History Characters / DarlingInTheFranxxTeamsGenistaAndChlorophytum

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AoiIchikawa (Japanese), Creator/SaoriHayami (child - Japanese), Creator/BrysonBaugus (English), Creator/EmilyNeves (child - English), Diego Becerril (Latin American Spanish), Álvaro Esteve (European Spanish)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SaoriHayami (Japanese), Creator/JeannieTirado (English), Jocelyn Robles (Latin American Spanish), Rosa Moyano (European Spanish)

->'''Voiced by''': Hiroki Goto (Japanese), Creator/BlakeShepard (English), Roberto Salguero (Latin American Spanish), David Jenner (European Spanish)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ShizukaIshigami (Japanese), Creator/LeahClark (English), Creator/AlondraHidalgo (Latin American Spanish), Núria Samsó (European Spanish)

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:Episode 18 proves once and for all that she ''is'' in love with Ichigo, though Ichigo doesn't reciprocate her feelings.]]
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Gives a very tearful one to Ichigo in episode 18]], while admitting that she felt bad for constantly looking at her and being jealous every time a guy approached her. Before that she spent ''years'' keeping her feelings hidden.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler: The reason she's in love with Ichigo is because she changed her name from "Ikuro" to "Ikuno", as the other kids thought that her name sounded weird.]]

* DoesNotLikeMen: She doesn't have anything against men, per se, but she's bitter about gender identities because [[spoiler: it makes her wish to pilot with Ichigo impossible. Additionally, she and Ichigo have zero compatibility due to their different orientations, and she admits to resenting the other boys who are able to get close with Ichigo]].

* FourEyesZeroSoul: Subverted. She's the only pistil with glasses and is the most stoic to boot, but she's far from unkind or uncaring.
* {{Gayngst}}: Due to being a lesbian in a series that basically runs on heteronormativity for AppliedPhlebotinum-related reasons. The parasites may have little understanding of romance or sex, but Ikuno knows enough to realize she's different, and grows increasingly troubled as her squad-mates begin to experiment romantically and sexually. [[spoiler:She admits that her own feelings cause her no shortage of grief when she confesses to Ichigo in Episode 18.]]
* GoroawaseNumber: Stands out because 196 should be either Ikumu or Ikuro, neither of which are actual names. The digit 6 itself does kind of make the kana for "no" if turned on its side however. [[spoiler:This is exactly what Ichigo did, giving Ikuno a name she liked and chose to keep. It marks the very beginning of what would turn into Ikuno's crush on Ichigo.]]
* GreenEyedMonster : During her love confession to [[spoiler:Ichigo]] in Episode 18, she admits she was extremely jealous of the boys due to their ability to pilot with girls, and by extension, resentful of her own inability to pilot with [[spoiler:Ichigo]].

* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler:She has strong feelings toward Ichigo, who's only attracted to boys, particularly Hiro.]]

* SelfDeprecation: [[spoiler: She admits to feeling pathetic due to her feelings for Ichigo making her feel jealous, somewhat obsessive, and borderline possessive.]]
* StraightGay: She is in love with [[spoiler:Ichigo]], but keeps her orientation secret, doesn't engage in any stereotypical mannerisms, and doesn't act any differently from the other pistils of Squad 13 − outside of being a little distant and quiet.

* YouthfulFreckles: To add with her appearance.

* HeroWorshipper: To [[JustForPun Hiro]] when they were little.

[[folder:Code:196/Ikuno]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ShizukaIshigami (Japanese), Creator/LeahClark (English), Creator/AlondraHidalgo (Latin American Spanish), Núria Samsó (European Spanish)

A girl with a very calm and collected personality. She likes reading books and that is what she seems to only invest herself in.

