Mash Burnedead

Mash Burnedead is the protagonist of the Mashle series and a first-year student at Easton Magic Academy.

Appearance
Mash is of average height and has got a muscular build. He has black bowl-cut hair and a fake mark made by Brad Coleman. When at Easton, he wears the standard white shirt, black trousers, red tie, brown shoes and black cape. When away from school, he often wears white shorts, and black underarmor.

Personality
Mash is generally quiet and kind. However, if he sees someone hurting his family or friends, he gets incredibly angry.

He is also extremely innocent and obedient, making people abuse those qualities, but thanks to his strength he can twist almost every situation.

He is also very blunt and says things that would be rude to others, without a care in the world. He also firmly believes in his abilities so much so he downright told the headmaster he would knock the stuffing hell out of him with his fist.

History
He was abandoned when he was a child because he didn't have a mark, meaning that he is unable to use magic. Regro Burnedead found him and raised him like a father outside the big city, hiding Mash from society and teaching him auto-defense. They lived a peaceful life until one day Mash goes to the city and a policeman discovers him. After that event, Brad Coleman notices that Mash doesn't have a mark and goes to Mash's house to find him. Once there, Brad hurts Regro and after an intense fight with Mash, they accord that Mash will go to the magic school in order to maintain their peaceful life. Mash agrees and in that process, Mash set his goal to become the Divine Visionary.

Equipment
Wand: Mash's "wand" is an extremely heavy rod. According to a wand shop owner, not in a thousand years has anyone with strength or Magic, been able to lift it. Mash is able to forcibly change the shape of his wand with his incredible strength. The wand is sturdy enough to withstand Mash's inhuman strength. The following shapes are shown:
 * Tennis Racket (テニスラケット, Tenisuraketto)
 * Cue Stick
 * Baseball Glove
 * Baseball Bat

Powers and Abilities
Muscles Magic (マスクルズ 魔法, Masukuruzu Mahō): Mash was born without a mark, so he cannot cast spells, instead, he uses muscle-based techniques to compensate for his lack of magic power.


 * Hamstring Magic (ハムストリングス 魔法, Hamusutoringusu Mahō): A set of "spells" requiring the hamstring muscle.
 * Big Bang Dash (ビッグバンダッシュ, Biggu Ban Dasshu): Mash adopts a starting position and starts to run at an inhuman speed.


 * Triceps Magic (トライセツプス 魔法, Toraisetsupusu Mahō): A set of "spells" requiring the triceps muscle.
 * Ballista Knuckle (バリスタナックル, Barisuta Nakkuru): Mash crosses his fingers then folds them into a fist and runs at an inhuman speed at his opponent to punch them.


 * Erector Spinae Magic (エレクトリアスパイン 魔法, Erekutoriasupain Mahō): A set of "spells" requiring the erector spinae muscles.
 * Hell Fall (へル・フォール, Eru・Fōru): Mash grabs the enemy, flips them around and pile drives them into the ground.


 * Quadriceps Magic (クアドリセップス 魔法, Kuadoriseppusu Mahō): A set of "spells" requiring the quadriceps muscle.
 * Guillotine Kick (ギロチンキック, Girochin Kikku): Mash buries the enemy up to their neck by grabbing them from below and dragging them down, then winds up and kicks them in the face.


 * Full Muscles Magic (フル・マスクルズ 魔法, Furu・Masukuruzu Mahō): A set of "spells" requiring all muscles of the body.
 * Hurricane Rush (ハリケーンラッシュ, Harikēn Rasshu): Mash twists his body and folds his right hand into a fist. He then pushes forward and pummels his opponent with a series of blows that sends them slamming into walls.

Sports Expert: Mash is incredible knowledgable of many techniques used in different kinds of sports.

Immense Strength and Speed: Mash possesses an incredible amount of physical power. He's able to lift extremely heavy weights with immense speed in many different ways and block powerful magic spells by simply swiping his hand. He can also throw objects at high speed and power with excellent accuracy. He is also capable of clenching his abdominal muscles to prevent potential blades in his body from being taken out.


 * Flight: Another feat of Mash's inhuman speed and muscle strength is the ability to "fly" by moving his legs fast enough to propell himself mid-air.

Immense Endurance: In addition to his offensive power, Mash possesses incredible endurance, able to keep on fighting, despite his injuries.

Relationships
Regro Burnedead

Regro is Mash's adopted father. They care for each other like any father and son.

Trivia

 * In the official English translation, Mash’s surname was originally written as ‘Vandead’. However, it was later changed when series creator Hajime Komoto clarified that it was spelt ‘Burnedead’.
 * He loves cream puffs.
 * He has a name for almost all of his muscles. These names include Kevin, Mike, Tom, Kim, Yatada, Koji and Satomi.
 * The barbell that he uses weighs 4.6 tons.