his personal life along with in circumstances that require no seriousness. He's known for his flaw of being a womanizer, finding entertainment in being surrounded by women.[7] He is very perverse, being so much he'll even take attendance of only the female students at the DWMA, an action someone like Soul Eater considers creepy.[3] He is unable to stay in a long-term relationship due to this flaw. Despite expressing regrets for cheating on his now ex-wife and claiming to love her still, some like Maka find this difficult to believe due to his repeated actions regardless of his apparent guilt. Perhaps his most redeeming quality, however, is the fact that Spirit is also a truly caring and passionate parent, longing for the love and acceptance of his daughter,[1] even prior to cheating on his wife.[9] Because of this, he has been shown to continuously support her, even when she denies it.[9] In addition, he holds a firm view on the love of a parent, being even so sensitive to it that he was willing to transform out of his weapon form and grab hold of Medusa Gorgon's collar, despite the danger, to tell her his disgust, though he was reduced to tears and unable to say what he wanted to say in the first place.[10] It is therefore evident that, though his attempts to do so are seen as questionable and humiliating by others (such as Dr. Stein, when Spirit sent his daughter 'positive energy' through ritualistic movements), Spirit actively tries to be a good father to Maka. In certain situations, he can be serious. He loves his job and holds his position as a Death Scythe to a high degree. He feared the loss of it after the resurrection of Asura, feeling that it was his fault the Kishin escaped due to him leaving the side of his then-current Meister, Death.[11] He also has a sense of understanding for the young students in the academy, a trait that even Franken Stein was unable to completely understand himself.[11] He's also compassionate and merciful, supporting Sid Barrett's decision of sparing Black☆Star despite Stein's reluctance.[12] He also has showcase wisdom, chastising fellow colleagues Alexandre and Zubaidah for wanting to sacrifice their lives, urging them to continue to fight to live until the moment they die[13] and was willing to sacrifice his own life for his daughter's sake.[14] Spirit appears as a somewhat younger aged man, his facial features consist of red shoulder length hair and green eyes. He wears a basic black suit blazer, black dress slacks, an olive green button down shirt in which remains tucked in, black leather belt with a silver buckle and dress shoes. The most iconic element of his clothing is his signature black cross tie; also, on the collar of his button down, there are two black crosses on each side. And as a kid he wore priest attire with the cross being the white part of his collar. A womanizer during his tenure as a student, he became familiar with peers including Azusa Yumi (regarding her as a tattletale)[11] and a female scythe-meister whom he entered into a relationship with, resulting in her being pregnant. This development led him to make a decision to marry the woman. With no money but determined to find a wedding ring for his beloved, Spirit later bought a special ring from an old lady off the streets said to be able to ward off madness and evil. Given his line of work, he bought it for her and their expecting child. Eventually, he would propose to his lover, whom accepted it and the two would marry.[22] He is the father of Maka Albarn, and he loves her very much. He tends to refer to himself as "your papa" everytime he's talking to Maka, he seemingly doesn't take anything seriously, but he cries a lot and makes a fuss about Maka not liking him. She doesn't like him due to the fact he's a womanizer and the fact Maka's mother took full custody of Maka after the divorce but still ended up leaving to go on trips and not returning, she believes her mother is strong and takes after many traits of her and genuinely likes her mother, but has something against her father. During Maka's childhood years, both Spirit and her mother often read her picture books, giving her a great fondness for books and the pair were close to their daughter.[9] In one particular instance, During this period, he began cheating on his wife; during Maka's kindergarten graduation, although he danced with Maka, he also danced with one of her classmate's mother.[26] Overtime, his extramartial relations with other women created a rift between himself and both his wife and daughter, the former, eventually divorcing him and the latter regarding him lowly for it, having a great admiration for her mother, cumilating her inspiration to enroll in Death Weapon Meister Academy as a scythe-meister and creating a death scythe more powerful than her father, resisting attempts to reconcile their strained relationship, and being a source of her partial disdain for men at times.