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3!Tenkai Knights
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5[[folder: Guren Nash[=/=]Tenkai Knight Bravenwolf (Guren Ogami)]]
6!!!Voiced by: Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (English), Meguru Takahashi (Japanese)
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8* AllLovingHero: What with being a KindHeartedCatLover and kid who thinks recycling is good for everybody.
9* AnimalMotifs: In Titan mode, his chest plate becomes the head of a wolf.
10* AnimeHair: Guren's hair is red in the front and black in the back, which is similar to M-Ryotaro's hair from Series/KamenRiderDenO.
11* BerserkButton: The other knights have trouble keeping up with Guren's during his assault on Vilius's forces after [[spoiler: his father gets brickified.]]
12* BewareTheNiceOnes: Guren is one of the sweetest, most polite, helpful kids around. [[BerserkButton But don't get on his bad side.]]
13* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Guren does his best to help everyone regardless of his situation. Given that they’re fighting in a war with two world hanging in the balance, his idealism pushes the rest of the team to keep going. It also attributes to his friendship with Ceylan, given their idealist vs cynic relationship.
14* DatingCatwoman: Downplayed, he a lot nicer to Beni [[spoiler:even after learning she is Venetta]] though that doesn't stop Ceylan from calling her [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend his girlfriend]].
15* EndearinglyDorky: Guren is downright adorable, and while generally a sane person, his idealism and dorky nature can surprise and affect even the most stoic of characters. It’s part of what attributed to Beni’s mutual feelings for him.
16* {{Expy}}: That hair of his is VERY similar to [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Atlas]].
17* GoodIsNotSoft: Guren is generally a nice person, but he does not hold back in battle and strives for victory. When he gets angry, he shows it not just to his friends, but as Bravenwolf, his anger channels in strength. At one pint during the second half, he demolished an entire army without going in Elemental Titan Mode just with the finish move.
18* TheHero: He's the real star of this show; he leads the group and the story is generally told from his perspective.
19* HeroesPreferSwords: Guren receives a sword when he transforms into Bravenwolf.
20* HotBlooded: He is very emotional, especially when being with Beni and speaking with his father.
21* TheIdealist: His idealism serves as an anchor for the team and why he’s seen as the leader of the team.
22* LightningBruiser:As Bravenwolf, Guren is well rounded in all categories. His special attacks are extremely power and nearly on par with Valorn, nearly moves as fast as Tributon, his shield and willpower give him a strong defense, and he’s the only one to consistently fight Villus on an even playing off.
23* MissingMom: She's dead for some unknown reasons.
24* NewTransferStudent: Guren transfers to a new school in the very first episode of the series.
25* NiceGuy: Guren is a nice guy who does his best, able to make friends and gain trust with all of the human characters. His charm leads him to viewed as not just the leader, but the face of the Tenkai Knights.
26* PlayingWithFire: Gets this power with the upgrade in episode 27 as Bravenwolf Tenkai Firestorm.
27* RedOniBlueOni: While all five kids have red oni and blue oni traits, it's more obvious with him and Ceylan[=/=]Tributon. Although it is color inverted, the red colored Bravenwolf is the blue to blue Tributon's red.
28* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His father is frequently busy. There are days where he doesn't even come home at all, even though it's not like he works outside of town. This weighs on Guren, naturally.
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30[[/folder]]
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32[[folder: Ceylan Jones[=/=]Tenkai Knight Tributon (Seiran Washizaki)]]
33!!!Voiced by: Creator/ToddHaberkorn (English), Creator/AkemiKanda (Japanese)
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35* AnIcePerson: Gets this power with the upgrade in episode 27 as Tributon Tenkai Iceblast. Most of his new special moves involve freezing the opponents with his archery shots. Some of his RoboFusions with Elemental Titan Mode add his cryokinesis abilities.
36* AnimalMotifs: In Titan mode, his chest plate becomes the head of a bird.
