Yoichi Saotome

Yoichi Saotome 「早乙女 与一, Saotome Yoichi」 is a member of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army's Demon Moon Squad.

Appearance
Yoichi has medium length brown hair and green eyes. He wears the standard JIDA uniform.

Personality
Yoichi has an equilibrium of kindness and altruism. However, he lacks strength. He hates conflict. He wants neither his friends nor his family to die, but he doesn't want to kill anyone.

History
When the vampires attacked, Yoichi and his sister were in their room. His sister pushed him under the bed and told him not to come out for any reason. Then the vampire Lacus Weld opened the door, grabbed his sister and fed on her until he dropped her corpse on the ground, with Yoichi unable to do anything.

Like his sister, he was one of the children that was being experimented on by the Hyakuya Church to create a weapon of mass destruction, as part of the 'Seraph of the End' plan in destroying the world. Glen knew of this beforehand, thanks to intel provided by Mahiru nine years ago.

Story
Yoichi decided to become part of the Moon Demon Squad of the JIDA claiming his intention was to avenge his sister. He asked help from bullies in order to find a way to become a member of the JIDA but did not get anything. He met Shinoa, Yūichirō and later Kimizuki and became friends with them. He then took part in the exams to become a member of the Moon Demon Squad, scoring the highest in the aptitude test.

However, he initially failed at the test to choose a demon weapon, his weak will and unclear motives as well as his kindness allowed the demon to take control of him. Eventually, he succeeded to regain control of himself after proclaiming his real desire was to protect everyone he values, before Yūichirō and Kimizuki were forced to kill him under Glen's orders. He then becomes a member of the Moon Demon Squad, wielding the Gekkōin.

Natural Abilities
Yoichi has high psychic resistance, but he's physically very weak.

Demon Weapon

 * Gekkōin 「月光韻, lit. Moonlight Rhyme」: A weapon of the Black Demon series. It takes the form of a big, black bow. It can manifest multiple arrows and can see far away. This allows Yoichi to target multiple enemies as well as spot them before they can attack.