Witch Hunter/Characters

Characters from the Manhwa Witch Hunter include:

Tasha Godspell

 * Nickname: Magic Marksman
 * Birthday: April 3rd
 * Age: 16
 * Blood Type: O
 * Height: 5' 7"
 * Weight: 126 lb
 * Race: Human
 * Class: Black
 * Supporter: Halloween

Tasha Godspell is a Black Class Witch Hunter and the second diciple of Edea Florence. At the beginning of the series, his goal is to find his sister Aria, have her remove the curse she placed upon him and take her home to their mother. Obsessed with making money, Tasha's a proud swindler and rather stingy. His capacity for kindness only seems to surface in the company of women. The Great Witches East and North consider him instrumental to their respective plans, as either the savior or destroyer of humanity.

His Magic Bullet Gun can fire three types of ammunition: Piercing, Grenade, and Tranquilizer. His Arcane Desert Eagle Custom can fire the equivalent of 10,000 bullets in a single shot. In addition to mana bullets, Tasha can also fit standard bullets into his guns. His Dimensional Gallery stores his guns and regulates the flow of mana to his body. He later overrides its limiter to achieve White Class strength at the cost of his sanity.


 * Barehanded Blade Block (Tasha knows how to do it)
 * Comedic Sociopathy (Has his moments.)
 * Dead Little Sister
 * Even the Guys Want Him (He's the exception to Xing's hatred of guys)
 * Expy of Allen Walker from D.Gray-Man (apparently intentional ?)
 * Greed (He loves money.)
 * Revealed to apply to not only money, but all his possessions. Even if it would be to his advantage to give something up, he will refuse.
 * The Gunslinger
 * Heroic Resolve
 * Impoverished Patrician (according to the author's note, his family used to be noble)
 * Red Baron (Tasha Gospel the "Magic Bullet Marksman")
 * Spell My Name with an "S"
 * Technical Pacifist (despite being easily the most violent character in the series, he refuses to kill.)
 * Trigger Happy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Halloween

 * Birthday: unknown
 * Age: unknown
 * Blood Type: unknown
 * Height: unknown
 * Weight: unknown
 * Race: Human
 * Supporter of: Tasha

Tasha's supporter. It takes the form of a doll with a pumpkin's head and fights using two swords, Yin and Yang. Though loyal to its master, Halloween isn't above attacking him in retaliation for an insult. It originally sported two seals in the form of padlock necklaces, one of which was broken during a skirmish with Ryu Hwan. In human form, Halloween summons her blades from the clothes issued to her at HQ. According to East, has the potential to become stronger than Varete or Ryuhwan. It is heavily implied that she harbors romantic feelings for Tasha.


 * Action Girl
 * Dual Wield
 * Non-Human Sidekick
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Redheaded Hero
 * Samus Is a Girl
 * Stripperiffic
 * Stripperiffic

Xing Bairong

 * Nickname: God-Speed Fist
 * Birthday: April 3rd
 * Age: 20
 * Blood Type: AB
 * Height: 6'1"
 * Weight: 148 lb
 * Race: Human
 * Class: Black

Xing is a Black Class Witch Hunter, known for his superhuman speed and shameless skirt-chasing. He dislikes the company of any man except Tasha, claiming to prefer women with 'sexy bodies'. His hobby is collecting sunglasses.

His real name is Prince Yue of Bairong, identical triplet to princes Lee and Xing. He was named the Emperor of Bairong, but exchanged names and lives with the mild-mannered Xing to pursue his dream of roaming the world. Three years later (present timeline), he returns to find the Empire has fallen to a now-evil Lee, not to mention that Xing is not happy with his departure.

"Lee: "You would dare turn your gaze elsewhere when I'm right in front of you.""
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Brilliant but Lazy (in the flashback chapters)
 * Cain and Abel
 * Chivalrous Pervert/Lovable Sex Maniac
 * Cool Shades
 * Depraved Bisexual (only gay for Tasha, but very much)
 * Ho Yay: With Tasha
 * Foe Yay: With Lee.