37* BookDumb: Ceylan isn't very interested in studying and he sleeps during the lessons.
38* ClassClown: In fact, this is how and why Guren met him and became fast friends with him in the first place. Having said, Ceylan is in fact a very cautious soul, and quick to point out when something doesn't seem entirely kosher to him.
39* TheCynic: In contrast to Guren's WideEyedIdealist.
40* DeadpanSnarker: Ceylan, definitely. About half of his lines are said in a somewhat sarcastic manner.
41* GogglesDoNothing: Wears goggles for style.
42* TheLancer: He's the first to meet and become friends with Guren, and therefore he's closest to him. His jokester tendencies also contrast with Guren's more pondered nature.
43* SadClown: Ceylan appears to suffer from self worth issues that have made him consider leaving the team on more than one occasion. Nevertheless he's appointed himself the team's "funny-man", trying his best to appear the carefree joker when deep down, he's anything but carefree.
44* RedOniBlueOni: Color inverted. Tributon is blue yet is the red to the red Bravenwolf's blue.
45* RefusalOfTheCall: Ceylan is at first overwhelmed by the responsibility of the universe hanging over his head and promptly decides to not continue fighting. [[spoiler: [[StatusQuoIsGod He changes his mind by the end of the episode]].]]
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47[[/folder]]
48
49[[folder: Chooki Mason[=/=]Tenkai Knight Lydendor (Chuuki Hachisuka)]]
50!!!Voiced by: Creator/BrycePapenbrook (English), Creator/RisaTaneda (Japanese)
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52* TheAce: Chooki’s great at athletics, intellect, and good at battle. He’s still a NiceGuy though.
53* AnimalMotifs: In Titan mode, his chest plate becomes the head of a reptile.
54* BornLucky: Chooki is so mind-bogglingly lucky that it defies logic. He wins every game he plays. Ceylan attributes it to supernatural powers.
55* ChildProdigy: In the field of sports.
56* JackOfAllStats: Lydendor excels in all areas. He’s fast on the ground and his chain mace works offensively and defensively. In Titan Mode, his hand to hand combat improves his fighting capabilities, and his agility takes a boost. By the time he gains Lydendor Elemental Titan Mode, he becomes a literal LightningBruiser with no weakness, and increased Tenkai Energy in all of hi stats.
57* LovableJock: He's awesome at sports, which he frequently uses as analogy for all sorts of situations.
58* ShockAndAwe: Gets this power with the upgrade in episode 27 as Lydendor Tenkai Lightning Strike. He can move at the speed of lightning, and his special move, Thunderbolt Break allows him to shoot electricity from his body to the sky, causing lightning bolts to zap his targets. In Elemental Titan Mode, Lydendor covers himself with and charges at the enemy with full lightning.
59* TheSmartGuy: Lydendor is the genius and strategist of the team. While Bravenwolf is headstrong and idealistic, Lydendor uses his knowledge to develop plans to make note of his enemies strengths and weaknesses for victory. Even in sports, he is a playmaker.
60* SmartPeoplePlayChess: One episode shows him beating a much older man at chess.
61* SoreLoser: Downplayed. He doesn't behave inelegantly, but he still takes it pretty hard when someone beats him at some sport, and is prone to brooding about it.
62* TheStrategist: Chooki often comes up with the battle plans.
63* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: In his Titan mode, Lydendor's bladed shield becomes his main weapon over his flail.
64* WiseBeyondHisYears: Is more level-headed than the other boys.
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66[[/folder]]
67
68[[folder: Toxsa Dalton[=/=]Tenkai Knight Valorn (Takusa Kameyama)]]
69!!!Voiced by: Creator/BenDiskin (English), Maki Mizuma (Japanese)
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71* AnimalMotifs: In Titan mode, his chest plate becomes the head of a turtle. The armor on his back also resembles a turtle shell.
72* AscendedFanboy: Toxsa has always been into video games, so becoming a Tenkai Knight was easier for him to get a handle on.
