Testament and Crona: Tale of Two They/thems

Testament Testaments Alias: Kliff, Grim Reaper Testaments Race: Gear Testaments Gender: Non-binary Testaments Age is Unknown Testaments Height: 185 cm or 6'1" Testaments Weight: 73 kg or 161 lbs Testaments Blood type: Unanalyzable Testaments Origin: Switzerland Testaments Birthday: May 9 Testaments Eye color: Red Testaments Hobbies: Slaughter, playing with children, Thinking, Fashion magazines, DIY, collecting makeup, plastic modeling (esp. giant robots), sightseeing, fishing, pottery, river trekking, road biking, appreciating opera, weight training, fortune-telling, bonsai, gardening, watching wrestling, baking, mahjong, painting (not well), embroidery, mountain climbing, nail art, golfing, star-gazing, touring hot springs, board games, writing sci-fi novels, barbecue, belly dance, beach volleyball, watching baseball, making dollhouses, liquor (they're a non-drinker), snowboarding, watching shark B-movies, collecting occult trinkets, scrapbooks Testaments Likes: Their father, potatoes, Themself, their family, their familiars Testaments Dislikes: Saito-style martial arts, Memories, Sol, Status Testaments Relatives: Kliff Undersn Testaments Occupation: Knight Testaments Affiliation: Sacred Order of Holy Knights (formerly) Testaments Abilities: Weapons, Scythe, Succubus, EXE Beast Testament is referred to as the Elegant Grim Reaper Testament is a recurring character in the Guilty Gear series. A humanoid-type Gear that once was under Justice's control during the Crusades, Testament is the adopted child of Kliff Undersn. Able to wield powerful blood magic and a crimson scythe in battle, Testament fights alongside their familiars, Succubus and EXE Beast. Testaments apperance: Testament has a pale complexion, red eyes, as well as straight, thigh-length black hair. Across most of their appearances, they exclusively dress in black (or complementary colours, such as dark violet, as seen in their Λ Core artwork) clothes: they wear a midriff-baring top with a mantle covering their arms, and a mid-calf wrap skirt connected by two belts, and secured by another at the waist. They have an arm warmer on one arm and a fingerless glove on the other, as well as a choker with silver studs and a pair of knee-high boots. In Strive, their redesign retains the overall idea, but changes the top for a sleeveless white shirt and frilled cravat, below a black waistcoat with silver buttons on the front flaps, connected to the black mantle over their forearms. The skirt now has buttons and a number of brown waistbelts with skull adornments. Retaining the black boots and arm warmer, they now wear fingerless gloves on both hands: a white one on the right, and black on the left. Testament now also wears a black top hat, with a skull on the band. Testament wields a scythe in battle. In Guilty Gear, it had a silver blade and was held with the blade facing down, near their right leg. For the rest of the series, it is crimson red and is wielded with the blade level to their head. Testaments Personality: Prior to their Gear conversion, Testament was a diligent and curious individual who abhorred violence. Especially fond of children, Testament had a philanthropic side: they'd try to provide shelter for those who have lost their homes, and preferred to find ways to reform and educate those who fell from the righteous path rather than blame and condemn them for their crimes. Kind and gentle, Testament placed the needs of others before their own, wanted to protect the innocent—remembering their oath as a knight even decades later—, and dutifully wished to repay Kliff for his kindness. Yet, the forced conversion caused Testament to become extremely distrustful of humans and cynical. The annihilation of mankind, however, is not something they truly desire. Kliff attributed such madness to whatever Testament saw during the war, all the bloodshed, but it was a command forcibly planted by Justice. Because Testament had a strong will, emotional fortitude, and great love for Kliff, they were semi-independent, retaining their consciousness and memory but unable to disobey her orders. After Justice's death, Testament regains their true self but is tormented by the horrific things they had done under her control. Choosing to isolate themself from humanity, Testament latches onto the idea of protecting the innocent Dizzy, and later the Forest of Demons, as a new purpose in life. Feeling guilty, this is a way to atone for their sins, but by Strive it ends up bringing back Testament's human sensibility. Despite their distrust, Testament is often reluctant to fight humans—resorting to verbal intimidation first—even as they affirm that killing men is a Gear's personality, and feels a certain kinship with fellow victims as "friends of war". Eventually, watching over Dizzy's "parents" has brought Testament peace of mind, and they no longer look on humans with hostility. Testaments Background: Born in Switzerland during the Crusades, Testament was orphaned at a young age and was taken in by Kliff Undersn, the long-time commander of the Sacred Order of Holy Knights. Deeply grateful, Testament intended to inherit Kliff's name and eventually become his successor. In 2127, in defiance of Kliff's wishes, Testament joined the Order, volunteering despite their hatred for violence, thinking it would make their father happy. Before Testament could make their intentions a reality, in 2128, they met with an untimely end while carrying out a reserve unit's mission on behalf of the Order. Their body was never found. In truth, Testament was captured by government agents of Nation A. They became the subject of a number of experiments designed to develop new weapons, and transformed into a Gear regardless of their intention by a certain organization. Although Testament managed to remain self-aware after the process, it wasn't long before they turned their fangs toward humanity in accordance with Justice's command of eradicating mankind. Circa 2140, Testament and Kliff met in the battlefield under unknown circumstances, but fighting on opposing sides, Kliff was forced to kill Testament. However, Testament survived the encounter—somehow brought back to life for reasons unknown—and continued to serve Justice, but they and Kliff wouldn't cross paths for the remainder of the war. At some point, Testament presumably met Sol Badguy and learned that he was a Gear. In 2175, Justice was sealed in a dimensional prison by the Sacred Order, ending the Crusades. While a large majority of Gears became dormant and others gained a will of their own, Testament could not escape her influence. Still forced to comply with her directive, they resolved to free Justice from her weakening seal to resume her rampage. Unknowingly manipulated by the Conclave, Testament worked behind the scenes of the Second Holy Order Selection Tournament organized by the United Nations to gather enough energy to revive Justice. In 2180, after the worldwide announcement, Testament frees Zato-ONE, claiming he may be able to exact his revenge on Millia Rage, and Dr. Baldhead, returning to him his scalpel, from prison so that they may participate. During the tournament, Testament appears before the winner—that is, Sol—, revealing the deception, and fights since all that is required is the blood of one more sacrifice. Testament is defeated, but uses their blood to break Justice's seal. In another account, Testament revives Justice but, as she is "incomplete", they offer