Marian Cross

Here are the names of all the Noahs (Apostles) from D.Gray-man (with brief notes to make it clear who is who):

***Millennial Count (Adam)**is the founder and leader of Noah's Family.

• <a i="4">Road Camelot<a i="5"> - Noah Dreams, looks like a young girl, controls dimensions and memories.
  <a i="6">Tiki Mikk (Joid)<a i="7"> - Noah of Pleasure, able to pass through matter and manipulate luck.
  <a i="8">Cheryl Camelot (Deizers)<a i="9"> - Noah Desire, Rhoad's adoptive father, has the ability to influence people's will and body.
  <a i="10">Wisely<a i="11"> - Noah Wisdom, who reads and distorts other people's memories.
  <a i="12">Skin Bolik (Rara)<a i="13"> - Noah Wrath, controlled electricity; died in the story.
  <a i="14">Jasdevi (Jasdero & Debitto)<a i="15"> - Noah Connections, acting as a couple, their power manifested through "toy" guns.
  <a i="16">Lulu Bell<a i="17"> is Noah Lust, capable of shapeshifting and taking on the appearance of any object or person.
  <a i="18">Maitra<a i="19"> - Noah Ability, barely appears in the story, wears a helmet, and keeps a low profile.
  <a i="20">Nea D. Campbell (Fourteenth) is a special Noah, his memory is partially awakened in Allen Walker.

Noah (Noah's Family)**inD.Gray-man are the main allies of the Millennium Count and one of the most dangerous opponents of the Black Order.

According to legend, all people are descendants of Noah, and in rare cases, the "Noah's gene" awakens in someone. Then the common man becomes one of the Apostles, the bearer of the ancient power associated with darkness and destruction. There should be 14 Noahs in total (including the Count), and if one dies, after a while his role awakens in a new person.

Outwardly, Noahs have active gray skin and characteristic black crosses-stigmata on their foreheads. Their power is not the Pure Power, but its opposite: they can destroy the weapons of exorcists and distort reality. At the same time, they themselves are almost invulnerable to conventional weapons and quickly regenerate, and only the attacks of the Pure Force are truly dangerous for them.

Each Noah has his own unique ability that reflects some aspect of his personality or phenomenon: for example, Road Camelot controls dimensions and dreams, Tiki Mick controls luck and can pass through matter, and Wisely reads and influences other people's memories. At the same time, Nois are not just "villains": many of them have their own affections, family relationships within the group, and even moments of sympathy, which makes them complex characters.

Their main goal is to help the Count destroy the world and erase humanity, because, according to their logic, people destroy themselves. But within the Family, there are also conflicts, betrayals and doubts - and this adds depth to the story.

Here's who else is important in D.Gray-man — briefly and clearly:

Koumi Lee*— the head of the European branch of the Black Order and Linali's older brother. and almost a family for the squad.

*<a i="3">Linali Lee<a i="4"> is Komi's sister and one of the exorcists. Her Pure Power is contained in the Black Boots: they give incredible speed and powerful kick attacks. Linali is kind and empathetic, but she becomes very determined in battle. For her, the Order is home and family.

<a i="5">Yuu Kanda<a i="6"> is a cold and harsh exorcist who relies on Mugen's sword. He does not like unnecessary conversations, but in battle he is extremely collected. He has a difficult past and is highly motivated, which is why he often clashes with others, but at a critical moment he always has his back.

<a i="7"><a i="8"> is a young "Bookworm" whose job is to record the hidden history of the world. but also in solving mysteries.

<a i="9">Millennial Count<a i="10"> is the main antagonist. He looks like a good-natured gentleman in a top hat, but he is the one who creates Akuma by playing on the mountain of humans. He wants to destroy the world and opposes the entire Black Order.

<a i="11">Road Camelot is one of Noah's Family. She looks like a carefree girl, loves candy and acts childish, but her power is tied to dreams and space: she can change the reality around her and lure enemies into traps.

<a i="0">D.Gray-man<a i="1"> is a dark fantasy manga and anime series by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate Europe in the late 19th century.

The main struggle in the story is between <a i="2">The Black Order<a i="3"> and <a i="4">The Millennium Count<a i="5">. The Order gathers exorcists to protect the world from evil, and the Count wants to destroy it.

His weapon is <a i="6">Akuma<a i="7">: Mechanical creatures in which the soul of a deceased person is trapped. The Count deceives grieving people: he promises to return a loved one, but in fact turns the soul into a monster that is forced to serve him. The more Akuma kills, the stronger he becomes and evolves.

