| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | !Main Cast |
| 4 | !!The Takamiya Brothers |
| 5 | [[folder:Teppei Takamiya]] |
| 6 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/01-teppei02_6631.png]] |
| 7 | ->Voiced by: Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, Yoshiko Kamei [Child] (Japanese), Creator/EricVale, Creator/KristenMcGuire [Child] (English) |
| 8 | |
| 9 | The protagonist, he lives on a private island north of Hokkaido called Kamui Island with his brother Kotaro. Short after sending off his brother Kotaro to study overseas, he found an injured lady named Karen, who later became his trainer to prepare him for a tough battle in case something happens to his intelligent brother. |
| 10 | ---- |
| 11 | * AlliterativeName: His initials starts with "T." |
| 12 | * BigBrotherWorship: Teppei looks up to his brother Kotaro alot, and would mention how [[CantCatchUp he couldn't outsmart his intelligence]]. |
| 13 | * BigOlEyebrows: Well, he certainly has the thickest of all the main cast. |
| 14 | * CameBackStrong: With the aid of Hokuto, X and Teppei underwent a MidSeasonUpgrade after the former was reduced to scrap, with Teppei gruelingly injured. |
| 15 | * TheChosenOne: At the very beginning, Teppei's only mission was to head inside of the Empire to get his brother outta there, but by the moment Teppei awakens his [[ThePowerOfTheSun true form]], he was given literally no choice but to save humanity. |
| 16 | * CelibateHero: Camilla and Demon General Salome both had toyed with Teppei's various desires,[[note]]Which included his fears of possibly being TheUnfavourite, and his desire for women.[[/note]] and seduced him with their spells during their battles with him. But Teppei, while still under their spells, overcame their seductions out of sheer will and was able to talk to them with a cool-headed straight face. Teppei is not by any means, saying he absolutely ''won't'' share his feelings or desires with others, but as in when it comes to the things that he needs to solve first, he will get through those things first. |
| 17 | -->'''Teppei''': "''How dare'' a man have his heart be willingly controlled by others? A true man has all the responsibilities to control his feelings and desires with his own conscience." |
| 18 | * ColorMotif: Stationed militant, Camilla judges people by color. He originally asked Teppei what his color motif was, who obviously has no clue in what he was talking about. After their battle, Camilla concluded Teppei as "[[PurityPersonified A man pure as white]], [[GoodIsNotDumb yet not completely white]], with [[{{Hotblooded}} compassion red as fire]], [[NervesOfSteel yet not truly red]]; just like [[CueTheSun the sun]], [[BlindedByTheLight dazzling to everyone's eyes.]]" |
| 19 | * ComingOfAgeStory: The story as a whole can be seen as Teppei's development towards mental and physical maturity. |
| 20 | * TheConfidant: Of [[spoiler: Demon General, Meimu]]. [[spoiler: The then dying Meimu]] initially wanted Teppei to help him pass his confession to [[spoiler: Hokuto, his little brother]], in regards to the truth behind the nuclear incident in which [[spoiler: Hokuto suffers from]], but Teppei decided not to reveal it to [[spoiler: Hokuto]], even when [[spoiler: Hokuto]] clearly understands that Teppei is hiding information from him, Teppei [[CanNotSpitItOut just won't spit it out]], because he felt that it was unnecessary to break the bond that they finally patched up after all their years of separation. |
| 21 | * CueTheSun: Whenever people talks about him, the image of the sun, ''or the sun itself'' will always pop up. |
| 22 | * DeclarationOfProtection: One of Teppei's major motifs, indicating he would move heaven and hell to protect his loved ones; in this case, his brother. [[WordOfGod Kurumada]] specifically wrote his Main/ImageSong with this theme. |
| 23 | * {{Expy}}: As part of the Creator/MasamiKurumada protagonist family, he's destined to follow the bloodline of [[Manga/RingNiKakero Ryuji Takane]], and the Legendary [[Manga/SaintSeiya Seiya]]. |
| 24 | * FemaleGaze: Unlike [[Manga/SaintSeiya his expy]] who has armor protecting their crotch section, Teppei's battle gear ''doesn't.'' Therefore the audience were quick to notice his cute bun-shot in his first TransformationSequence, and were displeased the animation production took out that eye-candy for his upgraded sequence. |
| 25 | * FriendToAllLivingThings / FluffyTamer: It was implied that he could befriend and ''cuddle'' a full grown '''[[BearsAreBadNews WILD BEAR]]''' at the age of roughly 7, not to mention Teppei also ''SpeaksFluentAnimal'' given he understood the bear's situation as being ''pregnant'' and ''wishes to have some fish'' so that she can give birth to a healthy cub. |
| 26 | * GrapplingHookPistol: One of the main funtions of Teppei's Messiah Fist. His "Shining Knuckle" attack is the power enhanced version of this function. |
| 27 | * GratuitousEnglish: "''X! Omae wa ore no [[RobotBuddy baadii]] da!''" |
| 28 | * {{Hotblooded}} |
| 29 | * HumbleHero: This is who he becomes after his IdiotHero phase below. Most predominately clear in vol. 14 of the manga, where he [[spoiler: encounters the [[HeelFaceTurn heel-face turned]] Juggler, who's face was revealed to have been a clown face since birth]]. But instead of laughing at him, Teppei commented how [[ImNotPretty his own looks aren't any better than]] [[spoiler: Juggler's]]; mentioning since [[spoiler: Juggler repented for his wrongdoings]], Teppei gives him his PowerOfTrust, and encourages [[spoiler: Juggler]] to have the confidence in stepping up to be the kind of person who he truly wants to be. |
| 30 | * {{Hunk}}: Teppei's proven to be manly and [[{{Bishonen}} pretty]] at the same time. Thanks to the anime character designer standing true to the manga art style, viewers can noticably tell how Kurumada designed Teppei to be a lot more handsome than his [[{{Expy}} predecessors]]. |
| 31 | * IdiotHero: He grows out of it eventually, but Teppei's VERY MUCH this trope for a good chunk of the series. It takes a double whammy of [[spoiler:him almost getting X killed and Fou telling him how much of a fucking loser he is]] for him to wise up. |
| 32 | * {{Kiai}}: Earned one in their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4kKPF0Lr7A pachinko game]]. |
| 33 | -->'''Teppei''': "'''AH~TETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETETE---TA!!'''" |
| 34 | * KidHasAPoint: While all Machine Empire militants were [[UndyingLoyalty swearing their loyalty]] towards their Emperor and [[ScamReligion praise him as their god and claiming him as their savior to mankind]], Teppei keeps pounding each and every one of them with questions along the lines of: "Dude! If your Emperor is so righteous, ''why'' did he order a massacre on innocent people ''just to abduct one person?!''" until someone's conscience kicked in some sense. The Spirit Generals certainly did. |
| 35 | * KillItWithFire: Teppei's initial FinishingMove in the anime is "Break On", a pillar of flames. He ditches that later on. |
| 36 | * LightEmUp: When he awakens his inner [[ThePowerOfTheSun Power of the Sun]], [[PowerGlows his body will glow up]], [[PowerDyesYourHair his hair would turn bright red]], and he will make his enemies DisappearsIntoLight. |
| 37 | * LightIsGood: Teppei's theme revolves around being The Light and the charismatic influence towards the people he encounters, which includes all light related characteristic tropes listed in this folder. |
