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Bols is a character from the dark fantasy action series Akame ga KILL!. He serves as a member of the Jaegers, an elite special forces group assembled by the Empire to counter the revolutionary assassin organization known as Night Raid. Before being drafted into the Jaegers for being a Teigu user, Bols was a former member of the Empire’s Incineration Squad. In that role, his duty was to burn entire cities and villages full of people alive as a form of execution and to suppress dissent against the Empire.
Bols is a man defined by a profound contradiction between his terrifying profession and his gentle personal nature. He is a tall, massively-built man who almost always wears a gas mask with a nozzle at the mouth and cross-guards over the eyes, giving him the appearance of a homicidal brute. He typically fights bare-chested, revealing three claw-like scars on his chest, with a large gasoline tank mounted on his back for his flamethrower. His full facial features are never clearly shown to the audience, though he has been depicted with spiky, light-colored hair. Despite his fearsome and intimidating appearance, Bols has a timid, bashful, and shy personality, especially around people he does not know. He is polite, considerate, and unaggressive in his daily interactions with his comrades. This gentle nature extends to his domestic life, as he is a very capable cook who often prepares meals for the other members of the Jaegers, bringing a sense of camaraderie to the team.
The central motivation driving Bols is his deep and unwavering love for his family. He is happily married and has a young daughter, and his wife and child serve as his emotional support, consoling him for the psychological burdens caused by his work. He states that his wife rejected him twice before they became close and eventually married. Bols believes that he will always be happy as long as his family is well. His love for them is so strong that his final act is to attempt to crawl back to his home to see them one last time after being fatally wounded. He continues to work for the Empire and perform his horrific duties precisely for their sake, to provide for them and ensure their safety.
A key aspect of Bols’s character is his acute self-awareness and sense of guilt regarding his actions. Unlike many others who serve the Empire, he does not believe that following orders absolves him of guilt. He is haunted by the memories of the villages he incinerated and believes that many people despise him and will swear revenge against him. He accepts the fear and distrust his appearance causes in others as a just punishment for his past sins, and he believes that one day, karma will inevitably catch up with him for the things he has done.
In the story, Bols acts as a supporting antagonist. Within the Jaegers, he is one of the older members and gets along well with his teammates. He is particularly friendly with the younger member Wave, and his gentle demeanor makes him a voice of reason within the group. In a notable scene, the sadistic General Esdeath even comes to him for advice on how to win the heart of Tatsumi, and he earnestly teaches her several ways to do so, showcasing his empathetic and caring nature. His role in major plot events includes participating in the assault on a bandit stronghold and later burning a village that was sympathetic to the revolutionary army, an act that directly makes him a target of Night Raid.
Bols’s character arc concludes with his death, which he always felt he deserved. During a major battle, he is separated from his group and confronted by Akame and Leone. After a fight, he activates the self-destruct mechanism of his flamethrower’s gas tank, successfully wounding both of his opponents. Though he manages to escape the immediate blast, he is severely injured. While fleeing, he comes across a young girl who has scraped her leg. In a final act of compassion, he stops to bandage her wound, but the girl is revealed to be the Night Raid assassin Chelsea in disguise, whose partner was killed in the village he burned. She stabs him, and Bols dies with his last thoughts being of his wife and daughter, trying to trace his way back home. His death has a significant emotional impact on his comrades, particularly Kurome and Wave. The tragedy of his story is later compounded when his wife and daughter are brutally killed by the sadistic Wild Hunt group, an act that further illustrates the brutal consequences of the Empire’s corruption.
As a fighter, Bols possesses considerable physical strength befitting his large size, allowing him to grapple with monsters and move quickly while carrying the heavy tank of his Imperial Arms. His Teigu is a flamethrower named Invitation to Purgatory: Rubicante. This weapon projects a stream of fire of incredible heat and range, capable of disintegrating projectiles in mid-air. The flames it produces are inextinguishable, burning away whatever they touch until nothing is left, even if the target is submerged in water. Its additional ability is called Magma Drive, which allows the user to fire a concentrated ball of fire for longer-range attacks. In dire circumstances, Bols can also activate the canister’s self-destruct function, creating a massive explosion.
