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3[[folder:Globe]]
4An organization dedicated to protecting Earth from the libido-eating [[HumanAliens Kiltgangs]]. In order to protect Earth from the Kiltgangs, they utilize [[HumongousMecha giant robots]] called Earth Engines, piloted by specially chosen teenagers. These teenagers eventually form a team called the Midsummer's Knights. They monitor space for Kiltgang activity from the Tanegashima Base and from ''Tenkaido'', a space station where thousands of skilled individuals await in stasis [[spoiler:in the event that Earth falls and humanity needs to repopulate]].
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6!Daichi Manatsu
7[[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daichi_0.jpg]]
8[[quoteright:265:[[labelnote:Earth Engine Ordinary]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/earth_engine_ordinary.png[[/labelnote]]]]
9[[quoteright:265:[[labelnote:Earth Engine Impactor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/earth_engine_impactor.png[[/labelnote]]]]
10-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiyuIrino
11
12An OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent that finds himself drawn into a war between Earth and the Kiltgangs. He is the only one who can use the Tanegashima Livlaster, a pistol-like object required for piloting the Earth Engine Impacter. As a child, he befriended Teppei and woke Hana.
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14* BattleBoomerang: Carries a boomerang around with him.
15* BewareTheNiceOnes: Daichi's normally pretty nice, but when you threaten his friends, watch out.
16** Episode 21 shows that [[spoiler:he's willing to kill Teppei if it means protecting Earth.]]
17* TheCaptain: He's Captain Earth, the leader of the Midsummer's Knights.
18** [[{{RunningGag}} Running Gag]]: He doesn't like his nickname very much. Unfortunately for him, everybody keeps calling him that.
19* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He claims that his impressive agility, endurance, and reflexes come from him being a part of his high school track team before summer started.
20* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: His father Taiyou sacrificed his life fighting the Kiltgangs.
21** His mother Umi is never seen, but is briefly mentioned. In episode 18, Daichi reveals that she died when he was very young, and he barely remembers her.
22* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Prior to discovering the Earth Engine, Daichi didn't really have a goal in life.
23* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric.
24* HandCannon: His Livlaster has incredible range and destructive capability.
25* HeroProtagonist: He's the protagonist and the main heroic force.
26* HeterosexualLifePartners: His close friendship with Teppei is shown repeatedly throughout the show.
27* HumbleHero: He doesn't believe he's a hero or a savior; he's just doing what needs to be done.
28* IKnowMortalKombat: The reason that he's so good at piloting the Earth Engine despite never undergoing formal training is because of his skill at an arcade game.
29* ImplacableMan: From being on the track team!
30* TheLeader: As the "Captain" of the Globe's Midsummer's Knights, he's the one who makes the groups decisions on the field.
31* NiceGuy: He's a very stand-up guy who is friendly with anybody who isn't overly hostile towards him or his friends.
32* NotAfraidToDie: A rather exemplary trait given how almost everyone else on both sides of the conflict desperately want to survive no matter the cost.
33* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:He and Hana are effectively together as of Episode 15.]]
34%%** BattleCouple
35* ARealManIsAKiller: Despite his best efforts, he ultimately has to agree with this mindset.
36* ShutUpHannibal: He'll try to reason with his adversaries, but will fall back on this trope if they prove to be incredibly uncooperative or utterly wretched.
37* ShutUpKiss: Uses this on Hana [[spoiler: in order [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight to bring her back when Puck possesses her.]]]]
38* YouKilledMyFather: Amara murdered his father several years ago, but his motivations for fighting him and the other Planetary Gears is borne more out of wanting to preserve the worth of that sacrifice rather than desiring retribution.
39
40!Teppei Arashi[=/=][[spoiler:Albion]]
41[[quoteright:265:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/teppei_7.jpg]]
42[[quoteright:265:[[labelnote:Nebula Engine Ordinary]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nebula_engine_ordinary.png[[/labelnote]]]]
43[[quoteright:265:[[labelnote:Nebula Engine Impactor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nebula_engine_impactor.png[[/labelnote]]]]
44-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroshiKamiya
45
46A member of Globe and one of Daichi's childhood friends. He met Daichi as a child when he summoned a giant ringed rainbow at the Tanegashima Space Center. [[spoiler:He is actually the Kiltgang Type-3 robot Albion.]]
47----
48%%* TheAce
49* BarrierWarrior: [[spoiler:His Livlaster can create powerful Orgone shields, which are also used on the Nebula Engine.]]
50** [[spoiler: Albion boasts a gigantic rainbow-colored shield as well, named Arcus.]]
51* {{BFS}}: The swords he uses in the show are enormous.
52* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Daichi's bacon more than once.
53* CelibateHero: Though he initially seems like a ChasteHero, it turns out he has his reasons for not returning the interest of the multitudes of girls that are interested in him. [[spoiler:Since he's a Kiltgang and Designer Child, he's afraid of what would happen if he kissed someone he loved [[GoMadFromTheRevelation and they came into contact with]] [[ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow hundreds of thousands of years worth of memories of his life as a soul-devouring]] EldritchAbomination.]]
