| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | !The Livemen |
| 3 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 4 | [[quoteright:264:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liveman2_7809.jpg]] |
| 5 | [[caption-width-right:264:Our heroes from left to right: Jou, Tetsuya, Yusuke, Megumi, and Jun-ichi.]] |
| 6 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/super_sentai_tv_series_757526155_large.jpg]] |
| 7 | [[caption-width-right:320:The full team in their transformed state]] |
| 8 | * ColorCodedSecretIdentity: |
| 9 | ** Yusuke wears a red jacket in his civilian form, reflecting his color on the team. Megumi similarly wears a blue jacket, as well as blue stockings. |
| 10 | ** Downplayed though in that Jou doesn't wear anything yellow except for his shoelaces. About a third of the way through though he takes to wearing a yellow shirt with black stripes, [[SubvertedTrope at which point Yusuke and Megumi stop wearing their clothes.]] |
| 11 | ** When Tetsuya and Junichi join, they both start wearing clothes with their specific team colors. |
| 12 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: |
| 13 | ** The Livemen are a clear inversion to the [[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Sun Vulcan]] team. While the intial trio has the same LandSeaSky motifs, the Livemen are a group of aspiring scientists from Science Academia whereas the Sun Vulcan are affiliated with the military. Moreover, the Livemen started with 3 members with one of them is female and they have additional 2 men joining the team midway in the series, while the Sun Vulcan are a trio of men from the beginning to the end, although their initial team leader stepped down and is replaced with a new leader midway in their home series. |
| 14 | ** They're also quite the opposite of the [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Maskmen]] as well. The Maskmen used variety of martial arts and their mysticial inner auras to transform and fight, while the Livemen used science and technology to create their suits. The Maskmen start the series off experienced and having prepared for the Tube invasion, while the Livemen are college students who are caught off guard by the Volt. |
| 15 | * {{Fanservice}}: The end of episode 22 gives us all three Livemen in swimsuits playing at the beach. |
| 16 | * FriendToAllChildren: Will always help any children they see, even if they're not connected to Volt's plans. |
| 17 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Downplayed. While they didn't recognize Tetsuya and Junichi as Takuji and Mari's younger siblings, they also didn't know who Takeshi was either until he introduced himself, so it's entirely plausible for them not to have known them. |
| 18 | * ScienceHero, TheSmartGuy: An entire {{Sentai}} team of them. They're all genius academia alumni who built their own mecha. |
| 19 | * ThreePlusTwo: The first instance of this in ''Sentai''. Ironically it's inverted in the beginning, where Takuji and Mari are also setup as part of the team only to be shockingly killed in the first episode, leaving only Yusuke, Jou and Megumi to become the Livemen. It's later played straight when Tetsuya and Junichi join halfway through. |
| 20 | * TwoGirlsToATeam: Their initial friend group had two girls, Megumi and Mari. After becoming the Livemen, they have Megumi and Colon. |
| 21 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Yusuke, Jou and Megumi were all once friends or colleagues with Kemp, Mazenda and Obular. |
| 22 | [[/folder]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[folder:Yuusuke Amamiya]] |
| 25 | !!Yuusuke Amamiya/[[red:Red Falcon]] | [-Actor: Daisuke Shima-] |
| 26 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yusuke_amamiya_ep1.jpg]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/red_falcon_ep1.jpg]] |
| 27 | A poor student of Academia. When Kenji, Gou, and Rui killed two of his friends and joined the Armed Brain Army Volt, Yuusuke swore to destroy them and began working to become the Livemen with Jou and Megumi. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | He's also the representative Red Sentai in the crossover ''[[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Gaorangers]] vs Franchise/SuperSentai''. He also shows up in-suit as the leader of the previous Reds in the crossover between ''Series/DoubutsuSentaiZyuohger'' and ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'', with Shima reprising his role in both cases. |
| 30 | ---- |
| 31 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He's just about the only reason Bias's plan didn't succeed, as he snuck aboard the Zuno Base at the last minute.]] |
| 32 | * CoolPlane: The Jet Falcon |
| 33 | * CoolSword: Two of them, the Falcon Sword, which gets broken and is replaced by the [[MidSeasonUpgrade Falcon Saber]]. |
| 34 | * DoItYourselfThemeTune: The opening and ending tunes are sung by his actor, Daisuke Shima. |
| 35 | * HiddenDepths: Not ''that'' hidden, given his school, but he doesn't leave the impression early on that he could build his own mecha (and he seems to be aware of it). |
| 36 | * IdiotHero: Subverted. He begins as a HotBlooded rebel but grows into the role of a dependable, courageous leader.[[note]]The actor had a freewheeling playboy image as a singer, and relished the opportunity to prove that he could do 'serious'.[[/note]] You really could see the difference between his early self and his self in ''Gaorangers vs Super Sentai''. |
| 37 | * TheKirk: Generally acts as a mediator between the emotional yet levelheaded Megumi and cocky Jou. |
| 38 | * TheLeader: Being a leader in his own right, Yuusuke leads his team in their battle against Volt. |
| 39 | * MasterSwordsman: Expert in swords. Even [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Gao Yellow]] takes note from him. |
| 40 | * SignatureMove: ''Falcon Break'', especially after getting the [[MidSeasonUpgrade stronger Falcon Saber.]] |
| 41 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:It's only because of Yusuke that the [[MassHypnosis Giga Brain Wave]] is foiled. If he hadn't gotten onto the Brain Base shuttle in time, he and the entire Earth would have been stripped of their free wills and forced to bow to Bias for eternity.]] |
| 42 | * VillainousCrush: Averted. He had a crush on Rui while they were both at Academia, but that was before she became Mazenda. |
| 43 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's deathly afraid of [[ChineseVampire jiang-shi]], a fear which does get exploited in one episode. |
| 44 | [[/folder]] |
| 45 | |
| 46 | [[folder:Jou Oohara]] |
| 47 | !!Jou Oohara/[[gold:Yellow Lion]] | [-Actor: Kazuhiko Nishimura-] |
| 48 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jou_ohara_ep2.jpg]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yellow_lion_ep1.jpg]] |
| 49 | A fun-loving, confident sportsman who, like Yuusuke, is low on his grades. He enjoys Skateboarding as well as the welfare of his dog. Although Gou had joined the Volt army, Jou clung to the times he and Gou were friends. |
| 50 | |
| 51 | He's also the team representative in episode 30 of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', and one of only two returning heroes from the Showa era to have a proper focus episode alongside [[Series/BattleFeverJ Shiro Akebono]]. |
| 52 | ---- |
| 53 | * ButtMonkey: His butt is tasty. For dinosaurs. |
| 54 | * CoolBoard: His skateboard. |
| 55 | * CoolCar: The Livecougar (in Mid-season, it was driven by Black Bison) |
| 56 | * GirlOfTheWeek: In contrast to Yusuke (who's only love interests are Megumi and Colon) and Megumi (who's only love interest is... Yusuke) several episode involve Jou meeting a different girl and falling in love with her. |
| 57 | * TheMcCoy: The confident and cocky member of the team. |
| 58 | * NumberTwo: Serves as Yuusuke's second-in-command of the team. |
| 59 | * ProductPlacement: Jou's apparently a ''Seicross'' fan, and has a WesternAnimation/MyPetMonster doll on the rear-view mirror of his car. |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:Megumi Misaki]] |
| 63 | !!Megumi Misaki/[[blue:Blue Dolphin]] | [-Actress: Megumi Mori-] |
| 64 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/megumi_misaki_ep1.jpg]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blue_dolphin_ep1.jpg]] |
| 65 | The lone female, and more serious member of the group, as well as the first female Blue Sentai Warrior. She can be fussy, and get into quarrels with the guys, but she has a heart of gold, and help them in battles whenever possible - when she's not kicking ass on her own. |
| 66 | ---- |
| 67 | * AlliterativeName: Not only that, but they both have M.M initials. |
| 68 | * BreakThemByTalking: Averted. [[spoiler:Her words in the final episode clearly irritate Bias, but do nothing to waver him. They do reach Kemp however, leading him to finally rise up against Bias.]] |
| 69 | * EightiesHair: Midway through the show, she starts rocking a side ponytail. |
| 70 | * {{Fanservice}}: Spends both the beginning and end of episode 22 in a cute, one-piece blue swimsuit. |
| 71 | * GuysSmashGirlsShoot: She's no slouch in melee fights though, and the show makes a point of justifying this by having her come from a long line of archers. |
