Isaac & Miria

Isaac Dian (アイザック·ディアン Aizakku Dian) and Miria Harvent (ミリア·ハーヴェント Miria Hāvento) are a nonsensical thief duo that accidentally become immortals in 1930. They are separated in 1934 when Isaac is incarcerated in Alcatraz, and reunite the same year.

Appearance
Isaac has bushy brown hair and brown eyes, while Miria has straight blonde hair and brown eyes. The two are famous for their propensity towards outlandish or otherwise abnormal choice of attire - having dressed up as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, mummies, a gunslinger and dancing girl, and Charlie Chaplin among other things.

Personality
Issac and Miria are both very charismatic and effervescent, and spread happiness upon anyone and everyone they meet without noticing. They have easily made friends with all sorts of people; Isaac managed to befriend the likes of Ladd Russo while in prison. They possess an indomitable will as suggested by their headstrong personalities, in addition to the fact that they have not changed between the 1930s and the 2000s.

While Miria tends to follow Isaac's lead, she does so not out of obligation or deference but simply because she wants to, delighted in how her partner can make her laugh. In fact, one at least one occasion she takes the lead - when Isaac is trying to psyche himself into rescuing Ennis, Miria grabs his hand and shouts that they "absolutely, positively have to save her" before taking off down the street with Isaac in tow.

When the two are involuntarily separated, Miria cries when she is out of sight and away from others' prying eyes. With her friends, she puts on a brave front and acts like her typically cheerful self - a brave front to be sure, but she is sincere in her efforts and her belief that she'll see Isaac again.

Isaac meanwhile thinks about her constantly, and cannot wait to see her again. He thinks how lucky he is to have someone like Miria who wants to stay by his side.

It should be stressed that the above two paragraphs refer to a situation in which Isaac and Miria were involuntarily separated. If they voluntarily chose to separate from each other for any reason, one might assume that they would act differently.

While Isaac and Miria might come across as irritating at times, one must not forget that they are extraordinarily kind people. They risk their lives (not knowing they are immortal) for Czes on the train, and when they slip and fall Isaac and Miria immediately close in around the boy to shield him from any impact, putting him first before themselves. Realizing that he is upset on the rooftop, they call him a very good boy and Isaac vows to protect him. These are only a few examples of their kindness.

On the whole, the couple are wildly impulsive and follow whatever whim has caught their fancy. It should be noted that they are not completely oblivious and certainly not stupid, as others might say. Miria is observant enough that she notices what television channels Ennis pays attention to in 2002, and she has partially figured out Ronny Schiatto's identity by 1933. Isaac is also able to immediately identify a plainclothes man as an undercover cop in 1934, and acting quickly he lies and asks Miria to fetch his wallet for him at their apartment - basically sending her away so that the cop could arrest him and only him alone.

Miria appears to have have been in a dark and troubled place before Isaac 'came to her rescue' - she had once believed that she would never be able to laugh again.

Pre-1930
It is not known exactly how the two met, nor what their childhoods were like - Narita has been deliberately vague about their pasts. However, we know that Isaac grew up in San Francisco, since once he's released from Alcatraz in 1934 and set loose in the city he "thought of his home, so close he could walk there" (it's also supported by the fact that their string of larcenies begins in San Francisco). It is implied that he has a bad relationship with his family, though how is not disclosed (he murmurs that "they caught him" they "might kill him" (see 1934). Isaac constantly makes literary and mythological references, and though he sometimes mixes them up his breadth of reading suggests that he came from a relatively wealthy or comfortable family. (Note: the narrative itself suggests that since Isaac knows so much about odd things like Broadway musicals, "it was possible Isaac had been born into a fairly good family."

Even less can be inferred about Miria. She vaguely says at one point that she "should have died that day," but we do not know anything about what had happened to her - and she says that she'd thought she'd never be able to laugh 'again'. But thanks to Isaac, she's now "so, so happy." It is unknown if they met for the first time 'that day' or if they'd known each other beforehand.

Prior to their arrival in New York in 1930, they committed a string of eighty-seven larcenies "from San Francisco to New Jersey." According to the two, they first became "thieves of time" (meaning they first stole clocks). Other known larcenies include: the time the stole a large museum door (they intended to steal the museum, but since that was impossible they stole the entrance instead, making it 'impossible' for others to enter, and the time they stole chocolate (they were attempting to become villains, so they stole the 'source of children's nourishment'; Miria thinks that the children starved to death because of them).

