Nous

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Nous (ノウス) is one of the antagonists of The Promised Neverland during the Goldy Pond Battle Arc. He is a demon who belongs to the group of Demons known as the "Poachers", who organized illegal hunting trips inside the secret garden of Goldy Pond. Very often he hunted in pairs with his sister Nouma. Like the rest of his group, he was killed by a gunshot to the eye, fired by Yugo.

History
Nous, like his sister Nouma, came from one of the Five Regent Families, and was the son of Lord Noumu and relative of the Aristocrat, Noum. This noble origin allowed him to meet the progenitor of another noble family, Lord Bayon. In 2031, after Goldy Pond's transformation from a human village to an illegal hunting camp, Bayon invited Nous and his sister Nouma to join the hunts, forming the Poachers group.

Appearance
Nous has a tall, slender black-colored humanoid body with a white-colored face and, with the exception of a basic black mask with two vertically placed eye holes, he wears no clothes. Under his main eye he had three other smaller eyes and an S-shaped scar.

Personality
Like all Poachers, Nous was a cruel demon, who not only killed his human prey mercilessly, but enjoyed playing with them and torturing them. Nous felt very sure of himself and of his physical strength much higher than that of humans, but unlike Nouma, he behaved more cautiously during hunts.

Search For Minerva Arc
Nous makes his first appearance with the other Goldy Pond Poachers soon after Emma arrives, discussing what type of meat that they want.

Nous was later seen patrolling with Nouma, commenting that the children they were hunting managed to escape.

Goldy Pond Battle Arc
Nous overhears Bayon talking with some high-ranked demons about the Grace Field House escapees. This gets him excited since they were premium grade and an adult male. He said that not even those demons in their standing have access to that.

Nous and Nouma later go hunting and begin to chase after Sonia and Sandy. They applaud Sonia and Sandy's strategy of protecting each other from being caught, further exciting them. Because Sonia and Sandy were not premium grade, they were not permitted to kill the orphans.

Nous and Nouma then arrive at a clearing and Nous notices that a trap has been set for them. They knowingly take the bait and begin to go for the attack until a flash bomb temporarily blinds them and both shots successfully hit both of the demons, unmasking their face. Nouma quickly grabs Sonia and briefly applauds her for removing the mask. Right when she decides to hunt Sonia, Paula kills Nouma with her sniper, leaving Nous to cry out in sorrow. Right afterwards however, he begins to eat Nouma's head. The sniper then tries to shoot Nous but he quickly dodges the shot and throws his spear, injuring Paula in the process.

Nous then talks to "Nouma", stating that Nouma's death needs to be avenged. He scratches Sonia and then grabs Sandy by the head. He begins to play around with Sandy, threatening the lone observer to come out. Nous continues to play around with Sandy and nearly tosses him into the floor until a shot from Mister finally kills him.

Skills and Abilities
In addition to known demon abilities including enhanced speed, strength, and regeneration, Nous has demonstrated a previously unseen ability to consume the brain of another demon, namely Nouma, and temporarily not only fuse their combined minds and souls but also combine their separate power and skill, or at least that's how it seems. It is equally possible that this was simply Nous going mad after losing his lover, and an adrenaline rush temporarily increasing his capabilities.

Nouma
Nous seems to care a lot for Nouma. This was further indicated when Nouma was killed. After Nous eats Nouma's head, a part of her is still with him. Nouma requests that Nous avenges her death and the latter willingly does so.

There is evidence for both sides; one could argue that Nous simply actually started trying to fight after Nouma died, and that his rage is why Mister went unnoticed despite all demons seeming to have enhanced senses. However, the kids who faced him were surprised by how suddenly his skill increased after eating Nouma, as well as his mumblings about their minds being fused temporarily, so either case has evidence.

Trivia

 * The following are Nous' rankings in some of The Promised Neverland's official popularity polls.
 * In Shounen Jump's popularity poll results announced in Chapter 88, Nous is in 63rd place.
 * In Shounen Jump's 2nd popularity poll results announced in Chapter 102, Nous is in 36th place.
 * "Nous" is French for "We", which fits with him absorbing Nouma and becoming both of them inside.
 * Nous' favorite food is human.