their blood to her. Ultimately, Justice is defeated by Sol and Ky Kiske, killed by the former. In Kliff's ending, upon defeat, Testament tells their father to cheer up and seemingly dies. Before Kliff can follow his child to hell, he defeats Justice, claiming responsibility for Testament. The dying Justice learns of their connection and that Testament's feelings for their father were, perhaps, the reason why her power was limited. After she breathes her last, Kliff dies, claiming his duty has been finally fulfilled. Having regained their original personality due to Justice's death, Testament evades capture, but without a purpose to live, desperately wanders into the village where Kliff is buried. While laying some flowers on their father's grave, Testament meets a blind girl named Josephine, whom Venom tries to kidnap to force Faust to join the Assassin's Guild. Testament protects Josephine, fleeing into the Forest of Demons where Josephine introduces them to her friend, Dizzy. When Josephine is hurt, Testament and Dizzy take her to Faust's office at the village; while waiting, Testament reveals to the lonely Dizzy that they are also a Gear. The villagers then try to kill Dizzy by burning Faust's office, and she loses control of Necro and Undine. Seeing her plight, Testament vows to be at Dizzy's side from now on, and subdues her. When Dizzy is rejected by Josephine as a demon, Testament accompanies her back into the forest. Following the incident, in October 2181, the world learns of her existence and Ky comes to investigate, but after Dizzy defeats him, a W$ 500,000 bounty is issued for her death. Testament takes upon themself the duty of fighting off everyone who comes near, until she decides to leave the forest and accepts Johnny's offer to join the Jellyfish Pirates. In one path, Testament and Dizzy's efforts somehow convince people not to come to the forest anymore; Dizzy wonders if it'll take humans a thousand years to forget about the Crusades, and Testament privately vows to protect her no matter how long it takes. In the other, Testament remembers Kliff's words about a knight's duties, and encourages Dizzy to leave the forest; in turn, she convinces Testament to come with her. Sometime later, Testament arrives on the May Ship unannounced to visit Dizzy, only to find that she's been knocked off the ship by I-No. Mistakenly cursing the crew's carelessness, Testament storms off to find Dizzy. In one path, they find Dizzy dead, the one responsible killed by Johnny; in their grief, Testament kills Johnny and vows to annihilate humanity after laying Dizzy to rest in the Grove. In another path, Slayer and Sol warn Testament that the P.W.A.B. and That Man have returned. In their third path, Testament finds and frees the Necro-possessed Dizzy; after waking up, she defends her crew's innocence and Testament takes their leave before April and May meet with Dizzy. After leaving Dizzy with the Jellyfish Pirates, Testament goes back to protecting the forest, determined to keep it safe from invaders as atonement ("...Will the world ever forgive me?"). Their isolation is soon interrupted when Johnny and May bring Dizzy for a visit, but she loses control of Necro and Undine due to Crow's Justice imitation. In one path, Testament pursues Crow but is unable to catch him, and returns to protect the forest, vowing to do so as long as they can. In the other, after Slayer's warning, Testament returns to find the forest burning and resigns themself to die with it, sure that humans will bring about their own downfall in time. In Dizzy's first path, Testament warns Dizzy—who wants to learn about her origins—not to trust Ky. When she proves her determination to go with Ky, Testament tells her not to return for they are still unable to forgive humanity, but Dizzy believes there will be a day when they can. They wish each other good luck and part ways. At the Kiske household. In the following years, Testament keeps in touch with Johnny, sometimes hanging around the May Ship II despite Dizzy no longer living on board. Testament also somehow ends up living with the elderly couple who once took care of Dizzy, from before she and Testament met. In December 2187, Testament reconnects with Dizzy, who invites them to her and Ky's estate after the G4 Summit ends. There, Testament meets Dizzy's son Sin, as well as the sisters Ramlethal and Elphelt Valentine. Testaments Abilities: Originally, Testament joined the Sacred Order of Holy Knights, presumably learning the knights' techniques to combat Gears. After being converted into a Gear themself, Testament gained the abilities associated to these creatures: senses, healing and physical strength that surpass by far the average of a normal human's, and was rendered ageless. They are one of the few human-type Gears, and one of a small number who managed to remain self-aware after the injection of Gear cells; even under Justice's control, Testament was a semi-independent Gear due to their powerful force of will and emotional fortitude. Despite their powerful mind, Testament was only a mid-class Gear after the conversion and was easily defeated by Kliff. However, they somehow survived and became stronger than before. Thanks to their rapid healing, Testament has a fighting style that relies on using their own blood for variety of moves, even creating from it the massive scythe they wield. Testament is also able to use force fields and bend time and space to move in and out of other dimensions. They are well-versed in advanced magic, such as breaking dimensional prison-level seals, and can summon familiars such as Succubus and EXE Beast. Under normal conditions the Succubus conceals itself as a crow and hovers near Testament. Gameplay-wise, appearing as the sub-boss of Guilty Gear and Guilty Gear X, Testament belongs to the trap-laying archetype, able to pollute the screen with stationary attacks, projectiles, and disjointed hitboxes in order to force the opponent into a disadvantageous position and then apply pressure. In Strive, Testament has been reworked heavily, losing their invisible traps, but now able to put an opponent in the Stain state on contact with certain moves, which will cause an automatic follow-up attack. The character owes their name to American thrash-metal band Testament. In Strive, one of their Overdrive Attacks, Nostrovia, is named after one of the band's songs, and their clothing brand (L.O.W.) is likely a reference to the band's album of the same name. Many of Testament's attacks are named after bands: Badlands is a reference to a blues rock band, Warrant is named after a speed metal band, and Grave Digger is from a heavy metal band. EXE Beast might be a combination of two bands: E-X-E and Beast. Master of Puppet is likely named after the 1986 album and song by Metallica. Their Seventh Sign attack is an allusion to Yngwie Malmsteen, as it is the name of one of his albums. It is also the name of a 1988 American horror film; the title and plot reference the seven seals described in the Bible's Book of Revelation. Phantom Soul is a song by the band Force Majeure. The move Unholy Diver is likely a reference to the song "Holy Diver" or the album of the same name by American heavy metal band Dio. When they are hit by Bone-crushing Excitement, their pained expression is remarkably similar to a famous scene of Yuno Gasai in the anime Mirai Nikki. Testament's moveset bears a striking resemblance in style (such as severing and growing back limbs, forming weapons