Line #51 Characters/HardcoreMecha


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3	[[folder:Hardcore Defense Corps]]
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5	!!Tarethur O'Connell
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7	The protagonist of the game.
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9	* BadassNormal: He can fight enemies just fine when out of his Thunderbolt mecha suit.
10	* TheComicallySerious: He's often the serious one in comedic scenes. He also isn't into mecha anime like Edgar is.
11	* ExperiencedProtagonist: He's already shown as an experienced lieutenant and pilot when the game begins.
12	* HeroicBSOD: Goes through one of these following [[spoiler: Edgar's HeroicSacrifice.]]
13	* JackOfAllStats: His Thunderbolt is a balanced mecha suit that excels in power, protection, range, and speed.
14	* LaserBlade: His Thunderbolt mecha has beam blades installed in the [[BladeBelowTheShoulder forearms]]. In one of his Ultimate Attacks, he can increase the output of the beams to make the blades longer, allowing him to use a large circular slash.
15	* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Vulphaes.
16	* ShieldBash: He can ram forwards with his shield as one of his attacks. He can also use the spikes at the tip of his shield to thrust and emit [[ShockAndAwe electric shocks]] to the enemy mecha.
17	* StealthExpert: He's good at being stealthy when needing to infiltrate enemy territory and gathering data.
18	* WaveMotionGun: One of his Ultimate Attacks is shifting his beam rifle to extend its shape forwards in preparation before generating and launching a long high output beam.
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20	!!Edgar Feuerbach
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22	Tarethur's best friend, and fellow mercenary.
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24	* BerserkButton: [[spoiler:After witnessing the bus that the little girl and her father were on explode by an unseen landmine, he's filled with anguish and anger. He then turns his rage towards the Steel Dawn for doing such a thing and angrily heads off into battle despite Tarethur's pleas.]]
25	* BigBrotherInstinct: He had a younger sister and used to take care of her before the war happened. When he finds a lost girl in the middle of a battle in the space colony, she reminded him of his own sister and he does everything he can to help her find her father. He eventually succeeds and was quite happy about it.
26	* {{Fanboy}}: Edgar is a fan of the in-universe mecha anime Metallictron. In fact, he's a fan of ''all'' mecha anime in-universe.
27	* FriendToAllChildren: He's very good with kids since he's been a loving big brother to his little sister. As mentioned above, he helps a lost girl reunite with her father.
28	* [[spoiler:HeroicSacrifice: Let go of Tarethur's arm to save the latter from being sucked into the Yggdrasil explosion.]]
29	* LongRangeFighter: He prefers using long-range firearms in his mecha suit when fighting in battle.
30	* NiceGuy: He's one of the friendliest characters in the game.
31	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Is it Edgar or Edgard?
32	* WalkingArmory: His mecha is equipped with lots of long-range firearms.
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34	!!Shaw Faye
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36	One of the pilots in the Hardcore Defense Corps and ally of Tarethur.
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38	* ActionGirl: A small petite girl, but she can fight just fine in her mecha suit.
39	* GenkiGirl: She behaves cutesy and active overall.
40	* GogglesDoNothing: She wears a pair of goggles on her head. And she most likely uses them when piloting her mecha.
41	* ModestyShorts: She wears bike shorts underneath her dress.
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43	!!Morris Yaser
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45	* TheAce: He's a veteran and one of the top pilots in the Hardcore Defense Corps.
46	* CoatCape: Wears his coat this way.
47	* KatanasAreJustBetter: Official art shows him wielding one, and his mecha also uses one.
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49	!!Nancy Winnie Sevilen
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51	* MissionControl: She is the boss of the Hardcore Defense Corps and commands all activities she is in charge of.
52	* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: She wears glasses and is one of the most intelligent characters in the game.
53	* SmokingIsCool: She has a long tobacco pipe that she smokes in.
