110-490: This is a list of the major characters featured in Trinity Blood ; a series of twelve Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida , that has been adapted into both manga and anime series. The characters here have been grouped by their affiliation with the major political powers in the series. In addition to providing a quick view of each character's personality and role in the series, any important differences between
220-490: A 90-minute US theatrical release to promote the series. The film was made by combining the first four episodes of the series. Named Trinity Blood: Genesis, the movie was released May 5, 2006 in conjunction with Anime Central in Chicago, IL , followed by a limited run in select theaters and at other anime conventions. The series was released on DVD in six volumes with English and Japanese audio and English subtitles. Each volume
330-413: A blood lust by Dietrich. She blames herself for Abel's apparent death and stays by his casket for several days, not once leaving his side until Mary Spencer consolidates her to visit their dying grandmother. In the anime, this was changed to Virgil Walsh, and at first she still refuses to leave, despite learning she is the heir to the throne, but she hears Abel's voice and it gives her the strength to go. She
440-680: A brief appearance in the manga and helps Ion rescue Esther and Abel from vampire pirates. Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese); Chuck Huber (English) Born 3021 AD in Bohemia, Havel originally worked with the Inquisition Bureau. After leaving his position, he became Caterina's personal bodyguard, and he later was one of the founding members of the AX. Codenamed "Know Faith", much of Vaclav's body has been replaced with mechanical parts and appears to be capable of flight. He has also been implanted with
550-572: A consequence, his behavior is looked down upon by both Caterina and Francesco, both of whom appear to share a certain sense of disgust and intolerance for the younger Cardinal's behavior. He also appears alongside Cardinal Francesco after Radu Barvon's first attack on Carthage, requesting that the church send members from the Inquisitorial Department to assist in the defense of the city. AX, short for Arcanum Cella Ex Dono Dei (Latin for Papal State Affairs Special Operations Section), serves as
660-521: A desire for revenge caused him to hire the Rosenkreuz Orden to create an ultimate weapon which he could use to destroy Rome and kill his niece and nephews. Unsatisfied with the first test of the Silent Noise machine, he has Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer test on the city of Barcelona. Abel Nightroad and Sister Noélle Bor learn of the plot, but are unable stop it. The machine levels the city and Noélle
770-609: A four-month release schedule that alternates between Rage Against the Moons and Reborn on the Mars . They were translated by Anastasia Moreno with adaptation by Jai Nitz. Seven novels total were released from 2007 to 2010. TimunMas translated and released the novels in Spanish in Spain. Torinitei Buraddo Canon Shingaku Taizen ( トリニティ・ブラッド Ｃａｎｏｎ 神学大全 , lit. Trinity Blood Canon Summa Theologica )
880-697: A gigantic red scythe composed of crystallized blood materialize in his hands. This form also sees a marked increase in strength and speed from his human form, and an enhanced regenerative ability which enables him to heal injuries such as stab wounds instantly. At 80% activation, he grows black, feathered wings and he can generate massive amounts of electricity. His speed and strength are again increased, and his regenerative abilities and stamina skyrocket, such that he can lose half his torso, including his heart, without any detrimental effects and regenerate it all seconds later. He can only achieve this form, or higher, if he has fed on vampire blood fairly recently, otherwise there
990-482: A millennium in age, Abel was created in 2088 A.D. as one of four test tube babies whose bodies were infused with Crusnik nanomachines by the Mars human colonists. Abel once had a hatred for humanity and joined the Methuselah in the war against humans after Armageddon. This prejudice was presumably the result of an unexplained betrayal by a person or persons dear to him that was mentioned by a holo-recording by Lilith. During
1100-514: A pitch-black room. The reload mechanism for their pistols (a spring catch hidden in the sleeve) is also identical. Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese); Gwendolyn Lau (English) Originally from Albion, Sister Kate is the holographic captain of the AX battleship the Iron Maiden , and later the Iron Maiden II. Kate also oversees most of the AX missions from within the ship, coordinating
1210-536: A raid by Gyula's forces. In all versions, she and Abel are captured by Gyula's soldiers and Dietrich is "killed" at the church before it is burnt to the ground. After being captured, Abel and Esther successfully stop Gyula and Dietrich's plans, though the circumstances of their capture and the subsequent battle to stop Gyula differ between versions. Esther decides to journey to the Vatican with Abel and Tres to try to understand why so many people had to die, who Dietrich really
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#17328947008201320-452: A result, he often comes up with somewhat bizarre inventions - some of which work well while others end up as spectacular failures with a tendency to blow up. Among his inventions are a flying car equipped with missiles and rocket boosters with a shape that makes it difficult to fly. Although he has made a variety of interesting creations, Father Wordsworth firmly believes that science should never be misused. In addition to his scientific prowess,
