.
 * However, that brings up more questions, as
 * Freaky Is Cool: Ends up fangirling Shizuo during his fight against Saika's 'children', much like how Shinra did when he and Shizuo were in highschool
 * Freaky Is Cool: Ends up fangirling Shizuo during his fight against Saika's 'children', much like how Shinra did when he and Shizuo were in highschool

"Shinra: ...Eh, Tom-san, What's with that face? Celty? Yeah, that's her name. She's the Black Rider..."So it's a she?" Shizuo, you didn't tell him that part?...Ehhh? You didn't know Celty was a woman either until recently!? But Shizuo, I can't believe it!"
 * Green Lantern Ring: Celty's shadow constructs can take on a variety of forms and uses, including a scythe, a helmet, and gloves. Supposedly, her black suit is made out of these shadows too.
 * Hammerspace: Apparently one of her abilities; she's pulled a cell phone, a shopping list, a kitchen knife, and a scythe from some kind of smoky darkness she can access.
 * Headless Horseman: A more modernized version... that rides a Cool Bike!
 * Healing Factor
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * The Heroine
 * Impossibly Cool Weapon: Celty's scythe.
 * Innocent Cohabitation: With Shinra.
 * Losing Your Head: It wasn't connected to begin with, but she still wants to hold it; however it has gone missing.
 * Mayfly-December Romance:
 * Memento MacGuffin: Celty's PDA was a White Day gift from Shinra. She reacts rather strongly to having it knocked out of her hands.
 * It also has practical significance, as her PDA allows her to communicate with others and to store information. In other words, the PDA is in some ways a symbolic replacement for her missing head.
 * Motorcycle Fu
 * Mundane Utility: Turns out that control over darkness and shadow is surprisingly versatile -- though Shinra put his foot down at letting her use it for cooking.
 * My Horse Is a Motorbike: Shooter can shift back and forth between horse and motorcycle as it pleases (chariot optional).
 * My Suit Is Also Super: Her clothes are made using her ability to manipulate shadows.
 * The Not-Secret: Both Tanaka Taro and Kanra caught on to her not-so-ambiguously-gendered chatroom persona pretty early on.
 * Quest for Identity: Her primary motivation.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Celty isn't quite sure how old she is, thanks to the amnesia, but the few fuzzy memories she does retain go back over a hundred years.
 * Samus Is a Girl: People tend not to immediately recognize that Celty is female. Shinra thinks they're blind.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Celty isn't quite sure how old she is, thanks to the amnesia, but the few fuzzy memories she does retain go back over a hundred years.
 * Samus Is a Girl: People tend not to immediately recognize that Celty is female. Shinra thinks they're blind.
 * Samus Is a Girl: People tend not to immediately recognize that Celty is female. Shinra thinks they're blind.


 * In fairness to him, she DOES have breasts. One would think someone would notice.
 * Security Cling: She runs to hug Shinra after her first scary encounter with the motor cops.
 * Shy Finger-Twiddling: When Shingen asks her if she's in love with Shinra.
 * Sinister Scythe: Pulls one out of her neck.
 * The Speechless: Justified since she doesn't have a head; she can still "talk" by typing out words on a cellphone. It seems that from the fourth episode on, she will be voiced as a matter of convenience; she's still not actually speaking and is simply typing out whatever she's "saying".
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Certy/Celty/Selty/Selti/Serti/Ceruti/Ceruty... this still happens after folks have seen the second OP, given that every major character's name is displayed in English text on-screen. It doesn't help that one of the earlier episodes shows a private chatroom with her name spelt as "Selty" despite the fact that Crunchyroll subs it as "Celty."
 * Spy Catsuit: Her jumpsuit presents the same effect.
 * Strapped to An Operating Table: Celty agrees to be vivisected
 * Talking with Signs: Via her PDA. This serves as her primary means of communication. When this isn't possible, she relies on a Hand Signals.
 * Telepathy: She can communicate this way, but without her head she doesn't know how to do it consciously.
 * Throw It In: Celty's kitty-ear helmet was originally just a joke by Narita, but the character designer liked it too much to not keep it.
 * Tsundere: Walker then gets into a big argument with Erika over whether Celty is a "true" Tsundere. Celty is not amused. Walker feels that Celty is too even-tempered, and that Shinra mostly deserves the ass-kickings he gets. He concludes that they're both in a mild "Type M" relationship; though it's not abusive. Both of them enjoy messing with each other.
 * Victoria's Secret Compartment: Uses it to store a wad of money from Izaya in episode 4.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Her fear of aliens and motorcycle cops.
 * Woman in Black: Subverted.
 * Workaholic: Shizuo implies her to be this in episode 3.
 * Woman in Black: Subverted.
 * Workaholic: Shizuo implies her to be this in episode 3.

Mikado Ryugamine
"Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (JP), Darrel Guilbeau (EN)"

"But at that moment... I felt my body tremble as I sensed that a new world was opening up to me."

A timid newcomer to Ikebukuro, where he attends Raira Academy with his best friend Masaomi and his crush Anri. Mikado decided to come to Ikebukuro on his own to seek something new from his boring life in the country. Initially, he isn't a very courageous fellow, but as the story progresses, he learns to become more determined and strong, and as of late he's also become.


 * Adorkable
 * Always Save the Girl

"Namie: You're a much quieter kid than I imagined. Or maybe kids like you are much more dangerous nowadays."
 * Awesome McCoolname: Basically reads "Emperor of The Dragon Peak" in English. Lampshaded by Walker, who asks if it's a pen name and remarks that it sounds like it was pulled from some manga.
 * Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?: His own impression of his Awesome McCoolname.
 * For comparison, his screenname, Taro Tanaka, is roughly the equivalent of "John Smith" in Japanese.
 * Say what?
 * Badass: Hell yes. The " Incident" has become nothing short of legendary.
 * Badass Adorable: He looks damn cute when.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: And HOW!
 * Namie acknowledges this in episode 11:
 * Beware the Nice Ones: And HOW!
 * Namie acknowledges this in episode 11:


 * Blue Eyes
 * Break the Cutie: He went through loads and loads of confusion and painful struggles, starting from novel vol. 5 to novel vol. 6.
 * Cannot Spit It Out: And when Mikado works up the courage to do so in Episode 12, he finds Kida flirting with Anri and roundkicks him.
 * Character Development: Starts off as a meek, shy, and awkward kid who just wants to be awesome until it's revealed that he's . Afterwards, he becomes more and more sure of himself, and he slowly but gradually becomes . Aoba outright states that he hasn't even shown his "true colors" yet.
 * Conveniently Seated
 * Decoy Protagonist: He's not the protagonist. It's Celty.
 * Dogged Nice Guy
 * The Dulcinea Effect: He is compelled to save Anri from the delinquents harassing her.
 * Fan Nickname: kado, Moekado and kado also occasionally pop up. And when his character single came up, he was nicknamed Mikadork.
 * Foe Yay/Ho Yay:
 * Foreshadowing: It's relatively easy to miss if you don't already know what happens, but the manga puts a lot of emphasis on his suspicious smiles throughout the series.
 * Good Eyes/Tareme Eyes
 * Heroic BSOD:
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Masaomi.
 * Hopeless Suitor: For Anri.
 * I Just Want to Be Badass
 * I Just Want to Be Special
 * Imagine Spot: Mikado's 'inner puppet theatre' -- the results are quite hilarious.
 * Meaningful Name: Mikado Ryugamine roughly means "Emperor of the Dragon's Peak."
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast: See below. It gets worse in the novels.
 * Name That Unfolds Like Lotus Blossom: His name means Emperor of the Dragon's Peak. This is a bit of a Dub-Induced Plot Hole, since its not translated into English, so English viewers are left confused as to why everyone keeps commenting on his name.
 * Naive Newcomer
 * Nice Guy
 * Nightmare Fetishist: Though not quite in the same way as Shinra.
 * Non-Action Guy:
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Shut UP, Hannibal:
 * Supporting Protagonist
 * This Loser Is You: He does show signs of this in the Anime. Not so much in the light novels.
 * Three Amigos: Mikado, Masaomi, and Anri quickly establish this dynamic.
 * Tranquil Fury: Has his moments.
 * Actually, since he isn't a kind of person who likes to express their emotions much, his anger always results in this. Yes, even . The anime altered it a bit in order to make him look like an awfully nice person. In the novel, however...
 * Two Guys and a Girl: With Kida and Anri.
 * Wham! Line: He's the master of them in the series.
 * From episode 11. "I have neither the power nor wisdom to oppose a foe who won't listen to reason. You won't even give me time to try. "
 * From the episode before that. ""
 * And from volume six of the novel. ""
 * What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?: MOUSE CLICKS OF FIRE!
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist:
 * Supporting Protagonist
 * This Loser Is You: He does show signs of this in the Anime. Not so much in the light novels.
 * Three Amigos: Mikado, Masaomi, and Anri quickly establish this dynamic.
 * Tranquil Fury: Has his moments.
 * Actually, since he isn't a kind of person who likes to express their emotions much, his anger always results in this. Yes, even . The anime altered it a bit in order to make him look like an awfully nice person. In the novel, however...
 * Two Guys and a Girl: With Kida and Anri.
 * Wham! Line: He's the master of them in the series.
 * From episode 11. "I have neither the power nor wisdom to oppose a foe who won't listen to reason. You won't even give me time to try. "
 * From the episode before that. ""
 * And from volume six of the novel. ""
 * What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?: MOUSE CLICKS OF FIRE!
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist:
 * Wide-Eyed Idealist:

Masaomi Kida
"Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (JP), Bryce Papenbrook (EN)"

"I also... swore to myself I wouldn't go over to that side again."