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[[folder:Code:214/Futoshi]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Hiroki Goto (Japanese), Creator/BlakeShepard (English), Roberto Salguero (Latin American Spanish), David Jenner (European Spanish)

Futoshi is an optimistic and straightforward man who loves to eat. He appears to be a boy who lives for bread and always at a pace of his very own but in actuality he is unexpectedly prudent.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:Has two kids with another on the way with an unnamed girl by the time of the finale's timeskip]].
* BerserkButton: Normally he's a kind if excitable GentleGiant. His one trigger: Kokoro's safety.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Mitsuru's Veronica for Kokoro's Archie, being a NiceGuy who always tries to look out for his partner.
* BigEater: He's a bit on the pudgy side, and has been seen eating a lot during breakfast. He even takes bread with him into the locker room.
* TheBigGuy: When push comes to shove, he's one of the more versatile pilots in Plantation 13's squad. He can get both Genista [[spoiler:and Chlorophytum]] moving well even at lower sync rates, and when he has his mind set he can pull off some powerful attacks while piloting. It is implied that his strength is downplayed for the sake of not hurting Kokoro, something seen in their early show sync rates and explicitly acknowledged by Kokoro in the manga.
* BigOlEyebrows: His eyebrows are also rather prominent.
* BrokenPedestal: It's strongly implied that Futoshi puts Kokoro on a pedestal and idolizes her as a selfless, [[IncorruptiblePurePureness incorruptibly pure]] NiceGirl, which she seems vaguely uncomfortable with but not brave enough to openly refute, and she often plays along to make him happy. [[spoiler:When she breaks his heart by leaving him, he seems as disillusioned with her behavior as he is heartbroken over her leaving him.]] This is made more blatant in the manga, where Futoshi is more clingy and worshipping of her.
* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: [[spoiler:in the DistantFinale, Futoshi is paired with a parasite candidate. We never learn her name.]]
* DeclarationOfProtection: Makes one to Kokoro at the start of Episode 11. [[spoiler:She leaves him that same episode.]]
* GentleGiant: The largest, but among the nicest of the guys.
* HiddenDepths: Whenever there are high emotional problems with one of the pilots, their FRANXX starts shutting down until they can work something out. Futoshi, despite being an emotional wreck after [[spoiler:the partner switch]], was completely able to keep himself under control enough to pilot, showing some impressive emotional resolve beneath his childishness. Notably he's the only pilot who was capable of doing so, with even protagonist and ace pilot Hiro failing to do after getting closer to Zero-Two; and on top of that Futoshi was piloting with [[spoiler: Ikuno, someone he hasn't had the best of relations with]].
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Basically says this to [[spoiler:Mitsuru]] in Episode 11.
* InelegantBlubbering: After Kokoro decides to chage partners with Mitsuru, Futoshi spends a while crying in bed.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: While Kokoro never outright says it, some of her dialogues with Mitsuru in episode 11 imply she was uncomfortable with how much Futoshi idolized her, as she knew she wouldn't be able to live up to the image of the perfect, incorruptible NiceGirl he has of her. [[spoiler:And indeed she ends completely breaking his heart by volunteering to partner up with Mitsuru after promising to always be Futoshi's partner. Because Futoshi was never corrected, he spends the entire episode wondering what he did wrong.]]
