Gopher

Romaji	Goferu
Debut	Chapter 62
Physical information
Sex	Male
Race	Human/ Demon Tool
Professional information
Affiliation	Noah (Wrath)
Former Affiliation	Noah's Gang
Occupation	Noah's servant

Gopher (ゴフェル, Goferu) is a demon tool created by the greed incarnation of Noah to act as his loyal subordinate in his quest and faction. After his master's demise at the hands of Spartoi, he later affiliates himself with the wrath version of Noah as he plans to capture the Kishin.

Cultural References

Gopher may be an allusion to the Abrahamic story of the Great Flood. In Genesis 6:14, God tells Noah to build an ark out of gopherwood (Hebrew, "gofer"), which in many modern English translations is written as "cypress" instead.

Personality

A loyal figure devoted to pleasing the collective Noah (Greed), Gopher hopes to prove worthy of being within the sorcerer's collection and attention. Not only does this extend to the likes of the Icon of Greed's incarnation of Noah but later towards the Wrath Icon and all of the others Icons created from the Book of Eibon. This devotion proves strong enough to the point of him believing to being the only one who can satisfy the Icon of Greed and is protective of Noah, quick to injure the likes of Death the Kid for mildly irritating Noah by rearranging the bookmarks in the Book of Eibon. Additionally, Gopher has admitted to having feelings for the Icon of Greed incarnation of Noah

Gopher slips into an array of depression and anger when he believes he has failed Noah. He usually turns to violence and occasionally even sheds tears, sometimes in front of Noah himself. He only shows happiness when Noah expresses appreciation or validation toward him. Gopher also has an unusually extreme longing to become part of Noah's collection.

Appearance

Gopher's appearance.

Gopher's appearance is that of a young man with an oiled-up and slicked-back hairstyle. His appearance, surprisingly, is in stark contrast to his actual personality. Gopher wears a long-sleeved white shirt. The shirt is topped by a peak vest with various markings and designs spread across it. The same design is repeated on both the left and right side of his vest. His belt is also suffused with the same designs. Gopher wears black pants with large bell bottoms which, once again, sport similar designs on the hemlines. Gopher's eyes are similar to Kid's, with the difference being a lack of color or visible pupil.

Special Abilities

Grigori (天使型(エグリゴリ), Egurigori): Like Maka, Gopher possesses a grigori soul that can allow the ability of flight.

Magic (魔法, Mahō): According to Maka Albarn, Gopher has been augmented with an unknown, strange form of magical power. This augment was given to him by Noah (Greed).

• Gopher's black wings in use.
• Gopher flies faster than Maka can react.
• Gopher defends with black wings.

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• Black Wings (黒羽, Kurohane): Due to magical augmentation to his soul by the sorcerer, Noah (Greed), Gopher has the ability to magically manifest qualities of his own Grigori soul to not only enable wings to be created with flight capabilities but to perform magical attacks as well. they can also use it for defense, capable of defending against even Soul's demon scythe form after Soul's transformation to a death scythe.

• Flight (フライト, Furaito): With his black wings magic, Gopher is capable of flight at high speeds. During his first battle with Maka and Soul, his speed greatly exceeded them initially though they were later able to match his speed as their battle prolonged. they is also capable of traversing flights to the Moon.

Gopher strikes Maka with a kick.

Hand-to-Hand Combat (体術(たいじゆつ), Taijutsu): Gopher is capable in fighting in hand-to-hand combat, being particularly skilled in aerial combat. Combined with his speed during flight, they was able to fight and hold his own against Maka Albarn using Soul Eater's demon scythe form, the latter being a death scythe.

High Physical Abilities (高い身体能力, Takai karada nōryoku): A demon tool solider, Gopher is more durable and stronger than a normal human, capable of withstanding blows from Maka Albarn's usage of her weapon partner's demon scythe transformation and even manage to survive a direct hit from Witch-Hunt (though Maka noted she held back on account of him not being on Shinigami's List).

List of techniques

Magic techniques

• Love Cannon (キヤノンラブ, Kiyanonrabu): Gopher can utilize and create magically powered and powerful cannon-related attacks powerful enough to devastate a portion of mountains. These magical cannons they creates are also linked and partially controlled by his emotions in addition, with one variant of the blasts allowing him to create a slower but homing version of the attack.