Mikado's best friend and the one who suggested for Mikado to come to Ikebukuro. Masaomi is an extremely hyper fellow who loves sprinkling English in his sentences and hitting on older girls. He claims there is a love triangle between Mikado, Anri, and himself, and he's not above flirting with Anri, much to Mikado's chagrin.


 * Anti-Hero: Type III
 * Bishounen
 * Break the Cutie: One name. Izaya. The results weren't pretty. See the main page for details.
 * Bromantic Foil: To Mikado..
 * Cannot Tell a Joke: Not that it stops him from trying.
 * Casanova Wannabe
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * But his hair is dyed...
 * Delinquent Hair: Mikado almost didn't recognize him because of this.
 * Distress Ball: A mild example and Justified.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Fatal Flaw: Kida is very bad with handling shame and guilt. . Izaya is fully aware of this and sometimes rubs salt in the wound by deliberately making plans that Kida could easily foil if he could only own up to his past failings and spit it out.
 * Flashback to Catchphrase: Although he doesn't say it often enough for it to be a catchphrase, at one point he says "What's your answer? Three-two-one time's up! I win, you lose!" About twenty episodes later, we see that he learned it from
 * Gratuitous English
 * He's Got Legs: Definitely. Just look at his character single album pictures and you'll agree.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Mikado.
 * Hidden Depths: Comes off as an idiot at first, but the truth is a lot deeper.
 * Keet
 * Large Ham: Sometimes becomes this when explaining the ways of Ikebukuro to Mikado.
 * Likes Older Women: Masaomi isn't picky when it comes to age. The Gaiden short story that came with the third DVD shows that he's perfectly happy to flirt with grandmothers.
 * Because of this,
 * Meaningful Name: His name Righteous Vassal works a pair with Mikado's name.
 * It went to the point that he starts to channel a younger and his trusted.
 * Nonuniform Uniform: Wears a hoodie under his school jacket, rather than the required dress shirt and tie.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: In regards to Mikado and sometimes Anri.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: In the special 12.5 episode, he's wearing a pink shirt instead of his usual uniform.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Sort of. While the spelling of his name is more or less unequivocal, it's mostly that fans mess up the organization and think that his first name is Kida - probably because it's shorter than Masaomi and sounds more like a first name. His first name is definitely Masaomi, though.
 * Three Amigos: He, Mikado, and Anri quickly establish this dynamic.
 * Tranquil Fury:
 * Tsundere: Subverted. Izaya claims that he's this (Type B) when in the chatroom. Masomi answers though that he's tsun-tsun-tsun-tsun-dere-tsun-dere-tsun as he continues to spam him. You might interpret this as something else but if  you would act this way too.
 * Two Guys and a Girl: With Mikado and Anri.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: In regards to Mikado and sometimes Anri.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: In the special 12.5 episode, he's wearing a pink shirt instead of his usual uniform.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Sort of. While the spelling of his name is more or less unequivocal, it's mostly that fans mess up the organization and think that his first name is Kida - probably because it's shorter than Masaomi and sounds more like a first name. His first name is definitely Masaomi, though.
 * Three Amigos: He, Mikado, and Anri quickly establish this dynamic.
 * Tranquil Fury:
 * Tsundere: Subverted. Izaya claims that he's this (Type B) when in the chatroom. Masomi answers though that he's tsun-tsun-tsun-tsun-dere-tsun-dere-tsun as he continues to spam him. You might interpret this as something else but if  you would act this way too.
 * Two Guys and a Girl: With Mikado and Anri.
 * Three Amigos: He, Mikado, and Anri quickly establish this dynamic.
 * Tranquil Fury:
 * Tsundere: Subverted. Izaya claims that he's this (Type B) when in the chatroom. Masomi answers though that he's tsun-tsun-tsun-tsun-dere-tsun-dere-tsun as he continues to spam him. You might interpret this as something else but if  you would act this way too.
 * Two Guys and a Girl: With Mikado and Anri.
 * Two Guys and a Girl: With Mikado and Anri.

Anri Sonohara
"Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (JP), Michelle Ruff (EN)"

"Because it's so much easier to live while depending on someone. And I thought that was the only way for me to live."

A shy girl who goes to Raira Academy with Mikado and Masaomi and eventually befriends them. She is looking for her friend Mika Harima, who disappeared shortly before the first day of school. In spite of her gradual friendship with Mikado and Masaomi, Anri is very reluctant to let anyone get close to her.

"Anri: Nothing ever happens. Nothing ever changes. This was her daily life."
 * Apologizes a Lot
 * Armor-Piercing Slap: Delivers one to
 * Asexual
 * Badass
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Big Breasts, Big Deal: Type I.
 * Blood-Splattered Innocents: Poor thing.
 * Buxom Is Better: It's no secret that Anri's many, many admirers are attracted by her bust size. It actually backfires on her though, since "The schoolgirl with glasses and a nice rack" was enough of a description.
 * Broken Bird:  left her without the ability to love.
 * Brown Eyes
 * The Chick
 * Cordon Bleugh Chef: She gets a worse score on her cooking than Celty, who lacks a sense of taste. The only one who got worse than her was Emilia, who seemed to think she was supposed to make a bomb (she got a -20).
 * Dangerously-Short Skirt: Very much a Badass, in spite of everything else, and hers is ridiculously micro-level.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Her tried to kill her which resulted in her being
 * but on the whole she's a shy, gentle person who just wants what's best for others.
 * Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: She never quite gets the hang of the private chat function in online messaging.
 * Damsel in Distress: At first.
 * Dude Magnet: See Unwanted Harem below.
 * Escapism:
 * Extreme Doormat: To the extent that she considers herself a parasite feeding off the friendships she fosters with others, and to as well.
 * Foil: To Mika. Their entire friendship is based off this contrast.
 * Friendless Background: Prior to befriending Mika, who was only using Anri to make herself look better. She forms genuine friendships with Mikado and Masaomi, though.
 * Gag Boobs: There's a running gag of various characters referring to and identifying Anri primarily by the size of her breasts.
 * Harmful to Minors: Watching can not be good for the psyche.
 * The Heart
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation: Considers herself to be a parasite because she depends so much on others.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Mika, though Anri admits that both of them were just using each other as foils.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * Gag Boobs: There's a running gag of various characters referring to and identifying Anri primarily by the size of her breasts.
 * Harmful to Minors: Watching can not be good for the psyche.
 * The Heart
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation: Considers herself to be a parasite because she depends so much on others.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Mika, though Anri admits that both of them were just using each other as foils.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation: Considers herself to be a parasite because she depends so much on others.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Mika, though Anri admits that both of them were just using each other as foils.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * I Just Want to Be Normal

"Shinra: Anri-chan ran out of the apartment after she saw some message on her cell phone......I'm running after her right now......I think she's heading for the abandoned factory. I don't think I can stop her......breathe, I need to breathe.....she's fast! So fast! Anri-chan is so ridiculously fast!"
 * Let's Get Dangerous:
 * Master of the Mixed Message: Justified and not her fault.
 * Meganekko
 * Nice Girl: In spite of her MANY emotional problems, Anri is a generally kindhearted and well-meaning person.
 * Plot-Powered Stamina: She has terrific agility and stamina, and is quite capable of outrunning people when she needs to. Lampshaded by Shinra in a phone call to Celty:
 * Nice Girl: In spite of her MANY emotional problems, Anri is a generally kindhearted and well-meaning person.
 * Plot-Powered Stamina: She has terrific agility and stamina, and is quite capable of outrunning people when she needs to. Lampshaded by Shinra in a phone call to Celty:


 * The Power of Love: Subverted.
 * The Quiet One
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning:
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Shut UP, Hannibal: Effectively does this to one of Saika's "children" when she reveals that.
 * She tries to give one to Izaya, and while it's the first time Izaya gets pissed, it still barely phases him.
 * Three Amigos: Mikado, Masaomi, and Anri quickly establish this dynamic.
 * Two Guys and a Girl: Mikado, Masaomi, and Anri.
 * Unwanted Harem: Is uncomfortable with the attention she recieves, whether it is from Mikado, Masaomi, or that perverted teacher Nasujima-sensei. It's suggested that the only reason it isn't bigger is that almost everyone just assumes she and Mikado are dating -- Aoba's made mention of a waiting list.
 * What Is This Thing You Call Love?: Has a difficulty with understanding this concept, and therefore she cannot tell apart the feelings she feels for Mikado, Masaomi, and Mika.
 * Unfortunately,
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: She has a passive, soft-spoken and gentle personality, although she won't let others push her around all the time. To seal the deal, she wears yukata on occasion.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: She has a passive, soft-spoken and gentle personality, although she won't let others push her around all the time. To seal the deal, she wears yukata on occasion.

Izaya Orihara
"Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (JP), Johnny Yong Bosch (EN)"

"Izaya Orihara, the informant, isn't that bad of a guy. But I'm also not kind enough to stop someone who wants to die."

Ikebukuro's mysterious Knowledge Broker and greatestTroll. Claims to love all humanity (except Shizuo) -- love which he expresses by fucking with people at every opportunity he gets. He loves playing mind games and seems to be one step ahead of everybody else at times.

Officially a Wild Card to all sides of the various factions in universe.

