There were a lot of memorable characters in Soul Eater and one of the most unforgettable was the powerful but shy Crona.
While Soul Eater was a huge hit upon its release the anime series was cut short. Crona had one of the most unique personalities which was a very haunting addition to the often mysterious show.
Soul Eater fans got to learn more and more about him and as the show progressed, it became clear, there was a good reason for Crona to be so pessimistic. Crona was introverted and fans rarely if ever saw him smile in the anime.
10 His Mother Was Medusa
Everybody knew her as Dr. Medusa at the academy and later turned out to be the evilest character in Soul Eater. She wanted to release Kishin and fans had to realize, she was much more than a nurse at the Death Weapon Meister Academy. As viewers had the chance to learn more about Crona, it was clear, Medusa wasn’t a model parent to her child. Thanks to that relation Crona had witch blood running in her veins as well. Medusa was one of the strongest villains of Soul Eater yet fans loved her.
9 Medusa Tortured Him
Medusa didn’t think of Crona as her child, but as a tool that would help her achieve her goals. Because of that, Medusa kept on torturing Crona to turn him into a killing machine.
Whenever Crona didn’t succeed during training, she locked him into a dark room for days without any food or drink. Probably Crona would have been much different if he wasn’t subjected to constant torture both physically and mentally.
8 Ragnarok Was A Demon Weapon
Ragnarok used to be a normal demon weapon, just like other humans. Medusa wanted to create a special tool for Crona so she melted him in his sword form in black blood. This material was also created by Medusa and it gave healing abilities to those, who were injected with black blood. Ragnarok made Crona’s childhood even worse, as he often acted like a bully. The demon was stretching out of Crona’s back, protecting him whenever necessary. While Crona was one of the antagonists of Soul Eater, he managed to change things around despite his many disadvantages.
7 He Had Weird Hobbies
Probably fans didn’t expect Crona to spend his free time with happy thoughts and cheerful activities. As a result of his terrible childhood, Crona had a twisted mindset and fans got plenty of proof of that. First of all, Crona seemed to think of killing as a hobby and while it didn’t bring joy to him, he had some sort of fun. Writing weird poems seemed to be another pastime activity for him. In episode 26 he wrote a piece, which crept his peers out and made everyone apologize for being alive. Soul Eater was a pretty weird anime series and Crona was a great addition to the show's eccentric and unique characters.
6 Crona Was Androgynous
In the Japanese version, Crona was always referred to as gender-neutral, however, the English writers didn’t want to use 'it' and decided to use the 'him' pronoun instead.
After a short research, it became clear that Medusa raised Crona as female, but later it seemed he was biologically male. Mainly Crona’s clothing choices signaled his gender preferences.
5 Ragnarok Bullied Crona
It wasn’t enough for Crona to be tortured and abused by his mother, Ragnarok was terribly harsh on him as well. After Ragnarok was melted and mixed into Crona’s blood, the two had to live together. The demon weapon was attached to Crona’s back. He was an overly confident creature, who thought he was stronger than anyone. There were a few times when Crona gathered his strength to stand up to Ragnarok, which he never took easily and offended him.
4 His Fear Controlled Him
Crona had one of the most tragic backstories in anime history. He grew up to be constantly punished for any failure by his mother; Crona was always anxious as he never wanted to make a mistake. Crona’s anxiety was eased by the Madness of the Black Blood, which made him unable to feel fear. Even when Crona felt fear, he was always quite strong and eventually managed to overcome it. A good example was when he went up against Arachne. Fans saw him shaking in fear, but partially with Ragnarok’s help, Crona pulled himself together.
3 Maka Was His First Friend
Maka Albarn was a huge influence on him after they became friends. Crona soon began exhibiting positive changes. Despite initially being enemies, Crona grew extremely fond of her. Fans saw Crona being protective and caring, which in Crona’s case was tremendous growth. Once the two got closer, Crona appeared to be somewhat happier and much more relaxed. He had no friends prior to Maka and he was taught to avoid others, so Maka's friendship brought a huge change in his life.
2 He Was Supposed To Become A Kishin
Medusa was training Crona to become a Kishin from the very beginning. As fans learned, she was obsessed with releasing Kishin and Crona was the key. Crona wanted to go through with the plan because he wanted to make his mother happy. The years of torture resulted in Crona seeing only one goal in his life. Thanks to his black blood, Crona was eventually able to absorb Asura into his body and become an extremely powerful creature. Soul Eater had many epic fights and Crona was an important part in many of them.
1 He Almost Died
After Crona helped his mother the Academy wanted to expel him and it seemed everything was lost. Crona was most worried about their friendship with Maka, who forgave him knowing that Medusa was behind all evil. To gain the Academy’s trust, he volunteered to rescue Stein from Medusa’s lair. There, he engaged in a fight with his mother who seriously wounded him. Crona was bleeding out slowly and Maka protected him from Medusa finishing him off. Fans saw how deeply the two felt about each other and later Crona was healed in the anime.