Chess Pieces
King [Top class of the Chess no Koma.]
Caldia's Orb
Caldia's Orb is an orb formed in Caldia, the island of magic users, to contain the most evil of evils, and thus was locked away in Caldia's floating palace. After influencing both Phantom and Diana with its thoughts, Caldia's Orb was freed by the two, and the three together formed the Chess Pieces with the Orb as King. The Orb entered Babbo for Phantom to use as a weapon, and after Phantom's death possessed Danna's body as a new host with which to control the Chess Pieces. While awaiting Phantom's revival, the Orb concocted a plan to conquer both MÄR-Heaven and Earth alongside his Queen. Caldia's Orb's only thoughts are those of pure malevolence, though, ironically, hates the human race for such sins as well.
ÄRMs: Gigant Blade, Explode(manga only), Raijin Goyles, Phoenix, Tiamat
Queen [Second most powerful class of the Chess no Koma.]
Diana
Known Relatives: Dorothy (sister)
ÄRMs: Aeros Staff, Ring of End, Air Drive (anime only), Death Cube (anime only), Dalia, Octopus, Pinoccio II, Cerberus
Diana is initially sinister, selfish, and uninterested in anything as long as those of a lower rank can do her biddings without fail. As the Chess Piece Queen she is one of the two heads of a twin-headed snake commanding the Chess army, made Lestava Castle a safe haven for the army, and shaping MÄR-Heaven into a land of war and destruction. Remaining in the background at all times, Diana pulls the strings of the Knights, using them as her ultimate weapons for her plan to conquer both MÄR-Heaven and Ginta's world.
Knights [In the Chess no Koma combat forces, Knights are top members highest ranked for their power. The number of Knights is strictly within 13, making up the alias Zodiac Knights - each Knight has a Zodiac constellation correspondence, with the odd 13th is the number one Knight, Phantom.]
Phantom
ÄRMs: Dark Babbo, Allu Majuu, Phantom Glass, Phantom Cannon (anime only), Soul Infinitia (and a bunch of German number ÄRMs I don't know how to spell ^^;)
Phantom likes to be entertained at all times, hoping during each Great War that a strong enemy will appear and trying his best to make each battle as enjoyable as possible. Phantom acts kindly to even his enemies, though he does so in a mocking manner. Despite his kind exterior, however, Phantom is one of the most cruel of those in MÄR-Heaven, taking enjoyment in killing and war. It is for this that Ginta, Danna's son, cannot forgive him.
Peta
ÄRMs: Sickle Death, Magic Mirror Ring, Dark Reflector, Bloody Body, Garnet Claw, Blood Syringe, Abyss Cannon (manga only), Chain Soldiers (anime only), Body Eye
Peta is one of MÄR-Heaven's darkest and most mysterious figures. Usually calm and intelligent, Peta knows just the right amount of effort needed to put into anything, and is also sly and cunning. Peta is, literally, a very bloodthirsty figure, and has a habit of drinking the blood of others in a skull-emblazed wine glass.
Halloween
ÄRMs: Cross Dagger, Napalm Death, Flame Hand, Antares, Sticks of Fire, Grave Hail, Igneil, Trick-or-Treat, Wakan Tanka
Halloween is a most creul character, taking enjoyment in the pain and sufferings of others. Like other Chess Pieces, Halloween takes enjoyment out of slowly killing his enemies in battle. A lover of war and bloodshed, Halloween is often put in charge of Chess Piece operations, particularly major invasions. Halloween has a fancy for punishing lower-ranked Chess Pieces as well.
Chimera
ÄRMs: Howling Demon, Ogre Hand, Ghost Tail, Chimaira, Hydra (anime only)
Out of the 13 Zodiac Knights, Chimera is by far the most mysterious. In her every seldom appearance until the Final Battles, Chimera never takes off her mask, nor is she seen conversing with anyone in words. Always shielding her emotions behind the skull face, Chimera possesses the silence and inhumanity of a beast. She's ruthless in battles, and is a barbarous warrior, once seen ripping apart a Cross Guard soldier thrusting at her.
Rolan (Lauren) [whatever you want to call him...]
