Covers the Monster Rancher anime cast.
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The Searchers
The heroes of the story, a group seeking to find and unlock the Phoenix.
Genki Sakura
Voiced by: Chisa Yokoyama (Japanese), Saffron Henderson and Andrew Francis (English), Eduardo Curiel (Latin Spanish)
Our excitable Hero, who gets transported to the series world by a prototype game, something he takes extremely well, all things considered. Brash and impulsive, but his boundless energy and enthusiasm can prove catching.
- Ascended Fanboy: He was a fan of the games, and then goes inside one.
- Badass Normal: Being only human, he obviously doesn't have any special attacks like monsters. That doesn't stop him from fighting right alongside them.
- Character Catchphrase: "Let's go with hearts pounding and spirits high!" Said at the end of most episodes.
- Character Development: He's pretty rash and dumb in the first season, but by the third he's grown into a seasoned fighter and mature young man who's learned the value of strategy as well as strength.
- Cherry Blossom Girl: A male example alongside Mocchi. Genki's last name, Sakura(佐倉) is a homophone with the word Sakura(桜) which means cherry blossoms, which are a symbol of death and rebirth.
- Curtains Match the Window: Brown eyes, brown hair.
- Determinator: Is he ever.
- Deus Exit Machina: Gets separated from the others a few times, typically to set up his Big Damn Heroes return.
- Dub Name Change: The dub changes the Japanese on the envelope Genki receives in Episode 1. Now in English, the mail address lists him as "M. Genki" of "Allenville". However, the dub dialogue never changes Genki's family name, nor does it ever suggest that Genki doesn't live in Japan.
- Empowered Badass Normal: He's seen focusing energy in order to attack, as well as transferring it to others and putting it into his attacks. Later on it is shown he can launch Combined Energy Attacks and, in the last two episodes focus the energy of everyone they know, combining the bodies of several of his friends and reviving the Phoenix.
- Face Death with Dignity: Best illustrated during "Magic Stone Mayhem" when most of the Searchers are cornered and about to be executed via firing squad; while everyone else flinches, he just stands there glaring.
- Foreshadowing: Could he actually be part of the Phoenix? Not exactly.
- Hope Bringer: Helps inspire Golem, Tiger, and Hare to fight Moo, along with Falcon and many other allies.
- I Just Want to Be Special: He really wanted to visit the world of Monsters.
- Innocently Insensitive: Struggles with this at times, particularly early on when he wasn't taking the threat Moo posed all that seriously.
- Jumped at the Call: He may not have been expecting to be sucked into the game world, but he sure doesn't have any issues with it. Particularly the second time around.
- Just a Kid: Gets this reaction at first.
- Keet: As his name states, he's full of boundless energy.
- Kid Hero: Stated to be 10, then 11 in the third season.
- Made of Iron: He regularly takes hits from monsters that should cripple or kill him.
- Meaningful Name:
- He even tells the others outright "[My name] means energy, and I've got lots of it!"
- His last name, Sakura(佐倉) is a homophone with the word Sakura(桜) which means cherry blossoms, which are a symbol of death and rebirth.
- Breaking down the kanji used in his surname, the first means 'aid/help' or 'assistance/helper' while the second can mean store/warehouse, the act of storage/stocking up, or hiding/concealing something. Fitting for somebody who focuses so much on encouraging others to find hope and their Heroic Spirit and the role he ultimately plays in reviving the Phoenix.
- The Power of Friendship: Firm believer in this, and very good at rallying the others.
- Rollerblade Good: His rollerblades were sucked into the game along with him, and he grows very adept at fighting with them on (though he doesn't need to wear them to rumble. They just provide a very good speed boost for him. Plus, you know, impacts connect a lot harder with wheels on).
- Super-Strong Child: For a pre-teen, Genki can carry Pixie or Holly without effort, fight monsters with his fists, and lift a boulder over his head.
- Trapped in Another World: Much to his delight.
- What Beautiful Eyes!: His eyes are stated to be very clear and honest.
- Would Hit a Girl: He has no problem fighting female monsters.
Holly
Voiced by: Mariko Kouda (Japanese), Maggie Blue O'Hara (English), Liliana Barba (Latin Spanish)
A young woman who has been searching for the legendary Phoenix with the help of her best friend Suezo and the Magic Stone, a mysterious pendant which acts as a sort of magical compass, pointing out the way they should travel. Acts as The Heart of the Searchers — all of them have joined her quest, and she in turn keeps their very different personalities from clashing to the point of tearing the team apart.
- Action Girl: While she doesn't charge into battle all the time like Genki, she does defend herself and her friends several times.
- Curtains Match the Window: Brown eyes and hair.
- Damsel in Distress: She is kidnapped by Moo during the first season, during which time she learns about her father serving as his vessel. The guys rescue her in the next episode.
- Doomed Hometown: We see how it was destroyed in episode 8; this prompted her search for the Phoenix.
- The Heart: Keeps the team from clashing quite often.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: Her father is Moo's vessel.
- Memento MacGuffin: Along with the Magic Stone itself, she also obtains a dagger originally owned by her father.
- Mineral MacGuffin: The Magic Stone, which she wears as a pendant.
- Only One Name: Her last name is never revealed.
- Silk Hiding Steel: She may act as The Heart, but she is not a pushover; "I don't want to fight, but I will!" It's just that she typically never gets a chance to fight as the rest of the team takes care of the battles.
- Taking the Bullet: Sets the main plot of "Run, Tiger, Run!" into action when she shoves Tiger out of the way of a Black Worm's poison spike.
- Took a Level in Badass: She can hold her own against weak thugs, but given how nasty the Baddies the Searchers face are Holly normally has to stay back. Later on though, she goes from hanging back to pulling a dagger on one of the Big Bad Four.
- Tragic Keepsake: Both the Magic Stone and her father's dagger.
- Troubled Backstory Flashback: A good chunk of Episode 8.
- Women Are Wiser: The only girl in the group and acts as an Only Sane Woman to everyone.
Mocchi
Voiced by: Yuri Shiratori (Japanese), Janyse Jaud (English), Mayra Arellano (Latin Spanish)
A cute pink monster unlocked from Genki's game disc. While the others are initially concerned that bringing along a newly born monster on such a dangerous quest isn't the best idea, Mocchi grows into one of the team's best battlers, as well as Genki's best friend.
- The Baby of the Bunch: The youngest of the Searchers, getting unlocked in the very first episode, and naturally having the most childish and innocent personality.
- Badass Adorable: Incredibly cute, also becomes one of the strongest monsters in the show.
- Brought Down to Normal: During the third season, he has to relearn most of his attacks.
- Cherry Blossom Girl: A male example alongside Genki. Mocchi uses cherry blossoms to attack and is associated with them, and the death-rebirth aspects come into play in the second and third seasons.
- Cherry Blossoms: His Cherry Blossom Blizzard attack. Cherry blossoms also become his symbol, and the death/rebirth aspects come into play during the second season finale/third season opening.
- Crossdressing Voices: Janyse Jaud voiced him.
- Deus Exit Machina: Ends up on the awkward side of one when the entire rest of the team pulls one during "The Mocchi Cannon".
- Just a Kid: Gets this reaction along with Genki.
- Pokémon Speak: Averted; he appears to use this at first, but it turns out to be a very heavy Verbal Tic.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Mocchi is adorable.
- Rolling Attack: Can roll himself up into a ball and bounce around, using this for attacks as well as defensively.
- Third-Person Person: "Mocchi hungry!"
- Took a Level in Badass: Goes from being just a baby to one of the team's strongest members.
- Verbal Tic: "Chi!"
- Wave-Motion Gun: The Mocchi Cannon.
Suezo
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (Japanese), Scott McNeil (English), Carlos Enrique Bonilla (Latin Spanish)
Holly's partner/best friend. She tends to spoil him quite a bit and didn't really focus on training him to fight; as a result, he isn't as strong as his species can be, though that doesn't stop him from doing his best to protect her.
