Barba

is a character in D.Gray-man: Reverse. Barba is a servant to Mother. He lated appeared in the manga as well.

Appearance
Barba is a tall large bald man with a cap. He has pronounced lips and nose which may be a mark of african ancestry. Barba wears a straw hat he keeps from falling with a string around his neck when it is not on his head and rustic clothings with straps.

Personality
In contrast to Mother, he is not as harsh as Mother is when she chastises Allen for cheating. He has a very cheering personality, very demonstrative and displays enthousiasms most of the time. He is also rather childish as he wanted to make the Clown's dance with Allen.

History
Barba has been with mother since childhood. She used to wash his pants when he wet himself in bed till the late age of 14.

Barba was here when Cross Marian came to the church with a traumatized Allen Walker. He assisted him to deal with the child's painful crisis. He helped Cross to wash his laundry.

When Allen recovered they became good friends. Cross and Allen left and Barba was ordered to clean up the room they were in. He found Allen's clown costume and played with it.

The Traveling Clergyman
Barba is the first one to meet Allen Walker when he comes to visit them. He is overjoyed to see him and leads him to Mother.

Seed of Destruction Arc
He is again the first one to see Allen as he comes back to retrieve his clown costume and performing stuff. He and Mother welcome him with open arms.

Trivia

 * With Mother, Barba is the only character to have appeared in Reverse, later in the anime and lastly in the manga.