54** When Hana [[InnocentFanserviceGirl walks into the living room naked]], he seems more confused by the reactions of Daichi and Akari's father than anything else.
55* ChickMagnet: Both Mia and Rena, the 26 year-old operators aboard the Tenkaido, make multiple attempts to make him their boyfriend. What Daichi really called him (but it was mistranslated as "pretty boy") was "lady killer."
56* DisappearedDad: For most of his life, Teppei wasn't even ''aware'' that he had a father. Understandable given that his [[spoiler:genetic donor was in cryogenic sleep for most of Teppei's life.]]
57* DefectorFromDecadence: [[spoiler:Sides with humanity, turning on the other Kiltgangs.]]
58* DiscardAndDraw: [[spoiler:Allows his Ego Block to be destroyed, sacrificing his Singularity and Kiltgang powers. In exchange, he gets his own Livlaster.]]
59* DualWielding: [[spoiler:The Nebula Engine can wield two immense blades of energy at the same time]].
60* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: He can produce a circular rainbow at will. [[spoiler:It's his singularity, which vanishes after he destroys his Egoblock.]]
61** [[spoiler:Albion is also heavily associated with rainbows, mostly via his sword and shield.]]
62* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic.
63* FreakinessShame: As a child, he used to be proud of his rainbow creation ability, but as he grew up, he realized it's unnatural and started to pretend he couldn't do it anymore.
64* HeterosexualLifePartners: His strong bond with Daichi is showcased quite bit througout the series.
65* HumanAlien: [[spoiler:He's actually a Kiltgang.]]
66* ItsAllMyFault: He blames himself when Akari was [[spoiler:kidnapped]] in episode 9.
67* TheLancer: He's Daichi's closest friend who serves as his {{Foil}} when on missions.
68* MrExposition: Becomes the Midsummer's Knights' main source of information about the Kiltgangs' names, abilities, social structures etc [[spoiler:after his Kiltgang memories are restored and he turns on the other Planetary Gears, siding with Globe]].
69%%* MysticalWhiteHair
70* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: Once was one of the mightiest and most beloved of the [[spoiler:Kiltgang until he decided to switch sides]].
71* PrettyBoy: Daichi outright uses the term to describe him.
72* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:The Nebula Engine.]]
73* YoureNotMyFather: Says this to [[spoiler:Eiji]].
74
75!Hana Mutou
76[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hana_19.jpg]]
77[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Flare Engine Ordinary]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flare_engine_ordinary.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
78[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Flare Engine Impactor]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flare_engine_impactor.png[[/labelnote]]]]
79-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiKayano
80
81A mysterious girl found in the Tanegashima Space Center basement, enclosed in an energy field and clutching the Tanegashima Livlaster. She has a connection to a ship named Blume, which is located somewhere on Tanegashima. Hana is also able to empower a Machine Goodfellow unit with a song.
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83* ActionGirl: [[spoiler:She starts participating in battle after obtaining her own Livlaster. Also, as of Episode 16, she has her own mech.]]
84* AmbiguouslyBrown: She has noticeably darker skin than the rest of the cast, but it's not known if this is supposed to be tied to an ethnicity, [[spoiler:given her status as an ArtificialHuman.]]
85* AmbiguouslyHuman: Considering that Daichi found her floating in a blue energy field and that she possesses an organelle that humans don't, it's questionable whether or not Hana is human. [[spoiler:Turns out that Hana was created by the Planetary Gears, although she isn't a Kiltgang. She was made to use the Livlaster, which the Kiltgang's can't utilize.]]
86* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Tearfully confesses her feelings for Daichi before running off.
87* BewareTheNiceOnes: As sweet as she is, she's not to be messed with, [[spoiler:as Ai found out in Episode 16]]
88* {{Brainwashed}}: [[spoiler:Puck installs himself into Hana, turning her and the Blume into the massive Robin Goodfellow]].
89* BoundAndGagged: She's taken hostage, bound and tape gagged in episode 21 by Salty Dog.
90* BuxomBeautyStandard: Her large chest is met with envy from Akari.
91* DamselInDistress: She's kidnapped or taken hostage a few times in the story.
92* EvilCostumeSwitch: [[spoiler:Her hair turns white, and she gets a very {{Stripperific}} KTG outfit when she becomes Robin Goodfellow.]]
93%%* [[spoiler:LockedIntoStrangeness]]
94* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic.
95* GoneHorriblyRight: She was [[spoiler:created by the Kiltgang so that she could fire her Livlaster and provide a limitless supply of Orgone Energy for them]]. They didn't quite anticipate that she'd end up [[spoiler:aiming it at them and joining their enemies]].
96* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Gets possessed by Puck.]]
97* InnocentFanserviceGirl: She doesn't seem to understand that exposing her underwear or her naked body in front of other people might not be a good idea.
98* {{Leitmotif}}: "Mugen no Hana"
99* LongHairIsFeminine: Her black hair almost reaches her knees, and she's the GirlyGirl to Akari's {{Tomboy}}.
100* MagicKiss: Like the Kiltgang, Hana can also read memories through kissing.
101* MagicMusic: Her song can power up a Machine Goodfellow.
102* MeaningfulName: "Hana" means flower, just like "Blume" does.
