Monster
- Genre: award winning drama mystery
- Author: urasawa naoki
- Artist(s):
- Year: Dec 5, 1994 to Dec 20, 2001
- Original Publisher:
- Status： Finished
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Liebert Anna
Main
Birthday: April 7, 1975Johans twin sister and the only unharmed survivor of the night when both her parents and her brother were shot in what appeared to be a botched burglary. At first she showed signs of amnesia due to the psychological trauma of the in...
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Liebert Johan
Main
Johan Liebert is the namesake "monster" of the story and the mystery of his past is the focus of the plot. He has been called a monster, the next Adolf Hitler and even the devil himself. Johan Liebert was shot in the head at a young age but saved from dea...
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Tenma Kenzou
Main
Doctor Kenzou Tenma is a Japanese neurosurgeon working at the Eisler Memorial Hospital in Dsseldorf. At the beginning of Monster he is favored by the department director for his prodigious surgical skill. After a crisis of conscience, he chooses to ...
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Akanbou
Supporting
First mentioned in Chapter 25, the "Baby" is a short, elderly man, and an infamous Neo-Nazi leader. He worships Johan as an ideal Aryan leader who would be able to become the next Hitler to lead Germany into prominence. He also works for the four individu...
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Anna
Supporting
Mrs. Anna was Petrovs maid who took care of the apartment that Petrov and the group of children stayed in. Her "knedlky" (Czech dumplings) was their favorite dish. She is later found murdered when Grimmer returns to the apartment, killed by Johan ...
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Belger Angelica
Supporting
She was one of the women Dr. Tenma dated (or at least tried to). Dr. Becker described her as "a woman with beauty and talent," and said that those two things equal a night of love. Dr. Tenma laughed and said he had to meet her first. He was walking to the...
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Bernhardt Hugo
Supporting
Hugo Bernhardt is a former French soldier and a trained marksman of the French army. He only appears in episode 9 in the anime and chapter 16 in the manga along with the Burmese girl he adopted from the former Myanmar....
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Blue Sophie
Supporting
Retired prostitute turned con artist. Blue Sophie takes over the identity of Margot Langer in order to scam regret money from the deceased's lover, Hans Georg Schuwald....
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Bonaparta Franz
Supporting
Franz Bonaparta is considered to be the one responsible for the eugenics experiment that led to the birth of the Liebert twins and is also attributed as the author of the storybooks used to indoctrinate the children of Rose Mansion. Most notable of them w...
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Braun Richard
Supporting
Birthday: January 25, 1951A private investigator hired by Hans Georg Schubert to investigate the supposed suicide of Edmund Farren. His alcoholism after shooting a criminal resulted in his wife and daughter leaving him. Since then, he was trying everythin...
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Deniz
Supporting
Mr. Deniz is the Turkish elder and community leader in town that convinces the other Turks to trust Dr. Kenzo Tenma and a local prostitute when they attempt to convince the leaders of Frankfurts Turkish Quarter to be wary of an imminent arson attack by ne...
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Detective Messener
Supporting
Detective Messener is a look-out during the murder of the Fortners. He was Detective Mllers partner until they were ordered to murder the Fortner couple by an anonymous man who knew about their drug trading.(Source: Monster Wiki)...
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Dieter
Supporting
Dieter is a young boy when found by Tenma to be under the care of a man named Hartmann. Upon meeting Dieter, Tenma notices that the young boy is covered in bruises. It turns out that Hartmann was trying to make Dieter into another Johan, a kind of leader ...
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Dinger Reinhard
Supporting
Reinhard Dinger is a former taxi driver and convicted serial killer. The Liebert twins stayed with him for a day or two after escaping from Eisler Memorial Hospital. In that short period, Johan was able to turn the man into a serial killer and used him to...
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Dr. Becker
Supporting
Dr. Becker was a cynical and disillusioned medic at the Eisler Memorial Hospital, who nevertheless acted as Tenmas confidante and closest friend at the hospital, despite their contrasting outlooks on life. He was rather wary of hospital politics, recogniz...