"Izaya: My parents are completely ordinary people. Except for when it comes to the taste in children's names, that is."
 * Actor Allusion: The suicide pact in the beginning is amusing given Hiroshi Kamiya is also well known for voiced Zetsubou Sensei. Also, he was once a Magnificent Bastard in the dub.
 * Anime Accent Absence: Neatly averted. While he speaks grammatically and idiomatically perfect Russian, it's painfully obvious that Hiroshi Kamiya hasn't the least idea in the world how it should sound. His accent is so atrocious that his words don't even register as Russian.
 * Johnny Yong Bosch, however, is near fluent.
 * Awesome McCoolname: While Orihara's a pretty common name, his first name isn't. His parents named him as such because they wanted to name him after the Biblical prophet, Isaiah.

"Izaya: Kudos to you as the deliverer, again. I can get by because you're here, and vice versa. Celty: I don't want to agree with the vice versa. Izaya: Come on, don't say that. I'll be counting on you again from now on. I want to get along with you. Forever... Celty: Is it my imagination that I feel a certain eeriness from you? Izaya: Whoa! It's definitely your imagination."
 * Badass
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Badass Longcoat: Izaya seems to be in the habit of wearing a sort of fur-trimmed trench coat in the manga. In the anime, he sticks to a normal parka, although the hood still has a fur fringe.
 * Badass Normal: A normal human in terms of physical capabilities, but he is one of the few people who can pick a fight with Shizuo and live to see another day (or at least avoid getting hospitalized). He is also implied to have Super Reflexes
 * Bad Boss: He has Saki,  working for him. Needless to say, he doesn't treat them very well.
 * Actually in  case he is almost a Benevolent Boss. He pays her a very high salary, keeps her from possible dangers and tolerates her constant insults and snarking.
 * Well, it's a little more symbiotic than simply "tolerating."
 * It's also worth noting that is the only person he's employed (and one of the very few in the novels) that he has yet to screw with. He's also revealed some "secrets" to her, and he outright states that he wants to keep his leading lady close, so he seems to avoid doing anything that will seriously upset her in the future.
 * Batman Gambit: Pulls citywide strings by knowing his pawns well enough to predict their actions and responses. Many, many of them at once. He also arguably invokes this trope, since he deliberately makes his plans easy to defeat if the key players would just face their flaws. They don't, his plans go through, and he laughs his ass off.
 * Big Bad: The closest thing the series has to the main villain.
 * Bishounen
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: He can appear to be a genuinely nice guy, until you realise he's just screwing with you for kicks.
 * Even Celty knows there's something not quite right about him in Episode 4:
 * Even Celty knows there's something not quite right about him in Episode 4:

"Celty: And my daily life came back, too. [sees Izaya] Running into people I'd rather not see, like always..."
 * And again, in Episode 12:

"Izaya: It's kinda scary how much people trust me."
 * Break Them by Talking: This is how he screws with people. His Establishing Character Moment is in the second episode where he goads a girl into comitting suicide. . He just said it was for fun He does it to  in the third arc. Also to.
 * Also to the two suicidal girls in the novel/manga, and to, and.
 * Broken Ace: Intelligent, handsome, agile and also mad as a mad hatter.
 * Calvin Ball: Izaya plays chess-shogi-reversi-go-cards-alcohol-matches against himself when he's bored. When Namie asks him how to play it he changes the subject.
 * The Chessmaster: Izaya is thoroughly amused that you think you're playing chess with him.
 * Consummate Liar: If you didn't pay for it, there's a good chance that whatever Izaya tells you is something he just made up. The same probably goes some of the information you did pay for, for that matter. Even he acknowledges this truth.

"Izaya: When I look at it like this, I can't help but feel that I'm just a little bit God-like. And you know what? It feels good! Three way struggles are fun, 'specially when all three leaders are so closely connected. And God attacks!! ]. [...] Ahahahahah! Look! The pawns burn like garbage!! [begins to toss cards into the fire, each representing a character in the series]. looks on, with a completely blank expression on her face.]"
 * Deadly Dodging: When he's not running from Shizuo, this is usually how he fights him. Also happens in the first OP when Shizuo chucks a mailbox at him and Izaya dodges in time, causing the water pipe behind him to burst open when the mailbox hits it instead and slam Shizuo into the vending machine behind him from the emerging blast of water.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Shows shades of being one in middle school, especially towards Shinra. Occasionally lapses back into this around Shinra and sometimes, Namie.
 * Diabolical Mastermind: Manipulates people and supernatural beings just because he can.
 * Dissonant Serenity
 * Evil Gloating: He hired to serve as his secretary for two reasons: To rub her face in her defeat (he makes her use a punch clock, for crying out loud), and so that he has someone to listen to his genius plans.
 * Evil Laugh
 * Fan Nickname: Trollzaya. The Japanese fandom nicknames him Uzaya, which is a pun on the word "annoying."
 * Faux Affably Evil: He didn't get the name "Trollzaya" for nothing.
 * Foe Yay: Shizuo x Izaya -- the more they seem to hate each other, the more popular it becomes.
 * He also has moments like this with . Of course, it's plain creepy in context.
 * We can also add to the list.
 * Let's just say he gets this with nearly everyone and leave it at that.
 * For (Social) Science: Izaya is what happens when a Mad Scientist discovers that his true calling isn't chemistry or biology, but social psychology.
 * For the Evulz: Semi-subverted in the anime only, where Simon implies that
 * It's more or less Played Straight in the light novels for the most part, however, he does have a bigger plan for a lot of the asshattery he pulls.
 * Fur and Loathing
 * A God Am I: Shows shades of this occasionally. Especially noticeable when he sets his chess board on fire.
 * Fur and Loathing
 * A God Am I: Shows shades of this occasionally. Especially noticeable when he sets his chess board on fire.
 * A God Am I: Shows shades of this occasionally. Especially noticeable when he sets his chess board on fire.

"Girl: You are the worst kind of human being in this world. Izaya: And isn't that just splendid?"
 * Not to mention his hoards of in-story "worshippers," most of whom are young women with a troubled background who whould take their own lives should he deem it necessary.
 * Gambit Roulette: Sometimes gives his influence more than plausible credit for insufficiently foreshadowed outcomes.
 * Evil Eyes/Tsurime Eyes
 * Guinea Pig Family:
 * Hypocritical Humor: Oh, Izaya...we're pretty sure that stomping on a girl's cell phone is a form of bullying.
 * Half of the things he does and says fall under this trope, actually.
 * Hey, It's That Voice: His voice actor has talked about Valhalla before, and by extension, has probably despaired about it at some point as well.
 * Also some Hilarious in Hindsight, as Nozomu in the latter series semi-seriously proposed a lovers' suicide pact with one student and did it to another to scare her out of her stalking (it didn't work), which is an (overly generous) interpretation of Izaya's behavior.
 * He also has some similarities with Lelouch as well.
 * This doubles as a Relationship Voice Actor bit in an... odd way. In the dub only - Vash's secretary in the latter half of the series is Rem.
 * Insane Troll Logic: His whole plan to cause
 * Insult Backfire
 * Insane Troll Logic: His whole plan to cause
 * Insult Backfire

"Namie: Would you please refrain from using me to comfort your ego just because everybody in the chatroom but you has friends to eat hotpot with?"
 * Irony: The Jerkass Manipulative Bastard who will make a Suicide Pact For the Lulz... is afraid of death.
 * It's not that he's afraid of death. What he's afraid of is that there would be nothing else after death, he even states he'd rather go to hell or to Ragnarok if he ever died rather than doing nothing.
 * He's also on the cover of the Trust Me EP release...yeah, okay.
 * It Amused Me: Izaya screws with people -- both human and supernatural -- For the Lulz.
 * Jerkass
 * Jerkass Dissonance: Naturally, he's the most popular character of the series despite pretty much being /b/ in human form.
 * Johnny MOTHERFUCKING Yong Bosch
 * Kick the Dog: His antics are funny
 * Also,
 * This becomes subverted later as of volume 9
 * Kick Them While They Are Down: Or, better yet, use them as an impromptu trampoline!
 * Kill It with Fire: What he does to his game board in one of his...less stable moments.
 * Knife Nut: A switch-blade to be precise.
 * Knowledge Broker
 * Lack of Empathy: The way he speaks about his "love of humans" seems to imply that he places himself on a different level than them.
 * Also,
 * Le Parkour: He teaches it to himself to outrun Shizuo. Naturally, Shizuo teaches it to himself to chase Izaya.
 * Lonely at the Top: Unsurprisingly, being a gigantic, manipulative asshole tends not to win over a lot of friends.
 * Lonely at the Top: Unsurprisingly, being a gigantic, manipulative asshole tends not to win over a lot of friends.