Exorcists fight Akuma with <a i="8">Pure Power<a i="9"> – a special substance that becomes a weapon in the hands of a suitable person. The Pure Force is scattered around the world in the form of 109 parts, and each manifests itself in its own way: for some it is a sword, for others it is a chain, or even an entire ark.

The main character is <a i="10">Allen Walker<a i="11">, a young man with a cursed hand and a kind heart. Linaly, Kanda and others.

Another force in the world of D.Gray-man is <a i="12">Noah's family: people with a special dark power, allies of the Count. They are almost invulnerable to ordinary Pure Force and often become the most dangerous opponents.

There is a lot of drama in the story: the characters face difficult moral choices, learn that not everything in the Order is flawless, and enemies sometimes evoke sympathy. At the same time, the series has enough adventures, humor, and epic battles.

Kross hates schedules and hard deadlines - he believes that time flows differently in the war with Akuma, and any schedules only interfere with the rhythm of the battle. Therefore, he is often deliberately late for meetings or comes "too early" to bring down the opponent's expectations and disrupt other people's plans.

He has a habit of arranging objects according to "sound pairs": for example, he places a cup next to a metal box so that when accidentally touched, they make a certain short sound. For him, this is not an oddity, but a way to instantly check if the room has been touched while he was away - even if things are returned to their place, the desired sound may change slightly.

He hardly uses maps or compasses, but he is good at navigating the stars and the position of the moon, something he learned during long solo missions when any electronics failed due to Akuma's influence. In one of the scenes, he determines the direction by a pair of constellations in just a few seconds and immediately leads the squad around the trap.

Cross does not like "clean" smells - perfume, fresheners, ironed fabric: for him, this is a disguise that prevents him from catching the real traces of the enemy. He prefers the natural smells of the streets, rain, old wood, and gunpowder, which give him more information than any reports.

He almost always has a tattered notebook with no notes in his luggage: he uses it as a "dummy" - if someone decides to check his belongings, they will find this particular notebook and decide that nothing is important. He keeps real notes in the form of notes on random objects or in musical phrases.

He also never eats before a fight and almost never drinks water in the zone of active clashes: he believes that unnecessary sensations dull his ability to sense distortions of reality. He drinks sake only afterwards - as a way to "relieve tension" and regain his usual perception.

Finally, Cross is able to imitate someone else's voice so accurately that he can deceive even those who know the interlocutor well.

• He is fluent in the common language of the Black Order (in fact, the international language used by exorcists from different countries) - this is a base without which he would not be able to carry out field missions.
• In the Edo arc, Cross is confident in his Japanese surroundings and uses local addresses and everyday phrases, and in one scene he even wears a kimono and negotiates without an interpreter - this hints at a good knowledge of Japanese (or at least a confident command of the spoken minimum, sufficient for disguise).
• His habit of encrypting messages with musical phrases and symbols is based on his knowledge of the "conventional language" of the Order, a special code system that only initiated field agents understand. It is not a language in the usual sense, but functionally works as a separate code of communication.
• In dialogues with different characters, he easily adjusts the style of speech — from coarse colloquial vocabulary to deliberately polite turns of phrase — which indicates a developed linguistic intuition and the ability to read the cultural context of the interlocutor, even if he does not have full command of the language.
• There are hints of familiarity with several dialects and jargons of the criminal and street world of different cities: he easily understands the slang of merchants, street boys and even some expressions characteristic of criminal circles - this is not academic knowledge, but a practical skill developed over the years of travel.

At the same time, Cross does not demonstrate erudition in "book" languages and does not boast of polyglotism: his strength lies in the ability to quickly grasp the essence and speak in such a way that he is understood (or not understood) exactly where it is needed.

• He navigates by the wind: In the field, Cross hardly uses maps - instead, he remembers the direction and strength of the wind in each location and reconstructs the route based on this data. This is especially helpful when the Akuma distort the space and the usual landmarks stop working.
• He has a "three-second rule": if the situation does not clear up in this time, he changes tactics without waiting for the development of events. This is not an improvisation, but a survival system developed over the years: he believes that the enemy has time to adapt to his fighting style for more than three seconds.
• Cross deliberately speaks with a deliberately casual intonation and makes minor inaccuracies in the wording to lull the vigilance of the interlocutors - especially the Skulls and enemy agents. Later in the dialogue, he can be seen abruptly switching to extremely clear speech at the moment of the attack: this is a signal that he is no longer playing.
• In his personal belongings, there is a shabby musical score without a title - he never shows it, but often keeps it to himself. In one of the scenes, he runs his finger along the lines, as if checking the rhythm of what is happening with the notes; this record is believed to be related to the control of his unstable Pure Force.
• It avoids "symmetrical" places: squares with a circular layout, perfectly rectangular rooms, symmetrical bridges. According to his observations, such spaces are more easily influenced by the Quiet Ones and become traps, so he is always looking for asymmetry and "uneven" angles for ambushes.
• Cross doesn't trust automated reports and always double-checks field sensor data manually — even if it takes time. He is sure that machines smooth out dangerous nuances, and it is in these small "errors" that the key to the appearance of Akuma is hidden.
• He has a habit of quietly whistling the same short tune before entering the danger zone. To those around him, it's just nervousness, but whistling actually helps him "tune his ears" to specific frequencies by which he recognizes reality distortions from Akuma.

