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Goblin Slayer(ゴブリンスレイヤー,Goburin Sureiyā)Voiced by:Yūichirō Umehara^[11] (Japanese);Brad Hawkins^[12] (English)The series' main character, an experienced silver ranked adventurer who only concerns himself with hunting Goblins(小鬼(ゴブリン),goburin, lit. "little demon"), to the point where the Guild has awarded him a Specialist classification due to both the sheer amount of goblins that he has killed as well as his work in studying their habits and biology. The jobs he takes only involve goblins and he takes no others, though he often gets roped into more dire quests for reasons beyond his control. He actually takes his missions seriously if he learns of said high rank monsters commands goblins as his army. His appearance is not as glamorous or elegant due to using equipment that would seem lacking for an adventurer of his rank. He does this out of advice from the Blacksmith or anything he learns on his journeys. While wearing only light armor and carrying a small round shield and occasionally a short sword that is routinely broken and has to be reforged or replaced several times, he also reveals in volume 4 that he wears a magical ring that allows him to breathe underwater. Dwarf Shaman noted that his equipment is perfectly suited for taking on Goblins in their dark and cramped lairs. His style of combat relies more on pragmatism such as setting traps, using a weapon against its user, and taking whatever advantage that may come. He even uses his own imagination to repurpose a protection spell in order to kill all the goblins in a burning elven fortress. His most defining trait is the hatred of goblins that fuels him and his actions. The reason behind this is his family and village were massacred by goblins, causing him to pursue a vendetta against all goblins everywhere. The sole survivor of the attack, he was soon taken in by Master who taught him the skills needed to kill Goblins.Five years later he applied for adventurers guild and was taken in by the uncle of his childhood friend, Cow Girl, and uses his income to pay for his stay. Though he is open to the idea of there being genuinely good goblins somewhere in the world, he believes that until proven otherwise, they can only be assumed to be evil due to the death and destruction they cause. He goes into a mad berserker state when he witnesses any maiden violated by the goblins as it reminds him of his sister's death.Priestess(女神官,Onna Shinkan)Voiced by:Yui Ogura^[11] (Japanese); Hayden Daviau^[12] (English)The main female protagonist. She initially is a 15-year-old porcelain rank adventurer, the lowest rank, as she had just joined. Her personality consists of being young, kind, and a generally helpful person. She is capable of performing healing magic, miracle of holy light and protective spells with a high amount of proficiency. After her first goblin hunt rapidly goes downhill and she is saved by Goblin Slayer, she joins with him as a new party. Even after the events of her first job, she still wishes to be an adventurer and helps her party however she can. As she fights alongside Goblin Slayer, she learns how to use spells alternatively, gaining new spells, ranking up as an adventurer, and has started to wear armor as the story progresses. Her backstory is that of an orphan raised in a temple into priesthood along with other orphans like her.High Elf Archer(妖精弓手(エルフ),Erufu)Voiced by:Nao Tōyama^[11] (Japanese); Mallorie Rodak^[12] (English)A 2000 year old High Elf(上森人(ハイエルフ),hai erufu, lit. "high forest (hu)man")adventurer of Ranger(野伏(レンジャー),renjā)class. She came with Dwarf Shaman and Lizard Priest to find Goblin Slayer and recruit his help. They face some trouble earlier as they are unable to pronounce "Goblin Slayer" and refer to him by other names (mostly Orcbolg and Beardcutter), until they find him. They reveal their objective; due to the increase in other demon monsters, there are not enough people to deal with Goblins and the elf army cannot mobilize to attack goblins as it would create suspicion and panic, if the army were focusing only on taking out the weakest monsters. They wish to hire Goblin Slayer to help them kill goblins. Her party also joins him to help him. She initially looks down on Goblin Slayer, due to his unkempt and weak appearance, but later comes to respect him, when she sees him in battle. She initially comes off as