from or transforming into blood) to Jedah Dohma's from the Darkstalkers series. HITOMI shares its name with a Japanese singer-songwriter. Regarding Testament's gender, Arc System Works marketing rep Riku Ozawa has stated that Testament is specifically agender (無性, musei?), neither male nor female, and that the character was previously portrayed as androgynous/bigender (両性, ryōsei?), but that the team chose to change that in the new game. Both musei and ryōsei are categories of X-gender, the Japanese equivalent of the word 'non-binary'. In an interview, Daisuke Ishiwatari reportedly said that "They're androgynous. In fact, they've transcended human existence. Just like me." Katano's Developer's Backyard further confirms that, after undergoing surgical modification and being turned into a Gear, Testament has lived without the concept of gender. Testament's dislike for Sol isn't due to anything he personally did to Testament, but rather, it is because Kliff revered Sol in his youth and it became a complex for Testament, who feels similarly about Kliff. If Testament was aged 18 when they joined the Order in 2127, that would make them 71 years old by the time of the original Guilty Gear. However, since Ky was just a child when he joined, they could have been even younger. Testament has the most amount of hobbies in the series, having a record number of 35 in Strive. It is proof of how much they are enjoying life now. Since the reveal, the development team has enjoyed the many fanarts of Testament enjoying their hobbies. Costumes based on Testament's Strive look appear in Tales of the Rays, for Duke Panterei, and in Soulworker, for Lily. Testament has made guest appearances in the following games: Elemental Story, Weiẞ Schwarz. Crona Crona is known as Demon Sword Master Crona Cronas Sex: Unknown, assumed they/them Species: Human Soul (Witch ancestry) Classification: Kishin Eyes Kishin (via "BREW") Cronas Relatives: Medusa Gorgon (mother), Unnamed Father, Arachne Gorgon (maternal aunt), Shaula Gorgon (maternal aunt) Cronas Former Affiliations: E.A.T Class, Medusa's Faction Cronas Former Occupations: DWMA trial student, Medusa's spy Cronas Meister information: Cronas Meister Type: Demon Sword Master Cronas Weapon Partner, Ragnarok Cronas Abilities information: Fighting Style: Art of the Sword, Three-Sword Style Powers: Black Blood, Thorns, Madness of the Black Blood, Madness of Fear (via Asura), Madness of Boobs, Wavelength, Madness Wavelength Crona, often infamously referred to as the Demon Sword, is a demon sword master whom is the biological child of the witch, Medusa Gorgon. The meister partner to actual demon sword, Ragnarok, they're driven by their mother's aim into turning them into a Kishin. Cronas Personality: Described by Franken Stein and his Soul Perception to have an "introverted" personality, Crona is pessimistic and doesn't hold a high opinion of themselves. Due to being raised by Medusa Gorgon, they are extremely negative as well as nervous and submissive most of the time, playing a part of their bullying from Ragnarok. Possessing a great amount of shyness, Crona cites they're unable to "deal" with many things, whether it pertains to a situation, an action, or a specific individual. This causes them to complete shut themselves down from their surroundings. Perhaps what makes Crona a dangerous enemy is their unbalance state of mind and inclination to insanity (Madness mindset). This unbalanced state of mind originates from not only the influence of the Black Blood's Madness, but namely the abuse they suffered from the likes of both Ragnarok and Medusa as she drilled and tortured them into learning the ability to kill. Because of this, Crona is subjected to showing signs of insanity and aggression, spouting senseless comments and laughing at random moments. This level of abuse has caused them to gain a warped objective of attempting to become an Kishin in an attempt to be able to "deal" with any given subject as well as fulfill Medusa's goal and gain not only her acceptance and love but to avoid being abandoned by their parent. Of their own admittance, Crona doesn't understand the concept of morality. After meeting Maka and their enrollment into the DWMA, Crona stated showing more positive traits and was capable of feeling the need to protect Maka, who was previously their enemy. Their placement within Death City and DWMA caused Crona to become relaxed and happy in demeanor. Much of this development was lost due to some sort of amnesia when Medusa re-integrated their Madness mindset after capturing them back into her ranks. However, Crona gained much of themselves after Medusa's passing and capture by Asura, reflecting on their actions and finding it unforgivable. In a final heroic turn, Crona even opted to seal themselves with the Asura with the usage of the Black Blood and "BREW" for the sake of Maka as well as the entire world. In the anime, their re-integration of their Madness mindset doesn't take place as Crona developed enough confidence within themselves to come to terms of Medusa's incapability to unconditionally love, recognize her cruelty and rebuke it, and even integrate themselves into DWMA's school culture. Crona themselves possess some quirks. Their negativity has enough "destructive power" to write a poem able to evoke others to regretting their existence, even those as obnoxious as Black☆Star or the undead like Sid. Crona also has the tendency to redundantly remind others of having Black Blood in battle. Due to their shy and nervous personality, Crona has a knack for naming parts of rooms such as "Roomsky Kornerkov" (Mr. Corner in the anime) as well as having shuffling footsteps in general. Cronas Appearance: Physically, Crona possess an androgynous appearance with a thin body, pink hair, lavender eyes, and tall stature. Their hair is quite short with several long, large clumps, bangs straight-cut and end above the eyebrows, but do not stay very uniform. Two long pieces of hair extend from the bangs and hang low over Crona's face Crona's attire consists of a long black old-style robe that is tight-fitting and ends at the mid-calf level on their legs. The robe is completed with large white cuff-links at the ends of each sleeve and a tall white button-up collar at the neck. Black slipper-like shoes with a tall white cuff protruding out of the top are also worn.For formal occasions, Crona wears a white suit: the suit is very plain, with long pants, a coat with long sleeves and a collar. The coat appears to fasten at the front and back. Crona's soul in hitomi form appears as a normal, lighly colored soul. When expanding, the soul appears in a darker tone. As a child, Crona wore a black knee-high dress. The dress has a rugged cut-out at the bottom, laced with several white diamonds. Like the present-day clothing, the childhood design also has a white collar and cuffs. The shoes stay relatively the same, as well. Crona's hair is shorter and simpler in this stage, but overall the same design. Also, Crona possessed large pupils. Cronas Special Abilities: Black Blood (黒血, Kokketsu): A special blood type developed by Medusa that gives Crona unique abilities such as unique bonding between them and Ragnarok which allows them to gain power after Ragnarok eats souls and manipulation of their own blood by liquifying or hardening. Ragnarok (ラグナロク, Ragunaroku): Due to their bond after being melted in a pot of Black Blood and and the mixture poured into Crona's bloodstream, Ragnarok and