Cross has an almost bestial sensitivity to smells: he can unmistakably distinguish the smell of fresh gunpowder from old gunpowder, catch subtle impurities in the air that betray the presence of Akuma, and even by the smell of tobacco he can tell which of the Skulls has recently been in the room. This detail flashes in the scenes where he freezes abruptly, sucking in air, and immediately changes the plan.

He always counts cartridges — not out of the habit of a neat man, but as a ritual of control: for Cross, counting is a way to keep his head cool when there is chaos around. Even if the clip is clearly missing a couple of cartridges, he does it silently and quickly, as if fixing in his mind the real cost of each shot.

Cross hates being touched by his belongings: he notices the slightest displacement of an object on the table instantly and reacts sharply, not so much because of the value of things, but because for him order is a system of landmarks by which he reads whether an enemy has been in the room. He perceives any violation of this system as a threat.

He cleans Timcampi himself and does it thoroughly, without assistants: for him, caring for weapons is not a routine, but almost a meditation, during which he checks every detail and at the same time "feels" the state of his Pure Power. At such moments, he almost does not talk and gets angry if he is distracted.

He also keeps a few empty cartridges as a kind of "timestamps": on them he puts tiny marks indicating the date and place of the battle. For outsiders, it's garbage, but for him, it's personal records that keep track of how Akuma's power is changing and where the Order is losing ground.

Cross is able to "read" the enemy's intentions by micropauses in breathing and subtle changes in the timbre of his voice - he almost does not explain this technique, but he uses it several times in skirmishes with the Skulls, anticipating their attacks before moving. In the Order's dossier, this is noted as "phenomenal sensitivity to non-verbal signals", although this skill is not officially listed anywhere.

He deliberately chooses places with strong echoes or cross-acoustics for meetings: sound reflections help him mask the activation of the Pure Force and hide the moment when he switches between weapon forms. This is especially noticeable in the Noah's Ark Arc – many scenes there take place in rooms where the sound "breaks".

Cross has a habit of leaving behind "sound marks": short, almost indistinguishable melodies played on random objects (from the string to the edge of the cup). To outsiders, it's just background noise, but to those who know its code, such fragments convey coordinates, warnings, or even short instructions. Allen later guesses this by matching strange noises from flashbacks with real surgical sites.

In conversations with the Order's leadership, Cross almost always uses intentionally vague language and intentionally distorts the details of the reports, not out of negligence, but to prevent the HQ from using his data against him. In one of the documents, this is recorded as "systematic creation of information noise."

He can't stand "perfectly clean" rooms and deliberately disturbs the order in the rooms where he stays: he moves objects, leaves small traces, changes the location of things. According to his logic, perfect stillness is a trap: it makes a person predictable to Akuma who react to unnatural statics.

Another detail: Cross almost never uses the standard communication channels of the Order and prefers to transmit messages through "accidental" intermediaries - sellers, musicians, children on the streets.

Cross is one of the few exorcists who consciously uses "noise" and chaos as a combat tactic: he deliberately creates confusion on the battlefield in order to disrupt the rhythm of Akuma and Skulls' attacks, and at the same time hide his own vulnerable moments. In several scenes of the manga, it is seen that he deliberately breaks the usual order of commands in order to test how others react to instability - a kind of test of fitness for war with the Silents.

It has a special way of "illuminating" the traces of Akuma: not through the standard sensors of the Order, but by subtle distortions in the sound, as if the echo becomes "dirty". This technique is barely explained, and is only mentioned in brief lines when he points out an invisible threat to Allen as he walks.

Cross regularly corresponded with several field agents outside of the Order's official network: letters go through "blind" mail nodes and are encrypted with musical phrases. The meaning of these messages is revealed later, when Allen finds old envelopes and matches them with the dates of major transactions.

In the Order's dossier, he is marked as an "unpredictable factor" — not as a curse word, but as a formal risk category. This means that the headquarters builds in advance the probability that Cross will violate the order, disappear or do the opposite, and makes plans taking into account this "variable".

