But in Episode 7, he is not okay with Nine leaving Lisa to die inside the plane where the bomb is located. Took a Level in Kindness: In Episode 2, he tells Lisa that he won't hesitate to kill her if she reveals their secrets.Tastes Like Purple: Episode 6 reveals he has synesthesia, so he associates peoples' voices with colors.Stepford Smiler: Acts childish and goofy but is quite capable of being cruel and ruthless.Ship Tease: It's implied he might have feelings for Lisa.Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Nine's blue.Kick the Dog: Makes fun of an evacuating child's fear in episode 1.In the Back: Twelve is shot in the back by American soldiers.Far East Asian Terrorists: One with Nine to the duo group called "Sphinx".Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Is quite goofy and childish for the most part.Brains and Brawn: The brawn to Nine's brains, as he serves the right-hand man and "muscle" to Nine's plans.Attention Whore: As part of Sphinx he enjoys publicly taunting the police via uploading videos.Voiced by: Soma Saito (Japanese), Aaron Dismuke (English)Ī childish but mysterious young man who sees Nine as his brother, and is always with him. You Are Number 6: He's more known by his number than his alias.Villain Protagonist: He's one of the terrorists.Victorious Loser: He loses his life through the drugs and experimentation used on him due to the Athena Project, but manages to succeed on his goal in toppling the Japanese government with an EMP attack and with the help of Shibazaki, he exposes the world to the cruelty of the Athena Project.Well-Intentioned Extremist: He wants to bring the Japanese government down for being responsible for the cruel experimentation on him, Five, and Nine from the Athena Project, and to expose their involvement to the rest of the world through acts of terrorism.Weapon of Choice: Uses a Glock 17 whenever he needs to use a weapon.Thou Shalt Not Kill: Ironically seems to abide by this, as his bombs are never intended to actually kill anyone and he goes to great lengths to ensure that they don't, even shielding an innocent from an explosion and working with Shibasaki.Tall, Dark, and Handsome: See Bishounen above.The Stoic: Always stays quite calm and emotionless.Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Twelve's red.Not So Stoic: Nine has shown signs of stress in the past, but after watching Twelve get shot, he just absolutely loses it.Made of Iron: After getting caught in the explosion of one of his own bombs, he suffers some burns but shakes off the injury.Far East Asian Terrorists: One with Twelve to the duo group called "Sphinx".Dark and Troubled Past: He apparently has been through a lot, and witnessed the deaths of quite a few fellow children when he was younger.Prepared to use the stolen atom bomb from Aomori in case he's killed or kidnapped near the end of the 10th episode.After Five manages to hack his Macbook laptop in the 5th episode, Nine disposes of it and pulls out another one from under his desk straight away to resume his hacking work.Conveniently Seated: When Nine transfers to Lisa's school, he's given the second-to-last seat next to the window, which is rather conveniently empty.Badass Bookworm: Nine enjoys dropping literary and mythological allusions in his riddles.Brains and Brawn: The brains to Twelve's brawn, as he's the mastermind in most of his terrorist plans.Bishounen: As soon as he so much as sits at his desk, he already has a group of girls wanting his number.
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese), Christopher Bevins (English)Ī secretive young man with a bright mind and calm demeanor who moves to Tokyo and attends school as a high school student alongside Twelve.