Anya Forger

"I have to hide my power too. If he finds out I can read minds... I'll have to run away."

- Anya Forger in Chapter 1

Anya Forger (アーニャ・フォージャー) is the deuteragonist of the SPY x FAMILY series. Formerly known as Test Subject "007" (被験体"007"), she is a telepath whose abilities were created in an experiment conducted by an unknown organization.

She is a student in Cecile Hall at Eden Academy and the adopted daughter of Loid and Yor Forger.

Appearance
Anya is a short young girl with fair skin and green eyes. Loid describes her as appearing about four to five years old at the oldest. Her green eyes are large and oval-shaped with prominent eyelashes. She has shoulder-length, light pink hair that curls inwards with a fringe that reaches just above her eyes and a small strand of ahoge at the top of her head. Anya is noticeably shorter than most of her peers, and many of the insults that Damian and his friends target her small size. However, in Damian's view, she gains a prettier appearance.

When Loid met Anya for the first time in the orphanage, she wore a simple black dress with a white ribbon at the front, along with white folded-down socks and black shoes. She also wears two black hair ornaments with bright yellow embellishments resembling small horns on the sides of her head. Anya is never seen with her hair ornaments off, even wearing them to sleep.

At Eden Academy, Anya wears the standard uniform with white knee-high socks and black Mary Janes. She carries around a brown schoolbag with a sheep keychain attached. During physical education class, Anya ties her hair back with a red headband when wearing the school gym uniform, along with white socks and white gym shoes.

When she was younger, her hair was slightly shorter, and she did not wear her horn-like hair ornaments, instead tying her hair into small buns at the sides of her head. She also wore clothing that resembled scrubs.

Personality
As a young child, Anya is very impressionable towards the people around her. For instance, reading Loid's mind and attempting to mimic him, and learning how to punch from Yor. Given her telepathic ability, which ostracized her from people and her many foster homes, she instantly took to "Twilight" for being a real spy. Since being adopted, she wanted to go wherever Loid was going in hopes of seeing the spy stuff she always sees on TV. However, after the events of Chapter 1, she has learned of the harshness of espionage and does her best not to interfere with Loid's spy work. Despite this, Anya enjoys spy cartoons, her favorite being Spy Wars, and is often seen watching it whenever she can. Anya also finds excitement in Loid and Yor's secret jobs and identities. Anya is quite clever, being able to spell long words by herself and helping Loid out as best she can, even nudging Loid and Yor together.

Anya's behavior portrays her as younger than the age she initially claimed to be, which is around 6 years old. In reality, she is likely 4 or 5 years old, as she pretended to be 6 after reading Loid's mind and realizing he needed a 6-year-old child. Loid, being supernaturally astute, had initially estimated her age to be younger than six. Anya's demeanor reflects her young age, as she is gregarious, trusting, simple-minded, and easily distracted. She may not fully grasp the bigger picture or see the grand scheme of things, which is typical for children her age. Anya, like many young children, is self-centered and unaware of how her actions affect others. She opposes Nightfall as her "mother" due to the fear of becoming an honor student through harsh methods. She is impulsive, breaking rules for excitement, and easily changes plans for personal gains, such as treats or awards. This is not to say she is narcissistic as it is common for young children to not be able to fully consider others at such a young age. Despite this, she is not unintelligent or narcissistic; rather, it is common for young kids not to consider others' needs at such an early age.

Given her likely younger age, it is remarkable that Anya can keep up with an advanced curriculum designed for older children. While some may perceive her as intellectually lacking for a six-year-old, she is most likely a highly gifted, talented, and precocious young girl, showcasing impressive abilities for her age.

Anya is shown to understand complex certain situations and what solutions are necessary but not the more abstract parts of it. For example, she comes up with clever plans to befriend Damian in order to help Loid's mission, such as helping him with an art project or using her dog Bond as bait for an invitation to his house after reading his mind and learning he loves dogs; however, she fails to realize that her lack of art of skills was not only not helping him but actually making him hate her more, or that a kid that has repeatedly expressed his intense disdain for her would effortlessly become her best friend because they both have dogs.

Anya's primary flaw lies in her inability to see the bigger picture, often fixating only on immediate desires or goals. Despite her strong desire to assist Loid with his mission and excel academically, she consistently neglects her studies and fails to grasp how her impulsive actions may be perceived by others or their long-term consequences.

Anya's tendency to keep her telepathy hidden stems from both orders by the facility's doctors and her fear of social rejection. This fear contributes to her inclination to act without considering the broader implications of her actions. One notable example of her shortsightedness is her failure to realize that revealing her ability to Loid would be of great help to him. Additionally, after learning about Loid's dangerous spy mission to prevent a world-threatening situation, Anya eagerly accepts the opportunity without fully understanding the potential risks and dangers involved.

Despite her flaws, Anya's intentions are often driven by a genuine desire to assist others, even if she lacks the ability to see the larger consequences of her choices.