ÄRMs: Rapier Whip, Ailes d'Angel, Stone Cube, Dark Ribbon (anime only), Dark Cage, Cockatrice
Girly behavior, stuttering speech and possessing a Zombie Tattoo, Rolan of the Knights class is Alviss of Team MÄR's direct counterpart. The one prime difference between them is that while Alviss' feeling for Phantom is sheer hatred, Rolan's is love, keeping him Phantom's company on the path to eternity. He also doesn't like to fight if it isn't nesessary.
Weasel
ÄRMs: Seed Cannon, Bomb Grass, Deadly Field, Yggdrasil, Wooden Bird
Weasel is the oldest of the Knights (84 years old), but nevertheless a nimble fighter. He is easily distinguished due to his eccentric appearance with a tree growing out of his head containing all his magic power, and always seen holding a wood cane inside which he hides all his ÄRMs. As a Chess Piece he's wicked, but is overall an amicable figure to his Chess fellows, and is civil enough towards his opponents.
Ian
ÄRMs: Python Whip, Octopus, Octopus II, ÄRM Break, Moon Fall, Demonic Bond, Iron Maiden, Peryton
On the surface, Ian appears to be a laid-back young man who is one of the few Chess Pieces to have the daring to be blunt and disrespectful towards his superiors. Ian's tenacity is prone to lead him go against his orders, and Ian admits because of it, he is always mentally prepared for death penalty.
Magical Roe
ÄRMs: Blade Ball, Flare Wheel, Bubble Leo, Mimic Medallion, Trump Soldier, Nightmare
Magical Roe is a clown directly under Queen Diana's command. When Diana's stepdaughter, Princess of Lestava Snow was little, she cried often and it was during one of those times that Diana introduced Lou to her. For her entertainment, he always demonstrated many circus tricks and as they grew close, became her favorite babysitter and childhood friend. However later the two parted ways, at an unknown point in Snow's life and under unknown circumstances.
Galian
ÄRMs: Magic Rope, Electric Feather, Electric Circut, Hiraiken, Torpedine
Galian is the former leader of the notorious thief guild Luberia, founding it as a sanctuary for the lowest of the world. As a leader he was an amicable figure and well-loved by his subordinate thieves, and led Luberia in a peaceful reign - until the 1st War started.
Ash
ÄRMs: Walking Bomb, Shadowman, Split Part, Psycho Space, Eingang, Death
Ash joined the Chess Pieces in the hopes on using their immense power to conquer the world, ending all other wars countries might bring up, preventing the deaths of the children he loves. Ash's personality is rather unusual on Chess Piece standards, being both playful and fun-loving. He prefers to solve matters without fighting.
Candice
ÄRMs: Boulder Axe, Boulder Claw, Boulder Fang, Grand Boulder, Kukan Teni, Scale of Blessings, Gorgon, Lamia
Before joining the Chess, Candice was a mercenary officer, and was feared by many for her violent and abusing personality. After a defeat to Phantom, however, Candice fell in love with Phantom and followed him. Though this remains largely an unreciprocal passion, Candice still endeavours to undertake many demanding tasks to get Phantom's commends, and is resolute to obliterate whoever obstructs his way.
Pinocchio
ÄRMs: Saw Blade, Fastitocalo [abilities that aren't ÄRMs include: Liar Nose, Third Arm, Wire hand, and Buzzsaw Chest
Pinocchio was once a toy puppet made by Diana for her little sister Dorothy when Dorothy was a child, and was apparently animated to life upon joining the Chess Pieces. In the 6th round, it was ordered to defeat Dorothy if he wished to become human. Like his namesake, his nose grows when he lies, but it transforms into a cannon after about three lies and can be used to shoot his opponents.