Crona share a powerful bond of Meister and Demon Weapon. Maka remarked that it's because of Ragnarok's support over their muscle system along with their movements is that Crona can perform extraordinary, strength-related feats such as blocking the Witch-Hunt with a single arm. He also regulates Crona's blood and hardens it to prevent it from damaging Crona. This capability is powerful enough to block out attacks from the Demon Scythe. Transformation: Using the Black Blood's manipulation abilities, Ragnarok can morph the Black Blood into transformations. Madness of the Black Blood: According to the Little Ogre, this Madness allows Crona to be unable to feel fear and "deny" both their own soul and opponent's soul. This gives birth to a more erratic nature and fighting style. Ultimate Weapon Meister type: Due to Crona and Ragnarok's fusion together, they're considered an advanced form of meister and weapon. One of the advantages of this type of union is Ragnarok's large range of attacks for Crona to choose from. Wavelength Control: As a meister, Crona is capable of controlling their own Soul Wavelength. Kenjutsu: Crona is an extremely adept swordsman, having been able easily and swiftly kill the entire Materazzi gang and battle the likes of Maka Albarn with the Demon Scythe Soul Eater on more then one occasion, proving to be the superior opponent in one instance. Crona's style is characterized by an erratic and crazed style in which overwhelms opponents due to their inability to block an attack with normal demon weapons while using screech resonance. Crona's skill later improved and after absorbing Asura, they were skillfully capable of hold their own with Black☆Star and Maka Albarn simultaneously. Three-Sword Style: As revealed by Black☆Star's observation, Crona can use the Three-Sword Style, making use of the additional two pair of arms in battle. Fusion with Ragnaork and Black Clown Fusing with the Black Clown with the madness fusion technique, much of Crona's black blood-related abilities expand exponentially, becoming more refined and powerful. The power of their own madness wavelength also increased, with Maka Albarn describing the Black Spheres made up of Black Blood from Crona "intense" and was easily able to render members of the DWMA's Eastern European Branch insane. Chapter 105 - Crona fires thorns at Maka Crona uses Thorns at Maka. Thorn (ソーン, Sōn): A special ability developed presumably from Black Blood manipulations in which allow for Crona to utilize these "thorns" in a manner similar to Medusa's Vector Arrow spells from her Snake Magic for both offensive and defensive purposes. These Thorns also carries a special kind of poison in which spreads from their emotions, causing those struck by it to be unable to sync their Soul Wavelength with their respective Demon Weapon (unless a Bond is involved). Black Blood Armor: From the fusion with the Black Clown, Crona has the additional ability of using their own form of Black Blood armor to increase their level of defense. This armor is capable of defense against the likes of Tsar Pushka's own attacks, even when assisted by the likes of an Anti-Demon Wavelength. Fusion with Asura Chapter 104 - Crona and Ragnarok after absorbing Asura Crona's Soul after absorbing Asura. Using the Black Blood's abilities, Crona was capable of absorbing Asura into their body, tremendously increasing the intensity of their own power and prowess thanks to the power the Kishin possesses. The increase in power made Crona confident in destroying the world. Enhanced Soul Wavelength: When Ragnarok uses Crona's own Wavelength to send forth a powerful scream, the scream in question was intense enough for Franken Stein to remark on it's power. In addition, the wavelength was powerful enough to literally crush those with a weaker Soul Wavelength. Madness Wavelength: In this state, Crona not only possess their own form of Madness (Black Blood's Madness) but also Asura's Madness Wavelength. Madness of Fear: Crona stated themselves to have possess Asura's form of Madness, the Madness of Fear. Although possessing this ability, Crona did not demonstrate it's usage in battle, leaving it unknownnin how proficient they're capable of using this form of Madness. Enhanced Thorn: During this state, Crona's thorns became powerful enough to have pulled down one of the Moon's large teeth. Enhanced Screech α: In this fusion, Crona is capable of performing a much more powerful version of their original Screech α. Using the three blades instead of one and dragging it across the ground, they send a monstrous face in which is much larger then their previously displayed Screech Alpha. Enhanced Durability: In this fusion, Crona was easily able to withstand attacks from both blunt attacks from Maka Albarn and her usage of the Demon Scythe as well as Black☆Star's physical attacks. Enhanced Strength: Crona's strength became great enough to push back Black☆Star in a battle of strength, much to his own surprise. Weaknesses: Much of Crona's special powers and abilities is dependent on their Black Blood, in which is vulnerable to Wavelength Control related attacks such as that of Soul Menace. The usage of such technique can not only penetrate through the Black Bloods defense for internal damage but also even temporarily shutdown Crona's control over the Black Blood. Those granted with immense, physical strength (such as Giriko) have also proven proficient enough to have cracked and broken through Crona's Black Blood. Attacks originating from an Anti-Demon Wavelength is also considerable against Crona's Black Blood, attacks from this special Wavelength causing burning-like sensations from the Black Blood as well as some evaporation. However, Crona's own strength would later eliminate this weakness, their Black Blood proving powerful enough to withstand such attacks. Due to the power of Madness Fusion, Crona can use the Black Blood to absorb individuals. Should their will prove more powerful, however, Crona can lose being the dominant fusee and be promptly replaced. This proved true when after absorbing Asura, he easily dominated their fusion and instead had him absorbed into him. List of Cronastechniques: with Ragnarok Real Black Dragon: A special transformation of Rangarok's own with the Black Blood after absorbing the souls on the Ghost Ship Nidhogg (in which was called the Black Dragon). Seemingly modelling from the experience, Ragnarok transformed into a vaguely, dragon-like creature. For Crona, this allows them to have wings for flight. Wavelength Control techniques Scream: A special type of Soul Resonance in which utilizes a high-pitched scream during the resonance process emitted from Ragnarok's moth. This sound wave makes Ragnarok vibrate like an electric saw, increasing his cutting power, and can also radiate through the air causing internal damage to an opponent even weapons within their Demon Weapon form. Only a powerful Death Scythe like Spirit Albarn can face the Screech Resonance without any pain. Black Blade techniques Screech α, Sukurīchi "Arufa"; also "Screech Alpha"): A technique that throws a disfigured, face-like projectile. Capable of being performed both in on the ground and in the air, this technique is powerful enough to split Ghost Ship Nidhogg in half. also "Screech Beta"): Similar to that of Screech Alpha, this attack in stead is performed in either a upward or downward slash, in which creates the same disfigure face-like figure in an attempt to critically injure an