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Baltro (バルトロ Barutoro) and Steng (ステング Sutengu) are a mamodo team Zatch and Kiyo encounter on their trip in England. Baltro is skilled in Manipulation Magic via flower implants.
Appearance[]
Baltro is a small mamodo with a round body and short legs. His arms are large and oversized compared to his body, with claw-like fingers at the ends. He has a smooth, white, doll-like exterior and small black eyes. Around his neck is a green collar-like piece, adding a splash of color to his otherwise uniform design.
Steng is a tall, muscular man with short, bleach blonde hair and sharp facial features. He wears a long dark green trench coat with a wide fur collar and cuffs, left open to reveal his bare, well-defined chest. His outfit includes brown pants tucked into tall boots.
Personality[]
Baltro initially presents himself as a towering, fearsome armored knight, giving the impression of overwhelming strength. However, this outer shell conceals his true, much smaller form. In reality, Baltro is aggressive, hot-tempered, and quick to lash out, proving himself to be vicious despite his size. He takes pleasure in intimidating his opponents and shows no hesitation to attack anyone in his way. At the same time, Baltro is deeply dependent on Steng and his spellbook, following orders without question. When faced with true defeat, Baltro displayed fear, especially in the presence of the mysterious figure who ultimately burns his book, showing that beneath his violent exterior lies insecurity and dread of stronger forces.
Steng is a cunning and manipulative man who hides his cruelty beneath a calm, almost casual demeanor. He often drinks and acts detached, even while his knights and traps are wreaking havoc on intruders, suggesting a sense of arrogance and superiority. Despite this, he is pragmatic and not above retreating if the situation turns against him. Steng shows little regard for the lives of the villagers he kidnaps and treats the entire ordeal as a business transaction, admitting he only targeted Seitaro because he was paid to do so. He is calculating but ultimately cowardly, relying on Baltro’s strength rather than his own courage.
Biography[]
Background[]
Not much is known about Baltro and Steng's history. Steng used to be a boxer until he met Baltro, who stepped into the ring uninvited. It is presumable that, after learning of Baltro's power, Steng quit this job and took over the castle where they lived while terrorizing the surrounding villages. Baltro would send knights controlled using his flowers to steal food and money. If none was found, the knights would kidnap villagers, always leaving his flowers behind. Because of this the team became known as The Devil of the Flowers. Around six months later, Zeno asked them to capture Kiyo's Takamine's father, who Kiyo and Zatch go looking for when they come to England to visit him.
Part I[]
When Zatch, Kiyo, and Seccoro infiltrated Hobark Castle to rescue the hostages, Steng remained behind the scenes at first, drinking casually while Baltro reported their progress through the castle’s many deadly traps. Though the pair were confident in their knights and defenses, Zatch and Kiyo gradually broke through each chamber, exploiting the knights’ weakness by targeting the flowers hidden within their armor. This forced Steng and Baltro to confront the intruders directly. During the battle, Baltro fought as a massive, flower-powered armored giant while Steng commanded him through the spellbook. Despite Baltro’s overwhelming size and power, Zatch and Kiyo systematically destroyed the flowers attached to his armor until his body collapsed. The true Baltro then emerged from within—a small, deceptively unimposing Mamodo who viciously attacked Kiyo, proving his strength despite his stature. Ultimately, Baltro was blasted back by Zatch’s lightning and subdued.
After being tied up, Steng revealed that he and Baltro had not targeted Seitaro on their own but had been paid a large sum of money to specifically abduct him. Steng admitted to sending knights to kidnap Seitaro during a morning walk, denying that either he or Baltro had acted in public themselves. This revelation left Kiyo troubled over the identity of the mysterious client who had orchestrated the entire situation. Though captured, Baltro freed himself with his claws and reclaimed his spellbook, allowing him and Steng to escape. Before fleeing, they destabilized the castle by collapsing its supporting pillars, endangering both the hostages and Seccoro’s parents. Despite this, Zatch, Kiyo, and Seccoro managed to rescue Seccoro’s family and escape the ruins alive.
As Steng and Baltro fled the collapsing castle, they were confronted by a shadowy figure—revealed to be Zeno. This mysterious individual bore a striking resemblance to Zatch and declared Baltro’s loss in the battle. With a devastating electrical attack, Zeno incinerated Baltro’s spellbook, sending him back to the Mamodo world and leaving Steng abandoned, furious, and without his partner.
Spells[]
| Zeberuon | |||||
| ゼベルオン | |||||
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| English Name: Zeberu | |||||
| Type(s): Assist | Episode: 20 | Chapter: 43 | |||
| Description: Baltro controls any objects that have flowers on them. | |||||
| Zeberusen | |||||
| ゼベルセン | |||||
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| English Name: Zeberusen | |||||
| Type(s): Attack | Episode: 20 | Chapter: 43 | |||
| Description: Baltro sends any objects attached to flowers at his opponent. | |||||
Trivia[]
- Baltro is the first Mamodo to ever be seen wearing armor.
- In the English dub, the Zeberu spell is referred to as Zeberuon, its Japanese name, when Baltro uses it to make himself and Steng disappear from the battlefield.
- According to the databook:
- They appeared in England.
- Baltro's attack attribute is manipulation.
- Baltro is 5 years old.
- Baltro's favorite foods are fish, bread, cactus, and crayfish.
- Baltro's favorite hobbies are boxing and gardening.
- Baltro's starting location in the Human World was in England.