The colorful cast of Bravoman and its adaptations.
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Bravoman
Bravoman, Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence!
"Wahoo! The best part [of being a hero] is having my own logo!"
Ain't nobody who's not a fan of the guy called BRAVOMAN!
The hero of the story. Originally an ordinary businessman, this once-mere mortal was entrusted with three powerful items by Alpha Man, an alien from the planet Alpha: a metal rod, a tuning fork and a 100-yen coin. From these, a brand-new hero was born...somehow: Bravoman, Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence!- Beware the Nice Ones: For the most part, he's affable and easy-going. That being said, he can easily kick the collective asses of Dr. Bomb and his creations.
- Dub Name Change: In the games, he went from Beraboh Mannote to Bravoman.
- Fourth-Wall Observer: Along with almost all of the cast. Because of his ability to do this, it's revealed that this constitutes for actual power in the Reverse Universe arc.
- Hollywood Tone-Deaf: The web series reveals he's a very poor singer.
- Loafing in Full Costume: Bravoman wears his superhero suit like it's his casual clothing. The only time he's ever seen without it is during his Origin Story and when he takes it off as a disguise to get away from Waya-Hime. According to the web series, he apparently he sleeps with his suit on and wears his helmet in the shower!
- Manchild: He's an adult man, but he acts like a teenage boy, more concerned with video games than heroics.
- Mascot: Of ShiftyLook, arguably (at least when the site was still active).
- The Mentor: In Namco × Capcom he acts as this to Wonder Momo.
- Mundane Utility: His ability to stretch his arms often results in this.
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Despite having been a businessman, he spends less of his time doing business-things and more of his time playing video games and goofing off.
- Rubber Man: Capable of stretching his limbs very far.
- Scarf of Asskicking: Has one on.
- The Unchosen One: Alpha chose him to be Bravoman purely on the basis that he looked like he'd fit the costume.Bravoman: GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!
Alpha Man
Alpha Man
Voiced by: Rob Paulsen
"Okay, next time my planet is facing certain doom, I will definitely e-mail myself a reminder."
I am Alpha Man, an alien from the planet Alpha!note
Bravoman's sidekick and mentor, an alien from the planet Alpha who gave Bravoman the conduits of his power.-
Annoying Video Game Helper: Parodied in a teaser for the web series.Alpha Man: Bravoman, listen up! Use the headbutt—Bravoman: Okay, shut up for a sec! And, y'know, you can save the wrist communicator for when we're more than five feet apart.Alpha Man: Aww, but...it's so cool. - The Mentor: To Bravoman.
- Phrase Catcher: Whenever he announces his name and home planet in the same sentence he gets told it's redundant.
- Power Floats: He is capable of floating.
- Really 700 Years Old: He was a young...Alpha...1,200 years ago.
- Shipper on Deck: In "Heavy Meta Mayhem", he relishes the opportunity to help Waya-Hime plan her wedding with Bravoman (to the latter's chagrin).
- Sidekick: Prefers to let Bravoman take care of things while he sits back and relaxes.
Zed
Zed
A baby of the monstrous Zulu's species. Currently, he's relatively harmless and Alpha Man's pet.- Here We Go Again!: Turns out that Zulu was Zed's miniature size when a younger Alpha Man took him in as a pet 1,200 years ago.
- Team Pet: For now...
- Theme Naming: Much like Zulu is named for the last letter in the NATO code alphabet, Zed is named for the Non-American pronunciation of the letter Z.
Lottery Man
"SNAAAACKS! Who wants snacks?! Lottery Man has got your snacks!"
I like snacks!
A snack-serving robot from Alpha's home planet.- Flat Character: Dude's obsessed with snacks, and that's his one character trait.
- Incoming Ham: See his character quote? Those were his first-ever lines.
Other Heroes
Bravo Woman
Bravo Woman, Girl Hero of Maximum Justice!
Voiced by: Jennifer Hale
"Being derivative never looked so butt-kickingly good!"
My character hasn't been fleshed out yet.note
Bravo Woman acts as a competent female counterpart to Bravoman...not that she likes being tied to him.- Always Someone Better: While Bravoman has extending limbs and the ability to turn into a submarine, she's a Flying Brick. It's eventually revealed that she even has a better headquarters than Bravoman.
