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The Atomic Time of Monsters Characters

Humans | Kaiju and Other Beings

The many humans that get caught up in the rise of the kaiju.

The Main Trio

Dr. Wilhelmina "Mina" Lerna

"I don't think he's just one monster out of many - Tyrantis is the key to our survival."

A paleontologist from Hausen University, Dr. Mina Lerna is something of an oddball in 50s society. Her pursuit isn't that of getting hitched and being a housewife like so many of her peers, but the pursuit of knowledge about the Mesozoic world that came before. Naturally, it's made her somewhat bitter and distant with people...but that's about to change when she finds friends in the most unlikeliest of places.

• Born in the Wrong Century: Her status as a science-loving woman truly gifted in her field, as well as her more proactive aspects, would be lauded for the most part in the modern day...just not the 50s).
• Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: According to Word of God, she's a dead ringer for Vera Farmiga.
• Defrosting Ice Queen: A combination of Tyrantis' friendship and the camaraderie she develops with Gwen and Henry really helps to get her out of her anti-social ways.
• Determinator: Whatever her goals are, be it breaking the glass ceiling or standing up for Tyrantis, she'll get it done, come Hell or high water.
• Exhausted Eye Bags: She's always drawn with these, through she grows out of her detrimental sleeping habits as the story progresses.
• Fiery Redhead: Has red hair, and can be quite energetic and volatile given the right circumstances.
• Ignored Expert: Towards the beginning of the story, almost everyone has little regard for her knowledge due to her being a woman in a man-dominated society. As time goes by, more and more people recognize her ability.
• Lack of Empathy: Initially, she's rather callous about other people, but her interactions with Henry and Gwen soften her.
• No Social Skills: Due to her introverted lifestyle, she's not all that great with talking to people, and nearly goes into a panic when faced with an army of reporters.
• Odd Friendship: Forms one with Tyrantis, a massive mutant Prehistoric Monster from a lost age.
• Only Sane Man: In the grand scheme of things, she's the only one with any iota of comprehension of the kaiju while most of the world reacts with violent action and machismo.
• Opposites Attract: Anti-social and stern Mina finds herself in love with cheerful and outgoing Gwen.
• Showing Up Chauvinists: Compared to most of the male characters, she's almost always a step ahead of them due to actually taking the time to analyze the situation. Naturally, she leaves most of the patriarchy-obsessed men pretty steamed.
• The Spock: The most intellectually-driven of the trio, though not without her many emotional moments.
• Shout-Out: Her first name is based off of Mina Murray, the main female protagonist of Dracula.
• Suppressed Rage: A combination of almost every man she's met either rejecting her progression as a scientist or flirting with her (sometimes all at once) has given her one Hell of a hidden temper. It flares usually around her enemies.

Gwen Valentine

"I've been worrying my dream might have been wrong, that I wasn't meant for this life. Maybe what I'm meant for is a different kind of adventure. Besides, I get the feeling you could use someone who's skilled with handling the spotlight."

A Hollywood bombshell actress, Gwendolyn Valentine, actually Millicent Otis, is every man's dream when it comes to beauty and glamour. However, behind all of that is a dissatisfied woman who seeks an escape from bit roles and the role of just being a pretty face. One thing leads to another, and she ends up getting her wish as a part of Lerna's crew.

