List of Edens Zero characters

Shiki Granbell (シキ・グランベル, Shiki Guranberu) is the sole human denizen of the Granbell Kingdom, an abandoned fantasy theme park on the robot planet Granbell,^[ch. 1] which Rebecca derives his surname from.^[ch. 3] Found beyond the Sakura Cosmos as an infant by Demon King Ziggy,^[ch. 14] Shiki learns the Ether Gear "Satan Gravity" (サタングラビティ, Satan Gurabiti) to use Ziggy's gravity abilities,^[ch. 82] which include altering the weight and direction of gravity for himself and others,^[ch. 1] creating gravitational fields and energy spheres,^{[ch. 8, 25]} and converting kinetic energy into gravity.^[ch. 66] Shiki views robots equally to humans due to his upbringing in a robot community,^[ch. 41] and he aspires to make as many friends beyond his planet as possible.^[ch. 1] However, he is left socially awkward from his lifetime without human interaction, and he makes unwanted physical contact and offers of friendship with new people he meets.^[ch. 1-3] He also suffers from a paralyzing fear of bugs.^[ch. 15] Following Ziggy's death during Shiki's childhood, Shiki's over-attachment to the other robots forces them to chase him away with the visiting Rebecca before the robots similarly break down shortly afterward.^[ch. 1] After joining the adventurers guild Shooting Starlight,^[ch. 3] Shiki earns the Edens Zero from Elsie Crimson and inherits Ziggy's title as "Demon King", the ship's leader.^[ch. 15] He subsequently embarks on a voyage to find Mother, both in the hope of attracting more friends,^[ch. 3] and to accomplish Ziggy's failed dream of finding her.^[ch. 13]

Continuing his theme of naming protagonists after seasons, Mashima chose the Japanese word meaning "four seasons" (四季, shiki) for the main character of Edens Zero to represent the culmination of his previous works. Mashima originally used Ziggy's name for Shiki in the manga's earliest draft, taking inspiration from the song Ziggy Stardust by singer David Bowie, which the author listened to frequently during the manga's production.^[vol. 9] In the booklet packaged with the first tankōbon volume's special edition, Mashima wrote that he often forgets to draw details of the character such as the patch on his cheek, and that he alternated between design attributes during development, such as giving him white hair instead of the final black, and whether or not Shiki would wear goggles. Other concept drawings depict Shiki wearing a bracelet that transforms into a gauntlet as an early concept for his Ether Gear.[3]

Rebecca Bluegarden (レベッカ・ブルーガーデン, Rebekka Burūgāden) is an amateur B-Cuber and Shooting Starlight member from the planet Blue Garden who travels to record videos of other planets.^[ch. 1] She aims to amass one million subscribers for her account, Aoneko Channel (AONEKOチャネル, Aoneko Chaneru, "Blue Cat Channel"), which suffers from low viewership due to poor-quality content.^{[ch. 2, 4]} Ordinarily a cheerful girl, Rebecca becomes aggressive and ends her sentences with the particle zeyo (ぜよ) when angered or flustered; in the English version, she uses the word "ducky" instead.^[ch. 2] She is an expert markswoman whose accuracy skills are learned from playing first-person shooter video games,^[ch. 88] and is the owner and pilot of the Aqua Wing (アクアウイング, Akua Uingu), a spaceship that doubles as a seaboat.^[ch. 1]

After saving Shiki from the Granbell robots' apparent betrayal,^[ch. 1] Rebecca joins him in his search for Mother when he suggests that she could record evidence of the goddess's existence to attract viewers,^[ch. 3] while also gaining the respect of other B-Cubers despite her lack of creative talent.^[ch. 29] By repeatedly bathing in the Edens Zero's spa, Rebecca develops her own Ether Gear called "Cat Leaper" (キャットリーパー, Kyatto Rīpā), which she initially calls "Leaper" for enhancing her jumping power and agility,^[ch. 64] and increasing the speed of vehicles she operates;^[ch. 76] she later discovers that it allows her to mentally "leap" backwards in time and change the outcome of past events,^{[ch. 64, 85]} something she subconsciously does thirty times throughout her life before becoming fully aware of her power.^[ch. 88]

Mashima developed the heroine character of Edens Zero before giving her a name, developing a variety of hairstyles and outfits before settling on the final design.[3] The name "Rebecca" is taken from the Japanese band of the same name, drawing inspiration from their song "Friends" to compliment Shiki's personality.^[vol. 9]