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55	!!Murong Qin
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57	* BridgeBunnies: She resides on the main ship that houses the Hardcore Defense Corps mechas and works there as an operator on the bridge.
58	* MissionControl: She is the operator for Tarethur, Edgar, and Shaw when they head out into missions. She gives them instructions and updates during battle.
59	* NiceGirl: She's very kind and understanding to everyone.
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63	[[folder:UNF]]
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65	!!Aylatanya "Ayla" Kiruna
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67	Codename "A", a member of the IOB. She was the target for Hardcore Corps's search & rescue mission.
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69	* TheAce: She's a skilled mecha pilot and can pretty much pilot in any mass-produced mecha suit to fight in battle.
70	* AceCustom: She gets her own purple version of the Hardcore Defense Corps infantry mecha unit.
71	* ActionGirl: She's one of the main characters and is able to handle fights by herself.
72	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She has dark blue hair and is very serious and brash in personality.
73	* DamselOutOfDistress: By the time Tarethur comes to rescue her, she's already in a mecha suit fighting off Steel Dawn soldiers.
74	* ExperiencedProtagonist: Like Tarethur, she also has experience as a soldier and pilot.
75	* IWorkAlone: Although she does team up with Tarethur to escape after her rescue, she mostly prefers to fight by herself.
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77	!!Richard Xu
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79	* [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice: Pushed a dropship out of the way of a laser shot to ensure the mission's success]]
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81	!!Richter Hoffman
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83	* HighClassGlass: Sports one over his left eye.
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87	[[folder:Steel Dawn]]
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89	!!Vulphaes Bonaparte
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91	* AceCustom: Before Crimson Flame, Vulphaes pilot a red colored Graeme equipped with only a Knife and built-in Chest Vulcans.
92	* BloodKnight
93	* ChestBlaster: The cross on his Crimson Flame's chest armor can emit a mid-range beam to deal big damage.
94	* CloseRangeCombatant: His preferred fighting style is fighting up close with punches and kicks. Occasionally though, he will use mid-to-long range attacks to mix things up with his style.
95	* DivingKick: His Crimson Flame can jump in the air and perform a diving kick to deal knockback.
96	* GlassCannon: His Custom Graeme was modified to fight in close-range, but its combat options were limited to just a combat knife for slashing and chest vulcans for mid-range fire, so he lacked protection against long-range moves. His Crimson Flame on the other hand, is a LightningBruiser, improving on the protection that the Graeme lacked by adding additional armor and having more combat options along with increased strength and mobility.
97	* HotBlooded
98	* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: Sheds these following the destruction of Fervenca City and after his fistfight with Tarethur.]]
99	* MidSeasonUpgrade: After his second encounter with Tarethur, he decides to upgrade his Custom Graeme into the Crimson Flame, which is faster and stronger and has more combat options.
100	* NobleDemon
101	* PlayingWithFire: Crimson Flame can emit flame-like energy when fighting. It's also in the name after all.
102	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Tarethur.
103	* RocketPunch: His Crimson Flame's only long-range attack is launching his rocket powered arm at the opponent mecha. He can charge it up to deal more damage.
104	* WorthyOpponent: He sees Tarethur as one after their first few encounters. He respects his skills as a mecha pilot and seeks to defeat him in mecha combat.
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106	!!Xerxas Nomad
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108	Leader of Steel Dawn.
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110	* BigBad
111	* FinalBoss
112	* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler: After he is defeated, you'll have to escape his flagship before it explodes.]]
113	* SocialDarwinist
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115	!!Huang Yimeng
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117	!!Ludde Van
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119	!!Elisabeth Hakvoort
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121	!!Tristan Alexander Cruzan
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123	* ChestBlaster: Tristan's mecha has a beam cannon in the chest.
124	* MetaMecha: Tristan pilots a gigantic mecha with a large armored body and two arms. It's size towers over all normal size mechas
125	* MightyGlacier: His mecha sports great protection and attack, but lacks speed.