• Brainless Beauty: Averted. Gwen knows this is what most of society thinks of her as, and practically jumps at the opportunity to prove it all wrong. By the Time Skip, she's dropped the brainlessness altogether.
• Dark and Troubled Past: She was once Millicent Otis, an orphan who dreamed of stardom, but years of being forced into bit roles that made her look like a bimbo have disillusioned her with the career. Lerna's job is practically a Godsend for her.
• Dumb Blonde: Averted. Sure, she looks the part, but she isn't nearly as ditzy as her reputation would imply. That being said, she's a lot more bubbly than most.
• The Heart: Easily the most compassionate and optimistic of the trio, reeling Lerna in from her less than stellar moments.
• Hidden Depths: Almost everyone, even Lerna, thinks she's just a Brainless Beauty of an actress at first. But as the story progresses, she shows that there's a lot more to her character, such as various bits of trivia and a near-encyclopedic knowledge of spiders. And she just gets sharper from there.
• Genki Girl: The most excitable of the trio.
• I Hate Past Me: To her, Millicent Otis was a useless little girl who let herself get taken advantage of at every turn.
• The McCoy: The most emotionally-driven of the trio.
• Meaningful Name: Her last name is a reference to Jill Valentine from the Resident Evil franchise.
• Morality Chain: It's heavily implied that Lerna would be a lot more ruthless in her pursuits, or at least more emotionally imbalanced, if Gwen wasn't a part of her life.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: She's pretty much a complete replica of Marilyn Monroe, being a gorgeous early 20th-century actress forced into bit roles and only remembered for her beauty in spite of her rather notable intellect and activism.
• Opposites Attract: Cheerful and social Gwen falls for the anti-social and stern Lerna.
• Take This Job and Shove It: After being rescued by Lerna, Gwen decides to forego her rather unfulfilling acting career and take up monster research with her newfound friends.

Henry Robertson

"I didn't expect this assignment to amount to anything, but look what we've found."

A news reporter for the newly formed United Nations News Organization, Henry Robertson got the short end of the stick when he was forced to cover only paranormal phenomena, no doubt due to him being a black person in a white-dominated industry. But it isn't long before the rise of the kaiju elevates his position from joke to big break. He joins Lerna's team mostly as a navigator.

• But Now I Must Go: Right before the Time Skip, Henry departs from the trio to pursue a full-time career at UNNO. They keep in touch, but he doesn't return until 1958.
• Cowardly Lion: Panics the most out of the trio, but is nonetheless a loyal part of it.
• Going for the Big Scoop: His main aspiration as a reporter, naturally. He just never thought that being stuck doing reports on paranormal activity would actually pay off.
• Intrepid Reporter: Being a man who's trailing kaiju makes him more than qualified to be this.
• Kicked Upstairs: How being relegated to reporting weird events must have felt for him. Turns out, it was the opportunity of a lifetime.
• The Kirk: Henry often balances being the voice of reason and his natural affinity for an average joe's standpoint on things, befitting a reporter.
• Meaningful Name: His first name is based on Henry Fairfield Osborne, the man who named Tyrannosaurus Rex.
• The Nicknamer: He's the one to come up with several of the kaiju's names, mostly because they sound better on paper than the more simple or complicated ones others come up with.

Other Allies

Captain Old Man MacCready

"Most landlubbers think that monsters don't exist in this world of fancy cars and shiny radios. But we sailors know, oh yes, we know what horrors lay in the depths of the sea."

A haggard and somewhat kooky seaman, MacCready is the official captain of the main trio's boat, the Ahab. While he looks and sounds like he hasn't touched dry land in decades, and he probably hasn't, he's nonetheless a loyal part of the crew, and will sail through any storm or beast if it means tracking monsters down.

• Cool Old Guy: While he's a bit off-putting in terms of looks, he's got the main trio's backs all the way, and can steer his ship through a kaiju fight with hardly a scratch on the Ahab.
• Born in the Wrong Century: MacCready looks and acts a lot like a pirate captain straight out of the Victorian years, right down to having a hook and an eye patch. In fact, his introduction states that he looks like a relic from the golden age of piracy.
• Father Neptune: He might as well have spent his entire life at sea, as he's amazingly efficient with steering his ship through obstacles, and claims to know the power of sea monsters inside and out. And he talks the part as well.
• Eyepatch of Power: Has one over one of his eyes, adding to his pirate look.
• Hook Hand: One of his hands has been replaced with a hook.
• Moby Schtick: Averted for the most part, in spite of his boat being named after the infamous vengeance-seeker himself. That being said, he's got a rivalry going on with Old Meg.
• Scary Teeth: His dentures are NOT in the best condition, to say the least. It makes his smiles a bit unnerving.