Happy (ハッピー, Happī) is a blue cat who serves as Rebecca's friend and partner; the character was imported from Fairy Tail as a substitute for the series' intended mascot, Pino.^[vol. 2] The narrative reimagines Happy as a feline alien from the planet Excede (エクシド星, Ekushido-hoshi, also "Exceed") who is found by Rebecca when they are abandoned on Blue Garden during her childhood, and is later revived from a nearly fatal traffic accident after Professor Weisz Steiner transfers Happy's consciousness into an identical android body.^{[ch. 2, 11]} Happy can transform himself into a pair of firearms called Happy Blasters (ハッピーブラスター, Happī Burasutā), which Rebecca uses to shoot non-lethal Ether bullets.^[ch. 2]

The young Weisz Steiner (ワイズ・シュタイナー, Waizu Shutainā), also spelled "Wise",^{[vol. 9][ch. 99]} is an alternate version of Professor Weisz from fifty years in the past, brought into the present after a chronophage rewinds time for his home planet, Norma (ノーマ, Nōma); due to the professor's escape from the planet, both versions of Weisz are able to co-exist as separate people.^[ch. 11] Weisz uses the Ether Gear "Machina Maker" (マキナ・メイカー, Makina Meikā) to instantaneously modify machines, allowing him to improve their performance, deconstruct them, or remodel them into different weapons.^{[ch. 11, 27]} Unlike his future counterpart, the young Weisz is an amoral criminal originally aligned with Sibir, whom he betrays following an argument over a stolen pendant belonging to Weisz's deceased mother.^[ch. 96] After helping Shiki's group escape from Norma, Weisz briefly embarks on his own to indulge in the present era,^[ch. 16] but decides to permanently join the Edens Zero crew upon becoming more accustomed to them.^[ch. 28] During the crew's travels, Weisz assumes a superhero identity named Arsenal (アーセナル, Āsenaru) with a self-built powered exoskeleton that he modifies with his Ether Gear.^{[ch. 61, 62]} Mashima described the character as "one of the good guys, but still a scumbag", which he noted he does not write often for the characters of his works. He also said that Weisz's role in the story was "pretty clearly laid out", which made it "fairly easy to get [him] to do what I want".^[vol. 2]

E.M. Pino (EM=ピーノ, Ī Emu Pīno) is a miniature "anti-bot" android who generates electromagnetic pulses (EMP) that disable all machinery and Ether Gears within range for short periods of time, affecting friend and foe alike.^{[ch. 7, 10]} She is built by Ziggy to become the "Light of Edens" (エデンズの光, Edenzu no Hikari), the "next generation" of androids to the Four Shining Stars.^[ch. 19] but has her memory damaged by Sibir's gang after she is sent to the time-consumed planet Norma for unknown reasons,^[ch. 7] which leads her to question the purpose of her own existence.^[ch. 15] After Weisz mistakenly steals her from Sibir, she is rescued by Shiki and assigns him as her new master, joining his crew in the hopes of restoring her memories.^{[ch. 10, 16]} She later expresses a desire to be reborn as a human through Mother and experience sensations that she cannot feel as an android,^{[ch. 42, 48]} being given opportunities to assume the appearance of a rabbit-eared human girl through virtual or holographic technology.^{[ch. 31, 72]}

Mashima created Pino to serve as the mascot character of the series, with her name being a pun on "EMP".^[vol. 9] During development of the manga, Mashima found it increasingly difficult to include her within the first chapter, where he incorporated Happy to stand in for her. As with Weisz, Mashima said that he found it "fairly easy" to write for Pino due to her established role in the story.^[vol. 2] He later called Pino his favorite character in the series, adding that he worked out "a lot" of story details for her, and that she would "probably" become an important character.^[vol. 3]

Homura Kôgetsu (ホムラ・コウゲツ, Homura Kōgetsu) is a young swordswoman from Oedo (オオエド, Ōedo), a planet styled after Edo-period Japan.^[ch. 57] Abandoned at a young age by her mother, Kurenai,^{[ch. 47, 59]} she is raised and mentored by Valkyrie Yuna in the use of "Soul Blade" (ソウルブレイド, Sōru Bureido), an Ether Gear that produces swords of solid Ether, which she wields with supernatural proficiency.^[ch. 21] Homura lacks a social filter due to encouragement from Valkyrie to overcome her previously shy and quiet nature,^[ch. 47] which results in her habitually voicing her thoughts and intentions by mistake.^[ch. 19] Initially viewing Valkyrie as only a beloved teacher during her training,^[ch. 57] she embarks on a five-year search for her after Valkyrie disappears,^[ch. 29] having come to regard her as a mother figure.^[ch. 67] Homura's search leads her to join the Edens Zero crew, where she also declares her intent to one day defeat Shiki in a friendly duel,^[ch. 21] considering him to be a worthy opponent for inheriting the title of "Demon King" from Ziggy, Valkyrie's undefeated rival.^[ch. 28] After discovering Valkyrie's death on the planet Sun Jewel (サン・ジュエル, San Jueru),^[ch. 58] Homura replaces her as a member of the Four Shining Stars and assumes the name "Valkyrie Homura".^[ch. 68]

