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* DistressedDamsel: Sometimes.

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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: Sometimes.
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* BreatherEpisode: Episode 13, wherein there's no criminal activity whatsoever and the best job Narutaki could get was [[spoiler: tracking down a stray cat.]]
* DagwoodSandwich: Episode 13. Narutaki orders one at a street-side stand because he is [[BreatherEpisode very, very bored.]] He has to squish it down to the size of a normal sandwich and eat it all in one go when the [[spoiler: stray cat]] he's been after all episode wanders by.
* {{Determinator}}: In one scene, Narutaki is barely hanging onto the side of a bridge that was just blown up by Le Bled, who has him a cane-gunpoint. A bomb is set to explode at a nearby hospital in a matter of minutes. When taunted about how he planned to get out of his perilous situation, Narutaki simply says, "[[{{Determinator}} Not Give Up.]]"

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* BreatherEpisode: Episode 13, wherein there's no criminal activity whatsoever and the best job Narutaki could get was [[spoiler: tracking down a stray cat.]]
cat]].
* DagwoodSandwich: Episode 13. Narutaki orders one at a street-side streetside stand because he is [[BreatherEpisode very, very bored.]] bored]]. He has to squish it down to the size of a normal sandwich and eat it all in one go when the [[spoiler: stray cat]] he's been after all episode wanders by.
* {{Determinator}}: In one scene, Narutaki is barely hanging onto the side of a bridge that was just blown up by Le Bled, who has him a at cane-gunpoint. A bomb is set to explode at a nearby hospital in a matter of minutes. When taunted about how he planned to get out of his perilous situation, Narutaki simply says, "[[{{Determinator}} Not Give Up.]]"



** In the manga, Narutaki comes face to face with an actual ''dragon,'' wings, breath attacks and all. This is the only time a purely fantastic moment happens in the entirety of the manga's run.

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** In the manga, Narutaki comes face to face with an actual ''dragon,'' ''dragon'', wings, breath attacks and all. This is the only time a purely fantastic moment happens in the entirety of the manga's run.



* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: Ling Ling to [[spoiler:Steam King]]
* LimitedWardrobe: Wears her nurse outfit almost nonstop. [[{{Fanservice}} Except when going swimming or in the bathtub, of course.]]

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* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: Ling Ling to [[spoiler:Steam King]]
King]].
* LimitedWardrobe: Wears her nurse outfit almost nonstop. [[{{Fanservice}} Except when going swimming swimming, to the gym, or in the bathtub, of course.]]



* PinkMeansFeminine: Ling Ling wears a pink and white nurse outfit and is very sweet and ladylike.
* ShoutOut: In episode 11, Ling-Ling re-creates the iconic flying skirt scene from Film/TheSevenYearItch.

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* PinkMeansFeminine: Ling Ling wears a pink and white nurse outfit outfit, and is very sweet and ladylike.
* ShoutOut: In episode 11, Ling-Ling re-creates the iconic flying skirt scene from Film/TheSevenYearItch.''Film/TheSevenYearItch''.



* ClassyCatBurglar: She's a thief who loves precious gems and jewellery.

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* ClassyCatBurglar: She's a thief who loves precious gems and jewellery.jewelery.



* ShoutOut: One of Crimson Scorpion's targets is ''Manga/SilentMobius'', said to be one of the world's greatest jewels.

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* ShoutOut: One of Crimson Scorpion's targets is the ''Manga/SilentMobius'', said to be one of the world's greatest jewels.



* {{Expy}}: Le Bled is very reminiscent of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char]]

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* {{Expy}}: Le Bled is very reminiscent of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char]]Char Aznable]].



* ShoutOut: In episode 19, Le Bled quotes a line from Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again as he flees the scene.

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* ShoutOut: In episode 19, Le Bled quotes a line from Vera Lynn's We'll "We'll Meet Again Again" as he flees the scene.
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* PeekABangs: Hair covers one of his eyes.
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* AndroidsAndDetectives: The series pairs young detective Narutaki with a RobotBuddy named Goriki. Together, TheyFightCrime.

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* AndroidsAndDetectives: The series pairs young detective Narutaki with a RobotBuddy named Goriki. Together, TheyFightCrime.they fight crime.



* AndroidsAndDetectives: The series pairs young detective Narutaki with a RobotBuddy named Goriki. Together, TheyFightCrime.