| 38 | * MagneticHero: X despises him, Fou and Ron beat him up in battle and never lost, Hokuto never wanted Teppei's gratitude for [[MidSeasonUpgrade grading up]] X and insisted that they remain "enemies", and even Karen initially wants to ignore [[spoiler: the then dying]] Teppei to continue on her quest. But then, why did all of these B'ts and big shots keep assisting, and eventually, side with him? It's due to: 1) [[TheDeterminator his sheer determination]], 2) [[KidHasAPoint his simple yet persuasive philosophy]], 3) [[LightIsGood that "radiant" charisma of his]], and 4) that aforementioned charisma triggered the [[TheMentor inner mentors]] of all his acquaintances [[TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential to take him under their wings]] and witness his growth. |
| 39 | * MeaningfulName: His first name means, "Iron Soldier," while his last name means "High Palace," in which can also be an [[DoubleMeaning extension]] for "{{Heaven}}." Combine them, his full name literally means "The [[SuperSoldier Iron]] [[KnightInShiningArmor Soldier]] from the [[{{Heaven}} High Palace]]." |
| 40 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: The anime and Kurumada's illustrations were not completely stable on this, but overall, Teppei's Battle Gear armor went from silicone-ish white to [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority cream-yellow]]. And no, Battle Gears were ''not'' made from metal materials. |
| 41 | * MrFanservice: When he was recovering during X's MidSeasonUpgrade, [[spoiler: Hokuto had already stripped off his clothes leaving himself completely exposed wearing only his boxer briefs [[note]]or "trunk" depending how you see the length[[/note]] in the manga, but]] the anime took it further [[spoiler: in taking out his boxers all together,]] giving him SceneryCensor and LensFlareCensor from the incubator he sleeps in. |
| 42 | * PowerGlows: Comes with ThePowerOfTheSun package, whether with or without his armor, he will glow once he triggered the power button. |
| 43 | * ThePowerOfTheSun: Teppei's awakened supernatural power. He becomes the key person in [[spoiler: defeating Raphaello]]. |
| 44 | * PowerFist: His weapon, The Messiah Fist gauntlet is a hand power enhancer, [=GPS=], and [[RazorFloss wire weapon]] [[GrapplingHookPistol that has marble hooks attached to the front of each wire]]. Teppei can control the strength of his wires to be either penetrating floss, or to simply act as a whip. |
| 45 | * RapidFireFisticuffs: Also earned one in their pachinko game along with his {{Kiai}}. |
| 46 | * SacredFirstKiss: In the manga, [[spoiler: Teppei's kiss was stolen by a [[CampGay guy]], and]] he was noticeably [[{{Squick}} squicked by it]]. |
| 47 | * ShoutOut: Teppei's name is most likely a direct tribute to the lead character, "Teppei Uesugi" from manga, ''Ore wa Teppei'' [[note]]Given both character's first name is written completely the same in Kanji.[[/note]] created by Kurumada's idol manga artist, Tetsuya Chiba, who co-created ''Manga/TomorrowsJoe''. |
| 48 | * SmarterThanYouLook: It's quite hard to pinpoint your true intelligence when you're competing against an academically BornWinner older brother. Therefore, Teppei [[CantCatchUp tends to feel]] he's BookDumb, and opts to mold himself to become the athletic performer of the SiblingTeam rather than improving his academics. However, it was ''because'' he was [[SurroundedBySmartPeople raised with a big brother stuffing him with abnormal amounts of technological knowledge since birth]], that he unknowingly blinded himself to the fact, through a few subtle implications within the story, that he actually ''did'' master ''all'' the teachings Karen had passed down to him, including the Machine Empire's ''300 years in global advanced'' Mechanical Engineering knowledge and skill set. |
| 49 | ** One scene in particular caught a clear glimpse of Teppei's intellect, where he just looked at X for a ''split-second'' while X barely walked 3 steps on the ground to know X couldn't perform well due to X's leg joint being loose. Hence, that's how X ended up with [[MementoMacGuffin Teppei's bandanna]] tied to his leg. |
| 50 | * StudentAndMasterTeam: With Karen. |
| 51 | * SuicidalOverconfidence: Teppei suffers from this early on. It takes [[spoiler: X essentially dying]] for him to start realizing he can't act stupid, if only for the sake of others. |
| 52 | * SuperStrength: He can break a giant solid rock in the size of a mammoth into two...''with one bare fist''. His grip and fist power go up [[PowerFist when he equips his Messiah Fist gauntlet]]. |
| 53 | * TenderTears: People tend to mistake Teppei's constant shed of tears as ManlyTears due to his Kurumada protagonist status, but rather he is this because he's actually a pretty sensitive guy. |
| 54 | * WhenHeSmiles: Teppei rarely has chances to genuinely smile. So when he does, it will be special to everyone surrounding him. Said moment may or may not CueTheSun. [[Creator/MasamiKurumada His creator]] even drew a portrait of him titled: ''"Smile."'' [[http://i.imgur.com/BoZuRtU.png]] |
| 55 | * XMarksTheHero: He has an "X" scar right on his forehead. |
| 56 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Compare to his [[{{Expy}} expys]], or even besides his own older brother, he's noticeably more mature and masculine-looking. Yet he's only 14. |
| 57 | [[/folder]] |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[folder:Kotaro Takamiya]] |
| 60 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/02-kotaro_2169.png]] |
| 61 | ->Voiced by: Creator/NozomuSasaki (Japanese), Creator/JessieJamesGrelle [[note]] credited as Josh Grelle as this was before she came out as MTF transgender [[/note]] (English) |
| 62 | |
| 63 | Teppei's older brother and {{Deuteragonist}} of the series. He's a 16 year-old Professor in Robotics who upon releasing a thesis in AI Robot Technology, got kidnapped by the Machine Empire. |
| 64 | ---- |
| 65 | * ActionSurvivor: He's just a certified scientist/engineer who has no martial arts, nor military training whatsoever. Therefore he has to greatly rely on his own intellect, survival instincts, and the might of his brother's comrades and or anyone he befriends around himself to survive his whole abduction tale. |
| 66 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Even when he's been captured, a part of his mind has been thinking about Teppei's safety. |
| 67 | * ChildProdigy: He solved complicated formulas at the age of 7, and was [[GradeSkipper enrolled into a Berlin university at the age of 11]]. Aging on to TeenGenius when the storyline started. |
| 68 | * CoolBigBro: Of Teppei, he builds a [[BiggerOnTheInside really cool]] [[ElaborateUndergroundBase high-tech secret hideout]] inside their [[TreehouseOfFun backyard tree]] and allows Teppei to freely ''play'' in it. |
| 69 | * DefiantCaptive: The perk for him being a young guy, and the most recent captive amongst all other scientists who were abducted before him. But Kotaro is exceptionally more defiant since he knew his brother is on the road to rescue him. |
| 70 | * {{Determinator}}: Just as his little brother is determined to rescue him no matter the circumstance, Kotaro does his part in [[PowerOfTrust trusting his brother to rescue him]]; [[DefiantCaptive giving his all to survive Underhell]], ''and'' come up with the formula to defeat B't Raffaello. |
| 71 | * DistressedDude: Got kidnapped by the Machine Empire to force him to work for them in finding the resolution on how to stop [[EldritchAbomination the ever growing horror, B't Raphaello]]. [[spoiler: He refuses, and was banished to the Underground doing slave labor.]] But that didn't stop him in [[DoingResearch thinking of ways]] to get out of that place. |
| 72 | * DoingResearch: His main mission in story, he needs to find the math solution to destroy B't Raffaello before it eats the Earth up. |
| 73 | * {{Expy}}: He's pretty much the [[Anime/GodMars Prince Marg]] to his little brother, Teppei. Only that Kotaro's more than [[CombatPragmatist 1000 times smarter]] than that expy of his. |
| 74 | ** Kurumada series-wise, most fans figured he's a mix between Andromeda Shun and Aries Mu. |
