DWMA Staff
If you don't shut up, I'm going to use my Reaper Chop to split your head open!
The headmaster of the DWMA and chief executive of all its foreign affairs, the Shinigami Lord Death is an exceedingly powerful individual, with his soul wavelength being rooted down into Death City and protecting it from outside interference. Lord Death's abilities are so powerful, he only wields weapons that have consumed 99 Kishin souls and 1 Witch soul, thus making them fit for him.
Despite his vast power, Lord Death is a rather kind, benevolent overseer of justice, having devoted his life to protecting the planet and teaching the next generations of DWMA students. That being said, his Reaper Chop is never a pleasant experience...
"Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you."
Professor Frederick William van Helsing IV is a three-star Meister, one of the leaders in his field, and a very well-renowned professor at the DWMA. Noted as one of the most talented combatants to ever emerge from the Academy, van Helsing left school to immediately engage in a variety of international affairs. Rumors of his legendary combat prowess are well-known throughout the school, and much of this gossip is based in fact. van Helsing has completed a number of tours across the world, taking all Kishin and Witch souls in his path. His most well-known expeditions include his Struggle on the Negev, where after three days with no food and very little water he managed to defeat a paramilitary group hiding in the Israeli desert; his Skirmish on Xi'an, where he defeated a council of 5 Chinese witches single-handedly and at once; and his Duel on the Puerta, where he defeated and imprisoned a powerful werewolf that posed as the Chupacabra in Mexico.
After many of these legendary journeys, it baffled some that he would return to the DWMA to teach the EAT class. However, his style of teaching, though eccentric, is well-liked by a majority of the students, and his resume is impressive enough to inspire awe in those who come before him. He is one of the idols of Meisters anywhere, and is regarded as second to Lord Death himself in terms of power rankings at the institute.
Avaline Yvette Barr is a three-star Demon Weapon and one of the few Death Scythes currently on the planet. After a tragic accident where her Meister perished in a brutal battle with a Witch that left Avaline severely injured, Avaline was at least temporarily retired from field work and assigned to remain at the DWMA as an EAT-class instructor and Lord Death's personal aide and on-hand weapon in case of emergency. Avaline held the position of Professor for 5 years up until the arrival of Professor van Helsing one year ago, whereupon she stepped aside to allow him to become the primary instructor while she worked behind the scenes.
Avaline is undeniably a strict teacher. Unlike van Helsing, who is tough but flexible and compromising towards his students and their methods of learning, Avaline is extremely by-the-books and obstinate, believing that the method she learned at the DWMA is the only method possible to achieve greatness, with no room for any unorthodoxy. She was a brutal grader and famed disciplinarian, but she is generally well-respected as a powerful Scythe Weapon.
Simon Carlisle is a three-star meister, instructor at the DWMA, and a top agent of the DWMA Central Intelligence Agency. A talented Meister, he found his true passion at the institution teaching young students, where over many years he has cemented his position. He serves as the primary instructor for the NOT class, but he is more than happy to sub in for the EAT class if the primary two instructors are unavailable. He also accompanies EAT students on field missions when necessary.
A talented tactician, Carlisle is a kind and generous man, a lenient grader and teacher very much unlike Avaline Barr. Though he will be the first to acknowledge that he is nowhere near the most talented at the Academy, Carlisle is both a very respectful warrior and teacher that is well-liked by almost all the students.