| 72 | * TheHeart: The most emotional and compassionate of the team. |
| 73 | * HorseArcher: Does the motorcycle version of this. |
| 74 | * IfItSwimsItFlies: Averted, her Aqua Machine can travel in water, and on land. . . but never in the air. It can still make high, dolphin-like jumps out of the water - and judging by the Live Robo's [[FinishingMove Super Live Crash]], can hover as well. |
| 75 | * ImageSong: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcvcByZHwbE Spark! Umi e]]," which is sung by her own actress above.[[note]]Mori was also a singer until Liveman.[[/note]] It's even used as a plot point in #26. |
| 76 | * MsFanservice: Her short skirt, ZettaiRyouiki and frequent panty shots certainly qualify her. |
| 77 | * OneOfTheBoys: Is the only female member in the group, and extremely close friends with Yusuke and Jou. |
| 78 | * ShutUpHannibal: When [[spoiler:Young King]] Bias taunts her that she can't shoot him because she can't shoot a kid, Megumi proceeds to verbally rip him apart by [[spoiler:[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech telling him that regardless of his age, his maturity is that of a kid wasting his youth]]]]. |
| 79 | * [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Technically all three, being Academia alumni, count as this - but Megumi was ranked near the top (third, under Kenji and Rui) while the guys were near the bottom. In the early episodes, she'd often be doing the mental legwork of the 3. Later episodes downplayed this. |
| 80 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Is how this would usually play out (and she's even ''blue''), but Colon's presence means that the team is split evenly. |
| 81 | * TheSpock: Barely, and only compared to Yuusuke and Jou ''early on''. While she's the most logical of the three, she's also the most empathic and quickest to emotion. She's far more TheHeart. |
| 82 | * TeamMom: She's the most mindful of the team initially, though it's downplayed after Yusuke and Jou become more responsible. |
| 83 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She and [[TheCutie Colon]] for friends, but Mazenda replaces Colon in enemies. Megumi is caring, but stern and not afraid to get dirty. Ironically, both girly girls are not really human. |
| 84 | * WouldNotHurtAChild: Invoked by Bias after he succeeds in rejuvenating into a kid. Megumi refuses to shoot Kid Bias down just as he berates her for being "weak"; she tries to [[BreakThemByTalking talk him into giving up evil]], which [[IgnoredEpiphany has no effect on Bias]] but [[spoiler:leads to him losing his youth and dying anyway, after her words move Kemp and all the other geniuses, whose youth Bias has absorbed, into robbing him of his youth.]] |
| 85 | * ZettaiRyouiki: Wears blue stockings that stretch up to her knees. |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:Tetsuya Yano]] |
| 89 | !!Tetsuya Yano/Black Bison | [-Actor: Seiro Yamaguchi-] |
| 90 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tetsuya_yano_ep42.jpg]] |
| 91 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_bison_ep30.jpg]] |
| 92 | A skilled boxer, he is obsessed with getting revenge on Dr. Kemp for killing his older brother - and initially has teamwork problems as a result. |
| 93 | ---- |
| 94 | * TheBigGuy: Being a boxer, he's the most physically tough of the team. |
| 95 | * CoolBigBro: Acts as a cool older sibling to Junichi, in place of his late sister. |
| 96 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be quite abrasive, but he's a FriendToAllChildren and just as committed to stopping Volt as his teammates. |
| 97 | * LeeroyJenkins: At first has a really short temper and is more prone to charging to the enemy impulsively, kind of 'ruining' the core three's plan. |
| 98 | * MagicStaff: Bison Rod. Black Bison's main weapon which it can also shoots a laser attack at long range. |
| 99 | * OutOfFocus: Of all the Liveman he gets the least amount of focus, as he isn't introduced until the halfway point and of the two late comers Junichi gets several focus episodes while Tetsuya only really gets one (Tetchan-Robo). Although techincally he IS in more episodes than Junichi is, being introduced one episode earlier than he was. |
| 100 | * ThreePlusTwo: One of the [[SixthRanger two later members]]. |
| 101 | * YouKilledMyFather: This is Tetsuya's main reason why he became a Liveman in the first place since he wants to revenge against Volt for killing his older brother Takuji. |
| 102 | [[/folder]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[folder:Junichi Aikawa]] |
| 105 | !!Junichi Aikawa/[[green:Green Sai]] | [-Actor: Jin Kawamoto-] |
| 106 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/junichi_aikawa_ep36.jpg]] [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/green_sai_ep30.jpg]] |
| 107 | A Rugby expert, he is also the youngest and most idealistic member of the team, and more cooperative than Tetsuya. |
| 108 | ---- |
| 109 | * IKnowMaddenKombat: As a rugby player, he was already quite skilled and athletic before he joined the team. |
| 110 | * KidAppealCharacter: Compared to Tetsuya, Junichi is much more naive and compassionate. |
| 111 | * BattleBoomerang: Sai Cutters. You'd think he'd be a sai-wielder, but 'Sai' is actually the Japanese word for 'Rhino'. |
| 112 | * MisterSeahorse: In episode 31 he becomes "pregnant" with [[MonsterOfTheWeek Vegazuno]]'s offspring, giving birth to Vegababy. |
| 113 | * ThreePlusTwo: The [[SixthRanger other latecomer]]. |
| 114 | * TookALevelInBadass: Given that he's the youngest of the five and that there wasn't much to show that he could do this, it's very surprising to see him continuously destroy Guildos' personal Guild-zuno until [[spoiler:Guildos ''himself'' basically self-destructs from the strain of reviving him]]. |
| 115 | [[/folder]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[folder:Colon]] |
| 118 | !!Colon | [-Voice: Makoto Kousaka-] |
| 119 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colon_ep2.jpg]] |
| 120 | The [[RobotGirl android]] ally built by the trio's late mentor, she is capable maintaining the [=GranTortoise=] base, as well as provide in-battle assistance to our heroes whenever possible. Although a machine, she carries many human emotions. |
| 121 | ---- |
| 122 | * AnimeChineseGirl: Her design aesthetic. She even has {{Odango}}-like parts[[note]]detachable and officially called "Colon's Bonbon(s)", which she can use to visualize data[[/note]] on her head and her body design has a UsefulNotes/{{Qipao}} thing going. |
| 123 | * BattleButler: Of a sort, as she takes care of their base and jumps into battle on occasion - more emphasis on the 'Butler' part. She's even blown up a Brain Beast. |
| 124 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Shows up in the penultimate episode in Live Robo when the team (save Yusuke) are all brainwashed by Bias to save them from a Brain Beast.]] |
| 125 | * GuyInBack: Was essentially this during Live Boxer's first combination against Giga Volt, by wiring herself directly into it (to cover for a burned-out circuit). |
| 126 | * MissionControl: Mostly fills this role. |
| 127 | * {{Robosexual}}: #23 hints she might have a crush on Yusuke. |
| 128 | * SixthRanger: Fills this role when necessary (mostly supporting fire and indirect combat only - she's physically durable but not particularly strong). |
| 129 | * SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: Is rather over-engineered for her intended purpose. You kinda have to wonder what intended purpose Dr. Hoshi had in mind for her. |
| 130 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Megumi's Tomboy. (Friend version) Both are caring, but Colon is much more girly than Megumi. |
| 131 | * VerbalTic: Likes to add "-Colon" to the end of her sentences. It's something of an affectation and she does it less and less as the show progresses. |
| 132 | * WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Averted. She's a robot, but she's fully capable of processing love, as seen when she falls in love with a damaged Jimmer, then later Yusuke. |
| 133 | [[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | !!Allies |
| 136 | [[folder:Takuji Yano and Mari Aikawa]] |
| 137 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/takuji_yano_and_mari_aikawa_ep30.jpg]] |
| 138 | The late friends of the team, as well as the older siblings of Tetsuya and Junichi. |
| 139 | ---- |
| 140 | * CoolBigBro / CoolBigSis: Evidently were ones to their younger siblings, who look up to them and want to avenge them. |
| 141 | * DeathByOriginStory: Their deaths are what drive their best friends and brothers to become the Livemen. |
| 142 | * DecoyProtagonist: You'd be forgiven for thinking at the beginning that they were going to be part of the team. Takuji even wears red to signify that he might be TheLeader. Both of them are dead by the end of the first episode. |
| 143 | * HeroicSacrifice: Dies shielding Yusuke, Jou and Megumi from being shot by Kemp. |
| 144 | * PosthumousCharacter: They're dead for most of the series, but their deaths provide the motivations for our three (later five) heroes. |
| 145 | * TakeUpMySword: They both came up with the designs for the mecha their younger siblings use. |
