Characters / Power Rangers GPX The Rangers

The character sheet for Power Rangers GPX is already massive enough that the Rangers themselves needed to be moved to a seperate page.

The Rangers as a team

• The Chosen Many: Project Ranger trained thousands of kids from ages 8 to 14, over the course of 10+ years. The ones who became Power Rangers were in essence the best of the lot.
• Interspecies Friendship: Once Gina is revealed to be an elf, and then when Arquen and Eruvanda come to them.
• Multinational Team: Sean, Rob, Marty, and Ritchie are American, Kevin is Irish, Maria is Venezuelan, Aaron is South African and Daisuke and Hitomi are Japanese. Arquen is an elf.
• Rag Tag Bunch Of Misfits: A hockey player, a former Irish Defense Forces soldier, an heir, and his sister, an exile, a college student a former United States Marine, another college student, another hockey player and a defected enemy fight aliens, elves and alchemists.
• True Companions: They've faced down aliens, fascist elves, and even a Racist Grandma, but have always come out stronger together.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: They will insult each other every now and then but when shit hits the fan, they will stick up for each other.

Sean

Sean O' Callahan / GPX Red

Nationality: American

Hometown: Chicago

The leader of the GPX Rangers, Sean is the former captain of a junior ice hockey team. Due to the fact that he became Red Ranger instead of Daisuke, the two have a hate / hate relationship. Initially skeptical, he eventually warms up to his job and comes to embrace it (or, in his words, "have hot, sweaty sex with it"). Unlike many Red Rangers, he's hot-headed, temperamental, foul-mouthed and rude. However, he makes up for it by being not just an inspiring and effective leader, but by warming up to his teammates.

• Academic Athlete: He got into the University of Wisconsin, after all!
• All There in the Manual: His great-great-grandfather, who was from Munich, had to leave because of the Nazi party's rise, but not before finding Nazi ideology utterly ridiculous. His son Bastian later served in he US Army, in the famous Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division, making fascist/nazi-fighting a family tradition. This barely alluded to in-story, but was written about in a post on the author's tumblr page.
• Amazon Chaser: Had the hots for the athletic Maria, eventually ending up in a relationship with her.
• American Accents: Probably the only Ranger to have his accent mentioned. He's good at imitating the stereotypical version, but it's made clear that he speaks with a Chicago accent, even if this is written word and it will never be heard...
• Apologetic Attacker: Upon actually (and accidentally) killing Phaedos, he turns away and genuinely apologizes in a miniature Freak Out.
• Ascended Fanboy: Sort of. He knows a few things about Power Rangers, that's for certain.
• Badass Adorable: About as adorable as a hockey playing-Power Ranger with the attitude of a South Side Irish brawler can be.
• Bash Brothers: With Ritchie, surprisingly. See his entry for details.
• Battle Couple: With Maria.
• Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Maria, particularly evident in SIU.
• Big Brother Instinct: Towards Hitomi, whom he sees as the little sister he never had.
• Borrowed Catch Phrase: "ALLONS-Y!!!"
• Break the Haughty: Prior to episode 13, he had been a jerk to everyone else, and even Daisuke, but Daisuke's mutiny and eventual beat-down by Phaedos forces him to undergo obvious Character Development.
• Chicago: South Side, to be exact.
• Cluster F-Bomb: Almost every other word of his dirty mouth is a swear word.
• Cool Car: The GT Racer, his zord.
• Cool Sword: The GT Sword. However, the first one broke, so he gets a new one, which resembles the Master Sword from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. However, that's just the way he asked them to make it.
• Cool Uncle: To Allie. He practically dotes on her.
• Cultured Badass: He certainly knows his Shakespeare!
• Deadpan Snarker: While he's certainly Hot-Blooded, he also has a whole arsenal of quips and snarky remarks, either aimed at their situation, or at enemies.
• The Determinator: The source of his Heroic Second Wind moments. He doesn't chalk it up to stupidity, just stubbornness.
• Dual Wielding: Occasionally, he'll wield his GT Sword and his Octane Blaster—either in gun or sword form—against enemies.
• Fighting Irish-American: His father is from Ireland, and he kicks a lot of ass.
• First Guy Wins: Okay, he was arguing over the hotel with Kevin, but he was one of the first people Maria met in Japan.