- Awesomeness by Analysis: In season 3, Suezo is able to learn Poritoka's ultimate technique by seeing him use it once. He uses it against Mocchi for training.
- Berserk Button: Holly. Suezo will try to take on anyone he sees as a problem for her.
- Butt-Monkey/The Chew Toy: Generally on the end of some mistreatment. Not one episode goes by in which Suezo isn't harmed in some way in a humorous manner (typically after being thrown into the air and somehow forgotten).
- Can't Catch Up: Suezo struggled with this; even Mocchi was able to quickly surpass him. This was mainly due to Suezo having serious difficulty with the mental powers his species tends to be better known for. Even after his Day in the Limelight episode where he managed to learn Teleport, he still couldn't catch up and had his skills mostly Played for Laughs.
- Cowardly Lion: The most likely member to panic during fights, yet still usually willing to stand his ground. Especially as the show goes on.
- Doomed Hometown: We see how it was destroyed in episode 8.
- Establishing Character Moment: When he first meets Genki, he demonstrates his ego by being offended by Genki questioning him being real... Not long after that he goes out of his way to grab a stunned Genki when baddies charge in.
- Eyes Are Unbreakable: Given that he's basically a giant eyeball on a single leg, he'd be in real trouble if this wasn't in effect.
- Fastball Special: Notably, he was the one who came up with having Golem lob him into the air to give him a good look around. He quickly decided he wasn't too fond of that idea after being dropped/forgotten the first few times.
- Kiss of Death: A rarely-seen move; it was cut from the dub except for one instance when it missed.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Vain and selfish, but unwaveringly loyal to his friends.
- Large Ham: He and his (sub-)species are easily the most expressive characters in the series. It helps that they have have the chops to literally chew the scenery with.
- Multipurpose Tongue: Can slap enemies and hold objects with it. Sometimes Suezo can stretch it pretty long, which has saved the team from falling to doom several times.
- Oculothorax: Just an eye on a tail.
- Spoiled Brat: Holly tended to coddle him when they were younger, and didn't focus too hard on making him learn how to fight.
- Tail Slap: His primary move.
- Teleporters and Transporters: In general, Suezos should have the ability to teleport as one of their attacks. Alas, Suezo himself could never concentrate hard enough to do it. He finally gets the teleport attack, but is not very good at it.
- Took a Level in Badass: It takes a while and he remains The Chew Toy, but Suezo eventually manages to become a truly impressive fighter. It culminates in him being able to take on a huge powerful monster after taking a mean beating and later being able to copy Poritoka’s ultimate attack just by watching it.
Golem
Voiced by Naoya Uchida (Japanese); Richard Newman and Doc Harris (English), Jorge Santos (Latin Spanish)
A Gentle Giant who lives in a clearing in the forest and is known as the 'enigma'. While he is the largest and most physically imposing of the Searchers, he is also the most compassionate and prefers to avoid fighting. During most battles, he acts as the team's Stone Wall. Don't piss him off.
- All-Loving Hero: Even after being cruelly betrayed (first by an Undine baddie, later by a con-artist who pretended to be ill), he can't bring himself to hate them and continues considering them friends.
- Berserk Button: Hurting his friends, especially Genki or Holly.
- Beware the Nice Ones: When sufficiently angered, he can destroy even tough monsters in one hit.
- Eat Dirt, Cheap: Eats rocks and gravel, while drinking sand. Still perfectly capable of eating and enjoying other kinds of food, leading to his interest in cooking.
- Family Honor: In the Japanese version, the mass grave where the Searchers first meet him was a place his family has always been guarding. This was cut from the English version.
- Fastball Special: Mainly used as a way to help Suezo survey the area; also used the traditional version with Mocchi once.
- Gentle Giant: The Big Guy of the team and loves birds and flowers and dreams of opening of his own restaurant. Golem is also kind to a fault, to the point a scammer decided to leave half of the gold she scammed from the Searchers because he is just that kind.
- Golem: Of the stone variety.
- Hates Being Alone: Considering that he spent years with only birds and the stones made from Lost Monsters for company, it makes sense that he'd have some abandonment issues, even at one point decimating a man hole he was stuck in (along with the ground around it) so the other Searchers wouldn't leave him behind.Golem: I hate alone!
- Heroic BSoD: In "Guardian of the Discs" after the Jells stomped on his Berserk Button and he slaughtered them in a blind rage.
- Honor Before Reason: "Undine's Lake", where he protects The Mole because he promised to before she backstabbed the group.
- Lethal Chef: Starts out as this, which is understandable since he initially cooks with his usual favorite foods: rocks and gravel. Subverted later on however as he learns how to cook with traditional ingredients and becomes a pretty darn good cook.
- Stone Wall: Usually serves as a barrier for the team to take cover behind. Though he punches just as hard.
- Tears from a Stone: Despite a giant being made out of stone, he’s shown on multiple occasions to be perfectly capable of crying. Whether his tears are played for laughs or for drama depends on the episode.
- Third-Person Person: Most of the time, though he occasionally uses first-person pronouns ("Ore" in Japanese).
- Verbal Tic: Third-Person Person who speaks slowly... and frequently pauses... during long sentences.
- In the Japanese version, he also frequently mumbles "Gol..."
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Golem hates water. Justified since he's made of rocks and will sink like a stone in any large body of water. He also fears the potential erosion. Hilarity Ensues whenever the Searchers have to Get on the Boat.
Tiger of the Wind
Voiced by Kazuki Yao (Japanese), Brian Drummond (English), Jorge Ornelas (Latin Spanish)
A wolf bandit who steals from travelers in order to support his pack of wild and stray tiger hybrids. When that doesn't end well, he joins the Searchers in order to get revenge on Moo. Very proud and stubborn.
- Aloof Big Brother: Acted like this towards Gray Wolf to make him toughen up. It sort of backfired, given that Gray Wolf developed an inferiority complex instead that Moo magnified into full-blown Green-Eyed Monster. Also acts as one towards Genki.
- Big Brother Instinct: Despite the above, he'll still leap to protect Gray Wolf when he's in danger. Extends to Genki, Holly, and Mocchi after he befriends them.
- Break the Haughty:
- Tiger is humiliated by Captain Dino and Hare in two consecutive episodes. The first in Tiger's debut episode and the second in Hare's debut episode. He pays them both back for it.
- Happens again in the Post-Script Season, where Tiger repeatedly refuses to acknowledge his lost strength even after discovering that he can no longer use Lightning, Blizzard, or his other signature attacks. This results in him being beaten badly by Knight Niton and embarrassing himself by being a Sore Loser. After watching Mocchi fight and hearing Genki defend him, Tiger finally gets off his high horse and is able to get revenge on Knight Niton.
- Brought Down to Normal: Had to deal with the same problem Mocchi faced during the third season. He didn't take it well.
- Cain and Abel: The Abel to Gray Wolf's Cain.
- Can't Hold His Liquor: As demonstrated in a scene cut from the dub.
- Cruel to Be Kind: Can be harshly, brutally honest and isn't prone to sparing others' feelings, but sincerely believes in Tough Love. Shown during his debut when he notes that Genki has a good heart, but needs to understand that Life Isn't Fair and being brave isn't enough on its own.
- Dark and Troubled Past: His brother Gray Wolf was captured by Moo and taken away, ultimately becoming one of Moo's Big Bad Four. Tiger is not aware of this last part until much later. He doesn't take it well.
- Defrosting Ice King: Takes a while to warm up to the Searchers, but when he does, it stays.
- Desert Bandits: Introduced leading a band of these.
- Deus Exit Machina: During "Tiger Meets His Match"; leads into a Really Dead Montage before his Faking the Dead plot is revealed via Big Damn Heroes.
- Drama-Preserving Handicap: Tends to wind up on the wrong end of this. Several episodes see him getting injured, and in the third season, he winds up being Brought Down to Normal and having to relearn most of his moves... along with finding that several of the tournaments they have to enter have rules that exclude him for one reason or another.
- The Dreaded: In his introductory episode, as well as some episodes afterward. His reputation alone scares people.