opponent. Screech γ (Sukurīchi "Ganma"; also "Screech Gamma"): A technique that changes the form of Ragnarok's sword into resembling the disfigured, face-like figure with a mouth and a purple aura. Working somewhat similar to that of Witch-Hunt, the technique enhances the attacks from the weapon as well as being sufficiently capable enough to block the Witch-Hunt. The mouth on it can grip an opponent's weapon. Abyss of Despair & Uncleanliness & Darkness techniques Screech δ (スクリーチ「δ」, Sukurīchi δ; also "Screech Delta"): A powerful technique performed by Crona with the Darkness blade on hand and the Abyss of Despair & Uncleanliness held by Ragnarok, taking advantage of their new Three-Sword fighting style. Similar to Screech α in usage, Crona sends the Screech-related technique's "mouth" in three, different directions in a single swipe. This technique was capable of stopping the likes of Shadow☆Star Third Form: "Severed Shadow"'s after-images in one execution. Madness related techniques Madness Fusion (狂気融合, Kyōki Yūgō): Crona can fuse with other beings and creatures of Madness. Black Blood techniques Bloody Needle (ブラッディー・ニードル, Buraddī Nīdoru): A technique in which Crona can use spilt blood and turn them into needles, usually to surprising the opponents and skewer them. Bloody Slicer (ブラッディスライサー, Buraddi Suraisā): A curved projectile create after slitting their own wrist and throwing the blood and hardening it into a curved weapon. Bloody Lance Bloody Lance Bloody Lance (ブラッディランス, Buraddi Ransu): Utilizing a considerable quantity of the black blood granted after previously conducting a Madness Fusion with the Black Clown, Crona fabricates a substantial and hollow cone that tapers into a single sharpened point, which is subsequently launched towards an adversary with tremendous velocity. Bloody Coat (ブラッディコート, Buraddi Koto):Utilizing one of the wing-like projections composed entirely from a significant quantity of Black Blood, which is only made possibly after previously conducting a Madness Fusion with the The Black Clown, Crona wraps one of their wings around their body to form a rather thin physical barrier between themselves and an adversary's attack. It is powerful enough to have survived an enormous collision with the attack of the Death Scythe Tsar Pushka, seemingly without suffering any visible damage. Soul Eater Chapter 84 - Ukraine Black Blood Crona's usage of Mad Blood covers an entire town. Mad Blood (狂血, Kyōketsu): A extremely powerful technique executed only during Madness Fusion with the Black Clown. Crona unleashes an great tidal wave of Black Blood that engulfs and encapsulates any opposition within the darkened depths of a gigantic globe. Once consumed by the torrent of Black Blood, the opponent is assaulted by "shadows" made from Black Blood, which enters their bodies and causes their entire physical body structure to melt into Black Blood. Once they have melted, the Black Blood hardens into a large sphere. The extent of this technique can cover an entire town like the Ukraine and "killed" the likes of Tsar Pushka and Feodor, with the Black Globes created from Mad Blood being impenetrable. Thorn techniques Chapter 105 - Crona performs Rose Thorns Storm Rose Thorns Storm Rose Thorns Storm (ローズソーンズストーム, Rōzu Sōnzu Sutōmu): A technique manifest a large number of vine-like tentacles from their body. The tentacles then rise towards the sky, forming what appear to be black rose blossoms at their ends. The force with which Crona raises their tentacles in the air creates a powerful shockwave before finally landing on their opponents with incredible force, crushing them on the ground or blowing them away with the fierce wind. This technique carries the poison in which causes a disruption in a Meister/Weapon's resonance sync. Thorn Defense (ソーンディフェンス, Sōn Difensu): A defensive technique in which thorns line up similar to that of a fence to defend Crona from powerful attacks, although Maka and Spirit's Witch-Hunt and Demon-Hunt succession attacks was capable of downing the defensive technique. Equipment Chapter 112 - Crona uses BREW Crona uses "BREW". "BREW" (BREWブリュー, Buryū): After witnessing the usage of "BREW" by Noah (Wrath), Crona came to understand the true power of "BREW" in creating powerful combinations. Using "BREW", Crona was able to combined the power of the Black Blood and "BREW" to further increase their power. Enhanced Mad Blood: Crona's Mad Blood technique became far more powerful, "BREW" enabling them to have the power to surround it around the Moon itself and suppress Asura and his Madness as well as the power of the Great Old One of Power lurking with the Book of Eibon. Kishin (鬼神, Kishin): The usage of "BREW" resulted in Crona's wavelength amplified in power to become a Kishin, evident in when they gained a third eye in the center of their forehead much like that of Asura. Madness Wavelength (狂気の波長, Kyōki no hachō): In becoming a Kishin thanks to "BREW", Crona gains a unique type of Madness Wavelength capable of spreading all over the world. Madness of Boobs (おっぱいの狂気, Oppai no kyōki): This strange Madness was born from Crona becoming a Kishin using "BREW". Because Crona's yearning for breasts (metaphorically as a symbol of motherhood rather then perverseness) from the lack of Medusa's love, this Madness was created onto the world. It's effects includes making both men and women alike (even as powerful as Death the Kid after connecting the third Lines of Sanzu) have a sudden fixation and preference for breasts. Partnered with Ragnarok Black Sword (暗黒剤あんこくけん, Ankoku Ken): Ragnarok's weapon transformation allows him to take the form of a long, large, black Scandinavian broadsword with a grey hilt, a white stripe down the middle and spikes around the guard which resemble those on Ragnarok's ordinary body. Such a transformation is powerful enough to easily cut through human flesh as well as have special techniques. Abyss of Despair & Uncleanliness: A new transformation, Crona is granted two long blades originating with a similar color scheme to Ragnarok's own dubbed "The Abyss of Despair" and "The Uncleanliness". These can be controlled by either Ragnarok himself while Crona wields the Darkness or Crona themselves. The swords are capable of easily cutting into witch flesh. Partnered with Black Clown Darkness: With the Black Clown, Crona has access to it's weapon form, a type of short sword with a black and white color scheme that looks similar to that of Ragnarok's own as well as a guard. Part of the blade has the Black Clown's mouth at the lower end of it. Cronas History: Synopsis Demon Sword Arc On one of Maka and Soul's missions in Italy, Maka senses peculiar soul wavelengths coming from the Santa Maria Novella Basilica. Upon entering, the two discover Crona and their weapon, Ragnarok. The two meisters quickly engage in battle. However, the demon sword proves to be more than a match for Maka and Soul, and eventually gives Soul a serious wound: at this point, some of Ragnorok's Black Blood enters Soul's bloodstream. Crona is about to kill Soul and Maka by dealing the final fatal blow before Spirit and Stein intervene. The second pair is on a completely different level than the previous Scythe meister, and Crona almost dies before Medusa reveals her own presence and retrieves her combatant. Uncanny Sword Arc Later, Crona and Ragnarok appeared alongside Medusa at the Witch mass. Black Dragon Arc Crona next comes into conflict with the DWMA aboard the Nidhogg against Death the