Protagonist of the series. He pilots the Cybody Tauburn, one of the mechs that was formerly hidden in the island's ancient ruin. He is a Star Driver and is directly opposing the Holy Order of Glittering Stars (aka Kiraboshi) to protect Wako from them.
Generation Xerox: We finally see his grandpa in episode 16, and physically, they're pretty much dead ringers of each other. Ironically he and his dad, Tokio Tsunashi, look less alike than Takuto and his granddad.
Obfuscating Stupidity: It has been hinted at several times in the show so far that Takuto knows quite a bit more about what's going on than he lets on.
Willfully Weak: He only unleashes his New Powers as the Plot Demands when he's really on the ropes. Some of his commentary during those moments are indicative that he could do them all along.
Wako Agemaki
Heroine of the series. A member of the school drama club, "Midnight Flight." She is the South Maiden, who can unlock the seal of Southern Cross Island. She is pursued by the Holy Order of the Glittering Crux.
Beware the Nice Ones: Even the sweet-natured South Maiden has her limits sometimes. It's advisable not to cross them. Madoka Kei found this out the hard way when she briefly stole Takuto's body. She also puts up a pretty good fight against Head when she gets in her Cybody in Episode 25.
Berserk Button: Do NOT hurt the people she loves. Especially Takuto or Sugata.
Big Eater: Gets hungry easily and is never once seen to turn down food or a chance at a meal.
Break the Cutie: Wako is devastated when Sugata uses his King's Cybody to rescue her, putting himself in a coma in the process. Thankfully, they both recover.
Tragic Dream: Wako's dream to become a singer in Tokyo. As a Maiden she cannot leave the island unless her seal is broken, and she will not let that happen since it would also unleash the Cybodies on the rest of the world. At the end of episode 4,Takuto vows to destroy all of the Cybodies to give Wako the chance to fulfill her dream.
Age Appropriate Angst: Keep in mind that he's a first-year high school student. And that he's fighting against an evil organization that wants to use the islands secrets for some sort of dastardly scheme. And that he can't leave the island under penalty of death. And that whenever he falls into a deep slumber, Keito has to do something involving getting naked to wake him up... Yeah.
Ambiguously Gay: He does love and care for Wako, but nowhere has it been shown that this is a romantic love. Also, his professed "curiosity" about Takuto as well as his gay subtext-dripping conversations with Head are signs that are too big to ignore...
Deadpan Snarker: Nonchalantly asking if Takuto had his first kiss and saying "he'll do her" in the drama club meeting when Takuto declared he would confront the mysterious girl Hina (aka Okamoto-sensei).
Driven to Suicide: Takuto seems to imply that he believes Sugata carries a knife around him because he may be contemplating suicide, but Sugata really carries a knife to protect Wako.
Face Heel Turn: Subverted. At the end of episode 7, it seemed like this would be the case, but he was completely unaffected by Benio's first phase and only faught Takuto because he was pissed off.
He became the Crux's Emperor in episode 23... but subverts the trope again; he only did it to get to Samekh so he could seal it for good.
Heroic Sacrifice: Subverted. It seemed like this would be the case in Episode 6, since nobody has ever awakened after using the King's Pillar as well as Takuto's words at the end, but in Episode 7, we see that he's Not Quite Dead.
Attempted again in the final episode, but averted yet again thanks to Takuto.
Since he doesn't seem to mind the fact that there's something going on between Takuto and Wako. He will also willingly lay down his life for her, going so far as carrying a knife everywhere he goes to protect her.
All long he planned to have Samekh sealed—thus, sacrificing himself in the process—and for someone to protect Wako while he's gone.
Nice Guy: It's quite hard to piss Sugata off. When it happens, though... RUN.
Rebel Leader: Even if he's not the head of the Midnight Flight club himself, everyone on the island seems to consider him head of the local resistance movement.
Refusal of The Call: Capable of piloting the most powerful Cybody in the series, according to Sarina, but refuses to do so for reasons yet to be revealed. Episode 6 reveals that as the candidate pilot of King Cybody he is forbidden to use it, not only because of the devastating power of his first phase ability, King's Pillar, but activating it would lock him into a coma, just like every other candidate before him. He wakes up right in the following episode, presumably (as of Episode 18) because Keito is keeping his libido active every night.
