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5[[folder: Coppelion]]
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7!!Tropes applied to all Coppelion
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9* BadassCrew
10* CursedWithAwesome: Coppelion are immune to radiation so they don't need to wear HazmatSuit when they are in the old capital.
11* HealingFactor: Coppelions recover from injury faster than anyone. [[spoiler: Haruto has a particularly stronger one than the other Coppelion]].
12* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler:Once the Coppelion project becomes known to governments all over the world.]]
13* MeaningfulName: Coppelion was named after the ballet ''Coppélia''. {{Lampshaded}} by Aoi, who said just like Coppélia, a beautiful life size doll created by Dr. Coppelius, Coppelions were living dolls created by genetic engineering.
14* SuperSoldier
15* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The Coppelion are different from humans. They know it, and they each have a different approach in dealing with this issue.
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17!!Ibara Naruse
18[[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/001_1938.png]]
19->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HarukaTomatsu (Japanese), Creator/EricaLindbeck (English)
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21The leader of the Coppelion Medical unit. A senior and the class president.
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23* ActionGirl
24* AllLovingHero: She is willing to help everyone, although some of them used to resent her.
25* BerserkButton: Suggesting that any of the city residents be left for dead. She pulled a gun on her commander in response to being told to conserve doses of Aether.
26* ChildhoodFriend: With Haruto. They met when they were five years old.
27* ClassRepresentative
28* CombatMedic
29* CoolBigSis: Act as one towards Aoi and Taeko.
30* {{Determinator}}
31* EmptyShell: She was this in her childhood [[spoiler:and goes back to being mute and emotionless when stressed enough.]]
32* FoodPills: She gives herself food ''injections''.
33* HeroicBSOD: Breaks down from stress when [[spoiler:greeted by Haruto, who was thought to be dead.]]
34* MagicSkirt
35* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Drops a ceiling on Shion to keep her away and ends up crushing her because Shion was too wounded to hold it. Thankfully, Shion survived that.]]
36* NiceGirl
37* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler:In episode 6 and 7]].
38* SuperSoldier
39* SuperStrength: Genetically engineered to have 10 times the strength of an average person.
40* TenderTears: In episode 12, when she discovers [[spoiler: Haruto is dead. But considering Haruto's ability makes him able to come back from death; he survived, but Ibara didn't know about it at the time]].
41* ThouShaltNotKill: Refuses to kill or let anyone die.
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43!!Taeko Nomura
44[[quoteright:116:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coppelion_03_9578.png]]
45->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatomiAkesaka (Japanese), Creator/ShelbyLindley (English)
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47Medical unit member, first year.
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49* BlindWithoutThem: Inverted; her glasses cut her eyesight to near that of a normal human
50* CombatMedic
51** Played straight when she has [[spoiler: to deliver Ibuki's twins via C-Section]].
52* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's said to have been engineered to have this trait.
53* NiceGirl
54* SuperSenses: She was genetically engineered to have these.
55* ThouShaltNotKill
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57!!Aoi Fukasaku[=/=][[spoiler:Izanami Jyugotenshi]]
58[[quoteright:158:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/002_8075.png]]
59->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaHanazawa (Japanese), Creator/CassandraLeeMorris (English)
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61Member of the medical unit and a first year. Although she's not very confident in herself, she turns out to have great potential for [[spoiler:psychic abilities such as flying, creating shockwaves and controlling matter - which was Dr. Coppelius' goal in creating the Coppelion.]]
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63[[spoiler:Those powers first manifest unconciously in stressing moments as she helps her friends with a blank expression. Ibara and Taeko [[LockedOutOfTheLoop never tell her about her powers]], until Aoi gains a split personality named Izanami Jyugotenshi, named after [[ShowWithinAShow an anime heroine]]. Izanami can use the full potential of Aoi's powers, but is also too violent and unhelpful, so Aoi later gets lessons from Mana on how to better use her abilities by herself.]]
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65* BadassAdorable
66* BigEater:
67* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: She was able to hold Ibara steady when Haruto was using the AED, hinting at her later ability to absorb Kanon's electricity.]]
68* CallingYourAttacks: [[spoiler:Being a magical girl, Izanami does this]].
69* CombatMedic
70* CuteAndPsycho: [[spoiler:Izanami]].
71* DamselInDistress: Rather vulnerable to this trope, such as when she's [[spoiler:kidnapped by the 1st Division in Episode 6.]]
