Character Arc
Maka Albarn is the determined scythe meister at the heart of Soul Eater, a studious and disciplined young woman who partners with the weapon Soul Evans. The daughter of the academy's current Death Scythe, Spirit, and a famed meister mother, she is driven to prove herself and to turn Soul into a Death Scythe by collecting ninety-nine evil souls and one witch soul.
Bookish and sometimes blunt, Maka relies on courage, quick thinking, and an unusually strong soul perception ability that lets her sense and read the souls around her. Her complicated feelings about her unfaithful father shape much of her early character, even as her loyalty to her friends never wavers. Her trademark Maka Chop, delivered with a heavy book, becomes a running gag throughout the series.
Over the course of the story Maka grows from a capable but anxious student into a true leader, learning to trust Soul completely and to face her own fears. Her defining strength turns out to be bravery itself, a quality that proves decisive in the climactic confrontation with madness, where she demonstrates that the will to keep standing can overcome overwhelming insanity.