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7	The characters of ''Anime/RahXephon''.
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9	'''Warning: MASSIVE Spoilers abound.'''
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11	[[foldercontrol]]
12
13	!!TERRA
14
15	[[folder:Ayato Kamina]]
16	!!Ayato Kamina
17	!!!Voiced by:: Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese), Creator/ChrisPatton (English)
18	[[quoteright:384:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Ayato_1506.png]]
19
20	TheProtagonist of the series. An artistic youth, he finds himself drawn into a chain of events beyond his capacity to understand and through the people around him he has to find his place in the world.
21
22	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Happens once he's merged with the [=RahXephon=]. In the anime, he rewrites history and returns to being a normal human, while he stays ascended in the movie.]]
23	* AgeAppropriateAngst: Of the existential variety. He never descends [[{{Wangst}} beyond what's understandable]], either.
24	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:With Haruka. She was his childhood love, but she went elsewhere and aged, whereas he did not. They end up together again over time.]]
25	* ChickMagnet: Haruka, Megumi, Hiroko, Reika, and Quon all seem to have a thing for him, while Elvy flirts with him when she gets drunk. [[spoiler:Although Reika is just trying to convince Ayato to accept the [=RahXephon=] while Quon is actually just trying to look out for her son.]]
26	* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: He celebrates his 17th birthday by the time the story begins. [[spoiler:His age in particular is significant since one has to be 17 to pilot the [=RahXephon=]]].
27	* {{Determinator}}: No matter how much he has suffered or how much he is attacked by the Mu, he refuses to lose.
28	* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Subverted: Ayato has been prepared for piloting the [=RahXephon=] his entire life, he just doesn't know it until midway through the series.
29	* FemaleGaze: His bath scene in episode 21 shows him sitting on the bathtub, exposing his bare buttocks for a few seconds.
30	* FusionDance: [[spoiler:Ayato fuses with Ixtli during the final episodes into an ascended [=RahXephon=].]]
31	%%* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Part-Mulian]]
32	* IKnowMortalKombat: Inverted: Because he pilots the [=RahXephon=], he's none too shabby at aerial dogfight arcade games. He's no match for AcePilot Elvy, though.
33	%%* IntertwinedFingers: With Haruka.
34	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Maya heavily modified Ayato's memories of life before Tokyo Jupiter and erased his memories of Haruka in particular, so she could more easily control him.]]
35	* LikesOlderWomen: Averted. One of the first things he says to Haruka is that he doesn't like older women. [[spoiler:Luckily for her, he falls in love with her just as much as he did with the teenage one.]]
36	* LotusEaterMachine: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM1bGh1sK4w Vivance the Dolem traps him in one of these. He breaks out because of Reika and beats the hell out of Vivance with [=RahXephon=]'s help.]]
37	* MaleGaze: As he's introduced to the cast, the camera has a tendency to fixate on the particular features of the ladies.
38	%%* NaiveNewcomer
39	%%* NiceGuy:
40	%%* ObliviousToLove: It takes most of the show for him to realize that [[spoiler: Haruka has feelings for him]] despite being attracted to her. Tragically, [[spoiler: he never realizes that Hiroko loved him and ends accidently killing her and he doesn't learn until the final episode that Megumi was in love with him.]]
41	%%* ProHumanTranshuman
42	* RefusalOfTheCall: In a few episodes, he tries to avoid piloting the [=RahXephon=] though it doesn't last. [[spoiler:During the final episodes, Ixtli tries to convince Ayato to accept her and he refuses until he asks her to help him protect Ayato, allowing him to ascend as the True [=Rahxephon=].]]
43	%%* ScreamingWarrior
44	%%* StrangerInAFamiliarLand
45	* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Ayato's (artistic) ability to pilot the [=RahXephon=] is contrasted by Itsuki's failed (scientific) attempts.
46	* TimeTravel:
47	** Not literal, but he feels like this after being brought out of Tokyo Jupiter, comparing himself to Urashima Taro (Japanese Rip Van Winkle and main character of the first documented story about time travel).
