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Allen Walker
Allen Walker Creation and conception
D.Gray-man character
Allen Walker by Katsura Hoshino
First appearance D.Gray-man manga chapter 1
D.Gray-man anime episode 1
Created by Katsura Hoshino
Voiced by Japanese
Sanae Kobayashi[1]
English
Todd Haberkorn[2]
Allen Walker (アレン・ウォーカー, Aren Wōkā) is the
main protagonist of the D.Gray-man manga and anime se-
ries created by Katsura Hoshino. He was created from the
female protagonist of the D.Gray-man’s predecessor Zone;
Hoshino lengthened the female character’s hair to create
Allen’s design.
Allen joins the Black Order as an Exorcist, a soldier
able to use the weaponized form of Innocence to destroy
the Millnnium Earl’s akuma. He fights against the Earl
and his followers, the super-human Noah Family, to pre-
vent their plan to destroy the world. He is also the proph-
esized Destroyer of Time believed to be the only one able
Two early designs for Allen
to defeat the Earl. However, Allen is also Neah, the 14th
Noah who was killed for betraying the Earl. Eventually,
Creator Katsura Hoshino notes that she does not know
the Order revokes Allen’s Exorcist status and treats him
where Allen’s concept came from as she likes to have her
as a Noah, forcing Allen to flee the Order.
main characters be rambunctious, rude idiots. Although
Allen appears other media relating to the franchise,
she believed his final design looked best with the Black
including the two video games and the two light novels.
Order uniform, she wondered if his design should be
His character has been very popular with the D.Gray-man
more masculine. She based him on the female protago-
readers, usually ranking first in the series’ popularity
nist of the D.Gray-man one-shot Zone; she drew the char-
polls. Reaction to Allen’s character is generally positive.
acter with longer hair to create Allen and found it diffi-
Several pieces of merchandise have been released in
cult to decide on the hairstyle.[3] Hoshino also comically
Allen’s likeness, including a plush doll, a figurine, cloth-
comments that Allen’s hair later in the series has become
ing and cosplay pieces. His character design is highly
very similar to a Super Saiyan, a transformation from
praised, as well as his difference from of a typical shōnen
Dragon Ball, in which the character’s hair becomes
protagonist.
spiky.[4] She says towards the beginning of D.Gray-man’s
publication that Allen is one of the hardest characters to
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draw.[5] Allen’s eyes have had different colors such as red
and light blue during the manga’s first chapters due to a
discussion between Hoshino and her editor; it was later
officially decided to give him silver eyes.[6]
Character outline
Background
Allen was born with a deformed left arm, actually caused
by the effects of an Innocence, and abandoned by his par-
ents. He later worked at a circus and met Mana Walker,
a clown. Mana adopted Allen the day his contract with
the circus expired, December 25.[7][8] When Mana died,
Allen attempted to resurrect him through the Millenni-
um Earl’s offer, instead turning Mana into an akuma. The
resurrected Mana was ordered to kill Allen, slicing him
through the left eye. Allen’s deformed left arm awak-
ened as an anti-akuma weapon, destroying Mana, and his
left eye became cursed, allowing him to see the souls of
akuma. As a result of this experience, Allen’s hair be-
came white from shock (originally having been reddish-
brown). Shortly after, Exorcist General Cross Marian of-
fered to take Allen as a disciple and train him as an Exor-
cist.[9] Allen trained under Cross until the General decid-
ed to send him to the Black Order headquarters in Great
Britain.[10] At an unknown time, the 14th, a traitor mem-
ber of the Noah Family and Mana’s younger brother, im- Allen’s Crowned Clown form
planted his memories into Allen. Not until Chapter 189
does the Millennium Earl confront Allen and tell him he up on his mannerisms and personality, adopting it as his
was not the player left behind by the ’14th’ but that he own. Allen promised Mana to keep moving forward on
was the ’14th’ himself.It has been revealed that shortly the path he chose for himself and to never give up. Be-
after Allen had destroyed Mana and meeting Cross Mar- cause of this promise, Allen remains optimistic regard-
ian, Cross had taken Allen to be in the care of one of his less of the situation.[17] Allen is well-mannered and al-