72* TheDragAlong: Less than happy about going on a dangerous mission into a crumbling city with no electricity or running water, immune to radiation or not.
73* EnergyAbsorption: [[spoiler: She can absorbs Kanon's electricity]].
74* GenkiGirl
75* HeroicBSOD:
76** [[spoiler: Spends a long time locked on a room after Ibara's NearDeathExperience.]]
77** [[spoiler:Not only she gets depressed again after learning about her powers and situation, she also gets withdrawal symptoms from the drug that was used to keep Izanami active. However, this time she resolves to become stronger and help her friends.]]
78* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:When the japanese government blackmails Ibara by requesting Aoi in exchange for a aircraft to properly take people out of Tokyo, Aoi tearfully complies. However, Ibara refuses to let her go.]]
79* HowDoIShotWeb: Has to learn [[spoiler:from Mana how to use her powers without becoming Izanami.]]
80* ItsAllMyFault: Blamed herself for [[spoiler: Ibara's near death experience]]. Combined with HeroicBSOD.
81* JusticeWillPrevail: [[spoiler:Izanami is very eager about destroying evil]].
82* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler:Regarded as the ultimate coppelion due to her power potential.]]
83* TheLoad: Since she (initially) has no obvious superpowers compared to the other Coppelion, Aoi is generally of little use to the group. Her awareness of this is the root of her self-esteem issues.
84* MagicSkirt: Very much in effect in Episode 9, given the positions of her legs during [[spoiler: her depression.]]
85* MoodSwinger: Suffers nervous breakdowns when things go south, but usually recovers with incredible speed once it's over.
86* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: [[spoiler:In Episode 10, Aoi showed that she was capable of flight. In Episode 11, she was suddenly capable of absorbing Kanon's electricity as well as forming an impenetrable energy shield. However, this trope can be attributed to nobody really knowing what the extent of her powers are.]]
87* PowerDyesYourHair: [[spoiler:Her hair becomes green when she turns into Izanami]].
88* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Becomes the more agressive Izanami Jyugotenshi when using her true abilities. What's troubling is that despite wishing to protect Aoi, Izanami is far too destructive and doesn't want to continue dormant either.]]
89* ThePowerOfFriendship: [[spoiler:Learns to use her psychic abilities by focusing on her feelings for Ibara.]]
90* ThirdPersonPerson
91* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler: When fighting Ozu sisters, she defeats them by [[EnergyAbsorption absorbing]] Kanon's electricity]]. [[spoiler:Later she learns how to control her powers and saves Shion from the Three Professors.]]
92* WalkingSpoiler: Becomes a lot more important than she seems at first.
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94!!Haruto Kurosawa
95[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/00coppelion_4_1047.png]]
96->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese), Creator/MaxMittelman (English)
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98The commander of the Coppelion CleanupCrew. He is a third-year and is cloned from [[spoiler:Dr. Coppelius.]] His special ability is [[spoiler:[[BackFromTheDead resurrection]]]].
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100* ActionHero
101* BackFromTheDead: ''Twice'', [[spoiler: due to his ability to come back to life]].
102* ChildhoodFriend: With Ibara. They met when they were five years old.
103* CleanupCrew
104* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: [[spoiler: Gives one to Ibara in episode 7]].
105* CombatPragmatist: Out of all of the Coppelions seen so far, Haruto is the one that acts most like a professional soldier.
106* CrazyPrepared: He was equipped with various types of hand grenades that he made himself.
107* FantasticRacism: Openly resents having to rescue ordinary humans.
108** However, [[CharacterDevelopment he gets better]] the more he interacts with Ibara and sees why she loves humans so much.
109* HealingFactor: [[spoiler: His HealingFactor is stronger than Ibara's. It is his special ability]].
110* GadgeteerGenius: He's a bit of one, considering his ability to build specialized bombs out of scratch.
111* GoodThingYouCanHeal: [[spoiler: It is his special ability]].
112* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: He does this together with 1st Division Leader so the train can pass through]].
113* ObliviousToLove: Doesn't get why Ibara becomes so shy around him after he [[spoiler:revives for the first time]].
114* OnlySaneMan: Compared to his psycho teammates.
