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1Important characters in the ''Anime/GunXSword'' anime, and the tropes they embody.
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3NOT ALL SPOILERS HERE ARE MARKED YET
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8!Protagonists
9[[folder:Van]]
10[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Van_gnx_8926.jpg]]
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12->Voiced by Creator/TakanoriHoshino (JP), Creator/DavidVincent (EN)
13-->''"DAMN! THAT'S GOOD!"''
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15Main character of the show, and the titular "SWORD". Before the series, Van was going to get married when a man only known as "The Claw" murdered his bride Elena on his wedding day, and now he's going to get his revenge. Along the way, he makes a name for himself as a badass, acquires [[IHaveManyNames a ton of nicknames]], and more or less goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge to avenge the woman he loved.
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17His primary weapon is a sword which morphs from a cloth on his belt. He can summon an Armor named "Dann of Thursday" when the situation calls for it.
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19* AntiHero: Type 2. Apathetic towards nearly everything, but pushing him to help when it's needed is very possible.
20* BadassInANiceSuit: Since he began his quest for vengeance, it appears that his tuxedo is the only set of clothes he bothered to bring.
21* BadassLongcoat: Swallowtail Tuxedo, actually. Makes him look incredibly dapper.
22* BerserkButton: The Claw himself is one for him. Another is touching his own sword.
23-->'''Van:''' *After Michael picks up Dann's sword to kill Van* "THAT'S MIIIINE!"
24* BigEater: Somewhat. He eats with all condiments on after all.
25* BioAugmentation: In order to properly pilot Dann, he was reconstructed. This gave him his HealingFactor and his unusual durability. [[spoiler: He didn't need this to use Earth's technology though.]]
26* {{BFS}}: Variable at times, but generally he and his mecha, Dann of Thursday, carry one, and Dann's can [[BifurcatedWeapon split into two]]. For that matter, Dann ''transforms'' into one. [[spoiler: And then there's Earth's technology to create a sword that's about the size of Godzilla.]]
27* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler: Naturally, it also involves some [[CueTheSun Cuing of the Sun]]. He ''is'' Van of the Dawn.]]
28* CantHoldHisLiquor: The man [[LactoseOverLiquor drinks milk]] because booze does BAD things to him.
29* CelibateHero: Despite having been confessed to and having the potential to get together with several women, Van remains faithful to Elena.
30* CharacterTic: Rotating his hat before summoning Dann. Justified, as that's the activation.
31** Aside from that, randomly fiddling with his 3D puzzle. [[spoiler: Stops once he finally solves it and unlocks Dann's shield powers]].
32* ChickMagnet[=/=]TrueCompanions: These two tend to go hand in hand, as Van seems to unintentionally get attractive women to follow in his wake (despite having no interest, as he's very devoted to his deceased lover), and manages to make friends despite his very personality militating against it. It gets so bad Ray Lundgren blatantly lampshades it.
33--> '''Ray''': In armor and women... You are quite blessed.
34--> '''Van''': ... [[CelibateHero Yeah]].
35* TheChosenOne: Through reasons unknown, [[spoiler: Van somehow has the ability to use Earth's technology.]] He only uses this ability in [[EleventhHourSuperpower the final episode]], but the same episode also states he had this power even before he was augmented, which was years ago.
36* CoolSword: His sword is incredibly flexible, in [[WhipSword both]] [[SwissArmyWeapon meanings]] of the word. It's incredibly sharp, it can double as a grappling hook and his belt, and it's also what he uses to pilot Dann. Dann's sword and even Dann itself also count, the former being a BifurcatedWeapon with the ability to split into two swords, and Dann being able to ''transform'' into a mecha-sized {{BFS}}.
37* CrusadingWidower: The reason for his journey, and a lot of his actions. Even sadder in that his bride died the day they got married.
38* DeadpanSnarker: Sometimes.
39* DeflectorShields: When he [[spoiler: finally solves the 3D puzzle by realizing his love for Elena means her memory lives within him. This allows him to bring out Dann's true potential]].
40* DeliberateInjuryGambit: Does this a lot. For instance, he lets Wu's Metsa stab through Dann so that he can hit the armor.
41* {{Determinator}}: With regard to vengeance; he may be apathetic about other things.
42* DontThinkFeel: How he fights in the final part of the series after his epiphany in episode 16, taking inspiration from Gadved's words to "Empty his head", Priscilla's MotionCaptureMecha and his love for Elena meaning he has to fight together and as one with Dann instead of controlling it.
43* TheDrifter: Both during the series and prior to meeting his (ill-fated) future wife.
44* DualWielding: Dann's sword can split into two, a big main half and a smaller one used for trickery.
45* EleventhHourSuperpower: Played with. [[spoiler: He only used the power of Earth's technology in the finale, but the scientists comment he had that power even BEFORE he was augmented]].
46* EmpathicWeapon: Dann of Thursday is this to him. He literally CAN'T live without it.
47* EnlightenmentSuperpower: In Episode 16, Van realizing that Elena's memories will always be with him makes him realize that he's not supposed to control, but become one with Dann. [[spoiler: This allows him to activate Dann's DeflectorShields]].
48* EvilLaugh: Manages to let out a rather disturbing one when [[spoiler: he finally finds the Claw.]]
49* HealingFactor: When he links with Dann of Thursday he can heal almost all the injuries he sustains. It's necessary for him to enter Dann once a week because [[spoiler: he will die if he doesn't, and Dann's functionality would shut down completely without him]].
50* HeroesPreferSwords: Both in and out of his Armor. Hell, Dann can literally transform into a giant sword.
51* HumongousMecha: Dann of Thursday.
52* IHaveManyNames: Van of the Dawn [[spoiler: his favorite]], Crybaby Van, Nice Guy Van...
53* InkSuitActor: He is basically identical to Creator/TakanoriHoshino, his Japanese voice actor, to the point he even cosplayed as him once.
54* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A variation. The biggest reason he is seen as a jerk is because he takes asocial to its maximum level. After losing Elena, he is extremely focused to his quest, becoming extremely apathetic as a result. When push comes to shove however, if anyone thinks of harming his friends or offending the morals he still clearly has, he won't hesitate to jump in and help others while telling off whoever it was that offended them with a BreakingSpeech.
55* {{Kiai}}: ''CHESTOU!''
56** In the English Dub, ''SEIIIIIYAAAAA!''
57* LaughingMad: Upon seeing the Claw fly by him during his fight with Gadved, the normally serious Van lets loose a psychotic cackle that erupts into unhinged howls of glee, screaming about hunting down the target of his vengeance and crushing his skull. This until now unseen level of bloodlust unnerves even the stoic Gadved, who until this point was sure of his victory.