"Izaya: I love humans! They're so appealing and interesting, I just can't help myself... Don't get me wrong though -- I don't actually like you."
 * Though it's worth noting that, unlike most examples, he doesn't just sit around and Angst about it. He knows that this is the life he's chosen for himself, and if he ever even mentions his loneliness it's simply a passing comment. It might get him down at times (mainly due to jealousy), but it doesn't really bother him that much.
 * While he doesn't angst about it openly, there are hints that his loneliness actually bothers him a lot. After all, he
 * Love Is a Weakness: He clearly states in volume 9 that he doesn't want to get attached to anyone whether it's friendship or romantic.
 * Love Makes You Crazy: His grandiose love for the entire human race hasn't exactly made him the most sane of people, but also.
 * Love You and Everybody (Except Shizuo):
 * Love You and Everybody (Except Shizuo):

"Namie: You said you graduated six or seven years ago...but didn't you also say you were 21 years old? Izaya: I've been telling people I was 21 for ages - or were you under the impression that I would just feed them my real personal information for free?"
 * The irony of this is that
 * Mad Scientist: An interesting variation, in that he's not a chemist or biologist, but a Social Psychologist.
 * Made of Iron: He gets hit with a freaking trash can and stands up moments later no worse for wear.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Man Behind the Man:
 * Meaningful Name: Based on the biblical prophet Isaiah. Can also mean "one who watches over the crowd".
 * Mysterious Past: Besides claiming he's from a normal family and, Izaya's backstory remains a mystery. This is not helped by the fact that Izaya is a lying liar who lies, and has been known to just make up personal details for the hell of it

"It was not even a smile of pleasure - but rather a smile that could be called either eerie or bland, a smile that made the observer think that it only served to conceal his emotions."
 * Subverted with volume nine, which is an entire volume on Izaya's past.
 * The Nicknamer: Izaya's known for these (he's responsible for both Shizu-chan and Dotachin) -- the recipients tend not to like them.
 * The former, at least, is subverted. It seems he heard the nickname 'Shizu-chan' before meeting Shizuo or even knowing what his real name was (he even thought he was a girl)
 * Noodle Incident: Apparently, the feud between Izaya and Shizuo stems from Izaya falsely accusing Shizuo of some sort of crime.
 * Also in middle school. His apparent  incident. If Shinra brings this up, he freezes instantly.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: Particularly to Mikado. And suicidal girls, of course.
 * And to add to the top
 * Finally
 * Psycho Psychologist
 * Psychopathic Manchild: One of the rare Manipulative Bastard versions. It becomes quite obvious as the series progresses that he sees everyone and everything around him as little more than toys to be played with until they break.
 * Psychotic Smirk: It speaks volumes about Izaya that he only gets truly frightening when he isn't wearing his trademark rape face.
 * The Nothing After Death: This frightens him.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: In many fan drawings and in the novel, he has red eyes.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Shinra's blue - especially in middle school. Additionally, blue to Shizuo's red.
 * Shipper on Deck: Zigzags around this trope. He seems to support Shinra/Celty but around Celty, he tends to mock Shinra to no end to the point where  However, it becomes obvious that he does support the two together
 * Slasher Smile: And it's not at all terrifying.
 * Smart People Play Chess: And smart, crazy people play Chess-Shogi-Reversi-Go-Cards that's on fire.
 * Snark-to-Snark Combat: Most of his conversations with Namie tend to lapse into this.
 * Smug Smiler
 * The Sociopath: Fits the trope description (as well as the DSM, for the most part) to a T.
 * Also, it should be noted that Izaya's never said he was, just that he more or less.
 * Of Medium Height, Dark and Snarky and Handsome
 * Technically a Smile: Izaya's constant grin is frequently described as 'mask-like,' or 'a smile that doesn't reach his eyes.' As written in the ninth novel:
 * Also, it should be noted that Izaya's never said he was, just that he more or less.
 * Of Medium Height, Dark and Snarky and Handsome
 * Technically a Smile: Izaya's constant grin is frequently described as 'mask-like,' or 'a smile that doesn't reach his eyes.' As written in the ninth novel:


 * Those Two Bad Guys: With Namie. Particularly evident in the Akane arc.
 * Troll: Both in real life and on the internet (where he earns extra points by on a regular basis).
 * War for Fun and Profit: Mostly for fun.
 * Wicked Cultured: Has a snazzy apartment, is well-read, and speaks fluent Russian
 * Wimpification: Almost always when paired with Shizuo in fanon...and even by Narita himself in an April fools story (though they did, um..."switch" roles). Though he tends to avoid this when paired with anybody else. This isn't helped by the anime's portrayal of him, which gives him some random "feminine" qualities.
 * Would Hurt a Child: Izaya isn't above
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Played straight, but ("I don't like hitting girls... Which is why I instead make it a hobby to stomp on their cellphones!")
 * However, he is not above
 * However, he is not above

Shinra Kishitani
"Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama & Aoi Yuuki (JP), Yuri Lowenthal (EN)"

The young Back-Alley Doctor of Ikebukuro who lives with Celty. Shinra is... odd. He has a huge love for supernatural events and loves to run his mouth, especially when Celty is involved. He went to high school with Izaya and Shizuo and knows the two very well.

By proxy of Celty, he is affiliated with the Dollars.

"Shiki: I called your friend. The one who isn't Shizuo. Shinra: You make it sound as if I have no friends besides those two Shiki: Do you? Shinra: No."
 * Above Good and Evil: As Izaya describes it, Shinra's in his own little world as long as it concerns Celty and hurting her will make him come back down to earth.
 * Adorkable: Up to Eleven whenever Celty is in the immediate area.
 * Back-Alley Doctor
 * Bishonen: A nerdy one.
 * Brains and Bondage: Shinra thinks that Celty's powers would be great for BDSM.
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: Shinra is a pretty good surgeon (especially considering his age), but he's also pretty weird. For example, he's probably the only Back-Alley Doctor to talk your ear off about White Day while extracting a bullet from your arm.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Not as evident in the current timeline but during middle school student, Izaya thinks he's one.
 * Dogged Nice Guy: Twenty years, he's been trying to get with Celty. Twenty years.
 * Dressed to Heal: Shinra almost never takes off the labcoat.
 * Freaky Is Cool: Shinra makes it known that he thinks Celty is beautiful without a head. Yeah, he's kinda weird.
 * He also spent most of gradeschool and high school fanboying Shizuo's crazy rage fits. Shingen did not raise that boy right.
 * Friendless Background: Both because most people generally regard him as a freak and because he's largely uninterested in forming friendships with normal people. This has not seemed to have changed in adulthood.

"Eh? You want me to "stop switching back and forth between 'boku', 'watashi' and 'ore', pick just one and stick with it"? But I don't want to, Celty. A leopard doesn't want its spots changed. Even if you ask me to change the personality I'm born with, I can't. First-person pronouns are meant to be varied with different conversation partners anyway. The world is filled with all kinds of people. That's why you need to use different pronouns in front of different people......but to me, Celty equals the entire human race, or the entire world. That's right. I have to show every single facet of me in front of you, be it my preferred facade in front of other people or my real self! ......Hmm, where were we?"
 * Friend to All Children: Shinra turns out to be inexplicably good with small children, much to everyone's horror.
 * Good Eyes: He is perhaps the only adult male in the series who doesn't have narrow eyes.
 * Harmful to Minors/Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: Much of Shinra's weirdness can be attributed to Shingen's less than stellar parenting techniques. These included such wonderful ideas as bringing Shinra into the operating room and encouraging him to vivisect a struggling, naked, headless woman at the age of four.
 * Horny Scientist: And, unlike most examples, Celty has to live with him. At least he's pretty.
 * Hospital Hottie
 * Hyper Awareness: He catches onto things very easily.
 * Improbable Age: Shinra started practicing medicine straight out of high school. It's justified in that he's not practicing legally.
 * And he started operating (well, vivisecting) at four. Shingen is called Mad Doctor for a reason.
 * Innocent Cohabitation: With Celty. Although it wouldn't be so innocent if he had his wish.
 * Iron Butt Monkey: Thanks to his tendency to annoy Celty and Shizuo on a regular basis, Shinra usually finds himself at the end of a Super Strength-backed punch quite often. These do nothing to stop him from getting back up and annoying them again.
 * Japanese Pronouns: Shinra's pronoun use is weird in that he'll switch between watashi, boku, and ore completely at random, for no other reason than because he likes to. Celty thinks it's annoying.
 * His explanation of this is as follows:
 * Japanese Pronouns: Shinra's pronoun use is weird in that he'll switch between watashi, boku, and ore completely at random, for no other reason than because he likes to. Celty thinks it's annoying.
 * His explanation of this is as follows:

"I feel like we hear the phrase "love and justice" a lot, but no one seems to ever mention "love and evil". An evil guys whose love is deeper than the ocean. If the object of affection is narrowed down to Celty, then I am one."
 * Jerkass: In the novels since anime made him much nicer. Shinra isn't nearly half as bad as Izaya but he still has his moments. For example, he openly complains about Shizuo visiting him to treat his injuries or bringing wounded people. Not to mention his treatment of Izaya  And mind you, he considers those two to be his friends.
 * Just the Way You Are: Shinra's opinion on the whole deal with Celty's missing head.
 * Keet: A milder version, but mostly in his childhood.
 * Kid with the Leash: If not for Celty and his father, he is with  of all people.
 * Labcoat of Science and Medicine: Never, ever takes it off. Even other characters notice.
 * Limited Wardrobe: Shizuo finally asks him what the deal with wearing labcoats 24-7 is in Volume 5. Apparently he likes to be the Man in White to Celty's Woman in Black.
 * Love Makes You Crazy: He's willing to do so many things in middle school. He even
 * Love Makes You Evil: Has explicitly stated that there is absolutely no line he wouldn't be willing to cross for Celty's sake.
 * Love Makes You Evil: Has explicitly stated that there is absolutely no line he wouldn't be willing to cross for Celty's sake.