1430-518: A sense of humor, and annoyance. Tres is also extremely loyal to Caterina, and Abel remarks that Tres always appears to be in a bad mood when traveling because half of him is always home in Rome. To that end, he is often extremely inflexible with his orders and often carries them out without regard to situational variances. In the novels, when AX is dissolved, he joins the Rosenkreuz Orden with Caterina. In
1540-433: A system that gives him the ability to camouflage himself. As such, he is one of the most powerful AX Agents, and holds the highest rank under Cardinal Caterina. He is also one of Caterina's most trusted friends, having known her for over 10 years. After Noélle's death, he is the only one Caterina seems to be able to cry in front of. Havel spends most of his time at Caterina's side, though he does occasionally go on missions like
1650-520: A verbal or mental command to the nanomachines in his body. The exact wording and method of activation varies among the novels, the manga, and anime, and between the original Japanese and the English translations. For example, in the anime he says "Nanomachines: Crusnik 02 - Power Output __% Activate" while in the manga he silently activates Crusnik mode and receives a confirmation from the nanomachines of "Crusnik 02 Loading. Limitation at __%... Acknowledged". In
1760-470: A very last resort. After meeting Esther, he is reluctant to use his Crusnik form in a battle for fear of her seeing it and frightening her, and after she does see it for the first time, Abel is extremely distraught. Later he tells her it is the mark of his sins. Notably, in regards to Esther, in the novels and manga, Abel first reveals his Crusnik form during the Star of Sorrow arc, not long after he meets her, and, in
1870-414: A whim to track down vampires. Hugue, whose code name is Sword Dancer, wields a blade-staff with both a katana and a wakizashi and has artificial arms that enhance his speed and strength, enabling him to easily match the average vampire in a fight. His analytical skills are far beyond that of the average human, allowing him to kill a vampire without wasting a single movement. On one of his earlier missions in
1980-688: Is a bastard son, he could not be elected Pope and may harbor some bitterness over it. Using intimidation and loud vocal displays, he frequently attempts to pressure his younger brother to bend to his way of thinking. Harboring a strong hatred for vampires, he frequently clashes with his younger sister, Cardinal Caterina, in her pursuits for negotiation and diplomacy. As the head of the Department of Inquisition, Francesco does not believe in compromise, preferring to respond to situations with violence and force. He has no compunctions about making decisions that might kill innocent bystanders claiming his actions are done "in
2090-497: Is a risk the nanomachines will be unable to generate sufficient power and cause him to collapse. At 100% activation, he turns into a humanoid creature with dark skin, black bat-like wings, and blue markings that cover his entire body. He also generates more electricity than his 80% form and a second blade forms on the other end of his blood scythe (anime only, his 100% form is not currently achieved in any other media). While in Crusnik form,
2200-429: Is also a witness to Abel's revival by Tres and another battle between Abel and Cain. As she watches them battle, she comes to understand that Abel will continue battling Cain for all eternity or until one of them has killed the other, and that he must leave. Realizing she can make a difference in the world, Esther faces her destiny and is crowned Queen of Albion. In the anime, she has a fairly quiet, timid personality, but
2310-618: Is also very emotional. In the novels and manga her personality is drastically different; instead of being quiet, she is fairly gung-ho , opinionated, and is irritated or angered quite easily. Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese); Christopher Sabat (English) Hikaru Midorikawa (drama CD) Created 3036 AD, Father Tres Iqus is one of ten "Killing Doll" mechanical soldiers created by Vatican scientist Professor Gepetto Garibaldi (by two characters: one fictional, Mister Geppetto , woodcarver of Pinocchio ; and one historical, Giuseppe Garibaldi ) in an attempted rebellion. Because his cyborg body
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#17328947008202420-405: Is at least as superior to a Methuselah's as a Methuselah's is to a normal human. He also appears to have a limited regenerative ability and a great deal of physical stamina, enough to be run through or shot several times and continue fighting. With 40% of his Crusnik nanomachines activated, his eyes become red, his lips turn dark blue, his nails turn into claws, his teeth become fangs, and he can make
2530-594: Is available in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The chapters of the Trinity Blood manga series are illustrated by Kiyo Kyūjō, with story assistance by Kentaro Yasui. The series premiered in the shōjo manga magazine Monthly Asuka in 2004, and finished in April 2018, after transferring to Comic Newtype website in 2016. Individual chapters are called "Acts", and the chapter titles are based on film titles, except for chapter 22,
2640-628: Is available in a regular edition, a limited edition, and as part of the value priced Viridian Collection. They have also released the complete series as a complete series box set. The Funimation English dub of the series first premiered on Canadian television on the Razer network on July 6, 2006 and later in the United States as part of Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim programming block on September 10. These dubbed episodes have also been made available on Netflix and for purchasing through iTunes , with
