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* HonorBeforeReason: Akagi ''insists'' on using Dai-Guard at every opportunity and refuses to accept that sacrifices must be made. Shirota hates this, but it usually works out anyway.
** And by "works out," we mean nobody dies. Dai-Guard frequently ends up getting beat to hell and back.
** This tendency is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in one episode where Akagi doesn't want to destroy a Heterodyne that is sitting quietly and not hurting anyone. Everyone is pretty surprised.
** And by "works out," we mean nobody dies. Dai-Guard frequently ends up getting beat to hell and back.
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* HonorBeforeReason: Akagi ''insists'' on using Dai-Guard at every opportunity and refuses to accept that sacrifices must be made. Shirota hates this, but it usually works out anyway.
** And by "works out," we meananyway...meaning nobody dies. Dai-Guard frequently ends up getting beat to hell and back.
**back. This tendency is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] lampshaded in one episode where Akagi doesn't want to destroy a Heterodyne that is sitting quietly and not hurting anyone. Everyone is pretty surprised.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Forms a team withAkagi and Ibuki.
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:During the first Heterodyne invasion Ookuchi was forced to use OE weaponry, blowing up a huge chunk of Tokyo in order to stop the Heterodyne that was attacking it, rendering it still uninhabitable twelve years later, and later. He has dedicated himself to making sure it never becomes necessary to do so again]].
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* ClingyJealousGirl: After she hooks up with Aoyama, she irritably yanks a list of attractive young ladies he's going to interview for a PR project out of his hands and says she'll see that it's assigned to someone else. This, by the way, is how everyone else in the office finds out about their relationship.
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* BrokenPedestal: Her father disappeared on a scientific expedition to prove his theory that the Heterodyne were tied to certain earthquakes weakening the borders to a parallel dimension. [[spoiler:Momoi believed that he sacrificed his life on a personal mission to warn the world that the Heterodyne threat still existed. When she tells Domeki about this, Domeki (having also read Momoi's father's book on his theory and being a professional scientist herself) believed it more likely that he had no such lofty ambition and just wanted to be proven right in the face of those who laughed at his theory. Ibuki refuses to believe this until Domeki digs up actual video evidence of the Heterodyne attack that sank his ship, wherein Doctor Ibuki can be seen laughing joyously and crowing about how he was right. Momoi doesn't take the truth well]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Her father disappeared on a scientific expedition to prove his theory that the Heterodyne were tied to certain earthquakes weakening the borders to a parallel dimension. [[spoiler:Momoi believed that he sacrificed his life on a personal mission to warn the world that the Heterodyne threat still existed. When she tells Domeki about this, Domeki (having also read Momoi's father's book on his theory and being a professional scientist herself) believed it more likely that he had no such lofty ambition and just wanted to be proven right in the face of those who laughed at his theory. Ibuki refuses to believe this until Domeki digs up actual video evidence of the Heterodyne attack that sank his ship, wherein Doctor Ibuki can be seen laughing joyously and joyously, crowing about how he was right.right, and ''walking towards the monster'', while everyone else on the ship is panicking and running away. Momoi doesn't take the truth well]].
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He blew [[spoiler:During the first Heterodyne invasion Ookuchi was forced to use OE weaponry, blowing up a huge chunk of Tokyo in order to stop the Heterodyne that was attacking it, rendering it uninhabitable, uninhabitable twelve years later, and has dedicated himself to making sure it never becomes necessary to do so again]].
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* AgeGapRomance: He's got (one-sided?) feelings for Domeki, who's eight years his junior. He's rather embarrassed about it.
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* AgeGapRomance: He's got (one-sided?) feelings for Domeki, who's eight years his junior. He's rather embarrassed about it.it and tries to keep it a secret.
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He blew up a huge chunk of Tokyo in order to stop the Heterodyne that was attacking it, rendering it uninhabitable, and has dedicated himself to making sure it never becomes necessary to do so again]].