Mashima chose the name "Homura", which means "flame" (炎, homura), to give an impression of the color red and fire;^[vol. 9] this also influenced the name of the character's mother, Kurenai, which means "crimson" (紅, kurenai).^[vol. 8] He commented that he introduced the character earlier than he planned, originally intending to include two other male characters within the crew before her and the Four Shining Stars' appearance.^[vol. 4]

The Demon King's Four Shining Stars (魔王四煌星, Maō Shikōsei) are a group of female androids built by Ziggy to serve aboard the Edens Zero.^[ch. 15] Each member possesses functions and powers that improve the ship's travel capacity,^[ch. 16] with all four required to authorize the use of Etherion (エーテリオン, Ēterion), the ship's most confidential weapon.^[ch. 69] Each also possesses a "Battle Dress" (バトルドレス, Batoru Doresu) form that enhances their combat skills to varying degrees.^[ch. 71] The group temporarily disbands across the Sakura Cosmos upon Ziggy's retirement, with Shiki traveling to reassemble them in preparation of his voyage through Dragonfall, a sector of space inhabited by swarms of dragons.^[ch. 16]

Witch Regret (ウィッチ・リグレット, Witchi Riguretto) is a beautiful sorceress android capable of changing her own Ether's elemental attribute at will and manipulating it in a fashion similar to magic.^[ch. 71] She serves as the "Shield of Edens" (エデンズの盾, Edenzu no Tate), using Ether force fields to defend the Edens Zero against intruders, while also providing other services such as massages to the crew members.^{[ch. 15, 16]} She is frequently depicted covering her face with a visor that she wears out of embarrassment,^[ch. 44] and behaves as a kind and gentle figure who becomes ruthless towards those who threaten the ship.^[ch. 93] Considering herself to be a part of the Edens Zero itself, Witch remains in stasis aboard the ship before its delivery to Shiki, to whom she is completely subservient.^[ch. 15]

Sister Ivry (シスター・イヴリィ, Shisutā Ivurii) is a dominatrix nun with a crass and masculine demeanor, including the use of the male pronoun ore in Japanese.^{[ch. 28, 88]} She acts as the ship's medic, the "Life of Edens" (エデンズの命, Edenzu no Inochi), using her "Heal Atomizer" (ヒールアトマイザー, Hīru Atomaizā) function to heal wounds and repair "living" machines,^[ch. 19] including the Edens Zero itself when all Four Shining Stars are assembled.^[ch. 40] She is also able to convert her Ether into medicine that resembles an energy drink.^[ch. 75] Before rejoining the crew, Sister joins Shooting Starlight and embarks on a mission to rescue petrified women on Guilst (ギルスト, Girusuto),^[ch. 43] where she is captured and impersonated by Rogue Out's leader for ten years until Shiki's group rescues her.^[ch. 26] When talking about the character's name, Mashima said it had no meaning, choosing it for how it sounded.^[vol. 9]

Hermit Milon (ハーミット・ミロン, Hāmitto Miron) is a programmer with the appearance and mannerisms of a young tsundere girl who enjoys fashioning clothes and playing video games.^[ch. 95] As the "Mind of Edens" (エデンズの心, Edenzu no Kokoro), she runs the ship's computer security with her "Master Code" (マスターコード, Masutā Kōdo),^{[ch. 19, 32]} an ability that allows her to hack and reprogram electronic systems and machinery.^{[ch. 37, 89]} Hermit is introduced with her mind isolated within the virtual planet Digitalis (デジタリス, Dejitarisu) after having suffered traumatic experiments by human scientists who manipulated her into destroying a planet of robots,^{[ch. 30, 40]} resulting in her resentment towards all humans and any robots who sympathize with them.^{[ch. 33, 41]} After resisting Shiki's attempts to recruit her into his crew, she eventually relents when their kindness rekindles her desire for friendship with humans, regaining her cheerful demeanor.^[ch. 41]