2750-484: Is composed of both organic and mechanical parts, he must take vitamins to maintain it. Tres, unit HC-IIIX, is the only one of the units known to still be operational. In the manga, it is revealed that Abel was sent to stop Garibaldi's rebellion, and that he destroyed Tres's "brothers". When Tres, as the last operational model, attacked Abel, he was mortally injured by him. However, he was saved from destruction and recruited for AX by Cardinal Caterina Sforza , where he now has
2860-449: Is driven by the desire to avenge his clan after the large-scale attack on their home by vampires.[1] The only survivor of his family's murder aside from himself is his sister Anais (or Ana), but she is missing and presumed to have been taken away by the murderers. Despite his position in the AX, Hugue will often defy orders and search for his little sister as well as his family's murderer. With his independent nature, he frequently leaves AX at
2970-410: Is killed during the attack. Satisfied with the test, Alfonso d'Este delivers the machine to Rome under the guise of a goodwill reunion with his family. The AX agents, suspicious of his sudden about face in light of recent events, are able to stop the city from being completely destroyed and arrest Alfonso. In the novels, however, he is allowed to escape. In the novels, it is revealed that his master plan
3080-490: Is reflected in his appearance, while in the manga he has a softer, bishōnen design that is incongruous with his actual nature. Similarly, Endre is described as looking like a boy of around 10–12 years old, while in the anime he is given an adult appearance. In additions to variants in appearances, there are differences in personalities relationships between the versions, and there are some characters that are unique to each adaptation. Sister Noelle, whose death devastates Abel in
3190-554: The colonization , they discovered two alien technologies: the Bacillus virus and the Crusnik nanomachines. The colonists injected the Bacillus in their bodies which transformed them into a vampiric race known as "Methuselah". They installed the Crusnik in the bodies of four test tube babies: Seth, Cain, Abel and Lilith whose enhanced bodies were the only ones able to survive the procedure. Continuing wars on Earth eventually led to Armageddon ,
3300-533: The "Short-Lived Race". The Methuselah, or "Long-Lived Race", are vampire-like creatures that feed on human blood and have supernatural strength. Their name is likely derived from the biblical figure Methuselah, who was reported to have lived 969 years. Methuselah have a prolonged lifespan, superior strength, and enhanced speed. They also have healing and regeneration abilities. In addition to their athleticism and stamina, Methuselah also possess varying individual powers. Most frequently, this power manifests itself in
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3520-523: The AX Agency towards this goal, including arranging a joint operation that teamed Abel Nightroad with Empire representative Astharoshe Asran to capture a vampire mass murderer at large in Venice. Voiced by: Takashi Taniguchi (Japanese); John Swasey (English) Archbishop of Cologne, he is uncle to Alessandro XVIII, Francesco and Caterina. After losing the papal elections to his child nephew, his hatred and
3630-482: The AX at its foundation in May 3055 A.D. He is described as looking around 20 years old in the manga (though in the anime, he appears to be closer to his early 30s), and has long silver hair, and blue eyes. In penance for his earlier sins, Abel now adheres to a strict principle of pacifism and has taken a vow not to kill unless he absolutely must (anime only). Though accepting of his Crusnik form, he will generally only use it as
3740-489: The AX. Appears in novels and manga only Antonio is described as an impressive young man with long hair, and a rather undignified appearance for someone of his position. The Prince of Hispania and a top student of the University of Cologne, Antonio is a genius who received seven doctorates by the age of twenty-three. Being of noble blood, Antonio comes from a powerful family with valuable connections both inside and outside of
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4070-515: The Count Four, the vampire who had framed Karel for the attack on the church in Amsterdam. Memlink attempts to kill Jan, believing that he had intended for Hugue to kill him at church, but is killed by Hugue. Jan begs his old friend for forgiveness, but Hugue refuses, vowing that he would return to carry out his vengeance after he has finished killing the remaining two Counts, Gie and Darsus. Hugue makes
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4510-627: The Mars (ROM). The novels began as a one-shot in The Sneaker in October 1999 and launched as a serialized novel in February 2000, with completed volumes published by Kadokawa Shoten from 2001. Following the novels, a book containing backstory, world information and unreleased stories entitled Canon Summa Theologica , was released May 1, 2005. In North America, the novels have been licensed for an English language release by Tokyopop . The series were on
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4620-460: The Methuselah Radu who he thought had killed Esther. It is Esther that helps him return to normal. Abel eventually learns from Seth that Lilith's killer and their brother, Cain, is still alive and swears to find and kill him, once and for all. After Abel finds and confronts him, Cain defeats Abel and sends him into a near death state. While Esther mourns at Abel's grave, Cardinal Caterina retrieves
4730-634: The Methuselahs are either born or infected, the Crusniks are unique beings created as a result of an experiment during the Mars Colonization Project. The three Crusniks, Seth , Abel , and Lilith , were test tube babies created for the Mars Colonization Project by the UNASF with genetically enhanced bodies. They were infused with the Crusnik nanomachines that were found on Mars as their enhanced bodies were