48	** [[spoiler:He later does use actual time travel after he accidentally provokes Elvy into trying to kill him when they are fighting a dolem together.]]
49	* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to Ayato and all but a few high ranking TERRA members, Ayato is a Mulian.]]
50	* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: When the Mu Phase in his blood activates, the people around him begin to have doubts about how trustworthy he really is. He proceeds to prove them all wrong by being such a decent guy.
51	* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:In the finale, he receives messages of support from his friends both living and dead.]]
52	[[/folder]]
53
54	[[folder:Haruka Shitow]]
55	!!Haruka Shitow
56	!!!Voiced by:: Creator/AyaHisakawa (Japanese), Creator/MonicaRial (English)
57	[[quoteright:364:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Haruka_5841.png]]
58
59	A spunky and mysterious woman who first meets Ayato in the subways of Tokyo and promises to reveal to him the secrets of the world. Her professional competence and tough exterior hide a complex and sensitive woman.
60
61	%%* ActionGirl
62	%%* ActionGirlfriend : As a corollary to the above.
63	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:She's in love with Ayato, but he isn't interested until he realizes that they were in love before Tokyo Jupiter separated them and his memories were changed.]]
64	%%* BoyMeetsGirl: Or rather, boy re-meets girl.
65	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:Ultimately winds up with her middle-school boyfriend Ayato.]]
66	* FemmeFatale: Subverted. Her introduction paints her as a shifty and potentially dangerous person, future episodes reveal her to be nothing but sweetness and fun.
67	%%* IntertwinedFingers: With Ayato.
68	* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler:She's only in one serious relationship since Tokyo Jupiter separated her from Ayato. And even then she only dated Itsuki because of his resemblance to Ayato.]]
69	%%* KindheartedCatLover
70	* MayDecemberRomance: She's one of Ayato's love interests even though he's a child and she's an adult. Played straight until the very end where it's subverted because [[spoiler: Ayato's re-tuning resulted in him growing to be the same age as Haruka]].
71	* MysteriousProtector: Works to protect Ayato from the Mulians and even TERRA's intrigue, but never tells him just why he's so important to her.
72	%%* SayMyName: "'''AYATO!'''"
73	* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:She ruined Maya's plans simply by dating Ayato, which took away her absolute control over his life.]]
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	[[folder:Quon Kisaragi]]
77	!!Quon Kisaragi
78	!!!Voiced by: Creator/HoukoKuwashima (Japanese), Creator/KiraVincentDavis (English)
79	[[quoteright:370:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Quon_8576.png]]
80
81	Sister of Itsuki and test subject of TERRA. She knows much about the plot but will never give a straight answer about it.
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83	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
84	* CrypticConversation: Pretty much whenever she says anything.
85	* DarkIsNotEvil: After absorbing the Black Egg, it seems like she's SlowingSlippingIntoEvil. Despite this, she's willing to help Ayato find his lost love for Haruka
86	* DemotedToExtra: She sleeps through almost the entire movie.
87	* {{Foil}}: As it turns out, she's one to Ayato. Both of them are able to pilot [=RahXephon=], are considered important for TERRA, are key players in the story and are both instrumentalists associated with an egg motif. Both of them are related to Maya and during the final episode take on ascended forms.
88	* GeniusDitz: More like Genius {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. She learns shogi (Japanese chess) from Rikudoh. The next time the camera focuses on them (in the same episode), Rikudoh is noticeably having a hard time in the game.
89	* LadyOfBlackMagic: After absorbing the [[ArtifactofDoom Black Egg]], she ends up gaining powers similar to Ixtli.
90	* LukeIAmYourFather: It turns out that Quon is in fact [[spoiler:the biological mother of Ayato and Itsuki, and is Maya's older twin sister.]]
91	%%* MotherlySidePlait
92	%%* MysteriousWaif
93	* OlderThanSheLooks: [[spoiler:Quon is Maya's older twin sister, but has only aged since leaving stasis right before the formation of Tokyo Jupiter.]]
