with the General's own anti-Akuma weapon and later attempts to assimilate Allen Walker. However, Allen escapes, and the Apocryphos chases him for three months. Hoshino wrote him after having a discussion with her editor, in order to have a set up for the Innocence known as "Heart", a plot point previously mentioned. Other characters Black Order The , an "army" of the Vatican and the Pope, extends into every continent, having a branch headquarters in each with the main headquarters located in Europe. Although every part of the organization is needed to defeat The Millennium Earl, the entire Order is divided into active units and support units. The active units consist of the generals and Exorcists, while the support units are divided into several smaller departments: Science, Intelligence, Medical, Signal, Security, Diplomatic, and Logistics. Every department is individually managed by a section chief, and each branch by a branch chief, but the entire organization is directed by a chief officer, who is currently Komui Lee. Because of an attack launched by the Noah Lulu Bell on the building, the headquarters moved from the castle, where it had been located for a century, to London. After this move, the Science department was split into three sections. The grand generals, who are ranked higher than the chief, are rumored to have links to the Vatican, which funds the organization. Often, the Vatican sends agents to observe the Order. The Black Order also uses "Crows" (), an elite squad under the command of the Central Office, highly trained in combat and refined magic. Vatican Malcolm C. Rouvelier Having gained power quickly and decisively within the immediacy of the Order's founding, the Rouvelier family includes many members with great clout and reputation within the Black Order; stands at their head. An influential member of the Central Office of the Black Order, he was sent by special request of the Vatican to observe and report on the actions of exorcists and their supporters in the wake of the arrival of the Ark. Rouvelier is a tall man with a toothbrush mustache who possesses a pervading and intimidating aura. Victory in the war against the Earl is his tantamount concern, and exorcists are little more than the tools needed to win it. He even forces non-compatible humans to synchronize with Innocence. He later reveals that he ostracized Allen Walker from the Order so that the 14th