4840-661: The Ministry of Holy Affairs and leads the department's special operations group, the AX Agency. Caterina first met Abel Nightroad when he saved her from a group of vampires who attempted to kill her by order of the Contra Mundi . After she was safe, he promised that he would always protect humans. They have been close friends ever since. Caterina greatly loves her brother Alessandro , the current Pope, and has shown herself to be willing to die to protect him. Caterina frequently clashes with her other brother, Cardinal Francesco , who abhors
4950-596: The Pope, resulting in a conflict with his former comrades. Although Abel tries to convince him to return to the AX, he turns him down. Hearing that the Inquisition forces plan on killing all within the city, an injured Havel attempts to stop them, but is subsequently killed by Sister Paula. Before he dies, the priest admits that he had found his faith once again. The events in the Anime prove ironic, as Václav Havel personally participated in
5060-517: The Rosenkreuz Orden known as the Red Baroness, caused the accident at the University of Rome that resulted in Kate's condition. Kate originally met Cardinal Caterina in college, and she was one of the founding members of the AX. In the original novels, Kate is described as being an "elderly nun with a mole on her cheek" with a pleasant, comforting personality with a smile that "could calm a raging bull." In
5170-720: The Silent Noise arc, is only in the Anime. In the original novel, it is revealed that Hugue's childhood friend, Jan van Maylen, employed the vampires to destroy his clan. Jan came from a third-class noble family and desired the job as Chief Inspector of the Four City Alliance, a position long held by the men of the Watteau Clan. Hugue finds him, but spares his life, asking him to come to the church where they first met. Instead, Hugue finds his former lover and Jan's current wife, Rachel. She attempts to dissuade him from killing her husband but fails. Before leaving, Hugue confronts Memlink of
5280-401: The Vatican where she was buried. Abel remained at her side, weeping for her, for 900 years. At the start of the story, the Methuselah, still a major political and military force, continue to wage war on the "Terrans", as they call the human inhabitants of Earth. The Roman Catholic Church is a major military power determined to protect humans from the Methuselah, with its seat of power based in
5390-406: The Vatican. Although somewhat vain, he appears to be outwardly cheerful at all times, even in the midst of dangerous situations. When first introduced into the series, Antonio is portrayed as a vain and cowardly individual, even referring to Abel Nightroad as his "bullet shield" while they were under attack. Although the reluctant priest remained unsure of Antonio's intentions throughout the mission,
5500-463: The Vatican. Despite its weakening hold over the nations, the Vatican still stands as the greatest form of human leadership. Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English) His Holiness, Alessandro XVIII, is the 399th Pope of Rome, and the son of the former pope, Gregorio XXX. After the death of his father, Alessandro's siblings made sure he was given the title of Pope over his uncle, Archbishop Alfonso d'Este . Alessandro did not choose
5610-514: The Vatican. The Methuselah have their capital in Byzantium , which is surrounded by a field of particles to filter out UV radiation , protecting the Methuselah population. Both groups use "lost technologies", such as airships, missiles, and computers, to engage in a cold war with one another. A third great power, Albion also plays a role in the war with its superior arsenal of lost technology and weapons and higher level of manufacturing ability versus
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#17328947008205720-574: The Vatican. The independent monarchy of Albion is a primarily human country, however the secret of their expertise in lost technology is found in the Ghetto , an underground city of enslaved Methuselah. It is these Methuselah who operate and manufacture the lost technology, but with the death of the Albion Queen, some of the enslaved vampires begin a rebellion for the freedom of all of the Ghetto residents. While
5830-419: The activation; only tell-tale signs of the transformation are seen in this case (his eyes begin to change) before he succeeds. The second time is during his second encounter with Pedros. This time, Petros compounds Abel's earlier injury with another, and Abel loses consciousness. The nanomachines respond by activating to 80% and regenerating his wounds, as well as driving him into a maniacal bloodlust. In addition,
5940-436: The agents moves and relaying information via the earpieces all of the agents wear. Kate is also skilled in making herbal tea blends which are well loved by the AX agents and Cardinal Caterina. Kate, whose real body is comatose , is able to project herself in various places with the help of her long-time friend Professor Wordsworth and his inventions. The novels suggest that Susan von Scorzeny, an androgynous female pilot for
6050-408: The anime after a vampire kills one of the clergy and Bishop Laura is killed in a subsequent church bombing, Esther goes with Abel to Gyula's home to stop his plans and rescue the captured Dietrich. The meeting of Esther and Abel differs between adaptations. In the manga series, Esther meets Abel while smuggling a homemade bomb. In the anime series, much of the Star of Sorrow arc is changed, starting with
6160-433: The anime series and in the novels, does not exist in the manga series. Alternatively, the anime does not mention Father Tres' two "brothers". Depending on the adaptation, some events occur at varying points in the story, while other events are unique to a single adaptation. The anime series' introductory-style episodes are based on the novel segments with the same names, but they are told in a different story. For example, in