94	%%* TheOphelia
95	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: "To be perfectly honest, I'd like to take off everything...but if I came here to get my haircut naked I'd probably get scolded, don't you think?"
96	* VerbalTic: "Ra-ra?" which she uses when she's surprised or as an equivalent to what most people would respond with a "what."
97	* WaifProphet: She turns out to be a key part of
98	[[/folder]]
99
100	[[folder:Itsuki Kisaragi]]
101	!!Itsuki Kisaragi
102	!!!Voiced by: Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto (Japanese), Creator/JayHickman (English)
103	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/itsuki_kisaragi_8801.jpg]]
104
105	A scientist of TERRA and brother of Quon.
106	----
107	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He is in love with Haruka, who is still very much in love with Ayato.
108	* BigBrotherInstinct: Ironic considering he's actually [[spoiler:Quon's son and Ayato is his older brother]].
109	* BrotherSisterIncest: Nothing explicitly overt, but his affection for Quon is a tad bit obsessive.
110	* CainAndAbel: He's a good guy despite an upbringing under [[spoiler:Bähbem]]. His dynamic with Ayato is quite interesting, though not as vicious as other examples of this trope.
111	* DefrostingIceKing: He's quite aloof in the first part of the series. Once his motivations are fleshed out, however, he becomes much nicer.
112	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He is Ayato's twin brother]].
113	* ReplacementGoldfish: To Haruka, in a sense. It's heavily implied that she once had a relationship with Itsuki because he looked like Ayato. He hasn’t gotten over it.
114	[[/folder]]
115
116	[[folder:Sayoko Nanamori]]
117	!!Sayoko Nanamori
118	!!!Voiced by: Creator/AtsukoTanaka (Japanese), Creator/KellyManison (English)
119	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sayoko_nanamori_8789.jpg]]
120
121	A scientist at TERRA. Works under Itsuki, and harbors some feelings for him.
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123	* CharacterDeath: She commits [[spoiler:suicide when she kills Itsuki and realizes the truth from Bähbem]].
124	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After accidentally killing Itsuki and being revealed to be a TomatoInTheMirror.]]
125	%%* DrowningMySorrows
126	%%* HornyScientist
127	%%* LoveMartyr
128	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She immediately regrets it when [[spoiler:she kills Itsuki and later realizes that she was an UnwittingPawn]].
129	* RunningGag: Her windshield wipers work on their own when she's in her car and upset.
130	* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:She commits suicide to be with Itsuki, who she unwittingly killed.]]
131	* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Bähbem gave her false memories, hiding that she's actually a clone of Quon.]]
132	* TookALevelInJerkass: Becomes more and more angry and bitchy as the series goes on.
133	* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Isshiki and Bähbem used her as a pawn in their schemes]].
134	* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:The primary reason why she killed Itsuki.]]
135
136
137	[[/folder]]
138
139	[[folder:Kim Hotal]]
140	!!Kim Hotal
141
142	!!!Voiced by: Creator/FumikoOrikasa (JP), Creator/TiffanyGrant (EN)
143	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kim_hotal_8799.jpg]]
144
145	An extremely professional member of TERRA and friend of Megumi Shitow.
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147
148	* BridgeBunnies: She serves as one of the bridge officers alongside Megumi.
149	%%* DefrostingIceQueen
150	%%* OrphansOrdeal
151	* {{Revenge}}: In her focus episode, we learn that Kim seeks vengeance for the deaths of her parents, who were killed by a Dorem while they were in Australia.
152	[[/folder]]
153
154	[[folder:Megumi Shitow]]
155	!!Megumi Shitow
156	!!!Voiced by: Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Japanese), Creator/HilaryHaag (English)
157	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/megumi_shitow_8773.jpg]]
158
159	Haruka's younger sister.
160	----
161	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: But in a sweet and likable way. While she's still older than most examples, she still fulfills this role quite a bit.