58--> '''Van''': My journey was not a mistake!
59* LeanAndMean: Downplayed. Van has a very slim and slender body and is very willing and capable of kicking your ass if you ask for it, but most of the time he's just apathetic and has NoSocialSkills, and he even has his own moral code.
60* MrFanservice: You can tell by all the {{Shirtless Scene}}s.
61* NotSoStoic: When he finally talks to Wendy about his love for Elena in episode 16.
62** Also, whenever The Claw [[BerserkButton is mentioned in his presence]], he'll go from laconic to violently angry within a split-second.
63** Also [[TrademarkFavoriteFood whenever he eats with all the condiments]].
64* ObliviousToLove: Pricilla is pretty obvious about her feelings, but he still doesn't notice until she confesses.
65* ThePowerOfLove: He runs on this, as his love for Elena is what keeps him going. [[spoiler: It also helps him defeat both Woo and The Claw later on.]]
66* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His main motivation.
67* RunningGag:
68** His ever-rotating and ever-growing collection of nicknames.
69** Contrasting this, the fact that he can't remember anyone else's name if they don't interest him. Especially applies to girls, except Priscilla, [[ClingyJealousGirl much to Carmen and Wendy's consternation]].
70** Also, "Serve me *insert food here* and all the condiments you have" -> Eats the food -> Yell from the top of his lungs about the taste.
71* SamuraiCowboy: His clothes and his weapon, including his mecha, are visually dissonant. He uses a sword and Dann is built like a samurai warrior, but he's dressed up like a cowboy (Complete with longcoat and hat), and when he's not using it his sword is even shaped like a gun handle, wrapped around his waist like a belt.
72* ShutUpHannibal: Twice:
73-->[[spoiler:'''Fasalina''': ''Well this is how the utopia will work... everyone will be happy. Don't you think it's a good idea?'']]
74-->[[spoiler:'''Van''': ''Shut up! I'm not gonna listen to underlings of the guy who killed Elena!'']]
75** Later...
76--->[[spoiler:'''The Claw''': ''Van, I really like you.'']]
77--->[[spoiler:'''Van''': ''[[TalkToTheFist *slice*]]'']]
78* SlasherSmile: Van looks a little unhinged when he sees The Claw for the second time.
79* SpinToDeflectStuff: Easily parries bullets with this method, making up for his lack of a sidearm.
80* TheStoic: Subverted when eating and when pissed; see also NotSoStoic, above.
81* SignatureSoundEffect: The ringing of his hat usually means something important is about to happen, or just happened.
82* SuddenlyShouting: Every time he eats food he likes, thinks about the Claw, or declares his love for Elena.
83* TalkToTheFist: A common solution for many of Van's problems. [[spoiler: Including his final one with the Claw.]]
84* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Every single condiment in history on whatever he's eating. Notably, he usually asks for "the cheapest thing on the menu" along with the condiments, since he won't be able to taste it under all of them.
85* WalkingTheEarth: Due to how enigmatic the Claw is, he really had no good starting point to finding him. So he just started walking until he found a lead.
86* WidowedAtTheWedding: His bride Elena was killed by the Claw right before they were wed.
87* VagueAge: He isn't given an official age, though he looks to be at least 20.
88[[/folder]]
89
90[[folder:Wendy Garret]]
91[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Wendy_3093.jpg]]
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93->Voiced by Creator/HoukoKuwashima (JP), Creator/StephanieSheh (EN)
94-->''"Van, you're horrible!"''
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96Van's main traveling companion. She's an orphan with a strong sense of loyalty to her kidnapped brother: she'll risk anything to get him back. However, she is also deeply concerned with right and wrong, and is willing to put her sense of ethics above her emotions when necessary.
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98* ActionSurvivor: She's pretty resourceful when need be.
99* AllLoveIsUnrequited Similar to the other girls she falls for Van, who only loves Elena and shows no romantic interest in anyone else.
100* ClingyJealousGirl: She gets jealous whenever Van shows interest in other girls, but towards the end she doesn't bother to get in the way of anyone who goes after him. [[spoiler: In the ultimate show of maturity, she subverts this in the finale by letting him go when he feels he needs to.]]
101* {{Determinator}}: It doesn't matter that she has [[TheTeamNormal no powers or any particular abilities]]. She will find a way to do whatever she needs.
102* GirlishPigtails: Notable because in the scenes when she has her hair down, she frequently looks older.
103* HairstyleInertia: A flashback shows that when she was a small child, she wore the same pigtails as when she was a teen. [[spoiler: This continue all the way to adulthood]].
104* TheHeart: She's the character who most cares about helping others in need, even if she hardly knows them.
105* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Van ''towers'' over her. A sketch in the artbook really brings this home. [[spoiler: Even after Wendy is grown up, the top of her head is still a little below shoulder height to Van when they stand together]].
106* HopelessSuitor: For Van, who still loves his wife.
107* JustAKid: Many treat her as one early on. She is often told to stay out of danger for this reason, much to her chagrin.
108* KidSidekick: She's no good at fighting, but she's smarter and more grounded than Van, so she sometimes steers him the right direction.
109* ModestyShorts: When hiking across the world its a good idea to wear these.
110* MoralityPet: Hence, the quote above. She manages to temper Van's {{Jerkass}}edness somewhat.
111* NostalgicNarrator: The FramingDevice for the show is Wendy telling her story to a journalist, and every OnTheNext segment is her summarizing the events of the next episode to him.
112* OneBulletLeft: An exaggerated example. She only has one shot in her brother's revolver for basically the entire series. You KNOW it's going to be used at some point. [[spoiler: Ironically, or perhaps very fittingly, she uses that one shot on her brother in the finale.]]
113* PluckyGirl: She has her DamselInDistress moments, but most of the time she's optimistic and determined.
114* PrecociousCrush: She's only 13 while Van appears to be somewhere in his 20s.
115* RevolversAreJustBetter: Her gun, which she inherited from her brother. She brings it out often, but never uses it since it only has [[OneBulletLeft the one shot]] [[spoiler: until the finale]].
116* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Despite being TheTeamNormal, she's the only one among the girls who knows how to swim.
117* TagalongKid: But for good reason! This is her role as part of the FiveManBand, but when she's traveling alone with Van, she functions more as a KidSidekick.
118* TheTeamNormal: Everyone else on the team is either super smart, super strong, has special training or can pilot mechs. Wendy has none of these things, other than knowledge of everyday skills and [[{{Determinator}} the same resolve as each and every one of them.]]