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Dr. Boyer
Supporting
Dr. Boyer is a surgeon at Eisler Memorial Hospital. He and another doctor were to join Tenma for Mayor Roedeckers surgery. After Tenma operates on Johan Liebert instead, Dr. Boyer scolds Tenma for inadvertently causing Roedeckers death and stated that the...
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Dr. Geitel
Supporting
Dr. Geitel was the psychologist whom Nina got to see during her teenage years until her 20th birthday. He helped Nina overcome her anxieties and bad dreams....
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Dr. Oppenheim
Supporting
Dr. Oppenheim is the Chief of Surgery and Tenmas direct superior who transmits the directors commands to other doctors. He is greedy and agrees with most of the directors ideas. He found the operation of Johan Liebert as an unnecessary nuisance for hospit...
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Dr. Schumann
Supporting
Dr. Schumann was a doctor serving a small town in Germany. He was formerly a doctor from a large hospital in one of Germanys wealthy cities but his realization that he was not the doctor he wanted to be made him decide to go to the countryside and serve ...
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Fortner Christianne
Supporting
Mr. and Mrs. Fortner became the adoptive parents of Johan and Nina after the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Liebert. After a few months, Johan left Nina in their care and ran away from home; they printed several articles in the local newspaper about his disappear...
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Frank Lotte
Supporting
A female college student also at the University of Munich who is trying to go after Karl Neumanns heart and thus aids his investigation into his father and late mother. When Karl rejects her by getting a proxy to go on a date with her, she is immensely cr...
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Giebel
Supporting
Giebel was a major business figure residing in Hamburg, Germany, who, due to a grievance of estrangement with his aunt, murdered her. As a result, his crimes were conflated with the broader Middle-Aged Couple Murders occurring throughout Germany, which ha...
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Gillen Rudy
Supporting
A criminologist, and one of Tenmas former classmates; he helped Tenma by saving him from arrest and also acquiring information about Johan from all the criminals that Johan had met. He also helped Nina to recall her past, to the point of endangering his l...
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Girl From Burma
Supporting
Hugo Bernhardt shot her armed mother in front of her when he ran into a shanty in the Burmese jungle. The mother was aiming a gun, so he shot her before she could shoot him. Since he brought the girl to his house to live with him, she never laughed.She is...
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Goedelitz Günther
Supporting
Gnther Goedelitz was a professor at Dresden University who was one of four founders of an organization dedicated to making Johan Liebert their leader and acting as his loyal lieutenants. He admired Adolf Hitler, and was a known supporter of the Neo-...
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Grimmer Wolfgang
Supporting
A freelance journalist who is researching Kinderheim 511; he is also soon drawn into the search for Johan, as he decides to help Tenma.As a former subject in 511 Kinderheim, he had developed another personality: an aggressive fighter that comes out and pr...
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Grossman Horst
Supporting
Horst Grossman is a doctor who lives in Pforzheim, Germany. He is considered to be a model citizen and is known for his excellent herbal blend tea.Behind the mask of the kind doctor, he is one of Johans loyal followers. Known by the Baden-Wrttemberg...
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Hartmann
Supporting
Mr. Hartmann worked in Kinderheim 511, due to his high-level position in the East German Ministry of Health. Tenma contacted him in order to gain more information about the orphanage and the origin of Johan Liebert. Hartmann was intrigued by Johans intell...
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Heckel Otto
Supporting
A common thief who runs into Tenma in Chapter 17 when he breaks into a murder victims house where Tenma is investigating. Heckel is not interested in solving the mystery surrounding the monster, he is more preoccupied in making quick cash by any means nec...
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Heinemann Udo
Supporting
Udo Heinemann was Tenmas director at Eisler Memorial Hospital and the father of Eva Heinemann....
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Heinemann Eva
Supporting
Eva Heinemann is Doctor Tenmas fiance and the daughter of the Director of Eisler Memorial Hospital. She leaves Doctor Tenma after he is demoted by the Director for disobeying his orders. After Director Heinemann is murdered by Johan, she tries to ...