• The Gadfly: He will tease people, but never goes too far. Mostly, he teases people about embarrassing moments that he knows will either get a laugh from the teased or not.
• Genre Savvy: Thanks to watching Power Rangers as a kid, he knows a lot about what happens in their story.
• Good Old Fisticuffs: Yeah, he's a VERY skilled and agile martial artist, but when it gets down to it, he can fight like a street brawler.
• Hair-Trigger Temper especially early on. He's grown out of it for the most part, but it's still there; related to Fighting Irish.

• Heroic Lineage: His Bavarian great-great grandfather, Hans Liebricht, once chewed out Adolf Hitler himself (although that was implied to be before the Beer Hall Putsch), and his son (Sean's great-grandfather) Bastian served in World War II in the US Army, in Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, making fighting fascism In the Blood for Sean.
• Heroes Love Dogs: Has a Beagle in Supercharged.

• Hey, You!: Called Daisuke "Rich Boy"
• Heroic BSoD: Suffers a nasty one after getting beaten by Phaedos. He recovers.
  • He suffers a lighter version in SIU after the Bears lose to the Packers. He gets better.
• Heroic Second Wind: He's practically a master at this.
• He's Back!: See Heroic BSoD above.
• Hot-Blooded: BIG TIME, but he also balances it out with Deadpan Snarker moments.
• Idiot Hero: Subverted, he had a high GPA in high school and he's been shown to be very intelligent since. He says the reason he won't quit is due to stubbornness.
• Improbable Weapon User: Uses a blasted hockey stick as a weapon.
• It's Personal: The Ouroboros Society harmed his sister. Big mistake.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: A possible example where he doesn't try to hide his Heart Of Gold.
• Know When to Fold 'Em: He prefers to fight, but if he's forced to, he will order a retreat.
• Large Ham: When he's in Hot-Blooded mode.
• Leeroy Jenkins: Was bad with this at first, but eventually he stopped and began to think things through.
• Martial Pacifist: Once Character Development kicks in, he starts becoming more negotiable while keeping his snotty attitude.
• Neck Lift: Has a bad habit of ending up on the wrong end of these.
• Papa Wolf: Mess with his niece, and he will kill you. Hell, if you harm his sister, you're a dead man walking.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: He's listed as 5'11", 175 lbs. He's tiny, compared to a few other canon Reds and even hockey players. Yet, he's also one of the strongest humans on the planet.
• Pop-Cultured Badass: and he can find an excellent time and place to quote Home Alone
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: He gives out a few of these.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red Oni to both Kevin and Daisuke.
• Refusal of the Call —> Jumped at the Call: Starts out skeptical of Project Ranger before fully embracing his status as a Ranger.
• Relationship Upgrade: With Maria
• Second Love: For Maria.
• Ship Tease: With Maria and Hitomi.
• Shipper on Deck: For Ritchie and Janet.
• Small Name, Big Ego: Well, it's not exactly a small name, but he does have an ego.
• The Strategist
• Tsundere: Unsorted male version. Tsuntsun towards Daisuke, Deredere towards the others... and Maria.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Gives two to Daisuke.

• Would Hit a Girl

Kevin

Kevin O' Donnell / GPX Blue

Nationality: Irish

Hometown: Dublin

A friend of Sean's prior to coming to Tokyo. He is a former member of the Irish Defense Forces. He acts sort of as a counter for Sean. He's a good second-in-command who has good leadership skills, although the others don't follow along, much to his irritation. Recent Character Development is showing his intellectual side, including his becoming a teacher in an alternate universe.

