Tokyo Afterschool Summoners/Characters/Ikebukuro Berserkers

YMMV • Radar • Quotes • (Funny • Heartwarming • Awesome) • Fridge • Characters • Fanfic Recs • Nightmare Fuel • Shout Out • Plot • Tear Jerker • Headscratchers • Trivia • WMG • Recap • Ho Yay • Image Links • Memes • Haiku • Laconic • Source • Setting

The Berserkers are said to be the strongest guild in Tokyo and carries the philosophy of fighting. Their Portal is located in the Toshima Ward of Ikebukuro. They also have a coliseum that acts as their headquarters where people who seek battle whether participating or spectating matches.

The Worf Effect: Despite being the so-called strongest guild, the Berserkers have tendency to get run over by other antagonistic guilds multiple time. This is justified due to them being low in number, most members rarely being in the area to aid the guild in battle, and most of their fighting styles don't fit with attrition-based battle.

Claude[]

World: Tokyo
Origin: Roman History
Rarity: 3*/4* (Fire), 4* (Water)
Artist: Bombom
Voiced by: Kazushige Shimofusa
The Guildmaster of the Berserkers and the owner of the Colosseum. He is a proud and gifted man with natural leadership skills. Claude is looking for a slave-cum-spouse that will come from the masses. His Sacred Artifact is the Laurel he wears on his head that causes anyone he sees to go into a frenzy.

But Not Too Foreign: Half-Japanese, half-Italian.
Emotion Bomb: Claude's Laurel Reed Sacred Artifact can cause people to whip into a frenzy while exerting some control over those frenzied.
Playing with Fire: His main element which fits his Rule which "heats people up" for battle.
Named After Somebody Famous: He is named after Tiberius Claudius Nero, a quaestor for Julius Ceaser, father to the second Roman emperor, Tiberius, and a politician from the last center of the Roman Republic.

Shout-Out: His "Bride" costume to "Nero Bride" of Fate:Extra/Fate:Grand Order.

Snow[]

World: Shangri La
Origin: Tibetan Mythology
Rarity: 3*/4* (Water), 5* (Light)
Artist: Xigma
Voiced by: Kazushige Shinofusa

The Snow Lion Therian who is both a gentleman and a butler that serves as the master of the Guild. He is calm and speaks in a polite manner to everyone. Snow respects people with the potential of royalty by showing wisdom and courage. His Sacred Artifacts are three chakrams with the Rule of Trinity.

Battle Butler: Acts as one for Claude while being capable of being his bodyguard as well.
Deadly Disc: His Sacred Artifacts come in the form of three chakrams.
King of Beasts: He is based on the Tibetan Snow Lion and looks cool in a suit.

Garmr[]

World: Yggdrasil
Origin: Norse Mythology
Rarity: 3*/4* (Nether)
Artist: gamma
Voiced by: Yuuhei Iwanaga

A Transient that simple and hyperactive but is loyal and dependable. He acts as the gatekeeper for the Berserkers. Garmr has caused a lot of trouble and some have labeled him as a useless mutt. He also displays hostility with other guard dogs.

Odd Friendship: With Duo, who rarely shows his emotion toward anyone, including his older brother Shuichi.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Garmr is a hell hound or wolf that guards the gates of Hel and is stained with blood.
Stone Wall: His Blood of the Beast skill gives him a Tenacity buff which increased his defense for one turn.

Andvari[]

World: Yggdrasil
Origin: Norse Mythology
Rarity: 3*/4* (Nether), 5* (Aether)
Artist: BomBom
Voiced by: Yoshihito Oonami

A dwarf who loves money and treasure along with joining to Tokyo where he ventured in one shady business after another. He frequents the Colosseum as a bookkeeper while selling items of dubious origins. His Sacred Artifact is a gold ring that can give fortune in exchange for a curse of bad luck.

An Axe to Grind: His weapon of choice.
Cursed with Awesome: Played with ironically his Sacred Artifact is a gold ring that gives him a financial fortune but comes with a curse. He works so hard to save for money that he tries to find some else to take the curse to the point that someone would steal the ring. In gameplay, this is reflected by him providing additional coin bonus after the battle, and applying Curse status to an enemy that attacks him.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Andvari from Norse mythology was a dwarf who could transform into a pike, lived under a waterfall and had a magic ring named Andvaranaut that helped him become rich. Due to Loki catching him as a pike, he was forced to give up his gold and Andvaranaut, but not before he cursed his treasure that would destroy those who possessed it.

Bathym[]

World: Gehenna
Origin: Lesser Key of Solomon
Rarity: 3*/4* (Nether), 4* (Water)
Artist: Mensuke
Voiced by: Masahiro Ogata

A Gehenna Transient who fights in flashy battles in the Ikebukuro Colosseum. He has a friendly demeanor but isn't fond of opponents who just fight to win. Bathym prefers those who please the crowd as he uses flashy moves and tricky movement whenever he fights.