6270-629: The anime series, however, Kate is given a more youthful appearance, and a stronger, no-nonsense personality. Voiced by: Shinya Kitade (Japanese); John Burgmeier (English) Born in 3032 AD in Antwerp of the Four City-States Alliance, Hugue is the sole survivor of the Watteau family, a paramilitary clan whose clansmen kept the position of Chief Inspector for the Four-City Alliance. Hugue
6380-590: The anime, Tres' style of combat is best described as gun fu . A good example of this style would be Christian Bale 's character, John Preston, in the film Equilibrium , and many fight scenes in films of the heroic bloodshed action subgenre (an example is John Woo 's work with Chow Yun-fat ). He wields slightly modified dual Beretta 92s (the same gun Preston uses in Equilibrium ), and his first combat scene against multiple vampires strongly resembles that of Equilibrium ' s, in which Preston kills many enemies in
6490-419: The anime, neither Cain nor Seth demonstrated a need to do this in order to activate their powers, and there are several times when Abel activates his powers without saying his usual command, so it appears to just be a literary device; the only exception to this is in the third novel where Sister Paula Souwauski, who is in combat with him, prevents the change by not letting him finish the statement, as it would flip
6600-573: The apocalyptic event that happened 900 years before the start of the story, and the colonists returned to Earth to help with rebuilding. However, when the colonists returned to Earth, a war broke out between the Methuselah and the humans who had remained on Earth. Abel, Cain, and Seth sided with the Methuselah—while Lilith supported the Vatican , which guarded humanity. During the war, Cain went insane and killed Lilith. In grief, Abel took her body to
6710-495: The arrest of Archbishop Alfonso d'Este. Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa (Japanese); Jason Douglas (English) Known by the nickname The Professor. Born 3023 AD in Albion , William Walter Wordsworth was one of the four great prodigies of the University of Londinium , along with Gepetto Garibaldi, Catherina Lange, and Isaac Butler. Framed by Isaac Butler, he was charged for a terrible incident that also killed his fiancée, and expelled from
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#17328947008206820-467: The blood of Methuselah is drawn to him and goes directly into his body without using his fangs. In the manga it is revealed that the nanomachines also have the ability to activate themselves in situations where Abel is injured. Twice the nanomachines activate themselves; the first occasion is a considerable length of time after Abel is badly wounded during his initial fight with Brother Petros. When this occurs, Abel goes off by himself in an attempt to suppress
6930-595: The code name Gunslinger. In Reborn on the Mars, it is revealed that his full name is Hercules Treq Iques; however, he rarely uses it and is known primarily by Tres Iques. Being a battle cyborg, Tres works with an unemotional, relentless efficiency and his functions are mostly limited to combat situations. He tends to use expressions much like a computer might, such as asking for a "status report" to assess someone's physical status and responding to questions with "negative" or "positive". Despite his mechanical nature, he has had moments where he appears to display concern for others,
7040-503: The form of a blade that comes out of the arms, claws, or even as sharp, prehensile hair. Some Methuselah have displayed an ability to control some elemental powers such as fire and ice. When being born, a Methuselah behaves as any normal human. He or she is able to wake during daytime and lacks the supernatural life and shortcomings of the race. Crusniks are vampires who feed on the blood of other vampires. They possess immense power and destructive potential and are nearly invincible. Whereas
7150-417: The 💕 Japanese voice actor (1947–2012) Takashi Taniguchi Born ( 1947-07-05 ) July 5, 1947 Hokkaido , Japan Died December 27, 2012 (2012-12-27) (aged 65) Occupation Voice actor Agent Office Ōsawa Takashi Taniguchi ( 谷口節 , Taniguchi Takashi , July 5, 1947 – December 27, 2012) was a Japanese voice actor from Hokkaido . He
7260-459: The idea of peace with vampires and has little regard for the life of Alessandro. Despite her past experiences, Caterina strongly believes in the need for peace between humans and vampires. Though discovery of her actions could result in her execution, Caterina secretly works to form diplomatic relations with the Empire, knowing they both have a much more deadly enemy in the Rosenkreuz Orden. She has used
7370-605: The manga for digital-only release in 2014, releasing the same twelve volumes. In Australia and New Zealand, both the Chuang Yi and Tokyopop volumes are being released by Madman Entertainment through an importation agreement. The Trinity Blood anime television series premiered on the satellite network Wowow on April 28 and ran through October 6, 2005, spanning a total of 24 episodes. Directed by Tomohiro Hirata, it featured character designs by Atsuko Nakajima and music by Takahito Eguchi . The satellite channel Animax also aired
7480-422: The manga, his scythe can produce a blade on both ends no matter what percentage of nanomachines he has active. Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English) Born as the legitimate granddaughter of the queen of Albion, she was brought to Istvan shortly after her birth in order to save her from assassins. She is the daughter of the late Prince Gilbert who was assassinated just after she
