History Characters / ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalionZ

* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: Shin is somewhat more HotBlooded and more physically active than Hayato, and is much more of an IdiotHero.
* CooldownHug: [[spoiler:Does this to Abuto at the end of their duel, finally freeing him from the Dark Shinkalion and bring him back to his side.]]

* GrowingUpSucks: Found that his compatibility rating with the Shinkalion has [[DePower declined with age]]. However, even during the last show, he expressed interest in taking a more executive role at the SUEI.

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The E5 ''Yamanote'' wields one.
* ChestBlaster: The Z Gran Cross.

* CooldownHug: [[spoiler: Does this to Abuto at the end of their duel, finally freeing him from the Dark Shinkalion and bring him back to his side.]]
* DeflectorShields: The E5 ''Yamanote'' is equipped with one.
* DualWielding: The E5 wields its swords like this when it's not Z-Combined with the E235.
* IdiotHero: Has his moments of this.

* GratuitousEnglish: Prone to this sometimes, usually in the form of rock concert terms.
* TheRockStar: His theme and ambition.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: Downplayed, Hanabi's father doesn't think he can manage his dream of being a rock singer while being a Shinkalion pilot, and recommends him to stay and help manufacturing fireworks. However, he supports him when he sees that unlike many things Hanabi changed his mind about as a kid, he's commited to follow this path.

* ChainsawGood: The E7 ''Azusa'' is equipped with one.
* DualWielding: Dual-wields axes.
* GentleGiant: Taiju pilots the strongest Shinkalion Z, but is meek and soft-spoken outside of battle.
* {{Kiai}}: "Haiii-YO!"
* MightyLumberjack: He and the E7 have this vibe, what with Taiju coming from a logging family and the E7's primary weapon being a pair of axes.

* ChildProdigy: Like [[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Rei before him]].

* BigBrotherWorship: Looks up to Shimakaze.

* AloofBigBrother / BigBrotherMentor: Acts as this to Nagara.
* BareFistedMonk: Like Nagara and the Kiyosu Brothers.

* {{BFS}}: The Z 500's Signal Knife, which gets even bigger as the Z 500 ''Osaka Loop Line'''s Osaka Loop Line Signal Knife.
* CosmicMotifs: Shiny galaxies and comets.
* GratuitousEnglish: Not unlike Hanabi.
* IdolSinger: Wants to become one.
* RailEnthusiast: Surprisingly enough. In fact, talking about trains excites him enough to make his accent slip.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Appears a good few episodes before becoming a driver.
* InkSuitActor: Like Miku in the last show, Maetel is a dead-ringer for her namesake in ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999''.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Compared to [[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Seiryuu]], he is decidedly cold and clinical as the Dark Shinkalion's driver. Additionally, while Seiryuu was a full-blooded Kitoralsus who was fully committed to their cause (at first), Abuto is a HalfHumanHybrid and would-be FakeDefector who gets forced into fulfilling the Teoti's agenda when they take his father hostage.

* FaceHeelTurn: Defects to the Teoti to drive the Dark Shinkalion… until he turns out to be a…
* FakeDefector: The only reason for his defection was to find his father. Once he finds him, he plans to steal the Dark Shinkalion and head back to the SUEI, only for Astraea to catch onto his scheme and [[IHaveYourWife use his father as a hostage]] to keep him fighting for the Teoti. Then he wound up BecomingTheMask…

* OurCentaursAreDifferent: The Dark Shinkalion's version of a Z-Combine, the Dark Shinkalion Centaurus, has this vibe.
* ThePowerOfHate: According to Zagan, the Dark Shinkalion is powered by hate and jealousy.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Dark Shinkalion's Devil Mode, which even scares its creator, Zagan.

* TheStoic: As the instructor, she's serious most of the time and more focused on pilots's the the Branch's efficiency.

* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: Somewhat overweight but also the most cheerful staff member.

* TheEngineer

* DePower / GrowingUpSucks: Found that his compatibility rating with the Shinkalion has declined with age. However, even during the last show, he expressed interest in taking a more executive role at the SUEI.

* MissionControl

* IntriguedByHumanity: His reason for walking among them.
* RailEnthusiast: Comes with working at a railway museum.
* RetiredBadass: Would much rather walk among humanity as a mascot at the Railway Museum than fight. However, that doesn't stop him from joining the fight against the Dark Shinkalion to help bail out the new drivers.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As always.

[[folder:Rei Ozora]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ErikoMatsui
[[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Former driver of the Shinkalion 800]], Rei is now one of the mechanical staff at the SUEI's Sakurajima Test Line.
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* CameraFiend: As a journalist, they carry a camera everywhere she goes.