115* SuperSoldier
116
117!!Kanon Ozu
118[[quoteright:153:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/005_8316.png]]
119->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiHorie (Japanese), Creator/CheramiLeigh (English)
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121The older of the Ozu Twins. She is one of the members of coppelion CleanupCrew.
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123* ActionGirl
124* AloofBigSister: Early on she uses her younger sister as a human shield and bait, but as their injuries pile up she becomes more concerned about Shion. And later she doesn't do such things again. [[CharacterizationMarchesOn This initial behavior even becomes odd]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast when more details about their childhood are revealed.]]
125* AxCrazy
126* TheBully: To Aoi and Meisa.
127* CleanupCrew
128* CreepyTwins: With Shion.
129* CuteAndPsycho: Because she's unintentionally cloned from a serial killer.
130* DeathSeeker: Wants to be killed because [[spoiler: her electrical powers make her numb and unable to feel pain.]]
131* DefeatMeansFriendship
132* FaceHeelTurn: She betrayed the JGSDF and sided with 1st Division.
133* FantasticRacism: Hates humans due to their treatment of Coppelion.
134* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler: When she was eavesdropping on Haruto and the Vice Principal's conversation, she heard that all the Coppelion were destined to die of a sudden death. ''She does not take it well'']].
135* HeelFaceTurn
136* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
137* MagicSkirt
138* PsychoElectro
139* RedemptionEqualsLife: [[spoiler:Ibara keeps Kanon from killing herself after defeating her for the final time, by declaring her a friend.]]
140* ReformedButNotTamed: [[spoiler:Becomes friends with Ibara's team, but usually keeps her mean attitude towards everyone.]]
141* RequiredSecondaryPowers[=/=]BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler: Her electric powers numbed her body, and she could not perceive pain the same way other does. This only reinforced her perception that she's only a mere doll.]]
142* ShockAndAwe: [[spoiler: Courtesy of added electric eel genes.]]
143* SlasherSmile
144* SuperReflexes: Appears to have this at first when she dodges Ibara's shot.[[spoiler: This was before the reveal that she had the ability to sense the bioelectrical energy put forth by living beings. It's still possible that it's an advantage in combat, just not against those who are faster and/or stronger than her, like her sister, or Ibara.]]
145* SuperSoldier
146* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:She quits trying to kill the Medical Unit and herself after being saved and befriended by Ibara, and becomes softer towards them despite her usually mean attitude.]]
147* WeaksauceWeakness: Water.
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149!!Shion Ozu
150[[quoteright:147:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/006_coppelion_6705.png]]
151->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Japanese), Creator/SarahAnneWilliams (English)
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153The younger of the Ozu Twins. She is one of the members of Coppelion CleanupCrew.
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155* ActionGirl
156* AxCrazy
157* TheBully: To Aoi and Meisa.
158* CallingYourAttacks
159* CleanupCrew
160* CreepyTwins: With Kanon.
161* CuteAndPsycho: Because she's unintentionally cloned from a serial killer.
162* DeathSeeker: She actually begs her older sister to kill her, despairing after [[spoiler: having a ceiling collapse on her AND SURVIVING.]]
163* DefeatMeansFriendship
164* DumbMuscle: She's called this on her first appearance. Despite all her strength, she's childish and rather simple-minded. [[spoiler:[[FridgeHorror In fact, she's set up to be like this, even though she does want to be smarter.]]]]
165* FaceHeelTurn: She betrayed JGSDF and sided with 1st Division.
166* HeelFaceTurn
167* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
168* MagicSkirt: Partially averted just prior to her first fight with Ibara. Played straight the rest of the way.
169* RedemptionEqualsLife
170* ReformedButNotTamed: [[spoiler:Becomes friends with Ibara's team, but usually keeps her mean attitude towards everyone.]]
171* SlasherSmile
172* SuperSoldier
173* SuperStrength: At least as strong as, if not stronger than Ibara.
174* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:She quits trying to kill the Medical Unit and herself after being saved and befriended by Ibara. She also shows her gentler side more often than Kanon.]]
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176!!Mana Tsuburaya
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178A second-year coppelion who was part of the Exploration Unit.
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180* DefeatEqualsFriendship: [[spoiler:Her defeat actually meant being tortured for information and kept from reuniting with Meisa. Later, when she realizes that Aoi is having trouble controlling her powers, she escapes to aid her and Ibara's group.]]
