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==== ''Son Of The Hero, 3-A Homeroom Teacher, Staff Consultant for Ala Alba''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Rina Satou]] (Japanese), [[Greg Ayres]] (English)}}

Negi is our [[Kid Hero|ten year old]] protagonist, a [[Teen Genius|precocious]] [[Scotireland|Welsh]] mage [[Right Man in Thethe Wrong Place|assigned as]] [[Wacky Homeroom|homeroom teacher]] of an all-female Japanese middle school class as his on-the-job magic training. Just in case your [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] isn't sobbing and cutting itself in a dark corner of your mind yet, he's also developed into a pretty [[Badass]] [[Shonen]] protagonist, as well as the object of [[Unwanted Harem|several of his students' crushes]].

* {{spoiler|[[All Your Powers Combined]]: Mile Vincula, his Pactio artifact from Theodora, is a notebook that lets him [[Morph Weapon|summon and use the artifacts]] of his Ministra Magi, such as Asuna's [[Anti -Magic|Ensis Exorcizans]]. [[Loads and Loads of Characters|The bigger his harem, the more powerful it becomes]] -- [[Story -Breaker Power|so powerful he ultimately cancels his Pactio after his match with Rakan]].}}

* [[Ancestral Weapon]]: Negi's [[Simple Staff|staff]] was [[Tragic Keepsake|left to him by his father]]. He started by using it a lot in combat as [[Magic Wand|a focus for his spells]], but nowadays it's mostly used for [[Flight|airborne transportation]], and to look [[Rule of Cool|cool]] while [[Sticks to Thethe Back|inexplicably sticking to his back]].

* [[Arch Enemy]]: Fate Averruncus, who has ties to the demon that [[Taken for Granite|petrified]] Negi's hometown and to the town where Nagi disappeared. He also endangered several of Negi's students during the [[Class Trip|Kyoto trip]] and attacked his party, blew a hole through his chest, scattered his students across Mundus Magicus and [[Clear My Name|framed him for a crime Fate himself committed]]. As for Fate, he wants Negi's skin because he's the only one to have punched him (twice) and now [[Its Personal|itIt's personalPersonal]].

** [[Back -to -Back Badasses]]: With Kotaro at first, then in Chapter 294 with Setsuna.

** [[Achilles' Heel]]: {{spoiler|Under Magia Erebea, he becomes so similar to high-level demons he's just as vulnerable as them to [[Demon Slayer]] techniques... such as the [[Love Hina|Shinmeiryuu]] school's [[Ki Attacks|Zanmaken]] (and its Ni-no-Tachi variation), which even his [[Made of Air]] defense is completely negated by. That would be bad enough, but then Zanmaken Ni-no-Tachi has the trait of bypassing '''any''' obstacle on the way to its target, including [[Deflector Shields]] used by most, if not all, of the series' mages. And he has to face off against Kurt, who is became a Shinmeiryuu ''[[Master Swordsman|master]]'' by merely '''watching''' Eishun, himself a master... [[Oh Crap|and he can spam Zanmaken Ni-no-Tachi like there's no tomorrow]].}}

** [[Bad Powers, Good People]]: Negi is definitely a [[Nice Guy]], but Magia Erebea isn't exactly powered by rainbows and sunshine.

** [[Deadly Upgrade]]: In order to beat Fate -- because done the natural way (the "path of light"), [[Evil Is Easy|it'd be impossible]] -- Negi chose the "path of darkness" -- Magia Erebea -- working well with his inherently loneliness. The "deadly" aspect comes in the form of {{spoiler|a demonic [[Super -Powered Evil Side]] that takes over whenever his dark emotions get too strong. Many times it took over, and each time he came close to actually ''killing'' someone. Unless he manages to tame it, he'll apparently turn into such a being permanently. Ultimately subverted, now that Negi ''does'' tame it and became a human/demon hybrid akin to Evangeline}}.

*** [[Made of Air|Made Of]] [[Ride the Lightning|Electricity]]: Physical attacks (as in not enhanced by [[Functional Magic]] or [[Ki Attacks]]) are [[NoWon't Work On SellMe|almost ineffective against him]] in Lightning Form -- even if they connect, the attacked body part reflexively transforms into electrical particles to avoid injury. Unless you're [[Story -Breaker Power|Jack Rakan]]. {{spoiler|Of course, one can always make such a form of [[Nigh Invulnerability]] useless by launching an attack that, if dodged, will instead kill innocent people behind him. [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|Dynamis is nobody's idiot.]]}}

** {{spoiler|[[One -Winged Angel]]: The end result of a combination of out-of-control Magia Erebea and pure, unrestrained [[Unstoppable Rage|fury]] is '''[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v29/c265/8.html this]'''.}}

** [[Swiss Army Hero]]: He can go between a [[Mighty Glacier]] with [[Technicolor Fire|Blackened]] [[Hellfire]] that [[Mana Drain|drains mana]] to a [[Fragile Speedster]] with [[Blow You Away|wind]] and [[Shock and Awe|lightning]] spells. {{spoiler|Then there's his [[Lightning Bruiser]] [[Super -Powered Evil Side]] -- which he seems to have [[Split Personality Merge|gotten completely under control]] come Chapter 314, with spectacular results.}}