Another detail: he almost never calls Akuma "enemies" or "monsters" - he often uses neutral or even almost mundane formulations like "these guys" or "noisy neighbors". Such vocabulary confuses subordinates, but for Cross himself, this is a way to keep his distance and not succumb to emotional burnout.

Finally, in one of the episodes, he mentions in passing that his pistol "does not like" rainy weather: in dampness, the mechanism malfunctions, and then Cross switches to other methods - from magic to improvised weapons. This nuance is rarely noticed, because it is presented as a joke, but in fact it is an important weakness that he tries not to advertise.

Here are little-known facts about Cross Marian that have not been discussed before:

• Cross is one of the few exorcists whose contracts with the Pure Force are of a "double nature": his powers are fueled not only by faith, but also by personal will, almost rebellious stubbornness. Because of this, his Pure Force is unstable and sometimes acts unpredictably - even for himself.
• In the author's early drafts, Cross was conceived as a former military man, and this left his manner of giving orders in sharp, chopped phrases - a style that he has preserved, although there is no direct military background in the canon.
• He intentionally leaves Allen with "incomplete" lessons: he does not fully explain the principles of the Pure Force, does not reveal all the tactics against Akuma, and even gives false or distorted clues so that Allen learns to rely on intuition and make decisions in chaos.
• Cross has a habit of marking important documents and maps with special symbols that look like musical notes: this is not just a fad, but a system of ciphers that only those who know his way of thinking can understand. Some of these notes later assist Allen in deciphering the Order's archives.
• Despite his apparent indifference, Cross regularly anonymously sends reports and warnings to the Order when working "in the field" outside of official channels, balancing his role as an outcast with his duty to the Order.
• The databook mentions that he hates tea, but always carries a small flask of sake disguised as a water flask, which has become something of a joke among the few who know him well.
• His fighting style is based on provocation, deliberately angering and infuriating opponents in order to see their true abilities and weaknesses, especially when fighting Skulls and Elite Akuma.

Before becoming an exorcist, Cross served in the Scientific Department of the Black Order, a detail that rarely pops up in the anime and remains noticeable only to attentive readers of the manga. Not only does he wield Pure Power, but he also wields a level of magic that surpasses the Skulls, though inferior to the Count, such as using it to disguise himself as one of the Skulls in order to get close to the Akuma Egg.

Cross is able not only to destroy the Akuma, but to subdue them and even "remake" them from evil to submissive - this is a rare variation of working with the Pure Power. His second Pure Power is not in a gun, but in a coffin with a puppet (the exorcist Maria): through it, he uses "songs" that affect the enemy's mind, including movement control and illusion creation.

According to the CharaGray databook, Cross sleeps naked and can smoke and sunbathe a little before getting dressed - a strange household detail that emphasizes his eccentricity. He also calls sake "the best medicine", which hints at the habit of drowning out internal conflicts.

He is closely associated with the Fourteenth and Mana, and, according to the author, he was drawn into this story against his will and is forced to hide the bitter truth, balancing between duty and forced alliances. Finally, Cross faked his own death at the hands of Apocrypha - this twist is not known to all fans and is revealed only in later chapters.

Here is a selection of little-known and rare details about Marshal Cross Marian, gleaned from the light novel D.Gray-man Reverse, an interview with Katsura Hoshino, and manga margin notes:

1. Manga Nightmare: The author of the manga, Katsura Hoshino, has repeatedly complained in interviews that Cross is the most nightmarish character to draw. It took so much effort to detail his intricate layered hair, mask, overcoat patterns, and revolver that his assistants literally groaned when Cross appeared in the story.

2. Aristocratic handwriting: Despite the image of a sloppy reveler, Cross has a perfect, calligraphic handwriting. His rare written orders and bills of exchange with debts are drawn out with impeccable elegance, which betrays his high origin and good education.

3. Scientist-Engineer's Past: In the light novel D.Gray-man Reverse, it is mentioned that before his travels, Cross worked directly with the Chief Science Department. Some of the Chapter's basic defense technologies and blueprints for modern exorcist costumes were created based on his old scientific records.

4. Culinary failure: Cross absolutely does not know how to cook simple food. In the years of wandering with little Allen, all Marshal's attempts to roast game or cook soup ended either in a burnt fire or an inedible mess. As a result, the responsibility for cooking fell entirely on the shoulders of seven-year-old Allen.

5. The True Name of "Mary's Tomb": The scientific term for his technique of controlling Mary's body is dry: "Impulse control of the nervous system through Pure Force." Cross came up with the name "Tomb of Mary" himself - solely for the sake of poetics and to strike fear into superstitious officials from the Vatican.

6. The mystery of the gold chain: The chain that adorns his shoulder is not just a décor. It is a portable alchemical grounding electrode that drains excess energy when firing the Judgment to prevent Cross from being burned by its own Pure Power.