General George Sherman

"That lizard's on our side! Like a good soldier, he won't abandon the field till the job is done!"

A general residing in Yucca Flats, Nevada, George Sherman became a staunch supporter of Tyrantis after the Retrosaur saved his men from the Myrmidants. While he may be insanely quick to anger, he's ultimately a valuable ally to Lerna, and never wastes an opportunity to let the people know that Tyrantis is just as much as soldier as he and his troops.

• Four-Star Badass: Sherman may be comically temperamental, but he's depicted as a brave and patriotic soul who's willing to fight against vicious monsters, rebels against the Spooks Organization when they go too far, and recognizes the valor in Tyrantis.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: This man's default emotion is extreme passion at best, and monstrous rage at worst.
• Hidden Depths: As he explains twice in Volume 2, for all of his passion and bravado, he's not oblivious to how horrible war is, and while he doesn't regret some wars (like WWII), ones like the Korean War and the current Cold War fill him with dread at what it's done to people, and what it could do in the future.
• Large Ham: Nothing exemplifies this more than his impassioned speech praising Tyrantis in the third part of the first book.
• No Indoor Voice: The amount of times he decides not to shout everything he says can be counted on one hand.
• Patriotic Fervor: Has an extreme passion for his country, and makes a big deal about how Tyrantis is just as green as his fellow troops, making him just as much an American soldier as he. However, he is plaintively aware of how America is a bit too obsessed with war at times.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Surprisingly. While he's a bit too hot-blooded for his own good, he recognizes just how powerful and heroic Tyrantis is after seeing him and action, and has the whole US military back him up while recognizing the errors of the Spooks.
• Sir Swears-a-Lot: There's rarely a time where he isn't cussing up a storm.
• War Is Hell: Ultimately hates the concept of war for how it turns good men into killers, and is often ultimately the result of countries just wanting to utilize their new weapons sooner than later.

Dr. Rinko Tsuburaya

"Fighting the kaiju leads to destruction and misery. If we can learn to live alongside them, to share this planet with the giants, then perhaps fewer lives will be lost."

A scientist whom Lerna meets in Tokyo in Volume 2. Like her, she's been documenting kaiju, to the point of coining the phrase Kaijuology. She and her are practically the same in passion and profession, though the Japanese doctor is a lot wiser to what's going on.

• Birds of a Feather: She and Lerna are remarkably similar, both having documented kaiju for some time, as well as knowing of those that fight for their homeland (hers is Nastadyne).
• Meaningful Name: She's named after Eiji Tsuburaya, the famous pioneer of Tokusatsu artistry. Her first name meanwhile is based off Rinko Kikuchi, the actress of Mako Mori from Pacific Rim.
• Mr. Exposition: Has a lot to say about the way Yamaneon functions after the Time Skip, such as it being a highly valuable resource for things like medicine and even technology, as well as how it functions in kaiju biology.

Perry Martin

"A reporter's job should be to tell the world what it needs to hear, especially if it doesn't want to listen."

Henry's co-worker from U.N.N.O., and one of its star reporters. He teams up with the heroes to help document the kaiju a couple of times.

• Intrepid Reporter: Wastes no time doing his thing when he ends up on the scene of a kaiju fight.
• Meaningful Name: He's named after two of the most famous roles of actor Raymond Burr. That being Perry Mason and Steve Martin from Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956).
• Nice Guy: Compared to some other reporters, especially Carter, he's a lot more level-headed and accepting, offering Henry a career promotion for all his hard work.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: He believes in the truth and only the truth for the news, and remains supportive of Lerna and especially Henry.

Ludmilla Portnova

"It can take great work to pilot Herakoschei. I have practiced for a long time to handle the burden. No one else has been able to match me yet. None come even close. But someone will need to."