Extremity Extremist: His style of choice is Capoeira which uses flashy moves to please the crowd.
Prehensile Tail: His tail made of darkness has a will of its own and even has glowing red eyes. Some even consider it to be a Sacred Artifact due to its beauty.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Bathym is a demon part of the Ars Goetia from the Lesser Key of Solomon. He has the title of a Duke of Hell and is depicted as a muscular man with a tail that is a serpent who rides on a pale horse. He also could transport people to countries in an instant.

Macan[]

World: Shangri La
Origin: Indonesian Folklore
Rarity: 3*/5* (Wood), 4* (Fire)
Artist: gamma
Voiced by: Sho Koda

The tiger champion of the pro wrestling in Ikebukuro and summoned from Shangri-la when sold in an illegal Transient auction. He killed his abusive Summoner and became a Stary Transient. His Loincloth Sacred Artifact has the Rule that causes the tiger spirit in him to go berserk.

The Berserker: His Loincloth Sacred Artifact causes him to go berserk but at the price of a large hunger and excitement that causes him to lose reason.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Macan is named after Macan Gadungans from Indonesian folklore. They are usually cursed humans to transform into tiger monsters that can spread to other people.

Horkeu Kamui[]

World: Kamuy Kotan
Origin: Ainu mythology
Rarity: 3*/4* (Water), 5* (Valiant/Fire)
Artist: Gammachaos
Voiced by: Masato Yoshida

A Stray Transient from the world of Kamuy Kotan without the aid of a Summoner. He is a divine wolf who love humanity and teaches them how to be a warrior. He joined the Ikebukuro Berserker to look for a human who can be a hero and call Master. Horkeu Kamui's Sacred Artifacts are gauntlets and greaves with the Rule of Freezing that allows him to freeze anything in ice.

An Ice Person: His Sacred Artifact Gauntlets and Greaves' Rule is Freezing which not only can freeze people and objects in ice.
Going Commando: As per the artist's doujin, he does not wear anything below his loincloth that can risk Wardrobe Malfunction at a wind blows.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Horkeu Kamui or Horkew Kamui is a wolf deity in Ainu mythology and was said to have been coupled with a goddess whose children were the ancestors of the Ainu.

Ikutoshi Oki[]

Ikutoshi tokyoafterschoolsummoners — Shapeshift Fighter

World: Tokyo
Origin: Celtic Mythology
Rarity: 3*(Earth), 4*(Earth/Fire)
Artist: Kuronezumiinu
Voiced by: Naoko Matsui

A middle school student who rebels against his father. He fights in the Underground Colosseum with trained skills and abilities at a young age on equal footing while making money from fights. His Sacred Artifact is a bracelet of stone with the Rule of Permutation that makes him grow to an adult.

Clothing Damage: Transforming into adult form tears the majority of his clothing to shreds. Averted with his swimsuit and Gendarme costume, in which he wears oversized outfits to avoid this.
Dual Age Modes: Ikutoshi's Sacred Artifact is a stone bracelet with the Rule of Permutation that lets him gain the body of an adult. This ability gives him more physical prowess while keeping his intelligent mind.
Foreshadowing: During the Gendarme event, he explains to Durga that each of them excels in different form of fighting ability and skill, and should they be put in a different situation that doesn't call for their specialty, then they would have lost most of their chance for victory. Sure enough, as most the Berserkers are more inclined toward one-on-one combat and are low in members, they get overrun multiple time by guilds with large amount of force and/or are trained in combat such as the Genociders and the Warmongers.

Taurus Mask/Daisuke Ikusaba[]

Daisuke tokyoafterschoolsummoners — Masked Wrestler

World: Tokyo
Origin: Theseus - Greek Mythology
Rarity: 3*/4*(Wood), 4*(Fire)
Artist: naop
Voiced by: Takashi Yonezawa

Daisuke Ikusaba is the captain of a renowned athletic high school's wrestling team but doesn't like being in the public eye. Once he puts on the mask, he becomes Taurus Mask, a pro wrestler who pleases the crowd with his upbeat personality. Taurus Mask's Sacred Artifact comes into the form of a string bracelet that creates a space where his opponent cannot escape.

Gimmick Matches: Fitting his wrestling motif, Taurus Mask's Bracelet Sacred Artifact creates a space where his opponent cannot escape and hide from him until the match is over.
Open Secret: "Daisuke is Taurus Mask" is pretty much an open secret to everyone, including the protagonist.

Oniwaka[]

World: Land of Wa
Origin: Hozoin Inshun/Musashibo Benkei - Japanese History/Japanese Mythology
Rarity: 3*(Fire), 5*(Fire/Valiant)
Artist: Bombom
Voiced by: Sho Koda
A Tokyo hoodlum who attacks with his heavy Polearm Sacred Artifact. He was taken in by a temple due to being abandoned as a child. Oniwaka carries the belief that violence validates existence which leads to him hunting down other players fo their powers. His Rule is Appropriate which allows him to steal powers from other people.

