"There's nothing special about being born. Not a thing. Most of the universe is just death, nothing more. In this universe of ours, the birth of a new life on some corner of our planet is nothing but a tiny, insignificant flash. Death is a normal thing. So why live?" |
"I was born in a town that was straight out of a fairy tale. Many people died there, and when I walked away, I held hands with my other self. To me it seemed like we were the only two people in the world. Neither one of us possessed a real name." |
"I woke up from the dream. There were so many visions I had of the end, but now I’m picturing a different ending altogether. A clearer vision of the true end." |
Johan Liebert is the titular monster and the main antagonist in the manga and anime series Monster. He is a ruthless and psychopathic serial killer whose life was saved by Kenzo Tenma as a child. He is also the twin brother of Nina Fortner.
Personality[]
Johan is a certifiable sociopath who has no conscience whatsoever and revels in human suffering. The only two people that he seemed to refuse to kill are his sister, Anna, and the doctor that saved his life, Dr. Kenzo Tenma. He claimed that he has two personalities in his mind, where one likes to commit murder, and one tries to stop the murders. The evil personality is the dominant one, and the other has yet to be physically seen. His sister once described Johan as being "absolute evil". He is also fully aware of what he is, not even trying to justify his actions.
He is cruel, remorseless, uncaring, and manipulative, but pretends to be polite, generous, and empathetic to hide his true colors. He is also shown to be very persuasive and charismatic.
The P Team Storyline[]
Meister of War[]
Johan debuts as one of the main antagonists of the series alongside Kingpin, Beelzeboss, and the gods of Olympus. He kills both Norm the Genie and Mark Hoffman. He met an eventual demise against the hands of Kenzo Tenma and other heroes.
Chronicles of Great New Empire[]
Johan served as a minion of Giygasians. He gets confronted by Kaede Akamatsu, Tsubasa Kazanari, and Maria Cadenzavna Eve. Suddenly, Johan started to panic by letting himself be afraid of them. His right arm got cut off by Tsubasa Kazanari, along with the gun. His left arm was also cut off by Maria Cadenzavna Eve. Having no arms causes him to become weak. Johan has been brought to death by Kaede, Tsubasa, and Maria; the hatred has led him to an open shame for good.