103* MsFanservice: She has a voluptuous figure, and is seen in a bikini in one episode.
104* NakedFirstImpression: To Daichi back when they were children. He didn't think much of it at the time.
105* NiceGirl: She's a kind and caring girl, without a malicious bone in her body.
106* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:She expresses her love for Daichi, and he accepts them.]]
107%%** BattleCouple
108* OracularUrchin: Hana can predict approximately when and where a surge of Orgone energy will appear. She says, however, that Pitz is the one making the predictions. She just translates.
109%%* PersonOfMassDestruction
110* PinkIsFeminine: Her jumpsuit is pink, [[spoiler:as are the beams from her Livlaster.]]
111* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Her [[HeadPet blue squirrel-like]] companion, Pitz.
112* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She fled to Earth to stop [[spoiler:the Planetary Gears from exploiting her powers.]]
113* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Her feelings for Daichi indicate this.
114* SpeaksFluentAnimal: She can understand what Pitz tells her.
115* TeamPet: She keeps a squirrel named Pitz with her.
116* TookALevelInBadass: Several levels. First [[spoiler: she gets her own Livlaster]], then [[spoiler: she gets her own mech and proves she's very capable with it, as [[HiddenBadass she apparently underwent the same training]] as Teppei, and ranked higher than him]], and finally [[spoiler: she re-enters the ''Blume'' and takes control of it in order to take the fight to the Kiltgang]].
117* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's more traditionally feminine than Akari.
118* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:She was created as a tool for the Planetary Gears, only for her become their enemy.]]
119* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Her normally black hair turns white when she becomes Robin Goodfellow.]]
120
121!Akari Yomatsuri
122[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akari_52.jpg]]
123-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RinaHidaka
124
125A cheerful and enthusiastic self-styled MagicalGirl. She is an incredibly skilled hacker, capable of [[HollywoodHacking effortlessly entering any government system]] and doing as she sees fit inside.
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127* ACupAngst: She's somewhat jealous of Hana's bust size.
128* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Amara and Moco kidnapped her, she set up a BatmanGambit that would result in a [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt world-wide nuclear disaster]] if the Kiltgangs failed to release her within 10 minutes.
129* {{Catchphrase}}:
130** "Logical, logical!" whenever she's hacking something.
131** "______, ______, forte!" whenever she's 'casting a spell'.
132* FieryRedhead: She has auburn hair and a lot of spice.
133* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine.
134* GenkiGirl: She's a very enthusiastic girl with energy to spare.
135* GenreSavvy: She seems to be fully aware that she's an anime character, and constantly worries about her status as the heroine of the story.
136** BreakingTheFourthWall: She casts Belly Button Forte ''at the camera'' purely because she suspected Hana was having a fanservice scene somewhere else. And she was right!
137* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Akari's "SUCK-IT-UP-FORTE!" involves her slapping Teppei to get him out of his funk.
138%%* GirlishPigtails
139* GodzillaThreshold: Her single use "spell" that involves aiming all of the Earth's KillSat Impactors [[spoiler:at the planet and wiping out humanity with all of their weaponry]].
140* HandyFeet: She uses her big toe to end a video chat by tapping her computer keyboard, in Episode 6.
141* LargeHam: Just check out how she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPb7LiEmjgE introduces herself to the others.]]
142%%* MsFanservice
143* ParentalNeglect: Her father is head of Globe's Tanegashima Base and her mother is the head of Tenkaido (Globe's space station). They are never home. Akari, however, isn't really affected by her parents' absence.
144%%* PlayfulHacker
145* ShipperOnDeck: She supports Hana getting together with Daichi.
146** Possibly also for [[HoYay Daichi & Teppei]], if episode 17 is anything to go by.
147* ShortTank
148* TheSmartGirl: She serves as the genius hacker of the group.
149* TokenReligiousTeammate: Implied to be this as she mentions God several times in Episode 3, not to mention she tells Hana a story about a messenger from Heaven leaving behind a huge rock with an angel sealed inside.
150* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: {{Tomboy}} to Hana's GirlyGirl.
151* YaoiFangirl: She teases Daichi and Teppei by referring to [[HeterosexualLifePartners their close friendship and mutual respect]] as flirting and being in love.
152[[/folder]]
153
154[[folder:The Planetary Gears]]
155A group of HumanAliens called Kiltgangs residing on the dark side of the moon. They feed on Orgone energy, which comes from the libido of advanced species. They want to drain Earth of its Orgone energy, resulting in [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of humanity]]. The Kiltgangs have two forms: their Designer's Children body and their giant robot forms. The Designer's Children bodies are genetically engineered, human-like bodies. Their robot bodies can be accessed by a stationary cockpit-like machine called 'Machine Goodfellow'. Their true consciousness is stored in Ego Blocks.
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157!!General Tropes
158* ActionBomb: [[spoiler: Puck turns their Ego Blocks into bombs since they're infinitely more useful and cooperative as high-yield explosives. Siren, Bugbear and Malkin do blow up their own Ego Blocks in order to damage Robin Goodfellow.]]