162	* BigWhat: After learning that Souichi is getting together with Kim.
163	* BridgeBunnies: Along with Kim, she serves as one of the bridge officers.
164	* InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: She looks ''exactly'' like Hiroko, just with a slightly different hairstyle. This is never commented on.
165	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: "Megumi Shitow used to have a bit of a crush on [[spoiler:Ayato Kamina!]] But she doesn't anymore! That's what she's decided!"
166	* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: He Is Not My Boyfriend: With Ayato. in the later episodes, this attitude starts to change a bit.
167	%%* {{Tsundere}}
168	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She loves her Ramune.
169	[[/folder]]
170
171	[[folder:Elvy Hadhiyat]]
172	!!Elvy Hadhiyat
173	!!!Voiced by: Yuu Sugimoto (Japanese), Creator/ChristineAuten (English)
174	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elvy_hadhiyat_8798.jpg]]
175
176	Leader of TERRA's airforce and friend of Haruka.
177	----
178
179	* AcePilot: She is a top pilot of TERRA's air force.
180	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Averted. It's noted in-story that she's from Indonesia and her nickname, "Bunga Mawar," means "Rose Blossom."
181	* CharacterDeath: Elvy is shot down [[spoiler:when Ayato and the [=RahXephon=] sing a song]].
182	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She is hilarious when drunk. "You wanna lock on? Dogfight 'til morning, cutey?"
183	%%* TheLadette
184	* VitriolicBestBuds: She and Haruka exchange quite a few riffs, despite being good friends.
185	[[/folder]]
186
187	[[folder:Commander Jin Kunugi]]
188	!!Commander Jin Kunugi
189	!!!Voiced by: Creator/JojiNakata (Japanese), Creator/JohnGremillion (English)
190	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jin_kunugi_8774.jpg]]
191
192	The somber commander of TERRA's military operations. [[MemeticBadass He buried Mulians under the cherry trees in his garden.]]
193	----
194
195	%%* TheAtoner
196	* CharacterDeath: He dies [[spoiler:after doing a HeroicSacrifice]].
197	* CynicismCatalyst: His harsh, businesslike attitude is apparently due to [[spoiler:firing the bomb that killed his daughter]].
198	* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:He decides to take Kuki down with him in his HeroicSacrifice]].
199	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:And an absolutely badass one, at that]]
200	* MemeticBadass: {{Invoked}}. Legend says he buried Mulians under the cherry trees in his garden, which is why the cherries that blossom from his trees are blue. When Ayato actually mentions this to him late in the series, [[spoiler:his response to laugh uproarouly due to finding the whole rumor ridiculous.]]
201	* NotSoStoic: The scene where he [[spoiler:laughs when Ayato asks about the blue cherry blossoms. He even mentions that he hasn't laughed that hard in a long time, much to Ayato's surprise.]]
202	* TheStoic: He has a calm demeanor, even as a commander. [[spoiler:Even when Kuki taunts him about the death of his daughter, he continues to issue orders while refusing to even acknowledge his former commander.]]
203	* TakingYouWithMe: He does this to [[spoiler:Kuki as part of his HeroicSacrifice]].
204	[[/folder]]
205
206	[[folder:Commander Watari]]
207	!!Commander Watari
208
209	!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenjiUtsumi (Japanese), Creator/MikeKleinhenz (English)
210	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shirow_watari_8807.jpg]]
211
212	The operations manager of TERRA.
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214	* EyepatchOfPower: A unique one - it seems he has a perfectly normal right eye, but he wears this anyhow.
215	* AFatherToHisMen: He buys them all Christmas presents to make up for leaving them with a boatload of work before the holidays.
216	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He reveals to Ayato that he is his biological father]].
217	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
218	[[/folder]]
219
220	[[folder:Souichi Yakumo]]
221	!!Souichi Yakumo
222
223	!!!Voiced by: Creator/KoukiMiyata (Japanese), Mark Laskowski (English)
224	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/souichi_yakumo_8808.jpg]]
225
226	The second-in-command of TERRA and an all-around friendly guy. He's also [[spoiler:Kim's boyfriend]].
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228	* CharacterDeath: He gets shot down [[spoiler:when Ayato and the [=RahXephon=] sing a song]].