A very imposing U.S.S.R. soldier, Ludmilla is the proud pilot of the mecha Herakoschei. Despite the danger of operating such a machine, she has more than enough strength to do so, and is quite pleasant to be around as well.

• Gentle Giant: Despite being so freakishly tall, she is nothing but kind and friendly to almost everyone she comes across.
• Mother Russia Makes You Strong: Ludmilla stands out as the most intimidating character in terms of physical appearance thanks to her height and musculature.
• Nerves of Steel: Previous Herakoschei pilots couldn't handle the strain of making the robot work without passing out or dying. She didn't.
• Statuesque Stunner: She's around seven feet tall, and is noted to be quite attractive and strong.

Isaac Rossum

An American mech pilot and the man who controls Atomoton. He and its AI, P.A.P.I, are rather close, and he's always itching for a fight.

• Distaff Counterpart: He's basically Ludmilla Portnova except American and piloting a more colorful robot. Sure enough, he and her get along swimmingly.
• Hot-Blooded: As befitting someone controlling a giant robot, he's almost always battle-ready.
• Meaningful Name: His first name comes from Isaac Asimov, the man behind the 3 Laws of Robotics. His last name is based on Rossum's Universal Robots.

Eric Morris and Laura West

"Us rule breakers have to look out for each other."

A Californian greaser and his date, Eric and Laura were cruising along the beaches of Santa Sorna when they encountered Lerna's team. It wasn't long before they got roped into the monstrous antics our heroes usually get into.

• Action Survivor: Moreso than the main trio. They were just a couple of teens looking for fun, and they managed to live through an encounter with Reptodites and the battle at Santa Sorna.
• All Girls Want Bad Boys: As was a common cliche among 50s movies, Laura is drawn to the rule-breaking greaser that is Eric.
• Badass Driver: Eric is shown to have an amazing skill with an automobile, being able to nearly outmaneuver every one of the movements of the fighting kaiju.
• The Bus Came Back: Both return after the Time Skip to 1958 as Lerna and Gwen's interns on Typhon Island.
• Entertainingly Wrong: Eric spends most of the time convinced that aliens are responsible for the weird things they're seeing, much to Henry's annoyance. Subverted, in that aliens are very much involved with what the Reptodites speak of.
• Greaser Delinquents: Eric might as well be the posterchild for this trope, being a rule-breaking leather-wearing Badass Driver with a taste for rock-and-roll. He doesn't really appreciate the label, though, and he's not that bad of a kid either.
• Maligned Mixed Marriage: Eric believes the only reason so many adults don't like him is because he's Italian and Hispanic on his father and mother's sides respectively.
• Thrill Seeker: Laura lives for excitement, and spends most of her time in giddy awe at the otherwise harrowing things she and her boyfriend get into. Eric is also this, but not nearly to the same extent.

Hilda Burns

A reporter for KABC News that crosses paths with the main trio a couple of times.

• The Bus Came Back: After appearing at Party Beach for a part in Volume 1, she makes a larger appearance at the end of Volume 2.
• Foil: To Arnie Carter, her older colleague. Unlike the cynical and hot-blooded man, she's a lot more open to what's laid before her, and supports Lerna's actions.
• Going for the Big Scoop: Her main action throughout the story.
• Intrepid Reporter: Perhaps moreso than Henry. Her pursuit of the big scoop is certainly more passionate.

Dr. Haruo Yamane

"Who knows - you might make a discovery so big, even Dr. Andrews will have to admit he's impressed by it."

Lerna's mentor at Hausen University, the former department head of its paleontology branch, and the only person she really trusts at the beginning of the story.

• Cool Teacher: He mentored Lerna personally, and she's more than thankful for his support, to the point of naming Yamaneon after him.
• The Cuckoolander Was Right: He's not crazy at all, but his peers used to scoff at him and his pursuit of Cryptozoology, but that was before such monsters were proven real.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: The only person who recognizes Lerna's ability, and therefore knows is the most equipped for the expedition into the Hollow Mountain.
• Older and Wiser: Compared to his younger and more macho successor Dr. Andrews, Yamane is old and far more intelligent. He doesn't think very highly of Andrews, either.

