History Characters / Otomedius

* DistressedDamsel: She's not actually controlling Snowflake Core; she's trapped inside it.

* CatSmile: This and her hair clips make her resemble a [[LittleBitBeastly raccoon-girl]].

%%* OperaGloves

* CaptainErsatz: Probably unintentional, but ''hello'' there, [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]...
** Considering both ''Otomedius'' and ''Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann'' came out in 2007, it's safe to assume this is a case of [[RatedMForManly Convergant GARvolution]].

* RatedMForManly: The character designer, Mine Yoshizaki, explains in an interview that Emon's unusual position on Xel Viper was chosen so that the hitbox being below his waist would make it look like he tanked enemy fire with his chest.

* HeroicLineage: She's a ''Belmont'' for heaven's sake. She even uses a [[WhipItGood whip]].
** Apparently, she has a brother. Considering she was born in 1995, and her hair colour, it's quite possible that she's the little sister of ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Julius Belmont]]'', who, according to Castlevania canon, is definitively the strongest Belmont (even in his old age). Considering each generation of Belmont is stronger than the last, that means she's effectively on his level.
*** For the sake of context: in 1999, Julius offed Dracula ''permanently'', possibly at the height of the Dark Lord's power. Unfortunately, Julius lost his memory and started WalkingTheEarth until ''Aria Of Sorrow'', which takes place ''35 years later''. Poor Kokoro would've spent thirty-five of the first forty years of her life not knowing her brother's fate. Good thing she's dedicated enough to continue the good fight in Julius' stead.

* WhipItGood: While having the least {{Stripperiffic}} uniform. Also gets access to the exclusive weapon Beam Whip.

Empress of Easter Island, a weird society of sentient Moai statues.

* AttackDrone: Summons tiny [[EenieMeenieMinyMoai Moai heads]] to help her fight.

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: Empress of Easter Island, no less.

* [[ModestyTowel Modesty Hands]]: Evidently, turning into a ''significantly smaller'' MoeAnthropomorphism of herself wasn't exactly ''planned''.

* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Played with. ''Pengu'' in the Alexandria stage are dressed like mummies, but are still obviously [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguin]] [[MechaMooks robots]].

The innumerable Penguin robots fielded by the Bacterians. ''Pengu'' fulfill Konami's [[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Penguin Quota]].

%%* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins

* VaporWear: Her transparent skirt reveals she isn’t wearing panties, and her skirt is only covered by an apron.

* ShoutOut: The fish pictured on her hat was [[WidowWoman alive 15 years ago]].

* AnAxeToGrind: Has access to an exclusive Double-type weapon called "Axe" which pierces enemies in the parabola it travels and causes a lot of damage; however, this comes at the expense of the weapon being tough to aim and use effectively.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: And white-haired girl.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Rather more noticeable with her than the others due to her... size.

%%* AbsoluteCleavage

* NiceHat: Is that a [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Zaku]]-[[ShoutOut style]] command horn?

* NiceHat: Wears a tiny boat with a photo of her husband on her head.

* ShoutOut: The fish pictured on her NiceHat was [[WidowWoman alive 15 years ago]].

* KatanasAreJustBetter: The trailer/OP shows it as a [[CoolSword metal sword]] (see image), but some of the promotional art claims it's a LaserBlade.
** Additionally, Gesshi gets access to the exclusive weapon Thunder Sword, which has short range but does an incredible amount of damage.

* KnifeNut: Is shown holding one, and defeating her in various difficulties is how one unlocks the Dagger weapon.

* RapunzelHair: Not as obvious since she wears it in those pigtails, but if worn loose it would probably reach her knees or even her ankles.

* RapunzelHair: Like Anoa, but it's more obvious with her.

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* RapunzelHair: Longer even than some of the girls!

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* RapunzelHair: It reaches her ankles, a callback to her design in ''Getsu Fuma Den'' where her hair dragged on the ground behind her.

* {{Meganekko}}: In reference to her intelligence, she wears glasses.
* MoeAnthropomorphism: Of the Flintlock, playable ship in the Konami sleeper hit Xexex.
%%* RapunzelHair

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: It actually becomes ''[[PowerDyesYourHair more blue]]'' when she changes into her uniform.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

%%* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Dark Green Hair]]

%%* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Neon Green Hair]]

* RapunzelHair

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

* HumanAliens: From the planet E Square.

%%* PimpedOutDress / FairytaleWeddingDress

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* ButtMonkey: In ''Otomedius: Another Dimension''.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins

* MookMaker: Often coming out of one.

* SurroundedByIdiots: They do the surrounding.

* FanNickname: ''Operetta'' is just ''Operator'' in a Japanese accent. Used by English-speaking fans.
** US-released material alongside ''Excellent'' reveals that [[FandomNod her name actually is Operetta now]].

* FanNickname: ''Fuuma Nameicantpronounce'' was circulating amongst English-speaking fans who had trouble remembering her complex surname (back when the translation was thought to be ''Fuuma Getsushihana'').
** A translation error has also led to Fuuma being referred to as "Mon Hau".
** Konami has finally settled on her name being Gesshi Hanafuuma, which is a little easier to handle. The nickname seems to be falling into disuse.

* FanNickname: ''Pengu'' is just what some fans call them, but it's stuck.

** [[spoiler:She is also an expy of [[VideoGame/{{Contra}} The Triumvirate]]. Both are the real antagonists behind the events of ''Contra'' and ''Otomedius'', are are {{True Final Boss}}es.]]

* ShoutOut: [[spoiler: After you defeat Dark Force in her first phase and she escapes, you can see portraits of the final bosses of Gradius 1, 2, 3, and Salamander 1 and 2.]]

* ScarfOfAsskicking: Seen in and out of uniform, and decorated with Crosses.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Vic Viper's primary weapon.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Lord British's signature weapon, Ripple Laser, fires expanding laser rings that ''still destroy enemies that fly through the center''.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Primary weapon of the Big Core Examiner.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Jade Knight's primary laser weapon, Round Laser, projects circle-shaped lasers that ripple out from the craft a short distance in all directions. Shouldn't ''lasers'' travel ''forever''?

* MindOverMatter: Strarf's exclusive weapons [=PsyCom=] and Mindblast utilize artificially-generated psychic powers to manipulate weapons on Alpinia. The first is a [[FrickinLaserBeams homing laser]] while the second is a short-range force wave. Additionally, she uses this to control her [[MacrossMissileMassacre Platonic Break]] attack.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Has a large variety of them, too.

* MirrorBoss: Black Viper. Armed with [[FrickingLaserBeams Laser]], Ripple, [[MacrossMissileMassacre Flying Torpedo]], and [[MoreDakka Valcan]] but has no [[AttackDrone Options]].