Here is the 7th and final part of the canon facts about Marshal Cross Marian, completing his full portrait:

1. Record level of synchronization: Cross's level of synchronization with his Pure Power "Judgement" is well above the standard 100%. It is this critical ability that puts him on the same level as the higher powers of the D. Gray-man world and makes him a candidate for "Holy Warriors".

2. Seal on Timkanpi: It was Cross who placed a special spell seal on the golden golem Timkanpi, which blocked the golem's memory. Thanks to this, the Vatican could not read Timkanpi's memoirs and learn the truth about Noah Fourteen and Cross's past sins.

3. Treating women as art: Cross is a true believer that women are the best creation of the universe. He never uses physical force against them (unless they are Akuma) and claimed that a man who raises his hand against a woman is not worthy of walking on earth. Even manipulating his rich patronesses, he gave them real passion and made them feel like goddesses.

4. An invisible trail for Noahs: In all the years of hunting, the Noah family has never been able to track Cross's true whereabouts. He used unique alchemical spells of "erasing presence", which made Noah's Cross seem to be just an "empty space" in space for dark matter.

5. Prophecy of his own end: Cross always knew how his war would end. In conversations with Anita and Komai, he hinted more than once that his fate was to become a victim of his own lies and the oath he had given to Nea, and he accepted this tragic ending in advance without a drop of fear or regret.

6. The Master's Legacy: Despite all his bullying of Allen, it was Cross who instilled the ideology in the boy: "Fight not out of hatred for Akuma, but out of love for the people trapped inside them." This teaching became the main meaning of Allen Walker's life.

1. The only one who knew the structure of the Ark: Before Allen rewrote the score of Noah 14, Cross was the only person on the side of the Order who thoroughly understood the structure and spatial mechanics of the Ark. He used this knowledge to move around the globe unnoticed.

2. Personal Theme Song: In the original anime D.Gray-man, Cross has one of the most recognizable and darkly majestic musical themes (organ and church motifs), emphasizing his status as a "holy sinner" and magician.

3. Grave of Maria Special Weapon: When Cross activates Maria, she doesn't just cast spells, her singing "Magdalene Dance" incapacitates the enemies' central nervous system and takes control of their bodies. To drown out this singing, Akuma has to literally tear his auditory membranes.

4. Hatred of cold and snow: Cross organically does not tolerate cold weather. He prefers a warm Mediterranean climate, Asian metropolises or heat. Trips to snowy regions for him are a true torture, from which he escaped only with thermoses with hot mulled wine.

5. Master of Concealed Swordsmanship: Few people know, but in addition to the Judgment revolver, Cross is excellent with a sword and melee weapons. In his youth, he studied fencing in the highest aristocratic houses of Europe, which made his movements in battle emphatically graceful.

6. Reason for his disappearance (Theory and fact): Cross's official status after chapter 169 of the manga is "missing/killed". But the Gray Log databook suggests that Cross orchestrated part of his disappearance himself in order to go deep underground and protect Allen from the Vatican trial.

Here is the 5th part of the deep and interesting facts about Marshal Cross Marian:

1. Jasdevy's main nightmare: Of all the Noahs, the Jasdevi twins (Jasdero and Debitto) hate Cross the most. The marshal did not just fight them, but brazenly hung his colossal financial debts on them and forced them to pay off his creditors. The mere mention of Cross's name brings the twins to a frenzied psychosis and tears.

2. The Mystery of the Mask and the "Carte Garde" spell: Cross's white half-mask is not a décor, but a focal point for his strongest magic, Carte Garde. This sorcery allows him to hypnotize people, erase memories, rewrite perceptions of reality, and cause others to see a completely different face or not notice it at all.

3. Knowledge of the frightening essence of the Apocrypha: Cross was one of the units in the world who unraveled the true nature of the Apocrypha – an independent, living Pure Force. The Marshal understood that Apocrypha was even more dangerous for Allen than the Millennium Count, and to the last he tried to protect the guy from meeting this "holy monster".

4. Not accepting cheap: Cross is physically unable to drink cheap alcohol. Even hiding in ruined slums or on the front lines, he found a way to get his hands on vintage wines from Bordeaux. He argued that "bad wine poisons the aesthetics of the mind and spoils the complexion."

5. Cheating as a survival lesson: By teaching little Allen the intricacies of card cheating and hard bluffing, Cross actually saved his life. It was these cheating skills that allowed Allen to defeat Count Vier in Noah's Ark and save his friends.

6. Lone among the Marshals: Unlike the other Generals (Cloud, Sokaro, Tiedol), who led the exorcist squads, Cross always worked strictly alone, believing that any partner only created unnecessary noise and interfered with his plans.