- Badass Cape: Unlike Bravoman's scarf, she wears a cape as her choice of neckwear.
- Canon Immigrant: She's a playable character in Bravoman: Binja Bash!
- Distaff Counterpart: At first, it appears like she's this to Bravoman. It's a Subverted Trope, though, because despite the similar names and suits, their powers are completely different and she's arguably more successful and competent than he is.
- Girlish Pigtails: She has pigtails peeking out under her helmet.
- Only Sane Woman: Tries to be a serious superhero complete with double life while Bravoman goofs off and blunders into Dr. Bomb's schemes.
- Palette Swap: Her uniform is mostly the same as Bravoman's, but with the green and yellow parts of his costume switched around.
- The Smurfette Principle: Bravo Woman is the only female member of the Bravo Corps.
- Two Aliases, One Character: Turns out that she's also Bravoman's lawyer.
- Women Are Wiser: Of all the Bravo-people, she's definitely the smartest.
Theta
Theta
The lesson here is weapons solve everything.
Bravo Woman's sidekick, and the creator of her weapons.- Bait-and-Switch Character Intro: When Bravo Woman enters her HQ, the audience sees the barrel of a gun behind Bravo Woman. Theta states that "this is the end" for Bravo Woman... only for the next strip to reveal her saying that it is the end of Bravo Woman not owning a quantum disintegrator cannon.
- Canon Foreigner: She was created for the webcomic.
- Distaff Counterpart: To Alpha. She's an alien sidekick to the main hero, not unlike him. However, she plays an active role in helping Bravo Woman, while Alpha generally lets Bravoman handle the trouble.
- Gun Nut: She's created all sorts of high tech weapons for Bravo Woman.
Brave Man
Brave Man, Counterfeit Hero of Extreme Profit!
- Canon Foreigner: He was made for the comic.
- Miles Gloriosus: He took up the Brave Man alias to mooch off of Bravoman's popularity. The only time he's ever "fought" anyone is when he's merged with the other members of the Bravo Corps.
- The Load: He becomes this easily when put into situations requiring combat. [[Justified]] because he's a TV actor rather than a real superhero.
- One-Way Visor: Unlike all the other Bravo-people, his visor obscures his eyes.
- Parody Retcon: [[Invoked]] In-Universe. He escapes being imprisoned in "copyright infringement jail" due to declaring himself a parody of Bravoman.
- Your Costume Needs Work: From his first encounter with Bravoman:Bravoman: Don't I look a little familiar?
—>Brave Man: Hmm... well, of course! But I don't think your cosplay got my colors quite right.
The Bad Guys
Dr. Bomb
Dr. Bomb
Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker
Dr. Bomb welcomes you all mostly!
Bravoman's nemesis, who is probably just as bumbling as he is.- Anime Hair: He has a ridiculous Beehive Hairdo. In the games, it was shaped like broccoli, or a mushroom cloud.
- Big Bad: Though half the time he just mucks around, doing nothing.
- Department of Redundancy Department: A master of it. For example:Dr. Bomb: Momentarily, the moment of your destruction will imminently commence, at the destructive hands of Dr. BOMB!
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: Averted. While it was stated he was the Big Bad behind the reverse universe and laid the planet to waste, he had been removed a long time ago by Anti-Bravoman, and didn't even appear in the story.
- Red Right Hand: A robotic left hand, to be exact.
- Intentional Engrish for Funny: He's been described as talking like a Hong Kong DVD subtitle by Bravoman.
Waya-Hime
Waya-Hime
Voiced by: Romi Dames
"Hi, cutie! Are you dead yet?"
I just wanna cuddle [Bravoman] until I can hear his ribs cracking!
One of Dr. Bomb's elite minions, and a ninja princess. She has an unreciprocated crush on Bravoman.- Authority in Name Only: Despite being a princess, she doesn't do anything princess-y.
- Establishing Character Moment: Her first appearance involves her calling Bravoman cute, and cheerfully yelling about how she's going to stab him.
- Highly-Visible Ninja: Let's see... Bright outfit: Check. Pink uncovered hair: Check. Showing yourself to your target to announce your love and intention to stab them: Double check.
- Only Sane Woman: Not the normal version of her, but her counterpart in "Bravo the Barbarian" as well as her reverse universe counterpart.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Whenever she's really mad or stabby. Or both.