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* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:After the board learns that he was the one who authorized the O.E. attack and therefore that his decision to have the company keep fighting Heterodyne instead of leaving it to the military is seemingly rooted in personal reasons rather than business interests he's briefly taken from his position after a vote of no confidence. However, both he and Dai-Guard turn out to be necessary in the end]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Her father disappeared on a scientific expedition to prove his theory that the Heterodyne were tied to certain earthquakes weakening the borders to a parallel dimension. [[spoiler:Ibuki believed that he sacrificed his life to prove to the world that the Heterodyne threat still existed. When she tells Domeki about this, Domeki (having also read Ibuki's father's book on his theory and being of a more scientific bent) believed it more likely that he had no such lofty ambition and just wanted to be proven right in the face of those who laughed at his theory. Ibuki refuses to believe this until Domeki digs up actual video evidence of the Heterodyne attack that sank his ship, wherein Doctor Ibuki can be seen laughing joyously and crowing about how he was right]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Her father disappeared on a scientific expedition to prove his theory that the Heterodyne were tied to certain earthquakes weakening the borders to a parallel dimension. [[spoiler:Ibuki [[spoiler:Momoi believed that he sacrificed his life on a personal mission to prove to warn the world that the Heterodyne threat still existed. When she tells Domeki about this, Domeki (having also read Ibuki's Momoi's father's book on his theory and being of a more scientific bent) professional scientist herself) believed it more likely that he had no such lofty ambition and just wanted to be proven right in the face of those who laughed at his theory. Ibuki refuses to believe this until Domeki digs up actual video evidence of the Heterodyne attack that sank his ship, wherein Doctor Ibuki can be seen laughing joyously and crowing about how he was right]].right. Momoi doesn't take the truth well]].
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* TheSmartGirl: Of the main trio, Momoi counts for this, being interested in science and regularly performing the complex calculations which keep Dai-Guard moving safely.
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[[folder:Ibuki Momoi]]
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!!Ibuki Momoi
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!!Ibuki Momoi
!!Momoi Ibuki
* BrokenPedestal: Her father disappeared on a scientific expedition to prove his theory that the Heterodyne were tied to certain earthquakes weakening the borders to a parallel dimension. [[spoiler:Ibuki believed that he sacrificed his life to prove to the world that the Heterodyne threat still existed. When she tells Domeki about this, Domeki (having also read Ibuki's father's book on his theory and being of a more scientific bent) believed it more likely that he had no such lofty ambition and just wanted to be proven right in the face of those who laughed at his theory. Ibuki refuses to believe this until Domeki digs up actual video evidence of the Heterodyne attack that sank his ship, wherein Doctor Ibuki can be seen laughing joyously and crowing about how he was right]].
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* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.
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* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.Ooyama.
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* YoungerTHanThryLook: At age twenty-seven, he looks closer to forty.
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* PowerTrio: With Ibuki and Aoyama.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Forms a team with Ibuki and Aoyama.
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* PowerTrio: With Akagi and Aoyama.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Forms a team with Akagi and Aoyama.
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* AgeGapRomance: He's got (one-sided?) feelings for Domeki, who's eight years his junior. He's rather embarrassed about it.
* LoveAtFirstSight: He fell for Domeki as soon as he saw her.
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* GadgeteerGeniusAllTakeAndNoGive: Her "relationship" with Sumida mostly consists of her taking advantage of the fact that she has a trained engineer at her beck and call.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: She has a company create a weapon for Dai-Guard, but didn't realize she needed to make a proper contract with them, allowing the military to buy it for ''their'' giant robot. She more savvy after this.
* GadgeteerGenius: She doesn't make the gadgets, though, she just designs (and programs) them.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: She has a company create a weapon for Dai-Guard, but didn't realize she needed to make a proper contract with them, allowing the military to buy it for ''their'' giant robot. She more savvy after this.
* GadgeteerGenius: She doesn't make the gadgets, though, she just designs (and programs) them.
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* RamenSlurp: Domeki usually does this while hunched over in her HackerCave, analysing the newest Heterodyne or designing parts for Dai-Guard.
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* {{WomanChild}}: She acts about her half her age when she isn't discussing technical things, as seen when she pleads with Sumida to upgrade her equipment like a spoiled child.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He's the guy who authorized using O.E. weaponry against the heterodyne all this years ago]].
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He's the guy who authorized using O.E. weaponry against the heterodyne all this those years ago]].
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Easily the most cynical and selfish of the three large gentlemen, but he still supports Dai-Guard and its mission.
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* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.
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* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.
* BrilliantButLazy: In a way, his laziness ''is'' his brilliance. He's an expert at the finding the fastest and most efficient way to accomplish things, which (with the proper training) makes him an natural at engineering for Dai-Guard.