supporters known as Mother.While taking refuge, Allen’s ways speaks formally, just as Mana had done.[16] As the
wound on his left eye made him experience intense pain series progresses, he begins to speak in a less formal tone,
and having severe trauma over Mana’s death. After a starting to revert back to the way he used to talk before
while Allen started to speak and act like Mana, adopting he met Mana.[18]
his personality as his own. [11]
Abilities
Personality
Allen is one of the rare Parasite-type Exorcists and con-
Allen is a friendly and kind-hearted person. Because he trols Innocence within his left arm.[19] [20] The arm goes
can see the souls of the Akuma, he decided to live and through three forms before reaching its true form. Orig-
fight for their souls; eventually, he realizes that human inally, it appears as a giant claw with great strength and
souls also need salvation and learn the importance of his speed.[21] It later "evolves" into a cannon-like structure,
friends and comrades. He then devotes himself equally allowing him to shoot rod-shaped objects, as well as emit-
to both causes.[12] Because he wishes to save humanity, ting a beam-like blade from the end.[22] Its final form, the
he is at odds with fellow Exorcist Yu Kanda, who tells Crown Clown (神ノ道化, Kuraun Kuraun, lit. Clown of God),
Allen that Exorcists are not saviors.[13] Allen is loyal to takes the form of a type of fur-collared cloak and a claw-
his friends and comrades and protects them at any like hand.[23] In the Crown Clown’s true form, Allen’s arm
cost.[14][15] no longer appears deformed (but retains its odd color
He loves his foster father Mana Walker and is greatly in the anime); in addition, his arm is also able to pro-
influenced by him, so much so that he is said to be wear- duce a large sword that resembles the sword the Earl uses
ing a "mask of Mana"[16], which is revealed to be that, (though the colors are reversed), and he can use his cloak
after being traumatized by Mana’s death, Allen picked as a grappling hook.[24][25] Shortly after his anti-akuma
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weapon takes the form of Crown Clown, his synchroniza- Link. Allen later appears at the Black Order headquarters
tion rate exceeds the percentage required for critical lev- in North America preparing to battle the Earl and pre-
el,[24] thus making him eligible to be a General, but this vent him from killing the personnel.[42] After a Noah at-
is no longer true since he left the Order. If he is knocked tack, Allen is interrupts the fight between Yu Kanda and
unconscious during battle, his Innocence can control his Alma Karma, Kanda’s best friend. However, Kanda stabs
body on its own, making it a "full-body armor" Innocence him and fully awakens the 14th within Allen, who names
and allowing him to continue to fight until the Akuma himself Nea. Allen is able to regain control of himself and
has been destroyed. repress the Noah. Although Allen is ordered to kill Alma,
Shortly after Allen resurrected Mana as an akuma, he helps Kanda and Alma escape. The Order imprisons
Mana sliced through the boy’s left eye, granting him the Allen for this. He is confronted by Apocryphos, a sentient
ability to see the souls of akuma; this allows him to detect Innocence that guards "The Heart", who attempts to as-
disguised akuma.[9] His eye later "evolves", allowing him similate Allen’s Innocence. Just as Allen is about to be
to extend his akuma-detecting abilities to others.[26] His absorbed, Tyki and Road break into the prison and stop
eye is also able to detect akuma within a range of 300 me- Apocryphos. Allen escapes from the Order but is pursued
tres (980 ft); objects no longer impede his detecting abil- by Apocryphos. Kanda and Johnny search for Allen, who
ities.[27] Allen is also able to control Noah’s Ark; like the is forced to reveal himself after an Akuma attack. He is
Earl, he controls it by playing a melody on a piano on the stunned to learn that Link was killed, refuting the Order’s
Ark.[28] belief that Allen is the killer. More Akuma attack, and
Allen tries to relocate the battle to a less crowded area.
Plot overview As he does so, the Noah Wisely telepathically tells Allen
that Noah can sense other Noah, so he will "once again"
After Allen completes his training under General Cross know what it is like to have no hope of escape. At these
Marian, he is sent to the Black Order headquarters to be- words, Allen begins to turn into a Noah again.