"Celty: I expected Shinra would never grow up to be a decent human being raised by such a parent...And I was right."
 * Made of Iron: Naturally he qualifies if he's able to survive getting punched across the room by Celty and Shizuo.
 * Mad Doctor's Handsome Son: Although he didn't escape being raised by Shingen without a loose screw or two

"Shizuo: I've destroyed my body countless times, but I just kept getting stronger. Shinra says it's because...You know what, who gives a crap?"
 * Man in White: Deliberately invokes it with his ever-present labcoat.
 * The Medic
 * Megane
 * Mistaken for Pedophile: Subverted. With Shinra being the very vocal pervert he is, most people tend to assume the worst when it turns out that he's very good with children. Shinra is offended - not because his friends are implying he's a pedophile, but because they're implying that he's attracted to anything other than headless eldritch psychopomps named Celty.
 * Mister Exposition: Shinra's usually the one to throw in a hypothesis or two for things like, "How does Celty see and hear without a head?" and, "Just how is Shizuo that stupidly strong, anyways?" Naturally, he's also the only one who ever seems to care about this sort of thing, as demonstrated by Shizuo (attempt at) relaying Shinra's explanation for his Hollywood Healing
 * Mister Exposition: Shinra's usually the one to throw in a hypothesis or two for things like, "How does Celty see and hear without a head?" and, "Just how is Shizuo that stupidly strong, anyways?" Naturally, he's also the only one who ever seems to care about this sort of thing, as demonstrated by Shizuo (attempt at) relaying Shinra's explanation for his Hollywood Healing

"Celty: They called me a monster. Shinra: How rude! I would have used the term "Naughty Lady" myself..."
 * Morality Pet: He generally falls into the roll for many character particularly Celty, his father
 * Special mention for the last one.
 * Nightmare Fetishist: Perhaps a little more literally than others

"Shinra: But it's not like you to act so faint-hearted! I only really like it when you're frail in be--[WHACK!]"
 * Non-Action Guy:
 * Only Friend: To Izaya.
 * Precocious Crush: Shinra says that he's been attracted to Celty since the day that he met her. That would be when he was four.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to Izaya's red in middle school.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: At times. Shown prominently in the second OP, and
 * Single-Target Sexuality: You get no points guessing for who.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: If it's done by Celty, it's hot. He also doesn't consider regular asskickings a barrier to his friendship with Shizuo.
 * Too Much Information: Usually what gets him in trouble with Celty or Shizuo. Note, it takes supernatural strength to get him to shut up and even that's temporary. You can knock him unconscious mid-sentence; and he'll continue the conversation upon waking up.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: If it's done by Celty, it's hot. He also doesn't consider regular asskickings a barrier to his friendship with Shizuo.
 * Too Much Information: Usually what gets him in trouble with Celty or Shizuo. Note, it takes supernatural strength to get him to shut up and even that's temporary. You can knock him unconscious mid-sentence; and he'll continue the conversation upon waking up.

"Shinra: Shizuo, Celty here is my roommate. Or should I say future wi-AAIIGH!"
 * And from the last episode: "I'm going to have to take a shower and change the sheets!" Really, Shinra?
 * To be fair though, the Japanese see it as generally "proper" to shower and wash your sheets before before having sex. Coming from Shinra though, it's hilarious either way.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: He and Shizuo are friends for most of their lives, but being a resident Motor Mouth of the series, he tends to prance on Shizuo's many Berserk Buttons as a jolly pony. Which never really bothers either of them.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: Celty gets pissed when she discovers that . Even after he explains his actions to her and they get something of a resolution to the argument, Celty punches him into a wall before she lets herself forgive him.
 * Wife Husbandry: Shinra's really hoping a gender-reversed example with Celty.

"Shinra (Lowenthal): How are you even able to stand?
 * Yuri Lowenthal: Hilariously Lampshaded in the Hilarious Outtakes:
 * Yuri Lowenthal: Hilariously Lampshaded in the Hilarious Outtakes:

Shizuo (Crispin Freeman): Because you're Yuri Lowenthal.

Fangirls: Squee"

Shizuo Heiwajima
"Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (JP), Crispin Freeman (EN)"

"I hate violence... I'm not lying."

The most fearsome man in Ikebukuro and rage in human form. Shizuo has a hair trigger temper and a tendency to react to anything that sets him off with uncontrollable violence, which is only made worse by the fact that he also has Super Strength. Expect to see flying vending machines. Word of God states that Shizuo is the strongest character in the entire Durarara!! series.

When he's not raging uncontrollably he's... actually, he's a pretty normal - if quiet and socially inexperienced - young man who only wishes to be able to keep control of himself so he can stop hurting everyone around him. Except for Izaya. He will hurt Izaya if he can.

Affiliated with the Dollars.

"Shizuo: I come back stronger every time. Shinra says...you know what? Screw what he says! I COME BACK STRONGER EVERY TIME!"
 * Adorkable: When not in rage mode. Too bad it doesn't happen too often.
 * Adult Child
 * Always Wanted to Say That: Not the slightest bit threatened by Seiji's You Shall Not Pass behavior, nevertheless decided to roll with it. "Leave him to me and go on ahead! Heh heh."
 * Ambiguous Disorder
 * Anti-Hero: Type IV
 * Ax Crazy: You do not want to piss off Shizuo. Simon even describes him as being violence incarnate during a narration.
 * Badass: The biggest one in the series. The anime episode which features him is even titled "Badass dude"
 * Badass Abnormal: He was apparently a normal kid, until he lost his temper one day in third grade. Then he started lifting really heavy things to chuck at people whenever he got angry. It got steadily to the point where his immense physical strength put him at a level beyond humanly possible, causing others to fear him as a result.
 * Badass Baritone: Particularly in the dub where he's voiced by Crispin Freeman.
 * Badass In A Nice Bartender Suit
 * Badass Unintentional: He doesn't enjoy fighting, so what makes him so badass? Piss him off, and then you'll find out.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Even if the crazy Badass part tends to come out more readily than other examples.
 * Determinator: AND HOW! He's spent years breaking or fracturing every part of his body to the point he just shouldn't move anymore, but despite being a medical impossibility, he's too hardcore to be brought down by something as menial as permanently crippling injury.
 * Heartbroken Badass: Shizuo's first crush did not end well.
 * Memetic Badass: In-Universe; in Ikebukuro anyone who doesn't know who he is is considered less intelligent than a public school dropout.
 * One-Man Army: What other man can single handedly beat down with his bare hands?
 * Because You Were Nice to Me: How did Tom get on Shizuo's good side? By showing him some basic human decency.
 * Berserk Button: Shizuo has about a million of them, but Izaya's continued existence rises above them all. Others include people making excuses, people being nosy in regards to his brother, and delusions of "true love" (it's not that Shizuo is so cynical, it's that it was one guy thinking an escort girl loved him and Seiji seriously believing his Puppy Love was going to stay afloat).
 * The Berserker
 * Beyond the Impossible: First of all he's super strong in a show that (some elements aside) is pretty realistic. More impossible, he's broken so many bones its amazing he can even walk. His buddy Shinra, a doctor, stopped trying to figure out how he does it.
 * Big Brother Instinct: Develops this for Akane in the novels. He also gets very protective Celty in the anime, even wanting to beat the crap out of the Slasher on her behalf.
 * Biggus Dickus: In most of Shizaya fanfiction. Also Narita's Bacon Lettuce April Fool strongly implies this.
 * Blessed with Suck: Turns out that Super Strength isn't all that fun to grow up with, especially when you don't start off with the relative invulnerability that's assumed to go with it.
 * Bishounen: The scout who ended up scouting his little brother Kasuka originally wanted to scout Shizuo.
 * Bow Ties Are Cool
 * Broken Ace: On the surface, he's a legendary badass who could probably kick the ass of everyone in Ikebukuro if he wanted to. However, in truth, he actually hates his own reputation for badassery, is disturbed by his predilection for ultraviolence, is depressed by the problems that haunt him because of the first two items aforementioned, and his fondest wish for his life reeks of I Just Want to Be Normal.
 * Brown Eyes
 * Bruiser with a Soft Center
 * Bullying a Dragon: People at Shizuo's high school were not very smart...
 * Well, they were more or less being manipulated into doing so by Izaya...
 * Came Back Strong: Though he doesn't have to die for it to activate, this is basically his power.

"Shinra: Shizuo, you realize a flick of your finger in my forehead does as much damage as a knee kick from any other person, don't you? Then try to be more careful, please? What, concussion? How long have I been unconscious?"
 * Character Tics: Shizuo usually snaps a small, thin object (like a pencil or cigarette) in half, drops it on the ground, and crushes it underfoot when he's about to go into an Unstoppable Rage.
 * Charles Atlas Superpower: No unconscious limiters + a lifetime of compulsively throwing heavy things at people = Super Strength
 * Clothing Damage: Shizuo can inflict the whole-body version with one punch.
 * Cool Shades
 * Curtains Match the Window: Before he dyed his hair to Hair of Gold.
 * Both fan and colored light novel illustrations like giving him Eyes of Gold, thus reasserting the trope.
 * Delinquent Hair: Starting from middle school, he started dying his hair blond as a warning for others not to take him lightly.
 * Description Cut: "I hate violence... I'm not lying."
 * Destructive Savior: Starts leaning in this direction (as opposed to a mostly directionless Person of Mass Destruction) after encountering Saika.
 * Disproportionate Retribution: His first violent episode involved him picking up a fridge (at age 7) to try and flatten his brother with it because he ate his pudding cup; he admits in retrospect that he went overboard and isn't even sure how he was able to pick the fridge up in the first place.
 * Distinguishing Mark: Shizuo dyed his hair in middle school in order to invoke this. Tom suggested that other kids would be less likely to pick fights with him if they knew who to not piss off. It worked up until Izaya got involved.
 * Does Not Know His Own Strength: Shizuo once lightly tapped Shinra on the forehead for calling him stupid. It gave him a concussion.
 * Does Not Know His Own Strength: Shizuo once lightly tapped Shinra on the forehead for calling him stupid. It gave him a concussion.