 * Royal Blood
 * Sibling Rivalry
 * Twin Switch: Did this with his brother Xing.
 * Warrior Prince

Taras Doberg

 * Nickname: Blessing of the Earth
 * Birthday: Dec 20
 * Age: 20
 * Blood Type: A
 * Height: 5'11"
 * Weight: 143 lb
 * Race: Human
 * Class: Black

Taras is a Black Class Witch Hunter, he has power over Earth and is seen as egotistical and refers to himself with the suffix -nim(Korean equivalent of -sama). He is skilled and while under the control of a witch even Tasha and Xing could not defeat him. His personality constantly antagonizes many people, which has Tasha tease him by calling him an extra and noting how he was defeated by his little sister, being controlled by a Witch and owes him half his paycheck. He was suppose to be an unnamed extra according to the author, but they expanded his role. His hobbies include gardening, he likes receiving praise and the plants he grows and hates being ignored.

His sister is Tania, the S-Class Administrator of the North and the only person he fears.


 * Ascended Extra: Taras was originally a nameless background extra.
 * Badass Boast
 * Blue Blood
 * Butt Monkey
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * Informed Attribute
 * Large Ham
 * Person of Mass Destruction / Destructive Savior (Visul calls him out twice for that)
 * Phobia (He's very afraid of his older sister Tania.)
 * Spell My Name with an "S": "Taras" or "Tarras"?

Tania Doberg

 * Nickname: Empress of the Land
 * Birthday: unknown
 * Age: unknown
 * Blood Type: unknown
 * Height: unknown
 * Weight: unknown
 * Race: Human
 * Class: White
 * Supporter: unknown

The S-Class Administrator of the North and Taras' older sister. She is considerably stronger, able to use Flower of Earth (a much, much bigger one) without a chant, only tapping the ground with her staff. Tania interrupts Tasha's fight with Lancelot and forces him to retreat without much effort. Tasha said he and Taras were a team, which prompted Tania to give him a lollipop. She mistook Tasha as a girl at first.


 * All There in the Manual: She's not, in fact, a witch. Extra material explains the Doberg family have shamanic powers over spirits. The Nice Hat just looks nice.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: She's the head of Doberg family for a reason.
 * Blue Blood
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * Ensemble Darkhorse
 * Expy: Tania resembles Olivier Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist
 * Hypocritical Heartwarming: Only Tania can insult her younger brother, anyone else that does, well, it's just not a good idea.
 * Lady of War
 * Nice Hat
 * Onee-Sama: Type 2. Also, the Ojou.

Monica

 * Nickname: unknown
 * Birthday: July 11
 * Age: 15
 * Blood Type: B<
 * Height: 5'1"
 * Weight: 92 lbs
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Black
 * Magic Specialty: Support
 * Supporter: Parvati

Initially a pickpocket who stole Tasha's suitcase, Monica is a Black Class Witch Hunter whose supporter specializes in healing and defensive magic. She awakened as a witch during one of Tasha's hunts and aided him in battle. After the townsfolk shun her for her newfound powers, Tasha brings her to HQ, where Eclipse Shadenon takes her as a student. Until she was Demoted to Extra, she seemed to be Tasha's Designated Love Interest.


 * Cute Witch
 * Demoted to Extra
 * The Medic
 * Nice Hat

Eclipse Shadenon

 * Nickname: Golden Ring Witch
 * Birthday: Oct 13
 * Age: unknown
 * Blood Type: O
 * Height: 5'8"
 * Weight: 117 lbs
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Black
 * Supporter: N/A

A Black Class Witch Hunter and Monica's mentor. She and her partner Alv Bronte are rather fond of tea and one another. Part of Team Golden Moon with Alv and Monica.


 * Hot Witch
 * Nice Hat

Alv Bronte

 * Nickname: Golden Helmet Witch
 * Birthday: July 1
 * Age: unknown
 * Blood Type: AB
 * Height: 4'6"
 * Weight: 66 lbs
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Black
 * Magic Specialty: Chains
 * Supporter: None

A small witch who clings to Eclipse, she can form chained weapons out of nothing and asks if she can kill anyone who threatens Eclipse. Cooga and Tasha are afraid of being partnered to her.


 * Creepy Child
 * Cute Witch
 * Nice Hat

Cooga Kunein

 * Nickname: Spear of Odin
 * Birthday: August 2th
 * Age: 16
 * Blood Type: B
 * Height: 5' 4"
 * Weight: 121 lb
 * Race: Human
 * Class: Black
 * Magic Specialty: Lightning
 * Supporter: None

Tasha's rival. He despises Witches and the weak, including those who operate under Witch Hunter. His attacks are lightning-based. He holds Words in high regard and enjoys making hats.


