History Characters / Megatokyo

A part-time bouncer at the Cave Of Evil, and a very old friend of Miho's. Looked after Pirogeth (Piro's character) in Endgames when he stopped playing. She’s a high school [[http://fredrin.tumblr.com/post/45687781812/sawatari-komugiko-sensei-just-a-sketch Biology teacher]] who specialized in the study of the Poacae plant family, specifically wheat and barley. [[note]]Komugi = wheat, ko = girl[[/note]]

* CuteLittleFangs: Due to being a real life foxgirl.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Being a real Kitsune and all.
* MamaBear: She does not go into violent gunslinging mode, but she cares a great deal for her precious students, and will put their safety and health over her own. Extra points for actually being a mother, having a daughter named Yaku.

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[[folder:Junpei]]
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A Ninja who first showed up as the challenger to Largo for a Mortal Combat Visa, Junpei now seeks to assist the 'l33t-master' and learn from him.

[[folder:Komugiko "Mugi" Sawatari]]
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A part-time bouncer at the Cave Of Evil, and a very old friend of Miho's. Looked after Pirogeth (Piro's character) in Endgames when he stopped playing. She’s a high school [[http://fredrin.tumblr.com/post/45687781812/sawatari-komugiko-sensei-just-a-sketch Biology teacher]] who specialized in the study of the Poacae plant family, specifically wheat and barley. [[note]]Komugi = wheat, ko = girl[[/note]]

* AccentAdaptation: A subtle version.
* TheBartender: In Endgames, she's the innkeeper variant.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1361 A rare color page]] shows that both her hair/fur and eyes are red.
* CuteLittleFangs: Due to being a real life foxgirl.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Being a real Kitsune and all.
* InsistentTerminology: When she gets called a crazy bitch during traffic, she insists she's a ''vixen''. "Do I look like a dog to you?"
* {{Kitsune}}: In a bonus comic, it's explained that she's a kitsune, though since she only has one tail she has no supernatural power. Her daughter has two tails (though she often hides the second), and her grandmother has eight.
* LittleBitBeastly: She has fox ears and a tail. "Yeah, they're real." (though that comment may have been referring to a [[MaleGaze different part of her body]])
* MamaBear: She does not go into violent gunslinging mode, but she cares a great deal for her precious students, and will put their safety and health over her own. Extra points for actually being a mother, having a daughter named Yaku.
* MsFanservice: She's both petite and busty, so she makes sure her costumes take full advantage of it. Even her street clothes do this; her regular shirt has a plunging neckline. When she meets Piro, she immediately gives him a front-row view of her cleavage, saying "Yeah, they're real." (though that comment may have been referring to, well, see above.) This seems to have officially become a RunningGag [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1363 with Largo chiming in]].

[[folder:Meimi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's mother, and a mysterious woman who knows more about what's going on than she should.

* CloudCuckoolander: Only some of her odd behavior is an act.
* DropWhatYouAreDoing: When she [[spoiler:senses Miho's death]].
* KleptomaniacHero: She has a tendency to forget to pay for things.
-->'''Erika:''' You're still doing that?
* MagicalGirl: [[spoiler:Apparently a famous one, too]].
* ObfuscatingInsanity: How much is an act and how much is real is a little bit unclear.
* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Used to run around with Miho as a MagicalGirl]].
* SuperSpeed: [[spoiler:Though she can't go as fast as she used to]].
* YamatoNadeshiko: Calm, collected, and always manages to get her way without raising her voice or losing that smile.

[[folder:Masamichi Sonoda]]
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Yuki's father, and head of the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division.

* BeleagueredBureaucrat: He spends most of his time trying to get the proper paperwork from monsters.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Tried this [[spoiler:with his daughter]]. It didn't stick.
* OhCrap: When he realizes [[spoiler:there's an unregistered MagicalGirl on the loose]], though less than his subordinates. During one of the livestreams [[WordOfGod Fred said that]] [[spoiler: not only was he the one to finally arrest Meimi back during her magical girl days but that it ''almost got him killed in the process'']] so magical girls in general probably bring back some bad memories for him.
* OnlySaneMan
* OverprotectiveDad: When he finds out his daughter has a boyfriend, he immediately does a background search, all while yelling at the poor boy over the phone.
-->'''Masamichi:''' I will have a dozen officers monitoring your every move, your every purchase, your every mouse click, you understand me boy? I will get text alerts!
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The highest-ranking official seen, and has the best interests of not only the entire city, but most of the cast, at heart. He even deputizes Largo when it looks like he'd be useful, [[spoiler:only to rescind it almost immediately due to Erika's cover being blown.]]

[[folder:Tsubasa]]
A Japanese friend of Piro's. Piro and Largo crash at his apartment after they lose all their money. An extremely hard-core otaku, he was Ping's original owner. His departure forces Piro & Largo to move into Megagamers, getting the plot going in earnest.