73* BigEater: Not really given much focus, but Toxsa eats a lot.
74* TheBigGuy: Valorn is the bulkiest of the Tenkai Knights. Combined with Toxsa's personality, it makes him something of a musclehead. Toxsa, ironically, is the tiniest of the guys.
75* BrattyHalfPint: Shortest and most obnoxious of the four.
76* CloudCuckoolander: Toxsa is definitely the most ''cooky'' of all the boys.
77* DishingOutDirt: Gets this power with the upgrade in episode 27. As Valorn Tenkai Terrablast, his special move generates a miniature earthquake by slamming his spear into the ground, causing many rocks to launch at the target.
78* GeekyAnalogy: Often references things he did in a video game to what's happening at the moment.
79* HotBlooded: All the boys are a little hot-blooded to a degree. But Toxsa is definitely ''the'' most hot-blooded of them all.
80* LeeroyJenkins: At times. This has caused him to lose a few of his battles, causing him to rethink using strategy.
81* MightyGlacier: Valorn is the strongest of the Knights and with his upgraded Titan Forms, his defense makes him the most durable of the four, but he’s the slowest, even when he gains wings.
82* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Although his smaller size is justified given that he's a year younger than the others, Toxsa's eyes are much larger and rounder while his irises are much smaller.
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84[[/folder]]
85
86[[folder: Beni[=/=]Tenkai Knight Venetta]]
87!!!Voiced by: Creator/NikaFutterman (English), Creator/MasumiAsano (Japanese)
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89* ActionGirl: As Venetta, she can match most of the Corrupted without relying on upgrades or powerups.
90* AnimalMotifs: Look at Venetta's back and you may notice there's a spider there. The green dots all over her body are also meant to resemble spider eyes.
91* CuteAndPsycho: Beni likes [[AllWomenAreLustful flirting with Guren]] while continuing to serve as a pawn to Vilius.
92* DarkActionGirl: Beni becomes one when she is Venetta. It depends on who’s side she’s willing to support, but nonetheless effective at her fighting prowess.
93* DarkAndTroubledPast: In the episode ''Heart Turns Into Stone'', we see a flashback that when Beni was a child, she was very lonely in the crowd, and had spent less time with her father.
94* DisappearedDad: It's unknown what happened to her father.
95* EleventhHourRanger: Joins the Knights in the last 5 episodes of the season as TheHeart with her WomenAreWiser attitude on the side of good.
96* {{Expy}}: She resembles [[Manga/AirGear Simca the Swallow]], as they both have pink hair and both share the same personalities.
97* FemmeFatale: Beni prefers to use her charms to try and manipulate people, most notably Guren. It doesn’t always work, but she is still powerful and knows it.
98* HeelFaceTurn: It takes her long to switch sides, but with Guren’s heart and Kino’s innocence, she eventually switches sides, helping out the Knights, albeit repaying her debt to Guren and Gen.
99* LadyOfWar: Venetta certainly is one of these.
100* PinkMeansFeminine: Ceylan openly assumes that the newest Tenkai Knight must be a girl due to "Venetta" wearing almost completely pink armor. Chooki calls him out on his bias and tells him not to make assumptions. Turns out, Ceylan was right.
101* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the sole female member of the Knights, and the most feminine.
102* WeakButSkilled: As Venetta, she is the weakest, but the fastest and sleekest of the knights, and exceptionally skilled in combat as well. She uses daggers as her personal weapons.
103* WomenAreWiser: Seems to have this attitude since many of her insults involve things like "he's just a typical boy". That attitude contributes to her decision not to side with the Knights in the beginning: thinking logically, Villus and the Corrupted have the advantage, and Guren can’t win with idealism alone.
