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A list of characters appearing ''Zettai Karen Children'' and its spin-off ''The Unlimited - Hyoubu Kyousuke''. Be warned, some spoilers will remain unmarked.

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!B.A.B.E.L.
An organization dedicated to the welfare and growth of Espers throughout Japan. Founded by Tsubomi Fujiko, a former member of the ESP Service Corp during World War II which preceded BABEL, it also acts as a peacekeeping force by helping to resolve various incidents within the country. They
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[[folder:The Children]]
A Special Esper Team comprised of Japan's three known Level 7 Espers (three little girls known as Kaoru, Aoi, and Shiho) and led by Minamoto Koichi. Powerful and gifted, they are considered to be one of BABEL's elite. However, a prediction from the esper dolphin Igou suggests that one day they may very well turn on humanity with Kaoru as the leader. Knowing this, many in BABEL work to ensure this never happens whereas those of PANDRA, particularly its leader Kyousuke Hyoubu, work to ensure otherwise.
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!!Koichi Minamoto
->Voiced by: Creator/YuuichiNakamura

The main protagonist of the series. Originally a scientist in BABEL's Research Division, he's conscripted into becoming the Supervisor of "The Children" after he successfully manages to bond with them. Although initially reluctant, he quickly comes to care for the girls and acts their guardian to the best of his ability.
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* AboveTheInfluence: Despite the persistent efforts of The Children (and Kyousuke, and Fujiko, and the entire free world...).
* ActionSurvivor: While he can put up some fight, he's not nearly as powerful as the espers are, and usually has to rely on them to fight other espers.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: Due to his intellect, he can usually figure out some of the things going on simply based on the evidence he sees.
* BadassNormal: subverted in the pilot chapter where he's (although completely oblivious of it) a level 7 anti anti ESP-er link... which still makes him a normal guy... but in the serialized manga (and anime) he is just a [[{{Muggles}} Normal]].
* BatmanGambit: His most common means of surviving in a world filled with [[PersonOfMassDestruction people of mass destruction]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: When pressed about his old college girlfriend, he gets extremely defensive about it, to the point that even high level espers were scared of him.
* ButtMonkey: Minamoto starts out this way in the manga, being [[RunningGag thrown into walls by Kaoru at the slightest provocation, taking the fall for the Children's collateral damage, or being messed with by Kyousuke]].
* CelibateHero: Minamoto's life revolves around keeping The Children safe and happy. On the rare occasions when does manage a date he's completely clueless.
* ChickMagnet: Many of the females in the series are drawn to him. Some comment on his good looks, while others like him because he's a NiceGuy. He's not ObliviousToLove either, he's mostly AboveTheInfluence regarding the Children, and for the others he just simply doesn't have time to date due to his workload with BABEL and the girls.
* ChildProdigy: As a child he was smart enough that he actually managed to solve UsefulNotes/FermatsLastTheorem, an act which resulted in him being sent on a special education program in Comerica.
* CunningLinguist: English, Russian, German, French, Italian, Chinese; and some proficiency with Spanish and Korean.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Minamoto of all people experiences this when he learns from Feather that [[spoiler: he kills Kaoru in the BadFuture out of MadLove for her.]]
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: InUniverse. ''Everyone'' wants Minamoto, including Kyousuke, Sakaki, and Okama.
* HeroicWillpower: Strong enough to resist the more drastic forms of mind control Kyousuke tries to inflict on him.
* HouseHusband: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] pretty often. He's often describe by others as being a housewife and his hobbies include cleaning house and cooking.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: The girls discover that he was incredibly smart for someone his age when examining an old class picture. Other kids didn't like being outshone by him in class and gradually ostracized him for it. Because of this, despite being a normal human, he is able to sympathize with the plight espers face due to their powers.
* MinoredInAssKicking: When he's not fighting someone way over his league, such as a high level esper, he can put up a decent fight.
* MoralityChain: Initially. Later on in the series "The Children" become mature enough to make their own decisions without him. Still, it's clear that should anything happen to Minamoto the Children ma=
* MrFanservice: Photographs of Minamoto in his unmentionables are popular among BABEL's female staff.
* NiceGuy: Aside from him disciplining the girls for rude behavior, he is generally this. It's also the prime reason why Kaoru, Aoi, and Shiho are all in love with him, because he was the first supervisor they had that really treated each of them with love and care even by than their own families.
* OnlySaneEmployee: He's one of the only ones who generally doesn't go overboard with his actions. The BABEL chief, in contrast, tends to overreact towards the girls and anything they do.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: No matter how strong, influential or cute you are. No matter even if you are his employer. Make Minamoto snap and you will surely regret it.
** As an example, when Fujiko tries to ask him about his old girlfriend from college, he tries to skirt around the issue. When Sakaki tries to answer it for them, he knocks his friend out, and later when pressed on it, he gets rather angry, and everyone, even high level espers like Kaoru, were quite scared of him.
* {{Otaku}}: A very high functioning one. The man [[{{Squee}} squees]] like a six year old when he goes to a space museum.
* PapaWolf: He tends to get rather protective of the girls anytime they're ordered to do something he deems a bit out of their league, such as having Shiho help the police with unsolved cases by having her touch items recovered from the crime scene, such as a kitchen knife. And especially anytime Hyobu approaches them.
* ParentalSubstitute: Acts as a full time parental figure and role model to at least five ''very powerful'' [=ESPers=].
* PoorCommunicationKills: Chooses not to share the full details of the prophecy where he kills Kaoru to "The Children" themselves. Hard to blame him, but it still leads to lots of misunderstandings and [[HilarityEnsues hilarity]].
* ScrewDestiny: Fully believes in trying to achieve this with the prediction of him shooting Kaoru. [[spoiler:He doesn't take it that well when Feather (Future Kaoru) tells him that he can't really change anything, but assures him that she will do so in his place.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tries to pull this at one point after "The Children" actions annoy him enough. Fortunately enough for everyone involved, Fujiko is able to convince him otherwise.
* SexyMentor: Male example.
* TheStrategist: He usually formulates a lot of the plans that BABEL takes. And they usually succeed.
* SupremeChef: The man can cook anything. Anywhere.
* TeamChef: Is quite a good cook. Sakaki at one point jokes that he'll "make a good wife someday" to someone.
* TeamDad: He's essentially this for the girls and the other espers who come under his care.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, and completely understandable in his situation.
* UnwantedHarem: Aside from the three girls he supervises, he's also got several other females that at least show hints of interest in him, such as the Double Face girls and Kaoru's mother and sister.
* WellExcuseMePrincess: To Kaoru, though the usual gender roles are reversed.
* WifeHusbandry: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zigzagged.]] He's [[DefiedTrope not]] trying to do this, but [[InvertedTrope the kids want him to,]] not that they want him to [[JailBaitWait wait that long]]. Everyone else [[LampshadeHanging thinks he's trying to,]] Fujiko [[ShipperOnDeck wants him to]], and [[DoubleSubversion in the future, one way or another he'll end up with Kaoru]].