• The Aragorn: Has shades of this in SIU due to his job as a TA, which prevents him from seeing the others outside class, so he's not with them as much except on Ranger duty. He also gave orders when Sean was incapacitated.
• Badass Bookworm: Far more out-going and less nerdy than most cases, but still fits the bill.
• Badass Teacher: In GPX SIU
• BFG: The Touring Cannon. It gets upgraded and is now more like a rifle than a cannon.
• Blue Oni: Literally, to Sean's Red Oni/Ranger.
• Cool Car: The Touring Racer
• Cultured Badass
• Deadpan Snarker - Especially so. When asked about whether reading Finnegans Wake is a good idea, Kevin simply replies "Good luck". And no, that's not an Irish blessing!
• Fighting Irish: About the only Oirish thing about him, and he still subverts it since he's the Blue Oni to Sean's Red.
• Genius Bruiser
• Heroic BSoD: Suffers a nasty one, just like Sean.
• He's Back!: Recovers from his Heroic BSoD.
• Hot-Blooded: Not as much as Sean, but when he does get Hot-Blooded, he's about as or maybe more Hot-Blooded than Sean.
• I Know Madden Kombat: Incorporates rugby tackling into his fighting.
• The Lancer / The Big Guy: He's second in command, but he's also the biggest member of the team physically.
• Lightning Bruiser: Being a rugby player helps give the biggest guy in the group some extra speed and agility.
• Military Superhero
• Mixed Martial Arts: Tends to fight like an MMA fighter.
• Nice Guy: Less of a jerk than Sean.
• Oireland: Averted, just like Sean.
  • Lampshaded in GPX SIU:
  "And no, I have never lived in a thatch-roofed house my entire life!"
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni to Sean's Red Oni.
• The Smart Guy: What he's developing into.
• Uniqueness Value: Played for Laughs, as he's a true rarity:
  An honest-to-goodness, legitimate, through-thick-and-thin, life-long, loyal, true red Manchester United fan, who likes them not because they're popular, but because he honestly does.
• Warrior Poet: Writes a song about friendship and the Rangers' bond.

Aaron

Mandla Aaron Ndebele / GPX Green #2

Nationality: South African

Hometown: Johannesburg

Daisuke's replacement as the Green Ranger. He's a college student who seemed reluctant to be a Ranger. He wants to help out the people of the townships, but Ranger duty interrupted it. He tends to be more sarcastic and irritating to Sean, more of a combative Lancer than Kevin, but unlike Daisuke, he's not rebellious.

• Achilles in His Tent: He temporarily leaves the Rangers and lets Daisuke take his place. Then he comes back and helps the Rangers out in the climax.
• Badass Normal
• The Big Guy
• Career-Ending Injury: His back injury was so severe he had to have surgery. It's likely he'll never be a Power Ranger again.
• Celibate Hero: And he's got a pretty good reason for being one.
• Chilly Reception
• Deadpan Snarker
• Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
• In the Back: A pretty nasty injury that looks as if it's gonna put him out of commission for some time.
• He's Back!: Returns to the team right before the Rangers leave for Alfheim, taking back his Green Ranger morpher from Arquen, who takes the Silver Ranger morpher from Rob.
• Hey, You!: Sean calls him "Newbie" until he asks Sean to at least calling him by his last name. After saving the Rangers, this changes.
• Hot-Blooded: Oh, yes!
• Game-Breaking Injury: Ragnar kicked him in the back after he'd already suffered one the previous day.
• The Lancer: In SIU
• Last-Name Basis: Sean called him this instead of "Newbie" until Mandla saved the others.
• Le Parkour
• Naïve Newcomer
• Noob: Or at least how Sean sees him... until he saves the other Rangers.
• Opt Out
• Quit Your Whining: Sean gives him this which makes him punch Sean.
• Reluctant Warrior: At first... until later.
• The Resenter: He's starting to hate Sean, both in the main universe and in SIU.
• Sucksessor: Sean treats him as one, but he does tell him that if he proves himself in battle, he'll earn Sean's trust.
• Sixth Ranger: A not-so-traditional example since he's brought on to replace Daisuke.

Daisuke

Daisuke Miyazawa / GPX Green #1

Nationality: Japanese

Hometown: Kyoto

The older of the Miyazawa siblings. The son of a wealthy family, Daisuke had been promised a position of leadership in the Rangers. However, he is angered when Sean is made Red Ranger. Eventually, after the other Rangers are nearly killed, he recognizes his flaws and leaves the team. Due to his upbringing, he's aloof and looks down on the others until his departure.