| 75 | * HardWorkHardlyWorks: A tiny episode of his childhood with Teppei implies how Kotaro originally designed a pair of fishing rods meant for Teppei and himself to fish "more effortlessly" than using the adult rods. But in the end, Kotaro barely had any catches, while Teppei, indeed effortlessly, ''[[TheGift emptied the entire river]]'' picking off over 2 fishes per second, overflowing buckets full with fish. While at the same time, [[BigBrotherWorship giving Kotaro all the credit]] for making this awesome rod believing it was the rod, and Kotaro's genius, that's super. |
| 76 | * MeaningfulName: The first character of his name in '''Ko'''taro, means "Steel," in which [[{{Pun}} his nerves]] [[NervesOfSteel can back it up.]] Combined with Teppei's first character, they are "[[ExtraOreDinary Steel]] [[SiblingTeam and Iron]]". |
| 77 | * NervesOfSteel: [[MeaningfulName He sure]] [[{{Pun}} damn is.]] He didn't lose his cool nor blink an eye when being [[ChokeHolds neck-wired]] [[EstablishingCharacterMoment right on the first episode.]] |
| 78 | * NonActionGuy: Though he generously showed us how to write formulas on the ground in a {{hotblooded}} mindset. |
| 79 | * OddCouple: [[spoiler: Ron]] ends up aiding him for the most part in the manga. |
| 80 | * PlayfulHacker |
| 81 | * PowerOfTrust: Kotaro's major motif. He's a man who greatly trusts in his brother's talents, abilities, and his word in fulfilling the promises towards those who he swore to. Kotaro himself is also a man who executes his words with extreme caution and weight, therefore, every opinion he makes will always be backed with his full attestation. Like Teppei, [[WordOfGod Kurumada]] also wrote his Main/ImageSong with this theme. |
| 82 | %% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * TheProfessor |
| 83 | * RapidFireTyping: Whenever he can get his hands on a computer to do research, this is how he will perform. |
| 84 | * TeenGenius: He released a study proven the ability to create biologically intellectual robots in a press conference at the Machine Expo at the age of 16. Not to mention he already obtained his Ph.D long before that. |
| 85 | * {{Telepathy}}: In the final chapter of the manga, [[spoiler: Kotaro's conscience was thoroughly in sync with his brother to the point where he was able to perform telepathy to Teppei across space; signaling Teppei to not concern of him being in the way, and just give B't Raffaello the final blow.]] |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | !!The Four Spirit Generals |
| 89 | [[folder:Karen]] |
| 90 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/03-karen_8949.png]] |
| 91 | ->Voiced by: Creator/MegumiOgata (Japanese), Creator/MorganGarrett (English) |
| 92 | |
| 93 | General of the West, former Donor of B't X and current Donor of B't Shadow X. She escaped from the Machine Empire upon understanding their country's plan in destroying mankind. |
| 94 | ---- |
| 95 | * ActionGirl |
| 96 | * BadassNormal: Can destroy an entire Ryukaon squad on foot and beat Metalface in hand-to-hand combat. Not to mention that she also went on a few rounds with Raphaello ''on foot''. |
| 97 | * DoingResearch: She spent [[spoiler: 9/10ths]] of her story time out of the action spotlight, digging deep into researching for the key elements that can defeat B't Raffaello. |
| 98 | * EleventhHourRanger: [[HesBack Karen eventually went back into action]] with Shadow X as her B't. |
| 99 | * GadgeteerGenius: Taking only the core parts of the B't Ryukaon scraps that she defeated on Kamui Island, the rest of the materials that she used to build Shadow X was mostly out of...god knows what they were. |
| 100 | ** She's also the one who created Teppei's Messiah Fist out of [[spoiler: B't Raffaello's cell]]. |
| 101 | * MoralityPet: Of [[spoiler: Metalface]]. |
| 102 | * MotherlyScientist: She's pretty much one of the only few Donors who pampers their B'ts like their own children, X and Shadow sure are [[SpoiledBrat spoiled]]. |
| 103 | * SeekerArchetype: Her major motif. After being jailed and fled for questioning her authorities regarding B't Raffaello and the policies her government, Karen sets herself on the quest to search for answers and the key elements to take down B't Raffaello. Which in her case, [[TheChooserOfTheOne scouted]] [[TheChosenOne Teppei]] and found the key element--[[ThePowerOfTheSun "Piece of the Sun."]] [[WordOfGod Kurumada]] wrote her Main/ImageSong with this theme. |
| 104 | * SexyMentor: Of Teppei. |
| 105 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: Whether Teppei is around her or not, she doesn't mind strolling around either half or completely naked. |
| 106 | * StudentAndMasterTeam: With Teppei. |
| 107 | [[/folder]] |
| 108 | |
| 109 | [[folder:Foh Lafine]] |
| 110 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/04-fao_1964.png]] |
| 111 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KazuyaIchijo (Japanese), Creator/JMichaelTatum (English) |
| 112 | ->Military Rank: Major (Prior Karen's exile), Lieutenant (Post Karen's exile). |
| 113 | |
| 114 | The General of the South and Donor of B't Je t'aime, he's a priest who took in local orphans under his care. |
| 115 | ---- |
| 116 | * TheAtoner: He [[spoiler: almost let his best friend kill him over the whole dead little sister thing.]] |
| 117 | * BadassPreacher |
| 118 | * ChickMagnet: It's heavily implied that Karin, his old friend Lily, and [[spoiler: Karen]] all had the hots for him. |
| 119 | * HollywoodAtheist: As a child, Foh lacked tact. |
| 120 | * MusicalAssassin: Foh uses a ''violin bow'' as a weapon to go along with Je T'aime's attacks. |
| 121 | * PocketProtector: Foh's Bible saved him from a spear attack. |
| 122 | * RuggedScar: He has a big scar in the form of a cross on his back, but it's origins was never mentioned in the story. |
| 123 | * SexyPriest |
| 124 | * TheStoic |
| 125 | [[/folder]] |
| 126 | |
| 127 | [[folder:Ron]] |
| 128 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/05-ron_2719.png]] |
| 129 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KeijiFujiwara (Japanese), Creator/IanSinclair (English) |
| 130 | ->Military Rank: Lieutenant Colonel |
| 131 | |
| 132 | The General of the East and Donor of B't Raidou, he is the highest ranking Spirit General of the four, and the most loyal of the Spirit Generals to the Machine Empire. |
| 133 | ---- |
| 134 | %%* AllChinesePeopleKnowKungFu |
| 135 | * AmazonChaser: Ever since [[spoiler: Aramis]] [[ShoutOut carved]] [[{{Franchise/ZORRO}} his chest]] with a "[[ZorroMark bolt]]," her presence is on his heart forever. |
| 136 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: He has amazing skills to back him up, however. |
| 137 | * BruceLeeClone: Infamously known for his flashy [[{{Kiai}} Kiais]]. |
| 138 | * CombatPragmatist: When he realized the Machine Emperor [[spoiler: was only a humongous brain powered by an electrical water tank]], he just went [[CutTheJuice straight for the plug]]. |
| 139 | %%* HeartbrokenBadass |
| 140 | %%* HotBlooded |
| 141 | %%* OddCouple: He spends most of his screen time working with [[spoiler: Kotaro]] in the manga. |
| 142 | %%* UndyingLoyalty: Towards the Machine Empire |
| 143 | %%* TheStoic |
| 144 | %%* UnresolvedSexualTension: Towards [[spoiler: Aramis]]. It was shown that he actually cares about her, and constantly asks himself why [[spoiler: [[BeautifulAllAlong a beautiful lady like her]] keeps insisting on a {{Tomboy}} appearance]], and was fiercely [[HeartbrokenBadass heartbroken]] upon [[spoiler: her HeroicSacrifice]]. |
| 145 | [[/folder]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[folder:Hokuto]] |
| 148 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/06-hokuto_4695.png]] |
| 149 | ->Voiced by: Osamu Sakuta (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherBevins, Creator/DamanMills (English) |