181* FightingYourFriend: [[spoiler:Mana has a battle against Meisa after deciding to help Ibara and Aoi.]]
182* HeelFaceTurn
183* LivingEmotionalCrutch: [[spoiler:Even if Meisa is mean to Mana sometimes, she depends on her OnlyFriend to keep some semblance of sanity.]]
184* InstantDeathRadius: She leaks radiation and so is this to non-coppelion living beings.
185* SailorFuku
186
187!!Meisa Ichikawa
188
189A second-year coppelion who was part of the Exploration Unit.
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191* AttackItsWeakPoint: Her left eye seems to be the core of her sand-like transformations. Ibara knocks it away once and Meisa [[BodyHorror loses control]] for a while before recovering her eye.
192* CreepyDoll: She's the keeper of Dr. Coppelius bunny doll.
193* CuteAndPsycho
194* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:When she accidentally killed everyone at Shinto Bank. Afterwards, Mana's company and Dr. Copelius' promise of fixing their bugs are the only things keeping her from just flopping on the floor.]]
195* {{Determinator}}: Does all she can to help Dr. Copelius so he can fix her radiation defect.
196* FightingYourFriend: [[spoiler:Fights and loses to Mana once she refuses to let Meisa keep opposing Ibara's group.]]
197* ISurrenderSuckers: Attempts to pull this trick [[spoiler:on Mana upon losing to her but gets slapped in response.]]
198* ImplacableWoman: She sometimes gets surprised and knocked out by vehicles and accidents, but Ibara and her team can't fight her directly and win at all.
199* InstantDeathRadius: She leaks radiation and so is this to non-coppelion living beings.
200* MasterOfYourDomain: Meisa can disassemble ("break") and reassemble ("reload") her body at the atomic level. According to Dr Coppelius, she does this by manipulating the nuclear force of her body that holds her protons and electrons together.
201* MsFanservice: She can't take her clothes along when she completely turns into dust and so she appears naked on-panel every now and then.
202* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler:She brags to Ibara about having killed the people at Shinto Bank but actually feels horrible about it. When Mana decides to help Ibara, Meisa feels unworthy of following them.]]
203
204!!Chimera
205
206A intelligent flea-like chimera coppelion who befriended Mana and Meisa.
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209[[/folder]]
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211[[folder: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)]]
212
213!!Colonel Mishima Onihei
214[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px-onihei_portal_2029.png]]
215->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RikiyaKoyama (Japanese), Creator/KeithSilverstein (English)
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217Japanese Ground Self Defense Force colonel and the Coppelion's vice-principal. He lost his wife and daughter from the nuclear meltdown.
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219* ColonelBadass
220* InsistentTerminology: He prefers to be addressed as 'vice-principal', even by people who don't attend his school. He sees himself as a teacher, not a commander, of the girls.
221* ParentalSubstitute: He acts as one for the coppelion.
222* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
223* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: He and his men are some of the few people who care for the coppelion and treat them as people rather than "dolls", tools or weapons.
224
225!!The Three Professors
226
227A trio of scientists who manage the Coppelion project since Dr. Coppelius was exiled.
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229* ColdBloodedTorture: Tortured and experimented on the coppelion during their childhoods.
230* TheFaceless: They're always shown wearing protective suits which display emoticons.
231* MadScientist
232* NoNameGiven
233* WouldHurtAChild
234[[/folder]]
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236[[folder: Other Characters]]
237
238!!Ougai Masamune
239->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsuruOgata (Japanese), Joe J. Thomas (English)
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241The prime minister's secretary.
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243* BigBad: He the one behind the series' political conspiracies and attempts to manipulate the coppelions for his own goals.
244* ManipulativeBastard
245* WellIntentionedExtremist: Works for the sake of Japan's political and economical growth.
246
247!!Dr. Coppelius[=/=][[spoiler: Matasaburo Itami]]
248
249Creator of the Coppelions, a MadScientist who went into hiding after being exiled by the scientific community.
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251* AlmightyJanitor: If his uniform is any indication.
252* BigBad
253* CreepyDoll: Speaks through a tattered bunny doll with a sinister look.
254* LivingEmotionalCrutch: He's the only hope for the second-year coppelions to be cured from the "bug" that causes them to spread radiation, so depressed and desperate Meisa does anything she can to help him.
255* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Haruto Kurosawa is his clone.]]
256* MadScientist
257* ManipulativeBastard

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