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* [[Go Through Me]]: Zatch takes a lot of hits to protect Kiyo. The one time Kiyo explicitly tells Zatch ''not'' to do this, {{spoiler|Kiyo dies.}}
* [[Go Through Me]]: Zatch takes a lot of hits to protect Kiyo. The one time Kiyo explicitly tells Zatch ''not'' to do this, {{spoiler|Kiyo dies.}}
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: American voice actress is Debi Derryberry, also known as the voice of Jimmy Neutron.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: American voice actress is Debi Derryberry, also known as the voice of Jimmy Neutron.
** [[Ikue Ohtani]] voices him in the Japanese version. Coincidentally, she's known for voicing another [[Pokémon (Anime)|anime protagonist who uses lightning a lot.]]
** [[Ikue Ohtani]] voices him in the Japanese version. Coincidentally, she's known for voicing another [[Pokémon (anime)|anime protagonist who uses lightning a lot.]]
* [[Keet]]
* [[Keet]]
* [[Laser Guided Amnesia]]
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]
* [[Magic Pants|Magic Mantle]]
* [[Magic Pants|Magic Mantle]]
* [[Magnetic Hero]]: [[Incredibly Lame Pun|And we don't just mean Jikerdor.]]
* [[Magnetic Hero]]: [[Incredibly Lame Pun|And we don't just mean Jikerdor.]]
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* [[Shock and Awe]]
* [[Shock and Awe]]
* [[Super Mode]]: Rauzaruk.
* [[Super Mode]]: Rauzaruk.
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The red to Brago and Zeon's blue.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Brago and Zeon's blue.
* [[Super Mode]]: Rauzaruk, the sixth spell, enhances Zatch's strength and speed exponentially for thirty seconds.<ref>At the cost of not being able to use any other spells. Thankfully Kiyo figured this out pretty quickly.</ref>
* [[Super Mode]]: Rauzaruk, the sixth spell, enhances Zatch's strength and speed exponentially for thirty seconds.<ref>At the cost of not being able to use any other spells. Thankfully Kiyo figured this out pretty quickly.</ref>
* [[Super Strength]]: True of all demons, but most obvious with Zatch, who stopped Pamoon's strongest spell with his body alone.
* [[Super Strength]]: True of all demons, but most obvious with Zatch, who stopped Pamoon's strongest spell with his body alone.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Yellowtail tuna
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Yellowtail tuna
* [[Verbal Tic]]: 'Unu!'
* [[Verbal Tic]]: 'Unu!'
* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Seriously, where the hell did that eagle come from?
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Seriously, where the hell did that eagle come from?


== Kiyomaro Takamine ==
== Kiyomaro Takamine ==
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* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Performed in the battle against Riou/Leo.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Performed in the battle against Riou/Leo.}}
** {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery]]}}, along with a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|very memorable]] {{spoiler|[[He's Back]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Unexplained Recovery]]}}, along with a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|very memorable]] {{spoiler|[[He's Back]]}}
* [[Jerkass]] at first, but truly [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]. More obvious after character development. By the end of the series, he's a [[Nice Guy]] who only gets mean if angry or frustrated.
* [[Jerkass]] at first, but truly [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]. More obvious after character development. By the end of the series, he's a [[Nice Guy]] who only gets mean if angry or frustrated.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Both Suzume and Megumi have feelings for him. Kiyo has no clue, one of the only areas where his intelligence fails him.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Both Suzume and Megumi have feelings for him. Kiyo has no clue, one of the only areas where his intelligence fails him.
* [[Only Sane Man]], often when faced with the antics of the rest of the group.
* [[Only Sane Man]], often when faced with the antics of the rest of the group.
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* [[Healing Hands]]
* [[Healing Hands]]
* [[Healing Shiv]]: Saifogeo, a giant magical sword that heals whoever it stabs. Really.
* [[Healing Shiv]]: Saifogeo, a giant magical sword that heals whoever it stabs. Really.
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: Her voice actor in the English dub is Melissa Fahn, who also did the voice of [[Invader Zim|Gaz]] and [[Digimon|Rika]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Her voice actor in the English dub is Melissa Fahn, who also did the voice of [[Invader Zim|Gaz]] and [[Digimon|Rika]].
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Rie Kugimiya]]
* [[Rie Kugimiya]]
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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Veronica to Suzy's Betty.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Veronica to Suzy's Betty.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Especially to Tia.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Especially to Tia.
* [[Defeat By Modesty]]: Narrowly averted in the Faudo arc; she nearly refuses to say [[Abhorrent Admirer]] Unko Tin-tin/Poosophagus's name as part of a gag [[Only Smart People May Pass|test of wisdom]].
* [[Defeat by Modesty]]: Narrowly averted in the Faudo arc; she nearly refuses to say [[Abhorrent Admirer]] Unko Tin-tin/Poosophagus's name as part of a gag [[Only Smart People May Pass|test of wisdom]].
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Idol Singer]]
* [[Rescue Romance]]: It's pretty clear she fell for Kiyo the second he showed up to save her and Tia from Maruss.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: It's pretty clear she fell for Kiyo the second he showed up to save her and Tia from Maruss.
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Particularly invoked in his fights with Bago and Goomu.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Particularly invoked in his fights with Bago and Goomu.
* [[Beware the Silly Ones]]
* [[Beware the Silly Ones]]
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: With Rusca, a little girl who he befriended while he got strayed in a rural village in Spain.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: With Rusca, a little girl who he befriended while he got strayed in a rural village in Spain.
* [[Cowardly Lion]]: At least once he begins to get some stronger spells...
* [[Cowardly Lion]]: At least once he begins to get some stronger spells...
* [[Delicious Distraction]]: Candies, which actually led him to nothing but trouble.
* [[Delicious Distraction]]: Candies, which actually led him to nothing but trouble.
* [[Masami Kikuchi]]
* [[Masami Kikuchi]]
* [[Master of Illusion]]
* [[Master of Illusion]]
* [[Mes a Crowd]]: The fourth spell, "Dima Buruk," produces a number of Kanchome clones, each with comparable speed and strength to a Rauzaruk-enhanced Zatch.
* [[Me's a Crowd]]: The fourth spell, "Dima Buruk," produces a number of Kanchome clones, each with comparable speed and strength to a Rauzaruk-enhanced Zatch.
* [[Richard Steven Horvitz]]: His voice actor in the English dub.
* [[Richard Steven Horvitz]]: His voice actor in the English dub.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]
* [[Sweet Tooth]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: Compared to Zatch's electrical powers, Tia's shielding and healing abilities, and Ponygon's super-speed armor, transforming into something without any boost to strength seems a bit lame.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Compared to Zatch's electrical powers, Tia's shielding and healing abilities, and Ponygon's super-speed armor, transforming into something without any boost to strength seems a bit lame.
** [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: Of course, once you figure out how to use these powers ''correctly'', they're useful. Kanchome's illusions are vital to a number of victories, and once he develops stronger techniques, is arguably the strongest demon in the series.
** [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: Of course, once you figure out how to use these powers ''correctly'', they're useful. Kanchome's illusions are vital to a number of victories, and once he develops stronger techniques, is arguably the strongest demon in the series.
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]
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* [[Bowdlerize]]: 'Chichi wo moge/Groping Breasts/Pick the Boobies' becomes 'Hey Hey Let's Dance All Day'.
* [[Bowdlerize]]: 'Chichi wo moge/Groping Breasts/Pick the Boobies' becomes 'Hey Hey Let's Dance All Day'.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Of the comic variety.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Of the comic variety.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]], [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Once we find out his origin story.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]], [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Once we find out his origin story.
* {{spoiler|[[Dark and Troubled Past]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dark and Troubled Past]]}}
* [[Delinquents]]: What he used to be.
* [[Delinquents]]: What he used to be.
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* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Come ON, his most popular song (in the original Japanese) is about boobs!
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Come ON, his most popular song (in the original Japanese) is about boobs!
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Theme Music Power Up]]: When Kanchome sings "Iron Man Folgore," Parco rises up to fight once more despite his injuries.
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: When Kanchome sings "Iron Man Folgore," Parco rises up to fight once more despite his injuries.
** Subverted that after Kiyo casts Zakeru several times, he finds himself too numb to try and stand up again. The manga has him look fearful of Kanchome's singing and tries to crawl away.
** Subverted that after Kiyo casts Zakeru several times, he finds himself too numb to try and stand up again. The manga has him look fearful of Kanchome's singing and tries to crawl away.


