History Characters / BrigadoonMarinandMelan

* {{Delinquents}}: Just in case you hadn’t figured it out from the description above or the way she’s wearing her uniform in the picture.
* DemotedToExtra: In the manga she doesn’t even exist.

* CoolOldLady

* BigBreastsBigDeal: Type 1.

* MsFanservice: Until Erin came along, that is.

* StepfordSmiler: Type A.

* ActionGirl: She's not the strongest of the group, but she's certainly the most dangerous.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Pink, just in case you couldn't already tell she's a girl.

* HonorBeforeReason: Seems to overlap with RevengeBeforeReason.

* {{Tsundere}}: An especially violent Type A. Doesn't show her softer side until after Melan beats her.

* IgnoreTheFanservice / NotDistractedByTheSexy: After a while you start to wonder if he even has hormones.

* MonsterRoommate: He becomes a member of Marin’s household as of Episode 2.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Silver, obviously.
* ColourfulThemeNaming: Same as above.

* TheBerserker: A rather serious one, but she still qualifies.

Poikun is the second Monomakia ally Marin finds on Earth. Designed for transport over land and in water, he has very few offensive abilities but is quite helpful when someone needs to escape or be taken to safety. He's also very cute and friendly, more like a pet than a bodyguard.

* BlindingBangs: Seem to be used to reinforce her beastly persona. Whether she really has eyes or not is a mystery.

* WendeeLee: His English dub voice actress.

* DitzyGenius: Mike is closer to ‘ditz’ and Shuta is more ‘genius’.

* PhenotypeStereotype: Mike is the only American character in the show who to have wavy blond hair and blue eyes.

* [[spoiler: TheMistress: She has an affair with a doctor who is already married.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Nobody ever seems to listen to her.

* KimonoIsTraditional: She wears one of these to sleep in.

* AccidentalPervert: In the anime Marin jokingly accuses him of this when he points out that her underwear is showing.
In the manga he walks in on her while she's changing clothes and sees her naked.

!Monomakia
!!Melan Blue
!!!Voice Actors: Hochu Otsuka (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)
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Melan is Marin's self-proclaimed bodyguard and a type of Monomakia called a Gun-Swordsman, due to having those weapons in place of hands and his skill in using them. Marin found him at a shrine near her house where he had been asleep for a hundred years inside a tiny blue ampoule. He originally comes from Brigadoon, where he once belonged to a group of three Gun-Swordsmen, but his former comrades consider him a betrayer for leaving the group on a secret mission, the nature of which he does not reveal to anyone for a long time. Melan is a very tall, strong, and imposing figure who takes his mission very seriously. At first he is fairly unemotional and protects Marin mainly from a sense of duty, but over time he grows to care about her and the human world very personally.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple, in her case.

* AscendedExtra: In the manga, he is much more involved in the plot.

* {{Bishonen}}: Specifically the CuteShotaroBoy variety.
* CaughtInTheRain: This happens with Marin in the manga. Their first meeting in the anime happens in the rain, too.

* FantasticAnthropologist: This seems to be the best definition of his mission.
* HikaruMidorikawa: His Japanese voice.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Once Marin starts calling him Aloma, so does everyone else.

* RightHandVersusLeftHand: Refuses to listen to Melan's side of the story until he defeats her in combat.

* LimitedWardrobe: He parodies this trope in that his [[FurIsClothing fur is actually his clothes.]]

* KindRedEyes: More pink than red, but close enough.

* KindRedEyes: Some slight overlap with RedEyesTakeWarning.

* EvilFormerFriend: Not actually evil but he still qualifies.

* EvilFormerFriend: Comes off slightly more evil than Pyon.

* VerbalTic: “Ah-haaa!” Not present in the English dub.

* TalkingAnimal: Him and his whole species.

!Protagonists

!!Melan Blue
!!!Voice Actors: Hochu Otsuka (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)
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Melan is Marin's self-proclaimed bodyguard and a type of Monomakia called a Gun-Swordsman, due to having those weapons in place of hands and his skill in using them. Marin found him at a shrine near her house where he had been asleep for a hundred years inside a tiny blue ampoule. He originally comes from Brigadoon, where he once belonged to a group of three Gun-Swordsmen, but his former comrades consider him a betrayer for leaving the group on a secret mission, the nature of which he does not reveal to anyone for a long time. Melan is a very tall, strong, and imposing figure who takes his mission very seriously. At first he is fairly unemotional and protects Marin mainly from a sense of duty, but over time he grows to care about her and the human world very personally.