229	%%* TheGenericGuy
230	* TheMole: When Isshiki usurps command, Souichi goes out of his way to kiss the bastard's ass to make sure Isshiki fails.
231	* ThePollyanna: He's definitely the most cheerful person in all of TERRA.
232	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
233	[[/folder]]
234
235	!!Mulians
236
237	[[folder:Maya Kamina]]
238	!!Maya Kamina
239
240	!!!Voiced by: Ichiko Hashimoto (Japanese), Laura Chapman (English)
241	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maya_kamina_8772.jpg]]
242	----
243	She is Ayato's mother [[spoiler: (or better said, his aunt)]], a confident and strong woman who wants only the best for her son. [[spoiler: She is the leader of the Mu]].
244
245	* CreatorCameo: Ichiko Hashimoto, the composer of the series, provides Maya's voice in Japanese.
246	* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Apparent when she speaks to Haruka in the last episode]].
247	%%* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:As the ruler of Tokyo Jupiter and the Mu]].
248	%%* LadyOfWar
249	* MyBelovedSmother: Well-intentioned, but so very overwhelming to poor Ayato.
250	* ParentalNeglect: Not intentionally. She provides for Ayato but works a lot and doesn't make time for him. Ayato calls her out on it in a dream sequence.
251	* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:She accepts Rikudo as her father and appears to him to say goodbye before the Tuning.]]
252	%%* TheStoic
253	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Maya smothered Ayato as a means of influencing him to create a world favorable to her people at the time of the Tuning]].
254	[[/folder]]
255
256	[[folder:Mamoru Torigai]]
257	!!Mamoru Torigai
258	!!!Voiced by: Creator/HirofumiNojima (Japanese), Creator/VicMignogna (English)
259	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mamoru_torigai_8787.jpg]]
260
261	A friend of Ayato's from Tokyo and Asahina's boyfriend.
262	----
263	* TheDragon: Serves as one to [[spoiler:Maya despite his young age and serves as an ArcVillain for a few episodes until the downfall of Tokyo Jupiter.]]
264	* EvilFormerFriend: After meeting Ayato again, it turns out that he's part of Tokyo Jupiter's military and working for Maya. After Hiroko's death, he goes full on antagonistic in his desire for revenge for her death.
265	* FaceHeelTurn: In the first few episodes, he was good. Then, he quickly became [[spoiler:Ayato's enemy]].
266	* {{Gaslighting}}: When Ayato meets him and Hiroko during a return trip to Tokyo Jupiter, he tries to gaslight Hiroko whenever she mentions noticing that something is wrong.
267	* {{Irony}}: His name means "to protect." [[spoiler:After he's revealed to be a {{Jerkass}}, he does nothing that supports his name. In contrast, one of the most uttered lines from Ayato is that "he wants to protect" something.]]
268	* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:He's quite a jerk to Ayato. Things got even worse after he discovered that Ayato had killed Hiroko.]]
269	* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He REALLY likes to play off of Ayato's guilt, even though he didn't know that her death was due to her link to a Dolem.]]
270	* RecurringBoss: As a [[spoiler:Mulian, he's fought twice in the series. During the second fight, he gets curbstomped hard by an ascended [=RahXephon.=]]]
271	* {{Revenge}}: After Hiroko's [[spoiler:accidental death, he decides to take revenge against Ayato for being unable to protect her.]]
272	* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied in the last episode that he and Hiroko ended up marrying each other in the new timeline.]]