Single-Target Sexuality: His complete disregard for Benio after she used her First Phase on him shows that he's incapable of loving anyone... except Wako.
Supporting Leader: As Enokido puts it, "he'd be the main character of this world if Takuto hadn't come to Southern Cross Island", being the heir to a prominent family and is bonded with the strongest Cybody. He spends time training with Takuto to help the latter become stronger and after some initial frictions, has a lot of faith in Takuto's ability.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: With the exception of Keito, all of the department heads are... eccentric, to say the least. However, they all seem to be extremely competent when it comes to the work done by the Glittering Crux. Except when trying to defeat the Galactic Pretty Boy, at least.
Mildly Military: Just as bad at coordination and discipline between as well as within factions as one would expect from an organisation run primarily by libidinous schoolkids (not that the adults are much better, mind).
Leader of the Vanishing Age section, Head acts as the head of the Glittering Crux while waiting for someone to defeat Takuto and Tauburn to take leadership. Eventually he runs a coup and takes over the Crux himself with support from his branch. He pilots the Cybody Reshbal & later, The Cybody Sinpathy and wields the Star Sword Diamant & Turquoise.
It's All About Me: In SPADES. Almost to Complete Monster levels. His ultimate plan is to take control of Samekh, power it up to the fullest, and move outside of time so he can relive the "glorious past" forever. This plan requires that the world be destroyed. He doesn't care.
Meaningful Name: His Cybody is marked by the letter rēš, which indeed stands for "head". In addition, "Reiji," while figuratively "midnight," literally translates as "Zero Time."
However, that mark is borrowed, seeing as his father Icaro didn't give him his family's mark.
Also acts as Fridge Brilliance as it indicates his failure to grow as a person. Contrast with his friend Ryousuke Katashiro who physically and mentally aged.
Orcus on His Throne: Responsible for the Crux's curiously half-hearted approach towards breaking the South Seal and taking down Tauburn. He doesn't want to move until Shingo's woken up and he's received his old lover's mark.
Pet the Dog: Seems to have a brief one in episode 21, considering his wistful reminiscence of the women in his life, both of whom he lost due to his pursuit of the Cybodies' power.
Shadow Archetype: To his son,Takuto. He's a callous, withdrawn, and thoroughly manipulative Casanova, where our hero is a Hot Blooded, kind-hearted, and gregarious Chick Magnet. Particularly notable in Episode 20's Whole Episode Flashback, where we get to see how he managed to comprehensively wreck his own set of Three Amigos.
Takuto's married classmate and member of the Glittering Crux Brigade under the name, "the President." She's in charge of the Adult Bank, with her section providing most of the monetary funds for the Crux. Her Cybody is Betraida.
Artistic Age: She looks like she's in her late twenties or early thirties. She's actually fifteen.
Badass Adorable: Air-headed lonely rich girl? Think again. Her skill in the boxing ring more than proves that she's capable of handling herself in a fight.
Bi the Way: Has a history with Madoka. Unsurprisingly, it didn't end well.
Crazy-Prepared: We learn in Episode 24 that she doesn't have a yacht just to show off how rich she is; it's supposed to be an escape vessel for all the islanders in case the volcanoes connected to Zero Time erupt. Simone and Takeshi are reasonably impressed.
Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto Us: Wants to seize the Cybodies for her own section in order to control them, since she believes their release is inevitable.
Fetish Fuel Station Attendant: Startlingly attractive? Check. Large, bouncy breasts? Check. No-nonsense personality (at least in her Crux form)? Check. Incredibly strong with a straight punch that can knock almost anyone out in one hit? Check, check, and another check. Outfit strangely resembling bondage gear, complete with Nice Hat? You guessed it: check. A WHIP? DING DING DING.
Gold Digger: As Kanako puts it, her marriage is held together "by the unbreakable bonds of greed."
Hidden Depths: You definitely wouldn't think Badass 'World-Champion Boxer' the first time seeing her.