come an Exorcist.[10] Allen is accepted into the Order and
learns that he is the prophesied "Destroyer of Time".[29]
He is sent with other Exorcists to recover Innocence scat-
Appearances in other media
tered around the world, find people compatible with In- Allen is a playable character in the two D.Gray-man video
nocence, and fight against the Millennium Earl, his army games.[43][44] He also appears in two crossovers video
of akuma and the Noah Family.[30][31] Eventually, Allen games which feature Allen fighting against several char-
and 4 other Exorcists are sent to locate and protect Gen- acters from other Shōnen Jump manga, including Jump Su-
eral Cross because the Millennium Earl is attacking Exor- per Stars and Jump Ultimate Stars.[45][46] He also appears
cist Generals in his search for The Heart, the most pow- in the series’ light novels. The first documents Allen’s
erful Innocence.[32] To save a fallen comrade, Allen uses search for the Black Order headquarters after Cross tells
his Innocence past his ability and is weakened, allowing him to do so and disappears.[47] In the second, he is a sup-
the Noah Tyki Mikk to destroy his Innocence and nearly porting character and attends the Black Order’s reunion
kill him.[14][33] He stays at the Black Order’s Asian Branch party.[48]
and learns that his Innocence has saved him from death
and has not been destroyed.[34][35]
With his Innocence finally taking its true form, Allen
Reception
joins his comrades in Edo.[23][36] When the Earl kidnaps Allen has been highly popular with the D.Gray-man reader
Lenalee Lee, Allen and 3 others are accidentally taken base, having ranked as the most popular character in the
with her. They are transported to a crumbling Noah’s first official Shōnen Jump poll of the series.[49] In the sec-
Ark, which is under the Earl’s possession.[37] The Noah ond poll of the series, he dropped to second, falling un-
offer an exit and battle the Exorcists as they try to find der Yu Kanda. He returned to the first position in the
it.[38] Allen is nearly killed by Tyki once again, but Allen third poll. In an Animedia character popularity poll, Allen
manages to defeat him using a sword that resembles the has been featured as the twentieth most popular anime
Earl’s.[24][25] Using the sword, Allen attempts to exorcise character.[50] He ranked twentieth in a Newtype character
the Noah from Tyki; instead, Tyki fully awakens as a poll.[51] A plethora of merchandise has been released in
Noah, becoming more powerful than the Exorcists can Allen’s likeness including a key chain,[52] a plush doll[53]
handle.[39] General Cross appears, defeats Tyki, and di- and figurines.[54] Clothing[55][56][57] and cosplay pieces
rects Allen to restore the Ark through a piano.[28][40] based on his appearance and uniform have also been re-
Upon returning to headquarters, Allen is suspected as an leased.[58][59][60]
ally of the Earl [41] and learns that the 14th implanted Several publications for manga, anime, video games,
his memories into Allen. The memories will erode Allen and other related media have provided praise and crit-
away until he becomes the 14th.[11] This causes him to icism on Allen’s character. Squentialtart.com praised
be placed under the constant watch of Inspector Howard Allen’s character design, saying that his anti-akuma
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weapon is "quite impressive" when invoked, giving a vi- [16] ^ Hoshino, Katsura (2009-06-04). "The 173rd Night"
sual representation of his strength. She also notes that (in Japanese). D.Gray-man 18. Shusdseisha.
his cursed left eye paired with his white hair make the ISBN 978-4-08-874642-5.
design "much more striking".[61] Anime News Network [17] Hoshino, Katsura (2007-05-01). "The 46th Night".
also praised his design, stating he looks like a "visual kei D.Gray-man 5. Viz Media. ISBN 978-1-4215-1053-8.
rock star" and believed he is "a nice change of pace" from [18] Hoshino, Katsura (2008-12-04). "The 165th Night"
other shōnen protagonists.[62][63] Allen’s abilities were de- (in Japanese). D.Gray-man 17. Shueisha.
scribed to be "rather inspired" in a review by Michael ISBN 978-4-08dsadsad-874605-0.
Aronson.[64] However, Anime News Network stated that [19] Hoshino, Katsura (2007-11-06). "The 62nd Night".
Allen does not use any amount of "cleverness" to defeat D.Gray-man 7. Viz Media. ISBN 978-1-4215-1055-2.
akuma and just lets his arm "overpower the enemy".[65] [20] Hoshino, Katsura (2009-09-04). "The 157th Night"
Despite this, Allen was praised as a hero, described as (in Japanese). D.Gray-man 16. Shueisha.
and solid by IGN.[66] Animationinsider.net believed that ISBN 978-4-08-874566-4.
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Kobayashi’s portrayal well.[2] D.Gray-man 1. Viz Media. ISBN 978-1-4215-0623-4.
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