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Heinz
Supporting
Heinz was the son of Petra and a cop who lived in the same town as Schumann. He was very focused on moving up to a higher-ranking position, so much so that he often disregarded his mother and her loneliness.When he learned that Tenma was in his city, he b...
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Junkers Adolf
Supporting
A lock pick responsible for opening the doors of four houses belonging to victims of the middle-aged couple serial murders across Germany between the years of 1993 and 1995. (Source: Monster Wiki)...
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Jürgens Peter
Supporting
Peter Jrgens was a sexual offender and a research subject of Dr. Rudy Gillen during the length of the series. His testimonies to Dr. Gillen proved Johan Lieberts existence as well as his notoriety. He commited suicide after seeing a picture of Joha...
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Kipper
Supporting
Mr. Kipper was a journalist from the Hamburg Talk. He was reporting on the homicide of a middle-aged woman in Hamburg, Germany, and Inspector Lunge falsely disclosed to him that he supposed Dr. Kenzo Tenma, the chief suspect in the broader Middle-Aged Cou...
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Knaup Herbert
Supporting
Herbert Knaup is a known alcoholic in Ruhenheim and the father of Wim Knaup. ...
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Knaup Wim
Supporting
Wim Knaup is a boy frequently bullied by his young neighbors in Ruhenheim because of his father being a good-for-nothing drunkard. Wim works as pageboy at Hotel Versteck, running errands for Mr. Klaus Poppe. Whenever he gets his salary from running erran...
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Kolasch Milan
Supporting
A local dentist. He saved Dr. Tenma from being caught by the police in the Turkish Quarter in Frankfurt. He also happened to be in the area when he saw Dr. Tenma get hit by car. He took Dr. Tenma to his place after he was hit by a van while trying to esca...
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Librarian
Supporting
She offers her help to find a good picture book for Johans friend. She is very clumsy, so while shes trying to find a book, many picture books fall off the shelves. Johan gives her one of his creepy and dreamy looks while helping her gather them. After th...
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Lipský Jaromír
Supporting
Lispky appears in episode 56.He lives in Czechoslovakia and is a puppeteer, although nobody watches his performance. To earn money, he works in a restaurant to clean dishes in the evening. When Anna collapses at the Mansion of Red Roses, he finds her and ...
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Lunge Heinrich
Supporting
Inspector Lunge is a dedicated detective belonging to the BKA, which is like the FBI of Germany. When Dr. Tenma is accused of murder in Dsseldorf, Inspector Lunge is assigned to Tenmas case. Lunge moves his hand to "store" information from his cases...
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Martin
Supporting
Martin, (voiced by Chika Sakamoto in Japanese and Cindy Robinson in English) was one of the boys Johan taught his "special game" to. The "game" went as following: two children would stand on the ledge of a building with their eyes closed and would walk to...
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Milch Gunther
Supporting
Gunther Milch is an escapee, con-artist, and thief, who helped Kenzo Tenma break out of prison when he was arrested on false charges.(Source: Monster Wiki)...
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Milch Gustav
Supporting
Gustav Milch is Gunther Milchs younger brother. He was a drug dealer and a con man.(Source: Monster Wiki)...
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Milosz
Supporting
Milosz (Czech: Milo) is an orphan boy living in the Czech orphanage after the death of their former care taker Mikhail Petrov.(Source: Monster Wiki)...
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Mintach
Supporting
Mintach acted as the press secretary and representative for Congressman Joseph Boltzmann, who was a member of the German Parliament under suspicion for having killed callgirl Erika Lemser following a purported affair with her. Doggedly convinced of his bo...
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Moumoku No Roujin
Supporting
A blind old man from Munich who knew Johan as a boy and willingly told Dr. Tenma how interesting a boy Johan was. The old man told Dr. Tenma that Johan looked up to him because he saved his life and he was more important to him than hisparents. The old m...
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Mr. Heitmeyer
Supporting
According to Another Monster, he was the lieutenant of a prominent figure in organized crime and protected the syndicates assets. At one point, under his auspices, the syndicate invested their funds in an underground banking organization that facilitated ...