* DePower: {{Averted}}. Unlike Ryuji, he still seems to be able to drive a Shinkalion. Whether this is because he's younger than Ryuji or because he's a Kitoralsus isn't made clear.

* RailEnthusiast: Needless to say, Hayato's influence has rubbed off on him.

* LegendaryInTheSequel

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Kitoralsus were a large family of [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]] with a regular ADayInTheLimelight explaining their common motives and thought process. Their operatives tried to learn about humanity by turning specific elements of modern civilization into kaiju and made notes of their failures. Teoti so far have 2 on-field members and 2 commanders, their plans and origins are still kept a mystery, but they keep attacking underground structures outside the cities and none get along with each other.

* MeetTheNewBoss: Even Genbu can't explain how there's another ancient race on Earth that wants to remove humans from the surface with the power of {{Kaiju}} and Shinkalion's EvilKnockoff.

* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: Wadatsumi and Valtom are field generals, while Astraea and Kannagi are treated as royal twins and haven't done anything yet. Sogyoku is a PsychoForHire who's only there because he knows more about the surface and the Shinkalion.
* {{Youkai}}: All Giant Monstrous Beings they summon have this theme.

* ElementalMotifs: Wind.
* GracefulLoser: Accepts defeat at the SUEI Yokokawa branch gracefully and sees himself out.

* SamuraiPonytail: Sports a pretty long one.

* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: He effortlessly walks straight into Ultra Evolution Institute and was about to disable Shinkalion while they're not being piloted. Shin challenges him into a duel and impresses him enough for him to leave and not do that again.

* AmphibianAtLarge: His monster form.

* ElementalMotifs: Fire.
** FierySalamander: When taking his monster form into account.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He's red, glowing, and mostly open.

* BigBad: As of now, he's the one in charge of all Teoti's operations.
** BigBadEnsemble: With Valtom after he goes rogue.

[[folder:Astraea]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' [[spoiler:Creator/MarinaInoue]]

* BigSisterInstinct: In the final episode, [[spoiler:she begs the Shinkalions to save Kannagi, as it turns out Kannagi is her younger brother. Shin even compares her feelings toward Kannagi with his own big sister's feelings towards him]].
* CoolMask: Wears one over her eyes.
* TheDragon: Seems to be Kannagi's most trusted confidant.
* DramaticUnmask: Shows her face to Abuto, though not on-screen, which he clearly recognizes. Considering [[spoiler: she has the same hair and the voice actor as Akeno...]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: In the final episode, she [[spoiler:begs Shin and Abuto to save Kannagi from his OneWingedAngel form, in the process revealing that she is Kannagi's older sister]].

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female Teoti participated in the operation.

[[folder:Sogyoku]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiYamaguchi
One of the Kitoralsus who appeared in [[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion the previous show]], but has since left their fold. Now he operates alongside the Teoti.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Counting the Valhallans in TheMovie, the Teoti are the ''fourth'' group he's aligned himself with.
* DayInTheLimelight: Episode 16, which showed what he was up to between TheMovie and ''Shinkalion Z''.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Having been thwarted by the SUEI's Shinkalions on multiple occasions, his hatred for them is so much he starts having nightmares about it and keeps thinking random human conversations are people talking about them.[[note]]For example, when he hears a guy in a bar complaining about "Nozomi" (presumably an ex-girlfriend), Sogyoku thinks he's talking about the Shinkalion [=N700A=] ''[[OneSteveLimit Nozomi]]''[[/note]]
* WildCard: Anyone who's watched the last show knows that Sogyoku has no issues with changing allegiance when it suits him. About the only thing all the factions he's sided with have in common is that the they all violently antagonize humanity. Why this is, and what he hopes to accomplish by siding with the Teoti remains to be seen.
* TheWorfEffect: Fights Shin and Ginga, but aside from the smoke gimmick, he goes down faster than any MonsterOfTheWeek. He managed to survive though.

[[folder:[[spoiler:Abuto Usui]]]]
->''See [[spoiler:The Shinkansen Ultra Evolution Institute – Yokokawa Branch]]''
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[[folder:Zagan (Unmarked Spoilers)/[[spoiler:Tokonami Usui]]]]

* DisappearedDad: To Abuto.

* TrappedInVillainy: Encourages Abuto to go through with his plan to steal the Dark Shinkalion before its Devil Mode can be used for Kannagi's agenda, but not only does Astraea find out about it, she uses Zagan as a hostage to keep Abuto on their side.
* WalkingSpoiler: Because of his true affiliation, and because he is Abuto's father.

