List of Darling in the Franxx characters

This article covers the characters of the anime series .
Squad 13.
A squad of ten Parasites who are the main characters of the series. The Squad is based out of Plantation 13, living within their home area, , colloquially referred to as the Birdcage. Squad 13 is unique, most notably for their individually designed Franxx. The squad is also notable for referring to each other by names rather than their code numbers. These names are based on Japanese readings of their code numbers.
APE.
APE is the organization that rules over the Plantations, the last bastions of humanity. The Seven Sages of APE are heavily worshipped as deities by humanity.
The Five Sages.
The five supreme commanders of the human dominion organization, APE. They wear white clothes and metal masks, and are led by an individual called .
Nines.
Nines is a special and defense force directly subordinate to APE and Zero Two's former unit, which originally appeared as a result of attempts to create functional pairs from her DNA. In their pairs, pistils and stamens change places, which together with their "genderness" means them as an alternative to traditional heterosexual relationships in other pairs. In this regard, all members of the squad have an underlined androgynous appearance and fundamentally avoid any gender roles in their behavior.