rather naive, believing that Goblin Slayer is an affront to the idea of an Adventurer because he does not actually go on what she considers "adventures", but after their encounter with Ogre she comes to realize just how strong and brave Goblin Slayer is and becomes determined to make him go on a true adventure with her and the rest of their party. She is a light-weight when it comes to drinking. She is a Silver ranked adventurer.Dwarf Shaman(鉱人道士(ドワーフ),Dowāfu)Voiced by:Yuichi Nakamura^[11] (Japanese); Barry Yandell^[12] (English)A 107 year old Dwarf(鉱人(ドワーフ),dowāfu, lit. "ore (hu)man")adventurer of spellcaster(精霊使い(シャーマン),spellcaster, lit. "spirit user")class and party member with High Elf and Lizard Priest. He is a cheerful and happy person mostly and is almost always arguing with High Elf Archer. As a Dwarf, he is good with metal, stone, and alcohol. At first glance, he is able to tell that Goblin Slayer is experienced and strong. He sometimes proves more knowledgeable than High Elf, despite being much younger. He is Silver ranked adventurer.Lizard Priest(蜥蜴僧侶(リザードマン),Rizādoman)Voiced by:Tomokazu Sugita^[11] (Japanese); Josh Bangle^[12] (English)A Lizardman(蜥蜴人(リザードマン),rizādoman)adventurer and party member with High Elf and Dwarf Shaman. Like Priestess, he can also heal, but he also uses a sword to fight and can summon skeletal familiars to assist him in battle. He often acts as a mediator between Dwarf and High Elf, stopping their arguments. He is a very calm and composed person. He cares deeply about nature due to his religion. He is also extremely enamored with the taste of cheese, which he finds exotic as his people do not raise livestock. His intention is to become a dragon. Like the dwarf and high elf he is also a Silver ranked adventurer.Cow Girl(牛飼娘,Ushikai Musume)Voiced by:Yuka Iguchi^[11] (Japanese);Brittany Lauda^[12] (English)Goblin Slayer's childhood best friend and a farm hand on her uncle's farm. Her uncle took her in on his farm once her family and the Goblin Slayer's were massacred by Goblins during their childhood. The reason she survived was because she was out of town before the attack.Guild Girl(受付嬢,Uketsukejō)Voiced by:Maaya Uchida^[11] (Japanese); Sara Ragsdale^[12] (English)A young woman who runs the Guild's front office as a receptionist and hands out contracts to adventurers. She shows concern for the villages pleading for help against the goblins, and is exasperated from how few experienced adventurers would take such jobs. This problem would leave inexperienced rookies to die from them, or worse. She holds great amounts of respect for Goblin Slayer, due to his willingness to take on many goblin contracts others would not touch, and eventually develops feelings for him.Witch(魔女,Majo)Voiced by:Yōko Hikasa^[11] (Japanese); Amanda Gish^[12] (English)A sorcereress who is an acquaintance of Goblin Slayer. She is Spearman's partner. She speaks very slowly pausing between each word. She has enough magical power to not care about wasting it and even uses expensive magic (due to it having a usage quota) just to light her pipe.Spearman(槍使い,Yari Tsukai)Voiced by:Yoshitsugu Matsuoka^[11] (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi^[12] (English)A warrior who usually belittles Goblin Slayer for his habit of hunting only goblins, despite being a Silver Rank adventurer. He is Witch's partner. He has a crush on Guild girl. Spearman has the reputation of being the strongest adventurer of the borderlands.Sword Maiden(剣の乙女,Tsurugi no Otome)Voiced by:Aya Endō(Japanese); Meg McClain^[12] (English)One of the heroes who helped defeat the previous Demon Lord, and now the highest authority in Water Town, Sword Maiden had no innate talents like the other heroes, developing her abilities from scratch. She was blinded and sexually tortured by goblins after being captured by them once, and since then she has a deep fear of them, thus hiring Goblin Slayer and his friends to deal with goblins lurking under the city. She also commands an alligator familiar which protects the city sewers from goblin attacks. She later develops strong romantic feelings for Goblin Slayer. She is a gold ranked adventurer and the archbishop of Supreme God.

• Goblins and Monsters: The Primary antagonists of the series and are vicious creatures that kill those who oppose them and rape any maiden to reproduce.

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