159* AndIMustScream: Their ship is out of fuel and stuck orbiting Uranus. If they fail to get enough Orgone Energy in time, not only will they be marooned in the Solar System, but they themselves will enter into a very unpleasant stasis.
160%%* AnimalMotifs
161* AttackItsWeakpoint: Destroying their Ego Blocks will permanently neutralize their Kiltgang bodies and rob them of their immortality. Unfortunately, they can only be destroyed if the Kiltgang themselves choose to do so. However, there was a roundabout of this. If their bodies were hijacked while in Kiltgang forms, as Puck in this case, they could be reverted to their Ego Block and then being used as bombs.
162* BodySurf: The Designer Children were originally supposed to be vessels for other people to install their consciousnesses into younger bodies, allowing them to prolong their lives. Their unique genetic structure made them perfect hosts for the minds of the Planetary Gears.
163* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:At the end of the final episode, their Ego Blocks have all been destroyed, leaving them just as mortal as the rest of humanity.]]
164* BullyingADragon: Harassing, pursuing, and attacking [[spoiler:Hana]] only made her even more powerful.
165* CantCatchUp: Their Machine Goodfellows get a MidSeasonUpgrade that lets them maneuver better. [[spoiler: Hana quickly gains access to the Blossom, whose homing projectiles make this new feature useless]].
166* ColorCodedCharacters[=/=]RainbowMotif: All of their character colors are reflected by their general colors when in Kiltgang form and Gig Mode, their clothes after the EvilCostumeSwitch (which are all combined with black), Egoblocks and hair colors. One slight exception is [[spoiler:Teppei]], whose hair is rather [[spoiler:purple]] than white and whose Kiltgang form also incorporates EverythingsBetterWithRainbows.
167** Amarok: dark blue
168** Malkin: pink
169** [[spoiler:Albion]]: white
170** Lieban: light blue
171** Aiatar: yellow / gold
172** Zimbalt: red
173** Bugbear: green
174** Siren: purple
175* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: The unawakened members tend to feel like there's something missing in their lives, leaving them feeling unsatisfied and adrift.
176* EvilCostumeSwitch: The [[ManchurianAgent newly awakened]] members all get a costume change.
177* EvilFeelsGood: Piloting their robots is extremely pleasurable for them.
178* FantasticRacism: Against anyone that isn't a Planetary Gear basically.
179* {{Heroic Sacrifice}}: [[spoiler:Amara sacrifices his Ego Block to save Moco from Robin Goodfellow. Shortly thereafter, Moco, Baku and Setsuna destroy their Ego Blocks to damage Puck.]]
180* HumanAlien: They look human in their Designer Child bodies, [[WorldOfTechnicolorHair save for some unusual hair colors]].
181* HumongousMecha: They ''are'' the giant robots, although they spend most of their time in human form.
182* ImmortalsFearDeath: As well as stasis.
183* ImmortalImmaturity: Despite having supposedly lived for who-knows-how-long, they generally act just as childish as their appearance would imply.
184* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:They used Puck as a tool for their own benefit, only to be used by him in return.]]
185* MagicKiss: They can read memories with a kiss. They can also transfer them if it's between two of them.
186* ManchurianAgent: There are numerous latent Kiltgang members scattered about Earth. Most are unaware of their true identities and lead ordinary lives as humans. However, Amara and Moco are in the process of tracking them down and awakening their Kiltgang powers.
187* MeaningfulName: The Kiltgangs have names derived from different myths or folklore, more or less going in line with the characters in question, which also goes for their avatar names. See [[http://x-eins.tumblr.com/post/94620010409 here]] for details.
188* TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: Seems to think they're justified in preying on humans, as they view themselves as the superior species.
189* SmugSnake: While formidable, none of them are as powerful or clever as they like to think they are.
190** Reaches the peak of this trope as they try to talk down to the heroes during the finale, but are completely helpless when [[spoiler:Puck takes over]].
191* SoulJar: The Ego Blocks contain a digitized form of their consciousness. So long as the Ego Block remains intact, the Kiltgangs are theoretically immortal.
192* {{Stripperiffic}}: Their piloting forms, called Gig Mode, don't leave much to the audience's imagination. Considering they're aliens, it's questionable they're actually wearing anything.
193* TeensAreMonsters: Despite their vast ages, they have the temperament and emotional maturity of teenagers and not the WiseBeyondTheirYears sort either.
194* UnderestimatingBadassery: Constantly.
195** Their contempt for humanity is ultimately their undoing as they are continuously thwarted by the Intercept Faction and are [[spoiler:all but enslaved by Puck due to him using a HUMAN invention.]]
196* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Moco and Amara seem to be the only ones that like spending time with one another and the rest are only united under the tenuous fealty to Siren and their desire to not end up in stasis for lack of Orgone Energy.
197* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The group considers non-immortals to not be "real people", but Daichi points out that they themselves don't have a clear definition as to what a "real person" is.
198
199!Amara[=/=]Amarok
200[[quoteright:213:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amara_5.jpg]]
201[[quoteright:213:[[labelnote:Machine Goodfellow Tenrousei]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tenrousei.png[[/labelnote]]]]
202[[quoteright:213:[[labelnote:Amarok]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amarok.png[[/labelnote]]]]
203-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiSuzumura
204
205The Type-1 Kiltgang robot, Amarok. His Designer's Children form is known as Amara. He was responsible for the death of Taiyo Manatsu and the huge crystal covering most of the moon.