!!Lolo
!!!Voice Actors: Mayumi Shintani (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)
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Lolo is a small, feline alien who showed Marin where Melan’s ampoule was located. He tends to pop up out of thin air and in the oddest of places, and doing the oddest of things. He appears continuously as a sort of trickster mentor, offering advice and giving information to the heroes as needed. It is later revealed that he serves Brigadoon as the Chairman of the Life Improvement Committee. He is also aware of a large conspiracy going on within Brigadoon’s Central Assembly, and his associations with Marin and Melan are part of a larger plan to thwart the unknown enemy’s plans to destroy Earth and Brigadoon.

!! Tropes:
* ChekhovsGunman: He's almost a background character at first, but he's absolutely essential to the plot.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: For all of his goofy antics, he has a position of high status and takes it pretty seriously.
* FunnyAnimal: He's a catlike alien yet his intelligence and lifestyle are almost identical to those of humans.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Fans of {{FLCL}} will recognize Mayumi Shintani as his original Japanese voice actress.
* TheLancer: While providing assistance to the heroes on Earth, he does a lot of solo work on Brigadoon.
* {{Leitmotif}}: A rather quirky piano tune plays whenever he shows up.
* LimitedWardrobe: He parodies this trope in that his [[FurIsClothing fur is actually his clothes.]]
* NonHumanSidekick: Seems to play it straight until he turns out to be a MentorMascot.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Does this to fool his enemies and protect his friends from getting hurt.
* OffScreenTeleportation: Even when you see how he does it, he plays this pretty straight.
* PluckyComicRelief: His presence almost never fails to lighten the mood.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Emphasis on the ‘ridiculous’ part.
* SeriesMascot: Doubles with MentorMascot.
* TalkingAnimal: Him and his whole species.
* VerbalTic: Says his name repeatedly, but not quite to the point of PokemonSpeak. Not present in the dub.
* WendeeLee: His English dub voice actor.

!!Moe Kisaragi
!!!Voice Actors: Ayaka Saitou (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
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Moe is Marin’s classmate and best friend. Rich in dollars but poor in health, she is a wallflower at school and a regular in the nurse’s office. Her mother is overprotective and doesn’t approve of her associating with the less fortunate Marin, forcing Moe to make difficult choices in order to maintain their friendship. Despite her limitations, Moe goes to great lengths to help Marin and tries to help her with her unusual challenges however she can. When it comes to Monomakia, she’s a bit envious of Melan’s ability to protect Marin from danger as well as the amount of time he spends with her.
!! Tropes:
* ACupAngst: Same as Marin.
* AyakaSaitou: Her Japanese voice actress. She just happened to be in junior high at the time, too.
* BigFancyHouse: Her family is so rich that they have TWO of these, one in Tokyo and another in Kobe.
* CallingTheOldManOut: On the rare occassions where she argues with her mom.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Perhaps the most innocent character in the whole cast.
* ColorfulThemeNaming: The kanji for ‘moe’ in her name comes from the word ‘moegi’, which is a shade of yellowish-green.
* ConflictBall: Her piggy bank ends up being one of these and leads to her only real fight with Marin.
* IllGirl: Her condition isn't explained in the series, but [[AllThereInTheManual at least one magazine article]] says she is anemic.
* KindRedEyes: More pink than red, but close enough.
* LonelyRichKid: She has no other friends besides Marin.
* LuminescentBlush: Does this at least once per episode.
* MichelleRuff: Her English dub voice actress.
* MoeCouplet: With Marin.
* MoeMoe: [[IncrediblyLamePun "Moe is moe moe!"]]. Doubles as MeaningfulName.
* MyBelovedSmother: Her mom keeps her on a short leash.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Marin.
* ShrinkingViolet: So shy and quiet that sometimes even Marin doesn't notice when she arrives.
* SpoiledSweet: Thank goodness she doesn't take after her mom in this respect.
* {{Tareme}}: Her eyes are drawn this way to enhance her {{moe}} personality.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Marin is the former and Moe is the latter.
* {{Woobie}}: And no wonder, since she's the embodiment of {{moe}} in this show.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Purple, in her case.

!!Makoto Alo (aka Aloma)
!!!Voice Actors: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English)
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Makoto Alo is an enigmatic young boy who seems to know a lot more about Brigadoon and Monomakia than a normal person should. On first meeting him Marin assumes he is a historical observer from the future, which seems to be true as he tells to keep this a secret and often knows about things before they actually happen. On their second meeting they introduce themselves more formally, and Marin gives him the nickname Aloma, which he keeps. He spends most of the series observing events from the background, commenting on what’s happening and only becoming directly involved much later on.

!! Tropes:
* AscendedExtra: In the manga, he is much more involved in the plot.
* BigEater: He seems to always be holding food or eating something whenever he appears.
* {{Bishonen}}: Specifically the CuteShotaroBoy variety.
* CaughtInTheRain: This happens with Marin in the manga. Their first meeting in the anime happens in the rain, too.
* DaveWittenberg: As Dave Leleyveld, his English dub voice.
* FantasticAnthropologist: This seems to be the best definition of his mission.
* HikaruMidorikawa: His Japanese voice.
* MysteriousWatcher: Overlaps with TheWatcher on the occassions that he gives the heroes helpful information.
* NewTransferStudent: In the manga.
* OffScreenTeleportation: Almost on the same level as Lolo.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Once Marin starts calling him Aloma, so does everyone else.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: In the manga, for Marin.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Green for him.

