History Characters / Patlabor

* GoOutWithASmile: Right before taking a swandive from atop the Ark.

Bado is a very young Indian girl (about 12 years old) who is the pilot of the experimental Griffin Labor. A very competitive young woman, her main aim seems to be beating Noa and her Patlabor rather than actually testing the Griffin. She can be very short tempered, and thinks her work for Schaft is just a game rather than actual work.

* BrattyHalfPint: She behaves this way when she's bored or doesn't get what she wants. Otherwise, she's really not that bad.

* {{Expy}}: She looks like [[Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater Nadia]] with longer hair (Though it's not intentional).
* ImprobableAge: The kid's an ace Labor pilot at age 12. More importantly, she can also survive the physical effects merely operating the Griffin would have on most anyone else.
* PrideBeforeAFall: Bado refused to back down or listen to reason, despite being out-numbered and low on power, all because she didn't want to give Noa the satisfaction of making her withdraw a second time. [[spoiler: She invokes her 'Big Sister' rights and put's her in his place, by body slamming her and her Humongous Mecha on the tarmac!]]
* TheRival: She has a rivalry with Noa that is deeply rooted in her respect and admiration for her.
* UndyingLoyalty: Bado may complain about a lot of things, but she knows that, when it comes down to it, Wong's got his back. So she gives him the same in return.
** Finally subverted in ''The New Files'', where Wong cuts his losses and ditches Bado, who refused to withdraw from her [[ItsPersonal rematch with Noa.]]

Bado is a very young Indian boy (about 12 years old) who is the pilot of the experimental Griffin Labor. A very competitive young man, his main aim seems to be beating Noa and her Patlabor rather than actually testing the Griffin. He can be very short tempered, and thinks his work for Schaft is just a game rather than actual work.

* BrattyHalfPint: He behaves this way when he's bored or doesn't get what he wants. Otherwise, he's really not that bad.
* [[DudeLooksLikeALady Kid Looks Like a Girl]]: Exactly what it says. Bado can easily pass for a girl even without a disguise. Wong even uses this to their advantage when he and Bado make their escape at the end of the Griffon Arc.

* {{Expy}}: He looks like [[Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater Nadia]] with longer hair.
* ImprobableAge: The kid's an ace Labor pilot at age 12. More importantly, he can also survive the physical effects merely operating the Griffin would have on most anyone else.
* PrideBeforeAFall: Bado refused to back down or listen to reason, despite being out-numbered and low on power, all because he didn't want to give Noa the satisfaction of making him withdraw a second time. [[spoiler: She invokes her 'Big Sister' rights and put's him in his place, by body slamming him and his HumongousMecha on the tarmac!]]
* TheRival: He has a rivalry with Noa that is deeply rooted in his respect and admiration for her.
* UndyingLoyalty: Bado may complain about a lot of things, but he knows that, when it comes down to it, Wong's got his back. So he gives him the same in return.
** Finally subverted in ''The New Files'', where Wong cuts his losses and ditches Bado, who refused to withdraw from his [[ItsPersonal rematch with Noa.]]

The first among the three AV-98 pattern Patlabors of Division 2, piloted by Noa Izumi.

* InkSuitActor: As you can probably guess, Shige was of course, modeled after his voice actor, Creator/ShigeruChiba.

* YouAreInCommandNow: By the 2002, he's the man in charge of the maintenance teams with the retiring of Sakaki.

* IntrepidReporter: She makes [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles April O'Neil]] look timid.

* FirstNameBasis: All of his teammates except Ōta call him Hiromi.

* ActionGirl

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She keeps her hair [[BoyishShortHair cut short]] and excels in Judo. In fact, no one in division 2 has been able to beat her (including Ota). But she dresses femininely whenever she's off-duty and is afraid of dark places, ghosts, and especially [[spoiler: rats]]. She's even prone to fainting when sufficiently frightened.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Kumagami does not appear in any of the movies.
** Justified by the fact that the movies are in the same timeline as the Early Days OVA, which she does not appear in.

* AdaptationalDyeJob: Has [[HairColorDissonance blue-black hair]] in the OVA continuity, whereas the TV continuity gives her brown hair.

* DefectorFromDecadence: In the OVA continuity, she refuses to comply to her superior's orders twice. Both time happen during [[TheSiege a military lockdown]] and end up with her being named TheOutlaw.

Gotō; is the Captain of Unit 2 and was born in the Taito Ward in Tokyo. Although he may seem very laidback and even apathetic, but is quite a strategist, and knows how to get the best out of his team even if it means tricking them. He has gained the reputation of being very sharp and rumour has it he was purposely sent out to the SVU so he wouldn't cause any trouble. He still manages to do so anyway. Gotō; has a crush on Shinobu, which is completely unrequited (poor Gotō;...). Gotō; is a heavy smoker, has athlete's foot and can often be seen wearing traditional Japanese wooden sandals around the office.