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207%%* AnimalMotifs: Wolves.
208* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Perhaps the most arrogant of the Planetary Gears. Naturally this often works to his disadvantage.
209* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:Albion's "madness,"]] and by extension, Daichi for causing it.
210* BloodKnight: Really gets excited when fighting.
211%%* FangsAreEvil
212* TheHeavy: He's the one causing most of the havoc throughout the show.
213* {{Jerkass}}: Perhaps the biggest one in the show.
214* TheLeader: While he technically serves Setsuna like the other Planetary Gears, in practice, he's the one leading them in their schemes.
215* LoveEpiphany: [[spoiler:He finally realizes how Malkin feels about him and how much he loves her in the finale.]]
216* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:Immediately after his LoveEpiphany, he sacrifices his Ego Block [[TakingTheBullet to protect Malkin from Robin Goodfellow.]]]]
217* ObliviousToLove: Completely fails to comprehend Malkin's advances and flirtations, [[spoiler:at least until the final episode.]]
218%%* ShonenHair
219* StopHavingFunGuys: In-universe, he's very much frustrated that the other Planetary Gears don't completely abandon their previous identities as Designer Children and contribute more directly to their mission.
220* {{Stripperiffic}}: He's not wearing much when piloting the Amarok.
221
222!Moco[=/=]Malkin
223[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Machine Goodfellow Moukouto]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moukouto_6.png[[/labelnote]]]]
224[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Malkin]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/malkin.png[[/labelnote]]]]
225-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaSakamoto
226
227The Type-2 Kiltgang mech known as Malkin and Amara's second-in-command.
228----
229* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She cares about Amarok a lot more than she does the other Gears or even their invasion plan. [[ObliviousToLove Not that he understands]], [[spoiler:until the finale.]]
230%%* AnimalMotifs: Rabbits.
231%%* GirlishPigtails
232* PinkIsFeminine: Her hair is pink and her outfit is a mix of pink and black. Her mech is also pink.
233* PlayfulHacker: Not at Akari's level of skill, but still good enough to hack Globe's computers.
234* MsFanservice: With her big boobs and {{Stripperific}} outfit, she's the biggest provider of {{Fanservice}} in the show.
235* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her typical outfit includes a revealing tube top, hot pants, garters and stockings.
236* TheVamp: Tries to be this, but her outlandish appearance and mannerisms make it difficult to seduce anyone.
237
238!Setsuna[=/=]Seiren
239[[quoteright:307:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/setsuna_9.jpg]]
240[[quoteright:307:[[labelnote:Seiren]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seiren.png[[/labelnote]]]]
241-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HarukaKudou
242
243A leader of the Planetary Gears on Earth and a member of the Kiltgang Royal Family.
244----
245* ActiveRoyalty: The other Planetary Gears are totally subservient to her, and she is stated to be a member of the Royal Family.
246* AChildShallLeadThem: {{Subverted}}; Setsuna looks like a little girl commanding a bunch of teenagers, but she's actually the same age as them.
247* CheerfulChild: At least, until she learns the reason why Doctor Mao was taking good care of her...
248* TheLeader: She is the true leader of the Planetary Gears.
249* MagicMusic: Her singing drains the Orgone energy from humans in a large area around her.
250* MirroringFactions: Is disturbed that the exploitation that she and the other Planetary Gears suffered at the hands of humans isn't all too different from what the Kiltgang intends to do to them, possibly making them just as bad as their oppressors.
251* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: She has a pink squirrel companion named Lappa. Unlike Hana, she does not speak squirrel. [[spoiler:In episode 15, when her memories are unlocked, Lappa mysteriously vanishes. Lappa returns after her Ego Block is destroyed.]]
252* VerbalTic: Ends all of her sentences with "nano desu".
253* TheWorfEffect: Her Kiltgang form has the power to [[spoiler:resurrect the other Planetary Gears as long as their Avatars are alive]] and drives the Midsummer Knights into a corner, yet is ultimately utterly helpless when [[spoiler:Puck attempts to kill her.]]
254* YoungerThanTheyLook: She appears to be noticeably younger than others, but is 17 like the rest of them.
255
256!Zin[=/=]Zimbalt
257[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Machine Goodfellow Jingaikyo]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jingaikyo.png[[/labelnote]]]]
258[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Zimbalt]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zinbalt.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
259-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiUchiyama
260
261A young dealer working in a casino in Odaiba. He's the Type-6 Kiltgang Zimbalt.
262----
263* AxCrazy: Once he awakens, he becomes more interested in just killing humanity and hurting others than actually consuming their libidos.
264* BadassLongcoat: His preferred attire after regaining his memories. His Kiltgang form also has long armor plates that resemble a long coat.
265* {{BFS}}: Jingaikyo wields a very long beam cannon in battle.
266* EvilLaugh: Indulges in some good old-fashioned maniacal laughter while attacking Daichi.
267* HidingBehindYourBangs: The entire left side of his face is covered, which first indicated his withdrawn personality.