It Amused Me: When Simone asked her why she helped her recover from the accident by approivising her Cybody and pretended not to know that "Simone" was only pretending to be loyal as part of a scheme to strike at her illegitimate father's new wife, Kanako responded with this trope. This trope covers pretty much everything else she does in the series.
Mundane Utility: She speculates that her first phase may be her beauty and business sense.
Necessarily Evil: Her perspective on the Crux's actions - as she sees it, any action is justified in order to preserve the world and regulate the vast power of the Cybodies, no matter how personally regrettable it might be.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Comes across as the biggest floozy who ever lived... until you realize how competent she really is.
Pet the Dog: She apprivoised to heal Simone's coma, brought on by an accident, and then took her on as a maid even though she knew Simone had ulterior motives in doing so. While the manner of the act is questionable (see It Amused Me), it does not change the fact that (a) it was a good thing to do that (b) Kanako didn't have to do, but (c) did anyway at personal cost.
Leader of Bouganville under the name "Ivrogne," Keito holds a secret that most of the Crux doesn't know. She is really the East Maiden, whose seal the Crux has to break in order to release the next phase for the Cybodies.
Jerkass/Manipulative Bitch: Her profile says that she wants to gain as much satisfaction as she can from leading Takuto along and subsequently breaking him emotionally.
From an official pamphlet outlining the series: "Her main characteristic is her two-faced personality: normally she's an honors student, but really she's a bitch."
Love Makes You Evil: The reason for her entire involverment with the crux is because she's the odd one out in Sugata's love triangle.
Mad Scientist: Runs the Crux's tech division, and does a fair amount of experimentation in her spare time, as well. Needless to say, little of it is the sort of thing one would ordinarily study in a mainstream lab.
Meaningful Name: Her moniker, 'Ivrogne', in another instance of Gratuitous French, translates into 'drunkard', and she's certainly handy with her potions...
My God, What Have I Done?: When she realizes that she's just handed over the most powerful cybody to Head and has sentenced Sugata to a life of slavery... or death by Heroic Sacrifice.
Not so Above It All: In Episode 18, when Takuto shows her the picture of Keito and Wako playing model as children, she dismisses it as ancient history and describes Wako's dream of being an idol as childish. One scene later, turns out not so much. See also Hypocritical Humor.
Out Gambitted: Her plan was to trick the Crux and Head into setting things up for Sugata to achieve Samekh's power and rule the world. Too bad Head had predicted that and made it a vital part of his plan.
Campus Resident Advisor and member of the Glittering Crux Brigade under the name, "Scarlet Kiss." Benio leads the section called Filament. She pilots Peshent and owns the Star Sword Rubis.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She may wish to restore her lineage, but in the end, just like the other members of Filament, was unable to turn her back on the destruction of the world or her friendship with Takuto.
Meaningful Name: Her Cybody is marked by the letter pē, which stands for "mouth". It matches her Crux nickname and her ability to control people by kissing them.
The Unchosen One: Wants to restore the honor of her family as Star Drivers (or, less charitably, be seen as a worthy suitor to Sugata). In either case, she's deadly serious about it, forming Filament as a sort of department of Screw Destiny.
Token Mini-Moe: Or rather, she looks like one despite Word Of God confirming that she's older than most of the cast at 16.
Really, you can't even call it 'distracted', she pretty much makes a conscious decision to turn off her precognition to better ogle Takuto, and didn't even notice that his sexy poses were the set-up for his Finishing Move.
Ditzy Genius: She's Professor Green, the leader of the Science Guild division of the Glittering Crux, and is a great Star Driver, but she's reduced to nothing more than a squee-ing mess when attractive young males come into the picture.
Failed a Spot Check: Goes to great lengths to hide her 'Pretty Boy Album', but neglects to do anything about the wall of Bishōnen posters adorning her office.
Fatal Flaw: Her unhealthy attraction to high school boys was her downfall.
Mad Scientist: Leader of an entire branch of them, and responsible for such exploits as warping the time/space continuum in order to pick up teenage boys.
May-December Romance: As of the eighth episode, she's shown to be in an actual relationship with Tsubasa, one of her former patients.
