"A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body."

The Death Weapon Meister Academy in Death City, more commonly referred to as the DWMA, is the most prestigious school of weapon masters in Soul Eater. At its head sits Shinigami-sama, Lord Death himself. Students at this school learn math, biology, Kishin hunting, and literature. Guess which one we'll be focusing on.

The meisters that attend this academy hunt Kishin - creatures of great evil that aim to become more powerful by consuming human souls - in hopes of creating a Death Scythe. Thus, our contender: Maka Albarn.

"I refuse to let my fear control me anymore!"

Maka Albarn
Age: 13
Two-Star DWMA Meister
Family: Spirit Albarn (father), unnamed mother
Favorite book: Dark Side of the Moon by Lorda Donsany

Maka was born to Spirit Albarn when he was 18 years old (Her mother's name is never revealed. Trust me, I've looked.) She and he had issues, to say the least, as Spirit constantly cheated on his wife, who eventually divorced him. Maka would all but ignore her father on a regular basis, and he'd try and make things right with her with empty promises on more than one occasion.

I digress. As soon as she was old enough to understand what a meister was, and found out her mother was one of the best in her class, Maka wanted to be just like her. Step 1: Get a huge sickle to swing around.

"We have to work together here! Don't you want to become a Death Scythe?"

Soul Eater
"The Demon Scythe"
Melee
Pros: Powerful and maneuverable
Cons: Limited range, "maneuverable" doesn't mean "lightweight"

Soul "Eater" Evans
Age: mid-teens
DWMA Death Weapon
Family: unnamed grandmother, Wes Evans (brother)
Can play the piano

Maka doesn't simply wield Soul in battle. It's more accurate to say they use their combined strength to overtake foes (primarily Kishin) and cut out their souls. As his nickname suggests, once he and Maka have successfully slain a Kishin, he consumes its soul. This is the ultimate goal for all Death Weapons; to work with a meister to gather 99 Kishin egg souls and one witch soul, in that order. Completing this overarching task will transform the weapon - Soul, in this case - into a Death Scythe powerful enough to be used by Lord Death. Of course, failing in acquiring the crucial witch's soul will require the team to relinquish the 99 souls they obtained prior to this, forcing them to start all over again.

Soul's combat capability isn't limited to being a weapon. While in his human form, he is able to morph parts of his body (primarily his arm) into scythe blades. He can then use said blades to do exactly what you'd expect he'd do with a blade. He will only resort to this if Maka is incapacitated or he is found alone in a fight, as he has no formal hand-to-hand training to speak of.

We've only scratched the surface of what these two are capable of. Find out what special tricks and techniques these two have in store when they fight Ruby Rose in the first ever Hannibal Death Battle!

"Justice will be swift! Justice will be painful! It will be DELICIOUS!"