268
269!Ai[=/=]Aiatar
270[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Machine Goodfellow Hebihanabi]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hebihanabi.png[[/labelnote]]]]
271[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Aiatar]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aiatar.png[[/labelnote]]]]
272-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NozomiYamamoto
273
274An IdolSinger who's not happy with her career. She's the Type-5 Kiltgang Aiatar.
275----
276%%* CleavageWindow
277* FriendlySniper: Villainous variant, she blows kisses and winks playfully as she shoots.
278* GlacierWaif:
279** Her Machine Goodfellow seems to lack maneuverability, but makes up for it with firepower. In her fight with Daichi, her mech remained stationary while attacking.
280** Similarly, her Kiltgang form is extremely slow bordering on immobile, yet makes up for it with extreme range and incredibly powerful shields that [[EnergyAbsorption absorb the energy of incoming attacks.]]
281* HighClassGloves: A part of her default uniform.
282* IdolSinger: Before her memories were restored, she was a singer in the idol industry.
283* NavelDeepNeckline: Her black outfit has a neckline that reaches her navel.
284* NoKillLikeOverkill: When she borrows Zimbalt's Singularity. A few dozen chunks of debris would have been more than enough [[spoiler: =to destroy the Tenkaidou.]] She flings a little over ''five hundred''.
285
286
287!Lin[=/=]Liban
288[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Machine Goodfellow Ningyohime]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ningyohime.png[[/labelnote]]]]
289[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Liban]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liban.png[[/labelnote]]]]
290-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiHan
291
292A lone biker with an obsession for speed. She's revealed to be a Kiltgang and the pilot of the Lieban.
293----
294* AnimalMotifs: Mermaids.
295* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Downplayed; she's the only awakened Planetary Gear to survive in her Machine Goodfellow and go to her Kiltgang form, but she still loses to Teppei in the Nebular Gear Impactor before she can reach Earth.]]
296%%* CleavageWindow
297* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Among the Planetary Gears, she's the one that becomes the most unhinged after learning her true nature.
298* {{Irony}}: She claims that "Real people don't die," during the [[spoiler:LotusEaterMachine sequence in Episode 23]], but [[spoiler:is the first one to get blown up by Puck in the following episode.]]
299* PutOnABus: Save for a brief appearance when all the Gears are reunited, she disappears after her Kiltgang form is defeated and does not contribute to invasion.
300* SuperSpeed: While her Machine Goodfellow, Ningyohime[[hottip:*:(Mermaid Princess)]], was already fast, her Kiltgang form can barely be seen when it gets going.
301* TransformingMecha: Ningyohime can go from speedy underwater craft to a more humanoid mech form.
302
303!Baku[=/=]Bugbear
304[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Bakuretsujuu]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bakuretsujuu.png[[/labelnote]]]]
305[[quoteright:250:[[labelnote:Bugbear]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bagbear.png[[/labelnote]]]]
306-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga
307
308A slave for the Yakuza who fights in their underground arena. He's the Type-7 Kiltgang Bugbear.
309----
310* AlwaysSaveTheGirl
311* AnimalMotifs: Bears.
312* AntiVillain: While the other Planetary Gears are eager to consume humanity and get their ship fueled up, Baku cooperates because he has absolutely nothing else left.
313* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:Daichi senses that Baku isn't putting as much effort into fighting, almost like Baku wants to die.]]
314* DespairEventHorizon: Hits this hard [[spoiler:after Kumiko dies for real.]]
315* FriendlyRivalry: Implied; Amara acts as though the two were amicable rivals before getting their current avatars.
316* HealingHands: Kind of. His Singularity allows him to fix broken things, including but not limited to shredded playing cards, a ripped up photo, an entire yacht and [[spoiler:people. He can "revive" the dead by creating a facsimile of them, but they are not truly alive.]]
317* HeartbrokenBadass: While he was by no means in an ideal situation as a Designer Child, Baku was at least content to serve Kumiko as a guardian and prize fighter. All that is taken away when his memories are restored [[spoiler:and Kumiko dies.]]
318* PutOnABus: Like Lin, he does not contribute directly to the Gear's invasion plans and makes virtually no appearances after his initial introduction.
319* StrawNihilist: He only contributes to the Gears' invasion plan because he feels that human life is fragile, fleeting, meaningless and void of anything but pain.
320* TheStoic: Even his rage is empty of conviction.
321* SuperStrength: Baku regularly took on opponents twice his size in the ring, and beat them without a sweat every time.
322* TokenGoodTeammate: He seems shaping this way. Even Daichi points out he's different from the rest.
323* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds
324
325----
326[[/folder]]
327
328[[folder:The Ark Faction]]
329An organization opposing the Intercept Faction, which Globe is a part of. The Ark Faction believes that fighting the Kiltgangs is futile and actually wants to ''help'' the aliens conquer Earth.
330
331!Masaki Kube
332-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuyaUchida
333
334The leader of the Ark Faction. He works closely with Amara and Moco, not realizing they are Planetary Gears. Kube has access to a supercomputer named P.A.C. (pronounced Puck), which provides predictions for Kube.