!!Poikun
!!!Voice Actors: Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese), Terrence Stone (English)
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Poikun is the second Monomakia ally Marin finds on Earth. Designed for transport over land and in water, he has very few offensive abilities but is quite helpful when someone needs to escape or be taken to safety. He's also very cute and friendly, more like a pet than a bodyguard.

* BadassAdorable: He has his moments.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: His body is almost entirely purple.
* {{Fartillery}}: Smelly gas bubbles are one of his few attacks.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Cute and quirky, just like him.
* MitsuoIwata: His Japanese voice actor.
* NonHumanSidekick: Played straight through the whole series.
* RemovableShell: Not only does it come off, it serves as an emergency escape pod for his passengers.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Very much so.
* SleepModeSize: His ampoule is purple and resembles a bottle of soap.
* SpeechImpairedAnimal: The only sound he can make is the word "kyu."
* TeamPet: One of the more helpful examples.
* TurtlePower: Obviously...


!!Kushatohn
!!!Voice Actors: Ryoka Yuzuki (Japanese), Terrence Stone (English)
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Kushatohn is the third Monomakia ally Marin finds on Earth. Designed for combat, she is a gigantic beast and very fierce in both nature and appearance. She's also incredibly strong, able to tear apart foes that are even larger than she is. These abilities make her a good bodyguard, but due to her size she remains in her ampoule until she's needed.

!! Tropes:
* ActionGirl: Perhaps the least girly variety there is.
* {{Beastess}}: So beastly that she communicates entirely through roaring and growling.
* BlindingBangs: Seem to be used to reinforce her beastly persona. Whether she really has eyes or not is a mystery.
* FieryRedhead: An especially hot blooded, berserker type.
* ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: Plays this straight, though she's more like a {{Kaiju}} than a HumongousMecha.
* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: Consumes water as fuel.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Starts off with the chanting of an ethereal chorus and quickly escalates into an electric guitar battle theme.
* MakingASplash: Shoots highly pressurized liquid from her palms that can slice seeminly anything in half.
* NonHumanSidekick: Played straight throughout the series.
* RyokaYuzuki: Her Japanese voice actress.
* SamusIsAGirl: Marin initially mistook her for a male. It's hard to tell at first glance.
* SleepModeSize: Her golden ampoule is somewhat larger than Melan's and Poikun's.



!Antagonists
!!Pyon Silver
!!!Voice Actors: Yuuji Takada (Japanese), Bob Johnson (English)
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Pyon (pronounced Paion) is the strongest of the Gun-Swordsmen and a former friend of Melan who is now his enemy. He is a noble fighter and follows a strict code of honor, confronting his opponents directly. He has no problem killing people who get in his way, but he’ll give them a fair warning first. Pyon regrets having to fight Melan, but considers him a traitor and intends to bring him to justice.
!! Tropes:

* WendeeLee: Her English dub voice actress.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Marin and Moe, respectively.

!!!Voice Actors: Yuji Takada (Japanese), Bob Johnson (English)

Pyon is the strongest of the Gun-Swordsmen and a former friend of Melan who is now his enemy. He is a noble fighter and follows a strict code of honor, confronting his opponents directly. He has no problem killing people who get in his way, but he’ll give them a fair warning first. Pyon regrets having to fight Melan, but considers him a traitor and intends to bring him to justice.

* SleepModeSize: We never see his ampoule in the show but that mean he doesn't have one.

* TheChosenOne: Played straight at first, then [[spoiler: becomes TheUnChosenOne when she finds out the real Chosen One MissedTheCall]].

* IgnoreTheFanservice: After a while you start to wonder if he even has hormones.

* {{Woobie}}

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience

* NonHumanSidekick

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
* SleepModeSize

* TeamPet

* ActionGirl

* BlindingBangs
* FieryRedhead
* ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: Her fighting style is like this, though she's more like a {{Kaiju}} than a HumongousMecha.

* NonHumanSidekick

* SleepModeSize

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience
* ColourfulThemeNaming
* DuelToTheDeath: Challenges to Melan to this at least once.
* EvilFormerFriend: Not actually evil, but he still qualifies.
* {{Excalibur}}: Calls his sword by this name, and even claims it to be sacred.
* EyesOfGold

* HonorBeforeReason

* ThePaladin
* RightHandVersusLeftHand
* SpockSpeak
* {{Stoic}}

* ActionGirl
* BlueEyes: Type 2 (piercing and icy)
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience
* ColourfulThemeNaming

* RightHandVersusLeftHand

* SpockSpeak
* TriggerHappy
* {{Tsundere}}: An especially violent Type A.