Anya's upbringing in the unknown facility has left her with significant abandonment issues, driving her desperate desire for a loving family. This motivation leads her to assist Loid and Yor in maintaining their family bond. She is emotionally affected by the fear of being replaced or left behind, and the potential revelation of family secrets causes her distress. Also, the subject of her "real" mother is a sensitive and emotional topic for her, evoking tears when brought up.

Anya's aversion to studying arises from being compelled to focus on honing her special "gift" during her time there. She most notably has a problem of relying on reading other people's minds for answers rather than actually studying the material, which comes back to bite her when she reads the wrong answers. However, despite enduring difficulties in the facility, Anya remains relatively persistent, diligent, and optimistic.

Anya's ability to read minds has its advantages, enabling her to form deep connections with others, as demonstrated by her ability to calm a distressed cow and save a drowning child. But it also poses challenges, as she instinctively reacts to thoughts she telepathically picks up which often makes her seem eccentric and unhinged. Besides, Anya relies too much on her "gift" and can hardly function without it. Her lack of situational awareness and social skills also make matters worse, leading to erratic behavior and conflicts with her peers. Nonetheless, she displays a kind and empathetic side despite these struggles.

However, Anya is not above being a little cocky. She is quick to show off when she does something remarkable, like when she earned a Stella Star and wore it on her uniform so everyone could see it. That said, it is understandable due to her being a child.

One of her most remarkable traits is that she does everything she can to help Loid in his mission to prevent a war and "achieve world peace," although in a childlike and innocent way. As such, she puts all her effort into getting close to Damian Desmond to help Loid accomplish his mission. Anya is often seen creating "plans" that might help her get along with him.

Abilities and Skills
Telepathy: Anya is capable of reading the minds of other people and animals, her ability depicted as small sparks around her head. However, her abilities have their limits, as she is sensitive to being in large crowds and over-using her powers, which can result in her being overwhelmed and dizzy by too many thoughts, to the point of getting a nosebleed. Anya finds it difficult to understand complicated minds, such as Loid's. When she reads the minds of people with excessively strong emotions, like Yuri and Fiona, it causes a reaction similar to a heartburn. She must also be within a certain distance of her target to read minds.

Anya's involuntary use of her telepathy has made her a bit more aware of her surroundings. It enables her to see through Loid's disguises, hear somebody being in danger, and notice Yor sneaking into her school to give her the P.E. uniform. It even helps her pick up on one of the enemies of her parents being nearby.

Classical Language: Anya is mysteriously knowledgeable of classical language, despite having barely learned the subject at school, as Loid notices she could have scored well on her test if she did not make so many spelling mistakes.

Resourcefulness: She is shown on numerous occasions to have a decent level of street smarts, saving Loid from potential death using her resourcefulness and quick thinking skills. From time to time, Anya has been able to trick Loid, despite his extremely observant skills and cautious attitude. She is also capable enough to design a trap and make a makeshift bomb, albeit with the knowledge of an aspiring assassin.

Basic Self-Defense: Anya has been taught by Yor some early basic self-defense. She is strong enough to send Damian flying several feet with a punch to the face.

Above Average Strength: Despite her size, Anya is capable of sending people flying with a punch if angered.

Above Average Intelligence: Though it may not seem like it at first, one must remember that as a four or five-year-old child, Anya manages to pass most of her Eden tests, albeit barely. She also does well in classical language, considered advanced in today's society, ignoring her spelling and grammar mistakes.

Special Moves
After getting kidnapped by thugs, Anya asks Yor to train her to be as strong as her so she can study hard and "not die" at school. Yor agrees and teaches Anya several special moves. Anya creates some of her own special moves as well.


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 * Other special moves include:
 * Shin Kick (すね きっく)
 * Eye Poke (めつぶし)

Weaknesses
Eclipsing: In a phenomenon dubbed "Eclipsing" by the scientists at Anya's former laboratory, Anya's telepathic abilities are temporarily disabled during the new moon.

General Skill: Anya is shown to be poor in a variety of skills including studying, drawing, sports, and music. She often obtains single-digit scores for her tests and resorts to her telepathic abilities to get through classes and exams instead, refusing to study unless under Loid's strict supervision and during her "Eclipsing." Even when motivated to study during her midterm exams, she just barely passes. She tries to play a child-sized violin Loid buys her but causes the strings to snap with her bad playing.

Poor Grammatic: Anya has very poor grammatic skills. It is often that whenever she shows her personal notes to anyone, they cannot understand what she is writing, comparing it with a bunch of scrawls.

Poor Academics: Anya has low to sub-par abilities when it comes to academics, notably scoring very low in most of the tests she has taken at Eden Academy. She seems to have an over-reliance on her telepathy skills, especially when troubled, primarily using it to answer homework questions and sometimes cheat on tests. Her poor academics can be partially attributed to the advanced material she is studying, paired with her likely being younger than she claims to be.

Lack of Control Over Her Power: Anya is only able to control her telepathy at a small amount, which often leads Anya to unwillingly read every single thought of everyone around her.