* OfficialCouple: He starts a relationship with Nakahara toward the end of the series.
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* WetBlanketWife: While she isn't his wife or even girlfriend, she is often concerned about the well being of Akagi, and often nags him about his work and health.
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* LuminescentBlush: She is very shy and easily flustered.
* GenkiGirl
* EmotionlessGirl: She most often speaks in a low, almost emotionless, tone.
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* TheEngineer: The head of Dai-Guard's ground crew, who oversees the repair and maintenance of the robot.
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* NoSocialSkills: Domeki. She means well, and she's generally nice enough in person but she doesn't seem to understand social interaction, and doesn't seem to notice or care when she screws up. [[spoiler: "Oh, you think your Dad's a hero? Well, I'd hate for you to labor under a false impression! Let me help you with that. [[HeroicBSOD Whoops.]] Well, that's to be expected. You'll get over it."]]
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* GirlishPigtails: Her hairstyle.
* {{Meganekko}}
* NoSocialSkills:Domeki. She means well, and she's generally nice enough in person but she doesn't seem to understand social interaction, and doesn't seem to notice or care when she screws up. [[spoiler: "Oh, you think your Dad's a hero? Well, I'd hate for you to labor under a false impression! Let me help you with that. [[HeroicBSOD Whoops.]] Well, that's to be expected. You'll get over it."]]
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* TeenGenius: She's only 17 and is the head of the Technology Division, and the company's resident scientist.
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->Voiced by: Creator/HiroYuuki (Japanese), Martin Burke (English)
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[[folder:Shunsuke Akagi]]
!!Shunsuke Akagi
->Voiced by: Creator/KentaroIto (Japanese), Joey Hood (English)
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* AscendedFanboy: He's wanted to pilot a HumongousMecha his entire life, to the point of taking an otherwise useless college course to learn how to do it and spending years in a dead-end job just to be around the only one in existence.
* HonorBeforeReason: Akagi ''insists'' on using Dai-Guard at every opportunity and refuses to accept that sacrifices must be made. Shirota hates this, but it usually works out anyway.
** And by "works out," we mean nobody dies. Dai-Guard frequently ends up getting beat to hell and back.
** This tendency is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in one episode where Akagi doesn't want to destroy a Heterodyne that is sitting quietly and not hurting anyone. Everyone is pretty surprised.
* HotBlooded: The boy refuses to realize that he's in a RealRobotGenre show. It all works to his advantage, though.
* IndyPloy: This is all Akagi does, much to the horror and annoyance of his coworkers.
* NoIndoorVoice: To the point of misunderstanding the correct manner of using a TV mic with deafening consequences.
* PowerTrio: With Ibuki and Aoyama.
* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.
* ThemeNaming: Akagi means "red" in Japanese.
* WrongGenreSavvy: In one episode a guy steals Akagi's section of Dai-Guard and tries to attack the Heterodyne, under the impression that it had weapons of its own like in typical CombiningMecha shows. It doesn't, ''and'' it has a very limited supply of fuel, so Akagi has to talk him out of it.
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[[folder:Ibuki Momoi]]
!!Ibuki Momoi
->Voiced by: Creator/AkikoHiramatsu (Japanese), Lana Lesley (English)
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* DaddysGirl: Ibuki used to be one until her father died in the first Heterodyne attack. When she realizes her biological father only studied the Heterodyne ForScience, she has a HeroicBSOD in the very next battle. When she realizes her stepfather's heroism is real, she's one all over again.
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler: she learns the truth about her father]].
* PowerTrio: With Akagi and Aoyama.
* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.
* ThemeNaming: Momoi means "pink" in Japanese.
* VerySpecialEpisode: When Ibuki finds out the truth about her father.
* YoureInsane: Ibuki and Aoyama tend to get ''really'' pissed at Akagi's repeated use of the IndyPloy.
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[[folder:Keiichiro Aoyama]]
!!Keiichiro Aoyama
->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese), Steve Metz (English)
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* HandsomeLech: Though his flirting always seems to have a business purpose behind it. Then, when the office suspects he has a girlfriend because he's always talking on the phone and disappearing, [[spoiler: it turns out it's his mom, who's in the hospital]].
