Eureka Seven has an absolutely whopping cast, so it only stands to reason that they all get a close looking at.
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Gekkostate
Renton Thurston
The main male protagonist. An ordinary boy bored with his ordinary life and with dreams of becoming a professional lifter, Renton's life is turned upside down when Eureka enters his life. He is one of the only people besides Eureka herself who can pilot the series's signature LFO, the Nirvash typeZERO.
In the manga, he gets shot in the gut and stabbed by enemy soldiers, but managed to carry Eureka around for a bit before passing out and later pilots the Nirvash while still injured.
He's even more of a Determinator in the movie, causing the Nirvash to evolve into its final form, rescuing Eureka from an EIZO attack, and then defeating Holland (piloting the Devilfish, no less,) all while bleeding to death from a gunshot wound to the stomach.
Heroic BSOD: Threw up after his My God, What Have I Done? moment below and ended up running away from Gekkostate for a while. In the manga, after Holland reveals the truth about his father.
My God, What Have I Done?: Renton snaps after literally "disarming" an enemy pilot, which was more like "obliterating", as the only recognizable part of the guy was his arm. The rest was just paste with some organs in it. And seeing as Renton is generally a rather naive teenager, him crushing the poor bastard into an organ-filled paste was kinda... unexpected, but it doesn't stop there; the poor kid saw a wedding ring on the disembodied arm. As if killing someone wasn't enough, he also widowed someone.
Parental Abandonment: Renton's father is presumed dead, and his mother is never mentioned.
Well...about his father... In a Mind Screw bit when Renton and Eureka "enter" the Scub Coral's mental world (or something like that), Renton meets his sister and father. Now, how much someone that exists only in that realm can be considered "alive" or "dead" is up for grabs.
The main female protagonist. Eureka is a mysterious girl with an affinity for machines who has trouble opening up to other people until she crash-lands her LFO, the Nirvash, on Renton's house.
Hair Reboot: She spends a significant portion of the series with her hair as the short, jagged mess left behind after her close call with being encased in scub, but it grows back instantly when she speaks with Sakuya.
Heroic BSOD: In the manga, when Renton , in his Heroic BSOD, told her to leave him alone when she tried giving him some fruits to cheer him up.
Ill Girl: Eureka the first half of the series. In the first season, she often suffers from chronic headaches and by the second season her mental and physical health have deteriorated to point where she could barely stand.
This was probably due to the fact that her connection to the Nirvash was deteriorating and she felt that it was favoring Renton as its pilot rather than herself.
Plus, her ailments really put her over the edge after she comes in contact with the Coralian in episode 11.
Younger than She Looks: Like the rest of movie!Gekkostate, movie!Talho is only 17, due to experiments causing her to age rapidly.
Holland Novak
The leader of Gekkostate. Holland was once a member of the military, but defected and formed an anti-government movement. To the public, he is known as the world's top amateur lifter and is Renton's longtime idol. He pilots the Terminus typeR909.
Anti-Villain: In The Movie, along with the rest of movie!Gekkostate. They're trying to find a way to save themselves from their rapid aging, and they're willing to use anyone to achieve that goal and stomp on anyone who gets in their way.
Man Child: Immature in the way he deals with his anger.
Papa Wolf: Turns more and more into this for Eureka as the series goes on. See episode 38 for a particularly good example.
Sergeant Rock: Sure, Holland might be a MAJOR asshole at times, but he's respected and even liked by the Gekkostate crew because he's competent, wouldn't have them do something he wouldn't do himself, and despite his outward Jerkass, is rather concerned for their welfare.
Took a Level in Kindness: He is a lot less of a jerkass and much more laid back in the manga. He only hit Renton once, and he arguably deserved it at the time. In the anime, this is a major part of his Character Development.
Subverted in the movie, where he's a Jerkass all the way through, up until the very end.
What the Hell, Hero?: After everyone else fails to get through to Holland about his treatment of Renton, its Eureka's crushed and soft-spoken disappointment in him for what he's done that finally turns him around.
Eureka's adopted children, who she took care of after she killed their parents during a military raid. They are fiercely protective of their "Mama" and like to play pranks on Renton, but warm up to him over time.
My New Gift Is Lame: Eureka tends to get them text books as presents (usually ones that are too advanced for them). She does thought thought into it, she just has no idea what they might like. And they need an education, after all.
Butt Monkey: In an unusual take on the trope, he was the ship's official Butt Monkey before Renton arrived, and actually resents Renton from taking the position from him.
Of course, as Renton grows as a character, Moondoogie reclaims his role as the Butt Monkey.
Meaningful Name: According to one of the definitions given by Urban Dictionary, a moondoggie is 1960s slang for a habitual marijuana user. Almost certainly deliberate given the series' large amounts of references to 60s counterculture (and the presence of a character named Stoner).
Only Known by Their Nickname: According to his license, his name is actually James Darren Emerson. Nobody ever calls him this.
Voiced by: Shigenori Yamakazi (JP), Peter Doyle (EN)
Anti-Villain: He takes orders from his superiors seriously, but considers himself a friend of Renton despite being on the opposite side.
Badass: You don't realize it until you see him twist the arms of thugs twice his size without any visible effort, as well as his ability to shoulder Anemone's improbably heavy Gulliver without extreme strain. There's also the stuff he does while saving Anemone in the manga, like shrugging off laser burns.
Determinator: He will NOT stand for something interfering with Anemone's well-being.