* ItsNotPornItsArt: Tries to make a variant of this argument in Episode 8, when the girls get angry at the boys for ogling their backsides when their suits melted instead of telling them. Futoshi tries to argue that he wasn't ogling Koroko's naked body (like porn), he was awestruck by the aesthetic beauty of her form (like a work of art). Understandably, this doesn't make her feel any better.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: There may be tears and mucus running down his face. He may be confused, hurt, and reeling. He definitely will not like it. But if she's happy and safe, he will let her walk away without getting in her way. [[spoiler:He's the one asking Kokoro and Mitsuru to say their vows in fact.]]
* LoveHurts: Episode 11 is not kind to him. [[spoiler:Kokoro's decision to swap with Ikuno leaves him heartbroken and confused.]]
* LovingAShadow: While he means well, it's likely Futoshi is not genuinely in love with Kokoro, but with what he perceives her to be: utterly selfless, pure, and all-loving. [[spoiler:Though as Kokoro states to Mitsuru, she never corrected him to think she's not exactly all those things, and is even hinted to be uncomfortable with living up to that image -- which is why she opted to change partners]].
* MeaningfulName: The first two characters in "Futoshi" can also be read as "太", meaning ''thick'' or ''fat.''
* NiceGuy: He's shown to be thoughtful, worrying about Kokoro's state after the two of them pilot Genista for the first time and asking about Hiro's health [[spoiler:after his second time riding with Zero Two.]]
** [[spoiler:With his heart broken, he never lashed out at Kokoro in hurt or anger. Even at that point all he cared about was making sure she stayed safe. Which really shined when, taking into consideration the circumstances, he didn't get angry at Mitsuru because Kokoro chose him, but because Mitsuru was flippant about taking care of her.]]
** [[spoiler:When Kokoro's memories of Mitsuru are wiped away, Futoshi doesn't see this as an opportunity to win Kokoro back. If anything, he's absolutely pissed that they were forced apart. Immediately in the next episode, he tells her that he wants to be Ikuno's partner instead in order to return the couple together.]]
* {{Nosebleed}}: When he gets to see some of Kokoro's naked skin in episode 8, thanks to a klaxosaur that was TheNudifier.
* NotGoodWithRejection: [[spoiler:DownplayedTrope. Futoshi clearly doesn't take it well when Kokoro swaps him out for Mitsuru as a partner. However, he's still perfectly civil with her throughout.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** The [[GentleGiant kind and gentle Futoshi]] becomes violently aggressive with frustration and heartache when [[spoiler:Kokoro leaves him for Mitsuru and the other boy acts indifferent to it, which Futoshi perceived as a taunt. Gets worse when Mitsuru gets glib about Kokoro's safety.]]
** One of his defining traits is being the BigEater; therefore, it becomes alarming when he suddenly abstains from eating, [[spoiler: with Zorome eventually calling him out on forcing himself to eat his food then vomit it out later.]]
* ThrowTheDogABone: After being subject to a lot of fat jokes and [[spoiler:being abandoned by Kokoro]] all series, the finale reveals that [[spoiler:he eventually became HappilyMarried with a woman he met after the war with VIRM. The manga at least shows him rescuing a girl who looks like the younger version of his wife, so he may be on the road to courting her soon in that reality]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He is often seen eating bread. [[spoiler:The eight year time skip in episode 24 reveals he eventually channeled that love into becoming a baker.]]
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!!Pilots of Chlorophytum

