| 1 | [[WMG:[[center: [- ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' and ''Anime/{{Betterman}}'' [[Characters/GaoGaiGar Main Character Index]]\ |
| 2 | '''King of Braves [=GaoGaiGar=]''' | [[Characters/GaoGaiGarFINAL King of Braves GaoGaiGar: FINAL]] | Characters/{{Betterman}} | [[Characters/KingOfKingsGaogaigarVSBetterman King of Kings: [=GaoGaiGar=] VS. Betterman]]]] -]]] |
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| 6 | !!Earth Defense Force: GGG--Gutsy Geoid Guard / Gutsy Galaxy Guard |
| 7 | Pronounced "Three-G." GGG is a classified military defense program founded after the appearance of alien EI-01, secretly backed by the Japanese government, and the global powerhouses in space technology courtesy of incorporating Japan's Space Development Corporation into its structure, which also serves as the group's public face. |
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| 9 | Originally named as "Gutsy Geoid Guard," based undersea beneath a man-made island near Tokyo called G-Island. The force is tasked to defend Earth from the predations of the Zonders. After G-Island is trashed in episode 30, the global scope of GGG was unraveled, leading all operations to go public. The central base then relocated to the outskirts of Earth; renaming their force as "Gutsy Galaxy Guard." |
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| 11 | [[folder: Gai Shishioh]] |
| 12 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a11.png]] |
| 13 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a11_01_8.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 14 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobuyukiHiyama (JP), Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas (EN) |
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| 16 | Codenamed as "{{Cyborg}} Guy," Gai is the main protagonist of the series. Gai was originally a NewMeat astronaut working for the Space Development Corporation, but was fatally injured by El-01 during one of his space missions. He was lucky enough to be saved by Galeon and was found in a coma holding a mysterious stone to which secret intelligence later termed it “G-Stone.” In order to preserve his life, his father turned him into a cyborg, and used the G-stone Gai was holding as his main life support. Because of his new cyborg body, he is stronger, faster and more durable than any human, which is why he considers it his responsibility to use his enhanced body to protect humanity with the rest of the GGG. In battle, he can do a fusion with Galeon to form the SuperRobot [=GaiGar=], which in turn can do another fusion with other "Gao Machines" called the Final Fusion, forming the titular mecha [=GaoGaiGar=]. When on foot, Gai has several abilities which he can use to fight enemies hand-to-hand, including his Will Knife and [[SuperMode Hyper Mode]], the latter which can be activated for two minutes at a time to make Gai even stronger and faster. |
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| 19 | '''Note:''' [-'''To view images relating to his "Evoluder Form" as presented starting ''[=GaoGaiGar=]: FINAL'', please head over to ''[=GaoGaiGar=] vs. Betterman''.'''-] |
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| 21 | * AcePilot: What he was training to be before the accident that led to his becoming a cyborg. He gets plenty of opportunities to prove he's still got chops, too. |
| 22 | * AdventurerOutfit: Wears a brown linen shirt with white pants for one of his dating hours with Mikoto. |
| 23 | * AnimalMotifs: Lions. He has the character for lion in his name, his long red hair is similar to a Lion's mane, and Galeon, the mech he pilots, is modeled after a lion. Also, the series recurring theme of the power of courage means the choice of a lion as his motif is 100% deliberate, considering that Lions are often used as a symbol of courage. |
| 24 | * AntiRegeneration: As Genesic [=GaoGaiGar=], he beats Palparepa so badly the latter struggles to regenerate. |
| 25 | * AwesomeMcCoolname: Guy's last name ''Shishioh''/獅子王 directly translates to "Lion King," while his Japanese given name ''Gai''/凱 means "Triumphant/Exultant." |
| 26 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Hurting or threatening Mamoru is a wonderful way to get some super-cyborg/Evoluder fist rammed down your throat. |
| 27 | * BigEater: There's an occasion where, when he and Mikoto are on their lunch break, you can see a half-dozen or so empty gyuudon bowls on his side. Apparently, it all gets incinerated inside his body and serves him no nutritional benefit, being entirely for his sanity. |
| 28 | * BrokenBird: Zig-zagged. He was an enthusiastic [[NewMeat new astronaut]], proud to be [[TeenGenius "The World's Youngest Astronaut" at the age of 18]], performing his first ever space mission. Then outer space sent an alien crushing his spaceship, making him LegallyDead (see below), and became one of the new experiments of classified military technology. He's careful not to really ''show'' this to most folks (especially Mamoru, who's usually our point-of-view character) but there are some moments where the mask slips and it's clear he's a lot more conflicted about his circumstances than he shows outwardly. |
| 29 | * CantHaveSexEver: When you're nothing but a head attached to a walking weapon, it's not like you have much of a choice. We ''do'' get subtle hints throughout the series that this is a problem for Gai and Mikoto. |
| 30 | ** [[spoiler: After the main run of the series, both Gai and Mikoto’s genetic makeup has changed into the same type of species. While this regained Gai’s right to copulate, he [[CelibateHero decided not to]]]]. See him on ''[=GaoGaiGar=] VS. Betterman'' for that entry. |
| 31 | * CombatPragmatist: Gai is willing to fight dirty in battle, as shown by the famous punch he gives to EI-02 immediately after it regenerates the minute was in striking range. Another is when he proceeded to disarm or destroy all of EI-14's weapons before could use any of them. Then there is EI-13 which Gai delivered a curbstomp battle to, not letting it even regenerate or get up in the fight. The most famous examples, besides E1-02 is against Palparepa/Zonuda were all the prior moments are rolled into one. |
| 32 | * ExperiencedProtagonist: The series began with Gai a few years in of being GGG's pilot, albeit painstakingly unstable and in constant need of repair. He was also already an experienced astronaut, only to become a cyborg due to a fatal injury from a space mission. |
| 33 | * FieryRedhead: As Cyborg Guy. [[spoiler: Evoluder Guy has auburn-ish hair.]] |
| 34 | * GentleGiant: Gai's height towers at 6'7" (201cm), making him the second tallest person on the team [[note]]Shying by approximate 2 inches from Taiga.[[/note]] and is by default, a man who's [[NiceGuy nice]] [[BearyFriendly as a cuddly bear]] as long as he doesn't get the call to take out Zonders. |
| 35 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Despite Gai being a paragon of heroism and generally friendly person, he shows no tolerance for threatening or putting civilians, especially kids, in harms way. He'll gladly avenge his friends/allies if they are injured or damaged. He's also shown to not be as easily forgiving when he rejects J's claim of no longer being an enemy despite J willingly taking a lethal blow from Pasdar meant for Gai and then suicide attacking Pasdar. He's also willing to fight dirty, see CombatPragmatist above. His attitude is best surmised against the Sol Masters: |
| 36 | -->'''Gai''': You 11 Planetary Masters of Sol! I... will... destroy... '''ALL OF YOU!!!''' |
| 37 | * HappilyMarried HighSchoolSweethearts: With Mikoto starting from ''FINAL''. |
| 38 | * TheHero: ''Doy''. |
| 39 | * HotBlooded: To the core. Many would say that Gai is the pinnacle of Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's HotBlooded typecasting. Hell, he even pilots a robot that has '''[[MemeticMutation GAR]]''' in the name! |
| 40 | * LargeHam: Zigzagged -- in battle he is the pinnacle of the ScreamingWarrior; outside, he's quite a calm man. |
| 41 | * LegallyDead: When he was found after the EI-01 incident, in order to save his life using the newly found G-Stone, his father Leo Shishioh was forced to submit Gai's death certificate and even hold his son's public burial, so that Leo could proceed in preserving his son's life at the cost of turning him into an experimental weapon. Even Mikoto was unaware of Gai being alive until Leo found Mikoto sobbing at Gai's grave, and secretly told her about this classified project. This is why Gai is codenamed as "Cyborg Guy" rather than using his real name, and is also why Mikoto is so high-strung about Gai being put in danger - she ''has'' already experienced the pain of his death once, and what she's living right now is a dream that she's afraid could end at any moment. [[note]]All this information is from [[AllThereInTheManual Drama CD vol.1]][[/note]] |
| 42 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: He was a short-haired {{Bishonen}} to begin with, but once he became a cyborg, his hair was lengthened to be designed as his supermode battery pack. Once he [[spoiler: evolved into an Evoluder, his long hair turned back to average mid-length, but he end up growing his hair back to long length by the time of FINAL.]] |
| 43 | * MaamShock: Male version. Gai wasn't keen on Mamoru calling him "''oji-san''" ("Mister") in the first episode, citing that he's only 20. [[note]] [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -san, 'Mister', implies age and authority. -kun, Gai's preferred honorific, is more casual, and used for boys, young men, and the like.]][[/note]] Mamoru settles on "''Gai-nii-chan''" ("Big brother Gai", lit.). |
| 44 | * [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Mad Scientist's Hot Son]]: Both biologically ''and'' literally. He's the biological son of inventor, and GGG's lead mechanical engineer, Leo Shishioh, and got his good looking genes from his mom. Then when he got fatally injured into near death, his dad kept his life via turning practically more than 95% of his flesh into a walking weapon. |
| 45 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Gai's generally good natured and what one would say is the ideal, pure hero. But even he has moments of vice such as when he and Mikoto meet an old highschool friend Sumire in the 14.5 EP featured in [=GaoGaiGar=] Blockaded Numbers. Sumire at first seems like she's interesting in Gai, but it later turns out she has a Boyfriend and that she likes Gai by seeing him as an Idol she looks up to. His expression and reaction suggests he likes the idea of having a fan. But Mikoto thinks instead he's dissapointed that she didn't show interest in him in a romantic way. He even gives a nervous laugh while looking at Mikoto. |
| 46 | * PunnyName: "Cyborg Guy" and "Evoluder Guy" were meant to play on the English Homonym to Gai's name as a joke. |
| 47 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His first act of business after obtaining Genesic [=GaoGaiGar=]. |
| 48 | --> '''Gai''': You 11 Planetary Masters of Sol! I... will... destroy... '''ALL OF YOU!!!''' |
