Maka Albarn (マカ・アルバーン, Maka Arubān) is Soul Eater Evans' Scythe Meister (鎌職人 Kama Shokunin in Japanese). As such, she stands out as the female protagonist and one of the main Meisters. Of all the main characters, she is the most normal and civilized of the group, which provides a significant balance to the other main characters. Presently, she is a Two-Star Meister and a creator of a Death Scythe. She is a member of the elite unit, Spartoi.
Bio/Personality:As the daughter of the current Death Scythe and his former Meister, she has high expectations of herself. She idolizes her mother and as a result dislikes her disloyal father, as shown in the anime when she was speaking with Crona. Strangely enough, Maka has said that her favorite memory of her mother was when she asked Spirit for a divorce, the reason being that she admired her mother's strong will.
She likes reading books and doing puzzles. She frequently studies to remain as a model student. She is often seen with a book, and seems to always have one on her person so that she can use her Maka Chop at any time. She relies a lot on books to help her understand things, and is sometimes teased by Soul, who calls her a bookworm. She seems to prefer to stay in her house and read or study, emphasized by her lack of ability to play games such as basketball (despite her athleticism), as she does not know the rules. She states that she also writes poetry when she feel troubled. She is also stubborn, foolhardy, gloomy-natured and is quick to resort to violence, according to Soul, at least. In Chapter 70, Soul also calls her an otaku, and this might very well be true as Maka, as if in response, coins a traditional phrase from an RPG when she sees Black Star and Tsubaki ('Black Star and Tsubaki appeared'). Despite her mature and serious demeanour, she sometimes shows some child-like girlish traits (she is secretly fond of a song called, 'The Pon Pon Dance,' and calls her notebook the, 'Maka Note'). Although usually polite to her seniors, she has a rather informal and sometimes even tomboyish way of speaking with her friends.Maka is bright, cheerful, direct and confident, in stark contrast to Soul, short-tempered, competitive and can sometimes let her emotions get the better of her and she sometimes forgets to take into consideration of other people's feelings, which sometimes results in conflict with her peers, like the times when she argues with Soul and later has a fight with Black Star. She is enthusiastic, but sometimes takes her enthusiasm too far and can be bossy at times. However, overtime, she can admit to her mistakes and is not too proud to apologize. She is kind and caring to her friends, sometimes showing a gentler side to her usually assertive personality. Her willing to help is not limited to her friends, as she will stop to help out or encourage even strangers that she finds are having a hard time. She will not hesitate to do anything to help her friends, although she also will also not hesitate to put them in line if they do something inappropriate. She is shown to be easily annoyed, which causes Black Star to wind her up just for the fun of it. She is mostly known for her courage, and she is willing to throw herself at any enemy, no matter how strong they are, and she also retains a cool demeanour even when Giriko tries to intimidate her. She also has a sense of honour, shown when she tells Black Star to punch her since she punched him some time ago.Although Maka is usually confident in herself, she can be extremely sensitive when someone scorns her abilities, and she often falls into a depression and questions on how weak she is. She admits that she is considerably weaker than Death the Kid or Black Star. This may be the reason why she is very competitive, and is determine to prove herself to the others of her strength. Likewise, she is also easily flattered. Nevertheless, she still fights with all of her strength and furiously attacks anyone who hurts her friends.In battle, her determination knows no bounds, and she faces an enemy no matter how strong they are. She also displays an almost frightening ferocity and drive in battle, not afraid of punching her opponents directly in the face (which she does quite often). In her fight with Free, she even headbutts her Weapon in order to push the blade into the werewolf, and she even rushes at an enemy when she does not have a Weapon. Her temper is amplified in battle, and it is not unusual for her to shout and curse when something goes wrong. She also develops a tendency to mock her enemies, as she does so with Giriko in the Book of Eibon. She used to prefer the logical approach to fights, wanting to have a proper plan of what to do in a battle. However, as the series progresses, she becomes more reckless and starts diving into battles without any plan, preferring to simply give it her all in the situation.Maka also holds deep respect for her superiors like Stein and Shinigami, and usually never hesitates in obeying orders from Shibusen. In fact, she does not even kill Gopher for trying to assassinate her, as he is not on Shinigami's wanted list. She likes to consider herself as a model student, and abides by the rules of Shibusen and displays great politeness to her superiors. She sometimes recites the DWMA rules from memory, throwing even Shinigami himself. However, deep down, she is shown to be torn at times when she is not sure whether to obey Shibusen or go her own way. This is shown more in the anime, when Maka becomes frustrated whether or not to follow Shibusen, or go and help Crona and Marie save Stein. However, after Soul persuades her to do what she wants to do for a change, Maka proves herself to be incredibly driven, up until the point she completely ignores rules and regulations, attacking Medusa even though she knows that Shibusen had promised not to harm her. She later admits to Asura that although