History Characters / MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphansTekkadan

* ProtagonistTitle: Protagonist Subtitle, anyway. They are the Iron-Blooded Orphans.

* {{BFS}}: Downplayed. As part of its MidSeasonUpgrade from Teiwaz's engineers, his Barbatos gets an odachi almost as tall as the suit itself... but compared to the gigantic mace that was its previous melee weapon of choice, it looks positively delicate. Played straight with the Lupus's Sword-Mace.

** The 170mm {{Arm Cannon}}s on the Barbatos's fifth and sixth forms are a bit of a downgrade in firepower from the 300mm behemoth that previously served as its main ranged option, and lack its long-ranged accuracy, too. On the other hand, they're a way to knock an enemy suit off-balance while keeping the Gundam's hands free, and that's a real asset in close-quarters combat.

* LightningBruiser: The seventy-two Gundams of the Calamity War were distinguished by their twin reactors, giving them enormous strength and speed, and the Barbatos is jury-rigged with a Mobile Worker's Alaya-Vijnana system, giving it human-like reflexes. The combination makes Mikazuki a deadly foe indeed.

* WouldHitAGirl: While the entire Tekkadan already has no problem hitting women, Mika worths a special mention. In the battle against the Turbines, when the rest were trying to defeat the Turbines without bloodshed, Mika fully intended to ''kill'' Lafter when battling against her, it was fortunately halted by [[DefeatMeansFriendship Naze admitting his defeat and befriending the group]]. [[spoiler: In the battle against Carta Issue, the Gjallarhorn officer who killed [[ItsPersonal Biscuit]], Mika immediately went for the kill and wasted her and her entire group.]]

* GunsAkimbo: He and the Rebake memorably provide fire support with two massive 300mm howitzers borrowed from Mikazuki's Barbatos during the defence of Makanai's island in Episode 21. The Gusion Rebake Full City has four hands, each of can fire a gun.

* ShearMenace: The Gusion Rebake Full City has a pair of Scissors that it can use to cut mobile-suits in half.

* AceCustom: Gets another MS using a brand new frame, which still has elements of the old Ryusei-Go's design, shark grin stickers on the head, shoulder thrusters, and all. Also since the old Ryusei-Go's cockpit was salvaged and fitted onto the Shiden, his particular variant of the suit has the Alaya Vijnana system installed, making it one of its kind.

* BadAss: He's the leader of Tekkadan's boarding team, which means almost every sortie for the first half of the series involves him and his group loading into space suits, boarding the enemy ship from the Isarabi, and checkmating the enemy captain.

* DealWithTheDevil: With Barbatos, surprisingly. [[spoiler:Barbatos is mentioned as an ambiguously sentient machine, but during the final episode, Mika asked for extra power to take on the Graze Ein, and he got it at the cost of his right arm and right eye while not in Barbatos. Considering the name is taken from ''Literature/ArsGoetia'', you can easily see it as Mika sacrificing his arm and eye to summon a demon who then helped him defeat his enemy while becoming more dependent on it.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mika is one of few words, but nice to those he consider friends. He also doesn't hesitate to kill on Orga's command.

* TranquilFury: In a departure from his [[TheStoic usual temperament]], Mikazuki adopts this when choking Gaelio for mistaking him for crashing Cookie and Cracker with his car, and later, facing off against [[spoiler: Carta, after she kills Biscuit.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Suffers a downplayed version by losing the use of his right arm and eye in the battle at the end of Season 1, though they are still attached to him. Now he says he can only use them while connected to Barbatos. So far, he seems to be right about it. It's not confirmed if he legitimately cannot use them outside of the Gundam or if he simply ''thinks'' he can't. However, both eye and arm are fully usable inside the machine once linked up, so we know they aren't ''dead''. They may simply have some form of mental block on them that Mikazuki doesn't understand (or care about), and simply works as best he can around them.]]

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Suffers a downplayed version by losing the use of his right arm and eye in the battle at the end of Season 1, though they are still attached to him. Now he says he can only use them while connected to Barbatos.]]

* GunsAkimbo: He and the Rebake memorably provide fire support with two massive 300mm howitzers borrowed from Mikazuki's Barbatos during the defence of Makanai's island in Episode 21.