126	* ShockAndAwe: His mecha can generate electric spheres.
127	* ThisCannotBe: He says this during his defeat.
128	* WaveMotionGun: Tristan gets '''three''' of them on his mecha.
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130	[[/folder]]
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132	[[folder:DLC and Guest Characters]]
133	!! Thunderbolt Otome
134	A gender-bent version of Tarethur that uses armor parts and weaponry from his Thunderbolt mecha. Not much is known about her other than the fact that she exists and can kick butt in battle. She appears in Hardcore mecha as a purchasable DLC character for multiplayer and mission mode.
135	* GenderBender: A hilarious example of a gender bent Tarethur.
136	* MoeAnthropomorphism: She's a gender-bent Tarethur dressed as Thunderbolt.
137	* MovesetClone: She pretty much plays just like Tarethur's Thunderbolt mecha, just with a different appearance.
138	* MysticalWhiteHair: She also has silver hair like Tarethur.
139	* NavelWindow: Her leotard suit leaves an opening that exposes her belly button.
140	* NoPlotNoProblem: Absolutely no role in the main story. Just a bonus character to play as for fun.
141	* RobotGirl: In the style of the mecha musume genre. Not only is she dress like Thunderbolt, she's also about the same scale as the mecha, making her the only enlarged humanoid character in terms of character sprites.
142	* {{Stripperific}}: Her overall outfit consists of wearing a leotard with headgear, gauntlets, and greaves derived from Thunderbolt's parts. The armor parts cover her hands, elbows, feet, and knees. Everything else is exposed.
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144	!! Simon
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146	The main protagonist of the mecha anime series Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann. Once a small Digger who would one day become a near-godlike hero, Simon appears with his mecha Gurren Lagann in Hardcore Mecha as a purchasable DLC character for multiplayer and mission mode. For more tropes about him in his home series, [[Characters/TengenToppaGurrenLagannMainCharacters click here.]]
147	* CombiningMecha: The Gurren Lagann is a combination of two machines: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gurren and Lagann.]] When Gurren Lagann is destroyed, Lagann will detach from Gurren, allowing Simon to keep fighting.
148	* CoolShades: The Gurren Boomerang. It's as sharp as the swords it was originally forged from.
149	* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Averted. Though Gurren Lagann doesn't have a co-pilot ingame, Simon is actually perfectly able to pilot him alone and has done so more than once.
150	* KidHero: His in-game version is his pre-TimeSkip self, who was around 14. This also makes him the youngest pilot in the game.
151	* LightningBruiser: Gurren Lagann runs fast, tanks damage, and hits hard very well.
152	* MythologyGag: Gurren Lagann's moveset comes directly from the home series. His normal melee combo and Gurren Boomerang reference to Gurren Lagann weaponizing the large CoolShades on his chest. His DivingKick is the same one he used on Viral's Enkidu in the first season. Full Drillized references to how Gurren Lagann can spontaneously create lots of drills from all parts of his body. Giga Drill Break is of course Gurren Lagann's [[SignatureMove Signature]] FinishingMove. And when Gurren Lagann is destroyed, Lagann can detach from Gurren and continue fighting. He even has his transformation state in his moveset, further referencing Gurren Lagann as a CombiningMecha.
153	* NoPlotNoProblem: There's no specific reason to how or why Simon is in the universe of Hardcore Mecha, but he is there and he is playable in multiplayer and mission mode.
154	* RedIsHeroic: Gurren Lagann is predominantly red.
155	* TheVoiceless: Unfortunately, [[Creator/TetsuyaKakihara Simon's]] [[Creator/YuriLowenthal actors]] are absent. This is justified due to the fact that character dialogue is only heard in Hardcore Mecha's story mode.
156	* ThisIsADrill: Gurren Lagann's main weapon, ''all over his body''. Simon also wields his own drill while on foot.
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