At some point, they supposedly met some children from the Hopi tribe, and learned the Butterfly ritual dance from them. (See 1930).

1930: The Rolling Bootlegs
In October 1930, the pair (dressed in Native American clothing) scale the Genoard Mansion in western New Jersey. There, they empty out the safe of the family's fortune, leaving a note inside the safe. Carrying the riches in huge sacks over their shoulders, they open a door and see Eve Genoard staring at them. They deduce that she is a Genoard, and with relief say that they can now relax. They tell the girl that they are here to take away the source of her misfortunes--stealing their money so the family will have nothing to fight over. They promise that she'll be happy with her family at peace. Eve kneels before the couple (thinking that they are angels), and Isaac asks Miria why she is kneeling. Miria doesn't know, but if someone is worshipping them then they ought to give back something in return. The two dance a Butterfly dance that they were supposedly taught by Hopi children.

Their dance is interrupted by Eve's servants frantically knocking on the door. Isaac and Miria climb out the French Windows and make their getaway.

Sometime in November 1930, Isaac and Miria travel by train to New York. Hitting the streets, Isaac exclaims that so this is the city of Hope, and Miria brightly parrots that it's "overflowing with hope!" Isaac is promptly punched by a passerby (it's the Depression after all), but he springs right back onto his feet and exclaims that this is exactly how a city should be - the thrill of violence lurking just around the corner, waiting to strike at a moment's notice. There are senses one can feel only when one is living on the edge, he feels. Miria thinks it a little scary, and he assures her that they must have God on their side. After all, they'd stolen their religious garments and God did not smite them for it, so He must indirectly be telling them their actions are just.

Isaac reminds Miria that they mustn't stand out too much - at least, not until their job starts. Miria nods and says that she'll stay quiet until they get to work. The two head off in search of a hat store. Finding a haberdashery, and as they enter Firo Prochainezo and Maiza Avaro exit, bumping into them as they walk. The duo crossly advise the men to be careful as they make their way inside. Inside, the two collect an assortment of various hats - a black fedora, a woman's lace hat, a Japanese helmet and an odd wooden mask - and buy them all up (for a sum equal to two months of a bank clerk's salary). Before they leave, they threaten the shopkeeper to keep his mouth shut. Isaac announces that if the man goes to the police, he and Miria will....they'll do...what will they do?

Miria suggests he threaten they'll hit the man, and the two threaten to do just that. Falling silent, the couple hurry out of the shop with bags in tow. The two reach a nearby alleyway, where Isaac gasps that the old shopkeeper was a real tough guy - just one glare and he'd had Isaac...well no, Isaac wasn't afraid, but the man had made him run...er, ran Isaac off....? Miria helpfully clarifies that the shopkeeper had "made him withdraw" and Isaac seizes upon her wording as what he'd meant to say. Of course, if the two had fought, Isaac is sure that he could have beaten the man. But well, the man was strong too, and Isaac had thought that it would be terrible if Miria had happened to get hurt. So far they have robbed eight-seven places from San Francisco to New Jersey, and in all that time has Isaac ever put her in danger? Miria replies "only eight-seven times," and after a moment of silence Isaac points out that it's not even a hundred yet.

The two gleefully dream about retiring to Miami once finished their last big job in New York, and all the fantastical things they'll buy - a big house with a large swimming pool (with ten stoves installed so as to keep the pool warm), and they'll build a railway through their garden and take the train fro the house to the gate every day. Except, no, the ticket fares would be expensive - scrap that idea. Isaac declares that they will be that rich, and that as long as he is with Miria he can become president - yes, he can indeed very well become the king of America, or queen, or even joker!

The two begin humming jazz music; they dance in the alleyway overcome with emotion and are subsequently hit by a car. The car drives off, leaving Isaac and Miria in the dust. The two manage to pick themselves up and totter down Broadway, carrying their helmet and mask. Isaac rubs his bruised arm and sighs that the pain has finally subsided. Miria comments "it has, hasn't it." Isaac groans that the next time he sees the lousy tin can that pulled the hit-and-run, things will "get ugly." He'll it it! Miria points out that he'll break his hands, and an undeterred Isaac says that instead he'll hit whoever is driving. How will he drag the driver out? asks Miria. Isaac changes his tune - then...he'll spit on the car! Miria thinks that's perfect.

