History Characters / TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold

* WildHair: Of the unkempt, not too long variety.

* VerbalTic: Sancho has a nasty stutter that makes him occasionally sound like Porky Pig.

* ObsessedWithFood: In season 2, they start craving for food as part of their ComicRelief act. It's dropped in season 3.

* WhipItGood: Her other weapon beside a rapier is a whip, although she can't use both at the same time.

* WhipItGood: Along with a sword, he fights with a whip.

->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Masako Nozawa (Season 1)\\

* TheChick: Zia temper both Esteban and Tao when the two start arguing.

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[[caption-width-right:160:Esteban's Season 2 Appearance]]

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[[caption-width-right:148:Zia's Season 2 Appearance]]

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[[caption-width-right:227:Tao's Season 2 Appearance]]

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--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Masako Nozawa (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Shiraz Adam (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Jackie Berger (Season 1), Audrey Pic (Season 2 and beyond)

* AdventurerArchaeologist

* HistoricalInJoke

* OrphansPlotTrinket: His sun medallion.

* ThreeAmigos: With Zia and Tao.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Suffered from a terrible fear of heights due to being [[CueTheSun hoisted above Barcelona]] on a regular basis since he was a baby. It was mostly cured after he obtained the Condor, but season two shows that he sometimes has relapses.
** Episodes 14 to 16 of season 4 are especially bad for him on that front, [[spoiler:starting with manœuvers on cliffsides battered by very strong winds and culminating in having to cross a deep chasm on an invisible bridge.]]

--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Rei Sakuma (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Janice Chaikelson (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Isabelle Ganz (Season 1), Adeline Chetail (Season 2 and beyond)

* FriendToAllLivingThings

* PluckyGirl
* SayMyName: "ESTEBAAAAAAAAN!"

* ThreeAmigos: Along with Esteban and Tao.

--> '''Voiced in Japaneseby:''' Creator/JunkoHori (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Adrian Knight (Season 1),
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Odile Schmitt (Season 1), Caroline Mozzone (Season 2 and beyond)

Tao is a 13 year old, who is the last surviving descendant of technologically-advanced Hiva (Mu) empire, which sank beneath the waves thousands of years ago.

* TheLancer: To Esteban.

* OrphansPlotTrinket: His encyclopedia and jar.

--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Vlasta Vrana (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Hubert Noël (Season 1), Martial le Minoux (Season 2 and beyond)

!![[spoiler:Juan Carlos]] Mendoza
--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Isao Sasaki (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Howard Ryshpan (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Jean-Claude Balard (Season 1), Bruno Magne (Season 2 and beyond)

* MrFanservice

* LovableTraitor

* ShirtlessScene
* SupportingLeader

--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Takeshi Aono (Sancho, season 1), Kanera Kimotsuki (Pedro, season 1)
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Terrence Labrosse (Sancho, season 1), Michael Rudder (Pedro, season 1)
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Francis Lax (Sancho, season 1), Jacques Ferrière (Pedro, season 1), Jérémy Prevost (Both, season 2 and beyond)

!!The Prophet Traveler[[spoiler:/Athanaos]]
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Robert Party[[spoiler:(Season 1), Martial le Minoux (Season 2 and beyond)]]

--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Goro Naya
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Matt Berman
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Pierre Hatet

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: The last time we saw him, he was carrying gold in a boat with Gaspard. An earthquake sank their boat with both of them onboard. Considering that Gaspard turned up alive in season 3 and Gomez never showed up again, one can only wonder what was his final fate.]]
** [[spoiler: It happens again in season 4, after Esteban and Mendoza meet with him in Africa, working for Portugal, when he triffles with a magical artifact that does not like his interference and causes him to drop unconscious.]]

--> '''Voiced in English by:''' A.J. Henderson (Season 1)
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Pierre Garin (Season 1), Frédéric Souterelle (Season 3 and beyond)

* [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack: A quickly-removed demo reel posted in September 2016 spoiled his return to the series.]]
* TheHeavy

* {{Sidekick}}: Gaspard serve as Gomez' henchman as he can't do anything on his own.
** He becomes [[spoiler:Isabella [=LaGuerra=]'s sidekick after [[DisneyVillainDeath Ambrosius' apparent death]] in season 4, following her lead in everything.]]

--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Creator/WilliamSabatier

--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Richard Dumont (English)
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' René Bériard (French)

* BigBad: Of the final arc.

--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Hideyuki Umezu
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Dean Hagopian
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Hervé Jolly

* TheDragon: To Menator.

