Melk the First
Name
Name	Melk the First
Kanji	初代メルク
Romanji	Shodai Meruku
Profile
Race	Human
Gender	Male
Birthday	16.11.????
Age	72
Height	270cm
Weight	380kg
Blood Type	AB
Professional Status
Affiliation	IGO 0th Biotope
Occupation	Sharpener, 0th Biotope member
Personal Status
Relatives	Melk the Second (adopted daughter)
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 121
Anime Debut	Episode 55
Voices
Japanese Voice	Naka Hiroshi
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Melk the First is the most famous knife sharpener in the world. He was previously known as the "Demon Gourmet" for his great strength and intimidating appearance. Living and working as a hermit atop his mountain, Melk raised an orphaned girl as his daughter and apprentice, who later took on the mantle of Melk the Second. Melk is also a member of the IGO's secret 0th Biotope.

AppearanceEdit

Melk is an enormous, muscular man 2.7 meters in height. He has a wild mass of black hair with a beard, and his tanned body is criss-crossed with many knife wounds.

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PersonalityEdit

Most individuals believe Melk to be a powerful and frightening hermit who lives as a mute. However, he is actually a very loving and cheerful man, as demonstrated by his care for his adoptive daughter, Melk the Second. Despite his apparent silence and shyness, he is also very talkative, but his voice is so comically quiet that he cannot be heard under normal circumstances. Until he spoke with Toriko, Melk simply assumed that people tended to ignore what he said because of his intimidating appearance, and that his daughter's attempts to get close enough to hear his voice were acts of affection. He is able to talk in a normal voice after recently finding a naturally occurring Amplifier Stone to wear around his neck.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Melk is the best bladesmith in the world. As proof of his skill he was able to create a knife to prepare Acacia's salad dish AIR. Melk the Second developed her abilities (which he admits are superior to his own) under his tutelage. He also discovered many types of grindstones, the most notable one being Melk Stardust.

A testament to his strength is the fact that he is a member of the 0th Biotope, which is located in the Gourmet World, implying he is fully capable of surviving it and the beasts living there. He can move freely and without difficulties even in high gravity. He is powerful enough to take on beasts of a very high capture level for materials and also capable of entering danger zones to mine grindstones. His strength is such that it earned him the nickname of "Demon Gourmet".

HistoryEdit

PastEdit

He is acquainted with IGO's President Ichiryu, referring to him as "Ryuu-san". He also seems to have seen the knives of legendary chefs like Setsuno and Frohze. At some point he also joined the 0th Biotope.

When he was wandering in a forest gathering materials for his knives, he found an abandoned child and adopted her. He was said to have had many sharpeners come to him to request discipleship, but none have ever lasted for more than three days. He claims that the Second Melk was able to match his skill at age 15 and entrusted the second generation to her before leaving, though she hadn't heard any of what he was saying due to his quiet voice.

He used to live on top of Melk Mountain, a mountain that's said to have been constructed by himself. Since he received the request from the President six years prior, he has been working on a knife capable of preparing the salad of Acacia's Full Course, "AIR", isolating himself deep inside Heavy Hole so that no-one can distract him. He also says that this will be his last work as a sharpener.

Melk Stardust ArcEdit

He first appears when Toriko is fighting a Scropion Demon Cattle. He tells the cow to get an Amplifier Stone, Toriko can't understand what he is saying. When the cow comes back, he uses it so Toriko can understand what he is saying. He then takes him to his underground workshop. He explains to Toriko he is busy working on an important job and he tamed the cow as a bodyguard, so no one can interrupt him. He also explains to him why he is working in Heavy Hole. When Toriko mentions Melk the Second, he asks him how is his daughter doing. He is shocked when he told his daughter the reason why he has to leave, but she didn't understand a word he is saying because of his silent voice. Toriko asks him if he knows where he can find Melk Stardust and he offers him as much stardust as he wants. Before Toriko leaves Heavy Hole, Melk asks him if he can look at the list he got from Ichiryuu. He tells him to find the Mellow Cola in the Gourmet Pyramid for his next ingredient because it is the season when the cola tastes good.

Four Beast ArcEdit

Melk is called to a meeting at the 0th Biotope. Yosaku asks him how long it has been since he went to the Gourmet World and he replies silently. During the meeting, Ichiryuu asks him how he is doing for making a knife for Air. Manan is the only person to understand him and tells everyone that he already completed it. He is seen again with Ichiryu and Atashino at Slow Rain Hills, so he can give Ichiryu a knife to cut apart Acacia's salad, "AIR".

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