 * Heroic Bastard
 * Sociopathic Hero (He's technically among the good guys, but just so he can hurt witches.)
 * Improbable Age
 * Nice Hat
 * The Rival: To Tasha
 * Shock and Awe
 * Slasher Smile

Words Blondy von Worth

 * Nickname: Unknown
 * Birthday: August 29th
 * Age: 23
 * Blood Type: AB
 * Height: 6' 2"
 * Weight: 149 lb
 * Race: Human
 * Class: Black
 * Magic Specialty: gravity
 * Supporter: None

A Witch Hunter who is teamed with Cooga and is often seen by Cooga's side. His special ability is the manipulation of gravity, particularly that of objects and people. He is fond of wine and reading and is somewhat sophisticated. He has a contempt and dislike for all witches and supporters and is openly hostile towards witches who have sided with the Witch Hunters.


 * Berserk Button - Insulting Cooga infront of his face is a bad idea.
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Ho Yay
 * The Stoic
 * Not So Stoic
 * Word Salad Title - His name.

Vihyungrang
Nickname: Phantom Knight
 * Birthday: Unknown
 * Age: Unknown
 * Blood Type: Unknown
 * Height: Unknown
 * Weight: Unknown
 * Race: Human
 * Class: White

An S-Class Witch Hunter, said to be the strongest of his kind. He keeps watch on Tasha as per his promise to Tasha's master, Edea. After sending Tasha and friends on their mission to Bairong and Britain, he confronts the East Witch who has been spying on the Witch Hunters. He fights her and nearly gets killed, but Palgeuk interrupts and thus both stop fighting. Vihyungrang is currently away training.


 * Authority Equals Asskicking: It says something if some people consider his to be as strong as two regular S-Ranks.
 * Megane
 * My Significance Sense Is Tingling: His unique sensing method allows him to detect the East, who manages to hide from Witch Hunter's general detection methods.
 * Scarf of Asskicking: And he actually uses the scarf to actually kick ass.

Palgeuk



 * Nickname: Unknown
 * Birthday: Unknown
 * Age: Unknown
 * Blood Type: Unknown
 * Height: Unknown
 * Weight: Unknown
 * Race: Human
 * Class: White

An S-Class Witch Hunter. He first shows up to save Vihyungrang from East's Surtr, then later shows up again to fight Ryu Hwan.


 * Big Damn Heroes: Saves Vihyungrang by forcing East and Surtr to flee.
 * Blade on a Stick

Diana

 * Nickname: -
 * Birthday: Unknown
 * Age: Unknown
 * Blood Type: Unknown
 * Height: Unknown
 * Weight: Unknown
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Unknown

A clairvoyant witch.


 * Poke in the Third Eye: Attempts to spy on Varette, who promptly glares back at her.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting / Involuntary Shapeshifting: She meets only one person at a time, and for each visitor, she will appear as the person most emotionally attached to that person. For example, she looks like Aria when Tasha meets her. And not only that, she will also decorate her room so that it looks like the visitor's home. Tasha notably isn't happy with this treatment.

East

 * Nickname: Great Witch of the East
 * Age: unknown
 * Blood Type: unknown
 * Height: unknown
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Unknown but very powerful
 * Supporter: Surtr

East is a powerful witch which interferes with the North Witch's plan, though her intentions are unknown. She was once one of the four great witches.

One of the great 4 witches, she guides Tasha and protects him, urging him to get stronger for her own goals. Her current form is smaller than before, stating she has lost a lot of her power, but unlike most witches she doesn't need a hat to store her mana. She also knew Tasha's teacher and Ryuhwan. She asks Ryuhwan to make a contract with her in exchange for the name of the one who killed his teacher; she also knows Halloween's true identity. She reveals to Vihyungrang how Tasha is needed by both her and North, but views him as a tool and key that has no purpose once used and he'll disappear in the end. This leads to a battle between the two.

Her supporter is the Fiery Earth of Musphelheim's King, Surtr. He's so powerful even Ryuhwan stated he had no chance against it in his released limiter form. He had to be supplied with Mana to fight Vihyungrang, which drastically changed the flow of the battle.