!!!Voiced by: Subaru Kimura (Japanese)

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While they're were just trying to survive and become successful, [[spoiler:their victory in season 1 not only damaged the power balance but showed the value of child soldiers leading to more child soldiers and human debris.]]

* {{BFS}}: Downplayed. As part of its MidSeasonUpgrade from Teiwaz's engineers, his Barbatos gets an odachi almost as tall as the suit itself... but compared to the gigantic mace that was its previous melee weapon of choice, it looks positively delicate. Played Straight with Lupus' Sword-Mace

* CarryABigStick: When they first start to use it, Gundam Barbatos' primary weapon is an enormous (even by mecha standards) flanged mace. Once Tekkadan finally arrives on Earth, it's replaced with something even more nightmarish - a giant club that can fold out into a chainsaw-toothed pincer, letting it literally bite through enemy suits. Season 2 has the Lupus carry a hybrid sword-mace that manages to be even larger than both of it's prior armaments.

[[folder:Eugene Sevenstark]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YuichiroUmehara (Japanese), Creator/BrycePapenbrook (English)
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-> '''Main mecha''': TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker, TK-53/s CGS Mobile Worker Space Type
-> '''Spaceships''': NOA-0093 Isaribi, Brewers ship

The former leader of CGS's Third Group, displaced from his position when Orga joined. Highly skilled, but doesn't always think things through. Jealous of Orga for usurping his position, and frequently argues with him.

* AcePilot: A gifted Mobile Worker pilot who became the ''Isaribi'''s helmsman, using the enhanced control granted by his Alaya-Vijnana system to throw the massive cruiser around like the [[Franchise/StarWars Millennium Falcon]]. [[spoiler:He can even pilot two spaceships at once, a feat said to be impossible]]
* BigEater: Normally downplayed, but when faced with the plethora of delicacies Teiwaz has to offer, you wanna get out of his way.
* CowardlyLion: He's a bit of a coward when the tables get turned on him, mildly panicking while in battle (despite still putting up a fight) after the First Group pretty much left them as CannonFodder. He's among the first to think of the worst case scenario.
* GreenEyedMonster: Defined primarily by his envy of Orga for taking over as leader. Ultimately subverted as he grows out of it in the early episodes... at least when it doesn't come to women.
* {{Expy}}:
** A trusted ace pilot despite his major attitude problems, and conveniently blonde - [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Graham Aker]] is back.
** Not just Graham, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Beecha Oleg]] returns, being rebellious and at odds with the captain, who ironically becomes a second captain.
* HotBlooded: Described as having great ability, but also being thoughtless.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's very, very abrasive, but he has no problem risking his life to protect Tekkadan.
* NumberTwo: In Season 2, Eugene is the Deputy Boss of Tekkadan.
* ProperlyParanoid: Assumes that Todo is working to betray them, despite the fact that it would get him killed by them for treachery. Todo is shown planning to screw them over very often.
* TheRival: To Orga, given that Orga took over as leader, which Eugene wasn't happy about.
* SexAsRiteOfPassage: He's implied to have slept with a prostitute in episode 9. The day afterwards he considers himself a man when talking to Lafter.

[[folder:Norba Shino]]
!!!Voiced by: Taishi Murata (Japanese), Creator/LucienDodge (English)
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-> '''Main mecha''': TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker (pink), EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go (Graze Custom II), "Ryusei-Go" (Shino's Shiden Custom)

A large, cheerful member of the Third Group, who specializes in hand-to-hand combat as well as piloting.

