History Characters / FLCLGrungeAndShoegaze

* BrokenBird: She hides it well enough, but Episode 2 reveals that the years since the events of ''Alternative'' have ''not'' been kind to her. Due to her N.O. powers being exposed, the government basically ruined her life by doing everything in their power to remove control of it from her entirely, like cheating her out of reuniting with her friends and subjecting her to painful experiments trying to replicate what she did years ago, only to fail. All while the only real source of support she had was Kanda.

* {{Foil}}: To Commander Amarao, both being members of the Department of Interstellar Immigration who have past history with Haruko that messed them up. But Kanda is a SympatheticInspectorAntagonist while Amarao is the InspectorJavert.

* CovertPervert: If there is even a brief PantyShot, he will notice rather immediately, which Harumi likes to exploit to tease him

* HeroAntagonist: She's now a police officer who gets called in to deal with Masaki and Harumi.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the KidHeroAllGrownUp. In the ''FLCL Alternative'' finale, she manifested N.O. powers that she used to send Medical Mechanica and Haruko to another plaent. However, these powers Turned out to be BlessedWithSuck as Kana spent the next decade being under the government's thumb and unable to reconnect with her friends.

The protagonist of ''FLCL Alternative''.

* KidHeroAllGrownUp: She's now a 27-year-old woman.
** Deconstructed. Episode 2 reveals what happened to her between Alternative and Shoegaze. Basically having N.O. powers ruined her life.

* NotQuiteDead: Played For Laughs. He collapses after finishing the katana, seemingly dead. But raises up, scaring Orinoko while trying to say his final words.

* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: [[spoiler:In episode 2, he realizes that Harumi keeping him going at the tower made him fall in love with her, giving her new purpose.]]

* TheQuietOne: Because nobody ever listened to him he stopped trying to tell anyone about the apparitions he sees and speaks as little as possible.

* BoomHeadshot: At the end of Episode 2 she apparently gets shot by a sniper, ordered to do so by Kanda to trigger an emotional response from Masaki.

** In episode 2 she strips off her blazer and shirt in front of Masaki and Kana, leaving her in only her bra, skirt, and boots.

* BrokenBird: She hides it well enough, but Episode 2 reveals that the years since the events of ''Alternative'' have ''not'' been kind to her. Due to her N.O. powers being exposed, Kanda and the government basically ruined her life by doing everything in their power to remove control of it from her entirely, like cheating her out of reuniting with her friends and subjecting her to painful experiments trying to replicate what she did years ago, only to fail.

** Episode 2 reveals what happened to her between Alternative and Shoegaze. Basically having N.O. powers ruined her life.

* StepfordSmiler: Implied. When Masaki first sees she’s on the school roof hanging onto the outside of a chain link fence like [[DeathSeeker she’s about to jump off]]. Her lines of not knowing who she is, wanting to feel alive, and how death is inevitable suggest that she’s really depressed.

* StepfordSmiler: Implied. When Masaki first sees she’s on the school roof hanging onto the outside of a chain link fence like she’s about to jump off. Her lines of not knowing who she is, wanting to feel alive, and how death is inevitable suggest that she’s really depressed.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Satomi Amano (JP), Kim Gasichiel (EN)

* StepfordSmiler: Implied. When Masaki first sees she’s on the school roof hanging onto a the outside of the chain link fence like she’s about to jump off. Her lines of not knowing who she is and wanting to feel alive suggest that she’s really depressed.

* MadBomber: She has the brilliant idea to blow up the tower with a homemade bomb. It goes about as well as one would expect from a bomb made by two teenagers who have no clue what they're doing.

[[folder:Harumi Oraisho]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Satomi Amano (JP), Kim Gasichiel (EN)

A spontaneous girl with weird ideas who accompanies Masaki to the mysterious tower that appeared in town.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She is a highly eccentric person who wants to destroy the tower for unknown reasons, goes on bizarre rambling rants about the RuleOfThree, and even asks Masaki if he wants to [[CasualKink drink her pee]].
* CustomUniform: She styles her uniform differently from the other female students.
* FieryRedhead: She has red hair and a personality to match.
* GenkiGirl: She is extremely hyperactive and energetic.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: She fills virtually the same role that Haruko usually occupies.
* OnlyFriend: She is the only person at Masaki’s school who hangs out with him.

[[folder:Masaki Oufuji]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShoyaChiba (JP), Jesse Nowack (EN)

A transfer student who recently moved to Harumi's school as recommendation from his parents. Ever since the events from ''Alternative'', he can see ghostly apparitions all over the place.

* FriendlessBackground: He was outcast by his peers because of his ability to see apparitions no one else could.
* LonersAreFreaks: He became a loner due to his aforementioned ability to see apparitions.
* NewTransferStudent: He is a new student at his school and he still has the uniform from his old school.
* TheQuietOne: Because nobody ever listened to him he stopped trying to tell anyone about the apparitions he sees and speaks as little as possible.
* SensitiveArtist: Played with. The weird things he draws in his sketchbook are things he can actually see but are invisible to everyone else.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/Shoya Chiba (JP), Jesse Nowack (EN)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Kim Gasichiel (EN)

->'''Voiced by:''' Jesse Nowack (EN)