- Every Scar Has a Story: His first encounter with Moo ended with him getting a nasty slice across his face and his brother's abduction.
- Glass Cannon: Very powerful, but can be taken out fairly quickly.
- Good Is Not Nice: He can be particularly ruthless and brutal in battle and he won't hesitate to kill if needed. Not to mention he's arrogant and overconfident at times.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Especially around Hare.
- An Ice Person: His Blizzard attack.
- Ineffectual Loner: Tries to keep an emotional distance from everyone, and attempts to leave the group several times after learning what his brother's become. Also takes off alone during "Tiger Meets His Match", and is seemingly killed for it, though it thankfully gets Subverted.
- Irony: Tiger of the Wind was defeated by Hare farting.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Standoffish and proud, but fiercely loyal to his friends.
- Loveable Rogue: Of the thief variety.
- Mirror Character: Both he and Hare are introduced stealing from the Searchers before being won over by them and joining the team. Both are incredibly prideful and are quick to butt heads, arguing over their differences in opinion. They're also quick to attack the other's background despite how both started out as bandits.
- Mr. Vice Guy: Pride is his biggest issue, along with his temper.
- Noble Wolf: What he becomes, even if he remains gruff.
- Promotion to Parent: While his parents are never shown, he and his little brother have fended for themselves for their whole lives with Gray Wolf turning to his big brother for protection when he needed it.
- Scars Are Forever: Has a scar cutting across his face from his first encounter with Moo, which remained even after his Heroic Sacrifice and rebirth in a Mystery Disc.
- Shock and Awe: His lightning attacks.
- Taking the Bullet: Did it for Genki in the beginning of the 25th episode. This was also an example of a Deus Exit Machina to keep him out of the fight scenes for the other characters.
- Villain Killer: In most of Tiger's spotlight episodes, the body count of villains tend to rise, with Tiger personally slaying Captain Dino, Captain Black Worm, Gray Wolf, and an Evil Hare working under Lilim. Out of all the Searchers, Tiger holds the highest kill count in the series.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Treats Hare with disdain and takes any opportunity to insult him, yet will leap to his defense as easily as he would the rest of the team.
Hare
Voiced by Nozomu Sasaki (Japanese), Samuel Vincent (English), Magda Giner (Latin Spanish)
The Trickster who pulls a fast one on Tiger, then tries to con the rest of the group. When that doesn't work out quite the way he expected, he apologizes and cheerfully joins the team, acting as The Smart Guy — though his arrogance and overconfidence works against him sometimes.
- Achilles in His Tent: "Underground Adventure" sees him temporarily leaving the group after an argument with Tiger, returning just in time to help deal with Joker.
- Backstory: In contrast to the other Searchers, his past wasn't explored until the middle of the third season, making it a source of
Fanfic Fuel. For the record, it turned out he used to be part of a Two Guys and a Girl team of thieves who stole from Moo, but lost both of his partners when one of their targets was actually a trap. - Bindle Stick: Carries this; sometimes it holds tools the group uses for adventuring. Its contents weren't revealed until his Backstory finally came out late in the third season.
- Easily Forgiven: Aside from Tiger, most of the group doesn't hold a grudge against him for how they met.
- Fartillery: Scenes with his Gas attack were cut from the English dub.
- Gasshole: Hare is the main source of fart jokes, thanks to Gas: a move that's only used handful of times, but it tends to be quite effective in each appearance.
- Good Old Fisticuffs: His fighting style.
- Guile Hero: Takes considerable pride in his ability to come up with plans capable of giving the baddies the runaround.
- Heroic BSoD: Goes through a couple of these, but the best instance would be during "Tiger Meets His Match": upon seeing what appears to be Tiger's Lost Disc, he goes into a Thousand-Yard Stare before snapping into Unstoppable Rage.
- Innocently Insensitive: Can be this at times. While trying to get Golem on Horn's ship, Suezo lets out Golem's fear of water. Hare laughs at this, at which Holly tells him to shut up.
- Killer Rabbit: Looks harmless, but can be a very competent fighter.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Step 1: Make plan and assure friends it will work because you're a genius. Step 2: See plan fail. Step 3: Improvise.
- Loveable Rogue: Of the Con Artist variety.
- Love Triangle: Part of one. In the past, Wild Hare believed that he and Fairy Hare were together and betrayed them out of jealousy.
- Mirror Character: Notice all the tropes he shares with Tiger?
- Miser Advisor: Downplayed, Hare tends to be the one thinking the most about spending and raising money. Of note is "Underground Adventure", were Hare provides a cost-effectiveness analysis of going over a mountain. This leads to Tiger claiming that Hare is Only in It for the Money. Hare admits that was his original intent, but became genuinely concerned as he became part of the team.
- Mr. Vice Guy: Pride and Greed.
- Playing with Fire: Via his Dragon Kick and Dragon Punch.
- Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His Machine Gun Punch.
- Shipper on Deck: Of Fairy Hare and Wild Hare.
- Signature Laugh: In the original Japanese: "Muhamuhamuhamu~" Referenced in Monster Farm Online/Lagoon by the 'Muhattohamu', a special breed of Hare that wears the same kind of bandana.
- The Smart Guy: As he will happily tell you himself, Hare is very intelligent and usually makes the team's plans.
- Tragic Keepsake: The third season reveals that one of the items in his Bindle Stick is a yellow bandanna that belonged to Fairy Hare, who appeared to have perished in a mission. Fairy Hare turned out to be alive, and at the end of the episode, Hare tied her yellow bandanna with Wild Hare's blue to a branch.
- Too Clever by Half: Knows he's smart, but sometimes his plans don't work out like he expects.
- Tuft of Head Fur: Dark brown, occasionally used to temporarily overshadow or hide his eyes for dramatic effect.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Loves to tease and trigger Tiger's temper, but just as quick to defend him.
The Phoenix
A legendary bird monster who fought Moo long ago, the Phoenix can turn bad monsters to good and revive lost Mystery Discs. While now the stuff of legends, Holly believes it exists, and finding the Phoenix is the object of the Searchers' quest.- All Myths Are True: The myth about it is perfectly accurate.
- Big Good: It serves as inspiration to the Searchers and is the only one capable of stopping Moo.
- Empty Shell: Its soul split into five monsters, leaving its body soulless.
- Living MacGuffin: It has no real personality other than being benevolent, but is very important to the plot.
- The Phoenix: Right there in the name!
- Playing with Fire: Uses fire and beam attacks.
- Sealed Good in a Can: Specifically, sealed in ice.
- Soul Jar: Its soul was split into five monsters.
- Super-Soldier: It was created to end the Last War and defeat Moo.
- Tomato in the Mirror: The Phoenix's body was found, but its soul resides in five monsters—specifically Suezo, Mocchi, Golem, Tiger, and Hare.
Moo and his Followers
Tropes shared by the Baddies in general:
- Brainwashed and Crazy: It's stated in the first episode that Moo has built his army by turning monsters evil.
- Not Brainwashed: However, some of them have willingly joined his forces for one reason or another (for example, Lilim follows Moo because she has a thing for strong men and nobody is stronger than Moo). However, these are frequently the ones that perform a Heel–Face Turn.
- Card-Carrying Villain: They openly refer to themselves as Baddies/Evil Monsters/Warumon.
- Monster of the Week: How their battles with the Searchers go; Sometimes it's a matter of the heroes wandering into a territory controlled by a particular monster, and sometimes it's a higher-ranked Baddie siccing an Elite Mook on them.
- Mooks: Some monster species, like the Evil Hares, act as foot soldiers for the more powerful Baddies.
- Villain Decay: In the third season, the Baddies end up this way due to Moo and Phoenix's battle at Mount Kairus. Those that weren't reformed prove to be less than willing to remain Baddies once things got tough.
Moo
As he first appears possessing Holly's father
His original self
Voiced by Jurota Kosugi (Japanese), Paul Dobson (English), Alejandro Villeli (Latin Spanish)
An ancient evil whose origins are Shrouded in Myth, Moo has risen and begun terrorizing the land once more. He has the power to corrupt monsters, signified by wearing his crest.