| 146 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Killed off about a third of the way through the very first episode. Subverted somewhat as we do learn more about them through flashbacks. |
| 147 | [[/folder]] |
| 148 | [[folder:Doctor Hoshi]] |
| 149 | !!Doctor Hoshi | [-Actor: Creator/DaisukeBan-] |
| 150 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_hoshi_ep1_5.jpg]] |
| 151 | The team's professor at Academia, who helped them with their mechas. |
| 152 | ---- |
| 153 | * DyingMomentOfAwesome: Dies while saving a pregnant woman from Volt's attack. |
| 154 | * TheMentor: To the team, but only for the first two episodes. |
| 155 | * MentorOccupationalHazard: He's killed during Volt's attack in the second episode. |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | [[folder:Masako Omura]] |
| 158 | !!Masako Omura | [-Actress: Nami Munakata-] |
| 159 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/masako_omura_ep20.jpg]] |
| 160 | Gou Omura's mother. |
| 161 | ---- |
| 162 | * EducationMama: While she did it with the best of intentions, she made Gou study instead of play throughout his entire childhood, believing him to be a ChildProdigy. |
| 163 | * ItsAllMyFault: When she sees what Gou has become as Doctor Obular, she blames herself for making him that way. |
| 164 | * MamaBear: She was an EducationMama, but Gou is still her son. [[spoiler:When Gou gets reverted from being Obular, Masako vows to care for him unconditionally until he gets better.]] |
| 165 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Her making Gou study all the time led him to believe his intelligence was all that mattered, leading him to fall into Bias's hands. |
| 166 | [[/folder]] |
| 167 | [[folder:Dr. Dorothée]] |
| 168 | !!Dr. Dorothée | [-Actress: Dorothée-] |
| 169 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dr_dorothee_ep30.jpg]] |
| 170 | An Academia scientist who is Tetsuya and Junichi's benefactor, helping them to build Bison Liner and Sai Fire. |
| 171 | ---- |
| 172 | * TheCameo: She's Dorothée, the host of the popular French children's show ''Series/ClubDorothee'' which aired ''Liveman'' and other {{Toku}} shows. |
| 173 | * TokenMinority: On account of being a French woman in a Japanese show. |
| 174 | [[/folder]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | !Armed Brain Army Volt |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/welcome_to_volt_ep1.jpg]] |
| 179 | A cult of super-geniuses seeking to take over the world. Their lineup mainly consists of Bias and his students, three of whom are former colleagues of the Livemen. |
| 180 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 181 | [[quoteright:283:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Volt_3185.jpg]] |
| 182 | [[caption-width-right:283:The members of Volt: Gash, Dr. Obular, Prof. Bias, Dr. Kemp, and Dr. Mazenda. Not pictured: Dr. Ashura, Guildos, and Butchy.]] |
| 183 | ---- |
| 184 | * AcademyOfEvil: One that trains {{Evil Genius}}es. While most of the Volt curriculum seems to be about super-science involving things such as biology and technology, Bias actively encourages his students to use their inventions to toss away their humanity, and to view their fellow humans as inferior beings that need to be ruled over. |
| 185 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: The [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Underground Empire Tube]] were a militaristic empire from beneath Earth's surface, while the Volt are a secret society who plot their attacks from a [[SpaceBase space station]]. The Tube were also a faction that primarily wielded magic and mysticism, even if they made use of some technology, while the Volt almost exclusively use science. |
| 186 | * CutLexLuthorACheck: A lot of their inventions could be used to benefit mankind, instead of causing terror. This is actually something the Livemen point out to Kemp and Mazenda multiple times, but both of them would rather use science for their own selfish desires. |
| 187 | * EvilFormerFriend: Kemp, Mazenda and Obular were all friends to one extent or another with the Livemen before they joined Volt. |
| 188 | * EvilGenius: Similar to the Livemen, they're an entire team of this. Each member of Volt is a super-genius who creates their own MonsterOfTheWeek, with all of them competing to become the biggest EvilGenius in Volt. |
| 189 | * EvilWillFail: [[spoiler:In the end, the Volt aren't defeated by the Livemen so much as they are through their constant in-fighting and Bias's true plans, which cost all of his students their lives.]] |
| 190 | * ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: The three CoDragons of Volt have one of the most personal connections with their respective heroes in the ''Sentai'' franchise, being their former friends who betrayed them to go join Volt and killed two of their other friends. |
| 191 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler:Bias and Gash were the only ones in on Volt's true goal, the rest of Volt were completely unaware of the Giga Brain Wave or what raising their point scores was for.]] |
| 192 | * MakerOfMonsters: All members of Volt have to create their own Zuno Beasts. |
| 193 | * MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Considering Bias's students most likely got their "Doctor" titles from him, they most certainly are this. |
| 194 | * NebulousEvilOrganization: An evil cult of super-geniuses seeking to dominate the world. |
| 195 | * ScamReligion: [[spoiler:Volt is only pretending to be a genius supremacy group. At its core, it's just a way for Bias to groom prodigies and use them to extend his own immortality.]] |
| 196 | * SpaceBase: The Zuno Base, a mobile space station which orbits the Earth. |
| 197 | * StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: Bias, his students and Guardnoid Gash, who are the foes the Livemen must contend with throughout the series. |
| 198 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Every other member of the organization was this to Bias (save Gash), as the true purpose of the Volt was to bring about an ideal candidate for Bias to complete the Giga Brain Wave with.]] |
| 199 | [[/folder]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | [[folder:Great Professor Bias ]] |
| 202 | !! '''Great Professor Bias''' | [-Actor: Creator/JojiNakata-] |
| 203 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/411full_43.jpg]] |
| 204 | The leader of Volt. He believes that humanity should be ruled by the intelligent. Far from being a CardCarryingVillain, he encourages and motivates his subordinates to learn from their mistakes and increase their intelligence. |
| 205 | ---- |
| 206 | * TheAgeless: [[spoiler:Has been using the brains he already gathered to prevent his aging and keep himself perpetually young. However, if he goes too long without renewing it, he will instantly age to his true form.]] |
| 207 | * AGodAmI: All but said in the show itself, but this adequately sums him up. [[spoiler:After he completes his Giga Brain Wave, he outright declares himself a god and makes the entire world worship him.]] |
| 208 | * AffablyEvil: He's rather polite for a BigBad, all things considered. He frequently gives his students compliments when they do well and when he scolds them it's to point out the mistakes they made so they can improve. [[spoiler:Subverted later on when we learn his [[FauxAffablyEvil true colors]].]] |
| 209 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:For the evil mastermind he was he gets a rather pitiable end, dying as a feeble and delusional old man. After he dies, the Livemen and Colon can only lament that he dedicated himself to conquering the world instead of appreciating its beauty.]] |
| 210 | * TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:He actually succeeds in his goals mid-way through episode 48, mass-hypnotizing the entire world (including four of the Livemen) into bowing down and worshipping him. It's only because of Yusuke that Bias's victory doesn't stick.]] |
| 211 | * BadassBoast: "The word 'defeat' doesn't exist in my computer memory." |
| 212 | * BenevolentBoss: He's probably the nicest of the Showa Big Bads, save for [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman Queen Hedrian]]. He gives his students praise whenever they succeed and when he scolds them it's when they make a mistake and with the goal of getting them to improve. [[spoiler:Except it's all an act.]] |
| 213 | * BigBad: Obviously. He's rather hands off compared to other Big Bads, simply sitting back and letting his subordinates come up with their own schemes while he grades them on their performance. |
| 214 | * TheChessmaster: Just about everyone dances to Bias's tune in the series. [[spoiler:He used the Livemen to provide a goal for his students to compete for in the series, used Obular, Ashura, Guildos and Butchy to make his other students try harder, and used Kemp and Mazenda to complete the Giga Brain Wave.]] |
| 215 | * ColdHam: He lacks the [[EvilIsHammy theatrics]] other {{Evil Overlord}}s have, yet commands the scene with his every word. |
| 216 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Earth Emperor Zeba]] was a BadBoss who control and punishes his subordinates through fear, while Bias controls his subordinates through charisma and emotional validation. Zeba was also an Earth Beast in disguise, while Bias is a human. |