Antagonists

John C. Clark

"We live in a harsh world. For the first time in human history, we wield the power to exterminate all life on the planet. This is the Time of the Atom, and the world will seethe with monsters set to devour us. To survive, we need the best humanity has to offer."

A major figure in the Spooks Organization from Area 51, Agent Clark at first appears to be an ally of Lerna, having hired her to document the kaiju. However, his motives ultimately come down to how the beasts can either be subdued, taken down, or worse. It effectively makes him Lerna's Arch-Enemy for the longest time.

• Arch-Enemy: Becomes this to Lerna, along with the entire Spooks Organization, after they get in her and Tyrantis' way once too often.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Initially seems very supportive of Lerna, stating how much the world needs people like her, but then repeats that same sentiment with Rockwell. While there is a slight hint of sincerity with the former, it's clear he just sees them both as a means to an end. And by the next volume, any and all respect is gone.
• Control Freak: It doesn't get more unhealthy than making a clone of your heroically insubordinate employee so that you can not only be in control, but literally own her in spirit.
• Disc-One Final Boss: Meets his end, along with the entire Spooks Organization, at the end of the first half of Volume 2. The Beyonders take the role of main villain after him.
• The Dreaded: Almost everyone, even General Sherman, gets nervous whenever he shows up, mostly due to his position.
• Fatal Flaw: His pride. At no point does he consider the opinions or solutions brought up by others. It's his incessant need to be the one who saves Earth from the Beyonders that prevents him from working things out with Lerna and living to see any solution realized.
• The Grim Reaper: He's at least twice compared to looking like an omen of death in the first story.
• He-Man Woman Hater: Not as explicit as Rockwell, but it's clear most of his scorn towards Lerna is because a woman is to be the savior of the human race and he isn't. It's so bad for him that he created Minerva just to be a subservient version his enemy...and that didn't even work.
• "It" Is Dehumanizing: Demands that no one, not even Dr. Murnau, humanize any of the kaiju.
• It's All About Me: Clark tries to justify his actions as beneficial to the human race, but it just comes off as him wanting to be everyone's savior.
• Karmic Death: He's ultimately killed, by accident no less, by a kaiju. And not just any, but the one he had an explicit hand in creating, Promythigor.
• The Men in Black: He works for the Spooks Organization, an agency in Area 51 that has been documenting paranormal activity for some time. And suffice to say, he fits the normal description of this trope to a T.
• Not So Stoic: Despite his ability to appear professional and stone-faced, Lerna's constant victories over him cause his cool to slip on more than one occasion. By Volume 2, he's on the verge of tears after mortally shooting Praetorius and being called out by Lerna one last time.
• Pride: It becomes clear as the story goes on that the reason he doesn't tell Lerna much about what's really going on is because he can't stand to have others share in the glory of keeping Earth safe, preventing him from hearing out any differing opinions.
• Redemption Rejection: Lerna offers one last chance for him to change course in Area 51, only for him to go into his escape saucer at the last minute, enraging her and getting himself killed in the process.
• Sore Loser: It's safe to say the only reason he created Minerva was because he was so enraged at being unable to control Lerna. Of course, he's extra pissed when the giant refuses to comply too.
• Smug Snake: Acts superior to Lerna in every way, but the act drops when it's clear she has the advantage.
• Villain: Exit, Stage Right: In Volume 2, he escapes the destruction of Area 51 via Flying Saucer. However, Promythigor kills him before he can truly escape.
• Villainous Breakdown: Has a few ones in Volume 1, and a MAJOR one in Volume 2 when Minerva disobeys him, he's forced to shoot Praetorius, and Lerna calls him out for the villain he is.

Dr. Brick Rockwell

"This is why we shouldn't let women into the sciences! Your judgement is clouded with sentiment, keeping you from seeing the harsh reality of the world!"