** [[Yin -Yang Bomb]]: Magia Erebea is, quoth Evangeline, "the power to accept good and evil, strength and weakness, exactly as it is, and consume it all"; as described in [[All There in the Manual|supplemental materials]], it relies upon a long stream of ([[Shown Their Work|cited and footnoted]]) psychobabble that essentially says that, unlike the diametrically opposed Yin-Yang power of Kanka, the darkness of Magia Erebea is all-encompassing, and even includes the powers of light (including some references to Erebos and Aether from [[Greek Mythology]]). By embracing this darkness, he can still control light, since they do not oppose, but the danger of the spell comes from the way he stretches his sense of self so thin he can lose control. And as of Chapter 314, {{spoiler|Evangeline refers to Negi's way of doing things (not necessarily his magic) as the "gray path", subtly implied to be combining both the paths of "[[Power of Friendship|light]]" and "[[I Work Alone|darkness]]"}}.

* [[Close -Call Haircut]]: Followed by [[Hair Reboot]].

* [[Clueless Chick Magnet]]: Poor ten-year old [[Sexy Man, Instant Harem|Negi]] is also a [[Chaste Hero]]. He's usually [[Not Distracted Byby the Sexy]] [[Please Put Some Clothes On|when he can be]], but is [[Oblivious to Love|otherwise oblivious]].

* [[Corruption Byby a Minor]]

* [[Cross DresserCrossdresser]]: [[Instant Cosplay Surprise|Briefly became]] a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] who [[Attractive Bent Gender|some characters found oddly attractive]].

* [[Distressed Dude in Distress]]: In the arc where he was supposed to be punished for not keeping the [[Masquerade]] by becoming an ermine.

* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Negi's reaction when Rakan informs him that he can't possibly win despite all of the training and work he put in. Of course, this reaction is what Rakan ''wanted''...

* [[Dude, She's Like, in Aa Coma|Gal, He's Like, In A Coma!]]

* [[Finger -Poke of Doom]]: What he did to {{spoiler|Sextum.}}

* [[Fire -Forged Friends]]: With Kotaro.

* [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]]

* [[Generation Xerox]]: [[Zig -Zagging Trope|Zigzagged]]. Negi is reserved, intelligent, and studious -- the complete opposite of his [[Idiot Hero|his father]]. But as the manga progresses his fighting style and relationships with his friends are becoming more and more like that between Nagi and his Ala Rubra.

* [[Hand Behind Head]]/[[Shy Finger -Twiddling]]: Often seen doing one (or both) of these whenever he's nervous. Particularly when he has to say something he doesn't want to, like "confessing"...

* [[He Is's All Grown Up]]: Even some of his students don't recognize him then, improbable as it sounds.

* [[Heroic Self -Deprecation]]

* [[High -Pressure Blood]]: With [[Blood From the Mouth]] and outright [[Tears of Blood|tears]] from the beating.

* [[Hot -Blooded]]: A mellower example. He's normally pretty calm, but when he gets more excited he definitely falls into this.

* [[How Much More Can He Take?]]

* [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]]: A few of Negi's harem have [[Les Yay]] tendencies; but it's openly acknowledged by ''everyone'' that attraction to Negi is perfectly acceptable.

* [[If I Wanted You Dead...]]

* [[Instant Expert]]: Perhaps not instant ''per se'', but possessing [[The Gift]], Negi learns things like martial arts and magic techniques quite fast, something that's sometimes [[Lampshade Hanging|commented on]]. Sometimes has to [[Look What I Can Do Now!|leave in order to pull this off]], [[Shonen Upgrade|re-appearing even stronger]].

* [[ItsIt's All My Fault]]: Initially blames himself for the destruction of his hometown, because he tried to get himself in trouble believing Nagi would come to save him. When the demons did attack, he thinks it's his punishment, and it doesn't help that [[Be Careful What You Wish For|Nagi did come]]. Asuna tries to convince him it's not necessarily his fault. Then it is revealed that {{spoiler|[[The Call Knows Where You Live|his very presence alone doomed his hometown]]}}.

** Somewhat justified -- Nekane told him that [[Teacher -Student Romance]] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v04/c034/2.html is forbidden].

* [[Kung Fu Wizard]]/[[Kung Fu Kid]]: Started out as a [[Squishy Wizard]], but chose to become a [[Magic Knight|Magic Swordsman]] when the drawbacks of being [[One -Hit -Point Wonder|easily dispatchable]] became evident. Despite what the name implies, he almost never fights with a sword, preferring [[Fragile Speedster|quick]], [[Supernatural Martial Arts|unarmed attacks]] instead. Tends towards [[Full -Contact Magic]] when casting.

* [[Living Withwith the Villain]]: He's had to fight at least three of his own students. Has occasionally gone [[Go -Karting Withwith Bowser]]. And as of the current arc he has to {{spoiler|live with Fate and show him how he will save both worlds in his own way}}.

* [[Martyr Without a Cause]]: Occasionally [[Heroic Self -Deprecation|self-deprecates]] as well.