| 217 | * TheCorrupter: Kenji and Gou were shown to be as kind as the future Livemen before Bias made them into Kemp and Obular, Rui was stuck up but not nearly as cruel as she would be as Mazenda, and Arashi was ultimately revealed to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in contrast to be cold Ashura. And it's ultimately revealed he's done this many, many, many times before. |
| 218 | * DevourTheDragon: His end goal requires a form of this. [[spoiler:To complete the Giga Brain Wave, he needs to extract the brains of 12 of his followers who've reached a 1000 IQ and absorb energy from them to keep himself young. He already did so with 11 of them, and he later does this on Kemp to complete it.]] |
| 219 | * DiabolicalMastermind: He's a cross between a genius scientist and a cult leader who runs an EvilGenius-training academy bent on world domination. Do the math. |
| 220 | * EmperorScientist: He's a genius scientist with aspirations of ruling the world. |
| 221 | * EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler:Bias reverting to a child doesn't make him any less evil, if anything moreso, as it makes him more reckless and impulsive.]] |
| 222 | * EvilCounterpart: To all of the heroes. [[spoiler:They are all geniuses who extremely value youth, but while the Livemen give it proper respect and accept that it doesn't last, Bias is out to retain his youth using whatever means necessary.]] |
| 223 | * EvilTeacher: He guides Kemp, Mazenda and Obular into throwing away their humanities, and his curriculum involves his students creating Zuno Beasts to terrorize people. |
| 224 | * FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:It eventually becomes apparent that his positive encouragement of his students is really just another method of emotionally manipulating them, and that he's a megalomaniac who only cares for himself.]] |
| 225 | * FountainOfYouth: [[spoiler:The Giga Brain Wave, which allows Bias to stay immortal through absorbing the mental energy of eleven of his students' brains.]] |
| 226 | * TheGhost: While we see him throughout the series, he's this from the Livemen's perspective. Notably, the protagonists are aware of him but don't know what he looks like until the penultimate episode, where Yuusuke bursts into Bias' Brain Room and demands to know if he's Bias. He fires a beam at Yuusuke, who puts a sword into him in return. |
| 227 | * HateSink: [[spoiler:He subverts any genuine and altruistic qualities he seemingly had at first, where he appeared to be cruel yet still caring about his students. As it is shown when it gets revealed that all of his students are nothing but tools for his end goal of brainwashing humanity into obeying him and making himself immortal to forever rule Earth, and gleefully throws them under the bus if they fail to reach to his standards or if they try to back out from getting their brains extracted or his plans, as Mazenda found out. He even has the gall to reject [[RedemptionRejection an offer to turn a new leaf]] from Megumi and taunt her over not being able to bring herself to harm a child.]] |
| 228 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler:It says something when even the soulless robot he built to kill things comes off as more human and empathetic than him at the very end.]] |
| 229 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:The man with one of the greatest god complexes in all of ''Sentai'' who wanted to maintain his youth ended up dying as an (still completely evil) old man.]] |
| 230 | * KickTheDog: [[spoiler:Kills Butchy, just before he could accept Megumi's offer to leave Volt and turn over a new leaf.]] |
| 231 | * KneelBeforeZod: [[spoiler:Among those caught in his Giga Brain Wave are the Livemen (save Yusuke), who are made to kneel before him like everyone else.]] |
| 232 | * LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:In the end its Kemp, Bias's most loyal student who he used as a pawn, who ultimately thwarts his plan.]] |
| 233 | * LastVillainStand: [[spoiler:After Yusuke stops his Giga Brain Wave and Bias becomes "Young King Bias" to prevent his aging, he makes one more attempt to try to conquer Earth using the Electron Zuno and goes on a rampage before the Livemen crash the Zuno Base.]] |
| 234 | * LighterAndSofter: Compared to [[Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman Bazoo]], [[Series/ChoushinseiFlashman Ra Deus and Lee Keflen]], and [[Series/HikariSentaiMaskman Zeba]], Bias is much kinder, actually showing mercy to his students. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted; those moments were not altruistic at all and were used to further his own goals. Underneath his cover, he's just as bad as those four villains.]] |
| 235 | * MassHypnosis: [[spoiler:Bias pulls this in the penultimate episode with the Giga Brain Wave, making everyone on Earth (including four of the five Livemen) [[KneelBeforeZod bow down]] and worship him. Only Yuusuke (who's actually inside the Brain Base by that point) and Colon (who's a robot) are unaffected.]] |
| 236 | * MasterActor: [[spoiler:He keeps all of his students fooled as to his true goals, putting up the front of a charismatic and supportive teacher in order to manipulate them.]] |
| 237 | * NotSoAboveItAll: While the other members of Volt are annoyed by Butchy singing and roller-skating around Zuno Base, Bias just finds it amusing. |
| 238 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:While his students think Bias wants to create a utopia ruled by the most intelligent in society, his real goal is just to keep himself forever young and brainwash everyone into constantly revering him.]] |
| 239 | * OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:After Yuusuke stops his Giga Brain Wave and Bias reverts to a child, he goes on a rampage with the Electron Brain.]] |
| 240 | * OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Bias is extensively knowledgeable in just about very field of science, from biology to physics. [[spoiler:He's immortal, so he's had a lot of time to study.]] |
| 241 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Justified. Bias is the leader, but Volt's agenda involves his students having to develop and get smarter through their experiments, so Bias generally stands aside. [[spoiler:And his true plan also requires this, as he has to maintain a good amount of concentration in order to maintain the MassHypnosis.]] |
| 242 | * PlayingBothSides: Bias frequently plays his students against each in order to exploit their competitiveness and motivate them to become smarter. This extends to the Livemen as well, as the Volt's battles against them provides his students a goal to work towards, further motivating them to try harder. |
| 243 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:How old he is never gets stated, but he's definitely much older than he appears given how his true age is that of an extremely old man.]] |
| 244 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He typically gives one to one of his students whenever they screw up. One of his harshest comes in #37 when he grills Kemp for letting his arrogance get the better of him and cause slip up in his studies. |
| 245 | * RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler:When Megumi offers him a new chance at life after becoming a young boy, he vehemently refuses so he can grow up to become Great Professor Bias again.]] |
| 246 | * RingOfPower: His ring, which can shoot laser bolts that home in on targets and perform all sorts of feats. |
| 247 | * RobotMaster: Created and controls [[KillerRobot Gash]] and the [[MechaMooks Jimmers]]. |
| 248 | * SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:After reverting to his true age, the rapid aging into an old man causes him to go completely senile in his final moments, believing the rockets from Zuno Base are fireworks to celebrate his victory and hallucinating hearing the people of Earth chanting his name.]] |
| 249 | * SatanicArchetype: He's a DarkMessiah who promises utopia and corrupts the Livemen's classmates to his side by tempting them with the promise of greater knowledge and power. He's also immensely prideful [[spoiler:and seeks to become a god by forcing everyone to worship him.]] |
| 250 | * SelfDisposingVillain: [[spoiler:Bias's end comes when he, frail and losing his grip on reality, orders Gash to activate the rockets for the damaged and downed Brain Base. This leads to the Brain Base exploding and collapsing in on both of them.]] |
| 251 | * TheSociopath: [[spoiler:He's a charismatic manipulator who lacks any care for others but feigns emotions to manipulate his followers, and a selfish narcissist willing to use and then dispose of people to further his own goals.]] |
| 252 | * SternTeacher: While he for the most part is content to leave his students to do their own things, he won't hesitate to scold any of them if he feels they're slacking off. |
| 253 | * SwissArmyWeapon: His ring, which can fire lasers that home in on their targets, as well as create and enlarge Zuno Beasts. |
| 254 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Tall, sinister and mysterious, and played by a Creator/JojiNakata in his thirties. |
| 255 | * TheUnfettered: He will do anything to make sure he gets [[spoiler:the twelfth brain]], no matter how horrible. And he will never give up. |