| 150 | |
| 151 | The General of the North and Donor of B't Max, a General Medical Physician who is also a Master Engineer of B'ts. [[spoiler: His birth year is roughly late 2011 to 2012, since it's revealed he was 9 years-old during the summer of 2021.]] |
| 152 | ---- |
| 153 | * TheEngineer: He's got both jobs on hand, and is the master of this field for the frontlines. |
| 154 | * FutureSpandex |
| 155 | * HiddenDepths: In the manga [[spoiler: of all characters, his birth year, age, and family background was the most thoroughly written.]] Paving way to his relationship with [[spoiler: Meimu, his LongLostRelative]]. |
| 156 | * IncurableCoughOfDeath: Hokuto suffers from radiation poisoning. During at least one point in the series, it catches up to him at the worst possible moment. |
| 157 | * LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: And he fits it perfectly! Interestingly enough, when he decides to take up a battle, he would take the coat off. |
| 158 | * MagicStaff: His weapon of choice, though it's more like a CoolButInefficient [[HandyRemoteControl Remote Control]] over anything else. |
| 159 | * MartialPacifist: He doesn't like violence, nor take on any battles unless he has no choice. Even when he steps up to the plate facing [[spoiler: Demon General Dr. Poe]] with his [[PoweredArmor Battle Gear]] turned on, he chose the non-violent [[PopQuiz quiz]] route to play with him first. |
| 160 | * TheSmartGuy |
| 161 | * TheStoic |
| 162 | * WeCanRebuildHim: Hokuto aids in upgrading X and fine-tuned Shadow X. |
| 163 | [[/folder]] |
| 164 | |
| 165 | !!The Five Main B'ts |
| 166 | [[folder:X the Kirin]] |
| 167 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/07-x01_535.png]] |
| 168 | ->Voiced by: Creator/JinHorikawa (Japanese), Creator/JeremyInman (English) |
| 169 | |
| 170 | The title name holder and SupportingProtagonist of the series. A Male B't manufactured by the Machine Empire. He has a prideful tough-guy personality, originally was programed to swear loyalty towards his original Donor, Karen the General of the West Wing of the Machine Empire. Upon taking Karen out of the country for exile, his function died out midway and was taken back to the Empire to be disposed. 5 years later, he was awakened again from sensing Karen's blood reentering his body, only to find himself dumbfounded to see that the person who gave him Karen's blood was through a boy name Teppei. Legend says that when a Kirin descends from Heaven, the land shall be saved from evil. |
| 171 | ---- |
| 172 | * AloofBigBrother: To Shadow X. |
| 173 | * BattleAura: X's Prism of Aura, which doubles as a SuperMode. |
| 174 | * CameBackStrong: With the aid of Hokuto, X and Teppei underwent a MidSeasonUpgrade after X was reduced to scrap, with the latter gruelingly injured. |
| 175 | * CharacterTitle: This series is named after him, but the POV is on his Donor, Teppei. |
| 176 | * CyberneticMythicalBeast: He's a B't in the form of the Chinese mythological animal, {{Kirin}}. |
| 177 | * DeadpanSnarker: His attitude would come off as a complete {{Jerkass}} sometimes. |
| 178 | * LightningBruiser |
| 179 | * MementoMacGuffin: Teppei's red bandanna, in which greatly helped served as X's identity indicator when both X and Teppei were being affected by Camilla's illusion flowers. Teppei originally used his bandanna to hold X's left leg in place until it wasn't needed after X's MidSeasonUpgrade; but X ended up liking the bandanna and asked Teppei to tie it back on his leg as a token of their friendship, and also serve as his sign of [[UndyingLoyalty loyalty]] towards Teppei. |
| 180 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: From [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] to [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold]]! |
| 181 | * {{Tsundere}} |
| 182 | * UndyingLoyalty: At first he is this with Karen, but ever since Teppei overtook him as his Donor, he became even more inseparable towards Teppei than to Karen. |
| 183 | * UngratefulBastard: He [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe felt like complete shit]] when he realized the person whom he thought was [[MotherlyScientist his master]] was actually a spunky kid. |
| 184 | [[/folder]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[folder:Shadow X the Kirin]] |
| 187 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/02696c4a9d183108ed05b6ae02bd528e.png]] |
| 188 | ->Voiced by: Creator/EmiShinohara (Japanese), Creator/MarissaLenti (English) |
| 189 | |
| 190 | A Female B't manufactured by Karen herself. Karen has been slowly putting her together during the 5 years of her stay at Kamui Island. At first Shadow was uncontrollable, and often went berserk in flying out of hand trying to head to wherever X was located. It wasn't until Teppei dragged her to Hokuto to be stabilized that she was able to create a personality of her own. |
| 191 | ---- |
| 192 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: By sharing the same blood from Karen, she is legitimately X's little sister. In the manga, she's pretty [[{{Squee}} hyper and excited]] upon meeting her brother for the first time after her fine-tune, yet the stiff-brained X doesn't really know how to handle her lively spirit. |
| 193 | * CanonImmigrant: [[spoiler: Shadow was a [[CanonForeigner filler character]] who was originally planned to be nurtured through the anime. But Creator/TMSEntertainment found themselves ScrewedByTheNetwork on short notice and couldn't develope her character in time. Kurumada saved both TMS and his dear work by officially making Shadow canon within the manga]]. |
| 194 | * TheCutie: She calls X "oniichan" with an affectionate rub on the neck in the anime, and was shown throwing major [[{{Squee}} squees]] [[GenkiGirl in the manga]]. |
| 195 | * CyberneticMythicalBeast: She's a B't in the form of the Chinese mythological animal, {{Kirin}}. |
| 196 | * DarkIsNotEvil: She may have a black coating, but that personality of hers totally throws the term "evil" out of the equation. |
| 197 | * DistaffCounterpart: Of X, she's made from spare parts of various B't Ryukaons and other materials. |
| 198 | * FragileSpeedster: She's shown to have exceptional speed in the manga. |
| 199 | * GenkiGirl: She literally spins around in circles upon meeting X for the first time after her fine-tune. |
| 200 | * PluckyGirl: It's pretty obvious that she's one fearless little gal when she had her first show-down with B't Madonna in the manga, Shadow even ''had fun'' driving Madonna crazy with her speed skills. |
| 201 | * ReplacementGoldfish: Karen created Shadow X to replace X as her B't in case Karen ever confirmed X was impossible to repair, and needed to face off with The Machine Empire. Blessed X was alive and willingly teamed up with her pupil, otherwise Shadow might have ended up with either no owner, or eventually paired with Teppei. |
| 202 | * TokenMiniMoe: Despite her size, in a B't team full of stoics, she is definitely this. Plus, [[TheBabyOfTheBunch she's the youngest to be born anyway]]. |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[folder:Je t'aime the Phoenix]] |
| 206 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/50a49e75192b927c315e67d8ea2bc4d0.png]] |
| 207 | ->Voiced by: Creator/AsakoDodo (Japanese), Creator/TiaBallard (English) |
| 208 | |
| 209 | A Female B't manufactured by the Machine Empire. She has a prideful personality and can be a bit inflexible with people. |
| 210 | ---- |
| 211 | * CyberneticMythicalBeast: She's a B't in the form of the Chinese mythological animal, [[TheFourGods Vermilion Bird]]. |
| 212 | * GlassCannon |
| 213 | * GratuitousFrench: Her name, [[OddNameOut strangely enough]], means "I love you" in French. |
| 214 | * InstrumentalWeapon |
| 215 | * ProperLady |
| 216 | [[/folder]] |
| 217 | |
| 218 | [[folder:Raidou the Dragon]] |