- As Long as There Is Evil: Although Muu's evil soul is defeated by The Power of Love, it's stated that it might come back if humans are blinded by vice.
- Beyond Redemption: Early on Holly frequently mentions she thinks even Moo can be redeemed by the Phoenix and, with the exception of Tiger, the other Searchers agree with her… Then they meet Moo firsthand and he quickly shows just how cruel and depraved he is with a brutal Curb-Stomp Battle and mentally torturing Holly. After this, the Searchers unanimously agree Moo is beyond any sort of redemption.
- Big Bad: Of the first two seasons.
- Breath Weapon: His main attack in his dragon form.
- Card-Carrying Villain: Revels in his hatred and villainy, and uses evil to become even stronger. He's ''not'' however played for laughs.
- The Corrupter: Moo has the ability to change good monsters into bad ones, through Brainwashing, manipulation or a mixture thereof.
- The Corruption: Signified by his baddie emblem.
- Dark Lord on Life Support: After being weakened by the sun, Moo is in bad shape and is kept alive via life support while he waits for the Magic Stone as a cure.
- Demonic Possession: The body he's possessing is Holly's father.
- The Dreaded: People in areas largely untouched by him are frightened by the mention of his name.
- Emotion Eater: Hatred makes him even more powerful.
- Evil Overlord: Controls much of the world at the start of the show.
- Evil Sounds Deep: Has a very deep voice, both in his humanoid and dragon forms.
- Expy: For Godzilla. From being a 100 foot tall dragon, to being a metaphor for the nuclear bomb.
- Final Boss: In the Post-Script Season finale (his soul anyway), and the entire series overall.
- Fluffy the Terrible: Despite being the ultimate evil, his name is "Moo".
- Gone Horribly Right:
- He was created to put a decisive end to the ancient war. And succeeded... by turning against his creators and going on a rampage that nearly wiped out everything.
- He wanted to feed off the Searchers' and the rebellions' negative feelings and emotions, but especially Holly's since he ruined her life. When he finally gets want he wants, bringing out how much she supremely hates him, it drives him nuts.
- Greater-Scope Villain: The Post-Script Season is more about preventing his return by keeping his Mystery Disc away from the Baddie remnants.
- Hopeless Boss Fight: At any time before the finale, especially his first appearance in battle.
- Imperfect Ritual: When he initially re-merged with his original body, the process was done improperly because he didn't use the Final Gate's master program. As a result, he became vulnerable to all forms of light and was badly burned by the sun. To both heal him and perfect his union of body and soul, he needed to use the Final Gate's program, with the Magic Stone used in the process.
- Implacable Man: Nothing can stop him except the Phoenix.
- Killed Off for Real: Is FINALLY killed for good at the end of the third season via his own soul being destroyed.
- Knight of Cerebus: Whenever he starts doing something, all comedic and lighthearted elements are dropped.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: The body he's possessing is Holly's father. He's eventually consumed completely.
- Lost in Translation: "Mu" means darkness or emptiness. This has nothing to do with cows.
- Manipulative Bastard: He's very good at manipulating the heroes' emotions to his own advantage.
- Nigh-Invulnerable: He's immune to every kind of attack.
- No-Sell: Nothing hurts him except the Phoenix.
- Orcus on His Throne: Zig-Zagged. Most dialogue implies he just sits in his castle all day while his minions conquer the world. He didn't know anything about the Searchers till one of his messengers told him, which prompts him to get off his throne so he can use the Magic Stone, but after they escape, he doesn't bother with them even though they're searching for the one thing that can stop him. However, this is because he's more concerned with finding and reclaiming his original body. Once that's done, he immediately goes after the Searchers again with intent to kill.
- Our Dragons Are Different: His true form is basically a cross between Godzilla and a dragon.
- The Power of Hate: His power source.
- Pragmatic Villainy: Once he learns what he needs from Holly's Magic Stone, he immediately goes to look for it without telling the heroes where he's going.
- Psycho Pink: He has two forms, one of a giant, armor-clad warrior and his true form as a massive dragon that's a virtual engine of destruction. Both forms also feature copious amounts of fluffy pink hair.
- Rank Scales with Asskicking: Described as an overlord, and does plenty of fighting. His minions are convinced he's invincible.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: Played straight, but averted when too much hatred makes him lose his mind, giving him maniacal yellow eyes.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: His original, dragon body.
- Sphere of Destruction: His arguably most powerful attack in his dragon form is a sphere of pure darkness almost as big as he is. It has the power to reduce a mountain to rubble.
- Super-Soldier: He was created as one to decisively end the ancient war. It worked.
- Taking You with Me: His last words with the Phoenix. Realizing that the two of them are opposites fated to battle each other as long as they exist, he determines that the only way their battle will ever end is if both of them die, so he intentionally causes a Mutual Kill.
- Take Over the World: His initial goal but after he loses his mind, he turns into an Omnicidal Maniac.
- This Is Your Brain on Evil: He feeds on hatred. Too much hatred drives him insane.
- Turned Against Their Masters: Moo soon destroyed his creators, sending a message to the world that no one is his master.
- Weakened by the Light: At first, due to his body being imperfect. During the final episodes when he regains his strength, he flies out of the clouds and into the sunlight, unharmed.
- With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: Too much hatred drives him completely bonkers.
- Would Hurt a Child: Kidnaps six-year-old Eve, and torments Genki and Holly.
Captain Weed
Voiced by Unknown (Japanese), Paul Dobson and Terry Klassen (English)
Moo's right-hand man and most trusted advisor. He is also the leader of the Weeds and personal emissary to the Big Bad Four.
- The Dragon: To Moo.
- Evil Counterpart: To Big Blue.
- Killed Off for Real: He is killed by Lilim near the end of Season 2. Also like Lilim, Captain Weed is one of the only baddies to never reappear again and it is hinted he was never revived and his mystery disk was gone forever, meaning he is now gone for good.
- The Leader: Of the Weeds.
- Rank Up: Starts as a regular Weed, eventually he becomes a high ranking general.
- Undying Loyalty: Towards Moo. Out of all the Baddies, Captain Weed cares about Moo's well-being and is loyal to him till the bitter end. Plus Captain Weed hates treachery as he attempts to kill General Durahan and Lilim for their betrayal of Moo.
- Villainous Breakdown: He and Lilim work together to steal the magic stone, but then she reveals her treachery and takes the stone to give to Durahan instead of Moo. This utterly enrages Captain Weed, which after being mortally wounded gives him one last push to destroy the powerful Gangster monster, saving the Searchers and eventually leading to her and Durahan’s fall (and Moo’s).
- Yes-Man: He obeys Moo's orders without question and agrees with anything he says.
Pixie/Granity
Click here to her as Granity
One of Moo's Big Bad Four, his strongest generals. She has a serious grudge against humans, having seen them abuse and mistreat monsters for so long.
- Cleavage Window: A big one.
- Cute Monster Girl: The most human of the Big Bad Four.
- Dark Action Girl: Though she becomes a normal Action Girl after her Heel–Face Turn.
- Dark Magical Girl: Evil and magical, at least at first.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Post defeat, she begins to warm up to the heroes.
- Depending on the Artist: Her feet either have thick talon-like toes
◊ or has long toenails◊. - Emergency Transformation: Her fusion into Granity.
- Fairy Sexy: Though she looks more like a female demon than any kind of fairy.
- Freudian Excuse: In the past she and Big Blue were treated badly by the human as their slaves. When Moo offered her to join the rank she accepted in order to get revenge on humanity and turns them into the monsters' slaves.
- Fusion Dance: Big Blue fuses with her at a shrine to save her life, turning her into Granity.
- Good Wings, Evil Wings: She has evil demon wings, but it's later subverted when she turns good. As Granity she has grey angelic wings.
- Heel–Face Turn: Through Defeat Means Friendship, though it takes a while to really kick in.
- High-Heel–Face Turn: She is the only female among Moo's Big Bad Four and the only one to redeem herself pre-season 3.