* IJustWantToBeNormal: It takes Aoyama a long time to get used to piloting Dai-Guard; in episode 3 [[TenMinuteRetirement he quits the company]], and in one pre-episode recap, he asks the viewer if ''they'' want to fly a giant robot.
* OnlySaneMan: In one of the early introduction episodes, Aoyama remarks on Akagi and Ibuki's unstable nature and heroic tendencies and declares, "I am the only sane person on this robot, and there's nothing I can do about it, except hang on and enjoy the ride."
* PowerTrio: With Akagi and Ibuki.
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* ThemeNaming: Aoyama means "blue" in Japanese.
* YoureInsane: Ibuki and Aoyama tend to get ''really'' pissed at Akagi's repeated use of the IndyPloy.
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[[folder:Shiro Shirota]]
!!Shirou Shirota
->Voiced by: Creator/KenichiOno (Japanese), Mick D'Arcy (English)
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* HeelFaceTurn: Shirota eventually loosens up and comes around to the protagonists' way of thinking.
* HiddenDepths: Turns out Shirota's really good at decorating cakes. Everyone's pretty surprised, not least Shirota himself.
* RepetitiveName: '''Shiro''' '''Shiro'''ta
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: In the series finale [[spoiler:Shirou Shirota disobeys orders to stop a [[NuclearWeaponsTaboo Over Explosion Bomb]] from being dropped on Tokyo to stop the MonsterOfTheWeek from covering the world. His plan works, but the bomb might not have.]]
* ThemeNaming: Shirota means "white" in Japanese.
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[[folder:President Ookouchi]]
!!President Ookouchi
->Voiced by: Creator/TakayaHashi (Japanese), Bill Wise (English)
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[[folder:Haruo Oosugi]]
!!Haruo Oosugi
->Voiced by: Creator/MasashiHirose (Japanese), Edwin Neal (English)
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[[folder:Shinyu Yokozawa]]
!!Shinyu Yokozawa
->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Dan Dietz (English)
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[[folder:Noriko Ooyama]]
!!Noriko Ooyama
->Voiced by: Creator/MichikoNeya (Japanese), Christa Kimilicko-Jones (English)
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* CoolBigSis: Ooyama is specifically called out in this role during the RecapEpisode.
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[[folder:Chiaki Nakahara]]
!!Chiaki Nakahara
->Voiced by: Marina Ono (Japanese), Shaneye Ferrell (English)
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[[folder:Fuuka Tanigawa]]
!!Fuuka Tanigawa
->Voiced by: Creator/YukariTamura (Japanese), Creator/LarissaWolcott (English)
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* DarkSkinnedBlond
* HotSpringsEpisode: Subverted. Tanigawa and Ijuuen visit one just in time to be interrupted by a giant balloon Heterodyne, but little skin is shown and in Tanigawa's words, they had "separate rooms and boring conversations".
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[[folder:Shizuku Irie]]
!!Shizuku Irie
->Voiced by: Rumi Kasahara (Japanese), Lane West (English)
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* DeadpanSnarker
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[[folder:Tomoyushi Ishizuka]]
!!Tomoyushi Ishizuka
->Voiced by: Shoji Izumi (Japanese), Micheal D'Alonzo (English)
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[[folder:Tomorou Taguchi]]
!!Tomorou Taguchi
->Voiced by: Makoto Higo (Japanese), Michael Kranes (English)
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* AlliterativeName: '''T'''omorou '''T'''aguchi
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[[folder:Hirotaka Ijyuuin]]
!!Hirotaka Ijyuuin
->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Corey M. Gagne (English)
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* HotSpringsEpisode: Subverted. Tanigawa and Ijuuen visit one just in time to be interrupted by a giant balloon Heterodyne, but little skin is shown and in Tanigawa's words, they had "separate rooms and boring conversations".
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[[folder:Younei Sumida]]
!!Younei Sumida
->Voiced by: Creator/HiroYuuki (Japanese), Martin Burke (English)
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[[folder:Rika Domeki]]
!!Rika Domeki
->Voiced by: Creator/MayumiShintani (Japanese), Jennifer Haley (English)
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* GadgeteerGenius
* NoSocialSkills: Domeki. She means well, and she's generally nice enough in person but she doesn't seem to understand social interaction, and doesn't seem to notice or care when she screws up. [[spoiler: "Oh, you think your Dad's a hero? Well, I'd hate for you to labor under a false impression! Let me help you with that. [[HeroicBSOD Whoops.]] Well, that's to be expected. You'll get over it."]]