A famous scientist, Rockwell is ultimately a hodgepodge of toxic masculinity, constantly blustering about how great he is and getting in an immature fit every time he's shown up, especially if women are involved. It ends up putting him at great odds with Lerna.

• Agent Scully: He absolutely cannot stand most of Lerna's more out-there theories on everything regarding the kaiju, mostly because he didn't come up with them.
• Angry White Man: His huge hatred of Lerna, and self-made women in general, makes him come off as this.
• Eaten Alive: A Mothmanud larva chomps him from below right after he unintentionally kickstarts the Beyonder invasion.
• Foil: To Dr. Lerna. Unlike the paleontologist, he's popular with the public, but he always assumes that he's right about everything, and unlike the more well-read and intellectually curious Lerna, he just winds up a Know-Nothing Know-It-All. Their contrast becomes most apparent in the final part of Volume 2. Both are faced with a decision from a foreign race, though Rockwell's being manipulated by Beyonders while Lerna is coming to an agreement with a Reptodite. Lerna actually considers every option and asks questions when she should, while Rockwell does none of that and instead follows his bloated ego. Fittingly, Lerna's decision fares much better than Rockwell's.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: Volume 2 establishes that pretty much everyone, barring some groups, view Rockwell as an arrogant liability with only a few uses.
• Glory Hound: Very clearly cares more about his reputation than he does actually being a scientist.
• Hate Sink: There's next to nothing to like about him due to his arrogant attitude and misogynistic tendencies.
• He-Man Woman Hater: Most of his animosity towards Lerna comes from how a woman keeps showing him up all the time.
• Jerkass: With how abrasive and rude he is to anyone except himself, it's easy to see why he and Lerna became fast foes.
• Jerkass Has a Point: As Henry points out, he isn't totally in the wrong when he states that the kaiju are very dangerous to mankind and should be exterminated, though both the reporter and Lerna agree that killing them immediately isn't the smartest option.
• Know-Nothing Know-It-All: Acts like a professional in his field, but when he's actually put on a mission, he spends most of the time stating the obvious and balking at any outlying explanations. The Spooks Organization hired him to do just this to get the public off their backs.
• Politically Incorrect Villain: Even by 50s standards, this man has no chill with women, especially smarter ones.
• Straw Misogynist: Out of all of the masculinity-obsessed characters in the story, he stands out as the worst due to his direct opposition to Lerna.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: He had no way of knowing it, but he really should have not encouraged all of America to play the signal the Beyonders wanted him to.

Dr. Fritz Murnau

"Discovery isn't good or evil, dear. Facts have no inherent morality. They simply are."

One of the higher-ranking members of the Spooks Organization, Dr. Murnau was found on Green Hell by Lerna. As it turned out, he was a mad scientist who not only looked the part, but acted so as well, having learned many secrets about the kaiju while attempting to control them. His insane intellect and ability to create all sorts of harmful inventions make him one of the organization's most formidable agents. At the same time though, he's not quite trusted in the Organization either.

• Affably Evil: Presents himself as rather friendly to even his enemies, offering them kind words and even helpful advice. Of course, his actions don't always correlate with his words, but even he knows that.
• Alien Abduction: Claims to have been abducted by the Beyonders when he was ten, only coming back six years later to be interrogated by the Spooks Organization. The aliens did indeed do it, altering him in unknown ways and having him act as their spy.
• Baddie Flattery: Constantly praises Lerna's intellect, much to her frustration. However, his last appearance has him give sincere advice to her going forward, which both comforts and confounds her at once.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: At first, he seems to understand Lerna's perspective on the kaiju, and even believes her to be more deserving of a higher rank among the Spooks. He then reveals that he's quite evil as well. However, due to him being a Wild Card, there are times where he is still sincere in his admiration of her.
• Consummate Liar: Fully acknowledges that there's no way for anyone to tell whether he's being sincere or not.
• Foil: To Dr. Praetorius, fellow Spooks scientist. Both are a bit insane, but Murnau is moreso, and has far less moral scruples than the other. At the same time, both have a slightly good side, but Praetorius goes out a total good guy while Murnau is still standing by the second volume's end after heckling and supporting Lerna at the same time for one last time.
• Herr Doktor: He's a Mad Scientist, and is stated to have come from Germany.
• Mad Scientist: Right down to the profession, crazy white hair, and habit of laughing like a lunatic.
• Turncoat: Due to being abducted by the Beyonders at a young age, he plays a part in their master plan, all while ironically working for the organization that was so afraid of them.
• Worthy Opponent: Definitely considers Lerna to be this.
• Wild Card: Murnau keeps going from a major obstacle to our heroes to genuinely giving them advice and praising them. It goes all the way to supporting THE BEYONDERS behind everyone's backs.