| 49 | * {{Technopath}}: [[spoiler:After becoming an Evoluder.]] To be blunt, his newly gained superpowers are boiled down to [[spoiler: [[HollywoodHacking computer programming, hacking]]]], and [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace breathing in space]]. |
| 50 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Given to Palparepa during the climax of their last battle in FINAL. |
| 51 | --> '''Gai:''' The reason you tried to seal off GGG...! The reason you couldn't come close to the G-Crystal...! The reason you isolated [=GaoFighGar=]...! The reason you didn't come to directly attack our Earth...! ''It's all because you feared us!'' The G-Stone's power can only grow and surpass the power of the Loud G-Stone! '''''This is the energy BORN FROM COURAGE!!''''' |
| 52 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Gai or Guy? His full, legal name is written as "獅子王 凱", with his given name written as "Gai" in kanji, and the Gai in [=GaoGaiGar=] comes from his name. On the other hand, his codenames, which are his name for most purposes given that he's LegallyDead, are written in katakana, which is the same as how the western name "Guy" would be spelled, and official Sunrise material with English text consistently gives his real name as "Guy" as well. You wouldn't think this would be an issue for a Japanese man, but given that his father is named Leo and his uncle is named ''Liger''... |
| 53 | * TeenGenius: Do you know [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut_training how long and hard it takes]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut to become a professional astronaut?]] Gai earned his qualification at age 18, which means he ''[[HardWorkFallacy sacrificed all of his childhood]]'' to get this job. |
| 54 | * UnstoppableRage: Goes into this after fighting EI-03, and would have crushed the core he'd just ripped out (killing the Zonderized human), if Mamoru hadn't [[CooldownHug gotten there in time.]] Also towards the end of his fight with the Zonuda, though that's more 'frenzied' than 'rage'. |
| 55 | * WeCanRebuildHim: Primarily by his father. He takes pride in being the "Strongest Cyborg in History". |
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| 57 | [[/folder]] |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[folder: Mamoru Amami (Latio)]] |
| 60 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a01_03.png]] |
| 61 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a01_06.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 62 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Maiko Itou (JP), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (EN) |
| 63 | |
| 64 | Born Latio from an alien planet coded as “Green Planet,” Mamoru was sent to Earth by Galeon upon birth and was adopted by The Amamis. |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Now an elementary school boy, Mamoru began exhibiting the power to purify Zonder cores away from their human hosts by coming in contact with Zonder E1-02. Since then, GGG enlists him as their “Special Member” to bring his powers to task, as well as analyzing his powers in relations to the “G-Stone.” |
| 67 | ---- |
| 68 | * BadassAdorable: He's able to battle Primevals and [[spoiler:Zonuda.]] |
| 69 | * ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, he leaves Earth with Galeon on the mission to take out various other types of Zonder lifeforms throughout the universe.]] |
| 70 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Wah-Ha~!" [[GotMeDoingIt He caught the influence from his dad]]. |
| 71 | * {{Expy}}: He's pretty much the happy kid version of [[Anime/GodMars Takeru Myoujin]]. |
| 72 | * HappilyAdopted: As Mamoru’s origin of birth became clear later in the story, The Amamis comes clean with him as to how they became his adoptive parents. Mamoru wholly understands, appreciates, and willing to continue to love his parents to bits. |
| 73 | * HolyHandGrenade: Although his purification abilities are mainly used to revert Zonderised humans to normal, they can be used as a weapon, as seen in FINAL [[spoiler: when he vaporized Pei Le Cain]]. |
| 74 | * KidHero: He's nine years old when the series start. |
| 75 | * MosesInTheBulrushes: How his parents met him; a take or leave [[DeliveryStork from one giant robot lion]]. |
| 76 | * PowerDyesYourHair: He is usually brown-haired, but his hair turns green when his powers activate. |
| 77 | * PuppyLove: All throughout the series, it's really clear that he and Hana have this relationship and they're both a little embarrassed - but still happy - about it. |
| 78 | ** Hana wears a wedding dress at the end of episode 49 and gets a smooch on the forehead from Mamoru [[spoiler:before he left Earth]] showing how official it is. |
| 79 | * ShounenHair: His hair is a big ball of fluff with its length as long as he is, yet ''it can stay up-straight all by itself'' as if it has no gravity problems. |
| 80 | * TookALevelInBadass: In spades. Starts out by flying ''towards'' the giant Shinjuku-crushing robot in the first episode, and eventually works his way up to [[spoiler: fighting Zonuda alongside Galeon.]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[/folder]] |
| 83 | |
| 84 | [[folder: Mikoto Utsugi / [[spoiler:Zonuda]]]] |
| 85 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a12_7.png]] |
| 86 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a12_02_3.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 87 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomoeHanba (JP), Rebecca Soler (EN) |
| 88 | |
| 89 | Gai's high school sweetheart. As if nearly losing Gai in the EI-01 incident wasn't bad enough, it also landed ''on her house'', killing both her parents. Nonetheless, she has remained loyally at Gai's side through his reconstruction and rehabilitation, and continues to work by his side in the GGG Main Order Room. |
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| 91 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:When she turns into Zonuda, this is what happens.]] |
| 92 | * BridgeBunnies: Mikoto is Gai's operator while piloting [=GaoGaiGar=] and her job includes initiating the [[TransformationSequence Final Fusion]] |
| 93 | * CanNotSpitItOut: Throughout the course of the television series, even though Mikoto and Gai have technically been dating since high school, Mikoto never had guts to actually ''[[LoveConfession confess]]'' her feelings towards Gai in any form; as Mikoto was shown holding onto her unsent LoveLetter to Gai stuffed in one of her photo albums. It isn't until the Z-Master was defeated that she gives her letter to Gai. And then after being beaten as [[spoiler: Zonda]] that the two admit their love for each other. |
| 94 | * FanservicePack: In ''FINAL'', her chest is even bigger than before, and her fairly conservative uniform from the TV series is replaced by one that shows off plenty of cleavage and some noticeable panty shots. |
| 95 | * GodivaHair: Towards the end of ''FINAL'', she is depicted as completely naked, with her undone hair covering the naughty bits. |
| 96 | * GirlishPigtails: She calls her hairstyle, "[[AnimalMotifs The Bunny]]". |
| 97 | * HappilyMarried: With Gai starting from ''FINAL''. |
| 98 | * HighSchoolSweethearts: She and Gai have been dating since high school, and the love the two have for each other is plainly obvious. |
| 99 | * ManchurianAgent: [[spoiler:As the host of the New Machine Species]]. |
| 100 | * MsFanservice: Mikoto already had flattering proportions in the TV series, but ''FINAL'' is where she truly graduates to this; aside from her increased measurements, her new uniform leaves little to the imagination, and she even appears naked near the end, with only [[GodivaHair her hair protecting her modesty]]. |
| 101 | * PowerFloats: [[spoiler:As Zonuda, her feet never touch the ground.]] |
| 102 | * TenderTears: She cries a lot for her man, Gai better be paying her with lots of apologies after each battle. |
| 103 | * TookALevelInBadass: In ''FINAL''. [[spoiler: Not only does she smash the G-Crystal to enable the Genesic Drive, but she also works with Mamoru to telepathically free Gai from the Chemical Bolts, ''and'' she's strapped into the Goldion Crusher at the end.]] |
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| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder: Koutaro Taiga]] |
| 108 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a13_4.png]] |
| 109 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a13_02.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 110 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoujiIshii (JP), Creator/DanGreen (EN) |
| 111 | |
| 112 | The leader of [=GutsyGeoidGuard=] which is later renamed as, Gutsy Galaxy Guard, Taiga is an idealistic individual who authorizes all of the organization's operations, including deployment of the robots of the organization and the approvals for the use of Final Fusion and Goldion Hammer, amongst several other weapons used by [=GaoGaiGar=]. |
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| 114 | * BadassNormal: Especially after an episode in which he fought off possessed employees with a golf club. [[spoiler:We find out in a Drama CD that he used to lead a Sentai-esque commando team. Yes, he used a golf club as his primary weapon then.]] |
| 115 | * BenevolentBoss: He cares deeply for every member of his organization, either them be humans, cyborgs, or A.I robots. |
| 116 | * BigGood: As the chief of GGG he is this. |
| 117 | * BigOlEyebrows: They stand up quite a bit. |
| 118 | * FatherToHisMen: He cares a lot for all his subordinates, especially Gai and Mamoru. |
| 119 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Easily one of the kindest characters in the show. |
| 120 | * HotBlooded: Even for a guy who mostly hangs out in the Main Order Room, he manages to pull this off well. |
| 121 | * HotbloodedSideburns: Has those to match his personality. |
| 122 | * LargeHam: Almost every single order is done in the most epic way possible. |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder: Leo Shishioh]] |
| 127 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a35.png]] |
| 128 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiOgata (JP), Creator/MarcDiraison (EN) |
| 129 | |
| 130 | GGG Japan's lead mechanical engineer and Gai's Father. Rather spry for his old age, and regularly wears rocket skates. |
| 131 | ---- |
| 132 | * CoolOldGuy: What else could a old guy who creates giant robots to defend the earth and wears rocket skates be? |
| 133 | * EinsteinHair: To show how brillaint he is. |
| 134 | * GadgeteerGenius: He designs gadgets ranging from epic [[SuperRobotGenre super robots]] for combat, to the wacky little things for his convenience. Like his "hair powder applier", and "Nail-Clipper Robot". |
| 135 | ** Do you know how Mikoto's radical GirlishPigtails were formed? It was done by a type of static-controlling hairband to make her hair "stick" evenly onto those bands and form whatever hairstyle she can dream of. That very hairband was invented by Leo Shishioh, and was sold like hotcakes in public. [[note]][[AllThereInTheManual From Drama CD vol. 1]][[/note]] |
| 136 | * GagNose: Something he shares with his brother. |