- Humans Are the Real Monsters: Believes this since they imprisoned her and her kind.
- Kung-Fu Wizard: Pixie has powerful magic in her arsenal and is a capable hand-to-hand combatant. As Granity, her physical capabilities are taken up a notch and can take down most of the Searchers with a few kicks.
- Made of Iron: While she appears to be a Squishy Wizard, especially in the first fight with her, Pixie is quite durable. In the season 2 finale, she has her wings chopped off by Moo, is shocked repeatedly with the last time being continuous, is dropped to the snowy ground, and manages to hang on long enough for Big Blue to fuse with her.
- Pinky Swear: Genki does this to her during "My Name Is Pixie".
- Save the Villain: Her rematch with Genki and the Searchers ends with Genki attempting this when the ruins start coming down on their head.
- Shock and Awe/Playing with Fire: Her main attacks.
- Stripperiffic: Even when compared to Lilim and Poison, though ironically she never uses her beauty to her advantage like the other two do.
- Squishy Wizard: In the dub, it took only one hit to bring her down after she'd been zapping everyone for a good portion of the fight.
- Magic Knight: Though we soon find out she's plenty good at fighting without her magic.
Big Blue
Voiced by Hiroyuki Yokō (Japanese), Ward Perry (English), Humberto Vélez (Latin Spanish)
A Golem/Tiger hybrid and Pixie's personal bodyguard, a towering golem whose tiger sub-breed lends his stone skin an icy appearance. Stoic and stalwart, and completely loyal to his Master Pixie.
- An Ice Person: Appearance-wise anyway.
- Battle Butler: Serves Pixie loyally and aids her often in battle.
- Bodyguard Crush: Also loves Pixie.
- Fusion Dance: He willingly is absorbed into Pixie to save her. This effectively kills him, although he lives on in some way inside her.
- Golem: Of the icy variety.
- Heel–Face Turn: Along with Pixie's.
- Heroic Sacrifice: When Pixie is fatally wounded, he voluntarily fuses with her to ensure her survival, even though it means sacrificing his own existence in the process.
- Mighty Glacier: Serves to brunt several of the Searchers' attacks.
- Palette Swap: Looks exactly like Golem, but with a Tiger's blue and white coloring.
- The Stoic: Often quiet and shows little emotion.
- Not So Stoic: During "Tears", when he sees everyone else crying about his impending Heroic Sacrifice and sheds a tear, surprising himself.
Gali
Voiced by Kaneto Shiozawa and Tsutomu Kashiwakura (Japanese), Scott McNeil (English), Carlos Íñigo (Latin Spanish)
The second of Moo's Big Bad Four, a mysteriously floating mask and cape with seemingly nothing supporting them.
- Blow You Away: He can conjure a hurricane.
- Deadly Disc: His mask is this when thrown.
- Floating Mask: His face is this.
- Heel–Face Turn: Like all monsters revived by the Phoenix, he was freed from Moo's influence and met the searchers again during a monster tournament. Despite some initial suspicions, both parties parted on good terms.
- If I Wanted You Dead...: With the No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine, when Genki questions if the food he offers them is poisoned, he says if he wanted to poison them he would have poisoned the water they drank outside, claiming that would easier than poisoning food, but the Searchers figure that if he did poison the water then they would have noticed by that point.
- Light Is Not Good: Has a noble color scheme and appearance, but is definitely evil.
- Load-Bearing Boss: Destroys the castle with his Gali Hurricane.
- Minor Injury Overreaction: When Genki manages to chip part of his mask in an attack, he goes ballistic and turns into a whirlwind that, while trying to get the Searchers, sucks in his own troops.
- No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine: He feeds the heroes food and water. The meal isn't rigged, but he uses the distraction to sucker-punch them.
- The Stoic: Often speaks in a completely flat tone. You can count the amount of times he shows any sort of emotion on one hand.
- Villainous Breakdown: During which he becomes Not So Stoic.
Joker
One of Gali's followers and a Master of Illusion who enjoys entrapping his victims with his magic before dealing the final blow.- Giggling Villain: Even more so in the original Japanese, where he's known as the 'Laughing Mask'.
- Master of Illusion: He creates these to lure the Searchers into a trap.
- Monster Clown: As in the games, he's a floating reaper-like figure with a clown mask for a face.
- Sinister Scythe: Wields this, and also attacks with the hilt of the weapon.
Gray Wolf
As a Baddie
As a normal monster
Voiced by Daiki Nakamura (Japanese), Scott McNeil (English), Gonzalo Curiel and Alejandro Illescas (Latin Spanish)
Tiger of the Wind's little brother, who was abducted by Moo and transformed into one of his Big Bad Four. A vicious hunter who exults in his own heartlessness.
- Aloof Big Brother: Deconstructed in that Tiger's treatment fed his insecurities and inferiority complex. Once Moo got his hands on that...
- Cain and Abel: The Cain to Tiger's Abel.
- Combat Pragmatist: In his fight with Tiger, he decided they'd use their claws to break the tie. Tiger agreed, but Gray Wolf then whipped his eyes with his tail, blinding him.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Insanely jealous of Tiger and his abilities, and, perhaps, his friends.
- Heel–Face Turn: Like all monsters revived by the Phoenix, Gray Wolf was freed from Moo's influence upon being unlocked again.
- Icy Blue Eyes: Upon turning evil he gains icy blue sclera.
- Not Brainwashed: Or so he insists.
- Savage Wolves: As a baddie, he is very vicious.
- Schemer: During their confrontation, Tiger calls him on this and says he's been coming up with Zany Schemes ever since he was a pup. (Which may explain why Tiger has such a short temper with Hare...)
- This Is Your Brain on Evil: He gains icy blue sclera and an evil temper.
Undine
Voiced by Hiromi Tsuru (Japanese), Kelly Sheridan (English)
A beautiful water nymph who oversees a lake. Hides her crest of Moo underneath a mantle and approaches Golem, befriending him.
- Combat Tentacles: Uses these to attack Genki and company.
- Good Eyes, Evil Eyes: Once she's revealed as the mole, her eyes change shape.
- Heel–Face Turn: Due to genuinely coming to care for Golem.
- Heel Realization: When Undine sees how truly kind and loyal her new guardian is, she becomes disgusted in herself.
- Making a Splash: Uses water-based attacks.
- The Mole: For Grey Wolf.
- Our Mermaids Are Different: She has a Jell-like tail and tentacle arms.
- Redemption Equals Death: Notably, she believes this herself, choosing to leap into the fire Golem is trying to protect her from.
- Tentacle Rope: Snags Tiger with this; in the uncut version they use the tentacle to pull her out of the water.
Naga
Voiced by Kazuya Kobayashi (Japanese), Scott McNeil (English)
The fourth of Moo's Big Bad Four, and the monster responsible for razing Holly and Suezo's Doomed Hometown.
- Badass Long Robe: He wears one when he returns in the third season.
- Bad Boss: In a roundabout way. He isn't shown mistreating his own minions but he doesn't mind killing one of Gray Wolf's Cabalos followers who came to him after Gray Wolf's defeat. Namely as he reasons that they'd likely abandon him much like they did their original leader.
- Driven to Suicide: Upon seeing Genki, Holly, and the others trying to save him, he lets go of the ledge on purpose.
- Eye Beams: He uses these to attack Genki and Mocchi.
- Heel–Face Turn: Like all monsters revived by the Phoenix, he was freed from Moo's influence after Moo's defeat. He even joins the heroes temporarily.
- Purple Is Powerful: Purple in color and is only defeated by the Searchers ganging up on him. He survives it and instead chooses to off himself by letting go of Holly's hand and falling into his doom.
- She's a Man in Japan: At least the european spanish dub portrayed Naga as female.
- Slouch of Villainy: Is often seen lounging on his throne.
- Sssssnake Talk: Averted.
- Take My Hand!: Holly attempts this with him.