Valkyrie Yuna (ヴァルキリー・ユナ, Varukirī Yuna) is a swordswoman who serves in Ziggy's crew as the "Sword of Edens" (エデンズの剣, Edenzu no Tsurugi),^[ch. 19] the manager of the ship's armaments.^[ch. 69] Acting as Homura Kôgetsu's childhood mentor,^{[ch. 28, 47]} she leaves five years before the series' present due to prejudice they face on Homura's planet for their human-machine relationship, which prompts Valkyrie to find Homura's biological mother, Kurenai.^{[ch. 29, 57]} Two years after taking Kurenai's place in slavery on Sun Jewel, however, she is betrayed by Kurenai and sacrifices herself to defend the other slave workers from a horde of alien monsters that Kurenai unleashes on the labor district,^[ch. 58] which results in Valkyrie's death when she breaks down beyond function and repair.^[ch. 59] Following their discovery of her death, Shiki's crew allows her enshrined remains to be kept on the planet as a symbol of hope, while Homura assumes Valkyrie's name and duties.^[ch. 68] Mashima chose the character's name because he wanted her to have a Japanese name despite having dark skin.^[vol. 9]

Mosco Versa-0 (モスコ=ヴェルサー零, Mosuko Verusā-Rei) is an obese, white-colored android who is introduced as a member of the mercenary squad Rogue Out,^[ch. 19] but is later revealed to be the Edens Zero's caretaker and Sister's verbally abused "minion" who was reprogrammed to follow her imposter; he is reinstated aboard the ship after being gunned down by Weisz and repaired.^[ch. 28] Mosco battles with sumo techniques such as tsuppari, which also enables him to fly, something that is questioned by other characters.^[ch. 22] In addition, he has a button with an unknown function on his belly that Sister angrily forbids anyone from pressing.^[ch. 28] Mashima did not originally plan to turn Mosco into a member of the Edens Zero crew, making the decision after he "took a liking" to the character while drawing him.^[vol. 4] The author based Mosco's name on the character's predetermined catchphrase, "Moscoy" (モスコイ, Mosukoi),^[vol. 9] which comes from the sumo term dosukoi.^[ch. 18]

Sibir (シビル, Shibiru) is the head of Weisz's criminal gang on Norma from their youth, during which he wields a mechanical gauntlet built by Weisz called an Augmenter Arm (強化アーム, Kyōka Āmu) that enhances his strength,^[ch. 9] and pilots a Knight Gear (ナイトギア, Naito Gia) mecha that is considered to be state-of-the-art for its time.^[ch. 8] He is originally Weisz's benefactor and friend,^[ch. 70] but the two split after Weisz falsely accuses Sibir of stealing a pendant of sentimental value to Weisz.^[ch. 96] On the time-eaten Norma, Shiki's group confronts an alternate version of Sibir who comes into possession of Pino, whom he forces into his service by physically abusing her and deleting her memory so he can exploit her EMP technology from the present era.^[ch. 7] They later encounter the elderly Sibir from their own timeline, who has long since reconciled with the original Weisz and works as a bartender aboard the Belial Gore,^[ch. 70] and assists them during their battle against Drakken Joe.^{[ch. 75, 90]}

Rogue Out (ローグアウト, Rōgu Auto) is a criminal mercenary squad founded by an android impersonating Sister Ivry to serve as her "knights".^[ch. 19] Introduced as Sister herself,^[ch. 20] the imposter keeps the real Sister imprisoned for ten years beneath her headquarters on the planet Guilst to siphon her healing powers,^[ch. 26] which she uses to rebuild people into loyal soldiers and force her followers to fight indefinitely.^{[ch. 21, 25]} Among her followers are Jinn, a reprogrammed Mosco, and the long-necked alien Ganoff (ガノフ, Ganofu).^{[ch. 18, 28]} Rogue Out is hired by Illega (イリーガ, Irīga), a local frog-like alien, to kidnap beautiful female B-Cubers from other planets for his collection of petrified young women.^[ch. 17] After her identity is exposed by Sister, the imposter is killed by Jinn for her deception.^[ch. 26]