* {{spoiler|[[Mega Manning]]: As seen in Chapter 241, Mile Vincula gives him the power to [[Swiss Army Weapon|copy the artifact of anyone he has a Pactio with]], and his arsenal would improve with each new Pactio. Admittedly [[Story -Breaker Power|it was so powerful]] Negi ultimately cancels his Pactio with Theodora (from which he gained said artifact) after his fight with Rakan.}}

* [[Mental World]]: A [[Battle in Thethe Center of Thethe Mind]] of the [[Your Mind Makes It Real]] type.

* [[MesMe's a Crowd]]

* [[The Messiah]]: Negi has to be the single sweetest, kindest and most ''forgiving'' [[Shonen Genre]] hero since [[DragonballDragon Ball|Son Goku]]. Until someone [[Berserk Button|threatens]] [[Badass Teacher|his students]].

* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: [[Red BaronSobriquet|The Lightning God]].

* [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]]: {{spoiler|Gives one to Quartum after he sees [[Half the Man He Used To Be|Chachamaru's body]] and then he [[Laser -Guided Karma|cuts him in half]]. Negi's line implies that this isn't a lethal blow but... bets if he'll be seen again to confirm it?}}

* [[Not Right in Thethe Bed]]

* [[One Dialogue, Two Conversations]]

* [[Out -of -Clothes Experience]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v32/c288/4.html Negi gets to meet] his [[One -Winged Angel]] form in person this way. He is guided by Evangeline's avatar, who is also naked. Not that she ever cares.

* [[Pajama -Clad Hero]]

* [[Post -Kiss Catatonia]]

* [[Punch -Punch -Punch Uh -Oh]]

* [[Right Man in Thethe Wrong Place]]

* {{spoiler|[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: Complete with a [[Super -Powered Evil Side]].}}

* [[Shipper Onon Deck]]: A [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v10/c082/17.html Konoka/Setsuna] ''fanboy''.

{{quote| '''Setsuna:''' "I only have feelings for Konoka-ojousama!"<br />

'''Negi:''' "Ah, so it's like that..."<br />

'''Setsuna"''' "No, it's not like that!"<br />

* [[The Short Guy Withwith Glasses]]

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]

* [[Story -Breaker Power]]: There's a reason {{spoiler|his Pactio with Theodora was canceled}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Super -Powered Evil Side]]}}

* [[Thanks for Thethe Mammary]]

* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Does the collection of powerful girls crushing on him strike you with [[Blessed Withwith Suck|pity]], [[Cursed Withwith Awesome|envy]], or fear for the day he hits puberty?

* {{spoiler|[[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: Two sides are presented when it's revealed that at best he only has a few more years of aging before maturation ceases. Godel thinks [[Living Forever Is Awesome]] because one can't be killed and can become an eternal king. Since Negi obviously cares not one bit for that, the downsides of "having kids is going to be difficult, you'll never look any older, any future lovers are going to be inconvenienced and you'll outlive everyone" are emphasized. Though Negi's not the only one who won't grow old.}}

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: To a father he has not even properly met. And no, the holographic recording at the tournament does ''not'' count.

** Fighting an evil vampire-mage with a robot bodyguard? Kiss [[Anti -Magic|Asuna]].

** Fighting the [[WorldsWorld's Strongest Man]]? {{spoiler|Have Theodora kiss you.}}

** If you ever find yourself asking "What will Negi do now?", just consult [http://a.imageshack.us/img810/7335/problemsolving.png this handy flowchart]. And to conclude this [[Overly Long Gag|lengthy tangent]], it must be pointed out that overcoming every obstacle you face by taking the nearest girl and unleashing her powers constitutes [[Whoring]] [[This Is Wrong Onon So Many Levels|on at least two levels]].

* [[White -Haired Pretty Boy]]: When using {{spoiler|Raiten Taisou}}.

==== ''Head of Ala Alba'', {{spoiler|''[[Overly Long Name|Asuna Vesperina Theotanasia Entheofusia]]''}}<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Akemi Kanda]] (Japanese) and [[Luci Christian]] (English)}}

The end? Of course not. Asuna gets a pretty impressive [[Chekhov's Armoury]] (see below) and, later on, frequent [[Psychic Dreams for Everyone|dreams]] hints to her [[Mysterious Past]]. Turns out Asuna is neither [[Older Than They Look|fifteen]] nor ordinary, but the [[Laser -Guided Amnesia|amnesiac]] {{spoiler|[[Apocalypse Maiden|container of the power that created]] [[Magical Land|Mundus Magicus]] who can be used to completely erase or rewrite it -- something several villains already attempted to do during a magical World War. She was rescued from this bleak fate by Nagi, whom she accompanied until his apparently traumatic disappearance. She is also, apparently, a [[Long -Lost Relative]] of Negi himself}}.

