Toriko (トリコ?)A Gourmet Hunter with an abnormally large appetite. He is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings," and his nickname is "The Glutton." He does not indiscriminately kill and eat any animal; he only kills those animals he decides to eat. He has immunity to 70 different poisons and also has an animal-like sense of smell. He has adopted the Battle Wolf's newborn pup and named it Terry Cloth. Like the other Kings, Toriko started off as a chain animal. He and the other Four Heavenly Kings were trained by Ichiryū, the president of the IGO. He has selected Komatsu as his chef in his bishoku-ya and chef combo, which Komatsu accepted.
KomatsuA six star (initially five) chef who works for Hotel Gourmet, part of the prestigious IGO (International Gourmet Organization). He is timid, but greatly interested by what he finds in his travels with Toriko. As a result, he tries to overcome his fear and does his best to help. He is a highly skilled and competent chef and has a large knowledge of foods that he knows which foods would work well. He is the only chef in the world who knows the complete recipe of the Century Soup. He keeps a Wall Penguin as a pet, which is also a key element of the soup. Toriko decided on Komatsu as the chef in his bishoku-ya and chef combo, which Komatsu accepted, (though Zebra and Sani have also indicated a desire for Komatsu to form a combo with them). Despite Komatsu's small stature, he has shown remarkable courage in situations in which he might very well be killed. He is also one of the few people who is able to get along amicably with all four Heavenly Kings. After gaining global recognition for finding a simple method to prepare Yuda's "Medical Cooking Mochi," Komatsu was put into the list of top 100 chefs in the world, ranked at 88. (小松?)
Zebra is described as the most savage of the Four Heavenly Kings, someone who does not stop until even the 'seed' is annihilated. A single attack from Zebra caused all the scars on Match's body. Of the four kings, he only gets along with Toriko, who seems to understand him the best, as Sunny and even Coco blatantly refused to see him for his release when suggested to do so by Toriko. It seems to be more of a rivalry than a friendship and they like to compete with each other whenever they get the chance. Zebra especially hates "cocky people", and is shown to be hotheaded and belligerent, always wanting to fight or compete with Toriko.
Acacia is the greatest Bishokuya in human history and Bishokushin (Gourmet God), as well as the combo partner ofFrohze. He discovered countless ingredients all over the world, including the Gourmet Jellyfish from which he discovered the Gourmet Cells, and is the first and only person to find the ingredient GOD, taking a long time to do so and only able to discover it in his final years. With GOD he was able to stop the great war that nearly destroyed the Human World centuries ago. He had a Combo with the legendary Chef, Frohze.
Ichiryuu is President of the International Gourmet Organization, which implements all food-related laws in most countries of the Human World. He is a former disciple of "Gourmet God" Acacia, and trained all four of the Four Heavenly Kings from childhood. He is considered one of the world's most powerful individuals.
Setsuno, aka the Gourmet Living National Treasure, is one of the top five chefs in the world and is the long-time Combopartner of world famous bishokuya, "Knocking Master" Jiro. There are few in the world who can match up to her unbelievable cooking skills and quality kitchen knives which are viewed with equal awe to those of the legendary "God of Chefs" Frohze and "Chef King" Zaus, and her skills are implied to be even greater than the Chef King himself, making her the second greatest chef in history and the greatest chef alive.[1][2] She is also a powerful figure despite appearances and few dare to provoke her in battle.
Terry Cloth (テリークロス, Terīkurosu) is a newborn Battle Wolf pup that was adopted by Toriko, it sees Toriko as a parental figure, a big surprise since Battle Wolves never become attached to humans, and became his Animal Partner. Terry got its name from how Toriko described its fur. Only few foods suit its taste, such as Gourmet World's foods.
Sunny (サニー) (also known as Sani) is one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" (四天王, shitennou) and Rin's older brother.[1]He has a way of 'knocking' without even touching the target, mostly related to his 'sensor' talent which allows him to know the physical state of those around him. He seeks "harmony" in his dishes which is the perfect use of ingredients, perfecthandling of the food and most importantly producing a perfect taste.[2] He, and the other Four Heavenly Kings, were trained by Ichiryū, the President of the IGO. As of the Shining Gourami arc, he also has a child Mother Snake as an Animal Partner, called Quinn.
Coco (ココ) is the "Gentleman" of the "Four Heavenly Kings" (四天王, shitennou) and is good friends with Toriko, with whom he was raised with and trained with. While Torikomostly relies on his brute strength, Coco prefers using stealthy techniques and cunning strategy to subdue aggressors. He is also strong defensively; he is immune to five hundred different kinds of poison. His fortune-telling has made him extremely popular with women and results in him being mobbed by customers when he is in public. He, and the other Four Heavenly Kings, were trained by Ichiryuu, the President of the IGO.
Jirou is a Bishokuya who is well known as being a "KnockingMaster" in the Gourmet Age. He is an elderly person, who still hunts for Gourmet Ingredients and is one of the three legendary disciples of Acacia. He is currently trying to acquireGOD.[1]
Zaus aka the "King of Cooking", is a top chef who consistently holds the #1 spot in the IGO's World Gourmet Chef Ranking of top 100 chefs.[1] He is one of only five people in recorded history to have ever been crowned the "Super Cook" champion of Cooking Fest, ranking second place in the number of championships held at fourteen and is the current title holder. He is considered the greatest chef in the world alongside the equally famous and legendary "Gourmet National Treasure" Setsuno, and both are viewed with almost the same admiration as the legendary "God of Chefs" Frohze. However in truth each of the wins he has held in Cooking Fest were only due to Setsuno having been absent from those 14 festivals at the time.
Frohze was the legendary holy chef, known as the "Chef God" or "God of Chefs", who formed a combo with the equally-legendary "Bishokuya God", Acacia. Due to this and his amazing culinary achievements in life, he is renowned as the greatest chef in history, hence his title, having been able to prepare all of the holy and phantasmal ingredients in Acacia's Full Course Menu.