273	[[/folder]]
274
275	[[folder:Hiroko Asahina]]
276	!!Hiroko Asahina
277
278	!!!Voiced by: Creator/YumiKakazu (Japanese), Creator/CynthiaMartinez (English)
279	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiroko_asahina_8770.jpg]]
280
281	Mamoru's girlfriend and a friend of Ayato.
282	----
283	* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Didn't know she had been changed into a Dolem's instrumentalist until the thing appeared and started to rampage and she synchronized with it. We get the barest amount of foreshadowing when she's in denial about her having blue blood.]]
284	* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Ayato beats up a Dolem, but that inadvertently leads to Asahina's death]].
285	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Due to her being linked with a Dolem, which Ayato inflicted what would amount to a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.]]
286	* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Which she desperately writes in a notepad as ''Ayato is unknowngly killing her via destroying a Dolem she's linked to.'' Once she dies, the lights of the nearby buildings spell it out to him.]]
287	* FishOutOfWater: She becomes like this [[spoiler:once Ayato brings her out of Tokyo Jupiter.]]
288	%%* KillTheCutie
289	%%* ThoseTwoGuys
290	* {{Tsundere}}: To Mamoru. We never see her 'dere' side shown to him, but she's got all the Tsun-Tsun mannerisms. And you see how she acts around Ayato...
291	[[/folder]]
292
293	[[folder:Masayoshi Kuki]]
294	!! Masayoshi Kuki
295	!!!Voiced by: Creator/HochuOtsuka (Japanese), Mike Vance (English)
296	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/masayoshi_kuki_8803.jpg]]
297
298	The commander of Tokyo Jupiter's military. He is also the conductor of the Dolem Largo.
299	----
300	* BeamSpam: Largo's primary mode of attack. Used to maximum effect to shoot down a MacrossMissileMassacre, where it literally just rains down beams non-stop for a half-second.
301	* BrokenPedestal: Became one to Jin when he ordered the nuclear strike that killed Jin's daughter.
302	* ColonelBadass: Holds the rank of Colonel, and pilots the strongest Dolem.
303	* DidNotSeeThatComing: When Jin brings his last trump card, he finally loses his cool, and his SmugSnake demeanor crumbles.
304	* TheDragon: To Maya.
305	* FourEyesZeroSoul: Wears wire-framed glasses, and has some serious GeneralRipper tendencies.
306	* HumongousMecha: Largo is 2.6 km long, making it one of the largest Dolem.
307	* LargeHam: Chews up any scenery that Largo doesn't obliterate.
308	* ThisCannotBe: Utters this when he realizes Jin is about to pull a HeroicSacrifice by way of Jupiter bomb.
309	* TheMole: Implied to have been one before he officially defected to the Mu.
310	* MoreDespicableMinion: Maya is the leader of the Mu but a WellIntentionedExtremist who wants what is best for her people, while Masayoshi Kuki is willing to kill thousands for the sake of power.
311	[[/folder]]
312
313
314	!!Bähbem Foundation
315
316	[[folder:Ernst Von Bähbem]]
317	!!Ernst Von Bähbem
318	!!!Voiced by: Creator/IemasaKayumi (Japanese), Ted Pfister (English)
319	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ernst_von_bahbem_8806.jpg]]
320
321	The enigmatic director of the Bähbem Foundation. He harbors a special interest in ancient Mayan civilizations.
322	----
323	* AffablyEvil: He is exceedingly well-spoke and polite.
324	* BigBad: Not only does he give off this air, but [[spoiler:he is behind most of the things that drive the plot]].
325	* BodySurf: After being [[spoiler:shot dead the first time, he spends the rest of the episode in Helena's body before being killed off for good by Futagami.]]
326	* CharacterDeath: He meets his final end [[spoiler:when Futagami finally guns him down]].
327	* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:Ayato erased him from existence, along with the Mu. He's never coming back.]]
328	* DirtyOldMan: He seems to enjoy touching the tattoo on Quon's belly far too much. It's even worse in the movie.
329	* ForScience: His ultimate motivation behind [[spoiler:making the [=RahXephon=]]].
330	* GrandTheftMe: His means of living so long.
331	* ImmortalityImmorality: When your method of choice involves seizing control of people you've raised since birth, it definitely counts.
