History Characters / Betterman

* {{Meganekko}}

* MulticoloredHair: Brown hair with red and green bangs. The bangs appear to be a family trait she shared with her father and brother.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]: [[MeaningfulName True to her namesake.]] However, she subverts both RoseHairedSweetie and CherryBlossomGirl due to being introverted and sickly.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: It's green.

* BeautyMark: He has a ''massive'' mole on the side of his chin.

* PeekABangs: Sometimes.

* MissionControl

* ThoseTwoGuys: With Yamajii.
* TheWatson
* WrenchWench

* TheEngineer
* MissionControl

* TheTeamNormal
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Ri-Chan.

* MissionControl

* BaldOfAwesome

* OneWayVisor

* ActionGirl
* BareYourMidriff

* TykeBomb
* WolverineClaws: When wearing Puleto.

* BigDamnHeroes: On multiple occasions.

* ChurchMilitant
* CoolOldGuy
* MysteriousProtector
* OldMaster

* SuperMode: Their combat forms.

* TheWorfEffect: Has this happen to him occasionally.

* TheConfidant

* AmbiguouslyBrown

* AffablyEvil: A very jolly fellow.
* BaldOfEvil / BeardOfEvil

* EvilOldFolks
* EvilutionaryBiologist

* PerpetualSmiler

* [[spoiler:LastOfHisKind: He's the only remaining Somnium at the end of the series, after the others are destroyed by Kankel.]]

* FormFittingWardrobe: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/betterman-38_7221.jpg Pretty much]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/betterman-46_5054.jpg Hinoki's]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/betterman-43_5444.jpg entire]][[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/betterman-45_1874.jpg wardrobe]]. The [[MsFanservice girl]] is seriously never seen in anything BUT this type of outfit.

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Even when she helps save the day, Hinoki still doesn't think too highly of herself. She constantly belittles her own intelligence, saying "I'm just an idiot." [[spoiler: It turns out these were some of Mario's (affectionate) last words to her. He followed up these words with saying, "If you ever need me, I'll be there."]]

* HotScientist: Keita sure as hell thinks so!

* ShyBlueHairedGirl: Asami is quiet, reserved, and analytical, and while she's kind, she's not very outgoing. Her hair is a dark greenish-blue.

* MsFanservice: A beautiful woman with a large chest and plenty of outfits to show it off.

* TheTease: While she's in a relationship with Shou, she enjoys flirting with Keita quite a bit. Mostly because she loves to watch his brain turn off.

* ChildhoodFriend: She and Keita used to play together as children.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Some of her outfits, and her concept art features this.
** CleavageWindow: Her other outfits.
* BattleCouple: With Shou.
* MsFanservice

** [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl]]: Her dynamic with Shou. She's very gentle and supportive of him.

* BattleCouple: With Kaede.

* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:Feels that Kei's death is his fault.]]

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* TheNicknamer: Names the ''Tyran'' "the Blue Rabbit", and gives Sakura the affectionate name of "Cherry". Akamatsu is actually confused by this at one point.

* HairColorSpoiler: He shares the same tri-colored shock as Hinoki. Is it her brother? [[spoiler: No - Lamia only looks that way because he ate the Animus seed that sprouted from Mario. In the process, Lamia gained his memories, as well as some of his phsyical attributes.]]
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Dispite it's power, Lamia doesn't use Forte seeds unless it's absoutly needed. [[spoiler: This is due to the fact that not only seeds of Forte can only be made from Algernon carriers, but multiple are required to use Ortus.]]

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She seems mildly amused by Keita's reaction to her, and helps him out because of this.
* [[spoiler: [[LastOfHisKind Last Of Her Kind]]: Due to the other D-Type Hunters slaughtering each other to single out the most powerful one.]]

* [[spoiler: SelfMadeOrphan: She kills Prof. Umezaki during the battle at BPL.]]