- Stalker with a Crush: Towards Bravoman, even though she's supposed to kill him.
- Yandere: She has a huge crush on Bravoman yet goes through with her job to kill him, all with a smile on her face. Alpha misidentifies her as a reverse Tsundere.
Anti-Bravoman
Anti-Bravoman, Shadowed Doppleganger of Ebony Reflection!
Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker
"I hate everyone. In a totally not-emo way!"
Ain't a soul who tries harder than ANTI-BRAVOMAN! Yeah!
Anti-Bravoman is a grim and brooding anti-hero...or so he'd like to think. In reality, he's a dorky loser.- Adaptation Dye-Job: His suit is purple in the web series, probably so people can see any overlapping body parts.
- Adaptation Name Change: From the game's Black Bravoman.
- Adaptation Personality Change: In the arcade game, he's a stock Evil Counterpart to Bravoman (though he is revealed to be a Stealth Mentor to Bravoman at the end). In the webcomic, he's an Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain who acts like a brooding Emo Teen.
- Butt-Monkey: If someone on the evil team is going to be hurt or humiliated, it's him. It gets to the point where the rest of the Bravo Corps activate their Fusion Dance by beating him up.
- Emo Teen: Well, not a teen, but he fits the archetype.
- Evil Counterpart: He prefers to style himself as an Anti-Hero and a dark reflection of Bravoman, but he lacks the badass-ness to qualify as either.
- Guest Fighter: Well, not fighter, but he's one of the 18 dateable characters in Namco High.
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: He tries to be a brooding anti-hero, but he's just so awkward that he lacks any real ability to be a threat.
- Loafing in Full Costume: Unlike Bravoman and Bravo Woman, who we have seen without their suits, Anti-Bravoman is never seen with his suit off. It's unknown if he even has a body, or if the suit is his body.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: Downplayed. Anti-Bravoman, while harmless, normally tries to play himself up as an anti-hero rather than a villain. His villainous alternate universe counterpart goes right into Blood Knight territory, but even he considers himself a hero.
- Red and Black and Evil All Over: Well, he's not evil, but he'd like to be regarded as a threat.
- Scarf of Asskicking: His scarf is usually wrapped around his mouth.
- Stalker without a Crush: In contrast with Waya-Hime, who wants to date/kill Bravoman, Anti-Bravoman is more concerned with being Bravoman's nemesis. He is shown frequently watching him from rooftops, and the web series shows that he has a scrapbook filled with pictures of Bravoman (and even a lock of his hair).
- Unknown Rival: Bravoman is aware he exists, but has no clue that Anti-Bravoman considers him a foe or works for Dr. Bomb.
- Younger Than They Look: He was "born" when Bravoman was created, so he looks about the same age, but Waya-Hime notes that he's not even two yet.
Benjamin
Benjamin
Waya-Hime: Meet Benjamin, the heavy metal ninja of PAIN!note
An elite Binja warrior.- '80s Hair: He has a luscious mane of hair, despite being a robot.
- Suddenly Voiced: One day, he gets a voice chip, revealing he speaks with a lot of lingo. Eventually, Dr. Bomb switches it back.
- White Mask of Doom
Independent Antagonists
Pistol Daimyo
Pistol Daimyo
- Dub Name Change: From Pistol Daimyo to Pistol Lord in the video games.
- Ninja: Goes without saying, right?
Komuso
- Braids of Action: She has her hair in one long braid, and she is a skilled fighter.
- Defeat by Modesty: Non-sexual example. Bravoman defeats her by pulling off her wicker basket, which shames her into quitting the fight.
- The Faceless: Her face is censored when the wicker basket is taken off her head.
- Let's Fight Like Gentlemen: She agrees to fight Bravoman only if he has a weapon to defend himself. Subverted in that after handing him his weapon, she easily destroys it and then attempts to kill him, implying the "honor" thing was bogus.Komuso: My personal code of honor does not allow me to kill an opponent who hasn't been given a chance to defend themselves.
[Komuso slices Bravoman's spear into three parts]
Bravoman: You...
Komuso: Now I may kill you. - I Am Not Pretty: According to her, she's allegedly hideously scarred, but the other two characters who have seen her face comment on there just being a pimple or a rash on her face.