• Achilles in His Tent: Played straight at first, but inverted when the other Rangers save him.
• Ascended Fanboy: Again, implied, but for Super Sentai.
• Anti-Hero: Type IV
• Back in the Saddle: He's Green Ranger once again.
• Badass Normal: Even when he's not a Ranger, he's still able to fight the Zordonians unmorphed!
• Break the Haughty: Episode 14, in one battle.
• Big Brother Instinct: Obviously.
• Blue Blood: Comes from a very wealthy family.
• But Now I Must Go—>The Bus Came Back
• Character Development: Earlier on, he was selfish and only did things if benefited him and Hitomi. Later on, he decides to re-join the Rangers out of concern for all of them.
• Cool Car: The Mountain Hauler, which looks like a pick-up tuck.
• Cultured Badass
• Fiction500
• Glory Hound / Glory Seeker: A possible Deconstruction, related to Royal Brat below.
• Heroic BSoD: When Phaedos beats him and Hitomi calls him out for his selfish actions he goes bye-bye.
• Hey, You!: Gets this from Sean (he calls him "Rich Boy") and does this to Sean in response.
• Japanese Politeness: Zig-zagged.
• Jerkass: More of a jerk than Sean and is borderline racist.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: See Pet the Dog below.
• The Lancer / The Smart Guy: He tends to oppose Sean on occasion.
• Mean Boss: In the reboot, and presumably in the main verse, taking too much after Bill Lumbergh.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Eventually, he recognizes his selfish actions and leaves the team.
• Opt Out: Due to realizing his selfish actions nearly got them all killed.
  • He does it again in Supercharged episode 33, deciding to quit on his own terms.
• Pet the Dog: Even though he's a racist, nationalistic, egotistical asshole, he will protect his sister if she's in trouble.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Much like Sean, he's not that big but more than makes up for it.
• Politically Incorrect Hero: Played with. He doesn't like Westerners and it's emphasized a little more in the reboot, but his anger at Sean for taking his Red Ranger spot is still his main reason for hating him.
• Pride: Arguably his Fatal Flaw. He believes he should be the leader, and thinks that a middle-class fool like Sean does not deserve to be leader.
• Rage Quit: The first time he split.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The other Blue Oni to Sean's Red Oni.
• Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: He thought his family would guarantee him a leadership position, but he finds out that's not the case.
• Screw the Rules, I Have Money!: He thinks he can do this, but he Can't Get Away with Nuthin'
• Small Name, Big Ego: A less comedic version. he thinks he can lead, but he freezes up whenever something bad happens. This allows Sean to become leader.
• Spoiled Brat: He's a spoiled kid from a rich family who is supposed to be a leader. His selfishness not only splits the team up, it nearly gets them all killed.
• Take That!: He's pretty much a Take That! aimed at Japanese nationalists and entitled rich folk.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Gives one to Sean and is on the receiving end of one from from his sister. He's later on the receiving end from Sean.
• What the Hell, Hero?: On the receiving end of several of these. The first is when he he nearly fires on civilians, the second is when Hitomi yells at him and third when Sean decks him for his behavior.
• Would Hit a Girl: Especially if they're a complete bitch and she's threatening his sister.

Arquen

General Arquen / GPX Green #3

The first of the generals the Rangers will face until he defects. He later joins the Power Rangers in a temporary role.

• Anti-Villain: Very much so, now that Character Development is starting to kick in. By the time he'd joined the Power Rangers, his character arc came full-circle and he became a full-blown hero.
• The Atoner
• BlueOni to Túrelie.
• Deadpan Snarker
• Defector from Decadence
• Four-Star Badass
• General Ripper: Subverted
• Heel–Face Turn: First when he defects, and then it's completed when he joins the Rangers in Supercharged, Part 2.
• Heel Realization: Thanks to "Ode to Joy" of all things (or not surprisingly) and leads to his Heel–Face Turn.
• Interspecies Friendship: With the other Rangers.
• Jumped at the Call: A little reluctant at first, but once Eruvanda recommends him for the replacement Green Ranger position, he takes the mantle up eagerly.
• Lady and Knight: An antagonistic version. He is Knight to Eruvanda's lady. Later played straight, especially now that he's a Power Ranger.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Goes through this after sleeping with Queen Eruvanda.
  • He has another one while carrying Sean through the streets of Madison.
• Only Sane Man: "Why must I be surrounded by insane fools?"
• Redemption Quest: Risking his life to save the Rangers after he'd turned good and they'd taken him in, plus helping to disarm the bomb that Ragnar had set up in the Capitol were all part of this.
• Sickeningly Sweethearts: With Eruvanda.
  "Get a fucking room, you two"
• Surrounded by Idiots: See above.