* AceCustom: Gets another MS using a brand new frame, which still has elements of the old Ryusei-Go's design, shark grin stickers on the head, shoulder thrusters, and all. Also since the old Ryusei-Go's cockpit was salvaged and fitted onto the Shiden, his particular variant of the suit has the Alaya Vijnana system installed, making it one of its kind.
* AmbiguouslyBi: He definitely loves women but has a bit of ShipTease with Yamagi. And then there's all the hints the staff are making, including this excerpt from the radio show:
-->"Shino doesn't really care either way, and since he doesn't really draw the line anywhere, he could agree to pretty much anything."
* AnAxeToGrind: His Ryusei-Go is still the same old Graze under all its mods and emergency repairs, and it still uses the same old Graze axe in suit combat.
* BadAss: He's the leader of Tekkadan's boarding team, which means almost every sortie for the first half of the series involves him and his group loading into space suits, boarding the enemy ship from the Isarabi, and checkmating the enemy captain.
* BigEater: He's shown stuffing his face with such enthusiasm (while shouting about how delicious it is) that [[JabbaTableManners he's spraying food everywhere.]]
* TheBigGuy: The biggest person in the Third Group, and specializing in hand-to-hand combat to boot.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: After Ein nearly kills him he's seen bleeding from the mouth, ears, nose, and forehead. He survives.]]
* BoisterousBruiser: Big, friendly, and trained at hitting people.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He has NoIndoorVoice and gives his Graze-Custom II (and his Shiden Custom) the strange nickname of Ryusei-Go and a shark grin paint job (also naming his combat unit in season 2 the Ryusei unit) but he's still a very skilled pilot.
* DesecratingTheDead: Completely unintentional, but [[spoiler: Ein takes Shino piloting the EB-06 Graze and spray painting it Hot Pink as a final insult to the deceased Crank.]]
* {{Determinator}}: Ep. 14 has him going through the arduous process of having his Alaya-Vijnana system synced to prepare for mecha usage and combat. It's possible he's become TheAtoner.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Shown to have survived, albeit badly injured and bleeding, from Ein's crazed killing spree in Episode 25.]]
* DrillSergeantNasty: Takes on this role for the new recruits in season two, stating he'd feel awful if they died because he didn't push them hard enough to be better.
* DumbMuscle: Definitely not the smartest guy in Tekkadan. He misinterprets Tekkadan's new symbol (a stylized flower) as a ''fish'', and then proceeds to get into a shouting match with the guy who designed it.
* {{Expy}}: Curiously, because of his salmon-pink Ryusei-Go--plus his own admission that he's far more comfortable as a pilot following orders than he is as a leader--he basically steals from [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable's color preference]] and his more positive characterization as [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Quattro Bajeena]].
* GunsAkimbo: Subverted. He normally uses the standard SwordAndGun loadout of the franchise (well, axe and gun in his case), but when the Montag Corporation provides Tekkadan with a huge number of extra weapons, he takes the Ryusei-Go into battle with a Graze rifle in each hand... and gets one of them destroyed before he can even consider using it.
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: He's constantly talking about how much he loves women, which makes poor Yamagi's crush on him all the more awkward.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He doesn't realize a lot of things he says aren't right for the mood.
* NiceGuy: Described as cheerful, and his concept art has him showing off a friendly wink and a smile.
* NoIndoorVoice: He's the archetypal BoisterousBruiser, and having zero volume control is just part of the package. Even his ''whispering'' is a dozen or so decibels too loud.
* ObliviousToLove: He has no idea Yamagi has a crush on him, which leads to some rather awkward moments between the two.
* RealMenWearPink: According to the Word of God Shino's love for pink extends onto every piece of weaponry and personal belonging eligible for customization, including two of his Mobile Suits, Mobile Worker, an assault helmet, and more. All of which are also named "Ryusei-Go."
* RedOniBlueOni: Among Tekkadan's MS pilots, he's the Red to both Mikazuki's and Akihiro's Blue.
* SurvivorsGuilt: He suffers from this in episode 13, as he blames his underestimating the Brewers's Human Debris child soldiers on the deaths of many of his comrades.
* TookALevelInBadass: A double example. The haul of loot Tekkadan gets from their battle with the Brewers results in him being promoted to a pilot (because Akihiro now had a shiny new suit, leaving the Graze Custom unoccupied), and simultaneously led to the Graze Custom itself being upgraded into the far deadlier Ryusei-Go.
* UnexpectedCharacter: No one would have guessed that Shino would be Tekkadan's third Mobile Suit pilot from seeing him at the beginning of the series.
* WhatAPieceOfJunk: Being refitted into the Ryusei-Go, his new ride, finally upgrades the Graze Custom from TheAllegedCar to this. It's still a crude, ugly bodge-job of a suit, it still has the same armaments, and the loud red paint-scheme doesn't help its enemies take it seriously, but it's gone from barely functional to genuinely lethal, and the reasons why are all under the hood. It's been fitted with a looted Alaya-Vijnana system, giving it the same human-like agility as the Barbatos, and Teiwaz's engineers have enhanced its performance and durability enough to keep up with the new control scheme. It's not a match for a Gundam, but the Ryusei-Go can give just about anything else in the solar system a serious run for its money.
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[[folder:Akihiro Altland]]
!!!Voiced by: Yasuaki Takumi (Japanese), Creator/DougErholtz (English)
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-> '''Main mecha''': TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker (blue), EB-06/tc Graze Custom, ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake, ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City