!Pilots of Genista and Chlorophytum

!Pilots of Genista

[[folder:Code:214/Futoshi]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Hiroki Goto (Japanese), Creator/BlakeShepard (English), Roberto Salguero (Latin American Spanish), David Jenner (European Spanish)

Futoshi is an optimistic and straightforward man who loves to eat. He appears to be a boy who lives for bread and always at a pace of his very own but in actuality he is unexpectedly prudent.

* AmicableExes: In a sense. [[spoiler:He bears Kokoro no ill will for leaving him (and eventually meets and happily marries another woman in the future). He's also shown to still be close friends with Ikuno, who he was [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Franxx partners]] with despite [[LieBackAndThinkOfEngland mutual lack of interest]], years later. Even though neither relationship was strictly romantic.]]
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:Has two kids with another on the way with an unnamed girl by the time of the finale's timeskip]].
* BerserkButton: Normally he's a kind if excitable GentleGiant. His one trigger: Kokoro's safety.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty to Mitsuru's Veronica for Kokoro's Archie, being a NiceGuy who always tries to look out for his partner.
* BigEater: He's a bit on the pudgy side, and has been seen eating a lot during breakfast. He even takes bread with him into the locker room.
* TheBigGuy: When push comes to shove, he's one of the more versatile pilots in Plantation 13's squad. He can get both Genista [[spoiler:and Chlorophytum]] moving well even at lower sync rates, and when he has his mind set he can pull off some powerful attacks while piloting. It is implied that his strength is downplayed for the sake of not hurting Kokoro, something seen in their early show sync rates and explicitly acknowledged by Kokoro in the manga.
* BigOlEyebrows: His eyebrows are also rather prominent.
* BrokenPedestal: It's strongly implied that Futoshi puts Kokoro on a pedestal and idolizes her as a selfless, [[IncorruptiblePurePureness incorruptibly pure]] NiceGirl, which she seems vaguely uncomfortable with but not brave enough to openly refute, and she often plays along to make him happy. [[spoiler:When she breaks his heart by leaving him, he seems as disillusioned with her behavior as he is heartbroken over her leaving him.]] This is made more blatant in the manga, where Futoshi is more clingy and worshipping of her.
* CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: [[spoiler:in the DistantFinale, Futoshi is paired with a parasite candidate. We never learn her name.]]
* DeclarationOfProtection: Makes one to Kokoro at the start of Episode 11. [[spoiler:She leaves him that same episode.]]
* GentleGiant: The largest, but among the nicest of the guys.
* HiddenDepths: Whenever there are high emotional problems with one of the pilots, their FRANXX starts shutting down until they can work something out. Futoshi, despite being an emotional wreck after [[spoiler:the partner switch]], was completely able to keep himself under control enough to pilot, showing some impressive emotional resolve beneath his childishness. Notably he's the only pilot who was capable of doing so, with even protagonist and ace pilot Hiro failing to do after getting closer to Zero-Two; and on top of that Futoshi was piloting with [[spoiler: Ikuno, someone he hasn't had the best of relations with]].
* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Basically says this to [[spoiler:Mitsuru]] in Episode 11.
* InelegantBlubbering: After Kokoro decides to chage partners with Mitsuru, Futoshi spends a while crying in bed.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: While Kokoro never outright says it, some of her dialogues with Mitsuru in episode 11 imply she was uncomfortable with how much Futoshi idolized her, as she knew she wouldn't be able to live up to the image of the perfect, incorruptible NiceGirl he has of her. [[spoiler:And indeed she ends completely breaking his heart by volunteering to partner up with Mitsuru after promising to always be Futoshi's partner. Because Futoshi was never corrected, he spends the entire episode wondering what he did wrong.]]
