Tegami Bachi/Characters

Characters from the anime and manga "Tegami Bachi," (Letter Bee.) Needs More HEART. There are Loads and Loads of Characters.

The Bee Hive
The headquarters of the delivery service where all the "Bees" work. Located in Yuusari, the middle-class area of AmberGround.

Lag Seeing
The main protagonist. A very focused and unfailingly polite young boy. He is a former letter delivered by Gauche Suede to his aunt. His encounter with Gauche inspired him to become a Letter Bee. His Spirit Amber attack is called "Red Needle" and is able to visualize the memories held within whatever it is shot at. He can also somehow control the direction it goes. He has Spirit Amber implanted in his left eye socket.

Tropes associated with Lag:


 * (It's mostly speculation on the part of two characters and even then, it could just be the Spirit Amber but...)
 * Badass Adorable
 * Chaste Hero (He's 12.)
 * Cute Shotaro Boy
 * Determinator (Sees everything he starts to the end, no matter what.)
 * Eyepatch of Power (The patch of hair covering his left eye. Seems to make him more cute than intimidating.)
 * Frickin' Laser Beams (Like everyone else, )
 * Glass Cannon (Like most Bees, but he seems to take the cake.)
 * Half-Naked First Impression (When he arrives at the Bee-Hive, he introduces himself right away. While still in his boxers.)
 * Hand Cannon
 * The Hero ( Who is also The Heart, which is an awesome power, by the way. Did you know that?)
 * Hero Worshipper (To Gauche.)
 * Heroic Albino
 * Heroic Bastard (Possibly. He's definitely not curious where his dad is.)
 * Heroic BSOD (Lag after Face Heel Turn)
 * Heroic RROD (He puts a lot into his heart bullets. As a result, he gets sick often.)
 * The McCoy
 * Meaningful Name ("Lagrima" means tears.)
 * Men Don't Cry (Averted with a vengeance.)
 * Mismatched Eyes
 * Missing Mom (Initially, he was looking for her.)
 * Orphan's Plot Trinket (His Spirit Amber eye.)
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning (His eyes are naturally red and the Spirit Amber in his left socket is also red. Subverted because he's very benevolent.)
 * Serious Business (Letters and memories, of course.)
 * To Be a Master (He wants to be Head Bee.))
 * When All You Have Is a Hammer (Red Needle, is there anything you can't do?)
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Wholesome Crossdresser (He makes an adorable girl.)

Niche
She is Lag's personal bodyguard, AKA Dingo. Niche was a letter Lag encountered on his way to the Bee-Hive and he delivered to her destination, a side-show circus called Love Someone Down. She is actually the "Child of Maka" (lit. the Child of Greatness) and as a result, has golden, 'sword-like' hair, blue eyes and arms resembling that of a bear.

Tropes associated with Niche:


 * Action Girl
 * Bodyguard Crush (On Lag.)
 * Clingy Jealous Girl (Since Lag is her world, she's generally not pleased when she's not the center of his.)
 * The Comically Serious
 * Cute Bruiser
 * Cute Monster Girl (With Cute Little Fangs even!)
 * Forehead of Doom (It shines!)
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Godiva Hair, Prehensile Hair (The Golden Sword.)
 * Hair of Gold
 * I Have the High Ground
 * Innocent Fanservice Girl (Does NOT like underwear.)
 * The Lancer
 * Line-of-Sight Name (She's called 'Niche' because, well, that's where Lag found her. It works.)
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Pettanko (The more she hangs around normal people, more aware of it she becomes.)
 * Please Put Some Clothes On (A Running Gag on par with Lag's crying.)
 * Serious Business (Being a Dingo.)
 * Stay in the Kitchen (Despite being sad to say goodbye to her, Lag initially thinks it's too dangerous for Niche to be his dingo as a young girl. He gets over it fairly quickly.)
 * Ten-Minute Retirement (As a result of drinking poisoned water and losing to  She gets better.)
 * Third Person Person
 * Took a Level In Badass (She can now make some pretty intricate things with her hair, after training with )
 * Tsundere
 * Wild Child
 * Tsundere
 * Wild Child

Steak
Niche's live bait and emergency food rations. He followed her from Love Someone Down and usually is a Head Pet. Steak seems to have accepted that one day Niche may make good on her desire to eat him. He also appears to be a Kapellmeister and the Last of His Kind.

