European Branch

The European Branch (or simply Headquarters (本部, Honbu)), located in England, is one of the seven branches of the Black Order and is the main branch, overseen by Branch Chief and Chief Officer Komui Lee and his sister, Chief Assistant Lenalee Lee. Recently, Lenalee was replaced as the Chief Assistant by Bridget Faye.

Organization
The European Branch follows the traditional organization that all branches of the Black Order follow, with a Branch Chief and Chief Assistant overseeing general operation and seven subdivisions functioning concurrently. In addition, though, because it is the main branch, Branch Chief Komui Lee also acts as the Chief Officer, and can give orders to the other six branches.

Special Duties
Being the main branch, the European Branch takes data from the other six branches, analyzes it and dispenses orders according to what they find. Their Science Division is presumed by the other branches to be the cream of the crop, as most other Science Division members (such as Rohfa, Rikei and Shifu) seem to aspire to transferring to the main branch Science Division.

Facility
The original facility was located at the top of a dangerous-looking plateau, seemingly for security reasons, and was a campanile-like building, surrounded by a forest with a large wall, occupied by the Gatekeeper, somewhere around it. It was organized as such, from top to bottom:
 * 1) Private Residences
 * 2) Medical Ward
 * 3) Bath Houses
 * 4) Training Facilities
 * 5) Cafeteria, Lounge
 * 6) (1st floor) Foyer and Gatekeeper
 * 7) Main Entrance
 * 8) Grand Hall/Cathedral
 * 9) Library/Meeting Room
 * 10) Corresponding team and other rooms
 * 11) Komui's office/Experiment rooms
 * 12) Science Division
 * 13) Control room/Surveillance room/Operation room
 * 14) Research Room
 * 15) Hevlaska's Chamber
 * 16) Crematorium
 * 17) Waterway



After the attack of the Level 4 Akuma, though, the European Branch as relocated to a far less conspicuous-looking building on an island. The newer building seems to be larger than the last, as it now hosts two new sections of the Science Division and a much larger chamber for Hevlaska.

The island also hosts and unnamed town on the northeastern end, with the European Branch being located on the southwestern end. A stretch of forest and a land bridge separate the two locations.

Current

 * Komui Lee - Current Branch Chief
 * Bridget Faye - Current Chief Assistant
 * Reever Wenhamm - Section Chief of the Science Division 1
 * Legory Peck - Section Chief of the Science Division 2
 * Mark Burroughs - Section Chief of the Science Division 3
 * The Gatekeeper - Guardian (status unknown)
 * Hevlaska - Exorcist and guardian of the Innocence
 * Cache Dop - Member of the Science Division
 * Jiji Lujun - Member of the Science Division
 * Father Frederico - Member of the Security Division

Former

 * Tup Dop - Former member of the Science Division
 * Johnny Gill - Former member of the Science Division

Trivia

 * The European Branch's newest Headquarters strongly resembles the Parliamentary Palace of Westminster, which is built along the River Thames in London.