History Characters / Vandread

Her main Dread is a fast white one that makes the ''White Wing'' Vandread when combining with Hibiki, resembling an [[NobleBirdOfPrey eagle]] or [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragon]]. A FragileSpeedster, but can ram enemies head on for a penetrating attack and the fastest of all the Nirvana's ships.

* OutOfFocus: While she get plenty of screentime, Jura doesn’t get as much focus character development than Meia or even Dita, mostly acting as comic relief. Even the episode where her Vandread debuts is less about her and [[DayInTheLimelight focuses more on Captain Magno]].

* OutOfFocus: While she has plenty of screentime, Jura doesn’t get as much focus character development than Meia or Dita, mostly acting as comic relief. Even the episode where her Vandread debuts is less about and [[DayInTheLimelight focuses more on Captain Magno]].

* RapunzelHair: Her blonde locks reach her knees.

* BarrierWarrior: Again, part of her Vandread. So strong [[UpToEleven it can shield planets!]]
* BiTheWay: Initially, it appears to be an IfItsYouItsOkay, situation: she's in a lesbian relationship with Barnette, but is outspokenly attracted to Hibiki. At the end of the series, she openly asks Hibiki to bring back strong men from Taraak for her to peruse and openly lusts after Duero. The light novel retroactively reveals she's this by showing that both she and Barnette got engaged to other men from Taraak.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Doesn't understand the literal "having a child with a man".

* BiTheWay: Later revealed to be such in the light novel.
* ClingyJealousGirl: When Jura chases after Hibiki, let say...she does not approve.
** This is completely dropped by the end of the series. She does not mind at all with Jura asking Hibiki to bring back strong handsome men from Taraak, nor does she have a problem with Jura lusting after Duero. The light novels revealed that both she and Jura got engaged to men from Taraak.

* BiTheWay: Initially, it appears to be an IfItsYouItsOkay, situation: she's in a lesbian relationship with Barnette, but is outspokenly attracted to Hibiki. At the end of the series, she openly asks Hibiki to bring back strong men from Taraak for her to peruse and openly lusts after Duero The light novel retroactively reveals she's this by showing that both she and Barnette got engaged to other men from Taraak.

* AllLesbiansWantChildren: The reason she came on to Hibiki and, in the ending, Duero, is because she wanted a biological child of her own.

* IfItsYouItsOkay: A lesbian in a relationship with Barnette, but outspokenly attracted to Hibiki

* TheMedic: He was a skilled medic before getting a chance to learn about female anatomy. He is still a quick study but had a tough time grasping things at the start, like calling Ezra's just developing fetus a "parasite" before he is told how women carry children.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/HiroyukiYoshino (Japanese), Creator/TonyOliver (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Hideki Tasaka (Japanese), Creator/SteveBlum (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TomokazuSeki (Japanese), Creator/KirkThornton (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YumiKakazu (Japanese), Julie Maddalena (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/YuAsakawa (Japanese), Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MichikoNeya (Japanese), Creator/PhileceSampler (English)

->'''Voiced by''': Moyu Arishima (Japanese), Lia Sargent (English)

* BaldOfAwesome: After some character development, he changes his hairstyle to this, and this marks his transition from a hapless ButtMonkey to a more competent man.

* BaldOfAwesome: After some character development, he changes his hairstyle to this.

* ThreeFacesOfEve: The Child, she's the bubbly and cheerful one of the main girls.

* ThreeFacesOfEve: The wife, an extremely capable pilot who becomes best friends with Hibiki.

* ThreeFacesOfEve: The Seductress, she ''always'' wants to get closer to Hibiki.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MichikoNeya (Japanese), Philece Sampler (English)

* IfItsYou,It'sOkay: A lesbian in a relationship with Barnette, but outspokenly attracted to Hibiki

* TheNapoleon: Do not call him "Shorty".

A girl received from a drop pod from Pluto in ''The Second Stage''. Aside from Dita, she's appreciates men due to how both genders used to be together. She accompanies the Nirvana crew and, due to being a good cook and getting close to Hibiki, becomes Dita's love rival.

%%* TheMedic

%%* TheStoic

* HowDoIShotWeb: Since the Nirvana's controls are vastly different than the Ikazuchi, he has to learn how to pilot it through trial-and-error. He didn't even know the Nirvana had weapons until late in the first season.

* ShinyLookingSpaceships

%%* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Hibiki.]]

* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:Her mother died after making sure that Meia was on one of the last escape transports from a compromised living area.]]

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He is Hibiki's biological father.