Isaac and Miria retreat to a deserted alleyway, and reminisce about some of the robberies they've pulled in the past (see pre-1930). Isaac declares that their last caper must be a good one, and to Isaac that means they should steal the Mafia's black money. Miria thinks that this is an excellent idea. As the two talk, a group of four men (led by Dallas Genoard) turn into the alley. Isaac and Miria move out of their way, but one of the men bumps into Miria and she staggers. The duo indignantly tell the four to be careful, and the thugs lose it. One of the men grabs Miria and restrains her with a full nelson while another punches Isaac in the stomach, sending him to the ground. The three men begin to viciously kick the downed Isaac, swearing at him during the assault.

The pair are saved by the arrival of a woman in a business suit, who easily dispatches all four of the men on her own. Isaac gets to his feet (clutching his shoulder) and he and Miria enthusiastically thank the women for rescuing two complete strangers. They go so far as to call her a heroine, and now that they owe her their lives they'll do anything she asks. The women asks them to help her carry the unconscious men to her car, and they eagerly comply. As the trio rest, Isaac and Miria note that the woman's car looks a lot like the one that hit them, and Isaac says he'll scratch that car with a coin next time they meet. And spit on it too.

Isaac asks the woman what she plans to do with the men, and she tells him she plans to hand them over to the police. At that, Isaac says "I see. Unfortunately, then, this is where we part." ("This is goodbye!" adds Miria). They vaguely say that the police station is a 'no-go' for them, and the woman cautiously asks if they've done something wrong. The two decide that "killing all those children" (see pre-1930) was the worst crime they've ever committed, and Isaac (parroting a line from a novel he's read) informs her that they're "on a journey of atonement." Miria clarifies that since they did "bad things" they're doing just as many "good things" to make up for them.

The woman quietly says that they seem to be "very strong" people, and compared to them she's hopeless, terrified of her own sins. Isaac and Miria brightly say that they'll all be 'bad' together, and the woman falls silent, lost in her own thoughts. They catch her attention and ask if she's okay. Miria says that though they don't know what the woman's done, she did save them, so "let's call it even." Isaac agrees, and points out that no matter how many bad things a bad person does, if they do just one good deed the world starts to think that "maybe they're actually a good guy," citing Capone as an example. So now that she's saved them, she'll become popular and live someplace warm, befriend boxers and meet a swell guy. (Miria: "That's right, you're even, even steven. If it still doesn't feel like enough to you, just do more good things! Then you'll be even!")

The woman says she must be going, and the two introduce themselves as Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent. The woman says her name is Ennis. Just Ennis. The woman gets into her car. As she drives away, the two call after her "see you later!" and "let's meet again!"

A while later, Isaac and Miria walk down the streets of Little Italy and wonder if Ennis turned the men safely over to the police. Isaac asks Miria what she thinks the crime was that Ennis committed, and she suggests that maybe Ennis is a runaway. Miria admires how strong Ennis had been, and Isaac suggests she was using the "Oriental Baritsu" used by Sherlock Holmes. Miria asks where are they headed next, and Isaac whispers that they're going to steal money from a small Mafia outfit rather than a big one. According to the information he'd received from an information broker, the two local groups that fit the bill are the Martillo Family and the Gandor Family.

The two head to The Alveare (owned by the Martillos) since it's closer, planning to case the joint. They are still dressed in their formal attire (in the anime they are wearing their priest and nun outfits). Entering the specialty honey shop, they ask the proprietress if they can enter the back door, and she leads them to the luxurious Martillo speakeasy. The waitress leads them to their seats, and Isaac orders their cheapest liquor. Once she leaves, Isaac whispers to Miria that they should look for the safe, and the two begin prowling about the establishment (rather conspicuously).

Isaac hears the sound of faint cheers. He follows the sound to the corner of the room, where barrels are stacked by their table. Peering between the barrels, he makes out a particular patch of the floor where light seeps through several holes in the wood. Pushing aside a barrel, he stands there and determines that the office must be below him. The waitress screams at him to move, that it's dangerous, and as Miria hurries in his direction Isaac hears a bang from below. Looking down, he sees smoke rising from the gouged tip of his leather shoe, and looking up he sees a freshly smoking bullet hole in the ceiling. Isaac faints on the spot, and Miria shrieks that he's been killed.

