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== The Gandor Family and associates ==

=== Maria Barcelito ===

One of the assassins hired by Gustavo Baggetta in 1932 to destroy the Daily Days, Maria is a battle-loving [[Blood Knight]]. After losing to Claire, she somehow ends up joining the Gandor Family as one of their bodyguards. Along with Tick, she is one of the major players of the 1933 arc.

 

 

=== Edith ===

A speakeasy waitresses for a bar owned by the Gandors, Edith is the only woman among four siblings enamored with the newspaper industry. Edith went through a lot for being Roy's girlfriend and ensuring he doesn't waste his life by being a drug addict; from trying to talk the Runoratas out of pressing Roy with their drug trafficking operations, to insubordinating the Gandors by taking responsability for all of the problems Roy brought with him.

 

== The Russo Family and associates ==

=== Ricardo Russo {{spoiler|(Lydia Russo)}} ===

Placido Russo's only grandchild and heir to the Russo Family. Ricardo is a calm boy who has no interest in being a mafioso, especially since his parents were killed by a car bomb just for their Russo connection. {{spoiler|Ricardo is actually a girl who was raised as a boy so that she could one day take over the Russo Family. Huey tried to use Sham to control Ricardo, but this failed because he did not realize her true gender, and Sham refused to take control of a girl. Ricardo and Sham now share their consciousness.}}

 

== Lamia and Larva ==

=== Adele ===

 

A member of Lamia. Adele is an apprehensive woman of few words who has trouble maintaining eye contact with strangers. Despite appearances, however, she is a formidable fighter with unquenchable bloodlust.

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Adele constantly blushes and stammers her way through conversations, but...

** [[Cute and Psycho]]: She'll also blush and stammer her way through some of her more violent outbursts.

 

=== Tim/{{spoiler|Tack Jefferson}} ===

 

The leader of Larva, and the only human within the group full of homunculi. Something of a genius, Tim was taken in by Huey while he was still in his teens. He is dedicated to his missions and following Huey's orders.

 

=== Christopher Shouldered ===

 

A member of Lamia, a group within Larva. Christopher likes to follow his own agenda and often plays [[Rules Lawyer]] with Tim's orders, doing as he pleases. Chris has constant blood-shot eyes and razor-sharp teeth. After his debut arc {{spoiler|he joins the Russo family as Ricardo's bodyguard.}}

 

=== Hong Chimei "Chi" ===

 

The oldest homunculus within Lamia. He may not be the strongest, but is the most rational and most experienced. Hong is a close range fighter, and easily the fastest whithin Lamia. He's part of the team that comes to New York in 1933 to back up Tim, and shows up again in 1934 as part of Huey's experiment in Chicago.

 

=== Rail ===

 

A member of Lamia created less than 15 years ago. Rail is an explosives specialist with an outspoken hatred of his master and creator Huey. He hero-worships Christopher, who befriended him after a particularly traumatizing experiment. {{spoiler|Later in 1934, Rail leaves Huey's side after befriending Nice and joining Jacuzzi's gang. He is also revealed to be female.}}

 

=== Frank ===

 

A member of Lamia whose body is proportioned like a child, but is over 7 feet tall. Frank is one of Rail's closest friends. {{spoiler|He is kidnapped by Renée's team of scientists during the raid on Russo Manor, but is recovered by Huey at the end of 1934.}}

 

=== Sickle ===

 

One of the last members of Lamia to be introduced along with Rail, Frank and “The Poet” after The Slash arc. Sickle is a fighter well-versed in kick-based attacks with her main style being (admittedly) not-quite-Capoeira; her mission is to intervene with the Russos' sudden meddling with Lamia affairs.

 

=== "The Poet" ===

 

“The Poet” is Lamia's resident wannabe gentleman. As his name suggests he is very fond of poetry and likes to recite them at any time given, and much to everyone's dismay, he happens to recite them or make his conversation into a rhythmic banter pretty much any time he opens his mouth. Graham seems to be the only one who appreciates his poetry.

