Soul Evans (ソウル・エヴァンス, Sōru Evansu), nicknamed Soul Eater (ソウル=イーター, Sōru Ītā), is a demon scythe and the partner of Maka Albarn, and the main male protagonist. His weapon form has a red-and-black blade and an eye near its heel which expresses his emotions. He has a laid-back and nonchalant personality and tries to maintain a "cool" attitude, but often ends up embarrassing himself instead.[ch. 0a] He tends to bicker with Maka over unimportant things from time to time, but is fiercely loyal to her and has more than once displayed his will to die for his friends' safety.[ch. 2] After he is slashed in the chest by Ragnarok and infected with the Demon Sword's blood, he fights to resist the madness-inducing effects of the blood, which is portrayed by the little demon who appears within his subconscious.
As a member of a renowned family of musicians, Soul is a talented pianist, but uses his discovery of his weapon powers as an excuse to break ties from the family tradition and pursue the goal of becoming the most powerful death scythe ever. He dislikes being compared to his older brother Wes, a famous violinist, and is reluctant to play music for other people.[ch. 55] He can use this talent when resonating his soul wavelength with others, playing the piano within his soul to drastically enhance their power.[ch. 36] He manages to become a death scythe after defeating Arachne with Maka and eating her soul, gaining the ability to use sound waves and sabotage enemies with his "Soul Hack" attack.[ch. 62] In the aftermath of Asura's defeat, overcoming his fear of using black blood, Soul becomes partnered to Death the Kid after he officially becomes the new Shinigami. Due to Kid's agreement with the witches to make no more death scythes, Soul becomes the last death scythe created.
