Snake Devil

Snake Devil
Name
Japanese	ヘビの悪 (あく) 魔 (ま)
Romaji	Hebi no Akuma
Biological Information
Species	Devil
Gender	Unknown
Status	Alive
Professional Information
Occupation	Wild Contract Devil
Contracted Humans	Akane Sawatari
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 25
Anime Debut	Episode 8

The Snake Devil (ヘビの悪 (あく) 魔 (ま) , Hebi no Akuma^?) is a Devil that embodies the concept of snakes.

Appearance

The Snake Devil has the appearance of an enormous snake with a large mouth made out of interlocking arms and hands instead of teeth. It has green scales/skin and a red eye with black sclera.

Personality

The Snake Devil's personality is currently unknown.

Plot

Katana Man arc

As Katana Man is being overwhelmed by Himeno and the Ghost Devil, he calls out to Sawatari for help. She raises her arm and summons the Snake Devil, commanding it to swallow the Ghost Devil whole. The Snake Devil instantly appears and swallows the Ghost Devil's body, decapitating it.

Later as Sawatari and Katana Man attempted to escape with a captive Denji, Kobeni appeared. Sawatari commanded the Snake Devil to attack with its tail but Kobeni's incredible agility allowed to avoid the attack and close the distance between them.

As Special Division 4 invades Sawatari's headquarters she commands the Snake Devil to spit out the Ghost Devil which now fights on their side. After Aki defeats the Ghost Devil, Sawatari attempts to summon the Snake Devil in a panic, but she is stopped by Kobeni.

The Snake Devil soon after killed Sawatari as she was being arrested, possibly as a cause in their contract together.

Gun Devil arc

By proxy of possessing Sawatari's corpse, Makima had access to her antemortem contract with the Snake Devil.

Abilities

As a Devil, the Snake Devil possesses all of the standard devil abilities, such the ability to make contracts with humans for a price.

The only known contract is the one with Akane Sawatari. Sawatari is able to fully summon the Snake Devil and use its abilities through voice commands and hand movements, in exchange for sacrificing a fingernail for each command. To use the Snake Devil's abilities, Sawatari requires hand movements, so when her hands are held together, she cannot use them.

Devil Powers

• Absorption and Release: The Snake Devil can devour other devils with its gigantic mouth and then expel them at a later point to fight on its behalf. Doing so any being that is released is fully healed and can fight in place of the Snake Devil. Akane can use these two abilities through the commands "Swallow it whole" (丸 (まる) 飲 (の) み, Marunomi^?) and "Spit it out" (吐 (は) き出 (だ) し, Hakidashi^?). The Snake Devil appears to require contractors to pay an additional cost for the release ability, as Sawatari, in addition to losing a fingernail, suffered a nosebleed when she summoned the Ghost Devil against Aki Hayakawa.

Chapter Appearances

Katana Man arc
23. Gunfire	Absent
24. Curse	Absent
25. Ghost, Snake, Chainsaw	Debut
26. The Gun is Mightier	Absent
27. From Kyoto	Absent
28. Secrets & Lies	Appears
29. Perfect Score	Absent
30. Bruised & Battered	Absent
31. The Future Rules	Absent
32. Over and Over Again	Absent
33. Mission Start	Mentioned
34. Full Team	Mentioned
35. Minor	Mentioned
36. Katana vs. Chainsaw	Absent
37. Train, Head, Chainsaw	Absent
38. Easy Revenge!	Flashback

Gun Devil arc
71. Bath	Absent
72. All Together	Absent
73. Everyday Life No More	Absent
74. What the Waves Say	Absent
75. 9,12	Absent
76. Don't Open It	Appears
77. Ring Ring Ring	Absent
78. Snowball Fight	Absent
79. Play Catch	Absent

Anime Appearances

Season 1
1. Dog & Chainsaw	Absent
2. Arrival in Tokyo	Absent
3. Meowy's Whereabouts	Absent
4. Rescue	Absent
5. Gun Devil	Absent
6. Kill Denji	Absent
7. The Taste of a Kiss	Absent
8. Gunfire	Debut
9. From Kyoto	Appears
10. Bruised & Battered	Absent
11. Mission Start	Mentioned
12. Katana vs. Chainsaw	Flashback

Trivia

• The Snake Devil's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
  • The Snake Devil ranked 57th in the First Popularity Poll with 81 votes.
  • The Snake Devil ranked 83rd in the Second Popularity Poll with 107 votes.
• The Snake Devil derives its power from Ophidiophobia (from Greek ὄφις: "snake"), the fear of snakes.
• On one of Tatsuki Fujimoto's alternative Twitter accounts, he has revealed concept art of an early design of Power that may have served as inspiration for Akane Sawatari and the Snake Devil.