Kid. The shinigami is investigating the ghost ship, when Crona suddenly appears on board and absorbs all the ghost souls on the ship. Death the Kid and the demon sword begin to battle, and although Kid is able to suddenly get many shots in with his pistols, his attacks have no harmful affect on Crona thanks to their Black Blood. After Crona splits the ship in half with their Screech Alpha attack, they escape the wrecked Nidhogg by flying with Ragnorok's wings as Death the Kid pursues the two. However, his obsession with symmetry ultimately stops him from catching Crona, as he notices how the clouds and sun in the sky are perfectly symmetrical. It is noted that, though Ragnorok has absorbed many innocent souls, there seems to be no sign of transformation into a Kishin. A Fight to the Death at the Anniversary Celebration Arc Crona appeared with the Mizune family ordered by Medusa. In Medusa's plan to revive the original Kishin under the DWMA, Crona is set as a guard for a portion of the hallway leading to the Demon God. Although it was originally Black☆Star's job to defeat Crona, Maka decides to engage in battle instead, as revenge for Soul's injury caused by Crona in Italy. Once again, it appears that the demon sword has the upper hand. The two fight for a while before Maka appears completely defeated. As Crona prepares to finish her off, Maka and Soul are suddenly thrust into madness, and the Black Blood in Soul's body is put into effect, giving Maka its full abilities. Since both parties now have invincible bodies, the battle stabilizes. Meanwhile, Maka's soul sees into Crona's, where she experiences the despair and isolation of Crona's world and finally comes to understand the strange meister. Tearing out of madness, Maka suddenly stops the battle and hugs Crona, asking to become friends. Crona surrenders to the DWMA and remains inside the dungeon. Later, Death decided to enroll them in the Academy as a trial student. Trial Enrollment Arc Crona, Maka and the others were on a tour for the School and later went with Maka and Soul on a mission in the Czech Republic to look for the Oldest Golem in Leow Village that's gone on a rampage. When they couldn't get any information from the people in the village, the Enchanter, Giriko (who called himself Sou/Saw at the time) shows up and proceeds to show the group where the Oldest Golem was. After the Oldest Golem makes its appearance and Maka discovers that it has a soul wavelength, Giriko finally tells the group his true name, along with his true intentions, as he transforms into his weapon form and lets the golem wield him as it begins attacking the group. After Maka promises Ragnarok that she'll give him a fifteen pieces of candy if he helped, Ragnarok finally helps out, allowing Crona to use Screech Alpha and causing the golem to lose its balance long enough for Maka to land a blow. When Maka becomes paralyzed due to the mysterious webs coming out of the wound, Crona jumps in to protect her when Giriko tries to kill her, only to have the both of them slammed into some brick trees. When every spider in the world begins to show up and forms around the golem, Crona steps in front of Maka and states that they will protect her; an act that both surprises and amazes Maka ,until Crona begins to shiver in fear when they find out that the soul wavelength inside the golem belong to Arachne, Medusa's sister and Crona's aunt. Despite their fear, Crona manages to muster up enough courage to try attacking Arachne, thanks to Ragnarok's 'cheering', but Arachne blocked it with her fan, and counter-attacked by quickly slapping Crona with her fan, putting them in a daze. After telling her the Enchanter to Get rid of the brat., Giriko immediately kicks Crona with enough force to send them flying. But after recovering from it, Crona and the others are shocked to find out that the kick had actually cut them as Giriko brags about his Saw Leg and how that its second gear should be more than enough to deal with them, to which Ragnarok retaliates saying that he could just immediately harden the blood after he cuts them. Unfortunately, Giriko quickly gains the upper hand as he came close to decapitating Crona until Death Scythe Justin Law arrived and defeated the Oldest Golem by using his Law Abiding Silver Gun. After the battle, Crona, along with the others, pretends not to hear Maka when she asks why she has to lay in a coffin. Then they begin to put flowers in the coffin, making her think about how Sid must have felt when he was dead. The Bodyguard Arc Crona was among the others with Maka at the School's medic room. The Reunion Express Arc Crona was enjoying their life at the DWMA with Maka and her friends, until Medusa forces Crona back into being a spy. When Medusa returns, she sends Eruka to be a messenger and makes Crona act as a spy but still they consider Maka a friend. Crona is later told by Medusa to bug Marie with one of her snakes. This snake will allow Medusa to hear everything going on around Marie, which is intended to keep on eye on Stein, and also speed up the process of him succumbing to his madness. On another night, Eruka tells Crona, who is now feeling guilty about what was done, that Maka overheard the conversation they had previously. Crona then disappears from the DWMA. Internal Investigation Arc Crona and Eruka were having a conversation with Medusa about their plans. Deal Arc Crona was instructed to leave DWMA but had doubts about it due to their bond with Maka and the others. Operation Capture Baba Yaga Castle Arc After Maka eventually defeats Arachne, bringing a close to the operation, Medusa takes over her body. It is then revealed that she was merely using the DWMA to accomplish her means and that Crona had never been captured. Medusa then tells an enraged Maka that she will never hand over Crona, after which the scene suddenly shifts to a mysterious location, demonstrating Crona's current condition. Grigori Arc In the middle of the night and located within a mysterious building, Crona is revealed just as Medusa utters the words, "It's time Crona", which only serves to illicit numerous long screeches/screams. The Witch's Research Arc During Medusa's observation of the test of The Man-made Clown's capabilities, in its battle against Kilik Rung and Kim Diehl, she decides to initiate another experiment. Crona, who had patiently been waiting behind Medusa until this point, is ordered to go and make preparations, which Crona obediently follows. Later, whilst searching for Medusa's concealed location with Tsubaki, Black☆Star's senses alert him to the approaching sound of unstable footsteps, which are instantly recognizable as belonging to Crona. Confronting Crona's shadowy form reveals the emergence of wing-like structures from their shoulders and most notably a prominent third arm, which seemingly belongs to Ragnarok. After a remark from Black☆Star, Ragnarok's weapon form suddenly appears from and is clutched by the recent third arm, signalling the start of the real experiment. The Man-made Clown appears and fuses with Crona, creating three Demon Swords wielded by Crona and Ragnarok. Black☆Star retorts that he too wields three swords - the other two being his hand and "ultimate man weapon". Black☆Star questions if Crona has that weapon as well (another reference to Crona's often questioned sex) and Ragnarok attempts to clarify by pulling up Crona's robe. After this, the battle finally begins. Black☆Star repeatedly asks Crona why they chose to leave