Rapunzel
Known Relatives: Girom (brother)
ÄRMs: Ice Spikes, Hair Master, Scissors
Rapunzel's father died early of an illness, after which her mother became deranged and physically abused the siblings on a daily basis. One day Rapunzel and her brother finally broke down and chopped their mother to death, then ran away. The scar of this matricide survives into her adulthood: Rapunzel grows up to be bloodthirsty, arrogant and riotous; she also appears to share with her brother Girom a love for killing women. Despite being quite far from most visions of beauty herself, Rapunzel is shown to be helplessly narcissistic and looks down on everyone, men or women, as obnoxiously ugly. <-- she should talk >.>
Kouga
ÄRMs: Daimonji, Centipede, Smokescreen, Sand Hell, Kung Fu Frog
The weakest Knight and the largest of the Knights. Kouga is sensitive about his ugliness, due to which as a child he was always treated miserably. He's extremely arrogant and dense, and hates anyone with good looks with good appearance carries dark hearts. Although his magical powers and ÄRM strength are more along Bishop class, Kouga rose to Knight Class due to his vast amount of strength and a sturdy stamina which takes in unusually low damage from the most destructive of attacks.
Bishops [the second-strongest group of the Chess no Koma after Knights.]
Chaton
ÄRMs: Para Claw, Cat Teaser, Meow Meow Blast, Bururu
Chaton is a kitty girl and the strongest of the Bishops. Chaton is always happy, almost to an annoying level. She has a comical, yet entirely serious, crush on Alan, much to his distaste as Alan, ridiculously in contrast to his looks and due to an ironic twist of his situation with Edward, is a cat phobic. She is a good friend with Loco, even though Chaton is quick to get on Loco's nerves. Chaton deeply cares for Loco and constantly looks out for her well-being, though this usually tends to annoy Loco.
Girom
Known Relatives: Rapunzel (sister)
ÄRMs: Iced Earth, Crevice, Egola
Girom is a psychotic boy about Ginta's age who enjoys killing, particularly women, much like his maniac older sister, the Knight Rapunzel.
Aqua
ÄRMs: Akko, Skate, Supikara
Aqua is a pretty girl wearing a sea-themed ball dress. Despite being a Chess Piece, the happy and rather unpredictable Aqua always keeps a smile on her face, much to the surprise of Team MÄR. Aqua refers to everyone with honorific suffixes in the Japanese version, while in the English dub puts either "Mr." or "Miss" in front of everyone's names, including herself.
Rooks [the third-strongest group of the Chess no Koma after Bishops.]
Loco
ÄRMs: Ring Dagger, Negzero, Straw Doll, Animal Change (anime only)
Loco is the strongest Rook and one of the first Chess Pieces introduced. Loco was born 32 years before the main part of the series. Acting emotionless at all times, Loco finds little importance out of the happenings around her, and prefers to do anything that is seemingly the most successful path to take at the time. Loco's dark personality can also make her cruel at times. Unlike most other Chess Pieces, Loco does not wear her mask on her face (except at Phantom's revival), keeping it on her head's side instead. Loco is intelligent and wise, often being able to deduce problems quickly others find difficult or simply unsolvable.
Pano
ÄRM: Ball Hammer
Pano first appeared with her family in the 1st Round of the War Games (who i don't feel like mentioning because they're not really sugnifigent in the series...), where she managed to defeat Jack by hitting him in the groin with her Weapon ÄRM. Jack and Pano have a rematch in the 3rd Round, where Jack uses his mushrooms to force Pano to surrender. While under the effect of the mushrooms, Pano sees an absurdly handsome vision of Jack, and is quick to fall in love with him followed by a hug. Their relationship progresses throughout the whole series.
Pawns [the lowest rank of the Chess no Koma. There are many Pawns in the Chess, and all but one (Gido) have not possessed individuality. Most are nameless and identical with black cloaks and masks. All Pawns are given a Weapon ÄRM, either a spear or two-blades that are attached to the user's arms. ]
Gido
Gido is Ian's girlfriend and the only Pawn of the Chess Pieces to have an individual identity. She accompanied Ian in his first battle against Ginta. When Ian is taken down, she holds her ground against the others until she is knocked down by Jack's attack. Due to Ian's loss to Ginta, Halloween had Ian punished by ordering Chimera to transform Gido into a creature with her body fused with tentacles, unable to of speak as she transforms slowly into the hdieous creature.
Eventually she is returned to her human form by Chimera's death and the couple leaves the Chess Pieces. however In the anime, they meet up with Ash, who they quickly befriend, Ash dies protecting Ian and Gido from King, who return the favor by taking care of Ash's friends. Once Ash is revived, she and Ian continue to live with Ash and his kids.