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* DirtyOldMan: Though the three are after Mina, Ivanovic's looks and behavior stands out the most. [[spoiler:Going as far of assault her when she's alone and trying to rape her; in the last case he almost succeeded, but at that time Telomere's leader h already replaced Mina.]]

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* DirtyOldMan: Though the three are after Mina, Ivanovic's looks and behavior stands out the most. [[spoiler:Going as far of assault her when she's alone and trying to rape her; in the last case he almost succeeded, but at that time Telomere's leader h had already replaced Mina.]]
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* TeensAreShort: Shinva is Akira's age and by far the shortest member of the team.
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* AgeGapRomance: She's at least five years older than Yuzuru. While that's not a very big difference, she thinks it's wrong to be in love with him at first because he's like thirteen. After Yuzuru reciprocates her feelings, Nanami makes him her vampire lover.

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* AgeGapRomance: She's at least five years older than Yuzuru. While that's not a very big difference, she at first thinks it's wrong for her to be in love with him at first because he's like thirteen.still a young boy. After Yuzuru reciprocates her feelings, Nanami makes him her vampire lover.



[[folder:The Maids]]

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[[folder:The Maids]][[folder:Nelly, Nella and Nero]]



* ActionGirl: All of them. Their very first appearance is absolutely butchering soldiers sent to kill Mina.
* CutenessProximity: Around Yuuhi, they are absolutely helpless.
* FireForgedFriends: The three of them together.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: As long as you're not a threat to their princess, they're really very sweet people.

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* ActionGirl: All of them. Their very first appearance is absolutely butchering soldiers sent to kill Mina.
* CutenessProximity: Around Yuuhi, they are absolutely helpless.
* FireForgedFriends: The three of them together.
helpless when faced by his cuteness.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: As long as you're not a threat to their princess, they're really very sweet people.vampire maids.



* NoSenseOfDirection: Accidentally wind up in ''Egypt'' at one point...

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* NoSenseOfDirection: Accidentally They accidentally wind up in ''Egypt'' at one point...point.



* ThemeNaming: The three have names that start with "Ne".



* UndyingLoyalty: To Mina. So much so that Nelly is jealous of Akira for his closeness to her. To only a slightly lesser extent to Yuki, who they call 'The Maestro.'
* {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s: Yuki's greatest fans besides Mina. Even [[spoiler:after Yuki's incident and consequential paralysis]] they help her up to write her newest novel.

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* UndyingLoyalty: To They're all very loyal to their Princess Mina. So much so that Nelly is jealous of Akira for his closeness to her. To only a slightly lesser extent extent, they respect and look up to Yuki, who they call 'The Maestro.'
* {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s: Yuki's greatest fans besides Mina. Even [[spoiler:after
' After Yuki's incident and consequential paralysis]] paralysis, they help her up to write her newest novel.
* {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s: They're the greatest fans of Yuki's yaoi novels besides Mina.



* ClingyJealousGirl: She's jealous of Akira for his closeness to Mina.



* GodivaHair: Because her True Form is a little mouse, she always ends up [[ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing completely naked when she transforms back to human form]]. Her hair tends to cover her breasts in these moments.



* SitcomArchnemesis: To Akira, unknowingly for him. She does ''not'' like him.

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* SitcomArchnemesis: SitcomArchNemesis: To Akira, unknowingly for him. She does ''not'' like him.



* MayDecemberRomance: Fell for an ancient mummy vampire in the final omake. But that [[NoodleIncident was a tale for another time.]]
%%* PrimAndProperBun

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* HidingBehindYourBangs: Her hair covers the left side of her face, as fitting for her cool and aloof personality.
* MayDecemberRomance: Fell She fell for an ancient mummy vampire in the final omake. But that [[NoodleIncident was a tale for another time.]]
%%* PrimAndProperBun* OnlySaneWoman: Next to her two quirky companions, she comes off as the most levelheaded.
* PrimAndProperBun: She's the most serious of the maid trio and wears her hair up in a bun.