* ItsNotPornItsArt: Tries to make a variant of this argument in Episode 8, when the girls get understandably angry at the boys for ogling their backsides when their suits melted instead of telling them. Futoshi tries to argue that he wasn't ogling Koroko's naked body (like porn), he was awestruck by the aesthetic beauty of her form (like a work of art). Understandably, this doesn't make her feel any better.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: There may be tears and mucus running down his face. He may be confused, hurt, and reeling. He definitely will not like it. But if she's happy and safe, he will let her walk away without getting in her way. [[spoiler:He's the one asking Kokoro and Mitsuru to say their vows in fact.]]
* LoveHurts: Episode 11 is not kind to him. [[spoiler:Kokoro's decision to swap with Ikuno leaves him heartbroken and confused.]]
* LovingAShadow: While he means well, it's likely Futoshi is not genuinely in love with Kokoro, but with what he perceives her to be: utterly selfless, pure, and all-loving. [[spoiler:Though as Kokoro states to Mitsuru, she never corrected him to think she's not exactly all those things, and is even hinted to be uncomfortable with living up to that image -- which is why she opted to change partners]].
* MeaningfulName: The first two characters in "Futoshi" can also be read as "太", meaning ''thick'' or ''fat.''
* NiceGuy: He's shown to be thoughtful, worrying about Kokoro's state after the two of them pilot Genista for the first time and asking about Hiro's health [[spoiler:after his second time riding with Zero Two.]]
** [[spoiler:With his heart broken, he never lashed out at Kokoro in hurt or anger. Even at that point all he cared about was making sure she stayed safe. Which really shined when, taking into consideration the circumstances, he didn't get angry at Mitsuru because Kokoro chose him, but because Mitsuru was flippant about taking care of her.]]
** [[spoiler:When Kokoro's memories of Mitsuru are wiped away, Futoshi doesn't see this as an opportunity to win Kokoro back. If anything, he's absolutely pissed that they were forced apart. Immediately in the next episode, he tells her that he wants to be Ikuno's partner instead in order to return the couple together.]]
* {{Nosebleed}}: When he gets to see some of Kokoro's naked skin in episode 8, thanks to a klaxosaur that was TheNudifier.
* NotGoodWithRejection: [[spoiler:DownplayedTrope. Futoshi clearly doesn't take it well when Kokoro swaps him out for Mitsuru as a partner. However, he's still perfectly civil with her throughout.]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** The [[GentleGiant kind and gentle Futoshi]] becomes violently aggressive with frustration and heartache when [[spoiler:Kokoro leaves him for Mitsuru and the other boy acts indifferent to it, which Futoshi perceived as a taunt. Gets worse when Mitsuru gets glib about Kokoro's safety.]]
** One of his defining traits is being the BigEater; therefore, it becomes alarming when he suddenly abstains from eating, [[spoiler: with Zorome eventually calling him out on forcing himself to eat his food then vomit it out later.]]
* ThrowTheDogABone: After being subject to a lot of fat jokes and [[spoiler:being abandoned by Kokoro]] all series, the finale reveals that [[spoiler:he eventually became HappilyMarried with a woman he met after the war with VIRM. The manga at least shows him rescuing a girl who looks like the younger version of his wife, so he may be on the road to courting her soon in that reality]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He is often seen eating bread. [[spoiler:The eight year time skip in episode 24 reveals he eventually channeled that love into becoming a baker.]]

