07-Ghost

Synopsis

Barsburg Empire's Military Academy is known for training elites who bring victory to the empire. Students of the academy freely utilize an ability called "Zaiphon" to fight, while the types of Zaiphon usable depends on the nature of the soldier.

Teito Klein, a student at the academy, is one of the most promising soldiers produced. Although ridiculed by everyone for being a sklave (German for slave) with no memories of his past, he is befriended by a fellow student called Mikage. While preparing for the final exam, Teito uncovers a dark secret related to his past. When an attempt to assassinate Ayanami, a high-ranking official who killed his father, fails, Teito is locked away awaiting punishment.

Only wanting the best for Teito, Mikage helps him escape. Teito ends up at the 7th District Church where he is taken in by the bishops. It is here that Teito attempts to evade the grasp of Ayanami and the Military, so he can rediscover his memories and learn why he is the person that can change the fate of the world.


Main Character

Frau

Height: 198 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Blood Type: A
Currently Wants: Premium collection of photos of Jessica-chan
Favorite: Spirytus Crown Jewel (gin)
Must-have: Cigarette (Labrador's speciality)
Dislikes (Animals Difficult to Deal with): Rats

A perverted Bishop....

He saves Teito's life when Teito falls from his hawkzile. He is the member of the 07-Ghosts known as 'Zehel'. He finds Burupya for Teito and accidentally becomes Teito's 'Master' when he attempts to remove Teito's slave collar. For all his teasing, Frau also keeps Teito's spirits up with impromptu pep-talks. Because of this, Teito sometimes make associations between Frau and his late 'Father'. Frau also has a good relationship with Hakuren, having taken him on as his 'porn disciple'. His relation with Ayanami is as of yet unknown.

Frau was adopted by the church and became Bastian's disciple when he was caught in the large scale 'thief subjugation' across the empire. All of his friends died, and he didn't believe in God, but nevertheless he was so powerful with Zaiphon that it was rumored he was a child blessed with God's strength. While Frau was a wild child, constantly getting into trouble, he and Bastian ended up having a good relationship.

He has a cross-shaped tattoo on the small of his back. Frau's favorite food is meat, and his most hated food is mice. His favorite color is black.

Ayanami (アヤナミ)

Age: 34
Height: 178 cm (in the anime he is 183cm)
Weight: 57 kg
Blood type: B
Favorite color: white
Motto: "Justice without power is vain" (07-Ghost's official fanbook)

The main antagonist. He is the man who killed Teito's 'Father' in the war against Raggs and seeks the Eye of Mikhail. His relationship with the 07-Ghosts is unknown, but it is later revealed that his soul is Verloren's soul. Verloren is the original owner of the scythe that is currently in Zehel's (Frau) possession. It is also revealed in the manga that the Seven Ghosts are made from Verloren's fragments.

Ayanami is very dedicated to his profession as a soldier and to his country, willing to kill and die for what he believes in, and his nationalism is his main motive in his actions. He shares Field-Marshal Oak's view that the best way to protect Barsburg from losing its present territories is to find the Eye of Mikhail and let the Barsburg Empire keep it. The opinions and comments of other people hardly affect him and he does not change his behaviour or go out of his way in order to impress or please his superiors.

Ayanami is strong-willed and never complains about pain or tiredness (despite the omake Begleiter revealing that he only gets 3 hours of sleep a day). He is quiet and always polite when speaking to others, rarely showing any facial expressions and always speaking in mono-tone. Despite being rather unemotional on the surface, Ayanami is aware of his subordinates' feelings (he comforted, and spoke softly to Kuroyuri when he/she cried) and well-being (he has asked himself countless times whether Yukikaze was happy being his Begleiter).

He often prefers to be during his work quietly and alone, rather than attending meetings or dealing with the antics of his subordinates. Ayanami is very tidy and organised and likes to complete all his work quickly and to a high standard. He dislikes anyone who distracts him. Ayanami is very intelligent, being an excellent tactician as he organised many of the Military's attacks. He is also very patient, waiting 10 years till his plan to remove Admiral Ogi could finally be carried out, and is rarely caught off guard, only showing surprise when opponents are stronger than he originally thought. Ayanami has also been shown to be very cunning, being a master of manipulation, but has a tendency towards stubbornness. Ayanami doesn't trust people easily.