* StraightMan: Next to her two companions.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She always has a stoic demeanor, but is a very caring person.
* WhenSheSmiles: She's usually quite stoic and aloof. When she's not, it's usually adorable.

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* StraightMan: Next to her two companions.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She always has a stoic demeanor, but is a very caring person.
* WhenSheSmiles:
She's usually quite stoic and aloof. When she's not, it's usually adorable.aloof, but still a very caring person.



* CloudCuckooLander: Nero is very special.
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* CloudCuckooLander: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Nero is very special.
%%* GenkiGirl
something of a spacey weirdo.
* ExpressiveHair: Her IdiotHair [[SomethingElseAlsoRises reacts to turn-ons]].
* GenkiGirl: She's the perkiest of the maid trio.



* IdiotHair: That [[SomethingElseAlsoRises reacts to turn-ons]].


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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Anna, Jiji and Clara]]


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* {{Animorphism}}: [[spoiler:Later on, Anna gains the power to transform into a cat.]]


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* HeroicBystander: They're little fangless children with no real combat skills, but they prove to be very helpful allies to Mina's team, such as when they help Akira hide from the assassins the Three Clans sent after him.


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* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Jiji's True Form looks like a large rhinoceros-like monster.]]
* SexierAlterEgo: [[spoiler:Clara eventually gains the ability to transform into a beautiful naked woman, much like Mina.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:During the climactic confrontation with the True Ancestor, Jiji, Clara, and Anna awaken their vampire powers to enter their True Forms and become more helpful in the action.]]
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!The Three Clans
The last three pure blood vampires aside from Mina. Since they killed Mina's mother, Mina has to marry and bear the child of one of them to preserve the lineage of pure blood.

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!The Three Clans
The last three pure blood vampires aside from Mina. Since they killed
[[folder:Natasha]]
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Mina's mother, Mina has to marry and bear personal photographer. Her true identity is Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the child only survivor of one of them to preserve the lineage of pure blood. Russian Imperial Family.



* TheBait: Knowing that Ivanovic is still obsessed with her, Natasha reveals herself to him when he's invading the Bund and forces him to chase her until she leads him to the Cradle, where Mika and Akira corner him and finally kill him.
* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: In this manga, Anastasia not only survived, she was turned into a vampire and became a photographer working for the vampire queen herself.
* CameraFiend: She carries a camera with her in all her appearances.
* HistoricalInJoke: The fact that she's a photographer is a reference to the real Anastasia's hobby of taking photos of herself and her sisters.
* InterruptedSuicide: After her family was murdered by the Bolshevik revolutionaries, she was going to kill herself before Ivanovic could turn her into his plaything. Mina arrived to save her and took her under her wing.
* LustObject: Ivanovic, also known as Rasputin, lusted after her because of her resemblance to Mina. He only spared her life so he could rape her, but thankfully, she was saved from that FateWorseThanDeath by Mina.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's over 100 years old, but still looks like a teenage girl.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: She's introduced as a common vampire and photographer, only to be revealed to be the only surviving member of the Russian Imperial Family.
* {{Revenge}}: She plays a key role in Ivanovic's defeat by helping Mina and Akira corner him in the Cradle. Then it's revealed she wanted him dead to avenge the downfall of her family, as Ivanovic lead them to ruin while disguised as the monk Rasputin.
* SoleSurvivor: Because of Ivanovic's disgusting lust for her, she was spared and turned into a vampire when the Russian Imperial Family was murdered. Mina then rescued her before she fell into Ivanovic's depraved hands.
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!The Three Clans
The last three pure blood vampires aside from Mina. Since they killed Mina's mother, Mina has to marry and bear the child of one of them to preserve the lineage of pure blood.
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* HideYourOtherness: He always has a handfan over his mouth to hide his monstrous teeth.

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* HideYourOtherness: He always has a handfan over his mouth to hide his monstrous teeth. He stops hiding his mouth after Minmei helps him accept himself and build confidence to stand up against his mother.
* HighClassFan: He's a vampire noble who carries a fan in his hand all the time.