Camo
- Highly-Visible Ninja: Parodied. He thinks he's a master at camouflaging himself, when in reality he thinks hiding behind a few pots of plants make him hidden.
Miss McKunai
- Stern Teacher: She's very tough, but ultimately does encourage Waya-Hime's escape plans to be better.
- Pet the Dog: She is impressed with Waya-Hime's distraction, and gives her assignment a B+.
Zulu
Zulu
- Aliens Speaking English: It mostly communicates in screeches, but once Bravo Master has it on the ropes, it responds to his offer of surrender with a defiant "never". Once Zulu merges with Dr. Bomb and returns for the final arc, he starts speaking clear English.
- Back for the Finale: During the "Death of Bravoman" arc, he returns for one final bout to destroy Bravoman once and for all.
- Canon Foreigner: He was created for the comic.
- Energy Beings: Zulu's true form resembles a glowing sphere with six eyes inside of it.
- Fusion Dance: It fuses with Dr. Bomb in the final arc, because the bad doctor was "carrying" some of Zulu's essence.
- Hurl It into the Sun: Bravo Master does this during his fight with Zulu.
- Knight of Cerebus: It presents a very strong challenge and requires the Bravo-people fusing together to defeat it. When Zulu returns in the final arc, there is a lot more gravitas and seriousness laid on its final appearance.
- Octopoid Aliens: Is described by Bravoman as a "cyber octopus", and loosely resembles one.
Reverse Universe Characters
Reverse Bravoman (UNMARKED SPOILERS)
Reverse Bravoman/Reverse Anti-Bravoman
- Death by Irony: He rails against the comic's constant use of meta humor and is defeated in the most meta way possible: by being punched through the borders of the panels, tumbling into the void below.
- Disney Villain Death: Once Bravoman and Salaryman punch him out of the story, he falls between the borders and is never seen again.
- Evil Hero: He plays the role of the leader of the resistance but in reality set up the whole war to indulge his own heroic delusions.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has a scar over his right eye.
- Knight of Cerebus: Once he reveals his true identity, he and his actions are considerably NOT Played for Laughs at all. This is actually an Exploited Trope, because he wants to be taken seriously by the world and its narrative.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: You'd never think Anti-Bravoman, of all people, would be a threat, but this guy's living proof that's not the case.
- Playing Both Sides: He created all the villainous threats in the Reverse Universe so he could look like a hero.
- Self-Made Orphan: It's heavily implied he killed Reverse Dr. Bomb.
- Sore Loser: His reactions to characters getting the upper hand on him is to call them "cheaters".
- Two-Faced: Once he reveals his true identity, the right side of his body is black, while the left side of his body has the normal suit colors.
Reverse Waya-Hime
Reverse Waya-Hime
- Eyepatch After Timeskip: She is seen wearing one to distinguish her from regular Waya-Hime.
- Deadpan Snarker: In contrast to regular Waya-Hime, who is pretty ditzy.
Reverse Bravo Woman
Reverse Bravo Woman
Well done, B-Man. I'd just die if I never got to see this handsome mug again.
Bravo Woman's reverse universe counterpart. She seems to be romantically interested in Bravoman, compared to her regular universe counterpart's disinterest/dislike.- Ship Tease: Her comments imply that she may be dating Reverse Bravoman.
Reverse Brave Man
Reverse Brave Man
Glad to see you safe and sound, sir! I knew you'd pull off this mission! Never doubted you for a second!
Brave Man's reverse universe counterpart. Unlike the self-absorbed regular Brave Man, he seems to be a fanboy of regular Bravoman, and he seems to deeply respect him.- Nice Guy: Seems to be this, in contrast to regular Brave Man's egotistical attitude.
The Prisoner (UNMARKED SPOILERS)
Salaryman/Reverse Bravoman
I've had just about enough of you!
The real Reverse Bravoman, who was forced into a tank and put to sleep so he could power the Fifth Wall.- Babies Ever After: Apparently he wants to start his own family, which unnerves regular Bravoman.
- Fourth-Wall Observer: Exploited by Reverse Anti-Bravoman, who uses his meta powers to trap him so that the story can go the way he wants it to go.
- Living Battery: Reverse Anti-Bravoman is using him this way to power the Fifth Wall.