Maria

Maria Aparicio / GPX Yellow

Nationality: Venezuelan

Hometown: Caracas

Full name Maria Juanita Aparicio Rodriguez. The first lady to be introduced. She's a tough, no-nonsense lady from Venezuela (but has been living in Brazil for the past 3 years for unknown reasons) with a sarcastic streak. She acts as the reasonable figure of the team. She acts as Hitomi's best friend within the team and acts a third leader at times. She's also Bi.

• Action Girl: More so than Hitomi.

• Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Sean, particularly in SIU

• Big "NO!": When Ragnar kills her best friend Veronica.
• Bilingual Bonus: Some of her dialogue is in Spanish.

• Cuteness Proximity: She gushes over Sean's baby niece along with Hitomi. Sean lampshades this.

• Eating the Eye Candy: In Episode 17, she watches Sean practice hockey a with a little too much interest.
• Erotic Eating: She eats a chocolate cake suggestively.
• Everyone Can See It: At least Mandla can, he can easily tell that she has some kind of attraction to Sean.
• Exact Words: In an early chapter, she says she's not gay but she mentions that Liaria is hot. She never said she wasn't bi. Of course, this might just be a case of Characterization Marches On.
• The Exile: She was kicked out of Venezuela because she apparently threatened Chavez. Hoo boy... She's been living in Brazil for sometime. Supercharged later expands on this. She left Venezuela after telling Chavez to go to hell right to his face. One series of events later, and she was on a flight to Brazil.
• Famous Ancestor: She says she's related to famous Venezuelan Simón Bolívar. Her case is more plausible, however, since she says he's a very distant relative.
• First Girl Wins: She was the first girl Sean and Kevin met in Japan. It's much more complicated than the trope indicates, but she ends up with Sean.

• Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: Delivers one to Hitomi in episode 20 during her Berserker Rage.
• Granola Girl: Toned down a bit, just a mere mention of not wanting to eat meat.

• Heroic BSoD: Again, just like Sean and Kevin, she suffers one after getting beaten by Phaedos.

• In Love with Love: If her Shipper on Deck tendencies are any indication...
• In the Blood: She also has a history with anti-fascism, like Sean, dating back to her own grandfather, who left Franco's Spain for Venezuela. And like Sean, this isn't discussed in the text.

• Missing Mom: Subverted, she mentions her mother is a Spanish teacher in Brazil, so it's safe to assume she's been living with her.
• Ms. Fanservice: She wears revealing clothes and is a nudist. She seems to recognize that though, and wears jeans to prevent Panty Shots.
• Named After Somebody Famous / Shout-Out: The author is a Chicago White Sox fan (as his Tumblr page indicates) and thus it's safe to assume she got her last name from former baseball player Luis Aparicio.
• Passionate Sports Girl: Her love of baseball and having a mutual love of it with Sean is implicitly how they start to bond and fall for each other.
• Proud Beauty: She's good-looking, knows it and loves it.
• Relationship Upgrade: With Sean in both continuities.
• She's Back: After her Heroic BSoD

• Shameless Fanservice Girl
• Ship Tease: With Sean and Hitomi.
• Shipper on Deck: As soon as she hears about the girl Ritchie's interested, she starts encouraging him to go for her.
  • She also ships Arquen x Eruvanda.
  • She ships Hitomi x Gina.
• "Shut Up" Kiss: Gives one to Sean in episode 13 after Daisuke splits from the team in the previous episode.

• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Tomboy to Hitomi's Girly Girl
• Tomboyish Ponytail: The "Tomboyish" part might be debatable, though.
• Tsundere: Type B towards Sean, patricularly in SIU. After the Relationship Upgrade, she remains this way until she cools off.
• Violently Protective Girlfriend: "Don't! Touch! My! BOYFRIEND!"
• Yaoi Fangirl: Heavily implied in a canonical side story.