Bols is a man defined by a profound contradiction between his terrifying profession and his gentle personal nature. He is a tall, massively-built man who almost always wears a gas mask with a nozzle at the mouth and cross-guards over the eyes, giving him the appearance of a homicidal brute. He typically fights bare-chested, revealing three claw-like scars on his chest, with a large gasoline tank mounted on his back for his flamethrower. His full facial features are never clearly shown to the audience, though he has been depicted with spiky, light-colored hair. Despite his fearsome and intimidating appearance, Bols has a timid, bashful, and shy personality, especially around people he does not know. He is polite, considerate, and unaggressive in his daily interactions with his comrades. This gentle nature extends to his domestic life, as he is a very capable cook who often prepares meals for the other members of the Jaegers, bringing a sense of camaraderie to the team.
The central motivation driving Bols is his deep and unwavering love for his family. He is happily married and has a young daughter, and his wife and child serve as his emotional support, consoling him for the psychological burdens caused by his work. He states that his wife rejected him twice before they became close and eventually married. Bols believes that he will always be happy as long as his family is well. His love for them is so strong that his final act is to attempt to crawl back to his home to see them one last time after being fatally wounded. He continues to work for the Empire and perform his horrific duties precisely for their sake, to provide for them and ensure their safety.
A key aspect of Bols’s character is his acute self-awareness and sense of guilt regarding his actions. Unlike many others who serve the Empire, he does not believe that following orders absolves him of guilt. He is haunted by the memories of the villages he incinerated and believes that many people despise him and will swear revenge against him. He accepts the fear and distrust his appearance causes in others as a just punishment for his past sins, and he believes that one day, karma will inevitably catch up with him for the things he has done.
In the story, Bols acts as a supporting antagonist. Within the Jaegers, he is one of the older members and gets along well with his teammates. He is particularly friendly with the younger member Wave, and his gentle demeanor makes him a voice of reason within the group. In a notable scene, the sadistic General Esdeath even comes to him for advice on how to win the heart of Tatsumi, and he earnestly teaches her several ways to do so, showcasing his empathetic and caring nature. His role in major plot events includes participating in the assault on a bandit stronghold and later burning a village that was sympathetic to the revolutionary army, an act that directly makes him a target of Night Raid.
Bols’s character arc concludes with his death, which he always felt he deserved. During a major battle, he is separated from his group and confronted by Akame and Leone. After a fight, he activates the self-destruct mechanism of his flamethrower’s gas tank, successfully wounding both of his opponents. Though he manages to escape the immediate blast, he is severely injured. While fleeing, he comes across a young girl who has scraped her leg. In a final act of compassion, he stops to bandage her wound, but the girl is revealed to be the Night Raid assassin Chelsea in disguise, whose partner was killed in the village he burned. She stabs him, and Bols dies with his last thoughts being of his wife and daughter, trying to trace his way back home. His death has a significant emotional impact on his comrades, particularly Kurome and Wave. The tragedy of his story is later compounded when his wife and daughter are brutally killed by the sadistic Wild Hunt group, an act that further illustrates the brutal consequences of the Empire’s corruption.
As a fighter, Bols possesses considerable physical strength befitting his large size, allowing him to grapple with monsters and move quickly while carrying the heavy tank of his Imperial Arms. His Teigu is a flamethrower named Invitation to Purgatory: Rubicante. This weapon projects a stream of fire of incredible heat and range, capable of disintegrating projectiles in mid-air. The flames it produces are inextinguishable, burning away whatever they touch until nothing is left, even if the target is submerged in water. Its additional ability is called Magma Drive, which allows the user to fire a concentrated ball of fire for longer-range attacks. In dire circumstances, Bols can also activate the canister’s self-destruct function, creating a massive explosion.