335----
336* LesCollaborateurs: Actively interferes with Globe's effort to repel the Kiltgangs and assists the aliens in their endeavors.
337* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:P.A.C/Puck is the actual BigBad and FinalBoss, with Kube having only been used the whole time.]]
338* GodhoodSeeker: He wants to rebuild the world with a chosen few after the Kiltgang obliterate the rest of humanity.
339* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Puck steals control of his body.]]
340* TheHeavy: Kube is positioned as the main antagonist of the series [[spoiler: despite ultimately being outdone by Puck, the story's true BigBad.]]
341* OutGambitted: [[spoiler:Puck has essentially been using him the whole time.]]
342* TooDumbToLive: Although he supports the Ark Faction and hopes the Kiltgang reach Earth, he has absolutely no idea that Amara and Moco are Planetary Gears and that they're using the Machine Goodfellows to activate their Kiltgang forms.
343* SmugSnake: Kube thinks that he's in control, but in reality he's being played by both Puck and the Kiltgangs.
344
345!Puck
346[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/puck_1.jpg]]
347[[quoteright:277:[[labelnote:SPOILERS]]Robin Goodfellow https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robin_goodfellow.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
348-->'''Voiced by:''' Hiroki Shimowada
349
350A super-advanced AI hidden within the Ark Faction HQ. P.A.C., or Puck, provides Kube with analyses and predictions to ensure the Ark Faction's success.
351----
352* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:As Robin Goodfellow, he declares himself a god.]]
353* AIIsACrapshoot: Puck isn't evil, per se, but he isn't working for Kube. His true masters are Moco and Amara. [[spoiler:Or so he wants them to think.]]
354** [[spoiler:Played totally straight when he turns on Kube AND the Gears and decides to take over the Universe.]]
355* AssimilationPlot: His goal after perfecting the research [[spoiler:of Doctor Mao.]]
356* BeamOWar: He engages in one of these with [[spoiler:Daichi in the penultimate episode. [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose He loses, but also wins.]]]]
357* BigBad: Puck is revealed to be the true most major antagonistic force in the story by the finale.
358* {{Catchphrase}}: [[BlatantLies "Puck does not lie."]]
359* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:He's pulling everyone's strings, both Kube and the Planetary Gears.]]
360* EvilCounterpart: To [[spoiler:Hana]], as he was also an artificial being created to serve the [[spoiler:Planetary Gears that ultimately turned against them. Likewise, they both found form and purpose on Earth.]]
361* EvilKnockOff: While the Kiltgang are far and away from what you could consider good, his [[spoiler:Ego Block is a gigantic and grotesque parody of the ones they possess.]]
362* FinalBoss: Becomes the final threat to be dealt with after [[spoiler:pulling a GrandTheftMe on Hana.]]
363* GrandTheftMe: Pulls one [[spoiler: on Kube. And then also on Hana in the GrandFinale.]]
364* TheHedonist: The very first thing he does after gaining a human body is [[spoiler:seduce Kube's secretary. He then preceedes to hit on or sleep with every woman in Macbeth Enterprises.]]
365* HiddenDepths: While Puck answers to both Kube and the Kiltgang, he actually seems to be manipulating ''both sides, as well as others.''
366* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:As Robin Goodfellow]].
367* TheMatchmaker: Puck tries to hook Kube up with his secretary, but he has ignored it so far.
368** [[spoiler:Once he gains control over Kube's body, he goes and hits on her. With success. Of course, she dumps him when he starts sleeping around with other female employees.]]
369* TheMole: He's the [[spoiler:Auberon's artificial intelligence, sent to Earth to sabotage the humans' efforts to stop the Kiltgang. He had other ideas.]]
370* ShootTheMedicFirst: The Kiltgang member that he tries to take out first? [[spoiler:Siren, who has the ability to revive fallen Planetary Gears.]]
371* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: To [[spoiler:Kube]], who was never really his master and eventually to his [[spoiler:true taskmasters, the Kiltgang, who he proceeds to enslave]].
372
373!Salty Dog
374A group working closely with Globe. They are ostensibly working with the Intercept Faction to protect Earth from the Kiltgangs, but their actions hint at a far more shady goal.
375
376----
377* AttackDrone: The Cerberus unit was Salty Dog's attempt to "help" Daichi and Teppei battling Malkin and Zimbalt, although it was merely Spitz trying to tell Globe they are useless. [[Main/SarcasmMode How ironic]] that it is Salty Dog that becomes the liability and Globe saves the day.
378* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: There are 3 mysterious individuals in suits that are connected to Salty Dog. Their faces are never shown and their plans are yet unknown. Whatever they're planning is probably not good for Earth.
379* [[Main/MilitariesAreUseless Private Contractors are Useless]]: See AttackDrone and the fact that they would rather [[spoiler: [[Main/MoralEventHorizon kill the Intercept Faction pilots than see them protect the Earth]].]]
380* TinCanTelephone: Members use two styrofoam cups connected with a glowing line to communicate and receive orders. No explanation is given for how this works.
381
382!Mister Bau
383-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AtsushiOno
384----
385
386!Spitz
387-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KayaMatsutani
388----
389* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female council member.