Hitomi

Hitomi Miyazawa / GPX Pink

Nationality: Japanese

Hometown: Kyoto

The other, younger Miyazawa sibling. Unlike her brother, she doesn't have much of an ego, instead trying to make friends with Sean, Kevin and Maria. Unfortunately, she has confidence issues that tend to compromise her fights. She's an energetic young woman, but a little push can bring out her dark side. While she can be naive, she is also a very intelligent young woman.

• Abusive Parents: Her grandmother Sakura is a HORRIBLE woman who does nothing but insult her and causing a Heroic BSoD.
• All-Loving Hero:
• Ambiguously Bi: She had a crush on Sean earlier. But now it's hinted that she has feelings for Gina.
• Ascended Fangirl: She loves Sailor Moon and she lampshades the appearance of the Zordonians.
• Bash Brothers: Bash Sisters with Maria.
• Benevolent Boss: Just like her brother, she was an internship supervisor with her family's company. Unlike her brother, she's actually nice, as shown in the reboot.
• Badass Adorable
• Cute Bruiser: She may be a cutie and have confidence issues, but she can be tough when she needs to be. See "The Reason You Suck" Speech below.
• Silk Hiding Steel
• Betty and Veronica: The Betty to Sean.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Episode 20. Hoo boy...
• Break the Cutie
• Cool Car: The Am Chaser.
• Coming-Out Story: Supercharged episode 43.
• Covert Pervert: She gets Maria flustered.
• Closet Key: For Gina. Gina is hers.
• Cuteness Proximity: Along with Maria, she goes ga-ga over Sean's baby niece. Lampshaded by Sean.
• The Cutie
• Everyone Can See It: Probably the only people who can't tell that she and Gina have feelings for each other are both her AND Gina.
• Extreme Doormat: For some reason, Daisuke is able to get her to follow him, which shocks the other Rangers. She gets better and stands up for herself. It later turns out she was hypnotized and programmed to become this if Daisuke says a certain phrase.
• Fiction500
• Foreign Exchange Student: Officially, anyway.
• Gayngst: Does NOT take the possibility that she might be bisexual well at first. Unlike some other examples, hers is treated with plenty of understanding, because she was afraid of what her family might think. Also, her case only lasts a chapter, but she did have the openly-bisexual Maria, and the campus's LGBT center to talk to.
• Genki Girl
• Girly Bruiser
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly Girl to Maria's (comparatively) Tomboy.
• Glass Cannon
• Gosh Dang It to Heck!: "You STINK!!"
• Heroic BSoD: Is in the midst of a HORRIBLE one by the end of episode 37 after a Breaking Speech by her grandmother. After being taken hostage by the elves, she cuts her hair off, thanks to a speech from her Love Interest, Gina.
• Hidden Depths: Brilliantly done, averting Flanderization quite well.
• Hime Cut
• Hopeless Suitor: For Sean. She actually takes it pretty well.
• Hypnotize the Captive: It turns out she had been hypnotized and was programmed with a special phrase that if Daisuke said it, she'd become subservient to him. She got better, of course.
• I Have No Son!: Her grandmother Sakura tells her right to her face that she wishes she was never born.
• Important Haircut: In "SIU". Also happens in GPX Supercharged in a pivotal moment for her Character Development.
• The Ingenue
• Innocently Insensitive: She isn't aware some of the things she says can be insensitive, she's just naive. It's balanced out with her All Loving Heroine attributes.
• Kawaiiko
• Love Epiphany: Supercharged episode 43 is one long case of this, combined with Gayngst until she finally comes out.
• Loving a Shadow: She was in love with the IDEA of Sean—a defiant, no-nonsense, laid-back Westerner—as a symbol of freedom from the crushing strictness of her family. Her feelings for Gina, however, are genuine.
• Muscles Are Meaningless
• Naïve Everygirl
• Nice Girl: One that's genki, moe and a Cute Bruiser.
• Otaku: She loves Sailor Moon.
• Plucky Girl
• Porn Stash: Has one that traumatizes poor Marty.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech:
  • Delivers an epic one to Daisuke after they get beat by Phaedos.
  • She gives an even better one to her grandmother, calling her a horrible excuse for a human being.
• Relationship Upgrade: With Gina at the end of Supercharged episode 43
• Sailor Fuku: She wears one in Supercharged, but it's simply out of habit. It's naturally Lampshaded.
• She's Back: She suffers a horrific Heroic BSoD after her grandmother calls her a disgrace. It takes a kidnapping, a much-needed crying session and an Important Haircut for her to snap out of it and come back better than before.
• Ship Tease: With Sean and Gina.
• Stepford Smiler: She has confidence issues despite her Genki and Moe-ness.

