Melon

"It's strange, isn't it? Carnivores and herbivores should get along, yet their children are treated like freaks."

- Melon venting to Legoshi.

Melon (メロン) is the primary antagonist of the Melon arc in Beastars. He is first introduced in as a faux elephant therapist, killing them and using their tusks for ivory to make quick money.

Appearance
Melon is a half-breed, gaining characteristics from both parents. He is a gazelle with the body, jaw, tail and eyes of a leopard.

He wears a surgical mask in public to hide his leopard features.

Because of his life as a half-breed, Melon develops leopard spots on his body gradually which he chooses to hide with tattoos of melon leaves.

Personality
Melon is a cunning, sadistic individual who can easily manipulate others using his false sense of charm and empathy to achieve his objective. His deceptive nature has led others to be seriously injured or killed, from murdering an elephant with a large syringe to almost killing Legosi with a bullet to the stomach. As a new boss of the Shishigumi, Melon is cruel and harsh towards the members, unlike Louis, who is firm, yet kind with them. He also has no remorse what he has done, making him ultimately sociopathic or psychopathic in nature. He seems to be a masochist as well, since getting a tattoo from a sloth excited him immensely, making him blush and stick his tongue out in pure bliss. Melon claims that getting inflicted with pain is the only way for him to feel alive since he can't taste anything due to his hybrid nature.

History
Main article: Melon/History

Relationships
Main article: Melon/Relationships

Gallery
Main article: Melon/Image_Gallery

Trivia

 * Melon displays several symptoms of Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) including a lack of remorse for his past actions, a facade of empathy and kindness, manipulation, condensation, arrogance, and deceitfulness.
 * Melon is a dark counterpart of Legoshi if he cannot handle his carnivore instincts.

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