Black Wings techniques

Bullet Wings.

• Bullet Wings (弾翅, Danshi): With the usage of his Black Wings, Gopher is capable of sprouting out small bullet-like feathers from his wrist at his target in quick succession, similar to a machine gun. These projectiles are also seen as the feathers of his wings, that are fired through a simple flapping motion.

History

With his knowledge in demon tools, the greed incarnation of Noah created Gopher and crafted his entire body.

Synopsis

Grigori Arc

As Justin Law returns to inform Noah (Greed) of his failed attempt to infiltrate Death City by Franken Stein and Marie Mjolnir, Gopher approaches Noah and states that he feels he's the best choice at assassinating Maka and the Sorcerer agrees with this notion.

Gopher taunts Death the Kid.

Some time later, Gopher dishes out punishment toward Death the Kid for reorganizing the bookmarks in the Book of Eibon. When Kid is defiant, Gopher hits him more times to attempt to make him learn his place with Noah but instead angers his master for damaging his "prized possession". Gopher quickly apologizes. Noah then tells Gopher to make preparations to assassinate Maka, incurring an angry Death the Kid. Gopher taunts the Death God with the notion of him being alone and that with him being a "touchy guy", a few corpses would keep him company. Alone, he claims he's the only one who can satisfy Noah, also proclaiming Maka's fate at hand.

Gopher receives his mission.

Being briefed by Noah, Gopher is given the task of assassinating Maka. Noah explains to him that although he does not mind if she is killed, her soul needs to be intact to utilize her Soul Perception abilities due to it being key to find Asura's hidden location. Listening intently, Gopher accepts the mission. He then sets out, encountering Maka Albarn and Soul Eater, and attacks the duo, reveling with an arrogant smirk at the idea of her being hunted for once. Gopher attempts to finish her off with his Love Cannon but misses. Maka deduces him to be a Grigori possessor and comments on his magic power augmentation, Gopher finding her Soul Perception disgusting as well as what makes her dangerous.

Gopher quickly takes the advantage proving to be too fast for Maka to fight while flying. Gopher is unimpressed with Maka, finding her to be inadequate despite Maka being the one to defeat Arachne Gorgon. Gopher witnesses Maka become more determined, causing the Demon Scythe's wings to change form.

Gopher is punched by Maka.

Gopher observes Maka's newly strengthened wavelength and begins to understand her importance to Noah's collection, but is enraged with jealousy as a result. He dashes at the duo with lethal intent, but his attack misses due to the increased speed from the Demon Scythe's wings. Gopher expresses disgust toward Maka yet again, demeaning her as a "member of order primates family hominidae" before attacking her with his Bullet Wings. Maka dodges and lands a punch on Gopher's face before slashing at him with her weapon, Gopher blocking the latter attack using his Black Wings.

Maka continues her assault, hitting Gopher with the butt-end of her weapon before landing a Witch Hunt Slash. Gopher attempts to block again, but the latter attack makes contact and causes him to bleed. Angered by Maka deigning to damage his body, a creation of Noah's, and showing no gratitude toward her nomination for Noah's collection, Gopher fires another Love Cannon attack. Unexpectedly, the projectile tails Maka, the path of which, Gopher explains, is that of his own wrath. As Maka slows down, Gopher assumes that she has given up, using the action to criticize her worth in Noah's collection. Unexpected to Gopher, Maka charges a Demon-Hunt and bisects Gopher's projectile before shattering his Black Wings. Gopher falls and skids downhill before grabbing onto a small ledge to break his fall. Despite his vulnerable state, Maka spares him, stating that Gopher is not on Death's List. Conflicted, Gopher decides to retreat back to Noah's Base, acknowledging that, despite his reluctance to report his failure to Noah, the possibility of being captured by the DWMA would compromise Noah's plans.

Noah affirms Gopher's role as a tool.