Drakken Joe (ドラッケン・ジョー, Dorakken Jō) is a member of the Oración Seis Galáctica (銀河六魔将, Ginga Rokumashō, "Galaxy's Six Demon Generals"),[lower-alpha 2] a group of six powerful warriors who are each capable of destroying planets.^[ch. 32] Nicknamed the "Dark Alchemist" (闇の錬金術師, Yami no Renkinjutsushi),^[ch. 28] he uses Ether Gear called "Alchemist" (アルケミスト, Arukemisuto) that transmutes anything into different materials and forms of matter,^[ch. 79] and transforms into a powerful beast during an Overdrive state.^[ch. 96] He also possesses a device that imbues weapons with his power for his subordinates to use.^{[ch. 72, 84]} Born as a test subject with a life expectancy of fifteen years,^[ch. 98] Drakken rejuvenates himself with a machine that absorbs others' life force, remaining alive for over 200 years while shortening the lifespans of countless people;^{[ch. 91, 96]} this allows him to become the most influential figure in the Sakura Cosmos's criminal underworld as a loan shark,^[ch. 70] but also causes his body and health to deteriorate over the centuries.^[ch. 91] While investigating the Edens Zero to restore his wealth following the chronophage's consumption of Guilst,^[ch. 43] Drakken discovers Rebecca's mental time travel ability and aims to extract it for himself to survive.^[ch. 97] Although he subjugates the Edens Zero crew and kills Shiki in the process,^[ch. 83] Rebecca's subsequent alteration of the timeline allows the crew to reverse Drakken's life-support system, which forces Drakken into a monstrous yet weakened form before he ages into a helpless, elderly state upon defeat by Shiki.^[ch. 96-99] The character's name is based on the video game title Drakkhen.^[vol. 9]

The Belial Gore (ベリアル・ゴア, Beriaru Goa, also "Berial Goer") is a metropolitan space fortress controlled by Drakken Joe that contains a sector of one of Guilst's cities,^[ch. 70] which is significantly inhabited by Drakken's debtors,^[ch. 72] allowing him to siphon their life force to sustain his youth.^[ch. 96] Among his other forces, Drakken is accompanied by three minions aboard the ship: Maria Slime (マリア・スライム, Maria Suraimu), an alien slime creature that assumes the form of a young woman with elastic legs and adhesive feet;^{[ch. 41, 76]} Seth Anderson (セス・アンダーソン, Sesu Andāson), a sentient computer virus housed in a skeletal android body with fast draw skills;^{[ch. 42, 83]} and Diego Reyes (ディエゴ・レイエス, Diego Reiesu), an android with high physical strength, durability, and stealth technology.^{[ch. 71, 83]}

Kris Rutherford (クリス・ラザフォード, Kurisu Razafōdo), codenamed "Jinn" (ジン, Jin) after the wind spirit,^[vol. 9] is a cyborg ninja who uses Ether Gear to manipulate wind, the strength of which is further enhanced by his 60% mechanized body.^{[ch. 18, 78]} Introduced as a mercenary from Rogue Out, he follows the imposter Sister's orders in exchange for her help saving his younger sister, Kleene;^[ch. 26] after killing the imposter, he is hired by Drakken to become Kleene's assistant aboard the Belial Gore,^[ch. 77] but later helps the Edens Zero crew defeat Drakken, whom he discovers is absorbing Kleene's life force.^[ch. 95] Jinn forms a rivalry with Shiki over multiple encounters, which leads him to begin practicing his Ether Gear's Overdrive form to defeat him, giving Jinn's wind the speed and power of a typhoon.^[ch. 78]

Spider (スパイダー, Supaidā) is a "genius hacker" and tech employee of Drakken Joe's syndicate who considers himself to be one of Drakken's closest comrades after receiving a passing compliment from him for fixing his computer.^{[ch. 32, 43]} In the Digitalis RPG Rogue Fantasia, Spider assumes an avatar identity named Jamilov (ジャミロフ, Jamirofu), a scythe-wielding mass murderer who targets other players and the planet's sentient NPCs alike,^[ch. 32] using cheats to make himself invincible while hacking others' accounts to avoid being banned.^{[ch. 36, 37]} After being defeated and humiliated by the Edens Zero crew, Spider is executed for tarnishing Drakken's reputation.^[ch. 43] Mashima cited the character as an example of villains he created to be unsympathetic to readers, describing these villains as "the absolute worst kind of trash possible".^[vol. 5]

The Element 4 (エレメント4, Eremento Fō) are Drakken Joe's special forces, a quartet of elemental Ether Gear users who are fundamentally linked to Drakken's powers.^{[ch. 72, 73]} The group shares its name with an antagonist group from Fairy Tail. Its members consist of:

• Laguna (ラグナ, Raguna), an effeminately dressed man and former actor who represents water, using his "Tears Lover" (ティアーズラバー, Tiāzu Rabā) to both manipulate water and turn others into water whenever they shed tears.^{[ch. 72, 74]} For this reason, he performs underhanded tactics to provoke his opponents into crying, such as stomping on them with stiletto heels, using emotional manipulation, yawning, or utilizing onions as eye irritants.^[ch. 73]
• Fie (ファイ, Fai), an expert long-range sniper who represents fire by cloaking his rifle's bullets and his own body in flames with his "Flame Ammo" (フレイムアモ, Fureimu Amo).^{[ch. 75, 89]}
• Kleene (クリーネ, Kurīne), Kris Rutherford's younger sister who is codenamed "Sylph" (シルフ, Shirufu), representing wind.^[ch. 77] She wears a blank facial expression, with two devices attached to her head that indicate and suppress her emotions.^{[ch. 76, 92]} Her "Wind Snatch" (ウインドスナッチ, Uindo Sunatchi) creates powerful winds that absorb anything, including in the vacuum of space, sometimes shrinking them to fit in her hand.^{[ch. 75, 76]}
• Daichi (ダイチ), a sadistic alien who represents earth and struggles with an addiction to torturing others,^[ch. 80] using "Pain's Tree" (ペインズツリー, Peinzu Tsurī) to inflict pain by growing branches inside their bodies.^[ch. 81]

Kurenai Kôgetsu (クレナイ・コウゲツ, Kurenai Kōgetsu) is Homura's mother, who rules the planet Sun Jewel under the name Madame Kurenai (紅婦人, Kurenai Fujin, lit. "Crimson Lady").^{[ch. 50, 57]} She monitors the planet through Satellite Blaze (サテライトブレイズ, Sateraito Bureizu), a deadly laser satellite that she dubs the "Oculus Kurenai" (紅の目, Kurenai no Me, lit. "Crimson Eye"),^{[ch. 56, 60]} which allows her to either execute criminals on-site or teleport them to the planet's labor district to harvest valuable metals from deadly alien monsters called Stones.^{[ch. 50, 51]} She is served by the Zaiten Three (三罪天, Sanzaiten, lit. "Three Sin Devas"),^[ch. 61] a trio of elite warriors: "Benzaiten" Garrot (鞭罪天 ギャレット, Benzaiten Gyaretto), the "Scourge of Heaven", is the labor district's warden who uses a paralysis-inflicting whip to torture prisoners;^[ch. 52] "Kenzaiten" Nino (拳罪天 ニノ), the "Fist of Heaven", is a B-Cuber and anime otaku who uses the Ether Gear "Soul Arm" (ソウルアーム, Sōru Āmu) to create solid Ether fists,^{[ch. 53, 64]} and is modeled after German YouTuber Nino "Ninotaku" Kerl;[2] and "Fuzaiten" Baku (斧罪天 バクー, Fuzaiten Bakū), the "Ax of Heaven", is a lion-like alien who wields a battle axe and moves at superhuman speed.^[ch. 55]

During Homura's childhood, Kurenai leaves for Sun Jewel's casinos to provide money for her daughter,^[ch. 57] but is imprisoned at the labor district after amassing an insurmountable debt. When Valkyrie frees her to reunite her with Homura, Kurenai selfishly rises to power by marrying and assassinating Sun Jewel's previous ruler, unwittingly killing Valkyrie during an effort to increase her own wealth by unleashing a horde of Stones on the district.^[ch. 58] Shiki battles Kurenai to fulfill Valkyrie's promise of bringing her to Homura for judgement;^[ch. 59-67] during their fight, Kurenai pilots an Ether-resistant Knight Gear, the Kurenai Dragoon (紅鉄騎, Kurenai Tekki),^[ch. 61] which Shiki destroys after using its weaponry against it.^[ch. 66] Upon her defeat, she is renounced by Homura as her mother and deposed,^[ch. 67] leaving Kurenai to be taken captive by Cedric (セドリック, Sedorikku), a vengeful man previously disfigured by her.^{[ch. 52, 67]}