119* {{Tsundere}}: A type B. She's usually a sweet, innocent girl, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Van]] frequently brings out her irritable side.
120* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Justified in that she and her brother have been living on their own for years. Best shown in the finale when [[spoiler: her travels through the world and the experiences she had allow her to verbally destroy all of her brother's arguments in support of the Claw with ease.]]
121[[/folder]]
122
123[[folder:Carul Mendoza/Carmen 99]]
124[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Carmen99_6804.jpg]]
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126->Voiced by Creator/KikukoInoue (JP), Creator/MichelleRuff (EN)
127-->''"Remember, I'm Carmen 99!"''
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129An information broker who has known Van for a long time, and who happens to be one of his few friends (whether Van openly admits it or not). She originally was a neutral element in his life, but when her life is ruined by the same guy who murdered Van's wife-to-be, [[ItsPersonal things become personal]].
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131* ActionGirl: She doesn't have an Armor, so she isn't as flashy as other {{Action Girl}}s, but she did beat Fasalina in a fight.
132* AllLoveIsUnrequited Similar to the other girls she falls for Van, who only loves Elena and shows no romantic interest in anyone else.
133* AmbiguouslyBrown: Of the "vaguely Hispanic" hue.
134* AntiHero: While she's nowhere as cruel as Ray, she can be so apathetic at times that she makes Van look altruistic. While she won't kill people just because they have something she wants, she will not hesitate to screw them over and her only reaction to overhearing how Pricilla is fighting in an Armor tournament for the sake of the orphans she's taking care of is to roll her eyes.
135* BadassNormal: She doesn't have an Armor, but is just as capable as everyone else on the team.
136* BigBreastPride: She is ''very'' proud of her chest. The 99 in her name refers to her bust measurements.
137* TheSmartGuy: Occasionally. Being the more worldly of Van's two female companions, and also being a professional information broker, tends to help.
138* CoolBigSis: She somewhat assumes this role when it comes to Wendy and, to a lesser extent, Pricilla.
139* DeadpanSnarker: Almost everything she says. If there's something weird going on, she'll be the one to snark about it. If Van or Ray is getting to into their vengeance, she'll snark about it. If Wendy starts acting altruistic, she'll snark about it. If it exists, she'll snark about it.
140* HopelessSuitor: For Van, who still loves his wife.
141* ILied: Jokingly tells Wendy she's in love with Van. Given who she is, it may or may not be true. [[spoiler: Turns out it was.]]
142* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Her usual attire would be cool were it not for the fact that wearing it would challenge one's modesty or just be somewhat frustrating to put on.
143* InsistentTerminology: She doesn't allow just ''anyone'' to call her Carul. [[note]] That name is only intended for the closest friends of hers. [[/note]] For everyone else she's [=Carmen99=] or just Carmen.
144* KillerYoyo: It has blades that come out of it.
145* MeaningfulName: Carmen 99. The 99 refers to her bust size in centimeters.
146* MsFanservice: For the good guys.
147* {{Stripperific}}: Her usual pants accentuate her hips and legs by the most direct method possible - [[VaporWear literally showing them off]].
148* TheTease: A variation. She teases Wendy by saying she's in love with Van. [[spoiler: Though by the end, it isn't teasing.]]
149[[/folder]]
150
151[[folder:Ray Lundgren]]
152[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ray_1676.jpg]]
153
154->Voiced by Creator/TakahiroSakurai (JP), Creator/LiamOBrien (EN)
155-->''"When you're out for revenge, humanity just '''gets in the way!'''"''
156
157The titular "GUN". Ray, like Van, witnessed his wife being murdered by the Claw, and took to avenging her death. Unlike Van, however, he is willing to do ''[[HeWhoFightsMonsters anything]]'' to kill the Claw, even taking the lives of innocents who get in the way.
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159His primary weapon is a gun. His armor, Volkain, is [[ImprovisedWeapon a modified mining armor]], which just like Ray himself also uses guns.
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161* AloofBigBrother: For most of the series, anyway.
162* AntiHero: For most of the series, he's a NominalHero who doesn't care who he hurts in his quest for vengeance. Even if you aren't his enemy, he's still prone to [[KickTheDog unnecessary cruelty]].
163* CapedMecha: His Volkain is the only Armor that wears a cape, and instead of getting in his way, it actually neutralizes the energy beams mounted on the Original Seven Armors.
164* ComfortingComforter: He places one on Joshua when he falls asleep while he repaired Volkain. It's one of the first indications we have that Ray hasn't completely given up his humanity.
165* CrusadingWidower: His motivation for almost everything he does in the series.
166* DyingDream: As he dies, he dreams of waking up in a rocking chair on the porch of a beach house, his wife hanging laundry and asking what he was dreaming about.
167* TheGunslinger: At first it looks like he prefers [[ImprobableAimingSkills trick shots]] but his favorite gun and his Armor are better suited for [[MoreDakka flinging great quantities of lead.]]
168* HandicappedBadass: He gets blinded in one eye around the series midpoint.
169* HarmlessElectrocution: Downplayed. Carossa's final attack before getting shot down resulted in Ray getting tossed around and electrocuted in the cockpit, impairing his vision.
170* HiddenSupplies: In addition to his machine-pistol, Ray has guns in his boot-heels. Or rather, the heels of his boots ''are'' guns.
171* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Just look at his character quote. [[spoiler:He gets better about it.]]
172%%* IcyBlueEyes
173* IdenticalStranger: An odd inversion. He's a nearly perfect opposite to Van - one has a Western aesthetic, the other Eastern, one is black-haired, the other is blonde, one uses a sword that looks like a gun, the other uses a gun that looks like a sword, one is followed by a girl, the other by a boy, one has a skilled and elegant fighting style while the other sprays and prays, one has a blue and white robot that comes down from space, the other has a red and black robot that comes from underground. There's no reason or explanation for why the two parallel each other so much.
174* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:When it comes to Josh. He's a genuine {{Jerkass}} to everyone else, but his treatment of Josh is nothing but an act to [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies keep him away]].]]
175* KickTheDog: He has several moments, but one that stands out is when Yukiko gives him a GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slap, his response is to call her a bitch and draw his gun. It's quite likely that if Josh hadn't stopped him, he would have shot her, even though she was obviously concerned about him and just trying to help
176%%* KilledOffForReal
177* KnightTemplarBigBrother: [[spoiler:He acts all {{aloof|bigbrother}}, but it's just a façade to keep his brother away. In reality, if you so much as think of hurting Joshua, he'll viciously murder you.]]