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Mr. Jones
Supporting
Leia and Mr Jones appeared in one of the episodes where Dr. Kenzo Tenma and Dieter tried to hitch a ride to Freiham. The old English couple is seemingly on a "vacation" in Germany some time after Mr. Jones retirement from his previous occupation as a poli...
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Mr. Liebert
Supporting
Johan moved to Bruntal in the early 90s and began living with another couple who had the last name Liebert (not to be confused with the Lieberts from 86). The two had once had a son named Johan Liebert, but he died when he was a baby, so after a fire "acc...
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Mrs. Hesse
Supporting
Mrs. Hess was an accomplice of Johan Liebert.She first appeared at counseling sessions with Dr. Julius Reichwein, generally griping about her relationship troubles with her husband. As such, Reichwein suggested that she should have her husband come in for...
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Mrs. Jones
Supporting
Leia and Mr Jones appeared in one of the episodes where Dr. Kenzo Tenma and Dieter tried to hitch a ride to Freiham. The old English couple is seemingly on a "vacation" in Germany some time after Mr. Jones retirement from his previous occupation as a poli...
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Mueller Barbara
Supporting
After Michael Muller quit the police force, he joined a syndicate and lived in Dusseldorf. His superiors instructed him to pose as a businessman, as it made for a good cover-up.Every morning while sitting in a cafe, a woman and her little boy named Fritz ...
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Muller Michael
Supporting
Detective Michael Mller was one of the two police officers hired by Johan Liebert to murder Nina Fortners foster parents.(Source: Monster Wiki)...
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Murder Convict
Supporting
A psychotic killer that Dr. Gillen interviews trying to learn something new about Johan....
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Murder Convict B
Supporting
Serial killer who is ordered by aliens subsequently interviewed by Doctor Gillen for clues about Johan....
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Müller Sausage Shop Vendor
Supporting
A local girl who works at a sausage shop in the town of Ruhenheim....
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Neumann Karl
Supporting
A male college student at the University of Munich, who is the son of Schuwald and Langer. He is trying to get close to his father without actually letting him know that he is his son. At the same time, he is also caught up in the mystery of a dead studen...
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Novakova Helenka
Supporting
A prostitute who gave birth to Hans Georg Schuwalds child, Karl Neumann. After successfully leaving Prague, she worked as a high price call girl who eventually became Schuwalds lover.(Source: Wikipedia)...
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Peter
Supporting
Peter was one of Ninas classmates at Heidelberg University who was also taking law. He liked Nina and was quite jealous when she told him someone was sending her anonymous emails.(Source: Monster Wiki)...
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Petra
Supporting
Petra was a citizen living in the same town as Doctor Schumann. She was widowed and her son left her five years ago. However, she still made Goulash for two people out of habit, which was one of the reasons why Dr. Schumann always stopped by. During Dr. T...
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Professor Kronecker
Supporting
Professor Kronecker is Annas professor of Law at the Heidelberg University....
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Ranke Karel
Supporting
Karel Ranke is a former Captain of the Czechoslovakian Secret Police. He was involved in the reading seminars conducted by Franz Bonaparta and Peter Čapek, and remained the sole care-taker of the Red Rose Mansion until Inspector Heinrich Lunge asked him ...
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Reest Martin
Supporting
Martin Reest works for Baby and has worked for him for three years. He says hell do any job as long as it doesnt involve women. He went to prison for eight years, charged for killing his girlfriend and her lover.Peter Čapek calls Martin up for a job; to l...
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Reichwein Julius
Supporting
A psychologist who deals in counseling as well as assisting recovering alcoholics. His character bears a physical resemblance to the American actor Wilford Brimley and Shunsaku Ban from Astroboy. Naoki Urasawa has used the physical appearance of Brimley i...
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Robbie
Supporting
Robbie was Martins friend and the proprietor of Sterns Diner in Frankfurt that Martin frequented. Though they had a somewhat begrudging if teasing relationship, Robbie grew to know and care for his main customer, despite Martins complaints about Robbies i...
