Mash Burnedead is the protagonist of the Mashle series and a first-year student at Easton Magic Academy.
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 a Divine Visionary.
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 under armor.
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 out of [him]" with his fist.
Equipment
Mash wielding his wand.
Iron 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 and its mass seems to increase depending on the shape it takes.
Wrist Weights: Mash is constantly wearing magic wrist weights to limit his strength. According to his foster father Regro, Mash's muscles went out of control, which is why he told him to never take them off.
Cream Puffs: Mash always carries cream puffs, his favorite food, on his person.
Powers and Abilities
Mash stopping Abyss Razor's blade with his muscles.
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. Through his impressive control over his own muscles, Mash is capable of clenching his abdominal muscles to prevent potential blades in his body from being taken out. The feats he accomplishes with his non-magical techniques are impressive enough to make people believe he's actually using magic.
- Big Bang Dash (ビッグバンダッシュ, Biggu Ban Dasshu): Classified as Hamstring Magic. Mash adopts a starting position and starts to run at an inhuman speed.
Mash punching Silva Iron with his Ballista Knuckle technique.
- Ballista Knuckle (バリスタナックル, Barisuta Nakkuru): Classified as Triceps Magic. Mash crosses his fingers then folds them into a fist and runs at an inhuman speed at his opponent to punch them.
- Hell Fall (へル・フォール, Eru Fōru): Classified as Erector Spinae Magic. Mash grabs the enemy, flips them around and pile drives them into the ground.
- Guillotine Kick (ギロチンキック, Girochin Kikku): Classified as Quadriceps Magic. 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.
- Hurricane Rush (ハリケーンラッシュ, Harikēn Rasshu): Classified as Full Muscles Magic. 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.
- Barbarian Shot (): Classified as Brachioradialis Magic. Mash thrusts a target with his iron wand with immense force.
- Barbarian Punch (): Classified as Deltoid Magic. Mash punches his opponent with immense force.
Mash during his Unlimited Physical Mode.
- Unlimited Physical Mode (): Classified as Full Muscles Magic. Mash removes his wrist weights, unleashing his true muscle strength.
- Unlimited Hammer (アンリミテッド・ハンマー, Anrimiteddo Hanmā): Mash strikes down his opponent with both arms
- Punch Squared (スクアッド・パンチ, Sukuaddo Panchi; Lit. Squared Punch): Classified as Unlimited Biceps Magic. Mash, while in his Unlimited Physical Mode, punches a target twice then repeatedly punches them with the amount of punches each turn is the last amount squared.
Sports Expert: Mash is incredible knowledgeable of many techniques used in different kinds of sports, such as feints.
Mash's abnormal strength.
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. Mash is inhumanly strong even with his wrist weights on, which prevent him from using his full strength. At full power, Mash becomes fast enough to generate afterimages with his movements.
- Flight: Another feat of Mash's inhuman speed and muscle strength is the ability to "fly" by moving his legs fast enough to propel him mid-air.
Immense Durability: Mash's body is extremely durable, capable of taking much more damage than normal humans. His durability is even greater than that of a goddess, as seen in his battle against Carpaccio Luo-Yang.
Immense Endurance: In addition to his offensive power, Mash possesses incredible endurance, able to keep on fighting, despite severe injuries. He is able to continue his fight with Domina Blowelive despite having a large piercing wound on his torso, which was inflicted to him by the latter.
Inhuman Reflexes: Mash can react to spells and any other attack at extreme speed. By touching a wall behind him, Mash is able to perceive Margarette Macaron's movements by taking advantage of the fact, that the sound she generates travels faster from the ground to the wall behind him, ultimately allowing him to dodge her attack. According to Kaldo Gehenna, to pull off such a feat would require otherworldly reflexes.
Relationships
- Regro Burnedead: Regro is Mash's adopted father. They care for each other like any father and son.
- Lemon Irvine: Lemon has a massive crush on Mash, although he only sees her as a friend.
- Finn Ames: Mash is Finn's dormmate. Mash sees Finn as a true friend, and has gone to great lengths to protect him from bullies.
- Lance Crown: Lance first met Mash while he was attempting to study, and subsequently challenged him to a battle for a coin. After Mash defeated him, they became friendly rivals, with a deep respect for each others abilities.
- Tom Knowles:
- Dot Barrett:
- Abyss Razor:
- Rain Ames:
- Wahlberg Baigan:
Battle
- Mash vs Brad Coleman
- Mash vs Claude Lucci
- Mash vs Lloyd Cavill
- Mash vs Farman Cregos
- Mash vs Lance Crown
- Mash vs Silva Iron
- Mash vs Abel Walker
- Mash vs Andrew Orore
- Mash vs Abyss Razor
- Mash vs Rain Ames
- Mash vs Abel Walker
- Mash vs Cell War
- Mash vs Orter Mádl
- Mash vs Carpaccio Luo-Yang
- Mash vs Kaldo Gehenna
- Mash vs Margarette Macaron
- Mash vs Cell War
- Mash vs Orter Mádl
- Mash vs Lévis Rosequartz
- Mash vs Domina Blowelive
- Mash vs Doom
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 but he also enjoys fruits and meats.
- 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.[1]