Nicolas Ein

Nicolas Ein (ニコラス・アイン Nikkorasu Ain) is a member of the small group better known as Spirit Cross, also composed of four other people. The youngest of the team at 13 years old, he has a good-natured (if carefree) demeanor and seems benign, but he's also got a -- let's say -- darker side to him. He loves greeting people he encounters by shoving his fingers down their throats.

Following the death of Meringue Vajra and Spirit Cross' disbandment, Nicolas is currently visiting Japan as a psychic mentor of sorts.

Personality
Given that he's the youngest of all the Spirit Cross members, it's no surpise that he is mischievous. Sticking his fingers into someone's mouth and kanchō are the lad's two strong suits, though he is formidable with other escapades as well. Most people outside his faction dismiss him for the antics that he enjoys causing while disregarding the boy's hidden depths; one facet of his persona is that he is less obnoxious than he lets on. Ignoring his prankish behavior, Nicolas is likely to kill off whoever is his enemy, second only to Jed. He has no scruples about doing violence, but he gets traumatized when looking at blood and gore because of an incident that transpired in the past. On a number of occasions he's been shown to have a short fuse, most notably anytime he has to deal with Carmine or whenever he believes Spirit Cross are being held in derision.

Post-timeskip!Nicolas has gotten over his fear of bloodshed. Generally, he has mellowed out and no longer finds any pleasure in brute force, though he continues to goof around if the opportunity arises.

Voice portrayal

 * Mariya Ise
 * Tetsuya Iwanaga (post-timeskip)
 * Julie Ann Taylor (English)
 * Billy Kametz (English; post-timeskip)

Trivia

 * He was born on July the 3rd, right before Independence Day.
 * People either misrembering his forename or giving him terms of endearment (e.g. Nick; Nicky; Nickaroonie) is a big sore spot. Minerva Ein, Nicolas' mother who is still alive, gave him that name because she had a particular fondness for the phrase "victory of the people". This would in turn lead her son to adopt that very same admiration for it.
 * His most favorite foods are shōyu-dare katsudon and Malabar matthi curry (aka fish curry).