Tropes associated with Steak:


 * Eat the Dog (He's named Steak for a reason.)
 * Face Death with Dignity (Is mostly okay with Niche eating him one day.)
 * Head Pet
 * Last of His Kind
 * More Teeth Than the Osmond Family (Nearly his entire body is mouth with a corresponding amount of teeth. As Lag and Connor found out.)
 * Shout-Out to Fizzgig fromTheDarkCrystal
 * The Nose Knows (He can sniff out the weaknesses of Gaichuu.)
 * Team Pet

Connor Kluff
The Bee who escorted Lag to his interview. Connor made regular deliveries to Campbell Litus as Lag was growing up, and seems to be popular with the townspeople. He has a hearty appetite and a stocky build, and tires easily. His Dingo is a hound dog named Gus whose skilled at tunneling. His Spirit Amber attack is "Yellow Bomb" and uses pieces of his hunger via landmines.

Tropes associated with Connor:


 * Big Bulky Bomb (Yellow Bomb can make some pretty big explosions.)
 * Big Eater (Justified. His attacks rely on it.)
 * Big Friendly Dog (Gus, who's also a bit lazy.)
 * Eyes Always Shut (Does he HAVE eyes?)
 * Lazy Bum (He could be a bit more energetic.)
 * Nice Guy (Unlike Lag and Zazie, he has no mental hiccups. )
 * The Smart Guy (He's pretty knowledgeable for one so young.)
 * Stuff Blowing Up
 * Tunnel King (Gus, his Dingo.)
 * The Smart Guy (He's pretty knowledgeable for one so young.)
 * Stuff Blowing Up
 * Tunnel King (Gus, his Dingo.)

Zazie
A Bee who specializes in killing Gaichuu and actually has very little interest in deliveries. For the record, he IS good at those too. His parents were killed by Gaichuu when he was a child, leading him to become a Bee in order to exact vengeance. He likes cats; in fact his Dingo is a panther named "Wasiolka." His Spirit Amber attack is "Blue Thorn" and shoots pieces of his hate.

Also, in the anime, he's very apparently a boy. In the manga, however...

Tropes associated with Zazie:


 * The Big Guy (Out of the three main Bees, he's the least likely to be captured.)
 * Cute Little Fangs (To go with the cat theme.)
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady
 * Hair-Trigger Temper (He gets a tad hot under the collar.)
 * Hand Cannon
 * Hero Worshipper (To Jiggy Pepper. Subverted by the fact that he's just as capable.)
 * I Can Still Fight (In Episode 20, despite his broken arm, he returns via Big Damn Heroes to help Lag.)
 * Kindhearted Cat Lover
 * Panthera Awesome (Wasiolka.)
 * Revenge (His reason for joining the Letter Bees and the source of his power.)
 * Trigger Happy

Jiggy Pepper
The resident Express Delivery specialist, a young adult Bee who occasionally shows up when the manga decides to be extra cool. Has two adopted siblings, Nelli and Nello, though Nello, the boy, eventually dies of an illness. He left their hometown to become stronger to protect them. He also had a bell tower built there. His Spirit Amber, Sea Blue Ultramarine, is in his motorcycle. His Dingo is a hawk named Harry.