General Durahan
Voiced by Kenyū Horiuchi (Japanese), Lee Tockar (English), Héctor Lee and Gonzalo Curiel (Latin Spanish)
A set of Animated Armor who maintains an army of his own monsters, frozen and kept on hand for whatever tasks he cares to set them upon. While he works for Moo, he secretly plans to overthrow him.
- Animated Armor: He's a floating set of armor with a cape.
- Big Bad: In Season 3.
- Big Bad Wannabe: He quickly takes to the idea of destroying Moo and taking control of the Baddies, only to fail miserably and get double-crossed by Lilim. In the third season, he hopes to use Moo's evil soul to gain power, only to learn that Evil Is Not a Toy.
- Card-Carrying Villain: His title is the Evil General Durahan.
- Catchphrase: Before releasing one of his frozen monsters, he says "I summon you to awaken"
- The Chessmaster: Plans to overthrow Moo along with Lilim.
- The Collector: He keeps a collection of frozen monsters that he gradually thaws so they can serve as monsters of the week.
- Dark Lord on Life Support: Reduced to a head kept alive with special equipment for almost all of season 3. After being saved from Moo's evil soul he regains his body.
- Disney Death: He is trapped with Lilim as his ship crashes near the end of the second season, but the third season reveals that he is alive but needs the support of machinery.
- Evil Sounds Deep: He has one of the deeper voices in the show.
- Four-Star Badass: A general, and with the skills to back it up.
- Has a Type: Clearly has a thing for Pixie-type monsters, given that he always has one of them close to him. Then again can you blame him?
- Heel–Face Turn: In the Season 3 finale he's seen living as a farmer in Holly's village along with his minions.
- Knight of Cerebus: Durahan's arrival towards the end of the second season signals the end of lighthearted episodes, as he appears right after a Breather Episode. Even though he isn't around for very long, his presence signals a tonal shift, as he and his followers are very persistent and nearly succeed in killing the heroes, and through his actions Moo gets the magic stone, which allows him to overcome the only thing keeping him from killing the protagonists. Following this, the season heads towards a tear-jerking conclusion. He's also a literal knight.
- Large Ham: Has a tendency to refer to himself in the third person while shouting his lines.
- Orcus on His Throne: In the third season he never goes directly after the heroes. Justified considering all that is left of him is his head attached to a huge life support machine.
- Pet the Dog: Is sincerely grateful to his Weed servant for risking his own life to help him. He is also remarkably forgiving to Mum Mew and Gobi respite how much they blunder, though he often still loses his patience with them.
- Rank Scales with Asskicking: Despite not being one of the Big Bad Four, his power is on par with them.
- Redemption Earns Life: At the very end of Season 3.
- The Starscream: To Moo.
- Taking You with Me: His last act in the second season is taking revenge on Lilim just before his ship explodes.
- Third-Person Person: SO SAYS THE EVIL GENERAL DURAHAN!
- Villain Decay: In the third season Durahan never reaches how intimidating a villain he was before, being reduced to a head and having a team of ineffective followers.
- Warrior Poet: Of a sort. Before releasing one of his frozen monsters, he starts by saying his Catchphrase, goes on to describe the monster with a warrior-like prose, and then dramatically announces the monsters name as he frees them.
Lilim
Voiced by Haruko Takahagi (Japanese), Janyse Jaud (English)
Durahan's right hand woman, specifically a Pixie/Joker mix. More conniving and evil than Pixie, and she seems to have her own agenda...
- Attack Reflector: In the dub version, Lilim reflected Captain Weed's projectile back at him.
- Ax-Crazy: Is extremely sadistic and gleefully enjoys being evil. She was going to happily kill the baby after Jagged Hound accomplished his side of the bargain, laughs at the Weed being gunned down and orders the Searchers killed in the same way, and kills Durahan's frozen warriors after swearing allegiance to Moo.
- The Chessmaster: Has her own schemes, and is working against whoever she feels like.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: She readily backstabs Moo for Durahan, but once she sees how powerful Moo is, she quickly changes her mind.
- Dark Mistress: Appears to be this to Durahan, as she's often seen hugging him and complimenting him.
- The Dragon: To Durahan.
- Fairy Sexy: Like Pixie, she looks more like a female demon.
- Faux Affably Evil: Despite her pleasant demeanor, she's much more evil than Pixie, and later even Duarahan, a self-proclaimed evil general, is horrified by her evil deeds.
- Femme Fatalons: She sliced Captain Weed's fingers with them in the Japanese version.
- Has a Type: According to her, she has a thing for strong men. She is constantly complimenting Durahan's minions and even goes as far as saying Metal Jell turns her on because his body is so hot.
- I Fight for the Strongest Side!: Which makes her Durahan's own personal Starscream.
- Killed Off for Real: Near the end of Season 2. Even in Season 3, she never reappeared, though Poison mentioned her treachery a few times.
- Knight of Cerebus: Lilim is a calculating and ruthless villain who gets involved in absolutely no humor.
- Power is Sexy: She thinks power is sexy and that's why she betrays Durahan because nobody is more powerful than Moo.
- Psychotic Smirk: When plotting something evil.
- Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: She dies at the hands of Durahan, the very monster she betrayed and left for dead.
- Sadist: Lilim enjoys inflicting pain, particularly to the heroes, as well as Durahan once she betrays him.
- Smug Snake: She's clever, but her plans have a tendency to be Out-Gambitted.
- "Take That!" Kiss: She mockingly blows kisses at people she's harmed, doing it twice in episode 44 and once in episode 45, all times after gaining a huge advantage.
- The Starscream: To Moo, and later Durahan.
- The Vamp: She shows off her body quite a bit.
- Women Prefer Strong Men: This is her reasoning as to why she betrays Durahan, as no one would be stronger than Moo.
- Would Hurt a Child: Takes a baby hostage to force its protector, Jagd Hound, to work for her.
Mum Mew
Voiced by Keiko Han (Japanese), Pauline Newstone (English)
A vain Mew/Pixie type who appears in Season 3 under Durahan. She often buys exercise gadgets to look her best and one-up Poison.
- Berserk Button: Don't ever say that Poison is more beautiful than her, and don't call her an old hag.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: To anyone who pushes her Berserk Button, this will be the result.
- Cute Kitten: She looks like one, though she sounds and acts older.
- Dark Action Girl: More subtle than most, but still, she's much tougher than she looks.
- The Dragon: To Durahan in Season 3.
- Eye Beams: One of her most dangerous abilities.
- Fiery Red Head: Has red hair and is cheerful, peppy, and short-tempered. Gobi often takes the brunt of her wrath.
- Larynx Dissonance: Her voice sounds deeper than you'd expect for a plush toy.
- Ma'am Shock: Never call her Oba-san.
- Nightmare Face: Made even more disturbing considering she's a small, cute little anthropomorphic cat.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: Don't make her angry.
- Older Than They Look: She's sometimes mocked for her age, despite not looking that old.
- Perky Female Minion: One of the prominent baddies working under Durahan and is very energetic and fiery.
- Punny Name: Both version of her names are pun on the word mama and the sound cats make.
- Redemption Earns Life: Like Durahan near the very end of Season 3.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Mum Mew is one of the most adorable Baddies.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With Poison, who she sees as a rival for Durahan's favor.
- Team Mom: A rare villainous example.
Poison
Voiced by Miki Nagasawa (Japanese), Janyse Jaud (English)
A perky, special-breed Pixie serving under Durahan in Season 3. She has a rivalry with Mum Mew for Durahan's affections.
- Bowdlerise: Her appearance in the video game Monster Rancher 2 has her attire dominatrix-themed, all of them are removed in the anime version.
- Butt-Monkey: She's often on the receiving end of comic violence.
- Dark Mistress: Fills the same role as Lilim in the previous season, hugging Durahan with frequent compliments, though in her case she means it.
- Fairy Sexy: Though she looks even more demonic than Pixie and Lilim.
- Genki Girl: When compared to the more serious Pixie and Lilim. She gets angry a lot more easily than either.
- Perky Female Minion: In stark contrast to the more serious Pixie and Lilim.