!!Kaoru Akashi
->Voiced by: Creator/AyaHirano

The main heroine of the series. A Level 7 psychokinetic and the most reckless member of "The Children". Gifted with extraordinary power, she's predicted to become the most powerful esper in existence known as "The Queen of Catastrophe" and will lead espers into a war against humanity.
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* ACupAngst: As a child she shows visible annoyance when Mary calls her out on having a flat chest. To be fair to Kaoru however she was only 10 years old, and she grows out of this as grows older and starts developing her own sizable chest.
* AnythingThatMoves: Kaoru, verging on DepravedBisexual. In the animé, she's even hot for [[BrotherSisterIncest her sister]] and ''[[ParentalIncest her mother]]''.
* BerserkButton: Do not hurt her friends. Ever.
** That goes double for the one she loves. Hurt Minamoto, ''suffer horribly''. She nearly killed a person twice because of how they almost killed Minamoto and that was when she was a child.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She tends to feel this way any time someone other than her makes a move on Minamoto, even with Aoi and Shiho.
* CuddleBug: Likes to give hugs towards her friends and loved ones.
* DarkMessiah: According to the prophecy, she will lead espers in a war against humans before Minamoto kills her.
* DepravedBisexual: Borderline case, and PlayedForLaughs. [[CharacterDevelopment She gets better about it as she gets older]].
* DirtyOldMan: Called this on several occasions. She eventually starts growing out of it as she gets older.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Tomboy that she is, she gets this a fair bit. Usually from girls she's ''not'' [[LovableSexManiac chasing after]], though.
%% * FieryRedhead: Very much so.
* FreudianExcuse: Averted. Despite some horrific treatment at [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Suma's]] hands, a [[FantasticRacism prejudice]], as well as a childhood of being feared by her family, Kaoru is a kind hearted [[AllLovingHero person]]. Even as a [[FutureMeScaresMe villain]], her stated goal is protecting [=ESPers=] rather than hatred of the human race. Still, it's lucky she met Minamoto when she did.
* FutureBadass: Will eventually become the strongest esper in existence if going by Igou's prediction.
* GenkiGirl: The liveliest of "The Children".
* GirlinessUpgrade: After the TimeSkip.
* HairTriggerTemper: Kindhearted as she is, she's easy to piss off especially when she was a child.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Makes fun of Aoi's lack of bust even though she's as flat as a board herself (which happened before the time skip, of course).
* LargeHam: The way she speaks at times tends to ChewTheScenery, especially when CallingYourAttacks.
* LikesOlderWomen: Gender flipped with Minamoto who is ten years her senior and her first love.
* LivingMacGuffin: Kaoru's the prize for BABEL and PANDRA. Whether the prophecy is fulfilled is up to her, so both sides work very hard to win her heart and mind.
* LovableSexManiac: Frequently engages in skinship with her female friends, and together with Aoi and Shiho, likes teasing Minamoto as well.
* MindOverMatter: A psychokinetic, which means she can lift objects with her mind. However, her powers aren't just limited to this.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Thanks in part to her nature as a LovableSexManiac and as CuddleBug.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: As a Level 7 Esper she's exceedingly powerful and potentially level cities. [[spoiler:Come the Highschool Arc and her powers have grown so much that overusing them could potentially lead to her self-destructing and taking out everything in a ''15 kilometer radius''.]]
* RedBaron: ''The Queen of Catastrophe''.
* ShipperOnDeck: Together with Aoi and Shiho, she ships Tohno and Chisato together.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: After the TimeSkip for Minamoto.
* TookALevelInKindness: While she still a JerkAss at times, she's not as much of one as the show goes on, partly due to CharacterDevelopment, but mostly because of Minamoto's influence on the girls.
* {{Tsundere}}: Child Kaoru is Type A, Adult Kaoru is Type B. She progressed to Mixed after the TimeSkip.

!!Aoi Nogami
->Voiced by: Creator/RyokoShiraishi

A Level 7 teleporter. Aoi is the rational member of "The Children". Smart and somewhat naive, she's predicted to become one of the future leaders of PANDRA alongside Kaoru and Shiho with her title being "Lightspeed Goddess".
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* ACupAngst: PlayedForLaughs. She once pulled buttons off her school uniform when the other girls' uniforms popped open due to their "developmen". An omake reveals that she, along with Kaoru and Shiho, wrote letters to themselves that were to be read once they reached High School. Aoi's letter? Asking if her breasts grew.
* ClingyJealousGirl: As with Kaoru and Shiho towards Minamoto.
* CovertPervert: She may ''claim'' to be sweet and pure, but she's also the one who got the idea of having Kaoru "train" Naomi by tearing off her clothes.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Navy blue hair and eyes.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Subverted when it comes to School. Compared to Kaoru who likes to copy from others and Shiho who likes using her powers, Aoi puts genuine effort into her studies and gets the best grades as a result.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Played with. There are times when she's just as devious as Kaoru and Shiho, but at the same time it's made clear that between all three of them she's the most innocent member of the group.
* KansaiRegionalAccent: Born and raised in Kyoto, Aoi speaks in a Kansai dialect, including the use of the honorific [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -han used in place of the standard -san]].
* ObliviousToLove: Fails to notice Bullet's obvious crush on her.
* PrecociousCrush: Like her teammates, she has a crush on Minamoto. She's almost as serious about it as Kaoru.
* RedBaron: ''Lightspeed Goddess''.
* {{Tsundere}}: Got called one by Ken. Not that she doesn't have her moments.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Tries pulling this on Minamoto during the beginning of the Middle School Arc because she doesn't want to separate from Kaoru and Shiho due to living arrangements being shuffled. It almost fails if not for Aoi's powers going berserk right and thus necessitating the need for Minamoto to continue overseeing their livelihoods.

!!Shiho Sannomiya
->Voiced by: Creator/HarukaTomatsu

A Level 7 psychometer. Shiho is the sarcastic, sharp-tongued and often childishly sadistic member of "The Children". Together with Kaoru and Aoi, she is predicted to become one of the leaders of PANDRA in the future, with her title being "Untouchable Empress".
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%%* BerserkButton: Don't piss her off or criticize her friends.
* BlessedWithSuck: As a psychometer, she can read people's darkest secrets and feelings simply by touching them. This eventually leads her to have a very cynical view of people and also causing many people to being afraid of touching her.
* BrokenBird: Shiho mentions in one of her arcs that she learned very early on what kind of a world she lives in. Later, for laughs, she frequently {{Lampshades}} that she's a "dark" character.
%%* ClingyJealousGirl: As with Kaoru and Aoi towards Minamoto.
* CovertPervert: Knows quite a bit about what goes on behind closed doors, and is not afraid to make [[WiseBeyondHerYears completely age-inappropriate]] comments from time to time.
* CuteAndPsycho: Often PlayedForLaughs, but it's there. She's a sweet-looking little girl, but even her "good" side is a sociopath who enjoys hurting animals when she gets an excuse.
%%* DarkActionGirl: In contrast to Kaoru and Aoi.
%%* DeadpanSnarker: Tends to do this during non-serious moments.
%% * TheEmpath
* FakePeriodExcuse: How she tried (and failed) to bullshit her way out of a training session.
* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: Shiho ''really loves'' that taser of hers. Even before that, she also carried around a gun and had no problems using it on people.
%%* GoodIsNotSoft: Again, compared to Kaoru and Aoi.
* TheGunslinger: Before the timeskip, Shiho uses a two shot derringer. [[BlatantLies It is a kid's version.]]
%%* ImprobableAimingSkills: One manifestation of her psychometry.
%%* TheKirk
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: She takes after her mother both in looks and in personality.
* MindOverManners: Averted. Shiho is ''not'' above using her powers to jerk Minamoto's chain, or even lie about what she sees in his mind to get him in trouble [[ForTheEvulz for no reason]].
%%* PayEvilUntoEvil: She uses brute and destructive measures to solve any problems.
%%* PurpleIsPowerful: Her eye color and general color scheme.
* PrecociousCrush: Like the other girls, she's crushing on Minamoto. She mostly expresses it by messing with his head and getting him in trouble.
* StepfordSmiler: Very mildly, [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead all things considered]]. If she doesn't want to deal with you, she'll smile, listen politely, and ignore you until you go away.
%%* TokenEvilTeammate: She feels she's this a lot of times due to her ability to read people's thoughts.
* TouchTelepathy: How Shiho's powers generally work. She's a powerful user of {{psychometry}}, which allows her to read a person's mind or understand how objects have been used by holding them.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: As a child before befriending Kaoru she frequently invoked behavior that would make most parents concerned about her mental state. As a ten year old she has no problem pulling a gun on her enemies and invokes violent solutions as jokes.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She has a large fear of the supernatural world, in particular, spirits and ghosts.
* {{Yandere}}: PlayedForLaughs, she has this look from time to time, such as when Muscle Okama tried to hit on Minamoto. She threatened to shoot him in the groin.