* AllLoveIsUnRequited: Towards Shinobu. He knows it, she knows it, and it's very likely that the rest of Division 2 know it too.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Gotō's got it bad. Sadly, the feeling isn't mutual.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Shinbobu's decision to [[spoiler: [[TheMistress have an affair]] [[TeacherStudentRomance with her instructor]], who was a married man]], would forever be a blemish on her service record. Which effectively ruined what would've been an otherwise promising career.

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:Her affair with Tsuge is the only thing that marred her otherwise spotless Police career; though she climbed out of the ditch, her colleagues argue that the setback she was put into would have been insurmountable for any other person]].

* ReassignedToAntarctica: For reasons covered in the [[spoiler: OldShame]] related entries.

[[caption-width-right:350: '''The [=SVU2=]''' from left to right: Hiromi Yamazaki, Mikiyasu Shinshi, Takeo Kumagami, Kiichi Gotō (the Captain), Asuma Shinohara (floor), Noa Izumi (the protagonist), Isao Ōtah, Kanuka Clancy.]]

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Zigzagged, in the anime continuity. When she finally breaks the revolver out in combat, she's typically a crack-shot marksman, certainly far better than Ōtah. However, on the firing range, she's pretty bad at actually hitting something. It's noted in one anime episode that she doesn't really like to use her gun, hence the difference; in live combat she's working on pure instinct, auto-piloting her shots, but on a shooting range, her subconscious dislike of having to pull the trigger throws her off.

'''Asuma, Noa, Kanuka, Ōtah, Shinshi, and Hiromi:''' ''(eavesdropping outside door)'' [[TricksterMentor THAT CHEAT!]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly in regard to Ōtah and, sometimes, Noa.

* {{Foil}}: To Ōtah, due to their conflicting personalities. Asuma alternates between trying to talk sense into him and either griping, or snarking, whenever Ōtah's trigger-happy tendencies creates problems for their division.

* HotBlooded: Though not as off-the-rails as Ōtah, Shinohara can be extremely careless when he's pissed. This gets him in hot water in the first movie, as he goes ballistic against the [=SVU=]'s commander when he's suspended for going [=AWOL=].

* OnlySaneMan: Asuma shares this spot with Kanuka and, later, Kumagami, as they're the most sensible, levelheaded members of the team. Which often makes him a foil for [[CowboyCop Ōtah.]]

[[folder:Officer Isao Ōtah]]

Ōtah is the 2nd forward of Division 2. He was born in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture and is 26 at the beginning of the series. He is a complete gun maniac and will almost always try to use force over all other options when solving a dispute. Though he is reckless and violent, he is an integral part of the team, and actually manages to end situations quicker than Noa. On the field, he is backed up by his fellow teammate Kanuka Clancy at first, and later by Takeo Kumagami.

* DestructiveSavior: Ōtah is responsible for something like ''90%'' of the collateral damage that Division 2 inflicts, meaning he's pretty much singlehandedly the major cause behind their negative public reception.

** Though he's usually chided for provoking the most material damage, Ōtah's main concern is to protect the civilian population, demonstrating this to their insurance inspector as an expected risk he has to take to perform optimally in the first place.

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Zigzagged. Usually, Ōtah is an ''awful'' shot, which combined with his willingness to pull out a gun and start blasting, and to then keep firing until he blows through his ammo reserves, means he causes the bulk of the collateral damage that Division 2 gets blamed for. However, on the firing range, he's a pretty good shot -- much better than Noa. It's explained that the difference is that, in combat, he's trying to hit a moving target (itself a challenge) whilst hyped up on adrenaline and so unable to focus; when he can calm down and pick his shot, he's much better. Also, in his favor, as wild as his shots fly, he's never actually hurt a ''person''.

* MoreDakka: His tactic of choice. Ōtah runs through ammo like water through fire hoses.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Ōtah is good at neither receiving praise nor getting criticized. The problem lies in the fact that he takes everything too seriously and he takes a single-minded (and most of the times wrong) approach towards his everyday situations. It's fair to point out that he does have sporadic instances of actually being right, but they are really, ''really'' sparse.
* TestosteronePoisoning: He strives for conveying an air of manly, manly manliness on his everyday. It has the opposite effect on people, who find him considerably obnoxious as a result.

* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Her main task in the unit is to keep Ōtah in reins. As a matter of fact, Ōtah will protest at everyone that comes his way except Kanuka.