"Shizuo: You know, people can die from being gazed at. There has to be at least a 0.0000000000000675% chance. Luckless thug: How many zeroes was that, you punk? Huh, Mr. Bartender? [Beat] B-Bartender? No way...!
 * The Dreaded: Shizuo terrifies about half of Ikebukuro's population simply with his mere presence. The other half typically fails to connect him with his reputation until it's too late (after which they join the first half).

Shizuo: That said, you can't really complain if you die from being beat up, can you?!"

"Shuji: I'm... flying..."
 * Dumb Muscle: Not outright stupid, but he's definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed.
 * Dynamic Entry: Flying vending machines are Shizuo's special way of saying hello.
 * Expecting Someone Taller: When reporter Shuji manages to secure an interview with the most terrifying man in Ikebukuro, he's a little shocked that Shizuo meets almost none of his physical expectations (except, perhaps ironically, in height) and insists that he hates violence. Then Shuji gets the brilliant idea of trying to provoke him into action and namedrops Izaya. His plan works entirely too well. In the anime this scene is altered somewhat with said reporter asking too many questions about Shizuo's brother, the end result is the same.

"Shizuo's thoughts: Only one Orihara Izaya approached him - but often only with the intention of using him. Of course, Izaya was male, so it could never have anything to do with affection or love to begin with."
 * Eyes of Gold: In the light novel and in fanworks.
 * Fan Nickname: The GARtender.
 * Fatal Flaw: His severe anger issues, which even he acknowledges.
 * Feel No Pain: Implied, given his response to grievous bodily harm.
 * Finger-Poke of Doom: After Shizuo starts learning to reign in his temper a little, he responds to mildly annoying people by lightly flicking or poking them in the forehead. To the victims, this feels like somebody smacked them in the face with a baseball bat.
 * Poor Masaomi gets a taste of one, here.
 * Foe Yay: Shizuo x Izaya. This fact is explicitly noted and lampshaded several times in the anime.
 * Mainly only by Erika, who appears to have her fangirl glasses on 24/7. The amount of Foe Yay they get, particularly in the novels, is rather minimal compared to other examples in this show.
 * Not necessarily. In the novel it is quite obvious that those two are unhealthily obsessed with each other. While Izaya is much more outspoken about their Foe Yay, Shizuo isn’t entirely devoid of it either. Some fragments of the novel are rather suggestive about it.

"Tom: You'll find a cute girlfriend sooner or later. You've got a face like your top idol brother's after all. Shizuo: Do I really?"
 * Freudian Excuse: Subverted. Shizuo notes that, his own rage issues aside, his home life and upbringing was positively idyllic. There was no abuse or trauma, his parents were caring, his little brother was probably one of the best you can have -- heck, he didn't even watch any violent TV... And yet it just makes his problems more troubling for him because it's convinced him that he only has himself to blame.
 * Friendless Background: Shizuo's social circle during his adolescence (excepting one year in junior high where Tom befriended him) was pretty much restricted to Shinra.
 * Hair-Trigger Temper: Pretty much anything can set Shizuo off. "Getting stabbed with pens" is an exception, oddly enough (though that's because he found the entire situation very amusing).
 * Healing Factor: Shinra has made an offhand comment in volume 4 that Shizuo heals almost unnaturally fast. Whether or not this is how he survived is unknown.
 * Heroic RROD: Shizuo doesn't have the mental blocks that prevent you from ripping muscle off bone or breaking bones from overexertion, so he naturally grew up (successfully) recovering from catastrophic injury. At least he's gotten strong enough to not hurt himself so easily, and he's grown a preposterously high pain threshold.
 * Heroic Self-Deprecation: Shizuo's issues with anger and being unable to control himself have pretty much shot his self-esteem to hell. It's bad enough that when, he responds mostly with confusion -- because he can't imagine why someone could love him.
 * Heroic Willpower:
 * Hero Insurance: As it turns out, Shizuo has something akin to literal hero insurance: the company he works for pays for the property damage he causes and docks it from his pay in turn.
 * Also, the cops have apparently given up on arresting him.
 * Hero with an F In Good: Though if he could improve on this, he would be receptive to it.
 * Hey, You: Shizuo's generally very bad at using honorifics.
 * High-Pressure Emotion: Sort of. While his expression doesn't seem to change, [[media:3IvKD_2956.jpg|he's too red]] to get away with a Luminescent Blush. Just compare it to the color of his hand.
 * Hollywood Healing: Just take a look at his childhood X-rays and marvel at the fact that this man can even walk.
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Shizuo eventually develops a Big Brother Instinct/Intergenerational Friendship with a ten-year-old Yakuza Princess named Akane. Given that Shizuo already towers over most people, the size difference between the two is rather large.
 * Hypocrisy Nod: Shizuo hates violence. Yes, really. And loathes the fact that he has violent unstoppable rages.
 * I Am a Monster
 * I Am Not Pretty: Shizuo is rather unaware of his own attractiveness.

"Shinra: You had two bullets in your body, and considerable muscle damage in your legs and abdomen... so why are you walking around like nothing's happened? Shizuo: Why? 'Cause I can."
 * I Can Still Fight/Implacable Man: Bullets, extensive surgery, and heavy sedatives will not prevent Shizuo from getting right back up and hunting your ass down

"Shizuo: [stamps his foot on the ground, bellowing loudly at his phone] DAMMIT! THERE'S TOO MANY MESSAGES!!! IT WON'T STOP BEEPING AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF!! I CAN'T READ THEM FAST ENOUGH! [sees Horada leering at Anri, a nose bleed present on his face] RRRAAGHGHH [screenshot of Horada airborne]"
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: He'd rather not be super strong and violent.
 * Improbable Weapon User: Even though he's used everything including the kitchen sink as a weapon/projectile, Shizuo seems to have a preference for street signs and vending machines, depending on how far away Izaya the object of his ire is.
 * Improvised Weapon: Street signs, chairs, desks, a fridge, a flagpole, soccer goalposts, guardrails, mailboxes, trash cans, vending machines, playground slides, motorcycles, the side door from Togusa's van, a crash barrier, a freeway sign...
 * Incoming Ham: IIIIIII-ZAAAAAA-YAAAAA-KUUUUUUUN
 * Informed Loner: A mild example but Shizuo likes to complain about his supposed loneliness and even compares himself to Izaya in that matter. But in reality he has three friends that care about him (Celty, Tom and Shinra), is on good terms with his brother and possesses a number of acquaintances (Simon, Kadota and his gang and also Orihara twins). While his social life might not be particularly rich, a loner he is not.
 * Insane Troll Logic: Shizuo tends to get very irrational when he's angry (ie. insisting that beating the crap out of someone for looking at you funny is justifiable self defense because there's a 0.0000000000000000000675% chance that you can kill someone with a glare).
 * Ironically, most uninformed people in universe would accuse of him of using this given how he swears Izaya is behind everything. Even more ironically, he's absolutely correct.
 * I Was Just Passing Through: inverted; he literally was...

"Shizuo: You know something, Celty? There's power in words. So what I'm doing now is holding myself back with words so I don't start destroying just about everything."
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Shizuo has a soft spot for Celty and his brother Kasuka. And pretty much anybody who isn't Izaya. Just don't piss him off.
 * Just a Flesh Wound: Silly Horada, can't kill Shizuo.
 * Knight Templar Big Brother: Shizuo is nothing if not enthusiastic in protecting his little brother. And it's generally a good idea for strangers NOT to ask him about his younger brother...
 * Lazy Bum: Kind of. His official character profile lists his only hobby as "basking in the sun", he tells Celty that she "works too hard and needs to relax more", and in his "Special Voice" on the character CD he tells her that his favorite types of days are ones where there's "just nothing to do".
 * Limited Wardrobe: Justified -- he literally does have a closet full of bartender suits. They were a gift from his brother.
 * Madness Mantra/Survival Mantra: "Kill'em kill'em kill'em kill'em..." This is actually an active attempt on Shizuo's part to not go into an Unstoppable Rage. In his words:

"Shizuo: How many are here? ...let's just go with a lot. Yeah...this should be enough. With this, I finally think I can go all-out."
 * Major Injury Underreaction - Not phased at all at a ballpoint pen piercing straight through the palm of his hand. "Hmm... if I pull it out, it'll bleed. Should I get a bandage? Or maybe superglue?"
 * Shizuo was shot twice, one bullet in his leg and one in his stomach,  He completely failed to realize he was shot at all until he started slipping in his own blood. Before noticing the blood, he thought he was on the ground because he tripped on something. His response? "... Ah, I was shot."
 * Meaningful Name: Double subverted. The meaning of his name ("Quiet man, peaceful island") is just about as far from fitting as one can get. It's also exactly what he wants to be.
 * Memento MacGuffin: Shizuo's bartender suits were a present from his brother, which is why he continues to wear them despite being fired from the aforementioned job quite awhile ago. Damaging them, just like everything else, is one of his Berserk Buttons.
 * Muscles Are Meaningless: It's been noted that Shizuo's pretty skinny for a guy known to uproot vending machines and overturn cars on a regular basis. His muscle is probably just denser than granite.
 * Keep in mind: most people, including the musclebound, are limited to using only a third of their true strength (and if they do; it can injure them severely). Shizuo lacks this limit.
 * My Greatest Failure: Seriously injuring the very woman he was attempting to save. The novels note that this was not even close to an isolated incident.
 * My Name Is Not Shizu-chan
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Just about any of his fights that don't involve Izaya or Simon.
 * Noodle Incident: Shizuo's has a number of these with Izaya, ranging from an off-hand comment about being framed by him to something called the "Real Flesh In The Art Room" incident.
 * No Social Skills: A lot of Shizuo's general rudeness (such as forgoing honorifics, not remembering people's names, etc.) isn't because he's a jerk, but because he's never really talked to people enough to learn basic social etiquette