* ReformedButRejected: [[spoiler:Minmei earns Emperor Li's trust and he decides to rule the Li Clan alongside Minmei so she can help him lead it in the right direction. However, Mina refuses to trust Emperor Li and she can't forgive him for being one of those who were responsible for the death of her mother and her centuries of humiliation.]]

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* ReformedButRejected: [[spoiler:Minmei earns Emperor Li's trust and he decides to rule the Li Clan alongside Minmei so she can help him lead it in the right direction. However, Mina refuses to trust Emperor Li and she can't forgive him for being as he was one of those who were responsible for the death of her mother and her centuries of humiliation.]]



* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: [[spoiler:He was Rasputin.]]

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* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: [[spoiler:He was Rasputin.Rasputin, the monk who was a close friend and advisor to the Russian Imperial Family before its downfall. In this manga, he's revealed to have manipulated the family from the shadows to bring them to ruin.]]



Akira's younger brother. His werewolf characteristics didn't manifested until he was six years old, causing his training to start later than other werewolves. Akira didn't want Yuuhi to get involved in his dangerous lifestyle at first, but later trains him himself.

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Akira's younger brother. His werewolf characteristics didn't manifested manifest until he was six years old, causing his training to start later than other werewolves. Akira didn't want Yuuhi to get involved in his dangerous lifestyle at first, but later trains him himself.
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Akira's younger brother. His werewolf characteristics first manifested until he was six years old, causing his training to start later than other werewolves. Akira didn't want Yuuhi to get involved in his dangerous lifestyle at first, but later trains him himself.

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Akira's younger brother. His werewolf characteristics first didn't manifested until he was six years old, causing his training to start later than other werewolves. Akira didn't want Yuuhi to get involved in his dangerous lifestyle at first, but later trains him himself.
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* BoobsOfSteel: One of the strongest and most capable women in the manga. And she is ''racked.''
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* {{Bishonen}}: They are the most attractive members of their team, but the way Hyunte's face is drawn is remarkably feminine.



* {{Bishonen}}: He has a woman's face and a slender body that makes look him very androgynous.



* {{Bishonen}}: In ''A.S.O.'', Yuuhi has grown into a teenage boy with a very girly and cute face.
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* PeekABangs: Her true form's hair often covers half of her face, emphasizing her sexiness.



* SultryBangs: Her true form's hair often covers half of her face, emphasizing her sexiness.



* PeekABangs: Her hair covers her left eye.



* PeekABangs: Half of his face is covered by his bangs.



* PeekABangs: Both have one of their eyes covered by their hair.
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* OfficialCouple: He and Ruli are stated to be a couple in ''Scarlet Order''.

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* OfficialCouple: He and Ruli are With Ruli. They're stated to be a couple in ''Scarlet Order''.



%%* {{Monster Lord}}s

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%%* * {{Monster Lord}}sLord}}s: After Mina, Rozenmann, Li, and Ivanovic have the highest authority among the vampirekind.



%%* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld

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%%* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Three Clans' leaders are all several hundred years old.



* IdenticalTwinIDTag: She and Reiko are identical twins. The only thing that's different is the place of their beauty marks (Nicole's is on her chin while Reiko's is on the corner of her left eye).

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* IdenticalTwinIDTag: She Nicole and Reiko are identical twins. The only thing that's different is the place of their beauty marks (Nicole's is on her chin while Reiko's is on the corner of her left eye).



* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: He appears as a man with jet-black hair like the night and skin white like a ghost. His true identity is a god of darkness that wants to destroy the world.

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* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: He appears as a man with jet-black hair like the night and skin white like a ghost. His true identity is a god of darkness GodOfDarkness that wants to destroy the world.



* MarriedToTheJob: She can't see her boyfriend Akira much because being a famous singer gives her a tight schedule.



* OfficialCouple: She and Akira are stated to be dating in ''Scarlet Order'', although they still can't see each other much because of her tight schedule.
* OnlyOneName: She's only ever known as "Ruli" and any surname has never been mentioned.