!Pilots of Chlorophytum

[[folder:Code:326/Mitsuru]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AoiIchikawa (Japanese), Creator/SaoriHayami (child - Japanese), Creator/BrysonBaugus (English), Creator/EmilyNeves (child - English), Diego Becerril (Latin American Spanish), Álvaro Esteve (European Spanish)

Mitsuru is an extremely prideful person with a very sharp tongue. He feels strong rivalry towards Hiro and is adamant that he can prove himself better than him.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed in the manga, but noticeable. His more jerkish behaviour such as his cruelty to Ikuno is adapted out, making him just more aloof, [[spoiler: and he's also the one to think of an idea to save Alpha and Delta from being killed.]]
* AbsurdlyYouthfulFather: [[spoiler:Episode 20 reveals that Kokoro has fallen pregnant with his child. Since the parasites are implied to be 14-17 years old, he serves as an example of this (his tampered memories of Kokoro notwithstanding). In the series finale, Kokoro gives birth to their daughter before a timeskip reveals they've added a few additional children to their growing family.]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: His [[spoiler: admiration of Hiro in their childhood and desire to pilot with him (much like Ikuno's desire to pilot with her crush Ichigo)]] can either be interpreted as platonic or romantic. [[spoiler: He ends up with Kokoro in the end.]]
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:The finale shows Kokoro giving birth to their daughter. The timeskip later shows the two have added a few additional children to their growing family.]]
* BetaCouple: Thanks to Hiro's encouragement, he [[spoiler:and Kokoro]] become this in Episode 17.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Futoshi's Betty for Kokoro's Archie, being cold towards Kokoro but still helping her out at times.
* BreakTheHaughty: When riding with Zero Two, he gets DrunkWithPower, raving about how he's a better pilot than Hiro and insisting he's fit to be her official partner, throwing Ikuno under the bus in the process. In response, Zero Two decides to [[IAmNotLeftHanded stop holding back]] and show him exactly ''why'' she's called the Partner Killer, leaving Mitsuru gravely injured and traumatized.
* BrokenPedestal: How he claims to see Hiro, citing that he was once someone they admired and would lead them, only for reality to crush the idea when Hiro failed the test while the others passed. From how he states it and the flashback to when they were being named by Hiro, it does seem like he looked up to Hiro a lot, but there is also a bit of DrivenByEnvy motivating his behavior.
* CharacterDevelopment: Subtle, but most clearly shown in episode 14. [[spoiler:When Hiro brings up his long-forgotten promise, clearly intending to apologize, Mitsuru [[BlatantLies tells him he had almost forgotten about it]] until Hiro brought it up. Mitsuru showing Hiro that much respect and being willing to rebuild bridges is in sharp contrast to his earlier behavior.]]
* ColdHam: He keeps a controlled tone of voice and doesn't change his facial expression while explaining how disappointed he is with Hiro, but the way he dramatically moves his arms to accentuate his lines makes him look quite hammy anyway. Until he gets a [[DrunkWithPower taste of piloting Strelizia with Zero Two]], at which point he becomes a plain LargeHam.
* CynicismCatalyst: [[spoiler:Hiro forgetting their promise to pilot a Franxx together when they were little, after Mitsuru underwent a very risky injection to become strong enough to pilot, shattered Mitsuru's faith in people and turned him into the bitter {{Jerkass}} he is today.]]
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Downplayed. [[spoiler: In Episode 16, Mitsuru admits that his resentment for Hiro was uncalled for, since it wasn't Hiro's fault that he forgot their promise, and Mitsuru only held onto his grudge for so long so he would have a drive. He even adds that without it, he's now left with nothing.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: Doesn't like it when people pity him.
* DramaticIrony: His whole animosity towards Hiro is this. [[spoiler:Hiro forgetting the promise he made with Mitsuru was caused by the memory tampering by Dr. Franxx.]]
* DrivenByEnvy: He seems to want more than anything to surpass Hiro. During his DrunkWithPower moment he wouldn't stop raving how he was a better pilot than him. [[spoiler:Following that episode, he continues to resent Hiro for being a better pilot than him, and obsessively wonders why ''Hiro'' was able to pilot with Zero Two and not him.]]
* DrunkWithPower: The moment he manages to pilot with Zero Two, he starts raving how he can feel the power and laughing that he'd be her official partner so they'd be the strongest duo.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: His kinder attitude in episode 16 is accompanied by a new haircut from [[spoiler:Kokoro]], which is decidedly less snobbish-looking.
* HeroWorshipper: To [[JustForPun Hiro]] when they were little.
* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler: He gets one from Kokoro (at his own request) in Episode 16, with his hair reverting back to its old hairstyle, which is a sign of him letting go of past grudges.]]
* {{Irony}}: Due to him being a {{Jerkass}} with no intention of getting friendly with his teammates, he was the only one among the boys that didn't go along with the childish ThisIsMySide fight in episode 8, making him look like the most mature of the group.
* {{Jerkass}}: When the show begins, he's a snide, rude asshole who brushes aside any attempts from people to get to know him and looks down on his comrades, only bothering to associate with them when in combat situations. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better]].