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* [[Instant Armor]]: The effect of every spell he learns.
* [[Instant Armor]]: The effect of every spell he learns.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name is Not Umagon/Ponygon]]
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name is Not Umagon/Ponygon]]
* [[Playing With Fire]]: While the third spell is activated.
* [[Playing with Fire]]: While the third spell is activated.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: His book owner was late to the party, but once he showed up...
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: His book owner was late to the party, but once he showed up...
* [[The Unintelligible]]: To everyone but Sunbeam and fellow horse Karudio, though Sunbeam still can't understand his name and Karudio never tells anyone because he's sort of a dick like that.
* [[The Unintelligible]]: To everyone but Sunbeam and fellow horse Karudio, though Sunbeam still can't understand his name and Karudio never tells anyone because he's sort of a dick like that.


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* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Big Eater]]: He is seen eating a whole crocodile. Raw.
* [[Big Eater]]: He is seen eating a whole crocodile. Raw.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
** [[Casting a Shadow]]: His powers actually manifest as gravity manipulation.
** [[Casting a Shadow]]: His powers actually manifest as gravity manipulation.
* [[Gravity Master]]
* [[Gravity Master]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] after some [[Character Development]], but by the end of the series the jerk part has mostly faded.
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] after some [[Character Development]], but by the end of the series the jerk part has mostly faded.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The blue to Zatch's red.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to Zatch's red.
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]
* [[Sociopathic Hero]]
* [[True Final Boss]]


== Sherry Belmont ==
== Sherry Belmont ==
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: As a little girl, she couldn't take her mother's abuse and attempted to drown herself, but Koko saved her.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: As a little girl, she couldn't take her mother's abuse and attempted to drown herself, but Koko saved her.
* [[Fumiko Orikasa]]
* [[Fumiko Orikasa]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Spares Zatch and Kiyo the first time because she ultimately feels that they share a similar motivation (trying to save their friend) and by tearing friends apart, she'd be no better than Zofis.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Spares Zatch and Kiyo the first time because she ultimately feels that they share a similar motivation (trying to save their friend) and by tearing friends apart, she'd be no better than Zofis.
* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Names the Same]] (Has the same surname, but no relationship to the vampire-hunting Belmont clan from [[Castlevania]])
* [[Name's the Same]] (Has the same surname, but no relationship to the vampire-hunting Belmont clan from [[Castlevania]])
** Are we ''sure?'' 'Cause the [[Whip It Good|whip]] would suggest otherwise.
** Are we ''sure?'' 'Cause the [[Whip It Good|whip]] would suggest otherwise.
* [[Princess Curls]]
* [[Princess Curls]]
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Sort of; she's not a snob, but she is kind of bitchy. [[Freudian Excuse|And can you blame her?]]
* [[Rich Bitch]]: Sort of; she's not a snob, but she is kind of bitchy. [[Freudian Excuse|And can you blame her?]]
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* [[Interspecies Romance]]
* [[Interspecies Romance]]
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Subjected to it at least twice- nearly killed by Demolt (who didn't do that much damage to anyone else), and one of the first to fall in Faudo.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Subjected to it at least twice- nearly killed by Demolt (who didn't do that much damage to anyone else), and one of the first to fall in Faudo.
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: With Li-en.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Li-en.


== Li-en ==
== Li-en ==
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* [[Mafia Princess]]
* [[Mafia Princess]]
* [[Odango]]
* [[Odango]]
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: As she points out, even if Wonrei wins, they'll be separated. She is able to accept this because he'll always be in her heart.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: As she points out, even if Wonrei wins, they'll be separated. She is able to accept this because he'll always be in her heart.


