Stein is a respected instructor in the the DWMA; his students are said to love him as a teacher, despite his disturbing tendency to favor doing lessons on dissections. He's also known as the strongest meister to have graduated from the DWMA. However, due to his sensitivity to madness, he often can be called to be questioned on his sanity. Despite this, however, many of his friends like Spirit, Marie, Sid, and even Death have shown faith in Stein.