The leader of the CGS group referred to as "human debris", made up of boys who ended up in CGS as a result of [[MadeASlave human trafficking]]. Gruff and distant, he nonetheless tends to lead from the front, even in dangerous circumstances. Pilots a Graze, and later the Gusion Rebake.
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[[folder:Nadi Yukinojo Kassapa]]
!!!Voiced by: Atsushi Ono (Japanese), Creator/JamiesonPrice (English)
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-> '''Main mecha''': JEE-M103 Kutan Type-III

Head mechanic for CGS, specifically those Mobile Workers they always use. He's got his work cut out for him when mobile suits start factoring into the equation.

* ArtificialLimbs: Both his legs were replaced by prosthetics below the knee thanks to some old, unspecified injury. Given the in-universe belief that CyberneticsEatYourSoul, it goes a long way to explaining his unusual bond with and kindness to CGS's augmented ChildSoldiers.
* BeginnersLuck: As Mikazuki drily notes, his first shot at piloting the Cutan may be a hideous screaming death-spiral, but it's a hideous screaming death-spiral ''away'' from the enemy, so it's no big deal. He gets better later on.
* CoolOldGuy: He's comfortably middle-aged, and basically the only adult who actually gives a damn about the CGS kids, which is why he stays on with them after they reform as Tekkadan.
* TheEngineer: Tekkadan's lead mechanic.
* GentleGiant: Placid, kind, and built like a tank, emphasising his role as Tekkadan's token friendly adult.
* NonActionGuy: He may be powerfully built, but he's an engineer, not a pilot, as [[EpicFail his first outing]] in the [[CoolStarship Cutan mobile suit carrier]] amply demonstrates.
* TokenMinority: Tekkadan has a couple of dark-skinned recruits, but he's the only one with visibly 'black' facial features.

[[folder:Atra Mixta]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/HisakoKanemoto (Japanese), Creator/CassandraLee (English)
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A girl who works at a grocery store in Chyrse, who has become friends with the CGS boys, and Mikazuki in particular. Later becomes a cook on board the ''Isaribi''.