Tropes associated with Jiggy:


 * Aloof Big Brother (Note that in this case, 'aloof' does not mean 'bad'. He really does love and care for his adoptive sister, he's just sort of understated about it. As in 'to the point that she completely despised him until discovering just how much he's done to take care of her over the years'.)
 * Badass Biker (Zazie and Lag certainly think so.)
 * Big Brother Instinct (Becomes a Bee because of it.)
 * Big Brother Mentor (To Lag and Zazie.)
 * Big Damn Heroes (Saves Lag from a lighthouse. Really.)
 * Cool Bike (It runs on nonsensoleum heart!)
 * Mr. Fanservice (A Nice Guy who decides to become a Bee to help his adopted younger siblings, rides a Cool Bike and serves as a Big Brother Mentor to his younger fellow employees. Awwww.)
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars (Two on the right side of his face, right near his eye. He's definitely a good guy, though.)

Lily Confort
Lag's partner during the Cabernet interception mission. She lacks confidence in her abilities and hates the fact that as a Bee she is often rejected by society. She holds Lag in very high esteem, having heard of his reputation, and admires his dedication, abilities and confidence.

Tropes associated with Lily:


 * Hero Worshipper: Her admiration for the "Child Of Light" is quite strong.
 * Let's Get Dangerous:
 * Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Her partnership with Lag.
 * Younger Than They Look: Lag is surprised to learn that she's only a year older than him.
 * Younger Than They Look: Lag is surprised to learn that she's only a year older than him.

Largo Lloyd
The Master of the Bee Hive. Seem to have a more invested interest in Lag and his deliveries for reasons unknown.

Tropes associated with Largo:


 * Alliterative Name
 * Benevolent Boss
 * Bishonen
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer (He can be quite frivolous sometimes. Lag's jaw drops when he finds out THIS man is in charge.)
 * Busman's Holiday
 * The Chessmaster (Often out gathering information... and threatening those who don't give it up.)
 * Mr. Fanservice (I'm certainly glad whenever he shows up.)
 * Guile Hero (Implied.)
 * Mr. Exposition (He IS in charge.)
 * Stoic Spectacles (A smiling example.)
 * Ship Tease (With Aria and Elena, before she died.)
 * Smoking Is Cool (In the manga, he often has a cigarette butt in his mouth.)
 * Team Dad
 * Trickster Mentor (Up until the reveal, he had some elements of this.)
 * Wild Card (Not evil per se, but does ANYONE know what he's thinking about?)
 * Trickster Mentor (Up until the reveal, he had some elements of this.)
 * Wild Card (Not evil per se, but does ANYONE know what he's thinking about?)

Aria Link
The Sub Master of the Bee Hive and Largo's right hand, taking care of the minor things for him. She was see earlier in Gauche's memories as a letter bee and his love interest. Aria's Spirit Amber ability is the Heart Restoration Bullet, which she executes by playing music on her violin. The music has a healing effect on everyone who hears it. The closer one stands to her while she is playing, the stronger the healing effects. Her Spirit Amber attack is "Crimson Melody" and is executed by playing her violin. Her Dingo is Bolt, a large dog.

Tropes associated with Aria:


 * Big Friendly Dog (Bolt.)
 * Dojikko (There is a reason she doesn't do deliveries anymore...)
 * Elegant Classical Musician
 * Form-Fitting Wardrobe (Her outfits tend to be like this, especially in the manga. In a recent chapter, Lag ends up staring at her after she dons her old Letter Bee uniform, which is a little... tight on her, and when she frets about having gained weight, he reassures her that she looks sexy.)
 * Meaningful Name (An "aria" is a type of song for opera.)
 * Meganekko/StoicSpectacles
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Musical Assassin (That violin gets GREAT range.)
 * Sexy Secretary
 * Ship Tease (With Gauche, of course and sometimes her boss.)
 * Sugar and Ice Personality (Can be cold and professional, but is also very warm-hearted.)
 * Team Mom (For all Bees.)

Dr. Thunderland Jr.
A biologist who belongs to the Third Bioscience advisory panel of Amberground divisions specializing in pathology. He collects corpses for dissection and study, earning him the nickname "The Corpse Doctor." He has a morbid interest in dissection. Not as evil as he looks.