1. Relationship with Mana Walker: Cross knew Manah (Nea's twin brother) personally before he went mad and became a wandering clown. It was hard for Cross to watch Mana's degradation, but he didn't interfere, watching him from afar to fulfill Nea's oath.

2. Special treatment of Linali: Unlike the constant bullying of Allen and Komui, Marshall always behaves with Linali Lee in an emphatically gallant and gentle manner. He treats her like a true lady, which makes Komi almost go crazy with jealousy and panic every time.

3. Physical strength without weapons: Even without the use of Pure Force or spells, Cross, thanks to his height of 195 cm and severe training, has tremendous physical endurance and is able to easily knock out a group of armed people in an ordinary hand-to-hand fight.

4. Carte blanche from the Vatican: The leadership of the Order and the Vatican have turned a blind eye to Cross's antics for years. The reason is simple: his successes in destroying the Akuma, researching the Pure Force, and scouting were so grandiose that his worth outweighed all his sins and wastes.

5. The meaning of the name: The name "Cross" is translated as "Cross", which creates a deep ironic contrast. A person who bears the name of the main holy symbol leads a sinful lifestyle, but it is he who bears the heaviest "cross" in this whole war.

6. Signature tobacco trail: His Black Stone cigarettes have such a corrosive and specific aroma that Allen and Komui learned to recognize Cross's approach to the castle a few corridors away by the smell of smoke.

Here are some more deep and interesting facts about Cross Marian, revealing his role in the plot of D.Gray-man:

1. Timkanpi did not originally belong to Cross: The famous golden flying golem Timkanpi was created by the mother of Nea and Manisa (Katerina Campbell) and belonged to the Fourteenth Noah. Kross only kept it, modernized it, and sealed the score of the Ark in it before giving it to Allen.

2. True Magic: Cross is one of the rarest people in the world who wields true sorcery. His disguise spells, seal casting, and necromancy have nothing to do with Pure Power. He learned ancient magic on his own, which makes him dangerous even when unarmed.

3. Judgment Special Mechanic: His Holy Revolver fires the "ultimate pursuit" modifier. The bullet fired by Cross will go around any obstacles and walls until it reaches the specified target. In addition, his Azil technique allows you to create a crushing barrier of pure energy.

4. Conflict with the Scribes: The Old Scribe (Panda) sincerely dislikes Cross. Scribes are obliged to keep an impartial chronicle of history, and Cross constantly destroys evidence, hides ancient tomes and confuses them, hiding the true truth about the war.

5. The mystery of disappearing from a locked room: In the Order, Cross was found in an isolated office: there was blood on the floor, his broken mask and "Judgement", but the body itself was gone. It is still not known for sure whether this was a staging of Cross himself for another escape or he was attacked by the Apocrypha.

6. Owl mode of life: Cross is a convinced "owl". He organically does not tolerate early rises, prefers to sleep until noon on silk underwear and jokes that the morning sun harms his complexion and destroys his creative mood.

Here is another portion of subtle and little-known facts about Marshal Cross Marian:

1. Hatred of work and reports: Cross absolutely does not tolerate paperwork. In all his years of service in the Black Order, he did not submit a single full report on the mission accomplished. Instead, he sent Komi either bills from elite brothels or blank sheets with wine stains.

2. Own network of spies: Cross is independent of the Order's intelligence. Around the world, he has a personal, incredibly effective information network consisting of wealthy aristocratic women, courtesans, port smugglers, and even reprogrammed Akumas.

3. Unique Disguise: Cross is a true master of stealth. He could hide for years from the Vatican search parties and the Noah family right in plain sight, using magical barriers and changing expensive hotels in Japan, which was closed to foreigners at that time.

4. Specific Care for Allen: Despite the fact that he made young Allen work several jobs and pay off his debts, Cross taught him martial arts, languages, swordsmanship, and card cheating. It was Cross who made Allen almost invulnerable to scammers.

5. Mary is not just a weapon: The woman whose corpse Cross controls with the help of Pure Force ("Mary's Sepulcher") was an exorcist and his mistress during her lifetime. Cross preserved her body and Innocence by making a special contract with her.

6. Birthday and zodiac sign: Cross was born on July 31 (according to the horoscope - Leo). This perfectly explains his regal habits, pride, love of luxury and bright scarlet color.

7. Respect from enemies: Even the Millennium Count and Noah recognize Cross as a deadly opponent. The Count personally gave the order to destroy the Scarlet Marshal in the first place, considering him the main obstacle to the implementation of his plans.