7590-555: The manga, part of her reasons for joining AX is to find out more about Abel (also in the novels and manga, he is nowhere near as distraught for showing her as in the anime). In the anime and novel, he seems to be oblivious to Esther's romantic feelings for him. Asthe seems to have noticed, though, and calls him a dunce for not being bothered by Ion's affections for Esther. While he mostly responds to her with fatherly affection, when he thought she had been killed, he lost control of himself and went into Crusnik form, seeming to delight in killing
7700-400: The meeting which occurs when Esther appears at Gyula's home to escort Abel to Saint Matthias. Esther had also murdered Colonel Lattikar to avenge the earlier murder of Bishop Laura. In the novels, Abel meets in person Esther only when he gets to St. Mathias (though he meets her indirectly via an assassination attempt), and Bishop Vitez is not killed in a bombing but gang raped then murdered after
7810-459: The name of God", and would gladly sacrifice his brother to further his own cause. Voiced by: Takako Honda (Japanese); Lydia Mackay (English) Cardinal Caterina Sforza (by a historical personality, Caterina Sforza , Lady of Forlì and Imola ), the Duchess of Milan, is a strong willed, determined woman who shows no fear and has a strong resolve in anything she believes in. She is the head of
7920-596: The nanomachines appear to have at least some level of intelligence; Abel refers to himself as "we" during his aforementioned bloodlust, reverting to the singular "I" only after snapping out of his rampage (manga only). In the novels, he vows never to fuse to 100%, because it sent Cain into insanity. Also, Cain takes the nanomachines of Lilith, so Abel cannot be revived using her nanomachines. Crusniks are literally immortal, but it takes long for their bodies to fully repair when their heads are severed. If, in that injured state, their nanomachines are taken, they cannot regenerate. In
8030-642: The nanomachines from Lilith's body and sends Father Tres to take them to Abel in order to revive him. Tres delivers them to Abel's grave, both reviving him and allowing him to achieve 100% Crusnik fusion without the insanity that manifested in Cain. Immediately afterwards, Cain arrives, and Abel battles him again, but the fight ends in a draw and Abel must continue his quest to destroy his brother, now joined by Ion Fortuna. In his human form, Abel fights with an inordinately large and powerful revolver loaded with silver bullets. In this form, he also possesses strength and speed that
8140-603: The novel, manga, and anime appearances of that character will be noted. All character names are written using the official English spellings. The Vatican stands in Rome as the centre of human existence after the Armageddon. In light of the devastation, people sought refuge and protection in the Church, giving the Vatican responsibility and leadership over the humans. Despite its once supreme authority, humans have begun to put their faith in local leaders and nobles, taking authority away from
8250-399: The novels are not given in the anime or manga. The artwork also differs from all three versions, as the character designs were each created by different artists. There are similarities, however, as Shibamoto is responsible for the novel illustrations, while Kiyo Kyūjō based his work in the manga on Shibamoto's original designs. In the anime series, Dietrich von Lohengrin 's cold, evil nature
8360-438: The novels, "From the Empire", the chapter in which Abel meets Asthe is the third chapter, following Flight Night and Witch Hunt, However, in the anime, "From the Empire" is the eleventh episode, coming after the Star of Sorrow arc and the Silent Noise incident. Conversely, the manga starts right with the Star of Sorrow arc and Abel meeting Esther and Dietrich. The Neumann brothers and their related story elements are found only in
8470-400: The novels, manga, and anime series all cover the same basic story and feature many of the same characters, they do have some minor and major differences. Each has its own unique variation on the major story arcs, and in general the novels give the most detail concerning the political elements and background information on the stories. There are a few minor name changes and many details found in
8580-450: The novels. In the novels, it was Abel who interrupted the Cardinal's gathering, rather than Caterina or Leon, and the only people available to investigate the Silent Noise incident in Rome are Abel, Tres, and Leon. The humans once attempted to colonize Mars after a massive population explosion. While on Mars, they discovered the Bacillus and Crusnik nanomachines . When the Bacillus virus
8690-724: The only ones capable of surviving the procedure. The exact circumstances behind the infusions of Seth, Abel, and Lilith are unknown, while Cain's infusion was done by Seth to save his life after a fatal accident. Crusniks possess unique attributes that separate them from Methuselahs. For instance, both Abel and Cain sport angelic wings and can fly quite easily. Crusniks can transmute their blood into weapons and often possess psychokinetic powers. Abel can generate powerful bio-electric fields while Cain can use psychokinetic waves to pulverize objects and enemies and to generate barriers. Seth can reduce people and objects to dust using sound waves. In order to activate his Crusnik powers, Abel usually issues
8800-559: The option to buy individual episodes or the entire series. The first volume of the Trinity Blood manga reached the 30th spot on the Top 100 Graphic Novel sales for November 2006. Subsequent volumes have also all appeared in the top 100 spots in March, July, and November 2007. The Trinity Blood anime series enjoyed strong television ratings when it originally aired in Japan. Its North American debut