* TheChosenOne

* GenkiGirl

* ImagineSpot: She has so many of these that it’s a wonder she isn’t a Cloudcuckoolander.

* PluckyGirl
* {{Protectorate}}

* BerserkButton: Never, ever, threaten Marin’s safety in his presence.

* TheComicallySerious

* RidiculouslyHumanRobots
* SilentScapegoat

* SpockSpeak
* {{Stoic}}

* TinMan

* ChekhovsGunman
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* FunnyAnimal
* TheLancer

* NonHumanSidekick
* ObfuscatingStupidity
* OffScreenTeleportation
* PluckyComicRelief

* SeriesMascot

* VerbalTic: Says his name repeatedly, but not quite to the point of PokemonSpeak.

* ACupAngst
* BigFancyHouse: Her family is so rich that they have TWO of these.
* CallingTheOldManOut
* ChildrenAreInnocent

* ConflictBall: Moe's piggy bank ends up being one of these.
* IllGirl
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* KindRedEyes: Moe has these.
* LonelyRichKid

* MoeCouplet: Marin and Moe.
* MoeMoe: [[IncrediblyLamePun "Moe is moe moe!"]]
* MyBelovedSmother

* ShyBlueHairedGirl
* SpoiledSweet
* {{Tareme}}: Moe's eyes are drawn this way to enhance her {{moe}} personality.

Makoto Alo is an enigmatic young boy who seems to know a lot more about Brigadoon and Monomakia than a normal person should. On first meeting him Marin assumes he is a historical observer from the future, and his request that she not tell anyone suggests that this might be true. On their second meeting they introduce themselves more formally, and Marin gives him the nickname Aloma, which he keeps. He spends most of the series observing events from the background, commenting on what’s happening and only becoming directly involved much later on.

* AscendedExtra: In the manga, Aloma is much more involved in the plot, while in the anime he's practically a background character.

* CaughtInTheRain: This happens with Marin and Aloma in the manga. Their first meeting in the anime happens in the rain, too.

* MysteriousWatcher

* Fartillery: Smelly gas bubbles are one of his few attacks.

* LimitedWardrobe: He parodies this trope in that his fur is actually his clothes.

!Antagonists
!!Pyon Silver
!!!Voice Actors: Yuji Takada (Japanese), Bob Johnson (English)
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Pyon is the strongest of the Gun-Swordsmen and a former friend of Melan who is now his enemy. He is a noble fighter and follows a strict code of honor, confronting his opponents directly. He has no problem killing people who get in his way, but he’ll give them a fair warning first. Pyon regrets having to fight Melan, but considers him a traitor and intends to bring him to justice.

* ColourfulThemeNaming
* DuelToTheDeath: Challenges to Melan to this at least once.
* EvilFormerFriend: Not actually evil, but he still qualifies.
* {{Excalibur}}: Calls his sword by this name, and even claims it to be sacred.
* EyesOfGold
* GatlingGood: His ArmCannon is this type of gun.
* HonorBeforeReason
* MasterSwordsman: According to Melan, and he does prefer using his sword to his gun.
* ThePaladin
* RightHandVersusLeftHand
* SpockSpeak
* {{Stoic}}

!!Erin Garnet
!!!Voice Actors: Kae Araki (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)
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Erin is the only female among the Gun-Swordsmen. Like Pyon she is a former friend of Melan who is now his enemy, but is far more angry and violent toward him. Fierce and ruthless in battle, she doesn’t care if innocents get hurt and will settle for nothing less than total victory. Perhaps the true reason she’s so angry with Melan is because she had special feelings for him in the past.

* BlueEyes: Type 2 (piercing and icy)

* DubNameChange: Her name is "Eryun" in the original Japanese anime. Strangely enough, it's spelled that way in the English version of the manga, and both translations were done by Tokyopop.
* EvilFormerFriend: Comes off slightly more evil than Pyon.
* GirlishPigtails: Has mechanical versions of these and can [[PrehensileHair control their movements, too]].
* HonorBeforeReason: Seems to overlap with RevengeBeforeReason.
* MsFanservice: And how!
* PinballProjectile: Has a set of discs she can use to [[ReflectingLaser reflect her lasers]] in any direction she wants.

* RoyalRapier: Her sword is this type.

!!!Voice Actors: Ayaka Saitou (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)

!!!Voice Actors: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English)

!!!Voice Actors: Yuji Takada (Japanese), Bob Johnson (English)

!!!Voice Actors: Kae Araki (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)

* VerbalTic: Says "Lolo" repeatedly, almost to the point of PokemonSpeak.

!!!Voice Actors: Hochu Otsuka (Japanese), Tony Oliver (English)