* JerkassToOne: In this case, Jerkass to Two. While Mitsuru is a snide, bitter jerk to virtually everyone, Hiro and [[TeethClenchedTeamwork Ikuno]] tend to get the worst of his cruelty. Best displayed in the third episode, where when Chlorophytum is unable to function, he [[NeverMyFault blames Ikuno]] and unhesitatingly agrees to pilot Strelizia with Zero Two to show up Hiro. Needless to say, once he goes too far, Zero Two lives up to her reputation as the Partner Killer and nearly kills him, and later on, [[spoiler:Mitsuru buries the hatchet with Hiro after he found out about his LaserGuidedAmnesia that erased most of his childhood memories, including their childhood promise to pilot together.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: APE removes any trace of Kokoro from his memories after being captured by them in episode 18.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: After bragging he could do better than Hiro with Zero Two, he ends up getting completely trashed by Zero Two's overwhelming power. He ends up traumatized at the thought of joining with her again.
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:In Episode 24, he bursts into tears upon seeing his newborn daughter and holding her for the first time.]]
* NeverBeHurtAgain: The core reason for his {{Jerkass}} behaviour. After his BrokenPedestal situation with Hiro, he got so heartbroken he decided to never trust someone again.
* NeverMyFault: He blames Ikuno for Chlorophytum being unable to function in episode three. And keeps insisting that he wasn't at fault in the following episode.
* NotSoStoic: He's usually composed (and at times, even smug), but there are a few times when he completely breaks out of said demeanor. The first time is when he freaks out about piloting with Zero Two after she left him weakened; the second is when he rants to Kokoro about [[spoiler: his promise with Hiro]] and why he has a hard time trusting others, to the point that he even ''cries'' about it.
* PetTheDog:
** His interactions with Kokoro in general. He saves her from a falling piece of building and keeps silent on her bringing back a book she took, which is likely against regulations. He's also noticeably less caustic with her than his own partner. [[spoiler:This is one reason why they are able to act as partners when the partner-swap occurs.]]
** In Episode 14 Mitsuru advises Hiro not to see Zero Two anymore, although he states this purely out of concern since [[spoiler: Zero Two nearly killed Hiro]].
* RebuiltPedestal: [[spoiler:By the latter half of the series, Mitsuru eventually learned to let go of his animosity towards Hiro and see him in a positive light once more, as seen when he tells Hiro that apologizing for their forgotten promise isn't necessary, and even smiling with the rest of the gang when Hiro tells them to come back alive in Episode 15.]]
* TheResenter: It's made clear in Episode 1 that he's not really fond of Hiro. Episode 11 reveals exactly ''why''.
* SmugSnake: Especially apparent in episode three, where he smugly puts Hiro down at every opportunity and insinuates how much better he would be as a partner to Zero Two, despite her clear disinterest in him and preference for Hiro. [[spoiler:This bites him ''hard'' when Zero Two has enough of his bragging while he's piloting her ship.]]
* SuperSerum: [[spoiler:His piloting abilities were originally low, so he undertook a surgery when he was younger to gain a higher capability.]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He and Ikuno are very open about how they don't like each other, but that honesty on the subject is also what allows them to work well together. Notable, at the end of the ThisIsMySide fight in episode 8, while the boys and girls were doing all they could to apologize for the way they behaved, Ikuno and Mitsuru only needed to quickly glance at each other to establish things were back to normal. Since they were never close in first place, they were the ones less affected by the fight.
* TheirFirstTime: In Episode 17, [[spoiler:he and Kokoro have sex for the first time]].
* ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:Hiro forgetting their promise caused Mitsuru to harbor a deep resentment for Hiro. Even after Hiro snapped out of his funk, Mitsuru continues to give him the cold shoulder, even having unpleasant dreams about when he used to look up to him.]] He even states that he doesn't know if he can ever forgive Hiro.
** [[spoiler: However, it seems that he's on his way there by Episode 14. When Hiro brings their promise up after fully remembering his past, Mitsuru implicitly assures Hiro that there's no need to apologize, and later on even acknowledges that Hiro wasn't at fault for what happened.]]
* TookALevelInKindness:
** [[spoiler:In Episode 14 he tells Hiro he doesn't need to apologize for forgetting their promise and then suggests he should give up piloting with Zero Two, clearly concerned for his safety like Ichigo.]]
** In Episode 16, he's gradually acting like his old self again, smiling more often and acting in a much kinder and gentler manner towards all his teammates. [[spoiler: Even after being subjected to a LaserGuidedAmnesia, while he becomes a bit more aloof and professional he doesn't revert to his old haughty self.]]
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Flashbacks show that Mitsuru was a lot nicer towards Hiro, even showing a bit of shyness when he asked to be given a name.
* WhenHeSmiles: It's hard to believe, but the few times he makes a genuine smile that isn't a smirk or anything similar is surprisingly heartwarming. This applies even more when he was a child, especially since his attitude was much sunnier back then.
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[[folder:Code:196/Ikuno]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ShizukaIshigami (Japanese), Creator/LeahClark (English), Creator/AlondraHidalgo (Latin American Spanish), Núria Samsó (European Spanish)