the DWMA and betray Maka, but Crona replies that they don't even know who Maka is and begins to have an inner conflict regarding their motives for leaving the DWMA. During the battle, Crona is outmatched easily by Black☆Star, who even manages to damage the Black Blood with his punches alone. Medusa, who is observing the battle from afar, comments that she never expected Crona to defeat Black☆Star - but she at least expected them to last longer. Justin Law appears with the Clown and confronts Medusa, at which point she orders Mizune and Eruka to retrieve Crona and retreat. Thanks to the continued efforts of both Eruka and Mizune, Crona eventually manages to escape from the rampant Black☆Star, landing in a distant location with thoughts questioning over the existence of Maka still running through their head. Mad Blood Arc Crona and Ragnarok aren't seen until after the DWMA rescues Kid and is in Moscow on a new mission: To make the black blood even stronger by defeating a Death Scythe. The two soon come across the Magic Cannonball and Russian Death Scythe, Tsar Pushka, along with his meister, Feodor. Crona immediately goes into their Madness Fusion form to start the experiment. Starting the fight with Bloody Needle, Tsar stands his ground while Feodor runs straight towards Crona as he dashes through the Bloody Needle with ease before attacking Crona with his Command Crossack. After Crona recovers, Tsar attacks by launching his head (while it's in his partial weapon form) at them, but Crona protects themselves by using Bloody Coat. After Crona cuts their left wrist, Tsar is surprised that the black blood is beginning to emanate the same wavelength as the Kishin Feodor and Tsar begins their assault with Feodor using his Command Crossack again to knock Crona to the ground. Ragnarok states that even though Feodor's attacks are light, his martial art skills are on the same level as Black Star. Before Crona can even stand back up, Tsar uses On Your Mark...Ypa!! to send Crona flying straight into a wall and both they and Ragnarok are shocked to find out that Tsar possess a Anti-Demon Wavelength just like Maka, which is also the reason why Medusa wanted Crona to start the experiment with him first. Meanwhile in Death City, Maka notices Soul clutching his chest in pain while Soul is puzzled as to why the wound he got from Crona back from their first fight is aching all of a sudden. Back in Moscow, Crona resumes attacking by using their Bloody Lance,but Feodor uses Tsar (in his complete weapon form) to stop the attack completely and quickly dodges the Bloody Needle, but ultimately fails since the Bloody Needles now have the ability to change direction. In a final attempt to take down Crona, Feodor and Tsar uses Anti-Demon Wavelength - Full Power, but Crona mocks them by saying that a light like that would never hit a pitch black person like them before they suddenly remember a memory of Maka smiling. After saying that a black demon like them can only taint things jet-black, Crona initiates the next stage of the black blood: Mad Blood. With a disturbing smile, they state that their blood is black one last time, indicating that Crona has emerged as the winner of the fight. Hunt Arc Crona is back from their mission, confused between epiphanies of their past, gets more confused when Medusa serves them dinner, remembering their periods of starvation as punishments Medusa inflicted upon them, but their confusion drives them mad when Medusa hugs them, motherly claiming pride for her child. Crona claims she is not their mother and stabs her, remembering another way to kill: stabbing repeatedly until death, they then drive the final blow with an insane smile on their face. Medusa's last words claimed that, although Crona threw away the only thing to support themselves on, the black blood is complete. War on the Moon Arc rona is revealed to be hiding out in the place where they and Maka first met each other, the Santa Maria Novella Basilica church. Mumbling to themselves, Crona inadvertently reveals that they have been there for days. When Maka arrives at the church, they ask who she is. However, this was due to straightening out their memories. Crona said that they had waited for her so that they could say goodbye, because they has no one left. Maka disagreed, urging Crona to return to their friends and teachers at the DWMA and to stop pursuing Asura. Crona replied that they could not return to the DWMA come back because they had just killed their mother, Medusa, the one person they had left. Crona is afraid of doing the same to Maka and the others. As Maka struggles to convince her friend to stop this path to becoming a Kishin, Crona walks past her to break open the church's doors. Taking flight to evade Black☆Star, Crona goes to the Moon to fulfill their mother's dying wish: devour Asura and become a more powerful Kishin. Crona lands on the moon and states that they will dye the moon black with their blood before flying into the moon's nose to find and devour Asura. Soon after Noah (Wrath) manages to capture Asura by using Brew to fuse with one of his ants, Crona suddenly appears behind Noah, possibly without him knowing, and prepares to use the Mad Blood to consume Asura. Dark Side of the Moon Arc After dissolving both Noah (Wrath) and Asura in twister of Mad Blood, Crona then absorbs only Asura and they say that they don't need Noah (Wrath) and Ragnarok immediately spits him back up. Now that Crona is becoming a Kishin, they plan to destroy the world with madness just like Medusa wanted them to. Shortly after Maka notices that the Kishin’s wavelength has suddenly been suppressed and picks up on Crona's wavelength, they appear coming out of the moon's mouth. She calls out to them, but they don't say a word to her as Ragnarok sends out a scream so powerful, that it actually distorts the moon's eyes to look similar to Ragnarok's while trying to send everyone that's on the moon into madness. After Free accidentally takes Kid and Stein away from the moon as he teleports everyone else back to Earth with his magic, leaving Maka, Black☆Star and Spirit on the moon, Crona finally talks to her; telling her that they can't go back anymore since their madness has grown so much that it's able to successfully resonate with the Kishin and that their black blood can't be stopped. Black☆Star is reluctant to attack Crona since they still consider them a friend, but Maka knows that not doing anything means that nothing will change. So with Black☆Star, Tsubaki and Soul helping her while her Dad promises not to interfere, Maka bravely states to Crona that she will strike them until the Crona they knew from the academy until Medusa took them away comes back. Crona doesn't say a word; they just give a faint smile at this, signalling the start of what could possibly be the last fight between them. The fight begins as Crona immediately uses their Madness Fusion just before they block Maka's first strike after she races up to the Moon's mouth. After Crona's strike misses Maka, they get kicked in the face repeatedly by her until they get knocked to the ground. Crona then tries to stab Maka with The Uncleanliness, but misses again, telling her that she's the idiot since she knows that it's dangerous to come close to them with just a scythe. After making Maka vault over them by attacking her with The Abyss of Despair, Crona asks her if she can dodge their third blade, The Darkness, this time. It quickly gets blocked by Black☆Star, who then