| 137 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Especially jarring for an anime example. It only had a muddled Foreshadowing, happened within seconds, and he was stuck in such a situation, with such a short time frame, that the only thing a genius like him could was to scream "NOOO!" He appears alongside his wife as a SpiritAdvisor to Gai shortly after.]] |
| 138 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: While he and Liger are different age, they look like identical twins. Despite their vastly different fashion choices,[[note]]Leo is more old-schooled and conservative. As for Liger, while still old-school-looking, does not shy away from sporting a youthful, loud, teenage rocker look.[[/note]] the only other way to tell them apart seems to be that Leo has thin eyebrows and large mustache, Liger's are other way around. |
| 139 | * MayDecemberRomance: It's implied via Leo's flashback that he and his wife, Kizuna are this. |
| 140 | * MissionControl: In Main Order Room, of course, but prior to the events of the TV show [[spoiler: he gave orders to the special commando team [=ID5=], which Taiga and Hyuuma were once part of.]] |
| 141 | %%* TheProfessor |
| 142 | * SiblingRivalry: His relationships with his brother Liger could be a bit less of an insult war at times. |
| 143 | * TheSmartGuy: He is one of the world's top ten scientists. |
| 144 | * UglyGuyHotWife: And he should thank his wife for giving their son her looks. |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[/folder]] |
| 147 | |
| 148 | [[folder: Liger Shishioh]] |
| 149 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a15_0.png]] |
| 150 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiOgata (JP) |
| 151 | |
| 152 | GGG America's lead mechanical engineer. He's the elder brother of Leo Shishioh, uncle of Gai Shishioh, and Father to Renais Cardiff Shishioh. |
| 153 | ---- |
| 154 | * CoolOldGuy: He's technically older than Leo, but he still dresses like a teenage rockstar.[[spoiler:And is actually a grandfather to [[{{Anime/Betterman}} Sakura]].]] |
| 155 | %%* CoolShades |
| 156 | %%* GagNose |
| 157 | * RocketPunch: The hand doesn't come off, but he still uses a rocket booster to give his brother a Liger Uppercut. |
| 158 | * SiblingRivalry: As mentioned above with Leo. |
| 159 | * TheSmartGuy: Liger, like Leo, is one of the most intelligent persons of the world. |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[/folder]] |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[folder: Geki Hyuuma]] |
| 164 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a36_03.png]] |
| 165 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a36.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 166 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisaoEgawa (JP), Creator/MarcThompson (EN) |
| 167 | ---- |
| 168 | * TheBigGuy: Barring Gai and perhaps Mamoru, he is the only major human(oid) member of GGG that does any form of direct fighting (and trained Hyoryu and Enryu as well). Justified, in that he has a a military background and GGG seems to consist of mostly civilians. |
| 169 | ** When we last see him in FINAL, he's in space, and has prepared for it by wearing a helmet. [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace Only the helmet. Aside from that, he's dressed normally and flexing his bare muscles in the vacuum of space.]] |
| 170 | * GeniusBruiser: He's a very muscular guy who also serves as the mission strategist in the GGG. |
| 171 | * AGlassInTheHand: A RunningGag involves him crushing his communicators. (He actually carries ''several'' in his vest.) |
| 172 | * MachoCamp: Looks the part, but his sexual orientation is never even remotely hinted at. |
| 173 | * HotBlooded: Perhaps even rivaling Gai's. However, he's also GGG's mission planner and keeps a cool analytical mind in this capacity. |
| 174 | * TheStrategist: Hyuuma's ''official'' position in GGG is "mission strategist", not "Muscles [=McMuscles=]". |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder: Kousuke Entouji]] |
| 179 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a38.png]] |
| 180 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (JP), Creator/WayneGrayson (EN) |
| 181 | |
| 182 | GGG Intelligence Operator and computer programmer. Slovenly but kind-hearted. |
| 183 | ---- |
| 184 | * GeniusSlob: His only really negative character trait. The guy's lack of hygiene is pretty noticeable. |
| 185 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Papillion]]'s death in FINAL hit him pretty hard. |
| 186 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Tends to act this way towards Volfogg. [[spoiler: It's believed that he was friends with the dead agent Volfogg's Super AI was based on - this explains why Volfogg's death against Penchinon hits him so hard.]] |
| 187 | * ImprobablyHighIQ: Officially 300. Although it seems his father programmed Bay Tower Base's main systems, Kousuke did everything else. Alone. |
| 188 | * MissionControl: Although he generally only communicates directly with Volfogg (who belongs to GGG Intel and is, at least technically, a subordinate). |
| 189 | * TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:The large bow Papillon places in his hair.]] |
| 190 | * [[UglyGuyHotWife Ugly Guy Hot Girl]]: Just ''how'' did he get Papillon? |
| 191 | * {{Workaholic}}: To the point that he sleeps better in the base than at home. |
| 192 | |
| 193 | [[/folder]] |
| 194 | |
| 195 | [[folder: Kazuo Ushiyama]] |
| 196 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a37.png]] |
| 197 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Hiroaki Ishikawa (JP), Creator/MarcThompson (EN) |
| 198 | |
| 199 | GGG's Mechanic Operator, and is in charge of repairs and maintenance. Tends to be more of a background character than the other main GGG characters. |
| 200 | ---- |
| 201 | * AnimalThemeNaming: He has the surname of "Ox Mountain." |
| 202 | %%* BigOlEyebrows |
| 203 | * TheCaretaker: Seems to be taking care of his [[{{Anime/Betterman}} three younger brothers]], in the absence of any parents, and they are luckily never the source of angst for him. Otherwise, this is his basic job description towards the Yuusha Corps as well, and at one point we see him watering the plants in the background of Main Order Room. |
| 204 | %%* EyesAlwaysShut |
| 205 | * MissionControl: To the point where if he leaves the base, it's because he's not working, or someone dragged him. |
| 206 | ** And then he goes and drives Drill Gao into battle. |
| 207 | * StoutStrength: Aversion -- he's big and a bit wide, but is of average strength and health. (Hyuuma frequently tells him to work out more, in fact.) |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder: Swan White]] |
| 212 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a39.png]] |
| 213 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikiNarahashi (JP), Creator/EricaSchroeder (EN) |
| 214 | |
| 215 | A GGG America's operative stationed in GGG Japan, and holds the right to access the most crucial operation command under Commander Taiga. |
| 216 | ---- |
| 217 | * AnimalThemeNaming: [[GiverOfLameNames What do you think her name implies]]? |
| 218 | * CoolBigSis: To Mikoto and occasionally Mamoru. |
| 219 | * DumbBlonde: Subverted, she is actually rather competent and is officially Dr. Leo's assistant. |
| 220 | * GorgeousGaijin: She is a ''very'' good looking woman, but her {{Engrish}} gets to incredible levels at times. |
| 221 | * GratuitousEnglish: [[IntentionalEngrishForFunny Along with an accent]]. |
| 222 | * MissionControl: Notably fills in for Mikoto in episode 18, doing the Final Fusion sequence in her place. |
| 223 | * MsFanservice: An attractive blonde woman with the largest chest among the female cast. |
| 224 | * PhenotypeStereotype: She's an American with blond hair and blue eyes. |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[/folder]] |
| 227 | |
| 228 | [[folder: Stallion White]] |
| 229 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a40.png]] |
| 230 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsuoIwata (JP) |
| 231 | |
| 232 | Chief engineer for the Mic Sounders series, and an operative for GGG America. He's the elder brother of Swan White. |
| 233 | ---- |
| 234 | * AnimalThemeNaming: Of all living things, he is named after "a white male horse". |
| 235 | * BigBrotherInstinct: It's so strong that it [[spoiler: can override Mic Sounders' (whose AI was based on him in a manner similar to Goldy Marg and Hyuuma) System Protection and allow Mic to use System Change when Swan is in danger.]] |
| 236 | * GratuitousEnglish: [[IntentionalEngrishForFunny And he too plays with an accent]]. |
| 237 | * PhenotypeStereotype: He's an American blond hair and blue eyes, like his sister. |
| 238 | |
| 239 | [[/folder]] |
| 240 | |
| 241 | [[folder: Long-Li Yang]] |
| 242 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a08_02.png]] |
| 243 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a08_03.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 244 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Hiroshi Naka (JP) |
| 245 | |
| 246 | Chief of GGG China, and lead developer of Twin A.Is Fuuryu and Rairyu. |
| 247 | ---- |
| 248 | * AsianAndNerdy: Even though GGG Japan's Leo and Liger are as Asian and nerdy as Long-Li, but Long-Li's mindset is less flexible compare to them when it comes to socialization. |
| 249 | * {{Expy}}: Of Gendo Ikari from ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion.'' |
| 250 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be very prideful and demeaning of others, but he's willing to soften himself up to adapt new philosophies, and has the heart to do the right things for the right people. |
| 251 | %%* PermaStubble |
| 252 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: He turns them on sometimes when he's in the mood to be sinister. |
| 253 | %%* SpockSpeak |
| 254 | |
| 255 | [[/folder]] |
| 256 | |
| 257 | !!GGG Mecha |
| 258 | [[folder: GGG Mobile Unit & Multi-Robos]] |
| 259 | !!Galeon |
| 260 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a43_6.png]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | An extraterrestrial robotic lion who saved Gai's life following his encounter with EI-01 and brought Mamoru to his foster parents. |
| 263 | |
| 264 | Galeon is able to fuse with Gai to form the mechanoid [=GaiGar=], and form the titular [=GaoGaiGar=] through Final Fusion with the Gao Machines. |
| 265 | ---- |
| 266 | * AnimalMecha: He is a Lion Robot. |
| 267 | * BlackBox: On Galeon's back, containing information about G-Stone based technology, used as the basis for most of the robots in the cast. |
| 268 | * CombiningMecha: Galeon can combine with Gao Machines to become Gaogaigar. |
| 269 | * NoisyNature |
| 270 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Amamis refer to Galeon as the "North Pole Lion", due to the circumstances under which they first met him (it wouldn't be surprising if the rest of the world did until GGG went public). |
| 271 | * PapaWolf: If Galeon senses that Mamoru is in trouble, he'll go help him. And actually ''hurting'' him will result in general rage. [[spoiler:''Kill'' him, and no god can help you.]] |
| 272 | * TransformingMecha: Can transform into Mechanoid Gaigar by fusion with Guy. |
| 273 | |
| 274 | !!Hyoryuu & Enryuu / Chouryuujin |