== Momon ==
== Momon ==
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== Elle Chivas ==
== Elle Chivas ==
Momon's partner, a nun who travel the world th stop Mamodo from fighting.
Momon's partner, a nun who travel the world th stop Mamodo from fighting.
* {{spoiler|[[Armor Piercing Slap]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Armor-Piercing Slap]]}}
* [[Nun Too Holy]]: Played a bit.
* [[Nun-Too-Holy]]: Played a bit.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Kafka Sunbeam.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With Kafka Sunbeam.
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
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== Kido ==
== Kido ==
A naive young demon with machines and lasers for his powers.
A naive young demon with machines and lasers for his powers.
* [[Frickin Laser Beams]]
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]
* [[Mini Mook]]: His Koburuku spell summons a bunch of mini Kidos... from his mouth.
* [[Mini-Mook]]: His Koburuku spell summons a bunch of mini Kidos... from his mouth.
* [[More Dakka]]
* [[More Dakka]]
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]
* [[Wave Motion Gun]]
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Kido's partner, an older man who likes to lead Kido on and then exclaim "kidding!"
Kido's partner, an older man who likes to lead Kido on and then exclaim "kidding!"
* [[Badass Grandpa]] / [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]] / [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Big Good]]: Filled this role in the Zofis arc.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Kidding!" or in Japanese, "It's a lie!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Kidding!" or in Japanese, "It's a lie!"
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: When Kido finds him, the doctor is sitting in a mansion, surrounded by shelves of books and doing nothing with his knowledge. Then we find out why...
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: When Kido finds him, the doctor is sitting in a mansion, surrounded by shelves of books and doing nothing with his knowledge. Then we find out why...
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== Vincent Bari & Gustav ==
== Vincent Bari & Gustav ==
* [[Armor Piercing Question]]: Gustav, to Bari: [[And Then What|"What kind of king do you want to be?"]]
* [[Armor-Piercing Question]]: Gustav, to Bari: [[And Then What?|"What kind of king do you want to be?"]]
* [[Badass]]: One of a ''very'' select number to defeat Zatch straight-up.
* [[Badass]]: One of a ''very'' select number to defeat Zatch straight-up.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man|Bari Slap]]: To Gash.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|Bari Slap]]: To Gash.
* [[Blood Knight]]
* [[Blood Knight]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Gustav
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Gustav
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Gustav.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Gustav.
* [[Stealth Mentor]]: Gustav pretty much manipulated the entirety of the fight between Bari and Gash to teach Bari that he needs to be motivated.
* [[Stealth Mentor]]: Gustav pretty much manipulated the entirety of the fight between Bari and Gash to teach Bari that he needs to be motivated.
* [[This Is a Drill]]: Generally, his spells revolve around twisters, but a couple of his spells concentrate them into drills on his arms.
* [[This Is a Drill]]: Generally, his spells revolve around twisters, but a couple of his spells concentrate them into drills on his arms.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Yes, even further.
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Yes, even further.
* [[Training From Hell]]: What do you do when you want to get stronger? Well, if you're Bari {{spoiler|''you go challenge a freaking dragon, that's what you do.'' He fought Ashuron's brother one-on-one and won.}}
* [[Training from Hell]]: What do you do when you want to get stronger? Well, if you're Bari {{spoiler|''you go challenge a freaking dragon, that's what you do.'' He fought Ashuron's brother one-on-one and won.}}


== Kolulu ==
== Kolulu ==
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* [[Houko Kuwashima]]
* [[Houko Kuwashima]]
* [[The Gwen Stacy]]: To Zatch.
* [[The Gwen Stacy]]: To Zatch.
* [[Super Powered Evil Side]]
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]
* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]
* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]
== Danny ==
== Danny ==
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== Earth & Elly ==
== Earth & Elly ==
* [[BFS]]
* [[Blade of Fearsome Size]]:
* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]: The ''Jerudo Ma Sorudo'' spell is a powerful Iai attack that can be held back and released instantly when the enemy gets within range.
* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]: The ''Jerudo Ma Sorudo'' spell is a powerful Iai attack that can be held back and released instantly when the enemy gets within range.
* [[Knight Templar]]: Eventually mellowing
* [[Knight Templar]]: Eventually mellowing
* [[Littlest Cancer Patient]]: Elly
* [[Littlest Cancer Patient]]: Elly
* {{spoiler|[[Storm of Blades]]}}: In the manga, the {{spoiler|''Varusere Ozu Māru Sorudon''}} spell.
* {{spoiler|[[Storm of Blades]]}}: In the manga, the {{spoiler|''Varusere Ozu Māru Sorudon''}} spell.
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Ashuron first makes his appearance as one of the final ten demons in the fight, an incredibly powerful dragon. After testing Zatch in battle, he reveals that he is seeking to defeat Clear Note, an evil demon with considerable strength of his own.
Ashuron first makes his appearance as one of the final ten demons in the fight, an incredibly powerful dragon. After testing Zatch in battle, he reveals that he is seeking to defeat Clear Note, an evil demon with considerable strength of his own.
* [[Giant Flyer]]
* [[Giant Flyer]]
* {{spoiler|[[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice]]}}: {{spoiler|Almost stabs Clear Note in two using his horn and his ultimate spell}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]}}: {{spoiler|Almost stabs Clear Note in two using his horn and his ultimate spell}}.
* [[Playing With Fire]]
* [[Playing with Fire]]
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Specifically, huge (even when children), intelligent, can become human, and love sake.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Specifically, huge (even when children), intelligent, can become human, and love sake.
* [[Shape Shifter]]: Like Rein before him, he can take human form, though it's still pretty freaky.
* [[Shape Shifter]]: Like Rein before him, he can take human form, though it's still pretty freaky.
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* {{spoiler|[[Magic Mirror]] / [[Cool Gate]]}}: {{spoiler|Two of these were apparently summoned by the ''Gurādo Ma Kofaru'' spell in the manga. Cherish uses them for exit portals for the projectiles of the aforementioned spell. Basically allows her to fire from three different locations without moving}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Magic Mirror]] / [[Cool Gate]]}}: {{spoiler|Two of these were apparently summoned by the ''Gurādo Ma Kofaru'' spell in the manga. Cherish uses them for exit portals for the projectiles of the aforementioned spell. Basically allows her to fire from three different locations without moving}}.
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Ted actually believed that Nicole was a boy when he met her by the first time, due of the clothes she was using.
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Ted actually believed that Nicole was a boy when he met her by the first time, due of the clothes she was using.
* {{spoiler|[[Small Girl Big Gun]] / [[Sniper Rifle]]}}: {{spoiler|The ''Gurādo Ma Kofaru'' spell in the manga. Still fires diamonds}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Small Girl, Big Gun]] / [[Sniper Rifle]]}}: {{spoiler|The ''Gurādo Ma Kofaru'' spell in the manga. Still fires diamonds}}.