Tropes associated with Dr. Thunderland:


 * Comedic Sociopathy (Thinks dissection is a marvelous thing to talk about while standing over an unconscious body.)
 * Dr. Jerk (Despite what Zazie will tell you, he's not.)
 * Eyepatch of Power (Seems to have lost his eye on the Day of Flicker.)
 * Insistent Terminology (It seems odd when no one calls him "Dr." or "Jr.")
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold (While he does dissect A LOT of things, he uses them to create cures for diseases. Also, for the corpses he finds, he erects little memorials for all of them.)
 * Mad Scientist (You get the feeling that he and Stein would get along GREAT.)
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast ("Corpse Doctor.")
 * The Professor

Dr. Thunderland
Thunderland Junior's father, who makes appearances in the bonus sections of the manga volumes to talk about Amberground, and the various people and places Lag finds in his travels


 * All There in the Manual: Provides information that isn't openly discussed in the manga, but also adds quite a bit of his own opinion, especially where his son is concerned.
 * Cool Shades
 * Mr. Exposition

Mock Sullivan
A Letter Bee whose approach to his work is starkly different from Lag and Gauche's; he simply believes in getting letters to their destinations and is willing to write off letters as "cold letters" without tracking down the sender or recipient.

Tropes associated with Mock:


 * Jerkass: Says in no uncertain terms that he doesn't think much of Lag as a Bee and dislikes his approach to delivering letters.
 * Knife Nut
 * My Name Is Not Durwood: Gets Lag's name wrong despite having just been told it.

Krank
Mock Sullivan's Dingo, a cobra.

Tropes associated with Krank:


 * Reptiles Are Abhorrent (Subverted, heh.)

Calibus Garrard
A government official and former Bee come to retrieve 's unconscious body. Lloyd at one point idolized him.

Tropes associated with Garrard:


 * Blue Oni (To Hazel's Red.)
 * Broken Pedestal
 * Cool Old Guy: He's absolutely badass
 * Dark and Troubled Past:
 * Jerkass->.
 * Obstructive Bureaucrat:
 * Pick on Someone Your Own Size (Seems to have it out for Largo)
 * Smug Snake:
 * Stoic Spectacles and Sunglasses At Night
 * To Be a Master (Another person who wants to be Head Bee and has no problem stepping on small stones in his path to being it.)
 * Pick on Someone Your Own Size (Seems to have it out for Largo)
 * Smug Snake:
 * Stoic Spectacles and Sunglasses At Night
 * To Be a Master (Another person who wants to be Head Bee and has no problem stepping on small stones in his path to being it.)

Hazel Valentine
The Dingo of Calibus Garrard. Would be suffering from Small Name, Big Ego if he wasn't as tough as people say he is. A bit childish.

Tropes associated with Hazel:


 * Badass Normal (Takes on Niche and nearly wins.)
 * The Big Guy (One of the biggest guys in comic.)
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Defeat Means Friendship (One of the weirdest examples imaginable, with Wasiolka. She... he... you know what, it really does need to be seen to be believed. Check the links above under Crowning Moment of Funny.)
 * Distracted by the Sexy (Niche finally beats him by )
 * Friend to All Living Things And All Children (When he's not beating the crap of them, of course.)
 * Gender Blender Name
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Garrard.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Plucky Comic Relief (When Hazel shows up, the next few pages are guaranteed to be funny, no matter what happens.)
 * Red Oni (To Garrad's Blue.)

Amberground Government
Enforces a very strict class separation & bars travel between the 3 districts for all except those given proper clearance.

Tropes about the government in general

Empress of Amberground
Tropes associated with her:


 * Shout-Out: Her statues resemble the Virgin Mary.

Jikku Vallore
Commander of the Imperial Guard.

Tropes associated with Jikku Vallore:


 * Abusive Parents:
 * Chekhov's Gunman
 * Chekhov's Gunman

Reverse
A revolutionary group trying to cause a "Reverse" in Amberground. May not or may not be much better than the government they're trying to topple over.

The Man Unable To Become A Spirit/Lawrence
The leader of Reverse. Otherwise, Exactly What It Says on the Tin.