* AmbiguousDisorder: When we first see her, she's getting distracted at a really bad time, ''while driving''. And then there's that time with the ImagineSpot. We know now she was malnourished as a child, so it might be that.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted; when she's captured by Gjallarhorn (after [[spoiler:being mistaken for Kudelia]]), they apply the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and she spends the next few episodes visibly bloodied and brusied.
* CheerfulChild: Genuinely upbeat and positive despite having her own DarkAndTroubledPast.
* ChildhoodFriends: Became acquainted with Mikazuki when she was younger and has known him since then.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Played with. Seems rather possessive toward Mika, who's ObliviousToLove (or at least has a hard time showing his emotions), and seems to be intimidated by Kudelia's presence and beauty, if anything.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:She's the victim of this after Gjallarhorn captures her thinking that she's Kudelia. She doesn't break or reveal that she's not Kudelia, in large part because the torture was similar to the beatings she received as a young child.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She worked at a brothel (as a worker, not a prostitute) when she was younger. She also used to receive beatings so severe that [[spoiler:being tortured by Gjallarhorn reminds her of them.]]
* GoodLuckCharm: Makes one for herself and one for Mikazuki. Her narration for the episode 2 preview is all about it.
* HaremSeeker: An unusual example. After being introduced to the Turbines' exotic lifestyle, she makes the firm decision that ''Mikazuki'' should have a harem, with her as first wife. It is, at least, a good way to avoid competition for the guy's heart with his other LoveInterest, the beautiful, intelligent, messianic young aristocrat who also happens to be her new best friend.
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's fifteen, while most viewers guess twelve or younger upon seeing her. Probably justified by malnutrition stunting her growth.
* PluckyGirl: Despite (or perhaps because of) her brutal, dirt-poor upbringing, there's a will of steel under that sweet, delicate exterior. Perhaps the best example is when she subjects herself to an extended session of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique to protect Kudelia, and then shrugs it off as no worse than the beatings she got back at the brothel.
* PuppyLove: Has a crush on Mikazuki for helping her when she was a child. [[OlderThanTheyLook Both look younger than the 15 year olds they actually are]].
* RescueRomance: Played with. Wasn't exactly a daring, chivalrous rescue from peril, but Atra was practically dying of starvation, and Mika got her food and a place to live.
* ShipTease: With Mikazuki, they have known each other since childhood and she even made a good luck bracelet for him.
* ShipperOnDeck: Weirdly enough, for Mika and Kudelia, noting in one episode that they seem to make a good couple, and a later ImagineSpot reveals that, if it would make Mika happier, she wouldn't mind ''sharing'' Mika with Kudelia - [[{{Polyamory}} Turbines]]-[[{{Harem}} style]]. Her support for the couple is notable, one, because she is (or at least sees herself as) Kudelia's rival for Mika's affections, and, two, there's no one else--aside from Biscuit's twin sisters--who seems to think that Mika and Kudelia have any attraction to each other at all.
* TheSmurfettePrincipal: Played with. Along with Merribit, Atra is the one female employee of Tekkadan. Though she is the chef, not a soldier.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Nobody would have guessed that the most unassuming member of Tekkadan, if she even counts, would have been pivotal to protecting Kudelia on at least two occasions. If Atra hadn't strongarmed her way onto the Isaribi, the show would have ended very differently.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some fans tend to misspell her name as "Arta".
* TeamChef: She's a skilled cook and convinces Orga to hire her as Tekkadan's chef.

[[folder:Takaki Uno]]
!!!Voiced by: Kohei Amasaki (Japanese), Creator/ZachAguilar (English)
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-> '''Main mecha''': TK-53/s CGS Mobile Worker Space Type

A Tekkadan member specializing as courier. He has a younger sister named Fuka whom he plans to send to school.

* {{Courier}}: It's his job to procure supplies for the Tekkadan group while also acting as a messenger.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Like Biscuit, he joined the CGS to provide money for his sister to send to school.
* {{Foil}}: To Ride's antics.
* NonActionGuy: One of very few Tekkadan members who are never involved in any direct combat situation, nearly dying the one time he does get involved. [[spoiler:Gets back in the action during the finale, acting as Orga's escort driver after Biscuit's death.]]
* TragicKeepsake: He keeps Biscuit's hat.

[[folder:Yamagi Gilmerton]]
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/SomaSaito (Japanese), Griffin Burns (English)

One of the mechanics in Tekkadan. A taciturn boy skilled at his job. Designated exclusively to Ryusei-Go as of episode 18.

[[folder:Dante Mogro]]
!!!Voiced by: Daiki Hamano (Japanese), Sean Chiplock (English)
-> '''Main Mecha''': Shiden (Standard Type)

* BridgeBunnies: Normally fills this role for the ''Isaribi'', since he's quite smart.
* GeniusBruiser: He's a big, imposing guy who serves as one of Tekkadan's marines under Norba, but he's also got a serious knack for electronic warfare.
* MySkullRunnethOver: In episode 17, he decides to pilot the Barbatos to deliver it to Mika despite Yukinojo's warnings. Since the Barbatos's Ālaya-Vijñāna system is optimized for Mika's use, the Barbatos uploads an excessive amount of data to Dante's brain, rendering him temporarily catatonic.
* TheSmartGuy: Don't brush him off as human debris, he's not only literate but the resident PlayfulHacker!
* TookALevelInBadass: Seen in Season 2 Episode 1 piloting one of the new Teiwaz suits in a sparring match against Lafter.