[[WMG:Phantom Daughter 'Juli'/Yuuri Kumoi[[spoiler:/Mirage/Phantom]]]]
->Voiced by: Creator/MarinaInoue
One of The Children's classmates. Actually Black Phantom's daughter, a Level 7 Wizard-Class Hypno user [[spoiler:with a split personality. The Yuuri personality knows nothing about Black Phantom and has no special abilities; Mirage, who considers herself the main personality, created her to fool Psychometers.]]
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* AxCrazy: Phantom hates it when their play time is interrupted/takes their attention away from her and lashes at whoever does.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The Black Phantom agents she controls, along with MindRape. She's [[MoreThanMindControl not entirely acting of her own free will either.]]
* ChildSoldier: Was raised as one along with cultivating her powers that her guard is always up, and skillfully reacted to Theodore having Nai jump on her and even having no qualms killing her with a knife. Yet not skilled enough to detect she has 'another passenger' when Nai said 'The fourth one...who is she?'
%%* CuteClumsyGirl: As Yuuri and being all Moe with it to boot. As Mirage and Phantom, nope.
* TheCutie: Mirage designed Yuuri to be this, along with ExtremeDoormat to appeal best to Kaoru's DirtyOldMan antics.
* DaddysLittleVillain: To Black Phantom. She was his strongest and most loyal agent, the backbone of his criminal empire's Brainwashed Esper Unit until her HeelFaceTurn.
%%* DarkActionGirl: Phantom does this, while Mirage supervises.
%%* DeadAlternateCounterpart
* DesignerBabies: Her father created her and Gilliam using their comatose mother's ova and his own cells, which is also a precursor to Gilliam's cloning experiments using his own sister as material.
* FateWorseThanDeath: In the BadFuture, all crimes she committed for her father took a toll on her in Junior High School and the final nail was Nai's Death on the day The Children fought Nai. She vanished on a VillainousBSoD trip... but was found at her most vulnerable off-screen by Black Phantom and as Future!Kaoru would tell Minamoto, the next time they found her, Juli was no more than an obedient weapon merged with a giant hulk of Raremetal that amplifies her Hypno. The only human part of her remaining was her face. No doubt in order for Future!Juli to come with them, The Children in the future had to do a MercyKill on their friend than prolong her suffering.
* GivenNameReveal: At the Return of Phantom Arc, her Future Self calls her 'Juli'. Yuuri used Japanese Pronunciation Version to make her name 'Yuuri' to blend in in her infiltration to spy on The Children.
* HeelFaceTurn: She defected from Black Phantom upon being called out by P.A.N.D.R.A on her 'work' for her father. Upon being rescued by The Children, Sakaki and P.A.N.D.R.A from Gilliam and his clones, she went in hiding to The Foundation with the three rescued clones, Nai and Hanzo to recuperate, discovering Yugiri, a genetic sibling who was the prototype of Gilliam's cloning experiments. She later joins The Children come High School.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: At first it manifests as asking her father to have Kaoru as her doll as a reward for her work under WhatIsThisFeeling because she was lonely and isolated at home. Come school life, she realizes this and plays a key role in her defection.
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: In the anime, she's introduced at the very end of episode 51. Tono says he doesn't remember who she is, but Chisato says Yuuri was at the entrance exams with them.
* LivingWithTheVillain: She is their classmate and everyone's friend in their Junior High, unaware she was Black Phantom.
* ElegantGothicLolita: Gothic Lolita as a child, The Classic Elegant as Mirage, Punk Lolita as Phantom.
* MasterOfIllusion: She is a Level 7 Hypno like her mother. She can cast illusions and make you 'her doll'.
* MoreThanMindControl: She was 'loved' and spoiled by their father who keeps telling her he loves her dearly so she was unable to turn against him, leading to her SplitPersonality. She eventually admits this and would tell Gilliam it was all false love in the end.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In this case, additional memories and skills. Originally, 'Yuuri' could not play any instrument for Kaoru's birthday party but Mirage reprogrammed her to have it. Mirage also made her think she has Nai-the-Kitten for quite some time now.
* ParentalFavoritism: Gilliam lampshaded it to Hyoubu. She looks like their mother save for the blonde hair, and is a Level 7 Esper like their mother. She was 'Conditionally Spoiled' by their father on a 'do good for daddy and be rewarded' basis.
%%* PowerTrio: [[spoiler:Mirage is the superego, Yuri is the ego, and Phantom is the id.]]
* SplitPersonalityMerge: In the manga, Juli's locked memories have [[spoiler:awakened from the major's lockdown. As a result, all of her previous personnalities have merged under 'Kumoi Yuuri' as the dominant one. She has since decided to erase her existence from the Children's memories to pursue a personal vendetta against Black Phantom.]]
%%* GirlyGirlAndTomboy: Mirage is TheOjou, Phantom is the BoisterousBruiser and Yuuri is...
* TimeTravel: Future!Juli was one of the personalities within 'Feather' alongside The Children with Kaoru as the Main Body. They psychically traveled back in time to save Past!Juli from her brother Gilliam and to give her younger self the inner strength to break free from Gilliam's Illusions.

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[[folder:Shadow Children]]
As "The Children" entered middle school, BABEL created a team to support them in their activities and fill in for them at school should the need arise. The team is comprised of Bullet and Tim, two former Black Phantom operatives that "The Children" saved after their initial encounters with them.
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!!Bullet Silver
->Voiced by: Creator/TakashiKondo

A former Black Phantom operative who was saved from the organization by Kaoru after she released him from his brainwashing. Together with Tim, the two act as a support unit for "The Children" and live alongside them and Minamoto.
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* TheGunSlinger: Instead of simply relying on his powers Bullet, as the name implies, carries around an assortment of weaponry as well.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Thanks in part to Black Phantom, Bullet's memories of who he was prior to being saved by Kaoru and "The Children" are a complete mystery to him.
* IOweYouMyLife: Bullet is deeply loyal to the Children, though he's not quite sure why.
* MindOverMatter: His main power is psychokinesis much like Kaoru. He uses this to control the trajectory of his shots and is skilled enough to even give Kyousuke trouble.
* {{Otaku}}: His rehabilitation resulted in him become one.

