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“ | The other 10% is the "EAT" (Especially Advanced Talent) Class, for agents who use their powers to battle evil. | ” |
—Sid Barrett, Soul Eater NOT!, Chapter 4 |
The Especially Advantaged Talent Class (a.k.a. E.A.T Class) is the advanced general curriculum in Death Weapon Meister Academy.[1]
Overview
In this general advancement curriculum, agents (teacher and student) in this class use their power to fight against evil. The last 10% of the student body make up and follow this curriculum.[1]
Teaching
In the EAT Class, most teachings and lectures revolve around a sort of science known as soul studies, teaching students about the very soul, and special training that aims to improve their ability to hunt the souls (often called "Battle Arts").[2][3][4]
Whenever students fall behind in their studies and/or hunting activity, they're given a chance to complete remedial classes: lessons orchestrated by the headmaster of DWMA on account of poor soul hunting ability or repeated failures of performing certain quests that allow a student to make up and improve their grade with failure resulting in possible expulsion.[5]
Testing
There's two special testing elusive to the DWMA in which students partake in:
- Ultimate Written Exam: A test given to both meisters and weapons within the academy every year which focuses on the soul studies subject.[6]
- Athletics Test: A test of physical fitness, which is much more intense then that of normal athletics tests.[7] Required for E.A.T. and N.O.T. students alike.[8]
Student Life
Like the N.O.T. Class, there seems to be some sort of age requirement for joining the DWMA.[9] Although the minimum age limit is unknown, middle school-aged students are eligible to join the DWMA and[10]
Activities
Quests
Quests are missions undertaken exclusively by the E.A.T. Class student and faculty body outside the academy and are dangerous. Many of their missions revolves around the execution of those on Shinigami's List[11] (Kishin Eggs in the anime[12]) as well as investigations of supernatural occurrences and assassinations.[11]
The quests are organized into different ranks; each student also has a rank. Depending on their corresponding rank, they're allowed to take on missions suited for them. These quests seem to be organized by the Receptionist as well as N.O.T Students in order by rank and posted on the mission board in the academy.[13]
Sponsors
Popularly known weapon and meisters are able to have sponsors with which they make deals with corporate sponsors to make money and get rich. Students who signs deals to do sponsors may use the money they earn towards donations.[14]
Special Privileges & Roles
Those within the E.A.T Class enjoy more privileges such as being able to afford to live in actual custom apartments, enjoy special privileges like being able to ride on a moped illegally or without a license,[15] Additionally, they can be occasionally called to help out the N.O.T Class as a mentor similar to that of the faculty upon an instructor's choosing.[citation needed]
Rank & Information Clearance
Partial look of a ID card.
Within the participants of the E.A.T Class, students, staff, and any agent under this designated class are classified to a star based and ranking system with one star being the lowest and three stars being the highest. They're also divided by a special rank: elite meister, death scythes, Death's family.[5][5][16] Official meister and weapon teams share the same star status as one another.[17]
Such information is recorded in a badge carried by it's agents with their name, miscellaneous information, and their rank[16] in which determines the sort of quests they're capable of performing.[18] Their badge also details the "Information Level" clearance a meister/weapon has in the DWMA's library divided into category levels 1-4, though the last two require additional special designation not typical of the star status of a given individual.[16]
Rank | Clearance |
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Information Level 1[16] |
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Information Level 2[16] |
Instructors | Information Level 3[16] |
Elite Meisters, Death Scythes, and Death's Family | Information Level 4[16] |
Special Occurrences
Death Festival
Main article: Death Festival
The Death Festival (also known "Shibusai") is a annual tournament held ever year on Halloween. It is the biggest and most popular event of the year. Only E.A.T. students may participate in the Death Festival.