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9350-614: The other members of the AX, and is the most trusted with important matters. In the novels, during the Bohemia War, he calls himself the "Unbeliever". Although he was often considered to be one of the most religious men in the AX unit, Father Havel began to doubt his faith after seeing so much suffering in the world. Some time after losing his belief in God, Father Havel joined the Neue Vatican, and became one of Alphonso d'Este's followers. He kidnaps
9460-406: The playing field as Abel in his human form is ranked as having a B− fighting ability while his 40% Crusnik is described as an S+. Written by Sunao Yoshida and illustrated by Thores Shibamoto, Trinity Blood consists of two six-volume sub-series. The first series is subtitled Rage Against the Moons (RAM), while the second series, which continues where the first leaves off, is subtitled Reborn on
9570-562: The position himself and is a nervous and easily frightened teenager who lacks conviction and self-confidence. He cannot handle shouting, especially when it is directed towards him. Despite him holding the highest position in the Vatican, Alessandro is a puppet ruler who feels unable to make decisions on his own, usually deferring to his older brother's views in important matters. After a kidnapping attempt, Alessandro must seek refuge with The Methuselah in Albion. This experience opens his eyes and paves
9680-431: The priest in a pit and forcing him to fight a Werewolf (note the werewolf makes no appearance in the novels). In the anime, Hugue appears to be losing until Sister Agnes retrieves his weapon and returns it to him. In the novel he does not fight a werewolf, but Agnes returns his weapon to him just the same. Count Karel stabs her for her actions, badly wounding her, which enrages Hugue. In the anime, after quickly slaughtering
9790-452: The professor is also proficient with the use of a sword cane, a talent that is displayed more openly in the original novels. Trinity Blood Trinity Blood ( Japanese : トリニティ・ブラッド , Hepburn : Toriniti Buraddo ) is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker . Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires ,
9900-514: The series as a whole to be worth watching, though, the storytelling and character development need to improve". Melissa Harper adds it is a "slick, well animated show" but "disjointed story makes it difficult to know or care what is going on". Hyper ' s Daniel Wilks comments that the anime is "for most part rather formulaic but the series does really pick up when it comes to the action scenes which are fast, frenetic, highly creative and beautifully animated". Takashi Taniguchi From Misplaced Pages,
10010-622: The series focuses on the ongoing cold war between the Vatican , the human government, and the "New Human Empire", the government of the vampiric Methuselah . Fighting on the Vatican's side is Abel Nightroad , a Crusnik —a vampire that feeds on vampires. The novels blend science fiction, fantasy, and political intrigue, with some in the Vatican and the Empire striving for peace, and the Rosen Kreuz Order doing anything in its power to stop it. Trinity Blood has been adapted into both manga and anime series, with continuity differences between
10120-739: The series in English across its networks in Southeast Asia , South Asia and South Africa , and in Spanish and Portuguese across its networks throughout Latin America , respectively. The series also aired in Malaysia on ntv7 , in Australia on the Australian Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim , and in Spain on Buzz Channel. Funimation, which owns the Region 1 license for the series, gave Trinity Blood
10230-477: The series, he was sent to investigate the murders of several clergy members by a vampire. After a brief conflict, he killed a vampire who was trying to capture the sole survivor, a nun named Sister Agnes (in the novel it is revealed she belonged to the Watteau clan, making her Hugue's distant cousin). While resting at the church, Hugue and Agnes are captured by the servants of the area's leading vampire, Count Karel van der Verf. The vampire plans to execute him, chaining
10340-441: The series. On the surface, Abel appears to be a goofy, clumsy, absent-minded, devout, and very compassionate Catholic priest who has bad luck with money and is always hungry. In reality, this surface is a facade for a far more solemn, sober personality, in which his compassion is retained but his other personality traits vanish. Additionally, he is a Crusnik, a vampiric being with extraordinary powers that feed on other vampires. Nearly
10450-555: The special division of the Ministry of Holy Affairs. The agents are all elite priests and nuns, trained in different arts of combat, many of whom have special abilities granted to them by lost technologies. The members of the AX unit serve under Cardinal Caterina Sforza, and are often referred to as deputy enforcers. They are often sent to investigate issues relating to or involving vampires. Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); Troy Baker (English) Satoshi Hino (young Abel - ep. 24) Kazuya Ichijō (drama CD) The main protagonist of
10560-451: The surviving humans are still trying to recover from the war's devastating effects while trying to find ways to co-exist with the Methuselah despite the distrust and hatred still evident on both sides. The Vatican serves as the primary leader for the people in the ongoing struggle for peace with the Methuselah, and in dealing with rogue factions from both sides that would like the war to continue. The Methuselah refer to humans as "Terrans", or
10670-499: The three versions. After Yoshida's death in 2004, his friend Kentaro Yasui aided in completing the manga, with illustrations by Kiyo Kyūjō. The anime series, spanning 24 episodes, was produced by Gonzo and originally aired on Wowow network. Both adaptations have the same unresolved conclusion as the final novel. When Earth's population drastically increased, humanity, led by the United Nations , attempted to colonize Mars . During