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* OfficialCouple: She and Akira are stated to be dating in ''Scarlet Order'', although they still can't see each other much because of her tight schedule.
* OnlyOneName:
NoFullNameGiven: She's only ever known as "Ruli" and any her surname has never been mentioned.mentioned.
* OfficialCouple: With Akira. They're stated to be dating in ''Scarlet Order''.
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* BrutalHonesty: She comments on how bad a streamer's videos are right in front of the streamer himself.



* FireForgedFriends: She and Akira Fujisaki get on good terms after she helps him get out of some dangerous situations during some of her missions. At the end of ''Dive'', Nina admits that now she's helping Akira not because of her job as an intelligence agent, but because he's her friend.

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* FireForgedFriends: She and With Akira Fujisaki Fujisaki. They get on good terms after she helps him get out of some dangerous situations during some of her missions. At the end of ''Dive'', Nina admits that now she's helping Akira not because of her job as an intelligence agent, but because he's her friend.



* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: He has an intense fascination with human arts and entertainment. According to Yajirou, the True Ancestor spent three days staring at a Buddha statue. He's also fascinated by Ruli's singing and the latter uses this to keep him distracted while everyone else desperately tries to save the vampires trapped under the Bund.



* TheComicallySerious: A human accidentally draws a smiley face on the [[FaceDoodling True Ancestor's forehead]]. It looks hilarious on a HumanoidAbomination with absolutely no emotions.



* {{Expy}}: The all-powerful father of vampires who sired the entire race, he is one to [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Caine]]; unlike Caine, who is at his current canon characterization is GoodIsNotNice at worst, the father is pretty much an OmnicidalManiac. There are even speculations that he is the series version of Cain, but none has been revealed about his further identity so far.


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* LifeDrinker: He can drain humans from their lifeforce and force RapidAging on them.


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* WalkOnWater: He's able to walk on water.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Water is the only weakness he has. He can't even walk under the rain.


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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:He has a change of heart after Okiyo tells him he does have living descendants and allows him to say his goodbyes to his elderly great-granddaughter. From then on, he helps find a way to counter the True Ancestor and save the vampires trapped underground in the Bund.]]


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* AmbiguouslyBi: She's dating Akira Fujisaki, but it's implied she and Nina became very close during the 7-year TimeSkip. In ''A.S.O.'', the way Ruli talks about her relationship with Akira and Nina comes with heavy ThreesomeSubtext.
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* BladeOnAStick: Hyunte uses a spear when he isn't using a sniper rifle.



* BladeOnAStick: His weapon of choice is a spear.
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* IdenticalStranger: Invoked. Her GothicLolita outfit and her wig make her look oddly like Mina. She later reveals that this is pretty intentional, given Alphonse is quite the fan of the look.



* PlatonicProstitution: When she was human, she was forced into prostitution to support her alcoholic mother. Alphonse was the only one of her clients who only paid to hear her songs instead of sexual services, leading her to fall in love with him and asking him to make her a vampire to be with him.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Invoked. Her GothicLolita outfit and her wig make her look oddly like Mina. She later reveals that this is pretty intentional, given Alphonse is quite the fan of the look.



* DarkIsEvil: He's a black-haired man dressed in a completely black bodysuit and is built up as the biggest BigBad of the series.



* DeadGuyJunior: She was named after her mother's dead sister, Nicole.

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* DeadGuyJunior: She was named after her mother's dead sister, deceased maternal aunt, Nicole.
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* ToughLeaderFacade: Mina is the sort of person whose first instinct even in the middle of a un-life-or-final-death fight is to protect a human child. Between that and the fact that she looks 12, it is hard to imagine how she can hope to maintain herself as Queen of the Vampires without the whole Stone Bitch pose and a good bit of doing what goes against her better nature.



* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Mina is the sort of person whose first instinct even in the middle of a un-life-or-final-death fight is to protect a human child. Between that and the fact that she looks 12, it is hard to imagine how she can hope to maintain herself as Queen of the Vampires without the whole Stone Bitch pose and a good bit of doing what goes against her better nature.
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* BareYourMidriff: She's sometimes seen wearing an open jacket with only a bra underneath, revealing her belly.
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* GirlInABox: Akira first finds her inside a large briefcase.

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