| 219 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0d44baa83ddc687597a38fd5a5676ef4.png]] |
| 220 | ->Voiced by: Creator/RyujiMizuno (Japanese), Creator/MarcusDStimac (English) |
| 221 | |
| 222 | A Male B't manufactured by the Machine Empire in the form of the Chinese mythological animal, Dragon. His personality is mostly stoic, and obeys Ron's orders in the most absolute fashion. |
| 223 | ---- |
| 224 | * TheBigGuy |
| 225 | * CyberneticMythicalBeast: He's a B't in the form of the Chinese mythological animal, [[TheFourGods Azure Dragon]]. |
| 226 | * LightningBruiser |
| 227 | * OutOfFocus: His Donor took most of the screen focus while his head ended up being constantly cropped and doesn't really have any good close ups in the anime. |
| 228 | * TheStoic |
| 229 | [[/folder]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[folder:Max the Turtle]] |
| 232 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7e09f316ec968027ec05a35d102c06aa.png]] |
| 233 | ->Voiced by: Creator/GaraTakashima (Japanese), Creator/ClarineHarp (English) |
| 234 | |
| 235 | A Female B't manufactured by the Machine Empire in the form of the Chinese mythological animal, Turtle. She has a serious but witty personality, and would be willing to talk to other people beside her Donor Hokuto. She could get emotional from time to time. |
| 236 | ---- |
| 237 | * BerserkButton: She doesn't like people making too much noise inside her; think of them as butterflies in your stomach, and she will tell you by shrugging you around, which will feel as if there's an earthquake going on. |
| 238 | * CoolShip: She's a huge computer laboratory who can fly the sky, run in the underground, and that can fit 1 average sized B't for full repair, and probably one to two persons for full medical treatment. |
| 239 | * CyberneticMythicalBeast: She's a B't in the form of the Chinese mythological animal, [[TheFourGods Black Tortoise]]. |
| 240 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: If you piss her off and make her move into battle mode, she'll give you a load of this. |
| 241 | * TheMedic |
| 242 | * MightyGlacier: She's infamous among the Empire for having unparalleled defense, [[spoiler: [[HackYourEnemy but this doesn't stop Dr. Poe from destroying all of her except for her head]]]]. |
| 243 | * StoneWall: She has the Empire's toughest defense system built in her. |
| 244 | * TenderTears: She can get pretty teary when it comes to family bonding. |
| 245 | * TankGoodness |
| 246 | [[/folder]] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | !The 13 Stationed Militants |
| 249 | Upon thousands of stationed military posts The Machine Empire placed around its country for defense, starting from where Fou's station is located, these 13 posts marks the shortest lineup route Teppei has to go through in order to enter The Tower. Based on Fou's observation, most stationed guards are way too prideful, and achievement-oriented to bother with team play, therefore, each militant would most likely go one-on-one with their invaders and not report their failures to other posts if they were to lose in battle. |
| 250 | !!The First 6 Stations |
| 251 | [[folder:Captain Hook]] |
| 252 | ->Voiced by: Matsuo Matsuo |
| 253 | ->'''B't:''' Krubi the Earthworm (VA: Creator/YuichiNagashima) |
| 254 | |
| 255 | ---- |
| 256 | * {{Expy}}: [[Literature/PeterPan Of what pirate who hates kids again?]] |
| 257 | * {{Pirates}} |
| 258 | [[/folder]] |
| 259 | |
| 260 | [[folder:Camilla]] |
| 261 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (Japanese), Meli Grant (English) |
| 262 | ->'''B't:''' Mirage the Butterfly (VA: Creator/MayaOkamoto) |
| 263 | |
| 264 | ---- |
| 265 | * ColorMotif: Camilla judges people by color. |
| 266 | * {{Expy}}: Of Papillon Myu the Specter from Manga/SaintSeiya. |
| 267 | * MasterOfIllusion |
| 268 | [[/folder]] |
| 269 | |
| 270 | [[folder:The Death God]] |
| 271 | ->Voiced by: Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto |
| 272 | ->'''B't:''' Unnamed Bat B't |
| 273 | |
| 274 | ---- |
| 275 | * DarkIsEvil: The Death God and his Bat B't are a very straight example. |
| 276 | * CueTheSun: Played straight on two counts. Night falls on his area as Teppei starts fighting him, and he gets his HeroicSecondWind just as the sun rises, channeling the PowerOfTheSun for the first time. |
| 277 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Invoked. He got hit so bad with it that the Death God is not capable of uttering a word. Goes in outright TearJerker territory when you see how his area was before, and what it has turned into. |
| 278 | * FourIsDeath: The fourth opponent to Teppei and X, and a Death God. |
| 279 | * WakeUpCallBoss: This opponent actually puts Teppei and X on the ropes, and this is where Teppei learns he has to treat X as more than just a tool to bring out his power. |
| 280 | [[/folder]] |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[folder:Bem]] |
| 283 | ->Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu (Japanese), Creator/AlejandroSaab (English) |
| 284 | ->'''B't:''' Cans the Crab (VA: Creator/{{Chafurin}}) |
| 285 | |
| 286 | ---- |
| 287 | * CurbStompBattle: Gets stomped by a passing Teppei who has just awakened X's true power. |
| 288 | * DirtyCoward: He lets Foh through because he knows he has not a snowball chance in hell against him, even though he is a traitor. |
| 289 | [[/folder]] |
| 290 | |
| 291 | [[folder:The Three Dark Knights: Lai, Leon, and Mila]] |
| 292 | ->Voiced by: Creator/ShoHayami [Lai], Creator/KoujiIshii [Leon], Creator/TakehitoKoyasu [Mila] |
| 293 | ->'''B't:''' Falcons (VA: Creator/KenichiOno) |
| 294 | ---- |
| 295 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[ThoseTwoGuys those three guys]] from Saint Seiya, the three Silver Saints (Canis Major Sirius, Musca Dio, Hercules Algethi) ganging up to kill Seiya before getting killed via CurbStompBattle. |
| 296 | * {{Filler}}: The Dark Knights themselves were not [[FillerVillain filler villains]] to the storyline, but their fight was expanded to 3 episodes to serve as {{foreshadow|ing}} to Teppei's connection with the Sun, and the potential he has. |
| 297 | [[/folder]] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | [[folder:Balzak]] |
| 300 | ->Voiced by: Mitsuo Senda |
| 301 | ->'''B't:''' Sabanna the [[http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast145.htm Mermecolion]] (VA: Tetsuo Kanao) |
| 302 | |
| 303 | ---- |
| 304 | * CantCatchUp: Invoked by Hokuto on him, just as Teppei curbstomped him, saying normal guardians would not be a problem anymore for Teppei. |
| 305 | * LaserHallway: His technique looks like this. He can actually pin down a bulky B't like Max, but this is ineffective against a repaired and upgraded B't X. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | !!The Seven Demon Generals |
| 309 | The most elite group of militants The Machine Empire has to its possession. Normally, these Generals are to serve as bodyguards towards The Machine Emperor himself, but Teppei's invasion up to the 6th base, [[spoiler: along with Fou and Hokuto's betrayal alert up in the air]] was deemed a threat big enough to have them replace the guards of the remaining 7 posts Teppei has to pass to enter The Tower. |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[folder:Myslim]] |
| 312 | ->Voiced by: Creator/JurotaKosugi (Japanese), Chris Arnott (English) |
| 313 | |
| 314 | The first of the Demon Generals to appear in the anime. He claims to be the [[DarkIsEvil Prince of Darkness]], [[{{Foil}} contrasting]] his opponent, Teppei, who represents [[LightIsGood The Light]]. |
| 315 | ---- |
| 316 | * ErmineCapeEffect: Proclaiming as the Prince of Darkness, Myslim was dressed more on the practical [[TheDandy dandy]] side with a frilly pink blouse paired with a red long coat. Still fancier than other fellow antagonists Teppei faced though. |