Here's a selection of the most interesting facts about Scarlet Marshal Cross Marian from the official databooks and the D.Gray-man story:

1. The only one with two Pure Powers: Cross is the only exorcist in the history of the Black Order who is able to use two completely different Pure Powers at the same time: the Judgment firearm and the holy remains of Mary's Tomb.

2. Akuma Modification Master: With his deep knowledge of science and the occult, Cross is the only person who has learned how to rewrite Akuma's code, freeing them from the Millennium Count's control and turning them into loyal allies (like Chomesuke).

3. The Keeper of the Secret of the Fourteenth: Cross was the only close friend of Nea Campbell (Noah 14th). He took it upon himself to protect Allen Walker, knowing that the boy would become a "vessel" for Nea's rebirth.

4. Astronomical debts: Around the world, Cross has a trail of unpaid bills in casinos, restaurants and dens. He shamelessly hangs his debts on Allen and the Black Order, which is why Komui Lee has repeatedly been on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

5. Favorite pleasures: Cross is a passionate connoisseur of collectible wine (prefers red), expensive Black Stone cigarettes and gambling. He plays poker masterfully, often cheating with the help of magic.

6. Height and Age: He is 195 cm tall (one of the tallest characters) and is around 35 years old.

7. Genius hidden behind laziness: Despite his image as a drunkard and reveller, Cross has the highest intelligence. He knows many living and dead languages, understands architecture, botany, alchemy and anatomy.

8. The mask is not just a décor: The white porcelain half-mask on his face hides the right side of his head and serves as a guide for control of the "Tomb of Mary" and cloaking barriers.

Cross Marian's voice is an impeccable weapon of seduction, manipulation and intimidation. It has a deep, low, velvety baritone with warm thick notes, in which you can hear imposing imposingness, mature masculine strength and a slight hoarseness - a consequence of love for expensive Black Stone tobacco and wine.

His style of speech fully reflects his character:

• Imposing laziness and cynicism: Cross speaks slowly, stretching vowels and pausing to let out a wisp of cigarette smoke. There is always a condescending sneer in his tone, as if everyone around him is just children or stupid actors in his personal play.

• Poisonous sarcasm and irony: With representatives of the Order, the Vatican and his own student Allen, Cross communicates sharply, without hesitation in expressions. He is a master of sarcastic remarks, addresses like "snot", "fools" or "parasites", and is able to verbally destroy an opponent without even raising his voice.

• Velvet flirtation: When Cross addresses women, his voice changes dramatically. It becomes an intimate, enveloping, hypnotic whisper. The marshal knows how to whisper compliments in such a way that his interlocutors take their breath away, and poetic turns, Frenchisms and verified social gallantry appear in their speech.

• Steely Commanding Tone: In moments of mortal danger or during combat, lazy imposingness instantly evaporates. Cross's voice becomes steely, chiseled and chilling. His orders sound like non-negotiable laws of physics, and the low, piercing vibration of his voice makes Akuma panicked.

Cross never fusses in speech. He masters the art of pause and intonation to perfection, making the whole audience hold their breath and listen to his every word.

Cross Mariana's style of dress is the perfect embodiment of Victorian elegance, haute couture and dangerous military chic. As a true connoisseur of luxury, the Scarlet Marshal never looks careless: any of his outfits is thought out to the smallest detail, emphasizing his high height (195 cm), broad shoulders and status as one of the strongest exorcists in the world.

The basis of his wardrobe is the modernized uniform of the Black Order, made of expensive, dense fabrics. The main detail of his image is a majestic, long cloak-overcoat of deep burgundy or rich red color. The cloak has a high standing collar, wide lapels, silver fittings and delicate gold or silver embroidery on the shoulders and hems. This cloak flutters with every step he takes, giving Cross's silhouette a theatrical and royal grandeur.

Under the raincoat, Cross wears a strict dark double-breasted vest and a snow-white shirt with a high collar, from under which a neat dark tie or neckerchief is visible. His pants are perfectly fitted into high, perfectly polished black leather boots with small heels. Marshal's hands are almost always dressed in snow-white or black leather gloves, which give his movements a special refinement.

An integral part of his style is accessories:

• Porcelain half mask: white, carved, covering the right side of the face and contrasting with fiery scarlet hair.

• Jewelry: delicate gold chain weave on the shoulder, silver rings and earrings.

• Details of hedonism: a smoking cigarette is always clutched between the gloved fingers, and a glass of dark ruby wine is in the other hand.

Cross's style is a daring challenge to the dullness of everyday life and a demonstration of absolute superiority: he looks like an aristocrat and a dangerous predator in one person.