!!Tim Toy
->Voiced by: Creator/JunkoMinagawa

Much like Bullet, he's also a former Black Phantom operative who was saved from the organization by Kaoru after she released him from his brainwashing. Together with Bullet, the two act as a support unit for "The Children" and live alongside them and Minamoto.
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* AnimeHair: His hair is very spiky. It's revealed in an omake that he uses a specialized gel in order to get it that way.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: As with Bullet, Tim doesn't really remember anything prior to his being saved by Kaoru and "The Children".
* IOweYouMyLife: Like Bullet, he's deeply loyal to ''The Children'' even if he doesn't know why.
* MarionetteMaster: He's the one behind the controls of the actual Shadow Kids (three dolls made to look like "The Children" in order to substitute for them in matters related to School) and can even use them in a fight.
* MindOverMatter: As with Bullet, his main power is psychokinesis. Thanks to a combination of it and hypnosis, he can create physical illusions such as giant robots and the like hence his name.
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[[folder:BABEL Staff]]
!!Fujiko Tsubomi
->Voiced by: Creator/{{Yukana}}

The official head of BABEL. She's a former member of the ESP Special Corp during World War II together with Kyousuke Hyoubu, her adoptive younger brother. Current times have seen the two as enemies however as Fujiko spearheads BABEL in order to oppose her little brother's plans for esper supremacy.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Her default outfit reveals her rather ample chest.
* BaitAndSwitchTyrant: Starts out by [[ReassignedToAntarctica taking Minamoto off duty]], but while it's something of a [[KickTheDog dick move]] on her part, it's actually a SecretTestOfCharacter, and she does become somewhat less nasty afterwards.
* BigGood: As the founder of BABEL she's this for Minamoto and the girls along with other BABEL members. In contrast to Kyousuke who believes in esper supremacy above all else, Fujiko desires peace between espers and normals and sincerely believes that it will be achieved one day.
* BerserkButton: Do not remind her how old she is.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: She founded an organization like BABEL. Of ''course'' she's completely nuts.
* CoolBigSis: She's this towards "The Children". She was also this towards Kyousuke in the past. Nowadays not so much.
* {{Gainaxing}}: Happens quite a bit in the anime thanks to her rather large bust.
* HeavySleeper: As a means to stretch her life expectancy even further.
* HornyDevils: She lives by draining LifeEnergy through kisses (and, it's implied, sex too).
* {{Kawaiiko}}: She really overdoes the cute sometimes, even though she's a bit too old for it.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: Over the years, her hair has changed color from chestnut brown to light creamy-tan, almost a off white color.
* MsFanservice: And she isn't afraid to show off either.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Her white hair is the only physical nod to her actual age, as she uses her vampire powers to retain her youth.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She's usually laid back, but if she puts on a serious face, watch out, as Hyoubu found out first hand. While she claims she's not as powerful as he is, she still dished out a CurbStompBattle to him, and he was only saved because PANDRA members came to bail him out.
* {{Ojou}}: When she was younger.
* OlderThanSheLooks: She's in her 80s, but looks like she's in her 20s.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: She's nearly a match for Kyousuke in power.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While she may not look like it, she allows her subordinates quite a bit of freedom to perform tasks and missions however they see fit. She also provides them with help from time to time, although upon first impression it may not look like it, such as when she was trying to train Minamoto to grow closer to the girls.
* SealedGoodInACan: Takes a nap after founding BABEL, and only wakes up in the second season.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Minamoto and all "The Children", believing that through the PowerOfLove the future predicted by Igou can be averted.
* StayInTheKitchen: When she was younger, she [[DefiedTrope defied this trope by joining the ESP Special Corp]].
* TheTease: She likes to do this to Minamoto a lot, something that doesn't really sit well with Kaoru, Aoi, and Shiho at first until they befriend her.
* ThirdPersonPerson: When she thinks she's being cute.
* VainSorceress: For being a woman over eighty years old, she retains her youth by sucking life energy from whomever she kisses, to be able to retain her youthful appearance.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Literally as Hyoubu uses this fear to subdue her at one point.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Much like Hyoubu, she's already pushing the limits of her abilities by extending her youth so much. This is the reason why she tends to go into hibernation periods that can last years in order recover and conserve her strength.

!!Taizo Kiritsubo
->Voiced by: Creator/JurotaKosugi

The leader of BABEL in terms of most day to day matters.
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* BadassNormal: While mostly portrayed for comedy relief, he can be surprisingly competent when things get serious.
* CharlesAtlasSuperPower: In the OVA, he falls for a trap when he opens a door. A guillotine comes down and seems to hit Taizo, only for him to get up and say that a normal person would have died. A camera shot from behind reveals it sliced off the back of his clothing.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Omakes reveal that he was quite good looking when he was young.
* LargeHam: When allowed, he basically chews the scenery each time.
* PapaWolf: He tends to go overboard with the girls, such as when Aoi and Shiho went on a date with a boy. He went so far as to have Babel staff follow them and interrupt the date as much as possible.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He backs "The Children" all the way and is a clear advocate for peace between normals and espers everywhere.
* UnclePennyBags: If [[PapaWolf Minamoto]] is the main [[ParentalSubstitute parent figure]] to "The Children", then Chief Kiritsubo is the over indulgent HonoraryUncle.

!!Oboro Kashiwagi
->Voiced by: Creator/MasumiAsano

Taizo's secretary, who's often seen with him.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: Can turn out this way at times when the Chief does some over the top things.
* ChristmasCake: Implied, as people try to set her up on dates.
* CloudCuckooLandersMinder: She acts like this towards Taizo when he starts veering off from his actual job of running BABEL.
* CovertPervert: Is implied to be one given her reaction to a half-naked picture of Minamoto.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: She gets a lot of things done around BABEL when Taizo is goofing off or doing things he really shouldn't be, such as spying on the girls while on a date with a boy. She even gets the Japanese government off of BABEL's back when they question why they're spending so much money on the organization. Due to her sincerity and hospitality, they all agree that it's a necessary function and allow more funding for them.
* MissionControl: She often performs this role for Minamoto and the girls, providing them with intel for their mission.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Other than Minamoto, she seems to be the only one that can usually get things done around work. Certainly when Minamoto isn't around.
* ShesGotLegs: Especially pronounced due to her skirt.

!!Shuuji Sakaki
->Voiced by: Creator/KisshoTaniyama

BABEL's chief physician and Minamoto's close friend from College.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: He's a little jealous that the Children have Minamoto as a mentor. Growing up, he didn't have anyone like that, and like all espers, he was ostracized too, so often hung out by himself. However, once he meets Minamoto, and sees a human that genuinely wants to befriend espers, he starts to become more likable.
* BigBrotherMentor: Attempts to be this to Tim Toy and Bullet. He will also occasionally watch over the girls if Minamoto is unable to for whatever reason.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:By Black Phantom's Gilliam, though it is like a cancer instead of hypnotism.]]
* CasanovaWannabe: While it's strongly hinted at that he has a lot of girls' numbers, the ones he tries to hit on onscreen usually turn him down, such as the Double Face girls.
* ChivalrousPervert: He may be perverted, but he will still help where he's needed, especially if it's Minamoto or the girls.
* CombatPragmatist: He doesn't mind using drugs to sedate his opponent, since he doesn't have any real offensive esper abilities like Kaoru and Aoi do.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Comes off as a skirt chaser and a slacker... until you threaten his friends.
* DiggingToChina:He can use his psychometry ''through the Earth'' to reach Brazil, which is not impossible considering where he was at the moment.
* GreenEyedMonster: Just a subtle one, but he mentions to Shiho that he's a little jealous that she got to meet someone like Minamoto who goes through a lot of trouble to protect her, Aoi, and Kaoru. By comparison, he had no one like that to rely on growing up, so grew kind of jaded and bitter. Until he punched Minamoto at college and saw someone who looked like he cared about espers despite being a normal person.
* HealingHands: His psychometry greatly enhances his abilities as a doctor.
* InconvenientHippocraticOath: In episode 32, after meeting his old college professor at a secret fishing spot, the latter taunts him for being a bad student. He then suffers a stroke, and while Shiho says he got what he deserved, Sakaki mentions that he still has to do what he can to help save the old man's life. In the end he seems to have done so, and also grown a little closer to Shiho, who up to that point was largely confrontational to him.
* MindOverManners: In contrast to Shiho, Sakaki uses his powers more or less ethically. (He does [[HandsomeLech examine his female patients' chests]] a little more often than he should, but in BABEL that's negligible.)
* MinoredInAssKicking: Rarely participates in combat, but is more than proficient when he does. [[CombatPragmatist This includes sedating opponents stronger than him.]]
* TheResenter: Mildly. Sakaki barely conceals his wishes that he had a parent/mentor figure like Minamoto, and can get catty with Shiho over it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other Esper Teams]]
!!Naomi Umegae
->Voiced by: Creator/AyumiFujimura