178* MacrossMissileMassacre: As befitting Ray's love of [[MoreDakka dakka]], he can fire a large number of missiles all at once, and often uses them at close range.
179* MoreDakka: Believes in this whole-heartedly -- his favored tactic is to throw as many bullets at his enemy as possible. Volkain is more than prepared for this strategy. Hell, some of the bigger guns have smaller guns attached to them.
180* MrFanservice: Just ''look'' at the man.
181* NominalHero: As detailed under AntiHero and SociopathicHero, this guy is as brutal as the enemies he fights.
182* PerpetualFrowner: When he isn't frothing with rage. It makes him look hollow and dead inside.
183%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath
184* TheRival: To Van.
185%%* RoaringRampageOfRevenge
186* SamuraiCowboy: Just like Van, his aesthetic contrasts with his weapon and his mecha's designs, preferring guns both on-foot and in Volkain while dressing like a samurai.
187* ShadowArchetype: Again, to Van.
188* ShutUpHannibal: He delivers an armor-piercing one to Fasalina, given her backstory and her [[SlutShaming complex about it]]:
189-->'''Fasalina:''' "Then why not part with this idiocy?" (By idiocy, she means the series' TrueCompanions)
190-->'''Ray:''' "Big talk, coming from The Claw's whore."
191** He gives her another one later in the same episode:
192--->'''Fasalina:''' "You fight only for vengeance, but we fight for the sole reason of protecting our comrade's dream. And those who live to protect are always stronger."
193--->'''Ray:''' "Just a bunch of [[KnightTemplar knights in shining armor]], aren't you? Well, let me tell you something. I had a dream once too: to live a peaceful life with the woman I loved. A modest one, I know, but he tore it to pieces because we wouldn't go along with his lunacy."
194--->'''Fasalina:''' "Our comrade's dream is for all of humanity."
195--->'''Ray:''' "AND WE THROW OUT OUR OWN? What did you think... what did you imagine we would do... when our dreams were taken away?"
196* SlasherSmile: Gets a few of them in Episodes 12 and 13.
197* SociopathicHero: For most of the series, he places absolutely no value on human life. [[spoiler:Upon being convinced that Carossa and Melissa wouldn't give him any information, he shoots them with a simple, "Very well, I guess I won't be getting anything out of them. Delete." After killing Melissa, he notes, "Alright, that's one of them down."]] He gets better by the end, though.
198* SpectacularSpinning: His armor, Volkain, has a transport vehicle that travels underground by digging tunnels with a massive drill, and it often makes its entrance by burrowing up from the ground, in contrast to the falling Dann. It destroys most of a train station in Episode 13.
199* StraightEdgeEvil: He makes a point to not drink alcohol, although he does take water in a traditional sake cup.
200* SurroundedByIdiots: His reactions to fighting with [[GenkiGirl Pricilla]] and The [[BoisterousBruiser El Dora Five]] at his side. He even evokes the trope by name.
201%%* TriggerHappy: Very.
202* WaveMotionGun: Volkain's massive energy rifle.
203* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:He killed both Melissa and Carossa without a second thought.]]
204* WouldHitAGirl: His introductory episode has him shoot two women separately before he drills a hole clean through their Armor, causing it to blow up with both of them inside. [[spoiler:One of those women was his employer.]]
205** In the same episode, he also fires at Wendy, and later threatens her again to keep Van from attacking him.
206** [[spoiler:[[WouldHurtAChild Would Kill a Young,]] [[WouldHitAGirl Preteen Girl]]: Even though she was the pilot of an Original Seven armour and an enemy, the fact that he didn't even hesitate to murder Melissa shows just how cold and ruthless he's become.]]
207* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler:He delivers an understated one to Joshua that overlaps a bit with HeroicSelfDeprecation. When the latter comments that he was always too cowardly to pursue vengeance like Ray had, Ray corrects his brother, telling him that his own [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge revenge trip]] was nothing but an attempt to run away from his own pain, and that the only coward there was Ray, not Joshua.]]
208[[/folder]]
209
210[[folder:Joshua Lundgren]]
211[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Josh_9862.jpg]]
212
213->Voiced by Creator/JunkoNoda (JP), Creator/YuriLowenthal (EN)
214
215Ray's younger brother, who joins up with Van and Wendy in order to hopefully convince his brother to abandon his quest for revenge
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217* AccidentalPervert: On numerous occasions, with him never learning from previous incidents.
218* BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted. Joshua is the younger one, and he despairs over the coldness of his big brother Ray.
219* DitzyGenius: He's a brilliant engineer who can fix anything in the world, but he lacks common sense and sometimes tact.
220* DoggedNiceGuy: Semi self-inflicted. He's a very nice kid, but his innocent naivete tends to backfire around less patient people and makes them disdain him.
221* DumbBlonde: He's kind of clueless.
222* {{Hypocrite}}: Although he preaches to Ray about not seeking revenge on The Claw, [[spoiler:when Ray ends up getting gunned down by The Claw's men, Joshua becomes enraged and determined to stop The Claw's plans to avenge Ray's death.]]
223* TheEngineer: He used to visit the Development Lab and picked up a lot of tech skills. He is capable of fixing pretty much anything, lays out the mechanism behind the rampaging dragon Armor, [[spoiler:and cuts off Birthday's power source with hacking]].
224* NiceGuy: In contrast to his brother.
225* RunningGag: "You don't have a lot of friends do you?"
226* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:After his big brother Ray dies, he is left without his parents or his brother and with no other family members.]]
227* TheSmartGuy: He knows a lot about technology, including armor, explosives, and aeronautics. He doesn't know a lot else.
228* StupidGood: He's as straight an arrow as they come, but he's even ''worse'' than Van when it comes to anything outside his focus as a mechanic, including anything involving women.
229* TooDumbToLive: Seriously comes off as this. Lampshaded by various characters.
230* TookALevelInBadass: At the end.
231* WouldntHitAGirl: He's very respectful of women, his AccidentalPervert moments notwithstanding.
232[[/folder]]
233
234[[folder:Priscilla]]
235[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Pricilla_8254.jpg]]
236
237->Voiced by Creator/SaekoChiba (JP), Creator/CarrieSavage (EN)
238
239An Armor pilot with a bit of an IdolSinger theme. First encountered by Van and the others in an armor tournament where she was fighting to earn enough prize money to save her orphanage. Due to [[FallingIntoHisArms some intimate interactions]] with Van, she falls for him, and eventually comes back in the finale.
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241* ActionGirl: Pilots her own Armor made specifically for dueling, and joins the plot in the middle of a tournament that she had a good chance of winning.