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Roberto
Supporting
A big, burly man and one of the many people from the orphanage 511 Kinderheim that Johan controls. He admires Johan very much, and often acts as Johans bodyguard and henchman. He is also a professional hitman with substantial proficiency.His true name, al...
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Rosso
Supporting
Mr. Rosso is a jolly man with good humor. He always puts five sugars in his coffee, and loves to see Anna's smile as he does that. He loves movies and regrets not having enough free time to watch them when he was younger. Among his favorites is a film ent...
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Schuwald Hans Georg
Supporting
Known as the "Bayern Vampire", Schuwald is a recluse. He is also a successful businessman, and his success allows him to donate his book collection to the University of Munich. He also has several students from the university in his employ, reading him La...
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Sievernich Christof
Supporting
Johan's disciple and another survivor of 511 Kinderheim. He and Johan decided to meet each other again in 10 years after they escaped the orphanage, and in the end they meet at a party with the guidance of Eva Heinemann, who was hired to point Johan out. ...
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Steindorf Max
Supporting
Max Steindorf was the Lawyers subordinate, also known as "Secretary" due to his position as a politicians secretary in former East Germany. He was the only one who was left to help the Lawyer after he was injured by the police. It is evident that he was ...
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Suk Jan
Supporting
A detective with the Prague police, he tries to find the mystery involving the death of his superior, Filip Zeman. Zeman was investigating the death of a former headmaster of 511 Kinderheim with Grimmer as a possible suspect, when Suk discovered that Zema...
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Turkish Woman
Supporting
This Turkish ladys husband was taken in to the Eisler Memorial first before the Opera singer. However, due to the station of the Opera singer, Tenma was removed from the Turkish mans operation to operate on the singer. As a result, the Turkish man died an...
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Verdemann Fritz
Supporting
A lawyer hired by residents in Dusseldorf after Tenma was arrested in Prague at one point. Verdemann has made a name for himself proving the innocence of his clients, including his father, who died in prison before being exonerated. He is married and duri...
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Weissbach Egon
Supporting
Egon Weissbach is a Police Inspector from North Rhine-Westphalia. He is one of the officers assigned to solving the unrelated murders happening in that region of Germany. He says it is his last case before officially retiring from service.(Source: Monst...
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Wolf Helmut
Supporting
A very old soldier who was the first one to find the twins, he is the second of the four individuals behind the organization. He gave Johan his name, the name from the boy in the picture book called "The Monster without a Name". General Wolf is actually t...
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Yamamoto
Supporting
Yamamoto was the head of the Munich branch of the Kadofuku company. After Hans Georg Schuwald resumed his financial activities, corporations throughout Germany were trying to get in good with him. Therefore, when Schuwalds secretary (Johan) asked Yamamoto...
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Young Vietnamese Doctor
Supporting
She ran an underground medical clinic in Munich without a license catering to underprivileged clients and those who couldnt afford traditional healthcare, primarily from the refugee community, in the absence of her more experienced father. Her family had ...
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Zeman Filip
Supporting
Inspector Zeman was Detective Suks superior. He was a high-level member of the Prague Police Department, but, secretly, he was also an unscrupulous former member of the Czechoslovakian Secret Police (StB), the remnants of which were largely involved and i...
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Zoback Tomas
Supporting
Tomas Zobak was Franz Bonapartas former editor when he wrote picture books released by the Moravian Publishing Company.After Franz published some of his well-known works, he proposed the idea of a story about a "monster falling in love" that would be like...
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Čapek Peter
Supporting
The last individual of the organization is the mysterious man with glasses who is responsible for a large amount of incidents during Monster. He is the highest in the organization, and tried to control the devil by letting him meet with Christoph Sieverni...
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Černá Viera
Supporting
Viera (Věra in Czech) is the mother of Johan Liebert and Nina Fortner. After the Eugenics Experiment spearheaded by Franz Bonaparta, she is given a new name: Anna.At the end of the series, she is found in Southern France....