Dungeon Meshi

Laios is definitely a bit of a scatterbrain, despite being quite competent, and at times very intelligent. Monsters to him are like trains or monster trucks to a kid, endlessly fascinating.

I suspect he and Falin have been a two for one deal for a good few years, and that they kind of complete each other in a way that we can't see, as Falin isn't around.

He hasn't made any lethal mistakes yet, aside from the one at the start which might be explained away by the hunger the entire party was feeling at the time. That time, his focus got derailed by "this isn't going well" while the time he fought the living armor he was actively figuring out the situation and only slightly delayed applying what he learned due to his enthrallment. Everyone has screwed up at least once by now, with the rest of the party making up for the mistake to keep them alive.

We do also see Laios being an effective party lead a lot, his mediation of the emotional tension between Marcille and Chilchuck on the second floor. His instant decision for the guys to be a diversion while Marcy hits the Kraken with magic. Snapping Chilchuck out of the trance induced by the mermaids (which didn't affect Laios at the same distance, due to his shittier human hearing).

He seems to do his thing without even thinking, and while the rest hardly consider him flawless, each time things go wrong they very clearly organize around him to deal with it.

Falin is a solid pick. We wont see too much of her given she spends most of the plot being digested (ew) but she's a real one.

The female character that used to be in Laios party, and who commented "what idiot would cook here" at the end of the last episode is also a dwarf.

When they meet in tomorrow's episode, we'll learn a lot more about what a "typical" dwarf is from her reaction to meeting Senshi.

If you didn't see his character sheet that I posted earlier, go check it out. Also, his helmet belonged to Gillin, a fellow dwarf who took him in after Senshi lost both his parents. Senshi is the sole remaining survivor of Gillins group.

I love how expressive his deadpan eyes can be, and the way they go narrow sometimes, is gold.

Truly one of the big reasons I adore the story so much. Not a single character is a miss, every single one has some thought put in, so they feel like there's more to them than whatever we see on-screen.

Marcy is my favorite as well, but the difference between her and the entire remaining cast is not large.

In so many series you groan when screen time is wasted on characters you don't care about, but Dungeon Meshi could spend a full episode on any one of its characters and I would feel no need to complain.

AH! It's not a quartet, but a quintet!

Kensuke will come in really clutch if they ever need an emergency snack.

How could I forget about Kensuke!? He (it?) is such a good companion to Laios. The two are so close, like they are stuck at the hip.

If you read the character sheet I posted, you'll also learn that he's multi-lingual, an advocate for halfling rights as they are sometimes treated as little more than disposable canaries, and the leader of the half-foot guild.

He is middle-aged for a half-foot, and was even retired for a bit.

There's much more that we'll learn, but it's kinda funny to me how he's the most experienced delver in the group, by far (except Senshi, maybe). He really didn't appreciate Marcy thinking of him as a child.