Dr. Mortimer Praetorius

"There are some things I wish we had done differently. It is the curse of hindsight. No human institution is free of its mistakes, and...I would hope you don't judge us too harshly for that."

A high-ranking scientist in the Spooks Organization. Dr. Praetorius is a very cold and calculating person, having been responsible for some of the organization's most successful projects. However, he is not blind to the misgivings of his superiors, and unlike Murnau, he's rather troubled by it all.

• Affably Evil: Moreso than Dr. Murnau, mostly due to actually vouching for our heroes before getting shot.
• Even Evil Has Standards: He clearly has little respect for Clark, especially everything involved with him issuing the creation of Asset Athena. His standards are high enough to defect.
• Foil: To Dr. Murnau. The mad doctor of Green Hell is a Large Ham borderline-stereotype of mad scientists, while he's a much colder and more logical person. Also, he sticks with helping the heroes at the cost of his own life, while Murnau goes off with no defeat or defection.
• Goggles Do Nothing: Mostly seen with a pair of large goggles on top.
• Mad Scientist: He looks the part with his tall frame and odd goggles, but he's not totally insane, either. He was the one who created the Benevolent A.I. of Atomoton, after all.
• Odd Friendship: Gains a surprising amount of respect for Henry when the latter offers much snappier names to the captured kaiju. He also makes sure to tell Henry that he's a good man while dying, even as the reporter swears they'll rescue the foregone man.
• Punch-Clock Villain: It becomes clear in Volume 2 that he's only serving the Spooks Organization because weird science is where his talents lie.
• Redemption Equals Death: He stands up for our heroes when Clark goes too far, and gets shot in the chest for it. He's remembered fondly for helping bring down the Spooks Organization.
• Token Good Teammate: The only Spooks Organization high-ranker who seems to have something of a conscious.

Arnie Carter

"A wildlife reserve for monsters. What a crock!"

A much older UNNO reporter and Henry's superior. Unlike most of the other reporters, he's a lot more skeptical of the idea of coexisting with the kaiju.

• Agent Scully: Unlike everyone else visiting Typhon Island, he actively dismisses anything in support of the kaiju...until the very end, that is.
• Ascended Extra: He only makes a brief cameo in Volume 1 before ending up in the last part of Volume 2 as one of the reporters coming to Typhon Island.
• Character Development: Upon witnessing the aftermath of the final battle, he does a complete 180 on his views on kaiju, and declares them to be the world's saviors, begging Lerna to let them finish things.
• Final Boss: In many ways, he's this to Lerna's ultimate goal of peaceful coexistence with the kaiju, threatening to condemn Typhon Island, ruin plans for a kaiju sanctuary, and perhaps even encourage hunting them for their Yamaneon. Granted, almost everyone else finds him insufferable, so the threat isn't too huge.
• Foil: To Hilda Burns. While she's agreeable and respects Lerna's intentions, Carter takes every opportunity to lambast everything the brings up.
• Grumpy Old Man: He's a lot older than Henry and Perry, and is always in a curmudgeonly mood.
• Jerkass: His one defining character trait (for a while) is being rude and inconsiderate of Lerna's opinions.