| 317 | * GreenAndMean: He has long seaweed-shade green hair, with an unhealthy greenish complexion. |
| 318 | * HydraProblem: His B't Lanenia is based on the mythological animal Hydra, with nine heads and can regrow if one head is damaged. |
| 319 | * {{Medusa}}: [[GenderInvertedTrope Rare male example]]. His powers revolves around the motif of Medusa, armed with a gauntlet call "Viper Whip", which has mechanical snakes mounted to the fingers to shoot out venom that can weather-down whatever it contacts into sand. |
| 320 | * RedEyesTakeWarning |
| 321 | * TakenForGranite: What he can invoke on his opponents. He tries this on Teppei, who is VERY lucky to have an upgraded X to protect him. |
| 322 | * WakeUpCallBoss: Serves as a preview of what the Demon Generals can do, and how they should not be taken lightly. |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Quattro]] |
| 326 | ->Voiced by: Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese), Creator/DavidMatranga (English) |
| 327 | |
| 328 | Second of Demon Generals to appear in the anime. He was Foh's [[ChildhoodFriends childhood friend]], and seems to hold some kind of grudge against Foh. And the two of them faced-off in a private battle. |
| 329 | ---- |
| 330 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Foh. |
| 331 | * {{Revenge}}: The reason Quattro wants to kill [[spoiler:Foh]] is that the latter is his sister's killer. And [[spoiler: Foh has no objections to it]]. |
| 332 | [[/folder]] |
| 333 | |
| 334 | [[folder:Salome]] |
| 335 | The third and sole female Demon General that Teppei faced in the path towards the Empire Tower. She can control the minds and actions of others when they hear a music piece that she performs a dance to. Her name and character was based on the seductiveness from Literature/TheBible who triggered the death of John the Baptist.[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salome]] |
| 336 | ---- |
| 337 | * BrokenBird |
| 338 | * HighHeelFaceTurn: Of all the Demon Generals, Salome was the only one who decided to help Teppei once she regains her faith in humanity. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: [[KickTheDog Juggler had different ideas.]]]] |
| 339 | [[/folder]] |
| 340 | |
| 341 | [[folder:Sapphire]] |
| 342 | The fourth Demon General blocking Teppei from the Empire Tower, he is obsessed with beauty, and has a cybernetic body made of precious stones. Sapphire encased Max in a precious stone, who has both Hokuto and Foh onboard, leaving Teppei the only person to deal with him. |
| 343 | ---- |
| 344 | * CampGay |
| 345 | * ForcefulKiss: Sapphire wants Teppei so badly that he went straight for Teppei's lips, making Teppei wanna run away all the more quickly as he can. But no, Sapphire encased his body in a big gem to avoid him to run off. |
| 346 | * PopGoesTheHuman: This is what Sapphire gets for harassing Teppei enough to "[[LightEmUp throw light beams]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything onto him]]." Though Sapphire was initially enjoying the sunbath, little does he know that he was the one unworthy to "own the light." |
| 347 | * ShoutOut: His character design was based on IZAM, the vocalist from the Japanese 90's VisualKei band, Music/{{SHAZNA}}. |
| 348 | * VillainousCrush: On Teppei, he is very [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything interested in his "light" and wants to literally "own it"]]. |
| 349 | [[/folder]] |
| 350 | |
| 351 | [[folder:Dr. Poe]] |
| 352 | ---- |
| 353 | * ChildhoodFriends: Of Hokuto, they were classmates of the same year from the Machine Empire Academy. |
| 354 | * EvilGenius: He's smarter than Hokuto, and beat him on the exam for the rank of Demon General. |
| 355 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His true personality. Back when they were classmates, despite being prideful, Poe has always [[BigBrotherInstinct considered Hokuto as a close friend]], and was shown in a scene where he sneaked into the cell that Hokuto was punished from the rank-up exam to give him food and drinks. |
| 356 | * MadScientist: He's interested in genetic manipulation and does research by combining different animal species together, which includes [[spoiler: [[KnightTemplarBigBrother deconstructing the Empire Examiner that banished Hokuto to jail back when Hokuto failed the rank-up exam]]]]. |
| 357 | * SplitPersonality: He mainly switches between a {{Jerkass}} [[TechnoBabble Techno-babble]] {{Geek}}, an AxCrazy idiot, and an [[ApologisesALot apologetic]] ShrinkingViolet. |
| 358 | [[/folder]] |
| 359 | |
| 360 | [[folder:Meimu]] |
| 361 | ->Voiced by: Creator/ShinichiroMiki (Japanese), Creator/StephenFu (English) |
| 362 | |
| 363 | The third and last out of seven generals to appear in the anime. In the manga, he's the 6th person to appear. |
| 364 | ---- |
| 365 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: His true identity was completely erased from his memory, and that includes memories of his family [[spoiler: in which Hokuto is part of]]. |
| 366 | * DemotedToExtra: His status to the plot was originally higher in the manga, but then got washed down in the anime because [[OvertookTheManga his time in the anime arrived just before he could explain himself properly in the manga]]. |
| 367 | * LongLostRelative: Meimu, is [[spoiler: Hokuto's older brother named Subaru]], whom [[spoiler: Hokuto]] thought was dead a long time ago. |
| 368 | * MeaningfulName: His name is written with the characters for "Dark Dream" (with the "dark" being the character commonly used for the Underworld or the world of the dead), fitting his power set. |
| 369 | * MentalWorld: His combat ability is to enter a person's [[DreamLand REM state]] to injure them physically by controlling their brain signals. |
| 370 | * MirrorBoss: The [=OVA=] filler had Meimu create a mirrored conscience of Teppei to go against Teppei to see if he can conquer his own growing strength. |
| 371 | [[/folder]] |
| 372 | |
| 373 | [[folder:Gai]] |
| 374 | The last of the Demon Generals to appear. A philosopher, he originally was going to face-off with Teppei one-on-one since Teppei was the first to arrive at his stationed post, but Foh offered to take on Gai in Teppei's place in order to let Teppei enter the Empire Tower to search for his brother as soon as he can. |
| 375 | ---- |
| 376 | * PhysicalGod: In the manga, Gai technically doesn't exist, is immortal, can make an infinite number of copies of himself, and has possibly unlimited firepower. |
| 377 | * ThePowerOfLove: The only reason Foh was able to defeat Gai. [[note]] With his bowstring broken and Je T'aime's speakers destroyed, he used his bows and she used her wings to resonate at the frequency of a baby crying out for a mother's love and defeated him.[[/note]] |
| 378 | * NietzscheWannabe: Gai is the philosopher of the empire, but also a firm believer that HumansAreTheRealMonsters. |
| 379 | [[/folder]] |
| 380 | |
| 381 | |
| 382 | !The Machine Empire |
| 383 | !!High-Ranking Militants |
| 384 | |
| 385 | [[folder:Aramis]] |
| 386 | ->Voiced by: Creator/AtsukoYuya (Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (English) |
| 387 | ->Military Rank: Major General (Prior Karen's exile), Major (Post Karen's exile). |
| 388 | |
| 389 | * ActionGirl: Not only did she defeat the Juggler (who was giving Ron a very difficult battle) in one blow but [[spoiler: she is rumored to have never lost a single battle and is infamous as a legendary warrior in her old life]]. |
| 390 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: Especially when she was a child. [[LadyLooksLikeADude Ron thought she was a boy]] right on the get-go, and panicked as soon as he [[ThanksForTheMammary touched her chest]] while brawling with her. |
