Kannochi

Kannochi
Japanese	カノッチ
Rōmaji	Kanotchi
Gender	Male
Status	Deceased
Team	Chess Pieces
Class	Bishop
ÄRMs	Body Candle Dragon Rod
Seiyū (Japanese)	Hideyuki Umezu
Voice Actor (English)	Dave Wittenberg

Kannochi (カノッチ, Kanotchi) was a Bishop in the Chess Pieces.

Appearance

Kannochi was a round-headed Bishop with star-shaped eyes who wore a white suit and top hat. Kannochi's character is a reference to Humpty Dumpty.

Personality

Kannochi, unlike most Chess Pieces, wasn't actually evil, and only joined the Chess Pieces for the thrill of battle and had no interest into other people's pain. Kannochi stated that he could have just as easily joined the Cross Guard and conversely fight against the Chess instead.

History

Suffering from amnesia, Kannochi's first memory is from a battle which took place in a village, where he hid from the view of soldiers. At some point soon after, while sitting peacefully in a field, he crushed a butterfly that flew in his hands. Due to Kannochi's love of battle, he would later go on to join the Chess Pieces.

Second Great MÄR-Heaven War

War Games

Round 3

Kannochi is first seen during the third round of the War Games, where he sleeps throughout the round until his battle comes up. He's even unaware that Alibaba died during his battle. Kannochi inquires who is left for both teams and decides to fight with Ginta, feeling excitement to have such an opponent.

As the fight begins Kannochi comments that Ginta did well to defeat Garon. He then activates his Darkness ÄRM, Body Candle. Ginta seeing an Darkness ÄRM has curiously checks out his body to see what the curse has done before asking Kannochi. He takes off his top hat to reveal a burning candle and tells Ginta he's has been cursed, as when the candle melts to nothing so will Ginta. At this news Ginta and his team members panic and Alviss tells Ginta that it's all true and to destroy the ring ÄRM. Before anyone can act Kannochi swallows his ring.

Ginta quickly uses Babbo, Version 1: Hammer Arm, in an attempt to break the ring inside of Kannochi. However he uses his Nature ÄRM, Dragon Rod, to defend himself from Ginta's attacks. He acknowledges how fast Ginta's speed and incredible strength are, getting struck in the stomach, but the ring doesn't fly out. Nonetheless, Kannochi changes tactics and uses the flame that belches from his cane to speed up the melting of the candle on his head, thus shortening the time Ginta has left.

Ginta ask Kannochi why he's in the Chess and if he enjoys killing people. Kannochi comments that he doesn't enjoy murder and that he is merely using the war game to find thrills. He's interested in the life and death game. If he loses, death isn't so bad, and defeating Ginta definitely isn't bad. Ginta smiles, empathizing with Kannochi's pursuit of excitement. Ginta tells Babbo that it's time to use "that". Babbo agrees, though it hurts his pride as a gentleman. Ginta closes his eyes and begins to change the flow of his magic.

Sensing Ginta drawing out magic power from within, Kannochi wonders if Ginta is about to summon Gargoyle. Instead, Ginta then use Babbo's new fourth power, Alice. Alice both heals Ginta and removes the curse of him, as Ginta wishes to have a fair fight. With the failure of Body Candle, however, Kannochi himself begins to melt, and he regrets using Body Candle instead of starting with a "street fight". Ginta attempts to use Alice again, though Babbo says he won't have enough time to do so. Before melting fully, Kannochi gives Ginta some final words to encourage him to keep fighting, and warns him that from then on Team MÄR will be fighting the Knights, the true enemy.

ÄRMs

Kannochi's ÄRM are:

• Body Candle: A Darkness ÄRM that links the target's bodily status to a burning candle, causing them to melt down as it does until there is nothing left. Should it fail, its own user will compensate for its usage by melting himself at a remarkably fast rate.
• Dragon Rod: Kannochi's cane Nature ÄRM engraved with the head of a dragon which breaths fire.

Trivia

• In the English Dub of the anime, Kannochi is mistakenly classified as a Rook instead of a Bishop.
• Kannochi was never given a backstory in the manga.

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