Adaptation Species Change: The Benkei from original tale is sometimes described with features similar to those of demon's, but was never really referred as anything but a human. Here, he is explicitly an oni. This is justified, as Oniwaka is not Benkei but is his reincarnation following the Benkei's death and Yoshitsune's exile.
Bruiser with a Soft Center: If you didn't notice by now, he carries a few adorable cellphone straps in his parkas. He is also depicted in the loading screen happily brushing Cu Sith's fur.
Decomposite Character In real-life Japanese History, Oniwaka is Benkei's childhood name, but in Housamo he is Benkei's reincarnation.
Fantastic Racism: Due to him being an oni, people ostracized and hated him, to the point that he had to cut off his horn to blend in the human society.
Meaningful Name: Oniwaka is a childhood name of Musashibou Benkei.
Named After Somebody Famous: Oniwaka was the name Benkei (a famous Heian figure known for wielding a spear and serving Minamoto No Yoshitsune) was given as a child due to how he was said to be the offspring of an oni to a temple god.
Power Parasite: His Spear Sacred Artifact's Appropriation can steal the power from other Transients.
Power Incontinence: If he steals more power than he can physically contain then his body would go into constant pain.
Scars Are Forever: Has a cross-shaped scar on his forehead. It's where his horn used to be (as shown in the artbook and one of his Setsubun variant's skin).

Pollux[]

World: Olympus
Origin: Pollux - Greek Mythology
Rarity: 3* (Aether), 4*(Aether/Nether)
Artist: Naop
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Hosaka

A Transient from Olympus who practices a highly spiritual martial arts. He was a godly being but gave his divinity to his brother and believe his brother has been summoned in Tokyo. His still immortal and respects warriors who are willing to risk their lives. His Sacred Artifact are steel gauntlets where his right first releases lighting to pierce his enemies.

Character Development: He was originally as arrogant as his mythological counterpart in the past, but the mortal wound inflicted upon Castor had left him with a guilt of dragging his older twin brother into the recklessness without taking into an account that Castor wasn't an immortal god like him, and had since learned to become a much more caring individual.
Demigod: The right half of his body is divine while his left side is human due to sharing his blood with his brother.
Fiery Redhead: He has red hair and is very passionate toward everyone.
Foil: To Tezcatlipoca of all people. Both were once greatest life partner of their siblings whom they wanted to go on endless battle/war together, not understanding that their other halves' feeling/fear of having to part with them. But while Pollux understood that his mistake and recklessness had brought a great grief to Castor and resulted in their separation, it took Tezcatlipoca much longer to understand Quetzalcoatl's suffering of not wanting himself to continue sacrificing and losing himself until he turn into nothing and leaving him behind along.
I Will Find You: Vows to find his twin brother Castor wherever he is, though he also partly understands that he may never find him.
Light'Em Up: Pollux's Sacred Artifacts are gauntlets where his right fist can pierce his enemies with light.
Power Fist: His Gauntlet Sacred Artifacts are wrapped in caestas that act as limiters. He releases the straps to show his full power if he finds a worthy opponent. His right fist can piece his enemies with lightning, which he inherited from his father.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Pollux was a demigod from Greco-Roman mythology whose father was Zeus, and his mother was Leda. He had a half-brother, Castor, who had a mortal father and died. Pollux shared his immortality to revive him, and they became the constellation of Gemini.
Mismatched Eyes: One yellow, one blue.

Nomad[]

World: Utopia
Origin: ???
Rarity: 3*/4* (Fire), 4* (Water)
Artist: Xigma
Voiced by: Toshimitsu Oda

A jack-of-all trades Transient who acts as a bodyguard and detective. He uses Nomad as a pseudonym for his clients. Nomad. He weas modified against his will into a tiger and is in search for the culprit. His Sacred Artifact is embedded in his fang and allows him to move at high speeds.

Playing With Fire: His element along with his Sacred Artifact causes fire to manifest around him which burns off his clothes.
Super Speed: Nomad's Sacred Artifact, Burning Bright, embedded into his molar can allow him to move at high speed with just a click of his tooth.

Cthugha[]

World: Old Ones
Origin: Cthulhu Mythos
Rarity: 3*/5* (Fire)
Artist: Jacketbear
Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura

An Old Ones Transient who is an ex-ruler and bodybuilder. It is believe he comes from the the star, Fomalhaut. Cthugha's summoning causes him to believe he is an overpowered reincarnated hero from another story. His body specifications are uncommonly high but he is mentally weak. Cthugha puts a mask of confidence but has low self-esteem where words can cause him blow up physically. His Sacred Artifact is a star sword with a Rule that can burn anything except for Cthugha.

Playing With Fire: His main element along with being an avatar of fire while also being a reference to the Great Old One from Lovecraftian mythos of being a mass of plasma the size of a planet.
Shout-Out Theme Naming: Cthugha is a Great Old One, the Lovecraftian Mythos, a living mass of plasma the size of a planet.
Star Power: His Sacred Artifact is a star sword said to be tempered by fire demons and contains an overpowered Rule. The sword can burn down everything in existence which Cthugha is unaffected due to being an avatar of fire.
Stripperiffic: While his normal variant's outfit is pretty revealing, his Starlit Sky variant takes this even further with his outfit's description is a strategically flamelines that cover his crotch and butts.

Back to Tokyo Afterschool Summoners

Tropedia