she tries to obey rules and orders to please others, in the end, she is not really that good at it and prefers going her own way. In the manga, she also breaks school rules by using her father's ID in checking out forbidden books from the Library, although she sincerely apologizes for this.When her gender changes in the Lust Chapter in the book of Eibon, her personality slightly alters to match more of a male character. Although her seriousness remains, she also becomes more critical and sombre. One of her great changes in her personality though is her new weakness towards women, similar to Soul's, shown when she starts to have an uncontrollable nosebleed upon meeting the Succubus. However, her original personality returns upon leaving the Chapter.Maka seems to be annoyed at the fact that her body has not developed yet (which is the center of some jokes in the series) and is even more annoyed when people tease her about it. When being told of her Grigori Soul, she gets a strong desire to become an 'angel-like' figure, and is annoyed as Soul does not agree with this. She has a tendency to have zero-tolerance to some of Soul's undesirable behavior, usually hitting him with a Maka Chop if he does something perverted (even if he is not the instigator. Namely, he often receives Maka Chops if Blair presses herself on him). She can be quite violent when needs arise. Overall, she seems to dislike men because of their disloyalty and perverted ways towards women. This dislike stems from her father's actions. A slightly darker side emerges from her personality when being with her father, leading to her exploiting her father's status as a Death Scythe or by deliberately making him feel uncomfortable or depressed.Maka was born around the same time Black Star was taken in to the DWMA, which was approximately thirteen years prior to the series's beginning. She apparently knew Black Star from a young age. Her mother, Kami, was an esteemed Scythe Meister, and her father was Spirit, Kami's Weapon partner who became a Death Scythe under Kami's hand. Maka was inspired from a very young age to become a student of Shibusen. Spirit often read books to her, which led to her love of reading and books at her present age. However, ever since she was small, Maka was constantly aware of Spirit cheating on her mother, which resulted in her dislike for her father and men in general. She can still remember all the instances in which Spirit had cheated on Kami. Kami divorced Spirit one month prior to the start of the series, and Maka vowed to make a Death Scythe like her mother, one that was even stronger than Spirit.
One day she met Soul playing the piano and the Demon Weapon played her a strange dark song on the instrument, stating that this song was what he was. Maka, however, liked his song and felt that he was an interesting person to get to know, also the first boy that she felt she could trust. The two agreed to become partners and have been a Weapon and Meister team since then.
Partner:
Soul
Being Soul's Meister, their Wavelengths are equally matched. While they may bicker at times, with Maka becoming frustrated by Soul's indifference and aloofness, they are willing to stand up for one another, no matter the danger. Although not officially stated, there is strong evidence that Maka has feelings for Soul. She shows outstanding concern and depression when Soul is injured trying to protect her, and the reason why she wants to become stronger is to prevent him from being hurt again. In the anime, she willingly protects an unconscious Soul from Asura's attack, at the expense of injuring herself. She trusts Soul to a high degree and is shown to care for him, ready to help and support him at all times, although she does not outwardly show this often. She also states that she likes Soul's piano-playing. Because she cannot fight on her own like Black Star and Death the Kid, she cannot fight without Soul, and this dependency on him creates a strong bond between them.
She is shown to care for him so much that she becomes upset when she thinks that Soul does not trust her, such as when she hears from Medusa (back when she is a nurse) that Soul had told her of his dreams of the Little Ogre whilst he did not tell Maka anything. She also sheds tears briefly when she thinks Soul has abandoned her for Blair, saying that even though she dislikes men because of their cheating ways, Soul had felt like the first person she could trust. Maka states that Soul may be twisted and sarcastic, but in the end he always listens to her and is a really great guy. She also shows signs of jealousy and becomes upset when Blair flirts with Soul. Maka is also shown to blush when she is around Soul and shows signs of jealousy when people want Soul to be their partner. In the Envy Chapter of the Book of Eibon, Maka states that she reads lots of books relating to music so she can understand Soul more, and is jealous of people that can talk to Soul on a close level for his love of music. She sometimes gets depressed when she convinces herself that she is not worthy to become Soul's Meister, and thinks she is dragging him down. When she has her gender switched, her personality and appearance changes to what she finds attractive in the opposite sex. In this form she has a nosebleed when she sees the Succubus (much like Soul when he sees Blair) and she also wears a suit similar to Soul's Black Blood suit and her hair is slightly spiky.
The two share quite significant close moments with each other, such as when they dance together in the Black Room and when Maka saves Soul from the insanity of the Black Blood by embracing him in the anime. Maka also looks to Soul as a source of comfort when she is down. In the manga, at the end of Operation: Capture Baba Yaga's Castle, Maka sheds tears of frustration as she discovers that they have been deceived by Medusa, and cries holding onto Soul's hand.
