Kurobe

Kurobe (黒兵衛) is a Mystic Oni and is the top blacksmith of the Jura Tempest Federation.

Appearance
He looks like a pretty-average middle-aged man after being named, which Rimuru comments on and manages to feel some level of kinship to given his past life.

Personality
Despite his fierce Ogre appearance and muscular build, he tends to be soft spoken, kind and polite. He was a former smith in the Ogre village with an obvious love for the Forge. Among the six ogres that joined Rimuru, Kurobe felt lost and unneeded until a chance meeting with the dwarf Kaijin working a forge nearby, and was immediately entranced and befriended him. Upon becoming a Kijin the next day, his whole personality shifted again from stoic to downtrodden to happy and hopeful, and swore to Rimuru to forge him the best weapons he could make.

Plot
To Be Added.

Trivia

 * There is a franchise-wide running gag involving Kurobe where he is never featured on the cover of the light novels or manga, including spin-offs. Even in the anime, he is never shown in the openings aside from one shot that shows him in the background while walking, though even in that case his face happens to be hidden by a tree branch that prevents the audience from seeing his face.
 * Many of his works have reached Legendary status in such a short time, that many people call him the "Legend Forge-Talker" upon hearing about this moniker Kurobe makes a comment to beat him in forging things, not realizing that he is hearing his own renown.
 * A constant gag in the series and spin offs is that he and Kaijin often spend hours talking about Blacksmithing, with gusto and passion, much to the bored onlooker; usually Rimuru, but occasionally others who are just trying to find a way to leave politely.
 * Despite being the weakest Kijin; his physical strength and stamina are ludicrous, often surprising other characters when he single handily brought thirty tons of metal a kilometer away to his forge with his hands alone. He has no fighting spirit, or is particular good at much else, but he is a master of the forge.
 * Another common gag is him forging ridiculously graded common items or overworking and making an eldritch sword-thing. Things that he made a little too good include: a Garden Hoe, a Kitchen Knife, a Butter Knife, Fork and Spoon set for Veldora (Veldora was scooping up some ice cream and took half the table with it).

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