332	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He is literally millenia old, and referred to more than once as Methuselah.
333	* SmugSnake: Now you see where Isshiki and Helena get it from!
334	* WickedCultured: He knows much about fine art and culture, particularly Nahatual cultures. Given that he lived through most of it, this shouldn't be surprising.
335	[[/folder]]
336
337	[[folder:Makoto Isshiki]]
338	!!Makoto Isshiki
339	!!!Voiced by: Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese), Creator/IllichGuardiola (English)
340	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/makoto_isshiki_8800.jpg]]
341
342	An Earth federation inspector sent to observe and inspect TERRA.
343	----
344
345	* BerserkButton: Don't call him a "D" or he will get mad.
346	* TheCasanova: He used his sexual conquests to gather information about goings on in TERRA and to gratify his own ego, with no concern for his partner's well-being.
347	* CharacterDeath: He dies when [[spoiler:he gets shot by Laila Costa though he succeeds in getting one last shot against her, taking her with him]].
348	* DeadpanSnarker: He'd be very funny, were he not such a condescending bastard.
349	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When he fires Haruka over a drawing of him as a white snake, it comes back to bite him when he tries to call for her but is reminded by Souichi she is not there anymore.
350	%%* ManipulativeBastard: Poor Nanamori
351	* MadnessMantra: After his downfall, [[spoiler:he's heard repeating the phrase "Don't call me a D." over and over.]]
352	* MeaningfulName: "Isshiki" means "one color." Take a wild guess at which one. Whereas Makoto means either "truth" or "faithful" depending on how it is written. Considering his [[TheCasanova casanova]] personality and [[spoiler: origin as a clone]] neither really apply to him. Although knowing his family, this naming was probably intentional.
353	* SmugSnake: Goddamn, is he ever. Characters in the series even call him "The White Snake". [[spoiler:It runs in the family.]]
354	* StartOfDarkness: He may be a callous prick as an adult, but just try and watch the episode about his childhood and not feel like [[TheWoobie he badly needs a hug.]] "And I wonder if that clay doll ever found its parents, in the mud?"
355	* TragicKeepsake: He's kept a [[spoiler:piece of the clay from the Dolem from his childhood that got stuck with a clump of his hair.]]
356	* TraumaticHaircut: After the [[spoiler: death of the mud doll, he ends up losing his long hair. After the incident, he never keeps it long ever again.]]
357	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: When he [[spoiler:usurps control of TERRA for a few episodes. This ends once he inadvertently causes TERRA's downfall and his own by destroying the barrier surrounding Tokyo Jupiter, unleashing the Mu.]]
358	* TheUnfavourite: Especially harsh when your earliest memories are fellow clones suggesting that a short life expectancy for you might be "a small mercy".
359	* UnwittingPawn: To both Bähbem and Ixtli. The latter's manipulations end up being key to his VillainousBreakdown.
360	* UsedToBeASweetKid: As a child, [[spoiler:he would spend time taking care of a clay doll by helping it get better by feeding it rocks. After Helana causes it to get killed, he learns that he's a clone of the Master and decides to never have long hair again.]]
361	* VillainousBreakdown: After he [[spoiler: brings down Tokyo Jupiter, he inadvertently causes the Mulian fleets to start appearing across the planet. After being told by Souichi that he's gone against Federation orders and that there is no second Haruka, he loses it. The next few episodes have him scrawling symbols on a blank wall, then eventually deciding to kill everyone related to Ernest and his machinations. He doesn't take it when Ernest's elite soldiers are also clones of the Master just like him.]]
362	* WellDoneSonGuy: He tries to make his father proud, but it ends up contributing to the aforementioned breakdown. In the final episode, Quon gets a phone call from him telling her that he only wanted her to love him.
363	* WithFriendsLikeThese: With Itsuki. The scientist is Isshiki's oldest and closest friend, and Isshiki still treats him like shit.