A Level 6 psychokinetic who occasionally assists the children in the field. Her code name is "Wild Cat".
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* AmbiguouslyGay: In the anime. One episode focuses on her relationship with one of her female teachers with a number of yuri undertones and symbolism to go along with it.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: She's in a different group than "The Children", and some episodes focus on stuff she does.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B. She's dere to everyone except Tanizaki. And he deserves the violence he receives [[TooKinkyToTorture and likes it, anyway.]] {{Lampshaded}} by Ken.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Tanizaki's pet project is to turn her into one. And mostly succeeds: Naomi is simply a very calm, kind young woman who is far too strong willed to put up with her supervisor's crap.

!!Ichiro Tanizaki
->Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka

Naomi's supervisor, and would be suitor.
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* ButtMonkey: He sexually harasses a woman who can juggle trucks with her mind, so he's really got it coming.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: His behavior towards Naomi was originally portrayed as more {{Squick}}y than funny.
* IronButtMonkey: But despite the severe beatings he gets, he always shrugs them off, and in fact seems to enjoy the punishment from Naomi.
* TheNotLoveInterest: He's placed in the LoveInterest slot for Naomi (by his design) and is the most important person in her life, but he is ''never'' getting a chance at her.
* WifeHusbandry: Unlike Minamoto he is ''trying'' to invoke this trope, but it's backfiring badly. And by badly, we mean hilariously.

!!Akira Yadorigi
->Voiced by: Creator/FuyukaOura

One of the members of "The Hound", and Hatsune's childhood friend. His power is metempsychosis, an ability which allows him to take over either animals or humans.
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* CloudCuckooLandersMinder: Hatsune needs a keeper. Akira is that.
* PeoplePuppets: His main ability allows him to possess animals and other people.

!!Hatsune Inugami
->Voiced by: Creator/AiShimizu

The second member of "The Hound", with a metamorphic synthetic power that allows her to change her form into that of an animals.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Gets jealous when other girls try to talk to Akira.
* FanservicePack[=/=]BoobsOfSteel: As a teenager she starts becoming more and more buxom.
* GoingCommando: To Akira's discomfort when older.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: More than willing to get up close and personal with people such as when she licks Minamoto during the Lake Cabin arc in order to measure his health. She also tries to do this to Akira and according to him she does it pretty often.
* TheNoseKnows: Has a strong sense of smell and taste.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Often refers to herself in the third person.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Her esper powers let her transform into a wolfish creature just like a werewolf, though she can imitate other animals, as ell.
* WildChild: She eats animals raw due to her canine nature.
[[/folder]]

!P.A.N.D.R.A.
A criminal organization comprised of espers gathered under the command of Hyoubu Kyousuke, a former member of the ESP Special Corp during World War II who turned rogue after his superiors turned on him. Like BABEL, it seeks to ensure the welfare and growth of many Espers, but unlike BABEL they are unwilling to compromise with normal society and seek to rule over them.
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[[folder:Kyousuke Hyoubu]]
The leader and founder of PANDRA. A former member of the ESP Special Corp during World War II and adoptive younger brother of BABEL Director, Fujiko Tsubomi. He is over 80 years old, yet retains his youthful appearance due in part to his powers. He seeks to ensure Kaoru's future as the Queen of Catastrophe.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Kyousuke has genuine, no-strings-attached feelings of affection and responsibility for his followers, up to taking over a country just to let the kids go to school.
* AffablyEvil: Very. He does have serious moments where he acts like a genuine bad guy, but most other times he just does petty things, such as trying to beat Momotaro at a video game, and losing.
* AllYourPowersCombined: His extra powers were gained from his old comrades, and were passed on to him if he personally watched them die.
* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:When reverted into a child, he is nicer, and due to Minamoto, it bleeds over when he comes back.]]
* AntiVillain: Kaoru sees him as such, though Kyousuke is always zigzagging across the MoralEventHorizon. Regardless, his intentions are at least understandable, and he ''is'' providing a home and support network for the espers that BABEL isn't able to find or help.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He is quite dangerous even though he does get beat from time to time. But that's usually because he wants to give them a HopeSpot before showing a trump card that then takes out whoever he's fighting.
* BigBad: Initially set up as this, only for Black Phantom to show up and eventually take over instead.
* BreakoutCharacter: Has his own anime spinoff, ''The Unlimited''.
* BrilliantButLazy: Kyousuke is as intelligent as Minamoto, but is too whimsical to match him tactically.
* ButNotTooForeign: Backstory tells us his mother is 'from the continent' i.e. mainland Asia.
* CastFromLifespan: His "Unlimited Mode" introduced in the spinoff, in which he removes his PowerLimiter and becomes [[UpToEleven even more powerful than he already is]], shortens his lifespan every time he uses it due to the unstable nature of his powers (thus necessitating the use of a constant PowerLimiter in the first place).
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In his first appearance, he seemed somewhat more evil and less whimsical.
* CombatPragmatist: He's usually willing to do whatever is necessary to win a fight.
* CreepyChild: Had his moments after joining the military.
* DepravedBisexual: Either this or IfItsYouItsOkay toward Minamoto. Or just a ''massive'' tease.
* DracoInLeatherPants: In-universe, Kaoru is unbelievably willing to forgive his crimes.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: The default state of his eyes after his StartOfDarkness, regardless of whether he's angry or smiling or contemplating sweet murder.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He feels a war between espers and normals is inevitable, and constantly works in subtle way to try and speed things up. However, Fujiko and Minamoto both refuse to believe that, and feel that espers and normals can get along, hence BABEL's existence and why they're trying so hard to ensure the girls grow up with a somewhat healthy and normal childhood. As a result, they often end up at odds with each other.
* FriendlyEnemy: To BABEL, particularly Minamoto and The Children.
* FreudianExcuse: The reason he's so distrusting of normals, Minamoto in particular, is because his commander when working in the Japanese military had come off as a very reasonable kind man who wanted nothing more than coexistence between espers and normals, but then tried to murder Hyoubu and made it clear that his ideal world was one in which baseline humans control espers. Because of him, Hyoubu has trouble bringing himself to trust normals who work towards coexistence between espers and normals.
* HypocriticalHumor: Made fun of Kiritsubo's age by calling him "dad" even though he's older than him.
* IShallTauntYou: His favorite hobby is fucking with Minamoto or Kiritsubo.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Fujiko, before and during the war. He even called her "sis".
* LimitedWardrobe: Nothing but gakurans. Getting him to wear more normal clothes have ended badly in the past.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: His hair was originally black. It turned white over the years.
* ManipulativeBastard: He's willing to play dirty to achieve his goals if he has to.
* MasterOfIllusion: There are very few espers who have a stronger hypno than him.
* MoralityChain: Kaoru is this to him. He will often stop what he's doing to help her out, or provide a clue on what to do about the current crisis, and in some cases will do dirty work behind the scenes to prevent Kaoru from having to get her hands dirty, such as killing an esper controlled by Black Phantom.
* MysticalWhiteHair: His silver hair is the only physical nod to his actual age.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He may be a criminal mastermind, but he still tries to show up Minamoto from time to time, such as making a boxed lunch for Mio after she reminisced about Minamoto's cooking, or trying to beat Momotaro at a video game, losing badly, and still insisting on playing more. He also finds it hilarious when Minamoto is taken control of by some flies, and try to make him do silly things such as drink from a toilet.
* OlderThanHeLooks: Despite having the appearance of a high schooler, he is at least 80 years old.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He takes this stance at times when helping out BABEL/Minamoto. While he would love to see them fail, he also realizes that upsetting Kaoru would work against his goal of trying to make her the esper queen.
* ParentalSubstitute: Thanks in part to his age, he's this towards many a member of PANDRA.
* PetTheDog: As underhanded as he acts at times, he does have these moments where he'll protect Kaoru or help out Minamoto, even if his objective to have Kaoru do a FaceHeelTurn ultimately fails.
* PsychopathicManchild: In Volume 6, he ''does'' avenge a young girl who is severely wounded in a suicide bombing - but only because the bomber ''ruined the good mood'' brought on by ''the flowers she sold him'' and because she looks astonishingly like Kaoru. Later, he says to the leader of the terrorist group (before he blows up the plane they're on):
-->'''Kyousuke:''' I go anywhere my interest leads me. I do anything I want to. I kill anyone I don't like. That is all.
* RealityWarper: Between his highly-refined telekinesis and hypnosis, Kyousuke can do just about anything.
* SupremeChef: While this doesn't crop up often, Mio did comment that his boxed lunch was delicious. One of his henchmen notes that he's being immature because he made said lunch solely because Mio was reminiscing about Minamoto's cooking a while back, and wanted to show him up.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Before his beloved commander tried to kill him.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: There will be a war between humans and espers. Kyousuke wants to make sure the esper side wins, whatever the cost.
* VillainousCrush: He wants Kaoru as his queen.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While PANDRA's main goal seems to be making sure that espers win the war between normals and espers, should it ever come, but it's implied that he'd be perfectly fine with a world in which humans and espers can coexist peacefully. The problem is he doesn't think that it's possible. Also, PANDRA's actions rarely ever directly harm civilians, espers and normals alike.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Mostly reserves his kindness to espers. If you're not an esper, then you're nothing.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His StartOfDarkness. He himself averts this utterly; see AFatherToHisMen above.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Thanks in part to being an old man in his eighties.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:PANDRA Adults]]
!!Shiro Magi
->Voiced by: Koji Ochiai