Ayanami can be rather merciless when he feels the Barsburg Empire is being threatened. He tells Mikage that he will kill his sister if he does not reveal the whereabouts of Teito, who was considered a dangerous fugitive by the military. However it was shown that Ayanami was bluffing, and it appears that he is unwilling to use such violence against innocents, as even though Mikage refused to say anything, his sister was shown alive and unharmed. Whereas Ayanami is level-headed on the battlefield, he is quick to loose his temper and is not above using violence, mainly whipping or using zaiphon, to discipline his subordinates when they do stupid things to annoy him (Hyuuga being the only person who dares annoy Ayanami).



Little is known about Ayanami's human past. It is known that he was born in to a family of nobles, but prior to the series they were cast out from the royal line for a yet unknown reason. Some elder officers mock Ayanami and his family for that and they tend to make things difficult for him. It is most likely that they are jealous of him due to the fact that he outranks them at such a young age, as they use phrases such as a 'brat', 'impertinent youth' and 'intolerable youngster' to describe him. In the manga, it seems that many soldiers in the army fear or dislike Ayanami and the Black Hawks because many people see Warsfiels as monsters.

In one of the more lighthearted official doujinshis/omakes, Ayanami is shown trying to find a pet, but all the animals are afraid of him. He has shown a fondness and attachment towards animals, especially cats. (BUT it has been said that Ayanami has various pets, but all of them, except his leopards, are afraid of him.. Can't say what is true).

Ayanami's uniform is more decorated than his subordinates, a major difference being that Ayanami has a peaked-cap which is trimmed with gold and has the Barsburg Military insignia in the centre. Ayanami is very fond of his military cap, and doesn't like to take it off- the reason is unknown.

Trivia:

- Labrador wishes for Ayanami to live his life as a human, which he says will make Ayanami's life happier.
- Ayanami only drinks coffee for breakfast. He skips lunch. It is unknown how often he skips the evening meal.
- Ayanami dislikes when people lie to him.
- Ayanami is left-handed, yet uses his warsfiel and chopsticks with his right hand - possibly hinting that he is ambidextrous.

Teito Klein (テイト＝クライン)

The hero of the story. A former slave captured by the Barsburg Empire and considered to be the military academy's star pupil. His homeland is the former Kingdom of Raggs, and he was raised as an orphan in a church. It is later revealed that Teito had been entrusted with the Eye of Mikhail when the Empire invaded his home country, and he is the son of the former king of Raggs.

At the start of the manga, Teito makes a promise with his best (and only) friend, Mikage, that they would die together. Unfortunately, Mikage gives up his life to save Teito from the Empire. Teito, shaken, swears revenge even though Mikage told him not to. At the 7th District church he starts studying to become a priest, so he can gain a priest's advantages on his way to revenge -- free room and board in any inn in the Empire, and less stringent inspections at borders. However, along his way he gets mixed up in the affairs of the Gods because of the Eye of Mikhail, and this eventually brings him grief.

Teito has a slave tattoo on his back from when he was first captured, and wears a slave collar around his neck, put there by Ayanami, that will explode if he gets separated from Frau, the collar's master, for 48 hours.

His birthday is the first of December, his blood type is O, he's 159 cm tall, and he weighs 43kg. His favorite food is macaroni gratin, his favorite drink is melon soda, and his favorite color is sky blue.

Hakuren Oak

Height: 167 cm
Weight: 50 kg
Blood type: A
Teito's room mate at the church, and eventually, his friend. Dislikes his father, and wishes to take his mother away from him because of her suffering that he caused by lack of love. His birthday is the 15th of October.

Hakuren is a relative of Shuuri Oak. However, their relation to each other has not been mentioned.

First appearance: chapter 9