[[folder:Setsura]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YurikaKubo
A young Teoti girl who quickly befriends [[spoiler:Abuto]].

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* ShellShockedVeteran: Having been thwarted by the SUEI's Shinkalions on multiple occasions, his hatred for the is so much he starts having nightmares about it and keeps thinking random human conversations are people talking about them.[[note]]For example, when he hears a guy in a bar complaining about "Nozomi" (presumably an ex-girlfriend), Sogyoku thinks he's talking about the Shinkalion [=N700A=] ''[[OneSteveLimit Nozomi]]''[[/note]]

[[folder: Abuto Usui (Unmarked Spoilers)]]

[[folder: Smatt]]

[[folder: Saijou Sogou]]

[[folder: Kasumi Abiko]]

[[folder: Misaki Ooishi]]

[[folder: Goichi Shima]]

[[folder: Atsuta Hosokawa]]

[[folder: Futaba Mihara]]

[[folder: Akeno Myoujou]]

[[folder: General Tropes]]

[[folder: Wadatsumi]]

[[folder: Valtom]]

[[folder: Kannagi]]

[[folder: Astraea]]

[[folder: Sogyoku]]

* {{Bishounen}}: He's a hammy blonde that somehow makes his entire Shinkalion shine with BishieSparkle.

* AccentSlipUp: Slips into his native KansaiRegionalDialect when he starts talking about railways.

* KansaiRegionalDialect: Slips into this when talking trains.

* BadassBaritone: When inside a Shinkalion, Jun Fukuyama gives him his [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch voice]].

* BigSisterInstinct: In the final episode, [[spoiler:she begs the Shinkalions to save Kannagi, as it turns out Kannagi is her younger brother. Shin even compares her feelings toward Kannagi with his own big sister's deelings towards him]].

* BigSisterInstinct: In the final episode, [[spoiler:she begs the Shinkalions to save Kannagi, as it turns out Kannagi is his younger brother. Shin even compares her feelings toward Kannagi with his own big sister's deelings towards him]].

* AnAxeToGrind: The E7 has two of 'em, in keeping with its MightyLumberjack theme. As the E7 ''Azusa'', these two axes are combined.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Her costume is absolutely open at center.

* {{Adorkable}}: His attempts to emulate [[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Commander Izumi]]'s coolness circle back into this trope.

[[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Former Commander of the SUEI's Omiya Branch]], Shinpei Izumi has been promoted since TheMovie to Commander-In-Chief

!!!Other Branches

[[folder:Shunpei Izumi]]

[[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Former Commander of the SUEI's Omiya Branch]], Shunpei Izumi has been promoted since TheMovie to Commander-In-Chief

!!Civilians and Other Characters

[[folder: Akeno Myoujou]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarinaInoue
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* CameraFiend: As a journalist, they carry a camera everywhere she goes.
* IdiotHair: Has a long ahoge in the middle.

[[folder:Seiryuu]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeiShindou
->'''Shinkalion:''' Black Shinkalion (Crimson)
[[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Another former Kitoralsus Agent]], Seiryuu has spent the last few years since TheMovie travelling the world's railways until Genbu calls him back to Japan to help train the new generation of drivers.

* TheBusCameBack: Returns after a prolonged absence since TheMovie.
* DePower: {{Averted}}. Unlike Ryuji, he still seems to be able to drive a Shinkalion. Whether this is because he's younger than Ryuji or because he's a Kitoralsus isn't made clear.
* DrillSergeantNasty: His approach to training uses a bit less carrot and a bit more stick.
* RailEnthusiast: Needless to say, Hayato's influence has rubbed off on him.

[[folder:Hayato Hayasugi]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaneSakura
Protagonist of ''Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion'' and former driver of the Shinkalion E5 and Shinkalion E5 Mk. II, Hayato has retired from driving and is now studying abroad with his family in York, England.

* LegendaryInTheSequel
* RetiredBadass: Has left driving and has stated he has every confidence in the new Team Shinkalion.

[[folder:Rei Ozora]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ErikoMatsui
[[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Former driver of the Shinkalion 800]], Rei is now one of the mechanical staff at the SUEI's Kagoshima Branch.

* MeetTheNewBoss: Even Genbu can't explain how there's another underground race on Earth that wants to remove humans from the surface with the power of {{Kaiju}} and Shinkalion's EvilKnockoff.

* BigBad: As of now, he's the one in charge of all Teoti's operations. Considering he's called the heir to the throne, it's yet to be seen if there are higher powers than him.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female Teoti.