Defector from Decadence/Even Evil Has Standards: Calling him evil is a bit of a stretch, but he will NOT stand for inhumane experiments performed on young women to make them into pilots for TheEND. ESPECIALLY if Anemone already suffered through such a treatment herself
Easily Forgiven: The Gekkostate crew decides to trust him implicitly as soon as he shows similarities to Renton, especially his commitment to the one he loves
Evil Counterpart: Again, not exactly evil, but he fits this role to Renton.
Heel Realization: Dominic realizes how sadistic his organization is when he sees girls, just like Anemone, undergo brutal, and ultimately fatal, experimentation in the lab. Cue the Vomit Discretion Shot and his Heel Face Turn.
Orphan's Ordeal: Episode 44. It helps to explain why he's so devoted to Anemone - hers is the closest connection he has with another person.
Subordinate Excuse: While Anemone doesn't outrank him, it should be clear that he chose this position for something more than a good paycheque.
Wide-Eyed Idealist: A bit subtler than most, but still very naive about how the world and human relationships work.
Dewey Novak
The main antagonist. Once a disgraced military official following Holland's defection, he has risen to power with his maniacal devotion to "save" the world from the Coralians. Also Holland's older brother.
Dark Messiah: Becomes one, when the Ritual of the King becomes laid out to us.
Faux Affably Evil: While he can be charming and seductive in order to get what he wants, he is ultimately revealed to be a coldhearted sociopath driven solely by his hatred for the Scub Coral and his brother, Holland.
White-Haired Pretty Boy: He's not too pretty but you can see his silver hair flowing in all its glory in his final scene.
Anemone
Pilot of the Federation LFO, Nirvash typeTheEND. Prone to violent mood swings that can only be controlled through the use of lethal sedatives, she refuses to listen to anyone other than Dewey. Owns a strange badger-like pet named Gulliver.
Ace Pilot: She's a great pilot who prefers ambush her opponents and rain blow after blow upon them. However, she's only that way because she uses a Psycho Serum before she pilots.
Ill Girl: She lives drugged to get away with the process she underwent to become Coralian-like. That doctor even says her resistance to the drugs was her greatest value... Doesn't stop her from being badass
Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant: One can be pretty sure all those drugs and experimentation had something to do with it, but still...
Obfuscating Stupidity: Either starts out doing this or begins to do this. For most of the series she acts like a Spoiled Brat and Daddy's Little Villain, but it is revealed that she does know what the price of failure is, and that she can be replaced.
Psycho Serum: Played with - she seems to have a growing dependence on a specialized drug, but it serves more as a painkiller which makes her crazy rather than a mutagen.
Rich Bitch: Acts like one, but actually has very little personal belongings.
Tsundere:She spends most of the series being absolutely brutal towards poor Dominic. Eventually, she realizes she is in love with him and she regrets not telling him how she felt before he went AWOL.
In the manga, it probably starts during their childhood.
The male protagonist of the video game prequels New Wave and New Vision. After graduating New Wave Academy, a school for future military recruits, he and most of his friends joined the Sawyer Team KLF group. His beliefs and love for Ruri convince him to rebel against the military at the end of the first game, and deliver a captured Nirvash to Holland and Eureka.In the second game, he, Ruri, and Moondoggie fight against the Azure group and corrupted members of the military, including some of Sumner's old friends, to prevent mass destruction.
The Cameo: Sumner and Ruri make a brief appearance in the anime.
Sumner's love interest. In New Wave, she left New Wave Academy after learning about the military's insidious motives. Although her efforts to rebel lead her to aligning with black market dealers, she eventually reunites with Sumner long enough to help him realize what path he should follow.In New Vision, Ruri is able to meet Sumner again, and they (and Moondoggie) try to stop a military scheme that is driving their own pilots insane. After the conflict is over, she and Sumner remain together.
One of Sumner's companions when he was a member of Sawyer Team. Between New Wave and New Vision, an experimental drug given to him by the military drives him insane, turning him into one of the main antagonists of the second game.
Crazy-Prepared: In the manga, he tells Holland to go to work while throwing a wrench from his toolkit at his head that's specifically labeled "For Holland".
Go Karting with Bowser: He and Dominic got along really well, even though Dominic was still on the villain team at the time. He even taught Dominic how to fix his bike, and Dominic promised to check up on his grandson. Then again, he never finds out what side Dominic was on at the time.
Charles and Ray Beams
A pair of mercenaries-for-hire and a loving couple. They hold a grudge against Holland and Gekkostate in general.
Forgotten Fallen Friend: Enemy, technically, but this trope is Averted either way. The characters who knew them show these two weren't easily forgotten.
Neat Freak: Both keep their ship, the Swan, utterly spotless, which signifies Ray's Villainous Breakdown when she trashes the ship in her grief over losing Charles.
The main male protagonist. An ordinary boy bored with his ordinary life and with dreams of becoming a professional lifter, Renton's life is turned upside down when Eureka enters his life. He is one of the only people besides Eureka herself who can pilot the series's signature LFO, the Nirvash typeZERO.
The main female protagonist. Eureka is a mysterious girl with an affinity for machines who has trouble opening up to other people until she crash-lands her LFO, the Nirvash, on Renton's house.
The pilot of Gekkostate's ship, the Gekko, and cover-girl for their magazine Ray=out. In a relationship with Holland.
The leader of Gekkostate. Holland was once a member of the military, but defected and formed an anti-government movement. To the public, he is known as the world's top amateur lifter and is Renton's longtime idol. He pilots the Terminus typeR909.
Photographer and main editor of Ray=out. He was also a former member of the military and defected with Holland.
A pair of mercenaries-for-hire and a loving couple. They hold a grudge against Holland and Gekkostate in general.