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105[[/folder]]
106
107!Corrupted
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109[[folder: Vilius]]
110!!!Voiced by: Creator/CrispinFreeman (English), Creator/YosukeAkimoto (1st voice), Creator/NobuoTobita (2nd voice) (Japanese)
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112* AllAccordingToPlan: Says it word for word after [[spoiler: his defeat in episode 13]].
113* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A completely JustifiedTrope.
114* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Vilius is resurrected when he dies and proceeds to revive his dead henchmen afterwards.]]
115* BigBad: Vilius started the war for Quarton and seeks the Tenkai Dragon. [[spoiler: While Gen had plans to overthrow him, Vilius sees through this and turns the tables against him.]]
116* BigNo: When [[spoiler:the Tenkai Knights (plus Gen) defeat him in their new Phoenix Mode]].
117* CardCarryingVillain: Villus emphasizes control, deception, destruction, and corrupting anyone to his side. Unlike most examples, he’s dangerous and his vice contribute to his effectiveness as a villain.
118* TheCorrupter: A rather literal case, he has the ability to turn Corekai into the Corrupted.
119* EnemyMine: Averted in the Beast King arc. Despite being in the same situation as the Tenkai Knights, he really doesn't wish to collaborate with them against Scorpidon and Orengor. Though he does note at one point, "It's hard to decide who to root for".
120* EvilOverlord: He rules the Corrupted as an emperor with an iron fist over his minions and generals unopposed.
121* EvilWearsBlack: A common trait found in the Corrupted forces.
122* FallenHero: According to the official website, Vilius was once part of the Tenkai Knights himself, a highly respected part of the Corekai, until his greed got the better of him and he was cast out. It was then that he decided to overthrow the Corekai and eventually rule the entire universe.
123* KilledOffForReal: In the episode 52, he is finally killed by Guren/Bravenwolf, thus ending his reign once and for all.
124* TinTyrant: Vilius is a power-hungry tyrant who has a mechanical armor.
125* YouHaveFailedMe: Hoo boy, he never tolerated a single failure . When everytime his soldiers and minions fail on their missions to defeat the knights, he will kill or torture them repeatedly.
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127[[/folder]]
128
129[[folder: Granox (Brinox)]]
130!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum (English), Hisao Ogawa (Japanese)
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132* AnimalMotif: Granox's design is meant to resemble a rhinoceros.
133* TheBrute: Granox is the strongest and violent of Villus’ forces, but he is not known for his strategic genius.
134* DirtyCoward: One thing he and Slyger have in common. When things get ''really'' bad, he gets going.
135* EvilSoundsDeep: A more guttural voice.
136* GlassCannon: Granox seems invincible at first, but he goes down just as easy as Slyger once he's hit.
137* ItHasBeenAnHonor: [[spoiler: Presumably attempts to tell this to Slyger, knowing that they might lose to Chooki and Toksa in their final showdown]]. Slyger was too full of himself to let him finish, though.
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139[[/folder]]
140
141[[folder: Slyger]]
142!!!Voiced by: Creator/CrispinFreeman (English), Atsushi Imaruoka (Japanese)
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144* AnimalMotif: While his speech and mannerisms seem to evoke serpents, Slyger's large claws [[spoiler:and Titan Mode]] goes with a cat/panther motif.
145* BloodKnight: Much more eager to cause destruction.
146* DirtyCoward: Same as Granox. Once he’s outmatched, he tries to run away, only to be immediately decimated.
147* FragileSpeedster: Slyger is very fast, matches Tributon in speed and can outpace his opponents with a barrage of slash attacks. However, he doesn’t have the strength to finish his opponents off on his own. He's faster than Granox, but not by much, and he can easily be defeated in a few hits.
148* SmugSnake: He's definitely smug and enjoys bragging about his strength to everyone, annoying even Granox.
149* WolverineClaws: He has two claws on his arm gauntlets as his primary source of attack.