- Redemption Earns Life: Like all of Durahan's followers at the very end of Season 3.
- Replacement Goldfish: Mum Mew thinks she's this for Lilim, and since Lilim betrayed Durahan, Mum Mew worries Poison might follow the same path.
- Shock and Awe: Like Pixie, she can conjure lightning.
- Vain Sorceress: Proud of her looks and her magic.
Gobi
Voiced by Jurota Kosugi (Japanese), Paul Dobson (English)
A Golem/Henger hybrid serving under Durahan in Season 3. Frequently the subject of mistreatment.
- The Brute: Quite strong.
- Butt-Monkey: He's picked on a lot by other Monsters.
- Dumb Muscle: Strong, but not very smart.
- Minion with an F in Evil: Despite being a colossal robot, he is perhaps the least threatening baddie in the entire series.
- Pokémon Speak: Subverted. He says "Gobi" a lot but has occasionally spoken a few words.
- Redemption Earns Life: He along with the rest of Durahan's followers at the very end of Season 3.
- Unskilled, but Strong: Deconstructed. He's as strong as he looks, but his extremely simplistic fighting style stops him from using his strength effectively, rendering it moot.
Ruby Knight
Voiced by Jurota Kosugi (Japanese), Paul Dobson (English)
A special-breed Durahan brought to life by Moo's evil soul after fusing with Durahan and his minions. He is also Moo's final form.
- Animated Armor: Obviously.
- Cool Sword: He wields Durahan's Typhoon Blade, a massive sword that summons electricity.
- Cyclops: He has one single red eye in the center of his helmet.
- Disc-One Final Boss: The last Baddie in the Post-Script Season finale, but he is merely an obstacle the Searchers battle before Moo's evil soul absorbs them.
- Knight of Cerebus: As soon as he appears, the Lighter and Softer tone of season 3 completely vanishes. Fittingly, he was created by a fusion of two previous Knights of Cerebus.
- Last Episode, New Character: He is a new character that appears in the last episode of the entire series.
- Red Is Violent: His armor is colored red and he's evil.
- Nigh-Invulnerable: Like Moo's previous incarnations, nothing the Searchers throw at him has any effect on him.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Immediately after the Searchers and Durahan and his minions have defeated Moo's soul, Ruby Knight is nowhere to be seen. It can be assumed he was destroyed along with the soul.
Others
Holly's Father
Voiced by Jurota Kosugi (Japanese), Paul Dobson (English), Alejandro Villeli (Latin Spanish)
The unnamed father of Holly. Several years before the series began, he was exiled from his village leaving Holly behind.
- Disappeared Dad: Raised Holly for a while, but was forced out of his village resulting in him becoming this.
- The Exile: Was banished from the village by its elder. It is at first under the pretense it was because he failed to become the villages new leader, but the elder actually exiled Holly’s Father because he was frightened by his extreme power over the Magic Stone and that he would abuse it.
- It's Not You, It's My Enemies: Forced on him by the previous village elder. The old leader was worried that his incredible mastery of the Magic Stone's power would attract evil beings to the village. So he kicked Holly’s Father out, hoping to evade disaster. It didn’t work.
- Laser-Guided Amnesia: When he's finally released from Moo's Mystery Disc, he initially has no memory. After watching the Ruby Heart created when Moo's evil soul absorbed Durahan and company in action, he remembers everything.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: While searching for the Phoenix he finds a Disc containing Moo's evil soul, becomes possessed, and triggers all of the bad things in the series.
Allan
Voiced by Ryō Naitō (Japanese), Matt Smith (English), Gerardo Del Valle (Latin Spanish)
A trainer who cruelly abuses his giant Worm by repeatedly whipping and terrifying it. This bites him hard during "Eternal Worm".
- The Atoner: The death of his Worm in episode 4 turned him against Moo.
- Evil Is Not a Toy: He wanted to join Moo, but the Seed Sisters take advantage of his eagerness and backstab him the first chance they get.
- Heel–Face Turn: At the end of his episode he swears to raise his new worm right and fight Moo. He makes good on this promise by fighting the baddie armies and later helping Genki train. By the third season, he actively searches for mystery discs and revives them, so that he can give the monsters to those who can raise them well.
- I Fight for the Strongest Side!: Originally joins Moo's forces, until they backstab him.
- Inconsistent Spelling: Alternately spelled as Allan or Alan.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Eventually realizes how horrible he has been to his monster.
- Whip of Dominance: Uses a whip to attack and berate his Worm, as a sign of his harshness and cruelty as a trainer.
Monol
Voiced by: Rokurō Naya (Japanese), David Kaye (English) (1st Appearance), Paul Dobson (2nd Appearance), Brian Drummond (3rd Appearance)
A mysterious monster that appears to be a simple black slab. Remembers the history of the world, and relates this to the Searchers after they unlock him. Has a tendency to randomly fall asleep.
- Apocalyptic Log: A living one.
- The Faceless: While Monols can make faces in-game, this one does not.
- Honor Before Reason: Is so devoted to ensuring that the past is remembered that he tells Moo about the Final War and the gate, enabling the villain to learn how to fully reunite with his original body.
- Mr. Exposition: He often tells the Searchers past events, providing the backstory of Moo and the Phoenix. Justified that all the events happened so long ago that to Holly and everyone else that it is myth and legend.
- The Monolith: To further the Shout-Out to the movie 2001, Monol's debut episode has the searchers find his disk in the desert. Later, all the characters are facing the slab outside similar to the "apes discovering the Monolith" scene.
- Sleepy Head: Has a habit of falling asleep when not talking.
Falcon
Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto (Japanese), Dale Wilson (English), Víctor Delgado (Latin Spanish)
A powerful red Dragon with a deep grudge against Moo.
- Pirates: He and his crew are pirate dragons.
- Nice Guy: The only reason he is hesitant to help at first is because he is concerned for the well-being of his comrades, and once he starts helping he becomes one of the most steadfast and helpful allies the Searchers make.
Captain Horn
Voiced by: Norio Tsuboi (Japanese), Paul Dobson (English)
A Suezo/Tiger hybrid who brazenly defies Moo by continuing to sail with his crew of Rockies (all Suezo/Golem types).
- Abhorrent Admirer: To Holly.
- Arch-Nemesis: Guji, the Zilla/Tiger hybrid who works for Moo.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Horn and Suezo butt heads many times.
- Frothy Mugs of Water: In the English dub, raided a town for its supply of milkshakes.
- Hypocritical Humor: He says he does not tolerate cheating and threatens the Searchers with his horn if they dare. But when Suezo is winning the game of Old Maid? Horn cheats by licking the ink off the correct card.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: As arrogant and dishonest as you would expect a pirate captain to be, but is firmly an enemy of Moo and a loyal friend once you earn his esteem.
- No Fair Cheating: During the Old Maid game he played with Suezo in order for The Searchers to gain passage on his ship. He notices the cards reflections off Suezo's eye and gains the advantage up till the last hand. Suezo finds out at the last minute and forces him to pick the last cards with them face down. He chooses the old maid then had Suezo do the guessing game himself. Suezo's about to pick the correct card but Horn licks the ink off it to prevent him from winning. Hare however, knowing a thing about cheating, sees through it easily and shows the Searchers, forcing Horn to concede.
- Pirates: Though they don't do much pirating.
- Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: So much so that when his ship gets stolen and actually gets used to plunder, Horn is disgusted and horrified.
Colt
Joy on the left, Colt on the right
An Adventurer Archaeologist: She explores the various ruins of the world along with her pet toucan, Joy.
- Adaptation Personality Change: Since Colt's game personality is nearly identical to Holly's, the anime made her a snarky, short-tempered explorer.
- Adventurer Archaeologist: Explores ancient ruins.
- Continuity Cameo: Colt acts as the player's assistant in MR2, along with Joy, who handles most direct interaction with your monster.
- Ms. Exposition: She tells the Searchers about the civilization that created Monsters, and their connection to Moo plus the Magic Stone.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Feels very guilty about showing the monsters a factory which used to create monsters.