242* AllLoveIsUnrequited Similar to the other girls she falls for Van, who only loves Elena and shows no romantic interest in anyone else.
243* ApologeticAttacker: In the armor fighting tournament, she would apologize to each of her opponents before she kicked their asses.
244* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Van and the rest of the Seven have BioAugmentation to explain their powers. What's Priscilla's excuses for being able to jump twenty feet in the air and be as flexible as a cat?
245* BadassAdorable: Cute as a button, but she's incredibly agile and can easily kick your ass.
246* DanceBattler: What her Armor fighting style amounts to.
247* DoggedNiceGirl: She's not giving up on Van.
248* FallingIntoHisArms: This, coupled with Van being not so different from her, is the basis of her feelings for him.
249* FragileSpeedster: Brownie's full battle mode, which barely has protection but is incredibly fast. Lampshaded by Priscilla herself when Van manages to land a stab on her armor.
250--> '''Priscilla''': Darn, I should've added more protective gear!
251* GenkiGirl: She is always energetic.
252* HopelessSuitor: For Van, who still loves his wife.
253* IntergenerationalFriendship: Yukiko aside, she's arguably the one closest to the El Dora V.
254* MotionCaptureMecha: Brownie is controlled by the movements made by her piloting suit.
255* NiceGirl: She even has trouble with hurting opponents in an Armor fighting tournament.
256* ThePollyanna: Despite struggling to make ends meet, she always remains cheerful and optimistic. Becomes less so when Van helps solve her problems, and becomes genuinely much happier.
257* RunningGag: Inverted. Her name is one of the very few Van actually remembers, much to [[ClingyJealousGirl Wendy and Carmen's consternation]].
258* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Pricilla" or "Priscilla"? Both the dub and the original Japanese go with "Pricilla."
259[[/folder]]
260
261[[folder:The El Dorado Five]]
262!Nero, Jose, Bario, and Carlos
263[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_eldorado_five_880.jpg]]
264
265->Nero voiced by Creator/MasaharuSato (JP), Michael Sorich (EN)
266->Jose voiced by Creator/MotomuKiyokawa (JP), Michael Forest (EN)
267->Bario voiced by Creator/KatsuhisaHouki (JP), Harry Molloy (EN)
268->Carlos voiced by Takashi Taguchi (JP), Creator/BinShimada (''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''), William Frederick Knight (EN)
269
270A quartet (formerly quintet) of walking shout-outs to the days of themed combining super-robots. They were content to wait around in their town's cantina, tired and forgotten by the younger generation, until Van stumbled along one day and showed them that there are still people with the spirit of heroes and, more importantly, people who need heroes.
271----
272* TheAlcoholic: Except Carlos, who's generally too asleep to drink much, all of them drink so much that they're essentially dependent on alcohol.
273* BoisterousBruiser: All of them, even [[TheStoic Bario]] and [[SleepyHead Carlos]].
274* CallingYourAttacks: Constantly. Priscilla even tells them their lead-in is a smidge long.
275* CaptainErsatz: The El Dora V is very unashamedly based on Anime/GaoGaiGar. In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'', it even gets to use its own variation of "Hell and Heaven."
276* CaptainEthnic: They are so Mexican, it's even reflected in their [[{{Leitmotif}} music]].
277* CharacterCatchphrase: '''[[GratuitousSpanish AAADIIOOOOS!!! AAAAMIIIIGOOOOO!!!]]''' Doubles as a PreMortemOneLiner.
278* CoolOldGuy: All of them.
279* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: 4 old men who seem to be nothing but worthless, washed out old fools who cling to the past. In battle, they become an extremely devastating fighting force, despite using an extremely outdated machine and often being drunk.
280* DashingHispanic: All of them, played to different flavors.
281* DeconReconSwitch: They first appear as examples of how a career as hot-blooded pilots to a giant mecha don't have long term benefits once the peace is won, and their boasts about past glories either annoy or embarrass the people around them. But then when danger reemerges, they demonstrate that they are still fearless, noble, badass ''heroes''.
282* DirtyOldMan: Most of them do have funny ideas about the young folks and [[CluelessChickMagnet Van's love life]], but Carlos is notable for actually hitting on Priscilla, a girl DECADES his junior.
283* DudeWheresMyRespect: At first it seems like the townsfolk don't appreciate their local retired heroes, but it turns out that's mostly the younger folks' opinion. The sheriff in particular is kind of torn about having to regularly arrest his childhood heroes for drunk and disorderly conduct. Justified in that they haven't been heroes for years, and in between they spend most of their time drunk, and averted at the end of episode 3 when they save the town.
284* EleventhHourSuperpower: Nero, Jose, and Bario view Carlos as this, even [[LampshadeHanging declaring that he'll give them an]] [[InvokedTrope extra boost when they most need it]]. They're right, and when he wakes up in the final battle, the El Dora Soul gets a massive power boost because he, [[spoiler:having actually read the manual for their upgraded armor, was the only one who was aware of the backup power supply Bucchi had installed and proceeded to promptly activate it.]]
285* FiveManBand: Despite their original Heart having died of old age. Her granddaughter Yukiko covers for her in spirit, motivating the others to keep fighting the good fight. To clarify:
286** TheLeader: Nero. While he doesn't explicitly lead the team, [[HotBlooded he is the first to charge headlong into battle]], and [[LeaderFormsTheHead his plane forms the head of the El Dorado]].
287** TheLancer: Jose, picking Nero up after the latter's assault inevitably fails. As typical of mecha anime, he was the aloof pretty boy in his younger days.
288** TheBigGuy: Bario, as noted by the picture of his younger self, and being the tallest of the group.
289** TheSmartGuy: Carlos is likely the smallest yet smartest of them all, considering the computer skills he displayed in the penultimate episode, and also being the only one smart enough to [[ReadTheFreakingManual read the manual]].
290** TheHeart: Chizuru before her death, now her granddaughter Yukiko occupies the role in spirit, although she does not pilot with them.
291* ForGreatJustice: Being SuperRobot hero {{Exp|y}}ies, it comes with the territory.
292* GratuitousSpanish: The vast majority of their attacks, such as '''BOMBARDIER!!!''' and their victory cry '''AAADIIOOOOS!!! AAAAMIIIIGOOOOO!!!'''
293* HotBlooded: Being living references to CombiningMecha shows, this was an absolute necessity.
294* JumpedAtTheCall: When they realized the world still needed heroes, they jumped at the opportunity and raced off to find Van.