Kyosuke's right hand man and secretary.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: His PrehensileHair incorporates carbon microfibres, which allows them to double as CombatTentacles... and makes him especially susceptible to Shiho's taser.
%%* BadassInANiceSuit
%%* BoringButPractical: A lot of the stuff he does for PANDRA is low flash but highly effective.
* ButNotTooForeign: Magi says he and other members of PANDRA were war orphans or refugees.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Not a match for Kyosuke in power, but he's the one who has to clean up after him and make sure PANDRA is still functioning well enough for him to go off on his larks.
* LimitedWardrobe: He only dresses in identical copies of his nice suit.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Especially in the supplement. He apparently thought that Muscle was Muscle's real name.
%%* NotSoDifferent: Though it's not explicitly stated, it's clear that he has a lot in common with Minamoto.
* OnlySaneEmployee: He and Minamoto once got [[INeedAFreakingDrink drunk]] on a picnic in frustration about their superiors.
%%* PrehensileHair: Which he can use as CombatTentacles or HairWings.
%%* PromotionToParent: Kyosuke sticks him with three kids.
* PunchClockVillain: Magi treats PANDRA like it's a job: objectives are set, paperwork is organized and you put in overtime to get the big projects done on time. All this makes him '''more''' dangerous than the rank and file who treat PANDRA like a hobby or a game.
* ShipTease: With Momiji, who decides very early on that he's marriage material. More so when the only time we see Magi lose his cool is when she gets hurt.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Deeply cares about Kyosuke, but admitting it is like pulling teeth.
* TeamDad: The one who gets stuck trying to establish rules and discipline. Also had to raise at least three [=ESPers=]. He's more detached and stern than Minamoto, but given that he works for Kyosuke that's something of a necessity.
* TheTrainsRunOnTime: Handles PANDRA's logistics and planning.
* TheWorfEffect: Gets pounded by Mirage [[spoiler: but we then learn it's just Kysouke's [[RealityWarper high-level hypno]]. He's [[DegradedBoss not happy about being such a pushover]]]].

!!Momiji Kanou
->Voiced by: Creator/SaekoChiba (2009 series), Creator/SayakaOhara (''The Unlimited'')

A PANDRA [=ESPer=] who is another one of Kyosuke's primary assistants.
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%%* AntiVillain: One of the more level headed PANDRA [=ESPers=]. Though, as with BABEL, that's not saying much.
%%* ADayInTheLimelight: "A Scandal With Her"
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her hometown was obliterated in one night.
* FriendlyEnemy: Like most of PANDRA, but also points out weaknesses in BABEL's security to them.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: High-tech blinders to force her to use her spatial awareness as a teleporter.
* LikesOlderMen: Astonishingly enough, her type of man is someone like ''Kiritsubo''.
%%* MagicAIsMagicA: Momiji's actual power is a synthetic power that allows her to anchor herself in space, effectively giving her super strength.
* ShootTheDog: When she first meets [[AllLovingHero Kaoru]], Momiji is willing to engage in unethical behaviour to get her objectives. Then [[PersonOfMassDestruction Kaoru]] tells her that sort of crap won't fly.
%%* TeamMom: Played with. While she does look and act the part to a degree, the real team mom of PANDRA is ''Muscle''.

!!Yo Fujiura
->Voiced by: Creator/WataruHatano

An esper that was raised by Magi and PANDRA.
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%%* ButtMonkey: Gets no respect from the rest of PANDRA.

!!Masuo "Muscle Okama" Ookama
->Voiced by: Creator/KentaMiyake

One of PANDRA's [=ESPers=] and Mio's most frequent partner in crime.
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%%* BadassInANiceSuit: [[SheCleansUpNicely Only when someone makes him wear one]].
%%* BareYourMidriff: For whatever reason, his prison uniform shirt is short enough for that.
%%* BunnyEarsLawyer: Has a hidden talent for diplomacy, leadership and teaching.
%%* EvilIsHammy: He tends to talk this way, especially when calling his attacks.
%%* GroinAttack: In the anime he [[LampshadeHanging wonders if]] this is becoming a RunningGag after he's received one too many of these attacks.
* HardGay: As if his signature attacks from the groin weren't already enough of a clue, he also actively hits on Minamoto as well.
* HeCleansUpNicely: Gender-inverted example. In the last episode, he shows in one scene looking and acting like a completely normal person, to the point that several of the PANDRA members are unable to recognize him. Then he changes into his usual outfit/demeanor, and they immediately recognize him.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Certainly comes of as much more malicious then usual during the Infamous ColonyDrop Incident.
%%* TakenForGranite: His [=ESPer=] power.
%%* TeamDad: Believe it or not, according to the quasi-{{Canon}} 'supplements'.