364	[[/folder]]
365
366	[[folder:Helena]]
367	----
368	* CoDragons: Serves as one of Ernest's servants alongside Makoto Isshiki and Itsuki Kisaragi, having been raised through childhood to serve his agenda.
369	[[/folder]]
370
371
372	!!Others
373
374	[[folder:Reika Mishima/[[spoiler:Ixtli]]]]
375	!!Reika Mishima/[[spoiler:Ixtli]]
376	!!!Voiced by: Creator/MaayaSakamoto (Japanese), Mandy Clark (English)
377	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/reika_mishima_8768.jpg]]
378	%%
379	->''"Time to sing, [[=RahXephon=]]. Issue forth your song. Sing your song that is forbidden. Sing, so that someday [[AssimilationPlot all may become one]]''
380
381	An ethereal girl in a yellow dress who Ayato seems to recognize from somewhere. She definitely knows more than she lets on and is connected to the secrets of the [=RahXephon=].
382	----
383	* CrypticConversation: Which also fully explain the plot.
384	* DeusExMachina: A completely justified one.
385	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Her attempt to truly awaken the [=RahXephon=] in episode 23 is rather like an ImmodestOrgasm.
386	* FusionDance: [[spoiler:As the soul of [=RahXephon=], she fuses with Ayato during the final episodes into an ascended [=RahXephon=].]]
387	* MindControl: Will invoke this on people in order to get them to guide Ayato towards his destiny.
388	* VoluntaryShapeshifting / EmpathicShapeshifter: As the soul of the [=RahXephon=] she takes the form of the person most important to her pilots. Since the [=RahXephon=] was split in two she had to guide two pilots. For Ayato this was a [[spoiler:younger Haruka]]. For Quon it was Ayato.
389	%%* YamatoNadeshiko
390	[[/folder]]
391
392	[[folder:Shogo Rikudoh]]
393	!!Shogo Rikudoh
394
395	!!!Voiced by: Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka (Japanese), Creator/JohnSwasey (English)
396	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shougo_rikudo_8809.jpg]]
397	----
398	Haruka and Megumi's Uncle [[spoiler: and Maya's adoptive father]]. Lives on Nirai Kanai island.
399	* CoolOldGuy
400	* TheProfessor
401	[[/folder]]
402
403
404	[[folder:Joji Futagami / Takeshi Jumonji]]
405	!! Joji Futagami / Takeshi Jumonji
406
407	!!!Voiced by: Katsunosuke Hori (Japanese), Creator/AndyMcAvin (English)
408	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jouji_futagami_8797.jpg]]
409
410	A laid back, bumbling observer sent by Terra to placate the media.
411	----
412	* CatchPhrase: "What's your take on that?"
413	* IntrepidReporter: He's a reporter who is given access to the TERRA organization, and he interviews the staff there to get new information.
414	* GuileHero: Futagami is a lot smarter than he seems and uses those wits to learn the truth behind TERRA.
415	* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:While he seems to be a bumbling reporter, he's actually a skilled intelligence operative]]
416	* ObfuscatingStupidity: One of his favorite tactics is playing dumb so TERRA members will divulge confidential information to him.
417	* ShoutOut: His scrufffy demeanor and use of ObfuscatingStupidity are reminiscent of Series/{{Columbo}}. In the English dub, Andy [=McAvin=] uses a Creator/PeterFalk impression for Futagami's voice.
418	[[/folder]]
419
420	[[folder:Cathy McMahon]]
421	!! Cathy [=McMahon=]
422
423	!!!Voiced by: Kae Araki (Japanese), Allison Keith(English)
424	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cathy_mcmahon_7.jpg]]
425	----
426	* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: How she tries to 'subtly' convince Ayato to draw her in the BeachEpisode.
427	* MsFanservice
428	* PhenotypeStereotype: Blonde hair, blue eyes, freckles, cowboy hat, [[ForeignFanservice biggest bust in the cast...]]we've got an anime American girl, all right.
429
430	[[/folder]]
431

Context Characters / RahXephon