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!!Associated tropes:

* {{Engrish}}: A mild example. He uses very stilted dialogue, especially when he writes.
* PutOnABus: Done at the request of the guy he was based on.
* WalkingTheEarth: This is what he's been doing since leaving Tokyo. Somehow he's still able to keep up with otaku news.
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* TriggerHappy: In the early years, Dom and Ed were used to play off a Japanese stereotype: That all Americans are well armed and willing to whip out a gun at the slightest provocation. These days Dom's the [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[TheChessmaster schemer]] of the two, but he still carries around an endless supply of pistols wherever he goes.

* [[spoiler: {{Tulpa}}]]: Miho is an [[spoiler: analogue, essentially a character type for manga/anime/games. She is as real as people believe in her make her, forcing a sort of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve moment when she becomes badly wounded.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Most of Piro's self-confidence issues can be traced back to the ''Endgames'' event. ''Endgames'' was an MMORPG that he and Largo used to play before the North American Servers were shut down due to the actions of a rogue player- one Miho Tohya. Piro had a role in that whole mess, and it turned ugly... '''''really''''' ugly.

* {{Kuudere}} & {{Tsundere}}: In many ways, she has been moving from being something of a BrokenBird to dithering between being both {{Kuudere}} & {{Tsundere}} depending on the day. She is neither completely cold and is too playful to be a permanent {{Kuudere}} (whom leans towards [[DeadpanSnarker cynicism]]) while she tempers her rage more than most {{Tsundere}} (whom happens to also be a type A) characters. In either mood of the day, only Kimiko and (surprisingly) Largo can pull out full compassion or tears from her.

* JapaneseHonorifics: She bounces around the list, since without anyone playing with her, she's not sure what relationship she's supposed to have with Piro and Largo. Piro has gotten -san, -kun, "Mr. Piro-san," and even -niisan, while with Largo she alternates somewhat randomly between -san and -sensei. Junko yells at her for this before she realizes she's a robot.

* SpiritedYoungLady: [[spoiler:Her ''real'' story, judging by the [[IHaveThisFriend story about Kotone]] she tells Kimiko. She always had a love of adventure, and left home to visit her uncle. She was shipwrecked, rescued by dangerous people, and joined them in their schemes]].

A nice, sweet yet repressed and self-criticizing artist/gamer geek who came to Japan because of what Largo did at E3. Out of money, he helped out some unknown girl in a train station and things just snowballed from there.

* OppositesAttract: With Erika. He's quirky, full of energy, and a major {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, she's serious, strait-laced, and very much CloserToEarth.

* DarkMagicalGirl: The current leading explanation for scenes like [[spoiler:[[http://megatokyo.com/strip/942 this]]. Not a MagicalGirl but not a monster either]].

* [[spoiler: Tulpa]]: Miho is an [[spoiler: analogue, essentially a character type for manga/anime/games. She is as real as people believe in her make her, forcing a sort of ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve moment when she becomes badly wounded.]]

-->'''Miho:''' [[spoiler:Ta me dür agus is fuath liom me fein.]] [[labelnote:Translation]] I'm stupid and I hate myself.[[/labelnote]]

-->'''Miho:''' [[spoiler:Ta me dür agus is fuath liom me fein. [[labelnote:Translation]] I'm stupid and I hate myself. [[/labelnote]]]]

* TellMeHowYouFight: Junpei's sister notes that she "brawls like a drunken sailor," referencing [[spoiler:her early life as a criminal]]. It's also mentioned that the only way Miho could make this fighting style work [[PintSizedPowerhouse with her small frame]] is with SuperStrength.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Seraphim deals one when [[spoiler:he and Kimiko are laying low at a love hotel with Kimiko looking to make actual use of the room.]] He doesn't answer but it's clear she hit him where it hurt.

* BrokenBird: The TropeNamer. Was un-broken later in the story, thanks to Largo, of all people.

* {{Pettanko}}: Borderline example. After she becomes famous among the otaku horde, fans often reference her lack of endowment. She's not particularly short, though.

* BadassAdorable: To say Miho is tougher than she looks is very much an understatement. She's strong enough to [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1024 trash Dom's car with a flick of her hand]], and [[CurbStompBattle gives Ed a thorough thrashing]] when he attempts to attack Ping at school.

* CuteLittleFangs: Due to being what may or may not be a real life foxgirl.

* MistakenNationality: She looks Japanese and has a Japanese name, but when she gets really depressed [[spoiler:she starts muttering in Irish]]. Her backstory (as related in the [[IHaveThisFriend story she told Kimiko]]) would also make more sense [[spoiler:for an Irish girl than a Japanese one]].

* MeaningfulName: WordOfGod says the name ''Piro'' is inspired from ''Pirotess'' from RecordOfLodossWar.

* ACupAngst: Ping is a rare case of having both this ''and'' its inverse. She gets upset that Piro ignores her, and subconsciously assumes it's because she doesn't look like Erika (with whom Piro had been spending a lot of time). The end result, well... see below.