Ziggy (ジギー, Jigī) is a benevolent robot who plays the role of Demon King (魔王, Maō) at the Granbell Kingdom theme park,^[ch. 1] which also serves as his title as the leader of the interstellar warship Edens Zero.^[ch. 15] He is also the original ruler of the Sakura Cosmos,^[ch. 13] a position he retires from to raise the infant Shiki on Granbell after discovering him on a failed voyage to find Mother.^[ch. 14] As Shiki's adoptive grandfather, Ziggy teaches him his Satan Gravity ability and instills in him the idea of robots being living, feeling beings with "hearts" before permanently breaking down and "dying" from old age,^[ch. 1] leaving the Edens Zero as his inheritance.^[ch. 15]

Mother (マザー, Mazā) is the creator of the universe,^[ch. 48] worshiped by space explorers as the goddess of the cosmos.^{[ch. 3, 4]} She appears as a gargantuan woman described as being larger than any planet,^[ch. 3] and is capable of granting any wish to those who find her, causing them to be "born again".^{[ch. 14, 48]} Because she exists in the hazardous outer regions of space, she is regarded as a mythical figure within the Sakura Cosmos.^[ch. 13] Shiki makes it his objective in the series to prove her existence when he is disbelieved for his familiarity with her,^[ch. 3] later reaffirming his goal as fulfilling Ziggy's dream of finding her.^[ch. 13]

The original counterpart of Weisz Steiner is a professor who becomes Rebecca and Happy's childhood benefactor after saving the latter's life by using his Machina Maker to convert him into an android.^{[ch. 4, 11]} In contrast to his younger self, Professor Weisz is a respectable figure who has renounced his past thievery after getting his arm amputated for stealing from Drakken Joe during his youth,^{[ch. 6, 91]} and is noted as being a more proficient technician than Demon King Ziggy.^[ch. 16] Along with most of Norma's citizens, Professor Weisz escapes the planet before it is consumed by the chronophage, which allows him to continue existing separately from his younger self without being affected by the changes in the latter's life.^[ch. 11]

Elsie Crimson (エルシー・クリムゾン, Erushī Kurimuzon) is an armored space pirate captain who is notorious for conquering the "seven cosmic seas".^[ch. 12] Becoming attached to Demon King Ziggy from a young age,^[ch. 29] she is entrusted by Ziggy with delivering the Edens Zero to Shiki, keeping the ship as a transformed cargo vessel called the Skull Fairy (スカルフェアリー, Sukaru Fearī).^{[ch. 14, 15]} After Shiki leaves planet Granbell, she challenges his resolve by "half-jokingly" threatening to sell his group into slavery, leaving him the ship as a reward for clearing its infestation of alien parasites mimicking her and her crew.^[ch. 12-14] Elsie is modeled after Fairy Tail character Erza Scarlet, with her name being a portmanteau of "Erza" (エルザ, Eruza) and the word "sea" to reflect her role as a pirate.^[vol. 9]

Shooting Starlight (流星の灯, Ryūsei no Tomoshibi) is an adventurers' guild on planet Blue Garden where members receive passports to travel to other planets,^[ch. 2] and serves as an information center in the Sakura Cosmos.^[ch. 43] Shiki, Rebecca, and Happy are members of the guild, though most of the other members are indifferent or unfriendly towards them, with the exception of Clarisse Layer (クラリス・レイヤー, Kurarisu Reiyā), the guild's kind and sensitive receptionist.^[ch. 3]

Noah Glenfield (ノア・グレンフィールド, Noa Gurenfīrudo) is Shooting Starlight's guild master, who is rarely seen by the other members.^[ch. 17] He uses the Ether Gear "Eye of God" (ゴッドアイ, Goddo Ai, lit. "God Eye") to observe people's physical and temporal positions, which allows him to keep track of Rebecca's time-leaping from when she is still a child.^[ch. 88] Noah initially appears to work against the Edens Zero crew by orchestrating Rogue Out's capture of Rebecca, and later supplying Drakken Joe with information on the crew, including Rebecca's time travel powers.^[ch. 43] After Rebecca becomes aware of her powers, Noah reveals that his true intent is to use Rebecca to defeat Drakken.^[ch. 88]

Labilia Christy (ラビリア・クリスティ, Rabiria Kurisuti) is a famous B-Cuber in the Sakura Cosmos who runs the aptly titled Labilia Channel,^[ch. 86] and is a rival of Rebecca.^[ch. 3] Originally one of Rebecca's friends,^[ch. 86] she begins antagonizing her and Happy at some point in their past, producing videos intended to mock Rebecca for her amateurish content.^{[ch. 16, 53]} She is also dismissive towards everyone around herself except for Shiki, with whom she becomes fascinated for his gravity powers after he publicly humiliates her for bullying Rebecca, and attempts to film him for one of her videos.^[ch. 3] Labilia's name is based on the word "lovely".^[vol. 9]