A girl with a very calm and collected personality. She likes reading books and that is what she seems to only invest herself in.
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* IllBoy: He has never been the healthiest of the team, suffering from Child Fever more than anybody else and having to constantly take medicine to treat it. In the manga, his Child Fever gets aggravated to the point where he can't pilot with Ikuno anymore, [[spoiler:and is made to switch to Kokoro and Genista in an effort to fight it]].

* {{Meganekko}}: The only pistil with glasses.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has dark purple hair.

->'''Voiced by''': Aoi Ichikawa (Japanese), Creator/SaoriHayami (child - Japanese), Creator/BrysonBaugus (English), Creator/EmilyNeves (child - English), Diego Becerril (Latin American Spanish), Álvaro Esteve (European Spanish)

* NotSoDifferent: It's no secret that Mitsuru and Ikuno get along the least as stamen and pistil. However, there's one thing they have in common: [[spoiler:both of them wanted to pilot a Franxx with a fellow stamen (for Mitsuru) or pistil (for Ikuno). Their hopes were dashed however, albeit for different reasons: with Ikuno, there was zero compatibility between her and Ichigo; and with Mitsuru, Hiro forgot about their promise to pilot one together]].

* NotSoDifferent:
** It's no secret that Mitsuru and Ikuno get along the least as stamen and pistil. However, there's one thing they have in common: [[spoiler:much like Ikuno wanted to pilot a Franxx with Ichigo, Mitsuru also wished for the same thing with Hiro. For different reasons however, that didn't happen, and it left them crushed]].
** When Ikuno [[spoiler: confesses her love to Ichigo, the latter doesn't return her feelings]]. However, Ichigo sympathizes with her since Ikuno reminds her of [[spoiler: [[AllLoveIsUnrequited when she was still in love with Hiro]]]].

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[[center: [- [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxx Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxPlantationThirteen Plantation 13]] | [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxHiro Hiro]] | [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxZeroTwo Zero Two]] | [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxTeamsDelphiniumAndArgentea Pilots of Delphinium and Argentea]] | '''Pilots of Genista and Chlorophytum''' | [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxAPE APE]] | [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxAdditionalPlantationsAndSquads Additional Plantations & Squads]] | [[Characters/DarlingInTheFranxxKlaxosaurs Klaxosaurs]]]]-]

* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler:She has strong feelings toward Ichigo, who likes Hiro and boys in general.]]

* JerkassToOne: In this case, Jerkass to Two. While Mitsuru is a snide, bitter jerk to virtually everyone, Hiro and Ikuno tend to get the worst of his cruelty. Best displayed in the third episode, where when Chlorophytum is unable to function, he [[NeverMyFault blames Ikuno]] and unhesitatingly agrees to pilot Strelizia with Zero Two to show up Hiro.

->'''Voiced by''': Aoi Ichikawa (Japanese), Creator/SaoriHayami (child - Japanese), Bryson Baugus (English), Creator/EmilyNeves (child - English), Diego Becerril (Latin American Spanish), Álvaro Esteve (European Spanish)

* HairDecorations: She wears a blue headband.

->'''Voiced by''': Hiroki Goto (Japanese), Creator/BlakeShepard (English), Roberto Salguero (Latin American Spanish)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SaoriHayami (Japanese), Creator/JeannieTirado (English), Jocelyn Robles (Latin American Spanish)

->'''Voiced by''': Aoi Ichikawa (Japanese), Creator/SaoriHayami (child - Japanese), Bryson Baugus (English), Creator/EmilyNeves (child - English), Diego Becerril (Latin American Spanish)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ShizukaIshigami (Japanese), Creator/LeahClark (English), Creator/AlondraHidalgo (Latin American Spanish)

* HairDecs: Her ponytail is held up with a blue, butterfly-shaped pin, most clearly seen in episode 11.

* ThrowTheDogABone: After being subject to a lot of fat jokes and [[spoiler:being abandoned by Kokoro]] all series, the finale reveals that [[spoiler:he eventually became HappilyMarried with a woman he met after the war with VIRM.]]