• Tranquil Fury
• The Unfavorite: Of her own family! Her grandmother outright hates her, and implies that her father is indifferent towards her.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Related to "The Reason You Suck" Speech above.
• Yaoi Fangirl: Implied and played for laughs at the same fucking time.

Rob

Robert "Rob" Jackson/GPX Silver

Nationality: American

Place of Residence: Orlando, Florida/Carbondale, Illinois/Madison, Wisconsin

Bridget's husband and Sean's brother-in-law. He hasn't been developed yet, so tropes are coming. Eventually, it's revealed he's the Silver Ranger. In GPX SIU, he is an SIU police officer. He tries to act reasonable, but his inexperience as a Ranger sometimes betrays him. Unlike the others, he was not trained by Project Ranger, but was considered for it, but was too old for the Project. However, Marine training more than makes up for it.

• A Real Man Is a Killer: Deconstructed. As a Marine, he's killed in Iraq, but he's been haunted by it ever since. And as he's mentioned, it's not something you can get used to. See Shell-Shocked Veteran below.
• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Rob tries to keep some hostages calm. Said hostages don't want to be calm. Rob beats the crap out a Swabot. The hostages calm down.
• Badass Boast: When ordered to get out of the way so the elves can capture Arquen:

  "Fat chance! I'm a Marine, you know what our motto is? SEMPER FI, ALWAYS FAITHFUL! OO-RAH, MOTHERFUCKER"

• Badass Bystander: If he can't actually morph and fight, he will do what it takes to support the others.
• Badass Longcoat
• Badass Normal: He's also the only one (besides Marty in SIU) who has not had any Ranger training.
• Big Damn Heroes: His MO
• Dad the Veteran
• Fair Cop: In GPX SIU. He wants to be one in Supercharged, and eventually becomes one (to Sean's disdain).
• Giving the Sword to a Noob: Luckily, his Marine training dilutes this.
• Friend on the Force: In his GPX SIU incarnation, and later main continuity.
• Happily Married: Implied.
• Henpecked Husband: To his displeasure and Sean's teasing.
• Jumped at the Call: Even if he was accidentally sent the morpher, he was pretty eager to help the Rangers.
• Kicked Upstairs: Potentially. He's still thinking about accepting the offer, but he suspects something's up.
• Large Ham: He out-Hams Sean!
• Military Superhero
• Papa Wolf: The Zordonians take a preschool his daughter attends. He was pissed.
• Reasonable Authority Figure
• Returning War Vet
• Semper Fi: Initially it makes Hitomi a little uncomfortable, but she gets used to it. He shouts "Ooh-rah" as the Silver Ranger, which tips Sean off to Marine training. In fact, his Marine experience helps the Rangers out in a way.
• Shell-Shocked Veteran: Downplayed. He's suffering from PTSD, but he's trying his best to manage it. He mainly uses it to provide advice to the younger Rangers. Interestingly, the worst nightmares he's had are of the people he's killed, not his buddies getting killed.
• Shipper on Deck: For Sean and Maria.
• Sixth Ranger
• Swiss-Army Weapon: The Silver Sword, which can transform from a sword to a blaster.
• Team Dad: He's certainly grown into this, sharing it with the duties of Sixth Ranger.
• Unskilled, but Strong: Compared to the others, anyway (Marine training dilutes this).
• Weak, but Skilled: On the flip side, he is physically weaker than the other Rangers, but has the martial arts skills to keep up with them.
• Would Hit a Girl: Although he doesn't like doing it.

Marty

Marty McAuliffe/GPX Gold (In SIU)

Nationality: American

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

A GPX SIU-only character (at first), he's a friend of Sean's from Chicago and a former teammate. Well, not SIU-only anymore, as he now appears in Supercharged. Like Rob, he was not trained by Project Ranger and has very little knowledge of martial arts. However, he does his best to try. In Supercharged and by extension the main continuity, he is not a Ranger.