As Miria sobs the word murder over Isaac's prone form, the group from the basement room rushes upstairs (having heard her scream). Isaac turns out to be uninjured, and once he wakes up the couple are invited to the celebration party the Family is having for Firo Prochainezo's promotion to executive. The two gladly accept. Once everyone is settled in the basement room, don Molsa Martillo raises a toast to Firo and everyone drains their glasses. Isaac says that he really thought he'd died back there, and Molsa bows and apologizes for the scare. Isaac, flustered that someone older and dignified like Molsa is apologizing to him, stutters and says that it was only the tip of his shoe and Molsa ought not to worry.

Meanwhile, Miria tries the duck meat (food has been served) and finds it delicious, pleasing Lia (who'd cooked it) greatly. Randy and Pezzo enter the room and are disappointed to find the liquor has already run out, though quickly clam up when Firo says their liquor 'shopping' had been delayed by a local conflagration. Miria feeds Isaac some of the duck, and he light-heartedly says that while the duck is certainly tasty, it pales in comparison to Miria's beauty. An onlooker wonders how he can compare taste to looks, but Miria is simply happy that Isaac complimented her.

The two party until they can't eat another bite, say their goodbyes, and leave to wander the nighttime streets (carrying a jar of speciality honey that the Family gifted them). They are glad they failed to rob such nice people, and decide to scope out the Gandors' place instead. Watching the building from the distance, they see three people exit the door. Though their faces are obscured by shadow, the two can at least tell that the three men are handling a box with care. Isaac wrongly surmises that the box must be the Gandors' black money, and Isaac determines that if they're going to steal the box they need to do it today.

Isaac dons the wooden mask and the Japanese helmet, and leaps out to confront the men in an alleyway. He introduces himself as Professor Moriarty, returned alive from Reichenbach Falls. He holds the honey jar out as proof of his identity, claiming that Sherlock Holmes gave him some (in Doyle's stories, Holmes becomes a beekeeper). At the men's scorn, he changes his mind and says he's actually Jack the Ripper. Again he is snarled at, and he asks what they'd prefer him to be: Uncle Tom's evil master or the Wicked Witch of the West.

The men draw their knives, growling that they don't have time to deal with him. Behind them, Miria chirps "what about me?" and as soon as the men turn she hurls a powdered mixture of pepper and lime at them (both ingredients they'd nicked from the speakeasy). The men hunch over in a ubiquitous coughing fit. Isaac and Miria snatch the wooden crate and abscond. Neither group ever learn that the other party was the one they'd met earlier that day (the men are Dallas and the two thugs).

At sunrise the next day, Isaac and Miria (who have changed into their priest and nun attire) lament their fate. The box does not contain cash after all; it contains two bottles of liquid. They assume that the liquid is alcohol, and wonder why three men were carrying just two bottles of liquor in the dead of night. They deduce that the alcohol must be high-grade alcohol, and Isaac asks Miria what they should do with it. At first she suggests drinking it (but two bottles is too much to drink) and then to sell it (but then again, a specialist would need to assess their goods).

Isaac decides that they should give the bottles to the Martillos as thanks for the honey, and Miria thinks they'll be thrilled, since all their liquor is honeyed. Reassured that with this good deed the dead children will finally be able to pass on, the couple head for the Alveare. Entering the speakeasy, they are greeted by a bemused Firo, who comments that he hadn't known Isaac was actually a priest. In confusion, Isaac says that he isn't a priest (nor is Miria a nun) and all three look at each other, perplexed. Isaac says that they've brought liquor (at least, he thinks it's liquor) as a thank-you for yesterday.

Firo accepts the crate, and Isaac and Miria part ways with him and the others. Pleased with their success the two head off for the station, intending to leave the city. The streets are filled with an unusual amount of cops, and the two approach a man issuing orders to his officers to ask what has happened. The inspector informs them that several Gandor men were gunned down the night before. Troubled, he turns to Isaac (believing him to be an actual priest) and confesses that he is a sinful man. He had thought that it would be best if criminals simply killed each other off, but looking at their corpses he finds that he has nothing but hatred for their murderers - just like he does when an ordinary citizen is killed. He asks that the two pray for the deceased's peace after death, and walks away.

Isaac and Miria are horrified. Having completely misunderstood the situation, they not only assume that the men from the night before had been Gandors, they assume that they killed the men with the pepper bombs. The two are horrified. Now they won't even be able to look those dead children in their faces, nor will they Ennis'. A thought occurs to Miria, and she exclaims in alarm that the police might find out that the Martillos have the Gandor crate and assume that the Martillos killed the Gandors. Aghast, Isaac and Miria run back toward the Alveare.

