Yup.

Also, have you read the manga lately? It was revealed that his cape is to protrect him from Clear Note's "annihilation spells".

Zatch is male. I watched the show many times and Zatch is always refered as a "he".

It's not a dress; it's actually a cape.

Although Dufort's fate is not determined at the end of the anime outside the escape from Faudo, he ends up wandering off in the manga after Zeno goes back, trying to find a purpose after being used for so long. Eventually he uses his "Answer Talker" abilities to help others whether he wan...

I would pick Rops, because you know the old saying:

"Big things come in small packages".

My favorite's Rops and Kido.

Yeah. In fact, I think that's the saddest scene so far. But that's only my opinion.

The one with Eshros? Just keep either one of them down, so Shin won't be able to cast the spell. Or just knock down his book, since Shin will only focus on picking it up. Just do any of those until time runs out.