The character of Cross Marian is a complex, explosive fusion of cynicism, hedonism, absolute freedom and hidden, deep nobility. In public, he maintains the image of an insufferable, arrogant egoist who does not care about rules, morals and other people's lives.

Cross is a convinced hedonist. He loves luxury, gambling, collectible wine and the company of beautiful women. His everyday selfishness has become a legend: Marian shamelessly hangs his huge debts on those around him, puts other people's money into the casino and runs away before his creditors catch up with him. He does not recognize authority, openly despises the leadership of the Vatican and ignores the orders of the Black Order, acting only as he sees fit.

In communication, Cross is poisonous, sarcastic and rude. He does not skimp on barbs, loves to provoke people and often behaves like a spoiled barchuk. He brought up his student Allen Walker with harsh toughness, forcing the guy to make his way on his own.

However, behind this mask of a cynical reveler hides the outstanding, cold mind of a brilliant strategist. Cross is a pragmatist who knows the real, dirty-bloody underside of the war with Akuma and Noah. He is capable of tough, uncompromising decisions that seem cruel to others, but they are the ones that save lives.

His main, carefully hidden feature is loyalty to duty and loved ones. For years, he has been carrying a colossal burden of the mystery of the Fourteenth Noah, consciously dooming himself to loneliness and damnation. Under a layer of cynicism, Cross is sincerely attached to those whom he takes under his protection, although he never admits it out loud, preferring to express care in his characteristic rude and saving manner.

Cross Marian is a tall (195 cm), handsome and incredibly charismatic man at the age of about thirty-five, whose appearance invariably causes a sensation. His appearance combines aristocratic grace, mature masculinity and dangerous, fatal charm.

The main calling card of his image is luxurious, fiery scarlet hair the color of ripe cherries or fresh blood. They fall below the shoulders in straight, heavy layers, and a couple of long strands frame the face. On the right side of his face, Cross constantly wears a white porcelain half-mask with a stylized ornament. It hides the right side of his forehead, cheekbone, and eyes, giving his appearance a mysterious and theatrical elegance.

His open left eye, sharp, squinted, the color of dark amber, looks at those around him with condescending cynicism and superiority. Cross has thoroughbred facial features: a masculine jawline, neat dark stubble and thin lips, in the corners of which a smoking Black Stone cigarette is almost always squeezed.

The Scarlet Marshal's attire accentuates his tall stature and broad shoulders. He prefers a long, heavy cloak-overcoat of deep burgundy-red color with a high standing collar and exquisite embroidery. Under the cloak, Cross wears a strict dark uniform of the Black Order, a snow-white shirt and high leather boots.

His image is completed by elegant white gloves, silver jewelry and the invariable glass of expensive wine in his hand. Around Cross there is always a trail of tobacco smoke, expensive perfume and an atmosphere of absolute, dangerous confidence in his own irresistibility.

Cross Marian lived by his own rules, despising subordination, and his mysterious disappearance from the Order's closed office only strengthened his status as the elusive Scarlet Marshal.

General Cross Marian is one of the brightest, most dangerous and mysterious figures in the history of the Black Order. An outstanding scientist who wields forbidden magic, and the only Marshal in the world, whose name causes awe both among the leadership of the Vatican and the Noah family. His reputation combines the glory of the greatest warrior with the notoriety of a cynical hedonist, womanizer, drunkard, and card sharper who leaves astronomical debts in his wake.

The origins of his true path go thirty-five years into the past. Cross was a close friend of Nea Campbell, the Fourteenth Noah, who rebelled against the Millennium Count. Before his death, Nea entrusted Cross with the main secret and secured his oath: Marian promised to protect the future "vessel" in which the Fourteenth would be reborn. This promise made Cross a lifelong secret puppeteer, waging his own war on three fronts at once - against the Akuma, the Noahs and the Black Order itself.

In battle, Cross Marian is unique: he is the only exorcist capable of using two Pure Powers at the same time. The first is the ornamented Judgment revolver, which fires deadly shots that never miss. The second is the Tomb of Mary, which allows you to control the body of a deceased exorcist to control the minds of enemies and create illusions. In addition, Cross's knowledge of science and the occult allowed him to do the impossible - rewrite the Akuma code, freeing them from the Count's will and turning them into his allies.

It was Cross who took in the orphan Allen Walker. Marian's mentorship seemed cruel: he burdened the child with his debts and forced him to survive in harsh conditions, but it was this hardening that saved Allen's life. Cross knew what a tragic fate awaited the boy, and he prepared him for it in the only way he could do it.

Behind the mask of a lazy drunkard with an invariable cigarette and a glass of wine, there was always a brilliant strategist. Cross Marian lived by his own rules, despising subordination, and his mysterious disappearance from a closed office (next map.)