It is hinted that the two may share romantic feelings towards each other, although it is never stated in general.
Bio/Personality:As the daughter of the current Death Scythe and his former Meister, she has high expectations of herself. She idolizes her mother and as a result dislikes her disloyal father, as shown in the anime when she was speaking with Crona. Strangely enough, Maka has said that her favorite memory of her mother was when she asked Spirit for a divorce, the reason being that she admired her mother's strong will.
She likes reading books and doing puzzles. She frequently studies to remain as a model student. She is often seen with a book, and seems to always have one on her person so that she can use her Maka Chop at any time. She relies a lot on books to help her understand things, and is sometimes teased by Soul, who calls her a bookworm. She seems to prefer to stay in her house and read or study, emphasized by her lack of ability to play games such as basketball (despite her athleticism), as she does not know the rules. She states that she also writes poetry when she feel troubled. She is also stubborn, foolhardy, gloomy-natured and is quick to resort to violence, according to Soul, at least. In Chapter 70, Soul also calls her an otaku, and this might very well be true as Maka, as if in response, coins a traditional phrase from an RPG when she sees Black Star and Tsubaki ('Black Star and Tsubaki appeared'). Despite her mature and serious demeanour, she sometimes shows some child-like girlish traits (she is secretly fond of a song called, 'The Pon Pon Dance,' and calls her notebook the, 'Maka Note'). Although usually polite to her seniors, she has a rather informal and sometimes even tomboyish way of speaking with her friends.Maka is bright, cheerful, direct and confident, in stark contrast to Soul, short-tempered, competitive and can sometimes let her emotions get the better of her and she sometimes forgets to take into consideration of other people's feelings, which sometimes results in conflict with her peers, like the times when she argues with Soul and later has a fight with Black Star. She is enthusiastic, but sometimes takes her enthusiasm too far and can be bossy at times. However, overtime, she can admit to her mistakes and is not too proud to apologize. She is kind and caring to her friends, sometimes showing a gentler side to her usually assertive personality. Her willing to help is not limited to her friends, as she will stop to help out or encourage even strangers that she finds are having a hard time. She will not hesitate to do anything to help her friends, although she also will also not hesitate to put them in line if they do something inappropriate. She is shown to be easily annoyed, which causes Black Star to wind her up just for the fun of it. She is mostly known for her courage, and she is willing to throw herself at any enemy, no matter how strong they are, and she also retains a cool demeanour even when Giriko tries to intimidate her. She also has a sense of honour, shown when she tells Black Star to punch her since she punched him some time ago.Although Maka is usually confident in herself, she can be extremely sensitive when someone scorns her abilities, and she often falls into a depression and questions on how weak she is. She admits that she is considerably weaker than Death the Kid or Black Star. This may be the reason why she is very competitive, and is determine to prove herself to the others of her strength. Likewise, she is also easily flattered. Nevertheless, she still fights with all of her strength and furiously attacks anyone who hurts her friends.In battle, her determination knows no bounds, and she faces an enemy no matter how strong they are. She also displays an almost frightening ferocity and drive in battle, not afraid of punching her opponents directly in the face (which she does quite often). In her fight with Free, she even headbutts her Weapon in order to push the blade into the werewolf, and she even rushes at an enemy when she does not have a Weapon. Her temper is amplified in battle, and it is not unusual for her to shout and curse when something goes wrong. She also develops a tendency to mock her enemies, as she does so with Giriko in the Book of Eibon. She used to prefer the logical approach to fights, wanting to have a proper plan of what to do in a battle. However, as the series progresses, she becomes more reckless and starts diving into battles without any plan, preferring to simply give it her all in the situation.Maka also holds deep respect for her superiors like Stein and Shinigami, and usually never hesitates in obeying orders from Shibusen. In fact, she does not even kill Gopher for trying to assassinate her, as he is not on Shinigami's wanted list. She likes to consider herself as a model student, and abides by the rules of Shibusen and displays great politeness to her superiors. She sometimes recites the DWMA rules from memory, throwing even Shinigami himself. However, deep down, she is shown to be torn at times when she is not sure whether to obey Shibusen or go her own way. This is shown more in the anime, when Maka becomes frustrated whether or not to follow Shibusen, or go and help Crona and Marie save Stein. However, after Soul persuades her to do what she wants to do for a change, Maka proves herself to be incredibly driven, up until the point she completely ignores rules and regulations, attacking Medusa even though she knows that Shibusen had promised not to harm her. She later admits to Asura that although she tries to obey rules and orders to please others, in the end, she is not really that good at it and prefers going her own way. In the manga, she also breaks school rules by using her father's ID in checking out forbidden