Tropes associated with The Man Unable To Become A Spirit:


 * Big Bad (Possibly.)
 * Face Framed in Shadow
 * Nice Hat
 * The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized (No, it will not.)

The girl in white
Noir's Dingo.

Tropes associated with her:


 * Dark Action Girl
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Femme Fatale (Not sexual, but definitely beautiful and definitely morally ambiguous.)
 * Hannibal Lecture (Gives one to, leading to Ten-Minute Retirement.)
 * Knife Nut
 * Meaningful Name
 * The Stoic
 * Take My Hand (Refuses despite being somewhat touched he offered.)
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Noir
A Marauder for Reverse who steals letters from Bees. He's a bit of a jerk.

Tropes associated with Noir:


 * Evil Albino
 * Evil Counterpart (To the Bees.)
 * Hand Cannon
 * The Heartless
 * Jerkass
 * The Stoic
 * The Stoic

Zeal
Agent of Reverse. Fought Zaji.

Tropes associated with Zeal:


 * Beast Man
 * Body Horror

Mie
Agent of Reverse.

Tropes associated with Mie:


 * Catgirl
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Ms. Fanservice

Sunny
A young nun at the Veritably Abbey in Lamento Town. She is a good baker and has a crush on Connor.

Tropes associated with Sunny:


 * All Love Is Unrequited
 * Feminine Women Can Cook
 * Supreme Chef (If Connor's anything to go by, her cookies are addictive.)
 * Through His Stomach (Eventually, it works.)
 * Supreme Chef (If Connor's anything to go by, her cookies are addictive.)
 * Through His Stomach (Eventually, it works.)

Others
Semi-recurring characters, family of main characters and people who aren't specifically affiliated with anything.

Gauche Suede
Lag's mentor and hero, who delivered him to his aunt in Chapter 1. He's a lively and pleasant young man, something remarked upon by those who've met him. He also wants to become the Head Bee so that he can make life easier for his younger sister. He likes weird soup. It's revealed he has no memories of his mother, as a result of the Day Of Flicker. Aria believes he focuses all of his attention on his sister as a result. His Spirit Amber attack is "Black Needle" and his Dingo is Roda.

Tropes associated with Gauche:


 * The Ace (In verse, just about everyone loves Gauche.)
 * Big Brother Instinct (Sylvette is his main motivation.)
 * Big Brother Instinct (He returns for Lag because of this.)
 * Big Brother Mentor (To Lag)
 * Big Damn Heroes (In Chapter 42.)
 * Big Friendly Dog (Roda, unless you're a Gaichuu.)
 * Disappeared Dad (Is never mentioned.)
 * Mr. Fanservice (Even more so than Jiggy and Largo. On top of being a Nice Guy who does things for the benefit of those younger than he, he's a White-Haired Pretty Boy. )
 * Fan Service (In the latest chapter as of this typing, he wakes looking like this. This troper could not have been the only one who was pleased.)
 * Hand Cannon
 * Heroic Albino
 * Laser-Guided Amnesia (Can't remember his mother. )
 * Missing Mom (Has absolutely no memory of her whatsoever.)
 * Promotion to Parent (After his mother's death.)
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning (Averted )
 * To Be a Master (Like Lag, he also wants to be Head Bee.)
 * Trademark Favorite Food (Loves "The Three Brothers' Soup.")
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * To Be a Master (Like Lag, he also wants to be Head Bee.)
 * Trademark Favorite Food (Loves "The Three Brothers' Soup.")
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Sylvette Suede
Gauche's younger, handicapped sister. Like Lag, she was also born of the Day of Flicker. After Gauche leaves for Akatsuki, he disappears, leaving her to assume he's dead. Some years later she encounter Lag, who promises to find her brother. She covers the rent and expenses on her house by making and selling dolls and renting a room to Lag.