Back at their base, Gopher begs Noah forgiveness for his failure to assassinate Maka Albarn, but Noah is instead irritated by his servant's willingness to speak his name to the enemy. In turn, Gopher explains that his emotions got the better of him, but Noah affirms that, as a tool, his servant has no right to indulge in emotion. Gopher acknowledges this, visibly upset by Noah's words, before being curtly dismissed. Gopher is quick to pin the blame of Noah's hostility on the team's recent captive, Death the Kid, and heads toward his room of imprisonment. Kid taunts Gopher for his failure to defeat Maka before the latter begins beating on the other, promising to avoid damaging Kid's face to avoid detection. Justin Law pauses to enjoy the sounds of the beating from outside the room.

Business Lunch Arc

The Demon Belt is destroyed.

Sometime later, Noah commands Gopher to obliterate a nearby village using the enhanced power from the provided Demon Belt. Gopher expresses gratitude, believing that Noah created the tool specifically for his own use. However, the belt is destroyed when Gopher attempts to complete the task. He apologizes to Noah, the latter only relieved he hesitated before using it on himself. After his dismissal, Gopher internally blames his recent failures on Death the Kid.

Just as a meeting is about to commence in the Death Room regarding Kid's rescue, Gopher is seen beating on Kid once more back at Noah's Base, punching him repeatedly in the stomach and demanding that he beg for his life. Kid remains unshaken, enjoying Gopher's "sourpuss face" before noticing, horrified, that the corners of Gopher's mouth are not vertically level. Kid then screams for his rescue.

Noah intervenes.

Having learned of his weakness to asymmetry, Gopher tauntingly removes the right sleeve from Kid's shirt before drawing exclusively on the right side of his face. Distressed, Kid continues to plead for his rescue. Soon after, Gopher begins tickling the right half of Kid's chest with a back-scratcher while Kid begs him to do so on both sides of his body instead. Noah intervenes, informing Gopher that he has gone too far, displeased by Kid's state due to his antics. He warns Gopher that he will need to put an effort into regaining his favor and demands that he bring him "some tea or something". Gopher acknowledges Noah's request before Kid is returned to the Book of Eibon.

Salvage Arc

Noah requests that Gopher fetch Giriko.

Soon after members of Spartoi infiltrate the Book of Eibon, Noah informs Gopher that "foreign bodies" have infested his book. Gopher meekly expresses concern before Noah demands that he bring him Giriko to purge the book of its irregularities.

After the students enter Chapter Four: Wrath and happen upon Excalibur, Gopher enquires about the situation inside the book. Noah says nothing, contemplating the hard-to-read dialog being pushed into the gutter by Excalibur's long-winded ramblings. When Noah remarks that the students have made their way to the "greed" chapter, Gopher silently contemplates the implications of the situation with regards to his creator.

Gopher steps in to protect Noah.

During the battle between Noah and Spartoi, Gopher jumps in to protect his master against Black☆Star and Kid just as Noah summons Siren from the Book of Eibon. Gopher's efforts prove futile, as Kid promptly knocks him aside and out of the fight, purposely aiming for his left side as payback for the actions Gopher performed on his right while in captivity. Gopher regains consciousness only to discover that his master has perished in the confrontation. Devastated, he retrieves the Book of Eibon, declaring its ownership to Noah. Maka recognizes him from their previous encounter, shouting a simple "you!" before Gopher promises revenge for their actions and flees to an unknown location using his Black Wings.

Mad Blood Arc

While the DWMA reconvenes after their confrontation with Noah's Gang of Fighters, Gopher is seen mourning the loss of his master in an unknown forested area. An apple falls to his side, an allusion to humanity's lost paradise as expressed by the Index. The Book of Eibon suddenly shows life as the Index summons the Icon of Wrath. Gopher recognizes his deceased master, but is confused by his changed appearance, demanding "who are you!?" Noah grabs Gopher by the collar, aggressively demanding that he stay silent and follow him. The unfamiliarly aggressive attitude flusters Gopher, making him blush and utter "a wild...Noah-sama..."

Hunt Arc

Shortly after Maka locates Asura using her Soul Perception, Gopher and Noah are seen elsewhere, flying at high speeds over a forested area, presumably toward said location under the command of the Index. Noah demands that Gopher remain directly behind him, while Gopher insists that he is "three wing-beats behind" him.