| 275 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a44_10.png]] |
| 276 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Hyoryuu (Full Body)]]\ |
| 277 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a44_04.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 278 | [[labelnote:Enryuu (Full Body)]]\ |
| 279 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a44_02.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 280 | [[labelnote:Chouryuujin (Close-up)]]\ |
| 281 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a44_09.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 282 | [[labelnote:Chouryuujin (Full Body)]]\ |
| 283 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a44_06.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 284 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiYamada (JP) , Christopher Kromer (EN, Hyoryuu), David Wills (EN, Enryuu) |
| 285 | |
| 286 | Hyoryuu (Ice Dragon) and Enryuu (Fire Dragon) are a pair of highly-advanced AI's developed by GGG, and installed in a pair of Transforming bodies; a crane and firetruck respectively. When the two brothers' sympa-rates reach 100%, they are both able to combine their bodies via Symmetrical Docking and merge into Chouryuujin (Super Dragon God). |
| 287 | |
| 288 | Hyoryuu's the elder twin using a high tender voice, while Enryuu's the younger twin using a coarser voice. |
| 289 | ---- |
| 290 | * AnIcePerson: Hyoryuu's weapons. |
| 291 | * AttackReflector: Enryu's Mirror Shield. |
| 292 | * ChestBlaster: Chest Thriller/Warmer, cold and hot respectively. |
| 293 | ** Also, [[spoiler:SUPERNOVA!!]] |
| 294 | * CombiningMecha: "Symmetrical Docking!" Note that Chouryuujin's personality seems to be Hyoryuu's expression (relatively polite) with Enryuu thinking ("I'm gonna stop that meteorite WITH MA CHEST!"). |
| 295 | * HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Choryuujin gets cut straight down the middle by [[spoiler:P-Vater]], but given the nature of the combination, this does absolutely nothing to Horyuu and Enryuu themselves. |
| 296 | %%* FireIceDuo: |
| 297 | * HeroicSacrifice: Chouryuujin primary objective is saving lives - if his life is all it takes to save a few lives, he'll deflect ''meteorites with his body''. |
| 298 | * [[spoiler:HistoricalInJoke: Chouryuujin killed the dinosaurs!]] |
| 299 | * HotBlooded: Enryuu is, but Hyoryuu's closer to TheStoic. (They have a scene where they, twin robots that literally grew up together, argue about this in regard to which one of them is better suited to protecting Mamoru. [[note]]Answer? Volfogg.[[/note]]) |
| 300 | * PlayingWithFire: Enryuu's weapons. |
| 301 | * RedOniBlueOni: Hyoryuu being the blue one and Enryu being the red one. |
| 302 | ** ColorCodedForYourConvenience. |
| 303 | * RunningGag: Enryuu never seems to be able to land properly. Eventually he just rolls with it, ultimately getting so good at it that he can catch a falling Eiffel Tower lift while landing. |
| 304 | * TheSlowPath: [[spoiler: How they come back from one HeroicSacrifice: by ''waiting'' and reactivating in the present.]] |
| 305 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:SUPERNOVA's very powerful, but it requires the brothers to turn their {{ChestBlaster}}s to "infinite" at point-blank range, forcing a win through temperature shock. But they don't walk away from it...]] |
| 306 | %%* TransformingMecha |
| 307 | |
| 308 | !!Fuuryuu & Rairyuu / Gekiryuujin |
| 309 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a45.png]] |
| 310 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Fuuryuu (Full Body)]]\ |
| 311 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a45_07.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 312 | [[labelnote:Rairyuu (Full Body)]]\ |
| 313 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a45_08.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 314 | [[labelnote:Gekiryuujin (Close-up)]]\ |
| 315 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a45_05.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 316 | [[labelnote:Gekiryuujin (Full Body)]]\ |
| 317 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a45_06.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 318 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiYamada (JP) |
| 319 | Fuuryuu (Wind Dragon) and Rairyuu (Thunder Dragon) are brother machines to Hyoryuu and Enryuu developed by GGG China. Their vehicle forms are a cement mixer and dump truck respectively, and by default, they would perform the symmetrical dock with each other forming Gekiryuujin (Assault Dragon God). When enhanced by '''[[color:orange: THE POWER]]''', they would be able to perform cross-symmetrical docks with their Japanese brothers to form Genryuujin (Mystical Dragon God) [[note]]Hyoryuu with Rairyuu.[[/note]], and Gouryuujin (Strong Dragon God). [[note]]Fuuryuu with Enryuu.[[/note]] |
| 320 | |
| 321 | Fuuryuu's the elder twin using a proper high pitch voice, while Rairyuu's the younger twin using lower coarse voice. Both of them have a prideful yet obedient personality, but they softened up and became very polite once they got the hang of their Japanese brothers' way of socialization. |
| 322 | ---- |
| 323 | * ArmCannon: Fuuryuu's mixer barrel cover's Gekiryuujin (and Gouryujinu)'s arm. |
| 324 | * BlowYouAway: Fuuryuu. |
| 325 | * CombiningMecha: Although unlike Choryuujin, Gekiryuujin seems to have Fuuryuu's thinking with Rairyuu's expression - he has a cool head, but is a little rude. |
| 326 | * HotWings: Shan Tou Long / Maximum Tou Long |
| 327 | * RedOniBlueOni: Fuuryuu's the blue oni, Rairyuu's the red oni. |
| 328 | * RunningGag: Enryuu's problem carries over to Rairyu. |
| 329 | * ShockAndAwe: Rairyuu's element. |
| 330 | * SkySurfing: Rairyuu rides his dumper to fly. |
| 331 | ** Which is ironic considering he's shown to be just as incompetent as Enryuu at landing. |
| 332 | %%* SpockSpeak |
| 333 | * [[spoiler: TakingYouWithMe: Apparently, Gekiryuujin's been carrying around a powerful self-destruct device in his left shoulder. He uses this, in a ShoutOut to ''Manga/GetterRobo'', to destroy Ptulone in FINAL.]] |
| 334 | %%* TransformingMecha |
| 335 | * WindIsGreen: Fuuryuu, natch. |
| 336 | |
| 337 | !!Goldy Marg |
| 338 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a48_01.png]] |
| 339 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a48_02.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 340 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisaoEgawa (JP), Greg Abbey (EN) |
| 341 | An important Multi-Robo built to perform as the Hammer weapon. Goldymarg is also designed to be the sturdiest of GGG robots in order to protect [=GaoGaiGar=] from being damaged by their Goldion Hammer reaction upon execution. Given the short time frame of his creation, his AI was based on Geki Hyuuma rather than being developed from scratch like the others. |
| 342 | ---- |
| 343 | * TheBigGuy: He has a laser cannon, but prefers to use his fists and his nigh-indestructible body in mechanoid form to fight. He knows how to use them, too; only King J-Der is physically stronger than he is. |
| 344 | * BoisterousBruiser: His whole personality. |
| 345 | * GeniusBruiser: It doesn't come up much (Goldy's very much aware that he's the FinishingMove), but he IS based on GGG's mission planner. He does exactly the right thing when the 31 Primevals attack Orbit Base, for example. |
| 346 | * GoOutWithASmile: Even though he doesn't have a mouth, in the last episode of FINAL, [[spoiler:after Pisa Sol is destroyed, one could tell he was smiling before the screen faded to white.]] |
| 347 | * MadeOfIron: He is made of extremely tough stuff, as when the whole Corps are pinned to the ground by extreme gravity, he can still take a heavy amount of punishment and keep on functioning, powering through. |
| 348 | * HotBlooded: Well, his personality IS based on Geki Hyuuma, so... |
| 349 | * SwissArmyWeapon: The handle of the Goldion Hammer is the barrel of his tank form's gun. The tires of his tank form 'nails' in hand form. |
| 350 | * TankGoodness: His vehicle form is that of a tank. |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[/folder]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder: GGG Espionage Unit]] |
| 355 | !!Volfogg |
| 356 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a46.png]] |
| 357 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see Big Volfogg]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a46_02.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 358 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi (JP), Creator/MarcThompson (EN) |
| 359 | |
| 360 | An AI Robot with the vehicle form of a police car developed for GGG's Intelligence Division, and assigned to protect Mamoru in battle. Can combine with the vehicles [=GunGrue=] and [=GunDober=] to form Big Volfogg. |
| 361 | ---- |
| 362 | * BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Volfogg's AI is based off of an intelligence agent who was killed before the start of the series.]] |
| 363 | * BadassArmFold: Probably his signature stance, even his transformation sequences tend to end with it! |
| 364 | * CombiningMecha: With the Gun Machines into Big Volfogg, who is much more suited to direct combat. (Unlike the other Yuusha Corps, they are the same person and not a gestalt personality.) |
| 365 | * {{Expy}}: As the resident ninja robot that can transform into a police car, he harkens back to Shadow-Maru from ''Anime/BravePoliceJDecker''. |
| 366 | * FormalCharactersUseKeigo: He consistently speaks politely and formally in the Japanese version, which helps reinforce his refined demeanor. |
| 367 | * HelicopterBlender: Big Volfogg's Murasame Sword. Justified, as it's purpose-made ''and'' he's coating them with Mirror Particles during use - enough that it can double as a shield in a pinch. |
| 368 | * {{Ninja}}: Justified, as he actually belongs to GGG's intelligence department and was designed around intelligence gathering and recon. In practice, Volfogg is closer to a RealLife ninja, while Big Volfogg resembles a fictional one. |
| 369 | ** NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Almost literally even, since he is a ninja police robot [[spoiler:and comes back from the dead a couple of times]]. |
| 370 | * TheStoic: He largely remains calm, and he never raises his voice outside of battle. |
| 371 | * TransformingMecha: He can turn into a police car. |
| 372 | |
| 373 | [[/folder]] |
| 374 | |
| 375 | [[folder: The Mic Sounders Unit]] |
| 376 | !!Mic Sounders the 13th |
| 377 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a47.png]] |
| 378 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see his Boom Form (Close-up)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a47_02.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 379 | [[labelnote:Boom Form (Full Body)]]\ |
| 380 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a47_03.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 381 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsuoIwata (JP) |
| 382 | A robot developed by GGG America. His default form has the appearance of a gigantic toy robot, gleefully serving as a transportation ship for GGG members to fly around town. But when things get serious, he would be able to transform into a badass rocker robot shooting out sound waves to distract or destroy his enemies depending on what "music disc" he's playing. His AI was based on Stallion White. |