kicks them a safe distance away from them. After they recover, Crona tells Maka that they would have got her if she was alone. Maka tells Crona that the reason she's not alone is because she's weak, and tells them that they're not alone either. But Crona just replies by saying that they no longer need anyone, and yells to Maka that they're not weak like her as they launch a powered-up Screech Alpha at them. Black☆Star stops the attack easily, but is a bit surprised when Crona manages to push him back a bit with just brute force. Maka then trips Crona and strikes them in the torso area, but they quickly recover from it and knock Maka to the edge of a cliff, and uses Bloody Lance to try and finish her before she can climb back until Black☆Star caught it with Shadow☆Star: First Form - Chain of Blackness and pulls it towards him in order to throw it right back at Crona, who manages to divert its part by blocking. Crona then sprouts two thorn-covered vines from their shoulders and uses then to pull on one of the moon's teeth, causing it to fall on top of Maka and Black☆Star, but that fails since Black☆Star catches it before it could crush them and toss the two both off the moon. After that, Crona uses an attack similar to Medusa's Vector Arrow to attack them, and though they only got a scratch each after blocking most of the attacks, Crona seems delighted as they use Rose Thorn Storm to get some distance between them. Soon, it’s revealed why Crona was happy when Maka and Black☆Star only got a scratch from their previous attack: Any living target that Crona's thorns scratch have their soul distorted, which is what happens when Maka and Black☆Star suddenly undergo soul rejection with Soul and Tsubaki. Soul then tries to use his keyboard to cancel the madness of the Black Blood out, but he and Tsubaki suddenly get snatched by Crona, who looked as if they are falling even further into the Kishin’s madness, and is confused as to why his keyboard can't make a sound. Though Black☆Star can still fight without Tsubaki, Crona shouts that they are relived as they launch another assault at the two while Spirit is steadily climbing up to where they are fighting. 25 Asura regains control. In part 3, Black☆Star begins to try to get Soul and Tsubaki back by first using Soul Force on Crona, who blocks it by using multiple thorns as a shield before counter-attacking by turning them into multiple thorn arrows. Crona then turns their attention to Maka, who dodges most of them before Black☆Star protected her from a few arrows she couldn't avoid. They then manage to flip Black☆Star over before hanging him in the air by his feet with two more vines before attempting to kill Maka with a pillar of thorn arrows before Spirit arrives just in time to save Maka by blocking the attack. When Spirit takes Soul's place as Maka's weapon, Crona unleashes another wave of thorn arrows, but Maka immediately stops the attack in its tracks before charging at them. Crona quickly uses Thorn Defense to stop Maka's assault while they constantly question them on how they are able to sync their soul wavelengths together. Soon, Crona's Thorn Defense is quickly destroyed when Maka uses Witch Hunter, then Demon Hunter afterwards in quick succession, allowing Soul and Tsubaki to escape from Crona's grasp and change back into their human forms. When Spirit tells Crona that the reason they are able to resonate together is because of their bonds as parent and child, Crona begins to cry as they go into a mental breakdown. Four scarf-like appendages suddenly sprout out of Crona's back and wrap them inside as it turns into a massive ball. When the ball cracks open, part of Asura's face is seen as the chapter ends. Crona is seen deep within a sea of black blood as they wonder if they were just replaced as Asura regains control and absorbs them. While battling Asura, Maka asked Soul if he can hear Crona's rhythm, to which Soul responded that he can't hear it, even with her soul perception. Right before Maka ends up being impaled through her chest by Asura, she felt Crona's presence due to Soul using the Black Blood to its full potential. Crona is still inside the sea of black blood looking back on the things they've done to gain power to get rid of their fear, from leaving their friends behind to even killing Medusa and attempting to obtain the kishin's power just to prove their existence. Although thinking that there's nothing left for them but to just die, they know that there's a part of them that's still clinging to something in this life: To see Maka once more. Soon after. Crona is surprised to see Maka and Soul floating towards them, but thinks it's just hallucination of Maka until she hits them with a Maka Chop, proving that she's real. After realizing that Maka is real, Crona comments on how Maka's obsession to actually come all the way to see them. Maka simply tells Crona it's not an obsession, but believing in them is the reason for coming to find them and that believing is the human's strength. When Maka tells Crona it's time for them to go back outside,Crona tells her that they can't return yet because they have committed many unforgivable sins and, while that they are happy that Maka came for them, there is something that only they can do with the courage they got from her. After obtaining the Book of Eibon from Maka, which was the same book she used earlier when she used Maka Chop on them, Crona takes Brew out of the book and explains their final plan to neatly seal Asura away with the Mad Blood. When Maka asks what would happen to them, Crona just replies that this their way of paying Maka back since she gave them their courage. After they give Maka a hug, they go on to tell Maka that she is the first person who dealt with them and that they don't really care about the world or the sin they need to atone for. They say that they are doing this simply for her and for them to suppress the kishin's madness, Maka has to make the kishin bleed. Once Soul summons a sheet of music with souls as notes to return to return to the outside with. Crona reluctantly adds their soul to the start of the song, thinking they doesn't deserve to be in it before Soul gives some gentle encouragement. Soul and Maka leave, but not before Maka yells back that she'll come back for Crona and tells them to wait for her. Smiling peacefully Crona simply tells her that they believe in her. Once Maka uses a Kishin-Hunt Slash to make Asura bleed, Crona activates Brew to power up the Mad Blood to its full potential and uses it to seal away Asura once again by surrounding the entire moon itself in a dome of Mad Blood, speaking the words "Let's meet again Maka", before the task is finished. Trivia Death Battle claimed several pieces of information unconfirmed by either anime or manga. Information include: their name being "Crona Gorgon" and their age being approximately 15. Thus far, Crona's surname and age remains unrevealed. Officially, Crona's sex is canonically considered "unknown" by Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ōkubo as of the series ending. In the original manga Japanese text, Crona is referred to in gender-neutral terms in which does not exist in the English language. Yen Press's translation, however, utilizes male pronouns for reasons unknown. Crona's English voice actor, Maxey Whitehead, has stated that her favorite role thus far in her career is Crona. The katakana for Crona's name is actually the last 3 katakana for Ragnarok's name in reverse.