| 256 | * TheUnfought: [[spoiler:The Livemen never had a true fight with him, though he and Yusuke have a brief standoff in episode 48. Along with the true Big Bad of ''Timeranger'' and the FinalBoss of ''Flashman'', Bias is one of the few final Big Bads to not get an epic final battle.]] |
| 257 | * VillainHasAPoint: Usually, whenever he scolds his students, it's because they did something wrong in one of their schemes and he's explaining how they failed. |
| 258 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Interestingly, Kenji, Rui and Gou seemed to know who he was even before they joined Volt, which is why they took his test. To his followers within Volt, he's a brilliant mastermind and the only on who can lead Earth to a utopia [[spoiler:as opposed to a selfish narcissist.]] |
| 259 | * WalkingSpoiler: He becomes much more interesting [[spoiler:and repulsive]] when we learn more about him. |
| 260 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:The moment Obular isn't able to keep up with Kemp and Mazenda any more, Bias has him expelled from the Volt. He also disposes of Butchy and Ashura when their usefulness at getting his other students to try harder comes to its end. This leaves Mazenda and Kemp, the former of whom Bias kills after she fully roboticizes herself and makes her brain unextractable, as it means she can't be used for the Giga Brain Wave.]] |
| 261 | [[/folder]] |
| 262 | |
| 263 | [[folder:Guardnoid Gash]] |
| 264 | !!Guardnoid Gash | [-Voice: Hideaki Kusaka-] |
| 265 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/live_vi_gash.jpg]] |
| 266 | ''Not'' formerly anything. Bias' right-hand robot. In charge of making defeated Brain Beasts grow to incredible sizes with the Giga Phantom. Also has an absurdly powerful [[HandCannon Gashgun]] and a sword, and is by far the strongest fighter in the show. |
| 267 | |
| 268 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Ironically, he comes off as more human than Bias in their final moments, as he uses his final moments to help Bias [[LetThemDieHappy die happy]].]] |
| 269 | * BattleButler: [[spoiler:Although he is technically The Dragon -]] Heavy emphasis on the 'Battle'. |
| 270 | * TheBrute: Shared with Obular and Ashura. His role is mainly to guard Bias and enlarge the Brain Beasts. Otherwise, he's a super strong robot with little personality and gets little focus. [[spoiler:In actuality, he's TheDragon, see below]] |
| 271 | * CastingGag: Or something. His V.A., Hideaki Kusaka, was in every Sentai series beginning with [[Series/DenshiSentaiDenziman Denjiman]] prior to this one (and almost all of them afterwards), usually as a suit actor, and on several occasions playing the sentai Robot. In a change of pace, this marks the first time he's used as a Voice Actor. |
| 272 | * CharacterTics: He polishes his gun so much it's a wonder he hasn't taken the paint off. |
| 273 | * DarkIsEvil: His armor is black and he's a villain. |
| 274 | * TheDeterminator: When Gash is told to do something, he won't stop until he does it. In the final episode, he even [[spoiler:enlarges a Zuno Beast one last time, even though he's had his right arm chopped off and been badly damaged.]] |
| 275 | * TheDragon: [[spoiler:After Bias's true nature is revealed, it becomes clear that Gash has been, is, and always will be Bias's one and only Dragon, as his bodyguard and SecretKeeper in regards to his true plan.]] |
| 276 | * EvilCounterpart: To Colon; being a robotic BattleButler utterly loyal to his master Bias, just as Colon is devoted to the Liveman team. Both Gash and Colon are pretty durable in battle and both are capable of emotions — in Gash's case, he [[spoiler:[[LetThemDieHappy lets his boss die thinking he succeeded in conquering Earth]] and is now hearing mankind's praises as the Zuno Base is exploding]]. |
| 277 | * FeetFirstIntroduction: Whenever Gash goes out to enlarge a Zuno Beast, the camera will typically show his legs walking first before cutting to his whole body. |
| 278 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Since Bias goes from being a child to a senile old man in the final episode, it's Gash and the Electron Zuno who effectively serve as the final opponents of our heroes. Though Electron Zuno plays the role more straight because Gash leaves to take care of Bias after growing the monster, and dies with him when the Brain Base is destroyed.]] |
| 279 | * ImplacableMan: He normally serves as Bias' bodyguard, but when he actually needs to do something, he turns into this. Whatever he's made of is incredibly durable, and he won't stop until he's completed his mission. It's particularly noticeable when he's [[spoiler:hunting down Mazenda to take her brain; ''all five'' of the heroes jumping him doesn't do squat.]] |
| 280 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:The single strongest character and the most loyal servant of Bias is killed after his arm is cut off and as a direct result of his obedience.]] |
| 281 | * KillerRobot: Built by Bias to be his enforcer and hitman. |
| 282 | * LetThemDieHappy: [[spoiler:His final words are him trying to cheer the old, senile Bias up by telling him he succeeded in taking over Earth and the explosions from Zuno Base are fireworks to celebrate his victory. When Bias hallucinates hearing the voices of people cheering his name, Gash plays along and claims he can hear them too. It ends up making Gash, a robot, more human, while exactly what he says to make Bias happy only serves to make Bias more despicable by showing that even as what he became, Bias is still a soulless megalomaniac.]] |
| 283 | * MakeMyMonsterGrow: Unusually, he also does this, with the [[{{BFG}} Giga Phantom]] enlargement bazooka(?) which fires out a spiral of enlargement energy... or something. [[spoiler:FridgeBrilliance begins to hit once the extent of his power is shown - you begin to wonder just why Bias needs Kemp, Mazenda, and Oblar at all.]] |
| 284 | ** On a smaller scale, he also radiates Chaos Phantom Energy onto Zuno Beast cores to create/realize a Zuno Beast. |
| 285 | * NighInvulnerability: It's worth noting that he's the single most powerful human-sized ''thing'' in the show. He's able to take multiple blows from the Livemen and not slow down, and even [[spoiler:getting his arm chopped off and being slashed a bunch of times doesn't stop him.]] |
| 286 | * OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:His head gets blown off when the Brain Base explodes. It lands near the Livemen, where it plays video of all the Volt's schemes and battles against the Livemen before sinking into the ground.]] |
| 287 | * OutOfFocus: Unlike Bias and his students, he's just a really strong robot who also enlarges the monsters. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed that he's the only one in on Bias's plan...]] He can be seen in the 'throne' scenes doing ''something'' or other. Polishing his Gashgun seems to be a favorite. |
| 288 | * SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:He's the only other member of Volt in on Bias's true plans from the start.]] |
| 289 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Bias, which makes sense since he's a robot built and programmed by him. He even [[spoiler:follows Bias's command to activate the engines on the Brain Base, despite it being too damaged to fly, and stays with Bias and comforts him as the base collapses in on them, even though he could have easily just escaped.]] Of course, that might have just been his programming. |
| 290 | * VillainousFriendship: [[spoiler:Likely as a result of being programmed by Bias, Gash is very protective of his master and spends his and Bias's final moments [[LetThemDieHappy convincing the now senile Bias he won]].]] |
| 291 | [[/folder]] |
| 292 | |
| 293 | [[folder:Dr. Kemp]] |
| 294 | !!Kenji Tsukigata/Dr. Kemp | [-Actor: Yutaka Hirose-] |
| 295 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_kemp_ep29.jpg]] |
| 296 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Beauty Beast Kemp.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beauty_beast_kemp_ep29.jpg[[/labelnote]] ]] |
| 297 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Fear Beast Kemp.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fear_beast_kemp_ep46.jpg[[/labelnote]] ]] |
| 298 | Formerly Kenji Tsukigata, Dr. Kemp is a vain and power-hungry man who considers himself Bias' star pupil and can transform into the monstrous Beauty Beast Kemp. Later, he becomes Fear Beast Kemp. Yuusuke's rival. |
| 299 | ---- |
| 300 | * ABNegative: His blood type is the extremely rare "Beta ZO minus". |
| 301 | * AlasPoorVillain: Interestingly, [[spoiler:this was initially subverted until ''Gaoranger vs Super Sentai'' revealed that Yuusuke did mourn him.]] |
| 302 | * AnimalMotifs: His Beauty Beast form is peacock-themed, matching his vain and pompous personality. |
| 303 | * AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Ultimately loses it during the finale, after learning of Bias's true plans.]] |
| 304 | * BioAugmentation: Used biotechnology to enable himself to become Bijuu-Kemp, and later Kyoujuu-Kemp. |
| 305 | * BrainInAJar: [[spoiler:His final fate, having his brain extracted by Bias to complete the Giga Brain Wave.]] |