books from the Library, although she sincerely apologizes for this.When her gender changes in the Lust Chapter in the book of Eibon, her personality slightly alters to match more of a male character. Although her seriousness remains, she also becomes more critical and sombre. One of her great changes in her personality though is her new weakness towards women, similar to Soul's, shown when she starts to have an uncontrollable nosebleed upon meeting the Succubus. However, her original personality returns upon leaving the Chapter.Maka seems to be annoyed at the fact that her body has not developed yet (which is the center of some jokes in the series) and is even more annoyed when people tease her about it. When being told of her Grigori Soul, she gets a strong desire to become an 'angel-like' figure, and is annoyed as Soul does not agree with this. She has a tendency to have zero-tolerance to some of Soul's undesirable behavior, usually hitting him with a Maka Chop if he does something perverted (even if he is not the instigator. Namely, he often receives Maka Chops if Blair presses herself on him). She can be quite violent when needs arise. Overall, she seems to dislike men because of their disloyalty and perverted ways towards women. This dislike stems from her father's actions. A slightly darker side emerges from her personality when being with her father, leading to her exploiting her father's status as a Death Scythe or by deliberately making him feel uncomfortable or depressed.Maka was born around the same time Black Star was taken in to the DWMA, which was approximately thirteen years prior to the series's beginning. She apparently knew Black Star from a young age. Her mother, Kami, was an esteemed Scythe Meister, and her father was Spirit, Kami's Weapon partner who became a Death Scythe under Kami's hand. Maka was inspired from a very young age to become a student of Shibusen. Spirit often read books to her, which led to her love of reading and books at her present age. However, ever since she was small, Maka was constantly aware of Spirit cheating on her mother, which resulted in her dislike for her father and men in general. She can still remember all the instances in which Spirit had cheated on Kami. Kami divorced Spirit one month prior to the start of the series, and Maka vowed to make a Death Scythe like her mother, one that was even stronger than Spirit.
One day she met Soul playing the piano and the Demon Weapon played her a strange dark song on the instrument, stating that this song was what he was. Maka, however, liked his song and felt that he was an interesting person to get to know, also the first boy that she felt she could trust. The two agreed to become partners and have been a Weapon and Meister team since then.
Partner:
Soul
Being Soul's Meister, their Wavelengths are equally matched. While they may bicker at times, with Maka becoming frustrated by Soul's indifference and aloofness, they are willing to stand up for one another, no matter the danger. Although not officially stated, there is strong evidence that Maka has feelings for Soul. She shows outstanding concern and depression when Soul is injured trying to protect her, and the reason why she wants to become stronger is to prevent him from being hurt again. In the anime, she willingly protects an unconscious Soul from Asura's attack, at the expense of injuring herself. She trusts Soul to a high degree and is shown to care for him, ready to help and support him at all times, although she does not outwardly show this often. She also states that she likes Soul's piano-playing. Because she cannot fight on her own like Black Star and Death the Kid, she cannot fight without Soul, and this dependency on him creates a strong bond between them.
She is shown to care for him so much that she becomes upset when she thinks that Soul does not trust her, such as when she hears from Medusa (back when she is a nurse) that Soul had told her of his dreams of the Little Ogre whilst he did not tell Maka anything. She also sheds tears briefly when she thinks Soul has abandoned her for Blair, saying that even though she dislikes men because of their cheating ways, Soul had felt like the first person she could trust. Maka states that Soul may be twisted and sarcastic, but in the end he always listens to her and is a really great guy. She also shows signs of jealousy and becomes upset when Blair flirts with Soul. Maka is also shown to blush when she is around Soul and shows signs of jealousy when people want Soul to be their partner. In the Envy Chapter of the Book of Eibon, Maka states that she reads lots of books relating to music so she can understand Soul more, and is jealous of people that can talk to Soul on a close level for his love of music. She sometimes gets depressed when she convinces herself that she is not worthy to become Soul's Meister, and thinks she is dragging him down. When she has her gender switched, her personality and appearance changes to what she finds attractive in the opposite sex. In this form she has a nosebleed when she sees the Succubus (much like Soul when he sees Blair) and she also wears a suit similar to Soul's Black Blood suit and her hair is slightly spiky.
The two share quite significant close moments with each other, such as when they dance together in the Black Room and when Maka saves Soul from the insanity of the Black Blood by embracing him in the anime. Maka also looks to Soul as a source of comfort when she is down. In the manga, at the end of Operation: Capture Baba Yaga's Castle, Maka sheds tears of frustration as she discovers that they have been deceived by Medusa, and cries holding onto Soul's hand.
It is hinted that the two may share romantic feelings towards each other, although it is never stated in general.