| 391 | * ClothingDamage: Misha throws her one in manga vol.9, [[spoiler: [[NippleAndDimed leaving one of her girls exposed]]]] when she ticked him off [[spoiler: asking for his permission to destroy B't Raffaello]]. |
| 392 | * LadyOfWar: She's a high-ranking Machine Empire General, and in fact the renowned and undefeated [[RedBaron Rose Knight]]. During her tournament against [[spoiler: Juggler]], she struts her stuff and trounces him. |
| 393 | * MyCountryRightOrWrong |
| 394 | * SexierAlterEgo: In the anime. |
| 395 | * ShakingHerHairLoose: To show she's [[LetsGetDangerous getting dangerous]]. |
| 396 | * ShoutOut: To [[{{Franchise/ZORRO}} Zorro]], because of her [[ZorroMark fencing skills]] and [[HiddenBadass hidden badassery]]. |
| 397 | [[/folder]] |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[folder:B't Rosemary the Queen Ant]] |
| 400 | ->Voiced by: Creator/YokoSoumi |
| 401 | |
| 402 | * CoolAirship: She's big ass, [[StealthPun really big ass]]. |
| 403 | * DeadlyGas: She took out a whole dome full of intellectuals to kidnap Professor Kotaro. |
| 404 | * DemotedToExtra: Her Donor got lots of screen time, but all she can do is to [[PutOnABus stay put in The Tower's parking lot]]... |
| 405 | * MinoredInAssKicking: Given her Donor, Aramis' high military rank, technically she should be pretty badass. [[WeHardlyKnewYe Sadly we never get to know the truth]]. |
| 406 | * WeHardlyKnewYe |
| 407 | [[/folder]] |
| 408 | |
| 409 | [[folder:Metalface]] |
| 410 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (Japanese), Creator/TysonRinehart (English) |
| 411 | ->Military Rank: Lieutenant |
| 412 | |
| 413 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder |
| 414 | * BreakTheHaughty: Ever since Teppei [[CurbStompBattle knocked him out of his high chair]], Metalface could never beat him up ever again. |
| 415 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul |
| 416 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: [[{{Tsundere}} He]] [[MoreHeroThanThou took]] [[ActOfTrueLove Karen's place]] in obtaining [[PowerOfTheSun The Piece of the Sun]] for her. He DisappearsIntoLight upon handing it to Karen]]. |
| 417 | * PrideBeforeAFall |
| 418 | * SmugSnake |
| 419 | * {{Tsundere}}: [[IWasJustPassingThrough He's not helping Karen just because he'd helped her since they were kids]], [[MoreHeroThanThou but to prove to Teppei that he has guts]]...[[EveryoneCanSeeIt right]]. |
| 420 | [[/folder]] |
| 421 | |
| 422 | [[folder:B't Madonna the Triceratops]] |
| 423 | ->Voiced by: Creator/MisaWatanabe (Japanese), Rachel Riggs (English) |
| 424 | |
| 425 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: It's implied that she had fallen for [[spoiler: X]]. |
| 426 | %%* DefectingForLove |
| 427 | %%* TheIngenue: Her true personality. |
| 428 | * MeaningfulName: She's ''[[MadonnaWhoreComplex Madonna]]'', [[DidntSeeThatComing dang it!]] |
| 429 | %%* TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside |
| 430 | %%* WalkingSpoiler |
| 431 | * WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: She starts to ponder this after wondering how X can get along with Teppei so well despite being programmed with UndyingLoyalty commands in their system. |
| 432 | * WhatMeasureIsANonCute: For a female B't... but Teppei, she's a Triceratops for goodness sake! |
| 433 | -->'''Teppei''': "What!? ''She's a girl!?''" |
| 434 | [[/folder]] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[folder:Juggler]] |
| 437 | ->Voiced by: Issei Futamata (Japanese), Creator/MikeMcFarland (English) |
| 438 | |
| 439 | * MonsterClown: [[spoiler: He gets better in the manga, however.]] |
| 440 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: In vol. 14 of the manga, [[spoiler: Juggler performed his HeelFaceTurn by opening the East Gate to the Central Tower to let Teppei in, and gave his one-and-only anti-bleeding pill to Teppei while he faces death by [[YouShallNotPass holding down the Ryukaon guards as much as he can]] so that Teppei can proceed to the Tower.]] |
| 441 | [[/folder]] |
| 442 | |
| 443 | !!Retired or Low-Ranking Militants |
| 444 | [[folder:Karin]] |
| 445 | ->Voiced by: Creator/ChisaYokoyama (Japanese), Joanna Grelle (English) |
| 446 | ->Military Rank: Private First Class |
| 447 | |
| 448 | %%* BreakTheCutie |
| 449 | * FacelessMooks: She was one of them until Teppei's intrusion to the Empire. |
| 450 | * MookFaceTurn: She calls it quits fairly early within the storyline, then proceeds to spend the rest of the series taking care of the kids at Foh's orphanage. |
| 451 | * SeparatedAtBirth: From [[spoiler: her [[CoolBigSis sister]], Karen. Karen knows who Karin is, but Karin does not, because she has [[TraumaInducedAmnesia amnesia]]]]. |
| 452 | * TraumaInducedAmnesia: Witnessing all of her [[ChildSoldiers elementary army school classmates]] [[spoiler: get devoured by B't Raffaello in front of her eyes]] [[BreakTheCutie is too much for her poor soul]]. |
| 453 | [[/folder]] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[folder:Kaos]] |
| 456 | ->Voiced by: Osamu Kobayashi (Japanese), Bruce Carey (English) |
| 457 | ->'''B't:''' Ram the Beetle (VA: Katsuhisa Houki), Creator/JasonMarnocha (English) |
| 458 | |
| 459 | ---- |
| 460 | * FillerVillain: Kaos plays an important role in coining the phrase "Buddy", which is used a lot in the remainder of the series, and furthering Teppei's CharacterDevelopment. |
| 461 | %%* RetiredBadass |
| 462 | %%* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:On Teppei]]. |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | [[folder:Marcelo]] |
| 466 | ->Voiced by: Creator/NaokiTatsuta (Japanese), Creator/JustinBriner (English) |
| 467 | |
| 468 | %%* EvilMinions |
| 469 | %%* MiddleManagementMook |
| 470 | * MustMakeAmends: Marcelo does a ''lot'' of very, very stupid and amoral things, ultimately pushing him to strive to do everything he can to [[spoiler: help Kotaro when that time comes]]. In the anime, his knowledge of the tower's layout is utterly crucial. |
| 471 | * OhCrap: Gets a very nasty serving of this when Aramis tells him that Pr. Kotaro is to be well cared for, as he will eventually become a very important person for the Empire. [[spoiler:He just pretty much had just sent him to die MINUTES before.]] |
| 472 | * VillainousDemotivator: Towards anyone whose ranks are lower than him in Underhell, and that's everyone down there. |
| 473 | [[/folder]] |
| 474 | |
| 475 | [[folder:Amigo]] |
| 476 | ->Voiced by: Creator/ShinpachiTsuji (Japanese), Chris Rager (English) |
| 477 | |
| 478 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His response to Kotaro's kindness towards him, and he repays him [[AFriendInNeed greatly]]. |
| 479 | %%* DumbMuscle |
| 480 | %%* GentleGiant |
| 481 | %%* HulkSpeak |
| 482 | %%* ForcedIntoEvil |
| 483 | %%* HeroicSacrifice |
| 484 | * MeaningfulName: ''Amigo'' means "[[AFriendInNeed friend]]" in Spanish. |
| 485 | %%* MightyGlacier |
| 486 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: He left Marcelo's side without even blinking an eye. |
| 487 | * ThePowerOfFriendship |
| 488 | * ShockCollar: His Cybernetic body parts were poorly done, which makes him suffer from extreme pain. |
| 489 | * ATasteOfTheLash: Marcelo whips Amigo whenever he doesn't obey his commands. |
| 490 | * YouShallNotPass: In the anime, Amigo guards over one of The Tower's computer room where Kotaro's attempting to hack in. [[spoiler: When he's near his death, Amigo wraps his arms around the metal pipes surrounding the door with his body, which stalls the enemy mooks long enough for Teppei to arrive and finish them off.]] |
| 491 | [[/folder]] |
| 492 | |
| 493 | !!Scientists and Other Characters |
| 494 | |
| 495 | [[folder:Dr. Lisa Maria Stein]] |
| 496 | ->Voiced by: Creator/YumiTouma (Japanese), Creator/KiraBuckland (English) |
| 497 | |
| 498 | * AscendedExtra: She's an anime-original character, yet she's got bigger supporting status than original manga scientist characters. |