 * Cute Witch
 * I Am Not Left-Handed: Her Surtr is easily taken down by Vihyungrang, but then she actually supplies Surtr with mana, and the table's turned.
 * Dangerous Forbidden Technique: However, supplying Surtr with mana drains her so bad, she implies she can only do that a few times.
 * Little Miss Badass
 * True Neutral: She neither sides with the Witch Hunters or the Witches, and only helps Tasha and Ryuhwan so they'll stop North and South's plans.

Aria Godspell

 * Nickname: Red Witch
 * Birthday: March 14th
 * Age: 14
 * Blood Type: B
 * Height: 4'11"
 * Weight: 84 lb
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: White
 * Supporter: Aegis

She is known as the Red Witch to many people, may be evil on the outside but once her powers are drained due to excessive battle, her true emotions begin to show. Mentally fragile because of what she did to innocent people and her family, she thinks there is no place for her to go home to anymore and thus stayed on the Witches side.


 * Brother-Sister Incest
 * Cute Witch
 * Lady in Red
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Satellite Character (Her characterization is little more than "crazy about Tasha", making her wonderfully creepy)
 * Yandere towards Tasha.
 * You Can't Go Home Again

Myun

 * Birthday: Unknown
 * Age: Unknown
 * Blood Type: Unknown
 * Height: None of your business
 * Weight: Even less of it
 * Race: Witch
 * Supporter: Unknown

A witch who appeared along with Xiao in the capital of Bairong to fight Visul, Xing and Tarras. Seems to be a follower of Lee.


 * Cute Witch
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Tarras wasn't on the receiving end (this time).
 * Ditto Fighter: Tsungxpert-Type.
 * Nice Hat

North

 * Nickname: Great Witch of the North
 * Birthday: Unknown
 * Age: Unknown
 * Blood Type: Unknown
 * Height: Unknown
 * Weight: Unknown
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Unknown but very powerful
 * Supporter: Unknown

The Big Bad. East claims that North plans to destroy all humans.


 * The Chessmaster: And she has a chess set too.
 * The Faceless: We have yet to see the upper half of her face.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Yes, despite her being faceless.
 * Omnicidal Maniac: According to East.
 * Stripperiffic

South

 * Nickname: Great Witch of the South
 * Birthday: Unknown
 * Age: Unknown
 * Blood Type: Unknown
 * Height: Unknown
 * Weight: Unknown
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Unknown but very powerful
 * Supporter: Unknown

Another of the Great Witches.


 * Blood Knight
 * Omnicidal Maniac: And her love for Stuff Blowing Up doesn't help.

Varette

 * Nickname: -
 * Birthday: Unknown
 * Age: Unknown
 * Blood Type: Unknown
 * Height: Unknown
 * Weight: Unknown
 * Race: Witch
 * Class: Unknown but very powerful
 * Supporter: Unknown

A very powerful witch who takes care of Aria.


 * The Caretaker of Aria.
 * Casting a Shadow: Capable of manipulating and hardening shadows.
 * Offscreen Moment of Awesome: She fights East at one point. In the aftermath, the battlefield is ruined.

Bairong Empire
A Korean-inspired empire, home of Yue. The leadership of this empire is chosen by the White Dragon spirit, who inhabits whoever is the current emperor. The current royal family consists of the emperor and his three sons, Lee, Yue and Xing. Three years prior to the start of the story, Yue was chosen as the next emperor, starting an era of strife in the royal family.

The Emperor Bairong
The Bairong emperor, at least until he chose Yue to be his successor (theoretically). In truth he is not a single person, but the spirits of all Bairong emperors from since its founding inside his current vessel. He provoked Lee into attacking Yue as the latter was not chosen as the next emperor. Later during Xing's rule, he played Treacherous Advisor to the young emperor, eventually driving the youngster to hate his own brother. by the time Yue pays a visit to Bairong, he has possessed Xing and wants to kill Lee and Yue, but is later killed by Lee.


 * Abusive Parents: He is a massive dick to his sons.
 * The Caligula
 * Grand Theft Me: The reason why he Mind Raped Xing is to prepare the latter to become a host.
 * Hive Mind: The emperor is better described as an entity than a person. See above too.
 * No Immortal Inertia: Soon after he gave the White Dragon spirit to Yue, he started Rapid Aging; After 3 years, he already looks like a grandpa.
 * Older Than He Looks: Each Bairong emperor rules for 100 years before passing the throne; Before choosing Yue as successor, he looked like a normal middle-aged man.
 * Troll: He seriously messed up his three sons.
 * Villainous Breakdown: Courtesy of Lee.