| 383 | ---- |
| 384 | * BadassAdorable: Mic is a CuteGiant toy robot who can turn into a humanoid mecha with ThePowerOfRock to empower the heroes or weaken the enemies. |
| 385 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: One second Mic is a complete goofball of a giant toy robot that just ''cannot'' be taken seriously. The next? He's a flying robot rock star and every time he puts on a concert, it can wreak havoc among his enemies! [[BewareTheNiceOnes Good thing he performs for the good guys!]] |
| 386 | * BishonenLine: He goes from a silly, cutesy, and cartoony-looking robot shaped vaguely like a jukebox to a humanoid mecha in his Boom Form. |
| 387 | * GratuitousEnglish: A huge part of his gimmick - he sprinkles his speech with English terminology that the kids at home will probably be able to parse and talks like Japanese isn't his first language. |
| 388 | * {{Keet}}: Mic is a lovey-dovey socializer who loves to stir up parties, parades, and mingle with humans; especially the kids. No other super robot in super robot history can top Mic in keet-ism. |
| 389 | * KidAppealCharacter: With his goofy appearance and demeanor, combined with how he frequently plays with the children, it's clear that he's meant to appeal to the younger audience members. |
| 390 | * LethalJokeCharacter: Contrary to show tradition, he is introduced as pretty goofy and completely harmless in his miniature Cosmo Robo form. However, after System Changing to his Boom Robo form, he reveals the ability to use sound waves to destroy ''anything'' on a cellular level. He would be a complete game-breaker if he didn't need to have special music discs created and tuned ''precisely'' to his specific target in advance, lest he accidentally destroy the Earth. |
| 391 | * MakeMeWannaShout: His moveset. Without using special disks (stored in his flying platform "Studio 7" and inserted into the disk player in his chest), he can manipulate sound to have physical effects. ''With'' disks, he can do things like [[GlassShatteringSound shatter objects by manipulating their specific frequencies]] - up to and including the Earth. |
| 392 | * ThePowerOfRock / MusicalAssassin: Plenty of both, since he can both use his music to empower the heroes or weaken the enemy. |
| 393 | ** There's a scene, just before GGG leaves for Jupiter, where he's playing in a concert for the Orbit Base staff. |
| 394 | * PrimaryColorChampion: There's no better way to show the world that he's "[[AllAmericanFace Made In USA]]". |
| 395 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: |
| 396 | ** Mic himself isn't a problem... but his ''transport'' is. The eye-catches title it the "Baribarien", and it's spelled in kana as バリバリーン ("baribariin", essentially). Mic's pronunciation of it, however, often led fansubbers and others to call it things like "Barbarian" or "Barbareen", since the onomatopoeic connection it has is way less clear than some of Mic's other equipment ("baribari" is onomatopoeia for the ripping sound teeth can make... and what does the front of the vehicle look like?) "Baribarien" also doesn't lend itself terribly well to the phonetics actually used by バリバリーン. |
| 397 | ** Also, when it flips over and becomes Mic's stage, it's pretty clearly meant to be the "Studio 7"... but the eyecatch accidentally calls it the "St'''a'''dio 7". Whoops! |
| 398 | * ThemeNaming: Mic's equipment is largely named after the Japanese onomatopoeia which it invokes. The "Baribarien" is explained above; the "Giragirahn VV" keytar is related to the "kira-kira" sound effect, of sparkling or being dazzling; his Dokadokahn V microphone is a twofer, both an onomatopoeia for making noise and "dokaan" being the sound effect for an explosion (thus his title of "'''Boom''' Robo"). |
| 399 | * UnseenPrototype: [[spoiler:Averted. Later on in the series we get to see the other 12 Mic Sounders robots.]] |
| 400 | * VerbalTic: "DA-MON-NE~!" "NE~!" when he's in his Cosmo mode, then "DA-ZEE!" "ZE!" for his Boom mode. |
| 401 | * WingdingEyes: From wacky text to slot machine, his Cosmo Form has this huge screen for his eyes to let him play with all kinds of fun emotions. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | [[/folder]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | !!Civilians & Other Characters |
| 406 | [[folder: Relatives to Main Cast]] |
| 407 | !! Isamu and Ai Amami |
| 408 | [[quoteright:294:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a41.png]] |
| 409 | ->'''Voiced by:''' |
| 410 | --> '''[Isamu]''' Creator/KozoShioya (JP), Ed Paul (EN)\ |
| 411 | '''[Ai]''' Creator/SayuriYamauchi (JP), Eileen Stevens (EN) |
| 412 | |
| 413 | Mamoru's adoptive parents. Isamu works at the Space Development Corporation [[note]]GGG is a classified unit, therefore Isamu is unaware of their existence.[[/note]] while Ai is a stay-at-home mother. They tend to fret a bit when Mamoru might be in trouble. |
| 414 | ---- |
| 415 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Wah-Ha~!" It runs in the family. |
| 416 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Daddy Isamu would flip in happiness to welcome his son back home albeit by [[RunningGag drifting and destroying their mail post.]] |
| 417 | * GoodParents: Basically, they're the Japanese [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kents]]: they lovingly raised a boy from another world as their own, who'd later become the savior of mankind. Hell, they even named him Mamoru, which means "to protect"; it's obvious they were raising him to be a good boy. |
| 418 | * MeaningfulName: Mamoru's father is "Isamu", meaning "Bravery" or "Courage". His mother's name is "Ai", meaning "Love". Both are extremely valuable traits to pass down to their son. |
| 419 | * MuggleFosterParents: And, as far as Mamoru is concerned, they are his parents. |
| 420 | |
| 421 | !!Ayame Hatsuno |
| 422 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/db2c5bcf5c4ee008d9d5853ddc99fdd5.png]] |
| 423 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikiNarahashi (JP) |
| 424 | |
| 425 | Hana's older middle school female cousin who's into masculine hobbies such as military mechanics, motorbike racing, and professional wrestling. |
| 426 | ---- |
| 427 | %%* GirlishPigtails |
| 428 | %%* {{Tomboy}} |
| 429 | |
| 430 | !!Kizuna Shishioh |
| 431 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3e370474fcae7699c75116cc977bcdb5.png]] |
| 432 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KonamiYoshida (JP) |
| 433 | The wife of Leo Shishioh and Mother of Gai. She was an astronaut presumed dead from her crew's fatal space mission to explore Jupiter. |
| 434 | ---- |
| 435 | * DeathByOriginStory: Her presumed failed space mission is what inspired her son, Gai to follow her footsteps in becoming an astronaut, so that he would be able to have the chance to one day travel to Jupiter to investigate her cause of death. [[note]][[AllThereInTheManual From Drama CD vol.1]][[/note]] |
| 436 | * PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: When she died at Jupiter, her spirit somehow survived thanks to '''THE POWER'''. She attempted to communicate with her son, but even with '''THE POWER''', all she could do was project visions of her younger self silently expressing one of three emotions (the "Three Sisters") into Gai's optic processor, and only when Gai was in space. This was more than enough to save her son's life several times. During the battle at Jupiter near the end of the original series, she is reunited with Leo after his death, and the two of them are able to bestow '''THE POWER''' upon Gai and the other GGG Brave Robots.]] |
| 437 | |
| 438 | !!Mamoru's Biological Parents |
| 439 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a55_01.png]] |
| 440 | ->'''Voiced by:''' |
| 441 | -->'''[Cain]''' Creator/KoichiChiba (JP)\ |
| 442 | '''[Cain's Wife]''' Masako Ikeda (JP) |
| 443 | |
| 444 | The ruling couple of The Green Planet who developed Galeon, and sent off Galeon with their son, along with their planet's most valuable source material, the origial G-Stone away as Zonders destroy their planet. Among Mamoru's biological parents, only Mamoru's father is named. |
| 445 | ---- |
| 446 | * BigGood: Cain is the one who created the G-Stones and Galeon, and embed his knowledge data within Galeon to allow the heroes to create the technology they need to fight the Zonders. |
| 447 | * MosesInTheBulrushes: Sent their son away on Galeon to the Blue Planet (Earth) to escape the mechanicalization of their home planet by Zonders. |
| 448 | * PosthumousCharacter: Long since dead but Cain's knowledge data is stored within Galeon. |
| 449 | * SealedGoodInACan: Fragments of Mamoru's mother's conscience is saved amongst the G-Crystal base located on a natural satellite near the battle grounds against The 11 Planetary Masters of Sol. Mikoto is the only one who can hear her voice, with her image appearing in Mikoto's vision as she bids farewell to Mamoru and Kaidou at the end of ''FINAL.'' |
| 450 | |
| 451 | [[/folder]] |
| 452 | |
| 453 | [[folder: Mamoru's Classmates]] |
| 454 | !!Hana Hatsuno |
| 455 | [[quoteright:294:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a42.png]] |
| 456 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KonamiYoshida (JP), Eileen Stevens (EN) |
| 457 | |
| 458 | Mamoru's classmate who has a long-standing (mutual!) crush on him. Tends to get caught up in [[{{Robeast}} Zonder]] attacks throughout the show. |
| 459 | ---- |
| 460 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Kowakunai, Kowakunai..." ("I'm not scared, I'm not scared...") Mamoru taught it to her, back in Hokkaido. Given the dangers she often faces, it's more of a SurvivalMantra. |
| 461 | ** BadassCreed: Hits a climax when she attacks the Zonderized Assistant Principal on her own. |
| 462 | * DamselInDistress: Poor girl. |
| 463 | * DogWalksYou: Played as a RunningGag. Justified by Yosef being at least twice Hana's size. She has better luck with Yosef's puppies in FINAL - but there's a whole pack of them! |
| 464 | * NiceGirl: She's a very kind child. |
| 465 | * PuppyLove: Hana and Mamoru have a ChildhoodMarriagePromise dating back to when they lived in Hokkaido (4 years before the series started). [[spoiler:They make good on it in the last episode.]] |
| 466 | * WeirdnessMagnet: At times, it's like the Zonders have their eye on ''her'' rather than Mamoru. (Luckily, at no point do they seem to be aware of her connection to Mamoru.) |
| 467 | * WrongGenreSavvy: After finding out that the Mamoru she knows is an alien, Hana starts to suspect that the original Mamoru was [[Main/CaptureAndReplicate replaced by an alien doppelganger]]. Fortunately for all concerned, she's wrong. |
| 468 | |
| 469 | !!Sueo "Ushii" Ushiyama |
| 470 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a49_6.png]] |
| 471 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Hiroaki Ishikawa (JP) |
| 472 | |
| 473 | Another classmate of Mamoru and the youngest brother of Kazuo. |
| 474 | ---- |
| 475 | * AnimalThemeNaming: His family holds the surname of "Ox Mountain," and his friends uses the AffectionateNickname of "Ushii" on him. |