** A later episode reveals that he also helped [[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion Kirin develop the Black Shinkalion Ogre]].

* FakeDefector: The only reason for his defection was to find his father. Once he finds him, he plans to steal the Dark Shinkalion and head back to the SUEI, only for Astraea to catch onto his scheme and [[IHaveYourWife use his father as a hostage]] to keep him fighting for the Teoti.

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Dark Shinkalion's as-yet-unseen Devil Mode, which even scares its creator, Zagan.
* TrappedInVillainy: His plan to steal the Dark Shinkalion gets kiboshed when Astraea finds out and takes his father hostage.

* HumansAreBastards: His time walking among humanity has convinced him of this, and flashbacks with Zagan show that he felt that humans, Kitoralsus and Teoti couldn't coexist unless the less numerous side held the bigger guns.

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Protagonist of ''Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion'' and former driver of the Shinkalion E5 and Shinkalion E5 Mk. II, Hayato has retired from driving and now lives with his family in York, England.

* {{Expy}}: Nagara brings to mind Tatsumi Kiyosu from [[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion the previous show]], both being martial artist brothers. Not to mention, the [=N700S=] Series Shinkansen is the successor train to the [=N700A=] Series, the Shinkalion of which was driven by both the Kiyosu brothers at one point or another.

From Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Originally he and his older brother Shimakaze were in contention to drive the [=N700S=], but Shimakaze opted to drop out and leave the new unit to his younger brother Nagara on grounds that the latter's compatibility rating was higher (if only slightly). Still, Nagara has been known to operate the [=N700S=] by himself at times, and Shimakaze [[spoiler:would later get a Shinkalion of his own in the Doctor Yellow]].

[[folder: Shin Arata]]

[[folder: Hanabi Oomagari]]

[[folder: Taiju Togakushi]]

[[folder: Yamakasa Nakasu]]

[[folder: Nagara Anjou]]

From Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Originally he and his older brother Shimakaze were in contention to drive the [=N700S=], but Shimakaze opted to drop out and leave the new unit to his younger brother Nagara on grounds that the latter's compatibility rating was higher (if only slightly).

Still, Nagara has been known to operate the [=N700S=] by himself at times, and Shimakaze [[spoiler:would later get a Shinkalion of his own in the Doctor Yellow]].

[[folder: Shimakaze Anjou]]

Originally in the running to drive the Shinkalion [=N700S=], Shimakaze opted to drop out in favour of his little brother Nagara. However, the Dual Grampus System allows him to pilot it in tandem with Nagara at times.

Later, Shimakaze would receive his own Shinkalion in the form of the Z Doctor Yellow.

->'''Shinkalion:''' Z [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N700S_Series_Shinkansen N700S]] ''Nozomi'', Z [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Yellow Doctor Yellow]]

->'''Shinkalion:''' Z [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N700S_Series_Shinkansen N700S]] ''Nozomi'', Z [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Yellow Doctor Yellow]]

[[folder: Nagara & Shimakaze Anjou]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTouyama (Nagara) and Creator/YuumaUchida (Shimakaze)
->'''Shinkalion:''' Z [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N700S_Series_Shinkansen N700S]] ''Nozomi'' (Nagara), [[spoiler:Z Doctor Yellow (Shimakaze)]]

A pair of brothers from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Originally both were in contention to drive the [=N700S=], but Shimakaze, the elder brother, opted to drop out and leave the new unit to his younger brother Nagara on grounds that the latter's compatibility rating was higher (if only slightly). However, Ryuji added the Dual Grampus System to the [=N700S=], which allows both brothers to control it at once.

* AloofBigBrother / BigBrotherMentor: Shimakaze acts as this to Nagara.

* {{Expy}}: Nagara and Shimakaze bring to mind Tatsumi and Ryuji Kiyosu respectively from [[Anime/ShinkansenHenkeiRoboShinkalion the previous show]], both being martial artist brothers. Not to mention, the [=N700S=] Series Shinkansen is the successor train to the [=N700A=] Series, the Shinkalion of which was driven by both the Kiyosu brothers at one point or another. It's implied that this does not go unnoticed by Ryuji.
** The parallel becomes even greater as of Episode 22 now that [[spoiler:Shimakaze is driving the Z Doctor Yellow (Ryuji drove the original Doctor Yellow).]]

[[folder:Ginga Arashiyama]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShoutaAoi
->'''Shinkalion:''' Z [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Series_Shinkansen 500]] ''Kodama''
->'''Preferred Zailiner:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/323_series 323]] ''Osaka Loop Line''