- Plucky Girl: A bit more tomboyish than Holly.
- Polly Wants a Microphone: Joy sometimes commentates on what's going on.
Baku
A Big Friendly Dog who lost his owner to Moo's forces. The subject of a tear-jerking episode.- Acrofatic: Baku is big and fat, but fast enough to take down several Shell Saurians in a flash.
- Big Friendly Dog: Loves his owner, and Genki, who looks like him.
- Canis Major: A dog that surpasses adult humans in size.
- Doomed Hometown: Lost it and his owners to Chariot.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Does this to save Genki from Chariot.
- Undying Loyalty: Towards Genki and his village.
Fairy Hare
Voiced by: Willow Johnson
A Hare/Pixie hybrid and one of Hare's long lost friends who was separated from him during their raid against the Baddies. After survived, she came across a group of orphaned children and helped raise them at the church since then.
- Action Girl: She's sweet but never underestimate her skills.
- Action Mom: She is an adoptive mother of the children and monsters.
- Freudian Trio: The Super Ego.
- New Old Flame: Subverted. Despite Genki's teasing, she and Hare are only close friends. Wild Hare, however, believes in this.
Wild Hare
A Hare/Worm hybrid and another of Hare's long lost friends. They reunite after the Searchers rescued him from a battle with some baddies which was actually staged as he's one of the baddies.- Freudian Trio: The Id.
- Green-Eyed Monster: He always believes that Hare and Fairy Hare are in love with each other and out of jealousy, betrayed them and joined with the Baddies.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: Was a friend of Hare and Fairy Hare, until he thought they were in love. Envy drove him into becoming a baddie and betraying them. When he returns years later he pretends to be an ally in order to lure them to a trap, but then turns good again thanks to the words and actions of his old friends.
Shogun
A special breed Durahan who was extremely powerful, being able to beat General Durahan a long time ago. Durahan never intended to unfreeze him, but after Mum Mew accidentally frees Shogun he is able to trick the samurai into going after the Searchers. Being frozen in ice for several years, however, has dulled his abilities.- Break the Haughty: Much like Tiger, he lost pretty much all of his battle capabilities which hits his ego hard. It takes some inspiring words from the Searchers to get him out of a deep funk.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: With how goofy and dopey he is, it is easy to forget that Shogun is one of the only monsters to beat Durahan in a one-on-one fight at the peak of his power. Plus once he shakes off the rust, he shows he still has it after taking out an entire squad of zuums with a stick and one slice, with the strong implication he would have killed all of them if he had used his sword.
- Dirty Old Man: He loses all focus the moment he sees a pretty girl, be it a Pixie monster, or a human girl like Holly. Naturally, the dub censored this aspect of him.
- The Dreaded: Is known far and wide for his incredible strength, Tiger has even heard of him and regales some of the rumors he has heard. Even Durahan fears Shogun, hence the giant skull on the ice crystal that encases him.
- Harmless Freezing: Actually partially subverted. Unlike Durahan's other warriors, Shogun was not cryogenically frozen but instead frozen normally in freezing water after he fell into a cold lake by accident. Being trapped in regular ice did not protect him from time and so when he is finally let loose, he is still healthy but has now lost almost all his combat ability.
- Insistent Terminology: He is Shogun the Mighty, if you please.
- Literal-Minded: When Durahan describes the Searchers as "seven warriors who fight as one", Shogun takes this literally and imagines them combining to form a seven-headed dragon.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Shogun is super full of himself and overly aggressive, but once you get to know him he is actually a pretty good and honorable guy.
- Red Baron: Also known as "Black Lightning".
Poritoka
Voiced by: Masaki Aizawa (Japanese), Ted Cole (English)
The second-strongest Monster in the Season 3 Tournament Arc, Poritoka is a White Suezo who is perhaps the biggest jerk in the series—selfish, arrogant, callous, and a bully. He has an incredibly strong spinning move.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: He looks down on everyone else due to being the world champion, a title he flaunts with his several mansions bought with prize money.
- Foil: To Suezo. He's just about everything that Suezo isn't, mean, completely self-centered, and able to use his own teleportation abilities and attacks to their fullest with devastating effect, unlike the main Suezo.
- Hate Sink: There is nothing to like about this monster. He makes Allan seem nice by comparison. See Jerkass below.
- Jerkass: Poritoka may be the biggest one in the series who isn't a Baddie. He treats everybody like dirt and has no redeeming qualities, and delivers a brutal beatdown to Mocchi during their fight.
- Power Floats: Rather than bouncing on his tail like other Suezo species, Poritoka just floats. And he is one of the opponents in Legend Cup.
- Smug Super: Say what you want about his personality, but there is a reason he's so smug—he's just that good.
- Spin Attack: His signature Tail Attack involves spinning, which is what Suezo emulates while training Mocchi by having Golem use Cyclone while he, Hare and Tiger, attack. When Mocchi is shown to be able to dodge it thanks to the training, Poritoka incorporates Teleport into it and gives Mocchi a hard time.
- World's Strongest Man: At least in comparison to the rest of his species. Unlike the other Suezos shown in the series, Poritoka is incredibly strong, fast, and deadly, most likely making him the strongest Suezo in the series.
Most
Voiced by: Ryo Naito (Japanese), Terry Klassen (English)
The strongest Monster in the Season 3 Tournament Arc. Most is a White Mocchi and is hailed as a warrior/superhero. He acts on his own mysterious reasons, and tends to have a calm, stoic demeanor.
- Badass Armfold: Does this a lot, even in fights, all while dodging attacks.
- Baritone of Strength: Sounds very deep and is undeniably a badass.
- Badass Long Robe: His standard attire when not fighting in an official battle in the ring.
- Big Brother Mentor: Towards Mocchi.
- The Cape: Also looks the part in his standard attire.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: His public sparring match has him take down every single opponent without breaking a sweat, showing off how powerful he is. He fights while doing a lot of Badass Armfold too.
- Deus Exit Machina: Most is completely aware of the problem the Searchers faced during season 3, and even directly intervenes with it, albeit unintentionally at first. After providing the Searchers with basically everything they need to close out the conflict, he stays on the sideline with no explanation whatsoever. It's mentioned he is recovering from his injury, but Mocchi is in an even worse form than he is, and he just curbstomped Durahan's minions by himself. Regardless Most's pressence in the final battle would completely eliminate any tension from the climax of the story, so he had to go.
- The Dreaded: Most of Durahan's minions are understandably afraid to face him on account of his power and skill.
- Final Boss: The champion of Legend Cup, and the last challenge for Mocchi to overcome by himself.
- Nice Guy: In complete contrast to Poritoka, Most is probably one of the most benevolent characters in the series. Whenever he's not training for the tournament, he's doing good deeds. When he learns why the Searchers need the Winners Plate, he just gives it to them after beating Mocchi. In fact, he would have done so sooner, but didn't have the Plate with him at the time.
- One-Man Army: Can handily take on several monsters at once.
- The Paragon: For Mocchi. Its interesting to note that the Searchers was this for him, as its the sacrifice of the Searchers that inspires him to be the monster he is today.
- The Stoic: Most rarely shows emotions.
- Signature Move: Mossama, which he taught to Mocchi.
- Super-Strength: Can casually lift a Titan, a Golem species, over his head.
- Story-Breaker Power: Most is one of the strongest Monsters in the world, strong enough that while he is recovering from his injury, he curbstomps Durahan's minions by himself without breaking a sweat. Even after the latter Took a Level in Badass, his fight against Mocchi is a Curb-Stomp Battle despite the guts power boost from Genki. Most is so strong, that he was able to fight against Mocchi with the guts from all of the Searchers and still win. It's because of this, that after the conclusion of Legend Cup, he is written out of the story. And where was this guy when Moo was rampaging? According to him, Moo just didn't interest him.
- World's Strongest Man: He's one of the strongest Monsters in the world, and his game counterpart is also one of the strongest monsters.
- Worthy Opponent: He's looking for one rather than chasing fame and money like Poritoka.