Tropes associated with Sylvette:


 * Apron Matron (Twenty years early, even.)
 * Badass Normal (A Handicapped Badass Normal!)
 * Boobs of Steel: quite a sizable pair for one her age... Niche doesn't take it well
 * Dead Guy, Junior: Unbeknownst to her older brother, she bears the name of her mother.
 * Handicapped Badass (The "Wheelchair Leopardess" can catch up to and take on RHINO-DRAWN CARRIAGES. And WIN.)
 * Please Put Some Clothes On (To Niche again, though mainly she wishes Niche would wear more girly pants. Also, Sylvette has to remind Niche to brush her teeth.)
 * Plucky Girl
 * Self-Made Woman (While lonely, she manages to do just fine without her brother and before Lag comes along. Also, her dolls are pretty popular.)
 * Team Mom
 * Trademark Favorite Food (Like Gauche, she also likes weird soup.)
 * Vitriolic Best Buds (It takes a while before Niche warms up to Sylvette.)
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Sabrina Mary
Lag's aunt who lives in Campbell Litus. Gauche delivers Lag to her in the first chapter. Lag stays with her for five years before leaving to become a Bee himself.

Tropes associated with Sabrina:


 * Apron Matron
 * Cool Old Lady
 * Tsundere (Yells at Gauche for not thanking Lag for dragging his ass into town but gives him food and water for the return trip back to Yuusari.)

Lag's mother
She was taken to Akatsuki at the beginning of the story and no one has seen her since. She is the one who implanted the Spirit Amber in Lag's eye.

Tropes associated with her:


 * The Ghost
 * Mama Bear (Implanted Spirit Amber in her son's eye to help him survive an illness. It's helped him survive soul-sucking GIANT INSECTS.)
 * Missing Mom

Antagonist of the Blue Notes Blues Arc. Exactly What It Says on the Tin, she was separated from  sometime ago. Unlike  she managed to grow up and find her way back to Maka. Also unlike she knows just how and why she came into the world.

Tropes associated with her:

""Let's cuh. Cut. Cut you open and see what's inside.""
 * Action Girl
 * Dark Action Girl (When initially introduced.)
 * Annoying Arrows
 * BFS
 * Broken Bird
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Cute Monster Girl
 * Death by Childbirth
 * Forehead of Doom ( IS her  after all...)
 * Godiva Hair, Prehensile Hair
 * Hair of Gold
 * Humans Are Bastards (They certainly have been to her and her entire family. )
 * Innocent Fanservice Girl
 * Lady of War (Can make some impressively intricate things with her hair, rarely has to change stance while fighting.)
 * Ms. Fanservice (Manages to go toe to toe with Aria for the position. Possibly a Fetish Fuel Station Attendant.)
 * Naked First Impression (Not that she gives a crap.)
 * Please Put Some Clothes On (Makes her OWN Chainmail Bikini even.)
 * Plot-Relevant Age-Up
 * Really Two Hundred Years Old
 * Stripperiffic (This.)
 * Sugar and Ice Personality (When she stops being aloof and throwing tantrums, she's quite nice.)
 * Tall, Very Blonde And Bishoujo
 * Training From Hell (Taught  some new tricks.)
 * Verbal Tic: When she gets upset, she trips over her words.


 * Wild Child

Maka
The resident God of Blue Notes Blues. People make sacrifices to her and while she does protect the land, she does it for no one's sake but her own. Somehow she managed to raise

Tropes associated with Maka:


 * Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever
 * Foreshadowing (Neither she nor  completely buy into the notion that   is human.)
 * Hair of Gold
 * Humans Are Annoying
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons
 * Mix-and-Match Critters (She looks like a cross between an eagle and a dragon.)
 * Our Dragons Are Different
 * Our Gods Are Greater
 * Pet the Dog (She helps live long enough to have her daughters and raises the oldest when she makes her way back to her.)
 * Also, she genuinely does protect the land.
 * She takes  to a healing lake.)
 * Physical God

Celica
Tropes associated with Celica:


 * Mama Bear (Was perfectly fine with Maka eating her so long as.