As a fighter Asuna specializes in melee combat courtesy of ''Ensis Exorcizans'' ("Hama no Tsurugi" in Japanese), her artifact which can shift between a [[Paper Fan of Doom|harisen]] and a [[BFS|greatsword]] with a natural [[Anti -Magic|magic-cancelling ability]]. While initially she can only summon one form of the artifact at a time, she later learns to [[Dual Wield]] both forms at once. She also knows Kanka, a powerful style which combines magic and ki to enhance her physical abilities.

* [[Anti -Magic]]

* [[Armor -Piercing Slap]]

** [[Back -to -Back Badasses]]

** {{spoiler|[[Badass in Distress]]: After meeting Fate's team, she gets surrounded and captured by one of Fate's partners, who assumes Asuna's form and joins the group pretending to be her. Asuna was held captive by Fate, with Fate successfully undoing her [[Laser -Guided Amnesia]], to cause her to remember her past and go into a week-long [[Heroic BSOD]].}}

** [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: Picking up Kanka was a minor one. A slightly better example is her going to Mundus Magicus. Setsuna notes that her rate of progress after this is absolutely staggering and that she's nearly caught up to Setsuna, herself one of the best fighters in Mahora -- Asuna in comparison was a mere schoolgirl a few months before.

* [[Chekhov's Armoury]]: Ever since Chapter 1, her athletic skill, sight and hearing are shown to be off the charts; she can punch through Evangeline's [[Deflector Shields|barrier]] and seal any demon with a whack of her sword; she also has no pubic hair (not that she's [[Barbie Doll Anatomy|drawn differently from everyone else]], but characters can tell the difference), as befits a {{spoiler|possibly [[Artificial Human|artificial]] [[Anti -Magic]] superweapon that took a few decades too many before hitting puberty}}. Her academic difficulties (stemming from ''memory'' troubles) and her close relationship with Takamichi, a famous mage, probably counts too. The astral sign of her pactio card is ''Mars''.

* [[Defeat Byby Modesty]]: Subverted during the [[Aggressive Negotiations]] with Goedel.

* [[First -Name Basis]]

* [[Full -Frontal Assault]]: After getting [[Clothing Damage|Clothing Damaged]] for the umpteenth time, she proves herself immune to [[Defeat Byby Modesty]] and presses the attack. The viewers get a [[Godiva Hair|Godiva sword tassel]].

{{quote| "Like I care!"}}

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|Get A Hold Of Yourself Woman]]

* [[Go -Go Enslavement]]: After being captured by Hermann {{spoiler|and again after being captured by Fate}}.

** [[Absolute Cleavage]]

* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] in ''Negima!?''. {{spoiler|Then the manga reveals that she slept for thirty more years to wake up to a world where the otherwise immortal Negi inexplicably died, only for Eva and Chao to return her to 130 years past, mere seconds after her departure. The [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] reveals that her extended sleep was partially caused by a war on Mars in the 22nd century, of which Mana was a participant.}}

* [[Hot Chick Withwith a Sword]]: Or a [[Paper Fan of Doom|harisen]].

{{quote| {{spoiler|"I am, after all, [[Badass Princess|a genuine, legendary princess]] from a country of magic!"}}}}

* [[Laser -Guided Amnesia]]: There are some early hints at this. Later {{spoiler|it was undone by Fate. She had a [[Heroic BSOD]] and Cosmo Entelechia reacquired her ability to cast Rewrite}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Long -Lost Relative]]: An ''extremely'' distant one of Negi's; specifically, they happen to be linked to the [[One Degree of Separation|Lifemaker]].}}

* [[NoWon't Work On SellMe]]: Her Magic Cancel stops ''any'' magic.

* [[Odd Friendship]]/[[Schoolgirl Rival]]/[[Vitriolic Best Buds]]/[[With Friends Like These...]]: With Ayaka.

* [[One Dialogue, Two Conversations]]

* [[Out Withwith a Bang]]: PG version, after a [[World Tree]]-controlled Negi catches her in a deep kiss that ends after she's passed out from lack of oxygen.

* {{spoiler|[[Put Onon a Bus]]: [[Up to Eleven|Triple]] [[Subverted Trope|Subversion]].}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|"I am after all a genuine Legendary Princess from Country of Magic!"}}}}

** {{spoiler|The [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] reveals that she already began work on bringing peace to both worlds, and has presumably resumed her rightful place as Queen of Ostia.}}

* [[Shipper Onon Deck]]: Like Negi, she's a Konoka/Setsuna fangirl, as well as supportive of Negi/Nodoka.

* [[Stay in Thethe Kitchen]]: [[Gender Flip|Gender Flipped]] -- she ''hates'' being told that, but has tried to force this on Negi several times.

* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Her [[Anti -Magic|Magic Cancel]] [[NoWon't Work On SellMe|negates]] any magic/ki attacks, expands an energy sphere that only negates ''hostile'' magic, breaks seals and goes through any magic barriers like they weren't there (destroying them in the process). Ensis Exorcizans also has anti-magic capabilities and allows her to send back and/or destroy things/beings summoned by magic (not even on contact -- waving it in its general direction will suffice). She's also a [[Yin -Yang Bomb|Kanka]] user which, besides of being literally "the ultimate art" of magic combat with a dozen enhancements, allows her to fight without draining Negi. Given that a Ministra is to serve as support, it's practically impossible to find someone better suited for the job. And that's without even mentioning her {{spoiler|[[Reality Warper|true power]]}}...

* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in Thethe Mirror]]}}

* [["V" Sign]]

* [[Yin -Yang Bomb]]: Kanka allows the user to combine magic and ki, which isn't normally possible.

==== ''Shinmei-ryu Swordswoman''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yuu Kobayashi]] (Japanese), Dana Schultes (English, ''Mahou Sensei Negima!''), and [[Cherami Leigh]] (English, ''Negima!?'')}}

Subsequent events revealed her to be a [[Half -Human Hybrid|Half]]-[[Youkai]] of the [[Ravens and Crows|Tengu]] Tribe, allowing her to [[Winged Humanoid|grow wings at will]], but this also gives her lots of misgivings about her bloodline, compounded by the fact that she was an outcast on account of her white wings (heavily implied to be a case of [[Heroic Albino|albinism]] based on Evangeline's statements that she uses hair dye and colored contacts) -- which, according to Tengus, is a harbinger of misfortune -- and was schooled in a fighting style designed for [[Hunter of His Own Kind|demon extermination]].

* [[Achilles' Heel]]

** [[Back -to -Back Badasses]]

** [[Hot Chick in Aa Badass Suit]]

* [[Battle in Thethe Center of Thethe Mind]]

{{quote| '''Setsuna:''' "This is my true form. I'm a monster, just like them. Don't misunderstand, my desire to protect Oujo-sama is real! I've just kept this a secret... because I was afraid she would hate me in this ugly form..."<br />

{{quote| '''Konoka:''' "Secchan... your back..."<br />

'''Setsuna:''' "Ah! Th-these are-!"<br />

* {{spoiler|[[Cool Airship]]: The [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] reveals that she managed to save up for a high-speed space cruiser.}}

* [[Covert Pervert]]: While detailing Asuna's abilities on a diagram (featuring a naked Asuna), she mentions her [[Anti -Magic]] and her [[Super Speed]]... and then notes "Bust: Not bad", as well as a partially-blocked (by Setsuna's speech bubble) reference to Asuna's lack of hair anywhere aside from her scalp.

{{quote| '''Setsuna''': (while beating herself up for thinking that) This isn't a future!! This is just a delusion!! What's wrong with me!? This isn't right! I'm bad! I'm perverted!}}

* [[Cursed Withwith Awesome]]

* [[Defeat Byby Modesty|Defeated By Modesty]]

* [[Dual -Wielding]]: She occasionally uses Yuunagi -- a very long sword -- in one hand and either its scabbard or Sica Shishikushiro (a short sword from her Pactio with Negi) on the other.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Tsukuyomi, the [[Psycho Lesbian|bloodthirsty]] swordswoman [[Psycho for Hire|for hire]] [[Stalker Withwith a Crush|with a crush]] on her "[[Sempai -Kohai|Setsuna-sempai]]".

* [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]]: Sword or Happiness?

* [[Full -Moon Silhouette]]

* [[Half -Human Hybrid]]

* [[Hot Chick Withwith a Sword]]

* [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]]: Sort of. Admits to feeling some attraction towards teenaged Negi, but is quite clearly [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|paired off with Konoka]] from the get-go.

* {{spoiler|[[The Pioneer]]: According to the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]], she became one of the most famous first-generation pilots of the space age.}}

** Subverted during a tournament fight against Evangeline -- the latter tries playing on her fears, [[Bodyguard Crush|duty]] and [[Failure Knight|difficulty protecting Konoka]]. Setsuna figures out what she's doing and [[Take a Third Option|rejects her choices]]. Eva didn't see that one coming, and ''that'' doesn't occur to Setsuna, so she assumes it was this trope! Eva [[Sure, Let's Go Withwith That|decides that's better than having flat out lost]], though she probably could've won if she wasn't [[For the Lulz|screwing around]].

* [[Shipper Onon Deck]]: Of [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v10/c083/5.html Negi/Nodoka].

* [[Single -Target Sexuality]]: Subverted. Considering her behavior, you would definitely expect her to have this for Konoka, but she has actually expressed some interest in Asuna from time to time.

==== ''Ariadne Battle Maiden Knight Squad Cadet''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Natsuko Kuwatani]] (Japanese) and [[Brina Palencia]] (English)}}

Yue has since been [[Easy Amnesia|rendered amnesiac]] while on a trip in the [[Magical Land|Mundus Magicus]], gotten enrolled in a [[Wizarding School|magical military academy]], where she [[Hard Work Montage|studied and trained for a month]], and [[Took a Level Inin Badass|became a scarily competent mage]], [[The Smart Guy|tactician]] and [[Flying Broomstick|broom handler]].

* [[A -Cup Angst]]: At times. {{spoiler|And as of the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]], her chest still hasn't grown an inch (unlike Nodoka).}}

** [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: Yue shows some of the most obvious growth of any character in the series short of Asuna and Negi.