== Suzume Mizuno/Suzy Mizuno ==
== Suzume Mizuno/Suzy Mizuno ==
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* [[Ordinary High School Student]]
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Plucky Girl]]: She's as feisty as she is ditzy.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: She's as feisty and tenacious as she is ditzy.
* [[Static Character]]: We wouldn't love her any other way.
* [[Static Character]]: We wouldn't love her any other way.
* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Shion Hibiki and Megumi.
* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Shion Hibiki and Megumi.
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* [[Arch Enemy]]: To Sherry and Brago.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: To Sherry and Brago.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the first major arc, at least.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the first major arc, at least.
* [[Complete Monster]]: Easily the most malevolent villain in the series.
* [[Dirty Coward]]
* [[Dirty Coward]]
* [[Expy]]: His look, voice, personality, and even his attacks are very reminiscent of [[Dragonball|Freeza.]]
* [[Expy]]: His look, voice, personality, and even his attacks are very reminiscent of [[Dragon Ball|Freeza.]]
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]
* [[Faux Affably Evil]]
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: There are hints that he felt inferior back in the mamodo world, but as the [[Big Bad]], he styles himself like the king he intends to be.
* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: There are hints that he felt inferior back in the mamodo world, but as the [[Big Bad]], he styles himself like the king he intends to be.
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: His attack power.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: After Brago threatens him. Actually, he started to break down in episode 86 and it just kept on going. Brago's threats are the final straw, and he's reduced to a sobbing wreck.
* [[Teens Are Monsters]]: Preteens in his case.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: After Brago threatens him. Actually, he started to break down in episode 86 and it just kept on going. Brago's threats are the final straw, and he's reduced to a sobbing wreck.




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* [[Affably Evil]]: Rarely loses her cute, smiling demeanor even when she's being evil.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Rarely loses her cute, smiling demeanor even when she's being evil.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Her backstory. Zofis is able to use this to his advantage. . .
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Her backstory. Zofis is able to use this to his advantage. Then she attempts to do this to Sherry...
* {{spoiler|[[Broken Pedestal]]}}: {{spoiler|It seems this way at first, when Koko, under Zofis' control, tries to break Sherry's spirit by revealing that she actually hates Sherry and is a truly evil person all on her own. Subverted in that, in the end, this really is all a trick of Zofis', and Koko really is the good friend Sherry remembered her being.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Broken Pedestal]]}}: {{spoiler|It seems this way at first, when Koko, under Zofis' control, tries to break Sherry's spirit by revealing that she actually hates Sherry and is a truly evil person all on her own. Subverted in that, in the end, this really is all a trick of Zofis', and Koko really is the good friend Sherry remembered her being.}}
* [[Cuddle Bug]]: She sure likes to hug Zofis from behind. Considering she's been brainwashed, it's really creepy and squicky.
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: English voice actress, Lara Jill Miller, is also well-known for her role as Kari from Digimon.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: English voice actress, Lara Jill Miller, is also well-known for her role as Kari from Digimon.
* [[Laser Guided Amnesia]]: Zofis removes all memories of her actions while evil. He refuses to do so until Brago tells him that if he doesn't, he will personally make Zofis' life in the demon world a living hell.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: Zofis removes all memories of her actions while evil. He refuses to do so until Brago tells him that if he doesn't, he will personally make Zofis' life in the demon world a living hell.
* [[Mind Control Eyes]]
* [[Mind Control Eyes]]
* [[More Than Mind Control]]: Zofis attempts to convince Sherry it's this. It ''almost'' works.
* [[More Than Mind Control]]: Zofis attempts to convince Sherry it's this. It ''almost'' works.
** In some ways it is. Unlike other people whose minds Zofis simply controlled, Zofis created [[Split Personality|an entirely different personality]] out of the dark feelings in Koko's heart so that she would be his bookkeeper. Zofis restores her heart to normal after he gets beaten.
** In some ways it is. Unlike other people whose minds Zofis simply controlled, Zofis created [[Split Personality|an entirely different personality]] out of the dark feelings in Koko's heart so that she would be his bookkeeper. Zofis restores her heart to normal after he gets beaten.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Despite her being Sherry's initial reason for fighting, she totally disappears after Zofis is sent back. Justified, in that she goes off to college and Sherry wouldn't want to remind her of the battle anyway.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Despite her being Sherry's initial reason for fighting, she totally disappears after Zofis is sent back. Justified, in that she goes off to college and Sherry wouldn't want to remind her of the battle anyway.


== Riou/Leo ==
== Riou/Leo ==
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* [[Clown Car Base]]: You know that mouth on his chest? ''His partner's in there.''
* [[Clown Car Base]]: You know that mouth on his chest? ''His partner's in there.''
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: His final spell turns him into a giant berserk beast. {{spoiler|He's ''still'' no match for Zeon.}}
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: His final spell turns him into a giant berserk beast. {{spoiler|He's ''still'' no match for Zeon.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hijacked By Ganon]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hijacked by Ganon]]}}
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Aforementioned final spell.
* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Aforementioned final spell.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: His staff.
* [[Weapon of Choice]]: His staff.
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: We find out in flashback that everything he did was due to the pressure of representing his family in the tournament, and he was seriously conflicted about some of the things he did.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: We find out in flashback that everything he did was due to the pressure of representing his family in the tournament, and he was seriously conflicted about some of the things he did.