| 306 | * TheDragon: While everyone except Gash is trying to be Bias's Dragon and they're all technically CoDragons, Kemp stands out as this, as Bias's most loyal student. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, he stood no chance against Gash thanks to Bias's true plan, but at least he was one of the only two Bias thought could succeed, along with Mazenda.]] |
| 307 | * {{Fanservice}}: Episode 37 has him naked, complete with a shot of his exposed butt, after he goes through the process to become Fear Beast Kemp. |
| 308 | * FakeDefector: [[spoiler:In the penultimate episode he fakes turning good so he can get close to the Livemen and defeat them, boosting his IQ to 1000.]] |
| 309 | * GreenAndMean: Has a green outfit and is easily the most insufferable of Bias's students. |
| 310 | * TheHeavy: Not only are the majority of Brain Beasts the Livemen fight created by him, he's the one directly responsible for the Liveman's friends dying and eventually [[spoiler:the last student remaining in Volt]]. |
| 311 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: After losing his memories in episode 37 and having his jerkassery called out by Megumi, it looks like Kenji will come around... until looking at the time on Megumi's watch causes Kenji to remember his low score and revert to being Kemp. |
| 312 | * '''{{Jerkass}}''': Sure, everyone in Volt except for maybe Gash and Butchy is one, but Kemp is one ''even for a villain.'' When he mentally reverts to a 16-year old in one episode, he's also shown to have always been a bit of a prick even before he actually turned evil. |
| 313 | * JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: He gets crazier and crazier as the series goes on, ultimately losing it after [[spoiler:he realizes he was Bias and Gash's pawn the whole time.]] |
| 314 | * KickTheMoralityPet: While he was still Kenji, he showed kindness to a girl whose mother was ill by making an everlasting rose for her. After becoming Kemp however, he targets her to drain her blood after discovering she has the same blood type as him. |
| 315 | * LaughingMad: The second he realizes that [[spoiler: he's the only one of Bias' "students" still alive]], he starts laughing, while Gash, in the background, trains the Gashgun on him. |
| 316 | * LEGOGenetics: Most of his experiments involve using biotechnology to create Brain Beasts or affect things. He also modified himself to give himself his Beauty Beast Kemp form. |
| 317 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: Halfway through, he upgrades his Beauty Beast form into Fear Beast to increase his grade. |
| 318 | * {{Narcissist}}: Kemp has an ego the size of a moon. |
| 319 | * NonProtagonistResolver: [[spoiler:Yusuke may be the one who thwarts the EvilPlan, but Kemp, with Megumi's spurring, is the one that actually brings about Bias's defeat when he leads the other students of Bias in rising up against him.]] |
| 320 | * OneWingedAngel: His alternate forms: Beauty Beast Kemp and the monstrous Fear Beast Kemp. [[spoiler:And finally Fear Beast Zuno.]] |
| 321 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:It isn't until after he becomes a disembodied brain, but Kemp spends his last few moments rallying the other students Bias sacrificed to rise up against him, leading Bias to lose his immortality and revert to an old man.]] |
| 322 | * SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Learning of Bias's [[BrainInAJar true plans]] for him and Mazenda sends him LaughingMad. Despite this he still goes along with it, deludedly believing he'll be able to rule the Earth alongside Bias if he helps him. He gets even more crazy after Bias actually uses him for the Giga Brain Wave, though he seems to have a brief moment of lucidity at the end when he rebels.]] |
| 323 | * SmugSnake: He has an ego the size of a skyscraper, being firmly convinced he's superior to everyone else because of his intelligence. |
| 324 | * SomethingAboutARose: Roses seem to be his motif in his regular form, and he has on each of his wrists. |
| 325 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Bias. [[spoiler:Even after learning Bias's true plans and going completely insane, he still stays loyal to him. Until Megumi's words reach his heart and make him regret all he's done and wish to start anew which makes him turn on his boss and reduce him to a dying old man.]] |
| 326 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:But unlike the others, learning this doesn't cause him to hate Bias like the other villains. Instead, it drives him even crazier. At least until he hears Megumi's words which causes him to gain some lucidity and turn on Bias for real in the finale.]] |
| 327 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Not exactly, as an episode shows even as a young teen he was kind of a self centered jerk with an inflated ego but he DID have humanity at one point. He had dreams of helping humanity, genuinely appreciated Yuusuke's friendship and was a bit of a romantic towards a girl they both knew and went out of his way to engineer a flower for her. When he was hurt in a lab accident both the girl and Yuusuke went to save him and did all they could to help him. When he meets the girl in the present and she calls him out for the evil man he has become Kemp does indeed feel guilty and hesitates briefly although he mentally powers through by focusing on Bias and how great he's convinced he can become. Even when he's reverted to his 16 year old self who's still rather arrogant and rude Megumi calling him out completely shames him and he does apologize and prepare to make it up to her until his original personality is triggered again. Tragically, there was a good man in Kemp but Bias's manipulations and his own ego and obsession keep him from being able to access it. |
| 328 | * YouKilledMyFather: One of the main drives of the Livemen, especially Tetsuya, is to defeat him to avenge Takuji and Mari. |
| 329 | [[/folder]] |
| 330 | |
| 331 | [[folder:Dr. Mazenda]] |
| 332 | !!Rui Senda/Dr. Mazenda | [-Actor: Akiko Kurusu-] |
| 333 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/001_83ab3_thumbnail2.jpg]] |
| 334 | Formerly Rui Senda, Dr. Mazenda is a cold-hearted woman who converted herself into a cyborg to eliminate her human emotion and affection. Later upgrades herself to Machine Mazenda, wherein 90% of her body (everything below the head) is mechanical. Megumi's rival, [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Yuusuke's former crush.]] Not quite as fanatically devoted to Bias as Kemp is. |
| 335 | ---- |
| 336 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Unlike the above three, this was played perfectly straight the moment she died.]] |
| 337 | * AnatomyArsenal: Including several {{Arm Cannon}}s in her finger, palm, and elbow. Gets worse with her Machine Mazenda upgrade. |
| 338 | * TheBaroness: The 'harsh' type. She's a beautiful, cold and very domineering executive of Volt. |
| 339 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: Flashbacks show that even before joining Volt, Rui was extremely arrogant and condescending to anyone she deemed as inferior to her. See Kick The Dog for more. |
| 340 | * BottomlessMagazines: Averted - her built-in weapons all require ammo. (Her (Five) Finger-gun requires her to insert a magazine into her hand, for example, and she's not shown using them continuously.) Yuusuke catches on and exploits this when she upgrades into Machine Mazenda, forcing her to run out. |
| 341 | * CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:When she started having her first real doubts about Bias, she enables her body to become completely mechanical.]] |
| 342 | ** More mundanely, she had a Brain Beast standing by with extra ammo during her first appearance as Machine Mazenda. |
| 343 | * CryLaughing: She lets out an EvilLaugh in episode 18 after she kills the kind part of her personality, only to start tearing up and crying as she realizes what she's done. |
| 344 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Played straight at first, and even then she's not completely happy with trading off her humanity for eternal beauty. [[spoiler:Subverted later on - she regains some of her humanity only after she becomes fully mechanical to prevent Bias from taking her brain.]] |
| 345 | * {{Cyborg}}: And she upgrades herself as necessary. |
| 346 | * {{Foil}}: To Kemp. Kemp uses biotechnology for his experiments, while Mazenda prefers hard technology and things that are purely mechanical. Kemp is unquestionably loyal to Bias, while Mazenda gradually begins to have doubts about Volt as the series goes on. [[spoiler:And while Kemp became more inhumane and crazy after joining Volt, Mazenda, who was stuck-up even before she joined, becomes much more humane and compassionate towards the end.]] |
| 347 | * TheHeavy: Along with Kemp, she's behind the majority of Brain Beasts our heroes fight. |
| 348 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:It's tragic, but also ironic that the misanthropic Mazenda spent her final moments unwillingly a robot, wishing she could become human once again.]] |
| 349 | * KickTheDog: When they first entered the Academy, Yuusuke developed a crush on her and wrote a very heartfelt love letter. But instead of respectfully declining, she outright told him that someone who barely passed the entrance exam had no right to ask out one of the top students and even laughed in his face. |