Others

Deputy Collins

A police officer in Generiton, Montana who accompanies Lerna during her foray into the Hollow Mountain.

• Country Mouse: He comes from a rather small town near the Hollow Mountain, and has a problem with city slickers like Lerna. Them and their "four dollar words".
• Cowboy Cop: He even shouts "yee haw" before going after Ahuul.
• Eaten Alive: Briefly ends up inside of a giant flower before cutting out of it. He's not so lucky with Ahuul, even if it was on his own terms.
• Defiant to the End: As Ahuul descends upon him, he just keeps shooting, getting the beast in the eye before being eaten.
• Heroic Sacrifice: Diverts Ahuul's attention from Lerna at a critical moment, getting him eaten in the process, but also injuring the monster.
• Redemption Equals Death: He throws his prejudices about women out the window before he and Lerna attempt to face Ahuul, and ensures her survival before getting killed.

Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Deemer

A pair of scientists in Yucca Flats there to test the power of nuclear weapons, and their consequences. The consequences come knocking on their door.

• Agent Mulder: Dr. Jacobs has a gut feeling that the nuclear tests triggered the Superquake.
• Agent Scully: Dr. Deemer remains stalwart that the tests had nothing to do with the Superquake.
• Eaten Alive: Both scientists are done in when the Myrmidants barge through their facility to get them.
• Heroic Sacrifice: Dr. Jacobs manages to radio Area 51 so that they're aware of the Myrmidants before accepting his fate as the ants' next victim.
• Meaningful Name: They are both named after major characters in the 1956 b-movie Tarantula!. Fittingly, both end up dying because of nuclear folly.
• Monster Munch: Both end up killed and eaten by the Myrmidant colony.

Roger Gordon

A sleazy film director that Gwen is working for before she joins Lerna.

• Killed Offscreen: Ahuul makes short work of him and his entire film crew while others are searching for Gwen.
• Meaningful Name: His first and last name are taken from two b-movie meistros of real life, Roger Corman and Bert I. Gordon.
• Take That!: Despite being named after two of the most famous b-movie directors, he's not the greatest image of them, being a lazy con-man who's known for making movies in the cheapest and quickest ways possible.

John Ludlow

An ace pilot and the first person to utilize MechaTyrantis

• Drunk with Power: After piloting the mech for some time and attacking some Retrosaurs, he becomes obsessed with finding a real challenge as he carves a path of mayhem throughout Typhon Island.
• Face–Heel Turn: He goes from admiring the kaiju to anticipating a brutal beatdown on one when he's made the mech pilot.
• Mauve Shirt: He sticks around just to get killed by the Terror blowing up his cockpit.
• Theme Naming: Like the other MechaTyrantis pilots, he's named after characters from the Jurassic Park franchise. Here being John Hammond and Peter Ludlow.

Ian Grant

The next person to utilize MechaTyrantis

• The Friend Nobody Likes: It's clear from the get-go that no one is particularly thrilled with having his insufferable attitude on the team, let alone him piloting the monster that almost killed Tyrantis.
• Insistent Terminology: It's not MechaTyrantis, it's Thunderchild Mk. 1. Though he does get them mixed up at one point.
• Mauve Shirt: Like his predecessor, he sticks around just to get killed by the Terror blowing up his cockpit.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: His speech pattern (full of stutters) and the fact that he has the arrogance of Ian Malcolm makes him a case of this for Jeff Goldblum.
• Theme Naming: Like the other MechaTyrantis pilots, he's named after characters from the Jurassic Park franchise. Here being Ian Malcolm and Alan Grant.

Dennis Dodgeson

The last pilot of MechaTyrantis

• Theme Naming: Like the other MechaTyrantis pilots, he's named after characters from the Jurassic Park franchise. Here being Dennis Nedry and Lewis Dodgeson.
• We Hardly Knew Ye: He's blown up by the Terror almost as quickly as he's introduced.