== Zeon/Zeno {{spoiler|Bell}} ==
== Zeon/Zeno {{spoiler|Bell}} ==
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* [[Evil Albino]]
* [[Evil Albino]]
* [[Cain and Abel]]
* [[Cain and Abel]]
* [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Evil Twin]]: Of Zatch, natch. {{spoiler|Literally.}}
* [[Evil Twin]]: Of Zatch, natch. {{spoiler|Literally.}}
* [[Flanderization]]: His anime counterpart. In the manga, Zeon does start out rather dickish but as the battle goes on we start to see he does have a noble side and that his actions were purely driven by jealously {{spoiler|which he eventually overcomes once he sees Zatch's past}}. In the anime, no such development exists, he's evil through and through and has nothing but contempt for Zatch to the bitter end, even when he's beaten. This was because the author had broken his hand as he was in the midst of the story arc and the anime rapidly caught up before he could do the battle between Zatch and Zeno. So the animation staff just had to go with anything and just ran with what they had.
* [[Flanderization]]: His anime counterpart. In the manga, Zeon does start out rather dickish but as the battle goes on we start to see he does have a noble side and that his actions were purely driven by jealously {{spoiler|which he eventually overcomes once he sees Zatch's past}}. In the anime, no such development exists, he's evil through and through and has nothing but contempt for Zatch to the bitter end, even when he's beaten. This was because the author had broken his hand as he was in the midst of the story arc and the anime rapidly caught up before he could do the battle between Zatch and Zeno. So the animation staff just had to go with anything and just ran with what they had.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His grudge against Zatch? {{spoiler|He believed that, since Zatch got the incredible power of Bao, and he himself had to go through [[Training From Hell]], that his parents favored Zatch. Once he sees Zatch's memories for himself, he has a moment of [[Heel Realization]] and repents.}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: His grudge against Zatch? {{spoiler|He believed that, since Zatch got the incredible power of Bao, and he himself had to go through [[Training from Hell]], that his parents favored Zatch. Once he sees Zatch's memories for himself, he has a moment of [[Heel Realization]] and repents.}}
* [[The Heavy]]
* [[The Heavy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}
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* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|Dufort was raised in a lab environment from childhood, treated cruelly and anyone kind to him was removed. After years of torment and testing, he was given one final battery of tests that opened the path to his release, all while taunted by the scientist who had ruled his life. Turns out that A)His Answer Talker was being used for military application, B) He was being released into the Arctic to die rather than being freed, and, oh, C) His mother sold him for ten thousand dollars.}} Teaming up with Zeon doesn't seem so far-fetched, considering...
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: {{spoiler|Dufort was raised in a lab environment from childhood, treated cruelly and anyone kind to him was removed. After years of torment and testing, he was given one final battery of tests that opened the path to his release, all while taunted by the scientist who had ruled his life. Turns out that A)His Answer Talker was being used for military application, B) He was being released into the Arctic to die rather than being freed, and, oh, C) His mother sold him for ten thousand dollars.}} Teaming up with Zeon doesn't seem so far-fetched, considering...
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Justified with his past.
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Justified with his past.
* [[Not Good With People]]
* [[Not Good with People]]
* [[The Mentor]]: {{spoiler|During the Clear Note arc, he helps the remaining protagonists bring out their greatest potential via his use of the Answer Talker.}}
* [[The Mentor]]: {{spoiler|During the Clear Note arc, he helps the remaining protagonists bring out their greatest potential via his use of the Answer Talker.}}
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
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The final villain of the series, an incredibly powerful demon who lives for destruction.
The final villain of the series, an incredibly powerful demon who lives for destruction.


* [[Anti Magic]]: The ''Supurifo'' spell family.
* [[Anti-Magic]]: The ''Supurifo'' spell family.
* [[BFG]]: The ''Zarefedōra'' spell creates a gigantic artillery cannon which ''doubles as a projectile''.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the last arc.
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the last arc.
* [[Big Freaking Gun]]: The ''Zarefedōra'' spell creates a gigantic artillery cannon which ''doubles as a projectile''.
* [[Bishonen Line]]: Played straight with first, then averted with his [[One Winged Angel]] form.
* [[Bishonen Line]]: Played straight with first, then averted with his [[One-Winged Angel]] form.
* [[Complete Monster]]: Almost up there with ''Zofis'' in terms of wickedness and brutality.
* [[Creepy Child]]: All Mamodo are children, but Clear Note looks the most human of them all.
* [[Creepy Child]]: All Mamodo are children, but Clear Note looks the most human of them all.
* [[Dem Bones]]: The ''Bādorerugo'' spell conjures a giant, white, winged doll, which looks like a dragon skeleton.
* [[Dem Bones]]: The ''Bādorerugo'' spell conjures a giant, white, winged doll, which looks like a dragon skeleton.
* [[Evilutionary Biologist]] / [[In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves]]: He claims his existance and intentions to be the natural result of evolution.
* [[Evilutionary Biologist]] / [[In Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves]]: He claims his existence and intentions to be the natural result of evolution.
* [[Final Boss]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: To its [[Death Seeker|logical extreme.]]
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: To its [[Death Seeker|logical extreme.]]
* [[One Winged Angel]]
* [[One-Winged Angel]]
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: He compares himself to a nuke.
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: He compares himself to a nuke.
* {{spoiler|[[Powered By a Forsaken Child]]}}: {{spoiler|We never find out anything about Vino, the baby who wields Clear Note's spellbook}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Powered by a Forsaken Child]]}}: {{spoiler|We never find out anything about Vino, the baby who wields Clear Note's spellbook}}.
* [[Power of the Void]]: The ''Radisu'' spell family.
* [[Power of the Void]]: The ''Radisu'' spell family.
* [[Recursive Ammo]]: ''Bādorerugo'' can shoot its hands which seperate into smaller parts. Every tiny part contains the Annihilation effect of the ''Radisu'' spell family.
* [[Recursive Ammo]]: ''Bādorerugo'' can shoot its hands which seperate into smaller parts. Every tiny part contains the Annihilation effect of the ''Radisu'' spell family.
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Teens Are Monsters]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* {{spoiler|[[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]}}: {{spoiler|His current looks, goal and power level comes from him being controlled by his own spell, ''Shin Clear Seunousu''}}.
* {{spoiler|[[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]}}: {{spoiler|His current looks, goal and power level comes from him being controlled by his own spell, ''Shin Clear Seunousu''}}.


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* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: So Giaku, the dragon of water and {{spoiler|Shin So Giaku}}.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: So Giaku, the dragon of water and {{spoiler|Shin So Giaku}}.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Though she was ''totally'' selfish and committed illegal acts in order to do this, her helping provide for Uri's family ''was'' pretty nice of her.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Though she was ''totally'' selfish and committed illegal acts in order to do this, her helping provide for Uri's family ''was'' pretty nice of her.
* [[Tsundere]]: Towards Byonko.
* [[Tsundere]]: Towards Byonko.
* [[Yandere]] - Towards Gash. ''Hoo boy.'' Finally stops being one with her [[Heel Face Turn]], though.
* [[Yandere]] - Towards Gash. ''Hoo boy.'' Finally stops being one with her [[Heel Face Turn]], though.
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Rodeaux is a powerful winged demon that allies with Riou to wake up Faudo.
Rodeaux is a powerful winged demon that allies with Riou to wake up Faudo.


* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Chita. {{spoiler|until Rodeaux tells her to stand up for her true feelings before he vanishes.}}
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Chita. {{spoiler|until Rodeaux tells her to stand up for her true feelings before he vanishes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]:}} {{spoiler|The speech that Rodeaux gives to Chita before Zeon burns his book, telling her to find her own willpower.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]:}} {{spoiler|The speech that Rodeaux gives to Chita before Zeon burns his book, telling her to find her own willpower.}}
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Rodeaux.
* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Rodeaux.


== Zaruchim ==
== Zaruchim ==
* [[Anti Villain]]
* [[Anti-Villain]]
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]
* [[Living Shadow]]: His power includes shadow manipulation and creating things made of shadow.
* [[Living Shadow]]: His power includes shadow manipulation and creating things made of shadow.
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== Keith ==
== Keith ==
One of the demon kids who team up with Riou to wake up Faudo, Keith's reason for doing so is mainly to take Faudo's power for himself. He holds a personal rivalrly with Bari.
One of the demon kids who team up with Riou to wake up Faudo, Keith's reason for doing so is mainly to take Faudo's power for himself. He holds a personal rivalrly with Bari.


* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: The reason behind his [[Heel Face Turn]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: The reason behind his [[Heel Face Turn]].}}
* [[Big Creepy Crawlies]]: Goomu's appearance is similar to a beetle.
* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]: Goomu's appearance is similar to a beetle.
* {{spoiler|[[Dark and Troubled Past]]:}} {{spoiler|Mir.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dark and Troubled Past]]:}} {{spoiler|Mir.}}
* [[Power of the Void]]: His spell theme. Works slightly different from Clear's and looks drastically different.
* [[Power of the Void]]: His spell theme. Works slightly different from Clear's and looks drastically different.
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== Pamoon ==
== Pamoon ==
* [[Anti Villain]]: Unlike the other 4, all he wants is to not be turned to stone again by Zophis.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Unlike the other 4, all he wants is to not be turned to stone again by Zophis.
* [[Brick Joke]]: Remember that stone Kiyo found and did all those weird things to...? ''He remembers it all.''
* [[Brick Joke]]: Remember that stone Kiyo found and did all those weird things to...? ''He remembers it all.''
* [[Star Power]]
* [[Star Power]]
* [[Redemption Equals Death|Redemption Equals Book Burning]]: After he loses and decides to fight with Zatch, Zophis appears and burns his book.
* [[Redemption Equals Death|Redemption Equals Book Burning]]: After he loses and decides to fight with Zatch, Zophis appears and burns his book.


== Demolt ==
== Demolt ==
* [[Blood Knight]]: He laughs after being hit in the face by Ponygon and Zatch.
* [[Blood Knight]]: He laughs after being hit in the face by Ponygon and Zatch.
* [[The Brute]]: Plays this role much better due to his lack of intelligence. {{spoiler|[[Dumbass No More|until his master unintentionally activated the spell to boost his intelligence.]]}}
* [[The Brute]]: Plays this role much better due to his lack of intelligence. [[Dumbass No More|Until his master unintentionally activated the spell to boost his intelligence.]]
* [[The Berserker]]: Described as one.
* [[The Berserker]]: Described as one.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: He might have let Zatch's Zakeruzem hit him the first time (and then Zakurga'd his arm with a painful explosion), but after that, he figures out its effects just as quickly as Kiyo and dodges all attempts made on him. Until Laila and Albert restrict his movement, that is.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: He might have let Zatch's Zakeruzem hit him the first time (and then Zakurga'd his arm with a painful explosion), but after that, he figures out its effects just as quickly as Kiyo and dodges all attempts made on him. Until Laila and Albert restrict his movement, that is.
* [[The Dragon]]: Kinda looks like one, and Brago explicitly states his power is greater than Zofis's own.
* [[The Dragon]]: Kinda looks like one, and Brago explicitly states his power is greater than Zofis's own.
* [[The Starscream]]: Once his intelligence was raised by his most powerful spell, he could have very well become this to Zofis.


== Minor Characters ==
== Minor Characters ==
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Zatch's number one nemesis who bullies him throughout the story and is the only one that he can't defeat.
Zatch's number one nemesis who bullies him throughout the story and is the only one that he can't defeat.
* [[The Bully]]
* [[The Bully]]
* [[Gonk]]: Could easily be mistaken for a demon herself.
* [[Gonk]]: Could easily be mistaken for a demon herself.
* [[Jerkass]]: Though [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|she has been shown to have a]] [[Hidden Heart of Gold]].
* [[Jerkass]]: Though [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|she has been shown to have a]] [[Hidden Heart of Gold]].
* [[Kuudere]] / [[Tsundere]]
* [[Kuudere]] / [[Tsundere]]


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The math teaher's wife.
The math teaher's wife.
* [[Gag Boobs]]
* [[Gag Boobs]]
* [[Gonk]]: Her face and limbs makes her look nothing like any normal human in the show.
* [[Gonk]]: Her face and limbs makes her look nothing like any normal human in the show.


== Ms.Wriggle/Monmon-sensei ==
== Ms.Wriggle/Monmon-sensei ==
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Major Protagonists

Zatch/Gash Bell

On Kiyo's fourteenth birthday, a naked child crashes through his window, riding an eagle with a tuna on his back. Zatch Bell is an amnesiac child with a red spell book, and one of one hundred contenders in a tournament to decide the king of the demon world for the next thousand years.

Kiyomaro Takamine

The main human protagonist, Kiyo is a brilliant boy, although arrogant and antisocial. When Zatch drops into his life, everything he knows changes, and his life gets a lot more exciting...