 

=== Leeza Laforet {{spoiler|(Hilton)}} ===

 

Huey's younger daughter and Chane's sister. She is a little girl who is viciously loyal to her father and practically worships him. In 1933 and 1934, Leeza is with Huey in his cell in Alcatraz, but is somehow able to know of things that are going on outside the prison. When not in Alcatraz, Leeza appears as a disembodied voice. {{spoiler|Leeza is actually Hilton's first vessel. Huey had the infant Leeza drink the water that contained the consciousness of Hilton, which overrode Leeza. Didn't make much of a difference as far as personality and intellect goes, as Hilton was also newly-made at the time.}}

 

=== Nile ===

 

One of the 1711 immortals. After becoming immortal, he began to frequent battlefields so that he would never forget the meaning of death, but ended up desensitizing himself to it instead. Usually calm, collected, and [[The Stoic|stoical]], but once he gets angry, ''watch out''. In 2001, he is traveling with Maiza, Czes, and Sylvie in search of the remaining 1711 immortals.

 

=== Denkuro Tougo ===

 

One of the 1711 immortals. A Japanese man who, after the Advenna Avis landed in America, decided to get back to his homeland via Siberia. He was trapped in ice for about 250 years, but after a great deal of grief during the Cold War, he manages to find his way back to Japan. Finally joins up with the surviving 1711 immortals in 2002.

 

=== Victor Talbot ===

 

One of the 1711 immortals, Victor is part of the immortal-monitoring division at the FBI. Because his best friend, a fellow 1711 immortal, was the alchemist that Ennis devoured, Victor has a grudge against her and Szilard.

 

=== Begg Garott ===

 

One of the 1711 immortals, Begg works for the Runorata Family. Even before 1711, he's been creating all sorts of drugs to bring people "ultimate happiness". He and Fermet studied together under the same alchemy teacher.

* [[Immune to Drugs]]: He's injected himself with so much drugs that's he's developed an immunity to them.

* [[Pet the Dog]]: After Czes loses the explosives he was going to use to negotiate with the Runoratas, Begg reveals that ''he'' was the Runorata buyer, and that Czes won't be held responsible for the loss of the explosives. The whole negotiation was set up by Begg so that he could help Czes financially without arousing suspicion.

 

== Nebula Sky ==

 

=== Renée Palamades Brinvillier ===

 

A scientist working at Nebula. Renée is a clumsy and forgetful woman who is nevertheless devoted to science, to a frightening degree. Her attractive figure is the subject of much attention from her fellow researchers, but Renée doesn't seem to care about anything not related to her experiments. {{spoiler|She was also Huey, Elmer, and Monica's alchemy teacher in the early 1700s. Renée is from a generation of immortals even earlier than the 1711 group, though details on that are still sparse.}}

* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]

* [[Ditzy Genius]]

* [[Faux Affably Evil]]

* [[For Science!]]: Renée is basically a [[Distaff Counterpart]] to Huey, except she doesn't even try to hide her scientific curiosities.

* [[Student Teacher Romance]]: {{spoiler|She's implied to be the mother of Huey's daughters Chane and Leeza.}} Whether this really was "Romance" as opposed to [[For Science!]] is up for debate.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

== Lotto Valentino Inhabitants ==

=== The Mask Maker ===

A masked [[Serial Killer]] who terrorizes the city of Lotto Valentino in 1705. Very little is known about him—not even his gender or approximate age. The Mask Maker's victims are all stabbed to death with a stiletto and their faces are covered with the same white mask worn by the killer himself. It is said that anyone who witnesses the Mask Maker will become his next target. His true identity is {{spoiler|Monica Campanella, a student at the alchemy school. She had been targeting key members of the Lotto Valentino drug trade and the slave children who acted as runners in order to increase profits for Huey's counterfeiting operation. Elmer temporarily borrows the identity in order to get Monica together with Huey.}}

 

* [[Serial Killer]]

* [[White Mask of Doom]]

 

=== Monica Campanella ===

An alchemy school classmate of Huey and Elmer, Monica is a friendly girl who works at a nearby patisserie. She has a massive unrequited crush on Huey, and the aftermath of her confession starts off the 1705 story. {{spoiler|In reality, she is the serial killer, the Mask Maker. Eventually marries Huey, but is killed by Fermet in 1710.}}

 

* {{spoiler|[[Stepford Smiler]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Unholy Matrimony]]: With Huey, sometime between 1705 and 1710.}}

 

=== Esperança C. Boroñal ===

 

An eccentric count who governs the city of Lotto Valentino. Esperança is a famed womanizer who will go above and beyond the call of duty in order to serve a woman's needs, be she old, young, fat, skinny, rich, poor, etc. In 1705, he is hosting Elmer, who had come to Lotto Valentino in order to study alchemy.