| 350 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: Further mechanizes herself midway through to become "Machine Mazenda", giving herself a new arsenal of weapons. |
| 351 | * OnlySaneWoman: [[spoiler:Compared to Kemp, who stayed blindly loyal to Bias until it was too late, Mazenda realized his true objective and tried to defy it. Unfortunately, this results in her demise not long after.]] |
| 352 | * PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:She's the first of Bias's students to reach 1000 points, only to learn right after what [[BrainInAJar her]] [[AndIMustScream prize]] for reaching it is. She avoids this fate by turning herself into a robot, only to get killed for her insubordination.]] |
| 353 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Wears a black undersuit with red boots, gloves and a chestplate, giving this impression. |
| 354 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:She dies not long after rejecting Bias and reconciling with the Livemen, but not before using her final moments to stymy Bias's plans by making herself a robot, thus denying him of the last piece he needed for his plans and preventing him from winning there and then.]] |
| 355 | * RobotGirl: [[spoiler:Converts herself into Robo Mazenda, once she fully realizes what Bias has planned for her brain.]] |
| 356 | * ShoutOut: Following her upgrade, one of her attacks is firing a missile from her knee, a la [[Manga/Cyborg009 Cyborg 004]]. |
| 357 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female member of Volt. Although, [[spoiler:if one takes into account the brains of Bias's previous students, some of whom have the voices of women, then this trope is technically subverted.]] |
| 358 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Megumi's Tomboy. (Enemy version) Mazenda is very vain and seductive, while Megumi is wholesome and not afraid to get dirty. Ironically, Mazenda lacks the NiceGirl traits that are usually associated with the Girly Girl, with Megumi instead being the outwardly compassionate and caring one of two. Mazenda on the other hand, has the aloofness that's usually befitting of the Tomboy. |
| 359 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Bias didn't care about her as much as he did about her brain. She seems to have had some inkling of this, and generally isn't as blindly loyal to him throughout the series like Kemp is and in fact in her last episode she reveals that her mechanical augmentations weren't just meant to keep her beautiful forever but also turn her into a fully robotic being to keep Bias from taking her brain.]] |
| 360 | * WouldHurtAChild: Is not above using children for her experiments. In episode 24 she comes up with a plan to use Pig Zuno to turn children into pigs a la ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and force them to work for Volt. |
| 361 | [[/folder]] |
| 362 | |
| 363 | [[folder:Dr. Obular]] |
| 364 | !!Gou Omura/Dr. Obular | [-Actor: Tohru Sakai, Atsuo Mori (voice, Monster Obular)-] |
| 365 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_obular.jpg]] |
| 366 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Obular's monster form]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_obular_ep11.jpg[[/labelnote]] ]] |
| 367 | Gou Omura is one of the three transformed ex-students of Academia, he considers his human form to be inferior and mutates himself into the monstrous "perfect lifeform" Obular. He has a major inferiority complex, which motivated his transformation. Jou's rival.[[spoiler: Later on, he eventually pulls a HeelFaceTurn and lives to tell about it.]] |
| 368 | ---- |
| 369 | * TheAtoner: [[spoiler: what he becomes after recovering his memory, post-Volt - he seems to have found God by the end, ironically.]] |
| 370 | * TheBrute: After giving himself a permanent monster form, he becomes the main brawn of Volt [[spoiler:during the first half of the season]]. He shares this role with Doctor Ashura and [[spoiler:(apparently)]] Gash. |
| 371 | * CantCatchUp: He's not actually a born genius like Kemp and Mazenda, getting where he did through hard-ass studying (and got into Volt by applying, rather than being invited like they were). |
| 372 | * ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The first executive defeated by the Livemen and the ''only'' executive who isn't beaten during the endgame. He instead bites it midway through and becomes a recurring guest during the second half of the show]]. |
| 373 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: of the ChildProdigy. Go was very smart, but only because his EducationMama enforced a harsh study regimen onto him instead of letting him have fun. This leaves him emotionally stunted and leads to the above mentioned trope, purely to show that he is capable of becoming powerful in his own right. |
| 374 | * EducationMama: Has one, but she lightens up after seeing what happened to him and nurses him back to health after he becomes Gou Omura again. |
| 375 | * EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Even after joining Volt, he stills loves his mom. [[spoiler:He later uses his body to shield her from a Zuno Beast.]] |
| 376 | * EvilIsPetty: In episode 15 he mocks Yusuke for his past crush on Rui/Mazenda and reads the love letter he wrote to her out loud. |
| 377 | * HeelFaithTurn: [[spoiler:The cross he wears in later episodes implies Gou found religion after leaving Volt.]] |
| 378 | * MadeOfIron: [[spoiler: It's subtle, but he seems to have retained some degree of his former mutated physique - Gash shoots him ''several times'', in the back and at close range, as he tries to protect Mazenda, which he shrugs off.]] |
| 379 | * {{Mutant}}: Obular shot himself up with a virus to rebuild himself into Beastman Obular, and is biologically no longer human - and unlike Kemp, [[ModeLock he can't change back into human form]]. (It took getting turned into Obular-Zuno to undo this and he ultimately wills himself back to being human, at the expense of considerable stress on his mind and body.) |
| 380 | * SoleSurvivor: He ends up being [[spoiler: the only surviving member of Volt, on account of getting out before things hit the fan and turning good when given the chance.]] |
| 381 | * StillWearingTheOldColors: While Kenji and Rui took on more extravagant appearances after joining Volt, Gou is still wearing the same suit and white bowtie he had as an Academia student when we see him years later. |
| 382 | * TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Suffers from this for a while, as a result of the stress of becoming human again. (20 episodes later, a coincidental run-in with a Brain Beast cures it.)]] |
| 383 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:During the final arc, it's heavily implied that Bias didn't let him into Volt out of even pity for his efforts, but simply to make Kemp and Mazenda try harder by giving them an engineered rival to surpass.]] |
| 384 | [[/folder]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder:Dr. Ashura]] |
| 387 | !!Arashi Busujima/Dr. Ashura | [-Actor: Yoshinori Okamoto-] |
| 388 | [[quoteright:231:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_ashura_6.jpg]] |
| 389 | Formerly Arashi Busujima, an underworld crime boss. Bias artificially increases his intelligence to transform him into the genius Dr. Ashura, making his brainpower as formidable as his fighting abilities. |
| 390 | ---- |
| 391 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Like Mazenda, played straight. He turns good and performs a HeroicSacrifice to help the Livemen destroy a particularly strong Brain Beast.]] |
| 392 | * BadassNormal: Arashi is tough enough to fight Brain Beasts to a draw [[spoiler: and actually blows one up with a suicide attack]]. While Bias views all non-geniuses as inferior, even he found Arashi's strength as something not to be wasted. |
| 393 | * BloodKnight: Ashura is always eager for a fight so he can test his skills. |
| 394 | * BookDumb: Before joining Volt, he was a tough gang leader who couldn't solve any math that he couldn't count on his fingers, and who preferred to headbutt rather than think with his head. |
| 395 | * BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler:After Bias deems him a liability, he revokes all of the enhancements he used to increase Ashura's intelligence and strength, reverting him to Arashi again.]] |
| 396 | * TheBrute: Shared with Obular and Gash, and in a way that takes advantage of his ridiculous intelligence. Even before he joined Volt he was tough enough to take on Brain Beasts by himself, leading Bias to recruit him into Volt and give him modifications that amplified his strength while turning him into a GeniusBruiser. |
| 397 | * DontThinkFeel: Ashura's weakness is that, ultimately, he thinks his way through his fighting style, as if he's placing a higher priority on outwitting through brute processing rather than simply winning - sort of like calculating for chess when the game's played with D6 dice. He's actually smart enough to get away with it most of the time, but Red Falcon eventually exploits this and beats him. |