->Voiced by: Osamu Ichikawa (JP), Steve Olson (EN)

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->Voiced by: Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (JP), Creator/MatthewErickson (EN), Creator/BenjaminRivera (Latin American Spanish)

->Voiced by: Creator/KyokoHikami (JP), Onalea Gilbertson (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/{{Chafurin}} (JP), Dave Pettitt (EN)

[[folder: Sakura]]

A cryptic 15 year old girl linked to the "Limpid Channel", allowing her to read the minds of beings around her, and to pick up important information. Also a Dual-kind, she can pilot Neuronoids in a pinch. Unfortunately, due to her poor health she spends much of her time confined to a medical device called the Manage Machine. At the end of the series, she was revealed to be Akamatsu's daughter. He agreed to work with Mode Warp so he could use the Manage Machine for her.

->Voiced by: Creator/JunkoIwao (JP), Mariette Sluyter (EN), Mayra Arellano (Latin American Spanish)

->Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (JP), Meredith Taylor-Parry (EN), Martha Ceceña (Latin American Spanish)

->Voiced by: Creator/YukoMinaguchi (JP), Colleen Blackmore (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (JP), Jonathan Love (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKawakami (JP), Christy Greene (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP), Ben Jeffrey (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (JP)

* [[spoiler: WeHardlyKnewYe: Has a full-on case of Algernon since before the series began, which is discovered six episodes into the series, then dies later on.]]

->Voiced by: Creator/HirokiTakahashi (JP), Creator/MarkGatha (EN)

* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Just like the other survivors, he was responsible for releasing Kankel into the world when the Dive Inspection went wrong.]]

->Voiced by: Hiroaki Ishikawa (JP)

[[folder: The Officer]]

->Voiced by: Naoki Bandou (JP)

* [[spoiler: UnwittingPawn: Like Asami, Mamon, Umezaki, and Hinoki's father, it's revealed that he was part of the scientific team involved in Yakusugi's ill-fated Dive Inspection - the one that released Kankel into the world. His involvement caused him to become a carrier of the Algernon virus.]]

A mysterious girl met by Keita in India, always smiling. She is accompanied by Puleto, a lizard-like creature. She communicates only through telepathy using the Limpid Channel. Capable of great strength and speed, she saves Keita on several occasions.

[[spoiler: It turns out Chandi is a creation of Dr. Umezaki. She is the last of the D-Type Hunters, a series of superhuman clones.]]

->Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (JP), Onalea Gilbertson (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/YusakuYara (JP), David Kelly (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (JP), Jonathan Love (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKawakami (JP), M.J. [=McCann=] (EN), Mariana Gomez (Latin American Spanish)

->Voiced by: Creator/KazukiYao (JP)

->Voiced by: Kazuhiro Nakata (JP)

->Voiced by: Osamu Ichikawa (JP), Steve Olson (EN)

* [[spoiler: UnwittingPawn: Like Asami, Mamon, the Officer, and Hinoki's father, it's revealed that he was part of the scientific team involved in Yakusugi's ill-fated Dive Inspection - the one that released Kankel into the world. His involvement caused him to become a carrier of the Algernon virus.]]

->Voiced by: Creator/{{Mugihito}} (JP), Doug [=McKeag=] (EN)

[[folder: Primary Protagonists]]
!!Keita Aono

The main character. A 17 year old student who finds himself piloting the Neuronoid ''Kakuseijin'' with Hinoki. While panicky, socially awkward, and caught in circumstances way over his head, Keita manages to show enough courage and wit to survive.

!!Hinoki Sai

!!Shigeru Akamatsu

!!Sakura

A cryptic 15 year old girl linked to the "Limpid Channel", allowing her to read the minds of beings around her, and to pick up important information. Also a Dual-kind, she can pilot Neuronoids in a pinch. Unfortunately, due to her poor health she spends much of her time confined to a medical device called the Manage Machine. [[spoiler: At the end of the series, it's revealed she is Akamatsu's daughter. He agreed to work with Mode Warp so he could use the Manage Machine for her.]]