390
391!Sir Doggy/Professor Canis
392-->'''Voiced by:''' Shiro Go
393
394The man responsible for developing the Kivotos Plan.
395----
396* EvilOldFolks
397* FauxAffablyEvil: When he introduces himself to Daichi, he does act polite, but quickly reveals his true nature after they embark back down to Earth.
398* InsaneTrollLogic: His final line in the series is "don't stop us from saving the Earth!" as the Midsummer Knights go off to fight the Kiltgang for the last time while his faction ''actively tries to stop them, by any means necessary.'' Considering that his plan is ''actually handing Earth to the Kiltgang on a silver platter'' and launching Hana, locked up in the control capsule of her ship, with no way to get out, to parts of space unknown, holding a cargo of, from all lines in the series, a group of genetically engineered children, '''all boys''', with the knowledge that the Kiltgang can sense and pursue Hana wherever she goes after they're done feeding on Earth's libido, turning the planet to a giant crystal coffin, like they did with the Moon, one has to wonder what his definition of "save" is.
399
400!Hirosue Reito[=/=]"Pointer"
401-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakeshiKusao
402
403The first member of Salty Dog stationed at Tanegashima. He was responsible for keeping control of Hana.
404----
405* EasilyForgiven: Despite outfitting Teppei, Hana and Daichi with lead gears, attempting to kidnap Hana (twice), [[spoiler:holding Daichi at gunpoint with the intent to kill him]] and [[spoiler:threatening to destroy the ''Tenkaidou'',]] Daichi still forgives him.
406* FourEyesZeroSoul: He's an {{Jerkass}} who's always seen wearing glasses
407* ARealManIsAKiller: Mocks Daichi for refusing to shoot him when he holds Hana at gunpoint, claiming that someone like Daichi is too weak to protect Earth. [[spoiler:In fact, the only reason he's able to entrust the fate of humanity into Daichi's hands was because the latter was willing to kill Teppei if it meant saving the planet.]]
408* WellIntentionedExtremist: As much of a bastard as he is, he genuinely does want to protect Earth, [[spoiler:especially his father and little brother.]]
409* WouldHitAGirl: More like "Would Shoot a Girl." It later turns out that he was bluffing in this instance, as killing Hana would completely ruin the Ark Faction's plan. But he is willing to [[spoiler:blow up the ''Tenkaidou'' Space Station with everyone on board.]]
410[[/folder]]
411
412[[folder:Other Characters]]
413!Doctor Mao Marimura
414-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SanaeKobayashi
415
416A research scientist who worked for Macbeth and was partially responsible for the Designer Children project.
417----
418* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:She gets [[BoomHeadshot shot in the head]] by her ex-partner, but considering her intentions, it's not exactly a tragic death.]]
419* TheCaretaker: Of Setsuna. Although she has a rather sinister reason for taking care of her. See ImmortalityImmorality.
420* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
421* EvilLaugh
422* ImmortalityImmorality: Helped design a system that could implant dreams with the intention of using it to implant her consciousness into a younger body and achieve immortality. She takes care of Setsuna for the sake of having a new body on hand.
423* MadScientist
424* SmallRoleBigImpact: Appears in two episodes, but it's her inventions that ultimately allow [[spoiler:Puck to implant his consciousness into anyone during the finale.]]
425%% * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Dies the very first episode after she is introduced.]]
426
427!Kumiko Asanoda
428[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_earth_kumiko.png]]
429-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AsamiSeto
430----
431* ArrangedMarriage: Her father Kazuya has her set to marry one of his top men, Haruhiko Kariya. It's clear that, even if Baku wasn't around, she'd completely against it.
432* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:She and her father's entire yakuza group died before the show started, with the people we see being illusions made by Baku's Singularity.]]
433%% * DiedInYourArmsTonight
434%% * DisappearsIntoLight
435* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:She set off bombs knowing that she'd get killed in the explosion.]]
436* TheGwenStacy: [[spoiler:Her death is what drove Baku to despair, causing him to go fully on-board with the Planetary Gears' plans to kill humanity.]]
437* HeroicSacrifice: Twice: [[spoiler:the first time was before the story began, as she was killed setting off a bomb to kill her father and his gang so as to make sure they can no longer commit any more atrocities. The second time was in Episode 13, where she shields Baku from gunfire.]]
438* InsecureLoveInterest: It's clear that Kumiko loves Baku, but her own self-loathing meant that she would likely never act on these feelings.
439* MyGreatestFailure: "Buying" Baku back when they were both children has left her with an incredible amount of self-hatred, as she thinks it makes her no different than her father.
440* PastExperienceNightmare: She always had the same nightmare about the ''Magus'' Incident, which involved a sinking yacht. [[spoiler:Except it actually happened; she detonated a bomb that was on the yacht, killing everyone (including herself) involved in her father's child trafficking ring. She and everyone involved were only alive because of Baku's Singularity.]]
441* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:She detonates bombs on her father's boat while she herself was on it, showing that she was fully intending to die with the rest of them.]]
442* YakuzaPrincess: Her father is an amoral and ruthless yakuza boss, and she isn't thrilled about taking over the family business.
443[[/folder]]

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