| 398 | * DyingMomentOfAwesome: Big time, by [[spoiler: strapping himself with dynamite and blowing himself up along with a powerful monster.]] Especially awesome given that an earlier episode explicitly stated that the Biomotion Buster was the only thing that could destroy a Brain Beast, but Ashura...[[DyingAsYourself no, sorry, Arashi]] proved them wrong. |
| 399 | * DumbMuscle: Arashi is a gang leader, but not because he's smart. Averted after he becomes Doctor Ashura. |
| 400 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: After Bias was done with him, he had his intelligence artificially raised and his already impressive physical strength increased tenfold. |
| 401 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He's fully on the Volt train, but isn't as bloodthirsty as Kemp and Mazenda. |
| 402 | * GeniusBruiser: What he became when Bias was done with him. Notably, Ashura gets into hand-to-hand combat more than the other two. |
| 403 | * PetTheDog: In episode 18 he returns Mazenda's necklace to her, which was previously held by her good side Rei, before leaving without saying a word. |
| 404 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:After his death, Bias tells Kemp and Mazenda that this was all he was, used to make them try harder. It's also implied that this was the real reason Gou was let into Volt.]] |
| 405 | * WolfpackBoss: Becomes one after he gains the ability to summon the "Shura", three fighters who assist him in battle. |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Guildian Guildos]] |
| 409 | !!Guildian Guildos | [-Voice: Moichi Saito-] |
| 410 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/livemanguildianguildos.jpg]] |
| 411 | An alien from the technologically-advanced planet of Guildo. He joins Volt after hearing of Bias' reputation from across space. Notable for his arrogance and his apparently unlimited life force. [[spoiler:Actually a robot built by Bias to spur on his students by acting as a rival]]. |
| 412 | ---- |
| 413 | * ADogNamedDog: He's a '''Guild'''ian named '''Guildo'''s from the planet '''Guildo'''. |
| 414 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Not as much as the others, but still there. He can't quite believe that he's a robot, and his last few minutes are spent in anguish as he tries to wrap his mind around it (he spends the entirety of the HumongousMecha fight wandering up a cliff face basically asking "why? WHY?" before exploding - "TELL ME, BIAS!!").]] |
| 415 | * BodyHorror: [[spoiler: His RoboticReveal - half his face blowing off, tubes and metal spurting out from his body, and in a nice touch in post-production, his voice gets static-y a second before his body starts failing.]] |
| 416 | * ButHeSoundsHandsome: His praise of Bias in his introduction comes off differently after it's revealed [[spoiler:Guildos is a robot created and programmed by him.]] |
| 417 | * CastFromHP: Can revive specialized Brain Beasts without enlarging them this way, and he has quite a lot of HP. |
| 418 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: His first appearance in episode 19 leaves both the Livemen and Obular and Ashura wondering who he is. |
| 419 | * ItAmusedMe: After Obular steals his Cross Sword to use in one last attempt to prove himself, Guildos stops Gash from going after him as he wants to see what Obular will do with it. |
| 420 | * SixthRanger: Joins the Volt around halfway through. |
| 421 | * SinisterShades: His helmet has a black visor, giving off this vibe. |
| 422 | * TheStarscream: Downplayed, but after seeing his score in episode 43 isn't higher than Kemp or Mazenda's, Guildos gets frustrated and decides to prove himself superior to Bias. |
| 423 | * TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: He initially believed himself to have unlimited life force, and found out the hard way that there was something inaccurate about that...]] |
| 424 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:He was created by Bias so Kemp and Mazenda would try harder and his creator had no intention of him lasting for too long.]] |
| 425 | * VillainousFriendship: While he views friendship as a "human" thing, he does form a sort of camaraderie with Butchy and even gives him encouragement when he sees his score is low. |
| 426 | * WouldHurtAChild: After the Vega Baby Vega Zuno births from Junichi doesn't turn out evil as expected, Guildos orders Vega Zuno to dispose of it. |
| 427 | [[/folder]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | [[folder:Chibuchian Butchy]] |
| 430 | !!Chibuchian Butchy | [-Voice: Takuzou Kamiyama-] |
| 431 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/livemanbutchy.jpg]] |
| 432 | A pig-like alien from the planet Chibuchi who - like Guildos - joins Volt to share his extraterrestrial intelligence and study under Bias. Acts as the PluckyComicRelief and has an appreciation for Earth music. [[spoiler:Also like Guildos, he is a robot built to motivate Bias' students]]. |
| 433 | ---- |
| 434 | * ADogNamedDog: Like Guildos his name is similar to his home planet. In his case he's '''Butchy''' from Chi'''buchi'''. |
| 435 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Played the straightest of them all. Learning all his happy memories of being on planet Chibuchi were fake sends him into a breakdown, and just when he's about to turn good, Bias kills him.]] |
| 436 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: He's quite goofy, but in his first appearance he nearly defeated the Livemen with Guitar Brain. |
| 437 | * BrokenTears: [[spoiler:Starts shedding tears after Bias makes him go on a rampage in episode 44. Megumi takes notice and reaches out to him.]] |
| 438 | * HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:In episode 44, "Butchy's reckless driving of tears!", after his robot parts appear from within himself and he hears "Spark! To The Ocean" being played on a keytar by Megumi, he decides to leave Volt and live on Earth in peace. Before he can take up Megumi's offer to dance with her however, he got remote detonated by Bias, ''where Megumi could see him die'', but not before waving and saying "Farewell" to her.]] |
| 439 | * KlingonsLoveShakespeare: Really enjoys Earth's music. |
| 440 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:In his case this was invoked, since Bias placed a bomb on him to kill him if he rebelled.]] |
| 441 | * ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:After he dies, all the occasional comic relief moments from the series are completely gone and the plot starts going in full-serious mode.]] |
| 442 | * SixthRanger: Joins Volt not long after Guildos. |
| 443 | * TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Like Guildos, he too turns out to be a robot.]] He really has every excuse to not be in his right mind during his last episode. |
| 444 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Like Guildos, his only purpose was to make Kemp and Mazenda try harder. ''Unlike'' the others, he gets told this to his face and doesn't take it well.]] |
| 445 | * VerbalTic: Obviously, dasu! |
| 446 | * VillainousFriendship: He gets along pretty well with Guildos, who is the only one of Bias's students who's kind to him. |
| 447 | [[/folder]] |
| 448 | |
| 449 | [[folder:Jimmers]] |
| 450 | !!Jimmers |
| 451 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jimmers_ep30.jpg]] |
| 452 | %% [[caption-width-right:1000:some caption text]] |
| 453 | The MechaMook footsoldiers of Volt. |
| 454 | ---- |
| 455 | * CannonFodder: Averted. They actually give the Livemen quite a bit of trouble in their first fight against them. |
| 456 | * HelpingHands: Their limbs can keep attacking even after they're chopped off. |
| 457 | * MauveShirt: Episode 13 focuses on an undercover Jimmer named Tanaka who loses his memory and falls in love with Colon. |
| 458 | * MechaMooks: They're all full-on robots built to serve Volt. |
| 459 | * {{Mooks}}: Volt's grunt force. |
| 460 | * MookMobile: They are responsible for piloting the Volt's Boffler Fighters. |
| 461 | * MookFaceTurn: Tanaka in #13, who eventually sides with the heroes against Volt and [[spoiler:gives his life for Colon.]] |
| 462 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: Busting open their helmets reveals a pair of mechanical eyes with red lenses. |
| 463 | [[/folder]] |
| 464 | |
| 465 | [[folder:Zuno Beasts]] |
| 466 | Monsters created by the Volt from artificial brain cores for use in their experiments. |
| 467 | ---- |
| 468 | * BioweaponBeast: Some genetic engineering is involved in the making of each Brain Beast given the brain cores used to give birth to them, creating a semi-sapient monster who's purpose is to rampage and do battle on behalf of Volt. |
| 469 | * BrainInAJar: They start out as disembodied brains before being given a full body as a Zuno Beast. |
| 470 | * EvilIsVisceral: A lot of them have creepily organic designs. |
| 471 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler: Uniquely to a ''Super Sentai'' series, Electron Juno, the last MonsterOfTheWeek, serves as this, as Bias became an old man and Guardnoid Gash is injured after a fight with Yusuke and leaves to take care of his master.]] |
| 472 | * MonsterOfTheWeek: The Livemen have to contend with one each episode. |
| 473 | [[/folder]] |
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