 

=== Niki ===

 

A witness of the Mask Maker's serial killings. Niki meets Huey and Monica during an unfortunate run-in with a group of thugs. She is later saved by Elmer from those same thugs, and ends up staying at Esperança's estate as Elmer's guest. {{spoiler|Niki is actually one of the young slaves that the residents of Lotto Valentino use as tools for a lucrative drug trade. At the end of the 1705 story, despite Esperança's offer to house her, she leaves Lotto Valentino.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Death Seeker]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[The Dog Bites Back]]}}

* [[Parental Abandonment]]

* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: Niki considers her time at Esperança's estate to be one such moment.

 

=== Dalton Strauss ===

The headmaster of the alchemy school in Lotto Valentino. He is an elderly man who commands a great deal of respect from his students. Dalton knows about the truth behind many of the events that are occurring in Lotto Valentino in 1705, and discloses his knowledge to the visiting Denkuro and Zank.

 

 

=== Aile ===

The leader of the Rotten Eggs, a gang composed of disgruntled aristocratic youth. His real name is {{spoiler|Maiza Avaro}}.

 

* [[Blue Blood]]

* [[Death Glare]]: The narration goes on about how "sharp" his eyes are and how intimidating it is to meet his gaze.

* [[Neighborhood Friendly Gangsters]]: He wants what's best for Lotto Valentino; what his subordinates want is less clear.

* [[Noble Demon]]: Despite the harsh manner in which he does so, his motives for warning various people to stay out of Lotto Valentinian politics appear to be altruistic. Elmer calls him on it, and he doesn't deny it.

== ''The Children of Bottle'' Characters ==

=== Phil ===

 

Five identical girls, all calling themselves Phil, who live in the castle with Elmer. Prior to his taking up residence in the castle, they lived in the village, where they were regarded as demonic by the villagers. {{spoiler|In fact, all five are vessels of a single "water" being created by the Quates family.}}

 

=== Dez Nibel ===

 

The mayor of the village. Highly suspicious and hostile toward outsiders. {{spoiler|A homunculus/water being who escaped from the Quates family's lab and tried to live as a normal villager. After the death of his human wife, he had a bit of a breakdown and became determined to destroy the village and its creators.}}

 

 

* {{spoiler|[[Artificial Human]]}}

 

=== Felt Nibel ===

 

Dez's son. He is kinder and more open-minded than his father. {{spoiler|Except that he and his father are actually ''the same person'', a water consciousness created by the Quates family and occupying multiple vessels.}}

 

=== The Peddler/{{spoiler|Bild Quates}} ===

* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: for the misdeeds his ancestors committed to create the village.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Fatherly Scientist]]: to Phil, although rather ineffectual for most of her life.}}

== The Walken Family ==

=== Claudia Walken ===

 

A world-renowned actress who is aboard the luxury cruise liner ''Entrance'' to promote her new movie, ''Mode Gears 2--Shark Flight''. Claudia is an outgoing 14-year old solipsist, and is the great-granddaughter of Claire and Chane. {{spoiler|At the end of 2002, she decides to put all of her funds into a private investigation to find the kidnapped Illness.}}

* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Eye color aside, Claudia's practically an [[Opposite Gender Clone]] of her great-grandfather Claire, and is growing up to resemble him more and more.

* [[Took the Bad Film Seriously]]: In-universe. Claudia puts heart and soul into each one of her roles, even if they happen to be trashy B-movies.

 

=== Charon Walken ===

 

Claudia's younger brother, Charon is a 13-year old stuntman known for his incredible athletic capabilities. He is aboard the ''Entrance'' along with Claudia to promote the new movie. He is the great-grandson of Claire and Chane.

* [[Spanner in the Works]]: Charon helps bring about the conclusion of the 2002 hijacking by telling Angelo that {{spoiler|Life and the Demolisher have the same speech patterns, and are thus the same person.}}

* [[The Stoic]]

 

== Bobby's Gang ==

=== Bobby Splot ===

 

The leader of a small gang of delinquents. He (along with the gang) stows away on the ''Entrance'' in order to get revenge on the Martillo Family for taking back the camera they stole. Bobby is the great-grandson of Jacuzzi and Nice, though he has none of Jacuzzi's crybaby attitude. He has what seems to be some of Jacuzzi's [[Magnetic Hero|Magnetic Hero-ism]], though. {{spoiler|At the end of 2002, he and his gang join the Martillo Family.}}

 

=== Troy ===

A member of Bobby's gang, nicknamed "Troy" by Bobby because he's the resident [[Smart Guy]] with a fondness for collecting Trojans.

