Akame (アカメ, Akame), also known as Akame of the Demon Sword Murasame. Originally sold to the Empire along with her sister Kurome to be trained as an assassin, Akame eventually defected to the rebels when she was sent to assassinate General Najenda, the leader of Night Raid and joined them to overthrow the corrupt monarchy.

Yoru (ヨル, Yoru?) is the villainous tritagonist of the Academy Saga. She is the War Devil (戦せん争そうの悪あく魔ま, Sensō no Akuma?) who embodies the fear of war. She is a member of the Four Horsemen, who now occupies Asa Mitaka's body as a Fiend