{{quote| '''Yue:''' [[Dull Surprise|Hey guys,]] [[Captain Obvious|the robot's here]].}}

* [[Easy Amnesia]]: Actually a subversion. Although the accident is a common cause for the trope, there was a [[Laser -Guided Amnesia|memory-loss spell]] involved that actually did it.

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: To Negi.

* [[High -Pressure Emotion]]: Twice in [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c251/14.html rapid] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c251/15.html succession], though one could say it's just one continuous moment. Doesn't mean it's not ridiculously cute and funny, especially given Collet and Emily's reactions.

* [[I Am Your Opponent]]: During a [[Cooking Duel|dramatic pillow fight]]. {{spoiler|And to a ''[[Took a Level Inin Badass|griffin dragon]]''.}}

* [[Putting Onon My Thinking Cap]]

* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: Often combined with [[Badass Long Robe]] after she [[Took a Level Inin Badass]].

* [[She Is's All Grown Up]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v38/c354/8.html Chapter 354] shows Yue grows up quite nicely.

* [[Shorter Means Smarter]]: The only ones shorter than she is are the [[Token Mini MoeLoli|Token Mini Moes]], one of which is pretty damn smart himself.

* [[Shy Blue -Haired Girl]]

* [[The Snark Knight]]: Initially a textbook example, complete with frequent thoughts of being "[[Surrounded Byby Idiots]]". These wanes later on, as she became part of the main group and developed a crush on Negi, though she's still quick to dissociate herself from the group whenever the insanity becomes overwhelming. Due to her height, she often comes across as more of a [[Little Miss Snarker]].

* [[Talking the Monster Toto Death]]

==== ''Ku-on Shadow Master''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Marina Inoue]] (Japanese)}}

Negi's [[Fire -Forged Friends|best friend]] and [[The Rival|rival]] ever since he got [[Defeat Means Friendship|pummelled by him]] during the Kyoto [[Class Trip]]. In many ways, he's a textbook [[Shonen]] action protagonist, and often contrasted to Negi, to whom he often tries teaching how to act like a [[Idiot Hero|brash and overconfident]] hero rather than a meek and [[Keigo|polite]] [[Badass Bookworm]]. It doesn't work very well.

As he's [[Half -Human Hybrid|Half]]-[[Obake|Dog Demon]], he can [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|change shape]]. Usually, he looks human, except for [[Little Bit Beastly|his ears and tail]], but can transform into a [[Big Badass Wolf|giant wolf-like dog]] or [[Wolf Man|something in between]]. ({{spoiler|In chapter 262 he made a pactio with Natsumi.}})

* [[Back -to -Back Badasses]]: With Negi.

* [[Fire -Forged Friends]]

* [[Dude, She's Like, in Aa Coma|Dude, He's Like, In A Coma!]]

* [["Get Out of Jail Free" Card]]: As an expression of gratitude for saving Negi and his students at the end of Volume 8, Kotaro is formally freed and is now free to hang around with Negi. It also helps that he has already performed a [[Heel Face Turn]].

* [[Highly -Visible Ninja]]: He has the sense to [[Naruto|wear black]], but that doesn't mean he isn't a [[Hot -Blooded]] melee fighter who likes to solve problems head-on with his fists. Averted after he learns [[MesMe's a Crowd|Kaede's ninja-style shadow clone technique]]; that [[Highly -Visible Ninja|highly-visible ninja-in-training]] in front of you is almost certainly [[Doppleganger Attack|a fake]].

* [[Hot -Blooded]]

* [[How Much More Can He Take?]]

* [[MesMe's a Crowd]]

* [[One -Winged Angel]]

* [[Shout -Out]]: Akamatsu is apparently a fan of [[Inuyasha]]. Guess whom Kotaro's demon form resembles?

* [[WalkWalking Onon Water]]

* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]/[[Is It Something You Eat?]]: Although judging by Chapter 262 he gotten over these... {{spoiler|and apparently all thanks to Natsumi}}.

* [[The Worf Effect]]: Strongly implied against Fate in Chapter 303. [[Genre Savvy|It doesn't happen]] and actually shows quite a bit of [[Character Development]] on his part: the old Kotaro would have [[Punch -Punch -Punch Uh -Oh|attacked and endangered the whole group]].

==== ''Kouga Chuunin (Koga Journeyman Ninja)''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Ryoko Shiraishi]] (Japanese), and Clarine Harp (English)}}

* [[Bigger Onon the Inside]]: Within her {{spoiler|[[Invisibility Cloak|artifact]]}}.

* [[Finger -Poke of Doom]]

* [[Heir to Thethe Dojo]]: Though it's only mentioned in [[All There in the Manual|her character design notes]].

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|After Quintum took back the Great Grandmaster Key from the group, Kaede enters a fight with him. But her actual plan was to distract Quintum and steal the Key back with a clone -- but it was the clone that was doing the stealing, leaving the real Kaede behind to a complete [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]]}}.

* [[Hot Chick in Aa Badass Suit]]

* [[MesMe's a Crowd]]

* [[Onee -Sama]]: In ''[[Continuity Reboot|Negima?! Neo]]'', once referred to as this by Anya. Kaede shyly replied that she felt uncomfortable being addressed with so respectful a title.