War on the Moon Arc

Akane and Clay follow Gopher and Noah.

Gopher and Noah (Wrath) arrive on the Moon while the DWMA is engaged with the Clown Army. They intend to enter the Moon in search of the Kishin, but immediately encounter Akane☆Hoshi and Clay Sizemore, who have been instructed by Sid to stay outside while he ventures in. Noah begins loudly warning the pair off before Gopher interjects, observing that the volume of his voice risks their detection. Noah delivers a hard punch to Gopher's skull, reprimanding him for his seemingly obvious statement. The two become annoyed as the DWMA pair follow them into the Moon's right nostril, causing Noah to begin shouting and Gopher to remind him again to keep his anger in check. To Noah's dismay, his rage causes his shoulders to point upward and Gopher attempts to compensate by having the corners of his mouth point downward. Gopher is pleased with his work in supporting his master, causing the corners of his mouth to turn upward in glee, only for Noah to physically reprimand him for that slip-up.

Witches' Trial Arc

Gopher and Noah race ahead.

As the four advance further into the Moon, they eventually encounter a shocked Sid at the Moon's nostrils' point of convergence. When Sid admonishes Akane and Clay for escorting the enemy, Clay argues that he had a convoluted plan to use Noah and Gopher as decoys against the Kishin, but Noah counters this by saying that they had had the same idea for Akane and Clay, Gopher backing him up with a "yeah, yeah!!" Sid brushes this off and remarks that they must be close to the Kishin's location, just as Noah hastily races ahead and Gopher happily follows. Sid admits that the antagonistic pair might impede their mission.

The group hallucinates.

They happen upon a deep chasm and Noah shouts into its depths to draw the Kishin's attention. Gopher enquires if Noah believes the Kishin is somewhere within the chasm before remarking upon its darkness and proposing that he illuminate it with his "Love Cannon". Sid shoots down Gopher's proposed solution and instead throws a flare into the abyss. This results a hallucination of a large, Asura-like being, seemingly witnessed by all present. Sid concludes that the Kishin is within the chasm's depths.

War on the Moon II Arc

The group travels deep into the chasm, but stops once they sense the Kishin advancing in the darkness. When the Kishin reaches two meters from their location, Gopher demands to know the current situation, but Sid does not respond, focusing instead on the Kishin's approach. Upon reaching the group's exact location, Asura produces a strong Madness Attack, causing all within the Moon's vicinity to experience bodily hallucinations. Once the attack's effects are negated through Maka Albarn and Soul Eater's Soul Meditation, Asura appears before Sid and Noah commences his attack.

Gopher panics when Noah loses his right eye to Asura's counterattack, but Noah, beginning to summon Magic Ants from the Book of Eibon, expresses disapproval at Gopher's perceived whining. Sid then observes that none of those present are nearly powerful enough to defeat Asura, with Gopher strongly disagreeing. Gopher panics further when the Index uses "BREW" to strengthen Noah, fusing him with a particularly large Magic Ant. Upon seeing his new form, Gopher blushes, noting the size and sharpness of Noah's shoulders. Noah's attempt to acquire the Kishin continues and, just as his victory seems apparent, Crona emerges from the darkness.

Dark Side of the Moon Arc

Crona uses their Black Blood to consume Noah, the Book of Eibon and Asura. Distressed, Gopher cries out for his master before Ragnarok spits him out, Crona stating that they have no need of him. Gopher runs to the unconscious Noah and encourages him to "hang in there".

Asura later regains control and consumes Crona in turn, commencing a battle with Maka Albarn, Black☆Star and Death the Kid. In the midst of this battle and accompanied by a still-unconscious Noah, Gopher suddenly fires a single Love Cannon at the Kishin from the sidelines, demanding that he return the other Noah that was consumed by Crona. Asura responds "you mean this garbage?" and spits out six separate Icons. Gopher blushes at the unexpected number of Noahs.

Gopher carries the Icons.

After the struggle is resolved and Asura is sealed on the Moon, Gopher is seen using his Black Wings to carry away the six remaining Icons, ecstatically in disbelief of his situation. Unexpectedly, the corners of his mouth begin to rise with glee until he sports a prominent "W"-mouth.