Professor Burton (バートン教授) is a famous wildlife biologist specialized in rare monsters. He wrote the best-selling book "Professor Burton’s Biology for Dopes".
Appearance[]
Burton is a youthful looking man with light colored hair and glasses. He is usually wearing a light colored coat.
Personality[]
"Professor Burton", as he prefers to be called, is a conceited and stubborn scholar, disliking that people questions his theories, albeit he doesn't applies the scientific method while Burton formulates this theories, which are actually based on "feeling".[1] After he became famous, his ego became even more inflated, as Burton started to just answer by the name "Professor Burton"[2] and to correct people if they call him of anything else.[3]
Burton is a gushy as well, being fascinated by monsters trivias, like why cabbages fly and anchovies grow in field,[2] instead of actually useful data, like their weaknesses. He often tries to approach the monsters, whatever they are harmless or dangerous, and is amused by their stool too. Burton also effuses over his childhood friend Barbara, spending a fortune by doting her.[2]
History[]
When Burton was a child he was close friends with Barbara. She eventually took on her debt-ridden family bar and he became washed up and unsuccessful biologist. Barbara frequently flirts with and dates other patrons of her bar, but Burton is always turned down.[1]
One day Burton went to the Royal Capital Adventurer Guild in order to put a bounty on a monster called King Toad that nobody believed it exists, guessing that by slaying it could end the raining season so he could go on a date with Barbara, and even though he wasn't successful, Megumin's party accepted the quest. They ventured the Royal Capital forest and eventually met and slayed the King Toad.[1]
After he proved the King Toad exists, Burton became famous, as well as rich by selling his guidebook about monsters. He used that money to date and buy expensive gifts for Barbara, although she didn't accept a wedding ring. Believing it happened because none of the rings weren't expensive enough, Burton requested Megumin, Yunyun and Iris' help again, in order to find and bring a piece of a Crystal Liger, in order to make a ring. The quest, however, not only wasn't successful, but the Liger also stole Iris' necklace.[2]
Burton eventually joined Kazuma's party in a quest to retrieve the necklace and they managed to bring back the necklace and a piece of the Crystal Liger.[3] After getting his ring, Burton proposed Barbara, who happily accepted to marry Burton.[4]
Trivia[]
- In the manga, Burton is often show acting as a "cool shades" guy.
References[]
[]
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||