* [[WalkWalking Onon Water]]

* {{spoiler|[[Walking the Earth]]: The [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] reveals that she has since become a wanderer helping her friends along the way when not training on Earth with Ku Fei.}}

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Frogs?]]

==== ''The Lovestruck, Invincible Gun Platform''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Akeno Watanabe]] (Japanese) and [[Caitlin Glass]] (English) }}

While technically a member of Ala Alba, Chachamaru is primarily Evangeline's servant, having been created by Hakase two years ago as a [[Ridiculously -Human Robots|fully-functional, fully-emotional magic robot]]. While Evangeline has many "dolls", Chachamaru is the only one created jointly as a product of magic ''[[Magitek|and]]'' technology, which goes a long way toward explaining [[Ridiculously -Human Robots|her very much human traits]]. She has a substantial crush on Negi, and apparently also brews very good tea.

* [[Arm Cannon]]: Part of her new [[Swiss Army Appendage|Swiss Army Appendages]] from her [[Mid -Season Upgrade]].

* [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]: Part of her new [[Swiss Army Appendage|Swiss Army Appendages]] from her [[Mid -Season Upgrade]].

* [[Do Androids Dream?]]: {{spoiler|Apparently they do if you kiss them hard enough.}}

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: [[I Didn't Mean to Turn You On|Negi “winding her up”]]... and [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v21/c190/17.html It’s not subtle either].

*** This gag censoring happens again, this time when Chachamaru is winding ''[[A Date Withwith Rosie Palms|herself]]'' up. She is using "magic in a can" to do it, with the can being what is "whited out", resulting in her appearing to be [http://www.mangareader.net/mahou-sensei-negima/337/2 holding something rather... phallic].

* [[Glass Cannon]]: {{spoiler|Al-Iskandariya is quite possibly Ala Alba's most powerful weapon but it does nothing for her defenses. So with a full power blast, she not only knocked out Fate's shields, she knocked him out for a good ten minutes. In a single blow. And was immediately hit with a [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]] from Quartum.}}

* [[Has Two Mommies]]: Well, she can be considered [[Mad Scientist|Hakase]] and [[Time Traveler|Chao's]] [[Mad ScientistsScientist's Beautiful Daughter|daughter]].

{{quote| '''Negi:''' "[[Please Put Some Clothes On|Please, put some clothes on!]]"<br />

* [[Mad ScientistsScientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: Two Mad Scientists mothers? Check. Stunning beauty? Check. The only difference is that she was built and not given birth to.

* [[Magitek]]

** {{spoiler|Doubly so with her Pactio: her title, translating to "Dreaming Doll", alludes to her previous fears that [[What Measure Is a Non -Human?|her subjective existence as an individual is merely "a dream generated by [Hakase's] computers"]]. Like that's gonna stop Negi from getting her a pactio...}}

* [[Mid -Season Upgrade]]

* [[My Master, Right or Wrong]]: The reason she was at odds with Negi from time to time, despite her personal wishes. {{spoiler|Now that Negi is her Pactio Master, this is no longer a problem.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Person of Mass Destruction]]: Thanks to [[Kill Sat|Al-Iskandariya]], which is powerful enough that it can [[One -Hit Kill]] something that took on one of those [[Weapon of Mass Destruction|ancient guardian]] [[Olympus Mons|beasts]], and killed it in a single blow due to its [[Reality Warper]] power. Her own quote sums it up quite well:}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|"The power of this weapon is so great that I was worried it would be difficult to find any practical use for it... but [[Eldritch Abomination|this opponent]] should make a perfect trial target. ...Captain! Please maintain a safe distance from the enemy."}}}}

* [[Ridiculously Human Robot]]: She wasn't ''supposed'' to be one, [[Instant AI, Just Add Water|but she is]]. Hakase programmed her with rudimentary emotions and can mimic human activities she cannot perform otherwise (like drinking tea), but she was ''not'' supposed to develop subjectivity, which is the basis of the majority of her [[Character Development]].

* [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?]]

* [[What Measure Is a Non -Human?]]: Played with. {{spoiler|Even if (and probably because) she is just a robot, [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v34/c311/9.html her bisection by Quartum] is rather graphic by the series’ standards; what with her insides being seen clearly (she apparently has a spine) and all the [[Symbolic Blood]] spurting about. She could, and did get better, but still...}}

** She also had trouble with this [[Do Androids Dream?|on a more philosophical level]] {{spoiler|until she got her Pactio}}.

* [[Wild Card]]: Because of the whole "[[My Master, Right or Wrong]]" thing. Were it her choice, she'd most likely place her loyalties to Negi. {{spoiler|Now that Negi is her Pactio master, this may no longer be an issue.}}

==== ''Bodyguard Who Seeks the Path''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Hazuki Tanaka (Japanese, ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'' and ''Negima!?''), [[Kana Asumi]] (Japanese, ''Mou Hitotsu no Sekai'' onwards) and [[Cynthia Cranz]] (English) }}

{{quote| '''Chisame:''' "She's just close enough to human that we can tell how ridiculously good she is."}}

* [[Bare -Fisted Monk]]

{{quote| "Ku Fei is an idiot, right?"}}

* [[Dark -Skinned Blond]]: A bit ditzy, but not out-and-out crazy.

