List of Darker Than Black Characters - Pavlichenko Family

Pavlichenko Family

Suō Pavlichenko (蘇芳・パブリチェンコ, Suō Paburichenko?)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Alison Viktorin (English)

A 13 year old girl who lives in Vladivostok, Russia. In the Gemini of the Meteor story arc, Suō becomes involved in the war and machinations between the various groups and Contractors, and her life is forever changed when she meets Hei. She is Eurasian, with a Japanese mother and Russian father. She also has a twin brother, Shion, who uses a wheelchair. She is later revealed to have some form of contractor ability when she goes into mental shock, which awakens her latent powers. She can manifest an anti-tank rifle (PTRD) from the meteor fragment she wears and wield it easily despite the heavy weight of the weapon and its powerful recoil; however, even though the weapon comes with its own ammunition each time it is created, the wear and tear on it remains, so Suō must maintain it like any other rifle. Her remuneration is to fold origami. Her stated goal is to kill all Contractors (though this might have changed due to Hei), and the awakening of her latent powers is referred to by some characters as the "beginning of the end". After meeting her mother, Suō discovers that she is a 'copy' of the original Suō who died in an explosion many years ago, created by Shion's power. After reuniting with Shion, Suō appears to die after the meteor fragment she is carrying breaks. Later, it is revealed that she has been transported to an alternate world where she can live a normal life, with presumably no memory of her previous one.

Shion Pavlichenko (紫苑・パブリチェンコ, Shion Paburichenko?)

Voiced by: Hōko Kuwashima (Japanese), Lindsay Seidel (English)

Suō's twin brother, recognized by various organizations as Izanagi, the counterpart to the Izanami entity that has possessed Yin. He was believed to have lost his right eye due to an accident with a falling meteor core fragment during the Tokyo explosion, and that this incident also turned him into a Contractor. It is later revealed that he was in fact born a Contractor, a unique occurrence according to Mao's words, and that the meteorite incident was actually a fake memory he put into his sister's mind. His remuneration is to be forced to use a wheelchair every time he uses his power. The full nature of Shion's powers have not been revealed, however, it eventually revealed that the current Suō is actually a 'copy' he created with his power. He also displays telepathic abilities, being able to mentally contact his sister and instruct her in how to get to safety during an attack on their home; they could also be traces left in his sister memories and triggered by events he and his father planned ahead. He leaves behind a clue for Suō telling her he has left for Japan, which drives her to leave Russia to find him. He is reunited with Suō in Hell's Gate, where he wishes for a world where Suō can live a normal life before being killed by Izanami.

Dr. Mikhail Pavlichenko (ミハイル・パブリチェンコ博士, Mihairu Paburichenko Hakase?)

Voiced by: Katsunosuke Hori (Japanese), Sonny Strait (English)

Suō and Shion's father. Dr. Pavlichenko works for a research group studying the time and space distortion effects occurring on the planet. He is also the creator of the memory eraser. He is believed to be killed by Hei, but the latter denied doing so saying that the doctor was dead when he arrived. He's shown to be alive and well with Shion back in Japan, showing that his death was faked. His wife, Asako Makimiya, also reveals that he is involved with The Syndicate. Aware that the current Suō is a copy of the original, he regards and loves her as his daughter as she would have become had she lived rather than as a replica or replacement for the original. After being reunited with Suō, Dr. Pavlichenko is mortally wounded while rescuing her from government forces and dies.

Asako Makimiya (牧宮 麻子, Makimiya Asako?)

Voiced by: Sakiko Tamagawa (Japanese), Anastasia Munoz (English)

Suō and Shion's estranged mother, who divorced her husband several years ago. She apparently works as a photographer in Japan and Suō purchases albums that she makes. When Suō is reunited with her mother, Asako initially mistakes her for Shion. When Suō corrects her, a shocked Asako reveals that Suō died eight years ago in an explosion and rejects Suō, whom Asako has realized is actually a copy of the original Suō that Shion must have created.