Meganekko: In her normal appearance and when she was originally in schools. When she uses her powers to turn into 'Hina' she apparently decided that The Glasses Gotta Go.
Hopeless Suitor: For Marino, who has her eyes towards Takuto.
Lethal Harmless Powers: The telekinesis that his first phase grants him doesn't really let him do much more than slightly redirect a ball in flight. Then you find out that his Cybody is capable of projecting a considerable number of deadly Energy Balls...
Mundane Utility: His first phase lets him play a mean game of baseball.
A rather callous, self-centred Vanishing Age Star Driver codenamed 'Camel Star' who resents his organisation's continued lack of progression to the fourth phase and the invasion of the real world, creating considerable friction with his leader, Head. Like the rest of his faction, has a true mark that allows him to pilot Cybodies in the third phase.
Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura
The Beastmaster: His First Phase allows him to control animals.
Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him?: He wonders the same thing as the audience about the Crux's half-hearted approach to the whole Tauburn business and deals with Takuto very efficiently. He would have been able to break Wako's seal had it not been for Kou's intervention.
Madoka Kei
Known as Window Star, she's a member of the Adult Bank until switching to Vanishing Age after the Crux reaches phase three. She pilots the Cybody Hegent and has the Star Sword Perle.
Adult Child: has dashes of this. She uses third person to refer to herself and wants to be entertained constantly
Ax Crazy: Has a nasty habit of confronting people for little reason other than that she feels bored, and has difficulty seeing any difference between, say, a competitive volleyball match and going after an enemy outside of school with a Star Sword.
Graceful Loser Proved she can be one, surprisingly enough, in Episode 21.
Godiva Hair: In episode 19, unsurprisingly enough.
Interplay of Sex and Violence: Even when you consider that it involves playing around with awesome giant robots in a Scenery Porn-eriffic alternate reality, she enjoys Cybody combat way too much. Episode 21 nearly took it Up to Eleven.
It Amused Me: Volleyball competition? Exciting! Giant robot battle? Exciting! Potentially lapsing into a coma and dying? Exciting!
Wild Card: Far too unpredictably psychotic to reliably be on anyone's side - the Crux are already starting to have second thoughts about bringing her in to deal with Takuto.
Kou Atari
A member of Adult Bank under the name Needle Star. As a true mark holder, she switches to Vanishing Age once the Crux reaches the third stage.
Morality Pet: Astonishingly, Madoka serves as hers - at least, enough for her to stop Wako's seal getting broken because her partner's Cybody wasn't sufficiently repaired to hold out against the inevitable international counterattack when the mechs emerged into the real world.
Villainous Rescue: Sabotaged Camel Star's attempt to break the South Seal in order to protect Madoka.
Wild Card: Only really cares about Madoka's wellbeing. Everything else, including the overarching goals of the Crux's various factions, is strictly optional.
Simone Aragon Pamela Watanabe
Member of the Adult Bank, Simone is Kanako's servant in the Crux and in her "civilian" job also. Codenamed Secretary, she is the pilot of the Cybody Daletos.
Disappeared Dad: In a way. Leon Watanabe, Kanako's husband, is Simone's real father, and Simone herself didn't know the circumstances of her birth until one year before the events of the series. And even currently, despite her knowing, nothing indicates that she sees him regularly.
The Dragon: Kanako's personal example, at least, being her 'secretary', though she may have motives of her own if the third episode indicates anything.
Meaningful Name: Her actual name, Pamela, often intended to mean 'all sweetness', deliberately contrasting with the hatred she feels towards Kanako underneath her facade of politeness.
Phenotype Stereotype: Judging from her conversation in the background with Kanako's husband in the third episode, it appears as though she's French.
Unresolved Sexual Tension: As of the eleventh episode, some people certainly do believe a fair bit of this exists between her and Takashi.
Takashi Dai
A member of the kendo club, Takashi is also known as Banker. He works a Kanako's servant in the Adult Bank and his civilian life like Simone. He pilots the Cybody Tzadikt and controls the Star Sword Amethyste. After the cybercasket is destroyed and only true mark users can approvise, Takashi transfer to Vanishing Age as he also has a true mark.