The two end up getting lost, finding themselves in a factory lot. Miria overhears some men talking about a mugging from behind a fence. She alerts Isaac, and they hide behind some oil drums. Isaac nervously wonders if they were talking about him and Miria or if they're cops. Miria climbs onto one of the oil drums sneaks a peek at the men over the fence. Realizing that they're the men who'd beaten Isaac up the day before, she leaps down and clings to Isaac, shivering. After she tells him who they are, Isaac thinks and concludes that they must have broken out of jail to take their revenge on Ennis. Miria shrieks that Ennis is going to die, and Isaac reminds her that Ennis is tough and can take them on no problem.

"No no no she can't," Miria says. The men have machine guns. Isaac goes pale, and looks down at the ground. He murmurs that by all right he should have been killed by those thugs yesterday. The fact that Ennis had saved him meant that she was a hero. And heroes don't die. They mustn't die. Miria gulps at the grim look on his face. Isaac broods over Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, and mutters about how Conan Doyle had never written a story in which Holmes is killed by jailbirds he'd once captured. He'll never write a story like that. Miria whispers his name in concern, and Isaac continues. He thinks it's probably because readers would be upset if Conan Doyle had written such a story. If Holmes is to be killed, he's got to be killed by a nemesis like Moriarty or it's 'no good'. And these thugs with machine guns are no nemisises.

Isaac continues to desperately psych himself up. He mumbles that Ennis their heroine and they should return her favor. Perhaps he and Miria will never be able to become good people anymore but...at least Ennis...

Miria declares that "we absolutely positively have to save her" and grabs Isaac's hand, pulling him along as she runs after Dallas' group. As they run, Isaac stutter-yells that he's the only one going, that they'll be up against machine guns and that Miria will be killed and then he accidentally bites his tongue. Putting a hand to his mouth, Isaac thinks Oh, I'm so glad I'm with Miria, and smiles as if he finds it funny.

During the chase, the pair spot the car that had hit them the day before. Isaac fiddles with the auto and starts up the engine and thus the two commandeer the vehicle, reasoning that they can easily overcome the machine guns by hitting the thugs with the car. Hearing gunfire from a nearby alley, they turn into the alley, speed up and plow straight into Dallas and his thugs. Upon impact, the men are sent flying over the car and collapse behind it. The couple's cheering is short-lived when Maiza Avaro bursts through a window and out into the alleyway in front of them. Isaac slams on the brakes, narrowly avoiding hitting the man. However, they do end up hitting the old man (Szilard Quates) who had lunged through the window immediately afterwards (unknowingly taking their revenge for the hit-and-run). Isaac hastily backs up and runs right over Dallas and his men, trapping them to the ground.

Szilard recovers and breaks the car's windshield. Recognizing them from the hit-and-run, he holds a knife to Isaac's throat to keep Maiza from running. When Ennis rounds the corner, he orders her to take his place and hold Isaac hostage until he (Szilard) has finished devouring Maiza. If Maiza resits, she should kill Isaac immediately. Isaac and Miria recognize her and uneasily call out to her. Ennis wordlessly accepts Szilard's knife and proceeds to restrain Isaac.

The two panic ("Ennis, you're kidding right?") while Szilard walks away. Ennis whispers to them that as soon as "that old man" touches Maiza they should run away. The two whisper in relief that it really is her after all, but they refuse to run away -- they've got to save Maiza first. Ennis asks why, and Isaac says that Maiza had treated them to dinner yesterday - he's "a good guy!" They plead with Ennis to rescue Maiza, and state that they'll "do their best too."

Ennis asks if they came intending to rescue Maiza, and is confused when they say that no, they came to save her. They explain that the men she'd 'taken to the police' broke out of jail and acquired machine guns. Thinking she'd be killed, they came to rescue her. And look! They've hit the men with their car, so she shouldn't worry about a thing. Ennis fails silent, and then thanks them. She is very glad that she was able to talk with them "at the end," and asks that they allow her to make one selfish request. Lowering the knife, she releases Isaac and with a forlorn smile she states her request: "Please don't forget me." They watch in alarm as she turns and charges Szilard, burying the knife in his back.

The two witness the ensuing events - Ennis collapsing, Firo's devourment of Szilard, and Ennis' revival along with the regenerated Martillo executives. When the police show up and Inspector Edward Noah (coincidentally the inspector they'd talked to before) grabs Firo, Isaac and Miria snatch the thugs' machine guns and fire them towards the sky. Loudly proclaiming that the 'Martillo treasure' is theirs, they say "so long, incompetent policemen" and make a break for it, shouting that the Martillos have done no wrong. Their ploy to distract the police works, and Edward sends his officers after them.