Shinshi is the driver for the second carrier, the transporter for Ōtah's Labor. He was born in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture and is 29 at the start of the series. Originally Ōta's backup until Kanuka replaced him, he is a quite introverted man, but can become surprisingly violent if provoked enough. He is also the rather henpecked husband of Tamiko, who is rather possessive of him. Shinshi is the only married member of the team, which occasionally bites him in the ass.

* FirstNameBasis: All of his teammates except Ōtah call him Hiromi.

Kumagami is Ōtah's backup. She is Kanuka's replacement after she returns to New York. She was top of her class, and is an exceptional police officer. She was courted by several police agencies, but eventually chose the SVU because of the challenge. Kumagami seems to be very level headed and nothing seems to faze her, though the antics of her workmates sometimes annoys her. She has an irrational fear of the supernatural, especially ghosts as her father was interested in the topic and she heard many ghost stories when she was a child.

* RespectedByTheRespected: In a joint mission, Gomioka recognizes why Division 2 is better garrisoned than 1, as they are willing to keep fighting even when their Labors are falling to pieces (as Ōtah shows him).

* GenderFlip: Played for laughs; she's pretty much a girl version of Ōtah.

Fukushima is the chief of [=SVU2=] and boss of Goto and Shinobu. More often than not, he speaks for [[ObstructiveBureaucrat the top brass in the police bureaucratic structure]].

* AttentionWhore: His attempt to get some screentime in the TV program "*Ladies* at work" isn't exactly subtle.
* BadBoss: He will shift the blame to his underlings whenever something bad happens.

* DemotedToExtra: In the manga, she appears much later and is never a part of SV2.

Fukushima is the chief of SV2 and boss of Goto and Shinobu. More often than not, he speaks for the top brass in the police bureaucratic structure.

* SlaveToPR: One of his higher priorities is to score high points with the media, to the dismay of the rest of SV2.

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!Antagonists

[[folder:Utsumi / Richard Wong]]
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-->Voiced by: Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (JP), Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas (EN), Carlos Enrique Bonilla (Latin American Spanish dub)

A very mysterious man working at Schaft Japan, in charge of the Griffin project. He seems to smile all the time and gives off the impression he's happy-go-lucky, but in fact he is very calculating, eccentric and cunning, and will stop at nothing to get the desired result. Utsumi is an alias; his real name is Richard Wong and he is from the Hong Kong division of Schaft.

* YouAreInCommandNow: By the 2010s, he's the man in charge of the maintenance teams with the passing of Sakaki.

* Handcannon: What its revolver actually is.

Machine 1 of Division 2, piloted by Noa Izumi.

* ICallItVera

* [[spoiler:LegacyCharacter: It is actually the third Alphonse that Noa has named. The first was a dog she grew up with as a child, and the second was a cat.]]

* KnightOfCerebus: Whenever she appears, things will get more serious in the next several episodes and it will involve the military and Schaft.

* BigGood: The top brass may not care for him, but they still defer to him during an impending crisis. So does the JGSDF, Detective Matsui, and his fellow captain, Shinobu, all of whom have learned to rely on Gotō's decision making ability, and with good reason. He's a genius level tactician, having studied military strategy at the academy. He's also keenly observant and tends to pick up on things before others do, and notices details others might overlook. [[MegaCorp Shaft Enterprises]] and his old mentor, [[spoiler: Kai]], know this better than anyone.

* {{Meganekko}}: In the manga version, [[https://www.mangareader.net/patlabor/5/4 she wears glasses when she's off duty.]] They don't seem to be prescription since she regularly pilots her labor without them.

* ShesGotLegs: Shown in chapter 5 of the manga version. It's no wonder [[http://www.mangareader.net/patlabor/5/4 those guys]] were hitting on her, [[http://www.mangareader.net/patlabor/5/6 check 'em out!]]

* BrutalHonesty: In his manga portrayal, where he sometimes comes across as unintentionally rude, though he means well. Particularly during [[Funny/{{Patlabor}} his initial interactions]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/patlabor/1/93 with Noa.]]

* PitbullDatesPuppy: An inverted case; she's the pitbull of the relationship, her husband's the puppy.

* AffectionateNickname: His wife calls him "Miki"; no one else does.

-->Voiced by: Creator/AkioOhtsuka (JP)

-->Voiced by: Creator/ShinobuAdachi (JP), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (EN)

[[folder:Jitsuyama]]
-->Voiced by: Mahito Tsujimura (JP), Milton Lawrence (EN), Don Fellows (EN)

-->Voiced by: Music/MegumiHayashibara (JP), Sonny Dey (EN)

-->Voiced by: Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki (JP), Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas (EN)

->Voiced by: Creator/TakayaHashi (JP), Creator/WayneGrayson (EN)

-->Voiced by: Takuma Gouno (JP), Jamie [=McGonnigal=] (EN)