Spirit Albarn

He is a tall, middle-aged man with red hair and green or light-blue eyes, standing at about 195 cm.

Initially, his hair was unkempt, but he later styled it parted down the middle.

His signature look includes a distinctive black, cross-shaped necktie.

Like Soul Eater, he can protrude blades from his body in human form, manifesting them from his elbows and back in even greater numbers.

In his weapon form, he transforms into a large black scythe.

The design is unique, resembling a cross with a blade attached to the horizontal bar.

Spirit's most defining trait is his shameless and incorrigible womanizing.

This lecherous behavior is the primary reason for his divorce and the strained relationship he has with his daughter, Maka.

Despite his flaws, he possesses a deep and genuine love for his family.

He often says that he loves Maka and her mother more than anyone else.

He frequently tries to dote on Maka, but his attempts are usually met with disgust and rejection.

To cope with his family troubles, he is a regular at the "Chupacabras" hostess club, where he seeks comfort from the staff.

His priorities are often skewed, highlighting his shortcomings as a father.

For example, when Maka felt isolated, he was too busy being captivated by Blair's beauty to notice his daughter's distress.

Spirit is one of the elite Death Scythes, but he is the only one who is literally a scythe, making him the truest holder of the title.

Unlike the other Death Scythes who are stationed globally, he usually remains in Death City.

He is the father of the series' protagonist, Maka Albarn.

However, he is divorced from Maka's mother and does not have custody of their daughter.

Following the apparent death of their teacher, Sid Barrett, Spirit temporarily served as a substitute teacher at the DWMA.

Interestingly, during his own student days, he was a serious student while his partner Stein was a delinquent, a complete reversal of their current personalities.

As a weapon, Spirit is exceptionally powerful.

He demonstrated his strength by effortlessly piercing Crona's hardened Black Blood body and blocking Ragnarok's vibration sword attacks.

He has a special talent for reading his meister's soul wavelength and drawing out their full potential.

This ability allows even an unskilled meister to perform at a top-tier level while wielding him.

In the anime version, he can perform the powerful "Kishin Hunter" technique by synchronizing his soul with Lord Death's.

Maka Albarn

He is Maka's father and adores her completely, though his affection is rarely returned.

Maka is thoroughly repulsed by his lecherous habits and barely acknowledges him as her father.

Maka's Mother

She was Spirit's former meister and the one who successfully transformed him into a Death Scythe.

They later married and had Maka, but his constant cheating led to their divorce.

Franken Stein

Stein was his junior at the DWMA, and they were partners before Spirit became a Death Scythe.

He tried to guide the dangerously curious young Stein, who in turn looked up to him.

Spirit is now wary of Stein due to a disturbing past incident.

Stein secretly conducted human experiments on Spirit every night for five years while he slept, a fact that was discovered by Maka's mother.

This discovery led Spirit to switch partners, but he and Stein still team up on occasion.

Despite their complicated history, fan illustrations on Pixiv overwhelmingly pair Spirit with Stein.

Lord Death

He currently serves as Lord Death's personal weapon.

Path to Becoming a Death Scythe

In his youth at the DWMA, Spirit was partnered with his junior, the brilliant but unstable Franken Stein.

He took on a mentorship role, trying to steer Stein away from his dangerous tendencies.

Their partnership ended after Maka's mother discovered that Stein was using the sleeping Spirit for his nightly human experiments.

Following this, she became Spirit's new meister.

Under her partnership, Spirit successfully became a Death Scythe.

The two eventually married and started a family.

Family Life and Fallout

After he and his partner married, they had a daughter named Maka.

However, Spirit's inability to control his lecherous nature and constant infidelity destroyed their marriage, leading to a divorce.

He lost custody of Maka in the process.

His actions created a deep rift between them, causing his daughter to grow up resenting him.

In the manga, his name is only ever given as "Spirit."

The full name "Spirit Albarn" is an addition from the anime adaptation.

He was voiced by Hiroaki Hirata in the drama CD and by Tōru Ōkawa in the anime series.

On art community sites like Pixiv, he is most commonly found under the tags "Death Scythe" or "Spirit."