List of Darker than Black characters


The following is a list of characters from the Darker than Black anime series and its spin-offs which were created by Bones.

The Syndicate

At the beginning of the series, The Syndicate is introduced as a mysterious underground organization with no apparent objective. Its operatives work with both Contractors and Dolls and even have access to M.E. technology in order to erase sightings of their affairs from witness' minds. The Syndicate makes extensive use of "word of mouth" communication in relaying both missions and operative status. In the later course of the show, it is revealed that The Syndicate is in fact merely another façade for a global organization in control of PANDORA, that declares to be looking for stabilizing the world order and destroying Hell's Gate.
At the ending of Ryūsei no Gemini, a new Syndicate is established consisting of Misaki, Kobayashi, Mao and Madame Oreille after American occupation forces have subdued the old Syndicate.
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Pavlichenko family

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[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department]

Its HQ is temporarily located at present day Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation HQ, 19-2, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku. The real-life MPD HQ at Kasumigaseki is now within the restricted area of the Hell's Gate in the Darker than Black universe.

[Tokyo [Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau|Public Security Bureau]] Foreign Affairs Section 4

A division with the PSB, dedicated for Contractor-related cases.
Due to Hōrai's actions at the ending of Darker than Black, the Japanese government decided to disband the division and reassigned its officers to different divisions within the force.
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[National Astronomical Observatory of Japan]

Its HQ is located at the present day National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka Campus, Mitaka. It is affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. It monitors and provides information on the actions of the Stars of Contractors in the "false sky". After Darker than Black and Darker than Black: Shikoku no Hana, the entire observatory was officially declared closed with its equipment and personnel taken over by Section 3.
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[Ministry of [Internal Affairs and Communications]]

In the Darker than Black world, the MIAC has a black ops division known as Section 3, created 2 years after the attack on the PANDORA institute to eliminate any individual/group with links to the Syndicate. Currently, its present location is unknown.
In addition to its mostly Contractor agents, Section 3 has a covert paramilitary commando force armed with small arms, such as the MP5 submachine gun, and tactical gear.
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[Secret Intelligence Service] (MI6)

Like its real-life counterpart, its HQ is located at Vauxhall Cross. British Intelligence originally sent three operatives to Japan to retrieve Havoc. There are five known members:
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Evening Primrose

An organization promoting equal rights for contractors and their existence to be made public. Contrary to the popular belief, EPR does not intend for Contractors to rise above humanity, but rather seeking a solution for the peaceful coexistence of Contractors and human beings.
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PANDORA

Physical quantity Alternation Natural Deconstruction Organized Research Agency is a UN research agency established to investigate Hell's Gate in Tokyo. It is revealed that the Syndicate has sway with the organization and has plans to commit genocide against all Contractors by eliminating Hell's Gate.
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[Central Intelligence Agency] (CIA)

Following the loss of the dominant superpower position, the CIA strives to restore the United States to her former glory by engaging in various international subvert operations, even as far as going for an all-out invasion on Tokyo at the end of the Season 2.
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Russian Intelligence

Two Russian intelligence agencies appear in the series: Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. The FSB is the domestic security agency of Russian homeland, acting similarly to the FBI in United States. Meanwhile, the SVR is responsible for intelligence and espionage activities outside of the Russian Federation. It is shown in the series that the SVR has stationed its operatives in various parts of Japan, including Hokkaido and Tokyo.
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Underworld

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Notable Contractors

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Minor characters

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Series terminology

; Evening Primrose
;Hell's Gate
;Heaven's Gate
PANDORA
;Contractor
;Doll
;Moratorium
;Forfeiter
;Meteor Fragment
;Contract Payment