| 499 | %%* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold |
| 500 | * InnocentBlueEyes: She's got a delicate close-up for people to [[{{Squee}} squee]] for her. |
| 501 | * PromotedToLoveInterest: To Kotaro. |
| 502 | * YamatoNadeshiko: She's clearly this even though she's not Japanese. |
| 503 | [[/folder]] |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Gaku]] |
| 506 | ->Voiced by: Creator/FujikoTakimoto (Japanese), Creator/AmberLeeConnors (English) |
| 507 | |
| 508 | ---- |
| 509 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: He's got a pretty tanned complexion, but it's justified that he's a ChildSoldier who's stationed at a dessert area. |
| 510 | * ChildSoldier: Implied to be forced into unauthorized military labor. |
| 511 | * ChildProdigy: Of robotic engineering. Gaku showcased his talents in building not-too-shabby MacrossMissileMassacre robots ''out of scrap metal,'' but it's no way in comparison to the level of B'ts, and he doesn't have the resources to refine his talents. But Gaku is an example on how much advanced the common civilians of The Machine Empire are in terms of technology and engineering education. |
| 512 | [[/folder]] |
| 513 | |
| 514 | [[folder:Maria]] |
| 515 | ->Voiced by: Creator/NorikoHidaka (Japanese), Creator/AlexisTipton (English) |
| 516 | |
| 517 | * HollywoodNuns |
| 518 | [[/folder]] |
| 519 | |
| 520 | [[folder:Lily]] |
| 521 | ->Voiced by: Creator/SakuraTange (Japanese), Creator/MeganShipman (English) |
| 522 | |
| 523 | %% * ChildhoodFriends: With Foh. |
| 524 | %% * TheCutie |
| 525 | %% * TheHeart |
| 526 | * HeavenSeeker: She has good [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} faith]]. |
| 527 | [[/folder]] |
| 528 | |
| 529 | !The Machine Emperor |
| 530 | [[folder:Misha & Nasha]] |
| 531 | A pair of HalfIdenticalTwins who serve as their Emperor's substitute ruler of their country. They have complete authority as their Emperor in setting the law of the land, determining the life and deaths of their countrymen, and to assign the duties of their military base. |
| 532 | !!In General |
| 533 | * MonsterBrotherCutieSister: Misha abides by The Emperor's orders in the most absolute fashion, and rules his country with an iron fist. If anyone questions anything in regards to his authority and The Empire's orders, he would gleefully execute them on spot. Nasha is merciful and compassionate to her people compared to her brother, therefore, she would do all she can to veto her brother's immoral decisions. |
| 534 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Both Misha and Nasha are 300 year-old children who stopped aging due to their Emperor granting them cybernetic bodies. |
| 535 | |
| 536 | !!Misha |
| 537 | ->Voiced by: Creator/AiOrikasa (Japanese) , Creator/AlisonViktorin (English) |
| 538 | |
| 539 | The older brother of the twins. |
| 540 | ---- |
| 541 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: He got hit with this for his psychic powers even as a normal human. |
| 542 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul |
| 543 | * DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: When Nasha was dying from war injuries back in their day of The 16th Century, Misha was willing to trade anything for Nasha's cure. Since he knows praying to God won't help, he asked for the devil; and the devil that appeared was the Machine Emperor.]] |
| 544 | * MindOverMatter: Even before his deal with the Machine Emperor, and getting a cybernetic body, he already had psychic powers that set him apart from regular humans. |
| 545 | * KickTheDog: He '' violently blows up a {{mook}}s head'' because he was a bit too insistently asking for orders. |
| 546 | * KnightTemplarBigBrother: To Nasha. |
| 547 | |
| 548 | !!Nasha |
| 549 | ->Voiced by: Creator/KyokoHikami (Japanese), Creator/NatalieHoover (English) |
| 550 | |
| 551 | The younger sister of the twins. |
| 552 | ---- |
| 553 | * AllLovingHero |
| 554 | * TheChooserOfTheOne |
| 555 | * EyesAlwaysShut |
| 556 | * {{Expy}}: TheCutie ill version of [[Manga/SaintSeiya Athena]]. |
| 557 | * TheHeart |
| 558 | * MoralityChain: Of Misha. |
| 559 | * PrincessesPreferPink |
| 560 | * {{Telepathy}}: Due to her illness, she has to be in [[BeautifulDreamer sleep mode]] for most of her life, whether she liked it or not. This led her to gradually develop the ability to send out her brain signals in a grand radius to watch over her countrymen, and enter to the MentalWorld of whomever she wants to speak with. Out of all the people she observed, she only connects to [[TwinTelepathy Misha]] and [[spoiler: [[TheChosenOne Teppei]]]] for mental communication. |
| 561 | * WomenAreWiser: While Nasha is shown to be mentally mature, Misha is psychotically childish. |
| 562 | [[/folder]] |
| 563 | |
| 564 | [[folder: The Emperor]] |
| 565 | The Emperor who founded The Machine Empire. He was a scientist [[spoiler: who was already well over 200 years old when he met Misha]] during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance on his journey actively seeking ways to make his thesis: "Man-Made Lifeform," into reality. |
| 566 | ---- |
| 567 | * ExpositionOfImmortality: [[spoiler: He lets Misha in on his ambitions and secrets to immortality when he picked Misha and Nasha up from UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance period.]] |
| 568 | * TheFaceless: We do not see the Machine Emperor in "person" until the final volume, and never once in the anime. The final volume of the manga eventually reveals [[spoiler: his physical body has been long dead, but his brain is instead enlarged and kept alive through machine technology, waiting to be placed into B't Raffaello, which was intended to become his "new body."]] |
| 569 | * GodhoodSeeker: The Machine Emperor is an example who is in reach to AGodAmI as a human scientist originally wanting to contribute to society with his gifts in multi-fields of technology breakthroughs. But due to years of being [[PersecutedIntellectuals persecuted]], he resolved in experimenting on himself to pursue the highest personal, and political status power possible to prove divinity is attainable. |
| 570 | * ImmortalitySeeker: Amongst his vast bio-engineering creations, his greatest ambition was to create an immortal life-form of himself. Via [[spoiler: merging with B't Raffaello]]. |
| 571 | * InsufferableGenius |
| 572 | * PersecutedIntellectuals: He was a scientist [[spoiler: most likely born from the 1200s A.C.]] who proposed various mechanical engineering advancements to the people of his time, but was likely [[TheyCalledMeMad persecuted as a]] MadScientist. Leading him to despise all humanity, and [[GodhoodSeeker attempting to become God himself.]] |
| 573 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: His physical brain is alive and approximately over 800 years old by the events in the series.]] |
| 574 | * TimeAbyss: As a scientist [[spoiler: whose presence is over 800 years old, the audience were able to catch a feel on how many centuries the emperor has been through with Ron’s successful breach to The Emperor’s laboratory]]. |
| 575 | [[/folder]] |
| 576 | |
| 577 | [[folder: B't Raffaello]] |
| 578 | |
| 579 | * TheAssimilator: Raphaello's shtick. It provides gallons of terror. |
| 580 | * EldritchAbomination: A tentacled entity mostly incapable of communication, incomprehensible design, and risks destroying the world. |
| 581 | * ClippedWingAngel: In the manga, there is a lot of build-up to his final form, which looks actually less scarier than its incomplete form, since it looks like a giant Surplice from Manga/SaintSeiya and gets promptly defeated by Teppei via the PowerOfTheSun. The anime successfully averted this. |
| 582 | * ShapeShifterMashup |
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