"Anri: [sees Shizuo bleeding copiously] "Heiwajima-san... what happened to you?" Shizuo: "Huh? Who're you again?""
 * OOC Is Serious Business:
 * Le Parkour: Shizuo teaches it to himself to chase Izaya.
 * Punched Across the Room: Shizuo punches a thug so hard the thug's clothes fly off.
 * Perpetual Frowner: Shizuo is almost never seen without his trademark scowl.
 * Perpetual Poverty: Thanks to the arrangement mentioned above in Hero Insurance, Shizuo doesn't usually get a lot of extra funds. He doesn't really mind though - in fact, he's surprised he still gets paid at all.
 * Precocious Crush: Shizuo had his own Precocious Crush on a Yamato Nadeshiko-ish shopkeeper when he was around ten or so.
 * Red Baron: Ikebukuro's God of Destruction (occasionally with the added subtitle of "in a Bartender's Suit").
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red, to Izaya's blue.
 * Reluctant Warrior: Hair-Trigger Temper aside, Shizuo doesn't like fighting.
 * Required Secondary Powers: Subverted when it turned out that Shizuo didn't build up the requisite physical resistance needed to handle his Super Strength until around high school. Cue the montage of the many fractures he suffered from as a result.
 * Running Gag: IIIIIII-ZAAAAAA-YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 * Also, his inability to remember who Anri is.

"Izaya: One second he's dumb as an ox and the next he's sharp as a whip...that's why I hate him so much."
 * Say My Name: See above.
 * Ship Tease: With Vorona.
 * And Narita's Bacon Lettuce April Fool.
 * Shooting Superman: As Seiji found out, blood aside.
 * The fact that Seiji managed to damage him at all is pretty impressive. Vorona couldn't penetrate his chest more than half a centimeter with a ballistic knife, and Shinra's destroyed some of his best scalpels operating on him. According to Narita, the pens Seiji used are advertised to hold up against a tank.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: With Kasuka.
 * Slasher Smile: Shizuo is fond of sporting one of these right before he's about to hurt someone.
 * Smoking Is Cool: And considering how his power works, it might make him stronger.
 * Spanner in the Works: To Izaya. Just how much of one becomes apparent in volumes 5 and 6:
 * Super Strength: You can tell Shizuo is out and about by the flying vending machines.
 * Super Toughness: Technically, you can injure Shizuo -- You'll just find it damn near impossible to make a wound any deeper than half a centimeter, and he probably won't feel a thing.
 * Sweet Tooth
 * Too Dumb to Fool: Shizuo is far too simple to be manipulated by Izaya. This is the very reason why Izaya detests Shizuo so much.

"Shizuo: Don't worry, Izaya and I are friends. What he told you is a misunderstanding. In fact, I'm going to sort out this misunderstanding right now. (To Tom) If I get convicted for murder tomorrow, tell everyone that I quit yesterday."
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Shizuo apparently really likes milk, as Tom found out when he once agreed to buy him dinner.
 * Tranquil Fury: After finding out that

"Shinra: I'm sorry, Celty, but it may turn out that I have to die before you. Here. Now."
 * Underestimating Badassery
 * Unwanted Harem: Shizuo seems to attract dangerous females. His harem includes one yandere katana, an underage Yakuza princess and a certain Russian assassin.
 * And if Yaoi Fangirls are to be believed, Izaya also should be added to this list.
 * Ultimate Job Security: Lampshaded in a side story. Most people (including and especially Shizuo himself) are surprised that Shizuo hasn't been fired yet.
 * The Un-Smile: At one point in Vol. 5, Shizuo forgoes his usual Slasher Smile for the most uncharacteristically dorky smile imaginable. Shinra has only one thing to say in response.

"Shizuo: I like you a lot more than Izaya, which is why I'm going to let you off the hook with just this."
 * Keep in mind -- this is the angriest Shizuo has ever been. This is right after Izaya  He's giving this face because he doesn't want to frighten the little girl.
 * Unskilled but Strong
 * Unstoppable Rage
 * Waistcoat of Style: Comes with the job of being a(n ex-)bartender.
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: Shizuo's spent much of his post-high school life in and out of jobs thanks to his temper. He finally caught a break when Tom (who already knew how to deal with Shizuo for the most part) offered him a job as his bodyguard/debt collector.
 * World's Strongest Man: Canon and Word of God contained in Narita Saikyou Q&A confirms that Shizuo Heiwajima is the strongest character in his home series, and in the top five in The Verse. The other four being Claire Stanfield and Ronnie rivaling him, then comes abominations above their league such as Hawking from Vamp! who essentially is a black hole fond of leaping through the universe, and the strongest is No.37564 "Mob Combatant" the Mook who went From Nobody to Nightmare, who tops all of them, for the simple reason Narita made No.37564's whole basis for a character in Hariyama-san, Center of the World is him being exactly the strongest man in the history of time, not much else going for him.
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Previous romantic developments have gone horribly, horribly wrong for just about everyone involved thanks to his temper (see Heartbroken Badass and Precocious Crush). As a result, Shizuo is generally disgusted enough at the thought of violence against women that it's actually quite difficult to provoke him into it.
 * Wouldn't Hurt a Child: Shizuo has it deeply ingrained into his head that Children Are Innocent. Thus when a small child does something like try to murder him with a heavily modified taser, the event simply doesn't register.
 * You Will Be Spared: Found Seiji attacking him amusing enough that he let him off lightly... by headbutting him (though this was after he threw him into the side of a truck).


 * You Won't Like Me When I'm Angry: He doesn't like his own anger, and attributes his problems to his temper and resultant strength.

Kyohei Kadota
"Voiced by: Yuuichi Nakamura (JP), Steve Blum (EN)"

"If you guys do decide that we're your enemy... if you want a fight, you'll get one."

Leader of a pretty small-time gang consisting of himself, Erika, Walker, and Saburo. Also works as a tile layer.

Formerly affiliated with the defunct Blue Squares, now affiliated with the Dollars.

"Kadota: "When you wake up, tell the boss that I quit!" [punches mook in the face]"
 * Anti-Hero: Despite being a gang leader, none of his actions are villainous, or at least have villainous intentions. In fact, he left his former gang because they wanted him to do things For the Evulz.
 * Badass
 * Badass Normal
 * Subcommander Badass: Even though  is the leader of the Dollars, Kadota is the main face of the muscle side of the Dollars.
 * Beautiful All Along: Not that bad-looking without that hat obscuring his eyes. And not frowning.
 * It's no wonder Erika and Walker ship each other and everyone else with him.
 * Big Damn Heroes: Episode 24, that is all.
 * Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: For Erika, Walker and Saburo (Albeit to a lesser extent for the latter).
 * Defector From Decadence:.


 * Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: Kadota sometimes forgets that Internal Monologues are supposed to be, well, internal.
 * Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: Usually. Though it's justified in that he always wears a thick hood and tend to keeps his head somewhat low.
 * Even An Anti Heroic Neighborhood Friendly Gangster Has Standards: He was never really evil to begin with, and was when he made his limits clear.
 * Hidden Depths: Has quite the singing voice, as demonstrated here.
 * Launcher of a Thousand Ships: In-universe, Erika and Walker pair him with everyone they know, including each other.
 * Morality Chain: Its thanks to this guy Walker and Erika's sociopathic tendencies tend more towards comedic as opposed to horrifying. On a related note, he has their Undying Loyalty and would do ANYTHING for him, which means everyone in Ikebukuro should be really grateful he's a Nice Guy.
 * My Name Is Not Dotachin
 * Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters
 * Nice Hat
 * One-Hour Work Week: Works as a tile layer, and like Walker and Erika he has really flexible work hours.
 * Only Sane Man: Arguably one of the few mentally and emotionally well-balanced characters in the entire cast. This especially stands out in the van gang, which consists of three manic Otaku - including one Yaoi Fangirl, somebody who will set you on fire if you piss him off, and another guy who REALLY likes his van. Oh, and the first two are also Torture Technicians to extremes. Poor Kadota.
 * Perpetual Frowner: Considering what Walker, Erika and Togusa are like, can you really blame him?
 * Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right
 * Straight Man: To Erika and Walker. And Togusa too, to a lesser extent.
 * Tsundere: Walker declares Kyohei one in episode 3.
 * What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?: "WE ARE FUCKING AMAZING~"
 * Try getting that outta your head.
 * When He Smiles: In the second OP. Amazing what a little upturn can do. Or maybe he's just smirking?

Erika Karisawa and Walker Yumasaki
"Erika is voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (JP), Mela Lee (EN) Walker is voiced by: Yuuki Kaji (JP), Brian Beacock (EN)"

Erika: "A great man once said that the world is a myth. I think he said it, anyway. Even if he didn't, I'm sure someone else said something similar." Walker: "A great man once said that the world is symbolic. I think he said it, anyway. Even if he didn't, I'm sure someone else said something similar."

A pair of hardcore otakus who hang around with Kyohei and Saburo. There is more to them than meets the eye.