10780-494: The title of which comes from "the lyrics of the theme song of a certain pioneering kendo anime". The individual chapters were collected and published in 21 tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten , with the first released on March 17, 2004; and the last on June 23, 2018. The series was licensed for English-language release in North America by Tokyopop , who released twelve volumes from 2006 to 2010. Viz Media re-licensed
10890-431: The university. He later became a founding member of the AX along with Abel, Vaclav, Kate, and Caterina. As a member of the AX unit, Father Wordsworth has a number of talents that he utilizes throughout the series. While he occasionally works as a professor at the University of Rome, he finds the students bothersome and prefers not to teach. He is also a noted inventor, even dabbling in lost technologies from time to time. As
11000-473: The war between the humans and Methuselah, Abel Nightroad killed seven million humans. Lilith's murder by Cain caused him to abandon the war. He spent 900 years mourning in Lilith's crypt at the Vatican until a young Caterina Sforza fled there to escape Methuselah's assassins. Abel, deciding then that it was his task to continue Lilith's work and defend the humans, saved the young Caterina and chose to live on. He joined
11110-433: The way for him to gain more confidence in himself and his leadership, and to learn that not all Methuselah are evil.[1] Now able to stand up on his own, Alessandro pledges to direct his efforts toward a new world of peaceful coexistence. Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi (Japanese); John Gremillion (English) The Duke of Florence, Duke of Tuscany, and a Cardinal of the Vatican, Francesco is a tall and intimidating man. As he
11220-425: The werewolf, Hugue kills Karel and the rest of the area's vampires who had been watching the fight. Note, in the novels, however, a masked man (most likely Isaak) kills Karel. Father Hugue later appears to deliver the Rosenkreuz Orden's plans to destroy Rome and aided in the battle against Archbishop Alfonso d'Este. He also turned up in Albion to help the Vatican's forces in destroying Isaac's ship. His appearance during
11330-541: The young nobleman managed to lead their attackers into a devious trap, ironically saving them both. Upon his return to Rome, Abel expressed great surprise when Antonio joined the clergy as a priest. Despite his young age, Antonio is later seen serving as a Cardinal, as well as the Minister of Vatican Public Relations. While having obtained a high position, he shows an obvious lack of formality when speaking with his fellow church officials, often referring to Caterina as "honey". As
11440-435: Was also considered successful. The series is one of four FUNimation properties credited with helping the company achieve a 47.8% sales gain in 2006. Anime News Network 's Carl Kimlinger finds the series "shiny, attractive, and—on the whole—entertaining". But he adds that "given the premise (and skill of the writers) it really should have shot for pulpy thrills instead of stately political intrigue." Theron Martin says "for
11550-490: Was and his goals, who Abel really is, and what she wants to do with her life. Once they arrive at the Vatican, Esther is accepted into the Ministry of Holy Affairs and becomes a fledgling AX agent. A vivid, star-shaped birthmark adorns her side, marking her as Albion's "Star of Hope". This mark is later revealed to be proof that she is part of the royal family of Albion. She also develops a strong friendship with Ion Fortuna, even offering to let him feed on her after he's sent into
11660-509: Was born. She was saved by Edward White, who was going by the alias Edward Blanchett, who took her to an orphanage in Istvan where she was raised to be a nun by Bishop Laura Vitez, who loved Esther like her own daughter. Esther meets Abel during an attack on Count Gyula's City Military Police as the leader of a band of rebels called the Partisans who worked to oust Count Gyula's tyranny over Istavan. In
11770-480: Was embedded in humans, they were infected with a virus that changed them into vampires who had to feed on blood to survive. While this was happening on Mars, on Earth, continuing wars resulted in Armageddon , the apocalyptic war that nearly destroyed humanity. The vampires—who now call themselves Methuselahs—and the humans ended up in a war against each other when the Methuselah returned to Earth. Nine hundred years later
11880-589: Was last attached to Office Ōsawa at the time of his death. On December 28, 2012, fellow voice actor Toshio Furukawa announced Taniguchi's death through Twitter after receiving the news through Office Ōsawa. He was 65 years old at the time of his death. Roles [ edit ] Television animation [ edit ] Hellsing (Harry Anders) Hellsing Ultimate (Makube) One Piece (Montblanc Cricket) Rocket Girls (Professor Miyamoto) Serial Experiments Lain (Narrator) Supernatural: The Anime Series ( Bobby Singer ) Tales of
11990-409: Was released in Japan on May 1, 2005 ( ISBN 4-04-418416-X -C0193) by Kadokawa Shoten and features four stories not in the original novels ( Gunmetal Hound , Human Factor , ROM VII - Aurora's Fang , and Stories Untold ). A Traditional Chinese translation of the book, Trinity Blood Canon 聖魔之血 神學大全 ( ISBN 978-986-237-543-3 ), was released on February 10, 2010 by Taiwan Kadokawa, and
12100-542: Was to purge the church of the unworthy, by destroying Rome. He planned to rebuild the Vatican in Cologne, with a newly appointed clergy chosen personally by him. He later resurfaces in the city of Brno , having convinced many church workers to join his new organization, named "Neue Vatican". Having taken Alessandro hostage, the Archbishop attempts to crown himself as Pope of his "Neue Vatican" but his plans are eventually thwarted by
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