295** They're all in their sixties or maybe even seventies, Carlos [[SleepyHead spends almost all his time asleep]], and all of them, but especially Nero, [[TheAlcoholic can barely function without alcohol]]. Their armour, even when it gets upgraded, is about twenty years out of date. Doesn't matter to them. As long as there exists something that threatens innocent people, they'll fight it with everything they have.
296* LargeHam: While Bario is usually TheStoic, and Carlos is [[SleepyHead always asleep]], put them together and each one of them produces an extraordinary amount of ham.
297* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSohQ84lyw "El Dorado V"]], an up-tempo theme with hints of mariachi influences.
298* NiceGuy: The straightest example in the series with the possible exception of Joshua. Seriously, they put their lives on the line for a town full of people who treat them like crap because it's the right thing to do.
299* OldSuperhero: All five of them, to the point where one passed away from old age before the story even began.
300* OlderThanTheyLook: They ''do'' look old, but they look nowhere near as old as they should, Nero in particular. For reference, the rather old Town Sheriff mentioned that they are his childhood heroes, meaning they were already established badasses when the sheriff was a young child. For further reference, Chizuru, Yukiko's grandmother, died at the age of sixty-five, and going by the old picture of the team, the rest of them are of comparable age. Given how we don't know how long ago she died, they could even be in their seventies.
301** Given they mention it's been 65 years since they started piloting, and assuming they started at the typical super robot hero team ages of 16-18, they would indeed put them in their mid to late seventies.
302* RedOniBlueOni: Bario is/was the hot-blooded leader of the team, Jose is the cool second-in-command. After decades of adventures they ''still' come to blows over the smallest of slights.
303* ShipperOnDeck: They ship Priscilla with Van. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, he leaves before they can do anything on that front, with Carlos offering himself as a consolation prize. Priscilla isn't pleased.]]
304* SkilledButNaive: Their speech to Buchi shows they see him as this, and all of them treat Van like this. Turns out, they were spot on both times.
305* SleepyHead: Carlos: With the exception of three episodes, he's asleep for the entire series.
306* TheStoic: Bario, who, for the most part, does nothing but read a book.
307* [[IWasQuiteALooker They Were Quite The Lookers]]: Their aged selves are not that bad. Their younger selves? Gorgeous. Especially Jose.
308[[/folder]]
309
310!Antagonists
311
312[[folder:The Claw]]
313->Voiced by Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (JP), Creator/KirkThornton (EN)
314
315A... very nice, affable old man who is a FriendToAllLivingThings, polite, soft-spoken and loves everyone... except that he's the BigBad. While his motives may seem good, his final goal is [[AssimilationPlot morally problematic]]. His charisma is one of his main strengths: he gathered a lot of followers by merely 'helping' them. However, he has also committed his share of murders, namely Van's bride Elena ''and'' Ray's wife Shino, which marked him as the ultimate target of their bloody revenge.
316----
317* AffablyEvil: And ''how''. He's so polite, you almost forget that he kills anyone who gets in his way. Could be FauxAffablyEvil, depending on whether or not you think it's actually an accident when he kills someone.
318* AmbiguousSituation: Just how much of ''anything'' that comes out of his mouth can be trusted? Is he [[spoiler: actually dying? Is he genuine about his altruistic motives, or does he just want power? Does he legitimately kill people on accident because he doesn't understand his own strength and the danger his clawed prosthetic poses, or is that just his excuse to kill with impunity? Is he even genuinely who he says he is?]] Given how much he avoids giving information, down to ''his own name'', it's next to impossible to know for sure.
319* AnArmAndALeg: A flashback reveals that his arm was shot off when he tried to stop his companions from fighting.
320* AndCallHimGeorge: He has a habit of killing people because of this, although it's ambiguous the degree to which it's accidental versus accidentally-on-purpose.
321* AssimilationPlot: His ultimate plan. [[spoiler:His Armor, Birthday, will copy his mind (destroying his brain in the process) and use it to overwrite the minds of all other humans on the planet. With everyone in full agreement, all war and strife will end for good.]]
322* BigBad: Causes, intentionally [[ObliviouslyEvil or not]], the driving need to see him dead in every protagonist of the series, usually through his minions or bizarre habit of [[AmbiguousSituation possibly]] accidentally killing people.
323* ButForMeItWasTuesday: He has no memory of killing Ray's wife, at least at first. It's an interesting case in that it helps spur Ray's CharacterDevelopment; the previously self-absorbed, determined avenger only starts to turn a new leaf once he realizes just how insignificant his suffering was in the Claw's long list of crimes and murders. Or rather, it seems to be the first time Ray lets himself realize that he and Shino are far from the only casualties of the Claw's grand plan.
324* CoolOldGuy: An ''evil'' version of this.
325* DeathIsCheap: One way how he justifies his crueler actions is that in the long term, he'll be able to bring back everyone he killed using the forgotten technology from Earth.
326* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: He doesn't view free will in a positive way, given that [[spoiler:his plan to save the world is to make it so everyone has ''exactly the same mind'']].
327* FriendToAllLivingThings: In his insane way.
328* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler:His eventual fate at the hands of Van.]]
329* HeroicSacrifice: How he views his role in his plan. [[spoiler:Activating Birthday and triggering the AssimilationPlot will wipe out his brain, killing him. He's SecretlyDying anyway, so he views giving his life to finally bring peace to the world as a worthy way to go.]]
330* HeroicWillpower: An absolutely ''twisted'' example. He has the absolute resolve of going through with his plan even if it kills him, but this gives him tunnel vision and causes him to fail to understand that the pain and horror he inflicts on others can't be brushed off. [[spoiler: When Van and his friends wind up totaling his AssimilationPlot, he also resolves to start again and keep himself alive so the plan can continue despite the fact that he's [[AmbiguousSituation possibly]] dying and Van isn't going to let him live one way or another.]]
331* {{Hypocrite}}: Wendy calls him one. Stating how he preaches about love and friendship but then kills anyone in his way.
332* IncurableCoughOfDeath: [[spoiler: He's [[AmbiguousSituation possibly]] dying and it shows.]]
333* InsaneTrollLogic: The various ways that he downplays and justifies his crimes can often fall into this. For instance, him explaining to [[VigilanteMan Ray]] that his murder of the latter's wife wasn't such a big deal because "she still lives on in your heart, doesn't she?" The only reason Ray doesn't [[TriggerHappy immediately fill him full of holes]] and explain to him that his missing organs aren't such a big deal because they, too, still live on in his heart is because he doesn't have his gun.
334* LackOfEmpathy: While he himself would claim otherwise, The Claw actually only shows shallow empathy towards other people. While he claims to see the big picture in saving humanity from itself he remains completely oblivious to the smaller awful pictures he's created along the way, even seeming genuinely surprised that Ray and Van won't even think of joining him despite his lofty [[AmbiguousSituation seemingly]] benevolent goals because to get there he ''murdered their wives.''