The pair dart through the alleyways, moving in the direction of a major street. At the mouth of the final alley they see two policemen on guard and shriek for the men to save them. Miria dives into one of the officer's arms and exaggeratedly trembles as she cries that armed men are chasing them. The men tense, but by the time they realize the truth Isaac and Miria are already gone, weaving through the crowds.

Isaac reaches into his bag and pulls out wads of bills. Shouting Merrrrry Christmas! he flings the money into the air, scattering them to the ground as they run. Miria laughs that he's "a month too early!" while behind them people scramble to pick up the bills, blocking the police's path. The two watch the police out of the corners of their eyes as they race for the station; most of their stolen money (99% of which had been the Genoard fortune) is lost to the crowd by the time they arrive at their destination. Unconcerned, Isaac asks Miria where should they run next. Anywhere, she says. He suggest they head back to Los Angeles and dig for gold. Miria notes that his plan doesn't sound like a robbery, and asks if they are turning over a new leaf. Isaac points out that they'll be stealing a fortune from the earth itself, much to Miria's amazement.

The two pause at the station entrance, bothered that they didn't get to say goodbye to Ennis or any of the other new friends they'd made. Looking towards the city, Isaac murmurs quietly: "This was an interesting town, wasn't it?" and says that they should come back to visit the others someday. Taking the last bundle of bills from his bag, Isaac steps inside to purchase two tickets to California, noting that it's all they have left. Miria reminds him that since they gave it all away they've done a good deed, and Isaac supposes she is right. He guesses that Mr. Genoard must be smiling in heaven, and Miria adds "and all the dead children!" The two compromise and wish happiness for Mr. Genoard's children, who must be living in peace and harmony now that they don't have to fight over the inheritance.

The two spot a sign that says WELCOME TO NYC! just before they board the train. To commemorate the occasion, Isaac graffitis a big bite mark on the picture of the apple representing New York.

1931-2002
(Currently undergoing rewrites)

Abilities
They both individually possess true immortality, meaning they cannot age, get sick, be injured, or die via conventional means. Immortality aside, they possess an endlessly large amount of good luck, having escaped numerous dangerous situations throughout the series without serious injury (taking them roughly 70 years to realize they were immortal).

The two are actually quite competent thieves, despite what one might think. The fact that they broke into the Genoard mansion and successfully stole a fortune is proof in itself of their abilities.

They have stolen plenty of cars to use in their getaways, and thus have some technical experience with automobiles (evidenced when Isaac fiddles with Ennis' car and starts its engine in 1930).

Trivia

 * Isaac is a big fan of detective novels, such as the Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot stories.
 * Isaac was flustered at Molsa's apology because apparently it was the first time someone older than Isaac - much less someone with Molsa's dignity - had apologized to him.
 * They resemble the real-life thief duo Bonnie and Clyde to a more ridiculous extent, as Bonnie and Clyde's attempts at organized crime often went hilariously awry.
 * Numerous publications in various media have been written on the subject of Isaac and Miria's characters. Most described them as the most entertaining characters and commented on how the series would not be the same without them. One reviewer felt that they are the protagonists of the series, which features an ensemble cast. They were awarded "Duo of the Year" in 2009 by Anime News Network.
 * Isaac and Miria appear in the series' two drama CDs, where they survive the Flying Pussyfoot incident in 1931: Local Chapter and Express Chapter of The Grand Punk Railroad and hope to meet true revolutionaries in a small Mexican village when Firo Prochainezo witnesses the 53rd death of Pietro Gonzalez.
 * They are playable characters in the video game and characters in the two-volume manga.
 * They are used in the anime series to comment during the preview of the next episode; though their observations aren't usually very perceptive.
 * The pair also made a brief appearance in an episode of the Durarara!! anime series, during which they are in modern-day Ikebukuro, Tokyo and attend the first meeting of the Dollars, an anonymous online gang. This seems to settle a debate over whether the worlds of Baccano! and Durarara!! are connected. They also appeared in the following OVA episode seperate from the main series, where they comment on the supposed UFOs seen shooting across the sky. These are actually yakuza members covered in paint that were thrown out a three story window by Heiwajima Shizuo.