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* AndroidsAndDetectives: The series pairs young detective Narutaki with a RobotBuddy named Goriki. Together, TheyFightCrime.they fight crime.
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* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Red hair and eyes.
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[[folder:Narutaki]]
!!Narutaki
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Japanese), Josh Meyer (English)
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* AbnormalAmmo: Often used by Narutaki with his equally-abnormal gun.
* AccidentalHero: Narutaki foils a bank heist (unintentionally) while chasing a lost cat across town.
* AccidentalPervert
* AndroidsAndDetectives: The series pairs young detective Narutaki with a RobotBuddy named Goriki. Together, TheyFightCrime.
* BreatherEpisode: Episode 13, wherein there's no criminal activity whatsoever and the best job Narutaki could get was [[spoiler: tracking down a stray cat.]]
* DagwoodSandwich: Episode 13. Narutaki orders one at a street-side stand because he is [[BreatherEpisode very, very bored.]] He has to squish it down to the size of a normal sandwich and eat it all in one go when the [[spoiler: stray cat]] he's been after all episode wanders by.
* {{Determinator}}: In one scene, Narutaki is barely hanging onto the side of a bridge that was just blown up by Le Bled, who has him a cane-gunpoint. A bomb is set to explode at a nearby hospital in a matter of minutes. When taunted about how he planned to get out of his perilous situation, Narutaki simply says, "[[{{Determinator}} Not Give Up.]]"
* GreatDetective: He's the son of a great detective, and he's a very skilled KidDetective himself.
* HeroicBSOD: After failing to deliver a vaccine in time to save a sickly girl, Narutaki falls into despair.
* KidDetective: Son of Steam City's greatest detective and a child genius.
* OutOfGenreExperience: After getting slapped by Ling Ling for seemingly inexplicable reasons (at least to Narutaki), Narutaki angrily hurls his cup of coffee against the wall, only for it to bounce around like a superball instead of shattering on impact. He then opens a window to let it out, only to have it [[spoiler: circle the ''ENTIRE EARTH'', come back, ''RING THE DOORBELL'', and force itself down his throat,]] which he then coughs up. Even for a slapstick moment, this is way out of left field.
** In the manga, Narutaki comes face to face with an actual ''dragon,'' wings, breath attacks and all. This is the only time a purely fantastic moment happens in the entirety of the manga's run.
* ThisIsADrill: Used by Narutaki as one of his gun's special attachments.
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[[folder:Hsu Ling Ling]]
!!Hsu Ling Ling
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokoTaguchi (Japanese), Meg Bauman (English)
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* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: Ling Ling appears in Steam King's third novel, much to her surprise.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Said word for word by Ling Ling in episode 19.
* CombatMedic: Ling Ling is a nurse, and she has been known to get involved in the action.
* DistressedDamsel: Sometimes.
* HospitalHottie
* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: Ling Ling to [[spoiler:Steam King]]
* LimitedWardrobe: Wears her nurse outfit almost nonstop. [[{{Fanservice}} Except when going swimming or in the bathtub, of course.]]
* NiceGirl: Ling Ling is very sensitive and very caring to others.
* OlderSidekick: To Narutaki. She's an adult while he's still a kid.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Ling Ling wears a pink and white nurse outfit and is very sweet and ladylike.
* ShoutOut: In episode 11, Ling-Ling re-creates the iconic flying skirt scene from Film/TheSevenYearItch.
* SiblingYinYang: Complete with contrasting colors.
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[[folder:Kawakubo]]
!!Kawakubo
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuichiNagashima (Japanese), Robert Rudie (English)
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* TheJeeves
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[[folder:Goriki]]
!!Goriki
->'''Voiced by:''' Takuma Suzuki (Japanese), Atreidies [=McNee=] (English)
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* AndroidsAndDetectives: The series pairs young detective Narutaki with a RobotBuddy named Goriki. Together, TheyFightCrime.
* MundaneUtility: Goriki possesses a tong attachment, used for delicately picking up pastries. When he accidentally crushes it, causing the cream to spill out, he then adopts a PoseOfSupplication.
* RocketPunch
* StockFootage: Whenever Goriki is called upon and sent through the underground pass.
* ThisIsADrill: Goriki's standard FinishingMove.
* VictoryPose: In particular is when Goriki (finally) places a pastry on his tray without it getting squashed. He is then summarily charged hundreds of times for the one pastry he succeeded in getting, as well as all the failures. Cue HeroicBSOD.
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[[folder:Dr. Guilty]]
!!Dr. Guilty
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomomichiNishimura (Japanese), Edwin Neal (English)
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* ForScience: Where Dr. Hsu and Dr. Guilty disagreed on about using Megamaton technology.
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[[folder:Onigawara]]
!!Onigawara
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuoTobita (Japanese), Martin Blacker (English)
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* InspectorJavert: Onigawara displays this trait in an episode where Goriki (and Narutaki, by extension) are framed.
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[[folder:Yagami]]
!!Yagami
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiNagasako (Japanese), Charles Campbell (English)
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
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[[folder:Night Phantom]]
!!Night Phantom
->'''Voiced by:''' Akio Ohtsuka (Japanese), Brian Jepson (English)
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* {{Expy}}: Night Phantom looks like a villainous Franchise/{{Batman}}.
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[[folder:Crimson Scorpion]]
!!Crimson Scorpion
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChisaYokoyama (Japanese), Laurie Gallardo (English)
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* ATwinkleInTheSky: She's a common victim.
* ClassyCatBurglar: She's a thief who loves precious gems and jewellery.
* ColorAnimalCodename
* ShoutOut: One of Crimson Scorpion's targets is ''Manga/SilentMobius'', said to be one of the world's greatest jewels.
* ScoobyDooHoax: Crimson Scorpion is fond of them. Narutaki ain't fooled.
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[[folder:Machine Baron]]
!!Machine Baron
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese), David R. Jarrott (English)
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* AccidentalPervert
* ATwinkleInTheSky: He's a common victim.
* ExplodingCalendar: An early episode uses the X'ed days variation as the Machine Baron counts down to a significant date, and plays it pretty much straight.
* LaughablyEvil
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[[folder:Le Bled]]
!!Le Bled
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakeshiKusao (Japanese), Gray Haddock (English)
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* {{Expy}}: Le Bled is very reminiscent of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Narutaki.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Le Bled's reason for doing what he does; he wants to live his life to the fullest before he dies.
* PhantomThief
* ShoutOut: In episode 19, Le Bled quotes a line from Vera Lynn's We'll Meet Again as he flees the scene.
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[[folder:Hsu Lang Lang]]
!!Hsu Lang Lang
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikiNagasawa (Japanese), Creator/LarissaWolcott (English)
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* DeadlyDoctor
* EvilCounterpart: To Ling Ling.
* HospitalHottie
* SiblingYinYang: Complete with contrasting colors.
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