335* NoNameGiven: He's only called 'Clawed Man' or 'Comrade'. [[spoiler:According to the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series, his real name is Ku Krying Kru--Wu's father. It is actually mentioned very briefly once by Wu when he first introduces himself to Van.]]
336* ObliviouslyEvil: He doesn't even realize when he has bear-hugged one of his own minions to death by slashing their back out until it's too late.
337* OmnicidalManiac: His overall plan involves two stages (1) using the technology of Earth to reconstruct the planet into a paradise (2) join his mind with that of every human in the world to form a mass consciousness. The problem is, the first step would result in exterminating all life on the planet and, given his questionable sanity, it's doubtful that Earth's technology would really allow him to revive everyone he killed.
338* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He looks in his late eighties. [[spoiler:He was one of the original colonists, making him at least five hundred years old.]]
339* SmugSnake: An [[AmbiguousSituation arguably]] unintentional version. He just doesn't seem to grasp the idea that people might be ''mad'' at him for killing their loved ones because his LoveFreak mentality causes him to consider them not really dead as their memory lives on. This in turn causes the two people who want him dead ''the most'' to view him as an arrogant bastard they just want to kill ''more''. [[spoiler: Even right before Van slices him in half, he seems convinced he can turn Van to his side.]]
340* VillainBall: Grabs it when Michael offers to help Wu kill Van and he refuses him.
341* VillainousBreakdown: When Van takes control of Earth's technology and effectively derails the Claw's plan to reconstruct the entire planet, the last of his sanity goes out the window and he begins laughing hysterically at the joy of starting the whole plan over again.
342* VillainWithGoodPublicity: At least among his followers. The majority of them are completely dedicated to him due to the Claw promising them that their new life in the world he will create will be better than anything they can imagine.
343* WellIntentionedExtremist: At least, that's one interpretation.
344[[/folder]]
345
346[[folder:Michael Garret]]
347-> Voiced by Creator/SoichiroHoshi (JP), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (EN)
348
349Wendy's brother. At first kidnapped against his will by The Claw, he is later charmed with The Claw's methods and faithfully served him, abandoning his sister. He also strikes a relationship with Fasalina and goes a bit more on the extreme side later on. He is later selected as the pilot of Saudade of Sunday and spends his life protecting The Claw.
350----
351* AloofBigBrother: He wasn't at first, but that can possibly be chalked up to the Claw's bad influence.
352* TheDragon: The one of Claw's new Original Seven team to almost never be seen far from him, and acts solely at his behest.
353* {{Hypocrite}}: He asks Wendy what she knows about the world. Wendy calls him out on that, stating she has actually [[WalkingTheEarth traveled the world]] where he only knows about the world from what he has been told by The Claw. His reply that that's all he needs to know is woefully inadequate.
354* ItsPersonal: Michael hates Van because Van killed Gadved, and (Michael thinks) kidnapped Wendy. Van, on his part, blames Michael for abandoning Wendy.
355* KarmaHoudini: According to the Drama CD, he and Fasalina survived and left to start a new life together.
356* KnightTemplar: He genuinely thinks of himself as a hero who is doing the right thing, no matter how horrible it might be.
357* OnlyAFleshWound: [[spoiler:Subverted when he collapses from blood loss after being shot in the arm.]]
358* SexAsRiteOfPassage: [[spoiler:Seems to be proven completely during Michael and Fasalina's intense sex scene, but is subverted in a later episode, which explicitly refers to him as a "boy" in contrast to Van, who is both a man and a virgin.]]
359* StockholmSyndrome: Overlaps with LimaSyndrome in regards to him and Fasalina.
360* ThePowerOfLove: Subverted, as his relationship with Fasalina was one of the main reasons he stayed with The Claw. [[spoiler: Their intense sexual encounter pretty much closed the deal.]]
361[[/folder]]
362
363[[folder:Fasalina]]
364->Voiced by Creator/MasayoKurata (JP), Creator/KarenStrassman (EN)
365
366A blank-eyed beautiful woman who was formerly a pole dancer & prostitute that came to hate her own unclean body... Until The Claw rescued her and promised her a new world where she and her unclean body could be cleansed. Cool-headed, polite,& soft-spoken, she is sort of The Claw's second in command. She grows interested in Michael. She's also Carmen 99's arch-enemy, as she is responsible of the death of Carmen's friend, her hometown's destruction and her fall from grace. She pilots the Dahlia of Wednesday.
367----
368* AffablyEvil: Quite polite and never raises her voice, though this might be more out of apathy than anything else.
369* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She's a rather interesting subversion of this trope since she ''definitely'' has the look, but she's not really aloof. She's actually very kind, polite, and outgoing...[[{{AffablyEvil}} despite being one of the villains, that is]].
370* TheAtoner: ''Very'' subverted. She does indeed want to atone for what she views as her past sins as a prostitute, but the way she goes about trying to do so by siding with the BigBad and helping to further his decidedly evil plan isn't the most moral way to do so.
371* BerserkButton: There's nothing that can actually make her angry, but calling her a whore comes close.
372* BrokenBird: Quite beautiful. Quite polite. Quite possibly suffering from an internalized MadonnaWhoreComplex.
373* CloseCallHaircut: Carmen gave her one in the final episode.
374* CombatSadomasochist: She moans erotically while both giving ''and receiving'' damage with her mecha in battle.
375* CombatTentacles: In keeping with the general plant motif, the Dahlia of Wednesday comes complete with vines.
376* CoolBigSis: Evil version to the younger of Claw's special pilots.
377* DanceBattler: While in her mecha, she controls it by ''[[{{Fanservice}} dancing on a pole]]''.
378* DarkActionGirl: Not afraid to jump in her mech to get things down, and manages to put up quite a fight... for the evil side, unfortunately.
379* DissonantSerenity: She manages to keep her [[AffablyEvil calm, kind, and polite]] demeanor even while blatantly revealing The Claw's evil plans to the heroes.
380* TheDragon: More or less serves as The Claw's second in command in conjunction with Michael.
381* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Her eyes ''always'' look like this. They're constantly empty and dead looking. This is likely because of her past and her status as a BrokenBird desperately looking to redeem herself. The only time her eyes really show life and have the lighting and shading that resemble the eyes of your typical anime female more is when [[spoiler: she shows concern for Michael when he collapses from blood loss after being shot in the arm and right before the giant boulder falls on them (if you believe it actually fell on them, that is).]]
382* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: While she is extremely beautiful, her face also has an eerie look to it. Namely, her eyes.
383* EvilCounterpart: To Carmen 99.
384* FlowerMotifs: Invoked. She calls the Dahlia's ink attack 'sweet nectar' and claims that if [[DoubleEntendre Van keeps thrusting at her]], he'll [[UnusualEuphemism scatter her petals]].
385* GodivaHair: Her hair covers a decent portion of her chest.
386* GoodScarsEvilScars: She has a ''huge'' scar running entirely down her backside due to having to be implanted with the necessary equipment to be able to pilot her mecha.
387* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A very rare villainous example.
388* KarmaHoudini: According to the Drama CD, she and Michael survived and left to start a new life together.
389* MsFanservice: She looks even bustier than Carmen, and her outfit exposes her cleavage and navel.
390 * NavelDeepNeckline: Her outfit has a deep neckline that reaches her stomach.
391* OrgasmicCombat: She, uh, really gets into her duel with Van. Complete with [[LuminescentBlush blush]] and [[DoubleEntendre innuendo.]]
392* PetTheDog: Played semi-straight, albeit a little late. If she wasn't so broken, she wouldn't be nearly as messed up,& she did genuinely try to be TheHeart of the antagonist team (even the {{Jerkass}} {{Tykebomb}} Carossa had a soft spot for her), even truly falling for Michael at one point.
393* RavenHairIvorySkin: Her dead eyes aren't enough of an issue to keep Michael from being attracted to her.
394* ShadowArchetype: To Carmen 99.
395* SlutShaming: Internalized; she believes that she has to 'atone' for selling her body and that bringing the Claw's dream to fruition is the only way to do so.
396[[/folder]]
397
398[[folder:Carossa & Melissa]]
399-> Carossa voiced by Creator/MakikoOhmoto (JP), Creator/SterlingBeaumon (EN)
400->Melissa voiced by Creator/ChiwaSaito (JP), [[Creator/MeganTaylorHarvey Megan Harvey]] (EN)
401----
402* BigBrotherInstinct: Played utterly straight in Carossa's case.
403* {{Creepy Child}}ren: Sometimes, usually when piloting their giant death machine.
404* EmotionlessGirl: Melissa borders on this most of the time.
405* EnfanteTerrible: They're definitely pre-teens, but also co-pilot a mech that can wipe out entire towns by itself.
406* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Melissa dies trying to save Carossa in a later battle. [[SenselessSacrifice Sadly, it doesn't work.]]]]
407* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The jerk part is subverted with Carossa, who just wants to protect his sister Melissa. It's mostly a way of projecting his ''massive'' insecurities, and both Fasalina and his sister managed to get his softer side to show.
408* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Both of them are killed by Ray. [[TearJerker And it's heartbreaking.]]]]
409* KnightTemplarBigBrother: Carossa is definitely one of these, due to his overprotective nature of his younger twin sister Melissa. [[spoiler: This is taken to extremes when she saves his life and dies during the same battle.]]
410* PunchClockVillain: When not working for the bad guys, these kids aren't all that different from the average brother/sister dynamic you'd see at their ages.
411* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After Melissa sacrifices herself for Carossa, he attempts one of these to avenge her. [[CurbStompBattle Unfortunately, he didn't have a chance of success and is killed shortly afterward.]]]]
412* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Melissa's death to save Carossa's life is all in vain when Carossa dies shortly afterwards trying to avenge her.]]
413* ShrinkingViolet: Melissa is ''very'' shy.
414* SiblingYinYang: A fairly common case of brash, loud brother and shy, demure sister, but both still pilot one of the Original Seven.
415* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:The ruins of Armors are shown to be holding hands at the end.]]
416* {{Twincest}}: Not often played up due to their age, but ''they lick each others tears''.
417[[/folder]]
418
419[[folder:William Will Wu]]
420->Voiced by Creator/MitsuakiMadono (JP), Creator/DameonClarke (EN)
421----
422* AlliterativeName: A family trait, judging by his father's original name.
423* AxeCrazy: He's obviously had to contend with conflicting ideas of right and wrong while working for the Claw, and the mental toll of making it all fit together has turned him quite bloodthirsty when the facade cracks.
424* BerserkButton: Because his castle is a symbol of his mother to him, he really hates it when other people touch it.
425* FanDisservice: His ShirtlessScene shows off his muscle definition...except it happens when he angsts over his MommyIssues under his mother's picture. And he is later shown to be lying on it while shirtless.
426* KilledOffForReal: Shares a similar fate to Gadved, though with Van elated rather than supremely pissed off.
427* MadnessMantra: "I didn't want to, but I did..."
428* MommasBoy: Apparently had a close connection to his mother, which unfortunately didn't quite compare to his connection to [[spoiler:his father]].
429* MommyIssues: Has developed somewhat of a complex around his mother due to trying to come to terms with him having to ''kill'' her and the Claw's justifications for doing so.
430* ThePowerOfLove: Well, he claims that discarding his love for his mother made him stronger. If so, it didn't do him much good.
431* RoyalRapier: In direct contrast to Dann's machete straight blade, his Original Seven uses this.
432* SwordBeam: Wu's Metsa is capable of doing this.
433* TheStoic: Obviously took cues from Gadved in that he doesn't speak much...
434** NotSoStoic: ... Until his trauma and emotions get away from him
435[[/folder]]
436
437[[folder:Gadved]]
438->Voiced by Kazuhiko Kishino (JP), Creator/ShinpachiTsuji (''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''), Creator/DanWoren (EN)
439----
440* AffablyEvil: Quite possibly the 'sanest' the DysfunctionJunction group could get, other than Michael.
441* BadassPreacher: Was a pastor for a church, and piloting Diablo of Monday, before he started preaching for the Claw instead of God.
442* BrokenPedestal: For Van, considering he's the direct reason [[spoiler:his wife is dead]].
443* {{Expy}}: Seems to be one for [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Tekkaman Axe/Goddard]]. Both are muscular former mentors to the hero who turned evil, both fight with axes, and their respective fighting things (mecha and biotech power armor) have a moss green-ish tint.
444* FaceHeelTurn: Was once a normal, if badass, pastor at a church before the Claw sunk his philosophy into him.
445* KilledOffForReal: As dead as can be, after his mech got torn apart by an enraged Van.
446* OnlySaneMan: As close as you could get in the Claw's organization anyways.
447* TheBigGuy: Stands ''several'' heads taller than almost every other Original Seven pilot aside from maybe Van and Wu, who are merely ''slightly'' shorter, on top of being built like a brick wall.
448[[/folder]]
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