Both affiliates of the Dollars, by proxy of Kadota.

"Erika: Which one is better -- Fans/Trolls or Trolls/Fans? Walker: Are we assuming that's yaoi or yuri? That's important. Very important!"
 * Beware the Nice Ones/Tranquil Fury: Don't make Walker angry. You may get yourself stabbed in the hand with a pair of chopsticks.
 * Or set on fire.
 * Bishonen: Walker when he opens his eyes.
 * But Not Too Foreign: It's regularly implied in the Light Novels that Walker is biracial, probably with American or European ancestry.
 * Cloudcuckoolanders: They both launch into a rather extensive conversation in episode 20 where they characterize Chief Chef of Russian Sushi as a character in a cooking manga, and invent a backstory involving him serving with the Red Army and fighting the The Mafiya.
 * Crack Pairing: Not one themselves, but they're certainly not adverse to shipping them in-universe.

"Walker: I'd glare at you, but they're closed!"
 * Cute and Psycho: They enjoy manga, anime, hentai, torture, and bloodshed. Thankfully, Kyohei reigns them in pretty well.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Erika is hinted to have this.
 * Daydream Believer: Walker's a certifiable Otakin.
 * Even Evil Has Standards
 * Expy: Walker and Erika have a lot of similarities, both in character and plot facilitation, to their Baccano! predecessors Isaac and Miria.
 * Eyes Always Shut: Walker.
 * He does open them briefly when he's planning to do something especially devious (like in episode 18 when he sets some Blue Squares on fire), revealing that he possesses Eyes of Gold. Lampshaded here:
 * He does open them briefly when he's planning to do something especially devious (like in episode 18 when he sets some Blue Squares on fire), revealing that he possesses Eyes of Gold. Lampshaded here:

"Walker: Wait, Karisawa-san, please stop! Why are you fantasizing about Kadota-san and me in a Boys Love relationship!? I've said over and over that people like Karisawa-san are the reason the society has a negative impression of otaku culture in general! I say Kadota-san and I should become heroes in Galgames who win over the hearts of loads and loads of heroines! Actually, we can even do without Kadota-san! I'll be happy as long as I have this bondaged right hand blessed with the power of ancient moe-moe peoples so that every girl who sees my right hand would go 'Woo ~'..."
 * Eye Scream:
 * Gratuitous English: Walker's name, though the books regularly imply that he's probably biracial.
 * Heroic Comedic Sociopath: Both Walker and Erika have very few qualms about doing anything with their characteristic cheerful nonchalance. They've just figured that being nice is more fun and less trouble.
 * Hypocritical Humor: Walker may rag on Erika for her excessive Yaoi Fangirl tendencies (particularly her tendency to write her friends into elaborate slash fantasies) but, slash aside, he's just as bad (he once wrote a Kadota/Erika BDSM fic).

""The hot fluid flowed into the depths of his throat. While its distinctive smell lingered on Izaya's olfactory nerves, Shizuo's sordid desire was provoked further...""
 * I Owe You My Life:
 * Kill It with Fire: Walker sets the Blue Squares leader's van on fire with molotovs when he and the rest of the gang rescue Saki.
 * Let's Get Dangerous
 * Lovable Sex Maniac: Erika. It doesn't help that she's a Yaoi Fangirl and gropes Anri.
 * Meta Guys
 * Medium Awareness: Both Walker and Erika have said things that suggest they know they're in a Light Novel.
 * My Master, Right or Wrong: Subverted. Walker and Erika have vowed to follow Kadota no matter how many people they have to stab, torture, or firebomb. Of course Kadota never asks them to do this stuff, and has to veto (most of) their more sociopathic ideas.
 * Nice Hat: Erika's is definitely on the "normal" end, but still pretty spiffy.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: Erika does not know the meaning of the phrase "sexual harrassment".
 * The Nicknamer: Erika. Examples include Yumacchi, Dotachin, Iza-Iza/Izayan, Shizu-Shizu/Shizu-chan and Mikapuu.
 * "Dotachin" is Izaya's invention, actually, but Erika seems to love it.
 * Noodle Implements: "I don't care what you do to him. Just don't use gasoline inside the car like you did that last time."
 * Obfuscating Stupidity/Refuge in Audacity
 * Old Shame: Walker once published a doujin novel sometime ago. He is not happy with it at all. Erika however loves to tease him about it.
 * One-Hour Work Week: As it turns out, Walker and Erika do have jobs -- they're an ice sculptor and a jewelry maker respectively. They just have really flexible schedules due to being freelance.
 * Otaku
 * One True Pairing: In-universe; Erika declares Shizuo x Izaya is the best couple of Ikebukuro in the second OVA.
 * Shipper on Deck: Erika's Shizuo/Izaya shipping aside, Walker once wrote Celty/Shinra fanfic. They both ship each other with Kadota.
 * Shipping Goggles: Erika has them on in-universe.
 * Sleep Cute: After falling asleep next to Masaomi's hospital bed.
 * Strange Minds Think Alike: As demonstrated when both came to the conclusion that was a Flame Haze at the exact same time, despite being separated.
 * Thinks Like a Romance Novel: Erika's inner narrative is written in Mills and Boon Prose. Her Combat Commentary on a fight between Shizuo and Izaya, for example:

"Erika: Speaking of which, seems like Dotachin and that Chikage guy are nurturing some kind of friendship after fighting each other!
 * Those Two Heroic Comedic Sociopaths
 * Too Much Information: Erika's never learned that it's in bad form to tell your friends that you fantasize about them having gay sex with each other.

Kadota: Stop talking in that way, it makes people twitch when you do.

Erika: Then I'll just say it! From my point of view, it was totally a "Thanks for the yaoibait, it was delicious" kind of moment!"


 * Undying Loyalty: To Kadota, and both have made it clear they would do anything he asked without question.
 * Unholy Matrimony: Crazy as hell, but the happiest couple in the series so far.
 * Yaoi Fangirl: Erika, and she ships Shizuo/Izaya.
 * Yaoi Fangirl: Erika, and she ships Shizuo/Izaya.

Saika
"I love you. I love you. I love you."

A cursed katana with a consciousness that is driven by its desire to love as many humans as possible. Unfortunately, the only way it can show its love for them is through cutting them.


 * Absurdly Sharp Blade: The Yellow Scarves' base is a warehouse, with huge metal doors. Saika cut through them like they weren't even there.
 * Also,
 * Ancient Artifact: Saika has been recorded to have existed for centuries.
 * Ax Crazy:
 * Blue and Orange Morality: Actually has pretty decent values, it just doesn't understand why humans might not like being cut.
 * Broken Record
 * Cool Sword: Or rather, a wickedly sharp katana.
 * Empathic Evil Weapon: Saika is a Cursed sword that really likes cutting humans.
 * Good Weapon, Evil Weapon: The sword itself is demonic,
 * Hit-and-Run Poster: The user Saika enters Izaya's chatroom multiple times to spam the words: 'cut', 'love', and especially 'mother' over and over. Later, it changes its tune to
 * Hypocritical Humor: Saika hates monsters and non-humans of any sort. Saika is demonic and, nominally, an inanimate object.
 * In Love with Your Carnage:
 * Katanas Are Just Better: Demon Yandere katanas that can slice through STEEL DOORS.
 * Love Freak:
 * Love Makes You Crazy:
 * Love You and Everybody: Although it once loved individual human beings, after many centuries of this it soon began harboring an obsessive love for humanity as a whole.
 * Madness Mantra:
 * Master Swordsman: The sword grants its wielder incredible swordsmanship in exchange for hearing it endlessly talk about its love for humans.
 * Mind Rape:
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast:
 * The Power of Love:
 * Sock Puppet: Kanra attempts to ban Saika each time it enters the chatroom to no avail.
 * Soul Cutting Blade: Saika can cut human souls with its blade, which is how it
 * Stalker with a Crush:
 * Talking Weapon: Loudly. INCESSANTLY. But only to its wielder.
 * Troll: How the user Saika is perceived online at first due to its heavy spamming of the same messages on any message board related to Ikebukuro.
 * Voice of the Legion: Saika's "voice" sounds like a mass of people speaking all at once, repeating words of love endlessly.
 * What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Despite being a non-human itself, Saika despises "monsters" like Celty and reserves its love only to humans.
 * When All You Have Is a Hammer: When you're a sword, "cut it" becomes your answer to everything.
 * Word Salad Philosophy: Saika's explanation for why it loves humans so much quickly devolves into this in the chatroom.
 * Yandere: Saika is Yandere for all of humanity, but especially
 * Sock Puppet: Kanra attempts to ban Saika each time it enters the chatroom to no avail.
 * Soul Cutting Blade: Saika can cut human souls with its blade, which is how it
 * Stalker with a Crush:
 * Talking Weapon: Loudly. INCESSANTLY. But only to its wielder.
 * Troll: How the user Saika is perceived online at first due to its heavy spamming of the same messages on any message board related to Ikebukuro.
 * Voice of the Legion: Saika's "voice" sounds like a mass of people speaking all at once, repeating words of love endlessly.
 * What Measure Is a Non-Human?: Despite being a non-human itself, Saika despises "monsters" like Celty and reserves its love only to humans.
 * When All You Have Is a Hammer: When you're a sword, "cut it" becomes your answer to everything.
 * Word Salad Philosophy: Saika's explanation for why it loves humans so much quickly devolves into this in the chatroom.
 * Yandere: Saika is Yandere for all of humanity, but especially
 * Yandere: Saika is Yandere for all of humanity, but especially