--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Rihoko Yoshida
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Jane Woods
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Anne Rochand / [[TheOtherDarrin Régine Blaess]]

--> '''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Shunsuke Shima
--> '''Voiced in English by:''' Walter Massey
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Michel Gudin

* DeadlyDoctor: Right in his name.

--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Hubert Noël

!!Zares[[spoiler:/Ambrosius]]
--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Pierre-Alain de Garrigues

* BigBad: Season 2 and onward.

* TheDeterminator: [[spoiler:When Ambrosius tempered with one of the device in second City of Gold, he accidentally swallowed some liquid orichalcum. He was intoxicated and was coughing. Somehow, he escaped the destroyed city, made his way outside, trekked through the mountains in a snow storm ''without his parka'' and made it to his airship to take a cure.]]
** This is actually another trait of his that is explicitely pointed out by Tao, similar to the Chessmater above.

* EvilMentor: [[spoiler:Is shaping up to be one for Tao]]

* EvilSorcerer: [[spoiler:He's quite talented at alchemy.]]

* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini: After every horrible thing he's done, he ends the series free, with a flying machine and eternal life.]]

* MadScientist: Has shades of this.

* SecretCircleOfSecrets: Seems to belong to one.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:In season 2, when he realized Mendoza stole his pyramid, he let out a BigNo and [[SkywardScream screamed]] [[SayMyName Menzo's name]]. In season 3, when Mendoza stole his compass, he throws violent tantrums at Gaspard.]]

--> '''Voiced in French by:''' Céline Melloul

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:[[EvenEvilHasStandards She dislike many of Ambrosius' more immoral actions]] and help our heroes on more than one occasion. However, she refuse to betray him and remain at his side.]]

* TheDragon: She's the dragon to Zares.

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* WeaponOfChoice: Like all the Spaniards, he uses a rapier.

* WeaponOfChoice: A rapier.

* MasterSwordsman: Mendoza is very good with the sword. Later seasons ramp this UpToEleven.

--> '''Voiced in French by:''' William Sabatier

!!Governor Francisco Pizarro

--> '''Voiced by:''' Goro Naya (Japanese), Matt Berman (English), Pierre Hatet (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' A.J. Henderson (English), Pierre Garin (French, season 1), Frédéric Souterelle (French, season 3 onward)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Richard Dumont (English), René Bériard (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Hideyuki Umezu (Japanese), Dean Hagopian (English), Hervé Jolly (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Rihoko Yoshida (Japanese), Jane Woods (English), Anne Rochand / [[TheOtherDarrin Régine Blaess]] (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Shunsuke Shima (Japanese), Walter Massey (English), Michel Gudin (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Masako Nozawa (Japanese), Shiraz Adam (English), Jackie Berger (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Rei Sakuma (Japanese), Janice Chaikelson (English), Isabelle Ganz (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoHori (Japanese), Adrian Knight (English), Odile Schmitt (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Vlasta Vrana (English), Hubert Noël (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Isao Sasaki (Japanese), Howard Ryshpan (English), Jean-Claude Balard (French)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Sancho: Takeshi Aono (Japanese), Terrence Labrosse (English), Francis Lax (French)
--> Pedro: Kanera Kimotsuki (Japanese), Michael Rudder (English), Jaques Ferrière (French)

!!The Prophet Traveler

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Gomez and Gaspard are always seen together. [[spoiler:Subverted in season 3 where Gaspard is going solo.]]

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Gomez and Gaspard are always seen together.

* PapaWolf: Do no harm the children or Mendoza will kick your ass.

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:After Zia' father revealed the location of the Cities of Gold, he dies from his injuries. Mendoza's first action is to calculate the Cities position. Esteban and Tao call him out for being insensitive to Zia and Myeena. Realizing this, he decides that their next course of action is to help the Mayans fight against the Olmecs.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: When he's not being haughty, he's a clumsy little nerd that gets super excited when talking about anything having to do with technology.

--> '''Voiced by:''' A.J. Henderson (English), Pierre Garin (French)

Gaspar, Captain of the Guard, is charge of a contingent of soldiers sent across the sea to the New World. Brutish and unintelligent, he delegates to the authority of the more refined Commander Gomez. He considers Mendoza to be his rival.

* FakeDefector: He pretended leaving the children to team up with Gomez and Gaspar. This was just a ploy to steal their cannon and black powder which he delivered to the Incas.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: The last time we saw him, he was carrying gold in a boat with Gaspard. An earthquake sank the boat with both of them onboard. Considering that Gaspard turned up alive in season 3 and Gomez never showed up again, one can only wonder what was his final fate.]]

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Gomez and Gaspard are always seen together. Subverted in season 3 where Gaspard is going solo.