| 476 | * TheBigGuy: Subversion - while he's definitely the largest of Mamoru's friends, his defining trait is his interest in military mechanics (some of which are leaked from his older brother) ...and he's probably not as strong as Reiko. |
| 477 | * {{Expy}}: Of Takeshi Goda from ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''. But his personality and actions are no way near like a bully, and instead is a rather competent [[BigBrotherInstinct big brother figure]] towards his friends. |
| 478 | |
| 479 | !!Takayasu Sunou |
| 480 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a51.png]] |
| 481 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (JP) |
| 482 | Another of Mamoru's classmates. Comes from a fairly rich family, and has a habit of trying to impress his friends with trendy techs and tales of family trips. |
| 483 | ---- |
| 484 | * {{Expy}}: Of Suneo Honekawa from ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}''. |
| 485 | * HairFlip: Does this a lot. |
| 486 | * IdleRich: Another big part of his personality. |
| 487 | * OcularGushers: Resorts to these when either A) Reiko cuts him down a few notches or B) when he's caught up in a Zonder attack. |
| 488 | * RichBastard: Shows signs of growing into this. That is, if Reiko hasn't humbled him out of it by then. |
| 489 | |
| 490 | !!Reiko Komori |
| 491 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a50.png]] |
| 492 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikiNarahashi (JP), Annice Moriarty (EN) |
| 493 | |
| 494 | Somewhat stuck-up classmate of Mamoru and Hana. Her family is even richer than the Sunous, and she takes great delight in one-upping Sunou or otherwise deflating him whenever he starts bragging. |
| 495 | ---- |
| 496 | * CharacterCatchphrase: She loves to use the mixed-language phrase "chou very" (or "super very", fully translated) as an adjective for things. |
| 497 | * DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler:We find out in a CD Drama that her father is dead and her family, while ''once'' rich, is actually broke -- we get a peek at this during episode 26 (when the gang thinks the rest of their class is dead, and Reiko simultaneously is a bit calmer and also a bit more morose about the idea), and that may be ''her'' cheap apartment that she's in front of in her first FINAL appearance. [[MockMillionaire She hides this from her friends but acts 'rich']] for seemingly this trope.]] |
| 498 | * HiddenDepths: They don't get explored much -- she's a very tertiary character after all -- but they are there. One of the Drama [=CDs=] gives us a peek at it, and we also get a glimpse of it in episode 26 of the show itself. [[spoiler:As noted, her father ''died'' before the start of the show, and it's clearly had an effect on the poor nine-year-old Reiko. In episode 26, in particular, she's a ''lot'' more philosophical about the idea of most of her classmates dying than a grade schooler has any right to be, and it's clear that a lot of her attitude is a front to avoid showing her friends her pain.]] |
| 499 | * LovableAlphaBitch: She may detest the weaklings around her and have her own ''subordinates'' in school, but she's generally good to those she recognize as her friends from the bottom of her heart, and in particular she's a genuine friend to Hana. |
| 500 | * TheNicknamer / FunWithAcronyms: Comes up with acronyms for just about anybody. Especially attractive males. |
| 501 | * PrecociousCrush: She's fallen pretty hard for her "long haired hunk", AKA Gai Shishioh. She is also ''highly annoyed'' to discover he's already taken. |
| 502 | * SuperStrongChild: Hoists up Mamoru, Hana, Takayasu, ''and'' [[TheBigGuy Usshii]] ''all at once'' as they attempt to save Hana dropping into the ocean when they were stuck on EI-02. |
| 503 | ** She picked up a teacher's desk and hurled it at a window trying to escape from a Zonderized vice principal. |
| 504 | * ValleyGirl: Has the voice and attitude of one in the English dub. What did you expect, since she's voiced by Annice Moriarty? |
| 505 | * {{Woolseyism}}: Since the English dub only dubbed 25 episodes and didn't dub Episode 26, [[spoiler:the episode where Reiko actually admits she's broke, the dub flanderizes her into a full-on rich girl with no signs of being broke whatsoever.]] |
| 506 | [[/folder]] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [[folder: Gai and Mikoto’s Schoolmates, with Valnar]] |
| 509 | !! Shu Wanibuchi |
| 510 | ---- |
| 511 | * [-See ''FINAL'' under Bio-Net folder.-] |
| 512 | ---- |
| 513 | |
| 514 | !! Sumire Kazamatsuri |
| 515 | An underclassman of Gai and Mikoto from the same high school who became an Aquarist for G-Island’s theme park--G-Island Sea in charge of nurturing and training Valnar the Killer Whale. |
| 516 | ---- |
| 517 | |
| 518 | !!Valnar |
| 519 | A Killer Whale residing in G-Island Sea. |
| 520 | ---- |
| 521 | * BigDamnHeroes: When [=GaoGaiGar=] has lost all of his energy fighting a powerful Zonder robo Valnar appears and has her G-Stone come in contact with [=GaoGaiGar=]'s giving Gai the strength he needs to defeat the Zonder. |
| 522 | * EmergencyTransformation: She was brought to the brink of death after being purified and was transformed into a cyborg like Gai in order to survive. |
| 523 | |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | !! Red Planet |
| 527 | ---- |
| 528 | '''[[WalkingSpoiler Walking Spoiler Warning:]]''' [-Two members listed on this section shared identity relations to The Four Machine Kings, while one is in relations with Mamoru; for which the 3 characters will play important roles in the later half of the series which cannot be hidden. Readers are bound to be spoiled by reading the contents listed in this section.-] |
| 529 | ---- |
| 530 | |
| 531 | [[folder: Ikumi Kaidou (Arma)]] |
| 532 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a02_03.png]] |
| 533 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a02_04.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 534 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SayuriYamauchi (JP) |
| 535 | |
| 536 | Born Arma from an alien planet coded as “Red Planet” who descended to Earth at birth, and happens to be adopted into the same neighborhood as Mamoru. Ikumi eventually became classmates with Mamoru; usually quiet and distant from people. He does not play any significant roles for most of the series until Soldato No.J-002, as Pizza of The Four Machine Kings begins to appear around him. |
| 537 | ---- |
| 538 | * ArtificialHuman: Not especially played up, though. |
| 539 | * BloodyHorror: Only shown as silhouette, but during his first confrontation with Palus Abel in episode 3 of FINAL, his body is completely twisted and mangled by her attack. [[spoiler:However, when he is seen later attached to Pia Decem Pit's computer, he seems to be fine.]] |
| 540 | * ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: A more familial version. Ikumi avoided becoming too attached to his human classmates and family in order to avoid hurting any of them when he was gone, and to avoid leaving any openings that enemies could exploit. It didn't work--not the first time, anyway. |
| 541 | * MeaningfulName: Arma is Italian for "weapon". |
| 542 | * OverrideCommand: [[spoiler:Palus Abel used him to shut down Soldato J's J-Jewel.]] |
| 543 | * PsychicPowers: The first hint that there's something not quite right about Kaidou is when he starts throwing telekinetic blasts around. |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[/folder]] |
| 546 | |
| 547 | [[folder: Soldato No.J-002]] |
| 548 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a16_00.png]] |
| 549 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see full body image]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a16_04.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 550 | [[labelnote:Click to see him as Pizza (Zonderian Form/Human Undercover Form)]]\ |
| 551 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a16_03.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 552 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsuakiMadono (JP) |
| 553 | |
| 554 | Introduced as Pizza, the most aggressive and warlike of the Four Machine Kings. His martial pride causes him to clash with Gai at several points throughout the series and eventually causes him to remember details of his past. |
| 555 | ---- |
| 556 | * BigDamnHeroes: Just when [=GaoGaiGar=] is on its knees and about to be torn limb from limb by three of the Primevals, the [[spoiler:J-Ark shows up out of nowhere and blasts two of them to smithereens in the space of about a minute.]] |
| 557 | * CoolMask: Both his Zonderian form and original form have this. |
| 558 | * CoolPlane: His victims usually employ a sky motif while he himself uses one in the final clash between GGG and the zonderians in Tokyo city. |
| 559 | * CoolStarship: [[spoiler:J-Bird and J-Ark]] |
| 560 | * TheDragon: Is the most powerful of the Four Machine Kings and also the one that becomes Gai's rival. |
| 561 | * {{Expy}}: Of [[Manga/{{Cyborg 009}} Cyborg 002]]. |
| 562 | * FallenHero: For the first half, but he eventually manages to pull himself back up. |
| 563 | %%* GagNose |
| 564 | * HeelFaceTurn: Noticable since he turned ''before'' being purified by Ikumi. |
| 565 | * RedemptionPromotion: As Pizza, he was powerful enough to fight Gai to a standstill, but was held back by Pasdar's manipulations and couldn't lay a hand on the monster alone. [[spoiler:As Soldato-J he's able to beat things that make Pasdar look pathetic in comparison.]] |
| 566 | * TheRival: To Gai. |
| 567 | * SinisterSchnoz: He has a pointy, beak-like nose and is one of the initial antagonists. [[spoiler:The sinister aspect is subverted when he becomes his true identity of the heroic Soldato-J, as he retains said nose.]] |
| 568 | %%* SixthRanger |
| 569 | * ThatManIsDead |
| 570 | --> '''Mamoru''': You're Pizza of the Four Machine Kings! |
| 571 | --> '''Soldato-J''': That was a false name! The man named Pizza is dead! I am J. Reborn by the J-Jewel as Soldato-J! |
| 572 | [[/folder]] |
| 573 | |
| 574 | [[folder: Tomoro-0117]] |
| 575 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a25_2.png]] |
| 576 | [[caption-width-right:295:[[labelnote:Click to see J-Ark]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a25_02.png[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 577 | [[labelnote:Click to see him as Pinchernone ([Above] Zonderian Form / [Below] Human Undercover Form)]]\ |
| 578 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a25_03.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 579 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TsutomuKashiwakura (JP) |
| 580 | |
| 581 | Introduced as the insidious and calculating member, Pinchernone of the Four Machine Kings. Pinchernone is best known for his sailor uniform/MonsterClown outfit and his downright creepy laugh. He serves as another foil for Pizza, whom he works most often with, and the two could almost be considered friends, if machine lifeforms can have friends. Pinchernone also develops a rivalry of sorts with Volfogg. |
| 582 | ---- |
| 583 | * AIIsACrapshoot: He IS a Zonderized computer, after all; and he gets better after purification. |