• Alliterative Name
• Audience Surrogate: According to author's notes, this is his role, allowing the author to explain the Backstory to the audience.
• Badass Normal: it's only shown once, but he managed to punch a mannequin and do some pretty good damage.
• Big Damn Heroes: Not really, but enough for the others to recover.
• Chicago
• Chilly Reception: Gets one from Aaron, who had one himself.
• Giving the Sword to a Noob
• Good Old Fisticuffs: It's possible Sean was only kidding when he said Marty was the worst fighter on his hockey team. Although compared to Sean... But it's how he fights Ronald. And Sean was lying.
• Heroic BSoD: A lighter and funnier one in a canonical side story after seeing Hitomi's Porn Stash.
• Naïve Newcomer
• Meta Guy: He's becoming one
• Muggle: At least in Supercharged.
• Secret Chaser: He presses Sean about the Red Ranger, but Sean downplays the connection. He's now part of the secret.
• Shipper on Deck: For Sean and Maria

• Unskilled, but Strong: Able to punch out a Mannequin, anyway.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Sean
• Would Hit a Girl: An a most awesome way!

Ritchie

Ritchie Metoxen/GPX Gold (In Supercharged)

Nationality: American

Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin

One of Sean's teammates on the Badger hockey team, of full-booded Native American descent. He is soon discovered to be a Project Ranger trainee, although purely by accident. Just minutes after this discovery he's given the Gold Ranger morpher and joins the team. He's cold and uncaring at first, but it's later revealed that he has a more dorky and high-strung personality.

• Badass Native: Downplayed, treated more as a Badass who happens to be Native.
• Bash Brothers: Despite their rivalry, he and Sean are surprisingly in sync with each other, especially when they fight. No doubt playing on the same line on the hockey team had something to do with it. They even quote the Malcolm in the Middle theme song in sync!

• Braids, Beads and Buckskins: Subverted and downplayed. Although, he does wear face paint in chapter 22, although it's lampshaded by Eruvanda and Janet.
• The Call Knows Where You Live: In the form of Túrelie and Floki trying to kill him and Sean throwing a morpher at him.
• The Chew Toy: Attacked by Alfheim monsters twice? Yeah, he counts.
• Chilly Reception: The other Rangers (and possibly the readers) like him, but Aaron does not.
• Cool Plane
• Deadpan Snarker: Mainly when he's snarking at Sean.
• Distressed Dude: TWICE!!
  • They say three time's the charm, right? Third time he gets attacked, Sean shows up and gives him the Gold Ranger morpher.
• Failure Hero: Turns out he was having some misgivings on his mission as a Power Ranger that popped up after the Badgers lost in the playoffs. He felt that he'd let his family and tribe down, and it spread into his Ranger duties. It takes a Rousing Speech from Janet to snap him out of it.
• Falling into the Cockpit: It really wasn't his choice, but with Túrelie attacking him, Sean threw him the morpher and revealed his secret.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: He's a little high-strung, but for the most part it's been justified.
• Heroic BSoD: Suffers one after losing a hockey playoff. See Failure Hero for more info.
• Hot-Blooded: Very much so.
• Jumped at the Call: Once he's told about Project Ranger and why he's given the morpher, he accepts his new role.
• Magical Native American: Averted. Mocked, of course, with Sean mentioning that even if Ritchie tried to curse him, it wouldn't work (Sean doesn't believe in curses).
  • Since the author has gone on the record saying he hates this trope, it's only natural he'd subvert it.
• Mistaken Nationality: Played for Laughs. "Wrong Indian!"
• Muggle Best Friend: Not anymore
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Much like Sean and Daisuke, he's not very big, but he packs a wallop.
• The Reveal: He's a Project Ranger trainee.
• Relationship Upgrade: Word of God says he's dating Janet.
• Secret Chaser: He becomes one asking Sean about being a Ranger, but he recognizes what he's doing after getting attacked and decides to stop. Eventually, he becomes part of the secret.

• This Means Warpaint: Pretty much the only "stereotypical" Native American thing he does (aside from playing a flute) in the whole story, in episode 23. He gets teased for this, even by Janet.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Sean and the other Rangers once he joins the team.