Allen Walker
Age: 15; 16; 17
Birthday: Unknown, December 25 (date of adoption)
Height: 168 cm (5'6"), now 174 cm (5'8 1/2")
Weight: 127.9 lbs (58 kg), now 123 lbs (56 kg)
Blood type: O
Nationality: British
Favorite food: Mitarashi Dango
Background
Allen's the main character of the series, though his start was rough. His biological parents abandoned him because they saw his left arm as a deformity—what they didn't know was that it was actually his Innocence manifesting. He eventually got picked up by a traveling circus performer named Mana Walker on Christmas Day, who became his adoptive father. But when Mana died, Allen fell apart. Manipulated by the Millennium Earl, he tried to resurrect Mana by turning him into an Akuma, hoping to get his father back.
It didn't work out that way. The Mana Akuma cursed Allen instead, slashing through his left eye and leaving a pentacle scar—the mark of the Akuma. The scar gave him the ability to see trapped souls inside Akuma with that eye. At the exact same moment, his left arm awakened as an Anti-Akuma weapon and instinctively destroyed the very Akuma he'd just created. The trauma was so extreme that his brown hair turned completely white.
After meeting General Cross Marian, Allen learned the harsh truth: once a soul gets trapped in an Akuma, it's trapped forever. The only mercy is exorcism. He became Cross's disciple for three years, which turned out to be a mixed blessing. Cross taught him about Akuma and the Black Order's mission, but the guy was irresponsible, a womanizer, and constantly broke. Allen spent most of his time paying off ridiculous debts and dealing with his master's terrible behavior. He doesn't talk fondly about those years—if anything, he feared Cross more than respected him.
Abilities
Allen's a solid fighter even without his Innocence. He can hold his own against serious opponents through pure combat skill and reflexes alone. But his skill set goes way beyond just fighting.
Those years of paying Cross's debts forced Allen to become a card shark. He picked up gambling young, initially to keep his deformed left hand nimble, but he got genuinely good at it. More than good—he learned how to cheat and manipulate the game without hesitation, and he's honestly proud of that skill. It's weird hearing it from someone so polite and courteous, and his friends find it unsettling that this darker side exists underneath. Whatever Cross put him through clearly left its mark.
He's also got circus talent—juggling, acrobatics, the whole package—picked up from his time traveling with Mana, who was a clown.
Innocence & Powers
Allen's synchronization with his Innocence topped out at 83% before the weapon got destroyed. But the Innocence didn't disappear completely; it lingered as particles in a hazy fog, basically matching Allen's fractured mental state. He eventually had a breakthrough moment that let him reclaim the weapon and unlock its true form.
His Innocence is called Crowned Clown (officially designated by the Order). When inactive, it's a black spiral pattern running up his arm to his shoulder, marked with tattoo-like symbols. When activated, it's basically armor—a white hood with a masquerade-style mask that changes shape, covering his shoulders and right arm in Innocence energy while his left arm becomes slender, black, and covered in razor-sharp claws. His usual flat hair spikes up in back. The Innocence has some level of consciousness too; it can manipulate his body like a puppet when he's down, or help him dodge attacks.
Things got serious when Allen pushed past 100% synchronization in a fight with Tyki. That unlocked a new ability: the Sword of Exorcism. It can exorcise an Akuma just by touching them, and it can even strip the Noah Gene from Noah themselves. What really shocked Tyki wasn't the power itself—it was how similar the sword looked to the Millennium Earl's weapon.
Notes
Both Inspector Levrier and Cross have referenced a "player" in mysterious terms, suggesting there might be more than one person with this role in the larger story.
Content compiled by AnimeList.moe from publicly available sources.