| 584 | * TheBrute: When the Zondarians take direct action and turn themselves into Zonder Robos, he's just about had it with Volfogg... |
| 585 | * CoolBoat: Pinchernone's victims usually have some kind of naval motif, and his Zonderian form is that of a ship. Eventually, his true form is revealed to be Tomoro-0117, the main computer of J-Ark. |
| 586 | * CoolStarship: Tomoro is the main computer A.I. of J-Ark. |
| 587 | * EvilLaugh: BRRREEEEEEEEE! |
| 588 | * HeelFaceTurn: Like Soldato J, he gets purified by Ikumi. |
| 589 | * HumanoidAbomination: His human form barely looks human. His teeth are so massive, he's stuck with a permanent SlasherSmile. He's always sitting, even while falling. Also: BRRRREEEEEEEE~![[note]]We can't actually make this sound without rubbing our lips with a finger.[[/note]] |
| 590 | %%* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily |
| 591 | * WouldHurtAChild: As Pincherone, he often suggested eliminating Mamoru for his ability to purify Zonders, and occasionally directly went after him in his schemes. |
| 592 | [[/folder]] |
| 593 | |
| 594 | [[folder: Soldato No.J-019]] |
| 595 | A member of the Soldato-J army and the only other survivor aside from J-002. |
| 596 | ---- |
| 597 | * DespairEventHorizon: Happened after he kills his Arma. |
| 598 | * DoomedByCanon: Seeing as he wasn't mentioned by anyone before or afterwards... |
| 599 | * {{Foil}}: To Soldato-J 002. Both are the only survivors of the Primeval War. Both were forced to wander the wastelands of their home planet and became Zonders. The differences are that Soldato-J 0019 became a Zonder of his own free will by smashing his J-Jewel and killing his Arma while Soldato-J 002 was brainwashed into becoming one and he still has his Arma after returning to normal. |
| 600 | * AndIMustScream: 019's Arma managed to make him remember his past as a warrior, unfortunately she couldn't purify him completely so 019 was left as an slave of the Primevals. |
| 601 | * ShadowArchetype: What 002 might have turned out if he'd never been freed from the Zonder menace. |
| 602 | [[/folder]] |
| 603 | |
| 604 | [[folder: Arma 019]] |
| 605 | A female Arma that worked with Soldato No.J-019 until somehow they got separated, Arma would eventually reunite with her partner now as a servant of Primevals who would murder her, with her last strenght she made the warrior's memories return but failed to purify him. |
| 606 | ---- |
| 607 | * DistaffCounterpart: Ikumi is male while 019 is female. |
| 608 | * PosthumousCharacter: She died before the manga, we only see a doll in her image. |
| 609 | [[/folder]] |
| 610 | |
| 611 | [[folder: Abel]] |
| 612 | The leader of the Red Planet, she is responsible for many important devices and characters in the ''[=GaoGaiGar=]'' universe such as the Soldato-J Army, the J-Jewel, and the 11 Planetary Masters of Sol, just to name a few. While very little is known about her personally, her impact is felt across the series long after her demise. |
| 613 | ---- |
| 614 | * AmbiguouslyEvil: It's honestly difficult to say as to whether or not she should be considered a GreaterScopeVillain or [[GreaterScopeParagon paragon]], primarily due to the fact that almost nothing is known about her personality. On the one hand, Cain considered the creation of the Pas-Q machine so heinous the he created [[spoiler: Genesic [=GaoGaiGar=]]] to stop it. On the other hand, she's also responsible for the creation of the Soldato-J army and the Arma, which includes J-002 and Kaidou, both of whom would prove instrumental in helping GGG save the universe time and time again. The closest we ever see of Abel is her doppelgänger, [[SmugSnake Palus Abel]] of the Sol Masters, which doesn't paint a pretty picture about the real Abel. Though given that [[spoiler: Pei La Cain]] wound up being far more malicious than the real deal, her Sol Master counterpart might not a viable source for insight on what she was actually like. Ultimately, whether she was a WellIntentionedExtremist [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom who didn't realize]] the long-term consequences of her actions or merely the loser of an EvilVsEvil power struggle against the Zonder is anyone's guess. |
| 615 | * AChildShallLeadThem: If Palus Abel is any indication, she wasn't much older than Mamoru and Kaidou were at the beginning of the series. |
| 616 | * EvilCounterpart: Or "Morally Ambiguous Counterpart" to Cain. Like Cain, she was the ruler of her planet and created her own countermeasures against the Zonder menace. However, she was far more extremist in her actions, which led to her being indirectly responsible for many of the perils Earth faces. |
| 617 | * FlingALightIntoTheFuture: Her creation of the Sol Masters and the Pas-Q machine was ''supposed'' to be this, as their purpose was to recreate the Trinary Solar System after the Zonder were defeated. [[AIIsACrapshoot Unfortunately…]] |
| 618 | * GenderBlenderName: "Abel" is typically a masculine name. |
| 619 | * PosthumousCharacter: She presumably fell with the Red Planet. |
| 620 | [[/folder]] |
| 621 | |
| 622 | |
| 623 | !!Antagonists: Zonders |
| 624 | Living humanoid beings, human or alien, who gets infected with Zonder Metals will become "Zonders." Zonders will almost invariably fuse with mechanical objects and inorganic matter to form a biomechanical "Zonder Robo." These Zonder Robos would immediately seek out and eliminate the stress source from their hosts, then at a certain point will begin to produce Zonder Spores and mature into Zonder Metal Plants. Nearly all of them possess fast regeneration, can fuse with machines that are not protected by a G-Stone or GS Drive, and produce a force field that is referred to in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 3]]'' as a Zonder Barrier. |
| 625 | |
| 626 | A Zonderian can fuse with similar types of material to form a "Zonderian Robo," bearing similar properties to that of a Zonder Robo. |
| 627 | |
| 628 | All Zonder Robos and Zonderian Robos are collectively identified by GGG using the code "EI," standing for "Extraterrestrial Intelligence". |
| 629 | |
| 630 | [[folder: In General]] |
| 631 | * TheAssimilator: Zonder Metal can absorb machines, often replicating their functions. Strangely, it does not seem to absorb humans, even when they are inside the converted machines. |
| 632 | * BishonenLine: Their life cycle goes shaggy, mechanical humanoid BlobMonster -> {{Robeast}} after fusing with a human -> {{Robeast}} seeding more Zonder Spores to make other Zonders -> Intelligent humanoid Zonderian with the capacity to become a {{Robeast}} if need be. |
| 633 | * GoneHorriblyRight: They were created to absorb stressful emotions and convert them into energy to relieve stress. They're still acting on that goal, they simply believe that [[AssimilationPlot they need to assimilate all life in the universe to do that.]] |
| 634 | * MechanicalAbomination: Pasder and all of the Primevals are this. [[spoiler:They're sapient pieces of the Z-Crystal, the object that controls everything that's been corrupted by Zonder Metal. They can create Zonder Metal within their bodies to create new minions, and they assimilate almost any material - including moons!]] |
| 635 | * OurMonstersAreWeird: While many Zonders look like garden variety HumongousMecha, there are some that become incredibly strange objects that [[AmbiguousRobots barely look mechanical]]. |
| 636 | * {{Robeast}}: Most of them are this, and all Zonders have the potential to grow into one. |
| 637 | * ThemeNaming: Every named Zonderian's name starts with P, [[spoiler:[[OddNameOut except the Zonuda and Z-Master]]]]. |
| 638 | * TheVirus: New independent Zonder creatures seemingly can only be created through infecting sapient species. |
| 639 | [[/folder]] |
| 640 | |
| 641 | !!!Zonderians |
| 642 | [[folder: EI-01: Pasder]] |
| 643 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/62da28d5_a066_41a5_9688_d5e3efcbe369.png]] |
| 644 | [[caption-width-right:200:]] |
| 645 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiOgata (JP) |
| 646 | |
| 647 | The original Extraterrestrial Intelligence that landed on Earth at the beginning of the show, hence its designation. Pasder spends the next two years regaining his strength before finally reawakening and summoning four Machine Kings to begin the process of slowly Zonderising the entire planet. As soon as he finds out that Galeon is awake, he orders all four to hunt down and destroy the "Legacy of Cain" (No, not [[VideoGame/LegacyOfKain that one]]) but is ultimately defeated by our heroes with a liberal application of hammer to the face. |
| 648 | ---- |
| 649 | * ArcVillain: Of the first half of the series. |
| 650 | * DarkLordOnLifeSupport: Was badly injured after his crash landing in the backstory of the show. |
| 651 | * DirtyCoward: DownplayedTrope. Pasder doesn't cower in fear and puts up one hell of a fight against GGG when forced to, but at the same time he never once takes one step out of his hideout and is visibly fearful and hateful of Mamoru as the "Legacy of Cain." |
| 652 | * DiskOneFinalBoss: Though his defeat seemingly signals the end of the Zonder menace, he is immediately succeeded by the 31 Machine Primevals. |
| 653 | * EvilSoundsDeep: He possesses a deep, booming voice and is quite evil. |
| 654 | * OneWingedAngel: Takes a giant humanoid form whose lower body is fused with the entire city of Tokyo. Swan describes it as if it were Satan. |
| 655 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: While we the audience know his name, GGG only ever refer to him by the codename they gave him: EI-01. |
| 656 | * OrcusOnHisThrone: Doesn't personally take direct action against the GGG, until episode 30. |
| 657 | * SatanicArchetype: Is likened to one by Swan after taking on his gigantic humanoid form. Pasder is an evil being that fell from the sky, dwells deep underground, and works through minions he corrupted into their current hideous forms. Swan may not have been too far off the mark. |
| 658 | * TokyoTower: After absorbing a large amount of machines, Pasder disappears to hide under Tokyo Tower for 2 years. |
| 659 | |
| 660 | [[/folder]] |
| 661 | |
| 662 | [[folder:The Four Machine Kings]] |
| 663 | ---- |
| 664 | * [-For entries relating to '''Pizza''' and '''Pinchernone''', see Soldato No.J-002 and Tomoro-0117 under the Red Planet section.-] |
| 665 | ---- |
| 666 | !!Primada |
| 667 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a53.png]] |
| 668 | [[caption-width-right:295:Human Undercover Form / Zonderian Form]] |
| 669 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SayuriYamauchi (JP) |
| 670 | |
| 671 | The most outgoing and playful of the four Machine Kings. Primada usually appears as a ballerina with clothes made of car parts, and is almost always dancing in her on-screen appearance |
| 672 | ---- |
| 673 | * DanceBattler: She incorporates her ballet skills into her technique when fighting in her human form. |
| 674 | * CoolCar: She doesn't have one, but her Zonderised victims usually take the form of one, and also sometimes [[CoolBike motorcycles]]. |
| 675 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the sole female member of the Four Machine Kings. |
| 676 | |
| 677 | !!Polonaise |
