List of Black Cat characters
The story follows a young man named Train Heartnet who withdrew from an elite group of assassins called the Chronos Numbers two years earlier and is now a Sweeper, or bounty hunter.
Train Heartnet (トレイン＝ハートネット, Torein Hātonetto), also known as Black Cat (黒猫, Kuro Neko), is the protagonist and a Sweeper partnered with Sven.
He has a large amount of killing intent that he honed from his days as a Chronos member, and as a result he often has sudden mood swings, going from carefree to serious in an instant, especially when Creed is mentioned.
He eventually meets Saya, a carefree sweeper, who slowly changes Train into a "stray cat" that does not blindly follow orders.
He wields Hades (ハーディス, Hādisu), a black and gold revolver made out of Orichalcum weighing 2.5 kg, with the numeral XIII engraved into its side and a red tassel attached to its hand grip that stretches out like a leash.
Additionally, he could use Tao to turn his chi into bullets fired from his pistol with a taijitu symbol on it, or into a blade coming from its barrel.[ch.
Lloyd possessed an ability called the "Vision Eye" (予見眼, Vijon Ai), which allowed him to see a few seconds into the future.[ch.
29] Seven years ago, after being attacked by members of a crime family, Sven loses his right eye and Lloyd sacrifices himself to save him.[ch.
[8]: 21 She develops the "Reflect Shot" (リフレクショット, Rifureku Shotto) over the course of five years, allowing her to fire bullets that ricochet off hard surfaces and strike opponents at odd angles and different velocities.[9][ch.
117] Creed, seeing that Train's personality is changing due to her, confronts Saya and the two fight until she is stabbed while being distracted by kids.[ch.
Because of the huge cost of a vaccine, she informs him the only other possibility is to mentally concentrate and visualize changing his body, similar to how Eve does it.[ch.
44, 45] He meets with moderate success as a sweeper by using the Black Cat's reputation to intimidate his enemies, but this tactic backfires when he is faced with a powerful criminal.[ch.
47] In the anime, the only main difference in Woodney is that he keeps on following the group, instead of turning into an information broker, and is the cause of some humorous moments.
They have a special group of strong individuals, the Chronos Numbers (時の番人, Kurono Nanbāzu), that act as "Erasers" (抹殺者, Ireizā), or assassins and only follow orders from the Council of Elders that run the organization.[ch.
She has such precision and swiftness with her weapon, Christ (クライスト, Kuraisuto, "Ichthus" in the English translation), a saber of unparalleled sharpness, that her strokes produce no sound and her movements leave after-images in her wake.
His weapon is an Orichalcum knife named Mars (マルス, Marusu), which is able to vibrate at a high frequency, allowing it to easily cut steel.
Jenos' weapon is Excelion (エクセリオン, Ekuserion), a glove with indestructible Orichalcum wires attached to its tips, which he uses to tightly grasp or lacerate his opponents or their guns.[ch.
Lin Shaolee (リン＝シャオリー, Rin Shaorī), known as Number X, is a master of disguise nicknamed the "Magician" (魔術師, Majishan) that can change his appearance in seconds.[10]: 44 [ch.
He disguises himself as "Glin" (グリン, Gurin) in order to form the Sweeper Alliance (掃除屋同盟, Sōjiya Dōmei) to attack the Apostles as a decoy for Chronos.[ch.
171] However, they were easily defeated by Sven, Eve, and Chronos members IV, VII, VIII and X. Creed Diskenth (クリード＝ディスケンス, Kurīdo Disukensu) is the series' main antagonist.
14][8]: 202 He tells the group that their only purpose is to destroy Chronos, but he really plans to make himself immortal using nanomachines and rule the world forever by selectivity controlling the human population.[ch.
14] Creed uses his Tao powers to manipulate the hilt of his former sword, Kotetsu (虎徹), to form the Imagine Blade (イマジンブレード, Imajin Burēdo).
183] After obtaining The Breath of God nanomachines, Creed becomes able to regenerate from any fatal wound in seconds and he will remain in his peak physical condition forever.
185] In the final episode of the anime, Creed fights Mason so that Train can rescue Eve, and in the end he is seen, again, in the villa in the company of Echidna, quietly painting a landscape.
He is a true Taoist, wearing the clothes from his homeland of Itairiku, a member of the clan whose ancestors started a war against Chronos a quarter of a century ago.[ch.
Charden wishes to take down Chronos, though he does not agree with Creed's methods, leading him to defect from the group with Kyoko while their castle is being attacked by Cerberus.[ch.
Durham Glaster (デュラム＝グラスター, Dyuramu Gurasutā) has the ability to channel his chi into his revolver, allowing him to fire destructive balls of energy without regard for ammunition.[ch.
Echidna Parass (エキドナ＝パラス, Ekidona Parasu) is an ex-actress whose Tao power, Gate, allows her to create portals from one point in space to another, up to 15 meters away.
184, 185] Leon Elliott (リオン＝エリオット, Rion Eriotto) is a young boy with a hateful distrust of adults and society due to his parents' and sister's death during a civil war in his country.[ch.
109] He frightfully admits defeat to Train's crew and escorts them to Creed – which he is later branded as a traitor and sent to be killed by the experimental Phantom Star Brigade.