!!Asami Miyako

!!Kaede Kurenai

!!Shou Yanagi

[[folder: Supporting Characters]]
!!Ritsuko Fuchu (Li-Chan)

!!Yamajii

* MrExposition: He's the one who deciphers the technobabble for Li-Chan.

* ThoseTwoGuys: With Li-Chan.

!!Kazuho Heichi (Heichin)
Akamatsu Industries technician, working alongside Yamajii and Li-Chan. [[spoiler: It turns out that he's infected with Algernon, and is [[BigBadFriend responsible for the early attacks in the series]].]]

!!Cactus Prickle

!!Tsuguo Ushiyama (Ushii)

!!The Officer

!!"Chandi"
A mysterious girl met by Keita in India, always smiling. She is accompanied by "Puleto", a lizard-like creature. She communicates only through telepathy using the Limpid Channel. Capable of great strength and speed, she saves Keita on several occasions.

!!Yakusugi

[[folder: Bettermen (Somniums)]]
Mysterious species that appears during the course of the series. Throughout history, there have been sightings of the so-called "Betterman". They are capable of transforming from one form into another by consuming the seeds of the Animus Flower. Along with the ability to metamorphosis, they have access to the Limpid Channel.

!!Lamia

!!Seeme

!!Bodaiju

!!Lord Pakila (Pachira)

[[folder: Antagonists ]]

!!Prof. Umezaki

!!Mugito Mamon

The passionate head of Akamatsu Industries, the company which is contracted by Mode Warp to operate the Neuronoids. Somewhat eccentric but a gifted inventor, he created a number of amazing gadgets. [[spoiler: Became director of GGG marine base and chief of new GGG through a buyout during its reorganisation post-''[[Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL FINAL]]''.]]

Keita's classmate and friend, who shares his interests in technology, the military, and girls. Became a technician for new GGG when he grows up.

* SatelliteCharacter: To Keita. (This is because he's a {{Transplant}} from ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', brother of Kazuo Ushiyama.)

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This is the character page for ''Anime/{{Betterman}}''.

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->Voiced by: Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (JP), Creator/MatthewErickson (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/JunkoIwao (JP), Mariette Sluyter (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (JP), Meredith Taylor-Parry (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/TomokoKawakami (JP), M.J. [=McCann=] (EN)

* ZettaiRyouiki: Her school uniform.

* ShyBlueHairedGirl: On par for the course.

* UnwittingPawn:[[spoiler:In the final episode it's revealed that she is in fact a carrier of the Algernon virus, due to being part of the scientific team involved in Yakusugi's ill-fated Dive Inspection - the one that released Kankel into the world.]]

* TheFaceless: While many non-important characters' faces are forever covered in shadow, Cactus doesn't get a face for no readily apparent reason other than creepiness.
** [[spoiler: We actually ''do'' get to see his face exactly once, in the last episode - he appears immediately after Prof. Umezaki when Officer is explaining what happened to those who were survived the Dive Inspection. For all his Engrish English, he's rather {{Mukokuseki}}...]]

* [[spoiler: UnwittingPawn: In the final episode it's revealed that she is in fact a carrier of the Algernon virus, due to being part of the scientific team involved in Yakusugi's ill-fated Dive Inspection - the one that released Kankel into the world.]]

** [[BroodingBoyGentleGirl Gentle Girl]]: To Shou's Brooding Boy.

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: To Kaede's Gentle Girl.

* LastNameBasis: The only person who ever calls Shou by his given name is Kaede.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Quits her job after a close monster attack, but later returns, explaining that she felt safer there with the team.

* MrExposition: Explains to Li-chan the technobabble.

Akamatsu Industries technician, working along side Yamajii and Li-Chan. [[spoiler: It turns out that he's infected with Algernon, and is [[BigBadFriend responsible for the early attacks in the series]].]]

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: He dies. And then he gets mentioned several times afterwards [[spoiler: such as being pals with Heichin.]]