* RamenSlurp: Domeki usually does this while hunched over in her HackerCave, analysing the newest Heterodyne or designing parts for Dai-Guard.
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[[folder:Toru Saeki]]
!!Toru Saeki
->Voiced by: Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (Japanese), Robert Newell (English)
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Happens with Saeki, Shirota's "apprentice"]]
* NeverTellMeTheOdds: Inverted when the odds are so bad, Saeki refuses to tell the pilots what they are.
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[[folder:Shunsuke Akagi]]
!!Shunsuke Akagi
->Voiced by: Creator/KentaroIto (Japanese), Joey Hood (English)
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* AscendedFanboy: He's wanted to pilot a HumongousMecha his entire life, to the point of taking an otherwise useless college course to learn how to do it and spending years in a dead-end job just to be around the only one in existence.
* HonorBeforeReason: Akagi ''insists'' on using Dai-Guard at every opportunity and refuses to accept that sacrifices must be made. Shirota hates this, but it usually works out anyway.
** And by "works out," we mean nobody dies. Dai-Guard frequently ends up getting beat to hell and back.
** This tendency is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in one episode where Akagi doesn't want to destroy a Heterodyne that is sitting quietly and not hurting anyone. Everyone is pretty surprised.
* HotBlooded: The boy refuses to realize that he's in a RealRobotGenre show. It all works to his advantage, though.
* IndyPloy: This is all Akagi does, much to the horror and annoyance of his coworkers.
* NoIndoorVoice: To the point of misunderstanding the correct manner of using a TV mic with deafening consequences.
* PowerTrio: With Ibuki and Aoyama.
* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.
* ThemeNaming: Akagi means "red" in Japanese.
* WrongGenreSavvy: In one episode a guy steals Akagi's section of Dai-Guard and tries to attack the Heterodyne, under the impression that it had weapons of its own like in typical CombiningMecha shows. It doesn't, ''and'' it has a very limited supply of fuel, so Akagi has to talk him out of it.
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[[folder:Ibuki Momoi]]
!!Ibuki Momoi
->Voiced by: Creator/AkikoHiramatsu (Japanese), Lana Lesley (English)
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* DaddysGirl: Ibuki used to be one until her father died in the first Heterodyne attack. When she realizes her biological father only studied the Heterodyne ForScience, she has a HeroicBSOD in the very next battle. When she realizes her stepfather's heroism is real, she's one all over again.
* HeroicBSOD: After [[spoiler: she learns the truth about her father]].
* PowerTrio: With Akagi and Aoyama.
* ShipTease: Akagi had this with Ibuki but has much more teasing with Ooyama, the final shots of the cast in the final episode even has the two of them standing rather close together as Dai-Guard is repaired. Nakahara and Aoyama would also count, except that the tease only applies to Aoyama, Nakahara's feelings are made quite blatant later on.
* ThemeNaming: Momoi means "pink" in Japanese.
* VerySpecialEpisode: When Ibuki finds out the truth about her father.
* YoureInsane: Ibuki and Aoyama tend to get ''really'' pissed at Akagi's repeated use of the IndyPloy.
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[[folder:Keiichiro Aoyama]]
!!Keiichiro Aoyama
->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese), Steve Metz (English)
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* HandsomeLech: Though his flirting always seems to have a business purpose behind it. Then, when the office suspects he has a girlfriend because he's always talking on the phone and disappearing, [[spoiler: it turns out it's his mom, who's in the hospital]].
* IJustWantToBeNormal: It takes Aoyama a long time to get used to piloting Dai-Guard; in episode 3 [[TenMinuteRetirement he quits the company]], and in one pre-episode recap, he asks the viewer if ''they'' want to fly a giant robot.
* OnlySaneMan: In one of the early introduction episodes, Aoyama remarks on Akagi and Ibuki's unstable nature and heroic tendencies and declares, "I am the only sane person on this robot, and there's nothing I can do about it, except hang on and enjoy the ride."
* PowerTrio: With Akagi and Ibuki.
* TallDarkAndSnarky
* ThemeNaming: Aoyama means "blue" in Japanese.
* YoureInsane: Ibuki and Aoyama tend to get ''really'' pissed at Akagi's repeated use of the IndyPloy.