!!Takashi Kugutsu
->Voiced by: Yukito Soma

A psychokinetic and avid otaku.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The anime gives him stronger motives for FaceHeelTurn, making him more sympathetic.
* TheDogBitesBack: In the anime being always mocked for his [[{{Otaku}} hobbies]] by Sakaki makes it ''that'' much easier for him to join PANDRA for good; he nearly murders Sakaki in the process.
* FaceHeelTurn: Initially presented as a member of BABEL only for it to be revealed that he's a member of PANDRA.
* FreudianExcuse: His coworkers' general disdain for his hobby gives him another reason to spy on them for PANDRA.
* MarionetteMaster: As an esper, Kugutsu can manipulate dolls with life-like accuracy.
* {{Otaku}}: A doll/figurine otaku to boot. Never to be seen without a [[strike: Licca]]Moga-chan doll.
* TheMole: Revealed early on as the one responsible for leaking information about BABEL to PANDRA.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Subverted. Kugutsu is truly appreciated in PANDRA for his abilities, otakuism notwithstanding.
%%* SpoofAesop: For Tim and Bullet's sake.


!!Koremitsu Yamada
->Voiced by: Creator/KentaMiyake

A telepath, and Mio's bodyguard.
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%%* BadassBeard: [[spoiler:It's whats under the bandages.]]
* BandagedFace: The lower half of his face, it's not explained why.
* FaceOfAThug: Actually a pretty nice guy, despite looking like FrankensteinsMonster
%%* FightsLikeANormal: Since his power isn't that useful for combat.
* TheVoiceless: Until he removes the bandages in an omake, though he could talk telepathically before.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:PANDRA Children]]
!!Mio Tsukishi
->Voiced by: Creator/RieKugimiya

A young level 6 teleporter in PANDRA. Mio spends a great deal of time trying to gain Kaoru's affection without ''admitting'' that she wants to be friends.
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* AffablyEvil: While her introduction was rather violent, kidnapping Minamoto to force Kaoru into a showdown, she is a rather incompetent villain. Even when he was kidnapped, Minamoto ends up cooking some decent food for her after noticing she just ate instant noodles. He even cleans her clothes for her after recommending she take a much needed bath as well.
* AndYourLittleDogToo: Frequently makes threats against against Kaoru before she admits that she really wants Karou's friendship.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Hyobu showed kindness to her when she was younger, hence why she willingly joined him and worships him.
* BodyHorror: Her first fight has her teleportation powers run amok.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Hates Kaoru because of the attention Hyobu gives the former over her.
%%* DarkMagicalGirl: Much more vicious than The Children.
* TheDitz: Can be a bit slow to realize things like "having no air will kill you."
* GreenEyedMonster: Mio resents that The Children, Kaoru especially, received many opportunities that she was denied.
%%* SheCleansUpNicely: When Minamoto washes her clothes and she takes a bath.
* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: Until Kyosuke reorganized PANDRA, Mio was living in a cabin, on her own, eating virtually nothing but ramen.
* {{Teleportation}}: [[spoiler:Her teleportation allows her to teleport only a part instead of the whole like the others. The parts are still connected and if they are too far apart or too far away from Mio, they will reattach on one side.]]

!!Patty Crew
->Voiced by: Creator/SanaeKobayashi

An esper that was liberated from Black Phantom by Kaoru and PANDRA.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Pretty much every time two guys seem friendly with each other.

[[/folder]]

!Black Phantom
[[folder:Black Phantom]]
[[WMG:Black Phantom]]
The leader of the organization of the same name, which brainwashes Espers and uses them as assassins.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's always referred to as "Black Phantom", "Boss", "Father", etc.
%%* FaceFramedInShadow: Initially.
%%* FantasticRacism: Hates espers.
* FreudianExcuse: Hates espers, [[spoiler: because his wife's powers caused her braindeath.]]

[[WMG:Theodore]]
* BattleButler: A notable aversion: despite the way he dresses and his loyalty to Black Phantom, he lacks PsychicPowers or other combat abilities.

[[WMG:Nai]]
A young girl who is a Black Phantom agent.
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%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Though she is broken out of it later.
* ShadowWalker: She can teleport herself or somebody else through a shadow.
* CreepyChild: So brainwashed that she smiles when revealing that [[spoiler:Black Phantom has put a device in her forehead that will kill her if Kaoru removes her brainwashing.]]
* CuteKitten: Poses as one, though since it's an illusion she can't do things like go through a cat door.
* HazyFeelTurn: Joins PANDRA to keep Yuri safe.

[[WMG:Ninja Hanzo]]
An adult Black Phantom agent.
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%%* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The basis of his loyalty to Phantom's Daughter
%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He breaks out of it after his defeat.
%%* CoolMask: It resembles [[Comics/{{Deathstroke}} Slade's]]
* HazyFeelTurn: Joins PANDRA to keep Yuri safe.
%%* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Justified by his synthetic Esper powers.
* {{Otaku}}: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' fanboy. Even whips out the Sharingan once as part of a gag.
%%* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: When ordered to commit suicide.
%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Phantom's Daughter, not to Black Phantom

[[WMG:Gilliam]]
A young man who is an agent and son of Black Phantom. Yuri's elder brother.
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* AxCrazy: Hyobu describes him as the most insane person he has ever met.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: His cruel father treated him as useless garbage his while life.]]
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Wants to kill all espers and non-espers]]
* TheUnfavourite: As a result of not being as powerful an [=ESPer=] as his sister.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Kills his clones for the slightest failure. [[spoiler: Except it was an illusion, he considers them too expensive to do that to.]]

[[/folder]]

!Other Characters
[[folder:Feather]]
A mysterious, very powerful Esper whose mind can be transferred between bodies using raremetal quartz. She has amnesia, but has a vague idea that her goal is to "change the future". In love with Minamoto (even more so than everyone else).
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* BrokeTheRatingScale: Her Psychokinesis is said to be beyond Level 7.
* GrandTheftMe: Does this to [[spoiler:Phantom Daughter]], although she doesn't really take over, [[spoiler:just hide among the other three personalities]].
* MeaningfulName: She gets turned into a bird for a while. [[spoiler:Actually, her name probably refers to Kaoru's angelic wings.]]
* MentalTimeTravel: [[spoiler:She's actually an amalgamation of the memories of all 3 children (and possibly others as well) from the future, with Kaoru as the nexus.]]
%%* MindOverMatter
* SuperpowerLottery: [[spoiler: She has {{Psychokinesis}}, {{Teleportation}}, AND {{psychometry}}, all at Level 7 or ''higher''.]]
%%* WildCard
[[/folder]]

[[folder:School Friends]]
!!Chisato Hanai
->Voiced by: Creator/KaoriFukuhara

A level 2 esper who goes to the same school as Kaoru, Shiho, and Aoi does.
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* BreakTheCutie: She accidentally outs the three girls as espers when they first go to school, which causes some problems for them. She also accidentally read Tono's thoughts about not caring if she was an esper, but when she accidentally reveals it and he finds out later, he gets rather mad at her.
* ClingyJealousGirl:
** She absolutely hates it when Tono mentions not liking her. In episode 33, imagining him doing things with Kaoru when the two get lost looking for the latter's lunch during a class field trip gets her rather angry.
** In episode 50, he gives his notebook to her so she can take notes, then asks Mio to share hers with him. Chisato is absolutely furious about that turn of events.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: She is unaware of the Children's association with BABEL. Anytime she tries to pry into it, they give her some rather [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial vague answers.]]
%%* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: To Tono.