[[folder:Chad Chadan]]
!!!Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya (Japanese), Creator/KeithSilverstein (English)

A Tekkadan member. Chad doesn't do much in Season 1, but in Season 2 he is assigned to Tekkadan's Earth headquarters.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: [[GenericGuy And that's all we really know about him.]]
* BridgeBunnies: Normally fills this role for the ''Isaribi''.
* PerpetualFrowner: His gaunt, gloomy face makes it constantly look like something terrible has just happened to him... although considering that he's a Human Debris child soldier, it probably has.
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[[folder:Atra Mixta]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/HisakoKanemoto (Japanese), Creator/CassandraLee (English)
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A girl who works at a grocery store in Chyrse, who has become friends with the CGS boys, and Mikazuki in particular. Later becomes a cook on board the ''Isaribi''.

* AmbiguousDisorder: When we first see her, she's getting distracted at a really bad time, ''while driving''. And then there's that time with the ImagineSpot. We know now she was malnourished as a child, so it might be that.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted; when she's captured by Gjallarhorn (after [[spoiler:being mistaken for Kudelia]]), they apply the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and she spends the next few episodes visibly bloodied and brusied.
* CheerfulChild: Genuinely upbeat and positive despite having her own DarkAndTroubledPast.
* ChildhoodFriends: Became acquainted with Mikazuki when she was younger and has known him since then.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Played with. Seems rather possessive toward Mika, who's ObliviousToLove (or at least has a hard time showing his emotions), and seems to be intimidated by Kudelia's presence and beauty, if anything.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler:She's the victim of this after Gjallarhorn captures her thinking that she's Kudelia. She doesn't break or reveal that she's not Kudelia, in large part because the torture was similar to the beatings she received as a young child.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: She worked at a brothel (as a worker, not a prostitute) when she was younger. She also used to receive beatings so severe that [[spoiler:being tortured by Gjallarhorn reminds her of them.]]
* GoodLuckCharm: Makes one for herself and one for Mikazuki. Her narration for the episode 2 preview is all about it.
* HaremSeeker: An unusual example. After being introduced to the Turbines' exotic lifestyle, she makes the firm decision that ''Mikazuki'' should have a harem, with her as first wife. It is, at least, a good way to avoid competition for the guy's heart with his other LoveInterest, the beautiful, intelligent, messianic young aristocrat who also happens to be her new best friend.
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's fifteen, while most viewers guess twelve or younger upon seeing her. Probably justified by malnutrition stunting her growth.
* PluckyGirl: Despite (or perhaps because of) her brutal, dirt-poor upbringing, there's a will of steel under that sweet, delicate exterior. Perhaps the best example is when she subjects herself to an extended session of the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique to protect Kudelia, and then shrugs it off as no worse than the beatings she got back at the brothel.
* PuppyLove: Has a crush on Mikazuki for helping her when she was a child. [[OlderThanTheyLook Both look younger than the 15 year olds they actually are]].
* RescueRomance: Played with. Wasn't exactly a daring, chivalrous rescue from peril, but Atra was practically dying of starvation, and Mika got her food and a place to live.
* ShipTease: With Mikazuki, they have known each other since childhood and she even made a good luck bracelet for him.
* ShipperOnDeck: Weirdly enough, for Mika and Kudelia, noting in one episode that they seem to make a good couple, and a later ImagineSpot reveals that, if it would make Mika happier, she wouldn't mind ''sharing'' Mika with Kudelia - [[{{Polyamory}} Turbines]]-[[{{Harem}} style]]. Her support for the couple is notable, one, because she is (or at least sees herself as) Kudelia's rival for Mika's affections, and, two, there's no one else--aside from Biscuit's twin sisters--who seems to think that Mika and Kudelia have any attraction to each other at all.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Nobody would have guessed that the most unassuming member of Tekkadan, if she even counts, would have been pivotal to protecting Kudelia on at least two occasions. If Atra hadn't strongarmed her way onto the Isaribi, the show would have ended very differently.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Some fans tend to misspell her name as "Arta".
* TeamChef: She's a skilled cook and convinces Orga to hire her as Tekkadan's chef.