| 678 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a52.png]] |
| 679 | [[caption-width-right:295:Zonderian Form / Human Undercover Form]] |
| 680 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KozoShioya (JP) |
| 681 | |
| 682 | Often taking the human form of a silent old train conductor, Polonaise is the most unassuming of the four Machine Kings. |
| 683 | ---- |
| 684 | * CoolTrain: Polonaise has a steam train for a head and favours a train motif in a majority of his victims. |
| 685 | * DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:He dies right after his purification, with a delighted smile on his face. Apparently both he and Primarda were Zondarians for too long...]] |
| 686 | %%* EvilGenius |
| 687 | * GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Smokes a DistinguishedGentlemansPipe which makes a train whistle when he blows through it. |
| 688 | |
| 689 | [[/folder]] |
| 690 | |
| 691 | !!!Zonder Robos |
| 692 | [[folder: EI-02 to EI-74]] |
| 693 | !!EI-02: Garbage Amalgam Robo |
| 694 | The second EI, and the first Zonder faced in the show. He was formed from a homeless man from Garbage Island named Kinzou Kodakarayama's desire for revenge against City Hall. |
| 695 | ---- |
| 696 | * AnimalMotifs: Horses. Kinzou had bet money on horse races which he lost, causing him great stress. |
| 697 | * FireIceDuo: It's arms had a freezing beam and a heat ray. |
| 698 | * StarterVillain: The first Zonder Robo that [=GaoGaiGar=] fought. |
| 699 | |
| 700 | !!EI-03: Iron Ball Machine Robo |
| 701 | A Zonder formed from the aggressive reigning champion of the SMW Pro Wrestling League, Bomber Death, merged with both the wrestling ring he was on and a nearby demolition crane. |
| 702 | |
| 703 | !!EI-04: Triple Locomotive Robo |
| 704 | A Zonder formed from Youichi Yamanoguchi, a troubled boy who envied the power of steam locomotives, merging with a near-by steam locomotive. |
| 705 | |
| 706 | !!EI-05: Space Shuttle Robo |
| 707 | A Zonder formed from Youichi Yamanoguchi, who escaped due to Mamoru not being there to purify him. He merges with a Space Development Corporation space shuttle mounted to a new type of engine. |
| 708 | |
| 709 | !!EI-06: Trailer Robo |
| 710 | |
| 711 | !!EI-07: Tanker Robo |
| 712 | |
| 713 | !!EI-08: 300-Series Shinkansen Robo |
| 714 | |
| 715 | !!EI-09: Airship Robo |
| 716 | |
| 717 | !!EI-10: Motorbike Robo |
| 718 | |
| 719 | !!EI-11: Submarine Robo |
| 720 | |
| 721 | !!EI-12: Isolde Robo |
| 722 | |
| 723 | !!EI-13: Mascot Machine Robo |
| 724 | |
| 725 | !!EI-14: Military Transport Robo |
| 726 | A Zonder formed from Dave, a bullied crew member merged with a large, military-transport aircraft. |
| 727 | ---- |
| 728 | * BishonenLine: At first it resembled a monstrous plane. After absorbing the destroyed tanks and attack helicopters, it reformed into a humanoid HumongousMecha. |
| 729 | * CurbstompBattle: While [=GaoGaiGar=] is initially hindered by EI-14's fog and pinned down by its [[MoreDakka hail of gunfire]], lacking Big Volfogg's defenses against such things, [=GaoGaiGar=] is nonetheless easily able to destroy the Zonder once [=ChoRyuJin=]'s Eraser Head dissipates the fog. |
| 730 | * {{Expy}}: Its final form heavily resembles a MS-06 Zaku II from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. |
| 731 | * FlunkyBoss: It sent an army of radio-controlled tanks and attack helicopters to dealt with Volfogg, only entering direct combat after they were all destroyed. |
| 732 | * SuddenLackOfSignal: A key component of EI-14's battle is the communications-disrupting fog that covers the battlefield, isolating its targets to make them easy prey for the armed vehicles it controls. |
| 733 | |
| 734 | !!EI-15: GGG Mecha Parts Robo |
| 735 | Born from Minoru Inubouzaki, a tech genius with a grudge with Entouji. He fused with the GGG base's operating system until he was stopped by Entouji's and Volfogg's actions, before being purified he manage to reach the maintenance hangar where the [=GaoMachines=] spare parts are kept which were absorbed to turn into its Zonder Robo form. |
| 736 | ---- |
| 737 | * AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Does this to the G-Island Base. |
| 738 | * EvilKnockOff: Becomes one of [=GaoGaiGar=] due absorbing the [=GaoMachines=]' spare parts. |
| 739 | * TheResenter: Inubouzaki was jealousy of Entouji for being selected to work for GGG. |
| 740 | * RocketPunch: Like the original, though the Zonder Robo uses one more similar to the [[Anime/MazingerZ Daisharin Rocket Punch]]. |
| 741 | |
| 742 | !!EI-16: Long-Range Cannon Robo |
| 743 | A Zonder formed from a young man studying for the Tokyo University entrance exams. He is merged with the Schwerer Gustav unit 2, "Dora", one of the Nazi railway guns developed during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. |
| 744 | ---- |
| 745 | * {{BFG}}: An 80cm cannon on rails, the original of which was able to destroy targets that were heavily fortified or even ''underground''. EI-16 uses it to demolish universities and attempts a direct hit on [=GaoGaiGar=]. |
| 746 | * CombatTentacles: The rails that EI-16 runs on are also part of it, and it uses them to immobilize [=GaoGaiGar=] so it can [[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange line up a shot]]. |
| 747 | * FixedForwardFacingWeapon: The original Gustav's cannon could not turn horizontally, only vertically. EI-16's cannon has the same restriction, but it can change its facing via Zonder shapeshifting. |
| 748 | * LongRangeFighter: The Gustav was siege artillery designed to fire from very long distances, and GGG has difficulty pinpointing what is even causing the destruction from EI-16's shots for this reason. However, the Zonderized version of the cannon is not nearly so defenseless at close range as the original. |
| 749 | * MightyGlacier: It's enormous and powerful, but it hardly moves at all during the actual battle, not even having a HumongousMecha form. |
| 750 | * RemovedAchillesHeel: Several times when GGG attempts to plan around the original Gustav's shortcomings, EI-16 is able to circumvent them with its Zonder abilities. First, it's able to fire a second shot after its first much sooner than expected, forcing [=ChoRyuJin=] to try and [[TakingTheBullet block the second shot with his body]]. Next, when [=GaoGaiGar=] attempts to [[InTheBack sneak up on it from behind]], the Zonder uses the surrounding rails to restrain [=GaoGaiGar=] and simply shapeshifts to face it. |
| 751 | |
| 752 | !!EI-17: Tire Robo |
| 753 | |
| 754 | !!EI-18: Micro-Machine Amalgam Robo |
| 755 | * DoingInTheWizard: Its strange appearance and abilities are due to manipulating nanomachines rather than magic. |
| 756 | |
| 757 | !!EI-19: Science Lab Robo |
| 758 | * BreatherBoss: While its use of hostages doesn’t make it an effortless fight, it fails to meaningfully damage any of the protagonist mechs whereas Zondar from EI-15 upwards managed to disable at least one of them per skirmish. |
| 759 | |
| 760 | !!EI-20: Gravity Manipulator Robo |
| 761 | |
| 762 | !!EI-21: B-52 Bomber Robo |
| 763 | |
| 764 | !!EI-22: Weather Star Robo |
| 765 | |
| 766 | !!EI-23: Sound Robo Alpha |
| 767 | |
| 768 | !!EI-24: Sound Robo Beta |
| 769 | |
| 770 | !!EI-25: [=SeaDart=] Robo |
| 771 | |
| 772 | !!EI-26: Pizza Robo |
| 773 | |
| 774 | !!EI-27: Pinchernone Robo |
| 775 | |
| 776 | !!EI-28: Polonaise Robo |
| 777 | |
| 778 | !!EI-29: Primarda Robo |
| 779 | |
| 780 | !!EI-72: Gold Tiger Robo & EI-73: Silver Puma Robo. |
| 781 | Two Zonder Robos born from Koutaro Taiga and Geki Hyuuma after being attacked by the Arm Primeval. Exclusive to Blockaded Numbers. |
| 782 | ---- |
| 783 | * CapedMecha: In their combined form. |
| 784 | * FusionDance: The two merge together to become one giant robot. |
| 785 | * NoSell: Absorbs the Goldion Motor to prevent the Goldion Hammer from being used on it. |
| 786 | |
| 787 | !!EI-74: Signal Robo |
| 788 | [[/folder]] |
| 789 | |
| 790 | |
| 791 | !!Antagonists: 31 Machine Primevals |
| 792 | [[folder: ZX-01 to ZX-31]] |
| 793 | !!ZX-01 Fist Primeval, ZX-02 Hair Primeval & ZX-03 Jaws Primeval |
| 794 | The first Primevals that attacked Earth. |
| 795 | ---- |
| 796 | * CurbstompBattle: They give one to [=GaoGaiGar=], [[spoiler:and end up receiving one from King J-Der]]. |
| 797 | * HeroKiller: They destroy the G-Island Base and kill everybody there, [[spoiler:or at least what Gai and Mamoru think]]. |
| 798 | * KnightOfCerebus: The show takes a darker turn when they first appear. |
| 799 | |
| 800 | !!ZX-07 Arm Primeval |
| 801 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8de90529_45ec_4245_9812_c6b188a126a3.png]] |
| 802 | [[caption-width-right:350:]] |
| 803 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Chafurin}} (JP) |
| 804 | One of the 31 Primevals, and the one that gets the most screentime. |
| 805 | ---- |
| 806 | * ArchEnemy: To J because of their shared history. |
| 807 | %%* BeardOfEvil |
| 808 | * TheDragon: To Pagliaccio and Heart Primeval. May also qualify as TheHeavy, since he is the most active of the Primevals. |
| 809 | * GravityMaster: He can create and control gravity shockwaves with surprising precision, to the point that he claims that they're "undodgeable". |
| 810 | * MorphicResonance: All of the forms he takes has a huge arm. |
| 811 | * RedRightHand: Almost literally: his right arm is ''huge''. |
| 812 | * TinTyrant: Briefly appears as one during a flashback to a fight between him and Soldato J. |
| 813 | |
| 814 | !!ZX-31 Heart Primeval: Pagliaccio |
| 815 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4d6e8ca3_c007_4571_82a7_540473841c72.jpeg]] |
| 816 | [[caption-width-right:350:]] |
| 817 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KonamiYoshida (JP) |
| 818 | A seemingly robotic clown who gives orders to the 31 Primevals. Oddly, neither [=GGG=] nor the J warriors take note of its presence. |
| 819 | |
| 820 | * BigBad: For the second half. |
| 821 | * CreepyMonotone: Not helped by her spouting only situational and combat data. |
| 822 | %%* VillainousHarlequin |
| 823 | |
| 824 | [[/folder]] |
| 825 | |
| 826 | [[folder: Z-Master]] |
| 827 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiOgata, Creator/KonamiYoshida (JP) |
| 828 | The combined form of the 31 Primevals and the master program controlling every Zonder Metal and Zonder lifeform in the universe. |
| 829 | ---- |
| 830 | * AIIsACrapshoot: It was created to manage the Zonder Metal that turned stressful emotions into energy until it went rogue. |
| 831 | * AllYourPowersCombined; As the fusion of all the Primevals it has access to all their powers. |
| 832 | * AssimilationPlot: Its plan involves assimilating all the universe lifeforms so there won't more negative emotions. |
| 833 | * EldritchAbomination: It's an enormous[[note]]Between 30.000km and 40.000km which mean its at between ''five and seven'' times the radius of Earth[[/note]] vaguely humanoid being with only one eye, that can produce Zonder Metal with no issues. |
| 834 | * NoOntologicalInertia: Its destruction stopped the Earth's Zonderisation. |
| 835 | * TheManBehindTheMan: Its existence is the reason of all the conflicts in the show. |
| 836 | |
| 837 | [[/folder]] |
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