150
151[[/folder]]
152
153[[folder: Gen Kurai[=/=]Tenkai Knight Dromus (Gen Inukai)]]
154!!!Voiced by: Creator/YuriLowenthal (English), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (Japanese)
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156* AnimalMotifs: Since Dromus is Bravenwolf except black, he also gets a dragon motif.
157* BlowYouAway: Gains wind powers from [[spoiler:his Elemental form]].
158* TheDragon: He acts as Villus’ right hand man, organizes some of his plans in the background, contributes to his plans on both worlds, and is the the most competent of the four generals in terms of combat, but he has his own agenda and plans to usurp power from his boss.
159* EmoTeen: Gen has the appearance (although not the personality) of this. Lampshaded by Toxsa himself.
160* EvilCounterpart: Dromus serves this to Bravenwolf, said same goes to Gen to Guren and in addition to being The Rival.
161* {{Expy}}: Gen strongly resembles [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke]] with the hairstyle, clothing, personality, emo appearance (this is lampshaded by Toxsa himself), and even share the same voice actor, Yuri Lowenthal. He also works with Vilius under the guise of Tenkai Knight Dromus; and serves as TheRival and EvilCounterpart to Guren.
162* HeelFaceTurn: Joins the Tenkai Knights in episode 26 when he assists them in defeating Villus, but is worried about formally joining them as a team for while. He still assist them in episode 27 and onward, trying to atone for most of his actions.
163* LightningBruiser: He’s just as strong and speedy as Bravenwolf. In terms of defense, he can tanks hits from Villus and rise back up. In Elemental Mode, his wind attacks boost the speed and range of his physical abilities, his hand to hand combat, and has defensive options with tornadoes and whirlwind attacks.
164* NotSoAboveItAll: Not so above all as he believes himself to be. Demonstrated when he's [[spoiler: reluctantly covering for the knights when Toxsa is brickified]] by distracting Wakamei.
165* PerpetualFrowner: [[spoiler:Even after he joins the Knights, he does little smiling.]]
166* TheQuietOne: Gen doesn't like to socialize with other people. This is because he is working with Vilius and prefers to work alone in secret.
167* SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Joins the Tenkai Knights in "A New Knight" when he realizes that destroying both worlds isn't what he really wanted.]] He acts as an AloofAlly in the second half of the show, but continues to assist them more in his human form. Once he official accepts them as his friend, his transformation into [[spoiler: Dromus Tenkai Whirlwind]] cements him as an official member.
168* TheStarscream: Gen's not even being subtle around Vilius about the fact that he's just using him to get the Tenkai Dragon's power for himself.
169* TheStoic: He isn't really that emotional.
170* StrawNihilist: [[spoiler:Whatever happened to his family caused Gen to become this and seek to destroy all worlds. Guren calls out how pathetic he is for it and makes Gen start to realize this.]]
171* UsedToBeASweetKid: As seen in a flashback, Gen was able to smile once.
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173[[/folder]]
174
175!Other Characters
176
177[[folder: Mr. White]]
178!!!Voiced by: Creator/BrianBeacock (English), Creator/KeijiFujiwara (Japanese)
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180* CoolOldGuy
181* EccentricMentor: Loves espousing weird {{Ice Cream Koan}}s.
182* TheMentor: To the boys, teaching them about Quarton, the Tenkai Knights, and their enemies.
183* MysteriousPast: He has a Core similar to the boy's, he often vaguely alludes to his past but never explains himself fully.
184* RetiredBadass: Once implied to Guren that he used to go to Quarton.
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186[[/folder]]
187
188[[folder: Mr. Nash (Mr. Ogami)]]
189!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum (English), Creator/TomoyukiShimura (Japanese)
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191* ParentalNeglect: While he does spend most of his time working, [[GoodParents he really does care about Guren]].
192* {{Workaholic}}: Instead of seemingly being distant from his son, he acts like a pretty cool dad onscreen and hasn't been seen actually working yet, but it's said that he spent the last two years working instead of paying any attention to his son and has had moved do to work three times during that period.