Lee
Yue's older brother. He wanted to be emperor, but was not chosen by the White Dragon spirit. Disappointed, he, after being given 'suggestion' from the current emperor, attempted to oust Yue, but has yet to succeed for three years.


 * Blood Knight: Obsessed with killing Yue.
 * Curb Stomp Battle: Thoroughly trounces Xing.
 * Deal with the Devil: Sort of; He made a contract with a witch to become her supporter to gain power.
 * The Evil Prince
 * Evil Twin
 * Manipulative Bastard: He learned from the best.
 * We Will Meet Again: To Yue after killing Xing.

Yue
Xing's real name. The very night after he was chosen as the next emperor, he was almost assassinated, and during this time he also learned the true nature of the emperor.


 * Always Someone Better: To his brothers. Not that he encouraged this behavior.
 * Brilliant but Lazy
 * Do Not Call Me Paul: After the real Xing's death, he decides to renounce his birth name.
 * Middle Child Syndrome: Inverted to his and his brothers' unending dismay.

Visul
Yue's personal guardian since when he was still a prince. She tends to hide her true strength, surprising many people who actually see her fight.


 * Almighty Janitor: Despite her powers, she opts to be a D-Class Witch Hunter.
 * Drop the Hammer: Two maces, to be exact.
 * Let's Get Dangerous: When she does get serious... Pity that she has to fight a skilled Ditto Fighter...
 * Ms. Fanservice: Between her Impossibly Low Neckline during her time in the palace, her tight combat suit which lacks Magic Skirt...
 * Slipknot Ponytail: After being beaten by said Ditto Fighter.

Xing
Yue's younger brother. He reluctantly accepted the throne when Yue decided to leave Bairong. He was targeted by an assassin after ruling for just one year, but made peace with the assassin, named Eun Sul Hwa, and ended up falling in love with her. Some time after, she was murdered, essentially causing Xing's Start of Darkness.


 * Break the Cutie: It sucks to be Xing.
 * The Caligula: Mind Raped into it.
 * Love Hurts: And how.
 * Reluctant Ruler: Due to Yue. He nevertheless always wanted to be a ruler though, but the crown is heavy.
 * Slap Slap Kiss: After that night when Sul-Hwa tried to assassinate him, the two instead became closer.
 * Taking You with Me: What must happen to him now that he is bound to the white dragon.
 * The Wise Prince: He WAS, anyway.

Eun Sul Hwa
A palace maid who actually held grudge against the empire due to the death of her family at the hand of the emperor's Praetorian Guard, the Black Raven, and tried to assassinate Xing because of that. Not only she did fail, she ended up falling for Xing and was promoted to be his personal maid. She was later murdered.


 * Broken Bird
 * High Heel Face Turn: It got her killed.
 * Slap Slap Kiss: The UST becomes obvious to everyone, including the man who hired her.
 * Stuffed Into the Fridge

Ryu Hwan

 * Birthday: June 12th
 * Age: 17 (stopped aging)
 * Blood Type: AB
 * Height: 5'7"
 * Weight: 126 lb
 * Race: Human
 * Supporter: Halloween (another)

A witch hunter, but not in the same sense as Witch Hunter: He attacks any witch, even the benign ones. He used to be Edea Florence's apprentice like Tasha, and due to this, he also fights with guns and even has a supporter named Halloween who is identical to Tasha's (at least until Tasha's transforms).


 * Fantastic Racism: An extreme one toward witches.
 * Foil (to Tasha, very clearly)
 * Goggles Do Something Unusual
 * Older Than They Look: If that 'stopped aging' phrase mean anything.
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: His hatred towards witches stems from Edea's death.
 * The Rival
 * Trigger Happy

Lancelot

 * Birthday: November 3th
 * Age: 24 (stopped aging)
 * Blood Type: O
 * Height: 6'0"
 * Weight: 146 lb
 * Race: Human
 * Supporter of: Guinevere

A knight of the Round Table who now works for the witches. Despite this, his loyalty is truly to Guinevere. During his time in the Table, he is the only one who is against Arthur's decision on arresting Guinevere because she's a witch. His loyalty to Guinevere extends to her daughter, Mordred.


 * Bodyguard Crush (on Guinevere)
 * Failure Knight
 * Older Than They Look: As well.