  • Awesomeness By Analysis: With an IQ of 180, this is his own special skill. Later on, when he gains the Answer Talker this is only amplified.
  • Badass Bookworm
  • Big Damn Heroes: At the end of the Faudo saga, when he finally comes back.
  • Brilliant but Lazy: At the beginning of the series, he chooses not to go to school, in part due to bullying and in part because he's so smart it's a triviality.
  • Butt Monkey: On a lot of occasions
  • Death Glare: On par with Zatch's. Possibly the true reason they make such good partners.
  • Demon Head: Taken to epic levels in the final fight with Rodeaux.
  • Determinator
  • Death Is Cheap: A subversion, in that he is in fact dead for a short period, only has his heart restarted by an emotionally broken Zatch pounding on his chest, and even that isn't enough. It also takes a lot of Saifogeos and a long dip in restorative Faudo juice before he wakes up, and his allies take a lot of damage by then.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Performed in the battle against Riou/Leo.
  • Jerkass at first, but truly Jerk with a Heart of Gold. More obvious after character development. By the end of the series, he's a Nice Guy who only gets mean if angry or frustrated.
  • Oblivious to Love: Both Suzume and Megumi have feelings for him. Kiyo has no clue, one of the only areas where his intelligence fails him.
  • Only Sane Man, often when faced with the antics of the rest of the group.
  • Reed Richards Is Useless: Subverted, once he gains the Answer Talker power and has some downtime to ponder it, his first ideas are how he can help the rest of the world with it.
  • Takahiro Sakurai

Tio/Tia

Megumi Oumi

Kanchome

Parco Folgore

Umagon/Ponygon (Schneider)

Kafk Sunbeam

  • Adults Are Useless: A subversion, since he's one of the older contenders in the fight, and holds himself to the ideal of being a "cool adult" (which basically means reliable and trustworthy).
  • Catch Phrase: "GROOVY!"
  • Continuity Nod: In a breather chapter, everyone is trying to learn to ice skate, but all fail spectacularly. Sunbeam is especially livid banging and cursing the ice (as it wasn't that much later from his fight against Sauza and Karudio.
  • Friend to All Living Things: Animals love him, and he can understand their thoughts. The epilogue shows him living on an African animal sanctuary.
  • Gratuitous English: Very fond of in the Japanese version.
  • Ship Tease: With nun Elle Chivas. The end shows they're living together in Africa.

Brago

Sherry Belmont


Supporting Protagonists

Wonrei

A teenage demon who falls in love with his partner, Li-en.

Li-en

Wonrei's partner, the daughter of a crime lord with a considerably kinder nature.

Momon

Elle Chivas

Momon's partner, a nun who travel the world th stop Mamodo from fighting.

Kido

A naive young demon with machines and lasers for his powers.

Professor Riddles

Kido's partner, an older man who likes to lead Kido on and then exclaim "kidding!"

  • Badass Grandpa / Cool Old Guy
  • Big Good: Filled this role in the Zofis arc.
  • Catch Phrase: "Kidding!" or in Japanese, "It's a lie!"
  • Heroic BSOD: When Kido finds him, the doctor is sitting in a mansion, surrounded by shelves of books and doing nothing with his knowledge. Then we find out why...
  • Failure Knight: In his backstory.
  • My Greatest Failure: The reason he was sitting around doing nothing? He used to be a surgeon. Then he failed to save a child, and the guilt drove him into seclusion. In the original, the child's also his grandson.
  • Team Dad: Particularly for Kiyomaro.
  • Troll: See his Catch Phrase.

Vincent Bari & Gustav

Kolulu

Danny

Rein

A large, animal-like mamomdo who is a friend of Zatch's from the mamodo world. Despite his scary exterior, he's a nice guy concerned with helping his partner Kyle overcome his timidity.

  • Gentle Giant
  • Heel Face Turn: In his backstory. He was originally a violent, rampaging demon who was feared and hated. Once, he severely injured himself, and despite his threats, Zatch brought him back from the brink of death. Afterward, Rein reformed.
  • Shapeshifting: Can also take human appearance.

Ted

A young, tough-acting demon with a good heart. He's not interested in fighting so much as finding a certain someone.

  • Good Old Fisticuffs: His weapon of choice. Unlike many other demons, Ted has no true attack spells. Instead, he gets . . .
  • Super Mode/Shonen Upgrade: Ted's gears. They can only be used in sequence, one at a time, and each raises his speed and strength to formidable heights.

Earth & Elly

Riya & Aleshie

Karudio & Sauza

Initially presented as opponents to Ponygon, they later join the heroes to fight the Faudo cultists.

  • An Ice Person: Karudio has ice powers, in contrast to Ponygon's fire.
  • Harmless Freezing: Surprisingly, a subversion. Karudio's final spell produces such sheer cold that it's even dangerous for himself.

Ashuron & Riin Vise

Ashuron first makes his appearance as one of the final ten demons in the fight, an incredibly powerful dragon. After testing Zatch in battle, he reveals that he is seeking to defeat Clear Note, an evil demon with considerable strength of his own.

Cherish & Nicole

The demon girl who Ted is looking for, and the one who inspired him to defend people who are too weak to defend themselves. Her spell consists in creating crystals.

  • Broken Pedestal: Albeit subverted.
  • Gemstone Assault: The Kofaru spell family.
  • Little Miss Badass
  • Magic Mirror / Cool Gate: Two of these were apparently summoned by the Gurādo Ma Kofaru spell in the manga. Cherish uses them for exit portals for the projectiles of the aforementioned spell. Basically allows her to fire from three different locations without moving.
  • Samus Is a Girl: Ted actually believed that Nicole was a boy when he met her by the first time, due of the clothes she was using.
  • Small Girl, Big Gun / Sniper Rifle: The Gurādo Ma Kofaru spell in the manga. Still fires diamonds.

Suzume Mizuno/Suzy Mizuno

Kiyomaro's friend from school, she's ditzy and cheerful and has a huge crush on him. One of the first friend Kiyomaru has.

Major Villains

Zofis


Koko

Actually not a villain herself, but manipulated by Zofis. Sherry's oldest and most trusted friend.

  • Affably Evil: Rarely loses her cute, smiling demeanor even when she's being evil.
  • Break the Cutie: Her backstory. Zofis is able to use this to his advantage. Then she attempts to do this to Sherry...
  • Broken Pedestal: It seems this way at first, when Koko, under Zofis' control, tries to break Sherry's spirit by revealing that she actually hates Sherry and is a truly evil person all on her own. Subverted in that, in the end, this really is all a trick of Zofis', and Koko really is the good friend Sherry remembered her being.
  • Cuddle Bug: She sure likes to hug Zofis from behind. Considering she's been brainwashed, it's really creepy and squicky.
  • Hey, It's That Voice!: English voice actress, Lara Jill Miller, is also well-known for her role as Kari from Digimon.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: Zofis removes all memories of her actions while evil. He refuses to do so until Brago tells him that if he doesn't, he will personally make Zofis' life in the demon world a living hell.
  • Mind Control Eyes
  • More Than Mind Control: Zofis attempts to convince Sherry it's this. It almost works.
    • In some ways it is. Unlike other people whose minds Zofis simply controlled, Zofis created an entirely different personality out of the dark feelings in Koko's heart so that she would be his bookkeeper. Zofis restores her heart to normal after he gets beaten.
  • Put on a Bus: Despite her being Sherry's initial reason for fighting, she totally disappears after Zofis is sent back. Justified, in that she goes off to college and Sherry wouldn't want to remind her of the battle anyway.