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194[[/folder]]
195
196[[folder: Wakamei Dalton (Wakame Kameyama)]]
197!!!Voiced by: Creator/KateHiggins (English), Creator/NatsumiTakamori (Japanese)
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199* CoolBigSis: Despite their differences, Wakamei does her best to be one for Toxsa.
200* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: She beats Toxsa whenever he annoys her (that's pretty often).
201* HotBlooded: Like brother like sister.
202* SecretSecretKeeper: She eventually finds out about Quarton, the Knights and everything. She pretends not to know to humor Toxsa.
203* ToughLove: Wakamei's a ''big'' fan of this.
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205[[/folder]]
206
207[[folder: Beag]]
208!!!Voiced by: Creator/KyleHebert (English), Creator/{{Chafurin}} (Japanese)
209
210* CannotTellAJoke: Or trash-talk.
211* HeroWorshipper: Beag practically worships the ground the Tenkai Knight's walk on and often marvels at every thing they say and do, not knowing they're four pre-teen boys from earth. He's also usually the one explaining to them how things work on Quarton and what's going on at the moment.
212* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Beag is not an official member of the Tenkai Knights, but as the leader of the Coredaki, he is the strongest and closest ally of the Knights’ army.
213* LargeHam: Has a rather grandiose style and tone of speech.
214* SixthRanger: The Knights consider him as one, especially after all the times he's supported and allied with them.
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216[[/folder]]
217
218[[folder: The Guardians (Boreas, Eurus, Zephyrus, and Notus)]]
219!!!Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum (Boreas), Creator/KyleHebert (Eurus and Notus), Creator/MatthewMercer (Zephyrus) (English), Shigenori Soya (Boreas), Creator/HideyukiUmezu (Eurus), Creator/JunichiYanigata (Zephyrus), Creator/MichikoNeya (Notus) (Japanese)
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221* ApologeticAttacker: Notus while fighting the Knights under Vilius' control.
222* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: Their task is to oversee this.
223* BigGood: They watch over the peace in Quarton.
224* BrainwashedAndCrazy: By Vilius in the second half of the show.
225* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Blue, red, green, and yellow, respectively. No relation to the Knights, tho.
226* DubNameChange: Minor example, but, for some reason, Zephyrus and Notus' names are reversed from the Japanese version.
227* EvilMakeover: Their silver armor becomes black under Vilius' control.
228* HufflepuffHouse: Zephyrus and Notus don't get as much focus as the other two.
229* MentorArchetype: In the first half of the show, Boreas directly guides and advises the Tenkai Knights.
230* OneWingedAngel: They all have the ability to fuse with multiple robots to become giant beasts. This is called Mega Fusion.
231* ShesAManInJapan: Notus is female in the Japanese version.
232
233[[/folder]]
234
235[[folder: Kiro Mason (Kiiro Hachisuka)]]
236!!!Voiced by: Creator/LauraBailey (English), Maasa Kobayashi (Japanese)
237
238* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: She's Chooki's cousin, but otherwise behaves like the essence of this trope, constantly nagging him to let her have fun and crying loudly when she can't.
239* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:Is the one to finally give the Knights the Tenkai Stone.]]
240* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Has a rabbit or dog-looking thing named Sandy that she carries around at all times.
241* MoralityPet: Makes Beni take a definite turn for the better.
242* StrongFamilyResemblance: Blond hair, green eyes, and same facial structure as Chooki. Lampshaded by the others.
243
244[[/folder]]
245
246[[folder: Orangor]]
247!!!Voiced by: Creator/BenDiskin (English), Creator/MisakiKuno (Japanese)
248
249* InformedSpecies: His name evokes orangutans, and while he ''is'' red, he is otherwise too hairless and has too light skin to really be one.
250* ItAmusedMe: While he claims to be doing the things he does to humor Scorpidon, his glee while doing them suggests otherwise.
251
252[[/folder]]

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