 

 

=== Humpty ===

* [[Little Stowaway]]

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]

 

=== Tall ===

* [[Little Stowaway]]

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]

 

=== Carnea Kaufman ===

 

A stowaway girl who runs into Bobby's gang while trying to find a hiding place. She stowed away on the ''Entrance'' in order to find Angelo. {{spoiler|Carnea is actually the only living blood relative of Angelo's boss, who was recently assassinated. Carnea never knew about her father's involvement in the drug industry, but became the organization's leader after his death. At the end of 2002, she goes to New York with Angelo, who starts working for the Martillo Family.}}

 

=== Luchino B. Campanella "The Rookie Warlock" ===

 

The head of the group of assassins known as Mask Makers, Luchino is a stage magician who boards the ''Exit'' under the cover of a performer. He is the Boss of the Mask Makers. However, he dislikes the feeling of killing, to the point of physical sickness (usually manifested in a great deal of vomiting). He wants to find Huey and demand answers from him why he killed a certain Campanella. {{spoiler|It's revealed that Luchino is, in fact, a descendant of Huey and Monica. At the end of 2002, Elmer joins him and Aging in trying to find out the true culprit behind these incidents.}}

 

=== Illness ===

 

A member of the Mask Makers, Illness is one of the main combatants of the group. She befriends Czes and Claudia on the trip despite her actual reason for being on the ship. Like Luchino, she has a tendency to get nauseous after a killing spree. {{spoiler|Since infancy, Illness was worshipped as a god by a branch of SAMPLE and experienced constant abuse at their hands. When the branch was annihilated by the Mask Makers, she was taken in as one of them. At the end of the 2002 story, she is kidnapped by SAMPLE to become their next leader.}}

 

=== Aging ===

A member of the Mask Makers. She is noticable for her well toned body and huge stature of over 2 meters, or about six feet and a half. Aging is in her late twenties to early thirties. She is the brute force of the squad who is bold and fearless in combat, as she knows that there are very few people who are actually good enough fighters to lay a scratch on her. She loves to fight and is always seeking new challenges.

 

 

=== Life ===

A member of the Mask Makers. He constantly keeps his face hidden, and is in charge of smuggling weapons onto the ''Entrance'' and planting poison gas in the ventilation systems. Life ends up chasing after Bobby and Carnea when they accidentally stumble on his poison gas setups.

 

* [[Dramatic Unmask]]: {{spoiler|Angelo takes off his goggles and finds out that Life is also the Demolisher.}}

* [[Wall Crawl]]: Life jumps off the Mask Makers' cruiser, onto the hull of the ''Entrance'', and crawls up to a window.

 

== Drug Cartel ==

 

=== Angelo ===

A professional assassin currently working for a South American drug cartel, Angelo is seeking revenge for his recently-assassinated boss. He is working with the Demolisher to fight the Mask Makers on the ''Entrance''. He runs into Firo at the ship's casino, and upon finding out about Firo's immortality, teams up with him against the Mask Makers. {{spoiler|At the end of the 2002 story, he joins the Martillo Family along with Carnea.}}

 

* [[Badass Spaniard]]: Born in Spain, working in South America, and eventually {{spoiler|went to New York to work for his new bosses, The Martillos}}.

* [[Celebrity Resemblance]]: Demolisher has referred to him as "some guy who looks like [[Antonio Banderas]]."

* [[Cool Shades]]

* [[Even Evil Has Standards|Even Assassins Have Standards:]] A self-proclaimed man of principle, Angelo won't shoot women, children or elders.

* [[Street Urchin]]: Up to his teens, Angelo was often getting in trouble with the local police.

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: Noted to be so (mostly owing to the fact that he's basically [[Antonio Banderas]]).

* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]

 

 

=== Bride ===

The 43rd and current leader of the [[Cult]] known as SAMPLE. "Bride" is likely not his real name, but a title given to the leader, who is the "bride" of the cult's current god. He is normally a slightly shy but affable man, but becomes a charismatic leader when he injects himself with dextrose. Seems to enjoy playing video games. With the cooperation of the cult's supervisor, Viralesque, he leads the cult in the hijacking of the cruise ship ''Exit''.