!!!Tropes include:

[[spoiler:He's actually not a Tarak-born citizen, but a child of the first generation citizens set into cryostasis to keep them safe when Harvesters came to collect his world's citizens. He was brought back by his uncle, who razed him in such a society. It's due to this that he's able to convince the Taraks and Mejere to stop fighting each other and focus on their real enemies.]]

The Emperor of Tarak. [[spoiler:He is also Hibiki's biological father.]]

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The Empress of Mejere. [[spoiler:She is also Hibiki's biological mother.]]

!Tropes include:

[[spoiler:They're actually from Earth, which uses organs from nearby colonists to continue in their devastated atmosphere.]]

!!!Tropes include:

!![[spoiler:Earthling Child]]

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[[spoiler:The commander of the Harvester fleet in the last episode of the Second Stage. He's found on the "Big-Boy" world-destroying warship that leads the assault on the Tarak and Mejere. There is more than his command over the Harvesters at his disposal thanks to the second Peksis core stationed in his ship.]]

* BadassArmy

* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: He can be pretty abrasive prior to his CharacterDevelopment.

* TheMedic

* TheStoic

* UpperClassTwit

* LadyLand

* SpaceFighter: The Dreads.

* VanityIsFeminine

* CuteClumsyGirl

* GenkiGirl
* TheIngenue
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Hibiki.]]

* WaveMotionGun

* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Thanks to her massive SurvivorGuilt. Magno calls her out on this when they first met in the past.]]

* {{Pride}}: Her FatalFlaw. She gets better.
* RedOniBlueOni: The cool Blue to Hibiki's Red.

* SugarAndIcePersonality

* WhenSheSmiles: Has a ''beautiful'' smile.

* FatalFlaw: Her vanity.

* BeleagueredAssistant: To Jura early on.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

** [[spoiler:OrganicTechnology: They need to in order to collect human organs.]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver

* EnfanteTerrible

* AngstWhatAngst: One must wonder why Dita doesn't feel depressed by her love for men, which is considered taboo for the Mejere.
** Subverted, [[spoiler:she's secretly crying since she wants friends.]]

* TheDitz

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: They learn from their battles and bring it ''hard'' on the Nirvana.
** Once they know they can't win a direct fight, they lure the Nirvana into an asteroid belt and deploy fighters suited for the terrain.
** They also know how dangerous the Vandreads can be, so they attack those who can combine with Hibiki before it happens. This is shown when they lure the Nirvana into an asteroid field and [[spoiler:attack Meia and disable her Dread, preventing her Vandread from entering the battle.]]

* Badass
** FourStarBadass: The commanding officer who [[spoiler:joins Hibiki in the final fight against the Harvesters. He shows it by destroying a Vandread EvilKnockoff and a mothership!]]
** BadassArmy
** WorldOfBadass: And how, in literal terms! Despite having serious disadvantages in resources and technology, they're still able to hold out well on their own. Justified as it's part of their culture.

* [[spoiler:OfficialCouple: With Dita.]]

!!Duero McFile

* [[spoiler:OfficialCouple: With Hibiki.]]

* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: Thanks to her massive SurvivorGuilt. Magno calls her out on this when they first met in the past.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:

* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: When Barnette goes on an 'anti-men' campaign, going so far as to lock the three men up, Meia is vocally against it.

* ClingyJealousGirl[=/=]GreenEyedMonster: When Jura chases after Hibiki, let say...she does not approve.

** TookALevelInJerkass: She was never shown as being particularly hostile to men prior to the "anti-male campaign" incident and the whole thing seemed to appear out of nowhere.
** TookALevelInKindness: After [[spoiler:Gascogne's apparent HeroicSacrifice]], she gives up her StrawFeminist stance.

The main female protagonist of the series. A clumsy GenkiGirl who's treated weird because of her ''fascination'' with men (whom she refers to as "aliens") unlike all the other women. A fantastic chef and likes to get closer to Hibiki since the first time she met him on the Ikazucki.

* [[BlackAndRedAllOver Black And Magenta All Over]]

** Once they know they can't win on a direct fight, they lure the Nirvana in an asteroid belt and fighters well suited for the scene.
** They also know dangerous the Vandreads can be, so they attack those who can combine with Hibiki before it happens. This is shown when they lore the Nirvana in an asteroid field and [[spoiler:attack Meia and disable her Dread, keeping them from the Vandread Meia capable of handling situation, from coming to be.]]

* ForgotToLevelGrind: Averted, unlike most mecha series. They learn from their battles and come with new challenges for our heroes.

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* CloningBlues: They're reproduced through cloning.

!!Duero McFly