* AntiHeroTeam: As expected of a mercenary group composed mostly of ChildSoldiers. Tekkadan is no stranger to unsavory tactics in the name of victory; such as attacking from blindspots, taking hostages or attacking defenseless enemies. However, every once in a while they make it clear they have a moral conscience and inherent goodness; not to mention their enemies are even worse. By season 2, Orga intends to make Tekkadan an honest business.

* ChickMagnet: he has Kudelia and Atra constantly fawning over him.

* CarryABigStick: When they first start to use it, Gundam Barbatos' primary weapon is an enormous (even by mecha standards) flanged mace. Once Tekkadan finally arrives on Earth, it's upgraded to something even more nightmarish - a giant club that can fold out into a chainsaw-toothed pincer, letting it literally bite through enemy suits. Season 2 has the Lupus carry a hybrid sword-mace that manages to be even larger than both of it's prior armaments.

** Mikazuki, surprisingly, also borrows a few things from the AntiHero [[LightNovel/FateZero Kiritsugu Emiya]]: to wit, he has TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior, is very comfortable with guns, lacks ability to empathize with anybody except those who think like him, has a good relationship with a white-haired girl[[note]]Atra, counterpart to Irisviel[[/note]] and a cold (so far) relationship with a blonde girl who he thinks is too idealistic for their own good[[note]]Kudelia, counterpart to Saber[[/note]]. That he works quite well with Orga (who is himself a visual {{Expy}} from the {{Franchise/Nasuverse}} as noted below) is hilariously remarkable on its own.

** Orga's physique and characterization also lets him serve as a dead ringer for Archer/[[spoiler:the Heroic Spirit EMIYA]] from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. While not having the same fatalistic cynicism as Archer, Orga favors outmaneuvering his enemies even when seemingly outmatched, much like Archer does. That Mikazuki is almost a stand-in for a young Kiritsugu Emiya (as noted above) gives us a close approximation of how the two might understand each other, especially [[spoiler: their adoptive father-son relationship]].

* BadBoss: ''Hoo boy.'' Discounting everything mentioned below, he's responsible for enforcing the Alaya-Vijnana system on all the kids, acquired in bulk on the cheap since they're all "human debris", and most likely ''ditching'' the 40% that were crippled in the process. And Orga's most likely the only one he can ''name.''

* Mid-SeasonUpgrade: Unlike most other Gundams in previous seasons, Barbatos gets close to 5 of them in season 1 alone, albeit these are mostly additions of armor and weapons obtained from enemy units. Season 2 sees Mika get a proper upgrade to the Barbatos Lupis, which, due to all the damage it's received over the years, is practically rebuilt entirely by Teiwaz from the frame itself to the armor. Essentially it's a brand new unit with only the irreplaceable systems (Such as the Ahab reactors and components that directly relate to their ability to sync) left in place.

* CarryABigStick: When they first start to use it, Gundam Barbatos' primary weapon is an enormous (even by mecha standards) flanged mace. Once Tekkadan finally arrives on Earth, it's upgraded to something even more nightmarish - a giant club that can fold out into a chainsaw-toothed pincer, letting it literally bite through enemy suits.

* CombatPragmatist: He fights to ''win'', with no qualms about "dirty" tactics like sneak-attacking from ambush, using enemy units as shields, and using clouds of dust or smoke to blind opponents.

* MeaningfulRename: After their coup, Orga renames the company Tekkadan, iron-flowers that never wilt

* WouldHitAGirl: While the entire Tekkadan already has no problem hitting women, Mika worths a special mention. In the battle against the Turbines, when the rest were trying to defeat the Turbines without bloodshed, Mika fully intended to ''kill'' Lafter when battling against her, it was fortunately halted by [[DefeatMeansFriendship Naze admitting his defeat and befriending the group]]. [[spoiler: In the battle against Carta Issue, the Gjallarhorn officer who killed [[ItsPersonal Biscuit]], Mika immediately went for the kill and wasted her and her entire group.]] It's to be expected. Mika's a soldier after all, and thus, is not about to go easy on an enemy on account of what's between their legs.