DWMA's Anniversary Eve Celebration
Main article: DWMA Anniversary Eve Celebration
The DWMA Anniversary Eve Celebration is a event in which the entire school and student body celebrate the founding of the academy on the day before its actual day in which it was founded.[19] The celebration is held on April 1.[20]
List of E.A.T. Class agents
Official Student Teams
Meister | Weapon | Rank | Team Type | Status |
Hero | Formerly Excalibur | ![]() |
None | Inactive |
Maka Albarn | Soul "Eater" Evans | ![]() ![]() |
Death Scythe Team[17] | Active |
Black☆Star | Tsubaki Nakatsukasa | ![]() ![]() |
None | Active |
Ox Ford | Harvar D. Éclair | ![]() ![]() |
None | Active |
Kim Diehl | Jacqueline O'Lantern Dupre | ![]() ![]() |
None | Active |
Kilik Rung | Fire & Thunder | ![]() ![]() |
None | Active |
Akane☆Hoshi | Clay Sizemore | Unknown | None | Active |
Maka's mother | Spirit Albarn | Unknown | Death Scythe Team[21] | Graduated |
Sid Barrett | Mira Naigus | Unknown | None | Graduated |
Crona | Ragnarok | None | Trial Team[15] | Defected |
Individual Students
Name(s) | Classification | Rank | Status |
Elizabeth Thompson | Weapon | ![]() ![]() |
Active |
Patricia Thompson | Weapon | ![]() ![]() |
Active |
Dante Rockbell | Unknown | Unknown | Active |
Selim Pride | Unknown | Unknown | Active |
Watson | Unknown | Unknown | Active |
Franken Stein | Meister | Unknown | Graduated |
Justin Law | Weapon | Unknown | Graduated |
Azusa Yumi | Weapon | Unknown | Graduated |
Marie Mjolnir | Weapon | Unknown | Graduated |
Auntie | Meister | Unknown | Graduated |
Joe Buttataki | Meister | Unknown | Graduated |
Faculty
Name(s) | Classification | Rank | Occupation | Status |
Death | Meister | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Headmaster | Deceased |
Death the Kid | Meister | ![]() ![]() |
Headmaster | Active |
Franken Stein | Meister | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Instructor | Active |
Marie Mjolnir | Weapon | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Instructor | Active |
Sid Barrett | Meister | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Instructor | Active |
Mira Naigus | Weapon | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Instructor, Interim Nurse | Active |
Other Meister/Weapon Teams
Meister | Weapon | Rank | Team Type | Status |
Alexandre | Dengu Dinga | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Death Scythe Team | Active |
Zubaidah | Jinn Galland | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Death Scythe Team | Active |
Enrique | Tezca Tlipoca | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Death Scythe Team | Active |
Feodor | Tsar Pushka | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Death Scythe Team | "Deceased" |
Triva
- Popular students in the EAT class include Kilik Rung[27], Kim Diehl (having her own undeground fan club)[28], Death the Kid[29], and Soul Eater.[30] Conversely, Hero is considered the most unpopular student among his peers.[31]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Yen Press) Soul Eater NOT! Manga: Chapter 4 — Sid:The other 10% is the "EAT" (Especially Advanced Talent) Class for agents who use their powers to battle evil.
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 12
- ↑ Soul Eater Super Guidebook: How to Make a Death Scythe
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 33
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 45
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 42
- ↑ Soul Eater NOT Manga: Chapter 3 — Tsugumi: A job, huh? I'm about middle school age so I never had one.
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- ↑ (Yen Press) Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 18 (Volume 3 Book) — Auntie:"EAT" Students are organized into ranks and their ranks determines what quests they're allowed to take on. Can you organize these forms by rank?
- ↑ (Yen Press) Soul Eater NOT! Manga: Chapter 1 — Pamphlet:Popular Weapons and Meisters even sign deals with corporate sponsors..so these heroes not only save the world, but also get rich and famous doing it!
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 24
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 32
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 64
- ↑ Soul Eater Not! Volume 3; Chapter 18
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 16
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- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 1
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 45 - Since Spirit's rank is that of a three-star and he is his meister, it can be assumed he is of the same rank on top of being it's founder.
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 23 - Stein was officially considered by Death as his "temporary weapon". Given Spirit's ranking, that would make him the same rank as him.
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 72 - According to Death, only "death scythes"were supposed to be capable of checking out the Book of Eibon's manuscript, a level 4 book. This would mean every death scythe would have to be at a three-star, elite meister/death scythe level according to the Librarian's explanation in Chapter 32
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 1
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 27 - Since she is Sid's official partner, she would be the same rank has him.
- ↑ Soul Eater Not! Volume 4.5 Official Fanbook ~Need to Know~,
- ↑ Soul Eater Not! Anime: Chapter 9
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 3
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 69
- ↑ Soul Eater Manga: Chapter 32.5