!!Masaru Tono
->Voiced by: Creator/RinaSato

A young boy who's attending the same school as the girls.
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* ButtMonkey: He's sometimes on the receiving end of the girl's anger, sometimes deserved, other times not so much, especially with Kaoru.
* FantasticRacism: He despises espers at first, and nearly gets into a fight with Kaoru over it. However, he seems to lose this trait as the series goes on.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Like Chisato, he's unaware that they work for BABEL and are actually more powerful espers than they claim to be. It helps that the girls obey Minamoto's order to not use their powers at school, such as when Kaoru wanted to blast him to the other side of the classroom after provoking her into a fight.
* {{Muggle}}: He is absolutely normal unlike some of the girls in his class.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: While it's strongly hinted that he does have feelings for Chisato and hangs out with her quite a bit, he will often deny this if it's brought up.
* WorthyOpponent: Views Kaoru as one after she manages to play him to a draw in a game of dodgeball.
[[/folder]]
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* BerserkButton: Don't piss her off or criticize her friends.

* ClingyJealousGirl: As with Kaoru and Aoi towards Minamoto.

* DarkActionGirl: In contrast to Kaoru and Aoi.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tends to do this during non-serious moments.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Again, compared to Kaoru and Aoi.
* TheGunslinger: Before the timeskip, Shiho uses a [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v04/c031/5.html two shot derringer.]] [[BlatantLies It is a kid's version.]]
* ImprobableAimingSkills: One manifestation of her psychometry.
* TheKirk

* PayEvilUntoEvil: She uses brute and destructive measures to solve any problems.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her eye color and general color scheme.

* StepfordSmiler: Very mildly, [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead all things considered]]. IF she doesn't want to deal with you, she'll smile, listen politely, and ignore you until you go away.
* TokenEvilTeammate: She feels she's this a lot of times due to her ability to read people's thoughts.

* ChildSoldier: was raised as one along with cultivating her powers that her guard is always up, and skillfully reacted to Theodore having Nai jump on her and even having no qualms killing her with a knife. Yet not skilled enough to detect she has 'another passenger' when Nai said 'The fourth one...who is she?'
* CuteClumsyGirl: As Yuuri and being all Moe with it to boot. As Mirage and Phantom, nope.
* DaddysLittleVillain: to Black Phantom. She was his strongest and most loyal agent, the backbone of his criminal empire's Brainwashed Esper Unit until her HeelFaceTurn.
* DarkActionGirl: Phantom does this, while Mirage supervises.
* DeadAlternateCounterpart /FateWorseThanDeath: In the BadFuture, all crimes she committed for her father took a toll on her in Junior High School and the final nail was Nai's Death on the day The Children fought Nai. She vanished on a VillainousBSoD trip...but was found at her most vulnerable off-screen by Black Phantom and as Future!Kaoru would tell Minamoto, the next time they found her, Juli was no more than an obedient weapon merged with a giant hulk of Raremetal that amplifies her Hypno. The only human part of her remaining was her face. No doubt in order for Future!Juli to come with them, Future!The Children had to do MercyKill on their friend than prolong her suffering.

* GivenNameReveal: at the Return of Phantom Arc, her Future Self calls her 'Juli'. Yuuri used Japanese Pronunciation Version to make her name 'Yuuri' to blend in in her infiltration to spy on The Children.

* IJustWantToHaveFriends: at first it manifests as asking her father to have Kaoru as her doll as a reward for her work under WhatIsThisFeeling because she was lonely and isolated at home. Come school life, she realizes this and plays a key role in her defection.

* PowerTrio: [[spoiler:Mirage is the superego, Yuri is the ego, and Phantom is the id.]]
* [[spoiler: SplitPersonalityMerge: currently, in the manga, Juli's locked memories have awakened from the major's lockdown. As a result, all of her previous personnalities have merged under 'Kumoi Yuuri' as the dominant one. She has since decided to erase her existence from the Children's memories to pursue a personnal vendetta against Black Phantom.]]
* GirlyGirlAndTomboy: Mirage is TheOjou, Phantom is the BoisterousBruiser and Yuuri is...
* TheCutie: Mirage designed Yuuri to be this, along with ExtremeDoormat to appeal best to Kaoru's DirtyOldMan antics.

* BadassInANiceSuit
* BoringButPractical: A lot of the stuff he does for PANDRA is low flash but highly effective.

* NotSoDifferent: Though it's not explicitly stated, it's clear that he has a lot in common with Minamoto.

* PrehensileHair, which he can use as CombatTentacles or HairWings.
* PromotionToParent: Kyosuke sticks him with three kids.

* AntiVillain: one of the more level headed PANDRA [=ESPers=]. Though, as with BABEL, that's not saying much.
* ADayInTheLimelight: "A Scandal With Her"

* MagicAIsMagicA: Momiji's actual power is a synthetic power that allows her to anchor herself in space, effectively giving her super strength.

* TeamMom: Played with. While she does look and act the part to a degree, the real team mom of PANDRA is ''Muscle''.

* ButtMonkey: Gets no respect from the rest of PANDRA.

* BadassInANiceSuit: [[SheCleansUpNicely Only when someone makes him wear one]].
* BareYourMidriff: For whatever reason, his prison uniform shirt is short enough for that.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Has a hidden talent for diplomacy, leadership and teaching. Why hasn't this man been sent to the Middle East?
* EvilIsHammy: He tends to talk this way, especially when calling his attacks.
* GroinAttack: '''[[https://mangadex.org/chapter/134680/5 WHY WAS I BORN A MAAAAN!?]]''' [[note]]Not that women would react much better to a kick in the groin, of course.[[/note]]
** In the anime he [[LampshadeHanging wonders if]] this is becoming a RunningGag after he's received one too many of these attacks.

* [[SheCleansUpNicely He Cleans Up Nicely]]: Gender-inverted example. In the last episode, he shows in one scene looking and acting like a completely normal person, to the point that several of the PANDRA members are unable to recognize him. Then he changes into his usual outfit/demeanor, and they immediately recognize him.

* TakenForGranite: His [=ESPer=] power.
** '''[[https://mangadex.org/chapter/134680/4 Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig Magnuuuuuuuuum]]'''
* TeamDad: Believe it or not, according to the quasi-{{Canon}} 'supplements'.

* MarionetteMaster: As an esper, Kugutsu can manipulate dolls with life-like accuracy. Also, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v04/c026/15.html this]].

* SpoofAesop: [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v23/c220/8.html For Tim and Bullet's sake.]]

* BadassBeard: [[spoiler:It's whats under the bandages.]]

* FightsLikeANormal: Since his power isn't that useful for combat.
* TheVoiceless: Until he removes the bandages in an omake, though he can talk telepathically before.

* DarkMagicalGirl: Much more vicious than The Children.

* SheCleansUpNicely: When Minamoto washes her clothes and she takes a bath.

* FaceFramedInShadow: Initially.
* FantasticRacism: Hates espers.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Though she is broken out of it later.

* CuteKitten: Poses as one, though it's an illusion, though she can't do things like go through a cat door.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The basis of his loyalty to Phantom's Daughter
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He breaks out of it after his defeat.
* CoolMask: It resembles [[Comics/{{Deathstroke}} Slade's]]

* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Justified by his synthetic Esper powers.
* {{Otaku}}: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' [[http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/1 fanboy]]. Even [[http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/16 whips out the Sharingan once]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/zettai-karen-children/230/17 as part of a gag]].
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: When ordered to commit suicide.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Phantom's Daughter, not to Black Phantom

* TheUnfavourite: As a result of not being as powerful an ESPer as his sister.

* MindOverMatter

* WildCard

* ClingyJealousGirl: She absolutely hates it when Tono mentions not liking her.
** In episode 33, imagining him doing things with Kaoru when the two get lost looking for the latter's lunch during a class field trip gets her rather angry.

* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest: To Tono.

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* FieryRedhead: Very much so.

* TheEmpath