Riou/Leo

A four-legged beastlike demon who seeks to resurrect the giant demon Faudo for his own goals.

Zeon/Zeno Bell

A demon with strong electrical powers who looks uncannily like Zatch. He's tied to the loss of Zatch's memories.

  • Arch Enemy: To Zatch
  • Big Bad: For the last half of the Faudo arc, and for most of the series seeing as he's the one who removed Zatch's memories.
  • Evil Albino
  • Cain and Abel
  • Creepy Child
  • Evil Twin: Of Zatch, natch. Literally.
  • Flanderization: His anime counterpart. In the manga, Zeon does start out rather dickish but as the battle goes on we start to see he does have a noble side and that his actions were purely driven by jealously which he eventually overcomes once he sees Zatch's past. In the anime, no such development exists, he's evil through and through and has nothing but contempt for Zatch to the bitter end, even when he's beaten. This was because the author had broken his hand as he was in the midst of the story arc and the anime rapidly caught up before he could do the battle between Zatch and Zeno. So the animation staff just had to go with anything and just ran with what they had.
  • Freudian Excuse: His grudge against Zatch? He believed that, since Zatch got the incredible power of Bao, and he himself had to go through Training from Hell, that his parents favored Zatch. Once he sees Zatch's memories for himself, he has a moment of Heel Realization and repents.
  • The Heavy
  • Heel Face Turn
  • Shock and Awe
  • Slasher Smile: Very fond of these.
  • You Cannot Grasp the True Form of Baou Zakeruga. Not until he sees Gash and Kiyomaro nearly devoured by its power, he doesn't.

Dufort

Zeon's partner, a mysterious, quiet young man of initially unclear origin.

  • Evil Albino
  • Awesomeness By Analysis
  • Freudian Excuse: Dufort was raised in a lab environment from childhood, treated cruelly and anyone kind to him was removed. After years of torment and testing, he was given one final battery of tests that opened the path to his release, all while taunted by the scientist who had ruled his life. Turns out that A)His Answer Talker was being used for military application, B) He was being released into the Arctic to die rather than being freed, and, oh, C) His mother sold him for ten thousand dollars. Teaming up with Zeon doesn't seem so far-fetched, considering...
  • Nietzsche Wannabe: Justified with his past.
  • Not Good with People
  • The Mentor: During the Clear Note arc, he helps the remaining protagonists bring out their greatest potential via his use of the Answer Talker.
  • The Stoic
  • Walking the Earth

Clear Note

The final villain of the series, an incredibly powerful demon who lives for destruction.


Supporting/Minor Villains

Papipurio & Lupa

Patty/Penny & Uri/Ururu

Gash self proclaimed lover who chase after him for long times. Partner with Uri, a poor man who Patty promised to help take of his hungry family in exchange for helping her find Gash.

  • Big Eater with a Sweet Tooth.
  • Distaff Counterpart:To Zatch. When she cut off her hair she look almost exactly like him. Their spell mirror each other and notibly "So Giaku" and "Baou Zakeruga".
  • Evil Is Petty: She joins in with Zofis simply because Zatch doesn't remember her in the demon world despite the fact he lost his memory. They did try to explain this to her but Kiyo flubbed the explanation making Penny think she was being taken advantage of.
  • Goofy Print Underwear
  • Heel Face Turn
  • Important Haircut: Cuts it off to use in distracting Demolt, cementing her Heel Face Turn. The grand finale shows she keeps the shorter hairstyle.
  • Making a Splash
  • Our Dragons Are Different: So Giaku, the dragon of water and Shin So Giaku.
  • Pet the Dog: Though she was totally selfish and committed illegal acts in order to do this, her helping provide for Uri's family was pretty nice of her.
  • Tsundere: Towards Byonko.
  • Yandere - Towards Gash. Hoo boy. Finally stops being one with her Heel Face Turn, though.

Byonko & Alvin

Rodeaux & Chita

Rodeaux is a powerful winged demon that allies with Riou to wake up Faudo.

  • Emotionless Girl: Chita. until Rodeaux tells her to stand up for her true feelings before he vanishes.
  • Pet the Dog: The speech that Rodeaux gives to Chita before Zeon burns his book, telling her to find her own willpower.
  • Winged Humanoid: Rodeaux.

Zaruchim

Keith

One of the demon kids who team up with Riou to wake up Faudo, Keith's reason for doing so is mainly to take Faudo's power for himself. He holds a personal rivalrly with Bari.

Goomu & Mir


Thousand-Year Old Demons

Goren

Although not one of the demons Zatch and company fight, Goren is important because his spell is the one that sealed so many demons into stone in the first place. Did not become king, ultimately, as that honor went to Zatch and Zeon's father.

Laila & Albert

A young female demon who was trapped in stone for 1000 years. She is the only one who disagrees with Zofi's plans, and helps Gash's group upon their arrival in the Devolo Ruins.

Victoream

A melon-obsessed demon whose head looks like the letter V. Appears for only a short time, but remains one of the most popular characters of the series.

Tsao-lon

  • Trick Boss: The real threat is his human partner Genzo!

Belgim E.O.

Pamoon

  • Anti-Villain: Unlike the other 4, all he wants is to not be turned to stone again by Zophis.
  • Brick Joke: Remember that stone Kiyo found and did all those weird things to...? He remembers it all.
  • Star Power
  • Redemption Equals Book Burning: After he loses and decides to fight with Zatch, Zophis appears and burns his book.

Demolt

Minor Characters

Naomi

Zatch's number one nemesis who bullies him throughout the story and is the only one that he can't defeat.

Wife(Sabae)

The math teaher's wife.

  • Gag Boobs
  • Gonk: Her face and limbs makes her look nothing like any normal human in the show.

Ms.Wriggle/Monmon-sensei

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  1. At the cost of not being able to use any other spells. Thankfully Kiyo figured this out pretty quickly.