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[[folder:Shiro Shirota]]
!!Shirou Shirota
->Voiced by: Creator/KenichiOno (Japanese), Mick D'Arcy (English)
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* HeelFaceTurn: Shirota eventually loosens up and comes around to the protagonists' way of thinking.
* HiddenDepths: Turns out Shirota's really good at decorating cakes. Everyone's pretty surprised, not least Shirota himself.
* RepetitiveName: '''Shiro''' '''Shiro'''ta
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: In the series finale [[spoiler:Shirou Shirota disobeys orders to stop a [[NuclearWeaponsTaboo Over Explosion Bomb]] from being dropped on Tokyo to stop the MonsterOfTheWeek from covering the world. His plan works, but the bomb might not have.]]
* ThemeNaming: Shirota means "white" in Japanese.
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[[folder:President Ookouchi]]
!!President Ookouchi
->Voiced by: Creator/TakayaHashi (Japanese), Bill Wise (English)
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[[folder:Haruo Oosugi]]
!!Haruo Oosugi
->Voiced by: Creator/MasashiHirose (Japanese), Edwin Neal (English)
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[[folder:Shinyu Yokozawa]]
!!Shinyu Yokozawa
->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Dan Dietz (English)
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[[folder:Noriko Ooyama]]
!!Noriko Ooyama
->Voiced by: Creator/MichikoNeya (Japanese), Christa Kimilicko-Jones (English)
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* CoolBigSis: Ooyama is specifically called out in this role during the RecapEpisode.
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[[folder:Chiaki Nakahara]]
!!Chiaki Nakahara
->Voiced by: Marina Ono (Japanese), Shaneye Ferrell (English)
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[[folder:Fuuka Tanigawa]]
!!Fuuka Tanigawa
->Voiced by: Creator/YukariTamura (Japanese), Creator/LarissaWolcott (English)
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* DarkSkinnedBlond
* HotSpringsEpisode: Subverted. Tanigawa and Ijuuen visit one just in time to be interrupted by a giant balloon Heterodyne, but little skin is shown and in Tanigawa's words, they had "separate rooms and boring conversations".
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[[folder:Shizuku Irie]]
!!Shizuku Irie
->Voiced by: Rumi Kasahara (Japanese), Lane West (English)
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* DeadpanSnarker
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[[folder:Tomoyushi Ishizuka]]
!!Tomoyushi Ishizuka
->Voiced by: Shoji Izumi (Japanese), Micheal D'Alonzo (English)
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[[folder:Tomorou Taguchi]]
!!Tomorou Taguchi
->Voiced by: Makoto Higo (Japanese), Michael Kranes (English)
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* AlliterativeName: '''T'''omorou '''T'''aguchi
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[[folder:Hirotaka Ijyuuin]]
!!Hirotaka Ijyuuin
->Voiced by: Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (Japanese), Corey M. Gagne (English)
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* HotSpringsEpisode: Subverted. Tanigawa and Ijuuen visit one just in time to be interrupted by a giant balloon Heterodyne, but little skin is shown and in Tanigawa's words, they had "separate rooms and boring conversations".
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[[folder:Younei Sumida]]
!!Younei Sumida
->Voiced by: Creator/HiroYuuki (Japanese), Martin Burke (English)
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[[folder:Rika Domeki]]
!!Rika Domeki
->Voiced by: Creator/MayumiShintani (Japanese), Jennifer Haley (English)
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* GadgeteerGenius
* NoSocialSkills: Domeki. She means well, and she's generally nice enough in person but she doesn't seem to understand social interaction, and doesn't seem to notice or care when she screws up. [[spoiler: "Oh, you think your Dad's a hero? Well, I'd hate for you to labor under a false impression! Let me help you with that. [[HeroicBSOD Whoops.]] Well, that's to be expected. You'll get over it."]]
* RamenSlurp: Domeki usually does this while hunched over in her HackerCave, analysing the newest Heterodyne or designing parts for Dai-Guard.
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[[folder:Toru Saeki]]
!!Toru Saeki
->Voiced by: Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (Japanese), Robert Newell (English)
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Happens with Saeki, Shirota's "apprentice"]]
* NeverTellMeTheOdds: Inverted when the odds are so bad, Saeki refuses to tell the pilots what they are.
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