Xiaomei (シャオメイ, Shaomei) is the series' metafictional narrator, who breaks the fourth wall to provide context and meta-commentary to the story.^[ch. 5] She appears within the story itself as the "Time Oracle" (時読み, Tokiyomi, lit. "Time Reader"), a "fortune-teller" with powers of omniscience granted to her by Mother, whose location is the only thing outside of Xiaomei's knowledge.^[ch. 48] Xiaomei resides on Mildian (ミルディアン, Mirudian), a planet that is isolated from the rest of the universe's time, which causes time to appear frozen from the other end of each side.^[ch. 43-45] To avoid boring herself with complete knowledge of the future, she limits her power so that she cannot know the outcome of any battles beyond multiple possibilities.^[ch. 45] She satisfies her obsession for watching combat by putting her visitors through battles in her planet's coliseum as compensation for her knowledge,^[ch. 45] designing their matches to provide additional foreshadowing of future events.^[ch. 64] Mashima noted that he had to be careful adding Xiaomei into the main storyline due to her conceived role as an omniscient narrator, but found that because she "knows everything in the entire world", he was able to include her "without too much trouble". He added that Xiaomei had unrevealed backstory and character traits that "may gradually come to light in the future".^[vol. 6]

Justice (ジャスティス, Jasutisu) is an officer of the cosmic government's military force, the Interstellar Union Army (星系連盟軍, Seikei Renmeigun), who is obsessed with pursuing and capturing Elsie Crimson. He is accompanied by two colleagues named Victory (ビクトリー, Bikutorī) and Creed (クリード, Kurīdo).^[ch. 12] Justice uses a form of Ether Gear that changes his hair color and forms lines around his right eye;^[ch. 14] Mashima derived these design elements from the Rave Master character Sieg Hart, following a "tradition" of using such characters that includes Jellal Fernandes from Fairy Tail.[4] Mashima chose the character's name to reflect his sense of justice, clarifying that it was a code name.^[vol. 9]

Amira (アミラ) is a member of the Galactic Intelligence Agency (銀河系諜報機関, Gingakei Chōhō Kikan)—G.I.A.—who uses the shapeshifting ability "Mirror Face" (ミラーフェイス, Mirā Feisu) to copy others' appearances and memories, allowing her to disguise herself for espionage.^[ch. 36] She has a subordinate named Jesse (ジェシー, Jeshī), who acts as a mole within Elsie Crimson's pirate crew.^[ch. 42] The Edens Zero crew encounters Amira on Digitalis, where she impersonates Homura as part of a mission to infiltrate Drakken Joe's syndicate through Jamilov.^{[ch. 36, 37]} She later becomes the crew's ally against Drakken aboard the Belial Gore, where she impersonates Labilia Christy as a prisoner.^[ch. 93] Mashima designed Amira "real quick" when developing the identity of Homura's imposter, initially planning to use Justice before deciding that creating a new character would be more interesting.^[vol. 5]

Connor (コナー, Konā) is the captain of the Edens One, a similarly named ship to the Edens Zero from the Aoi Cosmos (葵宇宙, Aoi Kosumosu, lit. "Hollyhock Cosmos").[lower-alpha 1]^[ch. 49] He is found adrift in space by the Edens Zero crew after his ship is destroyed. He initially annoys the crew with his pompous and eccentric behavior, but astounds them with his expert piloting skills, which allow him to safely steer the ship through a hazardous debris field without notice.^[ch. 49] He subsequently remains on board the Edens Zero as a passenger, while still facing suspicion and confusion from the crew over his presence.^{[ch. 50, 72]}

The character's design underwent multiple changes during development, all depicting him as thinner and more attractive than the finished version as an overweight old man, with different hairstyles varying from a receding hairline to "silky smooth" hair. After storyboarding Connor's debut appearance, Mashima received input from his editor that Connor's feats were "not very interesting" for a "good-looking" character to perform. According to Mashima, the current design received complaints from his female staff over the change. Commenting on the Edens One, Mashima said that the concept was "worked out to a degree" at the time of introduction, but would not be finalized until it was storyboarded.^[vol. 6]

Entire series

• Mashima, Hiro. Edens Zero. 7 vols. New York City: Kodansha USA, 2018–present.
• Mashima, Hiro. エデンズ ゼロ [Edens Zero] (in Japanese). 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 2018–present.

Individual volumes