Meaningful Name: Her alias is "Undine". Undines are mythological water nymphs, and Mami makes a living as a shell-diver.
Of The People: Notably less extreme than several other examples of the trope, but she still hates outsiders, especially since one of them is the source of all their problems.
Psychic Powers: Can summon a humanoid entity called the "Mermaidoll", which she can control from afar by thought. However, despite being a potent weapon, it also has its drawbacks; Nichi tells her she hasn't perfected it yet, and the Mermaidoll is prone to going out of control.
George Honda
The member of Filament known as Raging Bull. George is also a member of the school's boxing club and is constantly seen working out. His Cybody is Alephist, which resembles his Crux name.
Butt Monkey: Seems to fill this role rather well. If getting it handed to him by Tauburn didn't qualify him, getting 2 punch knocked out by Kanako probably did.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Versus Takuto and then Kanako. Poor dude still hasn't recovered from the shock.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Both he and Tetsuya, although they started out as die-hard Crux members, find themselves more and more conflicted about their actions in the Crux and their view of Takuto, who, while an enemy, is also a dorm-mate and friend. And, when Head reveals his master plan and tries to kill Takuto, they find they can't allow it and assist Takuto.
A middle-aged man who is often seen by Head's side. He opens the meetings of the Crux and seems to be in charge of Vanishing Age when Head is not around. He is the original owner of the rēš mark and has already been involved in the research of the underground ruins even before Head came to the island.
Love Martyr: Still helps out Head despite all the crap the guy put him through.
Red Herring: He's the only guy in the show who seems the right age to be Takuto's father.
X-Ray Vision: His first phase. Until he clawed out his eye to stop himself from seeing things with it, anyway.
Professor Silver
One of the oldest members of the Order, currently working for the Science Guild under Professor Green. Had a hand in designing much of the Crux's technology, including the Cybercasket and the Overphase System.
A youthful-looking man, currently in a coma. First seen at the hospital when Head comes to visit in episode 17, where his condition seems to be heavily monitored. In Katashiro's flashback, it's shown that Shingo is the bearer of the Šin mark, a mark he had meant to pass on to Head. Head supposedly seduced Shingo for this very purpose, hungry to pursue the power of the Cybodies. However, before he could give Head the Šin mark, Shingo fell into a comatose state for a reason and manner so far unexplained, and now, Head and the research division are watching his vital signs carefully, as it seems that he is resurfacing from the deep sleep he was trapped in.
Voiced by: Shintaro Asanuma
Bishounen: To the point of Dude Looks Like a Lady. He first appears as a comatose patient with a sheet more or less covering him, making more than a few people have to rewind to verify his maleness. It becomes clear when we see his flat, shirt-hugging chest. Or to some, hear his voice.
Flamboyant Gay: As much as is observable in his so far short appearances, by way of his fashionable look and airy and husky speech pattern. That blush and that touching almost MORE than confirms the nature of your relationship with Head, Shingo.
Gundamjack: The power of his Cybody, and the reason Head wants his mark so badly.
Parental Abandonment: Her father left the family for reasons unstated. Then her mom also decided to chase after him, leaving her in the care of Mizuno's aunt.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Not necessarily stupidity in the traditional sense, but she knows a lot more about what's going on with the Cybodies than she lets on.
The Storyteller: Frequently tells stories to Head, about a young boy named 'Sam' and his aspirations to travel across the galaxy, encountering such things as a ship belonging to a king, and a squid emperor.
Protagonist of the series. He pilots the Cybody Tauburn, one of the mechs that was formerly hidden in the island's ancient ruin. He is a Star Driver and is directly opposing the Holy Order of Glittering Stars (aka Kiraboshi) to protect Wako from them.
Heroine of the series. A member of the school drama club, "Midnight Flight." She is the South Maiden, who can unlock the seal of Southern Cross Island. She is pursued by the Holy Order of the Glittering Crux.
A member of Midnight Flight club along with Wako. He is engaged to Wako, but doesn't seem to mind that Wako takes an interest in Takuto.
