Mitsuru

Mitsuru (ミツル) is one of the main characters in DARLING in the FRANXX series. He's a Parasite with codename "326" of Thirteenth Plantation, where he's partnered in boy-girl pair with Ikuno to pilot a FRANXX called Chlorophytum.

Appearance
Mitsuru is a very clean and proper student with sharp features. He has slicked back brown hair and piercing deep green eyes.

Personality
Mitsuru is full of pride and a strong cynical personality. He finds Hiro a rival.

History
One of the orphans of the Garden, he was raised along with the others and watched as Hiro slowly lost his ability to pilot. During the events of Episode 3, he and his partner had trouble getting Chlorophytum to move and so he volunteered to ride with Zero Two in an effort to contribute while showing up Hiro. This act ends up costing him as he was unable to handle the strain and suffered injuries as a result.

Hiro
Mitsuru thinks strongly of Hiro as a rival. In Episode 03, when Delphinium, Argentea and Genista are in need of assistance fighting klaxosaurs, he asks Zero Two to pilot Strelizia with him, because he believes he can pilot it because Hiro did. After successfully connecting Strelizia and piloting it, Mitsuru boasts about how he could pilot it without fainting just like Hiro, though he gets injured and passes out by the end of their mission.

Etymology
Mitsuru's nickname may use some of the numeral's readings from his real name "Code:326": mi from 3, tsu from 2 (ツー) and ru from 6.