Crowd: When Anya is exposed to huge crowds, she often tends to get dizzy or exhausted by uncontrollably reading most of the whole crowd's minds.

Lack of Athletic Ability: Befitting her age, Anya is extremely poor when it comes to physical exercises, getting winded easily, having poor coordination and low strength, being unable to serve a ball properly despite Yor's training, and her putting her full strength into it. This lack of ability has extended to various sports, including tennis, jump rope, swimming, and vaulting.

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Trivia

 * Anya is a Slavic diminutive of the name "Anna," meaning "grace."
 * Anya's name was originally Romanized as "Ania" by Tatsuya Endo, and thus, was often written as such in the backgrounds of some of the earlier chapters.
 * This carries over to the anime, as evident by the sign on her bedroom door.
 * Anya's former code name 'Test Subject "007"' is a reference to the fictional character James Bond and his code number 007.
 * Also, Anya's name is most likely a reference to Major Anya Amasova, a Soviet intelligence operative from the 10th James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.
 * Anya has a childish manner of speaking by frequently mispronouncing words. In Japanese, this is expressed through her using hiragana in speech instead of kanji.
 * As further proof of this, she refers to Loid and Yor as "chi-chi" and "ha-ha" when addressing them, which is an incorrect use of the terms.
 * It is quite possible that Anya is four or five years old instead of six, which she only claimed to be after reading Loid's mind and discovering he needed a six-year-old. Loid himself assumed she was around four or five when he first met her.
 * If she is four or five instead of six, it might explain her academic difficulty.
 * Anya's application number when applying for Eden is K-212. The number comes from the postal code for Kawasaki, where Endo used to work.
 * Anya barely passed the written exam of Eden Academy's admissions process with a score of 31. She is bad at most of her subjects and resorts to using her power to get the answers most times. However, she has talent in Classical Language (equivalent to the Latin language in the real world) and scored a 41 on the test.
 * As Loid stated, Anya is quite picky about her food. Some of the food she likes including peanuts (her favorite), cake and hamburg steak. Anya's disliked food is carrots.
 * Anya is the first of her grade to receive a Tonitrus Bolt; she is also the first to be awarded a Stella Star.
 * Besides peanuts, Anya likes the omurice at Eden as she eats it regularly, as well as crunchy things.
 * Anya's chair, featured on the cover of the second volume, is a Marshmallow sofa designed by Irving Harper of George Nelson Associates.
 * Anya likes the extra toys that come with some candy brands and attempts to use her telepathy to read the content of the box to obtain her desired toy.
 * Anya was initially planned to be older and taller, as seen in an initial sketch of the family. Her expression also appears to be much more serious or aloof.
 * Anya's design is adapted from Ashe, a character in Tatsuya Endo's previous one-shot Rengoku no Ashe.
 * Anya's favorite things include her chimera doll, peanuts, spy cartoons, silenced pistols, bombs, castles, penguins, her uniform, Loid, Yor, and Becky.
 * Anya's secret spy agency that she created in her roleplay, "P2," derives its name from peanuts.
 * Anya's horn accessories on her hair were designed to evoke a feeling of "reception."
 * Anya's telepathy was a late change by Endo while developing her character. He had always intended for Loid to adopt a child with some sort of superpower. He did not think much of what the implications a mind-reader being in the story would have, but later realized that it had good comedic potential and created a new reader viewpoint.
 * According to Endo, there is no reason for why Anya's hair is pink, saying he "didn't think about it at all."
 * Visually, Anya's design is a mix of two characters from Tatsuya Endo's previous one-shots: Ashe from Rengoku no Ashe and Misha from Ishi ni Usubeni, Tetsu ni Hoshi.
 * During the original sketches, many designs of Anya were explored, from having a beautiful appearance to a sickly one. One concept even shows her with bags under her eyes due to lack of sleep. Due to Endo wanting to put a sort of accent on her head, he experimented with many hair accessories, with hairbands, buns, and horns, the last two of which did make it into her final and current design. Some of her characteristics were that she was reticent and defiant.
 * Anya's English dub voice actor is Megan Shipman. However, due to taking maternity leave, she was temporarily replaced by Bryn Apprill for Season 2, starting with Episode 28.

Quotes

 * (To herself, regarding Loid and her powers): "I have to hide my power too. If he finds out I can read minds... I'll have to run away."
 * (To herself, thinking about Loid): "Papa is the world's biggest liar. But... he's a cool liar."
 * (To Yor Forger): "Train me, mama! I know being at Eden is dangerous! But.. if I train and get strong, I won't be scared! I can study hard and not die! I want to be like you, mama!"
 * (To Damian, regarding Loid): "I don't really know if my papa likes me or not, so I'm a little scared too... But... I believe in him. Because I love him. And so... I am going to summon all my courage to tell him I failed!"
 * (To Loid Forger): "No, I'm okay. But I wish that mama could be with us. I always like it best when I can be with both of you."