* [[Heir to Thethe Dojo]]: In Chapter 253, it is revealed that she is the successor to the Ku warrior clan. {{spoiler|And as of the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]], she has since set up a dojo to accommodate challengers and future followers alike.}}

* [[Never Bring a Knife Toto A Fist Fight]]: The only fistfighter among the girls of the group, and faces off against enemies with weapons many times.

* {{spoiler|[[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: [[Played for Laughs]], when she made Dynamis shut up with a poke from her staff.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Simple Staff]]: The Shintetsu Jizaikon. Like the [[Journey to Thethe West|Monkey King]]'s staff, it can grow and shrink at will. Her first use of it is as ''[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v30/c273/13.html artillery]''}})

* [[Training Fromfrom Hell]]: Subverted -- she tries to train Negi like this, and fails miserably because she took all the training techniques from movies and manga. When she starts teaching him normally, he picks it up quickly.

==== ''Cheery Waitress of the Oasis''<br ====/>

{{spoiler|Throughout her stay in Mundus Magicus, the truth about her parents is revealed to her. She takes it rather well, since she already had suspicions beforehand. She even performs a simple magic spell she recalled from childhood. Shortly afterward, she forms a Pactio with Negi, though more for the [[Power -Up|powers she'd gain]] than romantic feelings. With a new artifact -- ''Iris Tulmentum'' -- suited for her [[The Gunslinger|affinity with guns]] and a showdown looming with the organization that may have been involved with her mother Yuuko's death, the future certainly looks interesting for Yuna.}}

* [[DaddysDaddy's Girl]]

* [[Guns Akimbo]]: Her name and twin guns might be a [[Shout -Out]] to ''[[Final Fantasy X -2]]''

* [[In -Series Nickname]]: "Yuna * Kid" or just "The Kid." Likely to come off a little more smoothly in Japanese.

* [[Father, I Want to Marry My Brother|Mother I Want To Marry My Father]]: You'd think she'd have grown out of this by now, {{spoiler|and for a while it seemed that she had. [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c253/11.html Then Chapter 253 came along]}}. It is possible, however, that Yuna is simply quite innocent about the, uh, "mechanics" of a romantic relationship.

* {{spoiler|[[Pursuing Parental Perils]]: The [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] reveals that she has since followed her late mother's profession as an agent of Megalomesembria.}}

==== ''[[Childhood Friend Romance|Negi’s Childhood Friend]], Анна "Аня" Юрьевна Коколова''<br ====/>

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Ryou Hirohashi]] (Japanese, ''Mahou Sensei Negima!''), [[Chiwa Saitou]] (Japanese, ''Negima?!'' onwards), Kate Bristol (English, ''Mahou Sensei Negima!'') and [[Brittney Karbowski]] (English, ''Negima!?'' onwards)}}

Anya made her first major appearance attempting to take Negi back with her to Wales. She was heavily distraught by his company of girls, [[A -Cup Angst|specifically those with large breasts]]. [[It Got Worse]] when she discovers that he'd formed Pactios with several of them -- a fact purposefully hidden from her by the girls in prediction of her likely frenzied reaction. She failed in her attempt to take Negi back, ultimately joining Ala Alba once she came to accept his many Pactios. After being scattered throughout the Mundus Magicus upon arrival, she [[Distressed Damsel in Distress|was held captive by Fate's group]], unknown to Ala Alba.

Specializing in [[Playing Withwith Fire|fire magic]], she's essentially trained in the same magical arts as Negi, but is heavily stricken with a case of "[[Can't Catch Up]]". Known for being quick to anger and a bit snarky, there's occasional [[Tsundere|hints at a deeper warmth in her personality]]. Likely has a crush on Negi, to [[Clingy Jealous Girl|obsessively protective levels]].

* [[A -Cup Angst]]: Seems particularly obsessed with her breast size relative to the older girls of the Ala Alba. At one point she states outright "those with big breasts are my enemies, those with small breasts are my allies". No wonder she made quick friends with Yue and Nodoka.

* [[Age -Appropriate Angst]]

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Anya has a ''much'' bigger role in ''Negima!?'', and an even bigger one in the ''Negima!? Neo'' manga partially based on the former, where she becomes ''the'' 32nd member of Class 3-A come Chapter 15, and is all set up to take ninja lessons from Kaede and actually become useful in combat. [[Throw the Dog Aa Bone|Akamatsu must've felt bad for her.]]

* [[Bratty Half -Pint]]

* [[Early -Bird Cameo]]: Despite only entering the story in Volume 20 of the manga, she has a speaking role in Chapter 1 and appears in flashbacks to Negi's childhood.

* [[Megaton Punch|Megaton Kick]]: Since Negi is a [[Kid Hero|kid]], he never got much of this -- save for his [[Overnight Age -Up|magical aging]] [[Accidental Pervert|around Asuna]] -- but upon gaining a [[True Companions|comrade]] his own age...

* [[Playing Withwith Fire]]